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Arlo McKinley releases must-hear debut solo album Matthew Leimkuehler mleimkuehler@dmreg.com USA TODAY NETWORK

What’s it mean to “Die Midwestern?” Don’t open a map and start searching through “fl yover country” for an answer. Drop a needle instead on the debut solo eff ort from Cincinnati wordsmith Arlo McKinley. On the 10-track “Die Midwestern,” out now via Nashville independent label Oh Boy Records, McKinley sings about a bittersweet way of living through songs of chemical dependency, untamed restlessness and unspoken heartache — experiences in the rust belt that defi ned him beyond any geographic boundary. “No matter where I’m gonna go or whatever I do, these things are a part of me,” McKinley said. “Even if I do leave, or whatever happens, I’m gonna die Midwestern. … It’s who I am at this point. “‘Die Midwestern’ means no matter where I end up, that’s what and who I am.” By age 8, McKinley was singing in his family’s church, Bethlehem United Baptist, and developed a love of bluegrass and the timeless country records through his father and older brothers. “I grew up in the punk scene with my brothers, and my dad has all that stuff that came out on King Records like Hank Williams, and I was just surrounded by it,” McKinley says. He was part of the folk duo The Great Depression along with Jeremy Pinnell, and in 2014 reemerged as a solo performer with the album Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound. He achieved some local success, including a nomination for Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Best Americana Act at the Cincinnati Music Awards, but his career stalled and he almost gave up altogether. The 40-year-old musician nearly missed his big break, which came when he was off ered an opening slot for Tyler Childers. Childers had been trying to reach him by phone to off er him the position but McKinley initially dodged the persistent unknown caller. They eventually connected after a friend reached him on social media. “My buddy was like, ‘Arlo, Tyler’s team are trying to get hold of you!’” McKinley said, “I don’t know where I would be if I didn’t take that call. Still delivering tuxedos, which was my side job before I was a full-time musician.” This album marks the last Oh Boy artist endorsed by storied songwriter

Arlo McKinley released his debut solo album, "Die Midwestern," on Aug. 14, 2020. DAVID MCCLISTER/CONTRIBUTED

and label co-founder John Prine, who died in April from COVID-19 complications. Much like Prine, Todd Snider and Kentucky country purist Kelsey Waldon before him, McKinley ﬁ ts the label for his distinct songwriting rooted in real experience. “The songs can touch on some heavy themes at times but it’s all real to him,” said Jody Whelan, director of operations at Oh Boy, adding: “You don’t hear bitterness or anger in his songs. There’s a lot of self-reﬂ ection and places where he’s recognized he’s the one who’s brought some of the hard times in his life. “That’s a pretty important message right now.” McKinley traveled to Memphis’ acclaimed Sam Phillips Recording Services to cut the album with Grammy Award-winning producer Matt RossSpang.

Raised on traditional country, folk and bluegrass, “Die Midwestern” enlisted an ace Memphis band — Ken Coomer, David Smith, Will Sexton, Rick Steff , Jessie Munson and Reba Russell — to sonically bridge the infl uences of somber songwriters before him. He sings of incinerated relationships in the folk-rock tale “Gone For Good,” captures heartland wanderlust on “Suicidal Saturday Night” and dips into honky-tonk longing on “She’s Always Around.” McKinley penned album standout “Bag Of Pills” — a tune that once earned praise from Prine — a decade-and-ahalf ago. He says of the autobiographical and frank account of drug issues aff ecting Cincinnati, “I wrote it around the time I started seeing a real drug addiction very close to me. After watching so many friends die from drug abuse, it turned into me praying that it didn’t get any worse.”

“Besides that song, all those other songs are written to a specifi c time period, where I was going through specifi c things,” McKinley said. “But, for some reason, [“Bag of Pills”] fi t into the narrative of the whole album.” And on the title track, McKinley captures what it means to wrestle with where you’re from. He sings, “And I’ve been thinking that I should go/ Because if i don’t leave now then I’m never gonna leave Ohio, lord/ And that’s a chance that I just can’t take/ Now that I’m getting older.” “Die Midwestern” deals with whether McKinley “wanted to stick around [Ohio], or move on”,” he said. “The record’s kinda fi guring out what to do,” he said. “What the next step is I leave it open at the end because I really don’t’t know what the next step is. I’m fi guring it out.” The Enquirer’s Luann Gibbs contributed to this story.

Meet the Blue Ash-born producer of ‘Maniac,’ ‘Dickinson’ TV shows Chris Varias Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Ashley Zalta has been bouncing between the east and west coasts for the last several years on a nonstop grind, producing the television shows “Maniac,” starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and “Dickinson,” a drama about the 19th-century poet that won a Peabody Award in June. But she did take time out to return to Cincinnati for a special occasion. “I think the highest praise I can give this city is that I got married in my backyard,” Zalta says. “I just wanted most to have my husband’s family spend time with my family in my childhood home. That’s what was most important to me for my wedding.”

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Zalta, 35, recently called in to refl ect on a few impactful moments growing up in Cincinnati. Question: Were you born in Cincinnati? Answer: I was. I was raised in the same house in Blue Ash. I went to Cincinnati Country Day so I spent the fi rst 18 years of my life there. Q: How was Cincinnati Country Day? A: It was a very special experience to be what they called a “lifer,” because you got to know your same grade of kids from the age of 5 to 18. You got to see everybody grow up together. But I also have to say part of my experience at Country Day is why I ended up in Hollywood. My fi fth grade teacher had a love of classic cinema, so in homeroom he showed us “Ben Hur” and “The Ten

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Commandments,” “Charade,” “The Birds.” So at 10 years old, I already knew these fi lms were something special. Q: Do you remember that teacher’s name? A: Yes. Mr. (Rick) Van Nuys. He was my fi fth-grade homeroom and history teacher. He actually also taught a World War II segment, and I’ll actually never forget – this is really interesting – we didn’t use a textbook. He typed up his own textbook, so instead of reading a dry lesson, we collectively read this fascinating, complicated, yet totally digestible story, and I think it was my fi rst time really connecting and understanding history, and so he really showed me the power of storytelling. See PRODUCER , Page 2A

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Q: How did that get you involved in the arts? You’re an executive producer now. Were you a performer at one point? From what angle were you interested? A: I was exposed from a lot of diff erent angles, so I was in all of the school plays, which is very embarrassing. Please … I hope you can’t fi nd pictures or anything like that. Not an actor by any stretch. But I think my fi rst experience with the arts – I was probably 3 or 4 years old. It was one of my fi rst memories. We had season tickets to the Aronoff , and my fi rst musical was “Starlight Express.” And I’ll never forget it because the theater removed the fi rst number of rows of seats to extend the stage so they could roller skate around. And so I actually ended up in the front row, and I was in complete awe of these people singing as trains while roller skating, so Andrew Lloyd Webber kind of stole my heart. Q: How did you get into the entertainment business?

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A: When I graduated (from Harvard University) I went into management consulting and worked at Bain for three years, and then I transferred to the L.A. offi ce because I couldn’t get rid of the itch to do something more creative and was ready to jump off the cliff . I worked for the Downeys (the production company Team Downey) and then at 20th Century Fox, and then I made my jump to become an executive and join Michael Sugar at Anonymous Content, where I went to go run his TV and fi lm production, and he and I have worked together ever since. About two years ago he and I left to start our own company, Sugar23, where I’m a partner now and head of production. Q: Would you call “Maniac” your fi rst big production? A: Defi nitely. It was the fi rst time that I was on set for the entirety of the production, and “Maniac” was a special one, because it wasn’t fi lmed on a single primary location, so we had stages in which we had built the lab, and then we traveled all around New York, upstate, Long Island. We were everywhere, so it was a very unusual production. It was

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inson, it’s really an honor to be part of bringing it to life. Q: Your IMDB page lists you as an executive producer of an upcoming Hulk Hogan biopic starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by Todd Phillips. Is that true? A: That is true. Q: Do Hulk Hogan and Emily Dickinson, as people, share any similarities? A: That’s like a nearly impossible question. What I would say is, to say something about Emily Dickinson speciﬁ cally, I think what’s unique about that series is, while you think you’re watching a period show, “Dickinson” is really about today. So you’re exploring the constraints of gender, sexuality, race, family, et cetera, in the mid-1800s, but then asking the audience to reﬂ ect on their own lives, so how far have we or haven’t we come. And I think that’s really the macro through line in projects that I’m passionate about – that they have a commercial and cinematic sensibility, while also speaking to the deeper themes and conversations that are happening around the world.

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extremely complicated and an incredible ﬁ rst experience. Q: How did you get involved in “Dickinson?” A: I read Alena Smith’s spec script, and I had never read anything like it, but I knew I loved it, and I didn’t know who was going to make it but that we had to chase it. Michael read it. He fell in love, as well. We both chased it. Q: What does an executive producer do? A: As a producer, it’s really a mix of creative and business. You’re involved in every stage of the process. From giving creative feedback on scripts, to managing selling the series to a network, to discussing costumes in preproduction or helping solving problems on set during production, giving creative notes during post-production, so there’s really no end to the job as a producer until the day it premieres, and frankly by that point you’re probably already ﬁ ghting for the next season or the sequel or what have you. As an executive producer you live with your project for years and years, so when you love and enjoy a project as much as I do Dick-

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Absentee voting: What you need to know Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

To request an absentee ballot, contact your local board of elections now or go to your board’s website. You also can request a ballot via the Ohio Secretary of State’s website. This year, the Secretary of State’s oﬃ ce plans to send absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters in Ohio. You can request an absentee ballot until Oct. 31, but election oﬃ cials don’t

recommend waiting that long. Cutting it close leaves little time to complete the ballot and get it in the mail. It also makes your ballot vulnerable to slow mail delivery and leaves almost no time to correct mistakes you may have made on the ballot. Closely follow instructions when ﬁ lling out your application. You will be asked to provide one of several acceptable forms of identiﬁ cation, a signature to match with your voter registration records and other information. If you’re

not registered to vote, you can do that through the Secretary of State’s website until Oct. 5, and then request your absentee ballot. Election boards will begin mailing absentee ballots to those who requested them on Oct. 6. After receiving your ballot, again closely follow instructions and provide all requested information. If you leave something out or make a mistake, election oﬃ cials will attempt to contact you to resolve the problem, but that can take time and puts your

ballot at risk of not being counted. Election oﬃ cials recommend mailing your ballot as soon as possible to avoid potential delays with mail service. You also can deliver your ballot yourself by taking it to drop-boxes outside local boards of election. All ballots must be received by Election Day Nov. 3 to be counted on Election Day. If they arrive within 10 days after Election Day, they still will be counted if they are properly ﬁ lled out and postmarked by Nov. 2.

Court upholds convictions for woman who knew about sex abuse of girls Kevin Grasha Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A state appeals court has upheld 76 years of an 86-year prison sentence for a woman who knew her partner was sexually abusing multiple girls and sexually abused one of the girls herself. Angela Stites, 46, was convicted last year of charges including rape, sexual battery and complicity to rape. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Dinkelacker imposed the 86-year prison term. Stites began a relationship with Herman See in 1998 and lived with him in Colerain Township and Norwood until November 2017, according to court documents, when Norwood police began investigating See for allegations of rape. See, was convicted of sexually abusing three girls over about 15 years and is serving a prison term that includes four life sentences. The victims were children when the abuse happened, but adults when they testiﬁ ed at trial.

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One girl testiﬁ ed that Stites knew about the sexual abuse, and that Stites had “walked in” on See when he was sexually abusing her. Another girl said Stites, herself, had sexually abused her. In a 3-0 decision, the First District Court of Appeals upheld all but one of Stites’ convictions. It threw out one of four rape counts, saying prosecutors had conceded “that the evidence presented at trial was insuﬃ cient to sustain” it. Stites' sentence is now 76 years. She is being held at the Dayton Correctional Institution.

Cincinnati’s Sur la Table will permanently close this month Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A luxury kitchen goods retailer will close its only Cincinnati location at the end of September. Sur la Table in the Rookwood Commons & Pavilion shopping center will close after the Seattle-based company ﬁ led for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July. The company announced plans to close 51 of its 121 locations. The Cincinnati Sur la Table was not listed among those initial closings. Employees could not conﬁ rm a date

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A ‘perfect, lighter-textured version of poundcake’ Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

I had my ﬁ rst bite of Katie Pettit’s hot milk cake when I hosted a birthday lunch for my neighbor and friend, Erin Phillips. Katie, a Loveland reader and Erin’s long time friend, oﬀ ered to bring dessert. “I know she’ll bring my favorite hot milk cake,” Erin said. And Katie did. That cake was a per-

fect, lighter-textured version of poundcake. It needed no adornment. I’m happy to ﬁ nally share her recipe, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Along with Katie’s, I’ve got another winner, and this one is a true poundcake recipe: Million dollar poundcake. Poundcake got its name back in the day when made with a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, and lots of eggs. Get where I’m going here? Million dollar poundcake lives up to the poundcake moniker. So now you have two superb cake recipes. Which one will you make ﬁ rst?

Katie Pettit’s hot milk cake A good keeper. Yummy alone or with a side of fruit.

Million dollar poundcake lives up to its name.

Ingredients ⁄ 2 cup butter

Million dollar poundcake

1 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour

This has a ﬁ ne crumb. Buttery, too. Glazed or not, your choice.

2 cups sugar

Ingredients

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 pound butter, room temperature

4 large eggs (Katie used 3 duck eggs from Erin’s flock)

3 cups sugar 6 large eggs, room temperature

1 teaspoon each: vanilla and another favorite extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla

11⁄ 2teaspoons each: vanilla and almond extract

Instructions

4 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 300.

⁄ 4 cup milk

Place butter and milk in microwave and heat until butter melts and milk is slightly scalded. Meanwhile, mix dry ingredients, eggs and extracts and beat on low while butter melts.

Instructions Preheat oven to 300.

Katie Pettit and her milk cake. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE

Add butter mixture to other ingredients and mix well.

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Pour into greased bundt pan and bake 1 hour. Cool and turn out onto plate that’s been dusted with coarse sugar.

Beat butter on medium speed until creamy. This took about 5 minutes and is important for a good rise. It will turn real light yellow.

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VIEWPOINTS Residents tired of exclusion from community planning Margy Waller Guest Columnist

Last year, during an extensive public discussion about expanding the number of Tax Increment Financing districts, Cincinnati City Council made a promise to residents who had not been consulted about the city's plan to use neighborhood TIF funds. Council promised us that community councils would have a chance to confer and vote on proposals in the future. Indeed, consultation with and an opportunity to comment for the community councils of TIF districts is the current offi cial policy of city administration, established in 2007 and reaffi rmed by a vote of City Council in 2019. But last month, and again this month, Over-theRhine Community Council members have had to take time to appear at City Hall and remind council members of this policy. All of this, of course, comes on top of the deep insult to our neighborhood when City Council took millions of dollars from the Over-the-Rhine TIF to pay for a stadium in another neighborhood – a development we opposed – and then refused to support Over-the-Rhine residents seeking to negotiate a Community Benefi ts Agreement about quality of life issues like stadium lighting, noise, parking, and traffi c, etc. Again, last week and last month, City Council spent quite a bit of time dealing with problems stemming from a lack of community engagement. Madisonville, Walnut Hills, East Walnut Hills and Over-the-Rhine residents have all had to make time to appear, to write letters, to

A view of construction progress of the ﬁ eld and east end of FC Cincinnati's stadium in the West End on Friday, July 10, 2020. ALBERT CESARE / THE ENQUIRER

make phone calls, because a lack of quality community engagement before expenditure of tax dollars led to an explosion of misunderstanding and disagreement about priorities. This is not the fault of residents. Community council trustees and committee members are all volunteers. We make time for coming together to beneﬁ t our neighborhoods – time we take away from work, family and leisure activities because we care. The many, many hours that we and City Council members spend discussing and debating TIF issues are hours we could more usefully spend on productive civic activities. It’s not fun to learn that – SURPRISE! – City Council is voting on an issue that will undermine our neighborhood goals, that is in opposition to our stated policy, a policy that we’ve shared with members of City Council already. Why does this happen?

It happens because City Council members, the administration, and the mayor have not set the expectation that residents matter to equitable community planning. In August, council members told Madisonville residents they have a legitimate concern, but they are just showing up too late. Too bad. Maybe next time. This is exactly what City Council members, some still in offi ce today, told Over-the-Rhine residents about the Elm and Liberty development proposal – which we had spent 18 months working on. That was several years ago and city leaders still haven't set clear expectations for the administration staff and developers. Again and again, council members side with developers over resident objections. So, of course, developers think it’s worth trying to ignore requests for community benefi ts, even though the city is investing millions in tax dollars.

I don’t blame 3CDC for not realizing that they needed to consult the Overthe-Rhine Community Council about the use of our TIF district funds outside our neighborhood that council voted on this week. But I do blame City Council, the mayor and the administration for failing to set the expectation that community engagement is a requirement. Each time residents appear to object, City Council members express frustration with the lack of community engagement. We wonder why you don’t do something about it. We’re exhausted and tired of hearing the words "next time." I hope those who are running for mayor or council next year have a plan to require community engagement as one part of a larger policy on equitable development and planning. Margy Waller is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Over-the-Rhine Community Council.

Pull back the curtain of secrecy on priest abuse Kathy Weyer Guest Columnist

St. Peter in Chains Cathedral is now a "minor basilica." It is clear that Archbishop Dennis Schnurr is excited and proud, and it is clear that he welcomed members of the news media into the cathedral (now basilica) space on Aug. 15 so he could talk about ceremonial bells and special privileges. This openness to the press is a dramatic shift. Two years ago, Archbishop Schnurr was considerably less welcoming of the media into St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, when the Archdiocese of Cincinnati celebrated its ﬁ rst Mass for Healing for the Church and for Victims of Abuse. On that occasion, reporters were kept outside the church and could not bear witness to the history inside when the archbishop suspended the Mass as church ushers escorted a family member of a survivor of clergy abuse out of the church who had spoken out in anguish. The news media could not see Archbishop Schnurr, as he stood silent at the podium, oﬀ ering no acknowledgement of the man’s pain, no words of condolence or peace, and no prayer – just a "sorry for the interruption" and then resuming the liturgy. What a juxtaposition! Speak up and seek out publicity for recognition of the buildings, ritual and orthodoxy. Celebrate the buildings and the structure and

the institutional art and history. Speak sparsely or not at all when the issue is pastoral needs of victims or questions from those Catholics who are so bold as to continue to seek accountability and transparency about abusive clergy. As we approach another milestone of pain and suff ering this week – it has been one year since the indictment and arrest of Rev. Geoff Drew – one can only wonder what remains under layers of secrecy, the fi gurative church architecture that hides anguish and pain of unheard and dismissed stories from other families touched by abusive priests' behaviors. It is time. Pull back the curtain of secrecy, let the media in to see and hear and report. Let’s not have any more "meetings with parishioners only" when allegations come to light. Instead, we implore Archbishop Schnurr to let the light of truth shine through the cameras of the media! Maybe, just maybe, we can begin to see our way back to the real core beauty of the Catholic faith – that which is found not in the buildings, ritual, or art history, but refl ected in the beautiful souls of those who seek justice and act with compassion. A reminder for media: the third annual day of "Prayer for the Church and for Victims of Abuse" is scheduled for Sept. 11. Archbishop Schnurr will be presiding at the 11:30 a.m. liturgy at St. Peter in Chains Basilica. Loveland resident Kathy Weyer is president of the Greater Cincinnati Voice of the Faithful Coordinating Committee.

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SPORTS Three golfers zero in on CHL’s Athlete of the Year Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

As the Cincinnati Hills League’s boys golf preview was being decided by a playoff , Madeira’s Brandon Conner had to sit back and watch. Conner shot a 74 at the Aug. 11 event, putting him three strokes behind the coleaders, Mariemont’s Tom Buchert and Indian Hill’s Peter Sheakley. Buchert and Sheakley played fi ve more holes to decide a winner with Buchert coming out on top. The preview (which Indian Hill won over Mariemont by two strokes) set up a season-long battle between the three friendly competitors to be crowned the CHL Athlete of the Year. Just over two weeks into the season, Conner fl ipped the script. With each golfer having played 90 holes, Conner led the CHL in lowest average with a 36.3, but Sheakley and Buchert were each within 1.1 strokes of the leading Conner. Conner was 6th in the league in 2019 while Sheakley and Buchert were 2nd and 3rd, but a canceled spring lacrosse season and a summer of tournaments put Conner on the fast track to improvement. “During lockdown my course was open,” Conner said of his summer training. “I would play by myself or my dad would come and we’d pretty much play every day. “I used to not play that much and I’d just go to the range. This has really helped me learn to score and get more in-tune with my swing. Getting into summer tournaments and now (the season) has helped a lot.” The extra practice helped Conner to decrease his average by over four strokes from his 2019 season. “(Brandon’s) obviously put in a lot of work,” Mariemont head coach Darrell Calloway said. “It shows because he’s on a tear. He’s a player.” Conner said he wanted to play against Buchert and Sheakley at the CHL Championships, but he’ll get a chance before that. On Sept. 14 at Camargo Hills, Sheakley’s home course, Madeira, Mariemont and Indian Hill will meet in a tri-match that will feature 12 of the CHL’s top 15 golfers. The signifi cance of the match with the chance to decide team and individual battles of the CHL wasn’t lost on the three golfers. Sheakley, who was the seventh-place fi nisher in last season’s state tournament, will play with Conner and Buchert as their team’s top golfers. Buchert and Sheakley played over the summer as well and made their own

Indian Hill golfer Peter Sheakley surveys a putt in a match at Four Bridges Country Club. LINDA CLEMENT-HOLMES PHOTOGRAPHY

improvements. “Peter and Tom both play in these tournaments, too,” Brandon’s dad and Madeira head coach Brad Conner said. “Peter won a couple that Brandon was top 10 in and Peter had as good a summer, if not better. “You could tell when I coached middle school that those three were standouts at that time and it’s just continued.” Each wants the main focus to be on a team championship, but eyes will wander to the other scorecards.

“In the CHL preview, I played with Tom,” Sheakley said, “The last six holes we were tied and it was back-and-forth and it kind of turned into match play because we knew most likely no one else would come in with a 71. It will be fun to go out and compete against him again.” On competing against his rivals for a potential player of the year nod, Buchert said: “If it comes to player of the year, I’d love to have it. My teammate last year won it. It’s good motivation to keep practicing on days I don’t want to practice because I know they both want it.”

No matter how the chase plays out, Sheakley, Conner and Buchert will be happy with a victory, disappointed by falling behind but also supportive of their friends. “Every once in a while I play with (Sheakley) outside of tournaments. We’re friends. All three of us are friends so it’s fun to play with them.” It helps that the old adage “there’s always next year,” applies. They all are just juniors giving one more go-around for friendly bragging rights and a battle for the CHL’s best.

GGCL volleyball’s 2020 look with COVID-19 rules Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

READING - In normal times, a ticket to a Mount Notre Dame vs. Ursuline volleyball team may be tougher to score than a seat at a hit play on Broadway. Unfortunately, 2020 has been far from normal and the Sept. 1 “hit play” featuring the Cougars and Lions was limited due to recent Ohio Health Department restrictions as a result of COVID-19. In front of a smattering but spirited number of supporters, Mount Notre Dame recorded a rare three-set sweep, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21. “If you look at the scores, it could have gone either way at any point in time,” MND coach Chris Lovett said. “That’s probably some of the highestlevel volleyball I’ve seen in a while. They were huge swings on both sides of the net.” With fans at MND capped at 120, according to Athletic Director Mark Schenkel, there were no boisterous student sections. Some of Ursuline’s fans did come in dressed in Christmas attire,

All fans at the Mount Notre Dame vs Ursuline volleyball game had to wear a mask on Sept. 1.

but in the year of the Grinch, it wasn’t quite the same. Lovett’s ears rang less than normal, but junior outside hitter Carly Hendrickson, who nearly made divots on the gym ﬂ oor with some of her kills, thinks the lower volume may have helped. “It’s weird hearing people on the court so well,” Hendrickson said. “That’s the biggest change. It’s on us a lot to bring our own energy. It’s just different. Not walking into a full gym was See VOLLEYBALL, Page 2B

Mount Notre Dame's Carly Hendrickson (2) goes up during their volleyball game against Ursuline on Sept. 1. PHOTOS BY TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

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Who are the top Ohio boys high school soccer teams? Alex Harrison and Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

High school boys soccer kicking oﬀ will give way to some conference battles that are sure to go down to the wire. Here's a conference-by-conference breakdown as The Enquirer continues its preseason preview for fall sports.

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Lakota East players celebrate with the championship trophy in the Division 1 Boys Regional Soccer Finals at Princeton High School on Nov. 2, 2019.

It could be easy to discount Wyoming for losing some top-level seniors from last season’s 19-1-1 team that fell in a shootout in the regional ﬁ nal, but replacing that talent hasn’t been much of an issue for the three-time defending Cincinnati Hills League champs. In fact, the entire league is looking at some serious turnover. Of the 16 ﬁ rst-team AllCHL selections, just two, Luke Brothers and Kyle Croll of Mariemont, return this year. Mariemont found itself in third place in the league last year behind Wyoming and Indian Hill after a 1-0 loss to the champs and a 1-1 draw with runner-up Indian Hill. That tie with Mariemont kept Indian Hill one game away from matching Wyoming at the top of the standings. There is no clear-cut favorite from the group, but Mariemont’s returning stars and Wyoming’s consistent program leave it as the top two choices for 2020.

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Greater Catholic League Coed Carroll High School and Alter High School have historically been the strongest teams in the GCL Coed. Last season, they shared the conference championship and ﬁ nished with 5-0-1 records in conference play. Led by junior Conner Osterholt, the reigning conference player of the year, Carroll returns four all-league players from last season. Alter tied Carroll last season when they played and also has two ﬁ rst-team allconference players returning, Will Schwieterman and Jacob Haines. “Carroll is just a machine, and they just reload and never have a bad year,” Badin head coach Eric Hickey said. “Alter is pretty much the same way.”

Southwest Ohio Conference Ross and Little Miami battled to a ﬁ rst-place tie in the Southwest Ohio Conference in 2019, both going 10-1-1 inconference. Little Miami’s departure for the ECC will mean no rematch but should give Ross a clear road to a solo conference championship. The Rams graduated goalkeeper LJ Neumaier, who was responsible for 11 shutouts, but retain two of the SWOC's top ﬁ ve points leaders last season, including sophomore Sully Spencer who had 15 goals and 11 assists.

Greater Miami Conference Mariemont's Luke Brothers leaps for a free kick against Seven Hills on Aug. 17 at Seven Hills High School ALEX VEHR FOR THE ENQUIRER

Miami Valley Conference The Miami Valley Conference split into two divisions in 2019. The threeteam Gray Division was easily won by Cincinnati Christian, who was 4-0 inconference and 11-2-2 overall. Following Cincinnati Christian was Clark Montessori, who was 2-2 and 3-9 overall, then Norwood who was 0-4 in-conference and 0-14-1. The bigger question of 2020 will be which team takes home the Scarlet division crown. In a closer three-way race, Seven Hills and Summit Country Day tied for the top while Cincinnati Country Day was just oﬀ in third place. Summit Country Day has been a champion or co-champion in the conference seven times since 2011, but Seven Hills has split two in a row. All three schools return goalies, but Seven Hills has William Hawgood, who is the highest-returning point scorer in the league. A few more returners behind Hawgood could give Seven Hills an edge in 2020, but the Scarlet division is another division up for grabs.

Greater Catholic League South Archbishop Moeller High School won the GCL-South last season and advanced to the regional ﬁ nals, but the Crusaders lost as much talent as any team in Cincinnati.

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really weird, but once we started going it’s just a game.” Some MND students were present, but the Cougars stream their matches for those unable to attend. Decibel levels often reach glassbreaking pitch in the Girls Greater Catholic League, but on this night, no one needed earplugs. “It was just diff erent,” Ursuline coach Ali Butcher said. “You would get excited about a big point and felt like it was so quiet in compared to years past. It was a diff erent energy, for sure.” Butcher is in her fi rst year at Ursuline, while MND’s Chris Lovett is in his third year. Both are trying to fi ll big shoes. Ursuline’s Jeni Case just stepped aside after winning four of Ursuline’s Division I state championships, the last being in

Mason went 9-0 in conference play last season and has a shot to repeat in 2020. The Comets are tough to beat because they have fundamentally sound players at every position. But Sycamore hopes it can build off a surprising 2019 season. The Aviators graduated 15 seniors before the season started and were projected to fi nish last. Instead, they went 7-1-1 in conference play. Lakota East and Lakota West are also threats at the top of the standings. Lakota East advanced to the regional fi nals last season.

Eastern Cincinnati Conference

Summit Country Day boys soccer intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 14. JAMES WEBER/THE ENQUIRER

Loveland High School has developed a reputation as a team with a quick style of play and a possession-oriented offense. That approach led the Tigers to an undefeated conference record last season. It helps that Loveland has Helge Harris, a four-year starter at outside midﬁ eld. Harris was a second-team all-conference player last season. Milford and Walnut Hills will be some of the toughest competition for Loveland this season. Milford made a deep tournament run last season and has an attack that is as talented as any team in the league.

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Moeller graduated 15 seniors and rising star Kade Tepe, who is one of the top players in Ohio and left the team to play in FC Cincinnati’s developmental academy. Despite having seven sophomores projected to play major roles this season, head coach Mike Welker said he hopes to see Moeller compete for another GCL-South championship this year. This season, Moeller will have a much more diﬃ cult path to the conference

championship this year. “St. Xavier is probably the best team I’ve ever seen on paper heading into this season,” Welker said. The Bombers fell in the regional semiﬁ nals in 2019 and also lost both games to Moeller. But after returning their entire starting midﬁ eld and forward groups, St. Xavier head coach Brian Schaeper said his players have to do a better job sticking

2018. Lovett has won GGCL Coach of the Year the past two seasons, but the last of MND’s state-leading nine Ohio Division I titles came in 2015 under Joe Burke, who still is on staﬀ as an assistant. Hendrickson, a junior, is one of the better Cougar hitters as evidenced by her early commitment to the Florida Gators. Senior Megan Wielonski is committed to Ball State and senior Ally Christman is set to go to Robert Morris. Other Cougars may follow. The two powerhouses meet again Sept. 22 at Ursuline and will likely square oﬀ at least one more time in the postseason if all goes according to plan. Keep in mind though, 2020 has a devious sense of humor. “Assuming we still get a state tournament,” Ursuline’s Butcher said of playing MND multiple times. “Hopefully, we do. We see them again in three weeks at our place, so we’re excited to play them again.”

Fans from Mount Notre Dame and Ursuline watch their game with limited seating. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Bethel Tate was the team to beat in the SBAAC in 2019 and went undefeated in conference play. Clinton Massie won the conference’s American division last season and went 7-2-1 in league play. Clinton Massie had four juniors get ﬁ rstteam all-conference recognition in 2019 and should be a contender again in 2020.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Blue Ash receives Ohio Auditor of State Award with Distinction The City of Blue Ash has received the Ohio Auditor of State Award with Distinction for excellence in fi nancial reporting. The award is the result of a clean audit report for 2019. “To earn the Award with Distinction takes hard work and a committed fi scal team,” Ohio Auditor Keith Faber said. “Communities should be proud that stewards of tax dollars put in the extra eff ort to maintain clean records.” To receive this award, the audit report must not contain any fi ndings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, signifi cant defi ciencies, Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) fi ndings or questioned costs, and meet other criteria, according to a news release from the Auditor’s Offi ce. “We are truly honored to receive this award,” said Blue Ash Tax/Finance Offi cer Natasha Dempsey. “Our team does great work and we are proud to be recognized once again for excellent fi nancial reporting and compliance. We look forward to continuing such excellence.” View the City of Blue Ash 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial report at blueash.com. Rachel Murray, The City of Blue Ash

Loveland, Ohio painting unveiled on Sept. 12 Whistle Stop Clay Works is pleased to host the unveiling of Kate Albert’s latest painting depicting Loveland, Ohio, at the 3rd Annual Pottery Aﬀ aire on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. The painting captures the charm and personality of our town by including details that make Loveland the Sweetheart of Ohio. In the painting you’ll see the Loveland Castle, Bike Trail, schools, iconic restaurants, and the many playgrounds, parks and gardens that make Loveland a unique and family friendly place. Kate Albert says, “I have been working for a long time to create something that represents the breadth of Loveland’s unique charm. There is so much local history and energy that have commanded my attention these past years, and I’m proud to be a part of that. The tiny details you’ll see are what make this painting uniquely captivating. I hope this Loveland, Ohio painting reinforces the sense of community pride people have for Loveland.” The Sept. 12 show will be the public’s ﬁ rst opportunity to purchase prints of Albert’s latest work. The event also highlights other local artists who will

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be oﬀ ering hand made pottery, paintings, note cards, felted items, photographs, and much more. This show is an opportunity to support local artists and buy unique, hand crafted work. There will also be demonstrations on the potter’s wheel and studio tours. The Pottery Aﬀ aire is being held at 119 Harrison Avenue just north of historic, downtown Loveland on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. Kate says that she hopes people will come out and support local artists during the Sept. 12 show that is made possible through the generosity of WSCW “Support from local patrons is needed now more than ever. The impact of your purchases is greater than many people might realize... and is so very much appreciated. We couldn’t be here without them.” The outdoor show will require vendors and shoppers to wear face masks and observe social distancing guidelines. More information can be found by calling the studio at (513) 683-2529 or at www.whistlestopclayworks.com and at https://www.facebook.com/search/ top?q=kate%20albert%20art. Bonnie McNett, Whistle Stop Clay Works

sometimes disappointments of having my images expressed on canvas. My art begins in my heart and hopefully communicates the balance, force, wellness and harmony that I see in my life,” Goldberg said. She, a Fairfi eld resident, is infl uenced by the works Helen Frankenthaler, Rothko, Diego Rivera, Georgia O’Keeff e and Wolf Kahn. Goldberg is known for her color-fi eld abstracts and landscapes. As a graduate of Thomas More College and a former student at the College of Mt. St. Joseph, The Cincinnati Art Academy, and Miami University, she has also worked with individuals, such Steve Perucca, Wolf Kahn, and Greg Storer. Goldberg has also been employed as an art consultant at Works of Art Gallery, Closson’s Art Gallery, Art on Symmes and most recently at Eisele Gallery. She has taught at the Fitton Center for the Arts, as well as with many private students. The presentation runs from Sept. 9-16 at The Barn, located at 6980 Cambridge Avenue in Mariemont. Hours: 10-2 Tuesday through Friday and 1-4 Saturday and Sunday. Other sale items, such as mugs, books and stationary will be available. The Barn enforces strict COVID-19 protection guidelines by limiting ten guests at a time and requiring the use of face masks. In an eff ort to provide eff ective tracing methods, organizers mandate registration upon entrance. For more information, please visit artatthebarn.org or www.bonitawilliamsgoldberg.com Kym Schneider Kuenning

Falling Into Color at The Barn The Barn, also known as The Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, presents Falling Into Color, a presentation of autumn imagery by local artist Bonita Goldberg. “Color is my voice , painting is my language. I am driven by the challenge, excitement, discoveries and

Coral Woods, an oil painting by Bonita Goldberg. The exhibition, titled Falling Into Color, runs from Sept 9-16 at The Barn in Mariemont. PROVIDED

SCHOOL NEWS A red-carpet welcome for Cardinal Pacelli students It was a school opening Cardinal Pacelli students, staﬀ and faculty will never forget. Lugging school supplies and wearing masks, students stopped to have their temperatures checked as adults welcomed them back on Aug. 18. The red-carpet welcome was especially momentous considering the school closed on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cardinal Pacelli utilized a two-day staggered start to help the children acclimate to the new safety precautions. Principal Terri Cento said, “It was a wonderful day to welcome back our students – it’s been so long since we have seen them. It made the school come alive.” Alisa Fisher, Cardinal Pacelli School

Donors close digital divide for Cincinnati Public Schools students The Connect Our Students program has met its goal to provide free broadband internet access through Cincinnati Bell to every Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) student for the 2020-21 school year. The volunteer-led initiative primarily is funded by Accelerate Great Schools in partnership with GE Aviation; Fifth Third Foundation; Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee; Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF); and donors across the region. One out of four CPS families don’t have broadband internet access at home. This equates to roughly 3,500 families and 8,500 children for whom school became inaccessible when education shifted online last spring at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This digital divide disproportionally aff ects Black and Latinx students. “The Fifth Third Foundation is dedicated to supporting those who are in need, especially during times of distress,” said Heidi Jark, senior vice president and managing director of the Foundation Offi ce. “We are closing the staggering digital divide by joining other organizations in providing broadband internet access – an educational necessity – to our local students.” CPS recently announced that the district will have distance learning for at least the fi rst fi ve weeks of the upcoming school year and that all Pre-K through 12thgrade students will have devices. Students in grades pre-K through 1 will receive an iPad. Older students will receive laptops. Every CPS family can sign up for the Connect Our Students program. More than 1,700 CPS students have been provided internet service through the program so far. “The digital divide is an especially challenging obstacle for urban school districts. We are grateful to all of the wonderful organizations and donors who have contributed to the Connect Our Students program, ensuring every child in our CPS family is able to eff ectively learn in a distance environment,” shared Laura Mitchell, superintendent of CPS. “We encourage all CPS families who don’t have internet access in their homes today, to call and sign up immediately. If you’ve recently moved, please ensure your contact information is updated in our system by calling your school or our customer service line at 513-363-0123.” Tens of thousands of public school students in Greater Cincinnati do not have reliable computers and broadband internet connections. After a successful pi-

Principal Terri Cento greets seventh- grader Bryce Adams on the ﬁ rst day of school at Cardinal Pacelli. PROVIDED

lot program this summer, Connect Our Students will improve digital equity through its partnership with Cincinnati Bell, which is providing low-cost internet connectivity to students across the region (less than $17/month or $200/year). Thanks to the generosity of the community, CPS families will get the service for free for one year, with no installation or equipment fees. After signing up, families can install the service themselves or request a technician to install it for them in a matter of days. Cincinnati Bell will not hold past balances against any family. The service includes measures to comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act to limit access to harmful content and ensure the safety of children. “The digital divide widens opportunity gaps between students across Cincinnati. Without internet access at home, students lose valuable learning time during this period of distance learning,” explains Brian Neal, CEO of the Cincinnati-based non-profi t Accelerate Great Schools. “This initiative will help ensure that all Cincinnati students have equal access to remote learning this school year.” “When generous organizations and people come together, we are a force to be reckoned with,” said Ellen M. Katz, president/CEO of GCF. “Thank you to the Fifth Third Foundation; Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee; Accelerate Great Schools; and our donors for creating an equitable playing fi eld for our children.” To sign up, call Cincinnati Bell’s dedicated Connect Our Students line at 513-566-3895. Connect Our Students also is funded by The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. U.S. Bank Foundation; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Interact for Health; Strive Partnership; American Sound and Electronics; Diff erence Maker Legacy Fund; United Way of Greater Cincinnati; Cincinnati Regional Business Committee; the Giovani Bernard Family Foundation; and Jenny and Tom Williams. If you are interested in supporting this initiative, visit connectourstudents.org to donate to support parent outreach and technology support for CPS families. Darcy Schwass

Third-grader Henry Herron is welcomed back to school by Pounce the Panther, the mascot of Cardinal Pacelli School. PROVIDED

Students receive National Merit scholarships Students from southwest Ohio and one from Northern Kentucky were among 4,100 students nationally who are receiving college scholarships after being named ﬁ nalists in the National Merit Scholarship program. The scholarships were awarded by 167 colleges and universities through the National Merit program. This is the last round of recipients in the 2020 program, now in its 65th year. There were three previous announcements of corporate and National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards made earlier this year. Scholarship recipients are selected from among the 16,000 ﬁ nalists from across the country. See SCHOOL, Page 5B

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FedEx Ground is now hiring essential jobs - FT & PT Package Handlers-Warehouse and Warehouse Associates at several of our Greater Cincinnati locations: INDEPENDENCE, KY: Up to $21/hour. 11000 Toebben Drive, Independence, KY 41051

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CINCINNATI, OH: Up to $15/hour. Part-Time Shifts available. 9667 Inter Ocean Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45246

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LEBANON, OH: Up to $15.50/hour. 325 Homan Road, Lebanon, OH 45036 We need team members to handle items like life-saving medicine during this uncertain time.

Compensation: • Tuition reimbursement program • Career advancement opportunities • Benefits available upon reaching eligibility requirements

Qualifications: • Must be at least 18 years of age • Must be able to load, unload and sort packages, as well as perform other related duties

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2002 John Deere Lawn & Garden Tractor, Model X585, 4x4, 1 owner, HDAP tires with a 54C Mover Deck w/mulch kit and a #21 trailer, used primarily for residential grass cutting/lawn maitenance of home, 351hrs, excellent condition, serviced & winter stored by John Deere distributor, service records can be provided, last serviced in March $6,900 513-477-7922

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