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Are people ﬂ eeing cities because of COVID? Not in Cincinnati Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Roger Bacon High School football player senior Danny Hudepohl ﬁ st bumps Sisi in the guidance department office at Roger Bacon High School in St. Bernard on Tuesday, Sept. 1. HANNAH RUHOFF

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oger Bacon senior Grace Wilking found the end of last school year to be tough when her softball season halted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty surrounding her senior volleyball season heightened that anxiety. To curb the stress, she found herself making frequent stops in the counselor’s oﬃ ce to see Roger Bacon High School’s secret weapon against sadness and despair - Sisi, the Australian Labradoodle therapy dog. Wilking, who also manages the girls basketball team, believes Roger Bacon enhanced the student experience by immersing Sisi into the student population. “Bacon has always been a family environment,” Wilking said. “Everyone knows everyone’s name. You don’t really see an unfamiliar face but when Sisi came, it was like a new thing that not really any other high schools did, not that I know of. [Sisi was] brought into the school and everyone was able to interact with it like no one was left out of it.”

Lana Santavicca couldn’t wait for the moving van to arrive last month at her big house in the Indian Springs subdivision of Sharonville, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. The award-winning horticulturalist whose outdoor gardens have been featured in Cincinnati Housetrends magazine recently bought a third-ﬂ oor condo in the historic American Building in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, just north of downtown. The retired 6th-grade teacher in the Princeton elementary schools had been planning to downsize and move to the city’s urban core for the past eight years. “I just love the area and the building,” she said, referring to the 18-story Art Deco condo tower on East Central Parkway that she now calls home. “It’s close to everything and convenient. I have no reservations about moving there because of COVID or anything else.” Neither COVID-19 nor the police protests and civil unrest that continue to plague Cincinnati and other cities across the country could deter Santavicca from her dream of trading the quiet life for the vitality of living in the big city. That may come as a surprise to those who’ve read recent headlines suggesting many Americans are ﬂ eeing crowded cities amid the turmoil and COVID-19 crisis, including a USA Today headline screaming, “Get me out of here!” A Harris Poll conducted during the height of the pandemic in April found about 40 percent of urban dwellers said the COVID-19 crisis had prompted them to consider leaving for a less crowded place.

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Roger Bacon therapy dog Sisi walks around at the Spartans game against Kettering Alter on Aug. 27. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Wilking is a member “RB 180.” A student-led spiritual life ministry team where athletes can cope with the stress of their respective seasons and school by “putting it in the hands of God.” See THERAPY DOG, Page 4A

That’s not happening in Cincinnati, where demand for houses in city’s urban core was almost twice as great as demand in the suburbs over the yearlong period that ended in June and included the outbreak of the coronavirus and COVID-19, according to a recent market analysis from home-listings giant, Zillow. Zillow researchers looked at home price appreciation in both suburban and urban ZIP codes as an indicator of demand. They found prices in Cincinnati’s urban ZIP codes rose about 10% percent from June 2019 to June 2020 to a weighted median price of $162,220. See MIGRATION, Page 2A

Sisi greets Roger Bacon students (from left) Jeannate Ingram, DeAira Grant and Jayla Marshall in the hallway as they go between classes at Roger Bacon High School on Sept. 1. HANNAH RUHOFF

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Nursing home residents data taken by hackers HIPPA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The third-party data breach happened In May through the LEC Foundation, which receives donations on behalf of Life Enriching Communities. The third-party vendor, Blackbaud, Inc., was the victim of a ransomware attack, according to the release. Blackbaud paid a ransom demand and received conﬁ rmation the copy removed by the cybercriminal had been destroyed, according to the release. Blackbaud provides technology, software, donor databases and online hosting services for nonproﬁ ts including the LEC Foundation, according to the release.

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Hackers have taken personal information including birthdates and names of some the residents of Ohio nursing home and senior living communities ran by Life Enriching Communities, according to a release from the company. The Loveland-based Life Enriching Communities operates Twin Towers in College Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati, Twin Lakes in Montgomery and Concord Reserve in Westlake, a city just west of Cleveland. The senior living center operator is notifying the public since the taking of the information was a violation of the federal medical privacy law HIPPA.

Blackpaud claims to have put in safeguards to prevent a similar attack by hackers in the future. LEC Foundation was notifi ed of the data breach on July 16, according to the release, which said no fi nancial information was taken, and social security numbers were not exposed. The backup fi le of LEC clients that was taken included information including name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth (and/ or date of death in the case of an estate gift), resident status, and various notes about some residents, according to the release. LEC Foundation has asked people who have questions or concerns to contact them by calling 513-719-3540.

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Meanwhile, prices in suburban ZIP codes - determined by population density and other measures - rose a little more than 5% to a median weighted price of $202,825 over the same period, according to Zillow. Overall, home sales in the Cincinnati metro area have sustained a massive comeback since a coronavirus-induced dip in early summer, The Enquirer previously reported. “Both cities and suburbs are seeing remarkably strong price appreciation and demand right now,” said Jeﬀ Tucker, a Zillow economist and author of Zillow’s 2020 Urban-Suburban Market Report. “But the pace of price appreciation in urban parts of the (Cincinnati) market was one of the most striking takeaways from all the metro areas we looked at.” In fact, Cincinnati topped the list of metros where home prices were growing faster in urban areas than the suburbs during the Zillow study period. It also showed the biggest diﬀ erence in growth rates between cities and suburbs in the 30 biggest metro areas in the country.

Lana Santavicca outside her home in the Indian Springs subdivision of Sharonville on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Santavicca has lived at her Indian Springs home for 14 years but recently decided its time for a new chapter, “I want to try being an urbanite, I like being near the sounds, lights and culture,” she said. HANNAH RUHOFF/THE ENQUIRER

ban projects, including a recently proposed townhouse development near the University of Cincinnati on Volkert and Ravine streets for which Voss has been hired as a consultant. The developer, Doug Newman, wants to knock down an abandoned church and build seven market-rate townhouses there ranging in price from $250,000 to $290,000, according to documents submitted to Cincinnati’s City Planning Commission. “We started looking into this market before COVID,’’ Voss said. “There’s greater uncertainty now. But ultimately, I think this is a good location...and I believe the city will continue to move forward and things are going to improve.’’

Bigger cities harder hit Some of the country’s largest metro areas - including Houston, Atlanta, Washington, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and New York City - saw home prices grow exponentially faster in the suburbs than the cities during the pandemic, Zillow found. Tucker said the pandemic may have accelerated the ongoing migration out of some of the country’s largest cities, where the high cost of living has led many residents to fl ee to less expensive cities or suburban enclaves. But the overall trend in migration nationally has remained relatively stable, according to Tucker, who noted nationally both suburban and urban home prices grew at about the same rate - just over 4%. It could take months or even years to know defi nitively how many people will leave cities, but experts say it’s too early to write off urban real estate as a result of COVID-19. Tim Voss, whose been a development consultant in the Cincinnati area for more than 25 years, acknowledged there are more questions’ about the housing market now than before the pandemic began. But that hasn’t stopped developers from sinking millions of dollars into ur-

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During those months of anticipation, Wilking had her moments like everyone else but decided to remain faithful for herself and her teammates. “I tried to keep a positive mindset about everything when my teammates would text me like, ‘Do you know what we’re gonna do for the rest of the season?’ And I would just be like, ‘We’re just gonna play it by ear. Have the mindset that we can walk in that gym one day for practice and start a new season.’” Since Sisi joined the Spartans in April 2019, Roger Bacon has become even more of a safe space for all students. Guidance counselor Pam Rosfeld along with Roger Bacon administration started doing research back in 2018 on how dogs can make a positive impact on students facing hard times at school. “Last year we had some regulars that

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would just come in and want to spend some time with her like during lunchtime,” Rosfeld said. “She’s great at de-escalating stress, or anger or anxiety. You can see the kids sit on the fl oor and kind of play with her, pet her and I think everyone’s blood pressure just goes down when that happens.” In between classes she can be found walking the halls with a staff member. During class periods, she sits in the guidance counselor’s offi ce awaiting someone she can comfort or she visits classrooms to help ease test stress. Sisi even makes her way to sporting events, deepening her connections to the athletes. Sisi’s secondary caregiver is Roger Bacon Assistant Athletic Director Brandon Spaeth and Sisi goes where he goes once the end-of-day bell rings. Although there is no data-driven evidence on Roger Bacon alone since the addition of Sisi, Rosefeld has noticed a diff erence in the school. Rosefeld hopes Sisi can set an example for other schools and they too follow suit.

Roger Bacon High School Assistant Athletic Director Brandon Spaeth undoes Sisi’s leash after the students pass though the hallwayon Tuesday, Sept. 1. Spaeth is Sisi’s main caretaker, taking her home with him every night as well as feeding her and playing with her.

Sisi the therapy dog rests in the hallway at Roger Bacon High School in St. Bernard on Tuesday, Sept. 1. PHOTOS BY HANNAH RUHOFF

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‘Hood Sanctuary’ planned for West End focusing on history of Black neighborhoods Jerald “Coop” Cooper stands in what will become the "Hood Sanctuary." Coop started a project called @Hoodcenturymodern, which focuses on neighborhoods and midcentury designs. The "Hood Sanctuary" will be used to showcase furniture, act as an office for Dr. Calisha, a psychiatrist focused on self-care for the community and an archive of West End history. In collaboration with the Contemporary Arts Center, tours of the building and West End history will be made available to the public.

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Jerald Cooper isn‘t formally trained as an architect, but through Instagram, he has been calling attention to midcentury modern design and preservation in Black neighborhoods. “I saw this midcentury home that I had grown up on the street with and I thought, man, I don’t think my people know about this stuﬀ ,” Cooper said. “If we don’t know about the biggest assets in our neighborhoods, then how can we properly protect our neighborhoods?” He was walking down a street in College Hill when he noticed slanted, A-line roofs. It got him thinking, and thus, @hoodmidcenturymodern was created last November. The Instagram page documents and showcases buildings and homes that are in historically Black neighborhoods or have been featured in Black entertainment. The page now has 17,000 followers. Sure, Cooper is not an architecture and design expert, but he does not claim to be. He simply turned a personal hobby of studying architecture and buildings into a platform. Lately, the page also includes houses and images from classic Black movies and music videos. As a child, Cooper attended Revelation Baptist Church, which was recently sold to FC Cincinnati and demolished. Cooper recovered a lot of the pews and furniture from the church and plans to sell them later to beneﬁ t the church.

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A dad knows overcoming trials will build character Congratulations to Mick O’Connor and his daughter, Grace ("Despite COVID, dad wants his daughter to have chance to play basketball her senior year," Sept. 6) He has much to be proud of – a daughter who is a team player, worked hard at her game and took pressure-packed shots in a big game last year. I was a soccer dad – the nut on the sidelines. I still remember some 20 years later that beautiful day in Erie Pennsylvania when my daughter's skills as a center midfi elder shone as bright as the sun. But that memory is not “one of the proudest moments of my life“ and not hers either. Her career ended after two ACL tears, right then left six months apart. The second one occurred on her fi rst day back after rehabbing the other knee. She was just doing foot drills and came down wrong. She played the next year, her senior year and she fi nished her select soccer career at that time as well. Her proudest moments have come since then-college, medical school, marriage, childbirth, and child-rearing. My proudest moments of her come when I can show what she learned from soccer – generosity, team spirit, a work ethic, the beauty of the game of soccer, and the wonders of her body – fl ows through her life. My wish for Mick and Grace is that they get to see moments like that. Not playing her senior year in high school will have no eff ect on that. John Spaccarelli, Hyde Park

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READING – Vincent Williams didn’t always want to be an entrepreneur. The co-founder of Orchestrate Technologies, a local technology solutions company, started out as a political science major at the University of Kentucky unaware that he’d eventually take the plunge of starting his own business. But he’s always known what his overall goal is. “I always wanted to help people,” Williams said. “I didn’t necessarily know how that would look, but I’ve always been interested in solving people’s problems and making people’s lives easier.” Despite that goal, making people’s lives easier hasn’t always been an easy task. As a minority worker and, eventually, entrepreneur, Williams said he’s faced plenty of adversity. “There are always things you continue to struggle with that non-minority businesses don’t have to struggle with as much.” he said. “Access to opportunity, that’s a big one. Being in the position to capitalize on that opportunity is another one.” In 2013, after working his way up through the technology industry as a systems administrator and a network engineer, he encountered a bump in the road that changed the course of his career. He was working on a project that required him to migrate emails from an old server to a new one, and he found the task to be overly cumbersome. It was just the latest in a series of occurrences that frustrated Williams. “Over the years, I was able to marry the ideas that, sure, we’ve got a lot of great solutions, but the reality is that most tech departments and teams weren’t translating those solutions well,” he said. With his soon-to-be business partner Jonathan Bristow, Williams set out to found Orchestrate Tech with the goal of simplifying how businesses were able to interact with and leverage technology.

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Since its creation in 2013, Orchestrate Tech has grown, with offi ces in six cities and a digital presence in 48 states and four countries. Orchestrate Tech is also the region’s fi rst managed services B corporation, a status that means it’s been offi cially recognized as a business that is legally required to consider the impact of its decisions on workers, customers, community and the environment. Williams

said this is something of which he’s incredibly proud. “We’re trying to do business the right way, for the right reasons,” he said. “Struggles or no, that’s something that’s a huge source of pride for me.” Despite those struggles, throughout his journey in founding and operating Orchestrate Tech, Williams said he’s never lost sight of his initial motivation to help people.

“As minority entrepreneurs, we’re always rowing against the tide, but you get back what you put in,” Williams said. “Treating people the right way and doing things for the right reasons will lead to success.” So when the new coronavirus spread across the country this year and when the protests sparked by the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor broke out, Williams saw and understood the impacts they’d have on minority-owned businesses. “These things have been a bit more diffi cult for minority business owners in particular to address,” he said. “And they’re complicated issues that you just can’t narrow down to a soundbite, but they need to be talked about all the same.” With the obstacles facing many small businesses in mind, Williams off ered insight and advice for minority and nonminority entrepreneurs alike. “Everyone’s path to success looks diff erent,” he said. “It won’t look like what you see on TV or in Silicon Valley, especially now. It can twist and turn and sometimes go out of sight, but it won’t go away.” The Enquirer is partnering with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber on this Minority Business Spotlight series. This is the fi fth of 12 stories that will appear on Cincinnati.com and The Enquirer. Videos and photos for the series were provided by Rooted Creative for the Cincinnati Minority Business Collaborative.

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Well, this is the ﬁ rst year that I’ve almost run out of ways to use tomatoes. Are you in the same boat? Regardless of the way the plants/leaves look, most of us have had a bumper crop. I’ve preserved more tomatoes this year than I ever have in the past. From freezing tomatoes (I have a vacuum sealer now and just love it), both cherry and regular

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SPORTS Cincinnati Public Schools allows high school sports to resume Alex Harrison and Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In an online Cincinnati Public Schools board meeting Monday, Sept. 14, board members decided to resume extracurricular activities, including high school sports. A board member said, “Play ball,” as the vote was taken to allow athletics. In a special vote proposed by board member Eve Bolton, the school board voted to allow athletics to return. Last week, non-contact sports returned to full competition while contact sports began intra-district (CPS against CPS) games. Contact sports returned to full competition this week.

“This is what we’ve been asking for this whole time. While we might only have less than half a season, at least our kids will be able to play games.” Erin Hawk Upp Walnut Hills parent

“This is what we’ve been asking for this whole time,” said Erin Hawk Upp, a parent who has two kids who play sports for Walnut Hills. “While we might only have less than half a season, at least our kids will be able to play games. My reaction was good. “The frustration level (from parents and athletes) was at a 10 out of 10. We have been practicing since June, we’ve been following all of the guidelines and there’s been no transmission through athletics. Sports around the city, except for our district, have been played for at least three weeks with just a few cancellations here and there — not a signiﬁ cant amount. The data is showing that it is safe to play.” The board debated about wearing masks, tabling further discussions for later. No spectators will be allowed, but they expect to make special accommodations for individuals on business, like college coaches on a recruiting trip. Superintendent Laura Mitchell and Athletics Manager Josh Hardin were scheduled to make a decision on those arrangements and later allowance of spectators. “A decision regarding spectators will be forthcoming,” was the oﬃ cial response sent after the meeting by See CPS SPORTS, Page 2B

Mount Notre Dame player Carly Hendrickson advances the ball during practice Wednesday, Aug. 5. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Ohio high school volleyball preview Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

With the start of the high school volleyball season underway, here are the top teams and storylines to watch for this season in Greater Cincinnati.

ing, too, after leading the GGCL in assists. Ursuline, which won a state title in 2018, is happy to welcome back Hailey Green, who led the GGCL in kill percentage (.540) and kill eﬃ ciency (.441) last season and was fourth in total kills (293). St. Ursula, which also won 20

Girls Greater Catholic League All eyes will (rightfully) be on the Girls Greater Catholic League, which is considered to be one of, if not the toughest, conference in Ohio. You can usually pencil in one of these fi ve squads for a regional championship and trip to the state Final Four at Wright State. Last year, Mount Notre Dame went 25-3, defeating conference foes Mercy McAuley and Ursuline in the regional tournament. The Cougars lost in the state semifi nal, but return standout outside hitter Carly Hendrickson, who led the GGCL in kills last season and was a fi rstteam All-Ohio selection. Fellow AllOhio pick Megan Wielonski is return-

All eyes will (rightfully) be on the Girls Greater Catholic League, which is considered to be one of, if not the toughest, conference in Ohio. games last season, has Emma Grome returning. She was a second-team AllOhio selection last year. Seton and Mercy McAuley will each try to improve on 1-7 records against the GGCL last season. Julia Marr is Seton’s top returner after registering the second-most kills

in the GGCL in 2019. Ohio University commit Caroline Clippard is back for Mercy McAuley after helping her club capture a district title.

Greater Catholic League Coed You have the big three teams in the GCL Coed in Fenwick, Roger Bacon and Badin. That trio combined for a 68-13 record while the other ﬁ ve went 36-83. Fenwick is the area’s only defending state champion after winning a Division II crown in 2019. The Falcons lost plenty to graduation but will return junior Kate Hafer, who had 153 kills last season. Roger Bacon has gone 49-5 over the last two seasons, but four of those defeats were at the hands of Fenwick, including back-to-back regional championships. Can the Spartans get over the hump? They will return honorable mention All-Ohio selection Cammy Niesen and senior Grace WilkSee VOLLEYBALL, Page 2B

Finneytown High School ﬁ nishes football ﬁ eld

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Here’s how to nominate prep athletes of week in 2020-21 Melanie Laughman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Cincinnati Enquirer again is conducting its popular high school athlete of the week ballot for the 2020-2021 athletic year. Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week, fall team of the week or football team of the week in a variety of ways - through Twitter using the sports’ hashtags or tagging @mlaughman, through the Enquirer’s Facebook group, Enquirer Preps Plus, or through email to mlaughman@enquirer.com. Fall Twitter hashtags: Golf, #cincygolf; tennis, #cincytennis; volleyball, #cincyvb; cross country #cincyxc; football, #cincyfb; soccer, #cincysoccer; ﬁ eld hockey, #cincyfh. More: Support high school sports coverage with a digital subscription Other sources for ballot nominations:

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Communications Offi cer Frances Russ. They discussed returning to athletics sparingly throughout the meeting, but fi nally, Bolton proposed the vote, which easily passed. Meanwhile, the return to in-person classes required a follow-up special meeting, but resuming sports passed without that additional meeting. In a meeting on Sept. 2, the school board said it would stick to its original plan of re-evaluating the beginning of extracurriculars to the Sept. 14 meeting. “We all might want to rush back into what seems more normal, but unfortunately COVID-19 doesn’t aff ord us the

League websites and information reported to the Enquirer at prepsports@enquirer.com for the nightly cincinnati.com high school scores ﬁ le. Basic rules: h Send nominations by Monday mornings at the latest for the late-Monday ballot post. h The varsity-level athlete should have made a signiﬁ cant impact on a game within the nomination time frame, which is the week prior to the voting period. h New this year: Coaches and athletic directors of sports teams and athletes unable to compete against other teams for any pandemic-restricted reason may nominate a varsity athlete who showed exceptional work ethic, skill, character, hustle, heart and leadership during intrasquad games or practice. Again, only coaches or athletic directors may submit athletes under these circumstances

in the week’s nomination period. h For all others, send stats to back up the nomination for this performancebased placement. Photos and videos are welcome. h Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. If athletes haven’t won in the regular season, they can be nominated more than once. h Nominations do not guarantee placement on the ballot. The editor will have discretion on the number of times a particular team’s athletes can be nominated. With there being only a certain number of weeks in a season, making sure a variety of schools are represented will be a consideration. h Voting is one vote per device per hour. Devices include tablets, phones and desktop computers. h Do not email your votes. They do

NOT count. h Remember the values of sportsmanship and fair play when voting. h Have fun with this. Just being on the ballot ensures athletes’ achievements from any division and school are recognized by a large number of viewers. The point is for fans to show their support and school spirit. Our all-stars at the end of the season recognize the best of the best. Our athletes of the week show individuals at their best during a specifi c period. h Winners will receive a certifi cate and inclusion in a story about that week’s winners. Have any questions? Email digital preps planning editor Melanie Laughman at mlaughman@enquirer.com. Athletes can also send her photos of their “sweaty selfi es” throughout the season to show who’s putting their work in.

luxury of doing what might seem okay at this time,” board president Carolyn Jones said on the Sept. 2 meeting. “We’re not undermining choice in this matter, but rather deciding to make the best decision possible under these circumstances.” A protest including many CPS students, coaches and parents met at the Board of Education building on Sept. 2 to try and make a push for an earlier start to athletic seasons. Cincinnati Public Schools impacted by the decision included Walnut Hills, Aiken, Taft, Clark Montessori, Withrow, Western Hills, Hughes, Riverview East, Gamble Montessori, Woodward, Oyler, Dater, Shroder, the School for Creative and Performing Arts and Spencer Center.

Erin Upp, mother of a Walnut Hills soccer player, speaks to the Cincinnati board of education via video chat with athletes behind her. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

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ing. Badin, 17-8 last season, returns Sarah Newberry, who had nearly 200 kills as a freshman in 2019. Senior Emma Trusock also returns for the Rams. McNicholas thrived in the GCL co-ed’s central division from 2013-18. The Rockets will try to rebound from last season’s 11-13 campaign.

Greater Miami Conference Mason enters the 2020 season on a 46-game winning streak against GMC opponents dating back to Sept. 15, 2015. The Comets have won four consecutive conference crowns, but have seen their season end at the hands of a GGCL program six years in a row. Mason has another talented cast coming back, including seniors Marilyn Popplewell and Chloe Pearce and juniors Kalli Wall and Brooklyn Darby. Lakota East has been conference runner-up back-to-back years, winning every GMC contest sans Mason. The Thunderhawks lose kills leader Sarah Norcom and libero Caroline Garda, but will return solid outside hitter Emily Mason and last season’s GMC block leader Nina Blount. Oak Hills and Lakota West each ﬁ nished below .500 last season but went 6-3 in GMC play. Fairﬁ eld went 12-12 and will return outside hitter Emma Miller.

Wyoming player Allie Cordes (4) reacts the Cowboys' Cincinnati Hills League volleyball game against Indian Hill, Thursday, Oct. 10. PHOTOS BY TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference Williamsburg was the only SBAAC program last season to advance past the fi rst two rounds of the playoff s, falling in the district fi nal to Versailles. The Wildcats have won 63 straight against SBAAC foes, dating back to the 2014 season. Williamsburg returns senior Paige Fisher and Clermont Northeastern, runner-up in the SBAAC National fi ve straight years, returns top off ensive threat Lexi Eyre. In the SBAAC American, Western Brown is looking for backto-back division titles behind junior Olivia Young, the conference kills leader from last season.

Eastern Cincinnati Conference The story? Six teams went over .500 last season in the ECC. Loveland has won the conference three straight seasons. The Tigers lost two-sport star Jillian Hayes but will return senior Diana Clark and Audrey Planner. Turpin has been consistent with six consecutive winning seasons. The Spartans welcome back ﬁ rst-team alldistrict selection Julie Wittekind, who was top-10 in the ECC in kills (217) and digs (284) and was fourth in aces with 54 in last season. Jules Fink, a Utah Valley commit who was third-team All-Ohio last season, is the reigning conference player of the year and is looking to lead Kings toward the top of the standings after ﬁ nishing 6th in 2019.

Miami Valley Conference The duo of Katelyn Grimes and Rylie Wichmann helped lead CHCA to its fi rst-ever regional championship last season. Both return this year, hoping to get the Eagles to a state fi nal. Grimes was the Division III, District 16 player of the year and Wichmann was fi rst-team all-district. Seven Hills and Summit will look to threaten CHCA in the MVC scarlet. In the gray division, Cincinnati

Southwest Ohio Conference Little Miami was consistently one of the top teams in the SWOC, including an outright title last season, but is now in the ECC. That could open the door for Harrison, which has gone 52-20 over the last three seasons combined (29-7 in SWOC play), including a share of the SWOC title in 2018. Senior outside hitter Lucy Banks will be key for the Wildcats this season. Edgewood went 18-6 last season and returns senior outside hitter Callie Hunt. Roger Bacon player Cammy Niesen serves during the Spartans regional ﬁ nal against Bishop Fenwick, Saturday, Nov. 2.

Christian went undefeated in divisional play last season. The Cougars will look to hold oﬀ St. Bernard and Clark Montessori again.

Cincinnati Hills League Wyoming enters the 2020 season with an absurd 143-game winning streak (three in postseason) against

CHL opponents that dates back to 2009. Wyoming is coming oﬀ a district title and returns sophomore Allie Cordes, who was fourth in the CHL in kills last season. Indian Hill has won 18-plus games in each of the last three seasons and reached the district championship game in 2019. Kyla Hackman is a key returner for Reading, which went 17-7 last year.

Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference Hughes is back hoping to defend its CMAC Red division title. The Big Red went 13-2 overall and 9-1 in conference play and welcomes back player of the year Kayla Williams. Gamble Montessori ran the table in the CMAC Blue a season ago, going 9-5 overall and 6-0 in conference action. Aiken’s Mercedes Bowman led the CMAC in kills last season and is hoping to lead the Falcons up the standings.

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SCHOOL NEWS MND recognizes faculty and staff In celebration of over 175 years of infl uence by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Cincinnati, Mount Notre Dame (MND) began the Faculty and Staff Recognition Program. These awards are presented annually and named after the eight pioneer sisters who arrived in Cincinnati in 1840. These sisters represented the fi rst foreign mission for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and took the leap of faith by saying yes to the call to serve. They were the original Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame community – a legacy which is now entrusted to those of us who say yes to serve in our community every day. Nominations were submitted by the faculty and staff and a committee reviewed those nominations. Congratulations to this year’s honorees: h Sister Humbelina de Montal Award – Mrs. Molly Sicking Presented to an MND faculty or staff member as recognition for “jump in” success in a new program or endeavor. h Sister Ignatia Walle Award – Mrs. Karen Day Presented to an MND faculty or staff member as recognition of perseverance during a trying situation or period of time. h Sister Louis de Gonzague Award – Mr. Nick Hosmer Presented to an MND faculty or staff member for outstanding zeal for international and/or faith-based work. h Sister Xavier Houba Award – Mr. Robert Knollman Presented to an MND faculty member with 15 or more years of experience in education as recognition for exemplar, innovative teaching. h Sister Rosine Matagne Award – Mrs. Cheri Cunningham Stacey Presented to an MND staff member as

Mrs. Karen Day (right) presents the Sister Humbelina de Montal Award to Mrs. Molly Sicking. PROVIDED

recognition for a signiﬁ cant impact on the community through a non-teaching role. h Sister Marie Pauline Herreboudt Award – Ms. Emmy Schwartz Presented annually to an MND faculty member with four or fewer years of experience in education as recognition for exemplar teaching. h Sister Louise Van der Schrieck Award – Mrs. Krista Brehm Presented to an MND faculty or staﬀ member as recognition of outstanding communication and/or leadership of an MND program. Jen Thamann, Mount Notre Dame

Mt. Healthy City School District awarded literacy grant to continue work and become model site This week, the Mt. Healthy City School District became a recipient of the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Education. This is an incredibly important win for MTHCSD as it continues to solidify the new literacy framework the

district began two years ago. The funds from this grant will prepare North and South Elementary Schools as model sites of evidence-based literacy practices for other schools looking to build their literacy programs. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the State of Ohio the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant to “build on ongoing work to improve the language and literacy development of our state’s children.” The $42 million award was distributed among 34 of Ohio’s local districts, early childhood educational programs, and community schools in the 16 regions. The four-year grant “will focus on developing model comprehensive literacy sites in early childhood education programs and district preschools as well as elementary, middle and high schools across the state.” The model sites will implement researchbased and reading science-based practices into classroom instruction to remain consistent with Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement. In MTHCSD, money from the new

CLSD grant will be used to continue the progress that has been made from the Strivers Reading Grant through continued teacher education and professional development, in addition to, instructional tools for teachers to use in the classrooms. The grant allows districts like Mt. Healthy City School District, who educate many underserved students, to implement early language development and reading science-based evidence into classroom instructional practices. Classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and RTI teachers will use the implementation of the science of reading to strengthen instructional practices and infl uence better outcomes for students’ reading development. Over the last two years, Mt. Healthy elementary teachers diligently worked to develop skills and techniques using the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling program to enhance the teaching of all students important decoding and language development skills, inclusive of phonological awareness, phonics, fl uency, vocabulary, comprehension and writing. The teachers put many hours into building their understanding and knowledge of the program and science of reading, as well as, how to implement the strategies into their classrooms. Their hard work paid off as the youngest students grew exponentially in their language development from fall to winter testing in the 2019-2020 school year. The success built confi dence in both students and teachers in addition to the district administration. Over the next four years of this grant, the district looks to cement classroom literacy instruction already begun, See SCHOOL NEWS, Page 5B

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strengthen collaboration between general education and special education personnel, provide content area teachers with common and disciplinary literacy training, build upon cultural awareness, and continue to increase community and parental engagement. Instructional coaches will provide coaching for teachers, and teachers will provide more intensive coaching for students still struggling. Language and literacy development may look quite diﬀ erent to many parents and the community; however, this is intentional and strategic for improved educational outcomes. These instructional shifts are vital steps for the Mt. Healthy City School District and signiﬁ cant one as we join with our families and community “Growing Together.” Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City School District

Learning Grove and Great Oaks to partner on new child care facility Families in the Sharonville area will have more options for high quality early care and education thanks to the new partnership of Learning Grove and Great Oaks Career Campuses. Opening this October, Learning Grove will operate the Early Learning Center on the Scarlet Oaks Career Campus, serving infants through preschoolers. This program is open to the public and provides a unique partnership between the school district and the local educational nonproﬁ t. “As with all Learning Grove Early Learning Centers, we will be providing high quality, ﬁ ve star rated, educational support for young children and families but what makes this program even more exciting is the partnership we can build within the

school” commented Learning Grove CEO, Shannon StarkeyTaylor, “with ever growing need for early education teachers, we are hoping this program can be a model and recruitment tool for high school students interested in learning more about this vital ﬁ eld.” Harry Snyder, President/CEO of Great Oaks Career Campuses said “This new partnership with Learning Grove provides and important service for Great Oaks Career Campuses and the surrounding communities and gives our Early Childhood Education students additional experiential learning opportunities. It’s a win for local families and business, and a win for our students.” This program will follow Learning Grove’s curriculum which is based on the developmental level of each child. The curriculum promotes critical, creative and social and emotion-

al thinking in your children. Staﬀ provide activities and social situations to better equip them for life. Children are encouraged to use language to verbalize their feelings, and they are guided by their teachers’ examples. Teachers ask open-ended questions to encourage divergent thinking and positive, creative expression while fostering individuality and respecting various levels of development. High school students enrolled in Scarlet Oaks’ Early Childhood Education Program will have the ability to observe and learn this developmentally appropriate practice as part of their school day. To learn more about this program, please visit Learning Grove’s website: learninggrove.org Learning Grove leads with empathy and dedication to provide high quality services prenatally through college and career.

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To learn more visit www.learning-grove.org. Learning Grove is a non-profi t that has been providing educational services in Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio for over forty years as Children, Inc. and Cincinnati Early Learning Centers. Great Oaks is a public careertechnical school district serving 36 school districts in southwest Ohio. Each year, thousands of area high school students prepare for a career at a Great Oaks Career Campus—Diamond Oaks in Dent, Laurel Oaks in Wilmington, Live Oaks in Milford, or Scarlet Oaks in Sharonville. Great Oaks off ers over 30 diff erent programs on campus as well as satellite programs in 28 of the district’s 36 affi liated school districts. Career training, ESOL, HSE and personal enrichment programs are also available for adults. Jon Weidlich, Great Oaks Career Campuses

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1 Curse 5 Unit of current 8 Developer of 1982’s E.T., a video game so bad that hundreds of thousands of unsold cartridges were secretly buried in a New Mexico landfill 13 Stealing attempts on the diamond? 19 Look extremely stylish, slangily 20 ____ People’s Democratic Republic 21 Classic actress Sophia 22 Lacking freshness 23 Always glad to be seated in the back of the boat? 26 Printed cotton fabric 27 Think of together 28 Perfectly placed ‘‘Batman’’ punch? 30 Behind the line of scrimmage 32 Pried, with ‘‘in’’ 33 Look ahead 36 Unfilled spaces 40 Part of New York City’s Museum Mile, with ‘‘the’’ 43 Charlatans 46 ‘‘Catch you later!’’ 47 Buddhist temple structure 50 Penny going through the wash once again? Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 4,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

53 Subject of Walter Lord’s ‘‘A Night to Remember’’ 54 Epson product 55 Facebook profile feature 56 Soup served at the church social? 58 Persuade by force 61 Sheep’s kin 63 Commencement 64 Church officer 65 Grape-Nuts maker 66 Ark groupings 68 Feudal workers 72 In a lively manner 74 What a pointless meeting probably should have been handled by 76 California in San Francisco, e.g. 77 Afternoon gatherings of Mensa? 81 Force at sea 83 Monk’s title 84 Withdrew 85 Having no feeling in one’s texting hand? 89 Assumed name 90 One of the so-called ‘‘Three Crowns of Florence,’’ along with Petrarch and Boccaccio 91 Source of the idioms ‘‘fat of the land’’ and ‘‘fire and brimstone’’ 92 As we speak 93 Small anatomical opening, as in a bone 96 These can go for a lot of bucks 97 Check for mistakes

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100 Party tray meat 103 Ad for heartburn medication? 109 Puts forward 114 State you’ll never get to 115 ‘‘Quit your snickering, Damon!’’? 117 Hitting the floppy disk icon, say 118 Islamic rulers 119 Hill resident 120 Soup pod 121 Dangerous fly 122 Dividing membranes 123 ____ flour 124 ‘‘No man hath ____ God …’’ DOWN

1 Labor-regulating org. 2 ‘‘Such a pity!’’ 3 Bugs 4 Doc’s needle 5 Without reserve 6 Yucatán natives 7 Fancifully worded 8 Drink rarely drunk with a straw 9 ____ Bora, area of Afghanistan 10 ____ American Heritage Month (April) 11 Foul rulers 12 Says without feeling 13 Start of a magician’s phrase 14 Send over the moon 15 Waited at a red light, say 16 FedEx, maybe 17 Order by the border

18 ‘‘Please ____ your tray tables’’ (plane request) 24 World-renowned 25 Sanskrit scripture 29 Part of many California place names 31 Get out of Dodge, so to speak 33 Caustic compound 34 Needing a passcode, maybe 35 Even one 37 Latin clarifier 38 Easy-to-bend metal 39 Greek vowel 40 Lead-in to rail 41 Computer menu with Undo and Redo 42 Dash gauge 43 Word with freeze or fixing 44 Choice word 45 ‘‘Don’t just ____ there!’’ 47 Digital passcodes 48 Viewed optimistically 49 ____ snake 51 Japanese city where Lexus is headquartered 52 Classic muscle cars 53 Cards with the most pips 57 Bread 59 Map section 60 Irascible 62 Some Hollywood up-and-comers 65 Responded in court 67 Cowardly sort 69 Turn down

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MaryEllen Uthlaut is a writer and homemaker in Charleston, S.C. Some years ago she was at her local library doing research for an article when she stumbled across a book about crosswords that had been misshelved. She checked it out, read it and started constructing. Her first-ever puzzle appeared in The Times in 2010. This is her third crossword for the paper and her first Sunday. — W.S.

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70 Units of distance in physics 71 Sticks a fork in 73 Piece of news 75 Drinks usually drunk with straws 76 Compos mentis 77 Stark who was crowned king in the ‘‘Game of Thrones’’ finale 78 Eight-year member of Clinton’s cabinet 79 State

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80 Glance at, as headlines 82 Animal for which the Canary Islands are named 86 Opposite of WSW 87 -s or -ed 88 Modern prefix 90 Practices lexicography 93 One vain about his looks 94 ‘‘You ____?’’

95 Greetings to some mainlanders 97 Ground-dwelling songbird 98 Bit attachments 99 Old enough 101 Kind of acid 102 Like most mouthwashes 103 Brownish shade 104 Greek vowels 105 Classic pop-art sculpture with a slanted ‘‘O’’

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106 ‘‘Personally …’’ 107 Cut out 108 Male deer 110 Singer/songwriter Lee 111 Appropriate 112 ‘‘Suis’’ is part of its conjugation 113 Comic book publisher Lee 116 Where to find MA and PA

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The night before she was set to sign a lease on a brick-and-mortar store, Melanie Moore got seriously cold feet. What if my bookstore fails? Will I struggle to aff ord the overhead? Do I really want to risk so much so close to retirement? She looked in her driveway and found the answer. “It just clicked,” Moore said. “I asked my husband if I could steal his truck.” Tony Moore was on board with the Book Bus. Three years later – or two and a half years plus one time-warping pandemic – Melanie Moore couldn’t be happier that her storefront is a refurbished 1962 Volkswagen Transporter. The truck is the type of vintage fi nd that the Moores covet. It predates them a bit – Melanie is 50; Tony, 51 – but matches their aesthetic. The truck fi ts right in parked in the long, winding driveway that leads to their Amberley Village home. Their land is dotted with retro-cool objects – including 1940s parking meters, an old Sinclair gas-andair pump, and a 1946 GMC half-ton truck named Josie. For 25 years, Melanie Moore had taught students in inner cities. When she retired from that job, she set her sights on pursuing her lifelong dream of owning a bookstore, though she wasn’t quite done with the whole teaching-kids business. One hundred percent of her mobile shop’s profi ts go toward buying kids book or supporting charities that focus on children’s literacy. The VW has sides that lower and a canvas roll-up top that allow Moore to display the books she sells – mostly adult fi ction, foreign titles and limited covers. The truck had been covered in rust when Tony Moore bought it from a cherry farm in Colorado. “It had always been a working truck, doing her job,” said Melanie Moore, who aff ectionately calls the ride “The Old Gal.” Driving The Old Gal is a job in and of itself. Moore had to re-learn how to drive a stick and, because the mirrors aren’t quite aligned properly, can’t have any distractions while she’s behind the

Melanie Moore, a retired teacher, in front of her husband's restored 1962 Volkswagon Transporter that she has turned into a mobile book store deemed 'The Book Bus'. Moore takes the proﬁ ts from the book sales to purchase children's books for classrooms and organizations to help build their libraries. PHOTOS BY AMANDA ROSSMANN/THE ENQUIRER

“I asked my husband if I could steal his truck.” Melanie Moore The Book Bus

wheel. She also had to learn a few of the 58-year-old vehicle’s quirks. “She’s a little rough to start,” Moore said. “She’s not a morning person.” Tony Moore had worked to get the truck in good mechanical shape before his wife decided to steal it, but the outside was rough. Years of cherry hauling had left tiny holes in the truck bed, where the acidic juices ate through the metal. You’d never know it now. It’s a sleek, nearly blemish-free seafoam green with a tan canvas top. One friend designed an era-appropriate logo for the business

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medical buildings, schools and manufacturing facilities. “Our current building in Evendale was built 20 years ago,” explains Fraser.” We have outgrown that structure since we now have roughly 300 employees with 100 here at our corporate offi ce and the rest at our offi ces in Akron, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton.” Over the next fi ve years Silco projects to hire 48 new employees that will enable the company to expand into major markets outside of Ohio. Among the additional positions will be technicians, engineers and back offi ce staff . The innovative company carried out the groundbreaking in compliance with social distancing guidelines. They distributed orange masks with the fi rm’s logo and used a drone to fl y over the giant painted Silco logo to signify where the construction will soon begin to take place. Al Neyer is the architect/construction fi rm. Silco received assistance from REDI Cincinnati, the Regional Economic Development Initiative, and JobsOhio. “Evendale is delighted to have Silco

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Free Outdoor Skills Sampler for women A free event, “Outdoor Skills Sampler,” is being off ered by the Women Sharing the Outdoors committee of the Izaak Walton League of America, Mt. Healthy Chapter located at 3504 Bevis Lane, 45251 in Colerain Township. This one-day event occurs on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. Instructors, mostly female, are off ering the rotating introductory stations of fi shing, shotgun trap and handgun target shooting plus archery. I have helped organize this event and will be leading the fi shing station. Participants can opt out of any station if desired; no pressure, no stress. Door prizes and giveaway bags are given out at the end of the event. If you are a woman or teen girl aged 16 + who: has never tried these activities but hoped for an opportunity to learn; is a beginner and wants to improve your skills; enjoys the camaraderie of likeminded individuals, then this event is for you. Only 27 spots available. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mt-healthy-chapter-ofohio-izaak-walton-league-of-america-31096759165 Erin Morris, Mt. Healthy Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America

Clovernook Center partners with P&G to distribute essential items to the blind and visually impaired Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired (Clovernook Center) announced it has partnered with Procter & Gamble (P&G) to provide more than 300 emergency relief care packages to people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) throughout the region. P&G’s mission is to touch and improve the lives of all consumers, including those with disabilities. William A. Procter, the son of P&G founder William Procter, began supporting the two Trader sisters in 1903, one of whom was blind. Together, they established the organization now known as Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired. Today, Clovernook Center is the largest braille printing house in the

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world by volume and off ers various resources to individuals with visual impairments. In a letter sent with the care packages, P&G says they understand the increased diffi culties the BVI community faces in the wake of the new ‘normal’ the pandemic has brought. This includes shopping, as it is more diffi cult due to social distancing and the inability to touch and feel as much as many usually do. The program was initially conceived and spearheaded by Susan Baillely, perfumer and a leader of P&G’s global accessibility initiatives. Susan has a special connection to this particular project – as she serves on the board of directors at the Clovernook Center and personally has a visual impairment. “P&G is reaching out to help communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and our accessibility team wanted to make sure we helped people with disabilities as part of the relief eff orts,” said Susan. “The blind and visually impaired have been hugely impacted. Having a personal appreciation for the challenges, our team wanted to provide some essential items for the BVI community to remove at least one layer of stress.” Care packages contain full-size personal and home care cleaning products

from P&G, a leading consumer goods company with headquarters in Cincinnati. Each care package included a letter both in braille and large print giving background on the contents, printed material was produced by Clovernook Center’s Printing House. Recipients were also oﬀ ered the possibility to use the BeMyEyes App if they had any questions about the products in their package. The Clovernook Center team also worked to distribute packages locally to the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) and the American Council of the Blind of Ohio. “People with blindness and visual impairments have been hit especially hard by this pandemic and the precautionary measures that are needed to keep them safe,” said Chris Faust, president and CEO of Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired. “They rely heavily on their sense of touch to navigate the world around them, and to this day, there are still so many unknowns on the relative risk of contracting the virus from things like packages, hand rails or shopping carts. Many also rely on guides to help them navigate, and social distancing has made that harder to accomplish, as well.” “We’re grateful for Procter & Gamble’s dedication to easing this burden

for blind and visually impaired customers,” Faust added. “We’ve distributed these to like-minded organizations around town and to our customers whom we know need the extra assistance. We’re grateful to partner with Matthew 25 Ministries, the American Council for the Blind and National Industries for the Blind in order to get these products out to others across the nation. It was truly inspiring to see all these partners working together in a time of great need.” The public-private partnership is also delivering more than 2,000 care packages to six hot-spot regions across America and utilizing several partners’ support. These partners include the American Council of the Blind (ACB); Proctor & Gamble; Matthew 25 Ministries; and six nonproﬁ t agencies operating through National Industries for the Blind (NIB): Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired in Cincinnati, Lighthouse Louisiana in New Orleans; Alphapointe in New York; Lighthouse Central Florida in Orlando; LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco; and Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind. For more information, visit www.clovernook.org. Lauren Hall, Scooter Media on Behalf of Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Library distributing free meals every Monday Since COVID-19 has changed how the current school year is functioning, thousands of students who rely on free lunches are in danger of going hungry. The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library is partnering with UMC Food Ministry, which has allowed the Library to provide free meals for youth during the summer and after school for several years. So far this year, the Library has distributed more than 36,000 meals through these programs. Starting Monday, Sept. 14, the Cincinnati Library is a distribution point for boxed meal pick-up Mondays only from 3-5 p.m. Each box includes seven dinner meals and seven snacks. All items are shelf stable and ready to eat, with no refrigeration or additional See COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 12B

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preparation required. This program is open to all youth, up to age 18, and young adults ages 19-21 who are following Individualized Education Programs. Children do not need to be present at the meal pick-up. “The pandemic has increased the need in our community for healthy meals. Currently, one in four children in Hamilton County lives in a food insecure household, meaning they don’t always know where their next meal is coming from,” said Lisa Soper, Youth Services & Programming Coordinator. “Hungry kids are not able to focus on learning, which can cause them to fall behind their peers in school. Distributing meals is one of the many ways the Library supports the educational needs of children and teens in our community.” Meal boxes are available at the following locations:* h Downtown Main Library h Avondale h Bond Hill h Corryville h Elmwood Place h Groesbeck h Madisonville h Mt. Healthy h North Central h Northside h Norwood h Pleasant Ridge h Reading h St. Bernard h Walnut Hills h West End h Westwood This service is made possible through federal funding, as part of the USDA’s Child and Nutrition Programs. For more information about eligibility, visit cincinnatilibrary.org/meals. For additional information about local eﬀ orts to combat food insecurity, or to ﬁ nd other food distribution programs, visit the Freestore Foodbank online or call 513-357-4600. United Way 211 is also available to help connect you to essential community services. Dial 211 to speak to a trained professional. They are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Search their online database of providers at www.uwgc.org/. *Meal service locations and serving times are subject to change.

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Hamilton County DD Services distributes PPE, thank you gifts Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services honored direct

support professionals with a recent celebration ahead of Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, which is Sept. 13-19. Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are essential workers who provide services and assistance to people with developmental disabilities in daily life,

whether that’s in their home, on the job or at a day program. Throughout the pandemic, DSPs have continued to provide essential services every day to people with developmental disabilities. DSPs have shown dedication and creativity in ensuring that people with disabilities safely receive the support they need during these diﬃ cult times. “Direct support professionals are vital to the lives of people with developmental disabilities in our community, and they have really stepped up during COVID-19 to continue providing essential services. We wanted to make this PPE distribution special to show how much we appreciate their hard work,” said Carin Sherman, Quality and Performance Manager at Hamilton County DD Services. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Hamilton County DD Services has been distributing masks, hand sanitizer, gloves and cleaning supplies to local service providers. Lisa Danford, Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services

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Cheviot - Great Money Maker! 1-1 Bd, 1-2+BD units. Updated furnace, windows, new A/C, roof 10 yrs. 1 car detached garage. $124,900 The Jeanne Rieder Team

Delhi - Looking for your Dream home with wooded lots! Stop in to see what these parcels can offer. Convenient to schools, shopping, hgwy. $35,000 H-1417 Doug Rolfes

Green Twp. - Lg 4 BD, 3.5 Ba 2 sty located on priv .6 ac wooded lot. Updtd kit & baths, ﬂooring & freshly painted. 2 car gar, large deck. $304,500 H-1545 Dave Dwyer

Green Twp. - Move in ready 3 bd brick ranch in cul-de-sac! LR w/wbfp! Eat-in kit, all appl stay! Fin LL! Level fen yd w/patio! Roof’20, HVAC’18! $129,900 H-1538 Lisa Ibold

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Hyde Park - Pool Community! 2 BD, 1 BA 1st ﬂr Condo w/ bonus patio other units lack. Hdwd ﬂrs, oversize gar w/extra storage space. $1500/MO H-1394

Lindenwald - Sharp 3-4 Bd, 2 full bath Ranch. New carpet, newer kit & baths. Great starter or investment, perfect for buyer needing single ﬂ living. $74,900 H-1542

Monfort Hgts. - In high demand! Lando w/2 car att gar/1st ﬂ laun. Pets u/30# OK. Gas heat. 1,700+sf. 6 rm, 3bd, 2 full ba ranch. 52x31 unﬁn w/o LL! $205,000 H-1534

Price Hill - Beautiful Brick 2 story on Busline! Big open units! One 2 bedroom and one 4-5 bedroom! Great cash ﬂow! $169,900 H-1491

Price Hill - $44k annual net! 4- 2 bd units,1 efﬁciency and 1-2 bd brick house on same deed! completely rehabbed 15 years ago! $349,900 $1475

The Jeanne Rieder Team

Price Hill - Outstanding buildings! 1 three unit building plus 2 bedrm single family! Real money maker! Own the corner with a city view! $299,900 H-1531

Mike Wright

Hamad Doyle Team

The Jeanne Rieder Team

PENDING Price Hill - 2 City view lots with water & sewer tap. Lots must be sold together. 5-minutes to downtown. $35,000 H-1325

Sayler Park - Charming! 3 0r 4 BD, 2 BA double lot, 1st ﬂ master addition. Ideal mother/daughter setup. Large 2 car garage. $185,000 H-1524

Mike Wright

Westwood - Prime lot in the heart of Westwood. 67 foot frontage. Zoned for Ofﬁce, Retail, etc. $29,900 H-1451 Brian Bazeley

White Oak - Fabulous 4 bed 3 ½ ba 2 sty on Cul-de-sac St. Inviting fr porch/rear patio.Flat yrd. Xtra prkng pad Updtd Kit. Fin LL. Good Mech $259,900 H-1540 The Jeanne Rieder Team

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NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PRESS

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Wyoming City Council will hold a public hearing on October 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. for the proposed 2021 Fees and Charges Schedule. The hearing will not take place in person due to the current public health concerns related to COVID-19. It will be accessible via ZOOM and will be live streamed on the City’s Facebook page. For safety precautions, please email kzei lman@wyomingohio.gov for the ZOOM link. All interested parties are welcome to participate in this public hearing online. Individuals requiring special accommodations to participate should contact the City Building at least 72 hours prior to the meeting via phone at (513) 821-7600 or via email at customerservice@wyoming ohio.gov. Lynn Tetley City Manager TCP,Sep23,’20#

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