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Parents getting their stu-dents to opt out of Common Coretests is unheard of in NorthernKentucky school districts andforbidden by state education of-ficials.

Kentucky was the first U.S.state to adopt Common Core in2010. Kentucky Education Com-missioner Terry Holliday, uponhearing about public calls for

parents to file an opt-out fortheir child from Common Core,sent a letter to all school districtsin April 2014.

“In Kentucky, districts areunder no obligation to honor aparent’s request to ‘opt out’ ofthe Common Core State Stan-dards, curriculum or testing,”Holliday wrote in his letter.

A March 10 Enquirer articledetailed how parents are optingout of Common Core in Ohio.

A check of Northern Ken-tucky school districts told a dif-ferent story. The CommunityRecorder asked officials if par-ents and students are seeking toavoid Common Core tests. Theanswer was no.

Not so fast, says Terry Do-noghue of Kentuckians AgainstCommon Core.

Kentucky is not the only statewith a policy forbidding an opt-out of Common Core, but par-

ents’ constitutional rights allowthem to do what is right for theirchildren, Donoghue said.

“They have no right to stopthat,” he said.

A national United Opt Outwebsite available atbit.ly/1Dt70v5 gives parentsguidance to file a civil rightscomplaint against a principal oradministrator for stopping anparent’s opt-out request, the He-bron resident said.

Boone County Schools has re-ceived zero requests to opt out oftesting, and if Boone officials re-ceived such requests, theywould not be granted.

Exemptions are “just not al-lowed,” said Ben Lusk, Boone’sdirector of assessment.

All Boone County administra-tors, teachers and coaches re-ceived a letter from the district

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FORT MITCHELL — WayneStephens’ dream is comingtrue.

He’s working on remodel-ing the building at OrphanageRoad and Dixie Highway inFort Mitchell. The buildingwill become home to his cur-rent Fort Mitchell business,W. Stephens Cabinetry andDesign, and there’s space fortwo other businesses.

“It’s an incredible feelingto be able to do this,” Stephenssaid. “This is my dream. Theremodel is going to make sucha difference to the whole area.It’s going to be a fantasticplace to visit and work.”

According to Stephens, thebuilding has a long history. Itopened in 1940 as a 600-seat

movie theater, The Four StarDixie. In the 1950s it becamehome to a bank and has con-tinued to house a bankingbusiness until early last year.

Stephens and Alex Ed-mondson purchased thebuilding last fall. Edmondson,a resident of Fort Mitchell,said he is excited about con-tributing to the growth of hiscity.

“To be able to invest in yourown backyard is a once in alifetime opportunity,” he said.

The building is going tohave a much different lookthan its current gray facade,Stephens said. It’s going tohave reclaimed stone andlarge windows along Orphan-age. The space for Stephens’business is six times the size

Ft. Mitchellbuilding getsnew lookMelissa [email protected]

THANKS TO WAYNE STEPHENS

A digital rendering of the remodel of the building at Orphanage Roadand Dixie Highway.

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EDGEWOOD — Ina Brewerleans in for a high-five fromher instructor Rachel Otte.

Brewer just successfullydemonstrated examples ofbody language, as part of acommunications study in theAdult Learning program at thenewly instituted LearningCenter at New Perceptions.

New Perceptions providesinfants, toddlers, teens andadults with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilitiesand other barriers with ser-vices to reach their maximumpotential. More than 600 indi-viduals from Northern Ken-tucky are served annually.

New Perception’s latest of-fering is The Learning Centermade up of three distinct pro-grams: Adult Learning, AdultDay, and Art Abilities.

Adult Learning providesparticipants with the opportu-nity to learn or enrich skills ina structured classroom set-ting, said New Perceptions Di-rector of Adult Services Mar-layna Cooney. Subjects suchas current events, health,cooking, reading and math are

part of the instruction. TheAdult Day program, with amore relaxed schedule, offersactivities and respite duringthe day. The Art Abilities pro-gram offers instruction inpainting techniques, wiresculpture, pencil sketchingand music.

The Learning Center is thebrainchild of Cooney who no-ticed a need for such pro-grams for the community NewPerceptions serves.

“Many adults with disabili-ties don’t often have the oppor-

tunities to continue learning,”she said. “The Learning Cen-ter is a place where people canlearn and be challenged.”

Ina Brewer, 43, of Florenceloves The Learning Center.

“I like it because I canlearn,” she said.

Sarah Stacy, 22, also of Flor-ence, said she enjoys the AdultLearning program a lot.

“I’m learning everythinghere,” she said. “We are learn-ing a lot of things. We work

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Adult Learning Center student Sarah Stacy demonstrates body language to the class at the learning center. Stacyis pretending to be angry.

New Perceptionsoffers innovativelearning programMelissa [email protected]

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Instructor Rachel Otte, center, with her Adult Learning students at NewPerceptions’ Learning Center.

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INDEPENDENCE — Res-idents, property ownersand travelers who use Ky.536 are invited to sharetheir comments and con-cerns about the corridor’sfuture construction dur-ing an open house from 4-7p.m. Tuesday, March 24, atSimon Kenton HighSchool, 11132 MadisonPike.

The Ohio-Kentucky-In-diana Regional Council ofGovernments planned theevent as first in a series ofthree meetings to start

OKI’s Ky. 536 ScopingStudy, which will identifychanges needed to im-prove safety.

“Safety is the foremostconcern,” said KentonCounty Judge-executiveKris Knochelmann, whoalso serves as second vicepresident of the OKIboard of directors andproject developmentteam chair for the study.

“This stretch of roadhas one of the region’shighest crash rates – morethan three times the state-wide average. It also hasdrastic elevation changesand poor sight lines which

can make travel throughthe area challenging andhazardous to drivers, par-ticularly in poor weather,”Knochelmann said. “It’sour obligation to identifyimprovements that willensure a continuous, effi-cient and safe flow of traf-fic across the Ky. 536 cor-ridor.”

The highway is region-ally recognized as a criti-cal roadway to improveaccess, mobility and eco-nomic vitality throughNorthern Kentucky. Im-provements have alreadybeen identified for most ofthe roadway and work is in

varying stages of plan-ning, design and imple-mentation.

However, improve-ments have not yet beendetermined for the por-tion that extends betweenKy. 17, or Madison Pike, inIndependence and theCampbell County line.

This 6.5-mile segmentof Ky. 536 is the only re-maining section of the en-tire corridor that does nothave a preferred alterna-tive or improvement planin place. This segmentwas left until last becauseof its fragmented connec-tions, drastic elevation

changes, poor sight lines,broad range of environ-mental factors, and, mostimportantly, extremelyhigh crash rates, accord-ing to Robyn Bancroft, thescoping study’s projectmanager.

As the study pro-gresses, information willbe posted on OKI’s web-site, www.oki.org/536.

“Independence hasbeen the fastest-growingcity in Kenton Countyover the past decade, andthe forecast is for thisstrong growth to con-tinue,” said IndependenceMayor and OKI Board

Member Chris Reiners-mann. “Ky. 536 is vital toimproving access andsafety to key residential,employment, and com-mercial destinationsthroughout NorthernKentucky.”

For more informationcontact Bancroft [email protected] or 513-619-7662. If participantsrequire assistance ortranslation services, theyshould call Florence Park-er at 513-619-7686 or 800-750-0750.

Melissa Stewart contributedto this article.

Open house invites Ky. 536 discussionAmy [email protected]

agent for the Federal Bu-reau of Investigation,Craig Donnachie, will bethe guest speaker at theRotary Club of KentonCounty’s luncheon meet-ing on Thursday, March 19.

Donnachie has servedwith the FBI for 17 years.He was assigned to theJoint Terrorism TaskForce in New York Citywhere his primary assign-ment was the internationalterrorism investigation ofal-Qa’ida including the in-vestigation of the Sept. 11terrorist attacks.

Donnachie workedwith the FBI in Berlinwhere he held the positionof an embedded agent tothe Counterterrorism Sec-tion of the German Feder-al Criminal Police. Cur-rently, Donnachie is as-signed to the CovingtonResident Agency.

The luncheon begins atnoon at the Colonial Cot-tage Inn, 3140 Dixie High-way, Erlanger. There willbe limited seating by res-ervation only. To make areservation, contact GaryHarman at 859-393-4041.Cost is $12 per person.

Beechwood hostsdrive-thru fish fry

FORT MITCHELL — TheBeechwood Band Boost-ers and Odyssey of theMind team host the secondannual Beechwood FishFry to support student or-ganizations.

The drive-thru fish frydinners will be availablefrom 5-7:30 p.m. at theBeechwood Schools con-cession stand near thefootball field on Fridaysthrough March 27.

Order when you arriveor email Sally.An-dress@Beechwood,kys-chools.us.

Dinner includes fishserved on rye bread or abun, and two sides offrench fries, macaroni andcheese or cole slaw, for$7.50. The fish sandwichalone is $4.50. Beveragescost $1, and pudding or gel-atin is served for 75 cents.

St. E offers hearthealth class

EDGEWOOD — St. Eliza-beth’s Heart and VascularInstitute will host a 10-week heart health pro-gram in Edgewood or Flor-ence.

The hourlong TakeTime for Your Heart class-es will start at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 31, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood, 1Medical Village Drive, and10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1,at St. Elizabeth Florence,4900 Houston Road.

Cost is $50, which in-cludes the class, a copy of“Mayo Clinic HealthyHeart for Life” and a car-diac age assessment.

To register, call 859-301-9355 or visit bit.ly/1Fj2bE5.

Birdwatchingevent plannedin Fort Mitchell

FORT MITCHELL —Highland Cemetery andWild Birds Unlimited pre-sent Birdwatcher: SpringMigrants 6:30-7:30 p.m.Thursday, March 26, at2167 Dixie Highway, FortMitchell.

Learn how to identify

different birds to increaseyour enjoyment of the nat-ural world. This event willhelp in your understand-ing of the numerous birdspecies found in the regionand provide practical ad-vice on observing, attract-ing and identifying birds.This program includesspecimens from the Cin-cinnati Museum Center’scollections of seasonalbirds.

The event is free, butseating is limited.

Call 859-331-3220 or e-mail [email protected] to make a reser-vation.

Easter egg hunt in Independence

INDPENDENCE — Theannual IndependenceEaster Egg Hunt will benoon Saturday, March 28,at Memorial Park.

The egg hunt is for chil-dren ages 2 to 9. Peter andPinky Cottontail will bepresent for photos. Wal-greens will take children’spictures with the bunniesand offer free pickup.

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ERLANGER — The su-pervisory senior resident

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office before schoolstarted in August ex-plaining “districts areunder no obligation tohonor a parent’s requestto ‘opt out’ of the Com-mon Core State Stan-dards, curriculum ortesting.”

“We’ve had 100 per-cent participation sincetime immemorial,” Lusksaid.

“I do not know of a sin-gle instance where a par-ent or student deliberate-ly evaded state testing orCommon Core,” said Da-vid Rust, director of aca-demic services for Belle-vue IndependentSchools.

Rust said he alsodoesn’t have records ofstudents missing the en-tire five-day window ofstate testing and then nottaking a makeup test.

Campbell CountySchools has not receivedany requests to opt out oftesting, according to anemail from Connie Pohl-geers, district spokes-woman. Some studentshave been granted state-approved exemptionsfor extraordinary medi-cal circumstances fromtaking state tests, Pohl-geers said.

Fort Thomas Inde-pendent Schools Super-intendent Gene Kirchnersaid he is not aware ofany requests to opt out ofCommon Core. No situa-tions where a studentwas sick and didn’t makeup a test have happenedeither, Kirchner said.

“This has not been anissue in our district,” hesaid.

According to JessDykes, Kenton CountySchools director of pub-lic relations and commu-nity engagement, no ex-

emptions will be madewhen it comes to Com-mon Core testing be-cause it is against statepolicy.

“We don’t have anyparents asking,” shesaid.

The Erlanger-Elsm-ere School District hasn’treceived any requestsfrom parents to opt out oftesting either, accordingto Rosemary WeathersBurnham who handlespublic relations for thedistrict.

Jamee Flaherty, di-rector of curriculum, in-struction and assess-ment, said BeechwoodIndependent Schools hasnot received any formalopt-out requests fromparents related to Com-mon Core testing. Stu-dents haven’t avoidedthe testing either.

“Students in our dis-trict take state assess-ments seriously,” Flaher-ty said.

Amy Scalf, Chris Mayhewand Melissa Stewart con-tributed to this article.

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Onie Wilson wears silvercords to signify her“distinguished” state testingscores and Kristin Jammittdisplays multicolored cordsas a National Art HonorStudent at Scott HighSchool's graduation in 2012.

hard.”Cooney said The

Learning Center is ful-filling a fundamentalneed.

“We all have a desireto keep learning andgrowing,” she said.

“Those at The LearningCenter are no different.It feels awesome to havestarted this. It’s great tohear from the studentshow much they love it. Iget excited with themwhen I see their accom-plishments. We are all soproud.”

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of his current space at2368 Dixie Highway.He’ll be adding 30 newdisplays and an interac-tive showroom.

“I’ve been in the cab-inetry business for 24years and started myown business five yearsago,” Stephens said. “We

have done very well andhave outgrown ourspace.”

Another possiblebusiness could be an ani-mal clinic, but detailshave not been con-firmed, Stephens said.Stephens expects hisbusiness to be moved inby this summer.

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The Villa Madonna AcademyHigh School Academic Teamcompeted in Governor’s Cupdistrict competition.

The Quick Recall Team ofCamryn Bellish, Eileen Bunch,Jaclyn Byun, Elizabeth Byun,Aubrey Kirchhoff, Nahal Pahle-vani, William Martin, Bri Des-marais, Connor Herbert, SarahSurace, Catherine Martini, andMary Wurtz won three straightmatches to earn second placeand secure a spot at regionals onFeb. 14.

The Future Problem SolvingTeam of Erica Hassoun, ConnorHerbert, Kaila Troxell and Oli-via Nester earned third place.

Written Assessment winnersare:

» Mary Wurtz: third place,language artsf and fifth place,social studies;

» Eileen Bunch: first place,arts and humanities, and secondplace, language arts;

» Catherine Martini: thirdplace, arts and humanities;

» Connor Herbert: fifthplace, arts and humanities;

» and Maddie Berberich,first place, written composi-tion.

These students also ad-vanced to regional competition.Villa also won a trophy for plac-ing second overall at districts.

Villa Madonna students compete in Governor’s Cup

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The Villa Madonna Academy High School Academic Team competed in Governor’s Cup district competition.

Notre Dame Academy willhonor three graduates Thurs-day at the 2015 Women MakingA Difference luncheon, whichwill be held at Receptions Er-langer.

Women Making a Differenceis a fundraiser benefitingNDA’s Student Tuition Assis-tance Program. It honors thosewho are living the mission of theschool and making a differencein the world.

This year’s honorees areWendy Vonderhaar, Julia B.Meister and Meghan ScherderOlson.

The event will begin withregistration at 11:30 a.m., fol-lowed by a luncheon and pro-gram at noon. Tickets are $55and can be purchased by calling859-292-7729.

Approximately 300 NotreDame alumnae, corporate spon-sors, business associates andfriends attended last year’s lun-cheon and a record crowd is ex-pected again this year.

The Women Making a Differ-ence award program, now in its14th year, recognizes NotreDame alumnae who have madesignificant contributions totheir careers, families and com-munities. The luncheon alsoprovides an opportunity to re-connect with others in the cor-porate community, and withfriends and alumnae of NotreDame Academy.

NDA honors2015 WomenMaking ADifferenceStephen Roy [email protected]

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Meghan Scherder Olson is one ofthree honorees at the 2015 WomenMaking A Difference luncheon.

EDGEWOOD — Deb Ober-meyer and Stacey Russell havesomething in common — theyboth have a sincere passion forchildren.

Their passion was recentlyrecognized by the KentuckySchool Counselor’s Associa-tion. The Turkey Foot MiddleSchool Principal, Obermeyer,and counselor, Russell, re-ceived the Principal of the YearAward and Emerging Leaderaward, respectively. Both werehonored at a luncheon in Lex-ington on Feb. 26.

Principal of the Year According to Obermeyer, a

good principal “always keepsstudents the center of their fo-cus.”

“The heart of your job is thekids,” she said.

Obermeyer has served asprincipal at Turkey Foot fortwo years and previously, foreight years, served as assistantprincipal. She started her ca-reer education later in life thanmost. Obermeyer, 62, earned

her undergraduate degree atNorthern Kentucky Univer-sity, where she graduated in1994 and went on to Xavierwhere she graduated in 1999.She taught at River Ridge Ele-mentary and Turkey Foot Mid-dle before going into admini-stration.

“I saw being a principal asan opportunity to impact somany different aspects of theschool community,” she said.“As a teacher, you’re influenc-ing about 150; as principal a

thousand.”Receiving the Principal of

the Year Award means a lot toObermeyer. “This awardmeans that it’s recognized byothers that I put the kids first.That’s what I really want to do.It makes me feel good that oth-ers realize the kids are first forme.”

Obermeyer certainly goesthe extra mile for her students,both figuratively and literally.She resides about an hour awayin Batesville, Indiana, on an al-paca farm. She has three adultsons and two stepsons andeight grandchildren.

Emerging LeaderAccording to Stacey Russell

a good counselor must havepassion for helping students.

“If you don’t have that youshouldn’t be in this profession,”she said. “I think a good coun-selor needs to be flexible andcompassionate. Lastly, I be-lieve a good counselor shouldknow how to collect and use da-ta. With the increasing focus onaccountability in the educationworld, it’s important counsel-ors can show, with data, that

what we are doing has a realand meaningful impact on stu-dents.”

Russell, 31, earned her bach-elor’s degree from the Univer-sity of Kentucky and her mas-ter’s degree from NorthernKentucky University. I actual-ly went to Turkey Foot as a stu-dent, then Dixie Heights HighSchool.

She resides in Fort Wrightwith her husband and 1-year-old daughter.

Russell has served at Tur-key Foot for nine years. Six ofthose years were spent as theYouth Service Center coordi-nator. She said she’s alwayswanted to be a counselor.

“I had two really wonderfulcounselors while I was a stu-dent at Turkey Foot and Dixie,”she said. “They helped methrough some pretty roughtimes and I wanted to make animpact in students’ lives thesame way they did mine.

“ It’s been nice to work forthe school you went to. I feellike I’ve come home.”

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Stacey Russell and Deb Obermeyerof Turkey Foot Middle School withtheir awards from the KentuckySchool Counselor’s Association.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS —Northern Kentucky Universityhas announced eight differenttheatrical and dance shows forthe 2015-2016 school year start-ing in September.

NKU’s Department of Thea-tre and Dance announced thefollowing schedule in a newsrelease March 9:

» “Moon Over Buffalo” byKen Ludwig, a comedy abouttwo fading stars of the 1950s,will be in Corbett Theatre Sept.24-Oct. 4.

» “The Winter’s Tale” byWilliam Shakespeare will be inthe NKU Robert and RosemaryStauss Theatre Oct. 20-25. It isa play leaping from dark trage-dy to lighthearted romancewith a magical conclusion.There are princes and prin-cesses, disguised identities,jealous kings, oracles, pick-pockets, and one ravenousbear, according to the NKUnews release.

» “Seussical“ by By LynnAhrens and Stephen Flahertywill be in Corbett Theatre Nov.12-22. Hosted by The Cat in theHat, it’s a trip into the story-book world of Dr. Seussbrought to life on stage.

» “Once In A Lifetime” byGeorge S. Kaufman and MossHart will be in Corbett TheatreFeb. 18-26, 2016. In the comedy,three on-the-skids vaudevilletroupers decide to take advan-tage of the latest movie craze,“talkies.” The trio heads toHollywood and pose as voiceexperts where silent-film star-lets and “insane” movie studioexecutives are the start of atrip through some of the ex-cesses of Hollywood.

» “Pygmalion” by GeorgeBernard Shaw will be in Robertand Rosemary Stauss TheatreMarch 29-April 3, 2016.Theplay, written more than 100years ago, is about a bet madeby a speech expert about howhe can turn a Cockney flowergirl into a lady. The play waslater adapted into the musical

“My Fair Lady.”» “Into the Woods” by Ste-

phen Sondheim and James Lap-ine will be in Corbett TheatreApril 21-May 1, 2016. Fairy talesfrom Little Red Riding Hood toCinderella are given a dose ofreality and turned upside downin the musical.

» A first year show, a seasonextra with a title to be decided,in Robert and Rosemary StaussTheatre Dec. 4-6. Fresman andtransfer students will show offtheir talent in the production.

Dance ‘16 will be in CorbettTheatre March 18-19, 2016.Dance 16’ will feature a compa-ny of NKU’s best young danceartists, Innovative works cre-ated by faculty, guest artists,and nationally renowned cho-reographers will be featured.Creative expressions will in-clude theater dance, contem-porary, tap and jazz.

For more information callNKU’ Fine Arts Box Office at859-572-5464 or visit theatre.n-ku.edu.

NKU unveils next theater seasonBy Chris [email protected]

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NKU’s Department of Theatre and Dance performs “Grease” in 2014.

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After a two-year hia-tus, Charity Night atthe Tables returned

March 14 at Turfway Park.For 11 years, the charityevent was considered one ofNorthern Kentucky’s best-loved fundraisers.

Saturday’s sellout eventwill benefit these organiza-tions; Boone County CASA,Family Nurturing Center,Holly Hill Children's Ser-vices, New Perceptions,Northern Kentucky Educa-tion Council, Parish Kitch-en, Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky andSteinford Toy Foundation.

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From left, Brian Huber, Shea and Jennifer Neace and Christine Huber, all from Union, play craps during the Charity Night at the Tables on March 14 at Turfway Park in Florence.

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Rachel Seibert, of Newport, and Ricky Boyer, of Highland Heights, bid onsilent auction items during the Charity Night at the Tables on March 14 atTurfway Park in Florence.


From left, Kerri Richardson, of Florence, won a gold coin that she can tradefor more poker chips as Yearling member Julie King, of Union, cheersduring the Charity Night at the Tables on March 14 at Turfway Park inFlorence.

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Dawn Hobbs, of Louisville, and RichTieberi, of Taylor Mill, are picturedhere during the Charity Night at theTables on March 14 at Turfway Parkin Florence.


From left, Laura Gordon, of Florence, Maggie Blankenship, of Burlington,and Amy Quinn, of Villa Hills, celebrate a win as volunteer dealer DaveHatter, mayor of Fort Wright, pays the winner during the Charity Night atthe Tables on March 14 at Turfway Park in Florence.


Charity Night at the Tables was held to benefit these organizations; BooneCounty CASA, Family Nurturing Center, Holly Hill Children's Services, NewPerceptions, Northern Kentucky Education Council, Parish Kitchen, SeniorServices of Northern Kentucky and Steinford Toy Foundation.


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

Ohio River History: Make YourOwn Stern Wheeler, 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Baker Hunt Art andCultural Center, 620 Greenup St.,Construct model river boats andtheir subjects while discoveringriver history. Ages 8-99. $60 for8-week course. Registrationrequired. 431-0020; www.baker-hunt.com. Covington.

Art EventsThird Friday Art Show: Cele-bration of Women Artists, 6-9p.m., The Art House, 19 N. FortThomas Ave., Featuring 15 localfemale artists. Beverages andlight refreshments available.Free. 279-3431; www.inkaacol-laborative.org. Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W. PikeSt., Figurative Folklore show-cases six artists from the regionwhose work tells a strong narra-tive where the body plays therole of storyteller. Free. Present-ed by Covington Arts District.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Works by influential Covingtonartists from past 200 years ondisplay. In conjunction withCOV200 bicentennial cele-bration. $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. Through April 12. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Surveys group of artists thatcreate spaces and environmentsin their work that, thoughgrounded in reality, suggestaltered sensibilities. Such dis-location in art is an effective wayto ask the viewer to considertheir own relationship to realand imagined landscapes. Free.Through April 18. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Art OpeningsPop Up Art Gallery, 7-10 p.m.,The Turn Vintage Warehouse,913 Monmouth St., Derek Rillo,watercolor realism and JosephRodulfo, photography. Showruns through April 11. Free.878-2535. Newport.

AttractionsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23 Adult, $15 ages2-13, Children under 2 Free.Through Nov. 7. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., St. JosephChurch - Camp Springs, 6833Four Mile Road, Fried or bakedfish, fried catfish, salmon, deepfried shrimp, crab cakes andsampler platter. Carryout avail-able. $8.50 and up for set-ups;$6.50 sandwiches. 635-5652.Camp Springs.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., Trinity UnitedMethodist Church-Latonia, 101 E.Southern Ave., Fish sandwich,two sides, drink and dessert fordine-in (drink not included forcarryout). $8, $4 children. 261-4010. Latonia.

Fish Fry, 4:30-8 p.m., St. JosephAcademy, 48 Needmore St., Dinein, drive thru or carry out. Friedor baked fish and shrimp dinners($11 adult) includes 3 sides,dessert and drink. Senior dinners($8) include fish and 2 sides,dessert and drink. Fish sandwich,shrimp and cheese pizza avail-able, and choice of 7 sides a lacarte. $10 dinner. 485-6444;www.saintjosephacademy.net.Walton.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. TimothyParish, 10272 U.S. 42, Dine-in5-7:30 p.m., drive-thru starts at

4:30 p.m. Carryout available.Dinners available: $3-$10. 384-1100; www.saint-timothy.org.Union.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Lawler-HanlonVFW Post 5662, 326 W. 10th St.,Fish, shrimp, steak sandwich,hamburger and cheeseburgerand sides. Carryout available.$6-$8. 431-5565. Newport.

Fish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., NewportElks Lodge, 3704 AlexandriaPike, Serving fish, steak orshrimp. Beer and soft drinksextra. $5.50 and up. 441-1273.Cold Spring.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, Fried or baked fish orshrimp. Choice of 2 sides: Macand cheese, fries, onion rings,hush puppies or mini potatopancakes. Chicken nuggetavailable for kids. Desserts andsoft drinks extra. Carryoutavailable. Family friendly. Bene-fits Edgewood Fire/EMS Associa-tion. Presented by EdgewoodFire/EMS. 331-5910; www.edge-woodky.gov. Edgewood.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Holy CrossHigh School, 3617 Church St.,Alumni Hall. Fried fish, fish tacos,improved shrimp, baked fish,mac ‘n cheese, pizza, grilledcheese, desserts and drinks.431-1335; www.hchscov.com.Covington.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Fort WrightCivic Club, 115 Kennedy Road,Benefits community organiza-tions. 331-1150. Fort Wright.

Lenten Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Mary,Queen of Heaven Parish, 1150Donaldson Highway, Dine-inservice, carry-out and drive-thru.Call 859-371-2622 for carry-outorders. Benefits Mary, Queen ofHeaven School. Prices vary.525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.

St. Thomas Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m.Eighth Grade., St. ThomasSchool, 428 S. Fort Thomas Ave.,Cafeteria. Hand-dipped fish.Shrimp and pizza available.$4.50-$7. 572-4641, ext. 242. FortThomas.

Drive-thru Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,Beechwood High School, 54Beechwood Road, Includes friedfish with choice of bun or ryebread, coleslaw, french fries ormac and cheese. Drinks anddessert available. Benefits Beech-wood Band Boosters. $7.50meals. Presented by BeechwoodBand Boosters. 620-6317. FortMitchell.

St. Barbara Fish Fry, 4:30-8p.m., St. Barbara Church, 4042Turkeyfoot Road, Dine in orcarry out. Fried fish, bakedtilapia, shrimp and cheese pizza.Adult dinners include threesides. $8 and up. 371-3100.Erlanger.

Lenten Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Im-maculate Heart of Mary Church,5876 Veterans Way, Dine-in,carryout and drive-thru service.Fried fish, baked fish and friedshrimp dinners. Price varies.Presented by Boonedockers.689-5010. Burlington.

Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge No. 808, 37 N.Fort Thomas Ave, Fish, macaroniand cheese, and/or fries, coles-law and tartar sauce. $7. Pre-sented by Fort Thomas MasonicLodge No 808. 441-1280. FortThomas.

Fish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., Silver GroveFirefighter Association, 5011Four Mile, Meals start at $7.25.441-6251. Silver Grove.

Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Wilder Volun-teer Fire Department, 520Licking Pike, Presented by City ofWilder. 431-5884. Wilder.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. PaulChurch, 7303 Dixie Highway,Weekly specials plus fried had-dock, fried cod, crab bisque,stewed tomatoes, fried shrimp,kids’ combos and more. $5.Presented by St. Paul AthleticBoosters. 647-4072; www.saint-paulboosters.net. Florence.

Drive Thru Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m.,Simon Kenton High School,11132 Madison Pike, Cod, coles-law, green beans, mac andcheese, fries, chicken nuggets.Benefits Simon Kenton BandBoosters. Presented by SimonKenton Band Boosters. 363-4100;SimonKentonBands.com. Inde-pendence.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, 6570 VineyardLane, StoneBrook Tasting Room.Select samples from variety ofaward-winning Kentucky FruitWines. Ages 21 and up. $5.635-0111; www.stonebrook-winery.com. Camp Springs.

EducationAARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786

Burlington Pike, Middle andlow-income taxpayers are eligi-ble for this free tax preparationservice. Those with complex taxreturns will be advised to seekprofessional tax assistance. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

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

Historic Preservation 101 forReal Estate Profession, noonto 5 p.m., Baker Hunt Art andCultural Center, 620 Greenup St.,Kentucky Heritage Councilsession: Identifying historicproperty, architectural elements,styles and types, National andLocal Historic Districts, Section106 of the NHPA, historic preser-vation easements, Kentucky’sPreservation Tax Moratorium,and how to market historicproperties. Includes lunch. $45.Registration required. Presentedby NKY Restoration. 431-0020;www.nkyrestoration.com.Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. 4:45 p.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, 126 BarnwoodDrive, $38 for unlimited monthlyclasses. 331-7778; jazzercise.com.Edgewood.

Home & GardenFlea Market Spring Sale, 9 a.m.to noon, DCCH Center for Chil-dren and Families, 75 Orphan-age Road, Festival grounds.Furniture, antiques, home decorand collectibles. Benefits DCCHCenter. Free. 331-2040, ext. 8555;www.dcchcenter.org. FortMitchell.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 6 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Magician Presto Paul PresentsFizz, Boom, Read, 7 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 - CountryScotty Karate, 9:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Lounge. Alt-countryartist. With Hellcat Matt. Ages 21and up. Free. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Wiedemann Brewing Compa-

ny Spring Music Series, 8 p.m.to midnight, Sis’s on Monmouth,837 Monmouth St., Nashvilleartist and Northern KentuckyUniversity graduate Kinsey Roseperforms. Free. Presented byWiedemann Brewing Company.431-3157; www.sisonmonmouth-.com. Newport.

Music - FolkRandy Wilson, 6:30 p.m., BakerHunt Art and Cultural Center,620 Greenup St., Appalachianmusician, songwriter and story-teller entertains. $5, $3 advance.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.com.Covington.

Music - RockKentucky Myle Band, 9 p.m. to1 a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub,708 Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyMichael Malone, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,1 Levee Way, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterLittle Women, The Musical,8-10 p.m., Stained Glass Theatre,802 York St., Based on LouisaMay Alcott’s novel about sistersgrowing up in Civil War Amer-ica. $20. Reservations required.Presented by Footlighters Inc..Through March 21. 652-3849;www.footlighters.org. Newport.

SchoolsSummer Camp and ActivitiesExpo, 6-8 p.m., Stephens Ele-mentary School, 5687 Ky. 237,Also holding Family Night atBook Fair same evening. Free.Presented by Stephens Ele-mentary PTA. 488-1548;www.stephens.my-pta.org.Burlington.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 Turf-way Road, Free. 371-0200;www.turfway.com. Florence.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, $35.Reservations required. 513-317-1305; www.wineandcanvas.com.Newport.

Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-

ton.

AttractionsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 ages 2-13, Children under 2Free. 800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

BenefitsPower of the Purple Scaven-ger Hunt, 11 a.m., City of Belle-vue, Part of the Third SaturdayCelebration. Benefits ElderMaltreatment Alliance. Free.431-8888; www.bellevueky.org.Bellevue.

Gala and St. Patrick’s Roast ofDr. Jim Votruba, 6-11 p.m.,Northern Kentucky ConventionCenter, 1 W. RiverCenter Blvd.,Roast of president emeritus andprofessor of educational leader-ship at Northern KentuckyUniversity. Cocktails, horsd’oeuvres, silent and live auc-tion. Irish-themed dinner. Ages18 and up. Benefits The LifeLearning Center. $250. Reserva-tions required. Presented by TheLife Learning Center. 431-0100;www.nkyllc.org. Covington.

Clubs & OrganizationsNational Quilter’s Day OutCelebration, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Boone County CooperativeExtension Service, 6028 CampErnst Road, Quilters celebratingrich Kentucky quilting heritage.Large quilt display along withdemonstrations of quiltingtechniques. Lunch available.Free. Presented by StringtownQuilt Guild. 283-2221;www.stringtownquilters.com.Burlington.

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

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationMilitary Research Workshop, 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Kenton CountyPublic Library Covington, 502Scott Blvd., Meeting Room 1.Genealogist and military recordsexpert Craig Scott discussesresearching ancestors whoserved in American Revolution,War of 1812, and Civil Warduring this all-day workshop.Free. Registration required.Presented by Kenton CountyPublic Library. 859-962-4070;www.kentonlibrary.org. Coving-ton.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15a.m.-9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m.-10:30a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

Holiday - EasterEaster Egg Hunt, 2-3 p.m.,Freedom Park, 550 FreedomPark Drive, For children ages 3-8.In case of inclement weather:held in Senior Center. Followedby pictures with Easter Bunny.Ages 3-8. Free. Presented by Cityof Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.

Home & GardenFlea Market Spring Sale, 9 a.m.to noon, DCCH Center for Chil-dren and Families, Free. 331-2040, ext. 8555; www.dcchcente-r.org. Fort Mitchell.

NKY Restoration Weekend, 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Gateway Commu-nity and Technical College UrbanMetro Campus, 525 Scott Blvd.,Workshops, vendor fair, freelunch. Free parking at MidtownParking Garage adjacent toGateway Urban Campus. Free.Registration required. Presentedby NKY Restoration. 442-1601;www.nkyrestoration.com.Covington.

Literary - LibrariesFamily Wellness Fair, 11 a.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Free. 342-2665.Hebron.

Music - RockHiFi Wise Guys, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

On Stage - ComedyMichael Malone, 7:30 p.m., 10

p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterLittle Women, The Musical,8-10 p.m., Stained Glass Theatre,$20. Reservations required.652-3849; www.footlighters.org.Newport.

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

Open House, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Silverlake: The Family Place, 301Kenton Lands Road, Refresh-ments, facilities tour and mem-bership specials including $0enrollment. Family friendly. Free.Reservations recommended.426-7777; www.silverlakefamily-.com. Erlanger.

Special EventsHorseshoe Casino CincinnatiSpiral Stakes, 1:10 p.m., Turf-way Park, 7500 Turfway Road,The 42nd running. $10 generaladmission, various packagesavailable. 371-0200; www.turf-way.com. Florence.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Wednes-days: one grandchild free withgrandparent’s admission. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

AttractionsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 ages 2-13, Children under 2Free. 800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 1-5:15 p.m., BooneCounty Education Association,75 Cavalier Blvd., suite 201, Enterbuilding at right side entrance.ACT test prep course. Ages 9-12.$399. Reservations required.Presented by College and Be-yond. 283-2655; candbtestprep-.com. Florence.

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

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

Literary - LibrariesDiscover Pottery, 2 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, See potterythrowing first hand from Monal-isa Miller of Mudlark PotteryStudio. Free. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Animal Adventure Hour, 2p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Free.Registration recommended.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

Music - ClassicalGreat Musick’s Mysteries: TheExquisite Consorts, 3 p.m.,Trinity Episcopal Church, 326Madison Ave., 17th-centurymusic. $25, $10 students, Freechildren under 12. Presented byCatacoustic Consort. 513-772-3242; www.catacoustic.com.Covington.

Music - ConcertsLos Lonely Boys, 8 p.m., Madi-son Theater, 730 Madison Ave.,$35, $30 advance. 491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

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An Easter Egg Hunt is planned for 2-3 p.m. Saturday, March 21,at Freedom Park, 550 Freedom Park Drive, Edgewood. This freeevent is for children ages 3-8. In case of inclement weather, theevent will take place in the senior center. The hunt will befollowed by pictures with the Easter Bunny. Call 331-5910; visitwww.edgewoodky.gov.

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My favorite cookie sheet isdecades old. It cost a lot lessthan my restaurant quality

sheets which Ibought yearslater. When I usethat old cookiesheet, I findmyself smiling,rememberingwhen my boyswere little andhow they shapedcookie doughinto worms,tanks and bugsto bake on it.

That’s a piece of equipmentwith a history.

Whenever I have a speakingengagement about food orfamily, I like to ask partici-

pants what their most trea-sured kitchen item is. It seemslike just about everybody has afavorite utensil, pot, or gadget.“Mine is my mother’s sifter,”one lady said. Another men-tioned rolling pans from grand-ma. One young person I men-tored treasured his dad’sapron: “He wore that apronevery time he cooked dinner onthe grill. Now I wear it,” hesaid.

So don’t get rid of that well-loved kitchen item when youreplace it with new. Pass itdown to keep the traditions andmemories going.

Mike, a Clermont Countyreader, needs a recipe fordairy-free rolls that are suit-able for diabetics. Here’s a

good one. I baked these on myold cookie sheet and theyturned out just fine.

Can you help?Great Scott’s chowder:

Trish M. remembers this chow-der fondly. “Great Scott restau-rant made the best potato, cornand jalapeno chowder. I'vetried to duplicate it but it's justnot the same. I know they haveclosed but is there any chanceyou can get the recipe? It wasone of our families favorites.”

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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These plump dinner rolls are dairy and egg free.

Dairy free, egg free dinner rolls

Powdered creamer is used by more than a few bakers to achieve anice tasting, dairy-free dinner roll. I was surprised myself at how wellthese turned out. They tasted as good as my higher fat rolls. Nice along-side that Easter ham. These freeze well after baking.

Diabetic exchange: The diabetic exchange is 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat foreach roll. You can make these by hand or machine.

1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast plus a couple pinches sugar2-1/4 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)1/3 cup sugar1/3 shortening1/4 cup powdered nondairy creamer2-1/4 teaspoons salt5-6 cups bread flour

Preheat oven to 350. Dissolve yeast and pinches of sugar in warmwater. In a mixing bowl, add sugar, shortening, creamer, salt and 5 cupsflour. Add yeast and mix well on low speed. Turn to medium and beatuntil smooth. Add more flour if necessary to make a soft, but stickydough. Either knead it for 6-8 minutes by machine or by hand. If doingby hand, turn out on floured surface. Knead until smooth, like a baby’sbottom.

Place in bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top.Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down and turn outonto lightly floured surface; divide into 18-24 pieces. Shape each pieceinto a roll. Place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets. Cover and letrise until doubled, 30-45 minutes. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until lightgolden brown.

Fruited chicken salad from Lazarus

I have a file of department store restaurant recipes. As happensoccasionally, someone stopped me at the grocery and asked if I had arecipe for this particular one. Anyway, here’s the recipe with my sidenotes, from the Columbus store, I believe.

SaladMix together:

4 cups cooked chicken, cubed or chunked up8 oz. diced dates1 cup diced pineapple -- drained1 cup diced celery1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted if you want

DressingWhisk together:

2 cups Miracle Whip salad dressing1 teaspoon sugar1/4 cup evaporated milk2 tablespoons lemon juiceJuice from pineapple -- as needed

Pour dressing over salad and toss gently. This would be nice servedatop a lettuce leaf.

Diabetics can enjoy dinner rolls, too

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She sews lap quilts forwomen being treated in theVA post traumatic stress dis-order unit. She gets up at 4a.m. to help send off veteranson their Honor Flight andwelcomes them home again at11 p.m. She sews baby bibs forexpectant teen mothers andmakes sure they have a bookto read to their baby. She knitsan endless number of hats foractive duty service men andwomen and sends them carepackages as well.

She plays the dulcimer fornursing home residents. She isa Red Cross volunteer who

gets up at allhours to en-sure peoplehave shelterafter a fire.She is a GirlScout leadereven thoughher childrenare grown.She organizesreunions forher father’sWorld War II

regiment even though he islong gone. She works on casesfor the Foster Care ReviewBoard. She mentors children

in reading and math. She orga-nizes a grief recovery groupat her church. She servesmeals at a local soup kitchen.

She is a patriotic re-enactorbringing history to life forschool children. She maintainsa 9/11 memorial. She spendscountless hours researchinggenealogy to document otherpeople’s family history. Shedevotes much of her time andnever asks for anything inreturn but the pleasure ofhelping others.

Who is she? She is one ofover 177,000 women all overthe world who volunteer their

time and resources to promotethe mission of the NationalSociety Daughters of theAmerican Revolution: historicpreservation, education andpatriotism. In 2014 Daughtersvolunteered over 3 millionhours of service.

Recently the Mary InglesChapter NSDAR met to workon sewing and stuffing neckpillows, which get sent to theCVG airport USO lounges.Our military men and womencan take a pillow along withthem for comfort and remem-ber that we appreciate theirservice. This is one of the

many projects that the MaryIngles Chapter supports.

The National SocietyDaughters of the AmericanRevolution (NSDAR) is aliveand well and celebrating its125th anniversary. Any wom-an over age 18 who can provelineal descent from a patriotof the American Revolution iseligible to join DAR. For moreinformation email [email protected].

Beth Healy is Regent of the MaryIngles Chapter, National SocietyDaughters of the American Revolu-tion.

DAR celebrates 125 years of service

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In response to yourguest column in the Feb. 26South Kenton Recorder ti-tled “Northern Kentucky,CVG, Brent Spence and ab-surdity” I agree to an ex-tent. The problem I see isthat these toll bridges androads never and I do meannever go away.

They become jobs forpeople to collect tolls andmanage the collection ofour money. Some studiessay that it is over 30 per-cent of collected tolls. Ifthe Brent Spence Bridgewas to become a toll bridgeand it was guaranteed toend at some point in the fu-ture when a certain amountof money is collected then Iam sure people would notbe so dead set against it.

The maintenance onthat bridge is currently be-ing done without tolls butas soon as it becomes a tollit will somehow be neces-sary to keep it that way topay for the upkeep and ev-erything else the "powersthat be" grab and stuff intheir pockets.

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proved by the Kentucky leg-islature forbidding brewersfrom owning and operatinga distributorship good foryour refrigerator’s stock?

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“Just not right. Onceagain the little guy gets theshort end of the stick.”

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Most of us have probablyexperienced a sense of aggra-vation when we go to a store orrestaurant and see people whoappear to be specimens ofgood health parking in thehandicap spots close to thestore or restaurant.

Some of those individualsare not handicapped and donot have a handicap sticker orthey may be abusing the use ofthe sticker that belongs tosomeone else. Perhaps youhave been tempted yourself topark in a handicap spot. TheKentucky General Assemblyhas addressed this problemand it may be helpful to re-view the substantial penaltiesthat can be imposed for a vio-lation of the handicap parkinglaws.

The fine for parking illegal-ly in a parking space desig-

nated for thosewith disabil-ities is now 10times morethan it used tobe. The fine isnow $250 peroccurrence.When you addin the newtraffic courtcost, a defen-dant is lookingat total fines

of approximately $400. Thoseare certainly substantial pen-alties that should make peoplethink twice before parkingillegally in handicap spots.

The handicap parking lawsstate that 90 percent of thefines collected are forwardedto the state’s Personal CareAssistance Program. The re-maining 10 percent is distrib-

uted equally among all locallaw enforcement agencies inthe county where the violationoccurred.

Handicapped parking per-mits can be obtained on a tem-porary or permanent basis. Toobtain a temporary handicapparking permit, an applicationform needs to be filed at thecounty clerk’s office for aninitial three-month periodwhich can be renewed for anadditional three months. Proofof the disability must be pro-vided through a statementfrom a licensed physician thatthe applicant is a personwhose mobility, flexibility,coordination, respiration, orperceptiveness is significantlyreduced by a temporary dis-ability. Upon submitting anapplication and proof of per-manent disability, a perma-

nent handicap parking permitcan also be obtained from thecounty clerk.

The disability parking plac-ard must be placed so that itcan be viewed from the frontor rear of the vehicle, prefer-ably by hanging on the rear-view mirror. It is also illegal todisplay a placard when theperson with the disability isnot in the vehicle.

I hope this information isinteresting and helpful. If youhave any topics you would liketo have covered in this col-umn, please contact my officeby e-mail at [email protected], by phone at491-7700 or by regular mailaddressed to 319 York St.,Newport, KY 41071.

Steven J. Franzen is Campbell Coun-ty Attorney.

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At Newport Central Catho-lic High School, as with Catho-lic schools across the U.S., webelieve it is so important totake time each year to recog-nize the gift of Catholic educa-tion. During Catholic SchoolsWeek 2015 (Jan. 25-31), this isexactly what we did.

For those of us at NCC eachday, we often get so involvedwith the pressing daily issuesthat we forget how lucky weare to be able to practice ourfaith openly, instilling Catholicvalues in our students, allwhile providing a superiorlearning environment.

With ever-increasing op-tions for families, the educa-tion scene is vastly differentthan half a century ago whenCatholic schools saw peakenrollment. Providing a faith-filled and rigorous education,Catholic schools – NCC partic-ularly – are bound to fulfill ourmissions. Catholic schoolshave so much to offer. Notonly are they academically onpar with most public options,but we also offer faith andcharacter development with alasting, positive impact intothe future.

Catholic schools are sup-ported by a 300-year history ofexcellence in the United

States, and thebenefits of ourChurch’sschools – aca-demic excel-lence, connec-tion to Gospelvalues, com-mitment tocommunityand Christ,and service toothers – aresorely needed

to reinvigorate the Catholicsubculture lacking in Americatoday.

Many families ask them-selves – why Catholic educa-tion? Why pay tuition for aCatholic education when thelocal public option is academi-cally as strong? The answer issurprisingly convincing forfamilies who value theirCatholic faith, academicachievement, and social im-pact. As it turns out, studentswith at least eight years ofCatholic education do see mea-surable increases in academicachievement (Greeley, 2008).Due to accrued social capitalthroughout years of Catholicschooling, students also seehigher graduation rates fromcollege and engage in civicservice more frequently than

their public counterparts (Mc-Donald & Schultz, 2012).

Most importantly, studentsfrom Catholic schools holdonto their faith and valuesmore closely than Catholicswho attend public schools.This last aspect is difficult tomeasure in terms of benefit,but Catholics with eight ormore years of Catholic educa-tion report they are “happier,more accepting and tolerant,smarter, benign in their im-ages of God, and more likely toview marriage as sacramen-tal” (Greeley, 1989).

A quality Catholic educa-tion provides the faith forma-tion necessary to bring stu-dents closer to Jesus Christ.Catholic schools offer salva-tion through the sacramentsand help students strengthentheir relationships with God.These elements, althoughchallenging to quantify, arethe reason Catholic educationremains such a strong option.Our schools were strength-ened by immigrants shunnedby public schools, and theirdedication to its ideals createda network of schools commit-ted to teaching Gospel values,community, service, and faith.

These teachings are needednow more than ever in this day

and age. Faithful Catholicsattend Mass to join in commu-nity with one another, sharestruggles with one another,and, ultimately, receive theredeeming and fulfilling sac-rament of the Eucharist withone another. Our CatholicMass offers the sacramentsand allows the faithful to liveout the great mysteries of thefaith; Catholic schools strive tobe a vital part of this process,and, for this reason, they re-main an unquestionable optionfor a so many Catholics in theUnited States and here inNorthern Kentucky.

Bishop Roger J. Foys, bish-op of the Diocese of Coving-ton, often notes, “While theremay be alternatives to Catho-lic education, there are nosubstitutes.” At NCC, westrive every day to provideeach student such a qualityCatholic education. In as muchas I have witnessed, our stu-dents are prepared to live outthe NCC mission to becomemen and women of service,leadership, and evangelizationfor the Church and communi-ty.

Jason R. Huther is principal ofNewport Central Catholic HighSchool in Newport.

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This was the moment of re-demption the Saints had beencraving for 365 days.

Since Sydney Moss wentdown with a knee injury in thefirst half of the 2014 sectional fi-nal, the Thomas More Collegewomen’s basketball team hasdedicated itself to avenging thatloss and advancing to the pro-gram’s first final four. Theyearned that berth with theirmost hard-fought win of the sea-son, defeating second-ranked St.Thomas (30-1), 75-58.

“I’m proud of our players, ouralums, our fans--I’m so happyfor everybody,” said head coachJeff Hans. “We have a newgroup this year. To see themcome together and be able toplay the way we played in thesecond half--I’m proud of them.”

This year’s Saints felt likethey were a team of destinysince the offseason. Their regu-

lar season dominance has con-tinued into the postseason, but ithasn’t always been easy. It cer-tainly wasn’t on Saturday night.

The Saints trailed at halftime,31-28. After hitting five of theirfirst seven shots, they missed 18of their next 23 to close out thehalf. St. Thomas entered the

game with the second-rankedscoring defense in the countryand held Thomas More to 39.3percent shooting. Moss led theway with 10 points at halftime,but struggled from the field andseemed to be dazed by an inad-

TMC women find redemptionby earning final-four berthAdam [email protected]

THANKS TO THOMAS MORE ATHLETICS

Thomas More College women’s basketball team earned a final-four berthwith its hardest-fought win of the season, defeating second-ranked St.Thomas (30-1) by a 75-58 margin.

See TMC, Page B2

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Havingalready won one state champi-onship in his secondary sport,Branden Johnson was ready tofocus on his future career incollege football.

The Dixie Heights HighSchool senior, who helped thegridiron Colonels to the statechampionship game in Class6A in December, had commit-ted to play football for DivisionI Austin Peay. After winningthe 2014 state wrestling cham-pionship at 285 pounds in dom-inating fashion, he felt like hehad nothing more to prove.

In late January, however,Johnson’s parents convincedhim to return to the mats, andonce he came back he steam-rolled through the field to winhis second title March 11at All-tech Arena. He finished a per-fect 17-0 for the season and isthe only Colonel to win a statewrestling title.

“I didn’t really want to wres-tle this year but it’s exciting towin again,” Johnson said. “It’sgood to bring it back to Dixie.I’m the only one and that’s agreat honor and I can go backand tell everybody I made Dix-ie proud.”

Like last year, Johnsonpinned all five of his state op-ponents. This tourney, he didso in a total of 6 minutes, 16 sec-onds, and repeated as theaward-winner for the MostPins in Least Time award givenout annually. Four of his fivewins in the state meet came inthe first period of action.

In the state final, he beatLandin Jones of North Oldhamin 46 seconds.

With 24 days between the

regional and state meets be-cause of weather postpone-ments, Johnson and his coach-es had plenty of time to pre-pare for his opponents.

“We practiced the same waybut we practiced against cer-tain opponents because thedraw this year was so bottom-heavy on our side of the brack-et,” he said. “We practiced spe-cifically against the certainmoves our opponents wouldmake.”

Johnson was part of a defen-sive line that dominated oppo-nents all season on the gridironand will look to do the same forAustin Peay of the Ohio ValleyConference and FootballChampionship division.

“It’s a nice school,” Johnsonsaid. “I chose it because of thefamily atmosphere of it andthe camaraderie that they pos-

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Branden Johnson of Dixie, right, defending state champion, pinned IanRobert of Trinity at 285 in the first round.

Dixie wrestlerwins state title2nd timeBy James [email protected] STATE RESULTS

Dixie Heights: Joey Scaggs(120): 5-2, 7th place. MatthewMunoz (160): 1-2. Roy Bowers(170): 1-2. Branden Johnson(285): 5-0, State Champion.

Branden Johnson’s statechampionship journey:Pinned Ian Robert of Trinity1:02, pinned Bryan Pratt ofMeade County 0:19, pinnedRaynel Brown of Union County2:25, pinned Hayden Vinegarof DuPont Manual 1:44,pinned Landin Jones of NorthOldham 0:46.

Scott: Dale Hensley (132):5-2, 7th place, Ethan Frank(138): 1-2, Tony Ashford (145):5-2, 4th place, Cody Roland(152): 0-2, Eli Sowder (170): 1-2.

See DIXIE, Page B2

Covington Catholic is headedback to Rupp Arena for the Ken-tucky High School Athletic As-sociation Sweet 16.

The Colonels trailed Holmesfor most of the regional champi-onship game March 10, butturned it on in the opening min-utes of the fourth quarter to pullaway for a 45-37 win at the Bankof Kentucky Center. Sophomoreguard Cole VonHandorf scoreda game-high 17 points and wasnamed most valuable player ofthe Ninth Region tournament.

“I just learned last yearwatching Nick Ruthsatz takeover our team,” VonHandorfsaid. “With him leaving, I knew Ihad to take over. We were downmost of the game, and I figuredmy team needed me to step up. Igot my shots, and it ended upworking out.”

CovCath will face CampbellCounty in the first round of theSweet 16 March 18 at 6:30 pm.The Camels beat Scott 89-57 forthe 10th Region championship.

VonHandorf gave CovCathits only lead of the first half onthe Colonels’ first two posses-sions with a pair of jumpersfrom the left wing to make it 5-0,before Rod Avery got Holmes onthe scoreboard with a dunk atthe other end. VonHandorfscored seven in the first quarterand Avery scored six, includinganother impressive two-handedtip-dunk. Holmes guard MarkelMcClendon’s three rattled inwith 1:30 to play in the first quar-ter tied the game at 9-9.

Both teams made small runsin the second period. CovCathjumped up 13-9, but Holmes

came back and tied it up whenAvery flushed his third dunk onan alley-oop lob from McClen-don that was thrown from just afew steps inside of halfcourt.Both teams struggled from theperimeter and finished the firsthalf just 1-for-7 from 3-pointrange, as Holmes clung to a 22-19lead.

CovCath had a chance to tiethe game early in the second halfon a one-and-one by VonHan-dorf, but he missed the free-throw and Holmes guard JamesBolden hit a three at the otherend to extend the Bulldogs’ leadto four.

Bolden, a West Virginia sig-nee, finished 4 of 12 from thefield, including 1-for-8 from 3-point range, with 11 points andsix rebounds.

Holmes held onto that advan-tage until the first possession ofthe fourth quarter when Cov-

Cath’s Cooper Theobald made alayup to tie it at 29-29 and sparkan 8-0 CovCath run. GrantRomes’ tip-in midway throughthe quarter were his first pointsof the game and CovCath’s firstlead since the first quarter. BoSchuh’s dunk off of a pick-and-roll assist from VonHandorf on

Colonels punch repeatticket to the Sweet 16Rick [email protected]

JIM OWENS FOR THE RECORDER

Covington Catholic guard Cole VonHandorf manages to keep dribbling andcontrol the ball against Holmes.

SWEET 16 INFOCampbell County played

Covington Catholic in the firstround of the Sweet 16 Wednes-day, March 18 after Recorderprint deadline. The winner playsat 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 20.The semifinal game is 6:30 p.m.Saturday, March 21 and thechampionship game is Sunday,March 22.

See COLONELS, Page B2

B2 • COMMUNITY RECORDER • MARCH 19, 2015 LIFE

Boys basketball» Ninth Region All-

Tournament Team: MVP– Cole VonHandorf, Co-vington Catholic. EthanSnapp, Newport; SeanMcNeil, Cooper; DrewMcDonald, Newport Cen-tral Catholic; Brett May-berry, Boone County; Aus-tin Schreck, DixieHeights; Alex Green, St.Henry; Cooper Theobald,CovCath; Rod Avery,Holmes; Liam Rabe, Dix-ie; Adam Goetz, St. Henry;James Bolden, Holmes;Bo Schuh, CovCath.

» Organizers and cor-porate sponsors of theBluegrass-Buckeye Char-

ity Classic boys highschool basketball gamespresented a $40,000 checkto three local charities onMarch 9 between thesemifinal games of theNinth Region Tournamentat the Bank of KentuckyCenter. The money wasraised through corporatesponsorships and pro-ceeds from three gamesplayed on Jan. 18. It’s thelargest single donation inthe history of the classicthat started in 2001. Thisyear’s donation will beshared by the Ruth LyonsChildren’s Fund, NeediestKids of All and Chicks &Chucks, a breast cancersupport group. The majorsponsors for this year’sclassic were Mercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell and

Griffin Elite Sports &Wellness in Erlanger. Oth-er participating sponsorswereGriffin Industries,The Enquirer, Bilz Insur-ance and Liberty MutualInsurance. Since its incep-tion in 2001, the classic hasdonated more than$183,000 to local charities.For more information, goto the http://bbclassic.orgwebsite.

NKU Notes» The men’s track and

field squad opened its out-door track and field sea-son March 14 at the Coast-al Carolina Invitational.

J.J. Webber and An-drew Schille topped thepodium in the 800-meterseeded race. Webberscored the win taking first

at 1:55.75. Schille finishedin second place with atime of 1:55.77. In the1,500m seeded race, Web-ber took second in 3:57.69.

In the 3,000-meteropen, Zac Holtkamp wasthe top-Norse taking sev-enth in a time of 8:52.77.Teammate Michael Man-gus also scored a top-10finish claiming 10th in8:52.77. Brady Holmer ranthe 5,000 open scoring atop-10 finish of eighth at15:30.65. The Norse hadthree competitors in the3,000m steeplechase.John Michael Griffithfound the podium takingthird with a time of9:39.98.

The NKU women’steam scored a win in thewomen’s 100 open with Ka-

tie Zembrodt taking firstin a time of 13.03. LindsayMumley took fourth in the3,000 at 10:52.84.

Archery» Beechwood had an

archery tournamentMarch 8 in which 32 quali-fiers played in a single-elimination match playtournament. Jacob Vogel-pohl of Summit View wongold, Joshua Freels ofGray won silver and ClintMoore of Pendleton wonbronze.

The seeds in orderwere Holly Snow (SK),Brooklyn Wainscott (Wil-liamstown), Vogelpohl,Moore, Grant Schwiege-raht (Calvary), Tyler Zahn(Ryle), Jacob Grimes(Ryle), Emmet Freeman

(Ryle), Haiylee Mitchell(SK), Hannah Hamilton(Gray), Jonathon Stonis(Calvary), Kaela King(Piner), Tyler Evans(Ryle), Mikayla Owen(Gray), Caitlyn Klaas(Ryle), Zachary Kautz(Turkeyfoot), NicholasKolkmeyer (Ryle), Freels,Ryan Huesman (SK),Coleman Larison (Gray),Jake Gadzala (Twenho-fel), Josh Niehaus (Gray),Brendan Fields (Turkey-foot), Kaylin Conley(Gray), Ben Oldfield(Summit View), WyattHartman (Twenhofel),Collin Scott (Scott), PaigeRobbins (Twenhofel), Ju-lia Goins (Notre Dame),Brad Huelsman (Twenho-fel), Devon Erion (Scott),Dylan Rooks (Ryle).

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

MAYSVILLE, Ky. — Ar-ic Russell was toutingthe depth of his Camp-bell County boys basket-ball team after March 9semifinal win over Pen-dleton County.

The Camels headcoach raved about itTuesday when the Cam-els’ two leading scorers,Deondre Jackson andMatt Wilson, sat the lastfour minutes of the sec-ond quarter with foultrouble. And that depthcame through, propel-ling the Camels to a 14-3run to close the first halfand lift Campbell to an89-57 win over district ri-val Scott in the 10th Re-gion final Tuesday night,March 10, at MasonCounty.

Scott ends 18-14.The Eagles put to-

gether a mini-run at 5-2and trailed 30-23 whenCamel senior Dre Jack-son was called for acharging foul with lessthan four minutes to playin the second quarter, histhird foul. Matt Wilson,Campbell’s 6-foot-8 ju-nior center, was alreadyon the bench with twofouls.

The Eagles couldn’tconvert on offense ontheir next trip, and sen-ior Blake Losey respon-ded with a 3-pointer forthe Camels to make thelead 33-23. The run con-tinued until Campbellheld a 20-point lead at 44-24. Another three by Lo-

sey and one by seniorJordan Day punctuatedthe run, and Jake Fran-zen and Craig Neltnerscored key layups in thestretch.

Campbell shot 33-of-58 from the floor (57percent), 28-of-46 frominside the arc. Scott shotjust 18-of-64 (28 per-cent). Campbell won therebounding battle, 47-32.

“We just didn’t hitshots in the second quar-ter,” said Scott headcoach Brad Carr. “Whenwe didn’t hit shots, wedidn’t defend. When theygot up 17 or so, we quitdefensively. Anytimeyou play a good team likethat that is really hungry,they’re going to continueto press forward. Hatsoff to them. They playedvery, very well.”

Jake Ohmer led Scottwith 20 points and BlakeSchneider had 10.

Seniors are Schneid-er, Darian Witherspoonand Brenton Hughes andthe Eagles have a lot ofyouth coming back.

“When you are in a sit-uation like this and thestakes are very high, youlose your focus,” Carrsaid. “We’ll chalk this upto some young kids whodidn’t have the experi-ence. We weren’t in theregional tournament lastyear and that was one ofthe factors that hurt us.We got a good nucleusback. We have somegood younger kids com-ing up. ... We played sev-en sophomores today, sothe future is bright.”

Regional runteaches Eagles By James [email protected]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. —Going into the season,much less the KHSAASweet 16 tournament, theHoly Cross girls basket-ball team were thought bymany to be an unlikelygroup to make NorthernKentucky history and wina state championship.

It was fitting then, thatan unlikely hero steppedup and sent the Indiansinto the record books Sun-day afternoon at DiddleArena.

Senior forward AbbyHassert, who had notscored all game, drove thelane from the top of thekey. She scored a layupand was fouled with 5.5seconds to play in the statechampionship game. Thatbroke a 32-all tie againstAllen County-Scottsville.

Hassert made the free-throw, a desperation 3-pointer by Morgan Richmissed at the buzzer, andHoly Cross won 35-32. TheIndians (33-3), in theirfirst appearance in thestate tourney in 39 years,won the first champion-ship by any Northern Ken-tucky school. AC-S, whowas playing about 25 milesfrom its campus, finished30-5.

“I got the ball on the topand I knew I had to look forAlly (Mayhaus) but Ididn’t see her right away,”Hassert said. “I saw thelane open and I knew timewas running out and wehad to score. … It means alot because I’m a senior. Itwas a team effort thewhole game. It didn’t comedown to just one play. I’mreally proud of the way weplayed the entire game. Ijust knew I hadn’t scored

all night and it was myturn. I had to step up, and Idid.”

Hassert came in aver-aging five points a game,shooting 56 percent fromthe floor while taking only3.5 shots per game. HChead coach Kes Murphysaid she had scored on thesame play in a key late sit-uation against Holmes inthe Ninth Region final.

“Abby works her (tail)off in the post. Seals peo-ple off, and we weren’t get-ting her the ball consis-tently,” Murphy said.“Even when they passedthe ball to her up high, forher to make that shot, itmakes me look like a ge-nius. It’s a tremendousplay for her to have the IQto see what is taking place,and drive the basket andmake the play.”

Senior guard Deja Tur-ner, headed to play forWright State, scored 13points on 6 of 11 shootingand was named the tourna-ment’s most valuable play-er.

“It’s awesome for herbecause she does the littlethings,” Turner said. “Shedoesn’t get the big scoringevery game. She does thelittle things, rebounds, shedives on the floor and shepicks us up. And for her toget that last basket is awe-some.”

Senior center AllyMayhaus, headed to playfor Bellarmine, scored 10points and had twoblocked shots. Juniorguard Dajah McClendonhad five points, four as-sists and two steals, thelast setting up the Indiansfor their final possession.

With about 30 secondsto go and the teams tied at32, McClendon poked theball away from AC-Sstandout Morgan Rich. Itrolled to sophomore AleahTucker. HC called time outwith 20 seconds left to setup the final shot.

“She just kept putting itin my face, one after an-other,” McClendon said. “Ihad to go for it so we couldget it back and try to scoreone more time.”

Tucker posted four

points and four rebounds,and Hassert had a blockedshot to go with her finalthree points. Holy Crossshot 15-of-31 (48 percent)but was outrebounded 23-14. HC only committedseven turnovers.

Rich, a senior forwardand University of Ken-tucky signee, had a stand-out game, scoring 20points on 7-of-14 shooting,including 3-of-5 from 3-point range.

She scored all 14 Patriotpoints in the second half.The rest of the lineup shot4 of 16 for the game, withthe other four startersnotching one field goalapiece.

“All the details, littlethings we practice everyday,” Murphy said. “De-fense, we work on that ev-ery day to be perfect. Wedon’t focus on averages,we just focus on us.”

Ultimately, it camedown to the fifth startermaking the play, and thatsignified the Indians’ un-derdog status.

“Who would havethought?” Hassert said.“We’re a team. We stucktogether. ... It was a solidteam effort the whole fourdays.”

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Abby Hassert gets behind thedefender to score thegame-winning bucket with5.5 seconds to go in the statefinal March 15.

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the following possessionextended the Colonels’lead, and then two freethrows from Theobaldmade it 39-33.

Coach Scott Ruthsatzjoked after the game thatRomes’ tip-in to get theColonels over the humpwas his best shot of theseason. The senior en-tered Tuesday night av-eraging just 3.5 pointsper game and is knownfor being a rugged de-fender.

“That was his bestshot of the year,” Ruth-satz said. “We’ve nevergiven up on any of ourkids. They know we be-lieve in them and theybelieve in us, and that’swhy we got the effort.”

Avery’s drive and fin-ish with 1:30 left pulledHolmes to within onepossession, 40-37, but the

Colonels took care of theball and made their freethrows down the stretchto seal the win.

“Our seniors told uslast year that winning itwhen you’re younger isnothing like winning it asa senior,” said Schuh,who finished with 12points and 11 rebounds.“Everybody said beforethe season that wecouldn’t do it withoutNick (Ruthsatz) becausehe just played so greatlast season. We justplayed total team basket-ball.”

This year marked thethird straight champion-ship game that Schuhhad appeared with theColonels. In his varsitycareer, he’s help compilean 89-14 record.

“Our seniors were tre-mendous leaders,” Ruth-satz said. “What Bo hasdone in three years as astarter has to be some-what unprecedented.He’s such a warrior.”

ColonelsContinued from Page B1

sess as a team.”Dixie had another med-

alist in the state meet inJoey Scaggs, who finishedin seventh place at 120 forhis. The regional runner-up last month, he lost hissecond-round match to thethird-ranked wrestler be-fore winning three conso-lation bouts to earn a med-al. Scaggs was 37-11for theseason.

Scott had two medal-ists. Tony Ashford fin-ished fourth at 145 and47-3 for the season. Hewas regional champion.Dale Hensley finishedseventh at 132 and 35-10overall. Hensley lost hisfirst round match thenwon his next four to win amedal, claiming a 6-1deci-sion and three falls.

DixieContinued from Page B1

feeds off of everybodyelse,” said Hans. “Thatwas just a big boost of en-ergy, confidence, andwhat we needed to get go-ing. The whole crowd gotinvolved and into it.”

They’re hungry. Weaccomplished that goal ofgetting to the final four.The next step in our proc-ess is to try to win a na-tional championship.We’re going to be hungry.Our two seniors and ourjuniors who have beenthrough so much

The Saints again re-lied on a deep supportingcast to carry the teamwhen Moss struggledearly and to close thegame out late.

Sam Cady added 10points, a night after foul-ing out scoreless. NikkiKiernan added eightpoints and eight re-bounds off the bench. Ste-phanie Krusling snagged

vertent hit to the face.She sat the final 4:06 ofthe half, but came outwith renewed energy inthe second half.

“I just hate losing,”said Moss. “We’re all realcompetitive and we havea lot of heart. We knewthat this was the time tostep up and finishstrong.”

She made her firstshot of the second half, athree-pointer, and the en-ergy in the sold-out Con-nor Convocation Centershifted immediately. TheSaints dominated the sec-ond half, and Moss fin-ished with a game-high 35points.

“We feed off of whatshe does. We feed off ofher just as much as she

six big rebounds and Oli-via Huber provided herusual spark of defensiveintensity.

By winning the pro-gram’s first sectionalchampionship, theseSaints have cementedtheir place in ThomasMore history. They arefar from satisfied, and re-main focused on theirmission to bring a nation-al championship to Crest-view Hills.

In the midst of the cel-ebration, 2014 graduateKatie Kitchen emotional-ly embraced her closefriend and former team-mate Wainscott.

“That’s what it’s about,keeping that traditionand playing for the peo-ple before you,” saidWainscott.

Thomas More willface Tufts on Friday,March 20, at Calvin Col-lege in Grand Rapids.

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St. Vincent de Paul5K set for March 28

St. Vincent de PaulNorthern Kentucky andCincinnati are collaborat-ing on the second annualSt. Vincent de Paul 5KRun/Walk, which will takeplace March 28 at SawyerPoint.

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FORT MITCHELL —Blessed SacramentChurch is putting up 3,300crosses across the proper-ty on Dixie Highwayalong with a pro-life mes-sage on two 4 by 8 foot

signs and a 4 by 4 foot signoffering help and healingto those who have experi-enced an untimely preg-nancy or an abortion.

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day, March 14.Blessed Sacrament is

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Jerry AbneyJerry E. Abney, 79, of Erlanger,

died March 8 at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

He played football for New-port High School and EasternKentucky University and ob-tained his master’s degree fromXavier University. He owned andoperated Creative ImprintsScreen Printing in Erlanger. InNovember 1989 he was honoredby Erlanger for the FriendshipCity Logo design. He also workedas a school teacher at schools inNorthern Kentucky. He startedthe graphic arts department atNewport High School. He alsocoached football and wrestlingat Newport, Lloyd, Simon Kentonand Campbell County HighSchools. He was a member ofErlanger United MethodistChurch, where he sang in thechoir, was a member of ErlangerUnited Methodist Men, andtaught Sunday school. He wasalso a member of KentuckyEducation Association andKHSAA.

Survivors include his wife, AnnAbney; daughter, Lynn Abney ofPark Hills; sons Dave Abney ofErlanger and Scott Abney ofElsmere; and two granddaugh-ters along with two step-great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Memorials: Erlanger UnitedMethodist Church, 31 Common-wealth Ave., Erlanger, KY 41018;or American Lung Association,4050 Executive Park Drive, Suite402, Cincinnati, OH 45241; or St.Elizabeth Healthcare Hospice,

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Ervin BruinErvin Lee “Daddy Be Good”

Bruin, 83, of Edgewood, diedMarch 7 at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood.

He retired in 1985 with 30years of service as a truck driverfor Roadway Express Co. inSharonville, Ohio. After retiringhe drove for Tour Bus Inc. TankInc. and as a private chauffeurand driver for Don Conrad. Hewas a member of First Church ofChrist in Burlington; TeamstersUnion ALF/CIO Local 100 andStewart for the local, ColonelClay Lodge No. 159 F&AM, andIndra Consistory Scottish Rite32nd degree. He enjoyed fishing,Florida family vacations, andclamming as Captain Fungi onBeer Island, Florida.

His daughter, Belinda GailAnderson; and brother, George P.Bruin, died previously.

Survivors include his wife, IonaJackson Bruin; son, Steven L.Bruin of Burlington; daughtersPam Robertson of Newport, LisaYates of Covington, and JanaBlackfield of Hebron; sister, JeanBruin of Walton; and sevengrandchildren along with sevengreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at Floral Hills Me-morial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sHospital Tributes Program, P.O.Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis,TN 38105-1905; or AmericanHeart Association, 5211 MadisonRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45227.

Ben CloudBen Cloud, 87, of Ludlow, died

March 8 at his home.He was a retired sales repre-

sentative for Midwest Tank &Manufacturing Co. and hadformerly worked for many yearsfor Littleford Bros. He was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II, aKentucky Colonel, former mem-ber of the N.K.A.P.C., and aformer Ludlow City councilman.

His wife, Janet Cooke Cloud;and son, Rick Cloud, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his daughtersAmy Stephenson of Ludlow,Patricia Sebastian of Frankfort,and Mary Cloud of Ludlow; son,Randy Cloud of Ludlow; andthree grandchildren.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-

tery in Fort Mitchell.Memorials: St. Elizabeth

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Marianne GerlMarianne Elizabeth Gerl, 35,

of Erlanger, died March 9.She was a banking supervisor

with Huntington Bank in Erlang-er and Deer Park. She lovedcrocheting, crafts, board games,trivia, and traveling.

Her father, George JosephGerl, died previously.

Survivors include her mother,Louise Marie Gerl of Fort Thom-as; and brothers Kevin Gerl ofVilla Hills and Steve Gerl ofLouisville.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

James GreenJames K. Green, 89, of Erlang-

er, died March 5 at St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice.

He was a U.S. veteran, havingserved in the South Pacific duringWorld War II, and was an activemember of Mary Queen ofHeaven Church for more than 40years. He loved to dance andenjoyed sports, especially bowl-ing, becoming president of theGreater Cincinnati BowlingAssociation in 1978.

His son, James “Chipper” R.Green; and several siblings, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife, JoanBaumgartner Green; daughtersLois Vallandingham of Villa Hillsand Diane Allen of Ludlow; son,Michael Green of Erlanger; andeight grandchildren along with13 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Mary’s Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 283 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017; orMary Queen of Heaven’s Adopt aStudent Program, 1150 Don-aldson Road, Erlanger, KY 41018.

John GripshoverJohn T. Gripshover, 91, of

Edgewood, died March 6 atBaptist Village of NorthernKentucky in Erlanger.

He worked for St. ElizabethMedical Center, was a U.S. Armyveteran of World War II, andmember of St. Benedict Church.

His wife, Jean P. Gripshover;and son, John Gripshover Jr., diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son, MarkGripshover of Union; daughtersLoretta Arstingstall of Erlangerand Donna Laible of Covington;and 10 grandchildren along with13 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery.

Memorials: Redwood School,71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitch-ell, KY 41017; or The Point ARC ofNorthern Kentucky, 104 Pike St.,Covington, KY 41011.

Emma HallEmma McIntosh Hall, 82, of

Erlanger, died March 6 at herhome.

She was a homemaker, Elsm-ere Baptist Church member, anda member of the NorthernKentucky Emmaus Community.She enjoyed fishing and garden-ing.

Her husband, Ballard Hall;daughter, Carolyn Hall, andgrandson, Lathan J. Hall, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her sonsCharles Ray Hall of Conyers,Georgia, Kenneth Hall of Wil-liamstown, David L. Hall ofErlanger, and James A. Hall ofIndependence; brother, WillieMcIntosh of Beattyville; sister,Pearle Robinson of Bath, Indiana;and 10 grandchildren along with12 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Glencoe Ceme-tery.

Thomas LunsfordThomas Gerald Lunsford, 90,

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His sister, Ruth Jones; and hisbrother, Basil Lunsford, diedpreviously.

Burial was at IndependenceCemetery.

John Mairose Sr.John Anthony Mairose Sr., 71,

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His brothers James, Joseph,and Paul Mairose; sisters RitaSpaulding and Mary Knight; andgranddaughter, Ella Hollander,died previously.

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Earl Meyers Sr.Earl Leo Meyers Sr., 81, of

Edgewood, died March 5 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood.

He was a U.S. Air Force veteranof the Korean conflict and wasretired from sales in the automo-tive industry.

His wife, JoAnn Carson Mey-ers; daughter, Marie JosephineMeyers; and grandson, AndrewCarson Meyers, died previously.

Survivors include his daughtersCindy Swegles of Walton, DeniseMeyers of Edgewood, and LeAnnMcKeon of Cincinnati; son, EarlMeyers Jr. of Edgewood; and sixgrandchildren along with fourgreat-grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

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His father, Robert Poe; andsister, Janet Poe, died previously.

Survivors include his childrenCandance Stanfild-Hurry, JerryStanfild, Timothy Poe, andStephanie Luthi; mother, RuthPoe; brothers Joe, George, andRobert Poe Jr.; and sisters SherryCharles and Neva Teegarden.

Jamie SimpsonJamie Jordan Simpson, 4

months old, of Park Hills, diedFeb. 28 at Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center.

Survivors include his parents,Jamie Simpson and Julie Dwyer;sisters Taylor Bowman, TommyDwyer, and Zoey Dwyer; brothersShawn Eastin, Joseph York,McKenzie Dwyer, and PiperDwyer; grandparents DebraSpencer, Vickie Simpson, andTommy Hensley; and great-grandparents Alice and GeorgeSpencer and Adah and GlenndellSimpson.

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Gail StammGail Stamm, 74, of Taylor Mill,

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Her son, Brian Stamm; anddaughter, Tracey Stamm, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her husband,Bill Stamm; son, Billy Ray Stammof Independence; brothers RandyPrice of Covington and BobbyPrice of Tampa, Florida; sister,Becky Plageman of Taylor Mill;and one granddaughter.

Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.

Alma StevensAlma L. Stevens, 92, of Taylor

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She retired from the GSAprinting plant in Cincinnati andshe was a member of Holy CrossChurch in Latonia. She was aformer volunteer with PrimeWiseat St. Elizabeth Edgewood, anavid Cincinnati Reds fan, and sheenjoyed traveling.

Survivors include her daughter,Rosemarie Cook; son, RaymondStevens; and two grandchildren.

Interment was at St. JohnCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Billie WaddellBillie Waddell, 72, of Elsmere,

died March 6 at his daughter’shome.

He was a retired civil engineerfor Norfolk Southern Railroadand the first appointed railroadcommissioner for the Common-wealth of Kentucky. The U.S. AirForce veteran of the Vietnam erawas a long-standing member ofCentral Church of the Nazarene,a Kentucky Colonel, and a North-ern Kentucky Youth FootballLeague Hall of Fame member. Hereceived a lifetime appreciationaward from Dixie Heights HighSchool and was known as thevoice of Dixie Heights HighSchool football. He was an avidstoryteller, loved sports, andserved as coach and mentor tomany young boys through theNorthern Kentucky Youth Foot-ball League.

His wife, Betty Jean Waddell,died previously.

Survivors include his daughtersCindy Sorrell, Becky Rogers,Kristy Molony, Linda Moloney,Nancy Kendall, and JoHannahRosevear; sons Billy Waddell andJeff Waddell; and 23 grand-children along with seven great-grandchildren.

Internment with honor guardservice was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105.

Col. William WilkersonCol. William F. Wilkerson, 96,

of Crestview Hills, died March 9at Emeritus at Edgewood.

He was a U.S. Army Air Corpsveteran, retiring as a pilot afterserving in World War II. Duringthe war he was shot down overGermany and he managed tomake his way back to safetyusing the underground network.He was awarded the PurpleHeart and numerous othercommendations. He had receivedhis masters in AeronauticalAviation from Miami Universityin Oxford, Ohio and was a long-time member of the Fort MitchellCountry Club where he was anavid golfer. He held his privatepilot’s license for more than 50years and as a young man he wasa talented musician and owned adance band named Count Wilke.

His first wife, Opal PetersWilkerson, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Nancy Bird Wilkerson; and hisdaughter, Margaret Wilkerson ofFort Mitchell.

Interment was at Rest HavenMemorial Park in Cincinnati.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Associ-ation, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, OH 45203.

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The 5K Run/Walkwill start and end at theCincinnatus statue atSawyer Point. Runnersand walkers will travelacross the Purple Peo-ple Bridge into Ken-tucky and through Cin-cinnati streets beforereturning to SawyerPoint. Awards will begiven in a variety ofcategories. Organizersexpect more than 750participants.

The 5K begins withregistration at 7:30a.m., and the run/walkstarts at 9 a.m. Light re-freshments and musicwill be offered after therace. Registration isopen at www.SVDPcin-cinnati.org/5K, and is$20 for adults ($30 atevent). $10 for a T-shirt.For additional informa-tion, visit www.SVDPcincinnati.org/5K.

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Our fifth in a series ofarticles about differentbaking ingredients andhow they can make a bigdifference in your recipesis about leaveners.

Our Kenton CountyCooperative ExtensionService recently offered a“Your Baking Ingredients:They Make a Difference”class. For more informa-tion or copies of past arti-cles, contact our office at859-356-3155. You can alsovisit homebaking.org.

According to Merriam-Webster, to “leaven”means “to modify or light-en – perhaps when tryingto change the mood of asituation, or make (some-thing) less serious andmore exciting.” We canuse similar referenceswhen referring to “leav-ening” in a recipe, as itrefers to raising or light-ening the finished prod-uct.

The Home BakingAssociation says leav-eners are used in bakedgoods to lighten the tex-ture, develop flavor, pro-

ducedistinc-tive cellstructureand in-creasevolume.Weachievesomenaturalleaveningfromsteam

(heat and moisture in theoven) and air (creamingfat and sugar, or beatingeggs), but we usually needhelp for more leavening,or to maintain this leav-ening action. This iswhere our chemical leav-eners come in. These“quick” leaveners do notrequire a raising periodbefore baking and areused in many of our bis-cuits, cookies, and otherquick breads.

All chemical leaveningis based on the reaction ofan acid and a base to pro-duce the carbon dioxidethat makes the bakedgood rise. Baking soda, a

base, is alkaline in nature,and requires an acid toreact and produce thecarbon dioxide to result inleavening. Acids occurnaturally in many foods,including buttermilk,brown sugar, sour cream,chocolate and fruit. Thisis why your chocolatechip cookie recipe (whichincludes brown sugar)calls for using bakingsoda to leaven. The bakingsoda neutralizes the acidin the batter while ad-justing the final pH of thebaked good. Baking sodais not the same as bakingpowder.

Baking powder is aleavening agent contain-ing baking soda and oneor two acids – citric ortartaric. It reacts withoutacid from other ingredi-ents in your recipe whenwet and when it becomeshot. The baking powderused at home is “double-acting” because it has twotypes of acid – one reactswhen liquids are added inthe bowl and the otherreacts when it becomeshot during baking. Carbondioxide is the resultinggas produced that leav-ens. Baking powder willbe called for when makingan item that does not con-tain an added acidic ingre-dient.

Baking soda and bak-ing powder do not lastforever! Test for strengthby mixing one teaspoonbaking powder with 1/4cup very hot water. Mix-ture should bubble. Youcan also test baking sodaby mixing it with vinegar.It should also bubble.

Kathy R. Byrnes is KentonCounty extension agent forfamily and consumer sciences.

All about leavening your baked product

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