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Plan brings more trees to Park HillsPARK HILLS — Just as the

city’s greenery isbursting forthto bud and blossom, Park Hills’Tree Board seeks to add evenmore to the local landscape.

City Council members en-dorsed Tree Board ChairmanMike Conway’s proposal to re-forest Park Hills by offering toplantnative trees forcityhome-owners.

“I think this is a really admi-rable idea,” said council mem-berPamSpoor. She said thepro-

gram sounds “healthy” for thecity.

Conway plans to plant atleast 25 trees eachyear throughaprogramwherepropertyown-ers apply and are approved on afirst-come, first-served basis.

Residents can choose fromamong large,mediumand ever-green trees from species thatare suited to planting zone 6,which covers Northern Ken-tucky. United States Depart-ment of Agriculture zone 6 isone of the plant hardiness sec-tors across North America.

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nursery employees each falland provided free of charge tohomeowners, but Conway en-courages a tax-deductible dona-tion of at least $100 each, whichcovers about half the cost.

Conway said the programof-fers energy savings to thehomeowner and significant en-vironmental contributions forthe community, with little risk

to the homeowners because thetreeswill be specifically chosenfor the area and planted by pro-fessionals.

He wants to help rebuild thecity’s tree canopy, because it’sone of his favorite things aboutthe area.

“That’s why I moved to ParkHills 25 years ago. I loved theatmosphere and the trees andthe community,” he said.

Conway said the Tree Boardbegan a program last year toplant trees along one streeteach year. They started withTerrace Drive and from Am-

sterdam Road from Terrace toPark Drive, but that area hasamenitiesmanyotherstreetsdonot.

“Not a lot of streets have thegrassy area between the curband sidewalk, so we’re offeringthis program so homeownerscan add a tree to their yard,” hesaid. “This allows more resi-dents to participate.”

Healsohopespeoplebegin todedicate trees in honor ormem-ory of loved ones.

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FORTMITCHELL— It’s beenmore than four months sincethe Drawbridge Hotel & Con-vention Center closed, butFortMitchell’smayorsays theproperty owner has yet to re-turn city officials’ letters andphone calls requesting an up-date on plans for the high pro-file site.

“We stand ready and will-ing to help in any way that wecan,” said Mayor Chris Wiest.“If they’re looking to do any-thing that requires a zoningtext amendment, they need towork with us.”

The once-thrivingOldEng-lish-style landmarkat theBut-

termilk Pike interchangewithInterstate 71/75 closed Dec. 2.Nearly two weeks later,Noce’s Pizzeria & Italian Cafeclosed its restaurant in theDrawbridge.

Since mid-December,Wiest said Fort Mitchell offi-

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Owner hasn’tresponded to FortMitchell officials

London Hall at the DrawbridgeInn and Convention Center, FortMitchell, which closed morethan four months ago. PATRICKREDDY/THE ENQUIRER

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A second judge’s ruling thatoverturned how a NorthernKentucky library district canset its property tax has spikedfearsacrossthestatethatlibrar-

ies could be in serious jeopardy.“Fornow, it’sbusinessasusu-

al,” said Dave Schroeder, exec-utive director of the KentonCounty Public Library system.“We’re going to continue to pro-vide the same excellent ser-vices we’ve always provided.But our great fear is that couldend, not only in Kenton County,but across the state of Ken-tucky.”

A ruling last week byKentonCounty Circuit Court Judge Pa-tricia Summe found the KentonCounty Public Library didn’tfollow the right law for the past34 years when raising its prop-

erty tax. The week before,Campbell County Circuit CourtJudge Julie Reinhardt Wardmade a similar ruling againstthe Campbell County Public Li-brary system.

Schroeder, who recently at-tended the Kentucky Public Li-brary Association’s annual con-ference in Lexington, said rep-resentatives of the common-wealth’s public library systems“arewatchingverycloselywhatis happening in Northern Ken-tucky,” amid fears that they’llhave to make massive cuts in

Carol Moore, of Crestview Hills, looks over books in the Erlanger Branch of the Kenton County Public Library.PATRICK REDDY/THE ENQUIRER

SECOND COURT RULINGIMPERILS LIBRARIES

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FORT WRIGHT — Be-cause of 2012’s tax in-creases to fund FortWright road projects, thecity’s tax rates won’t goup in 2013.

In September, FortWright’s City Council im-plemented a new $35 ve-hicle fee and raised thepayroll tax from 1 per-cent to 1.15 percent andthe insurance premiumtax from 6 to 8 percent.Each taxwas expected toraise $160,000 to fund$500,000 in needed roadrepairs annuallythroughout the city.

According to the 2013-2014 budget, which waspresented for first read-ing during the April 3meeting, the city’s reve-nue is expected to be$9,328,202, which re-flects an increase of 8.3percent, or $775,321, overthe previous year’s re-ceipts.

There is no vote on afirst reading. The secondreading and vote on the2013-2014 budget willtake place during the

May 1meeting.City Administrator

Gary Huff attributed theincrease to thosechanges, along with sav-ings from taking thecity’s advanced life sup-port services in-house.

“Themajorchangebe-tween the budget thatends in 2013 and the bud-get thatends in2014 is theamount of money we’reputting into road pro-jects,” he said. “We’retransferring $500,000into the municipal roadaid fund, which takescare of all the road con-struction projects.”

Huffsaid theroadpro-jects to be completed be-tween July 1, 2013, andJune 30, 2014, would costaround $400,000.

“It looks like there’sanincrease in the fire de-partment, but it’s not anincrease of moneyspent,”saidHuff. “It’sac-tually the same amountas before. We just tradedthe money we were pay-ing Rural Metro and ap-plied that to our fire de-partment.”

The 2013 budgetshows a general fund

contribution to the FortWright Fire Departmentof $883,625, and the 2014budget shows $964,000.

He expects theamount the city pays torun basic and advancedlife support services willgo down, “because wecan do it a little more ef-fectively. In fact, I knowwe can because we don’tneed the chase car.”

A “chase car” is a non-ambulance vehicle thatusually only transportsmedical personnel andequipment to an incidentand doesn’t carry pa-tients.

The city’s estimatedexpenditures increasedby $726,507, or almost 15percent, rising from$4,151,319 in the2013bud-get to $4,877,826 in 2014.

The estimated fundbalance for the end of thefiscal year is $4,450,376,which Huff calls “decep-tive.”

He said, “It shows wehave that money butthere are bills hangingout there to be paid.”


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programs and staffing,and, in some cases, closedown entire library sys-tems, if the decisionstands.

“There aremany coun-ties that are looking at 60to 70 percent cuts, andsome that would have totake an 80 percent cut,”Schroeder said. “If thisruling stands, it would,without a doubt, closesome library systemsacross the state of Ken-tucky.”

Campbell County willtry to appeal, but the sec-ond ruling makes the li-brary’s case more diffi-

cult, said Jeff Mando, at-torney for the CampbellCounty Library District.

“Ifwe have to roll backthe tax rates in CampbellCounty to the level of therate set when the librarywas formed in1978, it willgo back to 3 cents for ev-ery $100,” Mando said.“The annual budget willgo from $4.6 million to$1.5 million. They willhave to close branches,terminate employees(and) eliminate programsfor kids and seniors.”

The attorney for theresidents who’ve filed thelawsuits challenging thelibrary districts’ taxingauthority, however, foundvindication in the ruling.

“I think it says theirgeneral reasoning in in-

terpreting the statutewasvery consistent,” saidBrandon Voelker, attor-ney for the plaintiffs.“We’re very pleased therights of the people havebeen preserved. We’repleased with the findingthat they never lost theright to control the sizeand the scope of the li-brary.”

If a higher court findsthe library districts haveimproperly set the ratesfor 34 years, the casecould set a daunting pre-cedent for libraries in 79counties with librariescreated by petition underthe same law. It could rollthe tax rate for KentonCounty Public Librariesback from 11.3 cents per$100 to 6 cents.

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cials have sent three let-ters and have made threeor four phone calls, butthey have not heard fromthe property owner.

Franklin Pacific Fi-nance, a Kansas-based fi-nance company, pur-chased theDrawbridge ata foreclosure sale inMarch 2012. When the ho-tel closed, Debi Purvis,the owner’s representa-tive, said thehotelwas los-ing money and would re-quire between $3.5 mil-lionand$4million in reno-vations if it were tocontinue as a viable hotel.

Purvis did not returncalls from The Enquirer

last week, and Gary Hall,whospokeonbehalfof thepurchaser in March 2012,could not be reached forcomment.

Wiest said two or threepotential developers haveapproached city officials“with concrete ideas” forthe site. He declined toidentify them or discusstheir ideas for fear thatthey would not want to dobusiness with the city.

On April 10, FortMitchell’spolicechiefandpublic works director re-sponded to the Draw-bridge when a councilmember who was drivingby noticed someone wasat the vacant hotel.

“There was a gentle-man who was a caretakerof the property, a mainte-nance guy,” said Fort

Mitchell Police Chief JeffEldridge. “He said hecomes by everyday tocheck on the property.”

Eldridge said the care-taker told him that he un-derstood a couple of enti-ties had made offers onthe Drawbridge site, buthe didn’t know the out-come.

“He said one (potentialbuyer) wanted to main-tain it as a hotel, and theother wanted to maintainan assisted living situa-tion,” Eldridge said.

A frustrated Wiestsaid: “Apparently, somefolkshavebeenable togetincontactwiththeproper-ty owner, but we haven’tbeen able to.”

Since the Drawbridgeclosed, Fort Mitchell’s po-licechiefsaidmembersofthat department havebeen patrolling that prop-erty at least twice a day.

“We’ve been checkingfor things like brokenwindows, spray painting,things like that,” Eldridgesaid. “Now that spring’shere, we’ll be checking tomake sure that the land-scaping’s properly main-tained.”

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On Earth Day, Mon-day, April 22, KentonCounty Public Librarieswill not only have activ-ities and informationabout the environment,visitors may also be ableto take home seeds orsaplings to plant.

Library branches inIndependence and Er-langer will host the Ken-ton County CooperativeExtension Office from1:30 to 3:30 p.m., duringwhich time ExtensionOffice representativeswill help visitors learnhow to take care of theirhomes and gardens in anenvironmentally respon-sible way.

The William E. DurrBranch is located at 1992

Walton-Nicholson Roadin Independence, andthe Erlanger Branch canbe found at 401 KentonLands Road.

The Mary Ann Mon-gan Branch, at 502 ScottBlvd. in Covington, maynot be able to participatebecause of continuingconstruction, accordingto Adult Programs Di-rector Gary Pilkington.To find out if the branchwill have a giveawayevent, call him at 859-962-4073.

In addition to hopingtheir “green” tips takeroot, Extension Officerepresentatives willhand out free gardenseeds and native treesaplings while supplieslast.

“We get large dona-tions of seeds from seed

companies nationally,because they’re outdat-ed or expired seeds, butthey’re still really via-ble. We plant themaround here as well. Wepackaged those in littletake-out boxes and we’llgive those away,” saidAndrea Dee, horticul-ture agent for the Ken-ton County ExtensionOffice.

She said three typesof seed boxes will beavailable: vegetables,herbs and flowers.

Two edible nativetrees that Dee said“aren’t used around herevery much,” pawpawand persimmon, will beavailable, as well as red-bud saplings for urbanyards and oaks for“yards that have roomfor a large shade tree.”

Library Earth Day eventsshare seeds and saplingsBy Amy [email protected]

FORT MITCHELL — TheDiocesan Catholic Chil-dren’s Home needs a littlemoney to help get the goodtimes rolling.

The organization isseeking sponsors to helpturn the picnic-style festi-valthey’vehostedformorethan 75 years into a two-day music festival on Fri-dayandSaturday,June7-8,at the DCCH Center forChildren and Families onOrphanageRoad.

“Thisyear’sfestivalwillbe a little more costly withbringing in the bands, be-cause theyall chargea fee.We also need to rent addi-tional lighting,stageequip-ment, etc.,” said KarenBishop, event organizer.

They still need an eventsponsor which would pro-vide $10,000 in return forputting its company nameinto the event’s title and

prominent placement dur-ing the event with signageand advertising.

Other sponsorships arealso available, rangingfrom$250 to$5,000, tohelpset up other aspects of thefestival.

Bands have yet to benamed, but Bishop said allacts are appropriate formusic lovers of all ages.

Attending the festival isfree,butaparkingfeeof$5per vehicle will becharged.

All of the money raisedgoesdirectlytosupporttheChildren’s Home and theorganization’s programs torebuild the lives of chil-dren with traumatic, emo-tional and behavioral diffi-culties.

“This year it’s all aboutthemusicandart.It’saboutbringing your blanket,kids, family, friends andneighbors. It’saboutenjoy-ing some good beer, yum-my food and listening to

some awesome localbands,” saidBishop.

She said Friday night,June 7, from 5 p.m. tomid-night, is Family Nightwhichwill featureMadCapPuppets, balloon animals,caricatures, sand art,crafts, classic midwayrides and games of chancewith prizes. Face-paintingand glitter tattoos fromFabulous Faces by Jenwillbe available in the barn.

Beginning at 2 p.m. Sat-urday, June 8, the historicbarn will be transformedinto an upcycled craftshowcase featuring aneclectic collection of localindie wares at all pricepoints.

The event will also fea-ture “Rolling Restau-rants,” or food trucks, andtraditionaltreats,aswellasa Craft Beer Garden withRivertown Brewing Com-pany andKentuckyAle.

For more information,call 859-331-2040.

Sponsors needed for Children’s HomeBy Amy [email protected]

FORT WRIGHT —Everyday, the Transit Author-ity of Northern Ken-tucky (TANK) helps peo-ple get where they wantto go, and along the wayit’s also helping localbusinesses to grow.

TANK was namedNorthern Kentucky Tri-ED’s first BOOST Ally inMarch for the organiza-tion’s dedication to find-ing creative solutions tohelp solve workforceproblems, according toWade Williams, Tri-ED’svice president for busi-ness retention and ex-pansion.

“TANK has alwaysdone a tremendous job.They just always dig inand look for solutions tohelp companies,” saidWilliams. “This awardal-lows us to recognize howimportant our allies arein keeping companieshere. These companiesand organizations are in-strumental with helping

us solve problems.”More than 30 utility

companies, governmentagencies and communityorganizations are listedamong Tri-ED’s allieswhich build relation-ships to foster businessand job growth.

Williams said TANK’sgeneral manager An-drew Aiello came to helpwhen Club Chef, a pro-duce-processing compa-ny located in south Co-vington, said retainingemployees was difficultbecause workers usingpublic transportationhad to walk more thantwo miles along MadisonPike.

“Andrew cross-refer-enced his bus schedulewith all those shiftschedules, not just ClubChef, but for all the com-panies around there. Itmeans a great deal to allof them,” he said. “Overtime, those simple thingsmake companies morelikely to stay here andgrowhere.Wewant to re-ward companies that

helpus accomplish that.”Aiello said helping

meet workforce needs isan integral part ofTANK’s mission.

“We know that 75 per-cent of TANK passen-gers are going to or fromwork. There are a fewmajor employers on thatroad, soweworkedhand-in-hand with the employ-ers to fix gaps in the sys-tem,” saidAiello. “Weex-tended an existing routea couple of miles. That’sa tough walk.”

Aiello said he was“thrilled with the recog-nition” from Tri-ED.

“The main thing isthat the award recogniz-es something that’s apart of our existing mis-sion: to help workforcedevelopment,” he said.“In the future, we lookforward to creatingmore relationships withmore businesses. Wewant to ensure we get aviableworkforce to theirdoor so they can con-tinue to grow their busi-ness.”

TANK honored for helpingbusinesses growBy Amy [email protected]

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INDEPENDENCE — KentonCounty’s high school seniorsgot a CARE package in theform of financial educationfrom the Northern KentuckyBar Association.

The Credit Abuse Resis-tance Education program waspresented by attorneys volun-teering their time at Bellevue,Dixie, Scott, SimonKenton andWalton Verona high schoolsduring the first weeks of April.

The attorneys discussed fi-nancial topics including bud-gets, savings, paying bills,predatory lending and creditreports.

BooneCounty attorneyEmi-ly Walters completed the lastof four presentations at Simon

Kenton on Friday, April 5.She considers her efforts to

be time well spent.“For years I have been tell-

ing people that kids walk out ofhigh school as consumers, butthey don’t know how to be re-sponsible consumers. Theycould get a credit card or sign amortgage, a 30-year contract,and not know what it means.They should teach personal fi-nance in high school,” she said.

She said she hoped to “teachthem about budgets and to livewithin their means.”

Walters presented the pro-gram with Cincinnati attorneySarah Tankersley.

The Kentucky Bar Founda-tion also provides studentswith booklets containing morevaluable advice.

The booklets encourage stu-

dents to start developing goodfinancial habits, beginningwithkeepingwallets organizedand continuing to think abouthow they’ll make money in thefuture and how they’ll spend it.

“Kentucky is the only stateto offer a statewide CARE pro-gram and the only one with awebsite of its own,www.careinky.org, separatefrom the national CARE web-site,” according to the booklet.

The Kentucky Bar Founda-tion introduced the CARE pro-gram in Lexington and Louis-ville in 2008 and it has grown toinclude programs in 47 Ken-tucky counties that reachmorethan 20,000 high school sen-iors.


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Local seniors learn to value good creditBy Amy [email protected]

Simon Kenton senior Doveye Razor flips through an informationalbooklet provided by the Credit Abuse Resistance Education program bythe Northern Kentucky Bar Association. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Mr. Redlegs recently found time duringSpring Training to serve a few meals at theMary,Queen ofHeavenFishFry inErlanger.

Mr. Redlegs met Mary, Queen of Heaventhird-grade student Antonio Sturpe at the MQHFish Fry. THANKS TO JENNY KUNST

Mr. Redlegs carries a tray full of food at the Mary,Queen of Heaven Fish Fry. THANKS TO JENNY KUNST

Mr. Redlegs found a friend in Maddie Buring atthe Fish Fry. THANKS TO JENNY KUNST

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The St. Agnes fifth-gradeacademic team recently wonthe 2013 Regional Governor’sCup competition, shortly afterwinning the district crown.

Team members includeMatthewAllison, Paul Allison,Tyler Bauereis, Nick Collins,Ella David, Neil Green, KateHail, John Lawrie, PeterMaier,AlyssaMonson,ConnorRyan, Maddie Schmidt, andJacob Schulte. Shauna Ryanand Hope Reynolds coachedthe team, along with parenthelper Carol Allison.

St. Agnes placed a studentin each written-assessmentcategory at the Governor’sCup:

Math: Green, second place(tie).

Science: Paul Allison, sec-ond place.

Arts and Humanities: Da-vid, third place.

Social Studies:MatthewAl-lison, third place.

Language Arts: Schulte,fourth place (tie).

Composition: Paul Allison,third place.

St. Agnes took first place inquick recall, featuring teammembers,Green,PaulAllison,Matthew Allison, Ryan, Col-lins, Schulte, Lawrie, Maier,Bauereis, and Hail.

St. Agnes also received theHume Sportsmanship Award,given to the team that demon-strates the best sportsman-ship,ethicsandfairplay,spiritof friendly competition, andoverall positive attitude anddemeanor.

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The St. Agnes fifth-grade academic team – front row, from left,Jacob Schulte, Alyssa Monson, Kate Hail, Maddie Schmidt, EllaDavid, and Peter Maier; back row, Nick Collins, John Lawrie, NeilGreen, Tyler Bauereis, Connor Ryan, Paul Allison, Matthew Allison,and Shauna Ryan. THANKS TOMONICAWAINSCOTT

FORT MITCHELL — A Beech-wood fifth-grader isKentucky’sonly winner in the Sons of theAmerican Revolution’s annualposter contest.

Claire Ward’s comic strippicturing the Declaration of In-dependence’s creation will be

displayed at the national con-test in Washington, D.C.

The Americanism Commit-teewill announce first-, second-and third-place winners duringthe Youth Awards Luncheon atthe National Congress. The na-tional winners will receive a ro-sette ribbon and a monetaryaward from the Americanism

Trust Fund.Fifth-grade social studies

teacherHeatherDunnassignedthe posters, but let the studentsdecidehowandwhat they’dcre-ate.

Dunn said she’s incrediblyproud of Claire’s success.

“She was shocked that shewon,” said Dunn. “Then, after it

sunk in, she was so excited.”Claire told Dunn that she is

putting her reward money –$100 from the regional competi-tion and $200 from the stateaward – into a college fund.

Fifth-grader Michael Moorealso placed third in the statecompetition and received $50.

The Sons of the American

Revolution poster contest is de-signed to stimulate interest inAmerican history among third-,fourth- and fifth-grade stu-dents.

For more information, visitwww.sar.org.


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NDA senior wins essaycontest

Notre Dame Academy sen-ior Megan Beischel won firstplace in the Secretary ofState’s24thAnnualEssayCon-test.

Beischel wrote a 600-wordessay on the question ofwhether there should be a

mandatory voting law forAmericans. The essay origi-nated as an assignment forRon Greife’s honors govern-ment class. Beischel submit-ted the essay to the contest forextra credit in the class.

As the first-place winnerfor the senior-grade level,Beischel won a $2,000 savingsbond.

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Miami honors localstudents

The following local studentsmade the Miami Universitydean’s list for the fall 2012 se-mester:

Hannah Rebecca Bierwirth,of Edgewood; Anna ElizabethBorchers, of FortMitchell; Kel-ly Marie Klein, of Villa Hills;and Sarah Elizabeth Loomis, ofFort Mitchell.

Miami students who rank inthe top 20 percent of under-graduate students within eachdivision are recognized on thedean’s list.

National College saluteslocals

Aminata Diallo, of Elsmere,and Catherine Clark, of Inde-pendence, each made thedean’s list for winter term atNational College in Florence.

To attain dean’s-list statusstudents must earn a minimumgrade-point average of 3.5 on a4.0 scale.

Xavier rewards NDAsenior

Elizabeth Wendt, of FortWright, received a Dean’sAward fromXavierUniversity.

The daughter of Amy andBarryWendt, she will graduatefrom Notre Dame Academythis spring, and plans to majorin elementary education.

Elsmere resident earnsR.I.T. honors

JohnBradford, ofElsmere, afourth-year student in theRochester Institute of Technol-ogy’s B. Thomas Golisano Col-lege of Computing and Infor-mation Sciences, made thedean’s list for the Winter 2013quarter.

Rudd acceptedShelbyRudd of Elsmerewas

accepted to attend Union Col-lege for the fall semester.

Samotis named todean’s list

Theodore Samotis ofErlang-er, was named to the dean’s listfor the fall semester at Mar-quette University.

Samotis is pursuing a bache-lor of science in business eco-nomics.

SK senior receivesAmbassador Award

Andrew Harris, of Inde-pendence, has been accepted toAshland University for the fallsemester of 2013.

Harris, who is a senior at Si-mon Kenton High School, willreceive theAmbassadorAwardof $7,500 annually to attendAshland.

Sutton named topresident’s list

Michael Sutton of Edgewoodwas named to Siena College’spresident’s list for the fall se-mester.

Sutton is a junior historyma-jor.

The list includes studentswho have a grade-point aver-age for the semester of 3.9 orabove.

Kenton residents namedto dean’s list

The following Kenton Coun-ty residents were named to theThomas More College falldean’s list:

Crescent Springs: DanielleFarris, Ashley Fletcher, NancyCoons and James Payne.

Crestview Hills: ChristinaWissman, Skeeter Oloo, JeffJohns, Maureene Ogolla andChristina Wissman.

Edgewood:MichelleLonne-mann, Namaan Mian, JennyRife, Sierra O’Bryan, MichaelGravens, Cecilia Arlinghaus,Ellen Gamel, Mary Turner,Joshua Bresser, BenjaminSchieman, Emily Vail, AaronFuller, William Condon, DanielBlock, Kevin Slaughter, JennyRife and Sierra O’Bryan.

Elsmere: John Wood, Chris-topherPrice, LeeSearcy, JamieWichmann, IngaWibberley and

Adam Morgan.Erlanger:MorganBensman,

Brandon Coyle, John Notorgia-como, Sandro Jaeger, GabrielleJimenez, Anthony Otten, StaciStewart, Geoffrey Murphy,Matt McGuire, Thomas Lewis,Alex Henn, Patricia Anderson,Kelly Bass, Sydni Wainscott-Turner, Robby Robinson, MarkHankins, John Weiss and LisaStortz.

Fort Mitchell: Allison Stark,Benjamin Schroder, EdithNyaondo, Robert Nader, AnneDeMoss and Edith Nyaondo.

Fort Wright: Alexis Fang-man, Paul Kleier and BenjaminKleier.

Independence: Kelsie Rust,Andrew Mason, Gevana Hicks,Rebecca Pohlman, Laura Ryan,Patrick Luken, Michael Bian-chi, Meghan Weier, RebeccaBurton, Danyelle Clutter, JeffHumbert, Georgeann Pearson,Jason Ashbrook, Jackie Lalley,Tammy Strain, Cody Stephens,Matthew Kennedy, RichardPrince, James Newman, Rich-ard Randall, Timothy Enzweil-er, Cody Schaber,Sara Edmond-son.

Lakeside Park: Kevin Bur-ridge and Michael Johanne-mann.

Latonia: Lori Eifert and Sa-brina Lawson.

Ludlow: Christopher Cau-horn.

Morning View: Chelsea Tol-liver.

Taylor Mill: Andrew Roenk-er and Joseph Bowman.

Villa Hills: Timothy Taylor,EliviaRabe,AnnaWardandMi-chael Donohoe.

Cahill joins honorsociety

Ryan Cahill, of Edgewood,was elected as a new memberof Alpha Chi, National CollegeHonor Scholarship Society ofNorthernKentuckyUniversity.He is a junior, majoring in jour-nalismwith aminor in electron-ic media broadcasting.

Honor roll athletesThe following local Thomas

More College students madethePresidents’AthleticConfer-ence Academic Honor Roll forthe fall 2012 season:

Celia Arlinghouse, JacobCondon, Joel Daley, Aaron Full-er and Kelsey Hinken (crosscountry); Chris Bowman, NickKohrs and Austin Studer (foot-ball); Sierria O’Bryan, MariaPascual and Petina Strickley(tennis); and Jessica Knaley(volleyball).

Students achieve at UDThe following local students

were named to the Universityof Dayton dean’s list for the fall2012 semester:

Crescent Springs: KatelynArnold and Candice Otrem-biak.

Edgewood: Alexa Arling-haus, Reid Butler, CarolineMedley and Eric Schneider.

Fort Mitchell: MargaretMaloney.

Fort Wright: AlexandriaDriscoll and Jillian Schneider.

Independence: Ian Dollen-mayer.

Park Hills: John Bayer andMargaret Weber.

Villa Hills: Stefanie Arling-haus and Jordan Seitz.

Tobenamed to thedean’s listat UD, a studentmust achieve agrade point average of 3.5 orhigher.

Local elected to honorsociety

Ryan Cahill, of Edgewood,recently was elected as a newmember of Alpha Chi, NationalCollege Honor Scholarship So-ciety of Northern KentuckyUniversity.

A graduate of CovingtonCatholicHigh School, he is a ju-niormajoring in sports journal-ism, with a minor in electronicmedia broadcasting.

Locals qualify for dean’slist

The following local studentsmade the dean’s list – a grade-

point average of 3.5 or higheron a 4.0 scale – at BellarmineUniversity for the fall 2012 se-mester:

Lakeside Park resident Pat-rick Krumme, a senior who ismajoring in accounting, andpreviously attended CovingtonCatholic High School;

Fort Wright resident BryanMetzger, a freshmanwho isma-joring in biology, and previous-ly attended Covington CatholicHigh School;

Lakeside Park resident Mat-thew Jeffrey, a sophomore whois majoring in environmentalscience, and previously attend-ed Covington Catholic HighSchool;

CrestviewHills residentMi-chael Helton, a sophomore whoismajoring in exercise science,and previously attended Co-vington Catholic High School;

Fort Mitchell resident LouisHehman, a seniorwho ismajor-ing inmusic, and previously at-tended Covington CatholicHigh School;

Lakeside Park residentNicholas Hushebeck, a seniorwho ismajoring in physics, andpreviously attended CovingtonCatholic High School;

Lakeside Park resident Kev-in Jeffrey, a freshman who ismajoring in undeclared, andpreviously attended CovingtonCatholic High School;

Independence resident Na-thanMcKinney, a senior who ismajoring in exercise science,and previously attended DixieHeights High School;

Villa Hills resident RachelEyckmans, a senior who is ma-joring in middle grades educa-tion, and previously attendedDixie Heights High School;

Edgewood residentKierstenTurner, a sophomorewho isma-joring in psychology, andprevi-ously attended Dixie HeightsHigh School;

Alexandria resident LucasGraham, a senior who is major-ing in environmental science,and previously attended HolyCross High School;

Lakeside Park resident Da-vid DeVita, a senior who is ma-joring in psychology, andprevi-ously attended Holy CrossHigh School;

Walton resident KenleyDowning, a senior who is ma-joring in elementary education,and previously attended NotreDame Academy;

Covington resident VictoriaSchwartz, a junior who is ma-joring in exercise science, andpreviously attended NotreDame Academy;

Edgewood resident AlyshaRauen, a freshman who is ma-joring in foreign language andinternational studies, and pre-viously attended Notre DameAcademy;

Fort Mitchell resident Kath-leen Chal, a senior who is ma-joring in foreign language andinternational studies, and pre-viously attended Notre DameAcademy;

Crescent Springs residentJudith Albanese, a senior whois majoring in middle gradeseducation, and previously at-tended Notre Dame Academy;

Fort Mitchell resident CarlyHolthaus, a sophomore who ismajoring in Spanish, and previ-ously attended Notre DameAcademy;

Covington resident TaylorRains, a sophomore who is ma-joring in psychology, andprevi-ously attended Scott HighSchool;

Burlington resident AbbyJanszen, a sophomore who ismajoring in exercise science,and previously attended St.Henry District High School;

Park Hills resident NatalieSchulte, a freshman who is ma-joring in art, and previously at-tended Villa Madonna Acad-emy;

Edgewood resident ZacharyRightmire, a sophomore who ismajoring in foreign languageand international studies, andpreviously attended Villa Ma-donna Academy;

Crescent Springs residentKatherine Ransdell, a junior

who ismajoring in nursing, andpreviously attended Villa Ma-donna Academy;

Villa Hills resident RachelKanter, a freshman who is ma-joring in pre-nursing, and pre-viously attendedVillaMadonnaAcademy;

Covington resident LauraZembrodt, a sophomore who ismajoring in undeclared, andpreviously attended NotreDame Academy;

Covington resident Eliza-bethWeber, a senior who isma-joring in English, and previous-ly attended Scott High School;

Covington resident Mary-annMullins, a seniorwho isma-joring in actuarial science, andpreviously attended SimonKenton High School;

MorningViewresidentMag-gie Harper, a senior who is ma-joring in history, and previous-ly attended SimonKentonHighSchool.

Maupin joins Phi KappaPhi

Lauren Maupin, of FortWright, recently was initiatedinto Phi Kappa Phi, among thenation’s oldest and most selec-tivecollegiatehonor society forall academic disciplines. Mau-pin is pursuing a degree innursing at Ohio University.

Maupin is among approxi-mately 30,000 students, faculty,professional staff andalumni tobe initiated into Phi Kappa Phieachyear.Membership is by in-vitation and requires nomina-tion and approval by a chapter.Only the top 10 percent of sen-iors and 7.5 percent of juniors,having at least 72 semesterhours, are eligible formember-ship.

Meier honored at MiamiMallory Grace Meier, of Vil-

la Hills, was named to the Mi-ami University president’s listfor the Fall 2012 semester.

Miami University studentswho are ranked in the top 3-per-cent of undergraduate studentswithin each division are namedto the president’s list recogniz-ing academic excellence.

Spencer graduates fromMiami

Jessica Marie Spencer, ofFort Wright, received her de-gree from Miami Universityduring fall commencement ex-ercises. Spencer received aMaster Environmental Sciencedegree.

Local trio earns Purduehonors

The following studentsearned earned academic hon-ors for theFall 2012 semester atPurdue University:

Eric Meier, of Edgewood;Brent Bishop, of Fort Mitchell;and Matthew Elliott, of Inde-pendence.

To earn honors, studentsmust attain at least a 3.5 semes-ter or cumulative grade-pointaverage on a 4.0 scale.

SCAD recognizes localstudents

The following local resi-dents were named to the dean’slist at the Savannah College ofArt and Design for fall quarter2012:

Allison Dole, of Edgewood;AnnaMcNerney, of FortMitch-ell; Logan Norris-Sayres, of Er-langer; and Megan Sparks, ofEdgewood.

Full-time undergraduatestudents who earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or abovefor the quarter receive recog-nition on the dean’s list.

Wilcox on the XU dean’slist

EmileeWilcox, a 2012 gradu-ate of Notre Dame Academy,was named to the Xavier Uni-versity dean’s list for the Fall2012 semester.

Wilcox is majoring in occu-pational therapy.

Gross completes degreeMelissaGross, of Covington,

graduated from Morehead

State University in December2012. Gross is a graduate ofLloyd High School and thedaughter of Jeff and WendyGross.

Scott student earnsscholarship

Kaylee Smith of Covington,a senior at Scott High School,has received a scholarship toattend Berkeley College.

Berkeley College scholar-ships are awarded annually tohigh school seniorswhodemon-strate a high level of achieve-ment in high school, and are re-newable based on the recipi-ent’s cumulative grade pointaverage at the end of each aca-demic year and continued en-rollment as a full-time student.

NDA student receivesscholarship

Elizabeth Wendt, of FortWright, has received a Dean’sScholarship from Xavier Uni-versity. The daughter of AmyandBarryWendt, shewill grad-uate from Notre Dame Acad-emy this spring, and plans tomajor in elementary education.

Local students makedean’s list

The following local studentsmade the dean’s list at WesternKentucky University for theFall 2012 semester:

Crestview Hills: Elisa F.Iemmola.

Edgewood: Elaine R. Bur-chett, David M. Thomas, Chris-ty M. Culbreath, Jordan N.Bradfield, Chandler M. Clark.

Elsmere: Allison N. Martin.Fort Mitchell: Elisabeth M.

Pilger, Autumn C. Ward.Fort Wright:MeganMagist-

relli.Independence: Kelly E. Ro-

sen.Lakeside Park: Frances J.

DeVita.Park Hills: Lauren Weten-

kamp.To qualify, students must

have at least12 hours of course-work that semester and main-tain a grade-point average be-tween 3.4 to 3.79 on a 4.0 scale.

Locals make WKUpresident’s list

The following local studentsmade the president’s list atWestern Kentucky Universityfor the Fall 2012 semester:

Crestview Hills: Kelsi C.Webb.

Edgewood: Caroline E. Cul-breath.

Elsmere: Hope E. Bradford.Erlanger: Sara E. Brown,

Emily N. Oberhausen.Fort Wright: Jordan Jones,

Katie DiTommaso.Independence: Jordan S.

Vorst, Emily M. Braunwart,Elyssa N. Carmony, Salena M.Lisner, Miranda A. Cruse, Su-san D. Breidenich, MadeleineM. Baker.

Lakeside Park: Laurel E.Huber.

Morning View: Gabrial L.Decker.

Taylor Mill: Alicia L. Beach,Jenna M. Lehkamp, Jacob W.Frantz.

Villa Hills:Micah L.McClen-don, Rebecca L. Trimbur, Alex-is R. Fischer.

To qualify, students musthave at least12 hours of course-work that semester and main-tain a grade-point average be-tween 3.8 to 4.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Holy Cross grad honoredXavier University student

Megan Bowling, of Taylor Mill,recently earned recognition forher presentation at the South-eastern Psychological Associa-tion’s annual conference.

Theconferencegaveawardsto the top 10 out of 240 studentsubmissions.

Bowling presented “The In-fluenceOfSuspenseOnSpecta-tors’ Emotional Expressions,”with three others.

Bowling is a juniorpsycholo-gy major at Xavier. A 2010graduate of Holy Cross HighSchool, she is the daughter ofJeff and Tracy Bowling.

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

EDGEWOOD—

While there are manyphases to the game ofsoftball, a potent of-fense can take a lot ofpressure off a team

because you know you can come backif you fall behind.

The Dixie Heights softball team hasnot had that problem lately, as the batshave led the Colonels on a current four-game winning streak.

Dixie is 7-4 through April 13, 7-2after scoring three runs combined inits first two games. The Colonelsracked up the runs April 8-10, scoring13, 11 and 12 runs to win all three gamesthey played.

“When you have young teams andthey don’t score runs, they get nervousand they get tight,” said Dixie headcoach Roddy Stainforth. “When you putruns on the board, they’re allowed torelax and they can use their naturaltalent because they’re not so uptight

and they don’t feel they have to beperfect. It’s good for them to be able tolearn and make mistakes.”

Mary Beth Odom, a sophomore, hadanMVP charge in the three games,hitting four doubles, a triple and ahome run while driving in 10 of the 36runs. Her triple started a comebackfrom an eight-run deficit to NewportCentral Catholic in the first game ofthe week, a 13-8 Dixie win.

After a walk and a double fromfreshman Ellis McCarthy, Odom’s hitstarted a streak of 13 unanswered runsin the contest.

“We’ve been struggling to hit theball all year,” Stainforth said. “We getdown 8-0 to NewCath. As coaches, welooked at each other and said they needto figure it out.”

A teamwith two seniors, Erin Sny-der and Julie Morehead, has been find-ing its way, also beating Walnut Hillsand Ludlow during the winning streak.

“We’re young, so we don’t haveenough experience,” said Odom. “Wejust try our best and focus on the ball.(All the runs) help us keep our head.

We try to go out there and do our best.”Odom is looking forward to helping

the team grow together.“Out of all the years I’ve been on

this team, this is the best year. We telleach other everything,” she said. “Weget extra time on the field now andeverything is nice. We focus 100 per-cent every game, every practice, everytime we touch a softball.”

Pitcher Courtney and older sisterBrooke Garrett, a junior, have been thebattery this year.

Dixie has key games coming up withNotre Dame and Boone County, twoother teams looking to see where theystand in the Ninth Region hierarchy.After playing at Campbell CountyApril 18, Dixie has 34th District seed-ing games at Lloyd April 23 and athome against St. Henry April 24.

“We have a lot to work on,” Stain-forth said. “We struggle with baserun-ning and defense, knowing where tothrow the ball. We know we’ll have acold streak (hitting) and we’ll have tohave our defense carry us.”

In the distance is the Strike OutCancer showcase Saturday, May 11,when St. Henry and Notre Dame recon-vene at Dixie to raise money for cancerresearch. This will be the second-annu-al event.

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Dixie Heights’ Megan Estenfelder slides in to third base against Bishop Brossart’s Gretchen Trumbo. JEFF SWINGER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Dixie batsHARDTO STOPPotent offense leads softball team

By James [email protected]

SOY voting: May 1The fifth-annual Communi-

ty Press and Recorder Sports-man and Sportswoman of theYear Award voting period forthe 2013 award will runWednesday, May 1, throughTuesday, May 22.

When it’s time to vote, you’llgo to cincinnati.com/preps.Click on the Sportsman of theYear item on the right-handside of the page. Readers willbe able to vote once a day fortheir favorite athlete per pa-per.

Winners for 2013 will re-ceive two Reds tickets courte-syof theCincinnatiReds, a cer-tificate and a story to be pub-lished in a late June edition.

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Baseball» St. Henry beatWalton-Ve-

rona 15-2 April 9. Peter Mark-graf had four doubles and fourRBI and Will Baumann hit atwo-run home run.

» Covington Catholic beatHolmes 14-3 April 15 to im-prove to 9-6 on the season.

» Holy Cross beat Newport14-4 April 10. Mike Hewittdrove in four runs and TrevorNiehaus three. Each of themhad three hits. Nate Coxearned his first win of the sea-son. The Indians beat Bellevue18-3 April 13. Hewitt drove infive runs.

» Lloyd beat Brossart 5-3April 8. Hayden Molitor im-proved to 2-0 on themound andhad two hits. Addison Brownhad two hits and Brian Warrenhit a triple. Lloyd beat Iroquois10-0 April 13. Warren had ahome run.

» Scott beat Brossart 8-5April 9. Pete Ohmer had a dou-ble and five RBI. Scott beatBourbon County 6-2 April 13.Reed Spata had three hits in-cluding his first home run ofthe season.

Softball» Beechwood beat Holmes

17-5 April 9. Hannah WheatandKileyHouck drove in threeruns apiece.

» Dixie Heights beat Lud-low 11-1 April 9. Mary BethOdom had a home run andscored three runs MikaylahEasterling also had a homer.

» Notre Dame beat Beech-

PRESS PREPSHIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

See HIGHLIGHT, Page A7

COVINGTON — If there was anythingto be gained from last year’s 7-23 cam-paign, it was experience. Holy CrossHigh School’s fast-pitch softball teamhas taken that experience and put it touse in 2013. The Indians are off to a 5-6start, led by a battle-tested senior class.

“Our seniors — Madyson Moran,GraceHerrman,AmyKozerski,HannahTupman, Brittany Nieheus and AlyssaRice—have all been good examples andleaders with their work ethic and posi-

tive attitudes,” said head coach LeeMeeks.“Our seniors have been instru-mental in building the confidence of ourunderclassmen, both offensively andde-fensively.”

Healthwill be abig factor this season.Last year, injuries really hurt the Indi-ans. Moran, the starting shortstop,

missed16 games last season to a knee in-jury. Pitcher Becca Ruschel missed thefirst 20 games last year with an arm in-jury. Herrman, the team’s startingcatcher, did not play last year. Her re-turn has solidified the team’s defenseand given the pitching staff a tremen-dous boost in confidence, Meeks said.

The offense has erupted in April, asthe Indians have scored more than 14runs in fourof their first sixgames in themonth. Holy Cross scored 22 runs in athree-inningvictoryoverCovingtonLat-in on April 10.

Holy Cross softball healthier and wiserSeniors lead by example,off to solid spring startBy Adam [email protected]

Anna Clements has a no-hitter this year forHoly Cross. FILE PHOTO

See SOFTBALL, Page A7

“Experience, as far as I’mconcerned, is the best

teacher.”LEE MEEKS

Holy Cross coach

Bishop Brossart’s Maria Greis is caught ona close one going back to first base byDixie Heights’ Julie Morehead during theirsoftball game in Alexandria. Dixie won12-4 April 10. JEFF SWINGER/THE COMMUNITY

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“Offensively we aredoing amuchbetter job atthe plate,” Meeks said.“Weare running thebasesbetter and getting the lit-tle things done to produceruns, concentratingonbe-ing fundamentallysound.”

It isnot just theoffensethat has impressed in theearly going. Junior pitch-erAnnaClements tossedano-hitter ina14-0winoverDayton April 9. Meekssaid Clements has beenthe team’s most consis-tent pitcher thus far this

season.Heading into the All

“A” Classic, beginning onApril 15, the Indians havealready demonstratedthey are a different groupthan the one that strug-gled last season. The sen-iors are providing leader-ship and the team hasmade it this far withoutany major injuries.

“The biggest differ-ence between this year’steam and last year’s arefewer injuries and moreexperience,” said Meeks.“Experience, as far as I’mconcerned, is the bestteacher. Heading into theAll ‘A’ we are where wewant to be, both physical-ly and mentally.”

SoftballContinued from Page A6

wood 15-1 April 10. LauraFinke had four hits in-cluding two homers andsix RBI. NDA beat High-lands 8-2 April 12.HayleeSmith improved to 5-1.Finke and AmandaMeagher had two hitseach.

Boys tennis» Calvary beat Villa

Madonna 3-2 April 9.Kohls,LeichterandKreftgot the wins.

» Covington CatholicbeatBeechwood5-0April9withwins fromHarrett,Reis, Kenney, Drees/Kendall and Cunning-ham/Haught.

» Villa Madonna beatGallatin County 4-1 April13.WinnerswereGibson,Gibson,Shearn andKen-ney/McQueen.

Girls tennis» Beechwood beat

Mason County 3-2 April10. Winners were John-son, Pawsat/Pawsat andGarcia/Cardosi.

» Lloydbeat St.Henry4-1April 9withwins fromPelfrey, Phillips, LewisandDia/Trevor.

» Villa Madonna beatLloyd 3-2 April 10. Win-ners were Nester, Des-marias/Krens and Lu/Pahlevani.

Florence Freedomtickets

» When the FlorenceFreedom take the fieldfor the first time in 2013on May 8, fans can bethere for free thanks toChick-fil-A at HoustonRoad in Florence. Chick-fil-AatHoustonRoadwillbe giving away compli-mentaryFreedomticketsto the May 8 game onTuesday, April 23, from5-7 p.m. to the first 1,000of their herd that night.

Three local membersof the Florence Freedomwillbeonhandinuniformto sign autographs andtakepictureswithkidsonthe 23rd. Players repre-senting the Freedom atChick-fil-A will includeall-star catcher Jim Jac-quot and outfieldersKyleBluestein and Josh Rich-mond. May 8 represents

the first “sneak peak” ofthe Freedom in 2013. Theteamwill be taking on theFrontier Greys in aspring training game,which starts at 6:35 p.m.

Florence Speedway» April 6 winners:

Mike Jewell (late model),Matt Hamilton (modi-fied), Charles Bowman(pure stock), MichaelGemmerofElsmere(hor-nets).

»April 13 winners:Greg Johnson (late mod-el), Pete Holt (modified),Jordan Hedger of Inde-pendence (pure stock),Colin Green of Walton(hornets).

Sportsmanshipwinners

» Thirty-two regionalwinners have been se-lected as part of the 2013Forcht Bank/KHSAASportsmanship Recogni-tion program, and willnow be eligible for con-sideration for the state-wide scholarship. Eachregional winner will re-ceive a $350 scholarship,an award from ForchtBank and the KHSAA,

and an invitation to theAwards Banquet on Sun-day, April 28. One maleand one female from thepool of regional honoreeswill be selected as thestatewide winner at theAwards Banquet, witheach winner receiving a$3,000 scholarship.

This marks the 17thyear for the Sportsman-ship Recognition pro-gram,which is open to allseniors that have partici-pated in athletics and/orsport activities (cheer-leading,bowling, archeryandbassfishing).Toqual-ify for consideration inthe program, a studentmust have a minimumcumulative GPA of 2.5,verification of no gamedisqualifications for un-sportsmanlike conduct,andbe involved in leader-ship roleswithin thecom-munity.

Three of the 32 win-ners are from KentonCounty: Lloyd seniorDexterSmithandBeech-wood senior AlexisHunter for the Ninth Re-gion, Scott senior An-drea Porter in the 10thRegion.

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MEEK SIGNSAshley Meek signed asoccer National Letter ofIntent with the Universityof Rio Grande. Meekplayed for Dixie HeightsHigh School and KingsSoccer Academy. Picturedis her dad, Wes Meek;sister, Renae Meek,Ashley Meek and hermom, Carolyn Meek.THANKS TOWES MEEK

Euchre tournamentThe Hornets 21-and-older

baseball team is having a eu-chre tournament 6:30 p.m. tomidnight Saturday, April 20, atthe Beech Grove Clubhouse,955 Clubhouse Drive, Independ-ence.

Cost is $20 per player. Allproceeds go to the Hornetsbaseball team.

RSVP to Todd Schoulties [email protected] or859-496-6378 for confirmedtable reservation.

Junior high footballNewport Central Catholic

High School invites all boysentering the sixth, seventh, oreighth grade in the fall of 2013to play on its junior high foot-ball team. Contact coach JeffBrauley at [email protected], or 859-572-0203.

Hoops campRegistration is open for the

NewCath 2013 Hoops Camp.The girls session is 9 a.m. to

noon, June 3-6, for girls ingrades 3-8. The boys session is 9a.m. to noon, June 10-13 forboys in grades 3-8.

For more information, visitncchs.com or call 859-292-0001.

AAU basketball tryoutsThe Kentucky Warriors AAU

basketball organization willhave tryouts in April for thespring and summer AAU bas-ketball season – boys and girls,grades 3-12. Contact Ben Coff-man at [email protected] or 859-640-6458 forspecific grades tryout date. VisitKentuckyWarriors.com.

Church softballKenton County Parks and

Recreation needs one moresoftball team for Monday Men’sChurch League play. The seasonbegins Monday, April 29.

League fees for a 10-gameseason, plus a single-elim-ination tournament, are $250per team. Umpires fees are anadditional $15 per team. Gameswill be played at 6:15 and 7:15p.m. Monday nights at LincolnRidge, Pioneer, and Middleton-Mills parks. Teams compete fora league champion trophy,T-shirts, and tournament seed-ing, and then a winning teamtrophy and T-shirts in the tour-nament. Call 525-PLAY if in-terested.

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The Greater Cincin-nati-Northern KentuckyWomen’s Sports Associa-tion recently announcedits 28 winners in highschool and college sportscategories, celebratingwomen in sports. Theawards will be given outTuesday, April 23, duringthe annual GCNKWSAawards dinner at the Sa-vannah Center in WestChester, Ohio.

Student-athlete win-ners include: College,Kathy Klump, UC, trackand field; Stephanie Vor-herr, XU, volleyball; Al-lison Long, ThomasMore, basketball; EmilySchwaeble, NKU, soft-ball; Courtney Osborn,Miami University, bas-ketball; Jess Kodiak, Mi-ami University, soccer.

High school awardwinners include, LibbyLeedom, St. Henry HighSchool, soccer; Jacque-lyn Crow, Lebanon, crosscountry and track; Mac-kenzie Laumann, OakHills, golf; MadisonCook, Notre Dame, ten-nis; Lauren MichelleSlatten, Oak Hills, soft-ball; Bridget Blood, Ur-suline, swimming; RoseLavelle, Mt. NotreDame, soccer; MichelleStrizak,Mt. NotreDame,volleyball; KelseyMitchell, Princeton, bas-ketball and Sandy Nei-haus, Mt. Notre Dame,tennis.

High school and col-lege honorees also are el-igible for the high schooland college “Sportswo-man of theYear” awards,which will be announcedat the dinner.

Other awards include;Dr. Ronald Quinn, Setonsoccer, high school coachof the year; Bobby Kra-mig, Miami Universitysoccer, college coach ofthe year; Special recog-nition, CammyDierking,WKRC-TV anchor; JuliePerry, St. Ursula, life-time service; MackenzieLaumann, Oak Hills,Jean Dowell Scholarshipfor Leadership; MelWebster, Bishop Bros-sart, Mary Jo HuismannAdministrator of theYear.

Other honorees in-clude Gary Jerow, Mod-ern Ice, women’s sportsbusiness award; MelThomas,Mt.NotreDamebasketball, legacy spe-cial award; ElizabethSmith, inspirationaward; Riley Krull, soft-ball, physically chal-lenged sportswoman ofthe year award and Mor-gan Verst, Bishop Bros-sart, Wilma Rudolphcourage award.

Tickets are still avail-able for the 20th anniver-sary GCNKWSA awardsdinner, featuring Heath-er Mitts as the keynotespeaker. For more infor-mation, visit www.cincywomensports.org.

Women athletesto be honoredApril 23Community Recorder

Four former local high schoolstudents who attend and swim forCentre College in Danville trav-eled to Birmingham, Ala., to par-ticipate in the Southern AthleticAssociation’s Conference meetFeb. 14, 15 and 16.

For the first time in Centre’shistory, both the men and womencame in first and their coachDeanBromley was named Men’s andWomen’s Coach of the Year.

The Centre women won by 130points while the Centre men beatthe favored Sewanee Collegemenby a mere half a point to bring

home first-place trophies for bothmen and women.

Local swimmers include LouisRodgers of St. Henry DistrictHigh School; Maddie Mescher ofBeechwood High School, KirstenLarson of Calvary Christian HighSchool and Shannon Wofford ofHighlands High School.

The Centre College swim teamwas named the Southern Athletic Association Conference champion.

Local swimmers assistin Centre’s champion win

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VILLAMADONNAWINS THRILLERVilla Madonna Academy’seighth-grade boys basketball teambeat Campbell County in overtimeto win the Northern KentuckyAthletic Conference Tournament.Pictured are, top, coach EricSchmitt, Ben Jones, ThomasSchutzman, Stephen Hillenmeyer,Scott McQueen, Cole Lenzen, AlecSimon, coach Tony Haskamp;bottom, Erik Weickgenannt, BenSchmitter, Christopher Nutini,Andrew Jones and Theo Maris.

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Kenton County observes Earth DayKenton County observes

Earth Day each year on April22 and the fiscal court is com-mitted to keeping our environ-ment clean, safe, and healthyfor our residents and visitors.

Kenton County makes recy-cling easy for its citizens. Binsto accept recyclable items(aluminum and tin cans, paper,plastic and glass containers)are located inside of LincolnRidge Park and near PublicWorks Administration Build-ing (420 Independence StationRoad). Additional bins are alsolocated at Pioneer Park onMadison Pike and Ryland CityBuilding on Decoursey Pike.

The recycling bins pur-chased for this program werepaid for through a grant at nocost to the county. A relativelynew program has alreadyrecycled tons of reusable ma-terials each month.

KentonCounty has“open dump-ing days” onthe first Sat-urday of everymonth from 9a.m. to 2 p.m.at the publicworks locationon Independ-ence StationRoad. Thecounty also

has two major cleanups eachyear: Spring Cleanup is threedays in April, and Fall Cleanupin October (Oct. 4-6). Dumpingis permitted at Public Workslocated at 420 IndependenceStation Road in Independencebetween the hours 8 a.m. to 6p.m. all three days.

Unwanted items can bedisposed free of charge, withthe exception of tire disposal.

There is a $5 per tire fee fordisposal.

The “open dumping” daysallowed county residents toproperly dispose of over 600tons of trash in 2012. Thecounty also collected almost100 tons of scrap metal whichwas sold to help fund the pro-gram.

Each January we offer toall county residents freeChristmas tree recycling. Wereceive approximately 1,000trees each year, shred and usethe remains on the walkingtrails within our county parks.

Litter crew helps keeproadsides clean

Kenton County Fiscal Courtutilizes non-violent offendershoused at the Detention Cen-ter to assist in picking uproadside litter on county andstate Roads. In 2012 the litter

crews cleaned 877 lane milesof roadway and collected over6,000 bags of trash.

The fiscal court recentlyapproved an additional secondlitter crew which will be su-pervised by a seasonal em-ployee. The new litter crewwill concentrate in the north-ern part of Kenton County innon-residential areas. Theseprograms are funded in partby a state grant which wereceive each year.

Kenton County is proud topartner with Boone and Camp-bell counties in the NorthernKentucky Solid Waste Man-agement Area. NKSWMA is analliance of Boone, Campbelland Kenton counties in North-ern Kentucky to manage solidwaste. The area was createdwith the goal of better coor-dinating regional solid wasteprograms such as education,

cleanup events, recyclingevents, and reports as well asimproving communicationbetween the three counties.

The area is governed by theNKSWMA Governing Body,consisting of the judge-exec-utive and one commissionerfrom each county.

Currently, I serve as chair-man of the governing body.

The area also receives ad-vice and technical expertisefrom the NKSWMA TechnicalAdvisory Committee whichalso serves at the Litter Abate-ment Committee for the area.

If you would like moreinformation regarding SolidWaste Management, pleasecontact Roger Wells, directorof Solid Waste Management at859-392-1915.

Steve Arlinghaus is judge-executiveof Kenton County.

SteveArlinghausCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

As a resident of KentonCounty and a former em-ployee of six years at theKenton County Public Li-brary, I was shocked to readJudge Summe’s ruling in theKuhnhein v. Kenton CountyPublic Library Board ofTrustees case. This decision,along with the ruling inCampbell County, will havedetrimental statewide ef-fects on libraries, their em-ployees and the communitiesthey serve.

My background is in com-puter science and libraryand information science. Iam always up to a researchchallenge and I considermyself a lifelong learner. Ido not possess a law degree.However, based on my li-brary research of the taxlegislation in question, Idisagree that our librarieshave raised taxes illegally.My interpretation of the lawmakes me believe the librarytax increases are completelylegal. If there is any estab-lishment that manages itsmoney in ways that greatlybenefit the community, it ismost certainly the library. Iam in agreement with Kuhn-hein that any establishmentillegally raising taxes shouldbe called out, but I fail to seeany wrongdoing here.

I don’t think the plaintiffrealizes what will happen ifour library’s funding isrolled back to levels fromthe 1960s and I’m disgustedthat he’d claim to representall county taxpayers. Notonce was I or anyone elseasked how we felt before hebegan his assault on literacyand public enrichment onbehalf of the Northern Ken-tucky Tea Party.

With a 45 percent fundingcut, the library simply won’tbe able to function in a man-ner useful to the public intoday’s economic and tech-nological climates. Servicesto educators will drop. Ef-

forts to fos-ter earlyliteracy inour childrenwill be weak-ened. Resi-dents depen-dent on thelibrary’shomeboundservices,such as any-one in a nurs-

ing home, will have to gowithout. Say goodbye totechnological updates,ebooks, the item budget,research databases, qualityprograms for all ages and awhole list of other beneficialservices.

When I was the teen ser-vices coordinator at Ken-tucky’s top library, the Er-langer Branch, it was anincredibly rewarding experi-ence. I saw the positive in-fluence of the library on ouryouth firsthand and had theopportunity of being a men-tor and role model for someteens who had nowhere elseto turn. To think that teen-agers and children will loseyet another safe, fun place tovisit is depressing to say theleast. What young personwould visit a library trappedin the past?

If you’re reading this andasking yourself what good alibrary is in this era, then Iwould guess you haven’tbeen to a library in sometime. I encourage you to visitthe library’s website or stopinto one of the branches tosee all the quality servicesthey offer and the collectionof books, movies, music,databases and video gamesthat are there for you, freeof charge. Our libraries,here and throughout Ken-tucky, are worth every pen-ny.

Ian Witt is a Crescent Springsresident and grad student studyinglibrary and info science.

Library rulingdisappointing,short-sighted

Ian WittCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Briede Bill keepsmurders in prison

I amresponding to a letter tothe editor, April 11 issue of theCommunity Recorder, writtenby Barbara Briede regardingthe death penalty.

Once again Mrs. Briede isre-livingtheterrorandlosssur-rounding the murder of herdaughter. She has suffered 20-plus years after her daughter’sdeath. She lost everything thatdayandverysoon– toosoonherkiller will be up for parole.

I stand with Mrs. Briede’sfamily and friends hoping herkiller will never be released.This shows no remorse forwhat he has done. We can all beself-righteous about the deathpenalty but you can’t talk thetalk if you haven’t walked thewalk.

Thanks toMrs.Briede’s tire-less efforts we have the BriedeBill which keeps murderers inprison where they belong, for avery long time.Thankyou,Bar-bara.

Carol WolkingPark Hills

Inmates shouldn’t beroaming streets

I can’t believe what I read ina recent Community Recorder.The city of Crestview Hills, acommunity with almost nocrime, will soon have countyjail inmates “cleaning up thecity, picking up litter.” StartinginMay,KentonCounty convict-ed criminals will be receiving aguided tour of Crestview Hillsand other communities.

The article stated that onlynon-violent offenders would beused. Shockingly, burglary andbreaking and entering are clas-sified as non-violent offenses.As a retired state trooper withmore than two decades of lawenforcement experience, Iknow that this decision will af-fect the safety and security ofCrestview Hills and any otherresidential community in-volvedwith theprogram. Iwishour elected officials wouldthink things through beforemaking decisions like this inthe name of “saving money.”Call or email Crestview HillsCity Hall or local city councilmembers and say “No, I don’twant inmates roaming ourstreets!”

Ric Robinson

Crestview Hills

Sad time for library usersJudge Ward’s recent ruling

against Campbell County Pub-lic Library and Judge Summe’srecent ruling against the Ken-ton County Public Libraryleaves citizens, including li-brary patrons, with importantquestions:

Will the judges force the li-braries to operate according toa budget set decades ago? Willthey force the libraries to lockup their present operatingfunds and thereby cripple li-brary operations by closingbranches and laying off staff?This would be very sad foradults and children who regu-larly use our libraries.

Will those who are associat-ed with Taxed Enough Alreadybe successful with cripplingthe Boone County Public Li-brary? And after that what willstop them from doing the samein other Kentucky counties orgoing after other services suchas public schools, health ser-vices, public transit and sup-ports for seniors and disabled?

Final question: Do Recorderreaders have the intestinal for-titude to rescueour librariesbycontacting their state legisla-tors and the governor?

Steve RothHighland Heights

Library taxes money wellspent

Kenton County CircuitCourt Judge Patricia Summehas recently ruled that theKen-ton County Public Library hasimproperly raised its tax sinceits creation in 1967.

My family and I have bene-fited greatly from this libraryfor some 60 years and considerevery one of the tax dollars wepaid for the library to havebeen money very well spent.

IurgeallKentonCountyciti-zens to let their state repre-sentative and senator know thevalue the library provides to allof us and insist they ensure theKenton County Public Libraryis properly funded to continuethe excellent work they havebeen doing.

We can only dream of thedaywhen other public agenciesprovide such valuable servicesfor so few dollars.

Ralph Arnsparger

Crestview Hills

Outsourcing would beirresponsible

It has been brought tomy at-tention that Villa Hills hasplans to outsource the policeforce to other local cities. As aseven-year resident of VillaHills, I have noticed an in-crease in burglaries and othercrime in the past few years. Inthat same span of time, I haveonly seen law enforcement ahandful of times. Due to theoverwhelmingamountofcrimein our city, I feel that this is anirresponsible decision to out-source our safety to anothercity.

As you know, Villa Hills isknown for being affluent and aprime place to live.. My wifeand I moved here expectingthis tobea“safe”neighborhoodto raise our children. Outsourc-ing our police department willno longer satisfy the comfortand protectiveness that wefeel.

We rarely see patrolsthrough our neighborhoods,and outsourcing their dutieswill only add to the problemsthat have developed in VillaHills. My own neighbors are al-ready using their ownmoney tofortify their homes withfences, surveillanceequipmentand security systems. If andwhen our police duties havebeen sent to another city, howquickly will it take someone torespond to an emergency whenone arises? How often would apatrol be throughmyneighbor-hood to deter crime and thefts?

As a local resident andvoter,my vote will be against the ex-pansion of our police depart-ment any further than our cur-rent city limits. What I wouldvote yes on is to see more per-sonnel added to the force to fur-therprotectourreputation, andmost importantly our families.

Lastly, with outsourcing ourpolice to other cities, wherewould that money go? Wouldthose taxdollarsbeusedfor im-provements in other areas ofVillaHills? I can thinkofnobet-ter use for that money than tostrengthen our own Villa Hillspolice force.

Anthony IzquierdoPresident of the Orchard Hills Home

Owner’s Association

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

HEBRON—Candace McGraw,the CEO of Cincinnati/North-ern Kentucky InternationalAirport since 2011, has, ac-

cording to employees, created a truefamily atmosphere at the airport.

McGraw was voted Northern Ken-tucky’s overall top employer by partici-pants in the Community Recorder’sfirst online Northern Kentucky BestBoss competition. Winners were alsonamed in each ofBoone, Campbell andKenton counties.

“She doesn’t justtalk the talk, she walksthe walk,” McGraw’snomination letterreads.

During her tenureleading CVG, McGrawhas overseen the rede-sign of Concourse A,the relationship withDHL and the arrival ofFrontier Airlines,while the airport beenrecognized for safetyand efficiency and wasnamed best regional airport two yearsin a row, the nomination reads.

“All of this is wonderful news for theCincinnati region, but Candace de-serves to be ‘best boss’ not because ofthese accomplishments, but because ofthe way she treats her fellow employ-ees,” the letter reads. “She preaches a‘family’ atmosphere and she backs it upwith actions."

Staff members sayMcGraw bringsflowers to her assistants or will treatemployees to an occasional breakfast

or lunch.McGraw discovered she was nomi-

nated after the fact.“It was really a tremendous honor,”

she said. “I think the staff here arefabulous. I love working with my col-leagues. They are so dedicated toCVG’s mission, dedicated to the com-munity. They treat this airport liketheir home and that’s the feeling wewant to have our passengers feel whenthey come here.”

When she learned she took the tophonors, McGraw said she was thrilled.

It was meaningful“because I really re-spect the people withwhom I work.”

McGraw said shetries to be collabora-tive in her manage-ment.

“The folks here arethe ones that do all theheavy lifting. I sort ofviewmy job as being ablocker, trying to takeany impediments out oftheir way so they cando their job.”

Born and raised inPittsburgh, McGraw,

who lives in Villa Hills, has been atCVG since 2009.

The airport, she said, has gonethrough a “tremendous” amount ofchange over the last few years.

“I think it’s important to let peopleknow their work is valuable and thatthey are valued in doing that work andthat as we’re going through the changeshere, we have a goal in sight andthey’re a part of that and they’re criti-cal to it, particularly in times of change.Folks need a steadying influence.”

Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, was votedBest Boss of Northern Kentucky in the Recorder’s online contest. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY

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CVG’SMCGRAWIS ‘BEST BOSS’

By Stephanie [email protected]

FOUR QUESTIONSWITH CANDACEMCGRAWCandace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, was voted

Northern Kentucky’s Best Boss in the Community Recorder’s inaugural Best Boss competi-tion. She answered a few questions for the Recorder.Q: Describe your management style in one word.A: Collaborative.Q:What do you think makes you a good boss?A: I try to have good listening skills. I also try to pick up on what’s not being said. I really

try to pay attention. I know that we spend the bulk of our quality hours of our day here atwork. We spend more time with our colleagues than we do with our families and you wantto make it a good working environment.Q:What do you enjoy most about working at CVG?A: I love the people here. We take our work very seriously, but we don’t take each other

very seriously. We laugh a lot. We try to make it relaxed, even though it’s very serious workwe do in terms of safety, in terms of security, in terms of customer service levels, but we tryto have fun doing it.Q: If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing?A: I’m a lawyer by background and I had worked in Cleveland’s airport system before I

came here, but in my next life, if I had to do it all over again, I would open up a gelato standin Italy, by the Mediterranean.

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EDGEWOOD — Evelyn Hitchis dedicated to her staff andpatients at St. Elizabeth Heartand Vascular Center in Edge-wood. That's part of the reasonshe was voted Kenton Coun-ty's Best Boss.

“She chooses to serve rath-er than be served and neverexpects or wants recognitionor reciprocity,” wrote JessicaMorris in Hitch's nomination.“This is her time to know howmuch our office really appre-ciates her and what she doesfor us as an efficient cardiolo-gy office.”

When talking about her roleas practice manager, Hitchtalks more about her staff of19 associates, five physiciansand seven nurse practitionersat three different locationsrather than talking about her-self.

“Maybe this award is areflection of this great staffand how well we work togeth-er. It's a great company. It'sjust a good place to work.Everyone jumps in and doeswhat they need to do,” shesaid. “Everyone is cross-

trained, so when somethingneeds to be done, there arepeople ready to do it.”

Hitch has been manager ofthe practice for eight years,since before St. ElizabethPhysicians took over in 2011.

Describing herself as aleader, Hitch said she's notafraid to innovate and encour-

ages creativity and humoramong her coworkers.

“We're not afraid to trysomething new,” she said.“They're smart people, so I'lllisten to their suggestions.They're very creative. Togeth-er we inject fun and humorinto our jobs.”

Hitch said she and her staff

share the company's missionof providing the best possiblecare for their patients.

“It's all about the staff.They're phenomenal,” shesaid. “They're so dedicated towhat they do. We strive forexcellence and work togetheras a team. That's just what wedo.”

Kenton’s ‘Best Boss’ shows heartBy Amy [email protected] THREE QUESTIONS

WITH EVELYN HITCHHow would you describe your

management style in one word?ZealousQ:What do you think makes a

good boss?A: 1. Listening. 2. Working

with staff who embrace changeand offer suggestions for im-provement, who are not afraidto think outside of the box andwho genuinely care about theirpatients (or customers) well-being.Q:What do you enjoy most

about your job?A: Having spent most of my

life working for smaller organi-zations, the transition into alarge company was challenging.I am pleased and privileged tobe working for St. ElizabethHealthcare as they are playing avery important role in thehealth care of Northern Ken-tucky.Q: If you weren't doing this

job, what would you be doing?A: Professionally traveling

throughout the world andexploring all of the places Godcreated for us to enjoy.

Evelyn Hitch, practice manager for St. Elizabeth Physicians Heart and Vascular Center in Edgewood, isKenton County’s Best Boss. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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FRIDAY, APRIL 19Art ExhibitsThe Life andWorks of HarlanHubbard, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Collection ofartwork created by local artistand author. Collection reflectsspirit of simplicity and beauty ofnature Hubbard admired duringhis lifetime. Included withadmission. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Contoured Essence, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,27 W. Seventh St., Curated byPaige Wideman. Exploring one’sinnate fascination with thefigure; artists transform globalviewpoints, incorporate orengage audience on an emo-tional or imaginative level andencourage collaborative dis-course between artist andviewer. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.Liquids-In-Motion, 10 a.m.-5p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Semmens Gallery. Col-lection of high-speed digitalphotographs of various liquidsin collision with objects andother liquids. Displayed printsprinted directly on sheets ofaluminum. Through May 15.859-491-2030; www.thecarne-gie.com. Covington.Parade, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Fivesecond floor galleries. Threeartists whose work echoes thethemes of the dramatic perfor-mance. Exhibit continuesthrough May 15. Through May11. 859-957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

Business SeminarsSharePoint Cincy, 7:30 a.m.-5p.m., METS Center, 3861OlympicBlvd., Bringing together ofpowerful mix of national andregional thought leaders, Micro-soft Certified Trainers, Microsoftengineers and Microsoft MVPs &MCMs all in one place. Thisconference promises to havesomething for every level ofyour organization and every ITprofessional who has an interestin SharePoint. Reservationsrequired. Presented by MAXTechnical Training. 513-322-8888; www.sharepointcincy-.com. Erlanger.

CivicGreater Cincinnati and North-ern Kentucky Freedom Expo2013, 5:30-9 p.m., NorthernKentucky Convention Center, 1W. RiverCenter Blvd., Speakers:Brian Thomas, K. Carl Smith andCongressman Thomas Massie.Expo tables include NRA, YoungAmericans for Liberty, homeschool groups, authors, patrioticretailers and more. Free, ticketrequired. Presented by Cincin-nati and Northern Kentucky TeaParty. 859-653-2556; cincin-natifreedomexpo.com. Coving-ton.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, 519 Enterprise Drive, $34for unlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.

Music - ConcertsVictor Wooten, 8 p.m. Doorsopen 7 p.m., Madison Theater,730 Madison Ave., Bass player,composer, author, producer andrecipient of five GrammyAwards. $20. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

Music - JazzThe John Von Ohlen, 7:30 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St.,859-261-2365; www.deefel-icecafe.com. Covington.

On Stage - DanceComedy Night, 9 p.m. Come-dians Hayward Thompson, FlowSo Amazzyn and RobWilfong.Show will be recorded on video.,Mahogany’s Coffee House andBar, 3715 Winston Ave., $5.859-314-9543; www.mahoganys-live.com. Latonia.

On Stage - TheaterParade, 7:30-10:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd., TonyAward winner for Best Book andBest Score. Transformationalstory of a country at odds withits declarations of equality,brought to life by talent ofCCM’s musical theatre program.$19-$26. Through April 21.859-957-3456; www.thecarne-gie.com. Covington.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20Art ExhibitsThe Life andWorks of HarlanHubbard, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.Liquids-In-Motion, noon-3p.m., The Carnegie, 859-491-2030; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.Parade, noon-3 p.m., The Car-negie, 859-957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

AuctionsQuarter Auction Fundraiser,7-9 p.m., Ryland Heights Ele-mentary School, 3845 StewartRoad, Cafeteria. Prizes, split-the-pots, raffle baskets and bakesale. Benefits Ryland HeightsVolunteer Fire Department andLadies Auxiliary. $5 for twopaddles. Refreshments available.Presented by Ryland Heights FireDepartment. 859-356-7970.Ryland Heights.

BenefitsSpring Bling: Razzle DazzleLuncheon, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Musicby Mia Gentile, Sara Mackie,Brooke Steele, Denise Devlin asthe Marvelous Wonderettes andsurvivor tribute by Lesley Hitch,singer and actress., NorthernKentucky Convention Center, 1W. RiverCenter Blvd., Includesentertainment, silent auction,door prizes, vendors and more.Hosted by Sheree Paolello,WLWT Channel 5 news anchor.Donate unwanted costumejewelry. Sale of recycled jewelrybenefits “I Have Wings.”. Bene-fits I Have Wings Breast CancerFoundation. $45; plus fees.Tickets required, availableonline. Presented by I HaveWings Breast Cancer Founda-tion. 859-331-7013; www.ihave-wings.org. Covington.

Clubs & OrganizationsHills of Kentucky DulcimersCoffeehouse, 1-5 p.m., Im-manuel Baptist Church, 1237Rocky View Drive, Goal of groupis to promote mountain dulci-mer via instruction, meetings,jams and public performances.Other instruments played in-clude the harmonica, mandolin,ukulele, banjo, guitar, hammerdulcimer and drum. Free. Pre-sented by Hills of KentuckyDulcimers. 859-654-5678. ColdSpring.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and DiningExperience, 7:30 p.m., SushiCincinnati, 20 W. Pike St., In-cludes training, choice of at leastthree sushi rolls, BYOB andrecipe/product information. $25.Reservations required. 513-335-0297; www.sushicinti.com.Covington.OldWorld Italian CookingClass, 2-4 p.m., ArgentineBistro, 2875 Town Center Blvd.,$25. Registration required.859-426-1042; argentinebistro-.com. Crestview Hills.

Craft ShowsMulti Vendor and Craft Ba-zaar, 1-5 p.m., IndependenceSenior and Community Center,2001 Jack Woods Drive, OrigamiOwl, Thirty-One, Mary Kay,Scentsy, Sugar & Spice Designs,Love Your Skin Soaps, JoyfulCreations, Granny’s Corner,Velata, Pampered Chef, Taste-fully Simple, Barefoot Books,Premier Designs, Tupperwareand It Works. Includes raffles.Free admission. 859-743-5468.Independence.Spring Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Fort Wright ElementarySchool, 501 Farrell Drive, Craf-ters and direct sales vendors.Tastefully Simple, Tupperware,Thirty-One and crafters ofhandmade cards, scarves, jewel-ry and more. 859-663-7159. FortWright.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m.;9:30-10:30 a.m., JazzerciseCrescent Springs Center, $34 forunlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.Jazzercise, 9:30 a.m., Prome-nade Palace, 3630 DecourseyPike, Burn up to 600 calories inan effective 60-minute totalbody workout. Jazzercise is jazzdance, resistance training, yogaand kickboxing. Wear loose,cool stretchy clothing. Aerobicor a cross trainer shoes is recom-mended. Arrive to first class15-20 minutes ahead of time.$32 monthly unlimited classes.

859-341-4392. Covington.

Karaoke and OpenMicSuper Bowl of Karaoke, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Super Bowl, 510Commonwealth Ave., Drinkspecials: $12 buckets, $3 domes-tics and $2 jello shots. With DJMatt V and DJ Love MD. Free.859-727-2000. Erlanger.

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.The John Von Ohlen Trio, 7p.m., Dee Felice Cafe, 529 MainSt., 859-261-2365; www.deefel-icecafe.com. Covington.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,KJ’s Pub, 2379 Buttermilk Cross-ing, 859-344-1413; basictruth-.webs.com. Crescent Springs.

Music - RockTheWerks, 9 p.m. Doors open 8p.m., Madison Theater, 730Madison Ave., Rock band orig-inating from Dayton. Standingonly on main floor. Ages 18 andup. $13. 859-491-2444; www.ma-disontheateronline.com. Co-vington.

On Stage - TheaterParade, 7:30-10:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, $19-$26. 859-957-3456; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

Runs / WalksCovington Rotary Club 5K Runfor Kids, 9 a.m., Devou Park,1344 Audubon Road, CharlesVolpenhein Shelter. Jay Kruz,from Rewind 94.9, emcee. Runfor children, Circus Mojo, games,music and more. Benefits SpecialOlympics and the Notre DameUrban Education Center. $22,$17 advance. Presented byCovington Rotary Club. 859-292-2151; www.covingtonkyrota-ry.org. Covington.

SchoolsKnights of Northern KentuckyScholastic Chess Tourna-ment, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. price is$25 at the door, may not playfirst round, Scott High School,5400 Old Taylor Mill Road,Five-game tournament open torated and new players. Ages-1-12. $10-$25. Food available forpurchase. 859-630-2694;www.knightschess.org. TaylorMill.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21Art ExhibitsThe Life andWorks of HarlanHubbard, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

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

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.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 10 p.m., Strasse Haus,630 Main St., Free. 859-261-1199.Covington.

Music - ConcertsCathedral Concert Series, 3p.m. With Earline Moulder,organist, and Ault Trio perform-ing French songs and PsalmMountain songs., CathedralBasilica of the Assumption, 1140Madison Ave., Free, donationsaccepted. 859-431-2060;www.cathedralconcertserie-s.org. Covington.

Music - JazzPhil DeGreg Trio, 5 p.m. SundayJazz in the Afternoon., DeeFelice Cafe, 529 Main St., 859-261-2365; www.deefelicecafe-.com. Covington.

MONDAY, APRIL 22Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m.;9:30-10:30 a.m.; 4:30-5:30 p.m.;6-7 p.m., Jazzercise CrescentSprings Center, $34 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 859-331-7778; jazzercise.com. CrescentSprings.

Music - BenefitsSuits That Rock, 8 p.m. Swim-Suits: The Songs of Summer.Doors open 7 p.m., The Car-negie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Morethan 40 professionals and exec-utives perform. Dinner by-the-bite, cash bar and dancingencouraged. Post-show un-plugged with commemorativemug in the Ohio National Fi-nancial Services Gallery. BenefitsCarnegie’s Eva G. Farris Educa-tion Center. $75 orchestra, $50mezzanine. Reservations re-quired. 859-957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23Community Dance

Line Dancing, 7-9 p.m., LookoutHeights Civic Club, 1661 ParkRoad, Holly and Bernie Rusch-man, instructors. Beginnerswelcome. Smoke-free. $6, $3 forfirst-timers. Presented by H & BDance Co.. 859-727-0904. FortWright.

EducationKentucky Proud: Plate it Up,6-8 p.m., Kenton County Coop-erative Extension Service DurrAnnex, 3099 Dixie Highway,Featuring several recipes madewith Kentucky commodities.Small recipe tastes. Discussselection and storage informa-tion while eating locally andseasonally. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Kenton County CooperativeExtension Service. 859-356-3155;kenton.ca.uky.edu. Edgewood.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Turkey Foot Middle School, 3230Turkey Foot Road, Exoticrhythms set to high-energy Latinand international beats. Allfitness levels welcome. $5.Presented by Zumba with Gabri-elle. 513-702-4776. Edgewood.Jazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m.; 9:30-10:30 a.m.; 4:30-5:30p.m.; 6-7 p.m., Jazzercise Cres-cent Springs Center, $34 forunlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-3 p.m., ElsmereSenior Center, 179 Dell St.,859-727-2306. Elsmere.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24CivicNorthern Kentucky Tea PartySpecial Event, 6:30-8 p.m.,

Erlanger Branch Library, 401Kenton Lands Road, Meetingrooms A and B. Speaker: LarryGrathwohl, only FBI informantknown to have successfullypenetrated the Weather Un-derground. The Weathermenwere group in ’60s and ’70swhose goal was to bring downAmerica. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Northern KentuckyTea Party, Kenton County.859-912-0849; www.nkyteapar-ty.org. Erlanger.

Dining EventsCivil War Blue-Gray BenefitDinner, 6 p.m. Keynote speakerDavid Mowery presents “Mor-gan’s Great Raid: The Remark-able Expedition from Kentuckyto Ohio.”, Gardens of Park Hills,1622 Dixie Highway, Cocktailhour and silent auction 6 p.m.Dinner 7 p.m.Benefits James A.Ramage Civil War Museum.$320 table of eight; $80 couple,$45 person. Reservations re-quired. Presented by James A.Ramage Civil War Museum.859-261-3045. Park Hills.

EducationEnrollment InformationSession, 3 p.m., GatewayCommunity and TechnicalCollege Edgewood Campus, 790Thomas Moore Parkway, Stu-dent Services Center E210. Learnabout admissions, financial aid,academic programs, advisingand how to enroll. Ages 18 andup. Free. Presented by GatewayCommunity and TechnicalCollege. 859-441-4500; www.ga-teway.kctcs.edu. Edgewood.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m.; 5-6 p.m.; 6-7 p.m., Jazzer-cise Crescent Springs Center, $34for unlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.Zumba, 6:30-7:30 p.m., DiamondDance Academy, 5030 Old TaylorMill Road, No dancing skillsrequired. $5. 859-814-8375;diamonddanceky.com. TaylorMill.

Senior CitizensEuchre Tournament, noon-2p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity Center.859-485-7611.Walton.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Turkey Foot Middle School, $5.513-702-4776. Edgewood.Jazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m.; 4:30-5:30 p.m.; 6-7 p.m.,Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.Zumba Fitness, 6:30 p.m.,Independence Senior and Com-munity Center, 2001 Jack WoodsDrive, $30 six-week session, $7drop in. Registration required.859-356-6264; www.cityofinde-pendence.org. Independence.

Farmers MarketDixie Farmers Market, 2-6p.m., Erlanger Baptist Church,116 Commonwealth Ave., Pre-sented by City of Erlanger.859-727-2525; www.ci.erlanger-.ky.us. Erlanger.

On Stage - StudentTheaterAnnie Kids, 7-8 p.m., DixieHeights High School, 3010 DixieHighway, Presented throughspecial arrangement with andall authorized materials aresupplied by Music TheatreInternational. $5. Presented byFort Wright Drama Club. 859-331-7742. Edgewood.

SchoolsNKY/Greater Cincinnati UKAlumni Club ScholarshipRecognition and SpringDinner, 5:45-8:30 p.m., FortMitchell Country Club, 250 FortMitchell Ave., Guest speaker,Dean Dan O’Hair, senior viceprovost for student success,charged with looking at entirestudent experience and ensurethat UK provides best environ-ment for everyone. Scholarshiprecipients from Northern KY/Greater Cincinnati to be recog-nized. $40, $35 members. Regis-tration required. Presented byNorthern KY/Greater CincinnatiAlumni Association. 859-802-5400; www.ukalumni.net/annualdinner. Fort Mitchell.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Dogwood Days Dash, 9 a.m., Boone County Arboretum at Central Park, 9190 Camp ErnstRoad, 5K run/walk. Registration begins 7:30 a.m. Presented by Boone County Arboretum.For more information, call 859-586-6101 or visit www.finishspot.com. THANKS TO LAURA

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The Harlem Globetrotters perform an all-ages show 7 p.m.Friday, April 19, at the Bank of Kentucky Center. Doors at 6p.m. For more information, visitbankofkentuckycenter.com. GETTY IMAGES

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JAMESTOWN — LakeCumberland State Re-sort Park will host theeighth annual EarthDay Geocache Week-end April 19-21.

Geocaching is anoutdoor sporting activ-ity in which the partici-pants use a GPS deviceto hide and seek con-tainers, called “geo-caches” or “caches.”

Lake CumberlandState Resort Park hasprepared another huntto challenge everyonefrom the novice to theexpert cacher.

In the spirit of EarthDay, the park wantsguests to enjoy thebeauty of Lake Cum-berland State ResortPark while keeping itclean by practicing“cache intrashout”and“leave no trace.”

The geocache week-end run Friday, April19, through Sunday,April 21.

Caching will com-mence promptly at 8a.m. Saturday and Sun-day mornings at LakeCumberland and willend at noon Sunday.

The registration feefor the weekend is $30per couple and $20 perindividual; children 12and under are $10. Pre-registration is not re-quired. Call 1-800-325-1709.

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Mother Nature is let-tingme know that springis really here. Lookingoutmy kitchenwindowinto the woods, I see treesbudding out and the for-sythia is in bloom. Thattells me the ground and

air arewarmer,about 50degrees orso.MyhusbandFrank gotthe gardenplowed andalsoplowedgardensfor our

neighbors, so everyone iseager to start planting.We gotmost of our rootveggies planted, includ-ing potatoes, radishesand onions. The saladgreens are already pop-ping up, as are the peas.

I worked inmy herbgarden for days hoeingout the chickweed, whichis in fact a winter annual.I gave asmuch to thechickens as theywouldeat, and I also put some inour salads. Chickweedcontains calcium, zinc,iron, vitamins A and Cand someB vitamins.Plus it’s an appetite sup-pressant! Our ancestorshappily picked chick-weed and dandelionleaves to replace vita-mins andminerals lostduring ameager winterdiet devoid of freshgreens. As long as youhave a positive identifica-tion and the plants are

“clean," enjoy themwhilethey are young and ten-der.

Simple yeast rollsI was trying tomake

rolls similar to theHa-waiian sweet yeast rollsthat you buy. I didn’tquitemake it texturewise, but the taste is simi-lar. If you’re new to bak-ing or intimidated by it,try these. I think you’ll bepleasedwith results. I’musing fast/rapid riseyeast here, not regularyeast.

21⁄4cups flour1⁄4cup sugar1package (1⁄4oz.) fast/rapidrise/quick-rise yeast

1⁄2teaspoon salt3⁄4cupwarmwater (120-130degrees)

3 tablespoons butter,melted, plus extra forbrushing on rolls

Combine11⁄2 cups flour,sugar, yeast and salt. Addwater and 3 tablespoonsbutter and beat onmedi-um speed until smooth, afewminutes. Blend inrest of flour to form softdough. Knead a fewmin-utes. Thismakes doughsmooth and developsgluten for texture. (Blessthe dough bymaking across with your hand. It’sa way to thank the Lordfor your abundant bless-ings). Cover, let rest for10minutes. Roll to a1⁄2-inch thick or so, cutwith biscuit cutter orglass. You’ll get ninecircles of dough if youuse a 21⁄2-inch biscuit

cutter. Place 2 inchesapart on sprayed cookiesheet. Brushwith butter.Cover and let rise inwarm place until dou-bled, about 40-50min-utes.

Preheat oven to 375and bake until light gold-en, about 11-15minutes.Brushwith butter.

Yeast101Regular yeast: For the

most part, this needs tobe proofed in warmwa-ter (105-115 degrees) forseveral minutes until it

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yeast: Amore aggressivestrain that can bemixedin with dry ingredients. Italso tolerates higherheat.

Step by step photosfor rolls: Check outmyblog.

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You are the best read-ers and once again, cameto the rescue. If you re-call, KimMartin wantedtomakeKroger’s Jarlsb-

erg cheese spread athome. Gail C., a Burling-ton reader, toldme shehad asked one of Krog-er’s deli employees acouple years ago aboutthe spread andwas told itcontained just shreddedJarlsberg, mayo and redonion. Andre, anotherreader, forwarded hisversion and I’m sharingthat today. He said he andothers in his family agree“it is just as good as storebought." Andre grates thecheese with the Cuisinartgrating blade. He chopsthe onion fine (about a1/4inch) by hand since An-dre feels like hand dicingwill result in less liquidonion. Smart tip!

Blend together

10 oz. or so Jarlsberg cheese1⁄2large red onion, 1⁄4-inch diceMayonnaise to taste

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Jarlsberg ismild,buttery, nutty and slight-ly sweet.

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die’s potatoes.” Lindawould like a clone for thisrecipe from thisMontgo-mery, Ohio, restaurant.“Creamy and delicious,”she said.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

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CRESCENT SPRINGS —Each year, members ofCongress have the privi-lege of recommendingex-ceptional young peoplefor admission to the U.S.Military Academy atWest Point, the NavalAcademy, the Air ForceAcademy, the MerchantMarine Academy, and theCoast Guard Academy,known collectively as theU.S. Service Academies.

The U.S. Service Acad-emies offer an opportuni-ty for young men andwomen to serve theircountry while improving

all facets of their charac-ter through a rigorousscholastic curriculumand a disciplined moraland physical regimen. Inplaceof tuition, theacade-mies ask for military ser-vice after graduation. Ca-dets and midshipmengraduateasofficers in theUnited States military,andmany have gone on tobe great leaders in our na-tion’s history.

Competition for thelimited number of oppor-tunities is extremelyhigh. Nominees are cho-sen based on several fac-tors including character,leadership, academic ex-

cellence, physical apti-tude and extracurricularactivities. Rep. ThomasMassie will recommendthe most qualified appli-cants from the FourthDistrict.

Massie’s first Acad-emyDay aims to bring to-gether Service Academyrepresentativesand inter-ested students and par-ents to discuss the appli-cation process, academylife, and career opportu-nities within the variousbranches of the military.Although the program isdesigned for high schooljuniors, Massie encour-ages younger high school

students to attend if theywould like to learn moreabout the academies andhow they can better pre-pare themselves to apply.

AcademyDaywill takeplace Saturday, April 27,at Dixie Heights HighSchool in Edgewood.

Registration begins at10:30 a.m. and the pro-gram will begin at 11 a.m.

For more information,contactMassie’sCrescentSprings district office bycalling 859-426-0080.

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The Greater Cincin-nati Foundation has ap-proved Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky for agrant award of $50,000 insupport of the New Free-dom Transportation pro-gram.

Through theNewFree-dom Transportation pro-gram, Senior Serviceswill be able to providetransportation for peoplewho are 60 and above inage and people with dis-abilities in Boone, Kentonand Campbell counties.

This program is fund-ed by the Ohio KentuckyIndiana Regional Councilof Governments and re-quires a 100 percent fi-nancial match in order toreceive the $268,050 thatcould potentially be allo-cated over a two-year pe-riod.

Those also providingfunding for theNewFree-dom Transportation pro-gram match include R.C.Durr Foundation, whichgranted $25,000 for 2012.

This financial gift wasfunded in part by each ofthese funds administeredby The Greater Cincin-nati Foundation; theAsso-ciation of Home CareAgencies Fund, BurleighFamily Fund, Carol AnnandRalphV.Haile, Jr. andUS Bank FoundationNorthernKentuckyFund,and the Katherine H. Wil-

cox Memorial Fund.These donors and TheGreater Cincinnati Foun-dation’s support will helpensure the funds neces-sary to provide seniorsand persons with disabil-ities in Northern Ken-tucky vital transportationto medical appointments,dialysis, and other basicneeds.

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As part of its Ken-tucky Parent Survey, theFoundation for aHealthyKentucky released newdata about children’shealth behaviors. The pa-rental perceptions mea-sured by the poll providevaluable insight into thehealth habits and behav-iors of Kentucky’s chil-dren, which often fellshort of recommendedbenchmarks.

According to the Na-tional Survey of Chil-dren’s Health, 37 percentof school age children inKentucky are over-weight orobese.YetmostKentucky parents, 76percent, think their childweighs about the rightamount and few, 14 per-cent, think their child

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burning is a health prob-lem that affects every-one, but especially chil-dren, the elderly, andthose with existing ail-ments like asthma. Chil-dren are particularly sen-sitive to air pollutionfrom open burning, be-cause their bodies arestill developing. Childrenalso breathe 50 percentmore oxygen per poundof body weight thanadults do, so their lungsare exposed to moreharmful pollutants.

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Fifth-grade students at St. Pius X School par-ticipated in aHealthyChallengeKick-Off assem-bly. Students and their families were encouragedto participate in Rise to the Challenge, a four-week fitness and nutrition challenge being spon-sored by the school’s Total Wellness Committee.

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St. Pius X seventh-grade students Drew Danneman andTommy Smith prepare to welcome school mascot, Shadow thePanther, as the school gathers for a Healthy ChallengeKick-Off assembly. THANKS TO ST. PIUS X SCHOOL

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If your mower is setfor 2 inches, mow againwhen grass heightreaches approximately 3inches. Be sure not toscalp the lawn by mow-ing off most of the greenleaves.

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So when the firstclump of grass growsabove the mowingheight, mow, even if a lotof the yard doesn’t needto be mowed yet. Not allgrasses start growing atthe same time. Grass onnorthern slopes, or inheavy clay soil, will startgrowing several dayslater than normal. Grassthat wasn’t fertilized inthe fall or early springalso has a delayedgrowth.

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more dark green growth,it will transfigure yourlawn into the most uni-form, attractive in theneighborhood. Move theheight up to 2.5 inchesafter you mow the grassseveral times.

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ance.Directed and found-ed by classical guitaristRichard Goering, thiswell-known local ensem-ble brings a unique tonalpalette to their repertoryusing acoustic guitar,flute and double bass.

Musical selections onthis free event span cen-turies of themes andstyles to please listenersof all ages and liking.

The concert is open tothe public with no admis-sion charge.A freewill of-fering will be accepted.Cathedral Basilica of theAssumption is at 1140Madison Ave., Covington.

Care Net banquetset for May 9

The eighth annual ban-quet benefiting Care NetPregnancy Services ofNorthern Kentucky willbe May 9 at ReceptionsConference Center in Er-langer.

Brian Patrick of Sa-cred Heart Radio willserve as emcee. Keynotespeaker Becky Turnerwill present Bruce Wil-kinson's “TheGreat Turn-around” program.

Turner is president ofKBT Consulting andserves nonprofits in stra-tegic planning and devel-opment. Turner has as-sisted in raising morethat $1.6 million for preg-nancy centers. “TheGreat Turnaround” wascreated by author BruceWilkinson and has helpedpregnancycenters acrossthe country.

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ERLANGER — A YouthCar Wash will take placefrom11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat-urday, April 20, at Erlang-er United MethodistChurch, 31 Common-wealth Ave., Erlanger.

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Hotdogs, chips and so-da will be for sale.

Jazz quartet kicksoff music series

Summer is on its wayand so is the Behringer-Crawford Museum’ssummer music series,Music@BCM. Get readyfor everything fromblue-grass to jazz to rock andmore.

To kick off the musicseries, Behringer-Craw-ford presents the MJQDéjà vu Tribute Ensem-ble on Thursday, April 18.The quartet brings backthe sound, mood, andstyle of the Modern JazzQuartet featuring PatKelly on the keyboard,Rusty Burge on vibes,Bobby Scott on drumsand Jim Anderson onbass.

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Manna Missionhosts dinner

ERLANGER — MannaMission hosts a free din-ner from 5 to 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 27, at Er-langer United MethodistChurch, 31 Common-wealth Ave., Erlanger.

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Optimists namecontest winners

The Optimist Club ofCovington has announcedtwo club contest winners.

The 2013 Essay Con-test winner is CovingtonCatholic High Schoolsophomore Joseph Mari-no.

Joseph, the son of Mr.andMrs.Michael J.Mari-no of Fort Wright, wasawarded a medallion anda Certificate of Honor by

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The Optimist Club ofCovington also recentlysponsored four membersof theBoysandGirlsClubof Covington in the Opti-mist West Virginia/Ken-tucky Regional Tri-StarBasketball Tournamentin Southgate.

These four contestantshad won the CovingtonClub Competition and be-came eligible to competeon the regional level.

Selena Kemplin,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Leonard Kemplin, wonthe regional tournamentin the 9-year-old girls di-vision.

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The Cathedral ConcertSeries concludes its 38thSeason at 3 p.m. Sunday,April 21.

Visiting for the firsttime is Earline Moulder,concert organist and fac-ulty member at DruryUniversity in Springfield,Mo.

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Thursday, April 18."As our industry is in

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“Our job placementrate is over 97 percentand get calls constantlylooking for students towork for our members.Unfortunately we are at apoint where we have to

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Marian AllerMarian L. Aller, 68, of Villa

Hills, died April 8, 2013, at herresidence.

She worked as a social workerand homemaker.

Survivors include her husband,Bryan Aller; daughters, KimberlyOsiecki and Amanda Holmes,both of Baltimore; brother,Michael Gajdos of Los Angeles;sisters, Katherine “Kay” Holtonof Racine, Wis., Veronica “Ron-nie” Anderson of Lake Mills,Wis., and Susan Griffiths ofPhoenix; and one grandchild.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Billy BarronBilly Clay Barron, 69, of Con-

nersville, Ind., formerly of Inde-pendence, died April 11, 2013, atSt. Elizabeth Florence.

He was a retired assistantprincipal for Covington In-dependent Schools and an AirForce veteran.

His wife, May AndersonBarron; mother, Rachel Barron;and sister, Vicky Bolton, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son, ClayBarron of Covington; daughters,Janice Sebree of Taylor Mill, andKimMyer of Indianapolis; andfive grandchildren.

Interment was at MulberryCemetery in Williamsburg.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare, 1Medical VillageDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Betty CarrBetty Jane Edwards Carr, 88,

of Independence, died March29, 2013, at the IndianspringHealth Care in Oakley, Ohio.

She was a homemaker, mem-ber of Grace Baptist Church inIndependence, member ofBradford Star No. 493 OES, andformer member of South SideBaptist in Covington.

Her husband, Robert CharlesCarr; son, David Patrick Carr;brothers, Melvin Edwards andDonald R. Edwards, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Michele L. Carr of Independ-ence; son, Michael Robert Carrof Corinth; brother, RichardEdwards of Noblesville, Ind.;four grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

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

Veanetta ChumbleyVeanetta Marie Chumbley, 83,

of Erlanger, died April 7, 2013.She was retired from Cincin-

nati Bell Telephone Co. whereshe served 46 years, lovedspending time with her family,traveling, dining out, and tend-ing to her home.

Her brother, Harold Corbin,died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Joe Chumbley of Erlanger;stepchildren, Connie Crawn ofConstableville, N.Y., and JosephChumbley of Nolanville, Texas;and brothers, David Corbin ofBurlington, and Jack Corbin ofErlanger.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery in Covington.

Memorials: Boys Town, 14100Crawford St., Boys Town, NE68010.

Michael FurnishMichael H. Furnish, 55, of

Elsmere, died April 4, 2013.He was an Army veteran, and

avid fan of the Cincinnati Reds.Survivors include his longtime

companion, Patty Magee;daughters, Andrea, Ashley, andKelly Furnish, all of Louisville;brothers, Jerry Furnish of Talla-hassee, Fla., and Scott Furnish ofHebron; sister, Kathy FurnishHodges of Burlington; and twograndchildren.

Richard HartmanRichard L. “Mother” Hartman,

89, of Ludlow, died April 5, 2013,at St. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a retired electricianwith IBEW Local 212, a Navyveteran of World War II, mem-ber of Mother of God Church inCovington, member of KellyFurnish VFW Post 7099, pastpresident of Fraternal Order ofEagles No. 280, and formermember of Ludlow Drum andBugle Corps.

His wife, Mary Emma Hart-man, died previously.

Survivors include his sons,Richard Hartman of Southgate,Daniel Hartman of Burlington,

Lawrence Hartman of Ludlow,and John Hartman of Florence;daughters, Diane Hartman ofLudlow, Mary Lee Conway ofVilla Hills, Deborah Deaton ofCovington, Ruth Ellen Hartmanof Ludlow, Patricia Hartman ofLudlow, and Donna Hartman ofLudlow; nine grandchildren and10 great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Ludlow FireDepartment, 234 Oak St., Lud-low, KY 41016.

Brianna HoltBrianna Kaylnn Holt, 14, of

Williamstown, formerly ofLatonia, died April 7, 2013, ather residence.

She was an eighth-gradestudent at Grant County MiddleSchool who enjoyed watchingand supporting the Grant Coun-ty Middle School boys basketballteam, and talking to her friendsthrough Facebook. Sheriff ChuckKorzenborn also made her anhonorary Kenton County Depu-ty.

Her mother, Crystal Lynn Earls,died previously

Survivors include her father,James A. Holt; sisters, KelseyHolt and Libbi Holt; brothers,James Holt and Dawson Maley;grandparents, Tammy and DougEarls, Linda Earls and ElizabethHolt; and three great-grand-mothers.

Donald KathmanDonald “Don” J. Kathman, 82,

of Burlington, died April 10,2013, at his residence.

He was a retired sales man-ager for Duro Bag Co. where heworked for 25 years, longtimemember of St. Pius X Church inEdgewood, and Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife,Lorna Kathman of Burlington;sons, Michael of Florence, Don-ald Jr. of Pensacola, Fla., Davidof Edgewood, and Kevin ofBloomington, Ind.; daughter,Michele Lauterbach of Cypress,Texas; brother, John Kathman ofEdgewood; sister, Elaine Manillaof Huntington, W. Va.; 20 grand-children and four great-grand-children.

Interment was at St. Mary’sCemetery.

Memorials: St. Meinrad Semi-nary and School of Theology,200 Hill Drive St. Meinrad, IN47577; or St. Elizabeth MedicalCenter Hospice, 483 S. LoopDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Charles MahorneyCharles L. Mahorney, 94, of

Erlanger, died April 4, 2013, atthe Baptist Convalescent Centerin Newport.

He was a Navy veteran ofWorld War II, and an avid golfer.

His wife, Lucille V. Mahorney,died previously.

Survivors include his son,Gene Mahorney of Villa Hills;daughters, Carolyn Buhr of NewPort Richey, Fla., and Debi Taylorof Mooresville, N.C.; brother,Paul Mahorney of Ludlow;sisters, Louise Cook of St.George, Utah, and Violet Bass ofFlorence; nine grandchildren, 22great-grandchildren and fourgreat-great-grandchildren.

Interment was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: The Point/Arc ofNorthern Kentucky, 104 WestPike St., Covington, KY 41011; orthe Baptist Village Care Center,2990 Riggs Ave., Erlanger, KY41018.

MaryMcClanahanMary Ellen McClanahan, 88, of

Taylor Mill, died April 6, 2013, atRosedale Green in Latonia.

Her husband, Frank McClana-han, and sister, Rita Schweitzer-Harris, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Kathy Cameron, Janey Hilland Patty McClanahan, all ofTaylor Mill; sons, Thomas McCla-nahan of Taylor Mill and MikeMcClanahan of Morning View;four grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Rosedale Green,4250 Glenn Ave., Latonia, KY41015.

AnnaMiddendorfAnna Mae Middendorf, 95, of

Fort Wright, died April 8, 2013.Her husband, Ralph Midden-

dorf, died previously.Survivors include brother, Bob

Schulte of Scottsdale, Ariz., andJoe Schulte of Park Hills; anddear friend, Louise Busher ofFort Wright.

She was an accountant atMiddendorf Plumbing Supply inCovington.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati,OH 45203; or St. ElizabethHospice, 483 South Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.

RosemondMoevesRosemond Marie Moeves, 85,

of Erlanger, died April 5, 2013, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was a homemaker, andmember of St. Henry Church inElsmere.

Her husband, Charles JohnMoeves, died previously.

Survivors include her sons, EdMoeves of Taylor Mill, MichaelMoeves of Union, and RaymondMoeves of Seattle; daughters,Kathleen Teten of Florence, andLinda McKenzie of Walton;brothers, Earl Knasel, of Edge-wood, and Hubert Knasel ofHoughton Lake, Mich.; sister,Kathleen Graven of Fort Wright;15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Interment was at St. JohnCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 South Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Marjorie NesslerMarjorie S. Ball Nessler, 95, of

Independence, died April 5,2013, at Judson Village of Cincin-nati.

She was a retired Church ofGod minister, and enjoyedshopping and spending timewith her family.

Her husband, Joseph Nessler,and brothers, Russell Charlesand Robert Ball, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, SharonWilson of Florence,Darlene Curtis of Amelia, Ohio,Vicke Embry of Independence,Pam Bowling of Walton, andDebbie Roberts of Manchester;15 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens of Taylor Mill.

Memorials: the family ofMarjorie Nessler c/o Chambersand Grubbs Funeral Home,11382 Madison Pike, Independ-ence, KY 41051.

Sandra NewberrySandra Sue “Sandy” New-

berry, 64, of Independence, diedApril 7, 2013, at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

She was a para-educator withBoone County Schools andlongtime member of Kento-BooBaptist Church in Florence.

Survivors include her husband,David W. Newberry; son, Vic M.Newberry of Independence;daughters, Kimberly N. Hamrickof Hebron, and Tanya L. Cavinsof Union; brothers, BradleyCarter of Cincinnati, and LonnieCarter of Dayton, Ohio; sister,Glenda Schadler of Erlanger;and nine grandchildren.

Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.

Martha PattonMartha S. Patton, 77, of Park

Hills, died April 8, 2013, at herresidence.

She was a retired teacherfrom the Northern KentuckyVocational and Technical School,and a longtime member of St.Agnes Church.

Her husband, James D. Patton;sister, Mary P. Spicer; and broth-er, John N. Shahan, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her children,Kathleen Bieger of Carrollton,Michael K. Patton of George-town, Jennifer Gregory ofVerona, and James Patton ofLouisville; and several grand-children and great-grand-

children.Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-

tery in Fort Mitchell.Memorials: National Parks

Conservation Association, 777Sixth St., NW, Suite 700, Wash-ington, DC 20001; or CatholicCharities of Northern Kentucky,3629 Church St., Covington, KY41015.

John PotterJohn F. Potter, 74, of Elsmere,

died April 4, 2013, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.

He was retired from Air Forcewith 20 years of service, andretired from the IRS with 21years of service.

Survivors include his wife,Barbara S. Potter; son, GaryPotter; stepsons, James andShannon Hardin; stepdaughter,Sonya Hardin; and 13 grand-children.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Joel RedlingerJoel Ashley Redlinger, 29, died

April 3, 2013, in Covington.His father, William A. Redlin-

ger III, died previously.Survivors include his mother,

Donna L. Redlinger of FortWright; brother, Louis W. Redlin-ger of Erlanger; sister, Jillian M.Redlinger of Fort Wright; andnieces, Lucy, Emma and Olivia.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Joel RedlingerMemorial Fund c/o Fifth-ThirdBank.

Paul ReindersPaul B. Reinders, 90, of Erlang-

er, died April 6, 2013.He was associated with the

International Harvester Co. inCincinnati for 40 years, servedwith the Navy during World WarII, and was a member of theSociety of Automotive Engi-neers.

His sisters, Helen Cook andDorothy Reinders, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his wife,Joanne Clarkson Reinders; son,Thomas Reinders of Richmond,Va.; daughter, Janyce Niblack ofWinchester; sisters, Ruth Arras-

mith of Florence, and IreneKuhling of Tampa, Fla.; twograndchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Interment was at the ForestLawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Memorials: charity of thedonor’s choice.

Anthony Roland Jr.Anthony “T.J.” Roland Jr., 35,

of Latonia, died April 5, 2013, inWillemsted, Curacao.

He was a master sergeant inthe Air Force, and was a mem-ber of the 912th Air RefuelingSquadron.

His grandparents, Charleneand George Roland, and HelenC. and January Buck Sr., diedpreviously.

Survivors include his mother,Frankie Dawson of Latonia;father, Anthony Roland Sr. ofCincinnati; wife, Heather Rolandof Panama City, Fla.; children,Gianni, Brianna, and DonovanRoland; siblings, Qiana Buck ofCincinnati, James V. Roland ofIndependence, Damon C. Rolandof Batavia, Ohio; and step-brothers, Weldon I. Dawson Jr.of Springfield, Ohio, and DionM. Dawson of Goodman, Miss.

Memorials: Newport HighSchool, 900 E. Sixth St., Newport,KY 41071.

John SefakisJohn T. Sefakis, 71, of Ludlow,

died April 7, 2013, at the VAMedical Center in Cincinnati.

He served in the Navy, was atool and die maker, owner ofJ&M Industrial Tool GrindingCo., member of Moose Lodge inTaylor Mill, and Unity Lodge748-FNAM of Ludlow.

Survivors include his wife,Agnes Sefakis; sons, Chris Sefakisof Franklin, Ohio, and TommySefakis of Mariemont, Ohio;daughter, Connie Levy of Day-ton; brother, Alan Sefakis ofErlanger; two grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

Interment was at St. JohnCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Wesley UnitedMethodist Church, ChurchKitchen Fund, 319 Oak St.,Ludlow, KY 41016.

Walter SharonWalter Sharon, 75, of Morn-

ing View, died April 7, 2013, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a retired laborer forthe Kenton County Road De-partment, after 25 years ofwork, was a member of Wil-mington Baptist Church, andenjoyed spending time outdoorsand working on tractors.

His wife, Juanita Sharon;sister, Barbara Hartman; andbrother, Robert Voland, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sisters,Betty Hartman of Bromley,Grace Lucille Lemming of De-Mossville; and several nieces andnephews.

Interment was at WilmingtonBaptist Cemetery in Fiskburg.

Memorials: American HeartAssociation.

William SiemerWilliam “Bill” Siemer, 83, of

Fort Mitchell, died April 10, 2013.He was a KoreanWar Veter-

an, and retiree of NuMaidmargarine.

His wife, LaVerne Siemer; andsiblings, Bobby, Rosella, Jack,George, Norman and Roy, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his children,Denise Haupt, Susan Siemer,Sharon French, Bobbie Emmert,and Melissa Creech; siblings,Elden Siemer, Birdie Robinson,and Joan Meiner; seven grand-children and eight great-grand-children.

Memorials: American CancerSociety; or the American Diabe-tes Association.

Ruth SigmonRuth Elizabeth Sigmon, 90, of

Independence, died April 7,2013.

She was a member of BigBone Baptist Church.

Her husband, Buster Sigmon,and son, Andrew Sigmon, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her son,Russell Sigmon; daughters, RenaScalf, Jeanine Marcum, andJudith Ginn; sisters, Evelyn

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Katrina Murphy, 38, andDavid Proud Jr., 38, both ofLudlow, issued April 1.

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FORTWRIGHTArrests/CitationsTeyanna K. Reese, 20, 2474Nottingham, shoplifting, bur-glary at 3450 Valley PlazaPkwy., April 7.Brooke M. Dickerson, 19, 8457Anthony Wayne, shoplifting,burglary at 3450 Valley PlazaPkwy., April 7.Brandon Adair, 23, 5059 SanroDr., shoplifting at 3450 ValleyPlaza Pkwy., April 5.Derek Sims, 22, 4575 Patron Ct.,marijuana possession at Madi-son Pike, April 4.Rachel D. King, 27, 3580 Lip-scomb Rd., shoplifting at 3450Valley Plaza Pkwy., April 1.

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Hilton and Dolores Rickles;brother, Arthur King; 11grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Big BoneBaptist Cemetery.

Memorials: Big Bone Bap-tist Church.

Harry Von HandorfHarry J. Von Handorf, 92, of

Lakeside Park, died April 4,2013.

He was a Navy veteran ofWorld War II, and retiredfrom R.A. Jones Inc.

His wife, Vera A. VonHandorf, died previously.

Survivors include his chil-dren, Jim Von Handorf, DaveVon Handorf, Margie Cross,and Tom Von Handorf; broth-ers, Ed Von Handorf, andRichard Von Handorf; 12grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery Mausoleum.

Memorials: Be Concerned,714 Washington St., Coving-ton, KY 41011; or St. Vincentde Paul, 2655 Crescent SpringsPike, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.

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St. Elizabeth Edge-wood has announced thatit has placed among anelite group of U.S. hospi-tals:HealthgradesAmer-ica’s 50 Best Hospitals.

This is St. ElizabethEdgewood’s seventhstraight year to receivethis award.

To be recognized withthis distinction, hospitalsmust have had risk-ad-justed mortality andcomplication rates thatwere in thebest top5per-

cent in the nation for themost consecutive years.On average, patientstreated at America’s 50Best Hospitals had anearly 30 percent lowerrisk of death.

To determine Ameri-ca’s 50 Best Hospitals,Healthgrades analyzedmore than 150 millionmedicare hospitalizationrecords from every non-federal hospital in thena-tion. Hospitals mustmeet minimum thresh-olds in terms of patientvolumes, quality ratings

and the range of servicesprovided. Specifically,hospitals were evaluatedbased on the risk-adjust-ed mortality and compli-cation rates across 26procedures and treat-ments, from hip replace-ment to bypass surgery.

From 2008 through2010, if all U.S. hospitalshadperformedat the lev-el of A50B hospitals,179,593 medicare deathsmay have been prevent-ed.

In addition, Health-grades ranks St. Eliza-

beth among the top1per-cent of the nation foroverall clinical excel-lence, and St. ElizabethEdgewood is the onlyhospital in Kentucky toreceive this distinction.St. Elizabeth is also rec-ognized as a Distin-guished Hospital forClinical Service, and St.Elizabeth Edgewood wasrecognized as one ofHealthgrades America’s100 Best Hospitals forcardiac surgery in 2013,as well as pulmonarycare.

St. E among Healthgrades 50 BestCommunity Recorder

A painting retreatwill be offered in Aprilby the Greater Cincin-nati Decorative ArtistsApril 19-21. This year’stheme is Painting is aPicnic andwill beheld atthe Higher Ground Con-ference Center in WestHarrison, Ind.

The retreat offersclasses in all paintingand drawing mediums.

Registration is opento anyone who is inter-ested in decorativepainting.

More informationcontact Jo Ann Heurichat 513-367-9757 [email protected].

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