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C OMMUNITY C OMMUNITY RECORDER 75¢ THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Recorder newspaper serving Northern Kenton County Vol. 18 No. 9 © 2014 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News ......................... 283-0404 Retail advertising ....... 513-768-8404 Classified advertising ........ 283-7290 Delivery ....................... 781-4421 See page A2 for additional information Contact us FOOD Red beans and rice is take on the traditional New Year’s Hoppin’ John. See story, B3 CAMPUS HEROES Catch up with local athletes now in college See Sports, A4 HELPING OUT B1 Driving home the Christmas spirit ERLANGER — Being a Neighbor Who Cares is just something that comes natu- ral on Rosary Drive. “We just do the things neighbors should do,” said Tammy Muente, 42, speaking for her husband Kevin and Wil Smith. The trio were nominated for the Com- munity Press’s Neighbors Who Care by Lee Ann Luxenberger of Crescent Springs for the care they’ve expressed toward her mother. “They have been wonderful neigh- bors for years,” she said. “But it wasn’t until my father passed away last year that I fully saw the incredible commit- ment they have to their neighbors.” Not only were Smith and the Muentes there during Luxenberger’s father’s fi- nal days, but they have regularly checked in on her mother after his death. “It is not at all unusual for my mother to look out her window to find that Wil has taken her garbage can to the curb or brought it back around the side of the house in the morning,” she said. This summer, all three of her moth- er’s neighbors mowed the front lawn. “While all of those things may sound like small items, they are of tremendous help,” Luxenberger said. Smith and the Muentes have done some bigger things as well, she said. Smith once came to the rescue of Luxen- berger’s father. The wind hand blown the car door into him. Frail from months of chemo treat- ments, Luxenberger said the blow knocked him over. “He fell so hard that he fractured his shoulder,” she said. “Wil witnessed the whole thing. When he saw my dad fall, he dropped everything and ran to him. He scooped him up and carried him to the safety.” The Muents have also gone “above and beyond,” Luxenberger said. The Muents gave up a Saturday last fall to help Luxenberger’s brother move from Burlington to Erlanger. “I’m not sure we could ever fully re- pay the kindness that Wil, Kevin, and Tammy have shown through the years,” Luxenberger said. “My dad always re- ferred to the three of them as the best neighbors he’s ever had. I have to agree. I am incredibly thankful that she has such thoughtful and caring neighbors.” According to Smith, 42, he’s just doing what he would do for his own family. “Your neighbors are your pseudo- family,” he said. “It’s our responsibility to look out for one another.” Kevin, 42, agreed, saying he does what he does for Luxenberger’s mother because it’s how he’d want others to treat his own mother. “I’m glad I can do what I do,” he said. “I know that the people in the community I’m from look out for my mother. It’s the natural thing to do.” Neighborliness comes naturally on Rosary Drive By Melissa Stewart [email protected] Kevin and Tammy Muentes of Erlanger with their dog Olivia.MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER Wil Smith of Erlanger takes pride in being a Neighbor Who Cares.MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER COVINGTON — When Kirsten Mund of Covington blew out the candles on her ninth birthday this November her wish had already come true. The third-grade student at Ninth District Elementary had asked her friends canned goods or food instead of gifts. She and her guests collected and donated about 80 food items to the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home, also known as the DCCH Center for Children and Families, in Fort Mitch- ell. “We had agreed that she didn’t need any presents and she said ‘Let’s think of something we can do for someone else,’” said Mund’s mother Katlyn Peace. “I’m very proud of her. I think she’s a thoughtful and kind per- son.” This selfless act in turn encour- aged family friend, Lauri Stroh of Taylor Mill, to nominate Mund for the Community Recorder’s Neighbors Who Cares. “I think it’s a wonderful thing that she’s done,” Stroh said. Stroh knows Mund through the La- tonia Baptist Church Wednesday night children’s program. “I remember she even made a prayer request that they’d get a lot of canned goods,” Stroh said. “She’s a sweetheart and inspires other chil- dren and adults too.” Mund said she she decided to forgo gifts for herself to help others “be- cause people might not have as much as me.” She said she feels good about the gift she and her friends delivered to the children’s home. This gift is per- haps a symbolic gesture of what it means to be a good neighbor. “Being a neighbor means you help other people and are kind to them,” Mund said. A birthday gift for others By Melissa Stewart [email protected] Kirsten Mund, 9, of Covington was nominated as a Neighbor Who Cares for her willingness to give up birthday presents from friends to collect food donations for the DCCH Center for Children and Families.MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER FORT MITCHELL — No definite plans have been drawn up for the addition and renovation of the city building, but City Administrator Chris Moriconi knows what is needed. “We want a building not just for to- day, but for the future.” The building, at 2355 Dixie Highway, was built in the early 1980s and this will be its first major renovation. Over the last several months the city’s Building Committee, made up of a few department heads and council members, has been assessing the need for more space and the relocation of the ambulance exit point. According to Moriconi safety is the “driving force” behind the project. Cur- rently the city’s ambulances are in the basement and must exit onto Highland Avenue. This area is often backed up with traffic, possibly delaying response time. The building committee is looking to move the ambulances next to the fire trucks in new bays so that they can exit onto Dixie Highway, Mor- iconi said. The other issue the building committee hopes to address is cramped quarters for ad- ministration, police and fire departments. In a September interview Mayor Chris Wiest told the Recorder the police department has run out of room. Among the issues are evidence and records storage and inter- viewing. “We cannot ignore the realities that the building is outdated and does not contain the space for us to conduct es- sential safety operations,” Wiest said. Moriconi said this planning process has the city potentially adding any- where from 2,300- to 6,000-square-feet, depending on final approval from the mayor, council and building committee. He said the planning phase was to identify the needs. A full set of detailed prints won’t be available until and if the city goes out to bid on the project. The committee will present its findings and ideas at the Monday, Jan. 6 council meeting. The Building Committee voted unan- imously Dec. 18 to recommend council pursue a design-build process instead of a traditional design-bid-build. Design-build is where design and construction services are contracted by a single entity. In contrast, in design- bid-build, the city would contract with separate companies for both the design and construction. Public Works Director Dave Noll, who serves on the committee, said the design-build is a faster process, en- sures better quality and would better allow the city to stay within a targeted budget. Moriconi said city officials don’t know the budget yet. “We will have a better feel in the coming months after solidifying plans, square footage, etc.,” he said. “We don’t want to go public with any possible pric- ing yet as potential contractors will see our number and bid accordingly. This would not be fair to the taxpayers.” Want to continue the conversation? Tweet @MStewartReports Ft. Mitchell city building in planning stage By Melissa Stewart [email protected] Moriconi

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COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYRECORDER 75¢

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Recordernewspaper servingNorthern Kenton County

Vol. 18 No. 9© 2014 The Community Recorder

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews .........................283-0404Retail advertising .......513-768-8404Classified advertising ........283-7290Delivery .......................781-4421

See page A2 for additional information

Contact usFOODRed beans and rice is takeon the traditional NewYear’s Hoppin’ John.See story, B3

CAMPUS HEROESCatch up with localathletes now in collegeSee Sports, A4

HELPING OUT B1Driving home the Christmas spirit

ERLANGER — Being a Neighbor WhoCares is just something that comes natu-ral on Rosary Drive.

“We just do the things neighborsshould do,” said Tammy Muente, 42,speaking for her husband Kevin andWilSmith.

The triowere nominated for theCom-munity Press’s Neighbors Who Care byLee Ann Luxenberger of CrescentSprings for the care they’ve expressedtoward her mother.

“They have been wonderful neigh-bors for years,” she said. “But it wasn’tuntil my father passed away last yearthat I fully saw the incredible commit-ment they have to their neighbors.”

Not onlywere Smith and theMuentesthere during Luxenberger’s father’s fi-nal days, but they have regularlychecked inonhermotherafterhisdeath.

“It is not at all unusual formymotherto look out her window to find that Wilhas taken her garbage can to the curb orbrought it back around the side of thehouse in the morning,” she said.

This summer, all three of her moth-er’s neighbors mowed the front lawn.

“While all of those things may soundlike small items, they are of tremendoushelp,” Luxenberger said.

Smith and the Muentes have donesome bigger things as well, she said.Smith once came to the rescue of Luxen-berger’s father.

Thewindhandblownthecardoor intohim. Frail from months of chemo treat-ments, Luxenberger said the blowknocked him over.

“He fell so hard that he fractured hisshoulder,” she said. “Wil witnessed thewhole thing.Whenhesawmydad fall, hedropped everything and ran to him. Hescooped him up and carried him to thesafety.”

The Muents have also gone “aboveand beyond,” Luxenberger said.

The Muents gave up a Saturday last

fall to help Luxenberger’s brother movefrom Burlington to Erlanger.

“I’m not sure we could ever fully re-pay the kindness that Wil, Kevin, andTammy have shown through the years,”Luxenberger said. “My dad always re-ferred to the three of them as the bestneighbors he’s ever had. I have to agree.I am incredibly thankful that she hassuch thoughtful and caring neighbors.”

According toSmith, 42,he’s justdoingwhat he would do for his own family.

“Your neighbors are your pseudo-family,” he said. “It’s our responsibilityto look out for one another.”

Kevin, 42, agreed, saying he doeswhat he does for Luxenberger’s motherbecause it’showhe’dwantothers to treathis ownmother.

“I’m glad I can do what I do,” he said.“Iknowthat thepeople in thecommunityI’m from look out formymother. It’s thenatural thing to do.”

Neighborliness comesnaturally on Rosary DriveByMelissa [email protected]

Kevin and TammyMuentes of Erlanger with their dog Olivia.MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY

RECORDER

Wil Smith of Erlanger takes pride in being aNeighbor Who Cares.MELISSA STEWART/THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

COVINGTON—WhenKirstenMundof Covington blew out the candles onher ninth birthday thisNovember herwish had already come true.

The third-grade student at NinthDistrict Elementary had asked herfriends canned goods or food insteadof gifts. She and her guests collectedanddonatedabout80 food items to theDiocesan Catholic Children’s Home,also known as the DCCH Center forChildren and Families, in Fort Mitch-ell.

“We had agreed that she didn’tneed any presents and she said ‘Let’sthink of something we can do forsomeone else,’” said Mund’s motherKatlyn Peace. “I’m very proud of her.I thinkshe’sa thoughtfulandkindper-son.”

This selfless act in turn encour-aged family friend, Lauri Stroh ofTaylorMill, to nominateMund for theCommunity Recorder’s NeighborsWho Cares.

“I think it’s a wonderful thing thatshe’s done,” Stroh said.

Stroh knowsMund through the La-tonia Baptist Church Wednesdaynight children’s program.

“I remember she even made aprayer request that they’d get a lot ofcanned goods,” Stroh said. “She’s asweetheart and inspires other chil-dren and adults too.”

Mundsaid she shedecided to forgogifts for herself to help others “be-cause people might not have as muchas me.”

She said she feels good about thegift she and her friends delivered tothe children’s home. This gift is per-haps a symbolic gesture of what itmeans to be a good neighbor.

“Being a neighbor means you helpother people and are kind to them,”Mund said.

A birthdaygift forothersByMelissa [email protected]

Kirsten Mund, 9, of Covington wasnominated as a Neighbor Who Cares forher willingness to give up birthdaypresents from friends to collect fooddonations for the DCCH Center forChildren and Families.MELISSA STEWART/THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

FORT MITCHELL — No definite planshavebeendrawnupfor theadditionandrenovation of the city building, but CityAdministrator Chris Moriconi knowswhat is needed.

“We want a building not just for to-day, but for the future.”

The building, at 2355DixieHighway,was built in the early1980s and this willbe its first major renovation.

Over the last several months thecity’sBuildingCommittee,madeupof afew department heads and councilmembers, has been assessing the needformore space and the relocation of theambulance exit point.

According to Moriconi safety is the“driving force”behind theproject. Cur-rently the city’s ambulances are in thebasement and must exit onto HighlandAvenue. This area is often backed upwith traffic, possiblydelayingresponsetime.

The building committee is looking tomove the ambulances next to the firetrucks in new bays so that they can exit

ontoDixieHighway,Mor-iconi said.

The other issue thebuilding committeehopes to address iscramped quarters for ad-ministration, police andfire departments. In aSeptember interviewMayor Chris Wiest told

theRecorder the police department hasrun out of room. Among the issues areevidenceandrecords storageand inter-viewing.

“We cannot ignore the realities thatthe building is outdated and does notcontain the space for us to conduct es-sential safety operations,” Wiest said.

Moriconi said this planning processhas the city potentially adding any-where from 2,300- to 6,000-square-feet,depending on final approval from themayor, council andbuilding committee.

He said the planning phase was toidentify the needs. A full set of detailedprintswon’t be available until and if thecity goes out to bid on the project. Thecommittee will present its findings andideas at the Monday, Jan. 6 council

meeting.TheBuildingCommitteevotedunan-

imously Dec. 18 to recommend councilpursue a design-build process insteadof a traditional design-bid-build.

Design-build is where design andconstruction services are contractedby a single entity. In contrast, in design-bid-build, the city would contract withseparate companies for both the designand construction.

Public Works Director Dave Noll,who serves on the committee, said thedesign-build is a faster process, en-sures better quality and would betterallow the city to stay within a targetedbudget.

Moriconi said city officials don’tknow the budget yet.

“We will have a better feel in thecoming months after solidifying plans,square footage, etc.,” he said. “We don’twant togopublicwithanypossiblepric-ing yet as potential contractors will seeour number and bid accordingly. Thiswould not be fair to the taxpayers.”

Want to continue the conversation? Tweet@MStewartReports

Ft. Mitchell city building in planning stageByMelissa [email protected]

Moriconi

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Help for reducingrisk of diabetes

The Northern Ken-tucky Health Depart-ment, in collaborationwith the YMCA of Great-erCincinnati,will offeranintroductory class to pre-venting Type 2 diabetes.The two-hour class isplanned for 6:30-8:30 p.m.Monday, Jan.y 13, at RCDurrBranchYMCA, 5874Veteran’s Way, Burling-ton. Light refreshmentswill be provided.

This class will providehelpful information aboutways to lower your riskfor Type 2 diabetes. In ad-dition there will be an op-

portunity to learn aboutthe YMCA’s year longcommunity-based diabe-tes prevention program.

One in three adults inthe U.S. has pre-diabetes,but only 11 percent knowthey have it. Studies showthat programs like thesecan reduce the number ofcasesof type2diabetesby58 percent in adults andby 70 percent in adultsover age 60.

Registration not re-quired.Formoreinforma-tion or to register, contactKiana Trabue at 513-362-2015 or [email protected].

Moss dancers atDisneyWorld

Members of MossDance & Performing ArtsAcademy’s Moss DanceTeams became stars oftheir own Disney show inOctober when they tookpart in Disney’s Broad-wayMagic Workshop.

The group traveledfrom its studio at 1896Ashwood Circle, in FortWright to theWalt DisneyWorldResort in Florida totake part in a Disney Per-forming Arts Workshop.

CreatedbyDisneyPer-forming Arts Workshopsand Disney on Broadway,this workshop blends thethrill of a Broadway pro-duction with classic Dis-neymagic to create an in-teractiveexperience.Par-ticipating groups from allover the world have theopportunity to work withDisney Entertainmentprofessionals and learn aDisney production num-ber.

Disney’s BroadwayMagic Workshop is avail-able for theater and dra-

ma groups, dance studios,dance teams and showchoirs.Theprogramisde-signed for participantsages 11 and up.

Carnegie gets newhours, attendants

The Carnegie has newgallery hours and atten-dants.

NewhoursforTheCar-negie Galleries, at 1028Scott Blvd. in Covington,will be noon to 5 p.m.Wednesdays through Sat-urdays during exhibi-tions.Thegallerieswill beclosed Sundays throughTuesdays.

Gallery attendants willwelcomeartspatronswhovisit. They will answerquestions and providehelpful information re-garding shows and theworks on display.

In addition to the gal-leries, The Carnegie in-cludes the Otto M. BudigTheatre and the Eva G.Farris Education Center,which provide venues fortheater productions andeducational programsthroughout the year.

For more informationvisitwww.thecarnegie.com orcall 859-491-2030.

NAMI classesplanned

The National Allianceon Mental Illness North-ern Kentucky will host aseries of free classes forfamily members, part-

ners and friends of indi-viduals with major de-pression, bipolar disor-der, schizophrenia andschizoaffective disorder,borderline personalitydisorder, post traumaticstress disorder, panic dis-order and obsessive-com-pulsive disorder, co-oc-curring brain disordersand addictive disorders.

The course is a seriesof 12 weekly classes tohelp caregivers under-standandsupport individ-uals with serious mentalillnesses while maintain-ing their own well-being.

Classes begin 6-8:30p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, atthe Boone County PublicLibrary’s Main library,1786BurlingtonPike,Bur-lington.

Registration is re-quired by calling 859-392-1730.

Gateway teachingyellow belt course

The Workforce Solu-tions Division of GatewayCommunity and Techni-cal College will teach aLEAN Six Sigma YellowBelt Course Jan. 21-23 atthe college’s Center forAdvancedManufacturingon the Boone campus.

The course will be of-fered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.and will provide partici-pants with the knowledgeneeded to perform therole of a LEAN Six SigmaYellow Belt. Upon suc-cessful completion of thecourse, participants willbe prepared to achieveYellow Belt certificationand meet those perfor-mance standards.

The cost of the courseis $800 per person. Ken-tucky employers payingfor an employee’s coursefee may be eligible for

stateKYWINS funding tooffset costs. For more in-formation about KYWINS, contact Barry Wil-hite at 859-442-1145.

The Boone Campus isat 500 Technology Way inFlorence. To register forthe course, contact Regi-na Schadler, 859-442-1170,or Jenni Hammons, 859-442-1130, by Friday, Dec.20.

Health Departmentreport online

The Northern Ken-tucky Health Depart-ment’s fiscal year 2012-2013 annual report detailsa year filled with bothenormous accomplish-ments and challenges.

The report is online atwww.nkyhealth.org/An-nual-Report.aspx.

The health departmentwas one of the first 11 de-partments in the countryto achieve public healthaccreditation in February2013, an accomplishmentthat impacts much of theagency’s work movingforward. Challenges in-cluded implementation ofthe federal AffordableCare Act, Medicaid man-agedcare, federal seques-tration and statewide em-ployee pension reform.

Other highlights in thereport, which covers Julyof 2012 through June 2013,include:

» An initiative to pro-vide comprehensive dia-betes care.

» A program to acceptcredit/debit cards as pay-ment for services, whichimproved collections by32.5 percent.

» A project to ensurefood safety atmobile foodtrucks.

» Response toarecord-breaking flu season.

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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’sdeputy. “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 shewanted 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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Learn to kick, punch an attackerFree self-defenseclass offered inEdgewoodByMelissa [email protected]

Kenton County Sheriff's Deputy Autumn Ruehl, right, teaches a self-defense class. FILEPHOTO

DEFENDYOURSELFA free Rape Aggression

Defense course will beoffered for women 6-9p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-days, Jan. 7-16, at theEdgewood Senior Center,550 Freedom Park Drive,in Freedom Park. ContactKenton County Sheriff’sdeputy Autumn Ruehl at859-393-7345.

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VILLA HILLS — Havingwrappedup their first semesterat college, ahandful ofVillaMa-donna Academy graduates, allof whom play sports in college,came home to their almamater.

Pamela McQueen, principalfor grades 7-12, said eight theschool’s 2013 graduates, just 50in total, play college athletics.She invited the former studentsto visit on Dec. 20.

“We wanted everybody tosee that Villa has not only someof the best academics in thisarea, but opportunities to do somany other things when you’rein college, including playingsports.”

The school, she said, is“small by design” so studentscanhave the opportunity to par-ticipate in whatever activitythey’d like “and to stretch be-yond what they think they cando.”

McQueen said they’ve found

that in a small school that buildsself-confidence, which carriesover when the students go tocollege.

“Our student athletes aresome of our best students be-cause they have to be disci-plined to balance the homeworkthey have here and practicesand the games they have and itreally instills in them a disci-pline,” she said.

Visiting were:college freshmen Meggie

Lund,whorowsatDukeUniver-sity in Durham, N.C.;

»Megan Barton, who playssoccer and track and field atThomasMore College;

» Lauren Dumaine, who par-ticipates in track and field atSpringfield (Mass.) College.;

»Kelsey McQueen, whorows at the University of Louis-ville;

»Kirsten Giesbrecht, who ison the track team at Centre Col-lege;

»Deuce Gibson, who playstennis at Asbury University;

and»GlennRicewhoplaysbase-

ball at ThomasMore.Gibson said he felt “kind of

weird” being back at Villa Ma-donna because “we don’t gohere any more. It’s kind of dif-ferent.”

Playing sports in high schoolhelped Kelsey McQueen prepfor college play.

“I guess it helpedmebalancehow to play sports and study atthe same time,” she said.

Barton, who doesn’t play thesame position noe that sheplayed in high school, said ithelpedwith her athleticism andbecome amore versatile playerin college.

Students playing sports atVilla Madonna can “try any-thing basically here that youwant” and they’re exposed tothe different facets of athletics,she said.

“You can try anything andyou might find something thatyou love,” said Barton. “That’sthe beauty of it.”

Villa athletes revisit high school gloryBy Stephanie [email protected]

Former Villa Madonna Academy athletes, and current college freshmenathletes, Glenn Rice, Deuce Gibson, Kirsten Giesbrecht, KelseyMcQueen, Meggie Lund, Megan Barton and Lauren Dumaine, visit theiralma mater Dec. 20. Eight of the school’s 2013 graduates, of whichthere were only 50, went on to participate in athletics at theirrespective colleges. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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JANUARY 2, 2014 • COMMUNITY RECORDER • A3NEWS

The documentary film “LastCall at the Oasis” about the im-pending risk of water shortagebecame the inspiration for a re-cent cooking class at the BooneCounty Cooperative ExtensionService.

“Although there are waterissues in other parts of theworld, this documentarybrought a different perspec-tive because it’s talking aboutAmerica,”explainedDianeMa-son of theBoone County Exten-sion Service.

At least 36 states expected

local, regional or statewide wa-ter shortages this year, evenunder non-drought conditions,according to the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency.

Mary Ann Wolfe of Burling-ton recommended the docu-mentary for the class. “I haveconservedallmy life,” shesaid.“I collect water off the roof,and that’s what I use in myhouse.”

What does a documentaryfilm have to do with cooking?

The program is called“Cooking the Books.” Partici-pants read a book or watch afilm before coming to the classto prepare foods inspired by

what they’ve read or watched.The monthly program usuallyfocuses on cultures on differ-ent countries, but it’s also opento bring in other issues.

“I call it ‘building bridges ofsharedunderstanding,’”Masonexplained. “It’s sort of ‘Let’scome together and let’s cookand talk about issues.’”

“The best part of this pro-gram is listening to the partici-pants’ insights,” Wolfe said,“because many of them haveactually lived in the countries.”

“Is it abookcluboracookingclub? It’s both,” Brenda Hilgerof Florence said laughing. “It’san international cooking expe-

rience. Some people have nev-er traveled outside of BooneCounty, and this provides thema global experience.”

“I don’t think you’re ever tooold to learn,” added Mary JoMoore of Ft. Wright. “I’ve eat-en things that I would’ve nevertouched before.”

“Today’s focus is water is-sues, so I tried to come up withamenu that involved foods thatdon’t take quite as much waterto grow as other foods,” Masonsaid. The recipes included len-til soup, salad, baked applecrisp, and fried green toma-toes.

The tomatoes came from the

garden of Carol AnnMorrowofUnion. She didn’t like friedgreen tomatoes before comingto the class. “But now we knowhow to prepare them,” she saidwith a smile.

After cooking, the partici-pants enjoyed the food they’dprepared while having a dis-cussion on water issues.

“My husband put a drip irri-gation system in the garden,with a timer on it,” Morrowsaid. “When you water toma-toes at the bottom it saves wa-ter. It’s more efficient.”

Anyone interested can reg-ister at www.ca.uky.edu/boone.There is no fee.

Cooking club incorporates global issuesBy Kamellia Soenjoto [email protected]

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Lloyd junior Zach Riddle goes to teh hoop. Lloyd lost to ShelbyCounty Dec. 26 in the first round of the Lloyd holiday tournament.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

LloydMemorialHighSchool’s boysbasketball team lost 69-59 toShelbyCounty in the first roundoftheannualLloydMemorial holiday tournament.Lloydnextplays in theCarrollCountyholiday tourna-ment Jan. 2-4.

Lloyd junior Hayden Molitor drives to the basket in a loss to ShelbyCounty Dec. 26 in the first round of the Lloyd holiday tournament.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

JUGGERNAUTS HOSTHOLIDAY HOOPS

Lloyd sophomore Andrew Kemenshoots the ball. Lloyd lost to ShelbyCounty Dec. 26 in the first round of theLloyd holiday tournament. JAMES

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

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

Conner Downard» ConnerDownard isamem-

ber of the Denison Universitymen’s swimmingand diving team.Downard is a na-tive of FortThomas and is agraduate ofHighlands HighSchool.

The sopho-more currentlyholds the secondfastest time on the team in 500-yard freestyle event (4:37.23).Downard also swims the 100-,200-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard free-style events.

The Big Red is currently theranked No. 1 in Division III ac-cording to the latest CollegeSwimmingCoachesAssociationof America (CSCAA) Top-25poll. Denison took over the topspot after edging North CoastAthletic Conference rival Ken-yon in their annual dual meet.

Downard is a political sci-ence and economics doublema-jor and the sonofTimandBetsyDownard.

AnneMarie Dumaine» Anne Marie Dumaine, a

graduate of Campbell CountyHigh School, is a senior at Tran-sylvaniaUniversityandwas theco-captain of the soccer teamthe past two years and was con-sidered the anchor of the de-fense. She was named to thisyear’s Division III AcademicAll-American Second Team, theonly representative from theHeartland Conference.

Anne Marie is a biology ma-jor with a 4.0 average and plansto attend medical school nextyear. As a defender, she startedevery game this season andposted five goals. She led herteam to an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as theHeartland Conference runner-up. To date, her other post-sea-son awards include: All GreatLakes Regional Second Team,Heartland Conference FirstTeam, Tom Bohlsen AcademicAll-Conference,DivisionIIIAc-

ademic All American District1st Team; Team Co-MVP.

She is the daughter of Pamand TomDumaine.

Jennie Dumaine» Jennie Dumaine, also the

daughter of Pam and Tom Du-maine of California, Ky., gradu-ated from Hanover College inMay2013.TheCampbellCountygraduate was a track distancerunner and soccer midfielder.In the spring, Jennie wasawarded the Mildred E LemenMental Attitude Award - one ofthe top two athletic awards giv-en to a senior athlete at Hano-ver. She earned this award forher performance on and off thetrack/fieldandhermanycontri-butions to theHanover commu-nity.

Jennie started every soccergame her senior year as a mid-fielder. She had the winninggoal against Transylvania, de-feating her sister Anne Marie.Jennie’s event in track was the800 meters in outdoor and the1,000 meters in indoor. She wason the Heartland ConferenceSoccer and Track AcademicTeams, Great Lakes RegionalSoccer Academic Team.

Jennie was a biology andSpanish major with a 3.9 GPAand graduated valedictorian ofher collegiate class. Jennie isnow at Western Kentucky Uni-versity where she is studyingimmunology on a teaching as-sistantship and refereeing highschool soccer.

Max Halpin

» Max Halpin (70) is a 2012graduate of Covington CatholicHigh School. He is a sophomoreat Western Kentucky Univer-sity and considered a redshirtfreshman in football.

After being redshirted hisfirst year at WKU, he earnedthe starting center position ingame five of the season, afterbeing called in to replace an in-jured Sean Conway, a four-yearstarter. Max contributed to an8-4 season, however, WKU wasoverlooked in the bowl bids thisyear. Max was featured on theBobby Petrino radio show andteam press conferences. Maxearned the “Grinder Award,”given to the offensive playerwho gives his all from the firstplay to the last, after his perfor-mance in an exciting 21-17 vic-tory over Army on Nov. 9. Maxweighs in at 6-foot-4, 295pounds.

His parents are Kelly Owensand Mike Halpin of Fort Mitch-ell.

Hailey Hemmer»Hailey Hemmer of Crest-

view Hills recently completedher senior year of soccer, play-ing in the Big East for SaintJohn’s University in Queens,N.Y. with tremendous success.

Hailey,acenterdefender,an-chored abackline that logged10shutouts and kept opponents to0.95goalspermatch.Thehistor-ic season started with a 8-0 run.It continuedwith the teammak-ing it to theBig East semifinals.

Hailey earned a spot on the AllBig East tournament team. TheSt. John’s Red Storm continuedits successbybeatingNo. 9Uni-versity of Central Florida inOr-lando3-1in the first roundof theNCAA tournament.

Hailey finished strong in herteam’s historic second round oftournamentplayagainstArkan-sas although they lost 0-1. TopDrawer Soccer listed Hailey asone of the top 20 players mid-season in the Big East Confer-ence. She also made the BigEast First Team on CollegeSports Madness. Hailey hasconsistently been Big East All-Academic and will graduate inMaywithadegree inchemistry.

Previously Hailey lived in Wal-nutHills and attended Saint Ur-sula, where she played varsitybasketball for two years. Sheplayed soccer for Ohio EliteSoccer Academy.

Austin Juniet» Austin Juniet, a graduate

of Newport Central Catholic,transferred from Northern

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

Austin Juniet, a graduate ofNewport Central Catholic andresident of Ft. Thomas, scores agoal for Thomas More Collegemen’s soccer team.COURTESY OF THE

THOMAS MORE COLLEGE WEBSITE

Anne Marie Dumaine, a graduateof Campbell County High School,is a senior at TransylvaniaUniversity and was the co-captainof the soccer team the past twoyears.THANKS TO PAM DUMAINE

Hailey Hemmer of Crestview Hillsrecently completed her senioryear of soccer, playing in the BigEast for Saint John's University.THANKS TO CAROL HEMMER

Max Halpin (70) is a 2012graduate of Covington CatholicHigh School. He is a sophomore atWestern Kentucky University andconsidered a redshirt freshman infootball.THANKS TO KELLY OWENS

Nathan Mark of Union helped histeam to a runner-up finish andindividually earned 2nd-teamAll-Conference honors at the St.Louis Intercollegiate AthleticConference cross countrychampionships. THANKS TO RENEE

MARK

Downard

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Kentucky University toThomas More College infall 2013, where he con-tinued his pursuit of col-lege soccer. During hisfirst season with theSaints, Austin was a keyplayer in helping theteam win the Presidents’Athletic Conference andthe PAC tournament. Heended the season with 7goals and 4 assists andwas also named to theFirst Team All-PAC Con-ference. The Saints qual-ified for the Division IIINCAA Tournament andlost in the first round.

His parents are Chrisand Carol Juniet from Ft.Thomas.

NathanMark» Nathan Mark of

Union helped his team toa runner-up finish and in-dividually earned sec-ond-teamAll-Conferencehonors at the St. Louis In-tercollegiate AthleticConference cross coun-try championships, heldNov. 2 in Hillsboro, Ill.Mark, a sophomorestudying occupationaltherapy at Spalding Uni-versity in Louisville,navigated the 8-kilome-ter course in a time of25:56, placing 9th in afield of 61.

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

Brett Pierce» Brett Pierce, a cross

country and track dis-tance runner at Camp-bellsville University andformerScottHighSchoolrunner, earnedAll-Amer-ican status by placingsixthoutof231runnersatthe National ChristianCollege Athletic Associa-tion National Champion-ships race at CedarvilleUniversity.

Pierce also placedsixth out of 98 runners inthe Mid-South Confer-ence Championshipsrace at Rio Grande Uni-versity, which earnedhim First Team All-Con-ference Honors and Aca-demic All-Mid-SouthTeam Honors based onhis grade point average.By placing sixth in theMid-South ConferenceRace, Brett qualified fortheNAIANationalCham-pionship Race in Law-

rence, Kan., at Rim RockFarm where he placed93rd out of 313 runners(25:49) in the8Kdistance.

During thecross coun-try regular season, Brettachieved the following:First place at the AsburyUniversity Invitational;first place at the RioGrande University Invi-tational; seventh place atthe Berea College Invita-tional and ninth place attheGreater Louisville In-vitational Men’s SilverRace.

Brett is the sonofRod-ney and Patty Pierce ofEdgewood.

Logan Stevens» Logan Stevens is off

to a great start in his sec-ond year as a member ofthenationallyrankedVir-ginia Tech Universityswimming and divingteam.

Stevens, a sophomoregeographymajorfrom Tay-lorMill, re-cently wonhis firstcollegiatemeet dur-ing a dualmeetagainst the

University of Cincinnati.Stevens placed first onthe one-meter spring-board with a personal-recordscoreof347pointsagainst a field of eightdivers. He also placedthird on the three-meterspringboard with a per-

sonal-best 387 points.Stevens then placed

third on one-meterspringboard in a meetagainst conference-rivalUniversity of North Car-olina, and posted a scorethat qualified him for theNCAA Zone competitionin the spring.

Stevens was a four-

year letter winner atScott High School, earn-inghighschoolAll-Amer-ican status. He was the2012 Kentucky state andregional runner-up andowns several Scott Highdiving records.

Stevens is the son ofMarilyn and Steve Ste-vens.

Courtney Tierney» Courtney Tierney, a

Newport Central Catho-lic graduate and Wildernative, is playing golf for

NCAA Division III Ur-bana University.

During the spring sea-son, she finished alone infourth place (89/83=172)at the Great MidwestAthletic Conferencechampionship at OldHickory Country Club inNashville to earn all-con-ference honors in herfirst season.

As a sophomore dur-ing the fall season, fin-ished in 17th place in thefield of 45 (86/88/86=260)at theMountainEastCon-ference fall champion-ship at the Resort atGlade Springs inDaniels,W.Va. She paced the BlueKnights in each of theirfinal two tournaments,and finished runner-up inthe third fall tournament.

She is the daughter ofTodd and Theresa Tier-ney.

Emily Yocom» Emily Yocom of St.

Henry District HighSchool joined the Ken-tuckyWesleyanPanthersvolleyball team for theirfirst regular season G-MAC conference cham-pionship. The Panthersfinished their seasonwith an overall record of26-7, and went 12-2 inleague play.

Emily, a freshman de-fensive specialist, playedin 72 sets, finishing theseason with 118 digs and14 service aces. Emily isthe daughter of Chuckand Pegi Yocom of Bur-lington.

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

WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Brett Pierce, a crosscountry and track distancerunner at CampbellsvilleUniversity and formerScott High School runner,earned All-American statusby placing sixth out of 231runners at the NationalChristian College AthleticAssociation NationalChampionships race atCedarvilleUniversity.THANKS TO ROD

PIERCE

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

TIERNEY FAMILY

Stevens

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.

Hall of Fame» Villa Madonna

Academy honored ninemembers of its Class of2013, who returned to theschool Dec. 20. The ath-letes are playing collegesports this year. DeuceGibson (tennis, AsburyUniversity), Ray Moehl-man (golf, EKU), GlennRice (baseball, TMC),Megan Barton (soccer/track, TMC), KelseyMcQueen (rowing, Louis-ville), Meggie Lund (row-ing, Duke), Kirsten Gies-brecht (track, Centre),Lauren Dumaine (track,Springfield College).

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.

» Beechwood fell 53-47 to Pike County Central.Jacob Huff had 16 points.

» Dixie Heights beatHenderson County 66-61Dec. 26 in the LexingtonCatholic tourney. Bran-donHattonhad 34points.

Girls basketballNote: All holiday tour-

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

» Lloyd beat Dayton66-55 in theBellevue tour-ney. Kaitlyn Sheppardhad 28 points includingthree 3-pointers. DevinCheatum scored 18.

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

PRESS PREPSHIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

FALL SENIORMOMENTS

Scott High School boys soccer seniors weredelivered to the field on their Senior Nightby Kenton County Sheriff ChuckKorzenborn in his antique police cruiser.They are, from left: Brian Mathis, JeremyWood, Bastien Hennessee, Trenton Peace,Korzenborn, Tanner Cox and AlexHegerty.

Lloyd Memorial High School cross countrysenior Sarah Duncan, third from left, isjoined on Senior Night by her family, fromleft, sister, Torey Duncan, father, KevinDuncan, and mother, Lisa Duncan.

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It’s time we stop allowingthe career politicians to con-trol us out of fear.

Conserva-tives are toldthat if we don’tvote for theincumbent, ourparty will lose.We’re told thatif we cast avote for any-one other thanMitch McCon-nell, we’resomehowthrowing the

election to the Democrats.When wemake the point thatthe current long-standing Ken-tucky senator has failed tostand up for the conservative

principles upon which ourcountry was founded, we’reaccused of attacking fellowRepublicans.

The truth is, if McConnellloses his Senate seat, he loseshis power; so he is using fearas a tactic to win the votesnecessary to continue his 30-year run in Washington.

Matt Bevin is runningagainst McConnell in the Re-publican primary for the U.S.Senate seat. He is a successfulbusinessman, who is willing totake a stand against the cor-ruption in Washington andfight to renew the nation’sconservative principles. He isbeing attacked because hebelieves that 30 years is toolong for a politician to hold

power on the taxpayer’s dime.Bevin has been called a Demo-crat in disguise because hedares to run against the in-cumbent.

In recent weeks andmonths, McConnell has failedto stand up to Harry Reid,President Obama and theiragenda. The career incumbentfailed to use any of the legisla-tive tools at his disposal to atleast slow down the trainwreck of Obamacare, and hasgone along with what he feelsis inevitable. McConnell sayshe believes in conservativeprinciples and small govern-ment, but has attacked thosewho have taken a stand forthem. Reportedly, McConnellcalled Senators Ted Cruz and

Mike Lee traitors to the partybecause they fought to delayand defund Obamacare, anddid so without consent of theleadership.

Conservatives, like MattBevin, understand that in or-der to see the United Statesthrive again, we must makesome big changes in how we dobusiness. We can no longer “goalong to get along,” allowingthe country to slip further intodebt and into increased gov-ernmental control of our lives.We all want the freedom tokeep more of what we earn, tomake our own decisions in lifewithout government involve-ment, and to solve the coun-try’s fiscal crisis. The nation’sproblems can be solved, but it’s

going to take courage: courageto elect those who are willingto fight for the American peo-ple. There are a few new facesin Washington that are takingon that fight, andMatt Bevinhas pledged to join them.

We can’t let fear drive usinto voting for a career poli-tician who has already failed tolead. Our founders believedthat a career in politics wasdangerous. We need to havethe courage to stand up againstthose who seek a lifetime ofpower. We need to make ourvoices heard and elect MattBevin as our next Senator to goto Washington to fight on ourbehalf.

Sonja Adams lives in Covington.

Scare tactics help some keep power

Sonja AdamsCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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

For me, 2013 started offwith a wreck in January, in

which myhusband’s carwas totaled(yes, I wasdriving.) Itwas coupledwith a need forme to be ab-sent fromfacilitating thehealth andwellness meet-ings I dearlylove, (praise

God, I’m back).Add to that the emotional

roller coaster ride of our livesin terms of changes in myhusband’s career. In less thansix months, my husband stud-ied for, passed and securedlicenses in health, life, securi-ties, and property and casualtyinsurance. Now that may notsound like a big deal, but let’sjust say, we’re thankful welived through it to tell about it.

May I add that I have acomplete new respect forsalesmen of any kind who sup-port their families solely on acommission-based salary. Ifthis is you or someone you

love, may God greatly blessand provide for you in 2014.

To top it off, God called ourfamily out of the comfort, se-curity and love of our wonder-ful home church, East DaytonBaptist, a church my 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 cansee, at least partially, the rea-sons for the valleys and the“unknowns.” 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 forsake me astrue as it has ever been.

Yet another vital lesson I’velearned this year is that inorder to see and experienceHis truths, I must surrenderfully to his plan. Know this,God does not always share“step two” with you before youcomplete “step one.” Just as

He did with Abraham, Godmay call you to “get out of yourcountry, from your family andfrom your father’s house, to aland that I will show you.”Genesis 12:1

This is not to say that He istelling you to pick up and moveliterally, 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 Hemay 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 love me, and thosewho seek me diligently willfind me.” Proverbs 8:17

Here’s to finding God in2014!

Julie House is a resident of Inde-pendence, and founder of EquippedMinistries, a Christian-based healthand wellness program. She can bereached at 802-8965 or on Face-book.com/EquippedMinistries.

Ready to start the new year

Julie HouseCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

When you think about allthat women have accom-plished in the last severaldecades, it’s pretty astound-ing. Just consider their buy-ing and earning power: Ac-cording to Nielsen (August2013), women now controlapproximately $12 trillion ofthe U.S. share of $18 trillion

in globalconsumerspending.And approxi-mately 28percent oftoday’s work-ing marriedwomen out-earn theirhusbands,according toCensus Bu-reau datafrom USA

Today.But for as many strides as

women have made, they stillonly earn 77 cents for everydollar earned by a man, ac-cording to Census Bureaudata. Women tend to save farless than men when planningfor retirement – but havehigher retirement expensesand longer life expectancies.

That’s why it’s increasing-ly important for women totake control of their financialfutures by employing smartinvestment strategies. Andbefore you go thinking, “In-vestment strategies are forthe wealthy,” think again.There are a few simple stepsevery woman can take now topositively impact her long-term financial outlook.

1. Talk to a financial ad-viser: A financial adviser canhelp you see the big pictureand identify practical ways toachieve your vision. They canhelp determine whether ornot you’re saving enough andif you’re investing in theright places, according tocertain factors including, butnot limited to, your goals,objectives, and tolerance forrisk. Financial advisers aren’texclusive to billionaires,either. Many banks havefinancial advisers who areavailable to work with cus-tomers at all levels of income,age and net worth. But besure you are comfortablewith your financial adviser; ifhe or she seems disinter-ested, you’re in the wrongoffice.

2. Pay yourself first: Theonly way to accumulatewealth is to save more thanyou spend. Barring someunforeseen windfall, like alottery winning or an inheri-tance, every woman willprobably need a retirementaccount to rely on. So setaside a portion of your pre-tax paycheck to a 401(k) orIRA, especially if your em-ployer offers a contributionmatch. Maybe you can onlycontribute 2 percent of yourincome – that’s fine! Try set-ting a manageable scheduleunder which you raise yourcontribution by half a per-cent. Start small and absorbthe reduction in your cash-on-hand steadily. In a few years,you’ll be amazed at howmuchyou’ve saved. The sooner youstart saving (and investing),the better off you’ll be.

3. Consider a spendingfreeze:Not sure your bankaccount can weather a “payyourself first” savings strate-gy? Consider putting yourselfon – and sticking to – a three-month spending freeze. Forone month, track every dimeyou spend. Then, cut out all ofyour extra expenses: Elim-inate the premium cablechannels (or cable entirely),eat at home and resist thebuy-one-get-one sales. Thiswill reset your spending cy-cle so you can gain bettercontrol of your finances.

4. Avoid the temptationto tinker: The biggest mis-take a woman can make ischanging your 401(k) toofrequently. A good rule ofthumbmight be to reviewyour 401(k) when you changeyour clocks. Ensure that yourfunds are keeping pace withthe market, reallocate if nec-essary and then walk away.Remember that your 401(k) isa long-term plan, so it shouldwithstand the ebb and flow ofthe market. You just have tobe patient and avoid thetemptation to constantly fine-tune your investments. Now,if you’re not comfortablewith the fluctuations of yourportfolio, it may be time toadjust your asset allocationand the amount of risk you’retaking on.

Shannon Johnson is vice presidentand regional investment managerat Fifth Third Securities She livesin Union.

Women: Take Controlof Your Finances

ShannonJohnsonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Covington/Kenton LionsClub

Meeting time: General meetings,fourth Thursday of each month; Boardmeetings, second Thursday of eachmonth

Where: General meetings at Madon-na Manor Community Center; Boardmeetings at PeeWee’s

Contact: 859-572-2049Description: The Covington/Kenton

Lions Club has been a chartered mem-ber of the Lions International for morethan 70 years and provides eye exami-nations and eyeglasses to those whocan’t afford them.

Covington Rotary ClubMeeting time: 12:15 p.m. TuesdaysWhere: Radisson Hotel in CovingtonContact: President David Miller at

[email protected]

Daughters of theAmerican Revolution

Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter, Na-tional Society Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution of Fort Thomas

Meeting time: SecondWednesdayor Saturday of each month

Where: Various locationsContact: Zella Rahe, 1106 Craft Road,

Alexandria KY 41001, 859-635-5050,[email protected]

Description: DAR members provetheir lineage back to a RevolutionaryWar patriot. They offer service totroops, veterans, schools and preservehistory. Members are from Boone,Campbell and Kenton counties.

Independence Lions ClubMeeting time: 6 p.m. first and third

Mondays of each monthWhere: El Jinete, 6477 Taylor Mill

Road, IndependenceContact: Membership chairperson

[email protected]: www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/

independence_kyDescription: The Independence

Lions Club’s primary mission is to pro-vide local eyesight care for those whoneed help in Independence and thesurrounding area. Additionally, the clubworks to identify other opportunities tosupport the community.

Kenton CountyRepublicanWomen’sClub

Meeting time: Fourth Monday ofeach month (except August and Decem-ber). Times vary.

Where: Oriental Wok, 317 ButtermilkPike, Fort Mitchell

Contact: President Kim Kraft, [email protected]

Website:www.kcrwc.org

Description: Interested in promot-ing the objectives and policies of theRepublican Party.

Kenton County Tea PartyMeeting time: 6-7:30 p.m. second

and fourth Wednesday of each month(except only secondWednesday inNovember and December)

Where: PeeWee’s, 2325 AndersonRoad, Crescent Springs

Contact: 859-992-6615

Kiwanis Club ofRiverfront

Meeting time: 12:30 p.m. Wednes-days

Where: Chez Nora’s in CovingtonContact: [email protected]: riverfrontkiwanis.orgDescription: Celebrating 50 years

helping needy underprivileged children,the club has supplied eyeglasses, coats,uniforms, dental care, shoes and basicschool supplies to needy children inCincinnati and Northern Kentuckyschools.

Optimist Club ofCovington

Meeting time: Noon ThursdaysWhere: Chez Nora’s in CovingtonContact: [email protected]; call

Dan Humpert at 859-491-0674

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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

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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

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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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Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

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

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

Exercise ClassesLean andMean Circuit Class,5:30-6:30 a.m. and 7-8 a.m., YoloFitness, $15. 859-429-2225. ParkHills.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

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Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, $25.Reservations required. 513-335-0297; www.sushicinti.com.Covington.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

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Exercise ClassesYoga, 6:30-7:30 a.m., Yolo Fit-ness, 1516 Dixie Highway, Mas-ter postures while increasingflexibility and strength. $10.Through May 6. 859-429-2225;www.yolofitnessnky.com. ParkHills.Lean andMean Circuit Class,7-8 a.m., Yolo Fitness, $15.859-429-2225. Park Hills.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-491-2030.Covington.

CivicKenton County ConservationDistrict BoardMeeting, 5-7p.m., Northern Kentucky AreaPlanning Commission, 2332Royal Drive, Regular meeting todiscuss conservation districtprograms, projects and activ-ities. Free. Presented by KentonCounty Conservation District.859-586-7903. Fort Mitchell.

Exercise ClassesLean andMean Circuit Class,5:30-6:30 a.m. and 7-8 a.m., YoloFitness, $15. 859-429-2225. ParkHills.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke with Bree, 8 p.m.-midnight, Pike St. Lounge, 266W Pike Street, Free. Presentedby Hotwheels Entertainment.513-402-2733. Covington.

THURSDAY, JAN. 9Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

FRIDAY, JAN. 3Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Ohio National Financial ServicesMain Gallery: Ron Thomas: TakeIt FromMe. Duveneck: So TheySay: Northern Kentucky Print-makers. Rieveschl: Trisha Weeks.Hutson: Andrew Dailey. Sem-mens: David Hartz. Youth: TheKentucky Center Governor’sSchool for the Arts CarnegieScholarship Winner, RachelBirrer. 859-491-2030. Covington.

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Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,

Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 19. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1Levee Way, Featuring more thanone million LED lights dancingin synchronization to holidaymusic. Lights dance every 20minutes. Through Jan. 5. Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 Levee Way,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-

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SATURDAY, JAN. 4Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, noon-3 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-491-2030.Covington.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., Includes training, choiceof at least three sushi rolls,BYOB and recipe/product in-formation. $25. Reservationsrequired. Through Dec. 27.513-335-0297; www.sushicinti-.com. Covington.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-

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

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

MONDAY, JAN. 6Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-491-2030.Covington.

Dance ClassesSquare Dance Lessons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Promenade Palace,3630 Decoursey Pike, Casualdress and smooth-soled shoes.$5. Presented by SouthwesternOhio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 859-441-9155; www.sonksdf.com. Co-vington.

Exercise ClassesLean andMean Circuit Class,5:30-6:30 a.m. and 7-8 a.m., YoloFitness, $15. 859-429-2225. ParkHills.

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 7Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-491-2030.

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baked friesfor fried.

Gluten-free (nosurprise)items willbe abun-dant inrestau-rants andat the gro-cery.

Chefswill use nuts as coatingfor poultry and fish in-stead of flour.

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

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 dizzyingvariety, 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 powderblend or to taste

2 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 untilrice is tender. Removebay leaves.

Health aspectsBeans: Lower choles-

terol, stabilize bloodsugar 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 hasa 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 roll1⁄2 inch thick, cutting with

biscuit cutter or glass.Place on baking sheet,one inch apart. Bake 8-10minutes or until golden.Brush with melted but-ter.

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.sacred-heartradio.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 [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Rita predicts food trends for 2014

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

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Larry (Faye) Richardson; andmany other relatives andfriends.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Carl.

Burial was in IndependenceCemetery.

Memorials may be made tothe Multiple Sclerosis Society,1201 Story Ave., Louisville, KY40206.

Jack BlomJohn Thomas “Jack” Blom, 71,

of Erlanger died Dec. 21 at VillaSpring of Erlanger.

He worked for more than 30years in maintenance at Over-head Door. He was a member ofSt. John and St. Ann MissionChurch, a Kentucky Colonel, andpast president of the OverheadDoor Labor Union.

Survivors include his son JoeGlenkler, daughter Becky Snow(Jim), grandson Marty Snow,brother Pat Blom, sister AngieBrenner, lifelong friend AnnRudloff, and numerous niecesand nephews. He was precededin death by his wife, Pam Blom,and sister Kathy Deininger.

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

Memorials can be sent to St.Ann Mission 1274 Parkway Ave.Covington, KY 41011-1060.

Hazel BreedenHazel Breeden, 96, of Coving-

ton, died Dec. 18, at RosedaleGreen in Latonia.

She was a millwright atWright’s, making aircraft parts,played the guitar in a localband, loved to garden, enjoyedher roses, and attended SouthSide Baptist Church.

Her husband, William Brad-ford Breeden, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Linda Leeke of Union, andKaren Dornbusch of Fort Wright;six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Helen BrendelHelen Marie Brendel nee

Crowell, 85, of Erlanger diedDec. 23 at St. Elizabeth Hospicein Edgewood.

She was a bookkeeper forCitizens National Bank and PNCBank, and a member of theElsmere Ladies Auxiliary FireDepartment and was on theLloyd Alumni board.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Roland “Pete”Brendel; brothers, William “Bill”Crowell, Jack Crowell, and JimCrowell; sister, Carolyn Dugan;and daughter, Kim Brendel.

She is survived by her sonsTommy (Diane) Brendel ofBelleville, Ill., Barry (Alice) Bren-del of Covington, and ToddBrendel of Elsmere; and daugh-ter, Charlene “Missy” (Vince)Stelzer of Florence; eight grand-children and two great-grand-children.

Burial was in Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Memorials may be made toLloyd Alumni Association 450Bartlett Avenue Erlanger, KY41018 or St. Elizabeth Hospice483 South Loop Dr. Edgewood,

John BakerJohn R., “Bob” Baker, 88, of

Union, died Dec. 19, at his home.He worked for Turner Con-

struction as a carpenter, was anArmy veteran of World War II,served with the 143rd Infantry36th Division, earned the EAMEtheatre ribbon with threebronze stars, Victory MedalWorld War II and MeritoriusUnit Award. He also was amember of Colonel Clay LodgeNo. 159 and Scottish Rite Valleyof Covington.

His wife, Mary Baker, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son,Robert Baker of Villa Hills;daughters, Linda Seiter ofUnion, and Janet Wadsworth of

Florence; brother, Glenn Bakerof Dry Ridge; three grand-children and three great-grand-children.

Burial was at Forest LawnCemetery in Erlanger.

Donna BauerDonna Bauer, 74, of Inde-

pendence died Dec. 23 at herresidence.

She enjoyed reading, paint-ing, decorating cakes and gar-dening, especially roses andgermaniums which were herfavorites.

She is survived by children LoriBeighle, Dane Richardson , EricRichardson, Cevan (Sallie) Bauerand Chad Bauer; 11 grand-children; one great-grandchild;sister Chela Kaplan; brother

KY 41017.Patricia Cleek

Patricia (Brennan) Cleek, 75,of Crescent Springs died Dec. 24at her home.

She worked as an executivesecretary for Eagle Picher inCincinnati. She was a member ofSt. Mary Cathedral Basilica ofthe Assumption and enjoyedenjoyed playing cards and was amember of several card groups.

She was preceded in death byher parents Edward J. Brennanand Rose M. Talley Brennan andher Husband Max A. Cleek.

She is survived by her sonMarc (Pam) Cleek of Petersburg,Ky.; daughter Mitzi (Tom) Heh-man of Erlanger; brother Mi-chael (Joyce) Brennan of SignalMountain, Tenn.; grandchildrenMichelle (Kevin) Findley, ThomasHehman, Nicholas (Jessica)Cleek, Jacob Cleek and LaurenCleek and seven great-grand-children.

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

Memorials may be made toBrinkman Memorial ScholarshipFund C/O Holy Cross High School3617 Church St., Latonia, Ky.41015.

Bill GerweWilliam “Bill” Gerwe, 98, of

Taylor Mill, died Dec. 23 at theHospice of St. Elizabeth, Edge-wood.

He was a retired mail carrierfor U.S. Postal Service, Coving-ton, Wolrd War II Army veteranand member of St. AnthonyChurch and St. Anthony FunClub.

He was preceded in death byhis wife Rita Schlosser Gerwe;granddaughter Jessica KiddVogelpohl; daughter in-lawPeggy Gerwe; brother JohnGerwe; sisters Dorothy Foltz andRuth Curley.

He is survived by sons Rick(Connie) Gerwe of Hebron,Kenny (Ginny) Gerwe of Syca-more Township and Larry (Su-san) Gerwe of Edgewood;daughter Jeriann (Joe) Kidd ofTaylor Mill; sister RosemaryTalbert of Erlanger; 11 grand-children and 16 great grand-children.

Burial with military honorswas in Mother of God.

Memorials to St. AnthonyChurch, 485 Grand Avenue,Taylor Mill, KY 41015, Hospice ofthe Bluegrass Care Center, 7388Turfway Road, Florence, KY41042 or charity of choice .

Betty HaverbuschBetty Haverbusch, 83, of Park

Hills died Dec. 21.She worked in retail manage-

ment for the Shilloto Co., whichlater became Lazarus, for over42 years.

She is preceded in death byher parents Henry and Agnes

Haverbusch, sisters Clare Martin,Rita Fritz, and Martha Ha-verbusch, and nephew JeffreyBrown.

Survived by sisters Mary AnnBrown (Jim), and Dorothy Ha-verebusch, and nieces andnephews WilliamMartin (Sun-ny), Barbara Lang (Steve), KathieMartin, Terry Brinkman (Mark),Richard Martin, Erin Martin(Val), Jim Brown (Judy), LynnCase (Tom), Nancy Brown, TimFritz, Kim Schamer (Matt), SueScanlon (Dennis), Mary BethCampbell (Scott); 29 great niecesand nephews; and 12 great-great nieces and nephews.

Burial was in St. John Ceme-tery.

Memorials can be made to St.John Church at 627 Pike Street,Covington, KY 41011 or to NotreDame Academy at 1699 HiltonDrive, Park Hills, KY 41011 or tothe charity of your choice.

Jozlyn JacobsJozlyn Leeann Jacobs, six

weeks, died Dec. 8, at her resi-dence.

Survivors include her parents,Zachary Jacobs and KimberlyHicks; sister, Jayden Lynn Hicks;maternal grandparents, BrendaHicks and James Hicks; paternalgrandparents, Angela Taylor,and Richard Jacobs; maternalgreat grandparents, PhyllisSetters and Charlene Glenn;paternal great grandparents,Diane and Jerry Smith; andgreat-great grandmother, IonaJanson.

Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.

Memorials: Jacobs/HicksFamily, care of Chambers andGrubbs, 11382 Madison Pike,Independence, KY 41051.

Glenn KentonGlenn E. Kenton, 81, of Belle-

vue, formerly of Covington, diedDec. 21, at St. Elizabeth FortThomas.

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; twograndchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Linda OwensLinda Owens, 72, died Dec. 23.Preceded in death by her

parents Martin, and AnnaOwens, four brothers, and onesister.

She is survived by sistersShirley andWendell Bell ofLatonia, Bessie Owens of Elsm-

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hanna, Ohio died Dec. 20, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was an IT consultant withNationwide Insurance Company,and enjoyed gardening, tennis,softball and bowling.

Survivors include her husband,Bob Reid of Gahanna, Ohio;daughter, Shannon Lippert ofPikeville, N.C.; son, ChristopherFerguson of Gahanna; step-daughter, Jennifer Reid of GroveCity, Ohio; parents, Jayne andRaymond Rueter of CrescentSprings; sisters, Sharon Thelen ofVilla Hills, and Shelley Barker ofVilla Hills; brother, RaymondRueter Jr. of Villa Hills; and twograndchildren.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 S. Loop Drive,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Robert SchneiderRobert George Schneider, 75,

of Villa Hills, died Dec. 17, at theVA Hospital in Lexington.

He graduated from NewportCatholic, joined the MarineCorps, serving 1956-58, and wasthe owner of Covington PaperandWoodenware.

Survivors include his wife,Lydia; children, Lorie Schneiderof Crescent Springs, Robert A.Schneider of Crescent Springs,and Cynthia Vest of Union;brothers, William and Donald;stepchildren, David Morgan and

Gina Lamborinides; three grand-children and five step-grand-children.

Memorials: THVC, Wilmore,KY.

Charla WellsCharla R. Wells, 59, of Latonia,

died Dec. 20, at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

She earned her master’sdegree, was a physical educationteacher, and was member ofHilltop Church of Christ.

Her parents, Chester HaroldWells and Mary Elizabeth JordanWells, 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.

Jack WillsonJack Dempsey Willson, 92,

died Dec. 18.He was a World War II Army

veteran of the Pacific Theater,Company C, 161st Infantry, 25thDivision, 1st Battalion. He was asurvivor of Pearl Harbor. Asportsman, he pitched for theminor leagues and local teams.He also organized and coachedLittle League baseball, where heserved as marshal of SunnyAcres. He worked as a lineman/frameman for The CincinnatiBell Telephone Co. and wasmember of the Pioneers. Afterhis retirement, he and his broth-er started the Willson TreeService. He was a member of St.Anthony Church.

He was preceded in death byhis wife, Norma; parents, Pearl

and Edward, eight brothers andsisters, several nieces, nephews,cousins and aunts and uncles.

He is survived by his children:Diane Weaver of Mission Viejo,Calif., Dan Tabeling of WestMilford, N.J., Linda Vesper ofVilla Hills, and Susan Connor ofSt. Charles, MO.; grandchildren:Amy, Julie, John, Erica, Megan,Christian, Rebecca and Jack; fourgreat-grandchildren, manynieces and nephews and sisterin-lawMillie.

Burial with military honorswas in Mother of God Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toASPCA at aspca.org/donate.

DEATHS

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ERLANGERIncidents/investigationsAssaultAt 2449 Horton St., Dec. 15.Assault, possession ofmarijuanaAt 3516 Dixie Highway, Dec. 13.BurglaryMoney from safe at 4204 DixieHighway, Dec. 9.Two silver rings at 3430 LibertySt., Dec. 9.

At 2436 High St., Dec. 17.Criminal mischiefVandalized Mercury NauticaVillager at Woodlyn Hills Drive,Dec. 13.Vandalized Ford F150 at 63Delphi Drive, Dec. 13.Vandalized Toyota Camry at3159 Place St., Dec. 19.Misdemeanor chargeAt 538 Rosary Court, No. 2B,Dec. 7.Possession of controlled

substanceMarijuana at Riggs Ave. N., Dec.11.Possession of handgun byconvicted felon9 mm at 3060 Dixie Highway,Dec. 16.Prescription in impropercontainerAlprazolam at I-75 N., Dec. 17.Receiving stolen propertyFord F350 at 599 DonaldsonHighway, Dec. 13.

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