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‘Not sitting still’ Winburn wants to make his six months as treasurer count

Hamilton County treasurer Charlie Winburn poses for a portrait in his office in the Todd B. Portune Center for County Government in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, April 7. In February, the Hamilton County Republican Party appointed Charlie Winburn to fi ll a six-month vacancy in the Hamilton County treasurer's office. The previous treasurer, also a Republican, Robert Goering, became a judge on the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. Winburn ran for treasurer last year and lost to Democrat Jill Schiller by less than two percentage points. Due to state law, Schiller's term doesn't start until September. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

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ix weeks after taking offi ce as the fi rst Black Hamilton County treasurer, Charlie Winburn has big plans for his tenure.

The one problem? He only has fi ve months left in offi ce.

“This is the shortest marriage I’ve ever had in my career,” Winburn told the Hamilton County Commissioners in a meeting on March 30. Winburn was using marriage as a metaphor for commitment to a job. He’s been married to his current wife for 40 years.

“But let’s make the best of it.”

Winburn has a 10-point plan for increasing tax collection, im-

proving cybersecurity, and inventorying vacant property that could be used for aff ordable housing The spirited veteran politician wants to make this normally invisible offi ce highly visible.

Winburn’s voice echoed among the sparse cubicles on the fourth fl oor of the Hamilton County administration building when he arrived on a recent Wednesday. He walked fast, calling out everyone See WINBURN, Page 2A

Family sorrow collides with Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause Anne Saker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – April 13. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

On March 12, Elizabeth Aumann of Amberley Village got her long-awaited shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19. Three days later, she was hospitalized with a ferocious headache. Her condition deteriorated until March 24, when she died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Her husband of 36 years, Bob, stressed in an interview April 13 that he does not tie his wife’s death to the J&J drug. She did live with a rare blood-clotting disorder and used medication for high blood pressure. But Bob said even her doctors are mystifi ed about her swift end. At 60, Liz Aumann was fi t and a 20mile-a-week runner with a busy execu-

tive job at the University of Cincinnati.

“Several people asked me, was her death related to the vaccine, which we couldn’t answer,” he said. “The doctors don’t know why or where she had this bleed. Needless to say, it was fatal.”

One family’s sorrow coincided April 13 with the federal and state halts on the distribution of the J&J vaccine to review blood clotting incidents in six women between 18 and 48 who received the shot. One woman died, another received hospital treatment. More than 7.2 million doses of the J&J drug (sometimes known as the Janssen vaccine, after the J&J subsidiary that makes it) have been given since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized its emergency use last month.

Aumann’s death is not counted among those six cases although her family alerted the CDC April 1 through See SORROW, Page 2A

Bob Aumann, pictured, Tuesday, April 13, at his home in Amberley Village, is the husband of Liz Aumann, who died three days after receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Liz Aumann already lived with a rare blood-clotting disorder prior to receiving the vaccine. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

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by their fi rst names.

“My fi rst thing when I come in here, even when I got here today, I go in and talk to each staff er,” Winburn told The Enquirer. “Call them by name– how are you doing Holly? How are you doing Donald? How you are doing Nancy?

How are you doing Toya? How are you doing, Linda? Since I’ve been here, every staff er that’s here that reports to work that day interacts with me for a few minutes.”

Six weeks into the job, the Mount Airy Republican is on a fi rst-name basis with all 21 employees in the Hamilton County treasurer’s offi ce.

He knows he doesn’t have much time.

He lost an election but still took office The fact he’s here at all is unusual.

Winburn lost the election for treasurer by 7,000 votes to Hyde Park Democrat Jill Schiller in November.

Thanks to Ohio law, the new treasurer’s term won’t start until Sept. 7. The previous treasurer, Robert Goering, left Feb. 11 to take the bench as a Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas judge.

So Hamilton County needed a treasurer for six months.

Schiller suggested she should be appointed early. But since Goering was Republican, the Hamilton County Republicans got fi rst dibs on the appointment. Republicans weren’t about to appoint a Democrat, even for a few months. Treasurer is one of only three countywide offi ces they still hold in Hamilton County, which has trended Democratic like other urban counties across the country. Republicans also have the prosecutor and county engineer.

So Winburn got the job — twice, actually, after a Clermont County Republican challenged the process.

Schiller still thinks Republicans should have appointed her. She said Winburn has never called her to concede.

“By appointing Charlie, the GOP has gone against the will of the voters of Hamilton County, and that’s disappointing,” Schiller said. “But it’s the same partisanship we’ve come to expect from them.”

Winburn will write a letter to Schiller Winburn said he’s going to send Schiller a letter soon telling her she can come in to meet with him at any time to get oriented and prepare for a smooth transition. He pointed to binders on his desk. They will soon be fi lled with all the next treasurer needs to know to get started, he said.

“After church Sunday, I went to Staples, I paid for that myself,” Winburn said. “I don’t mind even using my own money out of my own pocket...I was telling my wife the other day, I said, you know what? The county treasurer’s offi ce is going to get their money’s worth out of me. She says, I know because you’re going to end up spending your own money.”

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Hamilton County treasurer Charlie Winburn poses for a portrait in his office in the Todd B. Portune Center for County Government in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, April 7. In February, the Hamilton County Republican Party appointed Charlie Winburn to fi ll a six-month vacancy in the Hamilton County treasurer's office. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

Treasurer often goes unnoticed In the meantime, expect to see more of Winburn.

Raising the profi le of the treasurer’s offi ce won’t be an easy feat, especially in fi ve months. The previous treasurer, Goering, called it a part-time position, working on average 20 to 30 hours a week while splitting time between that and his own bankruptcy law fi rm.

Goering spent 30 years as treasurer, basically the county’s tax collector.

The position pays $90,000 a year, but doesn’t make much policy and often goes unnoticed on the fourth fl oor of the Todd B. Portune Center for County Government.

Has a 10-point plan Many of Winburn’s 10-points in his 10-point plan are aspirational and abstract, such as promoting objectivity and running “eff ective” county boards on which the county treasurer serves as chair, including the county budget commission, the board of revision and the land bank, which oversees vacant and unused property in the county.

But he has set some tangible goals.

The most immediate: get more delinquent taxes collected. His offi ce sent out letters April 9 to the owners of 1,800 homes and 2,500 commercial property owners that owe property taxes. In the letter, Winburn urged the owners to set up a payment plan for their back taxes.

The payment plan isn’t new. But Winburn said he hopes he can get at least a portion of the $32 million in truant taxes collected with the letters.

As chairman of the land bank, Winburn also wants to study how aff ordable housing can be built on some of the vacant and unused property in the county’s land bank.

Other points to his plan: h Conduct a review of all the banks where the county holds its money. From August 2017 to present, the county has

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the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. One reason the government pauses the distribution of a drug is to learn whether others also have suffered the rare reaction.

The CDC system says 1,170 total deaths have been reported after inoculation with the Moderna vaccine, in use since January; 1,050 with the Pfi zer-BioNTech vaccine, in use since December, and 54 with the J&J drug, in use since early March.

“The end result is, it doesn’t change my outcome,” Bob Aumann said. “I have no proof that her death is related to any of the vaccine stuff . I don’t know. I’m sure all these companies are doing as much research as they can. I don’t think they were just randomly throwing a product out, but obviously, only time will tell what the negative impacts will be.”

The Aumanns met as students at Miami University and raised sons Matthew and Joshua in Mason. Bob owned the prototyping business 3-D Technical Services. Liz earned two master’s degrees from UC and was the university’s executive director of benefi ts, compensation and human resources operations. She helped create UC's wellness program, coming to campus in 2008 after 22 years at Ohio National Casualty. UC offi cials did not respond

used 11 banks to hold $150 million. h Send out a questionnaire to employees on how to improve service and better train staff . h Publish a newsletter on the treasurer’s website to update the public on what the treasurer does.

Winburn, when explaining his plan to The Enquirer, made frequent trips to a white board in his offi ce, scrawling different aspects of his plan for emphasis.

Other than legal books, a computer and a house plant in a basket on his desk, the offi ce is devoid of ornamentation.

Winburn has kept the previous staff in the offi ce and promised he wouldn’t fi re anyone without cause.

His work ethic has impressed some Democrats even. Hamilton County Board of Commissioners President Stephanie Summerow Dumas, a Democrat from Forest Park, recently met with Winburn.

“He’s not sitting still,” Dumas said.

“He’s looking at having an impact where it hits the citizens the most.”

Will Winburn run again?

Why all the eff ort and plans for essentially a space holder position?

If Winburn hopes to parlay his brief tenure into another run at public offi ce, Winburn played coy. He doesn’t think he’ll run for Cincinnati City Council again but said that could change.

“There are people that are speculating about what I’m going to do,” Winburn said. “And I think that’s wrong for them to do that, because when they think I’m going to do that, and I’m going to do this.”

It’s just his style. Winburn has rarely kept a low profi le in offi ce.

Religion and politics When fi rst elected to Cincinnati City Council in 1993, his views on religion and politics caused a stir.

In a 1989 self-published book, “Rul-

ing and Reigning in the ‘90s,” Winburn wrote, “Politics is dirty because the true believers are not really involved in it. We Christians must clean up politics. It is our job to elect only born-again believers to public offi ce.”

That passage haunted Winburn later in his political career, sparking controversy anew in 2005 when he ran unsuccessfully for mayor. Winburn recently told The Enquirer the line was misunderstood and mangled by an editor. It was more a criticism on lazy Christians, that they should be “ruling and reigning.”

He recently told The Enquirer he doesn’t believe only born-again believers ought to be in government.

“I don’t believe that,” Winburn said.

“And when I saw that, I had to take the heat for that, and you know, and kind of straighten it out.”

In 1994, Councilman Tyrone Yates, a Democrat, described Winburn as the councilman “who is the councilman that is the most human of us all and he is certainly the most lovable.”

“I like him personally,” Yates said.

“But you just never know where he is coming from, whether he’s with you or against you.”

Winburn served on city council from 1993 to 2017 when he left due to term limits.

He serves as pastor at Renew Community Church in College Hill and has a self-help book he hopes to publish after he leaves offi ce in September, “60 Seconds to a Focused Life.”

Winburn’s successor, Schiller, also has plans after September. Schiller said you can expect to see her more in the community. She wants to work with the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati to get more property tax compliance.

She views the treasurer’s job as a fulltime job. She will release a 100-day plan closer to her taking offi ce in September.

“My focus is making the offi ce more accessible and more eff ective in the community,” Schiller said.

“I’m sure all these companies are doing as much research as they can. I don’t think they were just randomly throwing a product out, but obviously, only time will tell what the negative impacts will be.”

Bob Aumann

to requests April 13 for comment about Aumann.

“She was never sick,” Bob said. “I don’t think she’s missed a day from work except when the boys were born.

No sick days for 20, 30 years. That’s why this was such a shocker.”

Several years ago, Bob can’t remember when, Liz was diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a rare disease in which the body makes too many blood cells.

“As I understand it, her blood would get thicker, and then they would draw it off , and then the body would make new blood, and the sequence would repeat itself. She had recently started taking some high blood pressure medication” to give her heart some help in its pumping.

Even April 13, Bob didn’t know more than that. “Liz was a very private person. She would tell me something once, and then she wouldn’t want to talk about it anymore. If I didn’t hear and remember what she said, well, that was my one opportunity to know what was going on.”

Liz had searched for a vaccination as soon as her age group was eligible in March, and Bob said she got the J&J shot at a pharmacy in Colerain Town-

ship. He remembered that she felt chills that night. On March 15, “she called, ‘I’m sick, I’m throwing up, you need to come,’ and I thought, this is really strange.”

Bob drove her to Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery, where doctors discovered the mysterious bleed on the brain and sent her to Good Samaritan Hospital in University Heights for neurosurgery, “the beginning of the end,” Bob said. On March 24, the family removed life support, “and she died within fi ve minutes.” In hope of answers, Bob allowed an autopsy, but he does not have the results.

The funeral was scheduled for April 17 at the Aumanns' church, Heritage Presbyterian in Mason. In bereavement, Bob can share funny memories, like the night he met Liz at Miami.

“It was Halloween in Oxford, Ohio, and we were uptown at a bar called Ozzie's,” he said. “I was sitting at the bar, and she was sitting with her roommates, and she was the one who kept coming up for a pitcher of beer. I would talk with her, and the next time, I would talk with her a little bit longer, and the next time a little longer, and fi nally one of her roommates came up and said, 'hey, our beer’s getting warm.' ”

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An artist's rendering of the custom homes planned as part of the $31 million College Hill Station development near the corner of Hamilton Avenue and North Bend Road. PROVIDED

New custom homes planned for College Hill Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A developer plans to build 31 custom homes in College Hill as part of the fi nal phase of the $31 million College Hill Station project under development at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and North Bend Road.

The new residential development would be built on about 2.8 acres of vacant city-owned property at 1630 West North Bend Road. The city of Cincinnati has agreed to sell to the parcel for $1 to D-HAS Development, pending approval of City Council.

As further incentive, the city would also provide up to $180,000 in city capital grant funds to remediate the remaining building foundation of an old nursing home that was acquired and demolished by the city for redevelopment in the late 2000s.

The total private investment in the project is expected to be at least $12 million, according to a proposed city ordinance to allow for the sale and development of the planned home site.

D-HAS would subdivide the property into buildable home lots with a new road, utilities, dedicated greenspace and other infrastructure improvements.

The builder, Traditions Building Group, plans to construct three-story, single-family homes on each lot with at least 2,000 square feet of living space.

Each home would have a fi rst-fl oor entry, a second-fl oor customizable main living area, a third fl oor with two bedrooms and a two-car garage.

Homebuyers will also have the option of adding a customizable fourth fl oor, which could consist of an unfi nished attic for storage, or a luxury rooftop terrace with a covered porch and kitchenette, according to the builder.

Prices will start at about $400,000 but could quickly rise from there depending on the custom options selected

by homebuyers.

The residential development has the support of the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC) and Pennrose, a private development fi rm based in Philadelphia, which broke ground on the fi rst phase of College Hill Station last summer.

In addition to the custom homes, College Hill Station will have 171 apartments and more than 10,000-square feet of commercial space that will be housed in two four-story buildings on 7.5 acres of land owned by the city, according to a press release.

The project is expected to be completed in February 2022.

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New College Hill Sleepy Bee Cafe will serve dinner too Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

College Hill’s Sleepy Bee Cafe, unlike the other three locations, will serve up dinner too.

The restaurant, announced in February in a College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation video, will be at 5920 Hamilton Ave, said Seth Walsh, executive director of the nonprofi t.

“Sleepy Bee is supposed to start construction later this month,” he said.

The restaurant’s renovation plan, in partnership with CHCURC, includes a revamp of the front facade where a decorative stone motif adorns the top of the building, Walsh said.

“We’ve never really had a breakfast spot,” he said.

Sleepy Bee College Hill will have a wood-fi red grill for dinners, said the restaurant’s Frances Kroner in CHCURC’s February video.

Frances Kroner, executive chef, who said she grew up in College Hill, said the restaurant will be focused on families.

Kuliga Park, one of the township's oldest parks located at 6717 Bridgetown Road is getting more upgrades in 2021. GREEN TOWNSHIP

Executive chef Frances Kroner said the new Sleepy Bee will be focused on families. The restaurant will be laid out in a way that recognizes the challenges of dining with children.

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The restaurant will be laid out in a way that recognizes the challenges of dining with children, she said.

“Just because you have kids doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to celebrate,” Kroner said.

Sleepy Bee Cafe plans to open a restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner at a vacant building at 5920 Hamilton Avenue in College Hill owned by a community redevelopment group. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE ENQUIRER

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Construction begins on Green Townships’ Kuliga Park Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Bridgetown’s Kuliga Park is getting a facelift this summer that will make it “a top notch park.”

The Green Township park hasn’t been updated since 1977 but that’s changing this summer.

Renovations will include a new amphitheater and pavilion, a concrete walking trail around the park that is over a mile long, four pickleball courts, resurfacing of the tennis court, fencing around the front playground and a 4,000-foot restroom and shelter.

“This is a game-changer for the West Side and our community,” said Triff on Callos, Chairman of the Green Township Board of Trustees, during a groundbreaking ceremony on April 9.

Callos talked about the concerts and events that can be held in the new amphitheater, the barbecues that might happen in the new shelter and of course, the 4th of July celebration which will return as soon as pandemic restrictions allow.

This is a rendering of the shelter and restrooms planned for Kuliga Park in phase two of a park upgrade project, which begins in Summer 2021. PROVIDED

Prus Construction, the primary contractor for the project, began work at Kuliga on April 12. The construction company recently worked on the Union Terminal front plaza and fountain and Smale Riverfront Park at The Banks.

Though construction will last all summer, Green Township trustees do not plan to ever close the entire park.

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The projected fi nish date and ribbon cutting is scheduled for Sept. 3.

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Finneytown Elementary will open in spring 2022 Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Finneytown Local School District and its building partners held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of Brent Elementary April 11 and announced the name of its new building to open in spring 2022 as Finneytown Elementary.

Finneytown Elementary will be the new face of the small census-designated area in Springfi eld Township, school board president Chad Engleman told The Enquirer.

“The new Finneytown Elementary will have a deep and positive impact on the community for years to come, serving generations of families and providing quality educational opportunities for our children,” Springfi eld Township trustee Joseph Honnerlaw said in a news release.

The $22 million, 90,000 square foot school building will serve students in grades K-6. Finneytown is also working on a building to serve 7-12 students at the site of the current Finneytown High School campus. Whitaker Elementary, currently serving students in grades 2-5, will be demolished and abated once the new buildings are open, according to the district’s website. The project will total more than $50 million, funded by a 2019 bond issue and the Ohio Construction Commission.

“The current buildings have served the community well, but it is time to have new facilities,” said superintendent Terri Noe. She is retiring this summer and will be replaced by current assistant superintendent Laurie Banks. “The community

A rendering of Finneytown Elementary School, which will open to students in 2022. PROVIDED/FINNEYTOWN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

understood that it was a better investment for the future to build new instead of trying to renovate the older facilities at a higher cost.”

Finneytown Schools partnered with Skanska USA and emersion Design for the project. Winton Woods City Schools also partnered with Skanska for its two new school buildings, one of which opened to 7-12 students at the end of March.

The new facilities were designed with

enhanced safety and wellness features, including updated ventilation, Noe said.

Finneytown Elementary principal Meredith Baker says the most “striking” feature of the new elementary school is its learning communities, which off er shared spaces to promote collaboration between classrooms and grade levels.

In the release, school board member Cindy Rebman said modern learning spaces have been a district goal for 20 years.

“Today we know that students don’t learn as well seated in the same desk facing forward listening to a lecture, yet our old buildings are still designed for that.

While the district and staff have adapted these old spaces as they could, it’s not ideal and some challenges simply can’t be overcome,” Rebman said.

Information about the second phase of the project, which includes a new secondary campus for grades 7-12, has yet to be released.

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She and her husband Panfalone enjoy travel and much of her work is infl uenced by their experiences.

“Just prior to creating the Summerfair poster design, my husband and I toured many of the Native American sites throughout Ohio, including Fort Ancient Earthworks, Serpent Mound and Mound City in Chillicothe.

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Stuff ed pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

Remember a couple columns ago when I talked about my asparagus and how excited I was that the stalks would soon be pushing through the soil?

It happened yesterday. I was weeding the elderberry patch near the asparagus and there they were. Plump little green soldiers poking out here and there.

Hopefully I’ll have enough to steam as a side dish to this yummy pork tenderloin recipe I’m sharing.

It has been a while since I published this, and it got resurrected from my fi les due to a reader request. “We were at a friend’s home for dinner and she made the most delicious stuff ed pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon. My friend told me it’s a Rita recipe and it’s not diffi cult.

Will you share?” Well, sure. It looks like it’s hard to make, but it isn’t.

I fi rst enjoyed it at friend, Carolyn Grieme’s home a while back. Here it is updated a bit.

Stuffed pork tenderloin wrapped in peppered bacon Make bacon easier to wrap around the pork by letting it sit out a few minutes.

If all you have is regular bacon, a few grinds of coarse pepper will do it.

The mushrooms and onions should be in small pieces so they don’t fall out during roasting.

Ingredients 4 tablespoons butter or olive oil 3/4 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced and chopped a bit if necessary 1 cup fi nely chopped onion 1/3 cup fi nely chopped pecans, toasted (toast before chopping) Two pork tenderloins, trimmed Salt and pepper to taste 8 slices thick peppered bacon or regular thick bacon 1/2 cup fi rmly packed brown sugar, dark or light

Stuffed pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon. RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Instructions Preheat oven to 450.

Melt butter and add mushrooms, onions and sauté until tender. Stir in nuts and set aside.

Butterfl y pork by cutting a slit into the middle horizontally about 2/3 of the way through.

It will open like a book. Then pound it out to even thickness and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Spread mushroom mixture evenly, leaving a bit of a border so fi lling doesn’t ooze out much.

Roll up as snug as you can.

Now wrap stuff ed pork.

Lay bacon out on cutting board, spaced evenly to fi t length of pork.

Place pork on top, seam side down.

Bring bacon up and around, tucking ends underneath.

Put pork on sprayed baking pan with sides.

Rub evenly with brown sugar and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

Reduce temperature to 400 and bake about 15 minutes, or until meat thermometer registers 140-145 or so.

Don’t over bake or meat will be dry.

Let rest, tented with foil, about 10 minutes or so, then cut into nice slices.

Toast pecans: Toast in single layer in 350 degree oven just until they smell fragrant, about 6 minutes or so.

Tip: Get pork ready for oven ahead of time If you like, you can get the pork ready to this stage in the morning, but let sit out about 30 minutes prior to baking.

(If you forget, that’s OK – just remember that it will take longer to bake).

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High school graduations go creative for class of ’21 Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The typical excitements that come with senior year were shrouded with uncertainty for the class of 2021 after watching their predecessors graduate through computer screens at the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Ceremonies that were postponed when the Ohio Department of Education told schools to cancel in-person graduations ended up being canceled anyway or went virtual.

For months, it was unclear whether events like prom, senior award assemblies or graduation ceremonies could happen a year later.

But on March 2, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine lifted a 300-person capacity limit for banquet halls and catering facilities and gave the OK for schools to plan proms and graduations. More recently, the governor’s offi ce released a detailed set of guidelines for both prom and graduation, including the use of masks, social distancing between groups of no more than 10 and using touchless ticketing.

Cue “Pomp and Circumstance” – with hesitation and adaptation.

Instead of delivering diplomas and swag bags to graduates’ homes as some schools did in 2020, schools this year will host some actual graduation ceremonies – by dividing up the graduating seniors into smaller groups and disinfecting the venue in between condensed ceremonies, for example. The goal: give students something more normal and satisfying than what occurred last year, even though traditional events remain impossible due to COVID-19.

Springboro High School graduation plans were still “up in the air” in early April, district communications coordinator Scott Marshall told The Enquirer.

It isn’t the only local school district suddenly rushing to set dates and secure venues. There are also questions about guests and capacity limits as schools work to abide by proper social distancing guidelines.

DeWine’s announcement may have posed challenges for school administrators, but it also sparked newfound hope for some students and families.

“Now I have so much to think about

After the coronavirus pandemic canceled graduation, Stevie Wolf was allowed one last walk through Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, to say farewell to her teachers and the school she called home for the last four years. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

and get ready for, and I’m just very excited for the next two months,” Seton High School senior Paige Schultz told The Enquirer the week her school announced end-of-the-year events for its senior class, including prom. Local dress shops welcomed a rush of students who booked specialty stores like Kostovos Bridal Furs & Prom in Montgomery out for weeks.

Other seniors are just ready to move on. Justin Katona, a senior at Lakota East, is committed to Wittenberg University in Springfi eld to play lacrosse next school year. Quarantines and pandemic-related cancelations aff ected his last season of high school lacrosse, and the senior parade and car show he looked forward to likely won’t happen, either, he said.

“I’m ready to graduate because I don’t know, I’m just excited to go to Wittenberg,” Justin said. “Especially with the See GRADUATIONS, Page 11A

Alicia Johnson passes out a yard sign to graduate Yesenia Cardona Cristobal at the Winton Woods High School senior cap and gown pick up at Winton Woods Intermediate School on Monday, May 11. ALEX MARTIN/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

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Josh Kauffman, principal of Milford High School and Nancy House, Superintendent, greet senior Justin Bell, as they deliver a graduation bag to his home on Wednesday, May 20. Staff members delivered bags with graduation caps, gowns, tassels, senior t-shirt, signs, graduate medals and diploma covers to senior students. The 'grad bags' are being delivered this week in advance of the school's Virtual Graduation Ceremony. AMANDA ROSSMANN/THE ENQUIRER

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athletics there, starting a diff erent chapter with a college-level sport. So I’m excited about that.”

Cintas Center books up for spring graduations William Mason High School seniors have always graduated together at Xavier University’s Cintas Center – that is, until last year, when students celebrated virtually, says district spokesperson Tracey Carson. The Cintas Center shut down from mid-April through late summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, not even hosting an in-person commencement for Xavier’s 2020 graduates.

Though the Cintas Center is back up and running this graduation season, Carson says not all 840 graduating seniors and their families can fi t inside the arena while maintaining proper social distancing. They would have to split the class into two ceremonies.

So, for the fi rst time ever, Ohio’s largest non-virtual public school will host its graduation ceremony out on the football fi eld.

“I was looking forward to going to Cintas like everyone does every year,” Olivia Wise, Mason’s National Honor Society president, said. But when the school sent out a survey to seniors and she saw the football fi eld option, she was more excited about the idea of graduating at her school. “I think it’s just really fun that we’re the fi rst class to ever do it.”

Other schools are turning to off campus sites. Doug Ruschman, associate vice president for marketing and communications for Xavier University, said there are 22 high schools confi rmed to host 31 ceremonies at the Cintas Center in May and June. Kings High School is planning a May 16 ceremony with six tickets per graduate at the Cintas Center, though community relations coordinator Dawn Gould said “these are very fl uid plans.” Milford High School booked the arena for May 22.

Princeton High School has reserved Fifth Third Arena at the University of Cincinnati for Sunday, May 16 – but district spokesperson Tricia Roddy says plans are tentative.

“Our high school administration is working with the staff at Fifth Third Arena to ensure we can follow their guidelines, along with state mandates,” Roddy said.

At Middletown High School, communications specialist Elizabeth Beadle says the class of 2021 will graduate in one session at their Barnitz Stadium,

Shane Ferguson, assistant principal of Milford High School, shows some contents of the graduation bags, which include graduation caps, gowns, tassels, senior t-shirt, signs, graduate medals and diploma covers.

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Lakota East High School senior Justin Katona at his home in Liberty Township. Katona is graduating in May. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

with social distancing and masks.

Cincinnati Public Schools will hold in-person graduations this year, communications offi cer Frances Russ said.

Most CPS ceremonies will be held at Fifth Third Arena, and the School for Creative and Performing Arts will graduate at Music Hall.

Across the river in Kentucky, superintendent of Newport Schools Tony Watts says the district decided to host a formal dinner instead of prom because “we just didn’t see how we could social distance while you’re dancing.” The district will host an in-person graduation in three waves at the high school gym, he said, and record each session so they can put together a video with all 70 graduates.

“They have some other things lined up at the high school for them (during senior week),” Watts said. “So it’s not a total loss like last year.”

Getting creative to show a ‘little bit of extra love’ Lindsey Sharp, of West Chester Township, is helping families celebrate milestones of all kinds in a new pandemic-friendly way. Her yard sign business, Hip Hip Hooray – Cincinnati, is modeled after its sister company in Carmel, Indiana. The Cincinnati business opened in February.

Sharp, her husband Nick and their three children, Mackenzie, Drew and Kailee, set up festive yard signs for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, baby announcements and now graduations. Customers can ask for any sort of message and the Sharps will set it up on the requested date.

Graduation requests just started to come in at the beginning of April, Sharp said. She thinks the signs, no matter the message or occasion, tell people: “Hey, we are thinking about you and we wish we could be there” or “We wish we could have this big gathering.”

“If I think back to when I graduated high school and the big party, I mean, it was such a big event in our lives,” Sharp said. “It’s not the same right now. So I think people are just trying to give these kids a little bit of normalcy, or a little bit of extra love or support or to show them that, you know, times are strange right now, but we’re still celebrating you, we still want to celebrate you, we’re still so proud of you.”

Justin’s parents will attend his Lakota East graduation this spring at the Cintas Center. He doesn’t have enough invites for his three siblings or grandparents to go, as they did for his older brother’s graduation in 2018. But Justin’s mother, Kristina Katona, says they always planned to host a graduation party to celebrate Justin after this strange fi nal year of high school.

“We just have gone into a diff erent mindset,” she said. “I will be disappointed if his grandparents and his aunt and his brothers and sisters can’t come to graduation. But we’ve found through, like, Facebook Live and that type of thing that, you know, we can still let them participate without them being there.”

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SPORTS State champion St. Xavier looks for swim coach Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP - At age 53, Tim Beerman has been a part of numerous state titles with St. Xavier High School’s AquaBombers as an assistant or a head coach.

While in the top spot of St.Xavier’s highly-decorated swimming and diving program, the school has won six consecutive Ohio Division I championships.

Those who grace the Keating Natatorium are part of a dynasty that rivals the New York Yankees, the UCLA basketball Bruins of the 60s and 70s or the NFL’s New England Patriots. St. Xavier has

won an incredible 42 state championships overall and 13 straight.

In the Greater Catholic LeagueSouth, no team not named St. Xavier has splashed to a league title since 1950.

Should St. Xavier win a 14th consecutive state championship, it will be with another head coach. At this point in time, Beerman sees a fi nish line but is not necessarily ready to get out of the pool.

“I felt it was time for me to turn the reins over to somebody else,” Beerman said. “I feel there are people that are capable of taking on that responsibility and doing a great job. I will be there to support in whatever fashion I am able to.”

On top of his years as head coach and/or assisting former coach Jim Brower with the AquaBombers, Beerman was Ursuline Academy’s head coach from 1998 to 2009 adding four more state titles to his war chest.

In addition to noted swimmers like Stanford’s Kyle Ransom that he coached at St. Xavier, he also tutored Erin Phenix who went from Texas to gold in the 2000 Olympics and Whitney Myers who had great success at Arizona.

He estimates in the last year there were maybe just 100 days that he wasn’t near a pool, but probably less than 10 where he did not think about swimSee BEERMAN, Page 2B

Tim Beerman is stepping aside as St. Xavier's head swim coach. THANKS TO ST. XAVIER ATHLETICS

Princeton hires 2003 grad Davis to lead girls hoops Dee Davis one of three McDonald’s All-Americans from Princeton Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

SHARONVILLE - Princeton High School has turned to one of their own to lead their girls’ basketball program as former Viking great Dee Davis is returning to her alma mater.

The 2003 Princeton High grad earned All-American selections from McDonald’s WBCA, Street & Smith, Nike and Parade during her time at Princeton sporting No. 10. She’s one of three McDonald’s All-Americans from Princeton joining Kelsey Mitchell and Darius Bazley.

“We quickly identifi ed an individual that is Davis going to lead the Lady Vikes Basketball player in the future,” announced Joe Roberts, athletic director at Princeton City Schools to members of the Lady Vikings team. “Coach Davis has always been a Princeton Viking. With her banners hanging in our arena, she went on to the highest level of professional basketball, and we are looking forward to the return of our 2003 graduate onto our home court.”

Principal Ron Bollmer introduced Davis at a recent press conference and recalled having her in class as a student noting she worked just as hard in the classroom as she did on the court.

“There’s an old saying from (former Alabama) coach Bear Bryant and this is it: ‘When mama calls it’s time to come home,’” Bollmer said Davis most recently has been the director of basketball operations for the University of Texas at Arlington. She previously held the same post at TenSee DAVIS, Page 2B

Dee Davis is Princeton High School's new girls basketball coach. THANKS TO PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL

Louisville's Carlik Jones draws attention from three Duke players in a January 23 game. SCOTT UTTERBACK/COURIER JOURNAL

U of L’s Jones chases dream while maintaining touch with reality Tim Sullivan Louisville Courier Journal USA TODAY NETWORK

Carlik Jones is testing the waters one toe at a time.

He is pursuing the NBA without forsaking his fallback position, declaring for the draft without hiring an agent, thereby preserving the possibility of playing another season for the University of Louisville.

He says he wants to “see where this road takes me” while keeping “all of my options open,” taking his shot while keeping some powder dry.

Just as you would expect.

Though he has been chronically underestimated during his college career, Jones is too smart and too calculating to allow ambition to overrule his judgment. He has to know his shot at basketball’s biggest stage is a long way from a layup while his potential return to U of L would be a slam-dunk source of celebration. He has, to be sure, acted accordingly.

No sentient Cardinals fan could begrudge Jones the opportunity to audition for the pros. Not after the graduate transfer’s clutch contributions as Chris Mack’s point guard last season. Though U of L failed to reach the NCAA Tournament, Jones was easily its most pro-

ductive presence, leading his team in scoring (16.8 points per game), assists (4.5), minutes played (37.5), free-throw percentage (.815) and steals (26).

It is hard to imagine – and sobering to contemplate – where the Cardinals would have been without him. Still at issue, though, is whether a 6-foot-1 guard without a lightning fi rst step or a lethal 3-point shot can eff ectively compete at the highest level.

NBADraft.net has its doubts. In evaluating the top 100 prospects for a draft with only 60 slots, the website ranks 18 point guards and 10 combo guards without making mention of Jones. (Louisville sophomore David Johnson, who has yet to declare his intentions, is ranked No. 46, equivalent to a mid-second round selection.) ESPN, meanwhile, ranks Johnson as the draft’s 67th best prospect; Jones No. 70.

Those rankings will surely fl uctuate between now and the July 29 draft, and Jones will have the chance to improve his stock during closer inspection by NBA decision-makers. It’s worth remembering, too, that a player need only appeal to one team to be deemed draftable. Yet if Jones is disinclined to chase his dream through the developmental G-League, as his father Carl said last month, his likeliest scenario at this point would appear to entail another season in Louisville.

“While we would like to see him return in a Cardinal uniform next season, this is a great opportunity for him to assess where he stands,” Mack said. “He will be evaluated by the NBA and have direct input on where he is viewed so he can make the most informed decision on his future.”

Except for the possibility of an egoshattering evaluation, there’s not much downside here. At 23, Carlik Jones is entitled to wonder about the width of his basketball window and to seek the candid opinions of the people who could make or break his career. He has been careful to avoid irrevocable, premature, all-or-nothing commitments, choosing instead to seek additional clarity before making a binding decision.

Just as you would expect.

Whatever Jones’ shortcomings as a pro prospect, there can not be many draft-eligible players who play with as much poise and intelligence. To watch him work the clock, attack an opponent in foul trouble or calmly sink late-game free throws is to be reminded that there is a lot more to this game than verticality.

If his skill set is not quite conducive to competing at the next level, Carlik Jones is awfully good at Louisville’s level.

Tim Sullivan: 502-582-4650, tsullivan@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @TimSullivan714

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Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia’s new voting laws, and maybe that off ends you. … The Texas Rangers allowed a capacity crowd for their home opener, and maybe that off ends you. …

Maybe as a fan, you want to follow sports without hearing about race, gender, politics and other societal issues. … Or maybe as a fan you want to follow sports in a bigger context. …

Maybe you want sports and athletes to stick to sports, or, as one commentator said, “Shut up and dribble.” … Or maybe you want sports and athletes to stand up for their ideals and use their infl uence to make a diff erence. …

Maybe you want sports to be your escape from the rest of society. … Or maybe you want sports to better refl ect the rest of society. …

Maybe you want the sports world to see through your eyes, for a change. … Or maybe you want to see the world through the eyes of a player of a diff erent color or gender, for a change.

And so it goes.

The intersection of sports and society always seems to tear at us. Today, a fan base divided refl ects a nation divided.

Many of us joined the political shadethrowing over the timetable for sports to return amid COVID-19.

The 2015 All-Star game logo displayed at Great American Ball Park.

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Now it is all about the All-Star Game.

Is MLB playing politics? … Or showing social responsibility?

What is right for Baseball might not be right for you, but this is right for Baseball as Baseball sees it.

And this will not be the end of it.

Sports is changing because society is changing and because athletes are changing. Players of color across sports are advocating for social justice, and teammates of all colors are joining. The leagues are listening and starting to act on behalf of the large percentage of people of color who play on their teams.

You can choose to accept it, fi ght it,

celebrate it, argue it, help it, wait it out, or stop following sports.

You can look at the history of how this compares to the 1960s and 1970s. Or not.

You can listen to and learn from each other. Or not. Say Kumbaya. Or not. Agree to disagree. Or not.

Your call. Always your call.

Here are some What Ifs to consider if you are having trouble understanding what Baseball, sports and the players are trying to accomplish: What if you were a player of color?

What if you had a forum to speak out about the injustice you see and experience? What if white people were starting

to listen?

What if you were a white player? What if you wanted to support your teammates and the social injustice they face? What if watched what happened to George Floyd and you are starting to understand the Black Lives Matter Movement even if you never will fully understand what it is like to be Black.

What if you were a fan from a diff erent part of the country or world? What if you identifi ed as a diff erent race or gender?

What if you were from a diff erent generation?

What if you were you and experiencing injustice where you live? Where you work? Would you stay silent just because you did not want to jeopardize your career? What if the most powerful, most valuable and highest-profi le fellow employees were speaking out about what you also want to fi ght? Would you join them?

What if you were running a sports league? What if your players were coming together to fi ght what they perceive as injustice? What if the political world was torn, but society and the business world were starting to support their fi ght? What if you were feeling pressure to support them, externally and/or internally?

We can do versions of this for all sides of the argument, of course. In fact, it can be a healthy exercise.

Either way, the All-Star Game is moving.

And so is society.

Email Bass at mbass@mikebasscoaching.com or reach out to him @SportsFanCoach1 on Twitter. His website is MikeBassCoaching.com.

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ming. He’s confi dent the AquaBombers will fi nd the next great leader of the Long Blue Line in the big blue pool.

“St. X always tries to provide the best possible coaches and facilities for our students and athletes,” Beerman said.

“I’m sure they will use their collective wisdom to make a choice that continues the tradition of the program.”

Even though he swam for Moeller, Beerman remains devoutly involved with St. Xavier’s campus ministry program. He would love to make a return trip to Canton for the state meet, just not in the head coaching capacity.

“I would like to remain involved with the program but I certainly take in mind that they have to fi nd somebody else to fi ll the position then work from there to make the rest of the coaching positions come together and work together,” Beer-

St. Xavier swim team holds up the state championship trophy for the 13th time in a row at the state swim meet in Canton Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 28. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

man said. “If I’m able to be a part of that, great, but I respect the process involved.

I will wait and see where the need is, if I’m able to support the guys going to

Canton for another (state title) attempt, I will be there and back them all the way.”

St. Xavier athletic director Brian

Reinhart said the position will be posted.

“We’ll have someone in place by the end of the school year,” Reinhart said.

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nessee State in 2019-20 and at Bradley 2018-2019.

Prior to her stops at Bradley and Tennessee State, Davis spent 10 years at University School of Nashville where she served as a physical education teacher and admissions associate in addition to coaching both basketball and softball. Davis also served as Merit Pro Combine Director for Merit Management Group, Inc., since 2013, helping organize the annual event which provides a platform for draft prospects, free agents and graduating seniors a chance to be evaluated by scouts.

“I’m ready to get in the gym and work with these young ladies and to impact the community in general,” Davis said.

“I’m hoping we can get a lot of people back in the building post-COVID. We want to pack the gym, support these young ladies and take them to new heights.”

The arena she hopes to pack is considerably larger than the one she played in across the street from the current campus. Princeton High School was a base site for this past season’s district and regional boys and girls basketball tournaments.

“Walking into that gym is an amazing feeling,” Davis said. “It makes me feel even better to see my name up in the stands. It means that much more and I’m just proud. I want these young ladies to have those types of experiences as well. The fi rst to win three state championships, there should be any more fi rsts really because we want to continue to grow every year.”

As a player, Davis was a point guard at Vanderbilt leading the Commodores to a 99-33 record and two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. She scored 1,092 points and is Vandy’s all-time assist leader with

McDonald's All American Dee Davis of Princeton High School speaks with Mia Ventre(11)(L) and Nicole Branam(11) both of Delhi during an appearance at The Finish Line at Tri-County Mall Saturday March 29, 2003. MIKE SIMONS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

730, leading them to a pair of SEC titles.

Davis was a two-time All-SEC selection and WBCA All-American honorable mention as a senior. She graduated from Vanderbilt with a bachelor of science in communication and was named to the 2017 Southeastern Conference (SEC) 2017 Class of Women’s Legends.

Following her collegiate career at Vanderbilt, Davis was a second-round pick (14th overall) by the Houston Comets in the 2007 WNBA Draft. She participated in the Seattle Storm’s 2008 training camp and played a season professionally overseas before returning to the WNBA and spending one season with the San Antonio Stars in 2010.

The new head of the Lady Vikings feels the relationships she’s established along the way will help her advise future Princeton players as they continue their basketball careers.

Davis replaces Jill Phillips who resigned on March 16. Phillips had 375 career victories and is Princeton’s all-time win leader. Phillips also coached Davis at Princeton.

“Coach Phillips has been very instrumental in my career being able to play for her and follow her throughout her career to see the successes she’s had and the mentorship she’s been able to provide,” Davis said. “The lucky thing for me is she’s still going to be in the build-

ing so I can lean on her for advice.”

Princeton last won a state championship in 2014 under Jill Phillips when they had former Ohio Ms. Basketball Kelsey Mitchell who later played at Ohio State and in the WNBA. This past year’s Lady Vikings team was 15-7 with three playoff s wins until COVID-19 halted their postseason in late February.

“I feel like they know it’s going to be a challenge for them,” Davis said after meeting with her team. “They’re going to get pushed in the right way. I’m excited for the competition. I’m excited for the challenge. We get in here and get working, I believe we’re going to be very competitive.”

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UC sets up fundraiser for Davenport family Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI – Darren Davenport, the father of University of Cincinnati guard Jeremiah Davenport, died April 5, 2021, at age 55.

A longtime fi xture in the local basketball community, Darren Davenport played at Mount Healthy High School, Alcorn State and Northern Kentucky in the 1980s. He also went on to coach and offi ciate games in the area for several years.

How to help the family The UC Athletics Department set up a GoFundMe page to assist the Davenport Family with all funeral-related expenses. After those expenses have been paid, the remaining funds will be donated to a charity of the Davenport family’s choice. Donations toward the goal of $10,000 have exceeded $8,300 as of April 13.

Friends can donate online at https:// www.gofundme.com/f/darrendavenport-funeral-expenses He was offi ciating with former City of Cincinnati policeman and Deer Park football coach Cal Johnson at Landmark Christian the Saturday before his passing. Johnson had snapped a photo of the two intending to post it on his Facebook page. By the time he had posted it, Davenport was gone too soon.

The pair had talked about being from Cincinnati and about kids leaving Cincinnati instead of staying. The elder Da-

Darren Davenport died April 5 at age 55. A longtime fi xture in the local basketball community, he played at Mount Healthy High School, Alcorn State and Northern Kentucky in the 1980s. He also went on to coach and officiate games in the area for several years. THANKS TO CAL JOHNSON

venport had also expressed his pride in Jeremiah for staying with the UC program given the recent departures.

“We had a game break and we just talked for a whole hour about how we grew up,” Johnson said. “When you grow up, your kids move out, unlike us. We’re lifetime Cincinnati people. We grew up here and we’re still here. We just refl ected on a whole bunch of stuff .”

Davenport and his wife, Sheila, have fi ve children, daughters Naomi and Deborah along with sons Michael, Joshua and Jeremiah.

Jeremiah, one of four siblings who have played Division I basketball, just completed his sophomore season with the Bearcats. The former Enquirer Player of the Year at Moeller averaged 11.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game, quickly becoming a fan favorite thanks to his high-energy approach to the game.

Oldest son Michael Davenport played for Moeller coach Carl Kremer on their 2007 state championship team before moving on to St. Bonaventure. Josh Davenport played for Moeller, then Winthrop. Naomi Davenport was a standout

for Mount Notre Dame before playing at West Virginia and Jeremiah played on Moeller’s 2018 title team that also featured West Virginia’s Miles McBride and Jaxson Hayes of the NBA New Orleans Pelicans.

Deborah Davenport just had a stellar junior season at Woodward averaging nearly 18 points with 10 rebounds per game.

“I put them in there as the fi rst family of Cincinnati basketball,” Kremer said.

“When you think about all three boys were Division I players. Mom was Division I, Dad was Division I and Deborah is right on the cusp. She’ll be a Division I. I’ve never heard of that before!”

The University of Cincinnati Athletic Department shared a statement last week: “We are sending all our love and support to Jeremiah and his family as they deal with this tragic loss. We will do everything we can to support them during this diffi cult time.”

Celebration of life The family was scheduled to host a celebration of life April 14 inside the third-fl oor north club lounge of Nippert Stadium’s West Pavilion.

Davenport’s funeral took place at Southern Baptist Church on Reading Road April 13 with the Preston Charles Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Darren Davenport will be interred at Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – April 13.

SCHOOL NEWS Mt. Healthy City School District encourages girls to ‘Know Your Worth’ Mt. Healthy City School District wants the district’s young ladies and girls to become confi dent, empowered women. As part of this development, district leaders brought aboard Know Your Worth Organization and Program founder, Michelle Henderson.

The Know Your Worth Organization and Programs teach the girls how to be more confi dent in themselves, self-esteem skills, determination, how to see the beauty within themselves, how to walk away from drama, the importance of education, and respecting themselves and others around them.

Currently, Henderson is working with fourth through sixth grade girls at South Elementary School on Saturday mornings. However, looking forward to next school year, she will be expanding to junior high and high school ladies through diff erent programs that will be off ered after school and during the school day.

“The young ladies participating in the program have shown great improvement in their attitude, confi dence, and peer mediation skills,” explained Ms. Brittany Mamphey, South Elementary Dean of Students.

Henderson developed this program for young ladies based on her own life experiences. She now uses those experiences to help both grown women and young ladies, even little girls fi nd their purpose and develop into beautiful lotus fl owers.

“The goal for Know Your Worth with the young ladies is to have an impact fi rst on the way they think about themselves. I believe when you start to change your thinking process from negative to positive, it empowers you to help yourself then someone else,” stated Henderson.

“After going through the KYW program, you will see ladies that did not

Scott Bischoff has released an updated schedule for 2021 school board meetings and board development sessions. Regular board meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Oak Hills High School Auditorium on May 3, June 7, July 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6.

Development sessions will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Oak Hills High School on Aug. 23 and Nov. 15.

Krista Ramsey, Oak Hills Local Schools

MND encourages creative writing through contest Mount Notre Dame (MND) held its seventh annual Thomas Geier Creative Writing Contest March 9-10.

The contest, which seeks to reward and encourage creative writing among eighth grade students entering MND in the fall, is named in honor of former MND faculty member and current Board member, Mr. Thomas Geier.

Jenna Ling (All Saints) was named the fi rst-place winner with honorable mentions awarded to Grace Plagge (Our Lady of Victory), Nicolette Harold

(Mother Teresa), Christen Fessler (Finneytown Secondary Campus) and Mary Lu Lacey (St. Gertrude). All winners received a tuition award.

A record thirty-fi ve students participated in this year’s contest where they could choose from several writing prompts and were allowed up to 90 minutes to complete their work via Zoom.

Under the direction of Mr. Geier as well as MND English Teacher Mr. Chris Cerone, students in MND’s Writer’s Café reviewed the eighth graders’ stories and thoroughly enjoyed participating in the evaluation process.

The club narrowed the entries to a short list and then MND English teachers made the fi nal selections.

In his 39 years at MND, Mr. Geier served as the English Department Chair and taught a wide range of classes, including AP English, British Literature and Creative Writing. He also served as MND’s Academic Dean and co-authored several plays that have been performed by the MND Theatre group.

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know their worth to Knowing the value that lives within, and it will show in their confi dence, language, decision making, and lifestyle. I truly love seeing females change from being under the mud to fi ghting to rise through the mud and becoming those beautiful lotus fl owers.”

Know Your Worth Creed I am smart I am AMazing I am confi dent I am beautiful inside and out I will respect myself, my peers, and others I know my WORTH! Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City School District

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Of the 46 students, 35 ranked in the top 10. Students who ranked within the top four qualifi ed to compete at the state level.

The following 13 students competed and qualifi ed for the State Leadership Conference for HOSA that will be held in April: Community Awareness – 4th Place h Devin Shelton (CHS) h Max Spitzley (CHS) h Da’Shaun Stewart (CHS) h John Wilson (CHS) Creative Problem Solving – 2nd Place

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46 Result of a merger between Kraft and Hershey’s?

51 Result of a merger between Google and Planters?

53 Like the wights on ‘‘Game of Thrones’’ 54 Best of the best 56 Spelling ____ 57 What Santa checks twice 58 R-rated 59 Rulers’ staffs 61 Fire man?

63 On the ____ 64 Poet Lazarus 66 Prefix with thermal 67 Bad sound for an engine 68 Result of a merger between Hasbro and Nikon?

72 Bird like the Canada goose or arctic tern 75 Lummox 76 Cheese offered tableside at Italian restaurants, informally 77 Recipe amt.

80 Eagle constellation 81 Passive acquiescence 84 Voice a view 86 Firm decision maker?

87 Revolutionary Guevara 89 Klum of ‘‘Project Runway’’ 90 ‘‘My love,’’ in Madrid 91 Result of a merger between Procter & Gamble and Jacuzzi?

94 Result of a merger between Hormel and Instagram?

96 Warehouse 97 10 to 10, say 99 ____ reform, cause for the Marshall Project 100 Middling grade 101 Pub choice 103 Shot across the bow?

106 ____ Waldorf, the so-called ‘‘Queen B’’ on ‘‘Gossip Girl’’ 109 Leaves nothing to the imagination 114 Measured 116 ‘‘Been there, done that’’ feeling 118 Disney’s world 120 Result of a merger between Ralph Lauren and Starbucks?

123 ‘‘Stop your foolishness outside!’’

124 Not on 125 Chops up finely 126 Was uncomfortably hot 127 Basil-based sauce 128 ____ Allen, one of the founders of Vermont DOWN

1 ____-de-sac 2 Ditto, in scholarly journals 3 Brexit vote, e.g.

4 Home to the Minoan civilization 5 Shine 6 ‘‘Now I get it!’’

7 2021 Super Bowl champs 8 Drink up during a timeout, say 9 Tex who directed the first Bugs Bunny cartoon

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Dick Shlakman, who turns 82 next Sunday, is a retired lawyer and corporate executive from Plano, Texas. Will Nediger, 31, is a professional crossword constructor from London, Ontario. Dick saw Will’s offer of crossword mentorship on Facebook and reached out for his help. They’ve now made several puzzles together. ‘‘I come up with a theme idea that I think is absolutely perfect,’’ Dick says, ‘‘and Will shows me the error of my ways — then suggests how to take that idea and make it ideal.’’ This is Dick’s third crossword for The Times and Will’s 37th. — W. S.

1 Men are pigs (after she’s through with them, anyway!)

6 The ‘‘A’’ of James A. Garfield 11 Naysayers 20 Lower-cost option on a popular rideshare app 21 Egg: Sp. 22 Frontiersman’s headgear 23 Result of a merger between Quaker Oats and Greyhound?

25 Maintaining equilibrium 26 Discourage 27 Soft drink concentrate, e.g.

29 ‘‘Night on Bald Mountain’’ or ‘‘Finlandia’’ 30 With 18-Down, what has four legs and sprints?

32 Musician who was booed in 1965 for playing electric guitar 34 Letters before Gerald R. Ford and Ronald Reagan 35 Luau instrument, for short 37 Zoom 39 Corner 41 Second-longest human bone, after the femur

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10 Iraqi city on the Tigris 11 Kimono accessory 12 Natural talent 13 ____ Young-White, comedian/ correspondent for ‘‘The Daily Show’’ 14 Lead-in to an Indiana ‘‘-ville’’ 15 ____ Ng, author of the 2017 best seller ‘‘Little Fires Everywhere’’ 16 Piehole 17 ‘‘Oops!’’

18 See 30-Across 19 Part of a musical note 24 Held forth 28 ‘‘Two thumbs down’’ review 31 Answer to ‘‘Are you asleep?’’ that can’t be true 33 Drift off to sleep 35 Ordinary 36 ‘‘Eh, not really’’ 38 1981 hit Genesis album whose name resembles a rhyme scheme 40 Balls in the sky 42 Little sounds 43 Muscular 44 ‘‘Who’s there?’’ response 45 Nancy who served as the first female member of the British Parliament 47 Come together 48 Like some thinking 49 A.O.C., e.g.

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109 Birkin stock?

110 From scratch 111 Quinceañera, e.g.

112 Man’s name that spells a fruit backward 113 Passed-down stories 115 ‘‘Stop stalling!’’

117‘ ‘The slightest’’ or ‘‘the foggiest’’ thing 119 Oscar-winning lyricist Washington 121 Classic Pontiac 122 Phishing target, for short

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COMMUNITY NEWS The Arlington Memorial Gardens offers guidance to families seeking FEMA assistance for COVID-19 funeral expenses The management team at The Arlington Memorial Gardens, in conjunction with the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, (ICCFA), recently attended a Zoom conference with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA), to gain additional insight into the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program.

Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Congress authorized FEMA to provide fi nancial assistance to individuals who incurred COVID-19-related funeral expenses after January 20, 2020.

On March 24, 2021, FEMA issued its fi nal policy, including the eligibility and documentation criteria necessary for the funds to be distributed to families.

Most importantly, FEMA shared that the maximum fi nancial assistance will now be $9,000 per funeral. Families will be able to begin applying for assistance on Monday, April 12, 2021.

According to Dan Applegate, President and CEO of The Arlington Memorial Gardens, “This program, put in place

by FEMA, will aff ect many families. We are still in the detail-gathering phase, but are working comprehensively to fully understand how the program works, in order to be a resource both to Arlington families served by our cemetery and/or funeral home, as well as to the Cincinnati community at large.

FEMA is fi nalizing the details of the program, but in the meantime they have provided a link that does provide the initial details about the program. https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance.

We encourage families to review this information so that they are ready to move forward once the application period begins on April 12.”

We do know that certain documents will be required in order to obtain the funeral funding, including: h An offi cial death certifi cate attributing the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19, and which shows that the death occurred in the United States or U.S. territories.

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will continue to post updates about the program on our website, https://amgardens.org/news-and-blog/fema-program-to-help-with-covid-19-funeralexpenses/, and also on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonMemorialGardens as they become available. We do also want to alert the public that FEMA has issued a Fraud Alert indicating that they have received reports of scammers reaching out to people off ering to register them for funeral assistance. Please note that FEMA has not sent any such notifi cations and will not contact people prior to them registering for assistance. Lisa McClain, our Program & Development Coordinator, will be the point person for assisting our Arlington families as well as anyone in the community who may need assistance regarding the application process.”

For more information visit www.amgardens.org or call 513-521-7003.

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Maple Knoll Village residents and Child Center students reunited for intergenerational program The Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center, located on the campus of Maple Knoll Village- a continuing care retirement community, is a Montessori preprimary program for children 3 through 6 years of age with the options of a half day or full day, kindergarten, and extended day programs.

The Child Center was developed in 1977 as a part of the original plans of Maple Knoll Village to integrate the community on a generational basis to help provide a comfortable environment where persons of varied ages could be present together.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, children were an important part of the Maple Knoll Village residents’ lives. Residents, fondly named “grand-friends” by the students”, have visited the center to read and assist children in daily adventures. In addition to volunteer opportunities for residents, the children have historically visited the diff erent levels of care where the children have sung for the residents, participated in arts and crafts and various other activities.

For over a year all volunteer opportunities within Maple Knoll Village were suspended which included The Child Center. Recently, vaccinated residents have been able to resume their “grandfriend” responsibilities by reading to the children. These special visits have occurred with proper social distancing and mask wearing only after resident vaccinations have occurred.

“There is a common bond between the very young and older adults,” Meri Fox, Child Center Director. “They enjoy conversations, sharing information and humor. The children look forward to the individual attention and interest from the resident volunteers and they have a natural acceptance of older adults.”

The smiles on the faces of the grandfriends and students are enough to show how missed this wonderful edition has been.

John Anderson, a Maple Knoll Village resident and longtime volunteer in the Child Center, shared “I have missed being around the kids who help us see the magic of life.”

Backyard Composting seminars go virtual As gardeners roll up their sleeves for spring, the Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District presents its popular “Get the Dirt on Backyard Composting” seminars.

Our Spring Composting Seminars are back and virtual. During this one-hour webinar, participants will learn what food scrap and organic materials are compostable and how to balance these materials for a compost bin. We’ll also review some troubleshooting techniques.

Those who attend one of these backyard composting seminars will be eligible to receive a $10 coupon for our discounted compost bins at our one-day sale in May. There are six opportunities for residents to attend these free webinars by visiting hamiltoncountyrecycles.org Remaining registration, dates and times: h Wednesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. h Thursday, April 22 at 2:00 p.m. h Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Each webinar has limited capacity, so interested people are encouraged to register right away.

Joy Landry, Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District

Maple Knoll resident John Anderson is happy to be back to spending time with the children. PROVIDED

The Center is located at 11070 Springfi eld Pike in Springdale within the Maple Knoll Village continuing care retirement community. The Center is currently enrolling for summer camp and next school year. For additional information visit https://www.mkccmontessori.org/.

Megan Ulrich, Maple Knoll Montessori Child Center

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The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who

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served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the 58,279 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifi ce in Vietnam.

The exhibit will be on display 24 hours a day at JTM Food Group, 110 Industrial Avenue, Harrison, Ohio 45030 from June 10 until closing at 2 p.m. on June 13.

Visitors can see the names of the more than 58,000 service members who made the ultimate sacrifi ce during the Vietnam War. Volunteers will be on hand to help visitors locate the names of men and women on The Wall who are from the greater Cincinnati area and all across the country.

More information about the display is available on The Wall That Heals website: thewallthatheals.org.

The Wall That Heals was originally scheduled to be in Harrison in 2020 but was rescheduled due to the pandemic.

From Harrison, the exhibit’s next stop will be Champlain, New York.

Local businesses JTM, F&M MAFCO and Geograph are sponsoring the visit to Harrison.

Volunteers from several area organizations including Southwest Local Schools, American Legion Yeager-Benson Memorial Post 199, Amvets Post 13, VFW Post 7570 and USO Ohio are working with City of Harrison offi cials to plan for the display.

More information is available on the City of Harrison website: harrisonohio.gov.

Sara Cullin, City of Harrison

The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and accompanying mobile Education Center, will be in Harrison for public viewing June 10 to June 13.

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Sharonville

4 Kovach Dr: Merz L William III & Lori to Casa Guiliano LLC; $385,000

10460 Wintergreen Ct: Hader Brendan James & Brittany Reinert to Rp2ham LLC; $196,500 11117 Allenhurst Bv: Mason Jeffrey to Domingo Rodrigo & Mary; $295,000 11154 Spinner Ave: Grenier Yannick Marie Yvette to Kloppenburg Daniel Everett; $212,000 3955 Elljay Dr: Schirmang Michael A to Schirmang Amanda; $165,000 5300 Londonderry Dr: Williams Beth & Leber Scott A to Winstel John & Mary; $280,000

Mount Healthy

Spring Grove Village

1524 Kinney Ave: Stammer Thomas A Iii to Jo

748 Beechwood Ave: Brunner Mark E Jr LLC to

Greenhills 112 Julep Ln: Webster Michael A & Melissa to Hayes Richard L Jr & Danielle L Watson; $240,000 Greenhills 396 Ingram Rd: Doerr Mason to Ralls Derrick S; $180,000

Lockland

Sorel Scott A & Alice; $184,900

Springdale 11623 Maxey Ln: Cristo Homes Inc to Manuel Darown T & Elena V; $318,310 11753 Rose Ln: Jgf Homes LLC to Wooton Arnold; $124,000 12093 Crossings Dr: Dillingham Lydia F to Saloh Moyasser; $110,000 15 Woodview Ct: Sanders Davida to Mussari David; $126,000

Springfield Township 11947 Brookway Dr: Fields Alice R Tr to Fields Alice R; $225,000 Springfield Township 12063 Elkwood Dr: Green John A & Liliana A to De La Cruz Monica &; $220,000 12110 Regency Run Ct: Cruz Monica De La to Bourgeois Robert; $103,000 12191 Regency Run Ct: Leidecker Amanda M to Ghent Kaela; $93,000 13 Laurel Ave: Taylor Mark to Sfr3 020 LLC; $50,000 1774 Fullerton Dr: Lopez William Maximiliano to Segda Noogo Rosalie Waongo & Tiladogo X Waongo; $232,000 1788 Hudepohl Ln: Chafin Randall C & Carolyn to Menninger Steve & Jesse Schutte; $92,000 2263 Wilson Ave: Colley Kevin to Ns & W Investments Ltd; $145,000 2269 Wilson Ave: Colley Kevin to Ns & W Investments Ltd; $145,000 2275 Wilson Ave: Colley Kevin to Ns & W Investments Ltd; $145,000 6626 Golfway Dr: Mangham-lanier Robin & Janina Kerstin Lanier to Colon Angelica M Alvarez &; $168,500 923 Sarbrook Dr: Reed Jennifer & Richard to Hale Charla J & Orlando J; $185,700 9656 Woodmill Ln: White Wall Home Rehabilitation to Clinebell Bailey A; $145,088

St. Bernard 4610 Sullivan Ave: Corns Elizabeth I to Hausterling Development Group LLC; $87,500

Wyoming 1712 Harmon Dr: Mansour Fawzy to Cunningham Jacqueline; $350,000

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