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Covington announces tech services development Former shopping center at Latonia race track site to be home to $7 million development Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Griffin Kelley tosses the Price Hill Press neighborhood weekly newspaper onto a client's porch on April 30, in West Price Hill. Kelley's route is part of the Cincinnati Enquirer junior carrier program. Kelley started helping his older brothers deliver papers when he was six-years-old and has been helping deliver them ever since. The program is scheduled to end at the end of May. ALBERT CESARE /THE ENQUIRER

Century-old Tradition Coming To An End Junior newspaper carriers, having served the Tristate for decades, are being retired

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We’re losing another piece of “the good old days,” as junior carriers stop delivering weekly newspapers in the suburbs. This newspaper has been using junior carriers since at least the 1870s, but more likely since its launch in 1841. During that time, young people delivering newspapers has become a touchstone of the American experience. May will be the last month The Enquirer and its network of Community Press and Recorder newspapers will use junior carriers, also known as paper boys and paper girls in Ohio. The Kentucky carriers will deliver their last papers in June. Some East Side carriers have already made their last rounds.

Paper route taught life lessons Ben Bergan is 10. He just lost his ﬁ rst job. For the past two years, he’s been delivering papers near his home in Montgomery. “I decided I needed a continuous income because I didn’t like having a lemonade stand or two every year or so,” Ben

Ben Bergan is 10. He just lost his ﬁ rst job. said. “I did not like having to ask my mom or dad for anything any time we went anywhere and I wanted something.” To say the elementary school student is entrepreneurial is an understatement. He started with one route, about 12 houses, but then picked up an extra route. “I’m really sad about losing my customers, all the people,” he said. He recalled an older couple would wave at him through the window every time he dropped oﬀ a paper. His father, Dave Bergan, said it has

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Two former big box stores in a shopping center in Latonia will be remade into the home for two Northern Kentucky computer technology service companies, said Covington offi cials in a recent news conference. Offi cials, including Mayor Joe Meyer and Economic Development Director Tom West, made the announcement with the owners of two businesses over a Zoom online video conference. The former Latonia Shopping Center, built in the 1960s atop the former Latonia horse racing track, will be remade, Meyer said. Meyer The remaking of 200,000 square feet in the former Value City and Burlington Coat Factory stores will be done by Florence-based Blair Technology Group and Covington-based ReGadget. “We expect this to be about a $7 million project overall,” said Andy Blair, founder of Blair Technology and a coowner of ReGadget. The companies have purchased the two former big box stores from Schottenstein Property Group of Columbus, Ohio, under a new venture called CovTech Investments, said Kurt Reynolds of ReGadget. ReGadget, a provider of educational computers and software to schools, will move 24 employees from its Florence location. Reynolds said ReGadget will hire 10 more employees immediately, and 30-40 more in a year’s time. Schottenstein Property Group still owns the remainder of Latonia Shopping Center, Reynolds said. Covington-based Blair, a refurbisher of laptop and desktop computers, will expand from its current headquarters in the former Johnny’s Toys location on Howard Litzler Drive a few blocks away in Latonia. Blair’s current Tech Castle headquarters and retail store will remain at its current location. Blair is the number one authorized refurbisher of Microsoft products, according to a Covington news release. Blair plans to add 30 to 40 more employees, according to the release. Meyer, to start the press conference, said he remembered people being excited about the shopping center when it was fi rst started in the 1960s. “It needs a new future, and the people of Latonia have long wanted to see that center refocused and revitalized,” Meyer said.

Ben Bergan, 10, delivers newspapers in Montgomery. He said started the job when he was 8 because he wanted "continuous income." PROVIDED/DAVE BERGAN

been an emotional experience for his son. “He wanted a job. For an eight-yearold to say they wanted a job, this is all we could ﬁ nd,” Bergan said. “This was just his ﬁ rst regular job and responsibility where he was serving his customers. That’s just a hard skill to replicate in other ways at young ages.”

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Ben said the job helped him connect with other people in his neighborhood and taught him “you have to be nice to people in order for them to continue talking to you.” But the 10-year-old has plans. He’s learning to run a lawnmower and See CARRIERS, Page 2A

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“In my head, tossing papers is a very traditional kids ﬁ rst job. I think the safety concern, I guess it’s valid, but I never felt unsafe on my route. It’s just disappointing that the opportunity for kids to come is just not going to be there anymore.”

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wants to launch a dog walking business as soon as COVID-19 restrictions lift enough to allow it. And what does someone like Ben, who demanded work and paycheck at 8 and suﬀ ered through downsizing at 10, want to do when it grows up? He said he wasn’t sure, but had a top three: animator, a YouTuber who does animation or maybe a job that involves working with animals.

Family ties The Price Hill Press will be one of the last Ohio publications to make the switch. Junior carriers for that paper will make their last delivery on May 27. Griffi n Kelley, 18, will be throwing papers on that last day on a route that has been passed down to him from his four older brothers. “I was tagging along walking the route with them when I was 6 years old. I was just having fun, along for the ride. I’ve had multiple customers tell us how amazing it’s been to watch all of us boys grow up,” Griffi n said. “We were able to build these relationships with people in our neighborhood that we wouldn’t have really got to know without this paper route.” Griffi n is set to graduate from Elder this year and will then head to Ohio State University, just like his older brothers. They have all caddied at Western Hill Country Club and been lifeguards at the Gamble-Nippert YMCA. Duncan Kelley is a senior at OSU graduating with a degree in sports industry. He said: “It’s just never really been an option about whether we would work or not, it’s about where we would work and pretty often how many jobs we would work.” The teens’ father, Deron Kelley, called throwing papers a rite of passage and credits it with helping build his sons’ work ethic. He too was a paper carrier when he was in high school in the early 1980s, though he delivered a much bigger, daily route from a van. Now Griffi n delivers weekly to about 65 houses. Half of what he collects goes to the newspaper, he keeps the other half plus any tips he receives. He said he makes about $120 a month and the job takes one to two hours a week. The papers are dropped off to his home on Tuesday nights. He

Paxton Kelley

Former newspaper carrier

Griffin Kelley, center, and his brothers, Duncan, left, and Paxton sit on their parents front porch in West Price Hill on Wednesday, April 30. The brothers all delivered the Price Hill Press neighborhood weekly newspaper as part of the Cincinnati Enquirer junior carrier program. PHOTOS BY ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

folds them individually that night, then delivers them after school on Wednesdays. “We still had plenty of time to have a good high school social life, have other jobs, get our homework done,” Griﬃ n said. “It didn’t take too much time and it was still a great job to have.” The Kelley family is extremely disappointed that the program is coming to an end. Paxton Kelley is a junior at Ohio State. He started helping his brother’s deliver the papers when he was about 9. “In my head, tossing papers is a very traditional kids ﬁ rst job. I think the safety concern, I guess it’s valid, but I never felt unsafe on my route,” he said. “It’s just disappointing that the opportunity for kids to come is just not going to be there anymore.” Paxton said the job was a unique preparation for the working world. “A 9- or 10-year-old getting $80 a month, I didn’t know what to do with it. You just start to learn how to save money and you start to learn what money

really is,” he said. “The whole time you’re speaking to adults, and that’s something most 9- or 10year-olds avoid doing it.” “Our customers will invite us into their houses to keep us warm while they are going to get there money. They’ll give us water on hot days,” Griffi n added. The youngest Kelley said an ex-Marine had a choice words when learned the news. “When I informed him that the kids were being ‘kicked out’ of this paper route, he informed me that he was going to try to kick them out. He is not responding lightly to all this,” Griffi n said. The Kelleys also worry for their older customers. While they make sure the paper ends up at the doorstep, the don’t trust adults in cars to do the same thing. “A lot of our customers are too old to be walking to the bottom of their driveway to get their paper,” Griffi n said.

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to an adult carrier program, consistent with industry best practices, according to Enquirer Executive Editor Beryl Love. Before the program began winding down this spring, there were 1,568 youth carriers delivering to 60,120 homes in region. It’s not a fi nancial decision. Love noted that it will cost more to hire adult carriers than to continue paying young people to do the job. “Ending the youth carrier program was an extremely diffi cult decision to make. The paper boy or paper girl is an iconic part of our history and it’s sad to see that tradition going away,” Love said. “That said, in this day and age, the safety concerns are signifi cant, and many families are uncomfortable with the idea of sending children out door-todoor.”

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Griffin Kelley walks his newspaper rout while delivering the Price Hill Press neighborhood weekly.

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quirer using “newsboys” can be found dating back to at least 1845, just four years after the paper was founded. In those early days, there were several daily newspapers in Cincinnati. Hundreds of newsboys worked in the city. After the second World War and the huge expansion of public education and suburbia, the job of paper boy or girl took on the look many envision today – the young person

tossing papers over the handlebars of their bike. That continued into the 1990s, the decades that brought us the internet, a technology that proved to be monumentally disruptive to the newspaper industry. The Associated Press reported in 2006 that in 1994, more than half of newspaper carriers were under 18. Twelve years later, 81 percent were adults in cars. The demise of afternoon papers, a shift to centralized distribution and earlier delivery deadlines were cited as reasons for the shift. The Enquirer’s parent company, Gannett, operates hundreds of newspapers in 47 states and Guam. Most phased out the use of junior carriers years ago. The Community Press and Recorders are among the last in Gannett to shift

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Crestview Hills Joseph-Beth permanently closing Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Crestview Hills Joseph-Beth location is permanently closing, eff ective immediately, offi cials said. The small independent bookstore chain will only close the one store, saying there have been declining year-over-year sales at the Crestview Hills location. That, “compounded through recent store closures due to coronavirus,” led to the closure. “In response to business changes over the last several weeks due to COVID-19, Joseph-Beth is undertaking some large scale changes. Unfortunately, this includes permanently closing our Crestview Hills location,” president and CEO Adam Miller said in a statement. Joseph-Beth announced its lease of the 20,000-square-foot space at Crestview Hills in fall 2011, taking over a former Borders location. “We are sad to leave Crestview Hills. It was a diffi cult, but necessary, decision and we will miss being part of that community,” Miller said. “We are thankful for the outpouring of community support we have received, and continue to receive, during this diffi cult time and look forward to the day we are able to open our doors to our customers again.” Miller said the closing will allow Joseph-Beth to operate its two store locations at Rookwood Pavilion in Cincinnati and at Lexington Green in Lexington and “be a successful local, independent bookstore for years to come.”

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Butlers Pantry in Covington back open after coronavirus forced them to close Briana Rice and Kathrine Nero Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Butler’s Pantry in Covington opened in Covington a few years, debuted a new menu in January, but then the novel coronavirus hit. By March, the new grocery store was forced to close due to the pandemic. The store fi nally reopened on Monday, May 4. “It’s hard, one big thing in this industry is momentum,” Mitch Arens of Butlers Pantry told The Enquirer’s Kathrine Nero. In addition to the loss of momentum the store had as newcomers came to check it out, the hospitality group had to lay off 69 employees as a result of the pandemic. The store has since rehired about a dozen employees, Aren said. “Butler’s Pantry is kind of your catch all,” Arens told Nero. “In proper Covington, there’s not a true grocery store, especially down towards the river.” The store will have fresh produce, local coff ees and baristas, deli counters, local bread, wine and beer on draft that are available to-go in growlers, as well as some prepared food. Aren and Stephen Williams partnered in September and took over several restaurants in Covington’s River Center. Williams also owns Bouquet

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restaurant. When Nero asked about a meat shortage, Aren said, “A big problem with those meats is that it’s big national companies that are struggling. But who’s not struggling are the local farmers. Well they are struggling, because they don’t have that outlet.” Butler’s Pantry is working to provide an outlet for local farmers now that many don’t have restaurants to sell to. Butler’s Pantry will have local beef, local lamb, local pork in addition to seafood. The pantry will also have recipe packets that will include instruc-

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Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club to open at The Lagoon Saloon Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club says on Facebook that it hopes to open across the street at The Lagoon Saloon in Ludlow this summer “with some big changes outside” as it works to resume operations on the Ohio River. Before a barge slammed into the yacht club last October and the novel coronavirus shuttered much of the country, it had planned to kick oﬀ its 2020 season on April 23.

With that not being an option, the club said on Facebook, it has made plans to operate at The Lagoon Saloon at 859 Elm St. Once coronavirus-related lockdowns and closures are lifted, yacht club customers will be able to tie up at transit docks at the club and walk across the street to the saloon. “While it is with a heavy heart and hard to imagine not being able to have the 24th LBYC season this year we look forward to opening the LAGOON as soon as mandates are lifted and seeing

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Butcher shop sales explode, but supplies getting tight Cameron Knight and Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Crowded grocery stores were never for everybody, but the outbreak of new coronavirus appears to be driving people back to their local butcher shops and meat markets. Greater Cincinnati shops are reporting retails sales the likes of which they have never seen. And for their businesses, it’s needed. Many butcher shops sell wholesale to restaurants as well as to regular home cooks, and the wholesale market is way down due to the unprecedented closure of restaurant dining rooms. “It’s like Christmas every day,” said Ken Wassler. “The retail has been phenomenal, actually hard to keep up.” Wassler is the current owner of Wassler Meats in Green Township outside Cincinnati. His great grandfather started the business in 1894. Wassler’s sons work at the store make them the ﬁ fth generation to take to the family business. “I’ve never seen it like this in my life,” said Wassler, who started working at the shop 40 years ago. And these transactions are happening in the store’s parking lot. The Harrison Avenue store hasn’t allowed any customers inside for about three weeks. Wassler said his customers are telling him they want to avoid crowded grocery stores and lines. For Wassler, though, total money ﬂ ow is still down. He said the increased retail sales are almost making up the drop in wholesale, but not quite. Across the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky, Billy Finke of Finke & Sons meat market in Fort Wright said his shop has been so busy he’s had to hire temporary help just to keep up. “Our business doubles or triples every day,’’ said Finke, who is still allowing customers to come inside. “It’s been crazy.’’ He said he expects “business to be even crazier” over the next several days after poultry manufacturing giant Ty-

Numerous signs remind customers to practice social distancing and not handle products they don’t intend to purchase at Bill Finke & Sons Market.

Store owner Billy Fink pre-measured one-pound packs of the butcher shop’s famous goetta at Bill Finke & Sons Market in Fort Wright, Ky., on Monday. PHOTOS BY SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

Customers turn to local shops such as Bill Finke & Sons Market for fresh meat they can’t get at supermarkets during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ginger beer can be made in less than a day Whether you’re working at home in a spare bedroom, a corner of the family room or in a real home offi ce, or even if you don’t usually work outside the home, one thing’s for certain. Most of us are doing more cooking than we ever thought possible. And being adventurous, yet frugal, in the process. I’m guessing that’s why you perked up when I mentioned ginger beer recently. Now don’t get excited – it’s not a real beer, since it contains no grain. But because ginger beer uses yeast in the quick fermenting process, we call it a “beer.” Ginger beer, made with ginger root, is naturally fi zzy with a sweet and spicy bite. The fi rst time I enjoyed it was at friend Triset De Fonseka’s Sri Lankan restaurant, Aralia. That was a long while back. I just assumed it was hard to make, but it isn’t. Ginger beer can be made in less than a day. The original recipe called for wine/champagne yeast, but I used regular bread yeast. It worked fi ne. If I can score some wine yeast, I’ll make a batch and let you know. I’m thinking the wine yeast will have a more refi ned fl avor. Oh, and one more thing. If you don’t have molasses, sub in honey or maple syrup.

Ginger Beer I used 1-1/2 cups sugar, since as it ferments, it becomes less sweet. Ingredients: 8 oz. fresh ginger or frozen root, thawed, peeled a bit and coarsely chopped 7-8 cups water 1 to 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon molasses, honey or maple syrup 1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or more to taste 1/4 teaspoon wine or regular bread yeast (active dry yeast) 1 container with enough space for fermentation, covered

fermentation. Sprinkle yeast on top of liquid. Cover with lid. Position it so a tiny bit of air can come in. (Original recipe said to seal tight, but I was afraid of jar bursting.) Let ferment/sit at room temperature for 12 hours or so. Mine sat a full 24. The longer it ferments, the more “beery/yeasty” it tastes. After fermenting, pour into bottles, leaving air space at the top, seal and store in refrigerator. I don’t seal mine real tight. Drink within 1 week. Can be used as a base for cocktails. Freeze ginger: Up to 6 months.

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Combine ginger-water, 3 to 4 more cups water, sugar and molasses in pot over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves.

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Add lemon juice and taste.

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Remove from heat and let cool to slightly warmer than room temperature.

Not sure if fermentation is happening? At any time during the process, give the beer a stir or shake (you can do this when you ﬁ rst add the yeast, too).

Line a funnel with coffee ﬁ lters (3) or double cheesecloth to strain liquid into container. Press on solids. I used a big glass jar. A big plastic soda bottle works, too. There should be 3” or so of space left on top for

You should see some action – bubbles forming and if you look close, tiny fermentation bubbles will be rising through the liquid.

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Sports KHSAA commissioner: ‘I don’t think the 2020 fall season for any sport will look like 2019’ James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Maile is working out and keeping in shape for “spring” training, whenever it comes. Maile and other players have to be cautious about staying in their normal oﬀ season playing shape without overdoing it. ‘It’s a big challenge, but everybody’s in the same boat,” he said. “When this whole thing started, we didn’t know what this was going to look like. We didn’t think it was right to keep training like the season was right around the corner. We’re all professionals. Most of us know our bodies really well, but there’s no script for this.” Maile had been in workouts with his new teammates since February, getting used to the new pitchers in the Pirates system. “A lot of the new players I wasn’t entirely familiar with, just their names and statistical backgrounds,” Maile said. “I faced a lot of them in the minor leagues so I have some memories of them. As a catcher, you have to learn the pitching staﬀ and I was starting to get in a rhythm with that.” Maile has struggled at the plate for most of his career with a career batting average of .198 with 10 home runs, 60 RBI and 53 runs scored. He hit .248 in 2018. However, defense is the main calling-card for a pro behind the plate, and he has made a name for himself at the

The high school sports season this fall is likely to look diff erent than previous seasons because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. How much diff erent is unknown as the situation changes daily, said Julian Tackett, the commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association commissioner. “You can’t say with any confi dence on May 8 how things will look on June 20, but I feel a lot better than I did a week ago,” Tackett said. “I don’t think the 2020 fall season for any sport will look like 2019.” Tackett took questions from media members Friday as the association makes plans for this summer under unprecedented conditions. The KHSAA is monitoring the situation with the coronavirus as the association makes plans for the fall seasons. The KHSAA canceled its entire spring sports season in late April, as well as the basketball state tournaments. “I haven’t had to do anything worse,” Tackett said. “I’ve never made a decision that diffi cult. We live every day to create opportunities for students. We have 3,000 people at our state track meet. We have a baseball team that is 0-24 have a new opportunity at the district tournament. There is no one playing now in any of the 50 states, and that is a gut-wrenching decision for all of us.” Tackett recently did an interview with the Louisville Courier Journal where he addressed the fi nancial state of the KHSAA, among other issues. Since then, local athletes received some good news with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Thursday that outdoor youth sports would be allowed beginning June 15 under Phase 2 of Kentucky’s reopening plan. Tackett said he believes that only applies to organizations not under KHSAA jurisdiction, but he is requesting clarifi cation from the governor’s offi ce. “It does start to give us some hope,” Tackett said. “Our athletes who played in the spring have been the only ones who had an entire season lost since World War II. In May, you have the benefi t of time. There is no rush because of the unknown.”

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Luke Maile as catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays throws the ball against the Los Angeles Angels on Jun 20, 2019 at Rogers Centre. KEVIN SOUSA/USA TODAY SPORTS

CovCath grad Maile talks new season with Pirates James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

During his Major League Baseball career, Luke Maile has seen 27 of the 30 ballparks in the league. The three exceptions are in the National League Central Division, where he has found a new home this season after signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the oﬀ season. Maile, a 2009 Covington Catholic graduate, has been in the majors since 2015, spending two seasons with Tampa Bay and three with the Toronto Blue Jays. He has CovCath school records for batting average, runs batted in and runs scored, among others, en route to being Kentucky Mr. Baseball and high school All-American. He also had an outstanding career at the University of Kentucky before becoming an eighth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay. If the 2020 season unfolded like seasons before it, Maile was going to spend the majority of it in NL Central ballparks. Pittsburgh’s PNC Park is one of the three he hasn’t seen, along with Chicago’s Wrigley Field and St. Louis’s Busch Stadium. This year, of course, has been like no other because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Maile and his colleagues in the baseball community do not know when, or even where, the 2020 MLB season will begin.

Luke Maile stands for a picture during media day at Pirate City. REINHOLD MATAY/USA TODAY SPORTS

“Playing in the Central is really cool,” he said May 8. “Playing in my hometown is really special. This is the one division I haven’t seen the ballparks yet. Hopefully that still happens. A lot of good emotions coming back. Hopefully I have a lot more games ahead of me.” Maile lives in Palm Harbor, Florida with his wife and daughter. That is near Tampa and about 50 miles from the Pirates’ spring training facility in Bradenton.

See who won NKU’s end-of-season awards James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Northern Kentucky University gave out its season-ending Victor Awards to its coaches and athletes April 30. The Victors is a yearly event where athletes vote to recognize their peers and their accomplishments. The awards were announced on Twitter, with video presentations for all nominees and winners. Here is the list of winners, with links to their highlight videos: Highest Team GPA (spring and fall): Women’s soccer, tennis. Coach of the Year: Darrin Horn, men’s basketball. Community Impact Award: Volleyball team. Thomas J. Kearns Career Achievement Award: Dantez Walton (men’s basketball), Laura Crawford (volleyball), Molly Glick (women’s basketball), Ava Lawson (softball), Shelby Olsen (volleyball), Shawna Zaken (women’s soccer). Lawson is a McAuley High

Basketball head coach Darrin Horn hugs senior Dantez Walton outside the student union building at NKU.

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School graduate. Most Improved Team: Women’s basketball. Athletic Training Room Award: Griﬃ n Kain, baseball; Jenna Tracy and Megan Kappen, track and ﬁ eld. Kain and Kappen are Oak Hills graduates.

Male Iron Norse Award: Adrian Nelson, men’s basketball. Female Iron Norse Award: Emily Soltes, women’s soccer. Career Service Award: Sarah Coﬀ man, Kyle Fitzgerald, Mica Sloan. Victor’s Award for school spirit: Felipe Hidalgo, men’s tennis.

Rookie of the Year: Lynsey Shipley, women’s track. International Student-Athlete of the Year: Margita Sunjic, women’s tennis. Performance of the Year: Shawna Zaken’s two goals against Detroit Mercy in soccer. Play of the Year: Laura Crawford’s spectacular digs in the Horizon League Volleyball Championship. Win of the Year: Volleyball team upsetting No. 1 seed Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament. Athletes of Distinction: Shawna Zaken (women’s soccer) and Dantez Walton (men’s basketball). Go Norse Fund Award: Ava Lawson, softball. Male Athlete of the Year: Andrew Bacon, baseball. Bacon is a Cincinnati native. Female Athlete of the Year: Shawna Zaken, women’s soccer Mr. Norse: Tyler Sharpe, basketball. Ms. Norse: Ava Lawson, softball. Lawson is a McAuley graduate.

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SCHOOL NEWS NKU School of the Arts offers online art summer workshops for adults Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts Music Preparatory Division will be off ering two online art studio workshops for adults age 18+ this summer. Each workshop is taught by Randel Plowman and will off er an optional 10hour Professional Development certifi cate for teachers. Tuition for each workshop is $70. ‘Zine Workshop (June 13-19) You will create a ‘zine edition of your own! This can include text and pictures, pictures only, text only. Both printing and binding techniques will be taught. If you are an artist, writer, teacher or any-

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major-league level with defense. Maile has thrown out one-third of potential base-stealers and has been regularly praised for his way of handling pitchers. Managing pitchers and being a coach to them is a big part of the job. “It means diff erent things to diff erent people,” he said. “Everybody’s personality is diff erent. It’s a working relationship like your own personal job. You don’t handle one boss the same as the other boss. You have to learn personalities. After that, it’s how prepared you are and how much information you have. The more you do that, the more trust you gain with your pitchers.” Maile had many highlights in Toronto, including a walkoff home run in 2018. He remembered an early game in 2017 with Marco Estrada helping him get settled. Estrada, a 12-year veteran, was coming off a 2016 season in which he was an All-Star and went 9-9 with a 3.48

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Tackett emphasized what high school sports mean to Kentuckians. “It’s important to the community,” he said. “It’s important to society for getting some feelings of normality. It’s important for some areas for ﬁ nancial reasons. It’s very important to get society moving again, and interaction moving again, even if you’re not shaking hands or bro-hugging again. That’s the advantage of interscholastic sports, that everyone gets together. It’s a big value in our state, maybe more than a lot of others.” Tackett addressed a wide variety of issues regarding the next few months in high school sports:

Fall sports beginnings With fall sports preparations offi cially scheduled after the normal KHSAA dead period ends on July 9, there have been no offi cial postponements as of yet. Tackett said it’s possible that some sports don’t begin their seasons on time in August, but that every sport will be subject to diff erent guidelines. For instance, golf, as an outdoor sport with limited number of participants, is already in a good place under social-distancing restrictions, especially with many golf courses already open around the area with restrictions. Cross country meets that happen

one with a story to tell, a point to make, or like to draw and make things, this workshop is for you! No previous experience necessary. ‘Zines (pronounced “zeens,” short for magazines) are self-published minibooks or original content about anything the author/illustrator chooses. Examples of topics range from comics, fanﬁ ction, politics, art, and personal stories. Generally, they are reproduced on a photocopier in small print runs for sale or trade. Zines have been produced since the 1700s and were created by politically involved artists in the Dada and Surrealist movements in the early 20th century and the 1970s Punk subculture. Collage Workshop (June 27-July 3) Collage is the art of recycling. It takes the old and makes it new again through

fragmenting, recontextualizing and combining imagery in new and exciting ways. This seven-day online workshop explores the many possibilities that collage can oﬀ er. This workshop is open to both beginner and advanced artists. Several techniques will be explored in this hands-on workshop, including; creating visually compelling imagery through the use of layering, using color eﬀ ectively, how to create a strong composition and more. Randel Plowman received his M.F.A. in printmaking from University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.F.A. from Northern Kentucky University. He has exhibited in solo and juried exhibitions throughout the United States; in addition, his work appears in

ERA for the Blue Jays. Their fi rst game together was in Yankee Stadium May 1, 2017, a 7-1 win by the Blue Jays. Estrada pitched seven innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits. “He relies on his catcher to call a game,” Maile said. “He puts a lot of trust in you and I had to learn him quickly. He really pitched well and had guys off balance all night. To have that fi rst game go well with a veteran and establish that trust was big for me.” The CovCath grad was regularly called the “Maile Man” by the Blue Jays social media staff for the times he delivered on the diamond. He had a great time living in Canada for three years. “I miss the guys I played with for three years,” he said. “There was a good core there that had been there since 2017. I met some great people and had some great relationships, and I keep in touch with a lot of them. The fan base is super. Playing for an entire country is a unique experience. That was the biggest treat of it all, seeing the country and how that fan base is. I’ll miss that a lot.”

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove (59) talks with catcher Luke Maile (14) during the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at LECOM Park on March 12 in Bradenton, Florida. KIM KLEMENT/USA TODAY SPORTS

outdoors are also in a good situation, but Tackett said there could be limits on the number of entrants for meets. “They’re all together in the start, jostling at the beginning, then they spread out after that,” he said. “If you watch the start of the meet, it’s not low-contact. We’ll have to get interpretations on that.” Soccer, with regular contact between players, would have similar issues to football. Volleyball, taking place indoors, is under more restrictions and the KHSAA will need guidance from health oﬃ cials about ventilation and air quality.

Football Fridays Tackett said it’s too soon to know if early regular-season football games will have to be canceled or if there will be limited attendance guidelines for home football games in the fall. Plus, schools will need guidance on how their players will have to social distance and how to determine what fans are allowed in the gates. A potential issue is the diff erence in types of facilities schools have. Tackett said smaller schools with smaller facilities and bleacher sizes have already been discussing moving games to Saturdays at larger stadiums. The potential for having three or four games at one spot on a Saturday is there, especially with the prevalence of turf fi elds. “You could see diff erent stagings for diff erent sports,” he said. “The key thing is can people get onto this campus, can they get in the locker rooms. How confi -

dent are you in those weight rooms that they can be socially distant? That is our ﬁ rst hurdle, getting people back on campus.” Finances are a key consideration, with Tackett noting that many schools count on ﬁ ve home football games every fall, with ticket revenue being used to fund other sports. Logistics could change for entering a sporting event. Having volunteers, sometimes middle-school age, at a table collecting cash for tickets is a staple of the school sporting experience. “Nothing is dirtier than money,” Tackett said. “If you have options to buy a ticket on your phone and show them something, they’ll do that. Why would you have stacks of cash that you have to secure and have guards there for? That will come sooner than we ever thought.”

Football fi nals The six state championship games are currently set for the fi rst weekend of December at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field. Tackett is open to moving them later in the month if necessary, provided UK doesn’t schedule concerts or other events in the stadium. Moving them back too far won’t work because of overlap with winter sports and weather issues. “For a (state football fi nal), 8,000 to 9,000 is a fantastic crowd,” Tackett said. “You can fi t that in a 60,000-seat stadium and socially distance. What if it’s a county rivalry with 800 seats? There are so many variables. A lot of schools don’t lock the gates, there’s easy in and out.

many public and private collections in North America and abroad, his work has been cited in numerous publications, including The New York Times and USA Today; been featured in The Paris Review, How Design Magazine, Artist Magazine and Somerset Studio. He is the author of two books, Masters: Collage, and The Collage Workbook: How To Get Started And Stay Inspired; voted Best Art Instruction Book of 2012 by Library Journal. Plowman currently teaches printmaking at Northern Kentucky University. For more information and to register, please visit https://musicprep.asapconnected.com/#CourseGroupID=47216. Rick Endres, Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts

Some of it may not be able to be regulated. Some of it relies on membership doing the right thing.”

Players testing positive If a high school student tests positive for COVID-19, he or she is expected to self-quarantine under existing health department guidelines, but what happens next is a fl uid situation and guidelines could be diff erent in the fall. “The coach is an employee of the school district and would have the fi rst opportunity to address it,” Tackett said. “If someone is quarantined and says he’s going to play anyway, only then would we get involved.” Other situations involving enforcement of rules and guidelines, particularly with masks, are up to the schools. “Then you have the mask requirement, how schools handle that with fans,” Tackett said. “They’ll have to limit fan gatherings at practice. There are schools where that is a big deal. There will be a lot of pressure on schools to enforce these kinds of things.”

Transfers There are no changes to the KHSAA transfer policies, though Tackett said some kids will have more ﬂ exibility on being eligible at a new school because there was no varsity spring season. A student who transfers over the summer would be eligible for the 2021 spring sports season even if they don’t get a waiver from the KHSAA to make them eligible for fall and winter.

The Beechwood Tigers pose with the championship trophy after the KHSAA Class A title game at Kroger Field at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Beechwood defeated Raceland 41-0 to claim back-to-back Championships. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

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New Mexican hot dog restaurant opening in Covington Polly Campbell

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It’s not clear just yet when restaurants will be allowed to fully reopen, but on May 5, a brand new restaurant opened its doors in Covington. It will, of course, be only open for carryout and delivery. The new concept, Papi Jocho’s, serves Mexican street-food hot dogs. (Pronounce it papi hocho.) It’s from the people behind the Agave and Rye taco restaurant, and it will be next door to Agave and Rye in Covington, at 633 Madison Ave. It takes the place of Sugar Whisky Sis.

Drinks, including sangria and several varieties of margarita, from Papi Jocho's. ANDREW MATRE/PROVIDED

Yavonne Sarber, founder of Agave and Rye, said Papi Jocho’s is inspired by the hot dogs you can buy on the street in Mexico. “They’ll have big griddles of hot dogs grilled, along with caramelized onions and jalapenos and other toppings.” The menu in Covington goes a little further. The “Original Papi Jocho” includes an all-beef hot dog, grilled onions, housemade chili sauce, Oaxacan cheese, ketchup, mustard, mayo, tomato, house pickles, cotijta cheese and a grilled jalapeño. Others have the dog wrapped in bacon, or come with guacamole, or are topped with slices of carne asada or pork pastor. Fries and sweet bunuelos are the only other things on the food menu; but there is also an extensive menu of margaritas and sangria, to buy by the liter. Sarber said she and her partners had been tossing the concept around for a while, but they were not planning to launch it until they had opened several new locations of Agave and Rye. They had planned to open locations in Oakley and Columbus this year. But the Jocho’s concept lends itself well to the current restrictions to carryout and delivery. Sugar Whiskey Sis, which was built around overﬂ ow from Agave and Rye

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104 Valleywood Court: Donna Layne to Sarah Parnell and Cody Whisman; $145,000 208 Erlanger Road: J.W. Properties, LLC to Amber and Anthony Stoeber; $185,000 221 Commonwealth Ave.: Patriciai McKnight to Addison Brown; $192,000 3236 Fairwood Court: Allison and Matthew Coffman to Camilla Page; $190,000 3396 Tulip Tree Drive: Don Lou Corporation to Jocelyn and William Santiago; $73,000 3856 Deertrail Drive: Julie and Steven Bailey to Julie and Alex Koenig; $340,000

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Elsmere 3777 Feather Lane: Barbara Biehl and Brendan Mitchell to Ashley and David Rohe; $132,500 636 Bedinger St.: Performance Property Group, LLC to Tyler Rose; $121,000

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Fort Mitchell 22 Swarthmore Drive: Ed Hensley to Ana and Jason Wise; $715,000 44 Pleasant Ridge Ave.: Christina and Matthew Mikhail to Kara and Nathan Hansel; $308,500 838 Niewahner Drive: Beatrice Eith, Ron Eith and Helen and Gary Eith to Jacob Miller; $149,500

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173 Military Parkway: Jamie and Daniel Hopkins to Susan and Kenneth Nordin; $254,000 601 Calumet Court: Lisa Collins to Brian Baker; $208,500

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Hebron 1709 Lafayette Court: Amber and Sean Townsend to Brittany and Roddy Powell; $280,000 1953 Silverleaf Drive: Sarhra and Jamison Elendt to Erin and Braden Burdine; $223,000 2071 Penny Lane: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Mya and Jason Bonham; $340,500

2503 Wernz Drive: Arlinghaus Builders, LLC to Shannon and Marc Brewer; $399,000 2593 Alyssum Drive: Kelly and John Peabody to Jamison Elendt; $315,000 2973 Northcross Drive: The Drees Company to Toni and William Dolwick; $370,000

Highland Heights 2140 Alexandria Pike: Teena and Gary Devoto to Nona and Glen Harrell; $119,000 2723 Alexandria Way: Eugene Ashcraft to Clara and Robert Wills; $210,000

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Ludlow 572 Rivers Breeze Drive, unit 24-301: Daniel Howard to Emilio Ravelo; $200,000 620 Rivers Breeze Drive, unit 26-305: Jenna Williams to Andrea Marie Craig-Francisco Trust; $145,000

Melbourne 3592 Providence Trace: Amy and Daniel Mitchell to Kelton Swinford; $157,000

Morning View 14449 Madison Pike: Elizabeth Sebastian to Rebecca and Troy Garrard; $85,000

Newport 2311 McArthur Lane: Brian Witt to Jstone Properties, LLC; $185,000

Petersburg 2408 Lawrenceburg Ferry Road: Carrie and Steve Warshak to Michelle Snell and Andrew Whipple; $359,000

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Taylor Mill 5361 Stoneledge Court, unit 1G: Kathy Hilton to Amelia Beatsch and Blake Stephenson; $100,000

Union 10192 Hempsteade Drive: Courtney and Justin Hoffer and Jennifer and Brandon Sztropko to Allison and Matthew Coffman; $277,000 10521 Brookhurst Lane North: The Drees Company to Nicole and Jesse Caldwell; $438,000 10667 Turcotte Court: Vickie and Joe Grieshaber to Carolyn and Lawrence Durandette; $615,000 10768 Station Lane: Bradley Ruehl to Soizic Baudry and Paul Leason; $225,000 11000 Riddles Run Road: Michelle and Jeffrey Flannery to Amanda Smogor and Hunter Flannery; $343,000 14956 Cool Springs Boulevard: Lisa and Raymond Maines to Sarah and David Judge; $429,000 1508 Bailey Court: The Drees Company to Bryan Pautsch; $430,000 1871 Woodward Court: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Anu Ramanathan and Gandhiramanathan Nagppan; $351,000 1921 Ransom Drive: Alicia and Daniel Stephens to Ruth Hermann; $155,000 1924 Prosperity Court: The Drees Company to Marlene and Miguel De Los Reyes; $255,500 274 Mallory Lane: The Drees Company to Katie and Christopher Felts; $315,000 4024 Denny Lane: Arlinghaus Builders, LLC to Brittany and Mark Stidham; $344,500 4596 Donegal Ave.: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Benjamin Paetzold; $410,000 9991 Camp Ernst Road: Shari and Ronald Cook to Crystal Harms and Christopher Harms; $55,000

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The immune system acts as our bodyguard – it makes cells and antibodies that get rid of infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and other invaders that are not supposed to be in the body (WebMD, 2019). We are born with a certain level of immunity, but over time, our system grows stronger and creates a store of antibodies as we are introduced to illnesses and toxins. Vaccines help stimulate the immune response and contribute to the bank of antibodies. They introduce small amounts of a virus so your body can make the proper antibodies to protect itself for when you actually are exposed to the virus. But, over time, the immune system naturally becomes less eff ective, leaving older adults more prone to infection and getting sick (WebMD, 2019). COVID-19 is a new virus to which people have never been exposed and therefore do not have immunity. As scientists work to learn more about it, they recognize that nearly everyone will be exposed to it at some point, but that most people will not develop a serious or life-threatening illness (CDC, 2020). Like any illness aff ecting older adults and people with compromised immune systems, however, COVID-19 becomes even harder to fi ght. It leaves older adults who become infected more susceptible to serious complications, like pneumonia, making it even more diffi cult to recover. The CDC recognizes these natural age-related changes in an older adult’s immune system. • Slower and weaker immune response. When immune systems are slower to react, your chances of getting sick increase. • Greater risk of developing autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, occur when the immune system mistakes healthy tissues and cells for harmful ones and attacks. • Healing time slows down. With fewer immune cells, the body takes more time to heal. • Detection and correction of defected cells declines. This can result in an increased risk for cancer.

The National Institute of Health and the CDC (2020) recommend several things to boost an older immune system. • Receive vaccinations recommended by your health-care provider. • Stay physically active. • Eat healthy. • Do not smoke. • Limit alcohol. • Stay safe and accident free. To help reduce the risk of illness, the CDC (2020) provides special guidance to combat coronavirus for older adults and those with chronic conditions. • “Stay home if possible.” • “Wash your hands often.” • “Avoid close contact (6 feet, which is about two arm lengths) with people who are sick.” • “Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.” • “Avoid all cruise travel and nonessential air travel.” • “Call your health-care professional if you have concerns about COVID-19 and your underlying condition or if you are sick.” Kathy Byrnes, Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service

Behind the Mask: NKY in the Pandemic Behringer-Crawford Museum is inviting Northern Kentuckians to share their personal stories in “Behind the Mask: NKY in the Pandemic,” a historical documentary of life when COVID-19 brought everyday life to a standstill. The museum is collecting descriptions, diaries, photos and videos which show how our world changed when the coronavirus forced businesses to shut down, schools to close and families to self-isolate in their homes. Contributors are asked to tell their stories in words and pictures and send to the museum via email or snail mail. The entries will be compiled, shared on the BCM website, www.bcmuseum.org, and preserved in the museum’s archives as an important piece of regional history In an email to supporters, the museum asked, “Please tell future generations what your life was like during this unprecedented period in our lives. Were you conﬁ ned at home alone or with your family? How did you pass the time? Were you driving to work through de-

serted streets? Are you a fi rst responder or health worker? What are your challenges and fears? What keeps you smiling? What are you most looking forward to when all this is over?” The museum invites businesses and organizations as well as individuals and families to contribute. Written accounts should be limited to 1000 words and videos to three minutes. The public is also encouraged to send photos showing how their communities were impacted—people wearing masks, long lines at stores, family events being celebrated with social distancing. Submissions should be emailed to bcmcovidstories@gmail.com or mailed to Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road-Devou Park, Covington, KY 41011, along with the submitter’s name, address, email address and phone number. The museum off ered some sample questions to get residents thinking about their pandemic experiences. • How has your daily life been aff ected by the pandemic in regard to your job, your family and your routine? What about special occasions? • Have you visited a store, had an appointment or participated in a “normal activity” during this time? What was your experience? • If you operate a business or are involved with an organization, how has it been impacted? • Is there any other time in your life in which you’ve experienced anything similar to the current pandemic situation? • Do you have stories of others - family, friends, neighbors or strangers - going “above and beyond” to help out during the pandemic? • What do you think is important for future generations to know about this experience? For questions or more information about “Behind the Mask: NKY in the Pandemic,” contact BCM Assistant Director Samantha Simendinger at 859491-4003 or ssimendinger@icloud.com. Sharen Kardon, Behringer-Crawford Museum

SD1 to begin work on General Drive sanitary sewer replacement FORT WRIGHT, Ky. – Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1) will soon begin work on

the replacement of a sanitary sewer bypass line along General Drive in Ft. Wright. The bypass line was a temporary solution to a collapsed sewer near Devou Park which had caused an upstream manhole to release sewage into an unnamed creek in the area. This project will eliminate the surface-level bypass by installing about 1,300 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer by means of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and open-cut installation. The replacement will include the entire section where the pipe collapsed and the HDD will run 3 feet into stable bedrock, eliminating the risk of future hillside movement impacting the condition of the pipe. Residents in the area may hear and see construction activities during normal working hours, but local traffi c will have road access. A small portion of Fort Henry Drive will be closed to traffi c for a 24-hour period, with detours posted. Some driveway access on Pickett Drive may be temporarily limited during the project. Notice will be given to homeowners before restricting driveway access. SD1 and its contractors will make every eff ort to minimize disturbances to surrounding residents, businesses and motorists. SD1 inspectors are present at every construction project to ensure our contractors are working safely and eff ectively with minimal disturbances to the community. The General Drive project is expected to continue, weather permitting, through the end of 2020. SD1 is responsible for the collection and treatment of northern Kentucky’s wastewater and also serves as the regional storm water management agency. SD1 is the second largest public sewer utility in Kentucky, serving more than 290,000 residents throughout Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. SD1 maintains approximately 1,600 miles of sanitary-sewer system pipeline, 121 wastewater pumping stations, 15 fl ood pump stations, six package treatment plants, three major wastewater treatment plants, 416 miles of stormsewer system and 31,106 storm-sewer structures. Christopher Cole, Sanitation District No. 1

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