NEWS
A4 • BCR RECORDER • MARCH 15, 2012
Dust-covered volunteers return from Piner work
By Nancy Daly ndaly@nky.com
MORNING VIEW — Like hundreds of other volunteers on Saturday, March 10, Wanda and Steve Arey of Florence took a shuttle bus from Simon Kenton High School to Piner Baptist Church. There they checked in and received instructions on how to help clean up the area affected by the March 2 tornado. “We’re here to help people who were unfortunate to be hit by this tornado,” Steve Arey said as he and his wife waited for the next shuttle to Piner. “We’re here to replenish other people who’ve been working here all morning.” Wanda Arey said they wanted to help because fellow employees at St. Elizabeth Healthcare were affected. In the south Kenton County area, four people were killed and 88 homes demolished by the March 2 tornado. “We’re going to be picking up a lot of debris, a lot of glass,” said Wanda Arey, a medical technologist. “If there’s any memorabilia for
people we’re going to try to salvage that and restore a semblance of their family history.” As they boarded the shuttle, BJ Donahue, associate pastor at the Piner church, gave the couple some lastminute advice. “You guys will go out to an affected area. It’s rough,” he said. More than 1,000 volunteers combed the Piner area for debris on Saturday. Soon after the Areys departed around 3 p.m., Mark and Ginny Hagenauer got back from their six-hour shift in Piner. “It looked like someone took a 100-yard lawn roller and flattened houses and trees, like it was a giant lawn roller,” Mark Hagenauer said. Covered in dust and visibly tired, the Hagenauers, of Verona, lugged their chainsaw, a shovel and a supply bag. “I saw some lady sitting outside her trailer and her trailer wasn’t there any more, just a slab,” Ginny Hagenauer said. “She was going through her stuff. It was kind of sad.”
BRIEFLY Brueggemann named GOP chair
Attorney Rick Brueggemann of Union was elected chairman of the Boone County Republican Party during the party’s quadrennial reorganization March 10. “Boone County is blessed with many patriotic individuals ‘dedicated to a rule of law that both protects and preserves liberty,’” Brueggemann, said. “We’ve been blessed with a constitutional republic and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the party as we champion these principles.” Also elected were vice chair Phyllis Sparks of Walton, secretary Emily Shelton of Burlington, treasurer Melanie Morris of Union, and youth chair Brett Gaspard of Walton.
Idol contestant performing at mall
Courtney Flege, who advanced to the Hollywood round of “American Idol,” will perform at the Florence Mall from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17. The Walton-Verona High School student will have a concert followed by a question and answer session.
Mark and Ginny Hagenauer, of Verona, return from a six-hour shift Saturday working in tornado-stricken Piner. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Emergency response training offered
Several training sessions for
the Boone County Community Emergency Response Team are planned throughout April. Learn preparedness for hazards that may affect the area and basic disaster response skills including utility management, small fire suppression, medical assistance, searching for victims safely, and how to organize an effective team. Those who complete the training are assigned to a team which may be activated to assist with disaster response. Sessions are scheduled from 7-9 p.m. April 5, 6-10 p.m. April 10, 7-10 p.m. April 12, 17 and 19, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 21, at the Boone County Public Safety campus, 3000 Conrad Lane, Burlington. CERT training is free of charge but registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register, call Boone County Emergency Management at 859-334-2279.
Group hosting 5k
The Boone County Schools Superintendent Student Advisory Council is hosting the “Run for the Gold” 5k walk/run at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at England/ Idlewild Park. Registration is $5 for adults and a canned good for students. Canned goods and money will be used to help needy students in Boone County Schools.
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