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Covington purchases former IRS Center for $20.5 million Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Florence Christian Church opened an emergency shelter this past winter. People experiencing homelessness are given yoga mats and blankets to use for their stay. PROVIDED/FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
NKY’s homeless fi nd a new refuge in the suburbs After a local man froze to death, a Florence church opened Boone County’s fi rst emergency shelter
“The size and value of this site and its potential for development awards Covington the chance to reshape the very identity and economics of the city long into its future.” Joe Meyer
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Marc Miller, 60, often walked to the Florence Christian Church. The staff welcomed him, brewed coffee for him and gave him shampoo and a towel to use in their community shower open to all. But, then his visits stopped. “I’m going, ‘where’s Mark? Haven’t seen Mark in a while,” said the church’s communications coordinator Melissa Stephens. “Someone said — ‘oh, he died.’” Police found Miller, who had been experiencing homelessness, behind the Big Lots building in Florence after a chilly April 2018 night that dipped into the low 30s, Boone County Coroner Missy Rittinger told The Enquirer. “Not only is it bad to sleep when it’s cold,” Stephens said. “It’s life-threatening.” In January, Stephens launched Boone County’s fi rst emergency shelter to give people a place to sleep shielded from extreme weather. It’s the fi rst Northern Kentucky shelter to open outside of the four that operate within Kenton County.
The City of Covington recently agreed to buy the former Internal Revenue Service property for $20.5 million, according to a press release from the city. The IRS Center, which sits between Third and Fourth Streets in Covington, was once home to over 1,8000 processing center jobs. Now, the city will demolish and develop the 23-acre site. The IRS closed the facility last September, ceasing operations after 52 years. “It would be diffi cult to exaggerate the magnitude of this opportunity,” Covington Mayor Joe Meyer said in the release. “The size and value of this site and its potential for development awards Covington the chance to reshape the very identity and economics of the city long into its future.”
Melissa Stephens is the communication coordinator at Florence Christian Church. In January she launched Boone County’s fi rst emergency shelter to give people a place to sleep shielded from extreme weather. It’s the fi rst Northern Kentucky shelter to open outside of the four that operate within Kenton County. ALEX MARTIN/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
The church’s emergency shelter: ❚ Opens at 9 p.m. on extreme weather nights. ❚ Closes at 6 a.m. when guests leave. ❚ Holds up to 20 individuals. In 2019, Covington offi cials told The Enquirer they felt burdened by its cluster of homeless shelters being the only shelter service in Northern Kentucky. Offi cials from the region’s largest city
faced scrutiny over its proposed homeless shelter regulations which were revised and signed into law in February. When asked, Stephens told The Enquirer she doesn’t worry about something like that happening in Florence, primarily because their primary designation is a church. See HOMELESS, Page 2A
The Covington City Commissioners recently called an emergency meeting and later voted to approve purchase in a 3-1 vote, according to the release. Commissioner Denny Bowman was the sole nay vote, Communications Manager Dan Hassert Told The Enquirer. Commissioner Shannon Smith was out of town on business and unable to attend. The city called the emergency meeting to meet the deadline for the General Services Administration, an independent agency of the U.S. government which facilitated the sale, according to the release. See COVINGTON, Page 2A
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NKY offi cials: order takeout to support businesses in midst of novel coronavirus Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
You won’t be able to sit and dine in your favorite Northern Kentucky eatery due to novel coronavirus concerns. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday morning that dine-in options at restaurants will cease after 5 p.m. But, since takeout and deliver is still an option, Northern Kentucky offi cials encouraged residents to grab a to-go order of their favorite sub or dish to support businesses. Beshear is a Democrat, but — like his Ohio GOP counterpart Mike DeWine — he earned praise from both parties. Kenton County Judge-Executive Kris Knochelmann, a Republican, told The Enquirer he planned to order the same amount of food from local restaurants as he did pre-pandemic to support the establishments. “From all the experts’ opinions, it seems like (Gov. Beshear) is doing the right thing,” Knochelmann said. “He’s not overreacting.”
Homeless Continued from Page 1A
“Well, we’re a church. We’re never going to be a shelter shelter,” Stephens said. “What we’re doing is providing an emergency response.” The Florence Christian Church emergency shelter sits at 300 Main St. in Florence. The church gets a lot of foot traffi c, Stephens said. Within a fi ve minute walk there are apartments, the Church of Scientology of Greater Cincinnati, a childcare center and a hardware store. Florence is Northern Kentucky’s second-largest city, home to just over 32,000 people. It was also the second most common Northern Kentucky city where people experiencing homelessness in the region had their last stable home, according to a report from the Northern Kentucky Homelessness Working Group. That group is made up of organizations that provide services to people experiencing homelessness in Northern Kentucky. About 1,500 people experienced homelessness in the counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell between July 2018 and June 2019, according to that report. Stephens strolled along the perimeter of the church’s indoor gym where a preschool class had just fi nished a round of play. .
Inside the dining room at Parlor on Seventh restaurant in Covington. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday morning that dine-in options at restaurants will cease after 5 p.m. But, since takeout and deliver is still an option, Northern Kentucky officials encouraged residents to grab a to-go order of their favorite sub or dish to support businesses. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER
Boone County’s Republican JudgeExecutive Gary Moore also agreed with the governor’s decision, adding that
“we do not want to look back and say we should have done more.” “These are unprecedented times and
The gym is kind of a community hub, Stephens explained. She told The Enquirer how Boy Scout Troops practiced survival skills, Special Olympic and a soccer skills group perfected their techniques and others dribbled basketballs in friendly matches The shelter opens on extreme weather nights, ones in which the temperature is expected to drop below 10 degrees or if there’s going to be a fl urry of snow and ice, Stephens said. It won’t be open in summer because a summer camp uses the space, Stephens said. On the three nights it’s been open so far, she called the nearby library and food kitchen to spread the word that the shelter would be open. So far, about seven people spent the night at the gym during three cold December nights. The Covington-based Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky staff and other volunteers greet guests, distribute yoga mats, blankets, water, coff ee, and, when it’s available, a snack. One staff member and two volunteers stay with the guests overnight, Stephens said. At 6 a.m., the guests leave, and staff sanitizes the room. The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky had a hand in organizing the shelter’s fi rst winter. Stephens said it all came together after a call with Kim Webb, the Executive Director of the Northern Kentucky Emergency Shelter. “I said ‘I’ve never said this out loud, but I’d like to open our gym this winter,’”
said Stephens. “When I said it out loud to Kim, that got the ball rolling.” Stephens contacted Boone County, the City of Florence, law enforcement, the fi re department, and their Main Street neighbors. “We have had an amazingly gracious response,” Stephens said. Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore said the Florence Christian Church is an example of the kinds of partnerships Boone County needs to develop its “homeless strategy.” “I am very grateful to Florence Christian Church, the entire faith community and other non-profi t organizations for their service to our homeless population,” Moore said. Anyone who wants to donate to the church’s emergency shelter can call 859647-5000 ext. 1 or email FCCinfo@fl orencechristian.org. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Anonymous donors
we should take every precaution to protect human lives,” Moore said. Campbell County Judge-Executive Steve Pendery did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Brent Cooper, president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, urged residents to continue to order takeout to support local restaurants. He added that he hoped to see more coronavirus responses, such as unemployment relief, a cut to payroll taxes and low-interest loan opportunities for small businesses. “Small businesses are the backbone of our community, and we can all play a role in helping them, their employees, and each other, get through this,” Cooper said. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on twitter at @JFair_Reports.
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Covington Continued from Page 1A
It could take up to three years to prepare the site for its future, according to the release. Covington hired Atlanta-based architecture and design fi rm Cooper Carry to create a conceptualization for what the site could be. The concepts released in July 2019 included: ❚ A mixture of uses and outdoor spaces. ❚ A walkable and drivable street grid. ❚ Enhanced connections to the Ohio River.
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‘Real Life’ or ‘Wheel Life?’
Newport start-up pitching luxury tiny homes on foundations Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Tiny homes on wheels are still popular with patrons of the small-living movement. Over half of Americans said they would consider living in a home that’s less than 600 square feet, according to a 2018 survey by the National Association of Home Builders. But the minimalist lifestyle isn’t for everyone. It can force people to make compromises like using a compost toilet and water tank instead of a much more convenient fl ush toilet hooked up to standard plumbing. In addition, many people crave the benefi ts of a small house with less maintenance but still want the amenities of a traditional home, said Natalie Gregory, founder and CEO of Newportbased Wheel Life Tiny Homes. That’s where Real Life Tiny Homes fi ts in, according to Gregory, who launched the business last summer as a sister company to Wheel Life, which has been building tiny homes on trailers since 2016. RealLife specializes in designing and building hand-crafted, luxury homes with footprints smaller than 1,000 square feet built on foundations ranging from concrete slabs to full basements. The houses come with all the features of a traditional home, including connections to standard utilities and yards where homeowners can garden or run around with their dogs, said Gregory, a Goshen native who graduated from Thomas More University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. The Real Life concept is catching on fast, attracting interest from a wide variety of potential buyers, including millennials, fi rst-time homebuyers and seniors looking to downsize, Gregory said. “The demand has been overwhelming,” she said. “I have a list of about 200 individuals who are interested. I can only imagine where this is going to go.” Gregory and her partners - Hal Pendleton, Charlie Pond and Rob and Sarah
Hap Pendleton and Charlie Pond of Real Life pose for a portrait outside their sustainable luxury home in Newport, Kentucky, on Feb. 18. These homes have the same footprint as tiny homes on wheels, but are sold to people who want a permanent home with all the amenities of a traditional house. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER
Steiner - are nearly fi nished with their fi rst model home in a community in Newport. They’re not taking orders yet, but once the houses hit the market they’ll start at about $149,000, Gregory said. That doesn’t include the cost of the land, which the buyer will have to purchase separately. But that gives Real Life homeowners some advantages, Gregory said. Tiny houses built on trailers are technically vehicles and depreciate in value just like a car would over time. By comparison, a tiny home built on a foundation will build equity over the years, she said. Homes with foundations are also easier to fi nance and are also more likely to avoid zoning regulations that prohibit homes on wheels in many areas, she added.
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Meet Kentucky’s Thomas Massie, one of Congress’ most unusual members Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
GARRISON, Ky. – Inventor. Blogger. Father. Off -the-grid farmer. Believer in the “deep state” and raw milk. Oh, and Congressman. Thomas Massie holds many titles. Which makes him hard to explain. Sometimes people talk about the off -the-grid house he built, one powered by solar panels that in turn feed into a salvaged battery from a wrecked Tesla. Some look at his biography: A Massachusetts Institute of Technologyeducated engineer who invented a device to give computer users a sense of touch. He started the company with his high school sweetheart, who is also an MIT-educated engineer Some people know him from his viral moments. He once told a CNN anchor he’s a believer in the “deep state.” He made headlines again when he told former Secretary of State John Kerry during a climate change hearing that Kerry’s political science degree was “not really science.” His attempt to legalize raw milk got a lot of attention, too. Massie is alternately loyal to President Trump and willing to buck Trump and fellow Republicans. He earned the moniker “Mr. No” for frequently being the lone House member voting ‘no’ on bills most recently a bill supporting human rights in Hong Kong. His iconoclastic personality led him to adopt a Twitter hashtag for himself: “SassyWithMassie.” On this his neighbors, colleagues and friends all agree: Massie, who is running this year for a fi fth term, is one of the most unusual members of the US. House. “You can’t put Thomas Massie in a box,” said one former colleague. Or, as one of Massie’s Kentucky friends put it, he is “unlike any other Congress critter.” The only Kentucky Democrat in Congress, Rep. John Yarmuth, told The Enquirer Massie’s “extreme policies are not workable.” At the same time, Yarmuth said Massie and his staff have been pleasant to work with. Yarmuth’s chief of staff once said of Massie: “I really wanted to hate him but he’s so likeable,” Yarmuth said. “Unique” was the word chosen by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, Massie’s ally. He told The Enquirer Massie’s house is “fascinating,” partly due to a front yard full of solar panels. This year, Massie fi nds himself in a situation he hasn’t faced since his fi rst congressional win: he has a primary challenger. The challenger, Todd McMurtry, is a lawyer who lives Covington, Kentucky, among the Northern Kentucky suburbs that make up the majority population center of the district. For this profi le The Enquirer examined records and talked to colleagues, friends and people in Massie’s native Lewis County, population 13,870. Massie refers to the bucolic home as “The Shire,” - and Washington D.C. as “Mordor.”
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie stands with a rifle at a second amendment rally outside the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort, Ky. on Friday. Jan. 31. PHOTOS BY ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER
At Lewis County High School, he played the saxophone, ran track, joined French Club and competed on the academic and computer teams. It’s also where he met his wife, Rhonda, who was a sophomore when Massie was a senior. The 1989 valedictorian among 169 classmates, Massie headed to MIT, where he and Rhonda earned degrees and launched their business, SensAble Technologies, according to a 1996 Fortune Magazine article. They sold $20,000 machines that Massie invented his senior year of undergrad that gave computer users the sense of touching virtual objects that didn’t exist. That technology went on to simulate surgery in training settings. In the early 2000s, Massie and Rhonda sold their ownership of the company and moved back to Garrison. They bought land from Rhonda’s parents and made their next dream come true: building an off the-grid house from scratch. Starting in 2003, Massie carefully documented each step of his house’s construction in blog titled “Building a Timberframe Home From Scratch.” He harvested that oak and hickory wood and plucked sandstone chunks from the ground to use as materials for his house. He shared his research as he struggled to build a slate roof designed to last a century. Fans of the blog read about Massie’s frustration and fascination with the process. And over the
blog’s nine years, they started to read more and more about Massie’s growing interest in politics. Massie took his fi rst step when he was unhappy with his local government, the Lewis County Fiscal Court. He wrote two letters to the editor of the weekly Lewis County Herald newspaper. In one he opposed an increase to his property tax; in another he explained why the county’s plan to establish zoning standards was fl awed. “That was my fi rst discreet step into politics,” Massie told the Enquirer. The letters became so popular, that Massie’s fans asked him to run for the highest elected position in the county — Judge-Executive. A decade-old sign that advertised his campaign is still posted on the side of an old barn on Kentucky Route 10 outside Vanceburg, the county seat. He won the election in 2010, just a few months after his family celebrated their fi rst Christmas in their new home. The blog that methodically documented how the Massie family built the house had one last post in 2012, and, it wasn’t related to the farmhouse. It focused on a diff erent type
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of house. His followers were already used to a sprinkle of politics in the blog. They kept seeing names of politicos like libertarian-leaning conservatives Ron and Rand Paul in posts and sidebar ads. So they probably weren’t surprised when Massie wrote that he would launch a campaign for U.S. House. There was a note about how he would return to the blog to tell them about a specifi c type of synthetic stucco. But, that post was never published. “With your help, I could be blogging about solving the problems in Washington, D.C., next year. Thank you!” Massie wrote as he signed off .
Becoming #SassyWithMassie The same year Obama was re-elected to his second presidential term was also the year that Rep. Massie made a Twitter account. In one scroll, Twitter users can see him reply to constituents and duel with trolls. They can see him advocate for gun rights and share conservative memes. He often signs his tweets with his signature hashtag, #SassyWithMassie.
itary budget should be Massie wanted it smaller they still ate dinner together. Massie’s favorite food to eat in D.C. is oysters, because its hard to fi nd fresh seafood in Kentucky, Massie said. “You can’t put Thomas Massie in a box,” Bridenstine said. “He doesn’t fi t any category.” For example, Bridenstine explained, Massie drives an electric Tesla car but also supports the coal industry. His Tesla sports a “Friends of Coal” license plate.
Massie’s green house vs. Massie’s House vote on green bills Massie’s complex outlook on life can also be seen when his personal and congressional environmental decisions seem to clash with each other. He installed solar panels on his house and bought a Tesla. But, then he took steps to block spending on the Defense Department’s plan for climate adaptation and resilience. In 2017, he co-sponsored a bill to get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency. Massie doesn’t believe there’s compelling evidence that people are the main driver of climate change. There’s overwhelming scientifi c evidence that people do contribute to it. Massie didn’t make his lifestyle choices because he’s worried about carbon dioxide levels hurting the planet. He made those decisions, he said, because he wants to be “neighborly,” and not pollute his neighbors’ land. He wanted to be energy independent. “I believe that there are many benefi ts to having elevated levels of CO2 on the planet and that I don’t prescribe to it as being one of the most pressing issues of our time,” he said. Massie said since carbon dioxide is plant food, more of it would be good for his plants. See MASSIE, Page 7A
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From running track to inventing tech From the start, it was clear Massie was driven.
A car with a Thomas Massie campaign bumper sticker in Vanceburg, Ky.
Massie jokes on Twitter, but when he goes to D.C., he’s there to work, he said. “Some people call D.C. a swamp – and I’m one of those people that call it a swamp – and some of my colleagues get here and think it’s a hot tub,” he told The Enquirer. His record of rejected bills earned him the nickname “Mr. No” from Politico when he voted “no” at least 324 times in 2014. In the current congress, Massie voted against a majority of House Republicans 27% of time, while the average House Republican voted against his or her party about 9% of the time, according to Propublica. Massie’s friends say his voting record refl ects his deep thought process. “When I fi nd somebody who’s less driven by emotion and more driven by thinking through the issues, those are the people that I gravitate to and would prefer to have dinner conversations with,” Massie said. Even when Massie disagrees with someone, he fi nds respect for them through their conversations. As with Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, a conservative ally of Massie’s. Massie and Amash disagreed on whether Trump should be impeached. It was Amash who unleashed #SassyWithMassie into the Twitterverse in 2013 when he wanted it to trend on Twitter. Massie still talks to Amash “on a daily basis,” Massie said. Massie also regularly calls Jim Bridenstine, who represented Oklahoma in Congress before Trump nominated him to be the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2018. They “just kind of clicked” at congressional orientation Bridenstine said. “What people don’t understand about Thomas is how smart he is, how brilliant he is,” Bridenstine said. Although they disagreed on how big the mil-
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When he’s home in Garrison, Massie often visits the Big Barn Farm Store to buy cattle feed from Rob Riff e, 53. They’ve known each other since long before Massie was a politician. Massie is “intelligent,” and a “down to earth guy,” Riff e said. Massie doesn’t talk about politics in the store. One time, Massie made a friend at a so-called “food freedom” convention by giving away extra duck eggs to John Moody, a 41-year-old farmer from Irvington, a city southwest of Louisville. The two struck up a friendship. “That’s when I knew he was unlike any other Congress critter you have seen probably in the last 50 years,” Moody told The Enquirer. Their friendship grew when Moody
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A Northern Kentucky farm to table restaurant is offi cially closing its doors but the Greater Cincinnati community is rallying to help them reopen. The Farmstand Market and Cafe in Union’s front entrance was struck by a vehicle on March 4. No one was hurt and the restaurant reopened for takeout and delivery on March 6, through a separate retail market entrance. The Farmstand recently announced it will be closing again. “We are going to have to close again. This is far worse than we thought, and the construction at this point makes it impossible to be open at this point. I will let everyone know as we progress. “Thank you all for your support,” Farmstand wrote in a Facebook post. Tricia Houston, the owner of the restaurant, said she will be paying employees wages for all time missed. “It’s the right thing to do,” according to the Facebook post. The reconstruction should take about 30 days, the post said. It is unclear when the restaurant will open and they could not be reached for comment when this article was origi-
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nally published. Polly Campbell said in a 2017 review of The Farmstand Market and Cafe that she would describe the place as rustic. The casual restaurant served mostly sandwiches, salads, quesadillas and soup.
A view from the road of Massie’s off-the-grid house in rural Lewis County, Ky.ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER
and his family visited the Massie farm. Together, they butchered chickens, foraged for mushrooms, checked out Massie’s underground greenhouse and made pizza in the in-home pizza stone oven. Massie still sets aside one day a week to live the life that he sought to protect by running for offi ce. “Every Sunday, I am on my farm doing something off the grid,” Massie said.
The Rep. Thomas Massie fi le: Party: Republican Age: 49 Family: Wife, Rhonda Massie; four children Political career: Lewis County Judge-Executive 2010-2012, U.S. House of Representatives 2013 - present. Top campaign donors: Club for Growth, Fischer Homes employees, Masimo Corp. employees and campaign fund Wealth: Estimated $5.3 million as of 2016, according to Center for Responsive Politics. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Anonymous donors pledged to cover the local donor portion of her grant-funded position with The Enquirer. If you want to support Julia’s work, you can donate to her Report For America position or email her editor Carl Weiser at cweiser@cincinna.gannett.com to fi nd out how you can help fund her work.
2 local school districts ranked best for student success Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Two Greater Cincinnati districts have been ranked among the districts where students are most likely to succeed in Ohio and Kentucky. The two top-ranked schools aren’t strangers to accolades. The study from 24/7 Wall St. said Indian Hill Exempted Village School District and Beechwood Independent Schools are the best school districts in Ohio and Kentucky. 24/7 Wall St. said it looked at child
poverty rate, the teacher-to-student ratio, per-pupil spending, the share of adults with a college education and the high school graduation rate to determine the school district where students are most likely to succeed in every state. The study also looked at data from Niche on college entrance exam performance and subject profi ciency tests. Here’s what the study said about the local school districts: Indian Hill Exempted Village School District Annual per student spending: $17,407. Adults with a bachelor’s degree:
76.0%. “Ohio’s Indian Hill school district ranks as the best in the state based on our index of student opportunity for success. The district has one of the lower child poverty rates in the country as well as one of the higher high school graduation rates. More than three out of every four district adults have at least a bachelor’s degree, one of 50 districts nationwide where that is the case,” 24/7 Wall St. said. Niche ranks the district as the second-best in the state and ranks its teacher quality as best in the state, according to the study.
Beechwood Independent Schools Annual per student spending: $8,964 Adults with a bachelor’s degree: 57.3% “Children growing up in poverty face unique hardships and stressors that can have a negative impact on academic performance. However, such conditions are rare in Kentucky’s Beechwood Independent School District. Just 4.1% of area children live below the poverty line, a fraction of the 20.5% statewide child poverty rate,” 24/7 Wall St. said. The study also found the district’s high school graduation rate is more than 93%.
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Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist
A reader asked me how I get inspired to write about food every week. Well, here’s the answer. I fi nd inspiration in the simplest of things. Like recently, when I taught interactive classes with children attending the Kids Kuisine event at Anderson Pavilion on the waterfront in Cincinnati. Headed by Cincinnati Magazine, this fun event benefi ts The Children’s Theater of Cincinnati. This year, one of the tasty recipes the little ones helped make was a layered salad with seasonal ingredients.
We started out with a base of mixed greens, and the kids chose toppings. I had tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, carrots, cucumbers, squash, croutons, chick peas and sunfl ower seeds. I thought they’d choose a few, but I was wrong. Every topping was approved and sprinkled on (when you let kids help, even picky eaters become more adventurous). Of course, the dressing was a no brainer. I had them shake up Ranch dressing in a canning jar. Who doesn’t like Ranch? Anyway, when I got home I kept thinking about that salad. It looked so good and I didn’t get a bite. So that’s what I made for supper, and I augmented it with hard boiled eggs.
I had a few wild edibles foraged from a walk in our woods so I added those, too. Take a peek at the salad. I photographed it on the edge of my spring fed woodland pool where watercress grows. Can you see the watercress growing in the water? Along with the watercress, the other wild edibles I added were chickweed and garlic mustard. And what looks like chives garnishing the top are wild onions. OK I need to say you don’t have to “go wild” to make a satisfying supper salad. Produce from the grocery will do just fi ne. But do nudge it up a notch and dress the salad with this yummy homemade ranch dressing.
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Boys basketball ❚ Conner fi nished its season at 23-6 after losing to Highlands 66-49 March 9 in the 9th Region tournament. ❚ St. Henry fell to Covington Catholic 74-51 March 9 in the 9th region tournament. The Crusaders were 25-5 overall and had the most wins in the region. ❚ Covington Catholic beat St. Henry 74-51 March 9 before clinching the 9th region championship by topping Highlands 59-54 March 10. ❚ Bishop Brossart fell to George Rogers Clark 58-45 in the 10th region tournament March 9. ❚ Campbell County was eliminated from the 10th region tournament by Montgomery County 76-59 March 9. ❚ Highlands topped Conner 6649 March 9 before losing to Covington Catholic 59-54 in the 9th region championship March 10.
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Like countless numbers of college athletes in the past week, the men’s basketball players at Northern Kentucky saw their futures on the court change in a hurry. The NKU men’s team won its third Horizon League tournament championship March 10 in Indianapolis, clinching its third NCAA Tournament berth in four seasons. Less than 48 hours later, the Norse were mourning the end of their season as the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the new coronavirus. “It’s the full gamut of emotions, winning the conference championship and solidifying the berth in the NCAA Tournament, and less than 48 hours later, hearing there is no tournament,” said fi rst-year NKU head coach Darrin Horn. “I felt for our seniors, not getting the opportunity to play in the tournament.” Like everyone else, the Norse ran through the whirlwind of emotions March 11-12, when most of the sports world shut down. “When we got home (March 11), there hadn’t been any cancellations,” Horn said. “As soon as I saw the NBA cancellation (that night), I thought that the NCAA can’t be that far behind. The amazing thing is how fast it happened,
Northern Kentucky guard Karl Harris (14) celebrates following an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois Chicago for the Horizon League men's tournament championship in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Northern Kentucky defeated Illinois Chicago 71-62. MICHAEL CONROY, AP
from nobody talking about it to it being canceled.” The Norse had three seniors this season: Tyler Sharpe, Dantez Walton and Karl Harris. They and the rest of the team went home last week as the school was already on spring break.
Girls basketball ❚ Ryle topped Letcher County Central 59-36 March 11 in the fi rst round of the KHSAA Girls Sweet Sixteen. ❚ Notre Dame’s 25-7 season was ended by Ryle 47-42 in the 9th region championship March 8. ❚ Campbell County fell to George Rogers Clark 55-45 in the 10th region championship March 7.
Sharpe and Walton have been regular starters the past two seasons during the Norse’s dominant run. Sharpe, a senior guard from Bullitt East High School near Louisville, startSee NKU BASKETBALL , Page 2B
CovCath Colonel Crazies from March 10. CovCath was scheduled to play its fi rst game in the boys Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sweet 16 state basketball tournament Thursday, March 19, at Rupp Arena. However the KHSAA has declared a “dead period” for all sports and sports activities — regardless of season — through April 12 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. JAMES WEBER/THE ENQUIRER
CovCath, Ryle react to Sweet 16 postponement KHSAA cancels all sports due to coronavirus James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Covington Catholic’s endless, undying spirit recently took a blow, with the postponement of this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sweet
16 state basketball tournaments due to the novel coronavirus. The postponement came on March 12, as the KHSAA announced the suspension of ticket sales in the morning, then decided to postpone both tournaments indefi nitely while action had begun on the Rupp Arena fl oor at the girls tournament. CovCath was scheduled to play its fi rst game in the boys state tournament
Thursday, March 19, at Rupp Arena. “It was an emotional day for our team yesterday,” CovCath athletic director Tony Bacigalupo said. “I just feel for all those seniors on both schools and everyone who’s put the time in. I applaud the KHSAA for being proactive. We had multiple meetings yesterday, fi rst when they said they were going to suspend ticket sales. In the age of social media, things get out quickly. We had to keep the kids
informed. Then we brought them down again after school. They’re a resilient group of kids.” The Colonels have seven seniors, led by guard Grant Disken, who is the Mr. Basketball fi nalist for the Ninth Region. The Ryle girls basketball team was set to play last week in the state quarterfi nals against Bullitt East, who has been a See SWEET 16, Page 2B
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top-10 team this season. The Raiders have won their last fi ve games in the Sweet 16 after claiming the state championship last year. Repeat dreams are on hold for now, pending if the KHSAA resumes the tournament at some point this spring. Head coach Katie Haitz said the Raiders were in Rupp Arena March 12 watching the one game that was played in the afternoon (South Laurel vs. Sacred Heart) when they heard the news. “I think, more than anything, I was a little shocked, but I understand,” Haitz said. “Everyone was heartbroken in a lot of ways. We huddled together and there were all sorts of tears. The main concern is the health of everyone.” Ryle has two seniors: Multi-year starter Jaiden Douthit and fi fth-year starter Maddie Scherr. Scherr, an Oregon signee, is the favorite for the Kentucky Miss Basketball award. She recently won her second award for Gatorade Player of the Year in the Kentucky, and she is the fi rst McDonald’s All-American in Northern Kentucky girls history.
Northern Kentucky guard Tyler Sharpe (15) drives on Illinois-Chicago guard Marcus Ottey during the fi rst half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Horizon League men's tournament championship in Indianapolis on March 10. MICHAEL CONROY/AP
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ed 32 games this season, averaging 15.1 points and more than two assists per game in 2020. He ended this season with 1,196 career points. This year, he had fi ve 30-point outings, including a career-high of 33, done three times. Walton, a graduate of Lima Central Catholic in Ohio, was the 2015-2016 Ohio Division III Player of the Year and led his team to two state championships. He started 20 of 21 games he played this season and fi nished with 1,008 career points. He averaged 16.1 points per game in 2020, including three 30-point outings. His career-high was 33 points in November. He averaged 7.3 rebounds and two assists per game this season, and hit 49 3-pointers. Harris joined the team this season as a graduate transfer from Northern Arizona University, where he averaged 8.2 points per game two seasons ago. This year for the Norse, he averaged 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12 minutes per game. “You’re talking about three guys, two of them defi ning (how) people look at NKU basketball now,” Horn said. “We told them we’re thankful for what they’ve done for the program. We told them their last game, they went out as champions, and no one can take that from them. It’s never been done before.” The Horn family is dealing with a double dose of disappointment. Horn’s son Walker is a sophomore at Covington Catholic, who was supposed to play in the KHSAA Sweet 16 this week at Rupp Arena. That tournament, as well as the girls Sweet 16, have been postponed by the novel coronavirus. Darrin Horn is a Lexington, Kentucky, native, leading Tates Creek to the state runner-up in the Sweet 16 in 1991, and later playing in three NCAA Tournaments for Western Kentucky. “It’s a big deal in Kentucky,” he said. “I played in the state tournament and for him to be able to do it was a cool thing. No diff erent than our guys, very disappointed. He’s a sophomore and the saddest thing is our seniors don’t get a chance.” Like his colleagues around the country, Darrin Horn is eyeing the eff ects on next season, with current recruiting procedures being changed and the current movement to let some or all current seniors on basketball programs get an extra year of eligibility. Phone calls and text messages with recruits will continue without disruption, but high school games and AAU events won’t be a possibility any time soon. On Thursday, March 12, the NCAA instituted a recruiting dead period until April 15, so that adds another barrier to the recruiting piece of the puzzle. “We literally have no idea what things look like looking forward,’” Horn said “April, we can’t see anybody and they can’t see us, we don’t know if that’s going to be extended and with the NBA stuff , deciding if and when they can declare. Then you have extra years, scholarship limitations. Can you sign more? There are a lot of questions right now.”
“I think, more than anything, I was a little shocked, but I understand. Everyone was heartbroken in a lot of ways. We huddled together and there were all sorts of tears. The main concern is the health of everyone.” Katie Haitz
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NKU sophomore Ally Niece as Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team defeated Milwaukee 78-58 in the quarterfi nals of the Horizon League Tournament March 5 at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights. JAMES WEBER/THE ENQUIRER
Norse women fi nish best DI season The Norse women’s team enjoyed its best season in the eight-year Division I history after defeating Milwaukee 7858 Thursday, March 12 in the quarterfi nals of the Horizon League Tournament at BB&T Arena. NKU enjoyed its fi rst 20-win season in the Division I era and had the season end at 20-12 after a heartbreaking 5049 loss to Green Bay in the conference tournament semifi nals. “I’m so happy for our team,” said fourth-year head coach Camryn Whitaker after the last home win. “One of those characteristics we talk about all the time is trust. Trust between the players and the coaching staff , coach to player. I reminded them before the game that the preparation for today’s game didn’t happen yesterday; that happened in June. We’ve been preparing all year to get to this point. I told them they didn’t need me today. They could go out and play on their own and I had no doubt they would fi nd a way.” Running the show was sophomore Ally Niece, a point guard out of Simon Kenton High School. Niece, the leading scorer for the year at more than 12 points per game, had a career game against Milwaukee. She scored a career-high 27 points, shooting 12-of-18 from the fl oor with four rebounds, seven assists and a block. Niece led the team in averaging 13.1 points for the season, 3.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds. The former SK standout led the Pioneers to the state tournament and had over 2,700 points. “Ally, she is so good and she doesn’t realize how good she is,” Whitaker said. “You can’t appreciate her game until you watch her play a few times. Not
only her points but her ability to score when we need a basket, then she has seven assists. She’s done that all year. She makes very few mistakes. Ally and I have built a relationship where I can say anything to her. We tell her all the time ‘we have confi dence in you,’ and she’s starting to believe it. She’s starting to take over and she’s turning it on at the right time.” Freshman Ivy Turner, a standout from Danville, Kentucky, started all 32 games and averaged 8.8 points per game. She had 21 points against Milwaukee and Whitaker praised the way both she and Niece run the team. Molly Glick, a senior guard, was the only senior on the squad. She had 12 points against Milwaukee and averaged 12 points per for the season. She leads the team in 3-pointers and averages four rebounds. Junior Kailey Coff ey averaged nearly eight rebounds per game for the year. Emmy Souder, a 6-foot-2 center from two-time Kentucky state champion Mercer County, started all 32 games and averages 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. “We have two really, really good guards who I’m very happy to have on this team,” Whitaker said. “Molly Glick hit two big shots and made plays when we needed them to happen. We don’t win without Kailey Coff ey. She won’t score a lot of points, but she’s our glue. She leads by example. I’m so proud. I could run through a list of all of our players.” Sophomore Taylor Clos, a former allstate player from Campbell County High School, is one of the top bench options. Junior Grayson Rose, a 6-foot-3 center, has 37 blocks on the year. The Norse have nine players who average 10 or more minutes.
Scherr tweeted about the situation, including a picture of her smiling at Douthit while they’re both in a Ryle uniform, saying “This is such an emotional time. I would’ve never imagined this is the way I’d go out. For this to be taken away right now, by something that feels so unfair, hurts. The heartbreak each of us feels on this team is I’m sure what every team and player feels as well. Isaiah 41:10.” Scherr sat out in the March 11 state opener with a sprained ankle. Ryle beat Letcher County Central by 23 to advance. “For the seniors, we kept Maddie out because we thought we would be playing Friday,” Haitz said. “A lot of teams didn’t get to play at state and we were with them (yesterday). I hope there is a chance we get to play down the road. For young kids who work for fi ve months and then have it swept away from them, and not have some kind of conclusion, was pretty hard.” The Raiders ended their last game March 11 with a grand display of sportsmanship, letting Letcher County Central senior Mackenzie Craft score a basket in the fi nal seconds of the game after she injured her knee at midseason. The organizers of the awards ceremony for Mr. and Miss Basketball in Kentucky announced Friday that the ceremony has been postponed. Scherr and Simon Kenton senior Maggie Jones are candidates for the Miss Basketball honor, with Scherr the frontrunner. SPRING SPORTS ON HOLD: The Kentucky High School Athletic Association on Friday declared a “dead period” for all sports and sports activities — regardless of season — through April 12 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The dead period means high school athletes in Kentucky will not be able to play, practice or train with their high school teams through April 12. The KHSAA also Friday canceled spring football practice for high schools and middle schools. Several events had already been canceled, especially early-season track meets. Beechwood and Highlands had a prime-time baseball scrimmage scheduled for Friday night before postponing it this morning. Also on Friday ,the KHSAA banned all spring practice in football, regardless of when it was going to be scheduled. The ban applies to both high schools and middle schools. The ban applies to all schools, regardless of when they elected to have spring practice. Schools must inform the KHSAA of their schedules months in advance, and some wait until May for their practices, and the KHSAA said those programs will not be allowed to practice either.
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COMMUNITY NEWS 2020 Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky honorees announced The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Women’s Initiative is thrilled to announce the 2020 Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky honorees. The awards honor women who exemplify notable achievement, outstanding service in their professions or to the Northern Kentucky community, and the qualities of personal integrity, perseverance and leadership. “The selection process for our Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky honorees gets increasingly diffi cult every year because the women in our region are doing such amazing things,” said Gina Bath, Vice President of the NKY Chamber Women’s Initiative. “This year 50 women were nominated, each one inspiring and deserving of recognition. We are thrilled to be able to shine a spotlight on this group of individuals. We are truly grateful for their contributions to our region.” The 2020 Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky honorees include: Outstanding Women Honorees: ❚ Lisa Cooper – Northern Kentucky Area Development District ❚ Wafa Nasser, M.D. – The Whole Child Pediatrics, PSC ❚ Teri VonHandorf, Ed.D. – Gateway Community & Technical College ❚ Kim M. Webb – Emergency Shelter of NKY Emerging Leader Honoree: ❚ Laura S. Menge – Greater Cincinnati Foundation Henrietta Cleveland Inspiring Women Honoree: Presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare ❚ Kristi P. Nelson – Multi-Color Corporation Judith Clabes Lifetime Achievement Honoree: ❚ Tammy Weidinger – Brighton Center, Inc. Nancy Janes Boothe Scholarship Recipients: ❚ Savannah Buck, Gateway Community & Technical College
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❚ Barbie Watkins, Northern Kentucky University ❚ Holly Jenkins, Thomas More University “We are honored to be able to recognize these incredible women,” said Julie Tapke, Chair of the Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Awards. “Their hard work and selfl ess attitudes make the entire Northern Kentucky community better.” The awards will be presented at the Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Awards Luncheon, sponsored by St. Elizabeth Healthcare on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center (3861 Olympic Blvd., Erlanger, KY 41018). Tickets to the event are $40 and available online at www.NKYChamber.com/OWNK.
The Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Awards were established in the fall of 1984, by the late Nancy Boothe, wife of then-NKU President Leon E. Boothe. Since 1985 nearly 200 women have been recognized for blazing trails, opening doors, or demonstrating leadership in their homes, their professions, their communities, or their state. Individuals interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact Diana McGlade at dmcglade@NKYChamber.com or (859) 578 1859. Current sponsors include: ❚ Title Sponsor: St. Elizabeth Healthcare ❚ Silver Sponsor: Humana, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. ❚ Education Partners: Toyota, Gateway Community & Technical College,
Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More University ❚ Media Partner: Northern Kentucky Tribune Mikayla Williams, on behalf of the NKY Chamber
Easter Egg Hunt set for April 11 The City of Walton will host their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday April 11, at 2 p.m. for children ages 1 through 12. The location is 35 Old Stephenson Mill Rd. The City will be accepting non-perishable food items to be donated to a local food pantry. The Easter bunny will be available for photo opportunities. Tammy Wilhoite, City of Walton See COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 8B
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This year, National Sports Collectors Convention enjoyed its highest attendance since 1991, a mark of the hobby’s returning strength. The market for the new 2020 hit cards has been fueled by new generation of young buyers. Cards are now so valued for their rarity that collectors treat them more like securities tham memorabilia. We promoted baseball cards shows in Florence, and Ft. Mitchell back in mid 80s. The places were Signature Inn, Wildwood Inn, and Drawbridge Inn. We had Paul O’Neil, and Nick Esasky, and other Reds signing autographs. In the late 80s and early 90s, Topps gum company over produced Baseball cards and the company almost went out of business. Things are very diff erent now. The new cards are great and the older cards prices are going through the roof. A 1952 gem mint Micky Mantle is selling for over one million dollars. We are hoping to have current Reds, and X Reds to sign autographs. We are hoping to bring this back to the Florence area. We are booked at the Holiday Inn near the Florence Yall’s Baseball park April 4. Most people would be very surprised at how big this hobby/business really is. There are millions of cards sold each year on Amazon, bay, marketplace, and other online sites. There are others having baseball cards shows in Newport, and Sharonville monthly. Terry Fleet, Scachi Corporation
Bayer Becker is proud to announce the addition of four members to our associate leadership team. Nick Hamberg, Bryan Scheck, John Bayer, and Janet Heil join the current team of three associates; Katie Dillenburger, Brian Johnson, and John Cody. President, Jay Bayer, made the announcement Thursday, Feb. 27, adding “These highly talented individuals have demonstrated they are driven by a purpose greater than themselves.” Nick Hamberg, P.E., is a professional civil engineer in the Fort Mitchell offi ce. Nick designs for private and public engineering projects, including retail, offi ce, civic, recreation, industrial, and residential development, including Rivers Pointe Estates & Sanctuary Village. He assists clients with project management throughout the design, bidding, permitting and construction of projects. He is an active leader in the mentorship of co-ops and with the fi rm’s continuous improvement eff orts, advancing Civil3D processes and standards. Nick also currently serves as a director on the board for the Northern Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers (NKSPE). Bryan Scheck, P.E., joined Bayer Becker in 2014 as a member of the civil engineering team in the Mason offi ce until the fall of 2016, when he moved to the fi rm’s Over-The-Rhine offi ce. Bryan’s project experience includes public and private designs on residential, mixed use, retail and educational facility projects in Ohio’s Butler, Warren, Clermont, and Hamilton counties. Additionally, Bryan has been a part of the fi rm’s internal workfl ow improvement team and has been the leader of the fi rm’s health and wellness initiatives for the past four years. John Bayer, E.I., is the third generation of the Bayer family to join the leadership team. While involved in the fi rm for many years, he joined full-time in 2017 in the Mason, Ohio offi ce. John’s focus is in the civil engineering department, assisting with project management and design. John excels at site design and grading, utility design including stormwater management and
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earthwork analysis. John is also involved in the surveying department where he assists with the development and implementation of aerial mapping systems and new technologies. Additionally, he has been an active member of the health & wellness committee within the fi rm. Janet Heil joined the fi rm as Marketing Manager in 2016, where she is responsible for all things marketing and business development. She is always working to champion the brand, be a voice for clients, and provide industry insight. Janet serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) in charge of Programs and is Chair for Commercial
Real Estate Women (CREW) Communications Committee. She also serves on the UC Clermont Advisory Council for Marketing and was a graduate of the Cincinnati Chamber’s C-Change class of 2018. Bayer Becker off ers integrated professional design consulting services, including civil engineering, transportation engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture and planning in Greater Cincinnati. Founded in 1968, the fi rm has offi ces in Mason, Over-The-Rhine, Ft. Mitchell, and Oxford. It ranks 17th on the Cincinnati Business Courier’s list of top engineering fi rms with 2018 local billing of $9.2 million. Janet Heil, Bayer Becker
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3 Northern Kentuckians named to State Legal Marketing Association Committee The Legal Marketing Association – Kentucky chapter has selected its 2020 offi cers and steering committee members. The steering committee supervises the direction and aff airs of the statewide chapter while coordinating related activities to LMA, a nonprofi t association of over 4,000 legal marketing Lange and business development professionals in 48 U.S. states, Canada and 25 other countries. LMA’s purpose is to serve the needs and maintain the professional standards of the men and women involved in marketing, business deSpivey velopment, client service and communications within the legal profession. LMA also serves as a resource for practicing attorneys and law fi rm leaders who wish to develop their practices and gain competitive advantage. Carter The newly elected 2020 LMA-Kentucky offi cers and members include: ❚ Katherine B. Lange, Director of Recruiting, ProTem Legal Solutions, Chair ❚ Nancy Spivey, Marketing Director, Dressman Benzinger LaVelle PSC (DBL Law), Chair-Elect ❚ Christa A. Carter, Director of Marketing, Strauss Troy, Secretary ❚ Andrew Payton, Chief Marketing Offi cer and Director of Recruiting, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP, Member-atLarge ❚ Allison D. Saxton, Administrative and Marketing Manager, Ward Hocker Thornton, Immediate Past Chair and Member at Large Nancy Spivey, Legal Marketing Association-Kentucky
Historic Northern Kentucky treasure gets boost from new fund Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has joined community partners to establish the Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund, which supports land and water conservation and greenway initiatives in the Licking River watershed. “This is an exciting, and critical, fund for us to off er Northern Kentucky,” says Horizon Community Funds President Nancy Grayson. “It shows the breadth of partnerships we’re able to create as a community foundation serving Northern Kentucky. Together, we can better address the many diverse needs of our community, including helping to preserve the natural and historical heritage of the Licking River.” Through the new fund Horizon Community Funds and supporting donors will gather fi nancial resources to invest in the conservation and stewardship of the Licking River, while helping to raise awareness of its value as a natural, historical, and economic resource. The Licking River, named for the many prehistoric salt springs and licks in the region, is a historic and natural treasure for both Northern Kentucky and the Commonwealth. With ties to Native American history, the Revolutionary War, the Underground Railroad, and the state’s original bourbon journey, the Licking River watershed also sustains a wide range of biodiversity and boasts more mussel species than the entire continent of Africa. Within the Northern Kentucky area, most of the Licking River watershed exists in Campbell and Kenton counties. Several creeks in the area act as tributaries to the river. For more information or to make a gift to the Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund at Horizon Community Funds, visit www.horizonfunds.org or call 859-757-1552. Comments from Project Partners: Kris Knochelmann, Kenton County Judge Executive: “The Licking River is an incredible natural resource in our community. The Conservation and Greenway Fund will be another tool available to help protect this asset and make it accessible to folks for kayaking, canoeing, fi shing, hiking, camping and a whole host of outdoor activities. The work to restore and
conserve the Licking River watershed will be generational, but all great eff orts start with seemingly small steps forward that compound signifi cantly over time. If you want to be a part of potentially the largest land and water conservation effort in Kenton County’s history, let me know. We want to work with you.” Steve Pendery, Campbell County Judge Executive: “The Licking River is central to the story of Northern Kentucky. The streams of twenty-three Kentucky counties lead to this place, and hundreds of years of the Commonwealth’s history fl ow along with it. The Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund fi lls a gap in the tools available to our community to conserve and activate this natural asset. I appreciate Horizon Community Funds’ partnership in creating this mechanism, and hope that it fulfi lls its potential to assist in conserving and restoring the watershed’s corridor. This is a long-term project, but I’m excited at the steps being taken forward and am confi dent that our younger generations will see it through and celebrate its success.” Rich Boehne, Horizon Community Funds Council of Trustees: “Setting up this conservation and greenway fund, and bringing the many tools of Horizon Community Funds to the eff ort, will be foundational in reaching long-term goals for development of the Licking River as a leading destination for recreational and environmental tourism. The fund also will be a platform for supporting and facilitating investments in the conservation and health of this critical watershed that binds together a signifi cant portion of the Commonwealth.” Amy Winkler, District Coordinator of Campbell County Conservation District: “The opportunity that has arisen and made possible through the Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund has connected numerous organizations for the purpose of land conservation and recreational uses. The Campbell County Conservation District looks forward to working with these groups through our common goal of being good stewards of the land and highlighting the natural beauty of the Licking River Corridor. Our Hawthorne Crossing Conservation Area is just one step toward conserving the Licking River corridor in Campbell County.” Chris Kaeff , Kenton County Soil & Water Conservation District: “On the map, it
may serve as the offi cial boundary line between the counties, but in reality, the Licking River brings the people of Northern Kentucky together. It is an essential feature of our shared landscape, our shared heritage, and our shared future. The new Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund will provide critical resources to the public agencies and nonprofi ts, on both sides of the river, who are dedicated to improving the health and vitality of this magnifi cent waterway. The Kenton County Conservation District welcomes the opportunity to work with new partners through the Fund in order to protect the natural beauty of the Morning View Heritage Area and enhance public recreational access to the river.” Donavan Hornsby, Campbell County Conservancy: “As stewards of the land, Northern Kentucky residents and stakeholders have an opportunity to elevate land conservation and stream restoration to the same level of reverence and commitment aff orded by the community to values such as public safety, education, and economic vitality. Many recognize that these core values are interdependent and crucial to our collective future. Realization of our potential as a region will require acceleration and deepening of conservation’s impacts. We greatly appreciate Horizon Community Funds’ commitment to and investment in that realization.” Wade Johnston, Director of Tri-State Trails at Green Umbrella: “Many of us drive over the Licking River on a daily basis, but few have an opportunity to interact with the scenic and historic waterway. The unprecedented multi-jurisdictional eff ort to conserve and celebrate the Licking River corridor will make this amazing asset more accessible to Northern Kentuckians. The Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund is a critical tool to enable the community to take part in preserving this natural resource for future generations.” Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is a qualifi ed public charitable 501(c)(3) organization established as a community foundation in 2017 by Northern Kentucky leaders. Its mission is to unite resources to raise the quality of life for all people in the Northern Kentucky community. Learn more at www.horizonfunds.org. Tess Brown, Horizon Community Funds of NKY
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Does something stink? If you haven’t noticed it yet, that familiar skunky smell could start fi lling the air. “Love and something else is in the air… it’s skunk mating season,” the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said. “That distinct odor of a skunk could be an uninterested female or from an unlucky skunk that wandered too close to the road in search of a mate.” According to the University of Ken-
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