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No rent deals for UC students ‘Wish they would be a little bit more forgiving’ Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Logan Ness, a graduate of The Children's Home and the Heidt Center of Excellence, in Madisonville, takes part in the school's drive-thru graduation on May 18. Teachers and staff cheered for graduates and their families as they circled the campus's drive, receiving their diplomas from the vehicles. PHOTOS BY AMANDA ROSSMANN/THE ENQUIRER

Children’s Home celebrates drive-thru graduation Sierra Newton Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The rain on their parade didn't dampen the achievements they earned. The Children’s Home and the Heidt Center of Excellence recently celebrated their 17 graduating seniors - including 15 on the autism spectrum with a drive-thru graduation celebration. “We have some of the brightest and most passionate educators in Greater Cincinnati,” Pam McKie, chief operating oﬃ cer of The Children’s Home said. “As the state slowly began its phased reopening, we assembled a task force to explore whether it was even possible to do something special and more personal for our students. The team came up with an innovative 'drive-thru graduation' concept." The graduates and their families processed through the circle drive in their cars, in alphabetical order. At the top of the circle, their diploma and other gifts will be placed in the trunk or handed

through the car window depending on the family’s preference. They then met a photographer at the end of the circle to commemorate the moment. A limited amount of staﬀ members lined the campus circle drive, maintaining social distancing, to cheer and wave to the graduates as they pass by. “We wanted to do something special for our seniors; but, obviously keeping safety and adherence with state guidance as our top priorities,” McKie said. “We’ve coordinated with our partners at Cincinnati Police Department, have a plan to maintain appropriate social distancing, and are ensuring staﬀ and students will not be in direct contact with each other.” The Children's Home of Cincinnati was founded in 1864 to provide daycare and shelter to abandoned, neglected and poor children. Over the years, the home has evolved from a residential home to a program that centered on adoptions to its current structure - educational and therapeutic programs for children and their families.

Adam Taylor, a graduate of The Children's Home and the Heidt Center of Excellence, in Madisonville, takes part in the school's drive-thru graduation . Teachers and staff cheered for graduates and their families as they circled the campus's drive, receiving their diplomas from the vehicles.

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A 20-year-old currently living in Fort Thomas says she will pay a summer lease in Clifton without ever stepping foot on the property. Libby Birkley, a second year student at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning signed a lease in December with four other students for a property “right across the street from campus.” She had signed up for a summer class that has since been moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students who lived on campus in dorms were off ered partial refunds to be issued by UC at the end of the school year. Most students moved out, although others with nowhere to go had an option to fi ll out a waiver to petition to stay on campus. But students living just blocks away from campus that signed with local landlords say they have “no chance” of getting out of their leases. Emily Kiehl, 20, says she will pay six months of rent for her off -campus house while she stays quarantined at home in Loveland. “Our landlord isn’t really fl exible about much. And he wasn’t fl exible about this. So we just sort of have to wait it out until August,” Kiehl said. Birkley said she called her property manager as soon as classes went online; he told her while it was not his decision, some higher-ups had decided they were not doing any adjustments to contracts. The landlord also was going to keep the security deposit. “They’re basically going from the angle, like, the apartment is still available for you to occupy this summer so we’re not going to release you and all this stuff . But, the choice for me to move into that apartment isn’t there, really, because it’s kind of, it’s a safety issue to be moving into an apartment with four people that I currently don’t live with. So there’s, like, obviously no See STUDENTS, Page 2A

University of Cincinnati student Emily Kiehl, 20, poses on the front step over her parents' home in Loveland, Ohio, on Friday, May 1, 2020. Like many college students, the second-year Information Technology student is currently quarantined with her family while also paying rent on a leased home near campus-– one of the highest cost of rent areas in the city. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

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social distancing going on there if we move in,” Birkley said.

The rent ratio is ‘astronomical’ Ask around and people will tell you that there were issues with off -campus housing at the University of Cincinnati long before COVID-19. Last year, the 45219 ZIP Code was ranked the fourth priciest rent area in all of Ohio by RentCafe with an average rent of $1,523. The area includes Cincinnati’s Clifton Heights/University Heights/Fairview, Clifton and Mount Auburn neighborhoods surrounding UC’s main campus. The 45202 ZIP, including Downtown, Over-the-Rhine and Mount Adams, was listed as the most expensive ZIP code in the state. James Schimanski, a local lawyer, says he usually has between three and fi ve calls a year from tenants hoping to get out of their leases – not just students, but in general from clients across the region. Since the new coronavirus outbreak, Schimanski says he has gotten calls from 12 people, specifi cally students, trying to get out of leases. “The rent ratio for what the property value is is astronomical for property up there,” Schimanski said. Birkley and four other students will pay $700 per month for the apartment they won’t use, for a total of $3,500 per month. According to Zillow, the multiple occupancy home’s estimated value is $228,605 and its rent estimate is $1,095 per month. Kiehl and her fi ve housemates each pay about $400 per month, Kiehl said. That’s $2,400 per month for a home that sold for $130,000 in October 2013, according to Zillow. Zillow’s rent estimate for the property is $2,100 per month. Rod Johnson, of Northside, rents out two properties in the Clifton area, to students and young professionals. “I don’t think the pricing is necessarily out of whack with where the property is,” he said. Johnson says it’s a “hot rental area” because of its proximity to both the university and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, but claims he is not

“They’re basically going from the angle, like, the apartment is still available for you to occupy this summer so we’re not going to release you and all this stuff. But, the choice for me to move into that apartment isn’t there, really, because it’s kind of, it’s a safety issue to be moving into an apartment with four people that I currently don’t live with. So there’s, like, obviously no social distancing going on there if we move in.” Libby Birkley

second year student at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

making a big proﬁ t oﬀ of his properties. One of Johnson’s buildings with four rooms rents for $500 per room per month, he said. Half of that each month goes to the mortgage, another portion is utilities – which he provides for his tenants – and the $700 that remains goes quickly when he factors in maintenance for the properties. “When we entered into this business, the thought was, I always kind of joked that as long as UC is around, you know, we’ll be able to rent,” Johnson said. “Now we’re in a situation where it’s not around.”

Here’s the deal with landlords Johnna Mullikin, vice president of property management for Uptown Rental Properties LLC, one of the larger rental companies in the area, provided the following statement in an email to The Enquirer: “Unfortunately, we do have residents who are experiencing ﬁ nancial hardship due to the outbreak. We realize this presents challenges and circumstances that they have never faced before, and are committed to working with anyone who may need assistance. We are encouraged by the response of those who have fortunately not experienced a disruption from Covid- 19. This provides the resources and ﬂ exibility to help those who are in need, help pay our employees, and support the essential services required to maintain our buildings. Our responsibility to our residents, the community, and our team remain our top priorities.” Peak Property Group, another large company that rents to UC students, did not respond to multiple requests from The Enquirer. Nor did Student Housing

Management. Nineteen-year-old Manisha Kishinchand, one of Birkley’s would-be roommates for the summer, said she has been in communication with Student Housing Management property manager Derek Cook. He told her he had received their request to be released from the contract but said there would be no adjustments. Cook told Kishinchand that Student Housing Management is a small business and needs to maintain mortgage obligations, Kishinchand said. He told her the tenants are still welcome to move in if they choose, but Kishinchand says she would feel much safer at home. As of Tuesday, Birkley says the property group has not budged on their stance. Johnson said that six of his eight tenants have opted out of their leases early. He’s accepting late payments from another tenant who was aﬀ ected by COVID-19. He says his business is able to survive this, for now, because he built up a “nest egg” in case of emergencies. It wasn’t “worth” trying to force people to pay rent, he said. And, personally, he says, he doesn’t think it’s humane.

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In some cases, yes, according to lawyer Schimanski. Schimanski says he recently terminated a lease for a client on account of the landlord had not made timely repairs. He says students, or anyone facing fi nancial hardship due to the pandemic, can not get out of a contract due to COVID-19. However, there are other ways. According to Ohio law, a landlord is obligated to make repairs, keep all common areas safe and sanitary and maintain all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating and air conditioning fi xtures and appliances, among other requirements. As a result, if a landlord has not held up to these obligations in a way that seriously diminishes the quality of the unit being occupied (a leaking roof as compared to a faulty ice maker, for example), these are ways for tenants to get out of a contract, Schimanski said. You just have to look at your lease. Kiehl said she has not spoken with a lawyer. She says she understands the landlord’s point of view, but three people in her house, herself included, have lost their jobs. She lost her summer co-op, too, she said. “We would all wish they would be a little bit more forgiving, I guess,” Kiehl said. Birkley said her roommates and her are all on the same page, and that her family has talked to a lawyer. “We see it as something that goes directly against (Gov. Mike DeWine’s) orders to stay home, as well as Kentucky’s, so we’re going to try and fi ght it,” Birkley said. “And we’ll see what happens.” Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – May 14. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

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Columbia Twp seeks funds for stronger entertainment district, ﬁ rehouse redo Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer

ed by a number of cities and villages due to a series of annexations.

Columbia Township has big plans for two of its neighborhoods and is hoping for an assist from the state. The township in eastern Hamilton County is seeking a $250,000 state grant to help it buy a former ﬁ rehouse in Madison Place and turn it into a venue that would memorialize the history of the ﬁ re department and possibly host a restaurant. Columbia Township is asking for a second $250,000 state grant to help it buy a blighted half-acre property on Wooster Pike to develop as part of the Wooster Pike business corridor’s growing entertainment and recreational district. The district is to be tied to an extension of the Little Miami Scenic (bike) Trail. The plans are outlined in the spring edition of “the Voice,” the township’s newsletter.

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The former ﬁ rehouse is near Mariemont Village Square The 1930s former ﬁ rehouse at 6904 Murray Ave. is

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near Mariemont Village Square. If a state grant is approved, Columbia Township would buy and renovate it, then lease or sell it. “After decades with no true downtown, Columbia Township’s future lies in the revitalization of gems like these that tie communities together,” David Kubicki, president of the Columbia Township Board of Trustees, said in the Voice. The township has no single downtown because it is comprised of nine islands, or neighborhoods, separat-

The blighted half acre of property at 7541 Wooster Pike that Columbia Township is eyeing currently has a former gas station and repair/parts shop built in the 1950s and two mobile homes on it. The township would like it to be developed in keeping with an entertainment and recreational destination it is building with Great Parks of Hamilton County, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Fifty West Brewing Co., which recently opened a burger bar at its new beer garden at 7605 Wooster Pike. The beer garden will be linked to an extension of the bike trail. “The addition and development of this blighted property on Wooster Pike will help accelerate the entertainment district’s regional draw and attraction of jobs,” Kubicki said.

Ohio child care centers can reopen May 31 Ohio child care centers and homes can reopen May 31, with restrictions in place, Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced. The state will use more than $60 million in federal CARES Act funding to help child care providers cover increased costs for greater cleaning and smaller class sizes. DeWine said the state will be conducting a research project to study best practices for stalling the spread of COVID-19 in child care settings. Here’s what parents, children and caregivers can expect. Class sizes: Class sizes must be limited to six infants or toddlers and nine preschool and school-age children, with additional restrictions determined by the staff to child ratio: ❚ One child care staff member per four infants with no more than six children in the room. ❚ One child care staff member per six toddlers with no more than six children in the room. ❚ One child care staff member per nine preschool children with no more than nine children in the room. ❚ One child care staff member per nine school-age children with no more than nine children in the room. Temporary walls may be put in place to divide

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Silverton’s young craft brewery making things work through pandemic Matt Koesters Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Though I don’t claim to be an expert, I know the village of Silverton pretty well. My dad and I were once regulars at the Silverton Cafe back when the Bengals were fi elding winning teams. Although I don’t know the people well, I knew what they prefer to drink: macrobrewery-made lagers (or so I thought). So I was skeptical when I heard last year that a new craft brewery would be opening in Silverton. Breweries tend to gravitate toward neighborhoods with high concentrations of the young and well-to-do. But in Silverton, HighGrain Brewing Co.’s founders met a kindred soul in Village Manager Tom Carroll. “We had actually started our search in the area because of how dense the population is around Silverton and neighboring Deer Park, Amberley, Kennedy Heights and the other fi ve neighborhoods which border our lovely little village,” HighGrain co-founder Josh Jansen said. “After talking with Tom and hearing his pitch, our interest was piqued by his own interest in sustainability.” Along with good beer and good food, sustainability was a key value for Jansen and fellow co-founders Matthew Utter and Brian Liscano. HighGrain began by up-cycling the Silverton Memorial Municipal Building, adding a geothermal HVAC system, LED lighting and insulation – the latter of which the building didn’t even have when Highgrain took over. HighGrain got off to a good start. Jansen estimates the brewery only had four or fi ve beers ready to go for opening weekend, but they’ve since expanded their off erings to nearly 20 varieties. By October, the small brewery’s beer started fi nding its way onto the tap lists at nearby bars and restaurants. But with about 50% of its revenue coming from food sales, HighGrain had cemented its status as a destination brewery. Then COVID-19 happened. “As a new brewery, we were only just reaching a profi tability point just as the

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shutdown took place,” Jansen said. HighGrain had to make some painful changes. “We had to lay off kitchen staff because we were not set up to properly sell for carryout and delivery of food,” Jansen said. “Brian worked with everyone we employed to help them navigate the resources they need to survive through unemployment and other support.” HighGrain’s founders knew they had to make it easier for their customers to buy their beer. Like many of its peers, the brewery began to off er delivery orders and canning small runs of select beers for carryout and online sales. Now that breweries, bars and restaurants have been given the go-ahead to serve customers on a limited basis, HighGrain is running its COVID-19 playbook. It plans to take advantage of its sizable outdoor seating area by adding more tables, as well as adding seating

to its brewhouse area. The plan is to take it slow as it ramps service back up. The kitchen will initially remain closed; outside food will be permitted. “We are keeping busy and doing OK, but only time will tell if it’s safe to invite people back to ﬁ ll our taproom and dining room,” Jansen said. I was wrong the ﬁ rst time I bet against HighGrain – I won’t make the same mistake twice.

Baby steps toward normal Recently, we saw the ﬁ rst draft beer poured for onsite consumption in about two months. I didn’t experience it because I’m a bit overly cautious, but what I saw on social media was a mixed bag. Some establishments clearly didn’t do a good job of enforcing social distancing protocols, while others seemed to have everything well in hand. To the latter, kudos. One brewery in particular deserves a

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Speaking of normal ... When I ﬁ rst got this gig at the beginning of February, I thought a lot of the fodder for this column would come from events. Clearly, that hasn’t been the case. While I’m concerned about whether the timing was right for things to reopen, I’m optimistic that this column can get back to dishing out recommendations for your craft beer-ﬁ lled weekends. In the meantime, I’ll be doing my best to continue pushing forward the craft beer conversation.

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Viewpoints Working to feed your family isn’t selﬁ sh Your Turn Gil Spencer Guest columnist

Enquirer readers were recently presented with a plea from opinion contributor Don Mooney to keep the COVID-19 lockdown in place for “just a tad” longer (”’Let’s do it’ is shorthand for ‘let’s infect more,’” May 15). He criticized, in strong terms, those who would “reopen” the state to business, and he praised Gov. Mike DeWine and his state health director Dr. Amy Acton for being hesitant to allow a full reopening. Mooney stated that DeWine and Acton, have been “guided by science to save lives,” while a “loud minority” of reopen fanatics are taking a “live and let die” approach. He also accused those who favor reopening sooner rather than later of not caring about racial minorities, poor people and old people, since they have been disproportionately felled by the disease. Strangely, he compared the debate over COVID-19 to the Vietnam War. He pointed out that more Americans have died of the coronavirus than died in Vietnam. So? More Americans have died on our nation’s highways over the past 20 years than will ever die of the coronavirus. Of course if we lowered the speed limit on I-71 from 65 to 30 mph, there would be a lot fewer fatal crashes. I have no doubt that Mooney, wanting to save lives, would support such a measure. But a “loud majority” of Ohioans would not. Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo justiﬁ ed some of his shutdown measures saying, “If it saves one life…” it’s worth it. No one in their right mind believes such things. If they did, left turns and swimming pools would be banned in America. And without the economic blowback. But back to Mooney’s Vietnam analogizing. I don’t recall in the midst of that

People gather May 9 at the Butler County Courthouse in Hamilton to protest Gov. Mike DeWine and health director Dr. Amy Acton’s handling of the pandemic. Free Ohio Now protests happened across the state. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

war virtually every small business in America being shut down by government edict. In WWII, even during the Blitz, when London was being bombed by the Nazis almost every night, businesses were not shut down and life went bravely on. In fact, shutting down businesses during that war would have been suicidal. No country in the world has ever done what we are doing today to combat a virus. Past practice has been to quarantine the infected and those at high risk and for the rest of us to get on with our lives as best we can. And, most importantly, to keep working. It is only through work and a growing economy that money for hospitals and health care workers and teachers and cops and politicians can be raised. Shut down a nation’s economy, put 21 million people out of work and you are putting plenty of other lives at risk. Mooney says we should be “guided by science” on when to reopen.

OK. What science? Which scientists? For there is a growing number who not only question the wisdom of keeping a lockdown in place, but the value of the long lockdown in the ﬁ rst place. They include Stanford biologist Michael Levitt, who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, John Ioannidis and Jay Bhattacharya, both Stanford professors of medicine, University of Southern California professor of pharmacy and health economics Joel Hay and Neeraj Sood, a USC health economist. There are many more lockdown skeptics whose credentials are at least as impressive as Acton’s and DeWine’s. Originally, the lockdowns were meant to “bend the curve” of the disease. That’s what we were all told. Space out the number of infections so that hospitals would not be overrun with cases. And that worked. But it wasn’t good enough for the lockdown advocates. They moved the goal posts to the ﬁ nding of a vaccine, which is not even on the horizon.

Mooney asserts that like Vietnam, COVID-19 has disproportionately taken the lives of “older, blacker, browner and poorer.” Well, certainly older. Some 80% of COVID-19 fatalities are 65 or older. The vast majority have signifi cant and lifethreatening co-morbidities. And so it should have been no surprise to New York state offi cials when they mandated nursing homes in the state to accept COVID-19 patients that they were putting thousands of non-infected nursing home clients at risk. Nursing home administrators begged state health bureaucrats to reconsider. They didn’t. And thousands died. And Mooney calls lockdown skeptics who believe that it’s time for government to take its foot off the necks of America’s small businesspeople, “just plain selfish.” That’s what a Texas judge called salon owner Shelley Luther for opening her shop before her state shutdown was lifted. She could’ve avoided jail if she apologized to the court and admitted she’d been “selfi sh.” She politely declined. As she told the judge, working to feed her kids is not selfi sh. And it wasn’t selfish for the stylists she employed to work to feed their kids either. Mooney, it seems, would side with the Texas judge who put Luther in jail, as he begs his fellow Ohioans to suff er the “inconvenience” of this shutdown “for just a tad longer.” But how long is a “tad.” A week? A month? A year? No doubt more people will get and will die from this disease in the weeks and months to come. The lockdown skeptics believe the government-ordered shutdowns aren’t preventing deaths but merely postponing them. And at the cost of trillions and trillions of dollars. And who’s going to pay that? I’ll tell you, your children and your children’s children. Who’s being “selfi sh” now? Gil Spencer is a Hyde Park resident and member of The Enquirer editorial board.

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Is this strawberry pie recipe as good as Frisch’s? Fresh strawberry pie Sub in raspberries if you like. Ingredients 9” pie shell, baked 5 nice cups strawberries, halved or quartered, divided into 2 and 3 cups (about 2 pounds) ⁄ 4 cup and 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste 3

⁄ 2 cup cold water

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⁄ 4 cup lemon juice

Whipped cream for garnish Instructions In a pan over medium heat, mash together 2 cups of berries with sugar. Whisk together water, corn starch and lemon juice. Add that to berries. Cook and stir until mixtures comes bubbles and boils. Cook a couple minutes more, and keep stirring. Mixture will be good and thick. Remove and pour into bowl. Stir in remaining berries.

Fresh strawberry pie is a perfect way to use fresh berries. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Cool a little before pouring into baked pie shell. Refrigerate a couple hours or more to chill, then serve with dollop of whipped cream.

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Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

As I was going through my notes from you, it dawned on me again that this column is a journal of sorts. Of your lives and mine. And it’s not just about food. In the process of cooking more and eating at home more during this pandemic, we’re realizing that eating together without having to rush out somewhere has its advantages. We’re continuing to be more frugal. Not wasting – thinking twice about tossing out over ripe bananas (refrigerate or freeze and make banana bread later). Or bell peppers whose skin is wrinkly from languishing in the vegetable drawer (cut in half, remove seeds, smoosh halves down, drizzle with oil. Grill, roast or broil, skin side up. Skin, then freeze). Even ﬁ nding joy instead of frustration during a long wait at the store. Translates to yes, we’re starting to get back to normal, carefully. Local strawberries will be ripening soon, if not already. I’m thinking that may be the reason for strawberry pie requests. “Like Frisch’s, if you can,” one reader asked.

No real recipe, but for every cup of cream, stir in 1-2 tablespoons sugar and a tiny bit of vanilla if you like. Whip. Tip: Perfect baked pie crust Poke bottom and sides with fork. This is called docking and keeps crust flat.

Properly docked pie crust before baking.

Here’s what I call a “new and improved” version of my strawberry pie recipe. I’ve upped the lemon juice and cornstarch to assure a good gel since some strawberries are juicier than others, and that can make for a loosely set pie. My berries were more tart than usual, so I increased the sugar amount, too. That’s why you see a range in the recipe – you decide how much you need. Is this recipe as good as the pie Frisch’s is famous for? At my house, it’s a resounding yes. I hope it is for you, too.

Roll dough 2-3” wider than pan. You won’t have to stretch dough to ﬁ t pan, which causes shrinking during baking. Freezing strawberries Leave caps on, rinse and air dry. Hull: cut stem out in circular motion to remove. Place in single layer on baking sheet, freeze until ﬁ rm, then place in containers.

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Sports Who ranks in Cincinnati’s boys volleyball best? Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

When the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association hosted its ﬁ rst state tournament in 1988, it took seven more years for a Greater Cincinnati school to win a state title. Lebanon broke through in 1995, setting oﬀ two decades of dominance by Cincinnati teams. Since Lebanon’s 1995 championship, Centerville’s back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002 marked the only time two seasons without one of Greater Cincinnati’s high schools bringing home a state championship. Here are some teams that could be the best state champs from each school that has won a title: Elder, Moeller, St. Xavier, Fenwick and Lebanon.

Fenwick - 2013 Since Ohio boys volleyball started naming Division II state champs in 2011, only Yoon Ha’s Fenwick team has taken the championship at that level. Fenwick went 23-2, losing once each to Division’s Moeller and St. Xavier. The Falcons beat Walsh Jesuit in the state fi nals. Walsh Jesuit, who hosted the state tournament, won the fi rst game 25-19 before Fenwick won three-straight, 2725, 27-25, 25-18 for the title. Jeff Fiorenza was the Division II Player of the Year. Ryan Koehlke was a FirstTeam All-Conference selection and Ha took Coach of the Year honors.

The Moeller High School 2007 state volleyball championship team included (no particular order): Brendan Lacey, Dan Frank, Steve Kaes, Mike Chandler, Doug Cherry, Danny Brandel, Judd Hopkins, James Emming, Pat Kanetzke, Brian Schings, Lee Meyer, Ryan Kelsey, Marc Ketcha, David Richards, Nick Meyer, Vinney Polopoli, Mark Shipp, Andy McKenna and Ian Kowalski. Coaches were head coach Greg Ulland, assistants Joe Burke and Dan Meyer, and managers Dan Lacey, Brad Gerbus and Steve Albrinck. THANKS TO MOELLER VOLLEYBALL

The trendsetters. Lebanon won Greater Cincinnati’s ﬁ rst boys volleyball title and then did it again in 1996. In the sport’s early days, Lebanon ended 1995 with a 34-0 record and won 10 more consecutively to open the next year. Wes Marchione, an All-State setter in 1995, led Lebanon in both titles. Lebanon topped Buckeye Trail for the state championship in 1995, avenging a state ﬁ nals loss the season before. Lebanon was led by a group of volunteer coaches, Bob McLain the head coach and Larry Bone an assistant.

Elder - 2008 A perfect 29-0 record and a state title over Greater Catholic League-rival St. Xavier helped the Panthers recover from a state runner-up the season before. Not a single match went to ﬁ ve games and teams only took the Panthers to four games seven times. Craig Wessels was First Team AllState named the state’s Player of the Year after notching 795 assists during the year. Andrew Wessels and Alex Bertke also received All-State honors. Head coach Sean Tierney was the Ohio Coach of the Year just one year removed from receiving a heart transplant that left him sidelined for Elder’s 2007 state run.

Moeller - 2007 Speaking of 29-0 seasons, Moeller’s 2007 squad wants it to be known that they were fi rst. The Crusaders fi nished without a single blemish, fi nishing off Elder in fi ve games for the 2007 state title, Moeller’s third title in four seasons. The Crusaders rocked with 12 seniors, including Lee Meyer, who was the state player of the year and played at Ball State, and Dan Brandel who played at

Individuals

The Kehoes surround Steven after Ohio State won the NCAA championship in May at Pennsylvania State University against University of California at Santa Barbara. From left: Seth, Steve, Steven, Amy and Bryn. PROVIDED

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St. Xavier - 2006 In 2006, St. Xavier won the second of its three-overall titles, beating two-time reigning champs Moeller in the ﬁ nals. The Bombers swept the Crusaders 2520, 29-27, 25-22 to ﬁ nish the season 26-2, losing to just Moeller and Elder in

Cincinnati didn’t just produce trophies; it also produced players who reached success in collegiate, professional and even Olympic competition. Here’s a collection of some of Cincinnati’s top boys volleyball products.

the regular season. The Bombers were led by the state Player of the Year, Steven Kehoe, and Brian Kues who were First-Team AllConference picks. Chandler Bell and Drew Kurtz were also All-Conference selections and head coach Bill Ferris was Coach of the Year.

Max Holt, Purcell Marian

Lebanon - 1995

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A 2005 graduate of Purcell Marian, Holt was First-Team All-Ohio twice, including his senior season when he was named the Ohio Player of the Year. Holt played in college at Penn State where the Nittany Lions were national

Kings Hammer Soccer Club coming to Sycamore Township Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COVINGTON — Kings Hammer Soccer Club, one of the largest youth soccer programs in the area, recently announced that it is expanding its soccer operations to Sycamore Township. Tryouts for all ages will begin in May and registration is now available. All tryouts, practices and competitions will be held in accordance with the new standards for youth sports activity adopted by the State of Ohio amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Kings Hammer offi cials are closely monitoring the work and guidance off ered by the state-wide youth sports advisory group to enact these standards. "We are excited to grow the sports of soccer with player-focused programs for all youth, now in the Sycamore Township area of Cincinnati," Chief Operating Offi cer Kevin McCloskey said. "Our Kings Hammer Sycamore coaches look forward to continuing the strong tradition of youth soccer in Sycamore

Kings Hammer Soccer Club is expanding its operations to Sycamore Township. PROVIDED BY KINGS HAMMER SOCCER CLUB

Township." More information regarding Kings Hammer Sycamore, including staﬀ and coaches lists, will be released shortly. In addition to the regionally and nationally-recognized Kings Hammer Soccer Academy (KHA), Kings Hammer Soccer Club will oﬀ er three community programs to service the Greater Cincin-

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runner-up in 2006 before going 30-1 and winning the national championship in 2008. Holt was Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association First Team AllEast in each of his four seasons at Penn State and was a two-time All-American. Holt ended his career with 1,112 kills, a .494 hitting percentage and a schoolbest 207 service aces. After playing on the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team in 2006 and 2007, Holt continued playing in world championships and was a part of the 2016 Olympic team that won a bronze medal.

Steven Kehoe, St. Xavier A 2006 state champion for the Bombers and a 2011 national champion for Ohio State, Kehoe got his ﬁ ll on team and individual accolades. As a Bomber, Kehoe was the 2006 Player of the Year in the Greater Catholic League, the Southwest Region and Ohio. Kehoe was a First-Team All-GCL selection in 2005 as well, but his biggest accomplishments came as a Buckeye. In the 2011 national champ season, Kehoe was Ohio State’s Male Athlete of the Year, the only volleyball player to receive the school-wide award. Kehoe was also the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 and was an AVCA Second Team All-American in 2010 and FirstTeam pick in 2011. He was a First-Team All-MIVA pick in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Kehoe’s performance that led to Ohio State’s national title made him the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player and put him on the NCAA All-Tournament team while winning the Big Ten Medal of Honor.

Mike Wauligman, Elder Behind Wauligman, the Elder Panthers went 51-1 in two seasons, clinching the 1999 and 2000 state championships. In his 1999 junior season, Wauligman was a Second-Team All-State selection with ﬁ rst-team honors in the region, city and GCL. As a senior on the undefeated 2000 Panthers team, Wauligman was the Player of the Year in Ohio while leading Elder in kills, aces and digs. Wauligman went on to Ohio State and was a member of the 2005 Ohio State team that went 24-8, losing to the even-

Nick Talbot and his St. Xavier teammates won the Greater Catholic League South title and are the top-ranked school in the state. JIM OWENS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

tual national champions, Pepperdine, in the national semiﬁ nals. His 533 career digs and 1.63 digs per set place Wauligman in the program’s top-20 in both statistics. His 1,604 attack attempts were in Ohio State’s top-20 at his graduation.

Gary Barnhart, Princeton Two-time All-Ohio selection in 1999 and 2000, Barnhart was a varsity player for Princeton in all four years. Barnhart’s time playing at Princeton was as the GCL schools started their decades-long run of dominating the state tournament. What makes Barnhart an interesting choice was his club volleyball career at Ohio Northern University. In 2002, Barnhart was an honorable-mention pick in the National Championship All-Tournament Team and was a fi rst-team selection in 2004 when Ohio Northern fi nished second nationally. His 1,246 kills are tops in the school’s career record book that is littered with Barnhart’s name. Barnhart is second in hitting percentage, second in attack attempts, sixth in assists, fi fth in aces, second in solo blocks, second in block assists, top in kills per game and second in total blocks per game with even more to go. Shifting to the single-season record books, Barnhart owns three of the school’s fi ve best single-season kills entries.

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Vohland was a two-time All-Greater Miami Conference First-Team pick, including being the conference’s Athlete of the Year in 2012. The 2012 Firebirds went 23-3, losing to eventual champion Moeller in the state semifi nals. Vohland went to Mount St. Joseph and in his sophomore season was the fi rst player in the program’s history to be named a Division III All-American. That year, Vohland was the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Off ensive Player of the Year. As a freshman, Vohland was the conference rookie of the year with another fi rst-team pick. He earned a second AllAmerica honor in 2016. Vohland and his Mount teammate Brett Cooper (La Salle) were selected by USA Volleyball to compete in its Collegiate Beach Championships in 2017. The duo fell to UCLA’s second-seeded team in the tournament’s quarterfi nals.

Nick Meyer, Moeller

Matt Harpenau, Elder Harpenau was named the Greater Catholic League Player of the Year in 2010 and First-Team All-Ohio when he helped lead the Elder Panthers to a state championship. Harpenau was also on the 2009 team that fi nished as the state’s runner-up after a fi ve-set loss to Moeller in the state fi nals. Harpenau played at Lees-McRae College and was a two-time All-Conference Carolinas selection, including a secondteam selection after having 385 kills his senior year which was the second-highest total in the conference. While helping coach junior varsity at Elder, Harpenau played in the professional National Volleyball Association.

Derek Kues, St. Xavier Ohio’s 2009 Player of the Year, Kues joined fellow St. Xavier Bomber Kehoe on the 2011 Ohio State national champ volleyball squad. As a junior at St. Xavier, Kues helped the Bombers to a state runner-up fi nish in 2008 and a GCL title as a senior. That senior year, Kues was not just a fi rst-team pick in his conference, region and state, but the Player of the Year in all three areas. Derek played at Ohio State from 2010 until 2013, joining his brother Derek on the 2010 team. The Buckeyes won at least 19 games in each of Kues’ years, including the national championship in 2011 with a national semifi nal appear-

A three-year player for the Crusaders, Moeller was the state’s runner up in 2003, Meyer’s senior season. He was the GCL’s Player of the Year twice, a twotime All-State selection and was the Ohio Player of the Year as a senior while earning All-America honors. As a sophomore in 2005 at Ball State, Meyer was Second-Team All-MIVA and was a fi rst-team pick in 2006 and 2007. His 1,415 kills places him at fi fth alltime and his 369 games played is good for 15th. Meyer also places in the top fi ve in kills per game, matches with doublefi gure kills, matches with 20 or more kills, total attack attempts, service aces and service aces per game.

Robbie Klein, Moeller Klein racked up accolades at Moeller and Ohio State. Along with helping the Crusaders win the 2004 state championship, Klein was the GCL and Southwest Ohio player of the year and an All-Ohio selection. As a junior in 2003, Klein was First-Team All-GCL, Second-Team Southwest Ohio and Third-Team AllOhio. After joining at Ohio State, Klein was second-team all-conference in 2007 and earned ﬁ rst-team nods in 2008 and 2009. He also made the MIVA All-Tournament team in 2006 and 2008. In Ohio State’s history, Klein is 10th for career kills with 1,227. Klein also has the sixth-most attack attempts, fourth-most in aces and ninth-most points for a Buckeye in his career.

Jason Tobkin, Fairfi eld Tobkin graduated from Fairfi eld in 2005 earning three First Team All-GMC selections with the 2004 and 2005 conference player of the year awards. His 2005 season ended with a Second Team All-Ohio pick after being honorable mention the year before. Tobkin took a year away from school after graduating from Fairfi eld. Tobkin chose to play at Ohio State and with his extra year, played on the 2011 national champion team. An MIVA All-Tournament pick in 2011, Tobkin was one of the best servers at Ohio State. He shares the single-game record, scoring eight service aces against Princeton in 2011. He places 19th in both career aces and aces per state for the Buckeyes.

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati closed all eight of their clubs in March to support COVID-19 restrictions. Staff members are making online videos to provide educational and emotional support to their Club members and other children in the community. “Our doors may be closed, but our mission never stops. We’ve been excited to launch our Virtual Club platform,” said Bill Bresser, CEO for the Boys & Girls Club. The online programming is open to all children and their parents in the community. Parents can also fi nd COVID-19 resources for meals, food pantries and educational and government sites on the virtual site. Bresser said, “Just because kids are at home, it doesn’t mean they can’t continue to follow our program model. Our program model calls for our organization to focus on the outcomes that are crucial to a young person’s growth: academic success, healthy lifestyles and good citizenship.” Staff members developed a schedule of weekly activities that are posted to the Club’s website. The focus is on fun activities that support the Club’s goals and educational activities that help children retain their academic skills. All of the activities can be done easily with materials at home. “Our Club is about creating leaders,” said Bresser. “Our staff understands that now is a fantastic time to become an example of how to handle adversity for our kids. What we do when no one is watching defi nes us.” Casey Morris, Director of Program Quality and Development, said, “Virtual Club was a collective idea. Shortly after the stay-at-home orders we started to see other organizations developing virtual content and recognized the need to remain connected with our families. Our leadership team and Sydney Maxwell, our Marketing & Development Coordinator, have been instrumental in getting this off the ground and making it better each week.” The virtual activities are categorized by theme, with a diff erent theme each day of the week. Make It Monday features activities that are fun and educational. Children can learn how to make play dough or how to bake cupcakes. Time to Read Tuesday videos are perfect for busy parents who may not have time to read to their child each day. The videos show various staff members reading a book or playing literacy games. Children who are read to daily increase their vocabulary while helping to improve the child’s ability to read. Children who read daily increase their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Work It Out Wednesday had the staff members of the Sheakley Club challenging each other to hop from “lily pad to lily pad”. The lily pads were fl at obstacles on the fl oor and the idea was to score the fastest time hopping, without falling off the lily pad. Children and families can do the simple exercises and energizing games at home to move and stay in shape. Throw Back Thursday provides a look at some of the events and activities that have occurred at the clubs during the past years. Children will enjoy watching themselves and friends as they remember when. No one knows what to expect on Fun Friday. Videos include brain teasers and art projects, all with the element of fun. For more information, contact the Greater Cincinnati Club at 513-421-8909 or visit their website at bgcgc.org. Donations to help support the clubs can be made online at www.bgcgc.org/donate or mailed to 600 Dalton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45203. Summer Tyler, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati

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CCDS virtual learners create mosaics Cincinnati Country Day School ﬁ fth graders completed a virtual lesson in social studies on ancient Roman mosaics as part of the Country Day ConnectED online learning program. In addition, the lesson also included a study and exploration of the history of famous Cincinnati mosaics. At the end of the lesson, students put their knowledge and creativity to work to create their own mosaics. Cindy Kranz, Cincinnati Country Day School

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10656 Merrick Ln: Aurand Janice to Langhammer Kyle & Victoria Herrmann; $438,000 10920 Yorkway Ln: Kuennmeier Eric & Cynthia Hopkins to Imsangjan Wichnart Ann & Morris Tsai; $445,000

3760 Chickadee Ct: Prime Capital Group LLC to Tuckerman Kara & Spencer; $265,000

Hyde Park 14 Corbin Dr: Souleles Thomas S Tr to Delaet David & Rebecca; $1,250,000 2848 Minto Ave: London & Aspen LLC to Franz Brandon T & Jasmine; $360,100 3570 Saybrook Ave: Brunk Timothy R to Fallon Steven Thomas; $315,000 3623 Michigan Ave: Fortner Erik P & Victoria to Elman David M & Emily Rosenberg; $375,000 3673 Willowlea Ct: Aardvark Enterprises LLC to Taylor Charity & David; $250,000 3776 Ashworth Dr: Kranz Alex to Wang Lindie; $254,900

3825 Petoskey Ave: Searcy Deborah Lynn & Katelyn Jordan Funchess to Costa Patricia; $126,000

Montgomery

Mount Lookout 1239 Delta Ave: Bcm Cincy Properties LLC to Kim Qianyum Ge & David Kim; $210,000 1256 Herschel Ave: Brandon Michael B & Lindsey N to Brandon Kevin B Tr & Judy A Tr; $532,000 3295 Linwood Ave: Harpring James L to 719 Wakefield Properties LLC; $250,000 3386 Ault View Ave: Blomer Scott D to Stanski Natalja L & Peter M Wilson; $776,000

4 Stanley Ln: Dye Elizabeth B Tr to Groenke Robert & Crhistine; $931,450

Norwood 1833 Hopkins Ave: Pritikin Marcus to Galluzzo Gus; $184,900 1836 Hopkins Ave: Simpson Debra & Sonja Simpson to Philpot Cody C; $175,500 1964 Cleneay Ave: Abt Properties LLC to Klts Properties LLC; $247,500 2144 Quatman Ave: Garrison Jerry T & David E Dillman to Baker Elizabeth & Collin; $250,500 2233 Hudson Ave: Aem Services LLC The to Imber Kristin Elizabeth & David Paul Imber Ii; $280,000 2315 Adams Ave: Campbell Jeanne & Justin to Rau Ellen & Ryan Falls Ryan; $320,000 2591 Laura Ln: Dornbusch Mark A Jr & Ashley M to Anthony Ryan & Catherine; $205,700 3943 Forest Ave: Adkins William to Ventura Peter & Miranda; $170,000 4300 Ashland Ave: Pater Timothy J & Megan to Cronin Stephanie; $250,000 4345 Ashland Ave: Mrp Ashland LLC to Cronenberg Patricia J; $309,000 5237 Warren Ave: Cornett Stephanie to Schmidt Brittany & Thomas; $149,000

Oakley 2741 Arbor Ave: Kruspe William F & Eileen S to Ela Nathan P & Meghan L Morris; $312,000 3128 Celeron Ave: Rosenkrantz Jens G Iii & Shannon Kelsey O to Rosenkrantz Jr Jens G; $200,000 3404 Brotherton Rd: Huff Douglas J to P&g Construction Ltd; $200,000 4205 Twenty-eighth St: Finn Holly to Greene Eric Michael; $250,000 4300 Thirty-fourth Ave: Dolan Thomas B to Healy James H & Elizabeth Mitchell; $230,000

Pleasant Ridge 2902 Lawndale Ave: French Tyler to Doerflein Edward C; $208,000 3176 Mapleleaf Ave: Mtc Properties LLC to Donovan Ultra Lube Ltd; $365,000 5583 Ridge Rd: Kpr-wheeler Co LLC to 5583 Ridge Ave LLC; $156,000 5740 Glengate Ln: Holshoe Gregory James & Courtney Renee to Lauren E Dekker E; $275,000

Silverton 4146 North Ave: Bevilacqua David to Miller Taylor A; $172,000 6528 Stoll Ln: Hunt & Whitaker LLC to Fite Laurie; $36,500 6739 Siebern Ave: Azarov Andrey D to Cowan Kenneth W; $143,000 7059 Ohio Ave: Vanderwoude Laura to Geraci Gabrielle; $135,000

Sycamore Township 3752 Guam Ct: Neu Carol Jane Tr to Toebbe Joseph C; $240,000 4317 Kugler Mill Rd: Muehlenkamp Boys LLC The to Pps 4317 Kugler Mill LLC; $1,175,000 5967 Bayberry Dr: Weinkam Kevin & Colleen to Liu Christopher & Jennifer; $532,000 6955 Ken Arbre Dr: Schwein Martin J Iii & Kristine Robinson Schwein to Mcgrath Mark A & Susan W; $263,000 7671 Hosbrook Rd: Overseas Management Group LLC to Porter Joseph & Debbie; $645,000 8483 Smallwood Ln: J & V Construction And Design LLC to Knueven Jared; $140,000 8504 Donna Ln: Kline Michael J to Borgelt Shelby L & Evan A Lee; $210,000 8580 New England Ct: Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb Tr to Wolf John J; $314,000 8808 Raiders Run Rd: Huang Kris T & Ohran Noh to Chandler Matthew & Caroline; $677,000

Symmes Township 10237 Chatham Woods Dr: Boucher Patrice M Tr to Rhoads Ryan H & Katherine M; $414,000 10552 Tanagerhills Dr: Freedom Allies LLC to Ranochak David M & Shelly L; $570,000 11973 Nathanshill Ln: Rogers Anne C & Jeffrey A to Underwood II Charles Wesley & Trisha L; $415,000 12075 Timberlake Dr: Nguyen Sam N & Kim T to Langham Debbra & Michael; $345,000 8825 Lincoln Rd: Robert Lucke Homes Inc to Bennett James G & Christine; $826,241 9035 Foxhunter Ln: Montgomery Dale W & Marlene P to Thomas Ben; $270,000 9649 Union Cemetery Rd: Rhein Robyn Lin Tr to Poovey Autumn; $165,000

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