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WALTON — Three World WarII veterans shared their storiesat the Gaines Tavern HistoryCenter Sunday.

The event also featuredWorld War II memorabilia and apresentation by the AviationMuseum of Kentucky in Lex-ington.

Walton residents DonaldMcMilian and “Doc” JamesHuey and Robert Williams of In-

dependence talked about theirmilitary experiences in theSouth Parlor while visitorsstrolled through the historicGaines family home.

McMillian was an Army ser-geant and a quartermaster forhis battalion in Paris, France,from 1945-1947.

Williams, also an Army ser-geant, was a paratrooper in theparachute infantry regiment inthe 101st Airborne Division,who jumped from a plane on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Normandy.

Siblings Emilie Dresser, Mi-chael Wilger and Fritz Wilger ofCincinnati brought one of theirfather’s photos from the fatefulday, featuring the Pathfindersbefore their jump in NorthWitham, wondering if their fa-ther had flown with Williams.

Williams, 92, scoured thephoto for faces he recognized,but didn’t find any. He servedfrom 1942-1945.

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Robert Williams, 92, looks at a photograph taken June 6, 1944, in Witham,England, prior to the Allies’ D-Day invasion of Normandy.See VETS, Page 2A

RICHWOOD — A long-awaited$3.4 million project to redirectwastewater flow from the Rich-wood pump station could openup 2,000 new sewer tap-ins aswell as eliminate 7 million gal-lons of sanitary sewer overfloweach year.

Ralph Johnstone, director ofdesign and construction man-agement for Sanitation District1, said the Richwood sewer andforce main project is in the de-sign phase and could begin con-struction in summer 2016.

While the project was initia-lly not included in the 2015-2016budget, it was added after Tri-ple Crown developers said theyneeded more sewer capacity in

southern Boone County. “SD1’s final budget balances

our goals of reducing sanitarysewer overflows and of sup-porting economic growth,”Johnstone said. “The Richwoodproject accomplishes both ofthese goals, so it was prioritizedprimarily by drawing from re-serves. Because this project hasmultiple benefits, it is a win-winfor the customers and commu-nities we serve.”

Johnstone said the project isestimated to cost $3,358,000over a two-year period, with$2.9 million in the 2016 budgetand $458,000 in 2017 funds. Heexpects the project to be com-pleted in spring 2017.

The upgrades would allowroughly 2,000 connections,Johnstone said. Since the pro-ject is still in the design phase,that number could change.

Development had stalledin southern BooneCounty

The Richwood pump station,SD1’s southernmost pump sta-tion, serves about 4,000 acres insouthern Boone County, wherereal estate development hadstalled because of insufficientcapacity.

In June, Triple Crown devel-

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Sanitary sewer overflows such as this one could happen less frequently in Boone County because of an upcomingRichwood project.

SD1 planning Richwoodsewer project

See SEWER, Page 2A

BURLINGTON — More than40,000 Holy Donuts, the pip-ing hot treat that raises fundsat area festivals, were sold atthe Boone County 4-H & Uto-pia Fair Aug. 3-8.

That was a Holy Donut rec-ord for the six-day BooneCounty fair, according to theBishop Ackerman Council5453 of the Knights of Colum-bus newsletter.

The local Knights council,which celebrated its 50th an-niversary in 2013, serves par-ishes of Immaculate Heart ofMary, All Saints and St. Paulin Boone County and St. Wil-liam in Grant County.

The doughnut endeavorstarted in 1969, when one Ho-ly Donut was 10 cents and adozen cost just 65 cents more.Over the decades, theKnights of Columbus haveadvanced from cooking HolyDonuts on a tabletop fryer totoday’s 40-foot trailer, con-tinuing its legacy of charityand service to the communi-ty, according to its website,

“You will see the Knightsof Columbus Donut Trailer atvarious events throughoutthe year,” said Eric Ritchie,Holy Donuts chairman forthe fair. “When selling dough-nuts at a church festival, allproceeds go to that church(IHM, St. Paul, etc.).”

Between local fairs, parishfestivals and other events,the Knights sell between100,000 and 120,000 dough-nuts a year, according to pre-vious reports.

“The Boone County fair isour busiest event of the year,”Ritchie said. “It takes 10 to 11members each night to besuccessful. This year over 80volunteers contributed theirtime and talent to the event.”

“The Knights of Columbushelp a lot of people so we al-ways try to support them,”said Fran Robinson, Oak-brook resident.

“Proceeds from the BooneCounty and Grant Countyfairs go to support the chari-ties of our local Knights of Co-lumbus council,” Ritchie said.“Donations are made to theSt. Vincent de Paul chaptersat IHM, St. Paul and All Saintsto help the poor in our com-munity. Donations are alsomade to the Campton missionin Campton, Kentucky, theRose Garden Mission in Co-vington, and the Mary RoseMission in Florence again, to

Holy Donutsbreak a recordat Boone fairNancy [email protected]

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Alan Schirtzinger, Dean Adams,Chuck Yocom, John Doubrava,Joe Baumgartner, and Jim Sholar,make the doughnuts and sellthem at a previous year’sImmaculate Heart of Maryfestival.

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mandy, Williams re-creat-ed his D-Day jump onJune 6, 1994, for Timemagazine.

Huey, 99, served in theArmy’s horse cavalryfrom 1940-1944, and leftthe military to begin amedical practice in Wal-ton, which he tended for45 years.

“I’ve got too many sto-ries,” said Huey, as hetalked to former patientsfrom the community.While he was in Burma,Huey said he set a villagechief’s broken leg and wasrewarded with a heifercow.

In the Gaines’ Housenorth parlor, Marty Scha-dler, a board member ofthe Aviation Museum ofKentucky, had a displayabout John Leland “Lee”Atwood of Walton, whoworked at Douglas Air-craft in the 1920s.

Schadler said Atwoodwas instrumental in cre-ation of the B-25 airplane,P-5 Mustang and X-15rocket plane. Atwood wasinducted into the Ken-tucky Aviation Hall ofFame in November 2000.

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VetsContinued from Page 1A

opers Jim and Tony Ber-ling went before theBoone County FiscalCourt to ask for help get-ting 100 sewer tap-in per-mits for high-pricedhomes in the fast-growingneighborhood, becauseSD1 could not approvenew permits. At the time,Tony Berling said theyhad reserved 400 sewertaps for five new sections,and he wanted to see ifthey could relocate someof the reservations to thenew area.

At that meeting, SD1engineer Mark Wursch-midt discussed a $3.4 mil-lion project that had beenplanned back in 2011 in or-der to increase the Rich-wood pump station’s ca-pacity from 2.9 milliongallons a day to 4.7 milliongallons a day, but that pro-ject was not in the 2015-2016 budget.

SD1 executive directorDavid Rager said the pro-ject would be included ifNorthern Kentucky’sjudge-executives had ap-proved a 5 percent rate in-crease for the budget thisyear, but there was no in-crease.

Boone County Judge-executive Gary Mooresaid he was glad the pro-ject would be able to keepeconomic developmentprojects on track.

“I’m pleased the SD1board saw the merits ofthe project and included itin their budget,” he said.

“Redirecting thewastewater flow leavingthe Richwood pump sta-tion to the recently con-structed Western Region-al reclamation facilitywould eliminate 7 milliongallons of sanitary seweroverflow problems in atypical year from the La-keview system,” saidJohnstone.

“It will free up capaci-ty, which reduces theoverflow problem andprovides capacity for eco-nomic development,” hesaid.

Wastewater fromsouthern Boone Countyleaves the Richwoodpump station, goesthrough the South Kentoninterceptor and the Lake-view pump station beforebeing treated at the DryCreek treatment plant inVilla Hills.

This project wouldtake some of the flow offthe Dry Creek system.

“Taking care of thisoverflow volume address-es public health concernsand environmental riskwith overflows duringrain events. People don’talways understand that’sraw sewage going rightinto streams, or in somecases, people’s backyards,” Johnstone said.

“Obviously the con-cerns for the capacity ofthe Richwood pump sta-tion serving that part ofBoone County, is a part ofthe consent decree toeliminate overflows inour system, but this doesthe dual purpose of alsoallowing those new sewertaps,” he said.

SewerContinued from Page 1A

help the less fortunatewith meals and otherneeds.

“The council alsogives four annual schol-arships to Catholic highschools, supports dioce-san seminarians and pro-

life efforts, and supportsthe Special Olympics.These are just a few ofthe charities and causeswe support,” he said.

Why do Holy Donutskeep rising in populari-ty?

“Tradition! I personal-ly like the powderedones, while most every-one around me likes thecinnamon,” Brown said.

The Holy Donuts trail-er is far from the only“fair food” vendor at theBoone fair.

Its neighbors on thefair midway includeddeep fried pickles, Colbyfries, Reubens, elephantears, kettle corn androasted corn.

Long lines snake

through the fair crowd tobuy doughnuts, some-times after the Ferriswheel and carnivalgames shut down for theevening.

Holy Donut seasonrolls on at St. Cecilia Fes-tival in IndependenceSept. 4-6 and St. Timo-thy’s Oktoberfest Sept.18-20.

Besides setting a HolyDonuts record for oneweek – 40,768 – theKnights of Columbusalso set a single-day rec-ord, selling 10,054 dough-nuts on Saturday alone.

DonutsContinued from Page 1A

BURLINGTON — Across NorthernKentucky, some Catholic churchessaw double their regular atten-dance in honor of the Day of Prayerfor those struggling with addictionon Aug. 14.

More than 60 participated in theprayer service at Burlington’s Im-maculate Heart of Mary church,where addiction counselors fromCatholic Charities discussed the re-alities of addiction.

Counselors Paula Weber andLaura Jackson talked along with a

PowerPoint presentation, and an-swered questions from those in at-tendance.

The Rev. Nick Rottman led thegroup in prayers for those withmany addictions: heroin, pornogra-phy, alcohol, gambling, as well asthe spirit of oppression, inadequa-cy, failure, isolation, despair, fear,sadness, anger and “all sinful addic-tions.”

Immaculate Heart of Mary con-gregant Dee Gaffney said she want-ed to attend the service becauseshe’s very concerned about heroinin the community.

“We have to be aware of what is

happening and know how we can bea part of preventing it,” she said.

Gaffney volunteers for CASA,Court Appointed Special Advocatesfor children of Kenton and Camp-bell counties, and said she’s seenchildren affected by the ongoingheroin epidemic.

Jackson advised people with ad-dicted loved ones to be direct andcalm, ask open-ended questions,show support and offer to make ap-pointments with health profession-als.

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The Boone County 4-H& Utopia Fair concludedon Aug. 8.

The Recorder will pub-lish photos of the Babyand Preschool Show win-ners.

Send a photo of yourchild with the followinginformation:

» Child’s name,» which place they

came in,» and the category

(such as 2-year-old girls)they competed in.

The photo can be a reg-ular photo of your child,such as a studio headshot,or a photo from the fair.

Email photos and infor-mation to [email protected] mail to: Nancy Daly,Boone County Recorder,228 Grandview Drive,Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.

Deadline is Wednes-day, Aug. 26.

Recorder will publish BabyShow winners

BURLINGTON — Two ofthe top beauty pageants atBoone County 4-H & Uto-pia Fair were won bycousins.

And while a third fam-ily member competed inanother pageant, MissSweetheart Boone Coun-ty, a trifecta didn’t hap-pen.

Jessica Evans, of Wal-ton, took the top prizeAug. 4 for Miss BooneCounty Fair, the competi-

tion for teens between theages of 16 and 21.

Her cousin MadelynWebb, 14, was crownedMiss Teen Boone County,the pageant for girls be-tween 13 and 15, the fol-lowing night.

“The girls have partici-pated in the Boone Countypageants in the past butnever thought they wouldwin in the same year,” saidMadelyn’s mother, ShellyWebb of Brookstone sub-division in unincorporat-ed Boone County.

Besides the excite-ment of winning, MissBoone County receives$300, a watch and crownfrom Motch’s Jewelers,and an all-expense-paidtrip to Louisville to repre-sent Boone County in thestate contest, Miss Ken-

tucky County Fair.Prizes for Miss Teen

Boone County are $150, atrophy and sash, a crown,a pendant necklace fromSwinford Jewelers, andan all-expense-paid trip toLouisville to representBoone County in MissTeen Kentucky CountyFair.

Evans, 21, is a NorthernKentucky University ju-nior majoring in business.The 2012 Ryle HighSchool graduate alsotrains horses.

Webb, who won MissTeen Boone County, is aRyle High School fresh-man who plays volleyballfor Ryle and NKYVC,Northern Kentucky’s vol-leyball club. She’d like topursue a career in foren-sic science.

The third cousin, Elay-na Webb, competed inMiss Sweetheart, whichwas won by Karina Smith.

Pageant wins send cousins to state fairNancy [email protected]

THANKS TO SHELLY WEBB

Jessica Evans, Miss BooneCounty, congratulates hercousin Madelyn Webb, whowas named Miss Teen BooneCounty during the BooneCounty 4-H & Utopia Fair.Jessica won her pageant onAug. 4 and Madelyn won onAug. 5.

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ERLANGER — An educationdoes not begin in kindergarten.

According to Kristine Frech,vice president of Skyward, re-search by economists, neuro-scientists and educators provesthat investments in the firstfive years – including high-quality preschool experiences –result in long-term gains forstudents and produce signifi-cant savings for governmentsand taxpayers.

In Northern Kentucky morethan 5,000 children enter kin-dergarten each year, Frechsaid. Unfortunately, only 53percent, or about 2,840, of thosechildren are actually ready.

“Northern Kentucky shouldsupport and invest in programsthat increase kindergartenreadiness rates,” Frech said.“Increasing readiness rateswould not only positively im-pact the lives of those childrenin need, it would also have a rip-ple effect on Northern Ken-tucky’s future workforce andeconomy.”

Skyward wants 1,000more children‘kindergarten ready’

That’s why Skyward, the or-ganization formerly known asVision 2015 that is paving theway for Northern Kentucky’sstrategic plan, is behind an ef-fort to get all children ready tolearn and succeed in school,work and life.

The initiative is called Pre-KWorks.

Pre-K Works is an indepen-dent, cross-sector initiative co-convened by Skyward and Unit-ed Way’s Success by Six to pro-vide universal access to high-quality preschool for all chil-dren ages 3 and 4.

The voluntary program hasthree primary areas of focus,Frech said:

» Increasing parentalchoice by providing tuitioncredits for every child, regard-less of income, to attend high-quality preschool for up to twoyears before beginning kinder-garten;

6 investing in quality by sup-porting proven strategies thatsupport childcare facilitieswith efforts to improve theirquality rating and move up onthe commonwealth’s qualityrating system;

» and offer additional men-toring experiences, learningsupports and home visiting forparents and caregivers ofyoung children.

“Our goal at Skyward is toensure that at least 1,000 morechildren are prepared andready for kindergarten by theyear 2020,” Frech said. “Donewell, Pre-K Works will be atransformational initiative.”

Erlanger-Elsmere pilotsPre-K Works for region

This school year, as Skywardand Success By Six prepare tolaunch Pre-K Works, they’ll testthe initiative in Erlanger-Elsm-ere Schools.

Superintendent Kathy Burk-hardt considers it an honor thedistrict was selected to pilot theinitiative.

“Investing in early child-hood is a smart, upfront invest-ment that supports our futureworkforce and regional econo-my,” Burkhardt said. “High-quality early childhood educa-tion can result in as much as a$7 return on investment for ev-ery public dollar invested in achild’s education before age 5.”

Burkhardt said achievingthis goal will take a multi-tacticapproach. That means provid-ing access to high-quality earlylearning for all 3- and 4-year-olds, expanding the number ofhigh-quality childcare provid-ers in the region, and increas-ing capacity for best practicehome visitation programs.

“We are partnering with ourlocal community partners, ourcities, our local early childcareproviders, United Way and Sky-ward to create a model whichmay be utilized across the en-tire state,” the superintendentsaid.

“This model has the power tocreate a greater, more pre-pared workforce for our entirestate. Execution of this demon-stration site will allow us toidentify opportunities for sus-tainability and expansion of thedemonstration site while work-ing toward other tactics alignedwith preparing 1,000 or morechildren for kindergarten.”

The root of it all, Burkhardtsaid, is partnership with dis-trict families.

Parents are our children’sfirst teachers

“We know that our parentsare our children’s first teachersand we are striving to engage

parents in children’s everydaylearning experiences and offera broad menu of resources andstrategies to all families ofyoung children. This includesstay-at-home parents as well asparents who choose to havetheir children in childcare.”

According to Leshia Lyman,senior director of area centeroperations for United Way ofGreater Cincinnati, Erlanger-Elsmere Schools was selectedbecause “they have many of thenecessary components, such ascommunity partners, programsin place for a successful modeland incredible district leader-ship.”

“Superintendent KathyBurkhardt is a well-respectedleader among her state peersand their work is certainly be-ing lifted up as a model for oth-ers,” she said. “The district isalso the perfect size to not onlyimplement a pilot but to learn

from it as we work toward fu-ture replication.”

Erlanger-Elsmere Schools isleading the way as a demonstra-tion site for Pre-K Works by im-plementing an innovative mod-el that includes multiple part-ners, shared resources, inte-grated delivery of child careand parent engagement andcollective measurement.

United Way’s Success By 6Initiative, in partnership withSkyward and Erlanger-Elsm-ere Schools, will provide bothfinancial and capacity buildingsupport that strive to enhanceand align strategies, build com-munity will and mobilize fund-ing or other resources, Lymansaid.

High-quality preschoolforms ‘soft skills’ neededfor success

According to Lyman, high-

quality programs support achild’s academic achieve-ments, and socio-emotional de-velopment which form the softskills necessary for success in acareer. A high-quality programincludes well qualified teach-ers; developmentally appropri-ate curricula and instruction;positive relationships betweenteachers and children; safe en-vironments; and low staff-childratios.

“Pre-K Works wants to en-sure access to high-qualityearly learning for all 3- and 4-year-olds in Northern Ken-tucky and eventually the entirestate of Kentucky,” she said.“We are developing our statepolicy strategy and are lookingto the work in Erlanger-Elsm-ere to help in making the casethat Pre-K does in fact work.”

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Increasing kindergarten readiness rates “would not only positively impact the lives of those children in need, itwould also have a ripple effect on Northern Kentucky’s future workforce and economy,” said Kristine Frech, vicepresident of Skyward (formerly Vision 2015).

On June 14, 36 Covington Lat-in students and 25 chaperonesdeparted CVG for an 11-dayWorld War II tour.

The group was led by historyteachers John Lane, Sara Pattonand Rhonda Vrabel. The tour in-cluded stops in London, Nor-mandy, Paris, Cologne, and Ber-lin. They visited sites such asthe beaches of Omaha, Norman-dy and Pointe-du-Hoc, the Lou-vre, and Bayeux Tapestry. Theyenjoyed crepes in Mount Mont-martre and chocolate in Bel-gium.

John Lane, history teacherand department chair, had nev-er led a student group and wasvery surprised by the level ofinterest in the trip.

“One of the extra surpriseshappened in Bastogne,” Lanesaid. “Our tour guide, by com-plete luck, ran into an acquaint-ance who happened to be in Bas-togne that day. It was Helen Pat-ton, granddaughter of GeneralPatton. She came onto our busand talked to us for 10 minutes.”

Senior James Stebbinsagreed that meeting Ms. Pattonwas a highlight.

“Belgium was my favoritepart of the trip. I enjoyed seeingwhere the Battle of the Bulgewas fought, visiting the Ar-dennes Forest, and of courseeating the chocolate,” Stebbinssaid. “The chocolate was amaz-ing!”

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Thirty-six Covington Latin students and 25 chaperones departed CVG for an 11-day World War II tour.

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We asked you tosend photos ofyou and your fam-

ily having fun at theBoone County 4-H & Uto-pia Fair.

And you delivered – viaTwitter, Facebook andemail. Some are selfies.Most are solo or groupshots of your kids orfriends enjoying the rides,watching drag racing,competing in horse shows.

It makes for a creativecollection from the 2015fair. Thanks for sharingyour memories.

We’ll have more fairphotos next week, photostaken by Recorder staff.And on Sept. 10 we’ll pub-lish a special photo pageof winners from the babycontests.

Getting social (media)at the Boone County fair

THANKS TO GINER HOSKINS MOSER, VIA FACEBOOK

John Walton, board president of the Boone County 4-H & Utopia Fair,spends some time with his great-grandchildren Amira Moser, 2.5 years old,and Everett Moser, 1, on Tuesday during the fair.

THANKS TO @N_BROCK20

Malisa Simco and Nick Brock from Florence shared a selfie from the BooneCounty fair on Wednesday, via Twitter.

THANKS TO ALLISON FRENCH

Allison French and Megan Graft smile for their selfie at the Boone County 4-H & Utopia Fair Wednesday evening.

THANKS TO CHRISTY PERRY SMITH, VIA FACEBOOK

Olivia Smith enjoys her first ride at the Boone County 4-H & Utopia Fairwith her mom, Christy Smith, of Florence.

THANKS TO LOGAN KREMER

Jordan Kremer Hull, Logan Kremer and Haley Lippert sent their photo fromthe fair via Twitter on Monday night.

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Madilyn Smith, 3, and Lilly Smith, 5, both from Florence, enjoy the BooneCounty 4-H & Utopia Fair.

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Melissa Monterossa Turner shared this photo of boys having fun on themidway Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Boone County 4-H & Utopia Fair.

THANKS TO MEGHAN WELCH

This Boone County family had funat the fair waiting on the truck dragracing. From left are Hudson Cobb,Juliana Welch, Harper Cobb, EricWelch, and in the front HadleyCobb.

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Amira Moser, 2.5 years old, smilesas she rides the merry-go-roundTuesday at the Boone County 4-H &Utopia Fair.

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Home & GardenHomeFest, 5-9 p.m., TripleCrown Country Club, 1 TripleCrown Blvd., Five professionallybuilt and fully furnished homesin Triple Crown community ondisplay. Homes priced $600,000to $900,000. Through Aug. 24.$10, $8 advance at RemkeMarkets. Presented by HomeBuilders Association of NorthernKentucky. 331-9500; www.hban-ky.com. Union.

Literary - LibrariesMagician Presto Paul, 7-8 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Opticalillusions, crazy machines, wackyexperiments and more. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - Concert SeriesParty on the Paddock, 5-11 p.m.Noah Wotherspoon., TurfwayPark, 7500 Turfway Road, Simul-cast racing, longer happy hour,live local music. Free admission.371-0200; www.turfway.com.Florence.

NatureStargazers Night, 9-11:30 p.m.,Creation Museum, 2800 Bullitts-burg Church Road, Planetarium/Observatory. On clear nights,use telescopes to view heavens.On overcast nights, astronomylesson in planetarium. Designedfor older children and adults.Benefits Creation Museum.$15.95, $10.95 ages 12 andunder. Registration required.800-721-2298; creationmuseu-m.org. Petersburg.

RecreationMahjong, 1-2 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, 8899 U.S. 42, All skilllevels welcome. Free. Presentedby Scheben Branch Library.Through Aug. 28. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Friday Night Cruise In, 5-8p.m., Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989Ryle Road, Music by DJ Ray, $1hot dogs, door prizes and regis-tration for grand prize cashdrawing Aug. 28. Free admis-sion. 384-6617. Union.

SATURDAY, AUG. 22Craft 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.

FestivalsKids Festival, noon to 6 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Inflatables, games, hayrides, face painting and more.Food and drink specials. Free.384-6617; www.janessaddlebag-.com. Union.

Home & GardenHomeFest, noon to 9 p.m.,Triple Crown Country Club, $10,$8 advance at Remke Markets.331-9500; www.hbanky.com.Union.

Literary - LibrariesPAWS to Read (grades K-5),10-11 a.m., Boone County PublicLibrary - Scheben Branch, 8899U.S. 42, read to therapy dog.Call to schedule 15-minute timeslot. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Kaplan PSAT Practice Exam, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike. Take practice exam so youknow exactly what to expect ontest day. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Music - AcousticSaturday 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 - Concert SeriesConcerts at Creekside, 7-8:30p.m. Music by the Leroy Elling-ton Band., Boone Woods Park,Veterans Way and Ky. 18. Rainlocation: Boone County PublicLibrary Main Branch. Free.Presented by Boone CountyParks. 334-2283; www.boone-countyky.org/parks. Burlington.

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. 282-9969.Erlanger.

SUNDAY, AUG. 23Home & GardenHomeFest, noon to 6 p.m.,Triple Crown Country Club, $10,$8 advance at Remke Markets.331-9500; www.hbanky.com.Union.

Literary - LibrariesPages and Paws (grades K-5),2-3 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Main Library’s new therapy dogsare Pages and Paws. Call to signup for your 15-minute time slot.Refreshments. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - Big BandJammin’ at Jane’s, 3-6 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Outside next to WineShop. Live music by local artists.Free. 384-6617; www.janes-saddlebag.com. Union.

Music - BluegrassConcert at the Library, 2-3p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Hear dance tunesand old-time songs inspired byfiddle bands from the early daysof music recording. Any after-noon spent with this bandpromises a good old time. Free.342-2665. Florence.

Music - R&BLeroy Ellington Band, 7-8 p.m.,Boone Woods Park, VeteransWay and Ky. 18, Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

ShoppingCoupon Cutters, 2-3 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Drop in to compareideas and exchange couponsyou don’t want for those youneed. Free. 342-2665. Florence.

MONDAY, AUG. 24Exercise ClassesGentle Yoga, 6-7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. Bring yogamat. $30 per month. Reserva-tions required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.334-2117. Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10-8:10 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Explore Hathayoga postures. Bring yoga mat.$30 fee for the month. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.334-2117. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesPokemon, 6:30-7:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Join otherPokemon players. Bring yourown deck. No trading. Ages12-18. Free. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

In the Loop, 10-11 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Learn for firsttime or pick up new tricks. Free.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Monday 4 Mystery, 7-8 p.m.Discuss “Heart Shaped Box” byJoe Hill., Florence Branch Li-brary, 7425 U.S. 42, Discuss“Heart Shaped Box” by Joe Hill.Free. 342-2665. Florence.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Union PresbyterianChurch, 10259 U.S. 42, Churchoffice entrance in back lot andfollow signs to room. Programof recovery from compulsive

eating using 12 Steps and 12Traditions of OA. Not a diet andcalories club and no weigh-ins.Free. Presented by OvereatersAnonymous NKY. 525-6932;www.cincinnatioa.org. Union.

TUESDAY, AUG. 25Cooking ClassesMelon Madness, 1-2:30 p.m.,6:30-8 p.m., Boone CountyCooperative Extension Enrich-ment Center, 1955 BurlingtonPike, Discover recipes for usingwatermelon and cantaloupewhile exploring their healthbenefits. Ages 21 and up. Free.Presented by Boone CountyCooperative Extension Service.586-6101; boone.ca.uky.edu.Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesAnime and Manga Club (mid-dle and high school), 6:30-7:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Joinother otakus for movies, snacksand kawaii crafts. Free. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

RecreationBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, 8899 U.S. 42, Open play.Everyone welcome. Free. Pre-sented by Scheben BranchLibrary. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

10-Minute Tuesdays, noon to 9p.m., XhilaRacing, 24 SpiralDrive, Go-Kart racing. $15-$20for 10 minutes of racing. 371-5278; www.xrkarting.com.Florence.

Support GroupsCelebrate Recovery, 6:30-8:30p.m., Vineyard Christian Church,7101 Pleasant Valley Road,Healing for all hurts, hangupsand habits. Free. 689-0777;vineyardchristian.org. Florence.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26EducationSpanish Conversation Group,6:30-7:30 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3:15-4:15 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.

Lego Mania, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Legosprovided. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Chess Club, 7-8 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels are invited toplay. Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Piecemakers, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Learn basics orshare expertise in quilting. Free.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. He-bron.

THURSDAY, AUG. 27Art & Craft ClassesDrawing Superheroes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Florence BranchLibrary, 7425 U.S. 42, CindyMendell from Children’s ArtAcademy demonstrates how tocreate comics and superheroes.Ages 3-5. Free. Registrationrequired. 342-2665. Florence.

EducationMedicare Simplified, 1-2 p.m.,Boone County Public Library -Scheben Branch, 8899 U.S. 42,Learn about different Medicareoptions available includingMedicare supplements, Medi-care Advantage Plans, Medicareprescription drug plans, andpositive and negative of eachplan. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Exercise ClassesYoga, 6:15-7:15 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, 8899 U.S. 42, Suitablefor all levels. Bring yoga matand small hand held or wristweights (optional). $30 fee permonth. $30 per month. Regis-tration required. Presented byScheben Branch Library. 334-2117. Union.

Literary - LibrariesComputer and Internet Basics,1-2 p.m., Florence Branch Li-brary, 7425 U.S. 42, Learn howto use computer and surf In-ternet. Learn about parts ofcomputer system, how to getonline and get to websites, howto use search engines andperform keyword searching andhow to set up and use an emailaccount. Free. Registrationrequired. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Friends of Big Bone: JohnHunt Morgan: Rebel Raider,7-8 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Join Dr. James A. Ramage,author of “Rebel Raider: TheLife of General John HuntMorgan”, as he describes Mor-gan and his raiders. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

Storytime in the Park: BooneWoods Park, 10-11 a.m., BooneWoods Park, Veterans Way andKy. 18. Stage. Children and theirgrown-ups enjoy great storiesand cool activity. Free. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

RecreationBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

FRIDAY, AUG. 28Literary - LibrariesTeen Night (middle and highschool), 6-8 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Games, snacks, movies andmore. Free. 342-2665. Florence.

RecreationMahjong, 1-2 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Friday Night Cruise In, 5-8p.m., Jane’s Saddlebag, Freeadmission. 384-6617. Union.

SATURDAY, AUG. 29Literary - LibrariesUntil Next Time, 1-4 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Say goodbye as librarycloses doors and prepares fornew chapter. Cake, crafts, facepainting, root beer floats andlots of fun. Free. 342-2665.Hebron.

Music - AcousticSaturday Morning AcousticMusic, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, free. 371-8356;www.velocitybb.com. Florence.

Music EducationMusikgarten Open House/Sample Classes, 10 a.m. to 1p.m., Little Songbird MusicStudio, 240 Main St., Kids crafts,instruments, games, songs,snacks and more. Parents canexplore materials and ask ques-tions. Raffle. Two demonstrationclasses (10:30 and 11:30) gearedtoward children 0-4 and care-givers. Ages 0-7. Free. Regis-tration recommended. 547-8765; www.littlesongbirdmu-sic.com. Florence.

Music - Big BandJammin’ at Jane’s, 3-6 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, free. 384-6617;www.janessaddlebag.com.Union.

ShoppingCoupon Cutters, 2-3 p.m.,

Florence Branch Library, free.342-2665. Florence.

MONDAY, AUG. 31Exercise ClassesGentle Yoga, 6-7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, $30 permonth. Reservations required.334-2117. Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10-8:10 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, $30 fee forthe month. Registration re-quired. 334-2117. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesIn the Loop, 10-11 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Union PresbyterianChurch, free. 525-6932;www.cincinnatioa.org. Union.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 1EducationLittle Learners: Fall, 10 a.m. to 1p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Fun, hands-on, active learningstyle preschool program. Bal-ance of structured, unstructuredand self-directed play opportu-nities to help learners developsocial, intellectual and commu-nication skills. Ages 3-5. $11.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Recreation10-Minute Tuesdays, noon to 9p.m., XhilaRacing, $15-$20 for 10minutes of racing. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

Support GroupsCelebrate Recovery, 6:30-8:30p.m., Vineyard Christian Church,Free. 689-0777; vineyardchristia-n.org. Florence.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 10a.m. to 3:30 p.m., The LivelyLearning Lab, 7500 OakbrookDrive, Suite 10, Classes availableinclude Biology, MinecraftAstronomy, Economics, Su-perstar Baking Chef, Art, Math,Poetry, and more. Ages 5-18.$50. Registration required.916-2721; www.thelivelylearnin-glab.com. Florence.

Growing Learners, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Program for learners ages 5-7ready for Kindergarten/FirstGrade. Hands-on, active learningand structured learning ele-ments. Study planets, humanbody, world, reading compre-hension, basic math, Dr. Seuss,Beatrix Potter, and more. $15.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 3Art & Craft ClassesHomeschool Club, 10-11:30a.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Social club for learners ages5-16. Meet once a week to makecrafts, play games and/or createart. Great place to make newhomeschooling friends. $5.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 10a.m. to 3:30 p.m., The LivelyLearning Lab, $50. Registrationrequired. 916-2721; www.the-livelylearninglab.com. Florence.

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The Vintage Fair is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22, at The Friendly Market, 10050 NorbottenDrive, Florence. Browse unique crafts, jewelry and collectibles, along with farmers market andindoor food vendors. Admission is free. Pictured is Don Lambert, owner of Colonel’s Creameryat Friendly Market.

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It seems to me that thebest part of summer isright now, what with allthe homegrown summerproduce at its peak.That’s why it’s always sohard for me to accept the

fact thatit’s also thetime kidsare goingback toschool. If Ihad anysay in thematter(which Iobviouslydon’t), I’drevert to

the old days when schoolstarted after Labor Day,not before.

The reality is that thisweek will be the firstweek of school for manyof our children, so therecipe I’m sharing formaple granola is timely.The chunkiness alongwith some healthy ingre-dients makes this an easychoice for snacks or atopping for yogurt.

Chunky maplecinnamon granola

I recommend old-fashioned oats becausethey’re larger and bakeup nicely. Be carefulwhen breaking apart.

Mix together:4 cups old-fashioned

oatsAbout 1 to 1-1/2 cups

favorite nuts, choppedcoarsely if necessary

1 cup seeds: Try sesa-me, flax, millet, chia,hemp, pumpkin or sun-flower or a combination.

CoatingWhisk together:1/2 to 2/3 cup brown

sugar

1/2 cup extra virginolive oil

1/2 cup real maplesyrup or honey

1 tablespoon vanilla1 teaspoon cinnamon

(optional)Preheat oven to 325.

Put a piece of parchmentor foil on large cookiesheet (about 15x17 withsides). Spray parchment/foil. Pour coating overoat mixture. Pour ontopan and pat down evenlyand very firmly. This isimportant to make thegranola chunk up later.Bake 35 minutes or so,until it looks golden. Ilike to pat it down againwhile it’s still warm. Letcool and break intochunks.

Healthy seedsMillet (you recognize

it as an ingredient in birdfeed) gives a crunch andcontains protein and iron.

Chia, like flax, is agreat source of Omega3’s, but doesn’t have to beground to get the benefit.It also absorbs water andcurbs appetite.

Hemp seeds. So, Iknow what you’re think-ing ... you won’t go offinto la-la land after in-gesting hemp seeds.They are hulled and safeto eat. The bonus: they’rea complete protein andfull of Omega 3s.

Medley of roastedsummer veggies

My friend Bob downthe road put out a basketof eggplant “for free” onthe stoop by his old well.Who could resist? Notme! I’ll be adding theeggplant to a roastedsummer vegetable med-

ley. Simple and easy toserve, the veggies are cutup prior to roasting. It’sadapted from one sharedby my talented and shar-ing colleague and friend,Amy Tobin. Check outAmy’s site atwww.amy-tobin.com.

4 cups summer veg-gies, like asparagus,small turnips, beets,zucchini, yellow squash,eggplant, bell peppers,potatoes, green beans,etc., cut up

1 tablespoon olive oil2 teaspoons balsamic

vinegarSalt and pepper to

taste1 teaspoon minced

garlicRed pepper flakes to

taste1/2 cup olive or grape

seed oilPreheat oven to 425.

Combine all the ingredi-ents and seasonings inlarge bowl, season withsalt and pepper to taste.Spread vegetables out onlarge-rimmed bakingsheet and roast untiltender.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Olive oil vs. grapeseed oil: Olive oil is madefrom olives and grapeseed oil is made from theseeds of grapes. Becausethey are plant-derived,neither contains choles-terol. Both have vitaminE, which is good for yourimmune system andprotects your cells.Grape seed oil has twicethe vitamin E of olive oil.

Olive oil has a distinctflavor where grape seedoil has a neutral flavor.Although both oils have a

high smoke point (goodfor high temperatures),grape seed has a highersmoke point than olive.Which one to use de-pends upon the flavorprofile you are lookingfor.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Email herat [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subjectline. Call 513-248-7130, ext.356.

Send them off with this easy breakfast granola

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Chunky maple cinnamon granola an easy choice for snacks or a topping for yogurt.

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Last week’s questionDid you watch the Republi-

can presidential debate lastweek? Who impressed you?Why?

“Carly and Ben. The oth-ers are all more of the same.Washington could sorelystand some no BS intelligentleadership. I would serve onFiorina’s campaign in an in-stant if she becomes a con-tender.”

D.H.

“I watched the debate andI am impressed by Trump.His actions and pronounce-ments are just outward man-ifestations of the GOP’s pol-icies and beliefs. I can’t un-derstand why they standspeechless or don’t applaud.Maybe they can’t stand see-ing the reality of their be-liefs, in living color, right infront of them. I know theGOP sickens me, but theyshould be able to hold theirstomachs and keep it downwhen one of their own ispreaching to their choir.”

C.S.

“I certainly did watch thefirst of too many debates forthis election cycle and foundit quite entertaining. I didnot find, nor expect, a greatdeal of substance, but withMr. Trump literally at centerstage, how could one not findit to be a good-watch. I gaveFox a big black mark for dar-ing to have commercials inthe midst of a presidentialdebate and was somewhatsurprised when Ryan Sea-crest wasn’t the person tell-ing us ‘the debate will beright back after this...’

“The winner, accordingonly to me, was Chris Chris-tie. He is straightforward,thoughtful, and yes, a politi-cian, but I get the sense thathe can absolutely actuallylead this country down a bi-partisan path that has beensorely lacking with the in-cumbent individual. Thereare clearly too many candi-dates trying for the BrassRing on the republican sideand I fully expect that num-ber to start decreasing soonwhen those that cannot raiseany money realize that is fora reason.

“Moving forward, let’sget rid of at least half of the10 on the prime time debate,bring Carly Fiorina up to thevarsity squad and find some-one that can knock Hilda-beast off her presumptivepedestal.”

M.J.F.

“I preferred the formatused for the Republican de-bate. The questions were‘tailored’ to each candidate.

No one was left off the hook. Special ‘attention’ was

paid to Donald Trump withtheir insightful questions.Due to the large number ofnominees (17), I do not feelanyone eliminated them-selves and I look forward toanother one with less candi-dates and this format. I feltCarly Fiorini and Gov. Kas-ich took a step forward: Fio-rina because she has actual-ly run a business and Kasichbecause he has had some fis-cal success. I was lookingforward to Donald Trump’scomments but he did nothelp himself.

“My early prediction is aticket of Jeb Bush and as V.P.Carly Fiorina. Trump couldbe the third party spoiler a laRoss Perot in 1992. Go fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

Previous week’squestion

Should Congress defundPlanned Parenthood aftervideos were released alleged-ly detailing how the organiza-tion sells fetal body parts?What actions should Congresstake?

“This is aimed towardNatalie MacDonald’s replyto the Aug. 6 Ch@troomquestion about Planned Par-enthood.

“We the public do not real-ly know for sure what is go-ing on in Planned Parent-hood in regards to selling fe-tal body parts. Which is whya full investigation shouldtake place.

“In regards to what wassaid about being pro life andanti abortion, how can youcompare the lives of inno-cent babies being killed withthe lives of convicted mur-derers being sent to execu-tion? Simply put you cannot,there is no comparison. In allfairness, yes, all lives areprecious and valuable andwho are we to place morevalue on one life than theother? But we are talkingabout an innocent being andan adult who has chosen,chosen to unrightfully takethe life of a fellow human be-ing. Which is the more justdecision?”

S.G.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONA bill has been proposed toprevent the start of Kentuckyschools until the first Mondayclosest to Aug. 26? Do you likeor dislike this idea? Why?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.

The wheels on the bus goround and round, round andround, round and round. Thewheels on the bus go roundand round all through thetown.

As a mother of a 3-month-old, I sing this song and doz-ens like it over and over andover during the course of aday. My son smiles and coosat my singing. I smile know-ing that this simple song isdoing much more than of-fering a few minutes of fun. Itis helping his brain developand ultimately this simple,repetitive act allows him togrow with a stronger founda-tion for learning.

In Northern Kentucky wehave more than 5,000 childrenentering kindergarten eachyear. Unfortunately, only 53percent, or approximately2,840, of those children areactually ready.

In order for toddlers tobecome strong students, andto effectively reduce achieve-ment gaps, Northern Ken-tucky should support andinvest in programs that in-crease kindergarten readi-ness rates. Increasing readi-ness rates would not onlypositively impact the lives ofthose children in need; itwould also have a ripple ef-fect on Northern Kentucky’sfuture workforce and econo-my.

That’s why Skyward, theorganization and engineerbehind Northern Kentucky’s

strategic vi-sion, has iden-tified kin-dergartenreadiness asone of fourstrategies forenhancing theeconomicclimate inNorthernKentucky. Ourgoal at Sky-ward is to

ensure that at least 1,000 morechildren are prepared andready for kindergarten by theyear 2020.

According to economist Dr.James Heckman two-thirds oflearning achievement gapsexist when a child walks ontheir first day of kindergar-ten. So how can we betterprepare our children? Webelieve we can tackle thischallenge through the launchof a new program calledPre-K Works. An independent,cross-sector initiative co-convened by Skyward andSuccess by 6, Pre-K Workswill provide universal accessto high quality preschool forall children ages 3 and 4.

A voluntary program,Pre-K Works has three pri-mary areas of focus:

» Increasing parentalchoice by providing tuitioncredits for every child, re-gardless of income, to attendhigh-quality preschool for upto two years before beginningkindergarten;

» Investing in quality bysupporting proven strategiesthat support childcare facil-ities with efforts to improvetheir quality rating and moveup on the commonwealth’squality rating system;

» Offer additional mentor-ing experiences, learningsupports, and home visitingfor parents and caregivers ofyoung children;

Decades of research byeconomists, neuroscientists,and educators have shownthat investments in the firstfive years – including high-quality preschool experiences– result in long-term gains forstudents and produce signifi-cant savings for governmentsand taxpayers. The answercouldn’t be clearer – Pre-KWorks.

Done well, Pre-K Workswill be a transformationalinitiative. This year as weprepare to launch Pre-KWorks we'll be testing theinitiative in the Erlanger-Elsmere School District. Re-gardless of which communityyou live in, If you are a par-ent, grandparent, businessleader, educator, or electedofficial I encourage you tovisit www.skywardnky.orglearn more about Pre-KWorks and to join us in oureffort to ensure more North-ern Kentucky children areprepared for kindergarten.

Kristine Frech is vice president ofSkyward.

Importance of preparing ourchildren for kindergarten

KristineFrechCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

The city of Walton wasvery much alive with all theactivities this weekend. TheDeacon Alexander Memori-al Car Show was well at-tended and reported $1,610is going to Families of SMA(spinal muscular atrophy).

The Perry family ex-presses its sincere thanks toeveryone who participatedin any way. Walton BaptistChurch hosted the eventand special thanks to Zim-mer Chrysler for its spon-sorship. The winner of theshow was Jerry Stamper ofHebron with his 57 FordCustom 300.

The celebration of ourVeterans Appreciation Dayon Sunday was very specialwith a great crowd viewingall the displays and touringthe Gaines History Mu-seum. The veteran stars ofthe day, Dr. J.M. Huey andveteran Robert Williams,did a great job sharing theirheroic missions so we couldrealize what a sacrifice wasmade for our liberty 70years ago. Thanks to LindaByrd and all the other vol-unteers that organized sucha wonderful program.

Thanks to the city ofWalton for all the food,games, the Wolf Concertand the movie at the Com-munity Park on Saturday. Iwould say a good time washad by all.

The new schedule forWalton Verona CommunityPantry seems to be pro-gressing. The hours now areTuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 1 to 3 p.m. Volunteersare still needed. If interest-

ed call PeggyPeebles at 803-8596 or WaltonChristianChurch 485-4591.This time sched-ule gives volun-teers time todiscuss prob-lems with thosebeing helped.This past week

approximately 20 familieswere helped.

A representative fromAdecco brought informationfor warehouse jobs with eBayEnterprise to anyone unem-ployed. Several positions areavailable. To apply go to 7575Empire Drive, Florence, KY41042 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sept. 6 at the Gaines TavernHistory Center at 9 a.m. to 4p.m. There will be a craft fairand car cruise. Musicians areinvited to come out and pickunder the sycamore tree toentertain guests starting at 1p.m. Craft booths will be avail-able for $15 payable the day ofthe event. Any questions call859-485-4383.

Old Fashion Day on Sept. 12will provide plenty of fun allday beginning 11 a.m. with theparade, booths, food and enter-tainment. There is still boothspace available for $40 for a 10by 10 space. If you want to bejudged for a trophy in the OldFashion Parade, there is noregistration. Be at PrecisionDrive at 10 a.m. Others mustbe lined up at 10:45 a.m. Begin-ning at 3 p.m. the Walton Vero-na Alumni and friends willcelebrate down at the WaltonCommunity Park at Shelter No.1. Just bring your lawn chair

and cooler. Hot dogs, musicand lots of friendship and goodtimes will be enjoyed.

A preschool opening andeducational trip was enjoyedby Payge, Landen and BraydenArnold to Washington, D.C.Grandparents Randy and De-nise Lawrence took theirgrandchildren last year anddecided to take them backagain this year as they missedgetting to tour the WhiteHouse and other attractions.Their first stop was to Arling-ton Cemetery to see the Chang-ing of the Guard. Then, on tothe Jefferson Monument, withdinner at the Cactus Cantinaand Georgetown Cupcakes.

Their second day was toSen. Rand Paul’s office for aprivate tour of the CapitolBuilding escorted with two ofPaul’s Interns. They were veryexcited and interested to go tothe top of the Washington Mon-ument. The big disappointmentwas that cousins Trey and AliFerguson, children of Laurenand Mark Ferguson, were inFlorida because their flightwas canceled by stormy weath-er.

Birthday wishes are in or-der for Brad Napier on Aug.22, Liz Poore on Aug. 26 andWally Lane on Aug. 28.

Our condolences to RobinBaker and family on the deathof his father, Clifford HaroldBaker. Services were on Tues-day in Independence.

Ruth Meadows writes a columnabout Walton. Feel free to call her at859-391-7282 with Walton neigh-borhood news items.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL Cincinnati.com/northernkentucky

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

Boys golf» Heritage Academy sen-

ior Trevor Yost, the Eagles’number one player, s beingrecruited by several collegesincluding Spaulding Univer-sity, Morehead State Univer-sity and Lincoln Memorial Uni-versity. He was ineligible toplay last season after transfer-ring from Cooper High School.

» Cooper defeated Camp-bell County in a dual match byscoring 183. Brian Cantrallmedaled with a 43.

NKU Notes» In front of a record crowd

of 2,188 fans, the NorthernKentucky University men’ssoccer team defeated Ken-tucky 1-0 in a preseason exhibi-tion on Sunday at the NKU Soc-cer Stadium.

NKU senior Gavin Coltonnetted the game-winner in the

33rd minute to give the Norsetheir first win of the preseason.Following a Wildcat penalty,Colton took a free kick from 35-yards.

UK goalkeeper Callum Ir-ving came off his line with theball sailing over his head togive NKU a 1-0 advantage.

The Norse and Wildcats con-tinued to battle back and forthin the second half, with both de-fenses playing stiff.

Kentucky outshot the Norse8-3 in the second frame withNKU goalkeeper A.J. Fleaknotching four saves on his wayto five total in recording hisclean sheet.

Fleak’s most impressive ef-fort came in the 70th minutewhen he fended-off a Kentuckypenalty kick by Ryan Creel.Creel tried to beat Fleak to theleft, but the senior made a div-ing save to keep the ball out ofthe net.

NKU returns to action in itssecond preseason home matchon Saturday, Aug. 22, at 5 p.m.taking on former Norse play-ers in an alumni game.

» The Northern KentuckyUniversity women’s soccerteam played Western Ken-tucky to a 1-1draw in exhibitionon Sunday afternoon at NKUSoccer Stadium to close out thepreseason.

The NKU defense suffocat-ed the WKU offense early,holding the Hilltoppers to oneshot in the opening 18 minuteswhile the Norse managed fiveshots in that span.

The Norse open up the reg-ular season at home on Friday,Aug. 21 when they play host toIPFW at NKU Soccer Stadium.Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and willbe broadcast on ESPN3.

Freedom Trail» The Florence Freedom

(36-42) took an early leadagainst the Grizzlies (29-48)Aug. 16 and never looked backin an 8-1 win at UC Health Sta-dium.

Florence starter ChuckWeaver (6-4) tossed seven in-nings allow one run on justthree hits as he fanned nine toearn his sixth win of the sea-son.

Florence entered play Aug.18 six games out of the finalplayoff spot in the FrontierLeague with 18 remaining.

Florence is at SchaumburgAug. 21-23 then returns homefor nine games Aug. 26 throughSept. 3. Florence then finishesthe regular season with threeroad games Sept. 4-6.

KHSAA» The KHSAA announced

the hiring of Sarah Briden-baugh as the Association’snewest Assistant Commission-

er. Among her many duties atthe KHSAA, Bridenbaugh willoversee the sports of fieldhockey, cross country/trackand field, and the sport-activ-ity of bowling, while also han-dling various administrativeduties within the association.

Bridenbaugh was set to offi-cially begin on Aug. 17.

Bridenbaugh joins theKHSAA from Paul LaurenceDunbar HS, where she spentthe past four years as the girls’basketball head coach and amathematics teacher.

She compiled an overall rec-ord of 92-37 (.713 winning per-centage) in four seasons at thehelm, and was named theKHSAA girls’ basketballCoach of the Year by the Louis-ville Courier-Journal in herfirst season after guiding theBulldogs to a state semifinalappearance

SHORT HOPS

UNION — The Cooper HighSchool football team returnseight starters on each side of theball as the Jaguars try to buildon a strong 2014 in which theywent 9-5 and advanced to thestate semifinals in Class 5A.

Two main obstacles stand intheir way as they look to takethe next step: They have to re-place starting quarterback Bil-ly Prickett and they are now inClass 6A, the state’s largestclass, in the new KHSAA align-ment.

“This season we make thejump to 6A and our 2015 sched-ule is arguably the toughestschedule Cooper has had in itseight years of existence,” saidhead coach Randy Borchers.“The schedule features nationalpower Highlands High Schooland other perennial state titlecontenders such as NewportCentral Catholic, Simon Ken-ton, Lexington Catholic, and2014 6A state runner-up DixieHeights.”

Prickett threw for 1,500yards and 15 touchdowns lastseason. Replacing him will notbe an instant process this fall,Borchers said. In the early go-ing, the team will rely on itsworkhorse running back ToreyCordell-Armstrong, a seniorwho rushed for 1,752 yards and16 touchdowns, earning him dis-trict player of the year honors.

The starting QB will haveseveral established targets tothrow to, led by junior DanteHendrix, senior Chad Michels,and senior Tyson Jackson. Hen-drix had 551 receiving yardsand five TDs.

Up front the offensive linewill be anchored by three yearstarter senior Marcus Watsonand other returning players in-clude, junior Sander Rocksvag,senior Dalton Mitchell, and sen-ior Kyle Sand.

Defensively the Jaguars re-turn eight starters from lastyear’s team who held opponentsto just 17 points a game. Threeof the top tacklers from 2014 areback and include; senior defen-sive lineman Marcus Watsonwith 90 1⁄2 tackles and sevensacks, senior linebacker SethKeller with 65 1⁄2 tackles and twointerceptions, and his twinbrother senior linebacker Ai-dan Keller with 61 tackles andthree interceptions. Defensive-ly, senior defensive back ColeHicks and senior defensive line-man Elliot Smith both returnfrom season-ending injuriessuffered last season and should

have a major impact on the de-fense. Hicks also had three in-terceptions last season.

Senior lineman DaltonMitchell had 37 tackles and fivesacks a year ago. Rocksvag alsoreturns on the d-line.

Sophomore Justin Schlar-man and seniors Justin Parksand Jacob Kuchar are returningstarters with Jackson in the sec-ondary. Schlarman posted 47 1⁄2tackles.

Top newcomers to look outfor initially are junior runningback/defensive back JadenJackson, sophomore linebackerNick Meyers and senior defen-sive back Nathan Brown.

In the newly remodeledKHSAA alignment, Cooper is ina 6A district with county rivalsConner and Ryle. Cooper willalso play Boone County late inthe year. Cooper hosts High-lands, last year’s Class 4Achampion, to start the season onAug. 21 then goes to NewportCentral Catholic Aug. 28.

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Cooper’s Torey Cordell-Armstrong runs away from a Ryle defender.

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UNION — Ryle High Schoolwas 5-7 last season for footballcoach Mike Engler, who com-pleted his first season as ahead coach after two decadesof being the offensive coordi-nator at Lexington Catholic.

The second-year head man,who tutored a vast array of tal-ented signal-callers as Lex-Cath regularly put up impres-sive passing numbers, has twotalented quarterbacks withgreat potential at his disposalthis season.

Junior quarterback TannerMorgan has created a buzz inthe offseason after receivingscholarship offers from Louis-ville, Wake Forest and Cincin-nati. If he’s the starting quar-terback, expect junior AaronO’Hara to still play a role as anathlete somewhere in theRaiders’ attack.

Morgan comes in with a lotof experience already as atwo-year starter, havingplayed his freshman and soph-omore seasons at Hazard High

School. In two seasons, hecombined for nearly 5,000yards passing and 56 touch-downs against only 16 inter-

Ryle footballwelcomes new,veteran nameson offense

ScheduleAug. 21 – at CovCath, 5:30

p.m.Aug. 28 – at Lexington

Catholic, 8:45 p.m.Sept. 4 – Boone County, 7:30

p.m.Sept. 11 – at HighlandsSept. 18 – Campbell County,

7:30 p.m.Oct. 2 – George Rogers

Clark, 7:30 p.m.Oct. 9 – at Cooper, 7:30 p.m.Oct. 16 – Conner, 7:30 p.m.Oct. 23 – at Simon KentonOct. 30 – at Dixie HeightsAll games are 7 p.m. unless

otherwise noted.

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Ryle’s Tyler Selby pulls down Dixie Heights’ Luke Zajac during the firstquarter of a November 2014 game.

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ceptions. The 6-foot-2,205-pound junior threwfor 2,536 yards and 31TDslast year in leading Haz-ard to a 10-3 record and aberth in the Class 1A statequarterfinals. The previ-ous year, Hazard was 11-2and reached the sameround. Morgan completed63 percent of his passescombined.

In limited snaps lastyear, O’Hara completedfive passes for 158 yardslast year, 31.6 yards percompletion, with twotouchdowns. He hasdrawn some Division I in-

terest as well.Grant Arnwine, who

had the bulk of the receiv-ing yardage last year,graduated.

Senior running backCollin England is poisedfor a monster season afterrushing for 1,144 yardsand nine touchdowns lastyear while dealing withmultiple injuries.

Senior linebackersJohn Meiman and TylerSelby should anchor thedefense. Meiman, also astate champion wrestler,finished third on lastyear’s team with 96 tack-les.

The development ofthe Raiders’ offensive anddefensive lines will becrucial in determining

their success against thetop teams on their sched-ule, but having experi-ence in the form of 31 sen-iors should help.

Ryle has tough tests tostart the year, beginningat Covington CatholicAug. 21 (5:30 p.m. kick-off), then Engler returnsto his old stompinggrounds as the Raidersplay at Lexington CatholicAug. 28. Ryle’s first homegame is Sept. 4 againstcounty rival Boone Coun-ty.

In the newly reconfig-ured KHSAA alignment,Ryle is in Class 6A, Dis-trict 5 with county rivalsConner and Cooper.

RyleContinued from Page 1B

FLORENCE — TheBoone County footballRebels are building afresh mindset under theguidance of a new leaderwho knows the players.

Boone County athleticdirector Marty Steelehas been a Rebels foot-ball coach for more than20 years. He’s been theoffensive line coach thepast two seasons. He isnow the head coach, tak-ing over for Jeff Griffith,who departed after twoseasons.

The challenges areeasy to see, as the Rebelswere 1-10 last year andhave only won two gamesout of 33 tries the pastthree seasons. They areworking to get back tothe level they were as re-cently as 2011, the pro-gram’s last winning sea-son, when the Rebelswent 9-5 and had a toughtwo-point loss to ScottCounty in the Class 6Astate semifinals.

“I think we’re improv-ing but we still have along way to go to get towhere we need to be,”Steele said. “They’veworked very hard andhopefully that will showup on the field.”

The new head coach isworking with a group ofyoung players eager to

shed their losing ways.The schedule is brutal,but the goal is gettingback to respectability.

A huge junior class of28 is on the rise.

“I think our kids wantto prove that we’re on thecomeback,” Steele said.“Our junior class is a lotlike our old Boone Coun-ty teams, and we’re go-ing to get better.”

The schedule starts athome Aug. 21 with tradi-tionally strong Lexing-ton Catholic, then roadgames at county rivalsConner and Ryle. In thenew KHSAA alignment,the Rebels remain in 6A

and will play in a districtwith Campbell Countyand Simon Kenton. Con-ner, Cooper and Ryle arein a separate district butthe Rebels will play theJaguars as well.

The Rebels have a re-turning foundation ofball-catchers to build on.Junior receiver RondellDouglas was the team’stop receiver in yardage,catching 22 passes for447 yards and threetouchdowns. Senior Dy-lon Bishop, who plays re-ceiver and tight end, hada team-high 24 recep-tions for 350 yards andthree scores.

Junior linebackerChandler Feinhauer andjunior lineman Joey Sanzanchor the defense. Sanzalso plays offensive line.

Steele said the de-fense was ahead of theoffense in preseason, asthe Rebels have more ex-perience on the defen-sive side and the coach-ing staff is installing anew offensive system.

“I’m impressed withhow hard the kids haveworked,” Steele said.“They’ve accepted ev-erything we’ve taughtthem. It’s a great groupof kids and they want tochange.”

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Chandler Feinhauer watches a pass into his hands during practice.

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ScheduleAug. 21 – Lexington

Catholic 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 – at ConnerSept. 4 – at Ryle 7:30

p.m.Sept. 11 – at Lafayette

7:30 p.m.Sept. 18 – South Old-

ham 7:30 p.m.Sept. 25 – at Dixie

HeightsOct. 9 – Simon KentonOct. 16 – CooperOct. 23 – at Campbell

CountyOct. 30 – HighlandsAll games are at 7

p.m. unless otherwisenoted.


Head coach Marty Steele watches his team practice in August.

HEBRON — The ConnerHigh School football teamwas very young and inex-perienced last season, andthat contributed to a 3-8overall record and first-round playoff loss in Class5A.

The Cougars are stillyoung, but head coach Da-vid Trosper is excitedabout the team’s overallskill and depth.

“Last year we only hadsix seniors,” Trosper said.“We’re still junior-dom-inated and we’ll havemore juniors playing forus than anybody.”

“It’s going to be greatseason,” junior lineback-er Austin Cain said.“We’ve got a lot of seniorscoming back, over 20 ofthem. Last year we didn’thave as many and now wehave a lot of leadershipand a lot of guys comingback from last year, sowe’re ready to go.”

Senior Isaiah Ebarb isa special athlete thatshould lead the Cougars’offense as they find vari-ous ways to get him theball. He had 42 touches fornearly 500 yards fromscrimmage last seasonand scored three touch-downs on returns. He hadfive interceptions on de-fense.

“On defense, we wereyoung and this year wehave a lot of players com-ing back who started lastyear and they’ll be reallystrong,” Ebarb said. “Ev-erybody has been work-ing on their game.”

According to Trosper,

senior quarterback KylerPadgett has improved im-mensely after throwingfor 1,771 yards, 16 touch-downs and 13 intercep-tions last year. The dual-threat signal-caller alsoled the team with 641yards and eight touch-downs on the ground.

The strength of thisyear’s team will be theamount of options at theskill positions for Padgettto utilize. In addition toEbarb, senior Tyler Ar-nold, senior Cody Buck-ler, senior Tanner Nyers,senior Joseph Warwick,junior Peyton Vanhornand sophomore MattSimpson should all make asignificant impact on of-fense.

“I think it’s going to bea fun year,” Padgett said.“We’re all about posses-sion, holding on to the balland wanting to get someyards. I have confidencein every single one of

them and that’s all I needto have as a quarterback.”

Said Trosper: “I likeour skill positions. I’mconfident about the depthwe have there.”

Peyton Vanhorn (80tackles) and junior line-backer Cain (69 tackles)are the top two returningtacklers from last year’steam.

Trosper’s main con-cern is depth on both linesheading into the season.

Conner scrimmages atWalnut Hills Aug. 21 andhosts rival Boone Countyfor its first regular gameAug. 28. Both teams willhonor recently deceasedformer Rebel standoutCraig Mullins that night.

In the newly remod-eled KHSAA alignment,Conner is back in 6A in adistrict with county rivalsCooper and Ryle.

“It doesn’t matter whatlevel you’re at, you haveto beat your opponent nomatter what,” Trospersaid.


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Conner players include, from left, Austin Cain, Isaiah Ebarb and Kyler Padgett.

ScheduleAug. 28 – Boone Coun-

tySept. 4 – Simon KentonSept. 11 – at ScottSept. 18 – at DixieSept. 25 – at Newport

Central CatholicOct. 2 – at LloydOct. 8 – Campbell

CountyOct. 16 – at Ryle, 7:30

p.m. Oct. 23 – CooperOct. 30 – Mason Coun-

ty, 7:30 p.m.All games are 7 p.m.

unless otherwise noted.

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RECORDER

Conner senior Isaiah Ebarbcatches a pass in practiceAug. 17.

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VERONA — The Walton-Verona football programascended from nothingto one that regularlywins a lot of games.

Head coach JeffBarth takes on the chal-lenge of keeping that mo-mentum as he enters his

seventhseason atW-V with a47-23 rec-ord, but45-15 thepast fiveseasonsafter go-ing 2-8 inhis first

year, the program’s sec-ond varsity season.

The Bearcats were10-2 last season and wontheir district with a 4-0record. Both of thoselosses were to Newportincluding an overtime

heart-breaker inthe secondround ofthe play-offs. `

“Wehave avery goodnucleus ofplayers re-

turning that either start-ed or played quality min-utes in rotations last sea-son, along with most like-ly our best freshmanclass in school historyentering the pipeline,”Barth said.

Barth must replacehis two top weapons

from last year, runningbacks Mason Comptonand Will Latimore, whocombined for more than2,800 yards on theground and 42 touch-

downs. La-timorescored an-other sev-en timesthroughreceivingor returns.

TheBearcatswill look to

reload with their tradi-tionally powerful rush-ing attack, which aver-aged more than 300yards per game last year.

The top returningrusher is senior HalseyPage, who rushed for 609yards and eight TDs lastyear while averaging 12yards per carry. JuniorScott Pettyjohn rushedfor 161 yards on 20 car-ries, and junior HunterRuber and senior JacobStammer add key depthin the backfield.

Senior Jacob Pooretakes over at quarter-back for graduate JustinKline.

All five of those play-ers will be keys on de-fense, with Ruber, Stam-mer, Matt Clinkenbeardand Page anchoring thedefense at linebacker.Poore and Pettyjohn willplay in the secondary.

Clinkenbeard andsenior Noah Martin re-turn on the offensiveline, and Martin is a re-turning starter on the de-fensive front with sopho-

more Colton Catlett.Junior Nathan Strunk

is the top returning re-ceiver and senior NoahRichardson also returnsto start in the secondaryafter picking off threepasses last year. JuniorJeremy Moran returnsas kicker after kicking 41extra points in just sevengames.

Walton-Verona hostsLloyd to open the seasonAug. 21. The first districtgame is Sept. 25 againstCarroll County.

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Walton-Verona head coach Jeff Barth runs his team through a drill during practice.


Walton-Verona quarterback Jared Poore (white jersey) handsthe ball off during a practice.


Walton-Verona’s JacksonStrunk hauls in a pass duringpractice.

COVINGTON — HolyCross had a rough 2014season on the footballgridiron, going 1-10 withBishop Brossart as thelone win.

The Indians have sev-eral key returnees as theylook to improve and getback to their winningways. Holy Cross wel-comes back four starterson offense and five on de-fense.

Leading the way is sen-ior quarterback HamiltonScott, who is a third-yearstarter. He threw for 653yards and three touch-downs a year ago, and onthe ground he rushed for701 yards and sevenscores.

Junior Xavier Aber-nathy was the team’s toprusher last season, gain-ing 774 yards and scoring

nine times on the ground.He also had 13 receptionsand a TD.

Junior running backDerrick Barnes joins theprogram. He’ll play bothways and add to an athlet-

ic backfield that includesAbernathy.

Senior Damien Serra-no returns as a starter af-ter being the leading re-ceiver on the team lastseason. He had 20 catchesfor 229 yards. Senior JoeyWilder also returns at re-ceiver and gives Scott twoveteran players to target.

Abernathy, Wilder andBarnes will all play key

roles in the defense atlinebacker, and Serranoreturns in the secondary.Serrano had an intercep-tion and two fumble re-coveries to lead the teamin takeaways a year ago.

Bruce Kozerski, theformer Bengals all-pro of-fensive lineman, returnsas head coach with a 63-76record. The key for Scottand the offense is mini-

mizing turnovers and sus-taining drives. Major de-fensive improvementscould pave the way for awinning season.

“We are as hopeful asany, but understand thatdefense will be the key toour success,” Kozerskisaid. “The fundamentalsof blocking and tacklingwill make the differencebetween success and fail-

ure.”Holy Cross starts the

season with city rivalHolmes Aug. 21, thenplays at Walton-VeronaAug. 28. HC begins 2A dis-trict play by hosting New-port Central Catholic Oct.9.


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Holy Cross head coach Bruce Kozerski rallies his troops during an August practice.

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Holy Cross junior RB Dominick Finnell looks for running roomin an August football practice.

ScheduleAug. 21 – at HolmesAug. 28 – at Walton-

Verona 7:30 p.m.Sept. 11 – vs. TaftSept. 18 – vs. ScottSept. 25 – at Beech-

wood 7:30 p.m.Oct. 2 – vs. Bethlehem

7:30 p.m.Oct. 9 – vs. Newport

Central CatholicOct. 16 – vs. NewportOct. 23 – at Lloyd Me-

morialOct. 30 – at BellevueAll games at 7 p.m.

unless otherwise noted.


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“This event is always one of my favorites every year. Not only is it a good time for everyone, but it also is a way the County can commemorate and appreciate the wonderful senior’s in our community.”–Boone County Judge/Executive Gary W. Moore

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TICKETS ON SALE!Preparations for the 28th Annual Boone County Senior Citizen’s Picnic are underway and this year’s picnic is sure to

be a great one. All senior’s (age 60 or older) who wish to attend

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SENIORCITIZEN’SPICNIC!

FLORENCE — A packedroom of local businessleaders, communitymembers and many ofNorthern Kentucky’smost notable philanthro-pists explored the newHelen R. Ziegler LifeTransitions Center at itsdedication ceremonyAug. 11.

The new center, locat-ed at 7970 Dixie Highway,Florence, will be used toprovide daily social activ-ities, exercise/wellnessactivities, and life skillsfor aging adults with dis-abilities.

The new addition to thebuilding – that officiallyopened Aug. 12 with a pub-lic open house – includestwo new activity rooms, a

large kitchen area, rest-rooms, private showerarea and a health and ex-ercise center.

“The new center, alongwith the increased pro-duction space, will help usto better meet the needsof the individuals weserve in Northern Ken-tucky and provide morespace for contract andmanufacturing jobs,” saidKen Schmidt, president ofBAWAC.

In addition to the dedi-cation of the new center,BAWAC officials intro-duced the naming of fivenew spaces within thecenter space. They in-clude:

» The Drees CompanyConference Room,

» Central Bank Con-ference Room,

» Regal ConferenceRoom,

» The Butler Founda-tion Activity Room

» and The R.C. DurrFoundation ActivityRoom.

Funding for the newcenter was almost entire-ly fundraised through BA-WAC’s Empowering Life-long Abilities CapitalCampaign.

Still in its active phase,the campaign has raisednearly $800,000 in pre-campaign and active cam-paign donations.

“We are now enteringthe final turn of the cam-paign and have our sightsset on donations that willpush us to our $1 milliongoal. The way the North-ern Kentucky communityhas rallied in support ofBAWAC has been truly re-markable – these dona-tions truly make a differ-ence in the day-to-daylives of people with dis-abilities,” said Dan Hunt,campaign chair.

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Friday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Remke Markets 560 Clock Tower Way, Crescent Springs

Monday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Special Women’s Screening Dillard’s 2900 Town Center Blvd., Crestview Hills

Tuesday, Sept. 15, noon to 6 p.m. St. Elizabeth Florence Professional Building 4900 Houston Road, Florence

Thursday, Sept. 17, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Five Seasons Family Sports Club 345 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kroger 880 West Eads Parkway, Lawrenceburg

Friday, Sept. 25, noon to 4 p.m. St. Elizabeth Covington 1500 James Simpson Jr. Way, Covington

Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m. to noon Grant’s Lick Baptist Church 941 Clay Ridge Road, Alexandria

Monday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Physicians 12827 Lenover St., Dillsboro

Leg Pain: Could It Be PAD?

We invite you to learn more about peripheral artery disease (PAD) over a continental breakfast included in our free educational program presented by Daniel Kim, MD.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Campbell County Senior Center 3504 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights

Reservations required: (859) 301-WELL (9355)

The St. Elizabeth CardioVascular Mobile Health Unit makes heart and vascular screenings close and convenient. Take time to schedule your screening for:

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� Stroke/carotid artery disease

� Abdominal aortic aneurysm

� Cardiac age health risk assessment

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LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASEA Free Program Designed for Caregivers and Those They Love

Providing Opportunities in Education, Community & the Arts

SPONSORED BY:

Saturday, August 29, 2015

8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church2718 Dixie Highway

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

Or call (513) 605-1450for more information.

Free to attend.Register here:

www.AloisAlzheimerFoundation.org/category/education

8:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast

& Exhibitors

8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

8:40 a.m. Panel Discussion - Alzheimer’s

Disease - Are You Financially Prepared?

9:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions Include

Choose the 3 Breakout Sessions you wish to attend: Estate Planning, Wills,

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Managing Diffi cult Behaviors

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Meeting The Spiritual

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11:15 a.m. Break & Exhibit Hall Open

11:45 a.m. Keynote: Remember - Charles Puchta

12:45 p.m. Closing Remarks & Evaluation

•The Alois Alzheimer Foundation® is a non-profi t organization operated by The Alois Alzheimer Center.®

NOTICEPlease take notice that Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. has applied to the Kentucky

Public Service Commission for approval to revise its Demand Side Management (DSM) rate for electric service and gas service for residential and commercial customers. Duke Energy Kentucky’s current monthly DSM rate for residential gas customers is $0.081352 per hundred cubic feet and for non-residential gas customers is $0.000000 per hundred cubic feet. Duke Energy Kentucky’s current monthly DSM rate for residential electric customers is $0.005944 per kilowatt-hour and for non-residential customers is $0.001654 per kilowatt-hour for distribution service and $0.000161 per kilowatt-hour for transmission service.

Duke Energy Kentucky seeks approval to revise these rates as follows: Duke Energy Kentucky’s monthly DSM rate for residential gas customers would increase to $0.081656 per hundred cubic feet and for non-residential gas customers would remain at $0.000000 per hundred cubic feet. Duke Energy Kentucky’s monthly DSM rate for residential electric customers would decrease to $0.005818 per kilowatt-hour and for non-residential customers would increase to $0.001865 per kilowatt-hour for distribution service and would remain at $0.000161 per kilowatthour for transmission service.

The rate contained in this notice is the rate proposed by Duke Energy Kentucky. However, the Public Service Commission may order a rate to be charged that differs from this proposed rate. Such action may result in a rate for consumers other than the rate in this notice. The foregoing rates refl ect a proposed increase in electric revenues of approximately $0.32 million or 0.10% over current total electric revenues and an increase of $0.02 million or 0.02% over current gas revenues.

A typical residential gas customer using 70 ccf in a month will see an increase of $0.02 or 0.03%. A typical residential electric customer using 1000 kWh in a month will see a decrease of $0.12 or (0.14%). A typical non-residential electric customer using 40 kilowatts and 14,000 kWh will see an increase of $2.95 or 0.26%. Non-residential gas customers and non-residential electric customers served at transmission voltage will see no change in their bills from this application.

Any corporation, association, body politic or person may by motion within thirty (30) days after publication or mailing of notice of the proposed rate changes, submit a written request to intervene to the Public Service Commission, 211 Sower Boulevard, P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602, and shall set forth the grounds for the request including the status and interest of the party. The intervention may be granted beyond the thirty (30) day period for good cause shown. Written comments regarding the proposed rate may be submitted to the Public Service Commission by mail or through the Public Service Commission’s website. A copy of this application fi led with the Public Service Commission is available for public inspection at Duke Energy Kentucky’s offi ce at 4580 Olympic Boulevard, Erlanger, Kentucky 41018 and on its website at http://www.duke-energy.com. This fi ling and any other related documents can be found on the Public Service Commission’s website at http://psc.ky.gov. CE-0000630069

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Marcus ChristopherJefferson

Marcus Christopher Jefferson,18, of Boone County, died Aug.4.

He was a 2015 graduate ofCooper High School in Unionand was an auto detailer.

Survivors include his motherand stepfather, Kathy and JohnCalloway of Burlington; fatherand stepmother, Mark andSandy Jefferson of Worthville;brothers, Jonathon Schardine,Charles Calloway, and KyleCalloway, all of Burlington,Clayton Henderson of NewRichmond, and Thomas Wilsonof Fort Thomas; sisters, CaitlinSchardine, Tiffany Calloway, andPaige Calloway, all of Burling-ton, and Sylvia Wilson of Day-ton; paternal grandparents, Boband Jeannette Jefferson ofConway, South Carolina; ma-ternal grandparents, Carol and

Dan Rowland of Dry Ridge andWilliam Schardine of Cincinnati;and grandparents, CynthiaMeek of Dry Ridge, DanielCalloway of Latonia, and AnnaSpencer of Sanders.

Burial was at Hill Crest Ceme-tery in Dry Ridge.

Memorials: Marcus JeffersonMemorial Fund, C/O Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box130, Williamstown, KY 41097.

Freda KlopferFreda Klopfer, 85, of Walton,

died Aug. 12 at St. ElizabethHospice.

Her husband, William F.Klopfer; and sons James, Joseph,and Salem P. Klopfer, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her sons,Richard Klopfer, Lewis Klopfer,William Klopfer, Owen Klopfer,Forest Klopfer, and Sam Perry;daughters, Barbara Kinman,

Sandra Mullins, Jeannie Chaney,Rosie Deakins, and Lola War-man; and 29 grandchildrenalong with 31 great-grand-children and one great-greatgrandchild.

Memorials: American HeartAssociation, 5211 Madison Road,Cincinnati, OH 45227.

Ellen Frances McConnellEllen Frances McConnell, 89,

of Hebron, died Aug. 9 at theBaptist Convalescent Center inNewport.

She retired from R.L. Polk Co.Her husband, James F. McCon-

nell, died previously.Survivors include her children,

Sandra Baker, Marylin Sutton,and Donna Bussard; brother,Kenny Osborn; and five grand-children along with 12 great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Hebron BaptistChurch Construction Fund, 3435Limaburg Road, Hebron, KY41048.

Christian MichaelThomas

Christian Michael Thomas, 22,of Burlington, died Aug. 8.

Survivors include his parents,Dacia Wood and Robert Thom-as; siblings, Zakari Albers, Emma,Kevin Jr., and Patrick From-meyer; grandparents, Vicki

Husman, Gary Husman, andKathleen Thomas; longtimegirlfriend, Emily Hardtke; and hisloyal dog, Calypso.

Burial was at Gate of HeavenCemetery.

Jacqueline Louise WilsonWallace

Jacqueline Louise WilsonWallace, 73, of Dry Ridge andformerly of Boone County, diedAug. 7 at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood.

She graduated from BooneCounty High School and re-ceived a master’s degree inspeech from the University ofKentucky. She was an avid scubadiver and traveled to numerouslocations across the globe, aswell volunteering as a diver atthe Newport Aquarium.

Survivors include her husband,Robert R. Wallace; daughter,Amber Howell of New Orleans,

Louisiana; son, Robert JasonWallace of Union; and twogranddaughters. sister, JudyNoelker; brother, George Wil-son;

Memorials: Grant CountyAnimal Shelter, 218 Barnes Road,Williamstown, KY 41097.

Megan Rose WenstrupMegan Rose Wenstrup, 32, of

Union, died recently.Survivors include her children,

Micah Wenstrup, Gabe Gish, andSydney Gish; parents, James andShelia Wenstrup; and siblings,Holly Ackerson, Colby Anderson,Kassie Sheffer, and KathyMcFalls.

Memorials: NKY Hates Heroin,P.O. Box 75273, Fort Thomas, KY41075.

DEATHS

ABOUT OBITUARIESFor the most up-to-date Northern Kentucky obituaries,

click on the “Obituaries” link atcincinnati.com/northernkentucky.

Funeral homes may submit basic obituary information [email protected]. To publish a largermemorial tribute, call 513-242-4000 for pricing details.

Cases of common gas-trointestinal illnesseshave risen in recentweeks in Northern Ken-tucky, with reports of E.coli, Campylobacteriosisand salmonella in localresidents.

All three illnesses canspread through contactwith livestock, so theNorthern KentuckyHealth Department is re-minding those who comeinto contact with animalsto use extra caution thissummer.

The rise has been mostnoticeable in cases ofCampylobacteriosis.Since January, 35 caseshave been reported inNorthern Kentucky, com-pared to 18 cases reportedbetween January and Julyof 2014. Reports of salmo-nella and E.coli are also upthis month, but rates ofthose illnesses have notyet surpassed 2014 levels.

Live animals may havegerms in their droppingsand on feathers, feet, skinand beaks, even if the ani-mal appears healthy andclean. The germs can alsoget on cages, coops, hay,plants and soil. Addition-ally, the germs can befound on the hands, shoesand clothing of those whohandle the animals orwork or play near live ani-mals. Further, do not takefood or drinks into live-stock areas, and be care-ful with baby items thatmight end up in themouth, like pacifiers andbottles, when around live-stock.

Wash handsaftercontact withanimals


HOW TO SURVIVEA HEART ATTACKWednesday, Aug. 266:30-8:30 p.m.

St. Elizabeth and Mayo Clinic present:

Heart disease is the nation’s number-one killer. If you orsomeone you love were having a heart attack, would yourecognize the signs and symptoms? Would you know what todo? Join us at this free program to learn from Mayo Clinic andSt. Elizabeth Heart & Vascular Institute experts about how tosurvive a heart attack, including advice on preventing one inthe first place. You’ll leave with lifesaving tips on how toidentify heart attack symptoms and steps you can take tominimize the damage. You’ll also be invited to practicehands-only CPR, a simple, proven technique that saves lives.

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3861 Olympic Blvd.

Erlanger, KY 41018

SPEAKERS:

Stephen L. Kopecky, MDCardiologistMayo Clinic

Kami Tehrani, DOCardiologistSt. Elizabeth Physicians

Phil DietzParamedic

6:30-7 p.m. Registration and hands-only

CPR demonstrations

7-8:30 p.m. Presentation followed by Q&A

Space is limited and

reservations are required.

To reserve your spot, call

(859) 301-WELL (9355) by Aug. 24.

BURLINGTON8014 Putters Point: The Secretary ofHousing and Urban Development toDawn Turner; $75,000.

6218 Ridewood Court: Joe McDanielto TIA Corp.; $105,181.

FLORENCE1800 Ashley Court: Mary and MauriceBaker to Delinda Mains; $129,000.

8582 Commons Court: Perry & Wag-ner Inc. to Diana and Michael Mullikin;$101,000.

2012 Crooked Ridge Court: Lisa andTim Daniel to Erin Johnson; $295,000.

7332 Cumberland Circle: Patrick andCynthia Collins to Steven and JamieCox; $165,000.

6641 Fairways Drive: Lisa Herringtonto Danyelle Sanchez; $126,000.

7070 Glade Lane: Pam and MichaelBaker to Jason and Rachael Corns;$238,000.

Grand Ave.: Dawn and Richard Fanninto Don Meagher; $100,000.

1593 Greens Edge Road: LillianNitschke to Mary Myers; $77,000.

7097 Highpoint Drive: Alison and BrettHodorowski to Molly Flick; $172,000.

176 Langshire Court: Liza Pond toKathleen Jeffers; $104,000.

7121 Manderlay Drive: Ron andJoanna Zembrodt to IC Funding LLC;$50,827.

6226 Singletree Lane: Gerald andSherry Luken to Mark and MelissaKendall; $300,000.

6025 Spicewood Ave.: The Secretary ofHousing and Urban Development toWestmark Properties LLC; $73,920.

419 Sunnybrook Drive: Jon Doty toYohanne Arthur; $129,000.

7559 Thunder Ridge Drive: Melissaand Mark Kendall to Jennifer and GeneMarshall; $173,500.

HEBRON1515 Bottomwood Drive: Michelle andPatrick Bollman to Patricia Bugess;$265,000.

2555 Congress Drive: Nancy Voss toThe Voss Living Trust; $170,000.

2564 Ivan Court: The Federal NationalMortgage Association to MorganEbner; $127,000.

UNION10044 Armstrong St.: Heather andZachary Prewitt to Feng Li and YuanDu; $148,000.

1225 Edinburgh Lane: Sean Merle andGarron Segal to Robin Hils; $179,900.

12008 Jockey Club Drive: Triple CrownDevelopers LLC to The Drees Co.;$50,050.

12036 Jockey Club Drive: The DreesCo. to Dolye and Maree Nauman;$324,135.

5013 Loch Drive: Arlinghaus BuildersLLC to Bjoern and Katrin Hebenstiel;$314,900.

12980 Pavillion Court: Cartus FinancialCorp. to Olivia and Ryan Estes; $341,000.

12980 Pavillion Court: Dawn andMichael Levin to Cartus Financial Corp.;$341,000.

10561 Pimlico Park: EGC ResidentialLLC to Linda and Gordon Bierley III;$494,047.

3832 Sonata Drive: Stacy Schram toSirva Relocation Credit LLC; $170,000.

3832 Sonata Drive: Sirva RelocationCredit LLC to Trevor Robinson andHillary Napier; $170,000.

1003 Spectacular Bid Drive: David andLauren Shefchik to Robert and SusanSmith; $332,000.

15040 Stable Wood Drive: TripleCrown Developers LLC to Fischer SingleFamily Homes III Ltd.; $46,000.

10223 Waterside Court: Hallie andJames Esposito to Bret and Maria Witte;$340,000.

WALTON186 Blackgold Court: Fischer SingleFamily Homes III Ltd. to Deneen Griggs;$179,158.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Parents are making theirback-to-school lists and check-ing them twice. In addition tonotebooks, pencils and clothes,one crucial addition should be acomprehensive eye exam.

Kentucky law requires chil-dren ages 3 through 6 to have avision exam if they are enteringa public school or preschoolprogram for the first time.

“One of the most importantthings parents can do to supporttheir children’s education andgood health is scheduling themfor a comprehensive eye ex-am,” said Dr. Tina Kreutzer, anoptometrist in Shepherdsville.“Research shows that visionproblems are a major factor inlimiting children’s abilities tolearn and succeed.”

Up to 13 percent of childrenage 5 and younger have sometype of vision condition. Afterage 5, that number increases to25 percent.

“All parents should havetheir children’s eyes examined

because many problems maynot be obvious to them or theirchildren’s teachers,” Kreutzersaid. “Young children don’t real-ize that the way they see theworld may not be the way itshould be. Early diagnosis andtreatment can prevent loss ofsight from amblyopia, which iscommonly called lazy eye. Un-fortunately, 50 percent of allcases of amblyopia are not diag-nosed until after age 5, when itis difficult to correct.”

Amblyopia is the leadingcause of vision loss in people un-der age 40 – more than injuriesor any

other disease. However, it isalmost 100 percent treatable ifdetected early. Many private in-surance plans, Medicaid andKCHIP cover these exams. Acomprehensive eye exam andglasses also are an essentialbenefit under the AffordableCare Act. To find an optometristin your area, please visitwww.kyeyes.org.

Eye exams a must forfirst-time students


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AS IT WEREBY DON GAGLIARDO AND ZHOUQIN BURNIKEL / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

No. 0816

ACROSS

1 Engaged10 Jacques who was

“alive and well and living in Paris”

14 Island near the Mariana Trench

18 Pueblo Indian rite19 Places for light

gatherings?21 Mario who played

Enrico Caruso22 *Pricey wrap23 *Triple Crown winner

who himself sired a Kentucky Derby winner

25 When repeated, an aerobics class cry

26 ____ bar28 New faces29 Rejecting higher

authority?33 Dodger manager

with two World Series rings

34 Shout from the crow’s-nest

37 Seminary subj.38 Giggle syllable40 Prefix with state41 “____ seen enough!”42 “Skedaddle!”44 Impressed with47 Village V.I.P.51 *Carpenter’s tool

with a cord54 “Dogs”56 Single57 Black rock

58 White-tailed raptor60 Dad-blasted62 Fed. property agency63 Black ____65 Half a Beatles title67 Like the telecast of

the 1954 Rose Bowl parade, notably

69 ____ Macmillan, 1950s-’60s British P.M.

72 Plants above the timberline

75 Skin conditioners76 Ungainly78 Identified80 Drink with spices81 On the ____ (at

large)82 ____ Hall, shortest

Harlem Globetrotter85 Irving protagonist87 Pit bull biter90 Dirt pie ingredient92 ____ shake94 *Deep Throat’s

identity96 Rogen and Green98 “Show me” type100 Hunger101 Budgetary excess102 N., E., W. and S.104 Thumbs-up vote105 Lean-____107 With

understatedness109 “Two New Sciences”

author112 Hedge clippings,

grass cuttings, etc.115 Ideal setting for

a fan117 Features of green

rooms

118 “That’s the way the cookie crumbles”

122 *Start a construction project

124 Back then … or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues

127 Save up128 Bone: Prefix129 Giovanni, in “Don

Giovanni”130 Russo of

“30-Down”131 Morales of “La

Bamba”132 Very cold

DOWN

1 Ones holding hands?2 French act3 Comment before “Be

that way!”4 Stamping need5 Some campaign

purchases6 D.C. ballplayer7 It’s worth 100

smackers8 Patisserie buy9 Sunken, as eyes10 Low voices11 It may be lined with

mailboxes: Abbr.12 Different rooms in a

museum, maybe13 *Smidgen14 Cooker with a dial15 Having no head16 Luxury Hyundai17 Gaping things20 Relative of the

Contour Plus21 Poe poem

24 Like “Annabel Lee” among all Poe poems

27 See 89-Down30 Wielder of the

hammer Mjölnir31 Lower chamber32 Some stadium noise34 Slimming surgery,

informally35 River through

Bristol36 *Tom Seaver, e.g.39 At 3,000 feet above

sea level, the highest provincial capital in Italy

43 ____ cake (dim sum staple)

45 *Dr. Seuss’ genre46 Mysterious sighting48 *Challenge for a

right-handed golfer49 Newsman David50 Brings up52 John McCain, for one53 Sports org. with the

teams Sun and Sky55 In the mail59 Wing61 Household brand

name with a lowercase firstletter

64 Crib strip66 Google Wallet

alternative68 Kind of switch69 They hover over

some icons70 In the know71 Release to the public,

informally73 Pad thai ingredient74 Coal locale

77 Actress Diana nicknamed the “Blonde Bombshell”

79 Strong sideless wagon

83 *W.W. IIpropagandist

84 Suit to ____86 Directive in

some automated messages

88 Holy Land line

89 With 27-Down, firm figure: Abbr.

91 “Stop your nonsense!”

93 Funny-car fuel, informally

95 Danish king who conquered England

97 Boondocks99 Catch in the North

Atlantic103 Tough going

106 Al Jolson standard108 “Aw, c’mon”109 Songstress Eydie110 “You’re ____ One,

Mr. Grinch”111 Köln coin113 “Same here”114 Stars, at the Forum115 Letter-shaped

girder116 Sounds of scolding

119 Put on board120 Grieg’s “____

Death”121 Violins and violas:

Abbr.123 U.S.’s largest labor

union, in brief125 Oscar-nominated

Joaquin Phoenix film

126 “The Two Towers” denizen

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