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CAMPUSHEROESCatch up with localathletes now in collegeSee Sports, A4

HELPINGOUT B1Driving homethe Christmasspirit

BELLEVUE—High school stu-dents raised their hands againstbullying by arranging their fin-gers into the sign language sym-bol for I love you inside the BenFlora GymnasiumDec. 16.

Kirk Smalley, of Perkins, Ok-la., asked students to form thesign as a show of support as hetold the story of how two yearsof bullying led his 11-year-oldson to kill himself with a gun athomeMay13, 2010. Smalley alsohanded out wrist bands with themessage I am Somebody duringhis hour presentation to Belle-vue and Dayton high school stu-dents.

BellevueseniorJessicaEstepwasoneofdozensofstudentsre-spond to Smalley’s request toraise their hands and give the Ilove you sign language symbolas a showof support for his anti-bullying speech.

“Iwasbulliedasa littlekid, soI know how important it is tostandupup,”Estep said. “I think

the big thing is if you see it hap-peningstandupanddon’t just sitthere.”

Smalley speaks on behalf of

Standfor theSilent, amovementstarted by a group of OklahomaState University students in-spired to act after hearing the

story of Ty’s suicide after beingbullied.

“Bullying, it’s a rite of child-hood passage because we allow

it to be that way,” Smalley said.Ty decided to retaliate and

punch the boy bullying him ingym class one day and was sus-pended for three days.

“I guess he had enough,” saidTy’s father.

Ty’s mother, Laura, took himhome. She had to go back to herjob at Ty’s school she took in or-der to be near their son. She in-structed Ty to do his homeworkand chores and they would talkabout what happened when shegot home.

“At 2:38 p.m. May 13 shefound out my boy didn’t do hishomework,” Smalley said. “Tydidn’t do his chores. Instead,my

Bellevue students sign up against bullyingBy Chris Mayhewcmayhew@nky.com

Kirk Smalley, left, kneels and asks a group of Bellevue High School seventh-grade students if they willpledge to help end bullying as Jesse Day shows I love you in sign language as a show of support for themessage. Alex Scott, Robby Wormald, Tommy Ratterman and Jeffrey Brinkler react and listen to Smalley’srequest.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

ANTI-BULLYINGWEBSITEFor information about Stand

for The Silent and the story ofthe Smalley’s family’s fightagainst bullying visitwww.standforthesilent.org.

See BULLYING, Page A2

FORTTHOMAS—SandyGer-rein takes care of herRossfordAvenue neighbors the sameway she likes to be treated.

She takes in her elderlyneighbors’ trash cans from thecurb, brings in their mail, andchecks inon themtomakesurethey are alright.

“Theywould do it forme, sowhy not do it for them,” Ger-rein said.

Gerrein, who has lived onRossford for 41 years, saidsome of her neighbors alsotake her empty trash cans inwhen she isn’t home.

“They’re all good neighborsonthisstreet,” shesaid. “Ican’tcomplain about anybody.”

People in the neighborhooddo things for each other as anunofficial rule, Gerrein said.

“You do for them and theydo for you,” she said. “It’s justthe way people should be.”

Neighbor Richard Birken-hauer said Gerrein checks onpeople’s property while theyare away calling her awonder-ful neighbor.

“Shehas takencareofevery

neighbor who has needed helpfor all those years,” Birken-hauer said in a letter nominat-ing Gerrein for a NeighborsWho Care story. “She stops into make sure they are okay.”

Getting stray cats out offreezing weather and feedingthemisanothernice thingGer-rein does, he said.

“She truly is a caring neigh-bor,” Birkenhauer said.

Neighbor treatsothers as she

likes to be treated

By Chris Mayhewcmayhew@nky.com

Sandy Gerrein stands outside her Rossford Avenue home in FortThomas where usually checks in on elderly neighbors and bringstheir empty trash cans in from the curb.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY

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COLD SPRING — Dave Ber-tramofVillagegreenDrivewaswilling to help strangers as avolunteer firefighter for 45years, and he lives by a codethat helping neighbors is onlycommon sense.

Neighbors call Bertram foreverything from fixing theirkitchen faucet to mowing theirlawn. Dave’s wife Cathy isthere too, dropping off loavesof her fresh baked bread andcookies.

Charles Cummins, a neigh-bor for 10 years, said Cathy hasalways made cookies for hischildren, and Dave is alwayswilling to give of his time.

“If you need help with any-thing, Dave will help you,” hesaid. “What I don’t know I go totalk to Dave and by God heknows the answer.”

Bertram said he was glad tohelp people involved in an autoaccident as a volunteer fire-

fighter, andsometimes itmeantleaving home in the middle ofthe night.

“So, if I did all that for some-body I don’t knowwhywouldn’tI take time to stop what I’m do-ing and help the person acrossthe street,” he said. “It justmakes good common sense.”

Nothing is expected in ex-change for helping peoplearound their house, Bertramsaid.

“When you do something forsomebody else they absolutelypositively think that they needto pay you back,” he said.

Dave said he took his broth-er-in-law to the hospital in De-cember, and he didn’twant any-

Bertram family livesby good neighbor codeBy Chris Mayhewcmayhew@nky.com

Dave and Cathy Bertram pull out two loaves of pumpkin nut breadfrom the basement freezer they have prepared for neighbors for theholidays.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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Index

Library offersfoster care,adoption facts

COLD SPRING — TheCampbell County Pub-lic Library’s ColdSpring Branch, 3920 Al-exandria Pike, will of-fer a presentation aboutbecoming a foster oradoptive parent at 6:30p.m. Monday, Jan. 6.

The Diocesan Catho-lic Children’s Home ofNorthern Kentucky,now known as theDCCH Center for Chil-dren and Families, willpresent the informalsession about qualifica-tions and requirementsfor becominga foster oradoptive parent.

The event, titled Fos-ter Care and Adoption:The Facts You Need, isfor adults and snackswill be provided. Regis-tration is required byvisiting www.cc-pl.orgor calling 859-781-6166.

Help for reducingrisk of diabetes

The Northern Ken-tucky Health Depart-ment, in collaborationwith the YMCA ofGreater Cincinnati, willoffer an introductoryclass to preventingType 2 diabetes. Thetwo-hour class isplanned for 6:30-8:30p.m. Monday, Jan.y 13,at RC Durr BranchYMCA, 5874 Veteran’sWay, Burlington. Lightrefreshments will beprovided.

This class will pro-vide helpful informa-tion aboutways to loweryour risk for Type 2 dia-betes. In addition therewill beanopportunity tolearn about the YMCA’syear long community-based diabetes preven-tion program.

One in three adults inthe U.S. has pre-diabe-tes, but only 11 percentknow they have it. Stud-ies show that programslike these can reducethe number of cases oftype 2 diabetes by 58percent in adults and by70 percent in adultsover age 60.

Registration not re-quired but appreciated.For more informationor to register, contactKiana Trabue at 513-362-2015 or ktrabue@cincinnatiymca.org.

Health departmentreport online

The Northern Ken-tucky Health Depart-ment’s fiscal year 2012-

2013 annual report de-tails a year filled withboth enormous accom-plishments and chal-lenges.

The report is onlineat http://www.nky-health.org/Annual-Re-port.aspx.

The health depart-ment was one of thefirst 11 departments inthe country to achievepublic health accredita-tion in February 2013,an accomplishment thatimpacts much of theagency’s work movingforward. Challenges in-cluded implementationof the federal Afford-able CareAct,Medicaidmanaged care, federalsequestration and state-wide employee pensionreform.

Other highlights inthe report, which cov-ers July of 2012 throughJune 2013, include:

» An initiative to pro-vide comprehensive di-abetes care.

» A program to ac-cept credit/debit cardsas payment for ser-vices, which improved

Awards to honorwomen leaders

Nominations areopen for the Outstand-ing Women of NorthernKentucky Awards,which will be heldWednesday, April 30, atReceptions BanquetCenter on DonaldsonRoad.

Current or formerNorthernKentuckyres-idents are eligible, andare nominated for theirnotable achievements,outstanding service intheir professions or tothe Northern Kentuckycommunity, and for thequalities of personal in-tegrity, perseveranceand leadership.

Nominations are alsobeing accepted for theHenrietta Cleveland In-spiring Women Award.This award is presentedby St. Elizabeth Health-care to honor its foun-derand is awarded tovi-sionaries, philanthro-pists and social activ-ists who possesscompassion and strongvalues, and have dem-onstrated commitmentto community healthand service to the lessfortunate.

Nominations are dueby Friday, Dec. 20.

For more informa-tion, visit www.ownk-.com, or call Lisa Rater-man at 859-578-9720.

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FORTTHOMAS—Track-ing down the social mediaaccountsandlatesteventsfrom businesses, the cityand public schools isabout to get easier withmyFortThomas websiteand mobile device app.

The websitewww.myfortthomas.com

is active, and content is inthe process of being add-ed, said Tracy Davis,president of the FortThomas Business Associ-ation (FTBA). The mobiledevice applications, appsas theyareknown,and thewebsite contentwill hope-fully be fully functional inMarch, Davis said.

The myFortThomasprogram is a coordinatedeffort between the busi-ness association, the cityand Fort Thomas Inde-pendent Schools.

“The biggest thing isthe calendar,” Davis said.“You can choose who youwant to hear from, thecity, the schools, restau-rants, etc.”

People will be able toselectwhat types of alerts

and push notificationstheyreceiveonthemobiledevices as part of the ap-plication, she said.

The website and appwill provide links to thedifferent Facebook, Twit-ter, Pinterest, LinkedIn orother social media ac-counts each businessmaintains.

The iPhone applicationwill hopefully be readyfor people to use inMarchand an Android versionwill be launched soon af-terward, Davis said.

The business associa-tion has worked for twoyears on coming up withthe idea for MyFortTho-mas, and to bring the ideato fruition as a resourcefor residents and visitors,she said.

Previously, the associ-ation offered discounts ifpeople mentioned theFTBA name.

“It was really hard tomarket to residents andbusinesses because ...people didn’t knowwhat itwas,” Davis said.

The new MyFortTho-mas marketing strategywill be promoted with ablock party sometime inthespring,andbusinessesare working to fill up thewebsite and app content,she said.

“We want all the 41075

(ZIP code) businesses tohave a presence, and wehave those separated be-tween services, diningand retail,” Davis said.

The website will alsoserve as an online centerfor the business associa-tion. Members of the or-ganization will have theirown log-in area wherethey can chat and blogabout issues with eachother, she said.

Ron Dill, director ofgeneral services for FortThomas, said the city’sportion of the project willinclude listing all govern-ment meetings and recre-ational activities in thecalendar.

The city contributed$2,000 in initial startupcost, Dill said. Any addi-tional costswill have to becovered by website andapp advertising or otherprivate funding.

The city has been apartner with the businessassociation through FortThomasRenaissance, andmyFortThomas is a prod-uct of that coordination,he said. Dill is a memberof the renaissance boardfor the city. “It kind ofwent hand-in-hand withcollectively putting thecity and schools togetherwith the community func-tions.”

New app connects Fort Thomas eventsBy Chris Mayhewcmayhew@nky.com

Tracy Davis,president of theFort ThomasBusinessAssociation,displays the newmyFortThomasapp logo insideher State FarmInsurance office at919 N. Fort ThomasAve.CHRISMAYHEW/THE

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baby killed himself on thebedroom floor.”

Thesuicide ledSmalleyto make a promise to hisdead son to eliminate bul-lying.

“And I don’t breakpromises to my son,” hesaid. “Laura and I,we planon fightingbullying forev-er because our baby, he’sgoingtobe11yearsoldfor-ever.”

Standing up to a bullyisn’t easy, but it can bedone, he said, asking thestudents to make a prom-ise to stop bullying whenthey see it.

“You can make thisstop,” he said.

Smalley said he wasn’tasking the students to beperfect. He did ask themtogobackandapologize tosomeone if they have saidsomethingmean to or lendahandandbethepersontobefriend someone who isbeing bullied.

“I thinkmaybe it’s timewe all learn respect forothers, tolerance for dif-ferences, and how to bethe difference in some-body else’s life,” he said.

Students understandbullying because they seeit regularly, Smalley said.Parents don’t always un-derstand technology hasgiven bullies a way toreach their victim any-time.

“With social media youcan crush someone andruin their life with theclick of a button,” he said.

BullyingContinued from Page A1

thing in return.“That’s all he said is

‘Thanks, I don’t knowhowI can repay you,’” Ber-tram said. “The thing of itis is he doesn’t need to re-pay me.”

No person is betterthan the friends theyhave, he said.

“I dowhat I do becauseI want to,” Bertram said.

Each neighbor on thestreet is equallywilling tohelpotherswhen theneedarises, he said.

“This street right hereis an exceptionally goodbunch of peoplewho get along,” Bertram said.

When Cathy startedpassing around home-made cakes in the neigh-borhood, the neighborsall started taking theirown plates of cookies

around to neighbors.Cathy puts loaves ofbread in the hands of po-lice, firefighters and herfavorite – public worksroad crews.

“Because when I hearthem out there scrapingthe streets at 2 a.m., andeverybody’s all tucked innice and warm, andthey’re out there clearingthe streets I get a coupleof breads out of the freez-er,” Cathy said. “I ranright out there the otherday and I stopped themand said take a coffeebreak.”

When a family has anillness all the neighborspitch in and take turnscooking meals, she said.

It’s the Christian thingto do. And for some peo-ple used to giving it’ssometimes hard to accepthelp, Cathy said.

“Itgives therestofusachance to give, it gives usa chance to practice whatwe’re taught,” she said.

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BELLEVUE — VeltaChesney Janson has giv-enmore thanacolor andacut in her more than 30years of hairstyling.She’s given herself.

“It’s amazing howclose you get to your cli-ents,” the53-year-oldhairstylist said. “You reallybecome a part of people’sfamilies and their lives. Ifeel like my clients havebecome a part ofmy fam-ily. The connection is sostrong.”

From sharing the spe-cial occasions like wed-dings or a child’s firsthaircut to trading secrets

to boosting someone’sself-esteem, Janson be-lieves she hasmade a dif-ference with her scissors

and brush.Now, she

has decidedit’s time toput thosetools aside.Janson, own-er of NewLookSalononFairfield Av-enue inBelle-

vue, will retire Dec. 31.Thismonthhasbeenemo-tional as she hasmet withclients for the last time.

“You don’t realize theimpact you’ve had on oth-er people until you sayyou’re leaving,” she said.

Anne McSwigan ofFort Thomas has beenmaking hair appoint-ments with Janson forabout 20 years.

“Needless to say, I loveher,” McSwigan said.“She’s always given meher best. Your hairdress-er is more than someonewho cuts and styles yourhair. She is a confidant,someone you tell every-thing to. What’s said inthe hair salon stays at thehair salon.”

Yvonne Blanton Rossof Bellevue, who’sworked with Janson formore than 10 years, saidshe’ll be missing her themost.

“I always call her my

little red bird, because ofher beautiful red hair,”Ross said. “It’s been awe-some working with her;she’s a great mentor. Vel-ta is a funny, kind andgiv-ing person. I will missher. We finish each oth-er’s sentences.”

Janson, a Bellevue na-tive who now lives inAmelia, Ohio, has handedANew Look over to Ross.

“It’s being turned overto the right hands,” Jan-son said. “I know Yvonnewill proposer and con-tinue to make the salongrow.”

Janson has alwaysdabbled in hairstyling.“It’s a passion I’ve alwayshad.”

Her career started inthe early 1980s at SalonEJay in Newport. In 1993,she became the co-ownerofa salon inDaytonand in1998, came to work at theBellevue salon. In 2000she took over the busi-ness, naming it A NewLook.

“I’ve loved having theability to make my ownhours and that I haven’thad to report to anyone,”she said. “Most of all I’veloved the challenge ofgrowing a business andwatching it grow. It’sbeen exciting.”

The business hasgrown to include five ad-ditional stylists, a part-time receptionist, and “so

many clients, I’m not ex-actlysureof thenumber,”Janson said.

Janson, however, isready to “let it go.” She’llspend her retirementwith her soon-to-be hus-band, who resides inCleveland, and traveling,she said.

She’ll alsomiss the funtimes with fellow hair-stylists, and most of allher clients.

“There are so manyamazingpeopleyouget tomeet in this business whotouch your life in verypositive ways,” she said.

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Campbell CountyFiscalCourt unanimously raisedgreens fee at A.J. JollyGolfCourseby$1in2014aspartofbroader increaseonfees to play.

The 2014 prices for 18holes of play will each in-crease to $26 on weekdaysand $28 on the weekend.

Green fees for nineholes will increase by 50cents to $15.50 on week-days and $16.50 on theweekend.

Prices for five-day andseven-day season passeswere also increased be-tween $10-$30 dependingon the type of pass pur-chased, said Matt Elber-feld, Campbell County fi-nance director.

“We are attempting toincrease revenue at thegolf course, andyoucandothat by increasing yourrounds or increasing yourprice,” said Elberfeld atthe Dec. 4 Fiscal Courtmeeting.

Someinitiativesput intoplace this summer seem tobesuccessful in increasingthe number of roundsplayed at the course, hesaid.

Green fees were lastraised when the course re-opened this April. Aftermeeting with Terry Jolly,the course’s golf pro, it’sbeen decided to raiseprices again, Elberfeldsaid.

The costs of a weekday

season pass for one personincreased by $10 to $525,and the cost of a seven-daypass including weekendsfor one person increasedby $15 to $730.

The five-day pass forcouples increasedby$15 to$720, and a seven-day passfor couples increased by$20 to $945. A five-dayfamily season pass in-creasedby$25 to$875, and

a seven-day family seasonpass increased by $30 to$1,095.

There is a $25 discounton all season passes forCampbell County resi-dents. Juniorgolfergreensfees will remain the same.

Fees for A.J. Jolly golf increased

The CampbellRidge ElementarySchoo’s group recent-ly participated inGirls on the Run atSawyer Point. The Campbell Ridge Elementary Schoo’s group recently

participated in Girls on the Run at Sawyer Point.THANKSTO DELLA SMITH

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EDGEWOOD — NancyNadicksbernd of Edge-woodfeelsabitmoresafe.

Thanks to a Rape Ag-gression Defense (RAD)course, she said she hasthe “confidence that I cantake care of myself.”

She took the freecourse, offered throughthe Kenton County Sher-iff’s Office, last year. The12-hour, women’s self-de-fense classwill be offeredagain 6-9 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays, Jan. 7-16,at the Edgewood SeniorCenter, 550FreedomParkDrive, in Freedom Park.Attendance is required onall four dates. All womenin Northern Kentucky,ages 12 to 99, are wel-come.

“It’s an awesome pro-gram,” said co-instructorAutumnRuehl, a sheriff’s

deputy. “I love teaching it.I’ve taught it for eightyears. This class helpswomen be proactive. Itgives them the tools theyneed to keep themselvessafe in a dangerous situa-tion.”

Ruehl said the classcontains mature contentand is physical. Partici-pants will learn how tostrike, kick and punch anattacker.

“It’s really intense,”she said. “But we encour-age all women to partici-pate. In the past, we’vehad a woman in a wheel-chairandhavehadawom-an who used a walker at-tend.”

In addition, women aregiven tips on how to avoidattacks and ways to keeptheir homes safe.

Nadicksbernd said she

wanted to take theclassasa precaution.

“There’s just so muchgoing on out there, everylittle bit you know helps,”she said. “You shouldlearn how to take care ofyourself. Everyoneshould take this class.”

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COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

Bishop Brossart HighSchool’s girls basketball teambeat Conner 67-61 in overtimeDec.27to improveto10-0.Bros-sart played Highlands in thechampionship game of Con-ner’s holiday tourney afterdeadline. Brossart senior AbbyStadtmiller scored her 1,000thcareer point in the fourth quar-ter and was honored for theachievement at the next stop-page of play as many sup-porters cheered. Stadtmillerand senior Sarah Futscher arethe first pair of Brossart team-mates in school history to havemore than 1,000 points at thesame time. Brossart playsCampbell County Saturday,Jan. 4 in the annual battle of Al-exandria at Campbell CountyMiddle School.

Supporters honor Brossart senior Abby Stadtmiller after she scored her 1,000th career point. Brossart beatConner 67-61 in overtime in pool play in the Conner holiday tourney Dec. 27. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY

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Brossart senior Abby Stadtmiller (blonde, facing left), celebrates with teammates after being honored forher 1,000th career point. Brossart beat Conner 67-61 in overtime in pool play in the Conner holiday tourneyDec. 27. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Brossart senior scores1,000th in key win

Brossart senior Abby Stadtmiller hits a 3-pointer in the fourth quarterto score her 1,000th career point. Brossart beat Conner 67-61 inovertime in pool play in the Conner holiday tourney Dec. 27. JAMES

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Brossart senior AbbyStadtmiller, left, and Connersophomore Taylor Gambrel fightfor the ball. Brossart beatConner 67-61 in overtime inpool play in the Conner holidaytourney Dec. 27. JAMES WEBER/THE

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The Community Recorderasked college athletes’ familyand friends to submit informa-tion so our readers can getcaught up on their activities.Their offerings:

Conner Downard» Conner Downard is a

member of the Denison Uni-versity men’sswimming anddiving team.Downard is anative of FortThomas, KYand is a gradu-ate of High-lands HighSchool.

The sopho-more currently holds the sec-ond fastest time on the team in500-yard freestyle event(4:37.23). Downard also swimsthe 100-, 200-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle events.

The Big Red is currentlythe rankedNo.1 inDivision IIIaccording to the latest CollegeSwimming Coaches Associa-tion of America (CSCAA)Top-25 poll. Denison took overthe topspotafteredgingNorthCoast Athletic Conference ri-val Kenyon in their annualdual meet.

Downard is a political sci-ence and economics doublemajor and the son of Tim andBetsy Downard.

AnneMarie Dumaine» Anne Marie Dumaine, a

graduate of Campbell CountyHigh School, is a senior atTransylvania University andwas the co-captain of the soc-cer team the past two yearsandwasconsidered theanchorof the defense. Shewas namedto this year’s Division III Aca-demic All-American SecondTeam, the only representativefrom the Heartland Confer-ence.

AnneMarie is a biologyma-jor with a 4.0 average andplans to attend medical schoolnext year. As a defender, shestarted every game this sea-son and posted five goals. Sheled her team to an at-large bidto the NCAA tournament asthe Heartland Conferencerunner-up. To date, her otherpost-season awards include:All Great Lakes Regional Sec-ond Team, Heartland Confer-ence First Team, TomBohlsenAcademic All-Conference, Di-vision III Academic All Amer-ican District 1st Team; TeamCo-MVP.

She is the daughter of Pamand TomDumaine.

Jennie Dumaine» Jennie Dumaine, also the

daughter of Pam and Tom Du-maine of California, Ky., grad-uated from Hanover Collegein May 2013. The CampbellCounty graduate was a trackdistance runner and soccermidfielder. In the spring, Jen-niewasawardedtheMildredELemenMentalAttitudeAward

- one of the top two athleticawards given to a senior ath-lete at Hanover. She earnedthis award for her perfor-mance on and off the track/field and her many contribu-tions to the Hanover commu-nity.

Jennie startedeverysoccergameher senior year as amid-fielder. She had the winninggoal against Transylvania, de-feating her sister AnneMarie.Jennie’s event in trackwas the800 meters in outdoor and the1,000meters in indoor. Shewason the Heartland ConferenceSoccer and Track AcademicTeams, Great Lakes RegionalSoccer Academic Team.

Jennie was a biology andSpanish major with a 3.9 GPAand graduated valedictorianof her collegiate class. Jennieis now at Western KentuckyUniversitywhere she is study-ing immunology on a teachingassistantship and refereeinghigh school soccer.

Max Halpin» MaxHalpin (70) is a 2012

graduate of Covington Catho-lic High School. He is a sopho-more at Western KentuckyUniversity and considered aredshirt freshman in football.

After being redshirted hisfirst year at WKU, he earnedthe starting center position ingame five of the season, afterbeingcalled in to replacean in-jured Sean Conway, a four-year starter. Max contributedto an 8-4 season, however,WKU was overlooked in thebowl bids this year. Max wasfeatured on the Bobby Petrinoradio show and team pressconferences. Max earned the“Grinder Award,” given to theoffensive playerwho gives hisall from the first play to thelast, after his performance in

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Downard

Hailey Hemmer of CrestviewHills recently completed hersenior year of soccer, playing inthe Big East for Saint John'sUniversity. THANKS TO CAROL

HEMMER

Jennie Dumaine graduated fromHanover College in May 2013,where she was a track distancerunner and soccermidfielder.THANKS TO PAM DUMAINE

Max Halpin (70) is a 2012graduate of Covington CatholicHigh School. He is a sophomoreat Western Kentucky Universityand considered a redshirtfreshman in football.THANKS TOKELLY OWENS

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TMC Notes» Thomas More Col-

lege sophomore forwardOlivia Huber (Woo-dlawn, Ky./NewportCentral Catholic) hasbeen named to the D3soc-cer.com All-AmericanTeam.

Huber, whowas a thirdteam selection, was alsonamed to theNSCAA (Na-tional Soccer Coaches As-sociation of America’sAll-American third team.The All-American honorsadd toher2013postseasonhonors as she was namedfirst team All-Presidents’Athletic Conference(PAC) and first teamNSCAA All-Great LakesRegion in November.

Huber, who started all23 games for the Saints,led the team and the PACin points (52), goals (22),assists (eight) and game-winning goals (10).

The Saints finished the2013 season at19-2-2 over-all and won the PAC regu-

lar season and tourna-ment championship,while advancing to thesectional semifinalsof theNCAA Division III Wom-en’s Soccer Champion-ship for the first time inprogram history.

NewCath stag» On Sunday, Jan. 19,

Newport Central Catho-lic will host the annualStag in the NCC gymnasi-um from 2-6 p.m. Doorsopen at 1 p.m. Admissionis $20,which includes din-ner, snacks, drinks,canned beer and a chancetowinaLED/HDTV.Addi-tional raffles for greatprizes will be available atthe door. Football will beshown on the big screen.

Boys basketballNote: All holiday tour-

namentsendedafterearlypublication deadlines forNew Year’s Day so eachteam’s final placement isnot available.

» Bishop Brossartbeat Frankfort WesternHills 65-41 in the HenryCounty tourney to im-

prove to 9-1. Alex Trent-man had 22 points andDrew Burns 20.

» Newport fell 84-81 toNicholas County Dec. 26at the Bracken Countytourney.EthanSnapphad31 points.

Girls basketballNote: All holiday tour-

namentsendedafterearlypublication deadlines forNew Year’s Day so eachteam’s final placement isnot available.

» Bellevue beat Co-vington Latin 50-32 Dec.26 in its holiday tourney.Makayla Bishop had 20points.

» Dayton lost 66-55 toLloyd in the Bellevuetourney Dec. 26. NicoleSchowalter had 20 pointsincluding three 3-point-ers. Sadie Boles had 15points including three 3-pointers.

» Highlands beatMoore 72-41 in theConnertourney Dec. 26. AlexCombs had 16 points.

» Newport beat Au-gusta 59-49 in the Belle-vue tourney.KylieOrrhad

28 points.

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By James Weberjweber@nky.com

an exciting 21-17 victoryoverArmy onNov. 9.Maxweighs in at 6-foot-4, 295pounds.

His parents are KellyOwens and Mike Halpinof Fort Mitchell.

Hailey Hemmer»Hailey Hemmer of

Crestview Hills recentlycompleted her senioryear of soccer, playing inthe Big East for SaintJohn’s University inQueens,N.Y.with tremen-dous success.

Hailey, a center de-fender, anchored a back-line that logged 10 shut-outs and kept opponentsto 0.95 goals per match.The historic season start-ed with a 8-0 run. It con-tinuedwith the teammak-ing it to theBigEast semi-finals. Hailey earned aspot on the All Big Easttournament team. The St.John’s Red Storm con-tinued its success bybeat-ing No. 9 University ofCentral Florida in Orlan-do 3-1 in the first round ofthe NCAA tournament.

Hailey finished strongin her team’s historic sec-ond round of tournamentplay against Arkansas al-though they lost 0-1. TopDrawerSoccer listedHai-ley as one of the top 20players midseason in theBig East Conference. Shealso made the Big EastFirst Team on CollegeSports Madness. Haileyhas consistently been BigEast All-Academic andwill graduate in May witha degree in chemistry.PreviouslyHailey lived inWalnutHills and attendedSaint Ursula, where sheplayed varsity basketballfor two years. She playedsoccer for Ohio Elite Soc-cer Academy.

Austin Juniet» » Austin Juniet, a

graduate ofNewport Cen-tral Catholic, transferredfrom Northern KentuckyUniversity to ThomasMore College in fall 2013,where he continued hispursuit of college soccer.During his first seasonwith the Saints, Austinwas a key player in help-ing the team win thePresidents’ Athletic Con-ference and the PAC tour-nament.Heended thesea-son with 7 goals and 4 as-sists and was also named

to the First Team All-PACConference. The Saintsqualified for the DivisionIII NCAA Tournamentand lost in the first round.

His parents are Chrisand Carol Juniet from Ft.Thomas.

NathanMark» Nathan Mark of

Unionhelpedhis teamtoarunner-up finish and indi-vidually earned second-team All-Conference hon-ors at the St. Louis Inter-collegiate Athletic Con-ference cross countrychampionships, held Nov.2 in Hillsboro, Ill. Mark, asophomore studying oc-cupational therapy atSpalding University inLouisville, navigated the8-kilometer course in atime of 25:56, placing 9thin a field of 61.

Mark is a 2012 gradu-ate of St. Henry DistrictHigh School and is the sonof Bill and ReneeMark.

Brett Pierce» Brett Pierce, a cross

country and track dis-tance runner at Camp-bellsville University andformer Scott High Schoolrunner, earnedAll-Ameri-can status by placingsixth out of 231runners atthe National ChristianCollege Athletic Associa-tion National Champion-ships race at CedarvilleUniversity.

Pierce also placedsixth out of 98 runners inthe Mid-South Confer-ence Championships raceat Rio Grande University,which earned him FirstTeam All-ConferenceHonors and AcademicAll-Mid-South Team Hon-ors based on his gradepoint average. By placingsixth in the Mid-SouthConference Race, Brettqualified for the NAIANational ChampionshipRace in Lawrence, Kan.,at Rim Rock Farm where

he placed 93rd out of 313runners (25:49) in the 8Kdistance.

During the cross coun-try regular season, Brettachieved the following:First place at the AsburyUniversity Invitational;first place at the RioGrandeUniversityInvita-tional; seventh place atthe Berea College Invita-tional and ninth place atthe Greater Louisville In-vitational Men’s SilverRace.

Brett is the son of Rod-ney and Patty Pierce ofEdgewood.

Logan Stevens» Logan Stevens is off

to a greatstart in hissecondyear as amember ofthe nation-ally rankedVirginiaTech Uni-versityswimming

and diving team.Stevens, a sophomore

geography major fromTaylor Mill, recently wonhis first collegiate meetduring a dual meet

against the University ofCincinnati. Stevensplaced first on the one-meter springboard with apersonal-record score of347 points against a fieldof eight divers. He alsoplaced third on the three-meter springboard with apersonal-best 387 points.

Stevens then placedthird on one-meterspringboard in a meetagainst conference-rivalUniversity of North Caro-lina, and posted a scorethat qualified him for theNCAA Zone competitionin the spring.

Stevens was a four-year letterwinneratScottHigh School, earning highschool All-American sta-tus. He was the 2012 Ken-tucky state and regionalrunner-up and owns sev-eral Scott High divingrecords.

Stevens is the son ofMarilyn and Steve Ste-vens.

Courtney Tierney» Courtney Tierney, a

Newport Central Catholicgraduate and Wilder na-tive, is playing golf forNCAA Division III Ur-bana University.

During the spring sea-son, she finished alone infourth place (89/83=172)at theGreatMidwest Ath-

letic Conference champi-onship at Old HickoryCountryClub inNashvilleto earn all-conferencehonors in her first season.

As a sophomore duringthe fall season, finished in17thplace in the fieldof45(86/88/86=260) at theMountain East Confer-ence fall championship atthe Resort at GladeSprings in Daniels, W.Va.She paced the BlueKnights in eachof their fi-nal two tournaments, andfinished runner-up in thethird fall tournament.

She is the daughter ofTodd and Theresa Tier-ney.

Emily Yocom» Emily Yocom of St.

Henry District HighSchool joined the Ken-tucky Wesleyan Panthersvolleyball team for theirfirst regular season G-

MAC conference champi-onship. The Panthers fin-ished their seasonwith anoverall record of 26-7, andwent 12-2 in league play.

Emily, a freshman de-fensive specialist, playedin 72 sets, finishing theseason with 118 digs and14 service aces. Emily isthedaughterofChuckandPegi Yocom of Burling-ton.

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Austin Juniet, a graduate ofNewport Central Catholicand resident of Ft. Thomas,scores a goal for ThomasMore College men’s soccerteam.COURTESY OF THE THOMAS

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Brett Pierce, a cross countryand track distance runnerat Campbellsville Universityand former Scott HighSchool runner, earnedAll-American status byplacing sixth out of 231runners at the NationalChristian College AthleticAssociation NationalChampionships race atCedarville University.THANKSTO ROD PIERCE

Courtney Tierney, aNewport Central Catholicgraduate and Wilder, Ky.native, is playing golf forNCAA Division III UrbanaUniversity. THANKS TO THE

TIERNEY FAMILY

Nathan Mark of Unionhelped his team to arunner-up finish andindividually earned2nd-team All-Conferencehonors at the St. LouisIntercollegiate AthleticConference cross countrychampionships. THANKS TORENEE MARK

Anne Marie Dumaine, agraduate of CampbellCounty High School, is asenior at TransylvaniaUniversity and was theco-captain of the soccerteam the past twoyears.THANKS TO PAM DUMAINE

Emily Yocom of St. Henry District High School (front row,second from right, purple headband) joined the KentuckyWesleyan Panthers Volleyball team for their first regularseason G-MAC conference championship. THANKS TOKENTUCKYWESLEYAN COLLEGE

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Embrace the ‘art ofthe possible’

I amaNewportnative, spent20 years in the Air Force, ran asmall business, and got a lawdegree at the age of 50. Now 83years old, I have been a Repub-lican since 1968, and am dis-mayed at some of the com-ments I am seeing about theRepublican Party. I suspectthat somehavebeenplantedbythose who want to see us fail.

In regard to those calling

some Republicans “Rinos”(Republicans In Name Only), Ishould point out that the teaparty isnotaparty,butapartofa party. It should be furthernoted that no splinter party haswon a presidential election inthis century. Numbers winelections. Iwelcome all Repub-licans.

I am proud to have two suchleaders as John Boehner andMitch McConnell as our partyleaders in Congress. They bothknow that politics has been de-

scribed as “the art of the possi-ble.” The Republican Party inCongress is suffering becausea lot of people sat on theirhandsonelectionday. I suggestto them a simple rule: go to thepolls andvote for the candidatewho most nearly representsyour point of view. Shame onthe sit-at-home Republicanswho didn’t support Mitt Rom-ney. You gave us the presidentwe have now.

Harold L. VickBellevue

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Gridlock in Washington,D.C., has often caused the busi-ness community to wonder ifwe could ever see progress onissues that could help our busi-nesses or communities moveforward. Increasing our ener-gy independence, immigrationreform, and tax reform need tobe in the debate. Unfortunate-ly, we wonder if our federalofficials could agree that thesky is blue. There is no willing-ness to collaborate to reachmeaningful solution – just adigging in of heels.

Frankfort, however, is notWashington. As we head intothe 2014 General Assembly andwe have reasons for optimism.

Last year’s General Assem-bly saw lawmakers come to-gether to solve some of themost pressing issues facing

Kentucky’sfuture. Ourschools don’treceiveenough fundsto buy text-books for stu-dents; ourroads andbridges aredeterioratingand criticalpublic invest-ments needs

are unable to be met. Morethan $30 billion in unfundedliability to the public pensionsystem limits the state frommeeting many of these obliga-tions. If this wereWashington,there would no doubt havebeen a breakdown along politi-cal party lines and no resolu-tions. But Frankfort is not

Washington and the GeneralAssembly worked with Gov.Beshear to make progress onthe pension issue. Although theissue still needs some work, weare much closer than everbefore to a sustainable fix.

What the 2013 General As-sembly showed was that elect-ed officials could come togeth-er to be problem solvers. It’swhat we should all expect.

Seeing this collaborationgives us confidence that Frank-fort will come together again in2014. For our businesses andcommunities in Northern Ken-tucky, the following issuesneed to be addressed:

» The Bridge. We’ve seenunprecedented collaborationbetween governors Beshearand Kasich, and look to ourN.Ky. caucus to work to devel-

op a fair financing plan.Enough talk. The time is now tomove forward for the safety ofour residents, health of ourbusinesses and the region’scompetitiveness.

» Taxmodernization. Toattract new jobs and retainexisting ones, the Common-wealth must put into place atax code that reflects a 21stcentury economy. Many goodrecommendations are on thetable so it’s time to act.

» New revenue throughexpanding gaming. Gaming isalready here. For NorthernKentucky gaming is as close asone mile across the Ohio River.Give people the chance to voteon whether we keep our dollarshere or send them to neigh-boring states to pave theirroads and build their schools.

Being a legislator is hardwork. Unlike Washington, it’s apart-time job. Legislators havefull-time jobs back home withother responsibilities, but givethose up each January to rep-resent us in Frankfort. Leadinginto this session, let’s take aminute to recognize thatFrankfort is not D.C.

In Frankfort, our legislaturehas learned the benefits ofworking together rather thanhave partisan debates that onlyharm constituents. If you see alegislator, thank them for theirservice, and tell them you lookforward to seeing the samelevel of cooperation with moreresults in 2014.

Steve Stevens is the president andCEO of the Northern KentuckyChamber of Commerce.

General Assembly shows reasons for optimism

SteveStevensCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

I don’t know about you, butI’m ready for 2014.

For me, 2013 started off witha wreck in January, in whichmy husband’s car was totaled(yes, I was driving.) It wascoupled with a need for me tobe absent from facilitating thehealth and wellness meetings Idearly love, (praise God, I’mback).

Add to that the emotionalroller coaster ride of our livesin terms of changes in my hus-band’s career. In less than sixmonths, my husband studiedfor, passed and secured li-censes in health, life, securities,and property and casualty in-surance. Now that may notsound like a big deal, but let’sjust say, we’re thankful we

lived through itto tell about it.

May I addthat I have acomplete newrespect forsalesmen ofany kind whosupport theirfamilies solelyon a commis-sion-basedsalary. If this is

you or someone you love, mayGod greatly bless and providefor you in 2014.

To top it off, God called ourfamily out of the comfort, secu-rity and love of our wonderfulhome church, East DaytonBaptist, a churchmy parentsand several other family mem-

bers attend, the church I wasbaptized in and the only churchI have ever known in my 41years of life “to a land that hewould show us.”

Just typing about all thechange brings all the butter-flies back. Yet, as I reflect andbegin to look forward I can see,at least partially, the reasonsfor the valleys and the “un-knowns.” One thing is sure,through it all, God had a plan.And it was, and is, all for good.(Jeremiah 29:11) And thoughthere were valleys, and somevery deep ones that I could nomeans climb out of alone, Hewas always there. His promiseto never leave or forsakeme astrue as it has ever been.

Yet another vital lesson I’ve

learned this year is that in or-der to see and experience Histruths, I must surrender fullyto his plan. Know this, God doesnot always share “step two”with you before you complete“step one.” Just as He did withAbraham, Godmay call you to“get out of your country, fromyour family and from yourfather’s house, to a land that Iwill show you.” Genesis 12:1

This is not to say that He istelling you to pick up andmoveliterally, but simply may becalling you to step into theunknown. Your obedience toGod can and will be an excitingjourney. And obedience alwaysbrings blessings. “Therefore,humble yourselves under themighty hand of God, that He

may exalt you in due time.” 1Peter 5:6

Are you looking for a greatgoal or resolution for 2014?Seek God in everything, andremember what the biblepromises if you do; “I lovethose who loveme, and thosewho seekme diligently will findme.” Proverbs 8:17

Here’s to finding God in2014!

Julie House is a former resident ofCampbell County and graduate ofNewport Central Catholic and NKU.She is also the founder of EquippedMinistries, a Christ-centered healthand wellness program with a focuson weight loss. She can be reachedat 859-802-8965 or on Facebook.com/EquippedMinistries.

Ready to start the new year after not so good 2013

Julie HouseCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

For a long-term investor,perspective is important. Ifyou have a fearful or negativeattitude about volatility, youare more likely to make irra-tional investment decisions.On the other hand, if you havea good understanding ofstocks and historical perfor-mance data, you will have amore rational perspective.

The fact is, highly volatileperiods are normal; and pastperformance is not a guaran-tee of future results, it can bereassuring to see that thelong-term trend in equity re-turns has continued upward.So, stay focused on your goals!

Once you’re able to putthings in perspective, usesimple strategies such asthese to prepare for and man-age the economic reality ofmarket volatility:

No. 1: Main-tain a diversi-fied portfolio

If yourportfolio isproperly di-versified,meaning theassets havelittle or nocorrelationwith eachother, you mayexperience

less risk and volatility. Forexample, the stock markets insome other countries tend tomove in the opposite directionas the U.S. market, so includ-ing investments from outsideof the United States can be agood way to diversify. Also besure your portfolio includesassets from different marketsectors, company sizes, asset

categories and investmentstyles, as certain holdingsoften outperform or underper-form during different eco-nomic conditions.

No. 2: Load up on bargainsA down market can be a

good time for you to considerpurchasing investments atlower unit costs. By carefullychoosing investments to buildand further diversify yourportfolio at a time like this,you benefit from “bargain”prices as well as help protectfrom future market volatility.

No. 3: Stay coolIf you sell when you’re in a

state of panic, you most likelyaren’t thinking rationally andyou could actually miss out onthe market’s best-performingdays. Even worse, you will beleft with the agonizing deci-sion about the right time to get

back in. Instead, stay cool andrevisit your financial plan forreassurance that you have awell-thought-out strategy forreaching your long-termgoals.

No. 4: Monitor the assetallocation of your portfolio

You and your financialrepresentative worked togeth-er to assess your risk toler-ance and goals in order todetermine an appropriateasset allocation for your port-folio. By maintaining thosepercentages in each of theasset classes, you not onlystay on track for your goals,but also reduce volatility dur-ing turbulent times, since theperformance of more stableasset classes like bonds andcash tends to smooth outshort-term equity fluctua-tions.

All investments involverisks, including possible lossof principal. The fund’s shareprice and yield will be affect-ed by interest rate move-ments. Band prices generallymove in the opposite directionof interest rates. As the pricesof bonds in the fund adjust to arise in interest rates, thefund’s share price may de-cline. Stock prices fluctuate,sometimes rapidly and dra-matically, due to factors af-fecting individual companies,particular industries or sec-tors, or general market condi-tions.

Marcus Barone is a financial repre-sentative for Woodmen of the WorldLife Insurance Society and/or Oma-ha Woodmen Life Insurance Societyin Alexandria.

Column: Four strategies for managing volatility

MarcusBaroneCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

COMMUNITYRECORDER

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

Rather than exchanging gifts witheachother thisChristmas, theem-ployees ofMercedes-Benz of Fort

Mitchell decided to collect presents anddonate them to the Children’s Home ofNorthern Kentucky.

The ideaoriginatedwithDonPaparel-la, managing partner at the dealership.“Doyouknowhoweverybodybuys those$20 gifts for each other and they neveruse them?”hesaidheaskedhimself. “In-stead of that, why not have our staff sup-port this local charity?”

About a month before Christmas, Pa-parella and his wife visited the Chil-

dren’s Home, a treatment facility forabused and neglected boys who sufferfrom severe emotional, behavioral, andsocial issues.

“Wesawtheamount ofdedicationandthe work that these people were doingwith the children,” he explained.

He shared the storywith his co-work-ers. “So we set up a Christmas tree andall of our staff just started bringing ingifts,” he said. All 50 employees partici-pated.

“We’ve been blessed in our lives, andwe wanted to bless somebody else’s,”said parts Manager Angela Reynolds.“They’ve had a hard up-bringing. Hope-fully this can say to them, ‘I’m normal,just like anybody else.’”

“Who doesn’t love kids? And they

need everything that they need,” addedmarketing manager Dan Bell. “So we’rehappy to be a part of it.”

Five days before Christmas they fin-ished collecting gifts and took them totheChildren’sHomemaincampus inDe-vou Park.

“It will be a surprise for the childrenon Christmas morning,” said the home’schief executive Officer Rick Wurth.

“These gifts are for the boys who arein our residential treatment program,”he explained. “These are boys aged 7 to17whoare livingwithus24/7for,onaver-age, seven to eight months.”

There are approximately 42 boys liv-ing at the home.Most of them have beenremoved from their own homes by thestate due to abuse, neglect, or at-risk be-

havior.“Our goal is to provide a safe and

home-like environment for these boyswhile they’reundergoingtreatmentwithour clinical team,” Wurth continued.

In 2012 theChildren’sHomeofNorth-ernKentucky impacted400childrenandfamilies in 33 counties across the state.Anyone who would like to volunteer ordonate can visit www.chnk.org.

“Northern Kentucky needs to knowthat there are people who are willing tospend their time and energy lifting upothers,” Wurth said. “The human spiritsin our communities are different be-cause of it.”

“It’s not what you receive,” Paparellastressed. “It’s about giving.”

Driving home the Christmas spirit

Mercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell controller Ron Browning, left, passes the presents to Kay Bowlin from the Children’sHome.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Mercedes-Benz of Ft. Mitchell controller Ron Browning,right, helps unload presents with Managing Partner DonPaparella.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Christmas presents collected by the employees ofMercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell. KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

By Kamellia Soenjoto Smithkynes@nky.com

Staff of the Children’s Home welcome Mercedes-Benz employees at their main campus in Devou Park.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Mercedes-Benz of Ft. Mitchell receptionist Michelle Zerhusen arrangesthe presents inside the Children’s Home. KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY

RECORDER.

Staff of the Children’s Home pose in front of Christmas presents. From left are: Donald Graves, Kay Bowlin,Rick Wurth, Amy Lindley, Quentin Turley and Brenda Lunsford.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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FRIDAY, JAN. 3Drink TastingsFridayWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m.,D.E.P.’s FineWine & Spirits FortThomas, 424 Alexandria Pike,Free. ThroughMarch 7. 859-781-8105; www.depsfinewine.com.Fort Thomas.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-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. 19. Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1LeveeWay, Featuring more thanone million LED lights dancing insynchronization to holiday music.Lights dance every 20 minutes.Through Jan. 5. Free. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 LeveeWay,Special holiday attraction fea-tures unique train displays aswell as true-to-size model of realtrain and other activities for allages. Through Jan. 5. $5. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthele-vee.com. Newport.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., MansionHill Tavern, 502WashingtonAve., $4. 859-581-0100. Newport.

Music - ConcertsAgainst Me!, 9 p.m. With theSidekicks and the Shondes., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $17, $15 advance.859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

SATURDAY, JAN. 4Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-

seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8-11:30 p.m., SouthgateVFW, 6 Electric Ave., With DJ TedMcCracken. Free. Presented byVFW Post 3186. 859-441-9857.Southgate.

SUNDAY, JAN. 5Holiday - 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. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

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

MONDAY, JAN. 6CivicCampbell County Conserva-tion District Meeting, 9-10:30a.m., Campbell County Conserva-tion District, 8351 E. Main St.,Suite 104, Suite 104. Publicencouraged to attend. ThroughDec. 4. 859-635-9587;home.fuse.net/campbellcd.Alexandria.

Literary - LibrariesHomework Help (grades K-12),

5-7 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Drop in and volunteers show youhow to use library resources andguide you toward the correctanswer. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.Yoga, 7:10 a.m.-8 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Hatha Yogapostures. $25. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.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. 859-342-2665.Florence.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 859-334-2117.Union.

TUESDAY, JAN. 7Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5

p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, Free. 859-431-3455; www.facebook.com/millers.fillin. Bellevue.

THURSDAY, JAN. 9RecreationAerial Fitness, 6-7 p.m., Locomo-tion on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay,Work on core body strength andendurance and use aerial equip-ment for workout. Rigorouscourse suitable for all fitnesslevels. Ages 18 and up. $15.

Presented by Cincinnati CircusCompany. 513-921-5454;www.cincinnaticircus.com.Newport.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10Drink TastingsFridayWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m.,D.E.P.’s FineWine & Spirits FortThomas, Free. 859-781-8105;www.depsfinewine.com. FortThomas.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Music - WorldAlpen Echos, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Hofbrauhaus, 200 E. Third St.,Free. 859-491-7200; www.hof-brauhausnewport.com. New-port.

SATURDAY, JAN. 11Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8-11:30 p.m., SouthgateVFW, Free. 859-441-9857. South-gate.

Music - WorldAlpen Echos, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Hofbrauhaus, Free. 859-491-7200; www.hofbrauhausnew-port.com. Newport.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12Holiday - 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. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, Free. 859-431-3455; www.facebook.com/millers.fillin. Bellevue.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Holiday Toy Trains run at Behringer-Crawford Museum through Jan. 19. Admission is$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org.

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At the start of eachnew year with you, I liketo talk about food trends.Locally sourced con-tinues to be a big factor,along with homemadebiscuits instead of bunsand bread for sand-wiches. Another trend is

healthierkids meals:yogurt,applesauceand bakedfries forfried.

Gluten-free (nosurprise)items willbe abun-dant in

restaurants and at thegrocery.

Chefs will use nuts ascoating for poultry andfish instead of flour.

Veggies galore, espe-cially cauliflower, will becooked simply or withflavorful herbs andspices as mains and sides.

Heirloom beans andpeanuts are “in” and areeasily grown. Peanutshide under the groundand kids love to harvestthese.

Rice is big this year.You’ll see a dizzying va-riety, from instant tobrown to the new darlingof the food world: Caroli-na Gold. This is thegrandfather of long-grainrice here and, dependingupon the way it’s cooked,can be made into fluffyrice or creamy risotto.

Tea is here to stay. Getout mom’s tea set andenjoy a relaxing andhealthy cup of tea. Teacontains polyphenols,

antioxidants that aregood for our heart, teeth,eyes and general goodhealth.

As far as wild edibles,I’m right on top of it. I’vemade pine needle tea(high in vitamins A andC) for years and now it’shit the big time. It has aminty, piney flavor. Lookfor ground pine needletea at health food stores.

Ditto for sumac lem-onade. We have sumactrees (not the poisonsumac!) growing alongour old country road andin late August they bear abeautiful, cone-shapedred fruit perfect for tart,healthy lemonade. Acaution here: Alwaysmake a positive identifi-

cation when picking wildedibles. There are manynon-edible look-a-likesout there.

Rita’s vegetarian redbeans and rice

My twist on Hoppin’John, the traditional NewYear’s dish. Rice andbeans together make aprotein-filled dish. Addsautéed shrimp or chick-en for a non-vegetarianmeal. Use your favoritebeans.

1 very generous cupchopped onion

2-3 teaspoons garlic, minced2 teaspoons cumin or totaste

2 bay leaves1 teaspoon chili powder

blend or to taste2 cups rice2 cans red beans, drained4 cups vegetable or chickenbroth, or bit more ifneeded

Salt and pepper to taste

To stir in after cook-ing: Favorite greens (Ifusing kale, add when youput rice in as it takeslonger to cook).

Garnish: Thinly slicedgreen onions, choppedtomatoes

Film pan with olive oil.Add onion, garlic, cumin,bay and chili powder.Sauté until onion looksalmost clear. Add rice,beans and broth. Bring toboil. Cover and lower to asimmer and cook until

rice is tender. Removebay leaves.

Health aspectsBeans: Lower choles-

terol, stabilize blood sug-ar and reduce risk ofcancer and heart disease.

Onions and garlic:Great for your heart.

Tomatoes: Containsantioxidants and is goodfor the prostate.

Brown rice vs. white:Nutritionally superior,your body absorbs nutri-ents from brown ricemore slowly.

Bay: Helps blood sug-ar levels.

Easy Southern“light” biscuits

Try a Southern flourlike White Lily, which has

a lower gluten/proteincontent than Northernflours and produces alighter textured biscuit.

2 cups self-rising flour1⁄4 cup shortening2⁄3 to 3⁄4 cup buttermilkMelted butter

Preheat oven to 475degrees. Spray bakingsheet. Spoon flour intomeasuring cup and leveloff. Cut in shorteninguntil mixture resemblescoarse crumbs. With afork, blend in enoughmilk until dough leavessides of bowl. Knead acouple times on lightlyfloured surface and roll 1⁄2inch thick, cutting withbiscuit cutter or glass.Place on baking sheet,one inch apart. Bake 8-10minutes or until golden.Brush with melted butter.

On the blogHomemade self-rising

flour, more Hoppin’ Johnrecipes and quick ched-dar bay biscuits.

Rita’s current herbbook

“Culinary Herbs thatHeal Body and Soul” isavailable at Sacred HeartRadio (www.sacredhear-tradio.com or 513-731-7748).

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at col-umns@communitypress.comwith “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Rita predicts food trends for 2014

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s red beans and rice is her take on the traditional New Year’s Hoppin’ John.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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B4 • CCF RECORDER • JANUARY 2, 2014 LIFE

Thieves have figuredout a newway to stealyour money and it doesn’tinvolve sending you badchecks.

Once again they preyon people who can leastafford to lose money:those seeking a loan.

Krystal, I’ll just useher first name, wroteabout her mother’s needfor a loan while out ofwork following surgery.She turned to the Internetand found lots of websitesoffering loans. Afterapplying at one of them,she received a call sayingshe was approved for the$2,000 she was request-ing.

But first, she was told,she had to prove shecould cover her first loan

payment.She toldthe lendershewouldn’tsend himmoneybeforegetting thefunds.

“Heanswered,

‘No, of course not. We justneed to verify you’ll beable to make the pay-ment,’” Krystal wrote.

Krystal says she wasinstructed to go a localdrug store, get a VanillaCard and load it with $150so they could verify thefunds.

“He then hadmymother give him the in-formation off the card sohe could verify the funds.He told her everythingwas great and that heneeded to place her onhold so he could go aheadand finalize the trans-action. He came back onthe line and said that, dueto her credit, would shebe able to verify a secondmonth’s payment foranother $150 on the Vanil-la Card? She told him,‘No,’” Krystal wrote.

At this point Krystalsays she and her motherwere suspicious, beganresearching the card anddiscovered the so-calledlender was buying timeso he could pull the fundsoff the Vanilla ReloadCard. By the time theybegan trying to downloadthe funds from the cardthemselves, the “lender”had already taken all the

money.They called the local

police who had themcontact the Vanilla Net-work to see if they couldlearn where the moneyfrom the card was re-leased. She was told it hadbeen placed into the ac-count of a pre-paid debitcard so the money couldnow be taken and usedanywhere without a trace.

“All said and done thisscam hasme out of pock-et over $170,” Krystalwrote.

She’s not alone, I re-ceived a letter from aHarrison area man whoalso applied for an onlineloan and was sent to thestore to buy a Green DotMoney Pack. He loaded$375 on the card anddidn’t realize it was ascam until they got anoth-er $282 from him.

The Federal TradeCommission says legiti-mate lenders never“guarantee” or say you’relikely to get a loan or acredit card even beforeyou apply – especially ifyou have bad credit, nocredit or a bankruptcy.

Bottom line, beware ofthese newmethods usedto steal your money. Re-member, online lendingoffers are often justscams and a quick way tolose your money.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him atheyhoward@local12.com.

Watch out for onlinelending scams

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Bill ButtsWilliam “Bill” Butts Sr., 56, of

Newport died Dec. 22 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inFort Thomas.

He was a carpenter andsupervisor with A1 Pallets.

He was preceded in death byhis mother, Geneva Butts andsister, Mary Ann Butts.

Survived by his wife, VickieButts; father, Robert P. Butts,Sr., son, William L. (Amanda)Butts Jr., sisters, Pam (Mark)Tullis and Phyllis (Joe) Nelson;brothers, Robert P. (Rena) ButtsJr., Joseph (Tracy) Butts andRaymond (Rhonda) Butts;step-son, Steven Skidmore;grandsons, Willie, Tanner andJeremy; granddaughter, Scheri-dan and many nieces andnephews.

Memorials may be made tothe William Butts Sr. MemorialFund at any 5/3 Bank location.

Anita DrumAnita Drum, 70, of Silver

Grove, died Dec. 18, in herhome.

She was a member of theSilver Grove Christian Church,and CWF.

Survivors include her hus-band, Marion Drum; daugh-ters, Renee Beach and DeniseFuqua; stepsons, Rick, Dan andSteve Fuqua; four grand-children, many brothers, sisters,nieces and nephews.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Memorials: Silver GroveChristian Church, 122 W. 2ndSt., Silver Grove, KY 41085.

Glenn KentonGlenn E. Kenton, 81, of

Bellevue, formerly of Coving-ton, died Dec. 21, at St. Eliza-beth Fort Thomas.

He retired after 31 years withDubois Chemical Company inCincinnati, was a graduate ofHolmes High School, and lovedplaying golf at A.J. Jolly GolfCourse.

His brother, Bill Kenton, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son,Michael Kenton of Erlanger;

two grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Harold Eugene Moore, 91, ofMentor, died Dec. 17, at hishome.

He graduated from George-town College and received hismaster’s degree from XavierUniversity. His teaching careerbegan at age 19 at MountAuburn School in PendletonCounty, and he went on toteach at A. J. Jolly, CampbellCounty High School, in NewRichmond and Mariemont inOhio, and at Northern Ken-tucky University. He served inWorld War II in the Army AirCorps in India, was pastor ofLicking Valley Baptist Churchfor 28 years and East DaytonBaptist Church for three years,and was member of MentorBaptist Church of Mentor.

His first wife, Matilda SmithMoore; son, Robert “Bob” H.Moore; and brother, WilliamEshman, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Jo-Ann Erisman Moore; daugh-ters, Julianne Brown andJacqueline DeVine; six grand-children and six great-grand-children.

Interment with militaryhonors was at Grand ViewCemetery in Mentor.

Memorials: Mentor BaptistChurch, 3724 Smith Road,Mentor, KY 41007; or Hospiceof the Bluegrass, 7388 TurfwayRoad, Florence, KY 41042.

Sue SwoblandSue Ann Swobland, 72, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 20, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

Survivors include her hus-

band, Clarence Swobland; sons,Steve Swobland and ClarkSwobland; brother, Tom Ratliff;sister, Peggy Necamp; and twograndchildren.

Interment was at HighlandCemetery.

Charla WellsCharla R. Wells, 59, of Lato-

nia, died Dec. 20, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.

She earned her master’sdegree, was a physical educa-tion teacher, and was memberof Hilltop Church of Christ.

Her parents, Chester HaroldWells and Mary ElizabethJordanWells, died previously.

Survivors include her sister,Karen J. Sims of HighlandHeights; niece, Amanda SimsPrater of Milford, Ohio; andcousins.

Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.

Memorials: N. Ky. Children’sEnsemble, care of N. Ky. Schoolof Music, 2551Dixie Hwy.,Lakeside Park, KY 41017.

Sally Ann YoungSally Ann Schoulthies Young,

49, of Cape Coral, Fla., diedDec. 8 in Cape Coral.

She was an accountant witha carpet company in CapeCoral.

She was preceded in deathby her granddaughter KaylieghWatkins.

She is survived by daughterJess Young, sons Sam and BenYoung, brother Jeff Schoulth-ies, sister, Linda (Frank) Neville,parents Ralph and Carol SwopeSchoulthies.

Memorials may be made tothe Sally Young MemorialFund, Attn. Taylor Perry, 201 E.Fifth St. Cincinnati, OH. 45202.

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BELLEVUEArrests/citationsAntonio L. Long, 25, 838WadeWalk Apt. 8, trafficking con-trolled substance and tamperingwith evidence, Dec. 11.Ocean D. Bolton, 31, 925 MapleSt., trafficking in marijuana,possession of controlled sub-stances, Dec. 15.Mark E. Heidecker, 23, 3021Shadycrest Drive, Apt. 1, carelessdriving, no license, possession ofcontrolled substance, tamperingwithevidence, Dec. 14.Tammy R. Monroe, 42, 815 VineSt. second floor, warrant, Dec. 5.Roger D. Brewer, 31, 114 Memori-al Parkway Apt. 6, warrants,Dec. 5.Brent M. Weber, 32, 234 CenterSt., warrant, Dec. 9.Chantel M. Morris, 20, 838WadeWalk, warrant, Dec. 11.Melissa Fay Riley, 37, 511 BerryAve., warrant, Dec. 12.Albert Lee Veith, 42, 512WardAve., warrant, Dec. 16.

FORT THOMASArrests/citationsJamie O. Mullins, 30, 4852 Farm-ers Retreat Road, warrant, Nov.30.Robert W. Wenstrup, 24, 44Sumerhill Ave., DUI - first of-fense, Dec. 1.Jasmine K. Haughian, 27, 401Western Ave., warrant, Nov. 29.Justin A. Owens, 29, 216 Vine St.,warrant, Dec. 2.Kelly M. Owens, 46, 2316WaldenGlen Circle, warrant, Dec. 2.Charles R. Kelly III, 21, 80 Gettys-burg Road Unit 74, warrant,Dec. 1.Erick A. Moreno, 33, 821High-land Ave., alcohol intoxicationin a public place, Dec. 1.Christina M. Harrington, 37, 50Dumfries Ave., DUI - first of-fense, Nov. 30.Reece B. Creekmore, 21, 5951Taylor Mill Road, DUI - aggravat-ed circumstances- first offense,Nov. 28.Kyle N. Tallon, 20, 21 SouthwoodDrive, alcohol intoxication in apublic place - first and secondoffense, Nov. 28.JordanW. Kramer, 25, 43Win-ston Hill Road, DUI - aggravatedcircumstances- first offense, Dec.

1.Jeffrey L. Turner, 50, 35 South-view Ave., warrant, Dec. 4.Shelly K. Allender, 29, 520 7thAve., first-degree possession ofcontrolled substance - cocaine,possession of drug parapherna-lia, Dec. 7.Karen Byrd, 46, 820 Vine Floor 2,first-degree possession of con-trolled substance - cocaine,possession of drug parapherna-lia, Dec. 6.Candice R. Cromer, 0, 722 6thAve., Apt. 1, warrant, Dec. 7.Shelly K. Allender, 29, 520 7thAve., first-degree burglary, Dec.12.Reginald A. Ventus, 33, 3709Bonfield Drive, tampering withphysical evidence, first-degreepossession of controlled sub-stance – drug unspecified,first-degree promoting contra-band, resisting arrest, possessionof marijuana, Dec. 13.Mallory J. Sterling, 23, 945 MapleAve., DUI – first offense, Dec. 15.JohnM. Rice, 52, 31 Custis,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace – first and second offense,failure to surrender revokedoperators license, Dec. 15.Ocean D. Bolton, 31, 925 Maple,warrant, Dec. 15.Jonathan B. Bowling, 30, 6752Wetheridge Drive, alcoholintoxication in a public place–first and second offense, Dec.14.Craig R. Mullins, 50, 3999Wash-ington, warrant, Dec. 15.Nicholas M. Morriston, 33, 328 E.18th St., DUI – first offense, Dec.15.

Incidents/investigationsFirst-degree criminal trespass,third-degree criminalmischiefReported at 22 Custis Ave., Nov.28.

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