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Owen “Tenzing” Gunderman paints a mural on a wall inside Swift Movement Studio, a Parkour gym in Winton Place. PHOTOS BY MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

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Gunderman assists with “Cin City” mural by Lindz and Lamb at Blink Cincinnati in Over-the-Rhine on October 10, 2019.

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Bishop Bobby Hilton speaks to the media in July after a judge sentenced former Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter. “This city will not be satisﬁ ed until this city begins to burn like hell,” he said then. JEFF DEAN/THE ENQUIRER

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Tenzing’s world Tenzing says he became involved in Blink by “coincidence.” He was running errands with his mother in Findlay Market about a month before the art, light and culture event was scheduled to begin when he saw John Beam – Blink’s mural curator – scraping a wall. Tenzing and Beam started talking, and eventually Tenzing went home to grab his own scraper and joined Beam on the wall. Beam invited Tenzing to help out with artists coming in for the event, which was perfect timing: Clark

Not a glamorous job Hiring such a well-known fi gure as Hilton is unusual for what is normally a low-profi le job. The role of chief of staff for the three county commissioners isn’t

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It’s just after 5 p.m. on a Friday and Owen “Tenzing” Gunderman is painting a wall inside Swift Movement Studio, a parkour gym oﬀ Mitchell Avenue in Winton Place. His canvas of marbled grays and reds soon starts to look like a city. Around him, adults and children alike are swinging, climbing and jumping from platforms around the gym. Kids scream and laugh in the background, running through his worksite. A little boy comes over and looks up at Tenzing, who has climbed up on a ladder and is using black paint to outline buildings. Tenzing waves down at the boy. “What are you painting?” the child asks. “It’s a bird,” Tenzing replies. Tenzing tells the boy where to stand so that he can see the bird rising from the city skyline. The child backs up, eyes wide to the wall. Tenzing smiles, then goes back to painting. He’s already spent 10-12 collective hours on the mural, and says he probably needs about 4 more. He’s trying to ﬁ nish it up over the weekend. “I have to work around normal working hours because I’m always at school, you know,” he says. Tenzing, 17, is a senior at Clark Montessori. He is also a professional artist, award-winning muralist and the youngest participant in Blink’s Secret Walls competition – which, he won.

He preaches to a congregation of about 1,500 in Forest Park. His work as a civil rights leader has put him at the forefront of the region’s most hot-button issues. And now Bishop Bobby Hilton will get $67,635 a year in taxpayer-funded salary, playing a key behind-thescenes role for the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. He’ll serve as chief of staﬀ for Commissioner Stephanie Summerow Dumas. “It was a request,” Hilton, 61, told The Enquirer after the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the hire on Jan. 23. “I considered it. I prayed about it. I thought it was a great opportunity for me to enter at this moment.” He didn’t elaborate beyond that and cut the interview short saying he had a meeting to get to. In an email to the Enquirer, he said Dumas had asked him.

“The Watcher” mural was created with spray paint and house paint at Campsite Sculpture Park in Camp Washington. PROVIDED BY OWEN “TENZING” GUNDERMAN

Montessori’s career week coincided with Blink, so Tenzing was able to work with his teachers to get the week oﬀ . The week consisted of sorting paint, putting away paint orders, organizing tools for artists and networking. He learned new skills like how to use a paint sprayer and how to drive a lift.

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“It’s unbelievable, still,” Tenzing says about Blink. “That stuﬀ is still coming to fruition.” Jonathan Lamb, a Denver-based artist originally from Cincinnati, met Tenzing at Blink and says he’s been “Team See MURALIST, Page 4A

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Your Community Press and Recorder newspaper looks a little different today. The size of the page is longer. Why, you ask? Simple. We are changing locations where the paper is printed – to Louisville from Lafayette, Ind. The configuration of the printing presses is different, thus the change to what we call a “broadsheet” format. Because of the bigger page size, you may see fewer pages in some editions, but we are not reducing the number of stories. The larger format also includes more options for our advertisers, making it a win across the board. We hope you share our excitement as we make this change in format. – Beryl Love, executive editor

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Hilton Former Princeton wrestling coach indicted on sex crimes against kids

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Allegations of sex crimes perpetrated by a former Princeton City Schools wrestling coach and security monitor occurred on and off school grounds and involved male children all under the age of 14, prosecutors say. Lamont Baldwin, 54, has been indicted on 12 counts of felony gross sexual imposition. If convicted, he faces up to 50 years in prison. “These cases are disturbing and I will never understand people who sexually abuse children,” Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a statement. “Parents expect that school is a safe place and school employees betraying that trust hurt not just the victim but the entire family, school system and community.” Princeton Superintendent Tom Burton sent a letter to parents in October regarding the issue, but without naming Baldwin. “Following recent allegations of misconduct, the Princeton City School District placed a ... staff member on administrative leave and contacted local law enforcement.” Burton went on to add the district was conducting its own internal investigation. “We take all allegations very seriously, and we hold everyone accountable to the code of conduct,” Burton wrote. According to the indictment, the allegations date to 2014, with the most recent incident in June 2017. Baldwin was employed as a security monitor for Princeton Schools and assigned to the middle and high school from April 15, 1996, until he was terminated in mid-November, according to the prosecutor’s offi ce. He spent a “short period of time” working as a middle school wrestling coach, the release stated, though it does not give an exact timeframe. “His security monitoring job responsibilities included monitoring the hallways, cafeteria and arrival and dismissal of students,” the release said. Burton also sent a message to parents and guardians on Thursday, stating student safety and well-being are top priorities. “To ensure our students are receiving mental health support, the district will continue to off er counseling and therapeutic services,” Burton wrote. “We have been and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement and legal authorities in the investigation.” Baldwin has no prior criminal record in Hamilton County. The Sharonville Police Department opened an investigation in late 2019 after students reported incidents to school offi cials.

glamorous. But it’s a full-time position. It involves setting up meetings for commissioners, researching legislation commissioners will vote on, meeting with constituents on various issues and being where the commissioners can’t be. The chiefs of staff all earn the same $67,635 salary; county commissioners make $105,840. “Our job is to make the commissioner’s job easier,” said Alex Linser, chief of staff for Commissioner Denise Driehaus. Linser is an attorney who worked as Driehaus’s campaign manager when she won election in 2016 to the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. He’s currently fi rst executive vice-chairman in the Hamilton County Democratic Party. Current County Commissioner Victoria Parks is in the process of hiring a chief of staff . Up until Jan.1, she was Commissioner Todd Portune’s chief of staff . She’s an Air Force veteran who has worked on various campaigns for the past several decades before being appointed to fi ll Portune’s vacancy created by his retirement as he battles cancer.

‘I chose the best person for the job’ Dumas wouldn’t say how many, if any, other candidates she considered for the job. When asked why she chose Hilton, she didn’t give specifi cs. Hilton is Dumas’ pastor at Word of Deliverance Ministries in Forest Park. She credited Hilton’s guidance for her stunning 2018 upset of Republican Commissioner Chris Monzel. “I chose the best person for the job,” Dumas said. “How did he become highprofi le? By doing things in the community. So that’s how he was chosen.” Her previous chief of staff , Dr. Paul Sohi, resigned Jan. 2 for “family matters.” He had a rocky one-year tenure after fi ling a discrimination complaint against the other two commissioners, Todd Portune and Denise Driehaus and their staff s. Hilton is a surprising successor to Sohi. It wasn’t like Hilton was out of work, already with a full plate as a pastor of a large congregation and president of the Greater Cincinnati chapter of the National Action Network(NAN), a civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. He lives in Amberley Village where in 2003 he bought a $2 million home from former Reds player and Hall of Famer Barry Larkin. The 8,000 square-foot house has seven bedrooms and bathrooms and was used frequently, Hilton told The Enquirer in 2017, as part of his ministry for events such as staff meetings, dinners and playing host to church guests. Hilton told The Enquirer he’d devote himself full-time to his county job, having others possibly step up to fulfi ll du-

Bishop Bobby Hilton receives the keys to his office at the county administration building and a handshake from Commissioner Stephanie Summerow Dumas. SCOTT WARTMAN/THE ENQUIRER

ties at Word of Deliverance and NAN if needed. “I’ve put the word out,” Hilton said. “I may very well need others to move up as I focus my attention here.”

Hilton’s rising star So who is the newest county employee? Since taking over his father’s small Avondale church in 1990, Hilton has risen to be one of the leading civil rights leaders in Cincinnati. He’s leveled harsh criticism at local offi cials and the judicial system for what he sees as racism and injustice. Sharpton in an earlier interview with The Enquirer said Hilton falls into a tradition tracing back to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and extending through the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Sharpton himself. “I saw Bishop in the vein of the black church-based social justice movement, charismatic and vibrant,” Sharpton said. In the wake of the 2001 riots, he pulled his church’s popular New Year’s Eve service from Cincinnati’s convention center to observe the boycott against Cincinnati. When a jury didn’t reach a verdict in the trial of police offi cer Ray Tensing in 2017 for the killing of unarmed black motorist Sam Dubose, Hilton demanded a retrial and served as spiritual adviser and spokesman for the DuBose family. He received praise at the time from an assistant Cincinnati Police chief for preventing violence in the wake of the hung jury. Hilton called for another boycott of the city after former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter was sentenced last summer to six months in jail on a single felony charge, having an unlawful interest in a public contract. He was a fervent supporter of Hunter’s. After she was dragged out of the courtroom to serve her sentence, Hilton said, “This city will not be satisfi ed until

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‘How in the hell is he qualifi ed?’ Comments like that and his support for boycotts of the city have raised some concerns from the other side of the political spectrum. “How in the hell is he qualifi ed for that position?” conservative WLW radio talk show host Bill Cunningham told The Enquirer on That’s So Cincinnati podcast. “Don’t take from the county your salary when you’re organizing a boycott against it.” The head of the Hamilton County GOP, Alex Triantafi lou, was a bit more diplomatic but also criticized Hilton’s hire by the county. “This is purely a political hire,” Triantafi lou said. “It has little to do with good government. He’s been a combatant. Staff should leave politics at the door and work for the taxpayers. I have a diffi cult time seeing Bishop Hilton being that kind of staff person.” Hilton said he didn’t call for the boycott, just supported it. He also defended boycotts as a way to bring about change. “Are nonviolent boycotts, which have been used to improve lives and brought equality and equal justice for millions around the world now to be considered a bad thing?” Hilton wrote in an email to The Enquirer. “I would think not.”

‘He doesn’t take a side’ Those that know Hilton, however, said he’s not driven by politics. Horace Withers Sr. has known Hilton for 20 years. He’s an associate pastor at Word of Deliverance church. “He’s always been interested and focused on equity and equality in the community for all people,” Withers said. “He doesn’t take a side left or right, Democrat or Republican. It’s what’s right. And I think that focus on what’s right is what he brings to the commission and one that I think will continue to help Hamilton County as it grows.”

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‘The sky’s the limit for this kid’ Gunderman said Tenzing has always had an artistic side, but he began focusing more seriously on his art career in sixth grade. That’s when he started attending Saturday art classes and prioritizing art projects. Gunderman and her husband are not particularly artsy people themselves, she said, but are consistently impressed with Tenzing’s artistic abilities and his conﬁ dence in networking with other artists. “I have absolutely nothing to do with it,” Gunderman said. She remembers about two years ago when Tenzing showed her a bonsai tree design on his iPad. She thought he was showing her something he hoped to paint someday – in reality, he was showing her something he had just drawn on his own. “He just has this internal drive to create,” she said. This internal drive is something Tenzing says sometimes keeps him from doing anything but art. “I don’t have a choice sometimes,” he said. “I can’t watch a movie without feeling bad about it.” His constant project-seeking has come to a halt lately – the seeking, that is. Not the projects.

Owen "Tenzing" Gunderman collaborated with artist Danny Gamble in Miami, Florida to create this mural. PROVIDED BY OWEN "TENZING" GUNDERMAN

Tenzing said he used to accept every project that came his way, but now he can be picky. He’s learning to say no to some projects to make room for things he’s really excited about. “People hit me up a lot,” he said. “It’s not a consistent income, but people are interested in the work.” One of those people is internationally-acclaimed muralist Jonathan Lamb, the same artist who bowed out of Secret Walls to make room for Tenzing. Lamb has since invited Tenzing out to Miami this December to participate in Art Basel, North America’s most comprehensive international contemporary art fair. Next September Tenzing will work on a project with Lamb in Denver. After seeing the infamous Wynwood Walls in 2016, Tenzing said attending and participating in Art Basel was on his lifelong bucket list. Now, at the age of 17, he has crossed it oﬀ . Lamb said Tenzing was stopped on the streets of Miami as he skateboarded around the art district. “Are you Owen from Cincinnati?” people asked him. “Are you Jon Lamb’s buddy?” They knew him from photos and videos posted of Blink’s Secret Walls. “What I extended to him in Cincinnati, he got extended that tenfold in Miami,” Lamb said. “And I don’t know if I

know an artist that young who’s that connected to the street art movement now.” Not only did Tenzing get to paint with Miami’s local artists at Art Basel, but he also got some of his own wall space at the Wynwood Walls – which, according to Lamb, is not an easy feat during art week. Lamb said Tenzing had 100 percent creative control of his Miami mural, which you can see on Tenzing’s Instagram page. Lamb said that with Tenzing’s portfolio that includes his work at Blink, his murals throughout Cincinnati and his work at the Wynwood Walls, he could probably get into any art school in the country. It’s just a matter of him picking which one he wants. “At a certain point you have to embrace the youth and teach them,” Lamb said. “And he’s just standing right there, ready to accept it. And has been able to. I kinda think the sky’s the limit for this kid.”

What’s next? Back at Swift Movement Studio, Tenzing sets up cameras around the gymnasium so that he can document his project. He makes videos for all of his murals and posts them on his You-

Tube channel, he says. He says he wants the mural to have ﬂ ight, movement. Hence the bird. He wanted to include an urban element as well. He has a design drawn out in his sketchbook, but the mural is mostly freestyled. Drips of paint trickle down the wall as he works. He wants the mural to look aged and grungy, he said, so it doesn’t matter much if some of the paint drips. Tenzing talks about college, other projects he wants to do and his dreams for the future. He has a solo art show coming up in March, he says. He will graduate in May and is in the process of applying for universities now. “My mind is always bouncing around,” he says. Tenzing walks around the corner of the gym to another room where he says his next project will be. The gym is in the process of expanding, and there is a large, blank wall waiting to be painted. He looks up at the wall, smiles, and then goes back to his bird. Tenzing isn’t sure what’s next after high school, but he says he’s excited. For now he will just enjoy his time at Swift, brush in hand, painting soft strokes of black that will become windows, buildings, streets, a city taking ﬂ ight.

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Todd Portune dies; was political force for 25 years Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Todd Portune was tough. At times he seemed unstoppable. He adapted as politics changed and became one of the longest-serving Democrats in the Cincinnati region’s history, in a career that spanned more than 25 years – fi rst as a Cincinnati city councilman and then as a Hamilton County commissioner. Politics was the least of his obstacles. Health issues left him partially paralyzed, but he continued working through it all. If he was bedridden, he worked from his hospital bed. Portune, 61, “passed with grace and peace” Saturday, Jan. 25 at his Green Township home surrounded by his family, according to a news release. “Todd was a phenomenon of motion, from his scholastic years running like the wind and exalting in victory with a grin, until the times when health limited his mobility to crutches and fi nally a wheelchair,” said Victoria Parks, his longtime chief of staff who took over his commission seat to fi ll out his term. “Still, Todd’s took the time and made the eff ort to reach back to assist those less fortunate than he, it is a fi tting tribute to his legacy that Maslow’s Army payed tribute by naming their conveyance “The Portune Express”. On social media, local politicians reacted immediately to his death. “Todd Portune was a force in our community. Forever changed Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Rest In Peace Brother,” wrote Cincinnati Councilman Chris Seelbach. Those who knew him marveled at his resilience. “The courage you have shown and continue to show is something that I personally admire,” County Commissioner Denise Driehaus tearfully told Portune as she hugged him before he took a brief leave of absence in 2018 to have a leg amputated.

From the West Side to Oberlin Portune grew up on the West Side, the son of a University of Cincinnati professor and a stay-at-home mom. His father’s death when Portune was 14 sent the family into a ﬁ nancial tailspin. His mother went back to work. They lived oﬀ Social Security and a small

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life insurance policy. Portune and his two brothers huddled around the furnace for warmth. His childhood diet consisted mostly of macaroni and cheese. Portune walked a mile to his fi rst job, Rex’s Bull Run on Colerain Avenue. He described it as a “high-class” Arby’s. After graduating from Colerain High School, he went to Oberlin College where he excelled at track and cross country. He captained the track teams and won championships in the 880-yeard and 800-meter distances. If that wasn’t enough, he also played defensive back for Oberlin’s football team in 1979. Portune always displayed in his offi ce a world-famous picture of his track coach, Tommie Smith, with his fi st raised on the gold medal platform at the 1968 Olympics. The two remained friends for the rest of Portune’s life. He credited his time with Smith and at Oberlin for teaching him to stand up for his convictions. Portune earned his law degree at the University of Cincinnati. His fi rst foray into politics showed Portune’s fearlessness. He agreed to be the sacrifi cial lamb in 1992 and run against Ohio Senate President Stanley Aronoff – yes, the same Aronoff whose name graces the arts complex downtown. Aronoff beat him easily. But it was Portune’s last election defeat. Within two months, he joined Cincinnati City Council in January 1993 as the

replacement for David Mann, who was headed to Congress. He spent eight years on city council before being elected in 2000 to Hamilton County Commission, beating a longtime incumbent and becoming the ﬁ rst Democratic county commissioner in Hamilton County in 36 years.

chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, U.S. Senate and Ohio attorney general. In 2014, Portune explored a run for Ohio governor, with former Toledo Mayor Jack Ford as his lieutenant governor candidate. He traveled the state for 45 days but didn’t ﬁ nd enough support and decided to remain a commissioner.

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Portune didn’t hesitate to tackle big issues. Cincinnati’s riverfront is a big example that many of his colleagues gave of Portune’s lasting impact. The Banks would not have happened, or at least wouldn’t be as big, if not for Portune and his tenacity, said Kathy Binns, his longtime aide and former chief of staff . Portune pushed for development at The Banks but wasn’t afraid to push back. He sued the Bengals twice in an attempt to get a better deal for the taxpayers. He was a hard worker that didn’t let illness or anything stop him, Binns said. “I’ve said for years, the man has no ‘off ’ button at all,” Binns said in November 2019 during a tribute to Portune. Cincinnati would look quite diff erent if it wasn’t for Portune. That was the assessment his friends had during a tribute to Portune in November 2019 as he prepared to retire. He advocated for a better regional rail system in an area not receptive to public transit. He wanted to bring the USS Cincinnati submarine to the riverbank as a fl oating museum. When a 2008 windstorm left thousands without power for days, he suggested burying the utilities. He also listened. He once proposed bringing commercial airlines back to Lunken Airport. When neighbors complained, he organized opposition. He received criticism in 2008 when he was part of a deal where Democrats agreed not to challenge an open Republican seat on the county board of commissioners in exchange for Republicans not challenging Portune. That probably cost the Democrats control of the county commission since President Obama brought Democrats out to the polls in high numbers that year. Portune occasionally had aspirations for statewide offi ce, considering runs for

The fact that Portune he could serve in public offi ce for so long was a medical miracle. Doctors in 1996 discovered tumors on Portune’s spine and warned they could paralyze him if they continued to grow. Treatment for a blood clot in 2002 caused the spinal tumors to hemorrhage, paralyzing the former track star from the chest down. An aide would go to the hospital with work. Portune continued to introduce motions from his hospital bed. He eventually improved to where he could walk with the help of crutches but never regained use of his left leg. He had the leg amputated in 2018 when a connective-tissue sarcoma was found. Losing a leg only took him out of work for a month, during which he still phoned into meetings from his hospital room. The next week the commissioners met at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Portune sported a new beard and conducted the meeting in a wheelchair, an IV bag behind him dripping blood thinner into his veins. He stood on one leg to greet fellow commissioners and say the Pledge of Allegiance. “I’m now, I think, in the best health of my recent life, “ Portune said with a smile. He left the hospital that week and returned full-time. He was fi tted with a computerized artifi cial leg. He has three children with his exwife, from whom he was amicably divorced. Their youngest daughter has Down syndrome. During his hospital stay when his leg was amputated in 2018, he asked people donate to the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati at www.dsagc.com or 4623 Wesley Ave. Suite A, Cincinnati OH 45212. “The amount of letters, texts, emails, cards and other expressions of love and support are all overwhelming,” Portune said at the time.

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In the aftermath of the Great Playoﬀ Meltdown of 2016, Todd Portune asked the Cincinnati Bengals to apologize for their team’s boorish behavior. “I’ve received personal emails from people scattered across the country expressing their dismay that this was the face of Cincinnati,” the Hamilton County commissioner said during a commission meeting the week after the loss. “I’ve been waiting to hear an apology from Bengals’ ownership from what occurred.” That was vintage Portune. So was this: The Bengals, responding to complaints from their ticket-buying fans, had designated a section of tailgate spaces as “family friendly.’’ No drinking allowed. No frat-houseand-worse behavior. Portune’s reaction: The paltry 300 spots should hem in the drinkers, not the families. Todd Portune died Saturday, Jan. 25, after a long, brave bout with cancer. Some of us not so politically engaged will recall him as the biggest, best duly elected spur in the Bengals’ rear end. Portune won election by booing the team’s lopsided lease agreement with the county. He beat a guy who was instrumental in creating that lease. That Portune and Bob Bedinghaus would become fond acquaintances, almost pals, was an ironic beauty of the

they were legal pieces of give and take that served to mend a bad marriage before both parties resorted to divorce court. Bedinghaus was in the unique position of being able to explain Portune to Mike Brown, and Mike to Portune. No easy trick, that. Bedinghaus says now that Portune’s seemingly consistent opposition to everything the team did or wanted to do was not merely a savvy politician playing to public sentiment. Portune was passionate about public service. Bedinghaus: “Todd loved the spotlight and he could talk anybody to death on any issue, but he

never did it with a sense of personal grandeur. He really cared about issues. He dug into it like a dog with a bone. I don’t think he was self-aggrandizing about it.’’ When it came to the Bengals, Portune owned a perfect mix of conviction and opportunism. The Bengals viewed Portune with a mixture of respect, amusement and dread. He certainly never caused them to back oﬀ a strongly held position, but they did ponder the P.R. poundings they’d take once Portune grabbed the opposing viewpoint like a bone. And of course, The Family hated like hell to pay lawyers to fend oﬀ the lawsuit.

In the end, the push and pull was good for everyone. Portune’s passion helped keep the Bengals from rolling over the county and its taxpayers. The Bengals’ willingness to bend on the demands of the lease resulted in last fall’s big deal involving the music venue and a rollback of a lease provision that would have had the county spending $30 million a year it didn’t have. “The out-year payments’’ they were called, and they were especially galling to Portune, who fought hard against them. And won. “His legacy,’’ Bedinghaus said. Portune and Berding also mended fences,

when Berding won a seat on city council in 2005. At that point, the cooperation between the city and county on The Banks project was nil. Berding and Portune changed that. “You could really disagree with Todd, without being disagreeable. He fought respectfully, never made it personal,’’ Berding recalled. Berding summed up the unusual relationship between Bedinghaus and Portune. “Both West Side guys from working families. One was Republican, one was Democrat. Both wanted to get things done, as opposed to just being ideological.’’ There’s a lesson there somewhere.

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Sports St. X’s Martinez brothers reinforce American dream Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Not many wrestlers have a bad day on the mat and go home to play the violin to blow off steam. St. Xavier wrestler Joel Martinez does. His twin brother and fellow wrestler, Johan Martinez, doesn’t follow the same method. Johan instead plays the viola. “They break a lot of stereotypes here don’t they?” St. Xavier head wrestling coach Neal Ryan asked about the duo. The brothers were inclined to agree. Both started wrestling as freshmen in high school. Each had a proclivity to physicality and some “roughhousing” so they left behind the family’s favorite sport of baseball for wrestling. It worked out well. In the Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association fi rst weight class rankings released Jan. 8, Joel was ranked No. 6 in the 182-pound weight class while Johan was No. 2 in the 195pound class. At the Elder-hosted Catholic Invitation Tournament Jan. 18 and 19, both wrestled on the fi nal day of the tournament. Joel earned a fourth-place

St. Xavier wrestlers Johan Martinez (left) and Joel Martinez pose after the ﬁ nal rounds the Catholic Invitational Tournament at Elder High School. PROVIDED/ ALEX HARRISON

ﬁ nish and Johan a runner-up, secondplace spot on the podium. “At ﬁ rst, our mom was begging the coaches, ‘Don’t let them hurt my boys.

Don’t let them hurt my boys,’” Joel said. “Now at this point, she mentions, ‘Don’t let my boys hurt anyone else.’” Said Ryan, “Typically, by the time

you’re a senior, the top wrestlers in the city have been wrestling since they were in grade school. What makes these guys unique is they are top in the city and the state and they didn’t start until their freshman year. That goes to show you the trajectory of how hard they worked to get where they are.” Hard work got the Martinez brothers to the height of more than wrestling rankings. Before wrestling, Joel and Johan were sixth-graders at Princeton Community Middle School, picking up music for the fi rst time and the practice paid off . It also helped give the twins, who are not identical twins but still have a close resemblance, unique identities. “I took to the violin. He took to the viola,” Joel said. “Back then we were having identity issues, like, ‘Who is Joel and who is Johan? How do we really decide that?’ So we decided to be ironic about it.” Johan took the viola, essentially a larger violin that plays lower notes. As beginners, Johan’s viola was identical physically to Joel’s violin, but played its own notes and had a diff erent character. See MARTINEZ, Page 2B

SHORT HOPS Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Boys basketball

Donald Kleingers went on an Honor Flight and visited Korea after his military service in the Korean War PROVIDED

Long-time La Salle fan Donald Kleingers dies Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

MONFORT HEIGHTS – Don Kleingers was going to the La Salle basketball game Friday night Jan. 17 and there was no stopping him. At age 90, gentlemen often have their own agenda and who wants to disagree with a former Korean War veteran tank commander on Military Appreciation Night? With few major health issues, Kleingers had remained active into his 80s playing softball, volleyball and occasionally some basketball if there were takers. He and his wife Rose, who died in 2002, brought up ﬁ ve children through Catholic education. Mary Scholle was McAuley class of '74, Julie Schaefer, McAuley '78, Dan Kleingers, La Salle '79, Steve Kleingers La Salle '82 and Amy Helmes, McAuley '91. There were nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, so Don Kleingers always had a full plate, even with the loss of his spouse. If you've frequented a Greater Catholic League-South duel with St. Xavier, you know it's wise to arrive early. Kleingers did and was in his seat for the freshman game. Unfortunately, that's when his earthly vessel failed and local life squad members had to place his body on a gurney. The game was halted and both teams gathered in prayer. After Kleingers was taken to the hos-

pital, administrators on both sides agreed the games should go on due to the diﬃ culty of rescheduling and the presence of other military veterans on had to watch the Lancers. "He would have been honored that they said a prayer for him," oldest son Dan Kleingers said. "But, to stop the game or anything, he wouldn't have wanted that. Our family was happy they played the game in his honor. It was pretty neat."

Time marches on The incident set back the varsity game an hour, but fans saw former Lancer vets recognized for their service and senior center Michael Wergers was part of the ﬂ ag presentation before the anthem wearing his basketball uniform. No one is really sure of their planned exit, but consensus was Donald Kleingers would have been at peace with the proceedings. That the Lancers held oﬀ St. Xavier to win may have brought more peace. "Since he left this world in such a public way, his passing has garnered more attention than he would have imagined or ever expected," Dan Kleingers said. "Anyone who knew him knew he was a quiet guy who was happy not to be the center of attention." Added La Salle Principal Aaron Mar-

Former high school center Don Kleingers kept up an active lifestyle into his 80s THANKS TO DAVE KLEINGERS

shall, "He was a big supporter of La Salle. He loved the Lancers."

Honoring his country

❚ La Salle ﬂ oursihed against its west side rivals, beating Elder 44-43 Jan. 24 and Oak Hills 50-45 Jan. 25. ❚ St. Xavier fell at Moeller 59-43 Jan. 24 before beating Toledo Rogers 43-35 Jan. 25 and Covington Catholic 55-49 Jan. 28. Hank Thomas scored 21 points over Covington Catholic, helping snap its 17-game winning streak. ❚ Moeller was consistent in its three wins, beating St. Xavier 59-43 Jan. 24, Colerain 58-23 Jan. 25 and Winton Woods 56-45 Jan. 28. The Crusaders improved to 16-1. ❚ Colerain lost to Oak Hills 41-36 Jan. 24, at Moeller 58-23 Jan. 25 and at Hamilton 82-41 Jan. 28. ❚ Three Vikings scored 20 or more points when Princeton beat Lakota West 82-77 Jan. 24. Princeton was then edged by Mason 61-58 Jan. 28. ❚ Roger Bacon beat Carroll 44-40 Jan. 24 before losing to Badin 44-28 Jan. 28. ❚ Finneytown topped Reading 8042 as Kodee Holloway scored 27 points with Mickel Clay having a 22point night. The Wildcats then lost to Deer Park 68-54 Jan. 28. ❚ Improving to a perfect 16-0 overall and 10-0 in the Cincinnati Hills League, Wyoming beat Mariemont 70-48 Jan. 24, Reading 69-29 Jan. 25 and Madeira 75-41 Jan. 28. Isaiah Walker scored 30 points in the win over Reading. ❚ After a 13-0 start to the year, Mount Healthy fell to 13-2 after losing at Hamilton 82-68 Jan. 25 and to Walnut Hills 64-56 Jan. 28. ❚ Northwest improved to 5-12 after beating Little Miami 59-49 Jan. 24 and Loveland 81-80 Jan. 28. Desani Hill’s 27 points led Northwest over Loveland. ❚ Aiken fell to Western Hills 78-71 Jan. 24 and Taft 96-85 Jan. 28, extending its losing streak to six games. ❚ North College Hill lost to Seven Hills 43-41 Jan. 24, but then won at Norwood 52-42 Jan. 28 and 82-62 at Riverview East Jan. 29. ❚ Improving to a Miami Valley Conference-best 15-2, CHCA beat Lockland 76-47 Jan. 24 and Summit Country Day 39-33 Jan. 28. ❚ Cincinnati Country Day beat Clark Montessori 73-53 Jan. 24 and St. Bernard 74-57 Jan. 28 to improve to 14-3.

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Kleingers didn't speak much to his kids about his Korean War involvement, but later joined the Cincinnati Korean

❚ Mercy McAuley extended a four-game winning streak to improve to 13-5 by beating Fairmont 60-51 Jan. 25.

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Martinez Continued from Page 1B

Both took to music and each became section leaders in St. Xavier’s ensemble. Joel was named concertmaster as fi rst chair in the fi rst violin section. “Johan is technically not concertmaster, but he has an equivalent position,” Joel explained of his brother’s role. “While he’s not concertmaster, I consider him my second in command.” The success Joel and Johan earned throughout their hobbies and sports was no coincidence. Each noted the hard work involved in becoming successful in a fi eld and how their childhood upbringing made their accomplishments possible. Joel and Johan’s parents met in a New York factory after both came to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Each parent worked in factories while completing their education.

Kleingers Continued from Page 1B

War Veteran's Association and began to march in parades. He eventually befriended Dr. Lee Bae-Suk who convinced him to make a church-sponsored trip back to Korea. Kleingers would call it one of the greatest experiences of his life. When his kids inquired why he hadn't told them of his marches, he gave a straight-forward blue-collar answer: "He had to since he was one of the only guys that could still walk the distance and carry the ﬂ ag for the Korean vets," Dan Kleingers said. "I was a little angry that he hadn't let us in on the secret, but made a point of going to the next parade he was in taking pics and shooting video."

A multi-tool player A 30-year plumber by trade, Kleingers brought galvanized pipe home one day and built a basketball goal. He also spent countless hours throwing and hitting a baseball with his family and served as a Knothole assistant and St. James basketball coach.

“In psychology, we just learned that things heavy in work ethic like school and career choices are heavily inﬂ uenced by your parents,” Johan said. “Honestly, I attribute a lot of what I’ve done to my parents and what they’ve instilled in me.” Joel added: “Their work ethic was strongly instilled in us. They come over to the United States and our mom, in particular, faced a lot of push back. She came at 17 and it was her senior year. Her parents were like, ‘No. You will work in a factory,’ and mom’s like, ‘I want to ﬁ nish school,’ so she had to learn the language and eventually graduate. She told us that story a lot which is why I can remember it so clearly. “She emphasizes the importance of education. It’s sort of cliche, but the American dream lives in education. If you want to see social progression it starts at school and caring for school starts at home.” Both brothers accepted spots in the University of Pennsylvania’s nursing school for the class of 2024. Joel wanted

to focus on pediatric nursing to work with children while Johan still searched for a specifi c area of nursing studies. “When I started looking at college programs, I saw the diff erence in being a doctor and in being a nurse was a nurse provided more personalized care. It’s intimate,” Joel said. “I wanted to care for the human person rather than just their body.” Joel and Johan both volunteered at an iSPACE summer camp helping kids learn STEM subjects and Joel helped at a retirement home while in a service class at school. The desire to form human connections compounds on the brothers’ wish to make life better for the communities around them. It circles back around to their parents and building off of the life given to Joel and Johan. “Our grandparents lived on a farm that was kind of secluded and rural,” Johan said. “Now our parents live in a suburb in America. Hopefully we can do better for them.”

His own career came about as a ﬂ uke when the Roger Bacon coach in 1947 saw a gangly, 6-foot-2 kid that would turn out to be his center. He was blessed with a large wingspan as a youngster and would later have to have suits special made in Delhi. The tough GCL upbringing began with his own father. Once prior to a tournament game, the Spartans coach told his players to go home and rest. However, there was a load of coal at the end of the Kleingers driveway when he arrived. That meant it needed dumped into their furnace. "Dad decided to tell my grandpa what coach had told him; that he needed to rest for the game but grandpa would have none of it," Dan Kleingers said. "He told dad, 'You can rest when you're done with the coal', and that was that."

going to all of the football and basketball games with some of his older buddies," Dan Kleingers said. "To get to 90 and make a nice, clean exit, you really couldn't ask for a better way to go." Kleingers was able to travel with his wife while she was alive then continued to meet friends for breakfast. His calendar still had dates listed beyond Jan. 17. "It's gets tough when people are falling by the wayside," Dan Kleingers said of his father. "You start to get the 'last man standing' syndrome. He took it and kept going. I can't say I have any complaints. He did the best he could; a pretty good guy overall."

A long-time community supporter A family move meant the Kleingers family would be divided up into La Salle and McAuley. From there, the elder Kleingers spent countless hours taking in events, particularly after his retirement. He adapted well into a Lancer and Mohawk fan. "My Mom wasn't around so he started

Memories of a lifetime The family has a couple of Downtown Cincinnati reminders of their father's handiwork. He worked on the remodeling of the Netherland Hilton once and on the Tyler-Davidson Fountain on the Square in the 1970s. Memorials for the Kleingers family can be made out to La Salle High School or the Honor Flight Network which transports veterans to Washington D.C. with a full USO sendoﬀ and greeting. Dan and Steve Kleingers were able to accompany their father on his ﬂ ight.

SHORT HOPS Continued from Page 1B

❚ Mount Notre Dame beat Seton 77-40 to improve to 21-0. K.K. Bransford had 24 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. ❚ Princeton was narrowly topped by Oak Hills 61-60 Jan. 25 for just its fourth loss of the season, but rebounded Jan. 29 winning 51-50 at Mason. ❚ Colerain lost at Fairﬁ eld 45-41 Jan. 25, but broke its four-game losing streak by beating Hamilton 58-24 Jan. 29. In the win, Kiley McNally had 18 points and Abaigeal McNally had a 13point and 11-rebound double-double. ❚ Kelly Brenner went 10-15 from the ﬁ eld with seven three-poionters to score 30 points as Roger Bacon beat 79-66 Jan. 25. ❚ Wyoming topped Madeira 43-39 Jan. 25 before losing at Norwood 4240 Jan. 27. Wyoming then topped Deer Park 46-34 Jan. 29 to improve to 10-8. ❚ Finneytown lost to Deer Park 6733 Jan. 25 and Mariemont 56-13 Jan. 29. ❚ Mount Healthy beat Ross 32-18 Jan. 25, but lost to Middletown 47-39 Jan. 27. ❚ Aiken lost at Hughes 100-36 Jan. 28. ❚ North College Hill lost at Clark Montessori 42-34 Jan. 25 before topping Cincinnati Christian 36-27 Jan. 29. ❚ In response to dropping its second game of the season, Cincinnati Country Day beat Norwood 60-42 Jan. 25, Madeira 58-28 Jan. 27 and Clark Montessori 71-17 Jan. 29, improving to 17-2 for the season. ❚ CHCA lost at St. Bernard 68-61 Jan. 25 before beating Oyler 77-46 Jan. 27 and New Miami 75-28 Jan. 29.

Swimming ❚ In the Greater Catholic League Championship Jan. 29, St. Xavier took the league title with a 549 score. Elder ﬁ nished in second with a 266 while Moeller had a 220 and La Salle rounded out the meet with a 111. ❚ The Girls Greater Catholic League Championship on Jan. 29 was won by Ursuline Academy with a 380 score. St. Ursula followed with a 310 while Seton had a 232, Mount Notre Dame a 136 and Mercy McAuley with a 131.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Never too late to recall life-changing kindness It’s never too late to say Thank You again. Just ask Rita Fuchs. At 91, she is still thanking the Rotary Club of Cincinnati for the life-changing support she received as a child at Condon School for students with disabilities and the Rotary’s Camp Allyn summer camp for people with disabilities. Mrs. Fuchs, of Mt. Airy, and her daughter, Patti Fuchs of Mt. Airy, were luncheon guests at the Jan. 23 Rotary Club of Cincinnati meeting, where she helped kick off the 100th anniversary of the year The Rotary Club helped start Cincinnati’s fi rst school for children with physical disabilities. In 1920, The Rotary Club of Cincinnati spearheaded the region’s fi rst school classes for children with physical disabilities, held at Cincinnati’s General Hospital. Previously, many children with signifi cant disabilities were simply not educated because typical schools could not handle their needs. Rotary records from the time show the then-10year-old Rotary Club of Cincinnati hired a nurse to conduct a survey of young patients’ needs and helped bring in a teacher and fund classes that were held in previously vacant wards at General Hospital. The Rotary Club provided a school bus to transport children with disabilities who lived at home. The Rotary also purchased books and lobbied the Cincinnati Board of Education to open a full school serving children with high physical needs. Cincinnati Public Schools opened the Randall J. Condon School for Crippled Children in Avondale in 1928, with The Rotary Club of Cincinnati off ering continuing support to the students through outings, holiday celebrations and donations. Rita Fuchs was a student at Condon School from 1941 to 1945. “I started in the fi fth’ grade,” she said. “I had been in a body cast the year before and was on crutches.” She recalled. “The regular school couldn’t take me. I wouldn’t have had an education if it wasn’t for Condon School,” Mrs. Fuchs said. She said many of her classmates had cerebral palsy. Mrs. Fuchs was dealing with the aftermath of massive blood poisoning that resulted in nerve damage and required multiple surgeries. “We all had a lot to deal with but you’d never fi nd a happier bunch of kids,” she said. Rotary created a lot of those smiles. “Rotary took us to the Cincinnati Reds ball games several times a year. Every Christmas they had a big party. They’d come out before and ask what we wanted for Christmas. The fi rst Christmas I got a little box camera. You’d think I had a million dollars,” Mrs. Fuchs said. “The next year they gave me a watch.” Her summers included a week or more at the Rotary’s Camp Allyn – a summer camp that the Rotary Club of Cincinnati built in Batavia to serve people with polio and other disabilities. When Mrs. Fuchs graduated from Condon School she studied to be a comptometer operator and worked in the payroll department of the Fair Department Store in downtown Cincinnati. She said Rotary members helped arrange her comptometer (mechanical computer) classes and helped place her in the job. “The Rotary set me on my path for life,” Mrs. Fuchs said. It’s something the Rotary Club of Cincinnati has been quietly doing for generations, said Rotary Club of Cincinnati president Dave Carlin of Montgomery. The Christmas parties at Condon School, now Roselawn Condon School in Roselawn, continue as a Rotary tradition today. Camp Allyn in Batavia continues to serve children and adults with disabilities with year-round programs that build independence and confi dence. Carlin said the Rotary club has a strong focus on serving children with disabilities. But it is a special treat to hear from long-ago children who still remember how Rotary touched their lives. Mrs. Fuchs said she was browsing through Facebook in January and saw a posting about the 2019 Rotary Christmas party at Roselawn Condon School. “I’m not very good with cell phones, but I had to send a comment,” she said. Carlin said her simple message is a warm reminder of the lasting impact Rotary’s programs can have. Her message: “The Rotary Club did so many nice things for us children . . . I’m 91 years old. I’ll never forget them. God Bless.” The Rotary Club of Cincinnati was founded in 1910 as an organization of business professionals serving the community. The cincinnati club is the region’s fi rst and largest Rotary Club, with close to 350 members. The key community focus is improving the lives of children with disabilities. For information, contact executive director Linda Muth at lmuth@cincinnatirotary.org or see web site www.cincinnatirotary.org Peggy Hodgson, The Rotary Club of Cincinnati

2020 Cincy EZ Golf Leagues changing golfers’ minds Join the Cincy EZ Golf Leagues, now off ering area golfers the ultimate in mid-distance course play at two local courses. The Leagues enjoy a new quick playing golf format, allowing a full golf round to be played in half the time with more enjoyment. Golfers use the new Pointfi ve Hybrid MD golf ball (meets US golf standards) developed for Hy-performance & Time effi cient play on middistance courses. League members experience an improved quickplay golf game with more enjoyment and less frustration. At the Tri-County Golf Ranch Golf Course, Springdale, OH, Monday & Friday 9 a.m., 9 holes, 1+ hour, $10 green fee, (League membership $10 ea./$15 both, include PT5 balls). At the ARMCO/Warren Co. Park Golf Course, Lebanon, OH Thursday 9 a.m., 18 holes, 2 1/2-3 hrs, $15 green fee, (League membership $15, include PT5 balls). Leagues run from May to October with weekly ILGA Handicap sheets & end of year banquet.

Mercy Health – West Hospital offering crafters and vendors a chance to sell their wares at the Auxiliary Craft Fair March 21 If you are a crafter or vendor looking to sell your merchandise, the Mercy Health – West Hospital Auxiliary Craft Fair can help. This community craft fair and vendor event is a fundraiser for the West Hospital Auxiliary. The fair will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lobby and on the T-level of West Hospital, located at 3300 Mercy Health Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45211. Vendor set up begins at 8 a.m. the day of the fair. The Auxiliary of Mercy Health – West Hospital is a non-proﬁ t, volunteer organization dedicated to fundraising to support the operation and patient care of the hospital. The cost per table varies as follows: ❚ $50 per table for a lobby table ❚ $40 per table for a non-employee on T-level ❚ $30 per table for an employee, volunteer or Auxiliary member For more information or to register for a table contact Karen Bush at Kmbush1@mercy.com Cameron Engel, Mercy Health

American Legion Auxiliary craft show set for March 28

Rita Fuchs, 91, she is still thanking the Rotary Club of Cincinnati for the life-changing support she received as a child at Condon School for students with disabilities and the Rotary’s Camp Allyn summer camp for people with disabilities. PROVIDED

For Info & Sign-up call: 513-248-0356 or Email: Pointﬁ ve@cinci.rr.com Duane Peterson, Cincy EZ-Golf Leagues

Explore intellectual freedom at the Sharonville Branch Library By JoJo Winkle, Community Press guest columnist Celebrate Black History Month by coming to the Underground Railroad event at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 at the Sharonville Branch Library. Hear tales of abolitionists and slaves seeking freedom in the 18th and 19th centuries. Anyone aged 6-14 can register for this event. Speaking of history and educational topics, the Library is also hosting an open house for educators on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Supporting the growing number of educators in the Greater Cincinnati area is a priority and the Sharonville Branch Library staff is hosting an event to provide educators with educational resources for schools, students, and teachers in both the private and public sectors. Students and teachers alike will appreciate the online databases brimming with eBooks, prep-tests, research topics, current events, collections of materials for classroom use, and the live homework help off ered in-person and online. Connecting educators to school resources is essential to fostering growth within the community. Staff at the Sharonville Branch Library are grateful for the opportunity to assist educators and students by providing the stepping stones for a successful life. UPCOMING LIBRARY EVENTS Saturday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m. Learn to play Magic: The Gathering Learn how to play Magic: The Gathering in this beginner class, then practice with other beginners! Registration is not required. Ages 13 and up. Saturday, Feb. 8, 3 p.m. Magic: The Gathering Open Play Learn how to play Magic: The Gathering in this beginner class, then practice with other beginners! Registration is not required. Ages 13 and up. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2 p.m. Underground Railroad: Its History, People, and Glory Recreate elements of the Underground Railroad through pictures, slave shackles, photographs, maps, navigational tools and true stories of historical fi gures. Discover the resourcefulness, courage and determination of freedom-seeking slaves and abolitionists. Ages 6-14. Registration is required. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. #Basic Crafting Join us for a diff erent #basic craft every month! This month: Mardi Gras masks! All materials provided. Registration is required. Ages 18 and older. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 4-7 p.m. Educator Open House Drop in and learn all about the great resources the Library has for educators! For public, private, and homeschool educators. No registration required. JoJo Winkle is the Senior Library Services Assistant at the Sharonville Branch Library, 10980 Thornview Drive. Lisa Mauch, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

Come out and support your local American Legion Auxiliary. On March 28, we are having a vendor/craft show from 10-4. We will have numerous raﬄ e baskets. All proceeds from the gift baskets will go to the American Legion Auxiliary. Becky Fehr, American Legion Auxiliary

Greater Cincinnati Decorative Artists meet Feb. 15 Greater Cincinnati Decorative Artists (GCDA) will meet on Feb. 15 at St. Bartholomew Church – Krumpe Center, 9375 Winton Road, Springfi eld Township. Guests are welcome to attend the meeting that starts at 10am and to participate in the art class that is after the meeting. Instructor for the Feb. 15 class is Stephanie Hauser. February art project is “Gnome More Wine!” painted on wine glasses using American Gloss Enamels. Provided are two wine glasses, Americana Gloss Enamels, rubbing alcohol and pattern packet with photos. Class participants should bring soft brushes: fl ats and rounds (glass-painting brushes if you have them) and usual acrylic painting supplies. You must register and pay for the class by Feb. 8. Please contact Suzanne Fairbanks at tfbanks@fuse.net for a registration form or obtain one from our website www.gcdapainters.org. GCDA is a non-profi t organization formed in September 1980 as an affi liated chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters (SDP). The purpose is to promote interest in decorative painting and provide programs to increase learning and skills in a relaxed and fun environment. Membership includes the tri-state areas of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and beyond. For additional information: Website at www.gcdapainters.org, the GCDA Facebook page: Facebook.com/Greater Cincinnati Decorative Artists. Carole Arend, Greater Cincinnati Decorative Artists

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SCHOOL NEWS Princeton City Schools in top districts to watch in 2020 Princeton was recently named #9 nationally in the top 20 School Districts to Watch in 2020 by Education Incites for blazing the trail in transforming teaching and learning, embracing diversity and making outstanding contributions to the community. “It is such an honor for our district to be nationally recognized for using realtime data to inform instruction and create learning experiences that bolster all of our learners,” said Tom Burton, superintendent. “We work collaboratively to remain hyper-focused on constantly implementing improvements to change education and oﬀ er real-world learning opportunities to our students; this recognition reﬂ ects the hard work and dedication of so many.” Education Incites is a multi-national educational organization, comprised of a team that possesses extensive experience in creating formative and summative school assessments to determine how students are performing on standards-based classroom learning. The company recently named 20 schools they feel are paving the way for future learners. Princeton City School District was

Princeton High School students, business partners and community leaders worked together to create proﬁ les for the Princeton Work Ethic Program’s new computer platform, which can link students to career exploration and jobs. PROVIDED

one of three Ohio-based schools selected from across the nation. According to the Education Incites website, the organization is “spotlighting districts with tremendous academic achievement as well as those that are working to close the achievement gap because we believe that excellent school districts come in all shapes and sizes!” Princeton City Schools in Ohio is a member of the League of Innovative Schools, a coalition of 114 forward-think-

ing school districts. The district has several recent digital accomplishments, including the creation of a mobile resource center and the addition of STEM education for all middle schools. The district also hosts quarterly community breakfasts for businesses and community partners to connect and collaborate both with each other and with students. The district’s high school students play an integral role in these breakfasts through public speaking and networking.

“Joining the League of Innovative Schools, working with over 400 local business partners, and creating our own Viking University for internal professional development are all cutting-edge ideas that our community is embracing,” continued Burton. “We’re excited about being trailblazers in public school education and contributing to the transformation of teaching and learning across the country while also embracing the unique tapestry of diversity that makes Princeton so special.” Princeton also has reached 1:1 technology and was named a 2019 Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation, an award that recognizes outstanding eﬀ orts by students, teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education. Tricia Roddy, Princeton City Schools

Science students to converge at Xavier University for Regional Science Olympiad Tournament Imagine hundreds of junior and senior high school students mixing chemicals, evaluating the eﬀ ectiveness of glidSee SCHOOL NEWS, Page 6B

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Colerain Township 10755 Meadow Lake Dr: Denman Sarah E & Christopher to Reavis Victor & Ladoris; $85,000 10873 Pippin Rd: Fothmon LLC to Oaks Property Group LLC; $48,770 2465 Roosevelt Ave: Disi Ese & Edward to Briskman Real Estate LLC; $68,000 2503 Cornwall Dr: Hornsby Delbert D to Tri State Homes LLC; $77,500 2549 Hazelcrest Ln: Tate Tonia M to Lemon Michael; $167,500 2801 Brampton Dr: Elziv LLC to Baker Gai; $72,500 2880 Hyannis Dr: Red Rock LLC to Powley Tobin S @3; $142,000 2917 Hyannis Dr: Mcneil Robert S & Maureen A to Morris Daniel III; $106,500 3169 Elkhorn Dr: Koester Norbert G Tr & Janice J Tr to Rex & Daisys Holdings LLC; $203,323 3341 Harry Lee Ln: Kaiser Scott A to Kaiser Ryan; $69,900 3342 Ainsworth Ct: Koester Norbert G Tr & Janice J Tr to Rex & Daisys Holdings LLC; $203,323 3672 Twinview Dr: Webeler Evan to Cowan Kelly W; $123,000 3782 Sagebrush Ln: Stark Douglas W Tr to Kegley Brian & Cendi Renee; $153,123 5255 Blue Rock Rd: Burch Peggy J to Wells Fargo Bank Na; $37,000 6625 Newbridge Dr: Cincy Investment Viii LLC to Banks Tashara; $99,500 7137 Broadmore Dr: Grimm Steve to Metz James Richard & Joann; $92,000 7640 Cheviot Rd: Mills Sharon to Haney Paula; $117,000 8014 Savannah Ct: Burke Michael T Tr & Terry M Tr to Woulms Jane Ann Tr; $179,600 8018 Olde Savannah Ct: Plagge Richard J Sr to Herzog Lois A Tr; $224,500 9620 Cedarhurst Dr: Koester Norbert G Tr & Janice J Tr to Rex & Daisys Holdings LLC; $203,323

College Hill 1121 Hollywood Ave: Allen Aldochia A to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; $116,090 1808 North Bend Rd: Atacama LLC to Dozier Gerrie & Wesley Ellis; $153,500 5623 Folchi Dr: Renaissance Men Properties LLC to Schmidt Mark @ 3; $105,850 5694 Folchi Dr: Nehemiah Building Foundation to

Look 1613 LLC Tr; $35,000 5742 Kenneth Ave: Huff Thomas C & Janet M to Oaks Property Group LLC; $39,947 6046 Capri Dr: Kennedy Joyce Tr to Kidd Linda Ann; $83,000 7887 Knollwood Ln: Taylor Steven M & Nancy J to Igbonegun Yemisi; $108,150

Evendale 3156 Cooper Rd: Vonderhaar Harold A to Picard Annmarie; $40,000

Forest Park 11572 Norbourne Dr: Avid Real Estate Solutions Today LLC to White Eugene M; $176,999 11732 Hamlet Rd: Crenshaw Madeleine to Sfr3 LLC; $78,000 11805 Hanover Rd: Koester Norbert G Tr & Janice J Tr to Rex & Daisys Holdings LLC; $203,323 11950 Hamden Dr: Kist Steven J to Bizumuremy Roger; $115,000 673 Kemper Rd: Martin Dana to Neumann Brothers LLC; $37,500 691 Crenshaw Ln: Durham Lisa A & Judith Perkins to Deukam Stephanie Takoukam &; $131,000 738 Danbury Rd: Steele Tamaika to Mejia Sergio Jose; $166,000 998 Goodhue Cr: Us Bank National Association to Briskman Real Estate LLC; $66,000

Glendale 1070 Troy Ave: Sims Nathan L to Smith Mitchell D & Tracy; $150,000 1075 Greenville Ave: Petersman Agnes Tr to Hander Edwin & Trisha Ann; $330,000

Green Township 1738 Linneman Rd: Moulden Teresa L to Trame Tyler; $181,000 2859 Werkridge Dr: Gpd Real Estate to Will Brandon A & Jessica M Hampton; $222,400 2861 Carroll Ave: Mihuta Hendan & Jillian to Slover Lori A; $157,000 3072 Neisel Ave: Wells Fargo Bank N A to Smart Modern Homes Inc; $76,299 3215 Balsamridge Dr: Damico Tina M to Cole Cameron & Zuri Ali-cole; $153,000 3220 Lakepointe Ct: Johnson Trust Company Tr to Grimmer Marcia A; $178,638 3223 Balsamridge Dr: Damico Tina M to Cole Cameron & Zuri Ali-cole; $153,000 3227 Balsamridge Dr: Damico Tina M to Cole

Cameron & Zuri Ali-cole; $153,000 3272 Alpine Pl: Cincy Investment Vii LLC to Cincy Investment Xx LLC; $200,000 3497 Eyrich Rd: Aci Properties LLC to Wimmer Frank; $75,000 3513 Jessup Rd: Watters Matthew to Kuntz Maya; $142,500 3611 Gailynn Dr: Spirtoff John K Tr & Katherine Dold to Boyde Colleen; $180,000 3615 Edgebrook Dr: Riley Jarrod W to Cowan Kelly W; $136,000 4372 Dalehurst Dr: Grindstaff Burkart Sonia Tr to Curren Jason R; $120,920 5074 Sumter Ave: Ashcraft Bryan S & Allison E to Happy Home Revivals LLC; $57,900 5321 Leslies Woods Ct: Cox Janet E to Hughes Kyle; $219,900 5468 Honnert Dr: Hardig Gregory C Jr & Lisa D to Beers Cassandra Rae & Richard B; $310,000 5489 Eula Ave: Cloud Linda L to Oaks Property Group LLC; $50,800 5489 Eula Ave: Oaks Property Group LLC to Sparta Acquisitions LLC; $60,000 5556 Hickory Ridge Ln: Thomas Dave L & Jennifer to Brown Monica Ada Annette; $175,000 5655 Cheviot Rd: Vix Barbara to Kheid's Buildong LLC; $118,000 5851 Childs Ave: Dearing Daniel L & Diane C to Trasser Sidney S; $129,900 5851 North Glen Rd: Shearer Douglas L & Margaret Sue to Gessner Gary E; $100,500 6007 Werk Rd: Bielefeld Robyn L to Linek Madison Kelly; $372,000 6064 Ramblingridge Dr: Overbey Gary L & Patricia A to Conrex Ml Sma 201901 Operating Company LLC; $169,000 6117 Rose Petal Dr: Wespesser Gene to Krabbe Giles E & Carol A; $60,000 6753 Monte Vista Dr: Churchill Jennifer L & Jeremy P Heater to Worrall Jamie D & David Adam; $437,500 6890 Taylor Rd: Claytor Nancy E to Martini Ross E & Tiffany A Jennings; $145,000 6982 Taylor Rd: Beyer William H to Brodbeck Thomas M Jr; $100,000

Greenhills 25 Bachman St: Scheper Tanya to Byrd John; $91,900 71 Damon Rd: Troxel Richard D & Nancy J to Vb One LLC; $95,000

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2370 Whitewood Ln: Johnson Brandon K to Loren Real Estate LLC; $91,100 2504 Rack Ct: Dicks Roger Sr to Adams Travell; $98,000

547 Epworth Ave: Fothmon LLC to Oaks Property Group LLC; $37,006 549 Epworth Ave: Fothmon LLC to Oaks Property Group LLC; $37,006

Mount Healthy 1493 Compton Rd: Nrz Reo Inventory Corp to Nrz Reo Inventory LLC; $51,000 1493 Compton Rd: Nrz Reo Inventory LLC to Sherman Steven; $45,500

North College Hill 1266 Galbraith Rd: Klare Robert to Benefield Anneke M & Sonji; $164,900 1492 Southridge Ln: Burtis Constance L to Bowling Jon L & Gina D; $55,000 1703 Norcol Ln: Carrigg Brian P & Cameron M R to Carter Ronnie; $103,000 1917 Bising Ave: Cincy Investments Ii LLC to Cincy Investment Xx LLC; $280,000 1932 Cordova Ave: Er Properties LLC to Oaks Property Group LLC; $37,986 1954 Cordova Ave: Tahoe Real Estate Investments LLC to Vb One LLC; $70,000 6914 Rob Vern Dr: Westerbeck Nora M to Ware Properties LLC; $67,000 6947 Mar Bev Dr: Pnc Bank National Association to Vb One LLC; $45,000 6955 Mulberry St: Daugherty Calvin to Starrett Capital LLC; $46,000 7059 Noble Ct: Sparto Michelle N to Mckinney Tishay; $120,500

Reading 1286 Sanborn Ct: Nusbaum Christian W & Nicole M to Sontag Dylan R & Danielle M Rinaldi; $187,500 2444 Dorian Dr: Miller Kimberly Jo to Molony Mary Ann; $165,000 423 Pike St: Schneider Howard J & Janice to Miller Kimberly; $46,500

Sharonville 10728 Thornview Dr: Dunn Matthew J & Sarah M Ebbing to Ebbing Sarah M; $105,660 10941 Reading Rd: Clarke Carmen to Nguyen Kim Cuc T & Ngoc Phuong T Thai; $85,000 11071 Allenhurst Bv: Benvie Cynthia L & David G to Brinkmann Gregory Paul & Kristen Lynne; $308,000 11402 Reading Rd: Sharon Hills Inc to Goodall Holdings LLC; $347,000

Springdale 11726 Lawnview Ave: Roy Shirley Y to 1627 Rockhurst LLC; $107,500 12095 Brookston Dr: Gause Jamie M to Cobbs Luke J &rachell; $207,000 237 Eastwick Ln: Meyer David A to Schmidt Annie & Theodore J Wackerly; $140,000 554 Observatory Dr: Feliciano Amanda & Reuben to Laynes Silvia Yaneth Amrocio &; $148,500 554 Observatory Dr: Feliciano Amanda & Reuben to Laynes Silvia Yaneth Amrocio &; $148,500 584 Lafayette Ave: First Metro Inc to Ortiz Walfre Yovani Solis &; $99,000 898 Yorkhaven Rd: Davis John R Jr & Nicole D to Nguimeya Lucedy Tayo & Arlette Noelle Tchouta Nami; $210,000

Springfield Township 1122 Mckelvey Rd: Cleary Steven to Cleary Micah Charles; $98,610 1130 Mckelvey Rd: Cleary Steven to Cleary Micah Charles; $98,610 11995 Elkwood Dr: Strebe Floyd L & Marjorie M to Fongang Jaures Tavres Fepa &; $168,000 1284 Compton Rd: Leigh Vivian D to Neumannn Brothers LLC; $46,000

1819 Mistyhill Dr: Fothmon LLC to Oaks Property Group LLC; $39,947 1871 Lotushill Dr: E R Properties Ltd to Oaks Property Group LLC; $39,947 2115 Pinney Ln: Coyle Shane to Combs Jordan; $125,000 2115 Pinney Ln: Coyle Shane to Combs Jordan; $125,000 270 Caldwell Dr: Mohamed El Hassen to Woerner Carl; $64,000 427 Meadowcrest Rd: Ernst Mary Lee to Groff Elise & Dylan M Boeddeker; $185,750 811 Southmeadow Cr: Dantic Clara to Wetsu Real Estate LLC; $88,930 811 Southmeadow Cr: Dantic Clara to Wetsu Real Estate LLC; $88,930 8823 Daly Rd: B.a.h.f Management Group Inc to Rrt Development 7 LLC; $22,000

St. Bernard 130 Delmar Ave: Mohamed El Hassen to Woerner Carl; $40,000 228 Harvey Ct: Miller Dorothy to Oliphant Eugene & Paige; $114,000 4412 Vine St: Mohamed El Hassen to Woerner Carl; $64,000

Wyoming 1127 Brayton Ave: Fried Barbara Sue to Weiser Carissa M & Daniel J; $390,000

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SCHOOL NEWS Continued from Page 5B

ers or manipulating robots through dexterity tests. It’s enough to make Bill Nye the Science Guy smile – students from many local school districts will converge Saturday March 7, at Xavier University to compete in the Cincinnati Regional Science Olympiad Tournament presented by iSPACE. Like hotly contested athletic events, the Science Olympiad tests the academic mettle of student teams in 23 diff erent events. Ranging from anatomy to ecology, from physics lab to meteorology, students rotate through a series of timed experiments designed to test their problem-solving skills as well as their subject knowledge. This year, Xavier University is hosting one of eight regional tourneys, drawing students from the Greater Cincinnati Area. Teams from Cincinnati, Sycamore, Lebanon, Wyoming, Lakota, Mason and numerous others are slated to participate. The students compete to win individual and school awards. First to sixth place medals will be awarded to students in each event, and fi rst to sixth place trophies will be awarded to the top teams in each division. Several teams will qualify to compete at the Ohio State Science Olympiad Tournament to be held on Saturday, April 25th at the Ohio State University. Teams can reach the National Science Olympiad Tournament by placing in the top two at the Ohio State tournament. Teachers, college professors, engineers, scientists and other volunteers from the community run the 46 diff erent events and perform diff erent duties during the tournament. The tournament is made possible by the generous support of the Xavier University, iSPACE the STEM Learning Place, and other companies including GE Aviation. All are invited to visit Xavier University on Saturday March 7th, to watch as these budding scientists compete. Events will run throughout the day, beginning at 8:30 AM and lasting until 2:30 PM; an award ceremony will follow at approximately 4:00 PM at the Schmidt Fieldhouse. There is no cost to attend and the Hoff Dining Commons will be open. Events open to the public are held in the Schmidt Fieldhouse and Conaton

Learning Center (CLC). The Schmidt Fieldhouse will have Ping Pong Parachute, Elastic Launched Glider, and Wright Stuﬀ . The CLC will have Mousetrap Vehicle, Gravity Vehicle, Mission Possible, and Boomilever. For more information about the regional tournament, please visit www.ispacestem.org/science-olympiad/ or contact Steve Schrantz, tournament coordinator, at sschrantz_2056@fuse.net. Amy Kleeman, iSPACE

Mount Notre Dame honors the Class of 2024 Billiart Scholars Mount Notre Dame (MND) held its 24th annual Billiart Scholar Recognition Program in honor of the Class of 2024 on Jan. 21. Named in honor of the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Julie Billiart, the event recognizes incoming freshmen who score 90 or above or achieve a CSQ score of 125 or higher on the High School Placement Test (HSPT). This year, 136 students from 41 diﬀ erent grade schools were named Billiart Scholars. These students are now eligible to join the Billiart Scholar Honors Program, which inspires students to grow academically by engaging them through real-world experiences and encouraging them to think beyond the classroom. Academically, students are challenged through Advanced Placement and Honors classes and an accelerated standardized testing plan. Outside the classroom, students participate in unique experiential learning and service projects. Mrs. Karen Day, MND Principal notes, “Mount Notre Dame’s Honors Program develops future female leaders by fostering creativity, communication skills and collaboration while building content knowledge. As St. Julie Billiart, our foundress, stated, we must ‘teach them what they need to know for life.’ In this era, MND is supporting these talented young women to be inﬂ uential in their careers, in their spiritual lives and as involved, global citizens.” Jen Thamann, Mount Notre Dame

MND students set to travel to Japan for inaugural exchange Mount Notre Dame (MND) is pleased

to launch its inaugural cultural exchange with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur affi liate school, Seishin Girls’ High School, in Niigata, Japan. Seven students along with two staff members were scheduled to travel to Japan on Jan. 31 where they will spend two weeks as part of the exchange. Students will visit cultural sites in Tokyo and Niigata, including temples, shrines, theme cafes and the Ghibli Museum. They will also attend classes and learn about the Japanese educational system. In preparation for the exchange, students took part in meetings to learn about Japanese culture as well as basic Japanese expressions. MND Principal, Mrs. Karen Day comments, “We are so excited to be expanding our exchange program at MND. One of the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame Education calls us to embrace the gift of diversity. What better way to experience the richness of our world-wide Notre Dame community than to visit, share and learn from our high school sisters on other continents! Our global exchange programs bring to life the content that students learn in our classrooms as our traveling students share their amazing stories and experiences upon their return.” The MND Exchange Program also includes Spanish Exchange opportunities with Santa Maria del Pilar Catholic School in Zaragoza, Spain and Colegio Villa Maria Academy in Santiago, Chile, as well as a French Exchange with Institution Sainte-Marie Catholic School in Belfort, France. Founded in 1860 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Mount Notre Dame educates and empowers young women to learn, live, lead and serve. With a current enrollment of over 700 students, MND continues to carry on a strong tradition of educational excellence, off ering 20 Advanced Placement, 25 Honors and multiple College Credit Plus courses. To learn more or to schedule a visit, please contact Mrs. Donna Groene, Director of Admissions, at 513-821-3044 x164. Jen Thamann, Mount Notre Dame

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