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Contact usDOGWOODDASHRunners, walkersenjoy taking thescenic route. 5A

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GROWING UP FAST 2BMiddle schoolers get the hang of varsity softball

TAYLOR MILL — It’s not easyfeeding more than 1,000 fam-ilies a month.

That’s why the Taylor MillEagles Football League isteaming up with Action Minis-tries to tackle hunger. Accord-ing to Action Ministries chair-man Larry Mains, it takesabout 80 to 100 pounds of foodto feed a family of four forabout four days.

“We appreciate all the ef-forts to help us feed the hungryin our community,” Mains said.“It’s heartwarming to do whatwe do. It’s nice having other or-ganizations within the commu-nity wanting to work togetherto make a difference.”

Action Ministries is an all-volunteer operated communi-ty grocery pantry located inLatonia. The organization isthe sole beneficiary of the Tay-lor Mill Eagle’s canned fooddrive.

The Taylor Mill Eagles is anonprofit organization thatteaches the fundamentals offootball. The organization

gives elementary-aged schoolchildren an opportunity to playthe sport and it serves as afeeder to the Woodland Middleand Scott High school teams.This year, the league expandedto offer basketball and will of-fer wrestling this fall.

“The league gets a lot of sup-port from the community,”said Tony Clem with theleague. “We were looking for away that we could give backand teach our kids how impor-tant it is to give back to thecommunity.”

The canned food driveseemed to be a good fit.

“We wanted to do somethingthat raises awareness of thepeople who are in need of helpin our own community,” Clemsaid. “We also want to teach ourkids about giving back. We’renot just about football andsports, but about life skills.Giving to others makes us bet-ter people. It’s important toteach that to our kids.”

According to the Map theMeal Gap 2015 report, by Feed-ing America, Kenton County'soverall rate of food insecurityis 14.2 percent. It’s worse forchildren. In Kenton, 19.7 per-cent or nearly 8,000 children,do not always have consistentaccess to enough food for ahealthy, active lifestyle. . TheU.S. Department of Agricul-ture defines food insecurity aslimited or uncertain ability toprovide nutritious meals.

The Eagles will collectcanned food items during theirhost games, as well as duringtheir annual golf outing fund-raiser. There is no set goal towhat they want to collect, Clemsaid, just to get as much as pos-

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The Taylor Mill Eagles Football League is teaming up with Action Ministries for a canned food drive. Front, fromleft: Wyatt Patrick, Austin Shaw, Sage Lalley, Logan Bennet and Tony Clem. Back: Kendra Clem, Grace Brayden,Sara Durstock and Olivia Clem.

Youth football leaguetackles hunger

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Golf against hungerThe Taylor Mill Eagles will

hold a four-person scrambleSaturday, May 16, at The GolfCourses of Kenton County,3908 Richardson Road, Inde-pendence. Register at 9 a.m.,tee off at 10 a.m. Cost is $80per player. The day will include18 holes of golf, lunch anddinner.

INDEPENDENCE — HarperMejia, 5, looks a little out ofplace crawling into a large blueMack truck. Once her littlehand pulls the rope to blast thehorn, however, she’s right athome.

Mejia, of Independence, wasone of about 100 children whovisited Middleton-Mills ParkApril 28 for the Touch-a-Truckevent, organized by Boy Scoutsof America Cub Scout Group808.

Kenton County Parks Recre-ation programs coordinatorSteve Trauger said this was thefirst event of its kind to takeplaceat the parks. He said it wasa “great opportunity for kids tosee big trucks up close and per-sonal.”

Mejia certainly enjoyed hertime crawling into county andcommercial trucks, tractorsand police cars. Her favoritepart was “the horn,” she said,her arm brushing against hersparkling red hair while makinga pulling motion. “It’s loud!”

Future drivers getto Touch-a-TruckMelissa [email protected]

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Michael Hacker, 9, of Independence, stands in the bucket of the MerkelLawn Care truck.

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Zachary Bennett, 9, of Walton, pullsthe rope to blow the horn of theMerkle Lawn Care truck.

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Cole Bunch, 7, of Independence,rides shotgun in a Kenton Countypolice car.

ERLANGER — Get ready tosing and fling into spring.

Guardians of Hope Inc. willhost a Spring Fling and Singarts and crafts, and karaokeevent at the Erlanger Branch ofthe Kenton County Public Li-brary 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,May 9.

Admission is free but dona-tions to the Kenton County Ani-

mal Shelter are requested.Items needed are bedding, toysand cleaning supplies.

The goal of the event, ac-cording to Guardians of Hopepresident Donna Wallace is toraise funds to provide a betterChristmas for local childrenwho’ve been rescued fromabuse and neglect.

“Guardians of Hope wasformed by a small group offriends in 2014 who wanted tohelp less fortunate children

have a cheerful holiday sea-son,” Wallace said. “We also feelif they can assist other charitiesin reaching their goals along theway, so everyone wins. Our mis-sion statement says it all, ‘Wegive to those that feel like giv-ing up; and give not because wehave too much but because weknow what it’s like not to have.’”

The Spring Fling and Singwill include craft vendors, foodvendors, raffles and family ka-raoke. All raffle proceeds will

benefit the Erlanger Library.The Erlanger Library’s adult

programmer Chris Oaks saidthe library is excited and appre-ciative to benefit from theGuardians of Hope event. Theraffle proceeds will benefit theKenton County Public LibraryFoundation. The foundation en-courages voluntary financialsupport for the library to bothenhance programs and assistwith financing special projects,he said.

“It’s important that the li-brary work with organizationslike Guardians of Hope becausewe have many of the same goalsin terms of providing the com-munity with assistance as wellas opportunities for fun,” Oakssaid. “We can certainly accom-plish more by working togetherthan by doing similar eventsseparately.”

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SOUTHGATE — North-ern Kentucky is home to10 cities each with over1,000 acres of trees.

So when Southgate cel-ebrated 10 years of beinga Tree City USA on April24, it continued as one ofseven Tree City commu-nities in Northern Ken-tucky and one of 36 inKentucky.

Tree canopy coverageis 57 percent of all land inCampbell County, 51 per-cent for Kenton Countyand 47 percent in BooneCounty, according to ajust-released 2014 TreeCanopy Report. TheNorthern Kentucky Ur-ban & Community Forest-ry Council used satelliteimages and other data tocome up with its findings.

The Arbor Day Foun-dation started Tree CityUSA as a way to highlightcities protecting theirtrees, said Sarah Gracey,urban forestry coordina-tor for Kentucky Divisionof Forestry, during South-gate’s anniversary cele-bration. School children,

city officials and forestryprofessionals joined cityPark and Tree Boardmembers inside theSouthgate CommunityCenter for ceremonies.

Other Northern Ken-tucky Tree City USA com-munities include FortThomas (23 years), Flor-ence, (22 years), Bellevueand Cold Spring (12years), Covington (10years), and Park Hills(four years).

Having a tree ordi-nance designating care oftrees in public spaces andspending money to plantand care for trees are fac-tors considered whenevaluating a communityfor Tree City USA status,Gracey said.

Southgate has donemore by spending aboverequired limits on treecare and plantings and en-couraging tree planting inyards, she said.

“For nine of thoseyears, Southgate metgrowth award require-ments status,” Graceysaid.

Southgate spendsabout $7,600 to maintainand plant trees in publicspaces, above the lessthan $3,000 required to re-tain its Tree City status,she said.

There are trees in 60percent of Southgate’sland, Gracey said.

Mayor Jim Hambergcontinued city efforts toplant trees by imploringan audience of studentsfrom St. Therese Schooland Southgate Elemen-tary School to take care oftree seedlings they will begiven at school.

“You’re going to get atree today,” Hambergsaid. “You need to plant it.Don’t let it sit.”

Hamberg said he wasaccepting a 10-year awardon behalf of Southgate’sPark and Tree Board.

Ella Pieper, a fourth-grade student at South-gate Elementary School,was one of several stu-

dents to read aloud mes-sages written on papertrees before they wentinto a time capsule withartifacts collected duringthe day’s Tree City USAceremonies.

“We celebrate thetrees because without theoxygen trees give us wewouldn’t be here today,”Pieper said.

There are dozens ofreasons why trees matter,but self-preservation topsthe list, said Jenny Gul-ick, a natural resourceconsultant for Davey Re-source Group.

“Trees can live withoutus,” Gulick said. “We can-

not live without the bene-fits trees provide.”

Beyond oxygen, treeshold soil together, andprovide wildlife habitats,she said.

For homeowners, treesproperly shading a homecan cut energy costs, es-pecially on air condition-ing, Gulick said. Treesalso can increase a home’sresale value by as muchas 20 percent, she said.

Having parks andspaces filled with treesadd social value by prov-ing a place people want togo spend time playing to-gether, talking and exer-cising, Gulick said.

Trees help cut down onair pollution, help retainstorm water better than acatch basin, and help fightan effect known as “urbanheat island” occurringwhen an area around acity is hotter than sur-rounding rural areas, shesaid.

“Trees are a natural so-lution to so many of oururban issues,” Gulicksaid.

Southgate one of many NKY urban forestsChris [email protected]

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Jenny Gulick, a natural resource consultant for Davey Resource Group, talks about preservingurban forests and the city of Southgate’s efforts to plant and preserve trees.

TREE-FILLEDCITIESNorthern Kentucky’s top10 city tree-acreages waslisted in a 2014 Tree Cano-py Report from TheNorthern Kentucky Urban& Community ForestryCouncil. Cities are listed inorder of most forestacres. Acreage is approxi-mate.1. Independence: 4,600acres2. Covington: 4,200 acres3. Alexandria: 2,600 acres4. Erlanger: 2,600 acres5. Taylor Mill: 2,500 acres6. Ryland Heights: 2,500acres7. Fort Thomas: 2,300acres8 Cold Spring: 1,500 acres9. Edgewood: 1,500 acres10. Florence: 1,500 acresSource: The NorthernKentucky Urban & Com-munity Forestry Council2014 Tree Canopy Report.

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Abby Roenker, afourth-grade student at St.Therese School in Southgate,holds a paper tree with amessage she wrote for a10-year time capsule.

Beechwood,Erlanger-Elsmere setgraduation dates

Beechwood and Er-langer-Elsmere schoolshave set graduation dates.

Beechwood’s gradua-tion ceremony will be 2p.m. May 31at BeechwoodHigh School. The last dayof school for students isMay 29.

Lloyd High School’sgraduation ceremony willbe 8 p.m. May 29 at thehigh school gymnasium.The last day of school forstudents is May 29.

Kenton CountySchools setgraduation dates

Graduation dates for allKenton County highschools have been set.

Dixie Heights will haveits graduation at 7 p.m. Fri-day, May 29. Simon Ken-

ton will be 10 a.m. Satur-day, May 30. Scott will be 2p.m. Saturday, May 30.

All Kenton Countygraduation ceremonieswill take place at the Bankof Kentucky Center atNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity.

The last day of schoolfor students is May 29.

Erlanger night atFlorence FreedomBall Park May 31

FLORENCE — The citiesof Erlanger and Elsmere,in conjunction with the Er-langer-Elsmere SchoolDistrict, are hosting aCommunity Night at theFlorence Freedom Ball-park on Sunday, May 31.

Festivities begin at 4:45p.m. with a softball gamefeaturing employees ofErlanger and Elsmere ver-sus school district employ-ees. At 6:05 p.m., watch the

Florence Freedom take onthe Normal Cornbelters.

The proceeds for theevening will benefit theErlanger Elsmere FamilyResource & Youth Ser-vices Centers.

To purchase tickets orfor more information, callErlanger City Administra-tor Marc Fields at 859-727-7580 or call the FlorenceFreedom offices at 859-594-4487.

Perennial Swap held May 9

EDGEWOOD — The Pe-rennial Swap will be 10a.m. Saturday, May 9, atNoll Shelter in FreedomPark, Edgewood.

Get your swap on. Thecity will have day lilies onhand to swap as well. Anyunwanted perennials canbe donated to the Edge-wood Parks Department.Please include labels or

descriptions of yourplants.

Author visits atIndependencelibrary this month

INDEPENDENCE —Three author visits areplanned at the WilliamDurr Branch of the Ken-ton County Public Librarythis month.

Keven McQueen, au-thor of “Cruelly Mur-dered” and “ForgottenTales of Kentucky,” willvisit 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday,May 23.

John Graham will be onhand for a tribute to WorldWar I veterans and theirmothers 7-8 pm. Thursday,May 28.

Byn Mooth, who wrote“Findlay Market Cook-book” and “ForgottenTales of Kentucky” willvisit 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May31.

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sible to help those inneed.

The four-personscramble will be heldSaturday, May 16, atThe Golf Courses ofKenton County, 3908Richardson Road, In-dependence. Registra-tion is at 9 a.m., tee-offat 10 a.m. Cost is $80per player. The day willinclude 18 holes of golf,lunch of brats, hot dogsand metts, and dinnerof steak, green beans,potatoes, salad androlls. There will bedoor prizes and anawards ceremony, aswell.

“We’re hoping thisfood drive will be a suc-cess and that we canget our kids helping outother kids right here inTaylor Mill,” Clemsaid.

The canned itemswill help go toward Ac-tion Ministries’ Foodfor Thought program.This program benefitsKenton County stu-dents, according tochairman Larry Mains.Action Ministries willdistribute the fooditems to various Ken-ton County Schools.The schools will handoff the food items tostudents in need on Fri-days, so that they haveenough food to get bythrough the weekend.

According to Mains,the number of familiesAction Ministrieshelps increases eachyear.

“We thought that asthe economy gets bet-ter, we would see less,but that hasn’t been thecase,” he said. “Eachyear we’re helpingmore and more. Thefood is needed. “Itmeans a lot to havepartners in the commu-nity who are really tohave food drives andhelp us in our effort tohelp others.”

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NaviGo College and CareerPrep Services started a newNaviGo Prime program tohelp students and parentsnavigate the best path to col-lege by working with them toexplore talent and interestsfor future success in academ-ics and a career.

NaviGo’s four-sessionPrime program is designed toshow students where theystand on the path to collegeand a career, according to apress release. The programasks students questions tomake sure they are taking theright classes, have strongenough ACT scores to get intoa college they want, and to fig-ure out how their interests,passions and talents can leadto a meaningful career.

The four-session programbegins with an initial in-takesession, where students andparents begin to discuss goals,and students take a practiceACT test to be used in latersessions.

In next two sessions, Navi-Go facilitators get a betteridea of the student’s and par-ents’ goals, discussing favor-ite subjects, career interests,academic strengths and areasfor growth. Coaches then pairthose interests with possiblecollege majors and programsof study. The sessions also in-clude a review of the ACTpractice test results.

In the final session, Navi-

Go’s facilitator presents asummary of the Prime proc-ess thus far including careerinterests, post-secondary in-terests, and academic data.Facilitators will also discussfinancial planning and finan-cial aid options with parentsand students as well as addi-tional NaviGo services ifneeded.

The NaviGo Prime pro-gram costs $299. Sessions areheld on Thomas More Col-lege’s campus and last 1-1.5hours, and are completed inthree to four weeks. For moreinformation about NaviGoCollege and Career Prep Ser-vices, visit http://www.navigoprep.com/ or call 859-905-7830.

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Toni Zetko, a freshman at Holmes High School, works with NaviGo coachMelanie Beccaccio.

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St. Pius X student Max Brent collects new sleeping bags, blankets, and healthy snacks for hiseighth-grade service project in preparation for his confirmation. All items collected were taken to theParish Kitchen along with $120 in donations.

Covington Catholic HighSchool has announced that 11students have been accepted tothe 2015 Kentucky Governor’sScholars Program.

They are Coire Ayres, LoganBoyle, Benjamin Darpel, AdamFlynn, Austin Flynn, SamuelHacker, Daniel Kleier, MitchellMacKnight, Samuel Romes,Matthew Rose and Lucas Tim-merman.

Students were evaluated inareas of service, extracurricu-lar activities, academics andwriting submissions againsttop-level students from allaround Kentucky. They arenow invited to participate in the

five-week residential programthis coming summer.

The intent of the Governor’sScholars Program is to enhanceKentucky’s next generation ofcivic and economic leaders.

Covington Catholic Princi-pal Bob Rowe said, “All of us atCovington Catholic are veryproud of these 11 students. Thisis an outstanding accomplish-ment reflecting their achieve-ment across the scope of themission that CovCath em-braces – educating young menspiritually, academically, phys-ically and socially. Our entirecommunity congratulatesthem all.”

11 CovCath studentsaccepted to Governor’sScholars Program

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Front row, from left: Logan Boyle, Lucas Timmerman, Austin Flynn, DanielKleier and Matthew Rose. Back row: Coire Ayres, Adam Flynn, SamuelRomes, Mitchell MacKnight, Samuel Hacker and Benjamin Darpel.

Eight students from North-ern Kentucky Universityearned recognition at the na-tional KRYPTOS cryptanalysiscompetition, which took placeApril 16-20 at Central Washing-ton University.

A total of 153 students from67 teams participated, repre-senting colleges, universities,academies, institutes and highschools from 21 states, accord-ing to a press release. Teamsconsisted of two or three under-graduate students who were al-lowed to use any printed publi-cations or Web page not directlyrelated to the competition. Stu-dents were also allowed to usesoftware programs and Java ap-plets to assist with problemsolving so long as they existedprior to the competition or werewritten entirely by team mem-bers.

NKU students Paul Sparks,Alexander Fish, Daniel Stine,Nathan Dasenbrock-Gammonand Jason Garner earned theTuring level of achievement asmaster codebreakers by solv-

ing all three challenges in thecompetition. Only 37 students inthe competition achieved thisstatus.

NKU students Kyle McCar-ty, Trent Turner and Jared Bry-ant earned the achievement lev-el of Pretty Good by solving oneof the three challenges. Theywere among 26 total studentswho earned this achievement.

The event was presented bythe Pacific Northwest Sectionof the Mathematical Associa-tion of America and is hosted byCentral Washington University.

NKU studentsare recognized atnational competitionStephen Roy [email protected]

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UNION — More than 160runners and walkers got asweet taste of springtime April25 during the Dogwood Dash atthe Boone County Arboretum.

Among the 107 runners forthe annual 5K race, Tom Ar-nold, 31, and Jamie Schweitzer,33, came in first in the men’sand women’s categories, withtimes of 17:38 and 23:10, re-spectively. Brendan Hansen,15, and Valerie Bailey, 42, tooksecond place.

Of the 55 walkers, top fin-ishers included Robert Crebo,63, with a time of 35:48; NatalieJones, 34, with a time of 38:46;Tom Wiechman, 59, with a timeof 42:57: and Sue Murphy, 70,with a time of 46:49.

Participants ranged in agefrom 9-79. For complete re-sults, see http://bit.ly/DashRe-sults

Arboretum director KrisStone said 207 people regis-tered for the race.

“This is up quite a bit fromlast year,” he said. “The rainalso held off until just after theend of the race, which is alsowonderful.”

For more information aboutthe Dogwood Dash or theBoone County Arboretum, visitbcarboretum.org.

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The first-place finisher in the Dogwood Dash is Tom Arnold, of Fort Wright,with a time of 17:38.

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A flowering tree in the Boone County Arboretum added color to theDogwood Dash.


From left, Becca Boyd and Leslie Clifford, both of Florence, enjoy their walkduring the Dogwood Dash.


Cynthia and John Bercaw, of Florence, walk among the flowering trees during the Dogwood Dash.


The second-place finisher is Brendan Hansen, 15, of Hebron, in theDogwood Dash held Saturday, April 25, at the Boone County Arboretum inUnion.

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The first-place female finisher in theDogwood Dash is Jamie Schweitzer,of Erlanger.


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Britney Crosson, of Florence, wonthe 30-34 female division of theDogwood Dash.


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From left, Rose Vojas, of Covington,and Melissa Estes, of Edgewoodand Curves in Crescent Springs,finishes the Dogwood Dash.


FRIDAY, MAY 8Art & Craft Classes$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art and playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Art ExhibitsFlight: Curated by Saad Ghosn,9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Covington Arts,2 W. Pike St., Flight featuresworks by three women (Shar-mon Davidson, Marsha Ka-ragheusian, Jan Nickum) fromGreater Cincinnati who specifi-cally reference flight in regard totime, space and experience.Exploring the notions of passage,memory and dialogue within thecycle of life, the exhibitionincludes mixed media construc-tions, collaged books and earth-enware ceramics. Presented byCovington Arts District. 292-2322;http://covingtonarts.com/. Co-vington.

Convocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Exhibition organized aroundvery best of graduating seniorsand MFA candidates in region.Participating schools includeUC/DAAP, NKU, Art Academy ofCincinnati, University of Ken-tucky and more. Through June13. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

BenefitsKiwanis Club of Riverfront25th Annual Putting Kids FirstFundraiser, 7 p.m. to midnight,Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport,1717 Airport Exchange Blvd.,Master of Ceremonies is KarinJohnson of WLWT-Channel 5.Price includes buffet dinner fortwo, two drink tickets, chance towin $2000, disco music anddancing. Raffles, silent auction.Disco attire suggested. Ages 21and up. Benefits UnderprivilegedChildren of Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky. $125 percouple. Presented by KiwanisClub of Riverfront. 384-3679;riverfrontkiwanis.org. Erlanger.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

ExhibitsBuffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, 1600 MontagueRoad, There are many fascinat-ing stories about Covington:political intrigue, haunting tales,arts, athletics. Exhibit celebrates200 years of people, places andevents that shaped city, fromtrading of buffalo and bourbonfor land to building of Ascentand “alien house.” ThroughAug. 30. Included with museumadmission. 491-4003; bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Health / WellnessNational Nurses Week SpeakerSeries 2015, noon to 1 p.m.,Beckfield College, 16 Spiral Drive,Focused theme is “Ethical Prac-tice, Quality Care.” Speakersfrom various aspects of nursingspeak on latest challenges andtrends. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Beckfield CollegeNursing Department. 372-5916;www.beckfield.edu. Florence.

Music - ClassicalTwo Cities, Two Bands, 8-10p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Kentucky SymphonyOrchestra and the KSO BoogieBand pay tribute to two legend-ary horn bands: Blood, Sweatand Tears and Chicago. $30.Presented by Kentucky Sympho-ny Orchestra. 431-6216; www.ky-so.org. Covington.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., XhilRac-ing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. Presented by Xhil-aRacing. 371-5278; www.xrkar-ting.com. Florence.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

All-Star Cheerleading Place-ments, 5-7 p.m., NKY EliteGymnastics, 1677 DelawareCrossing, All-Star Cheer Place-ments Levels 1, 2 and 3. Call formore information. Ages 5-14.$40. 606-627-7908; elitenky.com.Independence.

SATURDAY, MAY 9Art EventsAnnual Duveneck MemorialArt Show, noon to 5 p.m.,George Rogers Clark Park,Riverside Drive, Over 60 individ-ual artists’ tents. Rain date is May10. Free. Presented by BakerHunt Art and Cultural Center.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.com.Covington.

Art ExhibitsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

AuditionsCompany - Auditions, 1-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Please prepare 16-32 bars of amusical theatre song in the styleof the show- An accompanist willbe provided. Please bring sheetmusic in the correct key. Acappella auditions, or those withpre-recorded accompaniment,will not be considered.There willbe a short movement audition soplease dress appropriatelyYoumay also be asked to read fromthe script. Free. To schedule atime slot, please contact JessicaPicado, [email protected]. Through May 10. 957-1940. Covington.

Clubs & OrganizationsBoone County DAR MonthlyMeeting, 10-11:30 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786

Burlington Pike, Free. Presentedby Boone County Daughters ofthe American Revolution (DAR).342-2665. Burlington.

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

Craft ShowsThe Vintage Fair, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., The Friendly Market, 10050Norbotten Drive, Unique crafts,jewelry and collectibles, alongwith farmers market and indoorfood vendors. Free. Presented byThe Vintage Fair. 513-312-1629;www.kyvintagefair.com. Flor-ence.

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Boone County EducationAssociation, 75 Cavalier Blvd.,suite 201, Enter building at rightside entrance. ACT test prepcourse. Ages 9-12. $399. Reserva-tions required. Presented byCollege and Beyond. 283-2655;candbtestprep.com. Florence.

Newspaper Writing for AllAges, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Studentsproduce online newspaper, tryout variety of journalism genres:news, opinion, features, in-terviews, reviews, sports. Learnheadline writing, editing, webpage design, advertising andother topics associated withproducing an online newspaper.Ages 5-18. $15. Registrationrequired. 916-2721; www.thelive-lylearninglab.com. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15 a.m.,9:30 a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

ExhibitsBuffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-

ford Museum, Included withmuseum admission. 491-4003;bcmuseum.org. Covington.

Home & GardenPerennial Swap, 10-11 a.m.,Freedom Park, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, Noll Shelter. The city willhave day lilies on hand. Anyunwanted perennials can bedonated to the parks depart-ment. Free. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.ed-gewoodky.gov. Edgewood.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-8 p.m.Music by Katie Garringer andThe Irrational Season (Folk).,Velocity Bike & Bean, 7560Burlington Pike, Fresh bakedgoods, desserts and coffeeavailable. Free. Presented byVelocity Bike & Bean. 371-8356;www.velocitybb.com. Florence.

Saturday Morning Acoustic

Music, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Free. Presented by VelocityBike & Bean. 371-8356; www.ve-locitybb.com. Florence.

Music - ClassicalTwo Cities, Two Bands, 8-10p.m., The Carnegie, $30. 431-6216; www.kyso.org. Covington.

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter &Jam Sessions: Music Makingwith Madcap: The Story ofthe Ugly Duckling, 10-10:45a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.,Lakeside Presbyterian Church,2690 Dixie Highway, Clarinet,cello, piano and Madcap Puppetstell story through music ofBeethoven. $5 or four for $15;free under age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 513-381-6868; www.lin-tonmusic.org. Lakeside Park.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

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The Annual Duveneck Memorial Art Show is noon to 5 p.m.Saturday, May 9, at George Rogers Clark Park, Riverside Drive,Covington. More than 60 individual artists’ tents will be onhand. Rain date is May 10. Admisison is free. The show ispresented by Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center. Call431-0020; visit www.bakerhunt.com.

MAY 7, 2015 • SOUTH KENTON RECORDER • 7ANEWS

I’ve said this before: wherever I go Imeet interesting, passionate “foodies.”

Ann Kean, a creative foods teacher atMadeira High School, isone of those people. Annsaid she is truly fortunateto love her job. She wantsto make a difference, andshe does.

“My teenagers areanxious to make, bakeand cook anything. Theywant to make somethingeach and every day,” Anntold me. Ann has exposedher students to all kinds

of food, from quinoa to kale to one of myfavorites, cinnamon rolls.

I think this would be so nice for aMom’s day breakfast. Don’t you? Andfor all the moms in our community cir-cle of readers, both biological and other-wise, I hope you have a blessed Mother’sDay.

Readers want to knowWhen can I plant basil outside?When temperatures above the ground

and below are 60 degrees or more con-sistently. Mother’s Day is a safe bet forall tender annuals.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Bake cinnamon rolls, crab cake for mom

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade cinnamon rolls are a delectable treat for mom.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Ann Kean’s cool rise cinnamonrolls

Ann uses the cool rise method for herclass. “We can make a yeast bread beginningone day and finish it the next day and evenbake the third day, if necessary”, she said.

1. Mix

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup whole wheat flour3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt2. Dissolve1 package active dry yeast and1-1/4 cups 100-degree milk

4. Add and stir into the flour mixtureMilk/yeast mixture

2 eggs, slightly beaten2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

5. Add an additional 1 to 1-1/2 cups flourand mix well.

6. Knead dough for 8 minutes.7. Place dough in an oiled bowl; cover

and let rise for about 2 hours until doughdoubles.

8. Roll out dough into a 14 by 18-inchrectangle.

9. Spread filling made of:

1/2 cup barely melted unsalted butter1 cup dark brown sugar or combo of any

sugars3 tablespoons cinnamon

Leave less than an inch edge all the wayaround.

10. Roll from 18 inches side making aroll.

11. Cut into 16 rolls. (Ann says do notsaw when cutting, just press down).

12. Place in two 9-inch buttered roundpans or 9-by-13 buttered pan.

13. Cover and place in refrigerator over-night or let rise in warm pace for 1-1/2 to 2hours.

14. Bake in middle of 350 degree ovenfor 20-25 minutes.

15. Glaze with mixture of

4 cups powdered sugar4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted2 tablespoons milk or more to make thin

Myrtle’s crab cakes

Talking about another “mom with influence,” this recipe fromfriend, Perrin Rountree is an heirloom favorite. Perrin is an An-derson Township reader and wonderful cook.

“Family is everything to me,” she said. I remember fondly herstories of her Grandma, Myrtle, which were always connected withfood. Try this when you want a delicious and easy crab cake. Perrintold me her Grandma Myrtle’s strength and love of family sustainsher every day. “Hers was a gentle but firm love. We knew with justa look when we were behaving poorly, and with that same look wealso knew how much we were loved.”

Well said! As with all heirloom recipes, there can be variables.Like the saltines. You may need more than the recipe says, or youmay not. You want to be able to have the crab cake be nicely

formed and keep its shape but not be dry.

1 pound lump crabmeat4-5 shakes TabascoSalt and pepper to taste4-5 crushed saltines or few more if necessary1 egg, beaten2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoningFresh chopped parsley (opt)

Place crabmeat in bowl. Add other ingredients and mix lightly.Shape into 4 patties. Heat oil in heavy skillet. Over medium heat, fryuntil golden brown on both sides. Serve with extra Tabasco and tartarsauce or your favorite seafood sauce.

Last week’s questionWas Reds manager Bryan Price

right about what he said aboutmedia coverage hurting histeam? What is the media’s role incovering local sports franchises?

“Bryan Price was totally offbase in what he said about themedia coverage. The mediaisn’t there to be a friend of theteam and only cover good news,or put news out when the teamwants it, that would be a pressrelease, that the team controls.

“The media is there to coverthe team. He may (be upset) theinformation wasn’t releasedthe way it was, but the reality isthat it was. Instead of respon-ding to what he wished hadn’thappened he should have beenmature enough to address whathappened in an adult manner.

“He can take his concernsabout the local media to theReds upper management andthey can devise a strategy inhow they relate or release in-formation to the media.

“The media’s job is to report,not make sure the team, man-ager or a specific player is hap-py. It was embarrassing interms of the content of his rantand it also made it look like hewasn’t ready to be a majorleague manager, which may bethe case. “

C.S.

“This is kind of like answer-ing that age old most dangerousquestion: Do these pants makemy butt look fat? Therefore no,Price was wrong blaming themedia coverage for hurting histeam, his team’s performanceis hurting his team. What partof this is so hard to under-stand?”

M.J.F.

“If a manager etc... wants tokeep some information frombeing disseminated he needs totell the reporters it is ‘off therecord.’ I would hope the localReds reporters would respectthat wish. But in this day of pa-parazzi and social mediascoops, Price should assumethe information will get out. Hischoice of foul language to com-plain about it was ridiculous.

“Keep in mind Reds Hall ofFame reporter Hal McCoy wasthe one who leaked the BrandonPhilips ‘hating the St. Louis Car-dinals.’ That led to quite an al-tercation a few years ago. Ofcourse that was when the Redsmade the playoffs under DustyBaker three times, yet he wasfired. Manager Price and GMWalt Jocketty will be gone byyear end. Go Figure!!!

T.D.T.

“Sorry, never heard of him.Unfortunately, we don’t have asports franchise. The closestone in in Columbus. Maybe nextyear, Blue Jackets. A bunch ofyour veterans are on the Rang-ers.”

D.B.


Newspapers have been fullof articles about the heroinepidemic in Northern Ken-tucky and the substantialeffort being made to deal withit. Substantial progress isbeing made.

However, not so thorough-ly covered is the understand-ing that heroin usage is en-twined with the broader, un-derlying issues of addictionand mental illness. The term“behavioral health care” in-cludes both mental health andsubstance abuse services.Historically, both serviceshave been seriously under-funded in Kentucky.

From the beginning, therehas been stigma attached toboth services. According toDr. Owen Nichols, presidentand CEO of NorthKey Com-munity Care, for nearly 50years, the Northern KentuckyMental Health/Mental Retar-dation Regional Board, doingbusiness as NorthKey andThe Friends of NorthKeyhave worked to reduce thestigma attached to mentalillness and remind people thatstigma is just another wordfor discrimination.

People recognize that heartdisease and kidney diseaseare medical conditions thatneed treatment. Yet, manyhave difficulty understandingthat mental illnesses such asbi-polar disorder and addic-

tions to alco-hol or otherdrugs areillnesses, too.That has led toinequities infunding.

Under theAffordableCare Act, bythe end of2014 Kentuck-y’s expandedMedicaid

covered an additional 375,000Kentuckians, equivalent to 8.5percent of Kentucky’s totalpopulation. With Medicaid’sexpansion, Kentucky’s unin-sured rate dropped from thepeak of 20.4 percent to a lowof 11.9 percent, the secondlowest state uninsured rate inthe country.

Kentucky’s Medicaid ex-pansion opened the behavior-al health care provider net-work beyond Kentucky’sCommunity Mental HealthCenters to “any willing pro-vider.” That added over 300new behavioral health careproviders in Kentucky. Be-fore the expansion, substanceabuse treatment was not aroutinely covered Medicaidservice in Kentucky. Therewere only a few small “wavi-er” programs.

While Kentucky’s involve-ment with the AffordableCare Act has been commend-

able, more needs to be done.Only 1 percent of the expand-ed Medicaid dollars go tobehavioral health care while42 percent go to hospitals and21 percent to pharmacy cov-erage. Behavioral health carefunding must be increased.

In 2008, the US Congresspassed the Mental HealthParity act to ensure that allinsurance coverage includedequal treatment of both be-havioral health care and phys-ical health care.

In 2010, passage of theAffordable Care Act, parityfor behavioral health care andsubstance abuse treatmentwas strengthened to preventdiscrimination in coverage.

However, in spite of that,coverage for mental healthand substance abuse issuescontinues to fall far short ofthe benefits and coverageavailable for physical healthcare. The rate of denials forreimbursement to providersfor behavioral health careservices is substantially high-er than for any other forms ofhealth care services.

Just this April, 2015, theNational Alliance on MentalIllness found that insurancecompanies deny mentalhealth care services at twicethe rate of physical healthcare services. This extremelyhigh rate of denial of behav-ioral health care services is a

discrimination against a pop-ulation dealing with mentalhealth, substance abuse anddevelopmental disabilities.

The high level of denial isclearly evident in Kentucky,too. The Medicaid ManagedCare Organizations (MCO) inKentucky continually resistfair reimbursements, limitthe medications on their for-mulary lists and restrict thenumber of inpatient days forthe mentally ill.

The lack of adequate fund-ing has had consequences.Kentucky ranks 45th in percapita funding for mentalhealth care, 49th (secondhighest) in the number ofpeople suffering from depres-sion and 49th (second lowest)in mental health Well-Being.”Suicide in Kentucky killsmore people every year thanautomobile accidents.

Our Congressional dele-gation, the Governor andmembers of our legislatureshould be encouraged to pro-vide adequate funding forbehavioral health care ser-vices and the flexibility todirect the funds to the great-est needs. The best place tostart is increasing the behav-ioral health care funding forMedicaid.

Edward L. Smith Jr. is a member ofNKY Mental Health/SubstanceAbuse Regional Planning Council.

Health services left underfunded

Edward L.Smith Jr.COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Kentucky’s legacy to one ofthe most spectacular epochsof mammalian history waswritten in bones – big bones.The Ice Age showcased manyspectacular creatures like themammoth, mastodon, groundsloth, stag-moose, and wood-

land musk ox,among others.All these to-day have oneimportantthing in com-mon; they areextinct.

BooneCounty’s con-nection to thisvastly differ-ent age is BigBone LickState Historic

Site. The portion of the IceAge pertinent to the park isthe Late Pleistocene occurringbetween 20,000 and 12,000years ago.

With the retreat of glacialice, formerly covered land-scapes were liberated and thegiant animals appeared, luredby the airborne aroma of sul-fur springs and the salt-richwaters that formed naturallicks. Having surely grazed onthe prairie grasses of ancientwestern and central Ken-tucky, the animals soon dis-covered the mineral-bearingooze of the north and came tosatisfy their need for salt.

Though the gargantuansuper-mammals of the past nolonger roam over the BigBone landscape, there re-mains one large beast that hasmanaged to persist in de-scendant form from the Pleis-tocene to the present day – thePlains Bison. The residentbison herd is the park’s onlyliving link to the Ice Age andthe primary reason the ani-

mals are there.The herd is annually a

crowd-pleasing favorite ofmany visitors and for goodreason: bison are simply mag-nificent beasts to behold. Ma-ture bulls stand 6 feet high atthe shoulders and often weighin at 2,000 pounds or more.They are the heaviest landanimals in North America.

Throw in a pair of curvedhorns, a prominent hump, sixdifferent kinds of hair, andsurprising agility for a crea-ture of its size, and you havean animal that can provide forhours of leisure observationfascination. Throw in the factthat there are always newbirths in the spring and earlysummer and you have an oc-casion of tailor-made fun forthe whole family.

Aside from the park’s hulk-ing and impressive herd bull,the bison babies are the sea-sonal stars of the show. Onaverage, 2-5 calves are born tothe Big Bone herd annually.Born in the spring or earlysummer, they weigh 35 to 55

pounds and are walking withina couple of hours. They areadorable babies to be sure,sporting a rich, reddish-browncoat, innocent eyes, and shinyblack noses with curly tufts ofwoolly hair on their heads.Seeing them nurse is endear-ing; watching a pair of calvesromp and play is unforget-table.

Today the salt licks are dry,and the sulfur springs aresmall. Huge prehistoric ani-mals no longer come to thesprings to drink brine. The

ancient marshes are mostlygone. Still, the bison of BigBone remind us of a momen-tous time when the land thatwould become Kentucky wasa very different place. Whennext you have a couple ofcarefree hours, drive out toBig Bone Lick and view thebison herd. It is a kind of out-door recreation and relaxationthat is afforded by few otherplaces.

Dean Henson is park manager ofBig Bone Lick State Historic Site.

The bison of Big Bone Lick are a living legacy

DeanHensonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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THANKS TO DEAN HENSON

The bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site are the park’s only living link to the late Ice Age, when mammothsand mastodons were visiting the salt springs.

THANKS TO

DEAN HENSON

The newestmember ofthe BigBone Lickbison herdarrived April 16.There arefour to fivecalves bornannually.

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30. Ryan Seeney had two hits in-cluding a home run.

Softball» Simon Kenton beat Grant

County 12-4. Hayley Reynoldshad two hits and two RBI, andHaley Perryhad a triple and fourRBI.

win over Ludlow. Mann went 2-for-4 at the plate. Tusateripicked up the win, pitching 4.1innings and giving up only onehit.

» Scott beat Brossart 13-7 ina district game. Jake Ohmer gotthe win on the mound and went4-for-5 at the plate with a doubleand four RBI. Andrew Tramealso knocked in four runs withtwo hits including a triple.

Scott beat Dayton 5-2 April

Nell Fookes» Boone County High

School will honor retiring headgirls basketball coach NellFookes Friday, May 8, from6:30-8:30 p.m. Celebration willbe in the school cafeteria. RSVPto [email protected].

Baseball» Calvary beat Maysville St.

Patrick 15-10 for its third win ofthe season. Quinn Varnado andDaniel McWhorter each hadtwo hits and three RBI.

Calvary beat Augusta 32-10April 30 for its fourth win.McWhorter had six hits and awhopping 10 RBI. Will Fanningot the win on the mound andposted four hits and five RBI.

Varnado and Trevor McCarthyeach had four hits and four RBI.

» Ludlow beat Holmes 15-2.Ludlow junior Evan Sloanknocked in two runs on 3-of-5batting in a five-inning win. TCEads added two runs batted inand Tyler Lyons knocked inthree.

» Junior first baseman ZachMannhit a walkoff RBI single todrive in sophomore Jake Tusate-ri for Scott in a 6-5 eight-inning

SHORT HOPS

James [email protected]

See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

KENTON COUNTY — The Si-mon Kenton High School boystrack team is hoping to win asecond-straight Class 3A re-gional team championship lat-er this month.

Facing many of its futurepostseason foes in the North-ern Kentucky Athletic Confer-ence meet April 30, SK placedthird in the boys standings toCooper and Ryle. Head coachJesse Herbst was not dis-tressed about that, as theNKAC meet has a much differ-ent format than the regional.The conference meet has a se-ries of four-person relayraces, some that are rarelycontested in other meets, andevery field event combinesthe marks of two teammatesfor one score.

“It shows the depth of theteam,” Herbst said. “We don’thave a lot of depth but we havesome great frontrunners.We’re looking forward to theregion. We were regionalchampion last year and lostabout three kids from thatteam. We should be strong inthe challenge of repeating.”

Chief among potential post-season point-scorers is seniorLogan Winkler, who has the po-tential of being a regionalchamp in all his events, whichwould give SK 40 points in thatmeet. In the NKAC meet, hehad the top individual mark inthe long jump, triple jump andhigh jump, and ran on the4x100 relay team, which fin-ished second in the NKACmeet. Winkler and Logan Scottwere runner-ups in long andtriple. Running the 4x100 withWinkler were Adam Myers,Dylan Hampton and DillionPowell.

Tucker Mueller and GrantVercheak won the discus withthe second and third-best indi-vidual throws.

In the girls meet, SK wasfifth with 49 points. The dis-tance runners, eighth-graderSophia Delisio, sophomoreMackenzie Lachmann, fresh-man Anja Arlinghaus andsophomore Meredith Hiles,led the way. They combined towin the distance medley relaytitle and were second in the4x800. Lachmann, Delisio, Mi-

chaela Dukes and Sarah Sand-foss were second in the4x1,600. SK was second in theshuttle hurdles with FlynnBlanchet, Conner Edwards,Carson Bennett and KailanFrazier.

“These four girls are a pow-erhouse,” Herbst said. “Theyall four ran last night andplaced in the top three. Theyare the heart and soul of thegirls team.”

Holmes won two boysevents, the 4x200 and 4x400,with the same foursome of De-vin Bradford, Freddie Vick-ers, Shawndale Mincy and De-sean Brumfield.

Scott teammates Tim Sher-rard and Clay Groeschen fin-ished second in the discus.

Winkler pacesPioneers atNKAC meetJames [email protected]

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Simon Kenton senior LoganWinkler led the Pioneers in theNKAC meet.

FILE PHOTO

Tucker Mueller of Simon Kentonwas one of the top throwers inthe NKAC meet.

COVINGTON — In May 2014,the Holy Cross High Schoolbaseball team only scored 23runs as the Indians won only onegame in the month on their wayto a 6-27 finish to the season.Several times during the year,the Indians were either no-hit orclose to it.

This May looks much morepromising as Holy Cross en-tered the final few weeks of the2015 campaign with a 10-10 rec-ord. The Indians’ most recentboost came April 23, when HCrallied from a 10-run deficit tobeat Ludlow 18-13.

“We were trailing 13-3 andscored 15 runs in a row and beatthem 18-13,” Ryan said. “When itlooks like we’re ready to stum-ble, we pick ourselves up.”

While the Indians have lostsome close games, they had an-other highlight in the Doc Mor-ris Invitational April 16-18.They beat defending Ninth Re-gion champ Conner, thenbacked it up with wins overRowan County.

“We played really well in thattournament,” Ryan said.“Against Grant County, wedidn’t get a hit until the sixth in-ning and came back to win.”

The Indians have prosperedbehind the leadership of seniorsElliott Brazell, Andrew Chaffin,Konner Knauf, David Lampke,Vinnie Page, Blake Schawe,

Max Schwalbach, Jared Seibertand Kenny Wilshire.

In contrast to 2014, the Indi-ans have scored in double digitsin six of their wins, and haveonly been shut out once, by Lud-low standout Tyler Lyons.

“We’re 10-10, but we’re somuch better than last year. It’sbeen a nice year,” Ryan said.“We worked from the end of lastseason through the wintertimeon hitting, and that has im-proved tremendously. Weworked a lot on fielding andwe’ve improved a lot.”

The leader has been Seibert,who is HC’s big-game pitcher.He took the mound in a 3-2 lossto Beechwood in a seeding gamefor the 35th District Tourna-ment April 29. He also got the

save in the win over Conner.“He has blossomed into an

outstanding baseball player,”Ryan said. “Last year, he hadlots of inconsistency. This year,tremendous consistency wheth-er he’s in the field or pitching orhitting. He’s hitting nearly.400.”

Max Schwalbach, a lefthan-der, plays centerfield and is asolid No. 2 starter on the mound.Catcher Andrew Chaffin is asolid hitter and throws out hisshare of baserunners. Brazellplays second base and outfieldand has good range and speed.

Sophomores Joey Yanceyand Jake Webster, and juniorNic Gephardt have been amongother players to watch so far. In-juries have hampered theteam’s pitching depth, but Ryansaid Seibert and Schwalbachcan keep the Indians in conten-tion in big games.

HC is locked into playing Co-vington Catholic in the districttournament. The teams wereset for their seeding game May6, with the winner getting thelast at-bat in the postseasonmatchup.

“We enjoy playing them andthe kids enjoy competingagainst them,” Ryan said. “Wefield the ball real well. All thehard work that my coachingstaff and kids have put in for 11months is paying off.”

Follow James Weber on Twitter,@JWeberSports

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Holy Cross senior Konner Knauf.

Holy Cross baseballgrows from tough 2014James [email protected]

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Holy Cross senior Vinnie Pagewarms up prior to playingBeechwood April 29.

2B • SOUTH KENTON RECORDER • MAY 7, 2015 LIFE

Monday was a day offirsts for the CovingtonCatholic tennis team inthe semifinal round ofthe Ninth Region boys’championships. TheColonels debuted theirnew home courts oncampus behind thebaseball field, and cele-brated the occasion bysweeping the singlesand doubles semifinalsmatches for the firsttime in program histo-ry.

“It’s a day of firsts onmany levels,“ CovCathcoach Al Hertsenbergsaid. “Having courts athome is huge for us.And this has never everhappened with CovCathhaving the finalists inboth singles and dou-bles.”

Top-seeded AustinHussey stayed on trackfor his fourth consecu-tive regional singles ti-tle with a 6-0, 6-0 semi-final win over NateDoggett of Holy Cross.Hussey, the 2013 statesingles champion andlast year’s runner-up, isa University of Ken-tucky recruit. The sen-ior hasn’t dropped a setthis season.

“This is such an awe-some facility,” saidHussey, whose grand-parents are one of thesponsors. “You alreadyhave little kids runningaround wanting to playhere, and that mightmake them want to go toCovCath. Before, wewere practicing everywhere, including peo-ples’ back yards.”

Hussey played infront of nearly 200 in at-tendance Monday, in-cluding the first Cov-Cath regional champi-on, Dave Feighery(1971), who returned tocampus to see one of thesix courts dedicated inhis name. Hussey faceteammate Max CookTuesday’s singles final,after Recorder dead-lines. Cook, a freshman,defeated Scott’s Camer-on Shi, 6-2, 6-0 in thesemifinals.

“I think the bestthing about the newcourts is we can justwalk over here fromschool,” Cook said. “Wedon’t have to drive anymore.”

It was CovCath vs.CovCath in Tuesday’sdoubles final. BrothersJake and Jared Haughtupset Conner’s top-seeded Nate Eberhardand Nick Elleman in a10-point supertiebreak-er in the Monday eve-ning semis to clinch theall-CovCath final.Scores were 7-5, 6-7(5-7) 1-0 (10-6).

The Haughts facedteammates AnthonyBosch and Blake Heim-brock, who defeatedRyle’s Thomas More-bound duo David Geisand Drake Hudak, 6-1,6-1.

CovCath, whichclinched its 14thstraight regional teamtitle following the week-end quarterfinals atBoone Woods Park, had

a total of 16 points in thestandings. Ryleclinched a runner-upfinish Monday and to-taled nine points. Therest of the points will goto CovCath.

All of Monday’ssemifinalists earnedautomatic berths to thestate tournaments,May 14-16 in Lexington.Champion CovCath ad-vances to the sectionalround of the team tour-nament, hosted by No-tre Dame on Saturday.The Colonels will playthe 12th Region champi-on. Saturday’s teamwinner advances to thestate semifinals in Lex-ington.

After one of the Colo-nels’ Monday victories,coach Hertsenberg’s fa-ther came up to him andsaid, “It was the home-court advantage.” Towhich the coach re-plied,” For the first timein history, dad.” Andthey both smiled.

Plans for the new fa-cility were first made in2009. Hertsenberg re-signed as CovCath soc-cer coach that year tohelp guide the project.Construction wasn’tcompleted until beforethe start of the season,but they needed a spateof warm days to paintthe courts. They werefinally ready for playMonday.

“We’ve practiced atFive Seasons, SummitHills Country Club andin back yards,” Hert-senberg said. The teampracticed at DevouPark when Feigheryplayed in the 1970’s be-fore tennis courts gaveway to golf greens.

“Our numbers in theprogram went up fromabout 20 players to 30and 35, and we neededto something to addressit, because that’s toomany kids to crowd intoa back yard,” Hertsen-berg said. “We built thisso we could handle thenumbers, and it’s goingto be a game-changer.”

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Jeff Morgan coachedagainst a daughter for thefirst time when the SimonKenton softball team trav-eled to Pikeville twoweeks ago to play KaylaMorgan’s Shelby ValleyLady Cats.

“We won,” Jeff Morgansaid. “It was an absoluteblast going down there.”

Morgan and his twodaughters won a districttournament champion-ship together at SimonKenton in 2009 beforeKayla and Courtney Mor-gan continued their edu-cations and their softballcareers at the Universityof Pikeville. Jeff Morganand his wife, the Pioneers’scorekeeper, are going tosee both daughtersthrough college.

“We think it’s great,”Jeff Morgan said.

What he didn’t think hewould see is an in-seasonturnaround by his youth-ful Pioneers, 16-11 enter-ing Thursday’s games.Competing with one sen-ior on a regular basis and ahost of middle-schoolers,they started the schedule2-6 and fell to 6-8 April 11.

“We were able to turn itaround because the kidsgrew up and they prac-ticed,” said senior catcher

Samantha Perkins, hitting.383 with a team-leadingthree home runs and 28RBI. “They’re young, butthey’ve played a lot ofsummer ball. Lately,they’ve been hitting.”

Boosted by the bats,featuring Perkins andleading hitter HannahPerry (.389), and theemerging 1-2 pitchingcombination of MacyKrohman (8-6, 2.82 ERA)and Samantha Glover (8-4,3.32 ERA), the Pioneerswon six games in a rowand eight of nine.

Krohman is batting.386. Haley Perry is at .342with 24 RBI. Hayley Rey-nolds is batting .333. AnnaTelesz, who holds the sea-son record for steals (41)is back after missing last

year with a knee injury.The Pioneers’ recent

hot stretch kept them un-beaten in the 32nd District(5-0) and the Eighth Re-gion (7-0). They havethree sixth-graders, in-cluding Krohman, and twoeighth-graders, includingGlover, at the heart of thelineup.

“Our girls are gettingthe experience andthey’re learning,” saidPerkins, an Olney CentralCollege recruit. She tiedthe Pioneers’ single-sea-son home run record lastseason with eight. “We tellthe little girls that everygame is just a normalgame, and to do their best.I feel me being the oldest,I need to be the leader.”

The kids, some as

young as 11, are fine withthe 18-year-old Perkinstaking control, especiallyduring pitching visits inrattled moments. The goalis to help carry Perkins asfar as they can her finalseason. Step one is gettingback to the regional tour-nament after Grant Coun-ty bounced the Pioneers inlast year’s first round ofthe district.

“We need to keep hit-ting, and we’re gettingtimely hits these last 13games,” coach Morgansaid. “The pitching iskeeping us in it for themost part, and we’re get-ting enough hitting towin.”

The Pioneers came intothe week having morethan doubled last season’swin total of seven. Theyhave turned it aroundagainst quality opponents,going 8-4 at four tourna-ments.

The Pioneers beat dis-trict rival Walton-Veronatwice in one day April 21.They took down GrantCounty Tuesday, and fin-ished the district slate un-blemished while earningthe No. 1tournament seed.Coach Morgan said theycould not have done itwithout Perkins’ guidingpresence and the quick-learning middle-school-ers.

“It’s really been an im-pressive turnaround,” hesaid. “We’ve got some out-standing young playerswho are only going to getbetter.”

Youngsters growing upquickly for Pioneers

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Senior Samantha Perkins is a veteran presence on a SimonKenton softball team that has three sixth-graders and twoeighth-graders.

Middle schoolersgetting hang ofvarsity softballMarc HardinEnquirer contributor

FLORENCE — DennisPelfrey loves his com-mute to work.

The first-year fieldmanager for the FlorenceFreedom professionalbaseball team lives abovethe clubhouse on the teamcomplex at UC Health Sta-dium, in an apartmentthat has been set up overthe years for the person incharge of the on-fieldproduct.

“This place is an excel-lent place to work,” hesaid. “The facility is great,the ownership is fantas-tic. They take care of theplayers and us coaches.The living space for thecoaches is just above theclubhouse, which Ihaven’t seen before. I’mat the field every day soit’s very nice and it’s veryconvenient.”

Pelfrey, 37, took overthe team in December. Heplayed six seasons of pro-fessional baseball from1999-2004 after his colle-giate days at NorthwoodUniversity in Texas. Mostof those six seasons werespent in the Frontier

League as Pelfreymanned multiple infieldpositions for the DuboisCounty Dragons, KenoshaMamoths and the Spring-field/Ozark Ducks.

Pelfrey spent the pastfour seasons coaching forthe Gary SouthShore Rail-Cats, helping the team to

the 2013AmericanAssocia-tion cham-pionship.

He willbegin hisfirst man-aging tourin the inde-pendent

Frontier League May 14,when the Freedom open athome against the JolietSlammers. Players in theleague are either just outof college or had a briefstay in the lower levels ofthe minors in MajorLeague Baseball

First is an exhibitionagainst the Evansville Ot-ters at 6:35 p.m., Thurs-day, May 7, at UC HealthStadium.

“We’ll get a better lookat different guys compet-ing,” he said. “Our maingoal is to progress from a

pitching and offensivestandpoint. We probablywon’t keep score. Thething we want to comeaway with is getting guyslive at-bats.”

The team had an intras-quad scrimmage May 2,which Pelfrey said drew alot of interest on a busySaturday night in thesports world.

“It was actually prettyimpressive Saturdaynight with the fans thatwere in the stands,” hesaid. “It was a greatatmosphere. It’s competi-tive right now. There willbe some tough decisionsto make at just about ev-ery position. The day be-fore Opening Day, we’llhave 27 guys there andwe’ll have to make deci-sions at that point.”

Pelfrey said speedingup a player’s commutearound the bases is a keyfacet of building a win-ning team.

“We’ll be very aggres-sive,” he said. “We’re go-ing to be dangerous on thebase paths. We’ll take ex-tra bases on other teamsthat don’t go hard on ballsin the outfield on basehits. We’ll stretch base

hits into doubles, and wewant to be the best in theleague on first to third,and on stolen bases.”

The Freedom will playtheir first six games athome, May 14-16 and May17-19. The home game Fri-day, May 15, will honorCincinnati Reds legendsJohnny Bench andGeorge Foster, payingtribute to their jerseynumbers of 5 and 15.

The Reds legends willcoach first and third baseduring the game.

Unlike Bench and Fos-ter, who were right-hand-ed power hitters, Pelfreysaid the Freedom willlikely make fans of south-paws happy.

“I like our diversity,”he said. “We have guyswho play middle infieldwho can play second,short or third and a littleoutfield. The biggestthing that is different isthat we’ll be left-handedheavy offensively. Wemay have seven lefthand-ers in the lineup, so we’llneed righties off thebench.”

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Diving» Several Northern

Kentuckians did well atUSA Diving RegionalChampionships April 24-26. Only the top 15 diversadvance to their respec-tive zones from each agedivision/event. They willthen compete for 10 spotsat the Zone Championshipin June in hopes to ad-

vance to the NationalChampionship in Augustin Florida.

Alexis Epperson, asixth-grader at WoodlandMiddle School represent-ing TriState Diving, finish-ing seventh in three-meterand 11th in one-meter atthe Ohio State Regional inthe 12-13 year old girls di-vision. She advanced tothe Zone C group.

Scott freshman Lind-sey Fox, representing

Queen City Diving, wasseventh in three-meterand eighth in one-meter toadvance to the Zone Dmeet in the girls 14-15group.

The following ladiesalso competed in a Nation-al Qualifier for AAU in In-dianapolis in late March.The top six in each eventqualified for the NationalTeam to represent theCentral/White Regionover Memorial weekend

at the AAU Red,White andBlue National Champion-ship in Coral Springs, Flor-ida.

Lainey Epperson, athird-grader at Taylor MillElementary, won firstplace in one-meter. AlexisEpperson was fifth placein both one-meter andthree-meter.

Peyton Quinn, aneighth-grader at TurkeyFoot Middle School, fin-ished fifth in one-meter.

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On Thursday, May 7, atthe Mercedes-Benz ofFort Mitchell dealership,75 finalists will be drawnfrom the total number oftickets sold.

From 6 to 7:30 p.m., allof the people who havepurchased raffle ticketsare invited to attend thefree baseball-themedevent at Mercedes-Benzof Fort Mitchell. Guestswill enjoy Chicago Don'sHot Dawgs, United DairyFarmers ice cream, Sny-

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event will take place inconjunction with one ofthe bi-monthly dancesthat The Point will hostthat night for the partici-pants of its Activities Pro-gram.

In addition to the 2015Mercedes-Benz CLA250Coupe or $25,000 in cash,other prizes given out thatnight include round-tripflights to Chicago aboardUltimate Air Shuttle, a va-cation package to Florida,and a diamond necklacedonated by Schulz & SonsJewelers.

Dream Giveaway raf-fle tickets are $100 eachand can be purchased bycalling 859-491-9191, visit-ing www.thepointarc.organd hitting the “SupportThe Point - Donate Now”button, or stopping byMercedes-Benz of FortMitchell. Call 859-491-9191 with questions aboutthe raffle or its two relat-ed events.

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It is planning timeagain for Old FashionDay. The date is Sept. 5.If you have some specialthoughts to share, cometo the meeting at 7 p.m.

Monday,May 18, atCity Hall.

If youmissed theMother-DaughterTea atGainesHistoricalMuseum,the nextone is 2-4

p.m. May 17. Tickets are$20. They can be pur-chased at Walton CityHall.

The Ladies SpringEvent at the Baptist OFCBuilding on Saturday waswell attended with over100 ladies enjoying aspecial welcome, fellow-ship, music, and specialbooths showing updateditem to decorate theirhomes and themselves.The program was “An-gels Among Us.” Thespeaker was Jaimie L.Henson of Independence,a very gifted personinvolved in her communi-ty and with her church,Richwood Presbyterian.

Henson is a Girl Scoutleader, teacher, volunteerlibrarian, a trumpet andFrench horn player, hadthe privilege of render-ing Taps at ArlingtonNational Cemetery andwas chosen to representour state as Mrs. Ken-

tucky 2015 in the Mrs.United States Pageant.Her speech included howto share the gift of angelsin our lives by sharingeach day with some formof love. It can be just asimple call, card, helpingsomeone who is sick witha meal, etc. and thenevaluate yourself at theend of each day.

Also, attempt to dosomething for yourselfthat you haven’t gotten todo before such as music,traveling or walking andshare with another per-son. The luncheon wasdelicious and manythanks to all the “angels”that contributed in anyway for a perfect day.

If your birthday is inMay, remember you canrenew your vehicle tagsright here in Walton.Boone County Clerk Ken-ny Brown has installedthe Tag Service Drop Boxat Heritage Bank at 325Mary Grubbs Highwayadjoining Walton TownCentre. Service is avail-able 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day through Thursdayand 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri-day in the Heritage BankLobby, except for BooneCounty observed holi-days. The drive-thru 8a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Walton VeronaAlumni Banquet will takeplace on June 6. For res-ervations you can callJoella Sleet Flynn at859-485-7179 or mail to:12049 Crouch Road, Wal-ton, KY 41094. Reserva-

tions are $22. Doors openat 5 p.m

If you are a graduateor a friend of CrittendenHigh School and wouldlike to join us at 3 p.m.May 16 at Dry RidgeCracker Barrel for aget-together. Give a callto Julian Wills at 859-462-1898 or 859-428-5772,Ruth G. Meadows at859-485-7271 or 859-391-7271. You will order fromCracker Barrel menu.Please call by May 11 sowe can let the restaurantknow how many to planfor.

Get well wishes toThurman Thorpe, whohad bypass surgery thisweek.

Christine Miskell hasresigned as manager ofthe Walton Seniors Cen-ter. We welcome the newmanager, Kathleen Cole-man. Thanks to Christine

for providing a dailyprogram for approxi-mately five years. I knowshe will be missed. Thecenter provides manyspecial programs such ashealth information, exer-cise and daily meals plusspecial activities includ-ing their card playing,Kathleen will continue toprovide the same fellow-ship and guidance thatour seniors have enjoyedfor many years.

Ronnie and JanettaCleek of Valrico, Florida,would like to thank all ofthe Northern Kentuckyreaders that sent cardsand phone calls duringhis hospital stay andrecovering back home.Ronnie is doing well andis walking and improvingeach day. He really ap-preciated hearing from

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Jaimie Henson of Independence represented thecommonwealth as Mrs. Kentucky 2015 in the Mrs. United StatesPageant. Her speech included how to share the gift of angels inour lives.

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I often find myselfgiving advice and direc-tion to my children, andwalking away scratchingmy head saying, “Thatwas great advice! Nowwhy don’t you practicewhat you preach?” Withthe many changes in ourfamily over the last year,we are finding ourselvestreading on new territo-ry, exploring new rela-tionships and experi-encing trials we’ve neverexperienced before.When I’m not praying forone of them, I’m hangingout in their rooms, talk-ing and praying throughtheir days.

Justthe otherevening,I left oneroom togo intothe other.Althoughthestruggleswere

different, my responsewas the same. As I kneltbeside my son I remind-ed him that, “The Biblesays the joy of the Lordis our strength.” We gainstrength from beingjoyful, and we must bejoyful in the Lord re-gardless of our trials.

God will be faithful toanswer our prayers andbless our obedience.

As I left my son’sroom, the tears began tostroll down my face. Allparents hurt when theirchildren hurt; but mytears were actually aresult of me feeling likea hypocrite. Children are

incredibly smart andnaturally intuitive. Theyknow when their parentsare stressed, worried, orin a bad mood, etc. I waswell aware that in therecent days, it wasn’t joythat was exuding fromme. (Unless joy can bedescribed as shortness oftemper and frequent

bouts of yelling.)During this same time

God (as He often does)had led me to a Scripturethat would encourageand guide me. WhenJesus knew he wouldhave to release the dis-ciples into the world heprayed, "Sanctify them inthe truth. Your word is

truth. As You sent Meinto the world, I alsohave sent them into theworld. For their sakes Isanctify Myself, thatthey themselves alsomay be sanctified intruth.” John 15: 17-19

The realization was

We gain strength from being joyful

Julie HouseFAITH NOTES

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plain. If I am to expectmy children to gainstrength from the joy ofthe Lord, I must begin tobe their role model. Iimmediately went intomy room and asked forforgiveness. But myprayer that followed waskey. You see, I am keenlyaware of my strugglewith anxiety and worry. Ihave lived my life worry-ing through situations towork them out. God callsthat interference myfriend. And when we

interfere with God’splan, He will often re-lease us to our owndoom.

I recommend onething this week. Allowyour children to see yougaining strength fromyour joy in the Lord,regardless of your cir-cumstances. The nexttime you are confrontedwith stress, fear, worry,the unknown, exclaimyour joy in the Lord. Asyou do, watch your chil-dren get stronger.

Julie House of Independenceis founder of Equipped Minis-tries, a Christian-basedhealth and wellness program.

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Clyde ArrowoodClyde Arrowood, 62, of Fort

Mitchell, died April 28 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He worked for Meyer ToolInc. for more than 20 years andenjoyed hunting and fishing.

His parents, Johnnie andGeorgia Arrowood, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his wife,Cheryl Arrowood; sons Clyde“Eddie” Arrowood and John“Chuck” Arrowood; sistersBarbara Atwood and CarolynBryant; and three grandchil-dren.

Elizabeth BrittElizabeth “Betty” Ann Brei-

tenstein Britt, 90, of Villa Hillsand formerly of Fort Thomas,died April 28 at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

She was a time keeper withWadsworth Watch Case Co. inDayton, librarian at St. AnthonySchool in Bellevue, and a mem-ber of the St. Anthony Mother’sClub and the Northern Ken-tucky Guild for the Retarded.

Her son, Rev. Jerome Britt,died previously.

Survivors include her hus-

band, Charles Edward Britt;daughters Janet Weinel of FortThomas and Mary Ann Britt ofAlexandria; son, Deacon Timo-thy Britt of Alexandria; and fivegrandchildren along with twogreat-grandchildren.

Entombment was at St.Stephen Cemetery in FortThomas.

Memorials: New Perceptions,1 Sperti Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY41017.

Henry CraftHenry Clay Craft, 77, of

Independence, died April 26 athis home.

He worked as a maintenanceman for Wadsworth Electric formore than 25 years. He was aU.S. Army veteran, propertyowner, and provider of homesfor multiple generations in thecity of Covington.

His brother, Paul Craft, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Linda Craft; son, Tim Craft;daughters Rhonda Pearson andJamie Shelton; brothers RobertCraft and James Craft; sistersWanda Goldsberry, FrankieThomas, Peggy Salter, and PatsyArnold; and eight grandchil-dren along with two great-grandchildren.

Entombment was at Motherof God Mausoleum in FortWright.

Memorials: American HeartAssociation, 5211 MadisonRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45227.

Jerry HatterJerry L. Hatter, 69, of Villa

Hills, died April 20 at his home.Survivors include his wife,

Diann Hatter; children SherriDavidson and Rob Hatter;brother, Garry Hatter; sistersJoAnn Powers and SharleneFrench; and five grandchildren.

Leslie HolbrookLeslie A. Holbrook, 70, of

Villa Hills, died April 22 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He retired in 1993 afterserving as an educator for 27years at Turkeyfoot MiddleSchool, nine years as a teacher,11 years as assistant principal,and seven years as principal. Hegraduated from St. Henry HighSchool in 1962 and from XavierUniversity in 1966. After servingin the U.S. Army from 1966-1968, he then earned his mas-ter’s degree in Education andhis rank I degree from XavierUniversity. He was a member ofthe Catholic Order of Foresters,an avid Xavier University bas-ketball fan, a Perry Mason buff,and a passionate golfer.

His brothers, Lee, Lanny, andLarry Holbrook, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Linda Holbrook; daughtersShannon Tucker, Monica Ash-craft, and Erin Holbrook; andfour grandchildren.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. Henry DistrictHigh School, 3755 SchebenDrive, Erlanger, KY 41018.

Elinor MenezElinor J. Menez (nee Kyle),

age 86, of Fort Mitchell, for-merly of Arlington, Massachu-setts, died Dec. 11, 2014, at herson’s home.

In 1946 she married herhusband of 58 years and theymoved from Indiana to Mas-sachusetts first to Somervilleand then to Arlington whereshe lived in the same house for60 years prior to her move toKentucky in late 2013. Sheretired in 1994 from the U.S.Department of Transportation

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in Boston after 21 years ofservice, the last several years asa cost-price analyst. Beforejoining the TransportationDepartment, she worked 11years at the AMW Corp. inArlington, Massachusetts. Shewas an avid reader, lovedclassical music and theater, andplayed the piano throughouther life. She enjoyed spendingtime in Martha’s Vineyard andvisiting with her granddaugh-ters, daughter, son, and a fewclose girlfriends. She was ahumanitarian and passionateabout social justice and animalwelfare and supported certaincauses such as St. Joseph IndianSchool, Kids Wish Network,Soaring Eagle, St. Labre IndianSchool, Cincinnati EducationalTelevision, Kentucky Education-al Television, Food for the Poor,and the Northern Kentucky ALSAssociation (Lou Gehrig’s dis-ease). For over 12 years she alsosponsored several childrenthrough Children International.

Her husband, Manuel, died in2004, her daughter-in-law,Sarah Menez, in 2013; and hersister, Irene Cline, died in 2014.

Survivors include one daugh-ter, Charmain Menez; a son,Joseph Menez; two grand-daughters.

Memorials: Donations in hername may be made to theLexington Symphony, P.O. Box194, Lexington, MA 02420.

Carolyn MoulderCarolyn Jean Dolwick Moul-

der, 85, of Erlanger, died April26 at her home.

She was a retired personneladministrator with the North-ern Kentucky IndependentDistrict Health Department, agraduate of Hebron HighSchool, member of ErlangerChurch of Christ, and a Ken-tucky Colonel.

Her husband, Calvin C. Moul-der; and son, Larry H. Moulder,died previously.

Survivors include her son,Darryl L. Moulder of Union-town, Ohio; sister, Janet D.Larison of Independence; andfour grandchildren along witheight great-grandchildren.

Interment was at HebronLutheran Cemetery in Hebron.

Memorials: New Hope CrisisPregnancy Center, 228 ThomasMore Parkway, Crestview Hills,KY 41017; or Erlanger Church ofChrist, 458 Graves Ave., Erlang-er, KY 41018.

James PhelpsJames G. Phelps, 90, of Er-

langer, died April 26 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a mechanic withKennedy Motor Service Inc. inCincinnati and member ofCentral Church of the Nazarenein Fort Wright. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II.

His first wife, Pauline MahanPhelps, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Patricia Phelps; sons James E.Phelps of Milwaukee, Wisconsinand Travis Allen of Florence;brother, Donald Phelps ofLudlow; and three grand-children along with four great-grandchildren.

Entombment was at High-land Cemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Central Church ofthe Nazarene, 2006 Pieck Drive,Fort Wright, KY 41011.

Nancy PoeNancy C. Brahl Poe, 78, of

Latonia, died April 28.She retired from Walgreen’s

Drug Store in Latonia after 45years of employment as abookkeeper. She was a memberof Holmes High School AlumniAssociation and a school volun-teer for the Ninth District andHolmes High School.

Her husband, William S. Poe;and brother, Charles E. Brahl,died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Charlotte Poe; sons WilliamGregory Poe, Lawrence EdwardPoe, and Charles D. Poe; andfive grandchildren.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in TaylorMill.

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

Evelyn RapierEvelyn P. Rapier, 87, of Inde-

pendence, died April 24 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

She was a retired secretaryfor K.D. Lamp manufacturingand a long-standing member ofWest Covington Baptist Church.

Her husband, Herman G.Rapier, died previously.

Survivors include her brother,H.C. Smith of Corbin; and sister,Opal Sears of Goshen, Ohio.

Interment was at HighlandCemetery.

Memorials: West CovingtonBaptist Church, 1003 HighwayAve., Covington, KY 41011.

Matthew RiderMatthew David Rider, 34, of

Piner, died April 21.He was a 2001 graduate of

Simon Kenton High School andattended Hickory Grove BaptistChurch in Independence. Heenjoyed music, playing thepiano, movies, traveling, andeating his favorite food, pizza.

Survivors include his parents,Don and Mariann Rider ofPiner; sisters Lindsay Wood andMeghan McDonald, both ofIndependence; and his dog,Archie.

Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.

Memorials: New PerceptionsInc., 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood,KY 41017; or Aspen CommunityLiving, 7111 Dixie Highway,Florence, KY 41042.

John Rogers Sr.John Wayne Rogers Sr., 72, of

Taylor Mill, died April 27 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was an avid bowler andloved watching movies.

His brother, Bill Rogers, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his childrenJohn W. Rogers Jr., RobinRogers, Lori Segura, Rick Rog-ers, Justin Rogers, and BrandonRogers; and seven grand-children along with six great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

DEATHS

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With the arrival of thepretty spring days, youcan’t help but dream ofsummer when you canstart regularly wearingflip-flops and dream ofwalks on the beach.

However, with the joyof summer comes somenot-so-exciting realitieslike overspending. Fromfamily vacations to those

extra classes at the gymto get that summer body,spending can increaserather drastically ifyou’re not careful.

But don’t fear, sum-mer saving can be easywith the help of a feweasy tips.

To get your summersavings started, write outyour regular household

expenses. Make sure toinclude monthly bills,grocery shopping andouting expenses thatwould incorporate enter-tainment, eating out andmiscellaneous things.Once this is completed,set up a savings accountfor your summer ex-penses.

Now look for ways to

save some extra cash.Small life adjustmentscould lead to easy sav-ings that could be addedto your summer plans.For example, packinglunches for work insteadof buying lunch is a greatway to save money. Alsothink about things to getthe whole family in-volved like saving loose

changein a sum-mersavingsjar oreatingout lessduringthemonthand cook-ing athome instead.

Lastly, use the SMARTgoal tool. A SMART goalis one that is specific,measurable, attainable,relevant and timed. Thismeans that you muststate the goal you are

trying to accomplish,evaluate your progressand make sure you arebeing realistic.

Also, the goal needs tobe important to you andyour family membersand must have a set time-table for completion.With all of these tools andhelpful tips, you and yourfamily will be on yourway to saving for vaca-tion.

Kathy R. Byrnes is KentonCounty extension agent forfamily and consumer sci-ences.

Smart saving can make vacation dreams come true

Kathy ByrnesEXTENDINGKNOWLEDGE

Richard SearlesRichard “Dick” Edwin Searles,

70, of Poteau, Oklahoma andformerly of Kenton County,died April 13 in Poteau.

He was a U.S. Army veteranand worked for 13 years at theKenton County Sheriff’s Depart-ment.

His son, Doyle Wayne Davis,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Bessie “Louise” Searles; daugh-ter, Elizabeth “Libby” AnnSchmitz; and three grand-daughters.

Interment was at OaklandCemetery.

Keith ShelanieKeith Alan Shelanie, 59, of

Ludlow, died April 19 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a security guard forthe Cincinnati Art Museum for22 years and enjoyed hikingand the outdoors.

His parents, Arthur and JanetShelanie; and sister, JaniceMaureen Woodall, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his sister,Debbie Smith of Asheboro,

North Carolina.Memorials: Shriner’s Hospital

for Children Cincinnati, 3229Burnett Ave., Cincinnati, OH45229-3095.

John Vince Sr.John T. Vince Sr., of Inde-

pendence, died April 28.He was a U.S. Navy veteran,

serving from 1961-1963 andretired from Eaton Asphaltafter 30 years of employment.He was an avid hunter, fisher-man, and member of the NRA.He enjoyed attending hisgrandsons sporting events andowned several race horses overthe years.

Survivors include his wife,Barbara Vince; daughter, Jenni-fer Vince of Milford, Ohio; son,John Vince Jr. of Independence;sisters Virginia Vince, LindaHowe, and Maggie Ellis; andtwo grandsons along withthree step-granddaughters,two great-step-grandchildren,and his dog, Lucy.

Interment was at VeteransCemetery North in William-stown.

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

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