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TriHealth to build heart facility at Bethesda North Anne Saker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Lifelong Cincinnatians Harold and Eugenia Thomas have watched the transformation of the old horse farm in Montgomery into the sprawling Bethesda North Hospital. The couple will fuel new growth there with a $10 million donation for TriHealth’s long-envisioned heart institute. The gift follows an earlier $10 million donation from the Indian Hill couple for a cancer hospital at Bethesda North, named for the Thomases and opened in January 2020. With other gifts, the Thomases have donated a total of $25 million to the hospital. “Little by little, I’ve been working with them a good 15 years,” Harold Thomas told The Enquirer. “Our philosophy is, basically, to help as many people as possible.” “When I remember the original BNorth, my aunt lived up there, and I remember how happy we were, so excited to have a hospital so close,” said Eugenia Thomas. “It’s just nice to see all this progress and know how much good we’re doing for everybody, and how many more people we’ll be helping once the heart hospital is working.” TriHealth planned to break ground Feb. 25 for the TriHealth Heart Hospital, a dedicated facility in the works since 2018 when the hospital system moved its groundbreaking heart surgery program at Good Samaritan Hospital to Bethesda North. The $85 million project will add another 40,000 square feet of clinical space to Bethesda North and modernize 80,000 square feet of existing space. Construction of the fi rst phase is expected to take 18 months for an opening in mid-2020. The TriHealth announcement comes a month after Bon Secours Mercy Health unveiled plans for a $156 million 60-bed hospital and medical offi ce building in Kings Mills in Warren County at the Interstate 71 interchange immediately north of Kings Island. Mark Clement, TriHealth’s president and chief executive offi cer, said consolidating the system’s heart programs improved outcomes for patients because the cardiac caregivers get lots of practice. The program is the only one in the region, Clement said, “to earn a three-star rating – the highest quality rating – from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons last year, placing it among the top 10% of cardiac surgery programs

Eugenia and Harold Thomas have donated a total of $25 million to TriHealth's Bethesda North Hospital, including a $10 million gift for a new heart care facility there. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Feb. 25. The Thomases also gave $10 million to TriHealth for the new cancer hospital at Bethesda North that opened in January 2020. ANNE SAKER/THE ENQUIRER

nationally for mortality and clinical outcomes.” Bethesda Foundation President Andy Swallow thanked the Thomases for a “transformational gift.” Harold Thomas built his family’s business to become Sysco, the world’s largest major food distributor-supplier. Later he was a professor of marketing at Wilmington College. He and Eugenia married fi ve years ago after each experienced the death of a longtime spouse to cancer. Harold Thomas said, “There are a lot of philanthropists that prefer to give to, say, the art museum, which is fi ne, nothing wrong with the art museum, but to me, it’s more important to help people than it is to help an art museum. Now the art museum wouldn’t like me for that, but that’s just, you know, my feeling.” Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Feb. 21. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

TriHealth plans to break ground Feb. 25 on a dedicated heart facility at its Bethesda North Hospital. The project has a $10 million gift from Harold and Eugenia Thomas of Indian Hill. PROVIDED

After more than 50 years, Blue Ash Chili moving to new location Briana Rice | Cincinnati Enquirer | USA TODAY NETWORK

Blue Ash Chili on Kenwood Road since 1969 has been a Blue Ash landmark. TONY JONES/THE ENQUIRER

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Blue Ash Chili is getting a new home, but the new location is not far. “While we are sad to leave the historic location we’ve occupied for over 50 years, we are excited about what is to come,” a Facebook post said. The post said that the circumstances are beyond their control and that properties around the corner of Kenwood and Cooper have been sold for redevelopment. “The Blue Ash community is so important to who we are, we can’t imagine our ﬂ agship store not being in the heart of Blue Ash,” the post said. Blue Ash Chili is building a new location next door to CVS pharmacy. The new location will be open by the end of March, according to the Facebook post. The new location will have more space and more parking. According to the post, “While not our choice, we’re excited to be part of the future of Blue Ash, and we look forward to serving you in our new location for the NEXT 50 years!”

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Coﬀ ee Exchange granted $10,000 in COVID-19 relief from Barstool Fund Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Cincinnati coff ee shop is taking home $10,000 in COVID-19 relief thanks to the Barstool Fund, an online fundraiser helping small businesses across the country. The Coff ee Exchange in Pleasant Ridge got the call from Barstool Fund and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy in a video posted Feb. 22. Portnoy created the relief fund, fueled through donations including $500,000 of his own money, to help small businesses nationwide impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Sarah Peters, owner of the Coff ee Exchange in Pleasant Ridge fi lmed a video asking to be involved in the fund. Portnoy The Coff ee Exchange opened in 2013, but closed after a fi re at Molly Malone's in 2018 that destroyed their building. Peters said they were only open for two months in their new location before having to close their indoor seating due to the pandemic. The $10,000 fund for the Coff ee Exchange has already been hit, according to the Barstool Sports website. "We love our neighborhood and want to be here for a really long time and help give back to everyone who has supported us all these months," Peters said. "We could use any help that you're willing to give us." Portnoy called the owners on Facetime to tell them they've been accepted. "I don't know what to say," Peters said through tears while on Facetime. "You don't have to say anything. Your reaction kind of says it all. We're glad we can help."

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These presidents with Ohio ties are now available in bobblehead form USA TODAY NETWORK

These U.S. presidents are ﬁ nally getting a nod. On Feb. 19, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled bobbleheads of 18 United States Presidents including three with Cincinnati area connections — William Howard Taft, Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison. The three presidents are among 18 new "neglected presidents" bobbleheads that are for sale at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee. Taft was born in Cin-

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cinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Yale and the University of Cincinnati before becoming President. Hayes, the 19th president, was born in Delaware, Ohio.

Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, before moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. The bobbleheads are $30 each, plus a ﬂ at-rate

shipping charge of $8 per order. A set of 18 is also available for a discounted price of $500. The bobbleheads are available at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame online store. The “Neglected Presidents” Bobblehead Collection features John Quincy Adams, Chester Arthur, James Buchanan, Grover Cleveland, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, James Garﬁ eld, Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Andrew Johnson, William McKinley, Franklin Pierce, William Howard Taft, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren and Woodrow Wilson.

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Great Parks of Hamilton County is beginning construction of what it says is the fi nal and most signifi cant section of the Little Miami Scenic Trail. Workers are already relocating utilities for the $7.9 million Beechmont Bridge Connector project, with the main construction work set to begin in mid-March. The new half-mile connector will link the Little Miami Scenic Trail’s terminus near Ohio 32 and Beechmont Avenue in Anderson Township with the Otto Armleder Memorial Park to Lunken Trail and the future Elstun Road Connector, Great Parks said in a news release. The Beechmont Bridge Connector will allow users to travel from the Little Miami Scenic Trail to the Ohio River Trail for the fi rst time. “This last, critical piece of the Little Miami Scenic Trail will link hundreds of thousands of

people to more recreation, entertainment and business opportunities, plus many parks and preserves throughout Southwest Ohio,” Todd Palmeter, CEO of Great Parks, said in the release. The Little Miami Scenic Trail currently runs 78 miles from Anderson Township to Springﬁ eld, Ohio. Traveling on the trail from the Lunken Loop, the Beechmont Bridge Connector will link to Armleder Park and to Lunken Trail just east of the Reeves Golf Course. It will then cross over the Little Miami River on a new bridge extension next to, but separated from, the eastbound lane

of the Beechmont Avenue Bridge. Then it will turn north under Beechmont Avenue and pass through a new tunnel under the Ohio 32 westbound ramp to Beechmont Avenue, where it will connect to the Little Miami Scenic Trail. The Beechmont Bridge Connector project is expected to be completed by early fall 2022. Its $7.9 million price tag includes installation of a water main under the new bridge extension and some maintenance work on the existing roadway bridge. It’s being paid for with Great Parks, state and federal funds.

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Man arraigned on murder indictment in Clermont County Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Loveland man accused of shooting another man in an argument following a car crash in Clermont County pleaded not guilty Feb. 24 after being indicted on murder and related charges. That’s according to Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve, who said in a news release that Cody Crawford, 27, of Loveland, was arraigned in common pleas court on charges of murder, tampering with evidence and carrying a concealed weapon. If convicted of all the charges, which were contained in an indictment returned Feb. 23, Crawford faces 22 years to life in prison, Tekulve said. Crawford is charged in the death of Corey Lawwill, 22, of Cincinnati. Court documents say Pierce Township police responded to St. Andrews Lane, a residential area near the Royal Oak Golf Course, just before 11 p.m. Feb. 14 and found Lawwill lying in the parking lot, suﬀ ering from multiple gunshot wounds. Lawwill was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he died. Before oﬃ cers arrived at the scene, a man called 911 and said “he had shot a male after the male struck his vehicle,” the court documents say. The documents say Pierce Township investigators

A Loveland man accused of shooting another man in an argument following a car crash in Clermont County pleaded not guilty after being indicted on murder and related charges. PROVIDED/FOX19

found two guns in Crawford’s vehicle and Crawford admitted to shooting Lawwill. Crawford is in the Clermont County Jail on a $250,000 bond set during his arraignment today by

Judge Jerry McBride, Tekulve said. A pretrial conference is set for Monday, March 8. Enquirer reporter Cameron Knight contributed to this report.

Reward doubled to $20K for information in shooting of Madeira Beverage owner Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

An unnamed Cincinnati business has doubled the reward oﬀ ered for information about the fatal shooting of Madeira store owner Roop Gupta to $20,000. The Madeira Beverage owner was shot and killed during an apparent robbery on Feb. 9. Gupta, 68, was found shot at his Kenwood Road store, police said. Madeira Police Department announced the increase Feb. 22. They did not name the business that is contributing to the rewa.

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New Cincinnati charter school to oﬀ er classical education Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A new Cincinnati charter school focused on classical education is set to open in the fall of 2022. Cincinnati Classical Academy will open as a K-6 tuition-free public school, and another grade will be added each year until it covers K-12, according to founding board chairman Jed Hartings. The school will be open to any Ohio resident for enrollment. “We believe that a classical liberal arts curriculum is the best means to achieve the purpose of public education, which is to develop a citizenry capable of personal and political self-governance,” Hartings said. “Nearly all education was classical until recent generations, and it served our nation well. We want to oﬀ er an option that restores education to its original purpose, methods, and subject matters, and believe that Cincinnatians will embrace it.” The founding board has not yet settled on a site for the academy, but hopes to locate the school along the Interstate 71 or Interstate 75 corridor, according to a news release. The school received approval to open under

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the sponsorship of St. Aloysius, a Bond Hill nonprofi t focused on mental health and specialized education solutions, and through a partnership with the Barney Charter School Initiative of Hillsdale College. According to its website, Hillsdale supports charter schools that off er a rigorous, classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, “with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue.” St. Aloysius already sponsors Northwest Ohio Classical Academy, a Hillsdale-affi liated charter in Toledo. Hartings says Cincinnati Classical Academy will use Hillsdale’s K-12 classical education curriculum, and will also use the college as a resource in providing further support in teacher training and development.

“Hillsdale’s classical curriculum has already been implemented at more than 20 charter schools throughout the country, with remarkable success,” Hartings said. “Most have long waitlists.” This curriculum covers language, math, science, history, literature and philosophy. The Cincinnati Classical Academy will also put an emphasis on music and art, and begin implementing Latin courses in the sixth grade, the news release states. “The Barney Charter School Initiative stemmed from the realization that there are many schooling options for families, but few public ones that are built on a foundation of classical liberal arts learning,” Phil Kilgore, director of Hillsdale College’s Barney Charter School Initiative, said. “Hillsdale College has created an excellent academic program, and we’re excited to help to bring that off ering to Cincinnati.” Enrollment will open next winter. Hartings said the academy will likely start with around 350 students in grades K-6, and around 20 teachers and staff . The school is currently searching to fi ll the headmaster position.

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Portman: Why was Capitol was so ‘vulnerable?’ Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Police didn’t have the training and equipment necessary to respond to the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Rob Portman said Feb. 23 at a hearing on the security failures that allowed a mob to storm Congress’ home. “I think the bottom line here is, unfortunately, our oﬃ cers were not given the proper training with regard to inﬁ ltration of the building or the complex, with regard to and dealing with a civil disturbance,” Portman said. “And they were not given the equipment necessary to push back and most importantly to protect themselves.” The attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 challenged democracy, Portman said as he opened the Senate hearing Feb. 23. “These events of Jan. 6 showed that while our democracy is resilient, our democracy at times will be challenged,”

said Portman, a Republican from Terrace Park who is the top Republican on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee. “We’ve Portman got be up to that challenge. That certainly includes securing this Capitol, the citadel of democracy.” Portman joined other senators Feb. 23 in questioning law enforcement about how a mob was able to storm the Capitol after a rally to support former President Donald Trump. They wanted to know what intelligence law enforcement had of potential violence and why it took so long for the national guard to arrive. “We need to know why the Capitol complex itself was so vulnerable and insecure that it could be so easily overrun,” Portman said. The intelligence leading up to the

event did not prepare the police for an insurrection, former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Department Steven Sund and former U.S. House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving testiﬁ ed. Both resigned following the riots. “We all believed that the plan met the threat and that we were prepared,” Irving told the committee. “We now know that we had the wrong plan. As one of our senior security leaders responsible for the event, I am accountable for that. I accept that responsibility.” Portman, in his questioning of Sund, asked whether police were trained on how to respond to inﬁ ltration of the Capitol building. Sund said no. Sund also acknowledged to Portman that not all police had riot gear. Much of the questioning from senators focused on why it took the National Guard so long to respond. Sund and Irving called for more authority for the

Capitol police to call in the National Guard. Sund, in his opening comments, said they were up against a coordinated attack on Jan. 6. “These criminals came prepared for war,” Sund said. “They came with their own radio systems to coordinate the attack, and climbing gear and other equipment to defeat the Capitol’s security features. I’m sickened by what I witnessed that day.” The role of President Donald Trump didn’t come up in the opening statements of either Democratic and Republican senators, nor much in the initial questioning. Portman voted to acquit former President Donald Trump earlier this month, arguing that while Trump had “encouraged the mob,” the U.S. Senate can’t convict a former president. “We need to know what happened and how to ensure this never happens again,” Portman said on Feb. 23.

‘Filthy, nasty, obscene’: Enquirer’s personal ads riled 19th-century Cincinnati Jeff Suess Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Think dating is hard these days? Try the 1800s. Singles looking for love nowadays have a wealth of online dating apps to make connections. Social media allows people to share their life stories – and then some – before they even meet. And all they have to do is swipe right. It was a little harder to meet new people when dating was not yet a common practice, and men and women didn’t attend work or school together. So, the 19th century version of Tinder or Bumble was the personal ad. In the 1880s, The Enquirer ran a popular, if scandalous, “Personal” column in its classifi ed advertising section. People could post a few lines, at no cost, for missed connections, arranging appointments to meet, or seeking a lady or gentleman correspondent. The ads were anonymous and signed with initials or a phrase. Replies could be sent to letterboxes at the Enquirer offi ce. Local historian Greg Hand, who writes the blog “Cincinnati Curiosities,” stumbled upon The Enquirer’s column while researching newspaper archives. “The more I got looking at it the more I realized the other papers weren’t running ads like this. It was strictly a practice of The Enquirer,” Hand said. Hand wrote that the personals column had drawn the ire of the local clergy and the competing Cincinnati newspapers, who raised moral objections. The Cincinnati Post wrote editorials decrying the column as “a terrible evil.” The Commercial-Gazette called for readers to boycott The Enquirer. The Post also published a quote from Archbishop William Henry Elder saying The Enquirer was “unfi t to be read by any human being, much less a Christian. Every day it is fi lled with reading matter that is fi lthy, nasty, obscene and abominable.” l l l “The acquaintance desired of gent with sandy beard who noticed lady in Vine st. car as it passed down Walnut st. Thursday at 8.30. Address ZETTA, Enquirer offi ce.”

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“A refi ned lady wishes to form the acquaintance of a respectable gentleman, aged 50; one out of the city preferred. Address VASHTIE, Enquirer offi ce.” “CW: Meet me at same place as usual to-morrow night. M.” l l l Some of the ads seem harmless enough. But in the rigid, repressed Victorian era, such casual fl irtations and personal interactions between the sexes were fl agrant assaults on the social morals of the day. In the mid-19th century, couples got to know one another through courtship. A woman would meet prospective marriage partners at social events or through friends, then the gentleman caller would visit her at home for a prearranged meeting. In the 1880s, men and women began going out together to public places to have fun – outrageous behavior that challenged the conventions of courtship and marriage. “Changes in women’s gender expectations and industrialization provided a bulk of the movement behind this shift.

Higher education, service sector work and other opportunities allowed women to develop identities apart from being wives and mothers,” Erica Hunter wrote in “Encyclopedia of Gender and Society.” Yet, even by the changing standards, personal ads seeking a meeting with complete strangers they had seen on the street – as many of them written by women as by men – were shockingly brazen, if you read between the lines. l l l Be at the corner of Court and Race at 8 P.M. STRICTLY PRIVATE.” “VENUS: Letter in the Enquirer oﬃ ce for you. RAG BABY.” “BUTTONS: I would like to see you, same place, to-morrow evening. HOLES.” l l l “The Personal column of the Enquirer, which is designedly maintained as a mere assignation column, is a crime against society,” the Cincinnati Post editorialized in August 1885. “It is not only a daily proclamation that Cincinnati swarms with women of loose morals, and with men of lascivious desires, but

it furnished the medium through which inexperienced girls are in the fi rst instance enticed from their homes, and taught to underrate parental advice and set parental authority at defi ance.” Hand noted that the term “assignation column” was used deliberately to refer to assignation houses, which were places that rented rooms by the hour for prostitutes and clandestine meetings for couples having aff airs. The Post basically called the women who read or posted in the personals column prostitutes, Hand said. After all the editorials and letters denouncing The Enquirer, the personals did not stop, but the complaints did. Pam Epstein, whose blog “Advertising for Love” shares Victorian personal ads from the New York Herald, wrote in a 2010 New York times op-ed, “Though the ads … are certainly less racy than what readers might fi nd in publications today, they also feel surprisingly familiar, reminding us, perhaps, that we are not so diff erent from our 19th-century counterparts – at least when it comes to looking for love.”

Madeira HS students raised $4,500 for Ohio Innocence Project Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Madeira High School students presented a $4,500 check to the Ohio Innocence Project Feb. 19 after months of fundraising for a class project. Through an entrepreneurship class taught by Madeira teacher Jennifer Jordan, a group of eight students launched the nonproﬁ t organization Project Mercy to support people who have been wrongfully convicted. Jordan said the students created a business plan and then took the organization well beyond the means of the assignment, selling T-shirts, opening a booth at Madeira Farmers Market and spreading awareness about their cause. The students raised the $4,500 in six weeks, Jordan said. “I look at students with a lot of hope, but I don’t always see that hope realized. And what all of you accomplished this year is really remarkable,” Ohio Inno-

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cence Project Program Director Pierce Reed told the students during a Feb. 19 presentation in Madeira’s auditorium. The funds are enough to cover one

DNA test, Reed said. But the money is not the only part of the project that Reed said impressed him. It’s the impact the students’ care

has on the Ohio Innocence Project’s clients and the time the students took to learn about wrongful convictions. Two of those clients, Robert McClendon of Columbus and Christopher Smith of Cincinnati, spoke with Madeira students Feb. 19 and shared their own stories. “Make every day count,” Smith said. “Continue to be the best you. Continue to use y’all platform, y’all voices.” The students who created Project Mercy – Hunter Smith, Campbell Masys, Cannon Shafer, Abby Boberschmidt, Sophia Davenport, Chris Castrucci, Payton Roland and Taylor Roland – presented the check at the end of the presentation. “Our slogan for Project Mercy has been ‘seeking justice for those who can’t.’ Over the past couple of months, this has been our main goal that we’ve been driven to,” Taylor Roland said. “It has been diﬃ cult, amazing and eyeopening.”

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Nick DeFilippo, Mita’s beverage director and bar tender, stands at Mita's bar in Downtown Cincinnati on Feb. 17. ALBERT CESARE / THE ENQUIRER

How to behave in a restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic spending at a restaurant or bar. “Minimize your time there if it’s a busy night,” she said. While the curfew is lifted, restaurants and bars are still operating at limited capacities, so try and make room for others. And, if you choose to linger at your table or barstool for a while, please make sure you spend some money while doing so.

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We have a problem, Greater Cincinnati. As lucky as we are to have our restaurants and bars open (without so much as a curfew anymore), we sometimes take advantage of our good fortune. What I mean to say is that some of us haven’t been showing our appreciation to the restaurant workers who are continuing to put their health, and, potentially, their lives on the line to make all of this possible. We aren’t wearing our masks properly; we’re not treating our servers with respect; we’re not tipping enough (especially for takeout); we’re not being patient, and we’re using those gift cards we bought back in March of last year way too soon. Here are a few things all of us can do to make our hosts, servers, bartenders, cooks, bussers, and dishwashers feel at least a little bit more at ease.

Masks 101 (or over the nose is how it goes) We know by now that we’re required to wear our masks whenever we enter, exit, or get up from our table at a restaurant. But it doesn’t stop there. We should also put them back on whenever we’re interacting with anyone on the restaurant staff . Wear it when you pay for your food at the delivery window, too. And for God’s sake, wear it over your nose! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked into a restaurant and seen customers walking around with their masks drooping. One restaurant manager I talked to said she notices that when she seats guests, “they strip their masks off right away as soon as they sit down.” This occurs while she is still handing out menus, which puts her and her coworkers at unnecessary risk. Nick DeFilippo, a bartender and server at Mita’s restaurant, Downtown, gets where the confusion comes from. “The majority of people are courteous,” he says. “As soon as they sit down, they can take their masks off , that’s the rule, so it’s hard to get mad at them for that.” Still, he always appreciates it when customers leave them on until the host has walked away, and put them back on when they are being served, especially at a tapas place like Mita’s. “I know it’s hard to constantly be taking it on and off ,” he says. “But since we serve tapas, everything comes out in waves, so we are very appreciative when the server comes to your table and you put the masks back on.” Also, for those of you who are lucky enough to be fully vaccinated, please keep wearing your masks. DeFillippo tells me about a recent customer who, after getting his second vaccine shot, burst into Mita’s without a mask and tried to order the entire restaurant drinks. “He was happy to be out,” he said, “But there is no evidence that you can’t still pass (the virus) around. We aren’t sure. We don’t know.” So until everyone is vaccinated, keep wearing those masks.

Tip big (especially for takeout) Cincinnati recently made national headlines

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Andrea and Scott Robbins, owners of Urban Stead Cheese in Walnut Hills. The cheese makers opened in February. In addition to making a variety of cheeses for sale, they have a full bar and a menu that includes cheese plates. LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

for its Crosstown tip-oﬀ , in which alums from Xavier and the University of Cincinnati duked it out to see who could leave the most exorbitant tip. But you don’t have to complete (or spend thousands of dollars) to be a winner. Always keep in mind that many of the servers and bartenders who are waiting on you are putting their own health on the line to give you the best experience possible. Personally, I tend to tip as high as I can whenever I order in or out. But tip whatever you can reasonably aﬀ ord (but never, ever go below 20%). DeFillippo says a lot of customers aren’t aware that they should tip on takeout. While, in the Before Times, many of us left smaller tips when ordering takeout, or didn’t tip at all, these days it’s important to tip as much as you would if you were dining in. If possible 30%, if not more. Realize that, for most restaurants, takeout constitutes up to 90% of their sales right now.

Buy gift cards, but don’t use them. (Not yet.) When the pandemic started in March, I purchased hundreds of dollars in gift certiﬁ cates, just so I could give the restaurants some quick cash. But when will it be OK for me to use them? Even if they were gifts? Several restaurant owners I spoke to said they wish customers would hold oﬀ on using gift cards until things are relatively back to normal. “Now might not be the best time to call a small business/restaurant and try to use your two-year-old gift card,” Andrea Siefring-Robbins, owner of Urban Stead Cheese in Evanston, posted on Facebook last month. “And if you are cashing in those gift cards, please think in advance on how you plan to tip.”

Keep it clean (and quick) Kathy O’Connell, a co-owner of Copper & Flame in Over-the-Rhine, recommends customers try and use hand sanitizer whenever opening bathroom doors or signing receipts. She also wants guests to distance themselves while waiting in line to be seated, and be mindful of how much time (and money) they’re

Being the Luddite that I am, I had a diﬃ cult time ﬁ guring out those little barcodes that were taped on restaurant tables, or outside, when restaurants reopened. But once I downloaded my QR scanner app, it was easy as pie (or in Japp’s case, a perfect Old Fashioned). Molly Wellman, owner of Japp’s in OTR, asks customers to open their minds to ordering on apps from their phones, or any other “contactless” ways to order drinks. “And tip on carry out.”

Try not to use third-party delivery services Nothing beats the convenience of using an app like Uber Eats or GrubHub to order food delivery. I do it, too. But I try, whenever I can to do a pickup or use a restaurant’s own delivery service (if available). That’s because delivery services often charge up to 30% of each order, cutting deep into a restaurant’s proﬁ ts. Thanks to Cincinnati City Council, that amount is currently capped at 15%, but it’s still better to make sure all of your money goes directly to restaurants so they can cover additional costs (including all those takeout containers they’re using right now).

Be mindful of your drinking I know; I know. After a few drinks, we tend to let our guard down. And I’m as guilty as anyone. At MadTree brewery, in Oakley, last month, I got up to order another beer and forgot to put my mask on before my wife alerted me to my mistake. If you notice yourself forgetting your mask or, worse, sidling up to someone else’s table or barstool and speaking at an aerosol-emitting pitch about how much all of this sucks, it might be best to switch to water, or ﬁ nd a way to get safely home.

Be patient Given the smaller staff s, and limited ingredients many restaurant are working with now, it’s important for diners to be more patient than ever, even if the service is a little off . Kate Hagner, a Cincinnati native who now works at a restaurant in Florida has simple advice: “Most restaurants are running on a skeleton crew to cut down on labor costs,” she told me on Facebook. “Please be extra patient with both FOH [front of house] and BOH [back of house]. Trust us, we’re doing our absolute best.” And please, folks, lay off the negative Yelp reviews. Unless you literally see someone spitting in your soup, assume that everyone is trying the best that they can. Know they are living in fear, and be kind. “We are risking our health and safety to provide everyone with a little relaxation,” DeFillippo said. “Even with all that going on.”

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SPORTS Loveland’s Cabel Herbon made it mission to play as a senior Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Feb. 17. LOVELAND — Caleb Herbon believed he was gearing up for the best basketball season of his life. After virtually wrapping up his junior year at Loveland High School last spring, Herbon put on 20 pounds of muscle during quarantine and worked on his game in preparation for the Tigers’ 2020-21 campaign. “I was a lot stronger and was just in a really good place for basketball,” Herbon recalled. “It was looking good and I was hoping to either start, get more playing time or just be a positive infl uence on my team whichever way I could.” Then, during a pick-up game with the friends at the park in June, he fell to the cement court in agony after diving for a loose ball: He had suff ered a torn ACL and partially-torn meniscus. Doctors reviewed the wounds and determined a 6-to 8- month recovery window, putting his fi nal basketball season in jeopardy. “I was actually pushing for fi ve months,” Herbon laughed. Breaking that appraised time span wouldn’t be the fi rst basketball challenge for the 6-foot-5 forward. Before he was in high school, Herbon’s experience in the game was limited to just a few recreational leagues. Due to his size, he was recruited to play as a freshman, thus beginning a four-year project to turn a towering soccer player into a powerful big man on the court. “I spoke to him about trying out for freshman basketball and he showed interest,” Loveland boys basketball coach Robert Reis said. “He was uncoordinated and lacked a ton of basketball skill, but he seemed willing to put in the time and eff ort into getting better. He was a tremendously positive young man, a very hard worker and very coachable.” As a sophomore and junior, Herbon played junior varsity while swinging minutes with the varsity team during the 2019-2020 season, when he appeared in three games for the Tigers. “We laid out a vision for him of what his next two years could look like if he wanted to stick with it and he decided to do so,” Reis said. Senior year meant an all-or-nothing eff ort, which was immediately hindered after one innocent, awkward plummet at the park. “I had the mindset of getting back in time to see the fruits of the eff ort from my fi rst three years,” he said. Post-operation, Herbon spent the entirety of July sporting a hefty knee brace and crutches. In August, he fi nally walked on his own and began thriceweekly physical training and weight lifting to build up any strength he could.

Loveland basketball's Caleb Herbon suffered a torn ACL in July 2020 but made it back for his senior year, made his debut on Dec. 29. PROVIDED BY CALEB HERBON

Loveland's Caleb Herbon was in a brace and couldn't walk under his own power for most of the summer after knee surgery to repair a torn ACL. ROVIDED BY CALEB HERBON

“It was pretty discouraging to see the amount of muscle you lose and the amount of function you don’t have,” Herbon said. “It gives you a clear-set goal to push for.” Reis added: “One of the ﬁ rst things he told me was, ‘Coach, I’ll be back for at See HEBRON, Page 2B

Loveland forward Caleb Herbon attempts to block a shot in the game between Loveland and Lebanon high school on Feb. 12. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

Cincinnati has 2 state champs in girls wrestling Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Harrison wrestler Chloe Dearwester didn’t need to watch the scoreboard to advance through the bracket of the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association (OHSWCA) state girls wrestling tournament. Dearwester, a nationally-ranked freshman, pinned her way through the tournament to win the 106-pound title, becoming the fi rst Cincinnati state champion in the tournament. Dearwester opened with a quick win, pinning Meagan Justice of Watkins Memorial in 25 seconds and then advanced to the semifi nal with a 29-second pin over Morgan Powell from Mechanicsburg. The state semifi nal was more challenging for Dearwester, who needed one whole minute to pin Marysville’s Emma Swart. In the state championship

round, Dearwester met Chelsea Horsley, the Bellefontaine wrestler who was the defending state champion in the weight class. It was no problem for Dearwester who pinned the defending winner in 1:21 for the title. In total, Dearwester spent just 3:15 on the mat for the entire tournament, proving she was no doubt a champion, but that the tournament will have to run through her for the next three years as well. In total, 15 local wrestlers placed by securing sixth-place or better fi nishes. The 143-pound weight class put two Cincinnati wrestlers, Norwood’s Lizbeth Banderas and Fairfi eld’s Marissa Meyer, on course to meet for the title. Meyer pinned her fi rst three opponents to clinch a spot in the title match while Banderas, the fourth-place fi nisher in the 126-pound class last year, needSee WRESTLING, Page 2B

Harrison’s Chloe Dearwester pins Bellefontaine’s Chelsea Horsley to claim the 106-pound girls state wrestling championship at the OHSWCA Girls State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 20 at Hilliard Davidson High School in Hilliard. SHANE FLANIGAN/ THISWEEK

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Seven Hills swimmer Piersma defends two state championships Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The legacy of Seven Hills swimmer Ella Jo Piersma continues to grow. On Feb. 24, the junior captured Division II state championships at the OHSAA state swimming and diving tournament in Canton in the 100 and 200 free for the second consecutive season. Piersma cruised in the 200 free to start the tournament, winning by over two seconds. In the 100 free she trailed, but made up for it with a strong fi nish to capture the title by just over two-tenths of a second. “I call her (Piersma) a gamer,” Seven Hills head coach Brandon Williams said. “There are just swimmers out there who look completely serious at the meets. She zones in and knows exactly what her goals are. The fact that she won the 200 freestyle in over two seconds just really shows the level of swimmer she is. “We’re super proud of her going backto-back and hopefully she can do it again next year.” Like many Cincinnati-area swimming and diving programs, Seven Hills was uncertain it would have a season due to the pandemic. Throughout the summer, swimmers had to train in backyard pools and fi ght for training time. The season fi nally got the green light on Jan. 7, but COVID-related restrictions took its toll all the way up to Canton, with the Stingers practicing in the hotel pool prior to the Feb. 24 Division II portion. It wouldn’t matter as Seven Hills still logged the top local team fi nish in the area at 4th place. “All of our girls did extremely well,” Williams said. “Every single race our girls swam in tonight ended on the podium. We can’t be more excited about that.” Aside from Piersma’s pair of championship runs, fellow junior Stinger Corinne Kieser helped the club’s climb in the team standings. Kieser fi nished 11th in the 100 free and 19th in the 200 free at last year’s state meet. She shaved signifi cant seconds off those times Feb. 24, fi nishing 3rd in the 100 and 6th in the 200. “Corinne Keiser really came through,” Williams said. “In the sectional meet, I saw how she was going to improve our scores overall at state. She has really di-

Ella Jo Piersma of Seven Hills, pictured here at sectionals, won state championships in the 100 and 200 free for the second consecutive season at the OHSAA state swimming and diving tournament in Canton on Feb. 24. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

aled in her training. The fact that she’s really toned in on exactly how she needs to be swimming to be successful shows how she was able to move up so much. She’s just really come a really long way.” Piersma and Kieser teamed up with sophomores Carolyn Wolujewicz and Josie Domet to fi nish third in the 400 free relay and fi fth in the 200 free relay to cement the Stingers’ top-4 overall fi nish. “Our relays really crushed it tonight,” Williams said. “We were expecting to go top-8 in both of them, but to place third and fi fth was fantastic. I have two girls up here who are just swimming relays (Wolujewicz and Domet) and they really pulled through for us and put it all out there.”

Record-breaking Ramirez sisters ﬁ nd podium No one was happier that the swim season actually happened than the Cincinnati Country Day Ramirez sisters. The stars aligned for senior Grace and freshman sisters Isabel and Caroline to team up on the same 400 free relay team (along with sophomore Mia Latimer), which found the podium with a sixth-place run. The group, which set a school-record in the relay earlier in the postseason, also moved up two spots in

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Harrison's Chloe Dearwester, center, smiles on the podium after receiving her championship medal in the 106-pound weight class at the OHSWCA Girls State Wrestling Tournament. Dearwester is flanked by Bellefontaine's Chelsea Horsley, left, and Marysville's Emma Swart. SHANE

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Loveland forward Caleb Herbon goes through warm-ups prior to the game between Loveland and Lebanon high school. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

number. Despite limited spectators due to the pandemic, his presence brought the house down. “It may have been the loudest cheer

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these kids go one of the most diﬃ cult years ever. It’s pretty special what we have.”

Redemption for Wyoming’s Courtney Wyoming junior Grace Courtney became the fi rst 2021 state champion from Greater Cincinnati when she captured the Division II diving crown Feb. 24 in the tournament’s opening event. Courtney led for the majority of the event, but dropped to as far back as third in the later rounds before leapfrogging Chagrin Falls senior Kate LaMonica in the fi nal two dives for the top spot. Courtney, who was the Division II state runner-up last season, fi nished with 485.80 to LaMonica’s 445.35.

Strong showing by CHCA’s Li CHCA’s Jessey Li was the Division II state runner-up in the 50 free for the second consecutive season. The junior was also runner-up in the 100 breaststroke, falling to Hawken senior Sydney Bare by one one-hundredth of a second.

ed two decisions and a pin to reach the fi nals. After a scoreless fi rst period, Banderas scored on a reversal and a takedown to take a 4-2 lead into the fi nal period. Meyer tied the match at 4-4, but Banderas scored a takedown with seven seconds left to take a 6-4 lead and win the weight class. Two locals picked up runner-up spots on the podium. Badin’s Rachel Nusky advanced to the fi nals where she fell in a 9-2 decision to Josie Davis of Sidney. Werbrich was pinned near the end of the second period by Allyssa Pir-

ro, the champion from Lutheran West. For the 111-pound class, Rachel Elizondo defeated Bethel-Tate’s Alexa Donahue in the third-place match. Western Brown’s Lacie Reese of the 137pound class also scored a third-place fi nish as did her teammate Abi Miller for the 170-pound class. Reese fi nished in the same position in last year’s tournament while Miller improved on her sixth-place fi nish. As for team results, Marysville was the team champion with 131.5 points, besting runner-up Miami East by 28.5 points. Harrison fi nished in fi fth place as a team with 58 points and Western Brown was just behind in a tie for sixth with 57 points. Fairfi eld’s 41 points were good for 11th and Taylor rounded out the top 15 teams with its 35 points.

by the crowd that I have heard all season in any gym,” Reis said. “It’s mostly parents, but they know what kind of kid he is and how hard he had worked to come back. It was a really cool moment.” Two weeks later, he recorded his fi rst varsity points with a pair of buckets in a loss to Aiken. “It was weird, but it was a good type of weird,” Herbon said. “I was trying to get my nerves and headspace back under me. It felt good and kind of took the worry out of potentially reinjuring it. It felt natural to be with my team again.” Herbon has adjusted to his role of coming off the bench for a few key minutes with a focus on guarding an opponent’s big man. On Feb. 2, he aided Loveland’s defense by guarding 6-foot-9 Milford center Jack Ackermann. He also poured in a season-high seven points with a pair of rebounds on the off ensive end. “That was probably the best I’ve felt out there,” Herbon said. “Guarding their big man while getting some points was fun.” Through it all, the pain is still there. Since returning after Christmas, Herbon has missed multiple games — most

recently against Turpin Feb. 9 when the knee swelled up. The battle after the intense physical training and weight lifting is mental, but he tries to occlude that when he can. “I’ve been blessed to have a pretty good mindset and I trust the surgeons and the doctors,” Herbon said. “I have the brace there if I need it or if something goes weird. I try to block that out and go full speed like nothing happened, but it’s in the back of my mind a little bit. “I probably won’t feel 100% for a while, but I’m just gonna try to push through over the next two weeks.” That uncertainty is the price Herbon gladly paid when he decided that one last season with his team was his mission. hroughout the last four years, he’s made bonds that will last a lifetime from a sport he had rarely played. His motivation through it all was to be with his friends. “I love playing for Loveland and the guys I play with,” he said. “Just being able to be out there and play with them in any capacity, whether it’s a practice, game, shoot-around, was my motivation and it was worth it.”

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least part of the season.’ His work ethic was unbelievable; but more importantly, his attitude and approach to dealing with adversity were exactly what you would want to see.” Once he could walk, he could gingerly shoot around on the side of the court while the rest of the team went through full-speed sessions. Through Loveland’s 5-3 start to begin the season, he kept a positive mindset while embracing his relegated role of cheerleader. “Until I was back, I just wanted to support my teammates in any way that I could,” he said. In mid-December, Herbon was fi nally cleared to resume basketball activities, just two weeks shy of his initial fi ve-month objective. “It was defi nitely the most physical and mental challenge I’ve had to overcome,” he said. Finally, the moment came. In a loss to Mason Dec. 29, Reis called Herbon’s

the 200 medley relay, fi nishing 10th. “It was pretty incredible how everything shook out and special with both relays,” Cincinnati Country Day coach Amy Robillard said. “For Grace, it was special to end her last meet with her sisters. They’re a close-knit family and it really came together for them to be able to do that. They completely handled the job they knew they had to do. It was pretty special to see.” Grace also fi nished eighth in the 100 and 200 free and Caroline was eighth in the 100 backstroke. Latimer was fi fth in the 50 free, marking the third event of her young prep career she’s fi nished top-5 in (5th in 100 free, 3rd in 100 back in 2020). She was also ninth in the 100 back. Those individual performances helped the Nighthawks fi nish sixth in the overall team standings. It was a roller-coaster journey for Cincinnati Country Day after the program lost the majority of its swimmers to quarantine prior to the Miami Valley Conference meet. “To go from such a low to such a high after pulling it together over the last three meets and to end sixth with only four girls was pretty remarkable,” Robillard said. “I never thought that could happen. I think our text stream is over 100 texts in the last hour. We’ve seen

Left to right: Sisters Caroline, Grace and Isabel Ramirez and Mia Latimer helped Cincinnati Country Day girls ﬁ nish sixth overall at the OHSAA state swimming and diving tournament in Canton.

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Don’t pitch romaine core – grow more salad greens Greek salad Sub any salad green for the romaine, or leave greens out altogether. Ingredients Salad Romaine lettuce, cut up (as much as you like) 3 tomatoes, chunked up small 1 cucumber, diced ⁄ 4 red onion, chopped

Handful Italian parsley, minced Kalamata olives (as many as you like, optional) Feta cheese Sprinkle of dried oregano, scant teaspoon or so Dressing Go to taste on this. Makes more than you need but keeps well in refrigerator. 6 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar

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Except for feta and oregano, mix salad ingredients together.

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Whisk dressing ingredients together.

Guest columnist

Well, I learned some things about myself yesterday when granddaughter Eva and I went sledding here on my little patch of heaven. First, that even at this mature stage in my life as Sitti/Grandma, I still had it in me to go sledding. Second, at this mature stage in my life I should have been more careful. Sledding down the hill on a small circular sled with my legs out in front instead of tucked in was not smart. I thought I’d have time to get tucked in, but that sled went real fast down a real slick hill. Anyway, I wound up airborne for a bit and landed hard, yet safely. That was early afternoon. Thinking about supper l didn’t bring a craving for the grilled cheese sandwiches I had planned to accompany my pot of chicken noodle soup bubbling on the stove. I was hungry for, of all things, salad. Chilled, crispy salad with a base of romaine. So instead of sandwiches, salad was the side. The salad, with Greek ﬂ avors, was good enough to

Pour enough over salad to dress, but don’t drown it. Toss and then sprinkle with feta, olives and oregano.

Romaine lettuce core before, and after, growing in water.

Don Deimling’s delicious salad dressing

share with you. You know me, though. I can’t stop with just one super salad. I’ll also share a cult favorite, from Don Deimling, a friend of blessed memory. Don’s dressing is similar to the yummy sweet, yet tangy “French”/Catalina dressings. One young reader liked it so much she made batches to give, and then to sell.

Make by hand or in blender. The blender results in an ultra creamy dressing. The range of sugar is broad; you add what you like. I’ve changed this up a bit from his original recipe.

Tip:

Ingredients 1 cup vegetable oil ⁄ 3to2⁄ 3 cup sugar

⁄ 3 cup catsup or more to taste (I usually add a bit more)

Don’t pitch romaine core – grow more salad greens! Put the core in a bit of water. Place in bright spot. Change water daily. Soon you’ll see leaves poking through the core. Cut and come again!

Don’s delicious salad dressing photo taken in summer with vegetable garden in background.

⁄ 4 cup clear or cider vinegar or bit more to taste

Salt and pepper to taste

Worcestershire to taste

Just whisk or blend everything together.

1-2 tablespoons minced onion

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Montgomery 10440 Grandoaks Ln: Selvey Sandra L Tr to Kshirsagar Vineet & Preeti Bansal Kshirasagar;

Norwood 1809 Maple Ave: Buehler Edwin L to Myers Mary; $140,000 1920 Elm Ave: Francis Blenda K to Banderas Gonzalo; $12,997 2207 Washington Ave: Bdm Investment Group LLC to Burwick Kendall; $250,000 2322 Highland Ave: 849 Hutchins LLC to 849 Hutchins LLC; $153,000 2803 Harris Ave: Bodley Charles E to Mattox Michael; $57,000 3842 Forest Ave: Miller Kyle to Lemiuex Jacob N & Rebecca K Oliver; $367,500 4307 Allison St: Larkins Ventures LLC to Vellequestte Mackenzie K &

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tered in 2014. The eatery shut down after failing to pay state sales tax. Rogers was told to pay back $100,000 in $800 monthly installments. The city forgave $183,391. Rogers announced her two new businesses one day after the city forgave part of her loan: a food truck called Mahogany's Wing Champs and Creamalicious.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Former Cincinnati artist Frederic Pissarro opens in new art show in Las Vegas Four years ago, internationally known artist Frédéric Bonin Pissarro drove cross country from Morehead, Kentucky to Las Vegas, marveling at the “prehistoric landscape of lava, limestone, and iron-rich rocks” he encountered. Pissarro was traveling west to join the dynamic art and design faculty at University of Nevada-Las Vegas as a full-time lecturer. If the name Pissarro sounds familiar, it’s because Frédéric Pissarro is the great-grandson of Camille Pissarro, the 19th century French Impressionist painter. Frédéric Pissarro is a highly accomplished artist in his own right, recogPissarro nized for his ﬁ gurative expressive paintings he describes as positive images dealing with spirituality, family, friendship, connectivity, and togetherness. “The desire to communicate, to remind all of us of our commonality rather than our diﬀ erences,” he explains, “is at the very center of my work.” Having had many successful years of selling to galleries and collectors throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, Pissarro is now featured in an upcoming show, Life Lines, at the Priscilla Fowler Fine Art Gallery, a contemporary exhibition space at 1300 South Main Street in the center of the Las Vegas Arts District. The show runs from March 5, with an opening from 6-10 p.m., throughMay 1. Over 20 pieces of art by Pissarro will be featured in the main gallery, with new abstract mixed media work by owner/artist Priscilla Fowler hung on the walls of the adjoining Showroom. Prior to living in Kentucky, for 16 years Pissarro taught and plied his art in Cincinnati, where he was sponsored by billionaire businessman Carl Lindner Jr., who purchased more than 20 of his artworks and displayed them in prominent hotels and restaurants. Pissarro trained at l’ l’École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a B.A. and M.A. from Morehead State University. Pissarro enthusiastically follows his longtime passion: to create art that brings people together by focusing on what unites them, a direct counterpoint to the violent and dividing times in today’s society. “There is so much anger in the world today that we forget how magical and beautiful the universe we live in really is,” Pissarro writes. Pissarro felt at home in his Southwest surroundings. “I soon realized that Las Vegas is not only a place of endless creativity but also at the center of amazing natural beauty,” he recalls. His new work has started to include textures of the landscape in which he spends so much time, echoing the observation of his prominent great-grandfather, Camille Pissarro: “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” Connie Springer, Springer Publicity for the Arts

The Barn to host two shows The Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati will simultaneously present two shows from April 13-25 at The Barn in Mariemont. The Club will hold Art is our Passion, in the Loft and its annual Juried Show in the Lindner Gallery on the main ﬂ oor. The goal of the juried exhibition is to showcase ﬁ ne art works produced by women from Ohio, In-

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diana, and Kentucky. The focus of the jurying process will be on craftsmanship, color and composition with an emphasis upon diversity in style and subject. Diana Young will select the award winners. Young’s award-winning paintings have been shown in numerous galleries and recognized in various shows and plein air competitions, including Painters of America, American Impressionalist Show and Salon International Show. In addition to painting, Young taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and worked in commercial art and illustration. The awards presentation will take place on April 11 from 2-4 p.m. The Club’s Signature Show, Art is our Passion, draws from the work of nearly 100 Signature members, who have demonstrated exceptional skills, talent and consistency to a panel of accomplished artists. Veronique Hammond of Veronique Hammond Gallery in Mason will be judging the competition. Winners will receive a total of $3,500. “The reception promises to oﬀ er a delightful evening of meeting the artists whose work is featured in the exhibition,” said event coordinator Diana Kilfoil, a Mt. Lookout resident. Barn hours include the following: Tuesdays – Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weekend gallery hours from 1-4 p.m.The Barn decided to hold both shows together in deference to the cancellation of its winter presentation due to the pandemic. Please visit artatthebarn.org for a COVID-19 update before visiting The Barn. Kym Schneider Kuenning

Loveland resident earns Pilot Certifi cation at the University of Cincinnati - Clermont William Roark earned his Private pilot certifi cate on Jan. 13, 2021. To obtain his Private certifi cate, Roark

passed an oral and a fl ight exam with a Federal Aviation Administration designated fl ight examiner. Roark, a resident of Loveland, OH, is enrolled in the Aviation Technology Program at the University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The laboratory portion of the Program is taught at the Clermont County Airport. When Roark completes the two-year program through the University of Cincinnati - Clermont College, he will have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree and a Commercial pilot certifi cate. For more information visit www.UCClermont.edu/ Aviation. Eric Radtke, University of Cincinnati - Clermont

The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health Mayerson JCC Speaker Series continues virtually Most, if not all, of us have experienced heightened feelings of stress and anxiety throughout the pandemic caused by fears about our health and the health of our loved ones, fi nancial concerns, caring for our children’s schooling from home and much, much more. Stress and anxiety are perfectly normal human reactions to threatening or worrying situations. They are part of the fi ght-fl ightfreeze response that keeps us safe by preparing the body to deal with danger. Too much stress and anxiety, however, can make us physically and mentally ill. Unmanageable stress and anxiety Faust are associated with a wide range of conditions, including lethargy, headaches, insomnia, a suppressed immune system, depression, overreliance on food, drugs and alcohol and heart disease. Join Mercy Health behavioral health consultant Rachel Faust, PsyD from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 for a discussion on managing stress and anxiety. The Mayerson JCC and The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health present this free virtual lecture. Dr. Faust is a licensed clinical psychologist who joined Mercy Health in January 2016. She is a graduate of the clinical psychology doctoral program at Xavier University. She completed her predoctoral internship in geropsychology at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA and her postdoctoral fellowship in interprofessional team-based care at the Cincinnati VA. Dr. Faust currently provides integrated care to patients of Blue Ash Family Medicine, Kenwood Family Medicine, and Kenwood Internal Medicine. Her professional interests are varied but center primarily on mindfulness-based strategies. To register, visit MayersonJCC.org/SpeakerSeries. Your RSVP will generate your Zoom meeting invitation. Nanette Bentley, Mercy Health

SCHOOL NEWS Five CHCA seniors sign with athletic scholarships Symmes Township. Five Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy seniors participated in National Signing Day, signing letters of intent to commit to playing at the next level next year. The ceremony took place Feb. 3 at CHCA’s Martha S. Lindner Upper School. Katie Gansle of Symmes Township signed with DePauw University, in Greencastle, Indiana, to play volleyball. Gansle was 1st Team Cincinnati Enquirer AllStar, received one year of All-City honors, three years of MVC honors, and four years of All-Academic honors. “The DePauw Tigers are gaining an incredibly unique athlete and young lady,” shared CHCA Head Volleyball Coach Lisa Schaad. “She keeps coaches sharp and on their toes due to her creativity, and biblical and worldly knowledge. Katie is the ﬁ rst to send notes of support when friends are struggling. I see her bringing these teammate intangibles to her college teammates. Katie’s 360 Athlete qualities are going to lift the Tigers to new levels. I am beyond excited to watch her grow in that environment.”

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Katelyn Grimes of Lebanon signed with University of Central Florida (where she has been committed since her sophomore year), located in Orlando, to play volleyball. Grimes was a 4-year starter and contributor to two State Final 4 teams. She received two years of All-Region honors, three years of All-State honors, four years of All-District 16 honors (including being named Player of the Year twice), three years of MVC honors (including being named Player of the Year twice), four years of AllAcademic honors, and was named LaRosa’s MVP Athlete of the Week. In 2019, Grimes was penned into the OHSAA state records for number of service aces in a match. This past season, she served as captain and marked her 1000th career dig. Grimes and her club team recently received a bid into the GJNC USA National Tournament at the highest Open level. Most recently, she was nominated by USA Today for a National Award. “Katelyn is a ﬁ erce competitor on the volleyball court, in the performance center, and in the classroom,” shared Schaad. “She has a high volleyball IQ, which makes her a standout on the court. Katelyn’s position of libero exempliﬁ es the passion of service to her teammates. She sets an example of what a CHCA 360 Athlete is by walking with humility and grace, while encompassing faith value. We will be watching Katelyn playing matches and using her as a demo on the jumbo scoreboard for our future Eagles.”

Brady Hunt of Maineville signed with Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware, Ohio, to play lacrosse. Although Hunt spent one season injured and his junior year was canceled, he still made impressive stats during his freshman year. Hunt was named 1st Team MVC, 2nd Team All-Region, had 48 goals, 26 assists, with 74 points. “Brady is the most well-rounded lacrosse player to come through our program,” shared CHCA Head Boys Lacrosse Coach Mark Lynch. “In addition to his skill, Brady’s creativity, toughness, and work ethic set him apart. His impact is felt off the fi eld as well through his “team-fi rst” style of leadership.” Garrett Jostworth of South Lebanon signed with Grand Valley State University, in Allendale, Michigan, to play football. Jostworth was 1st Team All-MVC, MVC All-Academic Team, 1st Team All-District, 1st Team AllCity, 1st Team Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star, and 3rd Team All-Ohio. “In my very fi rst conversation with Garrett, I asked him what his individual goals were for the year ahead,” shared CHCA Head Football Coach K.C. Woods. “Through an unbelievable work ethic, determination, and willingness to do whatever it takes, today Garrett has seen that dream come to fruition as he signs with one of the most renowned football programs in the country, Grand Valley State University. I look forward to seeing Garrett contribute in a big way to the continued success of an amazing program. Garrett is an extremely gifted student and player, but most importantly he is an awesome young man. I look forward to seeing all of his future accomplishments, both on the fi eld and off .” Alex Moffi tt of Loveland signed with Miami University-Hamilton, located in Hamilton, to play baseball. “Alex showed high character and maturity even at a young age,” shared CHCA Head Baseball Coach Tony Schulz. “There’s never a doubt in my mind whether or not he is putting in the work. We were excited to see what he would do for us as a junior, but as we all know that season never happened. Alex is poised for a great senior year. I speak for the rest of the coaching staff when I say we cannot wait to see what Alex does in his senior year, not only on the fi eld, but also in his leadership role and as a teammate. Miami University-Hamilton is getting a tough, gritty player who will not be outworked by anyone. Congrats to their program for landing such a fi ne individual.” To learn more about Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, visit chca-oh.org. Tammy Rosenfeldt, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

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