Westside Action Coalition meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Center for Great Neighborhoods, 1650 Russell Street.  Meetings start at 6:30.  All Westside residents and friends of WAC are welcome. When attending a WAC meeting, park behind the CGN building and use the rear entrance. For more information about WAC and its current neighborhood improvement projects and activities, call Elaine Jobert at 859-462-5333 or visit the WAC web site at www.westsideactioncoalition.org.  

Click on the links below to view maps of Covington neighborhoods.

Covington Neighborhoods - North Map

Covington Neighborhoods - South Map

Community Services Division
  

Historic Preservation

Call to Artists:

NKY Restoration Weekend Poster Contest  

Art + Historic Preservation = Inspiration

NKY Restoration Weekend steering committee is seeking artists for the 2013 NKY Restoration Weekend Poster Competition. The winning design will become the official visual icon for Northern Kentucky's annual restoration fair and educational event with a cash prize of $250.

The historic fabric of Northern Kentucky is one of our community's biggest assets. Connecting with artists to share how the craftsmanship and artistry of our historic structures speak to them is an exciting addition to the second year of the NKY Restoration Weekend.

In order to qualify, artists must be 18 years of age or over and live within a 75-mile radius of the host cities of Covington, Newport or Bellevue. Artists can use their favorite media(s) and must incorporate all the mandatory information found on the poster contest application. Artists are asked to convey the theme of historic architecture, historic building details, craftsmanship, building trades, riverfront landscapes or topics that celebrate the historic architecture, craftsmanship, and materials found in Northern Kentucky. Submissions must be vertical 16" x 24" mounted to mat board or form core for judging. The steering committee will accept entries at Covington City Hall until December 14, 2012 at 4:30. The winner will be announced on December 21, 2012.

This year's NKY Restoration Weekend will be held on Saturday, February, 23, 2013 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Gateway Urban Campus located at 525 Scott Boulevard in Covington, KY. There will be a wide selection of educational programs, expert panels, vendor displays, and hands-on workshops.    

About NKY Restoration:

NKY Restoration celebrates those who have made a committed investment to caring for Northern Kentucky's historic buildings, whether they are property owner/developers, contractors, suppliers, architectural consultants, home owners, business owners or preservationists. Their Mission, Guiding Principles and Goals can be found at www.nkyrestoration.com.

Recreation

Upcoming Events!  

The City's waste collection contractor, CSI, will not be collecting trash or recycling on Thanksgiving Day.

Click here to view the 2012 Holiday Trash Collection Schedule.

Questions?  Please contact John Coulter at 292-2292 or jcoulter@covingtonky.gov 

Coat Drive 

St. Vincent DePaul will be placing barrels in each of the Covington Firehouses again this year.  Times are tough for many of our citizens young and old and this is a small way to give a helping hand.  One coat can make all the difference to a person doing without this year.  If you are cleaning out your closets and have a coat you are no longer going to wear, please put it in the barrel so someone can stay warm this year.

Thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness!

Company 1 - 100 East Robbins Street Covington,Ky. 41011               859-431-0462

Company 2 - 1252 Parkway Avenue Covington,Ky. 41016                 859-581-9835

Company 5 - 1255 Hands Pike Covington,Ky. 41015                          859-356-6909

Company 6 - 1502 Holman Avenue Covington,Ky. 41011                  859-431-3098

 Company 8 - 3315 Church Street Covington,Ky. 41015                      859-581-9918

www.hchscov.com
859-431-1335

(Excerpted from nky.com)

 Holy Cross is one of the smaller high schools in Northern Kentucky, with an enrollment of 431, but on November 14 it will have a robust group of seniors who will be able to sign National Letters of Intent to play in college.

 Nov. 14 will be the first day high school athletes in the Class of 2013 can sign National Letters of Intent for basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, lacrosse, volleyball, gymnastics, softball, golf, hockey, baseball and tennis.

The early period concludes Nov. 21 and the regular period starts April 17.

National Signing Day for football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, men's water polo and cross country is Feb. 6.

Holy Cross will hold an official signing ceremony in the school gymnasium Friday at 10:30 a.m. and it will have five athletes in four sports signing National Letters of Intent, all for Division I schools:

* Basketball player Antonio Campbell to Ohio University. Campbell helped lead Holy Cross to the All 'A' Classic state championship and was selected a first-team Enquirer All-Star after averaging 17.2 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots per game.

* Baseball players Blake Tiberi to the University of Louisville and Connor Callery to Ohio University. Tiberi, a third baseman/pitcher, led Northern Kentucky hitters with a .559 average, belted one homer, and had 12 doubles, 34 RBI and 33 runs scored. As a pitcher he compiled a 4-2 record with a 2.47 ERA and pitched a no-hitter.

* Softball player Madyson Moran to James Madison University. She is also a standout soccer player.

* Maddie Staubitz for rowing/crew at the University of Louisville.

 "I think it reinforces our belief that we are a school that defies all odds," said Holy Cross athletic director Anne Julian, whose daughter Jayden is a freshman volleyball player at Northern Kentucky University and was one of seven members of the school's Class of 2012 who are playing sports in college.

"Through talent, hard work and a belief that it doesn't matter the size of the school as much as what you're willing to sacrifice is what gets where you want to go. It's a testament to our kids that they find a way to achieve their goals."

Among other Northern Kentucky seniors who are signing Letters of Intent today or in the next few days are: ...... (article cont'd)

To read complete article at nky.com, click this link:

http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20121113/SPT0302/311130155?source=nletter-nletter-news&nclick_check=1

 Gateway Launches New KCTCS Student Service Center

Gateway Community and Technical is launching the first phase of a new service center that will respond to student questions seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The toll-free number is 855-3GO-GCTC or 855-346-4282.

"The service center will provide 'anytime, anywhere' access for our students," said Ingrid Washington, vice president of student development and Gateway's service center implementation leader. "This means students will have access to information outside of the college's normal business hours, as well as the opportunity for live chat and online services through a help desk at www.help.gateway.kctcs.edu."

Washington said the service center not only will improve access for students, it should enable increased efficiency for student services staff.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System began implementing a service center model in July when three of the system's 16 colleges launched a similar effort. Gateway is one of seven additional KCTCS colleges launching the service this month. The remaining colleges are scheduled to launch the model early next year.

Gateway will maintain two main numbers until a second phase of the service center rolls out in a few months. People may call either 855-3GO-GCTC or 859-441-4500 to contact Gateway.

"We're excited about the potential the center offers us to improve our student services," Washington said. "People interested in Gateway just need to remember 855-3GO-GCTC. We'll take it from there."

Gateway Enrolling Students for January Semester

Gateway Community and Technical College is still enrolling students for the spring semester that begins Jan. 14, 2013.

"There are a lot of excellent reasons to enroll at Gateway," Washington added. "No. 1, an associate's degree can add an average of $16,000 a year to an individual's earning power. No. 2, Gateway tuition for a full-time, in-state student is $4,200 a year, well below the tuition of most other colleges in the region. No. 3, we offer 32 kinds of scholarships, as well as assistance in applying for other forms of financial aid."

Gateway also offers a special outreach program for military veterans and a host of services designed to help students overcome academic and non-academic barriers and stay in school to complete a credential.

"Gateway is a public, state-assisted two-year college," Washington pointed out. "Our goal is student success and completion. We want our students to feel welcome and to understand that we're dedicated to helping them succeed."

Credits earned at Gateway transfer by law to any of Kentucky's eight public universities.  The college is regionally accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Credit earned at regionally accredited colleges like Gateway is generally accepted by four-year universities across the country.

Gateway offers more than 30 credential programs, including credentials in the top six fastest-growing, best-paying fields in the region. Classes are accessible at the college's campuses in Covington, Edgewood, and Florence, as well as online and through the Gateway Regional Academy or the Workforce Solutions Division. The GRA provides college classes to high school students, while Workforce Solutions works with employers to provide customized skill training.

Visit the website at http://www.gateway.kctcs.edu/Admissions or call Gateway at 1-859-441-4500.

Gateway Launches New Human Services Credential

Gateway Community and Technical College is launching a new credential program that offers an associate in applied science degree in human services. Registration for the new program and the Spring 2013 semester is currently under way.

Human service workers serve in a wide variety of private and public community agencies and help improve clients' lives. Jobs in the human services field include case workers and managers, counselors of various types, mental health aides, human services assistants, independent living counselors and many more.

Gateway's Human Services program prepares students for entry-level positions in agencies and institutions that provide social, community, educational and mental health services. In addition to classroom instruction, students learn to apply theory to practice in a clinical experience in a real-world setting.

By law, Gateway credits can be transferred to any public four-year university in Kentucky. After earning an associate degree at Gateway, Human Services majors can pursue bachelor's degree in counseling, Human Services, or related areas at a four-year university.

The human services field represents one of the 25 fastest-growing professions in the United States. According to the local 2020 Jobs Outlook Report, the number of jobs in the community and social services field is expected to increase by 36.7 percent by 2020 and total nearly 17,000 jobs. The local median wage in 2010 for such jobs was $37,630 a year.

Settings that employ human services professionals may include hospitals, youth care facilities, mental health settings, chemical dependency settings, correctional facilities, geriatric settings, and social services agencies.

Gateway's program qualifies for student assistance under a federal Health Profession Opportunity Grant.  As a result, low-income students interested in human services may qualify for special tuition assistance and other financial benefits. Contact GW-HPOGemail@kctcs.edu for more information.

Classes for the 2013 spring semester begin Jan. 14, and registration for new or returning students in any field is ongoing. For information, call 859-441-4500 and select the Admissions option. To apply online to become a Gateway student, visit http://www.gateway.kctcs.edu/Admissions/How_to_Apply.aspx.

Gateway Has a Scholarship for You: Apply Now

 Bennie Doggett, Eastside Neighborhood President and Civic Activist, Named One of Kentucky's 100 Women of Distinction

Bennie Doggett of Covington's Eastside Neighborhood, was among the one hundred Kentucky Women of Distinction being honored by the Wilderness Road Council as part of the one hundredth anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America. The honors were given on Friday, November 9 during a ceremony in Lexington.  The women who were honored come from the eastern half of Kentucky and span the 100-year history of Girl Scouts. They come from all walks of Kentucky life.

 About Bennie Doggett: 

Bennie May Ray Doggett was born in 1943 in Glendora, Mississippi before moving to Cincinnati when she was 5 years old.  In 1976, she moved to Covington and spent more than a decade as a social worker for the William Martin Northern Kentucky Community Center, where she helped the homeless find housing, the unemployed find jobs and students graduate from high school.  She established a program at the community center that brought suburban white students to inner-city Covington to work with African American youth.  She was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2010.  She has been an active part of the Covington community and continues to give unselfishly of her time and talents.

Click here for more information on the award. 

Click here to read about the living honorees.

Covington Artist Robert Fry wins Summerfair Cincinnati 2012 AIA Award

 Summerfair Cincinnati is the largest non-government, exclusive source of awards for individual artists in the Greater Cincinnati area. Since the AIA program's initiation in 1983, the organization has bestowed awards to more than 80 artists. Distinguished AIA alumni include ceramics artist Terri Kern, printmaker Mary Mark, abstract painter Frank Herrmann, photographers Mary Strubbe and Brad Austin Smith and printmaker Thom Shaw.

About Robert Fry - Covington, Kentucky

Robert Fry specializes in sculpture using wood as his primary medium. For thirty years, Fry has labored to created distinctive and quietly elegant sculptures that convey a subtle balance between contrasting forms. His pieces contain elements that add contrast and complexity through his use of texture, color and line. Fry uses recycled objects and wood salvaged from storm damage or diseased trees, which prevents the materials from ending up in a landfill. In the near future, he would like to create larger, more complex sculptures and bring them to life in a new direction with elements including sound and lighting. He plans to use the award to help him create a large scaled sculpture in the atrium of the Weston Art Gallery for his upcoming exhibition in 2013. The sculpture will be made of about 90 hand-carved wooden dowels, supported by a metal grid 12 feet in the air. Fry would also like to use the award to help him set up a website to showcase his works to a wider audience.

Summerfair Cincinnati has been supporting and promoting artists and the arts year-round in the Greater Cincinnati area for more than 40 years. Over the past 20 years, the organization has contributed more than half a million dollars in the form of awards and scholarships, and additional support to events and exhibitions. Visit www.summerfair.org.

Read full story and see other winners in article from Cincinnati.com by clicking here.

Jeanne Schroer, Executive Director of Catalytic Fund, Receives Great Neighbor Award

Jeanne Schroer, Executive Director of the Catalytic Development Funding Corp. (CDFC) of Northern Kentucky and longtime real estate development professional, received Great Neighbor Award from the Center for Great Neighborhoods for her "incredibly dedicated support to the center and the people of Covington". Mrs. Schroer lives, works and volunteers in Covington, and her efforts have been a catalyst for positive change.

The CDFC, a private sector nonprofit that provides financing assistance for developers of residential and commercial real estate projects in Northern Kentucky's urban cities of Ludlow, Covington, Newport, Bellevue and Dayton, is tasked with helping to revitalize Northern Kentucky's urban core, reached it's initial fundraising goal of $10 million dollars in May of this year.

 She's also an instructor at the University of Cincinnati and has been involved with a variety of local organizations throughout her career, including the Covington Business Council, Renaissance Covington Inc. and Vision 2015.

To read an article at nky.com, please click here.

OKI WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

 The OKI Regional Council of Governments is updating a strategic policy plan in southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and southeast Indiana, and they want to hear from you about your opinions. OKI's original policy plan aimed to improve quality of life and service to the public in the region. Much has changed since the plan was adopted in 2005. With this update, OKI is re-visiting some strategic issues and considering others for the first time, and is inviting public feedback through a brief questionnaire that takes about 5 minutes to complete.  The questionnaire can be found at www.howdowegrow.org and will be available until the end of the year. 

NORTHERN KENTUCKY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION

In an effort to make sure we are able to serve the community in best way possible, we have created the following schedule for anyone seeking assistance. We are confident that this will help to meet everyone's needs in a fair and timely manner.

General Funds / Monday - Wednesday

Must have scheduled appointments to be seen. Please call 859-291-8607 to make the appointment.

Walk - ins / Thursday IF funding is available

This will be the only day for walk - ins. Hours for walk - ins will be 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Seniors/ Friday

Seniors day. All seniors (60+) welcome to schedule an appointment or walk in on Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and

1:00 - 3:00.

Thank You

Appointments and Walk-ins do not guarantee funding.

Any problems or concerns please contact Lori Bacovcin, Kenton County Manager.

Witness a chilling psychological thriller inspired by the true events of Britain's notorious 1949 "Acid Bath Murderer." Confessed serial killer John George Haigh awaits trial in prison as Dr. Ruth Covington arrives to determine his mental state for the court. While he welcomes their one-on-one encounter, Haigh won't give up his secrets too easily, knowing full well that it's the hangman's noose if he is found sane. 

A taut hair-raising encounter in the mold of "Silence of the Lambs", UNDER A RED MOON receives its world premiere production at both The Carnegie and Dayton's Human Race Theatre Company. Additional information is available at

The Carnegie Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday 12pm - 5pm, online at www.thecarnegie.com or by phone at (859) 957-1940.

Come Join Us & Work Off That Thanksgiving Dinner! 

Our volunteer gardening team needs help putting the beautiful Baker Hunt gardens to bed for the winter.

Saturday, November 24

9:00 am - Noon

Lunch Provided!!

No Experience Necessary, but Strong Backs... a Plus!   Come Join Us for a Day of Fun & Exercise in a very special place.  (most tools provided, but extra hedge trimmers, blowers, etc. would be appreciated)

Coming Up....

Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
 620 Greenup Street
 Covington, KY 41011
 859.431.0020
 www.bakerhunt.com

"The Longest Raid of the Civil War"

November 17, 2012 2:00 pm

Author-historian Lester V. Horwitz will present General John Hunt Morgan's Great Raid at Behringer-Crawford Museum. His presentation will include a large map showing the route through Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio taken by Morgan's men as well as a look into how Horwitz went about uncovering the hundreds of true stories, verifying their authenticity and collecting over two hundred photo. A fascinating presentation for one and all.

Holiday Toy Trains Are Back on Track

November 17, 2012

Come visit and see this fun interactive display which has over 250 feet of track, features Lionel trains and Plasticville, and over 30 accessories that patrons can operate from buttons on the layout. While visiting don't miss the permanent Faragher Train Layout and Model Community and the Studio 26 Dickens Christmas Village displays. Spend quality family time at this Northern Kentucky holiday tradition. Perfect for all ages.

For more information about the exhibit or other BCM activities, please call 859-491-4003

or e-mail info@bcmuseum.org. 

Behringer-Crawford Museum

1600 Montague Road | Devou Park

Covington, KY 41011

859-491-4003

www.bcmuseum.org