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BRIEFLY Party benefits Ft. Thomas schools
of Lent. Shrove comes from the word shrive and means to confess, according to a news release from the church. The pancake dinner will be free and open to the public. A meal of sausage, fruit and all-youcan-eat pancakes will be served. There will be live jazz music, craft-making for children and facepainting.
Park season starts in March
People can walk through parks maintained by Campbell County yearround, but vehicle access to sports and recreation areas, camping sites and shelters is cut off from December to March each year. Weather permitting, the county’s A.J. Jolly Park south of Alexandria, Morsher Field Sports Complex in Silver Grove, and Pendery Sports Park in Melbourne will all open to vehicles Monday, March 3. » The ranger station at the main entrance to A.J. Jolly Park off Race Track Road will open Monday, March 31, and daily and season pass rate charges will begin. A.J. Jolly pass rates are $5 per day or $15 for a season pass for county residents and $20 for a season pass for everyone else. The park will open for weekend-only camping Friday, May 2, and camping will be allowed every day starting Friday, May 30. Camping will be restricted to weekend-only starting Friday, Sept. 5 until all camping ends Satur-
Fort Thomas church has pre-Lent pancake dinner
FORT THOMAS — Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., is having a pancake supper for Mardi Gras. This will be the second year of the church’s Shrove Tuesday dinner from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday, is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start
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The Fort Thomas Education Foundation is planning its 11th annual dance party – the Mad Hatter party – on Saturday, March 1. The foundation is a nonprofit organization raising money for enhancing of the education of students in all five of the public schools in Fort Thomas. Money raised from the dance helps fund teacher grants, the endowment fund and other educational tools needed to help the students experience the next wave of learning tools. Last year’s dance raised $53,000. According to Dance Committee Member Penny Stratton, “It’s a Mad Hatter party. You can choose your hat; a costume to go with that; then bring yourself down to the Newport Syndicate from 8 p.m.-midnight and rock out to the 1980’s band Cleveland’s Breakfast Club. It also features a silent auction and your chance to purchase a lucky duck for spectacular prizes.”
Silent auction items include: » Four course dinner with wine pairing for four at 20 Brix and roundtrip transportation to milford » Minimum fourcourse Dinner with wine pairing for six at Virgil’s Café » VIP downtown party at Obscura » Weekend getaway package downtown cincinnati: 21C Hotel, Cincinnatian Hotel, Marriott » Weekend Getaway Package to Louisville: Churchill Downs box at finish line for night racing Go to www.FTEF.org or call 859-815-2004.
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day, Oct. 25. A.J. Jolly Park’s features include sports fields, a 200-acre lake, golf course, walking trails and horse riding trails. » Morsher Field Sports Complex in the 4800 block of Mary Ingles Highway in Silver Grove, includes a baseball field, soccer fields and playground area. The complex is where the YMCA Youth Soccer Program and the Newport Central Catholic High School varsity baseball and soccer teams play. » Pendery Sports Park at 4051 Mary Ingles Highway, Melbourne, is 72acres filled with eight baseball fields, a basketball court, six soccer fields and a 0.75-mile walking trail. The county will close all parks to vehicles Monday, Dec. 1. For information about A.J. Jolly Park visit the website www.campbell countyky.org
tucky University’s George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium in the College of Informatics to learn more about the campaign and to to elicit public feedback, ideas, and priorities to build the next plan. During the forum attendees will have a chance to hear from organizers about the history of visioning in Northern Kentucky, about the myNKY campaign specifically, and will be asked to share their own priorities for our region through a series of interactive games and through live polling and challenge questions. The event is free to attend and will run from 89:30 a.m. Facilitators include Bill Scheyer and Kara Williams with Vision 2015 and A.J. Schaefer, Tufco chair and Vision 2015 board Member. The College of Informatics is at 500 Nunn Drive in Highland Heights.
Forum chance to weigh in on future
Children sought to help prepare for egg hunt
As the year 2015 approaches, it’s time to start thinking about Northern Kentucky’s next strategic plan. That’s why Vision 2015, the organization behind implementing the community’s current plan, recently launched myNKY, a six-month campaign designed to engage the community in determining the priorities for Northern Kentucky’s next strategic plan. On Wednesday, March 12, Northern Kentucky Forum is inviting residents to Northern Ken-
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Rising Star Studios, a program of New Perceptions in Edgewood, will begin a new six-week session of classes for youth (age 3 and older) and young adults with autism spectrum disorders and other communication challenges. Classes include arts, life skills, and healthy living. A new class, yoga dance, will be offered this session and taught by certified yoga instructor Cezarina Trone. Yoga dance includes stretching poses, fun movements, and creative dance flow. No previous experience is necessary and parents are welcome to participate with their child. The new session began Feb. 24 through the week of March 31. Classes are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at New Perceptions, One Sperti Drive, Edgewood. Cost ranges from $90$120 with a discount if more than one class is taken. Students 16 and older may be eligible for the Michelle P. Waiver to assist with cost. Class descriptions, registration fees, and enrollment information can be found at www.ri singstarstudios.org. For more information, e-mail info@risingstarstu dios.org or call Brenda Zechmeister at 859-3449322, ext. 15.
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The city’s recreation department is seeking children to volunteers to stuff plastic eggs for the city’s Spring Egg Hunt. The department hopes students 10 and older who need community service hours for school will volunteer for the job, said Penny Kramer, assistant director of the department. Adults are welcome, too, she said. Egg-stuffing is set to run from 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. March 3, 5, 10 and 12. To register for a time slot,
call 859-781-1700. The Spring Egg Hunt is scheduled for noon April 19 at Tower Park.
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