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Hungry Girl coming to Anderson Township Kroger store

Hungry Girl coming to Anderson Township Kroger store

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - The "Hungry Girl" of the Food Network, Lisa Lillian, will visit the Anderson Towne Center Kroger Store, located at 7580 Beechmont Rd. Cinti, OH. 45255 on October 19th, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. 

Lillian will be autographing her book Supermarket Survival, answering questions, offering free samples and hosting a raffle. 

Autographs will be limited to copies of Supermarket Survival only; books must be purchased at Kroger, and customers must provide a valid Kroger receipt to have their books signed. 

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Author David Giffels, the ultimate do-it-yourselfer, will speak at all four NKY Library Systems

Author David Giffels, the ultimate do-it-yourselfer, will speak at all four NKY Library Systems

(FOX19) - The four Northern Kentucky libraries have been encouraging everyone for the last couple of months to read All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House, this year’s NKY One Book, One Community selection. The author of the book, David Giffels, will speak at all four library systems in November. Everyone, (whether they’ve read the book or not) will enjoy listening to Giffels talk about his real-life experience restoring a dilapidated mansion in Akron, Ohio.  Former writer for MTV’s Beavis and Butt Head, Giffels’ speaking style (and writing style) is full of humor and unexpected insights.

Scrapbookers to take over the Alexandria Firehouse

Scrapbookers to take over the Alexandria Firehouse

ALEXANDRIA, KY (FOX19) - The Alexandria and Community Volunteer Fire Department, Ladies Auxiliary will be sponsoring their 1st Annual Spooktacular Crop-A-Thon on Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 9 PM till 6 PM, in the Alexandria Firehouse Hall, 7951 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria Kentucky.  

The Spooktacular Crop-A-Thon is a Scrap booking and Card making event.  There will be Scrap booking and Card making representatives available to assist you for this Fun Day of Girl Time.  

Food, Fun and Raffles will also be available.  Cost is $25.00 a person.  Call Lisa Sullender 859-409-8588 or Bev Crowe 859-630-3573 to reserve a spot. 

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Kroger provides details, asks you to check for recalled beef products

Kroger provides details, asks you to check for recalled beef products

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Kroger Co. stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas are asking customers to check their refrigerators and freezers for 5 lb. chub Kroger Ground Beef 73% Lean 27% Fat and Kroger Beef Patties with a "best before or freeze by" date of September 12, 2011. 

This ground beef is part of a recall announced by Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. 

Kroger customers can visit www.kroger.com/recall for the list of products subject to the recall sold in Kroger’s family of stores. The Tyson website lists all of the affected products and retailers. 

Kroger has removed affected items from store shelves and initiated its customer recall notification system. Customers who may have purchased the affected products will receive register receipt messages and/or automated phone calls.

PWC awarded home repair grants for Northern Kentucky

PWC awarded home repair grants for Northern Kentucky

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - People Working Cooperatively (PWC) a local nonprofit that provides critical home repairs, weatherization, modification and maintenance services to help residents stay safely in their homes, announced today it has secured $25,000 in grant funds for emergency home repairs in Northern Kentucky.

PWC received a grant of $5,000 for emergency home repairs from the Scripps Howard Foundation that will be used for the emergency repair program for low-income homeowners in Northern Kentucky.

State offers tree seedlings at bulk prices

State offers tree seedlings at bulk prices

FRANKFORT, KY (FOX19) - With fall just around the corner, state foresters are encouraging Kentuckians to plan their tree-planting activities now by ordering tree seedlings through the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF). 

Nearly 50 species including white pine, baldcypress, black walnut, white oak, yellow-poplar, dogwood, redbud and many more are available by calling toll free 1-800-866-0555.  Order forms are also available on-line at http://forestry.ky.gov.

The trees are available as bare-root seedlings in bundles of 10 or 100 and range in price from $24 to $45 per bundle.  The seedlings are lifted at two state tree nurseries in Marshall and Morgan counties and delivered at your request from winter to early spring.

Seedlings are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, therefore it is advised to place orders as soon as possible.   

Seedlings are sold each year by KDF for use in

A workshop on repairing wood windows for owners of historic homes in Bellevue

A workshop on repairing wood windows for owners of historic homes in Bellevue

BELLEVUE, OH (FOX19) - Cincinnati Preservation Association (CPA) and the City of Bellevue, KY, are hosting a historic window restoration workshop on Saturday, September 24 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Callahan Center, 616 Poplar Street (behind the Bellevue City Building).  Led by window craftsman Terry Rasche, the workshop will cover re-roping and reglazing windows, cutting glass, and adding weatherstripping for greater efficiency. To reserve, contact CPA at 513-721-4506 or email info@cincinnatipreservation.org.

More and more owners of historic homes are learning to repair their wood windows. Restoring windows is a green option, saves money, and preserves historic character.