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Loveland police: 42 years later, homicide investigation continues Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Moeller High School guard Michael Currin covers Centerville guard Gabe Cupps during their Division I regional semiﬁ nal boys basketball game at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati on March 11. E.L. HUBBARD FOR THE ENQUIRER

Dayton police have updated what caused Michael Currin’s death Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – Sept. 23. Visit Cincinnati. com for possible updates. DAYTON – The Dayton Police Department has updated information on the case of 2020 Moeller graduate Michael Currin regarding the cause of death. Currin died Sept. 21 as a result of a traumatic head injury sustained Sept. 20 in Dayton. Dayton Police detectives have established 19-year-old Michael Currin left the University of Dayton campus on foot to pick up a carry-out pizza order on Wayne Avenue. On his way, he accepted a ride from a male driver of a pick-up truck but was seated in the bed of the truck, not inside. From the release: Approximately a mile into that ride,

Mr. Currin made impact with the roadway after separating from the bed of the moving truck, causing his fatal injuries. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Oﬃ ce Currin determined Mr. Currin’s head injury was consistent with falling from a moving vehicle. The investigation shows the driver of the truck didn’t stop to report the accident nor help. Sometime around 3:30 that Sunday morning, a female driver stopped to help and called 911. Dayton Police detectives have identiﬁ ed the occupants of the pick-up truck and obtained a search warrant, and interviews are ongoing. The Currin family has been kept apprised by the Dayton Police and the University of Dayton Public Safety personnel. The investigation remains open and detectives will

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meet prosecutors upon completion to discuss potential charges. Moeller High School has set up a memorial fund for the Currin family via www.moeller.org. Michael Currin was a University of Dayton freshman and was a starting guard on coach Carl Kremer’s 26-1 basketball team last winter. Kremer also serves as the school’s principal. He also was a member of the 2019 Ohio Division I state championship squad. Currin was recognized as a Man of Moeller, was a member of Zehler House, National Honor Society and involved with the school’s development and admissions team. The Moeller Spirit Shop is also selling “Keep Going 25” shirts in honor of Currin to raise money. Currin wore No. 25 for the Crusaders.

$250 ﬁ ne for man accused of vandalizing Trump signs Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Portsmouth man accused of stomping on yard signs in Madeira that support President Donald Trump has been ﬁ ned $250 and court costs. The penalty amounted to $305 and was part of a plea agreement in which 40-year-old Aaron Bruewer recently pleaded guilty in the city’s Mayor’s Court to disorderly conduct, Madeira Police Chief David Schaefer said. Schaefer said charges of criminal trespassing and criminal mischief against Bruewer were dropped. A doorbell security camera caught Bruewer knocking over and stomping on several Trump yard signs displayed

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Defaced Black Lives Matter sign investigation continues Police continue to investigate who defaced at least 26 Black Lives Matter yard signs in the city over the Labor Day weekend. “We are still attempting to identify the driver of the black SUV used in the oﬀ enses,” Madeira Police Lt. Paul Phillips said. Phillips said no one has reported any more trouble with signs. Anyone with information about or security camera footage of the vandalism of the Black Lives Matter signs is

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Investigators are now using DNA technology to pursue evidence in a 42-year-old unsolved murder case, according to the Loveland Ohio Police Department. Cheryl Thompson left her home on Wooster Pike near Indian Hill at approximately 10 p.m. the evening of March 24, 1978, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s website. She was reportedly heading to Gatsby’s, a disco, on Madison Road in Oakley. Thompson was reThompson ported missing the next day at around 2 p.m. by her brother after family and friends were not able to fi nd her. Offi cials said an Ohio Department of Natural Resources game protector discovered Thompson’s body on April 8, 1978, on the bank of the Little Miami River in the 260 block of East Kemper Road in Loveland. The website states Thompson’s death was ruled a homicide by means of strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head. According to an Enquirer article published in April of 1979, Thompson was 19 and a University of Cincinnati student at the time of her death. When she was found in a secluded brushy area near the Little Miami River, she was “partially clad.” “Her body was the second found in suburban Hamilton County in less than a month,” the article reads. “On March 12, hunters found the body of Charmaine Stolla, 17, near a shack off Old Colerain Pike, on the northern edge of Hamilton County.” On Sept. 21, the Loveland Ohio Police Department posted on Facebook stating the agency is still pursuing the homicide, 42 years later. “Loveland’s only active murder investigation has been passed to many diff erent investigators but we have not forgotten our commitment to the Thompson family. Each investigator has contributed to our body of knowledge surrounding Cheryl’s death,” the post reads. Loveland police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are now pursuing evidence using DNA technology, according to the post. This technology was not available in 1978. Earlier this year investigators in Hamilton County were able to identify a serial rapist whose charges date back more than 20 years using the Y chromosome found in DNA and a genealogy website. William Brian Blankenship, 55, of Southgate, Kentucky, is accused of rape, burglary, kidnapping and gross sexual imposition. Investigators were able to track down Blankenship through DNA contained in the 20-year-old rape kits. Using a genealogy company – examples of which are 23andMe and Ancestry. com – detectives found Blankenship’s family, and then were able to test Blankenship directly. Anyone with additional information or questions regarding Thompson’s unsolved homicide case is encouraged to submit a tip through the Attorney General’s website.

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COVID-19: Patients’ symptoms can linger for months without ‘rhyme or reason’ Terry DeMio Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

She should be healed from COVID-19 by now, Lisa Holt thought. That was in May. And now it’s been six months since Holt, of Northern Kentucky, contracted the novel coronavirus illness. Her fever is long gone. She’s been back to work for months. And yet, her list of lingering symptoms bulges: “Shortness of breath, itchiness, random headaches, brain fog.” Rashes. Eye infl ammation. Smell loss. Holt is a COVID-19 long hauler. And she is not alone, said Dr. Zijian Chen, the director of the Center for Post COVID Care at Mount Sinai Health System in New York. His message for the suff ering: “There are people out there, medical groups and doctors, who believe in what they are experiencing.” “We need to believe these people, even if it (seems) crazy,” Chen added. It’s not that it’s unusual to have some lingering health problems after a virus. Who hasn’t dragged through work or pushed through headaches and body aches days or even weeks after a fl u or upper-respiratory virus? “You can have post-viral symptoms,” Chen said. “But for so many people to feel this way, it’s a little surprising.” On May 1, one month after she was diagnosed with COVID-19, Holt returned to her two 12-hour nurse shifts at St. Elizabeth Hospital-Grant County. She lives in the same city, Williamstown, and she was glad to be close to home because it was such an eff ort to get through work. She tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies at work when she and her colleagues were tested. She made it through her workdays with diffi culty, sleeping as much as possible when she was home. Meanwhile, her husband, Jay Holt, from whom she’d caught COVID-19, was en-

Jay and Lisa Holt are photographed at their home in Williamstown, Ky., on , Sept. 22. Jay contracted COVID-19 back in March. Lisa's symptoms started a day later. While Jay recovered in about two weeks, Lisa's symptoms still linger. LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

joying life, full of energy. Like he was before he had the virus. In June, things got worse for Lisa Holt. “I started losing my hair,” she said. “It was coming out in handfuls.” Holt bought an over-the-counter supplement for hair, nails and skin. “I went to a beautician,” she said, to try to camoufl age her hair loss. The bizarre eff ect has been reported by other COVID-19 long haulers. Chen was aware of it, one of many seemingly nonsensical eff ects on long haulers. It’s not clear why people are experiencing the lingering and strange eff ects. “The hope has been that in a matter of months, we’ll have some more data,” Chen said. He acknowledged that’s a long time for patients to endure their distress. The Mayo Clinic notes that older people and people with serious medical conditions are the most likely to experience lingering COVID-19 symptoms. The most common symptoms that physicians are hearing about include fatigue, cough, shortness of breath. Holt is 59. Doctors recommend that people with the enduring symptoms seek help from their primary care physicians, who

might, in turn, refer them to specialists. Dr. Stephen Cleves, a TriHealth primary care doctor who practices in Norwood and Hyde Park, has had patients report an array of symptoms long after they had COVID-19. “Many patients have complained of waxing and waning symptoms,” Cleves said. “They can be as simple as more fatigue or as pronounced as a recurrence of fever and other symptoms. Whether they were truly totally well before symptoms returned is debatable.” “There is very little rhyme or reason as to who has progressive symptoms and who does not,” Cleves said. There’s been a lot of skepticism about who is truly sick with COVID-19 symptoms and who may be thinking the illness was the cause. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June published a study confi rming that the long haulers syndrome is real, adding that it can occur in younger people without underlying chronic medical conditions. The CDC report noted up to a third of those positive for COVID-19 but not sick enough to be admitted to a hospital don’t fully recover from the virus. Support groups have pulled in people who’ve experienced the eye-rolling over long-term COVID-19 eff ects. One group, Patient-led Research for COVID-19, has published one study and is preparing a second. The eff ort has drawn the notice of the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, in his blog. For Holt, a long haulers group called Survivors Corps on Facebook has been a godsend. The group makes it easier for her to go on. She’s circulating SurveyMonkey questionnaires, reading anything she can about these stubborn symptoms as information builds online. She has a follow-up appointment with an eye doctor in October. Later, she’ll go back to the cardiologist. And in the meantime, Holt said, she knows she’s not alone. She laughs lightly and adds, “I am not crazy.”

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COVID-19 prepped us for ﬂ u season. But we still need ﬂ u shots. Anne Saker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Autumn’s arrived, which means we once again face our old nemesis, the infl uenza virus. But the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has better prepared us for fl u season. The emergence and global spread of the novel coronavirus have provided six months of hard practice in the basics of viral defense - washing hands and keeping them away from the face, wearing a mask, staying socially distant, tucking sneezes and coughs into the elbow. Those preventions, along with this year’s fl u shot, are already paying off . Australia, where winter is just now ending, experienced about a tenth of the cases of fl u this year than in 2019. The pandemic behavior modifi cation helped, but 5 million more citizens than usual got fl u shots, the most in more than fi ve years. In the Cincinnati region, signs for fl u shots ring dozens of Kroger stores, and already demand is running at levels not usually seen before mid-October, said Doug Cornelius, a pharmacist and director of pharmacy operations for Kroger Health. “It has been amazing. We’re seeing 100s of percent growth over previous years,” he said. More than 66 million doses of this year’s fl u vaccine have been distributed across the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health experts, disease specialists and care providers are especially concerned about the fl u as the area and the nation still fi ght the coronavirus. So far, 200,000 Americans, including more than 4,600 Ohioans and 1,100 Kentuckians, have died this year from the new pathogen. Last year, between 24,000 and 62,000 Americans died of fl u. In a match-up of coronavirus and fl u, “More likely, the coronavirus going to win the struggle, since it seems to be a bit more contagious and more effi ciently spread,” said Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, an infectious disease specialist at UC Health. The 2020-21 fl u season will likely be light, Fichtenbaum said, because the substantial changes humans have made in hygiene to slow the spread of the coronavirus will also keep fl u at bay. Plus, the weapon of a fl u shot will add additional defenses to your immune system. The fl u and infection of the coronavirus often generate similar symptoms – fever, dry cough, respiratory problems. Earlier this year, the two ailments often were confused, making treatment decisions harder for patients. Now that medical science knows more about the coronavirus, a fl u shot can make a diff erence. “Since we are going to have a hard time telling the diff erence between fl u and COVID-19, I think people

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Prosecutor: Norwood man charged in fatal Indiana crash Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A flu shot is given to a patient at Kroger in Newport. PHIL DIDION/ENQUIRER

are saying, know what, I think I’ll get my fl u shot this year so I don’t have to get tested for all this stuff ,” Fichtenbaum said. Some patients have been hit with the double punch of the fl u and coronavirus, said Dr. Robert Tracy, medical director of quality for St. Elizabeth Physicians. “The more folks we get vaccinated for the fl u, the more we can help reduce the spread,” he said. “Once you get COVID, it can make you susceptible to other infections, bacterial and viral.” Tracy said St. Elizabeth Physicians will be running drive-thru sites for people 12 and older to get fl u shots. Cornelius said Kroger customers can go online and fi ll out paperwork for a fl u shot, which cuts wait times.

Where to get flu shots h The CDC has an online vaccine fi nder: https:// www.cdc.gov/fl u/freeresources/fl u-fi nder-widget.html h From 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Kroger will be giving fl u shots during the First Ladies for Health Family Health Day: New Prospect Baptist Church, 1580 Summit Road, Roselawn; Price Hill Recreation Center, 959 Hawthorne Ave.; South Avondale Elementary School, 636 Prospect Place; Winton Hills Academy, 5300 Winneste Ave. h St. Elizabeth Physicians is setting up drive-thru locations. Appointments: (800) 737-7900. h 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 3, Florence Pediatrics, 7370 Turfway Road, Florence h 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Crestview Hills Internal Medicine, 334 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills. h 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 17, Highland Heights Primary Care, 2626 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights.

A Norwood man is being held on a $2 million bond in Dearborn County, Indiana after offi cials said he killed a woman during a wrong-way crash on U.S. Highway 50. Jeb N. McGeorge, 21, is charged with operating while intoxicated causing death, operating while intoxicated causing injury, reckless homicide and other related charges, according to release from Dearborn County Prosecutor Lynn Deddens. The charges were fi led on Aug. 26. The release states offi cers responded to U.S. Highway 50 shortly after midnight on June 27 for reports about a head-on collision after a vehicle traveled eastbound in the westbound lane. Two people were trapped inside of a vehicle following the crash, one of whom was unconscious. Those people were later identifi ed as Carlos A. Solis and his fi ancée, Alejandra Aguero-Vazquez, both of Aurora, Indiana. Offi cers arrived on scene and transported McGeorge to High Point Health Hospital with minor injuries, the release states. Solis and Aguero-Vazquez were transported via air care to University of Cincinnati Medical Center where Solis was treated for serious injuries. AgueroVazquez died, offi cials said. According to the release, Solis told detectives he was traveling eastbound on the highway when he saw headlights coming toward him. He attempted to swerve to avoid the oncoming car, but was unable to do so. Investigators found that McGeorge was traveling in excess of the speed limit at approximately 70 miles per hour at the time of the crash. Blood test results indicated the presence of Xanax and THC in McGeorge’s system, the release states. Text messages obtained during the investigation allege McGeorge was in Dearborn County to deliver marijuana, the release states. A warrant was issued for McGeorge’s arrest, and he surrendered on the warrant on Aug. 25. “I am of course saddened by the loss of life and serious injury in this case. I commend the offi cers involved for their good work, and my offi ce will vigorously pursue justice at every turn as we move forward with this case,” Deddens said in the release. McGeorge is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 5, according to court records.

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Addicted are at higher risk for COVID-19, study shows Terry DeMio Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Having an addiction to any substance – from tobacco to fentanyl – makes people more susceptible to getting COVID-19, new research shows. The study forewarns those who care for people with addiction to have action plans in place “to help shield them from infection and severe outcomes.” “That’s the main message,” said Rong Xu, co-author of the study and a researcher and professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. Xu and Dr. Nora Volkow, CEO of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), released their ﬁ ndings this week. They analyzed 73 million electronic health records of unidentiﬁ ed patients across the United States. They found that people with a substance use disorder made up 10.3% of that population – and represented 15.6% of COVID-19 cases. Those with an addiction diagnosis had worse COVID-19-related outcomes, too. They were more likely than those without to be hospitalized or to die. The research further showed that people who are addicted to tobacco or opioids were most likely among those with substance use disorders (SUDs) to develop COVID-19. And Black people with SUDs were among the highest at risk. It’s not the addiction disorder itself that puts people at risk for getting the illness associated with novel coronavirus, said Xu, contacted in Cleveland. Instead, the same health conditions that put people in other populations at risk are generally more prevalent in people with addictions. They include hypertension (which can increase the severity of COVID-19), obesity (or malnutrition), lung disease, poor liver function, and HIV. Xu said that behavioral risks and socioeconomic status – living homeless, using buses instead of cars, living with-

“They use in groups. They recover in groups.” Dr. Mina “Mike” Kalfas

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Michelle Pritchard, director of clinical services at Center for Addiction Treatment, takes the temperature of an incoming patient at the center on Ezzard Charles Drive in the West End. PROVIDED

out ready access to soap and water, are more common among people who are in active addiction – although experts remind that people of any economic strata may have an addiction disorder. Chellie McLellan, CEO of the Center for Addiction Treatment in Cincinnati’s West End, noted, “When someone is active in their addiction, care of self and the ability to manage in a healthy manner is a tremendous challenge.” Whether the individual is a CEO or a janitor, she said, the chronic disorder, unmanaged, wreaks havoc on the person’s life. Since July 15, 203 people have been tested at the center as part of an assessment to enter a treatment program, and ﬁ ve were positive for COVID-19. “We made sure that those folks had a safe place to go for quarantine,” McLellan said. The study’s ﬁ ndings are unsurpris-

ing to Ohio and Kentucky treatment providers. Dr. Mina “Mike” Kalfas, an addiction expert who practices at Journey Recovery Center in Crestview Hills, said the science is important despite the outcome being expected. And the risk of COVID-19 in substance users, particularly with those who are addicted, makes sense. “They use in groups. They recover in groups,” he said. Like most treatment providers, Kalfas said, Journey Recovery keeps a close eye on its patients’ general health. If patients show up with a fever or call in with COVID-19 symptoms, they are given instructions on how to address it – and transportation to do so, if they need it. Leaders at several treatment centers in Ohio said they’re not seeing a boom in COVID-19 patients. But they’re watching for it. “Being aware of who your patient population is and being able to refer the addicted person for appropriate treatment is crucial,” said Dr. Roberto Soria, medical director of Crossroads Clinic in Corryville. His center, which has 540 patients who receive methadone medication, has seen two positive cases. The clinic has protocols for any patient who tests positive or lives with someone else who has tested positive for COVID-19. Among them: A Crossroads caregiver will bring the person’s methadone medication to them during quarantine.

State and federal guidelines also have made it easier to protect methadone patients. There is surveillance testing on staff , mask-wearing and social distancing within the clinics and temperature-taking outside the doors. The BrightView Health system, an addiction treatment provider with 22 clinics in Ohio and two in Kentucky, has seen few COVID-19 cases, said Navdeep Kang, chief clinical offi cer. “We currently have 6,000-plus patients under the care of the BrightView health system. We’ve seen positive cases, as one would expect amidst a pandemic, but the rate has been signifi cantly less than 1%, and is notably lower than the community at-large.” The clinics’ care model involves “close monitoring and intense treatment of patients,” Kang said, which means COVID-19 symptoms would likely be spotted quickly. But it isn’t just people who already treat patients with addiction who need to be aware of their susceptibility to COVID-19, said Dr. O’dell Owens, president and CEO of Interact for Health, a nonprofi t health organization in Norwood. The authors of the NIDA study said their fi ndings underscore the need to screen for, and treat, substance use disorders as part of the strategy for controlling the novel coronavirus pandemic. That’s partly why families and others close to people who are suff ering from addiction disorders should be aware of the risk of COVID-19. And, Owens said, all caregivers, from harm-reduction workers at needle exchanges to outreach workers and treatment providers, should be equipped to direct people to testing for COVID-19 and tell them specifi cally how to get medical help for it. “It needs to be a holistic approach,” Owens said. The NIDA study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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VIEWPOINTS We need to help restore Ohio’s oldest Black cemetery How to help Look for the Restoration of United American Cemetery Go Fund Me Page. Contact Union Baptist Church at 513-381-3858

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If you blink, or even if you don’t blink, you will likely miss one of Ohio’s most signifi cant historical sites right here in the Queen City. Nestled behind a chain-link fence on the north side of Duck Creek Road in Madisonville, there is an 11.5-acre clearing of land with undulating hills and Norway Spruce pines. The trees are said to be a favorite of Adolph Strauch, the famous landscape architect responsible for Eden Park’s design and Spring Grove Cemetary’s park-like appearance. This is the site of the United American Cemetery. Founded in 1883, it is the oldest cemetery in Ohio designated for Black people. Segregation in America, even in death, was once the law. For his part, Strauch designed United American in the tradition of Spring Grove, which is important. The most urgent message I want to share is that the caretaker of this cemetery is 189-year-old Union Baptist Church Downtown. United American is one of two cemeteries under its care. The church needs help with upkeep and operates a Go Fund Me site. The United American Cemetary site has raised a mere $1,100 from 11 people over the past fi ve months. The listed goal is $10,000, but church offi cials said there is no limit. United American Cemetary has seen better days. Invasive plants certainly hide some gravesites. Monuments are in need of repair and cleaning. It needs road upgrades. Yet, even in its current condition, it is a beautiful place. Those who know this use the grounds to relax and commune with nature. One such person is local historian Chris Hanlin of Madisonville, who discovered the cemetery about three years ago during a walk. He fell in love with it and has led an eff ort to document its history working with church leadership. With photographic precision, Hanlin can off er a Cliff ’s Notes version of its history: How the cemetery was fi rst founded in 1848 in Avondale by the United Colored Cemetery Association. How in 1880, white citizens of Avondale petitioned the Ohio Legislature to declare

Chris Hanlin, a local historian, stands outside the vault at United American Cemetery in Madisonville. Chris Hanlin said the vault was used to temporarily store bodies at the cemetery. ALBERT CESARE / ENQUIRER

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health recently released guidance for the best practices for Halloween, including trick-or-treating. “Halloween historically in the state has been a very community event,” DeWine said Thursday. He added that Ohio has a long history of local communities planning trick-or-treat times and the guidance won’t change that. “Obviously celebrations this year will not look like years past,” DeWine said. Masks will be required and communities will be expected to social distance. According to the guidance:

For parents and caregivers h For trick-or-treating, limit the number of houses you visit and ask your children to stay as far from treat-givers as possible. For small children, consider holding the bag for them. h Wipe oﬀ candy wrappers with sanitizing wipes when you arrive home. h Allow children to eat only factorywrapped treats. Avoid homemade treats

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Instead of trick-or-treating, recommendations include: h Holding a drive-through or drive-in trick-or-treat event, with children in costume and face coverings staying in cars and collecting treats from individuals spaced at least 6 feet apart. h Holding drive-by costume or cardecorating contests with judges who are physically distanced. h Decorating your home and hide treats as an alternative to trick-or-treating. h Holding costume parties or pumpkin carving events or contests online,

such as by video conference “Hayrides, haunted houses are much more problematic,” he said on Thursday. The guidance strongly recommended that hayrides and haunted houses be canceled/avoided. DeWine shared the Halloween guidance on coronavirus.ohio.gov. Some communities assumed they would be making the decisions and have announced their plans. Halloween is set from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in West Chester, Liberty, Ross and Fairfi eld townships and in the city of Fairfi eld, a check of those communities showed. In Hamilton, offi cials indicated they will have Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, but said the city is in early stages of planning alternatives as well. Warren County communities of Mason, Deerfi eld and Hamilton townships are also planning Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Lebanon’s Halloween hours will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31. Main Street Lebanon has organized downtown merchants handing out candy to kids in costume on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Cincinnati second-fastest selling housing market Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Single family homes and condos are selling faster in the Cincinnati area than any other market in the country except one, according to the latest national housing report from real estate market tracker, Re/Max. In August, homes sold in the Cincinnati area stayed on the market an average of 21 days before coming under contract, ranking just behind Omaha, Nebraska for the shortest time on the market out of 53 metro areas surveyed, according to the report. The number of days on the market in Cincinnati was less than half the na-

tional average of 41 days in August – only the second time in the housing report’s 13-year history that the national number fell that low, according to Re/ Max. Seattle, Nashville, Miami and Des Moines, Iowa, rounded out the top 5 fastest-selling housing markets in the Re/Max report. “(Home) buyers are moving forward in record numbers, unfazed by inventory challenges and consistently higher prices,” said Adam Contos, CEO of Re/ Max Holdings Inc. Nationally, August home sales rose about 4.3%, on average, while prices surged to a new record high median price of $290,000, according to Re/

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Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld

Adapted slightly from Sam Sifton’s New York Times recipe.

Guest columnist

Ingredients

It was a crazy busy day today on our little patch of heaven. We started out working with the wood pile, stacking it into manageable rows. Then it was on to gathering seeds from the cutting ﬂ ower rows. And harvesting more hot peppers, including banana. The cool weather, the banana peppers and a thawed chuck roast were motivation for supper: Mississippi pot roast in my crockpot. Now, this iconic, yummy recipe can be made two ways: one using packaged ingredients and one from scratch. But the one on Pinterest’s most pinned list, well over 1 million times, is guess what? The roast with packaged ingredients! It’s also the easier of the two, so that won me over. Check out my site for the fun story of how this recipe became “the best roast in the world.” Truth be told, the seasonings are weird. Ranch dressing and gravy mix. Oh, and a stick of butter. But a recipe

3 pounds or so boneless chuck roast Salt and pepper ⁄ 4 cup flour

Vegetable oil 4 tablespoons butter 4 or so pepperoncini or to taste 2 tablespoons each: mayonnaise and cider vinegar ⁄ 2 teaspoon dried dill leaves or tablespoon fresh

⁄ 4 teaspoon each: garlic powder and sweet paprika

Instructions Rub roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour all over and massage into meat.

Mississippi pot roast is an Internet favorite. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR ENQUIRER

doesn’t get that popular unless it’s be- I’m sharing my adaptation of a New York yond delish. Yes, it deserves the raves. Times from scratch recipe. It’s darn For those of you who are more purist, good too.

Film bottom of skillet with oil. Heat until hot, then put roast in and brown well on all sides to create crust. This is necessary for flavor and to thicken gravy. Place roast in slow cooker and add any brown bits.

Mississippi crockpot/slow cooker pot roast

Add butter and pepperoncini. Put lid on and turn to low.

The recipe I shared a while back used a tri-tip roast. I like chuck roast better, and it’s less costly.

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Ingredients

Place butter on top. Don’t stir or add water.

3 pounds or so boneless chuck roast 1 package brown gravy or Au jus gravy mix (I used brown gravy mix) 1 package ranch salad dressing 1 stick butter – yes, a whole stick 3 whole fresh banana peppers or about 6 or so pepperoncini Instructions Place roast in sprayed crockpot. Sprinkle gravy and dressing packets on

Make ranch dressing by whisking mayonnaise, vinegar, dill, garlic and paprika together. Add to meat.

Add peppers.

Cook on low, undisturbed, 6-8 hours or high 3-4 or so.

Cover and continue cooking, undisturbed, 6 to 8 hours, or until you can shred meat easily using 2 forks.

It’s done when meat easily shreds with 2 forks. Gravy will look a bit thin, but no worries.

Mix meat with gravy.

Take roast out (it will have fallen into large pieces), shred and put back in cooker. It will absorb gravy, making meat juicy. Serve with mashed potatoes, noodles or rice.

Serve with noodles or roast or mashed potatoes, or pile onto sandwiches. Mississippi roast in Instapot:

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SPORTS MOELLER TEAMMATES REMEMBER MICHAEL CURRIN Carl Kremer of Moeller speaks about 2020 grad Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

sidelines watching their classmates battle. “It’s tough dealing with the loss of a friend,” Duncomb said. “Especially Michael, who’s a brother to the basketball team. Being around him for three years, him being a mentor for me, being one of my ﬁ rst friends on the varsi-

KENWOOD - Tragedy has hit Moeller High School before but the recent passing of 2020 graduate Michael Currin hit a little more home for the school’s principal Carl Kremer. Kremer also happens to be Moeller’s highlydecorated basketball coach. He coached Michael’s father Joe, who died in 2010 from a heart attack in a race he was running with Michael. Joe never made the fi nish line but implored Michael to “keep going”. Just 10 years later, Michael is gone after suff ering a traumatic head injury in the early Sunday morning (Sept. 20) hours in Dayton where he was a student. “He’s just such an incredible young man in what he has given to our community in not just basketball, but in every phase of our community,” Kremer said. “You can’t fi nd a person in our school, adult or student, that doesn’t see Michael as a role model and a gift. It’s tragically painful for us now to deal with his loss.” Kremer fi rst gathered his basketball team together to deliver words they had hoped not to hear. Michael was a starting guard on Moeller’s 26-1 squad this past winter, as well as a member of the 2019 Ohio Division I championship team. After Kremer spoke to his team, he broke the news to the student body. “The way he treated other people and took care of other people was simply incredible,” Kremer said. “That’s why it’s hard for all of us, all of his teammates, all of his classmates, that this kind of thing would happen to Michael.” Currin was chosen as a Man of Moeller, something many strive for on the Montgomery Road campus. He also was a school vice-captain, a member of the golf team, a member of National Honor Society, on the development and admissions team and was involved with the Moeller Appalachia Retreat Program and the El Salvador Immersion Program. “That award goes to that person that best exemplifi es the values and traits that we want our graduates to

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Moeller's soccer team wears their Keep Going 25 shirts in honor of the late Michael Currin. Currin a 2020 grad died Sept. 21 from injuries sustained in an early Sunday morning incident near the University of Dayton. THE ENQUIRER/SCOTT SPRINGER Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

KENWOOD - A day after Moeller High School principal/head basketball coach Carl Kremer announced the death of 2020 graduate Michael Currin, the Crusader athletic department kept going. It’s what Michael Currin knew and what he would have wanted. With the fl ag at half-staff at the Gerry Faust Athletic Complex, football practice recently took place on one side and a top Greater Catholic League-South soccer game between the Crusaders and St. Xavier Bombers was the feature on the other side of the turf. To lift spirits, Moeller soccer coach Mike Welker had shirts printed up reading “Keep Going 25”. That slogan has prominently been displayed on social media accounts as it’s Currin’s basketball number and mantra. Welker said Sept. 22 that more than $20,000 had been raised by the sale of the shirts which are available through the Moeller Spirit Shop. Currin lost his father in 2010 while the two were running a race in Florida. Passing his father, the last thing he heard was “keep going.” Sadly, his father never crossed the fi nish line and was also gone too soon at 38.

The Moeller brotherhood Ten years later, after suﬀ ering a traumatic head injury on the streets of Dayton Sept. 20, Currin is gone, but far from forgotten at Moeller.

Moeller forward Michael Currin steals the ball from Saint Xavier guard B.J. Bransford in the boys basketball game between Saint Xavier at Moeller High School on Jan. 24. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

Athletic Director Mike Asbeck gathered the Moeller and St. Xavier squads at midﬁ eld before the game and expressed some thoughts about Currin in a moment between competitors joined as one. During the game, Moeller basketball players Logan Duncomb and Evan Mahaﬀ ey stopped by and after football practice, several Crusaders stood on the

OHSAA playoﬀ regions, participants announced Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced new regional alignments for the upcoming football playoﬀ s after 664 schools opted in for the postseason. In a normal season, 224 schools qualify for the playoﬀ s, with eight schools from each of 28 regions earning a bid through the OHSAA’s Harbin computer ratings system, which will not be used this season. The new regions are posted at https://bit.ly/30aeTWi. They are similar for Southwest Ohio schools as in year’s past. Division I is Region 4, Division II is Region 8, Division III is Region 12, Division IV is Region 16, Division V is Region 20, Division VI is Region 24 and Division VII is Region 28. Nearby exceptions are in Division III where Western Brown and Wilmington of the Southern Buckeye Conference will participate in Region 11.

Western Hills quarterback Omar Beckley scores a touchdown during the Mustangs' 20-7 loss to Hughes on Sept. 19. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Of note locally, Woodward, Western Hills, Gamble Montessori, Riverview East and Clark Montessori of the Cincinnati Public School District have opted to not participate in the playoﬀ s based on not being listed among the regional teams. From CPS, Walnut Hills is participating in Division I, Withrow in

Division II, Hughes and Aiken in Division III, Shroder in Division IV and Taft in Division V. Originally, there were 709 schools that indicated they planned to contend for a playoff bid this season playing 11man football, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused some schools to start their seasons later or end early. Based on the recommendation from Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health, the OHSAA shortened the football season. On Sept. 29 and 30, the head coaches in each region will vote to seed the teams in their region. The OHSAA will then place teams on brackets on Oct. 1. With various numbers of schools in each region, many of the higher seeds will have a fi rst-round bye in most regions. Teams with a fi rst-round bye may schedule an additional regularseason game Oct. 9 if they choose. Once the brackets are set, the top team on the bracket of the specifi c game

will have the fi rst opportunity to host the game throughout the regional playoff s. If the top team on the bracket cannot host, the other team will host the game. The OHSAA will determine sites for the state semifi nals and state championships. If a team is unable to play a playoff game on the assigned day according to the bracket, its opponent will advance on the bracket. Playoff games will be held on Friday and Saturday nights beginning Oct. 910. Divisions, I, II, III and VII will play on Friday nights. Divisions IV, V and VI will play on Saturday nights. Schools eliminated from the OHSAA playoff s or that choose not to enter the OHSAA playoff s have the option to schedule additional regular-season contests through Saturday, Nov. 14 (maximum of 10 regular season contests permitted). Cincinnati Public Schools will conduct a city tournament involving the schools that elected to opt-out.

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ty team. it’s tough. He was a great leader. In practice it was 100% every single day.” Mahaff ey just joined Moeller’s varsity this past season as a sophomore and was also taken under the senior’s wing. As a transfer, Mahaff ey couldn’t play the second half of the season but still learned from Currin. He remembers fi rst meeting Currin in the hallway when he came up and introduced himself.

“A role model for Moeller basketball’ “Just being able to watch him, he did everything that we needed him to do to win,” Mahaﬀ ey said. “It’s one of the best things you can do as a basketball player. Junior football tight end Josh Kattus also doubles up on the basketball team and called Currin one of the best guys he’s ever met. “I’m just proud to see the whole Moeller community is really brought together,” Kattus said. “I really feel that Moeller brotherhood right now. He was a role model for Moeller basketball.” Linebacker Deuce Shaw previously spent some time on the basketball ﬂ oor as well and spent some time speaking of

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have,” Kremer said of Currin’s Man of Moeller honor. “It’s really signiﬁ cant. With Michael, it was a runaway choice. His classmates know what a tremendously great person he is.” Currin was third in the Greater Catholic League-South in assists for the Crusaders league championship team, playing with a group of Division I recruits. Finally getting a chance to start as a senior, he played his role and played it well. “He had no ego in any part of his life and that also was true in basketball,” Kremer said. “He played to win and played for his teammates. I will tell you they so admire and love him. They’re all

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Currin after the Sept. 22 football practice adjourned. “He was always close with everybody, especially on the football and basketball team,” Shaw said. “Whenever we needed help we could ask him.” Kattus and Shaw say the football Crusaders would be playing the Sept. 25 game at St. Xavier for Currin wearing a No. 25 on the back of their helmets. Duncomb also says there are plans to have “Keep Going 25” on Moeller’s basketball warm-ups.

the game. “Our community’s hurting, these boys are hurting,” Welker said. “We felt this was the right thing to do, but it’s been hard. I hope we can take this time and keep praying for the Currins. We played a soccer game tonight and hopefully that was a good two-hour break for everyone to have some sort of normalcy.”

St. X players showed their respect

It was publicized Sept. 22, that Currin was an organ and tissue donor and could save up to eight lives through organ donation and heal up to 125 through tissue donation. According to Moeller Director of Alumni Barrett Cohen, Currin’s mother Callie, sister Anna (Mount Notre Dame) and brothers John and Drew (Moeller) joined his medical team with an honor walk to the operating room. The song “Up” by Thomas Rhett was played, one of Michael’s favorites. Currin was also honored by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Sept. 22, who wore a Moeller tie during his public brieﬁ ng on COVID-19. Final arrangements have yet to be made, but Moeller has established a memorial for the family which is available at www.moeller.org or the Moeller Alumni Facebook page.

The evening’s soccer game didn’t end Moeller’s way as undefeated St. Xavier remained so with a 3-0 victory. Brent Lands scored the game’s ﬁ rst goal and Prince Okonny added two for the Bombers who showed great respect for their hurting GCL-South league-mates before and after the game. “There’s tragedy in the community and there’s no gesture that can appropriately show our sympathy and solidarity,” St. Xavier coach Brian Schaeper said. “That’s what we wanted to do, just pray with them. We wanted to show we care for them because that’s what we’re all about. We’re diﬀ erent competing schools, but we’re all Catholic schools after the same issue.” Moeller coach Mike Welker was disappointed in the loss but glad the Crusaders decided to follow through with

devastated now.” It’s still early in the process, but Kremer ﬁ gures there will be various memorials and honors for Currin who wore No. 25. Several social media accounts showed the number with a blue background and a gold Moeller “M” with the words “Keep Going” or “Flying High”. Along with his mother, he leaves behind two younger brothers at Moeller and a senior sister at Mount Notre Dame who plays volleyball. MND canceled their soccer game Sept. 21 because of the tragedy. “Our players are coming at me left and right with diﬀ erent ideas,” Kremer said. “I can promise you we will do some things that will allow us to remember Michael. Michael Currin will be a big part of this upcoming season.” Current and former members of Moeller’s basketball team expressed

Currin family chose organ donation

their feelings on Currin throughout the day. Among those were West Virginia’s Miles McBride. Also Xavier coach Travis Steele and Louisville’s Chris Mack expressed their sympathy as did Cincinnati Bengal and former Crusader Ben Hubbard. Kremer heard from several Moeller alums who did not play with Currin but expressed support for the family and the school. One of those was Alex Barlow who went from Moeller to Butler and now coaches under his old college coach Brad Stevens in the Celtics organization. “There’s a brotherhood that comes with it,” Kremer said of Moeller basketball. “Our focus right now is taking care of this family and honoring the memory of just a beautiful, beautiful person.”

Gary Hughes (center) appears with fellow scouts Danny Montgomery (left) and Jax Robertson during a June 2019 appearance at Green Diamond Gallery in Montgomery. DAVE CLARK

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Long-time Major League Baseball scout Gary Hughes, who worked for the Cincinnati Reds in the early 2000s, died Sept. 19 at the age of 79. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer. Hughes spent 54 years in professional baseball, starting as a part-time scout before going full-time with the New York Yankees. Hughes visited Green Diamond Gallery in Montgomery in June 2019 in one of the ﬁ nal events at the gallery - a scouts panel also featuring Jax Robertson and Danny Montgomery. Hughes explained that as a special assistant for the Boston Red Sox, he predicted the success of former Madeira High School standout Andrew Benintendi. “I was the last to see Benintendi - he was at Double-A and they were debating whether to bring him up,” Hughes said. “I said, ‘Yeah he’s ready right now.’ The vote was not to bring him up. I said, ‘Do what you want but I’m telling you he’s ready. He’s going to give you 600 plate appearances a year for the next 10 years.’ They brought him up.” “Heaven took another great man back home,’’ said Houston Astros manager and former Reds skipper Dusty Baker, a longtime friend of Hughes.

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In a vote that ended Sept. 18, cincinnati.com readers selected the Cincinnati Enquirer athlete of the week winners for the Sept. 7-13 voting period. Winners will receive a certifi cate, sent through the school’s athletic department. You do not have to be a subscriber to vote, a period that lasts Monday afternoon to 5 p.m. each Friday during the season. Please submit any nominees by Monday morning for the previous week’s performances to mlaughman@enquirer.com. The new ballot will be posted Monday evening. You can vote once an hour from any device. The most recent winners are: Fall boys team: Mason soccer– The boys have an overall record of 6-0 and is top of the GMC at 3-0 with 17 goals and only 1 goal conceded in the league. Fall girls team: Mount Notre Dame soccer - The Cougars have gone undefeated this season, with a record of 6-0. Also, this past Wednesday, Sept. 9, they defeated the Ursuline 5-0! Ohio football team: Taylor – Three Jose Gonzalez touchdowns led Taylor to its fi rst win, a 20-13 victory against Reading. Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team: Campbell County – The Camel defense held and allowed just a single score in the 21-8 win against Cooper. Ohio boys cross country: Coleman Cronk, Lakota West – He made a charge in the last 100 meters of the Mason CC Invitational only to fi nish 2nd by 0.1 seconds. Cronk (16:14.9) led the #3 state-ranked Lakota West Firebirds to their 2nd consecutive meet victory over last year’s OHSAA state champions (St. Xavier) and state runner-up (Mason). Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross country: Jacob Line, Ryle – The junior was the highest-placing Raider in the boys 3K race for Class AA/AAA at the Ma-

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son County Invitational at seventh place with a time of 10:29.87, helping Ryle to a second-place team fi nish (highest among local teams). Ohio girls cross country: Alyssa Hammond, Oak Hills – She was the highest-placing Highlander at second place in the Little Miami XC Invitational Sept. 12 with a time of 19:14.0, helping Oak Hills to a fi rst-place team fi nish. Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross country: Ashlyn Vanlandingham, Conner – She won the 4K race at the 2020 Connor Quad meet in a time of 16:08.08 at Idlewild. Field hockey: Ainsley Kemp, Mount Notre Dame – The sophomore goalkeeper had 5 saves against Ursuline in their 0-0 tie last week that went into overtime. Football player, big school: Zach Hymer, Kings – The senior linebacker had two sacks and several key tackles in the Knights’ 34-13 win over Middletown. Football player, small school: Chris Long, BethelTate – The quarterback went 16 for 29 passing for 245 yards with four touchdowns. He played defense and

got 2 interceptions, including one pick-6, in a 46-0 win over Clermont Northeastern Sept. 11. Northern Kentucky/Indiana football player:Preston Agee, Campbell County – He provided two rushing touchdowns and an interception to help the Camels beat Cooper 21-8. Boys golfer: Nate Birck, LaSalle - He led the Lancers with a 37 (+1) in the GCL South Quad at Hyde Park. In addition, he was also the medalist in a 144-159 win over Hamilton, shooting a 32 (-4) at Indian Ridge. Girls golfer: Kylee Heidemann, Mercy McAuley – The sophomore was the medalist with a 1 under par 70 at Miami Whitewater Golf Course in the Best of the West golf tournament Sept. 12, helping Mercy McAuley to a fi rst-place team fi nish. She averages 36.80 for nine holes, which is good for second in the Girls Greater Catholic League. Boys soccer player: Kevin Ren, Mason – In a 7-1 win over Oak Hills 7-1 Sept. 10, the junior midfi elder scored 4 of the fi rst 5 goals in the game. They also won against Hamilton 8-0 on last Tuesday. He’s the top scorer for Mason and is tied for second in scoring in the Greater Miami Conference. Girls soccer player: Morgan Gerak, Dixie Heights – The junior midfi elder had 3 goals and 1 assist in a 4-0 win vs. Campbell County Wednesday and scored 2 goals in a 6-2 win over Conner Saturday. Girls tennis player: Kate Taylor, Mariemont – She got fi rst-singles wins against Wyoming in two sets Sept. 8 and she beat her Mercy McAuley opponent in straight sets Sept. 9. Ohio girls volleyball: Sydney McCarthy, Ursuline – In two wins over Dublin Coff man and St. Ursula, and a loss to Seton last week, She had 35 kills, 105 total attempts, four serving aces, 22 digs and 4 blocks to advance Ursuline to a record of 6-2. Northern Kentucky girls volleyball player: Maya Hunt, Holy Cross – The sophomore setter had 18 kills, 19 serving aces, 26 digs, 6 blocks and 114 assists in the six wins in the Ninth Region All “A” Classic to help Holy Cross win the team title.

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Tony Stollings joins Flynn & Co. as business growth consultant Tony Stollings, longtime leader in Cincinnati’s banking and fi nance industry, has turned his 2019 retirement into a brief vacation. The former president of First Financial Bancorp has joined Flynn & Company as Consulting Director, working with privately owned businesses and entrepreneurs. “I’ve known Tony for more than 35 years; he has a tremendous amount of experience and an impressive caStollings reer,” said Rick Flynn, President and CEO of Flynn & Company, Inc. “Tony will be consulting with companies on fi nancial, operational and growth opportunities. He has a lot more to give within our business community,” Flynn said. “We are absolutely thrilled to have him on board with us.” Stollings retired in September, 2019, from First Financial Bancorp, a $16 billion publically-traded bank holding company with 141 branch offi ces in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. “I have had a career that began on the fi nancial management track but progressed into risk management, business development and strategic planning, including signifi cant involvement with the board of directors,” said Stollings, of Madeira. “Most was done in a public company environment with the companies growing fi ve to six times in asset size during my tenure. Growing successful businesses is something I enjoy and want to continue, just at a more balanced level than what I was doing in the full time corporate world,” Stollings said. Stollings said the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges that aff ect not only the volume of business, but the way business is conducted. “We have to be willing to do more with less face-to-face contact. We’re fortunate that we have the technology to support it.A lot of companies are under stress now,” Stollings said.

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“While some are benefi ting, others are questioning whether they can make it. Business owners are looking for help,” he said. “They’re looking for creative strategies.” Flynn & Company, with headquarters at 7800 E. Kemper Road in Sycamore Township, is a full-service Certifi ed Public Accounting and Consulting Firm with a focus on helping businesses and families succeed fi nancially. The fi rm specializes in audit and assurance, tax, outsourced accounting and fi nancial services, business valuation and business advisory services. Stollings will be a key part of the Flynn team of business consultants and strategists, said Flynn, of Evendale. Peggy Kreimer Hodgson

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Wings and Wheels to Imagination The Barn invites the public to attend its inaugural big art show: Wings and Wheels to Imagination. The goal of this exhibition is to showcase works that are usually excluded from other shows due to size. Instead of maximum dimensions, this exhibit requires large minimum dimensions. The opening reception and awards presentation is on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. Wings and Wheels to Imagination, a product of Big Art Collaborative, has been designed by a local group of Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati (WACC) members including Bobbi Thies, Bev Seibert, Judith Aff atato, Kathryn Al-Lamadani, Bonita Goldberg, Claire Long, Gail Lundgren, Angie Meehan, and Marie Smith. WACC is sponsoring three People’s Choice Awards of $300, $200, and $100. The BAC is donating 20 percent of its sales to benefi t the nonprofi t Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati Foundation, which operates the Barn. The Barn serves as headquarters for WACC and presents numerous art shows and lowcost classes for the community. Days and Hours include the following: Oct. 4 – 11 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and weekdays, 1 – 4 p.m. The Barn is closed on Mondays. All areas of The Barn are accessible by wheelchair. The Barn enforces strict COVID-19 protection guidelines by limiting 10 guests at a time and requiring the use of face masks. In an eff ort to provide eff ective tracing methods in the event of a break-out, organizers mandate registration upon entrance. For more information about the Barn, please visit artatthebarn.org. Wings and Wheels to Imagination takes place at The Barn, located at 6980 Cambridge Avenue in Mariemont. Kym Schneider Kuenning

Cincinnati Chapter DAR presents National Founders Medal Award On Saturday, Aug. 29, members of the Cincinnati Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution gathered for their meeting and presentation of one of their esteemed National Founder Awards. The Eugenia Washington Medal for Heroism was awarded to Dr. Brad Wenstrup, Colonel Army Reserves, Member of Congress. Unfortunately, Wenstrup was unable to attend the ceremony due to being called up for Army Reserve Duty. Receiving the award on his behalf was Austin Heller, Military and Veteran Liaison who works with Wenstrup’s offi ce. Heller is a 10-year veteran of the Kentucky National Guard, a past member of the Strategic Response Unit and served a year active duty in Iraq. The medal and certifi cate were presented by Cincinnati DAR member Amy Barron. Letters of recommendation were written by Barron and three nonDAR members which included Ian Barron, DPM, Jay Johannigman, MD and Steve Scalise, Member of Congress. Wenstrup has been a recipient of the Bronze Star for heroic actions while serving in Iraq. He is also the recipient of the Army’s highest award for heroism outside of combat, the Soldier’s Medal. On June 14, 2017, members of Congress were at a baseball practice when a gunman opened fi re and wounded Representative Steve Scalise and two Capitol Hill police offi cers. Wenstrup remained on the fi eld, and when it was safe, rendered lifesaving fi rst aid to Representative Steve Scalise.

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Born in 1838, Eugenia Washington was one of the four founding members of DAR. She was the great-grandniece of President George Washington. Born near Charlestown, what is now West Virginia, her family later moved to Virginia. During the Civil War, Eugenia was trying to move her disabled father to a safe area when a wounded soldier was brought to their home. She stayed with the soldier until a physician arrived. By the time they left, she and her father were caught on the battlefi eld of Fredericksburg and they witnessed the surrounding battle from a small trench left by a cannon. Eugenia shielded her father with her body to protect him from the ensuing battle; they had to remain like this for an entire day. She and her father later moved to Washington DC, after accepting a position with the United States Post Offi ce. She worked in this position until one week before her death in 1900. The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofi t, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children. DAR members volunteer millions of service hours annually in their local

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SCHOOL NEWS UC Blue Ash students are perfect in new program Students in a new program at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College have set a high standard in their fi rst year. The Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) program is a one-year certifi cate program that was started last summer at UC Blue Ash to meet growing demand in the dental care industry. The 17 students enrolled in the program recently completed the rigorous classroom and clinical requirements and were eligible to take the EFDA Board Exam for Ohio. All 17 students passed. The exam is made up of two sections: a written multiple-choice question section and a hands-on clinical section where students must place three fi llings on a patient simulation. The chief examiner who conducted the test said it’s rare that all the students in a class pass their board exam on their fi rst attempt and called it a remarkable achievement. Heather Ferris is the EFDA Program Director at UC Blue Ash who helped launch the program. “When I was told that every student passed the board exam, I was thrilled and incredibly proud of my students! I literally skipped though the halls with excitement. This would not have been possible without the support and guidance given by our tremendous adjunct faculty; Cathleen Middlestetter, Patricia Jodery, and Dr. Kelly Kirtland, as well as the fi nancial support of the ADEAGies foundation grant.” The EFDA program at UC Blue Ash trains dental professionals in the art of restorative dentistry. A registered EFDA can provide preventative and restorative care for patients that includes dental fi llings and sealants. Students also develop self-evaluation skills, an understanding of the Ohio State Dental Board Rules and Laws as they pertain to EFDAs, as well as professionalism and critical thinking in dentistry. Rad Tech does it again Students who graduated from the Radiologic Technology program at UC Blue Ash this spring also had a perfect pass rate on the licensing exam that is required to become a radiologic technologist. There were 15 new graduates from the program and all of them recently

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passed the national certifi cation exam conducted by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) on their fi rst attempt. This continues a very impressive tradition. Over the past 14 years, 298 graduates from the radiologic technology program at UC Blue Ash have taken the exam and more than 98 percent have passed it on the fi rst try. Radiologic technology is the use of radiation to provide images of the various body parts to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of certain injuries and illnesses. The certifi cation exam is a challenging and comprehensive review. Pete Gemmer, UC Blue Ash College

pivotal Benedictine virtues, I wanted to study this chapter further in order to better understand this virtue which is so central to the Rule and to Benedictine life.” Upon her fi rst reading of The Rule, Elin was struck by Saint Benedict’s strict interpretation of the notion of humility, one which “praises someone content with the lowest and most menial treatment, someone who is convinced in his heart that he is inferior to all and of less value and someone who judges himself always guilty on Elin account of his sins.” Said Elin, “I realized that many of my original reactions to the chapter were because I, like many other modern readers, applied the current defi nition of humility to an ancient text. Beginning with my initial unease surrounding this chapter, I depict this fundamental shift toward a stronger understanding of Benedict’s mentality, one that is more consistent with modern mindsets.” Elin was encouraged to enter the Living Church Foundation’s essay competition by Dr. Lucas Briola, assistant professor of theology. Briola was eff usive in praising Elin, a 2019 Wimmer Scholar and Benedictine Leadership Studies fellow. “As a student grounded in our Benedictine heritage, Elizabeth has become a lover of the sacred text,” Briola said. “It’s a love that the theology department hopes to cultivate and encourage. Supported by her facility with languages, that love has already shined through in this essay as well as in her classwork,

Rising Saint Vincent College sophomore lauded in essay competition LATROBE, PA – Elizabeth Elin, a rising sophomore at Saint Vincent College, recently placed third nationally in the annual Student Essays in Christian Wisdom Competition sponsored by The Living Church Foundation. Elin, a theology major from Terrace Park, graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School and the daughter of Rev. Darren and Sarah Elin, addressed Saint Benedict’s interpretation of humility in her essay entitled “University Accessible and Innately Personal: The Signiﬁ cance of Relationship in Saint Benedict’s Humility.” “I was apprehensive about Benedict’s notion of humility during my ﬁ rst reading of The Rule of Saint Benedict,” stated Elin. “I began working with Fr. Nathan Munsch, O.S.B., on an independent study of Benedictine Heritage in January and was naturally drawn back to this chapter. As humility is one of the

which so frequently goes over and beyond the call of duty. That she placed in a competition designed primarily for upperclass and graduate students speaks to her diligence and talent as a burgeoning writer and scholar with pastoral sensitivity.” After seeing her freshman year capped oﬀ by earning national recognition for her work, Elin is excited to see what lies ahead in her Saint Vincent career. “My experience at Saint Vincent College has been wonderful,” she said. “The encouragement, wisdom and support of my professors has been invaluable. I loved my ﬁ rst year at Saint Vincent and look forward to three more excellent years.” Jim Berger, Saint Vincent College

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