“It’s like a sacred mission. We started out as a mission and we continue that mission,” says Janet Borton, the administrator of the Covington Ladies Home. “And our goal is to continue that mission for the next 125 (years).”
The Covington Ladies Home, housed in a grand Victorian mansion, administers care to ladies 62 and older. The facility provides private rooms, and a 24-hour on-site nursing staff and respite care is available. The cost is affordable, and state assistance is available to those who meet the requirements.
“We don’t turn anyone away,” Borton says.
— S.B.
MADE SENSE TO COME HOME
BUSINESS
When Furlong Building Enterprises, LLC, needed more space, “it made sense to come home,” says co-founder Pete Nicoloau. He lives in Hebron, co-owner Jude Hehman lives in Fort Mitchell and the expanded offices are on Houston Road in Florence.
“The move to Northern Kentucky allows us closer proximity to many of our customers. Both Jude and I have our professional roots in Northern Kentucky and when we needed more space, it made sense to come home,” he explains.
In March, the commercial and industrial construction firm celebrated its one-year anniversary, growth and expansion into Northern Kentucky from Miamitown, Ohio. It has seven employees and reports more than $3 million in sales.
Most significant are the jobs, says Furlong’s President Hehman.
“The construction industry has seen extremely difficult economic conditions, and during that time we created seven high-skill jobs that allowed these good people to once again earn wages for their families,” says Hehman. He credits the firm’s success to customer service, value and expert construction knowledge.
Projects include industrial construction such as mezzanines for heavy equipment, factory offices and additions for manufacturing and distribution facilities.
— THE EDITORS
FRIENDS CELEBRATE TED BUSHELMAN
REMEMBERING
Ted Bushelman was known for his sense of humor. 
So, it was little surprise to mourners to find their friend Ted — or, at least, a cardboard cutout of the Florence city councilman and former communications director of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport — in attendance at a March 12 celebration of his life.
Set up at the entrance, Bushelman’s likeness carried a sign that read “Hi, I’m Ted ... and I’m dead ...”
It turned out to be just the first chuckle for more than 400 friends and family who remembered Bushelman, who died March 6, at the celebration hosted by his family at Florence’s World of Golf clubhouse.
Few were surprised by the quirky greeting, says Florence Mayor Diane Whalen, a longtime friend of Bushelman.
“Ted had such a great sense of humor. He’s still such a presence, he’s somebody you still expect to see wherever you go in Northern Kentucky,” she says.
True to his wishes, the gathering was far from a funeral. As politicians, co-workers and former media contacts — friends all — pored over pictures of Bushelman and shared favorite memories, tears turned to laughs.
“Ted had that party planned for years,” adds Whalen. “For a long time, whenever he’d go to a funeral, he’d tell people, ‘None of this stuff when I’m gone. I want a party.’ He wanted people to laugh and have a good time. We did.”
— Dave Malaska