Cuomo and Keyes will speak at NKU

        HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes will take part in Northern Kentucky University's 2001 Alumni Lecture Series in September.

        The topic will be “Governing in America: A New Vision.” The Sept. 18 event will be held at 7 p.m. in NKU's Regents Hall with Nick Clooney serving as master of ceremonies.

        Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, served from 1982-94. Besides running for president in 2000, Mr. Keyes has a syndicated radio program, The Alan Keyes Show: America's Wake Up Call.

        Tickets will be $20 for the general public, $15 for NKU alumni, faculty and staff, and $5 for NKU students. Call (859) 572-5370 to buy tickets or for more information.
       

Wild Wednesday program to return

        COVINGTON — Kenton County Parks and Recreation has resumed its weekly “Wild Wednesdays!” program, complete with Cincinnati Zoo animals and birds of prey.

        The free event will be 10 a.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 17 at Mills Road Park. There will be no program July 4.

        New this year is the “Wild Wednesdays Nights!” program. Starting next week, the program will be on the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.

        All programs will be at Shelterhouse 2. Follow signs from the park entrance.

        Kenton County Public Library will present “Wild about Reading” stories at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, starting next week.

        Information: Call (859) 525-PLAY, listen for a recorded message, and press 2 for “What's Happening in Kenton County's Parks?” Or visit the county Web site at www.kentoncounty.org and click on parks and recreation.
       

Disc golf weekend kicks off today

        COVINGTON — Kenton County Parks & Recreation is sponsoring the World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend starting at 10 a.m. today at Banklick Woods Park.

        The event is designed to raise awareness of the sport and introduce players of all ages to the game. Last year, 62 players took part.

        Today, local recreational players, as well as some of the best pro players in Greater Cincinnati, will be on hand to demonstrate types of throws and cover the rules.

        The entry fee of $12 includes a T-shirt and an Innova brand disc to be delivered after the event.

        Information: 525-PLAY.
       

Covington businesses, leaders win awards

        COVINGTON — Jillian's was named Outstanding New Business of the Year in awards announced at the Covington Business Council's (CBC) annual dinner.

        The interactive entertainment and dining complex in the former Bavarian Brewery building is a successful contributor to the city's economic development efforts, the CBC said.

        Anthony N. Durso received the Michael Partin Community Service Award. Mr. Durso has been active in a number of organizations, including the Kenton County Public Library, the Baker-Hunt Foundation, the Northern Kentucky Heritage League and the Friends of Covington.

        Gretchen R. Theissen won the Ralph V. Haile Jr. Outstanding Achievement Award. The Covington resident has been a member of the CBC's board of directors since 1993 and has taken an active role in a number of the group's endeavors.

        Klingenberg's Hardware, which dates to 1922, received the Outstanding Established Business of the Year Award for an image that has positively affected Covington's economic well-being.

St. Elizabeth adds mammogram backup

        EDGEWOOD — St. Elizabeth Medical Center is the first Tristate hospital to install a new computer-aided system to help radiologists detect breast cancer from screening mammograms.

        The Image Checker from R2 Technology identifies areas on a mammogram that warrant review.

        “The new ImageChecker System will help us be better able to detect breast cancer early, when it's most treatable,” said Dr. Jackie Sweeney, a St. Elizabeth radiologist.

        Mammograms taken at St. Elizabeth South radiology, the St. Elizabeth Women's Wellness Center and the Esther Marie Hatton Mobile Mammography Van will be the first to be read using the ImageChecker system, with Covington and Grant County added soon.

        For information, or to schedule a mammogram, call the St. Elizabeth Women's Wellness Center at (859) 344-3939.
       

Wilkinson registers to vote in Florida

       LEXINGTON — Former Gov. Wallace Wilkinson, who has made news this year with his personal bankruptcy and that of his bookstore company, has registered to vote in Florida.

        The move has raised the possibility that he could try to use Florida's liberal bankruptcy laws to protect his assets, including a $1.9 million home near Naples that Mr. Wilkinson and his wife have owned since 1992.

        Robert Brown, Mr. Wilkinson's lawyer, said his client still claims Kentucky as his place of residence and has no plan to claim residency in Florida in trying to protect his home there or other assets.

        “There is no intention whatsoever of doing that,” Mr. Brown said before pausing. “At this time.”

        Mr. Wilkinson registered to vote in Collier County, Fla., on April 13. He was stricken from the voter rolls in Lexington on Tuesday after the Fayette County clerk's office was notified.

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