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St. Elizabeth frontline COVID-19 nurse gets vaccine ‘to eliminate this beast’ Terry DeMio Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

She has locked eyes with frightened patients and comforted estranged families while working on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Northern Kentucky. And now, Lee Ann Ernst has been inoculated with her fi rst of two COVID-19 vaccines. Months into her intense work as a nursing supervisor and as coordinator of the St. Elizabeth Infectious Disease Response Team (IDRT), Ernst found joy on Dec. 15. “I couldn’t wait to get the vaccine. I almost couldn’t sleep the night before,” she said Dec. 16. “As a nurse, with what I know, seeing what I have seen, I was excited to get the vaccine.” What Ernst has seen includes crestfallen faces of those diagnosed with COVID-19 while in the emergency room. She’s seen patients fi ght to breathe. She’s seen them ventilated. She has seen their families estranged from her patients. “Who wants to bring their loved one to the hospital, admit them and not be able to see them after that? Nobody,” Ernst said. “It’s one of the most horrible side eff ects of this. Another reason to take the vaccination.” Ernst and her team were trained for this work. She has been the only coordinator of the IDRT, as they call it, since its inception as a response to the Ebola crisis of 2014. But these core workers, of course, have never taken on such a formidable opponent as COVID-19. The pandemic has had them training hundreds of new team members – the Infectious Disease Response Team of 2020, Ernst calls them. They are centered at the St. Elizabeth-Fort Thomas hospital, the “epicenter” of COVID-19 treatment in Northern Kentucky, some employees call it. The hospital started with 14 COVID-19-focused ICU rooms with 20 adjacent rooms in waiting. Now COVID-19 treatment has taken over much of the hospital. Ernst is back treating ER patients at the Edgewood hospital. There, too, she sees the pandemic. “We have COVID patients that present to the ER I would say every day,” she said. “They come in, they’re sick, they’re

St. Elizabeth Edgewood Nursing Supervisor Lee Ann Ernst, the coordinator of the St. Elizabeth Infectious Disease Response Team, gets the COVID-19 vaccination on Dec. 15. Ernst's team of frontline caregivers was instrumental in training staff and treating COVID-19 patients at the St. Elizabeth-Fort Thomas hospital, the epicenter of treatment for the hospital system. PROVIDED.

symptomatic or maybe they have chest pain, stomach distress. You fi nd out they’ve got COVID.” Despite all of this, Ernst did not take lightly the decision to get vaccinated. She considered the science, weighed the possibility of unknown side eff ects she could get years from now, she said. But “now” is what it came down to for her. “I miss my family. I miss my friends,” Ernst said. “There’s nobody that says, ‘I don’t want to get my life back.’ Nobody says, ‘I don’t want to see my family. I don’t want to go to the store without a mask on.’ “ And from her professional perspective as a nurse at the frontlines, she said: “I know what the primary eff ects are of COVID. And I don’t want to have any part of it. Shortness of breath. The diarrhea. The blood clots.”

“According to the scientists and experts, this is the way to handle this thing,” Ernst said. “We trust the scientist to treat us and take care of us when we’re sick. Now they’re telling us as a population of people, this is what we need to do.” The choice for Ernst to get the vaccine that just received federal emergency approval for market Dec. 11 was obvious. she said. “We have to take every opportunity that we can to eliminate this beast.” LEFT: Two nurses with the St. Elizabeth Infectious Disease Response Team pose in late May 2020 after suiting up to care for patients with COVID-19. The team was the ﬁ rst group called to the frontlines at St. E-Fort Thomas to care for novel coronavirus patients in the ICU. PROVIDED.

Historic Black cemetery vandalized with anarchist symbols, headstones toppled Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery was vandalized this month with approximately 30 headstones toppled and others defaced with spray paint, police said. Elsmere Police Chief Joe Maier said the vandalism took place sometime in early December, possibly on Dec. 3, but no witnesses have been identiﬁ ed and there was no video surveillance. Oﬃ cials believe juveniles may have been behind the vandalism due to the anarchist symbols found spray-painted at the scene, the letter “A” with a circle around it. Elsmere City Manager Matt Dowling said it would be unusual for anarchists to target a Black cemetery. “Most anarchists usually are not racists, but instead believe in social equality and have a distrust of wealth, privilege, and government,” Dowling said.

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The cemetery’s board has contacted its insurance company and has asked Duke Energy to install more street lights near the cemetery. “Regardless of whether this crime was perpetrated by a juvenile, anarchist, or racist, it has no place in the City of Elsmere,” said Mayor Marty Lenof. “Our city has a long history as one of the most diverse communities in Northern Kentucky and this criminal act is not just an aff ront to people of color or those who have loved ones buried in this cemetery but to all people who live in our city.” Formally founded in 1950, the cemetery is one fi rst Black cemeteries in Northern Kentucky, offi cials said. It is located at 1120 Martin Luther King Avenue and is operated by a volunteer board. Elsmere police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the vandalism is being asked to call 859-342-7344.

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NKY couple feel “tricked” by a chemical storage company Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

VILLA HILLS Ky., – Lorraine and Robert Wade Jr. remember the man from Alabama who asked to buy their house on Route 8. He wanted it for his son, he said. But that son never moved in. And the man from Alabama was not who he seemed to be. Today the Northern Kentucky family says they feel misled. And it turns out the sale helped a Colorado company move one step closer to storing a carcinogenic chemical at a neighboring facility along the Ohio River.

‘Stop the styrene storage plant’ The Wades got the house at 665 River Road when Robert Wade Jr.’s dad left to it them in his will last summer. The dad lived there for 51 years before he died, records show, and used to work next door at the storage facility as a security guard, Robert Wade Jr. said. In June 2020, the couple sold it to Brian Parker, the man from Alabama, property records show. The following month, Parker sold it to TransMontaigne, described as a “business associate,” according to a statement from TransMontaigne and Parker’s company’s website. Parker’s work for TransMontaigne started as early as 2006, according to the website. The company needed the land to get state approval to store styrene, a carcinogen, public records show. Neighbors in Villa Hills, home to 7,448 people, feared something like this could happen. This summer, they met weekly to try and stop the company’s plan because the chemical’s side eﬀ ects scared them. For example, when it leaks, it’s known to eliminate people’s sense of smell and ignite explosions. This summer, In the bordering city of Bromley, just a mile away from the TransMontaigne plant, yard signs popped up that that read “stop the styrene storage plant.” Styrene is the same explosive substance that leaked from a rail car in Cincinnati in August 2005, forcing a threeday evacuation within a mile of the leak in Cincinnati’s East End. It can be fatal if it’s inhaled. It can damage organs, inﬂ ame lungs, and make it hard to breathe, according to the company’s permit application. “I don’t like that at all,” said Lorraine Wade, of Independence, when The Enquirer told her what happened to her fa-

Tanks at the storage facility TransMontaigne in Villa Hills sit across from the Ohio River where the company plans to store the chemical styrene. Styrene is a carcinogen and the company needs special approval from a zoning board to be allowed to store it. GRACE PRITCHETT/THE ENQUIRER

ther in-law’s home. “He could’ve been honest. We probably would’ve still sold it,” Lorraine said. TransMontaigne acknowledged its business relationship with Parker in an emailed statement sent to The Enquirer. And, the company claimed it had no direct involvement with Parker’s purchase of the house.

Why TransMontaigne needed the Wade family home The Denver, Colorado-based company had plans to store styrene in one of the 48-foot tall white towers behind the chain-linked fence, according to records from the Planning and Development Services of Kenton County obtained through a Kentucky Open Records Act request. Right now, the company stores liquids such as biodiesel at the facility. The reason the company had an interest in storing styrene locally is that it had a contract to provide the storage for another company, it said in its application. To fulﬁ ll it, it needed local and state approval. The company’s request was scheduled to go before the Villa Hills Board of Adjustments this summer; that’s the board that reviews zoning issues for the city. To move the business deal forward, TransMontaigne needed the board’s permission to store styrene. That’s because the city zoning code requires companies to get a permit to store ﬂ ammable chemicals, such as styrene. But the company has since asked the board to postpone its review of the application. It told The Enquirer in a statement it had “no additional information” about its application, so it’s unclear when

and if the board will review the request. Then, it struggled to get state approval. At ﬁ rst, the state denied the request. On June 1, the Kentucky Public Protection cabinet sent the denial letter. The Wade family home at 665 River Road was too close to the facility to safely store styrene. The plans could be approved, it said, if the home was “purchased or a less hazardous chemical” was stored in the tank. The state reiterated its concern in a letter July 9 when it told the company “storage tank #1 shall not be used for styrene service.”

Property shuffle Transmontaigne moved fast after that. On July 21, it bought the property from Parker for $15,000 more than what Parker paid for it, records show. Parker bought the house for $185,000 and TransMontaigne bought it for $200,600, records show. Parker did not return The Enquirer’s calls and emails, so it’s unclear what motivated Parker to buy the house. “It sounds like they were sneaking it in there,” Lorraine Wade said. She and her husband said they felt “tricked” by the company out of a higher price for the home willed to them. The Enquirer conﬁ rmed Parker’s relationship to TransMontaigne through local property records, business license records, and Parker’s company’s website. Parker used an Alabama address for the deed transfer and records related to his

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What happens next “Them buying the house doesn’t make me feel safe,” said Chandler Smith, 33, of Villa Hills. Chandler is part of the summer group that met to strategize on how to stop the company from storing styrene. She said she would like to know what the company’s plans are. A few other things need to happen before the company can store the chemical. The Crescent Springs-Villa Hills Fire department sent the company a letter in March reminding the company it had to have written policies for ﬁ res, spills, and tanker truck incidents that could contaminate the Ohio River. For now, everything is stalled. The hearing the company needs to get local permission hasn’t been rescheduled, according to public records. “We just want to live our lives and not be worried,” Smith said. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on Twitter at @JFair_Reports.

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Alabama-based business, Parker and Son Inc. The company does construction work for petroleum and heavy industrial plants, according to the company website. The company website detailed its decades-long contract work for TransMontaigne across the U.S. For example, in 2009, Parker’s company upgraded shipping pump stations for a TransMontaigne storage facility in Georgia. In 2013, the company helped a TransMontaigne facility in Missouri get ready to store butane, a highly ﬂ ammable gas.

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NKY cafe owner criminally charged after violating governor’s COVID-19 order Jennifer Edwards Baker/Fox 19

A northern Kentucky business owner faces criminal charges after violating Gov. Andy Beshear’s order closing in-person dining at restaurants and bars to try to curtail the spread of COVID-19. “It seems aggressive for selling sandwiches,” said Richard Hayhoe of Beans Cafe & Bakery in Dry Ridge and Hebron. “It is going to be interesting to see what direction this takes. We are looking forward to our day in court.” The Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce served Hayhoe with the criminal complaint summons at his home on Dec. 15, said his attorney, Chris Wiest. The documents informed him he was charged with two misdemeanor counts of operating a restaurant without a permit, one in Grant County and another in Boone County. Beans continued indoor dining after losing its food permit in November for defying the order. He also established “Beans Freedom Defense Fund.” As of Dec. 16, the GoFundMe fundraiser generated $6,970 toward a $10,000 goal. “We have received many emails and requests from others that appreciate our standing up against the business suff ocating dictates coming from Governor Andy Beshear’s offi ce,” reads Beans’ GoFundMe page. “Beginning Friday Nov. 20 at 5 p.m., our indoor dining room was no longer allowed to be used to eat in. I could, however, purchase tents, heating equipment & lighting and simply seat people outside. The irony of seating people inside a tent that is outside is not lost on the common sense of regular thinking but that is the ridiculousness of the rules we must follow! We will be keeping our dining room open until such time that we have exhausted every legal avenue to defend the business against these unlawful guidelines. “You have asked how you can support our standing for freedom so we have created this page to allow those that choose to help in any legal issues that we may fi nd ourselves embroiled in by standing up for your right to choose where to eat and what to wear!”

The owner of Beans Cafe & Bakery in Dry Ridge and Hebron faces criminal charges for violating Gov. Andy Beshear's COVID-19 related orders halting in-person dining last month. PROVIDED

Restrictions on indoor dining in Kentucky that went into eﬀ ect Nov. 20 ended Dec. 14. Beans’ owner told FOX19 NOW Dec. 16 that he kept in-person dining going because stopping it would have resulted in immediate layoﬀ s for his 35 employees. That would have been a tough blow, especially right before the holiday, he notes. “They are counting on that paycheck,” he said. “We need to keep these people working so they can get gifts for their loved ones, keep their homes, keep their families warm and fed and the lights on. The people who work in the restaurant industry have more of a need for that pay every week and in their pocket. They have real obligations. They don’t have bank accounts and 401ks. That’s a reality.” Now, Hayhoe and his lawyer are ready for another legal showdown with the gov-

ernor and Northern Kentucky Health District. “Chris Wiest and I will go to court anytime to keep employees working in an inspected, hygienic dining room just before Christmas!” reads a Facebook post from Beans Cafe Dec. 15. Hayhoe joined other northern Kentucky business owners who sued over similar COVID-19 orders from Gov. Beshear earlier this year. They won in local county court, but ultimately lost in the state’s top court. The governor’s lawyers successfully argued the orders saved thousands of lives and he has the constitutional authority to invoke emergency powers during a pandemic. Weist tells FOX19 NOW they will challenge the criminal charges in both Grant and Boone counties. “This is the same restaurant that sued the governor over the summer. This looks

and smells like retaliation,” he said Dec. 16. “This would have been a human tragedy had he closed, his employees would have been laid oﬀ and some of them would have been homeless. These employees were depending on him for a job and to keep their homes and families going. He was willing to risk his own liberty, his own freedom. “This is an absurd attack on a small business by a governor and a health department that are out of control. We intend to vigorously defend these charges in both Grant and Boone Counties in front of juries composed of the community. I am going to put the governor on trial.” FOX19 NOW has requests for comment into a spokeswoman for Gov. Beshear and Northern Kentucky Health District. We will update our coverage as soon as we hear back. This story was reported by Fox 19.

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NKY lawmakers blast disgraced NKY judge for ‘selﬁ shness’ as taxpayer costs mount USA TODAY NETWORK

Lawmakers plan to review the case, related costs

The cost to remove Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry from offi ce climbed as she fought to keep her job. An Enquirer analysis has found taxpayers have spent at least $260,000 on Gentry’s paychecks, replacement judges’ paychecks, investigator invoices, and attorney fees, as of November. It’s been about a year since Gentry’s misconduct case became public, which accused her of using personal relationships, coercion, and retaliation as tools in her judgeship. The case created reams of invoices to pay Gentry, replacement judges, an investigator, and attorneys. The Kentucky Supreme Court recently upheld the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission’s vote to remove Gentry from offi ce. The costs increased as work continued on Gentry’s appeal to the court that challenged the commission’s decision. The commission is the only entity, aside from the Kentucky General Assembly, that can fi re sitting judges. Before the court’s ruling, lawmakers told The Enquirer they planned to revisit their impeachment inquiry into Gentry’s actions. That’s likely moot now unless Gentry asks the court for a rehearing. She has limited time to do so. If not, the decision is fi nal. Until then, Gentry will continue to get paid every two weeks, according to a spokesperson with the Kentucky Administrative Offi ce of the Courts. Gentry earns $136,900 a year. And, the retired judges who took over her judicial duties will continue to work. Lawmakers also told The Enquirer they plan to review checks given to Gentry and the visiting judges. Republican state Senator Chris McDaniel, who represents parts of Kenton County, called the appeal “selfi sh,” in an interview with The Enquirer. “Pursuing such an appeal is no more wrong or “selfi sh” than exercising any other constitutional right, from free speech to the right to bear arms, to the

“The selfi shness is genuinely appalling to me,” McDaniel told The Enquirer about Gentry’s appeal. McDaniel said she should pay back her salary earned during the appeal. He didn’t have a problem with the money the Judicial Conduct Commission spent, because the “process of removing a judge should be thorough,” he said. “I don’t see why taxpayers should pay,” McDaniel said about Gentry’s paychecks. He added he would rather see money spent on social workers and services for foster and adoption cases. Before the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the decision to remove Gentry from offi ce, Northern Kentucky lawmakers told The Enquirer they planned to revisit their impeachment inquiry into Gentry’s actions, according to a joint statement from Republican Reps. Joe Fischer, Kim Banta, Adam Koenig, Savannah Maddox, Ed Massey, Kim Moser, and Sal Santoro. When COVID-19 derailed the 2020 impeachment inquiry, Gentry’s legal team told The Enquirer they believed the lawmakers had a “wildly disproportionate response to the allegations against her.” Gentry’s attorney did not respond to The Enquirer’s request to comment on the revived impeachment inquiry. The lawmakers plan to ask the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee to consider whether the decision to pay both Gentry and the visiting judges was “a wise expenditure of taxpayer dollars,” according to the statement. Fischer and Santoro are members of that committee in the Kentucky House. McDaniel is chair of the committee in the Kentucky Senate. If the committee decides the expenses were not “wise” the lawmakers want the committee to “take whatever budgetary action the Appropriations and Revenue Committee deems appropriate.” The statement did not include a specifi c example of what that could be. Contact Julia Fair at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on Twitter at @JFair_Reports.

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Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry testiﬁ es in her hearing with the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission at the Campbell County Courthouse in Newport, Kentucky on Monday, August 10. MEG VOGEL/ THE ENQUIRER

right to freely exercise one’s religion,” Gentry’s attorney, Todd Lewis, said in a statement emailed to The Enquirer. Through a Kentucky Open Records act request with the Kentucky Administrative Oﬃ ce of the Courts, The Enquirer obtained invoices and paychecks related to the Gentry case. “Due process takes time, sometimes requires expense, and searches for an environment that instead of demeaning the basic protections of law, embraces them,” Lewis said in the statement.

How much has the case cost taxpayers? In January, the Judicial Conduct Commission suspended Gentry with pay. The state paid Gentry $109,105 between January 30 and November 13. Six

of the checks were delivered after the commission voted to remove her from offi ce in August, totaling $32,731. Each paycheck is $5,455. Since January, fi ve retired judges have presided over family court cases in Gentry’s court, according to public records. The state spent about $72,000 to pay those judges between January and October. About $27,000 of that is from the judges’ work after the commission voted to remove Gentry from offi ce. Those judges make $400 a day. The commission’s investigator invoiced the commission about $1,000 for the statements he collected for the investigation. The commission spent about $80,000 on attorney fees on the Judge Gentry case between September 2019 and September 2020.

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Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

I’ve often said the reason I continue to write this column every week is because of you, my readers. We have a real connection. Some examples: the other day at the recycling center, Dana, in customer service, mentioned how she enjoys this column. Truth be told, I was surprised she recognized me behind the mask!

Ditto with Beverly G., an Eastgate reader, who rang my purchases up at Macy’s. Beverly showed me a photo of the cinnamon bread recipe I had published and which she made. “It turned out so nice,” she said. Indeed it did. See her photo on my abouteating.com site. Hyde Park reader Terry Robinson makes my peppermint bark for gifts. Through the years, I’ve shared several versions. Today it will be Terry’s favorite. My preference is high-quality bar chocolate. Terry uses high-quality chocolate chips/morsels and has great results. Yes, the bark recipe is very detailed – that’s because melting chocolate is a technique. And if you’re serving a spiral or honey baked ham for the holiday, I’ve got you covered with tips for reheating.

To keep it nice and juicy, wrap tightly in double layer of foil. Pour a bit of water around it in pan.

4. Meanwhile melt white chocolate in double boiler, or very low heat in nonstick pan or in microwave. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir, then put back in until most, but not all, chocolate has melted. Start checking after 30 seconds or so. Stir to smooth. Careful, white chocolate burns easily. 5. Add extract or oil. 6. Pour white chocolate over dark chocolate layer and smooth. 7. Sprinkle peppermint and tap with spatula to adhere.

Honey baked/spiral ham warming tips Ham is already cooked, you’re just reheating it. And not at a high temperature or for very long or you’ll wind up with dry, overcooked ham.

3. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until chocolate loses sheen and is ﬁ rm (don’t refrigerate longer than necessary; it may stay too cold/hard, causing separation of layers when you cut it).

Heat at 275 about 10 minutes per pound. Heat only until warm, about 140 degrees. If separate glaze is included, glaze about 20 minutes prior to when ham is done. Separate slices a bit so glaze goes down between slices. Put foil back on ham to ﬁ nish heating.

8. Let sit on counter until hard. 9. Cut with sharp knife. If layers do separate a bit, “glue” with smear of melted chocolate. Store covered in refrigerator. Tip: Want more peppermint bark recipes? Check out my site.

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SPORTS KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Beechwood blocks PAT to win 2A state title in overtime James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

LEXINGTON – Cameron Hergott is the senior headline maker for the Beechwood football team. It took a bevy of less-heralded players, however, to get the Tigers past Lexington Christian Academy in a dramatic bout of small-school heavyweights Friday afternoon at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field. Junior Brady Moore rushed through the line to block an extra point, giving Beechwood a 24-23 win in overtime in the KHSAA Class 2A championship game in the 2020 UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals. “When we saw it get defl ected, it was just madness,” said Beechwood senior lineman Artie Steinmetz. “It still feels so surreal. I’m speechless. This season meant so much to me and my family. To know this is happening right now is mind-blowing.” Beechwood (10-2) won its 15th all-time championship, fi rst-ever in 2A, and denied LCA (10-2) its second. “We have a lot of kids from great families in affl uent situations and for me, it’s all about putting them in adverse conditions,” Beechwood head coach Noel Rash said. “They responded to it for four years and that’s what made this happen today. It was all about will at the end of this thing."

The teams went to overtime tied at 17 after senior Colin Graman’s 35-yard fi eld goal for Beechwood with 2:09 to go. OT rules in Kentucky mandate alternating possessions starting at fi rst-and-goal from the 10-yard line. Beechwood got the ball fi rst and scored right away as Hergott, Beechwood’s three-year starting quarterback, found sophomore fullback Torin O’Shea wide open for a 10-yard score. O’Shea slipped out of the backfi eld and ran to the sideline, then broke a tackle at the goal line. It was only his second catch of the year, both for TDs. Graman’s PAT gave Beechwood a 24-23 lead. “In that formation we were in, a lot of the time we would run power or slant and hand the ball off ,” Hergott said. “It was a great call by my uncle Greg, the off ensive coordinator. He’s a genius. He thought they would come down on us, fi ll in the gaps and read the run, so we ran play-action. (O’Shea) slipped into the fl at and he was wide open. Torin is a bus. We knew he was going to get in the endzone, and he trucked the kid and got in.” LCA got its turn in OT, needing to match Beechwood’s TD to extend the game. Junior Xavier Brown scored easily from three yards out, and LCA lined up for a PAT by Andrew Dobbs. Moore crashed through the middle of the line and easily defl ected the kick, prompting a jubilant celebration by the Tigers.

Beechwood's Cameron Hergott (2) breaks tackles and tiptoes the sidelines for a touchdown, Dec. 18. PHOTOS BY GEOFF BLANKENSHIP/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Moore, a safety on defense, had eight tackles, including a key tackle on oﬀ ense after an interception. Beechwood’s second-leading receiver for the year, he didn’t catch a pass during the game but was a big part of limiting LCA’s high-powered attack to 138 yards. “He’s a two-way player,” Hergott said. “If he’s not getting the ball on oﬀ ense, he’s still doing his job on defense and special teams. He’s a phenomenal player on both sides of the ball. He really has a good nose for the ball and he’s a great defensive safety.”

The Beechwood Tigers are the KHSAA 2A state football champions for 2020, Dec. 18.

Moore’s last play punctuated a wild game with several clutch plays. LCA outgained Beechwood 389-284 but Beechwood forced four turnovers. The last one came after Hergott threw his second interception of the game in the fourth quarter. Elijah Hammond picked it off for the Eagles, returning it to their own 41 with 10 minutes to play in the fourth period. LCA was in business and looking to clinch the win, driving down to the Beechwood 13 with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Beechwood junior Michael Hatfi eld picked off a Drew Nieves pass at the Beechwood 14 and returned it 59 yards to the LCA 27. Nieves sprinted from the middle of the fi eld to get him, making up a lot of ground to prevent a pick-six. The drive stalled until Beechwood had fourth-and-10 from the 27. Sophomore Mitchell Berger made a clutch 15-yard catch on the sideline on fourth down to extend the drive from there. After a sack on Hergott, Graman kicked a 35-yard fi eld goal to tie the game at 17 with 2:09 to play. LCA drove 46 yards to the Beechwood 27 and gave Dobbs a chance to win it at the gun with a 44-yard fi eld goal. Dobbs had plenty of leg, but the fi eld goal hit the left upright and then the crossbar before falling backward for a missed attempt. Beechwood took the 14-3 lead at the half, forcing three turnovers along the way. See BEECHWOOD, Page 2B

Simendinger resigns from Kentucky Speedway Jason Hoffman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Mark Simendinger, the longtime general manager of Kentucky Speedway is out after leading operations at the track for more than 20 years. Simendinger, who took over track operations before the track’s opening season in 2000, had previously been the general manager of Turfway Park. Kentucky Speedway lost its spot on the NASCAR schedule when its race weekend was moved to Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is in the midst of redevelopment by Speedway Motorsports. Speedway Motorsports bought Kentucky Speedway in 2009 and owns eight race track properties including Kentucky and Atlanta. “Mark Simendinger has been synonymous with Kentucky Speedway for two decades, and we are grateful for his dedicated service to Speedway Motorsports,” said Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith. “As the race track’s general manager, Mark connected with NASCAR fans, our business partners and community leaders throughout the Bluegrass State and southwest Ohio. We truly appreciate his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors.” Simendinger talked with The Enquirer about his tenure at the Speedway, the

evolution of motorsports over the past 20 years and what’s next.

ished and then there was always more to do and reasons to stick around because it’s a huge project.”

Why he’s stepping away, what’s next

What stuck out the most over the past 20 years

“I think it’s time. I never thought I’d be here 20 years and I think it’s time for a new challenge. I’m looking forward to what that might be – I don’t know speciﬁ cally yet what that’s going to be. I think the time’s right for me to take on another challenge and I’m looking forward to what that might be.”

How Kentucky Speedway came to be “I started out – this story goes all the way back to the late 1990s – at Turfway Park and trying to ﬁ gure out what to do with Turfway in the times when it wasn’t running horse racing. That’s when Jerry Carroll, who was the owner of Turfway, through conversations he had with other folks (decided to get involved in car racing) because NASCAR was going through a huge growth spurt at that point in time. One of the recommendations to us was incorporating a car track there at Turfway Park and of course that was really not a feasible thing given the location of where Turfway is, but that got Jerry interested and so I literally got in my car and started driving up and down the in-

Kentucky Speedway General Manager Mark Simendinger is retiring after leading operations at the track for more than 20 years. PHIL DIDION

terstate looking for sites. That’s how far back this whole thing goes. So, in the late 1990s I’m driving around looking for sites – it wasn’t easy. We fi nally settled on this one here in Gallatin County. The initial thought was I was just going to be here while we developed it and to oversee the development. We had fi ve partners, so I was just the owner’s representative on everything. The construction got fi n-

“Well, No. 1, I will say as somebody who’s run tracks in horse and car racing without a doubt, especially running a horse track in the wintertime, safety is the No. 1 thing you think about from the time you wake up until the race or lap is run. You’re just praying that everyone stays safe. ... . I have been amazed because when we got involved in this, it was shortly after that Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona. The advancements that NASCAR has made and also that the track owners participated in at great expense (The Smith family with Speedway Motorsports and the France family with International Speedway Corporation) between SAFER walls, HANS devices, the development of the race cars with roll cages and other safety implements, to me has been nothing short of almost miraculous how they are able to maintain safety. So, that’s the No. 1 thing that comes to my mind because honestly, it was always the No. 1 concern. I love car racing and horse racing, but I would always worry about safety.” See SPEEDWAY, Page 2B

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Speedway Continued from Page 1B

Favorite memory as general manager “My favorite memories are all behind the scenes and they have to do with the time that I spent with the people at the speedway that I worked with. It is tremendously satisfying to plan an event with people and be able to pull it oﬀ and see our hard work come together. Being part of a team is a great thing. It’s very rewarding being able to see, especially younger people, go through these experiences and grow far and away exceeds anything speciﬁ cally that happens on the race track.”

Favorite racing memory at Kentucky Speedway “... You’d be hard-pressed to fi nd a better race fi nish than the Kurt Busch-Kyle Busch fi nish two years ago in the Quaker State 400. It was absolutely fantastic. That one will always stand out. We had an outstanding (fi nish) this past year – rookie Cole Custer getting his fi rst win after a four-wide battle on the fi nal lap – but the Busch brothers’ fi nish is the type of thing that helped NASCAR become as popular as it is. To be able to deliver that to the home crowd was very satisfying to me.”

Kentucky Speedway’s future, midweek NASCAR races “I don’t know, but I can tell you what I hope is that NASCAR will return to Kentucky Speedway. I think the facility is fantastic and, obviously, we’ve proven

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we can put on great events with great fan support. So, I’m hoping the schedule allows for racing to come back here. ... One of the things for NASCAR is we had to run midweek races. We had no choice because we had to get the races in – there was no talking left. We had to do it and it was very successful. And in doing so without practice or qualifying, that allows more ﬂ exibility. So, I’m hoping that will allow for racing to return to Kentucky Speedway, but that is well into the future and that’s a decision way above my pay grade, but that’s my hope. ... Geographically, Kentucky Speedway is located in a very good spot to do something like that because we’re so accessible to the race shops. It’s not out west in Phoenix or California or Sonoma, so I think there’s still plenty of positives about Kentucky. I know the Quaker State 400 had a great history, so I’m still positive that racing’s going to return here and I hope it’s sooner rather than later, but we’ll see.”

A fi nal message for fans “I want to say thank you for making all of this possible. It never got old to me when I would come down here to work that we were putting on races of national signifi cance for the benefi t of this region and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and even West Virginia and places beyond. For us to be able to do that for this area was a real thrill and we couldn’t have done it without the fans. That’s why I’m optimistic that one day it’s going to return because I believe so strongly in the market. Thanks to them, we were able to accomplish a dream. When this place was built, it was a dream and we were able to accomplish our goal. Hopefully, we’re able to get it back. So, thanks to them for making it happen.”

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Cole Custer (41) does donuts across the ﬁ nish line after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 10th Annual Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., on July 12. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

Beechwood Continued from Page 1B

Beechwood started out like gangbusters, scoring in the fi rst minute of the play. After a short run to start the drive by Berger, Hergott found Cole Stammer wide open behind the defense for a 45-yard gain. Stammer fumbled as he was being tackled, but junior Liam McCormack was fi rst to the loose ball, recovering at the LCA 25. On the next play, Hergott ran up the left sideline for the fi rst touchdown of the game. LCA started well on its fi rst drive, as Nieves completed three passes for 52 yards, driving the Eagles to the Beechwood 23. However, a botched snap on the next play resulted in a fumble recovery for Berger. Hergott then took the Tigers down to the LCA 22. On fourth-and-10, Hergott threw an interception to Chance McGaughey in the middle of the fi eld. McGaughey returned it to the LCA 28 and was brought down from behind by a diving shoestring tackle from Moore. If Moore hadn’t made that play, McGaughey would have made it past midfi eld and potentially could have gone all the way for a touchdown. On Beechwood’s next drive, the Tigers faced a second and 16 after a sack by LCA. Hergott got the yardage back with an 18-yard run up the middle. On fi rst and goal, Hergott found Tanner Jackson for a 10-yard touchdown, just his second catch of the year. Beechwood led 14-0 with 2:21 to go in the second quarter. On LCA’s next drive, Xavier Brown, LCA’s dynamic junior running back, started to get untracked, rushing three times for 26 yards. On fi rst and 10 from the LCA 48, Nieves threw a long pass as he was hit, and . Stammer intercepted it at the Beechwood 23. On LCA’s next drive, Nieves completed a 2-yard pass to the Eagles 40. On the next play, Brown rushed for a 32-yard gain to the Beechwood 28, but the play was called back by a blocking penalty. Berger claimed his second turnover of the game after that, intercepting Nieves at midfi eld and returning it to the LCA 42 with two minutes to go in the half. Eyeing a prime scoring opportunity, the Tigers went backward in a big way

due to three major penalties. At one point, Beechwood had a secondand-45 from its own 23, and eventually punted. LCA got momentum at the end of the half. Two more Beechwood penalties set up LCA in the red zone. The Tigers defended a pass in the endzone with 10 seconds left, and LCA got a 27yard fi eld goal from Dobbs with four seconds to go in the half. At the half, Hergott had 104 passing yards and 73 on the ground, completing 7-of-14 passes. “We came out strong and we went into halftime still confi dent and feeling really good,” Hergott said. “But sometimes we come out at halftime and have al apse or two, and that happened in this game. Our guys, our commitment, sacrifi ce and brotherhood were what won the game. Brown started the second half with a 52-yard touchdown run, cutting Beechwood’s lead to 14-10 in the fi rst minute of play in the third quarter. He fi nished with 139 yards on 15 carries. Beechwood botched the kickoff return and started at its own 4. The Tigers advanced 19 yards to their own 23 and punted to midfi eld. LCA took advantage, shaking off a penalty to take the lead on a TD run by Nieves Hergott was 12-of-26 passing for 154 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 97 and one. He ended with nearly 2,500 yards passing and 1,100 yards rushing. The Mr. Football contender ended his prep career on the best possible note. “You have to understand what he does when you’re not there, how he carries himself,” Rash said. “In practice, we run our off ense from the 40yard line and every time we call a run play with him, he goes to the endzone. There are no prima donnas in our program. He has meant everything because of his work ethic on and off the fi eld, and his competitive nature. He is constantly getting after guys and to pick them back up and get them to go, and that is special.” Beechwood 7 7 0 3 7-24 Lexington Christian 0 3 14 0 6-23 B – Hergott 25-yard run (Graman kick) B – T. Jackson 10-yard pass from Hergott (Graman kick) L – Dobbs 27-yard FG L – Brown 52-yard run (Dobbs kick) L – Nieves 7-yard run (Dobbs kick) B – Graman 35-yard FG B – O’Shea 10-yard pass from Hergott (Graman kick) L – Brown 3-yard run (kick blocked) Records: B 10-2, LC 10-2

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SCHOOL NEWS Gateway announces winners in humanities video contest Florence, Ky. – Gateway Community & Technical College joined thousands of arts organizations and communities across the nation to celebrate National Arts and Humanities in October. As part of the celebration, Gateway students and community stakeholders were invited to create a ﬁ lm or video that best communicates “The Importance of Humanities in 2020.” “The Arts and Humanities are vitally important to all of us because they help us connect with one another as individuals and as a community which we especially need in diﬃ cult times,” said Paul Frazier, associate professor of History and chair of the Arts and Humanities Committee Paul Frazier said, Thank you to all of our participants for making the video contest a success.” Gateway student winners h First Place: Adeliane G. Williams, Associate of Applied Science Business Management major, from Hebron, Kentucky h Second Place: Mileidy Munoz Orozco, Gateway Early College student from Lloyd Memorial High School, Erlanger, Kentucky h Third Place: Hazlee A. Gaddie, Associate of Arts major, from Brandenburg, Kentucky h Community Stakeholder Winner: Mark Wilhite, Saint Paul Catholic School, Florence, Kentucky “The arts are the lifeblood of our communities, raising morale, creating community cohesion, and providing comfort during dark times, while also delivering a huge economic footprint,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “National Arts and Humanities Month gives us a chance to celebrate the values that the arts impart in our lives, and it is more important than ever that everyone take part to recognize the creative and cultural value of the arts and humanities in our communities.” Patrick Lamping, Gateway Community & Technical College

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Mom pursuing academics struggles with autistic son’s needs John Johnston United Way of Greater Cincinnati

The Enquirer and United Way of Greater Cincinnati have joined forces for the 34th year to help families in need with the Wish List program. This is the ﬁ fth of eight stories that will run this month. Jackie Fraszier and her sons, 5-yearold Levi and 8-year-old Wyatt, are drawing and coloring in their Covington apartment. She hands Levi a crayon and says “purple.” She gives him a colored pencil and says “yellow.” Each time, Levi tries to repeat the words, but his sounds are unintelligible. Levi, who can say only a few simple words such as “hi” and “bye,” was diagnosed at age 3 with low-functioning autism. And like many people on the autism spectrum, he has a form of sensory processing disorder, which means he has trouble receiving and responding to information from his senses. As a result, “His motor skills are not good,” Fraszier says. “He doesn’t walk very well.” He also has epilepsy, for which he takes medication. Those would be formidable challenges for any parent. For his mother, who is 32, they are only part of the story. She and the boys’ father were together for 10 years. It was “a pretty unhealthy relationship,” she says. With no family or friends to turn to, she and the boys twice found refuge in shelters that house victims of domestic violence.

Wyatt, left, and Levi hug while playing in their living room.

Jackie Fraszier with her sons Wyatt, 8, left, and Levi, 5, in their apartment in Covington. Levi and Wyatt both have speciﬁ c needs related to health and psychological issues. PHOTOS BY GLENN HARTONG

While searching the internet for a place a single mother with two young children could go, Fraszier found the website of Lincoln Grant Scholar House. Run by the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, it is home to 45 low-income single parents who are pursuing a college degree. Residents receive assistance that includes academic support and help in applying for public beneﬁ ts. Fraszier applied and was accepted to Scholar House, and in September she began classes at Gateway Community and Technical College. In two years she expects to earn an associate degree in computer and information technology. She could then begin a career, pursue her dream to become a homeowner, “and be able to support all of us ﬁ nancially, without assistance.” For now, though, this family of three faces challenges, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. All of them receive family therapy. None of them can be in classrooms, and so Levi is not receiving the extra help he normally gets at school.

His speech, occupational and physical therapy sessions also have been put on hold. In their Scholar House apartment, Fraszier performs a daily juggling act: helping her sons with their studies while attending to her own. “It’s very tough,” she says. “We’re doing it the best that we can. When they go to bed at night, I try to focus on my schoolwork. “What we’ve struggled with the most is the isolation,” she says. “I’m trying to get out of my comfort zone, as much as I can, and reach out to other people for help.” JACKIE’S WISH: Products designed for children with autism and sensory processing problems, and who have limited mobility and lack communication skills. They include items that help soothe and calm, including a weighted vest and a cuddle swing; a visual stimulation kit with products to help a child initiate communication; and items that help develop motor skills, such as a sensory kit, a special three-wheel tricycle and a mini-trampoline. ESTIMATED COST: $3,798.

Jackie Fraszier with her son Levi, 5, left, and Wyatt, 8.

How to help Donations can be made online at www.uwgc.org/wishlist. You can also mail donations to: The Wish List, P.O. Box 6207, Cincinnati, OH 45206. John Johnston is the content writer at United Way and a former Enquirer reporter.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Local business collects coats and toys for families Good news to share for this holiday season! Custom Cabinetry & Countertops by Granite World collected for their annual Giving Tree Giveaway Drive to help local families. Coats, hats, gloves and toys that were collected were delivered by employees and their kids. In addition, Joe Nienaber, owner of Custom Cabinetry & Countertops by Granite World purchased $2,500 in local restaurant gift cards as a thank you for those who donated as their name went in a raﬄ e. Ten names were chosen and they received a total of $250 in local restaurant gift cards from Libby’s, Barleycorn’s, Ft. Mitchell Public House, Greyhound Tavern and Pee Wee’s. “We wanted to give back to families and businesses in our backyard. We know this year has been a struggle for so many and we just hope to help the best we can! Much thanks to all those who contributed!” – Joe Nienaber, owner of Custom Cabinetry & Countertops by Granite World. You can ﬁ nd more about their company on their website: h customcabinetryandcountertops.com h their Facebook: facebook.com/ graniteworldnky

h IG page: www.instagram.com/ gwnky Julea Schuh Remke, Journey Marketing

BCM adds a little Lego levity to traditional holiday displays These eclectic exhibits, all constructed from Legos, join more traditional Christmas displays in Holidays@BCM, Behringer- Crawford Museum’s annual celebration. Designed with family fun and safety in mind, Holidays@BCM off ers an engaging adventure for kids and a relaxing and affordable break for parents amid the holiday bustle. Each of the museum’s four fl oors are fi lled with fun and action. While the museum’s Holiday Toy Trains aren’t running this year due to the pandemic, there are BCM’s animated carnival with its whirling rides and sideshow barkers and the Victorian Christmas village with its ceramic reproductions of structures from Charles Dickens’ novels. Dancing ice dogs and glittering winter scenes from the children’s book, The Holiday Adventures of Wiley Wahoo and Me by Kenton Hills author Diana Grady fi ll one room at the museum, while another displays a giant Lego Quidditch World Cup stadium straight out of the pages of Harry Potter books. Other Lego displays created by the Ohio-Kentucky- Indiana Lego Users group (OKILUG) include a miniature

Family members of Custom Cabinetry and Countertops by Granite World deliver coats and toys to help local families this holiday season. PROVIDED

wooly mammoth display in the prehistoric area, bespectacled yellow minions standing guard in the galleries and an elegant “Brickmore” mansion, designed after the majestic Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. A vintage kitchen display features appliances, accessories and an aluminum Christmas tree that might have been found in a midcentury suburban tenement. Antique toys, singing holiday characters and decorations throughout the museum carry out the theme of holidays through the years. As a special gift to the community, the museum will present “BCM’s Virtual Holiday Countdown” on its Facebook page, with special performances and demonstrations by entertainers, artists and others who have partnered with BCM during the year. The preliminary line-up includes Jake Speed, Katherine Nero, Nicole Zuraitis and Dan Pugach, Cedric Cox, John Lomax and the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers. A complete schedule and list of participants will be announced soon. For more information about Holidays@BCM, go to www.bcmuseum.org or call 859-491-4003. Sharen Kardon, Behringer-Crawford Museum

Big Blue Goals can help improve your health in 2021 A recreation of Harry Potter’s Quidditch World Cup stadium built entirely of Legos is on display at Behringer-Crawford Museum through Jan. 3. PROVIDED

The New Year is when many of us decide to make changes to improve our minds and bodies. The University of Ken-

tucky Cooperative Extension Service Family and Consumer Sciences Program can help you achieve your 2021 goals while earning UK-related prizes through its Big Blue Goals program. The program begins Jan. 4 and off ers challenges that are designed to improve your physical activity, nutrition and family relationships. You can participate in up to six challenges. As you complete the challenges, you become eligible for prizes. The program ends March 12. Registration for the challenge opens Dec. 14 and closes Jan. 4. To register, visit http://ukfcs.net/BBGstart. The challenge will run through a platform called Goalify that you can either access through their website or download the app on Android and Apple devices. Each day, the platform will ask you to enter information as you work toward a goal. You can also register at the local extension offi ce and complete the challenge on paper, if you choose. For more information on this option, contact the Kenton County offi ce of the UK Cooperative Extension Service at 859-356-3155. Educational programs of the Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expressions, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Kathy Byrnes, Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service

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