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By Amanda Joering Alley ajoering@nky.com
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Festival fun Above: Leah Meyer (left) and Ella Meyer enjoy some pretzels at St. Thomas's festival Saturday, July 11. Left: Vince Bonhaus (left) and John Horan perform at the St. Thomas Festival. For more photos see A2.
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Hayden declining donations By Chris Mayhew cmayhew@nky.com
Mark Hayden announced his intention to seek re-election as a Campbell County Fiscal Court Commissioner with the caveat that he will not accept any campaign donations. Hayden, R-Wilder, has been one of the elected commissioner for District 1 on Fiscal Court since 2005. There are three elected commissioners and an elected judge-executive on the Fiscal Court. Taking money from people for a campaign didn’t feel right especially when people are hurting in the current economic climate, Hayden said. “I just think in these difficult economic times we should come together as a community,” Hayden said. Hayden, who has worked for Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald for 23 years in complex business litigation, said he’s been fortunate enough that he can afford to finance his own campaign. “But more importantly, I would prefer to encourage people to donate money to charity rather than my campaign,” he said. Hayden said he sees it as part
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of his role in county leadership to encourage giving to charity. Hayden said in his news r e l e a s e announcing his Hayden re-election bid, he’s proud that during his time in office the Fiscal Court has maintained balanced budgets with no tax increase. There have been tax increases, but Hayden said he does not consider the annual 4 percent increase in revenue the Fiscal Court takes each year a tax increase. It’s a cost of living increase, Hayden said. “What you’re doing is keeping up with inflation,” he said. Hayden said he is pleased that the Fiscal Court has now finished with a new comprehensive plan, and big capital projects including a new jail, county administration and health clinic building, and adding Hawthorne Crossing near Alexandria to the county’s park system. Completing the capital projects will allow the county to focus on other areas of the budget and working to save money, he said.
Hayden’s charities: Campbell County Fiscal Court Commissioner Mark Hayden said his charities of choice he’s considering having fundraiser events for instead of campaign fundraisers include the Wounded Warrior Project and charities that serve the needy in the local community. The Woulded Warrior Project is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission that includes organizing assistance and raising awareness of severely injured military service members. Hayden said he also wants to identifying means to stimulate the economy. That includes working with the Campbell County Economic Progress Authority and TriED (the Tri-County Economic Development Corporation) to continue to pursue new businesses and tax incentives to attract businesses and jobs. “I think we’ve accomplished a lot as a Fiscal Court,” Hayden said. “I want to continue to balance the budget, keep taxes low, and encourage economic development.” Hayden lives in Wilder with his wife Denise and their sons John, Ryan and Chad.
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Whether it’s a meeting, party, rehearsal dinner or anything in between, Vito’s Cafe offers patrons a unique musical experience for a variety of events. Vito’s, located on Highland Avenue in Fort Thomas, offers a variety of dishes, served by professionally trained singers who serve as the cafe’s entertainment. For those interested in learning more about Vito’s, Micah Paldino of PB&J Public Relations, Branding and Jabber and Ron Shuller’s Creative Images Photography are hosting an evening of hor d’oeuvres and champagne from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 23. Paldino said the goal of the event is to raise awareness about the space the cafe has available for special events. “Vito’s Cafe is the special destination for many types of occasions, birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings, Christmas parties, rehearsal dinners, weddings, and your special evening out on the town,” said owner Vito Ciepiel. Along with dishes that include many Italian classics, patrons are also entertained by the cafe’s staff throughout their meal. “It would be an understatement to say that the singing servers add a touch of class,” said owner Mary Ciepiel. “Throughout the course of the meal the singers rise the to occasion belting out Broadway show tunes, opera ballads and jazz standards.” Arlene Shuller, who does public relations for her husband Ron Shuller’s photography business, said she loves Vito’s because it is so unique. “(Vito’s) is just too much of a secret and too many people don’t know about it,” Arlene Shuller said. “We thought it would be great to pair up with them to show off the place and all the options they have.” The event is open to anyone interested in attending, and RSVPs can be made to Micah Paldino at micahpaldino@gmail.com or 513668-7676. For more information about Vito’s Cafe visit www. vitoscafe.com. For more information about Ron Shuller’s Creative Images Photography visit www.weddingsandmore.com.
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