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BELLEVUE — A visit fromHollywood and now a nomina-tion for the National Register ofHistoric Places, Bellevue’sMarianne Theater is having astellar season.

This month, the openingscene of the Jessica Biel movie“The Blunderer” was filmed atthe Marianne, located at 609Fairfield Ave. Now, the Ken-tucky Historic Preservation Re-view Board has approved theMarianne’s nomination for list-ing in the National Register ofHistoric Places. The nomina-tion will be forwarded to the Na-tional Park Service for final de-termination of eligibility. Thedecision on designation will bemade in 60 to 90 days.

“We are one step away,” saidBellevue assistant city adminis-trator Jody Robinson. “We thinkBellevue’s beautiful MarianneTheater is worthy of being hon-ored with an individual place-ment on the National Registerof Historic Places.”

The National Register is thenation’s official list of historicand archaeological resourcesdeemed worthy of preserva-tion. Owners of National Regis-ter properties may qualify forstate and federal tax credits forrehabilitation of these proper-ties. National Register statusdoes not affect property owner-ship rights, but does provide ameasure of protection against

adverse impacts from federallyfunded projects.

Bellevue purchased the Mar-ianne last summer, with thehope of attracting a developerto make use of the building,while preserving original archi-tectural features. The theaterhas been closed for severalyears and is vacant.

Robinson said historic dis-tricts and historic properties

are attractive to many develop-ers. She believes the nomina-tion will attract developers whowill be interested in utilizinghistoric tax credits.

Robinson said the city isgrateful for “all the work” DaveKillen did on the nomination.The Northern Kentucky Uni-versity graduate student andCincinnati State professorworked on the nomination as

part of an assignment requiredfor his master’s degree.

Killen, of Fort Thomas, saidhe is a longtime admirer of theMarianne. “It’s so well-pre-served and intact,” he said. TheMarianne, he said was designedby architect Paul B. Kiel in 1941and built in 1942 by owner-man-ager Peter L. Smith.

Marianne Theater on a roll

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Jody Robinson, Bellevue assistant city manager, in the old MarianneTheater.

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The Marianne Theater on Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue could be named tothe National Register of Historic Places.

By Melissa [email protected]

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ALEXANDRIA — CampbellCounty Police Department’sDonald Dornheggen made themost DUI (driving under theinfluence) arrests in 2014 ofany Northern Kentucky offi-cer.

He’s also among the DUI ar-rest leaders in all of Kentucky.

Dornheggen’s 76 DUI ar-rests earned him top honors forDistrict 3, comprised of de-partments with 25-50 officers,in the 2014 Governor’s Im-paired Driving EnforcementAwards.

Since an Dec. 16 awards cer-emony in Lexington, Dornheg-gen said his DUI arrest totalhas risen to 80.

“I wasn’t necessarily goingfor the most DUI’s, but they’reout there,” he said.

Dornheggen said he spotsDUI drivers while on patrol onthird shift and the calls for oth-er types of service decrease.

County police don’t set upDUI checkpoints or have agrant to work overtime tocatch DUI drivers, he said.

“I personally enjoy stoppingDUI’s,” Dornheggen said.

Kentucky had 168 DUI-re-lated fatalities in 2012, he said.Dornheggen said his goal is tostop any injuries or fatalitiesthrough being watchful.

Out of more than 5,500 alco-hol-related crashes in Ken-tucky in 2013, there were 138deaths and more than 3,000 in-juries, according to a news re-lease from the Kentucky Of-fice of Highway Safety.

Dornheggen said he isn’tlooking for anything specificwhen watching for a potentialDUI.

“As far as driving behavior,it’s pretty painfully obvious

sometimes,” Dornheggen said.Alcohol isn’t the only con-

tributor to DUI’s because her-oin isn’t going away anytimesoon, he said.

“I’d say 10-15 of my DUI ar-rests have been heroin,” Dorn-heggen said.

Lt. Gov. Crit Luallen com-mended aggressive enforce-ment efforts and awareness ef-forts to keep Kentucky road-ways safe in the news release.

“Kentucky drivers are hear-ing the message loud and clearabout the dangers of drivingunder the influence,” Luallensaid in the release. “However,we still have work to do be-cause one alcohol-relatedcrash is too many.”

Northern Kentucky policeagencies’ top DUI arrest offi-cers, listed by number of ar-rests:

60: Erik Ruete, CovingtonPolice Department.

58: Dustin Bowling, BooneCounty Sheriff’s Department.

51: Trooper Rodney Pratt,Kentucky State Police Post 6 –Dry Ridge.

32: Chris Armstrong, New-port Police Department.

26: Eric Reiman, ColdSpring Police Department.

23: Benjamin Kolkmeier,Florence Police Department.

19: Michael Brown, Belle-vue Police Department.

19: Derek Faught, FortThomas Police Department.

15: Jonathan Colwell, FortWright Police Department.

15: W. Jamie Ruehl, Inde-pendence Police Department.

15: Brett Mullins, LakesidePark/Crestview Hills Police.

15: Sgt. Michael Paolucci,Lakeside Park/Crestview HillsPolice.

13: Brian Burch, EdgewoodPolice Department.

12: Paul Roemer, KentonCounty Police Department.

12: Mike Lyon, Taylor MillPolice Department.

11: Dave Bently, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Interna-tional Airport Police.

10: Greg Eastham, LudlowPolice Department.

6: Marcus Best, Fort Mitch-ell Police Department.

4: James Black, Dayton Po-lice Department.

4: Steven Linville, DaytonPolice Department.

4: Mickey Collins, WilderPolice Department.

2: Timothy Berwanger, Ken-ton County Sheriff’s Office.

Campbell police have top NKY DUI copBy Chris [email protected]

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Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Executive Director Bill Bell, left, hands Campbell County Police DepartmentPatrolman Donald Dornheggen a Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Award.

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Fort Thomas Police Departmentofficer Derek Faught accepts aGovernor’s Impaired DrivingEnforcement Award for his 19 DUIarrests in 2014 from Kentucky Officeof Highway Safety ExecutiveDirector Bill Bell.

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“I love that this is agathering place of thecommunity that is stillthere,” he said. “There areso few neighborhoodtheaters left. If we don’tcontinue to preservethese architectural gems,we can lose our history.What’s so appealing aboutthe Marianne is that thecity loves it. I’m happy tohave been able to sharemy work and help othersrealize just how specialthis place is.”

According to Public In-formation Officer for theKentucky Heritage Coun-cil and State HistoricPreservation OfficeDiane Comer, most of the60 neighborhood movietheaters from 1929 to 1965once operating in North-ern Kentucky are eithergone or repurposed be-yond recondition.

“Clearly the MarianneTheater is a beautiful andstriking example of theblending of Art Deco andModerne styles,” Comersaid. “You can still look atthe theater and see how itcontinues to represent itsplace and time in history,and understand what athrill it must have beenfor people in the commu-nity to gather and collec-tively experience socialand cultural events atsuch a dazzling place,right in their own neigh-borhood.”

Comer said the council“applauds” the local ef-forts to preserve and re-store the Marianne to its“rightful place in theheart of Bellevue.”

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BELLEVUE — It’s allabout timing, accordingto Patsy Schwartz.

That’s how thingshave worked out for theowners of Purple Chan-delier and Your Sale YourWay – from how they metto their move to Bellevue.

“It was the perfecttiming for the perfectspace in the perfect city,”Schwartz said. “Timing,that’s how things have al-ways worked for us.”

The Purple Chande-lier, 241 Grandview Ave.,Bellevue, is an upscaleresale shop owned byfriends Patsy Schwartz,Sandy Hacker and Nancy

Parsons. The shop, whichis open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Fridays and Saturdaysand 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun-days, offers antiques,vintage and new items.

The inventory con-sists of everything fromfurniture, home accesso-ries to artwork and more.These are unique hard-to-find items, Schwartzsaid.

The three friends alsooperate an estate andmoving business, YourSale Your Way. Throughthis venture they handleestate, downsizing andmoving sales. They cancome into a home and setup shop, tagging itemsand host a sale. Thoseitems not sold feed the in-ventory of The PurpleChandelier.

Schwartz and Hacker

have been friends formore than 30 years. Par-sons joined the friend-ship about seven yearsago. At that timeSchwartz owned Pizzazzin Newport and had justbegun looking for a newemployee. Out of theblue, Parsons sent her aresume.

The three decided togo into business together.The Purple Chandelierfirst opened on YorkStreet in Newport. Nowit’s located on the secondfloor of David Hosea’swarehouse in Bellevue.

Hacker said she’s inbusiness with her friendsfor the good times.

“Fun,” she said.“That’s the word! It’sgreat to get to be withyour friends and to meeta lot of people.”

Purple Chandelier moves to BellevueBy Melissa [email protected]

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County meetingsstay in Alexandriaand Newport

NEWPORT — Camp-bell County Fiscal Courthas set a regular meet-ing schedule through2018.

Fiscal Court will keepthe existing schedule ofmaintaining countygovernment meetings inboth Alexandria andNewport.

Meetings will be at 7p.m. each first Wednes-day of the month at thecourthouse in Alexan-dria at 8352 E. Main St.,and at 5:30 p.m. eachthird Wednesday at theCampbell County Ad-ministration Building,1098 Monmouth St.,Newport.

Judge-executiveSteve Pendery, top elect-ed official for the county,and three elected com-missioners comprise theFiscal Court’s member-ship. All three commis-sioners and Pendery areRepublicans.

Pendery, and com-missioners Tom Lampeof Fort Thomas and Al-exandria residents Char-lie Coleman and BrianPainter. All four wereelected last Novemberto four-year terms end-ing in 2018.

County merginghuman servicespositions

Campbell County willcreate a full-time humanservices program man-ager position in the wakeof Pat Dressman leavingthe county’s employ as apart-time worker in asimilar role.

Switching to amerged position will al-low Dressman’s part-time position as humanservices manager and afull-time human ser-vices specialist positionto be consolidated intoone position, said Camp-bell County Administra-tor Robert Horine.

Dressman‘s last dayin the part-time job withhourly wages and nobenefits was Dec. 31,2014, Horine said. It washer second retirementfrom the county.

She took the part-time job in July 2010.Dressman’s job was toevaluate request appli-cations and divvy uppayroll tax money to so-cial service agencies.

Dressman, of Inde-pendence, retired inMarch 2010 after 11years as Campbell Coun-

ty’s full-time human ser-vices director. Dress-man left to focus on hercandidacy for the 2ndDistrict Kenton CountyCommissioner seat.Dressman lost in theMay 2010 primary elec-tion.

Lexington officerhired as Campbellpolice chief

Craig P. Sorrell, a 22-year veteran of the Lex-ington Division of Po-lice, is set to becomeCampbell County’s newChief of Police.

Campbell County Fis-cal Court appointed Sor-rell to the position dur-ing a Wednesday sessionin Newport, according toa Campbell County newsrelease. Sorrell’s term aspolice chief was sched-uled to begin Jan. 5.

Sorrell is replacingchief Keith Hill, who re-tired Aug. 1 as the fifthchief of the departmentsince 1956. Hill served 10years as chief and joinedthe department as a pa-trol officer in 1982.

Lt. Col. Todd Stra-man, a 23-year veteranof the department, hasserved as interim chiefsince Aug. 1and will con-tinue to do so throughJan. 4.

A months-long searchfor a new police chief re-quired the county to nar-row 31 initial applicantsdown to three finalists,according to the release.Sorrell was the last manstanding.

Sorrell holds a mas-ter’s degree in criminaljustice from EasternKentucky University.His resume also boasts20 years of U.S Armyservice as a specialagent in the Criminal In-vestigations Division,according to the release.

“Craig Sorrell bringsawealth of experience tothe police departmentupon which he can drawto strengthen the deliv-ery of services to thecommunity and enhancethe professionalism ofcounty officers,” saidCampbell County Judge-executive Steve Pen-dery in the release. “I’mreally pleased to appointhim as the new Chief ofPolice and introduce himto county citizens andbusinesses. I am confi-dent Craig will set highstandards and bring in-novations to addresscommunity needs, and Iam eager to work withhim.”

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The National FFA Conventionheld in Louisville welcomed64,000 students, advisers andguests on Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. Ten of-ficers representing the Camp-bell County chapter attended theweek long educational event.

Students enjoyed keynotespeaker Nick Vujicic and his sto-ry of overcoming his battle of be-ing born with no arms and nolegs all the while developing or-ganizations to feed the hungry.Students were challenged to “GoAll Out” to change the worldaround them.

While there, students partici-

pated in leadership workshopswhere they learned how to ac-cept others inside and outside ofthe blue corduroy jackets of theFFA, become more involved intheir chapter and gained ideas onhow to serve their community.

They also took part in a largecollege and career fair whichshowed them the opportunitiesagriculture could give them intheir future as well as introducethem to colleges around the na-tion that would love to have themcontinue their education withthem.

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Eighth-grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring completed anInsights Retreat by Catholic Charities.

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The results of the schoolwide Peanut Butter Challenge were 805jars of peanut butter and 24 jars of jelly.

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Students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring were inspired to help others in need by collecting donations of peanut butteror jelly for Be Concerned.

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Mariah Frommeyer, left, and Delaney Rudd were just two of theeighth-grade students who collected the jars of peanut butter and jellyfrom the homerooms every morning at St. Joseph, Cold Spring during thePeanut Butter Challenge.

Dr. Christina Rust, a 2014graduate of the Northern Ken-tucky University Doctor ofNursing Practice (DNP) pro-gram, and a team of dedicatednurses have created a whoopingcough immunization program atSt. Elizabeth Health Care to im-prove the health of thousands ofNorthern Kentucky babies.

As the maternal child educa-tor at the hospital, Dr. Rust be-came aware of the increase ininfant morbidity and mortalitydue to whooping cough. If shecould help create a programthat provided a “cocoon” of im-munized adults around the ba-bies, she knew the chances ofthe babies contracting the ill-ness, also known as pertussis,were much slimmer.

“Pertussis is an upper respi-ratory infection that anybody,including adults, can get. Itcauses cold-like symptoms, a‘whoop-sounding’ cough, vomit-ing, and fever,” Dr.. Rust said.“It’s sometimes called the 100-day-cough, because it is often di-agnosed when people are cough-ing for over 100 days. To adults,it’s not typically fatal. To in-fants, it commonly is.”

In 2013, the Centers for Dis-

ease Control and Prevention(CDC) reported 28,639 pertussiscases in the United States. Themajority of deaths caused bythe illness were infants youngerthan three months old. Inmid-2014, the CDC reported cur-rent pertussis cases at 17,325,which is a 30 percent increasecompared with the same timeperiod in 2013.

According to Rust, nearly 75percent of whooping coughcases in newborns are passed tothem by the mother, father, day-care provider, or grandparents.Babies are not fully vaccinatedagainst pertussis until they aresix months old, after receivingthree sets of the DTap (pertus-sis) vaccine. It is important forthose caring for the infant to bevaccinated so they are protect-ed from the illness until the in-fants are able to complete theirvaccination series.

“I feel like it is really impor-tant to protect babies from per-tussis, because I know how dev-astating an illness it is,” Dr. Rustsaid. “I also know that it is near-ly 100 percent preventable. It'sso important to make the whoop-ing cough vaccination conve-nient for the family members

and caregivers.”In spring

2009, Dr. Rust be-gan speaking tothe hospital per-sonnel at St. Eliz-abeth about pro-viding the per-tussis immuniza-

tion to fellow hospital staff. Sheknew the immunization was notrequired to work at St. Eliza-beth, and wanted to see if thevaccination could become man-datory. She learned how manyfellow health care workers werenot immunized and was even in-terested in seeing if it was pos-sible to create a state law requir-ing health care workers to getimmunized against pertussis.

“I met with hospital manage-ment, and realized I needed tostart with the units that most of-ten cared for infants and chil-dren, the Emergency Depart-ment and the Maternal ChildHealth Department,” Dr. Rustsaid. “Management was verysupportive of me educating thehospital staff and they agreed toprovide a free pertussis vaccinefor all employees that wanted tohave it done. I thought the freevaccine offer, combined with

the opportunity to educate oth-ers on the life-saving informa-tion was a good start!”

Through this program at St.Elizabeth, the number of em-ployees vaccinated from per-tussis has skyrocketed from 250of 800 employees up to 600.

As Dr. Rust saw the successof the employee vaccinationprogram, she wanted to expandthe program to new mothersand their families. She realizedthe program would not be suc-cessful without the funds to sup-port it. With each immunizationcosting nearly $25, she knew thehospital would not be able to of-fer free immunizations on itsown.

Then, in January 2011, abreakthrough happened whenDr. Rust and a large group ofhospital personnel met with rep-resentatives from the KentuckyState Department for PublicHealth. Since Northern Ken-tucky had a high rate of pertus-sis, compared to the rest of thestate, the Health Departmentwas interested in supportingand funding a pertussis immuni-zation program to reduce therate of pertussis in local com-munities.

“The state provided us with agrant to pay for free vaccina-tions, but there was more thatneeded to be done,” Dr. Rustsaid. “St. Elizabeth was com-pletely supportive of the immu-nization program and agreed toprovide the immunization sup-plies, facility space, and nursingstaff time at no cost. They feltthis was a significant opportuni-ty to collaborate with the Ken-tucky State Department forPublic Health.”

Since the vaccination pro-gram’s start, more than 5,600mothers and 8,900 family mem-bers have received the free vac-cine at St. Elizabeth, protectingthose infants they come in con-tact with. The state has giventhe hospital enough vaccines tocontinue the pertussis cocoon-ing program through next Sep-tember.

“I don't see any other optionwhen it comes to providing safeconditions for these babies,” Dr.Rust said. “I love my job, and Ilove working with newborns ev-ery day. As an Obstetrics (OB)nurse, it is an honor to be pre-sent at the most important timeof a mother’s life. To me, that isthe ultimate gift.”

Nursing grad makes difference, one vaccine at a time

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INDEPENDENCE — More than ayear ago, John Salyerssuddenly found himselfoutside his comfort zone.

He was at a health carecenter in Cameroon, Africa. Hehad traveled there on Rotarybusiness with the United Na-tions Foundation and congres-sional staff members.

Salyers had been participat-ing in polio immunization andwas observing HIV and mal-nutrition treatment at the cen-ter. He found himself standingbefore a 3-day-old baby, whowas HIV positive. He was askedto hold the child.

“I still feel awful about this,for a moment I hesitated,” hesaid. The stigmas associatedwith HIV crept through hismind. He felt uncomfortableand afraid. Recognizing hisignorance, he took the opportu-nity to leap out of his comfortzone and embraced the child.

“Oh, the smile on his face,”Salyers said. “That’s a life-changing experience. I thinksometimes we sit in our com-fortable places here in Ken-tucky or wherever we are andwe don’t realize what’s going onin other parts of the world.”

Resting at the kitchen table,glancing out the window of hisIndependence home, Salyersreflects upon his time in Africa– wondering about what’s goingon there now.

“I don’t know how much I didfor them while there, but theydid a lot for me,” he said.

Salyers recently returnedfrom a trip to Ethiopia, again onRotary business – polio immuni-zations and clean water pro-jects.

“Rotary is a good place tobe,” Salyers said.

Salyers joined the FlorenceRotary Club in 2005. He and hiswife, Connie, are Rotary Foun-dation Major Donors and mem-bers of the Rotary FoundationBequest Society. In 2006 and2007, he was named the Flor-ence club’s Rotarian of the Year.He currently serves on the PolioEradication Advocacy TaskForce for the United Nations forthe U.S. He is also district poliochairman and district governorfor District 6740, which in-cludes Northern Kentucky,Lexington, Somerset and east-ern Kentucky.

His utmost goal as a Rotarianis of course the Rotary Interna-tional motto: “Service aboveself.” This motto is lived outthrough the Rotary’s fulfillmentof the promise to wipe poliofrom the face of the earth. Thegoal, lofty, is expected to becomplete by 2018.

“A lot of blood, sweat andtears have been shed for thispromise,” Salyers said. “Polio isRotary’s No. 1 priority. Whenyou ask what’s next, we don’tknow. We don’t go to what’snext, we’re concentrated on

polio.”There are now only three

countries – Pakistan, Afghani-stan and Nigeria — that are notpolio free. These areas includesome of the most remote areasin the world. However, Salyersis not deterred. He believes thatRotarians will raise the $1.2billion it will cost to eradicatepolio by 2018.

Salyers’ passion for thecause, as well as his passion forpeople, are inspiring, accordingto Florence Rotary Club presi-dent Adam Howard.

Howard and Salyers havebeen friends for more than 10years. They met through theirwork with senators MitchMcConnell and Jim Bunning,respectively.

“Whether it’s advocating for

funding in Washington, D.C., orgiving a polio vaccine to a childin Africa, John is very passion-ate in whatever he pursues,”Howard said. “He channels thatpassion into his work as a Rotar-ian and humanitarian throughhis fundraising and personalwork on behalf of Rotary’s ef-fort to eradicate polio.”

Howard said Salyers hasmade the effort to eradicatepolio from an international fightto a “very personal” one.

“I get the feeling that I’mright there with him when hespeaks about his time in Africaproviding the vaccine to youngchildren,” Howard said. “As aRotarian, John has exemplifiedour motto of service above selfthrough the energy and enthusi-asm he has displayed when

organizing our regional effortsor inspiring other clubs intoaction. Each Rotarian strives tomake the world a little bettereach day, and John is one whostands above the rest throughhis personal dedication of ser-vice above self.”

Changing the world is some-thing that weighs heavily onSalyers’ mind. He has dedicatedhis life to service to others.From his involvement withvarious community causes tohis professional career as apolice officer in Erlanger, Sa-lyers has worked diligently tomake the world a better place.

“For me personally, I thinkScripture instructs us to be thatway,” he said. “At my church,Lakeside Christian, our missionis to love Jesus and love like

Jesus. It’s hard to say you loveJesus if you don’t love like Je-sus.”

Salyers said he has a heartand understanding for thosewho are downtrodden becausegrowing up he was “reallypoor.”

“I don’t just say that,” hesaid. “I ate a lot of pinto beansand fried potatoes as a child.However, I also understand thatit’s sometimes tougher on theone who carries the groceries tothe household that needs foodon Thanksgiving than those whoare inside needing the food. It’sso important to extend yourselfand to be uncomfortable. Weneed to be uncomfortable.”

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FRIDAY, JAN. 9Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Through selection of imagestaken by local photojournalistsworking for The Kentucky Post,The Kentucky Enquirer and theAssociated Press, premiereexhibit celebrates NorthernKentucky life and culture duringwinter season and commem-orates those who have dedicat-ed their careers to capturingcommunity’s memorable mo-ments. $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Present-ed by FotoFocus. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Clay Street Press: Cincin-nati Portfolio I-IV and Over Time:John Lanzador, William Messer,David Parks. Free. Through Feb.7. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

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

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trains andPlasticville. More than 250 feetof track. Patrons welcome tooperate more than 30 accesso-ries from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 18. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. Wednesday Grandpar-ent’s Day: one grandchild ad-mitted free with paying grand-parent. 491-4003; www.bcmu-seum.org. Covington.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

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

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

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,World’s greatest love story takesto the streets in a landmarkBroadway musical that is one ofmodern theater’s finest ac-complishments. $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

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

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

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training andBYOB, reservations required.Reservations required. 513-335-0297; www.sushicinti.com.Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

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

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

Literary - LibrariesDiscover Wild Animals withCincinnati Zoo, 11 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-8 p.m.Music by “Cherish the Blue”(experimental folk)., VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Fresh baked goods, dessertsand coffee available. Free.Presented by Velocity Bike &Bean. 371-8356; www.veloc-itybb.com. Florence.

Music - Classic RockDoc Savage, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 Donner-meyer Drive, Free. 431-3455.Bellevue.

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

RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 1-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 4-5 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

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

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

Literary - LibrariesExperience the Saxophonewith James Bunte, 2 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

RecreationBingo, 5 p.m., Southgate VFW, 6Electric Ave., Early games start at6 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.

Free. Presented by VFW Post3186. Through Jan. 25. 441-9857.Southgate.

MONDAY, JAN. 12Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesMicrosoft Word II, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Learn tocreate a resume, flyer and more.Must have previously takenMicrosoft Word I. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick up new tricks. 342-2665.Florence.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 334-2117. Union.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15 p.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,Gaming and snacks. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Hebron.

Young at Art, 1:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Painting classjust for senior citizens. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Hook and Needle: Crochet aBasic Scarf, 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn how tocrochet your own scarf. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Ages 18 months and under withadult. Free. 342-2665. Union.

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

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

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

4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

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

Writers Group, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Share yourwork, get feedback, encourage-ment and perhaps even in-spiration to write your master-piece. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Chapter and Verse, 7 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, 342-2665. Union.

Metal Embossing, 7 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, See samples and demos,receive instructions and thencreate your own embossing,using paint to accent youroriginal design. $5. Registrationrequired. 342-2665. Florence.

DIY: One Night, One Project -Cups ‘n’ Cocoa, 6:30 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Design and decorateyour own mug, and create yourown personal recipe for hotchocolate. Free. Registrationrequired. 342-2665. Union.

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

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas,85 N. Grand Ave., Floor A, BoardRoom. Weekly 12-step programfor people who have problemwith eating/food. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters Anonymous.496-1477; www.oa.org. FortThomas.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.


EducationiSPACE Girl Scout Brownies:LEGO WeDo Robotics, 6-8p.m., Girl Scouts Office, 607Watson Road, Safari full of LEGOmodels that come to life whenstudents program them oncomputer. Ages 2-3. $12. Regis-tration required. Presented byiSPACE. 513-612-5786; www.ispa-cescience.org. Erlanger.

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

Resistance Band ExerciseClass, 7-8 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, With instructor Dan Ryan.Combination of strength, endur-ance and flexibility work usingresistance bands adaptable toany strength and skill level. Ages10-99. $40. Reservations re-quired. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.eg-dewoodky.gov. Edgewood.


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

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

Young @ Heart Book Group, 6p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

Yu-gi-oh, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Playwith other local players. Bringyour own deck. No trading.English cards only. 342-2665.Union.

Sensory Storytime (all ages),6:30 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Storytime with adjustments forsensory sensitivity and specialneeds. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Chess Club, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels are invited toplay. 342-2665. Florence.

Get to Know Your iPad, 10a.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Learn more aboutsearching for and installing apps,working with photos and othertricks. Free. Registration re-quired. 342-2665. Union.

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

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

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.


Anthony Becker Art Exhibit, 8a.m. to 10 p.m., Eva G. FarrisGallery at Thomas More College,333 Thomas More Parkway,Works from renowned artist.Free. Presented by Thomas MoreCollege. Through Feb. 5. 344-3309; www.thomasmore.edu.Crestview Hills.

Art OpeningsAnthony Becker Art ExhibitOpening, 3-4 p.m., Eva G. FarrisGallery at Thomas More College,333 Thomas More Parkway,Discussion on artwork and artforms. Exhibit continues throughFeb. 5. Free. Presented by Thom-as More College. 344-3309;www.thomasmore.edu. Crest-view Hills.

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

Zumba Fitness, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Independence Senior and Com-munity Center, 2001 Jack WoodsDrive, $30 six-week session, $7drop in. Registration required.356-6264; www.cityofindepen-dence.org. Independence.

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


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

Literary - Book ClubsAmerican Girl Book Club, 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesComputer & Internet Basics, 1p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to usecomputer and surf Internet.Learn about parts of computersystem, how to get online andget to websites, how to usesearch engines and performkeyword searching and how toset up and use an email account.Registration required. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

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

Chick Picks, 10 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Pizza and Pages, 3:30 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Eat pizza and talkabout books you’ve been read-ing. 342-2665. Hebron.

Yoga, 6:15 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Suitable forall levels. $25 per month. 342-2665. Union.

Threading Thursday, 6:30 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Bring crocheting, knit-ting, sewing or cross-stitchprojects and work among otherthread-loving friends. Free.Registration required. 342-2665.Union.

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Who knew my familywould be such a trend-setter for the New Year?Food trends are all overthe board, and today I’mtalking about a few of

them.Mediter-

raneandiet. Hum-mus, fala-fel andZaatarseasoningon flatbread.Heck,that’s notrend atour house,

that’s dinner. (Masonreaders Mary Lou andJoe Zarick make tradi-tional flat bread at homeevery week).

Edible petals as aningredient. One of myfood magazines has cook-ies with edible rose pealson the cover. I’m waybeyond that with usingboth wild and cultivatededible flowers in cookingand preserving.

Fruit and veggiecleanses. My answer tothat is a drink I learnedfrom Susan Parker, pro-prietor of Susan’s NaturalWorld in Cincinnati, eonsago: the juice of a lemonin a glass of water.

It acts as a naturalliver cleanser and im-mune booster and turnsalkaline in the body.Drink first thing in themorning.

Root to stalk. Remem-ber “tail to snout” reci-pes? Look for “root tostalk” recipes, like pick-ling leaves of radishes, orusing stems of herbs as asavory base to roast

meats. Again, what’s oldis new. Friend and amaz-ing Italian cook Rita Ma-cEachen of Madeira hasalways frozen her pars-ley stems for seasoning.

Ramen noodles areback again. In both soupsand salads. (Not the sea-soning packet, just noo-dles).

Anything fermented ishuge. Kimchee and sauer-kraut head the list. Goodfor digestive system andin helping prevent somecancers. So Laszlo Mol-nar’s stuffed cabbagerolls are just the kind offood to start the NewYear right.

Laszlo’s Iron Skilletstuffed cabbagerolls

There are few ethnicrestaurants that havebeen family owned forgenerations. I applaudthem all, including Las-zlo’s Iron Skillet in New-town.

Some of you will recallthe devastating fire ofthe original restaurant onValley Avenue in New-town back in 2013. Sincethen, Laszlo Molnar andhis sister, Monica Lipp-meier, have relocated, atleast for now, on MainStreet in Newton.

Laszlo’s skill in cook-ing Hungarian and Ger-man cuisines comes fromgenerations before him.Laszlo is generous insharing recipes, like oneof my favorites, stuffedcabbage that Laszlo madeon my cable show.

His stuffed cabbagerolls contain ingredientsindigenous to German

and Hungarian food. Thisis one of my most re-quested restaurant reci-pes. If you’d like to enjoyit or his many other au-thentic dishes at the res-taurant, check out theIron Skillet at laszlosiron-skillet.com or call 513-271-4766.

Filling1 small head green

cabbage1/2 pound of ground

pork1 pound of ground

beef, not lean (70/30 or80/20)

1 teaspoon caraway1 tablespoon salt1-1/2 teaspoons black

pepper1/4 cup uncooked

long grain rice2 cloves garlic,

minced1/4 cup onion, minced2 eggs29 oz. tomato sauce15 oz. sauerkrautBoil salted water

(enough to cover head ofcabbage), core cabbageand lightly blanch, letcool.

Mix pork, beef, and allingredients, except toma-to sauce and sauerkraut,until well combined andchill, until ready for use.Take blanched head ofcabbage and removeleaves, cut out vein.

Fill cabbage leaf ac-cording to leaf size withfilling, roll and tuck tight-ly.

SauceLeftover cooked cab-

bage pieces, chopped

Stir together:29 oz. tomato sauce1/4 cup sugarSalt to tastePinch of carawayCookingPlace cabbage rolls in

pan, seam side down,alternating layers. Takeleft over cabbage piecesand put in pan along withsauce. Gently pour waterover to cover.

Cook for one hour.Remove rolls to cool. Putall liquid into containerand chill, discard fatlayer, return to saucepan,boil, thicken with corn-starch, and add sauer-kraut (optional).

Readers want toknow: What is kefir?

Similar to yogurt intaste, this fermenteddairy drink is like a thick,protein-packed smoothie.The complete proteins inkefir are easily digested,so if you’re lactose intol-erant, you probably candrink it.

Kefir has gut-friendlybacteria and helps theimmune system balancedigestion and lower cho-lesterol.

A bonus: it containsvitamin D and calcium.

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

Make Laszlo’s stuffed cabbage rolls

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Cabbage rolls, containing ingredients indigenous to German and Hungarian food, are made from the recipe of Laszlo Molnar,owner of Laszlo's Iron Skillet in Newtown,

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In response to Bill Whelan’smost significant event of 2014(Chatroom, Jan. 1): The peoplehave voted. We don’t agreewith you. Frankly, I am tired ofthe same old rhetoric. Perhapswe should just ignore it. How-ever, here it goes.

The Bush years are notcommonly referred to as “thelost decade.” Anything Bushever did while president wasfar better than the present.President and Mrs. Bushshowed us courage and gracein the months after we had adevastating attack on U.S. soil.

Obama has failed on prom-ise after promise. Something,almost daily, seems to showObama’s intent on whittlingthis country down a little more.

How can any-one be thank-ful that themajority ofpeople in thiscountry aresuffering?

Now I can-not justifybuying a roastfor $35. Mostof my workingfriends are in

the same boat. Our economyhangs by a fragile thread, de-spite number jiggling.

Health care, with the veryhigh deductibles, is a joke. Ourmilitary has been cut so much–our enemies know we areweak. The whole world islaughing at us! Research on-

line. The U.S.A. is not earningmore respect, dear man.

You place the blame on thewealthy. Why does Obama givefederal money to his buddycorporations (our tax money,but now just borrowed moneythat will keep generations indebt)? The “rich” who workedhard for their money, maybeearned it after immigratinghere, have historically beenthe ones who created morejobs for the rest of us.

The rich are not the enemy.From looking at the net worthof a lot of political leaders now,we might actually wonder whythey are becoming the new“rich.” Perhaps some of therich are the ones keeping us indebt, as they fly off on luxuri-

ous vacations, living it up offof our taxes.

Gasoline prices are comingdown for now, but it’s not Oba-ma’s doing. He said that hewanted gasoline and otherenergy to go drastically highso we’d stop using so much.The Man upstairs is the onewho blesses this country andgave us some relief, in spite ofthe agenda.

“...only imagine how muchmore could have been accom-plished if Congress had collab-orated”? He told Congress theDems were in charge. Hedidn’t have to work with them.And he doesn’t listen to thepeople. Did we get to vote onObamacare?

Obama got almost every-

thing he wanted, effectivelyunchallenged. It’s been frus-trating to the American peoplewatching this kind of controlover our country.

Our very rights as citizensof this country are being rap-idly eroded. Just for speakingor printing this, for the firsttime in this great country, wehave to fear that we are on agovernment watch list. Thispresident has thin skin and nosense of humor.

Fear God rather than man.Mr.Whelan – yes, let us pray. Ifwe pray, God will have mercyon us. Yes, God, please do blessAmerica.

Carolyn Prater is a Florence resi-dent.

Obama has failed on promise after promise

Carolyn PraterCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

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

As an African-Americangrowing up in poverty in ruraleastern Kentucky, chances ofcontinuing my education be-yond high school, much lesscontinuing through to a doctor-al degree, were slim. If not forthe constant cheers of mymother, my achievementswould not have happened.While they could never pro-vide financial assistance, myparents made me proud ofthem for what they could pro-

vide – theirinsights onvaluing educa-tion andachievement.

Today, inmy role at theCouncil onPostsecondaryEducation, Iam fortunateto help leadthe charge sothat more

students can achieve theirdreams. But many face obsta-cles that have led to “achieve-ment gaps,” different levels ofperformance between differ-ent groups of students, wheth-er it be students from higher-income and lower-incomehouseholds, minority and ma-jority students, or studentswho come into college pre-pared and those who come inwith remedial needs.

While Kentucky has re-ceived accolades for progress,our most disenfranchisedstudents are having difficultystaying in college.

Statewide, nearly 50 per-cent of first-time, full-timebachelor’s degree studentswho enter ready to take credit-bearing courses complete a

degree within six years, com-pared to 37 percent of low-income students, 28 percent ofunderprepared students, and33 percent of minority stu-dents.

Funding creates anotherobstacle. Far too many qualify-ing students who applied forneed-based aid in 2012-13 failedto receive awards since fundswere depleted.

Closing achievement gapsis mission critical and a call toaction is required. In coopera-tion with our campuses and theP-12 community, we are com-mitted to giving every studentthe opportunity to enter andsucceed in college.

My hope is that parents,coaches, teachers, employersand other role models willmake an extra effort to give achild or an adult the very bestgift my parents gave me – thevalue of an education. It willtake all of us doubling up ourefforts – at the state policylevel, in our classrooms and inour communities – to move allstudents across the finish line.

Aaron Thompson, Ph.D., is exec-utive vice president and chiefacademic officer for the Council onPostsecondary Education.

Ky. must double upefforts to closeachievement gaps

AaronThompson COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

American Indian HeritageMonth has been observed inKentucky each Novembersince 1998, designated againrecently by Gov. Steve Be-shear. According to the gu-bernatorial proclamation,“American Indians have lived

in Kentuckyfor more than12,000 years …Kentucky’sAmericanIndian heri-tage enrichesthe lives ofKentuckiansand is worthpreserving.”

This coin-cides with thenational ob-

servance which, according tothe Bureau of Indian Affairs,started at the turn of the 20thcentury as an effort to gain aday of recognition for the sig-nificant contributions the firstAmericans made to the estab-lishment and growth of theU.S.

President Barack Obamanoted in his 2014 proclamation,“As we celebrate the rich tra-ditions of the original peoplesof what is now the UnitedStates, we cannot forget thelong and unfortunate chaptersof violence, discrimination,and deprivation they had toendure … but as we work to-gether to forge a brighter fu-ture, the lessons of our pastcan help reaffirm the princi-ples that guide our Nationtoday.”

These are sobering words Itake very seriously as chair ofthe Kentucky Native AmericanHeritage Commission, estab-lished in 1996 to promoteawareness of significant Na-tive American influences with-in the historical and culturalexperiences of our common-wealth.

Education is our main focus,especially the need to refutepervasive myths and stereo-types that continue to be per-petuated in modern culture, toan alarming degree. We havemade it a priority to addressthese through presentations atpublic schools and put toolsinto the hands of teachers sothey can do so, as well. Thecommission’s education com-mittee is working on a curricu-

lum about Kentucky NativeAmericans geared to CommonCore standards, which wouldenhance history curriculumalready in place. And we areworking actively with severalschool-related sports teams toencourage them to do awaywith inappropriately themedmascots.

Many Kentucky AmericanIndians are descendants ofthose who marched along theTrail of Tears, which forcedtribes west as part of the Indi-an Removal Act of 1830. Thistragic chapter in Americanhistory resulted not just in theeradication of Cherokees fromour state, but also others in-cluding original Kentuckytribes Shawnee, Chickasawand Yuchi. Some returned inlater years, and today accord-ing to the Census Bureau, morethan 30 tribes are integrated inKentucky’s population. A num-ber of these individuals arerecognized as members ofeither federally or state-recog-nized tribes living off reserva-tion.

Advocating for legislativeapproval of a legal definitionof “American Indian” has beena longstanding effort by thecommission, and we havemade the case that Kentuckyshould simply adopt the feder-al Census Bureau language,which defines an AmericanIndian as someone havingorigins in any of the originalpeoples of North, Central andSouth America, who maintainstribal affiliation or communityattachment, and is a legal resi-dent of the United States.

Adopting a definition wouldserve as acknowledgment andvalidation that American Indi-ans do, in fact, reside in Ken-tucky, and reinforce that wehave, indeed, been an integraland distinguished part of itshistory, and now represent avital part of the present andfuture of our commonwealth.

If you would like to becomeinvolved in our work, contactKHC staff coordinator TressaBrown at [email protected], or 502-564-7005, ext. 125,or visit www.heritage.ky.gov.

Helen Danser, of Tyner, is chair ofthe Kentucky Native AmericanHeritage Commission and is ofCherokee descent.

Commission workson behalf ofAmerican Indians

HelenDanserCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 1 questionWhat are you most looking

forward to, or what do youexpect or hope to see happen,in 2015?

“I hope to see a return ofrespect for one another, andtolerance of those with differ-ent points of view. It would bea nice to see a resurgence ofrespect for authority andgenuine concern for our com-munity.”

Don Volland

“2015 is going to be theyear of giving. I have alreadyseen so many random acts ofkindness in this first week ofthe new year, I take it as agood indication of things tocome.”

Nora Turner

“With the apparent dis-sension among the MiddleEast OPEC nations and theirprice fixing I look forward tocheap gas in 2015. Simulta-neously the U.S. has vastshale oil reserves. The new

Congress will pass the go-ahead for the Keystone Pipe-line to move this U.S. andCanadian oil to refineriessafer than trains. Cheapergas will spur the economy.Now what politician(s) willtake credit for OPEC’s pos-sible demise? Go figure”

T.D.T.

“To boldly steal a phrasefrom the Miss America pag-eant: world peace. It willnever happen, unfortunately,but it is a good goal for whichto strive. Peace within theborders of the U.S.A. is per-haps slightly more attainable,but yet a distant stretch. Ifnot nationally, we could cer-tainly work toward peacelocally.”

M. J. F.

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

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 fall sports All Stars. In2014-2015 school year, we’re tak-ing a different tact at recogniz-ing student athletes in the Com-munity Press & Recorder, re-placing Sportsman and Sport-swoman of the Year. Eachseason we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from winter andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincinnati-.com. The wild cards will be lim-ited to seniors of significant in-dividual athletic achievement.Please note The CommunityPress’s sister paper, the Cincin-nati Enquirer, has its own fallsports All Stars and will have asimilar vote next summer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour fall sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys cross countryEthan Shuley of Highlands:

Shuley, a junior, was NorthernKentucky’s lone individual statechampion in the six KHSAAstate championship races, win-ning the Class 2A title in15:58.14. It was his third-straighttop-eight finish at state; he wasrunner-up last year. This year,he easily won the Region 4 titleby 51 seconds (16:14) over team-mate Matthew Gray, his second-straight regional crown. He alsowon the NKAC big-school indi-vidual title this year, winning in15:36 in a race included Cooperand its four standouts. He wasnamed Runner of the Year inArea 5, which includes allNorthern Kentucky schools,and had one of the fastest timesin the entire state for the season.

Girls cross countryChloe Gastright of High-

lands: The sophomore helpedthe Bluebirds win their thirdconsecutive Class 2A statechampionship. She finished 11that state in 19:46.76 to lead theBluebirds, giving her the nod ina balanced Bluebirds lineup inwhich several runners tookturns leading the team this fall.Gastright finished fourth in theregional meet, with teammateMolly Mearns placing second.Gastright finished second in theregion in 2013. Gastright fin-ished fourth in this fall’s NKACbig-school championship race in20:06 with Lauren Ossege plac-ing third. Gastright and Mearnswere both named first team all-region in the Area 5 coachespoll, which includes all of North-ern Kentucky.

FootballCo-offensive player of the

year – Beau Hoge, Highlands:Hoge, the senior quarterback,directed a potent Bluebirds of-fense to the 2014 state champi-onship in Class 4A. Highlandsaveraged 41points per game, in-cluding 49 in the state champi-onship game, when the Blue-birds rallied from 21 pointsdown to win 49-42. Hoge, whowill play for Brigham YoungUniversity, had an outstandingsenior season to net him Mr.Football finalist honors. Hethrew for 3,459 yards and 35touchdowns, completing 63 per-cent of his passes. He alsorushed for 865 yards and 26scores. With his record-settingtarget Veneman as a reliable go-

to weapon, Hoge had severalstandout games. Standoutgames include 352 passingyards and four TDs againstPaducah Tilghman and 273passing yards and six TDsagainst Harrison County. Healso had 330 yards and fourTDs in the air against Christo-pher Columbus of Miami. Hisbest rushing effort was 137yards and three TDs againstCovington Catholic in the play-offs.

Co-offensive player of theyear - Alex Veneman, High-lands: Veneman had one of thebest years of any NorthernKentucky receiver, notching95 catches for 1,595 yards and22 touchdowns. The yards andreceptions are both NorthernKentucky records for a singleseason, while Brett Hamblenof Highlands has the local rec-ord for TD catches with 27.The 95 catches is seventh inKHSAA history pending otherstats from around the statethis season. He had eightcatches for 66 yards in thestate championship game.Perhaps his best game waseight catches for 167 yardsand three scores against BoydCounty in the playoffs. He hadeight grabs for 194 yards andtwo scores against John Har-din, and nine for 171 and twoscores against Harrison Coun-ty. He also had eight catchesagainst Paducah Tilghman,and seven for 133 yards andtwo scores in the loss to Co-lumbus and 10 for 144 and twoTDs in a loss to Elder.

Defensive player of theyear – Brady Murray, High-lands: The senior linebackerwas one of five Bluebirdsnamed second-team all-North-ern Kentucky on defense bylocal coaches. In the statechampionship game, he hadfour solo tackles and four as-sisted for six total. He posted2.5 tackles for loss to helpHighlands’ comeback effort inthe 49-42 win. Murray had oneinterception on the year.

Boys golfParker Harris of High-

lands: The senior won histhird consecutive Region 8championship, firing a 69 towin by one shot and advance tothe state tournament. Harrisfinished 50th at the state tour-ney, shooting a 158 for tworounds (77-81). Harris was aseven-year varsity player forthe Bluebirds and had a highfinish of 27th at state as a ju-nior. Next year, Harris willplay golf at West Point for theU.S. Military Academy.

Girls golfAlexis Begnoche of High-

lands: The Highlands seniorqualified for the state tourna-ment for the first time aftershooting an 80 in the Region 6tourney, finishing tied forsixth overall. She also finishedsixth in the NKAC Tourna-ment this fall. The senior was aGovernor’s Scholar in thesummer.

Boys soccerAdam Barbro of High-

lands:The senior defender an-chored a Bluebirds defensethat allowed slightly morethan a goal per contest thisseason, 27 goals in 23 games,as the Bluebirds finished 9-9-5. Highlands was also 36thDistrict champions before los-ing in the Ninth Region quar-terfinals. Barbro and the Blue-birds were a stout wall on de-fense after going winless intheir first nine games (0-6-3),finishing with nine wins, threelosses and two ties to end the

INTRODUCING THE 2014 FALL ALL-STARSBy James [email protected]

FILE PHOTO

Brady Murray was second-team all-defense in Northern Kentucky andhelped the Bluebirds win the state title.

FILE PHOTO

Highlands' Ethan Shuley runs to astate title in Class 2A this fall.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY

RECORDER

Highlands’ Chloe Gastright was thetop finisher for the Bluebirds, 11thin the state, to lead the team to itsthird consecutive state title.

FILE PHOTO

Alex Veneman set NorthernKentucky receiving records to helpHighlands to the 5A state title.

JAMES WEBER/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Beau Hoge quarterbacked theBluebirds to the 5A statechampionship and had a monsteryear on offense.

THANKS TO HIGHLANDS

Parker Harris was three-timeregional champion.


Adam Barbro of Highlands anchored a Bluebirds defense that allowedslightly more than a goal per contest this season as the Bluebirds finished9-9-5.

THANKS TO ALLEN RAMSEY

Alexis Begnoche qualified for theKHSAA state tournament.


Highlands sophomore Kiersten Clukey was first-teamall-Ninth Region in girls soccer, helping the Bluebirdsto the 36th District championship.

FILE PHOTO

Highlands junior Jessica Ginter was first-teamall-conference in Division II.

See STARS, Page B2

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year. Highlands only al-lowed seven goals inthose last 14 games,which included winsover Covington Catho-lic and a pair over rivalNewport Central Catho-lic. Barbro was namedfirst-team all-region ondefense and placedthird in the regional vot-ing for Defensive Play-er of the Year. Barbroalso chipped in a goaland an assist on offense.

Girls soccerKiersten Clukey of

Highlands: The sopho-more led the Bluebirdsto their first winningseason in four years, go-ing 12-9-1 and winningthe 36th District cham-pionship. She helped adefense that allowed 1.4goals per game andposted five straightshutouts until losing toNotre Dame 3-0 in theNinth Region quarterfi-nals. Highlands posted10 shutouts for the yearoverall. While she didn’tscore an official goal onoffense, she did notch asuccessful penalty kickduring Highlands’ dis-trict final win overNewCath, which camevia PK shootout. Clukeywas voted first team all-Ninth Region, rankingseventh among all re-gional players in thecoaches’ voting.

VolleyballJessica Ginter of

Highlands: The seniormiddle blocker led theBluebirds to a 17-18 rec-ord. The Bluebirdswere 36th District run-ner-up and lost to NotreDame in the Ninth Re-gion quarterfinals. Shewas named first-teamall-conference in Divi-sion II.

“She is really drivenand she wants to play atthe next level,” headcoach Katelyn Salleesaid of Ginter. “She’s aleader on the team inscoring and she hasstrong character on thefloor.”

StarsContinued from Page B1

Boys basketball» NCC beat Dayton 83-

29. Junior forward Rob-bie Stoelting scored agame-high 15 points tolead the Thoroughbreds.Sophomore center TreyWurtz added 12 pointsand freshman guardBrennan Hall scored 11for New Cath.

Girls’ basketball» NCC beat Ryle 57-46

Dec. 29. Junior guard An-sley Davenport scored agame-high 16 points.Freshman guard LexyBreen added 12 points.

» Highlands beat Wal-ton-Verona Dec. 30 in theConner tourney. BriannaAdler had 13 points andLydia Graves10 with fourassists. Highlands rolledover rival NewCath 62-31in a district and confer-ence game. Lydia Gravesand McKenzie Leigh had16 points each.

Youthbaseball/softball

» The CrosstownBaseball League wasformed three years ago togive children in NorthernKentucky a chance toplay baseball and has

more than 130 teams par-ticipating. Children be-tween ages 5-18 are invit-ed. There will be a coach-es meeting at 7 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 14, in thecafeteria at Blessed Sac-rament School in FortMitchell. Anyone inter-ested in coaching is wel-come to attend. Contacteither Dave Epplen at859-331-1177 or JohnGraszus at 859-431-1466.

» Tri-State Girls’ FastPitch Softball has 35teams for girls betweenthe ages of 5-14. A coachesmeeting will be 7 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 27, in thecafeteria at Blessed Sac-rament School in FortMitchell. Anyone inter-ested in coaching is wel-come to attend. Contacteither Dave Epplen at859-331-1177 or JohnGraszus at 859-431-1466.

Newport history » Two Newport ath-

letic jerseys will be re-tired on Thursday, Jan. 8,between the reserve andvarsity girls basketballgame against Brossart.Newport star basketballplayer Eugene BrittonCarter (No. 31) and long-time Newport coach Gra-dy Brown (No. 29) willhave their jerseys re-tired.

Eugene is a 1964 New-port graduate who ledNewport to the state bas-ketball tournament in1962 (Season record 24-7).

He also played football;ran cross country; andran track for NewportHigh School.

Coach Grady Brown,

along with his brother,Ray, led the Newportbaseball program to ahigher level during theircoaching tenure - winningmore than 550 games be-tween them. Grady’s en-tire career was spent inNewport with the high-light in 1982 of a regionalbaseball championshipand two regional runner-ups. Newport was a base-ball powerhouse undercoach Brown’s guidance.

» The Newport Wild-cat Hall of Fame 2015 in-ductees will be inductedon Saturday, Jan. 17, at thehome basketball game.The ceremony will takeplace between the re-serve and varsity gamesagainst Ponitz CareerTechnology Center.

Inductees are WilliamBonner (1971), EugeneBritton Carter (1964),Keith Green (1992), EdHuffman (1955), ThomasLaskey (1968), RichardLienhardt (1960), HenryHank Lowe (1963), LarryMiles (1962), Charles Pate(1962), Lester Pate (1963),Larry Redmond (1954),James Reed (1965), RogerRiedinger (1965), JoeStamm (1983), John War-ren (1968). Bill Maloney,football and basketballstat-keeper, will get theDistinguished Service

Award. The 1954 boysbasketball team will bethe team of distinction.

Diving» Scott Eagle Dive

Classic Jan. 3.Boys Individuals: 1.

Louie Hunt (CovingtonCatholic) 558.50, 2. EvanBrungs (CovingtonCatholic) 460.55, 3. DallasCorsmeier (St. Henry)371.00, 4. Gus Staubitz(Holy Cross) 357.80, 5.Owen Finke (Holy Cross)299.50, 6. Sean Courtney(Boone County) 280.60, 7.Parker Duell (CovingtonCatholic) 255.35, 8. Tre-vor Buescher (HolyCross) 248.75, 9. JakeHoarston (Highlands)208.35, 10. Joe Cahill (Co-vington Catholic) 191.65.

Girls Individuals: 1.Carly Hill (Highlands)526.75, 2. Karly Crail (No-tre Dame) 427.30, 3. Lind-sey Fox (Scott) 406.20, 4.Flanary Patterson (Madi-son Southern) 394.65, 5.Caroline Schilling(Beechwood) 382.10, 6.Abby Miller (Beechwood)355.80, 7. Abby Weyer(Highlands) 329.60, 8.Francie Case (NotreDame) 322.85, 9. PeytonQuinn (Dixie Heights)303.05, 10. Emma Lehm-kuhl (Holy Cross) 286.30.

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

JIM OWENS FOR THE RECORDER

Highlands guard Lydia Graves, right, is fouled byWalton-Verona guard Allie Mills in a game where Highlandsdefeated Walton Verona 45-42 Dec. 30.

Highlands senior diverCarly Hill is the reigningfour-time regional cham-pion and defending statechampion. She has signedwith the University ofLouisville diving pro-gram. She is a confidentveteran, looked up to byteammates and opponentsalike.

But she’s always look-ing for ways to build be-lief in herself.

To that end, Hill in-creased degrees of diffi-culty on some of her divesduring the offseason, giv-ing her a chance to scoremore points and build to ahigher level. She changedthe order of her dives,which proved to be a piv-otal decision that led to arecord-breaking perfor-mance at Saturday’s ScottEagle Dive Classic in Tay-lor Mill.

Hill scored a High-lands record 526.75 pointsand repeated as meetchampion in a 1-meter div-ing performance that wasthoroughly dominating.Notre Dame Academy’sKarly Crail, regional run-ner-up and third at state,was nearly 100 points be-hind with a runner-upscore of 427.30.

Highlands won Satur-day’s girls’ team champi-onship with the help ofAbby Weyer’s seventh-place score of 329.60.

“Since I’ve switchedmy order around, it’smade things go moresmoothly,” said Hill, whowon her first regional div-ing crown as an eighth-grader. “I’m starting offwith my stronger dives togive me confidence forthe harder dives at theend. It helps. I think everyyear I get more confi-dent.”

The proof is in herscores.

“I broke my own rec-ord today with 526. I had507 my freshman yearand that broke my recordof 492 in the eighthgrade,” Hill said. “Ithought I was never going

to break my 507, but I did.I kept hitting them everytime today. I think I’m go-ing to be more consistentthis year because my con-fidence is better than lastyear.”

Hill scored 439.35points to win the 2014state championship. Crailtotaled 392.40. The statemeet record set in 2012 byLouisville Sacred Heart’sBecca Corbett is 509.30,well within Hill’s range.

“A lot of these girlslook up to them,” NotreDame coach Kevin Bod-kin said of Hill and Crail.

“They are the best in thestate, and they both didtremendously well today.Hopefully, Karly can getthe scores that she needsto be a little closer.”

Covington Catholicswept the boys’ individualand team championshipswith the day’s top two div-ers. The Colonels’ LouieHunt finished first with ascore of 558.50. The sen-ior nailed his toughestdive, a back flip with 2 1⁄2twists that carries a 2.6degree of difficulty.Teammate Evan Brungswas second with 460.55

points.“It’s awesome to repre-

sent the team like that,”said Hunt. “That 2.6 wasmy highest scoring dive,and I think I nailed it.”

Bodkin also guides theCovCath boys, so it was asatisfying day for thelongtime local coachingveteran. “I think bothboys are doing well,” hesaid. “They have goodstrong dives, they justneed to perfect them.”

Holy Cross won thecombined boys’ and girlsteam title for the firsttime. The Indians’ top

scoring boy was fourth-place Gus Staubitz(357.80). The top scoringgirl was 10th-place EmmaLehmkuhl (286.30).

“This is only our thirdyear with a full team,” Ho-ly Cross coach AllysonHeger said. “I think oursuccess has brought moresuccess. Three years ago,we had one diver in theprogram. We have sevendivers now.”

The two-weekendScott Eagle Classic con-cludes next Saturday withthe swimming champion-ships, beginning at 9 a.m.

COMMUNITY RECORDER

Carly Hill is the reigning four-time regional champion and defending state champion. She defended her title in the Scott EagleClassic on Saturday.

Highlands’ Hill is never complacentBy Marc [email protected]

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Public input is beingrequested for a new five-year strategic plan outlin-ing goals and objectivesfor helping preserve his-toric buildings and othersites in the common-wealth through 2020.

The Kentucky Heri-tage Council/State Histor-ic Preservation Office(KHC) has set up an onlinesurvey and will also be ar-ranging a series of publicmeetings and networkingopportunities during thefirst quarter of 2015.

The goal is to gatherfeedback and ideas from abroad range of constitu-ents, to help address is-sues such as how to ap-proach neighborhoodpreservation more effec-tively, stem demolition byneglect, and foster great-er understanding of thebenefits of – and a strong-er public commitment to-ward – the preservationand reuse of old buildings.

The survey takes fiveminutes at bit.ly/PreserPlan, and the agency is in-terested in hearing fromindividuals who do notthink of themselves as“historic preservation-ists.”

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

applying the strategies tolocal issues.

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

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

Historic downtownsand older neighborhoodsare being re-energized asa result of the renewed in-terest in walkability andthe enhanced quality oflife that comes with thefreedom from driving, Bi-renberg said. This is sup-ported by trends showingthat downtown and urbansettings are becomingmore desirable,while sub-urban areas “are scram-bling to address the lack

of pedestrian infrastruc-ture and proximity be-tween destinations,” shesaid.

New tools such as“Walk Score” ratings haveshown that higher walka-bility scores translate intohigher real estate values,while older neighbor-hoods designed with side-walks, front porches andsimilar amenitieare beingreplicated in develop-ments utilizing new ur-banist neighborhood de-sign principles.

“We want to hear fromall stakeholders, especial-ly those that have the abil-ity in their day-to-day ac-tivities to make decisionsor influence what hap-pens to historic and cul-tural resources – not justbuildings, but also land-scapes such as publicspaces or farms, and sitessuch as historic bridges,rock fences or roadsidebuildings,” Birenbergsaid.

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

Input sought for historicpreservation planResidentsencouraged to take onlinesurvey

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Vernon McIntyre,Larry Sparks joinWillis series

FLORENCE — Willis Mu-sic WoodSongs Coffee-house kicks off Jan. 17 atthe Willis Music Perform-ing Arts Center Mall, 7567Mall Road.

The series is presentedby the Northern Ken-tucky Bluegrass Music

Association and HeavensMark Productions Inc.

Admission is $10 or $8for members of the blue-grass music association.

All shows are at 7 p.m. » Jan. 17 : The Missy

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» March 26: LarrySparks

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Newport CentralCatholic to hostannual stag

NEWPORT — The New-port Central CatholicHigh School Parent,Alumni, Booster Organi-

zation will hold their an-nual Stag 2-6 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 18, in the school gym-nasium, with the doorsopening at 1 p.m.

The proceeds will ben-efit NCC athletics and ex-tracurricular activities.

The admission price of$25 will include beer, softdrinks, dinner and snacksand a chance to win anLED HDTV.

Watts is guestspeaker at Rotarymeeting

The director of ad-vancement for the SeniorServices of NorthernKentucky, Tricia Watts,will be the guest speakerat the Rotary Club of Ken-ton County’s luncheonmeeting on Jan. 8.

The Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky as-sists seniors in eight coun-ties in Northern Ken-tucky. The mission of Sen-ior Services of NorthernKentucky is to support theindependence and dignityof older adults.

The Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky’s pro-grams include Meals onWheels, CongregateMeals, Emergency Meals,Transportation to Well-ness, Protective and In-formation Services, a Sen-iors-Only Food Pantry,AniMeals on Wheels (pro-viding pet food and sup-plies for seniors’ furryfriends) and Senior Cen-ter Management of 10Senior Centers in Walton,Carroll County, Warsaw,Williamstown, Elsmere,Covington, Ludlow, Fal-mouth, Owen County and

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Hall of famefounder to addressRotary

H.B. Deatherage, foun-der of the Kentucky Vet-erans Hall of Fame, andboard of directors mem-ber Gary Griesser will beguest speakers at the Ro-tary Club of Kenton Coun-ty’s luncheon meeting onThursday, Jan. 15.

The veterans hall offame, organized as chari-table and educational,honors Kentucky militaryveterans and educatesabout their accomplish-ments through the hall offame’s website,www.kyveterans.org.

The luncheon will be-gin at noon at the ColonialCottage Inn, 3140 DixieHighway, Erlanger. Tomake a reservation, con-tact Gary Harman at 859-393-4041. The costh is $12per person.

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Anna BiermanAnna Marie Johnston Bier-

man, 92, of Alexandria, diedDec. 23 at St. Elizabeth Hospitalin Edgewood.

She was a retired employee ofthe IRS.

Her husbands Charles John-ston Jr. and Gus Bierman; andstepson, Michael Bierman, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her childrenJoyce Butsch, Edward Scott,Cathy Price, and Cynthia Tischn-er; stepdaughter, Beverly Schap-pell; and nine grandchildrenalong with 10 great-grand-children.

Interment was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Samuel BurkholderSamuel J. Burkholder, 60, of

Dayton, died Dec. 20 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a customer servicerepresentative for TANK.

Survivors include his childrenJulia Dixon and Joshua Burk-holder; and sister, Kathy Hall.

George ChristofieldGeorge Peter Christofield, 91,

of Dayton, died Dec. 26 at St.Elizabeth Hospice Center inEdgewood.

He was a U.S. Marine Corpsveteran, who served duringWorld War II in the SolomonIslands during the Pacific Opera-tions. He was a quality controlinspector with Ford Motor Co. inSharonville, Ohio, for 35 yearsand was the owner and opera-tor of Dayton Chili, which wasrenamed Christofield’s FamilyRestaurant in 2009 to honor hisand his parents 75 years inbusiness.

Survivors include his wife,Dorothy Christofield; son, PeterGeorge Christofield; daughtersHelen Christofield, Karen Wil-liamson, and Beth Bowman;stepchildren Jeff Parker, Kimber-ly Fromeyer, and Jim Parker; andseven grandchildren along witheight great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Spring GroveCemetery in Cincinnati.

Stella FermanStella Jane Hanks Ferman, 92,

of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 24 atSt. Elizabeth Hospital in FortThomas.

She was a salesperson withJ.C. Penney Department Store inNewport and a member ofHighland Hills Baptist Church inFort Thomas.

Her husband, Oliver Ferman;son, Joseph Ferman; sister, RuthAdkins; and brother, CephusHanks, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Paula Hug of Fort Thomas;sister, Rachel Wilburn of Peru,Ind.; and two granddaughtersalong with two great-grandsons.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Memorials: Baptist Conva-lescent Center, 120 Main St.,Newport, KY 41071.

Ann GrohAnn Elizabeth Welsh Groh, 97,

of Southgate, died Dec. 26 atCarmel Manor in Fort Thomas.

She was a retired supervisorwith AT&T in Cincinnati and amember of the Daughters ofIsabella, Telephone Pioneers ofAmerica, and the SouthgateSuper Seniors.

Her husband, Raymond A.Groh; sisters Mary E. Braun andMarjorie Barker; and brothersThomas L. Welsh and William J.Welsh, died previously.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Carmel Manor, 100Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thom-as, KY 41075; or St. ThereseParish, 11 Temple Place, South-gate, KY 41071.

Diane HaubnerDiane Marie Haubner, 66, of

California, died Dec. 30 at herhome.

She was a retired employee ofthe IRS and a member of Sts.Peter & Paul Church in Cali-fornia.

Her brother, Jerry Seiter, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her husband,Robert Haubner; daughter,Shannon Haubner; son, RobHaubner; brothers Norb Jr.,

David, Steve, and Ken Seiter;sisters Brenda Baker, LindaGovan, Carol Hinkel, Lisa Rust,and Patty Verst; and threegrandchildren.

Memorials: Women WhoCare, C/O Sts. Peter & PaulChurch, 2162 California Cross-roads, California, KY 41007.

Margaret HauserMargaret “Marge” Duffy

Hauser, 99, of Bellevue, diedDec. 28 at Highlandspring ofFort Thomas.

She was a homemaker andmember of Sacred Heart Church-Divine Mercy Parish, where sheattended Mass daily and orga-nized the Friday night BingoClub along with her late hus-band, Victor. She attended NotreDame Academy and volunteeredwith Catholic Social Services andNorthern Kentucky Easter Seals.She loved bowling, playingcards, and crafting for herfamily.

Her husband, Victor J. Hauser;son, Victor L. Hauser; and broth-er, Edward “Bud” Duffy, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters JoAnn Speier of Fort Thom-as and Carol Goss of Fort Thom-as; and 10 grandchildren alongwith 19 great-grandchildren andtwo great-great-grandchildren.

Entombment was at St. Ste-phen Cemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Sacred HeartChurch-Divine Mercy Parish, 318Division St., Bellevue, KY 41073;or Bishop William T. MulloyCouncil Knights of Columbus,401 Berry St., Dayton, KY 41074.

Herbert HillHerbert Lee Hill, 90, of Alex-

andria, died Dec. 23 at St. Eliza-beth Hospice in Edgewood.

He was a retired employee ofHilton Davis and a U.S. Armyveteran, who served duringWorld War II.

His wife, Christine Hill, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Doris Poe, Mary Casson,Vickie Gibson, Peggy Hill, andBecky Strong; brother, GolmanHill; and 10 grandchildren alongwith six great-grandchildren.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery in Alexandria.

Memorials: New MacedoniaBaptist Church, 1143 CentralAve., Newport, KY 41071.

Janet HoweJanet Lee Howe, 91, of Fort

Thomas and formerly of Belle-vue and Dayton, died Dec. 25 atMason Health Care Center.

When she was young, shestudied singing with GraceRaines, who taught Doris Dayand Rosemary Clooney. Shetaught locally with many differ-ent bands and loved theater,movies, and playing cards.

Her husband, John LelandHowe; and brothers JamesBrooks Jr. and Gene Brooks, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Nancy Macks; son, PaulCross; and a grandson alongwith a great-grandson.

Memorials: Susan G. KomenFor the Cure, 6120 South Gil-more Road, Suite 206, Cincin-nati, OH, 45014.

Roy JohnsonRoy Houston Johnson, 86, of

Melbourne, died Dec. 29 at hishome.

He retired from GeneralMotors and was a member ofthe UAW and Gabbard Taber-

nacle. He was a U.S. Army veter-an, who served three years inGermany during the KoreanWar.

His wife, Eddie Johnson; andgrandson, Shane Purcell, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sonsWilliam Johnson, Gene Johnson,Ed Purcell, Darrell Purcell, EdJohnson, Rick Purcell; daughtersMary Caldwell and DarleneWalton; and 21 grandchildrenalong with 33 great-grand-children.

Burial was at Butler Cemetery.

Jane KlumpJane Evelyn Zink Klump, 80, of

Crestview, died Dec. 22 at herhome.

She was a homemaker and amember of St. Joseph Church inCold Spring.

Her sons, Jim, Tony, and SteveKlump, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Raymond Klump; daughtersCarol Rieger of Cold Spring,Jeanne Cooper of MorningView, and Kathy Meyer ofBlanchester, Ohio; son, JohnKlump of Fort Thomas; sister,Helen Wallace of Cold Spring;brother, Don Zink of Covington;and 10 grandchildren along withthree great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Joseph Ceme-

tery in Cold Spring.Memorials: St. Joseph School

Education Endowment Fund,4011 Alexandria Pike, ColdSpring, KY 41076; or Alzheimer’sAssociation, 644 Linn St. Suite1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.

Cliffye LangCliffye Jo Stomer Lang, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 29 at herhome.

Survivors include Ellis Lang,Dave Lang, Melinda Schamer,and Karen Lang; sisters AnnMurst and Carol Steffen; broth-ers Stu Stormer and Jeff Storm-er; and three grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Paul’s UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 N. JeffersonSt., Alexandria, KY 41001; orHospice of the Bluegrass, 7388Turfway Road, Florence, KY41042.

Thomas MeansThomas O. Means, 77, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 28 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center in FortThomas.

He was a tooling specialistwith Sandvik before his retire-ment. He was also a member ofMain Street Baptist Church andhe was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife,

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Bernice J. Hill Means; sons JeffMeans of Livonia, Michigan, andMike Means of Taylor Mill; sister,Charlene Blythe of Latonia; andfive grandchildren.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Louis MohrstadtLouis H. Mohrstadt, 95, of

Cold Spring, died Dec. 20 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a U.S. Army veteran,who served during World War II.He received four Bronze Starsduring his service. He was amember of the Mason’s formore than 50 years.

His wife, Helen Mohrstadt;daughter, Cathy Mohrstadt; andson, Buddy Mohrstadt, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Dottie Hundemer andNancy Mohrstadt; and fourgrandchildren along with fivegreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, PO Box 1893,Memphis, TN 38101-9950.

Daniel Plavsic Jr.Daniel Joseph Plavsic Jr., 54,

of Highland Heights, died Dec.26 at University Hospital inCincinnati.

Survivors include his wife, JillPlavsic; children D.J. Plavsic III,Deven Rodriguez, Hope Scog-gins, Johnna Wilson, and RobertWilson; father, Daniel Plavsic Sr.;mother, Jean Grissom; siblingsKatrina Strange, Nikki Plavsic,Jennifer Plavsic, Rachel Long,

Katie Plavsic, and India Plavsic;and 11 grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephensCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Michael RauchMichael Francis Rauch, 73, of

California, died Dec. 23 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.

He was a retired heavy equip-ment hauler and a member ofSts. Peter & Paul Church as wellas the Sts. Peter & Paul YoungMen’s Society. He loved blue-grass music and was a DJ forWAIF’s Bluegrass Radio.

His brothers, Philip and JohnRauch, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Rhea Rauch; children DavidRauch, Kenny Rauch, SuanneLedonne, and Anthony Rauch;brother, Charlie Rauch; sister,Mary Ries; and 15 grandchildrenalong with six great-grand-children.

Memorials: Sts. Peter & Paulbuilding fund, 2160 CaliforniaCrossroads, California, KY 41007.

Eugene RileyEugene Riley, 74, of Bellevue,

died Dec. 29 at St. ElizabethMedical Center in Fort Thomas.

He was a chrome plater andmachinist with Micro MetalFinishing Co. in Cincinnati.

His daughter, Diana Kononov,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Arlie Noble Riley; sons DonnieRiley, Eugene Riley Jr., andWarren G. Riley; daughter,Debra K. Starrett; and eightgrandchildren along with agreat-grandchild.

Edward RobinsonEdward G. Robinson, 68, of

Melbourne, died Dec. 24 at hishome.

He was a retired pipe fitterand a member of CampbellCounty VFW Post 3205. He was aU.S. Army veteran, who servedduring the Vietnam War. He wasa Purple Heart recipient.

Survivors include his wife,Nancy Weinel Robinson; daugh-ters Marissa Robinson and JulieSands; sons Clark Robinson andScott Kremer; brothers ChuckRobinson and Carl Robinson;sister, Darlene Brown; and tengrandchildren.

Interment with militaryhonors was at Kentucky Veter-ans Cemetery North in William-stown.

Barbara TownsleyBarbara Ann Boehne Town-

sley, 57, of Bellevue, died Dec.29 at St. Elizabeth Hospital inFort Thomas.

She loved sewing, crafting,embroidering, gardening,shopping, going to flea markets,and collecting antiques.

Her parents, Roy and AnnaMae Boehne, died previously.

Survivors include her hus-band, Michael A. Townsley;sister, Patricia Ann Sparks; andbrothers Chuck, John, and TomBoehne.

Memorials: Purple Stride,Pancreatic Cancer Action Net-work, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite200, Manhattan Beach, CA90266.

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Jodi Bolinger, 26, and Geof-frey Hartman, 28, both ofCincinnati, issued Dec. 15.

Irene Welsh, 63, of Cincinnatiand Wesley Henneman Jr., 43,of Fort Thomas, issued Dec. 17.

Katlyn Hamilton, 26, andClinton Nagel, 31, both ofCincinnati, issued Dec. 18.

Shelly Buchman, 55, of

Columbus and Floyd Rose Jr.,57, of Nashville, issued Dec. 19.

Demi Duplessis, 18, of Ana-heim and Tyrin Tirey, 20, ofWilmington, issued Dec. 22.

Cassey Lee, 29, of Cincinnatiand Albert Coleman, 27, ofAccra, issued Dec. 22.

Brook Bishop, 22, of Edge-wood and Brandon Wilson, 21,

of Denver, issued Dec. 23.Arielle Bryant, 27, and Adam

Robinson, 28, both of Cincin-nati, issued Dec. 23.

Debra Brown, 73, of In-glewood and Danny Lewis, 80,of Chicago, issued Dec. 24.

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