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Former Bengals' coach Marvin Lewis is selling his Indian Hill home for $2.79 million. PROVIDED

Indian Hill makes list of one of the richest places. Again.

Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Bloomberg released its annual list of the richest places and a certain Cincinnati suburb is in the top 20 riches places in the country.

The Village of Indian Hill ranks at 17th richest in America, according to the new report.

The average household income for Indian Hill was $318,319, according to the Bloomberg analysis of U.S. Census data.

In 2019, the Village of Indian Hill ranked No. 11 in the country.

The richest places were in 16 states, mostly on the East and West coasts, but Ohio had three locations listed.

The list includes Pepper Pike, Ohio, at No. 43 with an average household income of $267,268, and New Albany, Ohio, at No. 48 with $264,639.

No location in Kentucky or Indiana made the list.

This year, the top 100 places had an average household income of $220,000, up from $209,000 last year.

Atheron, California, was the richest place in America for the fourth year in a row with an average household income of $525,000.

The Elliott House located in Indian Hill dates to 1802.

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Cincinnati Public teams up with colleges to decrease ‘summer melt’ Max Londberg Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

For some Cincinnati Public students, college’s toughest challenges can arrive before classes even begin.

Those challenges can be so overwhelming that some students accepted into a university never actually enroll as a result of fi nancial, personal or other constraints.

When that happens, it’s known as “summer melt,” a term used to describe the experience of those recent high school graduates whose college careers end before they’ve had a chance to truly

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“Summer is this no man’s land for a high school graduate,” said Kayla Ritter Rickels, a college manager at CPS whose recent work has focused on addressing the problem. “(They are) not really part of their high school system anymore but not quite the responsibility of the college.”

The issue is more pronounced among fi rst-generation and low-income students, according to admissions experts, and it led more than one in four CPS graduates to “melt” during the summer of 2018. That meant hundreds of the nearly 1,400 college-bound

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CPS graduates that year didn’t make it to their fi rst class on a college campus.

But working together to tackle the problem, CPS, UC and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College created new supports in an eff ort to reduce the melt rate before the current academic year. The result?

“We were wildly successful,” said Tamara Byland, an assistant vice provost of admissions at the University of Cincinnati.

In 2019, just 19% of college-bound CPS graduates stopped pursuing higher education between the end of high school and the fi rst day of college – a re-

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duction of more than seven percentage points.

The decrease was even more profound at UC Blue Ash. At that campus, the melt rate among CPS graduates decreased from 39% in 2018 to 27% in 2019, according to CPS fi gures.

UC Blue Ash has drawn more CPS graduates than UC’s main campus in recent years.

And at UC’s main campus, the rate decreased over the same period from 6.5% to 5% for CPS graduates, although it increased for everyone else.

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Who’s a Good Beer? New beer from Streetside benefi ts local animal rescues Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Streetside Brewery is going to the dogs ... and cats.

Who’s a Good Beer? is the name of the hazy IPA, and will launch in cans on April 11. Proceeds from the launch party will benefi t local animal rescues.

“We love our fur friends here at Streetside, so we came up with a way to give back to those fur babies that aren’t as fortunate as some,” brewery reps said.

Streetside will donate 25% from each 4-pack and $1 per pint sold in the taproom to Save the Animals Foundation-Cincinnati and Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/ Neuter Clinic.

“We want this release to be a big ole party – Streetside Style – so we will also have raffl e baskets and the shelters will have reps here to collect donations and help orchestrate any adoptions,” brewery reps said.

The can release on April 11 starts at noon. The cans even feature pictures of cute pups and cats. Streetside Brewery is at 4003 Eastern Ave, Columbia-Tusculum.

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Students walk to and from class on the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash campus in Blue Ash on Feb. 18.

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Geoff rey Woolf, the dean of Humanities and Sciences at Cincinnati State, said in a statement that the college is working to ease CPS students’ transition to higher education.

“We’ve eliminated all barriers related to placement testing,” Woolf said. “We’ve developed a new advising system that takes into account the student’s experiences, and this year we’re launching our fi rst ever summer bridge program specifi cally for CPS students.”

The program will be free.

Summer melt data was not available for Cincinnati State due to its open admission policy – in which all students meeting eligibility requirements are admitted, according to a school spokesperson.

CPS Superintendent Laura Mitchell, during a recent meeting with The Enquirer editorial board, spoke of the importance of addressing summer melt. She recounted how one fi rst-generation college student and CPS grad wasn’t aware of the need for bedding upon fi rst arriving on campus.

The Superintendent Housing Award, a CPS scholarship, helps fund such needs for incoming college students.

Donations to the scholarship can be made by check to “ABC Superintendent’s Housing Award” and sent to Sarah Yeary at Cincinnati Public Schools, P.O. Box 5381, Cincinnati, OH 45201-5381.

Byron White, the executive director of StrivePartnership, said the CPS melt rate issue surfaced in part due to a larger data-sharing collaboration between CPS and 12 colleges and universities. Strive helped facilitate the partnership.

The data will be used to better track students’ readiness, access and success as they transition to college, White said.

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“As these institutions dig deeper into localized data,” White said, “they will be able to transform systems that are unfair barriers to students who happen to have fewer resources or whose families have less experience interacting with colleges and universities.”

Rickels, the CPS college manager, said the recent success is evidence that students don’t experience summer melt for a lack of desire to attend college, but rather because “it can be a nightmare of a process to navigate.”

She added addressing summer melt is part of a larger eff ort to “think not only about students being ready for college but colleges being ready to accept our students.”

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UC and CPS credited the success to a pilot program that started last year to bridge the summer gap for enrolling college students.

Various collaborators, including Rickels, helped identify the problem by analyzing summer melt data.

The team also included StrivePartnership, an organization that works to bring together public, private and community entities to improve education outcomes in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

They found the CPS melt rate was more than six times higher in 2018 at UC Blue Ash than at the main campus.

Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research estimated the national summer melt rate ranges from 10% to 40%.

Last year CPS, Cincinnati State and UC formed the pilot program, creating new counselor and “peer navigator” roles to guide students through the complex fi nal phase of enrollment before school begins. The tasks include navigating a new fi nancial aid system, attending orientation, arranging transportation for perhaps the fi rst time and submitting fi nal academic and medical paperwork.

Briana Harper, a CPS graduate and now a UC degree holder who is pursuing a second degree, fi lled the sole peer navigator position last summer at UC Blue Ash. “When students come into college, we expect something out of them – a level of discipline, a level of education,” Harper said. “We say they’re college students, but really they’re post-high school students.”

In 2017, 37% of CPS graduates confi rmed to attend UC Blue Ash experienced summer melt. The melt rate increased slightly in 2018, and it was 14 points higher that year than the melt rate of non-CPS graduates.

Enter the new counselor and peer navigator positions like Harper’s.

Last summer, Harper contacted an estimated 250 CPS graduates who intended to enroll at UC Blue Ash. When students didn’t return her emails, she called them.

When she couldn’t reach a student, she tried their parents. Harper spoke with one student’s father for nearly an hour, reminding him his son still had tasks to complete before college started.

One motivated student got a jump on college by taking classes at Cincinnati State in the summer. But a busy schedule contributed to her fearing she might miss UC’s orientation – a required step for enrollment in which new students fi ll out their class schedule and receive student IDs. Harper found a solution by fi guring out the pupil could qualify as a transfer student, which only requires completing an online orientation.

Other students did not immediately recognize their fi nancial aid packages didn’t cover housing. And one incoming student was battling the toll of a friend’s death.

“I had to be honest with him,” Harper said. “If you’re in an emotional state, don’t put yourself in a position where you’ll fail” in college. The student agreed to take some time to heal and push his college start date to the spring semester.

Harper, who plans to serve in the peer navigator role again this summer, said she aims to meet students where they are. Being a CPS graduate herself eases her ability to make connections with other graduates.

“I don’t talk like I’m in the board room. I let them text me,” she said. “I think it helps break down those barriers.”

CPS, UC and Cincinnati State jointly paid for the pilot program, dedicating three licensed counselors, peer navigators and other staff time for the work.

CPS hopes to expand the model this summer to Miami University and Northern Kentucky University.

Man accused of indecency was college instructor Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Loveland police say a college instructor accused of exposing himself to a 5-year-old girl was investigated for similar conduct in 2016 but not charged because witnesses could not identify him.

Representatives of two colleges confi rm that the instructor, Brandon Montoya, taught at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and most recently at Southern State Community College in Hillsboro.

“We have started the termination process,” Southern State spokeswoman Mindy Markey-Grabill said.

Montoya is set for a pre-trial hearing March 4 in Hamilton County Municipal Court on one count of child enticement and two counts of public indecency.

The 39-year-old Symmes Township man is free on bond.

Montoya’s attorney, Nicholas Graman of Lebanon, said neither he nor his client want to comment on the charges at this time.

Loveland police say Montoya was parked in the lot of an apartment complex on West Main Street Jan. 23 when he called a 5-year-old girl over to his car and exposed himself while masturbating.

Video from a nearby house recorded Montoya’s car in the area and its distinctive mismatched wheels enabled offi cers to track him down, police say.

Police say Montoya told offi cers he parked in the lot to eat a cheeseburger.

He denied interacting with the little girl.

A Loveland police detective said in an affi davit fi led in Montoya’s court case that, “In 2016, there were two reports taken by Loveland PD involving Brandon Montoya engaging in similar conduct.”

The reports say: ❚ On Sept. 13, 2016, a woman told police she saw a man in a silver sedan parked on Sunrise Drive about 6:20 p.m. who appeared to be masturbating.

Offi cers could not fi nd the car. ❚ On Sept. 14, 2016, a 10-year-old girl told police a man “moving his hand up and down” in a silver sedan had pulled up next to her on Mohican Drive between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. the day before.

The child gave offi cers two possible license plate numbers and they tracked them to Montoya’s car, but he was not charged.

Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe told The Enquirer that he checked with

the detective who investigated the complaints in 2016 and the department did not have the evidence to fi le charges.

‘Neither witness could positively identify’ a suspect “Neither witness could positively identify the driver,” Rahe said.

“We did reach out to other law enforcement agencies to see if they had similar off enses or a similar vehicle and no one responded.

“Unfortunately, the statute of limitations has expired on those offenses, so we could not charge him now even if we had enough eviMontoya dence to proceed,” Rahe said.

Montoya was a biology instructor at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College from 2012 to February 2018, college spokesman Richard Curtis said.

Although full time, Montoya was not a professor at either college he worked for.

Southern State Community College hired Montoya in August 2018 to teach life sciences, anatomy and physiology, spokeswoman MarkeyGrabill said.

She said Southern State learned of Montoya’s arrest through the news media Feb. 7.

“The college immediately took steps to identify replacement instructors for this individual’s courses,” Markey-Grabill said.

She said Southern State learned Montoya had been accused of similar conduct in 2016 through the media, too.

“The criminal background check conducted at the point of hire did not indicate any such incident,” MarkeyGrabill said.

Markey-Grabill said Southern State has not been in direct contact with Montoya.

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Cincinnati police have arrested a 30year-old man who was accused of pointing a gun and threatening to kill two people at a University of Cincinnati campus residence.

Police had to use a taser on Montez Wiggins several times Sunday, Feb. 16 when he refused offi cers’ commands to place his hands behind his back, according to court records.

He was arrested on two charges of aggravated menacing and resisting arrest and remains in the Hamilton County Detention Center.

The Madisonville resident is accused of pulling out a handgun and making threats to kill two people inside a residence in the 2600-block of Stratford Avenue on Feb. 16, according to court records.

The incident began with a man catching an Uber ride outside a concert at Bogarts back to his dorm in Stratford Heights, according to one victim’s statement in court records.

A man off ered to pay the victim extra for a ride, according to court records.

Student’s plea to understand depression wins Rotary contest Sarah Johnson of Finneytown has seen the eff ects of depression in friends and family. Her eloquent call for understanding and action won the Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s 4-Way Test Speech Competition on Feb. 20.

The junior at the School for Creative & Performing Arts was one of four fi nalists competing to represent the Rotary Club of Cincinnati at the Regional speech fi nals on April 8 at Wright State University. That competition draws high school students from Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

Other students competing event were Liam O’Shaughnessy of Wyoming, for Wyoming High School; Astrid Conte Pena of Mt. Washington, for Clark Montessori, and Yousuf Munir of Amberley Village for Walnut Hills High School. Each student received a cash prize and a letter of recognition from the Rotary Club of Cincinnati.

O’Shaughnessy talked about the power and value of therapy in dealing with mental health issues and reclaiming joy in living.

Pena held the audience rapt as she talked about her experience as a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, and the mirror experiences of those who cannot use the term “legal,” but bring skills, determination and value to this country.

Munir made a compelling case for expanding sex education in all Ohio public schools to include safe sex, medically accurate information and healthy relationships as well as the current emphasis on abstinence.

“The depth of the subject matter and the power of their arguments exceeded what you might expect,” said Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Byron McCauley, a judge for the competition.

“We heard a ton of wisdom, backed up with facts and fi gures,” McCauley said. “Sarah really humanized her speech with her own experience.”

Each speech had to incorporate the Rotary’s 4-Way Test – the ethical standard that calls on Rotary members to assure that everything they think, do or say is the truth, fair to all concerned,

Sarah Johnson of Finneytown addresses the audience in her winning speech. PROVIDED

will build goodwill and better friendships and will be benefi cial to all concerned.

Rotarians began visiting high schools in fall of 2019 to meet with faculty advisors and encourage students to compete. They also led coaching sessions with students and helped judge the inschool competitions.

Judges at the Feb. 20 event were Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s Producing Director D. Lynn Meyers of Bridgetown, Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus of Fairview Heights, WKRC News Anchor Kyle Inskeep of Walnut Hills, McCauley of Madisonville and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval of Clifton. Co-chairs of the event were Laure Quinlivan of Mt. Lookout and Ed Mathis of Monfort Heights.

The winner at the regional competition at Wright State will be invited to give their speech at the April 28 Rotary District Conference in Springfi eld.

The Rotary Club of Cincinnati is a service and networking organization for business and community leaders. For information see www.cincinnatirotary.org Peggy Kreimer Hodgson, Rotary Club of Cincinnati

Montoya was volunteer youth football coach Last fall, Montoya was the volunteer football coach for a team that included students from St. Columban School in Loveland and St. Margaret of York School in Deerfi eld Township, said Jennifer Schack, spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Man accused of threatening two people in UC dorm with gun Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer

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The man ended up back at the dorm, and the two played video games for a while, the records stated.

Wiggins was accused of then pointing a gun at the man’s forehead, acWiggins cording to court records.

“He put the gun to my head point blank and said ‘You got two options, either I sleep here or I blow your brains out’,” said the victim. He said he was scared, and waited for the man to fall asleep before calling 911.

At some point while inside the residence at Stratford Heights, Wiggins pulled a gun from his waist and pointed it at a second victim who was sitting across from him, according to court records.

“I’ve killed people before and I’m not afraid to do it again,” Wiggins said according to that victim’s statement.

Wiggins continued, “I’m not afraid to kill no cop either,” according to the statement.

He then off ered the man he threatened some ecstasy and cocaine in baggies, the statement said.

Wiggins’ next court date is March 10.

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Try mussels steamed in wine and herbs Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

Mussels. What does that word mean to you? Expensive? Unfamiliar? Too diffi cult to cook?

Mussels (or other bivalves, including clams) were not something I cooked early on in my food career. I hadn’t a clue as to how to store or cook mussels. And those little fuzzy beards hanging on? I couldn’t even go there!

But I soldiered on, and found out that yes, mussels are easy and quick to cook – at home on the supper table or for entertaining.

Fresh seafood is often a good buy during Lent.

Here’s tips if you’re a mussel newbie. The main thing to remember about mussels is that they are alive.

Raw, their shells should be closed. Cooked, they should be open. Details below.

And, of course, a yummy recipe.

Mussels 101 1. Fresh mussels are alive and have closed shells.

Remove from package. Place in bowl, cover completely with moist kitchen towel, and refrigerate up to a day or bit later. Dampen towel if it dries out.(They need air so don’t cover with water or seal in plastic bag).

2. Mussels will be pretty clean from grit, but right before cooking, give them a quick rinse. Put mussels in colander. Pour cold water over, and shake to rinse.

Scrape off dirt and check for beards – a furry little piece attached. Cut/tug out with knife. Most come debearded.

3. Important: Any mussel not closed, or which

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doesn’t close with a good tap, should be tossed out. An open mussel prior to cooking is a dead mussel.

Though this is a rare occurrence, it’s not something you should eat.

4. Cook mussels in an aromatic liquid. They cook through steaming.

5. Conversely, after cooking, mussels should open up. Take a spoon and stir it around in pan, which will open any mussels that need coaxing. Any that refuse to open should be discarded, but again, this is not a common occurrence.

OK, now that you’ve got the basics, try this recipe.

Mussels steamed in wine and herbs Good with crusty bread to sop up juices, or on top of linguine.

Ingredients 2 pounds cleaned mussels Olive oil Butter - a couple tablespoons 2 shallots, minced 2 tablespoons garlic, minced or to taste 1 generous cup dry white wine or more if needed

Garnish (optional but good):

heat to high. Stir to coat, add rest of garlic, and wine.

Parsley

Turn heat to simmer. Put lid on so mussels can steam.

After 6 minutes or so, open lid, give mussels a stir and put lid back on.

Chopped tomatoes Romano/Parmesan cheese

Film bottom with oil. Add butter.

After a few more minutes, check to see if mussels are done. They’re cooked when they open up. Some will be wide open; others not so much. If there’s any unopened, give them another stir to nudge open. Discard any that still don’t open.

Add shallots and half the garlic. Cook a couple of minutes, don’t let garlic brown. Add mussels and turn

Season with salt and pepper, place in bowls with broth, and garnish.

Instructions Put large pot on medium heat.

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Viewpoints Animals don’t need rights; they need humans to be responsible Gil Spencer Guest columnist Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

And the winner of the Greta Thunberg Award at this year’s Oscars is…Joaquin Phoenix. Not that the winner of the Best Actor award didn’t have some pretty stiff competition.

There was the trio of actresses who informed the world that “all women are super heroes.” That’s right, ALL women.

No doubt, Brie Larson, Sigourney Weaver and Gal Godot, know better.

These are not stupid women. So they know that many of their genderare ordinary, run-of-the-mill, average people with no super powers at all. But it’s the thought (or lack of it) that counts.

Many of the presenters and award winners couldn’t help but make clear their own politics and pet causes. Some were snarky about it (Brad Pitt and Josh Gad) others exuded an earnestness that was sort of sweet. (Not that I watched more than fi ve minutes of the show.

Thank God, for YouTube.)

The winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary, “American Factory,” made her politics as plain as possible when she quoted the Communist Manifesto.

“Working people have it harder and harder these days,” fi lmmaker Julia Reichert said. “And we believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite.”

You know like they did in Russia back

in 1917. Viva la Revolution.

But in my book, Joaquin took the cake.

In his acceptance speech for brilliantly playing a madman in the fi lm “Joker,” he wanted the whole world to know we need to be better.

“We’re talking about the fi ght against the belief, one nation, one race, one gender or one species has the right to dominate, control and use and exploit another with impunity…”

It’s not hard to discern what “nation” what “race” what “gender” or what “species,” Joaquin had in mind.

I mean, it’s possible he was referring to Iran, Asians, transgender bullies and dogs. But I doubt it.

He certainly made it very clear what species he was excoriating when he said, “We steal (a cow’s) baby even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable and then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coff ee and our cereal.”

Dogs don’t do that. Only humans do that. And we do much worse things when it comes to animals! We raise them, hunt them, kill them and eat them. We even make clothes out of them. We’ve been doing it for thousands of years and Joaquin says it’s time for us to stop.

And maybe he’s right.

After all, there are plenty of healthy substitutes for meat, poultry and fi sh, so I’m told.

Joaquin has been a vegan since the age of 3. And since gaining celebrity he

Joaquin Phoenix accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for his role in "Joker" during the 92nd Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre. ROBERT DEUTSCH/USA TODAY

has publicly attached himself to the cause of animal “rights.”

But the cause is not only wrongheaded, it is unnecessary. First of all, human have rights because they have responsibilities and duties. They go hand in hand. You can’t accord one without assuming the other. And, after all, what duties can be reasonably imposed on, say, a jackal?

So how do we protect animals from gratuitous abuse without assigning them rights? The same way we’ve been doing it since the mid-1800s. The fi rst SPCA was created in New York City in 1866. And since then, hundreds of other animal welfare groups have cropped up to make sure animals owned (and not owned) by humans are properly cared for and not abused. We have hundreds of laws on the books to prevent such

abuse and no doubt, more are on the way.

A former speechwriter for George H. W. Bush, an animal lover named Matt Scully, is the author of “Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suff ering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy.”

In his book, Scully details the horrors of factory farming, the cruelty of whaling expeditions and assorted other atrocities humans routinely visit on species other than our own.

He doesn’t make his case by asserting the rights of animals. He makes it by asserting the duties and responsibilities of humans, which include treating all of God’s creatures with dignity and the understanding that they feel pain and suffer much the same way we do.

It was the celebrated animal behaviorist Temple Grandin who used her own autism to understand the behavior of cattle being led to the slaughter. She ultimately designed curved corrals that reduced the stress and panic she witnessed in the animals sent through narrowing chutes to their death. Grandin believed that if we’re going to ask these beasts to make the ultimate sacrifi ce for us, the least we can do is not terrorize them in their fi nal minutes.

Animals don’t need rights. What they need is more people like Matt Scully and Temple Grandin. And nuts like Joaquin Phoenix whose heart, if not his brain, is in the right place.

Gil Spencer is a Hyde Park resident and member of the Enquirer editorial board.

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Question: K.A. from Campbell County: My ex-husband and I got divorced 5 years ago. He’s remarried but I have not yet. I heard I can get Social Security from him. Is this true?

A: Yes, this is true. Social Security offers an “ex-spousal” benefi t in which eligible benefi ciaries receive 50 percent of their ex’s full retirement amount (or disability amount) once they, as the benefi ciary, hit full retirement age – but not many people know about it.

For you to qualify, the marriage must have lasted for at least 10 years. Also, you, as the benefi ciary, must be at least age 62 andunmarried (if you remarry in the future, that later marriage must end to become re-eligible). And, if you’re entitled to a Social Security retirement benefi t based on your own work record, you can only claim the ex-spousal benefi t if it will be more than your own benefi t (Social Security pays the higher of the two amounts).

You do not need your ex-husband’s permission to claim off his record to receive this benefi t, nor do you need to coordinate a Social Security strategy with him. So, whether or not your divorce ended amicably doesn’t matter: Your ex will never know that you’re claiming based off his record.

And here are a few more important points: If your ex-husband has not yet applied for Social Security, you can still apply provided you’ve been divorced for at least two years; if you claim before your full retirement age, you will receive a reduced benefi t for the rest of your life; if you’re simultaneously working while collecting this benefi t, Social Security’s earnings limit still applies until you reach your full retirement age; and if you’re claiming the ex-spousal benefi t and your ex passes away, it converts to a survivors benefi t.

Here’s the Simply Money Point: If you’re looking for help fi guring out whether you’re eligible for this benefi t, either call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 or use its Benefi t Eligibility Screen Tool (‘BEST’): https://ssabest.benefi ts.gov/ Q: Trevor in Norwood: What’s your take on the proposal to allow graduates to pay off loans with 401(k) money?

A: We’re assuming you’re referring to the plan Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) proposed that would let Americans withdraw up to $5,250 a year from a 401(k) or IRA tax free and penalty free to pay off student loans. While the intention is worthwhile, we think it misses the bigger point.

Now, don’t get us wrong. We know that student debt is crippling an entire generation of Americans. More than $1.6 trillion will do that. But we also have a retirement crisis on our hands in this country – according to the Federal Reserve, one in four adults has nothing saved for retirement, and another one in four has less than $5,000 saved. So why let someone raid what little savings they do have?

We believe the bigger discussion needs to revolve around helping high schoolers make more fi nancially responsible decisions about college. Because what this really comes down to, in most cases, is that students are taking on way too much debt for their given fi eld of study, and/or they’re attending a school they can’t really aff ord. Our rule: a student should not take out more debt (in total) than what they expect to earn during their fi rst year in the workforce.

The Simply Money Point is that, granted, the horse has already left the barn for graduates dealing with loan repayments. But we really don’t like the idea of using retirement money for anything other than retirement. However, if younger generations can learn from these troubles, then that’s a start.

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Sports Indian Hill wins program’s fi rst state team title Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

CANTON — Matt Harrison is only in his fi rst season as the head swim coach at Indian Hill High School, but the longtime Moeller assistant fears he may have set the bar a little too high going into year No. 2.

That’s because on Feb. 21, Harrison’s squad captured the program’s fi rst-ever state team championship at the OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Meet at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.

“We knew we had a chance, but we knew we had to do our job,” Harrison said. “Honestly, tonight didn’t go 100% according to plan, but we did just enough to get the job done — fi rst one in school history.”

Standing on the south side of the pool, Harrison appeared calm, but quickly transformed into a stoic mathematician the closer his squad got to locking down a piece of history. Adding up the points from each team, he knew that the Braves’ 400 freestyle relay team needed to fi nish in the Top 5 to secure fi rst place.

The relay team of Gibson Holmes, Gabe Yin, Josh Pearson and Will Taylor lost its narrow lead half way through the event, but still fi nished as runner-up to lock up the team championship. Indian Hill outlasted second-place Hunting Valley University School, 224-216.

“I was going crazy. I couldn’t even contain myself,” said Harrison, who stretched his arms to the heavens for nearly a minute while his relay team embraced each other near the platform.

Senior anchor Will Taylor added: “It’s weird because you always want to win, but knowing that we had the meet in the bag was an awesome feeling.”

In his fi nal prep outing, Taylor fi nished fi fth in the 200 free and third in the 500. He was also the anchor on Indian Hill’s state-title winning 200 free relay squad.

Indian Hill turned the tides of the 200 free relay behind junior Dan Edmonson, who made the most of his only state event by moving the Braves up two spots during his run.

“I was hoping I could contribute in a signifi cant way and clearly I was able to,” Edmonson said. “It’s kind of a surreal experience being able to win state and I’m just really happy right now.”

The fi gurehead of Indian Hill’s championship performance was freshman Gibson Holmes, who should be a Canton mainstay in the next three years.

Holmes began the fi nals with an inauspicious start, fi nishing as the runner-up in the 200 freestyle by less than See CHAMPS, Page 2B

The Indian Hill boys celebrate their win of the team title at the Ohio state swimming and diving tournament on Feb. 21 .

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Badin's Luke Paxton takes a bite of his medal after winning the 200 Free state title Feb. 21. SHELBY DERMER

“It’s weird because you always want to win, but knowing that we had the meet in the bag was an awesome feeling.”

Senior Will Taylor

anchor of the Indian Hills 400 freestyle relay team

The Indian Hill relay team celebrates winning the boys Division II 200 medley at the Ohio state swimming and diving championships in Canton.

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Sycamore grad Gary Traub now OSU’s heavyweight favorite Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COLUMBUS - Not quite open a year, the Covelli Center at Ohio State University hosts seven Buckeye sports in a 3,700 seat multi-purpose arena.

This winter, the corner of Ackerman and Fred Taylor Drive has become particularly loud thanks to a ruckus being stirred up by a former walk-on heavyweight wrestler.

Gary Traub, a product of Sycamore High School, is now on scholarship after three years of paying his dues. At 6-foot and in the 225-pound range, he has taken Buckeye grappling fans by storm as he rallies to beat heavier, higher-rated competitors in the waning seconds of his matches.

It all began Nov. 10 with a come-frombehind match against Stanford’s David

Showunmi, who is chiseled like a mannequin at a sporting good store. Down 3-2 with less than 90 ticks on the clock, Traub scrambled for a takedown and fi nished with his hand held high. Improbable? Very.

“You’re stepping into a role there where they expect you to get there and score points,” Traub said of his Buckeye promotion. “I was a little nervous at fi rst wrestling in front of all those people, but them having confi dence in me motivated me and changed my wrestling for the better.”

And he wasn’t done.

On Dec. 1, against an opponent from Cornell who outweighed him by more than 40 pounds, Traub was also down late in the third period. Not to worry, a takedown before the clock hit triple zeSee TRAU , Page 2B

Gary Traub of OSU goes up against Jack Heyob of Northwestern in the heavyweight class Feb. 9 at the Covelli Center. Traub won his match over Heyob, a graduate of Cincinnati St. Xavier. ERIC ALBRECHT/COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Seven Hills’ Piersma wins 2 swimming titles

Ella Jo Pierson from Seven Hills wins the girls 200-yard freestyle at the the Ohio State Swimming and Diving Championships on Feb. 21..

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Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

CANTON — The Division II preliminary rounds proved to be an accurate forecast of how Seven Hills’ swimmer Ella Jo Piersma would perform in the fi nal stages of the OHSAA Swimming and Diving Meet at the C.T. Branin Natatorium.

Piersma is no stranger to Canton coming into the Feb. 21 portion. As a freshman last season, she was in the top-5 of four events (two individuals and two relays), but the fi rst notice that she would climb the podium to its summit was when she stormed past the fi eld in the 100 and 200 free in the prefatory rounds.

Piersma’s strong start to the weekend translated to the Division II fi nals on Feb. 21. She started by winning top honors in the 200 free by over a full second.

“Yesterday, I was really happy with how I swam and I’m glad I maintained my position,” she said. “I’m really happy with my results this season and proud of my teammates and how they pushed me at practice.”

In a close race for the 100 freestyle crown, Piersma stretched at the fi nal moment to beat Hathaway Brown’s Mairin O’Brien by less than a tenth of a second.

“I could tell it was a very close race and it was a very good competition,” Piersma said. “This is a lot more than what I expected it to be. Truthfully, it hasn’t really settled in yet.”

Seven Hills head coach Brandon Williams added: “Both of us were very nervous. We always know how Ella Jo has that last reach, so we were kind of hoping it didn’t have to come down to that, but we knew when she was hedging in

Ella Jo Piersma from Seven Hills in the pool after winning the 200 Free state title on Feb. 21. SHELBY DERMER

at the end there that she would most likely get her hand in.”

Williams believes that Piersma will continue to trim her times down. If she does, she’ll be able to fl irt with breaking the state record in the 200 free — set by Mariemont’s Cora Dupree one year ago — and Margo Greer’s state-best 100 free time, which has stood for a decade.

“The next two years are going to be really big for Ellie Jo Piersma,” Williams said.

Piersma fi nished her night as the anchor of the Stingers’ 200 free relay, which logged a fourth-place fi nish. Senior Jocelyn Spanbauer and sophomore Corinne Kieser (along with freshman Carolyn Wolujewicz) were also on that relay team and each picked up additional points in individual heats — Span-

bauer in the 200 free and Kieser in the 100.

Seven Hills girls fi nished seventh in the team standings with 87 total points.

Indian Hill was Greater Cincinnati’s highest-scoring girls team, fi nishing fourth with 100 points. The Lady Braves got podium performances from two relays — 200 medley, 200 free — consisting of sophomores Kathy Zhao, Anna Palen, Isabella Pivor and senior Jillian Rice. “We sort of did the math with the girls, too, and fi gured that we could get a top-5 fi nish,” Indian Hill head coach Matt Harrison said. “We ended up in fourth and it was like a best-case scenario.”

With 399 points, Gates Mills Hawken took home the state team championship for the 22nd year in a row.

Ella Jo Pierson from Seven Hills gets a hug from her teammate Jocelyn Spanbauer after she wins the girls 200-yard freestyle.

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roes had the crowd erupting. Traub had “more in the tank” again and suddenly a Twitter legend was born when a fan pronounced on social media that he was Gas Tank Gary.

“Some guy tweeted it,” Traub said. “I tried to go back and fi nd it but it’s so deep in there now. Everyone liked it and Ohio State ran with it and it kind of grew from there.”

On Jan. 6, crowds watched as he nearly knocked off the country’s No. 6 rated heavyweight from Arizona State.

Though he barely fell short, the Covelli Center was ringing with “Gary, Gary, Gary!” chants.

Four days later, he took his Rutgers opponent to overtime and almost blew the roof off of the joint.

Ohio State offi cials were told people were getting noise warnings on their iPhones.

“That mat was shaking; everyone was screaming,” Traub recalled. “My teammates say, ‘Oh, you just do it for the dramatics!’ I’m like, dang, when you’re pressed up against the clock and have 30 seconds left to score, you’ve got to go do it!”

On Jan. 15, Ohio State rewarded Traub’s toughness and perseverance.

The hard-knocks heavyweight and part-time bagger of groceries (18 hours a week) was put on athletic scholarship.

Since then, Gary’s father, John Traub, has been on Cloud Nine. He’s printed up “Gas Tank Gary” shirts and many of his former Sycamore coaches and teammates have caught his matches.

“He’ll bring a whole gym bag full (of T-shirts) and throw them out to people,” Traub said. “Everyone on Instagram’s asking me, ‘Where do I get a Gas Tank Gary T-shirt?’ My Dad literally is making them and giving them away.”

A wrestler himself, John Traub kept a plaque in Gary’s room that his son wasn’t allowed to take down until he had placed higher than him in the Ohio state high school tournament.

With a stellar career as a four-year Aviator starter and state runner-up, Traub succeeded.

“He posted on Facebook the other day saying he was proud of me,” Traub

Seven Hills' Tim Kalin stands on the podium at the OHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Feb. 21.

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Gas Tank Gary shirts have become all the rage at Ohio State wrestling matches featuring heavyweight Gary Traub of Sycamore High School.

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said. “That was really cool. He always told me, ‘Weak is the master whose student does not surpass him.’”

All-Greater Miami Conference for four years at Sycamore High School, Traub wrestled at 182 and 195 pounds.

His senior year he was the Division I state runner-up at 195 pounds, having competed then at Ohio State’s nearby Schottenstein Center.

Aviator fans had seen him barrel his way to improbable victories before.

High school wrestling coach Jeremy Pletz brought a crew to Columbus when he fi rst caught wind of Traub making the starting lineup at Ohio State in November.

“That initial match was where everyone realized what his strength was,” Pletz said. “We’ve always known here.

Everyone says he’s got such a gas tank.

He’s smaller than some of the other heavyweights. He doesn’t let the guys lean into him, he’s constantly moving around.”

Traub recently returned to Sycamore to visit some of Pletz’s current pupils and inspire them.

Some had bought tickets to see him in Columbus and some sported “Gas Tank Gary” shirts.

Scott Dattilo coached Traub as a linebacker/fullback on Sycamore’s football team and also recently cheered on the blue-collar bulldog at the Covelli Center.

Dattilo said instead of O-H-I-O, the student sections were yelling G-A-R-Y. “He was ready when he got his chance and he’s making the most of it,”

Dattilo said. “He’s a workhorse and that’s how he’s winning. He’s wearing them out, getting them late in the match and showing his strength, which is his grit, endurance and toughness. It’s really rewarding to see.

He’s such a great example for all the athletes back at Sycamore.”

Now, after biding his time for three years, the redshirt junior is 20-6 this season as the Buckeye heavyweight with fi ve pins. Recently, Traub has defeated Northwestern’s Jack Heyob of St. Xavier and OSU’s Feb. 15 match at Penn State saw another classic 4-3 decision.

“That was a close one,” Traub said.

“He was like 13th in the country so that was my fi rst really big win and my fi rst road win. Especially in that environment. I think it was the third-largest audience for an indoor dual match. So, to win in front of all those people and win in a hostile environment on the road, that was pretty special.”

Up ahead is the Big Ten championships, which take place at Rutgers March 7-8. That will be televised on BTN Plus (Big Ten Network). The NCAA championships follow in Minnesota.

“I’m sad we don’t have any more home duels,” Traub said. “You just want to keep wrestling in front of all these people, they love it so much. It’s awesome wrestling here. Just knowing people believe in you is really cool.”

And, he said, “I’ve got some more to do.”

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half a second.

“Going into that (200 free), I thought I was going to do really well, but you always have to see your losses before you see your wins,” Holmes said.

But Holmes recovered less than an hour later, fi nding the top of the podium in the 100 butterfl y for the fi rst state championship of what appears to be a propitious high school career.

Indian Hill got plenty of all-around contributions, including from its 200 medley relay of Nick Bulas, Will Ford, Devin Edwards and Yin that opened the meet with a fourth-place fi nish.

“We knew the only way we could lose the team trophy is by getting DQ’d,” Yin said. “We won as a team tonight and that made it even more fun.”

Badin’s Paxton tallies title Badin’s Luke Paxton was Greater Cincinnati’s other state-champion.

The junior climbed to the podium’s summit early in the night after outlasting Holmes in the 200 free. He had fi nished second in the event in the preliminary round by a 10th of a second, making him a slight underdog.

Seven Hills’ Tim Kalin was a frequent podium visitor Friday. The junior was the opener on the 200 free relay (8th) and 200 medley relay (5th), then placed with a fi fth-place showing in the 100 butterfl y and a runner-up fi nish in the 100 backstroke.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Campaign to collect dog and cat toys for families facing fi nancial hardships Sycamore Township Certifi ed Dog Trainer Lisa Desatnik, CPDT-KA, CPBC, with So Much PETential is working with the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati (IHN) to organize a fi ve week Greater Cincinnati collection (March 14 to April 18) that will enrich the lives of dogs and cats, and their humans, during fi nancial hardship – including homelessness.

The Gifts for Best Friends Collection is looking for gently used hard dog and cat toys and new soft or hard dog and cat toys that will be distributed through IHN, and members of its SAFE Coalition, to pets belonging to people in the Greater Cincinnati area who are experiencing fi nancial hardships including homelessness.

The SAFE (Saving Animals From Eviction) Coalition, spearheaded by IHN, helps pet owners in unstable housing situations to remove the barriers of keeping their pets before they become homeless.

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March 10 is the date for the meeting to be held at 1 pm at the Richardson House at the Loveland Museum located at 201 Riverside Dr, 45140.

Tim O’Grady, owner of Whistle Stop Clay Works in Loveland will present the program “Street Art.” Plans are underway for the main fund-raising event of the group, “It’s In The Bag, Revisited,” to be held Saturday, April 25 from 3-5 p.m. at Loveland Presbyterian church.

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SCHOOL NEWS ’Godspell’ coming to Madeira

Five students from Saint Ursula Academy experienced a taste of New Orleans, while sailing with sisters from Ursuline Academy of New Orleans.

The Saint Ursula students sail with the local Cowan Lake Sailing Association and formed a high school sailing team this past fall as part of the Interscholastic Sailing Association, which organizes high school sailing events across the country.

Ursuline Academy of New Orleans thought it would be exciting to host a regatta in their hometown for other Ursuline high school sailing teams, and invited the Saint Ursula sailors to the inaugural Ursuline Schools Regatta, the fi rst of what they hope to be an annual regatta among Ursuline schools.

Abby More ’21 of Hyde Park, Molly More ’23 of Hyde Park, Anna Nappi ’21 of Anderson Township, Tessa Nappi ’23 of Anderson Township, and Lil Smith ’23 of Hyde Park from Saint Ursula Academy, along with Zoe Drechsler from Walnut Hills High School, traveled to New Orleans to learn about the oldest Catholic school in the United States, Ursuline Academy of New Orleans.

The weekend was spent with their sisters from Ursuline Academy of New Orleans and included a tour of the school, a New Orleans-style crawfi sh boil, a visit to the famous Café du Monde in the French Quarter, Mass at Loyola University, Mardi Gras parades, and eight race regatta on Lake Pontchartrain.

OnFeb. 15, eight teams (three from Saint Ursula Academy) took to a choppy Lake Pontchartrain for racing under sunny skies and 10-20 mph winds. On Sunday, racing began with 15 mph winds, but died to 8 mph winds by the fi nal race. In the end, Saint Ursula Academy teams placed second, third, and sixth in the friendly competition.

The students who participated are planning an event in Cincinnati at Cowen Laker later this year so that they can share their love of Saint Ursula Academy and the Cincinnati area with their New Orleans sisters.

Saint Ursula Academy is a Catholic, college-preparatory, secondary school for young women known for academic excellence and rich tradition.

Misha Bell, Saint Ursula Academy

Sailors from Saint Ursula Academy Cincinnati and Ursuline Academy of New Orleans competed in a sailing regatta in New Orleans. PROVIDED

Students from 52 area high schools raised more than $338,000 for pediatric cancer research at the 8th annual CancerFree KIDS’ Night for the Fight event on Feb. 8 at the University of Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena.

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The Cincinnati Children’s Theatre performed a play about Coretta Scott King at Indian Hill Elementary School.

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Sixth-graders at The Seven Hills School study numbers and dates in Spanish class As part of their study of numbers and dates, sixth-graders in Kathryn Rosenberg’s Spanish class at The Seven Hills School used a calendar as a board game, reinforcing their studies.

Students rolled a die. When they landed on a day, they said the date, month and day out loud. Rosenberg said the game is part of a unit called “When do I…?” Students focused on numbers and dates as the primary vocabulary and grammar topics (using the past, present, and future tenses), while incorporating the cultural aspect of celebrations around the Spanish-speaking world, such as the quinceañera and various New Year’s traditions to compare those to the celebrations and traditions the students practice in their own homes.

“Students are now able to construct complete sentences with the day of the week, month, and year, mostly without referencing notes,” Rosenberg said. “By the end of this unit, the goal is that students can ask for and provide dates of events, give and receive information about phone numbers, and recognize numbers being used in contexts such as instructions of forming groups, playing card games, doing math in Spanish, counting in patterns, and other activities.”

Taylor Evans, The Seven Hills School

1,550 local teens up all night for CancerFree KIDS 1,550 students from 52 Greater Cincinnati high schools raised more than $338,000 for pediatric cancer research at the 8th annual CancerFree KIDS’ Night for the Fight event on Feb. 8 at the University of Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena. TQL was presenting sponsor.

The night was hosted by CancerFree KIDS, a local nonprofi t committed to eliminating childhood cancer. Students walked, ran, danced, and played their way through an all-night fundraiser.

Other activities included music by local artists including the Mason School of Rock, activity and game rooms; awareness session with personal stories from childhood cancer survivors, and many laps around the Cintas Center’s concourse to honor children with cancer.

The annual event inspires students to be advocates for children with cancer as they directly experience the impact of the funds they raise and the time they commit. “I am so impressed by the commitment, passion and eff ort of these local high school students,” said Jill Brinck, Executive Director of CancerFree KIDS. “The students attending Night for the Fight know that they can make a difference in the world with their actions and they inspire us to continue the fi ght to knockout childhood cancer!”

CancerFree KIDS’ next citywide opportunity to support the organization is coming up at the end of this month.

Make sure to visit Jersey Mike’s on Wednesday, March 25 for the annual Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving where 100% sales are donated to CancerFree KIDS. CancerFree KIDS is a local non-profi t committed to eradicating cancer as a life-threatening disease in children by funding promising research. CancerFree KIDS has funded over $5.3 million in pediatric cancer research over the past 15 years. For more information, please visit www.cancerfreekids.org.

Night for the Fight has raised over $1 million over the past 7 years. For more information about CancerFree KIDS’ Night

Summit students earned 15 awards at this year’s Scholastic Arts and Writing competition. Front row (from left) William Delworth, Peyton Bulla, Irene Calderon and Luis Valencia. Back row: Angela Good, Savannah Brizendine, Burke Hinton, Derrick Kinross, Sophie Pilon, John Penote, Jimmy Fraley and Erin Devine. PROVIDED

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Greater Cincinnati area schools represented at CancerFree KIDS’ Night for the Fight: Anderson, Archbishop McNicholas, Archbishop Moeller, Badin, Bishop Fenwick, Butler Tech, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Colerain, Conner, Cooper, Cincinnati Country Day, Dater, Deer Park, Elder, Fairfi eld, Highland, Indian Hill, Kings, Lakota East, Lakota West, LaSalle, Lebanon, Little Miami, Loveland, Madeira, Mason, Mercy McAuley, Milford, Mount Notre Dame, North College Hill, Norwood, Notre Dame Academy, Oak Hills, Olentangy Berlin, Portsmouth West, Purcell Marian, Reading, Roger Bacon, Seton, Seven Hills, Springboro, St. Henry, St. Ursula, St. Xavier, Summit Country Day, Sycamore, Talawanda, Turpin, Ursuline Academy, Walnut Hills, West Clermont, and Wyoming.

Ellen Flannery, CancerFree KIDS

Indian Hill School District celebrates African American History Month At Indian Hill High School, students with the Courageous Conversations Brave Edition group created unique learning moments for peers.

At Indian Hill Elementary School, the Cincinnati Children’s Theatre performed a play about Coretta Scott King.

At Indian Hill Middle School, each day started with announcements recognizing history-making African Americans, and featuring black composers, singers, and musicians during morning music.

At Indian Hill Primary School, our youngest Braves explored diversity and inclusion through art. Across the Indian Hill School District, Braves celebrated African American History Month during

February.

“It is special to celebrate African American History during February, and the learning should not stop there,” said Indian Hill Superintendent Kirk Koennecke. “We are so fortunate to have a core group of parents – our IH Parent Equity Group – who serve as an excellent resource within the Indian Hill School District, and we work in collaboration with them to develop a rich learningcentered culture for students and staff .”

Founded in 2016, the IH Parent Equity Group consists of parents from a multitude of racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds who support the Indian Hill School District initiative to bring racial awareness and cultural competency into the District and community.

Heather Higdon, Indian Hill School District

Twelve Summit students earn awards at Scholastic Writing competition Four students at The Summit Country Day School earned gold or silver keys at this year’s Scholastic writing competition. Altogether, 12 students earned 15 awards at the regional competition.

“To have so many students recognized in such a wide variety of categories speaks to the depth of writing talent here at The Summit,” said Gail Rosero, Upper School English teacher and Department Coordinator.

Senior William Delworth, Hyde Park, earned a gold key in the personal essay/ memoir category, putting him in contention for national awards. His essay, “Play It Where It Lies” relates golf to life lessons.

Fellow senior Peyton Bulla, Mount Lookout, received a silver key in the personal essay/memoir category. Sophomore Luis Valencia, Hyde Park, earned his silver key in the same category.

Sophomore Irene Calderon, Hyde Park, and her journalism piece, “Mental Health Apps: Caveat Emptor” garnered a silver key.

The following received honorable mentions: Burke Hinton, Hyde Park, critical essay and personal essay; Savannah Brizendine, Madeira, fl ash fi ction; Erin Devine, Indian Hill, fl ash fi ction; Irene, Hyde Park, humor; Derrick Kinross, Maineville, personal essay; John Penote, Anderson Township, personal essay; Sophie Pilon, Loveland, personal essay; Jimmy Fraley, Covington, Ky., poetry; Irene, Hyde Park, short story; and Angela Good, Miamiville, short story.

Shannon Smyth, The Summit Country Day School

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The revised 2012 version of “Godspell: is coming to the stage at Madeira High School April 16-18.

Set and lighting design by Technical Director/Set Designer Dennis Klasmeier will transform the stage of Medert Auditorium like no other production to date for the show’s eclectic blend of songs ranging from pop to vaudeville. Under the direction of Madeira Theatre Arts Director Rebecca Brewer, the reimagined production is designed to appeal to a diverse audience and celebrate the message of kindness, tolerance and love.

Brewer shared her vision and excitement over the production. “We chose the musical, ‘Godspell’ (Revised 2012 version), because it is such a unique show and a great contrast to other recent musicals Madeira Theatre Arts has produced,” she stated. “With our theatre arts program in a period of great growth, it felt like the perfect time to perform an ensemble work with ample vocal, dance, and acting opportunities for our students.”

The show serves as an artistic blank canvas with a very modern, industrial, and impressive set design. A light show serves as a sort of playground for the scene work and innovative dancing, choreographed by Madeira alumnus McKenna Flores.

Freshman Andrew Ramos has been cast as Jesus. Sophomores Ty Smith and Ben Adams take on the roles of John the Baptist and Judas. They are joined by a total cast of 38 and technical crew of 15 MHS students. The musical number “Bless the Lord,” will be performed by Conner Redden, with a vocal/guitar performance of “We Beseech Thee” featuring Ethan Henry. Stage managers include Jordan Brewer, Nina Domenick, Sophia Domenick and Melissa Flores.

The show features a parade of beloved songs by Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked,” “Pippen,” “Children of Eden.”) “Godspell” will be performed at Madeira’s Medert Auditorium April 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets are available online at seatyourself.biz/madeira (Adults $10. Students $8). A special performance free to senior citizens who reside in Madeira will be Wednesday, April 15 at 10 a.m. with coff ee in the MHS cafeteria beginning at 9 a.m. An optional $5 lunch will be held following the performance – for lunch reservations only call 891-8222.

Diane Nichols, Madeira City Schools

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This spring, Johnston will be presenting a four-week lecture series featuring the artistic heritage of cities, such as Rome, Venice, Florence, and Milan at The Barn in Mariemont.

Gene Johnston, moderator, is an American/Parisienne who lives in Paris and in the US. She is also a designer of interiors, furniture, fashion, jewelry, and owner of retail stores and art galleries.

Johnston has served the community by off ering lectures through various organizations through the years.

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The Barn, also known as The Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, welcomes walk-ins. The cost is $25 for the entire series. The Barn is located at 6980 Cambridge Avenue in Mariemont.

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Hyde Park doctor is keynote speaker at cancer summit Recently, Hyde Park resident David M. Waterhouse, MD, MPH, was the keynote speaker at the 2020 Global Oncology Site Solutions Summit in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Waterhouse, who is a medical oncologist and hematologist at OHC’s Blue Ash and Green Township offi ces and serves as codirector of research at OHC, shared the successes, benefi ts, challenges and opportunities of sites that off er cancer research Waterhouse and clinical trials.

“If we are going to fi nd a cure, we have to do better worldwide at supporting clinical research and encouraging patients to enroll in clinical trials,” said Dr. Waterhouse.

The Summit is focused on delivering best practices and connections for operational excellence.

Colleagues from around the world come together to learn, communicate and collaborate in ways that will truly propel cancer research to a new level.

Learn more about OHC’s nationall yrecognized clinical trials program at oh-

From left: Drew Herschede, Indian Hill; Chris Adams, Terrace Park; and Ellaine Herschede, Indian Hill, visit during the Valentine-themed dinner. Drew Herschede attends Stepping Stones’ Adult Day Services program, and Adams is the agency’s executive director. PROVIDED

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Lesia Golden, OHC

Supporters raise $105K for Stepping Stones’ programs Stepping Stones’ 12th annual Valentine-themed dinner, Open Your Heart, raised a record-setting $105,000 in net proceeds for programs for children and adults with disabilities.

At the February fundraiser, 245 guests enjoyed a three-course dinner at Eddie Merlot’s restaurant in Montgomery.

The event’s presenting sponsor was Convalescent Hospital for Children, and was chaired by Stepping Stones Board Member Patti Zesch of Indian Hill.

In addition to Zesch, members of the Open Your Heart planning committee were Debbie Alf, Indian Hill; Claire Elson, Pierce Township; Gigi Heidt, Hyde Park; Board Member Terri Hogan, Amberley Village; Mary McGraw, Indian Hill; and Dina Taylor, Indian Hill.

Ellaine Herschede, mother of 27-year old Drew, a long-time Stepping Stones participant, addressed the crowd before the evening’s spirited donation drive.

“Those of you here who are parents know having a child is life-changing, Herschede, of Indian Hill, shared.

“Some of us here know that having a child with a disability is life-changing in a seismic way. All the average questions a parent has are magnifi ed: Will they be happy, have friends, have something to

do, be cared for and valued? Stepping Stones is like the shining city on the hill that helps you fi nd the answers.”

Open Your Heart’s major sponsors included the Heidt Family Foundation and Dina and Chris Taylor.

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, Monfort Heights and Norwood. For more information, visit www.SteppingStonesOhio.org.

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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Hamilton County Rural Zoning Commission on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Room 805, Todd B. Portune Center for County Government (formerly the County Administration Building) at 1:00 P.M. for the purpose of: Case Number: Green 2020-03; Taylor Retail Subject Property: Green Township: 6186, 6194, 6206 Bridgetown Road, southwest of the Taylor Road and Bridgetown Road intersection (Book 550, Page 242, Parcels 182-184) Applicant: Allan Hilsinger (applicant); Aris Investments LLC. (owner) Application: FROM: “A-2” Residence

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TO: “EE” Planned Retail Plan Summary: To demolish all existing structures on the site to allow the construction of a 12,600 square-foot retail building with associated parking lots and curb cuts onto Taylor Road and Bridgetown Road .

Plans are on file and open for public inspection in: County Administration Building Room 801 138 East Court Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Office Phone: 513-946-4550 EH,Mar4,’20#4083814

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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Hamilton County Rural Zoning Commission on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Room 805, Todd B. Portune Center for County Government (formerly the County Administration Building) at 1:00 P.M. for the purpose of: Case Number: Green 2020-05; TriHealth/AAA Glenway Subject Property: Green Township: 6350 Glenway Avenue (Book 550, Page 132, Parcel 2) Applicant: Robert Wurster (applicant); Glenway Properties II (owners) Application: Approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) in an “F” Light Industrial district.

Plan Summary: To construct a 12,215 square foot one-story addition to TriHealth’s existing medical office building and to construct a 10,300 square foot AAA Care Care Center. .

Plans are on file and open for public inspection in: County Administration Building Room 801 138 East Court Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Office Phone: 513-946-4550 EH,Mar4,’20#4083801

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING/OPEN HOUSE OF SYMMES TOWNSHIP Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of Symmes Township, Hamilton, County, Ohio, will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of having an open house so that all those interested parties can view the plans for sidewalks on the north side of Union Cemetery Road from Meade Historic Preserve entrance to Antietam. This meeting will be held at the Township Administration building located at 9323 Union Cemetery Road, Symmes Township, Ohio 45140.

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