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Eminent domain, accusations of ‘disturbing’ power use amid NKY land battle Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Scott Beseler started the Facebook group that now has Dayton residents picking up trash throughout the city. PROVIDED/SCOTT BESELER

A ‘disturbing’ move and demands for millions

Dayton, Kentucky, residents are talking trash. Here’s why.

The Campbell County School district recently hatched a plan at its meeting to explore using eminent domain to take the private property for public use: a new middle school. But the developer had already secured a deal to bring a healthcare facility to the plot at 3725 Alexandria Pike, according to interviews The Enquirer conducted. And Cold Spring leaders wanted to see that health care business which – unlike a school – could be taxed. Cold Spring Mayor Angelo Penque called the school board’s move “disturbing.” A representative for the Cincinnatibased development company, Al. Neyer, told the school board in an email that he had “never encountered such an inappropriate and misguided use of eminent domain.” If the school board uses eminent domain, it should compensate the building’s owner up to $20 million for “compensatory damages,” according to an email developer Dan Ruh of Neyer sent the school board, which The Enquirer obtained. Campbell County Superintendent David Rust told The Enquirer the land is the district’s best shot at creating a new school using the least amount of taxpayer dollars.

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Grabbers in one hand and buckets in the other, Dayton, Kentucky, residents are taking to the streets and picking up trash this holiday season. There are no prizes to be won or competitions being held, formally. People just want to see their city cleaned up. “There’s more to it than just picking up the litter,” says 72-year-old Barry Baker. “There’s this whole social thing that comes along with it and it’s good exercise for people.” Back in March, Baker came home from his yearly Florida trip to the ﬁ rst of Kentucky’s pandemic shutdowns. An outdoorsman and frequent hiker, Baker wanted to help give the people of Dayton a place to go and get outside, even socialize, from a distance. But Sargeant Park needed to be cleaned up before that could happen. “That litter just really got to me,” Baker said. “I mean, it really did. To see our community, to see that what a beautiful place that Sargeant Park was and what the trash and the litter had done to it. It just, it really upset me.” Baker joined Dayton’s Sargeant Park Board, picked up a bucket and grabber and got to work. Then he started going around his neighborhood, too. People started taking pictures of him. They told him “thank you.” And from there, Baker said, “it just kind of snowballed.”

Bonding over buckets Dayton City Councilman Scott Beseler also noticed Dayton’s streets were “piling up with trash” on daily walks with his dog. He said the city often uses the Campbell County work release program to clean up their streets, but hasn’t since COVID-19. So, he started cleaning the streets himself as he walked – and made a Facebook group encouraging others to join in: “DaytonKY Trash Talk.” The page was created on Dec. 8 and quickly grew to more than 120 members. “It’s a good way to get out and do something during the pandemic, and it’s, like, it’s kind of a group

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COLD SPRING – The building in Northern Kentucky had a past that was anything but controversial. It was home to the national headquarters of an organization that serves disabled veterans, helping to connect them to medical appointments and other services. When that nonproﬁ t decided to move, the building’s future looked good too, as developers secured a deal to transform it into a medical facility with some possible homes. But now, this plot of land is at the center of a controversial land ﬁ ght that features major institutions, rare legal powers, and accusations of misusing government power.

Healthcare facility vs. a new school Local restaurant Galactic Fried Chicken donated pickle buckets to the cause. PROVIDED/SCOTT BESELER

eﬀ ort but we do it individually,” Beseler said. Local restaurant Galactic Fried Chicken started donating pickle buckets for trash collection. Dayton Mayor Ben Baker got involved, too, and now the city is purchasing additional grabbers for volunteers. Louise Brouillette, who says she’s lived in Dayton since 1974, got a grabber from City Hall and says she’s been out a couple times collecting trash. She wants to go out again once the weather is better. “Dayton is a really nice and in some ways closeknit community,” Brouillette said. “And since we don’t get to see each other in our normal hangouts, it’s great to be able to see what other people are doing and inspiring, too. If you see someone picked up a load of trash you think, ‘Gosh, I can do as well if not better than that.’ ” See TRASH , Page 2A

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The battle began when the Disabled American Veterans nonproﬁ t made plans to vacate the 30-acre site in the city of Cold Spring for a new, smaller See DAV, Page 2A

The Disabled American Veterans National Headquarters in Cold Spring in 2013. PATRICK REDDY/THE ENQUIRER

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site in the city of Erlanger. The school started researching if it could use the land in October, Rust said, before the nonprofi t offi cially announced its move earlier this month. It will complete the move by September 2021, Penque said. The nonprofi t hired Al. Neyer to fi nd a new use for the land, according to a press release from the nonprofi t. The developers secured a deal with a healthcare provider, Penque said. It’s unclear who the healthcare provider is because Penque declined to tell The Enquirer and the developer did not answer that question. And, the developer did not name the company in the email The Enquirer obtained. St. Elizabeth Healthcare, the region’s largest provider, told The Enquirer in a statement that it does not have “defi nitive plans to be part of any development on the site,” but added it is “always open to opportunities,” to expand healthcare in Northern Kentucky. As the healthcare deal came together, the school district put in two bids for the land in October, Rust told The Enquirer. He said he couldn’t share what the school off ered because it signed a confi dentiality agreement. The developer rejected both bids and didn’t give the school a counteroff er, Rust said.

“We should be able to match or exceed that oﬀ er,” Rust said in an emailed statement to The Enquirer. The developer told The Enquirer in an emailed statement that it was focused on the “long term value” for stakeholders.

Why the district wants to build a new school The school board is intrigued by the nonprofi t building because of its location and potential costsaving opportunities. The school board can save taxpayer dollars, Rust said, by renovating the building instead of building a new school from scratch. The school would serve 650 middle school students with a football fi eld and a possible satellite bus lot. The district has one middle school with more than 1,200 students, Rust said. That’s larger than the average middle school size in Kentucky, according to an analysis of Kentucky department of education school enrollment fi gures for the 2019-20 school year. That bus lot would save fuel and driver hours to get students to school in the northern part of the county, Rust said. A decade ago, the school looked at a large property in northern Campbell County for the new school. It didn’t work out, Rust said because the developer wanted too much money and there wasn’t a building on the site. Penque said there are other sites available. The developer off ered to help the school fi nd “alternative locations” for the school as well, according to an email

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As for the Facebook group, Brouillette says it’s “always good for a laugh.” Members often compare amounts and varieties of liquor bottles in their latest hauls. Fireball bottles have taken the lead, Beseler says. Beth Nyman, who will start her ﬁ rst term on Dayton City Council next month, said she has noticed the streets look cleaner since the group started. And it’s funny, she says. She ﬁ nds herself zooming in on the photos people post on Facebook, checking out their garbage. “Maybe we need points,” she said, laughing. “How many points for a Barry Baker, like a Barry Baker sighting? Or(...) how many points do you get for Whiteclaw?” Barry Baker says he’s excited by the transformation Dayton is going through now as younger couples and

Barry Baker picks up trash from the Dayton, Kentucky streets. PROVIDED/SCOTT BESELER

individuals start moving in to the city. He says it feels like Dayton is a blank canvas, and the residents are painting a picture of what Dayton’s future looks like.

The Enquirer obtained. Most recently, in January, Penque and Rust discussed using a diff erent property in Cold Spring. But it would have required the district to build a new school. Rust added that he knows how serious it is to consider eminent domain. School districts in the U.S. have invoked eminent domain in the past. This summer, a school in Minnesota sought to use it to seize a charter school’s property. Before the school board decides to move forward or not, Rust said they wanted “to do a little homework fi rst.” They want to get an appraisal for the land by February to fi nd the “reasonable” price for it and then decide if they want to use eminent domain.

Concerns with the school’s plan Penque and the developer have a lot of concerns with the school plan. They said safety issues could be created from increased traffi c and a 24-inch gas main that runs through the middle of the site. Rust doesn’t think traffi c will be an issue. As for the pipeline, Rust said: “It’s a concern for everyone, it’s there.” “The community defi nitely needs to hear about this fact and fully understand the risk before the School Board misuses its extraordinary eminent domain power – a power that should be reserved for the maximum benefi t of the entire community,” developer Ruh said to the school board in an email.

“Over the last year or so, I mean, there’s just been a kind of resurgence of the pride that this area has,” said Shane Coff ey, owner of Galactic Fried Chicken. Kurtis Burgin, 28, says he and his wife Rebecca have yet to go on a trash-collecting walk, but they plan on it. “We’re already walking 4 or 5 miles a day through the city just for exercise, so we fi gured, you know, it wouldn’t hurt for us to pick up trash,” Burgin said. He said that once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, he hopes the “Trash Talk” group can gather for a beer or coff ee every once in a while. Beseler said he has similar ideas for the group’s future. But for now, they’ll go on their solitary walks and continue to post their daily fi nds to Facebook. For now, for Baker, that’s enough. “I see people along the way, you know,” Baker said. “Talk to people, keep our distance. We’re still out there socializing, seeing people, you know. We’re not confi ned to the house. And that can be very depressing. So it does give people a chance, an avenue to get out and kind of socialize, even if it’s across the street or people in their yards.”

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Former Enquirer reporter Allen Howard dead at 88 Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Former Enquirer reporter and trailblazing Black journalist Allen Howard died Dec. 16 at his home in Cold Spring, Ky., in the presence of his wife, Deborah. He was 88. As a longtime friend, confi dant and most importantly – golfi ng buddy – I was shattered by the news. True friends are hard to come by and even harder to lose. But I know I’m not alone in my grief. Howard never met a stranger, and his laid-back, approachable demeanor drew people close to him from all walks of life. A U.S. Air Force veteran and Honorary Kentucky Colonel, he was as comfortable chatting it up with neighborhood regulars at Sonny’s All Blues Cafe & Lounge in Avondale as he was interviewing CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and the biggest names in politics. “Sometimes you get a call from a journalist, and you’re kind of scared about what angle they’re pushing,” said former Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken. “I never thought about that with Allen because I thought he was just trying to get it right, so I was always willing and happy to return his phone calls. I just found him to be a pleasant, funny and straightforward guy, and I liked him very much.” Howard’s integrity and journalistic acumen even took him to Washington D.C., where he worked on the speech writing team for U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr., and as a congressional case worker in Cincinnati from 1970 to 1976. But the newspaper business was in his blood, along with a splash of Courvoisier cognac or whatever the cool cats were drinking at the time. After his stint with Taft, he returned to The Enquirer, where he started in 1968, and continued to receive numerous awards and accolades for his work. His two-part series on the predominantly Black Avondale community was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1968, and his 13-part series on Black history won fi rst place in the Associated Press Newswriters Award Competition in 1977.

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Allen could have easily included himself in the coverage. He was a pioneer at a time when there were few Black voices in mainstream media. After graduating from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1959, he became executive editor of the Houston Informer, a Black-owned weekly newspaper in Houston, Texas. About a year later, he helped found another Black-owned weekly, the Houston Forward Times, still one of the largest Black-owned newspapers in the city. He came to Ohio in 1962 and worked as a reporter and photographer at the Cleveland Call & Post, a Black-owned weekly formed by the merger of the Cleveland Call and the Cleveland Post – two newspapers that had been serving the Black community since the early 1900s. He later worked as managing editor at the Call & Post’s branch oﬃ ce in Cincinnati before joining The Enquirer just before race riots broke out in cities across the country, including Cincinnati. “Allen was an asset that The Enquirer really hadn’t had previously,” said

Luke Feck, former Enquirer managing editor. “We were limited in our connections to the Black community, and he was perfect for what we needed to do at that time. “Allen had a way about him of getting people to converse and explain and tell things that perhaps sometimes they didn’t want to tell. And he had the unique ability to translate that onto paper that few other reporters had or have.” Howard was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists’ Hall of Fame in 2016. Throughout his career, Howard dedicated himself to telling stories that mattered to everyday people and giving voice to the voiceless. His “Good Things Happening” column highlighted the positive news going on in local communities and was among the most-read items in the newspaper. “For many years, Allen was The Enquirer’s connection to the diverse communities of Greater Cincinnati, telling stories that might not otherwise have been told but for his great reporting,” said Kevin Aldridge, a friend and The Enquirer’s editorial page editor. “I

learned so much about journalism and Cincinnati from Allen.” Still, Howard, who was born and raised in rural Cleveland, Miss., wasn’t all business. Far from it, in fact. “Some of my best memories of Allen are hanging out after work at our favorite watering hole, telling jokes and listening to him tell stories about people and places around the city,’’ Aldridge said. “He was always upbeat and someone who truly enjoyed life. He was a one-of-a-kind friend who will be greatly missed by all of us who knew and worked with him.” Outside of journalism, friends and family, his next true love was golf. Howard once confessed that perhaps his greatest achievement in life was the hole-in-one he carded on a Par 3 at the old Vista Verde Golf Club in Liberty Township. “I was so glad I got to witness that moment. It was the ﬁ rst time I had played with someone who made an ace, and I’m glad it happened to Allen. He was my fraternity brother and a great mentor who helped me navigate many pitfalls. I will miss him dearly,” said Byron McCauley, a former Enquirer columnist. Howard’s passion for golf was unwavering, even if golf didn’t always love him back. But he never let an errant tee shot or missed putt ruﬄ e his feathers. He even took jokes about his golf game with a smile. “I remember the time he said he was going to shoot his age, and I told him he’d better hope he lives to be 100,” joked Mike Tolle, another longtime friend. “He almost got there. I’m going to miss him.” In addition to his wife, survivors include his children Allen Howard Jr.; Patricia McMullen; Wendall Howard; Robert Howard; Gina Adams; Letha; George Howard; and stepdaughter Tracy Rosales. He’s also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. including two very special great granddaughters, Kailynn Rosales (sugar-sugar) and Karee Bell.

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St. Elizabeth frontline COVID-19 nurse gets vaccine ‘to eliminate this beast’ Terry DeMio Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

She has locked eyes with frightened patients and comforted estranged families while working on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Northern Kentucky. And now, Lee Ann Ernst has been inoculated with her ﬁ rst of two COVID-19 vaccines. Months into her intense work as a nursing supervisor and as coordinator of the St. Elizabeth Infectious Disease Response Team (IDRT), Ernst found joy on Dec. 15. “I couldn’t wait to get the vaccine. I almost couldn’t sleep the night before,” she said Dec. 16. “As a nurse, with what I know, seeing what I have seen, I was excited to get the vaccine.” What Ernst has seen includes crestfallen faces of those diagnosed with COVID-19 while in the emergency room. She’s seen patients ﬁ ght to breathe. She’s seen them ventilated. She has seen their families estranged from her patients. “Who wants to bring their loved one to the hospital, admit them and not be able to see them after that? Nobody,”

St. Elizabeth Edgewood Nursing Supervisor Lee Ann Ernst, the coordinator of the St. Elizabeth Infectious Disease Response Team, gets the COVID-19 vaccination on Dec. 15. Ernst's team of frontline caregivers was instrumental in training staff and treating COVID-19 patients at the St. Elizabeth-Fort Thomas hospital, the epicenter of treatment for the hospital system. PROVIDED.

Ernst said. “It’s one of the most horrible side eﬀ ects of this. Another reason to take the vaccination.” Ernst and her team were trained for

this work. She has been the only coordinator of the IDRT, as they call it, since its inception as a response to the Ebola crisis of 2014. But these core workers, of course, have never taken on such a formidable opponent as COVID-19. The pandemic has had them training hundreds of new team members – the Infectious Disease Response Team of 2020, Ernst calls them. They are centered at the St. Elizabeth-Fort Thomas hospital, the “epicenter” of COVID-19 treatment in Northern Kentucky, some employees call it. The hospital started with 14 COVID-19-focused ICU rooms with 20 adjacent rooms in waiting. Now COVID-19 treatment has taken over much of the hospital. Ernst is back treating ER patients at the Edgewood hospital. There, too, she sees the pandemic. “We have COVID patients that present to the ER I would say every day,” she said. “They come in, they’re sick, they’re symptomatic or maybe they have chest pain, stomach distress. You ﬁ nd out they’ve got COVID.” Despite all of this, Ernst did not take lightly the decision to get vaccinated.

She considered the science, weighed the possibility of unknown side eﬀ ects she could get years from now, she said. But “now” is what it came down to for her. “I miss my family. I miss my friends,” Ernst said. “There’s nobody that says, ‘I don’t want to get my life back.’ Nobody says, ‘I don’t want to see my family. I don’t want to go to the store without a mask on.’ “ And from her professional perspective as a nurse at the frontlines, she said: “I know what the primary eﬀ ects are of COVID. And I don’t want to have any part of it. Shortness of breath. The diarrhea. The blood clots.” “According to the scientists and experts, this is the way to handle this thing,” Ernst said. “We trust the scientist to treat us and take care of us when we’re sick. Now they’re telling us as a population of people, this is what we need to do.” The choice for Ernst to get the vaccine that just received federal emergency approval for market Dec. 11 was obvious. she said. “We have to take every opportunity that we can to eliminate this beast.”

Historic Black cemetery vandalized with anarchist symbols, headstones toppled Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery was vandalized this month with approximately 30 headstones toppled and others defaced with spray paint, police said. Elsmere Police Chief Joe Maier said the vandalism took place sometime in early December, possibly on Dec. 3, but no witnesses have been identiﬁ ed and there was no video surveillance.

Oﬃ cials believe juveniles may have been behind the vandalism due to the anarchist symbols found spray-painted at the scene, the letter “A” with a circle around it. Elsmere City Manager Matt Dowling said it would be unusual for anarchists to target a Black cemetery. “Most anarchists usually are not racists, but instead believe in social equality and have a distrust of wealth, privilege, and government,” Dowling said.

The cemetery’s board has contacted its insurance company and has asked Duke Energy to install more street lights near the cemetery. “Regardless of whether this crime was perpetrated by a juvenile, anarchist, or racist, it has no place in the City of Elsmere,” said Mayor Marty Lenof. “Our city has a long history as one of the most diverse communities in Northern Kentucky and this criminal act is not just an aﬀ ront to people of color or those who have loved ones bur-

ied in this cemetery but to all people who live in our city.” Formally founded in 1950, the cemetery is one ﬁ rst Black cemeteries in Northern Kentucky, oﬃ cials said. It is located at 1120 Martin Luther King Avenue and is operated by a volunteer board. Elsmere police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the vandalism is being asked to call 859342-7344.

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I’ve often said the reason I continue to write this column every week is because of you, my readers. We have a real connection. Some examples: the other day at the recycling center, Dana, in customer service, mentioned how she enjoys this column. Truth be told, I was surprised she recognized me behind the mask!

Ditto with Beverly G., an Eastgate reader, who rang my purchases up at Macy’s. Beverly showed me a photo of the cinnamon bread recipe I had published and which she made. “It turned out so nice,” she said. Indeed it did. See her photo on my abouteating.com site. Hyde Park reader Terry Robinson makes my peppermint bark for gifts. Through the years, I’ve shared several versions. Today it will be Terry’s favorite. My preference is high-quality bar chocolate. Terry uses high-quality chocolate chips/morsels and has great results. Yes, the bark recipe is very detailed – that’s because melting chocolate is a technique. And if you’re serving a spiral or honey baked ham for the holiday, I’ve got you covered with tips for reheating.

To keep it nice and juicy, wrap tightly in double layer of foil. Pour a bit of water around it in pan.

4. Meanwhile melt white chocolate in double boiler, or very low heat in nonstick pan or in microwave. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir, then put back in until most, but not all, chocolate has melted. Start checking after 30 seconds or so. Stir to smooth. Careful, white chocolate burns easily. 5. Add extract or oil. 6. Pour white chocolate over dark chocolate layer and smooth. 7. Sprinkle peppermint and tap with spatula to adhere.

Honey baked/spiral ham warming tips Ham is already cooked, you’re just reheating it. And not at a high temperature or for very long or you’ll wind up with dry, overcooked ham.

3. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until chocolate loses sheen and is ﬁ rm (don’t refrigerate longer than necessary; it may stay too cold/hard, causing separation of layers when you cut it).

Heat at 275 about 10 minutes per pound. Heat only until warm, about 140 degrees. If separate glaze is included, glaze about 20 minutes prior to when ham is done. Separate slices a bit so glaze goes down between slices. Put foil back on ham to ﬁ nish heating.

8. Let sit on counter until hard. 9. Cut with sharp knife. If layers do separate a bit, “glue” with smear of melted chocolate. Store covered in refrigerator. Tip: Want more peppermint bark recipes? Check out my site.

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SPORTS Blocked PAT wins state title for Beechwood James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

LEXINGTON – Cameron Hergott is the senior headline maker for the Beechwood football team. It took a bevy of less-heralded players, however, to get the Tigers past Lexington Christian Academy in a dramatic bout of small-school heavyweights Friday afternoon at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field. Junior Brady Moore rushed through the line to block an extra point, giving Beechwood a 24-23 win in overtime in the KHSAA Class 2A championship game in the 2020 UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals. “When we saw it get defl ected, it was just madness,” said Beechwood senior lineman Artie Steinmetz. “It still feels so surreal. I’m speechless. This season meant so much to me and my family. To know this is happening right now is mind-blowing.” Beechwood (10-2) won its 15th alltime championship, fi rst-ever in 2A, and denied LCA (10-2) its second. “We have a lot of kids from great families in affl uent situations and for me, it’s all about putting them in adverse conditions,” Beechwood head coach Noel Rash said. “They responded to it for four years and that’s what made this happen today. It was all about will at the end of this thing.” The teams went to overtime tied at 17 after senior Colin Graman’s 35-yard fi eld goal for Beechwood with 2:09 to go. OT rules in Kentucky mandate alternating possessions starting at fi rst-andgoal from the 10-yard line. Beechwood got the ball fi rst and scored right away as Hergott, Beechwood’s three-year starting quarterback, The celebration is on for the Beechwood Tigers as they top Lexington Christian found sophomore fullback Torin O’Shea Academy 24-23 in overtime to claim the KHSAA state 2A title on Dec. 18. wide open for a 10-yard score. O’Shea GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER slipped out of the backfi eld and ran to the sideline, then broke a tackle at the goal line. It was only his second catch of up for a PAT by Andrew Dobbs. Moore’s last play punctuated a wild the year, both for TDs. Graman’s PAT Moore crashed through the middle of game with several clutch plays. LCA gave Beechwood a 24-23 lead. the line and easily defl ected the kick, outgained Beechwood 389-284 but “In that formation we were in, a lot of prompting a jubilant celebration by the Beechwood forced four turnovers. the time we would run power or slant Tigers. The last one came after Hergott and hand the ball off ,” Hergott said. “It Moore, a safety on defense, had eight threw his second interception of the was a great call by my uncle Greg, the tackles, including a key tackle on of- game in the fourth quarter. Elijah Hamoff ensive coordinator. He’s a genius. He fense after an interception. Beech- mond picked it off for the Eagles, returnthought they would come down on us, wood’s second-leading receiver for the ing it to their own 41 with 10 minutes to fi ll in the gaps and read the run, so we year, he didn’t catch a pass during the play in the fourth period. ran play-action. (O’Shea) slipped into game but was a big part of limiting LCA’s LCA was in business and looking to the fl at and he was wide open. Torin is a high-powered attack to 138 yards. clinch the win, driving down to the bus. We knew he was going to get in the “He’s a two-way player,” Hergott Beechwood 13 with six minutes to go in endzone, and he trucked the kid and got said. “If he’s not getting the ball on of- the fourth quarter. Beechwood junior in.” fense, he’s still doing his job on defense Michael Hatfi eld picked off a Drew LCA got its turn in OT, needing to and special teams. He’s a phenomenal Nieves pass at the Beechwood 14 and rematch Beechwood’s TD to extend the player on both sides of the ball. He really turned it 59 yards to the LCA 27. Nieves game. Junior Xavier Brown scored easi- has a good nose for the ball and he’s a sprinted from the middle of the fi eld to ly from three yards out, and LCA lined great defensive safety.” get him, making up a lot of ground to

Beechwood's Cameron Hergott (2) breaks tackles and tiptoes the sidelines for a touchdown.

prevent a pick-six. The drive stalled until Beechwood had fourth-and-10 from the 27. Sophomore Mitchell Berger made a clutch 15yard catch on the sideline on fourth down to extend the drive from there. After a sack on Hergott, Graman kicked a 35-yard fi eld goal to tie the game at 17 with 2:09 to play. LCA drove 46 yards to the Beechwood 27 and gave Dobbs a chance to win it at the gun with a 44-yard fi eld goal. Dobbs had plenty of leg, but the fi eld goal hit the left upright and then the crossbar before falling backward for a missed attempt. Beechwood took the 14-3 lead at the half, forcing three turnovers along the way. Beechwood started out like gangbusters, scoring in the fi rst minute of the play. After a short run to start the drive by Berger, Hergott found Cole Stammer wide open behind the defense for a 45yard gain. Stammer fumbled as he was being tackled, but junior Liam McCormack was fi rst to the loose ball, recovering at the LCA 25. On the next play, Hergott ran up the left sideline for the fi rst touchdown of the game. LCA started well on its fi rst drive, as Nieves completed three passes for 52 yards, driving the Eagles to the Beechwood 23. However, a botched snap on the next play resulted in a fumble recovery for Berger. Hergott then took the Tigers down to the LCA 22. On fourth-and-10, Hergott threw an interception to Chance McGaughey in the middle of the fi eld. McGaughey returned it to the LCA 28 and was brought down from behind by a diving shoestring tackle from Moore. If Moore hadn’t made that play, McGaughey would have made it past midfi eld and potentially could have gone all the way See BEECHWOOD, Page 2B

Simendinger resigns from Kentucky Speedway next

Jason Hoffman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Mark Simendinger, the longtime general manager of Kentucky Speedway is out after leading operations at the track for more than 20 years. Simendinger, who took over track operations before the track’s opening season in 2000, had previously been the general manager of Turfway Park. Kentucky Speedway lost its spot on the NASCAR schedule when its race weekend was moved to Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is in the midst of redevelopment by Speedway Motorsports. Speedway Motorsports bought Kentucky Speedway in 2009 and owns eight race track properties including Kentucky and Atlanta. “Mark Simendinger has been synonymous with Kentucky Speedway for two decades, and we are grateful for his dedicated service to Speedway Motorsports,” said Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith. “As the race track’s general manager, Mark connected with NASCAR fans, our business partners and community leaders

“I think it’s time. I never thought I’d be here 20 years and I think it’s time for a new challenge. I’m looking forward to what that might be – I don’t know speciﬁ cally yet what that’s going to be. I think the time’s right for me to take on another challenge and I’m looking forward to what that might be.”

How Kentucky Speedway came to be

er about his tenure at the Speedway, the evolution of motorsports over the past 20 years and what’s next.

“I started out – this story goes all the way back to the late 1990s – at Turfway Park and trying to ﬁ gure out what to do with Turfway in the times when it wasn’t running horse racing. That’s when Jerry Carroll, who was the owner of Turfway, through conversations he had with other folks (decided to get involved in car racing) because NASCAR was going through a huge growth spurt at that point in time. One of the recommendations to us was incorporating a car track there at Turfway Park and of

Why he’s stepping away, what’s

See SPEEDWAY, Page 2B

Kentucky Speedway General Manager Mark Simendinger announced in 2018 that Reds radio's Marty Brennaman would drive the pace car in the Quaker State 400. PHIL DIDION/THE ENQUIRER

throughout the Bluegrass State and southwest Ohio. We truly appreciate his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors.” Simendinger talked with The Enquir-

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for a touchdown. On Beechwood’s next drive, the Tigers faced a second and 16 after a sack by LCA. Hergott got the yardage back with an 18-yard run up the middle. On fi rst and goal, Hergott found Tanner Jackson for a 10-yard touchdown, just his second catch of the year. Beechwood led 14-0 with 2:21 to go in the second quarter. On LCA’s next drive, Xavier Brown, LCA’s dynamic junior running back, started to get untracked, rushing three times for 26 yards. On fi rst and 10 from the LCA 48, Nieves threw a long pass as he was hit, and . Stammer intercepted it at the Beechwood 23. On LCA’s next drive, Nieves completed a 2-yard pass to the Eagles 40. On the next play, Brown rushed for a 32-yard gain to the Beechwood 28, but the play was called back by a blocking penalty. Berger claimed his second turnover of the game after that, intercepting Nieves at midfi eld and returning it to the LCA 42 with two minutes to go in the half. Eyeing a prime scoring opportunity, the Tigers went backward in a big way due to three major penalties. At one point, Beechwood had a second-and-45 from its own 23, and eventually punted.

LCA got momentum at the end of the half. Two more Beechwood penalties set up LCA in the red zone. The Tigers defended a pass in the endzone with 10 seconds left, and LCA got a 27-yard ﬁ eld goal from Dobbs with four seconds to go in the half. At the half, Hergott had 104 passing yards and 73 on the ground, completing 7-of-14 passes. “We came out strong and we went into halftime still conﬁ dent and feeling really good,” Hergott said. “But some-

times we come out at halftime and have al apse or two, and that happened in this game. Our guys, our commitment, sacrifi ce and brotherhood were what won the game. Brown started the second half with a 52-yard touchdown run, cutting Beechwood’s lead to 14-10 in the fi rst minute of play in the third quarter. He fi nished with 139 yards on 15 carries. Beechwood botched the kickoff return and started at its own 4. The Tigers advanced 19 yards to their own 23 and

Speedway

do and reasons to stick around because it’s a huge project.”

with International Speedway Corporation) between SAFER walls, HANS devices, the development of the race cars with roll cages and other safety implements, to me has been nothing short of almost miraculous how they are able to maintain safety. So, that’s the No. 1 thing that comes to my mind because honestly, it was always the No. 1 concern. I love car racing and horse racing, but I would always worry about safety.”

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course that was really not a feasible thing given the location of where Turfway is, but that got Jerry interested and so I literally got in my car and started driving up and down the interstate looking for sites. That’s how far back this whole thing goes. So, in the late 1990s I’m driving around looking for sites – it wasn’t easy. We fi nally settled on this one here in Gallatin County. The initial thought was I was just going to be here while we developed it and to oversee the development. We had fi ve partners, so I was just the owner’s representative on everything. The construction got fi nished and then there was always more to

The Beechwood Tigers celebrate being the KHSAA 2A state football champions for 2020. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

What stuck out the most over the past 20 years “Well, No. 1, I will say as somebody who’s run tracks in horse and car racing without a doubt, especially running a horse track in the wintertime, safety is the No. 1 thing you think about from the time you wake up until the race or lap is run. You’re just praying that everyone stays safe. ... . I have been amazed because when we got involved in this, it was shortly after that Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona. The advancements that NASCAR has made and also that the track owners participated in at great expense (The Smith family with Speedway Motorsports and the France family

Favorite racing memory at Kentucky Speedway “... You’d be hard-pressed to fi nd a better race fi nish than the Kurt BuschKyle Busch fi nish two years ago in the Quaker State 400. It was absolutely fantastic. That one will always stand out. We had an outstanding (fi nish) this past

punted to midfi eld. LCA took advantage, shaking off a penalty to take the lead on a TD run by Nieves Hergott was 12-of-26 passing for 154 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 97 and one. He ended with nearly 2,500 yards passing and 1,100 yards rushing. The Mr. Football contender ended his prep career on the best possible note. “You have to understand what he does when you’re not there, how he carries himself,” Rash said. “In practice, we run our off ense from the 40-yard line and every time we call a run play with him, he goes to the endzone. There are no prima donnas in our program. He has meant everything because of his work ethic on and off the fi eld, and his competitive nature. He is constantly getting after guys and to pick them back up and get them to go, and that is special.” Beechwood 7 7 0 3 7-24 Lexington Christian 0 3 14 0 6-23 B – Hergott 25-yard run (Graman kick) B – T. Jackson 10-yard pass from Hergott (Graman kick) L – Dobbs 27-yard FG L – Brown 52-yard run (Dobbs kick) L – Nieves 7-yard run (Dobbs kick) B – Graman 35-yard FG B – O’Shea 10-yard pass from Hergott (Graman kick) L – Brown 3-yard run (kick blocked) Records: B 10-2, LC 10-2

year – rookie Cole Custer getting his fi rst win after a four-wide battle on the fi nal lap – but the Busch brothers’ fi nish is the type of thing that helped NASCAR become as popular as it is. To be able to deliver that to the home crowd was very satisfying to me.”

A fi nal message for fans “I want to say thank you for making all of this possible. It never got old to me when I would come down here to work that we were putting on races of national signifi cance for the benefi t of this region and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and even West Virginia and places beyond. For us to be able to do that for this area was a real thrill and we couldn’t have done it without the fans.”

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10 local candy shops for stocking stuff ers range from $1.29 for assorted candies to $14.99 for candy sushi or candy pizza. They have a popular bundle off er where customers can select fi ve candies for $5. The shop is open Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. newportaquarium.com.

Charles Infosino Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Many entertainment venues in Cincinnati and all restaurant dining rooms in Northern Kentucky are closed, but candy shops on both sides of the river remain open. A family that eats candy together stays dandy together. Here are 10 of the sweetest shops in the area.

Groovy Gumball Candy Company 6846 Wooster Pike, Mariemont. Groovy Gumball sells ice cream, candies from all over the world, gourmet chocolates, fudge and novelty gifts. They have candy items that start at 25 cents. Their most expensive products are gourmet fudge, chocolates and bourbon balls from the Bourbon Trail. Customer favorites include Swedish skulls that are made from green apple and pear, chocolate covered gummy bears and unicorn poop, a multi-colored and fruity licorice with a vanilla cream inside. Groovy Gumball’s best-selling product is ice cream; the shop has 30 ﬂ avors of gourmet ice cream. Customer favorite ice creams include Exhausted Parent, a blend of espresso and bourbon with chocolate ice cream, This $&@! Just Got Serious, a blend of caramel ice cream with ripples of sea salt fudge and cashews, and Munchie Madness, a cake batter ice cream with caramel, Oreos, M&Ms and peanut butter cups. The shop is currently open on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. After the pandemic, the store will resume business seven days a week. groovygumball.com.

Fawn Candy Co. 4271 Harrison Ave., Green Township, and 2692 Madison Road, Norwood. Fawn has been owned and operated by Cincin-

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nati's Guenther family since 1946. The shops sell popcorn, handmade chocolates, jellybeans, caramel apples, chocolate covered nuts and fruits, fudge, gummies, truﬄ es, buckeyes and more. Fawn Candy’s most popular item is caramel. Their products range in price from $1 to $120. They also do custom gift baskets for any price range and have created them for over $300. The Harrison Avenue shop is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Madison Road store is open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. fawncandy.com.

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Norwood store is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. maverickchocolate.com.

Lindt Chocolate Shop 801 Premium Outlets Drive, Monroe. This shop is part of the Lindt & Sprüngli company, which is 175 years old and originated in Zurich, Switzerland. The company has retail stores in 120 countries, and it has over 50 shops in the United States. Their shop features an assortment of over 20 Lindor truﬄ e recipes, seasonal varieties, create-your-own gifts, chocolate bars, exclusive European specialties and boxed chocolates. At the shop, their guests are treated to a premium free chocolate sample and shopping assistance by an expert Lindt chocolate advisor. Customers can pick

and choose their favorite Lindor truffl es fl avors to create a special holiday gift from over 20 Lindor truffl e recipes including their seasonal Lindor truffl es. They are open Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. lindtusa.com/storedetails-449.

Maverick Chocolate Co. 129 W. Elder St., Overthe-Rhine, and 2651 Edmondson Road, Norwood. Both locations specialize in chocolate and are owned by Paul and Marlene Picton. Their chocolate products range from truﬄ es, which cost $2.50 each, to chocolate bars, which cost $10 to $16, to gift boxes, which can cost up to $100. Maverick Chocolate’s bestselling products are orange milk chocolate, Prohibition (bourbon) chocolate bar, which both cost $12, and Tanzania 80% dark chocolate, which costs $10. The company opened for business in 2014 at Findlay Market and expanded to Rookwood Commons in 2018. The Rookwood Commons store is a full chocolate factory, where shoppers can see chocolate being made anytime. They produce 100% of their chocolate in-house, from the raw cocoa beans to the ﬁ nished product. The Findlay location is open Tuesday to Friday

Schneider's Homemade Candies 420 Fairfi eld Ave., Bellevue. Schneider's has been family owned and operated since it was founded in 1939. Jack and Kathy Schneider are the second-generation owners. They took over the store in 1986. Jack still makes all the candy and ice cream on the premises, using the same equipment, methods and recipes his father used in 1939. The shop sells a wide assortment of chocolates, fudges, caramels, opera creams and more. Schneider's homemade opera creams are their most popular and signature candy, and they sell for $21.95 per pound. Other popular items are the homemade fudge, which starts at $11.95 per pound, nonpareils, which start at $18.95 per pound, and pecan caramelettes, which start at $22.95 per pound. The cordial cherries, truffl es, meltaways and turtles are quite popular, too. The store also off ers some classic and old-fashioned candies. Their hours are Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.

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See's Candies 7875 Montgomery Road, Sycamore Township. See's is part of a chocolate company that was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1921 by Charles A. See. It began as one store and there are now over 240 of them across the United States. The shop sells chocolates, fudge, truffl es, candies, brittle, toff ee and more. Their best-selling products are one-pound assorted chocolates, which cost $23.50, and the nuts and chews, which cost $23.95. The Scotchmallow and Milk Bordeaux are two of their more popular brands. During the holiday season, they off er egg nog truffl es for $8, mint cream lollypops for $7.85, white mint truffl es for $6.85, and chocolate mint truffl es for $6.85. The store is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. chocolateshops. sees.com.

Sweet Dreams Candy Company 1 Aquarium Way, Newport. Sweet Dreams is owned by the Newport Aquarium, but operates as its own business. Their best-selling products include 15 ﬂ avors of fudge, cotton candy, caramel apples, peanut apples, buckeye apples, turtle apples and novelty candies. Product prices

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COMMUNITY NEWS Local business collects coats and toys for families Good news to share for this holiday season! Custom Cabinetry & Countertops by Granite World collected for their annual Giving Tree Giveaway Drive to help local families. Coats, hats, gloves and toys that were collected were delivered by employees and their kids. In addition, Joe Nienaber, owner of Custom Cabinetry & Countertops by Granite World purchased $2,500 in local restaurant gift cards as a thank you for those who donated as their name went in a raﬄ e. Ten names were chosen and they received a total of $250 in local restaurant gift cards from Libby’s, Barleycorn’s, Ft. Mitchell Public House, Greyhound Tavern and Pee Wee’s. “We wanted to give back to families and businesses in our backyard. We know this year has been a struggle for so many and we just hope to help the best we can! Much thanks to all those who contributed!” – Joe Nienaber, owner of Custom Cabinetry & Countertops by Granite World. You can ﬁ nd more about their company on their website: h customcabinetryandcountertops.com h their Facebook: facebook.com/ graniteworldnky h IG page: www.instagram.com/ gwnky Julea Schuh Remke, Journey Marketing

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