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The painful task of grieving someone lost in war Jamie Clarkson Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Growing up, Chad Keith could do no wrong in his little sister's eyes. He loved to draw, write, laugh, and fi ght for what he felt was just. He planned on a career in the military, only leaving, he would tell her, to become president. Glutz laughed when she remembered his political dreams: “I swear to God, he would have.” In 2000, Chad, just out of high school, enlisted in the Army. “I remember him waking me up to leave,” Glutz said. “He was pulling at my blankets and I was pulling back. I was like, ‘wait, you can’t leave!’” She wasn't even a teenager yet. Sgt. Chad Keith, 325th AIR, Company D, 82nd Airborne Division, was killed three years later when a roadside bomb exploded near him during his fi rst deployment to Iraq. He was 21 and only one of the 4,418 to date who have died as a result of their Operation Iraqi Freedom service. Her brother was never coming home. This was something 14-year-old Glutz couldn't make sense of. One month later, Glutz's family traveled to Virginia for her brother's burial at Arlington National Cemetery. The family was seated near his tomb but Glutz sat closest to the casket. Someone, seeing her distress, off ered to trade seats with her. She stayed put. Glutz was having a hard time accepting Chad was actually dead. She hoped he would awake from the casket and end this tragedy. Even if he didn't, she wanted to be close to her big brother. As the days and months after Chad's death went by, Glutz saw that the showering of empathy for his survivors didn't exactly rain down on the siblings as it did on their parents. And her parents, too eaten up by their own grief, were not able to help their living children. Glutz found herself alone.

Army Sgt. Chad Keith, 21, was killed while on patrol in Baghdad when a bomb exploded, July 7, 2003. He's buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His sister, Nicole Glutz, 32, of Goshen, was tin middle school at the time. She has since formed a Cincinnati based chapter of T.A.P.S., a support group for grieving military families. LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

She found herself avoiding the topic of her brother. Any time someone brought up Chad, it felt like unwanted attention. So she took any opportunity to be anonymous so she wouldn’t have to talk about him. She said that, in a way, she pretended that Chad had not existed. It was easier that way. Ignoring the problem made things worse. Unknown triggers would send Glutz into panic attacks that bordered on debilitating. She soldiered on, sad and angry, fi nding it hard to cope with her brother's death. Ten years later, she was ready to get the help that, by now, her parents encouraged. After some research online, her mother told her about the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), a peer-based nonprofi t that offers support for those grieving a military loved one. “All death is tragic. Losing somebody is tragic. But the military is so diff erent than traditional losses,” Glutz said. Even as a child, she had understood the danger of what her brother was volunteering for. There was a fearful sense of inevitability. And, oddly enough, all the days that the rest of us take as comforting, respectful memorials to our war dead were just more reminders of everything she'd lost. Maybe that is why Glutz was interested in the peer-based approach of TAPS. These common experiences make the connection between survivors easier, and more genuine. Rather than relying on counselors who had not experienced this loss, these survivors fi nd value in talking to someone who really understands on a personal level. That's the point of TAPS. "You don't have to have a professional background (in counseling) to be able to make an impact in someone else's life," said TAPS spokesperson Alex Meyers. Glutz found herself opening up. The brother that she was once afraid to talk See GRIEVING, Page 2A

New Richmond Schools’ new lunch bus is ﬁ rst of its kind in Clermont County Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A "lunch bus" will deliver meals to children in Clermont County's New Richmond Exempted Village School District this summer, offi cials said. It's the fi rst bus of its kind in the county. New Richmond typically distributes 300 to 500 meals per week during the summer months, according to a news release from the district. Offi cials anticipate that number to increase with the Traveling Lions Lunch Bus.

The Clermont County school district serves more than 2,300 students in the village of New Richmond, the village of Moscow, Monroe Township, Ohio Township, Pierce Township, Tate Township and Washington Township, according to its website. About 40% of the district's students qualify for free or reduced lunch. "We've arrived at this moment thanks to the support of many individuals,” student services director John Frye said in the news release. “Over two See LUNCH BUS, Page 2A

New Richmond Exempted Village School District's new traveling lunch bus will help feed students in Clermont County this summer. PROVIDED/NEW RICHMOND EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Grieving Continued from Page 1A

about became a topic of conversation, as any other family member would. It was cathartic even if she had to relieve the beginnings of grief that she experienced at 14. She learned to embrace her emotions as they came. This helped in her process. She no longer stifl ed tears. “I cried the fi rst time I hung his picture on my apartment wall. I don’t want to forget him,” Glutz said. “Yes, I have a life and I have to focus on (moving) forward, but he was a very integral part of me growing up. It’s not fair to me to not be able to have him there.” The organization works because those in pain can get help as they need it. They are regional care groups and, Glutz discovered, not one was in Cincinnati. So she created one. In 2015, she organized the group and took on the facilitator role. The group gathers once a month. It's informal and conversation-driven. What they talk about depends on who was in need. Others off er advice and validation. Her brother is starting to show up again in her life. Last year she went skydiving – something that he did while in the Army and that he wrote about in letters to his family. On her runs, she remembers the times he would run beside her. She thinks of him when she eats his spaghetti or chocolate cake, his favorites. From time to time, she fi nds herself talking to him about whatever is on her mind. She tells him she misses him. She knows he knows she is better now. “I want to say Chad would be proud of me,” Glutz said.

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years ago, the Board of Education designated a retired school bus for the unique second act as the Traveling Lions Lunch Bus.” The bus recently made its debut at the New Richmond board of education meeting. The district has distributed prepackaged summer meals to dropoff locations across the community for a number of years, but this is the fi rst time food service staff will be able to assemble and serve food from the bus, the release states. The meals are provided by the Ohio Department of Education Summer Food Service Program, and the district used a $10,000 grant from Connect Clermont to convert the repurposed school bus and buy needed equipment including a handwashing station. Connection Point Church volunteers also helped with the project. “They are selfl ess men and saw volunteering to transform the bus as an opportunity to ‘serve the least of these,' " Connection Point Church pastor Robert Wooten said in the release. Wooten also serves as a New Richmond school board member. May 21 marked the last day of school for students at New Richmond, according to its website.

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Arson suspect found watching the ﬂ ames at Christian academy, police say Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – June 2. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates. The man accused of started fi res at the Miami Valley Christian Academy May 31 was found by police lying in the grass watching the fl ames, police said. Caleb Thomas Holbert, 18, is charged with felony arson. Newtown police said he lived near the school, but had no other connection to it. "There appears to be no motive to indicate a hate crime, anger at the school or ideological belief (tied to) the incident," Chief Tom Synan said. Offi cers responded to the school just after 3 a.m. for a report of a dump-

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Holbert soon after arriving at the scene and thought he might be injured. "Holbert advised me that he was not injured and that he was simply watching the fi re," an offi cer wrote. The ATF was called to the scene and a trained dog signaled that both the site of the fi re and Holbert smelled of an accelerant. Offi cers said several windows were broken and Holbert had attempted to set the artifi cial turf fi eld ablaze as well. Investigators said they reviewed the school's security cameras and saw a person matching Holbert's build and dress appearing to set the fi res. Court documents state the fi re caused approximately $100,000 in damage. Holbert is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $100,000 bond. His cases is slated to be presented to a grand jury on June 10.

Beechmont Bridge Connector is ﬁ nal phase of Little Miami Scenic Trail Jeanne Houck

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Great Parks of Hamilton County will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking on Monday, June 14, to mark the start of construction of the ﬁ nal phase of the Little Miami Scenic Trail. The ceremony for the $7.9 million Beechmont Bridge Connector is open to the public and will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the terminus of the trail near Ohio 32 and Beechmont Avenue in Anderson Township. The Little Miami Scenic Trail currently runs 78 miles from Springﬁ eld, Ohio, to Anderson Township. The Beechmont Bridge Connector will stretch half a mile across the Little Miami River and connect with the Lunken Airport Bike Trail as well as the Ohio River Trail to Downtown Cincinnati. To do that, the connector will be extended through a tunnel to be built under the Ohio 32 westbound ramp to Beechmont Avenue. It then will be extended under Beechmont Avenue and across the Little Miami River on a new bridge next to but separated from the eastbound lane of

The Beechmont Bridge Connector will stretch half a mile across the Little Miami River and connect with the Lunken Airport Bike Trail as well as the Ohio River Trail to Downtown Cincinnati. PROVIDED

the Beechmont Avenue Bridge.

Connector 'major step forward for our regional trail system' “The Beechmont Bridge Connector represents a major step forward for our regional trail system,” Great Parks CEO Todd Palmeter said in a news release. “For the ﬁ rst time, trail users will be able to continue from the Little Miami Scenic Trail to the Ohio River Trail safely and without disruption.” The ceremonial groundbreaking for

the connector was to have been held in March but was delayed by ﬂ ooding. "The trail community is thankful that Great Parks has stepped up to the challenge to complete this complex trail connection,” Wade Johnston, director of TriState Trails, said in the news release. “Their investment in the Beechmont Bridge will beneﬁ t our region for generations to come." The Beechmont Bridge Connector is expected to be completed by the late summer or early fall of 2022. It is being paid for with Great Parks, state and federal funds.

19 Cincinnati-area gun shops had violations in 2015-17 Briah Lumpkins Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A now-closed Clermont County gun shop was a record-setter. A newly compiled database of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives inspections reveals that Arcade Antiques in Bethel had 23 violations between 2015 and 2017. The shop was one of a handful of establishments across America that lost licenses during that period. USA TODAY and the Trace, a nonprofi t newsroom devoted to gun-related news in the U.S., built a database of nearly 2,000 ATF inspection reports from locations with violations. Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders are required to account for any weapons or serialized components in their possession at all times and have to call the the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for approval before selling or transferring a weapon or serialized part such as a lower receiver for a semiautomatic rifl e. Calls to the NICS are required for each individual sale or transfer the FFL holder conducts. The database includes 15 locations in Southwest Ohio, including the license of Russ Whitley, owner of Arcade Antiques. Whitley's license as a fi rearms dealer was revoked or denied for renewal in May 2017. Whitley could not be located for comment. Arcade Antiques is now closed. The Enquirer could not confi rm the exact date the establishment closed. The 23 violations his store was accused of included the sale or transfer of a fi rearm to a prohibited person, failure to obtain separate licenses for multiple business locations, and knowingly making false entries in the acquisition and disposition record. Out of the 144 inspections that were conducted in Ohio, 136 resulted in warning letters, six resulted in a warning

conference and two resulted in revocation/denial of renewal. In Southwest Ohio, there were 15 locations that had inspections with violations, according to the USA TODAY/ Trace database. They included: h GC Sporting Goods, a manufacturer in Blue Ash (12 violations). h Dino Costanzo, a dealer in Springfi eld Township (eight violations). h Robinson's Fine Gun, a dealer in Hamilton licensed to Howard Robinson (seven violations). h Lighthouse Gunsmiths LLC, a dealer in Fairfi eld (seven violations). h Lawrence E. Manns, a dealer in Monroe (six violations). h Hunter Den of Ohio, a dealer in Amelia licensed to Roy Lynn Eicher (six violations). h Gunsmoke Firearms, a dealer in Middletown licensed to Michael J. Murphy (fi ve violations). h Treasure Grove Auctions, a dealer in Fairfi eld licensed to Richard A. Grove (four violations). h Jaeger Firearms and Accessories, a dealer in Harrison (four violations). h D Alan Firearms LLC, a dealer in Loveland (four violations). h Comrade Arms, a manufacturer in Sharonville (four violations). h Knighthawk Firearms LLC, a manufacturer in Hamilton (three violations). h Shootin' Shack, a dealer in Waynesville (two violations). h Onling Guns, a manufacturer in Loveland (two violations). All received warning letters; none of their owners could be reached for comment. The Enquirer attempted to call each of those locations. Some numbers were out of order, some numbers were reassigned and people who answered at two locations refused to answer questions. Messages were left; none were returned. Not all are still open for business. Their violations included: sale or transfer of a fi rearm to a prohibited person, failure by a dealer to properly main-

In Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky, 19 gun shop locations/dealers had inspections with violations between 2015 and 2017, according to the USA TODAY/Trace database. FILE PHOTO

tain a record of the receipt and disposition of ﬁ rearms and conducting business away from the licensed premises among other violations. Out of the 62 inspections that were conducted in Kentucky, 53 resulted in warning letters and two resulted in a warning conference. In Northern Kentucky, four locations had inspections with violations. They included: h Quick-cash Inc., a pawnbroker in Florence (eight violations). h Garland Enterprises, a pawnbroker in Walton (ﬁ ve violations). h Shooters Supply and Sporting Goods, a dealer in Independence (four violations). h Peter Garrett Gunsmiths, a dealer in Newport (four violations). All four received warning letters; none of the owners could be immediately reached for comment.

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Here’s who the Democrats are endorsing for Cincinnati City Council But Dillingham doesn’t think Issue 3 was the only reason. She thinks her criticism of the city and Mayor John Cranley played a role. “I think some of these other Democrats used that as fuel,” Dillingham said. “It’s no secret I’ve been a critic of Mayor John Cranley for years.”

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Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – June 1 (updated June 2). After a closed-door debate June 1 night, nine city council candidates emerged with the coveted endorsement of the Cincinnati Democratic Committee. The Democratic slate consisted of six men and three women; six of the nine are Black. All three women are Black. Eﬀ orts on June 1 to put activist Brian Garry and Cincinnati Federation of Teachers organizer Michelle Dillingham on the slate failed. The Democrats had endorsed Dillingham in her runs for city council in 2013 and 2017. She blamed it on “party politics.” “I will run as a Democrat,” Dilligham told The Enquirer after the vote June 1. “I plan to win as a Democrat. And I will govern as a Democrat.” Democrats recently passed the slate recommended by the nominating committee.

So who got endorsed? Here’s the Democratic slate of city council candidates: Two incumbents: h Greg Landsman, 44, of Mount Washington, elected in 2017. h Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, 65, of North Avondale, appointed in 2020 One former Hamilton County Commissioner h Victoria Parks, 63, of College Hill And six newcomers h Reggie Harris, 39, of Northside. h Meeka Owens, 42, of North Avondale. h Scotty Johnson, 58, of Mount Airy. h Mark Jeﬀ reys, 51, of Clifton. h Jeﬀ Cramerding, 48, of West Price Hill. h Phillip O’Neal, 33, of Avondale.

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Cincinnati City Hall photographed on Jan. 19, 2021. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

sidered the Holy Grail of endorsements for Cincinnati politics, particularly as the city has trended more Democratic. In 2017, six of the party’s nine endorsed candidates won election and it raised the profi le of the three who didn’t win. These candidates will benefi t from the coordinated campaign and funds of the Democratic Party, including joint fundraising with the other candidates on the slate. Candidates will need all the help they can get to stand out in what promises to be a very crowded and heated fi eld of city council candidates. Dozens of candidates will likely compete for the nine seats on city council. As of June 1, the Hamilton County Board of Elections has certifi ed 19 city council candidates for the November ballot. But more than 90 people have shown interest in running by picking up petitions.

Who didn’t make the cut? Of those candidates, 17 sought the endorsement from the Democratic Party. The Cincinnati Democratic Committee did not provide a list of candidates who sought endorsement. The biggest controversy was leaving Dillingham off the slate. Some Democrats on Tuesday supported a motion to put Dillingham on the slate to replace Phillip O’Neal, the athletic director of Western Hills High School. The motion was voted down. Dillingham told The Enquirer her support of Issue 3 was used against her. Issue 3, opposed by the Democrats and labor unions, would have required the city to put at least $50 million a year into an aff ordable housing trust fund. The labor unions, which had supported Dillingham in the past, opposed the issue because it would have likely decimated the city’s operating budget and led to layoff s. The issue failed.

The Democratic Party’s endorsements have come under criticism. A memo sent out by the Cincinnati Democratic Committee in February warned candidates to not seek the endorsement of other political parties, including the Charter Committee, a local party that has endorsed candidates from both major parties in the past. Some candidates and politicos blasted the rule as drastic. At least one candidate, Stacey Smith, said it led to her decision to not seek the Democratic endorsement. “I feel this move by the Democratic Party is too exclusive and partisan,” Smith tweeted in February, “So I will not be pursuing their endorsement, but wish luck to those who do.” The Democratic slate endorsed in 2017 also has come under criticism. Three of the nine endorsed candidates of the 2017 slate have been indicted: Tamaya Dennard, who pleaded guilty in a bribery case and began on June 1 an 18month prison sentence, Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who was suspended from council after being federally indicted in a pay-to-play scheme; and Councilman Wendell Young, who was arrested on a felony tampering with records charge, accused of deleting text messages about city business. He remains on council after a recent eﬀ ort to suspend him failed.

Who did the Dems endorse for school board? The Cincinnati Democrats endorsed four people for Cincinnati Public Schools Board: h Mike Moroski h Mary Wineberg h Brandon Craig h Kareem Moncree- Moﬀ ett

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Five in-demand items in short supply this summer Alexander Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Summertime is perfect for bike rides, cookouts, home improvements and relaxing by the pool. But a COVID-19 hangover from 2020 is threatening many of those traditions as shop owners struggle with shortages and higher prices created by snarled supply chains. Last year, manufacturers stopped producing in-demand items in health-related shutdown. Now, many are having trouble returning to full production because of a nationwide labor shortage. In some cases, there's no shortage of product – but it's not available because it's stuck on a ship in the Port of Los Angeles, where there aren't enough laborers to unload boats. On top of those challenges, the supply of popular items has been aﬀ ected by some additional calamity just as demand has taken oﬀ . And after being stuck at home in 2020, consumer demand is ravenous – and fueled by unspent vacation money and government stimulus dollars. Here are some major items seeing price increases, shortages and delays in 2021:

Chicken wings and other meat products Food prices are spiking across the country and meat products are some of the hardest hit, including chicken wings. "We're having a problem getting them – I'm shorted all the time," said Jason Esterkamp, co-owner of O'Bryan's Bar & Grill in Cincinnati's O'Bryonville business district, adding his chicken wing prices have more than doubled since last year. The pub owner said he'd be tempted to take them off his menu if they weren't a signature dish. "It would be like going to Graeter's to get a piece of cake," Esterkamp said, referring to the iconic Cincinnati-based ice cream chain. He's got plenty of company. Restaurateurs face a triple-whammy on meat costs: there's plenty of chicken for meat, but processing plants are short-staff ed and can't keep up with demand since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also hurting the supply: the deep freeze that hit Texas early this year killed a lot of livestock. Lastly, chicken wings' popularity has invited a raft of added competition even by restaurants that typically didn't off er them. "The prices are the highest I've seen in 15 years," said Nader Masadeh, chief executive of suburban Cincinnati-based regional chain Buff alo Wings & Rings. "It's a big problem – every week, we thought we'd seen the ceiling, but then it would go up." Masadeh said the chain with a dozen local restaurants and dozens more in the Midwest, Texas, Florida and internationally, is currently eating the added costs. That might change if costs remain high and larger competitors increase the price of their menu. The bottleneck at processing plants is also aff ecting prices and availability for some pork products. Dan Glier, president of Glier's Goetta in Covington, Kentucky, said pork chops aren't in short supply, but a lot of meat byproducts used for sausage-making aren't getting the same production priority. Meat processing companies are short-handed and have cut back some operations. The shortfall has forced Glier to hustle to fi nd needed supplies to maintain his usual production of goetta, a Cincinnati staple made of sausage with oats. "We've run into things like suppliers sending half a truckload," Glier said.

Chlorine shortage stings Pool owners getting ready to plunge into the water this summer are learning there's a nationwide shortage of chlorine in 2021. That's after the pandemic prompted American consumers to install nearly 100,000 new swimming pools last year – a 24% increase in construction activity that shattered a nearly 40-year-old growth record for the industry, according to Alexandria, Virginia-based trade group the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance. While there are more consumers looking for the chemical to keep pools clear there's another major complication: one of the nation's big producers, BioLab, saw its production capabilities hobbled last summer by a major ﬁ re in Louisiana. "The last skid I got was gone in eight hours," said Mark Hauser, owner of Riley's Pools & Spas in the Cincinnati suburb of Green Township. His suppliers have resorted to rationing clients to 2020 levels. "I've sold 90% of what I'm allowed."

Hauser said his suppliers know he needs more chlorine tablets sold in 25-pound buckets. When they become available, his supplier calls saying it's available - but it's been a couple of weeks since the last one. "The Bio-Lab factory burnt to the ground – it simply went 'Bye-bye,' " Hauser said, adding the shortage has shifted some customers toward switching to salt-water pools.

Lumber demand and costs soar Local builders say America is nesting, spending money on their homes after spending much of 2020 inside with their families. "We had no idea what we were getting into last year (headed into the pandemic) and it just exploded on us," said Tom Allison, project manager at Blackrock Construction in Cincinnati's Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. "People said the building boom was spurred by restless residents stuck in their houses. 'If we're going to be stuck at home, we might as well enjoy it.'" Wood prices have soared 300% since last year, according to trade group the National Association of Home Builders. That's enough to add almost $36,000 to the average cost of construction of a new home. Allison, who focuses on kitchen and bathroom remodels and home additions, said the strong demand has driven wood costs sky-high. On top of that, a labor shortage constantly threatens delays in the industry.

Freezers, washers and appliances on back order That nesting urge by homeowners with stimulus money burning a hole in their pockets is also blamed for a shortage of household appliances. But other factors have come into play. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers hoarded food loading their pantries. But they also bought chest freezers to store other perishables. "Early on, it was a running joke that if we'd ordered more freezers ahead of time we could have retired with all the money," said Kevin David, owner of the Appliance Loft in Cincinnati's Oakley neighborhood. He had one day where his store got 17 calls about freezers and has had as many as 40 on backorder. After that came weeks of families stuck at home with loads and loads of laundry. Washers and driers were the next appliances to take off in sales. Demand spread to just about every kind of appliance there was as people sought upgrades to their homes. Then the supply chain started having big problems. Shutdowns and quarantines during the pandemic not only aff ected retail stores but factories and shipping ports. With many appliances and other goods imported from China, shiploads have been caught in the snarled traffi c in the Port of Los Angeles and other ports that don't have enough labor to unload all the in-demand cargo. That's frustrated a lot of customers anxiously awaiting delivery. "People seem to think we are making these products in the backroom – that's not the case," David said. While many customers can manage through the delays by ordering ahead, those dealing with a sudden breakdown are getting pinched badly. "It's your 'My washing machine just died' customer who's really getting hurt by this," David said.

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – May 26. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates. On Sunday, May 30, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority was scheduled to begin 24/7 Metro service on seven of its major routes. The union president doesn't think there are enough drivers to make it a reality. The bus company disagrees. This new 24/7 Metro service is a part of the fi rst phase of its Reinventing Metro plan. This was made possible with the passing of Issue 7 last spring. The additional 0.8% Hamilton County sales tax should provide about $100 million a year for the bus system plus another $30 million a year for road and bridge projects throughout the county. Troy L. Miller, president and business agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 627, expressed his doubts about Metro's new venture. "We don't have the people," Miller said. "I mean it's just everywhere you go right now there's not enough people." Miller said the evidence of the shortage is the incentives Metro is off ering to bring in new workers. The bus agency is off ering paid training and up to a $1,000 signing bonus. Miller said bus operators are also wearing T-shirts, including the logos for Metro and the union, that tout the hiring benefi ts. "If we're not hurting, then why are you giving out T-shirts (and) spending all this money?" Miller asked. But Metro's Vice President of External Aff airs Brandy Jones says otherwise. "We actually do have enough operators to provide this 24-hour service as expected to roll out Sunday as a part of our Reinventing Metro plan," Jones said. Metro provides bus services to Cincinnati Public School (CPS) students, which amounts to about 200 trips a day, Jones said. Once school for CPS students wraps up, all the drivers that were providing these 200 trips will work on the 24/7 routes. Jones says Metro is actively hiring because it needs more drivers to accommodate for other enhancements in the Reinventing Metro plan. The seven routes set to see the change to 24/7 service include: h Route 4 serving Kenwood and Blue Ash via Montgomery Road. h Route 11 serving Hyde Park, Oakley and Madisonville via Madison Road. h Route 17 serving Mount Airy, Mount Healthy, Seven Hills and Northgate via Hamilton Avenue. h Route 33 serving the Price Hills, Westwood via Glenway Avenue. h Route 43 serving Mount Auburn, Avondale, Bond Hill and Roselawn via Reading Road. h Route 51 crosstown from Glenway Crossing to Hyde Park. h Route 78 serving Lincoln Heights, Woodlawn, Wyoming, Carthage. In addition, these routes will see earlier and later service, according to a news release from Metro. h Route 16 serving Camp Washington, Northside, Winton Place, Finneytown and Mount Healthy. h Route 20 serving Northside, Winton Place, Finneytown, Greenhills, Forest Park and Springdale/Tri-County via Winton Road. h Route 46 serving Avondale and Winton Hills. Those interested in applying for a job at Metro can do so at https://www.go-metro.com/careers.

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New bicycles remain a rarity Consumers looking for more exercise and a fun way to commute will fi nd it diffi cult to buy a new bicycle. Since many are manufactured overseas, incoming store inventory was fi rst snarled by pandemic conditions – then labor shortages at international ports. "The demand is there but the product is not. I haven't gotten a new bike since last March," said Ron Keilholz, owner of Bicycles & More in suburban Green Township, outside Cincinnati. "Ninety-fi ve percent of our stuff comes from China and it's not getting unloaded from the cargo ships. It's not getting to our suppliers." Normally, this time of the year, his shop would have more than 100 bicycles in stock. Right now, there are fi ve – three older ones that his shop repaired and two new ones, including one built for a rider about 6-foot-6 in height. A lack of new bikes has boosted demand for repair services the shop does, he said. But he added they're starting to have problems getting news parts too.

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Pump the brakes on electric vehicles Dennis Luken Guest columnist

I have a number of concerns about "putting the pedal to the metal" in converting to totally electric vehicles. I am no electrical engineer, however, I believe there are a number of issues that will need to be addressed as part of the long-range plans for such a conversion. First and foremost, can the electrical power grid handle such a drain while pursuing this conversion to the "Green Machine?" The electrical energy needed to keep the batteries charged has to come from the grid and that means more power generation and a huge increase in the distribution infrastruc-

ture. I understand we are currently trying to eliminate traditional power sources of fossil fuel and convert to solar, wind and water as a method of generating electric. Well, that did not work out to well for Texas during the extreme weather conditions in February, did it? A month later, some residents were still without power and water. The truth is, America will always have to rely on fossil fuels, natural gas or nuclear power to operate the equipment to provide electric to the grid. Let’s talk about some other major problems associated with battery-operated vehicles. First, the signiﬁ cant cost diﬀ erential between gas-powered and electric vehicles will eliminate the electric automobile option for many Americans. What about the cost of installation of power outlets in homes that will be necessary to charge the vehicle? Will

the existing electric amperage service to the homes be able handle the additional power drain or will the electric service need to be updated at an additional cost? What about individuals that do not have garages and/or park their vehicles on the street? Will there be extension cords running from the residences to their EV parked on the street? Owning an electric vehicle may not be as cost eﬀ ective and eﬃ cient as our government would like us to believe! Another major problem is the limited driving range associated with the electric vehicles and the problem of locating a charging station, the cost and time with recharging electric vehicles. I'm also really concerned about the reliance on the electricity from the electric power grid and what happens if that power grid is hacked or destroyed by our enemies? Every day we hear stories

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Mother of the TV talk show Lyons was born Ruth Reeves in 1905 and grew up in the East End. She got work playing piano and organ at radio station WKRC. Fate stepped in one day in May 1929 when the woman who hosted “A Woman’s Hour” was ill. As the only woman in the studio not on the switchboard, Lyons was enlisted to sit in, but she found the script boring. “I rattled on about everything and anything that came into my mind,” she wrote in her memoir, “Remember With Me.” “The script was forgotten, and I felt as though I was talking to people out there in radio land, who were interested in as many things as I was.” No one went without a script on radio. She was summoned to the manager’s offi ce, sure she was going to be fi red. He told her the sponsor had called and wanted her to do the show every day. Lyons was a reassuring voice during the devastating fl ood of 1937. WKRC broadcasted from the Hotel Alms in Walnut Hills where Lyons stayed at the microphone around the clock for days reporting bulletins from City Hall, telling listeners where to evacuate and how to donate to the Red Cross. “It seemed I had gained, through a disaster, the confi dence of the public,” Lyons wrote. Having moved to WLW radio, in 1946 Lyons introduce her signature show, “The 50 Club,” in which 50 women were invited to be in the audience and inter-

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Ruth Lyons was invited into 7 million homes every weekday at noon. First on the radio, then on television on WLWT’s “The 50-50 Club,” she enlisted her audience at home – and the lucky few in the studio audience – to join her in a conversation on whatever topic she felt like talking about. Just being herself, she created the daytime talk show. “To her millions of fans, Ruth Lyons was mother, homemaker, businesswoman, entertainer, and friend,” Michael Banks wrote in “Before Oprah: Ruth Lyons, the Woman Who Created Talk TV.” Banks highlighted her maternal nature throughout his book. Her fans relied on her guidance and advice on matters from homemaking and the quality of her sponsor’s products to politics and race issues. Her staff and audience called her “Mother,” as she was fi ercely protective and supportive of the people around her. To one person, she was Mother. Candy Newman grew up on her mother’s show and in the 1960s joined the cast, which included Bob Braun, Bonnie Lou and Ruby Wright. “Ruth … never put business ahead of family,” Banks wrote. “She was, fi rst and foremost, a mother to her daughter Candy. As she once told an interviewer, ‘I have only two major interests in life: my family and my job, in that order.’” Those were the two sides of Ruth Lyons. The broadcast pioneer, a sharp businesswoman who brought in more than a million dollars a year in advertising revenue and created the most popular daytime show in the Midwest. Yet, she described herself as “just a housewife with a radio program.”

about our government agencies, businesses, and individuals being hacked. It is obvious that our government leaders are not capable of protecting our data infrastructure from our enemies. And how are the old unusable batteries from these EVs disposed of, or will we have another environmental waste problem to address? Don't misunderstand, I'm not against this type of conversion. However, there are too many steps in the planning process that need to be addressed in a longrange plan for such a conversion or we will be faced with a much bigger problem. I think we need to "apply the brakes" on totally electric vehicles and transition to hybrid vehicles until the above issues can be eﬀ ectively eliminated! Dennis M. Luken lives in Pierce Township.

With summer and the return of warmer weather comes pool season, and Cincinnati's public pools are preparing to reopen. The Cincinnati Recreation Commission, which operates pools all over the city, planned to open the ﬁ rst four pools over Memorial Day weekend and the remaining pools the following weekend. CRC Director Daniel Betts said the pools are currently updating and revising COVID-19 protocols, including rules for social distancing and mask wearing while at the pool.

City park pools Ruth Lyons had her audience wave to viewers every show to her “Waving Song.” In this photo, Lyons and the audience has on the signature white gloves she popularized. ENQUIRER PHOTO

act with her. The show moved to television on WLWT in 1949, and then doubled the audience and became “The 5050 Club.” Tickets sold out four years in advance. Lyons called her show “a daily visit with thousands and thousands of people who have the same experiences, problems, pleasures and anxieties that I have. And what is more therapeutic than to sit down with good friends and discuss whatever subject comes to mind?” Her candid ad-libbing was refreshing, a forerunner to the talk shows of Phil Donahue and Oprah Winfrey. She engaged the audience and made interviews with celebrities open conversations, seated on a rocking couch, speaking into a microphone concealed in a bouquet of ﬂ owers. “I’ve never really enjoyed an interview so much. It was like nothing else I’ve ever done on TV,” said “Bonanza” star Lorne Greene. “I felt like a member of Ruth’s family and talked about things I’ve never talked about on TV before. How does she do it?” Thousands of children have been recipients of her nurturing nature since 1939, when Lyons visited Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to put on a show for the sick children. “I was shocked at the cold, sad interior, with no toys or pictures for these dear little children who were sick and away from their parents,” she wrote. Those kids were still on her mind at Christmas. “So I begged my audience to send me a nickel, a dime, or whatever they could spare, and we would really make it Christmas for these little children in the hospital.” Her listeners sent in $1,002. She went to Arnold’s Fairyland toy shop and bought dolls, trucks, games and books – no guns, tanks or weapons of war included – and delivered them to the children at the hospital. That was the beginning of Ruth Lyons’ Christmas Fund, which still launches every Oct. 5 – her birthday – and has raised more than $22 million.

‘Dearly beloved Candy’ Ruth married Herman Newman in 1942. He was a supportive husband who remained quietly in the background. They both loved children.

“On August 27, 1944, at 7:34 in the morning, our dearly beloved Candace Laird Newman was born. We called her Candy,” Lyons wrote in her memoir. “Several weeks after Candy’s birth, I broadcast from home, and daughter made her debut at the mike at the age of six weeks.” What wasn’t public knowledge is that Lyons, six months pregnant, had gone to Jewish Hospital on Aug. 29 where her daughter was stillborn. The couple was stricken with grief. At her doctor’s suggestion, they adopted a girl who had been born at the hospital two days earlier. Fans who did the math may have realized Candy was adopted, but Lyons didn’t even discuss that in her memoir. “I’ve been with Mother in the spotlight as long as I can remember, and considering everything, I’m very glad that I’m her daughter,” Candy told Cincinnati Post television columnist Mary Wood. Lyons suﬀ ered a minor stroke in December 1964 and took a leave of absence from the program. A few weeks later, Candy was diagnosed with breast cancer. Candy wouldn’t let her mother retire, and she joined the “5050 Club” staﬀ as a regular. When the family knew Candy’s illness was terminal, they took one last family trip to Italy. Candy died aboard the ship in June 1966 at age 21. Ruth and Herman were shattered. “My darling is gone – my love – my heart,” Lyons wrote on “the saddest of all nights.” “It seemed so sadly ironic that Ruth, who had done so much for children, had lost her own child,” Wood wrote. Lyons returned to the show for the Christmas fund because she thought Candy would want her to, but she was heartbroken. She quietly retired in January 1967 when her farewell letter was read on the air. She never appeared on camera again. Lyons died Nov. 7, 1988, and has been remembered as a broadcasting legend, but more so as Mother to the millions who adored her. Additional sources: “Mother: Cincinnati’s Million-Dollar Housewife” by Cynthia Keller, “Ruth Lyons: A Living Legend” by Mary Wood, WLWT Channel 5 and Enquirer archives

The ﬁ rst four pools will open May 29: h McKie h Pleasant Ridge h Dunham: Otto Armleder Regional Aquatic Center h Hirsch: Otto Armleder Memorial Family Aquatic Center The remaining pools will open June 7: h Dempsey h Dickman h Evanston h Hartwell h Lincoln h Mt. Washington h Oakley h Ryan h Winton Hills CRC pools are not selling season passes this summer, Betts said, instead opting for daily passes. At Dunham only, youth passes are $2, adults are $5 and seniors are $2. All other pools will have youth passes for $1, adults for $2 and seniors for $1. The CRC-operated spraygrounds will follow the same operational open as the pools, Betts said, with some opening Memorial Day weekend and the "vast majority" opening June 7. The last oﬃ cial day for the season will be Aug. 14.

Ziegler Park Pool Ziegler Park Pool, operated by 3CDC, is already open for the summer season. The pool's season will run from May 1 to Sept. 12 and is open by reservation only. Reservations can be made by anyone, but must be made at least one day in advance. There are no walk-up reservations allowed. Daily rates are available for $4 perperson, per-session. All persons entering the pool must have a paid reservation regardless of age or intention to swim. The pool is currently at capacity for season passes, but will be able to accommodate additional passes if capacity restrictions are lifted. Ziegler Park has a waitlist on its website for additional season passes. Ziegler Pool will have three, twohour pool sessions daily, with a capacity of 75 swimmers per session. Session hours: h 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. h 12:45 to 3 p.m. h 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. To book your session, visit https://zieglerpark.org/feature/pool/ information/.

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Strawberries: ‘A gift without ribbons’ Sensational strawberry pie is also a treat for the eyes.

Berry mixture after cooking – red and translucent. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD FOR THE ENQUIRER

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

Talk about a gift without ribbons. My neighbor across the road, Erin Phillips, invited me to pick strawberries from her berry garden. I could hardly cross the road fast enough. Now I have strawberries, too, but they’re planted in 2 big pots near the kitchen door for the little ones to pluck as they walk by, and I never get enough at one time to do much with. My granddaughter Eva helped me pick strawberries, enough for jams and a pie. Yesterday was jam making day with my family, and today was pie day. Now, I’ve shared a couple or more good strawberry pie recipes with you through this column. So today I wanted to mix things up a bit. I ﬁ ddled around with several recipes to come up with the one I’m sharing today. All of the recipes called for cornstarch. Some called for lemon. Several included strawberry jam. Bingo. I sure have plenty of that. And I have to say, this strawberry pie recipe has everything going for it: easy to make, beautiful to look at, and a 2 thumbs up in the taste department. After sitting in the refrigerator several hours, I was able to slice the pie into nice wedge shaped pieces.

Sensational strawberry pie Seasonal, ripe juicy strawberries are stars here.

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You basically cook strawberries with sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice to a jammy consistency, then stir in strawberry jam, though jam is optional. But I think it adds to the thickening power and flavor element of the pie. After that cools, mix it with more strawberries. That’s it.

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Put 2 1⁄ 2 cups berries in a pan and smoosh down with a potato masher until berries are crushed. Stir in sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice.

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It starts out looking opaque and pinkish, then when done it turns bright red and translucent. Stir in jam if using. Add remaining strawberries. Cool a bit and pour into prepared crust. Put in refrigerator to set up, several hours or more. To serve With sweetened whipped cream, of course. Just beat 2 cups whipping cream with 1 teaspoon vanilla and 4-5 tablespoons confectioners sugar until it’s stiff. I like to make swirls on pie around edges to decorate it, then pass rest of whipped cream so everyone can add more to their piece.

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From old-school diners to airport bars, the things I miss most about dining out Keith Pandolﬁ Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

I get my second Pfi zer shot on April 5. And while, according to the latest research, I won’t reach that 95% protected status for at least two weeks afterward, one of the fi rst things I’m looking forward to is eating inside actual restaurants, instead of in my pizza-sauce-stained Subaru. Yes, there are a lot of new and old restaurants that, for the purposes of this job, I want or need to try. But the fi rst thing I’ll likely do is reacquaint myself with the ones that were part of my life before this whole mess happened. Will it feel normal? I don’t think things will ever feel normal again, at least when it comes to dining out. We lost too many people to this virus, restaurant workers included. Many of those who made it through have left the business for steadier, often safer careers. Seems along with exposing weaknesses in our government and health care system, COVID-19 also exposed the sometimes awful way our restaurant workers are treated. I also need to remember that, just because I'm vaccinated, the pandemic ain't over. I'll still wear my mask (I might even invest in a fancy one or two). I'll still follow whichever protocols are required of me. So no, it probably won’t feel normal. But that's a good thing, since the old normal wasn’t good enough, anyway. We all deserve better. That said, here are some random things that will help me start feeling, if not normal again, perhaps a little more human. A bit more connected, and a lot more optimistic about what the new normal will be.

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Booths During a time when intimate dining experiences were all but impossible, welcoming restaurant booths into my life might be what I’m looking forward to most. Booths provide the best of both worlds – a private and intimate and, yes, comfy, space where you can hunker down and feel the energy that surrounds you. These days, I especially miss sitting at booths with my daughter at Dewey’s Pizza in Oakley. Because she loves Dewey’s Pizza. Because when she gets squirmy and restless as 5-year-olds tend to do, she can run about the dining room and over to the kitchen window and laugh as the playful pizzaiolos toss dough in her face. I miss sitting back with a cold beer at Dewey’s, too. Because Dewey’s always serves good, cold beer. I look forward to ordering a semihealthy salad followed by a not-sohealthy pizza. I look forward to sitting back and watching my daughter eat across from me. Even more, I look forward to those times when she decides she wants to sit right next to me instead of across from me. Because I know those days are limited. Because I want to pack into as many booths as I can.

Diners All hail the short-order cook, the salty waitress, the old man sitting at the counter remembering all the lost old friends that used to join him there. I miss our diners. Especially our old-school diners. I miss sitting at the counter at the Echo, in Hyde Park, reading the newspaper while the regulars look at me suspiciously because I’m not as much of a regular as they are. I always order one of two things: either the Glier’s German Greats breakfast, with eggs, goetta, potato cakes, baked apples and toasted rye bread, or the roasted turkey sandwich, which, in a world of pretty good turkey sandwiches, is my favorite in Cincinnati. I miss hanging out at Tucker’s on Vine , too. I know that its owners, Joe and Carla, have been struggling ﬁ nancially, especially during the last six months. Yes, I've been ordering carryout, but I can’t wait to walk back inside and hear Joe talking Bengals football with customers from all over the city, and for Carla to take a break from prepping her home-fries deluxe, look up at me as I enter the front door and give that comforting smile of hers. Of course, I also miss Hathaway’s, which, yes, still remains open and hidden inside the Carew Tower, a welcome and almost sacred reminder of a Cincinnati that no longer exists.

Steakhouses One thing I think we’ve all been missing in our lives this past year is a little decadence. And, in my mind, steak-

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houses are the most decadent restaurants of all. They’re also comforting, pampering and, in some cases, even theatrical. Of course, I’ll go back to the familiar, clubby environs of the Precinct for a wedge salad served with seared pork belly and buttermilk blue cheese. And I'll splurge on the Steak Burrow, a blackened strip steak topped with Creole crawﬁ sh sauce, a nod to the Bengals quarterback's years in Baton Rouge. During the pandemic, one of the best dinners I had was at Losanti, in Overthe-Rhine. My wife, Amy, and I sat outside just as the weather started to cool, enjoying the restaurant’s location across the street from Washington Park, which, along with the streetcar ding-dinging by, made me almost feel like we were in New Orleans. I ordered a dozen cold oysters, which I sucked down so fast that I only left poor Amy with two. I followed them up with a second appetizer of French onion soup, because I just don’t see enough French onion soup on menus these days. The main course was a tender, well-marbled New York Strip, served medium rare. A perfect steak on a perfect night. I also want to try the Lonely Pine Steakhouse in Pleasant Ridge, because Polly Campbell once described it as “a restaurant in a casino in Reno, about 1965,” so how could I not? And while it's far more than just a steakhouse, there’s nothing else in this city like Maury's Tiny Cove on the West Side. The place is downright magical. And I can't wait to grab a booth in the downstairs dining room, order an oldfashioned and some hanky-panks, wolf down some lasagna with ground beef, Italian sausage and four kinds of cheese, and climbing the stairs to Maury's piano room for a singalong. Maury's is about as old school as it gets. But during times like these, there’s no shame in looking toward the past for inspiration and hope.

Music clubs One night, before the pandemic, I wandered into the Greenwich Tavern in Walnut Hills. There were ﬁ ve or six customers gathered around the bar, but otherwise it was quiet. I asked the owner if anyone was playing that night and he told me a jazz band from Atlanta was gearing up to practice for an upcoming concert in the next room over. I wandered into the tavern's live music space, with a cold bottle of Budweiser and sat down at a round table with a white tablecloth. The band started play-

left to right, the principals of Dear Restaurant and Butchery: Austin Heidt, Ashley Robertson, Brian Young, Corinne Oberholzer, Brent Oberholzer. PROVIDED

ing and it was as if a spell had been cast. They were every bit as good as any band I’d seen in New York or even New Orleans. And as I listened, I gave myself a rare nod of approval for my sense of spontaneity; for somehow getting myself to the Greenwich at the exact right time; on the exact right night. It's not just jazz I'm looking forward to seeing. I can't wait to see rock shows at the Comet in Northside, MOTR in OTR and the Northside Tavern. I can't wait to see bluegrass shows wherever bluegrass shows might be. I want to see the worst "dad band" in the land, somewhere, inside or out, with a beer in my hand and a taco or a burger on my table. I just want that brilliant combination of music, good drinks and good food back in my life.

Hotel restaurants The thing about hotel restaurants is that, in normal times, the customers aren't always from around here, and, these days, just being around people from other cities and other places almost feels as good and adventurous as traveling itself. During the pandemic, I sampled the menu executive chef Vanessa Miller was just starting to develop at Metropole, inside the 21C Hotel. It was very promising stuff , and I can’t wait to try more. The same goes for Hotel Covington, where chef Aaron Allen recently celebrated his fi rst anniversary without me ever having tasted his takes on diver sea scallops or fried Louisiana oysters. I’m not sure what’s in store for Orchids at Palm Court now that chef George Zappas has left to take over culinary operations at the West End Stadium, but I’m eager to fi nd out. If nothing else, I’m looking forward to having an after-work cocktail at the Bar at Palm Court. I’d also like to spend more time on the rooftop at the Lytle Park Hotel admiring the beautiful views of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which, as much as I love the Roebling, has always been my sentimental favorite. Then, of course, there’s Khora, inside the Kinley hotel, Downtown, which blew my socks off the one time I ate there. After a year like this one, it might make sense to take a staycation at any one of these hotels. Who knows, you might meet a traveler or two. Even better,

you might just discover your favorite new restaurant.

New restaurants Yes, new restaurants! It sounds so weird, I know, but I’m shocked by the number of restaurants that managed to open, instead of close, during the past year. And I can’t wait to give them a try. There’s Jot Indian Restaurant in Newport and Shanghai on Elm, which used to be Shanghai Mama’s on E. Sixth Street. I’m also looking forward to trying Dear in Hyde Park, which is run by Brian Young, who impressed the heck out of Thomas Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi on season 16 of Bravo's "Top Chef," and was a fan favorite of mine. I'm excited to try his gnocchi with lamb sugo and pecorino, as well as his truffl ed chicken cushion with cassoulet. I have no idea what a truffl ed chicken cushion is, but I aim to fi nd out. Also on my radar is Pata Roja Taqueria , which has taken up permanent residence inside Bar Saeso, on Sycamore Street in Pendleton; the Governor in Milford, Kanji Shush and Korean, in OTR, the Esoteric brewery in Walnut Hills, and North High Brewing in Hyde Park.

A drink at CVG I’m a middle-aged man, but having a drink at an airport bar always made me feel like a real adult. Maybe it's because it made me think of my father, who spent most of his life fl ying across the world for work. Not only did that drink loosen me up before the chaos of travel, but it was also a chance to collect myself after rushing to the airport and making it through security. A chance to prepare myself before being wedged into a commuter plane where I'd be lucky if I didn't end up in the middle seat with a lukewarm soda and a side of sadness. Come to think of it, I don’t care if I’m fl ying or not, I just want to sit at an airport bar at CVG again. Just for a while, preferably with a small stack of magazines and my cellphone on airplane mode. Whether it’s a cold beer from the Christian Moerlein Taproom at Gate A15, a bourbon from Hop and Cask at Gate B17, or a gin and tonic at Outback Steakhouse on Concourse B, I’m ready to fl y again.

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SPORTS Williamsburg softball falls to Johnstown in DIII regional ﬁ nal Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

FAIRBORN — Johnstown sophomore Addie Triplett saw the ball go into the gap and knew she had to score. Triplett, running from fi rst base after a lead-off single, wheeled all the way around to score on catcher Eryn Queen’s double in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting Johnstown to a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Williamsburg in a Division III regional championship game May 29 at Wright State University. Triplett, wearing No. 7, heard chants of “7 Strong” from the Johnstown faithful before leading off the bottom of the seventh inning with a single. The chant has become a common rallying cry for the infi elder over the last few weeks after she lost a family member in a car accident during the district tournament. “We’ve been playing for No. 7,” Johnstown head coach Amber Walton said. “She got the hit and she was the one coming around home so I knew I had to send her and give her that shot. I can’t believe it happened.” Triplett added: “It’s unreal. I hear ‘7 Strong’ and I just think of my family. It was incredible.” See SOFTBALL, Page 2B

Johnstown's Addie Triplett (7) beats the throw home to Williamsburg catcher Maggie Amo to score the winning run in their 2-1 win on May 29, 2021. PHOTOS BY TONY TRIBBLE /FOR THE ENQUIRER

Williamsburg shortstop Brenna Vining (22) ﬁ elds a throw at second base.

Williamsburg pitcher Madi Ogden (8) hugs her teammate after the Wildcats' loss.

Loveland’s girls lacrosse team stopped by Dublin Coﬀ man in DI state semiﬁ nal Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

MASON – They had about a 100-mile bus ride in the June 2 rain, but Dublin Coff man’s girls lacrosse team also had a coach named Murphy and the luck of the Irish in its Division I state semifi nal triumph over Loveland. After leading the match 2-1 early, Loveland never led again and Coff man was able to chew down the clock in the fi nal fi ve minutes to prevail 9-7. Senior Josey Storm deposited Loveland’s fi nal goal with 5:31 remaining, and that would be the fi nal score of the season for coach Amanda Setser’s Tigers. Coach Mike Murphy’s Shamrocks played keep-away long enough to keep playing. A damp bus ride home was their reward, but in their happiness, no one cared. “Not at all, not at all,” Murphy said grinning. “When they told us we were coming here we just said, ‘No matter where it is, we just have to go play the game. Make the trip and enjoy it.’ “ The Shamrock faithful traveled well and seemed to enjoy the outcome. They also had very fortuitous seats behind

the Loveland bench giving them a slight crowd advantage. Loveland fi nished 17-5 after a 7-0 Eastern Cincinnati Conference season. Senior Carly Wilhoite fi nished with four goals June 2, and senior Hanna Wenger added two for the Storm. Coff man was led by Bailey Morris and Kate Tyack, who recorded hat tricks, and Amanda Bailey, who scored twice and dazzled fans with her lightning-quick speed on the wet turf. Once she had the ball, Bailey was gone like a bullet. “I’m speechless right now,” Bailey said. “We were all saying we wanted to win so we wouldn’t have a sad bus ride home. On the ride here, we were just getting in our zone listening to music, getting focused.” Loveland was trying to make history with its fi rst-ever state fi nal appearance. “This is the farthest this team has ever made it,” Setser said. “I’m proud of this group of girls. All the credit goes to them. It’s been an amazing season. This is a great foundation to continue and tradition to build on. We’re really excitSee LOVELAND, Page 2B

Dublin Coffman defender Abigail Elliot battles with Loveland midﬁ elder Bella Dilhoff in a Division I state semiﬁ nal on Wednesday. JIM OWENS/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

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Cincinnati gets some top honors in boys volleyball all-state teams Division II

Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Ohio Boys Scholastic Volleyball Coaches Association recently released its All-State teams, including a Cincinnati sweep for Coach of the Year and Player of the Year honors in Division II.

Division I Player of the Year: Jonah Gilbert, Hilliard Bradley Coach of the Year: Brian Lawless, Thomas Worthington First team Jonah Gilbert, Hilliard Bradley; JJ Beckelhimer, Moeller; Ethan Stuart, Centerville; Henry Kastner, St. Xavier; Sam Etter, Massillon Jackson; Drew Maune, Elder; Cole Young, Olentangy Liberty. Second team Tyler Nutting, Dublin Jerome; Ben Carmosino, St. Xavier; Sam Little, Beavercreek; Owen Vogelpohl, Walnut Hills; Luke Little, Olentangy Orange; Mitchell Adkins, Hudson; Logan Burrell, Gahanna Lincoln. Honorable mention Matthew Reinhold, Moeller; Mitch

Moeller's JJ Beckelhimer (18) sets the ball during the regional tournament game at Princeton High School on May 29, 2021. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Kaplan, Kettering Fairmont; Josh Culpper, Beavercreek; Dominic Smith; Northmont; Carson Junker, Massillon Jackson; Ben Albers, Elder; McCord Riegler, Gahanna Lincoln; Hondo Gray,

New Albany; Brendon Buis, Fairﬁ eld; James Thoma, St. Ignatius; Grant Hubbard, Lakota East; Andrew Pugh, Olentangy Liberty; Jack Carroll, Moeller; Caleb Lipscomb, Walnut Hills.

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Johnstown is headed to the state Final Four for the second time in program history (2016), while Williamsburg’s perfect season ends at 28-1. “Life is full of lessons and this is just one of them,” Williamsburg head coach Rick Healey said after addressing an emotional team circle along the thirdbase line. “Disappointed in the loss, but I hope they can refl ect somehow someway to say we had 28 straight wins and we were in a regional fi nal. Hopefully they can rejoice in that and we’ll go from there.” A pitchers’ duel was on tap on an overcast afternoon with gusting winds that kept many balls from traveling well. Johnstown sophomore Macy Walters and Williamsburg senior Madi Ogden, a candidate for Max Preps’ National Softball Player of the Year, went toe-to-toe. Both hurlers faced the minimum through three innings, with each benefi ting from a double play. Williamsburg manufactured an ice-breaking run in the fi fth inning when catcher Maggie Arno broke up Walters’ no-hit bid with a double to center. Arno stole third just one pitch later on a call that was disputed but was confi rmed after an umpire’s conference. With two on and one out, an attempt to throw behind the runner at third trickled down the left fi eld line, allowing Arno to scamper home to make it 1-0. On the play, Williamsburg shortstop Marissa Pangallo slid safely into third, but thought she had been tagged out. When she walked off the base, a tag was applied, squandering a chance for the Wildcats to play add-on. “She thought she was (out) and I thought she was safe. Between her and I

Loveland Continued from Page 1B

ed to see where we can go from here.” Wenger opened the night’s scoring for Loveland less than 90 seconds into the contest, which was quickly answered by Coff man sophomore Tyack. Wilhoite returned the lead to Loveland, but the Shamrocks quickly snatched it back. Starting around the midway point of the half, Coff man deposited four straight on Loveland with Elliot Chinook, Tyack, Morris and Bailey fi nding the net for a three-goal advantage at 5-2. Goalie Olivia Shafter kept out several shots that could have switched momentum to Loveland. In the fi nal minute of the opening stanza, University of Tampa signee Wilhoite got the Tigers back in a more comfortable situation, scoring with 49 seconds remaining and again as the fi rst half expired. Coff man led 5-4 at the break. The Shamrocks jumped ahead 6-4 on a goal by Morris to begin the second

Made Ogden pitches during the 2-1 loss to Johnstown, Saturday, May 29, 2021. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Player of the Year: John Luers, Fenwick Coach of the Year: Anitra Brockman, Badin First team John Luers, Fenwick; Will Hortz, Worthington Kilbourne; Andrew Larkin, Badin; Will Heeney, Walsh Jesuit; Nick Bennison, St. Charles; Cannon Tucker, Carroll; Will Richards, Fenwick. Second team Michael Bowler, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Jake Maziarz, Bishop Watterson; Ryan Bollhauer, La Salle; Michael Schweinefuss, Badin; Michael Cavanaugh, St. Francis DeSales; James Darnieder, Alter; Monty Peterson, Briggs. Honorable mention Sam Kaylor, Olentangy; Sam Marchio, St. Francis DeSales; Tanner McKown, Kent Roosevelt; Zack Mowery, Carroll; Ben Luers, Fenwick; Sean Stepanek, Walsh Jesuit; Luke Wilson, Alter; Mang Sian, Northland; Miller Kuntz, Bishop Hartley; Aiden Novotny, Worthington Kilbourne; Will Stasser, Taylor; Hayden Cutright, Chillicothe; Cameron Hoying, St. Francis DeSales.

den’s low fastball squeaked to the backstop, allowing Branstool to score the game-tying run. Ogden would get Williams swinging on the next pitch for her 331st and fi nal strikeout of the season. She fi nished her career with a 60-3 record in the circle. Ogden worked around a pair of singles in the bottom of the sixth, but Johnstown stayed aggressive at the plate in the fi nal frame, becoming just the fourth team this season to score two or more runs against the Wildcats. “We had a lot of preparation for it and we felt like we were ready for the challenge,” Triplett said of facing Ogden. “The mindset is the biggest part of it.” Williamsburg was bidding for its fi rst-ever trip to the state Final Four in Division III. In 2016, they fell in the Division IV state semifi nals and won it all the year after. It was the second time in the last four years a Williamsburg season littered with state aspirations fell one run short at Wright State University. In 2018, the Wildcats gave up a fi rst inning run and lost 1-0 to North Union in the regional fi nal. On May 29, a few defensive blunders and a clean double into the gap sent them home. “It doesn’t matter what sport it is, sometimes you get breaks and sometimes you don’t. Today, it didn’t happen,” Healey said. Healey mentioned it’s now time for reloading. Seniors Ogden and Paige Fisher did not lose a conference game in softball, volleyball or basketball. On the diamond, Williamsburg has won seven consecutive SBAAC National crowns and will carry a 64-game conference winning streak into next spring’s slate. Johnstown 2, Williamsburg 1 WP- Walters (8 Ks); LP- Ogden (7 Ks) Leaders: W- Ogden 2B; Arno 2B. JFouch 2-3; Queen 2B.

and her getting up and starting to walk away, things happen,” Healey said. “We put people on base and 28 times we won and 28 times we had opportune hits and today wasn’t it.” Walters would work out of trouble in the sixth, striking out Williamsburg’s Kiley Caudill with two on and two out. In the seventh, she got a nice play by shortstop Grace Branstool to end the frame on a force out. Outside of the unearned tally, Walters surrendered just a pair of hits, three walks and struck out eight. “Macy (Walters) came out and pitched the game of her life,” Walton said. “We needed that because going against someone like Madi (Ogden), you know you’re not going to score a lot of

runs. Macy took on the challenge as a sophomore, this is technically her fi rst (varsity) year and she did amazing.” Ogden, the Southern Buckeye Conference National player of the year, fi nished with seven strikeouts and no walks over six innings and gave up seven hits. Johnstown wasted no time evening the score in the bottom of the frame. Branstool led off with a base hit, then reached third on a sacrifi ce bunt and fi elding error. With two runners in scoring position and nobody out, Ogden worked to get the Wildcats out of the jam, striking out Queen and Makayla Fain. With two outs and two strikes on nine-hole hitter Bailey Williams, Og-

half, which Central Michigan signee Wenger answered for Loveland. The third goal by Morris was answered by Wilhoite, but when Tyack notched the hat trick, Coff man led 8-6. With under six minutes, Bailey’s goal made it 9-6 leaving the Dublin fans chanting “Let’s Go ‘Rocks!” With 5:31 remaining, senior Storm had her fi rst tally of the evening and Loveland trailed 9-7. The score would hold. It was the fi rst time Loveland had been held to single digits since an April 5 loss to Massillon Jackson. The Tigers also played Thomas Worthington and Upper Arlington from the Columbus area early to prep for their Greater Cincinnati season. Wilhoite and Wenger were at the top of most ECC statistical categories and will be tough to replace. Senior goalie Maggie Nance was also the league’s saves leader. “All eight seniors are going to be really tough to replace for their leadership,” Stetser said. “Hanna, Carly, Jozey, Maggie, it’s been a great run and they’ve all been playing together for a long time.”

Loveland midﬁ elder Carly Wilhoite is consoled by head coach Andrea Setser after the OHSAA girls lacrosse semiﬁ nal game. JIM OWENS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

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Here are the top golf courses you can play near Greater Cincinnati Jason Hoffman

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Golfweek published its annual ranking of the best public courses across the country and there are plenty that Tri-State residents can play. While none of the courses in the top-100 public courses are within 100 miles of Cincinnati, there are still plenty that made the cut for the best public tracks in our region. The rankings listed here will only account for courses within 100 miles of Cincinnati. Here are the top courses you can play in the TriState area, as ranked by Golfweek (see honorable mentions after the Golfweek list):

Ohio 1. Stonelick Hills – 3155 Sherilyn Ln, Batavia, OH 45103 (513) 735-4653 https://stonelickhills.com/ Stonelick Hills was the only local course in Ohio to make the list. Here are ﬁ ve of the other best public courses in Greater Cincinnati: Blue Ash Golf Course – 4040 Cooper Road Blue Ash, Ohio 45241 (513) 686-1280 https://www.blueashgolfcourse.com/ Elks Run – 2000 Elklick Road Batavia, OH 45103 (513) 732-0295 http://www.elksrun.com/ Legendary Run – 915 E Legendary Run Cincinnati, OH 45245 (513) 753-1919 https://www.legendaryrungolf.com/# Shaker Run – 1320 Golf Club Dr, Lebanon, OH 45036 (513) 727-0007 https://www.shakerrungolfclub.com/ Walen Ponds – 6090 Golf Club Ln, Hamilton, OH 45011 (513) 785-2999 https://waldenponds.com/

Kentucky

May/June: Right down the middle at the ﬁ rst tee of the Blue Ash Golf Course. THANKS TO TERRENCE HUGE

1. Lassing Pointe – 266 Double Eagle Drive Union, KY 41091 (859) 795-1622 boonecountygolf.com/lassing-pointe/home 2. Kearney Hill – 3403 Kearney Rd, Lexington, KY 40511 (859) 293-1981 https://www.lexingtonky.gov/kearney-hill-golf-links 3. Cherry Blossom – 150 Clubhouse Drive Georgetown, KY 40324 (502) 570-9849 cherryblossomgolf.com/ 4. Marriott Griﬃ n Gate Resort & Spa – 1800 Newtown Pike, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 (859) 231-5100 marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/golf-courses

Honorable mentions: Boone Links – 19 Clubhouse Dr Florence, KY 41042 (859) 592-4001 boonecountygolf.com/boone-links/ golf/ course-information Hickory Sticks – 3812 Painter Road California, Kentucky 41007 (859) 635-4653 hickorysticks.com/

Indiana Surprisingly, no local courses made the list for Indi-

ana. Here are my favorite courses in Southeast Indiana: The Links at Rising Star Casino – 777 Rising Star Dr, Rising Sun, IN 47040 (812) 438-5148 risingstarcasino.com/golf Belterra Golf Club – 777 Belterra Drive • Florence, IN 47020 (812) 427-7777 https://www.belterracasino.com/experience/golf Sugar Ridge – 21010 State Line Rd, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 (812) 537-9300 sugarridgegc.com/

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Greenhouses have more plants this year Ole Fisherman George Rooks Guest columnist

Howdy folks, I was talking to Sherry’s Lake and they told me a boy about 14 years old was using a crappie pole and he caught a 46 pound shovel head catfi sh. He was jumping up and down and he fi nally landed this fi sh with help from other fi shermen. He called his mother to bring him more money so he could fi sh more. The channel catfi sh are biting good. In roaming around I have seen some of the locus as I call them. The cats and dogs will eat them if they have a chance. It is amazing what is in the ground. I saw the Feedmill here in Bethel have some big tomatoes on the vine so some-

one will have early ripe maters, or as you call them tomatoes. I keep seeing gardens here in Bethel and that is good. The green houses have more plants this year. Some of them ran out last year. I need to get more peanuts in the shell for the Blue Jays and Dove. It is interesting to watch them eat the shell peanuts. They will roll them around in their beak, then fl y off with the nut. I talked to Cedar Lake and the young lady said the fi shing is very good. They have caught a 42 pound blue cat and a 48 pound blue cat. Then a feller caught a 50 pound shovel head. These big ones are put in a contest for a drawing. The smaller catfi sh are biting real good. I talked to Sherry’s Lake and the feller said the big one so far is a 37 pound shovel head. They will be stocking in the near future. I talked to the Boar’s Head Bait Shop in Afton and the young lady said they have plenty of bait and folks

are catching plenty of crappie, channel catﬁ sh, sauger, stripers and every once in a while, a musky. The meal the church served today was wonderful. That church is the Living the Word Church. I had a couple folks visiting me, Derry and Margaret Nipper. He belongs to the Grange and they are a couple of good friends. The weather has changed. It’s much cooler, but it will warm up next week. I am writing this on Saturday before Memorial Day. Deb will get ﬂ owers and put them on Ruth Ann‘s grave. How I miss her. I was talking to the greenhouse on State Route 131. The lady said within a couple weeks they will have ripe tomatoes and cucumbers. Tony picked cucumbers at the farm already. All of the green houses have plenty of plants and the farm has plenty of mulch. The Feedmill here in Bethel has plenty of plants. I

saw one plant that had big tomatoes on it. Several others have blooms and small tomatoes so visit each of these that is close to you. I was at Frisch’s this noon having as I call it dinner – you call it lunch – and a feller came over to my table. He showed me a picture of a fi sh his nephew caught at his aunt’s pond. He was cranking in a sunfi sh and a 4 pound bass knocked the sunfi sh up the line and got hooked on the hook. He had a picture on his puter as my friend called the computer. As of right now we are planning to have a program at the old Methodist church in the East Fork region this fall. I will be so happy to be able to open the church and have the Kenner Express play and hear my buddy and Christian brother John Hale sing. Start your week by praying and praising the good Lord. God bless all ...More later ...

SCHOOL NEWS CHCA announces 2021-2022 NJHS inductees Dr. Dean Nicholas, Assistant Head of School at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, and Holly Metzger, Upper School 7-8 Assistant Principal are proud to announce 37 inductees into the National Junior Honor Society. The National Junior Honor Society is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1929. Congratulations to the following students: Victoria Aguilar Paredes (of Mason), Laell Asefa (of Cincinnati), Lucy Beatty (of Blue Ash), Maria Bernal-Viana (of Mason), Alexandra Brown (of Mason), Alex Cotton (of Mason), Jake Cox (of West Chester), Luke Cox (of West Chester), Ryan Cox (of West Chester), Miyah Derrickson (of Colerain Township), Claire Fancett (of Symmes Township), Sam Flagel (of Loveland), Tony Ghabrial (of West Chester), Christina Gibson (of Liberty Township), Isaiah Hinman (of Waynesville), Lila Hoﬀ man (of Maineville), Allie Jordan (of Blue Ash), Leah Kindle (of Cincinnati), Natalie Kraft (of Mason), Royce McKenzie (of Springboro), Georgia Myers (of Montgomery), Esther Onadeko (of Mason), Gavin Oney (of Mason), Chi-Chi Quo (of Symmes Township), Griﬃ n Ridner Richard (of Maineville), Beckham Romanello (of Hamilton), Angelia Schmerr (of West Chester), MG Shean-

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shang (of Indian Hill), Abigail Solomon (of Cincinnati), Janie Strasser (of Montgomery), Sophia Thompson (of Indian Hill), Aurora Vanderwoude (of Montgomery), Luke Visconte (of Cincinnati), Brennan Webster (of Liberty Township), Olivia Wojciechowski (of West Chester), Emerson Woods (of Mason), and Leah Young (of Loveland). “We were so excited to oﬀ er an inperson induction ceremony for our new NJHS group for the 2021-2022 school year,” shared Metzger. “This group will take the lead in organizing all the service and activities for grades 7-8 for our upcoming school year. We are proud of the leadership provided by this year’s NJHS oﬃ cers, who were in attendance to lead the induction. Their pinnacle service event of the past year

was the organization and opening of the new Mimi Ehlen Memorial Library Collection.” To learn more visit chca-oh.org. Tammy Rosenfeldt, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

Scarlet Oaks students match skills with other top Ohio students Three Scarlet Oaks students showed that they are among the top Ohio students in their future career fi eld after completing statewide SkillsUSA competitions. Noah Dunkley of Indian Hill fi nished in fi rst place in the Cabinet Making event and will go on to national competition at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. He’s in the

Construction Framing and Finishing program at Scarlet Oaks. Jonathan Beare of Goshen took third place in the Job Skill Demo Open category. He is an Industrial Diesel Mechanics student. Trent Ehrhardt (Indian Hill) was 11th in the state in the Job Skill Demo A event. Trent is in the Industrial Diesel Mechanics program. The SkillsUSA competitions are designed to let students demonstrate their knowledge and skills. Events were held in more than a hundred categories, from crime scene investigation to web design to culinary arts; this year, some events were held virtually and others in-person. Jon Weidlich, Great Oaks Career Campuses

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Mike Broadwater, current assistant superintendent at Forest Hills School District, was named superintendent of Loveland School District on May 26. “I am honored to be selected as the superintendent of such a high-performing school district as Loveland City Schools,” Broadwater said in a news release from Loveland Schools. “I am excited to get to know our students, staﬀ , and community and build the strong relationships required to continue to move our district in a positive direction for our kids. Go Tigers!” Forest Hills posted a farewell to Broadwater on its Facebook page. “We will miss you, but we are happy for you and grateful for your service,” the post reads. “Thank you, Mr. B, and best wishes!” Forest Hills’ other assistant superintendent, Greg Sears, is also leaving the district. Sears was recently named su-

perintendent of Kings Local Schools. Broadwater previously served as principal of Anderson High School, assistant principal of Lakota East High School and as a teacher in North Royalton City Schools in Cuyahoga County, according to the news release. “With his experience as a district administrator and a teacher, Mr. Broadwater is the perfect ﬁ t to lead our district and engage with our community as we move Loveland City Schools forward,” school board president Kathryn Lorenz said in the release. Broadwater will start as Loveland Schools superintendent on Aug. 1. Loveland Schools is now searching for a new treasurer after Kevin Hawley submitted his resignation, eﬀ ective July 31. “It has been a privilege and honor to represent and serve the Loveland City Schools community. I have learned a lot during my tenure and I want to thank the Board for their continued support,” Hawley said.

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Greg Sears is leaving the Forest Hill Local School District to become superintendent of the Kings Local Schools. It is something he has aspired to since entering education as a biology teacher in 1997. “I have always had the vision that I wanted to be a superintendent,’’ said Sears who has been Forest Hills’ assistant superintendent for teaching and learning the past three years. “This came earlier than I was anticipating on my career path. The Kings opportunity was one I was interested in and thought a lot about. I felt it was too good to pass up.” Sears is replacing Tim Ackermann, who is leaving after six years to become assistant superintendent of the Hamilton County Educational Service Center. Sears received a four-year contract and

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In July 1852, Cincinnatians crowded along the river to see the circus. There were no circus tents erected along the banks as in years past when Spalding & Rogers’s circus came to town. This time the show was on a boat – a circus showboat – the fi rst and grandest of its kind. Spalding & Rogers’s Floating Palace was the talk of the town. Folks all over the Midwest knew of their circus, one of the most popular in the country in the previous decade, though having a circus on a boat was a new innovation. The fl oating amphitheater had been built for their circus the year before in Cincinnati. This was a return visit to where the Floating Palace had been launched, and the people came out to catch a glimpse of the boat and the “incomparable circus.” The Enquirer wrote that receipts from the four shows held on the boat July 5 “must have exceeded the aggregate receipts of all the amusements in the city.” Gilbert Reynolds Spalding (sometimes spelled Spaulding) had been touring Spalding’s North American Circus since 1843. He was known as “Dr.” Spalding because he had operated a pharmacy in Albany, New York. He formed a partnership with Charles J. Rogers, one of the circus riders, in 1848. Spalding introduced several new ideas to the circus: the fi rst to use quarter-poles in the big top to form larger tents, the fi rst to use gas-jet limelights for the arena rather than candles and the fi rst to transport his circus by train.

‘A curious ship’ In 1851, the partners commissioned the fi rst fl oating palace at a reported cost of $42,000 (that’s $1.3 million in 2020 dollars) in a city known for its shipyards. The Floating Palace was enormous for its day – two stories, 200 feet long and 60 feet wide – but rather plain in appearance. On the outside, it resembled a large box on a barge with rows of windows and fl ags waving above it. It didn’t move upon its own power but was towed, or rather pushed, by a side-wheeler steamboat named James Raymond. The Floating Palace was celebrated near and far. “Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion” magazine published a feature on “such a curious ship” in February 1852 that included an illustration. “It is not a sham built aff air, but it is really very fi nely fi tted, and perfect in every respect,” they wrote. The “commodious amphitheater” fi tted 1,000 caneseated armchairs in the main “dress circle,” 1,500 cushioned settees in the “family circle” gallery and 900

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seats in the gallery for Black spectators. Tickets for standing room outside the windows sold for half price once the seats were fi lled. The performers included clowns, acrobatic stunts and an equestrian act featuring 40 trained horses in the arena at one time and mares that could dance the waltz, as detailed by Philip Graham in “Showboats: The History of an American Institution.” Nearly a hundred people – crew, business staff , trainers and performers – worked and lived on board, along with a large stable and a press to publish its own newspaper, the Palace Journal. The boat also included a museum of oddities and curiosities with more than 100,000 pieces, such as taxidermied animals, puppets and wax fi gures, that required separate admission. The towboat James Raymond had its own concert saloon called the Ridotto that put on theatrical performances, vaudeville acts and minstrel shows. This was in the years just before the Civil War and race shows with clowns wearing burnt-cork blackface were extremely popular. Cities all along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in the North and the South, knew the Floating Palace. An advance man went ahead to each town to advertise the show and settle the license fees. Bells from the Floating Palace rang along the river, calling out to patrons miles away that the circus was coming. Spalding and Rogers were the fi rst to install bell chimes on a showboat. An array of 20 bells, weighing between 50 and 700 pounds each, were installed

Circus life was a tough life. Two former prizefi ghters served as bouncers and everyone on board was armed to protect the boat. There were intense rivalries with other circuses, though the feud between Spalding and the famous clown Dan Rice was legendary in the industry. Rice had been a partner with Spalding in the North American Circus, but they had a falling out. Spalding’s brother-in-law, Wessel T.B. Van Orden, had been the manager of the circus run by Rice and handled the fi nances. According to Rice, Van Orden had persuaded him to invest in a farm in Albany and have Spalding hold the mortgage. According to Rice, while he was off performing, Spalding foreclosed on the mortgage, turning Rice’s family out of their home. Thus began the feud. Rice accused Spalding of trying to ruin the circus he started in competition with the Floating Palace. He claimed Van Orden moved some buoys so that Rice’s boat ran aground while they watched. Van Orden accused Rice of slander and Rice spent a week in jail. Rice composed and performed songs about their feud, including one with references to “this fl oating scow from Cincinnati” along with this verse: “Some New York sharps, I’d have you know, They struck upon a plan They built a boat on the river to fl oat To ruin this old fool Dan. And as they failed in previous attempts, And found it was no go, They surely thought the palace would prevent Success to the one-horse show.” For a decade, the Floating Palace was the cream of the crop for circus showboats. The circus made frequent stops in Cincinnati and wintered in New Orleans. The show came to an end in the early months of the Civil War. In 1861, the newly created Confederate government confi scated the Floating Palace and converted it into a hospital ship stationed in New Orleans for the rest of the war. “The rivers had never seen such an effi cient and well-staff ed showboat before,” Graham wrote, “and they were to wait years after the Civil War before anything comparable to it again appeared.” Additional sources: Circus Historical Society, New Orleans Nostalgia by Ned Hémard, “Dan Rice, the Circus Clown” by Dorothy Dengler, “Ringing and Ringling: Showmens’ Bells, Chimes and Related Novelty Instruments” by Fred Dahlinger Jr.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Independence Day Parade returns to Beechmont Avenue July 3 Anderson Township’s traditional Independence Day Parade, one of the most popular community events of the year, returns to Beechmont Avenue on Saturday, July 3. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the township’s Operations Center, 7954 Beechmont Ave., and concludes at the Anderson Towne Center, 7500 Beechmont Ave. The parade was cancelled in 2020 due to state health orders. This year, Anderson Township closely monitored health indicators in recent months before determining the status of this year’s event. Now the township is on a compressed schedule, with safety considerations, to oﬀ er this popular community celebration that was missing last year. “After a challenging 2020, Anderson is looking forward to this summer’s parade,” said organizer Steve Sievers, the assistant administrator for operations. “While we’re not back to ‘normal,’, we are hoping that with just a few modiﬁ cations, the Independence Day Parade will provide a positive, safe experience for the community to celebrate.” Although mask mandates will be lifted by early June, Sievers noted that only half of Ohio’s citizens have received the vaccination and it is still not available to those under 12 years old. “We urge bystanders and participants to be more aware of crowded situations, and onlookers to spread out along the Beechmont corridor to provide greater distancing.” Sievers also said the parade will likely be shortened to about 60 entries, to ensure safety in the staging areas. “With fewer participants, we’ll have to be selective,” he said. “We’re looking for potential parade participants to show us their creativity to be selected for this year’s event!” “It’s just great news that our community can come out and celebrate again together like we have done each July 4th weekend since 2005,” said Trustee Chair Josh Gerth. “I urge everyone to grab their chairs and head out to Beechmont for a morning of community togetherness enjoyed in a safe manner that we have been missing.” Entry forms can be found online at www.AndersonTownship.org beginning Monday, May 24, or may be picked up at Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Road. Entries are due by June 16. More detailed information related to the parade, such as parking locations and key participant information, will be posted on the township’s website by June 28. Anderson Township

Plan a Sunday stroll in beautiful gardens on June 13 Amateur and master gardeners alike will enjoy a stroll through the many gardeners ready for visitors on the Anderson Garden and History Tour on Sunday, June 13. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free self-guided event provides you with the opportunity to learn and experience these carefully planned outdoor spaces. Two historic sites are open to the public for the day, the Miller-Leuser Log House and the James Clark Stone House. Choose sites you’d like to visit with help from a garden tour brochure, available for download at AndersonTownship.org. Additionally, hard copies of the garden tour locations can be found at the desk at Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Road. The WeTHRIVE! Anderson Committee sponsors the garden and history tour. Questions? Contact Sarah Donovan at 688-8400 ext. 1181 or sdonovan@AndersonTownship.org. Anderson Township

Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital earns accreditation for Family and Community Medicine residency program Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital has received full accreditation for a new Family and Community Medicine residency program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). After graduation from medical school, a doctor who will practice family medicine has to complete a residency in family medicine. Doctors entering an ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program undergo at minimum an additional three years of hands-on training in hospital, outpatient, and community environments. Wade Rankin, DO, a family medicine physician and the Family and Community Medicine Residency Program Director, and Kelly Evans-Rankin, MD, a family medicine physician and the program’s Associate Program Director, shepherded the program’s application process through the challenges of the pandemic. One of the main challenges was to open an operational and successful outpatient family medicine practice through which residents will see patients. This occurred as many practices remained closed to in-person patient visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The residency team succeeded in meeting all the requirements to launch a new Family and Community Medicine residency program and submitted their application in October 2020. This month, the ACGME approved the program for 24 residents, eight per year, who, following the onboarding process, will start with the program on July 1, 2021. “The American Academy of Family Physicians notes that for the past 10 years, family medicine has been the most recruited specialty in the United States,” says Anderson Hospital President Ken James. “The aim of our program is to help address the critical need for family medicine providers regionally and nationally.” “Family doctors, by the nature of their role, have one of the broadest scopes of practice. They see a large panel of patients and maintain the skills to practice in multiple disciplines, including outpatient medical practice, hospital inpatient care, urgent/emergency medicine, maternity care, public health, sports medicine, education, research and more,” says Dr. Rankin. “We are excited to help these talented doctors grow their futures in Family and Community Medicine to beneﬁ t those in our hospital, the Anderson community, the region and beyond.” Nanette Bentley, Mercy Health

John Holmer (left) with instructor Charlie Dietz immediately following his Private checkride. PROVIDED

Anderson Township’s traditional Independence Day Parade, one of the most popular community events of the year, returns to Beechmont Avenue on Saturday, July 3. PROVIDED

Batavia resident earns pilot certifi cation at Sporty’s Academy - Clermont County Airport John Holmer earned his Private pilot certifi cate on May 6, 2021. To obtain his Private certifi cate, Holmer passed an oral and a fl ight exam with a Federal Aviation Administration designated fl ight examiner. Holmer, a resident of Batavia, Ohio, completed his fl ight training at Sporty’s Academy, located at the Clermont County Airport. Holmer is able to carry passengers in favorable weather conditions. The aircraft that he used for his fl ight training can carry four people and cruises at nearly 140 miles per hour. Anyone interested in more information about learning to fl y may visit www.sportysacademy.com or call Sporty’s Academy at 513-735-9500. Eric Radtke, Sporty’s Academy

City of Loveland partners with Cincinnati Bell on Smart City Solution The City of Loveland is proud to announce a partnership with Cincinnati Bell to realize a “Smart City” vision and bring free public Wi-Fi to Loveland as part of a broader eff ort to ignite economic growth. In partnership with Loveland, Cincinnati Bell’s UniCity Smart City practice has installed a Smart City solution with Wi-Fi coverage covering the majority of Downtown Loveland from the Little Miami River to the East Loveland Nature Preserve. The community may log on through a splash page at “LovelandFreeWifi ”. This economic development project will allow Loveland to connect with, engage, and inform visitors and residents; drive more activity and visits; and ultimately help the local business community thrive. Upon joining the Wi-Fi network, a user will be directed to the Lovin’ Life Loveland (LovinLifeLoveland.com) website. This site features Loveland’s dining, entertainment, shopping and recreation options. Additional site features include an events calendar and parking map. Loveland is the latest city to partner with UniCity to implement a Smart City solution. UniCity also has partnerships with Wyoming, Fairborn, Covington, Dayton’s Oregon District, Housing Authority of Covington, Village of Lockland, Montgomery County, and most recently Boone County. “Loveland City Council is excited about this initiative and all the benefi ts Smart City will bring to our residents, businesses, and visitors,” said Kathy Bailey, City of Loveland Mayor. “Cincinnati Bell has been connecting businesses and customers for almost 150 years, and our Wi-Fi and Smart City partnership with the City of Loveland continues this tradition,” said Jason Praeter, President of Cincinnati Bell’s Entertainment & Communications business. “Connectivity is particularly critical given the challenges we are facing as a community, and Cincinnati Bell and UniCity are proud to be working with leadership from the City of Loveland on this important economic development initiative.” Loveland, Ohio, is about 15 miles northeast of Cincinnati, straddling Hamilton, Clermont and Warren Counties. The city has a population of approximately 13,000 residents and is best known for its charming historic downtown and location on the beautiful Little Miami River. These features make Loveland a destination for shopping, dining and outdoor recreation, as well as a popular hub along the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail. For more information, please visit lovelandoh.gov. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com. Krista Rose, City of Loveland

Loveland begins parking meter trial program The City of Loveland’s parking meter pilot program began May 19, 2021. The pilot program will take place in Downtown Loveland in collaboration with meter equipment provider IPSGroup, Inc. and mobile app provider ParkMobile. The pilot incorporates less than 10% of the city’s parking spots. Thirteen single-space spots along West Loveland Avenue, Broadway Street, Harrison Avenue, Railroad Avenue and Karl Brown Way, as well as 42 within the City Hall parking lot, will be converted to paid spots for the recommended fee of $1.00 per hour. Drivers may pay for spots at kiosks located in the City Hall lot or

via the ParkMobile smartphone app. A key feature of the pilot program is the mobile app. With the app, drivers will have access to services such as digital payment, advance registration, expiration reminders, and re-reserving capabilities. During the pilot, City of Loveland Public Works employees will service the system, and Loveland Police will enforce the parking restrictions. Then, each department, along with IPS and ParkMobile, will submit its observations and data to City Council to evaluate the program’s eﬀ ectiveness. Due to installation setbacks, the city had postponed the launch of the pilot program, which was originally scheduled to begin in March 2021. Residents and visitors can provide feedback and ask questions about the pilot by contacting City Hall at (513) 683-0150 or info@lovelandoh.gov. For more information, please visit https://www.lovelandoh.gov/189/Police. Krista Rose, City of Loveland

Cincinnatians to celebrate music, summer solstice June 21 Live music will once again reverberate throughout Cincinnati on Make Music Day, June 21. Occurring annually on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, Make Music Cincinnati is a free outdoor music celebration with performances created by anyone and enjoyed by everyone. Parks, coff ee shops, restaurants, front porches, and businesses all over Cincinnati will fi ll their locations with song. “What better day to go out to the streets and make some music,” says Hayley Voorhees, Make Music Cincinnati co-founder. “The mission of Make Music Cincinnati is to support music education and musical activities by making music accessible to all people.” How and where to participate: Make Music Cincinnati is a participatory experience, open to music makers of all ages, skill levels, genres, and persuasions. Any musician – professional or amateur – can sign up to perform or to lead programs such as drum circles or sing-a-longs. As of April 28, the following groups have committed to participate: h Cincinnati Boychoir h Cincinnati Brass Band h Ensembles from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra h Melodic Connections h Preston Charles III h Queen City Freedom Band h School of Rock Cincinnati h Young Professionals Choral Collective h Many local bands At least 40 venues, including several Cincinnati Parks, have agreed to host Make Music Cincinnati experiences. The venues include the following locations: h Ault Park h Eden Park h Fountain Square h Hyde Park Square h Riverfront Parks h Washington Park h Wyoming Village Green Park and Gazebo Artists and venue can continue to sign up until June 18 by visiting makemusicday.org/cincinnati. And everyone can follow the organization’s Facebook page, @makemusiccincinnati, for up-to-date event information. How to help: Founded in 2018 by Hayley and Brandon Voorhees, Make Music Cincinnati will be bigger and better in 2021 due to funding and support by ArtsWave, Buddy Roger’s Music, Cincinnati Arts Association, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the NAMM Foundation, and more. ArtsWave has also agreed to make a matching grant of up to $5,000 by June 21. Music fanatics, advocates, and enthusiasts everywhere can join in the joy of Make Music Cincinnati by becoming Ambassadors, the offi cial cheerleaders of Make Music Cincinnati. For a gift of only $30, Ambassadors will receive special graphics to help spread the word about Make Music Day and be recognized on the organization’s website and Facebook page. Make Music Cincinnati is also looking for volunteers to be event site managers. Make Music Cincinnati is part of Make Music Day, the global music celebration occurring in more than 1,000+ international cities throughout the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Italy, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. It’s a free, citywide, outdoor day of music held annually on the summer solstice, June 21. Make Music Cincinnati turns the city into a stage, welcoming a full spectrum of performers. Make Music Cincinnati was founded in 2018 by Hayley and Brandon Voorhees. The two met while working together at Buddy Roger’s Music, a retail store in Cincinnati. Hayley participated in the University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands while receiving bachelor’s degrees in psychology and fi ne arts. Brandon studied marketing at the University of Cincinnati. Make Music Day originated in France in 1982 as Fête De La Musique, a true national holiday where the government shuts down and musicians take over the streets. Hayley Voorhees, Make Music Cincinnati

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16 novels set in Cincinnati for your reading list Jeff Suess

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

We know Cincinnati has been a popular place to make fi lms – but what about books? This may not be New York, but there are enough novels set in Cincinnati to grab our attention. Some authors are local, some not. Some wrote about historical events, or changed the city’s name – but we know it’s really the Queen City. There are mysteries and romance and urban fantasy. Award winners and popular page-turners. There’s something for every reader. Here are a few Cincinnati novels you might want to add to your reading list. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1852) – The literary classic helped to change readers’ minds about slavery in the years leading to the Civil War. Stowe was infl uenced by her experiences and observations while living in Cincinnati when her father was president of Lane Theological Seminary in Walnut Hills. The story of the runaway slave girl, Eliza, crossing the frozen Ohio River with her son was inspired by a real woman who crossed in 1838 and found protection in the home of John Rankin in Ripley, Ohio, a safe house on the Underground Railroad. “Babbitt” by Sinclair Lewis (1922) – Lewis’ satirical jab at the middle class is set in the fi ctional Midwestern city Zenith. Many cities vied for the ignominious claim of being the inspiration for this city of hustlers, but Lewis kept a suite at the Queen City Club while he wrote the book, so we have a strong claim. Lewis thanked a friend for sending him to Cincinnati to write: “I am quite indebted to you for the material of the book. I am quite sure that none of our friends in Cincinnatti [sic] will ever know it.” “Back Street” by Fannie Hurst (1930) – “One evening in one of those Over-the-Rhine cafés which were plentiful along Vine Street of the Cincinnati of the nineties, a traveling salesman leaned across his stein of Moerlein’s Extra Light and openly accused Ray Schmidt of being innocent.” That’s the 1890s, and that was Wielert’s Cafe. This melodramatic tale of a socialite who goes from a desirable companion to being cast into the “back streets” was so popular it was adapted to fi lm four times. “The Frontiersmen” by Allan W. Eckert (1967) – Eckert’s classic historic narrative of the conquest of the Northwest Territory in the early days of the settlements around Cincinnati uses imagined dialogue and internal thoughts of the characters, blurring fact and fi ction a bit, but it is well researched and paints an engaging, honest portrayal of the tough men, particularly Simon Kenton, and the native Shawnee who grappled to tame the frontier. “Beloved” by Toni Morrison (1987) – The Nobel

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laureate was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her novel about Sethe, a former slave in Cincinnati who relives the trauma and tragedy of her past. Morrison was inspired by the real-life story of Margaret Garner, a runaway slave who chose to kill her own children rather than let them return to slavery. Morrison also wrote the libretto for the “Margaret Garner” opera. “Cincinnati” by Lee Davis Willoughby (1990) – This historical novel in the tradition of John Jakes is part of the “Americana: The Making of the Cities” series. In the days of steamboats and racial strife just before the Civil War, a German immigrant family is torn apart by the issue of emancipation. The novel describes a long-ago city that was one of the most infl uential at the time. “Queen City Jazz” by Kathleen Ann Goonan (1994) – In a dystopian future where nanotech plagues have decimated the population, Verity must bring her wounded friend to the legendary Enlivened City of Cincinnati, a place of legend where giant engineered bees are messengers. Did we mention this is science fi ction? “The Cincinnati Red Stalkings” by Troy Soos (1998) – In this baseball mystery, journeyman infi elder Mickey Rawlings joins the 1921 Reds team and gets embroiled in a murder. There’s lots of baseball and Cincinnati history, with a focus on the 1869 Red Stockings, plus Reds greats Edd Roush, Heinie Groh and owner Garry Herrmann at old Redland Field (a.k.a. Crosley Field). “The Jazz Bird” by Craig Holden (2002) – This historical novel tells the true-life story of Cincinnati bootlegger George Remus and the murder of his wife, Imogene, in Eden Park in 1927. Holden resurrects these larger-than-life characters along with the famous parties Remus threw at his Price Hill mansion. Or, check out the non-fi ction books “The Bourbon King” by Bob Batchelor (2019) and “The Ghosts of Eden Park” by Karen Abbott (2019) on the same subject. “Dead Witch Walking” by Kim Harrison (2004) – The fi rst in the Hollows urban fantasy series is set in an alternate reality Cincinnati where witches, vampires and werewolves openly coexist with humans. The series follows the exploits of Rachel Morgan, a bounty hunter witch, in the Northern Kentucky suburb known as the Hollows, where the creatures of the night dwell. “No Police Like Holmes” by Dan Andriacco (2011) – This is the fi rst book in the Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody mystery series set in Erin, Ohio, a fi ctional Cincinnati suburb on the banks of the Ohio River. The series has the conceit of connections to Sherlock Holmes stories, but the amateur detective duo – a brilliant literature professor and his brother-in-law – is more akin to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. “Queen City Corpse” (2017) is set at a mystery convention held

in Union Terminal. “The History of Us” by Leah Stewart (2013) – A number of Cincinnati authors have recently set their stories in the Queen City. Stewart teaches creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. After her sister and brother-in-law are killed, Eloise Hempel must return to her family home, an aging Clifton mansion, to raise their three children. “The Boy at the Museum” by Tamera Lenz Muente (2014) – Muente, an associate curator at the Taft Museum of Art, penned this novel about Enos, a boy without legs who is a live exhibit in Cincinnati’s museum of curiosities in 1843. The Western Museum was real, founded by Dr. Daniel Drake as a scientifi c museum with exhibits by John James Audubon that deteriorated into spectacle in later years. “Eligible” by Curtis Sittenfeld (2016) – A modernday retelling of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” set in contemporary Cincinnati casts the Bennets in Hyde Park trying to marry off their daughters, Liz, a magazine writer, and Jane, a yoga instructor, to the surgeon Chip Bingley, who appeared on a reality show, and his friend, Darcy. Tons of Cincinnati references, from Skyline Chili to Christ Hospital. “The Sweetest Fruits” by Monique Truong (2019) – Truong tells the stories of the women closest to writer (and former Enquirer reporter) Lafcadio Hearn, who in real life is celebrated for introducing Japanese folklore to the West. The novel’s three sections follow his Greek mother; his fi rst wife, Alethea Foley, a former slave living in Cincinnati; and his second wife, Koizumi Setsu, in Japan. “Other Words for Home” by Jasmine Warga (2019) – Jude and her mother have escaped from wartorn Syria to live with relatives in Cincinnati, near the mosque in Clifton. She fi nds America is diff erent than the ’90s comedy movies she knows as she struggles with her new label of “Middle Eastern.” This book for young readers, written in free verse, was the winner of a 2020 Newbery Honor.

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