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We asked, and you responded. In a big way.We asked if you knew someone who regu-

larly embodies the spirit of Neighbors WhoCare – maybe they brought you food duringan illness, or looked after your house whileyou were gone, or helped pick up debris aftera storm – or maybe they just provide a friend-

ly face, or listen when you need to talk tosomeone.

We have picked some of the best storiesand have highlighted these special people inour Christmas and New Year’s issues.

Thanks to you, and to them, for making ourholiday editions memorable.

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VILLA HILLS — A lowly treestump on Bluebird Drive in Vil-la Hills becomes quite the siteeach holiday throughout theyear.

“It started off as a joke, buthas been a bright spot (in ourneighbor’s) day throughout theyears,” said Pam Crawford,who decorates the stump alongwith her husband, Ron. “It’smeant so much to her, we’ve

kept it up.”According to Sister Mary

Judith Niewahner, daughter ofthe Crawford’s neighbor, hermother can’t wait to see whatthey come up with each holiday.

“Mom calls Ron and Pam her‘cherubs’ at Valentine’s Day,‘leprechauns’ at St. Patrick’sDay, ‘Easter Bunnies’ at Easter,‘firecrackers’ for the 4th ofJuly, ‘goblins’ at Halloween,and ‘elves’ at Christmas,” shesaid.

The Crawfords have anoth-

er tradition they share withtheir neighbor. Every Hallow-een they meet with her for din-ner and then pass out candy totrick-or-treaters. There’s alsothe ordinary everyday tradi-tions of being neighborly –from planting flowers to trim-ming trees to shoveling snow.

“They truly embody thespirit of ‘Neighbors Who Care’because they go out of theirway to make sure that mom isOK and she can call on themanytime,” Niewahner said.

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Ron and Pam Crawford, of Villa Hills, stand beside their neighbor’s tree stump. The Crawfords decorate thestump for various holidays throughout the year.

Kindness isnever stumped

By Melissa [email protected]

CRESCENT SPRINGS — The ex-tra drive Cindy Kennedy takeseach Monday helps MargiChristos stay in her home.

Kennedy found out Christosneeded help getting to the storeand doctor’s appointmentsthrough the St. Joseph Parishbulletin. It reminded her abouther ability to help her own fa-ther with errands before hedied five years ago.

“I know how appreciative Iwould have been if somebodywould have helped my dad if Icouldn’t have,” Kennedy said.

Together, the duo drives asfar as West Chester for Christosto see a doctor.

“I couldn’t be where I amwithout the help I get,” Christossaid.

In the front seat of Kenne-dy’s car after they ran errands

Dec. 15 was a basket full ofChristos’ laundry.

“After she drops me at homeon Monday she picks up mylaundry and does it with herfamily’s laundry,” Christos saidin her Neighbors Who Carenomination.

“When she grocery shops onWednesday she picks up mygroceries as well and dropsthem off with my fresh-smell-ing clean laundry,” Christoscontinued.

Kennedy helps others by vol-unteering at St. Elizabeth Hos-pital Same Day Surgery. She is“down to earth,” accessible andhas humility, kindness and isgenerous and reliable, Christossaid.

“God has blessed me im-mensely with Cindy and otherswho help me,” she said. “It’shumbling to receive so muchhelp. There truly are wonderfulpeople among us.”

Kennedy has‘drive’ to assist

fellow parishionerBy Chris [email protected]

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Cindy Kennedyfinishes off amorning ofdriving CrescentSprings residentMargi Christos toa doctor’sappointment.

TAYLOR MILL — Jack Neide-regger thinks the world of hiswife of 52 years.

“She is a very giving person,”he said. “She is truly an angel.”

Kay Neideregger not onlytakes good care of him, he said,but she also took great care ofhis 97-year-old mother, MaryLou Koors, before the couplemoved to the retirement com-munity Masonic Homes of Ken-tucky.

Kay’s care and devotion isthicker than blood, according toJack. Her love is not just forfamily, but transcends to theirneighbors and entire communi-ty too.

“She is always doing for oth-ers who can’t do for them-selves,” he said. “We have twopeople who have ALS near us.She’s purchased flowers forthem on Thanksgiving, andtrims their rose bushes for thewinter. She also volunteers tocollect things for those in need,whenever there is a need.”

According to Kay, it’s just theway she was brought up.

“You’re supposed to be agood neighbor, one who caresand looks out for and helps oth-ers however they can,” she said.

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By Melissa [email protected]

THANKS TO JACK NEIDEREGGER

Kay Neideregger of Taylor Millspends her days caring for familyand neighbors.

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ERLANGER — She saysshe doesn’t do anything,but according to WildaVandyver’s neighbor andfriend, “she is one ofGod’s messengers onearth.”

“She always has asmile on her face andshe’s always talking topeople,” Betty WilsonCarter said of Vandyver.

Carter and Vandyver

became friends severalyears ago when Cartermoved into the BaptistVillage in Erlanger. Van-dyver, who reminds Car-ter of her mother, quick-ly took her under herwing.

“She’ll do anything for

anybody,” Carter, 71,said. “I’ve been quite illover the last two years.She takes care of me. Shegoes to the continentalbreakfast here at BaptistVillage and always putscereal, a banana and a yo-gurt in a bag on my doorbecause I’ve been toosick to get out.”

Vandyver, 90, stillcooks and makes mealsfor Carter and others onoccasion. The menu in-cludes “delicious” fried

apples and pork chopsthat “make your earswiggle,” Carter said.

“She does so much, notonly for me, but for otherpeople,” Carter said.

According to Vandyv-er, it’s just her nature.

“A good neighbor issomeone who has con-cern for others and lovefor people,” she said.“That’s just what I do.”


Vandyver is ‘God’s messenger on earth’By Melissa [email protected]

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Friends andneighbors WildaVandyver andBetty WilsonCarter, both ofErlanger. CarternominatedVandyver as aNeighbor WhoCares because ofher constant careof those aroundher at BaptistVillage.

loud crash. From her frontporch she could see thewreck involving a pickupand a car.

“A woman was takenaway by ambulance. De-bris from the wreck flewunder my friend’s car whohad just five minutes be-fore pulled in my drive-way to pick his son up,”Dorning said.

“Now just 45 minutespreviously people hadbeen walking down mysidewalk right by thedriveway where debrisflew. My dad often goesdown the sidewalk on hisscooter to get into ourhouse, coming up wheredebris flew.”

The street was blocked.That, however, did not de-ter drivers from trying to

drive through, accordingto Dorning.

“No cars could possiblyget through in front of myhouse. Both lanes blocked.Well a truck decided to goaround the wreck up in thesidewalk through a neigh-bor’s front yard,” she said.“Cars kept coming eventhough they could see theroad block. Some were go-ing to attempt goingthrough the wreck, whichwould have been impossi-ble. Another car comingfrom Covington was com-ing so fast it slammed itsbrakes, almost hitting thecar that was totaled al-ready.”

According to Dorning,this disregard for thespeed limit often occurs onEast Henry Clay.

FORT WRIGHT — Deb-bie Dorning fears for her-self and her neighbors.

The Fort Wright resi-dent resides on East Hen-

ry Clay Avenue, wheretraffic is heavy and oftenfast. Dec. 16 is a good ex-ample of what can happenon this busy thoroughfare,she said.

Dorning was in herhome when she heard a

Fort Wright PoliceChief Dan Kreinest said onaverage, three accidentsoccur on the road eachyear. In 2014, four acci-dents occurred, countingthe Dec. 16 wreck, inwhich speed was a factor,he said.

“It’s a well-traveledroad,” he said. “Three ac-cidents on average a yearis not out of the ordinary.We do a fair amount of en-forcement on the road too,it’s a through street andunfortunately also resi-dential.”

East Henry Clay was atopic of concern in the fallof 2013, when council vot-ed unanimously to restrictparking along RivardDrive and East HenryClay Avenue to improve

safety. During that time atraffic study of the roadwas conducted.

According to Mayor-elect Dave Hatter, a num-ber of recommendationswere made and imple-mented as a result; howev-er, none were specificallyrelated to speeding.

However, Hatter saidthe issue will once again gobefore council at the cau-cus meeting 6 p.m. Jan. 21at the city building, 409Kyles Lane.

“We’re going to bring itup and again and we’ll seewhere we go,” he said. “I’mnot sure we have a solutionat this point. But, we’ll kickaround some ideas.”


East Henry Clay causing concerns in Fort WrightBy Melissa [email protected]

professional office to twoproperties on Dixie High-way near the city’s edge,despite the hesitation ofseveral residents in thearea.

James West, who ownsthe property at 2045 DixieHighway, applied for thezone change in October.He has plans to remodelthe interior of his buildingto accommodate offices.West also was given per-mission from propertyowners next door to in-clude them in the zonechange.

Council voted 6 to 4 infavor of the zone changewith Mary Burns, FrankHicks, Ray Heist and JimHummeldorf in favor andVicki Boerger and KimNachazel opposing thechange. Council membersDennis Zahler and DanRice were absent.

“I’m disappointed inthe outcome,” said resi-dent George Dietmaringwho lives on West Or-chard, a street over fromthe properties impactedby the zone change. “Ithink they should have ta-bled the vote to allowmore citizens to give in-put.”

According to City At-torney Rob Ziegler, theNorthern Kentucky AreaPlanning Commissionheld a public hearing onthe matter in November.No one showed up to op-pose the zone change. Thecommission decided torecommend the zonechange to council.

Boerger made such a

FORT MITCHELL — Dur-ing a special meeting Dec.22, Fort Mitchell CityCouncil approved a zonechange from residential to

motion, but it failed 5 to 2,with only Nachazel’s sup-port.

“We have a responsibil-ity as a council and city tohear what residents haveto say,” she said. “Every-body may not have beenmade aware of this issueand we as a city droppedthe ball to make sure theywere notified.”

Ziegler said it was theNorthern Kentucky AreaPlanning Commission’sresponsibility to send outnotification of the pro-posed change. The com-mission was required bylaw to send out notifica-tion to residents of adjoin-ing properties and post asign.

A sign was posted inNovember, according toDietmaring. He said hedid not believe that hisneighbors, who have ad-joining properties to thetwo impacted by the zonechange, received any oth-er notification.

“That’s something I’mgoing to look into,” Diet-maring said. “I’m going tofind out when letters weresent out and to whom. It’s ashame this could not havebeen tabled.”

Dietmaring said he andmany residents in the areafear that their residentialarea is slowly being takenover by “creeping com-mercialization.”

“We’re losing the resi-dential nature of a neigh-borhood,” he said.


Ft. Mitchell passes zone change By Melissa [email protected]

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FLORENCE — As New Year’sDay approaches, fitness enthu-siasts are preparing for theworst.

Newbies in the gym.For at least one month,

members may be heard com-plaining about other peoplemaking the gym a part of theirNew Year’s resolutions.

Antonio Long, general man-ager of personal training atFitworks in Florence, is here tohelp beginners make the rightdecisions, while fitting in withan environment some peopleconsider intimidating.

Long has been heavily in-volved in the gym industry foraround four to five years. Inthe past, he played basketballat the University of SouthernIndiana for two years and has abackground in mixed martialarts (MMA).

Long said regulars get irri-tated sometimes because mostof the new people who come inthe gym have no idea whatthey’re doing, so they bouncefrom machine to machine in-stead of asking for help.

“Instead of learning how touse equipment correctly, ev-eryone just dives in and wantsto stay on the machine forev-er,” he said. “We want to helpyou hit your goals, but we dorealize 55 percent of you willonly stay for one or twomonths.”

Long said he always tellspeople who are coming in for a

New Year’s resolution to askfor help if they want to betterthemselves, get results and gettheir gains.

“There’s nothing wrong withgetting a trainer,” he said.“That’s what we’re here for.We’re here to make sure thatyou’re starting off on the rightfoot, you’re getting healthierand you’re becoming the betteryou.”

One of Long’s favoritephrases that he tells people is“Health is life.”

“It doesn’t matter how muchmoney we have or what we’redoing,” he said. “If we’re nottaking care of our body, we’renot going to be here to enjoythe later years of our life.”

Here are 10 tips from Anto-nio Long that may help newbiessurvive in the gym and get theresults they signed up for:

10. When to be social,and when to shut up

“Whenever you see peoplewith headphones on, they’renot trying to hear people talk,”Long said. “Most people wantto come in here to burn all thatstress and anger, and leave it inthe gym. So, when you seesomeone with their headphoneson, let them be. The ones withone earpiece out or both, askaway.”

9. Wear proper gymattire

“No boots! Or the bellyshirts. Yes, they look good onSaturday night, but in the gym,wear something that’s respect-

able to the kids and parentsbecause it’s not just you that’sworking out. Long-sleeve shirtsand cut-off shirts that stopright below the armpit areperfect.”

8. Block out intimidation“I don’t believe in intimida-

tion. Everyone comes to thegym for one thing only … to getresults. We all have differentmotivations that drive us. Somehave kids. Some have healthissues. No need to be intimidat-ed, it’s your body. It’s better toknow where your body is atnow and where you want to getit to. Use it as motivation tokeep pushing yourself.”

7. Eyes on your ownpaper, chief!

“People are the biggestcreepers. It drives the femalesaway from coming to the gym.Everyone likes to look at thebeautiful females, but whenthey’re in the gym, let them be.We don’t want them feelinguncomfortable. They’re nothere to be gawked at or staredat. That goes for some of theguys. Some guys are real bigand have people looking atthem.”

6. Use a personal trainer“I believe everyone needs a

trainer. I’ve had a trainer foralmost seven years. For themotivation. Not everyoneknows how to push themselves.One of the biggest reasons whypeople fail is because theydon’t know what they’re doing.

We’re here to make sure you’redoing the proper form, you’renot getting injured and you aremaximizing your time.”

5. Know how often toworkout

“Start slow and build up. It’sa marathon, not a sprint. Easeyour body into it, then cut looseafter that. That way your bodyis adjusted to it and you’reready to turn up your work-outs. I would recommend start-ing out two to three days aweek until your body gets usedto it.”

4. Learn whichsupplements to use

“I don’t like to recommendsupplements because I don’tnecessarily know your body.It’s different if you have atrainer and you’ve been work-ing with them for a couplemonths because they know howyou’re eating and what goalsyou have. You don’t know ifsomeone is allergic to some-thing.”

3. Safety first“Get a trainer. You can’t

expect us to teach you the en-tire gym in one day. Training isthe way to go. We’re going to bewith you. We’re going to teachyou how to do the reps, whatweight to use, how to use prop-er form and what works foryour body specifically. Don’t beafraid to ask for help. I’d rath-er you ask for help and get theproper training than come inhere and get hurt … Pulling

something from doing some-thing you shouldn’t have beendoing.”

2. Use proper gymetiquette

“Re-rack your weights!Please! You might see some-body loading up the squat rackmachine with 450 pounds. The90-year-old lady who weighs110 pounds can’t move all those45-pound plates. The same wayyou load them up, take theweight down. Always wipeyour machines off. As youknow, it’s winter time … fluseason … 24-hour bugs goingaround. Take care of your body.Clean your hands and just becourteous to other people.”

1. Eat right, not more orless

“I’m not a hypocrite so you’llnever hear me tell you exactlywhat to eat. ... We know whenwe’re hungry and when we’renot hungry. You have to learnwhen to push away from thetable. If you want the six-packyou have to eat better … Thelean foods. The fish, vegetablesand fruits. You can’t go to Mc-Donald’s after you work out orget the caffeine Slushies be-cause it’s not going to get youanywhere, and counteract theresults.”

For information about get-ting a membership at Fitworkson Mall Road, visithttp://www.fitworks.com/. Toschedule an appointment withAntonio Long or other personaltrainers, call 859-282-0600.

THANKS TO GEOFFREY THOMAS

Antonio Long demonstrates the sledgehammer workout at Fitworks in Florence. Long said people using the gym for New Year’s Resolutions does boosts business, but most gyms domonth-to-month contracts, so when people stop coming, the revenue ends.

10 TIPS for New Year’sgym newbies

By Stephen Roy [email protected]


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FRIDAY, JAN. 2Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Through selection of imagestaken by local photojournalistsworking for The Kentucky Post,The Kentucky Enquirer and theAssociated Press, premiereexhibit celebrates NorthernKentucky life and culture duringwinter season and commem-orates those who have dedicatedtheir careers to capturing com-munity’s memorable moments.$7, $6 seniors, $4 ages 3-17, freefor members. Presented byFotoFocus. 491-4003; www.foto-focuscincinnati.org. Covington.

Two 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. Through Feb.7. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.Through March 30. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trains andPlasticville. More than 250 feetof track. Patrons welcome tooperate more than 30 accessoriesfrom buttons on layout. ThroughJan. 18. Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

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

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 3Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

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

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. Through Dec. 26.513-335-0297; 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.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8 p.m., Southgate VFW,6 Electric Ave., With DJ TedMcCracken. Free. Presented byVFW Post 3186. 441-9857. South-gate.

Music - BenefitsAnnapalooza, 6 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., Whole house. Music by ChrisMouch, Josh Eagle, Jake Book,Lenny Hall, Casey Campbell,Wilder, Dead Man String Band,Rattlesnakin’ Daddies, Ma-madrones, Bibs and BaReFeet,Shiny and the Spoon, AnimalCircles and more. Benefits AnnaMouch to help her family withexpenses incurred during her

fight with Non-Hodgkins Lym-phoma. $20, $15 advance. 431-2201; www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,$7, $6 seniors, $4 ages 3-17, freefor members. 491-4003; www.fo-tofocuscincinnati.org. Covington.

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.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. Wednes-day Grandparent’s Day: onegrandchild admitted free withpaying grandparent. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Covington.

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.

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $15-$17.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

RecreationBingo, 5 p.m., Southgate VFW, 6Electric Ave., Early games start at6 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.Free. Presented by VFW Post3186. Through Jan. 25. 441-9857.Southgate.

MONDAY, JAN. 5CivicCampbell County Conserva-tion District Meeting, 9-10:30a.m., Campbell County Conserva-tion District, 8350 E. Main St.,Public encouraged to attend.635-9587; home.fuse.net/camp-bellcd. Alexandria.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.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.

Fitness Class, 6-7 p.m. Weeklythrough March 9., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, $50. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.ed-gewoodky.gov. Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesMicrosoft Word I, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Find out basicinformation about using Word2007. Learn about ribbons,current business letter format,tips and tricks. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 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 at Art, 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., Scheben

Branch 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, JAN. 6Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

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 / WellnessSelf Defense Classes, 6-9 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, Free. Reser-vations required. Presented byCity of Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.


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

TAG and MAC (middle andhigh school), 6:30-8 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Help planprograms, recommend booksand materials and earn volunteerhours. Pizza provided. Reserva-tions required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Open Gym (middle and highschool), 3:30 p.m., ChapinMemorial Library, 6517 MarketSt., Basketball, board games andsnacks. 859-342-2665. Peters-burg.

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.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


Business Meetings

Women’s Business Network,9:30-11 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., Free. Reser-vations recommended. Presentedby WOW Women on Wednes-days. 727-0904. Elsmere.

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.


Karaoke and Open MicBest Voice Contest, 9 p.m. tomidnight, Peecox Bar and Grill,635 Donaldson Hwy, Free. Pre-sented by Peecox. 342-7000;www.peecox.com. Erlanger.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3:15-4:45 p.m., Flor-ence Branch Library, 7425 U.S.42, Gaming, Internet, snacks andmore. Teens. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Homeschool Hangout (middleand high school), 2 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Homeschoolstudents join Cincinnati ZooFrisch’s Outreach in exploringimportance of biodiversitythough animal encounters,activities and discussion. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

Homeschool Sampler (gradesK-5), 2 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Cincinnati Museum CenterPresents: Bats! See worldthrough bat’s eyes with games,artifacts and an explorationthrough echolocation. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County 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.

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

Movie Lovers Book Club, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Snacks provided.Registration encouraged. Free.342-2665. Union.

Spanish Conversation Group, 6p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.

Union.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


BenefitsRegional Youth LeadershipBenefit, 7:30-10 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Carnegie presents “West SideStory.” Includes premium seat-ing, drink tickets and appetizers.Benefits Regional Youth Leader-ship. $23. Reservations required.Presented by Regional YouthLeadership. 578-8800. Covington.

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

Health / WellnessSelf Defense Classes, 6-9 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, Free.Reservations required. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.


Karaoke and Open MicBest Voice Contest, 9 p.m. tomidnight, Peecox II, 12200 Madi-son Pike, Free. 356-1440;www.peecox.com. Independ-ence.

Literary - LibrariesComputer & Internet Basics, 1p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to usecomputer and surf Internet.Learn about parts of computersystem, 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.

Bridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.

Magic the Gathering (middleand high school), 3-5 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Play Magic theGathering with other localplayers, or learn how to getstarted. Bring your own deck.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Yoga, 6:15 p.m., Scheben Branch

Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Suitable forall levels. $25 per month. 859-342-2665. Union.

Middle School Writers Group,6:30 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Noexperience required. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

FRIDAY, JAN. 9Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.


Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 342-2665. Union.

Music - BluegrassRussell Moore and IIIrd TymeOut, 7-10 p.m., Turfway Park,7500 Turfway Road, $25, $20advance. Presented by AmericanRoots Bluegrass Series. 992-5775;www.wobofm.com. Florence.

Music - FolkAdam Klein, 9:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Lounge. Georgia-basedsinger/songwriter. Free. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,World’s greatest love story takesto streets in a landmark Broad-way musical that is one of mod-ern theater’s finest accomplish-ments. $30. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalism inNorthern Kentucky, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


CivicChristmas Tree Recycling,midnight Bring tree any timebefore 8 a.m. Saturday., String-town Park, Ky. 18 and KathrynDrive, Florence residents maybring trees for mulching. Pre-sented by City of Florence.647-5416; www.florence-ky.gov.Florence.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 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.


Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8 p.m., Southgate VFW,Free. 441-9857. Southgate.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

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Catch some live music and help Anna Mouch and her family with expenses incurred during herfight with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma by attending Annapalooza at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, atSouthgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. The event will feature music by ChrisMouch, Josh Eagle, Jake Book, Lenny Hall, Casey Campbell, Wilder, Dead Man String Band,Rattlesnakin Daddies, Mamadrones, Bibs and BaReFeet, Shiny and the Spoon, Animal Circlesand more. Tickets are $20, or $15 in advance. Call 431-2201, or visit www.southgatehouse.com.


Waste not. Want not. Ithink of that old adageevery time I go to feedmy girls/chickens andsee the field of left overpumpkins from the fallharvest.

Some days I’ll pick upone or two and scrape outthe seeds to give them as

a treat.Most of thetime, how-ever, I justpass thefield up,but I don’tfeel guilty,as I knowby springthe fieldwill becleaned up,

having provided food forMother Nature’s crea-tures.

The New Year is justdays away and I don’twant 2014 to close with-out saying I hope to sharemany more recipes andreminiscences (bothmine and yours) in 2015.Thanks for making thiscolumn a true “communi-ty” endeavor. There’sstill a lot of celebrating todo. Try my latest favoritesalad from Amy Tobin.

Amy’s Greens,Sweet Potato, Baconand Brie Salad withMaple Vinaigretteand Corn BreadCroutons

Amy Tobin is the cre-ative and culinary direc-tor of the Event Center atthe New Riff Distillery inNorthern Kentucky andhost of the weekly radioshow “Amy’s Table” onCincinnati’s Q102. I knowAmy as an accomplished

cook, but in a real worldtype of way. What I meanby that is Amy will takeculinary shortcuts whenconvenient.

I saw Amy recently ata cooking class on holi-day sides. One of therecipes was this awe-some salad. Amy uses abox of Jiffy corn breadmix for the crouton top-ping. Delicious. Amy andI have the same philoso-phy when it comes tofood: make it easy onyourself. With Amy’sguidance, you not onlylearn how to cook a fab-ulous meal easily, butalso will learn valuabletips as she goes. VisitAmy at http://www.amy-tobin.com.

Serves 6Salad:1 medium sweet potatoOlive oilSalt and ground black

pepper9 cups mixed salad

greens 1 cup pecan halves,

toasted 1/2 cup dried cranber-

ries3 ounces Brie cheese,

diced4 slices bacon, crisply

cooked and crumbledPeel and cube sweet

potato; toss with olive oil,salt and pepper, to taste.Roast in 375oF oven untiljust fork tender, about 25minutes.

Combine salad greens,pecans and cranberriesin large bowl.

Arrange on servingplatter or plates. Topwith sweet potato, Brie,bacon and corn breadcroutons; season withpepper. Drizzle withMaple Vinaigrette.

Maple Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons balsam-ic vinegar

1/4 cup maple syrup1/4 cup canola oil1 shallot, finely

chopped1/2 teaspoon Dijon

mustard1/4 teaspoon ground

gingerPinch of crushed red

pepperPinch of saltWhisk together all

dressing ingredients.

Corn BreadCroutons

2 cups cornbreadcubes

4 tablespoons butter,

meltedPreheat oven to 450o.

Place cornbread cubes inlarge bowl and drizzlemelted butter over all.Stir lightly but thorough-ly so that all cubes arebuttered. Spread evenlyon a baking sheet. Toastin the oven for 7-10 min-utes, turning once, oruntil cubes are lightlybrowned and crisp. Coolcompletely and store inan airtight container forup to 2 days.

Whoops! Correctionfor Paula Deen’sHouse seasoning forrib roast

Thanks to the several

readers who pointed outthat although I gave thecorrect recipe for thehouse seasoning for a ribroast, I neglected to sayhow much of the houseseasoning to put on theroast. Just sprinkle withsome of the house sea-soning and go to taste.You won’t need much.

Readers want to know aboutrecently publishedrecipes

Baked acorn squash:Charlene, a Fort Thomasreader and avid cook,wanted to know how oneeats the baked acornsquash - “Do you scoop it

out before serving?” No,just serve the squashhalves and let folks scoopout the flesh with theirforks.

Slow cooker breakfastegg and sausage casse-role: Carol wanted toknow when to add theegg mixture. You pourthat on top after all lay-ers are in the crockpot.As it cooks, egg mixtureworks its way downthrough the layers.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Cornbread croutons top off this tasty salad

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This salad is topped with sweet potato, Brie, bacon, maple vinaigrette and cornbread croutons.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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The Kenton County SchoolDistrict is leading the region ininitiatives designed to makecertain all students graduateprepared for college and/or acareer.

Beginning in middle schooland continuing through highschool all students are re-quired to utilize the state-pro-vided Individual LearningPlan. Our teachers and coun-selors are trained to help stu-dents utilize this program as itprovides a guide for their edu-cational focus.

The high school experienceis changing at a rapid pace.Educational research showsthat integration of academiccontent with career interestsincreases student engagementand achievement at all levels.There are more than 1,000Kenton County School Districtstudents enrolled in at leastone Advanced PlacementCourse.

More than 750 students aretaking dual credit classes forcollege hours while they com-plete their high school diploma.We have more students gradu-ating with college hours thanever before. Our students have

more opportu-nities for in-ternshipsthrough ourKenton CountyAcademies ofInnovation andTechnology(KCAIT).

KCAIT is aprogram de-signed to en-sure 100 per-

cent of students participatingare college and career ready.In our third year, we offer ourscholars eight academies: Bio-medical Sciences, Media Arts,Sustainable Energy Technol-ogy Engineering, High Perfor-mance Production Technology,Engineering, Informatics,Military Prep and GeminiAcademy. We are currently inthe process of working withNorthern Kentucky Universityand Thomas More College toadd a Future Educator Acad-emy.

The Kenton County Acade-mies of Innovation and Tech-nology provide a pipeline toanticipated jobs in the region.

These academies were stra-tegically implemented using

the expertise of an advisoryteam consisting of educators,administrators, students, in-dustry experts and post sec-ondary institutions. Utilizinganticipated job growth projec-tion data for our region, the sixoriginal academies weredeemed a priority because ourregion will realize the largestjob growth in those fields overthe next few decades.

Incorporating new careerpathways that integrate withcore content classes in order toprepare students for collegeand career readiness will becritical in the future of ourregion and the commonwealthof Kentucky.

Northern Kentucky busi-nesses and industry expertsplay a key role in this educa-tional outreach program ofstudies.

Under the academy struc-ture, students have the oppor-tunity to attend a half-day pro-gram, potentially off theirschool campus. The senior yearresults in an early college,personalized learning plan thatfeatures apprenticeships, jobshadows, project-based learn-ing and internships. Each acad-

emy provides an opportunityfor students to receive dualcredits at a post secondaryinstitution. Additionally, eachacademy boasts a business orindustry partner which pro-vides our students frequentinteraction with industry ex-perts and professionals.

Academy Partners includeDuke Energy, Cincinnati StateTechnical and CommunityCollege, Gateway Community& Technical College, Mazak,Mubea, Northern KentuckySociety of Professional Engi-neers, Northern KentuckyUniversity, St. Elizabeth Med-ical Center, Thomas More Col-lege, University of Cincinnati,University of Kentucky andWagstaff.

Additionally, we have morethan 100 advisory membersfrom several businesses thatjudge student projects twiceeach year.

The Kenton County educa-tors, parents and communityleaders are dedicated to pre-paring these students for theirproductive futures.

Terri Cox-Cruey is superintendent ofKenton County Schools.

Kenton schools are college, career ready

TerriCox-CrueyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Roadside markers have longbeen a well-known and popularmeans of publicly interpretinghistory. Thanks to recent ef-forts by the Boone County His-torical Society, Boone Countynow has more than 20 Ken-tucky Historic Highway mark-ers commemorating significantpeople, places and eventsaround the county, with moreplanned.

While the state highwaymarkers are large and easilyrecognized, there are manyother markers and plaques inBoone County, each with anassociated story. One is insidethe Boone County Administra-tion Building honoring Medalof Honor recipient CharlesClinton “Chalkie” Fleek.

One of Boone County’s less-er known roadside markers can

be found nearBig Bone Lickon the northside of BeaverRoad at GumBranch Road –just west of theold Park Tav-ern site. Itcommem-orates thebirthplace of

Charles C. Rich. Charles Coulson Rich was

born in 1809 on the family farmin Big Bone, to Joseph andNancy O’Neal Rich. Note thatsome sources incorrectly statethat Rich was born in CampbellCounty. However, the Rich andO’Neal families were amongthe first settlers in the BigBone area in the late 18th cen-tury. When Charles was a year

old, the Riches moved to Swit-zerland County, Ind. In 1832,they moved to Illinois, wherethey converted to the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-daySaints (Mormons).

Charles C. Rich was veryactive in the Mormon Churchand was named to the Quorumof Twelve Apostles in 1849.Elder Rich and his familyhelped establish Mormon colo-nies in Utah, Idaho, and Cali-fornia. Rich County, Utah, andthe St. Charles, Idaho, wereboth named after Charles C.,thanks to Brigham Young. Richalso dabbled in politics, servingas a state legislator and mayorof San Bernardino, California,which he helped to establish.Charles C. died in 1883 and isburied next to his father JosephC. Rich in Paris, Idaho.

In 1991, the Rich FamilyAssociation sought help fromthe Boone County judge-exec-utive’s office and historic pres-ervation office to place theroadside marker near the siteof Charles C.’s birthplace at BigBone. Over 40 Rich familymembers attended the dedica-tion ceremony on Sept. 25, 1991.

Matt Becher is rural/open spaceplanner for the Boone County Plan-ning Commission. The Boone CountyHistoric Preservation Review Boardmeets at 4 p.m. the second Thursdayof most months. Meetings are opento the public. For more informationabout historic preservation in BooneCounty, please contact the reviewboard at 859-334-2111 [email protected]. Thereview board is online atwww.boonecountyky.org/pc.

Early Mormon Charles C. Rich has Boone roots

Matt BecherCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The best gift my motherand father gave me was tovalue education. My fatherwas an illiterate coal minerand a tenant farmer whosigned his name with an X, andmy mother had an eighth-grade education making herthe academic in the family.

My mother taught me thateducation would give me asustainable income. My father,who did not have the opportu-nity to attend public schools,believed there were two thingsworth fighting for – your fam-ily and your education. Hisargument was that an educa-tion would provide the oppor-tunity to choose my path inlife. His words still echo: “Son,do all you can do – no matterwhat – to get an education.”

As an African-Americangrowing up in poverty in ruraleastern Kentucky, chances ofcontinuing my education be-yond high school, much lesscontinuing through to a doctor-al degree, were slim. If not forthe constant cheers of mymother, my educationalachievements would not havehappened. While they could

never providefinancial assis-tance, myparents mademe proud ofthem for whatthey couldprovide – theirinsights onvaluing educa-tion andachievement.

Today, inmy role at the Council on Post-secondary Education, I amextremely fortunate to helplead the charge so that morestudents can achieve theirdreams. But many face obsta-cles that have led to what wecall “achievement gaps,” dif-ferent levels of performancebetween different groups ofstudents, whether it be stu-dents from higher-income andlower-income households,minority and majority stu-dents, or students who comeinto college prepared andthose who come in with a num-ber of remedial needs.

While Kentucky has re-ceived national accolades forremarkable progress in the

college and career readinessof high school graduates, it isstill alarming that our mostdisenfranchised students whochoose to attend college arehaving difficulty staying incollege and earning their de-grees.

Just consider the data.Statewide, nearly 50 percent offirst-time, full-time bachelor’sdegree students who enterready to take credit-bearingcourses complete a degreewithin six years, compared to37 percent of low-income stu-dents, 28 percent of underpre-pared students, and 33 percentof minority students.

Funding for many of thesestudents creates another ob-stacle to success and com-pounds the achievement gapissue. The state’s need-basedaid programs are substantiallyunderfunded since far toomany qualifying students whoapplied for need-based aid in2012-13 failed to receiveawards since funds were de-pleted.

Closing achievement gapsin Kentucky is mission criticaland a full call to action is re-

quired. In cooperation with ourcampuses and the P-12 commu-nity, we are committed to giv-ing every student the opportu-nity to enter and succeed incollege. All students, regard-less of their parent’s level ofincome or education or thecolor of their skin, need theopportunity to participate ineducation to make a life forthemselves, their children andfor generations to come.

In the spirit of this gift-giv-ing season and as we reflect onthe new year, my hope is thatparents, coaches, teachers,employers and other role mod-els will make an extra effort togive a child or an adult the verybest gift my parents gave me –the value of an education. It willtake all of us doubling up ourefforts – at the state policylevel, in our classrooms and inour communities – to move allstudents across the finish line.

Aaron Thompson, Ph.D., is executivevice president and chief academicofficer for the Council on Postsecond-ary Education, the state’s coordinat-ing agency for postsecondary andadult education.

Ky. must double up efforts to close achievement gaps

AaronThompsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 25 questionWhat do you consider the

most significant event of 2014– either internationally, na-tionally, locally or personally?

“Beginning the new cen-tury (Y2K); the G.W. Bushyears commonly referred toas the (lost decade); fast for-ward to 2014:

“There is a stark contrastand a lot to be thankful for.According to the CommerceDept. the GDP expanded at astrong 5.0 percent.

“Annual rate in the thirdquarter; the fastest sincethird quarter of 2003 andbest of the Organization forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD) coun-tries.

“Corporate profits are atrecord highs, unemploy-ment is below 6 percent, thecountry is adding 200,000jobs per month and the stockmarket is at record highs,the wealthy continue tomake astonishing amountsof money! Sadly, that is notthe case for average work-ing people.

“Interest rates are at a 30-year low, there is no infla-tion, we are out of Iraqwhere we used millions andmillions of gallons of fuelfighting the war; gasolineprices are coming down asU.S. oil production in-creases (less consumptiongreater supply).

“President Obama isreaching out to other coun-tries (Cuba) to become allies(better to have friends onyour door step than ene-mies) he is bringing our sol-diers home; killed OsamaBin Laden and once againthe USA is earning interna-tional respect.

“I can only imagine howmuch more could have beenaccomplished if Congresshad collaborated with thePresident; these are a fewthings I am thankful for aswe end 2014; and pray ournewly elected leaders con-sider the needs of averagepeople above the expecta-tions of wealthy contrib-utors. God Bless America.”

Bill Whelan

“Personally, I got mar-ried to the man I have want-ed to marry for 20 years.”

Shellie Eggebeen

“Personally I donated akidney in August to my bestfriends father! #LivingDo-nor”

Samantha Denton

“Racial rioting ... sense-less.”

Sharon Robinson Roberts

“We bought a house!”Crystal Lutsch

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat are you most lookingforward to, or what do youexpect or hope to see hap-pen, in 2015?

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

This fall season was a bountiful one for Kenton County high school teams. Here is a visual look at some of the highlights.

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Morgan Hentz (4,center) rallies teammates between points in the state final. Notre Dame was state runner-up afterlosing to Mercy in the final.


Lloyd quarterback Hayden Molitor (12) heads upfield while Jakob Turner(77) and Andrew Fields (70) look for a block against Newport CentralCatholic Sept. 26.


Dixie Heights senior Lauren Nemeroff passes the ball. She was namedKentucky’s Miss Soccer.


Luke Treadway, right, celebrateswith a teammate after scoring hisfirst goal in the state championshipgame. The Eagles were staterunners-up.

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Dixie Heights quarterback Drew Moore looksfor an opening. Moore was a candidate forMr. Football.

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Beechwood’s Joe Studer was one of the Tigers’ key playerswho helped them reach the state semifinals in 1A.

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Dixie Heights linebacker Luke Zajac celebrates a Colonels fumble recovery in the game between LouisvilleBallard and Dixie in the Class 6A state semifinals. Dixie was 13-2 and state runner-up for the first time inschool history.


Villa Madonna senior Eric Baughfinished second in the Class A statecross country championship.


Notre Dame’s Ellie Vandergriff takes a shot against Russell. She had twokey goals in the postseason to help lead the Pandas to the statesemifinals.

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Patrick Ballow’sCovington Catholicteammatescongratulate himafter he scored agoal Oct. 9. TheColonels wereNinth Regionfinalists and 35thDistrict champs.

Teams rose in the fall

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Girls basketball» Walton-Verona took

home the Beechwood Ti-ger Classic championshipDec. 22 with a 53-51 winover host Beechwood. Ju-nior guard Hailey Ison ledWalton with a game-high21 points.

» Holy Cross beat AllenCounty-Scottsville 61-54 inthe Traditional Bank Holi-day Classic at LexingtonCatholic behind a team-high 19 points from for-ward Ally Mayhaus. May-haus recorded a double-double with 11rebounds togo with her 19 points.Guard Dajah McClendon

added 13 points, five re-bounds and eight assists.

» Newport beat VillaMadonna 51-34. Kylie Orrscored 15 points for New-port. Lexie Aytes scored agame-high 17 to lead VillaMadonna.

Boys basketball » Holmes beat Chicago

De LaSalle 73-70 in twoovertimes Dec. 22. Seniorforward Rod Averyscored a game-high 20points and grabbed 10 re-bounds in a King Of TheBluegrass tournamentgame. The double-doublewas Avery’s first of theseason. James Boldenadded 19 points forHolmes and teammateMarkel McClendon con-

tributed with 18 points.» Scott beat Ryle 76-51

Dec. 22. Scott advanced tothe finals of the US BankMason County Tourna-ment. Senior guard Dar-ian Witherspoon scored acareer-high 22 points tolead Scott. Sophomorepoint guard Jake Ohmeradded 18 points.

» Ludlow beat Somer-set 66-58 Dec. 22. Ludlowwon the Beechwood TigerClassic. Ludlow was led byjunior forward MarcusRoark who had a game-high 19 points. Juniorguard Michael Camarenaadded 14 points.

Boys soccer» Luke Treadway is the

LaRosa’s MVP of the

Week for Dec. 23. TheScott senior, Edgewoodresident and four-yearvarsity starter at forward/striker had 30 goals andfive assists (65 points) thisseason for the 10th Regionchamps and Kentuckystate runners-up. For hiscareer, he scored 105goals, which is a schoolrecord and second all-time in Northern Ken-tucky.

This season he wasMVP of the 37th districttournament and wasnamed to the Kentuckystate all-tournamentteam. “Luke is the mostexplosive forward inNorthern Kentucky,” sayscoach Dahlian Anderson.“Having up to four de-

fenders marking Luke atany given time, he is gift-ed with impeccable tech-nicality to not only evadethe opposing players, butalso penetrate the defenseeffortlessly.”

This past summer, hewas a member of the Cin-cinnati United PremierGold U17 team won theOhio State Cup and a U.S.regional championship.An honor roll student,Luke will play soccer col-legiately at the Universityof Kentucky. His favoriteathlete is MarshawnLynch and most-like-to-meet is Zlatan Ibrahimov-ic.

School News» A $50,000 donation

has brought Holmes HighSchool closer to getting anew athletic field.

The R.C. Durr Founda-tion this month donated$50,000 for a new multi-purpose outdoor athleticand activity field atHolmes, the Tom EllisAthletic Memorial(TEAM) Foundation an-nounced.

The TEAM Foundationis an alumni group thathas raised $271,313 of the$1 million it hopes to raiseto build the complex.

The new complexwould replace the agingTom Ellis Field, whosepoor condition limits theamount of events heldthere. Tom Ellis Fieldopened in 1936 and hasn’tbeen updated since 1982.

Norse NotesNorthern Kentucky

University’s Tayler Per-sons was named both theAtlantic Sun newcomer ofthe week and Mid-MajorMadness freshman of theweek on Dec. 22, follow-ing two outstanding per-formances. The Kokomo,Indiana native averaged23.0 points, 6.5 assists and3.0 rebounds per game inthe road games at Chatta-nooga and MoreheadState.

“Tayler is an exception-al player,” said head coach

Dave Bezold. “I’ve asked alot of Tayler and hold veryhigh expectations for him,so I couldn’t be moreproud of the fact that heearned these awards.”

Against the Mocs, Per-sons connected on 7 of 15field-goal attempts and 14of 14 shots from the free-throw line. He tacked onfive assists, while commit-ting only one miscue.

Persons followed witha 16-point, eight assist ef-fort in NKU’s 83-60 blow-out at Morehead State.NKU’s point guard alsonabbed five rebounds tohelp the Norse securetheir second road win ofthe season and D1-era rec-ord fifth non-conferencewin of the season.

TMC Notes» Thomas More senior

forward Drew Mumfordhas been named to theD3hoops.com NationalTeam of the Week present-ed by Scoutware.

Mumford helped leadthe Saints to a 2-0 recordduring the week ofDec. 15. He averaged 25points and 2.5 rebounds,while adding three assists,one block and four steals.Mumford shot 69.2 per-cent (18 of 29) from thefield, including 5-for-5from behind the arc. In theSaints’ win over rivalMount St. Joseph he shot 9of 13 from the field, in-cluding 4-for-4 from deeprange and made eight ofnine free throws to leadthe team with 30 points.

» Thomas More is lead-ing the Presidents’ Athlet-ic Conference men’s all-sports trophy and is sec-ond in the women’s stand-ings after the 2014 fall ath-letic seasons.

The PAC All-SportsTrophies are awarded an-nually to the schools thatperform the best acrossthe board in league com-petition. First-place fin-ishes are worth 10 points(nine for men), secondplace is worth nine points(eight for men) ... lastplace is worth one point.

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ERLANGER — Membersof the St. Henry DistrictHigh School ChamberChoir will sing for PopeFrancis on New Year’s Eveat St. Peter’s Square forthe blessing of the VaticanCreche.

Twenty choir membersand 32 adults will make thepilgrimage to Italy the dayafter Christmas. The tripwill begin in Venice whenthe choir sings for Mass atthe Basilica of St. Mark.The group will also tourthe churches and holyplaces of Padua, Florence,

Siena, San Gimignano, As-sisi and Rome.

Following the blessingwith Pope Francis, thechoir will participate inthe Papal Mass Jan. 1,along with the Sistine Cha-pel Choir and other visit-ing choirs, at St. Peter’sBasilica. Later in the eve-ning, the choir will presenta formal concert in Romeat the church of San Lucia,then return to visit the Vat-ican and sing for Mass Jan.3.

“This is an incredibleopportunity for theseyoung people,” said Cham-ber Choir director EileenBird. “We are happy – and

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The choir raises moneyfor similar trips by sing-ing, selling CD's and ac-

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recorded CD, “Grace Be-yond,” is available for for$15. To listen to excerptsfrom each song or to buythe CD, visit SHDHS.org.

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Members of theSt. Henry DistrictHigh SchoolChamber Choirwill sing forPope Francis onNew Years Eveat St. Peter’sSquare for theblessing of theVatican Creche.

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The Kentucky Heri-tage Council/State Histor-ic Preservation Office(KHC) has set up an on-line survey and will alsobe arranging a series ofpublic meetings and net-working opportunitiesduring the first quarter of2015.

The goal is to gatherfeedback and creativeideas from a broad rangeof constituents, to help ad-dress issues such as howto approach neighbor-hood preservation moreeffectively, stem demoli-tion by neglect, and fostergreater understanding ofthe benefits of – and astronger public commit-ment toward – the preser-vation and reuse of oldbuildings.

The survey takes fiveminutes to complete, atbit.ly/PreserPlan, and theagency is particularly in-terested in hearing fromindividuals who do not

think of themselves as“historic preservation-ists.”

Once completed inearly 2016, the plan is in-tended to serve as a toolfor use by individuals,nonprofits and local gov-ernments interested inapplying the strategies tolocal issues.

“A state plan will onlybe successful if it truly re-flects what the needs are,and how the public can re-spond in a proactive wayto preserve historicplaces that have meaningand significance,” saidCraig Potts, KHC execu-tive director and state his-toric preservation officer.

“Historic preservationis about much more thanold buildings,” said VickiBirenberg, KHC planningcoordinator, who is over-seeing plan development.“Preservation providesmany beneficial opportu-nities – to feel connectedto the history and identityof our communities, foreconomic revitalizationand placemaking, forstrengthening social con-nections, and to reuse ex-isting structures to con-serve scarce resources.We want to use this as anopportunity to demon-strate how preservinghistoric buildings and thehistoric fabric of our com-munities is becoming in-

creasingly relevant toeach of our lives.”

Historic downtownsand older neighborhoodsare being re-energized asa result of the renewed in-terest in walkability andthe enhanced quality oflife that comes with thefreedom from driving, Bi-renberg said.

New tools such as“Walk Score” ratingshave shown that higherwalkability scores trans-late into higher real estatevalues, while traditionalolder neighborhoods de-signed with sidewalks,front porches and similaramenities to promote con-nectivity and social inter-action are being replicat-ed in developments utiliz-ing new urbanist neigh-borhood designprinciples.

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For more, visitwww.heritage.ky.gov, orcall 502-564-7005, ext. 126.

Input sought for historicpreservation planKentucky residentsencouraged to takeonline survey

Community membersare invited to improvetheir cardiac age throughthe Take Time for YourHeart program, offeredby the St. Elizabeth Heart& Vascular Institute.

The day or eveningclasses are designed tohelp participants makepositive lifestyle changesto improve heart health.The evening class kicksoff Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 6:30p.m. at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood, and the morningclass begins on Wednes-day, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. at St.Elizabeth Florence.

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Question: Friendsgave me a Christmascactus and other holidayplants, but I’m not surehow to care for them. Dothey need a lot of lightand water?

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Holding temper-atures between 50 and59 degrees Fahrenheitwill stimulate floweringdespite day length. Ken-tucky gardeners thatre-flower their holidaycactus each year simplyleave the plants out-doors through Septem-ber and protect theplants from frost.

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Water the plants twoto four days after thesoil appears dry. Thisplant prefers to be drierthan most but not as dryas the “true cacti” andsucculents.

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Erlanger, Jan. 16, Er-langer Public Works onJack Scheben Drive

Fort Wright, Jan. 15,city building off Kyles.

Independence, Jan. 8,Memorial Park

Kenton County Exten-sion Center, Jan. 8, Mar-shall Road

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She was a homemaker whoenjoyed making baked chickendinners and was known by allfor her robust laughter. Shegraduated from Lloyd HighSchool, where she was a formercheerleader. She was a memberof St. Henry Church.

Her mother, Sandra SueColdiron Shafer, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Samantha Lipps of Cleves,Ohio, Erin Little of Florence, andJohnna Ward of Wilmington,Ohio; father, Patrick Bailey ofBurlington; sister, Katherine

Shafer Pugh of Burlington;brothers Brian Shafer of Louis-ville and Scott Shafer of Erlang-er.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Patsy BlackPatsy Jane Black, 66, of Edge-

wood, died Dec. 12 at her home.She was a homemaker.Her husband, Paul M. Black Jr.,

died previously.Survivors include her son,

Patrick Black of Cincinnati; andsister, Norma Swanner of Wilder.

Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-tery.

Memorials: Northern Ken-tucky Behavioral Health, 7000Houston Road, Building 100,Suite 11, Florence, KY 41042; orSPCA of Cincinnati, 3949 Col-erain Ave., Cincinnati OH 45223.

Sophia Britton-RodriguezSophia Elisa Britton-Rodri-

guez, of Park Hills, died Dec. 15at St. Elizabeth Healthcare inEdgewood.

Her sister, Holly Lyon, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her parents,Jose Rodriguez and RhondaBritton; brother, Michael Britton;sister, Lacey Britton; maternalgrandparents, Barbara Brittonand Ronald Ophalena Britton;and paternal grandparents,Asuncion Santiago Rivera andJulio Cesar Rodriguez.

Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Granville CochranGranville Joseph Cochran, 61,

of Latonia, died Dec. 13 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.

He worked as an electrician.Survivors include the love of

his life, Joy Parks; father, JosephCochran Jr. of Fort Thomas;brothers Mike Cochran of Lato-nia, Randy Cochran of FortThomas, and John Cochran ofUnion.

Jean CombsJean Combs, 93, of Corbin and

formerly of Taylor Mill, died Dec.18 at Hospice of St. Elizabeth inEdgewood.

She was a homemaker andactive in Sunday school at Cen-tral Baptist Church in Corbin. Shewas a former member of LatoniaBaptist Church.

Her husband, Harold Combs,died previously.

Survivors include her son, Dr.Gary W. Combs of Corbin;daughter, Connie Combs Kiser ofUnion; brother, Dan Taylor ofDenver; and three grandchildrenalong with three great-grand-children.

Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.

Memorials: Campus BaptistMinistries, C/O KY Baptist Con-vention ATTN: BCM, P.O. Box43433, Louisville, KY 40253.

Robert EdwardsRobert “Bob” John Edwards,

91, of Crestview Hills, died Dec.17 at his home.

He graduated from Beech-wood High School in 1941 andenlisted in the Army Air Corps.He was a Kentucky Colonel,member of the 449th BomberGroup Association, and formermember of Summit Hills CountryClub. He was an ardent basket-ball player and golfer. Heworked his way up from saleswith M.J. Daly and retired asPresident of KDI Corp.

His brother, William Edwards;and grandson, Jeffrey Vieth,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Martha Hoppenjans Edwards ofCrestview Hills; daughters LynnVieth of Crestview Hills, JanGehring of Edgewood, andSherry Vance of Louisville; son,Rick Edwards of Union; and ninegrandchildren along with twogreat-grandchildren. Entomb-ment was at St. Mary Mausole-um.

Memorials: Hospice Care of St.Elizabeth, 483 S. Loop Drive,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Joan ErnestJoan B. Ernest, 83, of Edge-

wood, died Dec. 18 at herdaughter’s home in Walton.

She was a retired clerk for theIRS and a member of WesleyUnited Methodist Church inLudlow.

Her husband, James G. ErnestSr., died previously.

Survivors include her sonsJames G. Ernest Jr. of Florence, J.Wesley Ernest of Fort Wright,Joseph A. Ernest of Elizabeth-town, Jeff B. Ernest of Florence,and Jerald K. Ernest of Erlanger;daughters Jeanette Mahan ofHebron and Jenny Day of Wal-ton; and 13 grandchildren alongwith eight great-grandchildren.

Interment was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Wesley UnitedMethodist Church general fund.

Mary FelthausMary Virginia Ralenkotter

Felthaus, 89, of Lakeside Park,died Dec. 20 at St. ElizabethHospital in Edgewood.

She was a homemaker andgraduate of St. Henry HighSchool.

Her son, Robert Felthaus Jr.;and brother, Donald Ralenkotter,died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Robert Felthaus; daughtersChristine Felthaus Wieck of EastGreenwich, Rhode Island, LynnFelthaus Stolz of Fort Mitchell,Susan Felthaus Souther of Cin-cinnati, and Paula Felthaus Kirnof Edgewood; son, Brian Felth-aus of Cincinnati; sister, RaeJoAnn Otto of Erlanger; brother,Lannie Ralenkotter of Florence;and 15 grandchildren along with

seven great-grandchildren.Interment was at Forest Lawn

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Lula FrenchLula Turner French, 66, of

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Her husband and three broth-ers died previously.

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Entombment was at ForestLawn Memorial Park.

Memorials: American Heartand Stroke Association of Ken-tucky, 240 Whittington Parkway,Louisville, KY 40222.

Elizabeth GoetzElizabeth “Betty” Ann Sansom

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Her husband, Charles EdwardGoetz, died previously.

Survivors include her son, GaryGoetz; daughter, Barbara Wil-son; and five grandchildrenalong with six great-grand-children.

She donated her body to theU.C. College of Medicine tobenefit medical research andtraining.

Memorials: The Friends ofNorthKey, P.O. Box 2680, Coving-ton, KY 41012-2680; or Hospiceof the Bluegrass, 7388 TurfwayRoad, Florence, KY 41042.

Ryan JonesRyan Jones, 28, of Erlanger,

died Dec. 14 at St. ElizabethHospital in Florence.

His father, Gregory M. Jones,died previously.

Survivors include his girlfriend,Samantha Daley; children BrysonDaley, Conner M. Jones, Dallas R.Jones, and Adalynn Jones;mother, Brenda Smith; stepfa-ther, Charles Lawrence; siblingsJeffery Smith and Brigitte N.Jones; and grandmother, AnneM. Jones.

Donna KelleyDonna Jo Kelley, 67, of Lato-

nia, died Dec. 19 at St. ElizabethHealthcare in Florence.

Survivors include her sistersBrenda Kelley, Patricia Johnson,and Colleen Mooney.

Memorials: Kenton CountyAnimal Shelter, 1020 MaryLaidley Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY41017.

Loretta KellyLoretta Karol Johnson Kelly,

76, of Independence, died Dec.16 at St. Elizabeth Hospice inEdgewood.

She was a retired schoolsecretary for Twenhofel MiddleSchool in Independence and amember of Hickory Grove Bap-tist Church. She loved UK foot-ball and traveling. Previously,she was employed at AT&T andparticipated in her children’s PTAas well as the Boone CountyGarden Club.

Survivors include her husband,Kay Kelly; son, Kevin Kelly;daughter, Shannon Driskell;sister, Betty Johnson; and twograndchildren.

Interment was at KentuckyVeterans Cemetery North inWilliamstown.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 1 Medical Village Drive,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Natalie LinnemanNatalie Mary Deglow Linne-

man, 81, of Villa Hills, died Dec.17.

She was retired from Amer-ican Airlines. She was a wittyand smart woman, who had agreat love for reading, playingthe piano, playing cards, work-ing the Sunday crossword puz-zles, and watching birds.

Her husband, Robert J. Linne-man; and 10 of her 12 brothersand sisters, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Norma Haas and DebraDailey; brothers William andCharles Deglow; and six grand-children along with four great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-tery Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Cincinnati ShrinersHospital, 3229 Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH; or St. JosephChurch, 2470 Lorraine Court,Crescent Springs, KY 41017.

Darren MasonDarren Edward Mason, 49, of

Taylor Mill, died Dec. 11 at hishome.

His father, Paul Mason, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Cheryl Mason; son, JeremyMason; mother, Carol WaynePope; and sister, Sherry McFar-land.

Evelyn PartinEvelyn Roark Partin, 76, of

Ludlow, died Dec. 18 at herhome.

She was a homemaker andshe enjoyed singing, playing theguitar, and crocheting.

Her sister and two brothersdied previously.

Survivors include her husband,James Partin; daughter, Pollie G.Fuchs of Sharonville, Ohio; son,James D. Partin of Ludlow; sistersRecia, Sybil, Mary, Geryl, Bonnie,and Kitrene; brothers Dave andCecil; and two grandchildrenalong with two great-grand-children.


Memorials: Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital, Attn: CancerResearch, 3333 Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Donald PowellDonald D. Powell, 81, of

Erlanger, died Dec. 19 at St.

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Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood.He was a truck driver for

Roadway Transportation, avidUK fan, and he enjoyed playinggolf and stock car racing.

His brothers Herbie, Charlie,and Ellis Powell; and sister,Louise Ayers, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Mildred Lucas Powell; daughter,Vicki Newman of Alexandria;son, Donnie Powell of Burling-ton; sister, Patsy Pitzer of Inde-pendence; brother, BobbiePowell of Mount Orab, Ohio;and seven grandchildren alongwith seven great-grandchildren.

Interment was at WesleyChapel Cemetery in Peachgrove,Kentucky.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017.

Mary RaakerMary Margaret “Peggy”

McNeil Raaker, 63, of Villa Hills,died Dec. 17.

She was a member of St.Joseph Church of CrescentSprings and the Villa Hills Gar-den Club.

Her parents, Walter andDorothy McNeil; and brothersWalter “Duffy” McNeil andRichard McNeil, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Stan Raaker; children SaraMcSorley of Fort Thomas andMatthew Raaker of Covington;siblings Joe McNeil of Cincinnati,Tom McNeil of Park Hills; Vir-ginia McNeil of Bellington, WestVirginia; Mike McNeil of Phoe-nix, Arizona, and Mary Jo Law-ton of Fort Meyers, Florida; andfour grandchildren.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Hosea House, P.O.

Box 72046, Newport, KY 41072.

Gregory ReichertGregory “Greg” Reichert, 51,

of Villa Hills, died Dec. 19 at St.Elizabeth Healthcare in Edge-wood.

He was a warehouse associatefor Remke Markets, where heworked for 22 years. He enjoyedpainting portraits and ridingmotorcycles.

His father, Dennis Reichert,died previously.

Survivors include his mother,Marlene Reichert of Villa Hills;and sister, Shelley Jones ofUnion.


Memorials: To the charity ofthe donor’s choice.

John SchwartzJohn Schwartz, 69, of Fort

Mitchell, died Dec. 19 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.

He was a retired sprinklerfitter with local 669.

His sister, Pat, died previously.Survivors include his children

Jon and Becci; brother, Jim; andtwo grandchildren.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery.

Brennan StamperBrennan Gene Stamper, 28, of

Independence, died Dec. 16 athis home.

He enjoyed watching UK andthe Cincinnati Bengals as well ashunting and racing.

Survivors include his parents,Barry and Tina Stamper; brothersZach Atkerson and Jake Stamp-er; and grandmother, BettyStamper.

Mary VagedesMary Louise Vagedes, 84, of

Elsmere, died Dec. 15 at St.

Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood.She was a retired nurse with

St. Elizabeth Hospital in Coving-ton and was the bookkeeperand part-owner for AntiqueAuto Shop.

Her son, John Frederick Va-gedes, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Frederick Vagedes; son, DavidVagedes; daughters JudithTholemeier, Jeanna Migliorisi,Maria Franks, and 11 grand-children along with 13 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at St. JohnCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: American LungAssociation, 4050 Executive ParkDrive, Suite 402, Cincinnati, OH45241.

Georgette YocumGeorgette Octavia Yocum, 75,

of Lakeside Park, died Dec. 16 ather home.

She sang with the Bicentenni-al Chorus of Green Townshipand formerly sang with the choirat the Shiloh Methodist Churchin Delhi. She also performedwith the Footlighters.

Her first husband, Robert M.Fronk, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Charles Robert Yocom; son,Robert G. Fronk of Cincinnati;daughters Melanie Kathmann ofCincinnati and Victoria Akers ofEdgewood; stepson, CharlesYocom Jr. of Burlington; step-daughter, Vicky Ann YocomRussell of Virginia; brothersBruce Rasemont of Tampa,Florida, and Nicolas Rasemont ofOrlando, Florida; sister, BeverlySierveld of Toms River, NewJersey; and a grandaughteralong with four stepgrand-children and a great-grandson.

Interment was at HillsideChapel in Cincinnati.

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A new women’s net-working group is start-ing up on Jan. 7.

WOW, or Women onWednesdays, will meetthe first and thirdWednesdays of the

month at the ElsmereSenior Center, Elsmere.

Whether corporate orin the home business, ifyou need motivation,support and referrals,that is the goal of the

group.There is no fee. Hours

are 9:30 to 11 a.m.For more information,

call Holly Ruschman at859-727-0904.

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