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BURLINGTON — Whether youhave a pet you love or you’rehoping to find a furry friend,the place to go is PetFest from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June28, at Boone Woods Park, 6000Veterans Way.

“Pets in need of foreverhomes will be the stars of Pet-Fest this year,” said PatriciaShoemaker, a Friends of theShelter board member. “Localanimal shelters and nonprofit

rescues will bring animalsready for adoption and helpprospective adopters find theright companion to take homethat day.”

It’s the 13th year for the petfestival, which supports spayand neuter programs and ani-mal shelters in the six-countyarea served by Friends of theShelter, including BooneCampbell, Gallatin, Grant,Kenton and Pendleton.

The event includes a silentauction, demonstrations, infor-mation booths, a pet psychic, a

dog walk with prizes and sever-al contests which start at 1p.m.

“Proceeds from annual Pet-Fest events, grants and otherfundraising efforts havehelped pay for the cost of over13,000 spay and neuter surger-ies since Jan. 1, 2011, reducingthe number of animals that endup at our local shelters,” Shoe-maker said. “Shelter statisticsshow spay/neuter is making adifference in shelter intake.”

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FLORENCE — Graduationtickets were in demand onBoone County Facebook pages,prompting parents to questionif the schools need a larger ven-ue for commencement cere-monies. All of the public highschool graduations take place atthe schools’ gymnasiums.

Graduates at Boone’s fourpublic high schools were givenbetween four and six gradua-tion tickets each, and parentsreached out to Facebook friendsto find more so immediate andsometimes extended familymembers could also attend.

At the schools, hopeful fam-ily members waited to see ifroom remained in the gym afterticketed guests were seated.

Some parents say graduationis the time to “make the hardchoices,” but others hope therewill be more room to accommo-date larger crowds in the fu-ture.

Paula Walker of Union saidshe doesn’t invite additionalpeople to graduation and won-ders who will pay if schoolshave to rent a hall to graduate.

“You do not have to have 27people witness your child’s sixseconds crossing the stage.They did have kindergarten,fifth and eighth grade gradua-tions already, right?” she wroteon Facebook.

Walker had one son, Ty, grad-uate from Cooper High Schoolin 2014 and her twin sons, Aidan

and Seth, will graduate in 2016. When Ty, graduated, she said

she was “surprised how quicklyit was over.”

“We couldn’t have all the rel-atives we wanted there, but inretrospect, that was not a badthing,” she said.

“Graduation is a huge dealand there should be absolutelyno limit on tickets,” said TerriKalb, also a Cooper mom. “Iwould be happy to pay for extratickets if that were offered.There are plenty of big venuesaround here to hold enough peo-ple so everyone can enjoy theirspecial one’s big day.”

Kalb said the eight ticketsshe got for her son’s graduationwere not enough for family whotraveled from out of town forthe occasion, but she wasn’t tooworried.

After she was afraid of beingshort of tickets when her olderson graduated in 2012, she saw

Graduationtickets causeconcern forBoone parentsAmy [email protected]

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John Grefer and Samuel Greenhillwere among Ryle High School’sgraduating class of 2015.

See GRADUATION, Page 2A

FLORENCE — Music, food,games, fireworks and plentyof patriotic spirit will befound at the city of Flor-ence’s Independence DayCelebration from 5-9 p.m.Friday, July 3, at the Flor-ence Government Center onEwing Boulevard.

In case of rain, the eventwill be moved to 7-11 p.m.Saturday, July 4.

The event’s KidZone, Mur-ray Brothers rides andgames and food vendors willopen at 5 p.m.

Florence’s event coor-dinator Vanessa Lenear saidthe KidZone includes balloonartists, glitter tattoos and amural for children to paint.

“It says ‘Happy Fourth ofJuly’ and has flowers andanimals and different thingsoutlined, and we provide thepaint and paint brushes forkids to fill in,” she said.

At 6 p.m., the Police Hon-or Guard will conduct a pa-triotic salute while the Flor-ence Community Band playsa patriotic tribute.

That’s also the time for theIndependence Day Cruise-In,during which visitors canvote for their favorite car.

Three awards will be be-stowed during the event,including Peoples Choice,Mayor’s Choice and theParks and Recreation award.

A family-friendly musicalperformance by The Gamut,a Cincinnati-based rock ‘n’roll cover band, will takeplace from 7-10 p.m., andthen it’s time for the eve-ning’s finale.

The Elite PyrotechnicsFireworks Display starts at10 p.m. and will be visible toeveryone at the GovernmentCenter campus.

“I also hear people go tothe mall and park there toview the fireworks as well,”Lenear said.

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Traditional fireworks will finish the city of Florence’s Independence DayCelebration Friday, July 3.

Florence plans to celebrate

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there was room for thosewith and without tickets.

“We just took a chanceand all of my family wereable to get in (with) noproblem this year,” Kalbsaid. “It worked out so wewere happy. However, tothe families that did notknow this, this was proba-bly disappointing.”

Walker said if schoolsoffered a live-stream ofthe ceremony, shewouldn’t invite more fam-ily members, but she’d

like the opportunity forthem to watch from theirown homes. “I understandthe financial constraintsthe district is under andhave no idea what some-thing like that would cost,”she said.

Boone County SchoolsSuperintendent RandyPoe said they tried to live-stream the ceremony atRyle High School so spec-tators could watch fromthe auditorium.

“Unfortunately thecompany hired to do itended up having technicaldifficulties and it prevent-ed it from happening,” hesaid. “This is an option we

will continue to explore.”Poe said cost and avail-

ability are the two thingsschools would need to con-sider before moving cere-monies off-site, and theonly location would be theBank of Kentucky Centerat Northern KentuckyUniversity.

“With a growing popu-lation of students, we arealways considering andlooking at options,” Poesaid. “Currently, schoolsallow additional individ-uals in the gym after theinitial seating and mostschools have been able tohandle and accommodatethose that show up.”

GraduationContinued from Page 1A

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Approximately 30 ven-dors will participate, in-cluding the United Coali-tion for Animals (UCAN),

Florence Veterinary Hos-pital, Faithful Friends PetMemory Center, Ohio Al-leycat Resource andSpay/Neuter Clinic andLinnemann Family Funer-al Home and CremationCenter Pet Services.

One new vendor will beOne Dog Organic Bakery,which produces grain-free dog treats using onlyorganic fruits, vegetablesand ingredients includingbee pollen, kelp powder,salmon oil and spirulina.

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PetFestContinued from Page 1A

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All the cool canines, like Otis,along with his friend KellyDoll of Union, will be atPetFest on Sunday, June 28,at Boone Woods Park.

the event traditional withthe same features as pre-vious years.

Sponsors for the eventinclude Jeffries Orth-odontics, Littlest AngelsLearning Center, UnionPediatric Dentistry,

Union Skyline Chili andVito’s Fireworks.

Rain date for theevent is Saturday, June27.

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UNION — The city ofUnion starts celebratingIndependence Day early.

The city’s annualevent “Union CelebratesAmerica” will start witha parade at 7 p.m. Friday,June 26.

The parade route,along U.S. 42 betweenBraxton Road and Mt.Zion Road, will be closedto traffic.

Food vendors willopen at 6:30 p.m. at theUnion CommunityBuilding, 10087 OldUnion Road. Additionalparking is available atUnion Baptist Church,1985 Mt. Zion Road.

At 8:30 p.m., live mu-sic will be performed bythe 100th Army Bandfrom Fort Knox, and thefireworks show will be-gin at dusk.

Misty Ezell, the city’sadministrative assistant,said they planned to keep

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Union’s 2014 parade included the 4-H Young Guns drill teamand members Mady Munninghoff, left, of Hebron, andBrittany Hardesty of Burlington. This year’s festivities takeplace Friday, June 26.

Union prepares annual‘Celebration America’Amy [email protected]

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Take the Boone farmtour on Saturday

The “Rural Treasures”Boone County Farm Tourwill take place from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,June 27.

The self-guided tourleads participantsthrough many of BooneCounty’s working and his-toric farms.

For more information,visit bit.ly/BooneFarm orcall 859-586-7903.

Pet fair helps localK-9 units

FLORENCE — Midden-dorf Animal Hospital willhost its fifth annual PetFair from 1-4 p.m. Satur-day, June 27, at 9930 Ber-berich Drive.

The event will helpraise funds for the KentonCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment Search and RescueK-9 unit.

The fair will include

demonstrations from K-9units from Boone andKenton counties and Flor-ence police. Booths willspotlight vendors as wellas different rescuegroups and shelters.

Games, face-painting,food and contests will alsotake place during the af-ternoon.

Discover historic funat Big Bone Lick Site

UNION — Big Bone LickState Historic Site’s first-ever Discovery Day willtake place from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. Saturday, June 27,to allow visitors to learnabout local history.

The free and family-friendly event will fea-ture Pleistocene bones,Native American arti-facts, honeybee hive life,spinning bison fur intoyarn, native plant usesand a hands-on experi-ence making a clay pot on

a potter’s wheel. In case of rain or very

hot weather, the event willtake place at the Mast-odon Shelter on the road tothe site’s Visitor Center.

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BURLINGTON — TheR.C. Durr YMCA is plan-ning a two-acre expansionof its facility on Burling-ton Pike, following BooneCounty Fiscal Court’s de-cision to acquire an adja-cent property.

Fifteen years into a 99-year lease with theYMCA, Boone County, theproperty’s owner, regardsthe partnership as a goodone. For instance, theYMCA worked withBoone County to locate anew senior center at its fa-cility in 2007.

“It’s gone so well in factthat membership utiliza-tion and member demandhas exceeded the capacityof the Y. If you’ve been upthere at the facility, theparking, the amenities arejust kind of busting at theseams,” said Jeff Early-wine, county administra-tor, at the June 16 FiscalCourt meeting.

Most recently, Early-wine said, “They’veshared with us plans tomake an investment in thefacility to improve it, ex-pand it, to grow it so it cancontinue to serve thegrowing needs of centralBoone County – a goodproblem of sorts to have.”R.C. Durr YMCA is locat-ed at 5874 Veterans Way.

Earlywine told com-missioners the YMCAneeded the county’s helpin securing financing ofan adjacent parcel thatwill make its expansionpossible.

The county did an ap-praisal on the 5 acres,which includes a house at2342 Burlington Pikeowned by Anne McBeeand a “pretty large field.”The Y is interested in along-term lease with thecounty to facilitate YMCAexpansion.

The appraisal cameback at $505,000, thoughthe owner had requested a$700,000 asking price be-cause of its potential forredevelopment.

According to Early-wine, the YMCA steppedup to make the deal possi-ble. The county was limit-ed in investing at the ap-praised value of $505,000.The YMCA agreed to helpfund the remaining$195,000 enabling BooneCounty to submit a con-tract for the site.

At issue Tuesday nightwere three steps pro-posed for the FiscalCourt’s approval:

» That the county ap-prove the $700,000 pur-chase contract to be enti-tled to acquire the 5.2acres.

» Agreement on amemorandum of under-

standing, outlining termsand provisions of the rela-tionship with the YMCA toenable both sides to moveforward with confidence.

» And third, approvalof lease terms, not only toextend the 99-year leasebut the county would fi-nance $195,000 participa-tion from the YMCA overthe first 10 years of thelease agreement so thatthey could capitalize thisover a 10-year period.

Judge-executive GaryMoore pointed out that theYMCA needs two-plusacres, leaving about 3acres including the resi-dence to decide what to dowith. There is time to con-sider options such as: re-listing the property? Us-ing in a shorter- or longer-term public purpose? Orrezoning the property andmaximizing it for devel-opment?

Sandy Walker, presi-dent/CEO of the YMCA ofGreater Cincinnati, toldFiscal Court she wasgrateful for the members’consideration.

“We have enjoyed avery powerful and effec-tive partnership with theBoone County FiscalCourt for 10 years. We’reserving over 10,000 resi-dents at the YMCA inBoone County and we’reat capacity with waitinglists for things like early

childhood learning, sum-mer camp. Our parkinglot is overcrowded. Wehave wonderful participa-tion in our outdoor pool,”Walker said.

Questioned by com-missioners, Walker ex-plained the YMCA expan-sion would occur in twophases.

“The first phase wouldhappen as quickly as wecan raise $800,000,” shesaid, hopeful it could be

raised by the end of thisyear. Phase 1 would in-clude increased parking,early childhood learningexpansion, aerobics stu-dio, health and wellnessspace, and reconstitutinga teen and tween club.

Phase 2 would be the $3million expansion – andcontingent on fundraising– which will involve a newgymnasium with indoorwalking track, additionalearly learning and after

school and youth enrich-ment classes.

The resolutions passedon a 3-0 vote. Moore ab-stained because he is onthe R.C. Durr YMCAboard of directors.

Just before the vote,Commissioner CathyFlaig, while enthusiasticabout the expansion,urged fellow leaders toconsider selling the 3.2acres down the road so themoney can be recouped.

Boone Fiscal Court, YMCA agree on Y expansionNancy [email protected]

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Josh Breeden, took one more glimpse of mom and dad before the kindergarten promotional ceremony began atFlorence Elementary.


Marcus Thompson, a second-grader, celebrates the kindergarten promotionof his brother Nay’seer Thurman at Florence Elementary.


Liliana Quezada, Paige Riedel and Mackenzie Dunn embrace before liningup for kindergarten promotional ceremony to first grade at FlorenceElementary.


The kindergarten girls dressed for success at their promotional ceremony tofirst grade at Florence Elementary: Blanca Romero, Hillari Quevedo, AlexaAlmazan, and Greidys Tamayo Ramos.


Carlos Weatherington, is ready totake on the kindergartenpromotional ceremony to firstgrade at Florence ElementarySchool.

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Fryia, who played golfcompetitively in collegeand worked for a nationalretail golf store, decidedto go into the businesshimself with a few friendsafter he graduated from

the University of Louis-ville in 2005. He openedthe first Golf Exchange inFlorence in 2006. Sincethen he’s opened locationsin Lexington, Kenwood,Eastgate and Tri-County.

Fryia’s friends havemoved on to other oppor-tunities but he decided tostick with Golf Exchangeand enjoys coming towork every day.

“Golf Exchange has al-lowed me to stay connect-ed with the game and bearound other golfers,” hesaid. “It’s fun to come towork everyday. I’ve puttogether a great team offriends around me andwe’ve built this businesstogether. That’s very en-joyable.”

The newest Golf Ex-change is located at 5120Taylor Mill Road, Suite210 on the second floor ofthe Trifecta Building.This location features an

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, $8.50. 441-1273.Cold Spring.

Brianza Cares, 6-10 p.m. Foodfrom 7-8:30 p.m. and live musicfrom 7-9:30 p.m., Brianza Gar-dens and Winery, 14611 SalemCreek Road, Banquet Facilityand Tasting Room. Ticket priceincludes live music, heavy horsd’oeuvres, and 2 drink tickets.Ages 21 and up. Benefits Alz-heimer’s Association of GreaterCincinnati. $50. Tickets must bepurchased in advance. 445-9369;www.facebook.com/brian-zavineyards. Crittenden.

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

Patio Pours, 3 p.m. MadTreeBrewery., Keystone Bar & Grill,313 Greenup St., Beers pouredby select brewery representa-tives. 321-0968; www.face-book.com/keystonebar. Coving-ton.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, 7500Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10, Bal-ance of structured, unstructuredand self-directed play opportu-nities to help learners developtheir social, intellectual andcommunication skills. Ages 3-6.$10. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Step across the100-foot-long, V-shaped ropebridge just inches above nearlytwo dozen sharks at NewportAquarium. $23 Adult, $15 Child(2-12), Free children under 2.815-1471; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Monta-gue Road, There are manyfascinating stories about Coving-ton: political intrigue, hauntingtales, arts, athletics. Exhibitcelebrates 200 years of people,places and events that shapedcity, from trading of buffalo andbourbon for land to building ofAscent and “alien house.”Through Aug. 30. Included withmuseum admission. 491-4003;bcmuseum.org. Covington.

Fashion ShowsRed, Pink and Blue, 7-10 p.m.,Purple People Bridge, Pete RoseWay, Cincinnati; Third Street,Newport, Party and fashionshow with shopping, raffles,cash bar, DJ and impeccableviews. Ticket includes access intoevent, seat along runway, andswag bag. Benefits AmericanHeart Association, AmericanDiabetes Association, PinkRibbon Girls. $10. Presented byCincy Chic. 655-7700; www.cin-cychic.com. Newport.

FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 6-11 p.m. Fish sandwichor fish and chips available Fridaynight., Mary, Queen of HeavenParish, 1150 Donaldson High-way, Rides, games, raffles, foodand music. $10,000 raffle with 5chances to win: tickets $20 each.Call to order raffle tickets. Free.525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.

Pollination Fest, noon Con-tinues through Sunday, June 28at 3 p.m., Treasure Lake, 2590Lawrenceburg Ferry Road, Localand regional live music, land-scape art installations, yogaclasses, ecological and permacul-tural education, sustainablepractice workshops and goodlocal food and brew. Free camp-ing with weekend pass. All ages.$60 weekend or $40 per day.

Presented by Pollination FestLLC. 307-8624; pollinationfest-.com. Petersburg.

FilmsMovie Night at BellevueBeach, 9:30-11 p.m. The Goo-nies., Bellevue Beach Park, 100Ward Ave., Free. Presented byCity of Bellevue. Through July28. 431-8888; www.bellevue-ky.org. Bellevue.

Literary - LibrariesAfternoon Tea Friday, 1 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Evelyn Hance hostsanother of her fantastic teaparties. $10. Registration re-quired. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Music - IndieBallroom Thieves, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Madison Live, 734Madison Ave., $12, $10. Present-ed by Nederlander Entertain-ment. 491-2444; www.madison-theateronline.com. Covington.

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

Music - RockSaving Stimpy, 10 p.m., PeecoxBar and Grill, 635 DonaldsonHwy, $5. Presented by Peecox.342-7000; www.peecox.com.Erlanger.

4th Day Echo, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

Radiohead The Bends TributeShow, 9:30 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Sanctuary. 20th anniversary ofThe Bends. Local musicians payhomage. $5. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Punk Rock Night, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Revival Room. Featur-ing multiple local, regional andnational punk bands. Ages 18and up. $5. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

RecreationMahjong, 1 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Free. Presented byScheben Branch Library. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Union.

Business Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

Friday Night Cruise In, 5-8p.m., Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989Ryle Road, Music by DJ Ray, $1hot dogs, door prizes and regis-tration for grand prize cashdrawing Aug. 28. Free admis-sion. 384-6617. Union.

Summer Fun Pack, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way, 1hour of bowling and shoe rentalfor 4 guests plus 1-large onetopping pizza and 4 soft drinks.Tax/gratuity additional. Addi-tional time/guests available. $50.652-7250; www.axisalleylevee-.com. Newport.

Bingo, 7-10 p.m., Erlanger LionsClub Hall, 5996 Belair Drive,Erlanger Lions Bingo All pro-ceeds go to eyesight and back tocommunity. Ages 18-. Pricevaries. Presented by ErlangerLions Club. 282-9969. Erlanger.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous NKY.308-7019; www.cincinna-tioa.org. Fort Thomas.

Youth SportsSummer Kids Club, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way,Show card to receive $2 gamesof bowling, $2 shoe rental and10 percent off food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases!On 5th visit, get 2 free games ofbowling and shoe rental andfree ice cream sundae. Re-strictions apply. Free. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27BenefitsLinda Donaldson Levin Me-morial Fundraiser for Cancer

Research, 7-11 p.m., SouthgateVFW, 6 Electric Ave., Live musicwith The Naturals, The FriendsBand and more. Cash bar, nofood. $5. Southgate.

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

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

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

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 5-11 p.m. Music by theDerek Alan Band and chickendinners served Saturday night.,Mary, Queen of Heaven Parish,Free. 525-6909; www.mqhpar-ish.com. Erlanger.

Garden ShowsDaylily Field Sale, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Arrasmith Farm, 3595Fender Road, Stroll throughgardens to view blooms, horsesand historic barn. Choose fromhundreds of varieties of daylilysto plant in your own garden.Free admission. 630-1711; arras-mithfarm.com. Melbourne.

Health / WellnessDiabetes self-managmentclass, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,Burlington Firehouse, 6050Burlington Pike, Get practicaltips to manage diabetes. Topicsinclude: what is diabetes,healthy eating, preventingcomplications and more. Lunchand diabetes toolkit provided.Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byNorthern Kentucky HealthDepartment. 363-2115;www.nkyhealth.org/diabe-tes.aspx. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesComic Fest, 1-3 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Celebratecomics, reading, and pop culturewith fun activities and events forwhole family. Design super heromasks, feed Jabba the Hutt,practice aim like Honey Lemonfrom Big Hero 6, fine-tuningLego building skills, make BabyGroot and try out new anddifferent tabletop games. Comein costume and sign up forcostume contest. Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Comic Fest (all ages), 1-3 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Rollingvideo game truck, light saberdemos, costume contest, gamesand crafts based on favoritesuperheroes. Take a picture withSpiderman and Superman. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - AcousticSaturday Morning AcousticMusic, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Free. Presented by VelocityBike & Bean. 371-8356; www.ve-locitybb.com. Florence.

Fundraising Concert, 6 p.m.,Dayton Bellevue ChristianChurch, Eighth and WalnutStreets, $5. Presented by MaiHernon McEvilley. 431-7711.Dayton.

Music - BenefitsSuits That Rock, 8 p.m. All-StarDance Party. Doors open 7 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Professionals and executives

perform. Light bites, cash barand dancing encouraged. Bene-fits Carnegie’s Eva G. FarrisEducation Center. $85 orchestra,$60 mezzanine. Reservationsrequired. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

Cincy Groove Presents: CincyFolk Festival, 7:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., VIP Doors open at 4p.m., with special VIP show at 5p.m. Concert doors open at 6:30p.m. Music by Young Heirlooms,Honey & Houston, Bulletville,David Gans and more. BenefitsWNKU. $20 advance; $30 VIP.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Music - RockSaving Stimpy, 10 p.m., PeecoxBar and Grill, $5. 342-7000;www.peecox.com. Erlanger.

RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.282-9969. Erlanger.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,10:30-11:30 a.m., Lakeside Pres-byterian Church, 2690 DixieHighway, white building in backparking lot. Offers program ofrecovery from compulsiveovereating, binge eating andother eating disorders using theTwelve Steps and Twelve Tradi-tions of OA. No dues or fees.Addresses physical, emotionaland spiritual well-being but isnot religious organization anddoes not promote any particulardiet. Free. Presented by Overeat-ers Anonymous NKY. 428-1214.Lakeside Park.

SUNDAY, JUNE 28Antiques ShowsMainstrasse Village Bazaar, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., MainStrasseVillage, Main Street, Antiquesand collectibles available for salealong MainStrasse’s Promenade.Free admission. Presented byMainStrasse Village Association.491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.Covington.

Dining EventsNew Sunday Brunch Buffet, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., Blinkers Tavern,318 Greenup St., Free parking onSunday. Dine inside or outsideon patios. No carry out boxes.$10.95, $6.95 children ages 4-12,free children under 4 years old.360-0840; www.blinkersta-vern.com. Covington.

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

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


Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free children

under 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,noon to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 3-8 p.m. Sunday: payone price for rides, $20, and ridefrom 3-8 p.m. $10,000 raffledrawing at 8 p.m., Mary, Queenof Heaven Parish, Free. 525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.

LecturesLecture Series, 1 p.m. “Ghostsand Spirits” by Pat Parrott.Program examines history ofghost stories and hauntings inCincinnati and NKY area fromfounding of city right up topresent., Fort Wright City Build-ing, 409 Kyles Lane, Questionsallowed. $5 per lecture or $12for series. $4 members. Present-ed by James A. Ramage CivilWar Museum. Through July 12.331-2499; [email protected] Wright.

Music - Big BandJammin’ at Jane’s, 3-6 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Outside next to WineShop. Live music by local artists.Free. 384-6617; www.janes-saddlebag.com. Union.

Music - FolkHumming House, 8-11 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., With Whitfield. $8.Reservations recommended.703-600-9915; www.ticketf-ly.com/event/836287. Newport.

PetsPetFest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., BooneWoods Park, Veterans Way andKy. 18, On site pet adoptions,contests, animal themed ven-dors, food and more. Raisesmoney for community low costspay/neuter. Benefits Friends ofthe Shelter. Free. Presented byFriends of the Shelter. 334-2117.Burlington.

MONDAY, JUNE 29Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

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

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Pre-

sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Yoga, 6 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.


Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Literary - LibrariesIn the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Learn for firsttime or pick up new tricks. Free.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

Summer Fun Pack, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, $50. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

Monday Night Bingo, 7:30-10p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, Free. 441-1273.Cold Spring.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Union PresbyterianChurch, 10259 U.S. 42, Churchoffice entrance in back lot andfollow signs to room. Programof recovery from compulsiveeating using 12 Steps and 12Traditions of OA. Not a diet andcalories club and no weigh-ins.Free. Presented by OvereatersAnonymous NKY. 525-6932;www.cincinnatioa.org. Union.

Youth SportsSummer Kids Club, 11 a.m.- top.m., Axis Alley, Free. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

TUESDAY, JUNE 30EducationSummer Math Review, noonto 2 p.m., The Lively LearningLab, 7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite10, We will use hands-on, activelearning methods to learn/review the following topics:fractions, measurement, geom-etry, pre-algebra, multiplication,graphing, and decimals. Recom-mended ages 9 and up. 8 weeks.Ages 9-13. $85. Registrationrequired. 916-2721; www.the-livelylearninglab.com. Florence.

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What is it about vintagerecipes that intrigues meso? I guess it’s about thehistory, a time when recipesharing was done by pass-ing written or typed recipesby hand, sometimes whenfolks gathered together for

a morningcoffee breakat someone’shome.

I was gift-ed with such awonderful lotof recipesfrom DonnaWright, aClermontCounty read-er who want-

ed me to have her Mom andGrandma’s recipes. Includ-ed with vintage cookbookswas a wooden box with thehandwritten and typed reci-pes, often with notes on therecipes by the cook. When Ilooked through the box, Iwas surprised at the num-ber of cakes, both for break-fast, brunch and dessert. Welike a simple cinnamoncoffee cake, one that can bemade with the little onesand mixed by hand.

The recipe I’m sharingtoday from that wooden boxis just such a recipe. It’scalled quick coffee cake butI gave it an additional name.This coffee cake is reallyeasy to make and not toosweet or gooey. Perfect witha morning cup of tea!

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professionaland author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Email her [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in the sub-ject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext.356.

This heirloom coffee cake isn’t fancy

Quick coffee cake aka Not a fancy coffee cake

How much is a heaping tablespoon? The buttershould mound up on the spoon. I adapted the recipeonly slightly. I made this by hand with a whisk.

1 heaping tablespoon butter1/2 cup sugar1 egg1/2 cup milk1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 325. Melt butter. Beat egg and sugar together. Beat

in butter. Add milk and vanilla and beat hard. Adddry ingredients, which you have mixed together. (Ijust whisked them together).

Blend but don’t overbeat. Pour into greased

and floured pan. (I used spray).

Then mix together:

3 tablespoons sugar1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

The recipe said to sprinkle this on top which I did.Next time I’ll swirl it into the batter so that if I wouldchoose to glaze it, the glaze won’t pull the topping up.

Bake 30 minutes or so just until toothpick insertedin center comes out clean. Don’t overbake or cake willbe dry.

Glaze (optional)I just made a confectioners sugar glaze with a cup

of confectioners sugar and enough water to make aglaze.

Start with 3 tablespoons water.

Refrigerator or freezerpickles

No, I didn’t make a mistakein the title. These pickles do go inthe freezer and yes, they areamazingly crisp after thawing.

My sister, Sonia, loves hergarden and each year makesthese awesome pickles.

For Judy N., who wantedthe recipe and also wanted toknow if she could add some freshdill since her dill will be readywhen her pickling cucumbers are.The answer is yes. I think it wouldgive the pickles another elementof flavor and, after all, dill is oneof the ingredients in picklingspice.

4 cups thinly slicedcucumbers, unpeeled

1 medium onion, sliced thin2 tablespoons saltUp to 1-1/2 cups sugar – I use

less but just go to taste1/2 cup vinegar1-1/2 teaspoons pickling spice1 red bell pepper, diced

(optional)1 clove garlic, smashed

(optional)

Arrange cucumbers andonions in large bowl. Sprinklewith salt and mix. Pour enoughwater over to just cover them. Stiragain. Soak at room temperaturefor 2 hours. Drain, but don’t rinse.Meanwhile, mix sugar, vinegarand pickling spice in small sauce-pan.

Bring to a simmer and cookuntil sugar dissolves. Let coolwhile pickles are soaking. Afterpickles have been drained, addbell pepper, then pour picklingbrine over them. Mix. Put intocontainers.

Let marinate overnight inrefrigerator before eating. Keepsat least three weeks in refriger-ator, or up to six months in freez-er.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A reader gifted her mom and grandma’s old recipes to Rita Heikenfeld, and included this wooden box containinghandwritten and typed recipes, with notes by the cook.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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There we are in the hayfield, baling, loading and stack-ing hay bales, in the blazingheat of the day. You are hotand sweaty and all you canthink of is a nice cold drink ofwater and a dip in the pond.

While those images areunavailable, at the time, it maybe instinctual for us farm boysto peel off our shirts. This maysound harmless, but there areconcealed dangers that revealthemselves in the future.

People who work in the sun,such as farm families andthose involved in other agricul-tural fields, are more likely todevelop skin cancer, accordingto the National Farm MedicineCenter.

Skin cancer develops fromUV radiation waves. While UVrays are great for plants, it hasnegative effects on us. Ex-posed body parts, receivingprolonged exposure to these

damagingwaves, are atthe highestrisk for devel-oping cancer.There is aneven higherrisk for skinthat has pre-viously suf-fered overex-posure.

Farmersare exposed

to this sunlight more than mostother fields of work. Dermatol-ogists suggest wearing hatswith a 3-inch brim instead ofthe popular baseball cap thatleave the tips of your ears andback of your neck exposed tothe sun’s rays.

If you are like me and mybuddies however, you imaginehow you will look in theselarge goofy sombrero hats. Soif you insist on wearing that

farm cap, you should protectyour ears and the back of yourneck with sunscreen of at leastSPF 15. The Center for DiseaseControl and Protection warnsthat up to 80 percent of skincancers occur on the head andneck. These lurking dangersare not something most farm-ers think about when workingout in the hot sun. I know whileI do not see myself wearing a3-inch brimmed hat baling hay,I will use sunscreen and takeother precautions to preventdamage to my skin from theUV rays. This exposure shouldbe something to worry about,especially because it is soeasily prevented. The aware-ness of the dangers of workingin the sun need to be revealed.

Takoda Walton is a Conner HighSchool junior.

Hidden danger waitswhile baling hay

TakodaWaltonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Bicyclists are required tocomply with all the regulartraffic regulations that motorvehicles are required to com-ply with, such as stop signs,red lights, etc. For example, ifa car has the green light toturn onto a road such as U.S.27, and a bicyclist is proceed-ing on a sidewalk along U.S.27, the bicyclist is required tostop and permit the car withthe green light to proceedonto the highway.

Under Kentucky law, bicy-clists as well as drivers ofcars are required to givevarious signals while on pub-lic streets. For a left turnsignal, the hand and arm ofthe bike rider should be ex-tended horizontally from theleft side of the bike. For aright turn signal, a bicyclistcan signal by extending hisright arm horizontally to theright or by extending his leftarm horizontally to the leftwith the hand and arm ex-tended upward from the el-bow. Bicyclists are even re-quired to give stop signals byextending either arm horizon-tally with the hand and armextended downward from theelbow to indicate a stop or

decrease inspeed. Anysignals froma bicyclistshould begiven in-termittentlyfor the last100 feet trav-eled by thebike beforethe turn orstop. Howev-er, bicyclists

are not required to signalwhen doing so could endangersafe operation of their bike.

By administrative reg-ulation in Kentucky, a bicycle,when riding at night (or indark conditions) is required tohave at least one light in frontof the bike which will revealclearly substantial objects atleast 50 feet ahead and alsoare required to have one redlight or one red reflectordisplayed on the rear of thebicycle.

Although it is not requiredunder Kentucky law, bicy-clists should wear a helmet.The Kentucky Department ofTransportation reports thathelmets protect against injuryin eight8 out of 10 crashes

involving head bumps. To the surprise of many,

Kentucky also has a law pro-hibiting what we call BUI’s –Bicycling Under the Influ-ence. The law provides thatno person under the influenceof intoxicating beverageswhich may impair one’s driv-ing ability shall operate avehicle that is not a motorvehicle anywhere in thisstate. A bicycle is considereda vehicle under Kentucky lawif it is used for the trans-portation of persons or prop-erty over or upon the publichighways. The penalty foroperating a bicycle on a high-way while under the influenceis a fine of not less than $20nor more than $100 plus courtcosts.

I hope this information isinteresting and helpful. If youhave any topics you wouldlike to have covered in thiscolumn, please contact myoffice by e-mail at [email protected], byphone at 491-7700 or by reg-ular mail addressed to 319York St., Newport, KY 41071.

Steven J. Franzen is CampbellCounty Attorney

Bicyclists must complywith regulations

Steven J.Franzen COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Bowling team finds lotsof rubbish

The Cooper High SchoolBowling Team is already look-ing forward to its next season.Their spirit for their sport isshown by their recent fundrais-er. While other kids their agewere enjoying a day off schoolon May 19, this dedicated bunchof bowlers and some friendswere out gathering litter.

As part of the Boone CountySolid Waste program calledTrash for Cash (http://bit.ly/TrashCash). Participants signup, they are scheduled a loca-tion and given all supplies tocomplete their tasks. Communi-cation with Solid Waste Depart-

ment is excellent, you will knowexactly what needs to be accom-plished.

We took great pride in free-ing the Cooper and Longbranchschool campuses of litter. Wewere amazed at how manythings were found with just afew steps to the trash cans.Hopefully, in the future peoplewill think twice before leavinglitter behind. We could tell thatquite a bit of trash was comingfrom Longbranch Road itself.Our hope is people will discardtheir trash in proper recepta-cles, and keep Cooper HighSchool and Boone County freeof rubbish.

Tina WilmhoffCooper High School Bowling Team

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

It’s time to catch our breathafter a busy month of heritage-based events in May – startingwith the Kentucky Derby, fol-lowed by National Travel andTourism Week, then more festi-vals, street fairs, spring flings,May Days and celebrations ofbourbon, music, food, art, cars,hikes, bikes and horses than anyone person could possibly takein. The Kentucky HeritageCouncil and communities aroundthe state also sponsored activ-ities to commemorate May asNational Historic PreservationMonth, an annual observancefirst championed by the NationalTrust for Historic Preservationin 1973. Preservation Month isseen as an opportunity to demon-strate how historic places fuelheritage tourism and local eco-nomic revitalization, and to raiseawareness about why historicsites are important to our sharedheritage and worthy of preser-vation. Events ranged fromhouse tours, to educational pro-grams, to awards highlightingplaces that have been savedfrom the wrecking ball or demo-lition by neglect. Many of thesetransformations are dramaticand demonstrate that buildingsoften deemed beyond preserva-tion are, in fact, not.

While the idea for HistoricPreservation Month is to cele-brate successes and focus on thepositive, some years the act of“celebrating” is not always inorder. Kentucky communitiescontinue to lose historic build-ings and sites at an alarmingrate – the very tangible assetsthat tell the unique story of ourstate’s history, and create a rea-son for people to come hereseeking an authentic experience.

It seems clear that by repair-ing, reusing and celebrating ourtraditional places, we encouragesustained vibrancy and pride inour communities. Who can arguethat redevelopment projects like21c Museum Hotels, NationalHistoric Landmarks like Chur-chill Downs and Keeneland,local landmarks like the BeecherHotel in Somerset, or historicMain Streets in communitieslike Maysville and Paducah donot significantly contribute tothe local and state economy?

Time and again, projects thatmaintain or incorporate historicbuildings are found to enrichand enhance a community’ssense of place. Think about allthe fun events that happen hereduring May and throughout theyear. How many of these takeplace at historic sites or in his-toric buildings, along historicMain Streets, at state parks,protected battlefields, or along

lakes and riverstraversed byhistoricbridges?

For commu-nities of allsizes with thevision and willto honor theirpast, the Ken-tucky HeritageCouncil’s MainStreet Program

has proven that historic build-ings can be huge assets, giventhe proper investment of timeand effort, and of course, money.Since 1979 this program candocument $3.86 billion of privateinvestment leveraged and sup-ported by public funds, impact-ing more than 100 communitiesover nearly four decades – all ofwhich would look very differenttoday without this intervention. Iam clearly biased, but I believeKentucky is home to some of themost beautiful and invitingdowntowns in the country. In-teresting architecture combinedwith a strong sense of place, anentrepreneurial spirit and com-munity pride are essential ingre-dients in each success story.

For buildings listed in theNational Register of HistoricPlaces, owners can qualify forstate and federal historic reha-bilitation tax credits for workcertified by this agency. Thesecredits can be a substantial dol-lar-for-dollar reduction in in-come tax liability. Our staff alsoprovides technical and designassistance, works with electedofficials and Certified LocalGovernments to support preser-vation planning, and partnerswith others to present engagingpublic forums such as a StrongTowns conference coming upSept. 23-25 in Louisville.

Next year marks the 50thanniversary of the NationalHistoric Preservation Act, thelegislation that helped curbdestructive urban renewal pol-icies and led to the establish-ment of state historic preserva-tion offices. A push is beingmade now to plan events all yearlong and especially during Pres-ervation Month, to broaden ourmessage and engage a wideraudience in caring about pre-serving Kentucky’s shared heri-tage and building strong, walka-ble and vibrant communitiesthat embrace the new whileprotecting the old. We invite youto learn more about what we do,and mark your calendars.

Craig A. Potts is Kentucky HeritageCouncil executive director and statehistoric preservation officer

Preserving historic placesessential to strong economy

Craig A. PottsCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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A team of Conner HighSchool student-athletes over-came adversity and perseveredall the way to a state champion-ship last year. While it may haveflown under the radar, the com-petitive cheerleading champi-onship means a great deal to theCougars and the Conner com-munity.

Competitive cheerleadinghas long been a popular sport inthe Commonwealth which has

produced multiple collegiatenational champions from Uni-versity of Kentucky, Universityof Louisville, and MoreheadState University. The KentuckyHigh School Athletic Associa-tion recognized the sport as asanctioned high school competi-tion three years ago. On Dec. 13,Conner became the first pro-gram from northern Kentuckyto claim a state championship.

“Competitive cheerleadingis very big in Kentucky. The

Conner cheerleadingclimbs to topAdam [email protected]

THANKS TO KRISTIN EARLY.

The Conner High School Cheer Squad won a state championship Dec. 13. See CHEER, Page 2B

Look out, Richmond. Herecomes the super Cooper group.

Five athletes from the Jag-uars’ boys’ track and field teamare heading to Eastern KentuckyUniversity, most of them expect-ing to compete in track and crosscountry for the Colonels, mem-bers of the Ohio Valley Confer-ence.

“Zach Stewart was the firstone to sign during the early sign-ing period. Jake Vandermosten’sbrother, Sean Vandermostenfrom Conner, is already there, soJake’s going, too,” Cooper coachGreg Tieke said. “Brady Bakermade a visit and met the coachand decided he was going. Con-nor Greenhalgh is going. Grey-son Winiger was thinking aboutit. Once he saw all of his friendswere going, he decided he’s go-ing to try and walk on.”

That’s an unprecedentednumber of boys’ track athletesfrom one Cooper senior classheading to Division I, to say noth-

ing of a single college team. Butthe Jaguars’ loss will be the Colo-nels’ windfall.

The quintet helped Cooperbreeze to its first Region 5 cham-pionship in program history inMay. They set school records,won meet crowns and capturedthe hearts of their coaches, whoexpect that they’ll do the samefor EKU track and cross country

coach Rick Erdmann, a winner offour OVC indoor men’s track andfield championships. The EKUmen’s cross country team haswon nine consecutive OVC titlesand qualified for the NCAAChampionships each of the lastfour seasons.

“They’re a really talentedbunch of guys, and hard work-ers. They’re all pretty versatile. Ithink it represents Cooper well,”Tieke said. “We won the regionfor the first time with that group.It’s exciting to see them go on tothe next level, and we’re reallygoing to miss them.”

The fabulous five kept a furi-ous season-long pace, endingwith a finish of 15th at the ultra-competitive Class 3A state meet.Stewart was runner-up in thestate 3,200 meters. Junior CalebWatson was seventh in the open400. Greenhalgh was 11th in the1,600.

Before that came a deluge ofmedals, ribbons and accoladesand a school-record 132-point

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Cooper’s Connor Greenhalgh, left, is one of the five Jaguar athletes headed to Eastern Kentucky University.

Cooper’s loss is EKU’s gainMarc [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Zach Stewart was the first Coopertrack and field performer to signwith Eastern Kentucky Universitythis season.

See COOPER, Page 2B

With no seniors, three ju-niors and six positionsmanned by new starters, theRyle softball team wasn’t ex-pected to turn many headsthis year. When the Raidershit the postseason, they be-gan changing some minds.

“We were really young,with just three sophomores,and took most of the season togrow up. But I thought by theend, the girls were playingpretty well,” second-yearcoach Craig Milburn said.“We’d been getting the pitch-ing, but we started hitting theball a little better and playingbetter in the field.”

The Raiders finished 16thin runs scored among 20Ninth Region teams, but theywere a final four squad at theeight-team regional tourna-ment, ending a surprise sea-son in the semifinals.

“In my mind, we were theNo. 7 seed going into it,” Mil-burn said. “But we beat qual-ity teams during the season,like Harrison County (24-9)and Montgomery County (24-13), who won the 10th Region.We also beat Conner (26-6)and Dixie Heights (18-15), sothe girls knew we could beatquality opponents that won alot of games.”

Boone County (18-10) andSt. Henry (20-13) fell underthe Raiders’ spell in the post-season. All of those teams hadat least four more wins thanthe Raiders, who finishedtheir slowly ascending cam-paign at 14-13 with four one-run losses.

The watershed momentcame in the 33rd Districttournament semifinalsagainst Boone County with adramatic 3-2 extra-inningwin on junior catcher Mack-enzi Dickerson’s home run inthe eighth. Dickerson, aNorthern Kentucky SoftballCoaches Association Divi-sion I first-team all-staralong with teammate Maclai

Branson, hit .457 with 21RBI.Dickerson helped guide

first-year ace Kenady Car-son, formerly an infielderand part-time pitcher,through an iron man perfor-mance in the wake of depart-ing all-star Ali Crupper. Car-son, a sophomore, pitched allbut two innings in 27 starts.She had 22 consecutive com-plete games before givingway to a reliever late in theregular-season finale. Shehad a 2.38 ERA, and looks tobe the next great Ryle pitcherfollowing Kirsten Allen, Hay-lee Smith and Crupper.

The Raiders were strongup the middle. Branson, afirst-year starting shortstop,moved over from secondbase. The freshman did theunthinkable by replacing all-region Bella Steinle without adrop-off at the plate and inthe field. Branson, the daugh-ter of former Reds infielderand current Pittsburgh Pi-rates hitting coach Jeff Bran-son, hit .438 with seven tri-ples and a home run whileflashing an impressive gloveat short.

Junior Mackenzie Ironshit .378 and covered a lot of

Ryle softballhas momentumfor futureMarc [email protected]

THE ENQUIRER/SAM GREENE

Ryle sophomore Kenady Carsonfinished the season with a 2.38ERA.

See SOFTBALL, Page 2B

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teams that make it to statehave a lot of talent so it’s achallenge for everyonecompeting to know whatthe competition will belike,” said head coach Sa-ra Replogle, herself a for-mer Cougars cheerleader.

The Cougars posted ascore of 275.1 to win theNinth Region Super Largedivision title. They fol-lowed that up with a 272.3at state to best the othereleven Super Largeteams.

“That moment whenour name was called,there was so much excite-ment,” said Rachel Bowl-ing. “It was an amazingfeeling, after all the obsta-cles we had to overcome,to see that all of our hardwork paid off.”

Those obstacles in-cluded a midseasoncoaching change. Replo-gle took over at the begin-ning of the school year, af-ter the team had alreadyspent two months practic-ing its routine under theprior coaching staff. Sheand her assistants, WendyHuffman and Steff Mon-ger, gave the team thejumpstart it needed tosurpass 2013’s third placestate finish.

“That was a really posi-tive change for us,” saidBowling.

The cheerleaders nev-

er wavered in their focusand confidence.

“This squad wentthrough a lot of changesthis season, and they con-tinued to work hard andcompete as a team,” saidReplogle.

This close-knit squadstuck together in largepart due their bonds out-side of competition.

“We’re like a family,”said Emersyn Early. “Weall really trust each other.It’s important to have thatbond.”

Becoming NorthernKentucky’s first highschool state cheerleadingchampion is somethingthat Conner can claim for-ever. The Cougars areready to defend their titleand the work begins laterthis summer. For now,they can still cherish thememories of a magicalseason. The Cougars areenjoying the attentiongarnered from theirchampionship ring cere-mony and photo shoot atschool. Their classmatesnow realize that Connercheerleaders do muchmore than root on the foot-ball team on Friday nightsin the fall.

“People see how muchpractice and hard workwe put into our routines,like in any other sport,”said Early.

“We’re on the map,”added Bowling. “This wasa wakeup call for peopleat school to take us seri-ously.”

CheerContinued from Page 1B

ground in center field.Carson and Irons wereNKSCA honorable men-tion selections. SamNorth, who played infieldand outfield, is the otherjunior expected back nextseason.

“We’ll be more experi-enced next year, but wewon’t be sneaking up onanybody,” Milburn said.“I thought Carson was oneof the best players in theregion because she keptus in games, and Bransonin the next three yearswill be a state player ofthe year candidate.”

Carson was clutch inthe postseason. She heldBoone to two runs in eightinnings in the districtsemifinals. She drilled afirst-inning two-run dou-

ble and got the win whileholding St. Henry to a sin-gle run in the first roundof the regional. That putthe Raiders in the region-al semis for the first timesince their last title; theywon seven regionalcrowns in eight yearsfrom 2005-12. Carsonthree-hit eventual region-al champion Notre DameAcademy as the hard-luckloser in the semis.

Freshman MorganSmith started the seasonat first base. She ended upin right field, giving theteam a quality player atall three outfield spots,eventually became thecleanup hitter and hit .310.Ashley Couch went tofirst and played well, so-lidifying the infield de-fense. Fellow sophomoreJosie Baker had key hits.They’re all expected backnext season.

SoftballContinued from Page 1B

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Catcher Mackenzi Dickerson was a big help both at the plateand behind the plate for Ryle this season.

showing at the regional meet atCampbell County. Leading the waywere the college recruits, fourstate-qualifying relay teams andWatson, who was part of four re-gional winners–the open 200 and400 meters, and two relays.

“That was huge. By himself, Ca-leb helped us win 40 points,” Tiekesaid. “The regional was a daywhere we needed every single

point with no drop in times, and wegot that.”

Stewart won the regional 800.Greenhalgh took the 1,600. Bakerwas fourth in both races. Green-halgh, one of the Greenhalgh trip-lets, also won the 3,200, and Stew-art was runner-up. Vandermosten,Baker and Stewart were on the re-gional-winning 3,200 relay teamwith Mitchell Greenhalgh, whoran with Winiger, Watson and Ty-ler Brennan on the 1,600 relaychampion. Watson, Winiger, Bren-nan and Tyson Jackson ran on thevictorious 800 relay team.

Brennan, Jackson, Torrey Cor-dell-Armstrong and Jalen Holderfinished fourth in the 400 relay. Ju-nior Erik Pavek was second in thediscus, just six inches out of first.That group of five will be backnext season, hoping to make it a re-gional repeat for Cooper.

Meanwhile, EKU will be over-run by Jaguars and Cougars. TheColonels could possibly add fivenew Cooper track and field ath-letes to the three they already havefrom Conner.

CooperContinued from Page 1B

NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

University’s 9,400 seatvenue is getting a newname, BB&T Arena atNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity. The arena willcontinue to be managedby SMG. BB&T Corp., theNorth Carolina-based fi-nancial services firm, hasacquired the bank in atransaction completed to-day.

Molly Pascucci, Gener-al Manager of the BB&TArena, said, “We are veryexcited about this newpartnership with BB&T,and are looking forwardto helping BB&T expandtheir footprint in theNorthern Kentucky/Cin-cinnati Region by continu-ing to host premier andcommunity drivenevents.”

The arena, whichopened in 2008, has beenhost to several concertsincluding: Carrie Under-wood, Alan Jackson,Jay-Z, REO Speedwagon,Martina McBride, JasonAldean, Luke Bryan, BobDylan, Paul Simon, BarryManilow, Blake Shelton,Justin Moore, Little BigTown, and many others.The venue has also beenhost to several otherevents over the pastyears, including comedyshows, family shows,sporting events, and com-munity events such asgraduations, proms, highschool sporting events,meetings, and other pri-vate events.

Basketball» University of Ken-

tucky draft class mem-bers Devin Booker, WillieCauley-Stein and AndrewHarrison have announcedthe dates and location ofthe inaugural Big BlueProCamp Tour, includinga spot in Cincinnati.

The two-day Big BlueBasketball ProCamp willbe held on Aug. 1-2 from8:30 a.m. to noon at Sport-sPlus in Cincinnati. Par-ticipants will learn funda-mental basketball skills

and have the opportunityto meet and interact withthe former Kentuckystars. Each camper willreceive an autographfrom and a camp teamphoto with the pros.

Booker, Cauley-Steinand Harrison will be onsite to direct the event andwill be joined by a selec-tion of prep and collegecoaches from the area.The camp is open to boysand girls of all skill levelsin grades 1-12. Cost of thecamp is $199.

Registration and moreinformation are availableat BigBlueProCamps.com.

Coaching» Ludlow High School

is accepting applicationsfor girls basketball headcoach. Apply online atLudlow.kyschools.us orcontact Andrew Wise [email protected].

TMC Notes» Thomas More had 36

winter and spring stu-dent-athletes named tothe Presidents’ AthleticConference AcademicHonor Roll for the Spring2015 semester.

The PAC AcademicHonor Roll honors stu-dent-athletes who haveearned a GPA of 3.6 orhigher on a 4.0 scale dur-ing their semester of com-petition.

Honorees are BaileyAbbatiello, Tommy Arn-zen, Megan Barton, Kate-lyn Beatrice, JamesBramer, Felicity Britt,Sam Cady, Jacob Condon,Laura Finke, Joseph Gill,Darron Hampton, CarterHibbard, Kelsey Hood,Olivia Huber, Austin Jus-tice, Jared Justice, JimmyKelley, Megan Klever,Nick Kohrs, Erika La Ro-sa, Catie Luck, JulieMapes, Emily McDonald,Kelly McDonald, LucasNare, Will Neltner, SergioPascual, Danielle Piening,Sydney Polster, SarahRoaden, Eva Sandmann,Tyler Seidt, Michael Ste-phens, Abby Stadtmiller,Staci Stewart, SydniWainscott.

SHORT HOPS

James [email protected]

The Florence Freedom droppedto 13-20 in a 4-0 loss to the SouthernIllinois Miners (21-12) June 21. It’sthe second time the Freedom havebeen shutout in 2015.

The Freedom ended the day infifth place in the Frontier LeagueEast Division, nine games behindleader Traverse City. The day wasenlightened by a promotional ap-pearance from former Reds play-er Ken Griffey Sr. for Father’sDay.

The Freedom’s team ERA wasthe highest in the Frontier Leagueat 5.15 entering the game. Theyhad given up a league high 310 hitsand opponents are hitting a leaguehigh-.285 against them. Part of theproblem is that Freedom pitchingis allowing the opposition to hit

.310 with 12 home runs with run-ners in scoring position and .331with five home runs with runnersin scoring position and two outs.

Austin Newell has paced theFreedom offense this season. En-tering play on June 21, Newell ledthe league in batting average(.372) and was second in on-basepercentage (.447), total hits (42),total bases (57), slugging (.593) anddoubles (11).

Daniel Frage was tied for sec-ond in the league with 14 stolenbases, part of Florence’s league-high 66.

The Freedom play at homeJune 25 against Washington at 6:35p.m., then go on the road for sixgames–three at Windy CityJune 26-28 and three at RockfordJune 30-July 2. The Freedom thenreturn home to face River CityJuly 3-5 and Evansville July 8-9

(July 8 is also a doubleheader).Fans who can’t make the games

can listen online athttp://mixlr.com/florencefreedom/.

Cincinnati Steam: MitchellLendenski’s (Shawnee State/Love-land) bases loaded triple capped afive-run seventh inning, lifting theCincinnati Steam to a 9-6 win overthe Lima Locos June 21. Cincinnati(5-8-1) lost the first game of thedoubleheader 3-0 against the Lo-cos (7-4).

The Steam were trailing 4-3 inthe nightcap when Adam Bolen(Northern Kentucky) and Treg Ha-berkorn (Cincinnati) were both hitby a pitch in back-to-back at-batswith one out in the seventh. AustinRieman (Missouri Baptist/Badin)singled to load the bases setting upLendenski to be the hero.

Freedom end first month of yearJames [email protected]

WESTERN HILLS — This summer, the CincinnatiSteam are celebrating 10 years of amateur sum-mer college baseball at Max McLeary Field onFerguson Avenue.

To celebrate, the Steam will do as they’ve al-ways done: lace ‘em up and play.

This season, they’ll do that under first-timemanager Pat Hyde, a former catcher at NorthernKentucky University originally from Chicago.Hyde was a Steam assistant prior to earning thehead gig.

Hyde’s a common commodity for the Steam,who employ many aspiring for careers in base-ball.

“I want to put them in the best position for themto be successful. I want these guys to come in forthe summer and by the time they leave I wantthem to go back to their school better than whenthey left,” Hyde said. “I want them to grow andmature as people and also as baseball players.”

The Steam compete in the Great Lakes Sum-mer Collegiate League, one of the premier sum-mer baseball leagues in the country (arguably sec-ond only to Cape Cod), a wooden bat league com-prised of players with remaining college eligibil-ity. Roughly 17 locals play on the Steam this year,as well as guys from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,Kentucky and South Carolina.

After 11 games, the Steam are off to a 4-6-1start. At the plate, the Steam have been led by JakeRichmond (University of Cincinnati), who’s hit-ting .444, and Trey Ganns (Northern Kentucky),who’s hitting .351 with eight RBI. Max Foley (Ev-ansville) has been hot with a .341 average, 14 hitsand eight RBI.

On the mound, Hunter Dunn (Eastern Ken-tucky) has a 4.23 ERA and a team-high 17 inningswith 23 strikeouts. Nick Beard (Northern Ken-tucky) has a 3.60 ERA and nine strikeouts in 10 in-nings.

“We have a very talented team. We’re veryyoung,” said Hyde. “Getting guys into the rightspot in the right situation. You learn how to picktheir brain … you want to see what their thoughtprocess is and their baseball instinct.”

According to Brady Laber, Steam director ofbaseball operations, the Steam has had 32 playersdrafted by Major League teams. Most notably,Adam Eaton with the Chicago White Sox and Pitts-burgh Pirates All-Star third baseman Josh Harri-son.

“What I like doing is seeing guys come in dayone whether it’s summer ball or college, just see-ing them develop into better players and people,”Hyde said. “They may struggle one day, but thebest thing about baseball is you’re gonna get toplay the next day. It’s nice seeing guys grow frommistakes and get better.”

Coming up at Max McLeary Field, the Steamhost Grand Lake Friday, June 26, on ALS night andon Thursday, July 2, the Hamilton Joe’s come totown on fireworks night.

Steam into10th summerball seasonAdam [email protected]

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July 4: City of EdgewoodAnnual July 4th Parade,9:30-11:30 a.m., Turkey FootMiddle School, 3230 TurkeyFoot Road, Edgewood. Due toconstruction on Lyndale Roadthe parade will start at Turkey-foot Middle School. To register,email Michelle Frisch [email protected]. 859-331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov.

July 4: Park Hills Fourth ofJuly Festival, 2-7 p.m., Sistersof Notre Dame, 1601 DixieHighway, Covington. Gamesfor children and adults, pettingzoo, pony rides, entertain-ment, flea market, silentauction, food and drinks andmajor raffle of $4,000. BenefitsSisters of Notre Dame. Free.859-392-8229; www.sndky.org.

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Independence Day Concert,7-9 p.m., Freedom Park, 550Freedom Park Drive, Edge-wood. Music by Red Idle.Arrive early as Dudley Roadwill close during concert andfireworks presentation. Free.859-331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov.

July 9-14: The Bank of Ken-tucky Summer Celebration,6-10 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-10p.m. Friday-Tuesday, CovingtonLanding, 1 Madison Ave.,Covington. Six days of familyfriendly activities and musicalentertainment showcasingCovington’s 200 years of prideand progress. All on CovingtonLanding and in the RivercenterBoulevard block area. Free.859-415-1230; cov200.com.

July 10-14: Bacon, Bourbonand Brew Festival, 5 p.m.-1a.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m.Saturday, noon-9 p.m. Sunday,5-11 p.m. Monday, noon-6 p.m.Tuesday, Festival Park, River-boat Row, Newport. Featuresbacon and other pork prod-ucts, Kentucky bourbon andbeers from local breweries.Live music, games and activ-ities. Free admission. 859-292-3666.

July 10-14: Cincy Sports Fest2015, 6-9 p.m. (VIP Only)Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday,

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday-Monday,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, North-ern Kentucky ConventionCenter, 1 W. RiverCenter Blvd.,Covington. Sports trade showfocused on hobby of collectingmemorabilia and autographs.Features over 30 sports su-perstars who will be signingautographs throughout 5-dayevent. Variety of exhibitors.$85 VIP, $5 general. 513-489-3400; www.cincy2015.com.

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First, Dan has wel-comed his father, Clar-ence Taylor, as a part-ner. Clarence has been abarber for 45 years,most of those years inCovington. The shop isnow open seven days aweek and has a new timeschedule. Hours are 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; 8a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Thursday; 8a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday;

On June 22 our Bankof Kentucky officiallybecame BB&T. We wantto welcome the newowners and I am sure wewill receive the samecourteous and efficientservice that we have hadthe past few years.

Most of the local em-ployees will remain inthe same positions ex-cept Sylvia Spegal. Syl-via has decided to retire.Our heartiest congrat-ulations and wishes for arelaxing future.

Sorry, everyonemissed the Cruise-In atthe Gaines Historical

Tavern.Because ofthe pastrain, therewouldhave beenproblemswith thecars on thegrounds.The newscheduled

date will be Sept. 6. Thenext open date for vis-iting will be 1-4 p.m.July 5. General admis-sion.

I know we are allfamiliar with Dan Tay-lor’s Barber Shop locat-

and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday.

June 25 is the secondweek for the SummerFIT Luncheon at theWalton Christian Churchbeginning at 11:45 a.m.Last week approximate-ly 25 meals were served.This notice may be toolate for you, so markyour calendars for nextweek on July 2.

This community lun-cheon is free and afterthe meal some Tips forHealthy Living will begiven by Stacie Ball ofBoone County ExtensionOffice. This is open for

all ages and child carewill be provided. Bring afriend or neighbor andenjoy.

The Summer FITLuncheon will be servedeach Thursday throughJuly 23 for our WaltonVerona area.

If you have childrenages 3 and 4,you may beinterested in knowingthat the Walton Chris-tian Church DiscoveryPlace Preschool willbegin on Sept. 8.

Children come twodays a week on Tuesdayand Thursday from 9 to11:30 a.m.

This is a Kindergar-ten Readiness Programdesigned to help yourchild to focus on hand-writing and readingskills with music enrich-ment each day. The costis very affordable.

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call the church at 485-4591.

The city of Florencewill have its annualFourth of July celebra-tion on July 3 beginningat 4 p.m. on the FlorenceGovernment Centercampus. Rain date willbe Saturday, July 4th at 7p.m.

Events includebooths, rides, demos anda spectacular fireworksdisplay at 10 p.m.

Special birthdaywishes to Hilda Noe ofOld Lexington Pike, whowill be celebrating her90th on July 4th. Manyhappy returns for yourday.

We are glad to reportthat Eloise Acree ofVerona is doing muchbetter after rehab for abroken hip at VillaSprings. Hopes to gethome soon.

John Maddox is doingmuch better after suf-fering with an infection.John is a patient at Gal-latin Health Care. John’saddress is GallatinHealth Care, 499 CenterAve, Warsaw, KY 41095 –9754

Our sympathy is ex-tended to Wayne andMary Lou Hampton inthe passing of Wayne’sbrother this past week.

Ruth Meadows writes a col-umn about Walton. Feel freeto call her at 859-391-7282with Walton neighborhoodnews items.

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Shopping at your localfarmer’s market not onlyprovides you access tofresh, high-quality pro-duce, but it also supportsour local farmers andsmall businesses. Re-member to contact us atthe Kenton County Ex-

tension Office (859-356-3155) if you need a list ofour local farmers mar-kets. Consider the follow-ing shopping tips to max-imize your trip to thefarmer’s market:

» Shop early: Justlike a yard sale, you will

have the best selection ofitems early in the day.Farmers markets typical-ly open very early in themorning; consider mak-ing it your first errand ofthe day or a stop on yourway to work.

Set a shopping limit

and shopwithcash.Somevendorsmayacceptchecks orcredit,but oth-ers willnot.Shopping

with cash helps you staywithin your budget.Bring small bills, if pos-sible, so that makingchange is easier.

» Make a list: Justlike going to the grocerystore, you will want toshop with a list. Shoppingwith a list will help youavoid impulse buying.Your farmer’s market listmay need to be a littlemore flexible than yournormal grocery store list.You might consider with-holding a small amountof your shopping budget,such as $5, to try some-thing new or differentthat catches your eye atthe market.

» Carry a pen andpaper: As you make yourrounds through the mar-ket, write down itemsthat are not currentlypart of your shoppinglist, but that you mightwant to try in the future.Consider incorporatingthese items into yourmeal plan for the nextweek.

» Only buy what youneed: One of the greatthings about the farmer’smarket is access to freshfruits and vegetables. Itcan be tempting to stockup; however, the shelflife on some items maybe less than what you areused to at the grocerystore.

Try to buy in smallquantities that you willuse within the next fewdays. Otherwise, you willneed to freeze or can theitems to prevent themfrom going to waste.Most markets are openmultiple days per week,so you might considerbuying less at a time andshopping more often.

» Shop for producethat is in season: Itemswill be least expensivewhen they are most plen-

tiful. For example, toma-toes may be very expen-sive in June, but by mid-July the prices will beadjusted due to largesupply. The prices mayrise again in Septemberwhen fewer farmershave tomatoes available.

» Use shopping strat-egies to get the bestprice: Your selection willbe best early in the day;however, you are mostlikely to get the bestprice late in the day(typically 30 minutesbefore close). Normally,vendors will be willing tosell remaining items at areduced price, instead ofhauling it home.

Buy in bulk if you areinterested in canning orfreezing items. Do not beafraid to ask for a bulkdiscount. If you know

ahead of time that youwould like a large quanti-ty of a specific item,arrange the purchasewith the vendor ahead oftime. This ensures thatyou get the quantityneeded and the vendorhas enough produce forother customers.

Ask for “seconds.”Most vendors will have“seconds,” which are notdisplayed. These areitems that may be over-ripe, blemished, or mis-shaped. If seconds arenot on display, ask thevendor if any are avail-able. Seconds may bediscounted as much as 50percent.

Kathy R. Byrnes is KentonCounty extension agent forfamily and consumer sci-ences.

Make the most of your farmer market trip

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Rodney and Kathey Merrell had a good day July 26, 2013,selling produce at the Dixie Farmer’s Market at ErlangerBaptist Church on Commonwealth Avenue. The farmer’smarket is open 2-6 p.m. Thursdays. The Merrells growtomatoes, blackberries, corn, green peppers, banana peppersand strawberries on 63 acres in Hebron. They also participatein the Boone County and Independence farmers marketsevery Saturday.

Kathy R.BrynesEXTENDINGKNOWLEDGE


Donald BroseyDonald “Pete” Paul Brosey,

83, of Florence, died June 13 atSt. Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a U.S. Air Force veter-an, serving from 1951-1955 andearning several medals includingthe Korean Service Medal, GoodConduct Medal, UN ServiceMedal, and the National De-fense Service Medal. He retiredafter 40 years of employment atKuempel Co. & Peck, HannaFord, and Briggs, as a unionsheet metal worker.

His brother, Robert Brosey,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Glenna Brosey; children, DonBrosey and Mark Brosey; sister,Mary Bueker; and six grand-children along with five great-grandchildren.

Entombment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation of Cincinnati, 644 LinnSt., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH45203.

Wanda ChipmanWanda Storey Chipman, 85,

of Florence, died June 10 atRosedale Green Manor in Lato-nia.

She retired from BluegrassMeats.

Her husband, Gilbert Chip-man, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Carol McDaniels; and eightgrandchildren along with twogreat-grandchildren.

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

Memorials: Lifeline Ministriesof Northern Kentucky, 4115 DixieHighway, Elsmere, KY 41018.

Glenn DailyGlenn Earl Daily, 79, of Flor-

ence, died June 14 at St. Eliza-beth Florence.

His brothers, Bob and BillDaily; and sister, Wanda Daily,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Carolee Woodyard Daily; chil-dren, Greg Daily, Gary Daily,Melissa Thomas, Susan Daily,and David Daily; and two grand-daughters along with threegreat-grandchildren.

Meranda HobbsMeranda Hobbs, 27, of Union,

died June 4 at her home.Survivors include her children,

Rebecca Walker of Union,Mason Walker of Union, andMadeline Vetter of Union;father, Barry Hobbs of Coving-ton; mother, Shaunda Duncan ofUnion; and brothers, Eric Hobbsof Baltimore Maryland, CodyHobbs of Covington, TrevorDuncan of Union, and MarshalDuncan of Union.

Memorials: Women’s CrisisCenter, 835 Madison Ave.,Covington, KY 41011.

Joan MooreJoan Morrison Moore, 69, of

Belleview, died June 10 at St.Elizabeth Florence.

She was retired from theBoone County Board of Educa-tion, where she worked for 20years as a bus aide. She was amember of Belleview BaptistChurch. She loved to sit on herporch and watch hummingbirds.

Survivors include her husband,Harry Moore; son, Kelly Mooreof Belleview; brothers, JohnnyMorrison of Belleview, DonMorrison of Waycross, Georgia,and Tom Morrison of CrestviewHills; sisters, Linda Smith ofHillsboro, Ohio, Judy Fredericksof Florida, and Thelma Jacobs ofOcala, Florida; and two grand-children.

Burial was at Belleview Ceme-tery.

Fred RauenFred J. Rauen Jr., 68, of Union

and formerly of Taylor Mill, diedJune 11 at Tufts Medical Centerin Boston, Massachusetts.

He retired from IBM in Cincin-nati as a systems engineer after30 years of employment. He wasa U.S. Army veteran of theVietnam War and a member ofthe St. Vincent de Paul Societythrough St. Anthony Church. Heloved traveling and campingwith his family.

His first wife, Linda Sue Hat-ton Rauen, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Linda Ludwig Seitz Rauen;daughter, Margie Giffen; sister,Nancy Barnett; brother, DaveRauen; stepdaughter, Erin

DeSantis; stepsons, Patrick Seitz,Andy Seitz, and Chris Seitz; andtwo grandchildren along withfive step-grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, OH 45203; or Amer-ican Heart Association, 5211,Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH45227.

Barbara RodgersBarbara N. Rodgers, 88, of

Florence, died June 10.She was a nurse with Newport

Steel for 25 years and also at St.Luke Hospital West. She alsovolunteered with FlorenceRescue and was a CPR instructorfor the American Heart Associa-tion.

Her husband, John Mando;son, Eddie Rodgers; and grand-daughter, Barbie Bromen, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Debbie Vannarsdale, MissyRodgers-Jackson; and six grand-children along with four great-grandchildren. brother, JackNoe; sisters, Catherine Youngand Mary Ann Young;

Burial was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Kathleen SmithKathleen “Tootie” Moore

Smith, 76, of Union, died June 11at her home.

Her husband, Raymon Smith;and daughter, Kimberly Ban-kemper, died previously.

Survivors include her children,Wayne Smith and Renee Smith,both of Union, and Pam Markes-bery of Hebron; and her grand-children and great-grand-children.

Memorials: To the charity ofthe donor’s choice.

William TrivettWilliam Louis Trivett, 87, of

Florence, died June 10.He was a U.S. Air Force veter-

an, supervisor for Norfolk &Southern Railroad, and memberof multiple organizations in-cluding Florence Baptist Church,Gospel Reporters Quartet, andthe NRA. He was also an avid

golfer.His two brothers and five

sisters died previously.Survivors include his wife,

Katherine Trivett; children,Chuck Hatten and DeborahSmith; and three grandchildrenalong with three great-grand-children.

Burial was at Hopeful Luther-an Cemetery in Florence.

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

Gilbert TurnerGilbert Dennis Turner, 84, of

Union, died June 13 at his home.He was a member of the

Colonel Clay Lodge No. 159F&AM and a maintenance manat Miami Margarine for 35 years.

His brothers, sister, and adaughter died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Juanita F. Turner; daughter,Shawn Johnson; sons, GilbertTurner, Dale Turner, Gary Turner,and Jamie Turner; and 11 grand-children along with 14 great-grandchildren.

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

Richard WillisRichard “Rich” Alan Willis, 81,

of Walton, died June 12 at hishome.

He previously worked forCentral Arizona Water Conserva-tion District in Phoenix, Arizona,and was a U.S. Navy veteran ofthe Korean War. He enjoyedboating, water sports, andcheering for the Denver Bron-cos.

His son, Doug Willis, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Sandra Willis; son, Richard LeeWillis of Phoenix; stepsons, JasonCrook of Buckeye, Arizona,Jonathon Crook of Senatobia,Mississippi, Jacob Crook ofJefferson, Indiana, and JoshuaCrook of Crittenden; and 15grandchildren along with fourgreat-grandchildren and threegreat-great-grandchildren.

Interment was at KentuckyVeterans Cemetery North inWilliamstown.

DEATHS

This is the time ofyear when many peoplebegin home improve-ment projects but, de-pending on the job, it’simportant to realize youneed to get a building

permit.Robin

Short, ofForestPark,says shethoughther con-tractorhad ob-tainedthe prop-er per-

mits before beginningrepairs to her house.Short bought her housesix years ago and recent-ly learned two sun roomadditions had not beenbuilt according to thecity’s building code.

So, Short hired a con-tractor and says she toldhim, “Get permits, andremodify the two roomsto bring everything up tocode – the electrical,roofing, everything up tocode.”

The contractor beganwork a year ago andShort says, “He was tell-ing me, as the work wasproceeding, the buildinginspector had been overto inspect it.” So, she con-tinued paying the con-tractor for the work.

Short says at somepoint she talked with theForest Park building in-spector and was shockedto learn nothing was up tocode. Problems includedno moisture barrier be-hind the siding, and roofframing and shingles not

installed according toplan.

In all, she says, shehad paid the contractormore than $18,000. Then,after talking with the in-spector, she had to hirean electrician to properlyupgrade her electricalpanel at a cost of $1,700.

Short says she tried toget in touch with her con-tractor but, “He won’t an-swer my calls, he won’tanswer my emails. Hedid the work, but he justdid the work according tohow he wanted to do it,when he wanted to do itand in his code.”

I got in touch with thecontractor and was toldhe has been in and out ofthe hospital. He said hestopped work on that jobbecause he ran out ofmoney.

Short says she didn’trealize it is the owner’sresponsibility to makesure a plan is submittedand approved by thebuilding department, anda work permit is issuedbefore work can begin.

Make sure your con-tract calls for the firm todraw up plans and getthem approved. Don’t letany work begin until awork permit is posted onthe job site. Check withthe building departmentas the work progresses tomake sure it’s being donecorrectly before youmake any payments tothe contractor.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TV Local 12 News. Emailhim at [email protected].

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Union Institute & Uni-versity recently receiveda grant to start Veteransin Union, a program thatprovides a three-term$7,500 living allowancestipend for honorably dis-charged Pell Grant eligi-ble veterans to completetheir college, masters ordoctoral degree.

The grant assists low-income and underem-

ployed Kentucky, Indi-ana, and Ohio veteransearn a college degree atthe private, nonprofit uni-versity through a seven-step program:

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program provides fund-ing to close the housinggap not provided by tra-ditional VA benefits forstudents studying online.

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Spending a week inDisney World with family,Emma and Roland Kingtake time out from theirbusy day to look at theBoone County Recorder.

They live in Union andare the children of Ryanand Holly King.

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Spending a week in Disney World with family, Emma andRoland King take time out from their busy day to look at theBoone County Recorder. They live in Union and are thechildren of Ryan and Holly King.

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Question: Why are theleaves of my squash,cucumbers, lilacs androses turning grayish-white in color? It’s likethey have white dust onthem.

Answer: Weatherconditions this year havebeen perfect for the pow-dery mildew fungus,which attacks all theplants you mentioned, aswell as phlox, iduousmagnolias, melons,pumpkins, gourds, ap-ples, crabapples, flower-ing dogwoods, and vari-ous annual and perennialflowers. It can even geton the lawn.

Powdery mildew onvegetables such as thecucurbits (melons, pump-

kins,squash,cucum-bers, etc)will causewhite pow-derygrowth onleaves,yellowingand blight-ing of fo-liage. Use

resistant varieties whenavailable. Avoid nightwatering. Spray withgarden fungicides con-taining Chlorothalonil,copper fungicides, sulfurspray or dust at firstsigns of disease and atweekly intervals. Guardagainst copper or sulfurphytotoxicity under cer-

tain weather conditions(see label).

Try to avoid powderymildew on phlox andother flowers by follow-ing these steps: Avoidcrowding plants. Growplants in a sunny location;prune out nearby shadingvegetation. Avoid wettingfoliage, especially in the

evening. Sprays of fungi-cides will be helpful ifthey contain one or moreof the following activeingredients dodemorph,fenarimol, thiophanate-methyl, triadimefon,wettable sulfur, ziram, ormancozeb + thiophanate-methyl. Read the label forlists of specific plants

allowed for each fungi-cide.

In order to help pre-vent powdery mildew onlandscape trees andshrubs, provide the grow-ing site with good airmovement and sunlightpenetration by pruningand properly spacingplants. Avoid night water-ing. Try to finish yourpruning by the first weekof July.

At the first sign of thedisease, apply fungicidescontaining one or more ofthe following “activeingredients” (listed insmall print on the label)at regular intervals…azoxystrobin (Heritage),fenarimol (Vintage orRubigan), mancozeb

(Dithane M-45, or Manco-zeb Protect T/O) + thio-phanate-methyl (Zyban orAllBan or Cleary’s 3336or Topsin M), myclob-utanil (Eagle), propicona-zole (Alamo, Banner, orImmune), sulfur (SulfurDust, Thiolux, or LiquidLime-sulfur), triadimefon(Bayleton or Strike),trifloxystrobin (Com-pass), triflumizole (Terra-guard), or Ziram. Checkfungicide labels for spe-cific instructions andprecautions (i.e., don’t usesulfur on Viburnums or attemperatures above 90degrees F).

Mike Klahr is Boone Countyextension agent for horticul-ture.

Powdery mildew is bad on plants this year

Mike KlahrHORTICULTURECONCERNS

Coming up» Wednesday Walks at the Arboretum: 10-11 a.m.

July 1, Shelter No. 2, Boone County Arboretum, 9190 CampErnst Road, Union. Questions? Call Lacey at 859-586-6101.

» Story Time in the Children’s Garden: 10-11 a.m.Wednesday, July 8, Boone County Arboretum Children’sGarden. Ages 2-5, accompanied by an adult. Register athttp://bit.ly/BCAregistration

Acree finishescombat training

Army Pvt. Robert S.Acree, a 2011 graduate ofRyle High School, gradu-ated from basic combattraining at Fort Jackson,Columbia, South Carolina.

During the nine weeksof training, the soldierstudied the Army mission,history, tradition and corevalues, physical fitness,and received instructionand practice in basic com-bat skills, military weap-ons, chemical warfareand bayonet training, drilland ceremony, marching,rifle marksmanship,armed and unarmed com-bat, map reading, fieldtactics, military courtesy,military justice system,basic first aid, footmarches, and field train-ing exercises.

Acree is the son of Tra-cey Acree of Independ-ence and Brian Acree ofFoster, and brother of Ly-via Haley of Union.

Schutter completescombat training

Army Pvt. Chance D.Schutter recently gradu-ated from Basic CombatTraining at Fort Benning,Georgia.

He is the son of Ta-meryn Birch of Union,and David Schutter ofPhoenix, Arizona, andstepson of Hilary Schut-ter of Phoenix, Arizona.

During the nine-weektraining period, the trai-nee received instructionin drill and ceremony,weapons, rifle marks-manship and bayonettraining, chemical war-fare, field training andtactical exercises, armed

and unarmed combat, mil-itary courtesy, militaryjustice, physical fitness,first aid, and Army histo-ry, traditions, and corevalues.

Conner gradfinishes combattraining

Army Pfc. Kiley G.Vonlintel, a 2013 ConnerHigh School graduate, re-cently graduated from ba-sic combat training atFort Jackson, Columbia,South Carolina. Duringthe nine weeks of train-ing, the soldier studiedthe Army mission, histo-ry, tradition and core val-ues, physical fitness, andreceived instruction andpractice in basic combatskills, military weapons,chemical warfare andbayonet training, drill and

ceremony, marching, ri-fle marksmanship, armedand unarmed combat,map reading, field tactics,military courtesy, mili-tary justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marches,and field training exer-cises.

Vonlintel is the daugh-ter of Tammy R. Gibbonsof Burlington.

James finishesmilitary training

Air Force Reserve Air-man 1st Class Daniel C.James, a Covington LatinSchool graduate of 2103,graduated from basic mil-itary training at JointBase San Antonio-Lack-land, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, Air

Force core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied sciencedegree through the Com-munity College of the AirForce.

James earned distinc-tion as an honor graduate.

He is the son of JillJames and Glen and Max-ine Taylor of Union, andClayton James of Flor-ence. He is the grandsonof Anita Schafer of Co-vington, and nephew ofSarah James of Chicago,Judy Taylor of Erlangerand Robert James ofPhoenix.

McCarthy completesbasic

Air Force Airman LiliaM. McCarthy, a 2013 grad-

uate of Walton-VeronaHigh School, recentlygraduated from basic mil-itary training at JointBase San Antonio-Lack-land, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied sciencedegree through the Com-munity College of the AirForce.

McCarthy is the daugh-ter of Garnet D. Ortega ofWalton, and Antonio V. Or-tega of Union, grand-daughter of Judy McCar-thy of Cincinnati, and sis-ter of Blanca E. Ortega.

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