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Rev. Michael Pearl joins Lakota school board Sue Kiesewetter Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

LIBERTY TWP. – A Liberty Township resident, pastor, and former coach is joining the Lakota Local Schools Board of Education. Rev. Michael Pearl was selected from 50 applicants to ﬁ ll the unexpired term of Todd Parnell. Parnell was asked to resign from the board last month after making an inappropriate comment in

an email following an Aug. 26 arrest at Lakota West High School. Pearl’s ﬁ rst meeting will be Sept. 24, when he joins president Brad LovPearl ell, and members Kelley Casper, Lynda O’Connor and Julie Shaﬀ er on the board. He will serve through Dec. 31, 2021. To keep the seat past then, Pearl would have to run in the November 2021 election.

“He brings a deep dedication through community service and volunteerism, in addition to life experiences that will add tremendous value to our governing board,’’ Lovell said. Pearl has been the director of the St. Monica’s Recreation Center in Lincoln Heights the past nine years. He is also the pastor at New Day Baptist Church in Lincoln Heights. For 10 years he coached in the district while his children, Jasmyn and MJ, were students. Both are Lakota East

graduates. Pearl now serves on the governing board of the Boys and Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty. Serving on the board, Pearl said, allows him to give back to the community and district. “I like to be very optimistic. I know that we are in challenging times in a lot of ways,’’ Pearl said. “My agenda is to keep the kids ﬁ rst and to support (Superintendent) Matt (Miller), the administrators and teachers to keep the district moving forward.”

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6 Cincy places for animal-watching ... other than the zoo Charles Infosino Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Ever ridden a horse? Give it a try. Animals capture children’s imaginations and the Cincinnati area has plenty of venues where your family can see, and sometimes interact with, animals. Though Cincinnati is far from the wilderness, it does have places where families get to see animals up-close and personal. First oﬀ , we can’t NOT mention the zoo, because it’s surely the most popular animal attraction in the area, so we’ll start there.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine St., Avondale; cincinnatizoo.org. The zoo was founded in 1875, making it the second oldest zoo in the United States. The 75-acre zoo is home to over 500 animal species and 3,000 plant varieties. Its animal population includes amphibians, birds, ﬁ sh, invertebrates, mammals and reptiles. One of the most famous residents of the Cincinnati Zoo is Fiona the hippo. Roo Valley, which features two species

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People explore a tunnel at the Newport Aquarium which reopened on Monday, June 22, to a reduced crowd. GRACE PRITCHETT/ENQUIRER

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of kangaroos and small blue penguins, is now open. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the zoo is operating at less than 50% capacity and requiring reservations and masks. Conservation Carousel, gift shops, indoor restaurants, playgrounds and some indoor animal habitats are temporarily closed. Most animal encounters are on hold, but giraﬀ e feeding is now available.

The OTHER creature features:

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They are open to the public on weekends year-round. A $50 donation per person is required to interact with 2/3 wolf packs. Guests must be 60 inches or taller to interact with the wolves. The main goal of Wolf Creek Habitat & Rescue is to educate people about wolves.

1) Gorman Heritage Farm 10052 Reading Road, Evendale; gormanfarm.org. Gorman is a historic, working 122acre nonproﬁ t farm with a mission to educate about agriculture, nutrition, sustainability and the environment. They have a variety of farm animals including sheep, goats, bunnies, chickens, a zebu cow, mules, mini horses and a mini donkey. The farm charges admission for guided and unguided tours.

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2) Newport Aquarium 1 Aquarium Way, Newport; newportaquarium.com. The aquarium features ﬁ sh, penguins, reptiles, seahorses and sharks. The aquarium recently opened a new exhibit, Shipwreck: Realm of the Eels. Its more popular exhibits include Shark Bridge, where guests get to pass just inches over a tankful of sharks on a rope bridge; Stingray Hideaway, where guests can touch stingrays in a sunny and tropical atrium environment; Shark Central, where guests can touch sharks, and Penguin Palooza, which features diﬀ erent species of cold weather penguins as they waddle and swim. The underwater tunnels at the Amazon Tunnel, Coral Tunnel and Surrounded by Sharks Tunnel are also quite popular.

3) Parky’s Farm 10073 Daly Road, Springﬁ eld Township; greatparks.org. Parky’s Farm is open from dawn to

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dusk for walking around and viewing the animals. The farm features goats, llamas, pigs, peacocks, horses and other animals. Parky’s Farm’s outdoor playground, garden area, wood lot trail and restroom are open. They are doing limited riding lessons. Due to COVID-19, pony rides, tractor rides, wagon rides, horse trail rides, contact yard, trail and badge programs are on hold. The indoor play area is currently closed.

4) Wolf Creek Habitat & Rescue 14099 Wolf Creek Road, Brookville; wolfcreekhabitat.org. Wolf Creek is a small, family-owned rescue and wolf habitat. They charge no admission and work on donations.

2510 Stevens Road, Petersburg; ﬁ rstfarminn.com. Farm First is a bed-and-breakfast inn that oﬀ ers horseback riding lessons. It will be closed until mid-November. The inn is an updated 1870s farmhouse on 20 acres of rolling hills. Twohour horseback riding lessons are available to adults and children ages 12 and older. Groups are limited to four riders with an experienced guide. Riders work in the riding arena to learn steering and control before trotting over the hills, wandering around the ponds and walking through the woods. Rides end with feeding treats and grooming or bathing the horses.

6) Eagle Bend Alpacas 7812 East Bend Road, Burlington; eaglebendalpacas.com. Eagle Bend is a National Historic Registry property and home to 50 alpacas, Cormo sheep and other animals. It is the region’s ﬁ rst alpaca farm. The facility is a working farm and is not open to the public. People can call to request reservations for paid, guided tours. However, due to COVID-19, tours are on hold. There is an onsite Yarn & Fiber Shoppe, which sells yarns made from the alpacas and sheep.

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COVID-19 prepped us for ﬂ u season. But we still need to get ﬂ u shots. Anne Saker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Autumn’s arrived, which means we once again face our old nemesis, the infl uenza virus. But the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has better prepared us for fl u season. The emergence and global spread of the novel coronavirus have provided six months of hard practice in the basics of viral defense - washing hands and keeping them away from the face, wearing a mask, staying socially distant, tucking sneezes and coughs into the elbow. Those preventions, along with this year’s fl u shot, are already paying off . Australia, where winter is just now ending, experienced about a tenth of the cases of fl u this year than in 2019. The pandemic behavior modifi cation helped, but 5 million more citizens than usual also got fl u shots, the most in more than fi ve years. In the Cincinnati region, signs for fl u shots ring dozens of Kroger stores, and already demand is running at levels not usually seen before mid-October, said Doug Cornelius, a pharmacist and director of pharmacy operations for Kroger Health. “It has been amazing. We’re seeing 100s of percent growth over previous years,” he said. More than 66 million doses of this year’s fl u vaccine have been distributed across the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health experts, disease specialists and care providers are especially concerned about the fl u as the area and the nation still fi ght the coronavirus. So far, 200,000 Americans, including more than 4,600 Ohioans and 1,100 Kentuckians, have died this year from the new pathogen. Last year, between 24,000 and 62,000 Americans died of fl u. In a match-up of coronavirus and fl u, “More likely, the coronavirus going to win the struggle, since it seems to be a bit more contagious and more effi ciently spread,” said Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, an in-

A Flu shot is given to a patient at Kroger in Newport, KY. PHIL DIDION

fectious disease specialist at UC Health. The 2020-21 fl u season will likely be light, Fichtenbaum said, because the substantial changes humans have made in hygiene to slow the spread of the coronavirus will also keep fl u at bay. Plus, the weapon of a fl u shot will add additional defenses to your immune system. The fl u and infection of the coronavirus often generate similar symptoms – fever, dry cough, respiratory problems. Earlier this year, the two ailments often were confused, making treatment decisions harder for patients. Now that medical science knows more about the coronavirus, a fl u shot can make a diff erence. “Since we are going to have a hard time telling the diff erence between fl u and COVID-19, I think people are saying, know what, I think I’ll get my fl u shot this year so I don’t have to get tested for all this stuff ,” Fichtenbaum said. Some patients have been hit with the double punch of the fl u and coronavirus,

said Dr. Robert Tracy, medical director of quality for St. Elizabeth Physicians. “The more folks we get vaccinated for the fl u, the more we can help reduce the spread,” he said. “Once you get COVID, it can make you susceptible to other infections, bacterial and viral.” The new virus jumped from animals, most likely bats, to humans late last year, and spread rapidly since humans have no immunity, and eff orts to contain the outbreak at the start did not succeed. There is no vaccine, although Fichtenbaum is leading clinical trials at UC Health on a potential vaccine candidate. Tracy and Cornelius said the pandemic has also given health care systems better ideas on how to deliver fl u shots. Tracy said St. Elizabeth Physicians will be running drive-thru sites for people 12 and older to get fl u shots. Cornelius said Kroger customers can go online and fi ll out paperwork for a fl u shot, which cuts wait times.

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Where to get flu shots h The CDC has an online vaccine fi nder: https://www.cdc.gov/fl u/freeresources/fl u-fi nder-widget.html h From 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Kroger will be giving fl u shots during the First Ladies for Health Family Health Day: New Prospect Baptist Church, 1580 Summit Road, Roselawn; Price Hill Recreation Center, 959 Hawthorne Ave.; South Avondale Elementary School, 636 Prospect Place; Winton Hills Academy, 5300 Winneste Ave. h St. Elizabeth Physicians is setting up drive-thru locations. Appointments: (800) 737-7900. h 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 3, Florence Pediatrics, 7370 Turfway Road, Florence h 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Crestview Hills Internal Medicine, 334 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills. h 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 17, Highland Heights Primary Care, 2626 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights.

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Skip the hayrides and wipe down candy: Ohio releases COVID-19 guidance for Halloween Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health recently released guidance for the best practices for Halloween, including trick-or-treating. “Halloween historically in the state has been a very community event,” DeWine said Thursday. He added that Ohio has a long history of local communities planning trick-or-treat times and the guidance won’t change that. “Obviously celebrations this year will not look like years past,” DeWine said. Masks will be required and communities will be expected to social distance. According to the guidance:

For parents and caregivers h For trick-or-treating, limit the number of houses you visit and ask your children to stay as far from treat-givers as possible. For small children, consider holding the bag for them. h Wipe oﬀ candy wrappers with sanitizing wipes when you arrive home. h Allow children to eat only factorywrapped treats. Avoid homemade treats made by strangers. h If your child is at greater risk of complications from COVID-19, contact your doctor before allowing participation in Halloween activities. DeWine also recommended that people refrain from selecting their own treats from a bowl or common container, or that treat-givers set up a hand-sanitizing station. “Consider placing treats on porch steps or a table in the driveway with a sign asking children to take only one. Or use other creative ways to distribute treats, such as using a candy “slide” made of PVC pipe, or hanging treats from a wall or fence,” the guidance stated.

Instead of trick-or-treating, recommendations include: h Holding a drive-through or drive-in trick-or-treat event, with children in costume and face coverings staying in cars

For this year’s Halloween trick-or-treating, parents are being asked to limit the number of houses you visit and to ask your children to stay as far from treat-givers as possible. JOE SIMON/FOR THE ENQUIRER

“Consider placing treats on porch steps or a table in the driveway with a sign asking children to take only one. Or use other creative ways to distribute treats, such as using a candy ‘slide’ made of PVC pipe, or hanging treats from a wall or fence.” From the Ohio best practices for Halloween guidance released by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health

and collecting treats from individuals spaced at least 6 feet apart. h Holding drive-by costume or cardecorating contests with judges who are physically distanced. h Decorating your home and hide treats as an alternative to trick-or-treating. h Holding costume parties or pump-

kin carving events or contests online, such as by video conference “Hayrides, haunted houses are much more problematic,” he said on Thursday. The guidance strongly recommended that hayrides and haunted houses be canceled/avoided. DeWine shared the Halloween guidance on coronavirus.ohio.gov.

Some communities assumed they would be making the decisions and have announced their plans. Halloween is set from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in West Chester, Liberty, Ross and Fairfi eld townships and in the city of Fairfi eld, a check of those communities showed. In Hamilton, offi cials indicated they will have Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, but said the city is in early stages of planning alternatives as well. Warren County communities of Mason, Deerfi eld and Hamilton townships are also planning Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Lebanon’s Halloween hours will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31. Main Street Lebanon has organized downtown merchants handing out candy to kids in costume on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m.

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VIEWPOINTS Ohioans will pay higher electric bills if House Bill 6 is repealed Your Turn Bill Seitz Special to The Community Press USA TODAY NETWORK

From his perch in San Francisco, it’s diffi cult to see what accurate insight guest columnist Jigar Shah could bring to any examination of Ohio electric rate legislation (”How bad nuclear plant bailout legislation got passed”, Aug. 11). The column is replete with errors and glaring omissions. The legislation in question – House Bill 6 – cuts electric rates for all Ohio residential, commercial, and industrial customers by $2.3 billion over its 10-year life. This fi gure comes directly from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission – Ohio’s nonpartisan state agency that analyzes the fi scal impact of every enacted Ohio bill. How is this possible, given that the bill does extend a modest (85 cents per month per residential customer) subsidy (starting in 2021) to the two Ohio nuclear power plants that provide 90% of Ohio’s carbon-free generation? Easy answer: the bill eliminates or ratchets back other charges on customer bills that have been in eff ect since 2009. More charges were cut than were added. It’s very nice of a self-described West Coast executive of a “fi nance company that builds, owns, and operates renewable energy infrastructure” to advocate for repeal of a bill that cuts electric bill costs – what does he care if Ohioans pay more for electricity to line his already-heavily-subsidized renewable pockets? But Shah won’t pay the higher bill – you will. Other errors in Shah’s column must be corrected. His claim that the bill quashed “cheaper natural gas and zero emissions renewables like wind and solar” is false. Renewables are not cheaper once federal tax-

payer subsidies are factored in. My rooftop solar array cost $16,000, but I received a $5,000 tax credit, which reduced its net cost to $11,000. And while natural gas is a cheaper electric fuel today than is nuclear, the Democratic Party and its Green New Deal advocates have pledged to ban the fracking that has produced the large supplies of cheap natural gas. If they succeed, gas prices will skyrocket, and we will wish we had nuclear power as an alternative. Nor is it true that House Bill 6 subsidizes a coal plant in Indiana. In fact, it caps the cost of a previously approved cost recovery for Ohio utilities that own part of the Ohio Valley Electric Cooperative – and caps those charges at levels lower than what the PUCO (Public Utilities Commission of Ohio) previously approved! Preserving the nuclear plants independently makes sense: h They produce 90% of Ohio’s carbon-free electricity. h They have years of useful life left on their federal operating permit. h They provide hundreds of jobs and signiﬁ cant tax base for the two counties that house them. h They provide a hedge against spiking gas prices if “Green New Deal” programs to halt fracking and pipeline construction come to pass. h The subsidy is needed to allow them to compete on a more level playing ﬁ eld with the lavishly subsidized renewable energy projects that intermittently produce electricity and in any event require baseload plant backup. While both then and now I favor more stringent auditing standards than were contained in House Bill 6 to measure the plants’ need for any ongoing subsidy, we can make that change without repealing the entire bill. That would only increase the rate cut already conferred by the bill.

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Finally, as proof that San Franciscans are poor students of Ohio history, Shah falsely claims that former House Speaker Larry Householder was “once forced to resign in 2004 due to corrupt activity.” He did not resign in 2004. He had reached the end of his eight-year term limit. He was never charged, much less convicted, of any corrupt activity during his 2001-2004 tenure as speaker. Ohioans eager to pay higher electric bills will heed Shah’s advice to repeal House Bill 6. But I suspect that is a small number of people – unless you are a rent-seeking ﬁ nancier of “renewable energy infrastructure.” State Rep. Bill Seitz is a Green Township resident and Majority Floor Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.

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Ohio releases report cards (sort of) on schools Alissa Wideman Neese The Columbus Dispatch

There are no overall letter grades for school districts or buildings. There is no information about students’ performance on standardized tests, because most didn’t take any this spring. And those hoping to compare districts’ academic successes at the nitty-gritty level will have to wait until next year – or perhaps longer. Like many things, Ohio’s state report cards for K-12 schools, released Sept. 15, will look dramatically diﬀ erent this year, following waivers from the state’s usual testing requirements this spring. While much of the local data that was available was fairly comparable to 2019, there were some areas of improvement. For example, Cincinnati Public Schools improved its four-year graduation rate by 1.5 points, from 77.9% last year to 79.4% for the Class of 2019. CPS improved its ﬁ ve-year graduation rate by more than 5 points, from 77.9% to 83.5%. Graduation data lags a year behind on report cards. Meanwhile, four-year graduation rates fell in North College Hill, Hamilton, Lockland, Norwood and Winton Woods. The newly released data also lists the number of third-graders advancing to fourth grade with the literacy skills required under the state’s third-grade reading guarantee program. Of 49 districts in

Southwest Ohio, 36 advanced 100% of thirdgraders in 2020, compared to 22 districts in 2019. No district advanced less than 98.5%. But those ﬁ gures are likely skewed because the state relaxed the program’s requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic.

typical time for testing. While most students were expected to learn remotely from home, many lacked the technology, internet access and family support to do so. “Schools across the state of Ohio worked very hard to provide quality experiences for students, but you just can’t deny

“We’re not doing enough to report on the opportunities that our schools are providing, as opposed to their standardized test scores, which tell us what we already know: Kids in high-poverty districts perform worse than schools in low-poverty districts.” Scott DiMauro

President of the Ohio Education Association

It’s one example of the oddities to be expected in this year’s cards. In late March, shortly after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all Ohio school buildings to abruptly shut down to prevent the spread of the newly emerging coronavirus, state legislators passed a bill waiving standardized testing requirements and the state report-card ratings that are based on them for the 2019-20 school year. The thinking was that the rankings, which can come with consequences for poorly performing school districts, wouldn’t be fair assessments of what students had learned. The spring, when they and educators were facing unprecedented challenges, is the

that it doesn’t replace inperson education, where teachers can really react to students and students can really react to teachers,” said Kevin Miller, director of governmental relations for the Buckeye Association of School Administrators. “We had kids all over the place as far as their engagement level with schools and the challenges that schools faced.” The Ohio Department of Education was still required, however, to report any data it had collected by Sept. 15, though nothing is punitive. “While schools have less information available than in years past, we still emphasize the importance of gauging where students are in

terms of academic achievement and using available district data to inform improvement to instruction,” state Superintendent Paolo DeMaria said in a statement. Though the report cards, which typically list the data in an easy-to-digest, easily comparable A-F letter grade format, are sparse, they do provide some demographic information about students and educators and a snapshot of district spending. The report cards also list data on chronic absenteeism, as well as high school students’ graduation rates and their success in earning industry credentials and passing college entrance tests like the ACT and SAT. Scott DiMauro, president of the Ohio Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, said this year’s mostly empty report cards indicate the state is over-reliant on testing. “We’re not doing enough to report on the opportunities that our schools are providing, as opposed to their standardized test scores, which tell us what we already know: Kids in highpoverty districts perform worse than schools in low-poverty districts,” DiMauro said. DiMauro’s association issued a statement Tuesday once again calling for an overhaul of the “broken” system. Some assessment and performance data is necessary to inform instruction. But the state should also spotlight educator

turnover; class sizes; the number of counselors, nurses, librarians and social workers available to students; and the richness of a district’s curriculum, DiMauro said. He said this data would be more helpful to families, and called letter grades “punitive labels” that should be removed. Ohio’s report cards ﬁ rst started phasing in letter grades for various academic measurements years ago, but each district just started receiving overall letter grades fairly recently, in 2018. As educators digest this year’s report card data, the status of next year’s remains in limbo.

A bipartisan bill in the Senate’s education committee would again lift state testing requirements and direct the Ohio Department of Education to seek a waiver from federal testing mandates, to keep students and teachers focused on learning, instead of evaluating. It received its ﬁ rst hearing Sept. 1 and has not had another yet. If the bill became law, the department would not issue state report cards for the 2020-21 or 2021-22 school year. Enquirer investigations and enterprise editor Mark Wert contributed.

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Adapted slightly from Sam Sifton’s New York Times recipe.

Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

It was a crazy busy day today on our little patch of heaven. We started out working with the wood pile, stacking it into manageable rows. Then it was on to gathering seeds from the cutting ﬂ ower rows. And harvesting more hot peppers, including banana. The cool weather, the banana peppers and a thawed chuck roast were motivation for supper: Mississippi pot roast in my crockpot. Now, this iconic, yummy recipe can be made two ways: one using packaged ingredients and one from scratch. But the one on Pinterest’s most pinned list, well over 1 million times, is guess what? The roast with packaged ingredients! It’s also the easier of the two, so that won me over. Check out my site for the fun story of how this recipe became “the best roast in the world.” Truth be told, the seasonings are weird. Ranch dressing and gravy mix. Oh, and a stick of butter. But a recipe

Ingredients 3 pounds or so boneless chuck roast Salt and pepper ⁄ 4 cup flour

Vegetable oil 4 tablespoons butter 4 or so pepperoncini or to taste 2 tablespoons each: mayonnaise and cider vinegar ⁄ 2 teaspoon dried dill leaves or tablespoon fresh

⁄ 4 teaspoon each: garlic powder and sweet paprika

Instructions Mississippi pot roast is an Internet favorite. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR ENQUIRER

doesn’t get that popular unless it’s be- I’m sharing my adaptation of a New York yond delish. Yes, it deserves the raves. Times from scratch recipe. It’s darn For those of you who are more purist, good too.

Rub roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour all over and massage into meat. Film bottom of skillet with oil. Heat until hot, then put roast in and brown well on all sides to create crust. This is necessary for flavor and to thicken gravy. Place roast in slow cooker and add any brown bits.

Mississippi crockpot/slow cooker pot roast

Add butter and pepperoncini. Put lid on and turn to low.

The recipe I shared a while back used a tri-tip roast. I like chuck roast better, and it’s less costly.

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Place butter on top. Don’t stir or add water.

3 pounds or so boneless chuck roast 1 package brown gravy or Au jus gravy mix (I used brown gravy mix) 1 package ranch salad dressing 1 stick butter – yes, a whole stick 3 whole fresh banana peppers or about 6 or so pepperoncini Instructions Place roast in sprayed crockpot. Sprinkle gravy and dressing packets on

Make ranch dressing by whisking mayonnaise, vinegar, dill, garlic and paprika together. Add to meat.

Add peppers.

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Take roast out (it will have fallen into large pieces), shred and put back in cooker. It will absorb gravy, making meat juicy. Serve with mashed potatoes, noodles or rice.

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SPORTS Former Xavier star player Brandon McIntosh now a published author Adam Baum Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Colerain High School girls soccer coach Felicia Waldock talks with freshman player Ava Scherz during halftime of their game against Fairﬁ eld at Fairﬁ eld Alumni Stadium Thursday, Sept. 17. PHOTOS BY E.L. HUBBARD FOR THE ENQUIRER

Colerain soccer coach Waldock: ‘When my girls are put in a position to defend their deaf coach it’s not OK’ Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Before every Colerain women’s soccer game, head coach Felicia Waldock approaches the referees to introduce herself. Some of them remember her from her high school career at Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, where she ﬁ nished as the school’s third all-time scoring leader. Some of the referees remember her from a previous game she’s coached. But a few referees haven’t met her yet. When that happens, she hands the referee a roster and also tells them she’s deaf. Waldock faced adversity during her playing career, but that doesn't compare to what she’s faced as a coach, things that make even her athletes want to come to her defense. First, it’s important to know how she got to that point. Waldock is working on turning around Colerain women’s soccer’s track record. Between 2016 and 2018, Colerain High School never ﬁ nished the season with more than two conference wins or higher than eighth place in the 10-team Greater Miami Conference.

Colerain hired Waldock for the 2019 season and fi nished the year in eighth place in the conference again. One month into Waldock’s second year, the Cardinals improved to 1-0-1 in the GMC and 3-2-1 overall. “No. 1 most important thing is the culture,” Waldock said. “Without culture, you can’t win in high school. You don’t get to choose who your players are. It’s amazing to see what the girls have done from last year to this year.” Waldock has played soccer since she was three years old and participated in leagues with much older players. In 2001, she started at Oak Hills High School, where she scored 15 goals and was one of the fi rst freshmen to ever be named fi rst-team all GMC. In college, she played her fi rst two college seasons at the University of South Carolina and led the team in scoring her sophomore season. Waldock transferred to Purdue, where she played for a Big Ten Championship team and the fourth-ranked club in the NCAA. See WALDOCK, Page 2B

Like many lofty endeavors, it started with a dream. It wasn’t every night, but it happened enough for Brandon McIntosh to notice. In his dream, the former standout athlete who starred on the basketball court at Roger Bacon High School and Xavier University was back playing football and basketball again. “I’d be so excited in my dream only to wake up kind of frustrated, a little anxious,” said McIntosh, who’s now a pastor at Ebenezer 2nd Baptist Church. “I had this dream enough over the course of years and it came to a point where I really started asking myself some tough questions.” What started as a dream became a conversation with himself, and that conversation led McIntosh to start writing his ﬁ rst book “Take a Deep Breath and Focus: 10 Ways to Be Relentless,” which was just published in August. “I don’t know if you know this or not, but a lot of men, especially, who were former athletes and it didn’t pan out the way they thought it should have, a lot of them battle depression or regret over some stuﬀ that happened back in high school,” he said. “I never wanted to be that guy where I was living my life in regret. I didn’t want to be that way. I didn’t want to be that type of father.”

“I really captured a lifetime conversation that I’m having with my son. It really evolved into a manual for my son. How do I, at every level where he’s at, parent him and father him?” Brandon McIntosh

Pastor, Ebenezer 2nd Baptist Church

Once he began writing, McIntosh soon realized that he wasn’t writing for himself, he was writing for his son. “I really captured a lifetime conversation that I’m having with my son,” said McIntosh. “It really evolved into a manual for my son. How do I, at every level where he’s at, parent him and father him?” So, through the trials of his own life, McIntosh constructed a way to help his 8-year-old son, Kingston, through each stage of his life. “I graduated from high school with a 1.6 GPA,” said McIntosh. “I’ve been very public about that and ... the situation at Xavier – almost thrown out twice. I talk about it in the book, but this was really the fi rst moment in my life when I was relentless because sitting down in coach (Skip) Prosser’s offi ce with my parents and it was like, ‘Brandon, what do you have to say?’ and it was kind of like me not even really knowing what I was saying, but I was tired of making excuses, I was ready to get to work. That was my fi rst relentless moment when I fi nally took responsibility for my actions.” The writing process was diffi cult, at times, but also therapeutic as he revisited signifi cant moments from his life.

Brandon McIntosh, a former Xavier University men's basketball player who's now a local pastor, recently published a book about his life. PROVIDED

He wasn’t worried about punctuation or being grammatically correct, he just wrote. “There were moments in the process where I would still feel some frustration and I really felt like that frustration was pushing me to write, so I wanted that to come out in the words on the page and I wanted the reader to feel that,” said McIntosh. “You ever gone to someplace where something historically happened and you can still feel almost an eeriness about it? That’s what I wanted to do. Like you’re there and your heart beats faster because you can feel it.” The ﬁ nished product came out to just under 100 pages because McIntosh wanted it to be an easy read. But he also “wanted it to be intense like a full-court press.” He thought about how many people are like him and how struggles often intersect in similar ways. “My vision, once it got in my head for a book, was if somebody got on a plane from Cincinnati to (Los Angeles), being frustrated, maybe at a point in their life where they don’t know what they’re going to do, they read the book and by the time they get to LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) ... by the time they get oﬀ that plane they know what they’re going to do and how they’re going to go about doing it,” McIntosh said. Once the book was published, McIntosh wondered if maybe he’d been too honest. “I believe the truth makes you free,” he said. “You’ve got to be willing to embrace your truth if you really want to live a life of purpose and do everything you were created to do. You’ve got to be willing to tell yourself the truth.” Had you told McIntosh two decades ago when he was in high school that one day he would write a book, McIntosh said, “I would have laughed; I wouldn’t have believed.” It took him years to do something he never imagined he would do, but in McIntosh’s mind, a little relentlessness goes a long way.

Former La Salle football coach Jim Louder dies Dave Clark Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Colerain High School girls soccer coach Felicia Waldock signals an assistant coach as Emma Sprague prepares for a throw-in during their game against Fairﬁ eld, Sept. 17.

Jim Louder, the head football coach of the La Salle High School Lancers from 1988 to 1998, has died, according to recent announcements from the school and family members.

Louder was inducted into the La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. Among his most successful teams in his 11 seasons as the Lancers' head coach was the 1995 team that captured the school's ﬁ rst GCL South Football Championship. Louder's overall record as head coach was 57-53.

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OHSAA playoﬀ regions, participants announced Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COLUMBUS– The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced new regional alignments for the upcoming football playoﬀ s after 664 schools opted in for the postseason. In a normal season, 224 schools qualify for the playoﬀ s, with eight schools from each of 28 regions earning a bid through the OHSAA’s Harbin computer ratings system, which will not be used this season. The new regions are posted at https://bit.ly/30aeTWi. They are similar for Southwest Ohio schools as in year's past. Division I is Region 4, Division II is Region 8, Division III is Region 12, Division IV is Region 16, Division V is Region 20, Division VI is Region 24 and Division VII is Region 28. Nearby exceptions are in Division III where Western Brown and Wilmington of the Southern Buckeye Conference will participate in Region 11. Of note locally, Woodward, Western

Hills, Gamble Montessori, Riverview East and Clark Montessori of the Cincinnati Public School District have opted to not participate in the playoﬀ s based on not being listed among the regional teams. From CPS, Walnut Hills is participating in Division I, Withrow in Division II, Hughes and Aiken in Division III, Shroder in Division IV and Taft in Division V. Originally, there were 709 schools that indicated they planned to contend for a playoﬀ bid this season playing 11man football, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused some schools to start their seasons later or end early. Based on the recommendation from Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health, the OHSAA shortened the football season.

Playoff schedule and format On Sept. 29 and 30, the head coaches in each region will vote to seed the teams in their region. The OHSAA will then place teams on brackets on Oct. 1.

Western Hills quarterback Omar Beckley scores a touchdown during the Mustangs' 20-7 loss to Hughes, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

With various numbers of schools in each region, many of the higher seeds will have a ﬁ rst-round bye in most regions. Teams with a ﬁ rst-round bye may schedule an additional regularseason game Oct. 9 if they choose. Once the brackets are set, the top

team on the bracket of the specifi c game will have the fi rst opportunity to host the game throughout the regional playoff s. If the top team on the bracket cannot host, the other team will host the game. The OHSAA will determine sites for the state semifi nals and state championships. If a team is unable to play a playoff game on the assigned day according to the bracket, its opponent will advance on the bracket. Playoff games will be held on Friday and Saturday nights beginning Oct. 910. Divisions, I, II, III and VII will play on Friday nights. Divisions IV, V and VI will play on Saturday nights. As a reminder, schools eliminated from the OHSAA playoff s or that choose not to enter the OHSAA playoff s have the option to schedule additional regular-season contests through Saturday, Nov. 14 (maximum of 10 regular season contests permitted). Cincinnati Public Schools will conduct a city tournament involving the schools that elected to opt-out.

Enquirer names prep athletes of week Sept. 18 Melanie Laughman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In a vote that ended Sept. 18, cincinnati.com readers selected the Cincinnati Enquirer athlete of the week winners for the Sept. 7-13 voting period. Winners will receive a certiﬁ cate, sent through the school's athletic department. You do not have to be a subscriber to vote, a period that lasts Monday afternoon to 5 p.m. each Friday during the season. Please submit any nominees by Monday morning for the previous week's performances to mlaughman@enquirer.com. The new ballot will be posted Monday evening. You can vote once an hour from any device. The most recent winners are: Fall boys team: Mason soccer– The boys have an overall record of 6-0 and is top of the GMC at 3-0 with 17 goals and only 1 goal conceded in the league. Fall girls team: Mount Notre Dame soccer - The Cougars have gone undefeated this season, with a record of 6-0. Also, this past Wednesday, Sept. 9, they defeated the Ursuline 5-0! Ohio football team: Taylor – Three Jose Gonzalez touchdowns led Taylor to its ﬁ rst win, a 20-13 victory against Reading.

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team: Campbell County – The Camel defense held and allowed just a single score in the 21-8 win against Cooper. Ohio boys cross country: Coleman Cronk, Lakota West – He made a charge in the last 100 meters of the Mason CC Invitational only to fi nish 2nd by 0.1 seconds. Cronk (16:14.9) led the #3 state-ranked Lakota West Firebirds to their 2nd consecutive meet victory over last year’s OHSAA state champions (St. Xavier) and state runner-up (Mason). Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross country: Jacob Line, Ryle – The junior was the highest-placing Raider in the boys 3K race for Class AA/AAA at the Mason County Invitational at seventh place with a time of 10:29.87, helping Ryle to a second-place team fi nish (highest among local teams). Ohio girls cross country: Alyssa Hammond, Oak Hills – She was the highest-placing Highlander at second place in the Little Miami XC Invitational Sept. 12 with a time of 19:14.0, helping Oak Hills to a fi rst-place team fi nish. Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross country: Ashlyn Vanlandingham, Conner – She won the 4K race at the 2020 Connor Quad meet in a time of 16:08.08 at Idlewild. Field hockey: Ainsley Kemp, Mount

Notre Dame – The sophomore goalkeeper had 5 saves against Ursuline in their 0-0 tie last week that went into overtime. Football player, big school: Zach Hymer, Kings – The senior linebacker had two sacks and several key tackles in the Knights' 34-13 win over Middletown. Football player, small school: Chris Long, Bethel-Tate – The quarterback went 16 for 29 passing for 245 yards with four touchdowns. He played defense and got 2 interceptions, including one pick-6, in a 46-0 win over Clermont Northeastern Sept. 11. Northern Kentucky/Indiana football player:Preston Agee, Campbell County – He provided two rushing touchdowns and an interception to help the Camels beat Cooper 21-8. Boys golfer: Nate Birck, LaSalle - He led the Lancers with a 37 (+1) in the GCL South Quad at Hyde Park. In addition, he was also the medalist in a 144-159 win over Hamilton, shooting a 32 (-4) at Indian Ridge. Girls golfer: Kylee Heidemann, Mercy McAuley – The sophomore was the medalist with a 1 under par 70 at Miami Whitewater Golf Course in the Best of the West golf tournament Sept. 12, helping Mercy McAuley to a ﬁ rst-place team ﬁ nish. She averages 36.80 for nine holes, which is good for second in the

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“If you know the game well, you know where to get the ball,” Waldock said. “For me, I didn’t know any diff erent because I was born deaf. It was always a challenge for other players to get used to me. If they’re wide open and they call for the ball, obviously I couldn’t hear them. That was never an issue for me.” Waldock didn’t feel like her soccer career was fi nished after college, so she sent her Purdue highlights to a soccer agent that lined her up with a league in Finland. She led that league in scoring and later won three gold medals for the U.S. Women’s Deaf Soccer team in the Deafl ympics and the Deaf World Cup. Once she retired from soccer in 2012, Waldock started looking for a job in coaching, which didn’t come easily at fi rst. When she lived in Texas, she worked at Texas A&M International as a volunteer assistant coach. Then she moved back home to Cincinnati and worked on the University of Cincinnati’s operations staff where she helped book hotels and transportation for the team. Waldock, who now is an American Sign Language teacher at Lakota West High School, then started coaching club soccer for Ohio Elite in Cincinnati. After just a few months, Colerain off ered Waldock the head coaching position. Waldock said she knew Colerain’s players would have to be more confi dent for the team to perform better in the 2020 season. So, throughout the winter, Waldock met with the soccer team during lunch to instill some belief in them. “Believe in each other and believe in yourself,” Waldock told them. “That gave our seniors confi dence for this year. They’re whole diff erent players now.” Now in her second season at Colerain, Waldock said the team has completely gotten used to her coaching style.

Girls Greater Catholic League. Boys soccer player: Kevin Ren, Mason – In a 7-1 win over Oak Hills 7-1 Sept. 10, the junior midfi elder scored 4 of the fi rst 5 goals in the game. They also won against Hamilton 8-0 on last Tuesday. He’s the top scorer for Mason and is tied for second in scoring in the Greater Miami Conference. Girls soccer player: Morgan Gerak, Dixie Heights – The junior midfi elder had 3 goals and 1 assist in a 4-0 win vs. Campbell County Wednesday and scored 2 goals in a 6-2 win over Conner Saturday. Girls tennis player: Kate Taylor, Mariemont – She got fi rst-singles wins against Wyoming in two sets Sept. 8 and she beat her Mercy McAuley opponent in straight sets Sept. 9. Ohio girls volleyball: Sydney McCarthy, Ursuline – In two wins over Dublin Coff man and St. Ursula, and a loss to Seton last week, She had 35 kills, 105 total attempts, four serving aces, 22 digs and 4 blocks to advance Ursuline to a record of 6-2. Northern Kentucky girls volleyball player: Maya Hunt, Holy Cross – The sophomore setter had 18 kills, 19 serving aces, 26 digs, 6 blocks and 114 assists in the six wins in the Ninth Region All “A” Classic to help Holy Cross win the team title.

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Colerain High School girls soccer coach Felicia Waldock talks with her team during halftime of their game against Fairﬁ eld at Fairﬁ eld Alumni Stadium Thursday, Sept. 17. E.L. HUBBARD FOR THE ENQUIRER

“I just had to get to know them and get used to my voice,” Waldock said. “I told them, I don’t care if you can understand me (yet), we’ll get there.” It hasn’t been as easy for her on game day. Recently, Waldock introduced herself to a referee and handed him Colerain’s varsity roster. “He said ‘dadadadadada,’ like he started mimicking me,” Waldock said. “That happens a lot, but I respond by saying, ‘I’m deaf.’ Usually, the response is ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry.’ “His response was not that. He laughed it oﬀ and said ‘I know.’ It wasn’t

an expected response, and I didn’t expect anything of it as the game went on.” Colerain led in the game, and Waldock continued to coach up her players, shouting orders like “push up,” or “watch No. 9.” On one play, the opposing team had a throw-in from the sidelines and an opposing player ran 15 yards to throw in the ball, which is not allowed in soccer. “I said to the ref, ‘Hey, where’s she going?’” Waldock said. “And the ref on the side said, ‘Could you please put that coach back in her place? She’s been driving me crazy the

whole game.’ “He didn’t like me from the beginning of the game just because he couldn’t understand me.” Waldock said she’s had a few similar incidents during her head coaching career. This season, another head coach said something to the refs about Waldock screaming loudly. When that happened, several Colerain players ran over to that coach to explain that Waldock is deaf. “I’ve gone through that my whole life, but to put my players in a position to defend me, that’s not OK,” Waldock said. “They’re 14, 15 and 16 years old, and they’re hearing grown men say something like that. It’s just not OK.” In her entire coaching career, Waldock says she’s never “blown up” at a referee. While she may say something during the course of the game – “Yeah, I talk to the refs; I’m a coach,” she says – Waldock will only say something when she sees her players are being treated unfairly. Waldock said she loves coaching, especially being a head coach and running a high school program the way she thinks is best. But she said she hopes referees and coaches receive more education. “I’m not really sure that we can change how people are, maybe become more educated,” Waldock said. “People should know I am deaf and not judge my voice. If you don’t know what I’m saying, don’t assume that I’m yelling at you.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS College Hill CURC plans to continue its successful Hollywood Drive-In Theatre event through October with double-feature nights Due to its overwhelming success, College Hill CURC will be continuing the Hollywood Drive-In Theatre with double features through the month of October, with the ﬁ nal showing happening on Halloween night, Oct. 31. Movies will be shown every Friday and Saturday evening, with start times in accordance with sunset. Parking will begin 30 minutes before showtime. A lineup of ﬁ lms that will be playing through October is listed below: h Friday, Oct. 2: Monster House & Beetlejuice h Saturday, Oct. 3: Women in Film & Black Panther h Friday, Oct. 9: Halloweentown & Halloween (2018) h Saturday, Oct. 10: Monsters University & Monsters Inc. h Friday, Oct. 16: The Princess and the Frog & Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets h Saturday, Oct. 17: Trolls & Gremlins h Friday, Oct. 23: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban & Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire h Saturday, Oct. 24: The Nightmare Before Christmas & Poltergeist (1982) h Friday, Oct. 30: Hocus Pocus & Friday the 13th h Saturday, Oct. 31: Ghostbusters & A Nightmare on Elm Street Regarding the continuation of this event, College Hill CURC Executive Director Seth Walsh stated, “When we started the Hollywood Drive-In back in May, we were overwhelmed with the

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citywide support that we received. The moviegoers come from the College Hill community, and beyond. We have decided to continue showing ﬁ lms throughout October and are very pleased to be able to continue hosting this fun, socially distant activity

through Halloween weekend.” The address of the drive-in theatre is 1538 Cedar Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio. Tickets are $25 per car for the double features, and further information about the events can be found on the website: www.hollywooddriveintheatre.com.

The event began earlier this year on Memorial Day Weekend with a showing of The Sandlot. Films are screened on the back of the historic Hollywood Theatre, and moviegoers tune in to their See COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 5B

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106 years and counting Hilda Cavanaugh, resident at Evergreen & Wellspring, just celebrated her 106th birthday on Sept. 4. Hilda wouldn’t describe herself as a proud person, but there is one thing she’s proud of – her family. With three children, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, her life is full of love. She treasures all the wonderful memories and is so glad her family all turned out to be good people. Hilda ﬁ nds her happiness in loving others, and she enjoyed being a

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Cincinnati Chapter DAR presents National Founders Medal Award On Saturday, Aug. 29, members of the Cincinnati Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution gathered for their meeting and presentation of one of their esteemed National Founder Awards. The Eugenia Washington Medal for Heroism was awarded to Dr. Brad Wenstrup, Colonel Army Reserves, Member of Congress. Unfortunately, Wenstrup was unable to attend the ceremony due to being called up for Army Reserve Duty. Receiving the award on his behalf was Austin Heller, Military and Veteran Liaison who works with Wenstrup’s oﬃ ce.

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Tony Stollings joins Flynn & Co. as business growth consultant Tony Stollings, longtime leader in Cincinnati’s banking and fi nance industry, has turned his 2019 retirement into a brief vacation. The former president of First Financial Bancorp has joined Flynn & Company as Consulting Director, working with privately owned businesses and entrepreneurs. “I’ve known Tony for more than 35 years; he has a tremendous amount of experience and an impressive career,” said Rick Flynn, President and CEO of Flynn & Company, Inc. “Tony will be consulting with companies on fi nancial, operational and growth opportunities. He has a lot more to give within our business community,” Flynn said. “We are absolutely thrilled to have him on board with us.” Stollings retired in September, 2019, from First Financial Bancorp, a $16 billion publically-traded bank holding company with 141 branch offi ces in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. “I have had a career that began on the fi nancial management track but progressed into risk management, business development and strategic planning, including signifi cant involvement

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with the board of directors,” said Stollings, of Madeira. “Most was done in a public company environment with the companies growing fi ve to six times in asset size during my tenure. Growing successful businesses is something I enjoy and want to continue, just at a more balanced level than what I was doing in the full time corporate world,” Stollings said. Stollings said the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges that aff ect not only the volume of business, but the way business is conducted. “We have to be willing to do more with less face-to-face contact. We’re fortunate that we have the technology to support it.A lot of companies are under stress now,” Stollings said. “While some are benefi ting, others are questioning whether they can make it. Business owners are looking for help,” he said. “They’re looking for creative

strategies.” Flynn & Company, with headquarters at 7800 E. Kemper Road in Sycamore Township, is a full-service Certifi ed Public Accounting and Consulting Firm with a focus on helping businesses and families succeed fi nancially. The fi rm specializes in audit and assurance, tax, outsourced accounting and fi nancial services, business valuation and business advisory services. Stollings will be a key part of the Flynn team of business consultants and strategists, said Flynn, of Evendale. Peggy Kreimer Hodgson

White Oak resident earns Instrument Rating at the University of Cincinnati Clermont Dustin Koloc earned his Instrument Rating on his pilot certiﬁ cate July 24,

2020. With his Instrument Rating, Koloc is now approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to ﬂ y aircraft solely by reference to instruments. Koloc is enrolled in the Aviation Technology Program at the University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The laboratory portion of the Program is taught at the Clermont County Airport. Dustin Koloc resides in White Oak and is the son of Cathy and Daniel Koloc. When Koloc completes the two-year program through the University of Cincinnati - Clermont College, he will have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree and a Commercial pilot certiﬁ cate. For more information about professional pilot training in the Aviation Technology Program at the University of Cincinnati - Clermont visit www.ucclermont.edu or call 513-732-5200. Eric Radtke, Sporty’s Academy, Inc.

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SCHOOL NEWS Cincy Book Bus donates books to Mt. Healthy South Elementary The Cincy Book Bus stopped by Mt. Healthy South Elementary on Thursday morning to drop oﬀ donated books for classrooms. The owner, Melanie Moore, brought over 200 books for South’s classrooms, which is a value of over $1,400. The multicultural books will add more diversity into the reading lives of Mt. Healthy South students in addition to supporting the district’s literacy goals. Jennifer Simowitz, English Language Learner teacher, reached out to Mrs. Moore for the donation from her mobile bookstore located in a 1962 Volkswagen Bus. All proﬁ ts from Cincy Book Bus sales are used to purchase books that are then donated to local schools and classrooms to share the love of reading with Cincinnati children in low income areas. What a wonderful way to share the joy of reading with students. “We were overjoyed and humbled by Ms. Moore’ s generous donation, and Jenny Simowitz for bringing that connection. Through collaboration, they delivered some of our favorite titles, as well as some new selections that we are excited to share with our students. This is just one more exemplary example of community partnership,” exclaimed Mrs. Lara House, Mt. Healthy South Principal. “It was absolutely the highlight of our South day!” Mt. Healthy South Elementary appreciates the kindness and support from The Cincy Book Bus and Mrs. Moore. Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City School District

The Mt. Healthy Early Learning Center moves forward into the building phase Excitement is beginning to grow for The Mt. Healthy Early Learning Center. Construction for the building enters a new phase this week as the district moves forward with the building. SHP Architects and Mark Spaulding Construction Company, the newly chosen construction company, broke ground during the week of Sept. 14 at the site of the former Rex Ralph building on Adams Road.

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The new center for Mt. Healthy preschool and kindergarten students will take about a year to build and would be set to open for the 2021-22 school year. The building will be of great beneﬁ t for Mt. Healthy families as it will open up a number of preschool spaces for children in the community as well as to provide more specialized instruction for the younger students. Stay up to date as the district continues to share progress of the building as well as many other activities happening in the Mt. Healthy City School District. Follow us as we “grow together.” Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City School District

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