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‘When it’s cruel, it’s going too far’

Local Dems and Republicans unit to ﬁ ght polarization Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

After a divisive presidential election, a former president who refused to concede and a riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., people across the country have wondered what, if anything, can unite the country, or even whether the country should unite at all. The quest for unity brought local Democrats and Republicans to the auditorium of St. Xavier High School in Springﬁ eld Township in suburban Cincinnati.

“It’s hard to be nasty with someone you worked with on something good.” John Cranley Cincinnati Mayor

They asked the next generation to do a better job of political discourse than the current generation. “It’s really important to remember there were days it wasn’t like this,” Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters, a Republican, told the couple dozen high school students and parents assembled for St. X’s “I Beg to Diﬀ er” panel discussion. “If you take anything home tonight from me, there are crazy people on the left. There are crazy people on right. The technology has outraced common sense.” Deters recently joined Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, city councilmembers Jan-Michele Lemon Kearny and Betsy Sundermann, and several other Democratic and Republican leaders to talk about how to have a civil public debate. Many of them were St. X alumni. At least for a night, Republicans and Democrats laughed with each other on stage. St. X grads Deters, a Republican, and former state Senator Eric Kearney, a Democrat, joked whose class was smarter. Social media took the brunt of the blame for the widening divide in the

Panelists address students and parents at St. X auditorium on unity for "I Beg to Differ." SCOTT WARTMAN/THE ENQUIRER

country among the panel. Lemon Kearney, a Democratic member of Cincinnati City Council, urged students to be better than previous generations on the Internet. “Your generation has to be the generation to put a stop to that and say we are going to be civil,” she said. “When it’s cruel, it’s going too far.” They urged the students in the auditorium and watching via live stream to socialize with people of diﬀ erent political beliefs. Cranley, Cincinnati’s Democratic mayor, complimented Deters and other Republicans on the stage for being able to work together. “It’s hard to be nasty with someone you worked with on something good,” Cranley said. Sundermann, a Republican member of Cincinnati City Council, is married to a Democrat.

“If you take anything home tonight from me, there are crazy people on the left. There are crazy people on right. The technology has outraced common sense.” Joe Deters

Hamilton County Prosecutor

“I went all-in on understanding the other side and I married a Democrat,” Sundermann said. “Obviously I love my husband even though he has crazy political ideas.” Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat Fischer, a Republican on the panel, gave the students some advice. “I beg you have a soda with someone you disagree with,” Fischer said. The message seemed to be received by some of the students. St. Xavier sen-

ior Allen Teddy Ford, 17, of Sharonville said he’s glad to hear the older generation has hope for the future. “I want to make sure that we all as a generaFord tion, as my generation, can help with the problems that we’re seeing today, to ﬁ x the problems that we’re seeing today,” Ford said. “And I don’t want to let them down.”

Video shows rescued puppy Tipper learning to walk again after rear leg amputation Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Tipper, the puppy rescued by a Rumpke driver, is doing well after surgery and is one step closer to her forever home. Recently, Rumpke driver Aaron Kinsel was working in Colerain Township when he noticed movement inside a backpack in the trash. To Kinsel’s surprise, he found a brindle boxer mix puppy that was around 10 weeks old, shaking and terrifi ed in 20degree weather. Tipper is learning to walk again after she had a leg amputated, a result of two leg fractures at her knee and hip. Rumpke is paying for all of the medical bills. “She is the sweetest puppy and wellloved by all our staff members. We apologize to her new owners - she may already be a bit spoiled,” West Side Animal Clinic said in a Facebook post. Tipper was named after the mechanism on the back of trucks that helps lift trash into the vehicle. Rumpke offi cials shared this update Thursday: “Tipper continues to improve. Still waiting on a date to go home, but Aaron’s family is hopeful it could be as early as this weekend.”

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1 in 4 Ohio nursing homes reported PPE shortages during deadliest month of pandemic Ellen Hine Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Why facilities are still running short Widespread PPE shortages at the beginning of the pandemic occurred because most PPE was manufactured abroad and shipped to the United States. When international manufacturers began to restrict PPE exports in the face of rising cases in their own nations, the supply chain between manufacturers, suppliers and facilities fell apart. Even now that those chains have been strengthened months later, some facilities still struggle to get PPE. “It’s all about supply and demand,” said Pete Van Runkle, executive director of the Ohio Health Care Association. Suppliers just don’t have much PPE to sell, Van Runkle said. The amount of PPE being manufactured is simply not enough to meet the demand that has exploded since COVID-19 cases surged during the winter. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Jan. 21 invoking the Defense Production Act to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and PPE. When suppliers do have enough PPE, Van Runkle said the orders that get fi lled fi rst are the ones from bigger long-term care clients who typically order more supplies. “The big boys aren’t having any problems, or their problems are less signifi cant,” Van Runkle said. Smaller providers that might not be ordering as many supplies or don’t have long relationships with suppliers are the ones struggling to get PPE, he said. Once larger clients’ orders are fi lled, smaller providers get what’s left – and sometimes it’s less than they ordered. While supply lines stressed at the pandemic’s start are functioning now, they are stretched thin, said Patrick Schwartz, spokesman for LeadingAge Ohio, a nonprofi t trade association that represents roughly 400 long-term care organizations and hospices. “On top of that, the cost of PPE is considerable and really has not abated at all,” he said. So even when providers track down PPE, Schwartz said, high prices make it hard to create stockpiles for potential future outbreaks. Aaron Steckman is the infection preventionist for Maple Knoll Communities, which operates two long-term care communities in Springdale and Oxford. Steckman said he started creating a six-month PPE stockpile in January 2020 after hearing initial reports of the coronavirus, meeting with current vendors early and scouting out donations. Back then, Steckman would get multiple calls a day from suppliers trying to get him to buy PPE at extremely high

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“We might not be at red alert anymore, but for a home that’s saying that they don’t have enough PPE for a week, that’s red alert. It doesn’t matter if they’ve been vaccinated or not because you just don’t know what is going to happen next.” Aaron Steckman

Infection preventionist for Maple Knoll Communities

Nearly 20 percent of nursing homes report to CDC they either do not have or have less than a one-week supply of PPE, and more than half of assisted-living communities have less than a two-week supply of N-95 masks and gowns. CONTRIBUTED

prices. One supplier off ered him Cincinnati Reds season tickets if he would buy N95 masks for $7 apiece. “It was just wild west,” he said. Steckman said he was able to mostly avoid paying those high prices by collecting free PPE distributed by the state. That took a lot of work by him and other staff members to scrounge for local resources and stay on top of when and where PPE was going to be distributed. Smaller nursing homes might not have the staff to devote to fi nding free supplies, Steckman said, and they also might not have the money to buy the supplies they need from vendors. Prices of PPE have fallen a bit now but are still high, he said. The most Maple Knoll Communities has ever paid for N95 masks was $2 per mask. Now that PPE donations have mostly stopped, Steckman said Maple Knoll’s facilities will need to start relying on vendors more to keep the stockpile going.

went begging,” Steckman said. Van Runkle said the burn rate for these items is exacerbated by recently high numbers of COVID-19 cases, which means staff are wearing more PPE. Additionally, new admissions to nursing homes must quarantine for 14 days, which requires staff to wear PPE when attending to them. “You’re talking about going through a boatload of PPE all the time,” Van Runkle said. In a week where COVID-19 cases at Maple Knoll Village are low or zero, Steckman said the 141-bed facility can go through around 200 N95 masks, 800 KN95 masks and 300 gowns. If a facility anticipates it might go into a PPE shortage, it can follow CDC guidelines for contingency capacity to save supplies. Under these guidelines, health care workers can wear the same N95 masks between patients as long as they don’t take them off . Disposable gowns can be also prioritized for higherrisk activities. When a facility has followed contingency capacity guidelines and still has a shortage of PPE, it can then follow crisis capacity guidelines. In these cases, staff can reuse N95 masks multiple times and both extend and reuse disposable gowns. However, Van Runkle said the state health department does not like facilities utilizing these less strict measures “so they’re taking a risk if they do that kind of thing,” he said.

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When it comes to helping secure PPE for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, both Van Runkle and Schwartz said the state currently does not do much. Steckman said the state now reserves handing out PPE for emergency situations where facilities are completely out. Ohio is still accepting PPE donations from businesses and organizations to be added to the state’s stockpile and distributed as needed. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted thanked them at a recent news conference. “Unfortunately, many of those (stockpile) items just aren’t the grade needed for medical settings,” Schwartz said. While Ohio has received large orders of PPE in the past, Van Runkle said, those orders got watered down when they got spread out between 88 emergency management agencies. For example, if a recent 250,000 disposable mask donation from Home Depot to the state stockpile was split equally between each county’s EMA, each county would only receive around 2,841 masks. While these local health departments and EMAs will give nursing homes what they can, Van Runkle said it usually isn’t enough to meet the need of the facilities given their high burn rates. “I’ve heard members say, ‘Yeah, I con-

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Dion Thomas, 18, shot dead in park in 2011 Over-The-Rhine murder still unsolved 10 years later Amber Hunt Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

For the families of victims killed in unsolved murders, life is at a standstill. The Enquirer is highlighting a series of cold cases, summarized and analyzed by the journalists whose careers largely focus on unsolved murders: the creators of Cincinnati.com’s Accused podcast. If you have any information on any unsolved case, please reach out to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Suggestions for cases to highlight can be sent to accused@enquirer.com. The crime: With temps hovering in the low 70s, June 26, 2011, was a perfectly pleasant Sunday in Cincinnati – the type of day that would lure plenty of people to the neighborhood park. At 3:30 p.m., Dion Thomas was at

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tact them, and they’ll give me 25 masks,’ or some other small amount,” Van Runkle said. “ ’I burn through those in a few hours.’ ”

Why PPE still matters Ohio started vaccinating long-term care facility residents and staff in December as part of its Phase 1A distribution. While Gov. Mike DeWine reported nursing home resident vaccinations are high, he said staff at facilities are more reluctant to get vaccinated. Even though staff and residents are getting vaccines, that doesn’t mean facilities can lessen their PPE use yet. Van Runkle said even though vaccines are here, requirements for nursing homes have not changed. He said he gets questions from members on behalf of staff and families of residents about when

such a park, sitting on a bench in OverThe-Rhine, when a car rolled up, pulled to a stop and someone leaned out a window with an assault rifl e. Thomas, 18, was shot in the head. Police told reporters that the weapon used was an AK-47, and Thomas wasn’t the only victim hit by its spray: A 12year-old boy also at the park was shot in the foot, though he managed to run from the scene. The victim: When we revisit these cases in this space, we try to fi nd family members or police to talk to, but after circling back to this one on and off for months, we never had luck tracking anyone down. (Young adults don’t have lengthy paper trails to help locate loved ones, and the surname Thomas doesn’t help narrow things down.) Still, every victim matters. No matter what Thomas was doing or who he was, he mattered to someone, so we’ll piece together what we can from the scant reports we have. Thomas had been a football and

baseball player at Aiken High School, graduating in 2010. He was not a perfect person. His arrest record, with one notable exception, was spotted Thomas with the types of petty charges that most white people would never have leveled against them: failing to use a crosswalk, for example. Another time, he was cited for not walking on the sidewalk. The notable exception is the drugtraﬃ cking charge that was pending at the time of his death. As pleasant a place as a park might be on a Sunday afternoon in June, we’re not naïve. There could have been other reasons an 18year-old might be sitting on a park bench on such a day. Still, no suspects have ever been identiﬁ ed, and it’s unknown if Thomas had been targeted or merely shot at random. Regardless, Thomas had a mother in College Hill who loved him. In 2013, re-

ports surfaced that family members held a vigil in honor of what would have been his 20th birthday, though the details on that were unusually scant, too. So why write about it? When Thomas died, The Enquirer reported the following: “While investigators believe there were multiple witnesses, at this point, nobody’s talking to police.” Someone knows something, and letting someone walk free after opening fi re on a playground on a sunny Sunday afternoon is worth another attempt to fi nd answers. Got tips? Call CrimeStoppers at 513352-3040 or submit a tip through the Ohio Attorney General’s Offi ce. Accused, reported by Enquirer journalists Amber Hunt and Amanda Rossmann, is an award-winning podcast investigating cold cases with three seasons available on all mainstream platforms such as Apple Podcasts and also at www.accusedpodcast.com.

COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed. “The answer is, ‘When the government says we can,’ because we’re highly regulated, and we follow the rules,” Van Runkle said. While nursing homes might not need to consume PPE as much as they did in the past now that vaccines are here, Steckman said they have to remain prepared. New variants of the virus could come along that are resistant to the vaccine. Additionally, while both the Pﬁ zer and Moderna vaccines are highly eﬀ ective, there will still be a small number of people for whom the vaccines will not work. Those people will still need safe care, he said. It’s unknown at this point if people who have been vaccinated can still carry and transmit COVID-19. “We might not be at red alert anymore, but for a home that’s saying that they don’t have enough PPE for a week, that’s red alert,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if they’ve been vaccinated or not because you just don’t know what is going to happen next.”

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This new Cincy band was birthed by the pandemic Chris Varias Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Like just about everyone else’s, John Hoff man’s schedule – which in 2019 comprised touring as a guitarist for the local punk band Vacation, engineering recording sessions and mixing live sound – lightened in March. Because of the pandemic, bands such as Vacation got off the road, and there were no live shows for Hoff man to mix. He had time for other pursuits. Some involved social justice. He attended the infamous Cincinnati City Council meeting in June, the one councilmember David Mann shut down and exited. During the street protests around that time, Hoff man – from Northside – turned himself into a walking public-address system. “I have this powered PA speaker that you can just plug a microphone into,” Hoff man explains, “and the very fi rst day of protest after the initial ones broke out, where like random aggressive people broke windows on Main Street, we had gathered at the courthouse, and everybody was yelling their frustrations at the police offi cers that were guarding the buildings, but I realized that those cops couldn’t hear all of the really powerful things that people were saying to them, so I came up with the idea of mounting my PA speaker on my chest with backpack-style straps, and the only way I could power it was with a car battery, so I wore this car battery in my backpack on my back, and a PA speaker on my chest.” Not every Cincinnatian appreciated the ingenuity. Hoff man recalls: “This one guy drove past me the very fi rst day I brought it out, and he stopped his car in the middle of Main Street and just went, ‘I hope it’s heavy.’ ” Hoff man also used his free time to assemble a new band. The timing was right, because the fellow musicians he had in mind were also off the road and free. Maura Weaver (from Clifton) and Megan Schroer (Northside) had been touring in various bands, together and separately, in Cincinnati bands and outof-town ones, too, for several years. That stopped in March.

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The trio named their band the Mimes and asked a question: What can a band be when it can’t play live shows? “The bands I’ve done for a few years have been mostly touring, bands where I’m kind of a hired gun,” says Weaver, who most recently toured along with Schroer in the San Jose band Ogikubo Station and Pittsburgh band the Homeless Gospel Choir. Cincinnatians might also know Weaver from the pop-punk group Mixtapes. “The fact that we couldn’t play shows kind of, to me, opened it up creatively where there wasn’t a pressure to be successful in a touring format. I do feel that sometimes with other bands I’m in. Because we can’t play shows, it’s kind of like, well, we can do whatever we want. And now I’m kind of like, well, why wasn’t I doing that before with my creative projects?” “The other bands that we were both doing, Maura and I, kind of already had a set idea and a set sound, so we had to work within that frame, whereas with the Mimes, we were like, let’s just write whatever we feel like writing at the time and throw it together, and it doesn’t have to sound like anything specifi c, and every song can sound diff erent or the same,” Schroer says. “It’s just whatever happens to happen.” “We just kind of smoke pot and jam until something sounds cool,” explains Hoff man.

The group has completed “Plastic Pompeii,” its 35-minute debut album. The 11 songs on the album are all over the place. There’s “Heirloom Sins Part II” that could qualify as a sweet, if not sappy, piano ballad until it gets weirded-up at the end; there’s lots of fuzzy, lo-fi pop, such as the title track, which includes a spoken-word part from local hip-hop artist Siri Imani; and there’s the song “David Mann,” about David Mann. “David Mann is tired and wants to see his wife,” the song begins. “It feels as if he’s been at the offi ce his whole life.” “In a way, it’s subtly tongue-incheek, because it’s so common for punk bands to be political,” Hoff man says. “And I thought it would be really funny if a band was strictly about local politics.” The band plans on self-releasing “Plastic Pompeii” digitally and on cassette before the vinyl version comes out on Let’s Pretend Records, the Bloomington, Indiana, label that has releases by other Cincinnati bands like Vacation and Swim Team in its catalog. In lieu of playing live shows, the Mimes have gone the music-video route. To date, the band has released four videos. “When we fi rst started, we were like, well, we can’t play shows, so how can we prove that we’re worth what we’re creating. Because you can do anything in the studio to make yourself sound like a good band. That’s kind of easy. And

we’re like, oh, let’s make a bunch of music videos, as many as we possibly can, so that we have something other than just the recording stock,” Hoff man says. “Because you can get into a band’s record and see them live, and they can just be totally awkward twerps that don’t put on any kind of exciting show whatsoever.” But the day will come when the Mimes will have the opportunity to leave the recording studio and step away from the camera and make their way to the stage. What will happen? Will they go back to their previous pre-pandemic band obligations and leave behind the Mimes? If the Mimes remain a band, will they even know how to play a song in front of a live audience? “We each play a diff erent instrument on every recording,” Hoff man says. “The live confi guration, I don’t even know how we would approach that yet, because it’s like, OK, do we switch instruments between each song or do we just commit to an instrument so it’s, like, streamlined? “I defi nitely feel really anxious about it. I had this dream where we were playing a show at the Comet. It was the Mimes’ fi rst show, but we didn’t practice before it. I don’t remember how to play any of these songs on our album at all unless I sat down and practiced them. And I had this dream where we got to our show and then as soon as our set was about to start, I was like, ‘Oh, (heck), I don’t know any of these songs.’” “But we’re not gonna be playing a show for anywhere within the next six months,” Schroer says.” “Probably way longer,” Hoff man says. “Yeah,” Schroer says. “More than that.”

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Let us now praise the cottage ham Keith Pandolﬁ Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

I didn’t grow up with many Midwestern food traditions. As the child of New Englanders who relocated to Cincinnati when I was 9, I was more familiar with Yankee pot roasts than cheesy casseroles, Prince spaghetti than Cincinnati chili, State Line potato chips than Grippo's. It wasn’t until I started writing for a fancy New York food magazine that my curiosity regarding the foods of this area took hold. I wrote deep dives on goetta; features about Johnny Marzetti and countless stories about our chili. At a time when the New York media seemed obsessed with the regional foods of the South and the West Coast, I proposed that the foods of the Midwest, including German, Appalachian and, yes, Cincinnati foods, deserved just as much attention. Which is why I’m ashamed to admit that it was only eight or so months ago that I discovered a regional food many Enquirer readers probably know quite well: A little something called cottage ham. In case you're as in the dark as I was about cottage hams as I was, you should know that they aren’t really hams at all. While hams are cut from the pig’s upper hind leg, cottage “ham” is cut from the upper part of the shoulder – otherwise known as the butt – which is often used for dishes such as pulled pork. But instead of heading to a local barbecue joint, butchers here in Cincinnati brine and cure the cuts, instead. “We call it the money cut,” says Len Bleh, owner of Avril-Bleh Meats & Deli, Downtown. “We trim them, and cure them for three days in the same brine we use for Canadian bacon and ham hocks.” As to why cottage hams are so unique to Cincinnati, my only guess is that, in a city once dubbed Porkopolis, our local butchers probably came up with all sorts of imaginative things. Cottage ham (and, of course, goetta) were simply the ones that stood the test of time. While Bleh sells about 40 or so cottage hams each week, that number skews much higher during the summer green bean season since, along with the requi-

Cottage ham with green beans, baby potatoes and onions. KEITH PANDOLFI

site potatoes and onions, the hams are traditionally cooked with fresh beans (that said, many people I talked to use whatever they can fi nd at the grocery, even if they're canned). One thing's for sure, it's hard to fi nd cottage ham anywhere outside of southeast Ohio. Which is why, according to Bleh, “People from out of town, who grew up in Cincinnati, will come here and buy four or fi ve to take home. They miss it." Like goetta and chili, home cooks are always coming up with new ways to use cottage hams, too. Last year, Bleh sold some of his to the famed Holly Hill Inn in Midway, Kentucky, where owner Ouita Michel and company used them for a regional variation of cassoulet. Paul Barraco, owner and chef of the Governor restaurant in Milford, cooks his with shell beans, creating an old-fashioned soup bean dish that he serves with cornbread. Mitchell Arens, a co-founder of Y'all Hospitality, which owns Butler’s Pantry in Covington, uses it in white bean soup or sliced thin on a grilled cheese sandwich with mustard and onion. My own introduction to cottage ham happened last year, a month or so after I moved back to Cincinnati from New York. While shopping at the Newtown Farm Market on Roundbottom Road, I noted a small display of cottage hams from Walnut Creek Farm in Millersburg, Ohio. I picked one of the fi st-sized nubs of

meat up in my hand, thought how the name was kind of cute, and put it back. My guess back then was that it was basically just like those small, inexpensive vacuum-sealed hams I pick up at Kroger whenever I’m feeling a little bit hammy. But as the months passed by, I kept seeing them, not just in grocery stores, but in the meat cases of some of the city's best butcher shops. There they were at Wassler Meats on Harrison Avenue; Stehlin’s on Colerain, and, of course, Avril-Bleh, Downtown. When I asked Bleh about the hams, it was like asking him about a long lost love. He described in glowing detail how his mother used to cook them up with fresh green beans and potatoes. “You know what?” he said. "I’m going to make some cottage ham this weekend. It's been too long." Surly I was missing out on something good. After taking advantage of Bleh’s curbside pickup to procure my ﬁ rst ham, I went home and started Googling recipes. I found a great one right here in The Enquirer from Batavia-based food blogger (and Enquirer contributor) Rita Nader Heikenfeld, who wrote how her mother used to cook cottage hams “on top of the stove in a big, iron kettle.” These days, Heikenfeld uses a slow-cooker, instead, piling it with green beans, potatoes, onion and ham, before letting it cook for 4-6 hours.

I did the exact same thing, using the best green beans and baby potatoes I could fi nd at the nearby Fresh Market. Six hours later, I placed the results on a dinner platter and admired the results, which (I have to be honest here) didn’t look all that promising. Those freshfrom-the-farm green beans looked freshfrom-the-can slimy, the onion, defl ated, the potatoes, well, at least the potatoes looked good. “What is that?” my wife – whose fandom of regular ham was so intense that she used to host an annual ham party when we lived in Brooklyn – asked when her nose led her into the kitchen. I told her I was just trying something out, and that given the looks of it, my hopes weren’t very high. And that’s the thing about low expectations. They often lead to the biggest surprises. In the case of this cottage ham, it was nothing short of a revelation. The smoky, briny fat had melted into the vegetables, turning the green beans into something that reminded me of my beloved Appalachian great grandmother, even though I never had an Appalachian great grandmother. The potatoes were so salty and fl avorful that I wanted to kitchen tong them up into a brown paper bag to keep around for a snack. Then there was the cooking liquid, which made me curse myself for not making some cornbread in which to dip it. I’ll admit that part of the appeal of cottage ham is the fact that it's called cottage ham. Seriously, how can that not bring about feelings of comfort and joy during this COVID-addled winter of our discontent? According to Dann Woellert, who runs the essential Cincinnati food blog, the Food Etymologist, the name might come from its diminutive size. “A reasonable theory on the name might be that a Cincinnati butcher in the 1800s dubbed them cottage hams because they are small, like a cottage home – just the perfect size for cooking beans.” Is he right? It doesn't matter. What matters is that, along with homemade Cincinnati chili and goetta, it’s now a staple in our household. What matters is that I’m now far more of a Midwesterner than I am a New Englander. What matters is that a southwest Ohio food tradition like cottage ham still endures.

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Cicada Brood X is coming in 2021.

What does that mean for Greater Cincinnati? cal cicadas have some method of counting the number of times deciduous trees – the kind that lose their leaves in the winter – regrow their leaves, said John Cooley, an entomologist at the University of Connecticut who studies periodical cicadas. “The cicadas come out after the ‘right’ number,” he said. “Whatever the speciﬁ c change is, the cicadas can detect that.” The bugs will even, in unison, postpone their emergence for a day or two if the weather is rainy or otherwise uncooperative, he said.

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Brood X periodical cicadas, the hefty version of the cicadas Greater Cincinnati sees each year, have been underground for 17 years and ready to reemerge this summer. This year will mark the reemergence after 17 years of Brood X, or the Great Eastern Brood, of periodical cicadas – those large, winged, kind of scary-looking but mostly harmless ﬂ ying insects known for their almost deafening buzz. The last emergence was in 2004. Greater Cincinnati won’t be alone in our suﬀ ering.

How long do cicadas last?

Brood X cicada map One of the largest broods of periodical cicadas in the nation, Brood X will emerge this spring in 15 states as well as Washington, D.C., the Detroit Free Press said: h Delaware h Georgia h Illinois h Indiana h Kentucky h Maryland h Michigan h North Carolina h New Jersey h New York h Ohio h Pennsylvania h Tennessee h Virginia h West Virginia h Washington, D.C. The University of Kentucky said there are 15 broods of periodical cicadas in the United States and six of those occur in Kentucky. Brood X is the only periodical cicadas group that

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SPORTS La Salle quarterback Zach Branam signs with Navy Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

MONFORT HEIGHTS - At December’s Early Signing Day for college football, La Salle High School paraded out four Division I recruits with Jaylen Johnson going to Ohio State, Devonta Smith to Alabama, Iesa Jarmon to Cincinnati and Jaymar Mundy to Miami University. One of the Greater Catholic LeagueSouth’s Tri-Players of the Year, Lancers quarterback Zach Branam, was not there. Branam was La Salle’s starter in 2019 when they won the Ohio Division II state title his junior year. In 15 games as a junior, Branam threw for 1,676 yards and 21 touchdowns and ran for 1,394 and 14 scores. With the season shortened to 11 games as a senior, he still threw for 1,536 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for 1,395 yards and 19 more. He ran for 253 yards and fi ve scores against Moeller as a junior and 257 and four touchdowns vs. Anderson in a playoff game this past fall. Despite some jaw-dropping games, Branam’s off ers were not at the Division I level and he originally committed to

La Salle quarterback Zach Branam is the Enquirer's Division II offensive football player of the year. MICHAEL NOYES FOR THE ENQUIRER

Valparaiso. However, patience and persistence paid oﬀ and when Navy assistant coach P.J. Volker called with an offer, Branam was onboard the big ship as quickly as you can say, “Ken Niumatalolo.”

On Feb. 3, he inked his letter-of-intent to coach Niumatalolo’s Midshipmen. ‘I defi nitely had a chip on my shoulder, but I think that’s just the driving motivation for me,” Branam said. “That really pushed me to do well. Hopefully, I proved everybody wrong.” Added La Salle coach Pat McLaughlin, “I think he was underrated or overlooked to some degree, but it never bothered him. Whether the game was going well or it was a struggle, Zach never changed his tone. He just kept playing and kept working.” Where some schools may have backed off on a quarterback listed at 5foot-10 and 200 pounds, Navy embraces skill players of that size in their tough-to-defend triple-option running scheme. Plus, McLaughlin said Branam can squat between 400 and 500 pounds. “Their style of off ense compliments my game,” Branam said. “I’m really looking forward to running the tripleoption and everything they do. We’ll do great together.” See BRANAM, Page 2B

St. Xavier's Trevor Tiemeyer has produced 16 goals and ﬁ ve assists this season. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

Who’s hot in Greater Cincinnati high school ice hockey? Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – Feb. 4. Ice rinks may be sparse in Greater Cincinnati, but that doesn’t stop high schools from ﬁ elding teams with highly skilled players and teams that can rank among the state’s best. Here, in no particular order, are ice hockey players from Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky that have shown some skills while playing on their skates.

Nathan Sunderhaus, Northern Kentucky Norse In 47 games played, Sunderhaus leads the Norse in goals, assists and points by a wide margin. Sunderhaus has put 64 pucks into the net, 36 more goals than his closest teammate. As for assists, Sunderhaus’ 40 are 17 ahead of teammate Garrett Elliott. Those number give Sunderhaus 104 total points, making him the Norse leader over Elliott and Mark Dugan by 58 points, more than doubling the other duo’s 46 points each.

Ben Shrider, Talawanda Talawanda has consistently been among the state’s top 10 in coaches polls this season and its highest scorer

Local ties make Mike Tressel good ﬁ t at UC Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The University of Cincinnati football team’s new defensive coordinator Mike Tressel says he couldn’t tell you how many high school football coaches in the area have texted him since the Bearcats announced he was joining their coaching staﬀ . “They know me well enough that they have my cell phone and are shooting me texts saying congratulations,” Tressel said. “And oh by the way, we’ve got a tight end you better take a look at, or more speciﬁ cally, maybe we’ve got a linebacker.” That’s an advantage head coach Luke Fickell and the Bearcats are counting on to sustain success after winning the American Athletic Conference in 2020. Along with Fickell, former defensive Marcus Freeman helped turn around UC’s recruiting effort by signing local standouts like Jarell White, Josh Whyle, Darrian Beavers, Jaheim Thomas, Evan Prater and others. Freeman left for Notre Dame in January, and the Bearcats announced on Jan. 27 that Tressel will be his replacement. Many local high school coaches believe that because Tressel already knows the Cincinnati area well, the Bearcats won’t lose as much momentum on the recruiting circuit as they could have. “Losing Marcus (Freeman) is huge because he is such a great guy, and he was so relentless in his pursuit for players,” said Winton Woods High School head coach Andre Parker, who had several players recruited by Tressel at Michigan State. “But you get a guy in Mike Tressel that is a familiar face to all the local coaches. And that’s going to transition to the players. High school players are going to look to their coaches and say, ‘What do you think of this guy?’” The Enquirer contacted many of the local high school coaches who have interacted frequently with Tressel. From Winton Woods to Moeller to Finneytown, Mount Healthy and beyond, Tressel has been in touch with the head coaches at many of the prominent high school football programs in the region over the last two decades. In 2004, Tressel got his start as a Division I assistant coach when he became UC’s linebackers coach. In 2006, he followed former Bearcats head coach Mark Dantonio to Michigan State, where Tressel remained through the end of the 2020 season. High school coaches in Cincinnati would see him just as often when he was an assistant coach for the Spartans. “Cincinnati is his backyard –– Michigan State used to come down to Cincinnati and knock this area out,” said Darryn Chenault, who was formerly the head coach at Finneytown High School and is currently an assistant at Moeller. “That all works in Tressel’s favor. This is Luke Fickell’s plan. He wants to recruit in this area, See TRESSEL, Page 4B

The St. Xavier hockey team gets ready to play the game against Springboro, Jan. 10. FOR THE ENQUIRER TONY TRIBBLE

through 25 games was Ben Shrider. Shrider had a total of 40 points coming from 17 goals and 23 assists, both tied for highs on the team. Shrider also picked up another team high by winning 55.2% of his faceoﬀ s.

John Piehowicz, St. Xavier The senior goalie has faced over 450 shots for the Bombers and notched a save percentage of 87%.

Grady Holmes, Talawanda Shrider may have had the most points on Talawanda’s squad, but his teammate, Grady Holmes, played right up to par with him.

Holmes scored 15 goals and also contributed 23 assists through 25 games in which the Braves were 18-5-2. Holmes was the leader on the team with 221 faceoﬀ wins, beating Shrider by 40 wins. Holmes’ 54% faceoﬀ winning percentage was second for Talawanda.

Jack Frambes and Brennan MortonStrauss, Moeller The Crusaders have not one, but two goalies that dominate. Frambes, the senior goaltender, shut out four teams and saved a whopping 94.5% of the shots he faced. Frambes See HOCKEY, Page 2B

Michigan State defendsive coordinator /linebackers coach Mike Tressel talks with reporters about the upcoming season on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, in East Lansing. KIRTHMON F. DOZIER, DETROIT FREE PRESS

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Indian Hill beats Wyoming to maintain CHL lead Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Feb. 2. WYOMING - It was a delayed fi rst meeting for the Indian Hill and Wyoming boys basketball teams on the fi rst day of February, but then again, some Cincinnati Hills League schools have only been playing for less than a month. Several CHL teams paused activities in late November, right when many basketball teams were gearing up for a season. In Indian Hill’s case, it was well over a month before their situation was even reevaluated. Indian Hill didn’t play a game until Jan. 12 when they faced CHCA. Since then their only loss has been to a pretty good Covington Catholic team. On Feb. 1, they stayed perfect in the CHL with a hard-fought win at Wyoming 56-50. They hit eight treys on the night with four of those coming from senior Mateo Lopez who led the Braves with 15 points. 6-foot-10 senior Luc Robinson added 14 and junior Antwan Peek Jr. had 13. In most seasons, Indian Hill would be in stretch-run form. Three weeks into allowable games, they’re just now getting used to the up-and-down rhythm of crucial conference contests. “We say it’s seven weeks to get yourself into midseason form,” Indian Hill coach Tim Burch said. “I think we’re in week three now. We’re not there yet. We can perform better.” Added Braves senior Wyatt Wachs, “It was actually a grind to get back here. We had to work our tails off because we were more out-of-shape than these teams we were playing against. I’d just love going to practice and seeing these guys focus every day. It’s a grind and it’s fun.” Mateo Lopez, like many multi-sport athletes the CHL is known for, came off the football fi eld in November a receiver/defensive back. Ditto for quarterback/forward Ty Thornton, running back/linebacker/guard Antwan Peek Jr., and teammates Luke Folke, John Podojil and Charlie Sumerel. “Most of our team was on the football team,” Lopez said. “It really helped that everyone came back at the same time and could get the same amount of reps. We haven’t been playing, but we’ve been in the gym so much and we’ve bonded as a team.” The Cowboys were led by Belmont signee Isaiah Walker, the league’s second-leading scorer who was held below his 21-point average but still fought for 15 points. The 6-foot-6 son of former Xavier player Tyrice Walker normally draws the other team’s best defender. “We’ve seen everything,” Wyoming coach Matt Rooks said on defenses trying to stop Walker. “He gets face-guard-

Rose Lavelle scores her ﬁ rst Women’s Super League goal for Manchester City in 4-0 win Dave Clark Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Rose Lavelle, who starred for Cincinnati United Premier and Mount Notre Dame High School, scored her fi rst goal of the Women’s Soccer League regular season for Manchester City in a 4-0 win Jan. 31 against West Ham United. Lavelle came off the bench in the 65th minute and scored about six minutes later. Recently, the United States Women’s National Team star had a cow named after her. Forward Madison FC - the USL League One team in Madison, Wisconsin - held a fan contest to name a calf delivered by its team cow. Rose Cowbelle was the winner. Last November, Lavelle’s goal in the 41st minute of USWNT’s fi rst match since March gave the team a 1-0 lead against the Netherlands in a 2-0 win. Lavelle was in New York City for a ticker-tape parade to celebrate USWNT’s FIFA Women’s World Cup title when she tweeted that video of Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden hippo Fiona reminded Lavelle of her own halftime hydration routine. Lavelle scored the team’s second goal during USWNT’s win in the fi nal against the Netherlands, earning the Bronze Ball - given to the tournament’s third-most outstanding player.

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Indian Hill guard Mateo Lopez reacts during the win over Wyoming.

ed on a regular basis. We have some stuff we try to do to get him touches on diff erent areas of the court. Zay’s so talented he can fi nd a way and get touches.” Wyoming started off in December but was 0-3 with losses to La Salle, St. Xavi-

er and McNicholas. They didn’t play a conference game until Jan. 15 against Reading. “The schedule changes so much,” Rooks said of playing in a pandemic. “But, that’s not an excuse. I give Indian Hill credit. They came down with a pla and kind of took it to us.” The Cowboys has won or shared six of the last seven Cincinnati Hills League titles, including the last two back-to-back. Indian Hill last shared the crown in 2016. The Braves haven’t won outright since 2010. The two schools meet again on Friday, Feb. 12 at Indian Hill. Tim Burch hopes he can continue to play games, have a full roster and stay on top. “It’s been a long time since we’ve been there and we just want to keep that up,” Burch said. INDIAN HILL 18 9 13 16 56 WYOMING 9 11 11 19 50 IH - Wachs 4 0 9 Thornton 0 3 3 Folke 1 0 2 Peek 4 3 11 Lopez 5 1 15 Robinson 6 1 14 W - Trenkamp 2 0 5 Crayton 4 4 12 Mitchell 3 2 9 Walker 4 6 15Svendson 1 0 3 Rooks 2 0 6

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had a 1.38 goal against average per game. The junior MortonStrauss has notched ﬁ ve shutouts and owns Moeller’s all-time shutout mark. MortonStrauss broke the record in a 1-0 win over Talawanda when the Braves were the No. 6 team in Ohio. MortonStrauss has saved 93% of the shots he’s seen.

Danny Murrow, Springboro Murrow is a senior forward for the Panthers and acts as an alternate captain. Murrow leads Springboro oﬀ ensively with 16 goals and nine assists for 25 points. Playing on the other side, Murrow is also Springboro’s best in getting in front of the puck with the most blocked shots on the team.

Daniel Emenaker, Talawanda Eemenaker played in nearly just under 19 of Talawanda’s ﬁ rst 25 games and led the Braves to an 18-5-2 record. Between the pipes, Emenaker allowed just 32 goals while making 386 stops for a 92.3% saves rate.

Trevor Tiemeyer, St. Xavier A senior team captain for the Bombers, Tiemeyer notched 16 goals and ﬁ ve assists and was a focal point of St. Xavier’s power play and penalty kill special teams.

La Salle Lancers signed letters to play collegiate football. Pictured: Gavin Robbins, Cole Schneider (Tiffin), Zach Branam, (Navy) Will Heffner (Hillsdale) and DeAgo Brumﬁ eld (Campbellsvile). SCOTT SPRINGER

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An added plus is the Midshipmen play in the American Athletic Conference, so his family can see him against the Cincinnati Bearcats both home and away. As a scout team member his ﬁ rst two seasons at La Salle, he had to battle the likes of current UC tight end Josh Whyle. “I think his game is going to translate very well,” McLaughlin said of Branam.

“He’s also smart which you have to be in that system with pre-and post-snap decisions. I look forward to him going there being successful and having a lot of playing time.” McLaughlin says 2019 Lancer linebacker Luke Thiemann is at a prep school now and will be joining Branam’s class at Navy. “I wish both sides well, West Point and Navy, but I’ll be deﬁ nitely rooting for Navy,” McLaughlin said of the annual battle for the Commander-in-Cheif ’s Trophy. For what it’s worth, a local has previ-

ously fared well at the quarterback position at Navy. Out of the old Purcell High School, Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy at Navy in 1963. After his service commitment, he had a successful NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys. Even after that, Staubach made millions in real estate. Branam is also thinking of an end game with his plans to major in mechanical engineering at Annapolis. Make no mistake, the Midshipmen will be getting an intelligent quarterback. “Forget football, you have an amazing university that will set you up for life,” Branam said.

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SCHOOL NEWS Taylor Elementary receives 2020 Ohio PBIS Bronze Recognition Award Northwest Local School District is proud to announce that Taylor Elementary is the recipient of the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) 2020 Ohio PBIS Bronze Recognition Award. Schools across the state were recognized for the support and intervention practices they put in place for students using the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) framework for the 19-20 school year. While this is Taylor Elementary’s fi rst time being awarded for their PBIS model, the work being carried out within the school has been taking place for quite some time. For Lori Riehle, Principal of Taylor, making sure that students feel and understand that they are socially and emotionally supported is key. “From the moment our students walk into the door our staff is checking in with our students to help them acknowledge, address and overcome the social and emotional challenges that they face daily,” said Riehle. “We fi nd that students come to school with so many things on their minds that often impacts their ability to learn. Our staff understands the importance of helping our students get into a good space emotionally before learning can really happen.” On a typical morning, students start the day in their classrooms by acknowledging how they feel using weather to identify their mood. Students can choose from sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy or stormy. This method of identifi cation allows teachers to better understand how the student identifi es emotionally, the best way to interact with the student throughout the day and it allows students an opportunity to share what they are experiencing and feeling. “This type of communication is imperative for both teachers and students,” said Riehle. “Our teaching staff is also encouraged to share how they are feeling using the weather strips as well. It is essential that our students understand how to engage with their teachers that day. We have found that this type of dialogue helps to foster a culture of empathy.” For Taylor Elementary, creating a sys-

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and because Tressel knows this area and knows the coaches, he’s going to be comfortable.” In 14 seasons at Michigan State, Tressel helped recruit 12 Cincinnati high school players to the Spartans, including NFL players like Garrett Celek and Josiah Scott. He also recruited dozens of local standouts who played college football elsewhere, including Chris Oats, David Long Jr. and current Bearcats Malik Vann, Sammy Anderson and Jaheim Thomas. On the recruiting trail, Tressel developed a reputation for being honest. He gave a high school coach his real assessment of a player and let them know upfront if he planned to recruit them. He also has a reputation for being thorough. When he recruited kicker

Taylor Elementary’s Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports Team. PROVIDED

tem of positive and proactive support starts with pulling together a team of staff members across all grade levels. The team meets regularly to review behavioral data, problem solve, and monitor the positive practices and reward systems in place to create a climate of support and prevent behaviors which interfere with students’ learning opportunities. It starts with establishing and communicating clear expectations and taking the time each day to review, practice, and discuss the reason behind the expectations with students, staff , and families. At Taylor, this team is headed up by Mimi Pierce, School Psychologist and PBIS Building Coordinator. “Over the past couple years we have developed several supports to help students learn the importance of self-regulation and to encourage and reward students who implement what they learn.” said Pierce. These systems include monthly bulletin board posts to acknowledge exceptional student work, student shout outs on the daily announcements, and the chance for a student from each classroom to earn something from the Wheel of Prizes for following expectations. These systems are not just limited to in-person learners, but include those who are working remotely from home. This year, the Taylor staff recognized the students who

consistently engage in online learning by creating yard signs that read “This Taylor Tiger is virtually unstoppable!” Teachers then went to each student’s home to present them with the yard sign and to congratulate them on their hard work. “Our students were so surprised and excited to see their teachers in person acknowledging their hard work. These types of out-of-the box ideas have really proven to be a motivator for students to keep striving for greatness. It is very important to us that our students participating remotely know they are still a part of the Taylor Family,” said Pierce. Lyndsey Creecy, Northwest Local School District

Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center is located on Maple Knoll Village’s campus, a continuing care retirement community, excited to be opening its doors for an open house event to showcase the unique oﬀ erings of Montessori education. The Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center is a Montessori preprimary program for children ages 3 through 6 with the options of a half-day or full-day, kindergarten, and extended day programs. The Child Center has previously been

named in the Top Ten Most Loved Preschools in Cincinnati by Hulafrog and has received outstanding ratings from The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The Child Center was developed in 1977 to integrate the community on a generational basis to help provide a comfortable environment where persons of varied ages could be present together. On a normal year, the children at The Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center have over 80 planned activities with residents in independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing each year. The Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Reservations are required to adhere to social distancing guidelines. During this time you will be able to meet and talk with the staﬀ , tour the beautiful open Montessori environment, and stroll through the Children’s Garden natural outdoor play space. The Center is located at 11070 Springﬁ eld Pike in Springdale within the Maple Knoll Village continuing care retirement community. Applications are now being accepted for the 2021-2022 school year. For more information on the Center or the Open House please call Meri Fox, Child Center Director, at 513-782-2498. Megan Ulrich, Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center

Matt Coghlin from Moeller, he watched Coghlin take hundreds of kicks on a recruiting visit. Tressel is known to always text a coach back, which isn’t common for a football recruiter. “He knew everybody couldn’t go to Ohio State, and Michigan State treated Cincinnati almost like Ohio State did,” former Moeller head coach John Rodenberg said. “It was a major city for them, they knew they were going to get good players and they put a really high premium on the city. Tressel had great relationships with the high school coaches from his time at Cincinnati, and you just had a feeling that Cincinnati was a prime target for him.” One of Tressel’s best success stories on the recruiting trail in Cincinnati was former Moeller defensive end Marcus Rush. Initially, Rush was set on playing for Michigan. According to Rodenberg, Tressel convinced Rush to stop by Michigan State on his drive home from his

recruiting visit to Ann Arbor. Rush told Rodenberg that Tressel “treated me like a million dollars.” Rush committed to Michigan State, and one year later he was a fi rst-team Freshman All-American on the Spartans. Tressel made a similar fi rst impression when he met Parker at Winton Woods for the fi rst time. Tressel, Dantonio and a few other Michigan State assistants spent several hours at Winton Woods speaking tot Parker and Winton Woods players about football and about life. That conversation laid the groundwork for a relationship between Tressel and Winton Woods which remains strong. “He loves what he does, and he will always be approachable,” Parker said. “You can talk to him, ask him questions and he will always give you feedback. He’s energetic, greets you with a smile and he always gets back to you. He builds relationships with the players.

The Bearcats got a good one.” Mount Healthy High School head coach Arvie Crouch, who also sent a player to Michigan State, agreed that Tressel should have a smooth transition to UC. “He’s so supportive to the high school coaches in Ohio,” Crouch said. “I’m sure he’s going to bring a lot of experience to the table and do a great job.” Now that Tressel is oﬃ cially the Bearcats defensive coordinator, he can begin recruiting for the Bearcats. Tressel said there will even be some overlap between local high school players he was recruiting at Michigan State and local high school players he plans to recruit to UC. Tressel is already beneﬁ ting from the groundwork he laid and the relationships he built over the last 20 years. “That makes the transition easier,” Tressel said. “There are people out there trying to help the Bearcats and help me along with this.”

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3276 Rinda Ln: Grathwohl Jonathon E & Ashton N to Bachler Savanna; $98,400 3408 Niagara St: Hicks Gregory to Zeller Joshua R; $106,500 3491 Rocker Dr: Klosterman Gregory A & Regina to Anderson Charlesetta L & Keith; $179,900 3711 Galbraith Rd: Wind Jerry V to Armbruster Sandra J; $119,700 3839 Thimbleglen Dr: Ruether Elizabeth E & Carol Kalkhoff to Colburn Justin & Marissa; $170,000 3865 Appletree Ct: Penning Charles W & Elizabeth B to Beyer Rachel Mello & Douglas Joseph; $242,000 3914 Enterprise Cr: Suder Tracey T to Dorrmann Linda L; $109,400 6078 Magnolia Woods Wy: Brady Andrew R & Erika K to Bolser Matthew & Kristen Flick; $325,000 6703 Cheviot Rd: Ventura Dorothy to Linz Paul E & Elizabeth; $143,500

6740 Schuster Ct: Lewis Sheila M to Weber Daniel E; $79,900 6910 Rutherford Ct: Sph Property One LLC to Jackiewiecz Joshua R & Emily R Konrad; $146,900 7231 Creekview Dr: Snyder Daniel W & Nancy S to Lewis Brandon J; $71,000 8446 Forest Valley Dr: Morganroth Stephen J & Bianca A to Weiskittle David; $249,900 9008 Orangewood Dr: Cross Dearies to Maxberry Investments Enterprise LLC; $50,000 9022 Orangewood Dr: Woycke Virginia to Lehn Dustin B; $120,000

College Hill 1277 Brushwood Ave: Meyer Dennis E to Johan LLC; $72,381 1507 Elkton Pl: Maiorana Emily A to Tucker Stephanie; $165,000 5702 Pearton Ct: Hatcher Juanita to Atap Property Management LLC; $55,000 5785 Belmont Ave: Sing-

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Forest Park 11656 Raphael Pl: Legaspi David L Jr & Evangeline S to Rodriquez Danillo Antonio & Norah Elizabeth Piscan; $239,000 11718 Hamlet Rd: Bastola Ram to Bsfr Ii Owner I LLC; $145,250 482 Brunswick Dr: Pangea Real Estate Investment Inc to Vb One LLC; $122,100

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to Helfrich Gene; $67,500 3364 Greenway Ave: Bell Steven M to Rauf Tiffany & Daniel; $177,000 3683 Paramount Ridge Ln: Penley Jamie L & Kristin M to Enold-nerman Karl Tyson & Josh Enold; $215,000 3857 Robinhill Dr: Hanseman William H Jr & Barbara E to Gt Apartments LLC; $125,000 3924 Drew Ave: Cella Earl F & Christine B to Luo Michael J; $125,000 4490 Ruebel Pl: Maurer Carrie E to Reardon Cala M; $161,500 4527 Hutchinson Glen Dr: Zeek Rick J & Donna L to Blake Stephen G & Allison M Pearce; $260,000 4715 Ebenezer Rd: Delore Company Inc to Ridge Grant; $162,000 4910 Kleeman Green Dr: Poole Patrick & Karen J to Klocek David J; $254,000 5021 Greenshire Dr: M/i Homes Of Cincinnati LLC to Dewees William I Jr & Vickie S; $590,000 5119 Jessup Rd: Lane Steve R to Culbertson Steven Paul & Gina Martini; $535,000 5119 Jessup Rd: Lane Steve R to Culbertson Steven Paul & Gina Martini; $535,000 5210 Rybolt Rd: Terry Jenna N to Guild Mortgage Company; $98,700 5349 Julmar Dr: Garmann Rosemary A to Duggins Tina Lynn; $255,000 5423 Bluesky Dr: Cramer Tammy R to Jessica Harris & Jarrett Grace; $74,000 5778 Green Acres Ct: Weitzel Cletus C Iii to Burt Sara Elizabeth; $160,000 5934 Harrison Ave: Birkenhauer Christopher John to Abusafia Yousef;

$57,310 5936 Jessup Rd: Walter Sandra K to Dong Yikuai; $218,500 6255 Muddy Creek Rd: Grote Sheilah to Mcguire Kayla M & Michael T; $328,000 6325 Carriageview Ln: Walters Tony Lee & Michelle M to Reupert Joseph E & Jennifer; $394,000 6936 Sandal Ct: Amrhein Geraldine to Deaver Brianne & Matthew Allen Meyer; $255,000 7141 Bridgetown Rd: Withers Donna to Bumpus Gregory Mark Jr; $220,000

Greenhills 30 Burnham St: Bohrer Jessica L to Loudin Andrea K & Brent J Redden; $115,000

Lockland 252 Cooper Ave: Ikl Properties LLC to Beno Properties LLC; $90,000 407 Herbert Ave: Cristo Homes Inc to Oxford David C Tr & Fernanda F Aguiar Tr; $211,900

Mount Airy 2650 Allaire Ave: Belco Properties Ltd to Leopold Aaron P; $172,000 5200 Ponderosa Dr: Lutes Robert W & Janet R to Johnson Kelly; $142,000 5201 Ponderosa Dr: Lutes Robert W & Janet R to Johnson Kelly; $142,000 5360 Colerain Ave: Jds Holdings Iii LLC to Mitchell Austin D; $169,900 5614 Vogel Rd: Hilton Capital Group LLC to Freeman Remington C & Kenneth Metasavage; $180,000

Mount Healthy 1533 Kinney Ave: Jones John Tr to Alm Invest-

ment LLC; $50,000 7415 Huntridge Ave: Re Realty Services LLC to Whisler Katarina; $154,500 7437 Bernard Ave: Moving Home LLC to Smith Jamie L; $125,000 7441 Roettele Pl: Dunn Denise Tr to Hornback Michael E & Patricia J; $325,000 7816 Joseph St: White Wall Home Rehabilitation LLC to Gentry Derrick L; $165,000

North College Hill Prospect Pl: James Taryn & Troy to Brown Willie; $135,000 1478 Foxwood Dr: Eyal Fishman LLC to Briskman Real Estate LLC; $104,000 1936 Shollenberger Ave: Bolt Benjamin F Sr to A P Hill Properties LLC; $65,000 2034 Catalpa Ave: Decile Jeffrey to Grant Derek & Lisa; $69,400 6785 Marvin Ave: Kwon Ohsung to Williams Karen A; $103,000 6915 Kleindale Ave: Gering Karen to Vb One LLC; $87,000 8570 Bobolink Dr: James Taryn & Troy to Brown Willie; $135,000

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Spring Grove Village 515 Burr Oak St: Rozier Vanessa & Mario Riep to Page Eric M; $123,000 727 Burr Oak St: Carter Charles W Jr @6 to Northfield Construction LLC; $30,000

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COMMUNITY NEWS Enjoy sweet days this February at the Sharonville Library By JoJo Winkle, Community Press guest columnist Love is in the air and the Library is spreading the love by partnering Winkle with My Furry Valentine for a virtual pet adoption event. Normally this annual furry fun event takes place at the Sharonville Convention Center, but this year it’s gone online. For details, read the Library blog at cincinnatilibrary.org/blogs/post/myfurry-valentine/ and be sure to check out the special pet storytimes on the Library’s YouTube channel at cinlib.org/ myfurryvalentine. The Library is hosting a free, ninesession class to prepare people who want to take the test for U.S. citizenship at the Downtown Main Library in the Adult Learning Center. The class is appropriate for adults 18 years and older who have lawful and continuous permanent residency in the United States for a minimum of ﬁ ve years. Those attending should have been physically present in the United States for 30 months, with at least three months living in the same state or district. The class instructs students on all topics covered by the test for U.S. citizenship, including civics and American history, and oﬀ ers practice exercises on English reading and written vocabulary. The test itself is not administered as part of the class. The test for U.S. citizenship is only administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Topics include: h U.S. History h Geography h U.S. Symbols & Celebrations h System of Government h Bill of Rights & U.S. Constitution Practice your English-speaking skills during a virtual ESOL Zoom event at the Sharonville Branch from 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. All levels are welcome and registration is required. An invitation to join the Zoom virtual ESOL group is sent via email. To register, please call the Sharonville Branch at 513-369-6049. Please register to receive an email invitation to this online event. You also need internet access to use the link provided in the

email, and if you are accessing Zoom on your phone you need to download the Zoom app ﬁ rst. Join us in celebrating the season of love by picking up a love story, DVD, or music album to share with your signiﬁ cant other. If romance is on the downlow then take note from the great literary friendships (such as the March sisters from Little Women or Meriadoc and Peregrin from The Lord of the Rings) to cultivate the bonds shared with close friends. Attend a virtual library event or grab a library Make & Take kit to work on together. Discover the love that’s in your life and celebrate it with us virtually or in person at the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. JoJo Winkle is the Senior Library Services Assistant at the Sharonville Branch Library, 10980 Thornview Drive. Lisa Mauch, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

Valentine’s Day shopping easy and local Shopping for a unique Valentine’s Day gift simply can’t get any easier than this. Selecting the perfect Valentine’s Day gift is always challenging for men, and even more so when shopping is done online. Two artsy sisters, Mary Roll Jamison and Kathy Roll Unkrich, have combined their creative talents to oﬀ er a solution. Robinette Designs (www.robinettedesigns.com) oﬀ ers their handcrafted ladies’ accessories – scarves, necklaces, earrings and bracelets – in unique styles from the delicate to the bold. Born and raised on the west side of Cincinnati, Mary and Kathy have maintained their close bond despite job demands that required Mary and her husband to relocate around the country numerous times. Kathy, who still resides on the west side, and Mary, who now lives in Las Vegas, formed Robinette Designs in 2012. “When we were choosing a name for our company, we knew we wanted something special. ‘Robinette’ is our grandmother’s maiden name, so it was something we shared,” Mary said. The sisters began selling their handcrafted pieces at arts and crafts shows, with minimal focus on their website. The pandemic changed that when

most shows were canceled. “We’ve poured an abundance of creative energy into photographing and posting our pieces,” said Mary, who handles most of the IT aspects of their business. “We make it easy for shoppers to select our handcrafted pieces, even offering numerous suggestions to form matching sets.” The easily navigable website allows specifi c searches, from gemstones and holiday themes to colors, occupations, hobbies, animals, and sports. “We off er over 130 styles of scarves, over 100 styles of necklaces, and over 700 styles of earrings. At our arts and crafts shows, we’re known as ‘The Earring Queens’,” Mary laughed. Kathy added, “We have stories and indepth details for each website description. We include custom artist statement cards with our silk tie scarf and necklace purchases. We even off er handwritten cards and free gift wrapping to personalize each gift. We’ve done our best to make shoppers feel like they’re buying from us in person, as if they were shopping in our booth at a show.” “We do custom work as well. We sew men’s silk ties into beautiful, one-of-akind infi nity scarves for women,” Mary said. “One woman whose husband had retired from banking ordered eight scarves – three for herself, and the others as gifts for her daughters and her daughters-in-law. These scarves are heirloom-quality keepsakes.” “We off er gift certifi cates for those who prefer to leave the choosing to their signifi cant other, as well as a popular Add to Wishlist feature for ladies who want to nudge their husband or boyfriend in the right direction,” Kathy noted. Free gift wrapping and handwritten cards are available with every order. Shipping is free on merchandise orders above $49. Kathy Unkrich, Robinette Designs

Greater Cincinnati Foundation seeks applications for Summertime Kids and Learning Links grants It’s that time of the year again for schools and nonproﬁ t organizations to submit their applications for Summertime Kids and Learning Links grants. Each grant supports creative educa-

tion programs for youth during the summer months and school year, respectively. Although organizations can request lower amounts, the maximum grant award for Summertime Kids is $1,000 and $1,250 for Learning Links. Both Grants for Kids programs are made possible through the generosity of Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) donors and continuing support from the Charles H. Dater Foundation. Summertime Kids grants are available to nonproﬁ ts, schools, or churches working with young people in GCF’s eight-county community — Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren in Ohio; Boone, Campbell and Kenton in Kentucky; and Dearborn in Indiana. The funds may be used to support, expand or strengthen existing programs or launch new programs. Funding will not be awarded to religious organizations that require a religious activity for participation. Nearly 200 organizations were awarded a total of $187,277 through Summertime Kids in 2020. The deadline for Summertime Kids is Monday, March 1 at 5 p.m. Grant recipients will be announced in April. GCF Learning Links is available to schools in our eight-county region that supports opportunities for K-12 educators bringing creative and interesting projects or events to their classrooms during the 2021-2022 school year. More than 140 Learning Links applications were awarded a total of $137,000 in 2020. The deadline for the proposal submission is Monday, May 31, by 5 p.m. Grants for Learning Links will be announced in July. A complete list of criteria, application instructions and the Request for Proposals (RFP) documents for Summertime Kids and Learning Links may be found at https://www.gcfdn.org/Grants/Grantsfor-Kids. As the region’s leading community foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) connects people with purpose in an eight-county region in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. GCF is leading the charge toward a more vibrant Greater Cincinnati for everyone — now, and for generations to come. Segann March, Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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Coﬀ ee cake: ‘She called it blueberry boy bait. You can guess why’ Blueberry coffee cake (aka blueberry boy bait)

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

Adapted slightly from Once Upon a Chef site.

Yesterday, I went to the grocery with a list. All resolve left me when I spied a display of fresh, huge, beautiful blueberries in the produce section. Not on my list, but on sale! Impulse buying? Yes, and no regrets. Especially on a snowy day with thoughts of a warm fi re, a piece of fresh-baked blueberry coff ee cake accompanied by a mug of steaming tea. Sound good to you? Then you’ll enjoy making this moist and pretty blueberry coff ee cake known as blueberry boy bait. The story goes that a young girl baked it way back in the ‘50s for a baking contest. She called it blueberry boy bait. You can guess why. It’s still a popular coff ee cake today. With Valentine’s Day coming up, this coff ee cake would be a memorable “gift without ribbons” for that special someone. For those of you craving chocolate to celebrate, try the easy chocolate caramel fondue. One more thing: during this pandemic, think of those needing a lift. A funny Valentine card, call or treat will bring a smile, and a grateful spirit.

I upped the vanilla since I didn’t have lemon zest. Ingredients Streusel ⁄ 3 cup packed brown sugar, light or dark

⁄ 2 cup flour

1 1⁄ 4teaspoons cinnamon ⁄ 4 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons butter, cold, diced small

This blueberry coffee cake recipe has been popular since the 1950s.

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2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ⁄ 4 teaspoon salt

⁄ 2 cup butter, softened

⁄ 4 cup sugar

I love you chocolate caramel fondue Easy peasy. Let little ones help. Ingredients

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14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 12 oz jar caramel topping

2 cups fresh blueberries (or frozen, not defrosted)

1 1⁄ 2 to 2 cups semi or bittersweet chocolate, chopped or good quality morsels

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Dippers: marshmallows, strawberries, banana slices, cake cubes or whatever! Instructions Put milk, topping and chocolate into nonstick pan over low heat. Whisk until melted and smooth. Serve In bowl, small slow cooker or individual ramekins, surrounded by dippers. Rewarm gently in microwave.

Whisk everything but butter together. Add butter and use ﬁ ngers to mix until crumbly. Preheat oven to 375. Butter or spray 9” pan. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

This cake is perfect for a winter day with a cup of tea.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla (and zest, if using).

Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Mine took about 40. Don’t overbake.

Beat butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy.

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Dust berries with a bit of flour to keep from sinking during baking.

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Freeze up to 3 months. Tips Whisk flour before measuring. This lightens flour up, giving more accurate measurement. Dust berries with tiny bit of flour to keep from sinking during baking.

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