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The power of their arguments Student’s plea to understand depression wins Cincinnati Rotary’s speech contest Submitted by Peggy Kreimer Hodgson Rotary Club of Cincinnati

Teddy, Arlington’s Grief Therapy Dog, in his official working attire. PROVIDED

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Arlington Memorial Gardens introduces new grief therapy dog Submitted by Julie Whitney

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Arlington Memorial Gardens has a furry, new employee, named Teddy. Teddy is a oneyear old Golden Doodle who will soon be ready to take his certifi cation testing. Once he passes appropriate therapy dog testing he will begin his offi cial duties as Arlington’s Grief Therapy Dog. Thus far, Teddy has completed basic obedience, advanced obedience and a working dog program with Mike Dooley, owner of Advanced K-Nine Training, and will continue lessons periodically throughout his career. Teddy’s offi cial “offi ce” is located in the Administrative Center of the cemetery where he is already well acquainted with the staff . His owner Lauren Christakos, one of Arlington’s Family Care Advisors brings him to work with her on a daily basis. He will work with families both in Arlington’s new funeral home, which is anticipated to open in spring 2020, and also in the cemetery. Says Dan Applegate, president of The Arlington Memorial Gardens, “Teddy’s chief responsibilities will be accommodating families according to their needs – whether that be accompanying them to a pre-planning appointment, sitting by their side as they make funeral arrangements after a loved one has passed, and attending funerals with families. He really enjoys entertaining

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Teddy, Arlington’s Grief Therapy Dog, loves riding the beautiful grounds in a golf cart. PROVIDED

people at our special events, and especially loves riding in the golf cart. He brings a huge smile to the faces of just about everyone he meets, and has a lot of love to give.”

If Teddy’s right ear looks a bit funny, it’s because his mom cleaned his ear a bit too hard at birth, and removed the soft part See THERAPY DOG, Page 2A

Rapper Donwill releases video ﬁ lmed at the former Cincinnati Mills mall Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Though he left the city over 12 years ago, rapper Donwill still ﬁ nds himself making music that features scenes from his upbringing in Cincinnati. His latest project, “Cincinnatian,” was released Tuesday, March 3, which includes a music video ﬁ lmed from Forest Fair Village mall — which you might know as Cincinnati Mills — his mom’s

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basement and other iconic Cincinnati places such as the Duke Energy Cincinnati sign. “The song itself as it relates to that is just about my identity as a Donwill Cincinnati native,” Donwill said. “I take it with me everywhere, I have Ohio tattooed on my arm. I have this cumbersome accent that I can’t seem to lose no matter how long I live in New

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Sarah Johnson of Finneytown has seen the eff ects of depression in friends and family. Her eloquent call for understanding and action won the Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s 4-Way Test Speech Competition on Feb. 20. The Junior at the School for Creative & Performing Arts was one of four fi nalists from across Greater Cincinnati competing to represent the Rotary Club of Cincinnati at the Regional speech fi nals on April 8 at Wright State University. That competition draws high school students from across Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Other students competing at the Rotary Club of Cincinnati event were Liam O’Shaughnessy of Wyoming, for Wyoming High School, Astrid Conte Pena of Mt. Washington, for Clark Montessori, and Yousuf Munir of Amberley Village for Walnut Hills High School. Each student received a cash prize and a letter of recognition from the Rotary Club of Cincinnati. O’Shaughnessy talked about the power and value of therapy in dealing with mental health issues and reclaiming joy in living. Pena held the audience rapt as she talked about her experience as a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, and the mirror experiences of those who cannot use the term “legal,” but bring skills, determination and value to this country. Munir made a compelling case for expanding sex education in all Ohio public schools to include safe sex, medically accurate information and healthy relationships as well as the current emphasis on abstinence.

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York or other places.” He picked the Forest Fair Village mall because it’s something he grew up around. “I used to work there. I spent a lot of my formative years there, like high school... It was such a huge part of my development as a person,” he said. He said seeing the mall again was “like seeing an old friend that you didn’t See DONWILL, Page 2A

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know had change that much.” “(I’ve watched) YouTube videos about abandoned malls and abandoned spaces, and Forest Fair Mall was featured on one so I thought, ‘let me see if I can get in there.’ Lo’ and behold, this is an open, operating mall.” The mall, known for its lack of renovations and empty store fronts, has gone by several names in Cincinnati: Forest Fair Mall, Cincinnati Mills Mall, Cincinnati Mall. “My ﬁ rst thought it was it would be

really cool if you could get here and shoot a video,” Donwill said. “My second thought was I have a whole song about being from Cincinnati that would go perfect with this space. The fact that it’s called Cincinnati Mall, Cincinnati Mills, I thought I got to make it happen.” And he did. The Hughes High School graduate has been making music for 20 years, starting in high school but he got serious about it during college. This video isn’t the ﬁ rst time that Donwill has incorporated Cincinnati into his music. Along with Cincinnati native Ilyas and a friend from Brooklyn named Von Peas, Donwill helped create the rap group Tanya Morgan in 2004.

The group released an album called Moonlighting in 2006. “It started to feel more like a viable career path at this point.” The next album was Brooklynati in 2009, another homage to the Queen City. In lyrics from his latest video, “Cincinnatian,” he raps: “Might live out east but he reps Midwest, BK all day, Cincinnati in this.” Donwill is looking to set up a tour and concert in Cincinnati sometime soon and to collaborate with some Cincinnati artists. “I always have Cincinnati to fall back on. Cincinnati is my foundation, Cincinnati is my rock. You’ll never be more famous than in your mom’s home.”

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“The depth of the subject matter and the power of their arguments exceeded what you might expect,” said Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Byron McCauley, who was one of the judges for the competition. “We heard a ton of wisdom, backed up with facts and ﬁ gures,” said McCauley, of Madisonville. “Sarah really humanized her speech with her own experience,” he said. Each speech had to incorporate the Rotary’s 4-Way Test – the ethical standard that calls on Rotary members to assure that everything they think, do or say is the truth, is fair to all concerned, will build goodwill and better friendships and will be beneﬁ cial to all concerned. Rotarians began visiting high schools in fall of 2019 to meet with faculty advisors and encourage students to compete. They also led coaching sessions with students and helped judge the inschool competitions. Judges at the Feb. 20 event were Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s Producing Director D. Lynn Meyers of Bridgetown, Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus of Fairview Heights, WKRC News Anchor Kyle Inskeep of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Byron McCauley of Madisonville and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval of Clifton. Co-chairs of the event were Laure Quinlivan of Mt. Lookout and Ed Mathis of Monfort Heights. “Teachers tell us our Rotary speech contest helps students learn to structure persuasive speeches,” said Quinlivan.

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At least 776 cards compromised in case involving local ATMs Kevin Grasha

Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A man with apparent ties to Bulgaria faces up to 40 years in prison for his alleged role in installing devices on local bank ATMs that compromised at least 776 card numbers, court documents say. The scheme involved using ATM skimmers to get data from debit cards, then using re-encoded cards to withdraw cash after entering personal identiﬁ cation numbers that had been stolen using video cameras, court documents said. Yordan Kovachev, who is not a U.S. citizen, is being held without bond at the Butler County Jail. Federal MagisKovachev trate Judge Karen Litkovitz said in court documents that Kovachev, who is 35, “has substantial contacts with a foreign country and could ﬂ ee the United States before trial.” That country is not named in court documents, but a Bulgarian interpreter was present at a Feb. 27 detention hearing in federal court in Cincinnati. Kovachev has no job, court documents say. He was arrested driving a 2015 Mercedes-Benz sedan. His attorney, John O’Shea, did not respond to requests for comment late Wednesday. The ATMs were in Colerain Township, Norwood and Walton, Kentucky. The investigation began after an unnamed local bank reported to law enforcement that skimmers had been found on two of the bank’s ATMs, in Colerain Township and Norwood. Several customers had disputed cash withdrawals from the machines. Withing two days in early September 2019, the skimmer at the Colerain Township ATM compromised 391 credit or debit card numbers, court doc-

uments say. The skimmer in Norwood compromised another 218. Video from the Norwood ATM showed a man believed to be Kovachev – wearing a dark hat and grey long-sleeve DKNY Tshirt – walk up to the ATM at about 12:50 p.m. on Sept. 7. Kovachev appeared to install a skimmer into the card reader, court documents say. He then inserted multiple cards into the ATM card reader without appearing to receive any cash, the documents say. Minutes later, a second, unidentiﬁ ed person – wearing a black hat and white, long-sleeve Tshirt – walked up to the ATM and installed a camera to capture customer PIN information, the documents say. That person then left. The next day, on Sept. 8, a vehicle that appeared to be a silver MercedesBenz drove through an empty parking lot in front of the Norwood ATM. An unknown person appeared to remove the camera installed to capture the PINs, the documents say. Minutes later, Kovachev and the second unknown person separately approached the ATM and inserted multiple cards without receiving any cash, the documents say. Two weeks later, on Sept. 21, the documents say Kovachev withdrew

$100 from one of the same bank’s ATMs in Deer Park. He used a debit card number that had been compromised at the Colerain Township ATM, according to the documents. On Sept. 22, an unknown person drove up in a silver Mercedes-Benz with Kovachev in the passenger seat. That unknown person withdrew $100 using a card that had been compromised at the Colerain Township ATM, court documents say. In October, court documents say the bank recovered a blank white card “with no embossing” from the ATM. The card had a chip on the front. On the back was a magnetic strip and a sticker with a hand-written fourdigit number. Using the account number that was encoded on the card, the bank determined that a skimmer had been installed at its ATM in Walton, Kentucky from Sept. 20 to Sept. 21, 2019. That skimmer compromised 167 card numbers. Photographs of transactions from that ATM appeared to show Kovachev drive up in a silver, 2015 Mercedes-Benz sedan, with an Illinois license plate, court documents say. When he was arrested Jan. 21 in Pennsylvania, he was driving a silver, 2015 Mercedes-Benz sedan, the documents say.

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Why do some people in Cincinnati call green peppers ‘mangoes’? Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

It’s one of those things that feels so weirdly Cincinnati. But it is actually a regional phenomenon that goes far past the Queen City and into several Midwest states. It’s such a thing that grocery stores have before advertised “green mango peppers” to appease both parties, the Indianapolis Star reported in 2017. So why do some Ohioans call green peppers “mangoes”? The Enquirer encountered this question through Ask Cincinnati, a forum where people can pose questions about the region and all other Cincinnati-related questions.

Why do some people from Cincinnati call green peppers ‘mangoes’? It’s a question that has perplexed Cincinnati Enquirer’s readers for years. In 1973, Enquirer food editor Marie Ryckman had a reader’s exchange column where people asked questions and shared recipes. Diane Boland wrote to The Enquirer: “I’ve lived in Cincinnati (Reading) almost all my life and it is true that Reading is a German town but I never knew until about seven years ago, that a mango was anything but a mango! And there are more than just a ‘few’ Germans in Cincinnati. I really can’t understand why a little thing like a mango and a pepper can be exasperating to anyone.” Jacquelyn Lyons wrote: “Your confrontation with the mango-green pepper issue kind of tickled me, for when I ﬁ rst came here from Louisiana twenty years ago, I too, was surprised to hear bell peppers called mangoes, as well as ‘feesh’ for ﬁ sh and ‘poosh’ and ‘boosh’ for push and bush.” The Dictionary of American Regional English says Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana all use the name mango for green peppers. Indianapolis Star food writer Donna

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Segal set out in 1991 to answer this question, too. “Food historian Karen Hess and author of Martha Washington’s Book of Cookery told Segal that in 18th-century England there was a demand for Indianstyle pickles like fruit mangos stuﬀ ed with spices and kept in a vinegar brine. Mangoes weren’t available in England so they used substitutes such as green peppers. By way of English cookbooks printed in America, the recipe for stuﬀ ed mangoes using peppers spread across America,” the Indianapolis Star wrote. Another theory is that since mangoes were imported to the American colonies long before refrigeration or high-speed transport, Americans received mangoes in pickled form. At some point, people began to use the word mango for any pickled dish.

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Viewpoints Save for retirement or pay oﬀ debt? Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner Guest Columnists USA TODAY NETWORK

Question: M.S. in Glendale: I’m 48 with about $10,000 in credit card debt. I know saving for retirement is important and all this debt is bad, but I’m not sure if I should be prioritizing saving or paying down the debt. I’ve read confl icting pieces of advice online, so I wanted your opinion. Answer: We’ve seen and heard a lot of diff ering advice around this scenario as well, especially since this battle between debt and retirement is aff ecting millions of people: According to a 2019 CNBC survey, 55 percent of Americans with credit cards have debt. Meanwhile, of those Americans with retirement accounts, the Federal Reserve found the median retirement account balance was only $60,000 (in 2016). Some say pay off all your debt fi rst, especially if it’s high-interest debt such as credit card debt. The thinking goes, “If you pay off debt that’s costing you 17% in interest, you just made 17% on your money. Since this is better than average market returns, this needs to be your fi rst priority.” And that’s a great approach – in a perfect world. But what happens if it takes a long time to pay off the debt? Or you keep adding more debt? Then you’ll never actually get around to saving for retirement. And your future self will pay the price.

We agree high-interest debt needs to be addressed immediately and taken seriously. But we also want you to be able to have some semblance of a decent retirement lifestyle, and retirement money needs time to grow. So, instead, tackle both goals at the same time: Of the money you have available, siphon some towards the debt and some towards retirement. It shouldn’t be either-or. The Simply Money Point is that it’s wonderful you’ve recognized the need to realign your spending habits and refocus your personal money strategy. Just make sure you’re addressing the short term and long term simultaneously. A fi nancial plan from a credentialed fi nancial advisor can take a deeper dive into your circumstances and provide options for how best to proceed. Q: George in Dearborn County: I retired last year. Do I still have to fi le a tax return? A: Congratulations on your retirement! Right off the bat, we just want to remind you that we are not Certifi ed Public Accountants. It’s always a good idea to consult with a tax professional about any specifi c tax questions you may have about your particular situation. But we’ll still off er you a general answer to your question. And that answer is, “It depends.” What is it dependent upon? Your age and income. According to the IRS, if you’re a single tax fi ler for tax year 2019 and were age 65 or older at the end of 2019, you have to fi le a return if your gross income was $13,850 or more. For married couples fi ling jointly who were both 65 or older at the end of 2019, the

threshold is $27,000; if just one spouse was 65 or older, it’s $25,700. The next question then becomes, “What counts as gross income?” This includes any income that isn’t exempt from tax, such as an earned income from a job, dividends, interest, traditional IRA distributions, traditional 401(k) distributions, and estate/trust income. On the other hand, withdrawals from a Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) don’t count as income as long as you followed all IRS distribution rules. Social Security benefi ts count as gross income in certain tax fi ling situations. If you discover you do have to fi le taxes, consider using the new Form 1040SR. It’s specifi cally designed for older adults with its larger text and other helpful tips. Here’s The Simply Money Point: Whether or not you have to fi le a federal tax return this year depends on various factors, namely your age, how much income you earned, and the sources of that income. But don’t forget about your Indiana taxes as well. According to in.gov, the state recommends anyone with income

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Peasant brown soda bread is quick and simple for St. Patrick’s Day Peasant brown soda bread The original recipe called for wheat germ. I didn’t have any, so I upped the whole wheat flour to 1 1⁄ 2 cups. My dough was really sticky. I’m thinking if you added wheat germ and less whole wheat flour (see recipe) the dough may be less sticky. Ingredients 11⁄ 2 cups all-purpose flour 11⁄ 2 cups whole-wheat flour OR 1 1⁄ 4 cups whole-wheat flour and 1⁄ 2 cup wheat germ ⁄ 4 cup quick-cooking oats

2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup room temperature buttermilk (I used whole buttermilk) 3 tablespoons honey Extra buttermilk or melted butter for brushing on top (optional) Instructions Preheat oven to 425.

Peasant brown soda bread. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD FOR THE ENQUIRER

Spray cookie sheet or place parchment on cookie sheet and spray. In a large bowl, whisk flours, oats, wheat germ if you’re using, baking soda and salt together.

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld

Whisk buttermilk and honey and add to flour mixture.

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Stir until soft dough forms. It may be sticky.

I’ve been intrigued by the recipes that have come my way for Irish brown bread leavened with baking soda. I’m thinking those recipes are surfacing because St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner. But here’s the deal. I’m not talking about the moist, buttery and fruit studded soda bread I’ve shared in the past. You can ﬁ nd that one on my site (and yes, it’s a family fave). What I’ve been wanting to make this year for St. Patrick's Day, is a simple, thick crusted, earthy, dense loaf with no discernible sweetness. I found a bunch of recipes and settled on this vintage one. It’s quick to make with a straight forward “wheaty” ﬂ avor.

Turn dough out on floured surface. Divide in half. I added a little more flour before I could divide it since my dough was still sticky. Shape each half into a round loaf, using a bit more flour if necessary. Place 4” apart on cookie sheet and pat down a little — a good inch or so. Cut a cross into each to “let the devils out.” If you want, brush with buttermilk or butter. Buttermilk makes a crisper crust and butter a softer one.

Bread before baking (left). Bread brushed with buttermilk (right).

Bake on middle shelf 10 minutes. Turn heat down to 400. Rotate cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes longer or until dough sounds hollow when tapped and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Mine took another 5-7 minutes after to get done. It registered 200 on a thermometer stuck through the center.

We’ve eaten it warm from the toaster slathered with butter and marmalade. If I can manage to save some, I’ll serve it alongside a simple Irish stew. Otherwise, I’ll just make another batch. It’s that easy. Maybe you’ll be inspired to make this simple brown soda bread, too.

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Sports Bolden joins Ohio State football staﬀ Dave Clark Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Roger Bacon running back Corey Kiner (22) carries the ball in the fourth quarter of an OHSAA regional playoff football game against Valley View, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Lakota West High School in West Chester Township, Ohio. Valley View won 28-27. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

Roger Bacon’s Corey Kiner has unveiled his Top 10 Scott Springer and Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The most dangerous running back in Greater Cincinnati has announced his Top 10 choices to play college football via Twitter. Along with help from his editorial assistant, Roger Bacon Assistant Athletic Director Brandon Spaeth, Corey Kiner presented his list Friday morning. Kiner’s Top 10 includes the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. He attended a recent University of Cincinnati recruiting event that was a who’s who of local recruiting. The list included some of La Salle’s blue-chip defensive backﬁ eld that have

received multiple oﬀ ers like Kiner, including Jaylen Johnson who is committed to Ohio State and Devonta Smith and Iesa Jarmon. The 5-10, 205-pound Kiner will be a four-year starter for Roger Bacon and is a threat any time he has the ball. He is Greater Cincinnati’s top prep football prospect for 2021. As a junior, he was in the discussion for Ohio Mr. Football which went to Wyoming senior Evan Prater. Kiner ran for 2,298 yards and 40 touchdowns last season and had nine receptions for 122 yards and another score. He had 1,740 yards and 36 touchdowns as a sophomore and 1,226 yards and 15 touchdowns as a freshman, giving him 5,264 yards in three season and

a realistic shot at surpassing 7,000 for his career if he stays healthy. It’s easier to list who hasn’t oﬀ ered Kiner probably than those who have. Notable schools include Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Georgia. Kiner is a four-star recruit according to 247sports.com. The site has offered up no speculation on where he may be leaning. Last month, Kiner had fun via social media announcing a “Top Five,” but it turned out to be a choice of local and national restaurants. Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – March 6. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

Mountain East Conference honors girl basketball players Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Urbana’s Tyra James, formerly of Winton Woods High School, has been selected as the Mountain East Conference Player of the Year, while Charleston’s Dakota Reeves was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year and Notre Dame’s Lauren Macer was tabbed as the Coach of the Year, as the league recently announced its top honors and all-conference teams. Reeves is also from Greater Cincinnati as she played at West Clermont High School. James, a graduate student, led the league in scoring in addition to ranking among the conference leaders in multiple other categories. Her 24.6 points per game led the MEC and is in the top fi ve in the country in NCAA Division II this season, and her 530 points in conference play is thirdbest in league history. The four-time MEC Player of the Week was also fourth in the league in rebounds (10.9) and second in the conference in assists (4.63). She shot .500 from the fi eld (eighthbest in the MEC) and averaged 1.19 blocked shots per game. James set the Urbana single-season scoring record and also became the fi rst MEC player to record two triple-doubles in the same season. James scored over 1,000 points in her career at Winton Woods and also had stops at Kent State and Florida A&M. Reeves, a 5-foot-7 freshman from

Joe Bolden, who starred at Colerain High School for his head coach and uncle, Tom (now at Lakota West), before playing linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines for four years, is joining the Ohio State Buckeyes' coaching staﬀ as a defensive quality control coach, according to multiple reports. Bolden was most recently a special teams quality control analyst at USC. Before that, he worked for two seasons as a defensive grad assistant at Washington State and one season as a grad assistant at Michigan. Bolden will work on OSU's staﬀ with long-time Colerain head coach Kerry Coombs, who left the Tennessee Titans in January to become the Buckeyes' co-defensive coordinator. And the Buckeyes’ other co-defensive coordinator, Greg Mattison, coached Bolden at Michigan.

Michigan Wolverines linebacker Joe Bolden (35) celebrates a 41-7 win against the Florida Gators at Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium on Jan. 1, 2016. TOMMY GILLIGAN/USA TODAY SPORTS

SHORT HOPS Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Boys basketball ❚ La Salle battled Walnut Hills Feb. 28 to a 59-55 victory. Justin Lovette scored 18 points to lead the Lancers. ❚ Kobe Rodgers scored 18 points when St. Xavier topped Hamilton 4939 Feb. 28. ❚ The defending state champions Moeller improved to 24-1 after beating Western Hills 73-39 Feb. 29. Alex Williams and Logan Duncomb each scored 19 points with Duncomb grabbing 12 rebounds. ❚ Purcell Marian improved to 10-15 after beating McNicholas 56-47 Feb. 29 for its third postseason win of the year. Jared Baldock had 21 points. ❚ Princeton ﬁ nished its 17-8 season with an 81-71 overtime loss to Lakota West Feb. 28. ❚ Undefeated Wyoming beat Aiken 106-62 Feb. 29. Evan Prater and Isaiah Walker combined for 68 points. ❚ CHCA topped Gamble Montessori 87-66 Feb. 29 for its 20th-straight win.

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Dakota Reeves was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year by the Mountain East Conference. THE ENQUIRER/SCOTT SPRINGER

Tyra James of Winton Woods won Mountain East Conference Player of the Year for Urbana this season as a senior PROVIDED/URBANA

West Clermont averaged 10.9 points per game for Charleston and shot .466 from 3-point range and .435 from the fi eld. From the free-throw line, she was nearly 90%. In her college opener against California University of Pennsylvania, she made 9 of 10 3-pointers. Her high game was 30 points against Wheeling in December. Reeves was Eastern Cincinnati Conference First Team for West Clermont and coach Jeff Click in 2018. Editor’s note: Information and statistics included refl ects this article’s original publication date – March 2.

❚ Mercy McAuley edged Wayne 5149 Feb. 29, but was stopped short March 4 in a 40-31 loss to Fairmont. ❚ An undefeated 27-0, defending state champs Mount Notre Dame beat Loveland 61-48 Feb. 29 and Springboro 69-34 March 4. ❚ Improving to 21-6, Purcell Marian beat Waynesville 29-21 Feb. 29 before edging Summit Country Day 46-44 March 4. ❚ Roger Bacon advanced to the regional ﬁ nal by topping Tippecanoe 6354 Feb. 28 and Jonathan Alder 53-51 March 3. ❚ Cincinnati Country Day beat Mechaincsburg 56-46 Feb. 29 before topping Tri-Village 64-55 March 5 in the regional semiﬁ nal.

Wrestling ❚ La Salle was No. 3 in the Lakota East sectional with a 162.5. Five wrestlers La Salle won the sectional titles in their weight classes. Feb. 29.

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Ohio kids traumatized by some active shooter drills teachers and students to initiate whatever safety response they practiced in a drill.

Max Londberg Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

After months of therapy and lingering nightmares of a gunman in her school, a Cincinnati student is starting to fi gure out how to successfully manage intruder drills. Her teacher at North Avondale Montessori allows the girl’s best friend to hug her as they practice hiding. That helps, but the nightmares do amplify following the drills, as does her nightly monitoring of her home’s front door to ensure it is locked. At its worst, her anxiety prompted her to ask her mother about the door lock more than a dozen times before bed. She is 7 years old. As school shootings have become a dreaded, albeit rare, fact of American education, so too have eff orts to equip children to survive them. But pointing to recent anecdotal and scholarly evidence, some are asking: Do the benefi ts of realistic active shooter drills outweigh the harm they’re causing? The young student in North Avondale provides one perspective amid an expanding number of children (and even educators) in Greater Cincinnati who feel traumatized by the drills due to realistic scenarios, unclear procedures, or both. The North Avondale student’s mother spoke with The Enquirer but asked that she and her child not be named for privacy reasons. In one drill, the student’s substitute teacher told her and her fi rst grade classmates about the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, the mother said. Her daughter, just 6 years old then, was terrifi ed. Nightmares riddled her sleep. But she long concealed their cause, fi nding the memory too scary to talk about. The daughter eventually asked to see a doctor. A pediatrician said the issues were likely related to trauma. She went to therapy for months. Eventually the girl told her mother that drills had caused the nightmares. Hearing about Sandy Hook wasn’t the only frightening incident for the girl, who has been practicing lockdowns since she was 4. She and her classmates were once told to remove their shoes in order to throw them at a potential intruder, her mother said. “Grown-ups don’t understand what it feels like,” the student said recently, according to her mother. “Even when they tell me it’s a drill, I still have to hide, so I don’t believe them.” Her mother said active shooter drills should be conducted without students present, a method some local school districts have already adopted. “These kids come home with trauma,” she said, “and we as parents aren’t ready.”

When drills go wrong Earlier this school year, several students at New Richmond Middle School in Clermont County were injured during an active shooter drill. One student suffered a cut on her face. Others were bruised from falling during an evacuation procedure. During the drill, the school principal posed as an active shooter and used an air horn to “simulate the noise level that would take place in a real event,” according to a school statement. A few months before, police offi cers fi red blanks from a shotgun and rifl e at Franklin High School in Warren County during a drill. Lt. Gerry Massey with Franklin police earlier told The Enquirer that “it did cause some stress” among students, but the goal was authentic training. Troubles are not limited to the recent past. In a 2015 drill at Cincinnati’s Hughes High School, a student feared an actual active shooter had entered the school and called police. A similar incident last month at the Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies horrifi ed several people in the building. Teachers at the Roselawn school recently said offi cials failed to specify that announced descriptions of a mock intruder were part of a drill. Teachers and students reacted as if an active shooter was inside their building. Seventh and eighth graders grabbed scissors and prepared to fi ght. Dianna Schweitzer, who teaches English as a second language at the school, hid under a sink with two students. She said she off ered her hiding place to a colleague because the colleague’s children were younger. Teachers at the school recently spoke out to CPS school board members, who have expressed interest in creating an advisory committee to possibly update how the district performs drills. If it were up to Mike Moroski, a school board member, active shooter drills would be shelved.

Student with sensory disorder disturbed by drills

As school shootings have increased, so too have efforts to equip children to survive them with realistic active shooter drills. But some are asking if the beneﬁ ts of drills outweigh the harm they’re causing? TONY GIBERSON/ TGIBERSON@PNJ.COM

Adalina,13, Mindy and Leanna Nagel, 10, inside their home in North College Hill. Adalina and Leanna attend Clark Montessori High School, where they have been practicing active shooter drills, sometimes without warning to the students. ALEX MARTIN/ CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“We’re raising a generation of traumatized children,” he said. CPS works with police to “ensure our procedures are current and eﬀ ective for today’s potential threats,” the district said in a statement. “School counselors and psychologists are prepared to support students and address their concerns following a drill.” CPS parents and teachers who spoke with The Enquirer called for at least better notiﬁ cation of the drills. “Instructions need to be clearer. Procedures need to be practiced,” said Renee Nelson, a second grade teacher at Pleasant Hill Academy in College Hill. Nelson’s daughter told The Enquirer she also experienced a drill she thought was real.

‘I was crying’ Tyanna Nelson, Renee Nelson’s daughter, said she feared a legitimate active shooter in a drill held the previous school year. Then an eighth grader at Walnut Hills High, Tyanna responded by hiding. She heard a description of the mock intruder’s appearance and details of his location in the school over a PA system. “I was crying,” Tyanna said, adding she spent much of 30 minutes of terror squeezing a friend’s hand. “I was assuming I would hear sirens and more instructions would be given.” Similar incidents have been reported across the U.S., to the point that the two largest teachers’ unions, alongside a gun safety group, called this month for the elimination of unannounced drills and drills that “mimic an actual incident.” The American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and Everytown for Gun Safety jointly released the report, which said mental health professionals are becoming increasingly troubled by how drills aﬀ ect student mental health. Dr. Laurel Williams, chief of psychiatry at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, is one such expert raising concerns, according to the report. “The sense of dread these drills can evoke can be quite pervasive,” Williams said. “If you’re constantly given the viewpoint that the world is scary and unpreventable things happen, it pervasively makes us less secure as a society.” Not all students have horror stories. Macen Hall, 14, attends Walnut Hills. He praised drills at his school. “I react to the drills calmly because I have been greatly prepared for these situations,” Hall wrote by text.

Are drills effective? Many argue schools need active shooter drills. Ralph Ruwan, the security supervisor at CPS, told The Enquirer that the drills can save lives. And if students and teachers “know it’s a drill, that will take a lot of the trauma away.” Abbie Youkilis’ niece, Jaime Guttenberg, was killed in 2018 during the Mar-

jory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Youkilis of Amberley Village told The Enquirer she and Jaime’s father, Fred Guttenberg, support active shooter drills. “But we think they are overdoing it and terrorizing children,” Youkilis said. “We are concerned that potential future shooters are going through the same drills and developing new scenarios to work around them.” Youkilis added their support for drills is “only because we haven’t fi xed the underlying problem ... which is too many guns in the hands of those who should not have them.” Jaime’s relatives operate a group, Orange Ribbons for Jaime, which supports universal background checks for the sale of gun ammunition, including other “common sense gun safety reforms,” Youkilis said. Cameron Smith, 18, told The Enquirer that drills do help in some ways, such as in evacuations. But they are unlikely to aid a student in the traumatic event of encountering an active shooter. Smith would know. He survived being shot by a fellow student in 2016 at Madison Jr./Sr. High School. Others point to scarce evidence regarding the eff ectiveness of active shooter drills. A recent Ball State University study analyzed fi rearm violence prevention methods, including plans to foil active shooters, and found none were backed by empirical evidence. In fact, the measures may be “creating a false sense of security,” the study found. The researchers did, however, acknowledge the possibility that school resource offi cers could minimize the number of victims in an incident. But considering the number of deaths due to shootings in schools, a school has a probability of facing a single shooting fatality once every 3,250 years, according to the study. And while billions of dollars are spent on school security and to pay school resource offi cers, the study said, such “massive expenditures” will have little or no impact on the thousands of annual youth fi rearm deaths occurring outside of school. In the 2014-15 school year, for example, the study found more than 2,900 school-aged children and teens died in a gun-related homicide or suicide outside of school. Just 29 children died in such incidents inside schools that same year. There’s also the problem of the quickness of many school shootings, according to the study. A 2019 U.S. Secret Service report on school violence found that with most attacks ending quickly, law enforcement “rarely had the opportunity to intervene before serious harm was caused to students or staff .” The report identifi ed 41 instances of targeted school violence perpetrated by a current or a recent former student over a decade span. Nearly half ended within a minute – possibly less time needed for

Adalina Nagel, a seventh grader at Clark Montessori High in Hyde Park, has sensory processing disorder, which causes heightened sensitivity to things like sound and touch. Drills particularly irritate her. She is not comfortable in close proximity to others. The peal of alarms and the tone of whispering classmates during a drill cause distress. Due to her disorder, Adalina is allowed prior warning of drill alarms so she has time to put on ear protection. “The lockdown drills, there’s really not much much to them,” Adalina said in an interview. “At maximum, I think they should do one per year and that’s it.” Adalina’s younger sister, 10-year-old Leanna, said drills “make the kids scared that their district is not as safe as everyone tells them.” Her mother, Mindy Nagel, said Leanna now refuses to watch movies with weapons and worries about people carrying guns in public. Her daughter’s newfound fear of weapons, Nagel said, developed immediately following the most recent drill at her school, North Avondale. Nagel received a school notifi cation after the drill informing parents that one had occurred. The notice specifi ed students had practiced a lockdown drill with an offi cer but did not give further specifi cs. “I assume it (the drill) had to due with guns because she developed this fear of guns,” Nagel said. Nagel supports holding active shooter drills without students. She was upset after Adalina told with pride how she’d thought to grab a stapler during a drill to use as throwing-object ammunition against a shooter. “I think, of course, if one child dies in school that’s too much,” Nagel said, “but I think that if the teacher and staff are prepared, then that is enough. I don’t think we need to be teaching kids to weaponize themselves.”

Is holding drills without students a solution? Mason City Schools has opted to hold active shooter drills without students present, according to Tracey Carson, a district spokesperson. “This gives school personnel and our safety partners the opportunity to practice important procedures without causing undue stress to our students,” Carson wrote in an email. Earlier this year, teachers read an instructional book about life-saving practices to kindergartners, fi rst and second graders, Carson added. Newport Independent Schools has also elected to not conduct active shooter drills with students, according to Tim Grayson, the district’s safe school coordinator. “While we have considered the possibility, we have concerns related to the possible negative impact on both our students and staff ,” Grayson said by email. Other schools that include students in the drills, like Cincinnati Country Day, send advance notice to parents and guardians. At Sycamore Community Schools, parents and guardians are notifi ed afterward. Sycamore also allows students to opt out of its “armed intruder training,” according to a district spokesperson. Ohio law requires schools run an active shooter drill once every three years, Mason’s Carson said, but student involvement is optional. State law does require three safety drills a year involving students, to practice responses to an armed person on school property, an act of terrorism or “other act of violence.”

In a fi re drill, ‘you don’t set a fi re’ Moroski, the CPS board member, and Julie Sellers, the president of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, said CPS recently received a top school safety rating from the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of America’s 76 biggest urban systems. But while one student told Moroski he feels safest at school, drills are contributing to his growing unease, Moroski said. “For legislators to say: ‘Here, we did something about it with these drills,’ “ Moroski said, “is absurd.” Union leader Sellers commended school board members like Moroski for considering a revamp to realistic active shooter drills in CPS. “When there’s a fi re drill,” she said, “you don’t set a fi re.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS Sunset Players ﬁ ll the stage with country music and hijinks The Arts Center at Dunham, will be ﬁ lled with country music as Sunset Players perform “Pump Boys and Dinettes” from March 6-21. A musical comedy written by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann, and directed by Don Frimming, the Pump Boys sell high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Ole Opry country, and the Dinettes run the Double Cupp diner next door. With gallons of hilarity and slices of heartbreak, they perform an evening of country and western songs on guitars, piano, bass and even kitchen utensils. For its 40th anniversary season, Sunset Players have reunited the Pump Boys from their 2001 production with two new Dinettes to round out the cast for this heart-warming musical production. Come take a seat at the Double Cupp for an evening that’s sure to pluck your heart strings, tickle your funny none, and get your toes tappin’ to the catchy tunes and charm of this engaging musical. Carrie Mees, Sunset Players

vedic massage to the west-side of town. “I don’t think Ayurvedic massage has really ever been done before at a westside business by someone trained in India. People will be so rejuvenated, they will naturally gravitate toward keeping the west-side the best side!” For more information, call Envy Salon at 513-598-5700 or go to www.envycincy.com. Dennis Smith, Envy Salon

Amberley Village neurosurgeon is ﬁ rst in US to use targeted GammaTile Therapy for patients with malignant brain tumors

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Ayurvedic massage comes to Bridgetown Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old, holistic healthcare system that began in India, has arrived in Bridgetown. Envy Salon, 5500 Harrison Avenue, is off ering Ayurvedic massage at the introductory price of 65 dollars an hour. “It’s the best massage for improving your body’s energy,” said Dennis Smith, a certifi ed Ayurvedic therapist. Smith was trained in Ayurveda in Kerala, India, in 2005. “Sesame, coconut and sunfl ower oils are mixed with balancing herbs to calm and rejuvenate each individual recipient,” Smith said. “Ayurveda is the sister science of Yoga, so it naturally improves your ‘prana’ or energy, Smith said. “But you don’t have to do Yoga to get the benefi ts. Few things in life tap better into Nature than Ayurveda. That’s part of the reason it has been around so long.” “Ayurveda,” Smith said, “directly takes the stress out of your body’s vibrations. Normal body vibrations lower as stress levels rise. The oils not only destress and raise vibrations, they seep into tissues, grab debris in the bloodstream and head for the digestive tract

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for elimination, much better than a massage done with lotion. Creams and lotions tend to only stay in the skin.” Smith added, “Ayurvedic enthusiasts, because they are less tense in a more natural way, get more accomplished in their days by not focusing as much on their stresses and anxieties. The calm is a gift your body gives to you for connecting to the wonders of Nature around us.” “We give each person a questionnaire before the massage. It takes about two minutes to ﬁ ll out and the answers allow us to determine which oil mixture is most suited to speciﬁ cally help each individual.” In India, Smith said he toured an Ayurvedic factory that shipped oil formulas to Italy, Russia, Spain, Germany and the United States. “We then helped to

mix the castor, neem, bala, ginseng, and other herbs into the oils. India is beautiful and it was the trip of a lifetime.” Smith was in India for 35 days, learning 12 diﬀ erent Ayurvedic massages. He said, “The freshest herbs are mixed with the oils to give the formulas the most power. The freshest herbs are the most powerful because their own oils are still intact. The power is in the oils.” Terry Zehnder, the owner of Envy Salon, is a proponent of Ayurvedic massage. “The massage is so amazing, I want to keep the oils on my body all day. Even my mind was clearer for a while after the massage. It’s a unique feeling of relaxation that I think everyone should experience,” she said. Smith said he is happy to bring Ayur-

AMBERLEY VILLAGE – Vincent DiNapoli, MD, PhD, a neurosurgeon with Mayfi eld Brain & Spine and Director of the Brain Tumor Center at The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health, continued to evolve the standard of care this month when he became the fi rst surgeon in the United States to utilize GammaTile Therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed malignant brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy, marketed by GT Medical Technologies, became available to patients in January 2019 and is being used in top cancer treatment centers across the United States. It was initially approved for the treatment of recurrent brain tumors, including glioblastomas, gliomas, meningiomas, and brain metastases. The FDA expanded clearance of the technology in January to include treatment of newly diagnosed malignant brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy, also known as surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT), is designed to delay brain tumor recurrence. It consists of a 3D-collagen tile embedded with a cesium radiation source. GammaTile is placed in the tumor cavity at the time of surgery so that it immediately begins to target residual tumor cells with radiation while limiting the impact on healthy brain tissue. “Our ability to utilize GammaTile for patients who have been newly diagnosed with malignant brain tumors provides a welcome addition to our options for treatment,” Dr. DiNapoli said. “I began using the therapy for my patients with recurrent malignancies in August 2019, and I’m encouraged by initial results. I am excited by the FDA’s decision to expand the technology to the many patients who can benefi t from the treatSee COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 5B

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SCHOOL NEWS Four Mt. Healthy High School student-athletes sign to play at collegiate level Student-Athletes hope for the day when they can play at the next level, so when that opportunity arises, it’s an exciting endeavor. Recently, four Mt. Healthy High School seniors signed to further their education and play football in college. Cortez Huckleby and Alasanne Diallo signed to play for Tiffi n University, Brandon Lanier signed to play for Austin Peay University, and Danarius Shaw signed to play for College of DuPage. The young men signed their letters of intent before their families, friends, coaches and school administrators. These young men have worked hard to achieve this opportunity. Mt. Healthy Owls Head Football Coach Arvie Crouch said, “ I couldn’t be more proud as a coach to see these young men fulfi ll their dreams of playing college football. These guys are the defi nition of class, hard work, and dedication not to mention the great character they have shown throughout their career here at Mt. Healthy High School.” Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City Schools

NWLSD receives Ohio Auditor of State Award of Distinction Northwest Local School District (NWLSD) received the Ohio Auditor of

State Award of Distinction. This award is presented for excellence in fi nancial reporting related to the District’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and compliance with applicable laws for the fi scal year ended in 2019. “As stakeholders in this community we understand the importance of being fi scally responsible and transparent in all of our reporting,” said Amy M. Wells, NWLSD CFO/Treasurer. “Good faith and accountability are essential in maintaining a strong partnership with our community.” Recipients of the award hold exemplary reporting records that serve as the standard for clean, accountable government, representing the highest level of service to Ohioans. According to representatives in the Auditor’s Offi ce, only 8% of governmental entities receive this award each year. “This award is not achievable without the cooperation of all our staff in the District,” said Wells. “I especially want to recognize our staff in the buildings and departments that assist us, as well as, the individuals in the Treasurer’s Offi ce that make sure our internal controls are in place and everything is in compliance with federal, state and local policies, laws and regulations.” Lyndsey Creecy, Northwest Local School District

Mt. Healthy Owls Football Coach Arvie Crouch and his players signing letters of intent, (from left) Danarius Shaw, Brandon Lanier, Cortez Huckleby, and Alasanne Diallo. PROVIDED

From left: Ryan Holiday, SW Regional Liaison for the Ohio Auditor of State; Amy M. Wells, NWLSD CFO/ Treasurer; and Elizabeth Whitt, NWLSD Accounting Supervisor.

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ment during their initial diagnosis.” Elizabeth Levick, MD, a radiation oncologist with OHC (Oncology Hematology Care), said: “Our Brain Tumor Center team is grateful that more of our patients will beneﬁ t from this technology. The therapy has the potential to positively impact patient outcomes, treatment compliance, and quality of life.” Dr. DiNapoli and his team are using the therapy in place of implantable radioactive seeds the size of grains of rice. “Previously, we embedded individual seeds into the brain and glued them in place,” Dr. DiNapoli said. “Despite our best eﬀ orts, they had the potential to migrate to another part of the brain. With GammaTile, the radiation is embedded into a wafer that is similar to a surgical sponge. This minimizes the worry that individual seeds will migrate from their original placement, and helps protect healthy brain tissue from radiation.” Implanting tiles that contain four seeds rather than placing seeds one by one also cuts down on the length of the surgery and, consequently, the length of time the patient is under anesthesia. “The process is very quick,” Dr. DiNapoli said. “It can be done in less than 5 minutes.” Approximately 700,000 Americans are living with some type of brain tumor during a given year. Despite the efforts of the most skilled brain tumor specialists throughout the world, outcomes for patients with malignant brain tumors have improved very little over the past 30 years. During this time, there have been only four FDAapproved drugs and two FDA-cleared devices available to patients and physicians for the treatment of brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy, which became available to patients with recurrent brain tumors in January 2019, is the most recent treatment cleared or approved by the FDA for the treatment of brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy is

the only radiation therapy specifi cally designed for use in the brain and off ers advantages for patients undergoing surgery for brain tumors. GammaTile begins targeting residual tumor cells immediately at the time of tumor removal surgery while avoiding damage to healthy brain tissue. In addition, the burden of radiation treatment is reduced. Patients receive treatment while going about their daily lives and require no additional trips to the hospital or clinic for radiation therapy. In a clinical study presented at the 2019 AANS Annual Scientifi c Meeting, GammaTile Therapy gave the average patient approximately 10 extra months without a local recurrence with extended overall survival. Clark Chen, MD, PhD, head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, presented data from his fi rst patients treated with GammaTile at the 2019 Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting. Consistent with data published in a peer-reviewed article, Dr. Chen reported that local control was achieved in approximately 90 percent of patients who underwent gross total resection of their tumor. This impressive result was achieved without an increase in wound complications or length of hospital stay. Cindy Starr, Mayfi eld Clinic

GirlZ to Women Empowerment Summit The GirlZ to Women 2020 Empowerment Summit will be hosted by the women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Pi Sigma Zeta Chapter (Forest Park), from 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., Saturday, March 28. The event is sponsored in partnership with and will be held at Woodlawn Community Center, 10050 Woodlawn Blvd., Cincinnati 45215. The event’s theme is “Dream a New Dream” and is open to girls 14-18 years of age (generally grades 9-12) along with a female parent or guard-

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ian. Workshop topics are: Personal Branding and Financial Literacy, College Readiness/College Fair, Self Defense and Safety Awareness. There will be a swag bag giveaway and opportunities for the young ladies to network with their peers and presenters. The event is free. Breakfast and lunch are included in the day. Registration can be made at https://girlztowomen2020.eventbrite.com The event is sponsored as part of the Sorority’s celebration of Finer Womanhood Month. Cochairs of the event are chapter members Michelle Ford and Tierrah Mayﬁ eld. Both are available for interviews prior to the event as well as the day of the event. Robin Busby, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Pi Sigma Zeta Chapter (Forest Park)

Region’s inaugural student conservation leaders program coming Summer 2020 Ohio River Foundation (ORF) will off er Explorations in Conservation for high school students this June. Four 1-week sessions will be off ered at three diff erent locations, in June. Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Participants will fi sh, hike, wade, sample, observe, and engage in restoration activities in our

Ohio River Watershed, and develop their abilities in leadership, stewardship and conservation in the process. The Program includes lessons about macroinvertebrates, chemistry, fi shing and mussels that ORF employs for its River Explorer and Mussels in the Classroom programs, along with a bevy of other hands-on ecological explorations. Under the guidance of ORF staff , students will learn what it takes to be an environmental steward and discover their power to lead their school and community towards conservation solutions. “We’re thrilled to add this fun and challenging summer experience for high school students to our roster of program off erings,” said Evan Banzhaf, the program manager. “Students will end the week with improved science skills and a greater understanding of local and regional conservation issues.” One location is Pioneer Park in Covingon, Kentucky, where students will explore Banklick Creek, a tributary of the Licking River. Two other locations will allow students to utilize the National Wild and Scenic Little Miami River for exploration and learning: Nisbet Park in Loveland, Ohio, and Avoca Park in Columbia Township, Ohio. Participation is open to students who will be entering tenth through

12th grade for the 20202021 school year. Applications must be received online or in the mail by April 15. Applicants will be notiﬁ ed of their acceptance by April 30. The course fee of $160 (payable upon student acceptance) covers all instructional, travel and activity expenses, as well as an Ohio River Foundation T-shirt. Lunch and snacks are not included; participants must bring their own food and water each day.

Scholarships are available to students who need ﬁ nancial assistance. Applications and additional information are available at www.ohioriverfdn.org. Ohio River Foundation (ORF) is dedicated to protecting and improving the water quality and ecology of the Ohio River and all waters in its 11-state watershed. ORF works towards these goals through environmental education and conservation activities that serve to inspire environmental stewardship for the beneﬁ t and enjoyment of current and future citizens. In 2020, ORF celebrates its 20th anniversary of Ohio River watershed work in restoration, education, and advocacy. More than 5,000 students each year participate in its Mussels in the Classroom and River Explorer education programs, from more than 50 schools in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. ORF’s restoration activities have also restored and reconnected more than 200 miles of rivers, removed 4 dams, planted 6,000 trees, and removed more than 100,000 invasive plants. For more information, visit www.ohioriverfdn.org. Rich Cogen

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51 Payment to a freelancer for 1 Magical healer unpublished work 7 Maintain 53 ____ fixe 11 Overseas landmark located in Elizabeth 54 Informal “Ugh!” Tower 55 Little thing to pick 17 “Fa-a-ancy!” 56 Some p.m. times 18 Classic Mell Lazarus 57 China flaw comic strip 59 Familiar inits. in math 19 Soaring performer 60 Original airer of “The 20 GAZACHO Office” 22 Young antagonist in 61 Lapis lazuli shade Super Mario games 62 TECHNIQUEO 23 Counterpart of the 66 DEFINITEL Roman Aurora 68 Romeo and Juliet, e.g. 24 Jargon 69 Adam’s ____ 25 John, to Lennon 70 Air-traffic watchdog, 26 Mythical archer for short 27 Suffix with Jumbo 71 Literary protagonist 29 SMEILL named after a king of Israel 34 Poet who wrote “For God’s sake hold your 72 Violinist Leopold tongue, and let me 73 “That’s show ____!” love” 74 Film character 35 Chocolaty Post cereal introduced in 1977 36 Org. for which Pelé who died in a 2015 once played sequel 37 Something many an 76 ____ Major A-list celebrity has 80 French compliment 38 Area with a half-dome 82 INSTBANT 42 Noted Chinese84 Ability that’s hard to American fashion explain designer 85 Hand-sewn toy 44 Mystical ball 87 Derive (from) 47 ENTURIES 88 Woman in Progressive ads Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more 89 Book reviewers, for than 4,000 past puzzles, short nytimes.com/crosswords 91 1910s flying star ($39.95 a year).

94 James Garfield’s middle name 96 ENVIRONMENAL 101 Yuletide 102 Part of binoculars 103 Fireside-chat prez 104 “The United States is not, and never will be, at war with ____”: Obama 106 Home of the Sun Devils, familiarly 107 Subj. of Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution 110 RUMYSELF 114 Digitally IDs by location 115 Rock standard? 116 Big name in skin care 117 Features of some dresses and shoes 118 Subtracting 119 Stifled

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1 Help line? 2 “With any luck!” 3 Uncompromising 4 House of Burgundy? 5 Keyboard key 6 Cabernet county 7 Land between Albania and Serbia 8 Histrionic sort 9 Bird Down Under 10 ____ smear 11 Play’s final act?

Sam Trabucco, 27, is a cryptocurrency trader who divides his time between San Francisco and Hong Kong. He got into crosswords as a child by playing competitive Scrabble. He says, “My first attempt at making one was fueled by the (very wrong) assumption that making a crossword would be essentially the same as playing Scrabble.” This is Sam’s 24th puzzle for The Times since his debut in 2015. — W.S.

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12 Computer addresses, for short 13 Fraternity and sorority members 14 Carnival or circus, so to speak 15 Delight in 16 Language from which “reindeer” comes 18 Christmas-gift bearers 19 Annoyance for Santa 21 Rowing machine, in fitness lingo 22 ____ nova 25 Sierra ____ 28 Peachy-keen 30 Like some hair and embarrassed friends 31 Sweetums 32 First Nations people 33 Get perfect 34 ____ counter 39 Tiny amount 40 Something that’s not easy to blow 41 ____ sauce (sushi bar condiment) 43 Alpine lodging 45 Happening again? 46 Burdened 48 Millennials 49 Veil over a Muslim woman’s face 50 ____-doke 52 No go-getter 55 Org. to which Jordan once belonged 58 “____ complicated” 60 Grendel, e.g.

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77 Like some web pages and memories 78 Will Ferrell and Tina Fey 79 Chemist’s study 81 Muffin choice 82 Leafy shelter 83 U.S. ally in the Gulf War 86 Nickname of the Miami Heat’s alltime leader in points, games, assists and steals

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61 “I knew it was you!” 62 Take to the soapbox 63 Store-sign info 64 Curse remover 65 Diana Ross musical, with “The” 66 “Life of Pi” author Martel 67 Reply of faux innocence 70 Have no success with 73 Speak with swagger 74 Spiral 75 Words of wonder

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92 “Hear ye! Hear ye!” announcers

105 *big kiss*

93 Obstacle-free courses 95 Waterside lodging with a portmanteau name 96 Drinking sounds

108 Quick time out 109 Chief legal officers: Abbr. 110 Target of an athlete’s M.R.I.

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111 Charlotte of “The Facts of Life”

98 Young salamanders

112 “____ changed”

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Winton Woods Kiwanis Character is Key recipient is Ashleiny Duarte Winton Woods Middle School Principal Doug Sanker recommended Ashleiny Duarte for the Kiwanis Character is Key Award for the trait of trustworthiness. This trait is characterized continuously in the way Ashleiny conducts herself on our campus. Mr. Sanker says Ashleiny shows up everyday to school with a positive attitude. “She is a dependable student who can be counted on to conduct student advocacy decisions throughout the building. Upon her return to the classroom after fulfi lling the mission, she is extremely respectful. She has a knack for being helpful to teachers and students alike. If she sees a problem, she has the confi dence to address it with kindness and respect. Ashleiny doesn’t set herself above others. She is conscious of who she is, her actions, the right thing to do, her voice, and its power. She treats all people like they have something of value to off er. With a maturity beyond her age, she is not only worthy of being trusted, she extends trust to those around her. This trust adds value to every classroom in which she participates. Her ability to trust and be trusted is a part of her core being; it is clearly something that has been instilled in her at a young age. It was the unanimous decision of the Board to present her with this Kiwanis Character is Key award for trustworthiness.” Drew Jackson, Winton Woods City Schools

Betisha Pohkrel is Winton Woods Kiwanis Student of the Month

Kiwanis Character is Key award recipient Ashleiny Duarte at the Winton Woods City Schools board meeting. DREW JACKSON/PROVIDED

Mercy McAuley High School holds Jumpstart Night for 5th-7th grade girls and parents Mercy McAuley High School, located at 6000 Oakwood Avenue in College Hill, will hold a Jumpstart Night for 5th-7th grade parents and girls on Thursday, April 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event is for 5th-7th grade parents and students who are interested in getting a jumpstart in exploring all that Mercy McAuley has to oﬀ er. Parents will tour the school and learn about Mercy McAuley’s academics and schedule, counseling and student services, Women Lead Program, campus

Winton Woods City Schools Kiwanis Student of the Month Betisha Pohkrel hugs high school Guidance Counselor Kim Goins before receiving her award. DREW JACKSON/PROVIDED

ministry and service, arts, athletics and clubs, and tuition, ﬁ nancial aid and scholarships. Separately, 5th-7th graders will participate in science lab, art and service activities with Mercy McAuley faculty and students. They can also get a “sneak peek” of Mercy McAu-

ley’s spring musical, Hello Dolly! There will also be refreshments, photo opportunities, and the Spirit Shop will be open. RSVP at mercymcauley.org/jumpstart by March 30. Any questions may be directed to Alli Miazga, Recruitment

Winton Woods High School Guidance Counselor Kim Goins nominates junior Betisha Pohkrel with the Kiwanis Student of the Month award. Goins says Pohkrel’s work ethic is commendable. She has been a part of the Academy of Globals students since her freshman year and participates in honors classes. Goins says Pohkrel always puts her best foot forward, “Her cheerful smile is contagious,” said Goins. “She literally lights up a room especially when she becomes excited about an idea she or others may have.” Goins got to see more of that smile when Pohkrel joined her after-school program called Health Professions Afﬁ nity Community (HPAC). A program that is led by the University of Cincinnati nursing school where they discuss and plan events that will best beneﬁ t the community. Under Pohkrel’s leadership, the group will be holding “Teen Pregnancy” forums making sure teen moms have access to the right resources to help them have successful pregnancies. In addition to participating in HPAC, she also was selected as a student in The Academy of Global Studies, to help primary school students enjoy science experiments presented by COSI. Pohkrel’s strong work ethic has enabled her to become amember of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. She is also a member of the Yearbook Club. Her main job is taking photographs for the club. Pohkrel loves to help people. During Prom, she worked with the photographer, and high school teacher Ciro Casanova, to ensure every student had a great photograph. She demonstrates such enthusiasm for learning and helping others. This is displayed when she is working in class with her group mates and in the organizations she participates in. It is with great pleasure to see her receive the Student of the Month Award for January. Drew Jackson, Winton Woods City Schools

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