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Miles Simpson is ready forthe field after spending lastseason red-shirted for theUniversity of Kentucky.

The Recorder sports teamcatches up Simpson, and hisformer coach Jeff Marksberry,in this week’s sports section.

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ERLANGER - Danielle Blak-eney thought she was headed tothe Cherry Hill Swim Club for a“pie-in-the-face” contest on July21.

Instead, she got something awhole lot better.

That night, Blakeney was hon-ored in a surprise ceremony forher recent performance in the2011 Special Olympics WorldGames, where she won three goldmedals and five medals overall,adding to her already impressivecollection. Just 20 years old, Blak-eney also earned four gold medalsand one silver medal in the 2010Special Olympic USA NationalGames, five gold medals in the2011 USGA-Special OlympicsNational Championships, and fourmore gold medals in the 2011

Special Olympic State Games.At the swim club, Blakeney

was given a proclamation fromErlanger Mayor Thomas Rouse, aswell as a special cake with all ofher neighbors and friends at theclub.

“It feels amazing,” said Blak-eney. “I’m just happy right now.”

Her mother, Coleen, said thefamily couldn’t be more proud ofDanielle.

“It was a privilege to just beable to compete in the worldgames, and to see her come homewith all these medals is just amaz-ing,” she said.

The proclamation, whichdeclared July 22 to be “DanielleBlakeney Day” in the city ofErlanger, prompted a giant smileand a fist pump from Blakeney.

“This is a big honor for her,”said Coleen. “She worked so hard,and she just did a great job overthere.”

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During a surprise ceremony at the Cherry Hill Swim Club on July 21, Erlanger resident DanielleBlakeney reacts to a city proclamation from councilman Shane Longshore that declares a day inher honor. Blakeney, here with parents Mark and Coleen, recently returned from the SpecialOlympics World Games, where she won three gold medals, including the all-around gold inrhythmic gymnastics.


EDGEWOOD - Whether he waspedaling near Mt. Rainier, visitingkids in Kansas or braving thesweltering heat of the Missourisun, it’s safe to say Joseph Koner-man has had a summer to remem-ber.

“This has been amazing - real-ly a once-in-a-lifetime opportuni-ty,” said Konerman, an Edgewoodnative who is preparing for hisjunior year at the University ofNorth Carolina. “I knew I wouldnever have a chance like thisagain, and it’s been incredible.”

Konerman’s opportunity is theJourney of Hope, a nation-widebicycle trek to raise money forchildren with disabilities. Koner-man, along with about 90 othermembers of the Pi Kappa Phi fra-ternity representing colleges allover the country, are closing in onthe finish of their nearly 4,000-mile journey, and they’ve raisedover $550,000 to date.

Konerman was among thegroup of riders who left from Seat-tle June 8, and will be stopping inthe Cincinnati area on July 30.Two other groups left from SanFrancisco, and all of the groupsare scheduled to meet in Washing-ton D.C. on Aug. 13.

“We couldn’t be more proud ofhim,” said his mother, Jude. “Togive up his summer and do some-thing like this for a cause he

Pedals,passionspreadhope


ERLANGER - With everythingKelsey Sorrell stood for, Tim Dun-can knows his niece would defi-nitely approve of the fund in hername.

“Kelsey loved her family andfriends, and she loved beingaround kids,” said Duncan. “Sowe’ve tried to carry that on, and Iknow she’d be proud of it.”

The Kelsey Ann Sorrell Memo-rial Scholarship Fund, which is setto host their fourth annual GolfOuting on July 30, was set upshortly after she was killed in aJanuary 2008 car accident. Sorrell,who had just finished her firstsemester at the University of Ken-tucky, attended St. Henry Elemen-tary School and Notre Dame Acad-emy, where she played basketball.

“We were with her parentswhen the accident happened, andwhen we all got the news, it was

the worst day of our lives,” saidDuncan. “She was such a greatkid.”

Duncan said Sorrell’s father,Steve, who is the freshmen bas-ketball coach at CovingtonCatholic, suggested they gettogether a golf tournament to raisemoney in Kelsey’s name, wantinga tournament where husbandsand wives could play together.The first tournament occurredshortly thereafter, with proceedsoriginally going toward the schol-arship funds at Notre Dame andSt. Henry.

However, after adding a bas-ketball tournament fund raiserthat occurs in the fall, Duncan saidthey’ve been able to expand theirreach with the fund, and they nowdonate to a number of private andpublic schools in the region, aswell as the Mustard Seed Founda-tion and the Maria SchaffsteinScholarship Fund.

“I think it has helped the fami-

ly to be able to do all this and keepKelsey’s passion for educationalive,” said Duncan. “We’re justtrying to do the right thing andhelp out kids who need it, whichis exactly what she would havewanted.”

The fourth annual Kelsey AnnSorrell Golf Outing will be heldJuly 30 at the Devou Park Club-house, and will include a happyhour, dinner and dancing, withlive music being provided by TheRemains. The cost is $75 forgolfers, or $50 for those enjoyingjust the happy hour, dinner anddancing. Pre-registration isrequested, but walk-ups will bepermitted as space allows.

“It’s always a fun evening, andit goes to a good cause,” said Dun-can. “We’re just really looking for-ward to another great event.”

For more information, or toreserve a spot, visitwww.kelseyssmile.com.

Sorrell’s memorial honored

All in aday’s workGE interns Jacob Heeb,

Jordan Benson andBrett Niehauser do

some landscaping workat Howell Elementary onJuly 21. They were laterjoined by fellow internsStephanie Kenning and

Daniel Moore as theycompleted several

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believes in just showswhere his heart is.”

The journey has beenabout more than pedalinghowever. The group alsoscheduled over 50 “friend-ship visits” along the way,giving them a chance tointeract with children andadults with disabilities atnearly each stop.

In fact, it was one ofthose visits that Konermansaid is his favorite memoryof the trip so far.

“We were at a church inButte, Montana, and theybrought in a band andeveryone was dancing,” hesaid. “I noticed a lady withDowns Syndrome off to theside, kind of dancing byherself. I asked if she want-ed to dance, and we dancedtogether for almost twostraight hours. It was socool to spend time with herand see her laughing andenjoying herself.”

During their stop in

Cincinnati, Konerman andhis fellow riders will be vis-iting the Cincinnati Recre-ation Committee, wherethey will take part in awheelchair basketballgame. They are also expect-ed to be greeted by a num-ber of local officials, includ-ing Cincinnati Mayor MarkMallory.

“It will be great to havethem come through here sowe all can see them,” saidJude. “What they’ve donethis summer is just phe-nomenal.”

With only a little overtwo weeks remaining on hisjourney, Joseph said he’sjust trying to make the mostout of it.

“There are times when itgets difficult and you’retired, but then you thinkabout your next friendshipvisit, and it motivates youto keep going,” he said. “It’shard to describe what thishas meant to all of us. Ithink we’re all just glad wehad the chance to do some-thing like this.”

For more informationabout the Journey of Hope,or to donate money to thecause, visitwww.pushamerica.org.

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Hope

Midnight MadnessERLANGER - Lloyd

Memorial High School willhold a Midnight Madness onAugust 5 to show off the2011-12 football team andcheerleaders.

The event will begin at 7p.m. and end at midnight atCecil’s Field, the home of the

Lloyd Juggernauts. It is opento all ages, and guests will beable to see the team use theirequipment for the first timethis year.

Admission is $2 for adultsand $1 for children, with allproceeds going toward Lloydathletics. For more informa-tion, contact the school at727-1555.

RCIA presentationsERLANGER - Mary Queen

of Heaven Deacon Tom Dush-ney will be available onAugust 9 to discuss theupcoming Rite of ChristianInitiation of Adults (RCIA)classes.

Dushney will be in theMQH School library at 7 p.m.to answer questions aboutthe RCIA classes, which willbegin on August 16. Anyoneinterested in learning how tobecome a Catholic, or whowants to know more aboutthe process is welcome toattend.

For more information, call525-6909, etc. 620 or send anemail to [email protected].

Judge-execs to meetThe Fiscal Courts of

Boone, Kenton and Campbellcounties will conduct a spe-cial joint meeting at 6 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 11 at theBoone Links Golf Courseclubhouse, 19 ClubhouseDrive.

The meeting starts at 6:45p.m. On the agenda is: Briefpresentation and discussionregarding Sanitation DistrictNo. 1 and TANK as well asdiscussion of a possibleregional emergency commu-nication/911 system.

There will be no publiccomment scheduled and noaction taken on any item.

Women’s conferenceELSMERE - First Baptist

Church of Elsmere will wel-come in Michelle McKinney-Hammond on Sept. 10 forDivine Inspiration for Victori-ous Attitudes (DIVA) Day.

The day is designed toinspire women of all ages toget the life they aspire tohave. McKinney-Hammond,an accomplished author,singer and speaker, will workwith attendees on unlockingthe keys to personal successwhile applying Biblical princi-ples.

The conference will runfrom 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.,and pre-registration is $55. Allguests will receive lunch, aDIVA bag and journal.

Space is limited, andguests are encouraged toregister early to reserve aspot. For more information, orto register, visitwww.regonline.com/diva-dayky.

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Pioneer Park was the siteof the annual Beast BashJuly 23, an animal eventbenefitting the Friends ofKenton Paw Park, the Ken-ton County Animal Shelter,and the Kenton County Ani-mal Shelter Supporters.

Despite the heat, the

owner-animal games wenton as usual, with prizes forthe winners, and pet ownerscould find out what is newin pet care at many of thebooths, while people whodidn't yet own dogs or catshad the opportunity to viewmany animals up for adop-

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the dogs keep cool, whetherthey wanted to drink it orwade in it.

Honey Hill Farms alsohad a petting zoo availablefor people who wanted tosee a little more exotic pets.

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Marley, a 3-year-old black lab adoptedfrom the Kenton County AnimalShelter, minds the order to sit and staygiven by his owner, Kim Lightner ofFort Mitchell at the obedience contestat the Beast Bash at Pioneer ParkSaturday.

Jackson, a German Short HairedPointer, sits patiently and waits for atreat from owner Savannah Pracht ofIndependence during an obediencecontest at Beast Bash Saturday.

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INDEPENDENCE Partflea market, part craft showand part yard sale, the city sSecond AnnualWhatchamacallit Sale is theperfect place for any bargainhunter.

The 2011 sale will beheld at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 13, in Indepen-

dence s Memorial Park, JackWoods Parkway.

Last year s sale wasmade up of crafters, vendorsand even residents, saidIndependence RecreationDirector Nita Brake. Mer-chandise up for grabsincluded DVDs, school sup-plies, handmade jewelryand more.

It s open to anybodythat s why we call it theWhatchamacallit Sale, she

said. It s a great way to getrid of things you don t useanymore.

The sale features spacefor about 25 vendors/resi-dents, Brake said. Currentlythere are less than 10spaces are available. At $25each, it s easy for sellers tomake a profit, Brake said.

Admission is free forshoppers, Brake said.

Proceeds of the event gotoward the city s recreation

programs, which is a bighelp, Brake said.

With the economic timeswe re in, it s hard to getsponsors so we have tothink outside of the box toraise money, she said,adding that shoppers arehelping two-fold by stop-ping by the Whatchamacal-lit Sale. You re helping thepeople that are selling andyou re also helping the citya little bit too.

Scavenger huntleads to prize,proposal onbended kneeBy Amanda Joering [email protected]

There are wedding bellsin the future for Southgateresidents Amanda Bardoand Kevin Kubiak, winnersof a $15,000 diamondengagement ring during theJames Free Jewelers Dia-mond Dash.

The couple participatedin the contest, which con-sisted of a scavenger huntthrough downtown Cincin-nati, with about 500 otherpeople on July 16.

“We were sitting thereafter the scavenger hunt,and our cell phone rang,”Bardo said. “We knew itwas them calling to tell uswe won, and we just lookedat each other and startedscreaming.”

Bardo, a Highlands HighSchool graduate originallyfrom Fort Thomas, has beenin a relationship with Kubi-ak, a Simon Kenton HighSchool teacher originally

from Taylor Mill, for abouttwo years.

“We worked for the samecompany and we justcrossed paths,” Kubiak said.“We started hanging outand have been togethersince.”

Bardo said she heardabout the Diamond Dash onthe radio and thought itwould be fun. So sheentered an essay about herand Kubiak’s relationshipand was chosen to partici-pate.

After winning the ring,in front of hundreds ofstrangers, Kubiak got onone knee and proposed.

Now, the couple is get-ting to work planning awedding sometime nextsummer.

“She’s getting the ballrolling, I just shake my heada lot,” Kubiak said.

Bardo said she’s startingthe planning process offslowly, still working on nail-ing down an exact date.

“We’re still in the midstof showing off the ring andannouncing our engage-ment to our family andfriends,” Bardo said. “Rightnow we’re just kind of hav-ing fun with it.”

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As state legislators pre-pare plans for Kentucky’s 38Senate seats, 100 Houseseats and six congressionaldistricts, a number of lawsand practical factors must beconsidered, a national redis-tricting expert said July 21.

Tim Storey, a senior fel-low with the National Con-ference of State Legislatures,spoke to members of theInterim Joint Committee onState Government. “This is aredistricting primer or Redis-tricting 101,” said SenateCo-Chair Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown.

Kentucky is one of near-ly 40 states where lawmak-ers draw their own mapsrather than a commission orother panel. “In some way itdoes make sense for legisla-tors to draw their districts,”Storey said, because theyknow their communitiesbest. The new lines must bedrawn before the filingdeadline for 2012 races onJan. 31, although the filingdeadline can be altered bystatute if new lines are notready by then.

Storey also cautionedthat although Jan. 31 is ahard deadline, there are

other concerns as well.“Local officials are payingattention to this,” he said.“It is a courtesy thing tothink about them.” Localauthorities are redrawingtheir precinct boundaries aspart of this process.

Legal guidelines andprecedents are different forstate legislative and con-gressional districts, Storeysaid. The state’s six U.S.House districts must bedrawn as equal in popula-tion “as practicable,” and inthe last round of redistrictingKentucky’s districts variedby a single voter. Of the 13states that have alreadypassed their plans this year,10 followed that pattern inorder to head off lawsuits.

Arkansas, one of thestates that did not followsuch an exacting standard,aims to not split countiesbetween districts, a planKentucky follows for stateHouse and Senate seatsunder case law. The federal“one person, one vote” prin-ciple has been interpreted bythe courts to allow up to 5percent variation above orbelow the ideal population.

Effective Thursday, Aug.4 the Kenton County Clerk’soffice hours will be chang-ing.

Currently both the Inde-pendence and Covingtonoffices are open 8:30 a.m.

to 6 p.m. on every Wednes-day.

To offer more hours tothe public, the Covingtonoffice will no longer be openuntil 6 p.m. on Wednesdaybut will change to everyThursday until 6 p.m. TheIndependence office willkeep its same hours.

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ERLANGER - Even during thesummer break, the library atArnett Elementary School staysbusy.

For the second consecutiveyear, librarian Nancy Leftin held

her summer library program, wel-coming students in throughoutJune and July to enjoy all of theresources the library has to offer.On Tuesdays and Thursdays, stu-dents are able to come in andread, listen to books on tape, usethe computers, play educationalgames and even complete crafts.

“Its a way to make sure theirreading ability stays sharp overthe summer, so they’re ready togo when the school year starts,”said Leftin. “If kids aren’t practic-ing their reading over the summer,they lose some of what theylearned the previous year, so wedon’t want that to happen.”

Leftin said some of the kidshave even been using the time totake their Accelerated Readertests, a program where studentsearn points for completing briefquizzes on books they’re read.Students can accumulate ARpoints throughout the year to winprizes.

“So we’ve got a few kids whohave a head start on getting theirpoints for next year, because

they’ve been working hard here,”said Leftin. “It’s a good way forthem to hit the ground runninginto the new school year.”

The program isn’t all aboutwork though. Leftin said the kidstake times to play games andmake some personalized crafts,and there’s even a raffle at the endof the summer, with the studentswho have the highest attendancehaving a chance to win a newbackpack.

A lot of kids spend the summersitting around watching TV orplaying video games, and it does-n’t stimulate their minds,” saidLeftin. “But these kids come inhere and have a great time whilethey’re learning.”

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Carmen Pico settles in for a good read during the Arnett Elementary summer library program onJuly 19.


Liam Manley and Makya Sims show off their creative sides as they make a craft during the summer library program at Arnett Elementary. Theprogram, which runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, averages around 20 kids.

This fall CovingtonCatholic will welcome twonew faculty members,both with University ofNotre Dame educations:Julie Stengle to the Mathe-matics Department andScott Ruthsatz to theSocial Studies Department.

Principal Bob Rowewas thrilled with the qual-ity of applicants for theposted positions but ulti-mately chose these twobased on their teachingexperience, out of class-room professional experi-ence, and commitments totheir faith and community.

Of their Notre Damecredentials, Mr. Rowesaid, “We are pleased tosee such a high cadre ofcandidates desiring towork with our students.We believe our studentsdeserve the best, and bothof these teachers are excit-

ed about teaching at Cov-ington Catholic HighSchool.”

Julie Stengle completeda BS in Mathematics atNotre Dame and a Mastersof Teaching Education atThomas More College.Prior to teaching she had acareer in sales and owneda successful furniturebusiness in Covington,“Abode.” While at Abodeshe developed and taughta work study program forstudents at the College ofMt. Saint Joseph, as wellas created and taughtquarterly seminars ondesign, lighting specs andspatial techniques. Mostrecently she taught Alge-bra I and Geometry atLudlow High School. Sheis a member of the parishcouncil at St. XavierChurch and a volunteerwith Tender Mercies.

Scott Ruthsatz com-pleted a B.S. in Economicsfrom Heidelberg College, aB.S. / B.A. in Accountingfrom The Ohio State Uni-versity and an MBA fromthe University of NotreDame University. In addi-tion to teaching SocialStudies courses he willalso be CovingtonCatholic’s head BasketballCoach. Previously heworked for St. AnthonyHigh School in Jersey City,New Jersey as the Dean ofStudents and assistantVarsity Basketball Coach.Outside of his commit-ments to CovingtonCatholic Scott serves asacting president of PolarPure Carbonics, based inSandusky, Ohio and is afather of six. He will beliving in Edgewood andattending St. Pius XParish.

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ERLANGER - LloydMemorial High School islooking for nominations fortheir Athletic Hall of Fame.

Athletic director MikeKey said the school is plan-ning their second annualHall of Fame banquet thisfall, where they will inductthe new class into the Hall.At the banquet last year, 10athletes and one team - the1965 state championshipfootball team - were induct-ed into the Hall, and Keysaid he anticipates there willbe 8-10 inducted this yearas well.

“We just want to find thebest Lloyd had to offer andhonor them,” said Key.

In addition to the 1965football team, the inauguralHall of Fame class includedSteve Adkisson (1978,track and cross-country),

George Baker (1978, bas-ketball), Marc Collins(1992, football and basket-ball), Peggy Vincent East-ham (1975, basketball andtrack), Chris Hook (1986,baseball), Marty Lenhof(1973, baseball, basketballand football), Jeoffrey Long(1959, baseball, basketballand football), Mark Molitor(1976, baseball, basketballand football), David Smith(1976, football and JayStenzel (1983, basketball).

“It was really cool to geteveryone together last yearand relive some goodtimes,” said Key. “It wasespecially cool seeing thefootball team back togetherafter all these years. Theydefinitely had some storiesto tell.”

Nominating forms areavailable on the school dis-trict website, along withguidelines for induction. Allnominees must have gradu-ates of Lloyd Memorial HighSchool, earned at least one

varsity letter, and be at least10 years removed fromgraduation. All nominationsmust be received by Sept. 1.

Following the Hall ofFame banquet on Nov. 20,the winners of the annualsports raffle, which raisemoney for the athleticdepartment, will be drawn.Raffle tickets are $100each, and only 150 ticketswill be sold. The raffle win-ner will receive a $2,000prize, with second placewinning $1,000 and thirdplace winning $500. Allthose who purchase a raffleticket will receive two adultall-season athletic passesthat allow them admissioninto any regular-seasongame at Lloyd and TichenorMiddle School, as well astwo guest admission to theHall of Fame Banquet.

For more informationabout the Hall of Fame Ban-quet, nomination forms orsports raffle, visitwww.erlanger.k12.ky.us.

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By Adam [email protected]

Miles Simpson has alwaysbeen up to any challenge he facedon the football field.

Whatever his coaches haveasked of him at every level, Simp-son has responded. Entering the2011 season, the University ofKentucky football player and2010 Simon Kenton graduate isexcited for his opportunity to con-tribute for the Wildcats.

After scoring 82 touchdownsin his final two seasons at SimonKenton, the highly-recruited all-state running back chose to stayclose to home and attend UK. Hisfirst year in Lexington was moretrying than he expected. Likemany highly touted recruits,Simpson had to adjust to sittingout a redshirt season.

“The biggest challenge of red-shirting was the mental part,”Simpson said. “You have to realizethat you’re not the star anymore.Everybody on the team is just asgood if not better than you.”

Following his 2009 senior sea-son for the Pioneers, Simpson wasnamed the Class 6A Player of theYear. To go from the highs of thatseason, to a year of being unableto compete in games was a chal-lenge.

Fortunately for Simpson, hehad teammates to help him stick itout.

“Our incoming class fought

through the redshirt year togeth-er,” Simpson said. “We also got alot of support from the upperclass-men who had gone through thesame thing.”

Simpson spent his redshirt sea-son workinghard in theweight room,bulking up from200 pounds to220. He alsofocused onadjusting to col-lege life and get-ting a jump onhis academics.

“Last yearwas a little tough on him becausehe wanted to get on the field andplay,” Pioneers head coach JeffMarksberry said. “He used hisredshirt year the right way, get-ting in the weight room to get big-ger and stronger and taking careof business in the classroom.”

To complicate matters further,Simpson was moved from runningback to strong safety three-fourthsthrough the season. Prior tospring practice earlier this year,Simpson was moved to outsidelinebacker. Under new Wildcatsco-defensive coordinator RickMinter’s scheme, Simpson willplay a position that is a hybridbetween safety and linebacker.

“I think the new position fitsMiles very well,” said Marksberry.“He’s so athletic. His athleticism,speed, and size will make him a

terrific defender. I think it’s a per-fect fit.”

Simpson has experience play-ing offense and defense, as well asspecial teams. He has gone bothways since he started playing pee-wee football and welcomes theidea of focusing on just one main

position.“I played both sides of the ball

growing up, so I think it will putless stress on my body playingjust one side,” Simpson said.

As a redshirt freshman, heexpects to contribute primarily onspecial teams. He will also use this

year to learn his new position bybacking up an experienced veter-an.

“My goal is to contribute onspecial teams and get on the fieldany way I can,” Simpson said.“On defense, I’m learning behinda very good starter.”

The past year and a half hasbeen full of adjustments for Simp-son. He knows that the successthat came so easily to him in highschool will take a lot more work atthis level.

“The speed and size of theplayers are some of the big differ-ences,” he said. “At Simon Ken-ton, I was as big as some of ouroffensive linemen. Now, the hitsare 10 times harder. I have to gohard every day in the weightroom.”

Simpson was part of second-year head coach Joker Phillips'first recruiting class as a headcoach. He fits Phillips' “play fast”mentality and brings the kind ofspeed and athleticism that theprogram seeks. Expectations forthe Wildcats will continue to riseover Simpson’s next four seasonsand he hopes to play a big role inreaching and exceeding thoseexpectations.

“This year, we have a goodyoung defense with great seniorsto show us the way,” said Simp-son, who believes the programwill continue to rise. “It’s all onthe uphill.”

Simpson faces UK Wildcat challenge the right way

FILE PHOTO

Miles Simpson runs the ball for the West during the Northern Kentucky Football CoachesAssociation all-star game, June 10, 2010, at Dixie Heights High School.

Simpson

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A signature dayJosh Shortt of Erlanger got Barry Larkin to sign his picture of Larkin’s Reds HOF induction ceremony. Shortt wasthere in preparation of the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball crew’s appearance at Great American Ball Park onSunday, July 24. The Reds took on the Atlanta Braves.

Henn winsWolves 5KUpcoming Lloyd High

School senior Alex Henn,17, of Erlanger finished

first in the IndianaUniversity East Run withthe Wolves 5K Run/Walk

on the IU East CrossCountry Course on July

16. Henn pulled awayfrom the field of 548 inthe last 800 meters to

finish the course in18:05, eight seconds

ahead of second-place.

THANKS TO KYLE

WRIGHT

Town & Country Summer CampsTown & Country Sports & Health

Club, 1018 Town Drive in Wilder, isoffering summer camp programming,with camps for children ages 3through high school.

Town & Country offers full- andhalf-day Adventure Camps, Tiny TotsAdventure Camp and a variety ofSports Camps. Camps run throughAug. 5.

To register, visit www.towncoun-trysports.com or call 859-442-5800.

Florence Freedom 9U tryoutsFlorence Freedom Elite 9U will

have tryouts at 5:30 p.m. Monday,Aug. 1, at Champion Window Field,home of the Florence Freedom.

Players can not turn 10 beforeMay 1, 2012. Call 859-240-9679,859-250-1970 or 859-496-6410.

Fast Start VolleyballNorthern Kentucky Volleyball Club

(NKYVC) has open registration forFast Start Volleyball, a programspecifically designed for athletes whodo not make their school program orwho attend schools that do not havea volleyball program available.

The program provides techniqueand skill training and a competitionschedule. It is appropriate for all skilllevels as courts and teams are ageand skill divided to ensure each ath-lete is challenged.

Athletes will practice one hour, twodays a week for six weeks Aug. 10 -Sept. 21. All sessions are held at theTown & Country Sports Complex,1018 Town Drive in Wilder.

For more information, visitwww.nkyvc.com.

Fall Soccer LeaguesTown & Country Sports & Health

Club is organizing fall outdoor andindoor soccer leagues at its facility,1018 Town Drive in Wilder.

The fall session will run Augustthrough October.

• Team registration deadline forMen’s Open, COED Open, Women’sOpen, COED 35+ and Men’s 30+ isdue Friday, Aug. 12.

• Individual league registrations forMen’s Open Indoor and Women’sOpen Indoor, 18 years and older, forthe fall session is due Monday, Aug.15.

To register for either, visitwww.towncountrysports.com or con-tact Jeremy Robertson, director ofsoccer operations, at 859-442-5800or [email protected].

NKY Sports ReunionA reunion for all former Northern

Kentucky sports players, coachesand officials will be 1 p.m. to midnightAug. 20, at Rivershore Sports Com-plex, 7842 River Road in Hebron.

Cost is $5 or $10 per family. Therewill be games, prizes, cornhole andmore. Meet Charlie Coleman of theTV show “Sports Legends and Fred-die Simpson, who played in themovie “A League of Their Own.”Retro will provide live music.

The Northern Kentucky Sports Hallof Fame members’ softball game willbe at 5:30 p.m.

All proceeds go the Kentucky Cir-cuit Clerk’s Trust for Life Program,helping to secure organs/tissue dona-tions to help Kentuckians.

Tri-State Coach’s ClinicThe 2011 Tri-State Coach’s Clinic

will be Sept. 10 at Northern KentuckyAssociation of Realtors, 7660 Turfway

Road, Suite 100, in Florence.The clinic, for coaches of all

sports, is designed to help coachesdevelop more positive and effectiveresults from their athletes. Topics tobe covered include, creating a cohe-sive team on and off the field, sportnutrition and more. Guest speakersinclude Rodney Swanigan, headcoach of the Northern Kentucky RiverMonsters and Brian Hiebert, CNP, BeHealthy Nutrition.

The cost prior to Saturday, July30, is $50; after is $60. Tickets canbe purchased online at tristate-coach.eventbrite.com.

Visit tristatecoach.wordpress.comor 2011 Tri-State Coach’s Clinic onFacebook.

Be Concerned hosts golf outingBe Concerned will host its 15th

annual golf outing on Sept. 16 at TwinOaks Golf and Plantation Club inLatonia.

The cost is $100 for 18 holes ofgolf and includes a lunch on thecourse and a prime rib and chickendinner after.

The scramble best-ball format willhave a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m.There will be prizes for top golfers, aswell as a silent auction and rapid raf-fles afterward. New is the Golf BallDrop; for $5 you can purchase anumbered golf ball that will bedropped from a helicopter onto theputting green at 4 p.m. The personwhose ball lands closest to the pinwill win $1,000.

Proceeds will benefit Be Con-cerned, which assists low-incomefamilies in Northern Kentucky obtainbasic necessities.

For more information or to sign up,call 859-291-6789.

SIDELINES

The Thomas More College women’sbasketball team is ranked No. 15 inthe Women’s Basketball CoachesAssociation’s (WBCA) Academic Top25 NCAA Division III Honor Roll forthe 2010-2011 academic year.

The Saints compiled a team gradepoint average of 3.484 under formercoach Brian Neal to reach 15th out of441 schools that play women’s bas-ketball at the NCAA Division III level.

In February, two Saints earnedCapital One Academic All-District IVhonors as sophomore guard ChelseaTolliver of Morning View (Simon Ken-ton) was named to the second team

and sophomore guard Allison Long ofHebron (Conner) was named thirdteam as they each had a cumulativeGPA of 4.0.

Tolliver and Long were joined onthe Presidents’ Athletic Conference(PAC) Academic Honor Roll by seniorcenter Nicole Dickman of Park Hills(Notre Dame Academy) senior for-ward Dana Bors of Lebanon, Ohio,(Lebanon), freshman forward MoriahCorey of Louisville (Butler) and soph-omore forward Rebecca Leffel of Troy,Ohio (Miami East) as all six had 3.6 orhigher GPAs for 2011 spring semester.

Case Western Reserve University

led all of Division III with a 3.609GPA. St. Vincent College, this past sea-son’s PAC runner-up, was the onlyother PAC school ranked, as it wasranked 24th with a 3.433.

The Saints finished the 2010-2011season 30-1 as they recorded theirsecond undefeated regular-season infour years and advanced to the “Sweet16” of the NCAA Division III Champi-onship. During the season they earnedthe school’s first-ever No. 1 nationalranking. Thomas More opens the2011-2012 campaign under newcoach Jeff Hans on Nov. 22 at CentreCollege.

TMC’s women’s basketball15th in the nation for academics

New coachDerrick Jackson was

recently named the newThomas More College headmen’s and women’s crosscountry coach.

Jackson comes from OakHills High School in Cincinnati,where he was the assistantcross country coach for threeseasons.

“We are extremely delight-ed that Coach Jackson hasaccepted the head cross coun-try coaching position,”Thomas More College AthleticDirector Terry Connor said.“We believe that he will buildthe cross country program intoone of the best in the confer-ence and region academicallyand athletically.”

Said Jackson, “I’m excitedabout the opportunity to coachat the collegiate level and lookforward to bringing in some ofthe top student-athletes fromthe tristate to make ThomasMore’s cross country programone of the top in the region.”

Jackson ran cross countryand track and field at Wilming-ton College where he wasnamed All-Ohio Athletic Con-ference (OAC) and All-GreatLakes Region.

He also served in the OhioArmy National Guard from2000-2007, where he wasdeployed to Iraq twice andearned numerous militaryawards.

Thomas More 78thThomas More College was

78th of 410 eligible Division IIIschools in the Learfield SportsNCAA Division III Directors’Cup Standings for the 2010-2011 academic year.

The Learfield Sports Direc-tors’ Cup was developed as ajoint effort between the Nation-al Association of CollegiateDirectors of Athletics (NACDA)and the USA Today.

Points are awarded based

on each institution’s finish in upto 18 sports - nine women’sand nine men’s, but the Saintsfinished in the top 14 percent inthe nation with only 13 spon-sored sports.

The Saints had five of their13 teams advance to NCAAChampionships during the2010-2011 academic year asfootball, men’s soccer, volley-ball, women’s basketball andbaseball all represented

Thomas More in their respec-tive national championshipsand earned the school 217.0points in the standings.

Thomas More was the top-ranked Presidents’ AthleticConference (PAC) school asGrove City College (128),Washington & Jefferson Col-lege (143) and WestminsterCollege (182) also finished inthe top 50 percent of NCAADivision III eligible schools.

By James [email protected]

KENTON COUNTY - RobPetrey didn’t take up golfuntil several years after hegraduated from DixieHeights High School.

Fifteen years later, the

fortysomething FortMitchell resident had one ofthe best golfing weeks of hislife as he contended for theNorthern Kentucky Men’sAmateur golf title.

Petrey finished sixth inthe finals July 15 at TripleCrown Country Club in

Union. While a late fadedropped him out of con-tention, Petrey enjoyed hisbest finish in two tries in thetourney.

“I hadn’t been playingwell lately but in the lastcouple of weeks I started toplay well and decided to

enter,” Petrey said. “I had agreat week.”

In the tourney format,competitors played onequalifying round and two18-hole matches to get totheir ultimate destinationsin the finals. The champi-onship flight played 36holes in one day.

After one round in thefinals, Petrey was one offive players within onestroke of the lead. He wastwo shots out with nine toplay before faltering on theback nine.

“The back nine got me alittle bit,” he said. “Evenwhen I hit good shots theydidn’t turn out well. But Istill had a great week. I washitting the middle of thegreens and playing myirons well, getting a lot ofpars. I was consistent allweek.”

Petrey is a two-time clubchampion at the KentonCounty Golf Courses andwill go for number three inlate July.

“Golf is great. No matterhow good you are, it’s

always a challenge,” Petreysaid. “There’s always some-thing to strive for, whetheryou want to break 90, 80 or70.”

Holy Cross High Schoolgraduate Steve Rickels outof Independence finishedfifth in the finals. He hadsimilar trouble in the lastnine holes after being astroke out of the lead after18.

Championship FlightFinals: Eric Fuldner 149 (75-74),

Lance Lucas 150 (74-76), AndrewDesmarais 152 (75-77), JasonFryia 153 (79-74), Steve Rickels156 (75-81), Rob Petrey 156 (74-82), Chris Cronenweth 159 (78-81).

Round of 16: Joe Ruzick, StevenBlock, Jim Volpenhein, Jeff Floyd,Doug Danner, Brandon Allender,Mark Krahe, Chris Hatke.

Round of 32: Paul Clancy, RyanCrowell, Scott Scudder, PhoenixRamsey, Brad Kohls, Brian Gregg,Brad Marsh, Tom Wimsatt Jr.,Phillip Harper, Blake Hamilton,Zach Wright, Larry Hicks, GregPoore, Janson Cahill, MatthewRecht, Philip Russo.

First FlightFinals: Sean Burke 69, Bret Metzger

73, Shannon Hundemer 76, Rus-sell Daniels 83, Scott Hansel 85,

Jon Aydt 87, Matt Ford 88, BobChalfant Jr. 90.

Round of 16: John Hester, Sy Man-dle, Mark Boothby, Joey Whitford,Adrian Cabrera, Mickey Sutton,Kevin Bachmann, Paul Sturgeon.

Round of 32: Steve Houchen, JeffTrimpe, Rick O’Hara, StevePopham, Niklas Walsh, DanO’Brien, David Bracken, TimRyan, Kirk Ashcraft, Kevin Flynn,Deron Roberts, Jim Allen, MarkCollett, Trevor Cockayne, JimAdams, Todd Belden.

Second FlightFinals: Bret Spencer 80, Kevin

Sesher 83, Dave Gastright 84, SamFalah 86, Blake Trimpe 87, NorbBaute 88, Jim Ferreri 88, Dennis West89.

Round of 16: Brian Croley, MartyLenen, Patrick Fluegeman, MarkMcFadden, Rob Flanigan, Skip Goley,Bob Gamber, Mark Golar.

Round of 32: Matt Miller, BillAhlers, Rick Goins, Robert Stobart,Ben Kroger, Randy Keegan, JohnSparks, Jeremy Thornton, MichaelDeye, Cameron Vestermark, EthanBulen, Tom Dunhoft, Curly Simpson,Ryan Venable, David Scheibly.

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As I write this, the debt ceilingissue has not been resolved. I ama news junkie and I have heardquite a bit about this. However,this isn’t really what I want tocomment on.

Yesterday after returning fromchurch, I promptly lay downwhich is something I don’t nor-mally do until later in the after-noon. Have to say it felt reallygood. My husband had the TV onand tuned into his favorite newsstation. They were, of course, dis-cussing the debt ceiling and thestalemate. Frequently other break-ing news came scrolling alongsuch as the multiple shootingattacks and bombs in variousplaces.

Having returned from a wor-ship session, I had been reallyinspired. Right now in our churchwe are going through a kind of dif-ficult transition where our pastor isretiring in a few years and thenhas had to begintreatment forstage IVmelanoma so wehave an interimpastor. So, as agodly man, thisinterim pastor ispreaching aseries of sermonson how to transi-tion from onepastor to anotherand some of theproblems we willsurely face. Howwonderful isthat? Someonewho is a leader,helping a groupof people to tran-sition in a diffi-cult time. Thatsounds almostlike what ourcountry coulduse right about now.

At this point, let me warn youthat I am going to share sometruths with you. Please keep inmind that this article is my opinionbut the receipt of this commentaryis up to the individual and ofcourse the application is optionalbut if you want to read on, I canshare with you some hope I havein the future of our nation, ourfamilies and our personal lives. Irealize first of all that I am one per-son and that I can’t do everything,but what I can do, I will andbecause of that message I heard Ihave been literally compelled topen my thoughts to the reader.Thanks for listening.

I will say this, if I can beinspired and do something, so can

you, so can afamily, so can achurch and socan a nation. Iwould have beenso pleased tohear somethingyesterday on thenews that ourleaders had goneto church andprayed beforecoming into themeeting aboutthe debt ceiling.Now, maybe

they did but it wasn’t made publicso I don’t know. I have heardhowever, that the FoundingFathers of this nation did just thatand they prayed daily for guidancefrom God. I did want to sharesome of my thoughts with you,they’re actually promises fromGod to His people (and we aresupposed to be a Christian nation

and we werefounded onthose principles,right?).

In II Chroni-cles 7:14 Scrip-ture says: “If mypeople, who arecalled by myname, will hum-ble themselvesand pray andseek my faceand turn fromtheir wickedways, then will Ihear from heav-en and forgivethem and willheal their land.”Just one morepromise fromPsalm 127:1which says:“Unless the Lordbuilds the house,

its builders labor in vain. Unlessthe Lord watches over the city, thewatchmen stand guard in vain.”

Our ancestors came here sothey could worship freely. OurFounding Fathers so wiselysought guidance in laying out thefoundation for this. Please let’s notforget this. I pray we could all beinspired to pray and get not onlyourselves right but our families,our churches and finally ournation. Prayer changes things,really, I’ve experienced it. ThanksDr. Tim Alexander and Dr. AdamGreenway for your wise counsel tome and may God bless America,again.Mary Knipp is a Florence resident andlongtime member of Florence Baptist

at Mt. Zion.

As work continues on a solutionto the debt crisis, I remain con-vinced that we must significantlycut spending and find ways to startaddressing our deficit and debt inthe long run without raising taxes.

That is because my experiencesas a father, a small business owner,and a soldier all reinforce theurgency with which we must startto tackle our $14.3 trillion nationaldebt.

As a husband, a father andgrandfather, I want my childrenand grandchildren to have thesame opportunities that I have hadin my life. This will not be possibleif we continue to run up a hugenational debt with out-of-controlspending and leave the bill for thenext generation.

Our current debt breaks down tomore than $46,000 per citizen andgrowing. We cannot continue toincrease the amount that our chil-dren and grandchildren must repayfor our fiscal irresponsibility.

I know that the solution to ourdebt crisis is cutting spending andnot raising taxes because of myexperience starting and runningmy own small business. Business-es, like families, are expected tobalance their budgets. Each canoperate for a time with borrowedmoney; think of a small businessloan, your mortgage or your car

loan. But youhave to stay ontime with pay-ments and main-tain a sustainabledebt-to-incomeratio or else thereare consequences.

If you findyourself in seriousdebt, you have totake a look at yourincome, expenses,and debt as awhole and thenmake the toughdecisions to reduce

costs and pay off the debt overtime. Washington’s debt is no dif-ferent; we simply cannot continueto spend money we do not have.

As a former small businessowner, I also know that raisingtaxes would have a devastatingimpact on the economy and theprospects of job creation. Newtaxes would take more money frombusinesses and entrepreneurs thatthey could otherwise use to start orexpand their businesses and hiremore employees. At a time whenunemployment sits at 9.2 percentnationally, we cannot afford to putadditional burdens on job creators.

In addition to being bad for theeconomy, the job impact of taxincreases will make the deficit and

debt worse. Fewer private sectorjobs will result in fewer taxpayersand fewer tax revenues. Instead ofhigher taxes, we need more jobsand as a result more taxpayers.

As a soldier, I took an oath todefend our country from all threatsforeign and domestic. The threatposed by our growing national debtis now among the greatest risks toAmerica’s national security. Forty-seven percent of our public debt isnow foreign owned. This realitygives foreign governments toomuch influence over our economyand our national security.

In order to secure our futureeconomy, national security andprotection of the most vulnerable inour society, we must get this situa-tion under control.

President Obama wants anincrease in the debt limit.

House Republicans want spend-ing cuts and a serious plan to getour fiscal house in order.

Therefore the solution to thisproblem must both prevent adefault and include substantialspending cuts and a serious work-out plan to begin the enormouschallenge of reducing our out-of-control deficit and debt.

U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, is amembr of the U.S. House of

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Cold Stone comfortElla, Addison and James Viox of Erlanger enjoy some ice cream from the Cold Stone Creamery at Newport on the Levee.

What the debt means to me

Every Kentuckian knows thecrisis we face: The country is morethan $14 trillion in debt. Theunemployment rate is over ninepercent nationally, and nearly 10percent in the Commonwealth. Aneconomic calamity is on the hori-zon—unless Washington getsspending under control and createsan environment to grow new jobs,soon.

So naturally people across Ken-tucky, from Paducah to Pikeville,are looking for answers. Will thegovernment finally get spendingunder control and revive this econ-omy, or will it be business as usualin Washington?

Unfortunately, the answerscoming from President Obama andthe liberals in Congress are the

wrong ones. Shockingly, in theface of crushing debt and deficits, aflailing economy, and anemic jobgrowth, they want to increase gov-ernment spending and raise taxes.

Remarkably, in a time of recorddeficits, Washington Democratshave called for more stimulusspending, ignoring that if we couldspend our way into economicrecovery we would surely be inboom times by now. And theyhave called for hundreds of billionsof dollars in higher taxes to be apart of any deal for Congress toraise the debt limit.

The president recently went to amanufacturing plant to tout newjobs. Yet even as he was speaking,his administration unveiled a pro-posal to hit manufacturing compa-

nies like the one he was visitingwith billions of dollars in newtaxes.

Actions like these just aren’tserious. And they show that Presi-dent Obama and WashingtonDemocrats still don’t get it. They’rejust not listening to you.

What they don’t understand isthat there is a debt crisis notbecause Washington taxes too lit-tle, but because it spends too much.And that voters did not electdozens of new Republicans to Con-gress last November because theywant their taxes raised or govern-ment spending to go up.

For the government to keeprunning up the credit card andlooking to the taxpayer to foot thebill is unacceptable. Republicans

have very different ideas abouthow to solve the problems we face.

I believe that it’s time for Wash-ington to take the hit—not Ken-tucky taxpayers. We need to enacta serious plan to dramaticallyreduce spending and finally get ourdebt and deficits under control.

That plan must include entitle-ment reform, because entitlementreform is the key to real long-termspending reduction.

We should not raise taxes,because that would hurt job growthand hinder the economic recoverywe badly need.

And we should pass a balancedbudget amendment, so politicianswill stop spending money theydon’t have and finally stop runningup massive debt.

It’s time to getserious and worktogether to passreal reforms likethese that willactually cutspending, get ourdebt under controland help grow theeconomy. And it’sabout time Presi-dent Obamastepped forwardand told theAmerican peoplewhat he’s willing to do to makesure that happens. He’s incharge—it’s time to see him lead.

Mitch McConnell is the SenateRepublican Leader serving as senior

U.S. Senator for Kentucky

Will it be business as usual inWashington?

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W.H.O. Presents:

FLAPPERSFLAPPERS AND FEDORASFEDORASFor more information or to RSVP visit: www.welcomehouseevents.org

All proceeds benefit Welcome House of Northern Kentucky

Enjoy a night of dancing, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and great live music!

Friday, August 12Friday, August 127-11 pm7-11 pm

Newport SyndicateNewport Syndicate

By Regan [email protected]

INDEPENDENCE - Dr.Dierdra Robison wants resi-dents to know that chiro-practic can be the corner-stone of a healthy life.

Robison plans to openher chiropractic office, Cor-nerstone Family Chiroprac-tic, Aug. 1. The office islocated at 2144 DeclarationDrive and will feature a fullrange of chiropractic andmassage services.

“It’s more than just painrelief. Everyone goes andbuys face cream so thedon’t age, but if you don’ttake care of your spineyou’re going to have painand dysfunctions,” sheexplained.

Residents can check outRobison’s office at an openhouse Aug. 24.

“When patients comehere, they’ll be treated like

family, not just a number orany person. You’ll be part ofthe Cornerstone family,” shesaid.

In addition to the usualchiropractic services, Robi-son is also specially certifiedto adjust children and preg-nant mothers.

Robison doesn’t just treatthe pain of her patients, shealso works with them tofind the cause in what shecalls a “whole bodyapproach.”

“Chiro is phenomenal forback pain, but it’s so muchmore,” she said.

For more information,call 815-9371 or visit cor-nerstone-chiro.com. Corner-stone Family Chiropractic isopen from 8 a.m. to 12:30p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Mon-day and Wednesday, 8 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 4p.m. Friday, 2 to 7 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdaysand Saturday by appoint-ment.

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

New chiropracticoffice to openin Independence

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Dr. Dierdra Robison

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Hot weather packed the Taylor Mill Swim Club July 21. Independenceresidents Alec and Luke Lockard cool off with Cole Moss of Taylor Mill at theswim club.

REGAN COOMER/STAFF

Simon Kenton High School students stopped by the Taylor Mill Swim Club for a swim July 21. Left to right:Independence residents Mallorie Steele, Kassidy Adel, Savannah Steele, Morgan Gilvin, Breana Dean, KarleyAdel, Kennedy Dercheak and Taylor Mill resident Tim Goss.

REGAN COOMER/STAFF

The Bluegrass Swim Club was a gathering place for friends and family July 20. Left to right: Rosemary Schuh of Park Hills, Katie Schuh of Fort Mitchell, Maleah Rensingof Fort Wright, Morgan Dickhaus of Fort Wright and Caroline Schuh of Park Hills.

REGAN COOMER/STAFF

Tabitha Neaver of Latonia stops by theBluegrass Swim Club July 20 with son Willand daughter Carlie.


Cole Krumpelman enjoys a relaxingafternoon at the Beechwood SwimClub in Fort Mitchell on July 25.


Michael Schadler and Eddie Erdman wrestle atthe Beechwood Swim Club.


Sam Rademacher prepares to diveat the Beechwood Swim Club.


Matthew Daniels flies into the water at the Beechwood Swim Club on July 25.

THANKS TO CYNTHIA SCHOETTKER

Haley Schulte and Mikayla Easterling hang outtogether this summer. Both are swimmers atBrookwood Swim Club in Edgewood.

THANKS TO CYNTHIA SCHOETTKER

Brookwood Swim Club in Edgewood held its Family Fun Day earlierthis summer. Here Lydia Lampe, Mara Schutt, Alexis Dieboldparticipated in the “Huggy Bear Contest.” THANKS TO KRIS STAVERMAN

Ten and unders having some pre-swim fun at Cherry Hill Swim Club.

Beating the heat

THANKS TO KRISTIN TAYLOR NIEHUES

Fair winnerOliver Niehues won first place in the 1-2 year old competition at theKenton County Fair. Family includes parents Brady and Kristin Niehuesas well as two older siblings, Hailey 9 and Owen 4.

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DRINK TASTINGSWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m., Cork ‘n Bottle Coving-

ton, 501 Crescent Ave., Free. Presented byCork ‘n Bottle. 859-261-8333; www.corkn-bottle.com. Covington.

Wine Tasting, 4-8 p.m., D.E.P.’s Fine Wine &Spirits Covington, 670 W. Third St., Free.859-291-2550; www.depsfinewine.com.Covington.

EXERCISE CLASSESGroup Personal Training, 7-8 a.m., Expres-

sions Dance Theatre, 2434 High St., Person-al training class to their weekly schedule foractive men and women. Training techniquessuch as kettlebells, resistance bands, sus-pension trainers and unique body weighttraining exercises. Ages 18 and up. $97monthly. Presented by Peak Fitness andSports Training. 859-620-5542; www.peak-fast.com. Crescent Springs.

KARAOKE AND OPENMICKaraoke Night, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Bar Monet,

837 Willard St., With Chill Will, also knownas DJ Love MD. No cover. 859-491-2403.Covington.

Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Ralph Fulton VFW Post6423, 4435 Dixie Highway, With Jay. 859-866-6810. Elsmere.

MUSEUMSCincinnati Meets the Beatles! 1964 &

1966 The Liverpool Sensations Invadethe Tri-State, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road,Exhibit features stunning photos of newsphotographer Gordon Baer. Family friendly.Included with admission: $7, $6 seniors, $4children; free for members. 859-491-4003.Covington.

MUSIC - CONCERTSFinal Friday Concert Series, 7-8:30 p.m.,

Erlanger Branch Library, 401 Kenton LandsRoad, Music by Magnolia Mountain. Featur-ing some of the best local bands. Free. 859-962-4002; www.kentonlibrary.org. Erlanger.

Concerts and Friday Family Fun NightsSeries, 9 p.m., Independence MemorialPark, 2001 Jack Woods Pkwy., “FurryVengeance” starts at dusk. Presented by Cityof Independence. 859-356-6264; www.city-ofindependence.org. Independence.

MUSIC - JAZZNew Sleepcat Band, 7:30 p.m., Dee Felice

Cafe, 529 Main St., Directed by Bill Gemmerand features John Von Ohlen. 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com. Covington.

Brent Gallaher, 8 p.m., Chez Nora, 530 MainSt., With Jim Anderson on bass and TonyFranklin on drums. 859-491-8027;www.cheznora.com. Covington.

MUSIC - ROCKSwan, 10 p.m., Peecox, 635 Donaldson High-

way, 859-342-7000; www.peecox.com.Erlanger.

ON STAGE - THEATERDial “M” for Monmouth Murder Mystery,

8-10 p.m., Monmouth Theatre, 636 Mon-mouth St., Interactive murder mystery. Dur-ing each performance, audience gets todecide who committed the crime. Ages 18and up. $15. Through Aug. 5. 859-655-9140; www.monmouththeatre.com. New-port.

PUBLIC HOURSCreation Museum, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Creation

Museum, 2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Museum presents “walk through history.”State-of-the-art 70,000 square foot museumbrings pages of the Bible to life. IncludesKnee-High Museum, child-friendly and inter-active addition to existing displays. $24.95ages 13-59, $19.95 ages 60 and up,$14.95 ages 5-12, free ages 4 and under;$7 planetarium. Through Dec. 23. 888-582-4253; www.creationmuseum.org/events.Petersburg.

RECREATIONAdult Sand Volleyball, 6:30 p.m., Flagship

Park, 1 Flagship Pkwy., Weather permitting.No teams. Individuals rotate in so everyonecan play. Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby City of Erlanger. 859-727-2525, ext. 1;www.ci.erlanger.ky.us. Erlanger.

Duplicate Bridge, 6-9 p.m., Panorama Plus,8510 Old Toll Road, Common Room. Opento all players. Family friendly. $5. Presentedby Boone County Bridge Center. 859-391-8639; www.boonecountybridgecenter.com.Florence.

SENIOR CITIZENSTai Chi, 9 a.m., Walton Multipurpose Senior and

Community Center, 44 N. Main St., Free.Presented by Senior Services of NorthernKentucky. 859-485-7611; www.seniorser-vicesnky.org/. Walton.

Euchre Tournaments, 12:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Arrive early. All money goesback to participant winners. $3 cover charge,ten cents every euchre. Presented by SeniorServices of Northern Kentucky. 859-485-7611; www.seniorservicesnky.org. Walton.

TOURSCincinnati Bell FiOptics Showcase of New

Affordable Homes, 5-8 p.m., Aosta Valley,Aosta Valley Drive, Featuring seven modelhomes from six local builders. Homes start at$148,500 and range in size from 1600-3000 square feet. Located on Boone Coun-ty-Kenton County line just North of Walton,KY off of Route 16, development featuresunderground gas and electric utilities, citywater and sewage, and streetlights. Commu-nity pool, clubhouse and playground areunder construction. Free. 859-282-6900;www.liveinnky.com. Walton.

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BENEFITSKelsey Ann Sorrell Memorial Scholarship

Fund Benefit, 7 p.m., Devou Park, 1344Audubon Road, Clubhouse. Golf-

ing is optional at 4 p.m.Open bar, dinner, dancingand music by theRemains. Benefits Kelsey

Ann Sorrell MemorialScholarship Fund. $75 golf;

$50 dinner. Reservations required.859-292-2151. Covington.


1966 The Liverpool Sensations Invadethe Tri-State, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Included with admission:$7, $6 seniors, $4 children; free for mem-bers. 859-491-4003. Covington.

MUSIC - ACOUSTICSasha, 7-10 p.m., Argentine Bean Bistro and

Wine Bar, 2875 Town Center Blvd., GypsyLatin Jazz. Free. 859-426-1042;www.argentinebean.net. Crestview Hills.

MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCKBig Rock Club, 6-10 p.m., Newport on the

Levee, 1 Levee Way, 859-291-0550. New-port.

Powerhouse Boogie Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,Guys ‘n’ Dolls Restaurant and Nightclub,4210 Alexandria Pike, $5. 859-441-4888.Cold Spring.

MUSIC - CONCERTSJosh Eagle Album Release, 9:30 p.m.,

Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Ballroom.With the Cliftones, Fair City Lights and KellyFine. Doors open 8:30 p.m. Cover includesnew CD. $13 ages 18-20; $10 ages 21 andup. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com. Newport.

ON STAGE - COMEDYDanny Bevins, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Funny

Bone Comedy Club, $17. Ages 21 and up.859-957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

RECREATIONOpen Play Paintball, 3-5 p.m., Town and

Country Sports and Health Club, 1018 TownDrive, Golf Range Clubhouse to pay and fororientation. Includes Field Rental, UnlimitedCO2 and 500 paintballs and Refs and twofree additional hours of open play, which isnormally 3-5 p.m.. All paintballs must bepurchased from Xtreme Paintball at Town &Country. Field paint only. Ages 10 and up.Ages 17 and under must bring a waiversigned by a parent prior to play. $25, $12500 additional paintballs, $10 marker/gun,gloves, mask and vest. 859-442-5800;www.towncountrysports.com. Wilder.

American Legion Charity Golf Outing, 1-4p.m., Twin Oaks Golf Course, 450 E. 43rdSt., Includes lunch at the course, beer,prizes, trophies, greens fees and cart. Shot-gun start, four-person scramble. BenefitsAmerican Legion Boone Post 4. Ages 21 andup. $69. Registration required. Presented byAmerican Legion Boone Post 4. 859-581-2410. Covington.

SPORTSAll-Breed Horse Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Alexandria Fairgrounds, 100 FairgroundsLane, Horsesand riderscompete in49 classes.See Arabians,Paso Fino,Gaited, West-ern, Englishand MiniatureHorses per-form through-out competi-

tion. Covered grandstand seating available.Refreshments available. Free parking. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented by Northern Ken-tucky Horse Network. 859-512-5414;www.alexandriafairandhorseshow.com.Alexandria.

TOURSNewport Gangster Walking Tour, 10:30

a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., Gangsters Duel-ing Piano Bar, 18 E. Fifth St., Explore thestreets where gangsters made their millions,gamblers lost their fortunes and their lives,and ladies of the night earned their reputa-tions. $15. Presented by American LegacyTours. 859-491-8000; www.newportgang-sters.com. Newport.

Cincinnati Bell FiOptics Showcase of NewAffordable Homes, Noon-8 p.m., AostaValley, Free. 859-282-6900;www.liveinnky.com. Walton.

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1966 The Liverpool Sensations Invadethe Tri-State, 1-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admission: $7, $6seniors, $4 children; free for members. 859-491-4003. Covington.

ON STAGE - COMEDYLive Bait Comedy, 7 p.m., 701 Bakewell St.,

Comedians Neilly Fletcher, Michael Rudolph,Vincent Holiday, Mike Foley, Rob Wilfong andspecial guest Gene Sell. Drink specialsinclude $5 pitchers of Long Islands ordomestic drafts and 43 Wells. No cover.859-431-7011. Covington.

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MUSIC - BLUEGRASSBluegrass Jam, 8-11 p.m., Molly Malone’s

Irish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E. Fourth St.,No sign-up required. Ages 21 and up. Free.859-491-6659. Covington.

ON STAGE - COMEDYStand-up Comedy, 8:30 p.m., Beer Sellar,

301 Riverboat Row, Different line-up eachweek. Content rated R. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-431-6969. Newport.

RECREATIONDuplicate Bridge, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Elsmere

Senior Center, 179 Dell St., Lower Level.Open to all players. Family friendly. $5. Pre-sented by Boone County Bridge Center. 859-391-8639;www.boonecountybridgecenter.com.Elsmere.

SENIOR CITIZENSYoga, 10:30 a.m., Walton Multipurpose Senior

and Community Center, 44 N. Main St., Free.Presented by Senior Services of NorthernKentucky. 859-485-7611; www.seniorser-vicesnky.org/. Walton.

Art Social, Noon, Walton Multipurpose Seniorand Community Center, 44 N. Main St., Bringyour own supplies. Free. Presented by SeniorServices of Northern Kentucky. 859-485-7611. Walton.

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COMMUNITY DANCELine Dancing, 7-9 p.m., Lookout Heights Civic

Club, 1661 Park Road, Holly and BernieRuschman, instructors. Beginners welcome.Family friendly. $6, $3 for first-timers. Pre-sented by H & B Dance Co.. 859-727-0904.Fort Wright.

EXERCISE CLASSESZumba with Y’vonne Burkart, 10-11 a.m.,

Middleton-Mills Park, 3415 Mills Road, Shel-terhouse 1. $5, first class free. Presented byKenton County Parks and Recreation. 859-525-7529. Independence.

HEALTH / WELLNESSWeight Loss Class, 6:30-8 p.m., Hickory

Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor MillRoad, $30 per month, $20 per month withthree-month membership. First class free.Presented by Equipped Ministries. 859-802-8965. Independence.



MUSIC - CONCERTSBuckethead, 8:30 p.m., Madison Theater, 730

Madison Ave., Doors open 8 p.m. Multi-instrumentalist wears white bucket on hishead and white costume mask. $20. 859-491-2444; www.madisontheateronline.com.Covington.

SENIOR CITIZENSBingo, 12:20 p.m., Walton Multipurpose Senior

and Community Center, 44 N. Main St., Allcollected money goes to the winning players.$1 for two cards. Presented by Senior Ser-vices of Northern Kentucky. 859-485-7611.Walton.

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CIVICKenton County Conservation District

Board Meeting, 5-7 p.m., Northern Ken-tucky Area Planning Commission, 2332Royal Drive, Regular meeting to discuss con-servation district programs, projects andactivities. Free. Presented by Kenton CountyConservation District. 859-586-7903. FortMitchell.

HEALTH / WELLNESSWeight Loss Class, 5:45-6:15 p.m., Lakeside

Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, $30per month, $20 per month with three-monthmembership. First class free. Presented byEquipped Ministries. 859-802-8965. Lake-side Park.

NATUREWild Wednesday, 10 a.m., 9:30 a.m., Middle-

ton-Mills Park, 3415 Mills Road, Shelter-house 2. Civil War Era Beekeeping with Kaylaand Granville Griffith. Pre-Program: River-works Discovery. Hour-long programs. Rainor shine. Free, donations of nonperishablefood and personal care items accepted. Pre-sented by Kenton County Parks and Recre-ation. 859-525-7529;www.kentoncounty.org. Independence.

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DANCE CLASSESClogging Demonstrations/Open Dance, 8

p.m., Drawbridge Inn Hotel, 2477 RoyalDrive, Public invited to watch energetic, foot-stomping and hand-clapping form of dance.$5 per day. Registration required. Presentedby Hills of Kentucky Cloggers. 859-760-8497; www.midwestcloggingky.com. FortMitchell.



MUSIC - ACOUSTICKassie Miller, 8-11:30 p.m., Chez Nora, 530

Main St., Harmonious blend of country andsoul. Free. 859-491-8027;www.cheznora.com. Covington.

MUSIC - STUDENTPERFORMANCESYoung Band Night, 6-9 p.m., Mahogany’s

Coffee House and Bar, 3715 Winston Ave.,Four young or new bands perform. Free.859-261-1029. Latonia.

RECREATIONWomen’s Bridge, 10:30 a.m., Covington Art

Club, 604 Greenup St., Kate Scudder House.Bring lunch; drinks provided. $2. 859-431-2543. Covington.

For more aboutGreater Cincinnati’s

dining, music,events, moviesand more, go toMetromix.com.

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on “Share!” Send digital photos to “[email protected]” alongwith event information. Items are printed on a space-available basiswith local events taking precedence.

Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find morecalendar events, go to “www.cincinnati.com” and choose from amenu of items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

THANKS TO RICH SOFRANKO

The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company performs “Bedroom Farce,” a comedic 1970s play that explores relationships atvarious stages. It is through Aug. 7, at the theater, 719 Race St., downtown. Tickets are $32 and $28 for adults, $28 and $24for seniors and $26 and $22 for students. Call 513-381-2273 ext. 1 or visit www.cincyshakes.com. Pictured are: KateWilford and Jim Hopkins in the company’s production of “Bedroom Farce.”

PROVIDED

The comedy, “Menopause the Musical,” is at the Aronoff Center through Aug. 14.The musical parody is set to classic tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s. It isperformed at 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m.Sundays. Tickets are $50. Call 513-621-2787 or visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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Dinsmore Homestead will have tours to showcase the 1842 farmhouse and furnishings of the Dinsmore family from 1-5p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31, and Wednesday, Aug. 3. The Dinsmore Homestead is a unique historic site wherevisitors can learn what rural life was like in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Nature enthusiasts can enjoy the hiking trailsand those who enjoy antiques and historic interiors will take delight in touring the house, containing the originalaccumulated belongings of five generations of the Dinsmore family. Tours begin on the hour with the last tour starting at 4p.m. The office and gift shop are closed on Mondays. House tours will continue through Dec. 15. The Dinsmore Homestead islocated at 5656 Burlington Pike in Burlington. Tours are $5; $3 ages 60 and up; $2 ages 7-17; members and ages six andunder are free. For more information visit www.dinsmorefarm.org or call 859-586-6117.

Most of the time, whenwe see a bee, our initialreaction is to kill it. If you’vebeen stung before, youknow it can hurt, so natural-ly you become defensive –especially if you’re allergicto bee stings.

As best we can, it’s timeto change our thinking fromdefense to offense, as ourhoney bee (and other polli-nators) populations contin-ue to decline to alarminglylow numbers. Without ourbees and their pollinatingabilities, we wouldn’t havemuch of the food we eat.

In fact, one bite of everythree we take was depend-ent on a honey bee for polli-nation.

So, what’s causing thedecline?

There are many factorsincluding mites, viruses andother diseases, chemicalexposure, lack of nutrition(limited supply of goodpollen and nectar sources),and of course, Colony Col-lapse Disorder, which maybe a combination of all ofthe above (still a lot ofresearch going on).

How can you help?Although most backyardgardeners can’t do anythingabout the mites, viruses, dis-eases and over all ColonyCollapse Disorder, we canhelp increase honey beesand other pollinators withinour yards and neighbor-hoods.

Garden for the bees• Plant nectar rich plants

in your garden, patio pots,window boxes, etc.

• Try to create bee areasthat are in full sun, and pro-tected from the wind.

• Make sure there are

p l a n t sfloweringat all timesfor thebees towork on.

• Manyweeds arean excel-lent sourceof nectarand pollen( d a n d e -

lions and clover are great!).When possible let themflower for the bees to use,then pull or get rid of theweeds.

• Try planting bothnative and non native nectarand pollen sources. Flower-ing shrubs, perennials,annuals, vegetables andherbs can all be greatsources of nectar and pollen.

• Provide a source ofwater. (Bee favorites includelavender, milkweed, daisies,coreopsis, crocus, Alliums,chives, catmint, salvia,sage, gayfeather, Penstemondigitalis, sedum, goldenrod,lambs ears, thyme, zinnias,etc. Trees and shrubs includecrab apples, edible peachesand apples, hawthorn, flow-ering cherry, spirea, butter-fly plant, caryopteris, etc.

Reduce use of pesticides• If you must spray, use

targeted pesticides thatwon’t affect bees, and spraywhen the bees are leastactive (early in morning orat dusk when the wind isnot blowing).

• If possible, don’t sprayflowering plants that attractthe bees, or at least try totreat the leaves only, not theflowers. Treat only plantsthat are being badly eaten.

• Use integrated pest

management methods(mechanical and culturalways to control pests as wellas chemical, such as hosingoff bad bugs, knocking themoff into a bucket of soapywater, using grow covers,hand picking, etc. Applyinsecticidal soap or horticul-tural oil before getting outthe stronger insecticides.

Note: Pesticides will varyin their effect on bees. Dustsand wettable powders aremore hazardous to beesthan solutions or emulsifi-able concentrates. Systemicsare a safer way to controlmany harmful pests withoutsprays, but may contami-nate nectar or pollen. Readthe label. Many insecticides,like Sevin or Spinosad (anorganic spray) may be verylow in toxicity to humansand pets, yet are extremelytoxic to bees.

Protect swarmsIf a swarm of honeybees

happen to visit your yardand garden, don’t panic!They’re usually not aggres-sive.

Give them time to moveon, or call your local Exten-sion office or Police to getphone numbers for localbeekeepers that will gladlycome and remove the hivesafely and transport it else-where.

You can often find peopleon swarm lists for yourcounty online as well (seebox).

Build it and they will comeInstall bee nesting boxes

and allow space along theedge of your garden toencourage the native beepopulations. The solitary beespecies that nest in boxes,

hollow stems and groundwon’t swarm and don’tsting.

These are excellent polli-nators and are already inyour yards and gardens. Byinstalling their nestingboxes in early spring, you

help increase their popula-tions. 250 Mason (orchard)bees can pollinate one acreof orchard.

Learn more about beesTake the time to learn

more about not only honeybees, but our native bees aswell. Educate the kids aboutthe importance of the bees,and how to watch for andavoid bees. (Only femalehoney bees can sting, and ittruly is used as a defensemechanism only.)

Buy local honeyHelp support your local

bee keepers by purchasinglocally produced honey andother honey related prod-ucts. The honey is oftenmore fresh and will containvitamins and minerals that

some commercially pro-duced honey may lack.

So let’s all do our part toinvite and allow thesehoney bees to do their jobsin our gardens. And the nexttime you smack a honeybee, just think about theimpact you’ve made on ourworld of bees. Can youimagine what the worldwould ‘bee’ like without ourpollinators?

(Thanks to Bar-beeBloetscher,OSU Extension/ODA, for much of our beeinformation.)

Ron Wilson is marketingmanager for Natorp’s Garden

Stores and is the garden expertfor 55KRC-AM and Local 12.

Reach him at [email protected].

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flaky breakfast croissantsstudded with chocolate. Ithink I ate my way throughQuebec!

It’s back to reality now,though, with this searingheat. A perfect reason towhip up a batch of OrangeJulius smoothies.

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I’ve had several requestsfor this, along with Thrift-way’s tuna salad and Bigg’schicken salad. I have clonedthe tuna and chicken saladsand will share them soon.

I received this from Cler-mont County reader JulieScott several years agostraight from the deli cook-book. You can try and cutthe recipe in half.

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After several family gatherings Tomand Kathy Ross decided to open theGunpowder Creek Acoustic Society tothe whole community.

The first public gathering was host-ed at Hoggy’s in Edgewood.

It was so successful they had tofind a bigger venue. Considering theidea was birthed near the old Gunpow-der Creek in Union, it was only fittingthat the new venue would be the

Union Community Building. The com-munity building is an old firehouseand has plenty of room for the com-munity gatherings to grow.

Each gathering showcases the tal-ents of community members at all skilllevels. All acoustic instruments arewelcome and at any given gatheringyou will find guitars, dulcimers, ban-jos, fiddles, mandolins, auto-harps,harmonicas, melodicas, drums and

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Why does a wealthy shadow group of concerned citizens and elected taxtakers support NKAPC as they vilify our fami-lies, friends and neighbors? How many hardworking carpenters, plumbers, electricians, drywallers, painters, roofers and buildingprofessionals do you know? Are they corrupt as alleged by the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission (NKAPC)?

NKAPC taxtakers have tried to link our families, friends and neighbors in the building industry to those who caused the mortgage crisis andWatergate. The housing crisis was cause by corrupt POLITICIANS who required banks to give home loans to people who could not afford them.Watergate was caused by corrupt POLITICIANS. It’s an insult to our hardworking families, friends and neighbors to link them to corrupt politicians.

Boone County has grown by 38% and has issued twice as many building permits as Kenton County who has only grown by 5%, yetKenton County pays twice as much for planning and zoning as Boone County. The NKAPC reports that Edgewood’s taxpayers paid$235,000 and received $38,000 in services while Fort Wright’s taxpayers paid NKAPC $160,000 and received $16,000 in services. Why? Thetaxtakers at the NKAPC need our tax dollars to pay for their lucrative retirements, free health insurance and free meals. Who has the $3.4 millionconfiscated from Kenton taxpayers? It’s not the builders or the taxpayers. It’s the taxtakers at NKAPC. Yes, “follow the money.” NKAPC has it all!

Isn’t it alarming that government regulators, like NKAPC, now consume 25% of the cost of a new single family home? Isn’t that cost going toprevent our kids and grandkids from achieving the American Dream of owning their own homes? Over-regulation drives up building costs, de-creases building demand and destroys jobs.

Why is NKAPC bullying and intimidating local businesses who support this petition drive by leading a boycott against ourentrepreneurs. These boycotts are promoted by NKAPC supporters who demand “We the People” submit or be destroyed. Should our entrepre-neurs live in fear of NKAPC’s powerful supporters? Do we live in Kenton County or Moscow?

Why did NKAPC pay $5,000 of taxpayers’ money to authorize a self-serving survey to “prove” the public “demanded” NKAPC confiscate 23%of Kenton’s private hillsides? The survey contacted less than 1% of Kenton’s residents as their proof! It was just a shameful attempt at grabbingprivate property!

If NKAPC is dissolved, will Kenton become part of the Dark Ages as stated by NKAPC supporters? In June, Campbell County’s City of FortThomas was ranked as the #1 community in Northern Kentucky by Cincy Magazine, even though Campbell County fired the NKAPC almost 30years ago.

NKAPC claims they “provided oversight and regulation of the homebuilding and the construction industry in Kenton County for the past fiftyyears.” So why are our streets crumbling after 5-10 years? Who provides oversight and regulates our streets? NKAPC! Aren’t they revealing theirown negligence, waste and lack of oversight? Who pays for these costly street repairs? The taxpayers of Kenton County. It’s not our builders’fault that they built streets based on NKAPC’s designs.

Why did NKAPC hire Strategic Advisors to help them craft their marketing message against the taxpayers? Can’t their leaders explain their own“value” without an outside wordsmith? Who’s paying this outside firm? Why does Strategic Advisors list NKAPC as a client, but NKAPC’s at-torney says Strategic Advisors does not work for NKAPC? What’s the truth?

Who are these wealthy puppet-masters behind this shadow group? Could you imagine our Founding Fathers signing theDeclaration of Independence as “Concerned Citizens and Elected Officials?” How gutless! The taxpayers of Kenton County deserve courageousand fiscally responsible leaders, not cowards. Kenton is the only county out of Kentucky’s 120 counties to have a taxing authority like NKAPC.We’re tired of being over-taxed, over-regulated and watching bureaucrats destroy our children’s chance of experiencing the American Dream.

Please support “We the People” by visiting www.nkyteaparty.org/axthetax and sign the petition to end this taxingnightmare in Kenton County. The petition must be submitted by August 9th. Please act now!

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St. Patrick SchoolSt. Patrick School, 3285

Mills Rd., Taylor Mill will behosting an open house onSunday July 31 from noon to1 p.m.

Openings are currentlyavailable for both the third

year class (Tuesday andThursday 9 a.m. to noon) andthe fourth year class (Monday,Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m.to noon).

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Mary Queen of HeavenDeacon Tom Dushney has

set aside the evening of Aug.9 beginning at 7 p.m. in the

Mary, Queen of HeavenSchool library for anyoneinterested in learning aboutthe RCIA (Becoming Catholic)classes that are scheduled tobegin on Aug. 16. Anyoneinterested in becoming aCatholic or desiring to knowmore about the Catholic faithis encouraged to come andlearn about the process.Please call 525-6909, ext.620, or [email protected] tolet Deacon Dushney know ifyou plan to attend.

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“TRUSTME… just sign here”Have you ever heard someone say this? When you heard it, were yoususpicious? If not, you should have been.

This declarative statement is exactly what the Homebuilders Associa-tion of Northern Kentucky (HBA) is saying when it asks you to signa petition to dissolve the NorthernKentucky Area Planning Commission(NKAPC).

The HBA has co-opted the localTea Party in its effort to eliminateNKAPC. They also have hired out-of-town political mercenaries fromCalifornia, Texas, Massachusetts,and elsewhere to gather signatures ofKenton County residents to place thisissue on the November ballot.

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We have. They have no idea so they recite HBA’s talking points. Askthem to explain something and you will get nothing. The truth of thematter is that they simply don’t care. They’re in this for the money.

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NKAPC is overseen by KentonCounty’s 19 local governments.Each of the 18 cities and the FiscalCourt are represented on NKAPC’soversight board. The vast majorityof Kenton County elected officialssupport NKAPC and the importantservices that it provides to their con-stituents.

In recent weeks, the HBA and localTea Party representatives have askeda number of local city councils topass resolutions supporting their ef-forts to dissolve NKAPC. All of theselegislative bodies refused to do so.That should tell you something.

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ERLANGERIncidents/investigations

Second degree burglaryAt 528 Greenfield Lane, July 17.Theft by unlawful taking$25.80 worth of merchandise report-

ed stolen at 3158 Dixie Highway,July 19.

$10.46 worth of merchandise report-ed stolen at 3158 Dixie Highway,July 19.

$250 worth of portable electroniccommunication devices reportedstolen at 3044 Dixie Highway, July19.

$150 worth of computer hardwarereported stolen at 2353 ButtermilkCrossing, July 19.

FORT MITCHELLArrests/citations

Roma R. Maloney, 18, 10246 LocustPike, receiving stolen property,theft by unlawful taking, July 21.

Robert A. Wilson Jr., 18, 2053 Lake-view Drive, receiving stolen prop-erty, July 21.

Jason M. Haskell, 38, shoplifting, July21.

Incidents/investigationsFourth degree assaultAt 2287 Galaxy Drive, July 16.Theft by unlawful taking$25 worth of drugs/narcotics report-

ed stolen at 161 KreumpelmanDrive, July 16.

$200 worth of computer hardwarereported stolen at 120 Kreumpel-man Drive, July 16.

At 105 Ridge Road, July 16.$2,184 reported stolen at William

Miller Lane, July 16.

$10 reported stolen at 157 Kreumpel-man Drive, July 16.

At 134 Kreumpelman Drive, July 17.$150 worth of radios/TVs/VCRs

reported stolen at 135 KathleenDrive, July 20.

$100 reported stolen at 51 BurdsallAvenue, July 20.

Third degree criminal mischief$400 worth of vehicle damage report-

ed at 205 Grandview Drive, July18.

INDEPENDENCEArrests/citations

James L. McGaha, 21, 654 WestMiller Road, execution of benchwarrant for failure to produceinsurance card at 2006 PatriotWay, July 18.

Christina M. Blacksmith, 19, 7548Dimmick Road, execution of war-rant for alcohol intoxication in apublic place, execution of benchwarrant for having another pur-chase alcohol, July 18.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal mischiefAt 11574 Tremont Court, July 19.At 3940 Wynnbrook Drive, July 16.Possession of a controlledsubstance, possession of anopen alcoholic beverage inmotor vehicleAt 2055 Centennial Boulevard, July

16.ShopliftingAt 6441 Taylor Mill Road, July 18.StalkingAt 3940 Wynnbrook Drive No. 34,

July 15.

Robert Scott AcreeRobert Scott Acree, 48, of

Cincinnati, formerly of Erlanger, diedJuly 29, 2011, at St. Elizabeth FortThomas.

He was a real estate appraiserfor the SAI Group of Cincinnati andformer member of the TommyDorsey Orchestra and the BlueWisp Big Band.

His father, Robert E. Acree, diedin 2009.

Survivors include his son, MaxAcree of Erlanger; mother, ShirleyHagemen Acree of Erlanger; andbrother, Doug Acree of Magnolia,Ky.

Interment was at HighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Scott Acree MemorialFund c/o Middendorf-Bullock Funer-al Home, 3614 Dixie Hwy., Erlanger,KY 41018.

Christopher BowlingChristopher Bowling, 31, of Wal-

ton, died July 21, 2011, at St. Eliza-beth Florence.

He was a production worker forCincinnati Milacron and a memberof Walton Christian Church. He wasa sports enthusiast and loved theCincinnati Bengals and NASCARracing.

Survivors include his wife, Jen-nifer Cuneo Bowling; daughter,Tiffany; sons, Rodney, Tyler andDaniel; mother, Debbie Cox Bowlingof Erlanger; father, Jerry Bowling ofGlencoe; brother, Jeremy Cox; andgrandmother, Shirley Cox of Walton.

Memorials: Christopher BowlingMemorial Fund c/o any Bank of KY.

Arthur F. KellermanArthur Fredrick Kellerman, 87, of

Florence, formerly of Erlanger, diedJuly 23, 2011, at St. Elizabeth FortThomas.

He was a retired machineassembler for the former Lodge &Shipley Machine Co. and a memberof St. Henry Church in Elsmere.

A son, John Kellerman, and ninesiblings died previously.

Survivors include his wife, JeanHerrmann Kellerman; daughters,Kathy Drews of Burlington, SandyDomsher of Boone County andMarybeth Dotter of Louisville; sons,A. Mike Kellerman of Burlington,Daniel Kellerman of Iowa City, Iowa,Tim Kellerman and Jeff Kellerman,both of Erlanger, David Kellerman ofLakeside Park and Tom Kellermanof Fort Mitchell; 24 grandchildren;and 20 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at St. Mary Ceme-tery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Diocesan CatholicChildren’s Home, 75 OrphanageRoad, P.O. Box 17007, Ft. Mitchell,KY 41017.

Gloria Weber RaybornGloria June Weber Rayborn, 84,

of Erlanger, died July 19, 2011, ather residence.

She was a professional cook.Her husband, Herschel J. Ray-

born Jr., died in 1983.Survivors include her daughter,

Connie Prye of Florence; sons, Her-schel “Fred” Rayborn of Erlanger,George W. Rayborn of Elsmere,

Robert L. Rayborn of CorpusChristi, Texas, and Edward R. Ray-born of Florence; 19 grandchildren;and 40 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park, Erlanger.

Orene RouseOrene Rouse, 73, of Elsmere,

died July 17, 2011, at St. ElizabethFlorence.

She was a member of VFWLadies Auxiliary No. 6423 andElsmere Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband,Fred Rouse; sons, Timothy AllenRouse and Kenneth Wayne Rouse,both of Elsmere, and Fred Rouse Jr.of Burlington; brother, Boyd CootsJr. of Crittenden; sisters, Mary LouTaylor of Walton and Sue Wright ofFlorence; and four grandchildren.

Burial was at Hopeful LutheranCemetery, Florence.

Virginia SuttmillerVirginia Lee Suttmiller, 94, of

Erlanger, died July 17, 2011, at Vil-laspring of Erlanger.

She was a member of St. PaulChurch.

Her husband, Robert Suttmiller,and a daughter, Joan Kolp, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daughter,Barbara Matracia; six grandchildren;and nine great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Highland Cemetery,Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: American DiabetesAssociation, 644 Linn St., Suite 304,Cincinnati, OH 45203.

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A beautiful song lyricreads, “He gives beauty forashes, strength for fear,

gladness for mourning, andpeace for despair.”

As I ponder on thoselyrics, I am reminded of averse that also speaks to theblessings of our trials.

“And, we know that Godcauses everything to worktogether for the good ofthose who love the Lord.”Roman 8:28 (emphasismine.)

“Not my divorce,” yousay. “Not my job loss,” youinsist. And certainly, “not

the loss of my loved one,”you cry.

How can that be? Howcan the pain I experience everbecome something good?

I have experienced thison more than one occasionin life’s ups and downs. Itmost recently occurred to mewhen speaking to a group ofteens about their faith.

Wanting to really relateand make the message rele-vant for them, I dug deepinto the recesses of my own

high schooldays, only torealize thatsome of theugliest andmost hurtfultimes in mylife (kids canbe so cruel)had nowbeen trans-formed intothe beautifulstory of mylife today.

My weight became aproblem for me in highschool and it happenedquickly. Even before I wassignificantly overweight, Iwas very self-conscious,often hiding behind bulkyclothes, coats, “big hair”and lots of make-up. (Hey,it was the ’80s!)

Although I will hit amilestone in 2012 (turning40) I remember vividly thepain of growing up as some-one who was inflicted bylow self-esteem, lack ofconfidence and bouts ofdepression due to herweight. One vivid memory:an evening basketball gamesitting in the bleachers withfriends, sweat pouringbecause I was still wearingmy coat in a packed gymna-

sium with hundreds of peo-ple sitting side by side.

Amidst all the noise Ioverhear two “friends” gig-gling behind me, “she lookslike a white Oprah!” (SorryOprah, I’m pretty sure itwasn’t meant to be a com-pliment.)

Although 20 yearsremoved, the words stillsting, yet the story hasbecome beautiful.

A story and life-long les-son of hope when there isnone, encouragement whenI feel discouraged, and direc-tion when I feel lost. Thepain of that time in my lifehas now been transformedinto a ministry of hope andGod’s plan for health andwellness for hundreds ofmen and women.

A story of weight lossmay pale in comparison towhat others have gonethrough in life, includingmy parents. January 2012will mark an anniversaryfor our family that no fami-ly wants to celebrate; theloss of their son, my broth-er, Jimmy.

Although, if given thechance, all in our familywould take my brother backin a heartbeat, the lessonswe learned and the changes

brought about in our ownfamily during that time werenothing short of miraculous.Changes in behaviors,appreciation for what’s real-ly important in life and giftsand blessings that weremost certainly from God, allcame out of the most diffi-cult time in our lives.

Our eyes were opened tothe fact that, yes, every-thing works together for thegood of those who love theLord. That, although wemay have to “dig deep” tofind them, the blessings, thelessons, are there and wait-ing to be found.

May you be blessedtoday with the revelationthat deep hurts, pains, ortrials in your life are beingworked out and transform-ing you to grow closer toHim. May you see the“Beauty for Ashes.”

Julie House is a resident ofIndependence, and Founder ofEquipped Ministries, a Christian

based health and wellnessprogram with a focus on weight

loss. She can be reached at802-8965. Check out her

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