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Contact usSURVIVINGTHE GYM10 tips for fitnesscenter newbies in2015. A5

MEALTIMEPAYS OFFCooking and eating athome is healthy andbrings family together.B5

SPORTS SCENES B1Fall season was bountiful forCampbell County high schoolteams

We asked, and you respon-ded. In a big way.

We asked if you knew some-one who regularly embodiesthe spirit of Neighbors WhoCare – maybe they brought youfood during an illness, or

looked after your house whileyou were gone, or helped pickup debris after a storm – ormaybe they just provide afriendly face, or listen whenyou need to talk to someone.

We have picked some of the

best stories and have highlight-ed these special people in ourChristmas and New Year’sissues.

Thanks to you, and to them,for making our holiday edi-tions memorable.

Meet thisyear’s class of

FORT THOMAS — Greg andBecky Hug embrace theirneighbors Tim and EdieHuesman as friends becauseof shared birthday and anni-versary dates and an affec-tion for cats.

The Huesman familymoved to Highland Avenue in2002 and met the Hug family.The two families each had bignews to share on the samedate five months later.

“They were married onSept. 21, 2002, which was theexact same day our son wasborn,” said Greg Hug in theirnomination letter for Neigh-bors Who Care. “That was asign of many good things tocome.”

They now share a Christ-mas party and an Easter

celebration together.Edie Huesman said she

enjoys talking with the Hugfamily in the yard and spend-ing time together regularly.

“I’d be happy to have themas my children,” Huesmansaid.

The biggest bond the fam-ilies share has been overtheir pet cats, Hug said.

“Edie and Tim’s (cat)‘Whitey’ recently passedaway, but we had fed andcared for him many weeksover the years while theywere away,” Hug said.

Now, the Hug’s 3-year-oldcat Rudy is regularlywatched by the Huesmanfamily, he said.

“We’re so glad they movedin next door 13 years ago, and(we) hope we will be neigh-bors for many more years,”Hug said.

THANKS TO EDIE HUESMAN

Fort Thomas residents Tim and Edie Huesman were nominated by theirneighbors Greg and Becky Hug as Neighbors Who Care for sharingholidays together and watching over each other’s pet cats.

Cats and cradle birth givesfamilies special bondBy Chris [email protected]

SOUTHGATE — MichaelHanna tends grill for a sum-mer street party and watchesand helps his neighbors carryin groceries from the caryear-round.

Hanna said he checks onolder adults in his neigh-borhood because that’s whatneighbors are supposed to do.

Neighbor Betty Scharsteinsaid she nominated Hanna asa Neighbor Who Cares for thethings he does without beingasked.

If the paper isn’t alreadyon the front porch, Hannaputs it there while walkinghis dog. He also carries in hergroceries, Scharstein said.

“He will do anything foryou,” she said. “You cancount on Mike. He’s a greatguy.”

Each Monday, Hanna pullsin her full garbage cans tothe curb and picks up therecycling bin from the porch,Scharstein said.

“He organizes a street

party in the summer,” shesaid. “He supplies the grilland is the cook.”

The party brings theneighborhood together,Scharstein said.

Scharstein said Hanna andher own sons grew up on thestreet together.

“He calls me mom,” Schar-stein said.

Southgate friendscount on HannaBy Chris [email protected]

THANKS TO MICHAEL HANNA

Michael Hanna sits down at asummer cookout he helpsorganize each year for hisneighbors on Bonnie Lynn Terracein Southgate.

COLD SPRING — A handymanfor hire wouldn’t find muchwork in the Shadow Lakeneighborhood.

Don and Mary Jo Schuer-man help their neighborsyear-round with householdrepairs, clearing snow, takingout garbage cans, plantingflowers, decorating for holi-days and cooking homemademeals.

“I can’t tell you how muchthey do for us,” said HollyJones, who nominated theSchuermans for “NeighborsWho Care.”

“Every day, you have 24hours to do with what youwant,” said Don. “You can dogood, or you can do bad, buteverybody has the same 24-hour opportunity to do some-thing. Over the years, we’vedone what we can to help ourneighbors.”

The Schuermans are alsothere for their neighbors intimes of tragedy, according toDiane Remmel. When Rem-mel’s husband passed away,Mary Jo helped with the fu-neral arrangements and han-dled the luncheon followingthe Mass.

Mary Jo said they want tomake sure their neighborsstay safe from snowy, slip-pery sidewalks, and they wantto make sure the mail carriercan reach their mailboxes.

“Well, yes,” she said. “Wehelp water plants and shrubsand we help decorate thehomes for holidays. We fixtheir leaky faucets and toilets,and cook dinners. Most of thethings we do because we lovedoing them.”

Don has fixed at least eighttoilets this year. They lostcount.

“Our neighbors say they

give him their ‘honey-do’lists,” said Mary Jo. “I tellthem, ‘He’ll fix your toilet, buthe’s not your honey.’”

Schuermans take care of household chores

AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Don and Mary Jo Schuerman of Cold Spring’s Shadow Lakes neighborhood,do good deeds all year and help others decorate for Christmas.

By Amy [email protected]

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Judge-executive StevePendery, the top electedofficial in Campbell Coun-ty, looks at Robert Horineas “the most importantperson to the success” ofcounty government.

Pendery has to replaceHorine as county adminis-trator. Horine will retireMarch 1, 2015, after 13years in the job.

“He is the most impor-tant person to the successof Campbell County gov-ernment during his ten-ure in office, and I wouldsay that includes me,”Pendery said of Horine.

Pendery said he hopesto announce a candidate toreplace Horine in Janu-

ary. Finding a new admin-istrator, who runs the dai-ly operations of the coun-ty, is “a tall order,” he said.

Pendery said peopleknow Horine as an honestbroker of information.

“He is very highlycompetent,” he said.

Pendery said he, andothers working in localgovernment, counted onHorine because he of-fered facts clearly andopenly.

“You trust him veryquickly,” Pendery said.

Horine is leaving thecounty in good shape bycreating a culture of pro-ducing success other peo-ple want to join, Penderysaid.

Retiring at age 61, Ho-rine said he has no plans to

seek fur-ther em-ployment.

“I’mtaking abreak after37 years,”Horinesaid. “I’mlooking

forward to spending moretime with family, and thatis truly the focus.”

Prior to joining Camp-bell County in April 2002,Horine worked for sixyears at Cincinnati Bell ingovernment and commu-nity relations. He has amaster’s degree in com-munity planning from theUniversity of Cincinnati,and got his start 37 yearsago working as a plannerat KZF Inc. He is a mem-

ber of the Campbell Lead-ership Action Group.

Prior to working forCincinnati Bell, heworked as the assistantcity manager for Coving-ton for six years afterworking for six years asCovington’s chief planner.

Horine said workingfor six years in each posi-tion was a trend he endedwhen joining CampbellCounty because the jobhas offered an unendingvariety of challenges.

“In the first six years Iwas here the focus was onjail issues,” he said.

Working with formerjailer Greg Buckler, Ho-rine said he was able towork on fulfilling fivephases of jail renovationand construction. A 124-

bed restricted custodycenter for non-violent fel-ons and building a new256-bed jail additionopened in 2007 wereamong the five phases.

For the next six years,Horine said he worked onmoving Fiscal Court froma Fourth Street address inNewport to the CountyAdministration Buildingat 1098 Monmouth St.,Newport. Working out thedetails of bringing thecounty clerk, sheriff,county health departmentoffice and property valua-tion administrator fromvarious office locationsunder one roof was thejob, Horine said.

“It moved all thosefunctions into a singleone-stop facility for citi-

zens to conduct their busi-ness with the county – asignificant change,” hesaid.

Horine said he in-formed Pendery of hisplans to retire monthsahead of submitting a for-mal letter of resignationDec. 1.

“I expect Judge Pen-dery and Fiscal Court willname my successor some-time in January so wehave some time to worktogether on a smooth tran-sition on county matters,”he said.

Horine said having asmooth transition is whatis most important to him.

“For me, working forCampbell County hasbeen the highlight of mycareer,” he said.

Campbell administrator Horine retiringBy Chris [email protected]

Robert Horine

BELLEVUE — It’s allabout timing, according toPatsy Schwartz.

That’s how things haveworked out for the ownersof Purple Chandelier andYour Sale Your Way –from how they met totheir move to Bellevue.

“It was the perfect tim-ing for the perfect space

in the perfect city,”Schwartz said. “Timing,that’s how things have al-ways worked for us.”

The Purple Chandelier,located at 241 GrandviewAve., Bellevue, is an up-scale resale shop ownedby friends PatsySchwartz, Sandy Hackerand Nancy Parsons. Theshop, which is open 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Fridays and Sat-urdays and 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Sundays, offers an-tiques, vintage and newitems.

The inventory consistsof everything from furni-ture, home accessories toartwork and more. Theseare unique hard-to-finditems, Schwartz said.

The three friends alsooperate an estate andmoving business, Your

Sale Your Way. Throughthis venture they handleestate, downsizing andmoving sales. They cancome into a home and setup shop, tagging itemsand host a sale. Thoseitems not sold feed the in-ventory of The PurpleChandelier.

Schwartz and Hackerhave been friends formore than 30 years. Par-sons joined the friendshipabout seven years ago. Atthat time Schwartz ownedPizzazz in Newport andhad just begun looking fora new employee. Out ofthe blue, Parsons sent hera resume. “It was perfecttiming,” Schwartz said.

The three have beenfriends for many yearsand decided to go intobusiness together. ThePurple Chandelier firstopened on York Street inNewport. Now it’s locatedon the second floor of Da-vid Hosea’s warehouse inBellevue.

“It’s nice working withyour friends,” Schwartzsaid. “You can count onthem.”

Hacker said she’s inbusiness with her friendsfor the good times.

“Fun,” she said. “That’sthe word! It’s great to getto be with your friendsand to meet a lot of peo-ple.”

Parsons said she likesto work with the merchan-dise too.

“It’s fun treasure hunt-ing for a living,” she said.

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The Purple Chandelier and Your Sale Your Way owners Nancy Parsons, Sandy Hacker and PatsySchwartz.

The Purple Chandelier moves to BellevueBy Melissa [email protected]

ERLANGER — AlanMackinder and Bob Carlrealize that finding com-plete balanced nutritioncan be tricky, but theyfound the answer is Mag-ic.

They started MagicNutrition in 2011, com-bining Mackinder’s mar-keting skills and Carl’sfamily business, DixieDew Products, which hasmanufactured a varietyof food-related productssince the 1930s.

MagicMind, a 2-ouncenutritional drink, isavailable on the MagicNutrition website,www.magicnutri-tion.com, but soon willhit store shelves.

Mackinder, the com-pany’s president, said theproduct features a pro-prietary standardizedextract of sceletium,which was used as earlyas the 16th century andpublished studies showuse of the extract pro-duce reports of im-proved mood, anxiety,energy and focus.

“We’re talking about acomplete nutritional pro-gram for the mind andbody,” said Carl. “Dietand nutrition programsignore the mind-bodyconnection. They onlytalk about calories, but ifyour mind can controlurges and fears, you’rebetter off because yourbody knows how to func-tion. ”

MagicMind’s nutri-tional information showsit includes 1 gram of sug-ar, zero fat and cholester-ol, 5 milligrams of sodi-um and two grams of car-bohydrates, along with25 percent of the recom-mended daily allowanceof vitamins A, B, B6, B12,C, D and E, biotin, copper,folate, iodine, niacin,pantothenic acid andzinc.

There are no artificialcolors, flavors or aspar-tame and no caffeine.

Carl said they use steviafor flavor, and one gramof sugar from evaporat-ed cane juice “for body,”he said.

“We want to be veryresponsible, because thisis very powerful,” saidMackinder.

MagicMind works to-gether with anotherMagic Nutrition product,Yip-Pea, which containsseveral vitamins andminerals along with pro-biotics and 16 grams ofprotein made from peas.

“It’s pretty excitingwhat we’ve got going onhere,” said Mackinder.

During the first weekof December, Mackinderwas interviewed by RyanSeacrest on his radioshow. Three televisionnetworks and several ce-lebrities have been work-ing with Mackinder todevelop future projects,but the company startedgetting play with localmusicians.

Pete Dressman, ofFort Mitchell, wrote thesong “Share This World”to celebrate Magic Nutri-tion products that’s be-come the company’stheme song.

He said he met Mac-kinder through mutualfriends.

“He approached meabout writing a song, and30 minutes later, I hadthe chorus,” Dressmansaid.

He said he’s used thecompany’s nutritionproducts and endorsesthem.

“I think they’re great,especially if you haveany kind of anxiety or fo-cus issues,” he said. “Ifyou have to be focused onplaying guitar or doingpaperwork, it helps youto stay in the moment anddo the job at hand.”

Dressman, along withthree other musical acts,performed a concert atCovington’s MadisonTheater on Dec. 6 to helpintroduce the products tothe public.

“The concert symbol-izes how our newestMagicMind Focus En-hancing Beverage canhelp relax the mind andcreate self awarenessthough increased focusand inspiration such asmusic and art,” said Mac-kinder. “There is some-thing special happeninghere, right here in thebiggest little city inAmerica.”

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FLORENCE — As New Year’sDay approaches, fitness enthu-siasts are preparing for theworst.

Newbies in the gym.For at least one month,

members may be heard com-plaining about other peoplemaking the gym a part of theirNew Year’s resolutions.

Antonio Long, general man-ager of personal training atFitworks in Florence, is here tohelp beginners make the rightdecisions, while fitting in withan environment some peopleconsider intimidating.

Long has been heavily in-volved in the gym industry foraround four to five years. Inthe past, he played basketballat the University of SouthernIndiana for two years and has abackground in mixed martialarts (MMA).

Long said regulars get irri-tated sometimes because mostof the new people who come inthe gym have no idea whatthey’re doing, so they bouncefrom machine to machine in-stead of asking for help.

“Instead of learning how touse equipment correctly, ev-eryone just dives in and wantsto stay on the machine forev-er,” he said. “We want to helpyou hit your goals, but we dorealize 55 percent of you willonly stay for one or twomonths.”

Long said he always tellspeople who are coming in for a

New Year’s resolution to askfor help if they want to betterthemselves, get results and gettheir gains.

“There’s nothing wrong withgetting a trainer,” he said.“That’s what we’re here for.We’re here to make sure thatyou’re starting off on the rightfoot, you’re getting healthierand you’re becoming the betteryou.”

One of Long’s favoritephrases that he tells people is“Health is life.”

“It doesn’t matter how muchmoney we have or what we’redoing,” he said. “If we’re nottaking care of our body, we’renot going to be here to enjoythe later years of our life.”

Here are 10 tips from Anto-nio Long that may help newbiessurvive in the gym and get theresults they signed up for:

10. When to be social,and when to shut up

“Whenever you see peoplewith headphones on, they’renot trying to hear people talk,”Long said. “Most people wantto come in here to burn all thatstress and anger, and leave it inthe gym. So, when you seesomeone with their headphoneson, let them be. The ones withone earpiece out or both, askaway.”

9. Wear proper gymattire

“No boots! Or the bellyshirts. Yes, they look good onSaturday night, but in the gym,wear something that’s respect-

able to the kids and parentsbecause it’s not just you that’sworking out. Long-sleeve shirtsand cut-off shirts that stopright below the armpit areperfect.”

8. Block out intimidation“I don’t believe in intimida-

tion. Everyone comes to thegym for one thing only … to getresults. We all have differentmotivations that drive us. Somehave kids. Some have healthissues. No need to be intimidat-ed, it’s your body. It’s better toknow where your body is atnow and where you want to getit to. Use it as motivation tokeep pushing yourself.”

7. Eyes on your ownpaper, chief!

“People are the biggestcreepers. It drives the femalesaway from coming to the gym.Everyone likes to look at thebeautiful females, but whenthey’re in the gym, let them be.We don’t want them feelinguncomfortable. They’re nothere to be gawked at or staredat. That goes for some of theguys. Some guys are real bigand have people looking atthem.”

6. Use a personal trainer“I believe everyone needs a

trainer. I’ve had a trainer foralmost seven years. For themotivation. Not everyoneknows how to push themselves.One of the biggest reasons whypeople fail is because theydon’t know what they’re doing.

We’re here to make sure you’redoing the proper form, you’renot getting injured and you aremaximizing your time.”

5. Know how often toworkout

“Start slow and build up. It’sa marathon, not a sprint. Easeyour body into it, then cut looseafter that. That way your bodyis adjusted to it and you’reready to turn up your work-outs. I would recommend start-ing out two to three days aweek until your body gets usedto it.”

4. Learn whichsupplements to use

“I don’t like to recommendsupplements because I don’tnecessarily know your body.It’s different if you have atrainer and you’ve been work-ing with them for a couplemonths because they know howyou’re eating and what goalsyou have. You don’t know ifsomeone is allergic to some-thing.”

3. Safety first“Get a trainer. You can’t

expect us to teach you the en-tire gym in one day. Training isthe way to go. We’re going to bewith you. We’re going to teachyou how to do the reps, whatweight to use, how to use prop-er form and what works foryour body specifically. Don’t beafraid to ask for help. I’d rath-er you ask for help and get theproper training than come inhere and get hurt … Pulling

something from doing some-thing you shouldn’t have beendoing.”

2. Use proper gymetiquette

“Re-rack your weights!Please! You might see some-body loading up the squat rackmachine with 450 pounds. The90-year-old lady who weighs110 pounds can’t move all those45-pound plates. The same wayyou load them up, take theweight down. Always wipeyour machines off. As youknow, it’s winter time … fluseason … 24-hour bugs goingaround. Take care of your body.Clean your hands and just becourteous to other people.”

1. Eat right, not more orless

“I’m not a hypocrite so you’llnever hear me tell you exactlywhat to eat. ... We know whenwe’re hungry and when we’renot hungry. You have to learnwhen to push away from thetable. If you want the six-packyou have to eat better … Thelean foods. The fish, vegetablesand fruits. You can’t go to Mc-Donald’s after you work out orget the caffeine Slushies be-cause it’s not going to get youanywhere, and counteract theresults.”

For information about get-ting a membership at Fitworkson Mall Road, visithttp://www.fitworks.com/. Toschedule an appointment withAntonio Long or other personaltrainers, call 859-282-0600.

THANKS TO GEOFFREY THOMAS

Antonio Long demonstrates the sledgehammer workout at Fitworks in Florence. Long said people using the gym for New Year’s Resolutions does boosts business, but most gyms domonth-to-month contracts, so when people stop coming, the revenue ends.

10 TIPS for New Year’sgym newbies

By Stephen Roy [email protected]


FRIDAY, JAN. 2Art 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 dedicatedtheir careers to capturing com-munity’s memorable moments.$7, $6 seniors, $4 ages 3-17, freefor members. Presented byFotoFocus. 491-4003; www.foto-focuscincinnati.org. 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.

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

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 accessoriesfrom buttons on layout. ThroughJan. 18. 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.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 3Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

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

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training and BYOB,reservations required. Reserva-tions required. Through Dec. 26.513-335-0297; www.sushicinti-.com. 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.

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

Music - BenefitsAnnapalooza, 6 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Whole house. Music byChris Mouch, Josh Eagle, JakeBook, Lenny Hall, Casey Camp-bell, Wilder, Dead Man StringBand, Rattlesnakin’ Daddies,Mamadrones, Bibs and BaRe-Feet, Shiny and the Spoon,Animal Circles and more. Bene-fits Anna Mouch to help her

family with expenses incurredduring her fight with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. $20, $15advance. 431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

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

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.

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $15-$17.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

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. Through Jan. 25. 441-9857.Southgate.

MONDAY, JAN. 5CivicCampbell County Conserva-tion District Meeting, 9-10:30a.m., Campbell County Conserva-tion District, 8350 E. Main St.,Public encouraged to attend.635-9587; home.fuse.net/camp-bellcd. Alexandria.

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; jazzer-cise.com. Edgewood.

Fitness Class, 6-7 p.m. Weeklythrough March 9., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, $50. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.ed-gewoodky.gov. Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesMicrosoft Word I, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Find out basicinformation about using Word2007. Learn about ribbons,current business letter format,tips and tricks. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Gentle 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.

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

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15 p.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,Gaming and snacks. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 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.

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, JAN. 6Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

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; jazzer-cise.com. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessSelf Defense Classes, 6-9 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, Free. Reser-vations required. Presented byCity of Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.


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

TAG and MAC (middle andhigh school), 6:30-8 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Help planprograms, recommend booksand materials and earn volun-teer hours. Pizza provided.Reservations required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Open Gym (middle and highschool), 3:30 p.m., ChapinMemorial Library, 6517 MarketSt., Basketball, board games andsnacks. 859-342-2665. Peters-burg.

Music - AcousticRoger Drawdy, 8 p.m., MollyMalone’s Irish Pub and Restau-rant, 112 E. Fourth St., Irish music.Free. 491-6659; mollymalonesir-ishpub.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, JAN. 7Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5

p.m., The Carnegie, Free. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

Business MeetingsWomen’s Business Network,9:30-11 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., Free. Reser-vations recommended. Present-ed by WOW Women onWednesdays. 727-0904. Elsmere.

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.

Resistance Band ExerciseClass, 7-8 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, With instructor Dan Ryan.Combination of strength, endur-ance and flexibility work usingresistance bands adaptable toany strength and skill level. Ages10-99. $40. Reservations re-quired. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.eg-dewoodky.gov. Edgewood.


Karaoke and Open MicBest Voice Contest, 9 p.m. tomidnight, Peecox Bar and Grill,635 Donaldson Hwy, Free.Presented by Peecox. 342-7000;www.peecox.com. Erlanger.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3:15-4:45 p.m., Flor-ence Branch Library, 7425 U.S.42, Gaming, Internet, snacks andmore. Teens. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Homeschool Hangout (middleand high school), 2 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Homeschoolstudents join Cincinnati ZooFrisch’s Outreach in exploringimportance of biodiversitythough animal encounters,activities and discussion. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

Homeschool Sampler (gradesK-5), 2 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Cincinnati Museum CenterPresents: Bats! See worldthrough bat’s eyes with games,artifacts and an explorationthrough echolocation. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

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

Piecemakers, 1:30 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Learn basics or shareexpertise in quilting. Free. 342-2665. Hebron.

Movie Lovers Book Club, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Snacks provided.Registration encouraged. Free.342-2665. Union.

Spanish Conversation Group,6 p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by Boone

County Public Library. 342-2665.Union.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


BenefitsRegional Youth LeadershipBenefit, 7:30-10 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Carnegie presents “West SideStory.” Includes premium seat-ing, drink tickets and appetizers.Benefits Regional Youth Leader-ship. $23. Reservations required.Presented by Regional YouthLeadership. 578-8800. Coving-ton.

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

Health / WellnessSelf Defense Classes, 6-9 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, Free.Reservations required. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.


Karaoke and Open MicBest Voice Contest, 9 p.m. tomidnight, Peecox II, 12200 Madi-son Pike, Free. 356-1440;www.peecox.com. Independ-ence.

Literary - LibrariesComputer & Internet Basics, 1p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to usecomputer and surf Internet.Learn about parts of computersystem, how to get online andget to websites, how to usesearch engines and performkeyword searching and how toset up and use an email account.Registration required. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Thrillers & Chillers BookGroup, 10 a.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,342-2665; www.bcpl.org. He-bron.

Bridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.

Magic the Gathering (middleand high school), 3-5 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Play Magic theGathering with other localplayers, or learn how to getstarted. Bring your own deck.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Yoga, 6:15 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Suitable forall levels. $25 per month. 859-

342-2665. Union.Middle School Writers Group,6:30 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Noexperience required. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

FRIDAY, JAN. 9Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


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


Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 342-2665. Union.

Music - BluegrassRussell Moore and IIIrd TymeOut, 7-10 p.m., Turfway Park,7500 Turfway Road, $25, $20advance. Presented by AmericanRoots Bluegrass Series. 992-5775;www.wobofm.com. Florence.

Music - FolkAdam Klein, 9:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Lounge. Georgia-basedsinger/songwriter. Free. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,World’s greatest love story takesto the streets in a landmarkBroadway musical that is one ofmodern theater’s finest ac-complishments. $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Art 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.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.


CivicChristmas Tree Recycling,midnight Bring tree any timebefore 8 a.m. Saturday., String-town Park, Ky. 18 and KathrynDrive, Florence residents maybring trees for mulching. Pre-sented by City of Florence.647-5416; www.florence-ky.gov.Florence.

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Catch some live music and help Anna Mouch and her family with expenses incurred during herfight with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma by attending Annapalooza at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, atSouthgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. The event will feature music from by ChrisMouch, Josh Eagle, Jake Book, Lenny Hall, Casey Campbell, Wilder, Dead Man String Band,Rattlesnakin Daddies, Mamadrones, Bibs and BaReFeet, Shiny and the Spoon, Animal Circlesand more. Tickets are $20, or $15 in advance. Call 431-2201, or visit www.southgatehouse.com.


Waste not. Want not. Ithink of that old adageevery time I go to feedmy girls/chickens andsee the field of left overpumpkins from the fallharvest.

Some days I’ll pick upone or two and scrape outthe seeds to give them as

a treat.Most of thetime, how-ever, I justpass thefield up,but I don’tfeel guilty,as I knowby springthe fieldwill becleaned up,

having provided food forMother Nature’s crea-tures.

The New Year is justdays away and I don’twant 2014 to close with-out saying I hope to sharemany more recipes andreminiscences (bothmine and yours) in 2015.Thanks for making thiscolumn a true “communi-ty” endeavor. There’sstill a lot of celebrating todo. Try my latest favoritesalad from Amy Tobin.

Amy’s Greens,Sweet Potato, Baconand Brie Salad withMaple Vinaigretteand Corn BreadCroutons

Amy Tobin is the cre-ative and culinary direc-tor of the Event Center atthe New Riff Distillery inNorthern Kentucky andhost of the weekly radioshow “Amy’s Table” onCincinnati’s Q102. I knowAmy as an accomplished

cook, but in a real worldtype of way. What I meanby that is Amy will takeculinary shortcuts whenconvenient.

I saw Amy recently ata cooking class on holi-day sides. One of therecipes was this awe-some salad. Amy uses abox of Jiffy corn breadmix for the crouton top-ping. Delicious. Amy andI have the same philoso-phy when it comes tofood: make it easy onyourself. With Amy’sguidance, you not onlylearn how to cook a fab-ulous meal easily, butalso will learn valuabletips as she goes. VisitAmy at http://www.amy-tobin.com.

Serves 6Salad:1 medium sweet potatoOlive oilSalt and ground black

pepper9 cups mixed salad

greens 1 cup pecan halves,

toasted 1/2 cup dried cranber-

ries3 ounces Brie cheese,

diced4 slices bacon, crisply

cooked and crumbledPeel and cube sweet

potato; toss with olive oil,salt and pepper, to taste.Roast in 375oF oven untiljust fork tender, about 25minutes.

Combine salad greens,pecans and cranberriesin large bowl.

Arrange on servingplatter or plates. Topwith sweet potato, Brie,bacon and corn breadcroutons; season withpepper. Drizzle withMaple Vinaigrette.

Maple Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons balsam-ic vinegar

1/4 cup maple syrup1/4 cup canola oil1 shallot, finely

chopped1/2 teaspoon Dijon

mustard1/4 teaspoon ground

gingerPinch of crushed red

pepperPinch of saltWhisk together all

dressing ingredients.

Corn BreadCroutons

2 cups cornbreadcubes

4 tablespoons butter,

meltedPreheat oven to 450o.

Place cornbread cubes inlarge bowl and drizzlemelted butter over all.Stir lightly but thorough-ly so that all cubes arebuttered. Spread evenlyon a baking sheet. Toastin the oven for 7-10 min-utes, turning once, oruntil cubes are lightlybrowned and crisp. Coolcompletely and store inan airtight container forup to 2 days.

Whoops! Correctionfor Paula Deen’sHouse seasoning forrib roast

Thanks to the several

readers who pointed outthat although I gave thecorrect recipe for thehouse seasoning for a ribroast, I neglected to sayhow much of the houseseasoning to put on theroast. Just sprinkle withsome of the house sea-soning and go to taste.You won’t need much.

Readers want to know aboutrecently publishedrecipes

Baked acorn squash:Charlene, a Fort Thomasreader and avid cook,wanted to know how oneeats the baked acornsquash - “Do you scoop it

out before serving?” No,just serve the squashhalves and let folks scoopout the flesh with theirforks.

Slow cooker breakfastegg and sausage casse-role: Carol wanted toknow when to add theegg mixture. You pourthat on top after all lay-ers are in the crockpot.As it cooks, egg mixtureworks its way downthrough the layers.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Cornbread croutons top off this tasty salad

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This salad is topped with sweet potato, Brie, bacon, maple vinaigrette and cornbread croutons.

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The holiday season bringsabout many reasons for kids tosmile, from opening gifts toholiday light displays to con-certs. Kids’ oral health and theholidays are even memori-alized in the song “All I Wantfor Christmas is My Two FrontTeeth.”

But many children in North-ern Kentucky don’t have per-fect smiles this holiday season.One in five preschoolersscreened by the health depart-ment’s oral health programhave tooth decay, and the num-ber jumps to half of second-graders.

Gov. Steve Beshear hasmade children’s oral health apriority. His KY Health Nowinitiative includes a goal to

reduce thepercentage ofchildren withuntreateddental decayby 25 percentby 2019.

Locally, theHealthySmiles for ourKids coalitionhas made it apriority toimprove oral

health among Northern Ken-tucky children. Members ofthe group include the HealthDepartment, HealthPoint Fam-ily Care and Children Inc.

Exposure to fluoride is aproven way to protect babyteeth and reduce the risk of

future decay. Fluoride treat-ments strengthen tooth enameland prevent cavities.

While most children nowdrink fluoridated water, thatamount is not enough. Kidsalso need regular fluoridetreatments, which can helpprevent cavities by about 80percent. Fluoride varnish canbe applied two to four times ayear or more frequently if thechild is at risk for decay.

The health department isworking to increase fluoridevarnishing for children inpreschool and kindergarten.With support from the UnitedWay, Interact for Health andOral Health America, theschool-based varnish programexpanded this school year,

seeing kids in 32 local schools.In the 2013-2014 school year,

the varnish program saw 1,700kids. In the first three monthsof this year, health departmenthygienists have varnished theteeth of more than 800 schoolkids.

The health department’sprogram focuses on at-riskpopulations, going in to schoolswhere a high percentage ofchildren are eligible for freeand reduced lunch, and is notintended to replace regulardental visits.

Every child should have adental home, and even pre-schoolers should regularlyvisit a dentist.

Children with KentuckyMedicaid have dental coverage

– it’s important to make surethat parents use it.

Families with private dentalinsurance should also takeadvantage of coverage forpreventative care, includingfluoride.

Poor oral health can lead tolow self esteem, lost schooldays, pain, and in the worstcase, death. But it doesn’t haveto be that way: With the rightpreventive dental care andongoing dental visits, a child’ssmile can continue to be anexpression of joy, and not asource of embarrassment orpain.

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

Protect baby teeth and prevent decaywith fluoride treatments

Dr. Lynne M.SaddlerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

As of Jan. 1, 2015, many can-cer patients in Kentucky willbenefit from a new law to limitpatient costs for oral anticancermedications that was passed inthe 2014 General Session as apart of SB 126.

Intravenous (IV)/infused can-cer medications are typicallycovered under a health plan’smedical benefit with patients re-sponsible for a nominal co-pay-ment for each treatment.

As a newer form of therapy,orally administered cancerdrugs benefit patients but haveoften come with the highest out-of-pocket cost, requiring pa-tients to pay a coinsurance – or apercentage of the overall cost of

the medication.The percentageof coinsurancecan equal thou-sands of dollarseach month; aprice tag thatrestricts accessto life-savingoral anticancertherapies.

Kentucky’snew bill, whichpassed after a

passionate and heartfelt cam-paign by cancer patients andtheir advocates – including theKentucky Pharmacists Associa-tion – requires health insurancecompanies to charge patients no

more than $100 out-of-pocket fora 30-day supply of orally admin-istered cancer medications.

Why is this legislation impor-tant and why is it needed? Thatstory is told in the words of can-cer survivor Pam Anderson whowrites: “I was diagnosed withmultiple myeloma, one of theblood cancers, in the late winterof 2008. This was quite a shock tome as I had always been veryhealthy and all of a sudden I wasdealing with a cancer that has nocure. Fortunately for me, thereare a number of effective treat-ments and drugs that have beendeveloped in recent years. I havebeen able to manage the cancerand live a somewhat normal life

these past almost seven years.“I was most surprised when I

learned that the oral chemo(Revlimid) I was to take is on thepharmacy side of my insuranceplan, whereas the IV chemo Ihad been taking was on the med-ical side of my insurance plan.The issue was that the IV chemoon the medical side is reim-bursed with a small co-paywhereas the oral chemo on thepharmacy side is classified as aTier 4 drug and the co-pays canbe significant (for example, amonth’s supply of the oral Tier 4chemo can cost about $6,500 andwith a 25 percent co-pay that is$1,625.)

“I became aware that there

was quite a disparity for patientsbetween the cost of IV and In-jected Chemo versus Oral Che-mo and I decided to support theefforts of groups including theLeukemia and Lymphoma Soci-ety, the International MyelomaFoundation and the KentuckyPharmacists Association, toachieve legislation in Kentuckythat would achieve chemothera-py parity for all cancer patients.I was very glad to be able to be apart of the effort which led toKentucky’s passage of ChemoDrug Parity legislation in thespring of 2014.”

Bob Oakley is president of the Ken-tucky Pharmacists Association.

Fairness act expands access to cancer therapies

BobOakley COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Dec. 25 questionWhat do you consider the

most significant event of 2014 –either internationally, national-ly, locally or personally?

“Beginning the new centu-ry (Y2K); the G.W. Bush yearscommonly referred to as the(lost decade); fast forward to2014:

“There is a stark contrastand a lot to be thankful for.According to the CommerceDept. the GDP expanded at astrong 5.0 percent.

“Annual rate in the thirdquarter; the fastest sincethird quarter of 2003 and bestof the Organization for Eco-nomic Cooperation and Devel-opment (OECD) countries.

“Corporate profits are atrecord highs, unemploymentis below 6 percent, the coun-try is adding 200,000 jobs permonth and the stock market isat record highs, the wealthycontinue to make astonishingamounts of money! Sadly, thatis not the case for averageworking people.

“Interest rates are at a30-year low, there is no in-flation, we are out of Iraqwhere we used millions andmillions of gallons of fuelfighting the war; gasolineprices are coming down asU.S. oil production increases(less consumption greatersupply).

“President Obama is reach-ing out to other countries(Cuba) to become allies (bet-ter to have friends on your

door step than enemies) he isbringing our soldiers home;killed Osama Bin Laden andonce again the USA is earninginternational respect.

“I can only imagine howmuch more could have beenaccomplished if Congress hadcollaborated with the Presi-dent; these are a few things Iam thankful for as we end2014; and pray our newlyelected leaders consider theneeds of average peopleabove the expectations ofwealthy contributors. GodBless America.”

Bill Whelan

“Personally, I got marriedto the man I have wanted tomarry for 20 years.”

Shellie Eggebeen

“Personally I donated akidney in August to my bestfriends father! #LivingDonor”

Samantha Denton

“Racial rioting ... sense-less.”

Sharon Robinson Roberts

“We bought a house!”Crystal Lutsch

“We had two grandchildren... what a blessing.”

Lori Durstock Elliott

“Moved across the country,changed jobs, two vehiclespurchased, all important sotake your pick. A year of bigchanges in my family’s lives.”

Joey Johnson

“Ferguson.”Doug Heilbrun

“Nationally – Ferguson.Personally, and most impor-tantly, a serious health (C-word) scare, surgery and agreat healthy recovery for mywife. Amen.”

Chuck Gibson

“It was when Pope Francisstated, ‘If we destroy Cre-ation, it will destroy us.’ Thismeans that 2014 is the yearwhen protecting the environ-ment is no longer merely aneconomic issue. It is now amoral issue about whether ornot we follow God’s plan forus and respect his creation.”

Doug Bell

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Andy Beshear in his columnlast week says we should have aGood Samaritan law so addictscan call for help when an over-dose occurs without beingafraid of being arrested, yet atthe same time wants to increase

incarcerationtime for “deal-ers” claiming itwill scare theminto not deal-ing.

There areseveral prob-lems with thisapproach, notthe least ofwhich is that itis a continua-tion of theprohibition that

has been in place for 100 yearsand has proved to be a dismalfailure. Most “dealers” are justdealing enough to pay for theirfix. Better we dump a policythat does not work than doingthe same thing for 100 moreyears.

Increasing penalties fordealers or users is counterpro-ductive. Until 1914 doctors han-dled addiction as a medicalproblem. Since then, we havehandled it as a criminal prob-lem with disastrous conse-quences. Recently Canada hasstarted allowing doctors toprovide addicts with the medsthey need, which reduces all theharms associated with prohibi-tion.

Want to do the right thinghere? Pass a comprehensivecannabis reform legalizationbill and pass a law allowingdoctors to prescribe mainte-nance doses to addicts till theycan get into rehab. Studies showthat with addiction, it is not thesubstance but underlying men-tal health problems that lead toaddiction. How else do youexplain addictions to things likegambling?

Legalizing cannabis wouldhelp with our addiction prob-lem, as many cannabis usersreport using cannabis to getover their addictions. Prescrip-tion drug addiction rates aredown as much as 25 percent instates that have medical canna-bis laws. Cannabis as an adjunctto a rehabilitation program isgood in helping to break addic-tion’s hold on a person’s life.

I know Mr. Beshear is run-ning for attorney general buthis appeal to the past, to prohi-bition, will not improve oursituation and only make it hard-er to deal responsibly with ouraddiction problems. Better wetake a chance on what worksthan cling to a policy we knowwill not solve the problem ofaddiction or improve ourchances of doing so.

Thomas Vance, of Alexandria, is aretired U.S. Air Force master ser-geant. He is senior adviser for Veter-ans for Medical Cannabis Access.

Incarceration approachto drugs has problems

ThomasVanceCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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

This fall season was a bountiful one forCampbell County high school teams. Hereis a visual look at some of the highlights.

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Bishop Brossart senior Chase Hauke, right, chases the ball during Brossart’s loss to Montgomery County in the10th Region tournament. The Mustangs were All ‘A’ state runner-ups as well.

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Newport Central Catholic’s Jacob Smith was a big part of NewCath’s run tothe state finals in 2A.

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Campbell County soccer players celebrate their 10th Region title, from left,Abby Vandergriff, Becca Cline, Taylor Jolly. The Camels won the title thisyear, beating rival Bishop Brossart for the third time in as many tries.


Bellevue’s Linzie Murphy sets the ball againstHighlands. Bellevue won 19 matches thisseason.


Campbell County quarterback Carson Plessinger, 23, had abig season for the Camels.

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Bellevue senior Tate Graingerthrows a pass. He set many schoolpassing records this season.

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Bellevue senior Zach Barrettcatches the ball and wouldeventually score a 49-yardtouchdown against Ludlow.


Campbell County senior Abby Vandergriff takes a shot against BishopBrossart.


Campbell County senior CarsonGray goes near the scorer’s table tosuccessfully keep the ball in play.The starting setter led the Camels tothe regional finals.

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Newport quarterback Paul Price had a big season for the Wildcats,who were 8-5 and reached the regional finals in 2A.

Teams rose in the fall

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Emily Schultz was mis-identified in last week’sedition. A correct pictureis included in this column.

» Boone County beatCampbell County 70-66 inovertime Dec. 22. AlexisSwitzer had 25 points andMacey Ford 20.

Norse NotesNorthern Kentucky

University’s Tayler Per-sons was named both theAtlantic Sun newcomer ofthe week and Mid-MajorMadness freshman of the

week on Dec. 22, follow-ing two outstanding per-formances. The Kokomo,Indiana native averaged23.0 points, 6.5 assists and3.0 rebounds per game inthe road games at Chatta-nooga and MoreheadState.

“Tayler is an exception-al player,” said head coachDave Bezold. “I’ve asked alot of Tayler and hold veryhigh expectations for him,so I couldn’t be moreproud of the fact that heearned these awards.”

Against the Mocs, Per-sons connected on 7 of 15field-goal attempts and 14of 14 shots from the free-throw line. He tacked onfive assists, while com-mitting only one miscue.

Persons followed witha 16-point, eight assist ef-fort in NKU’s 83-60 blow-out at Morehead State.NKU’s point guard alsonabbed five rebounds to

help the Norse securetheir second road win ofthe season and D1-era rec-ord fifth non-conferencewin of the season.

TMC Notes» Thomas More senior

forward Drew Mumfordhas been named to theD3hoops.com NationalTeam of the Week present-ed by Scoutware.

Mumford helped leadthe Saints to a 2-0 recordduring the week ofDec. 15. He averaged 25points and 2.5 rebounds,while adding three assists,one block and four steals.Mumford shot 69.2 per-cent (18 of 29) from thefield, including 5-for-5from behind the arc. In theSaints’ win over rivalMount St. Joseph he shot 9of 13 from the field, in-cluding 4-for-4 from deeprange and made eight ofnine free throws to leadthe team with 30 points.

» Thomas More is lead-ing the Presidents’ Athlet-ic Conference men’s all-sports trophy and is sec-ond in the women’s stand-ings after the 2014 fall ath-letic seasons.

The PAC All-SportsTrophies are awarded an-nually to the schools thatperform the best acrossthe board in league com-petition. First-place fin-ishes are worth 10 points(nine for men), secondplace is worth nine points(eight for men) ... lastplace is worth one point.

On the men’s side, theSaints earned 22.5 pointsas they claimed theirsixth-straight PAC men’ssoccer tournament titleand earned a share of theleague championship infootball–the program’ssixth conference title inthe last seven years. TheSaints also posted a fifth-place finish at this year’scross country champion-ship. Waynesburg Univer-sity ranks second after thefall season with 20.5points, followed by GroveCity College (17 pts.) inthird.

The Thomas Morewomen’s team collected28 points and is tied forsecond with WestminsterCollege as the two schools

only trail Grove City Col-lege (32 pts.). ThomasMore claimed its thirdstraight volleyball cham-pionship tournament titleand fourth-straight wom-en’s soccer championshiptournament title, whileplacing seventh in thewomen’s tennis champi-onship tournament andcross country champion-ship.

» Senior running backDomonique Hayden hasbeen named to three post-season All-Americanteams.

Hayden was a firstteam selection to theD3football.com and theUSA College Football All-American teams and asecond team selection tothe Associated Press Lit-tle American team, whichconsists of players fromthe NCAA Division II andIII and NAIA ranks.

Hayden was named thePAC offensive player ofthe year and first team all-PAC last month, and wasnamed a semifinalist forthe Gagliardi Trophy ear-lier this month. This sea-son he led all of DivisionIII in rushing touchdowns(25) and in scoring (16.7ppg) and was third in rush-ing yards per game(158.4). Hayden carriedthe ball 209 times for 1,421yards in only nine gamesthis season.

Hayden rewrote theThomas More record bookwhile as he finished withseven career records,three single-season andthree single-game rec-ords. He leaves with thecareer record in rushingyards (5,461), rushing av-erage (6.6 yards per car-ry), rushing touchdowns(82), 100-yard rushinggames (24), points (534),touchdowns (89) and all-purpose yards (6,293).Hayden also owns the sin-gle-season records inrushing yards (2,017),rushing TDs (25), points(168) and the single-gamerecords in rushing yards(336), rushing TDs (five)and points (30).

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Bishop Brossart’s Emily Schultz grabs a rebound at BeechwoodDec. 11.

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There will be 11 Christ-mas tree recycling drop-off sites in CampbellCounty until Jan. 9, 2015.

Cities in the county,Campbell County SolidWaste, Northern Ken-tucky University and theCampbell County Exten-sion Services are all pro-viding recycling of livetrees.

County residents wholive outside of any citylimits are asked to use theCampbell County Envi-ronmental EducationCenter at 1261 Race TrackRoad, Alexandria, accord-ing to a news release fromDavid Plummer, solidwaste coordinator for thecounty.

Trees collected by thecounty will be chippedand used to create a walk-ing path at the CampbellCounty Animal Shelter inMelbourne, Plummersaid.

For information callPlummer at 859-547-1802or email [email protected].

Drop-off sites:» Campbell Environ-

mental Education Cen-ter: 1261 Racetrack Road,Alexandria (at A.J JollyPark).

» Pendery Park: 4501(Ky. 8) Mary Ingles Hwy.,Melbourne. Drop-off willbe inside the main gateand to the right.

» Alexandria: Citymaintenance garage, 865Gilbert Ridge Road.

» Bellevue: Public

works, 630 Colfax Ave-nue.

» Cold Spring: CaroleHuber Field, 5694 E. Alex-andria Pike.

» Dayton: City garage,900 Seventh St.

» Fort Thomas: InTower Park behind thedaycare off Cochran Ave-nue. Trees placed at thecurb by residents will bepicked up Jan. 2 and Jan.9.

» Highland Heights:City building, 176 John’sHill Road.

» Newport: Acrossfrom public works, 1020East Ninth St.

» Southgate: 260 W.Walnut St. City workerswill pick up trees left atthe curb through Jan. 9.

» Wilder: Publicworks, 114 Center St.

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There will also be abusiness meeting andmarketing talk along witha report on the recent Gin-gerbread Cookie Promo-tion for raise money forhurting children and theawarding of scholarshipsto the MCI students.

Paczki became popularin Poland as a way of usingthe lard, eggs and sugar,and rich fillings beforeLent begins. They havecaught on in the U.S. be-cause they are so rich andgood. Paczki will be avail-able in more bakeriesfrom Jan. 6 until Fat Tues-day, Feb. 17. For more in-formation call 859-727-4146

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Holly Hill Children’sServices recently re-ceived grants from twofoundations and a dona-tion from a local businessto help fund informationtechnology upgrades.

The upgrades werenecessary due to an out-of-date computer server,an operating system thatwas not compatible withnewer software pro-grams, and old comput-ers. Because of these up-grades, Holly Hill Chil-dren’s Services is nowable to connect their maincampus located in Califor-nia, Kentucky, to their sat-ellite office in HighlandHeights.

The computer upgradeproject entitled “Commu-nication is Key” was nec-essary in order for theagency’s to be in compli-ance with the Health In-formation Technology for

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Research shows thathaving regular mealtimecan improve the health ofchildren, help with theirsocial and emotional de-velopment, and help themdo better in school. In themidst of a hurried world,the investment in familymealtime is well worththe time and effort.

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vegetablesand fewerfried foodsand sodas.

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whole family by gettingthem to participate. As-signed tasks (helping toplan menus and shop,setting the table, andclearing up after themeal) shares the work-load and reinforces theidea that these daily tasksare enjoyable.

Planning is anotherhelpful tool that makescooking and eating athome easier. Follow agrocery list and keepstaples on hand to makecooking easier. Use theweekends to prepareentrees, such as lasagna,stew or other casseroles,to store or freeze for later

use. Prepare vegetablesand meat in advance andreview ingredients andrecipes to be sure youunderstand the cookingprocedure. These basictechniques will help youget your family’s dinneron the table in short or-der.

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

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Community membersare invited to improvetheir cardiac age throughthe Take Time for YourHeart program, offeredby the St. Elizabeth Heart& Vascular Institute.

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The problem withdoing that (leavingbranch stubs) is that theshort branch stubs soondecay, since they have noleaves to bring the waterand nutrients up to theirends. The wood rot pro-ceeds down the stub andinto the main trunk,which then becomeshollow and weak due tothe wood decay. Instead,when cutting back a sidebranch, leave only the“branch collar,” a slightswelling you will noticeright where the sidebranch meets the trunk(or a smaller sidebranch).

5. I will carefully andwatchfully guard andprotect the bark of mytrees, knowing that the

bark is the “lifeblood”of the tree. Only thebark and about one-halfinch of outer wood ofthe trunk is alive andfunctioning in a healthytree. The rest of thetrunk is basically justdead wood. So damageto the bark and thetissues immediatelybelow the bark must beprotected at all costs.

No carving of initia-ls in the bark is al-lowed, no hitting with abaseball bat by theneighbor kids, no hit-ting the bark with astring trimmer or alawn mower on yourpart, and no strings orwires tied around thetree. These things allwill kill the tree!

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“I do these all by my-self,” Sevan Denham toldpeople stopping by hisbooth, gesturing toward atable full of pens madefrom woods of variouscolors. “I even have deerantlers.” He pointed to apen whose surface lookedlike smooth marble.

On the last weekend ofNovember Denham wasamong the crafters whosework was showcased atthe Greater CincinnatiWinterfair at the North-ern Kentucky ConventionCenter in Covington.

It all began in 2003 af-ter his retirement fromAmerican Airlines. An oldfriend, John Horn,showed him some pens hehad turned on a lathe.Horn then taught Denhamhow to make them.

Was it a difficult skill tolearn?

“No,” he answered, butadmitted that the hardestchallenge was “to learnhow to be patient.”

Denham lives on asmall farm in Burlington.His land provides himwith a variety of woodsuch as black walnut, ma-ple and sycamore. Heeven uses tobacco sticks,the long poles used tohang curing tobacco, forhis pens.

But his favorite woodcomes from thousands ofmiles away – olive woodfrom Bethlehem. He ex-plained that some olivetrees have been authenti-cated to be 2,000 to 3,000years old. It is against thelaw there to cut down liveolive trees, but they are al-lowed to be pruned everythree to five years.

He shared that of all

the olive wood pens hecrafted, he had never seenany two pens that lookedalike. “75 percent of thepens I sell are olivewood,” he said.

His other favoritechoices are the trees thatgrow near the equator.One of them is cocobolofrom Central America.He said that it is amongthe most beautiful woodshe works with as its grainmimics the colors of thesunset.

For each of his custom-ers, Denham prepares apaper explaining aboutthe wood used for theirpen. “I like the fact that Ican make something andpeople would like it andappreciate it.”

Denham works out ofhis garage and can create10 pens in about six hours.“It’s something that I en-joy doing,” he said. “It’salso a good therapy forme.”

Last year Denham losthis wife of 49 years. Hefound that working withhis pens has helped himthrough this difficulttime. “She was a very spe-cial lady,” he recalled.

Denham is a memberof Kentucky Guild of Art-ists and Craftsmen. “Ihave done woodworkingall my life, in one way oranother,” he said. Denhamcan be reached atwww.penswow.com or at859-446-1211.

His next craft show isthis Saturday on Dec. 6 atChrist United MethodistChurch at 1440 BooneAire Road in Burlington,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Arch CarrArch M. Carr, 59, of Alexan-

dria, died Dec. 14 at St. ElizabethMedical Center in Fort Thomas.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran,who served during the VietnamWar. He had been a mainte-nance man with various compa-nies, loved to restore antiquecars, and was a former memberof the Bellevue Vets.

His parents, Hebert and SarahCarr; and brother, Kenneth Byrd,died previously.

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Thomas Forde Sr.Thomas M. Forde Sr., 88, of

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As an ardent Catholic, hespent four years in the seminarybefore spending some time as adisc jockey for WNOP Radio. Hewould eventually work for theCampbell County Health Depart-ment, where he retired after 25years. He was a member of St.Joseph Church in Cold Spring.

His wife, Mary Ann Forde,died previously.

Survivors include his son,Thomas Forde Jr. of Cincinnati.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

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Lona KemplinLona Edith Kemplin, 89, of

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She was born in MontgomeryCounty and was a Camargo HighSchool graduate, who earnedher bachelor of science degreefrom the University of Kentucky.She taught for 32 years in Pen-dleton and Campbell Counties atthe former Mt. Auburn School,A. J. Jolly Elementary, A.D.Owen Elementary, and ArnoldElementary. She was a memberof Highland Heights BaptistChurch, Campbell County Re-tired Teachers Association,Kentucky Retired TeachersAssociation, and the Order ofthe Easter Star, Gertrude Chap-ter No. 19.

Her husband, William L.Kemplin; and brother, Bill Wil-loughby, died previously.

Survivors include her sonsFrank Kemplin of Harrodsburg,Kentucky, and Danny Kemplinof Wilder; brothers Allen Wil-loughby of Mount Sterling,Kentucky, and Hord Willoughbyof Grant’s Lick, Kentucky; and sixgrandchildren along with eight

great-grandchildren.Burial was at Machpelah

Cemetery in Mount Sterling.Memorials: Wendell Foster

Center, 815 Triplett St., Owens-boro, KY 42303.

Virginia KraemerVirginia Berry Kraemer, 89, of

Cold Spring, died Dec. 19 at ColdSpring Transitional Care Centerin Cold Spring.

She was a retired deputy clerkwith Kenton County and was amember of St. Joseph Parish inCold Spring. She enjoyed read-ing and painting.

Her husband, Ralph VincentKraemer, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Patricia Feldmann andPamela Jones; son, Kent Kraem-er; and eight grandchildrenalong with 21 great-grand-children and two great-great-grandchildren.

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

Memorials: In the form ofMasses.

Dustin TurnerDustin Lee Turner, 28, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 16 at St.Elizabeth Hospice Care in Edge-wood.

He was a student and anemployee at Northern KentuckyUniversity in the IT department.

Survivors include his mother,Karen Houp; stepfather, RandyHoup; and siblings Crystal andBrandon Turner.

Lena ViceLena Fern Vice, 54, of Dayton,

died Dec. 15 at her home.She was a homemaker.Survivors include her husband,

Dan Vice; sons Larry Dale Hamil-ton, James Vice, and Eric Vice;daughters Laurie Hamilton,Jennifer Miller, Danielle Turner,and Shainia Vice; brother, DarrellWilson; sisters Rebecca Hughesand Martha Hughes; and 20grandchildren along with onegreat-grandchild.

Walter WeberWalter “Butch” E. Weber, of

Fort Thomas, died Dec. 16 at St.Elizabeth Hospice Center inEdgewood.

He was a food service equip-ment salesman, avid boater, andofficial handyman, who had agreat sense of humor.

His wife, Rita Marie Weber,died previously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Linda Wenstrup, Mary KayDarpel, Lisa Matracia, and JuliePenrod; sons Mark Weber, MikeWeber, Steve Weber, WaltWeber, Bob Weber, Tom Weber,Dave Weber, and Matt Weber;brother, Robert Weber; and 21grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren along with dearfriend, JoAnn Simons Schulte.

Entombment was at St. Ste-phen Cemetery Mausoleum inFort Thomas.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 S. Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Richard WientjesRichard “Rick” Wientjes, 62,

of Melbourne, died Dec. 12 at hishome.

He was a retired turbinemechanic with General Electricapparatus service shop in Cincin-nati. He loved hunting deer,striper fishing, and bluegrassmusic.

His father, Walter Wientjes,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Sherry Wientjes; sons Chad andCory Wientjes; mother, LoisWientjes; sisters Pam Smith, SueGrossheim, and Janie Hazen;

brother, Gary Wientjes; and agrandson.

Memorials: American Diabe-tes Association, 4555 Lake ForestDrive, Suite 396, Cincinnati, OH45242-3732.

DEATHS

St. Elizabeth received a$15,000 Grief Reach grantfrom the New York LifeFoundation to support itsgrief archery program.

Dealing with the deathof a loved one is nevereasy, but facing this con-fusing process as a childcan be even more diffi-cult. The St. ElizabethSTARS program helpskids better understandtheir loss and findstrength through theirgrief journey.

“We are grateful forthe New York Life Foun-dation’s investment in thisprogram, which will helpus build our capacity in or-

der to fulfill our mission,”said Gail Rizzo, St. Eliza-beth Hospice bereave-ment coordinator. “Thesupport will help manygrieving children andtheir families in our com-munity to begin the heal-ing process.”

“Grief Reach applica-tions tripled in numberlast year, which demon-strates there is a greaterneed for bereavementservices across the coun-try, and we wanted to sat-isfy the demand,” saidMaria Collins, vice presi-dent, New York Life Foun-dation. “We are pleased toassist St. Elizabeth Hos-

pice in providing moregrieving youth and theirfamilies with the supportthey need to deal with thecomplex emotions follow-ing the death of a lovedone.”

The New York LifeFoundation created theGrief Reach program tohelp providers overcomebarriers to bringing griefsupport services to youthnot served by existing be-reavement programs.

More than 110 GriefReach grants totalingnearly $4 million havebeen awarded since theprogram’s inception in2011.

St. Elizabeth receives Grief Reach grant


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