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Businesses, churches pay tribute to West Side icon Dan ‘Schmoe’ Wenger Segann March Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Erynn Townsend of Fairﬁ eld styles the hair of Kandice Harris of West Chester at Salon Concepts in Springdale Friday, July 31. Townsend is the recipient of a grant from Procter & Gamble to assist with minority hair stylists during the pandemic. PHOTOS BY CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER

Grant program helps local Black women-owned salons aﬀ ected by COVID-19

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wo days after the March grand opening of her salon suite in Springdale, Erynn Townsend heard she would have to shut down due to COVID-19 regulations. The new entrepreneur was not expecting E-Exclusive Hair to be closed for 10 weeks straight. “I took this huge risk, and now what?” the 30year-old said. “I’m having to foot the bill of a brand new salon suite that has not been fully opened yet or returned anything on investment. It’s an added $1,000 per month that I don’t have.” Townsend, like many Black stylists and entrepreneurs, is having a hard time re-launching her business with new safety protocols, fewer customers, and fi nancial uncertainty. Many stylists are now relying on personal savings, family, friends and grant applications to off set the loss. “It’s about survival for me,” Townsend said. “We’re all just doing what we can now. We lost 10 to 20 percent of our year from this.” A silver lining, in the form of a $10,000 grant, was recently awarded to Townsend, Tawana Phillips, and Crystal Marie Render — all stylists in the Greater Cincinnati area. The grant will help each woman fi nancially recover and rebuild their business. Phillips, the owner of Classic Manes Hair Studio in Mason, said the money is going to help her renovate her salon, pay past debts and purchase more masks, cleaning supplies and thermometers. “If there happens to be another major shutdown, I would be OK due to the fact that this is something that will sustain me for a while,” she said. “This

The Ohio shut down of hair salons was the same day Townsend had scheduled her grand opening at Salon Concepts in Springdale.

grant keeps us open.” The Salon Give Back program, sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Reﬂ ect Beauty, Pantene Gold Series, and Royal Oils by Head & Shoulders, was created to support Black female-owned salons directly impacted by the pandemic. The grant awarded to 20 salons and independent stylists with $10,000 each. Recipients can use the money however they choose. Breann Davis, the multicultural brand director for P&G, said a lot of salons are trying to ﬁ gure it out on their own and did not receive funding from the Paycheck Protection Program to “make up for it all.” More than 2,000 women applied for the grant online, which included a one-minute video explaining why they love being an owner or stylist, a photo See SALONS, Page 3A

Churches and businesses across Cincinnati’s West Side are paying tribute to “no ordinary Schmoe” by changing their signage. Schmoe is Dan Wenger, the longtime owner of Schmoe’s Collison and Custom Detailing on Bridgetown Road. The 57-year-old, known for his generosity toward others, passed away suddenly on July 29 from kidney failure. Schmoe is his childhood nickname.

Wenger sponsored bowling teams, racing teams, softball teams, and several church festivals. When children approached him at events, he would give them $20 to go have fun. “Dan opened his heart to many organizations and people,” said Jason Laine, a family friend. “I can’t think of one West Side event that he didn’t sponsor. He didn’t do this to brag or boast — he did it to show love and support for his community.” Wenger was diagnosed with liver cancer last October and completed a round of radiation chemotherapy, said Susan Wenger, his wife of 22 years. He has one daughter, Tera Furr, and two grandchildren, Kaila and Brayden. See SCHMOE, Page 2A

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“We just caught it so late,” she recently told the Enquirer. “I had faith that we were going to get through this. We fought like hell.” Throughout his 26 years as a businessman, Wenger sponsored bowling teams, racing teams, softball teams, and several church festivals. When children approached him at events, he would give them $20 to go have fun, Susan Wenger said. “He gave to every benefi t we went to,” Susan Wenger said. “It was nothing for him to drop $1,000 at each benefi t. He just never stopped giving or helping people.” He’s also a member of Southern Ohio Bikers for three years. Oftentimes, Wenger would help Hillebrand Nursing & Rehabilitation Center staff with their car troubles without hesitation, said Administrator Dan Suer.

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“Whenever our (company) vehicle needed a repair or detailing, he was always willing to help,” Suer said. “He never even charged us. He was kind, helpful and a community guy all the way. Those kinds of people are not replaceable.” His mother Patricia passed from heart issues six days prior to his death, according to his sister Pam Balog. “It’s helped me a lot knowing that she is with him,” she said. “He’s touched so many people. We should all be more like him.” Funeral services were scheduled for Aug. 7 at the Blue Note in Harrison.

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Render, owner of Crystal Marie’s Divine Designs in Springdale, is considered a high-volume stylist, meaning she is able to service two to three people at one time. With new safety protocols, Render can only do one client at a time.

“One client at a time cuts down onethird of my daily income,” she said. “I now take ﬁ ve to six clients total per day, when I used to take 10-14 per day. I have to work more days and longer days to even try to make the money that I used to make.” Render plans to upgrade her salon furniture and technology by purchasing a new dryer system, additional PPE gear to protect clients and an air ﬁ ltration machine to help sanitize the space. In 2018 the Black hair care industry raked in an estimated $2.51 billion, according to Essence Magazine.

More than a haircut The black beauty industry was not only economically aﬀ ected but also culturally impacted. “Beauty salons occupy a sacred space in the lives of Black women,” the grant page listing says. “Our stylists not only make us look good, but they also make us feel good! We go to the salon to keep our hair on point, but also for good vibes, advice, support, and sisterhood.” The stylists miss their clients. Render said “it’s an entire experience for women. (This pandemic) has changed the entire experience of getting your hair done. The reality is if your client is at risk, they’re not coming in. If they are not employed, they are not coming in. If they’re worried, they aren’t coming in.”

A former youth tennis coach who prosecutors say dubbed himself “Daddy Lover” was convicted of a sex crime involving a child and now will be required to register as a sex off ender. In Kentucky’s fi rst jury trial since the coronavirus pandemic shut down courts locally and across the nation, Kenton County jurors deliberated only 20 minutes fi nding Timothy Mitchell of Mount Airy guilty of a felony charge of unlawful use of an electronic device to procure a minor for sex. The jury recommended Mitchell Mitchell serve 2.5 years in prison. Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Patricia Summe is expected to formally sentence him next month. Mitchell was a longtime tennis instructor who gave lessons in at least three area cities, according to a previous Enquirer report. He provided private tennis lessons at city-owned courts in Wyoming and Fort Mitchell. A fl yer that was posted to the city of Edgewood’s website in 2017 showed Mitchell off ered lessons to children and adults. The fl yer stated Mitchell is a U.S. Professional Tennis Association instructor. The trial began Aug. 4, which was Mitchell’s 62nd birthday, in a courtroom fi lled with plexiglass dividers and masked jurors scattered about for social distancing. Everyone but the jurors were cleared from the courtroom so the jury could deliberate while still remaining at least six feet apart. The investigation leading to Mitchell’s arrest began as a police training scenario, prosecutors say. Kenton County Police Detective Brian Jones was in a training class that showed offi cers how to spot online child predators. He followed the classroom instructions and created an online persona pretending to be a 14-year-old female. Mitchell responded to the “child” with an array of sexual comments, questions,

and even emailed a photo of his genitals on the fi rst day of online contact, according to investigators. Mitchell sent numerous emails requesting to meet the child for sex despite being repeatedly reminded of the girl’s young age, investigators said. He also suggested the “girl” tell her guardian she was taking tennis lessons from him so the two could spend time alone together. Mitchell’s emails described various sex acts he desired to engage in with the “child” and told her he wanted to be her “Daddy Lover.” On March 12, 2019, after communicating with who he thought was a child for only a week, Mitchell traveled from home in Mt. Airy on Cincinnati’s west side to Kenton County. Authorities say he planned to have sex with the child but was instead met by Kenton County Police Offi cer Adam Watson and Captain Gary Helton, who arrested him. Offi cers said they discovered Mitchell was dressed as he had described for the child, with no undergarments beneath his tracksuit. He also had a new cellular phone he planned to give to the child so her guardian could not track her calls. Detective Jones brought Mitchell in for questioning but did not disclose he was really the “child” communicating with Mitchell. After Jones described how angry the child’s guardian was upon learning of grown man soliciting the child for sex, Mitchell proceeded to write her an apology letter, reassuring her he had no intention of kidnapping the girl. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorneys Emily Arnzen and Corey Plybon declined to make any plea off ers to the defendant. “If it wasn’t Detective Jones, it would have be a real child and she would receive a life sentence suff ering from the trauma of being raped by this man,” Arnzen said. “Thank God for great cops like Detective Jones, and thank God our Kenton County Police fund a position dedicated to hunting online predators.” Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report. This report contains information from The Enquirer archives.

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UC study examines eﬀ ects of singers, band instruments Few sounds herald the return to school than a high school marching band practice. In this pandemic year, music teachers are struggling to keep their programs moving forward without putting students at risk for infection with the new coronavirus.

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At Fairfi eld High School, the marching band now practices outside only and 10 feet apart. At Finneytown High School, marching band musicians will meet virtually and use online tools to compose and play their own music. In the spring, the arrival of the coronavirus silenced orchestras, choruses and bands around the world. Six months later, schools across the Cincinnati area and the nation struggle to carry on with socially distant rehearsals for band and orchestra musicians in masks. Until the pandemic, little was known about how singers and players of trumpets, fl utes and other such instruments could spread any pathogen through the aerosols of saliva and mucus that are a fact of life in music. But research has boomed this year, including at the University of Cincinnati and the CollegeConservatory of Music. In a July 31 webinar, the lead UC investigator, Jun Wang, described his fi ndings on CCM students as limited and preliminary, and he is already at work on a similar Wang study with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and its musicians in Music Hall. Wang said that after the webinar, he was “overwhelmed by the contact requests,” not just from CCM alumni but “people in education programs and orchestras, most of them very appreciative of the research. They know it’s important, and they’re in dire need of this kind of research.”

What some schools are doing The community spread of the coronavirus requires school administrators and teachers to take stiﬀ infection-control measures. On July 8, the World Health Organization cautioned in July that the virus could be airborne, making it even more contagious. On Aug. 4, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Ohio school students to wear masks. School music programs across the Cincinnati region are adapting with

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guidelines from the state of Ohio, the commonwealth of Kentucky and local public health departments. Last month, the three major Ohio groups that run youth music competitions, for which many students and families prepare for months, canceled their 2020 events. Many schools are not off ering choral singing because of infections among choirs: In March, one person already infected with the coronavirus sang at a 21⁄ 2-hour choir rehearsal in Skagit, Washington. Of the 60 other singers, 32 developed infections, and 20 others were suspected cases. In the Fairfi eld School District, marching band is an extracurricular activity. The district worked with the Butler County Health Department to craft a band practice protocol, said district spokeswoman Gina Gentry-Fletcher. On July 31, a jubilant band director Jill Wilhelm told students in a YouTube video: “We can play our instruments!” But the plan better stick or else, Gentry-Fletcher said. “They have to be outside, and they have to be 10 feet apart, and the whole band is not together. They play in sections. If these guidelines aren’t followed, then we will defi nitely suspend that activity.” At Finneytown High School, where marching band is a credit course, the cancellations of the music competitions

made things clearer for band director Michael Kennedy. No marching on the ﬁ eld, even for practice, he said. Instead, he’s emphasizing online tools. “The last thing I want to do in this situation is do anything that represents putting kids in a box,” said Kennedy, who has led the Finneytown High School band since 2013. “I want them to have some freedom to create some music on their own.”

Breath+music = aerosol UC’s study is among a handful that launched this year to look at the subject. Wang arrived at UC in January to join the Department of Environmental and Public Health Services in the College of Medicine. He said he doesn’t know much about music, couldn’t tell a woodwind from a brass instrument, but he does know aerosols and their ability to carry pathogens. That expertise was why, mere weeks into his new job, desperate CCM teachers and students came to his door, asking for a study on how much aerosol they make when singing or playing instruments. For a research project, the study got underway at lightning speed, Wang said, because “We have the best music teams and the best aerosol teams, so there’s no

problem.” In Room 372 of Memorial Hall on the UC campus, Wang’s team set up aerosol collection devices in three spots: where the musician stood to sing or play, 6 feet in front and 10 feet in front. The CCM participants were two mezzo sopranos and musicians who play clarinet, fl ute, French horn, saxophone, trombone, trumpet and tuba. Each musician selected a piece of music and performed it for six 10-minute test periods. In the July 31 webinar to discuss the early results, Wang reported that the singers produced the most aerosol at 6 feet away, the trumpeter was a distant second, and the other instruments were far behind the trumpet in aerosol production. The aerosols were reduced when the researchers set up an air fi lter with a dense HEPA fi lter. But Wang pointed out that in a pandemic, when the virus has been shown in some cases to be airborne, even a small amount of aerosol can be a risk. Musicians also need to thoroughly clean their instruments as the study found that the interiors of trumpets, fl utes, tubas and such can trap live virus for as much as two days. The UC-CCM study has not yet been accepted for publication in an academic journal, but Wang said he is preparing to submit for review.

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Distracted parents, closed public pools Woman charged in causing surge in backyard pool drownings drug death of former Green Twp. police oﬃ cer Amber Hunt Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

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A Lebanon woman was indicted this week on a manslaughter charge following the drug-related death of a former Green Township police offi cer. Amanda Witt, 26, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Richard Vande Ryt. Prosecutor Joe Deters said Witt faces up to 20 years in prison if Witt she is convicted on all charges. Vande Ryt, who lived in Green Township, died March 16. He was 49. “He was a really good guy. Obviously he had a problem,” Deters said. “He thought he was getting cocaine and got fentanyl.” Witt was arrested Aug. 11. She is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $500,000 bond. Court records listing Witt’s attorney had not yet been released at the time of this report. “We want people to realize there are repercussions to provide people drugs,” Deters said. “She had to know he had a problem.” Deters and his offi cer have “led the charge” in Ohio when it comes to charging dealers in the overdose deaths of their customers, he said. The fi rst manslaughter charges fi led against a drug dealer in Hamilton County date back to at least 2014.

When the history books are written about the toll COVID-19 took, the body count will be far higher than those who died of the disease itself. Case in point: At the end of summer in years past, Hamilton County might have reported three children drownings, per records kept by the county coroner. This year, the tally was already nine as of July 27. It's a huge surge, and while it'll take the refl ection and analysis that comes with hindsight to comfortably pinpoint the cause, health experts say the pandemic at minimum plays a role. "Where we've seen the increase is in the backyard pool drownings," said Dawne Gardner, injury prevention specialist with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Here's why that's signifi cant: The pandemic shut quite a few municipal pools down for the summer. Kids, trying to fi ll the void of those public pools – not to mention assuage the boredom from not seeing as many of their friends – have been using backyard pools more often than they might have in years prior. On top of that, many parents are working from home, meaning they're more likely to be distracted – and, as Gardner said, drownings are quick. "A lot of parents think they'll hear if their child is drowning, but that's just not true," Gardner said. "Drowning is not splashing around, yelling, 'Help, I'm drowning.' Children can go under the water silently." Health offi cials are cautious about sharing details of the deaths because of privacy concerns, but The Enquirer has been gathering death certifi cates over the past few months. It should be noted that several of the drownings occurred elsewhere but were documented in Hamilton because that's where the child was declared dead. In one situation, a mother of six children -- including four younger than school-age -- fell asleep on her front porch after a long night with her newborn. Three of the children managed to unlock a safety latch, giving them ac-

cess to the backyard pool, where all three went for a swim. Two of the children were fi ne, but one died. "Everything was in place safetywise," said Ross Township Police Chief Burton Roberts of that drowning. "The patio was gated. It was just a perfect storm and a bad situation for her." In another situation, a teenage babysitter was putting sunscreen on one child while her brother wandered off . The missing boy was spotted at the bottom end of the pool. Eff orts to revive the 3-year-old failed. On the surface, the circumstances could easily mirror a drowning from a previous season, but the sheer number of drownings makes this year unusual. In all of 2019, Hamilton County recorded three drownings. In 2018, there were two. At the start of summer, local homeimprovement stores and online pool supplies retailers quickly sold out of lower-cost, above-ground pools – often thick liners held up by a metal frame. Many online vendors have notices on their homepages similar to one found at poolsupplyunlimited.com that warns of "extremely high call/email volume" and requests for patience. Michael Culkin, an employee at Arlington Heights' SunSpot Pool & Patio, said families have fl ooded the shop with requests for in-ground installations as well. "If you want to build a pool, you'll have to wait in a long line," said Culkin, who said his shop is booked through 2021. Jeff Uckotter, Miami Township's township planner, said he's seen a 27% increase in pool permit requests between Jan. 1 and Aug. 11 compared with the same time period last year. Fortyseven have been requested to date, while 37 had been issued in 2019. Uckotter said the permit applicants have to abide by some fairly strict safety rules. "When I see more applicants, that's my biggest fear," he said of drowning deaths. In Cincinnati, just seven of the city's 24 public pools were set to open in June. In Wyoming, the Family Aquatic Center stayed closed, though the private Wyo-

ming Swim Club opened. Cheviot's municipal pool didn't open, nor did the only public pool in Campbell County across the river. Families who rely on those pools for entertainment not only lose the pools themselves, but they loose the lifeguards that come with them. Drowning is a concern every year, as it's the leading cause of death nationwide for children ages 1-4. In 2017, nearly 500 children died from drowning across the U.S., while near-drownings sent some 9,000 kids to the emergency room. The problem reaches far beyond the U.S. The World Health Organization considers drowning a worldwide public health problem. About 320,000 people die annually worldwide, making drowning the third leading cause of deaths from unintentional injuries. At this point, there's no changing that drowning trends will likely show a spike in 2020, but Gardner, of Cincinnati Children's, said she hopes that by warning parents, the trend can at least be stymied. "This is becoming extremely worrisome," Gardner said. "There are multiple factors. Sometimes just the simple fact of them being in the backyard creates a false cushion of safety for parents. They fi gure, they're just swimming in the backyard so they're safe. But you have to be focused on them being in the water." She said some parents are being more lenient with allowing kids to congregate at a neighbor's pool simply because so many of the typical summer activities are still curtailed -- movie theaters, for example, and most sports. Other families are trying to make their homes little self-contained oases to minimize contact with strangers and, thus, exposure to COVID, salespeople like Culkin said. "Backyard pools are fi ne as long as the supervision is there," Gardner said. "Parents need to supervise without any distractions, and if they're younger kids, they need to be in the water with those children and within arm's length, even if they have on fl otation devices." Cincinnati Children's released a list of safety tips for parents and caregivers. Visit https://bit.ly/2Y0YVgl

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Some $123,000 went missing from long-time Congressman Steve Chabot’s campaign account nearly a year ago, prompting his then-right-hand man to abruptly shutter his GOP consulting fi rm amid a federal investigation. It’s been awfully quiet ever since that story blew up right after Labor Day. But that’s about to change. Get ready to be bombarded by television commercials, digital ads and mailers attacking Chabot for his lack of campaign oversight. It’s fallout from a Federal Election Commission letter last August pointing out there was money unaccounted for in Chabot’s campaign fi nance report. Republicans would prefer the embarrassing story go away, but Chabot’s opponent, Clifton’s Kate Schroder, and Washington Democrats are preparing to launch the ads in the coming weeks as they see a big opportunity to fl ip Ohio’s 1st Congressional District. The gist of the messages: Chabot’s so out-oftouch, he didn’t notice that more than $120,000 was missing from his campaign. How can he fi ght for you if he can’t keep his own house in order? “Voters deserve to know the facts about Steve Chabot’s history of corruption and campaign fi nance issues — particularly the status of the ongoing grand jury investigation looking into the missing $123,000 of campaign contributions,” Allie Banwell, Schroder’s campaign manager, said Wednesday. “This is a tough time for our country, and voters are looking for change — not scandal-plagued, career politicians.” In response to my question about Schroder using the campaign management issue against the Westwood Republican, Chabot campaign spokesman Jon Conradi said: “Congressman Chabot’s campaign is in a stronger position than ever before to outline the clear contrast in this race between his record of results and his opponent’s bad judgement that has driven Cincinnati’s public health system into the ground. The campaign has assembled a grassroots army, has knocked on nearly 100,000 doors, made millions of phone calls and goes on television this week to share the truth about Kate Schroder’s record of mismanagement, lawsuits and controversy.” Chabot’s campaign launched its fi rst ad of the cycle on Thursday, attacking Schroder for being a member of Cincinnati Board of Health. Schroder is the board’s fi nance chair, and the ad references the health department’s $2.7 million defi cit during the pandemic. The ad is called “mismanagement.” The ad is a big stretch. Meanwhile, Chabot continues to sidestep addressing his own campaign mismanagement. LOOKING BACK: Chabot announced on Sept. 4 that his campaign had been the “victim of fi nan-

ing at a warehouse near CVG airport, according to multiple sources. That’s the extent of what most people know about him right now. He declined comment. Schwartz, an Ohio State and Elder High grad, had worked on Chabot’s campaign since 2002. He was particularly skilled at opposition research and media messaging. He understood the importance of developing relationships with local reporters, and constantly updated the media. Schwartz particularly thrived on attacking Chabot’s opponents, possessing the ability to exploit weaknesses in the opposing campaign. Chabot brought in someone from the outside to run his campaign this year. John Findlay is the former executive director of the Republican Party in Virginia, where he ran several campaigns. STATE OF THE CAMPAIGNS: Schroder has big-time momentum. She’s running an aggressive and mistake-free campaign, critical in a redleaning district. As a mom and former healthcare policy worker, she is doing a good job relating to a key voter demographic amid the pandemic – suburban, college-educated women. Multiple polls show a tight race. The non-partisan Cook Political Report calls it a toss-up. If Joe Biden’s campaign dumps money and resources into Greater Cincinnati, it could provide the extra support Schroder needs to unseat the 12-term lawmaker. Chabot’s challenge is facing a fi rst-time candidate who doesn’t have a voting record – or at least much of one outside of Schroder’s time on the city health board. But Chabot has remained in offi ce by being a fi ghter on the campaign, and his fi rst ad is straight from the playbook that’s often worked for him. This isn’t expected to get as nasty as the 2018 Chabot-Aftab Pureval race. But Chabot is facing the Trump headwinds and in for the fi ght of his career. It’s going to get chippy. Listen to “That’s So Cincinnati” podcast with political columnist Jason Williams and City Hall reporter Sharon Coolidge.

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John Harris pleaded for his children as he lay dying Fatal shooting of Harris, father of 3, remains unsolved 13 years later Amber Hunt Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

For the families of victims killed in unsolved murders, life has been at a standstill for a long time, even before the pandemic arrived. Over the next several weeks, The Enquirer will highlight a series of cold cases, summarized and analyzed by the journalists whose careers largely focus on unsolved murders: the creators of Cincinnati.com’s Accused podcast. If you have any information on any unsolved case, please reach out to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Suggestions for cases to highlight can be sent to accused@enquirer.com. The crime: Peggy Harris taught her youngest son to steer clear of the neighborhood ruﬃ ans, and John Harris listened. He avoided the streets and kept away from drugs. “He was a voter, a taxpayer. Everything you tell your child to do to live a good life, he did,” Peggy Harris said. “That’s what threw me oﬀ so bad. It was so unexpected.” John Harris – called “Johnny” by those who knew him – was killed during a robbery near his home on June 7, 2007. The slaying was as cowardly as it was pointless: The 24-year-old was shot three times in the back, apparently by someone determined to steal his lemon of a car and a necklace that looked valuable but really wasn’t. “One of the bullets pierced his heart,” Peggy Harris said. Thirteen years later, no one has been arrested in the slaying. Reluctant witnesses: It can be tough convincing witnesses to step forward in a murder case under the best of circumstances, and John Harris’ death was hardly among the best. In fact, police at the time told reporters it was one of the most heartless murders they’d seen that year. “It’s cold. They shoot him, they rob him and they drive away,” Cincinnati

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Police Sgt. Robert Liston said in a June 8, 2007, news story. But it wasn’t committed in a bubble. Neighbors told police that they heard John Harris plead, “Don’t do this. I got three kids.” “I have to believe whoever heard these conversations saw who killed Johnny and is just too afraid to say what they know,” Peggy Harris said.

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When I went out to pick more zucchini and yellow squash, it got me wondering how many of you are growing zucchini. Or being gifted from somebody’s garden. I’m pretty sure I’m right when I say most of you. A west-side reader asked: “Will you share your zucchini ribbon recipe with ricotta?” Another eeded a zucchini tomato casserole. Yes, I can do that.

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Zucchini ribbons and tomato salad with ricotta

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11⁄ 2 to 2 cups cheddar or Italian blend cheese, shredded

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Palmful fresh basil, minced or 1 teaspoon dried

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2-3 teaspoons garlic, minced

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Good handful torn basil leaves plus extra for garnish ⁄ 2 cup olive oil

Salt and pepper 1 medium zucchini – use a vegetable peeler to slice into ribbons Grape or cherry tomatoes, cut in half or larger ones, cut up, about 2 cups Ricotta cheese Instructions Whisk together lemon juice, honey, basil, salt and olive oil. Toss squash and tomatoes together. Season to taste.

Sprinkle on top.

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SPORTS Can new coach Justin Roden kickstart Oak Hills football? Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Princeton Vikings lineman Paris Johnson Jr. reacts during the opening round of the OHSAA DI Region 4 playoffs Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Colerain. Johnson was an early enrollee at Ohio State but now will miss fall football in addition to what was lost in spring. MICHAEL NOYES/FOR THE ENQUIRER

No Big Ten football means no games for some locals Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

With the Big Ten conference pulling out of fall football and possibly heading to spring, numerous Greater Cincinnati players will not be in competitions from September through August for the fi rst time in years. Just less than a year ago, The Enquirer updated the top 20 local recruits for 2020, from that list, six top performers are aff ected by the decision by the Big Ten presidents. The top-rated Greater Cincinnati recruit was Princeton off ensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr., a fi ve-star recruit as rated by 247sports.com. Johnson last played in the Army All-American Bowl in January. The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder was an early enrollee at Ohio State but now will miss fall football in addition to what was lost in spring. “It’s crazy to think about how in the future, the next generation will be studying and taking history tests about the events we are experiencing in our world today,” Johnson tweeted outwhen Big Ten rumblings began.

Princeton teammate Darrion HenryYoung was a four-star recruit of the Buckeyes at defensive end, while Elder lineman Jakob James and tight end Joe Royer were three-star recruits.

“It’s crazy to think about how in the future, the next generation will be studying and taking history tests about the events we are experiencing in our world today.” Paris Johnson Jr.

Winton Woods running back Miyan Williams was also a three-star recruit of the Buckeyes who released a one-word tweet: “Wow...” Williams had ﬂ ipped to Ohio State from Iowa State of the Big 12. That conference has yet to make a decision on their fall future. From a veteran point of view, St. Xavier’s Justin Hilliard had just been named a Buckeye captain. Fresh oﬀ a Division II state champi-

DELHI TOWNSHIP - Oak Hills High School last won a football game on Sept. 14, 2018. Since then, they’ve dropped 16 straight. For more perspective, the Highlanders have had six straight losing seasons. For even more, outside of 5-5 records in 2012 and 2013, they haven’t had a winning season since 2006, prior to when the current seniors started kindergarten. Coincidence or not, Justin Roden was on that Highlanders’ coaching staﬀ as defensive coordinator. Now, he’s back as head coach trying to bring Oak Hills out of the Greater Miami Conference cellar. As he said when he was hired in Nov. 2019, “Good coaches have gone to Oak Hills and failed. I can only go up.” Roden knows what the top of the mountain looks like having led Indiana powerhouse East Central to the 2017 4A state championship and to a 2015 state runner-up ﬁ nish. He most recently was in Noblesville, outside of Indianapolis which was a two-hour commute from his home in Hidden Valley. The Oak Hills job is closer to his residence than driving to East Central. But, the challenge is real. “From my standpoint, I was hired to teach our kids how to be better men, how to be tougher,” Roden said. “I think that comes from my family, my roots, my Colerain days a little bit. We’ve got good players; we’ve got good kids. We

onship at La Salle, Cam Porter at Northwestern is also hit by the news as are local Wildcat teammates like Milford’s Connor Foster, Wyoming’s Andrew Marty and Elder’s Peyton Ramsey, who just came as a grad transfer from Indiana. Ramsey’s tweet was also a one-word summation: “sad”. Northwestern held a team/parent meeting Aug. 11 saying they were staying the course and players would be taken care of mentally and physically. Other veteran college players from Greater Cincinnati dealing with the blow include Matt Sichterman of Nebraska out of Kings High School. His triplet brother Dan Sichterman is in the clear for now at Iowa State of the Big 12, but Matt and the Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost are stewing. Nebraska was a reported “no” vote against postponing football and Frost said the ‘Huskers would play in some fashion in his press conference. “We want to play a Big Ten schedule,” Frost said. “Our university is committed to playing no matter what, no

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Justin Rhoden is in year one as head football coach at Oak Hills

Three local quarterbacks on Manning Award Watch List Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

When you mention Manning and football, you think of dominance at the quarterback position. Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli were all successful NFL and college quarterbacks and now have a family award. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is the only quarterback award factoring in a team’s postseason performance. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was last year’s winner leading LSU to the national championship. Now, the 2020 preseason Manning Award Watch List is out and the honor could again have a local ﬂ avor. Of the 30 top quarterbacks selected, Ball State’s Drew Plitt (Loveland High School), Penn State’s Sean Cliﬀ ord (St. Xavier) and Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan (Ryle High School) made the list. It’s Morgan’s second year on the watch list, which this year also includes Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence.

Ball State Cardinals quarterback Drew Plitt. MIKE DINOVO/USA TODAY SPORTS

Plitt came from a Wing-T oﬀ ense at Loveland that won the 2013 Ohio Division II state championship with a 15-0 record. In that game, he completed all four passes he threw, with two going for

touchdowns. At Ball State, he averaged more than 243 yards passing per game last year, a ﬁ gure he only surpassed once in high school. His season-high was 439 against Fordham.

“I think I knew I could do it,” Plitt said of his blossoming college passing game. “It’s a good feeling, but there’s still a lot of work left to do. We have a lot of guys that have made award watch lists. Everyone just comes in and says congrats and let’s keep moving on. We have bigger things to accomplish than winning awards.” Plitt directed an oﬀ ense that led the Mid-American Conference in scoring (34.8 points per game) and total oﬀ ense (463.0 yards per game). His 24 touchdown passes were tops in the league. While keeping the team perspective, Plitt said playing in the state of Indiana and having Manning associated with your name is not a bad thing. “My grandparents (who live near Muncie) are as big a Manning fan as anybody,” Plitt said. “To be on that list for them, they see that as an awesome thing.” Plitt is now a redshirt senior at Ball State where the Cardinals are slated to start Sept. 12 against Iowa State. See MANNING LIST, Page 2B

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matter what that looks like and how that looks. We certainly hope it’s in the Big Ten. If it isn’t, I think we’re prepared to look for other options.” Nebraska was initially slated to play the University of Cincinnati Bearcats this season in addition to their Big Ten slate. From a recent Enquirer story on Manning Award watch list quarterbacks, three were from Greater Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky and now all three are minus a fall season. Sean Cliﬀ ord of Penn State and St. Xavier, Tanner Morgan of Minnesota and Ryle and Drew Plitt of Loveland and Ball State (Mid-American pulled plug Aug. 10) are all temporarily sidelined. Ditto for St. Xavier product Chase Wolf of Wisconsin.

“Ultimately, that’s a decision by the schools. It’s a disappointment for Buckeye Nation, but more importantly for the young men who play football.” Mike DeWine Ohio Governor

Wolf and the Badgers had heard rumors at practice. That was followed by a text from Wisconsin’s director of personnel telling them the season was canceled. A team meeting and individual meeting followed. “They were basically telling us what our hopes are for the fall,” Wolf said. “We’re going to take a couple weeks oﬀ then come back and try to ﬁ gure out a plan.” Spring was mentioned, but Wolf heard that might be tough to accomplish.

St. Xavier's Chase Wolf claimed the Mr. Greater Cincinnati Award and is honored by A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals at the 2018 Cincinnati.com Sports Awards. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP

“I don’t know how it’s going to work with two seasons in one year,” Wolf said. Wolf ’s former St. Xavier teammate Sean Cliff ord released a statement after the Big Ten’s fi nal call. While a junior, he makes it appear that his options are open. Cliff ord’s younger brother, Liam, is set to come to Penn State in 2021 as a receiver. “To all my younger athletes, you TRULY never know when your last snap, play, practice or game will be. I hear people look and say, ‘I wish I did this or I should have done that’. I am happy refl ecting on my career so far that not one day has past and I haven’t given it everything I had. Of course, I would love to have made a better throw or had a diff erent road at times, but I learned from each and have grown. I’ve had no regrets, and I share this to help y’all hopefully choose the same path. Especially during these confusing times. Keep working! You will have rough days, but never let circumstances dictate your mentality. Praying that everyone is staying safe during this time. I know that when I get to play football again, whenever that may be, myself and my teammates around me WILL be ready. Much Love.”

Sean Clifford of Penn State and St. Xavier is temporarily sidelined. TIM HEITMAN-USA/ TODAY SPORTS

In addition to the MAC casualties, like Plitt, the Pac-12 has also halted their fall. Former Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is an assistant to Herm Edwards at Arizona State. The Mountain West also postponed play Aug. 10. Locally, from the Air Force Academy, there’s Vince Sanford, Hamilton, junior OLB; Grant Young, Sycamore, junior, ILB and Nick Noyen, CHCA, senior, OC. Even in his Aug. 11 COVID-19 update, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was asked about the Big Ten news and replied, “That’s not good news as a football fan.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan. JESSE JOHNSON/USA TODAY SPORTS

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Ryle’s Morgan was one of the fi nalists for last year’s honor, making All-Big Ten Second Team and setting school single-season records for passing yards (3,253), touchdown passes (30), completion percentage (66.0%), passing yards per game (250.2), touchdown-interception ratio (4.28) and pass effi ciency rating (178.7) in 2019. “It’s an honor to be on the Manning Award Watch List, but it is really a testament to my coaches and teammates,” Morgan said. “I wouldn’t be where I am without them. Our coaching staff does an elite job by putting people in positions to excel and my teammates are tremendous.” Having studied the Manning family’s football exploits. Morgan also has mastered the quarterback art of dishing off credit in addition to passes. “The off ensive line does all the dirty work upfront and those guys never get any of the credit they deserve,” Morgan said. “Our tight ends can block and catch and give me a lot of options and our receivers can make a bad throw look elite. Then, we have the running backs, who are physical and pick up yardage, but they can also block and give me extra time when I need it. Football is a team game and any recognition I receive is a refl ection of that.” In the new conference-only confi guration of the Big Ten, Morgan’s Minnesota Golden Gophers are set to begin at Michigan State Sept. 5. Morgan is a redshirt junior and is the cousin of former

Penn State QB Sean Clifford (14) signs an autograph. MATTHEW O'HAREN/USA

just have to train them, teach them, mentor them to make better decisions and to fi ght through adversity.” Adversity is scoring just 92 points in the last 16 games, an average of less than a touchdown per contest. Riddled with injuries, Oak Hills was shut out fi ve times in 2019. Roden will try the spread at Oak Hills, using the versatility of 5-foot-9 quarterback Devin Holt who did surpass 100 yards rushing three times last season. Practices, by design, haven’t been easy. “When we run, it’s not punishment or anything like that,” Rooden said. “It’s to push them and make them uncomfortable and let them know that we can do great things if we overcome ourselves.” From the coaching tree of Kerry Coombs (now Ohio State defensive backs coach), Tom Bolden (Lakota West coach) and Rick Haynes (Lakota East coach), Rooden is trying to interpret what he learned as a Colerain player (with that group) to another school the features the color red. His coaching staff also refl ects his history. Defensive coordinator Tyler Elrod played for Roden at Mount St. Joseph, coached with him at East Central and came over from La Salle’s 2019 DII state champions. Off ensive coordinator Robert Klotz was most recently at St. Xavier and part of their 2016 DI state title. Before that, he played at Oak Hills for Roden. Secondary coach David Dransman played for Roden at Colerain. “We’ve got a bunch of coaches that

Ultimately, that’s a decision by the schools. It’s a disappointment for Buckeye Nation, but more importantly for the young men who play football.” DeWine said he talked with Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith Aug. 11. On Aug. 12,, speaking with ESPN College Football, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day mentioned OSU was exploring options, noting they normally play non-conference games and the existence of TV contracts. Later in the day, Ohio State’s Smith said that would not be happening.

have won before and understand what it takes to be successful,” Roden said. That leads to tough practices and strict video sessions. And, a lot of repetition. In what may arguably be the best public high school league in the state, no Friday is a pushover. Roden mentions Hamilton’s resurgence to the playoff s and Middletown’s talent level (should they play). As a Colerain grad, he recognizes the dominance his alma mater has had in the league but knows many schools have improved. “(Lakota) West is on the rise,” Roden said. “There’s a lot of good coaches. Guys that I’ve worked for and played for.” The upside of the recent OHSAA format is Oak Hills can have a playoff game. Roden hopes to build from there. “We had a good freshman class that are sophomores this year that went 8-2,” Roden said. “There’s some talent in the program. I wish we had some more depth, but I feel good about what we have and where we’re at right now.” Roden has 60-70 players on his chart to choose from in grades 10-12. While current practices are demanding, he understands he’ll need players as the season progresses. “Anybody that knows anything about Oak Hills, the injury bug has just wreaked havoc,” Roden said. “Kyle Prosser, Evan Dreyer, Dan Scholz, they’re good coaches. It’s hard here sometimes to get everything clicking and to get the kids to buy-in.” Roden’s side job should also shape the Highlanders up prior to any practice. During the school day, he’s the Oak Hills Dean of Discipline. His fi rst scheduled mission on the fi eld is against one of his old schools, East Central, Aug. 28 at Oak Hills.

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Kentucky and Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch. Also from the Big Ten, former St. Xavier state championship quarterback Sean Cliff ord made the preseason list. Cliff ord threw for 2,654 yards and 23 touchdowns last season for Penn State. That included games of 398 yards against Maryland and 340 against Morgan’s Minnesota squad. Cliff ord is a junior for the Nittany Lions who are scheduled to start with Northwestern Sept. 5. He led Coach Steve Specht’s St. Xavier Bombers to the Ohio Division I state title in 2016 Other quarterbacks can be nominated throughout the year with 10 fi nalists eventually making the cut. The Manning Award winner is named after college football’s national championship game.

The Oak Hills football team at practice. E.L. HUBBARD FOR THE ENQUIRER

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Nursing home workers failed to properly mask up fection-related deﬁ ciencies over the last three years, according to federal records compiled by ProPublica, an independent online newsroom. Hyde Park had at least one resident die of COVID-19 before May 24, according to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) COVID-19 Nursing Home Dataset.

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Inspectors caught nurses and staff at a dozen Southwest Ohio nursing homes failing to properly wear masks and other protective equipment after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an Enquirer investigation has found. The lapses in infection control potentially placed more than 500 nursing home residents at risk, according to an Enquirer tabulation based on the inspections. The Enquirer reviewed reports for inspections conducted after March 11, the date the region’s fi rst positive cases were reported in Butler County. Since then, more than 1,000 cases have been found at nursing homes across the region, according to state data. Residents at nursing homes and long-term care facilities account for more than half of Ohio’s 3,708 COVID-19 deaths. Among the 12 nursing homes with recent infection inspections, seven locations have seen a total of 35 residents die of COVID-19, according to state and federal records. Ohio offi cials have released details on which nursing homes have had COVID-19 cases, but will not make public the number of COVID-19 deaths at each facility. They say state privacy laws prevent them from doing so, yet Kentucky and other neighboring states make such information public. Last week, an Enquirer investigation revealed 16 residents have died of COVID-19 at Mercy Franciscan at West Park. Therefore, the 35 deaths revealed by The Enquirer represents 19 additional deaths at six more nursing homes. About 67% of Ohio’s coronavirus deaths have occurred among people living in congregant living facilities such as nursing homes. The 35 people at the seven nursing homes in this story are among those 2,429 fatalities, according to data released last Wednesday. The problems with infection controls revealed in the inspection reports come months after nursing homes took a range of actions to shield their elderly residents, arguably one of the most vulnerable groups for contracting the infection because of their age and underlying

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Mercy West Park in Western Hills has 47 conﬁ rmed coronavirus cases among residents and staffers as of Friday, May 1. MEG VOGEL/ THE ENQUIRER

health conditions. Taking basic COVID-19 control steps such as wearing masks correctly “should be a habit” at this point, said Christine Colella, professor and executive director of graduate programs at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing. “It’s been six months now. It should be the new norm.” Failure of workers to follow infection control procedures is a reason why nursing homes, virtually sealed oﬀ from all outsiders, still have new COVID-19 infections. “Staﬀ have been the primary vectors by which the virus has come from the community” into nursing homes and other congregant living locations, said David Grabowski, professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. Preventing basic infections has long been a struggle for nursing homes statewide and across America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 1 million to 3 million serious infections in nursing homes each year. Sixty-three percent of U.S. nursing homes have been cited in the last four years for infection violations, more than any other type of infraction, according to a Kaiser Health News data analysis of federal records distributed by the Associated Press. The track record among the nursing homes housing 75,000 Ohioans is worse, with 67% of the state’s facilities being hit with citations, an Enquirer analysis last

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spring of the Kaiser database showed. Nursing homes are inspected by state health inspectors as part of the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs. Typically, a surveyor will inspect a nursing home every 12 to 14 months, but due to the coronavirus, inspectors appear to be circling back for routine checkups or following through on complaints. Here’s a look at problems that inspections found at each of the 12 facilities.

Hyde Park Health Center Problems at the 160-bed facility in Oakley put the most residents in potential danger after a receptionist was screening individuals entering with her facemask pulled down, exposing her nose and mouth, according to a June 24 inspection report. The woman encouraged the use of hand sanitizer, asked visitors for identifi cation, and requested to take their temperatures, but still had the ability to affect all 93 residents, the report said. The facility also failed to ensure staff wore face masks appropriately and didn’t maintain social distancing between residents dining in the dementia care unit as nine people were seen having lunch at tables closer than six-feet apart, the report said. Hyde Park Health Center, which the federal government gives a one-star rating for quality, had been cited for fi ve in-

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Nurses not properly wearing masks were cited in an infection report that revealed 16 people at the nursing home in the Westwood neighborhood died of COVID-19 during an outbreak that infected 75 residents, according to state inspection reports. More than two dozen staﬀ ers also tested positive for the virus, state records show. The four-star facility with 125 beds, sometimes called Mercy West Park, had one infection-related deﬁ ciency over the last four years. The problem came in a 2017 inspection.

Twin Towers Two nursing assistants and an occupational therapist didn’t wear face masks while in a common area at 99-bed Twin Towers in College Hill on July 13, an infection report read. One nurse was sitting on a couch in the central common living room with a facemask down. Another nurse was sitting in the therapy gym eating food without a facemask, the report said. They could have aﬀ ected 77 residents. The three-star facility has one infectionrelated violation over the past four years. Twin Towers had four residents die of COVID-19, according to the federal CMS database. Two of the deaths were reported on July 26; the other two occurred before May 24.

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navirus on June 26 and didn’t properly dispose of trash collected from an isolation room, according to an infection report. A transport driver, who wasn’t wearing a mask, arrived to pick up a resident diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. The driver helped put the resident into a wheelchair and into the van before closing the doors but didn’t put his mask on until getting inside the vehicle, the report said. Potentially, 74 residents could have affected. The one-star nursing home had one infection-related violation in the last four years. It was among the 27 health vi-

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olations the facility was cited for in March of 2019. It had six fi re inspection violations and was fi ned more than $19,000 since March of 2018, health records show. Two Harrison Pavilion residents died before July 5 from COVID-19, the federal CMS database shows. “We do not take our responsibility lightly, we have been proactive since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis implementing measures to protect our staff and residents and prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said Cindy Moore, vice-president of operations for CCH Healthcare, which owns Harrison Pavilion. She added the facility has implemented safety measures such as increased cleaning and disinfecting protocols, educating staff and ordering more PPE equipment. “All staff and providers are required to always wear masks when in the facility,” Moore said.

The Anderson Staff failed to properly use facemasks when a nursing assistant at the facility on Beechmont Avenue wore a cloth facecovering instead of a surgical mask while screening visitors, including the surveyor, the July 7 COVID-19, report read. Offi cials said the staff was trying to conserve personal protective equipment, however wearing the equipment could have aff ected nearly 70 residents, the report said. In many instances, facilities lacked testing and proper PPE equipment and nurses haven’t been protected, Harvard’s Grabowski said. The three-star facility was cited for several other violations in the July 7 inspection. It had infection-related defi ciencies in 2017 and 2018. A licensed practical nurse left a resident’s room wearing a cloth face-cover-

ing pulled below her nose, mouth and chin as she walked to the medication cart to work on her computer, according to an infection report. And a dietary manager, who wasn’t wearing a face covering, sat in front of the facility next to a resident smoking a cigarette. Included in that report was that some residents refused to wear surgical masks despite them being provided. Workers also didn’t ensure a clean and sanitary environment at a beauty salon at the facility for 11 residents, one of whom had pneumonia. The infection report came one month after being found in compliance. The facility was also cited for four health violations in February. “To not be wearing it (the masks) correctly, that is very impactful and can deﬁ See MASKS, Page 5B

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Forest Park 11469 Gresham Pl: Bowling Jason K to Prime Capital Group LLC; $75,000 11494 Raphael Pl: Atekoja Mufalilu A to Torres Jose L Mendoza &; $127,400 11544 Framingham Dr: Jenkins Wilford Franklin Iii to Mrpc Kort LLC; $66,000 11729 Elkwood Dr: Loren Real Estate LLC to Shumard Abigail & Dakota Courtney; $169,000 1582 Winford Ct: Aste LLC to Dallas Twenty LLC; $277,000 921 Smiley Ave: Stewart Kimberley to Hernandez David Martinez; $174,000 935 Harrogate Ct: Terry Brian Allen & Kathy L Davis to Butler County Holdings LLC; $80,000

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St. Bernard 204 Bank Ave: Haeufle John P to Sprouse Kayla; $141,000 311 Bank Ave: Ostertag Robert & Jean M to Parido Kyle W & Kristi A; $169,900 33 Baker Ave: Good Elliott T & Jessica M to Carey Caitlin M; $169,900 4702 Greenlee Ave: Watson Darrell V Tr to Hill Joe J; $25,000 4900 Chalet Dr: Robinson Robin M to Bsnf Holdings LLC; $38,000

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nitely aﬀ ect the way a virus goes through a nursing home,” said UC’s Collella.

Garden Park Health Care Center Nurses at the facility on Washington Avenue in Avondale were seen talking to residents while wearing disposable face masks and cloth facemasks, a July 13 infection report stated. The assistant director of nursing said the masks were special N95 masks that staff members preferred, however, a review of their policy required them to wear an N95 respirator mask, the report said. Not wearing the proper mask could have harmed all 56 residents. While an N95 mask fi ts tighter, UC’s Colella says a surgical mask is fi ne “It seems really strange to me that you’d be providing staff with N95 masks and yet they would want to use their own masks,” Grabowski said. The report added that staff didn’t use personal protective equipment correctly, shared staff between COVID-19 and nonCOVID-19 units during the same shift and didn’t ensure hand sanitizer was available. The one-star facility with 60 beds was cited for 18 health violations in December of 2019. It was fi ned $12,775 in October of 2019, records show. It has had two infection-related defi ciencies over the last four years. One Garden Park resident died of COVID-19 before July 5, according to the federal CMS database.

The Monfort Heights facility failed to appropriately handle clean linen, which could have aff ected 40 residents, according to a July 9 report. Nurses also didn’t dispose of trash in the quarantine unit, which could have harmed another 14 residents. In addition, a housekeeper admitted to pulling a large bag of trash from the nurses’ station and the ice room on the quarantine unit and placed it on the fl oor adjacent to the nurses’ station, the report said. The three-star facility with 99 beds had 11 health violations in February. It was fi ned $13,626 in March of 2018. “While we did recently receive some minor citations regarding infection control, we believe those were incorrectly cited, and we are currently appealing them,” the facility wrote in an emailed statement.

Woodridge Health Care A nursing assistant went in and out of rooms at the Fairfi eld Township, Butler County facility collecting lunch trays with her N95 mask below her nose, according to a June 30 infection control survey. Twenty-one residents could have been aff ected and a director of nursing provided more education to staff documents show. Less than one month prior, 112-bed Woodridge had been compliant for COVID-19 emergency preparedness, according to the survey. The one-star nursing home was cited for 22 health violations in

January of 2019; one of them was for infection control

Glendale Place Care Center Based on a review of an undated social media video, the facility on Glendale-Milford Road in Woodlawn failed to ensure staff wore personal protective equipment correctly to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which could have aff ected six residents, according to a July 13 report. The video also showed a nursing assistant combing a resident’s hair with a cloth mask below her chin with no face shield. Separately, that same nurse was fi red after she uploaded the video onto social media without the cognitively impaired resident’s consent, the report read. The video showed the resident being frustrated with getting her hair combed and tried pulling it away from the nurse. The nurse in the video cursed at the resident, according to the report. The 122-bed four-star facility was cited for three health violations in December, health records show. It had infection-related defi ciencies in 2017 and 2018. Three Glendale Place residents died of COVID-19 before May 24, the federal CMS database shows.

Diversicare of Bradford Place A nursing assistant at the facility in Hamilton was delivering meals with her facemask not properly positioned and resting below her nostril, according to an inspection control survey of the 85-bed Hamilton facility

on June 2. Colella is careful to point out that assistant nurses or nurses aides, sometimes referred to as staff , don’t have the same background, experience and preparation as registered nurses. “And they’re some who don’t want to wear the mask possibly, but then they shouldn’t be in that facility,” she said. While only three residents were at risk, none were negatively aff ected, and all team members were re-educated on hand hygiene and facemask fi t according to the surveyor’s fi ndings. A follow-up inspection about three weeks later showed the facility was in compliance, the report said. In October 2019, the two-star facility was cited for 13 health violations, records show. It had two infection-related defi ciencies in other inspections in 2019 and one infection defi ciency in 2018.

Highlands Post-Acute A June 11 inspection at the facility in Norwood found minor deﬁ ciencies. The 55-bed facility failed to ensure social distancing was maintained between residents, and the nursing staﬀ didn’t properly utilize face masks, the report said. An administrator saw two residents smoking two-feet apart while using the same ashtray in a designated smoking area on June 8, the report said. Nurses reminded the residents of their social distance measures but one of the smokers wouldn’t listen. Also, in the smoking area, an environmental service technician was not wearing a facemask as he

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didn’t know he needed to wear one outside, the report concluded. Meanwhile, a nursing assistant lied about having pulled down her mask to smoke when she was never seen smoking, the report said. The one-star facility had 29 health violations in May of 2019, records show. It had an infectionrelated deﬁ ciency in 2018. Highlands has had seven residents die of COVID-19, according to the federal CMS database. The toll was one on May 24, when the feds started their data collection, rising to 2 on May 31, 3 on June 7, 3 on June 14, 5 on June 14 and 7 on June 21.

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staff at the Clifton facility in a July 21 report were wearing the wrong masks when KN95 masks were available at the entrance of the facility, according to the report. Thirteen residents were infected with COVID-19 at the time, the inspection reported The two-star facility with 70 beds was cited for 12 health violations in March of 2019, including one for infection control. It had another infection-related defi ciency in a November 2019 inspection. The nursing home has had one resident die due to COVID-19 since July 12, according to the federal CMS database. Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Aug. 12. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

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BY RUTH BLOOMFIELD MARGOLIN / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ Ruth Bloomfield Margolin, of Westfield, N.J., serves on the boards of several community nonprofit groups. For the past three years she has given talks at area libraries on crossword construction — lately adding Zoom presentations to her repertoire. Ruth created a crossword for her son’s July wedding (now postponed), which included the couple’s favorite board game, Pandemic. Whoops! She’s revising that puzzle now to feature only “fun” things. — W.S.

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The company that compiles the Top Workplaces Cincinnati list for The Enquirer, Energage, identiﬁ es special or “best in show” award recipients that are chosen based on standout scores for employee responses to 11 speciﬁ c survey statements. Employees rate these statements on a seven-point Likert scale from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree.” To select recipients, Energage looks at high statement ranks for scores to determine areas where an organization stands out. Three separate “best in show” awards for leadership among the 130 Top Workplaces Cincinnati organizations will be announced at a later date.

Phillips Edison & Co. What the company does: Owns and operates grocery-anchored shopping centers Location: Symmes Township Why the win: Senior managers understand what is really happening at this company. What an employee says: “The senior managers here show they know what’s going on all the time. The company’s success is testament to that in and of itself.”

Appreciation Heritage Bank What the company does: Commercial bank Locations: Headquarters in Burlington and 18 other branches Why the win: I feel genuinely appreciated at this company. What an employee says: “My managers telling me they appreciate me. It’s a great feeling to be appreciated and I feel it constantly. It makes me want to do more and go above and beyond each day.”

Benefi ts Unlimited Systems LLC What the company does: Helps manage oncologists’ offi ces through software tools and business intelligence. Location: Sycamore Township Why the win: My benefi ts package is good compared to others in this industry. What an employee says: “For me, the 401(k) match is an important benefi t, it allows me to contribute to my future but also shows that Unlimited Systems is invested in me as well by also contributing.”

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Location: Union Township Why the win: New ideas are encouraged at this company. What an employee says: “TQL has a speciﬁ c ‘idea box’ on our intranet. This allows for an employee to give ideas for any department to be better. We’ve taken many ideas from this box to help improve our IT applications, events, and employee morale.”

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NRL Mortgage What the company does: Residential mortgage originator Location: Mount Adams Why the win: I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company. What an employee says: “Our president has a monthly meeting that keeps everyone well informed about NRL.”

Direction BRG Apartments What the company does: Operators of apartment communities in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky; Dayton, Ohio; Columbus; and Louisville Location: Sycamore Township Why the win: I believe this company is going in the right direction. What an employee says: “We are headed in a new direction and I am excited to see how it turns out.”

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Lemonade stand raising money for CCHMC Our daughter, Payton, is 8 years old and she held her third annual lemonade stand on Saturday, Aug. 1. She started this stand in the summer of 2018 hoping to raise enough money to buy a few toys for patients at CCHMC. She was gifted a special toy when she was a patient there and she wanted to give back. Her ﬁ rst stand raised $768; her second stand raised $7,000; and the her third stand raised over $32,000. This year, we expanded so we had eight franchise lemonade stands all

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Princeton Vikings announce Class of 2020 Hall of Fame inductees The Princeton Athletics Hall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce the Class of 2020 inductees for inclusion in the Princeton City School District Athletics Department’s Hall of Fame. Princeton Athletics’ Class of 2020 Hall of Fame inductees include: h Paul Andrews (Coach - Basketball, Golf, Track & Field ) h Maurice Harvey (Football) ‘74 h Ross Morin (Water Polo, Basketball) ‘05 h John Russell (Football, Soccer, Track & Field) ‘02 h John Saunders (Track & Field, Football, Basketball) ‘38 h Joe Saunders (Track & Field, Football, Basketball) ‘37 h Nicole Donnelly Cunningham (Soccer) ‘10 h 1987 Football State Champions “First and foremost, congratulations to the inductees representing the Hall of Fame Class of 2020. I would also like to thank the Hall of Fame Committee for their time and eff orts in reviewing the nominations and selecting this highly qualifi ed group of Vikings,” states Joe Roberts, athletic director. “The impact these individuals made on the Princeton athletic program is memorable. It is with tremendous Princeton Pride that we look forward to recognizing their accomplishments.” Tom Burton, superintendent of Princeton City Schools adds, “Each inductee is incredibly deserving of this honor. Joining the rich history of the Princeton Athletics Hall of Fame this impressive list of Viking athletes exemplifi es the very meaning of dedication, determination, and drive.” Further details of the fall event recognizing the inductees will be forthcoming. If anyone has contact information for any members of the Princeton High School 1987 State Champion football team, please contact Joe Roberts, district athletics director, at 513-864-1580 or joroberts@vikingmail.org. For more information about Princeton athletics, please visit www.vikenation.org. Tricia Roddy, Princeton City Schools

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Keystone with Kenny Happy Hours Ken and wife Cristy Anderson have enjoyed their fair share of happy hours at their home on Hilton Head Island since Ken’s retiring from football. However, “Keystone with Kenny” Happy Hours are something special. “Keystone with Kenny,” named for Ken’s preferred happy hour beverage, began as a way to stay connected with participants and supporters of the Ken Anderson Alliance - the local Cincinnati nonproﬁ t that promotes live, work, and engage opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. Keystone stepped up to sponsor these events after learning of Kenny’s fondness for their product. “After a Twitter post featuring my son and I enjoying a Keystone Light, the company stepped up to become a sponsor for our happy hours,” said Anderson. Ken and his special guests will host “Keystone with Kenny” Happy Hours on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month beginning at 5 pm. Subscribe to the Ken Anderson Alliance YouTube channel and look for the announcements on the KAA Facebook page. You can join in by submitting a question to Kenny and his guests using the chat feature. Here is the happy hour line up: h Aug. 27 – Johnny Bench, former catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, winner of 10 consecutive Golden Gloves, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee

h Sept. 10 – Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints; father to two NFL Super Bowl champion quarterbacks: Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts) and Eli Manning (New York Giants) h Sept. 24 – Comedians Josh Sneed and Scott Henry In addition, Kenny is bringing back Happy Hour raﬄ es with some great monthly prizes - including Bengals SWAG and Ultimate Air Shuttle vouchers! For more information, go to www.kenandersonalliance.org/Keystone. Theresa Ciampone, Ken Anderson Alliance

Explore Suburbia at the Westheimer Gallery with Sean D. Leavell’s ‘HOA A-OK’ The Westheimer Gallery’s August 2020 exhibition features the art of Sean D. Leavell, with his show “HOA AOK.” A native of Buff alo, NY, Sean holds an MFA and Permaculture design certifi cation from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning. “HOA A-OK” features a series of pieces depicting modern suburban life in America. From the Artist: “Contemporary America is steeped in nostalgia, consumerism, confl ict, and contradictions. We live in a time of change, shifting ideologies, changing cultural norms, and the eroding of tra-

ditional pillars of power. This has led to an ever-expanding, divisive society intolerant of confl icting points of view. How did a society constructed on innumerable ideologies, one that once lovingly and enthusiastically referred to itself as a melting pot, a place where diff erences where embraced and valued, degenerate into the divided society of today? “People have always endeavored to meet their needs, wants, and desires, and to create a world that refl ects their values. We are surrounded by the artifacts of these eff orts. The reshaping of the environment might be the most signifi cant of these artifacts. What do the physical changes we have wrought in our constructed environment say about us? By studying the march of suburbia across our land and the social and economic forces that powered it, we can understand our contemporary culture. My work explores the space between the divisions in society to expose the forces which are driving us apart and illuminate our shared humanity.” “HOA A-OK” opened on Friday Aug. 7 and runs through Saturday Aug. 29 in the Westheimer Gallery. Gallery Hours during the exhibition are Thursdays and Fridays 3-7 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment. Call the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center at 513-554-1014 or e-mail sharonvillecac@gmail.com for more information. Michelle Taylor, Westheimer Gallery at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center

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