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Cincinnatian directed new TMZ special investigating Tiger King Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Kids First Sports Center in Sycamore Township had to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a place for kids to participate in sports and other physical activities. Owner Jeff Metzger and his wife Penny Metzger play pickleball here to stay active. PHOTOS BY PHIL DIDION/THE ENQUIRER

‘This isn’t real’ Ohio businesses race to apply for SBA loans to pay workers Alexander Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Before the new coronavirus outbreak, Jeff Metzger had an expanding and thriving business, Kids First Sports Center in Sycamore Township. The business, which teaches youngsters gymnastics, basketball, swimming and other sports throughout the year, coached more than 5,000 kids a week and employed more than 250 full- and part-time staff . Late last year, Metzger bought out his partner and expanded his sports complex with a new $6.3 million wing. Recently, Metzger was forced to lay off most of his workers after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered non-essential businesses closed to combat the spread of the pandemic. “This isn’t real – it’s like a bad dream, there’s just a surreal feeling,” Metzger said, adding his business has found its way to thrive even in past recessions. Now, he’s also one of the thousands of Ohio businesses

that have applied for $349 billion worth of rescue loans that are part of the $2 trillion relief package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump in late March. Metzger just might get to hire a bunch of his workers back. He’s applied for about $750,000 in loans under the small business program, called the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve small companies – and jobs. Local banks and credit unions say they’ve been slammed by applications from small businesses. First Financial Bank, which does most of its business in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, said Thursday, April 9 that it has received nearly 7,000 applications for $1.3 billion worth of loans and that 1,600 for $500 million worth of loans were nearing approval. “We have an army of employees working around the clock,” said Jeﬀ Magginnis, the director of government

Tigers, a throuple, a missing man and a murder for hire. The Netfl ix docu-series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” had all of that and more as it explored the world of big cat breeding. More than 34 million people watched the show within the fi rst 10 days of its premiere. After a few weeks of unemployment, native Cincinnatian David Thies, producer of The Peanut Butter Falcon, helped direct a special for TMZ and Fox that caught up with the characters from the viral Netfl ix series. “Tiger King has become such a huge phenomenon. It was fi lmed over fi ve years... This documentary is a way to say what has been going on lately?” Thies said. Harvey Levin hosts and narrates the special, “TMZ Investigates: Tiger King – What Really Went Down?” “Sometimes you get lost in the characters, and you don’t think about, this is really a crime story,” Levin told the Associated Press. Seventeen interviews were fi lmed over four days. Thies, who grew up in Mount Lookout, had just fi nished watching the Netfl ix series when he go the call about directing the TMZ special. “It was a unique challenge and I was grateful to get work,” Thies said. “Our industry, and a lot of people’s lives have been disrupted, and have basically come to a screeching halt.” He was in charge of coordinating inSee DIRECTOR , Page 2A

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Joe Exotic and friend share a moment in Netflix's "Tiger King." NETFLIX

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Cincinnati Library encouraging people to quilt for a cause Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer

Hyde Park restaurant reopens for ‘encore’ during coronavirus pandemic Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer

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Calling all quilters and crafters. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is asking people across Greater Cincinnati to join in Quilts for a Cause, a special project to help fund library services. “Anyone can participate in Quilts for a Cause, be they a profi cient quilter or a crafter with felt and sequins,” offi cials said. The fi nal result will be quilts that the Library Foundation of Cincinnati and Hamilton County can auction off to benefi t critical library services and programs, like Homework Help and summer learning activities for youth. “I am beyond excited for this county-wide project. It opens up a great opportunity for customers to participate in an activity at home and off ers a sense of community even though we are physically distant,” Loveland Branch Manager Lesleigh Chumbley said in a statement. “By creating a quilt square, we are able to come together remotely sharing our creativity and support with one another during this unprecedented

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is asking participants to post photos of their squares on social media with the tag #QuiltsForACause. LAURA PETERS/THE NEWS LEADER

time.” The library is asking participants to post photos of their squares on social media with the tag #QuiltsForACause. “I look forward to seeing the diﬀ erent materials that will be used for this project. It’s nice to have an activity where everyone is included no matter their skill set,” Chumbley said. For more information, including how to participate and tutorials for beginners, go to blog.cincinnatilibrary.org.

After closing in December, the Hyde Park Keystone Bar & Grill location is reopening for an “encore.” The restaurant will be serving up food once again, via carryout and delivery, according to a post on Keystone’s Facebook page. “We had the distinct pleasure of serving our community for nearly ten years. In December, our doors closed — but today, we are delighted to announce that we once again have the opportunity to serve you,” the Facebook post said. “In the true spirit of spring, a time of re-birth and reﬂ ection, Keystone Hyde Park is open for an encore. Beginning now.” Keystone Hyde Park is currently accepting orders for carryout or orders can be delivered via DoorDash. To place a carryout order, call Keystone at 513-3212150. “We’d love to hear a familiar voice on the other end of the phone,” the post said.

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lending at First Financial Bank. “It has been very busy.” U.S. Bank said it has received almost 50,000 applications nationally seeking $6 billion in loans, when this article was originally published. They did not provide local fi gures. Fifth Third Bank said it had received 33,000 applications. They also could not provide local numbers. General Electric Credit Union said its received 300 applications so far and 45 companies collectively borrowing $10 million are so far are nearing approval. Money to small businesses is just beginning to trickle out since the fi rst applications were taken just days ago. The national application process began on April 3. The early part of the process has been marred by technical glitches at banks and the SBA. For perspective, the SBA typically processes $25 billion worth of loans a year but is trying to do 14 times that volume in three months. Adding to the urgency, the money is being lent on a fi rst-come basis and the program ends June 30. Overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the loans are guaranteed by the federal government and are the primary aid to small businesses during the economic slowdown resulting from the pandemic. Under “Paycheck Protection Plan” loans, small businesses with up to 500 workers can borrow up to $10 million for two years, with no loan payments for six months. The SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities – at least 75% of the forgiven amount must have been used for payroll. Metzger said he’s still fi nalizing how he’ll spend the loan money on his business. He’s concerned about

Kids First Sports Center in Sycamore Township had to shut. down during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a place for kids to come in participate in sports and other physical activities. Without any revenue coming in, Kids First Sports Center is seeking ﬁ nancial loans. PHIL DIDION

how long the pandemic and economic slowdown will linger. At 70 years old, Metzger marvels at how he turned part-time tumbling classes in the 1970s into a nearly 50-year career. A former University of Cincinnati gymnast, he started coaching after he injured his knee. He takes pride that beyond coaching kids, at some point his duties shifted to coaching promising employees into becoming leaders at his business. Metzger’s voice grows halting as he recounts the past few weeks. He hadn’t had to lay oﬀ an employee in

his 47 years of business. “I’ve done crisis planning before,” Metzger said. “But – when your revenue goes to zero, how do you plan for that?” Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – April 12. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

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Viewpoints I want my kids to get coronavirus - and you do too Jack Rubinstein Guest columnist Community Press USA TODAY NETWORK

In the month since Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Acton made the proactive decision to impose one of the fi rst and strictest quarantines in the country, a few things have become clear. First, their leadership and sciencebased decision-making saved thousands of lives. They did this by preparing the health care systems and convincing us to follow the quarantine so closely that what could have become a tsunami of incredibly ill people has turned into a trickle. Second, and painfully, we have come to a point where we need to start getting people infected with novel coronavirus. That’s not an easy thing to say, but we fi nd ourselves in a situation where we only have bad and worse options. The measures in place up to now have only postponed the inevitable. There is no shortcut through this epidemic. Sooner or later most of us will be infected. The present quarantine is unsustainable and at some point people will need to resume their lives. This will come either from mass disobedience as the accumulated stress rears its ugly head through domestic violence, malnutrition and bankruptcies, or it can come in planned, orderly waves of disease where a properly prepared health care system will provide everyone with a hospital bed, medical staff and, when needed, ventilators. So we need to start exposing people to the virus, and what better place to start than with the group that is least vulnerable – children – and in the state that is best prepared. Exposing children fi rst is based on possibly the only consistent bit of data

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from around the world. In almost every case, except those with serious preexisting conditions, children present minimal, if any, symptoms and are incredibly unlikely to require hospitalization. Furthermore, the latest data shows that people between the ages of 20 and 39, the age range of most caregivers, have a very low rate of complications. If it turns out that a handful of exposed children, or their relatively young caregivers, require advanced care, our healthcare system is currently capable

of providing the best medical care possible for them, while also safeguarding medical staﬀ with appropriate personal protective equipment. It’s clear why Ohio should take the lead with this approach. Our state government has put in place an impressive system of real-time assessment of hospital capabilities and has taken advantage of our world-class academic institutions to provide accurate and actionable data to hospital leadership and its citizenry.

Reasonable people will argue for waiting on mass testing, a vaccine or even a cure to be available in the near future. Unfortunately, if we’ve learned anything over the past few months, it’s that the United States government is woefully unprepared to undertake the mass testing required, and Americans are unwilling to give up basic civil liberties to allow tracking of individuals’ positions that would be needed. Developing a vaccine will take at least 12 months, and it has also become clear to the medical community that even if a treatment is developed or repurposed from an existing drug, the testing required to confi rm its effi cacy is also about a year away. There is also a strong case to be made that children are being kept at home during this pandemic for the sake of their caregivers. A harsh socioeconomic reality is that many children are being raised by older caregivers who fall into high-risk categories if infected. That is why the state government should work hand-in-hand with local communities, religious organizations and charities to plan and arrange childcare options for those in the most diffi cult and vulnerable of circumstances. This plan will likely increase the number of people with some degree of immunity and will take advantage of our well-prepared health care system to treat the relatively rare cases where they require hospitalization. If this is done carefully and by relying closely on the medical infrastructure data, other sectors of the population could potentially be opened in stages in order to create small, manageable waves of disease and show the rest of the country once again how Ohio deals with crises. Jack Rubinstein lives in Symmes Township and is a physician-scientist at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of the medical novel, “The Perfect Dose.”

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

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Sports Enquirer’s greatest all-time prep baseball teams Mark Schmetzer

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Welcome to another installment of the Enquirer’s and Cincinnati.com’s efforts to determine the best of the best – the greatest and most dominant of our local state champions. This time, we identify the best of the area’s baseball state champions.

10 – 1946 Newport Catholic Now called Newport Central Catholic, the Thoroughbreds didn’t post impressive scores, but they qualify based on the singular performance of lefthanded pitcher Leo Groeschen, who pitched three complete-game shutouts over two days, beating London 2-0, Louisville Male 3-0 and, in the championship game, Richmond Madison, 9-0. That was after throwing a one-hitter and no-hitter in the regional tournament. Coached by Lou Arnzen, Newport Catholic ﬁ nished 18-2. Groeschen was the father of the late Tom Groeschen, an Enquirer sportswriter.

9 – 1942 Reading The Blue Devils went 14-2 on their way to the Class B state championship, fl attening Catawba, 13-1, in the quarterfi nals, Vaughnsville, 10-0, in the semifi nals and Yorkville, 10-3, in the championship game. Center fi elder Cliff Smiley, fi rst baseman Jack Hesse and pitcher Jack Matre each had two hits for Reading, which jumped out to a 3-0 fi rst-inning lead and took command with a four-run fi fth. Matre and his brother, catcher Bill Matre, each drove in two runs.

Riley Mahan runs to give head coach Tim Held a big hug after the ﬁ nal out of the Crusaders' 7-1 victory over Cleveland St. Ignatius in Columbus in 2013. The title was Moeller's second straight and seventh overall. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

8 – 1993 Moeller After outscoring Harrison, 12-9, in the regional fi nals and getting past Middletown, 6-2, in the regional fi nals, the Crusaders won the state semifi nal and fi nal by a combined 22 runs. First baseman Dave Lapham went 3-for-5 and drove in four runs in the 16-2 semifi nal win over Toledo Start. Third baseman Mike Bell went 3-for-4 with a triple while scoring three runs and driving in three in 13-5 championship-game win over Barberton. Catcher Andy Burwinkel added two hits and three RBIs, while shortstop Dan Feichtner contributed two hits, two runs and two RBIs.

7 – 2013 Moeller After winning fi ve district and regional tournament games by an average of 11.2 runs, the Crusaders rolled into Columbus and pulverized Aurora, 13-1, before settling for a more-routine but stillsatisfactory 7-1 win over Cleveland St. Ignatius. Moeller piled up 12 hits, but only two for extra bases in a balanced attack that backed up pitcher Zach Logue’s complete-game two-hitter. The only run he allowed was unearned. Two days earlier, Logue went 3-for-5 with two doubles in the semifi nal romp. The Crusaders fi nished 32-2 and with a second straight state championship.

Moeller center ﬁ elder Adam Hyzdu's baseball future started looking up in 1989 when he batted over .400 and hit 13 home runs, while leading Moeller to the Class AAA state title. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

6 – 1989 Moeller The Crusaders lost six regular-season games before putting together an impressive tournament run, capped by a 12-0 win over Mentor in the Class AAA (big school) state semifi nal and 12-4 win over Upper Arlington in the fi nal. Mentor committed fi ve errors in the semifi nal, while center fi elder Adam Hyzdu was going 3-for-4 with a triple and three

The 1942 Reading High School state champions were, from left: Front, Bill Conover, Don Schumacher, Buck Heuer, Bill Nickley, Kip Smiley, Maury Vandeneyden, Charlie Abbot, manager Carl Proud; back, coach Bob Elsbrock, manager Bobbie Rolman, Jack Matre, Jack Hesse, Bill Matre, Harold Dietrich and George Eha. Not pictured are Bob Ihlendorf, Cliff Smiley, Irv Weisbrod and Ray Christophel. THANKS TO BO BEMMES AND PATRICK ROSS, CITY OF READING

RBIs and third baseman and future Reds manager David Bell was going 3-for-4 with a double. Hyzdu added a home run and two RBIs in the ﬁ nal, and designated hitter-pitcher Brian Hinderman collected three hits and drove in three runs.

5 – 1934 Withrow Coached by Angus King, in whose honor Withrow named its iconic stadium, the Tigers captured Greater Cincinnati’s ﬁ rst high school baseball state championship in convincing fashion. After easing past Toledo Waite, 6-3, in a

Class A (big school) quarterfi nal, Withrow overwhelmed Akron East, 15-2, in a semifi nal before walloping Warren Harding, 13-1, in the state championship game. The Tigers’ average margin of victory in the semifi nals and fi nals remains the highest of any local team.

4 – 1983 Hamilton The Big Blue left a lasting impression at the state tournament with a 25-7 thumping of Grove City in the Class AAA See BASEBALL, Page 2B

Bengals match Hubbard’s FreeStore Foodbank gift Dave Clark

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The Cincinnati Bengals announced that they’re matching earlier $9,400 donations to the FreeStore Foodbank of Cincinnati pledged by TriHealth and made by Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard.

Hubbard, a former Moeller High School Crusaders and Ohio State Buckeyes standout, recently announced via GoFundMe that he’d personally match all donations to the city’s FreeStore Foodbank up to $9,400. In an update, Hubbard was happy to declare that the initial goal was “crushed,” and TriHealth would match the next $9,400 in donations.

Hubbard is one of 18 current NFL players from Greater Cincinnati high schools. In January, Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap said Hubbard - a teammate of Joe Burrow’s at Ohio State before Hubbard was drafted and Burrow left the Buckeyes for LSU - already was courting the Heisman Trophy winner in Miami in advance of Super Bowl LIV.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard, here in 2018, is a Moeller graduate. SAM GREENE

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state semifi nal, followed by a 14-10 slugfest win over Youngstown AustintownFinch in the fi nal. Hamilton third baseman Tim Fischer went 4-for-5 with a triple, fi ve runs and fi ve RBIs in the semifi nal. Center fi elder Rob Huff man also drove in fi ve runs and shortstop Mark Lewis homered while the Big Blue was scoring at least two runs in every inning. Huff man homered and drove in another fi ve runs in the championship game. The Big Blue fi nished 29-2.

3 – 1940 Newport The Kentucky High School Athletic Association didn’t sponsor a baseball state tournament until 1940, and the Wildcats set a high bar. Coached by W.J. “Blue” Foster, Newport laid waste to the tournament, decimating West Liberty, 16-2, in a quarterfi nal, Brownsville, 11-1, in a semifi nal and Daviess County, 17-4, in the fi nal for a three-game average winning margin of 12.3 runs. The Panthers capitalized on four walks to score three runs in the fi rst inning, but “Babe” Bradley – who’d pitched in the earlier semifi nal on the same day – came on in relief and allowed only more run the rest of the way. Bradley also chipped in with two hits, and Newport took full advantage of six Daviess County errors.

The Moeller Crusaders raise the championship trophy after the OHSAA Division I State Championship baseball game against the Westerville Central Warhawks at Huntington Park in Columbus in 2015.. THE ENQUIRER/SAM GREENE

2 – 1985 Fairﬁ eld

ter the regular season, No. 1 in the Associated Press Division I statewide poll, capping their run by swamping Westerville Central, 16-0, in a championship game shortened to fi ve innings by the mercy rule. Moeller erupted for six runs in the fourth inning and tacked on nine runs in the fi fth inning. First-team all-state pitcher Grant Macciocchi allowed three hits with four strikeouts on the mound and went 3for-4 with a triple and four RBIs at the plate. Shortstop and leadoff hitter Kyle Dockus went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs, and left fi elder Eric Connor fi nished with three hits and two RBIs. “It’s great,” Macciocchi said. “It’s my last day ever hitting. Nothing compares. Everyone was just feeling team chemistry.”

The Indians fi nished with an impressive 31-1 record that included a 16-1 win over Lancaster in a Class AAA state semifi nal and an 8-5 win over Lyndhurst Brush in the championship game. Pitcher Chris Lutz allowed three hits over four scoreless innings while going 3-for-4 and driving in four runs in the semifi nal. Center fi elder Jerry Mitchum’s tworun home run sparked a six-run fourth inning that carried Fairfi eld to the state championship. Right fi elder Scott Miller added a double and two RBIs for Fairfi eld. Lutz struck out six in 2-1/3 innings of relief to seal the Fairfi eld win.

1—2015 Moeller The Crusaders ﬁ nished 31-3 and, af-

Above, Newport won the KHSAA's ﬁ rst official state baseball championship in 1940. PROVIDED BY GRADY BROWN

Right, Fairﬁ eld catcher Greg Price joins his teammates in celebration after the Indians won the state tournament in 1985. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

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I have a small, blue-marbled booklet at home. It is the "Constitution and By-Laws of the Independent Ladies’ Society, Daughters of Israel." The edition I have was revised in December 1913. I pull it out sometimes when I want to know how much has really changed in the last century or so. Article V lists the benefi ts of joining the society. Among those are the following: ❚ Any sister of this society who is reported sick shall receive $3 per week for six weeks, making a total of $18, which is all she is entitled to for one year. ❚ The sick benefi t begins from the day on which a sister has been reported sick. ❚ It is the duty of the President to visit a sick sister within 24 hours after the same has been reported as sick, and to notify the Sick Committee thereof. The booklet concludes with a closing prayer: "O Lord, accept our sincerest thanks; bless our acts and our endeavors; bless our coming and our going; bless our society and grant us that our acts are pleasing to You and benefi cial to mankind. Amen." Given the date of this book, it is likely that this special group of women suff ered unexpectedly during the Great Flu pandemic of 1918. How could they ever have predicted how $3 per week might have bankrupted their coff ers as their members began to fall sick?

Volunteers wear gauze masks at a Cincinnati street kitchen while serving food to children of families afflicted by the worldwide influenza pandemic in 1918. BETTMANN ARCHIVE/PROVIDED

Our contemporary pandemic will also tax our coffers, and yet we must do what these compassionate and organized women did in the time of the suff ragettes. They extended themselves fi nancially, they comforted personally, and they reported back to their communities. We are all facing diffi cult life situations. Many are fi nding surprising strength, health care workers and emergency personnel among those greatest heroes. While we may not be able to forestall the end of life for

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each of our "members," we must act with compassion, dignity and generosity of spirit. There may come a time when we will ask ourselves, "Did we do enough? Did we fail our 'members' in any signiﬁ cant way?" O Lord, accept our sincerest thanks; bless our acts and our endeavors; bless our coming and our going; bless our society and grant us that our acts are pleasing to You and beneﬁ cial to mankind. Amen. Abie Ingber lives in Hyde Park and serves as the rabbi in residence at Christ Church Cathedral. He is the former executive director of the Center for Interfaith Community Engagement at Xavier University, retiring in 2018.

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Cincinnati-based app oﬀ ers free dog training Luann Gibbs

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As our lives are upended by the novel coronavirus pandemic, everyday interactions we took for granted have become off -limits. Chats with coworkers at the water cooler. Lunch with your sorority sisters. An ice-cold pitcher with the team after the game. Even puppy preschools have been canceled. Enter Harper, a Cincinnati-based dog training technology startup that launched earlier this year. The company off ers all-positive digital dog training via an iPhone app. The app – which has a similar ease of use to those in the nutrition, fi tness and

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time eﬀ ectively to connect with their dogs from the comfort and safety of home. Whether you just got a new quarantine puppy, you’re fostering while stuck at home, or you have a dog who’s looking to you for stimulation, we’re 100% focused right now as a company on helping you make it through social distancing and quarantines together and come out the other side even stronger.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS Rotary invites COVID-19 heroes to dinner at home every night They come wearing scrubs and masks after long shifts at hospitals. Some are coming off an ambulance shift. As they pick up their children from YMCA Pandemic Child Care Centers across Hamilton County, these parents are stressed and weary. They’re also suddenly smiling as, along with their children, they are picking up dinner – prepared, packaged and purchased to feed their whole family. The smile-maker is called the Community Heroes Family Dinner Project – conceived by the Rotary Club of Cincinnati to make life a little easier for those essential workers during the COVID-19 health crisis. The Rotary Foundation – the philanthropic arm of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati – is managing and funding the project. The Foundation buys meals from local restaurants, which then deliver them to the eight YMCA pandemic child care centers in Hamilton County. When parents pick up their children, they also pick up a hearty meal for the whole family. The project gives families more time together and also supports local restaurants and their workers, said John Fahrmeier of Anderson Township, president of the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati. The foundation expects to spend more than $90,000 on the program that started April 6 and runs through May 1. In its fi rst week, the foundation provided more than 1,400 meals for 133 families. Rotary volunteers coordinate with restaurants near the various YMCAs. The project budget is $10 per meal and the Rotary adds a $2 tip per meal for the workers. “I love that it isn’t just the children and the families that we are helping, it is the restaurants and the workers,” said Nancy Riesz, Rotary Club board member who is one of the restaurant recruiters and liaisons for the program. Riesz, of North Bend, coordinates about 50 dinners a day for families at the Nippert Gamble YMCA in Western Hills. “We have a diff erent restaurant for each day,” said Riesz. “I was concerned because some of the restaurants are a little higher priced,” she said. But that hasn’t been a problem. “One owner told me to not look

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at the prices, just tell him what I wanted.” Several restaurants are adding desserts as special gifts. Rachel Appenfelder, owner/manager of Dunlap Café in Over the Rhine, is providing dinners for families at the Carl H. Lindner YMCA in the West End on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. “First responders have a special place in my heart,” said Appenfelder. “This is a good way to give back to the community and it’s helping us, too. Last Tuesday, the Rotary dinners were pretty much the only business we had for the day,” she said. Appelfelder decorates the meal bags with hearts and smiley faces and talks with some of the families when she delivers the meals. “I ask what they like,” she said. “We’re trying to do a comfort meal at the end of the day, and something the kids will eat. Macaroni and cheese is a kid favorite.” One Monday she paired mac and cheese with barbequed chicken, salad and a dessert. Tuesday was Chicken Fettucine Alfredo with garlic breadsticks and York Peppermint Patties. Matt Huesman, owner of Maury’s Tiny Cove Steakhouse in Western Hills, called the dinner project “an opportunity to pay it forward.” “Maury’s has always been a commu-

nity-driven restaurant,” he said. “These meals are going to people who are serving others. We like being involved.” Sara Overstake, group vice president of the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, is coordinating the program on the YMCA side. “These dinners through the Rotary Foundation are a great way to acknowledge that, yes, these people working at the hospitals and labs and other essential jobs in this pandemic are heroes,” she said. “This is not only a convenience. Some of these families are making minimum wage or very low wages. A good family dinner every night makes a huge diﬀ erence.” Malachi Henderson of West Price Hill has a 9-year-old daughter. “I’m considered an essential worker,” he said. “But I don’t make that much money. Having those dinners is a godsend. Not only does it help spread what groceries we have at the house, but it keeps me from having to cook when I get home and having to go to the grocery so much. I have more time with my daughter.” The Rotary has been getting thankyou notes from parents. “Providing meals to my family during the critical time in our history takes a ton of stress oﬀ my shoulders,” wrote a mother and medical worker from East Walnut Hills.

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“As my caseload rises to heights I hope I never see again due to COVID-19, I can take one more thing oﬀ my to-do list . . . I can now spend extra time with my children who are also feeling the effects of isolation and overall unease.” Carrie King of the Carl H. Lindner YMCA in the West End said time is one of the greatest gifts these families can get. “Our families were taken aback when I told them about the program,” said King, When I told one mom, she got tears in her eyes. She said ‘You mean you can give me dinner every night for my kids?” After the ﬁ rst week, the mom told King “I don’t know where we would be without you.” Peggy Hodgson, Rotary Club of Cincinnati

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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and foreverfi tness — the original Rock Steady Boxing Cincinnati affi liate, and a Parkinson’s Wellness and Recovery (PWR!) certifi ed exercise studio — will be joining millions nationwide to support Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is a degenerative movement disorder which can cause deterioration of motor skills, balance, speech and sensory function. Foreverfi tness gives those living with Parkinson’s disease hope by off ering non-contact boxing, and PWR exercise routines that have been proven to dramatically reduce the symptoms and improve the quality of life. These programs are off ered at the Blue Ash Studio, and also online. In addition, foreverfi tness will be participating in several local Parkinson’s events (Steady Strides, and the Sunfl ower Rev it Up) to raise awareness and funding to support local programs and research for those aff ected. To get involved, individuals can participate in an event or donate to the local Parkinson’s Foundation at: www.parkinsoncincinnati.org Together we can make life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research. For more information, contact: ❚ Sarah Palmer sarah@foreverfi tnesscincinnati.com 513-404-1918 ❚ Bill Palmer bill@foreverfi tnesscincinnati.com 513-253-5721 ❚ www.foreverfi tnesscincinnati.com ❚ http://www.parkinsoncincinnati.org/ Bill Palmer, foreverfi tness

Pink Supermoon rising A clear sky April 7 treated night photographers with the opportunity to capture the “Pink Supermoon.” Terrence Huge

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sionals. Funeral home directors and staff will not only be helping families grieve during the coming weeks and months, but they play a critical role in public health — that is, in helping to prepare remains of the deceased for fi nal disposition. At the same time, the funeral service operations are being adjusted in many states across the nation because of social distancing rules and limitations on gatherings in general. Knowing about these drastic changes, CRäKN, a SaaS (Software as a Service) company headquartered at the Hamilton County Business Center in Norwood, is looking to help morticians, staff and client families better adapt. CRäKN is a cloud-based solution that provides effi ciency and productivity, case management, and accounting tools to help funeral home operators manage their work from any location using any device that can access the internet. Mindrum “The ability to work from any location is especially important right now as the funeral professional’s role, and their standard operations, have shifted — overnight,” said Scott Mindrum, CRäKN’s

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CEO and Founder. Mindrum said that in such a tumultuous, high-pressure time, CRäKN wanted to fi nd a way to provide some sort of relief to funeral service providers. As a result, CRäKN is off ering tools and services without charging their customary case fees during the COVID-19 crisis. To help funeral home operators get started, the company is off ering a discounted onboarding fee of $295, according to Mindrum. “Funeral service is facing one of the greatest challenges they will ever see, and like many other businesses, they have so much uncertainty right now,” said Mindrum. “CRäKN allows funeral professionals to access and update all their information so they can help families arrange a funeral, no matter if they are at the funeral home, or if they are working from home,” explained Mindrum. “Funeral directors play such a critical role in our society that can sometimes be forgotten, but we want this to help them to adapt,” he said. “We knew we had to do something. This is our small way of providing a way to help funeral professionals to continue to serve their client families and keep their own team members safe, too.” CRäKN is a cloud-based solution that provides effi ciency tools and an up-to-

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

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