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Celebrating the end of chemo Mann student gets limo ride, visit by Reds mascot

By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

When Jenny and Ryan Alm of Union walked into Mann Elementary’s office one cold February morning, they were greeted by not only the office staff, but by the whistling and dancing Gapper, the Reds giant, furry mascot.

They laughed and Jenny Alm began to tear up. The office staff asked if the couple had brought enough tissues for the celebration this morning, and offered the box sitting on the counter.

The Alms were there to celebrate not just any milestone. Their son Kaiden, who just turned 7, finished his last round of chemotherapy last month. They had planned to celebrate by picking up the first-grader in a limo to take him to his final treatment, but wintry weather threw a wrench into the plan.

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his teacher Jamie Mason, who planned the celebration, which was rescheduled for Feb. 4.

“We knew she had planned something, but we didn’t know how extensive it was going to be,” Jenny Alm said Feb. 4.

In addition to Gapper, who strolled through the hallway highfiving students and staff on the way to surprise Kaiden in class, the school’s first-graders as well as staff and other parents converged in the gym to greet the boy as he entered. The Gray Middle School jazz band played and the Union Fire Department was on hand with a fire truck.

“We love Kaiden!” the group yelled. The other students held handmade signs of congratulations and encouragement.

After some music and dancing, with Gapper leading not only Kaiden and his parents, but other students as well, Gapper presented Kaiden with a backpack of goodies from the Reds, which included a signed baseball.

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Mann Elementary first-grader Kaiden Alm was surprised in class by Cincinnati Reds mascot Gapper. Alm recently ended chemo treatments. His teacher Jamie Mason organized a celebration, which included a visit by Gapper, the Union Fire Department and a limo ride to breakfast to honor the occasion.

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Tan salon is for girlfriends Dulcimers are a rich Ky. tradition

By Justin B. Duke jbduke@nky.com

The hills of Kentucky are alive with the sound of dulcimer music, and Northern Kentucky alone is home to three dulcimer groups. One of those groups, the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers, is 150 members strong and growing all the time.

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Pat Beasley, center, runs Gurl Frnds Tanning with the help of her friends Linda Eaton, left, and Vicky Nicolaci.

After three decades on the corporate ladder, Pat Beasley decided it was time to have some fun.

Beasley opened Gurl Frnds Tanning after working 36 years for Cincinnati Bell as a place where she and her friends could get together and hang out.

“We always wanted a place where we could have coffee and sit down,” Beasley said.

Beasley’s friends had business ventures they all enjoyed, so she decided to open a shop with tanning, coffee and women’s accessories.

“I wanted to do something fun,” Beasley said.

With over a year of running a growing business under her belt, someone had to explain to Beasley what she’d become – an entrepreneur.

“I never thought of myself as that,” she said. “I just wanted a place to hang out.”

Since opening, Beasley has started making new friends because ladies have been looking for what Gurl Frnds offers.

“I’ve met so many really nice people,” Beasley said.

Women come in to share what’s happening in their lives – whether the news is good or bad, she said.

“I have people who just come in for coffee,” Beasley said.

Since opening in late 2009, Beasley has seen her group of regular customers jump to over 500.

“I started with a few girls, and it was just word of mouth,” Beasley said.

For Beasley, one of the most rewarding parts of the business is the time she gets to spend with her friends Chris Mendoza, Linda Eaton and Vicky Nicolaci.

“Your friends are there no matter what,” Beasley said.

Gurl Frnds Tanning is located at 7137 Manderlay Drive in Florence, off of Dixie Highway.

Final phase of Industrial Road begins

By Justin B. Duke jbduke@nky.com

Crews are clearing the way for the last phase of construction on Industrial Road.

The project will add a turn lane to the 1.3-mile stretch that runs through Florence, Elsmere and Independence.

“This needed road widening project will help relieve congestion in the Industrial Park area for traf-

fic traveling between Turkeyfoot Road and Dixie Highway,” said Rob Hans, chief district engineer for District 6 of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

In its current state without the turn lane, the road is congested most of the day because of tractortrailers turning into businesses, said Josh Wice, business/community development director for Florence.

“Mornings and evenings are

the worst with the shift changes,” Wice said.

The is the second and final phase of the Industrial Road project that widened the entire road.

“I think it’ll make a big difference,” Wice said.

In addition to adding the turn lane, sidewalks will be added to both sides of the road.

Walton-based Lawrence Construction and Leasing Inc. will handle the construction after turn-

ing in the lowest bid at $9.8 million.

The project is funded by a mix of state and federal money that was given after Florence, Independence, Elsmere, Boone County and Kenton County lobbied together.

The project is expected to finish in August. During construction, two lanes are expected to remain open.

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Academy offers close-up look at police

By Justin B. Duke jbduke@nky.com

Florence residents have a chance to see the life of a police officer.

The city is hosting its annual Citizens Police Academy. The eight-week program starts March 2 and goes from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays at the

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The academy allows residents to see the different aspects of a police officer’s job, said officer Craig Burch.

“We’ll have guest speakers from different parts of the department,” Burch said.

Citizens will get to learn about how the department handles traffic violations, crime scenes, interviews and interrogations.

“They get to go through our driving course,” Burch

The academy allows residents to see the different aspects of a police officer’s job, said officer Craig Burch. said.

The teachers stage a mock hostage situation where residents can see how the S.W.A.T. team works, he said.

“They kind of get to see what their tax dollars are

going to,” Burch said.

By the end of the academy, residents usually walk away with a new appreciation of what officers do, he said.

“I don’t think a lot of people understand everything that police officers do,” Burch said.

For additional information about the Florence Citizens Police Academy or to sign up call 859-647-5420 or visit www.florenceky.gov.

BRIEFLY Boone Farm Forum postponed

The Boone County Farm Initiative Forum scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Boone County Extension Center has been postponed.

The forum was to focus on ways to keep agricultural land in production by passing your farm on to future generations.

The forum will be rescheduled at a later date.

For information, contact the Boone County Conservation District at 859-586-7903 or Boone@nkcd.org.

‘Amazing Race’ auditions planned

CBS affiliate WKRC-TV will hold an open casting call for “The Amazing Race” from 4-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Turfway Park.

You’ll have one minute to tape an audition and tell producers why you should be picked for the Emmy-winning show that offers a $1 million top prize.

The first 200 people in line (age 18 and older) are guaranteed an audition.

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fives to those who came to celebrate.

When it was announced that a limo was waiting to take him and his family, including his older brother, to breakfast, Kaiden was shocked and visibly excited. He began to wipe tears from his eyes.

As the family and mascot made their way out of the gym, they were met by more supporters holding signs and a red carpet which led to the waiting limo.

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“It’s a huge milestone for him,” school receptionist Beth Henn said. “Kaiden needs to see we all support him and love him.”

The turnout and celebration went even better than expected, Mason said.

“You would never know that he has cancer,” she said. “I never heard him complain and he never uses it as an excuse. Kaiden always works as hard as everyone else despite what he’s been through and in some cases works harder.”

We didn’t think cancer

Kaiden was 3 when he began exhibiting strange symptoms, Jenny Alm said.

She wasn’t sure what was wrong.

He would get sick for no reason and run a fever “out of the blue.” He started getting pale and had dark circles under his eyes, but Jenny and her husband, Ryan, really became

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alarmed when Kaiden started “walking funny,” limping and holding his arm.

Maybe he was playing a little too rough with his two older brothers, Brennen and Keagan, now 14 and 9.

“We didn’t think cancer at first,” she said.

One morning, Kaiden woke up so sick he couldn’t stand and was barely able to move, Jenny said. His pediatrician sent him to Children’s Hospital where blood tests showed the 3year-old was “99 percent full of cancer,” Jenny said.

“I thought he had some really bad virus he couldn’t shake, that maybe he needed some stronger antibiotics,” she said.

Her reaction is one that could be expected in that circumstance: “Shocked.

Stunned,” Jenny said.

That was October 2007 and Kaiden’s aggressive treatments began immediately, she said. “We didn’t leave the hospital.”

years after his treatments began for acute lymphoblastic leukemia – which causes immature white blood cells to rapidly multiply – Kaiden finished his final round of IV chemotherapy on Jan. 21.

He’ll take his last dose of an oral chemo treatment on Friday, Feb 11.

According to Jenny, Kaiden has a 92 percent chance of being cured. He’s excited about being through with treatment, but, Jenny says, she and her husband are probably more so.

“We’re excited but nervous. It’s been hard mentally and physically,” she said.

“He was so little, he didn’t understand why he was getting poked and prodded.”

Now that he’s older, he understands a bit more but still doesn’t fully understand the seriousness of his illness, Jenny said.

“It’s almost like it’s a bigger deal for me and my husband because we know what it means to be done,” she said.

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Union hopes to host adopted troops

By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

The city of Union has done more than its share to support soldiers overseas.

Last year, they began to participate in an “Adopt-aUnit” program, where they collected toiletries and nonperishable items to send a Fort Campbell Unit stationed in Afghanistan.

The 101st Airborne Division, 1/32 CAV, which will begin returning stateside in the coming months, has been kept well stocked thanks to the outpouring of community support. Now, however, efforts are under way to host the unit during the town’s Independence Day events, city events coordinator Karen Franxman said.

“We’ve invited our unit

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Some of the members of Union’s “Adopt-a-Unit” troop, the 101st Airborne Division, 1/32 CAV. The city has invited unit members, who will soon return stateside, to the town’s Independence Day festivities.

to come to the city to celebrate that with us,” Franxman said. “We won’t know how many will be able to attend, but that’s going to be one of the things we’re concentrating on – raising funds to get them up here and give them a nice weekend.”

Currently organizers are cutting down on collecting items and focusing on monetary donations and what it will take to host the troops and their families, she said.

“We just have to start planning now.”

“While they’re home, we’re still raising funds to build up our shopping account for the next deployment,” Franxman said.

“We’re hoping we’ll have a healthy account so we can start sending as soon as they (deploy again).”

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Florence is finalizing details with one of its top economic developments.

City Council will vote on the first of two readings Feb. 8 to offer payroll tax credits to ZF Steering Systems.

Earlier this year, the company announced it will expand in Florence and bring 374 new jobs with it.

As part of the deal to expand in Florence, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority offered ZF Steering Systems an incentive package.

As part of the package, Florence would give the company a 0.75 percent payroll tax credit, Boone County would give them 0.25 percent and Kentucky would give a 3 percent credit – a total of 4 percent.

The incentive package

two new buildings for 175,000 additional square feet. Land is leased from the Kenton County Airport Board, but ZF Steering System will buy the land and then have it annexed into Florence, Wice said.

would last for 10 years and would likely save the company $7.5 million, said Florence Business/Community Development Director Josh Wice.

In order to retain the incentive, the company has to fill 299 of its 376 new jobs with Kentucky residents and during the 10 years, no fewer than 287 of the jobs have to be given to Kentucky residents.

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The city’s Adopt-a-Unit volunteer committee will also be at the Union Kroger store from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 11, with information about the program.

According to Franxman, the store is celebrating Black History Month and the manager “thought our group fit into the freedom and equality section.”

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Boone Schools pair plan convention

By Justin B. Duke jbduke@nky.com

More than 1,200 of the state’s speech pathologists will descend upon Northern Kentucky. Two Boone County Schools employees are making sure it goes smoothly.

Christina Brock and Christie Studer, speech pathologists for Boone County Schools, are co-chairs for the Kentucky

Speech-Language and Hearing Association’s 2011 Convention on Communication Disorders at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center Feb. 9-12.

“We’ve spent the last year planning the event,” Studer said.

The two worked with a team of speech pathologists from across Northern Kentucky to organize speakers and panels that would benefit 1,200 other pathologists.

“That’s a large number of people to make happy,” Studer said.

Brock and Studer were able to gather about 50 guest speaker from around the country ranging in topics like recognizing red flags in communication development and intervention for hearing problems in the classroom.

The convention is held in different locations around the state each year. One

advantage of helping to plan this year’s convention is getting to bring in speakers Brock and Studer are interested in, Brock said.

Even before the planning began, Brock and Studer were great friends, and that made the year of planning even better, Studer said.

“It’s been nice working with a very dear friend,” she said.

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Florence Elementary students Christian Lilly, Roger Kidwell, Jacob Calvert, Aryonna Durham, Adrian Skeeters and Hailee Hust sit atop the wing of an airplane as they tour the flight center at Comair’s Erlanger headquarters before taking off for the Nore Pole. The six students participated in Operation North Pole, an adventure provided by Kicks for Kids and Comair/Delta Air Lines.

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Florence Elementary first-grader Roger Kidwell visits with Santa at the North Pole. He and five other students participated in Operation North Pole. The adventure included riding to Comair’s Erlanger headquarters in a limo, a tour of the flight center and flying to the North Pole to meet with Santa and receive presents.

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Six students from Florence Elementary participated in Operation North Pole, an adventure provided by Kicks for Kids and Comair/Delta Air Lines. The adventure began when the students were picked up from school and taken to Comair’s Erlanger headquarters in a limo. Pictured, from left, is Jacob Calvert, second grade; Hailee Hust, second grade, Aryonna Durham, second grade; Adrian Skeeters, second grade; Roger Kidwell, first grade; and Christian Lilly, third grade.

Flying on the Polar Express Six students from Florence Elementary participated in Operation North Pole.

The students were picked up at school and taken to Comair’s Erlanger headquarters near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in a limo.

Students enjoyed pizza and toured the flight center before taking the Polar Express Plane to the North

Pole.

The students boarded the plane and pulled down their window shade in order for the magic to begin. Once at the North Pole, students visited with Santa Claus and received gifts.

Kicks for Kids and Comair/Delta Air Lines teamed up to give the students the adventure.

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Florence Elementary third-grader Christian Lilly received presents from Santa Claus during Operation North Pole. Christian and five other students took the Polar Express Plane to the North Pole to visit Santa.

Thornwilde school design approved

By Justin B. Duke jbduke@nky.com

Boone County Schools approved the design development drawings for the forthcoming elementary school in the Thornwilde subdivision.

The school will be located off Thornwilde Drive near Southcross Drive in the Hebron subdivision.

The design of the school will be similar to many of the district’s newer elementary schools like North Pointe and Erpenbeck, said architect Ehmet Hayes.

“We tried to fit it into the surrounding characteristics of the neighborhood,” said Superintendent Randy Poe. The brick chosen for the school is similar to what Drees Homes uses for houses in Thornwilde, Poe said.

Because the school will be in the subdivision, the district really wants to make it a part of the community and that can start with the appearance of the building, he said.

“It’ll be a true neighborhood school,” Poe said.

With the design development drawings approved, they will be sent to the Kentucky Department of Education for its approval.

If everything continues along as planned, bids for construction will go out in February 2011, Poe said.

Poe hopes for the school to open for the 2013-2014 school year.

The Thornwilde school will be the district’s 14th elementary school.

For more about your community, visit www.nky.com/hebron.

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Florence Elementary second-grader Hailee Hust prays that she and five of her fellow students arrive safely in the North Pole as part of an adventure provided by Kicks for Kids and Comair/Delta Air Lines, “Operation North Pole.” The students were picked up in a limo, given a tour of the flight center at Comair’s Erlanger headquarters and flown to the North Pole to visit Santa.

FLORENCE ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL Here are the second-quarter honor roll students for Florence Elementary:

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Grade 5: Dawson Beckett, Brandon Biddle, Marinella Buckley, Paisley Carman, Chloe Holbrook, Olivia Jackson, Samuel Keathley, Chelsea Lord and Abigayle Sorrell.

Grade 4: Jillian Bundy.

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Grade 5: Haydon Abdon, Austin Anderson, Sabina Bahodirova, Jackson Canary, Ryanne Connon, Joseph Crimmins, Cailin Cruickshank, Kayla Davis, Frank Ellman; Jamari Gay-Shabazz, Liam Gillespie, Karina Gunera-Castillo, Joshua Herrera, Abby Hunley, Michaal Johnson, Chelsea Kirchheimer, Kylie Luna, Kennedi McIntosh; Meghan Napier, Erica Novogroski, Kierdan

Osborn, Darlin Perez-Alvarez, Jonathan Ramirez, Morgan Schull, Zoe Stegman, Dakota Stephens; Heather Wagner, Cody Wagoner, Brittany Williams and Joseph Workman.

Grade 4: Alli Baer, Alexis Buchanan, Ryan DiBiasi, Randy Dick, Billy Elam, Tanner Finn, Dylan Gascon, Chyanne Gross, Alexis Hamilton, Seth Heuser, Madeleine Hicks, Gloria Latham, John Limonteco Garica, Christina Nitschke; Hailey Paff, Alyssa Pence, Hailey Poe, Rachel Rowland, Reese Rowland, Axcel Simpson, Aiden Smalley, Raeann Smith, Tommy Smith, Eric Speagle, Andy Stephens, Kara Strong; Kiersten Tupman, Madison Vanover, Nick Vasseur and Maddie VonBokern.

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The week at Cooper

• The Cooper boys basketball team beat Pendleton County 54-45, Jan. 29. Cooper’s top-scorer was Ryan Thompson with 16 points, followed by Asiel Langley with 15 points. On Feb. 4, Cooper beat Calvary Christian 41-28.

Cooper’s top-scorer was David Prescott with 11 points.

On Feb. 5, Cooper beat Newport 57-37. Cooper’s D’Vontae Bradley was the team’s topscorer with 18 points.

• In wrestling, Cooper placed eighth with a score of 93, Jan. 29. Cooper’s Andy Gilliland won in the finals for his weight class.

• In girls basketball on Feb. 4, Campbell County beat Cooper 64-43. Cooper’s topscorer was Andrea Thompson with nine points.

The week at Boone

• The Boone County girls basketball team lost 75-68 to Louisville Mercy, Jan. 29.

Boone’s top-scorer was Sydney Moss with 21 points. On Feb. 3, Boone County beat Campbell County 56-51. Boone’s topscorer was Moss with 13 points.

• In boys swimming, Boone County placed seventh with a score of 107 in the Gold Medal Meet, Feb. 2.

• In girls swimming, Boone County placed fifth with a score of 133.5 in the Gold Medal Meet, Feb. 2.

• In boys basketball, Boone County beat Beechwood 88-67, Feb. 3. Boone’s top-scorer was Cooper Downs with 17 points.

The week at Ryle

• The Ryle wrestling team beat Union County 38-36, Jan. 29. Ryle’s T.J. Ruschell pinned Wurth in 1 minute; Stephens won by forfeit; Caleb Lonkard pinned Hulette in 45 seconds; Connor Coyle beat Risinger in a 14-6 major decision; Court Mace beat Sheffer 13-3; and Corey Buckler pinned Wilkins in 1 minute, 5 seconds.

On Feb. 4, Ryle beat Sycamore 45-18. Ryle’s Pruett pinned Frankel in 2 minutes, 59 seconds; Gus Adams pinned Vuotto in 3 minutes, 43 seconds; T.J. Ruschell pinned Pangallo in 56 seconds; Jake Sander pinned Sweeney in 3 minutes, 17 seconds; Corey Ahern beat Huber 5-1; C. Stephens beat Williams in a 73 decision; Josh Parker beat Gaffney 6-4; Connor Coyle pinned Massett in 47 seconds; Court Mace beat Rickert 7-2; and Jason Maine beat Lackey 7-4. Ryle also beat Glen Este 39-26, Feb. 4. Ryle’s Adams won by forfeit; Ruschell pinned Piatt in 1 minute, 31 seconds; Stephens pinned Kurmay in 3 minutes, 30 seconds; Lonkard pinned Berger in 1 minute, 16 seconds; Parker pinned Simon in 19 seconds; Coyle pinned Mikolay in 2 minutes, 24 seconds; and Mace beat Burris 7-5.

• In boys basketball, Ryle beat Scott 62-59, Feb. 5.

Ryle’s top-scorer was Bobby Stauffer with 24 points.

• In girls basketball, Ryle beat Cooper 59-34, Feb. 5.

Ashley Cheesman led Ryle with 19 points. Cooper was led by Andrea Thompson with eight points.

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Signing Day fruitful for Boone schools

By James Weber jweber@nky.com

Conner Hempel had seven full-scholarship Division I offers, five in football, two in baseball.

The Ryle High School senior chose a non-scholarship option, but a fruitful one, as he will play football for Harvard University.

Hempel has a 28 ACT score and 3.7 GPA, and will start out majoring in economics.

Harvard, a Division I school, is in the Ivy League, which does not give athletic scholarships.

“I went for both academics and athletics,” he said.

“They have a really good football team, very competitive in the Ivy League. I feel like I fit in best.”

Hempel threw for 1,212 yards and rushed for 1,002 last year, leading Ryle to a 12-2 record and the Class 6A state semifinals. The 12 wins tied a school record.

Among his best memories are beating Highlands to end the regular season last year and Simon Kenton in the state quarterfinals.

“It’s a great community,” he said. “All the good people in this area, they have really helped me be who I am today. We had a really close group. It was a lot of fun.”

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Ryle High School senior Conner Hempel committed to play football for Harvard Feb. 2. From left: father, Rich, mother, Colleen, Conner, sister, Harper. and is looking forward to a strong season with the Raiders this spring.

Boone County High School senior Trevan Brown confirmed his commitment to Miami (Ohio) Feb. 2, the first day of the winter signing period for football and several other sports. Brown had committed to the Redhawks last summer and didn’t waver after Miami changed head coaches last month.

Miami had the largest turnaround in Division I last year, going 10-4 and winning the GoDaddy.com Bowl.

Brown, a lineman/tight end at Boone, was listed as an offensive lineman by Miami.

“He’s got good size and is very athletic,” said Miami head coach Don Treadwell in a release. “At 6-4, 250

pounds, he moves very well.

We know that we’ll be able to put weight on him. Trevan’s mobility is what stood out about him.”

St. Henry celebrated 11 seniors Feb. 2 who are going on to play in college.

The 2010 state champion girls soccer team had four seniors commit. Taylor Gamm and Abby Janszen signed with Division II Bellarmine. Natalie Vaught signed with Division I Indiana State, and Sarah Wheeler committed to D-III Thomas More.

In boys soccer, Luke Dehner will go to D-III Transylvania, Nick Smith to defending D-II national champion Northern Kentucky, and Jesse Zilio to D-II Findlay.

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Natalie Vaught of St. Henry signs her letter of intent to play Division I soccer at Indiana State University. With her are parents, Barb and Steve Vaught.

2010 Ninth Region champion volleyball team will play on. Rachel D’Agnillo will play at Transylvania, Kelsey Zwick at NKU, Stephanie Gurren at Georgetown College and Taryn Ward at D-II Wisconsin-Parkside.

Walton-Verona senior soccer player Lauren Bennett signed with Division I South Dakota. Walton was 15-8-2 last year and reached the 12th Region final for the first time in team history. Bennett had 49 goals.

Raiders get lift from win over Rebels

By James Weber jweber@nky.com

Since an upset loss to district rival Cooper Jan. 18, the Ryle High School boys basketball team has been on the upswing.

The Raiders won their fourth straight game with a 51-47 win over another district foe, Boone County, Feb. 1 at Ryle’s home gym in Union. Ryle avenged a 12point loss in the season opener.

“It’s a big statement because they beat us before,” said Ryle senior guard Zach Perkins. “We had a lot of energy coming from our bench. You come out with more energy because it’s your home court and you don’t want to lose. It makes us more confident. We’re coming together as a team.”

Ryle hosts Scott Feb. 5 and plays at Dixie Heights Feb. 7, both conference games.

The key for Ryle was the inside game, led by its leading scorer, senior center Bobby Stauffer. Stauffer had 15 points against Boone, 11 from the free-throw line.

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Ryle High School senior A.C. Stinson protects the ball from Boone County junior Chase Stanley during Ryle’s 51-47 home win over Boone Feb. 1 in Union. attempts, which benefited the Raiders in two ways. Among the Rebels committing fouls was Boone County’s leading scorer, senior forward Trevan Brown, who was on the bench with foul trouble most of the game and fouled out with four points.

Ryle’s effectiveness inside opened up shots for the Raider guards. Perkins had

18 points, including four three-pointers. Ryle had seven treys in the game. A.C. Stinson had two and seven points overall, and Tate Mullins had eight points and one triple.

“We’re a better team when the ball goes through Bobby and Todd (Vollet) a lot, instead of just our guards shooting,” Alan Mullins said.

“The guards have been shooting well, but they understand that shots are better when the ball works its way in and then back out, and the defense has to adjust.”

Boone hosted Holmes Feb. 7 in a key battle (after deadline), then goes to Cooper Feb. 10 in the final 33rd District seeding battle. A Boone win locks up the top seed and a battle with Cooper or Heritage in the tourney semifinals. Ryle and Conner would meet in the other semifinal.

Boone had won four games in a row before losing to Ryle, but rebounded to beat Beechwood 88-67 to improve to 16-7.

Head coach Greg McQueary said the team has performed well this year when Brown (21 points per game) was in foul trouble. At least until the Ryle game.

“That’s something we’ve been able to overcome,” McQueary said. “It’s something we’ll be able to overcome if we run our half-court offense. Tonight we were unable to do that and give credit to Ryle. Ryle is a very aggressive team. They shot

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Ryle senior Bobby Stauffer grabs a rebound during Ryle’s 51-47 home win over Boone Feb. 1 in Union.

the ball well and got to the free-throw line.”

Junior Zane McQueary, the second-leading scorer on the team, averages more than 14 points and two made threes a game. Cooper Downs averages five assists a contest.

See more sports coverage at www.cincinnati.com/ blogs/presspreps

The week at Walton

• The Walton-Verona girls basketball team beat Henry County 47-25, Jan. 29. Walton’s top-scorer was Courtney Sandlin with 12 points.

• In wrestling, WaltonVerona placed sixth in the Finneytown Dave Bean Classic, Jan. 29. In the finals, Walton’s Brown pinned CHCA’s Alvarado in 3 minutes, 51 seconds; Higgins beat Amelia’s Cloninger 13-9; Jones placed second in the pool format; and Jones pinned Sauerwein of Colerain in 3 minutes, 16 seconds. In the third place round, Walton’s Page placed fourth in the pool format decision.

Ryle players in Border Bowl

Ryle High football players Zach Senvisky and Deion Mullens participated in the National Guard Border Bowl at the University of Cumberlands on Jan. 15. Senvisky and Mullens were the first Ryle football players to participate in the game where Kentucky all-stars play against all-stars from Tennessee. Pictured, from left, is Zach Senvisky, Ryle football coach Bryson Warner, Deion Mullens and Coach Lee Teegarden.

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Hall induction set for Feb. 16 The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame will induct new members at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at Villa Hills Civic Club, 729 Rogers Lane, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017 Guest speaker is Cincinnati Reds broadcaster and ex-Major League pitcher Chris Welsh.

Included in those inductees is Jeff Berkemeir of Hebron. A Ludlow High School three sports starter, he played football, basketball and baseball. He was all-district in basketball and AllNKIAC in baseball two years.

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The Walton-Verona girls basketball team (17-6) lost 55-54 to Danville in the first round of the All “A” Classic state tournament Feb. 2 in Richmond. The Bearcats lost a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter.

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Don’t take away smoking rights

I gave seven years, two months, one week, one day, a few hours and my eyesight serving our great country. To keep us free and to protect our rights.

The governor was on the local news last night (Jan. 28) and said a vote may come up this session on smoking bans. I am 1,000 percent, yes 1,000 percent, against these bans.

I am a former three pack-a-day smoker. I can tell you exactly where I was and almost to the minute when I quit nearly 27 years ago.

The American people have rights, and I don’t think any elected official has the right to take them away. I will go so far as to say I don’t think the people of Kentucky have the right to vote to take away our rights.

One person in the segment with the governor used an idea that I have been preaching to anyone that would listen for years.

Let’s say I own a bar. I put up a sign stating it is smoking or nonsmoking, you see the sign before you enter then you have a choice to enter or leave.

Someone ask me, “What about the employees?”

Again very simple, the person

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I have decided that I will not vote for anyone, city, county or state that is in favor of smoking bans.

Only one person should have the right to say if a business is smoking or nonsmoking. That person is the business owner not our elected officials!

Richard Holden Union

Governor’s address sets tone for 2011 session and beyond Because of a It’s back to work in Frankfort downturn in our for the second half of the 2011 economy comlegislative session and I am hopebined with a ful this session will be one of growing populaprogress as we spend the next tion of citizens several weeks discussing bill pro65 and older, it posals and passing legislation. is essential that Our return began with the State we explore ways of the Commonwealth address, State Rep. to continue prowhich often sets the tone for the remainder of the session.

Sal Santoro viding Medicaid to those It was encouraging that GoverCommunity services who need them. nor Beshear asked we focus on Recorder We also working in a spirit of bipartisanguest began hearing ship.

As I have traveled around my columnist bills in various committees this district, I constantly hear we need to put our people above politics week.

As the session goes along we’ll and solutions above spin. It is a statement that has been heard in keep updated on key bills during the session, including proposals the hallways of Frankfort. from our agenda It was also entitled “A New encouraging It was also encouraging Day, A New that the governor’s address that the governor’s address Direction for Kentucky.” called upon our called upon our leaders in As always, I leaders in Washwelcome your ington to stop Washington to stop the comments and the growing restrictions on growing restrictions on one concerns for the upcoming sesone of Kenof Kentucky’s most sion. I can be tucky’s most important indusimportant industries: coal. reached at home or through the tries: coal. toll-free mesWe remain one of the top producers of coal in sage line in Frankfort at 1-800the nation, which in the past has 372-7181.

A taped message containing allowed us to keep electricity rates information on legislative commitlow.

While I support responsible tee meeting schedules is available mining, the bevy of regulations by calling 1-800-633-9650, and placed on our coal industry has information on the status of each led to higher power bills, lost jobs bill is available by calling 1-866and has negatively impacted our 840-2835.

If you have Internet access, I economy.

The governor also requested can be reached at sal.santoro@ during his address that we reopen lrc.ky.gov, or you may keep track Kentucky’s Medicaid budget. of legislation through the KenAccording to the Governor’s tucky Legislature Home Page at Office, our commonwealth is fac- www.lrc.ky.gov ing a shortfall in 2011, and wants State Rep. Sal Santoro, R-Florence, to move $166.5 million from is a member of the Kentucky House 2012 to cover the shortfall. of Representatives.

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Secondhand smoke effects seen in asthma cases in state I recently read an article that a young woman collapsed and died of an asthma attack after working in a smoky bar from an asthma attack. My question is: Who is liable for this death?

After researching this question I found this information from the ANR (Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights): “Negligence for Failure to Provide a Safe Workplace/Injunctive Relief.”

There is a well-established rule under common law that employers have a duty to provide a safe, healthy workplace. In McCarthy v.

Department of Social and Health Services (WA, 1988), the Washington Supreme Court ruled that this duty ‘includes a duty to provide a working environment reasonably free from tobacco smoke.’

And in Smith v. Western Electric Co. (MO, 1982), the court also recognized that an employer’s failure to eliminate the hazardous condition caused by tobacco smoke can constitute a breach of the duty to provide a reasonably safe workplace. In one landmark case, injunctive relief was granted, and the employer was required to provide the nonsmoking employee with a smoke free environment. (Shimp v. New Jersey Bell (NJ, 1976).)

Nonsmokers who live in areas where legislation does not adequately protect them from secondhand smoke can utilize other legal recourses to find protection. However, knowing that there are

precedents in favor of nonsmokers may be enough to persuade employers and business owners to voluntarily adopt policies that proTracy tect nonsmoking Ashworth employees and Community c u s t o m e r s . in Recorder Employers particular are guest becoming more columnist and more susceptible to liability for not providing a smoke free workplace and should be willing to do whatever it takes to avoid such liability.”

When a woman smokes during pregnancy, the unborn child receives less oxygen and develops an increased level of carbon monoxide in his or her bloodstream.

This can lead to a higher incidence of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Babies exposed to cigarette smoke in the womb are also at risk for low birth weight and other complications.

Additionally, there is a definite connection between smoking during pregnancy and SIDS. In fact, infants of mothers who smoke are more than two times likely to die of SIDS than children of nonsmokers.

Kentuckians has a dispropor-

tionate number of citizens with asthma, nearly 10 percent of adults have asthma in the state of Kentucky, compared to 8.5 percent in the U.S. The affects of secondhand smoke can trigger asthma attacks leading to emergency visits, 300 visits in the Northern Kentucky area alone. Secondhand smoke has been linked to new diagnosis of asthma for 26,000 cases yearly. Saved alone from decreasing the emergency visits is nearly $250,000 annually.

Our pediatric hospital in Cincinnati has data suggesting that 12 percent of all admissions to the Emergency Department are related to harmful affects of secondhand smoke.

Certainly, the non-smokers can choose to occupy establishments that do not allow smoking, but in Northern Kentucky area, there are very few of those to choose from.

Why does the smoker get to choose from every public establishment and the non-smokers only have limited choices to public establishments?

For those that support me in this endeavor, take a step forward, have your voice heard. We can offer Kentuckians a cleaner healthier environment to breathe.

If not for ourselves, let’s do it for our children.

Tracy Ashworth of Union has been a nurse for 29 years. She is an advocate for a healthier environment for all citizens, children in particular.

House returns to Frankfort Greetings from Frankfort. We hit the ground running in the last busy week, beginning with Gov. Steve Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth address.

Traditionally, governors use this speech as a springboard to launch their vision for the General Assembly.

The governor, in a checklist manner, outlined the accomplishments of his tenure in office. The speech shifted gears and highlighted his proposal to reopen the Medicaid budget to resolve the shortfall.

The governor noted that failing to do so would require that $600 million in services be cut. While Medicaid enables numerous Kentuckians to obtain vital medical care, this program is suffering from abuse and gross overuse.

Furthermore, I have concerns with the governor’s plan, shifting $166.5 million from the 2012 Medicaid budget to in order to balance the 2011 Medicaid budget.

Creating one budget hole to plug another is not the fiscal responsibility that House Republicans support.

We began deliberating the merits of numerous bills this week.

One of the bills is House Bill 3.

Unanimously approved by the House Labor and Industry Committee, this legislation would require any company that does business with state government to verify its employees’ immigration status.

This measure, which has seen overwhelming support in prior sessions, is said to eradicate the problem at its root without costing the state any money.

Last Friday, the House gave its full vote of confidence to legislation aimed to end the use of a

harmful synthetic drug. House Bill 121 would ban the possession, trafficking or manufacturing of synthetic methamphetamine.

State Rep. Mimicking Addia the effects of the Wuchner actual drug, the synthetic form Community can easily be Recorder obtained at local guest retailers and can columnist cause paranoia along with serious physical impairments.

Following testimony from the first lady of Kentucky and lengthy deliberation, the House Education Committee voted to send House Bill 225 to the full chamber.

Commonly known as the graduation bill, this legislation aims to increase retention and the graduation rate of Kentucky’s high schools. A phase-in system would be instituted for raising the age at which students are allowed to drop out of school.

The age would be adjusted from 16 to 17 by July 1, 2015, and from 17 to 18 by July 1, 2016. Other provisions direct the establishment of alternative education programs and recognize the importance of career and technical education. Supporters of House Bill 225 assert that postponing the age-increase date will allow schools and students time to adjust to and plan around for the new requirements, while opponents view the bill as an unfunded mandate.

The Education Committee also approved House Bill 17, which I am proud to co-sponsor. This

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House Bill 121 would ban the possession, trafficking or manufacturing of synthetic methamphetamine. Mimicking the effects of the actual drug, the synthetic form can easily be obtained at local retailers and can cause paranoia along with serious physical impairments. measure would require school districts to develop and use Response to Intervention (RTI) to identify students in kindergarten through third grade who may have a learning difference.

Throughout the remaining weeks, I will keep you updated on action from the committee room and both legislative chambers.

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Dan Hamilton plays the washtub bass, and he also tells the audience a little of the history of the group, and the dulcimers.

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Mary Beth Paul is the owner of Richwood’s The Gourmet Cafe which offers freshly made food and gourmet coffee daily.

Gourmet Café dishes up tasty meals

By Stephanie Salmons ssalmons@nky.com

Mary Beth Paul’s business, Gourmet Delights, began as, and still primarily is, a catering business.

She offers “everything, from breakfasts for businesses around town, to cocktail parties and business luncheons,” Paul, who lives in Union, said. “I’ve even had a little girl’s tea party. I’m small enough I can basically cater to what the customer is wanting.”

Even though that may be the main component, nearly a year ago, she set up shop in Richwood and opened The Gourmet Cafe, located at 11069 Clay Drive, Walton, in the Shoppes at Richwood.

The Gourmet Cafe, open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., offers freshly made fare like scones, muffins, soups, sandwiches, salads and dips.

Now, service has expanded, offering “Dinners to Go” 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The meals, which are ready to eat or may require some heating at home, are typically in the $20 to $30 range, she said.

Eventually, Paul would like to further expand “Dinners to Go” and maybe down the road offer an evening dine-in option at the cafe, she said.

Originally from Lexington, Paul said she felt Northern Kentucky didn’t have the number of smaller “neat” shops Lexington offered.

“I have to start somewhere,” she said. “It’s not what I want it to be at this point, but it’s taking off. I’m hitting a niche.”

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Gift of life

Brian Gouge, a phlebotomist at Hoxworth’s Fort Mitchell Neighborhood Donor Center, draws blood from donor Beverly Behne, of Union. An open house was held at the center Jan. 26 to show off a recently enlarged and remodeled facility.

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Harold Marsh of Verona has played the mandolin since he was 10.

Gary Wilmhoff, of Florence, had no experience with the dulcimer before he joined the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers.

Dulcimer’s sweet music a rich Kentucky tradition

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The hills of Kentucky are alive with the sound of dulcimer music, and Northern Kentucky alone is home to three dulcimer groups. One of those groups, the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers, is 150 members strong and growing all the time.

The group, which draws members from throughout Northern Kentucky, has several musicians from Boone County. The group recently gave a performance at the Florence Rotary Club.

“We don’t know for sure how long the dulcimer has been around, but we can estimate,” said Dan Hamilton, one of the members. “We know the Germans came down into Kentucky in PATRICIA A. SCHEYER/CONTRIBUTOR the 1700s, and brought an instrument Betty Stoeckel plays the banjimer, an instrument varied from the dulcimer, Gail Michalack plays the dulcimer, called the Schietholt. Eventually the and her husband Dick Michalak, plays the auto harp at the Florence Rotary Club luncheon Jan. 24.

Irish came with their fiddles and fast jigs, and the Schietholt couldn’t keep up with them. So the local folk adapt- group plays for different occasions, mandolin, and it is harder to play than ed and reworked the Schietholt pattern whenever asked, and they meet twice the dulcimer, but they both have a to try and match the fiddle, and by a month at Christ Baptist Church on beautiful, soft tone.”

Gary Wilmhoff, of Florence, had no 1850 we had what we know as the Alexandria Pike in Cold Spring.

Besides playing recently at the Flo- musical background, but on a whim dulcimer.”

The Schietholt was a square, three- rence Rotary Club, they entertained had bought a dulcimer about 30 years stringed member of the fretted zither visitors at last fall’s World Equestrian ago. He liked that the Hills of Kentucky dulcimer group was an active family, and another instrument, popu- Games.

“We have a repertoire of about 300 group which met twice a month. Simlar in southern England, was called the dowcemerer, apparently brought songs,” said Turney. “We also have ilar to Marsh, Wilmhoff really liked the over by the settlers to the New World, two CDs that we made, and people can people in the group.

“I have other hobbies, like fishing and an influence for the more modern buy them.”

The group has more instruments and hunting, but I wanted to see if I dulcimer. Mountain craftsman created the lighter weight dulcimer, which than the dulcimer. Members play could use my dulcimer,” Wilmhoff they could then sell from their stock of mandolin, guitar, fiddle, autoharp and said. “They taught me to play, and wares as they traveled by horse or the washtub bass, which add to the trust me, it’s very easy. Still, you really feel like you accomplished somemule throughout the mountain com- overall rich sound of the group.

Harold Marsh, of Verona, learned thing when you can play songs with munities.

“The word dulcimer means ‘sweet to play the mandolin when he was 10 the group. It is part of the heritage of music’” said Rebecca Turney, who is years old. Now that he is 80, he likes Kentucky, and as you get older, you the spokesperson for the group. “Over playing in the Hills of Kentucky group. think more about those things. I really “I know how to play the dulcimer, enjoy the music and the company.” the years it has officially become Starting with their first meeting in known as the state instrument of Ken- because I had to so I could join the February, the group will offer lessons tucky. Our group was formed in 1992, club,” he joked, and chuckled.

“When I was a kid, my older broth- to anyone who wants to learn to play because the founding members were tired of having to travel so far to join a er taught me how to play the man- the dulcimer.

To join the group, the annual memgroup, so they made their own. It was dolin, because it was the only thing a matter of geography, although we do we had. We seldom had radio, and no bership fee is $25 per family, and to now have members from all three TV. I love music, and the group is a find out more about the group, includgreat opportunity to play regularly. ing how to join, the website is states.”

The Hills of Kentucky dulcimer Three other people besides me play the www.hokdulcimer.com.

Teaching your kids about responsibility with money Q. I have a 4-year-old daughter who thinks that every time we go to a store I should buy something for her. What can I do to teach her differently?

A. It is important that children learn about money and money management.

They can start at a very young age. Sometimes the habits they develop as a youngsters will follow them for life. You are correct in thinking you need to help your daughter understand that trips to the store do not

a l w a y s mean she gets something.

One of the most important habits for Diane you as the Mason adult to Extension develop is to o l l o w Notes fthrough on what you say you will do. It can be challenging and difficult.

Before leaving the house

for any trip it might be beneficial to talk with your daughter. Explain what the trip is for and what your expectations of her are.

If you expect to purchase something for a friend and nothing else, tell her that.

Then, just before entering the store remind her of the reason you are going.

When you get into the store, follow through on what you said the purpose of the trip was. Then, praise your daughter as you are leaving the store if she does

not ask for anything and does not cause a scene.

Another valuable lesson you can teach your daughter as she grows is that of saving money. You can set up piggy banks labeled spend, share, save, and invest.

Each time she gets money have her divide the money into each of the banks. Let her spend part of it for what she wants. Have her save some of it for something she wants that might cost a bit more. Set

aside a portion of the money to share with others through donations or giving. Allow her to help decide what organization to share with.

The investing bank is there for longer term. You might buy a savings bond or other investment with it to help her start understanding the value of longrange planning.

Children definitely learn about money by observing what those around them do.

It is our responsibility as

adults to ensure the messages we are giving to the young ones in our world are the ones that will let them lead financially secure and independent lives when the time comes. It is not too early to start working with your 4-year-old to help her understand that money is earned and should be spent wisely.

Diane Mason is county extension agent for family and consumer sciences at the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service.

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February 10, 2011

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD F R I D A Y, F E B . 1 1

EDUCATION AARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Middle and low-income taxpayers are eligible for tax preparation service. Those with complex tax returns advised to seek professional assistance. Free. Registration required. Presented

by Boone County Public Library. 859-3422665; www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 4-8 p.m., The Liquor Cabinet, 1990 North Bend Road, Free. 859-5869270. Hebron.

KARAOKE & OPEN MIC

Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Oakbrook Cafe, 6072 Limaburg Road, Presented by Lipsmackers Karaoke. 859-814-1250; www.facebook.com/pages/LipsmackersKaraoke/170169989677712. Burlington.

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ON STAGE - THEATER

The Odd Couple, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Neurotic neat freak Felix Ungar and slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison have almost nothing in common, except being two divorcees dysfunctionally sharing one New York apartment. $15-$19. Through Feb. 13.

859-957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.

Covington.

Winter/Spring Meet, 1:10 p.m., Turfway Park, Free, except March 26. 859-371-0200; www.turfway.com. Florence.

Love Stinks, 7 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Celebrate freedom at antiValentine’s party. Ages 12 and up. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

Bob Cushing, 10 p.m., Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E. Fourth St., 859491-6659; www.mollymalonesirishpub.com.

Covington.

MUSIC - CONCERTS

Little River Band, 7:30 p.m., Newport Syndicate, 18 E. Fifth St., Includes dinner buffet at 6 p.m. and show. Performing hits “Lonesome Loser,” “Cool Change, Lady,” “Take It Easy On Me,” “Help Is On Its Way” and more. $70 stage front, $60 VIP, $50, $40. Reservations required. 859-491-8000; www.rwatickets.com. Newport.

Lovesick 3, 9 p.m., Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Whole house. Doors open 8:30 p.m. Music by the Sundresses, the Lions Rampant, Banderas, Sleepin Dogs, Tammy Whynots, Joshua Black Wilkins, G. Burton, Lydia Loveless and SwitchBlade Syndicate. $8 ages 18-20, $5 ages 21 and up. 859431-2201; www.southgatehouse.com.

Newport.

MUSIC - COUNTRY

Cef Michael Band, 10 p.m., Peecox II, 12200 Madison Pike, 859-356-1440; www.myspace.com/cefmichaelband. Independence.

MUSIC - ROCK

Close To Home, 6 p.m., Mad Hatter, 620 Scott St., CD Release Show. With Pilot Around the Stars, Make This Your Summer and To Die For. VIP includes entry to Sound Check Party, pizza dinner, VIP laminate, signed poster and meet-and-greet before show. $25 VIP, $12, $10 advance. 859-291-2233; www.cincyticket.com. Covington.

SwimSuit Models, 9 p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 Turfway Road, Dollar draft beer and hot dogs. Games and prizes and racing. 859371-0200; www.turfway.com. Florence.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Dean Edwards, 8 p.m. (Ages 21 and up) and 10:30 p.m. (Ages 18 and up), Funny Bone Comedy Club, Newport on the Levee, $17.

859-957-2000; www.funnyboneonthelevee.com. Newport.

Dysfunctional Comedy Tour, 8 p.m., Sis’s Family Affair, 837 Monmouth St., Comedians scheduled to appear: Jason Robbins, Michael Rudolph, Larry Love, Ray Price and Rob Wilfong. Dinner includes prime rib, shrimp, steak, chicken and more at 6 p.m. $30. Reservations required. 859-363-9848.

Newport Downtown.

Dean Edwards, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, $17. Ages 21 and up.

859-957-2000; www.funnyboneonthelevee.com. Newport.

Dysfunctional Comedy Tour, 8 p.m., Muggbees Sports Bar, 2515 Ritchie Street, Dinner of chicken or baby back ribs, side items and a drink. Dinner 6:30 p.m. and DJ follows show. $15. Reservations required. 859-3639848. Crescent Springs.

SPORTS

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

MUSIC - ACOUSTIC

ON STAGE - COMEDY

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SPORTS

Winter/Spring Meet, 5:30 p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 Turfway Road, Free, except March 26.

Through April 3. 859-371-0200; www.turfway.com. Florence.

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CRAFT SHOWS

Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibit, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Rivercenter II, 100 Rivercenter, Follow the posted signs to the exhibit of more than 1,000 pieces of art created by students from across the region. Teens and adults. Part of the ArtsWave Sampler Weekend. Free. Presented by ArtsWave. 513-8712787; www.theartswave.org. Covington.

FOOD & DRINK

Wine Tasting, 2-6 p.m., The Liquor Cabinet, Free. 859-586-9270. Hebron.

Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m., Oakbrook Cafe, 6072 Limaburg Road, Up to 10 per team. Top three winners receive gift certificates. Ages 21 and up. Free. Presented by Last Call Trivia. 859-282-8570. Burlington.

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

Valentine Party, 11 a.m., Walton Branch Library, 21 S. Main St., Hear sweet stories and make Valentine for someone special. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Walton.

LITERARY - STORY TIMES PAWS to Read, 10 a.m.-noon, Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Share book with therapy dogs. Ages 5-10. Family friendly. Free. Appointment required for 15minute slot. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.

MUSIC - BLUES

Ricky Nye Inc., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. With Bekah Williams., Chez Nora, 859-491-8027.

Covington.

MUSIC - COUNTRY

Cef Michael Band, 10 p.m., Peecox II, 859356-1440; www.myspace.com/cefmichaelband. Independence.

MUSIC - ROCK

My Girl Friday, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Bottoms Up, 11 E. Fifth St., Cover band. Free. Presented

by Bottoms Up Tavern. 859-261-1848. Covington.

HEALTH / WELLNESS How Healthy Are You?, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Hopeful Lutheran Church, 6430 Hopeful Church Road, Information on state-of-the-art German technology used to measure and analyze body energy through the hand. With Vicki Richter, certified biopulsar biofeedback analyst. Benefits Hopeful Lutheran Church.

Ages 18 and up. $20. Reservations required.

Presented by Natural Healing 4 You. 513218-1493; www.naturalhealing4you.net.

Florence.

HOLIDAY VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine’s Brunch, 1 p.m., Yesterday’s Cafe & Tea Room, 264 Main St., Themed brunch. $18.95. Reservations required. 859-5944832. Florence.

MUSIC - BLUEGRASS

Clark & Jones Trio, 2 p.m., Florence Branch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Lively dance tunes, slow airs and songs from Ireland, Appalachia, Eastern Europe and the U.S. Free. Presented

by Boone County Public Library. 859-3422665; www.bcpl.org. Florence.

MUSIC - ROCK

Matt Cowherd and Jamie Combs, 10 p.m., Jefferson Hall, 1 Levee Way, Suite 2118, 859-491-6200; www.jeffersonhall.com.

Newport.

Buzzov*en, 9 p.m., Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Ballroom. With Cough. Doors open 8 p.m. $15, $12 advance. 859-431-2201; www.southgatehouse.com. Newport.

ON STAGE - CHILDREN’S THEATER Annie Oakley’s Wild West Show, 2 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Hilarious characters and tall tales brought to life. Presented by Madcap Puppet Theatre.

Ages 3 and up. Registration required. Presented by Madcap Puppet Theatre. 859342-2665. Union.

ON STAGE - COMEDY

Dean Edwards, 7:30 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, $15. Ages 21 and up. 859-9572000; www.funnyboneonthelevee.com.

Newport.

ON STAGE - THEATER

The Odd Couple, 3 p.m., Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, $15-$19. 859-9571940; www.thecarnegie.com. Covington.

PROVIDED

The Twisted Brush is having a painting workshop and wine tasting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Elk Creek Winery in Crestview Hills Town Center. Bring a friend or a date for Valentine’s weekend and create a 16-by-20 acrylic painting in less than two hours. The cost is $39 per person, all art supplies included; paired with a wine tasting it’s $49.99. No talent or previous training needed: Just have a beverage, a brush and a blast! Reservations are recommended. Dress casual and those under 21 can bring in a beverage of their own. For more information or to make a reservation call 513-335-3887 or 859-331-0619; or visit www.the-twisted-brush.com. Elk Creek Winery is located at 2837 Town Center Blvd., Crestview Hills.

Pictured is a group with their paintings at a previous Twisted Brush workshop at Elk Creek Winery.

RECREATION

Be My Valentine Supreme Beauty Pageant, 1:30 p.m., Hilton Cincinnati Airport, 7373 Turfway Road, Dressing room opens 12:30 p.m. Categories: Prettiest Hair, Prettiest Eyes, Prettiest Smile; Over All Most Beautiful/Handsome; Talent; Valentines Wear; and Outfit of Choice. $100 for entrants. 859371-4400; www.holidaypageants.net/BeMy-Valentine.html. Florence.

SCHOOLS

Open House, 1-4:30 p.m., Covington Latin School, 21 E. Eleventh St., Sessions at 1 and 2 p.m. Student-led tours and refreshments follow. For above-average students grades 5-7. 859-291-7044. Covington.

SPORTS

Winter/Spring Meet, 1:10 p.m., Turfway Park, Free, except March 26. 859-371-0200; www.turfway.com. Florence.

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EDUCATION Word II, 6:30 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Learn to create letterhead, form letters, mailing lists, labels and a resume using a template. Free. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org.

Burlington.

EXERCISE CLASSES

Adventure Boot Camp for Women, 5:306:30 a.m., Heritage Academy, 7216 U.S. 42, Indoors.

Weekdays through March 11. Fitness instruction, nutritional counseling and motivational training. Ages 18 and up. $219$299 for four-week camp. Registration required. 513-407-4665; www.cincybootcamp.com. Florence.

FOOD & DRINK

Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m., Oakbrook Cafe, Free.

859-282-8570. Burlington.

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

Writers Group, 7 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Join local writing enthusiasts. Share work, and get feedback. Family friendly. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665.

Burlington.

Middle School Mondays, 3-4:30 p.m., Lents Branch Library, 3215 Cougar Path, Wii gaming and snacks. Teens ages 12 and up.

Family friendly. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Hebron.

Kids Night Out, 6:30-8 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Wii, board games, duct tape crafts and pizza.

Ages 8-12. Free. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859342-2665. Burlington.

Valentine PJ Party, 6:30 p.m., Florence Branch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Make valentine for someone special. Ages 2-5. Free.

Presented by Boone County Public Library.

859-342-2665. Florence.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Weight Loss Class, 5:30-6 p.m., Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, $30 per month, $20 per month with three month membership. First class free.

859-802-8965. Independence.

KARAOKE & OPEN MIC

Open Mic/College Night, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Mahogany’s Coffee House and Bar, 3715 Winston Ave., Musicians, singers, comedians, jugglers and spoken word. All ages. Dinner available at 6 p.m. Free. 859-261-1029.

Latonia.

LITERARY - CRAFTS

Wood Carvers, 7 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Explore craft of woodcarving with the River Valley Woodcarvers.

Presented by Boone County Public Library.

859-342-2665. Union.

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

Teen Tuesdays, 3-4:30 p.m., Lents Branch Library, 3215 Cougar Path, Xbox 360, Wii, snacks and more. Teens ages 12 and up.

Family friendly. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Hebron.

Play with Your Food, 6:30 p.m., Walton Branch Library, 21 S. Main St., Make the kitchen exciting again with wacky utensils and hands-on fun with food. Ages 6-11. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Walton.

RECREATION

Bridge, 12:30-3 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Open play. All ages. Free.

859-342-2665. Union.

Women’s Bridge, 10:30 a.m., Covington Art Club, 604 Greenup St., Kate Scudder House.

Bring lunch; drinks provided. $2. 859-4312543. Covington.

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EXERCISE CLASSES

Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., Step-N-Out Studio, $30 per month for unlimited classes; $10 drop-in, $5 class punch cards. 859-2912300. Covington.

HEALTH / WELLNESS

Weight Loss Class, 5:45-6:15 p.m., Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, $30 per month, $20 per month with three-month membership. First class free. 859-8028965. Lakeside Park.

Scoliosis/Posture Screening, 9 a.m.-noon, Homan Chiropractic Newport, 52 Carothers Road, Brief health questionnaire. Spinal and postural evaluation for scoliosis. Free. 859291-2225. Newport.

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

Chess Club, 7 p.m., Florence Branch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, All ages and levels. Instruction available. 859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org.

Florence.

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Crafts and Cocoa, 7 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Project: Marble Magnets. Bring photos or favorite tiny images. Ages 12-17. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Breakthroughs in Writing, 7 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Critique, share writing and publishing information and participate in writing exercises to get creativity flowing. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

Twitter, 10 a.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Share your thoughts with friends and make new friends on this short and sweet social networking site. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-3422665. Union.

Scooby Doo, 6:30 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Library mystery solving, Scooby snacks and music. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Epilepsy Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Florence, 4900 Houston Road, Share tips, mutual concerns, common issues, challenges and successes with other members. Ages 18 and up. Free. 513-7212905; www.cincinnatiepilepsy.org. Florence.

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EDUCATION Internet, 10 a.m., Florence Branch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Free. Level 2. Learn about search engines, keyword searching and more. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-3422665. Florence.

Excel Basics, 6:30 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Learn basics of Microsoft Excel 2007: How to sort a list, filter lists and numbers, create a pie chart and more. Free. Registration required. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859342-2665. Burlington.

LITERARY - LIBRARIES

‘Tween the Pages, 6:30 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Discussion of favorite books and video games. Ages 9-12.

Family friendly. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

RECREATION

Bridge, 12:30-3 p.m., Scheben Branch Library, Free. 859-342-2665. Union.

RECREATION

Wii for Adults, 1 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859-3422665. Burlington.

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PROVIDED

Cincinnati Opera hosts community performances of its first education touring production of the season, “This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price,” with soprano Adrienne Danrich, pictured. Performances are Feb. 12, 20 and 26. It is a musical tribute to Anderson and Price and the role music played during the Civil Rights Movement. The program is recommended for students in sixth through 12th grades, families and adults. Performances are 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Ave.; 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, 7080 Reading Road; at 1:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, 108 West Central Parkway; and at 6 p.m. Feb. 26, at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Cost $5 at the Freedom Center; other performances are free. Call 513-768-5562 or visit www.cincinnatiopera.org.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Triangle Toastmasters Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Campbell County Fiscal Court, 1098 Monmouth St., Become a confident, more effective speaker. Family friendly. Free. Presented by Triangle Toastmasters. Through March 29. 859-652-3348. Newport.

Time Traveler’s Club: Kentucky Junior Historical Society, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, Cemetery cleanups, historical ghost walks, interviewing local people and creating podcasts. Includes snacks. Grades 6-12. Presented by Boone County Public Library. 859342-2665. Burlington.

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ArtsWave presents its annual Sampler this year over six weekend days instead of just one weekend. The Arts Sampler of free arts events begins Saturday, Feb. 12 and runs Saturdays, Feb. 12, March 12, March 26, April 10 and April 23. Different neighborhoods and arts organizations are featured each Saturday. Saturday, Feb. 12, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, pictured, is one of the featured organizations. There will be backstage tours at 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Storyteller David Gonzalez is in "Aesop Bops!" at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for ages 4 and up; Creative Dramatics for Children (ages 4-12) is at 11:30 a.m. and Scene Shop Tours are at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. for all ages. For all events, visit www.theartswave.org/arts/sampler.

February 10, 2011

Florence Recorder

The type of love that shines the brightest Valentine’s Day was fast approaching. A handsome young man stood at a jewelry store counter.

In front of him, on a black velvet cloth, were three glittering stones. All were cut with precision and to the uneducated eye all three looked like diamonds.

Actually however, one was glass, one was zircon, and one was an elegant diamond.

The price range went from $75 to several thousand. Only a professional gemologist could immediate tell them apart.

They looked stunning but needed to be carefully distinguished – just as types of love need to be carefully distinguished as regards their value.

In fact, we can use the three stones before the young man to symbolize three possible kinds of love.

The faceted glass stone could represent a particular kind of love called “iflove.”

It’s the most common type of love. Of course, it glitters and glistens but it’s

not very valuable and easily scratched.

It has strings attached.

If-love is not love Father Lou at all. It’s Guntzelman s e l f - c e n Perspectives tered and offered only in exchange for something our alleged lover wants from us.

“If you put me first, meet my expectations and be what I want you to be; if you’re sexually fulfilling; if you overlook any kind of treatment from me, I’ll love you.”

So many ifs. So many strings attached. So much self-centeredness.

Many such fragile relationships crack and break apart after awhile.

Expectations eventually are not met, disillusionment sets in, and whatever we bartered away to get this ifonly love wasn’t enough.

What was thought to be genuine love turns into dis-

This unconditional love is rare among humans. Yet, this is the kind of love for which our hearts are desperately hunger. interest or hate.

Sometimes even parental love can be tainted by the “if” kind of love.

Whether its expectations are the too-strict demands of Tiger Mom, or the absence of needed discipline from Too Soft Moms, young children can become confused over whether they are truly loved at all.

The second stone, representing the second kind of love, could be called the “because” kind of love.

A person is still not loved for themselves but because of some quality they possess, something they have, or something they do. “I love you because you have such a beautiful body; because you’re rich, powerful, popular or wellknown.”

This kind of love gave

birth to the belief that “power, money and position are the greatest aphrodisiacs!” Of course, if we’re loved because of some thing or quality we have, what will happen if we lose it or someone else comes along with more of the lovable quality?

What happens when age takes away the quality, poor economic times deplete our resources, or an accident deforms our body?

If we can have an inkling that we are loved with a because-kind-of-love, insecurity results.

We stay on guard lest it appear we have lost the tenuous quality which endear us. We worry: “If the quality goes, will love go, too?”

The third stone, the brilliant diamond, symbolizes unconditional love. Colloquially we could call it “in spite of” kind of love.

There are no strings attached, no list of expectations, we do not deserve it or earn it – we just mysteriously receive it from the one loving us.

We are loved just

because the one loving us sees some great worth in us as a person.

We probably don’t even see it ourselves. We are irreplaceable to the one who loves us.

This is also the kind of love with which God loves us. It’s not because we’ve done everything right and earn it, but it comes from the heart of the one loving us.

This unconditional love is rare among humans. Yet, this is the kind of love for which our hearts are desperately hunger.

It is a very rare gem to find. Fortunate are those who experience it.

Victor Hugo stated well its importance: “The supreme happiness in life is the conviction of being loved for oneself, or, more correctly, being loved in spite of oneself.”

Father Lou Guntzelman is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Contact him at columns@ communitypress.com or P.O. Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH 45242.

Bridal shop opens Mark and Donna Snyder have opened Splendid Bridal at 7555 Mall Road across from Chipotle Mexican Grill in Florence.

The business sells bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, ring bearer tuxedos, mother’s dresses and other wedding items.

Co-owner Mark Snyder said the store that opened last month sells moderately priced bridal attire.

“We take the pressure off that often comes with a wedding and try to make it a fun experience,” he said.

Snyder said the husband-and-wife team has 22 years of combined experience in the wedding industry.

The store has five employees. Visit www. splendidbridal.com.

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Life

February 10, 2011

It’s a piece of cake to make your own Valentines I remember well my first box of Valentine’s candy.

I was 16 and my boyfriend, Jim, brought over two huge h e a r t shaped boxes of c a n d y from the drugstore.

O n e was, of Rita course, for and Heikenfeld me, the other Rita’s kitchen was for M o m .

Needless to say, Jim scored brownie points that day.

But he taught me a valuable lesson: Valentine’s Day is not just for sweethearts.

Cake pops

So trendy! Lots of specialty pastry makers have these for sale. You can make your own.

1 box favorite cake mix or homemade, baked according to directions

Favorite icing:

Think of combos you like with cake

For dipping:

Melted chocolate

To decorate:

Tiny candies

Let cake cool completely.

Break into pieces and, with a mixer or fork, crumble

COURTESY RITA HEIKENFELD

It’s easy to make food from the heart for your special Valentine.

COURTESY RITA HEIKENFELD

Some of Rita’s cake pops made especially for Valentine’s Day.

cake into fine crumbs.

Start adding icing, about 1 ⁄2 cup at a time. You’ll notice the more you mix the cake with the icing, the more moist it gets.

Add more icing depending upon how you like the finished pops – with a cakelike or creamy center.

(Make a small ball, about an inch or so. If it holds together, and it’s still a bit cake-like in texture, you can use it like that. For a more creamy texture, add a bit more icing. I like mine cake-like).

Put in freezer for an hour to get hard. Or refrigerate until very firm, a couple of hours.

(You can leave them in the fridge several days or in the freezer a couple of weeks at least).

Dip in melted chocolate and IMMEDIATELY sprinkle

on toppings before icing sets.

Insert on sucker sticks and put them into a foam base, covered with foil, etc.

Or put them into paper candy liners, or make individual gifts by wrapping each pop in a cellophane bag.

Store in fridge, covered.

Bring to room temperature before eating.

Even easier: Use doughnut holes instead of the cake. This is especially fun for the kids to do. I like to use glazed doughnut holes.

Optional but good: Substitute up to 1⁄4 cup of favorite liqueur for liquid used in cake mix, or add an extra dash of vanilla, some cinnamon, etc.

Chocolate-covered cherries

Rivals store bought!

Make as many, or as little, as you like.

I first tasted these when friend and colleague Perrin Rountree, an Anderson Township reader, brought me some.

1 jar l0 oz., maraschino cherries with stems Drain cherries very well for several hours. They must be dry for fondant to adhere.

Fast fondant

Not a true fondant, but an easy one. You’ll have fondant leftover. Freeze fondant up to a month.

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Make your own chocolate-covered cherries this Valentine’s Day. 12 oz. or so melted chocolate Mix butter and syrup, then mix in powdered sugar. It will look a bit dry but will come together as you knead it smooth.

If too soft to handle, chill for 15 minutes. (Mixture can also be made a week ahead and brought to room temperature).

Shape 1⁄2 to l teaspoon mixture around each cherry, fitting the fondant closely to the cherry, enclosing the base of the stem as well.

Roll in your palms to smooth fondant. Place on baking sheet and chill until firm. This is necessary for the chocolate to adhere.

Melt chocolate. Let cool a bit – chocolate will still be warm and very liquid. Dip cherry into chocolate.

Seal completely or juice could leak out. Place on sprayed baking sheet. Chill until firm.

To store: Store in tightly covered container in fridge.

Bring to room temperature before eating.

Tips from readers

Dairy-free chocolate chips: Read labels. Alexia

Kadish, a Loveland reader, cautions to read labels to make sure chips are dairyfree.

The recipe from a reader last week for dairy-free chocolate chip cookies called for chocolate chips.

Some are dairy-free; others are not; others may be dairy-free but processed in a plant that uses dairy.

As Alexia suggests, “A good way to locate chocolate chips without dairy is to look for the kosher label that has a tiny reference to ‘parve’ next to it.”

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‘D’ or ‘dairy’ will mean it could be possible that dairy is included. Thanks, Alexia!

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Roger L. Anderson, 44, alcohol intoxication at Turfway Rd., Jan. 14.

Timothy B. Shelton, 37, alcohol intoxication at 7718 U.S. 42, Jan. 13.

Matthew W. Roberts, 47, DUI at U.S. 42, Jan. 13.

Jimmie L. Lockhart Ii, 35, DUI at U.S. 42, Jan. 13.

Brandy N. Covey, 23, theft at 61 Spiral Dr., Jan. 12.

Chad L. Gibson, 33, possession of

controlled substance at 3020 Conrad Ln., Jan. 11.

Chad L. Gibson, 33, possession of controlled substance at Burlington Pk., Jan. 11.

John W. Peskin, 57, theft at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 14.

Tracy A. Fields, 43, alcohol intoxication at 8072 Steilen Dr., Jan. 14.

Bryan R. Carias-Morales, 20, disregarding traffic light at Dixie Hwy., Jan. 14.

Michael Castillo Jr., 50, alcohol intoxication at Dixie Hwy., Jan. 14.

Aaron S. Howard, 24, disorderly conduct at 7350 Turfway Rd., Jan. 15.

Michael J. Murphy, 25, alcohol intoxication at 8405 U.S. 42, Jan. 15.

Chas Lindemann, 24, DUI at Pleasant Valley Rd., Jan. 15.

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Tammy R. Seay, 38, theft at 6920 Burlington Pk., Jan. 15.

Jonathan T. Sharp, 20, theft at Mall Circle Rd., Jan. 15.

Martine Rodriguez, 41, alcohol intoxication at 7914 Dream St., Jan. 16.

Valintine Rivaz, 32, alcohol intoxication at 7914 Dream St., Jan. 16.

Erik A. Apolinar Duarte, 23, alcohol intoxication at 9 Lexington Ave., Jan. 16.

Mercier M. Doucette, 20, theft at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 20.

Shannon R. Lucas, 40, receiving stolen property at 7130 New Buffington, Jan. 20.

Joshua S. Massey, 28, receiving stolen property at 7130 New Buffington, Jan. 20.

Amanda L. Moore, 23, receiving stolen property at 7130 New Buffington, Jan. 20.

Shawntella M. Calsbeck, 35, theft at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 19.

Mark A. Bright, 45, operating on suspended license at U.S. 42, Jan. 19.

Kyle J. Kerinuk, 22, theft at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 19.

Brendalee Travis, 43, DUI, reckless driving at Oakbrook Rd. and Promontory Dr., Dec. 8.

Bret S. Handahl, 36, alcohol intoxication in a public place at 1119 Boone Aire Rd., Jan. 17.

Gregorio Mendoza, 30, alcohol intoxication in a public place at 1000 Mount Zion Rd., Jan. 9.

Ruben Arechar Ruiz, 31, DUI at 15329 Lebanon-Crittenden Rd., Jan. 9.

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Daniel J. Hughes, 50, alcohol intoxication in a public place at 8825 U.S. 42, Jan. 11.

Samantha K. Naegele, 22, operating a motor vehicle on a supended operator’s license, giving an officer a false name or address at I-75 northbound, Jan. 13.

Somer R. Naegele, 20, operating a motor vehicle on a supended operator’s license at I-75 northbound, Jan. 13.

Joshua E. Denny, 22, possession of marijuana at 9961 Camp Ernst Rd., Jan. 13.

Jedawn S. Brown, 27, seconddegree fleeing/evading police, improper passing at I-75 northbound, Jan. 14.

Christopher A. Schaeffer, 26, firstdegree possession of a controlled substance, alcohol intoxication in a public place at Peoples Ln., Jan. 14.

Terri Veigl, 51, DUI, reckless driving at Dixie Hwy. and Richwood Rd., Jan. 14.

Pamela L. Johnson, 42, first-degree promoting contraband, possession of a controlled substance at 3000 Conrad Ln., Jan. 15.

Sherri L. Hardin, 29, DUI at I-75 northbound, Jan. 17.

Stephon J. Fountain, 27, careless driving, operating on suspended or revoked license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia at Val Court Dr./Limaburg Rd., Jan. 6.

Casey L. Spoonamore, 21, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia at Third Street, Jan. 6.

Mark A. Parsons, 33, reckless driving, no operators license, DUI at Burlington Pike at Limaburg, Rd., Jan. 6.

Samantha Jo Reffitt, 21, possession of marijuana at Big Bone Lick Rd., Jan. 3.

Adam Traversa, 23, possession of marijuana at Big Bone Lick Rd., Jan. 3.

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Victim’s credit card stolen and used multiple times at 6301 Remington Cv., Jan. 10.

Subject tried to write a fraudulent check at 195 Mary Grubbs Hwy., Jan. 11.

Subject tried to write a fraudulent check at 2832 Verona Mudlick Rd., Jan. 14.

Fraudulent use of credit card at Catalina Dr., Dec. 31.

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Victim threatened by subject with violence at 1412 Boone Aire Rd., Jan. 11.

Victim threatened by subject with violence at 194 Villa Dr., Jan. 12.

Terroristic threatening, third degree at 6494 Westland Dr., Jan. 5.

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Shoplifting at 61 Spiral Dr., Jan. 12.

Identity stolen at 3116 Piney Creek Cir., Jan. 11.

Shoplifting at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 14.

Shoplifting at 8635 William Haines Dr., Jan. 14.

Vehicle stolen at 7350 Turfway Rd., Jan. 15.

Shoplifting at 6920 Burlington Pk., Jan. 14.

Jewelry stolen at 7500 Turfway Rd., Jan. 15.

Shoplifting at 6000 Mall Rd., Jan. 15.

Shoplifting at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 20.

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Vehicle stolen at 7483 Lenore Ln., Jan. 19.

Shoplifting at 7625 Doering Dr., Jan. 19.

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Gas stolen at 7601 Industrial Rd., Jan. 19.

Subject tried to steal goods from Kroger at 1751 Patrick Dr., Jan. 11.

Victim’s livestock stolen at Bullitsville Rd., Dec. 27.

Victim’s identity stolen at 3066 Oxford Ter., Jan. 10.

Victim’s identity stolen at Piney Creek Cir., Jan. 11.

Property stolen from cell phone tower at 10999 Dixie Hwy., Jan. 14.

Items stolen from construction site at 3326 Mary Teal Ln., Jan. 17.

Money stolen from Jimmy John’s at 7921 Mall Rd., Jan. 4.

Items stolen from office building at 6905 Burlington Pk., Jan. 10.

Theft of motor vehicle registaration plate at 2300 Global Way, Jan. 7.

Automobiles stolen at 246 Greenlawn Ave., Jan. 7.

Items stolen at 166 Owl Overlook, Jan. 7.

Construction/industrial equipment stolen at 7960 Kentucky Dr., Jan. 6.

Items stolen at 2012 Falling Water Ln., Jan. 6.

Items stolen at 99 Center St., Jan. 5.

Items stolen at Streamside Dr., Jan. 3.

Firearms stolen at 10512 Killarney Dr., Jan. 5.

Jewelry stolen at 6267 Woodcrest Dr., Jan. 5.

Shoplifting, consumable goods stolen at 2975 Litton Ln., Jan. 4.

Credit cards stolen at 6332 Hampton Ridge Rd., Jan. 4.

Construction/industrial equipment stolen at Wysteria Village Dr., Jan. 3.

Automobiles stolen at 1608 Greens Edge Dr., Jan. 3.

Firearms stolen at 12500 Bender Rd., Jan. 2.

Purse, money and other items stolen at 10020 Demia Way, Jan. 1.

Items stolen at 10756 Calle Victoria, Jan. 1.

Electronics stolen at 7193 Solomon Rd., Dec. 29.

Jewelry stolen at 9127 Royal Oak Ln., Dec. 29.

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Computer hardware/software stolent at 215 Mary Grubbs Hwy., Dec. 29.

Jewelry stolen at 9127 Royal Oak Ln., Dec. 29.

Theft by unlawful taking at 4990 Houston Road, Dec. 29.

Theft by unlawful taking at 11 Shenandoah Drive, Jan. 3.

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William Franklin “Frank” Addington, 59, of Latonia, died Feb. 2, 2011, at Indiana University Healthcare, Indianapolis. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Treasure Hunters Club and enjoyed finding coins with his metal detector.

His mother, Gertrude Addington, died previously.

Survivors include his father, William F. Addington of Latonia; wife, Julia Addington; sons, Joshua Addington and Zachary Addington of Latonia; brothers, Tommy Addington of Ludlow, Russell Addington of Covington, Kenny Addington of Latonia and Randall Addington and James Addington of Florence; sisters, Helen Strange of Independence, Jennifer Lykins of Florence and Rebecca Sammons of Covington; and two grandchildren.

Memorials: Indiana University Foundation Transplant, IU Foundation, P.O. Box 660245, Indianapolis, IN 46266. Indicate “In memory of William ‘Frank’ Addington.”

Anne Herricks Clarke

Anne Herricks Clarke, 78, of Covington, died Jan. 31, 2011, at Providence Pavilion Health Care, Covington. She was a homemaker and former owner/operator of Joseph Clarke & Company, Covington.

Her husband, Joseph E. Clarke, died previously.

Survivors include sons, Joseph E. Clarke Jr. of Mariemont, Ohio, Stephen Clarke of Bridgetown, Ohio, Andrew Clarke of Columbia, Md., Lawrence Clarke of Covington, David Clarke of Florence, Dan Clarke of Fort Thomas and Mike Clarke of Covington; daughters, Beth Mersch of Vience, Va., Joyce O’Neill of Kingsport, Tenn., and Sarah Hanna of Northside, Ohio; and 21 grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.

Memorials: St. Benedict Church, 338 E. 17th St., Covington, KY 41014 or Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock, AR 72202.

James Crutchleo

James William Crutchleo, 64, of Covington, died Jan. 30, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. He was a singer and performed at local benefits.

Survivors include son, Edward Crutchleo of Florence; daughters, Addie Crutchleo of Ludlow and Allison Vormbrock of Independence; sisters, Dottie Slaton of Iowa and Margie Moore of Ohio; and four grandchildren.

Burial was at Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.

Memorials: James Crutchleo Memorial Fund, c/o Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, 917 Main St., Covington, KY 41011.

Robert ‘Bob’ Hamilton

Robert W. “Bob” Hamilton, 91, formerly of Verona, died Feb. 2, 2011, in Alamogordo, N.M. He managed the Hinton-Turner Funeral Home in Paris, Ky., from 1943-47, and was the retired owner/funeral director of Hamilton Funeral Home in Alamogordo, N.M. He received the “Citizen of the Year Award” from the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce in 1984 and was a Kentucky Colonel.

His wife, Katherine, and his brother died previously.

Survivors include his nephews, James Hamilton of Orlando, Fla., R. C. Hutchinson of Catlin, Ohio, Jack Hutchinson of Austin, Texas, and Richard Hutchinson of Limo, Ohio; nieces, Karen Hamilton LaRosa of Florence and Joan McCarty of Robinson, Ill.; great-niece, Melody Richards of Verona; and sister-inlaw, Ellena Hamilton of Verona.

Internment was at Monte Vista Cemetery, Alamogordo, N.M.

Deanna Cole Kieffer

Deanna Cole Kieffer, 73, of Florence, died Feb. 2, 2011, at Florence Park Care Center. She was an avid reader, loved all animals and enjoyed gardening and cooking.

Her husband, Martin Kieffer, died previously.

Survivors include her daughters, Gina Werner of Madison, Ind., and Debbie Kieffer of Erlanger; sons, Mark Kieffer of Friendship, Ind., and Greg Kieffer of Napoleon, Ind.; five grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.

Interment was in New Marion Cemetery, Holton, Ind.

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David Richard Lynn

David Richard Lynn, 64, of Demossville, died Feb. 1, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. He was a fork lift driver for L’Oreal, Florence, and served in the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, swimming, gardening and playing darts and poker.

A brother, Estel Louis Lynn, died previously. Survivors include his wife, Robin Crupper Lynn; daughters, Cassie O’Brien of Louisville, Susan Spray of Dry Ridge and Hope Wilson of Demossville; sons, Scott Lynn of Gainesville, Va., and Albert Lynn of Elsmere; sister, Melinda Tanner of Florence; brother, Greg Lynn of Florence; and 14 grandchildren.

Gerald McDonald

Gerald E. “Jerry” McDonald, 70, of Florence, died Jan. 30, 2011, at his home. He was an upholsterer at Ficks Reed.

His father, Eugene McDonald, and sister, Patricia Bunting, died previously. Survivors include his mother, Mary Jo McDonald of Florence; niece, Debbie Bolton of Erlanger; and great-nephews, Michael Triguero and Matthew Triguero, both of Erlanger.

Burial was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.

Ross C. Owens Jr.

Ross C. Owens Jr., 92, of Crestview Hills, formerly of Kenton Hills, died Jan. 30, 2011, at Villaspring of Erlanger.

He was a retired certified public accountant for Lawyers Title Co. and a former CPA for General Tire Co. and Witt Mers & Co., all in Cincinnati. He was a compiler for Mid States Theater Co., Cincinnati, and former owner/operator of Ross C. Owens Jr. CPA Service. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

His wife, Edythe Newkirk Owens, died previously.

Survivors include son, Ross C. “Col.” Owens III of Fort Mitchell and Robert “Rob” Owens of Florence; daughter, Barbara Owens Hite of Redwood, Miss., and Brenda Owens Anthony of Anderson Township, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Madison Avenue Christian Church, Book of Remembrance, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, KY 41011 or Mid South Memphis Chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society, 6655 Quince Road, No. 114, Memphis, TN 38119.

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Troy ‘Junior’ Rose

Troy “Junior” Rose, 65, of Union, died Feb. 3, 2011, at his residence.

He was a machinist for D.C. Morrison in Covington for 33 years and a member of Community Family Church. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, golfing, playing cards at his nephew’s home in Union and working on lawn mowers.

His wife, Janice Ann Rose; a brother, Larry Rose; and a son-inlaw, Dennis Keen, died previously.

Survivors include his daughters, Tonya Armstrong and Vicky Harden of Union; brothers, Shirley Rose, Raymond Rose, Nolan Rose, all of Jackson County, and Garnett Rose of Union; sisters, Roberta Bays of Burlington, Lou Jean Rose and Novella Toyler, both of Jackson County; and five grandchildren.

Lora Audrey Smith

Lora Audrey Smith, 85, of Florence, died Feb. 1, 2011, at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and cooking.

Her husband, Aaron Smith, and two grandchildren, Lee Rose and Joshua Smith, died previously.

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Elizabeth “Betty” Mendell, 68, of Florence, died Jan. 31, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Florence.

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Entombment was in Shrine of Memorial Mausoleum, Connersville, Ind.

Martha D. Baker Murray, 85, of Florence, died Jan. 23, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Florence. She was a retired home aide for United Home Care and a member of Sand Run Baptist Church and the Beaver Lick Chapter of the Eastern Star.

Her former husband, Orville Clarence Baker; and husband, Melvin Roy Murray, died previously.

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Piper describes brush with death Few nonfiction books open with a phrase like, “I died on January 18, 1989.”

But that’s exactly how Don Piper began his book, “90 Minutes in Heaven – A True Story of Death and Life.”

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His message is simple – We can have a better life now and an eternal life someday through faith in Jesus Christ.

“90 Minutes in Heaven,” first released in hardback in 2004, has sold more than 4.5 million copies, 1.4 million in the first month alone.

It has remained on the New York Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list for more than four years.

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Kaiser of Cincinnati; sons, Edward Vicars of Southgate, Scott Vicars of Fort Wright, Keith Vicars of Taylor Mill and Kevin Vicars of Walton; daughters, Pamela Vicars Ernest of Edgewood and Deborah Vicars Rogers of Dry Ridge; 23 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Independence Cemetery.

Sharlyn Rose Smith

Sharlyn Rose Smith, 64, of Florence, died Jan. 31, 2011.

She was a member of Faith Christian Center, Park Hills, active in Women’s Ministries and ministered internationally. She enjoyed gardening and quilting.

Her father, Ben Wesley Smith Sr., died previously.

Survivors include her husband, Will Smith; daughters, Kristin Wallace and Darla Sullivan; sons, Matthew Smith and Troy Smith; mother, Velma Jo Anderson Smith; sister, Nannette Strickland; brothers, Joe Eric Smith and Ben Wesley Smith Jr.; and seven grandchildren.

Burial was in Smith Family Cemetery, Carrollton.

Memorials: Isaiah House of Mexico Missions, c/o Faith Christian Center, 1101 Amsterdam Road, Park Hills, KY 41011.

Rick L. Stamper

Rick L. Stamper, 53, of Florence, died Feb. 1, 2011.

He was a product service technician for Ticona, Florence.

His wife, Karen Stamper, died previously.

Survivors include his sister, Linda Rottenberger; nieces, Tracie Hall and Christine Dodge; and nephews, Todd Stamper, Tim Stamper, David Rottenberger and Marques McNiese.

Burial was in Rice Cemetery, Union.

Memorials: ALS Association, 1275 K St. NW, Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20005.

Myrtle L. Vicars

Myrtle L. Vicars, 70, of Falmouth, formerly of Covington, died Jan. 27, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Florence.

Her parents, Joseph I. and Anna M. Balz Kaiser; sister, Alvera Kaiser McMillan; and a grandson, Paul Anthony Vicars, died previously.

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Joseph Anthony Wurzelbacher, 86, of Florence, formerly of Cincinnati, died Jan. 31, 2011, at St. Elizabeth.

He was a retired inspector for General Electric and a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.

His wife, Donna; sisters, Helen, Florence, Rosemary, Ruth, Marian and Janet; and brothers, Irvin, LeRoy and Clifford, died previously.

Survivors include son, Steven Wurzelbacher; daughter, Janis Marx; and four grandchildren.

Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.

Memorials: Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 or AMVETS National Service Foundation, 4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706.

Florence man to serve as legislative ‘watchdog’ The Northern Kentucky Tea Party is sending Ray Hartke of Florence to act as its watchdog in Frankfort.

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Hartke also worked as a public relations consultant for the Northern Kentucky Committee to Elect Rand Paul.

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