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Hamilton County parks tax hike likely on the Nov. ballot again Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt places his hand on a Torah while listening to speakers at a gathering against antisemitism on Sunday, June 13 at the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. The gathering was called due to a recent rise in antisemitic hate crimes that have been occurring in cities across the country. PHOTOS BY ZANE MEYER-THORNTON/THE ENQUIRER

Cincinnati’s Jewish community takes a stand against incidents of antisemitism

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embers of Cincinnati’s Jewish community gathered on June 13 to speak out against the growing prevalence of

antisemitism.

Dozens gathered for the “Under the Tent” event at the Mayerson JCC in Amberly just before 2:30 p.m. The event lasted a little more than an hour, with those in attendance including religious, government and business leaders from throughout Greater Cincinnati.

The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and Jewish Community Relations Council hosted the event, along with the Mayerson JCC, The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center and the Greater Cincinnati Board of Rabbis.

Marc Fisher, CEO of Mayerson JCC, said the tent is a symbol that represents welcoming, openness and “celebrates the richness and breadth and diversity of our community.”

Those who spoke at the event mostly talked about taking a stand against incidents of hate; the importance of community; and the connections between antisemitism and other forms of hate.

“As we learn of personal examples of antisemitic acts over the past few weeks, we are reminded that ill will towards one Jewish person is animus towards us all,” Rabbi Karen Thomashow said. “The disdain of Jews grows alongside other hatreds; racism, homophobia, transphobia and Islamophobia to name only a few.”

There have been 2,207 incidents of antisemitism nationwide from 2020-2021, according to data from the Anti-Defamation League. And following last month’s military confl ict between Israel and Hamas, Jewish groups have raised concern about a rise in antisemitic hate crimes in the U.S. During the two weeks of confl ict, the ALD tracked a 75% increase of reported antisemitic incidents compared to the two weeks prior to the fi ghting.

“Sadly, we’re witnessing a disturbing and dramatic rise in antisemitism,” said Gary Greenberg, former president of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and the Jewish Community Relations Council.

“While it is certainly OK for us to disagree with particular positions, policies or actions of the Israeli

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When Great Parks of Hamilton County tried to put a tax hike on the ballot last year, it didn’t go over well.

Political leaders were angry they weren’t given notice. Taxpayers pilloried the parks system for putting a tax hike on the ballot during a pandemic.

It would have tripled the tax burden Hamilton County property owners paid for parks.

In the face of public pressure, the park district board voted to pull the tax hike from the ballot less than a month after approving it.

This year, the park leadership hopes a more advanced warning and a smaller ask will make the process go more smoothly than in 2020.

On June 10 at the regular meeting of the parks board, Parks chief executive offi cer Todd Palmeter will recommend putting a tax increase on the November ballot, Palmeter told The Enquirer.

It would pay for park improvements.

The board will make a decision in July whether to put a levy on the November ballot.

Then, a more detailed plan for the levy proceeds will be created, Palmeter said. It will likely be a mix of improvements and maintenance, he said.

“From all the conversations I’ve had, no one said now is not the time,” Palmeter said. “I heard a lot of that last year. I haven’t heard it this year.”

The amount of the increase is to be determined, but it’ll likely be less than what was attempted last year, Palmeter said.

Last year’s 1.8 mill levy would have cost homeowners an additional $63 per $100,000 of value. That would have been on top of the $35 per $100,000 homeowners already pay the park district.

Palmeter said that was too much to ask. He plans on presenting multiple tax increases to the board from which to choose. All the options will be lower than the 1.8-mill levy fl oated last year, Palmeter said.

“We would love to fund 100% of everything,” Palmeter said. “We understand that’s not a reality. So what can we live with as the protectors of the public’s assets in order to keep the parks running?”

Why a levy now?

Ray Warren, of Amberley Village, walks through a gathering against antisemitism on Sunday, June 13 outside of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.

The gathering was organized by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the Jewish Community Relations Council, Mayerson JCC of Cincinnati, Holocaust & Humanity Center, Ish, and the Greater Cincinnati Board of Rabbis.

While the amount for the levy will change, the argument the park district will make remains the same.

Costs have gone up as has usage. In 2020, infrared trail counters on the 11 most traveled trails in Hamilton County parks clocked 1.5 million hikers, a 62% increase from the previous year.

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government ... we must also have zero tolerance for antisemitism,” Greenberg added.

‘Not a victim anymore’ Zahava Rendler, a Holocaust survivor who spoke during the June 13 event, said her family was forced to hide in an underground bunker when she was just 10-months-old to escape the Nazis.

“I started my life in darkness, constant cold and silence,” she said.

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Rabbi Karen Thomashow was one of the speakers at a gathering against antisemitism on Sunday, June 13.

Rendler said that out of concern for her being discovered, she was sent away to live in a convent where other Jewish children were being protected by the nuns.

“My name and religion were taken away from me. I was treated like an animal, forced into hiding, separated from my parents and sister,” she said. “But I survived.”

“Now, with rising antisemitism around the world, I’m not afraid,” Rendler said. “I’m not a victim anymore.”

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Zahava Rendler, a holocaust survivor, is helped off of a stage by Marc Fisher, as Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt prepares to take the stage and give a speech to a crowd who gathered to take a stand against antisemitism on Sunday, June 13 in a tent outside of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.

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Without the levy, nature centers, golf courses and other facilities may have to close at some point. Maybe not next year. But eventually, Palmeter said.

The park’s $34 million annual budget can’t cover the operating and maintenance costs as well as improvements for its 21 parks and conservation areas and six golf courses.

For instance, a sprinkler system being installed at Sharon Woods Golf Course this year cost $2.6 million, Palmeter said. The other fi ve courses will need new sprinkler systems eventually, he said.

Great Parks of Hamilton County has $101 million in projects over the next 10 years on the drawing board. If approved by the voters, a levy would pay for more trails, playgrounds and roads in parks.

One of the top projects would be a paved, four-mile path through Woodlawn and Springdale between Glenwood Gardens and Winton Woods.

Parks less reliant on taxes than most Compared to other park districts around the state, Hamilton County’s parks are less reliant on tax money, said Woody Woodward, executive director of the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association.

But that makes the district more vulnerable when something like a pandemic hits, he said.

“A lot of the things they can raise fees for and programs they make money off of, they weren’t able to do,” Woodward said.

About 60% of the park’s revenue comes from property tax. By comparison, Cincinnati Parks get about 70% of its revenue from taxpayers. But there isn’t a tax specifi cally for city parks. Cincinnati City Council pays for the city parks out of the general fund; voters soundly rejected a 1-mill tax levy for the parks in 2015.

Statewide, Woodward estimated, the average park district relies on tax revenue to fi ll 80% of its budget.

For Hamilton County, the other 40% comes from park fees, services and donations, the largest piece being golf courses. Golf brings in about $6 million annually, netting $1.3 million for the parks in 2020, according to the 2020 annual report.

An unseasonably warm winter early in 2020 prior to the pandemic helped stave off a massive hit to golfi ng revenues as more golfers could hit the links in January and February 2020, Palmeter said. While golf revenues dipped 2% from the previous year, most other sources of income for the parks took a hit.

But the parks don’t make much money off hikers.

The pandemic meant the park system for most of last year couldn’t rent out its picnic grounds, banquet halls

People fi sh at Winton Lake at Winton Woods Park Wednesday, May 13.

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The gathering against antisemitism took place in a tent because they are referenced as an important gathering space in Judaism.

Even the chairman of the park board, Marcus Thompson, wouldn’t say whether he’s leaning toward putting a tax hike on the ballot.

Thompson, though, said he feels better about the process this year.

“I think we’ve done everything this year that there were complaints about last year,” he said. “We’ve invited various businesses and community leaders to the table.”

All three county commissioners declined to take a position yet.

“I want to see how much it would be, what it would be for, their revenue now,” said Stephanie Summerow Dumas, president of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. “What did they lose from the pandemic? It’s premature to say whether I’d be for it or against it.”

Commissioner Denise Driehaus said her support for a parks levy increase will depend, at least in part, on how it will impact the children’s services levy on the ballot this year.

Driehaus and Commissioner Alicia Reece last year expressed concern about the amount of the proposed parks levy and the timing during the pandemic.

This year, the parks tax levy would be on the ballot with the levy that pays for children’s services. Hamilton County Job and Family Services isn’t seeking an increase in taxes but a renewal, said Lisa Webb, the county’s tax levy and fi nance specialist. Children’s services is the largest levy in Hamilton County.

“It’s a balancing act,” Driehaus said.

“We need to understand where people are right now.”

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One of the main complaints last year was the lack of warning that the parks district would seek a tax increase.

Emails and texts last year from Great Parks leaders obtained by The Enquirer show they didn’t start reaching out to leaders until after the park board passed the resolution to put the tax hike on the ballot.

Palmeter said there’ll be plenty of warning this time. He discussed the levy with Dumas in February. He said he plans on meeting with the commissioners again this month with an update.

He said he will meet with both Cincinnati mayoral candidates, Aftab Pureval and David Mann.

Palmeter has met twice in the past two months with volunteers with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. The chamber hasn’t taken a position yet.

There were meetings for the business community to ask questions, said Brendon Cull, executive vice president of the chamber.

Critics of the park levy in 2020 knocked the district for a lack of a specifi c plan for the tax money. Yes, the district had a master plan full of wish lists and projects. But the district had no line-item budget for how the levy proceeds would be spent.

Once an amount for the levy is known, there’ll be a specifi c plan, Palmeter said.

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and event spaces. It contributed to a 16% drop in earned income in 2020.

County and city leaders mum Whether voters and leaders will agree the park district needs more tax money remains to be seen. For now, they’re reserving judgment.

“I want to be careful about getting into or committing to specifi c projects too early, because I may have to take something off the table,” Palmeter said.

“It’s better once we know an amount.”

Why not raise fees, seek donations?

The park district is looking at other options to raise money. Raising yearly pass fees, the price of a round of golf and other user fees is regularly considered, Palmeter said. But any increases wouldn’t raise enough to sustain the park.

Great Parks Forever, the private, nonprofi t fundraising arm of the committee, has also an advisory committee of local business and community leaders to come up with strategies to raise private money. The task force began meeting in January and was also scheduled to make recommendations on June 16.

The foundation had $9 million in assets according to its 2020 audit and spent $364,000 in “parks support.”

“We can budget for increased revenue, but we’re not going to move the needle tens of millions of dollars that we need in a short amount of time,” Palmeter said. “We’re at the point where taxes are going to have to increase to take a big step forward.”

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – June 14. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

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Add ‘trading card bubble’ and ‘memorabilia store heists’ to the list of weird pandemic events Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The burglars cut through the ceiling and avoided all the sensors and motion detectors, Chris Buckler said.

Buckler, the owner of Louisville Sports Cards, said the Mission Impossible-inspired thieves made off with thousands in merchandise on June 2, according to WDRB. In April, a suspect smashed through the door of Jimmy’s Kentucky Roadshow Shop in Lexington and snatched $25,000 worth of card in about 68 seconds, the Herald-Leader reported.

In May, a man drew a gun during a fi ght in the parking lot of a suburban Milwaukee Target over sports cards, Sports Collectors Daily said. This event prompted Target to pull cards from their shelves.

This list goes on.

An unprecedented spike in the sports trading card market has led to high demand, speculation and now heists.

“It’s a big fear. After my buddy in Louisville got hit, I had my alarm guy come out and do a thorough check,” Mike Siska told The Enquirer, noting they had metal bars installed over the windows already.

Siska has owned Ideal Baseball Cards in Green Township near the Western Hills Plaza for 23 years.

When the pandemic struck last year, Siska braced for slow sales. He even closed the store for a few weeks.

He said sales started to pick up in March and April, then May was a “blockbuster.”

“It just kept going month after month of record (sales),” Siska said. “We were just getting crushed.”

He said it was mostly younger people, “newbies,” and he felt that as the year progressed more and more were speculating and just trying to make money.

All of this has caused serious discontent among the more dedicated collectors.

“They were blown away at how expensive things got and how hard things were to get,” Siska said. “It kind of isolat-

An unprecedented spike in the sports trading card market has led to high demand, speculation and now heists.

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ed some of the old-timers.”

He said the frenzy peaked in February of this year and has since started to correct. That month, he sold a Michael Jordan card for $15,000, but he said that

same card is now worth about $5,000.

Leo Cafuto works at Maverick’s Baseball Cards and Comics in Finneytown.

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“You actually have to have product to be able to do that,” Cafuto said. “We don’t have enough to worry about it.”

He said they might ask distributors for 50 boxes and get two or three, and what they do get, they cannot keep on the shelves.

Cafuto said people want to buy anything they can get their hands on, even cards from the late 1980s and early 1990s when there was a glut of cards on the market.

During the peak, a customer bought a $20 box off of the shelf and sold it online for $200, he said.

“We got what we were supposed to get out of it,” Cafuto said. “Now that same thing is back down to $80 or $90.”

Cafuto and Siska said that the increased interest in sports trading cards has brought a lot of families to the hobby and now that the speculators have moved on, the families seem to be sticking around.

“It has left sort of a base,” Siska said.

“More than pre-pandemic levels. Things are still really good.”

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T.J. Smith did not sugarcoat her presentation to Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati.

Smith, Community Learning Center Institute resource coordinator at Mt. Airy School, was part of Assistance League’s Refl ection and Renewal Celebration Luncheon June 1. She introduced fi fth and sixth grade members of her Aspire! Girls Group and explained that some of her students never left their neighborhoods before traveling with the group. Some don’t have access to basic hygiene items.

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Find a farmers market near you this summer Maria Aguilar Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Summer is here, which means it's time to hit up your local farmers market. Or, heck, fi nd a new one across town.

A warm Saturday morning (or any day of the week, really) can be well-spent by walking from stand to stand, enjoying the live music while fi lling up your reusable grocery bag with leafy greens, ripe fruits, a loaf of artisanal bread, homemade cookies and maybe even a delicious-scented lotion made with all organic ingredients.

Farmers markets have grown in popularity over the past two decades, and their many advantages to both vendors and customers make it clear why.

They provide an opportunity for community members to come out, socialize and buy fresh produce from regional farmers. Moreover, local, small-scale farming tends to yield tastier, nutrient-rich products with lower levels of chemicals and pesticides. And guess what?

These goods aren’t just healthier for you, but also for the environment – purchasing from local vendors translates into less greenhouse gas emissions since the products are not being transported across the country to their destination.

And of course, by shopping at a farmers market, the money spent stays local and supports the community’s food business.

While some markets run year-round, many more are open during the summertime and bring with them a great variety of seasonal goods. Here is a roundup of this year’s farmers markets in the area.

The Deerfi eld Farmer's Market in Kingswood Park in Deerfi eld Township is teeming with activity June 5.

You'll fi nd fresh produce, flowers, breads and other homemade goodies. The market is open every Saturday, 9-noon. Farmer's Markets are in full force across the region, offering up fresh produce, flowers and other local items every day of the week. PHOTOS BY LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

DAILY Burlington/Boone County 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Memorial Day-Labor Day. All items sold at the narket are grown by 50 farm families from Northern Kentucky.

6028 Camp Ernst Road; boonecountyfarmersmarket.org.

Ross/Brown’s Family Farm Market 9 a.m.-6 p.m., May-June; 9 a.m.-7 p.m., July-October.

Try the sweet corn, it’s a local favorite.

11620 Hamilton-Cleves Road; brownsfarmmarket.com.

Lemon Township/Garver Family Farm Market 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday; May 1-Oct. 31.

Family-operated.

6716 Hamilton Lebanon Road; garverfarmmarket.com.

Healthy Harvest Mobile Market Monday-Friday.

Times and locations vary: to see the schedule, check out page at facebook.com/healthyharvestmobilemarket.

TUESDAYS Highland Heights/Campbell County 3-6 p.m., May 18-Oct. 26.

Senior Citizens Activity Center, 3504 Alexandria Pike; facebook.com/campbellcountyfarmmarket.

Oxford 4-7 p.m., May-October.

TJ Maxx-Moon Coop parking lot, 550 E. Locust St.; oxfordfarmersmarket.com.

Loveland 3-6 p.m., May-October.

Features weekly entertainment for all and activities for kids.

205 Broadway St.; lovelandfm.com.

Sayler Park 4-7 p.m. June-August.

This summer, the market will be hosting 30 diff erent vendors, wildlife education, a pet photographer, food trucks and live music.

Town Square Park on Parkland Avenue; facebook.com/Saylerparkfarmersmarket.

WEDNESDAYS Blue Ash 3:30-7 p.m., May 12-Sept. 29.

Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Road; summitparkblueash.com.

Fairfi eld 4-7 p.m., April-October.

Vegetables, seasonal and favorite baked goods, roasted coff ee, local honey, jelly and jams, locally made soaps and skincare products.

Fairfi eld Community Arts Center parking lot, 411 Wessel Drive; fairfi eld-city.org.

Fort Thomas 3-7 p.m. June-September, senior shopping starts at 2:45 p.m.

Mess Hall in Tower Park, 801 Cochran Ave.; fortthomasfarmersmarket.com.

Grant County 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday; May-October.

1505 N. Main St., Williamstown.

Liberty Township 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, year-round.

Wine tasting every Friday at 6 p.m.

5850 Princeton Road; libertyfarmmarket.com.

Madisonville Farm Stand 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, May 26-Oct. 14.

Lighthouse Green Learning Center, 5303 Ward St.; facebook.com/GroundworkORV. Milford 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, July-October; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, June-October.

1025 Lila Ave.; milfordfarmersmarket.com.

Northside 4-7 p.m., year-round.

Pre-order, curbside pickup and delivery available (45223, 45224, 45232 only).

Hoff ner Park, 4222 Hamilton Ave.; northsidefm.org.

Wendy Carpenter, owner of Christopher Farm in Modoc, Indiana, adds more fresh Sweet Williams to the booth at the Hyde Park Farmer's Market in Hyde Park Square, June 5. Carpenter works with her son, Adrian Hess. Some people think the name of the flower stands for its charming good looks. The market is open each Sunday, 9:30-1 pm. Farmer's Markets are in full force across the region, offering up fresh produce, flowers and other local items every day of the week.

THURSDAYS Erlanger/Dixie Farmers Market 2-6 p.m., April 29-Oct. 28.

Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave.; bestfarmersmarkets.org.

Madeira 4-7 p.m., May-October.

Bringing back live music, an occasional food truck and some programming for children this season.

Silverwood Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Ave.; madeirafarmersmarket.com.

Harrison 4-7 p.m., June-October.

300 George St.; farmersmarketonline.com.

Lebanon 3-7 p.m., mid May through mid October.

50 S. Broadway St.; lebanonohio.gov.

FRIDAYS Alexandria/Campbell County 3-6 p.m. May-October.

7634 Alexandria Pike; facebook.com/campbellcountyfarmmarket.

Cheviot/Lettuce Eat Well 4-6 p.m. May-October.

Preorder only, open to all.

Cheviot Elementary School, 4040 Harrison Ave.; lewfm.org.

Grant County 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May-October.

140 S. Main St., Williamstown.

Jennifer De Marco and her partner, Jordan Aversman have been creating a variety of raw cultured food for the past 13 years. Their commercial kitchen is located in Lockland. You can fi nd the owners of Fab Ferments at the Hyde Park Farmer's Market.

Montgomery 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May-October.

You can sign up for the newsletter to see what’s fresh each week.

Montgomery Elementary Parking Lot, 9609 Montgomery Road; montgomeryfarmersmarket.org.

Newport/Campbell County 9 a.m.-noon, May 21-Oct. 30.

709 Monmouth St.; facebook.com/campbellcountyfarmmarket.

Over-the-Rhine/Findlay Market 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, yearround.

Live music every Saturday.

1801 Race St.; fi ndlaymarket.org.

Oxford Uptown 9 a.m.-noon, year-round.

5 E. Church St.; oxfordfarmersmarket.com.

Pendleton County 9 a.m.-2 p.m., May 1-Oct. 31.

68 Fairgrounds Road, Falmouth, Kentucky; facebook.com/PendletonFarmersMarket.

Sparta 9 a.m.-noon, every other Saturday, May 1-Sept. 25.

Sparta Quik Stop, 103 Main St. Walton and Verona 9 a.m.-1 p.m., April 10-Oct. 9.

11 School Road, Walton; facebook.com/WaltonVeronaHSFFA. West Chester 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May-Sept. 25.

The Square @ Union Centre, 9285 Centre Pointe Drive; westchesteroh.org.

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SATURDAYS

Hyde Park/Sundays on the Square 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., May 31-Oct. 25.

Grab a bison burger, a smoothie or a breakfast taco while you shop, and bring your own reusable shopping bag.

Hyde Park Square, 2700 Erie Road; hydeparkfarmersmarket.com.

Covington 9 a.m.-1 p.m., year-round.

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Sometimes you have to be a bit lenient with recipes. Like use them as a guide, not set in stone. Shrimp scampi is one of those. A little more of one ingredient, a little less of another. It’s all about going to taste. That’s why the recipe I’m sharing gives you leeway.

Remember, you can always add more, but you can’t take away. I tossed in some garden spinach, making this a yummy, easy summer supper.

Pass the peas please! Remove strings We all enjoy going out to the peas in the garden and eating some raw, right there and then.

The question is: do you have to string peas before eating?

We do, even though ours are the stringless variety.

A way to tell is bite into one. If it

needs stringing, you’ll know right away, as strings on both sides will be tough to chew.

The Fine Cooking site simplifi es the technique: Use fi ngernails or tips of fi ngers to snap off the stem end of the pea going toward the top seam, leaving the stringy part attached.

The partially disconnected end will act as a “zipper pull.” Pull disconnected stem end down to remove the string, just like you’d unzip a zipper. Do this on both sides.

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Sugar snap peas in my garden.

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Several handfuls fresh spinach (optional but good) Minced garlic – just a bit, to taste – I used a small clove, about 1⁄ 2 teaspoon

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Olive oil, enough to coat pasta lightly a tablespoon or more

Add shrimp, salt and black pepper and cook just until shrimp turn pink and are done, stirring often, about 5 minutes or so.

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4 nice cloves garlic, minced – 1 tablespoon plus 11⁄ 2 teaspoons or so Salt and black pepper to taste

Add shrimp to pasta and toss gently to serve.

Lemon juice to taste – I used about 4 tablespoons

Gilding the lily: Sliced tomatoes, shredded Parmesan.

Hot red pepper flakes to taste – start with 1⁄ 8teaspoon (optional)

Swap it out Swiss chard or arugula for spinach.

Chard is mild; arugula more nutty, spicy bite.

Instructions Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a tablespoon salt.

Add spaghetti and cook 7-10 minutes,

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The interior of Spalding & Rogers’s Floating Palace showboat, 1854. FILE

Built in Cincinnati, the Floating Palace showboat was the talk of the Midwest in 1850s Jeff Suess Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In July 1852, Cincinnatians crowded along the river to see the circus. There were no circus tents erected along the banks as in years past when Spalding & Rogers’s circus came to town. This time the show was on a boat – a circus showboat – the fi rst and grandest of its kind.

Spalding & Rogers’s Floating Palace was the talk of the town. Folks all over the Midwest knew of their circus, one of the most popular in the country in the previous decade, though having a circus on a boat was a new innovation.

The fl oating amphitheater had been built for their circus the year before in Cincinnati. This was a return visit to where the Floating Palace had been launched, and the people came out to catch a glimpse of the boat and the “incomparable circus.”

The Enquirer wrote that receipts from the four shows held on the boat July 5 “must have exceeded the aggregate receipts of all the amusements in the city.”

Gilbert Reynolds Spalding (sometimes spelled Spaulding) had been touring Spalding’s North American Circus since 1843. He was known as “Dr.” Spalding because he had operated a pharmacy in Albany, New York. He formed a partnership with Charles J. Rogers, one of the circus riders, in 1848.

Spalding introduced several new ideas to the circus: the fi rst to use quarter-poles in the big top to form larger tents, the fi rst to use gas-jet limelights for the arena rather than candles and the fi rst to transport his circus by train.

‘A curious ship’ In 1851, the partners commissioned the fi rst fl oating palace at a reported cost of $42,000 (that’s $1.3 million in 2020 dollars) in a city known for its shipyards.

The Floating Palace was enormous for its day – two stories, 200 feet long and 60 feet wide – but rather plain in appearance. On the outside, it resembled a large box on a barge with rows of windows and fl ags waving above it. It didn’t move upon its own power but was towed, or rather pushed, by a side-wheeler steamboat named James Raymond.

The Floating Palace was celebrated near and far. “Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion” magazine pub-

lished a feature on “such a curious ship” in February 1852 that included an illustration. “It is not a sham built aff air, but it is really very fi nely fi tted, and perfect in every respect,” they wrote.

The “commodious amphitheater” fi tted 1,000 cane-seated armchairs in the main “dress circle,” 1,500 cushioned settees in the “family circle” gallery and 900 seats in the gallery for Black spectators.

Tickets for standing room outside the windows sold for half price once the seats were fi lled.

The performers included clowns, acrobatic stunts and an equestrian act featuring 40 trained horses in the arena at

that put on theatrical performances, vaudeville acts and minstrel shows. This was in the years just before the Civil War and race shows with clowns wearing burnt-cork blackface were extremely popular.

Cities all along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in the North and the South, knew the Floating Palace. An advance man went ahead to each town to advertise the show and settle the license fees.

Bells from the Floating Palace rang along the river, calling out to patrons miles away that the circus was coming.

Spalding and Rogers were the fi rst to install bell chimes on a showboat. An array

An illustration of Spalding & Rogers’s Floating Palace circus showboat appeared in “Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion” magazine, February 19, 1852.

The Floating Palace was built in Cincinnati in 1851. FILE

one time and mares that could dance the waltz, as detailed by Philip Graham in “Showboats: The History of an American Institution.”

Nearly a hundred people – crew, business staff , trainers and performers – worked and lived on board, along with a large stable and a press to publish its own newspaper, the Palace Journal.

The boat also included a museum of oddities and curiosities with more than 100,000 pieces, such as taxidermied animals, puppets and wax fi gures, that required separate admission.

The towboat James Raymond had its own concert saloon called the Ridotto

of 20 bells, weighing between 50 and 700 pounds each, were installed on an arch on the hurricane deck. They were forged by the Buckeye Bell & Brass Foundry of Cincinnati.

The boat was a unique sight when illuminated at night that it drew crowds just to see it lit up.

Legendary circus feud Circus life was a tough life. Two former prizefi ghters served as bouncers and everyone on board was armed to protect the boat.

There were intense rivalries with oth-

er circuses, though the feud between Spalding and the famous clown Dan Rice was legendary in the industry.

Rice had been a partner with Spalding in the North American Circus, but they had a falling out. Spalding’s brother-inlaw, Wessel T.B. Van Orden, had been the manager of the circus run by Rice and handled the fi nances. According to Rice, Van Orden had persuaded him to invest in a farm in Albany and have Spalding hold the mortgage. According to Rice, while he was off performing, Spalding foreclosed on the mortgage, turning Rice’s family out of their home.

Thus began the feud. Rice accused Spalding of trying to ruin the circus he started in competition with the Floating Palace. He claimed Van Orden moved some buoys so that Rice’s boat ran aground while they watched. Van Orden accused Rice of slander and Rice spent a week in jail.

Rice composed and performed songs about their feud, including one with references to “this fl oating scow from Cincinnati” along with this verse: “Some New York sharps, I’d have you know, They struck upon a plan They built a boat on the river to fl oat To ruin this old fool Dan. And as they failed in previous attempts, And found it was no go, They surely thought the palace would prevent Success to the one-horse show.”

For a decade, the Floating Palace was the cream of the crop for circus showboats. The circus made frequent stops in Cincinnati and wintered in New Orleans.

The show came to an end in the early months of the Civil War. In 1861, the newly created Confederate government confi scated the Floating Palace and converted it into a hospital ship stationed in New Orleans for the rest of the war.

“The rivers had never seen such an effi cient and well-staff ed showboat before,” Graham wrote, “and they were to wait years after the Civil War before anything comparable to it again appeared.”

Additional sources: Circus Historical Society, New Orleans Nostalgia by Ned Hémard, “Dan Rice, the Circus Clown” by Dorothy Dengler, “Ringing and Ringling: Showmens’ Bells, Chimes and Related Novelty Instruments” by Fred Dahlinger Jr.

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Can AI prevent school violence?

Cincinnati Children’s is studying it; area kids recruited Terry DeMio Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

What if scientists could use artifi cial intelligence (AI) to create a tool that could prevent school shootings or other violence?

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center researchers are working on just that. A team there announced June 10 that the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded it a fi ve-year grant totaling $2.8 million to develop an automated risk assessment system, designed to detect potential school violence and prevent it.

Principal investigators say there is “a critical need to develop a rapid and accurate approach to interview students, assess risk characteristics, and provide supportive evidence for prevention,” hospital offi cials said in their announcement.

The researchers plan to recruit 1,000 children, ages 10 to 17, for their work. The kids, primarily patients from Cincinnati Children’s, will be from the Cincinnati area, other parts of Ohio and neighboring states, offi cials said. The research team already has about 400 kids lined up for the project, offi cials said.

“Our goal is to prevent those strains of aggressive behaviors before they grow to some major problems like a school shooting,” said principal investigator is Yizhao Ni, who works in Cincinnati Children’s Division of Biomedical Informatics. “We try to prevent that at the earliest stage so that it can prevent some sort of violence.”

Demonstrators pass a makeshift memorial to school shooting victims during a 'March for Our Lives' protest for gun legislation and school safety in Houston on March 24, 2018, after the shooting a month earlier at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17. FILE

The study will be among the fi rst efforts that leverage natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to analyze interviews, identify risk characteristics from student language

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and predict violent outcomes, hospital offi cials said.

“There hasn’t really been a shortterm type of risk assessment for schools,” said co-principal investigator Dr. Drew Barzman, director of the medical center’s Child and Adolescent Forensic Research Program. “When you add in artifi cial intelligence and NLP, and it’s really quite innovative, because I don’t know of any other type of violence risk assessment that uses artifi cial intelligence within forensic psychiatry.”

“Typically with school violence, there are red fl ags,” Barzman said.

“There might be a threat or bullying. The victim may be at risk for becoming a school shooter or the bully (might become a shooter). There might be some other psychiatric concerns as well, so we’re looking … to help out before it escalates to the point that it becomes school violence or a school shooting.”

The scientists will build off of a previous study and refi ne the artifi cial intelligence technology to predict potential future violent outcomes.

Barzman and Ni said they are including all spectrums of violence: verbal

threats, physical aggression and bullying in their research, They said AI is a support tool for clinicians. “When we use the AI technology, the idea is to help our clinicians make more effi cient and more eff ective decisions,” Ni said. “It’s not to replace our psychiatry. It’s to show that this is objective evidence we found from a student interview that might help you develop more eff ective strategies to mitigate their risk of violent behaviors.”

The researchers will ask participants a series of 28 questions. While the kids answer those questions, an automated, computerized system will analyze the responses, predict risk potentials, and improve prevention by helping inform recommendations, the scientists said.

They use two scales in rating participants’ responses. Barzman and his team from Cincinnati Children’s created a school safety scale they call the Brief Rating of Aggression by Children and Adolescents (BRACHA). The safety scale is a modifi ed version from a gold standard risk assessment, the HCR-20 that was used in adult forensics. CincinSee SCHOOL VIOLENCE, Page 13A

Shootings are up 31% in Cincinnati compared to before the pandemic Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In the two years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cincinnati saw historically low rates of gun violence, but those gains were reversed in 2020 and shootings remain elevated.

In 2018, the city marked its fi rst year on record with an average of less than one shooting a day. And 2019 followed suit, according to the city’s database of shootings that goes back to 2008.

But 2020 brought with it a high number of shootings and a record number of homicides.

Cincinnati police say that by many measures things are starting to return to normal. Homicides, for instance, are far lower than last year.

So far in 2021, there have been 34 killings in the city. By this time last year, there had already been 46. That’s a 26% reduction.

On the other hand, there were a record number of shootings last month. It was the worst May on record with more shootings than even last May.

A 31% increase Comparing the average number of shootings each month in 2018 and 2019 to the number in 2020 and so far in 2021 shows a 31% increase.

Using the same method for individual neighborhoods, it can be seen that shootings are up in 28 of Cincinnati’s 52 neighborhoods. Average monthly shoot-

ings have decreased in 17 neighborhoods, and another seven have had no shootings at all in the past four years.

The neighborhoods that saw signifi cant increases are: h Camp Washington has doubled its number of shootings. h The three small neighborhoods around the University of Cincinnati – Clifton Heights, Fairview and University Heights – saw an 87% increase. h West End had an 81% increase. h Winton Hills had a 70% increase. h Spring Grove Village and Mount Airy both had increases of more than 60%. h Westwood has increased over 50%. h Avondale has increased 41%.

Six neighborhoods have seen signifi cant decreases: English Woods, Carthage, Millvale, West Price Hill, College Hill and East Westwood.

‘Reckless abandon’ Gene Ellington is the pastor at Consolation Church in College Hill. He was on the scene of a June 12 quadruple shooting in East Westwood with the “God Squad,” a violence intervention group that works to support victim’s families, prevent retaliation and reduce gun violence.

“There were two innocent children caught in the crossfi re of two other teenagers shooting at each other,” Ellington told The Enquirer. “The children didn’t choose to be in that confl ict, they were just going to the store.”

He said the shooters acted with “reckless abandon,” not caring who got shot.

Shootings rose during the pandemic and have remained elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels. CAMERON KNIGHT/THE ENQUIRER

As of 4 p.m. Monday, June 14, the two juveniles remained in critical condition at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

Ellington said he believes the pandemic has worsened gun violence, but he believes the shootings speak more to where society is currently headed.

“Violence has become the acceptable norm for confl ict,” he said.

He said a major factor in this is “the sense of helplessness and hopelessness that exists in all aspects of life in the Af-

rican American community” due to disparities in employment, education, housing, healthcare and more.

“There is a litany of issues that need to be addressed, and it might seem like its an insurmountable task, but I don’t think that it is,” Ellington said. “We have to start seeing people as people.”

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – June 14. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

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Teen pleads in killing offi cials say was arranged by 22-year-old woman Kevin Grasha Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A teen admitted June 10 that he fatally shot a 50-year-old woman last year – a killing that court documents say was orchestrated by another woman.

Timothy Williams, 18, pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to charges including manslaughter, offi cials said. Judge Jody Luebbers sentenced him to 17 years in prison.

Williams was 16 on April 2, 2020 when he shot Leslie Lawson in the doorway of her Forest Park home.

Court documents say he went to the door at around 2 a.m., claimed he had been injured in a crash and asked for help.

After Lawson opened the door, Williams shot her, the documents say.

He fl ed in a vehicle that prosecutors say was driven by 21-year-old Kerwin

Heard.

Heard faces charges including murder. A trial is set for October.

Earlier this year, a 22-year-old woman, Eyionna Leary, was charged with orchestrating the killing.

Leary, who is the mother of one of Lawson's grandchildren, “laid out the plan on how to kill Leslie Lawson,” prosecutors said in court documents.

Leary provided Lawson’s address to Williams and Heard, prosecutors said.

In March 2020, court documents say Leary sent Williams text messages saying, “kill her” and “I want this (expletive) dead.”

Leary and Lawson had been arguing in text messages, the documents say. She bought a laser and placed an order for an extended magazine for the gun used to kill Lawson, the documents say.

Leary faces multiple charges including aggravated murder. A trial date has not been set.

Police: 2 arrested in connection to Spring Grove Village fatal shooting Quinlan Bentley Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Spring Grove Village, according to Cincinnati police.

Christopher Solomon, 18, and a 16year-old male were apprehended on June 15 following the recent death of Robbie Smythe Jr., according to a release.

The Enquirer is not naming the 16year-old because he is a juvenile.

Offi cers responded to a reported shooting at the 200 block of West

Mitchell Avenue around 5:20 a.m. on June 8, police said.

Smythe was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Solomon Center for treatment where he died from his injuries, the release states. He was 31 years old.

Solomon is currently being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center, according to jail records. A court date has yet to be scheduled.

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – June 15.

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nati Children’s is a national pioneer in creating the scale; many hospitals have requested to use the scale, Cincinnati Children’s offi cials said.

“We’ve done a good job with keeping some high-risk students in school safely,” Barzman says. “We’ve also done a good job with identifying psychiatric needs and making sure highrisk students receive the needed treatment to lower their risk.”

The goal is to help establish a nationwide solution for school violence risk assessment, which will benefi t healthcare institutions, schools and students, Cincinnati Children’s offi cials said.

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SPORTS Reactions: OHSAA state football championships going back to Canton Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a three-year agreement for Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium to host the state football championships in a press conference from Canton June 16.

“We want our communities to have a good experience and certainly Canton is no stranger to that,” OHSAA executive director Doug Ute said. “We want to be

somewhere where somebody wants us.

We want to be some place where football generates excitement.”

Ute mentioned there is a possibility for the partnership to extend beyond the initial three-year agreement.

In 2020, Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium hosted state titles games for Division II through VII. The Division I state championship game, won by St. Xavier, was played at Fortress Obetz in Columbus.

Wyoming head coach Aaron Hancock, who led the Cowboys on a perfect

La Salle wins the OHSAA Division II state fi nal game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Dec. 5, 2019. RAY STEWART/CANTONREP.COM

season in 2018, culminating in a 42-14 win over Girard in Canton for a Division IV state championship is happy with the decision.

“Of course we had a great experience there,” Hancock told The Enquirer. “The See FOOTBALL, Page 2B

Coaches associations announced All-City and All-Ohio baseball teams Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association released its AllCity teams while the All-State teams were released by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Starting with the All-State selections, here are the locals receiving honors.

All-Ohio Division I

Louisville’s Carlik Jones (1) drives against Virginia Tech’s Jalen Cone (15) during their game at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Jan. 6. SAM UPSHAW JR./COURIER JOURNAL

MaCio Teague, Carlik Jones among 40 players to attend NBA G League Elite Camp

Division II First Team Lucas Moore, OF, Badin.

Second Team Sergio DeCello, C, Badin; Brennan Pagan, OF, Wyoming.

Honorable Mention Ryan Kirkendall, Badin.

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Second team Jackson Campbell, P, Cincinnati Country Day. Honorable mention Louie Hess, Reading.

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Former Walnut Hills High School standout MaCio Teague and former Aiken High School standout Carlik Jones are among 40 players expected to attend the 2021 NBA G League Elite Camp, per a recent announcement on the league’s website.

The event is scheduled to take place June 19-21 at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena.

Teague, who scored 19 points to help the Baylor University Bears win the national championship game in March, announced in late April that he’d declare for the 2021 NBA Draft and sign with an agent.

Teague threw out the ceremonial fi rst pitch before a Cincinnati Reds’ win in April against Cleveland at Great American Ball Park. Teague averaged 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31.6 minutes per game last season. In March, he matched a school record with 10 3-pointers in a game in the Bears’ 8873 win against Texas Tech.

Teague, who averaged 26.4 points per game as a senior at Walnut Hills, played two seasons at Baylor after transferring from UNC Asheville. He received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Baylor last May. When Jones announced in April that he was entering his name in the 2021 NBA Draft, he left open the possibility

Second team Michael Sprockett, C, Lakota East; Ben Stuart, INF, Mason; Max Johnson, INF, Mason; Max Klare, OF, St. Xavier; Trevor Adams, UTL, Goshen.

Honorable mention Brenden Garula, Mason; Jackson Grimmelsman, Elder; Ian Pennington, Springboro; Kurtis Reid, Hamilton; Cole Reiman, Moeller; Gavin Vogelgesang, St. Xavier.

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Baylor guard MaCio Teague celebrates after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. DARRON CUMMINGS/AP

that he might return for another season with the University of Louisville Cardinals. He announced two weeks later that he would forego any remaining eligibility and remain in the draft.

Last season - Jones’ fi rst at Louisville - he led the Cardinals with 16.8 points, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He

also averaged 4.9 rebounds per game as a fi rst-team all-ACC selection.

Jones transferred to Louisville after he was named the Big South Player of the Year as a redshirt junior guard for the Radford Highlanders.

At Aiken, Jones was twice named CMAC Player of the Year.

Wyoming pitcher Brennan Pagan (1) swings the bat during the regional tournament game against Badin, Saturday, June 5. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

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UC Clermont baseball team takes second place in USCAA Small College World Series Dominick Ramirez (LaSalle High School) Ian Wiles (Eastern High School) Zach Arnold (McNicholas High School) Jacob Terwilleger (Lakota West High School)

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The University of Cincinnati Clermont College men’s baseball team has taken second place in the 2021 United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series.

After defeating Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Mont Alto and number-three seed Mississippi University in earlier rounds, the top-seeded Cougars fell to Penn State DuBois in the National Championship winner-take-all game May 20. The tournament took place in DuBois, Penn.

UC Clermont’s regular season, which the team fi nished 20-10, was plagued by cancelled games due to COVID-19, weather and other setbacks.

The Cougars pressed on, though, undeterred.

“This team kept working hard, kept their focus on getting better and earned the #1 seed for the World Series,” said head coach Keith Bauman.

Once at the World Series, “the team eff ort was tremendous,” Bauman added.

The Cougars played six games in four days and took on the two-time defending National Champions and host team,

1st Team All-Americans: Grant Hessman (McNicholas High School) Drew Day (Western Brown High School) The Cougars huddle before a USCAA Small College World Series game in DuBois, Penn. PROVIDED

Penn State DuBois, in three separate bouts.

“This team met every challenge head-on with determination,” Bauman said. “I am proud of this team for the heart and character they showed during the World Series.”

Before the start of the series, a record number of outstanding student athletes on the team were recognized at a ceremony Sunday, May 16.

Academic All-Americans: Tyler Gulley (Highlands High School) Joe Steiden (Highlands High School) Matt Clements (Bethel Tate High School) Charlie Buhler (West Clermont High School) Brandon Hammersley (Western Brown High School)

Baseball Division IV Honorable mention Trevor Allen, Cincinnati Christian.

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Football Continued from Page 1B

atmosphere of playing in Canton, Benson Stadium and the Hall of Fame experience is something special. I think it’s a

Tyler Stewart (Amelia High School) Nathan Riddle (Colerain High School)

Home Run Derby Champion: Tyler Gulley (Highlands High School)

World Series All-Tournament Team: Tyler Stewart (Amelia High School) Drew Day (Western Brown High School) Tyler Gulley (Highland Heights High School)

din; Sergio DeCello, INF, Badin; Aiden Dunehew, INF, Wyoming; Landyn Vidourek, INF, Badin; Brennan Pagan, OF, Wyoming; Mark Snowden, OF, Taylor; Lucas Moore, OF, Badin; Carter Earls, P, Fenwick; Ryan Kirkendall, P, Badin; Austin Suttle, P, New Richmond.

Second team Alex Wright, C, Batavia; Jake Fox, INF, Indian Hill; Brody Rice, INF, Blanchester; Max Stewart, INF, Batavia; Trenton Czaika, OF, Blanchester; Johnny Kearns, P, Taylor; Chase Mulligan, P, Fenwick; Lleyton Flamm, P, New Richmond; Jared Teke, P, Batavia.

Honorable mention Max Atkinson, C, Taylor; Elijah Dennis, C, Wyoming; Reagan Burch, OF, Blanchester; Alex Bemis, SS, Monroe; AJ Enginger, INF, Badin; Ralph Ross, Fenwick; Luke Metzger, Fenwick.

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First team Max Klare, OF, St. Xavier; Zach French, INF, Moeller; Kurtis Reid, INF, Hamilton; Josh Overbeek, INF, Anderson; Carter Daniel, OF, Harrison; Pierce Bauerle; INF, Franklin; William Juan, P, St. Xavier; Wyatt Fisher, P, Oak Hills; Cameron Herring, P, Harrison; Evan Fry, P, Franklin; Carter Rust, INF, Lakota West; Harrison Barnes, OF, Sycamore; Devin Taylor, OF, La Salle; Max Johnson, INF, Mason; Trevor Adams, INF, Goshen; Jackson Grimmelsman, P, Elder; Ben Stuart, INF, Mason; Kayden Campbell, P, Fairfi eld; Anthony Cobb, C, Talawanda; Gavin Vogelsang, INF, St. Xavier; Jameson Richmond, INF, Oak Hills; Bryce Rayner, INF/OF, Western Brown; Jacob Beall, P, Lakota West; Maddox Pennington, UTL, Hamilton; Brenden Garula, UTL, Mason.

Second team Zach Weber, P/OF, Lebanon; Cole Brennan, OF, Anderson; Ross Carnes, C, Anderson; Trevor Conley, C, West Clermont; Jake Hanley, INF, Mason; Casey Judy, UTL, Franklin; Michael Conte, P, Walnut Hills; Colin Singer, OF, Fairfi eld; Mason Clark, P, Kings; Joe Kirby, INF, St. Xavier; Nathan Merritt, OF, La Salle; Andrew Edrington, UTL, Princeton; Chris Kammerer, OF/P, Elder; Ty Cawein, OF, Middletown; Davin Ronquist, P, Fairfi eld; Stephen Stigler, OF, Colerain; Connor Smith, P, Lebanon; Cole Rieman, OF, Moeller; Grant Miller, Lakota West; Parker Geshan, INF, Talawanda.

Honorable mention Gunner Lakins, C, Franklin; Jonathan Baker, INF, Milford; Brad Beyersdoefer, INF, Lebanon; Nick Kapostasy, INF, Turpin; JT Brandenburg, OF, Walnut Hills; Connor Stout, OF, Turpin; Johnny Berliner, P, Turpin; Chase Herrell, P, Milford; Tarrus Garrett, P, Kings; Grady Stickney, P, Turpin; Gavin Sunderman, P, West Clermont; Trey Williams, OF, Little Miami; Blane Nestle, INF, Moeller; Nathan Manley, C, Moeller; Austin Dick, INF, Goshen; David Glass, P, Goshen; Angus O'Donnell, DH, Goshen; Tucker O'Donnell, INF, Goshen; Braden Zuber, INF, Harrison; Cade Combs, C/INF, Harrison; Blake Puckett, INF, Talawanda; Kaden Davidson, Edgewood; Noah Sears, INF, Colerain; Ty Cunningham, OF, Fairfi eld; Brady Weber, P, Lakota West; Wyatt Lawson, C, Lebanon; Parker Dillhoff , OF, Lebanon; Connor Wessel, P, Loveland, Joe Current, INF, Middletown; John Calhoun Jr, OF, Middletown; Tyler Hewlett, C, Mil-

Honorable Mention All-Americans:

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ford; Griff Cady, OF, Moeller; William Henkel, P, Turpin; Taquane Stonestreet, P/OF, Western Hills; Jacob Long, INF, Western Hills.

First team Brayden Fraasman, C, Ross; Luke Hammond, C, Indian Hill; Joe Schottelkotte, INF, Ross; Cooper Fiehrer, INF, Ba-

First team Trevor Allen, OF/P, Cincinnati Christian; Titan Selvie, INF, Cincinnati Christian; Jake Tschida, OF, Roger Bacon; Evan Webb, P, Roger Bacon; Logan Nash, P, Purcell Marian; Leo Hennegan, INF, Purcell Marian; Jack Vogele, OF, CHCA; Colin Ames, P, CHCA; George Mentrup, P, Seven Hills; Jared Kraus, INF, Seven Hills; Lauden Brooks, INF, McNicholas; Tyler Snyder, OF, McNicholas; Joe Schnieder, OF, Madeira; Dylan Thatcher, DH, Madeira; Mason Perkins, INF, Summit Country Day; Nick Ciaccio, P, Summit Country Day; Payton Ebbing, C, Cincinnati Country Day; Jackson Campbell, P, Cincinnati Country Day; Louis Hess, INF/P, Reading; Quinn Benner, P/C, Mariemont; Michael Napolitano, P/INF, Mariemont; Kris Jenkins, P/OF, Clermont Northeastern; Landon Williams, INF, Clermont Northeastern; Cameron Bryant, INF/P, Cincinnati Country Day. Second team George Janzen, C, Roger Bacon; Andrew Glassmeyer, INF/OF, Mariemont; Ryan Hallau, P/INF/OF, Roger Bacon; Davis Campbell, INF, Cincinnati Country Day; Connor Meyer, INF/P, Roger Bacon; Aidan Megois, OF, Madeira; Landen Amann, INF/P, Clermont Northeastern; Micah Bowman, P, Reading; Chase Slusher, P/INF, Reading; Parker Corbin, INF/P, Cincinnati Country Day; Bobby Kelly, P, Purcell Marian; Jesse Jenkins, OF, Purcell Marian; Isaiah Smiley, INF, Purcell Marian; Sullivan Peter, INF, Purcell Marian; Mark Burns, OF, Purcell Marian; Murphy Peter, C, Purcell Marian; Ethan Ell, 1B, Purcell Marian; Conner Thamann, INF/P, Reading; Cooper Robinson, INF/P, CHCA; Caden Crawford, INF, CHCA; Evan Economou, INF, McNicholas; Brady O'Brien, OF, McNicholas; Clay Badylak, INF/P, McNicholas; Drew Fulmer, P, McNicholas; Caden Glenn, INF, Cincinnati Christian; Zac Birch, INF, Cincinnati Christian.

great place to have the state championships. I know the distance from Southwest Ohio is diffi cult, but the experience teams have after that trip to state is something they will remember for the rest of their life.”

La Salle head coach Pat McLaughlin has collected hardware in Canton, as

well. He led the Lancers to a Division II state championship win at Tom Benson Hall of Fame in 2019, defeating Massillon in the fi nal, 34-17.

For that game, Lancer faithful had to drive nearly 250 miles, while Massillon’s trek was less than just 10 miles down the road. McLaughlin, who is en-

tering his fi fth season at La Salle, said he’d prefer a closer venue.

“If they asked my opinion, which they didn’t, I’d favor a more central location,” McLaughlin said. “If the OHSAA thinks having the championships for football in Canton is best for our sport, then I support it.”

St. Xavier junior Max Klare measures out the pitcher in St. Xavier's 5-4 nine-inning win over Middletown May 19. SCOTT SPRINGER/THE ENQUIRER

Cincinnati Country Day pitcher Jackson Campbell reacts as he scores the go-ahead run during their regional tournament game against McNicholas, June 4. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Elder pitcher Jackson Grimmelsman rocks and fi res in the regional playoff game between St. Xavier and Elder high schools at Dayton Air Park June 4.

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Where to play mini golf (ahem, putt putt) Charles Infosino Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

You never have to yell “fore” when playing mini golf.

Nor do you need to carry around a heavy golf bag or drive a golf cart. You only have to carry your putter and ball. Mini golf is just fun. It is a great game for families, including those with small children, to play. Cincinnati has lots of great miniature golf courses. Some are indoors and others are outdoors. Let's get putting!

Boone Links Mini Golf 19 Clubhouse Drive, Florence; boonecountygolf.com.

The center off ers golf, golf simulators, mini golf and dining. They off er an 18-hole mini golf course that was designed by Adventure Golf Services. The front nine holes are wheelchair accessible, and the back nine holes have chutes and other water features. Guests can keep track of their mini golf scores with the traditional scorecard using the Boone County Golf app, which is available in the Apple/Android marketplace.

The cost per mini golf game is $7.50 for ages 13 and up and $5 for ages 12 and under. Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to when it gets dark.

Eagle Tee Golf Center 9200 Cincinnati Dayton Road, West Chester Township; eagletee.com.

They off er mini golf, practice range, golf lessons, a pro shop, regripping service, a party pavilion rental space, cornhole, a giant Jenga game and a snack bar that off ers drinks including beer and wine. The course features 18 covered and heated tees, 11 open mats, 11⁄ 2 acre grass tee area, putting green, chipping green and a wedge range. Eagle Tee’s miniature golf course has a fountain, stream, goldfi sh pond and lots of colors supplied by annual and perennial fl owers.

Mini golf games cost $6.50 for ages 13 and up, $5 for children ages 5 to 12, $5 for senior citizens and $1.50 for ages 4 and under. Same-day replay costs $3. There is a family pass for 10 games, which costs $45 and has no expiration date. Eagle Tee is open year-round, seven days a week. Their summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Etter's Golf Center 9941 Reading Road, Evendale; ettersgolf.com.

The golf center off ers a golf practicing range, club repairs, golf lessons, a golf pro shop that does repairs and regripping, a fi tting center and mini golf. Etter’s has two lighted 18-hole miniature golf courses. Both feature new putting greens, castles, a lighthouse and brightly colored themes.

Mini golf costs $5 for one of the courses and $7 for both. Hours of operation are May to September from 9 a.m. to dark and October to April from 10 a.m. to dark.

Fairfi eld Fun Center 6400 Dixie Highway, Fairfi eld; fairfi eldfuncenter.com.

The fun center off ers mini golf and batting cages for baseball and softball. Mini golf costs $8 for adults ages 16 to 54, $7 for seniors ages 55 and up and $6 for children under age 16 Monday-Thursday. $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 children Friday-Sunday. Their hours of operation are Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. There are extended hours during the summer.

General Custer’s Golf and Gulp 3325 Westbourne Drive, Green Township; generalcusters.com.

General Custer’s off ers mini golf, creamy whip ice cream, a bungee trampoline jumper and birthday parties. The venue features a landscaped garden with a gazebo, a waterfall with a pond and water troughs, and an old pirate ship led by a large pirate parrot. They have two 18-hole miniature golf courses, which feature loopd-loops and bank shots. The golf courses have colorful obstacles including a huge dinosaur, a large shark, a big squirrel, a surfi ng bird, a castle, a lion and a seal. They also have the original Flintstone house from Kings Island!

Mini golf costs $7 for ages 12 and up, $6 for ages 5 to 11, $3 for age 4 and free for ages 3 and below when accompanied by a paying person. Guests ages 5 and up can upgrade to “All you can play” for an extra $2. There are various weekday special rates. Military personnel with a current military identifi cation get free golf and free creamy whip.

Their summer hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. MondaySaturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday.

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Glowgolf Two locations: EastGate Mall, 4601 Eastgate Boulevard, Union Township, and Florence Mall, 2028 Florence Mall; opryglowgolf.com.

Glowgolf is an indoor glow-in-the-dark mini golf venue that off ers group discounts and birthday parties.

Eastgate’s miniature golf course has 36 holes. Florence’s miniature golf course has 27 holes and a Laser Maze.

The regular cost per game is $9 for ages 13 and up and $7 for ages 5 to 12 for both Eastgate and Florence.

Eastgate’s hours: Monday to Friday from 3-8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday noon to 6 p.m.

Florence’s hours of operation are Monday from 4-7 p.m., closed Tuesday-Thursday, Friday from 4-8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday noon to 6 p.m.

Putt-Putt Fun Center 3139 Dixie Highway, Erlanger; puttputt.com/erlanger.

Putt-Putt Golf Course has two 18-hole miniature golf courses. Game costs are $6.50 for one game, $8 for two games, $10 for three games and $33 for 10 games. Children ages 3 and under play free when playing with a paying player. Individual season passes cost $90. They off er various daily specials.

Their operating hours through August are 10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.

Scallywag Tag 5055 Glencrossing Way, Green Township; scallywagtag.com/putt-putt.

This pirate-themed entertainment complex off ers laser tag, mini golf, arcades, parties and a snack bar that includes pizza and beer. They have an 18-hole indoor, blacklight mini golf course. It is pirate-themed

and features artwork, statues, pirate ship wreckage, videos and sound eff ects.

One game of mini golf costs $7, two games cost $13 and three games cost $17. They are open Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m., Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from noon to midnight and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

Scene75 Entertainment Center 876 Ohio 28, Milford; scene75.com/cincinnati.

The entertainment complex off ers bowling, an arcade, indoor go-karts, laser tag, Blacklight mini golf, infl atables, mini-bowling, a 4-D motion theater, bumper cars, a chaos room, Vault Laser Maze, Atomic Rush, four eateries and two bars. Scene75’s Blacklight mini golf has two hand-painted, glow-in-the-dark, ninehole miniature golf courses. One is themed as a sci-fi jungle and one is themed as an underwater adventure.

They can be combined for a full 18-hole round.

The cost is $5 for nine holes or $9 for 18 holes. They are open Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

World of Golf 7400 Woodspoint Drive, Florence; landrumgolf.com.

World of Golf has a golf course, mini golf, footgolf, a driving range, an indoor range and a simulator. They have an 18-hole miniature golf course that is accessible to people with disabilities and features landmarks from Kentucky. While playing, guests encounter themes from Kentucky thoroughbreds, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, Cumberland Falls, Boone County bourbon barrels and Florence Y’all water tower.

The cost is $8 for ages 12 and up, $5 for ages 4 to 11 and free for ages 3 and under. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

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Colerain - Rare find end unit 2 BR 1 BA Ranch condo. No steps w/porch & private patio & shed. Pool & Clubhouse. $85,000 H-1759

Delhi - Nice 3 bed brick Ranch, finished basement, hardwood floors, fenced yard with patio. Ready to move in! $168,900 H-1743

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PENDING Dillsboro, IN - Commercial bldg. loc in Dillsboro. Formerly a bar but can be used for many uses. Lg open space w/att apts. Liquor license not included. $74,900 H-1757 Rick Hoeting

Harrison - 2nd flr 2 BR 2 BA Condo w/garage. Cathedral ceilings, open flr plan, covered rear deck w/ storage closet. End of bldg. Secured entry.

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Hyde Park - Hyde Park single family homesite. Convenient to I-71/Dana Ave. Perfect spot to own a piece of Hyde Park. $30,000 H-1665 Tiffany Lang

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Miami Twp. - 4 AC! Approved 22,500 sq ft dev w/120 parking spaces & outdr seating!

Abuts Miami Twp park & comm center! 3 single fam homes on property. $650,000 H-1616 The Jeanne Rieder Team

PENDING Monfort Hgts. - Mixed usage.

Residential, office.

Could be 5 separate residential lots. Public sewer available. Level. $199,900 H-1708 Steve Florian

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The Hoeting$124,900 H-1755

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New garage roof 2021. $144,900 H-1732

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Sedansville - 3 River view lots to be sold together. 75’ total frontage. Area of potential redevelopment. $30,000 H-1329 Mike Wright

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41 Mystery writer Deighton 42 Words cried after “Go” 46 Abbr. after a price in a Craigslist ad 47 Lt.’s inferior 48 Decidedly Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 4,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

51 Québec’s ____ St.-Jean 52 Soft drink since 1905 54 Young hombre 56 Biblical verb ending 57 Instruments for Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole 60 German auto since 1899 61 “That’ll teach you!”

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63 Basketball champions’ “trophy” 64 Gillette brand 65 Leader of the house?

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74 Moneybags 75 High school hurdle whose first two letters, phonetically, sound like one of its former components 76 Like all the answers with pairs of circled letters, punnily 81 Programming pioneer Lovelace 82 Seasons in Québec 84 15th birthday celebration 85 Tomtit is another name for it 86 Talks up 88 Classical Icelandic literary work 89 Title letters chanted in a 2011 Katy Perry hit 90 Oldsmobile Cutlass model

91 Financial org. once deemed “too big to fail” 93 Newfoundland, e.g.: Abbr.

94 Serpentine swimmer 95 Root-beer brand 96 Veterans 100 Range within which you can answer the question “Can you hear me now?”

104 Six-time winner of the N.H.L.’s Art Ross Trophy, born in Saskatchewan 108 “24” and “Suits” actress, born in Halifax 111 Princess who says “Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffylooking nerf herder!”

112 Dish served on a skewer 113 Congresswoman Omar 114 Actress Lena 115 Suppliers of the milk for Roquefort cheese 116 Singer Mary J. ____ 117 Moves quickly and lightly 118 Not only that 119 Rehearsal, e.g., in slang 120 Approvals 121 You can believe it 122 “Likewise” DOWN

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15 Battle ____ 16 Seasonal destination near Quebec City 19 Program introduced by the Trudeau government in 1984, colloquially 20 Approximate weight of the Liberty Bell 21 Spots 27 Advocacy grp. that filed for bankruptcy in 2021 28 Words at an unveiling?

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Mussels in the Classroom and River Explorer set to resume growth in fall Rich Cogen

Ohio River Foundation

Whether they’re catching fi sh in a local waterway or observing fascinati freshwater animals without ever having to leave their classroom, students who participate in Ohio River Foundation’s education programs get a hands-on STEM learning experience they’ll remember.

This fall, Ohio River Foundation (ORF) will again off er both of its education programs. Mussels in the Classroom (MIC), the only program of its kind, has served 5,000 students in the Greater Cincinnati, Greater Columbus and Greater Lexington areas since its inception in 2017. It kicks off with an in-person or virtual visit by an ORF educator, who describes the freshwater mussels’ unusual characteristics and signifi cance to their ecosystems.

Although they clean water, acting as a natural fi lter for our waterways, most people know little about these important animals. Many species are threatened or endangered. Following the educator visit, mussels remain in the classroom for two weeks so students can care for and study them.

“We hope students come away with not only a better understanding of complex ecosystems, but also an appreciation for freshwater mussels,” said Rich Cogen, ORF’s executive director. “Considering that many mussel species are threatened or endangered, it’s critical for the public to understand the important role they fi ll.”

Enhancing the MIC program is a new environmental literacy off ering, “Russell the Mussel.” He’s a freshwater mussel not unlike those that inhabit the creeks, streams and rivers of the Ohio River watershed.

Russell is a character in a Virginia Tech/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service children’s book that bears his name. ORF spearheaded eff orts to resurrect the book, which was previously out of print.

The nonprofi t now distributes copies as part of the MIC program. Having a leavebehind benefi ts students who are read-

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ing/writing learners and reinforces the program’s themes.

MIC is open to grades K-12, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis on the program’s web page. Multiple classes and whole grades can take part in this enrichment experience. Curriculum coordinators can call 513-460-3365 for more information.

In addition to MIC, ORF off ers its perennially popular River Explorer program in Greater Cincinnati and Columbus. The inquiry-based fi eld trips let students be junior scientists for a day as they learn about the ecology and importance of the Ohio River and its watershed at area creeks, streams and rivers.

Open to grades four through 12, River Explorer includes three hands-on stations: 1) Catching, examining and identifying fi sh; 2) Collecting and identifying macroinvertebrates; and 3) River chemistry (grades six through 12) or water use and the water cycle (grades four and fi ve).

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All but the youngest students also take part in habitat assessments as part of their day, and ORF educators touch on issues such as water pollution and environmental stewardship with all students.

The River Explorer program is off ered in September, October, April and May. Greater Cincinnati fi eld trips take place at Nisbet Park and Lake Isabella Park in Loveland; Sycamore Park in Batavia; Sharon Woods Park in Sharonville; Pioneer Park in Covington; and Guilford Covered Bridge Park in Guildford, Indiana. Columbus programs are at Highbanks MetroPark and Gahanna Friendship Park. Registration for fall River Explorer fi eld trips is open through August 1 or until all spots are full on the program’s web page. (It is already at 50 percent capacity for fall 2021.)

More than 45,000 students have participated in River Explorer to date.

“While we were thrilled to be able to adapt our Mussels in the Classroom program for COVID-19, we’re excited to rein-

state our River Explorer program as well,” Cogen said. “Being able to off er both programs lets us inspire even more students to become future conservationists.”

Support for ORF education programs is provided by the Charles Dater Foundation, Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, Toyota, Inc., The Gannett Foundation – Community Thrives, Honda Manufacturing, International Paper, The Gardner Family Foundation, PNC Charitable Trusts, Louise Taft Semple Foundation, and Valvoline, Inc. Ohio River Foundation (ORF) is dedicated to protecting and improving the water quality and ecology of the Ohio River and all waters in its 11-state watershed. ORF works towards these goals through environmental education, conservation and advocacy activities that serve to inspire environmental stewardship for the benefi t and enjoyment of current and future citizens. For more information, visit www.ohioriverfdn.org.

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SCHOOL NEWS WWMS softball girls step up to the plate Winton Woods Middle School began the softball season with 14 seventh and eighth grade girls, 12 of whom never played the game before. However, these young ladies continue to show they are excited and ready to step up to the plate.

In 2019, head softball coach Kelly Rozelle and assistant coach Courtney Wilson became the fi rst coaches of the girls middle softball program – a program the district had not off ered before.

The team was started to create more opportunities for students and provide a head start for those who wanted to play in high school and eventually in college.

Practices begin with the girls discussing their highs and lows of the previous game, and areas of improvement, over nutritious water and snacks that are provided by the coaches. Coach Rozelle made it a priority to create a safe and open space where the girls can communicate, share and receive feedback from their teammates.

“If you are doing your best that is all you can do,” said Coach Rozelle. “When you make a mistake, keep going. Once you get out of your game, it is really hard to get back. The game will continue to go on. You have to keep moving forward as well and remember your teammates are only there to help you. Shake it off and keep working as hard as you can to give your best.”

The girls practice fi ve days a week unless there is a game on Friday. Practices include working on their form, learning the game, practicing plays as a team, throwing, pitching, and batting techniques. On Saturdays, there is an optional practice at a local batting cage.

“We are preparing them to play at the varsity level,” said Coach Rozelle.

Following a game, softball captain and eighth grader Sydnee Short wrote an excellent summary of the game, and then emailed it to her Assistant Principal Adib Dixon in hopes of it being read in the morning announcements. It was.

“I wanted my teammates to know they should be proud of themselves and what we have accomplished as a team,” said Short. In the email, Short specifi cally asked if he could say “good game and eff ort” and acknowledged individual players’ contributions to the game.

She was unsure if it would make it into the announcements so she also mentioned if he could say good job if he saw them in the halls as that would be enough too.

“We did not tell her to write it. She did it all on her own,” said Coach Rozelle and Assistant Coach Wilson who wrote up their own summary of the game but kept hers after reading it. “We are extremely proud of her and the entire team, who are a sisterhood that looks out for one another. We are determined to help each other and be patient when they make mistakes; we must continue to learn and grow together, as a team.”

Drew Jackson, Winton Woods City Schools

MND celebrates the class of 2021 Mount Notre Dame (MND) held its commencement exercises for the 161st graduating class – the class of 2021 – on Tuesday, June 1 at the Sharonville Convention Center. Valedictorian Rose vonErden of West Chester shared her address during the ceremony. A total of 455 scholarships equaling more than $22.9 million was earned by the class of 2021.

Winton Woods Middle School girls softball team pose for a photo before a game (from left): Christine Lawson, Madison Calloway, Kyra Mays, Amariyah Stephens, Raleigh Eberhart, Nezzaryah Rice, Sydnee Short, Crisani Smith, Jayde Elahee, Kamara Burke, Jelana Whitehead, Traci Jones, Nyla Freeman, and front is Damali Siler. DREW JACKSON/PROVIDED

The following awards and medals were presented to members of the senior class: h St. Julie Billiart Christian Leadership Award – Emma Campbell of Kenwood h Medal for Academic Excellence – Rose vonErden of West Chester h Excellence in English – Maria Zierolf of Maineville h Excellence in French – Katherine Dorton of Mason h Excellence in Information Technology & Business – Rylee Strayer of Loveland h Excellence in Latin – Anna Rosian of Loveland h Excellence in Mathematics – Rose vonErden of West Chester h Excellence in Performing Arts – Maria Zierolf of Maineville h Excellence in Religious Studies – Madeline Brisken of Loveland h Excellence in Science – Caroline Batt of West Chester h Excellence in Social Studies – Anna Heilers of West Chester h Excellence in Spanish – Emma Campbell of Kenwood h Excellence in Visual Arts – Annabelle Beatty of Liberty Township Jen Thamann, Mount Notre Dame

Rotary honors educators for excellence, innovation The Rotary Club of Cincinnati honored fi ve Cincinnati Public School teachers and administrators on June 3 for excellence and innovation.

The education recognition program is an annual event, but it held special signifi cance this year, as a national pandemic required teachers and administrators to fi nd new ways to connect with students and parents, said Interim CPS Superintendent Tianay Amat, who presented the awards.

“We thank the honorees for going the extra mile each and every day,’ Amat said.

“We thank them for being an important part of the students’ lives and for being an inspiration.”

In Sook Kim, who teaches Korean at James N. Gamble Montessori High School in Westwood, received the Community Service Award. She routinely extends learning beyond the classroom, holding after school activities, including creating a Korean Festival. Kim also is on the steering committee for the World Language Council.

Tianay Amat, interim superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools, announces the honorees. PROVIDED

Eric Rozier, principal of Cincinnati Digital Academy, won the Administrator of the Year award. As the pandemic necessitated virtual learning opportunities, Rozier’s student base went from 700 students to 2200 students, and his staff went from 30 to more than 100, said Amat.

“Being a principal during a national pandemic is diffi cult. It requires patience, fl exibility and quick thinking,” Amat said. She commended Rozier on his dedication to students, their families and to teachers, as he helped them move to virtual learning during the pandemic.

Jennifer Miller, teacher at FairviewClifton German Language School, received the Innovator of the Year award.

Miller developed new ways to keep students on track during the pandemic, encouraging students to set target goals and employ visual markers to chart success. Miller also works with the Math Club where over 100 students come in an hour early to increase their math skills through fun projects.

Natasha Taylor, English as a Second Language teacher at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, received the Humanitarian of the Year Award. “At Cincinnati Public Schools, we believe education prepares students for life This idea is ingrained in everything Natasha

does,” said Amat. She called Taylor a mentor who helps students attain fl uency not only in language but in all aspects of life, building confi dence and success.

Meggan Johnson Glover, intervention specialist at Woodward Career Technical High School in Bond Hill, received the Teacher of the Year award.

“As a teacher, she is more than an educator,” said Amat. “She is a friend, a mentor, a leader and someone you can rely on.” She said Glover helps her students achieve success that will impact them for the rest of their lives. Besides a full intervention class load, Glover also teaches algebra. “Her 9th grade students raised their scores by 386% over expectations,” said Amat.

The Rotary Club of Cincinnati initiated the Rotary Awards more than a decade ago to honor excellence in key public service professions. Along with certifi cates, the Rotary presented $1000 to Cincinnati public Schools for teacher development.

The Rotary Club of Cincinnati was founded in 1910 as a service and networking organization with a mission to provide selfl ess service in the community and the world and to meet needs of children with disabilities. www.cincinnatirotary.org Peggy Hodgson, The Rotary Club of Cincinnati

Mount Notre Dame (MND) held its commencement exercises for the 161st graduating class – the class of 2021 – on Tuesday, June 1 at the Sharonville Convention Center. PROVIDED

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COMMUNITY NEWS GE volunteers celebrate 30 years as Great Parks longest corporate volunteer group For the 30th consecutive year, General Electric employees volunteered their time to beautify areas of Great Parks of Hamilton County.

This marks one of the longest corporate volunteering commitments in the history of Great Parks. G.E. employees have given close to 2,000 hours of service over three decades of volunteering at both Glenwood Gardens and Winton Woods.

For 2021, G.E. engaged in Adopt a Park at Glenwood Gardens, planting and mulching 150-200 shrubs and trees, plus 3,000-4,000 annuals. Close to 20 volunteers pitched in to help out.

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COA’s pandemic comfort meal program receives national disaster preparedness innovation award SPRINGDALE – Council on Aging (COA) has received national recognition for an innovative program that addresses food insecurity and social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In May, COA received an Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) Innovation Award in the category of Disaster Preparedness for its CO-

VID-19 Comfort Meal Program. COA has provided more than 84,000 meals to low-income older adults through this program since the start of the pandemic.

The AIRS awards recognize programs and organizations for innovation in fi ve categories that align with the AIRS standards: Service Delivery, Resource Database, Cooperative Relationships, Disaster Preparedness and Operational Eff ectiveness. The Innovation Award, given to COA in the Disaster Preparedness category, recognizes COA’s comfort meal program and the important need it fi lls in the community.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, COA has provided meals that address not only food insecurity, but also the quality of life experienced by older adults during the pandemic. Because many older adults have been unable to leave their homes, they feel forgotten and isolated.

“We’ve learned from past emergency situations that food quickly becomes an urgent need for older adults,” said Council on Aging CEO, Suzanne Burke.

“While food has been a focus for us during the pandemic, we also wanted to bring comfort to older adults and let them know they are not forgotten.”

To help ease the monotony felt by many older adults, COA sought out partnerships with local restaurants and service providers to deliver special meals to older adults - particularly low-income

GE employees Rolf Hetico and Kate Brenner volunteered for Great Parks. PROVIDED

GE employees Elise King and Brock Wagehoft planting shrubs to beautify Glenwood Gardens. PROVIDED

older adults living in senior apartment buildings in parts of COA’s service area.

“Most residents are scared because of COVID-19,” said a local apartment manager. “This is a wonderful treat for them.”

While the program’s primary focus is feeding and bringing comfort to low-income older adults, the program also provided a boost to COA’s local economy at a critical time. The restaurant industry was hit hard by pandemic-related shutdowns and limitations to dine-in service. Meals purchased by COA helped restaurants keep their doors open – and their staff at work.

“This is an opportunity for us to bring some people back to work and keep the lights on at our commissary,” said a local restaurant owner. “But more importantly, it’s an opportunity to give back and be part of something good that’s happening in our community.”

COA’s Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) staff are certifi ed by AIRS, a professional credentialing organization for individuals working within the Information and Referral sector of human services. Annually, COA receives nearly 50,000 requests for information and referral via its call center and website.

Paula Smith, Council on Aging

20th memorial anniversary of Fr. Jim Willig June 24, 2021, marks the 20th memorial anniversary of Fr. Jim Willig, beloved priest from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, who died at the age of 50 after a twoyear battle with Stage 4 kidney cancer.

On Thursday, June 24 at 1 p.m., Fr. Jim’s nephews, Fr. Jacob Willig and Deacon Michael Willig, will be offi ciating a prayer service at Fr. Jim Willig’s gravesite at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. Plan to attend and bring your lawn chair.

On Sunday, June 27 at 11 a.m., Fr. Michael Sparough, SJ, will celebrate the Holy Sacrifi ce of the Mass from Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House Chapel, Barrington, IL. The Mass will be live streamed on YouTube and from the Heart to Heart website www.htoh.us.

Heart to Heart – a Catholic Media Ministry, www.htoh.us, founded by Fr. Jim Willig in 1991, continues to dedicate the month of June to The Sick and Suffering. Inspirational quotes and videos are sent daily in June to all those who sign up on the website.

Cheri Lehrter, Heart to Heart, A Catholic Media Ministry See COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 13B

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Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day To show its appreciation for our Korean War veterans and fallen warriors who served in Korea, the Korean War Veterans Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter 121 held a picnic on the Sunday before Memorial Day to honor those who served and our fallen warriers and their families.

Those members deceased in 2020 and 2021 were: Pat DiLonardo, Cecil Dozier, Harry Falck, Bill Jessen, Don Klingers, Ray Korte, Bob McGeorge, Tim Petric, Robert Pfeiff enberger, Tom Vossmeyer, Ronald Whitacre, Jim Thomson and Bill Knepp.

Fifteen KWVA members registered to attend the picnic along with another 50 family members. The picnic was both a solemn and fun event.

In addition to the great socializing going on, the ceremony part of the picnic was quite moving. After chapter President Joe Rettig led with the Pledge of Allegiance, Claire Albertz led the singing of our “National Anthem.” Albertz is Dr. Lee’s granddaughter.

Dr. Lee was born in North Korean and fought in the South Korean marines during the war. He later became a doctor in the South Korean Air Force before coming to the U.S. to practice medicine. Dr. Lee’s wife, Miyong Lee, sang the South Korean national anthem.

All attendees helped Kate Smith sing “God Bless America” and Miyong sang the Korean folk song “Arirang,” with her grandson David Albertz playing the saxophone. After Chaplain Gene Molen read the names of the fallen warriors, David played a moving version of taps.

Six story boards were available that gave the history of the diff erent phases of the Korean War. This allowed veterans to show their families where they served during the Korean War and was a

Korean War Veterans Association members (from left): David Weeks, John Plahovinsak, Bill Riekert, Russ Carlson, Tom Schneider, Joe Rettig, Gene Molen, Bill Doud, Dr. Lee, Jules Freedman, and Marvin Morris in front. PROVIDED

great history lesson.

The music for the picnic was from 1948 to 1954. This brought back many memories for the veterans. They could all tell you where they were the fi rst time that they heard each song.

The picnic could not have been run effi ciently if not for nine volunteers from American Legion NE Post 630 of Blue Ash, Ohio. The volunteers did everything from picnic setup, manning the registration table, serving of drinks, collecting for the Split-the-Pot drawing, offering photography services and picnic tear down.

In addition, Dr. Lee’s family served the individual meals provided by Raffel’s catering to all attendees.

For more information about the Korean War Veterans Association, please contact Joe Rettig at 513-891-7244 or email jrettig@cinci.rr.com.

Joe Rettig, Korean War Veterans Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter 121

Blue Ash Post 630 American Legion volunteers (from left): Bill and Barbara Keller, Ed and Chris Ennis, Dave and Pat Buschmann, Paul Collett (wife Linda missing from picture), Joe and Barb Rettig. Joe is president of the Korean War Veterans Association and 1st Vice Commander of American Legion NE Post 630. PROVIDED

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