COVINGTON — The year's final outdoor show of Second Sunday Antiques will be Sunday on the Sixth Street promenade in the MainStrasse Village neighborhood.

        Admission is free. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

        Starting Nov. 11, the show will move indoors to The Madison at 700 Madison Ave. Indoor show times will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there will be an adult admission of $2. Free parking is available in the city parking garage as well as in the parking lot behind The Madison.

Agency giving away $60,000 in raffle
The Cincinnati Enquirer
               COVINGTON — The Point, the Covington agency that provides services to the developmentally disabled, is giving away $60,000, $1,000 in groceries and three Florida vacations in its Dream Giveaway fund-raiser.

        Only 1,600 of the $100 tickets are being sold with 50 finalists being drawn Tuesday, said Judi Gerding, The Point's executive director.

        The final drawing will be Oct. 23, she said.

        The first prize is $50,000. Other prizes are $4,000, $3,000, $2,000, $1,000, a $1,000 gift certificate for Remke's Supermarkets and three trips to Florida.

        For more information or to buy tickets, contact The Point, (859) 491-9191.

        The Point provides educational, residential, vocational and social opportunities to the developmentally disabled. Among The Point's operations are a restaurant and laundry that employ its clients.
       

Senior expo planned for Nov. 14 at mall
The Cincinnati Enquirer
               CRESTVIEW HILLS — Northern Kentucky Senior Expo 2001 will take place at the Crestview Hills Mall on Nov. 14.

        The 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. expo will feature exhibits, health screenings, giveaways, door prizes, the Pete Wagner orchestra, Kentucky Kuzzins square dancers and an Elvis impressionist.

        There is free admission and parking.

        For information, call the Northern Kentucky Area Development District at (859) 283-1885.
       

Friends of library to hold book sale
The Cincinnati Enquirer
               ERLANGER — The Friends of the Kenton County Public Library will hold a “book sale extravaganza” Oct. 20 and 21 at the Dietz Auditorium here.

        Sale hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 20 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 21.

        Dietz Auditorium is next to Lloyd High School at 450 Bartlett Ave., off Dixie Highway and I-75.

        Nearly new and used books by popular authors will be available in addition to paperbacks, videos, children's books and audio cassettes. Prices range from 50 cents to $4. All sale proceeds will fund programs and services of the Kenton County Public Library.

        Any nonprofit groups interested in taking the remaining books after the sale should see Friends Book Sale Coordinator Robin Gilbert at the sale.

        The Friends is a nonprofit group that raises money for the library through book sales and membership.

        For information on library programs, visit the Web site at www.kenton.lib.ky.us.
       

Government offices plan presented
The Cincinnati Enquirer
               FRANKFORT — A master plan crafted for future state government office needs in Franklin County focuses on five properties already owned in large part and a new approach to building construction away from giant edifices.

        The plan was presented Friday to the Capital Planning Advisory Board, which has advocated more state-owned property instead of the millions of dollars spent every year in Frankfort to lease space for state workers and warehouses.

        Some additional property would have to be obtained at three of the sites to accommodate the long-range plan, but the majority is already in state hands.

        Among the more significant recommendations is construction of smaller buildings grouped in clusters rather than a single giant structure. The new building for the Transportation Cabinet, for example, is to cover some 400,000 square feet.

        The recommended buildings would range from 65,000 square feet to 127,000 square feet, but be cheaper to build, maintain and use over time and changing conditions than leased space, the report said.
       

Corn, soybean yields at record high
The Associated Press
               LOUISVILLE — Kentucky farmers are harvesting record-high yields of corn and soybeans, a crop-reporting service said Friday.

        Burley tobacco yields reached a seven-year high as farmers benefited from good weather, the Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service reported.

        While the state's farmers have more corn and soybeans to sell, high production forecasts nationally will keep grain prices low, said Steve Riggins, a University of Kentucky agricultural economist.

        Kentucky's burley tobacco production was forecast at 253 million pounds, matching last month's projection but up 4 percent from last year, the crop report said. Yield was estimated at 2,200 pounds per acre, the same as last month and up 175 pounds an acre from last year.

        Corn production in Kentucky was forecast at 165.2 million bushels, up 8 percent from September and 3 percent higher than last year. Yield was reported at 140 bushels per acre, a record high.

        The state's soybean harvest is expected to produce 50.8 million bushels, up 3 percent from last month's projection and 12 percent higher than last year's production. This fall's harvest is expected to yield 41 bushes per acre, a record high, the report said.

Drug-testing initiative for thoroughbreds
The Associated Press
               LEXINGTON — The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has announced a new equine drug-testing initiative.

        The Racing Integrity and Drug Testing Task Force proposed a national quality-assurance program on Thursday. Labs would be tested to find out whether they can find 40 drugs, mostly performance-enhancing, in urine and blood.

        The labs, which are under contract to individual state racing governing bodies, would get both blind samples and proficiency samples. In blind sampling, the lab would have no idea the sample was not straight off the racetrack. In proficiency sampling, the lab would know it was being tested, and might even know what drug to look for.

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