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Sorrell’s memorial honored By Jason Brubaker
Pool weather
With temperatures still up there pools are often still where it is at in terms of fun time. See a gallery of summer fun in life section this sweek. LIFE, B1
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Miles Simpson is ready for the field after spending last season red shirted for the University of Kentucky. The Recorder sports team catches up Simpson, and his former coach Jeff Marksberry, in this week’s sports section. SPORTS, A6
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ERLANGER - With everything Kelsey Sorrell stood for, Tim Duncan knows his niece would definitely approve of the fund in her name. “Kelsey loved her family and friends, and she loved being around kids,” said Duncan. “So we’ve tried to carry that on, and I know she’d be proud of it.” The Kelsey Ann Sorrell Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is set to host their fourth annual Golf Outing on July 30, was set up shortly after she was killed in a January 2008 car accident. Sorrell, who had just finished her first semester at the University of Kentucky, attended St. Henry Elementary School and Notre Dame Academy, where she played basketball. “We were with her parents when the accident happened, and when we all got the news, it was the worst day of our lives,” said Duncan. “She was such a great kid.” Duncan said Sorrell’s father, Steve, who is the freshmen basketball coach at Covington Catholic, suggested they get together a golf tournament to raise money in Kelsey’s name, wanting a tournament where husbands and wives could play together.
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Best friends
Kyra Renner, 9 of Independence, tries to make her dog, Frank, a Great Dane who is deaf, pay attention while she feeds him treats. Frank won First place in Effort at the obedience contest. For more Beast Bash photos go to page A2.
Discover deals at Whatchamacallit Sale By Regan Coomer
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INDEPENDENCE Part flea market, part craft show and part yard sale, the city s Second Annual Whatchamacallit Sale is the perfect place for any bargain hunter. The 2011 sale will be held at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in Independence s Memorial Park, Jack Woods Parkway. Last year s sale was made up of crafters, vendors and even residents, said Independence Recreation Director Nita Brake. Merchandise up for grabs included DVDs, school supplies, handmade jewelry and more. It s open to anybody that s why we call it the Whatchamacallit Sale, she said. It s a great way
Interested vendors/crafters/ residents should contact Recreation Director Nita Brake to secure a space at the Aug. 13 Whatchamacallit Sale. Cost is $25 per vendor space, an approximate 20-by-30 foot area. Vendors must provide their own tables, chairs, tents, etc. The event will take place rain or shine. The sale is free to shoppers. For more information, call 356-5302 or visit cityofindependence.org to get rid of things you don t use anymore. The sale features space for about 25 vendors/residents, Brake said. Currently there are less than 10 spaces are available. At $25 each, it s easy for sellers to make
Couple wins $15K engagement ring
Scavenger hunt leads to prize, proposal on bended knee By Amanda Joering Alley ajoering@nky.com
There are wedding bells in the future for Southgate residents Amanda Bardo and Kevin Kubiak, winners of a $15,000 diamond engagement ring during the James Free Jewelers Diamond Dash. The couple participated in the contest, which consisted of a scavenger hunt through downtown Cincinnati, with about 500 other people on July 16. “We were sitting there after the scavenger hunt, and our cell phone rang,” Bardo said. “We knew it was them calling to tell us we won, and we just looked at each other and started screaming.”
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Kevin Kubiak and Amanda Bardo pose for a picture after winning at $15,000 diamond ring in the James Free Jewelers Diamond Dash July 16. Bardo, a Highlands High School graduate originally from Fort Thomas, has been in a relationship with Kubiak, a Simon Kenton High School teacher origi-
nally from Taylor Mill, for about two years. “We worked for the same company and we just crossed paths,” Kubiak said. “We started hanging
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a profit, Brake said. More people come to sales that have multiple vendors. You get more traffic that way, she said. Admission is free for shoppers, Brake said. You never can tell what bargains you may find, she said. Proceeds of the event go toward the city s recreation programs, which is a big help, Brake said. With the economic times we re in, it s hard to get sponsors so we have to think outside of the box to raise money, she said, adding that shoppers are helping two-fold by stopping by the Whatchamacallit Sale. You re helping the people that are selling and you re also helping the city a little bit too.
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out and have been together since.” Bardo said she heard about the Diamond Dash on the radio and thought it would be fun. So she entered an essay about her and Kubiak’s relationship and was chosen to participate. After winning the ring, in front of hundreds of strangers, Kubiak got on one knee and proposed. Now, the couple is getting to work planning a wedding sometime next summer. “She’s getting the ball rolling, I just shake my head a lot,” Kubiak said. Bardo said she’s starting the planning process off slowly, still working on nailing down an exact date. “We’re still in the midst of showing off the ring and announcing our engagement to our family and friends,” Bardo said. “Right now we’re just kind of having fun with it.”