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Alexandria Mayor Dan McGinley, left, and Dayton City Administrator Dennis Redmond reach out to shake hands after Dayton defeated Alexandria’s team in the championship game of the third annual Newport ItalianFest Bocce Ball Tournament at Pompilio’s Restaurant in Newport Wednesday, June 10.
City leaders have a ‘ball’ at ItalianFest By Chris Mayhew cmayhew@nky.com
Mayors and officials from seven Campbell County and Kenton County had a ball Italianstyle at Pompilio’s Restaurant’s Bocce Ball courts in Newport Wednesday, June 10. The tournament, in its third year, was the first official event of Newport’s 18th annual ItalianFest on Riverboat Row June 11-14. To play the game, a white ball is thrown into the middle of a sand-clay court. Players then pitch larger stone-like balls, scoring points by being closest to the white ball, including by knocking away the other team’s Bocce balls from the white ball. Dayton Mayor Ken Rankle and City Administrator Dennis Redmond rolled Alexandria’s team of Mayor Dan McGinley and Treasurer Roger Steffen by a score of 12-2 to win the third annual Bocce Ball Tournament. Alexandria’s team defeated Bellevue’s team, the reigning champion from the 2008 tournament, to advance to the championship game. Newport’s team fell to Dayton in the second round.
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Newport Vet’s Pool opened with a free admission day for the 2009 season Tuesday, June 9 as people crowded in to jump, splash and dive in for relief from a hot and sunny day. The pool is open from noon to 6 p.m. daily through Aug. 15. For photos look inside on … LIFE, B1
Other participating cities included Wilder, Covington and Ludlow. All the players on the Alexandria and Dayton teams said it was the first time they had ever played Bocce Ball. The previous years of the tournament had only included river cities in Kenton and Campbell County. But this year suburban cities were invited. “It was beginner’s luck,” said Dayton Mayor Ken Rankle of the victory over Alexandria to win the tournament. Other city leaders taunted Dayton by asking rhetorically if they secretly practiced playing Bocce Ball on the Ohio River beach. “We skunked em’,” Rankle said of the 122 score against Alexandria. But everyone from the two cities shook hands at the end of the game with broad smiles. “The wheels fell off, we were doing good,” McGinley said. McGinley said he even felt a little bit like an Italian for the day. “I was...it was ‘Steffano’ and ‘McGinlio,’” McGinley said in a play of words on his and teammate Roger Steffen’s names.
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Dayton Mayor Ken Rankle sets his sights as he throws a bocce ball during the first event of Newport’s ItalianFest at Pompilio’s Restaurant Wednesday, June 10.
East Row walk reveals secret gardens By Amanda Joering Alley ajoering@nky.com
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The second annual RiverSpan Sculpture Exhibition and Sale is displaying a wide range of fine art sculptors Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21, on the Purple People Bridge. For more information visit www.riverspansculpture.org.
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Dayton City Administrator Dennis Redmond leans forward as he underhands a ball to a roll during the third annual ItalianFest Bocce Ball Tournament of mayors and city officials at Pompilio’s Restaurant in Newport Wednesday, June 10.
One of the homes featured on the tour in 2008. Many of the front gardens of the homes in the East Row Historic District are enclosed with historic iron fences.
Patrons to the East Row Garden Club’s 13th annual Garden Walk will get a peak at seven gardens throughout Newport that have never been opened to the public. During the event, visitors walk through Newport’s East Row, viewing the gardens chosen by the club. “The club members really love to show off their gardens,” said Mary Beth Crocker, president of the club. “For us, it’s really about creating the gardens and encouraging people to start their own gardens.” This year’s nine featured gardens include a green roof garden, an Italiante-style courtyard garden, a practical cottage garden and a garden that was featured in 2009 on the Do It Yourself Network.
Crocker said during the years, the tour has seen hundreds of visitors, many coming back every year. “The tour really brings people into the neighborhood,” Crocker said. “It also helps us contribute to a local charity, which is a really important focus of ours.” A portion of the proceeds from the tour will go to ECHO, part of the Henry Hosea House that serves meals and other necessities to the poor and homeless in Northern Kentucky. Tickets for the walk, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, are $15 per person and will be sold the day of at Watertower Square and beforehand at the Kentucky Haus. Children 12 and under will be admitted free with an adult. For more information about the club or garden tour, visit www. newportky.gov/garden_club.
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