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B OONE COUNTY RECORDER

Your Community Recorder newspaper serving all of Boone County

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR A14 Conner High School’s Cameron Fogle is this year’s Boone County Recorder Sportsman of the Year.

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BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Turfway closing for road work

S. Airfield Road could be completed by late September By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

FLORENCE — A section of Turfway Road will soon close for nearly a month due to construction of a new county road. As part of the South Airfield Road project, Turfway Road between O’Hara Lane and Thoroughbred Boulevard in Florence will close beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday, June 24. Businesses located along Turfway Road will remain open and motorists are advised to follow marked detour routes.

Turfway Road is anticipated to reopen July 24. Construction on the new fourlane highway is well under way, with base pavement now being installed. "We feel good about where the project is currently,” said Boone County Administrator Jeff Earlywine. The 2.5-mile road will run from Ky. 18 across from Oakbrook, across Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport property to Turfway Road and is expected to carry 49,000 cars by 2030. A connector road is being built to Houston Road across from Woodspoint Drive. Contractually, the road has to be completed by late 2012, but Earlywine said if the good, dry weather continues “it’s very pos-

Construction continues on the South Airfield Road project near the intersection with Turfway Road. A section of Turfway Road will be closed for nearly a month beginning June 25 due to the construction. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

sible the project could be done in (the) late September, October time frame.” Construction costs, which Earlywine said total around $12 million, are covered by federal

funds while a lot of the planning, design and environmental work was funded with a combination of county and private tax dollars, he said. Earlywine estimates the pro-

ject cost to total between $18 million and $19 million. While congestion relief along Ky. 18 will likely be “the first observation folks make” once the new road is open, Earlywine expects some improvement in Houston Road traffic flow. Now that the road is nearing completion, “I think the first reaction is all the work and all the effort and all the money is going to be worth it,” he said. The road, Earlywine said, is “really going to improve traffic movement in the middle part of the county,” which translates to safer traffic movement. It also introduces economic development potential, he said, a realization of “how important our transportation infrastructure is in the county.”

PetFest benefits N. Ky. shelters By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

Lon and Ginny McGlasson stand behind some of their produce. Their Hebron farm is one of the stops on the June 30 Rural Treasures Boone County Farm Tour. PROVIDED

Farm tour celebrates Boone County’s heritage By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

Treasures abound in Boone County and you’ll be able to find them easily with the first Rural Treasures Farm Tour on June 30. With 15 locations around the county, the self-guided tour runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free. According to Jerry Brown, Boone County extension agent for agriculture, the residents of the county are “more and more generations removed” from the farm. “They have no idea of what happens on a farm,” he said. The farm tour is a way to get residents out to see the impact

agriculture has, said Conservation District district coordinator Mary Kathryn Dickerson. Individuals can start at any farm on the tour. “We’re hoping they gain a better understanding and appreciation of agriculture and it’s importance to the county and to themselves,” he said. While this is the first year for such a tour in Boone County, Dickerson said similar tours have previously been organized in Kenton and Campbell counties. It’s not the main reason the tour was organized, but Dickerson said it will be “a lot of fun for See FARM, Page A2

HOMEMADE BREAD

RELAY FOR LIFE

Bonnie Kareth shares the recipe for her flavorful yeast bread with Rita’s Kitchen. B3

Hundreds show their support for cancer survivors in Boone County. B1

Local pets and their owners can soon enjoy an annual summer event. The Friends of the Shelter will host their 10th annual PetFest fundraiser from11a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Boone Woods Park in Burlington. According to information on friendsoftheshelterky.org, the event will feature a silent auction, contests, demonstrations, refreshments, a pet psychic, information booths and more. Proceeds benefit the Friends group which is then used to help shelters in Northern Kentucky, said Friends president Bonnie Ravenscraft. The proceeds are used to purchase items and equipment "most shelters cannot afford to buy with their budget," as well as for spay and neuter efforts for the general public, she said. Individuals are welcome to bring their animals to the event, provided they're on a leash. Typically, the event has more than 20 booths, most of which are animal-related.

FARM TOUR LOCATIONS » Boone County Farmers Market 6028 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, 859-586-6101. » McGlasson Farms, 5832 River Road, Hebron, 859-689-5229. » Sandy Run Stables, 1234 North Bend Road, Hebron, 859-689-7833. » First Farm Inn, 2510 Stevens Road, Petersburg, 85-586-0199. » Sandyland Acres, 4172 Belleview Road, Petersburg, 859-250-9790. » Historic Dinsmore Homestead, 5656 Burlington Pike, Burlington, 859-586-6117. » Kinman Farms, 4175 Burlington Pike, Burlington, 859-689-2682. » Broken M Farm, 6979 East Bend Road, Burlington, 859-586-5892.

» Eagle Bend Alpaca Farm, 7812 East Bend Road, Burlington, 859-5865695 » Thistlehair Farm, 10570 Big Bone Road, Union, 859-384-3317. » Potter’s Ranch, 5194 Beaver Road, Union, 859-586-5475. » Schwenke Brothers Farms, 4768 Beaver Road, Union, 859-801-6482. » Benton Family Farms, 11896 Old Lexington Pike, Walton, 859-4857000 » Verona Vineyards, LLC, 13815 Walton-Verona Road, Verona, 859485-3544. » Wheelrim Alpacas, 2089 Stephenson Mill Road, Verona, 859-4857360.

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Allison Carnes, Pam Patterson, Sue Weber and Daniel Weber visit last year’s PetFest with their pals Scooby, Charlie and Buster. The Friends of the Shelter will soon hold the 10th annual PetFest from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Boone Woods Park.

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Vol. 136 No. 36 © 2012 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


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