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A LEXANDRIA A LEXANDRIA RECORDER 75¢ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Recorder newspaper serving the communities of southern Campbell County Vol. 10 No. 10 © 2014 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News ......................... 283-0404 Retail advertising ....... 513-768-8404 Classified advertising ... 513-421-6300 Delivery ....................... 781-4421 See page A2 for additional information Contact us CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS Rita Heikenfeld shares one of her all-time favorite recipes. A8 ’TIS THE SEASON Flu activity picks up in Northern Kentucky. A9 WINNING RECORD B1 NKU women’s soccer program makes history longer than he has. The county clerk main- tains property and marriage records, issues vehicle li- cense plates and organizes voting precincts. Snodgrass said he has run 48 elections while in office including train- ing thousands of poll workers. The retirement party drew Campbell County Democratic and Republican leaders alike and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Snodgrass has been a lead- er by example and through collaboration as a president of the Kentucky County Clerks Association and work with other count clerks, Grimes said in a speech. She handed Snodgrass a National Association of Secre- taries of State medallion on a plaque “in recognition and honor” of Snodgrass’s years of WILDER — Campbell Coun- ty Clerk Jack Snodgrass’s re- tirement after 24 years in the job was celebrated at a Dec. 13 retirement party. Snodgrass, a Democrat of Cold Spring, was honored by Republican Judge-executive Steve Pendery with a procla- mation from Fiscal Court at a party in the basement of the Wilder City Building. Pendery said Snodgrass has been “a reliable partner” to work with. Republican Jim Luersen, elected Nov. 4 to take over the clerk’s office in January, at- tended the party and sat with a table of Snodgrass’s deputy clerks. Chief deputy clerk Theresa Merrill is retiring at the end of this year as well. Snodgrass said Merrill has worked at the clerk’s office Snodgrass retirement party draws across party lines By Chris Mayhew [email protected] CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER Campbell County Clerk Jack Snodgrass raises a plaque handed to him by Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes as Campbell County Judge-executive Steve Pendery waits to present a gift from Fiscal Court. See PARTY, Page A2 Choir sings for school board STEPHEN ROY WILDER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER Campbell County High School Choir performs at the Board of Education meeting Dec. 8 at the Alexandria Education Center. The choir performed Christmas music at the board’s last scheduled meeting of the year. Campbell County is aiming to scare off the Canada goose pop- ulation at A.J. Jolly Park’s lake with a little help from some young guns this year. A second year of hunting at the 200-acre lake was an- nounced by the county Monday, Dec. 15. The county park is south of Alexandria. This year, the hunt will be re- stricted to youth supervised by one adult, said Larry Harrod, parks and recreation manager for the county. Hunting dates will be Dec. 29, Dec. 31 and Jan. 2, 2015, from dawn until 12:30 p.m. Hunting by an adult accom- panying a youth will also be per- mitted, Harrod said. The county decided to have a youth hunt while children are on winter break from school in re- sponse to requests from hunters who participated in last year’s inaugural hunt, he said. The goal of the hunt is to decrease the amount of goose waste from the shore of the lake by scaring the birds away, Harrod said. There will not be any other hunting days at the park unless the goose population is not THANKS TO RYAN PHIRMAN Ryan Phirman, left, his daughter Hannah and brother Randy Phirman, hold Canada geese the two men shot inside Campbell County’s A.J. Jolly Park last year. Goose hunt at A.J. Jolly Park is for youth By Chris Mayhew [email protected] See HUNT, Page A2

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ALEXANDRIAALEXANDRIARECORDER 75¢

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Recordernewspaper serving the communitiesof southern Campbell County

Vol. 10 No. 10© 2014 The Community Recorder

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews .........................283-0404Retail advertising .......513-768-8404Classified advertising ...513-421-6300Delivery .......................781-4421

See page A2 for additional information

Contact usCHOCOLATECLUSTERSRita Heikenfeldshares one of herall-time favoriterecipes. A8

’TIS THESEASONFlu activity picksup in NorthernKentucky. A9

WINNING RECORD B1NKU women’s soccer programmakes history

longer than he has. The county clerk main-

tains property and marriagerecords, issues vehicle li-cense plates and organizesvoting precincts. Snodgrasssaid he has run 48 electionswhile in office including train-ing thousands of poll workers.

The retirement party drewCampbell County Democraticand Republican leaders alikeand Secretary of State AlisonLundergan Grimes.

Snodgrass has been a lead-er by example and throughcollaboration as a president ofthe Kentucky County ClerksAssociation and work withother count clerks, Grimessaid in a speech.

She handed Snodgrass aNational Association of Secre-taries of State medallion on aplaque “in recognition andhonor” of Snodgrass’s years of

WILDER — Campbell Coun-ty Clerk Jack Snodgrass’s re-tirement after 24 years in thejob was celebrated at a Dec. 13retirement party.

Snodgrass, a Democrat ofCold Spring, was honored byRepublican Judge-executiveSteve Pendery with a procla-mation from Fiscal Court at aparty in the basement of theWilder City Building.

Pendery said Snodgrasshas been “a reliable partner”to work with.

Republican Jim Luersen,elected Nov. 4 to take over theclerk’s office in January, at-tended the party and sat with atable of Snodgrass’s deputyclerks. Chief deputy clerkTheresa Merrill is retiring atthe end of this year as well.Snodgrass said Merrill hasworked at the clerk’s office

Snodgrass retirement partydraws across party linesBy Chris [email protected]

CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Campbell County Clerk Jack Snodgrass raises a plaque handed to himby Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes as CampbellCounty Judge-executive Steve Pendery waits to present a gift fromFiscal Court.

See PARTY, Page A2

Choir sings for school board

STEPHEN ROY WILDER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Campbell County High School Choir performs at the Board of Education meeting Dec. 8 at the Alexandria Education Center. The choir performed Christmas music at the board’s lastscheduled meeting of the year.

Campbell County is aiming toscare off the Canada goose pop-ulation at A.J. Jolly Park’s lakewith a little help from someyoung guns this year.

A second year of hunting atthe 200-acre lake was an-nounced by the county Monday,Dec. 15. The county park is southof Alexandria.

This year, the hunt will be re-stricted to youth supervised byone adult, said Larry Harrod,parks and recreation managerfor the county. Hunting dateswill be Dec. 29, Dec. 31 and Jan.2, 2015, from dawn until 12:30p.m.

Hunting by an adult accom-panying a youth will also be per-mitted, Harrod said.

The county decided to have ayouth hunt while children are on

winter break from school in re-sponse to requests from hunterswho participated in last year’sinaugural hunt, he said. The goalof the hunt is to decrease theamount of goose waste from theshore of the lake by scaring thebirds away, Harrod said.

There will not be any otherhunting days at the park unlessthe goose population is not

THANKS TO RYAN PHIRMAN

Ryan Phirman, left, his daughter Hannah and brother Randy Phirman, hold Canada geese the two men shot insideCampbell County’s A.J. Jolly Park last year.

Goose hunt at A.J.Jolly Park is for youthBy Chris [email protected]

See HUNT, Page A2

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NewsNancy Daly Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1059, [email protected] Chris Mayhew Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1051,[email protected] Scalf Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1055, [email protected] Melanie Laughman Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .513-248-7573,

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As quickly as somefast-rising cookie dough,one Boone County wom-an’s idea to bake cookiesfor her local sheriff’s de-partment has swelled to aproject involving 115 po-lice departments – includ-ing Alexandria – in ninestates.

Becky Grizovic, ofWalton, was driving onDec. 4, thinking about thenews coverage of police-involved shootings andsubsequent protests local-ly and across the nation.She decided somethinghad to be done to show po-lice they are appreciated.

“The media has justbeen pounding the policelately ... It’s just beenweighing on me because Iknow so many good cops,”said Grizovic, whosebrother is a police officerwith Cincinnati’s District5.

So Grizovic was in-spired to bake cookies forthe Boone County Sher-iff’s Department.

That’s how Cookies fora Cop, found online atcookiesforacop.com, be-

gan. Word spread amongher friends and on Face-book, many of themfriends or relatives of po-lice officers. The next de-partment she approachedwas Florence. Within fourdays, 75 departmentssigned up to accept cook-ies.

Grizovic, who worksfrom her Walton home asa virtual assistant, has anetwork of trusted volun-teers who will bake cook-ies to deliver to police onDec. 22. She added a spe-cial “shout-out” to fellowcookie strategists WendePenny, whose husband is aCincinnati police officer,and Sarah Black, of Cin-cinnati, who has a lot ofpolice and firefighterfriends.

Some cookies havebeen delivered already. AConner High School stu-dent, Zackery Tarantino,offered to bake cookies toschool resource officersat Conner, Conner MiddleSchool, Boone CountyHigh School, DixieHeights High School, Wal-ton-Verona ElementarySchool and Grant CountyHigh School.

Meanwhile, the Cook-ies for a Cop list has got-ten longer. A total of 115departments are signedup to receive cookies inColorado, Florida, Geor-

gia, Indiana, Kentucky,North Carolina, Ohio, Vir-ginia and West Virginia.

A total of 6,000 policeofficers will get two cook-ies apiece, for a total of12,000 cookies.

Most of the work hasinvolved organizing thusfar, Grizovic said. Bakingwill begin in earnest thisweek.

According to Grizovic,wives of police officersare saying they’ve neverbeen worried like they arenow.

The Cookies for a Copwebsite notes, “As we allknow, the news has beenrough and our officershave been under a tre-

mendous amount ofstress. They are in a timeof so much uncertaintyand unrest. They are tiredand in knowing peoplecare and care enough toshow an incredible act of#sweetkindness like thiscan be a game changer.”

“My whole point rightnow is that the police justreally need some supportand need to know that peo-ple appreciate them,” Gri-zovic said.

‘Cookies for a Cop’ spreads to 9 statesBy Nancy [email protected] WHO’S GETTING

COOKIESHere are the Campbell

County departmentsparticipating in Cookiesfor a Cop:

AlexandriaBellevueCampbell County Sher-

iffCampbell County Police

DepartmentCampbell County Dis-

patchCold SpringDaytonFort ThomasHighland HeightsNewportNorthern Kentucky

UniversitySilver GroveSouthgateWilder

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Becky Grizovic, of Walton,and fellow bakers in ninestates will prepare 12,000cookies to deliver to 115 policedepartments on Dec. 22.

scared off in largeenough numbers, Har-rod said.

A meeting for pros-pective hunters seekingto sign up for the hunt

and ask questions will beat the Campbell CountyEnvironmental Educa-tion Center, 1261 RaceTrack Road, Alexandria,at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec.22.

People who cannotmake it to the meetingcan call Harrod at 859-547-3681.

THANKS TO DON SORRELL

Canada geese congregate on the shore of the lake at A.J.Jolly Park.

HuntContinued from Page A1

public service. Grimes said Snod-

grass’s national associa-tion medal was only thethird she’s handed out assecretary of state.

Snodgrass chokedback a tear, and said hewas about to cry when

Grimes presented him theaward.

“You’ve helped me, andI’ve helped you over theyears,” Snodgrass said ofGrimes.

PartyContinued from Page A1

As the shopping seasonspeeds up, local police andshopper center repre-sentatives have some uni-versal advice to help makea trip to shop stress-free.

Driving slow in parkinglots is a good idea, said EdBurk, Cold Spring policechief.

There are more peoplebacking out of parkingspaces, he said. And theholiday season is alsowhen accidents are typi-cally highest at shoppingcenters, Burk said.

“I would be extra cau-tious when drivingthrough parking lots dur-ing the holiday season be-cause more people are out,and they get distracted,”he said.

For preventing theftsat shopping centers, com-mon sense comes intoplay, he said.

“Lock your cars, andput your stuff in thetrunk,” Burk said.

Retailers, working withpolice, are working tomake a shopping trip easi-er and safer too, he said.

The property managerat the 350,000-square-footCold Spring Crossingshopping center off Alex-andria Pike near the AAHighway, hires off-dutyofficers to ease traffic andperform extra patrols,Burk said.

Officers typically workFriday evening and noonto 7 p.m. Saturday andSunday shifts. There areextra shifts the week be-fore Christmas, he said.

“It’s extra security forthe customers who are upthere,” Burk said.

Officers also have the

ability to manually controltraffic lights at the inter-section of Crossroads Bou-levard at U.S. 27 whentraffic is heavy, he said.

Crestview Hills TownCenter property managerChristine Wesselkampersaid the property is set upfor a stress-free environ-ment because parking isconvenient to the stores,and that everyplace ishandicap and stroller ac-cessible.

“Our customers canjust park near a store andget in and out, instead ofhaving to navigatethrough an enclosed mall,”Wesselkamper said.“We’re trying to set up fora stress-free destination.”

According to Wessel-kamper, most stores fol-low Dillard’s hours andFriday evenings andweekends are “the crazi-est” times to shop.

“The best time to shopis during the day ... If peo-ple have a day off, or timeafter work or time duringlunch,” she said.

Wesselkamper saidlast-minute gift cards arealways a good option.

“We sell a gift card forthe entire town center,”she said. “So it’s a greatlast-minute gift if you’renot sure what to get some-body. It’s like giving thegift of shopping.”

Retailers, cops offer holiday rush adviceBy Stephen Roy [email protected] andChris [email protected]

FILE PHOTO

Holiday shoppers walk through Crestview Hills Town Center.

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FLORENCE — Google re-cently named Florence asthe 2014 eCity for the stateof Kentucky, an awardthat recognizes thestrongest online businesscommunities across all 50states.

According to a press

release, this is the secondyear Google has present-ed this award, and says“the businesses in thesecommunities are embrac-ing the web to find newcustomers, connect withexisting clients and fueltheir economies.”

Mayor Diane E. Wha-len said the city is honoredto be recognized for the

award. “Florence is fortunate

to have a diversified busi-ness community fromsmall to large, with strongretail, office, medical, andindustrial sectors,” Wha-len said. “A common prin-ciple in the success of ourbusiness community istheir ability to harness thepower of technology

through the use of theWorld Wide Web to sustaingrowth, create jobs, anddrive our strong, localeconomy.”

City Coordinator Rich-ard Lunnemann said thecity was notified by Goo-gle in late Septemberabout the award and itshows that Florence is aninviting community for

businesses to locate, growand thrive.

“Our e-City recognitionis something that our di-verse business communi-ty certainly gets creditfor,” Lunnemann said. “Ifnot for them, their growthand their use of e-com-merce to help their busi-nesses grow in our com-munity, it would not havebeen possible for Florenceto be recognized as an e-City.”

Lunneman said in or-der to be considered forthe award, the city had tohave a strong businesssector that has a strong fo-cus on Internet sales, andthat is what separatedFlorence apart from othercities in the common-wealth.

“With the evaluationGoogle did, they foundthat the businesses in Flor-ence have a significant fo-cus on e-commerce andare growing on the web,”he said.

According to Lunne-mann, the city of Florencewill continue to work withbusinesses, small, medi-um and large, to help themaccomplish their businessgrowth in the community.

“The city has the infra-structure in place to allowfor business growth,” hesaid.

Lunnemann said therecognition affects thecity’s future by showingit’s a progressive place forbusinesses to locate, andthe e-City award has a sig-nificant focus on smallbusinesses, which areprevalent in Florence.

Cathy Barrie, presi-dent of The Scuba Shacklocated on BurlingtonPike in Florence, said the

company has been utiliz-ing Facebook by postingfour or five times a day.Posts include upcomingspecials, scuba classtimes, new schedules,events, as well as under-water photos.

“That’s the stuff thattends to get people at-tracted to wanting to scu-ba dive,” Barrie said.“They want to go see thepretty fish.”

Barrie said an advan-tage of promoting busi-ness online is that it’s ahuge communication toolbecause that’s the direc-tion the world is now goingin.

“Even with email, it’snot anywhere near as ef-fective as short blasts onFacebook because somany people check theirFacebook more than theydo their email.”

Even though onlinecommunication does helpwith reaching out to a lotmore people, Barrie saidthere is a disadvantage be-cause The Scuba Shack’sbiggest competitor is In-ternet sales.

“You have some ofthese big-box wholesal-ers, even in scuba, sellingstuff really cheap, orclaiming that it’s the samething, and it’s not,” Barriesaid. ”So we have to dealwith convincing them thatpurchasing from an au-thorized dealer in a brickand mortar store is bene-ficial to them.”

The Scuba Shack hiredsomeone to help withsearch engine optimiza-tion to increase pageviewson its website and hopes itwill continue to improvethe business and where itslistings come up online.

Google names Florence 2014 Kentucky eCityBy Stephen Roy [email protected]

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Bryan Franklin of Sadieville, Ky., leads a camel as Hailey and Kiley Ehn, 8-year-old twins, ride during theIndependence Christmas Walk.

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From left, Madison Harter, 5, andJordan Dishon, 11, both ofIndependence, pose for a photo atthe holiday event.

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MonicaWendelin, of

Independence,and her dogs

Asha andTigger ready

themselves forthe holiday

event.

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Troy Baker with the River Valley Wood Carvers works on a dog sculptureduring the Independence Christmas Walk.

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This Santa parade float was featured during the Independence ChristmasWalk parade.

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From left, Wayne Lohmoeller, of Independence, Charles Menken of Elsmere, Lori Crites of Dry Ridge, CareyHeuer of Alexandria, Vinh Truong of Independence and Bill Barley of Covington presented the colors for theIndependence American Legion Moon Brothers Post 275 during the Independence Christmas Walk.

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Abigail, 4, and Madison Plummer,7, of Walton, have their picturetaken with Sven and Olaf duringthe celebration.

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From left, Independence Mayor Donna Yeager, Kenton CountyJudge-Executive Steve Arlinghaus, Lisa Holbrook-Bracke of Alexandria,representing her family who donated the tree, and Christmas Walkcommittee member Dianna Kloeker, of Independence, light the tree duringthe Independence Christmas Walk.

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The Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers entertained those who came into the courthouse from the cold during theChristmas Walk earlier this month.

Independencehosts a magicalChristmas walk

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FRIDAY, DEC. 19Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Through selection of imagestaken by local photojournalistsworking for The Kentucky Post,The Kentucky Enquirer and theAssociated Press, premiereexhibit celebrates NorthernKentucky life and culture duringwinter season and commem-orates those who have dedicat-ed their careers to capturingcommunity’s memorable mo-ments. $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Present-ed by FotoFocus. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

Translations, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Covington Arts, 2 W. Pike St.,Curated by Saad Ghosn, exhibi-tion features four artists whosework examines nature of in-terpretation through use ofabstraction. Presented by Co-vington Arts District. ThroughDec. 26. 292-2322; www.coving-tonarts.com. Covington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Clay Street Press: Cincin-nati Portfolio I-IV and Over Time:John Lanzador, William Messer,David Parks. Free. Through Feb.7. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages -1-0. $10.Registration required. ThroughDec. 22. 371-5227; www.thelive-lylearninglab.com. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trains andPlasticville. More than 250 feetof track. Patrons welcome tooperate more than 30 accesso-ries from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 18. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. Wednesday Grandpar-ent’s Day: one grandchild ad-mitted free with paying grand-parent. 491-4003; www.bcmu-seum.org. Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Newport on theLevee, Holiday decorationsthroughout Aquarium. Un-derwater Santa show alongsidesharks, shark rays and Denverthe Sea Turtle. Through Jan. 1.Included with admission: $23,$15 ages 2-12, free under age 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay, Featuring more than onemillion LED lights dancing insynchronization to holidaymusic. Lights dance every 20minutes. Through Jan. 1. Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, 2800 Bullitts-burg Church Road, Featuringfree live Nativity, lights and livedramas. Through Dec. 27. Free.800-778-3390; creationmuseu-m.org. Petersburg.

BRICKmas, 4-8:30 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 Levee Way,Features more than 13 large-scale LEGO displays includingmodels of the Roebling Suspen-sion Bridge, Music Hall andWashington Park. Also featuresinteractive area where childrencan build “brick” masterpieces,color and decorate mini-figmasks and write letters to SantaClaus. Through Jan. 1. $8. 291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.

Literary - LibrariesQueen City Bronze, 7 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Holidayfavorites played by professional,community hand bell ensemblebased in Cincinnati. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Mahjong, 1 p.m., Scheben

Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

Music - JazzBlue Chip Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Crest-view Hills, 2785 Dixie Highway,Free. 912-7860. Crestview Hills.

On Stage - TheaterStriking 12, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., A disenchanted young manskips a New Year’s Eve party andinstead picks up a copy of TheLittle Match Girl. He’s trans-ported to a place where thesmallest things can be mirac-ulous. Musical trio Groove Lilywrote play as holiday concert.$20, $18 students and seniors.Presented by Falcon Theater.513-479-6783; www.falconthea-ter.net. Newport.

SportsHoliday Race Meet, 11:15 a.m.,Turfway Park, 7500 TurfwayRoad, Live thoroughbred racing.Free admission, free parking.Through Dec. 31. 371-0200.Florence.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, Free. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

BenefitsWomen’s Alliance HolidayTri-State Talent Spectacular,4-8 p.m., The Carnegie, 1028Scott Blvd., Talent show show-casing local acts. Benefits Em-powering Youth. $52 cocktailhour, $32 general, $18 ages13-18, $10 ages 9 and under.Presented by The Women’sAlliance Inc.. 957-1940; www.wo-mensallianceinc.com. Covington.

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.

Dance ClassesTandem Squares, 8-10 p.m.,Promenade Palace, 3630 De-coursey Pike, Plus-level Western-style square dance club forexperienced dancers. $5. Pre-sented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 513-929-2427. Covington.

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.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, freeunder age 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

Breakfast with Santa, 9-11 a.m.,Chapin Memorial Library, 6517Market St., Petersburg FireDepartment offers pancakebreakfast, complete with Santaand Mrs. Clause. Holiday craftsand activities. Presented by

Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Petersburg.

Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, Free. 800-778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

BRICKmas, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, $8.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

Live Nativity and IndoorPerformance, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Cornerstone Church of God,3413 Hillcrest Drive, Live nativityscene outside and indoor perfor-mance telling story of salvationthrough Christ’s birth. Live musicand refreshments to follow.Childcare provided for ages 4and under. Free. 727-0111;www.cchog.org. Erlanger.

Joel the Singing Librarian, 11a.m. to noon, Witt’s End CandyEmporium, 305 Fairfield Ave.,Free. 261-9488. Bellevue.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8 p.m., Southgate VFW,6 Electric Ave., With DJ TedMcCracken. Free. Presented byVFW Post 3186. 441-9857. South-gate.

Literary - LibrariesWhat I Saw at Cane Ridge -The Great Revival that Trans-formed KY, 1 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Music - BenefitsRock for BLOC, 8 p.m., MadisonTheater, 730 Madison Ave.,Music by Prizoner, Hollywoodand Bad Habit. Ages 21 and up.Benefits BLOC Ministries. $10.Presented by Christ in Christmas.491-2444; madiontheateronline-.com. Covington.

Music - Classic RockBlue Jelly, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.,Crew Lounge, 1933 PetersburgRoad, Free. 586-4482. Hebron.

On Stage - TheaterStriking 12, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, $20, $18 stu-dents and seniors. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

SportsHoliday Race Meet, 11:15 a.m.,Turfway Park, Free admission,free parking. 371-0200. Florence.

SUNDAY, DEC. 21Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 1-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

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

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. Wednes-day Grandparent’s Day: onegrandchild admitted free withpaying grandparent. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, freeunder age 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

BRICKmas, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, $8.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

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 and

cherry bombs. Ages 21 and up.Free. 491-6659. Covington.

Literary - LibrariesThe Hills of Kentucky Dulci-mers, 2 p.m., Florence BranchLibrary, 7425 U.S. 42, Christmasconcert. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Florence.

Kinderballet Presents AChristmas Carol, 2 p.m., Sche-ben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Free. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Union.

RecreationBingo, 5 p.m., Southgate VFW, 6Electric Ave., Early games start at6 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.Free. Presented by VFW Post3186. 441-9857. Southgate.

SportsHoliday Race Meet, 11:15 a.m.,Turfway Park, Free admission,free parking. 371-0200. Florence.

MONDAY, DEC. 22EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-tration required. 371-5227;www.thelivelylearninglab.com.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessOrganWise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Learnwhat it really means to be smartfrom the inside out. Ages 3-8.Free. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyCooperative Extension Service.916-2721. Florence.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, freeunder age 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

BRICKmas, 1-8 p.m., Newport onthe Levee, $8. 291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

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.

Pokemon (grades 4-7), 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Joinother Pokemon players. Bring

your own deck. No trading. Free.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.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 334-2117. Union.

Literary - Story TimesHoliday Toy Trains Polar Ex-press Reading, 2-3 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Wear pajamas.Story reading, hot chocolate,cookies and special gifts fromSanta. Holiday Toy Trains ondisplay. Included with admission.Reservations required. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

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.

Music - ConcertsMushroomhead, 6:30 p.m.,Madison Theater, 730 MadisonAve., With Erihma, Thira, UnsaidFate, Automatic Evolution andGabriel’s Hounds. $20, $17advance. 491-2444; www.madi-sontheateronline.com. Coving-ton.

TUESDAY, DEC. 23Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Translations, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Covington Arts, 292-2322;www.covingtonarts.com. Co-vington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Insanity Live Class, 9-10 a.m.,Faith Community United Meth-odist Church, 4310 RichardsonRoad, $5. Presented by Kick ItWith Kristin. 907-0188. Inde-pendence.

Health / WellnessWeight Loss That Works, 6:30-7p.m., Hickory Grove BaptistChurch, 11969 Taylor Mill Road,$60 for 12-week membership.First class free. Presented byEquipped Ministries. 802-8965;www.equipped4him.blog-spot.com. Independence.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, free

under age 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

BRICKmas, 1-8 p.m., Newport onthe Levee, $8. 291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,342-2665. Union.

Music - AcousticRoger Drawdy, 8 p.m., MollyMalone’s Irish Pub and Restau-rant, 112 E. Fourth St., Irishmusic. Free. 491-6659; mollyma-lonesirishpub.com. Covington.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas,85 N. Grand Ave., Floor A, BoardRoom. Weekly 12-step programfor people who have problemwith eating/food. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters Anonymous.496-1477; www.oa.org. FortThomas.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Translations, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Covington Arts, 292-2322;www.covingtonarts.com. Co-vington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, Free. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 5:10-6 p.m., 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, freeunder age 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

BRICKmas, 4-8:30 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $8. 291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3-4:30 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Gaming, Internet, snacks andmore. Teens. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Chess Club, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels are invited toplay. 342-2665. Florence.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/northernken-

tucky and click on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information. Items areprinted on a space-available basis with local events takingprecedence.

Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find morecalendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/northernkentucky andchoose from a menu of items in the Entertainment section onthe main page.

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See an underwater Santa show alongside sharks, shark rays and Denver the Sea Turtle duringScuba Santa’s Water Wonderland through Jan. 1 at Newport Aquarium. The event is includedwith admission: $23, $15 for ages 2-12 and free for under age 2. For more information, call800-406-3474 or visit www.newportaquarium.com.

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My most fa-vorite Christmassong is “We needa little Christ-mas.” But rightnow, I need alittle more time.I’m sure you canrelate! Regard-less, I still say agift from thehand is a giftfrom the heart.

And I’m sharing one of myall-time favorites today.

Better than bestchocolate clusters

“A friend” contributed this.The ultimate cluster, really!Grandson Jack looked at thephoto of these and said, “Theylook so yummy.”

But, Jack has braces so hecan only enjoy the photo.Here’s my adaptation:

20 oz. pkg. Nestlé’s darkchocolate chips

8-9 ozs. dried cranberriesor cherries - I used cherriesand cut them up a bit

8 ozs. slivered almonds,toasted

8 plump dried apricots,diced or snipped with scissors

Coarse sea salt to sprinkle -just a teeny bit

Roast almonds in 350 degreeoven just until fragrant andgolden, stirring a couple timesfor a total of 10-15 minutes. Becareful as they can burn easily.

Melt chocolate in a nonstickpan over low heat. Removefrom heat when some lumpsremain and stir until smooth.Stir in everything but salt.Scoop out on sprayed pans orwaxed paper.

Sprinkle very, very lightlywith salt (just a few granules)and refrigerate until hard. Istore mine in the frig betweenpieces of parchment.

Paula’s foolproofstanding rib roast

Here’s one from Paula Deen,who, when I interviewed herway back when, said this is hermost popular and perfect reci-pe for rib roast. This cooks at alower temperature so you won’tget the splatter in the oven thatcomes with higher heat recipes,like the one I’m sharing on mysite. For Larry, who wants tomake sure this expensive cut ofmeat that he’s buying will turnout well.

1 (5-pound) standing ribroast

1 tablespoon House Sea-soning, recipe follows

House seasoning:Keeps in cool place, cov-

ered, up to 6 months.

1 cup salt1/4 cup black pepper1/4 cup garlic powderTip from Rita’s kitchen:I usually divide this in half

and then add sweet paprika totaste and a couple finely crum-bled bay leaves to one half anduse that as a general purposestew, etc. seasoning.

Allow roast to stand at roomtemperature for at least 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 de-gree F. Rub roast with HouseSeasoning; place roast on a rackin the pan with the rib sidedown and the fatty side up.Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven.Leave roast in oven but do notopen oven door for 3 hours.About 30 to 40 minutes beforeserving time, turn oven to 375degrees F and reheat the roast.

Important: Do not remove roastor re-open the oven door fromtime roast is put in until readyto serve.

Rita’s foolproof standingrib roast.

I don’t have room for this inmy column, so check out mysite, Abouteating.com for therecipe.

Can you help?Ranch dressing like Taco

Casa. I always enjoy talking toGene Kennedy, owner of thishometown restaurant chain.For a while now, I’ve been get-ting requests for his ranchdressing.

When I asked, or rathertried to coerce him, for therecipe, he chuckled and more

or less said “no dice.” Legionsof his fans have asked for thisover the years so you’ll justhave to go and enjoy it at TacoCasa, one of our premier ethnicrestaurants.

BTW, Gene is going to be aguest on my cable show “Lovestarts in the kitchen” so I’ll askhim to feature it for tasting. Ifyou have a similar one, plsshare.

Coming soon:Laszlo’s restaurant stuffed

cabbage rolls.

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

CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS A FAVORITE

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

These chocolate clusters are a favorite of Rita Heikenfeld's.

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Every fall, Northern Ken-tucky Health Department staffbegin to collect reports of flucases from doctors’ offices andhospitals. Between Octoberand late November, the reportswere trickling in, meaningthere was little flu activity inNorthern Kentucky.

But just before Thanks-giving, the trickle of reportsturned into a stream.

‘Tis the season – holidaysand increased flu activity oftengo together. Flu season typical-ly peaks between Decemberand February, but significantactivity can occur as late asMay.

This year, monitoring by theCenters for Disease Controland Prevention shows a con-cerning trend: One of the main

viruses circu-lating so farthis season isnot matched tothe vaccine.This virus, astrain of theH3N2, hashistoricallybeen associat-ed with moresevere illnessand mortality,especially in

older people and young chil-dren.

But, there are three thingsyou can do to protect yourselfthis flu season.

First, get vaccinated. Thevaccine still has value, of-fering protection against otherstrains of flu that circulate.

Antibodies created throughvaccination with one influenzavirus can offer some protec-tion against different influenzaviruses (this is called cross-protection). If you get the flu,the vaccine may give yourbody the help it needs to makethe illness less severe.

If you haven’t been vacci-nated yet, please add it to yourholiday to-do list; or if youhave a loved one who hasn’tbeen vaccinated yet, make apoint to either remind him orher to do so or take them.There are lots of choices aboutwhich vaccine to get, it’s con-venient, and most people canget it for little or no cost.

Second, take everyday pre-ventive actions like coveringcoughs and sneezes, staying

away from sick people andwashing your hands often.These steps will protect youfrom flu, common colds and avariety of other illnesses.

Third, if you become ill withcommon flu symptoms, in-cluding fever and body aches,contact your health care pro-vider. Early treatment withanti-viral medications, if ap-propriate, can lessen the sever-ity of the flu.

For millions of people everyseason, the flu can mean afever, cough, sore throat, run-ny or stuffy nose, muscleaches, fatigue, and miserabledays spent in bed – and thoseare the (relatively) lucky ones.

More than 200,000 peopleare hospitalized in the UnitedStates from flu complications

each year. The flu also can be deadly.

Between 1976 and 2006 esti-mates of yearly flu-associateddeaths in the United Statesrange from a low of about3,000 to a high of about 49,000people during the most severeseason.

Last flu season, five peoplein Northern Kentucky diedfrom flu complications.

The flu is just starting tocirculate in Northern Ken-tucky. Take steps now, includ-ing getting vaccinated, to pro-tect yourself through the holi-days and the entire flu season.

Dr. Lynne M. Saddler is districtdirector of health of the NorthernKentucky Health Department.

Flu season picks up in N. Kentucky

Dr. Lynne M.Saddler COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Dec. 11 questionThe Northern Kentucky

Chamber of Commerce hasendorsed a Local Option SalesTax as a legislative priority.Through a citizen vote, citiesand/or counties could raisethe sales tax a maximum of 1percent to pay for prede-termined capital projects,with the tax being removedupon completion? Would yousupport or oppose this legisla-tion? Why?

“No. Never saw a tax puton the books that didn’t stayon the books ... and beraised.”

Karen Swanson Dietz

“If it was truly removed, Iwould support it.”

Terri Due

“Nope. Pay too muchnow.”

John Plunkett

“Nope. We are alreadytaxed too much. I am sick oftaxes upon taxes. Seems likethe Chambers of Commerceare always so willing toreach into citizens’ pockets.”

Howard C. Aubrey

“I agree that once a tax ison the books, it is rarely (ifever) removed. Our localoption in Dallas increasedsales tax to 8.25 percent. Ididn’t complain too muchthough because we did notpay state income tax. Differ-ent story here. I would hopethat NKY could come upwith a better plan for capitalprojects.”

Brenda Turner Janning

“Could some of thesecapital projects be financedby grants or federal funds?”

Karen Swanson Dietz

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There is nothing about thedeath or near death of a child,at the hands of their caretak-er, which can be viewed posi-tively. Despite this sad andstark reality, we at PreventChild Abuse Kentucky(PCAK) are encouraged bythe release of the second an-nual report from the ChildFatality and Near FatalityExternal Review Panel.

This report reflects thework of a dedicated and vol-untary multi-disciplinarygroup of professionals (in-cluding a PCAK representa-tive). The panel’s commit-ment to data-driven, solution-focused recommendations arereadily apparent in this re-port.

PCAK has long advocatedfor the establishment of the

panel. Westrongly sup-port the needto conductin-depth re-views of everychild mal-treatmentfatality andnear fatality.This reviewmust be con-ducted withtwo goals in

mind – system improvementand prevention.

We are equally committedto the belief this review mustbe conducted in an atmos-phere of transparency andaccountability. While certain-ly not a final step, the recent-ly released report does repre-sent a significant step in the

right direction. It should alsobe acknowledged this hopefulprogress is largely due to acommitment made by thecurrent administration, thelegislature and many advo-cates across the state.

While this report is encour-aging, it is truly just an initialstep. If we are going to ad-dress this tragic issue, wemust commit to ongoing work,dialogue, and perseverance inthe face of challenges. Asclearly indicated in the re-port, change must occur with-in multiple systems and at alllevels of governmental lead-ership. The panel must in-crease its capacity to gatherdata, engage in critical analy-sis and develop specific rec-ommendations.

The mental health system,

law enforcement, courts andsocial services must eachcommit to shepherdingchange throughout all of itsprograms.

The General Assemblymust continue its bipartisansupport of the panel; and holditself accountable to providethe statutory framework andfiscal resources necessary toimplement panel recommen-dations. The administrationmust continue to support thepanel, while assuring the lev-el of autonomy and transpar-ency necessary for the panelto earn public trust.

Lastly, and perhaps mostimportantly, every citizen ofthe commonwealth mustmake a commitment to childabuse prevention. This willinvolve each of us becoming

more aware of the risks fac-ing children today.

We all have a responsibilityfor a two-pronged approach toprevention.

We must each commit toadvocating for the system’schange. We must also displayan equal commitment to sup-porting the families and chil-dren around us. This commit-ment is perhaps the mostcritical; as we are ultimatelyresponsible for the health andsafety of the children in ourcommunity.

Jill Seyfred is executive directorof Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, a

statewide child abuse preventionorganization. Prevent Child Abuse

Kentucky may be contacted at1-800-CHILDREN, (859)225-8879 or

log on to www.pcaky.org

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JillSeyfred COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Heroin is pure death. It isdevastating families in allcorners of our state.

As certain abused prescrip-tion drugs have become harderto obtain, heroin use has sky-rocketed. Every room of Ken-tuckians that I meet includesparents, relatives or friendswho’ve lost loved ones to her-oin.

And the data shows we canexpect more – in 2013, 31.9percent of overdose deathscame from heroin, up 60 per-cent from 2012. Put this in thecontext that more Kentuckiansnow die from drug overdosesthan car wrecks, and it is clear– heroin must be stopped. De-lay equals death.

Heroin legislation died in2014 because what legislatorsdisagreed on stopped themfrom passing the many provi-sions they agreed on. With the2015 session approaching, theanswer is clear – sit down now,identify areas of agreement,and pass a bill immediately.Lives depend on it.

From my discussions withfamilies, law enforcement,legislators and doctors, I be-

lieve there isagreement onthese steps:

» Manyoverdosedeaths couldbe preventedif drug userscould reportoverdoseswithout fear ofarrest. A GoodSamaritanLaw, passed by

20 other states, will encouragereporting and save lives.

» Naloxone, which reversesan overdose if applied quickly,is an effective tool to preventoverdoses. Like 24 other states,we must expand Naloxone’savailability to first responders.

I also believe legislatorsshould agree on two othertactics:

» While sentencing reduc-tion may be appropriate forsome drugs, it is wrong forheroin.

Penalties for dealing heroinmust be so severe they dis-suade a dealer from selling,and we must ensure a signifi-cant portion of any sentence is

actually served. » Heroin addiction is in-

credibly difficult to beat.While new laws provide cov-erage for some treatment, it istoo short, and doesn't work formany addicts. Comprehensivetreatment must be accessible.

Heroin has touched or willtouch – and possibly take – thelives of your family, friends, orneighbors. It has in my neigh-borhood. The first person I metin that neighborhood was a12-year-old girl who volun-teered to babysit. Recently, herbrother died of an overdose thefirst time he tried heroin. Onebad choice on one bad nightrobbed her family of theirloved one.

We must ensure that youngman and many others have notdied in vain, and use their sto-ries to educate all Kentuckiansthat taking heroin – even once– will wreck your life and thosearound you.

Andy Beshear is a partner at Stites& Harbison and a candidate forattorney general. He and his wife,Britainy, are raising their two chil-dren in Jefferson County.

Delay in dealing withheroin equals death

AndyBeshearCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL Cincinnati.com/northernkentucky

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

After years of sustainedsuccess in Division II, includ-ing 14 straight winning sea-sons, Northern Kentucky Uni-versity’s women’s soccerteam made history in 2014.The Norse posted a winningrecord for the first time as aDivision I program. TheNorse finished the season 9-8-3, advancing to the semifi-nals of the Atlantic Sun tour-nament.

The program that grew ac-customed to posting double-digit wins every season strug-gled in its first two seasontransitioning from Division IIto Division I. The Norse post-ed back-to-back six win sea-sons, losing 21matches duringthat span. This year was aturning point.

“The first two years werechallenging. We’re definitelymoving forward,” said headcoach Bob Sheehan. “We dem-onstrated that we have madegrowth. We’re definitely mak-ing strides.”

The team could sense ashift in the offseason. Theyoung squad — there werejust two seniors on the roster— entered this season withmore confidence than any oftheir previous Division I sea-sons.

“It was a totally differentatmosphere this year,” saidredshirt sophomore AubreyMuench. “We honed in on ourindividual footwork and Ithink that really showed thisseason.”

Muench, a Newport Cen-tral Catholic graduate, trans-ferred to NKU after spendingher redshirt season at Louis-ville. She relished the chanceto play near home and at a highlevel. If NKU had the DivisionI presence it now has whenMuench was being recruitedfrom NewCath, she likelywould have committed rightout of high school. She is nowspreading the message ofNKU soccer to current north-ern Kentucky high school stu-dent-athletes.

“We can set an example andlet high school girls know thatthey can play close to home.It’s been awesome having myfamily and friends here towatch all of our home games,”said Muench. “We want to

keep the local girls local.”Norse recruits have em-

braced the opportunity to turnthe program back into a pe-rennial winner. On this year’sroster, 21 of the 27 women arefrom the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.They immediately bought into the program’s new missionas a member of the A-Sun.

“The Cincinnati/NorthernKentucky area is a verystrong area. Our goal is to at-tract that local talent,” saidSheehan. “We talk to recruitsabout building a strong Divi-sion I program from its in-fancy. Our prospects seem tolike that challenge.”

Muench scored a goal andhad an assist as the Norseearned their first A-Sun tour-nament victory, defeatingNorth Florida, 2-0. The New-Cath grad will be a leader forthe Norse in 2015.

“She’s an outstanding ath-lete,” said Sheehan. “She hastremendous upside.”

She spent the past offsea-son gaining 1,500-2,000 touch-es in individual training ses-sions. The three-sport star isstill getting used to being afull-time soccer player.

“It was a little different.Every winter, I expect to go tobasketball,” said Muench. “Itis a weird transition havingnothing to do in the winter.Physically and mentally I cankeep the same mentality.”

The extra repetitions andfocus on individual traininghelped Muench finish tied forsecond on the team with 13points. All of NKU’s top scor-ers will return in 2015. Theyare eager to get started on an-other fruitful offseason.

“We had a tremendousspring and feel that that car-ried over into the fall season,”said Sheehan. “Moving for-ward into this offseason, ourfocus is on individual im-provement.”

With so many experiencedplayers back in 2015, theNorse are excited to build ontheir 2014 success. They alsounderstand that expectationswill be higher within the pro-gram and that opponents willgive the Norse more respectnext season.

“It will be 10 times harderthan it was last season,” saidMuench. “We are held to amuch higher standard now.”

NKU women’ssoccer programmakes historyBy Adam [email protected]

KODY KAHLE/NKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

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Dennis Pelfrey has bigshoes to fill. He replacesFrontier League Hall ofFamer Fran Riordan asmanager of the FlorenceFreedom.

Riordan was hired bythe Beloit Snappers, theSingle-A Midwest Leagueaffiliate of the Oakland

A’s, after leading theFreedom to a 190-194 rec-ord over the past four sea-sons. Pelfrey takes thereins from his formerFrontier League team-mate and is excited tocontinue what Riordanstarted in Florence.

Pelfrey comes to Flor-ence from Gary, Ind.,where he spent the pastfour seasons coaching

with theSouth-Shore Rail-Cats. Afterplaying forNorth-wood Uni-versity, hespent six

seasons playing indepen-dent league baseball, in-cluding four-plus seasonsin the Frontier League.

Pelfrey and Riordan wereteammates on the 2000Dubois County Dragons,when Riordan was player-manager of the Dragons.

“I heard great thingsabout the place from peo-ple I know,” Pelfrey said.“Fran had nothing butgreat things to say aboutthe organization.”

His playing and coach-ing experience and fa-miliarity with the Fron-tier League were attrac-tive to the Freedom.

“Dennis has a lot ofexperience in player ac-quisition with Gary aswell as player develop-ment,” said Freedomowner Clint Brown in apress release. “He hasbeen a candidate formultiple managing posi-tions in this league andwe feel this is the per-fect fit.”

The feeling was mu-tual. Pelfrey had beenwaiting for the right op-portunity to manage inthe Frontier League. Hefelt that Florence wasthe destination thatgives him the bestchance to succeed.

“Clint Brownreached out to me and Ifelt like it would be agreat fit,” said Pelfrey.

On the field, theFreedom are going toaggressive on the base-paths. Pelfrey wants hisclub to lead the leaguein advancing from firstto third. They will be abase-stealing, doubles-hitting team. He wantsto showcase an enter-taining product at UCHealth Stadium.

Pelfrey succeeds Riordan as Freedom’s managerBy Adam [email protected]

Pelfrey

NKU Notes» Macy Wright has

signed a national letter ofintent to play golf forNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity’s women’s golfteam beginning in the fallof 2015. Wright’s brotherZach is a senior on thisyear’s men’s team.

“Macy is a very talent-ed golfer and will makeour team stronger fromthe moment she steps oncampus,” said women’shead coach Daryl Lan-drum. “Having coachedher brother Zach, I knowshe comes from a greatfamily and will be an assetto the program.”

As a senior at GrantCounty High School inDry Ridge, Kentucky,Wright averaged a 79 onthe course. She earned ashare of first place at theKentucky Senior All-StarTournament at HeritageHill after shooting a 74.Wright also carded a 72 atthe Villa Madonna Invita-tional to claim second.

In the KHSAA StateTournament, Wright post-ed rounds of 80-79 and fin-ished in a tie for 20th.

“My brother Zach is agolfer at Northern Ken-tucky,” said Wright. “Iknow I am getting in-volved in a tremendousprogram. I feel blessedand am ready to work inorder to contribute to theteam.”

» For the second-straight week, ThomasMore College seniorguard/forward SydneyMoss has been named tothe D3hoops.com Nation-al Team of the Week pre-sented by Scoutware.This is the seventh timethat Moss has been namedto the Team of the Week asshe earned the honor fivetimes last season.

Moss averaged 32.5points and 6.0 reboundslast week, while also dish-ing out nine assists and re-cording eight steals inleading the Saints to a 2-0start in the Presidents’Athletic Conference(PAC) last week. Mossscored a season-high 42points at WaynesburgUniversity, while pullingdown nine rebounds andfollowed that with 23points and eight assistsagainst Westminster Col-lege in only 22 minutes.

Moss and the second-ranked Saints are idle un-til December 19 whenthey travel to Williams-burg, Kentucky to playthe University of theCumberlands at 2 p.m.

» Thomas More Col-lege had four men’s soc-cer student-athletesnamed All-Great LakesRegion by the NationalSoccer Coaches Associa-tion of America.

Senior defender AlexDean (Highlands) wasnamed to the first team.He had nine points on fourgoals and one assist, whileanchoring a defense thatposted 12 shutouts and al-lowed only 14 goals. Sen-ior midfielder Christo-pher Lehan (Oak Hills)and senior defender JackLittle were both named tothe second team. Lehanhad 15 points on four goalsand seven assists andscored three game-win-ning goals. Little had 11points on four goals andthree assists, while help-ing the defense that post12 shutouts and allowingonly 14 goals. Sophomoredefender Tim Knauer(Batavia) was a thirdteam selection. He had 13points on six goals and one

assists, while scoring twogame-winners.

» Three baseballstandouts have signedtheir national letters of in-tent to play for NorthernKentucky University. Ty-ler Amann, Jordan Men-fee and Jesse Peters willjoin the Norse for the2015-16 academic year.

» Three baseballstandouts have signedtheir national letters of in-tent to play for NorthernKentucky University. Ty-ler Amann, Jordan Men-fee and Jesse Peters willjoin the Norse for the2015-16 academic year.

Amann is a 5-foot-9 out-fielder and second base-man, a 2012 graduate ofMoeller High School,where he was named theGreater Catholic LeagueSouth Co-Athlete of theYear after helping leadthe Crusaders to the 2012Division I State Champi-onship.

Menfee is a 6-foot-4right-handed pitcherfrom Forest Hill, Mary-land. He helped lead theFriars to a 17-12 overallrecord and a 12-4 mark inregional play during the2014 season.

Peters is a 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher from Go-shen High School. As a ju-nior, he recorded a 1.25ERA over 28 innings ofwork and collected 45strikeouts.

» Northern KentuckyUniversity men’s golfhead coach Daryl Lan-drum has announced thatLogan Gamm and JacobPoore have signed Na-tional Letters of Intent toplay golf for the Norse be-ginning in the fall of 2015.

A native of Union, Ky.,and Ryle High School,Gamm has steadily im-proved throughout hishigh school campaign bydropping his scoring aver-age from 77 as a freshmanto 76.5 as a sophomore, 76as a junior and finally 75his senior year.

Gamm carded roundsof 73-74 to earn an eighth-place finish in the 108-golfer Kentucky JuniorAmateur Championship.He won the Seventh Re-gion Championship with alow-round 71, while alsofinishing 16th in the AJGALipari Energy JuniorChampionship, 18th in theBubba Conlee Invitation-al and 27th in the HudsonJunior Invitational.

Poore also comes toNKU from Ryle HighSchool. Poore’s accoladesare equally as impressive,earning three medals as asenior and five medalscombined during hissophomore and juniorcampaigns. He was a two-time participant in boththe KHSAA State and All“A” State Tournaments.As a senior, Poore gar-nered recognition on theall-region team and wasnamed the LaRosa’s Play-er of the Week as a sopho-more.

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By James [email protected]

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Winter weather inKentucky tends to pre-sent challenges in theform of snow, ice andfreezing temperatures.What isn’t talked aboutoften is the discomfortcaused by weather insidethe home.

The itch that plaguesmany people during win-ter can be the result ofinside air that does notcontain enough moisture.Low humidity levels cancause high levels of dis-comfort including dryskin, static electricity,and stuffy sinuses.

The air in a house isdryer in winter becausethere is less moisture inthe air outside. For lessthan $30, a simple hy-grometer gives an accu-rate reading of the rela-tive humidity level inyour home.

To correct a dry airsituation, homeownersshould first make surethe heating system ductwork is not leaking. A

tight ductsystemsaves ener-gy andreducesthe amountof outsideair comingin thehouse.Look atboth thesupplies

and the returns in thecrawl space, attic or un-conditioned basement.

Secondly, seal any airleaks around windows,doors, plugs in outsidewalls, and other openingsto the outside. If thehouse has a gas furnace,check for the presence ofan outside air supplydirectly to the furnaceroom. This system re-duces the amount of out-side air brought into therest of the house.

Potential problems canbe created when addingmoisture to the air inwinter. When outside air

and inside air contain thesame amount of water,typically condensationwill not accumulate onwindows, non-insulatedwalls, or other cold sur-faces. Raising the amountof water in inside air cancreate condensation prob-lems on these surfaces.

Humidity should beraised just enough tocreate a comfortableenvironment. Levels of 35percent or less are ade-quate in winter.

If you have taken stepsto make your home airtight and have properlyvented your furnace, butthe air is still too dry, tryadding some houseplantsto your decor. If the prob-lem is most noticeable atnight, a small humidifierin the bedroom might dothe job.

Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.

Humidify your home in the winter

Diane MasonEXTENSIONNOTES

The Kentucky Trans-portation Cabinet isreleasing the new designof the Purple Heart vet-erans’ license plate Dec.1.

The new plate addsthe phrase “CombatWounded” to clarify thequalifications for a Pur-ple Heart medal.

“The new design de-clares that veterans whodisplay the Purple Heartlicense plate receivedthe Purple Heart medalfor wounds suffered incombat,” said HeatherFrench Henry, commis-

sioner of the KentuckyDepartment of VeteransAffairs.

In 2013, the Kentucky

General Assemblypassed House Bill 272authorizing the changedplate design with thephrase “Combat Wound-ed” and an image of thePurple Heart Medal.The bill directed KYTCto make the change dur-ing the next scheduledreplating. That is nowcomplete.

Current Purple Heartplate holders will re-ceive the new platewhen they renew theregistration on theirvehicles over the com-ing year.

Purple Heart plate honors combat wounded

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FLORENCE — Childrensquealed in delight Sat-urday night as they ex-plored the Schreiberfamily’s vast Christmaslights display on Pleas-ant Valley Road.

They climbed intoSanta’s sleigh pulled byRudolph and the rein-deer. Kids stood at thebase of a giant snowmountain topped bySanta holding onto a redand white striped pole,overlooking penguins, awalrus and polar bears.

Glen Comstock, ofFlorence, was impressedat the hospitality shownby Tom Schreiber whenhe took his boys Nico, 10,and AJ, 5, last weekendto see what some in thearea call “The ChristmasHouse.”

“They gave out cook-ies, a free visit withSanta for all the littleones and a special treatat Santa’s workshop,small reindeer that‘poops’ jelly beans. Thekids had a blast and my5-year-old proclaimed‘This was the best nightever,’” Comstock said.

Creators of a fewother large lights dis-plays in Northern Ken-tucky have shared Face-book pages so visitorswill know their locationsand hours of operation:

» Sayers Family Holi-day Lights: Comput-erized Christmas lightshow, synchronized withmusic. Tulipwood Court,Alexandria.

» The Kramer’sChristmas Lights: Milla-kin Place, Burlington.

» Hearthstone Lights: 28,000 LED lights withover 8,000 channels ofcomputer-animated con-trol. Located on Hearth-stone Court, Florence.

Members of two ofthe largest NorthernKentucky Facebookgroups – Boone CountyNeighborhood Groupand Secret NorthernKentucky – are sharinginformation on wherethe best Christmas lightdisplays are located:

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Threeholidayspirits –ChristmasPast, Pre-sent andFuture –conspire toredeem amiserlyhumbug atthe Cincin-nati Play-house inthe Park asU.S. BankpresentsCharlesDickens’iconic holiday story, “AChristmas Carol.”

Two Kenton Countyyouths are appearing inthe beloved tale, enjoyedeach season by multiplegenerations of Cincin-natians. It will be per-

formed for its 24th yearin the Playhouse’s RobertS. Marx Theatre fromNov. 26 through Dec. 28.

Ty Joseph Shelton, ofCrestview Hills, is ap-pearing as Tiny Tim.Jordan Shaw, of CrescentSprings, plays dual roles

as Want and a guest atFezziwig’s.

Ty could not be moreexcited to return to theprofessional stage atCincinnati Playhouse inthe Park. For a “tiny”talent, he brings to thetable a big stage pres-ence to match his bigambitions.

His older sister Miaknew he had it in him andprepared him for hisauditions and rehearsalsevery step of the way.She is now serving as hisunofficial talent agent.

Ty loves to read, espe-cially “Harry Potter,”and he enjoys playingwith his three older sis-ters and his dog, Shady.Like most fourth-gradeboys, Ty is very activewith friends and activ-ities. His interests in-clude the outdoors, soc-cer, golf, fishing andhobbies in creative de-sign including Legos andMinecraft.

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Dawn AdamsDawn Marie Adams, 60, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 6.She worked with Alzheimer’s

patients as a social worker at St.Charles Nursing Home for manyyears.

Survivors include her parents,Everett and Margerie Adams;and siblings Gerritt Adams,Leslie Massey, Rev. David Adams,and Matthew Adams.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati,OH 45203.

Kenneth AllenKenneth George Allen, 89, of

Cold Spring, died Dec. 6 at hishome.

He was a retired researchchemist for the VA Hospital inCincinnati and a graduate ofNewport High School and theUniversity of Cincinnati. He wasa member of St. Joseph Churchin Cold Spring, DAV in ColdSpring, and the Fort ThomasChapter of the Toastmasters. Hewas also an avid golfer with theSenior Golf League at CampbellCounty Golf Course and in theChardonnay Golf League. Hewas a talented artist and servedas art instructor for the city ofHighland Heights. The U.S. Armyveteran, who served duringWorld War II also loved playingbilliards in his downtime.

His first wife, Eva Faye Allen;and brother, Wallace B. Allen,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Eileen Kroger Weber Allen;daughters Sandra Sapp of ForestPark, Ohio, Pam Meyers ofHighland Heights, Debra Cham-pagne of Lafayette, Louisiana,Mary Janice Crabb of ColdSpring; and Amy Fetters ofGrants Lick; sons Don Weber ofCold Spring and David Weber ofIndependence; and 10 grand-children along with 11 great-grandchildren.

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

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

Madge BruceMadge Hensley Bruce, 65, of

Fort Thomas, died Dec. 7 at herhome.

She was a retired teacher atNewport High School, where shetaught for 32 years. She spon-sored the National Honor Soci-ety and academic teams, was aclass representative, and wasinvolved with many other activ-ities at the high school. She wasalso a member of the SalvationArmy.

Her parents, Calvin and EssieHensley; and brother, JamesColeman, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,David Bruce; son, Chris Bruce;and two grandsons.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Memorials: Wood HudsonCancer Research Center, 931Isabella St., Newport, KY 41071.

Charles CantrellCharles Cantrell, 88, of Alex-

andria, died Dec. 8 at St. Eliza-beth Hospital in Fort Thomas.

He was a U.S. Army veteran,who served during World War II.He was also retired as owner ofC&C Machine and Tool of Co-vington, a member of Alexan-dria United Methodist Church,and also St. Luke LutheranChurch of Cold Spring.

His wife, Bethel Cantrell, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son, SamCantrell.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Patricia CookPatricia “Trish” Faye Cook, 54,

of Alexandria, died Dec. 4 atUniversity of Cincinnati MedicalCenter.

She was a homemaker.Survivors include her husband,

Rev. Timothy Cook; son, ShaunCook; daughters ShannonAlexander and Brittanie Apke;parents, Billie and Shirley Dun-can; and three grandchildren.

Internment was at Hack OllerCemetery in Sadler, Kentucky.

Gerald FullerGerald William Fuller, 86, of

Alexandria, died Nov. 25 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Thom-as.

He was a member of FirstChristian Church in Fort Thomas,a U.S. Navy veteran, and retiredcriminal tax attorney with theU.S. Justice Department inCincinnati, serving his last posi-tion as deputy regional counselthrough 1985. He was grantedcharter membership to theSenior Executive Service by U.S.President Jimmy Carter in 1979.He loved gardening, land-scaping, and raising his standardschnauzers. He was past presi-dent of the Standard SchnauzerClub of Cincinnati. He was aproud Kentucky Colonel andhad earned his undergraduatedegree at Duke University andhis law degree at the Universityof Kentucky.

Survivors include his wife,Evelyn Fuller; daughters CindiTackett of Butler, Dawn Fuller ofLatonia, and Geri Bicer of Co-lumbus; siblings Lila Jones ofGirard, Penn. and Edward Fullerof Waukesha, Wisconsin; andfour grandchildren.

Memorials: American HeartAssociation, 5211 Madison Road,Cincinnati, OH 45227; or FirstChristian Church of Fort Thomas,1031 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thom-as, KY, 41075.

Philip GessnerPhilip J. Gessner, 66, of Cold

Spring, died Dec. 3 at St. Eliza-beth Hospice Center in Edge-wood.

He was an educator in North-ern Kentucky for many years,who had taught at St. Catherineof Siena Elementary beforebecoming principal at St. JosephElementary in Camp Springsfollowed by a stint as principalat St. Henry Elementary inErlanger. In retirement, heserved as assistant principal atSt. Agnes Elementary in FortWright. He was a veteran of theU.S. Army Reserves and was amember of the Local 5 Cincin-nati Stage Employees. He alsocoached baseball, basketball,and soccer for many years.

His daughter, Jennifer Gessn-er; and brother, Joseph Gessner,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Kathleen Gessner; sons TimothyP. Gessner of Fort Thomas, KevinE. Gessner of Cincinnati, andMatthew Gessner of Fort Thom-as; brothers Thomas Gessner ofLigonier, Pennsylvania, andKevin Gessner of Palm Coast,Florida; sister, Mary Kay Kerr ofKennett Square, Pennsylvania;and six grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: St. Henry Ele-mentary Scholarship Fund, 3825Dixie Highway, Erlanger, KY41018; or Notre Dame UrbanEducation Center, 14 E. 8th St.,Covington, Kentucky 41011.

William HollowayWilliam “Butch” Holloway, 62,

of Silver Grove, died Dec. 6 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Thom-as.

He was a steel worker forNewport Steel and was a mem-ber of the steel workers unionand St. Philip’s boosters. Hecoached many girls and women’ssoftball teams in the area.

Survivors include his wife,Judy Holloway; son, MatthewHolloway; daughter, MelissaHolloway; sister, Kathy Watkins;brother, Russell Holloway; andthree grandchildren along withsix great-grandchildren.

Ray KremerRay Kremer, 79, of Alexandria,

died Dec. 8.He was a member of St. Mary

Parish of Alexandria, St. Vincentde Paul Society, and the Brigh-ton Center Seniors Club. Heretired from General Electric. Hewas also on the board of direc-tors for NKADD and he volun-teered for the Legal Aid of theBluegrass and Brighton Center.

Survivors include his wife,Josey Govan Kremer; childrenBarb Workman, Mike Kremer,Joe Kremer, and Patty Ridder;and 12 grandchildren along with11 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Father BeitingAppalachian Mission Center, 322Riverbend Road, Louisa, KY41230.

Margaret MuehlenkampMargaret “Peg” O. England

Muehlenkamp, 91, of FortThomas, died Dec. 3 at CarmelManor in Fort Thomas.

She was a secretary with theDiocese of Covington and was apast president of the NewportCatholic Mother’s Club. She wasalso active in both St. Catherineof Siena and the St. ThomasMothers Clubs. She loved play-ing bridge, tennis, and golf.

Her husbands Charles Englandand Robert Muehlenkamp;sister, Jean Mitchell; and brother,Pat O’Rourke, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Jean Anderson of FortThomas; sons Bill England ofCrestview Hills and Bob Englandof Fort Thomas; stepchildrenSally Albrinck of Cold Spring,Kathleen Muehlenkamp ofAlbuquerque, New Mexico, BobMuehlenkamp of Tacoma Park,Maryland, Mike Muehlenkampof Fort Thomas, and Jay Mueh-lenkamp of Aurora, Colorado;and 22 grandchildren along with33 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Newport CentralCatholic High School’s TuitionAssistance Program, 13 CarothersRoad, Newport, KY. 41071.

Judy OrneJudy Caldwell Orne, 82, of

Campbell County, died Dec. 7.She was a devoted member of

Christ Baptist.Her husband, Paul; and

daughter, Robin, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her childrenJanice Caldwell and David Orne;and two grandchildren.

Memorials: American Diabe-tes Association, 4555 Lake ForestDrive, Blue Ash, OH 45242; orCampbell County Animal Shel-

ter, 1989 Poplar Ridge Road,Melbourne, KY 41059.

John Pelle Sr.John “Jack” Leroy Pelle Sr., 82,

of Crestview, died Dec. 9 at hishome.

He was a crane operator withValley Terminal and a U.S. Navyveteran. He was an avid fisher-man, loved sports, and was amember of the longshoremansunion.

His first wife, Edith Pelle;daughter, Nancy Johnson;stepdaughter, Betsy Venneman;and siblings Arthur, Raymond,and Jeanie, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Georgia Pelle; son, John Pelle Jr.of Cold Spring; daughters KarenLubbe of Pine, Colorado, andCharlene Crowder of GrantsLick; stepsons Ralph Vennemanof Cold Spring, David Vennemanof Maui, Hawaii, and Tim Venne-man of Rigby, Idaho; stepdaugh-ters Mary Hoerline of Butler,Kentucky, and Pamela Schafferof Boston; sisters Ruth Schalk,Sandy Twehues, Cathy Bertram,and Rose Prodoehl; brothers BillPelle and Tommy Pelle; and 30grandchildren along with 34great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: American HeartAssociation, 5211 Madison Road,Cincinnati, OH 45227; or St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, 501St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN38105.

Margaret ReinhartMargaret Anne Moore Rein-

hart, 89, of Bellevue, died Dec. 4in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey.

She was a homemaker andmember of Divine Mercy Parishin Bellevue.

Her husband, Irwin J. Rein-hart; son, Jimmy Reinhart; andbrother, Robert Moore, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her son,David M. Reinhart of PomptonLakes; brother, James Moore ofLawrenceburg, Indiana; sister,Mabel Bailey of Cheviot, Ohio;and a grandson along with astepgrandson.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery in Latonia.

Agnes SchulzAgnes M. Breidenstein Schulz,

94, of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 7at St. Elizabeth Medical Centerin Fort Thomas.

She was a homemaker anddedicated caregiver to herdisabled son, Mark.

Her husband, Leonard “Buck”Schulz; son, Paul Schulz; daugh-ter, Sandra Schulz; brothers Jackand Edward Breidenstein; andsister, Rose Ferrantini, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Sharon Grogan of FortThomas; son, Mark Schulz ofFort Thomas; sisters GenevieveMolnar and Edith Wagner, bothof Buffalo, New York; and threegrandchildren along with sevengreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017.

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