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Where are prettiest autumn leaves?
The autumn leaves will soon reach their peak. For those with the time – and the gas – to take a leisurely ride around Northern Kentucky, where are the best places to see the fall color? Please email your responses to editor Michelle Shaw at mshaw@nky.com or call 578-1053. Give the streets and county where the best fall displays are located. We’ll run a list along with your name and community.
By Melissa Stewart mjstewart@nky.com
Bean Bash supports charities
A fundraising tradition is celebrating its founder. The 38th annual Bean Bash is noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Turfway Park in Florence. The event benefits BAWAC Inc., Redwood and Special Olympics-Northern Kentucky. All of the organizations support people with disabilities. LIFE, B1
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Looking to spread the word about life and hope with lung cancer, Kathy Rack, Kellie Walsh-Neils, Kathy Sinclair and Connie Householder proudly show their support for the Shine a Light on Lung Cancer event.
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Nov. 1 event raises awareness of lung cancer By Libby Cunningham Lcunningham@nky.com
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For the second year in a row, Northern Kentucky is shining a light on the many faces of cancer. “Shine a Light on Lung Cancer is part of a national event sponsored by the Lung Cancer Alliance,” said Kathy Sinclair, who is helping to organize the event in Northern Kentucky, and is a cancer survivor herself. Looking to spread the word about life and hope with lung cancer, Kathy Rack, Kellie WalshNeils, Kathy Sinclair and Connie Householder proudly show their support for Shine a Light on Lung Cancer. Thanks to Kathy Sinclair.
On Nov. 1, she invites anyone interested to attend the vigil in Edgewood at the St. Elizabeth Hospital to honor and spread hope to those sickened by lung cancer. It starts at 7 p.m. “It’s to raise awareness for lung cancer,” Sinclair explained. “To offer hope and support to the afflicted and build a grassroots effort to change public health policy to something that is sorely underfunded.” Shine a Light on Lung Cancer vigils will be occurring across the world, so those participating in Edgewood will join others in Afghanistan and Australia in an alliance of hope, she said. Sinclair was diagnosed with lung cancer about 12 years ago and has also survived breast cancer; she calls the diagnosis “really very shocking” and hopes her story can inspire others who are afflicted. “Just so people know there is
somebody (who’s making it through),” she said. “You look at statistics and averages, and you’ve got to stay hopeful.” Kellie Walsh-Neils, a friend of Sinclair’s, will also be participating in the vigil. She knows a thing or two about hope herself. Like Sinclair, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and is also a survivor of breast cancer. “Of course, when we first heard it (the diagnosis) and looked up statistics on the computer I just crumbled,” Walsh-Neils explained. “... I really held on to the fact that hope means different things for different people.” Anyone interested in participating can register for the event at http://www.lungcanceralliance.or g/shinealightonlungcancer/ or e m a i l ShinealightNKY@gmail.com. For more information on your community visit www.NKY.com/Edgewood.
Library looking for literacy leaders By Libby Cunningham Lcunningham@nky.com
The Kenton County Public Library is beckoning all bookworms who are currently working to spread their love of literacy. For the third year, the library is looking for nominees for the Mary Ann Mongan Literacy Award, named after the library system’s former executive director, said current executive director Dave Schroeder. “It’s a way of recognizing people who are working in the field (of literacy) and making a differ-
“It’s a way of recognizing people who are working in the field (of literacy) and making a difference for a child or an adult.”
Dave Schroeder Kenton County Library executive director
ence for a child or an adult,” Schroeder said. The winner of the award will receive a glass statue in the shape of a book inscribed with their
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name and the year of the award. Anyone who lives in Kenton County and works in the field of literacy is eligible, he said. For many, he explained, reading is still a challenge. “We talk a lot about science and technology and math and certainly that’s important,” he said. “...but what I think a lot of people don’t understand is the ability to read is the foundation of all those disciplines and reading is so essential.” For more information on your community, visit www.NKY.com/KentonCounty.
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“We want to give them a real ‘Welcome Home,’” said Kathleen Romero. Welcome Home is the theme of this year’s Veteran’s Day Program organized by the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum and the cities of Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell. It is hosted by the Highland Cemetery board and staff. The program will have a special focus on Vietnam veterans and takes place 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell. The ceremony includes a gun salute from the Sons of the American Revolution, various readings, and the playing of the Taps. There will also be a display featuring the names of all those from Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties who were killed during the war. This is the fifth year for the program. “I think this is going to be a special event because after the (Vietnam) war when the vets came home they were not treated as well as other vets from other wars,” Romero, board member and events organizer for the museum, said. “It was terrible how they were treated. I hope everyone will come away being inspired to thank a Vietnam veteran for their service when they see them.” Romero is in the process of collecting names of living Vietnam veterans to include in the event program. For more information or to submit your name and branch of service for publication in the event program, call Romero at 331-2499. She is also looking for any nurses who served in the Vietnam War or during the war. President of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 88 Drew Vargo, who has attended the program in years past, is looking forward to this celebration. “It’s nice to have the recognition,” he said. “After the war there was no parade welcoming the Vietnam veterans home. This event is going to be very nice and appropriate. The purpose is to remember all the vets but also to recognize what the Vietnam veterans did when they served. The fact is, regardless of political views about the Vietnam War, these vets were called up and served. That should be remembered.” Vargo said this is also an
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