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Controversial Anderson Township trustee not running for re-election Pappas: ‘I’m just a proud, strong conservative’ Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

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rab a carryout bag of food at your nearby Aladdin’s Eatery and you might fi nd a little surprise inside. Tucked beside your order of tabouli or Greek pizza, stapled to the receipt, might be a little help wanted ad. And if you dine inside the restaurant, don’t be surprised if one comes to your table with the check, either.

It’s the latest technique the restaurant chain, which has locations in Hyde Park, Over-the-Rhine and West Chester, is using to lure in those looking for restaurant work, who have been in mighty short supply as of late.

To say restaurants both in Greater Cincinnati and nationwide are experiencing a worker shortage

is an understatement. Whether you’re in Over-theRhine or Anderson Township, the help wanted signs hanging in doors or on the counters of restaurants and bars are everywhere.

Even fast-food joints are desperate, off ering perks such as signing bonuses, free college tuition and month-long vacations. Last month, a Florida McDonald’s location started paying potential employees 50 bucks just to show up for an interview.

“I have been with Aladdin’s for 24 years and this is the worst it has ever been,” says Carla Chalkey, the co-owner of all three Cincinnati Aladdin’s locations. “You can’t even get applications anymore.

People don’t respond when you call them, or they simply don’t show up to interviews.”

Kristen Bailey, owner of Sweets & Meats BBQ, in Mount Washington, can sympathize with Chalkey.

“The only luck we’ve had is hiring [current employees’] family members and reaching out to past employees who are working at other restaurants,” said Bailey, who recently hired the mother of one of her employees.

A township trustee not running for re-election doesn’t typically attract attention.

It’s not a high-paying job. An Anderson Township trustee makes about $20,000 annually.

But Andrew Pappas has not had a typical tenure as a trustee for Anderson Township.

His online feuds with Democrats, his Facebook post of a Cajun sausage that some claimed contained a racial slur (Pappas disagrees), and comments on national politics have drawn attention far outside the township borders.

So the 55-year-old Republican’s decision to not run for a third term this year has raised eyebrows in this suburb on the eastside of Cincinnati.

“I’m happy for Anderson,” said Bonnie Dunkelman, head of the Anderson Township Democrats. “I’m happy Anderson is going to have an opportunity to move forward. When Anderson is mentioned in the news, I want it to be positive comments, not ‘Oh no, there goes that trustee.”

Pappas said he’s proud of his eight years on the board of trustees, a time that he said the township has become a more desirable place to live due to “smart development.”

‘A proud, strong conservative’ Pappas said he considers himself colorful rather than controversial.

“I’m just a proud, strong conservative that’s not afraid of voicing my opinions,” Pappas said.

The pandemic played a big part in his decision to not run. First, the changes the state made to absentee voting due to COVID-19, including DeWine stopping the primary hours before polls were set

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Anderson Township Trustee Andrew Pappas has decided not to seek reelection. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

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Riverbend, other Cincinnati music venues to return to full capacity, mask optional Emily DeLetter Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

This summer, some venues in Cincinnati will reopen to shows and events at full capacity with no mask requirement for guests or staff .

This includes Riverbend Music Center and PNC Pavilion, the Taft Theatre and Ballroom and the new Andrew J. Brady Icon Music Center, all owned by Cincinnati-based Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI).

Masks will be a “personal choice” for any venue-goers and staff , said Rosemarie Moehring, director of marketing at MEMI. The fi rst event will be a Jimmy Buff ett concert at Riverbend, planned for July 13.

On May 12, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Ohio will lift the state mask mandate and all remaining coronavirus health orders except those for nursing homes and assisted living facilities on June 2.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, recommending that fully vaccinated individuals can safely stop wearing masks inside most locations.

The rules will still call for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings such as buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and

Restaurants

Dillon Ruby, of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, said his family has to limit the number of reservations they can take to help employees maintain their focus and ensure that customers get the “Jeff Ruby experience” they’re paying for.

Meanwhile, in Hyde Park, Sean Kestler, manager of the Echo cafe, in Hyde Park, is shuffl ing employees around, plugging whoever’s available into whatever station is lacking, and hoping they can take to it as quickly as possible.

“The biggest thing right now is that employees are pushing the limits of what their skill sets are,” he said. Due to the increased expectations regarding fl exibility, he said some employees might feel completely overwhelmed coming back to the restaurant industry after being away from it for a while.

Across the Ohio River, Brad Wainscott, owner of Libby’s Southern Comfort, in Covington, says they are staggering reservations and walk-ins with 10- or 20-minute waits to give its overworked staff a break. It’s something that’s become particularly necessary since they reopened their patio and more customers are coming to dine outdoors.

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Like many restaurant owners, both Chalkey and Bailey have seen a lot of people apply and not show up for interviews. “I’ve set up 29 interviews and not a single person has shown up,” Bailey said. “I’m just doing phone interviews right now, because I don’t have time to wait.”

Some owners say the reason for this is that people collecting unemployment must prove to the government that they are actively searching for jobs.

Pointing fi ngers Many in the industry are quick to blame the worker shortage on the extension of unemployment benefi ts that provide $300 added per week in compensation as part of the American Rescue Plan passed in March. They say the government is basically paying people to stay home and not work.

That might be true in many cases.

But, according to local restaurant owners and employees, it’s far more complicated than that.

A lot of restaurant workers have moved on to other industries, citing better benefi ts, better hours and a better quality of life. They’ve taken jobs in Amazon warehouses and call centers, relieved to be away from the stress of kitchens, as well as customers who refused to wear masks or complained about service, despite the hardships restaurants faced (and continue to face) during the pandemic.

“We are pretty lucky because we have a good loving and caring clientele,” said Chalkey. “But we also have this group of people – I want to call them adult children – who will scream at 16- and 18year-old [employees] who are working their butts off because they don’t want to be told what to do.”

She says the combination of the worker shortage and a barrage of vaccinated customers ready to get back to indoor dining has made things almost untenable. The shortage leaves her employees working longer hours under more stressful conditions, and her customers wondering why their food is tak-

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homeless shelters but could ease restrictions for reopening workplaces and schools.

In addition, the agency will no longer recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks outdoors in crowds, possibly allowing for bigger capacities at sporting events.

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ing so long, or why they are waiting to get a table, even if the restaurant appears nearly empty.

“The staff is growing more and more tired and the customers have grown more and more rude,” she said. “You would think they would be happy to just be out, and understand that they can’t expect things to be the same as they were before COVID. Even if we are trying to give them that, we can’t.”

Saying goodbye Many former restaurant workers have decided to step away from the industry altogether, explaining that the pandemic gave them a chance to refl ect on their careers and, more importantly, the toll those careers have taken on their personal lives.

For Jared Scott Beckman, the restaurant industry was an enormous part of who he was. A 20-year veteran of restaurants such as Taste of Belgium, Jags Steak & Seafood and most recently Gorilla Cinema’s Golden Sparrow restaurant, he was used to working 70-hour weeks, working late into the night – and unwinding afterward with rounds of beers and bourbon with his coworkers.

But by the time Golden Sparrow, for which he was an investing partner, shut down temporarily due to COVID-19 restrictions, that lifestyle had taken its toll – on his body, on his mind and, worst of all, on his marriage.

Beckman and his wife are currently in the process of fi nalizing their divorce.

He says part of the reason for the split was the years he spent devoted to the unhealthy lifestyle that often goes hand-in-hand with working in kitchens.

“I honestly believe the industry was a huge factor in our divorce,” he said, adding that if he had to do it all over again, he would have left the restaurant industry sooner.

These days, Beckman has exchanged his chef knife set for a toolbox, working construction jobs that require him to get up at 5 a.m. He’s lost weight. He’s off by dinnertime. He’s spending more time with his two kids and, he says, “I hardly drink at all during the week anymore.”

Beckman understands the reason a lot of people aren’t coming back to restaurants: They are still scared of getting sick. They are reluctant to return to the decadent, sometimes toxic environments of the restaurant world. If they do choose to go back, they want reasonable hours with reasonable pay. Like Beckman, they simply want their lives back.

Going it alone For Sam Heareth, a former restaurant employee who is currently collecting unemployment, the cost of going back versus the risks and the stress isn’t worth it right now. After working at one restaurant that permanently closed due to COVID-19, only to land at another that closed temporarily, she realized she wanted to step away from the uncertainty of the industry to focus on starting her own business.

While Heareth is not making more off unemployment than she did while working, she says the idea of going back right now is daunting. “I’ve thought about going back,” she said. “But, unfortunately, people cannot pay me what I need to get paid for it to make sense.”

She also knows reentering the business will likely mean working for a severely understaff ed restaurant where workers are expected to work longer hours while covering all the bases, from serving to bussing to dishwashing. “Because everyone is so short-staff ed right now, it almost makes work unbearable,” she said.

She also points to the long-term scars the pandemic infl icted on many in the restaurant industry. Not just from the stresses of the work, but from the virus itself. Many restaurant workers contracted COVID-19 during the past year.

And the pandemic was especially cruel to those working back-of-house, including chefs, line cooks and dishwashers.

A recent story from the website Eater calls out a February study from the University of California, San Francisco, that found line cooks had the highest mortality rate during the height of the pandemic in the U.S. “Even when cities were under ‘lockdown,’ plenty of restaurants were open for takeout and delivery,” the article read, “and back-of-house staff were bearing the brunt of the labor and the risk.”

Coping skills To compensate for the labor shortages, some restaurants have had to take drastic measures, including cutting hours, taking fewer reservations and, in some cases, limiting the days of the week they stay open.

Bronte Bistro, which is connected to the Joseph-Beth Booksellers location at Rookwood Pavilion, announced last month that they were closing the restaurant Mondays and Tuesdays to give their existing employees a break.

What needs to happen The biggest job restaurant owners and managers say they have right now is holding onto the employees they already have. That’s a tall order when many of them are being asked to work 60-hour weeks and pinch-hit in just about every station.

Some restaurants have found more success than others. Kestler says the family atmosphere and support the Echo provides has been priceless when it comes to retention.

While a few Echo employees left the restaurant during the pandemic to go back to school or take on other careers, eight of the restaurant’s employees have been there more than 20 years, and at least 18 have been there over 10 years.

“Our staff is incredible,” he said.

According to Britney Ruby Miller, CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, her family’s restaurants already helped cultivate employee loyalty by providing benefi ts such as health insurance, which it paid even when the restaurants shut down temporarily after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s indoor dining ban.

For small-restaurant owners such as Bailey of Sweets & Meats, it’s the little things that matter. “We pay all of our folks a living wage,” she said. “We also ordered Fitbits [for employees to give to their mothers] for Mother’s Day. We’re even treating one of our employees to a massage. He’s busting his butt, and he’s never had one before. That’s the diff erence between a family-owned business and a chain.”

Many believe the reason why many aren’t coming back is due to systemic issues that have long plagued the industry. Restaurants need to reinvent themselves. The tipping model needs to be replaced with a living wage. The toxic environments of restaurant kitchens done away with forever. Those are bigger issues that need to be addressed.

But, for now, restaurants simply need to entice employees to come back.

And who knows? Maybe they will.

Maybe some of those people working in warehouses and call centers will realize how much they miss the comradery they shared with their coworkers and the occasional joys of engaging with customers. Maybe after those increased benefi ts expire in September, thousands of workers will have licked their wounds and be ready to work again.

But some worry that might be too late.

“I always thought that if we made it through the pandemic, we could survive anything,” Wainscott said. “Now I’m worried our restaurants won’t be able to stay open because they can’t fi nd anybody to work in them.”

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Do you believe?

UFO research organization moving to Cincinnati

Archdiocese of Cincinnati ordains 7 new priests

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Do you want to believe, Cincinnati?

The Mutual UFO Network is moving its headquarters from its current location in Irvine, California, back to Cincinnati for a permanent home.

Self described as the “world’s oldest and largest civilian UFO investigation and research organization,” MUFON has close to 600 investigators in all 50 states and in 46 countries around the world, Executive Director David MacDonald said.

Beginning in June, the headquarters will move to a space on Airport Road near Lunken Airport.

MUFON had previously been in headquartered in Cincinnati, but moved to California in 2013.

“Cincinnati is centrally located and is a more welcoming place to do business,” MacDonald said.

MacDonald is also the owner of Flamingo Air, a charter airline based in Cincinnati.

He estimated MUFON receives between 8,000 to 10,000 sighting submissions every year, which can be made through the organization’s website. In addition, MUFON publishes a journal, runs MUFON TV, and keeps a database of UFO sightings.

MUFON boasts one of the largest databases of UFO materials in the world, MacDonald said, with a mission statement of the “scientifi c investment of UFO phenomenon for the benefi t of humanity.”

Upcoming report on UFOs A government-sanctioned report on

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati ordained seven new priests on May 15, church offi cials said.

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr celebrated the Mass and laid his hands on each of the men as part of the ordination rite, according to information released by offi cials.

This year's ordination falls in line with a growing trend over the last decade, with seven men also ordained in 2009 and 2016 respectively, offi cials said, adding The largest recent class was in 2019 when nine men were ordained into the priesthood.

Offi cials said that the seven new priests each served as transitional deacons for the last year, with their ministry including baptizing, assisting at marriages and preaching at Mass.

All of the men graduated on May 12 from Mount St. Mary's Seminary and School of Theology after at least seven years of formation, the released information states.

Parish assignments for the new priests include: h Father Elijah Puthoff , parochial Vicar at St. Joseph and St. Raphael, Springfi eld; St. Teresa of the Child Jesus, Springfi eld; St. Bernard, Springfi eld; St. Charles, South Charleston. h Father Louis Jacquemin, parochial vicar at St. Henry, St. Henry; St. Aloysius, Carthegena; St. Bernard, Burketsville; St. Francis, Cranberry Prairie; St. Wendelin, St. Wendelin. h Father Edward Hoff man, parochial

UFOs, or unidentifi ed flying objects, have stirred our imagination for generations. Sightings of these alleged interstellar visitors to Earth have been chronicled throughout history. URSATII/GETTY IMAGES

“unidentifi ed aerial phenomena” is expected to be released soon.

Luis Elizondo, former director of the defense department’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identifi cation Program, told “60 Minutes” earlier this month that some reported sightings don’t have explanations.

“We’re going through our due diligence. Is it some sort of new type of cruise missile technology that China has developed? Is it some sort of high-altitude balloon that’s conducting reconnaissance? Ultimately when you have exhausted all those what-ifs and you’re still left with the fact that this is in our airspace and it’s real, that’s when it becomes compelling, and that’s when it becomes problematic,” Elizondo told the broadcast news outlet.

The report is expected to be released on June 1.

USA TODAY contributed to this story.

Seven new priests were ordained for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on May 15. PROVIDED/THE CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH

vicar at St. Julie Billiart, Hamilton; St. Joseph, Hamilton; St. Peter in Chains, Hamilton. h Father Scott Morgan, parochial vicar at St. William, Price Hill and St. Teresa of Avila, Price Hill. h Father Anthony Marcelli, parochial vicar at St. Margaret-Saint John, Fairfax; St. Cecilia, Oakley; St. Anthony, Madisonville. h Father Aaron Hess, parochial vicar at Holy Angels, Sidney and chaplain and faculty at Lehman High School. h Father Michael Kapolka, parochial vicar at the Fort Recovery Cluster: Mary, Help of Christians, Fort Recovery, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, St. Paul, Sharpsburg, St. Peter, St. Peter.

The ordination of these new priests came shortly after the archdiocese announced the return of weekly Mass beginning the weekend of June 5-6.

The archdiocese was formed in 1821 as the Diocese of Cincinnati; it was raised to an archdiocese in 1850 by Pope Piux IX.

Cincinnati contractor facing indictment and lawsuit Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Cincinnati home improvement contractor is facing an indictment and a lawsuit after an investigation by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

Randy Jones Jr., owner of Aspen Roofing & Siding LLC, is accused of taking

money from homeowners after having them sign contracts but failing to show up and do the work. Jones is also accused of showing up to homes and doing work in a shoddy and substandard manner, according to a press release from Yost.

“Hammering out a rap sheet is really the only notable work this grifter has done,” Yost said in a press release. “He

had plenty of opportunities to make this right and now it’s payback time.”

Jones has been charged with eight counts of theft for depriving customers of services that ranged between $2,575 and $8,197.33. In total, the civil lawsuit fi led in Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas seeks to recover nearly $60,000 in losses for homeowners who attempted to pur-

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to open in March 2020, soured him on politics.

“If you can write the rules as you’re going along, what’s the point of rules?” Pappas said.

And COVID-19 has hit his business hard. He owns two dry cleaners, Cleaner Concepts, with one location in Anderson Township and another in Hyde Park.

More people working from home means fewer suits being dry cleaned.

“COVID has been really hard on my particular industry,” Pappas said.

Pappas said it’s time to concentrate on his business. He doesn’t think politics should be a career.

“I think that people should serve and get back to their regular life,” Pappas said.

He said he’s also taken a break from social media, not so much because he doesn’t have opinions he wants to voice.

He just doesn’t like decisions by Facebook and Twitter to block conservative voices, including banning Donald Trump.

He’s enjoyed unplugging from social media and has only returned in the past week to support some candidates.

For his political opponents, that’s welcome news.

Don’t just yell at the TV, he says Pappas’s confrontational style online has drawn headlines and the ire of Democrats during his eight years on the board of trustees. He feuded with Forest Hills School Board member Leslie Rasmussen, with both accusing the other of harassment.

His last re-election in 2017 left a trail of heated online exchanges with his Democratic challenger and calls from the public to tighten the township’s social media policy for elected offi cials.

A picture of a package of the Cajun sausage boudin led to accusations of racism when Pappas posted the picture on Facebook with the caption “Kroger shmoger. Look what mom and pop just shipped up from the great state of Louisiana!!!!!! Those coon asses sure do know how to eat.”

He later changed “coon” to “Cajun,” saying he meant the word as the regional slang term for Cajun, not the racial slur.

Then in October, Pappas received blowback when he posted on Facebook

that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was responsible for creating the situation that led to the kidnapping plot against her foiled by the FBI. Whitmer is a Democrat who faced intense criticism for lockdowns and her eff ort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Pappas said he doesn’t have regrets during his time as a trustee.

“The last eight years in offi ce taught me it’s very important for people to get involved in their government,” Pappas told The Enquirer. “Don’t be the guy that just yells at the TV, or screams at the newspaper. Don’t be the guy that leaves it up to someone else.”

Pappas doesn’t know if he’ll run for offi ce again. He ran for county commissioner in 2016 and lost to Todd Portune by 17 percentage points.

Who will take his place?

For now, he plans on spending more time volunteering with Honor Flight, which fl ies military veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials of the wars they fought in.

Pappas also supports Republican candidate Lexi Lausten in her bid to succeed him on the board of trustees.

Lausten, 35, is a registered nurse who is running for offi ce for the fi rst time. She decided to run when she heard Pappas was stepping down.

“I recognize he’s played a huge role along with current trustees to see Anderson thrive,” Lausten said So far, Lausten is one of three candidates who have announced for two seats on the board of trustees.

Republican trustee Josh Gerth is also running for re-election. The deadline to fi le is Aug. 4, so there’s still time for more candidates to fi le.

Democrats have high hopes for Mary Gaertner, a 35-year-old fi rst-time candidate who has served on the Hamilton County Commission on Women and Girls.

Gaertner said she fi rst became interested in politics after Trump’s election in 2016. She wants to bring positive energy to the seat, something that hasn’t happened with “Anderson Township in the news for a variety of reasons.”

She didn’t want to comment on Pappas by name.

“I don’t want to comment on him,” Gaertner said. “I think there are diff erent variables at play. I would rather reshift all of the focus on what’s positive.”

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Housing boom ups the ante for renters Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Matthew Montgomery wants to buy a house for him and his girlfriend.

But after a year of house hunting, the 24year-old mechanical engineer is resigned to renting a house rather than buying one.

“I’m looking to move now because I need more space,'' said Montgomery, who lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Anderson Township. "All of the houses I’ve been looking at would have been perfect for that, but I’ve been outbid every time.’’

Montgomery said he recently off ered $230,000 for a house listed at just over $200,000 and still lost it to a higher bidder.

"After after a year of looking for a house and getting out bid every time, I’ve basically come to the conclusion that I’m going to have to rent,'' he said.

Montgomery's not alone.

Skyrocketing home prices driven by red-hot competition for a scant number of houses for sale have forced many buyers who've been priced out of the market to rent.

In Southwest Ohio, the inventory of available homes and condos was down 52% n March, compared to the same month a year ago. At the same time, the median sales price spiked 12.3% to $219,000, marking the 23 consecutive month prices were up over the same month a year earlier, according to the latest

Brittany Whitt, a Realtor with Re/Max Victory & Affiliates, is also a landlord who said she has seen red-hot demand for her rental units. PROVIDED

fi gures from the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors.

Potential homeowners who in years past would have easily been able to aff ord a home are now considering their next best alternative, said Brittany Whitt, a Realtor with Re/Max Victory & Affi liates who's also a landlord with two dozen rental units in the Cincinnati area.

"I’ve seen dramatic increase in the number of applications were getting'' for rentals, she said.

"It's crazy.''

Just like houses, apartments are going fast in an undersupplied market, forcing potential renters to make quick decisions, sometimes on the spot.

"Over the past couple

of months, we've been turning our rentals in a couple of days,'' Whitt said. "Last year at this time, it was closer to probably two weeks.

There's not enough inventory to keep up with demand, and there are a lot of renters.''

Whitt doesn't think the situation will improve until more new apartments are built and housing prices stabilize.

She said most of her renters have no interest in moving into their own homes and freeing up their rentals, even though she's off ered to help them prequalifi y for a mortgage and act as their Realtor.

The number of renters already far outpaces the share of buyers in Cincinnati.

According to U.S. Cen-

Matthew Montgomery has been looking for a house in the Cincinnati area for more than a year, but his failed house hunt has forced him to continue renting.

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sus estimates from 2014 to 2018, which The Enquirer used in its calculations, renters account for 62% of city households in Cincinnati.

The new surge in demand is making apartments even scarcer, helping to drive rents up about 3.4% over the past 12 months, or about $34, on average, according to research conducted by Yardi Matrix for The Enquirer.

That ranks Cincinnati No. 74 out of the 98 largest metro areas in the country for the biggest rent increase over that time, according to Yardi.

No area has been immune from the price increases.

In Mount Washington, for example, where dozens of multi-family prop-

erties have been rehabbed and brought back on the market in recent months, rents climbed about 9% in the 12 months ended in March to $864 - the biggest price incease in the metro area, according to Yardi.

Even Cincinnati's suburbs, where there are typically more rentals per capita than inside the city limits, renters were not sparred.

Forest Park, for example, saw rents increase at nearly double the pace of the metro area as a whole, climbing about 6% to $1,012 from March 2020

to March 2021.

Looking ahead, Yardi predicts overall rents in the Cincinnati area will climb another 3.4% to $1,081 by the end of the year.

The long-term future of the rental market will depend on the economic recovery, employment growth, the successful distribution of rent relief funds and landlord decision-making, according to Arpita Chakravorty, an economist at Zillow, a national listing service for for-sale properties and rentals.

With vaccines being distributed and industries opening again, employment is expected to pick up, which should help renters pay owed back rents and reduce their chances of eviction, Chakravorty said.

Still, many will need time to catch up, giving landlords a diffi cult decision to make as pandemic-related eviction moratoriums expire.

"There’s likely to be some softening in the Cincinnati rental market as the fi rst evictions are processed and that inventory hits the market, but I expect it will be a minimal impact,'' Chakravorty said. "Landlords often don’t want to evict tenants for a host of reasons. We estimate far fewer than the 3 million Americans who say they are at risk of eviction will ultimately be evicted.''

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Memorial Day kicks off picnic season Picnic Ramen noodle coleslaw without seasoning packet Ingredients salad 1 14-16 oz. bag coleslaw mix (cabbage & carrots) 1 bell pepper, cut into matchsticks (optional but good) 2 packages any flavor Ramen noodles (discard seasoning packets), crushed but not too fi ne 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds ⁄ 4 cup sesame seeds (optional but good)

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Green onions (5-6, white and green part both), sliced thin Ingredients dressing

Instructions

⁄ 4 cup canola or other oil (not olive oil)

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Toss salad ingredients together.

⁄ 3 cup rice vinegar, unsweetened or plain white vinegar, or bit more to taste

Whisk dressing ingredients together.

Cook just until sugar dissolves. Cool, then pour over salad and toss.

⁄ 3 to 1⁄ 2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon soy sauce or to taste

Cover and chill 2 hours or up to a day or so.

1 teaspoon sesame seed oil (optional but good)

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Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

Memorial Day this year will certainly be a lot more fun than last year. You remember it, don’t you? Still sheltering in place, not having our usual gatherings inside or out.

Well, I’m hoping where you are, mask requirements are relaxed enough to enjoy family and friends on this most meaningful day.

Now when I was a kid, we called it “Decoration Day.” Even though the name has changed, we still attend our outdoor church service, “decorate” graves of our loved ones in the side yard of the church, and honor all who died fi ghting for this glorious country.

Memorial Day kicks off picnic season. Which I guess is why a request came in for an oldie but goodie, Asian noodle salad aka Ramen noodle coleslaw.

Most recipes contain Ramen noodles. Some incorporate the seasoning packet included with the noodles as part of the vinegar/oil dressing. Other recipes are more purist – Ramen noodles are in, seasoning packet is out.

My dilemma as to which one to share was solved pretty quick: you get both.

Salad ingredients are the same – dressings are diff erent.

Both are yummy.

You can also make your own salad base with Napa/Chinese or regular cabbage, chopped with shredded carrots added. Count on a good 8 cups.

If your slaw mix is 12 oz., use a bit less dressing.

Noodles properly crushed.

Picnic Ramen noodle coleslaw with seasoning packet Ingredients salad Same as for slaw without seasoning packets, except use Ramen chicken flavored noodles, since seasoning packets are part of dressing.

Ingredients dressing 1 cup canola or other oil (not olive oil)

2 teaspoons soy sauce or to taste 2 seasoning packets from chicken flavored Ramen noodles Instructions Same as for slaw without seasoning packet.

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⁄ 3 to 1⁄ 2 cup sugar

Tip:

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⁄ 3 cup rice vinegar, unsweetened, or plain white or cider vinegar, or bit more to taste

One of my older recipes says to cook the noodles and almonds in a bit of butter until golden.

1 teaspoon sesame seed oil or to taste

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SCHOOL NEWS NHS induction a bright light in school year It seemed somehow fi tting that after a year in which education changed and adapted in ways few could have anticipated, a truly old-school ceremony completed the circle at Clermont Northeastern High School April 30.

The high school’s National Honor Society inducted six new members that morning, Family members were welcome; students watched the ceremony in their classrooms, 414 days after the 2020 ceremonies, March 12 – the last school-wide event before schools across the state closed.

2021 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Honor Society’s founding, and the induction ceremony is highly structured. Inductees marched into the school’s gymnasium, down the ramp at center court.

CNE National Honor Society President Hollie Daniel led a ritual that included offi cers speaking about the four pillars of NHS – scholarship, service, leadership and character – and lighting candles symbolizing each.

The new members then lit individual candles from the four main candles, and pledged their oath.

The number of new inductees is half of the 12 inducted in 2020, but the signifi cance has not lessened.

Senior Hailey Stegemann is one of the new members. She will attend Tennessee State University to play golf, so her college plans were set before the NHS induction. Still, she said, it is a fi tting conclusion to her high school career.

“It’s really important to me because it’s such a high honor and it’s something I’ve wanted to be in for a long time, so getting in this year was really important to me especially I’m glad I got to do it with a lot of my senior friends and a lot of my junior friends,” Stegemann said.

“It’s important because my sister was in this when she was in high school and I know it’s a very high honor and something not a lot of people get into, so not even putting it on the resume, but doing that just to say I was in it and help and doing things in the community, and the schools, that’s what’s most important to me.”

Faculty advisor Steve Thompson said members are chosen through a process that includes a teacher panel that evaluates all candidates.

Students must have at least a 3.5 grade point average to be considered, and also write a short essay explaining why they deserve consideration. All candidates are considered anonymously.

“That way teachers can look at everything and see a student’s number, not a name. ‘This one’s good. Look at the character here. Look at the leadership here. He does this and this and this. Look at this guy’s,” Thompson said.

“All the community service, everything that goes into it. Every little minute detail that they do, they put in there, and we tell them … to lay it out there, to sell yourself.”

Thompson estimated 13 students applied, though a couple withdrew their names. Students can reply if they are not selected. “That’s all part of the process … they’re still reapplying. They didn’t go home and pout,” Thompson said. He and Daniel said the challenges of the last 12 months may have limited the number of applicants.

“I think so, because they were so busy trying to get good grades that something like this comes as an afterthought,” Daniel said.

Community service is an important aspect of NHS membership.

Stegemann, for instance, highlighted a clothing drive she helped organize for Matthew 25: Ministries in Blue Ash. “I think it’s really important to dedicate yourself to community service, so National Honor Society gives me an opportunity to do that myself and get other people involved in it,” Daniel said. She will attend Miami University and study biochemistry.

Thompson said his role in the ceremony, and the society’s day-to-day operations, are minor.

“It’s honestly, it’s her club,” he said, referring to Daniel. “I don’t believe a teacher should do anything as far as a simple advisory role. If we wanted to do anything, we work with a non-profi t, she did that, she selected everything. This is her group.

“Honestly. This is the easiest job to have. It runs itself. They’re the best of the best. They step up and lead.”

Clermont Northeastern High School’s 2021 inductees to the National Honor Society: Seniors: Lauren Best, Brooklyn Booth, Hailey Stegemann, Grace Thompson.

Juniors: Kody Becker, Adin Lopez.

CNE National Honor Society members President – Hollie Daniel.

Vice President – Natalie Hoerth.

Secretary – Stone McDowell.

Treasurer – Nick Craig Historian – Emma Stephan.

Members – Olivia Amann, Kendra Brooks, Macy Brown, Jaxon Gum, Summit Northrup, Austin Yeager.

The four pillars of National Honor Society membership: Scholarship - Per national guidelines, at a minimum, students must have a cumulative GPA of 85, B, 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent standard of excellence.

(Each school chapter is allowed to require a higher cumulative GPA.) Service - This involves voluntary contributions made by a student to the school or community, done without compensation.

Leadership - Student leaders are those who are resourceful, good problem solvers, and idea contributors.

Leadership experiences can be drawn from school or community activities while working with or for others.

Character - The student of good character is cooperative; demonstrates high standards of honesty and reliability; shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others; and generally maintains a clean disciplinary record.

Dick Maloney, Clermont Northeastern School District

Clermont Northeastern High School National Honor Society inductees recite their oath while holding lit candles during the April 30 ceremony. President Hollie Daniel leads the oath at the podium. From left: Kody Becker, Lauren Best, Brooklyn Booth, Adin Lopez, Hailey Stegemann and Grace Thompson.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY DICK MALONEY

CNE National Honor Society President Hollie Daniel speaks at the April 30 induction ceremony.

New members of Clermont Northeastern’s National Honor Society line up to march into the ceremonies.

West Clermont/Great Oaks students rise to the top in state healthcare competition

Adam Kling, Sycamore High School; Hannah Laman, Loveland High School; Michelle Mancini, Northwest High School; Subhra Mishra, Walnut Hills High School; Reva Namboodiri and Laxmi Namboodiri, The Seven Hills School; Nico Prentosito, Winton Woods High School; Gianna Rodriguez, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Megan Roell, Mercy McAuley High School; Caleb Smearsoll, Cincinnati Christian Schools; Alyssa M. Stevens, Gilbert A. Dater High School; Jacob Stiens, Elder High School; Connor J. Tooman, St. Xavier High School; Amitesh Verma, Indian Hill High School; Vivian Willis, Mt. Healthy High School; and Lydia Winter, Saint Ursula Academy.

Junior nominees included: Samuel Becker, Elder High School; Zachary Beltz, Cincinnati Christian School; Eleanore Bender, Saint Ursula Academy; Victory Bruns, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy; Nelleh Josephine Buschle, Dayton High School; Francisco Caleres, Madeira High School; Sophia Chabris, Indian Hill High School; Collin Bryce Chitwood, Milford High School; Grace Fields, Kings High School; John Michael Franklin, St. Xavier High School; Victoria Green, Butler Tech-West Chester Campus; Anna Horton, Mercy McAuley High School; Jenny Hu, The Seven Hills School; Joseph Lansberg, Sycamore High School; Samantha Lorei, Bishop Fenwick High School; Janet Garcia Maya, Walnut Hills High School; Rachel Noschang, Mount Notre Dame High School; Ritu Patel, Beechwood High School; and Emily Riordan, Villa Madonna Academy.

Levi Grimm, a senior at Ross High School, was the winner of the 2021 Simon Lazarus, Jr., Award.

Grimm has worked diligently to contribute to the well-being of his community.

During the pandemic, as food insecurities intensifi ed, Grimm, co-director of a food rescue, looked to food distributors, transportation companies and government offi cials for assistance. When he fi rst started, Levi and three of his friends unloaded a semi-truck fi lled with 10,000 pounds of food.

Eventually, it expanded to them unloading truckloads of up to 120,000 pounds of fresh produce, meat, and dairy products, benefi ting 50 nonprofi t organizations.

To date they have helped provide two million pounds of food, distributed to 70 non-profi ts in three diff erent states.

Jennie Hu, a student at The Seven Hills School, was the junior 2021 Simon Lazarus, Jr., Human Relations Award winner.

While Hu has been involved with numerous service initiatives, she fi rst started with a focus on raising awareness around mental illness. In the eighth grade, she recognized that many were suff ering in silence, so she created a social media initiative called Project Reach. Her work continues in advocating for mental health awareness, and during the pandemic, her Project Reach focused on resources for self-care during quarantine.

More recently, Hu has become extremely involved in the Burundi and Bhutanese refugee communities.

Seniors recognized as fi nalists were Celie Hudson (Cincinnati Country Day School), Shubhra Mishra (Walnut Hills High School), Nicolantonio “Nico” Prentosito (Winton Woods High School), and Gianna Rodriguez (Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy).

Junior fi nalists were Victory Bruns (Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy), Sophia Chabris (Indian Hill High School), Grace Fields (Kings High School), and Jospeh Lansberg (Sycamore High School).

Cathy Heldman, American Jewish Committee

West Clermont students made their mark in the healthcare fi eld recently as 18 students qualifi ed for international competition through events at the State Leadership Conference for Ohio HOSA-Future Health Professionals.

The students are all enrolled in the Biomedical Science program off ered by Great Oaks Career Campuses in partnership with West Clermont High School.

HOSA student competitions to test the students’ skill and knowledge in a variety of healthcare categories were held through online testing and videotaped presentations.

The top three fi nishers in each event qualifi ed to compete at the 2021 Virtual International HOSA conference in June.

The top students from West Clermont/Great Oaks are: h Allison Ross, fi rst place, Clinical Specialty h Megan Wood, second place, Clinical Specialty h Maria Bates, Lainie Mason, Wren Marsh, and Madison Wesley, second place, Medical Reserve Corps h Logan Eads, second place, Biomedical Lab Science h Job Seeking Skills - Yatra Patel, third place, Job Seeking Skills h Healthcare Issues Exam - Isabel Griner, third place, Healthcare Issues Exam Several other students also qualifi ed to take the Healthcare Issues Exam at the international level: Isabel Griner, Ava Reveal, Jackson Miller, Coleson Davidson, Illeana Brewster, Allison Ross, Lucy Hale, Morgan Fleming, Lauren Johnson, Rachel Miller, and Megan Wood.

Great Oaks off ers over 30 career programs for high school students at its campuses and in area high schools, including healthcare programs in Dental Assisting, Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Health Technology, Secondary Practical Nursing, and Surgical Technology.

Jon Weidlich, Great Oaks Career Campuses

AJC honors local high school students with Human Relations Award Since 1965, American Jewish Committee (AJC) has honored outstanding student volunteers of all faiths who have demonstrated a passion for making our community a better place in which to live with the Simon Lazarus, Jr., Human Relations Award.

On April 27, AJC Cincinnati celebrated the 56th anniversary of the Lazarus Awards at a virtual ceremony in which one junior winner, four junior fi nalists, one senior winner and four senior fi nalists were recognized for their volunteer accomplishments.

In addition to cash awards for the winners and fi nalists, each nominated student receives a certifi cate recognizing their achievements and a specially selected book inscribed with their name. Each school making a nomination also receives a copy of that book for its library, inscribed with the names of its nominees.

This year’s senior class nominees were: Michelle Abata, Bishop Fenwick High School; Emma Campbell, Mount Notre Dame High School; Kaliegh Cooke, Kings High School; Evan Dickess, Madeira High School; Tyler Ferry, William Henry Harrison High School; Levi Grimm, Ross High School; Hebron Gurara, Colerain High School; Reese Holtzman, Villa Madonna Academy; Celie Hudson, Cincinnati Country Day School;

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SPORTS Turpin thrower Hickman breaking new ground ahead of state meet Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP - Based on recent events at the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Championships, the shot put pit at Anderson High School will be extended according to athletic director Chris Newton.

Spurring that decision was Turpin Spartan senior Gabe Hickman and his ability to send a 12-pound weighted ball into orbit. Hickman several times put the shot out of the designated boundary, in some cases twice as far as some of his competition.

It’s similar to a home run being hit not just over the fence, but also on an adjacent building. One of his metal meteors actually exploded into the ground with a crater-like divot, then rolled into the woods. Meet workers and curious onlookers then went looking for the fl ying object like it was a Titleist Pro VI off the fairway of Augusta.

“There are a couple of places where I throw out of the pit,” Hickman admitted. “It’s pretty cool when you throw it out.”

Similarly, when competing in the discus, Hickman hurls the saucer as far as some might fl ip a Frisbee. Had there been a girls softball game on the nearby fi eld, the center fi elder might be advised to wear a helmet.

Now 18, Hickman has been launching missiles and dropping jaws since he was in the seventh grade.

“I loved it a lot,” he said. “Eighth grade was when I really stepped it up and it’s gone on from there. I did a lot of fi lm study by myself in middle school, studying myself and professional throwers. My high school coach, Andy Walker is the best in Ohio. By freshman year I was spinning.”

Hickman is a favorite to win the Ohio Division I shot put event, having recently won the indoor version a second time over the winter season at 61’ 3”, making him Turpin’s fi rst male track and fi eld champion. He threw 62’ 11” to win the ECC championship and has a seasonbest of 63’ 5.5” outdoors thus far.

In the discus, twisting and contorting like the Tazmanian Devil, Hickman fl ung one seemingly headed toward Beechmont Avenue for those looking from behind. It sailed 167’ for his bestSee HICKMAN, Page 2B

Turpin's Gabe Hickman competes in the shot put at the ECC Track and Field Championships at Anderson High School May 12, 2021. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

Walnut Hills baseball ‘Coach K’ retiring after milestone season Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A signifi cantly successful high school baseball season in Ohio would be achieved by reaching 20 wins. Assuming a coach could pull that off for 20 straight years, that would be 400 victories, a very notable achievement.

All you would need is 100 more victories to reach 500, which is where longtime baseball coach Jack Kuzniczci is at Walnut Hills. Oh yeah, throw in a couple of seasons off after he stepped down at Madeira to watch his son, Cody, play in college.

Then there’s the lost season of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Still, Kuzniczci has reached a major milestone that will place him among Ohio’s career leaders.

It took place May 15, as win No. 500 came against Sycamore. The Eagles avenged an early-season loss to the Aviators, 9-1. Robby Walters threw a complete game and Colin Miller drilled a grand slam.

“It just means I’ve done it for a long time,” Kuzniczci said. “I’ve had a lot of good players, good people and good par-

Walnut Hills coach Jack Kuzniczci, right, reached the 500 career win mark on Saturday. He's retiring from Ohio high school baseball after this season. THE ENQUIRER/SCOTT SPRINGE R

ents. 500 is a number. Other people have done it. It’s a lot of wins, I know that!”

Kuzniczci now joins an elite group

that included Cincinnati Country Day’s Tim Dunn at 516, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place’s Bruce Bagley at 555, Moeller’s Mike Cameron at 767 and the all-time

local leader Mason’s Ken Gray who won 768 in 40 years between 1973-2013.

Moeller’s Cameron actually hung around and coached junior varsity ball for the Crusaders after handing over the reins to Tim Held.

Kuzniczci won’t be doing that. He’s packing the bags and heading west. After spending time in Buckeye, Arizona (outside of Phoenix and near where the Reds have spring training in Goodyear) Jack and his wife, Kelly, enjoyed the climate and trails enough to have a home built.

“I’ve always hated the winters in Cincinnati,” Kuzniczci said. “I’ll be one exit away from the Reds when they’re in spring training. The weather is just beautiful. I can’t wait to get 65-70 degree days in the wintertime so I can exercise and do those kinds of things.”

His wife has secured a job and Jack will be near Surprise, Arizona, the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals. That’s where the best player he ever coached is in February and March.

Kuzniczci was not only blessed to coach his son, Cody, for four years at Madeira, but also Andrew Benintendi, a See COACH K, Page 2B

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Camryn Gresham is a 12-year-old member of Team USA wrestling Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

KENWOOD -A little over 11 years ago, a young girl held on to a pair of brothers who had just won Ohio state high school wrestling titles at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Two other brothers and a sister joined the celebratory photo.

Chaz Gresham of Goshen and Joey Ward of Moeller would go on to win state titles again a year later with Chaz moving on to Ohio University and Joey to North Carolina. Younger brothers Jacoby and Jordan also wrestled at Moeller and became state placers before moving onto the Air Force Academy and North Carolina, respectively. Jordan has since moved on to wrestle at Wyoming.

The young girl in the center of the photo is now the center attraction of the family. Now 12-years-old and after a stint with gymnastics, Camryn Gresham has decided to follow in her brothers' footsteps. While those may be big wrestling shoes to fi ll, the pre-teen is marching through opponents like Sasquatch, despite competing at 33 kg which is slightly less than 73 pounds.

Gresham has done more than compete. She just returned from Irving, Texas where she competed with Team USA wrestling in the 15U US Women's Nationals. At 12, she made the age limit by just three days. Amazingly, she's only been training as a wrestler for just over two years.

Grappling with older girls, Gresham won her 33 kg division and thus will be a part of the 2021 Pan American team that will travel to Mexico City in late October.

It's her fi rst international event.

From flips to flipping The daughter of Beth Ward and Steve Gresham has gone from the innocent girl doing cartwheels on Moeller's mats to taking down older opponents and young boys with amazing precision.

"A lot of times when I'm competing with boys they think that's going to be an easy match," Camryn Gresham said.

"When I go out there and kick their butt, they're like, 'What happened?'"

When many 12-year-old girls may be dreaming of a trip to Disney or Epcot, Camryn Gresham is about to see destinations out of the country in person.

With girls' high school wrestling taking

Chaz Gresham (left) and Joey Ward stand with their sister Camryn Gresham at sunset at Moeller High School THE ENQUIRER/SCOTT SPRINGER

Ohio by storm, she could land at any number of high schools and possibly win more state titles than her top-notch brothers.

"I want to go into high school and win a lot of states," Camryn said. "Maybe even try to win boys state."

The dream doesn't end at a state meet either.

"After that, some more world teams," Camryn continued. "Then I'll go to college and try out for the Olympics."

Like her brothers, Camryn is training with former Soviet National Team member Miron Kharchalava, a former Ohio State assistant who currently has a son on the Buckeyes team. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she works with brothers Chaz and Joey, along with Moeller coach Germane Lindsey who trains youth wrestlers, many of them young champions already like Camryn.

Chaz Gresham has a two-year-old son (Zayden) of his own now that he's looking forward to training along with his youngest sister.

"She's a young woman but she's already accomplished some incredible things," Gresham said of Camryn. "She's a little diva, but she's a beast. All brothers, she didn't have a choice!'"

Gresham and Joey Ward both agree that she's more advanced than they

were at the same age. Both know of the 100% commitment it takes to advance and both are dialed in watching their sister succeed at a high level. Plus, Jacoby and Jordan give her four highlyranked wrestling brains to pick.

"She's head and shoulders of not just us, but the competition too," Gresham said."At 12-years-old I hadn't accomplished half of what she's done. She can get to say she did this better than her brothers. She deserves it."

Joey Ward works four 10-hour shifts in radiology at a local hospital but sounds like a seasoned wrestling coach barking out commands and pointers at Moeller's O'Connor Center. After fi nishing at North Carolina, he was an assistant and he's also tutored teams in USA Wrestling in Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

After a long day of surgeries at work, the chance to operate on his alma mater's mats with his sister and others is a major release.

"I've been wrestling for 23 years and I never made a World Team," Joey Ward said for perspective. "She does it the fi rst year she can!"

Go big or go home is what mother Beth Ward, brother Joey and others have instilled in her. Chaz Gresham and Joey Ward are forever listed at their

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ever throw and nearly 30 feet beyond his competitors.

Turpin junior Gabriel Asbury and Loveland senior Gabe Ogden are also having awesome seasons throwing, outside of having to battle for secondplace most days behind a guy that throws like a Marvel Superhero.

In 12 years coaching Turpin throwers, Andy Walker has had nobody that could be picked up on Air Traffi c Control like Hickman.

“Right now he’s a quarter-inch off the city record,” Walker said. “There’s not been many people in Cincinnati history that have thrown anywhere near him. He broke the school record as a sophomore and I think he’s added 10 feet to what the shot put record was before he got here.”

Hickman placed third in the shot at the state meet at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium as a 2019 sophomore. The coronavirus pandemic took out his junior season and now he’s pointed toward Hilliard Darby High School, one of three venues in the Columbus area that will host the 2021 state track and fi eld meet.

Over the years he’s increased his distance in the shot put more than 15 feet since he was a freshman ECC AllLeague performer and his discus throws are soaring more than 30 feet since 2018.

“I kept practicing and working on my form,” Hickman said.

Also an ECC two-time First Team football center for coach Kent McCullough, Hickman will throw the shot, discus, weight throw and hammer at Boston University where he’ll be an engineering major. Certainly in the area of physics and motion, Hickman is an expert.

“Academics are really high at Boston,” Hickman said. “My relationship with the coaches was the best.”

The future Boston Terrier is a shade

four-year phenom in baseball and basketball for the Mustangs. Both of those players led Madeira to a 2011 state runner-up fi nish and Benintendi went on to crush hitting records and become college baseball’s best player at Arkansas.

He then went on to be a fi rst-round pick for the Red Sox and later helped them to a World Series title. Traded to Kansas City in the off season, “Benny Baseball” will be about a 35-minute drive from Coach K. Oddly enough, Benintendi’s basketball coach at Madeira also retired and went to Arizona. Jim Reynolds got the coaching bug again in the Tucson area and actually won an Arizona state championship in 2020 prior to COVID-19 shutting all sports down.

Kuzniczci won’t rule out a return out west but is currently more focused on fi nding good hiking trails when he moves.

“I don’t know,” he said. “I might see what I can do. I may try to volunteer assist or something like that. I don’t know if want to work full-time anymore. I might fi nd a job on a golf course and play some golf. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Before coaching, Kuzniczci was a successful player at Anderson High School, then the University of Cincinnati. Professionally, he was able to spend some time in the Montreal Expos organization. Away from high school, he coached for several successful organizations during the summer (Hurricanes, Midland, CBC) and gave countless lessons over the years to young hitters of all ages.

Kuzniczci’s wins are spread out over two seasons at Clermont Northeastern, 21 at Madeira and the last six at Walnut Hills. Overall, he’s won eight league titles, eight district titles, with four state semifi nal appearances, including one

Turpin's Gabe Hickman competes in the discus throw at the ECC Track and Field Championships at Anderson High School May 12, 2021. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

under 6-feet and about 260 pounds.

There may be heavier and taller throwers, but few get quicker torque and energy than Hickman. His father, Keith Hickman, is a school administrator who’s a bit bigger, but his expertise came in leaping, where he made the state meet twice for Lucasville Valley in the high jump.

Though Keith Hickman can no longer clear his personal best of 6’ 7.5”, the family will certainly jump for joy if Gabe can wrap up his prep career on the top spot of the state podium.

“Last year he was the No. 1 thrower in Ohio but the season was canceled,” Walker said. “This year he’s top 10 in the nation. There’s a guy in Brunswick that’s an inch ahead of him now, but he’s beaten him the last couple of times head-to-head. I think we have a good chance of getting that state title.”

Hickman has district and regional meets ahead but is eyeing June 4-5 at Hilliard Darby. The shot put will be held June 4, with discus June 5.

schools as state champs and Jacoby and Jordan are on the wall as Moeller state placers.

"There's so many good wrestlers that she's around at such a young age," Ward said. "It's hard for her to not learn. Right now it's just trying to fi nd Camryn's style. We just don't want to go make a World team, we're going to win. We don't try to go to place or to just put USA on our chest, we want to go win."

Camryn Gresham's maturity beyond years goes further than a wrestling room. Her interview skills are already sharp and she'll likely be doing more in the future considering her talent and relationship to a family of highly celebrated wrestlers.

"It's kind of challenging because people expect me to be the best," she said.

"I'm trying to get there. I don't know everything yet, I've got to keep training.

I'm just trying to be like my brothers, maybe even better than them someday."

Cute, confi dent and connected, the Greshams and Wards understandably have their hopes pinned on Camryn.

"She's not just training for high school," Joey Ward said. "I think she's looking at 2024 Olympics. That's what we've looked at. If not 2024, 2028. She can be top of the list of all brothers for sure. It'll be fun."

state runner-up fi nish and a state title in 1999.

Much like some football coaches that recollect plays in games from years gone by, Kuzniczci can tell you about all of his milestone wins.

No. 1: “It was against Georgetown.

Steve Henderson had a big hit. We (CNE at the time) won 8-5.”

No. 100: “It was Finneytown at our place (Madeira). Kenny Fields pitched a great game. We beat them 7-0.”

No. 200: “We beat Wyoming. We had one of our players pouting. I put in a second-team guy. We were losing by two runs in the last inning. He came up and hit a little dribbler to fi rst. He hustled down the line and they threw the ball by the pitcher covering. Two runs scored and we ended up winning the game.”

No. 300: “It was against Mariemont at home. My son (Cody) was a freshman on that team.”

No. 400: “It was down in Myrtle Beach and Andrew Benintendi was a senior that year (2013). It’s been a long time since 400.”

No. 500 came during a week where Walnut Hills squeezed in seven games.

After beating Sycamore in the afternoon, the Eagles still had a 7 p.m. Saturday game on the last day of the regular season.

Kuzniczci calls this year’s Walnut Hills team the best he’s had in his time with the Eagles. They fi nished tied for third in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference with Anderson, but swept the season series from ECC champs Turpin and split with second-place Kings.

The Eagles also defeated Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet Division champions Cincinnati Country Day in nonconference play and walloped Elder of the Greater Catholic League-South on their own fi eld on Senior Day, 14-2.

“It’s a great group of kids,” Kuzniczci said. “It’s been a real special year so far.”

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

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New preacher joins Community Christian Church in Bethel Ole Fisherman George Rooks Guest columnist

Howdy folks, The cool weather seems to like hanging on. I read in the paper that the cicadas are a little later coming out, but they will make their appearance when the ground warms up. I can remember years ago about these critters and how they kept things in turmoil.

Well, a church here in Bethel is getting a new preacher. The Community Christian has a new preacher named Rev. Mike Tolle and his wife Toni. The older preacher has now gone to another church.

The Feedmill has animals made out of cement and I saw a giraff e in a yard.

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I’ve seen several raised beds here in Bethel and that is good for some early vegetables. I bought some peanuts in the shell for the Blue Jays. I was watching and a squirrel got one peanut and went over to the edge of the woods and buried it for later. You can get a large bag of peanuts for the Blue Jays. It is very interesting how they shell the peanut then eat the nut. The cardinal will eat one of the nuts and it is interesting how they roll it around in their beak.

I was talking to the Boars Head Bait Shop in Afton and Wendy said the fi sherman think that the crappy have spawned and one fi sherman caught a 14 inch crappie along with a lot of crappy that were smaller. They have moved to deeper water. I talked to Sherry’s Lake and the feller said a fi sherman caught a 28-pound shovel head catfi sh this morning. That catfi sh woke him up! I talked to Cedar Lake and the fi shing in their lake is picking up. The biggest fi sh

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They are stocking this week with big catfi sh, blue cats and shovel head. One load will go to Sherry’s Lake and that will make fi shing exciting so get your heavy line on your reel and go after them. There will be lots of channel cats to catch and take home for some good fi sh fries.

Last week, I was riding along the Living the Word Church and both parking lots were full of cars. I saw the church secretary and asked her what was going on. She said there was a graduation for the Happy Days students. She said there were 136 children in there along with parents, grandparents and greatgrandparents. The children are ages three and four years old. That is good for the church to be involved with the children.

I went through Burke Park and there were six mowers cutting grass. The folks here in Bethel are sure keeping their places looking good. I happened to see a

garden that I have not seen that had several diff erent kinds of vegetables growing. It sure looked good and makes me a little jealous that I can’t do the garden anymore.

I wrote about the Old Bethel Church in East Fork before, but I am writing about it again. There will be no program there this year due to the virus. We would need to tape the seats off and I am unable to do that. I am so sorry.

The Bethel Historical Society and Museum was open when I was out on Saturday, so I stopped and took the elevator up to the second fl oor. If you haven’t been in there, you are missing something. They have items from the early times up to today. The folks that take care of the museum do a great job. I will write more about the museum next time.

Start your week by praying and praising the good Lord.

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Brad Wenstrup to speak at Loveland’s Memorial Day program The City of Loveland Veterans’ Memorial Committee is pleased to announce its 2021 Memorial Day parade and ceremony.

The event will be held Monday, May 31, starting with a parade at 9 a.m. from the Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland Madeira Road, to the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial.

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warmer, St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is prepared to distribute hundreds of fans and air conditioning units to neighbors in need, at no cost. This is the 20th straight year SVDP will off er heat relief to its neighbors through its Fan & Air Conditioner Distribution, presented by Braun Heating and Air Conditioning.

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The CJRC participated in the Dogwood Juniors Regatta, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee April 24-25. The rowing Regatta had teams from all over Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Missouri.

Coached by Greg Hull, the Cincinnati Men’s Youth Varsity 8+ won the 2021 Tennessee Governor’s Cup, presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee (Randy McNally), with a time of 6.03, beating St Louis, Milwaukee, and others.

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All concerts take place on Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in Downtown Loveland’s Nisbet Park.

Speakers will be positioned to broadcast music throughout the entire park, which will allow concertgoers and bike trail users to enjoy tunes while adhering to social distancing guidelines.

All concerts are free for the public to attend.

The 2021 lineup is as follows: h May 23 Loveland Show Choir h June 13 The Sweet Beats h June 27 The Michelle Robinson Band h July 18 The Harmonics h Aug. 15 The Whammies h Aug. 29 The Everyday People Band h Sept. 12 Rooster Ridge Attendees can enjoy Loveland’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) and are encouraged to order takeout from local restaurants to have dinner in the park.

“What’s better than a free outdoor concert at one of Loveland’s most loved parks?” asked Mayor Kathy Bailey. “Our concert series brings together the whole community in a fun setting.”

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Anderson’s annual Memorial Day remembrance returns to Anderson Center this year, with a special speaker and traditional format planned for the event.

Sponsored by the Anderson Township Veterans Memorial Committee, the event is set for noon on Monday, May 31 and is hosted outside on the south plaza of Anderson Center in front of the Anderson Township Veterans Memorial.

Speaking is LtCol Kirk Greiner, USMC (Retired), who served in a variety of positions at home and abroad.

Greiner’s personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal with “V,” the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

If you would like the name of your service member to be read during the ceremony, please arrive at 11:45 a.m. to sign up.

COVID protocols require masking outdoors, when it is not possible to consistently maintain a distance of six feet or more between people who live in different homes/households.

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Veterans’ Memorial, located at the intersection of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive.

The ceremony will feature a speech from COL. Brad Wenstrup, U.S. Representative of Ohio’s 2nd congressional district.

After the ceremony, participants are invited to attend a dedication of a WWII Honor Roll Monument at the Loveland Museum Center, 201 Riverside Drive.

The monument was constructed in 1944 as an “Honor Roll” to recognize local men and women serving in World War II. It served as a central location where family members could leave updates on where their loved ones were serving and how they were doing.

Members of the Loveland Historical Society and John Hill Construction partnered to restore the monument.

For additional information about the 2021 Memorial Day program, please contact Misty Brents at Loveland City Hall at (513) 707-1437.

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Starting Monday, May 3, Hamilton County residents age 65 or older, or those with a medical need, can apply to receive an A/C unit by visiting www.SVDPcincinnati.org/AC. Anyone unable to complete the application online may also call 513-421-0602 for assistance. There is a limit of one A/C unit per household, and those who have received an A/C unit from SVDP in the past 4 years will not be eligible. After completing the application, neighbors who are eligible will receive an appointment time and location to pick up their unit.

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Ever wonder what your favorite chefs crave when they’re not cooking for you?

I asked some of Cincinnati’s fi nest, and their answers made me realize just how many things I’ve yet to try here in town.

These dishes will take you all over the Greater Cincinnati area, from Anderson Township to Camp Washington; Fort Mitchell to Covington. All I can say is hop in your car, bus or streetcar and take their advice. These folks know what they’re talking about.

Paul Barraco, chef/co-owner, the Governor, Milford: The Iskender kebab (slices of kebab meat over garlic toasted bread, served with yogurt and tomato sauce) at Leyla Mediterranean is really great. I really love Turkish food, and their version is so well seasoned. The bread is homemade and the tomato sauce is smoky and rich without being heavy. It’s also a great use of herbs and spices. In fact, everything there is great.

418 Beechmont Ave., 513-231-2888, leylamediterranean.com.

Lauren Brown, former sous chef at Restaurant Daniel, New York City; former executive chef at the University Club of Cincinnati: The pommes souffl es with bearnaise sauce from Boca. It reminds me of my childhood growing up at the Maisonette (Lauren is the daughter of longtime Maisonette maitre d’ Richard Brown). As I’ve become a chef and gone through all the work it takes to make food taste and look beautiful, I’ve especially learned to appreciate the art of French haute cuisine. I love that Boca was able to recreate this dish (which was a mainstay at the Maisonette) so perfectly and bring back those special memories. It’s always such a treat to dine there when I’m home.

Boca,114 E. Sixth St., Downtown, 513542-202, bocacincinnati.com.

Hideki Harada, chef/owner at Kiki, College Hill: Being out here in College Hill, I crave Bridges Nepali Cuisine (in nearby Northside) at least once a month, especially their hakku chuala (a rice bowl with spicy grilled chicken, ginger, yellow peas and olive oil). And my daughter smashes their momos (Nepali-style dumplings with your choice of fi lling).

Bridges Nepali 4165 Hamilton Ave., Northside, 513-374-9354; 133 E. Court St., Downtown, 519-978-9055; bridgesnepalicuisine.com.

Bhumin Desai, chef, culinary director of March First Brewing and Distilling: I would have to say the meatballs (wagyu beef meatballs with scallion gremolata and lemon-caper puree) at Bouquet. Just the simplicity of the dish is what I love about it. It has all the ingredients we know and love, but it’s balanced to perfection. [Chef Stephen Williams] always does an excellent job with that.

Bouquet, 519 Main St., Covington, 859-491-7777, bouquetrestaurant.com.

Daniel Wright, chef and co-owner of Queen City Hospitality Group:

Tony Ferrari, left, and his brother Austin, operate Fausto in the lobby of the CAC in downtown Cincinnati. Tony is the chef and Austin runs the front of the restaurant. PHOTOS BY LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

Potato Anna Bites are served as an appetizer at The Precinct. They are served with provolone, candied hot sauce, creme fraiche and crispy chicken skins.

The empanadas at Mita’s (Downtown); the goetta and egg sandwich at Eckerlin Meats (Findlay Market); the Potatoes Anna at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse (Downtown); the chili at Zip’s Cafe (Mount Lookout); the iced coff ee at Pho Lang Thang (OTR); the sausage pizza at Adriatico’s (Clifton Heights); and the Taco al Pastor at Pata Roja Taqueria (Pendleton).

For my last meal, give me the sweet corn agnolotti at Boca (Downtown); the crab Rangoon at Oriental Wok (Hyde Park and Fort Mitchell); and 16 Bricks salted rye with good butter and a pinch of salt.

Derek dos Anjos, chef/co-owner of Parts & Labor, Oakley: My choice for favorite dish is from Fausto at the CAC. It’s the warm gigante beans with chorizo vinaigrette, pita breadcrumbs, fermented and fresh radish, fresh herbs and spicy greens. Sometimes I add on a piece of grilled octopus. I fi nd this dish just hits all the right notes.

It’s earthy and light; it’s essentially a salad, but it’s warm and inviting. With each bite, I can’t place some of the fl avors but they are all familiar. I fi nd myself asking, “Wait what is that? Oh, right; that’s the chorizo or that’s the fermented radish.”

As a chef, this excites me. The salad is beautiful, well composed and feels like a piece of art. I also love sitting in that space knowing there are world-class pieces of art just a few steps away. The Ferrari brothers have done a wonderful job bringing New American California cuisine to Cincinnati. They highlight

what’s in season locally and have a deft touch when it comes to cooking techniques and execution.

Fausto, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, 513-345-2979, faustoatthecac.com.

Jeremy Lieb, chef/owner of Sacred Beast, OTR: We go to Taqueria Mercado every Sunday (after we close Sacred Beast) for goat tacos and goat soup. They’re both delicious, soulful and a great way to end our week. With that being said, everything there is delicious.

Taqueria Mercado, 100 E. Eighth St., Downtown, 513-381-0678, taqueriamercado.com.

Cristian Pietoso, chef/owner of Via Vite, Downtown; Forno Osteria + Bar, Hyde Park/Montgomery; Nicola’s, OTR: I’d say Fausto’s roasted chicken (a roasted whole or half Gerber Farms chicken with greens and sherry vinaigrette). It’s the best I’ve had other than Bouchon (the famous Thomas Kellerowned French bistro in California’s Napa Valley). It’s juicy, fl avorful and succulent. Hats off to (Fausto owners) Tony and Austin Ferrari.

Fausto, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, 513-345-2979, faustoatthecac.com.

Josh Campbell, head chef/owner of Holy Guacamole Restaurant Group: My favorite dish right now is Riverside Korean Restaurant’s Spam and pork belly fried rice with a fried egg on top.

Bruce Kim is a genius when it comes to Korean Food. The explosion of fl avors is phenomenal. Its a great treat after a hard week of work, especially when you wash it down with an ice cold beer.

Riverside Korean Restaurant, 512 Madison Ave., Covington, 859-291-1484, riversidekorean.com.

Stephen Williams, chef/owner of Bouquet, Covington: The Dragons Breath Wontons at Amerasia on Madison in Covington. My wife, Jessica, and I fi rst started dating there when Johnny Chu (the co-owner) was working on that dish. It’s got some smack-you-in-the-face garlic and spice, but it’s cooked perfectly without being chewy or soggy. And the sauteed scallions give it just enough texture. I don’t believe it was my breath after eating that dish that helped me win over my wife,

but we sure had a lot of good times there!

Amerasia, 521 Madison Ave., Covington, 859-261-6121, amerasia.carryout.com.

Jared Bennett, chef, Branch, Walnut Hills: I had a really good grain bowl from Fuel (a ghost kitchen run by the Taste of Belgium restaurants) with lentils, grilled chicken and baby kale. I topped it with avocado, hard boiled egg, cucumbers, crispy chickpeas and a coconut curry sauce.

1135 Vine St., OTR, 513-852-1837, eatatfuel.com.

Jose Salazar, chef/owner of Salazar, OTR; Goose & Elder, OTR; Mita’s, Downtown: I am a big fan of the pozole (a traditional Mexican soup with pork, chicken, hominy, red radish, white onions, avocado, cabbage, cilantro, lime, Mexican oregano and tostadas) at Mazunte. It’s a dish that is homey and comforting, but still refi ned in some ways. I traveled with (owner) Josh Wamsley to Mexico and we had several bowls of excellent pozole [as hangover cures]. While I don’t drink anymore [and don’t need it to help me with a hangover], I still love the rejuvenated feel I get when eating it and the memories of hanging with Josh in Mexico.

Mazunte Taqueria, 5207 Madison Road, Madisonville: Mazunte Centro, 611 Main St., Downtown, 513-785-0000, mazuntetacos.com.

Tony Ferrari, co-owner of Fausto at the CAC, Downtown; Mom ‘n’ ‘Em Coffee, Camp Washington: I’ll start off with Kiki. I love this place and the family that owns it. I come about once a week. My favorite is the (sushi) hand rolls (if and when they have them).

They’re well put together with great raw seafood and perfectly cooked rice. Also, their ramen is the perfect size and I could drink the broth everyday.

Mita’s is another place I go to about once a week. I love (owner) Jose Salazar, and I think he’s doing a great job at using local ingredients and sourcing from farmers close by. Mita’s always has the most vibrant fresh vegetables and salads. My favorite being the jicama and green mango salad. Its beautiful, perfect texture, and hits on every note of sweet, salty, crunchy and acidic. Secondly would be the octopus. Its creative and always very tender. This restaurant shows technique and care in the food.

KiKi, 5932 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, 513- 541-0381, kikicincinnati.com.

Mita’s, 501 Race St., Downtown, 513421-6482, mitas.com.

Kayla Robison, head chef at Arnold’s Bar and Grill, Downtown: Mom ‘n’ ‘Em’s avocado toast is the fi rst thing that comes to mind. The simplicity of it is what makes it so incredible. Lemony aioli. Perfectly ripe avocado. Fresh, hearty bread. It’s topped with fl akey sea salt, a drizzle of oil, and the fresh cilantro brings it all together. It’s the perfect fuel for a morning or afternoon snack.

Mom ‘n’ ‘Em Coff ee and Wine, 3128 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington, 513886-0591, momnemcoff ee.com.

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