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Diana Peyton receives the COVID-19 vaccination on January 12. Senior residents at AHEPA 127 Senior Apartments, in Milford were among the fi rst to receive vaccinations as part of the initial Phase 1a priority group. COVID-19 vaccine distribution was provided and administered as part of the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program.

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Years ago, Jordan Ficklin was mugged in South America. They took the watch off his wrist.

It was no heirloom, just an inexpensive tool. But Ficklin went looking for something that would be harder to steal and chose an old pocket watch.

Mesmerized by the gears and seemingly magical engineering, Ficklin decided to pursue a career in watchmaking.

The New Mexico native moved to Pennsylvania where he attended the then-newly formed Lititz Watch Technicum. In 2004, he was in the third class to graduate.

He found himself in an industry with an entire generation of people missing. Decades ago, conglomeration and cheap quartz watches drove the watchmaking industry from the United States.

But now, it’s coming back.

“There are not enough watchmakers today. End of story,” Ficklin said.

“They are needed so badly that these major brands are providing free education.”

Seven years after graduation, Ficklin moved to Ohio to take the job of executive director of the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute.

That’s the trade organization for industry in this country, and it’s headquartered in Harrison.

Most people might not associate a Rolex or Omega with Harrison, Ohio, but watch insiders most defi nitely do.

People travel there from all over the world to learn more about the craft.

This year, Ficklin started looking for a new job. He emailed Rick Bell.

Cincinnati Watch Company While Ficklin was in South American, Bell was back here in the Northern Hemisphere.

About a decade ago, the College Hill resident with a background in electronics also found himself obsessed with the dancing inner workings of mechanical time.

“The excitement there for me is all these gears and springs organized, and they’re telling time,” Bell said. “There’s no CPU in them. There’s no processor.

There’s no battery. They are eternal motion. That blew me away.”

He started the Cincinnati Watch Company with his friend Mark Stegman in 2016 and together they designed a watch based on the Union Pharmacist Neel Vhana, plugs information into his computer while helping to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Missing live music? Here’s the 2021 plan for concerts in Greater Cincinnati

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COVID-19 wiped out a year of concerts, but summer 2021 is shaping up to have a new lineup of live music options (yet unoffi cial, you know, cause it's a pandemic).

Greater Cincinnati will have several options for outdoor, open-air and socially distant shows in 2021, some new and some rescheduled.

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Nearly a dozen LaRosa’s franchises have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that said delivery drivers were not being paid enough and were not fully reimbursed for their expenses.

The case involves an estimated 500 current or former delivery drivers for 11 LaRosa’s franchises in places including Mason, Loveland, West Chester as well as Northern Kentucky.

A federal judge in Cincinnati has granted preliminary approval of a $900,000 settlement reached between attorneys for the drivers and entities that own the franchises, court documents show. U.S. District Judge Matthew McFarland scheduled a hearing for June 21 to fi nalize the settlement.

“I think it’s a great result for a number of drivers in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky,” said Phil Krzeski, an attorney representing the drivers.

“We hope this money makes a big difference for a lot of people.”

A LaRosa’s spokesman, Pete Buscani, said the case involved a franchise owner, and he didn’t know the details.

Buscani said “many times cases will settle for many reasons, including the costs and hassle of litigation.”

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The case involves an estimated 500 current or former delivery drivers for 11 LaRosa’s franchises in places including Mason, Loveland, West Chester as well as Northern Kentucky.

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Instead of reimbursing drivers for their actual vehicle expenses, the lawsuit said, drivers were reimbursed based on a percentage of the price of each order, between 6.5 and 7.5 percent. Settlement documents said drivers were being paid .38 cents a mile, substantially less than the IRS standard business mileage rate, which last year was 57.5 cents per mile.

The documents say it is undisputed that food delivery companies must pay minimum wage workers for expenses incurred when they use their own vehicles.

The lawsuit also said drivers, who actually are paid an hourly wage below minimum wage because they receive tips, were performing work, like folding pizza boxes and cleaning, that required them to be paid a higher wage during those times.

About 40 nearly identical lawsuits have also been fi led against other LaRosa’s franchises as well as Domino’s, Papa John’s and Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, including in other states.

One of those lawsuits involved LaRosa’s Inc., which owns a dozen stores.

It was dismissed in December, court records show. Buscani said the case “had no merit.”

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Terminal clock.

What Cincinnatophile wouldn’t want that piece of history on their wrist? And a portion of the profi ts went straight back to the Museum Center.

The watch was a sell-out success and other models followed. Each one benefi tting a charitable organization.

Watch enthusiasts would call the Cincinnati Watch Company a “micro brand.” There are hundreds in the United States now.

The availability of movements (the guts in the watches that make them tick) and better connectivity with overseas manufactures allow Bell and many others to produce a diversity of watches that the world hasn’t seen in decades.

One of the Cincinnati’s Watch Company’s early releases was called the P-40. It benefi ted the Tri-State Warbird Museum and was inspired by the Waltham mechanical clock in the cockpit of the P-40 Warhawk the museum restored.

“The internet has allowed people to connect with factories directly and connect with consumers directly as well.

The internet brought the collectors together,” Ficklin explained. “The internet has created both the demand and opened up the supply chain.”

But being a “micro brand” wasn’t Bell’s goal.

Assembled in Cincinnati Cincinnati had its own watch company for more than half a century. It was called the Gruen Watch Company and sat on Time Hill on McMillan Avenue near Interstate 71.

Gruen sourced movements from Switzerland and assembled their watches here.

It’s the same model Bell, Finklin and Stegman are following with the Cincinnati Watch Company.

Finklin joined the company in August. Stegman summed up the change.

“I can’t express the momentum that the Cincinnati Watch Company has with Jordan,” he said. “From Rick working with the ‘breakfast club’ to Rick working with Jordan, it’s elevating Rick and Jordan. What were creating now has a lot more energy. I’m lucky to get to watch it.”

Jordan Finklin services a watch in his Fairfi eld workshop.

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Rick Bell, left, and Jordan Finklin

Stegman explained that the industry runs deep in Cincinnati.

“Cincinnati has a rich horological culture,” he said. “We’re a maker city. We made stuff here.”

The Verdin Company still makes clocks and bells. There was the Wadsworth Case Company in Northern Kentucky. For more than a century, the Herschede Hall Clock Company made grandfather clocks here. We even had a watchmaking school.

Bell, Finklin and Stegman said they have three goals: making watches that tell great stories, giving back to the community and shepherding a return of watchmaking to America.

“There are between 200 and 300 micro brands in the world,” Bell said.

“Twenty or less have a watchmaker in house, and even less of Jordan’s qualifi cations, assembling their watches.”

Aspirationally, the three men behind the Cincinnati Watch Company want to grow large enough to hire even more watchmakers, and so far they are on the right path, they said.

Big sales At the end of this summer, Bell was scared. He was about to announce his biggest launch ever in the middle of a pandemic.

On tap was an updated version of the Union Terminal Watch. The Captain is a gold-dialed watch based a Gruen design for Pan Am pilots. The Cincinnatian has

a retro fl air with a small seconds dial. All three benefi t the Museum Center.

The Cincinnatus Field Watch, a military design inspired by the Roman general’s civic virtue, benefi ts the Freestore Foodbank.

The Diver’s Edition benefi ts the Dive Pirates Foundation, a non-profi t that does special dive trips for physically disabled individuals, many of whom are American combat veterans.

It was a huge investment.

“It has proven the opposite of what I would have imagined. Our sales have been the strongest they have ever been,” Bell said. “There’s some great organizations that are going to get some money.

The more success we have, the more success our partners have.”

Even though the watches have a Cincinnati fl air, Bell says they appeal to watch enthusiasts and sentimental Cincinnatians alike. He said more than half of sales are not local. He’s shipped watches all over the world.

Finklin said the quality parts, design and aff ordable price point allows the Cincinnati Watch Company to succeed in both markets.

Pre-orders for the watches are still coming in.

Soon, the timepieces will be overfl owing out of Finklin’s Fairfi eld workshop where he will assemble and test each one by hand. The fi rst orders will ship to customers at the beginning of next year.

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More than a micro brand In the meantime, the company has launched a repair and service division.

Finklin is repairing and servicing everything from antique railroad pocket watches to Rolex.

“We get other micro brands, too,” Bell said laughing.

He said that he believes people are becoming more interested in watches because of they are the anthesis to disposal digital technology. The music industry has seen the same renaissance with vinyl records.

Finklin explained that people don’t throw away watches. The watch they wore when they ran their fi rst marathon or when they were married or the antique passed down from their grandfather will all sit in a drawer long after they stopped working.

He said the watches coming out of the Cincinnati Watch Company will meet that expectation “I still have the little Casio I have from when I was a little kid. The rubber band is broken, but I still have it sitting there in the drawer because I wore it for so long,” Finklin said. “We had no choice but to design our product to last because its what people expect from watches.”

Bell said it’s this very thing that drew him to watches.

“They do and can last forever,” he said.

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SCHOOL NEWS CNE girls grappling with challenges of fi rst-year program One was looking for something to do between fall and spring seasons. Another came out with her sister. One has a brother on the team and joked that it would be “nice to beat him up.” And the one who started it all preferred competing to watching from the sidelines.

The members of Clermont Northeastern High School’s fi rst girls wrestling team have many and varied reasons for competing in the sport, but also have one thing in common – a place in history. CNE is fi elding a girls team for the fi rst time in 2020-2021. (Technically, CNE’s is a co-ed program, with girls listed on the boys team roster and eligible to compete in boys matches. CNE has had girls compete on the boys team in past seasons.)

They practice together, in the wrestling room on the ground fl oor of the old CNE Elementary School in Owensville.

The space is a converted cafeteria, with mats spread to the walls on all four sides and pillars separating spaces – boys at one end, girls at another. Coach Scott Wells sits between the two groups, or moves back and forth, as his assistants share instruction.

“I thought it was going to be a little more diffi cult than it is. They just want to be out here and wrestle,” Wells said.

“They’re just like anybody else. There hasn’t been any real challenges that I have come across yet. There’s no real drama or no real anything else that, they’re just wrestlers. They step out there, it doesn’t matter, gender or anything. They just want to come out there and compete and have fun.”

The Ohio State Wrestling Coaches Association conducted its fi rst state tournament in 2020. Nationally, the sport is growing. In 2018-2019, the most recent season for which numbers are available, there were more than 21,000 girls wrestling at the high school level – an increase of more than 4,500 from the prior season, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Wells said CNE wanted to be in the forefront of the movement.

Junior Hanna Groeber is perhaps most responsible for CNE’s program.

Her brother, Jacob, wrestles at CNE and Hannah was a statistician for the varsity team last season.

“I started wrestling because my brother’s done it and I took stats the last

Members of the Clermont Northeastern girls wrestling team work on “up down” drills at the conclusion of practice Dec. 21. DICK MALONEY/PROVIDED

year and I had a lot of fun and I always wanted to wrestle, but not necessarily with boys, so I tried to get a team together, and now we’re all here.”

Groeber convinced nine others. Only one, junior Haili Kirkland, has varsity experience. She wrestled at Milford last season. Groeber has practiced with the boys team, but did not compete before this season.

“She fell in love with the sport of wrestling, and she would come out and she would practice every once in a while, and she said, ‘I really want to have a girls team,’” Wells said. “So she started recruiting and he has been, basically, the best ambassador we’ve had for this sport in a while. She is in that school building just talking it up, and he got a lot of girls to come out, and they’re having a blast with it and it’s kind of carried over.”

Every class is represented on the roster – three seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and a freshman.

Two of the members are sisters – senior Emma Stephan and sophomore Ivy Stephan.

“I always thought it would be cool to wrestle, but I never wanted to wrestle boys,” Ivy said.

“I’m in wrestling because I thought it would be fun for my senior year, and my mom said that I had to wrestle with my sister,” Emma said.

Junior Hannah Heller came out because she wanted something to do during the “off season” between fall and spring sports.

Wells said one reason girls wrestling has become so popular is because there are few other winter options.

“During this time it’s really only basketball that they’re competing with, they don’t have a lot of opportunities for all kinds of diff erent sports, so one of those things they kind of just make that jump and want to give it a whirl,” Wells said.

Competing as one program has its advantages. The boys and girls practice together – albeit in separate groups – and the boys will often help demonstrate moves.

The lack of experience among the girls is not a big obstacle, according to Wells.

“We deal with that with the boys too.

I have a lot of fi rst-year guys. That’s been one of the challenges. With the boys I can just throw them to the wolves, you know what I’m saying?

They’re fi rst-year kids, but I always have experience on the team. But this has been one of the struggles I guess I should say, because nobody really does know what they’re doing, so we have to slow it down for everybody.”

Freshman Jesse Foebar said Wells has done a good job making the sport

simple. “Our fi rst match was kind of nerve wracking. I think that was our biggest hurdle to get over was kind of like the fi rst time being out there, but now that it’s over, it’s pretty fun,” she said.

Junior Amber Averwater said the most diffi cult part for her has been “making sure you fi nish a move so you don’t just start it and kind of let it go, and defi nitely not getting crushed by everybody because I’m defi nitely the smallest and I normally get pinned pretty quickly.”

Finding competition is another challenge. While many schools have girl wrestlers, few fi eld complete teams, and coaches have to take matches where they can fi nd them. CNE is traveling this season to Columbus and Olentangy, and Wells has reached out to Mason as well as Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference rivals Bethel-Tate and Western Brown, both of whom have girls teams.

The pandemic has complicated scheduling, as most tournaments are limiting the number of participants, so teams are competing in more dual events. In some cases, girls are wrestling opponents or two weight classes away from their own, just to get experience. Winning and losing is secondary, for now. Just having a team is itself a victory.

“I would say the part that I like about it is the bond that I’m forming with the girls,” senior Kylie Prather said. “We’re all becoming really close.”

Clermont Northeastern girls wrestling team members Seniors – Kylie Prather, Abbey Puckett, Emma Stephan Juniors - Amber Averwater, Hanna Groeber, Hannah Heller, Hayli Kirkland.

Sophomores – Ivy Stephan, Lily Braden.

Freshmen – Jesse Foebar.

Dick Maloney, Clermont Northeastern Schools

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Scarlet Oaks Career Campus This year’s open house is all virtual!

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tions while using rules of parliamentary procedure.

These FFA members worked very hard and have practiced for months as a team preparing for the contest.

On Dec. 12, the Felicity Franklin FFA Novice Parliamentary Procedure Team competed in the state competition virtually from Felicity-Franklin High School. The team competed previously in sub-district and district contests, coming in fi rst place at both.

FFA members on the Novice Team were Addy Glassmeyer, Haley Broadwell, Gracie Davis, Faith Jennings, Stacie Arthur, Emerson Pinger, Savannah Metzger, Kaylee Jennings, Joanna Hamilton, Ayla Rutherford, and Emma Brandenburg. The team also had two alternates: Eden Myers and Elizabeth Lindsey. The team competed against 10 other schools from across the state and earned fi rst place.

Exactly one week later, on December 19, 2020, The Felicity-Franklin FFA Advanced Parliamentary Procedure team competed virtually at Felicity High School. The team members were Luke Jennings, Carly McClure, Audrey Pinger, Emily Hardewig, Alisha Boone and Emma Robertson. The Advanced Parliamentary Procedure Team also earned fi rst place among 10 teams.

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ilies tell us that they didn’t really understand just what Great Oaks has to off er until they visited a campus,” said Mulvey. “The state-of-the-art labs, handson learning, opportunities for a future career, college options--it all made sense once they saw the school and talked to teachers, students, and community members.”

About half of Great Oaks graduates go directly to college.

Social distancing requirements mean that open houses at Great Oaks campuses for prospective students and their families will be diff erent this year, with a combination of online and inperson options.

Registration is required for most sessions. Go to www.greatoaks.com/openhouses for links and details.

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SPORTS Top class of 2022 high school football prospects Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

With the top Class of 2021 high school football players either already signed or about to sign Feb. 3 on the next National Signing Day, it's time to start the new year with a look at 2022's top prospects.

Here are 22 of the top 2022 prospects who could be signing on the next Early Signing Day in December.

These rankings are not from the personal preferences of Enquirer staff ers.

It's merely a compilation based on various recruiting services such as 247Sports, Rivals and others. As we have found in past years, rankings do change and they're heavily infl uenced by the number of Division I off ers.

It's a mathematical rating that has no bearing on what a player's upcoming fall season might bring. The ratings will be updated periodically when changes occur.

Top 22 Class of '22

St. Xavier Bombers quarterback Brogan McCaughey (15) drops back to pass in the fi rst quarter during the OHSAA Division I football championship against the Pickerington High School Central Tigers, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

22. Sam Buerkle, defensive end, St. Xavier - At 6-foot-3, 245 pounds, Buerkle was First-Team GCL-South for the Division I champion Bombers. Buerkle has off ers from Miami University and Toledo and has had visits to Kentucky and Michigan.

21. Montana Waller, athlete, Mount Healthy - Waller is 6-foot and 185 pounds and lists himself as a defensive back on his Twitter account. His early interest is from Columbia of the Ivy League.

20. Isaiah Myers, wide receiver, Colerain - The 6-foot-4, 175-pound Myers led the Cardinals in receptions with 15 for 396 yards and a touchdown out of the run-oriented triple-option off ense.

Myers was First Team GMC. Myers is undecided and fi elding off ers.

19. Charles Kellom, running back, St. Xavier - The 6-foot, 190-pound back

for the Division I champs was All-Ohio Second Team by the media. Kellom ran for 855 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior and had 22 receptions for 250 yards and four scores. Kellom is currently undecided and fi elding off ers.

18. Chase Brown, defensive end, Moeller - At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, Brown had 12 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Crusaders. Brown is considered a "sleeper" by some with Akron being among the early schools showing interest.

17. Kendrix Goodman, off ensive lineman, Fairfi eld - The 6-foot-4, 320pound guard was Second Team Greater Miami Conference for the Indians. Army signee Jaydan Mayes ran for 1,043 yards behind the Fairfi eld line that included Goodman. Kentucky and Pitt have offered.

16. Paul Haywood, off ensive lineman, La Salle - The 6-foot-3, 300pound Lancer made Division II First Team All-Ohio from media and Second Team from coaches. Akron and Miami University are among schools showing interest.

15. Mekhi Lynn, quarterback, Princeton -The 6-foot-2, 180-pound signal-caller was First Team All-Ohio by the media and Second Team by coaches.

He threw for 1,429 yards and 17 scores and ran for 358 and six touchdowns.

Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami University and Toledo have off ered.

14. Brody Foley, tight end, Anderson - At 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds, Foley was voted All-Ohio First Team Division II as a defensive lineman by media and Second Team at tight end by coaches. Cincinnati, Indiana, Louisville, Miami Uni-

versity and Pitt are among Foley's off ers.

13. Brian Parker, off ensive lineman, St. Xavier - At 6-foot-5 and 275 pounds, Parker was First Team All-Ohio by coaches and media. Cincinnati, Liberty, Pitt and the Miami RedHawks are among Parker's off ers.

12. Drew Ramsey, athlete, Elder The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder was First Team All-Ohio as a receiver in media voting and Second Team according to the SWOFCA as an athlete. Ramsey ran for 721 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Panthers while catching 55 passes for 762 yards and eight scores. The former quarterback was also 7-of-10 passing for a touchdown. Miami University and Toledo have off ered.

11. Brogan McCaughey, quarterSee FOOTBALL, Page 2B

COVID-19 takes toll on wrestling, swimming recruiting Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Mac Lewis is in his fi rst season as the head swimming and diving coach at Mariemont. PROVIDED BY STEVE SPOONER

“Any swim meet that is taken out of the schedule is just another opportunity that is taken away from an athlete to be their best,” fi rst-year Mariemont swim

coach Mac Lewis said. “As we have seen throughout the past month, there have been several invitational meets that have been canceled because of COVID-

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Next month, a collection of the top high school swimmers and divers in the state will descend upon the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton for the annual OHSAA state swimming and diving meet.

At least that was the plan.

The meet was one of a handful of sporting events to go unaltered in 2020, taking place just a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic halted high school athletics nationwide. This season’s meet will not be as lucky, as the usual crowd of over 2,500 people will not be present and a safe plan for the hundreds of athletes has yet to be announced.

That’s just one of the many changes for swimming this season.

Many swimmers across Greater Cincinnati are struggling to fi nd a practice facility with new protocols and regulations brought on by the pandemic.

Where it hurts the worst is in recruitment, as COVID cancellations and other hurdles could limit how many Cincinnati-area products reach the next level.

related issues that consistently take opportunities away from kids.”

A typical swimming season would feature multiple invitationals. In the ever-changing COVID world, that’s not the case as capacity restrictions make the prototypical meet featuring doubledigit programs a pipe dream. Popular meets like the Mason Invitational and the Southwest Ohio High School Swimming and Diving Classic have fallen by the wayside.

“From a college recruiting standpoint, when you have fewer opportunities to swim your best, that could aff ect your time in the grand scheme of things that make you desirable as a recruit,” Lewis said.

“Really what it boils down to is how often you get to practice.”

Therein lies the rub as fi nding a practice pool is easier said than done. Many schools do not have their own practice facility, leaving swimmers to resort to public facilities that have been restricted since March or completely closed down. When there is a practice time available, swimmers have to put in

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An update on Cincinnati high school bowling James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information and statistics included refl ect this article’s original publication date – Jan. 12. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

Cincinnati bowling teams are in midseason form, getting ready for the postseason, which begins in early February.

League championships will also be on the line in the coming weeks. Here is a glance at each Cincinnati league, based on statistics on their websites.

mont with a 200 average. She has a high game of 268. Lexi Stewart averages 193 with a high game of 248.

Lebanon is led by Hannah Rearick with a 190 average and Cassandra Ingram at 172.

Greater Catholic League South

Several CHL schools didn’t start their seasons until recently because of COVID-related restrictions. Taylor is 4-1 in league play in both boys and girls.

La Salle is 3-0 in league play and 5-0 overall, while Elder is 1-0 in league play.

La Salle plays at Elder Tuesday, and the four GCL South teams compete against each other Friday at Colerain Bowl.

The Lancers have six players averaging 192 or above, led by Nolan Blessing at 223 with a high game of 279. Zach Torbeck averages 214 with a high game of 261. St. Xavier’s Jared Littelmann is second to Blessing in average with 221 and has a near-perfect 290.

Eastern Cincinnati Conference

Girls Greater Catholic League

Boys: West Clermont leads the league with a 7-0 record and 8-0 overall.

Loveland and Lebanon have one loss each. The Wolves play at Loveland Jan. 13. Evan Williams leads the Wolves with a 215 average and high game of 277.

Cameron Mays averages 206 with a high game of 269.

Girls: Lebanon and West Clermont are tied for fi rst in the league at 7-0 and 8-0 overall. They meet each other Jan. 22 and 27 at each other’s home lanes.

Darby Campbell leads West Cler-

Seton and Mercy McAuley are both undefeated this season and 2-0 in league play. The teams meet Tuesday and also Jan. 21.

Seton is led by Rebecca Ochs at 191 with a 258 game. Mercy McAuley has fi ve players averaging over 180, led by Sydney Schoenling at 192.

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back, St. Xavier - The 6-foot-1, 185pound McCaughey led the Bombers to the Division I state title in his fi rst season as a varsity starter. Along the way, he was named First Team All-Ohio by both the coaches and media. He threw for 2,708 yards and 28 touchdowns despite missing 2.5 games due to injury.

He threw for a school-record 556 yards against Cleveland St. Ignatius Oct. 3.

Miami University, Akron and Kent State have off ered.

10. Ashton Craig, off ensive tackle, Lawrenceburg - At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, Craig has picked up off ers from the Miami RedHawks and Central Michigan.

9. Brandon White, wide receiver, Moeller - The 5-foot-8, 160-pound speedster was injured much of 2020 but had three catches for 94 yards in Moeller's opening win over Bishop Hartley.

He had 17 catches for 272 yards and three scores as a sophomore. Akron has

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twice the work to improve their times for potential collegiate suitors.

“You have some kids doing double (practice) on Saturdays now or practicing from 9-11 p.m. because their teams are pushed back due to schedule overloads,” Lewis explained. “From a recruiting standpoint, it’s very complicated.”

Further complications from the recruiting circuit involve college coaches who now have limited events where they can go see a certain swimmer or are just hoping to have a team to lead. There have been countless swimming and diving programs from Division I, II and III that have been cut (and some that have been saved) due to fi nancial hardships brought on by the pandemic.

With programs cut and other college swimmers swarming to fi nd a new institution, the opportunities are few and far between.

GCL Coed

Girls: Roger Bacon leads the league at 5-0 and 5-1 overall, led by Belle Nye at 175.

Greater Miami Conference Boys: There is a lot of parity so far, with fi ve teams tied for fi rst place with one loss. Six players are averaging over 210, led by Middletown’s Ethan Rowe (217.8).

Girls: Fairfi eld and Hamilton are undefeated in league play and they meet on Friday. Hamilton is led by Madison Detherage and Lilly Arvin, and Fairfi eld

by Katie Dashley and Madison Roybal.

Miami Valley Conference Boys: Cincinnati Christian and Norwood are tied at 2-1 in league play. North College Hill and Seven Hills have yet to begin their seasons. Zac Beltz leads Cin. Christian with 180 and Seth Hinton leads Norwood at 163.

Girls: Cincinnati Christian is 3-0 in league, and Summit Country Day and Norwood are 2-2. NCH and Seven Hills have yet to begin their seasons. CC is led

by Crystal Wilson, who averages 187.

Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference

Western Brown is 6-2 and 9-3. Georgetown leads the National Division at 8-0 and 12-1 overall, led by Kaleb Franklin.

Girls: Wilmington is fi rst place in the American Division at 5-0 and New Richmond is 5-1. New Richmond’s Emily Fischer leads the league in average and has a high game of 242, and Wilmington’s Ariel Combarger is second with a high game of 233. New Richmond’s Lindsey Fischer has a high game of 258.

Clermont Northeastern leads the National Division at 5-0 and Georgetown is 7-1. CNE is led by Alyssa Ferguson and Michayla Eifert.

Southwest Ohio Conference Boys: Harrison leads the boys standings at 4-0 and 7-0 overall, including a narrow 81-pin win over Ross, who is tied for second with Northwest with one league loss.Eli McKain leads the Wildcats with a 194 average and shot 429 against Ross. Marshall Hooper averages 191 and Andrew Roush 187.

Nick Davis leads Ross with a 202 average. Terrence Johnson of Northwest leads the league at 219.

Girls: Harrison, Mt. Healthy, Northwest and Ross are all tied for fi rst with one loss. Harrison is 6-1 overall. Harrison’s Alyssa Pierce leads the league at 181. Maya Floyd leads the Owls with 168.

Leah Anderson leads the Knights with 167 and Cami Strahm paces the Rams at 154.

Boys: Alter leads the league at 6-0 in league play and 7-0 overall.

Boys: Wilmington leads the American Division at 4-1 and 6-2 overall, led

by Hunter Gallion and Jordan Tackett.

off ered White with Wisconsin showing interest.

8. Josh Kattus, tight end, Moeller The 6-foot-4, 245-pound big receiver was First Team All-Ohio by both coaches and media. He had 23 receptions for 288 yards and four scores for the Crusaders. Kattus is the son of former Michigan and Cincinnati Bengal tight end Eric Kattus and has a plethora of off ers. In addition to the Wolverines, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville and Pitt have off ered.

7. Rodney Harris II, wide receiver, Princeton - The 6-foot-3, 195-pound receiver was voted First Team All-Ohio by coaches and was Second Team by the media. He had 22 catches for 330 yards and four touchdowns. His off ers include Cincinnati, Miami University, Indiana and Pitt.

6. Cameron Collins, off ensive lineman, St. Xavier - The 6-foot-4, 260pound guard was First Team Greater Catholic League-South for the 2020 Division I champions. His off ers include Louisville, West Virginia, Akron, Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Toledo.

5. Kaleb Johnson, running back, Hamilton - The 6-foot-1, 200-pound running back had 789 yards rushing in the same backfi eld with senior Keyshawn Stephens who had 1,115 as a First Team All-Ohio selection. Johnson was Honorable Mention All-State. He ran for 878 yards as a sophomore. Johnson's offers include Cincinnati, Kentucky, Iowa State, the Miami RedHawks, Michigan State and Pitt.

4. Alex Afari, defensive back, Lakota West - The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Afari was also First Team All-Ohio according to coaches and media as a junior. Cincinnati, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Pitt, Virginia and West Virginia are included in Afari's off ers.

3. Gi'Bran Payne, running back, La Salle -Payne is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound back who had injury issues in 2020 after playing a core role in La Salle's 2019 Division II state championship run. He was limited to 235 rushing yards and fi ve scores with 181 receiving yards and three more touchdowns, mainly in La Salle's three opening games. As a sophomore, he ran for 790 yards, including 129 in the state title game. He also had 41

tackles, three forced fumbles and an interception as a linebacker. Payne has a who's who list of off ers including Alabama, Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Penn State and Wisconsin.

2. Tegra Tshabola, off ensive lineman, Lakota West - Tshabola is a 6foot-6, 300-pound tackle who was also First Team All-Ohio in voting by the coaches and media. Tshabola joins Brown as an Ohio State commit.

1. Jyaire Brown, defensive back, Lakota West - The 6-foot, 175-pounder was First-Team All-State by both the media and the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association. Brown is committed to Ohio State.

Others to watch: While most of the higher-ranked Kentucky players come from near Lexington and Louisville, four Dixie Heights players have some form of rating. In order, those are OL Evan Wibberley, RB Pierce Rohlman, WR Devin Holbert and LB Colin Smith. From Indiana, QB Garrett Yoon has also been rated.

“It just shows how this has pandemic has impacted diff erent parts of our society and athletes have had their careers taken away from them at a moment’s notice,” Lewis said. “The list goes on and on and it’s heartbreaking.”

In a similar arduous position is wrestling, which is arguably the most challenging sport to have a season during a pandemic.

Aiken head wrestling coach Tristan Young told The Enquirer that his team had a positive COVID-19 case in December that caused a 14-day quarantine.

When the team returned to practice, three players had opted out.

“It’s fl ipped our program upside down,” Young said. “We’re just trying to keep our head above water and make do with what we got.”

Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association President Joe Campolongo added: “It’s always been a sport that’s struggled getting numbers because of its demands. With COVID, it’s more so than other sports because it’s so highcontact and you have more reluctance from the parents to let their child partic-

ipate.”

Like swimming, practice is a big factor in determining the success of the 2020 prep wrestling season. Many schools operate with a small indoor practice room that cannot be at full capacity like in recent years. When wrestlers do practice, they are split up into two groups and are limited to wrestling just one teammate so that proper contract tracing can be conducted should there be a positive case.

In another parallel obstacle, wrestling invitationals across southwest Ohio have been scratched for dual and Tri-meets. The Edgewood Invitational in Trenton was held in mid-December, but that was one of the only tournament-style meets within driving distance, according to Young, who has had trouble fi nding opportunities for his team to wrestle against another program.

“In the CMAC, we usually have small numbers. For a school with low numbers, it’s just hard for a team like Ross or Wyoming to use a half-point out of their schedule to play us, so it’s hard to get

matches,” he said. “You have to do a lot of begging and pleading.”

According to Campolongo, wrestling might have the toughest time in recruitment because of the pandemic. While basketball games are routinely streamed with full commentary for anyone to see, fi nding a broadcast crew or streaming site to carry a wrestling match or tournament is a rarity. With attendance restrictions in place and no streaming available, potential recruiters are left on the outside looking in.

“When you’re limiting the crowd to just parents, you’re not getting college coaches in there,” he said. “These college coaches just started competition for college wrestling this week, so they had a month and a half where they could’ve been in gyms recruiting and they weren’t able to do that and kids weren’t able to take college visits.

“There’s not a lot of scholarships to begin with anyway. With that, combined with the NCAA giving a free year of eligibility, you wonder how many kids are actually gonna be picked up.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS Milford resident earns Commercial Pilot Certifi cation at Sporty’s Academy - Clermont County Airport Robert MacIntyre Ottlinger earned his Commercial pilot certifi cate. To obtain his Commercial certifi cate, Ottlinger passed an oral and a fl ight exam with a Federal Aviation Administration designated fl ight examiner.

Ottlinger, a resident of Milford, OH, completed his fl ight training at Sporty’s Academy, located at the Clermont County Airport.

With his Commercial pilot certifi cate, Ottlinger is able to carry passengers and cargo for hire, in both favorable and poor weather conditions. The aircraft that Ottlinger used for his fl ight training can carry four people and cruises at nearly 140 miles per hour.

Robert MacIntyre Ottlinger has now joined the ranks of more than 250,000 professional pilots in the U.S. with terrifi c career opportunities. Anyone interested in more information about learning to fl y may visit www.sportysacademy.com or call Sporty’s Academy at 513-735-9500.

Eric Radtke, Sporty’s Academy, Inc.

Stepping Stones to host 13th annual Open Your Heart event Stepping Stones will host the 2021 Open Your Heart event on Thursday, Feb. 25 in a new, safe and sociallydistanced format.

Event chair Dina Taylor invites you to celebrate the event’s 13th year benefi ting Stepping Stones’ mission to build pathways to independence and promote inclusion for people with developmental and physical disabilities.

Choose between three delicious meals from Eddie Merlot’s which will be delivered so you can celebrate in the comfort of your own home. The traditional raffl e has been moved online. Plus, Stepping Stones has added a virtual silent auction. Supporters are also encouraged to purchase an art kit that will be donated to a participant in need.

“Individuals with disabilities have been disproportionately aff ected by this pandemic,” said Elizabeth Rogers, board member. “Stepping Stones and the families they serve need us more than ever and it is my hope that we’ll come together as a community to shower this wonderful agency with love.”

Event tickets are $125 per person. To order tickets and learn more about Open Your Heart, visit CincyOpenYourHeart.org. For more information, contact Kelly Crow at 513-965-5148 or email Kelly.Crow@SteppingStonesOhio.org. h Who: Stepping Stones h What: 13th Annual Open Your Heart h When: Thursday, Feb. 25 h Where: At home h Why: To raise money for year-round programs benefi ting children, teens and adults with disabilities.

Stepping Stones is a United Way partner agency serving more than 1,100 people with disabilities in day and overnight programs that increase independence and promote inclusion. Founded in 1963, the agency provides educational, recreational and social programs at locations in Batavia, Indian Hill, Norwood and Western Hills. For more information, visit www.SteppingStonesOhio.org.

Adam Hesselbrock, Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones supporters (from left) Chris and Dina Taylor (Indian Hill) attend a past Open Your Heart fundraiser benefi ting Cincinnati-area individuals with disabilities. PROVIDED

A happy Waterford Upstart graduate showing off her diploma. WATERFORD.ORG/PROVIDED

COVID-proof early education program available to Cincinnati families at no cost According to several recent reports, millions of children have gone missing from the education system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For our youngest learners, in their most crucial learning years, this can mean serious, long-term consequences.

To ensure Ohio’s preschool-aged children are ready for school on day one, the state has partnered with the early education nonprofi t, Waterford.org, to bring the Waterford Upstart program into the homes of low-in-

come families in the Buckeye State.

“When a child begins school behind his or her peers, it’s very hard to catch up,” said Claudia Miner, Waterford Upstart executive director. “Thankfully help is on the way for Cincinnati families who are doing their best, but struggling during this stressful time. With the Waterford Upstart program, parents and caregivers will get the tools and support they need to help their child walk into class on their fi rst day of school confi dent and ready to learn.”

TANF eligible, Cincinnati families with 4-year-olds can register now for the Waterford Upstart program.

Waterford Upstart is an in-home, early education program that gives parents the tools they need to become their child’s fi rst and most infl uential teacher, including a computer and internet access at no cost.

The program provides positive parent-child interactions while delivering personalized, online instruction 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Parents are also given support through a personal coach and tips to continue engaging their children offl ine.

This past summer, 580 Ohio children across 54 counties were given the opportunity to prepare for kindergarten at home using Waterford Upstart and the results were impressive – the average program graduate entered kindergarten at a “Kindergarten Intermediate” level – which is where most children score midpoint during their kindergarten year.

“During COVID-19, we have seen just how deep the technology divide is across the nation. The Waterford Upstart Summer Learning Path provided the tools families needed to keep their children learning from home, even in the most rural parts of our state. We are really encouraged by the results,” said Megan Riddlebarger, Executive Director of Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development.

Registration for the Waterford Upstart program is open now! TANF eligible families can register their 4year-olds for this at-home, no-cost early education program by calling 1-888-982-9898 or logging on to WaterfordUpstart.org.

Kimberly Flores, Waterford.org

7 botanical gardens for nature-soaking in Cincy Charles Infosino

Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

What’s in a name? With so many diff erent types of gardens, a name tells us what we will see, and it will smell just as sweet. A botanical garden is a large public garden where plants are grown for display and scientifi c study. An arboretum is a botanical garden that specializes in trees and woody plants. Both are educational, family fun and available in the Cincinnati area.

Families can relax and learn more about nature at Cincinnati’s botanical gardens. They might even inspire today’s children to be tomorrow’s botanists.

Here's a list of some of the area's best natural beauties.

Boone County Arboretum This arboretum has more than 3,600 trees and shrubs in their collections. It is laid out as a landscape arboretum and is the only Level IV Accredited Arbore-

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9190 Camp Ernst Road, Union; bcarboretum.org.

cies in bloom.

Cacti are displayed at the Desert House. Krohn Conservatory hosts fi ve fl ower shows and a Butterfl y show every year.

1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park; cincinnatiparks.com/krohn.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Mount Airy Arboretum

This 75-acre zoo also has over 3,000 plant varieties.

Plants and fl owers are present throughout the zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo has several garden exhibits including: Butterfl y Garden, Community Gardens, Conifer Garden, Green Garden, Green Roof, Pollinator Garden, Rain Gardens, Tulip Display and Edible Gardens & Aquaponics. The Endangered Species/CREW Garden employs CREW scientists, who work to propagate and preserve threatened American plant species.

3400 Vine St., Avondale; cincinnatizoo.org.

Located in the middle of the Mount Airy Forest, this is a 30-acre garden that features approximately 2,000 specimens from over 50 plant families and more than 125 diff erent genera.

The arboretum’s fi ve most signifi cant collections are Meyer Conifer Collection (280 specimens), Rhododendron Collection (235 specimens), Viburnum Collection (166 specimens), Lilac Collection (115 specimens) and Magnolia Collection (87 specimens).

5083 Colerain Ave., Mount Airy; cincinnatiparks.com/west/mt-airy-arboretum.

Hauck Botanical Garden Hauck is co-managed by the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati. The 8-acre garden features 900 types of trees, shrubs and evergreens. It also has many fl owers, such as hydrangeas, daff odils, daylilies and lilacs. Hauck Botanical Garden’s collection includes 500 varieties of woody shrubs, over 400 varieties of trees and more than 10,000 varieties of bulbs. The botanical garden is home to multiple attraction gardens including Peggy MacNeale Daff odil Collection, Pat Kipp Memorial Shade Garden, Serenity Garden, Butterfl y and Vegetable Garden, Herb Garden and Wildfl ower Garden. There are also the Hauck Legacy Trail and the Green Learning Station.

2625 Reading Road, Avondale; cincinnatiparks.com/central/ hauck-botanical-gardens.

Krohn Conservatory Krohn houses over 1,000 diff erent varieties of plants in six permanent collections. The Fern House is like a mini rainforest. The Palm House is also similar to a mini rainforest and features palm trees, vines and a 20-foot waterfall. Citrus trees and temporary exhibits are displayed at the Floral Display House.

A collection of bonsai trees is displayed at the Bonsai House.

The Orchid House features a variety of orchid spe-

Rowe Arboretum Rowe is a horticultural museum displaying many examples of hardy plant specimens in Southwestern Ohio. It houses close to 5,000 diff erent trees, shrubs and perennials.

The arboretum also features other specimens that are benefi cial to wildlife and to the ornamental display.

There is a predominant evergreen theme throughout the arboretum.

4600 Muchmore Road, Indian Hill; ihill.org/recreation/rowe-arboretum.

Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum A cemetery might not sound like the most family fun place. “Hey kids, want to go to the cemetery to see some trees?” However, it is a 733-acre, beautiful arboretum, which just happens to have a 450-acre cemetery.

There are approximately 1,300 herbaceous and woody plants. Its oldest tree is a 400-year old white oak and there are two oak trees around 300 years old, and 27 state champion trees – the largest of their species in the state of Ohio. The arboretum also features monuments and sculptures – including a sphinx and a pyramid.

4521 Spring Grove Ave., Spring Grove Village; springgrove.org.

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There’s ‘a need for more places like the Shepherd’s Place’ Ole Fisherman George Rooks Guest columnist

Howdy folks, I was talking to Danny Grant and he said he has tomato plants up and hopes to plant 200 plants – earlier this year than he did last year. That means he should have ripe tomatoes by the fi rst of June and cucumbers along with the tomatoes. Won’t that be nice! Danny has been in the greenhouse business for many years.

I got some peanuts in the shell and the Blue Jays sure enjoyed them. It didn’t take long for them to eat the ones I put out there. The fi rst time a couple squirrels took some so I will get some more. It is fun to watch the Blue Jays pick up one and roll it around in their beaks then swallow the peanut. It is so amazing to watch the diff erent kinds of birds come to the feeder. The Cardinals will pick up a sunfl ower seed and roll it around in their beak and then swallow the seed. Then they pick up another one and fl y away to keep it for a little while.

I was up at the Shepherd’s Place and I saw a reading on the wall. “Some kids are smarter than you, some kids have cooler clothes than you, some kids are better at sports than you, it doesn’t matter, you have your thing too. Be the kid that can get along, be the kid who is generous, be the kid who is happy for other people, be the kid who does the right thing, be the nice kid.”

The volunteers at the Shepherd’s Place are Peg, Cindy, Tommy, Karen, Elaine, Barb, Gail, Kathy, Nicki, Kyle, Dewey, Mark, and Georgia. Robyn is doing a wonderful job and they have food for the kids and teaching from the Bible.

They also have games to play until the parents come and get the children. This all helps keep the kids off the streets and teaching them some responsibility.

There is a need for more places like the Shepherd’s Place.

On Sunday, I went to Frisch’s for dinner after church and boy was there a crowd there. The breakfast bar is open, so I got scrambled eggs, bacon, a biscuit and coff ee. There is a feller that will put on a plate whatever you want.

I then went up to the fi re department to deliver a Lions Club calendar. The Lions club is doing a fi ne job. I have been a member of the Bethel club since the 1970s. Francis Smith sponsored me to join. I am sure glad he did. I have sponsored several folks myself. The Lions Club is one of the biggest organizations in the world.

In the past, I have ordered honeybees by mail and when they came to the post offi ce here in Bethel, they called me at about 6 a.m. and said George your honeybees are here – please come and get them. I was reading in the Lions Club magazine about a lady that was blind.

She had ordered a hive and bees so when they came in the mail, the postman was terrifi ed. He got to the door of the lady and said here is your honeybees. He put them in her face and left. If you are afraid of the bees they will sting you. I never had any problem working with them.

They tell me the fi shing is good with lots of crappie, sauger and cat fi sh being caught.

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Mary Helen’s ‘no peek’ oven beef stew perfect for cozy winter supper Mary Helen’s ‘no peek’ oven beef stew

cut up in large pieces

I used a 2 pound chuck roast, my favorite for stew.

Instructions

After trimming, I got a little over 1 1⁄ 2 pounds beef. Stewing beef is good, too.

Pour thin fi lm of oil in bottom of pot.

Beef base if necessary Preheat oven to 325.

Potatoes are added toward the end so they don’t get mushy.

Stew cooks, basically unattended, in oven about 3 hours.

Ingredients About 2 pounds beef, cut in 11⁄ 2” cubes Salt and pepper to taste About 3 cups onions, chopped A good teaspoon garlic, minced - my addition

Mary Helen’s ‘no peek’ oven beef stew garnished with parsley.

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Remember when I told you I’d be sharing “best of/most requested” recipes again? And that I’d update and adapt them so if you had to substitute an ingredient, you could?

Well, here’s a much-loved stew recipe: Mary Helen’s “No peek” classic beef oven stew. Perfect for a cozy winter supper.

The recipe calls for tapioca – I had none so subbed in a smaller amount of fl our. Ditto with the tomato juice. I subbed in beef broth with a good dollop of tomato paste.

Mary Helen Spry was my best friend

Carol’s mom. She was the most gourmet cook around. I had my fi rst taste of whole caulifl ower drizzled with cheese sauce at Carol’s house.

Dinner at Carol’s was eaten at the table, with platters of food.

At our home, supper from my Mom’s Lebanese kitchen was usually served from a big cast-iron pot on the stove.

No matter, though. We both enjoyed dinner at each other’s home.

Now I’ve made numerous versions of classic beef stew that were delicious, but none are as easy as this and the taste is yummy.

I used my enameled cast-iron pot.

This heavy pot allowed the stew to cook at an even simmer in the oven. Just make sure your pot and lid are ovenproof.

Here’s the recipe updated with substitutions if necessary.

Put beef in. If using flour sprinkle it over meat and toss to coat.

Then add everything but potatoes and beef base.

If using tapioca, just add it and everything but potatoes and beef base. Give it a stir.

Cover and cook about 2 hours. No peeking!

Add potatoes and cook another 40-60 minutes, until meat is tender and potatoes cooked.

3 ribs celery, cut up

Taste and add a bit of beef base or bouillon to enhance flavor.

4 medium carrots, peeled if you want and cut into nice chunks

Stew too thick? Add a bit of hot water.

1 1⁄ 4 cups tomato juice or one can beef broth mixed with 1 generous tablespoon tomato paste — I like the beef broth version better

Stir some frozen, thawed peas in at the end.

⁄ 3 cup quick/instant cooking tapioca or 1⁄ 4 cup flour - see note

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⁄ 2 teaspoon dried basil (optional but good)

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About 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and

Tips:

Add a splash of red wine vinegar to each serving.

Cook in crockpot: 8-12 hours on low, 4-6 on high.

Add potatoes at beginning of cooking time.

Beef stew ready for the oven.

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