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A life before the coronavirus:

96-year-old Navy vet from NKY remembered Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Harold Hayes, 96, lived through the Great Depression, enlisted in the Navy during World War II and loved to watch his children play sports. On April 2, Hayes died from COVID-19, the highly contagious upper respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to his obituary. He loved coff ee ice cream from Schneider’s Homemade Candies in Bellevue, his daughter-in-law’s homemade triple berry cobbler and routinely exercised well into his 90s. As of Thursday, 18 people in Northern Kentucky had died from COVID-19, according to the Northern Kentucky Health Department. “He did a good job of having a balanced life,” Hayes’ 64-year-old son Ken Hayes told The Enquirer. Harold grew up in Boston. In the 1600s, his family immigrated to the United States from Scotland and built a house in Dover, New Hampshire. Ken used to visit that house when he was a kid, he said. Living through the Great Depression had a lasting impact on his dad, Ken said. Harold’s dad lost a year’s worth of salary from his savings during that era. Harold’s motivation to own a car and a house for his family stemmed from the fact that his parents couldn’t aff ord either, Ken said. As he worked to earn a degree at college to fulfi ll that goal, World War II interrupted his studies. Harold enlisted in the Navy and trained to be on an under-

Harold Hayes in his Navy uniform in 1944. KEN HAYES/PROVIDED

water demolition team. This was before the scuba tank was invented in 1942, Ken explained. So Harold conditioned himself to be able to swim up to a concrete barrier, place a stick of dynamite near it and swim fast enough away from the pending explosion back to the boat. Then, a hernia prevented Harold from using that skill in battle, Ken said. Harold never expressed it, but Ken felt his dad’s time in the Navy cut short was one of his disappointments.

Mary Day, 76, celebrated her recovery from COVID-19 Wednesday April 15 when she returned home to Rosedale Green. PROVIDED/ROSEDALE GREEN

See HAROLD HAYES, Page 2A

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Four generations of Hayes' men pose for a photo. From the left, Harold Hayes, Steve Hayes, Ken Hayes and Mason Hayes in his dad's arms. PROVIDED | KEN HAYES

NKY nursing home resident recovers from COVID-19 USA TODAY NETWORK

Mary Day, 76, wore a tiara, a face mask and held bundles of roses and balloons when she returned home Wednesday, April 15. She had a reason to celebrate. Day recovered from COVID-19 after being the ﬁ rst Rosedale Green resident to test positive for the highly contagious upper respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a press release from the facility. On March 22 she was hospitalized at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington. But, on April 15, she received her second negative test for the virus and was able to go home to Rosedale Green. “We are feeling overwhelmed and excited that mom has come out of this so well,” said Gina Phleps, Day’s daughter said in a press release. “With mom’s underlying health conditions – COPD and emphysema – we were con-

NKY bridge closed for deterioration The 4th Street-Veterans Bridge connects Covington and Newport Hannah K. Sparling Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Northern Kentucky bridge is closed after an inspection found deterioration on a load-bearing portion of the bridge. The 4th Street-Veterans Bridge spans the Licking River between Covington and Newport. It carries an average of 13,676 vehicles a day, according to a news release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. It’s not clear how long the bridge will be closed. “We are going with a safety-ﬁ rst approach for the 4th Street Bridge,” said Bob Yeager, chief district engineer for transportation cabinet, in the news release. “KYTC oﬃ cials are looking at a

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The 4th Street-Veterans Bridge between Covington and Newport is closed. ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

number of options. It might be possible to open the bridge back up, with restrictions, until a repair is made.” In the meantime, pedestrians can still use the bridge walkway, and bicyclists can still use the roadway.

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cerned about the positive diagnosis. She’s always been a bounce-back kind of person, though, so we are feeling especially blessed today.”

“We are feeling overwhelmed and excited that mom has come out of this so well.” Gina Phleps

Mary Day’s daughter

Day was one of the 12 residents at the 176-bed facility in Covington that had been diagnosed with the illness as of April 12, according to the report from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Four residents from the facility had died from the illness and six employees tested positive at that time. See MARY DAY, Page 2A

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Former CovCath basketball player Eubank sentenced on rape, sex abuse charges Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Former Covington Catholic High School basketball player and student Joseph Eubank was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday, April 13 in a guilty plea deal to a charge of rape and three sex abuse charges of four juvenile girls. The 17-year-old Eubank's sentencing hearing was done entirely over a Zoom online video call with Kenton Circuit Court Judge Gregory M. Bartlett, a prosecutor, victims and witnesses. Bartlett followed Kenton Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders' sentencing-recommendation of 25 years. Eubank will be eligible for parole after 8 1⁄ 2 years in prison. Bartlett said Eubank entered the guilty plea Jan. 15. Eubank, who was arrested in April 2019, was indicted in November 2019, on four charges. Each charge related to an incident with a teenage girl, that oc-

curred on or between Feb. 1, 2017, and March 31, 2019. He was 14-16 when the incidents occurred. He was arrested in April 2019. Eubank, who was tried as an adult, spoke to the court from a regional juvenile detention center over the Zoom video conference prior to Bartlett's sentencing. "Your honor, thank you for the opportunity to briefl y address the court. I've been in jail for almost a year and I've had a lot of time to think and refl ect over the last 11 months. When I look back at the charges against me, I don't recognize that person at all. For a long time, I had diffi culty accepting the fact that I was capable of doing these things I was accused of. I come from a great family. My parents raised me in the best environment possible, a house full of love, compassion, and kindness. My actions refl ect none of that. I am sorry to the people I hurt. I am sorry to their families. I hope and pray that over time they will be able to fi nd it in their hearts and in their

Joseph Eubank enters Kenton County Circuit Court in Covington, Ky., for his arraignment on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. SAM GREENE

faith to forgive me. I'm going to work every single day of my incarceration and the rest of my life, and I have no doubt that I will come out the other side of this a diﬀ erent person. Despite my sentence, I still have many dreams. I still have aspirations for the future. I'm going to do everything I possibly can to take these terrible circumstances and turn them into a positive. I hope and pray that everyone who has been impacted by my actions can do the same." Kenton Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders introduced victims who

Harold Hayes Continued from Page 1A

“He was a patriot, he wanted to do his patriotic duty,” Ken said. “That was the attitude of his generation.” Harold went back to school and earned his degree. Soon after graduating, he met his wife, Elizabeth. They married when Harold was 27 and Elizabeth was 25. They were proud of their marriage that spanned seven decades, Ken said. Together, Harold and Elizabeth had four kids and got to meet their greatgrandkids as well. “Dad was an unusual dad,” Ken said. Harold played football in the backyard and basketball in the front yard with them, Ken remembered. Harold always jogged even when the other dads didn’t, Ken said. “People used to say ‘who’s the old man jogging around the track’,” Ken said. When Ken graduated from college, he joined his dad on occasional jogs. Harold took the kids camping in ipstate New York, where he and Elizabeth started to raise their family. Once, Ken remembers, they camped out at the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Mary Day Continued from Page 1A

Day moved into Rosedale Green in 2018 after she got rehab treatment at the nursing home's sister facility Emerald Trace. “When we ﬁ rst spoke with her after she’d been admitted to the hospital, her main concern was making sure her apartment would be ready for her when she was ready to return home,” said Londa Knollman, executive director in a news release. Day is from Crescent Springs in Kenton County. “We have eagerly awaited her arrival and we were thrilled to celebrate her re-

Harold and Elizabeth Hayes with eight of their 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild on Harold’s 95th birthday. KEN HAYES/PROVIDED

Eventually, Harold moved his family to Louisville when his job with General Electric was transferred. One of Ken’s brothers was still in college in New York, where he played freshman year football. Harold once drove over 12 hours to watch his son play football there, Ken said. Ken moved his parents to Northern Kentucky as they got older. In 2013, they moved into the St. Charles Community

turn, in an appropriate socially-distanced manner,” Knollman said in the release. Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – April 17. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Anonymous donors pledged to cover the local donor portion of her grant-funded position with The Enquirer. If you want to support Julia's work, email her editor Carl Weiser at cweiser@cincinna.gannett.com to ﬁ nd out how you can help fund her work. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on twitter at @JFair_Reports.

nursing home in Fort Wright. Ken’s mom, Elizabeth, still lives at

made statements to the court prior to Bartlett issuing the 25-year sentence. Bartlett advised the victims to be strong and to overcome. "The defendant will be punished for what he did to you, but don't punish yourself any longer," Bartlett said. "Over the course of your life prove to the defendant that he did not diminish you in any way." Eubank turns 18 in September. A formal sentencing hearing for when he is an adult has been tentatively set for Oct. 5, Bartlett said.

the nursing home. The family had creative plans to celebrate her 95th birthday on April 19. They won’t be able to visit her in person due to COVID-19 visitor restriction, but Ken said they hoped to see her through a window. “They had a lot of pride in the fact that they raised a good family,” Ken said. Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – April 17. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Anonymous donors pledged to cover the local donor portion of her grant-funded position with The Enquirer. If you want to support Julia's work, email her editor Carl Weiser at cweiser@cincinna.gannett.com to ﬁ nd out how you can help fund her work. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on twitter at @JFair_Reports.

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Judge Dawn Gentry: COVID-19 restrictions stopped impeachment probe, lawmakers say of those impeached were convicted by the Kentucky Senate. This is the second instance of the public health pandemic having an eﬀ ect on the investigations into the judge. Gentry's misconduct hearing with the Judicial Conduct Commission was rescheduled from April 20 to Aug.10 due to COVID-19.

Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Embattled Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry won't be impeached by Kentucky's legislature this year. The committee on impeachment formed in February was unable to complete its investigation into the judge before the legislative session ended Wednesday, April 15. COVID-19 restrictions at the capital building prevented the committee from completing its work or decide if it should send articles of impeachment to the Kentucky House, according to committee chairman Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton. "The judge’s thoughts and prayers go out to all persons suff ering as a result of the coronavirus pandemic," Gentry's Louiville-based attorney Todd Lewis told The Enquirer in an email Thursday. "She is particularly disappointed that her opportunity to vindicate herself before the General Assembly was lost this year, but she plans to do exactly that in an upcoming trial before the Judicial Conduct Commission later this summer." Lewis added that Gentry's legal team is "confi dent" that the commission hearingwill give the General Assembly an opportunity to understand that the articles of impeachment aren't merited and that the legislature's inquiry was a "wildly disproportionate response to the allegations against her." "The judge is concerned that complaints against her have created a signifi cant public misimpression, but plans to present her defense in the courtroom, the forum she has always believed in," Lewis said in the email. The committee on impeachment formed a few months after the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission, the entity that can punish sitting judges, started its own process to investigate the judge's misconduct. In December, the commission made public its nine misconduct charges against the judge that accused her of using sex, campaign contributions and retaliation as tools in her judgeship.

Gentry's misconduct case

Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry testiﬁ es at her hearing at the Jefferson County Judicial Center on Jan. 3. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

In February, Kentucky lawmakers moved ahead with the possible impeachment of the judge. Rep. Joseph Fischer, R-Fort Thomas, fi led a resolution to appoint a committee to determine if there was suffi cient evidence to impeach Gentry. Fischer, who represents parts of Campbell County, relied on the commission's charges to make his case for impeachment against his fellow Republican. "The inquiry is another casualty of the COVID-19 restrictions," Fischer told The Enquirer in an email Wednesday, April 15. "Since we must adjourn the 2020 session tonight, the House cannot complete its constitutional duty until next session. During the interim, the General Assembly will closely follow the Judicial Conduct Commission proceedings in this case." During its investigation, the committee fi led multiple subpoenas and collected hundreds of documents and multiple videos from people and entities, Petrie told The Enquirer in an email April 15. The committee ran out of time to conduct live testimony needed to complete its investigation.

"Due to restrictions put in place by the Governor and precautions taken by the General Assembly in response to COVID-19, the Impeachment Committee was unable to depose live witnesses and complete its investigation," Petrie said. The legislature was one of the few in the nation that decided not to postpone active sessions as COVID-19 cases rose. More than 20 state legislatures have canceled or postponed active sessions because of the coronavirus, according to the most recent count by the National Council of State Legislatures. The committee dissolved at the end of the day April 15 when the General Assembly 2020 session ended. Impeachment proceedings can only take place when the legislature is in session, Petrie said. "Because the investigation is incomplete, and because no oﬃ cial action was taken, and because the matter is still a live issue, I do not anticipate the material being released," Petrie said. Only four impeachments have occurred in the state's history, according to a 1991 report on impeachment from the Legislative Research Commission. Two

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Gentry, 39, became a judge in 2016 when former Gov. Matt Bevin picked her to fi ll a vacancy. Gentry, who makes $136,900 a year, was elected to a fouryear-term in 2018. In December, the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission made public its nine misconduct charges against the judge. The charges are: 1 Coercion to participate in judicial campaign. 2 Retaliation for failure to support the judicial campaign. 3 Facilities and timesheet falsifi cation. 4 Retaliation against school employees. 5 Held meetings with her Guardian Ad Litem panel, guardians that a court appoints to watch after someone during a case, without inviting private attorneys who also represented individuals in the case. 6 Harassment and retaliation against Katherine Schulz 7 Inappropriate hiring and relationship with Stephen Penrose. 8 Hiring and appointing court staff not based on merit. 9 Failure to be candid and honest with the commission. She was suspended from the bench with pay in January after a nine-hour hearing in Louisville. Gentry denied almost all charges, according to court documents. During the temporary removal hearing, she admitted there was one inappropriate joke she received and did not reply to on Snapchat and that she appointed "acquaintances" to family court positions that handled custody cases.

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10 years since MTV’s ‘Taking the Stage’ Where are they now? David Lyman Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

To us, it was just a TV show. But to the young dancers, actors and singers at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, “Taking the Stage” was an epic whirlwind; 21 over-heated episodes packed with romance, cutthroat competition, sizzling performances, jealousy and more lovers’ triangles than a Shakespeare play. Oh, and every so often, there was a reference to the school’s academic life. After two seasons of so-so ratings, the MTV reality series co-created by Nick Lachey aired its fi nal episode. That was 10 years ago last week. “It wasn’t a total surprise when the show was canceled,” says Carlton Totten, a member of the second-season cast who transferred from Dixie Heights High School to be a part of the series. “We knew the ratings were down, but still ... “ Like most of the cast, Totten hoped the show would be a blockbuster and make him a star even before he moved to Los Angeles after graduating. That didn’t happen. “My fi rst job when I got out here in 2011 was as a dancing mattress on the street,” says Totten. It’s been all uphill since then. He hasn’t had any major movie gigs, but he has worked. And that, by itself, is an accomplishment in the fi lm and TV business.

After attending Cincinnati’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts since fourth grade, dancer Jasmine White-Killins ﬁ nished up her high school career as a member of the original cast of MTV’s “Taking the Stage.” Today, White-Killins is a member of Dallas Black Dance Theatre. BRIAN GUILLIAUX/PROVIDED

“It wasn’t a total surprise when the show was canceled. We knew the ratings were down, but still ...” Carlton Totten

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Interestingly, Totten feels that his most productive time at SCPA came after the show went off the air. At the time, he still had another year of high school left. “I was lucky,” he recalls. “One of the directors, Lucas Kenna Mertes, saw where my head was going with the show and ... it wasn’t good. ‘Narcissistic’ is too strong a word. But not much. He changed my life.” The dreams of stardom weren’t gone. But by the time he got to L.A., he had a much more level head. He understood that professional acting gigs would have to be balanced with work as a waiter. Or as a DoorDash driver. Or any of the other “survival jobs” he has had along the way. No megastars emerged from “Taking the Stage.” Not yet, anyway. Remember, most of those kids were just 17 when the show aired. Showbiz is fi ckle. They still have time. But several of the cast members have experienced moderate success in their respective fi elds, especially Malik Kitchen, one of the fi ve teens who highlighted in the fi rst season. He was with “Company XIV,” a Brooklyn-based group whose opulent shows are equal parts Broadway and glitzy burlesque. Then, it was back to the Midwest, where he opened the Chicago company of “Hamilton” in 2016. Compared to some of her compatriots, Jasmine White-Killins – one of the original cast – took the straight and narrow path, majoring in dance at Southern Methodist University, then going on to become a member of Dallas Black Dance Theatre. It wasn’t what she’d planned on, though. “I just wanted to hit the ground run-

One of the original cast members of ”Taking the Stage,” singer-songwriter Mia Carruthers still lives and performs in Cincinnati, but has also become well-known as a music producer and engineer. CODY GUNNINGHAM/BOREDOM DEPARTMENT

Carlton Totten transferred from Dixie Heights High School to Cincinnati’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts to become part of the second season of MTV’s “Taking the Stage.” MICHAEL ROUD/PROVIDED

ning and audition everywhere and be in New York City,” she says. “You know – I wanted to live that artist’s life you always hear about. But my parents guided me in another direction. ‘We are a family that goes to college and gets degrees,’ is how they put it.” She loved all the dancing in the show. It’s why she was at SCPA, after all. But the other stuﬀ ? “All the relationship things on the

After dancing for a few years in Los Angeles, “Taking the Stage” cast member Emily Silber stepped into a career in public relations. Now, she works for a large, Los Angeles-based fashion and design company. PROVIDED

show were ... “ she pauses for a moment. It’s been a long time, but clearly, the non-dance drama still rattles her. “I remember thinking ‘Why did this have to

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The principal cast members of the ﬁ rst season of “Taking the Stage” were (from left) Shaakira Sargent, Malik Kitchen, Jasmine White-Killins, Tyler Nelson and Mia Carruthers. PROVIDED/MTV

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be me? Why did I have to be the one in the love triangle?’ It was all so embarrassing. We thought we knew everything. But we were so young.” At the outset of the series, White-Killins was in a relationship with Tyler Nelson. But soon, Tyler started ignoring her in favor of singer/songwriter and costar Mia Carruthers. Relationships are hard enough when you’re 16 or 17 years old. But the stress of having all the emotional bumps played out on national TV is unimaginable. “It was mortifying,” says Carruthers, who still lives and performs in Cincinnati, but has also become a successful record producer and engineer. “It was like my senior picture was a TV show.” But like the others, Carruthers says the show was a mixed blessing. “I loved working on the show,” she says. “It was a total blast. And I learned so much that I have been able to incorporate into my career. But there was a lot of backlash, too. A lot of cyberbullying, horrible things that were said about my physical appearance and my singing voice. That left a lasting impact on me.” She has found her way, though. As a female record producer, she is a rarity in the industry. And she continues to record her own music as part of a four-person electropop band called Passeport. “It’s a little bit business as usual for us,” says Carruthers, explaining that much of their music is created remotely long before they move into a recording studio. “I’m just so grateful to have the balance I have today. I live in my dream neighborhood – Liberty Hill – with my partner and my two cats. I am living the life I want.” So is Emily Silber, who left St. Ursula Academy after her junior year to join the show’s second season. But unlike many of the show’s other cast members, Silber is no longer committed to a life as a performer. She moved to L.A. and, for several years, was a member of Entity Contemporary Dance, which specializes in an amalgam of modern, jazz and urban dance techniques. And then she stopped. “I was burned out,” she says. “I’d been dancing since I was two-and-ahalf years old. I still loved it. But I was tired and I wanted to try something else.” She’d always had an interest in fashion. So she entered the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and within a few years was a working public relations professional. She’s done PR for celebrities and digital inﬂ uencers, but has ﬁ nally settled into working for a major – but unnamed – fashion brand. “Unlike a lot of the others, I didn’t really have any expectation of what the show would do for me,” she says. ”I was a senior when I got there, so I just thought of it as a one-year thing. I’d get done with it and continue with my posthigh-school life.” And, for the most part, that is what Silber has done. For her, “Taking the Stage” is a fond, but long-ago memory. “I know it was only 10 years ago,” she says, “but it feels like it was 25-30 years since it all happened. It’s more like a dream. A mostly pleasant dream.” Perhaps it helps that she has moved away from show business. “Overall, I think being able to do the show was an accomplishment in itself,” says Silber. “It was impressive. We were so young. And we didn’t really know as much as we thought we did. But I look at what we did and I’m proud of it. I hope all the others are, too.”

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15 Northern Kentucky restaurants receive $1,000 grants Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A random drawing awarded 15 Northern Kentucky restaurants with $1,000 each on April 16, according to the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber partnered with Northern Kentucky Tri-ED and Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky for the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Relief Fund, a program designed to sustain local business operations during the pandemic. Anyone could enter the drawing on behalf of a Northern Kentucky restaurant by purchasing a gift card of $50 or more from that business and then uploading the receipt to the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Relief Fund website. The following restaurants received $1,000 grants on April 16: ❚ The Block Deli, Crescent Springs ❚ Bouquet Restaurant, Covington ❚ Braxton Brewing Co., Covington ❚ Camporosso, Fort Mitchell ❚ Commonwealth Bistro, Covington ❚ Frida 602, Covington ❚ Grandview Tavern, Fort Mitchell ❚ Izzy’s, Florence

Libby’s Southern Comfort owner, Brad Wainscott. Libby’s is one of 15 restaurants awarded a $1,000 grant. MELISSA REINERT/THE ENQUIRER

❚ Knotty Pine on the Bayou, Wilder ❚ Libby’s Southern Comfort, Covington ❚ Piper’s Café, Covington ❚ Reality Tuesday Café, Park Hills ❚ Ripple Wine Bar, Covington ❚ Skyline Chili, Taylor Mill ❚ Skyline Chili, Fort Wright Winning institutions will only receive

a grant once, according to the Chamber. The fund accepted receipts through April 22. “It’s things like this that give us hope and make us feel needed in the community,” Brad Wainscott, owner of Libby’s Southern Comfort, said in the release. “We can’t thank you enough.” Approximately $35,000 in donations

have been made to the fund in support of more than 70 restaurants and bars, the release states. The fund originally intended to award 10 local businesses, but according to the release the “generosity of the region has resulted in more help than anticipated.” “At a time when so many businesses, restaurants especially, are struggling through no fault of their own, the outpouring of support by our community shows just how special and strong Northern Kentucky truly is,” Northern Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Brent Cooper said in the release. “We have a long road, so to speak, ahead of us but this is a re-affi rmation of what we have told our members at this time: You are not alone as we are all in this together. We are confi dent next week’s announcement will re-affi rm that commitment, too.” Another round of restaurants will be awarded on April 23. Those who submit gift card receipts will also have a chance to win in a separate drawing, which will award a pair of Ultimate Air Shuttle airline tickets to one winner. Direct contributions to the fund can be made on Horizon Community Funds’ website.

Free online mental health consultations available through Sun Behavioral Health Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Free online consultations for those struggling with mental health issues are now available through Sun Behavioral Health’s Northern Kentucky offi ce. The offi ce recently sent out a news release announcing an expansion of its Telehealth Services in response to COVID-19. Appointments are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the Zoom app, offi cials said. You do not have to be a current Sun Kentucky patient to schedule a consultation, Sun Behavioral Health President and CEO Steve Page said. “The coronavirus emergency con-

tinues to present rapidly changing challenges for us all,” Page said in the release. “Stress and anxiety are running high across the nation and in our community, and the need for at-home mental health care has never been greater.” Earlier this month Sun Behavioral Health told The Enquirer they had seen a drop in inpatients, but an increase in patients using telemedicine after the online tool was established March 30. “These are unprecedented times and this is a way for our team to do our part to help,” Page said in the release. Sun Behavioral Kentucky works to serve those with mental illness and substance use disorders. Instead of performing in-person consultations during

the stay at home order, patients with video capabilities through their laptop, cellphone or tablet can register online. Patients will have the option to continue treatment, if recommended, through Sun’s new Telehealth Outpatient Program, which includes two treatment options to be completed at the patient’s home. The options include a partial hospitalization program of up to six hours of clinical programming per day for ﬁ ve days per week, or an intensive outpatient program of up to three hours of clinical programming per day for three to ﬁ ve days per week. Lance Folske, Sun Behavioral Health senior vice president of operations, said Sun’s physical hospitals remain open at

Free online consultations are now available through Sun Behavioral Health’s Northern Kentucky office. THE ENQUIRER/MELISSA REINERT

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Making jellies and jams out of wildﬂ owers Master recipe wildflower jelly Makes about six jars, 8 oz. each. Ingredients 3 cups wild flower infusion ⁄ 4 cup lemon juice

1 box powdered pectin 41⁄ 2 cups sugar Instructions Boil jars 10 minutes. Keep in hot water. Keep seals and rings in hot, not boiling, water. Place infusion, lemon juice and pectin in big pot. Over high heat, bring to rolling boil, one that cannot be stirred down, stirring constantly. Continue stirring, add sugar all at once and bring back to rolling boil and boil 1 minute. Pour into hot jars, 1⁄ 8 inch from top. Remove foam. Wipe rims with clean, wet cloth.

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Place seals on jars, screw on rings. Invert 5 minutes. Turn upright. Cool from drafts. Check seals after one hour. Refrigerate unsealed jars.

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Longer storage Process sealed jelly in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Cool away from drafts. Check seals after one hour. Refrigerate unsealed jars.

One thing that has me smiling is how many of you responded with interest for making wildfl ower jellies and jams. My guess is while sheltering in place, you’re noticing what Mother Nature has to off er right in your yard. Like purple violets (leaves make a healing tea) and dandelions. Red bud blossoms. On my little patch of heaven, honeysuckle is a useful plant, holding the hill from eroding and providing fl owers for jelly. So how about going wild in the kitchen, even if you only toss a few wild edible fl owers in your salad? Or go big and bold, and make these beautiful and yes, gourmet, treats. First, pick blossoms Pick blossoms only. No leaves, no stems. For dandelions, remove as much bitter green bottom as possible. For honeysuckle, remove green tips off but leave stamens in. Infusion Coax fl avor and color out by making an infusion. Measure fl owers before

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Sports Cooper’s Rulli ﬁ nds alternate path to a DI scholarship Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Southgate native Jim Bunning was a star at St. Xavier High School before he was an All-Star pitcher in the Major Leagues. ENQUIRER FILE

A look at NKY players in Major League Baseball Bob Barton signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants in 1959, was a catcher throughout his career in the majors, which spanned parts of 10 seasons. He hit .226 with the Giants and the Padres and made two plate appearances in three games with his hometown Reds during the 1973 season.

James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Baseball fans are missing the game they love right now, as Major League Baseball is supposed to be well on its way. While we can't watch live games right now, we can look back at some history. Northern Kentucky is sometimes overlooked when it comes to Greater Cincinnati's impact on the game, but there have been several pros from the Kentucky side of the river over the years. Here is a look at the known major leaguers from Northern Kentucky who spent all or most of their pre-MLB life in the area:

Bob Barton The Holmes High School graduate played from 1965-75, including ﬁ ve seasons in San Francisco, four in San Diego and one with the Reds. He had 237 ca-

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UNION, Ky - On the April 15 spring National Signing Day, Cooper High School’s Dominic Rulli announced he would attend The Taft School in Connecticut. In doing so, he’ll bypass his 2021 senior year as a bruising center/defensive lineman for the Jaguars, then reclassify as the Class of ‘22 after his stint at Taft. The New England boarding school identiﬁ es itself as “rigorously challenging” but also has sent a number of football players oﬀ to college opportunities. With this decision, Rulli won’t graduate from Cooper and his parents must make their way to the East Coast to watch him play. The family prayed about it and decided to send their 270pound son to Taft and Watertown, Connecticut, nearly 12 hours away. See RULLI, Page 2B

Dominic Rulli will not ﬁ nish as a senior at Cooper High School, instead going the prep route at The Taft School in Connecticut where he reclassiﬁ es to the Class of '22. PROVIDED/CAPTURE MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY

Speedway Motorsports lays oﬀ employees Jason Hoffman

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The parent company of Kentucky Speedway on April 14 joined a growing list of sports and entertainment companies laying off employees amid the suspension of live events due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Speedway Motorsports, which owns Kentucky Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway, laid off about 180 of its workers across all tracks this week as part of a restructuring, according to a statement issued by the company. Here is the full text of the statement: "The extraordinary circumstances presented by this pandemic and the subsequent shutdown of the economy have had a signifi cant impact on our business. Since the beginning of the shutdown four weeks ago, we have kept our entire team on full pay while our properties remained dormant. In that time, it has become clear that we must be a more nimble, more effi cient organization. As such, we have made the diffi cult decision to restructure our business and eliminate many duplicate positions. Unfortunately, part of this restructuring includes eliminating approximately 180 positions across all departments at our speedways and sub-

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez (41) drives around turn two during the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Quaker State 400 race July 13, 2019, at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

sidiaries. Approximately 100 additional employees have been furloughed. These decisions were not easy. Our company is providing a severance package to each person aﬀ ected by job eliminations. Speedway Motorsports remains committed to providing the very best entertainment experience to all who come through our gates when America’s ﬁ ght against this pandemic is behind us. This reorganization positions us to

move forward at that time and well into the future. In the meantime, our staff will continue to maintain our facilities in preparation for the event days ahead and support our community with outreach eff orts during this time of need." The move comes less than two weeks after NASCAR announced companywide layoff s. NASCAR absorbed International Speedway Corp. and its 12 tracks in 2019 and had already been

planning to restructure ahead of the pandemic. The layoﬀ s came after NASCAR already announced pay cuts for executives and all employees. Kentucky Speedway's race weekend, initially scheduled for July 9-11, has not yet been oﬃ cially rescheduled. The NASCAR national touring series has been suspended since March 13, when races were planned for Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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ords and was an eighth-round pick by Tampa in 2012. He has been in the majors since 2015, spending two seasons with Tampa Bay and three in Toronto before moving to Pittsburgh in the oﬀ season. He has 120 hits, including 30 doubles, and 10 home runs. His best season has been 2018, when he hit .248 in 202 atbats with three home runs and 27 RBI. He has been known for his defense, throwing out 33 percent of base stealers in his career.

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reer hits and nine home runs. His best season was 1971 in San Diego, when he hit .250 with ﬁ ve homers and 23 RBI. He played three games with the Reds in 1973.

Todd Benzinger The former Red was born in Dayton, Kentucky, and graduated from New Richmond High School. He was drafted in the fourth round by Boston in 1981. He played in the majors from 198895, including with the Reds from 198991. He had 733 career hits and 66 home runs. In 1989, he had career highs of 17 home runs and 76 RBI. Perhaps the moment he is most remembered for in Cincinnati is catching the ﬁ nal out of the 1990 World Series in Oakland.

Jim Bunning Jim Bunning was born in Southgate and later went to St. Xavier High School and Xavier University. He died in 2017 at the age of 85. He pitched from 1955-71, with Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. He had a 224-184 record and a 3.27 ERA and two no hitters, including a perfect game in 1964 when he tossed what was then the ninth perfect game alltime. Bunning had 40 shutouts and 2,855 strikeouts, which was second place alltime when he retired. He won 20 games in 1957 with a 2.69 ERA, and from 196466 in Philadelphia he won 19 games each season with an ERA under 2.65 and 17 total shutouts. Bunning was also the second pitcher, behind Hall of Famer Cy Young, to win 100 games and collect 1,000 strikeouts in both leagues.

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Todd Benzinger during batting practice at Riverfront Stadium before game one of the World Series in 1990. THE ENQUIRER/JOANNE RIM

Jason Johnson The Conner graduate was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in 1992. He had a long career, pitching from 1997 to 2006, winning 56 games with a 4.99 career ERA. He made his major league debut with the Pirates in 1997, appearing in only three games. Following the season, he was among the players selected in the draft by the newly created franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In his lone season in Tampa Bay, Johnson went 2-5 in 13 starts. From 1999 to 2003, Johnson was with the Baltimore Orioles, with 2001 the best season of his career, going 10-12 with a career low 4.09 ERA. He started 221 career games, 120 with Baltimore, and had six complete games and one shutout, with Detroit in 2004. On June 8, 2005, Johnson became the fi rst Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season game since Les Cain in 1971. The homer came against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jeff Weaver at Dodger Stadium. Johnson fi nished his career pitching four games with the Reds in 2006.

The speedy Leo Foster broke into the big leagues with the Braves in 1971. PROVIDED/THE ENQUIRER

McKeon grew up in Erlanger and started in knothole baseball as a teenager before moving to Florida. He attended Tichenor Middle School. He was a fourth-round pick by San Francisco in 1982 and played for the Chicago White Sox from 1986-87, pitching 43 total games in relief. He had a 4-3 record and 5.17 ERA. In 1986, He was 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA, allowing only 18 hits in 33 innings. His second career win came at Yankee Stadium, when he struck out Ken Griff ey, Sr. and Mike Pagliarulo in the eighth inning after retiring Dave Winfi eld, then the White Sox rallied to win in the ninth. His fi rst win came on May 11, 1986, a game started by Anderson High School graduate Richard Dotson. His third win came in relief of Tom Seaver that season.

Jim Minshall The Newport Central Catholic graduate pitched six total games with the Pirates from 1974-75, allowing one hit in 5.1 innings. He was a second-round pick by the Pirates in 1966.

Graham Taylor The Dixie Heights graduate, born in 1984, started three games for the Marlins in 2009, losing two of them. He was a 10th-round pick in 2006 out of Miami (Ohio).

Berger was a baseball and football standout at Beechwood. He spent four seasons with the Royals from 2001-04, hitting eight home runs in 217 at-bats. He hit six home runs in 2002. Berger was a 16thround draft choice by Kansas City in 1996. As part of some unusual trivia, four of his eight lifetime home runs Berger came oﬀ of former White Sox standout Mark Buehrle, and two came oﬀ of former St. Louis standout Darryl Kile in a game that occurred two weeks before Kile’s sudden death in 2002 at age 33. It was Kile’s second-to-last win on the mound.

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The Pendleton County High School graduate was born in 1986. He pitched at Northern Kentucky University and was a ﬁ fth-round pick by the Chicago White Sox in 2007. Jones was in the White Sox bullpen from 2012-19 and is currently in the Reds organization. He has pitched 284 games with a 3.12 career ERA and nine saves. He was 8-0 in his rookie season, 2012, with a 2.39 ERA in 65 games. In 2016, he had a 5-3 record, 2.29 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 70 innings. He has 318 career strikeouts in 291 innings.

The Newport Central Catholic graduate was a seventh-round draft pick in 1997 by the Yankees. He pitched three games in relief for Toronto in 2002, giving up one earned run, a home run to Cleveland’s Coco Crisp.

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David Justice, born in Cincinnati in 1966, was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues in 1989 with the Atlanta Braves. He was a fourth-round pick in 1985. He went to Covington Latin High School and Thomas More College. Justice played from 1989 to 2002. He spent his ﬁ rst eight seasons with Atlanta, four with Cleveland and two with the Yankees. He hit 305 career home runs and had 1,017 RBI. Justice hit .279 for his career with over 1,500 career hits. In 1993, Justice hit 40 home runs and 120 RBI. In 1997 with Cleveland, he had 33 home runs and 101 RBI while hitting 3.29. Justice had an outstanding career in the postseason, playing in six World Series and eight league championship series. He had 14 career home runs and 63 RBI in 398 career at-bats in the postseason. He had four home runs and 21 RBI in 36 World Series games, playing in the fall classic four times with Atlanta and two with the Yankees. His home run in Game 6 of the 1995 World Series was the only run in a 1-0 win by the Braves that clinched the world championship.

Foster, born in 1951 in Covington, graduated from Holmes High School. He played from 1971-77 with the Braves and Mets after being a second-round draft pick by Atlanta in 1969. In 1974 with the Braves, he had 112 at-bats with 22 hits and one home run. That season, he was a teammate of Hank Aaron’s when Aaron hit his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth’s all-time record. On April 8, 1974, when Aaron broke the record in Atlanta, Foster entered that game at second base in the eighth inning.

Chris Hook The Lloyd Memorial graduate pitched for NKU and was the pitching coach for the Florence Freedom for several years. Hook is currently the pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers. In the majors, he pitched for San Francisco from 1995-96. In 1995, he Hook was 5-1 in 45 relief appearances spanning 52 innings. He pitched 13 innings in 1996. He pitched three times against the Reds at Riverfront Stadium.

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“To be able to reclass and work on his craft, and let’s not forget the elephant in the room, what if there isn’t a 2020 football season?” Dominic’s father Marc Rulli said. “Opportunity shows up in different forms all the time. We’ll ﬁ nd our way there.” Rulli would have been a three-year starter for coach Randy Borchers and was coming oﬀ a 47-tackle season with

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in 1941, played with the Cardinals and White Sox in 1963-64. He had 16 career hits including one home run and nine RBI, playing ﬁ rst base and outﬁ eld.

Larry Luebbers The St. Henry graduate was an eighth-round pick by the Cincinnati Reds in 1990. He started 14 games for the Reds on the mound in 1993, going 2-5 with a 4.54 ERA. He won his fi rst two starts, at home against Pittsburgh July 3, 1993; and at Wrigley Field against the Cubs on July 8. He returned to the majors in 1999 with St. Louis, going 3-3 in eight starts with a 5.12 ERA. He returned to the Reds in 2000, pitching 14 games including one start. In 1999, he won at Coors Field against Colorado, giving up two runs in fi ve innings. His lone complete game came Aug. 31, 1999 with the Cardinals at home against Florida. He allowed fi ve hits and no walks in an 8-1 win.

Josh Lueke Born in 1984 in Highland Heights, Lueke went to Scott High School and Northern Kentucky University. He was a 16th-round draft pick by the Texas Rangers. He pitched in 72 games from 2011-14 for Seattle and Tampa Bay. He pitched 87 innings and had 75 strikeouts, winning two games overall.

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one sack for the Jags. He already had offers from Morehead State and Kentucky Wesleyan, with interest from Eastern Kentucky and Dartmouth. He visited West Virginia, Kentucky and Purdue and attended camps at Penn State, Indiana State, Cincinnati, North Texas and Clemson. A ranked wrestler also, Rulli will take his hand-to-hand combat skills East in early September hoping to get bigger, stronger and faster in the eyes of Division I recruiters. Rulli is currently 6foot-3 and 270 pounds. “I take pride in what I have to give -

my athleticism and ability to move quickly,” Rulli said. “I’m still working on my legs and my upper body. That’s what this opportunity’s going to build.” Though he played both ways for Cooper, coaches who contacted Randy Borchers see him as a college center where Rulli hopes to use quick feet and balance skills that come from his wrestling background. Dominic Rulli is just 16 years old and would have graduated at 17. A similar route helped former Cooper teammate Michael Spencer, who recently picked up an opportunity at Vanderbilt in the

Old-timers The turn of the century featured many Northern Kentucky natives playing in the early days of baseball. Here are a list according to the Baseball Almanac. Kid Baldwin (Newport, 1884-1890), Harry Berte (Covington, 1903), John Black (Covington, 1911), Neal Brady (1915-25), Howie Camnitz (1904-15), Bob Clark (Covington, 1886-93), John Dolan (Newport, 1890-95), John Farrell (Covington, 1901-05), Hank Gastright (Covington, 1889-96), Joe Heving (Covington, 1930-45), Johnnie Heving (Covington, 1920-32), Eddie Hohnhorst (191012), Rudy Helswitt (Newport, 1899-1910), Eddie Hunter (Bellevue, 1933), Bill Kissinger (Dayton, 1985-97), George Miller (Newport, 1877-84), Dick Niehaus (Covington, 1913-20), Bill Niles (Covington, 1895), Tommy Reis (Newport, 1938), John Smith (Dayton, 1913), Joe Sommer (Covington, 1883-90), Bill Sweeney (Covington, 1907-14), Jesse Tannehill (Dayton, 1894-1911), Lee Tannehill (Dayton, 1903-12), Jack Thoney (Fort Thomas, 1902-11), Dale Williams (Ludlow, 1876), Orville Weaver (Newport, 1910-11). Camnitz had a record of 133-106 from 1904-15, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He had a 2.75 lifetime ERA. Farrell had 567 career hits with the Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals. Gastright had 72 career wins, 30 with the Columbus Colts in 1890. Joe Heving had 76 wins and a 3.90 ERA. Hulswitt had 564 career hits, 99 for extra bases. Sweeney had 1,004 career hits and 172 stolen bases. Jesse Tannehill had 197 career wins and a 2.79 ERA and also 361 career hits and ﬁ ve home runs. Lee Tannehill had 833 career hits.

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Dayton, Kentucky teachers to took to the streets in a grand gesture with a simple message: They miss and appreciate their students, and we’re all in this together. In the midst of a Kentucky-wide ban on in-person teaching of public schools through May 1, Dayton teachers paraded in cars through the streets of the Northern Kentucky city Thursday, April 2 for close to three hours. They draped streamers on about 50 vehicles, honked horns and used noisemakers in a show of love intended for students they can’t teach in-person and their families. Some students lined the streets to reciprocate the gesture. “We had teachers, teacher assistants, family resource coordinators, secretaries, principals, assistant principals,”

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there, many of them with the parents, grandparents, holding signs and looking for their teachers.” Residents posted on Facebook about the parade. The teachers have been advised by state and federal authorities to maintain social distancing, so they can’t even come within six feet of their students. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said April 2 that the in-person teaching exclusion would continue through at least May 1. Still, the bond shared between some of Dayton’s classroom leaders and students was on display for many in Northern Kentucky to see on Thursday. “I think the message is we’re all together,” Brewer said. “I think that’s the message that continues to play out, the sense that you’re not alone. We’re in this together and we’re in this together to lean on each other.” Bob Strickley contributed

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SCHOOL NEWS 4th graders experienced two fi eld trips on the Florence Elementary campus Before school closures due to the COVID-19 threat, fourth graders participated in two fi eld trips and did not even have to leave the campus. The Cincinnati Zoo brought animals/reptiles into the comfort of their classroom. This gave the students a close-up view and enabled them to touch a couple of our friends from nature. The fi rst reptile was “Brinks” a Sudan Plated Lizard named after the region of Sudan in Africa. This lizard has the adaptation of both desert and savannah life styles. Lizards are cold blooded or considered ectotherm meaning their body changes with their external surroundings either sunlight or heat. The most memorable fact is that Brinks could lose part of his tail for survival and his tail would grow back. The second reptile was “Betsy” the Bull Snake, found in the central and great plains of the United States. Bull Snakes are not poisonous but their coloring and tail resembles that of a rattlesnake. The Bull Snake will bite its victim then wrap around them constricting it before swallowing it whole. It’s most memorable fact is that the snake is capable of swallowing prey larger than their head, another adaptation. The Bull Snake only eats once every 2 weeks. Eating mice, rats and other reptiles it snags by ambush. The third animal was “Oakley” the Eastern Screech Owl, found in the tristate area. Learning about the owl’s unique features helped us understand their adaptations to survive. The Eastern Screech Owl is small and weighs less than 6 ounces, making them easy to camoufl age amongst the branches of the tree top. They are nocturnal and hunt at night so their large eyes, 270 degree turning of its head, acute hearing and strong talons allow them to survive. The pointed ear tufts make it easy to identify the Eastern Screech Owl. The second fi eld trip taken by the fourth graders was to see a Coral Cat Shark. The Wave Foundation at the Newport Aquarium brought in a tank holding two Coral Cat Sharks. The students were educated about sharks, gathering many interesting facts but the one fact that echoed the loudest was

The Cincinnati Zoo traveling program brought “Oakley” an Eastern Screech Owl to share with the 4th graders at Florence Elementary.

Jade Wilson, a fourth grade teacher at Florence Elementary, touched “Brinks” the Sudan Plated Lizard during the Cincinnati Zoo presentation. Brinks is being held by Mike Nicolai with the Cincinnati Zoo. PHOTOS PROVIDED

how the female shark sometimes would eat their newborn in order to survive. About 70 percent of the world’s sharks are less than four feet. The larger sharks have live births while the smaller sharks lay eggs. The aquarium brought in a shark egg, about the size of your ﬁ st, and showed how you can visually determine if the egg is good by shining light through the shell. The myth about shark attacks, which was a hot topic, was clariﬁ ed because larger sharks do attack injured, old, and slow mammals such as sea lions. People resemble these outline features so the shark will take an exploratory bite and realizes it is a human, which normally isn’t at the top of their favorite food list. They don’t really prefer people but people will eat shark. Smaller sharks eat shrimp, lobsters, krill, plankton and crabs. To conclude the shark program

Jackson Ortwein, a fourth grader at Florence Elementary, demonstrated how the shark jaw would ﬁ t over his head during the traveling program from the Wave Foundation at the Newport Aquarium.

Laniyah Trame, a fourth grader at Florence Elementary, used two ﬁ ngers to brush the back of a Coral Cat Shark during the traveling program from the Wave Foundation at the Newport Aquarium.

each student was given the opportunity to use two ﬁ ngers to brush the back of the Coral Cat Shark. Learning can take place in many

forms and locations and the traveling programs allow more educational experiences. Kathy Kuhn, Florence Elementary

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COMMUNITY NEWS Local business buys $5,000 worth of surplus Girl Scout cookies American Homeland Title is a local real estate title agency serving the greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky real estate markets. “We normally give fresh baked cookies to the buyers at all of our closings. But, due to the Corona Virus, we’ve ceased doing this,” says John J. Yonas. “We became aware of Cookie Relief which is a campaign to advertise the surplus of non-delivered Girl Scout cookies. We thought this was a great way to give back to the community. We will now be able to give cookies to our buyers for the foreseeable future until things return to normal.” If other organizations would like to help the Girl Scouts with their Cookie Relief campaign, please contact Carolyn McNerney at 1-800-475-2621, option 2, ext. 1312. John Yonas, American Homeland Title Agency

The Relief Fund will provide fl exible fi nancial assistance to nonprofi ts serving Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Northern Kentucky that are experiencing increased demand for resources in response to the COVID-19 virus in our community. More information about the Relief Fund, including how to donate, can be found at www.horizonfunds.org/coronavirus-relief-fund. “This is the time for Northern Kentuckians to step up for each other,” said Horizon Community Funds President Nancy Grayson. “Horizon Community Funds stands shoulder to shoulder with our community in these challenging times, and we call upon Northern Kentucky individuals and companies to join us in tackling the dire issues brought on by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Your donation, in any amount, will help us to support our neighbors and our community together.” The Relief Fund is a special fund for generating a signifi cant source of money to use for citizens of Northern Kentucky, especially families who are suffering hardship from loss of jobs, income, or due to health-related events. Initial priorities for the Fund include: food and basic hygiene and cleaning supplies; medication and health care needs not supported by insurance; and access to essential needs. “Now is the opportunity for our entire Northern Kentucky population to come together for this common purpose of supporting those who need help in this diffi cult time,” said Horizon Community Funds Board Chair Bill Butler. “Let us demonstrate that we care, that we are indeed one Northern Kentucky, united in giving.” Individuals and businesses are encouraged to donate either online at www.horizonfunds.org, through check mailed to Horizon Community Funds, or through other methods as outlined on the website. The resources will be deployed rapidly, foregoing the traditional long form application process. Instead, NKY Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund partners will work with community advisors, local offi cials, and other stakeholders to identify organizations currently providing prioritized

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Hagedorn Appliance is giving back again this year to the DCCH Center for Families and Children to help promote awareness of Child Abuse Awareness Month in April. A portion of all Speed Queen laundry sales will be donated back to the DCCH April 15-30. Together we are better. Julea Schuh, Journey Marketing

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Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is quickly launching a new fund to support Northern Kentuckians facing increased crises or needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Horizon NKY Coronavirus Relief Fund aims to raise at least $4 million, with nearly half of that already committed. Through generous support from The Butler Foundation and The R.C. Durr Foundation, and corporate citizens including Fischer Homes and Drees Homes Foundation, First Financial Bank, and other individuals Horizon Community Funds has secured pre-commitments approaching $1.8 million as matching gifts to raise these much-needed funds.

Saban, a male Golden Retriever mix, was last seen on March 29 in Ludlow, KY, across the street from Ideal Supplies. PROVIDED

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From restaurants and bars to schools and libraries, it seems everything is closing in response to the growing novel coronavirus pandemic. Now add ﬁ tness centers and gyms to the growing list. Staying active during this crazy time is more important than ever to our physical and mental health. Here are a few ways to keep ﬁ t without the gym.

1. Run, walk or bike outside This one's pretty simple and something you're probably already familiar with. Put on your running (or walking) shoes and hit the pavement. Whether you head to a designated trail or just circle a few blocks of your neighborhood, getting some fresh air and Vitamin D can do wonders for both mind and body. Great Parks of Hamilton County remain open for passive recreation like hiking, private boat access and ﬁ shing access. The agency is also waiving it's Motor Vehicle Permit to make the parks

more accessible for outdoor enjoyment. Just be sure to keep your distance if you meet others on the trails – Mayor Cranley says citizens should keep at least six feet apart in public. Indoors, try to utilize stairs whenever possible for a short burst of cardio. Every little bit helps.

2. Work out with your TV Push the ottoman aside and roll out your yoga mat or towel in front of the television for a guided workout from any number of online fi tness sources. YouTube is by far the largest generator of fi tness channels, but that also means there's a lot of junk to wade through. A few of the most popular channels are HASfi t, POPSUGAR Fitness, Fitness Blender, BeFit and Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home. You can also fi nd more than 250 health and wellness channels on Roku. While some are fee-based channels, you can fi nd some pretty good ones for free, too. Home-based Workout Channel is a seven-day video series targeting a diff erent muscle group each day. It's got good instruction, but the camera work isn't great. Get Healthy U TV off ers a variety of free 10-minute workouts and has a

more professional look to it, and FitNation's Fit At Any Age series off ers a variety of exercises that focus on specifi c areas of the body or a specifi c routine. You'll fi nd professional quality and instruction here. Many fi tness centers like Planet Fitness and Fitness Marshall are doing Facebook Live online videos. The Down Dog family of apps, which includes Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre and 7 Minute Workout, is allowing people to use the service for free until April 1; downdogapp.com. Did you know you can fi nd loads of free fi tness instruction from the library? Yeah, the brick and mortar buildings may be closed, but if you've got a library card, you can stream a number of exercise programs via the library's Hoopla service. We found 80 diff erent streaming workouts for yoga alone! Hoopla's interface is a little clunky, but just type an interest into the search bar, then click on format and fi lter for "television." hoopladigital.com.

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tles and cans of beans or soup are a great replacement for 1-pound dumbbells. Put rubber bands around the cans or bottles for a better grip. Bags of onions, potatoes or citrus also work well as dumbbell substitutes in the 3-5 pound range. Don't discard used laundry detergent bottles. The average 72-ounce bottle weighs about fi ve pounds, making it a good choice for lifting. Just make sure it's completely rinsed out, then refi ll with water. Added bonus: comfortable handles! For heavier lifting, 160-ounce bottles can be substituted for 10-pound dumbbells. Gallon milk jugs can perform a similar duty in the eight-pound range, although the lids may not provide the same security as a laundry detergent bottle. Just remember to fi nish the contents before you repurpose the jugs. Spoiled milk is icky.

The fund allows donors the opportunity to directly support the needs of St. Elizabeth healthcare workers on the front lines of this crisis. “Throughout our long history, St. Elizabeth associates have answered the call to serve each time our community has needed it the most,” said Garren Colvin, President & CEO, St. Elizabeth Healthcare. “We want to assure our neighbors that we are right here and fully prepared to care for them as we face this unprecedented challenge. “And while our dedicated associates stand on the front lines, we stand ready to support them and their families, now and in the weeks and months to come,” added Colvin. “These men and women are working around the clock to ensure the health and safety of our community.”

In a show of support for their colleagues, and to maximize the impact of individual gifts, the St. Elizabeth medical staﬀ has pledged to match up to $100,000 of donations to the Associate Crisis Support Fund. “Daily, I am humbled by the caring and compassion of our physicians and medical team,” said Colvin. This inspiring expression of support shows we are all in this together, and together we will make our way through it.” For questions regarding the NKY Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund or the St. Elizabeth Associate Crisis Support Fund, please contact Nancy Grayson at ngrayson@horizonfunds.org or 859757-1552. Theresa Brown, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky

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