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ALEXANDRIA — City offi-cials have granted an exten-sion for Whistler’s Point, 76houses planned by FischerHomes while the developeris building the 1,016-housingunit development Arcadia.

Mayor Bill Rachford saidno changes were made tocity-approved plans from2012 for Whistler’s Point.Fischer Homes first pro-posed building the Whistler’sPoint subdivision off Persim-mon Grove Pike in 2006.

A two-year extension tostart construction using thesite plan has been granted,Rachford said.

While building has notstarted at Whistler’s Point,Fischer and Drees Co. aresteadily building at Arcadia.Arcadia is a 916-housing unitneighborhood Drees andFischer are building togeth-er on 327-acres of hillsidesbehind Mike Castrucci of Al-exandria. Single familyhomes, town homes and con-dominiums are all part of Ar-cadia.

Homes being built in Ar-cadia are selling from$200,000 to $400,000. “It’ssignificantly above the priceof the average house that isin Alexandria,” Rachfordsaid.

Rachford said he has seenat least one street with 30houses in Arcadia where halfare finished and 15 more arenearing completion.

“I call it an anthill becausethere’s stuff going on in prob-ably a dozen differentplaces,” he said.

Drees is working on townhomes and Fischer is work-ing on it’s condominiums andsingle family “patio” homenow, said Mike Schoettel-kotte, administrative man-ager for land developmentfor the Drees Co. Buyers oftown homes also purchasethe land, he said.

Another phase of Arcadia,36 lots for Drees homes, isabout to begin, Schoettel-kotte said. There are alreadytwo lots sold.

Arcadiagrows asWhistler‘sPoint getstimeextensionBy Chris [email protected]

Students rejoiced as severalinches of snow changed North-ern Kentucky’s landscape,causing schools to close for upto a full week.

So what happens now?According to the Kentucky

Department of Education ateducation.ky.gov , studentsmust be in school a minimum of1,062 hours, which equals 177six-hour days.

“In some school districts,

the regular school day includesmore than six instructionalhours, and those districtschoose to use the extra timethey have ‘banked’ to offsethours missed due to inclementweather. Other districts have‘make-up’ days built into theirschool calendars in case theyare needed,” according to thesite. “Once a district hasmissed 20 days, it may requesta districtwide disaster dayfrom the Commissioner of Edu-cation.”

Another option for schoolsthat have missed 20 or moredays is a pilot program thatgives schools an online option

to make up missed days. During the 2014-2015 school

year, Kentucky districts thatmissed 20 or more days were el-igible to apply for waivers thatallow the “use of virtual or oth-er non-traditional means of in-struction when school is can-celed because of weather or an-other emergency. In mostcases, students will participatein the snow day lessons online,”according to an Oct. 10, 2014,media release.

To receive a waiver, districtsthat missed 20 or more dayssubmitted applications that de-scribed their plans for learningwhile school was not in session.

In the spring, the same districtswill submit documentation oftheir participation and mea-surements of student learningfor the missed days.

Thirteen districts receivedthe waiver.

Only one Northern Ken-tucky district, Grant County ispermitted to use virtual in-struction. Others in the stateare Boyle, Grant, Jessamine,Johnson, Lawrence, Leslie, Ow-sley, Pike, Taylor, Todd, Wash-ington and Wolfe counties, andCorbin Independent Schools.

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Campbell County High School juniors Ashley Schreiber and Connor Walsh, both of Alexandria, step past the school’s snow-covered front lawn.

Snow days pile up for N. Ky. schoolsBy Chris Mayhew, Amy Scalfand Melissa [email protected],[email protected] [email protected]

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CRESCENT SPRINGS — After 3½ years of fundraising thedream Northern Kentucky 9/11Memorial is becoming a reality.

“We’re up to $127,000; our to-tal goal is $150,000, with a fewmore commitments we’re sureto make it to our goal and we’replanning for completion soonand a dedication this Sept. 11,”Crescent Springs Mayor LouHartfiel

Hartfiel led the charge forthe memorial that is partly con-

structed in Crescent SpringsCommunity Park near the Ken-ton County Veterans Memorialat the corner of Buttermilk Pikeand Collins Road. He said it feelsgood being in the home stretch.

“It’s been gratifying to see somany step up and support thisproject,” Hartfiel said. “Sept. 11is a day we never want to forget.There were even some local peo-ple who perished on that day.This memorial will stand as a re-minder of this and honor allthose who lost their lives. It will

NKY 9/11 Memorial a dream come trueBy Melissa [email protected]

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An artist’s rendering of the Northern Kentucky 9/11 Memorial.See 9/11, Page A2

include a time line ofevents too to educatefuture generations.”

The Kenton Countygovernment is one ofmany supporters of thememorial. Recently thecounty pledged $15,000toward the project.

“Being located atour Kenton County Vet-erans Memorial, the 9-11memorial representsforever the historic at-tack on our freedomsand the losses that Ken-ton County experi-enced,” Kenton CountyJudge-executive KrisKnochelmann said.“With primarily pri-vate funding, this me-morial presents a beau-tiful reminder of howfragile our freedom isand just how much of ashock to our world theattacks of 9/11 were.The memorial is a boldreminder and willhopefully be visited for100 years.”

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A bill to create aGold Star Siblingsspecial license platefor Kentuckianswhose brother orsister died in activeU.S. military servicehas passed the stateHouse.

House Bill 209,sponsored by Rep.Diane St. Onge (R-Lakeside Park) andRep. Tanya Pullin(D-South Shore) ad-vanced on a vote of94-0. It is now beforethe Senate.

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COLD SPRING — MayorNancy Bay defended herdecisions to fire PoliceChief Ed Burk and twoother staffers to councilmembers Monday night.

Bay said she terminat-ed Police Chief Ed BurkFeb. 5 for not informingher of an incident andbusiness owners’ com-plaints about his attitude.

Councilman AdamSandfoss requested a dis-cussion of Burk’s firing beadded to council’s agenda.Sandfoss said he hadasked Bay for an explana-tion Feb. 5 and he had stillreceived none beyond themayor saying there was adifference in vision withBurk.

No person is “infalli-ble” and decisions need tobe explained, he said.

Sandfoss said residentsand even his patients andcoworkers have been ask-ing what the reasons werefor dismissing Burk.

“I actually had peoplesaying ‘Thank God I don’tlive in Cold Spring’ be-cause of all the negativeattention we’ve receivedin the last month,” Sand-foss said.

Bay said she has the

right, under city ordi-nance, to release the chief.

“I chose to let Ed Burkgo because he wasn’t partof my vision for the city,”she said. “He was here un-der the last regime, whichwas fine. He did a greatjob. But it wasn’t what Ichose to have or who Ichose to have.”

“I did nothing differentthan previous mayorshave done,” Bay said.

Sandfoss again askedfor a specific reason cit-ing residents’ unhappi-ness with the decision.

“I had numerous callsand visits from people andthe residents of the citythat were glad, and busi-nesses that were very un-happy with his attitudewhen he came into a busi-ness and talked to them,”Bay said. “So, that was oneof my reasons for gettingrid of him was his atti-tude.”

Bay said there were nu-merous business com-plaints against Burk.

Sandfoss said he want-ed to know if there wasany education done to rep-rimand the problem be-cause the city will nowspend money and effortsto find a new chief.

“No, I had one incidentwhere he did not inform

me of something that heshould have informed meof, and that was kind of theend of it,” Bay said.

Bay has declined re-quests for interviewssince Feb. 5 and again de-clined to answer furtherquestions after the Feb. 23council meeting.

Councilwoman LisaCavanaugh said it is com-mon for business and gov-ernment leaders to bringin their own people andsometimes it is hard forpeople to accept change.

It gives people some-thing to talk about, shesaid.

“How do we know that

this could not be, youknow, in hindsight a posi-tive thing,” Cavanaughsaid.

Sandfoss said he thinkssome of the negative as-pects include Facebookcomments Cavanaughmade at Cincinnati.com inthe article about thechief’s firing.

“You yourself Lisa ac-tually posted what goesaround, comes aroundhash tag karma, and nowhe knows what it feelslike,” Sandfoss said.

Cavanaugh said shewas stating an opinion justlike everyone else does.

Councilman Lou Gerd-

ing said he also heardfrom hundreds of citizensdisagreeing with Bay’s de-cision to fire Burk.

“I personally disagreewith the decision,” Gerd-ing said.

“Everybody that I haverun into thought the chiefmade the departmentwhat it is,” Gerding said.“I think he’s done an excel-lent job, and that the city’sa lot safer for it.”

At the conclusion of themeeting, Bay gave a Stateof the City Address andtalked about her vision forthe city’s future.

While campaigning tobe mayor, Bay said shepledged to evaluate all po-sitions in the city. Theevaluation process is fin-ished, she said.

The city attorney andpart-time city administra-tor were replaced in Janu-ary at a cost savings andthe police chief is beingreplaced, Bay said.

Bay said she has beenworking on a smartgrowth plan she wants tohave in place by May.

“My goal is to meetwith every business own-er and/or operator to ad-dress his or her concern,and seek input on how tomake our city more busi-ness friendly,” she said.

Mayor Bay defends her firing of police chiefBy Chris [email protected]

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Cold Spring Mayor Nancy Bay gives her State of the Cityaddress and vision for the city’s future as attorney CameronBlau watches.

Campbell County

Campbell CountySchools missed eightdays, and has 13 weather

makeup days for theschool year.

Because of President’sDay and winter weather,there was no school atCampbell County theweek of Feb. 16-20.

“So, we have five moreavailable,” Superinten-dent Glen Miller said.

With eight misseddays, Campbell County’sschool year will will nowend June 3 instead of May21.

If more than five moredays are missed Board ofEducation members maychoose to lower the exist-ing eight missed days tofive days, he said.

Campbell County hasalready “banked” threeinstructional days be-yond state requirementsso far, Miller said.

“We typically missonly one or two days inMarch, so we do not antic-ipate using many moremakeup days beyondwhat we have alreadymissed,” Miller said.

Weather has impactedsmaller Campbell Countyschool districts less.Bellevue IndependentSchools have missed fourdays for weather, andFort Thomas Indepen-dent Schools have missedthree days.

Fort Thomas willmake up the days at theend of the year, which willnow end June 1 instead ofMay 27.

Bellevue will make up

a day March 20 and theschool year will now endthree days later May 28instead of May 21, saidSuperintendent RobbSmith.

“We would have tomiss a substantialamount moving forwardto consider changing thecalendar,” Smith said.

Kenton CountyKenton County stu-

dents will be attending alonger school year thanplanned.

“The Kenton CountySchool District has fivedays built in its schedulefor snow days or calamitydays as they’re known inthe district,” said JessDykes, director of publicrelations and communityengagement. “This win-ter, the district has usedseven calamity days. Theextra two days have beentacked on to the end of theschool year. The year wasoriginally scheduled toend May 27, now schoolwill be in session untilMay 29. Any more days atthis point will have to beadded on to the end of theyear.”

Smaller districts, suchas Beechwood Indepen-dent Schools, operate un-der the same rules.

Beechwood Schoolshas missed three days ofschool this year due toweather.

“Districts are allowedto miss as many days asneeded,” said BeechwoodSuperintendent SteveHutton. “However, thedays need to be made up.We have our makeup daysidentified in our calendar.So far, we will be makingup one day on March 13.The other two days to bemade up will be on May 26and 27.”

The superintendentsaid Beechwood has onemore day identified in thecurrent calendar thatthey can be off for weath-er. After that, they willneed to begin addingmore days to the end ofthe school year.

Although Beechwoodwas not eligible for thewaivers to make upmissed missed snow daysonline, Hutton is a fan ofthe idea overall.

“I think the virtual in-struction during snowdays is a great idea.,”Hutton said.

Boone CountyIn Boone County,

schools were closed sev-en days due to inclementweather. It’s undeter-mined whether the dis-trict will add more daysto the calendar.

“Honestly, it’s a wait-and-see, take it one day ata time, situation for Ken-tucky public schools,”said Barbara Cain-Brady,community relations co-ordinator.

“We don’t ‘bank’ timeor days, but after missinga number of days, we doadd instructional time toeach school day to allowfor extended instruc-tion,” said Mike Ford,Boone County’s directorof pupil personnel. He isalso president of the Ken-tucky Directors of PupilPersonnel Association.

Ford said the extendedinstruction days are setuntil the local Board ofEducation amends theschool calendar to meetstate regulations.

Boone County’s unoffi-cial last day of this schoolyear is June 1, but theending date could bechanged if additionaldays are missed.

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Silver Grove Indepen-dent School Districtcelebrated Read AcrossAmerica on Feb. 26 in

honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The theme of the event was

“Oh, the Places You’ll Go” inwhich whimsical Dr. Seussinspired student works filledthe entire first floor of thebuilding.

Families in attendance hadthe opportunity to participate

in a variety of interactiveactivities including: Leap intoLiteracy (games incorporat-ing literacy and gross motoractivities), a Dr. Seuss in-spired scavenger hunt, a Scho-lastics Book Fair, and a fifth-grade Presidential Timelinedisplay.

The family night broughttogether over 100 students,community members andstaff in a meaningful display

showing the importance of acommunity school connection.

The Silver Grove SchoolDistrict received a $500 grantfrom the Kentucky EducationAssociation (KEA) in honor ofRead Across America. Withthe allotted funds, the staff atSilver Grove was able to pro-vide each student in atten-dance one of Dr. Seuss’ fam-ous hardback books.

In addition to books, each

family who participated tookhome a bag filled with materi-als demonstrated in the Leapinto Literacy station to in-corporate gross motor activ-ities during homework ses-sions at home. With the help ofKEA, Silver Grove Indepen-dent School was able tostrengthen their community-school relationship and lookforward to another successfulfamily night in the spring.

THANKS TO EMILY OTTO

Ann Rurpet and Cheyenne Sheeley show the hardback Dr. Seuss books they received at the The Silver Grove School District’s Read Across Americaevent.The theme of the event was “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” in which whimsical Dr. Seuss inspired student works filled the first floor of the building.

Dr. Seuss inspires SilverGrove reading night

The Kohl’s DepartmentStores Kohl’s Cares Schol-arship Program will awardnearly $400,000 in scholarshipsand prizes to more than 2,500students who have made apositive impact on their com-munities.

Nominations for kids ages 6to 18 will be accepted throughMarch 13 at kohlskids.com.

“Children around the coun-try are doing inspiring work intheir communities every dayand Kohl’s is proud to rewardthese future leaders throughthe Kohl’s Cares ScholarshipProgram,” said Bevin Bailis,Kohl’s senior vice president,communications and publicrelations. “We encourage par-ents, teachers, neighbors andfriends to nominate the out-standing youth in their lives.”

Ten national winners willeach be awarded a $10,000scholarship, and Kohl’s willdonate $1,000 to a nonprofitorganization on each nationalwinner’s behalf. Nearly 200students will win regionalscholarships worth $1,000 to-ward higher education, andmore than 2,000 local studentswill receive a $50 Kohl’s giftcard.

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When Lindsey Kearnswatched the Super Bowl half-time show on Feb. 1, there was alittle something more goingthrough her head than the spec-tacle of dancing sharks andflying stars.

“There was most definitely asense of pride as I was watch-ing, but also a sense of reliefthat everything went so welland turned out so beautifully,”says Kearns, a 30-year-old Tay-lor Mill resident and 2010 NKUgraduate.

Normally, fans are nervousduring the big game – not athalftime. Why was Lindsey onedge?

Because shewas one of twoNKU graduateswho helped cre-ate the animationfor Katy Perry’shalftime show.As part of Light-borne Communi-

cations, a video-productionservices company in Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati, they helpeddevelop all the animated videoprojections for the nearly 13-minute show.

“I am in charge of makingsure that everything that iscreated or brought in to ourcompany – footage, graphics,

etc. – here at Lightborne isbacked up according to ourstandards,” she says.

On this project, she says she“was involved mainly in format-ting the files that the animatorswere creating to the specs thatwere needed. I was also in-volved in delivering these filesto the animators that were onlocation in both L.A. and Phoe-nix. Anything that the anima-tors needed from past projectsto help with their design I madesure they had, as well as prep-ping the hard drives taken onlocation with them, ensuringthat every piece of data was attheir disposal.”

The other NKU grad work-ing on the project was KevinGautraud, a 28-year-old design-er/animator who graduatedfrom NKU in 2011.

“Early on in the project, Ihelped in the technical 3Dlayout of the stadium and cam-era positions,” Kevin says. “Ialso helped research and build areally powerful workstation sothat we could render what wewere envisioning for the show. Ihelped texture and light thechessboard scene used during‘Dark Horse’ and created somelightning effects and variouselements used throughout.There is a lot of work that the

team did that no one will eversee because things change dur-ing rehearsals and whole sec-tions can completely change ordisappear.”

But these two were able tohelp create something seen bythe largest audience in SuperBowl history. And both creditNKU.

“I think that the graphicdesign program helped in amajor way,” says Kevin, whohas a Bachelor of Fine Arts ingraphic design. “The programtaught me that design is notprimarily concerned with aes-thetics, but clear and clevercommunication.”

NKU grads help plan Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show

Gautraud

Schulte on chancellor’s list atUSC Upstate

Jacob Schulte, of Highland Heights,has been named to the fall 2014 chan-cellor’s list at the University of SouthCarolina Upstate.

To be eligible for the chancellor’s list,students must earn a 4.0 GPA and beenrolled in at least 12 course hours.

DeJarnette, Neltner on dean’slist at Cumberlands

Kaitlin DeJarnette and Mason Neltn-er, both of Alexandria, were recentlyrecognized on the dean’s list for the2014 fall semester at the University ofthe Cumberlands’.

To be eligible , students must haveachieved a grade of “A” in convocation,while maintaining a minimum cum-ulative scholastic standing of 3.5 on a4.0 scale.

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The Smith family, of Newport, from left, Nicole, Madison, 3, Jason, andTaylor, 7, had a great time at the Wilder Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fryheld Friday, Feb. 20.

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Snow-covered roads and frigid temper-atures weren’t enough to stop the debut offish fry season at Mary Queen of Heaven

parish and the city of Wilder on Feb. 20. JohnGeisen, as the “Codfather of Sole,” greetedguests at Mary Queen of Heaven who came for

the traditional cod sandwiches or fish and chips.Wilder Mayor Stanley Turner and his wife, Nor-ma, served desserts at the Wilder Fish Fry atthe Wilder Fire Department on Licking Pike.The weekly event during Lent supports the firedepartment.


Stephanie and Danny Sewell, of Erlanger, and their son Brodie, 7 months, have dinner at the Mary Queen ofHeaven School Fish Fry held Friday, Feb. 20 in Erlanger.


Lindsay and Ryan Brown, of Fort Wright, and their son Marshall, 11 months,enjoy fish and chips during the Mary Queen of Heaven School Fish Fry heldFriday, Feb. 20, in Erlanger.


From left, Mayor Stanley Turner and his wife, Norma, serve desserts toStephanie Luthi, of Wilder, and her children Becca, 5, and Melody, 1, duringthe Wilder Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry held Friday, Feb. 20.


Brandon Cramer and Kayla Venter, of Highland Heights, enjoyed fishdinners during the Wilder Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry.


Shelby Besecker, 17 of Petersburg, earns service hours as a student at St.Henry District High School by serving fish dinners to Tammy Baumann, ofUnion, left, and Patti Brandt, of Florence, right, during the Mary Queen ofHeaven School Fish Fry held Friday, Feb. 20, in Erlanger.

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Alister Roland, 4, of Burlington, gives the stuffed codfish a hug as the“Codfather of Sole,” John Geisen, of Florence, greets attendees during theMary Queen of Heaven School Fish Fry held Friday, Feb. 20, in Erlanger.


From left, Mitchell Bailey, 11, of Erlanger, Aidan Nolting, 11, of Hebron,Matthew Miller, 11, of Hebron, Mackenzie Smith, 10, of Erlanger, andSydney Reymond, 10, of Hebron, were just glad to be out of the house aftera week of school closings due to bad weather. They’re pictured here duringthe Mary Queen of Heaven School Fish Fry.

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From left, Bob Rison, of Wilder, withhis son Bobby, 15, and friend ChrisWeinberg, 14, of Cold Spring, ordertheir fish dinners for carry-out atthe Wilder Volunteer FireDepartment Fish Fry held Friday,Feb. 20.

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From front to back, Kathy Lee, ofFlorence, Amanda Chapman, of FortWright, and Eva McGlynn, of Union,make ready the condiments duringthe Mary Queen of Heaven SchoolFish Fry held Friday, Feb. 20, inErlanger.


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Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W. PikeSt., Figurative Folklore showcasessix artists from the region whosework tells a strong narrativewhere the body plays the role ofstoryteller. Free. Presented byCovington Arts District. 292-2322.; http://covingtonarts.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.

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. ThroughMarch 27. 635-5652. CampSprings.

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 at4:30 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, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 4-8p.m., Knights of Columbus 3908,Father Bealer Council, 605 LytleAve., Carry-out available. Bene-fits Charities of Knights of Co-lumbus #3908.. $7. 342-6643.Elsmere.

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., MaryQueen of Heaven School, 1130Donaldson Highway, Dine-inservice, carry-out and drive-thru.Call 859-371-2622 for carry-outorders. Benefits Mary, Queen ofHeaven School. Prices vary.Presented by Mary, Queen ofHeaven Parish. 525-6909;www.mqhparish.com. Erlanger.

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

Drive-through Fish Fry, 5-7:30p.m., Beechwood High School,54 Beechwood Road, Includesfried fish with choice of bun orrye bread, coleslaw, french friesor mac 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 or carry

out. Fried fish, baked tilapia,shrimp and cheese pizza. Adultdinners include three sides. $8and 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. Present-ed by Fort Thomas MasonicLodge No 808. 441-1280. FortThomas.

Fish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., Silver GroveFirefighter Association, 5011 FourMile, Meals start at $7.25. 441-6251. Silver Grove.

Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Wilder Volun-teer Fire Department, 520 Lick-ing 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.

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, 1786Burlington 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.

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.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 6 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

Missy Werner Band, 7 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Union.

Music - ClassicalMusic on the Avenue Series, 8p.m. Austin Peay State UniversityChamber Singers present concertof diverse choral music., St. JohnUnited Church of Christ Bellevue,520 Fairfield Ave., Sanctuary.Free art show and receptionfollows performance. Free.261-2066; www.stjohnchurch-.net. Bellevue.

Music - ConcertsDave Alvin & Phil Alvin andthe Guilty Ones, 8 p.m. tomidnight, The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., $25-$30.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Music - RockClever Girl Band, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

Stephen Luke and the NewLime, 8 p.m. to midnight, Sis’son Monmouth, 837 MonmouthSt., Free. Presented by Sis’s

Family Affair. 431-3157. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyFaizon Love, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1Levee Way, $20. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterWar of the Worlds: The 1938Radio Broadcast, Live onStage, 8-9 p.m., Fort ThomasWoman’s Club, 8 N. Fort ThomasAve., Village Players Theater.Adapted by Howard E. Koch,co-writer of Casablanca, fright-ening tale of an extraterrestrialtakeover. Listen as actors createa scene using only their voices,hear live sound effects and allowyour imagination to bring classicscience-fiction tale to life. $12.Reservations recommended.Presented by The CompanyCommunity Theater. ThroughMarch 7. 513-549-6738;www.thecompanypresents.com.Fort Thomas.

ShoppingShop Bellevue, 5 p.m., City ofBellevue, , NCAA-themed scaven-ger hunt throughout city. Free.431-8888; www.bellevueky.org.Bellevue.

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Art 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.

Community DanceFort Thomas Education Foun-dation Dance, 8 p.m. to mid-night, Newport Syndicate, 18 E.Fifth St., Food, silent auction anddancing to music of Soul Pocket.Ages 21 and up. Benefits FortThomas Schools. $45. Ticketsrequired. Presented by FortThomas Education Foundation.815-2004; www.ftef.org. New-port.

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.

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

FestivalsWinter Carnival, noon to 4 p.m.,Historic Fairfield Avenue Busi-ness District, 200-700 FairfieldAve., Photos with Anna and Elsaof Disney’s “Frozen” (noon-2p.m.); magic of Presto Paul(1-2:15 p.m.); balloon artist(1:30-3 p.m.); face painters;carnival fun and games at partic-ipating Fairfield Avenue shops;carnival and more. Free. Present-ed by Bellevue Renaissance.261-9488; www.shopbelle-vueky.com. Bellevue.

Literary - Story TimesNKEA Read Across America, 10a.m. to 3 p.m., Florence Mall,2028 Mall Road, Outside Pen-ney’s entrance downstairs.Children to 5th grade can meetCat in the Hat and listen to localcelebrities read books, takepictures with Cat and take homea bag of gifts. Information forparents about raising goodreaders and reading programs in

Northern Kentucky. Free. 371-1231. Florence.

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

Music - WorldFirst Saturday Reggae Night,9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. $20. WithLuciano and Ikronik., TheThompson House, 24 E. Third St.,261-7469. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyFaizon Love, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, $20.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterWar of the Worlds: The 1938Radio Broadcast, Live onStage, 8-9 p.m., Fort ThomasWoman’s Club, $12. Reservationsrecommended. 513-549-6738;www.thecompanypresents.com.Fort Thomas.

Mystery Dinner, 6:30-9:30 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, 19th Hole aCountry Club Conundrum.Includes production by AnyTheme Goes. Mystery, dinner,dessert and non-alcoholic bever-ages. For ages 15 and up. $25.Registration required. Presentedby City of Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.

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.

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

SUNDAY, MARCH 8Art 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.

Spherical Perspectives: CedricMichael Cox and Ben Kleier,2-4 p.m., Eva G. Farris Gallery atThomas More College, 333Thomas More Parkway, Free.Through March 19. 513-460-1844.Crestview Hills.

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

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:3-10:30a.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 - Libraries

Experience Blues Guitar withNoah Wotherspoon, 2 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 2:30-5:30 p.m. WithRob Lumbard, Rabbit HashGeneral Store, 10021 Lower RiverRoad, 586-7744. Rabbit Hash.

Music - ConcertsCathedral Concert Series, 3p.m. Celebrating the 330thbirthday of Johann SebastianBach. Organist Kim Heindelre-creates1840 program given byMendelssohn., Cathedral Basilicaof the Assumption, 1140 Madi-son Ave., Free, donations accept-ed. 431-2060; www.cathedral-concertseries.org. Covington.

On Stage - ComedyFaizon Love, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $20. 957-2000; www.funnyboneonthele-vee.com. Newport.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 1:10p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Art ExhibitsSpherical Perspectives: CedricMichael Cox and Ben Kleier,8-10 p.m., Eva G. Farris Gallery atThomas More College, Free.460-1844. Crestview Hills.

AttractionsHomeschool Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium, New-port on the Levee, Enhance yourchild’s knowledge of marine lifeand conservation. Includesvarious activities. $11 specialadmission. Registration required.Through March 10. 815-1471;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Cooking ClassesClean Eating 101: Class 4 Din-ner From Start to Finish withJennifer Kagy, 6-8 p.m., NewRiff Distillery, 24 Distillery Way,Focus on five-course feast-healthy cocktail, soup, salad,main course and healthy anddelicious dessert. $50. 261-7433;www.newriffdistilling.com.Newport.

Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,8:15-9:15 a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m.,4:45-5:45 p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

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

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

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

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15-4:45 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Gaming and snacks. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Hebron.

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

Hook and Needle: Basic Cro-chet Beanie, 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

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

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 10Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6-9 p.m.,Flipdaddy’s Burgers and Beers,8863 U.S. 42, Painting class withcocktails. Ages 18 and up. $35.Reservations required. Presentedby Wine and Canvas. 513-317-1305; www.wineandcanvas.com.Union.

7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, Free.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

Arts 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.

Spherical Perspectives: CedricMichael Cox and Ben Kleier,8-10 p.m., Eva G. Farris Gallery atThomas More College, Free.513-460-1844. Crestview Hills.

AttractionsHomeschool Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium, $11special admission. Registrationrequired. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Hands-on, active learning,secular co-op. Topics: Evolutionof Music, Fiber Art, CreativeExpression, Financial Literacy,Nutrition, Drama and more.Ages 5-18. $50. Registrationrequired. 916-2721. Florence.

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I had to laugh when Bill Thomasof BBQ Review restaurant in Madi-sonville agreed to share the recipefor his iconic mac & cheese.

I heard Bill was closing his res-taurant (but keeping the railroaddining car adjacent to the proper-ty) so I gave him a call. Already Ihad several requests from readerswho were addicted to his mac &cheese and who asked me to get therecipe.

To give you a bit of history, Billand I started out our culinary ad-ventures about the same time wayback when.

Fast forwardsome 30-plus yearslater and now Billwants “to take iteasy.”

When I told himabout my readerswho can’t exist hap-pily without his mac& cheese, Bill said“I’ll share, no prob-lem, but it startswith 18 pounds mac-

aroni, 20 pounds of cheese, andmakes 120 pounds and no, I won’teven try to break it down!”

OK then. Well I fiddled with itand came up with a good recipehopefully close to Bill’s. I even fol-lowed his technique for cooking themacaroni and the cheese sauce.

I served this to my family, and Inever saw a bowl of mac & cheeseeaten so fast.

I hope you like it as much as wedo.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinaryprofessional and author. Find her blogonline at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

BBQ Review dishes out addictingmacaroni and cheese recipe

Clone of BBQ Review’s famous mac &cheese

If you want it “cheesier” add more cheese. This is morelike the old fashioned type, with a mild flavor. This recipedoubles or triples easily.

1//2 pound elbow macaroni - 2 cups dry1 stick butter - 4 oz.1/4 cup onion, diced fine 1/4 cup flourSalt and pepper to taste4 oz. regular, not low fat, Velveeta cheese, cubed4-6 oz. shredded cheddar, divided (I used a heaping cup,

probably more like 6 oz.)2 cups milk, warmed

Boil macaroni in salted water, drain, and set aside whilemaking sauce.

Over medium heat, melt butter and stir in onion. Cookuntil onion is translucent but not brown. Add flour, salt andpepper and whisk just until flour is light brown. Stir in milkand whisk until thicker and bubbly.

Remove from heat and stir in Velveeta and a little morethan half the cheddar. Stir in macaroni. The mac & cheese willbe very creamy and thickens as it sits. Sprinkle with rest ofcheddar.

Versatile cheese sauce: Sauce alone is a good all-purposecheese sauce.

Rita’s salt free Italian seasoning

Savory is herb of the year and one that’s underused. Ithas an aromatic peppery flavor, good in bean dishes (Germanscall it the bean herb) since it helps you digest beans. Whenyou’re ready to dry herbs this summer, use this recipe andyou’ll have a marvelous homemade blend.

Mix together:

3 tablespoons dried basil2 tablespoons dried oregano1 tablespoon dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed1 teaspoon dried savory1/2 teaspoon dried sage2 tablespoons dried parsley - optional

Why this blend is good for you:Basil is good for cardiovascular healthOregano and marjoram help keep joints healthy, and

fight colds and fluThyme is especially good for upper respiratory healthRosemary helps keep memories sharpSavory is a good salt substitute and helps dispel gasBoost your wisdom with sageParsley is good for kidney and liver health

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A clone BBQ Review’s macaroni and cheese recipe should keep satisfied customers addicted to the dish.

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Last fall, I attended a meet-ing in Detroit of other charita-ble pharmacy leaders. Ilearned that with the imple-mentation of the AffordableCare Act (ACA), we are allfaced with the same issues –sustainability, declining needfor services, and newly in-sured clients who cannot af-ford their high deductibles andco-pays.

I also realized that, unlikeus, the majority of the charita-ble pharmacies are financiallysupported by a hospital systemor parent organization.

From the beginning it’s beenour responsibility to seek outevery single dollar that wehave received. As a co-founderI have often said that I will diebegging for money.

By the summer of 2014 thenumber of clients we werehelping started to decline.

Before weexpanded ourprogram toanyone withinsurance andalways mind-ful of sustain-ability, wedecided toseek inputfrom St. Eliza-beth Health-care regardingthe need for

our service going forward.Because of their past supportand the fact that 70 percent ofour clients are St. Elizabethpatients, it seemed the logicalplace to start. Their answerwas positive.

Currently we are workingwith them to find ways tostrengthen our collaboration.In addition, we partner withother providers such as Health

Point, Christ Hospital andNorthKey.

We are excited to announcethat we have opened our pro-gram to anyone with insurancewith family income at or below200 percent of the FederalPoverty Level that resides inthe geographic boundaries ofthe Diocese of Covington(Boone, Campbell, Kenton,Grant, Owen, Carroll, Gallatin,Pendleton, Mason, Bracken,Robertson, Lewis, Harrisonand Fleming counties).

It’s become evident thatwhile the ACA has been verypositive for our community,there are still folks – especiallyour senior citizens – who can-not afford their premiums,high deductibles and co-pays.Our mission to help those un-able to pay receive medicationfree of charge remains thesame. It is our goal to help with

80 percent of a client’s medica-tion needs, thus freeing upmoney to buy other necessi-ties. It absolutely breaks myheart to hear of anyone, espe-cially senior citizens, choosingbetween housing, food, or life-saving medication.

Faith Community Pharmacyis a charitable 501(c)(3) phar-macy located in Florence.Pharmacy law prohibits usfrom charging our clients anddispensing controlled sub-stances. Because we are aCatholic organization we onlydispense medications in keep-ing with our faith. We focusmainly on chronic diseasestates – heart disease, highblood pressure, diabetes, men-tal illness, and breathing condi-tions. We cannot promise tohave all medications all thetime.

Since opening in 2002 the

pharmacy has dispensed medi-cation valued at nearly $33million to more than 6,000qualified residents of our com-munity. For an individual toreceive help we need a referralaccompanied with prescrip-tions from a health care pro-vide.

Once enrolled, clients withtransportation issues mayreceive help at one of our out-reach locations – Carrollton,Falmouth, Covington and New-port Community Action Cen-ters.

As a pharmacist I feel trulyblessed to have the opportunityto use my professional trainingto help those less fortunate.

Rosana Aydt is the co-founder andexecutive director of Faith Commu-nity Pharmacy. She is also a phar-macist.

Faith Community Pharmacy growing again

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The county attorney’s officegets calls from individuals andreceives motions filed by at-torneys concerning the ex-pungement or removal of con-victions from someone’s rec-ord. This article will explainwhat offenses may be eligiblefor expungement and the pro-cedure to have an offense ex-punged.

Before proceeding, it shouldbe noted that if your criminalcase was dismissed with preju-dice or you were acquitted ofthe charge(s), the charge canbe expunged 60 days after thedismissal or acquittal pursuantto KRS 431.076.

Felonies: Although mostfelony convictions cannot beexpunged, the opportunity forexpungement may be availableif the person charged complet-ed a pretrial diversion pro-gram instead of pleadingguilty. Completion of the pro-gram results in the chargebeing listed as “dismissed-

diverted.” Thislisting does notconstitute acriminal con-viction and thepersoncharged is notrequired to listthe dispositionon most em-ployment andlicensing ap-plications.Even though

there is no statutory procedurefor expungement of a felonythat was disposed of as “dis-missed-diverted,” the Ken-tucky Court of Appeals hasallowed for expungement un-der these circumstances.

Misdemeanors and Vio-lations (including traffic of-fenses): Most misdemeanorsand violations can be expungedexcept offenses involving sexor children. However, youcannot expunge a misdemean-or if you have had a felony,

misdemeanor, or violationconviction or if you have onepending against you since themisdemeanor conviction youseek to expunge.

A person can file for ex-pungement five years after thecompletion of the sentence (i.e.the date you were sentenced)or five years after the end oftheir probation – whichever islater.

It should be noted that al-though traffic offenses stay onyour accessible driving historyrecord for three years, thetraffic violation will stay onyour criminal record until it isexpunged. For some, like anapplicant for a commercialdriver’s license, a recklessdriving charge that is still onyour criminal record, no mat-ter how long ago, may be detri-mental.

Juvenile Offenses: Certainjuvenile offenses may be eligi-ble for expungement as wellpursuant to KRS 610.330 such

as status offenses (such asrunaway), misdemeanors(such as shoplifting), and vio-lations (such as harassment)that fall under KRS 630, 635 or645. Offenses prosecuted un-der KRS 620 (dependency,neglect or abuse) or KRS 640(youthful offenders) are noteligible nor are offenses thatwould be felonies had theybeen committed by an adult.

Process for Expungement:The process of expunging acriminal charge can take asignificant amount of time andeffort because it involves sev-eral steps with the multiplegovernment agencies. To initi-ate the process, the personseeking expungement mustacquire a certification fromthe Kentucky State Police.

The process to obtain thecertification can be found athttp://bit.ly/KYexpunge . Onceyou have the certification, youmust file the appropriate pet-ition with the court where the

charge occurred. The courtwill then review the petitionand decide whether to grant ordeny the expungement. If theexpungement is granted, thecourt and all other listed agen-cies will expunge any recordsrelated to the charge. I recom-mend that anyone seeking toexpunge a criminal recordseek an attorney to assist indetermining your eligibilityfor expungement of a criminalcharge and completing theexpungement process for you.

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

Steven J. Franzen is Campbell Coun-ty Attorney.

Expungement allowed in some felony charges

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If you’re looking for a way toget involved in 2015, here aremany of these groups to consid-er joining.

Campbell County RotaryClub

Meeting time:12:30 p.m.Wednesdays

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Rebecca Bryan Boone Chap-ter, National Society Daughtersof the American Revolution ofFort Thomas

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Mary Ingles Chapter, Nation-al Society Daughters of theAmerican Revolution of FortThomas.

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

The first time CampbellCounty played Scott this season,Jan. 16, the Camels didn’t havejunior center Matt Wilson be-cause of a sprained ankle.Campbell lost 77-68 to the Ea-gles that night, which ultimate-ly forced the Camels into amatch with rival Bishop Bros-sart for the right to advance tothe 10th Region Tournament.Campbell had only beaten its Al-exandria city rivals by twopoints in the regular season.

Now, when it mattered most,the 6-foot-8 Wilson was backhealthy and in top form as theCamels secured another shot atScott Wednesday and kept theirhopes alive of defending their2014 10th Region championship.Campbell (20-9) routed Bros-sart (14-11) 66-44 in a 37th Dis-trict semifinal at CampbellCounty Middle School. TheCamels continued that momen-tum with an emphatic rout ofScott, 70-26, for the title.

Wilson scored a game-high 18points to lead the Camelsagainst Scott. Wilson scored 12points in the second quarteralone, and was named the tour-nament most valuable player.

Senior forward DeondreJackson and senior guard BlakeLosey each scored 11, and wereboth named to the all-tourna-ment team.

The 10th Region tourney is atMason County. Campbell playsBourbon County Wednesday.The semis are 6 and 7:30 p.m.Monday and the final 7 p.m.Tuesday.

The Camels got this far afterthe strong effort against theMustangs.

“They played us to two pointslast time,” said Campbell headcoach Aric Russell after thesemis. “We wanted to come outand dictate the tempo with ourdefense. I felt like our focus wasreally good tonight. We shotwell and battled a little bit. I feltwe dominated form beginningto end.”

Wilson controlled the actionwith 26 points and 13 rebounds,and his height and reach insidediscouraged the Mustangs fromattempting many shots inside.He sprained his ankle Jan. 12and missed the next six gamesbefore returning Feb. 6.

“Mentally I got in a slump,”Wilson said. “The mental part,you don’t want to step on any-

one, reinjure it again. After I gotover that hump, it’s good fromthere. I had a few good games ina row and finally got back there.Coming into this game. I wantedto come out and dominate the

best I could, do it for my broth-ers, punch our ticket to MasonCounty.”

Said Russell: “That’s huge.We missed that all year withMatt. It took him a while to get

back to where he was but peoplewill see he’s back and he’s a bigfactor for us.”

Three players scored 10points for Campbell to supportWilson’s dominance: Senior

guard Blake Losey, senior wingDeondre Jackson and juniorguard Trent McGovney. Spen-cer Hackworth led Brossart

Camels sweep 37th DistrictBy James [email protected]

The Campbell County girls team celebrates its district title.

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Campbell County senior Blake Losey looks for an opening Feb. 25.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Matt Wilson passes after grabbing a rebound. He had 26 points in thegame.

JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

Kiersten Clukey tries to drive thebaseline against NewCath’s AnsleyDavenport during the Highlands’36th District win Feb. 26.

See HOOPS, Page B2

Boys basketball» The Northern Kentucky

coaches association an-nounced its all-star teams Feb.23. Teams are ranked in order ofvoting.

Division 1: Sean McNeil(Cooper) and Cole VonHandorf(CovCath) tie for first, JuniorStockwell (Boone), Jake Ohmer(Scott), Austin Schreck (Dixie),Bo Schuh (CovCath), BrendenStanley (Boone), Deondre Jack-son (Campbell), Matt Wilson(Campbell), Matt Mullins (SK),Colin Hathorn (Cooper), LiamRabe (Dixie). Academic Award:Jake Franzen (Campbell). De-fensive player of year: KylerPadgett (Conner) and JuniorStockwell (Boone). Mr. Hustle:Austin Schreck (Dixie). Coachof the Year: Ken Chevalier (Dix-ie).

Division 2: James Bolden(Holmes), Drew McDonald(NCC), Zach Pangallo (NCC),Ben Weyer (NCC), Ethan Snapp

(Newport), Markel McClendon(Holmes), Adam Goetz (St. Hen-ry), Connor Kunstek (St. Hen-ry), Jacob Huff (Beechwood),Tyler Bezold (Holy Cross), RodAvery (Holmes), Parker Harris(Highlands). Mr. Hustle: ZachPangallo, Alex Green (St. Hen-ry), Andrew Arnold (Holmes).Defensive POY: Paul Price(Newport), Hayden Molitor(Lloyd), Ben Weyer. Academic:Hayden Molitor. Coach of theYear: Ron Dawn (NCC).

Division 3: Zach Barrett(Bellevue), Kalib Mitchell (Lud-low), Christian Pollitt (SilverGrove), Thomas Schutzman(VMA), Matt Grimme (Dayton),Austin Woodyard (Bellevue),Randy Kuntz (SG), Billy Miller(SG), Matt Gibson (Ludlow),Cameron Hart (Ludlow). Defen-sive POY: Matt Grimme andCameron Hart (Ludlow). Mr.Hustle: TC Eads (Ludlow). Aca-demic Award: Alex Kenkel(VMA). Coach of the Year: Ran-dy Wofford (Ludlow).

» Newport Central Catholicbeat Highlands 67-28 in the 36thsemis. Drew McDonald had 16

points and Ben Weyer 14. Park-er Harris led Highlands with 10.

Girls basketball» Campbell County beat

Bishop Brossart 50-41 in the37th District semifinals. Britta-ny Fornash hit a pair of 3-point-ers to break a tie late in thefourth quarter and CampbellCounty was able to avenge a lossin the regular season and ad-vance to the district title game.

Kylie Kramer scored 10points and added four steals andthree blocks on the defensiveend for the Camels. MackenzieSchwarber scored a team-high13 points for Campbell County.

NKU Notes» Christine Roushand Kait-

lyn Gerrety combined for 40points and 13 rebounds to leadthe Northern Kentucky Univer-sity women’s basketball team toan 83-60 victory over South Car-olina Upstate on Saturday in At-lantic Sun Conference action.NKU, which earned the No. 3seed in the Atlantic Sun Cham-pionship with the victory, will

play host to the No. 6 seed in afirst-round tournament contestat 7 p.m., Friday, March 6, in Re-gents Hall.

» Seniors Chad Jackson andJordan Jackson closed theirregular-season careers asNorse when Northern Ken-tucky men’s basketball hostedSouth Carolina Upstate Feb. 28.

As a sophomore, Chad Jack-son was instrumental in helpingthe Norse reach the champion-ship game of the GLVC Tourna-ment and leading the team tothe NCAA Tourney. Since thenhe has etched his name into theNKU record books, steadilyclimbing the career-scoring(41st, 786 points) and career-steals (t-15th, 114) charts. Jack-son earned Northern Kentuck-y’s first-ever appearance onESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10plays with a two-handed tip-dunk against Kennesaw Stateon Jan. 26, 2013. Perhaps Jack-son’s best game as a Norse cameat home this season againstNorth Florida when he scored acareer-high 26 points andhauled in 12 rebounds.

Jordan Jackson joined theteam prior to the 2013-14 seasonand immediately left a mark.He finished that season rankedthird on NKU’s single-seasonfree-throw attempts list with212 and his 141made free throwsare the fifth-most in a single-season. Jackson averaged 13.5points per game last year, earn-ing him a spot on College SportsMadness’s preseason all-con-ference second team. So far thisyear, he is converting 52 per-cent of his shots. Arguably,Jackson’s best game this seasonis a 10-point, six-rebound effortagainst No. 16 West Virginia.

TMC Notes» Junior guard/forward Syd-

ney Moss (Boone County) wasnamed the Presidents’ AthleticConference Women’s Basket-ball Player of the Year and threeSaints were named All-PAC.Moss, who was also a first teamAll-PAC selection, is repeatPlayer of the Year winner as shealso earned the honor last sea-

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

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with 11 points.“Everybody thought

we had a tough year andwe won 20 games, andthat was without Matt fora month,” Russell said.“We only won 16 games atthis point last year, so weknow this is the righttime to start playing.Tournament time is thetime you want to peak.”

In the girls 37th,Campbell County alsoavenged a loss to Scott,routing the Eagles 65-44to win the district cham-pionship.

Campbell’s freshmanforward MackenzieSchwarber was namedthe tournament’s MVP.She scored a game-high21points and added 10 re-bounds, four steals andfour assists. She alsoguarded Scott standoutLexi Stapleton.

Junior Taylor Jollywas named to the all-tour-nament team and added15 points. Brittany For-nash was also named tothe all-tournament team.

The girls 10th is atClark County. Campbellplays Robertson CountyMonday. The semis are 6and 7:45 p.m. Friday andthe final 7 p.m. Saturday.

In the boys 36th, New-port Central Catholiccontrolled the action inthe final, beating New-port 56-23. Drew McDon-ald scored a game-high 17points along with 12 re-bounds. Ben Weyer had10 points and nine boards.Zach Pangallo postednine points and four as-sists. McDonald wastournament MVP.

Newport couldn't findthe bottom of the net,shooting only 11 percent.

The Ninth tourney isat the Bank of KentuckyCenter. Newport playsCovington CatholicWednesday and New-Cath plays Holmes 8 p.m.Friday. The semis are 12and 1:30 p.m. Sunday andthe final is 7 p.m. Mon-day.

In girls, Highlandswon the 36th Districtwith a 49-39 win overNewport Central Catho-lic. Brianna Adler had 16points. Haley Coffey andMcKenzie Leigh scored13 apiece. Leigh had sev-en rebounds as did LydiaGraves. Adler was tour-nament most valuableplayer. Leigh and Coffeywere all-tourney picks.

Michaela Ware ledNCC with 14 points andAnsley Davenport had10. Ware and Zimmer-man were all-tourna-ment picks.

Highlands out-re-bounded NCC by double,32-16 and shot 50 percentfrom the floor (16-of-32)with six 3-pointers. NCCshot just 14-of-48 fromthe floor (29 percent).

In the regional, High-lands plays Boone Coun-ty Monday and NewCathplays Dixie HeightsTuesday. The semis are 6and 7:30 p.m. Saturdayand the finals 6 p.m. Sun-day.

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son. Joining Moss onthe first team is fresh-man guard Abby Ow-ings (Simon Kenton),was the lone freshmanto be named first teamAll-PAC. She is third onthe team in scoring(10.7 points per game)and assists (62). Ow-ings leads the team insteals with 62 and isshooting 43.3 percentfrom the field (97-of-224). Senior guardSydni Wainscott (Si-mon Kenton) wasnamed second teamAll-PAC. She is secondon the team in assistswith 98, while averag-ing 8.0 points per gameand recording 56steals. Wainscott isshooting 41.5 percentfrom the field (66-of-159).

SHORTHOPS

Continued from Page B1

Warriors win title

THANKS TO TRICIA DAY

Kentucky Warriors U9 team won the championship this session. Players are Natalie Hernandez, Peyton Cantrell, Jordan Day, J.R.Hayes, Isaac Brown, Alex Bolger, Jabari Covington and Jordan Stephens. Coaches are Ben Coffman, Tricia Day and Jeff Bolger.

Newport CentralCatholic High School isproud to announce its 15thclass of inductees into itsAthletic Hall of Fame:Jayme Thiem ’05, JeffBrauley ’83, Scott Wig-

gins ’94, Amy Meyers’01, Don Plummer ’59,and Jim Wissman ’53.

Also being honored asthe “Teams of Distinc-tion” are the 1999, 2000,and 2001 State Champi-

on Softball Teams. In-duction was Feb. 22.NCCHS will award theCoach Jim ConnorAward to Mr. Jeff Schul-kens ’85 for exemplify-ing the ideals and tradi-

tions of Newport CentralCatholic and for the ex-cellence he has achievedin his work and his per-sonal life. In addition, theFr. John HegenauerCommunity Service

Award will be given toDave Schneider ‘83, forhis commitment to New-port Central Catholic andto the family valuesNCCHS strives to impartto its students.

THANKS TO MARY CIAFARDINI

Newport Central Catholic High School presents 2015 AthleticHall of Fame Inductees: Front row, from left: Amy Meyers ’01,Don Plummer ’59, Jeff Schulkens ’85, Jim Wissman ’53. Backrow: Dave Schneider ’83, Scott Wiggins ’94 and Jeff Brauley’83. Jayme Thiem ’05 was not able to be at the inductionceremony.

THANKS TO MARY CIAFARDINI

The 2015 NewCath Teams of Distinction - 1999, 2000, and 2001 NCC state champion softballteams.

NCC honors hall of famers

Thomas More Collegeended three weeks of un-certainty this week whenit named Regis Scafe thefifth head coach in pro-gram history.

“Being without a headcoach was a weird feel-ing,” said junior defen-sive lineman Erick But-ler. “We’re ready to getback to work.”

When Jim Hilvert re-signed on Jan. 28 to takethe head coaching job atLa Salle High School, theSaints players werecaught off guard. Theyunderstood Hilvert’s mo-tivations and were happyfor his family-based deci-sion, but had to reevalu-ate the direction of theirprogram.

“It was definitelyhard. Coach Hilvert is thebiggest reason most of usare at Thomas More,”said junior quarterbackJensen Gebhardt. “Oncehe left, our playersstepped up to keep ourteam focused and moti-vated.”

Scafe is an accom-

plished head coach, bestknown for his 14 seasonsas head coach at JohnCarroll University,where he posted an 88-56record. Prior to leadingthe Blue Streaks, Scafespent five seasons ashead coach at Case West-ern Reserve, his almamater. He understandsthat he has big shoes tofill, as Hilvert led Thom-as More to a 67-19 markand six conference cham-pionships in eight sea-sons in Crestview Hills.

“It is kind of a uniquesituation that happened.It’s a very rare opportuni-ty to take over a programlike this. It is not a re-building project,” Scafesaid. “I wasn’t really look-ing to jump back in. Itwould have to be a reallygood fit, which Thomas

More is.”The Cleveland native

did not leave JCU on hisown terms. He spent aseason coaching line-backers at Division II No-tre Dame College, thenspent last year workingwith the InternationalFederation of AmericanFootball developmentcamp in Arlington, Texas.The past two years, afterhis ouster at John Carroll,gave Scafe new perspec-tive.

“Sometimes you stepback and you see thingsdifferently. I feel re-ener-gized and excited,” Scafesaid. “I feel like I’ve gotsome unfinished busi-ness.”

That includes a returnto the Division III play-offs, where the Saintshave not been since 2011

and Scafe has not ap-peared since 2002. Scafemet with Thomas Moreplayers during the inter-view process and recip-rocated their enthusi-asm. While the playerswere not directly in-volved in the hiring deci-sion, they are happy withthe administration’schoice.

“He was extremelypersonable. He reallywanted to get to know usas people,” Butler said.“He showed us that hecares about his players,which is somethingCoach Hilvert did andsomething that reallymeans a lot to us.”

Thomas More alumniwill hold a welcome re-ception for Scafe on Feb.27 following the women’sbasketball game. During

the next week, Scafe willmeet with the Saints as-sistant coaches and hopesto keep the staff intact.He does not plan on mak-ing any wholesalechanges, and likes thefoundation that he inheri-ts.

“I like to empower myassistant coaches, and Ihope they stick around. Ijust want to tinker andmake use of ourstrengths,” Scafe said.“Thomas More has agreat winning tradition.There are high expecta-tions within the program,the athletic department,and on campus.”

The suddenly tumultu-ous offseason is finallyover. The players whocame to Thomas More towin championships withHilvert found a silver lin-ing in losing one success-ful coach and gaining an-other. During the lengthycoaching search, theyheld players-only meet-ings and openly discuss-ed what they want in anew coach who can pushthem to get to the nextlevel.

“In this process, Ithink we came closer to-gether as a team,” Butlersaid.

“This takes a burdenoff everyone’s shoul-ders,” Gebhardt said.“Everyone is pretty ex-cited.”

TMC players happy with Scafe hire

Scafe

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himself a “sport caver.”But the 26-year-old

man from Cheviot says heknows better these daysthan to go gallivanting un-derground.

As an environmentalconsultant, Brodnick as-sesses bat habitats for aliving. He examines landfor private clients and per-forms bat surveys forstate wildlife agencies.

He has seen the littledead bodies littering cavefloors and once-thrivingbat colonies shrinkingyear after year. He knowsthese are the effects ofwhite-nose syndrome.

“It’s very disconcert-ing and depressing,”Brodnick said. “Howmany more years do wehave of these bats in theseareas?”

The U.S. Fish and Wild-life Service estimatesmore than 5.7 million batshave died from white-nosesyndrome, having spreadquickly throughout theNortheast and Midwestsince first being detectedin New York in 2006.

Ohio, Indiana and Ken-tucky are now on the frontlines, local scientists andwildlife managers say,and it’s important thatpeople know what part hu-mans can play in the con-tainment of the disease.

White-nose syndromeis a disease caused by afungus that predominate-ly affects bats during hi-bernation. Because thefungus sheds spores, itcan be carried from bat tobat and from humans, whomay have the spores ontheir clothing or gear, tobats.

By the end of last year,white-nose syndrome hadspread completelythrough Ohio, Kentuckyand Indiana. It’s been con-firmed or suspected in 37of Indiana’s 46 caves andis decimating as much as85 percent of some bat col-

But many privatelyowned caves and somepublic ones like MammothCave National Park, a pop-ular attraction for localfamilies, still allow visi-tors.

The world’s longestknown cave system, Mam-moth Cave had its firstconfirmed case of white-nose in 2013 in a remotesection of the cave, butlast year diseased batswere discovered along thetoured passageways, theNational Park Service re-ported.

There are decontami-nation procedures in mostplaces and the spread ofdisease is most often frombat to bat, but many of theexperts working on white-nose say for now, it mayjust be better to avoid en-tering caves all together.

“As impractical as itsounds, the best way to re-duce the spread is just notto go back into thoseareas,” Brodnick said. “Ilove to go into caves but, atthe same time, what’s bet-ter? Have the bats or myenjoyment of going intocaves. I’d rather have thebats.”

WHAT YOU NEED TOKNOW ABOUT THATBAT-KILLING

FUNGUSBy Carrie [email protected]

TWO-MINUTELESSON ONWHITE-NOSESYNDROME

HOW DOES THEFUNGUS KILL A BAT?

A new study by theU.S. Geological Surveyand the University ofWisconsin released inJanuary gives us a betterunderstanding of howthe fungus kills a bat.The study found thatbats with the fungus useup twice as much oftheir energy while hi-bernating than healthybats, during a timewhen the bats mustcarefully ration theirenergy to survive with-out eating until spring.Those that are diseaseduse up their energy tooquickly and die. Whilethere are some earlysigns that bats may bebuilding up an immuni-ty to the disease, rightnow the fatality rate isstartlingly high andcould lead to the extinc-tion of some bat species.

WHERE DID THEFUNGUS COMEFROM?

The fungus is thoughtto be an invasive spe-cies, carried here fromanother part of theworld either by an in-fected bat, or morelikely by a person. Herein North America, trans-mission is primarilybat-to-bat but humanscan also unwittinglyplay a part. It was firstdetected in February2006 in Schoharie Coun-ty, N.Y., west of Albany.Since then, it has spreadrapidly across the east-ern United States andinto Canada.

HOW DOES ITSPREAD?

Infected bats don’talways display the whitefungus on their noses,but it tends to grow ontheir muzzles andwings. Bats usually passit onto other bats, buthumans can also carrythe spores and transmitit to winter or summerhabitats where bats canpick them up and be-come infected. One ofthe greatest worries forbat scientists is thatsomeone will carry itfrom an infected area,like Ohio or Kentucky,to an uninfected area,like Washington state orOregon, and acceleratethe spread of disease.

WHAT IS BEINGDONE?

Right now, all thatcan be done is preven-tion and conservation,promoting bat repro-duction and maintain-ing healthy habitats, butthere are probiotic andchemical treatments indevelopment, too, in-cluding forms that couldgo on cave walls or besprayed onto bats.

PHOTO BY PETE PATTAVINA/PROVIDED BY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Tri-colored bat with visible symptoms of white-nose syndromeat Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia.

HOW CAN YOUHELP?» Avoid any contact withaffected sites, equipment orbats themselves.» Avoid caves all together. » If you do enter a cave,follow decontaminationprotocols precisely. » Clean and disinfect yourgear after every outdoorouting to prevent the spreadof any invasive species, likethis fungus.

Frazier, because theycould not come to agree-ment on contracts priorto February.

“It can be a bit of acontentious process,”Williams said. “No onewants to go through thatprocess, but it’s neces-sary to keep salaries inline.”

In December theReds traded startingpitchers Mat Latos andAlfredo Simon, both ofwhom could becomefree agents after nextseasons. The trade leftthe Reds short on depth“but we have a lot ofgood arms we feel goodabout,” Williams said.“We’ve got a lot of goodyoung players but a fewifs … all could be a yearaway.”

One of the promisingprospects is Raisec Igle-

sias, a Cuban signee whojoined the Reds in June.He performed well inthe instructional leagueand Arizona Fall League,according to Williams.Like Chapman, he couldstart or come out of thebullpen “but (ManagerBryan Price) knows he’sprojected to be a start-er.”

One of the “ifs” is thehealth of key players,Williams said. Firstbaseman Joey Votto andpitchers Homer Baileyand Sean Marshall allwill be coming backfrom injuries. Rehab hasgone well for all three,but the Reds won’t knowhow well they can per-form until they take thefield in spring training.

Another “if” is of-fense. The Reds ac-quired veteran outfield-er Marlon Byrd from thePhillies to improve theiroffensive production.“That gives us a lot of op-tions,” Williams observ-

ed. “From 1 through 7in the batting order, wewill have very good of-fensive players.”

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Lois BrookbankLois Ann Brookbank, 72, of

Fort Thomas, died Feb. 17 at herhome.

Survivors include her childrenDavid R Sharp, Peggy Summe,James Brookbank, and Louisa“Louanne” Bosler; sister, MaryLou Woltermann; and sevengrandchildren.

Burial was at the new St.Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati.

Memorials: St. Walburg Mon-astery, Benedictine Convent,2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills,KY 41017.

Brett DayBrett M. Day, 40, of Bellevue,

died Feb. 24 at St. ElizabethMedical Center in Fort Thomas.

He was a cashier with Shell Oilin Dayton and an avid fan of theUniversity of Cincinnati, theCincinnati Bengals, and the Reds.

Survivors include his wife, ErinDay; sons Jacob Day, Justin Day,Jessie Day, and Jackson Day;mother, Judy Day; father, TomDay; and sisters Toni Arquetteand Karen Fischer.

Burial was at Evergreen Ceme-tery in Southgate.

Memorials: Bellevue Band andAthletic Boosters, 201 Center St.,Bellevue, KY 41073.

Mabel HolmesMabel Holmes, 97, of Fort

Thomas, died Feb. 18.Survivors include her children

Gary Barlow and Barbara Dra-goo; and 11 grandchildren alongwith 13 great-grandchildren andone great-great-grandchild.

Burial was at Riverside Ceme-tery in Falmouth.

Sr. Dorothy LaibleSr. Dorothy Mary Laetitia

Laible, 92, of Melbourne, diedFeb. 23 at Holy Family.

She was a professed memberof the Congregation of DivineProvidence for 74 years, makingher first profession of vows in1941 and professing her finalvows in 1946. She served as ahigh school teacher from 1945until 1966 in Fort Thomas, Ash-land, Winchester, and Lexingtonuntil 1966 when she was namedprincipal at Our Lady of Provi-dence Academy in Newport,where she stayed until beingappointed provincial treasurer in1973. She continued to work atthe provincial center assisting innumerous aspects of administra-tion and finance until her retire-ment from the developmentoffice just this past fall.

Her siblings Marie, Frank,George, and Charles Laible diedpreviously.

Survivors include her religiouscommunity and the Sisters ofDivine Providence.

Memorials: Congregation ofDivine Providence, 5300 St. AnneDrive, Melbourne, KY 41059.

Mark LustenbergMark Lustenberg, 55, of Fort

Thomas, died suddenly Feb. 18.He was a carpenter for 27

years and a member of Car-penters Union Local No. 2. Heenjoyed old trucks, fast cars, andloud motorcycles.

Survivors include his motherand stepfather, Ron and JeanettaDabney of Burlington; andbrother, Mike Lustenberg ofBurlington.

William Nagel Sr.William Earl Nagel Sr., 74, of

Melbourne, died Feb. 20 at hishome.

He was a retired truck driver.His sister, Joyce Gibson; and

brother, Robert Nagel, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Georgeanne Nagel; childrenBarbara Nagel, Karen Berke-meyer, Sharon Ferguson, JenniferTritsch, William Nagel Jr., BrianNagel, Henry Nagel, Mark Nagel,and Mike Ferrara; and 17 grand-children along with four great-grandchildren.

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

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

Hershel Oaks Sr.Hershel E. Oaks Sr., 83, of

Highland Heights, died Feb. 18 atSelect Specialty Hospital in FortThomas.

He was a retired electricalforeman with Interlake Steel Co.and a member of First BaptistChurch of Highland Heights.

His daughter, Bridgett AnnWalls, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Betty Oaks; daughters BrendaSue Hammons and Beatrice LynnCasson; sons Hershel E. Oaks Jr.,Charles E. Oaks, and Raleigh J.Oaks; sister, Jean Caudill; and 19grandchildren along with manygreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at Evergreen Ceme-tery in Southgate.

Memorials: First Baptist Churchof Highland Heights, 2315 Alex-andria Pike, Highland Heights,KY 41076.

Mary ParnellMary Rita Durkin Parnell, 74,

of Cold Spring and formerly ofAlexandria, died Feb. 24 at herhome.

She was a member of St. MaryParish and Senior Club, J-Club,Newport Elks Lodge No. 273Ladies Auxiliary, Alexandria FireDepartment Ladies Auxiliary,American Legion Ladies Auxiliary,and the Red Hat Society.

Her brother, Jerry Durkin, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her husband,Thomas “Tom” Parnell of ColdSpring; daughters Lisa Thacker ofCold Spring and Lori Sayers ofAlexandria; sister, Carol Miller ofCrestview; and one grandson.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Alexandria.

Memorials: St. Mary SchoolTuition Assistance Program, 9 S.Jefferson St., Alexandria, KY41001; or St. Mary Parish, 8246 E.Main St., Alexandria, KY 41001.

Evelyn PayneEvelyn “Sis” Payne, 81, of

Southgate, died Feb. 22 at St.Elizabeth Healthcare Hospice inEdgewood.

She was a licensed practicalnurse at St. Elizabeth MedicalCenter, formerly St. Luke Hospi-tal, in Fort Thomas. She was amember of the Newport Elks andSouthgate VFW.

Her husband, William “Jack”Payne, died previously.

Survivors include her sons RonPayne, Tom Payne, Paul Payne,and Guy Payne; daughters JaneSchnelle and Pat Dieman; broth-ers Father Valentine Young and

Robert “Booty” Young; and ninegrandchildren along with sixgreat grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

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

Robert ScottRobert “Bob” Scott, 81, of

Wilder, died Feb. 20 at St. Eliza-beth Medical Center in Edge-wood.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran,having served during the KoreanConflict. He was also a memberof Asbury United MethodistChurch in Highland Heights. Hewas an avid golfer, knotholebaseball coach for 17 years, and aUniversity of Kentucky Wildcatsfan.

His sister, Thelma Thompson,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Betty Scott; and sons Jeff Scott ofPalm Harbor, Florida, and GaryScott of Sugar Hill, Georgia.

Entombment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Memorials: American Heart,Lung, Kidney, or Alzheimer’sFoundations.

Willard TerryWillard “Peanut” Terry, 80, of

Alexandria, died Feb. 24.He retired as a foreman for the

water department for the city ofNewport and was a member ofCommunity Family Church inIndependence.

His wife, Lolita Terry, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his childrenLinda Tester, Brenda Hall, DebbieCoffman, Shirley Carroll, SteveTerry, and Wilgus Terry; and 16grandchildren along with 23great-grandchildren and sevengreat-great-grandchildren.

Bob WagnerBob Wagner, 64, of Alexandria,

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having served in the VietnamWar. He was retired as a welderand an auctioneer and was amember of the Northern Ken-tucky Saddle Club and CampbellCounty VFW Post No. 3205.

Survivors include his sons MarkWagner and E.J. Wagner; andseven grandchildren.

Burial with military honors wasat Kentucky Veterans CemeteryNorth in Williamstown.

Memorials: Bob WagnerMemorial Fund, C/O any PNCBank.

Casilda WeberCasilda Gertrude Weber, 98, of

Cold Spring, died Feb. 20 atBaptist Convalescent Center.

She was a homemaker andmember of St. Thomas Church inFort Thomas and St. JosephChurch in Cold Spring.

Her husband, Lawrence We-ber; and four brothers and twosisters, died previously.

Survivors include her sonsLarry, Kenneth, and Roger We-ber; daughters Lois Kuntz andKaren Weber; and eight grand-children along with eight great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Joseph Ceme-tery in Cold Spring.

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

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Participating fromCampbell County were:

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UNION — Carespring’sBoone County nursinghome may be one stepcloser to zoning approval,but company leadershipand government officialsare still waiting to see ifthe project will clear legalhurdles.

Carespring HealthCare Management, basedin Loveland, owns sevencommunities in Ohio andthree others in Kentucky:Villaspring of Erlanger,Highlandspring of FortThomas and Coldspring inCold Spring.

Baptist ConvalescentCenter Inc., a rival nurs-ing home provider, filedsuit in August against theCommonwealth of Ken-tucky, the Cabinet forHealth and Family Ser-vices and Boonespring, aproposed three-storyskilled nursing facility onU.S. 42 next to St. TimothyChurch.

Oral arguments wereheard in court Nov. 5, andCarespring ExecutiveVice President John Mull-er expects to hear the re-sults soon.

“We presented ourcase that this does meetgood health planningneeds. It’s well thoughtout, and I think it’s prettywell undisputed that thereis a substantial need forthis type of servicethere,” said Muller. “Weshould really hear any daynow. The guidelines are tohave the response in 90

days and that was Feb. 5.Hopefully, the people whohave opposed it have hadtheir day in court andthey’ll focus on their ownoperations. We couldbreak ground in April orMay if that’s the case.”

A zoning map amend-ment, changing a littlemore than 9 acres of the14-acre parcel from a sub-urban residential zone to apublic facilities/planneddevelopment zone, wasunanimously approved bythe Boone Planning Com-mission on Feb. 4. Thezoning change isn’t com-plete until it’s approvedby the Boone County Fis-cal Court, and that won’thappen until March 17 orApril 7, and requires tworeadings.

Boone County ZoningAdministrator Kevin Wallsaid staff recommendedapproval because the de-velopment meets the re-

quirements of the 2010Comprehensive Plan andthe Union Town Plan.

As high suburban den-sity residential propertyin unincorporated BooneCounty adjacent to Union,the parcel could have upto eight units per acre,which Wall said are usual-ly built as townhomes.

The proposed 143-bedfacility would have a totalof 94,249 gross squarefeet and would be built ina cross-shaped floor plan.The building would faceU.S. 42, but a 320-foot-long retaining wall wasapproved for the southernend of the property, be-tween the building and a100-foot-wide strip of nat-ural wood. The woodswould screen the develop-ment from the neighbor-ing residents on Whisper-ing Trail.

Additionally, the BoonePlanning Commission re-

quired that proposed vi-nyl siding be replacedwith fiber-cement board,and that more detailedplans be submitted for theUnion Town Plan designreview process. A gatedemergency access willalso be built on the south-ern or eastern edges ofthe property, between thedevelopment and St.Timothy, in case theneighboring property isfurther developed.

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Question: I would liketo grow some of my ownfruits at home, but I haveclay soil and not a lot ofsunshine in some areasdue to large trees. Whatdo you suggest?

Answer: Fruit cropscan usually tolerate claysoils, as long as it’s not alow, wet area. You willneed to select the sunniestlocation for your fruitcrops in order to get high-quality, well-colored fruit.

Although growing fruitat home has many advan-tages, you also must plancarefully, follow certainrequirements for careand give your plantingsquite a bit of attention ifyou want to produce highquality fruit.

Your success or failurewill depend on (1) avoid-ing low, wet sites; (2)selecting a sunny locationwhere cold air does notsettle, to avoid late springfrosts; (3) choosing fruittypes adapted to North-ern Kentucky conditions;(4) selecting varietieswith some disease andinsect resistance; (5)adequate control ofweeds, diseases and in-sects; and (6) adequatetime working with theplants to give your fruitplantings the care theyneed.

Without these require-ments, your chances ofsuccess will be reduced.Northern Kentuckyweather, especially thefluctuating warmth andcold in spring, jeopar-dizes even the best-main-

tained fruitplanting.Occasional-ly, extremelow wintertemper-ature orlate springfreezescompletelywipe outentirecrops.

Choosing a site for afruit planting involvesseveral factors. The loca-tion should be fertile andpreferably near thehouse. Fruit plants thrivebest in fertile soil but willgive good returns onaverage soil. You can addorganic matter to the soilby mixing in heavy appli-cations of compost, ma-nure, decayed sawdust,etc. before planting.

In order to help withdrainage of your clay soil,the planting locationshould, if possible, have aslope of 2 to 10 percent socold air, like water, willflow downhill and awayfrom the planting. If fruitplants are in a low place,fruit buds are more likelyto be killed in the spring.

When choosing fruittree varieties, and for tipson insect and diseasecontrol, refer to “Diseaseand Insect Control Pro-grams for HomegrownFruit in Kentucky, In-cluding Organic Alterna-tives” (ID-21), which isavailable online or fromyour County ExtensionOffice.

Dwarfed trees produce

the same quality fruit aslarger trees. The princi-pal advantages of dwarftrees are: They bear fruitmuch sooner; they bearless fruit per tree, sothere’s not so much fruitall at once, as often hap-pens with standard trees;fruit is larger and morehighly colored than in thesame variety on standardrootstocks; you can reachall parts of the tree easily,so that all operations maybe performed from theground or from a steplad-der; smaller, less expen-sive spray equipment isneeded; and dwarf fruittrees are easier to prune,train or espalier becausethey are slower growing.

Mike Klahr is Boone Countyextension agent for horticul-ture.

Pick sunniest spotfor your fruit trees

Mike KlahrHORTICULTURECONCERNS

COMING UP» Planting Edibles in

the Landscape: Lunch ‘n’Learn Series. Attend oneor all with a differentgardening topic eachweek. Meets noon to 1p.m. Monday, March 9.Call the Boone CountyExtension Office at 859-586-6101 for details andto register.

» Tree & Shrub CareBasics: 1:30-3:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 10, BooneCounty Extension Office.Free, but call 859-586-6101 to register, or enrollonline at boone.ca.uky.e-du.

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