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U.S. Playing Card to join $100M+ Norwood project Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Eddie Matthews’ encounter with the police officer happened inside the KFC/Taco Bell in Norwood. It started when a couple of men complained they paid for food they didn’t get. It did not involve either Matthews or his brother, who were ultimately arrested after they were told to leave the premises. LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

Video shows police oﬃ cer beat man with baton Keith BieryGolick Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

NORWOOD – The employees screamed, and a woman took out her cellphone. As the woman fi lmed, offi cers rushed into the restaurant. They tackled one man, a black man who later said he thought he was going to die, and pushed another facedown into a booth, where he was struck several times with a baton. Blood dripped onto a white table, and a bag of food had been knocked onto the ground, where there was more blood. With one hand behind his back, Eddie Matthews twisted his neck to look up at the three offi cers standing above him. Blue police lights fl ashed outside. Inside, his younger brother was on the ground a few feet away, telling offi cers they arrested the wrong people. “Everything is on camera,” Matthews said. … Matthews and his brother sued the Norwood Police Department in federal court on June 10, saying Offi cer Jeff Stamm used excessive force and made unlawful arrests. Norwood Police Chief William Kramer declined to comment on the incident, saying his department doesn’t discuss pending litigation. Several messages for Offi cer Stamm were not returned. The confrontation was set in motion when the manager of a combined KFC and Taco Bell in Norwood called police to remove two customers, who the manager said had become irate requesting a refund. It was a Saturday night in September.

In this image from his bodycam, Norwood Police Officer Jeff Stamm grabs Eddie Matthews’ shirt. His brother Jermaine Lofton is at right. PROVIDED

Norwood Police Offi cer Jeff Stamm, whose superior had recommended he be fi red from his last job in 2018, arrived in camoufl age cargo shorts. He spoke to customers accused of swearing at the manager. He activated his body camera. Matthews, 44, stood at the counter with his brother, Jermaine Lofton. The two had not seen each other in something like fi ve years. Lofton had driven from Chicago, where he lives in a suburb near the city. He planned to drive back the next day. He had to work Monday. Stamm, a white offi cer who stands over six feet tall and says he weighs more than 300 pounds, quickly turned his attention to Matthews. In his report, Offi cer Stamm said Matthews and Loften were yelling at the other customers. This was not captured on his body camera, because the sound had not been turned on yet.

“Hey guys, stop or I’m going to have everybody leave,” Stamm said. “I’m going to shut you down.” Matthews questioned why the offi cer approached them and told him to go talk to the other customers. “You guys were escalating my situation over there,” Stamm said. “Shut the ---- up,” Matthews said. The offi cer told him to leave, and his voice began to rise. He was not asking. Matthews stepped back from the counter, holding up his receipt. He refused to leave. “I paid for my food,” he said. Matthews put his hands in the air, and the offi cer tried to grab him. Matthews swatted his hand away. “I know my rights,” he said. The offi cer radioed for backup, and he tried to grab Matthews again. When Matthews pulled away, the offi cer See VIDEO, Page 2A

A new $100 million-plus, mixed-use development is underway on the former site of the United States Playing Card Co. in Norwood. Crews are demolishing several buildings on the vacant property at 4590 Beech St. to make way for hundreds of new residential units, restaurants and retail outlets, a new parking garage and a community park. The playing card company, which moved its operations to Erlanger in 2009, even has plans to return to the site as part of the development, according to the Sycamore Townshipbased developer, PLK Communities. “U.S. Playing Card will have something in the development, whether it’s a small gift shop or something bigger,” Nick Lingenfelter, vice president of development for PLK, told The Enquirer. “They have verbally committed to have some part in the development, we just don’t know what that looks like right now.’’ PLK plans to redevelop the 21-acre site in three phases, starting with approximately 220 residential units and up to 20 townhomes for sale. The ﬁ rst phase will also include a giant market hall – with stalls selling food and other items – and farmer’s market complex that will anchor the development’s central core. That will be surrounded by green spaces, including a family park, dog park and central pavilion with a performance stage. “We know the heartbeat of this development will be the public gathering places and the market hall,” Lingenfelter said. “Our goal is, and has always been, to create a regional gathering place that city of Norwood can be proud of.” PLK also plans to repurpose several of the buildings that were once part of the U.S. Paying Card operation, which made such brands as Bicycle, Bee, Aviator and Aristocrat. The building that housed the company’s cafeteria and machine shop, for example, will be used for the market hall. And the original four-story factory See NORWOOD, Page 3A

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pulled out his baton. The offi cer’s camera had been activated for less than a minute. “Leave,” he shouted. “Leave,” he repeated. The offi cer grabbed Matthews’ shirt, breaking one of his necklaces. Matthews turned to the employees behind the counter. “You guys see this mother------?” Lofton tried to step between the two. Offi cer Stamm was now shouting as loud as he could. He struck Matthews with the baton. “Get down. Get down,” he commanded. The offi cer pushed Matthews toward the center of the restaurant. His brother stepped in again, telling the offi cer he would take care of Matthews. “I got him,” he said repeatedly. That’s when Lofton was tackled by another offi cer, who arrived after the altercation began. Matthews was pushed into a booth, where Offi cer Stamm hit him again with his baton. By now, there were several offi cers inside the restaurant. A supervisor stood outside. None of them were black, because Norwood doesn’t employ any black offi cers. Of the city’s 47 offi cers, 40 are white men. Five are white women. The other two offi cers are a Hispanic man and Asian man. Offi cer Stamm went to the restroom to wash his hands. He breathed heavily and walked to the parking lot, where Matthews was handcuff ed near a police cruiser. “Get him away from me,” Matthews said. The arrest happened in less than two minutes. And although there was video

of the altercation, which called into question the offi cer’s version of events, there was no national outcry. It was just another arrest. This was eight months before George Floyd became a household name for his death in police custody. This was before protesters began gathering every day in Cincinnati for more than a week. Matthews was charged with assault. A grand jury declined to indict him, deciding there was not enough evidence to move forward on the felony charge. Other misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing offi cial business were dismissed in February. “If not for the video, he’d be in jail,” said attorney Konrad Kircher, who is representing Matthews and Lofton in their civil case. The lawsuit says Matthews was struck seven times with the baton. After the two men were taken outside, shortly before 10 p.m., a paramedic bandaged Matthews’ arm. The store manager approached police. His employees had taken photos on their cell phones. One hugged another. They couldn’t believe the amount of blood they saw. The manager told police they had still not done what he called them for. He asked them to remove the customers demanding a refund. … A few years ago, Offi cer Stamm was training other police offi cers. He was a sergeant at the Fairfax Police Department, and he ran active-shooter training, defense tactics and baton drills. On July 4, 2018, Stamm’s superior said his behavior put citizens at risk and recommended he be fi red from the Fairfax Police Department. Stamm had submitted his resignation about a week before.

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This photo of Eddie Matthews shows bruising he says was caused by an officer's baton during an arrest in 2019. PROVIDED/EDDIE MATTHEWS

Shortly before his employment ended, according to records obtained by The Enquirer using Ohio’s public record laws, a police lieutenant wrote Stamm’s actions were “unacceptable and inexcusable.” Early in his career, Stamm received good performance reviews. And even recently, in November, he’d been praised for possibly saving the life of a woman who crashed her car off the side of Interstate 71. He saw smoke and smashed out her window, pulling the woman from the car himself. Norwood offi cials hired him the same month in which Fairfax offi cials said he was unable to perform the duties of a police offi cer. He was hired to patrol Hamilton County’s second-largest city. In 2019, as a Norwood offi cer, he was dispatched for a report of a black male wearing a hat armed with a gun. “Upon arrival to the scene,” police documents state, “PO Stamm placed 8 people at gunpoint and held them there until he got enough units on scene to safely search everyone.” One person had a loaded handgun in a fanny pack, and a second gun was found underneath a car nearby, according to police records. Stamm was commended by a supervisor for acting in a polite and professional manner. According to his Facebook page, Stamm went to Anderson High School and studied criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati. But shortly after he became a sergeant in Fairfax, he struggled with the increased responsibility, according to an Enquirer review of

police personnel records. In May of 2018, he was suspended for 10 days and placed on probation for “gross neglect of duty, failure to obey orders” and other rule violations. Fairfax offi cials determined he left shifts early and lied about it. His supervisors said he regularly failed to show up for court. They said he was subpoenaed 50 times and failed to appear 31 times. In at least one of those instances, a case was dismissed. A few days after a meeting with the mayor and police chief in the small Hamilton County village, Stamm requested to be demoted to patrolman. He was asked to sign something showing the move was voluntary. This came after multiple incidents involving women Stamm was seen spending time with while on duty and in uniform. He’d also been investigated for use of force before the arrest of Matthews. Stamm was cleared once by an internal review in Fairfax for his takedown of a 21-year-old black man found passed out behind the wheel of a running car. The man appeared confused and sluggish when he woke, Stamm wrote in a 2017 report. When Stamm got him out of the car, the man did not want to be patted down. He pulled his arms away from Stamm. The offi cer wrote in a report the man “tensed up” his back and arms. Stamm took him to the ground. The man had fi ve grams of marijuana in his sweatshirt pocket. Supervisors found Stamm’s use of force acceptable. Six months later, also in 2017, a supervisor said he violated the department’s use of force policy in a separate incident. Stamm was assisting a Mariemont offi cer during a traffi c stop when he spotted what he thought were drugs in a man’s mouth. Stamm took the 61-year-old man down to the ground for refusing to spit out what he saw. Once on the ground, according to the offi cer, the man refused to spit anything out again and swallowed. He also refused to put his hands behind his back, Stamm said. The offi cer sprayed the man with pepper spray. When documenting his use of force, Stamm wrote the man “kept his muscles tense in his arm.” Stamm received a verbal warning, which he disputed. He believed he followed department policy. … An Enquirer review of Stamm’s perSee VIDEO, Page 3A

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building will be remade into a parking garage with retail spaces on the fi rst fl oor and three additional fl oors of apartments on top, Lingenfelter said. Plans also call for the iconic clock tower on the property to be restored and incorporated into the development. PLK is also working to bring a brewery to the site and hopes to attract other niche retailers and restaurants that will promote a walkable entertainment district, Lingenfelter said. “We understand that smaller businesses are struggling right now, but we also know that the small business uniqueness is what our clients and the public want,” he said. “We will have to be creative in how we get them here, but we have already been fi elding a lot of phone calls from people wanting to be a part of the project.” Eventually, PLK – which is working with Charlotte, N.C.-based architectural fi rm, Shook Kelley Inc., on the project – hopes to add a hotel and commercial offi ce space to the mix. Environmental remediation of the site was recently completed, and demolition is expected to be fi nished by Au-

An artist’s rendering of the $100 million mixed-use development planned for the former US Playing Card site in Norwood PROVIDED

gust. “We are hoping to be able to start

construction in the ﬁ rst half of 2021 with an 18-24-month construction time

frame for the ﬁ rst phase,” Lingenfelter said.

Eddie Matthews of Evanston and his brother have ﬁ led suit in federal court alleging unlawful arrest and use of force by Norwood police.

They said the store manager had yelled at them and Matthews and Lofton had approached them before police arrived. “You saved us,” the customer, who was black, told Stamm. He shook the oﬃ cer’s hand. By that time, Lofton was in the back of a police cruiser. He thought about the apartment he was supposed to move into next week in Illinois. He thought about the work he would miss. He said he had only been in trouble for parking tickets before. As he sat in jail later that night, the 36-year-old thought he might lose everything. “It was like a bad dream I couldn’t wake up from,” he said. … Matthews and Lofton grew up in Chicago. Lofton was 11 when he said his father was beaten by police. He said his dad had gone to a ﬂ ower store to return

something the day after he buried his mother. Several oﬃ cers confronted him, and he told them they had the wrong person. His dad wasn’t sure why they beat him. In a separate interview, Matthews recounted a similar story. Lofton still remembers his dad’s swollen and bloody face. He says it was one of the worst days of his life. Matthews started attending therapy about a month ago. He had quit smoking and said he didn’t drink much. After he was arrested, he started doing both again. He says he’s lost weight because he also stopped working out. In an interview last week, Matthews said he was scared during his arrest. Scared he would react further. Scared his felony record meant he could be locked up for a long time. Scared he would be hurt worse than he was. Scared that nothing would be captured on camera.

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sonnel fi le in Norwood shows no discipline relating to the September arrests. Stamm told other responding offi cers Matthews and Lofton were yelling at the customers who wanted a refund when he arrived. He said Matthews tried to grab his baton. When he began escorting him out, the offi cer said, Matthews spun out of his grip and grabbed his wrist. “And then it was just on,” Stamm said, according to body camera footage. “I had two guys fi ghting me.” But employees told police Matthews and Loften had been trying to calm the other customers down. They said the offi cer overreacted. “That was too much,” one said. “That cop was dead wrong,” another

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said. The manager later spoke with police. “Them two guys, they did nothing wrong.” The customers who wanted a refund wrote statements while Oﬃ cer Stamm stood nearby.

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Rachael Colaw (left) awards Meghan Leonard and Claire Lynch with metals for completing the one-mile event on June 3 in Mariemont. “We had passed out flyers so there were some people standing in their yards to cheer on as well, so that was a lot of fun” Colaw said.

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Alli Lynch (from left), Claire Lynch, Meghan Leonard and Rachael Colaw run through a Mariemont neighborhood as part of the Pigabilities event on June 3. Colaw says that she and Alli Lynch decided to put this together for their friends Claire and Meghan since the Flying Pig Marathon was canceled due to COVID-19.

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Mariemont natives Alli Lynch (left) and sister Claire (right) pose for a photo with the Flying Pig mascot which showed up in support of the Pigabilities event. Claire said what she was most excited about for the event were “tutus.”

Meghan Leonard, 22, looks back at friend Claire Lynch as they cross the ﬁ nish line of the Pigabilities event in Mariemont. Alli Lynch and Rachael Colaw surprised their friends Meghan and Claire by inviting many members of the community including members of the Mariemont police department. “We just kind of kept trying to make it bigger and bigger and more special,” said Colaw. Left, Stephen Watt, a Mariemont police officer, plays the bag pipes to officially begin the virtual one-mile Pigabilities event.

Elizabeth Curran (from left), Julie Curran and Robbie Curran cheer on Pigabilities participants as they begin the one-mile race on June 3 in Mariemont.

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VIEWPOINTS This is no time to restrict access to justice Your Turn Annie Flottman Guest columnist

This pandemic is one of the most lifealtering events in recent history. How we react to it – especially in the legal system – can show our strengths and our weaknesses. Some courts have met the challenge of fulﬁ lling their mission, while others have failed the people they are supposed to serve. Access to justice is a fundamental right, especially in our democracy. I am a magistrate in Warren County Domestic Relations Court where we handle divorce-related cases and domestic violence cases. During this pandemic, we’ve been doing everything we can to continue to serve families. Hamilton County’s Domestic Relations Court hasn’t. The Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court suspended all hearings, except for domestic violence hearings, on March 14. Even matters simply set for a phone conference were rescheduled. I want it to be clear: I am speaking as a concerned citizen and domestic relations attorney, not as a representative of Warren County Common Pleas Court. I feel strongly that it is the responsibility of each judge to determine how their court best serves the public. I am not impugning their integrity, rather I am speaking up as someone who is concerned for my fellow Hamilton County residents. First and foremost, when a family’s problem is thorny enough to need the court’s help, that’s a family in crisis. A home ﬁ lled with tension and anxiety is hard on everyone, especially children. With the pandemic adding strains of job losses, school closings and health fears, this is no time to restrict people’s rights to access justice. Families in crisis can become families

Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court in Downtown suspended most all hearings March 14, the author says. ENQUIRER FILE

in chaos. Warren County magistrates are taking turns being physically present at court so we’re available to hear requests for domestic violence civil protection orders, issued when someone is experiencing violence at the hands of another family or household member, or someone with whom they had a dating relationship. And with technology, I am an eff ective magistrate even from my own kitchen counter, presiding over many divorcerelated hearings by phone. My fi rst “kitchen hearing” was a fi nal divorce

hearing, which provides a benchmark for the family – closing one chapter, beginning the next. These are solemn, as they should be. The parties answer questions about the ﬁ nal paperwork they’ve signed and conﬁ rm that they want the court to terminate the marriage. Asking people these questions by phone was no less momentous than in person. The spouses were responsive and serious. As I ended the hearing, I could hear their relief that this step was behind them. It may have actually been easier for them to not be physically in the courtroom, a stranger in a black robe

asking questions, the other spouse just a few feet away. Mediating parenting disputes by phone is also working. In person, people may roll their eyes or shake their heads when the other parent talks – often unaware their actions hamper progress toward agreement. On the phone, they can focus just on each other’s words. They’re comfortable in separate environments and seem more relaxed and receptive. By holding phone conferences in lieu of hearings, we’ve secured needed agreements between parents. For example, parents have agreed how to treat their child’s ADD or to how to keep a child on track in both households as everyone adjusts to homeschooling. Even when it looks like we will need to be in a courtroom to hear testimony and review exhibits, talking with the parties on the phone still beneﬁ ts the families. We give them guidance and suggest alternatives, such as: “Would you be willing to try ‘X’ until we can have a hearing?” If the parties have attorneys, we talk with them about our range of likely rulings on the issues, which can help them settle their cases. When I wrote this, several weeks had gone by during which the Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court did not have contact with all of its scheduled cases, did not issue all pending decisions and orders, and did not hold previously scheduled phone conferences. Serving the public means doing all you can to help families. It’s one of the reasons I’m running to serve as judge in the Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court this November. Having represented hundreds of clients in divorce cases before becoming a magistrate, I know how important the court’s communication is for the families we serve. Experience really does matter. Anne Flottman is a magistrate in Warren County and the Democratic-endorsed candidate for Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court. She and her husband live in East End.

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Cincinnati Public has four ideas for fall education families do not have access to the internet, according to data released by the U.S. Census in 2019,” said CPS Superintendent Laura Mitchell, in a statement. “We appreciate the support of Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati Bell, and ComputerXpress. This privatepublic community partnership is critical to help remove barriers to remote learning and increase technology equity and accessibility."

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Cincinnati Public Schools board members will soon decide how more than 35,000 students will be educated in the fall. On June 10, district leaders presented four options during a Board of Education meeting. Cost, academic and health risks are all being considered, as well as the added child care burden to families that would accompany some of the scenarios. School board members are also considering that the district faces between $35 million and $70 million in pandemic-related costs, but has only received about $16 million in federal stimulus assistance. Three of the four scenarios include distance learning for some portion of the school week. The fourth option is a return to in-person classes fi ve days a week. All the options, considering that schools could again be shut down if a coronavirus outbreak reoccurs, require technology to allow for home learning. The district plans to distribute devices to all students in second grade and above. The district has also partnered with Cincinnati Bell and others to deliver internet access to thousands of students. The district's goal is to deliver no-cost internet to all qualifying students via fundraising and donations. To donate, visit the Greater Cincinnati Foundation's website. The district is considering guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with modifi cations to the layouts of classrooms and buses posiing the greatest obstacles. One guideline calls for students and staff to wear cloth coverings or masks at all times. The board is expected to adopt one of the following four scenarios during its June 22 meeting.

First scenario – in-person classes The ﬁ rst scenario would have students return to classrooms ﬁ ve days a week. The district does not have the space to allow for placing student desks 6 feet apart, so it would space students 3

Fourth scenario – hybrid learning

A look at academic and health risks for options under consideration for education in the fall at Cincinnati Public Schools. CPS

feet apart in this model. The reduced level of separation poses a mediumhigh health safety risk, according to Deputy Superintendent Tianay Amat. This option requires increasing staﬀ at some schools and would bring higher transportation costs. The scenario would involve two children per seat on school buses while wearing masks. Meals would be eaten in classrooms to avoid larger gatherings in cafeterias. It could involve staggered arrival and dismissal times to limit student gathering and teachers moving between classrooms during period changes with students not transitioning between rooms. The scenario poses a high safety risk but low academic risk.

Second scenario – blended learning This scenario would involve students taking in-person classes in schools either one or two days per week, while learning from home on the remaining days. The scenario has higher staﬃ ng and transportation costs. Meal hubs would remain open to supply students with food when they are not physically in school buildings. An option within this scenario would be to have elementary students attend classes two days per week, and in order

to accommodate 6 feet distancing in classrooms, students would be split between elementary and high school buildings. High school students would be in school for two days a week, not coinciding with elementary students, and some would report to elementary buildings. Families would need child care for three or four days per week under this model. This model poses a high academic risk and medium safety risk.

Third scenario – distance learning This scenario would have students learning from home ﬁ ve days a week. It poses a challenge for families in terms of child care, Amat said. It would also lead to a decrease in staﬀ and would pose a low-risk safety risk but a high academic risk. Tech access is most critical to this plan. The partnership with Cincinnati Bell will begin with a pilot program involving about 2,000 students without internet access from the following schools: Rockdale Academy in Avondale, South Avondale School, Hays Porter Elementary School in the West End, Roberts Academy in East Price Hill and Fairview Clifton German Language School in Clifton. “Approximately 24 percent of our

This option calls for elementary students attending in-person classes ﬁ ve days per week, and high school students attending in-person classes just one or two days per month. This would eliminate the need for child care for families with the youngest children. This plan poses a low academic risk and medium safety risk for elementary students. It poses a high academic risk but low safety risk for high school students. One exception to the plan would be for high school students in career and technical classes. They would attend inperson sessions twice a week to conduct the hands-on learning crucial to those ﬁ elds, Amat said. Transportation costs would increase.

What do families think? The district surveyed more than 2,000 employees and nearly 4,000 parents, students and community members about their comfort level regarding a return to school. Forty-three percent of parents said they're extremely or relatively comfortable, 47% said they are hesitant or extremely uncomfortable and 5% said they won't send their child back until there is a vaccine for the new coronavirus. Among employees, 39% reported being comfortable with a return and 53% said they were not. When asked about concerns regarding remote learning, 71% of parents said they were extremely concerned or concerned, and 82% of employees said they were extremely concerned or concerned.

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Dish up some spaghetti with drop meatballs and tomato sauce Spaghetti with drop meatballs and tomato sauce My friend and chef, west side reader Giovanna Trimpe (author of “Holy Chow” and “Gluten Free Holy Chow” cookbooks) would scold me for using oregano.

heat. Use small scoop or two spoons to loosely form meatballs and carefully drop in hot oil to brown lightly on one side. Meatballs won’t be done yet.

“Basil only in pasta sauce!” Giovanna says.

Then scatter onion and rest of garlic, basil, oregano and bay or anchovy paste, around meatballs. Cook until onion gets soft, stirring carefully if necessary to prevent sticking.

Ingredients 1 pound spaghetti (save 1 cup water after pasta cooks for thinning sauce) Meatballs and sauce

2 cups Romano or Parmesan, cheese divided

Add tomatoes. Turn heat up a bit, cover pan, and let sauce cook until meatballs are done, about 10 minutes. Remove lid and let sauce continue to cook, stirring gently if necessary.

Couple handfuls parsley, chopped, divided

Now cook the pasta while sauce continues to cook.

⁄ 4 cup bread crumbs

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⁄ 4 cup olive oil

1 pound ground beef

Spaghetti with drop meatballs and tomato sauce, RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

1 egg 4 large cloves garlic, minced (1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon or so, divided)

Drain pasta and put back in pot. Spoon about half the sauce, no meatballs, into pasta.

1 onion, chopped small

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Toss and add some reserved pasta water if you like.

Basil and oregano – good palmful of chopped basil and a 2” sprig oregano, chopped

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I’ve been hungry for homemade spaghetti and meatballs. Maybe it’s because we’ve been eating a lot of lean protein and less carbs. A pound of ground beef already thawed in the refrigerator nudged me on. And the herbs I like in spaghetti sauce – Drop meatballs cooking (loosely formed parsley, basil and oregano, needed prun- shapes). RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE ENQUIRER ing so that sealed the deal. The recipe I’m sharing calls for meatballs simply scooped up and dropped in Canning homegrown tomatoes olive oil to cook. Since my time for preLast week, I mentioned grandsons paring meals gets away from me because Will and Jack helping me stake my tomaof outdoor chores this time of year, I liked toes. Check out their photo on my abouthe idea of fuss-free meatballs. I adapted teating.com site. By late summer, my the recipe from one by Mark Bittman to ﬁ t hope is I’ll have an abundant harvest, what I had on hand. enough for canning!

Place pasta in bowls, top with meatballs and as much sauce as you like (extra sauce can be frozen you don’t use it all), and sprinkle with cheese and parsley.

2 bay leaves, optional, or a squeeze of anchovy paste (also optional) 2 cans crushed, diced or whole tomatoes, crushed, 28 oz. each

Tips:

Salt and pepper

Tomato talk

Instructions

To my palate, crushed tomatoes are more saucy/ thick with stronger “tomatoey” flavor than diced or whole.

Put meat in bowl and smoosh it up. Add 1 cup cheese, handful of parsley, crumbs, egg, 1 teaspoon garlic, salt and pepper.

Sub dry herbs for fresh Start with a teaspoon or so of basil and 1⁄ 2 teaspoon oregano.

Mix gently. Don’t press hard or meatballs will be dense.

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SPORTS Which Cincinnati school had most 1st-round MLB picks? Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Major League Baseball amateur draft began in 1965 as a mechanism to prevent big money teams from signing top-level prospects creating competitive disparity and monopolies. The draft can last up to 40 rounds, but in this year of new coronavirus precautions, it has been trimmed to fi ve. Rick Monday of the then-Kansas City Athletics was the fi rst player drafted 55 years ago. For perspective, the Reds selected Bernie Carbo in the fi rst round, passing up on a young catcher from Binger, Oklahoma, named Johnny Bench. Bench was a second-round pick and made to the Hall of Fame, so being selected in round one is not always the golden ticket. Locally, 18 players from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area have been selected in the fi rst round. The area is rich in major league talent, but not everyone hears their name called in the opening round. The most recent No. 1 pick was Mason’s T.J. Zeuch, who was picked out of Pitt by the Blue Jays in 2016. Zeuch made his major league debut last September. Madeira’s Andrew Benintendi went seventh overall in 2015. After leaving the Mustangs, he went on to become college baseball’s top player as a sophomore, then was Boston’s top pick. In 2018, he helped the Red Sox win the World Series. Kyle Schwarber of Middletown went from the Middies to the Indiana Hoosiers to being the top pick for the Cubs in 2014. From Hamilton, Mark Lewis was the second overall pick in 1988 by the Indians. Further back, Woodward’s Leon Durham was a fi rst-round choice of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976. That same year, Pat Tabler of McNicholas went in round one to the Yankees and Colerain’s Jeff Kraus was the very next pick of the Phillies. Anderson’s Richard Dotson was the fi rst-round pick of the Angels in 1977. Deer Park’s Bob Boyce was Baltimore’s No. 1 pick in 1978. Among the local high schools, Moeller and Purcell Marian lead the pack. A recent MLB.com article credited Tampa’s Hillsborough High School with six (most notably Gary Sheffi eld and Dwight Gooden) but missed on Moeller’s six, which include Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Ken Griff ey Jr. Larkin was the Reds top pick out of Michigan in 1985, while Griff ey Jr was the overall No. 1 selection by the Mariners in 1987. Larkin was enshrined in CooperSee DRAFT, Page 2B

Ken Griffey Jr. gives a big tip of the cap acknowledging a standing ovation as he was introduced for the ﬁ rst time as a Red in 2000 before the opening day game at Cinergy Field. At left is shortstop and Reds team captain Barry Larkin. MICHAEL E. KEATING/EMQUIRER FILE

Loveland’s Luke Waddell bypassed in MLB Draft Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Luke Waddell has the inﬁ eld scoop for the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets. GT ATHLETICS/DANNY KARNIK

LOVELAND - Future Loveland High School Hall of Famer Luke Waddell has numerous athletic accolades but a pro baseball career remains on stand-by. The Georgia Tech shortstop was not selected in Thursday’s Major League Baseball Draft. With teams not playing due to new coronavirus restrictions, this year’s draft was shortened from 40 to just ﬁ ve rounds. Waddell has been at his family’s home in Loveland where he had periodically lifted weights in the basement and hunted for places to get swings once the college season ended prematurely. Some mock drafts listed him as a potential fourth-to-ﬁ fth round pick, but after 160 selections, his name never appeared. A shortstop at Loveland, he played second, third and short at Georgia Tech. Yellowjacket teammates Michael Gold-

berg and Baron Radcliﬀ were picked in the third and ﬁ fth rounds, respectively. It won’t make him feel much better, but the night ended with countless quality players undrafted with the option to seek free agent deals or return to their respective schools. The NCAA will allow college baseball players an extra year of eligibility due to the pandemicshortened spring. “It’s just crazy to think about how many guys won’t get picked this year,” Waddell said. “With 35 rounds being taken out of the draft, you’ve got a surplus of talent there. College baseball and junior college baseball is going to be stacked in these next couple of years.” It was actually Waddell’s second goround with the MLB Draft as the Diamondbacks took him in round 32 in 2019 after his sophomore season. Waddell elected to return to Georgia Tech for his junior year, which was halted after 16 games by COVID-19 concerns. See WADDELL, Page 2B

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CovCath hoops adds former Summit head coach to staﬀ James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Covington Catholic High School has added Rich Hoyt to its basketball staﬀ as an assistant coach. He will lead the freshman program. Hoyt has 10 years of high school basketball coaching experience in the Cincinnati area as an assistant coach at Roger Bacon (2001-06) and head basketball coach at The Summit Country Day School (2006-10). In 2009, while head coach at Summit Country Day, Hoyt was honored as The Cincinnati Enquirer and Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame Division 4 Coach of the Year in 2009 when he led Summit to its ﬁ rst district championship in 21 years.

During the past 10 years, Hoyt has been a television basketball color analyst for the Xavier women’s basketball program and Big East Digital Network. For the past three years, Hoyt has also served as color analyst for Northern Kentucky University women’s and men’s basketball on ESPN3 and Fox Sports Ohio. Hoyt served as principal at Saint Agnes School in Fort Wright, a Covington Catholic feeder school, from 2013-19. He is also a regular contributor to the Messenger on issues in sports and spirituality as well as an instructor for the Play Like a Champion Program. Hoyt earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management at Indiana University and a master’s of education in sports administration from Xavier University.

He is the author of the book “Finishing the Job” (www.FinishingTheJob.com) and was a contributor to Jeff Janssen’s book “How to Develop Relentless Competitors.” “Rich is a great addition to our basketball family,” CovCath head basketball coach Scott Ruthsatz said. “He brings loads of coaching experience, knowledge and credibility, which will greatly benefi t our entire program.” Covington Catholic Athletic Director Tony Bacigalupo said: “We are very ex- Rich Hoyt is Covington Catholic’s new cited to have Rich join our basketball assistant basketball coach. staff . He is a great leader and man of PROVIDED tremendous integrity.” CovCath was 29-5 last season and is three-time reigning Ninth Region the Sweet 16 because of the coronavirus champions. pandemic. The Colonels did not get to play in

Sports Awards adds Belichick, Curry to show Melanie Laughman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Six-time Super Bowl champion and New England Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick, and three-time NBA champion and point guard for the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry, join the roster of guests featured during the Cincinnati.com Sports Awards show Thursday, June 18. Belichick will present the coach of the year and team of the year awards for the 2019-2020 high school sports season. Curry will announce the top players in girls and boys basketball. Belichick is considered by many as the greatest professional football coach of all time. He has 11 more playoﬀ wins than any other NFL coach and is third, behind only George Halas and Don Shula, in regular-season wins. He’s led the New England Patriots for 20 years and in that time has won six of the team’s nine Super Bowl appearances. Curry, 32, is known as one of the best shooters in NBA history and has been

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credited with revolutionizing the game as teams and athletes have adopted and adapted to his success behind the threepoint line. Curry grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and played college basketball for Davidson, where he was a star and broke records starting in his freshman year. Belichick and Curry round out an award-winning list of celebrity guests who have been leaders in their sport, including Super Bowl Champion and MVP Patrick Mahomes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, who was announced earlier this month. Other professional athletes who will be featured

during the awards show include Venus Williams, Michael Phelps, Wayne Gretzky, Gabby Douglas, Bode Miller, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Gary Woodland, Misty May-Treanor, Jordan Burroughs, Norm Duke, Rose Lavelle, Jessica Mendoza and Keli Smith Puzo. Sports broadcasters Jesse Palmer, Sage Steele, Dr. Jerry Punch and Courtney Cronin will host the awards show. The show will premiere at 6 p.m. local time on June 18 and is free to on the event website, sportsawards. cincinnati.com. Not all state-sanctioned sports will be included in the Player of the Year awards due to spring sports cancellations required by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, there will be a segment of recognition for seniors who missed their ﬁ nal sports seasons as part of a national tribute video that will be included in the broadcast. The public can also show support for seniors who missed their ﬁ nal games and celebrations by joining in the national movement with support messages on Instagram and

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Barry Larki, seen here in 1982, went on to Michigan, then was a ﬁ rst-round pick of the Reds in 1985. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

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In his two-plus seasons with the Yellowjackets, he hit .283, .322 and .300 and was ranked No. 4 among college shortstops by DI Baseball. He was also All-Academic in the Atlantic Coast Conference majoring in business administration. Had he not been drafted, he planned to return to Georgia Tech to fi nish his degree and college career as he would have had two years of eligibility. In the 2020 limited (11-5) campaign, Waddell had been elected sole captain of the Yellowjackets. It was the fi rst time only one had been elected since 1991 and just the fourth time since 1980. “That was a big honor for me when that all happened,” Waddell said. “It’s only happened a couple times at Tech. It showed me what my teammates think of me and what the coaching staff thinks of me.” He also became the fi rst Georgia Tech player since current Red Derek Dietrich (2008) to make the United States Collegiate National Team. At Loveland, he was a four-year play-

er with a career average of .434. He holds school records for games played, hits (142) and doubles. Waddell was Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year and Cincinnati Enquirer Baseball Player of the Year in 2017. When not with the Tigers, he was a three-year member of the 18U Midland Redskins and won a Connie Mack World Series. Though baseball has served him well, he admittedly missed football when ﬁ rst arriving at Georgia Tech. At running back, he was a four-year starter for former coach Fred Cranford and holds the school record in rushing yards (5,600) and rushing touchdowns (66) as well as receiving yards, total touchdowns and points. His best season was 2015 when he ran for 1,784 yards and 23 scores along with 33 pass receptions for nine touchdowns. As a freshman, he ran for 1,583 yards and 18 touchdowns helping the Tigers win the 2013 Ohio Division II state championship in Canton. “I’ve really been blessed by the opportunities I’ve gotten,” Waddell said. “I’ve worked hard for them. It’s crazy to see where it’s came around.” Waddell’s initial feeling was to return to Georgia Tech should he not get draft-

stown in 2012, with Junior following four years later. Also among Moeller’s super six top picks is Adam Hyzdu, the fi rst-round pick of the Giants in 1990. In 1993, Moeller’s Mike Bell became the only member of the Bell family to be taken in round one when the Rangers selected him in 1993. Moeller’s 6-foot-10 Andrew Brackman started as a baseball/basketball combo at North Carolina State but was chosen by the Yankees in the 2007 draft in round one. The latest Crusader taken in the fi rst was Alex Wimmers who was selected by the Twins in 2010 after his Ohio State career. Purcell Marian’s opening round gems are Scott Munninghoff from 1977 (Phillies), Drew Denson from 1984 (Braves) and Lee May Jr. (Mets) in 1986.

Twitter using the hashtag #DontStopNow. One person nationally using the hashtag #DontStopNow will win $1,000 for themselves and $1,000 for the charity of their choice. See details on the event website on the night of the show for additional information. The Cincinnati Enquirer will also participate in a national eff ort to raise funds locally for those impacted most by the COVID-19 pandemic. Donate on sportsawards.cincinnati.com to the “Team Cincinnati COVID Relief.” This national eff ort will support the United Way, The American Red Cross and Feeding America. The community that raises the most funds by June 20 will receive a matching donation from the USA TODAY Network, up to $10,000, for those local charities. Gannett owns and operates the largest high school athlete recognition program in the U.S. Viewers can fi nd various locations, including the Thursday, June 18, at sportsawards.usatoday.com and cincinnati.com Sports Award show, at sportsawards.cincinnati.com.

There are some players who were born in Cincinnati, but prepped and played elsewhere. Former Red Tom Hume was a fi rstround January secondary phase pick here in 1972. Outfi elder Shawn Abner was from Hamilton but played in Pennsylvania before being the No. 1 overall pick in 1984 by the Mets. As the son of Tony Perez, Eduardo Perez was born in Cincinnati but played high school ball in Puerto Rico and in college at Florida State before being a fi rst-round pick of the Angels in 1991. From Northern Kentucky, Kyle Parker was born in Ft. Thomas, but played in high school in Florida and in college at Clemson before being a No. 1 pick for the Rockies. Likewise, pitcher Joel McKeon was born in Covington, but played in Florida and was drafted No. 1 by the White Sox in 1982. It’s doubtful the area will have a No. 1 pick in 2020. Loveland’s Luke Waddell was selected in the 32nd round by the Diamondbacks in 2019 but elected to stay and was this year’s team captain.

Loveland High School shortstop Luke Waddell gets his arm loose for a game at Anderson on April 24, 2017. THE ENQUIRER/ADAM BAUM

ed. With the extra season granted, he would have two seasons of eligibility if he elects to use them. He’s also nearing completion of his Business Administration degree.

He was hoping to become the ﬁ rst Loveland Tiger drafted since Adam Engel. Engel was a 19th-round pick of the White Sox in 2013 (a round that doesn’t exist in 2020). That, for the time being, has been put on hold.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Blue Ash Fire Department donates equipment to Great Oaks The City of Blue Ash Fire Department has donated more than $150,000 in self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to Great Oaks for use in its adult Fire Academy and high school Firefi ghting/EMS programs. “The Blue Ash Fire Department and Great Oaks have had a longstanding partnership. We routinely choose Great Oaks students when we have job openings,” said Blue Ash Fire Chief, Chris Theders. “We are glad to make this donation, which will put modern equipment into the hands of future fi refi ghters.” The City of Blue Ash donated 18 SCBA units, 45 bottles for air, and 60 masks. The SCBA became available when the Blue Ash Fire Department upgraded their equipment. Eleven current Blue Ash fi refi ghters received their training at Great Oaks. The donation was recently picked up by Great Oaks staff , including Fire Safety Supervisor Johnny Mason. “This donation by Blue Ash Fire Department is another great event in our partnership, while providing the best equipment possible to our students during training. These SCBA ensure our students have access to advanced equipment in preparation to serve our communities as fi refi ghters and EMTs.” There are an estimated 75 openings in area fi re departments on any given day. Great Oaks Career Campuses, a public career-technical school district, provides career training for high school students and adults in more than career fi elds, including fi refi ghting and emergency medical services. Jon Weidlich, Great Oaks Career Campuses

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CancerFree KIDS’ Butterfly Walk was a huge success raising over $100,000 LOVELAND, Ohio – With more than 606 participants and 49 teams, CancerFree KIDS, a local nonprofi t whose mission is to defeat childhood cancer, held their annual Butterfl y Walk & 5K virtually the week of May 9 through May 17. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, CancerFree KIDS converted the 2020 Butterfl y Walk & 5K to a virtual event for the fi rst time. Participants completed their walks and runs on their own schedule – in their own neighborhoods and many also connected with supporters across the United States. The CancerFree KIDS Butterfl y Walk & 5K, presented by Anthem celebrated pediatric cancer survivors and their families through the week-long event this year. Participants live streamed their daily walks and runs, banding together friends and families. Participants engaged in creative activities along their routes to pay tribute to those who have been affected by childhood cancer. Activities like drawing butterfl ies, pinwheels, team names along the sidewalks of routes taken helped spread awareness of cancer survivors and their families. We were ecstatic over the participation in our fi rst ever virtual event, stated Nate Krugman, CancerFree KIDS Director of Development. “It was exciting to see the creativity with the various ways people supported the event.” As in CancerFree KIDS’ tradition, cancer survivor Owen Vonderhaar, designed this year’s Butterfl y Walk & 5K event T-shirt. He was featured at this year’s event to celebrate his journey and battle with pediatric cancer. The 2020 CancerFree KIDS Butterfl y Walk & 5K raised more than $100,000. Adding this year’s total, this event has raised over $1.2 million. The Loveland-based nonprofi t, CancerFree KIDS, has raised over $5.3 million to fund life-saving childhood cancer research. The mission of CancerFree KIDS is to eradicate cancer as a life-threatening disease in children by funding promising research that might otherwise go unfunded. Madeline Nosek, CancerFree KIDS

2020 Man & Woman of the Year winners announced A Cincinnati man and woman have been named the winners of this year’s Man & Woman of the Year of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Tri-State Southern Ohio Cincinnati chapter. The two winners, Drew Homan of Cincinnati and Kim Beach of Mariemont, raised $56,232 and $93,481 respectively, to support LLS’s goal to ﬁ nd cures for blood cancers and ensure that patients have access to lifesaving treatments. The collective total of the seven Man & Woman of the year candidates was $324,384. During a spirited 10 week fundraising campaign, beginning with a kickoﬀ celebration, candidates

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across the country competed in honor of a local boy or girl who is a blood cancer survivor to raise the most funds to ensure a world without blood cancers. This year’s local Boy of the Year was 12-year-old Blake Hegner, and our Girl of the Year was 16-year-old Blake Glover. Candidates and their campaign teams were judged solely on fundraising success, each dollar counting as one vote. Their totals are then considered for the national title. Candidates in each LLS chapter across the country vie for the local title, and the highest fundraisers earn the title of National Man & Woman of the Year. The national titles will be awarded to the top fundraisers in the country, to be announced this summer. Kim Beach is the Owner/Agent of Village Insurance in Mariemont, and raised funds in memory of her friend Doug Thompson, who lost his battle with AML. Kim named her team Buckeyes Beating Cancer for Doug’s beloved OSU Buckeyes. Drew Homan is a residential Realtor with Coldwell Banker West Shell, and is one of the top 20 teams in the area. Drew decided to run for Man of the Year because he was diagnosed with an aggressive bloodbased cancer in 2018. After battling with incredible determination for 2 years, and 30 chemo treatments, he is now in remission. “Congratulations to our winners, and to all of our candidates and campaign team members who participated in this year’s Man & Woman of the Year campaign,” said Tom Carleton, LLS Tri-State Southern Ohio Executive Director. “These exceptional volunteers are all passionate and determined individuals, and leaders in their communities. Together, we are getting closer to LLS’s goal of a world without blood cancer.” LLS is the world’s leading non-proﬁ t voluntary health organization dedicated to ﬁ nding cures for blood cancers and ensuring that patients have access to lifesaving treatments. Every nine minutes someone in the U.S. dies of a blood cancer. Through programs like Man & Woman of the Year, LLS has invested more than $1.3 billion in research to advance breakthrough therapies. Since 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 56 therapies to treat patients with blood cancers, including some entirely new agents and some new uses for already approved drugs; LLS funded all or part of 49 of these therapies. The funds raised through LLS’s Man & Woman of the Year are used for: • Research to advance targeted therapies and immunotherapies that are saving thousands of lives; • Blood cancer information, education and support for patients; • Policies that ensure patients have access to blood cancer treatments. Visit the Man & Woman of the Year website (www.mwoy.org) and learn how you can become engaged with LLS. For additional information visit lls.org/lls-newsnetwork. Dawn Berryman, The Leukemia Lymphoma Society

Local woman relesases new dystopian ﬁ ction book LOVELAND, OH – Widalys DeSoto-Burt, a Loveland resident, recently released a new science ﬁ ction

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novel titled “Global Time Zone.” “Global Time Zone” is the action-packed tale of a teenager’s quest to save her family amid a futuristic dystopian world where love, responsibility, and courage defi ne her existence. In “Global Time Zone,” most countries are under the power of a newly formed Asian Empire, which has forced all countries to move to a single time zone, including the former USA which is now primarily a nocturnal society. No one is safe, and anyone who disagrees with the Empire disappears. The protagonist is a teenage girl who fi nds herself caught in a love triangle while balancing conformity to the rules with her inner desire for rebellion. Out of nowhere, her family disappears. Not knowing whom she can trust, she turns to a group of rebels who promise to help her rescue her family, and that’s where the adventures begin. “Global Time Zone” portrays the values of friendship and family and is suitable for audiences 12 years and older. The story is set in the Cincinnati area, with many of its iconic sites making appearances in the story. “Global Time Zone” was awarded the publisher’s Editor’s Choice award in recognition of having the essential qualities of a professionally published book. The author has also been invited to participate in this year’s Hollywood Book-to-Screen PitchFest in Last Vegas, NV, where she will present her book idea to popular movie and TV producers, with the hopes of it becoming the next blockbuster. “Global Time Zone” is published by iUniverse ISBN 978-1-5320-9906-9, 326 pages, 5” x 8” trim size, $18.99 (trade paperback) and $6.99 (e-book). It is available through the publisher’s site (iuniverse.com/bookstore), Amazon, and many other online book retailers. Widalys DeSoto-Burt works as an engineer and manager at a local Fortune 500 company. The author is planning a book release party in her neighborhood, signing events in local bookstores, and is coordinating presentations at diff erent local schools for the fall, once the COVID-19 restrictions lift. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Widalys at 513-400-9061 or email widalys17@hotmail.com. Widalys DeSoto-Burt

Cincinnati sailor serving aboard U.S. Navy warship ATLANTIC OCEAN – Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class David Bauer, from Cincinnati, was recently photograped attaching a chain to a pad-eye on the fl ight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean May 16, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certifi ed carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Keeping HSTCSG at sea in U.S. 2nd Fleet, in the sustainment phase of OFRP, allows the ship to maintain a high level of readiness during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Navy Offi ce of Community Outreach

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Local home sales declined about 21% in April compared to the same month last year as home buyers hit the brakes hard amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Re/Max National Housing Report, which covers 53 metro areas. But a corresponding decline in inventory helped buoy prices as buyers in an already tight real estate market were forced to compete for even fewer listings. “Homes are still selling for over list price, especially those priced at $300,000 and under,’’ said Donna Deaton, a realtor at Re/Max Victory in Liberty Township. “There are still a lot of buyers out there, we’re just limited on inventory like we have been for the past year or so.” The number of local listings fell last month by about 22% in year-toyear comparison to 1,706, according to the Re/Max report, which covers Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont, and Brown counties. The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors (CABR) and the Northern Kentucky Association of Realtors (NKAR) both reported ﬁ gures Thursday morning that were in line with the Re/Max report. Sales were down about 20% in the Cincinnati area compared to April a year ago, and inventory

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SCHOOL NEWS CHCA theatre director makes sure the shows go on Symmes Township. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s theater artistic director, Susan Jung, had a full schedule of theater performances planned for the spring. As the COVID-19 pandemic gradually shut down extracurricular activities at schools around the nation, Jung was faced with the decision of how to handle the remaining scheduled upper school shows. “Academy Night Live” and “The One Act” are both ensemble performances and require actors to engage with one another the entire show. For those who know her well, there was never a doubt that the shows would go on. Jung used her notable creativity to fi nd a way to produce two memorable shows that could be viewed online. “Academy Night Live” is an annual show that uses a “Saturday Night Live” format, but with family-friendly content. A combination of comedy sketches, music and improv make it the “can’t miss” show of the season. With the upper school cast already set before the Stay at Home order, Jung used her resources at hand and got to work. Students rehearsed and recorded together via Zoom, while Jung and her husband, CHCA Theater Manager/ Technical Director Jim Jung, put everything together in one shareable link. With many talented CHCA theater alumni home from college, Jung was able to call on their help to record a hilarious opening to the show. Alumnus Abby Cates (’19) performed beautiful musical performances. The show was complete with a special musical montage by faculty and past alumni, with grades 9-12 covering the annual Weekend Update, numerous witty sketches, and improv by CHCA’s Off the Cuff . The completed show can be seen online at www.youtube.com/user/ chcafi nearts. This is the third year for Jung’s creation “The One Act,” a “theatrical concert” featuring a variety of scenes and songs from various sources. This show has always been a great chance for grades 7-12 to collaborate and grow together. With the Stay at Home order in place, Jung realized it was a chance for these students to grow in even more ways as

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they prepared for the online show. Grades 7-9 performed material that prepares them for the challenges of the upper school stage productions and remote virtual programming. Grades 10-12 expanded their skill set in areas such a choreography, creative problem solutions, and possible technical areas such as split screen formatting, video editing, and virtual backgrounds. Grades 11-12 took on the director role, learning how to run virtual rehearsals, block scenes, and direct actors via remote direction and tele-choreography. A few recent CHCA graduates also joined in to help with directing. Jung shared the extra challenges that come with performing theater remotely. “The challenge this time was trying to maintain the quality, while not having the time to properly rehearse, fi lm, and edit, which is a longer process than having a live production. Also, without an audience, we must rely on our instincts and experience to know when something works and the students must bring the same performance level, which can be diffi cult for younger actors.” One CHCA grade 9 student shared her experience from being a part of both shows: “Even though we had to rehearse and sometimes fi lm remotely, we all still

had the same good vibes. Susan would check in on every rehearsal and help us, even though she had so many diﬀ erent scenes to manage. Although the format was diﬀ erent, it was still so much fun to be a part of.” While the students for The One Act rehearsed via zoom and phone, they eventually needed to record together. Jung and her family created a stage in their backyard, complete with taped out sections on their deck and yard to keep students six feet apart. To learn more about Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, visit chca-oh.org. Tammy Rosenfeldt, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

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Madeira High School (MHS) has named its Top Seniors of its Class of 2020 – students who will graduate with a 4.0 or above grade point average. This year the signing was held virtually in a May 6 Zoom meeting with each Top Senior joining to announce their plans. The MHS Class of 2020 Top Seniors and their secondary education choices are Zackary Altman (University of Cincinnati), Ellie Andre (West Virginia University), Diego Arredondo (University of Wisconsin), Robert Ball (United States Air Force Academy), Nicholas Bartson (Purdue University), Elizabeth Bellayuto (University of Alabama), Samuel Bernicke (Purdue University), Eliese Bird (University of Cincinnati -DAAP), Lucia Boadas Peña (University of California – Berkeley), Jamie Brandewie (University of Cincinnati), Grant Breit (Duke University), Benjamin Cunningham (University of Cincinnati -DAAP), Isabella DiMauro (University of Cincinnati), Eva Fischer (The Ohio State University), Claire Graham (University of Illinois), Asher Hodges (University of Cincinnati -DAAP), Olivia Hopkin (Brigham Young University), Zhuo-Nan Huang (Northwestern University), Nathan Huber (University of Cincinnati), Morgan Hurley (University of South Florida), Claudia Jennings (University of Alabama), Nicolas Landis-Ashbaugh (The Ohio State University), Paige Meyer (Texas Christian University), David Nachtrab (The Ohio State University), Payton Oliver (Notre Dame University), Isabel Powis (The Ohio State University), Benja-

The impact of the COVID-19 closures and state orders happened swiftly, leaving schools little time to prepare for distance learning to fi nish the school year. Saint Ursula Academy realized quickly that students and families needed information on more than the coursework. SUA saw a need for more support in several areas. To answer that call, beginning in mid-March, Saint Ursula created a Family Video Series. The school administration reached out to several experts and professionals on a number of topics and asked them to record a video with key information that would help families during the pandemic. For the next eight weeks, the school shared the video series with parents, students, faculty and staff . The COVID-19-specifi c topics were relevant to adults AND students. Video subjects ranged from fi nding work/life balance, to managing anxiety, how your brain processes change, vaping dangers, and your fi nances, just to name a few. “We believe our community is a family, and we need to be proactive and respond quickly to support our students and our adults when the situation calls for it,” said Saint Ursula Academy Principal Dr. Mari Thomas. “The COVID-19 pandemic is defi nitely a situation where new information is needed to help people navigate through the crisis and come out strong on the other side.” See SCHOOL NEWS , Page 10B

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We think everyone can benefi t from these informational videos and are providing links for the community to view. View all of the videos at https:// www.saintursula.org/coronavirus.aspx COVID-19 Family Video Series, exclusive for SUA families: Topic: COVID-19 and Work School Balance Dr. Dean Whitfi eld, M.Ed., Ed.D., SUA Instructional Technology Coordinator Whitfi eld talks about work/life balance strategies that can help students and adults fi nd balance while working remotely. Topic: COVID-19 and Anxiety Dr. Lisa Damour, psychologist, bestselling author, monthly New York Times columnist, and regular CBS News contributor Damour shares specifi c information about managing anxiety during this time. Her information can be benefi cial to parents, students, and everyone in between. Topic: COVID-19 and Concentration Sara Hyzdu, Owner Why Grey Matters, Neuroscience Trainer, Leadership Coach Neuroscience professional Sara Hyzdu, an expert in how the brain works, shares some helpful information on how to manage your concentration, avoid stress, and fi nd happiness during these unsettled times. Topic: COVID-19 and Vaping Dr. Julie Wigton, Pediatrician Wigton explains the potential dangers vaping and smoking can have for someone who contracts coronavirus. Topic: COVID-19 and Educational Shifts Mrs. Ann Berger, Education Consultant, HCESC Ann Berger, Educational Consultant, shares some tangible ways we can help our students cope with the educational shifts and make the transition to ongoing Distance Learning. Topic: COVID-19 and Character Strengths Dr. Karen Graves, Mayerson Academy, VIA Graves shares some great information on ways parents can help their children develop their own unique character strengths like kindness, hope, and gratitude while they are at home.

Topic: Your Financial Check-up During COVID-19 Nick Reilly, Partner at Constellation Wealth Advisors Reilly shares some information you may want to consider about budgeting, investing, and talking with your family about ﬁ nances during COVID-19. Saint Ursula Academy is a Catholic, college-preparatory, secondary school for young women known for academic excellence and rich tradition. Saint Ursula welcomes students from more than 80 grade schools in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Academy is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School. The campus, located at 1339 E. McMillan Street in East Walnut Hills has been the home of Saint Ursula Academy and Convent since 1910. The Class of 2019 earned college scholarships totaling more than $25-million. Jill Cahill, St. Ursula Academy

CHCA Upper School students serve remotely Symmes Township. As CHCA faculty have led the charge in remote learning, you may have noticed that the Upper School’s SOS (Student Organized Service) Program has also stepped up to the challenge and found many ways to serve remotely in our community. SOS exists to build up student leaders who provide service opportunities for all Upper School students. While some of the service opportunities have been rescheduled, or canceled altogether due to COVID-19, many SOS groups are ﬁ nding new ways to serve their peers, their community, and Greater Cincinnati in a remote capacity. As Upper School Outreach Coordinator Karen Hordinski began brainstorming ways to take the SOS after-school programs online, it was suggested by several colleagues and students to have mentor groups for younger CHCA students. Hordinski sent out an all-call to Upper School students and many excitedly replied with interest. As plans were made, the name “Zoom Kids” was decided on as a nod to an old PBS kids’ show and in light of the amount of “Zooming” that has been happening with remote learning. A few students took what they were already working on and made it tangible for Zoom. Junior Amelia Arthurs (of Springboro) has led a cheer clinic for 21

children and decided to lead a cheer clinic on Zoom for CHCA Grades 1-2 students. Sophomores Isabella Li and Jessey Li (both of Mason) have led a reading program on WeChat for children in China and are they transferred that over to a Zoom Kids Story Time group for young CHCA students. “Story Time Zoom Kids is going amazing,” shares Li. “It is nice to have another way to reach out to the community when we are apart. But the fact is, we are never apart. We are always together, and I absolutely love how so many SOS volunteers like me all reached out to make our life during quarantine exponentially better.” Senior Evan Phelps (of Montgomery) has led Students for Soldiers and is continuing that with Grades 4-6. Seniors Jordynn Jenkins (of Blue Ash) and Rylan Saunders (of Cincinnati) have been guest speakers at the Armleder campus chapels and are now doing devotions online for all Grades 1-6. With the goal in mind to continue building school community and give students a chance to “see” each other outside of class, many SOS students have found very creative ways to serve through Zoom. Sophomore Tori Behrman (of West Chester) and freshman Lexi Achterberg (of Loveland) have used their love of dance to teach a dance class online. “Zoom Kids is super fun,” shares Behrman. “I love getting to know some kids at our school I might not have had I not started our group. I loved getting a new batch of kids interested and educated about dance!” As a great soccer player and a SOS Leader for Parents Night Out, junior Caleb Mary (of Loveland) pulled together friends from the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams to put together an online soccer clinic. Senior Lillian McNutt (of Maineville) put together classes for students to create together online, with subjects such as scripture passages and tectonic plates and mountains. While she shared her screen using her drawing app, the students drew at home with supplies on hand. Sophomore Kate Answini (of Montgomery) has a huge heart to serve kids and families in poverty. As part of the most recent Zoom Kids initiative, she along with friends Jenna Brooks (of Loveland), Ryah Gilbert (of Goshen), Olivia Hahn (of West Chester), and Mollie Wilkowski (of Loveland) have been

leading Zoom Kids “Service Project to Homeless” for girls, with a desire to help the homeless in the community. CHCA Outreach Coordinator, Karen Hordinski, heard of a family who had recently moved into an apartment and needed supplies after being homeless. The girls worked together to supply the family with food, cleaning supplies, household items, and encouraging notes. Hordinski also heard of a single mom with three children at home who is expecting a baby, who needed help. Mollie and her brother Jack delivered food and activities for the kids to do in their home. And sparked by the work the girls are doing, juniors Ian Salkil (of Maineville), Nathan Schramm (of West Chester), and sophomore Wilbur Wiggins (of Maineville) have been leading Zoom Kids “Service Project to Homeless” for boys. The two Zoom Kids “Service Project to Homeless” groups recently joined forces to organize donations for Bethany House, which empowers homeless and at-risk families with solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-suffi ciency. Both groups wrote letters to residents in shelters and as a larger group, discussed homelessness in Cincinnati. The students also prayed and had devotions together. Kate Answini had this to share about her experience: “When hearing about this project, I immediately knew it was something I would be interested in. I loved our theme of homelessness over this year. There are so many ways that we can easily spread love and the word of God through these projects. It also allows you to see fi rsthand the impact that you can make from such a small gesture. My goal was to make sure all of these lovely people knew how equally important and special they were in this world, no matter the circumstance they were in. I absolutely loved this service group and will defi nitely do many other projects just like it!” Jenna Brooks added, “I think that there is something so rewarding about being able to help others. Knowing that I was able to help someone in a time of unrest is an amazing feeling. I know for a fact that those families will be blessed by what we have done and there is nothing better than that.” “I decided to do this because I wanted to reach out to those in need during this See SCHOOL NEWS , Page 11B

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20 southwest Ohio schools in top rankings by US News & World Report One-ﬁ fth of the top 100 schools in Ohio as ranked by the US News and World Report magazine are in southwest Ohio. Among the state’s top 10 schools on the 2020 Best High Schools list, Walnut Hills is ranked second, followed by Indian Hill, ﬁ fth; Wyoming, sixth; Mariemont eighth; and Mason, 10th. They were among 24,000 public high schools across the country – and 691 in Ohio – that were evaluated and ranked by the magazine. It also ranked 17,792 high schools nationally. Below follows each southwest Ohio school included in the magazine’s top 100 list for Ohio, by county, its Ohio rank, and its national rank: Butler County h Lakota East: 59; 1,803 h Lakota West: 60; 1,834 h Ross: 78; 2,420 Clermont h Milford: 68; 2,036 Hamilton County h Anderson: 41; 1,138 h Finneytown: 87; 2,637 h Indian Hill: 5; 149 h Loveland: 55; 1,745 h Mariemont: 8; 333 h Oak Hills: 96; 2,808 h School for the Creative and Performing Arts: 85; 2,588 h Sycamore: 28; 846 h Turpin: 14; 476 h Walnut Hills: 2; 112 h Wyoming: 6; 228 Warren h Kings: 51; 1,411 h Little Miami: 88; 2,657 h Mason: 10; 426 h Springboro: 53; 1,562 h Waynesville: 62; 1,917 Sue Kiesewetter, Enquirer contributor

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