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First the ﬁ sh fries went; now church festivals Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Cincinnati region usually teems during the summer with jumbo poker, brats, bars and bells tickets and cover bands. There’s a church festival within walking distance to every street corner every weekend from May to September, particularly on the city’s West Side, where Catholic churches have multiplied like loaves and fi shes. Not this year. The pandemic has left area churches with a lot of frozen fi sh and empty parking lots. Some question whether church festivals will be the same again, or even come back at all when the coronavirus is under control. More than 500,000 Catholics and 300 churches are in the diocese of Cincinnati and Covington, so the absence of church festivals this year will be noticeable. For churches, it’s been a triple whammy. First, the Lenten fi sh fries were canceled. Then the church festivals. And for two months, no Masses to pass around the collection plate. Masses resumed May 20 in the Covington diocese; the Ohio archdiocese was scheduled to follow on May 25. Limits on church capacity due to social distancing will be in force. Parishioners will be encouraged but not required to wear masks during services. The dispensation from the obligation to go to Mass has been indefi nitely extended on both sides of the river. Churches in the archdiocese are among the Cincinnati area congrega-

Nick Feldman, chairman of VisiFest, stands in the parking lot where Our Lady of Visitation's parish festival would be hosted this summer in Green Township. The parish festival was cancelled due to the new coronavirus pandemic. Organizers are considering new ways to raise money, including a drive-thru chicken dinner. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

tions that have applied for fi nancial help from the feds. Even though festivals don’t bring in as much as school tuition or the church collection plate, they’re still the largest single fundraiser for most parishes, bringing in as much as $100,000 annually for some churches. Though it varies from church to church, festivals typically account for 2% of total revenue for churches, not a deal-breaker but still important, some pastors and church fi nancial offi cers told The Enquirer. Parishes in the Cincinnati region hope to hold drive-thru fi sh fries, chicken dinners, online raffl es and other ways to raise money in a socially distant way. See FESTIVALS, Page 2A

The CincItalia festival is sponsored by St. Catharine of Siena Parish. Even though festivals don’t bring in as much as school tuition or the church collection plate, they’re still the largest single fundraiser for most parishes. PROVIDED

Friends say police, ﬁ re, 911 center failed Patrick Ward Sharon Coolidge and Kevin Grasha Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Patrick Ward was living alone in an apartment stinking of urine and strewn with beer cans and feces when he called 911 in the early morning hours of Jan. 12. He’d fallen and needed help, he told the call-taker. Cincinnati fi refi ghters arrived but left a short time later, concluding that no transport was needed. But Ward wasn’t well. And he was getting worse. In the hours following that call, Ward’s health deteriorated so quickly that his neighbors twice called 911 seeking help for the 69-year-old Navy veteran. He was sick, his neighbors said, even if he kept saying he was OK. He couldn’t move from his chair in front of a TV to the bathroom. He had started slurring his words. If someone didn’t come soon to take Ward to the hospital, one neighbor warned a 911 call-taker, he was “gonna die.” Still, no one took Ward to the hospital. And within a day, early on the morning of Jan. 13, he was found face down on his apartment fl oor. One of Ward’s neighbors entered his apartment that morning and made a fi nal call to 911. This time, he was angry: “You need to come up here and get this dead body.” The roughly 10 hours from the fi rst 911 call to the last became the subject of an internal investigation that concluded the city’s emergency dispatch system, already under scrutiny for recent failures, had not worked as it should. The investigation, obtained by The Enquirer last month, found repeated mistakes in the handling of Ward’s case, including the call-taker’s decision on the fi nal call to not send help. But the neighbors who tried unsuccessfully to get Ward the help he needed say the problem extends beyond the 911 system, to the fi refi ghters and police offi cer who responded to the fi rst two calls and chose to leave the ailing Ward in an

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The Bradford Apartment building, pictured, Friday, May 8, is where 69-year-old Patrick Ward died after suffering an apparent stroke in January after a 911 call-taker didn’t send help. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

plained about going to the hospital, they say. He needed to go. “They should have taken him, anyway,” Mark Todd, a neighbor and friend, told The Enquirer. “It’s common sense. You’re in the business to save lives.”

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apartment so ﬁ lthy that Ward’s neighbor recoiled at the smell. The entire system, they say, failed to do its job. It doesn’t matter if Ward com-

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The Enquirer spent two months after Ward’s death became public trying to determine how a man could die alone in a College Hill apartment even though his friends repeatedly called for help. The Enquirer interviewed neighbors and reviewed records that included an internal investigation report, police body camera videos, 911 calls, personnel fi les and call histories. It’s unclear if the city investigated anyone other than the 911 center employees. The Enquirer has previously reported that one of the call-takers, Sherri Willis, was fi red over her handling of the call. City Manager Patrick Duhaney declined to answer specifi c questions. But his offi ce provided statements from him,

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the city’s police chief and fi re chief. “The death of Mr. Ward is incredibly sad and tragic. The call-taker who did not dispatch help to Mr. Ward failed immensely and has been fi red for her actions,” Duhaney said in a statement. “We continue to work to improve our ECC operations.” He also pointed out that police and fi re did respond to Ward’s apartment three times between Jan. 9 and Jan. 12. “Unfortunately, Mr. Ward consistently refused transport all three times, despite being urged to do so,” Duhaney said. “First responders do not have the authority and cannot force individuals such as Mr. Ward to accept medical treatment.” Willis, the call-taker who was fi red, could not be reached for comment. Hamilton County Probate Judge Ralph “Ted” Winkler told The Enquirer the city could have fi led for emergency guardianship in his court. “It happens all the time when somebody is sick, but they can’t make the proper decisions due to mental illness or physical incapacity. It takes one to two hours,” Winkler said. “We would have been happy to hear the case and help out. The city might say, ‘That isn’t our role.’ But how can he do that if he’s in severe distress? That’s why the court is here, to help people who need help the most.”

Jan. 9 call The fi rst hint that Ward’s health was deteriorating came on Jan. 9, when Todd, the neighbor, called 911 and reported that Ward’s legs were “beet red” and that his genitals were swollen. Ward had defecated and urinated “all over his apartment,” Todd said. He told the call-taker that Ward would not call for help on his own. “Somebody’s got to come ... do something,” he said. More than fi ve minutes of that call involved Emergency 911 Operator Jamie Kullgren discussing why police and fi reSee 911 CENTER, Page 2A

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Jan. 12, 2:18 a.m. On Jan. 12, Ward called 911 himself at 2:18 a.m. He could be heard trying to use the voice-activation feature on his phone because he initially didn’t realize someone had answered. “I’ve fallen in my apartment. I can’t get up,” he said. Cincinnati ﬁ re Medic 51 and Engine 51 responded to the apartment building on Groesbeck Road and then left. A ﬁ re department report provided to The Enquir-

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Others hope for better luck in the fall. “This past weekend would have been our festival,” said Andy Spinney of Our Lady of Victory Church. “The festival is extremely important not only fi nancially, but parishioners come together during those three days.” Spinney is the planning and development director for the Delhi Township parish, one of the fi rst to kick off festival season in Cincinnati in early May. The church pushed it back to Oct. 1618 with the idea of turning it into an Oktoberfest. Victory is one of the few parishes still hoping to put on a festival. Another is St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Monfort Heights church hasn’t canceled its festival at the end of August. St. Jude in Bridgetown has tacked an extra day onto its Oktoberfest in September and hopes to treat that as its annual festival. It’s up to the individual parish on whether to hold a festival. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has issued guidance on how to hold masses again, but nothing related to festivals, a spokesperson told The Enquirer. It’s just a hope at this point. No one knows whether larger gatherings will be feasible then.

Plenty of fi sh leftover from Lent The many pounds of fi sh leftover from the canceled Lenten dinners could help some churches salvage something from the summer. There’s a freezer full at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Burlington, said Andy Bockweg, a parish member and co-chairman of his church’s summer festival. The parish’s fi sh fry was halted after two

Patrick Ward’s neighbors, Gregory Grothaus (left) and Mark Todd take a police officer up to his apartment on January 12. PHIL DIDION

er doesn’t say what, if anything, ﬁ reﬁ ghters did. “No patient was transported,” according to a summary of that call in the internal investigation report.

Jan. 12, 9:41 a.m. The morning of Jan. 12, a Sunday, Todd again went to Ward’s apartment, and what he saw led him to enlist another neighbor to call 911. Todd, 52, is a former Marine who befriended Ward. He helped Ward, a Vietnam War veteran, when he could. And Ward, who once worked as a cook, would often make chili for Todd. “I was his family,” Todd said.

weeks. Then, at the end of April, the church decided to cancel its festival scheduled for mid-July. They’re just waiting for the church building to open up so they can retrieve the frozen fi sh, Bockweg said. But whether they can sell fi sh and when remains to be determined. “We still have fi sh in there,” Bockweg said. “We kill it in our drivethru. We do a really good job. This year we were on record pace. It was a shame to see that go.” Parishioners are also considering holding an online raffl e. But it won’t replace the festival, which draws 25,000 people each year.

Can chicken help Visitation? For one of the region’s largest parishes, Our Lady of Visitation in Green Township, they’re turning to chicken instead of ﬁ sh. Organizers of the festival for Our Lady of Visitation held out hope until mid-May before canceling VisiFest, scheduled for Aug. 7-9. The festival nets the church about $100,000 a year. This year would have been the second time Nick Feldman has helmed VisiFest. The 23-year-old accountant this week stood in the parking lot of Visitation, his grade school alma mater, reminiscing about past festivals. It wasn’t long ago he was hanging out here with friends. He’s a bit of an anomaly in the church festival scene, often associated with an older crowd. He’s not sure how he came to helm the festival he grew up with. “We needed someone,” Feldman said. “I don’t know how my name got thrown in there. But I had just graduated college. So I didn’t have anything to do in the summer.” He hasn’t given up on

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this year. Visitation in August will look to retain some facets of the festival, most notably the popular chicken dinner. The plan is to oﬀ er a drive-thru chicken dinner in August. It might turn into a picnic if that is permissible, Feldman said. The church also plans on holding an online rafﬂ es and award giveaways.

‘Continue to trust in generosity of the people’ What this loss of revenue will mean, church ofﬁ cials were reluctant to speculate. None of the churches said that the cancelation of 2020 festivals would lead to staﬀ cuts. The festivals bolster the operating budgets for schools but aren’t the main source of income. For example, the festival at Our Lady of Lourdes in Westwood brings in about $50,000 to $60,000 a year, said Rev. Len Wenke, the church’s pastor. The school’s total budget is more than $2 million. For now, churches are weathering the storm. “We’re going to continue to draw savings for a period of time, and continue to trust in the generosity of the people,” Wenke said.

Is this ‘the nail in the coffin’? What about after 2020, if and when a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is developed and life begins to return to normal, or at least some semblance of it? Will church festivals return as before? No one really knows. Even before the pandemic, the popularity of the Catholic church festival in Cincinnati started to wane in recent years. “I think this might be the nail in the coﬃ n,” said Dave Bauer. The 53-yearold Bridgetown resident organized St. Aloysius Gonzaga festival for 10

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In a call that began at 9:41 a.m., the other neighbor, Gregory Grothaus, said Ward had “many, many ailments.” He also said Ward had previously refused 911 help, apparently referring to Todd’s Jan. 9 call. “You guys are our only hope,” Grothaus said. The call-taker, Honesty Kidd, entered it as a low-priority police call, and the response was delayed. Oﬃ cer Doug Horton wasn’t assigned until 10 a.m. and arrived at the building six minutes later. Because of how the call was entered, the internal investigation says, no paramedics were sent. Ward had congestive heart failure and was on oxygen. He also drank a lot

years. He stepped down two years ago. With declining church attendance and greater competition from other entertainment, some churches may forgo the festival for something else. St. Martin of Tours in Cheviot did that 2017, ending its traditional festival for a November dinner known as Martinfest. “Everyone is fi ghting for the same Split-thePot money, unless you do something diff erent,” Bauer said. Bauer has seen the rise and fall of the Catholic church festival in Cincinnati. His dad organized the St. Simon’s festival in Delhi during the 1970s and 1980s. But then, in the mid-1980s, more churches organized festivals. It went from a church festival every other week, to multiple festivals in one weekend, he said. Today, there are too many festivals, he said. He’s done the math and fi gures within 20 miles of St. Aloysius, there are 99 Catholic churches, 79 which have summer festivals. Competition forces churches to spend more to attract more people. But the more a church spends, the more a church risks. For a few years, St. Al’s festival morphed into the Bridgetown Music Fest, booking acts like Molly Hatchet and Little River

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Band. With Molly Hatchet, the church sold $70,000 worth of beer and netted over $80,000. But rain the next year cut Little River Band’s set to four songs. Bauer laughed. “That’s $6,000 a song.” The church lost money that year. It went back to a regular church festival, one that the parish canceled this year due to the pandemic. “I hope some of the festivals come back,” Bauer said. “There are a lot of nice ones out there. In the future, festivals

look bleak. A lot of it has to do with the age, millennials aren’t doing church festivals.” Even organizers for popular ones like VisiFest have considered doing away with it in favor of something diﬀ erent, Feldman said. “Every single time that topic brought up, it’s in agreement it’s worth it,” Feldman said “People come from all over because they enjoy seeing people. It’s just that community spirit they enjoy. It’s something worth having.”

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fi ghters “couldn’t help someone who didn’t want to be helped,” the internal investigation report says. Kullgren also made recommendations to Todd about pursuing power of attorney, so Ward “could be forced to be treated.” The internal investigation concluded Kullgren should be coached to send help to all medical emergencies “without debate or concern about whether the person experiencing the emergency wants to be helped.” A review of records shows a police offi cer, fi refi ghters and call-takers saying at various times they can’t take someone to the hospital if that person refuses help – something the internal investigation says goes against training.

of beer. The apartment was littered with beer cans. But on that day, Ward’s friends said his condition seemed even worse – he was unusually lethargic, he couldn’t move around the apartment. Todd believed Ward had suff ered a stroke. For days, Ward had been sitting in the same chair in front of a television, unable to move. He was naked from the waist down. Days before, Ward stopped wearing pants because he said it hurt to wear them. Ward was upset that his neighbors had called 911. And when Offi cer Horton arrived, Ward refused to go to the hospital. “I ain’t going nowhere,” he can be heard saying in Horton’s bodycam video. The city released the heavily blurred video May 11. Ward’s soiled pants were crumpled on the fl oor, next to feces and urine. Todd said Ward was terrifi ed of being sent to a nursing home. Once Ward refused help, the offi cer “wasn’t going to push it any farther,” Todd told The Enquirer. Horton did try to call the building’s maintenance man, but was not able to track him down on a Sunday. At one point, Horton talked about “power of attorney” being an option. He told Todd and Grothaus to call 911 again “if it’s a medical emergency.” “Other than that, I don’t know, other

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than getting him to agree to something,” Horton said. The internal investigation report criticized Kidd for incorrectly designating the call as a low-priority, single-car police response, despite being told: ❚ Ward’s health was “deteriorating fast.” ❚ Ward had “many, many ailments.” ❚ Ward could be heard “mumbling.” Kidd was not disciplined but was “coached” to err on the side of sending paramedics when uncertain.

Jan. 12, 11:44 a.m. An hour after the offi cer left, Grothaus again called 911. Within the fi rst 45 seconds, Grothaus told Emergency 911 Operator Sherri Willis that Ward had suff ered a stroke and needed help. But over the course of the seven-minute call, Willis kept telling Grothaus that nothing could be done for Ward if he refused help.

“You guys are our only hope.” Gregory Grothaus Patrick Ward’s neighbor, said to 911 call-taker

“The ﬁ re department can’t come in and do some assistance when…he is saying no,” Willis said. Eventually Grothaus told her Ward is “gonna die here.” Willis then said: “OK. So that’s why I’m saying you need to sit there and talk to him and explain to him why he needs help. He has to agree to have help.” That’s not true, according to the internal investigation report. No city emergency communication center or ﬁ re department procedure tells call-takers they can withhold help if someone says they don’t want it, the report says. All 911 call-takers are trained on how to respond to stroke victims. A report shows that in May 2019 Willis received training on standard operating procedures related to medical calls and emer-

gency dispatch protocols. Willis’ statements during the call were not in line with the training she received, the report says. She would have been trained that a person experiencing what appears to be a stroke “must receive an immediate response that is not subject to delay,” the report says. Willis’ previous employment history involved several sales jobs and she was a licensed insurance agent. When she applied for the 911 center job in 2018, she had worked for a year at a Mercy Health offi ce, greeting patients, fi ling and answering phones. Willis, 52, had been a call-taker for less than two years. The report says any trained 911 calltaker should know that a stroke aff ects a patient’s brain and is likely to aff ect consciousness and speech. A person having a stroke may not be able to make decisions for themselves. “It is not the role of a 911 operator,” the report adds, “to allow or accept a patient refusal by telephone.” Only paramedics at the scene can determine whether someone is physically and mentally able to refuse medical help. The report also says police offi cers and fi refi ghters have the legal ability and duty – in certain situations – to transport to the hospital someone who is not able to care for themselves or make good decisions. State guidelines for emergency medical responders say a person can be transported to a hospital without consent when there is risk of death, when the patient is mentally impaired, or if lack of treatment “would prolong severe pain or suff ering.” Impairment by alcohol or stroke fall under those guidelines.

The video Mark Todd was so frustrated Ward wasn’t getting the help he thought he needed, at 8:21 a.m. on Jan. 12, he took a cellphone video of the apartment. He wanted to document the conditions. The one-minute video begins in the doorway to Patrick Ward’s 425-squarefoot studio apartment. Ward is sitting in chair, slumped to the side. He’s wearing only a yellow T-shirt. He’s naked from the waist down, feces on the bottom of his shirt and on his leg. See 911 CENTER, Page 4A

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Feces is smeared throughout the apartment, as if Ward dragged himself across the ﬂ oor. The chair is positioned in front of a television on a table littered with beer cans. Todd: “When did you decide to poop all over your apartment?” Ward: “I sat down last night. Couldn’t get up.” Ward had been like that for days, Todd knew. He described a similar scene in the Jan. 9 911 call for help. “Something’s got to be done, Pat,” Todd says. “This is ridiculous.”

City says it tried to help Duhaney said the city tried to help Ward by off ering guidance to him and his neighbors. He pointed out that Ward on Jan. 12 said he was fi ne and did not want to leave his apartment. Duhaney noted that Offi cer Horton also discussed with neighbors several options for assisting Ward and encouraged them to call 911 if they believed Ward needed medical attention. Horton also tried to contact the building’s maintenance man and left a voicemail about Ward’s situation. Duhaney said Ward had refused medical treatment as far back as February 2019, despite fi re department personnel urging him to get treatment. In that instance and again in January of this year, fi refi ghters referred Ward to the Department of Veteran Aff airs for mental health assistance. “The Cincinnati Fire Department and Cincinnati Police Department responded in a professional and courteous manner but have no authority to require medical treatment,” Duhaney added. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac provided a statement saying Ward’s demeanor and state of mind appeared to be sound, and he refused further assistance. “Based on the circumstances presented, the police department’s actions were reasonable and within policy,” Isaac’s statement said. Fire Chief Roy Winston provided a statement saying the fi re department takes the treatment and care of residents and visitors to the city very seriously. “We are equipped to provide fi rst-

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The Kyle Plush case Ward was the second person to die within 21 months after mistakes made by call-takers at the city’s 911 center. After 16-year-old Kyle Plush’s death in April 2018, an Enquirer review of the center found warnings about the 911 system for at least four years before he died. Memos, emails and reports reviewed by The Enquirer at the time showed offi cials knew there were issues dating back to 2014. Kyle Plush Kyle, a Seven Hills School sophomore, suff ocated after becoming trapped under the third-row seat of a 2004 Honda Odyssey minivan parked near the school. He managed to call 911, but the calltaker failed to pinpoint his location, and police offi cers who responded didn’t fi nd him.

Kyle’s death brought the wrath of Cincinnati City Council on the troubled 911 center, which at that point had had fi ve directors in the previous four years. Since then, there have been three more changes. A police offi cer was put in charge after Kyle’s death, then the city’s technology director was named the acting director. And then on Feb. 27 – 11⁄ 2 months after Ward died – Duhaney, the city manager, said Bill Vedra, deputy director of the emergency communication center, would assume leadership of 911 operations. Kyle’s parents are suing the city for negligence, and city offi cials promised to fi x problems that included short staff ing and insuffi cient training. “This is why we share Kyle’s story,” Jill Plush told The Enquirer this week. “This shows nothing has changed considering the outcome in this January 12 tragedy. What happened to Kyle meant nothing. They say whatever they think they need to say in front of the cameras. “ Ron and Jill Plush testifi ed at several city meetings. City leaders promised to do better.

They promised to hire enough call-takers and dispatchers. They promised training would be better. They promised to put mapping equipment in police cars. They promised it would never happen again. But as answers became vaguer and vaguer, the Plushes became more and more frustrated. They started a foundation, calling it the Kyle Plush Answer the Call Foundation, with a goal to improve 911 systems across the country. And they sued the city for wrongful death, saying they wanted deﬁ nitive answers about what happened the day their son died. Court records show the case is pending. Ty Wooten, education director at the National Emergency Number Association, said improvements are needed at many 911 centers, including Cincinnati’s. Wooten said Plush’s death began to underscore the changes that need to be made. “The reality is, it takes time,” he said. “They are working to improve things. I equate it to an aircraft carrier. You can’t turn it on a dime. Unfortunately, that’s no excuse. And it doesn’t help the individual issue happening. It is a process.”

‘You wouldn’t come and help’ Ward had spent years cycling in and out of homelessness. He didn’t have any known relatives, but he had neighbors who were his friends and who tried repeatedly to get someone to help him. A 911 call about Ward the morning of Jan. 13 wasn’t asking for help. It was Mark Todd, saying Ward was dead. He had found Ward face down on the apartment ﬂ oor. The television was still on. The anger can be heard in Todd’s voice, talking about the solitary death of his friend and fellow veteran. “You need to come up here and get this dead body… You wouldn’t come and help yesterday,” Todd said in the call. “I told you he had a stroke, and y’all said because he don’t want to come, we’re not taking him. Well now he’s dead.” Ward’s body was cremated as part of the city’s process for handling of indigent deaths. The plan is to give him a military burial once new coronavirusrelated restrictions are lifted enough to allow for one. It’s not known when that will happen.

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It is not easy being young, black and male in America, but it is made substantially harder when you make war with your neighbor and settle your beef with a bullet. You are worth more than you think.

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Chance Gilbert was shot and killed in a Mt. Airy apartment Sunday, May 17. Chance was 8. His death was the 34th homicide in Cincinnati since January, nearly tripling last year’s homicide total as of midJune. If you’re looking for a reason behind the uptick, it could be surmised that we are in the middle of a pandemic with the economic and social pressure it brings. But the white-hot rise in killings, that doesn’t make sense to me, considering we have overcome much worse. Police have not off ered details about Chance’s death, but the grief captured by media on investigators’ and counselors’ faces at the apartment in its aftermath was telling. “It’s devastating to lose a child in any way, shape or form, but to lose a child as a result of gunfi re, it’s shocking,” Lt. Steve Saunders, the spokesman for the Cincinnati Police Department, told me. “Obviously, the family and community and the residents of Hawaiian Terrace are feeling it more than anybody.” Even without details surrounding how we lost Chance, his death is yet another wake-up call in a succession of them in our community. It’s time to stop the violence now. It was time yesterday. And last year, when there were 73 homicides. This year in Cincinnati, someone, likely an African American man under 30, becomes a homicide victim every four or fi ve days. I saw a familiar face in the group the last month, an African American man with a Latin-inspired

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ﬁ rst name. He died at age 20 from a gunshot in Westwood. When he was 10, he had bright eyes, thick eyebrows and an earnest demeanor. I remember him as one of the kids I tutored in reading at a Cincinnati Public School. I tell myself these are my nephews, not much diﬀ erent than I was at their age. It’s true. When I read police department alerts about some of them, it makes me weary. Weary because of their predictability. Weary also because of the horror made almost ordinary. A person I respect who helps Cincinnati families bury their kin told me of the pain he sees, especially in mothers,

when it’s her child being buried. “It leaves a void in a family you can’t even describe,” he said. To my nephews, I’m going to make some assumptions and jump to conclusions. Your behavior is not acceptable. Period. Your ancestors bled and died and sacriﬁ ced so that you might thrive and not die at the hands of one another. It’s time to take responsibility for yourself and for others. Do you really think the grandmother and mother you profess to love wants to bury you or visit you in prison? You might not be able to see it, but there are people out there who can and will help you. But you have to want them to. A collection of civic leaders, includ-

ing Avondale attorney Ozie Davis, Iris Roley, Fanon Rucker, educator Belinda Tubbs Wallace and others, recently appeared in a YouTube video titled “The Village Mindset.” It is a collective call for us to put down the guns and embrace unity. “You have to show more empathy and love for one another. I ask that you stop killing each other. We are not our own enemy,” said Cincinnati businessman Don Jordan. Please hear them. Nephews, I am one of you, having grown up when opportunities were plentiful but not as readily available as yours. I get it, though. It is not easy being young, black and male in America, but it is made substantially harder when you make war with your neighbor and settle your beef with a bullet. You are worth more than you think. It’s time for you to get it together. Byron McCauley is an Enquirer columnist writing about the intersection of race, politics, social justice and free enterprise. Call him at (513) 768-8565. Social: @byronmccauley. Email: bmccauley@enquirer.com.

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Ohio child care centers and homes can reopen May 31, with restrictions in place, Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced. The state will use more than $60 million in federal CARES Act funding to help child care providers cover increased costs for greater cleaning and smaller class sizes. DeWine said the state will be conducting a research project to study best practices for stalling the spread of COVID-19 in child care settings. “There’s really no playbook out there for this,” DeWine said. Here’s what parents, children and caregivers can expect.

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Is this strawberry pie recipe as good as Frisch’s? Fresh strawberry pie Sub in raspberries if you like. Ingredients 9” pie shell, baked 5 nice cups strawberries, halved or quartered, divided into 2 and 3 cups (about 2 pounds) ⁄ 4 cup and 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste 3

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Fresh strawberry pie is a perfect way to use fresh berries. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

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As I was going through my notes from you, it dawned on me again that this column is a journal of sorts. Of your lives and mine. And it’s not just about food. In the process of cooking more and eating at home more during this pandemic, we’re realizing that eating together without having to rush out somewhere has its advantages. We’re continuing to be more frugal. Not wasting – thinking twice about tossing out over ripe bananas (refrigerate or freeze and make banana bread later). Or bell peppers whose skin is wrinkly from languishing in the vegetable drawer (cut in half, remove seeds, smoosh halves down, drizzle with oil. Grill, roast or broil, skin side up. Skin, then freeze). Even ﬁ nding joy instead of frustration during a long wait at the store. Translates to yes, we’re starting to get back to normal, carefully. Local strawberries will be ripening soon, if not already. I’m thinking that may be the reason for strawberry pie requests. “Like Frisch’s, if you can,” one reader asked.

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Sports Recruiting: Wisconsin oﬀ ers La Salle running back Gi’Bran Payne Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Wyoming junior Isaiah Walker [11] is congratulated by varsity assistant and JV coach Mike Pearl after scoring his 1,000th point for the Cowboys. JIM OWENS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Oﬀ ers pouring in for Wyoming’s Isaiah Walker Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI - Wyoming High School point guard Isaiah Walker’s quarantine schedule still includes his happy place: a gym. Five minutes from his home, a private gym his former AAU coach runs offers a piece of normalcy for one of Cincinnati’s premier basketball players. When his workouts are over, though, nothing is normal. That’s because a barrage of correspondence from Division I coaches frequently greets Walker through text messages, emails and Twitter direct messages. The infl ux of suitors in the Isaiah Walker Sweepstakes began in mid-February when Wright State University made an off er. Since then, 10 more Division I programs have entered the fold with offi cial scholarship proposals, bringing Walker’s running total to 14. “It can be stressful at times, but I know I’m blessed to be in the position I’m in,” Walker said. “This is what I worked for and this is what I dreamed

of, so I’m not gonna shy away from it now. I’m enjoying this time because I know a lot of kids don’t get this opportunity.” It’s a chance Walker felt should’ve come sooner. Prior to the 2019-20 season, Walker had just two oﬀ ers (Western Carolina and Youngstown State) and

“I know I’m blessed to be in the position I’m in. This is what I worked for and this is what I dreamed of.” Isaiah Walker

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used the proverbial chip on his shoulder to make his mark and wedge his name on college radars. “I decided I was going to use this season as my coming out party and I felt like I did a good job of doing that,” Walker said. “I used it as fuel and knew my time was coming.”

That fuel resulted in a special season on Pendery Avenue. Walker averaged 25.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game and recorded 10 double-doubles. He had a career-high 40 points in a win over Finneytown Jan. 3, shot 16-of-18 from the ﬁ eld in a 39point showing against Reading Jan. 17 and went for 37 points, 10 rebounds and ﬁ ve assists in a sectional tournament victory over Aiken. The Cowboys recorded a perfect regular season and started 24-0 after coasting through a trio of postseason games. Walker was named the Cincinnati Hills League Athlete of the Year and the Southwest District’s Division II Player of the Year. “Isaiah (Walker) is such a good talent,” Wyoming head coach Matt Rooks told The Enquirer in December. “He doesn’t get the praise that some people do, but he can shoot it, he guards and he’s a tough matchup because he can go inside or outside. He’s got the genes and he’s gonna keep getting better and better.” See WALKER, Page 2B

The Big 10 continued its pursuit of La Salle running back Gi’Bran Payne on May 15 when the University of Wisconsin entered the fold with an offi cial off er. Payne announced the news on his Twitter. Payne, a four-star prospect according to 247sports, already holds Big 10 off ers from Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue. Payne also holds off ers from the University of Kentucky and Cincinnati. In 2019, Payne was a second-team Greater Catholic League-South and all-district selection. The sophomore ran for 790 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging over 10 yards per carry. He also found the end zone on three of his eight catches, fi nishing with 141 receiving yards. Payne had three 100-yard rushing performances, including two in the postseason. Payne ran 14 times for 129 yards and a score in La Salle’s 34-17 win over Massillon Washington in the Division II state title game. On the defensive end, Payne totaled 41 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions, including a 95-yard pick-six in La Salle’s 45-8 win over Harrison in the regional fi nal. He had a season-high 11 tackles in the Lancers’ state semifi nal victory over Toledo Central Catholic.

Lasalle ball carrier Gi'Bran Payne runs the ball during the Lancers football game against St. Xavier on Oct. 18,2019. FOR THE ENQUIRER/TONY TRIBBLE

St. X tennis star Hiryur ready for what’s next Adam Baum Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

It was nearly one year ago when Ronit Hiryur, then a junior at St. Xavier High School, walked off one of the Lindner Family Tennis Center courts after a loss in the OHSAA Division I singles state championship. He lost in the fi nal to Mason High School senior Niraj Komatineni 6-1, 6-4, and as Hiryur exited the court, a thought began to take hold in his head. “It was disappointing to get that far, that close to it and then it slips out in one match, but I was already thinking, ‘Next year I should be the top dog. I’m (going to be) a senior. I’ll have another shot at it,’” said Hiryur. He had no idea the novel coronavirus pandemic would wipe out his senior season before it began. Tennis courts were closed, seasons were canceled, and the sport that had become a consistent presence in his life over the last fi ve years was suddenly gone. Instead of competing one last time at the high school level, Hiryur’s only option was to fi nd a fl at wall behind a local elementary school to hit with himself. With no coach allowed, he stationed his cell phone behind him to record his form. “For everything to come to a halt where I can’t even fi nd a court to practice on this is probably the longest break I’ve taken from tennis in fi ve years,” said

Ronit Hiryur (Saint Xavier) plays in the OHSAA Boys Division I Championship Final against Niraj Komatineni from Mason. Komatineni defeated Ronit Hiryur (Saint Xavier) 6-1, 6-4. JIM OWENS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Hiryur, who’s headed to the University of Dayton to continue his tennis career and study chemical engineering. Hiryur’s tried to keep a regimented schedule during quarantine. “When you don’t have anything to do you can just lay on your bed and do nothing for three hours and not even notice,” he said. COVID-19 took away tennis but it also reignited one of Hiryur’s passions. “I started drawing again,” said Hiryur. As a sophomore, Hiryur had an open-

ing in his schedule and was placed in a drawing class. “The one thing I found out I was good at drawing was faces,” he said. “So I’ll draw mostly portraits or cartoon faces.” He does homework, rides his bike, and helps his mom with yard work, but tennis is never far from his mind. Restrictions at parks have started to ease and Hiryur’s been able to start hitting with a partner again. It just so happens that partner has been Komatineni, who beat Hiryur in the state ﬁ nal last season and played

this season at Brown University. Hiryur has accepted how his high school career ended. With some perspective, he said it’s fi tting that his fi nal high school match came against a good friend. “We’ve been playing matches against each other since we started playing tennis,” said Hiryur. “On court, sure, it was a rivalry between schools and us because we played a lot, but off the court, we need good practice and we give each other good practice. We’re good friends. It worked out pretty well like that.” If nothing else, the last two months have been a lesson in control. There are things that can be controlled and there are things that can’t. Hiryur doesn’t know what his future holds. “I’m not really sure,” Ronit says when asked what he’d like to do after college. He has time to fi gure it out. And it helps that he knows where he came from. Ronit’s mother, Meena, and his father, Yesh, both emigrated from India to attend college in the United States, and they stayed here to raise Ronit and his older sister, Kavya. “Neither of them had really any money when they came over,” said Ronit. “I think it’s pretty admirable. My dad told me when he was in college he was working at Taco Bell and my mom worked in a bookstore trying to get enough money to get through the week. They’ve come a long way from there.”

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A big part of any team sports contest is for teammates to talk and, for a time, that just wasn’t happening as the state works toward opening Ohio high school athletics and youth sports. After Gov. Mike DeWine’s May 18 press conference, everyone seems more in sync. Recently, the Ohio High School Athletic Association lifted its no-contact order on baseball, softball, golf, swimming and diving, track and ﬁ eld and tennis. The state announced that it would allow recreational leagues for these low- or nocontact sports to resume. The Ohio Department of Health released information on an advisory group , which would be “in charge of developing statewide guidelines for sports leagues.” This caused some confusion among Cincinnati-area athletic directors as the 24-person roster for the advisory group did not feature anyone associated with the OHSAA. Wyoming athletic director Jan Wilking said the Ohio Department of Health sent a directive April 30 saying all school buildings, including ﬁ elds, stadiums and tracks, were to be shut down. Then, recently, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced outside facilities could be open and used and that there was a task force that had been working on returnto-play standards for youth sports. “That opened up the box of, if there’s a task force talking about getting kids back to play sports, look, we’re all in,”

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Wilking said. “Where do we sign up? Let’s go.” But, according to Wilking, the OHSAA was not involved in that task force, which meant more problems than answers. “When it was peeled back to say, wait, who is the person from the high-school or middle-school side that is advocating for 800-plus members schools and student-athletes? There was not a soul on that committee,” Wilking said. “I don’t wanna say they didn’t think about us, but maybe the link wasn’t made that all of these youth sports teams that you’re now saying can go practice — guess where they practice? All of our ﬁ elds,” she said. “For you to think that I’m gonna open up my ﬁ eld to a bunch of people who aren’t from my community, while telling my own kids

they can’t be on them, that’s simply not gonna happen.” Wilking said she doesn’t believe the OHSAA was intentionally left out of the loop and is sure that it was involved in safety meetings involving a return to play. “Everyone is doing it for all the right reasons and with the best of intentions, but the result is a huge disconnect in the message schools received,” she said. “Now there’s a state of uncertainty for so many things that have blossomed out of this.” While high school athletes were left wondering their next step, the state gave the thumbs up for youth leagues and adult recreational leagues to begin. “The feeling is, ‘hey, don’t forget about us,’” Wilking said. “It was just a grave oversight that needs to be corrected.” That correction started May 18 when the OHSAA and its member schools received some clarity during Gov. Mike DeWine’s update on the state’s COVID-19 response. Husted said he had talked to OHSAA executive director Jerry Snodgrass to plan further cooperation on how OHSAA-member school’s athletes can return to the ﬁ eld. “We are going to begin coordinating with them (OHSAA) on protocols for training and preparation for schoolsanctioned sports,” Husted said. “We know these schools and parents and student-athletes are looking to prepare for that future. We will work with the Ohio High School Athletic Association to develop protocols to make sure that we limit the ability to spread COVID-19.

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That praise has come in droves over the last couple of months. It started with Wright State in February and has continued with Elder alum, former Xavier player and coach Pat Kelsey, now at Winthrop University, making an off er. Walker is in great hands when it comes to navigating everything that comes with the recruiting process. His father, Tyrice, was Ohio’s Mr. Basketball in 1990 before playing at Xavier. “Having him is a huge advantage,” Walker said. “He’s seen everything I’ve seen and did it at a high level. I know a lot of guys don’t have the same guidance. “He’s making sure I’m looking for the right things in a school and whenever I make this decision that I’m looking for the right relationships with the staff .” Walker is enjoying the process and will make his decision in due time. For now, though, his mindset is fi ve minutes down the road, trying to elevate his

That’s the goal of everything we do.” Husted also addressed the problem of fall athletes needing to be able to train throughout the summer in order to prepare for their respective seasons beginning in August. “We know that training is a yearround process,” Husted said. “We know that (being) properly-trained, properlyﬁ t, it’s an important thing; not only to excel but to lower the risk of injuries and things like that.” Husted said there are ways for highcontact sports - like football and soccer to still be able to train. Wilking added: “The health and wellbeing of kids, mentally, emotionally and physically, involves high school and middle school athletics. I wanna know when we’re gonna be playing high school soccer and can my cross country team train together?” The Wyoming High School athletics’ Twitter account praised the OHSAA and state May 18 for clearing up the perplexing picture painted just days before. Wilking said the OHSAA is taking the right approach, which is to devise a plan for its athletes to return to play, then offer the Ohio Department of Health a chance to make changes to it as they see ﬁ t. “We’re in a position where we can take what’s been presented from this youth group and we take that input,” Wilking said. “We can take all that and make a proposal so come June, July or August we have certain checkpoints in place that we are back to getting high school sports in a place that we’re competing safely and responsibly in the fall.”

game even more. He’s hoping to make more waves this summer on his AAU team, Midwest Basketball Club, a squad that features second-team AllOhio selections Nate Johnson (Lakota East) and Brayden Sipple (Blanchester). “I am defi nitely looking forward to a big year with them. We’re gonna be out of Cincinnati so it’s gonna be huge for our city,” Walker said. For Wyoming, the last two months have been about fi nishing the job. In early March, the Cowboys’ perfect season ended in a 77-66 loss to Kettering Alter in the district championship game at Fifth Third Arena. The expectations for the Cowboys for the 2020-21 season may not be as high with All-Ohio forward Evan Prater and starter DeAnte Gray graduating, but Walker believes that will just be another source of fuel. “All we’ve been talking about is our unfi nished business,” Walker said. “We came up short and a lot of people are counting us out for next year. I want us to go out there and prove people completely wrong and show that we’re gonna be even better.”

Elder quarterback Matthew Luebbe runs for a ﬁ rst quarter touchdown against St. Xavier Oct. 4. JIM OWENS/FOR THE ENQUIRER

OHSAA to expand football playoﬀ s in 2021 Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently announced in a press release that its Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand the OHSAA football playoff s from eight schools per region to 12, beginning in the 2021 season. The 9-0 affi rmative vote was given to a recommendation from the OHSAA staff , which was baded on a proposal from the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association. A source confi rmed to The Enquirer that there was a poll among Ohio high school football coaches regarding the expansion of the playoff s. The source also said there was a poll taken by coaches before the novel coronavirus pandemic regarding the possibility of spring high school football practices. During the fi rst round of the playoff s, the top four seeds will have a bye, while the No. 12 seed will play at the No. 5 seed, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8. In the second round, the No. 1 seed will play the winner of the 8 vs. 9 game; the No. 2 seed will play the winner of 6 vs. 11; the No. 3 seed will play the winner of 7 vs. 10 and the No. 4 seed will play the winner of 5 vs. 12.

The expansion will increase the number of football playoff qualifi ers from 224 to 336. Last year there were 709 schools in Ohio that played 11-man football. Football is the only OHSAA team sport in which not every school qualifi es for the postseason. “We still have details to work out regarding the format and specifi c season dates, but this vote by the Board gives us the green light to fi nalize those details for 2021,” said Beau Rugg, Senior Director of Offi ciating and Sport Management for the OHSAA and the Association’s football administrator. “We are thankful for the Board’s support on this proposal, which will bring all the great things of playoff football to 112 additional schools and communities.” Rugg also noted that the football fi nals in 2021 are expected to end during the same weekend as previously scheduled (Dec. 2-5). Schools will still be permitted to play 10 regular-season contests. The higher seeded teams will have the opportunity to host their playoff games during the fi rst and second rounds of the playoff s. In 2019, 27 Cincinnati-area football teams made the playoff s. Under this rule, 43 would've made cut, including 10 in Divisions I through III.

Wyoming forward Isaiah Walker led the Cowboys with 28 points during their 74-69 win over Deer Park, Friday, Dec. 20. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE ENQUIRER

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COMMUNITY NEWS Franciscan Ministries awarded $10,000 Regional Response Greater Cincinnati Foundation and United Way of Greater Cincinnati recently made a $10,000 gift to Franciscan Ministries, in support of the organization’s work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation was made through the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund, which is supported by numerous local funders through the GCF and UW. The donation will be used by Tamar’s Center, a Franciscan Ministries’ program that serves women who suff er from addiction and are being exploited through human sex traffi cking. Many of these women are homeless or living in poverty. “We are so very grateful for this gift, as it enables us to continue helping people in need by distributing basic food and hygiene items,” states Franciscan Ministries Executive Director Elaine Ward. “We continue to make a diff erence, both for those who come to the center and, in some cases, dropping off bags on porches and doorsteps for those who are sheltering in place.” Ward explains, “People who are experiencing homelessness are very vulnerable to this pandemic. There is almost no place where they can wash their hands or use the toilet. They don’t have the means to buy hand sanitizers or wipes. However, they know they can come to Tamar’s Center to get a bag of food and supplies. “In fact, we are seeing an almost daily increase in the number of people com-

ing to the Center for assistance.” Estelle McNair, director of Tamar’s Center, notes that an average of 80 people are coming each day to seek assistance. She states, “We are also seeing an increase in the physical risk our clients are facing. Many women are being raped or assaulted, so we assist them with obtaining medical care or trying to ﬁ nd safe housing.” “Because our clients know they can trust us, they are spreading the word to others in need,” says McNair. “People feel safe coming here and know they will be helped.” For more on Tamar’s Center, contact Franciscan Ministries at (513) 761-1697 or visit the website at franciscanministriesinc.org. Ginny Hizer, Franciscan Ministries, Inc.

Fun virtual classes offered by Boys & Girls Club The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati closed all eight of their clubs in March to support COVID-19 restrictions. Staﬀ members are making online videos to provide educational and emotional support to their Club members and other children in the community. “Our doors may be closed, but our mission never stops. We’ve been excited to launch our Virtual Club platform,” said Bill Bresser, CEO for the Boys & Girls Club. The online programming is open to all children and their parents in the community. Parents can also ﬁ nd COVID-19 resources for meals, food pan-

tries and educational and government sites on the virtual site. Bresser said, “Just because kids are at home, it doesn’t mean they can’t continue to follow our program model. Our program model calls for our organization to focus on the outcomes that are crucial to a young person’s growth: academic success, healthy lifestyles and good citizenship.” Staff members developed a schedule of weekly activities that are posted to the Club’s website. The focus is on fun activities that support the Club’s goals and educational activities that help children retain their academic skills. All of the activities can be done easily with materials at home. “Our Club is about creating leaders,” said Bresser. “Our staff understands that now is a fantastic time to become an example of how to handle adversity for our kids. What we do when no one is watching defi nes us.” Casey Morris, Director of Program Quality and Development, said, “Virtual Club was a collective idea. Shortly after the stay-at-home orders we started to see other organizations developing virtual content and recognized the need to remain connected with our families. Our leadership team and Sydney Maxwell, our Marketing & Development Coordinator, have been instrumental in getting this off the ground and making it better each week.” The virtual activities are categorized by theme, with a diff erent theme each day of the week. Make It Monday features activities that are fun and educational. Children can learn how to make

play dough or how to bake cupcakes. Time to Read Tuesday videos are perfect for busy parents who may not have time to read to their child each day. The videos show various staff members reading a book or playing literacy games. Children who are read to daily increase their vocabulary while helping to improve the child’s ability to read. Children who read daily increase their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Work It Out Wednesday had the staff members of the Sheakley Club challenging each other to hop from “lily pad to lily pad”. The lily pads were fl at obstacles on the fl oor and the idea was to score the fastest time hopping, without falling off the lily pad. Children and families can do the simple exercises and energizing games at home to move and stay in shape. Throw Back Thursday provides a look at some of the events and activities that have occurred at the clubs during the past years. Children will enjoy watching themselves and friends as they remember when. No one knows what to expect on Fun Friday. Videos include brain teasers and art projects, all with the element of fun. For more information, contact the Greater Cincinnati Club at 513-421-8909 or visit their website at bgcgc.org. Donations to help support the clubs can be made online at www.bgcgc.org/ donate or mailed to 600 Dalton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45203. Summer Tyler, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati

SCHOOL NEWS Hillebrand Nursing and Rehabilitation congratulates the 2020 graduates Hillebrand Nursing and Rehab Center celebrates and extends congratulations to all 2020 graduates, and gives special recognition to their employees in the graduating class. Kaylee Bell. Colerain High School. UC: Undecided. Hillebrand employee of 2 years. Kenzie Davis. Oak Hills High School. BGSU: Middle Childhood Education. Hillebrand employee of 8 months. Maggie Tepe. Seton High School, Miami University: Bioengineering. Hillebrand employee of 7 months. “Congratulations McKenzie, Kaylee, and Maggie! We are so proud of you. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to Hillebrand. Our residents are blessed to have you. On behalf of Hillebrand, we wish you the very best. Thank you and Congrats!” Hillebrand’s Administrator, Dan Suer, presented the graduates with certiﬁ cates and gift bags as congratulations. McKenzie, Kaylee and Maggie work in Hillebrand’s dietary department as servers and waitresses. Hillebrand employs 10 high school students and 4 college students in the dietary department. Madeline Feldman, Hillebrand Nursing and Rehab

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Monfort Heights, earned the honor of Salutatorian. The Salutatorian Medal is awarded to the senior who has the second highest GPA in the graduating class, as calculated at the end of Term 3 of the senior year. Ariel Yoshitomi-Gray will attend the Queens University in Ontario, Canada and will study Honors Health Science. She says her favorite subject at Saint Ursula Academy was Math, especially Mrs. Depoe’s class. She shares Saint Ursula not only helped her develop study methods and skills that she is confi dent will help throughout university, but it also allowed her to build confi dence in herself as a student and leader. “The teachers and staff do an amazing job of mentoring students and

providing us with the right amount of support in order to help us be our best selves,” said Valedictorian Ariel Yoshitomi-Gray. Her favorite part of learning? “It’s that moment when you grasp a certain concept that you once thought you would never be able to do. Sometimes you forget it, but then you get to have that moment all over again!” Salutatorian Maya Goertemoeller will spend the next eight years at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She plans to spend the ﬁ rst four years getting a bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences and the following four years getting her doctorate in medicine as part of the Connections program. She will also be in the University Honors

Program and Turner Scholars Program and is considering adding a minor in Spanish. Her favorite subject at SUA? Science. “I have always loved science because I am fascinated by all of the complexities that make the world we know today work,” said Salutatorian Maya Goertemoeller. “This year, I took anatomy and physiology and loved getting to learn more about how the human body works. As a future medical professional, the plethora of science electives off ered at Saint Ursula has really helped me to feel prepared for medical school.” Goertemoeller added, “Going into freshman year, I was extremely shy and lacked confi dence in my abilities. However, with the unconditional support of our amazing faculty, staff , and student community, I have totally transformed, not just as a student, but as a person. I have been given the tools to think critically and problem solve, analyze texts beyond the surface level, and participate in meaningful discussions. As Saint Ursula taught me how to be a leader in the classroom, I found myself becoming a leader outside the classroom as well. Saint Ursula has shaped me into a student

who is able to voice her opinion while respecting those of others, work diligently to achieve academic success while still balancing my other interests, and solve problems that go beyond a mere math equation in the classroom.” Both Ariel and Maya have achieved great success academically. When asked what advice they would share with other inspired students, here is what they shared. Ariel Yoshitomi-Gray shared, “The one piece of advice I could give is that your mistakes and failures are just as, if not more important than your successes. I have learned so much more from the errors I have made along the way than I ever have from my achievements. I may not have been grateful for them in the moment, but I certainly am now.” Maya Goertemoeller added, “Corinthians 16:14 says to ‘let all that you do be done in love,’ and when I see these words displayed on my desk every day, it reminds me why I do what I do. If you want to succeed academically, or really in any area of life, I have realized that you have to ﬁ nd your ‘why.’ For me, my ‘why’ in school is to take advantage of the opportunities I have been given because my mom worked so hard to build a better life for me. When you are truly passionate and understand the reasons for what you are doing, success is inevitable.” “We are proud of these students and every member of the Class of 2020,” said Principal Dr. Mari Thomas. “These young women have not only shown hard work and resolve in their studies, but have shown great character and resilience in how they have handled the past few months during the COVID-19 crisis. We wish them all the best as they move to the next phase of their educational journey.” To learn more about Saint Ursula Academy, please visit www.saintursula.org. Jill Cahill, St. Ursula Academy See SCHOOLS, Page 5B

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NWLSD student gets accepted into Yale and Harvard Northwest Local School District would like to congratulate Colerain High School Senior, Miciah Thacker for getting accepted into both Yale University and Harvard University. Lyndsey Creecy, Northwest Local School District

Winton Woods City Schools Class of 2020 virtual commencement On Saturday, May 30, at four o’clock in the afternoon, Winton Woods City Schools will broadcast a virtual commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2020 on WSTR Star64/CW, and Local 12’s Facebook live. The virtual commencement will include the Pledge of Allegiance by class president Tajammal Hill; and speeches by Valedictorian Matthew Bernardo, Salutatorian Isaiah Smith, Principal Eric L. Martin, and Superintendent Smith. Board President Dr. Viola E. Johnson will confer the graduates. The student speaker, who is selected by their peers, is a Winton Woods commencement tradition and will be announced at a forthcoming press release. Each student will be recognized individually during the ceremony. The one-hour graduation special will feature a video presentation and vocal performance honoring and celebrating our Warriors’ great achieve-

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ments. “Congratulations to the Winton Woods High School Class of 2020.” For graduation information, go to wintonwoods.org/graduation. Drew Jackson, Winton Woods City Schools

MND announces Showcase of Excellence honorees Mount Notre Dame (MND) is pleased to announce the Class of 2020 Showcase of Excellence honorees. The Showcase of Excellence allows the MND community to honor seniors who demonstrate outstanding characteristics in alignment with MND’s three pillars of development: Academic, Spiritual and Student Development. Seniors were nominated by their classmates as well as by members of MND’s faculty and staﬀ . Seniors selected to represent their class in the area of Academic Development include: Ava Berger of Wyoming (Xavier University), Grace Brecht of Fairﬁ eld (University of Kentucky), Emily Edwards of Springdale (Xavier University) and Jessica Mitsch of Evendale (The Ohio State

University). Seniors selected in the area of Spiritual Development include: Michelle Dickert of Loveland (Marian University), Isabella Geraci of Hyde Park (Aveda Frederic’s Institute), Sarah Heard of Loveland (Marian University) and Addison Werling of West Chester (John Carroll University). Seniors selected in the area of Student Development include: Olivia Doll of Forest Park (Wilmington College), Mi’Cayla Hendrix-Pitts of North Avondale (The Ohio State University), Jules Jeﬀ erson of West Chester (Miami University) and Anna Tepe of Mason (University of Cincinnati). MND Principal Mrs. Karen Day commented, “The members of the Class of 2020 have become empowered young women who are prepared to transform our world. These 12 students are excellent role models for the rest of the MND sisterhood. They have provided inspiration on how to learn, live, lead and serve. We couldn’t be prouder of our seniors!” Jen Thamann, Mount Notre Dame

19 TriState seniors awarded National Merit scholarships in ﬁ rst round of awardees Nineteen seniors from 11 Tristate high schools are among 1,000 students nationally who are receiving corporatesponsored National Merit Scholarships. It is the ﬁ rst of four announcements of scholarship recipients that will be released through midJuly.

Funded by about 160 companies, foundations, and other business organizations, the recipients were selected from ﬁ nalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Corp.’s scholarship program. The 19 Tristate seniors were among 1,000 nationally that are receiving scholarships in this ﬁ rst round. Finalists were selected from more than 1.5 million juniors attending 21,000 high schools nationally who took the 2018 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The students represent less than one percent of all high school seniors from across the country. Each of these scholarships is renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and range in value from $1,000 to $10,000 annually. National Merit does not provide individual amounts for each scholarship. Typically winners are children of employees, residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the grantor wishes to encourage. Those winners from southwest Ohio, by high school, scholarship, and their choice of possible careers, are: h Anderson: Audra Stump, Siemens, medicine h Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy: Evan Phelps, Johnson and Johnson, business h Cincinnati Country Day: Eashwar Kantemnmeni, American Finan-

cial Group, neurosurgery h Elder: Samuel Harmeyer, Hill-Rom, medicine h Fairﬁ eld: Lindsay Wilson, Johnson and Johnson, medicine h Lakota East: Alexander Bastin, AmerisourceBergen Corp., psychology; Anne Pachuk, Macy’s Inc., graphic design h Mason: Priya Bandaru, Siemens, biology; Pranav Cherukurl, Fifth/ Third, medicine; Ashka Shah, Liberty Mutual, health; Sai Vytia, Siemens, medicine; Grace Zhang, JBT Corp., ﬁ nance h McNicholas: Tara Reich, Siemens, architectural engineering h St. Xavier: Alden Powers, Archer Daniels Midland Co., business management

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h Turpin: Serra Tuzun, Fifth/Third, biochemistry h Walnut Hills: Edgar Byars, Siemens, business Two students from Northern Kentucky received a corporate scholarship: h Beechwood: Jacob Marker, Teradata, undecided major h Notre Dame Academy: Madelline Prospero, Emerson Electric Co., psychiatry Only one student, Erin Batta, from southeast Indiana received a corporate scholarship – from Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. The Batesville High School student plans to study statistics in college. Sue Kiesewetter, Enquirer contributor

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The Peach Truck is returning to the Cincinnati area with farm-fresh Georgia peaches for sale. “If you aren’t on the farm picking your own peaches, there’s not a fresher peach in the country than from The Peach Truck,” according to their website. The Nashville-based fruit delivery service is adjusting its delivery model this year to follow social distancing guidelines. This year customers can exclusively preorder peaches for pickup at a nearby location. The Peach Truck plans to make Cincinnati-area stops on various dates in June and July. On the tour, peaches are available by the 25-pound half-bushel box for $43, as well as pecans by the 10 ounce bag for $10. There are also copies of “The Peach Truck Cookbook” for $20 featuring 100 recipes for all things peach.

Here’s where you can ﬁ nd The Peach Truck in the Cincinnati area: Appliance Factory, 600 Kemper Commons Circle #1, Cincinnati, OH 45246 ❚ June 21, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ❚ July 12, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ❚ July 31, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Bargains and Buyouts, 5150 Glencrossing Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238 ❚ June 21, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ❚ July 12, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ❚ July 31, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Berns Garden Center, 825 Green Tree Road, Middletown, OH 45044 ❚ June 23, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ❚ July 14, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ❚ Aug. 1, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Corinthian Baptist Church, 1920 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45237

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