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Third animal shelter director leaves NKY posts Melissa Reinert and Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
All three Northern Kentucky counties will have new animal shelter directors soon. Directors Lisa Bowman of Campbell County Animal Shelter and Beckey Reiter of Boone County Animal Shelter announced their retirements in recent weeks. Kenton County’s director, Elizabeth Cochran, is leaving her post as well.
Longtime Campbell County Animal Shelter Manager Lisa Bowman, seen here feeding Petunia the pot-bellied pig, retired in October.
Sgantas said the county has posted the job opening on its website, bit.ly/kentonshelterdir. Starting yearly salary is $60,524.
Farewell to Lisa Bowman
The Giant Pacific Octopus has the ability to camouflage and change shape. PHOTOS PROVIDED/NEWPORT AQUARIUM
New Aquarium exhibit includes
Giant Pacific Octopus Melissa Reinert Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
NEWPORT – Newport Aquarium was the hot spot Friday as it announced Ring of Fire, an all-new exhibit opening March 2018. Ring of Fire will feature a Giant Pacific Octopus, Japanese Spider Crabs, and Moon Jellyfish. The Ring of Fire, besides being a hallmark song by Johnny Cash, is where towering volcanoes and deep ocean trenches line the Pacific Ocean rim. “The ecology and the biology around the Ring of Fire is one of the most intriguing elements of the oceans,” Newport Aquarium Executive Director Eric Rose said. “It’s fascinating how awesome Mother Nature and the ocean are to have animals that thrive in that turbulent environment." Next year, Rose said, guests will discover these creatures' amazing shape-shifting, color-
Japanese Spider Crabs can reach up to 12 feet claw to claw in the wild.
changing, exoskeleton-shedding behaviors that all take place in this constantly changing ecosystem, where fire meets water.
The new exhibit will be unlike any that has come before, complete with unique See EXHIBIT, Page 2A
Bowman, the longtime Campbell County shelter manager, retired Oct. 15. She has been manager for 25 years. “I really feel in my heart that it’s my calling to be here and work with these animals,” Bowman said in a 2005 Enquirer profile. Campbell County promoted Bowman’s assistant manager Elisabeth Krummen to the fulltime manager job Oct. 19.
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Reiter, head of the Boone County Animal Care and Control, recently announced her retirement. Reiter has served in the position for 23 years overseeing all aspects of shelter operations and animal care. During her tenure, Reiter has worked to establish a comprehensive plan to advance animal care, reduce euthanasia, improve customer service and establish positive relationships with organizations, rescues and local veterinarians. “Beckey Reiter has been a tremendous asset to Boone County, the region and the commonwealth of Kentucky,” Judge-executive Gary Moore said. “Her dedication, passion and commitment to animal care and control have resulted in high-quality care for the animals in our shelter and superior service to the public. I congratulate her on a tremendous career and wish her well. She will be missed.” During her career, Reiter has been recognized for her service and contributions to the profession and the community. She received the Kentucky Animal Control Association Outstanding Member Award in 1995, received the Ohio Kentucky Indiana (OKI) Regional Board of Governments Service Award in 2002, received the Kentucky Animal Control Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and was named Kentucky Horse Council’s Horse Welfare
Goodbye Elizabeth Cochran Cochran, of Union, has worked at the Kenton County Animal Shelter for 11 years, two of them as director. She will leave her position and Northern Kentucky in December, moving to Arizona to be near her family. “I have enjoyed working for the citizens of Kenton County and appreciate all of the wonderful people I have met along the way,” Cochran said. She’s most proud of what the shelter has become. “We are a shelter of kindness, compassion and innovation,” she said. “I am proud of our team for having the courage to change how we operate in order to make a difference in the lives of the animals and people we serve.” Cochran, however, plans to continue her work in animal welfare, as well as take some time to visit places she’s always wanted to see. Her first stop will be Japan and then the Grand Canyon. As Cochran plans her goodbye, Kenton County is preparing to refill the position of director. The county’s digital communications coordinator Sara
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