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They’re new to council in a pandemic, have diff ering politics... and are friends Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and Betsy Sundermann on their fi rst fi ve months Sharon Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

FC Cincinnati supporters tour the West End Stadium and lend a hand in construction PHOTOS COURTESY FC CINCINNATI

Fans have hand in FC Cincinnati’s new Bailey

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Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

f you’ve been to an FC Cincinnati match, you’ve heard Max Ellerbe.

When FC Cincinnati was starting out as a USL team in 2016, Ellerbe brought an oversized drum to Nippert Stadium and organized some of the club’s fi rst offi cial cheers. Now whenever you hear a song roaring from The Bailey, Ellerbe likely had a hand in it.

Over the last fi ve years, Ellerbe saw The Bailey grow into one of the most recognizable supporters sections in MLS with unique cheers, smoke bombs and signs every match.

FC Cincinnati’s new West End Stadium will open in March 2021, and the club is involving its biggest supporters like Ellerbe to help relocate The Bailey into a new stadium.

On Aug. 4, Ellerbe was one of more than a dozen FC Cincinnati supporters to tour West End Stadium and help start the construction of the new Bailey at the new stadium.

“We have a lot of major league organizations here in town, and they have really long histories,” Ellerbe said. “But now FC Cincinnati is taking the city by storm. To be a part of FC Cincinnati’s history, it’s a really unique opportunity to be here from the beginning and see where it is now.”

Leaders of several supporters groups received a tour of the stadium construction site Aug. 4. When they got to The Bailey, FC Cincinnati’s project managers put them to work.

Fans helped screw in a few nuts and bolts into the new Bailey’s fi rst row.

Ellerbe and other fans helped screw in a few nuts and bolts into the new Bailey’s fi rst row. They put in some of the aluminum platforms and structural pieces that the club’s biggest supporters will be standing on in 2021.

“We left a little bit of a mark on the section we’re going to be occupying,” Ellerbe said.

Ellerbe still can’t believe FC Cincinnati made so much progress so quickly.

He grew up in Cincinnati and played high school football. Ellerbe didn’t become a soccer fan until he was in college. Even then, Ellerbe mostly watched European soccer and the English Premier League.

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FC Cincinnati’s new West End Stadium will open in March 2021.

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Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and Betsy Sundermann were fresh off casting one of the most diffi cult votes of their short tenures on Cincinnati City Council – whether to mandate masks indoors to help halt coronavirus spread.

The July 3 meeting was wrapping up and they both knew how they planned to vote, so Kearney texted Sundermann.

Kearney: “Are you on the way to Hueston Woods?”

Sundermann: “Yes. Pulled over in the car. Have you been there? We’ve never been.”

Kearney: “A lot growing up – church outings, Girl Scouts – but not recently.”

Sundermann was headed to the state park with her family for the July 4 holiday weekend, but pulled over and participated in the meeting via Zoom.

Sundermann: “I’d never even heard of it until this year!. Did you know I’m a Brownie troop leader?”

Kearney: “What fun!!”

You’d never have known that Kearney, a Democrat, was a co-sponsor of the law and cast her vote for it and Sundermann, a Republican, voted against it.

They may sit on opposite sides of the political aisle, but they’re both lawyers and mothers.

These two council members started in March, named to seats to replace departing members, just as the coronavirus pandemic hit Ohio and the state stay-at-home order was beginning.

Their tenures so far have been anything but normal.

As Cincinnati City Council prepared for its August meetings last week, Kearney and Sundermann talked to The Enquirer via a Zoom call about their fi rst fi ve months on the job.

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FC Cincinnati supporters toured West End Stadium and saw the new Bailey for the fi rst time. PHOTOS COURTESY FC CINCINNATI

Bailey Continued from Page 1A

But then Cincinnati founded a minor league team in 2016, and Ellerbe attended the inaugural USL match. When he saw FC Cincinnati set a USL record with more than 14,000 fans at the fi rst game, Ellerbe wanted to become a bigger part of the club’s fanbase.

He found one supporter section, The Pride, on social media and immediately joined. Ellerbe quickly brought his drum to matches and shared some ideas for chants The Bailey could do during the game.

FC Cincinnati and The Bailey have both grown bigger since that fi rst season.

FC Cincinnati joined MLS in 2019 and has more than 30,000 fans at many of its games. Ellerbe now has a leadership role in The Pride and a prominent role at the front of The Bailey leading diff erent songs every match.

Ellerbe has literally had a fi rst-row seat as FC Cincinnati grew from a minor league soccer team into an MLS club

Fans helped put in some of the aluminum platforms and structural pieces that the club’s biggest supporters will be standing on in 2021.

with a world-class stadium.

“It’s a story we’ll be able to tell our grandchildren, that we were there when it started,” Ellerbe said. “It’s still sinking in that this is happening. Soccer at its highest level in this country has a signifi cant foothold in Cincinnati, and now we’re going to have one of the best stadiums in the country.”

FC Cincinnati hopes the new stadium

will live up to the hype.

When the new Bailey opens in 2021, the section will be twice the size of the existing area at Nippert Stadium. Since 2017, season tickets in The Bailey have been sold out, and now more fans will be able to sit in this section at the West End Stadium.

The Bailey will start at fi eld level so the loudest supporters will be closer to the action, and it will hold 3,170 fans.

FC Cincinnati designed the new Bailey to resemble a “massive wall of noise and color,” and fans in this section will be looking down at the fi eld at a 34-degree angle –– as steep as legally allowed.

Ellerbe said his inclusion in the stadium’s construction is another way supporting FC Cincinnati has been meaningful in his life.

“It’s really awesome that they recognize how much the supporters have brought to the club,” Ellerbe said. “One of the things that made FC Cincinnati indispensable to MLS has been fan support. Hopefully we can provide that much more of an atmosphere in this stadium and keep being something people want to be a part of.”

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On taking the job: Back in February Republican Councilwoman Amy Murray announced she was leaving council to take a job in the Trump administration. During talks about who would replace Murray, Sundermann, who was a Hamilton County Probate Court magistrate, started getting calls asking if she’d apply for job. At fi rst she declined, but at the urging of her husband, she reconsidered. Council is a part-time job; it would give her more time with her family, while still continuing in a public service career. And, she thought, it would be an adventure.

This was before any inkling that the pandemic could be as serious as it is in Ohio. Sundermann was sworn in on March 4.

Kearney replaced Tamaya Dennard, who resigned from council on March 2 after she was arrested on charges that alleged she sold a vote on The Banks Development deal, a charge she has since pleaded guilty to.

Kearney, president of Sesh Communications, which publishes the Cincinnati Herald, loves her day job. So when people in the community suggested she should consider seeking the job she too was reluctant. But then she thought about an episode of televangelist Joel Osteen’s podcast in which he talked about listening to God’s message.

Osteen’s message, she recounted, was that God doesn’t scream at you. It’s more a feeling – and people should listen and pay attention, Kearney said.

Coupled with advice in Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams’ book, “Lead from the Outside,” about women needing to conquer fear and be daring, Kearney changed her mind.

Council (mostly) via Zoom After Sundermann was sworn in it was clear the pandemic was closing in and by the time Kearney was sworn in City Hill had been closed to the public as a safety precaution.

Council meetings were canceled; when they did happen members had to socially distance from each other or participate via Zoom.

Leader in Satisfaction in Hamilton County Cincinnati City council members Jan-Michele Lemon and Betsy Sundermann Kearney.

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There was no time ease into the job.

Council was tasked with a budget that at one point faced a $100 million defi cit from plummeting revenue due to pandemic closures.

And, as mothers, they had to balance work and home lives that involved remote learning.

Kearney: “Everybody was working from home. It was ‘who can fi nd a room, where you can’t hear anyone else’” Sundermann: “My husband and I would take turns. He’d work in the day one day and I’d work at night and then the next day we’d fl ip fl op. Now we have a babysitter, which helps.”

Protests on top of a pandemic In late May protesters all over the country and here in Cincinnati took to the streets in response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody.

Mayor John Cranley put a curfew in place. There were more than 500 arrests the fi rst weekend of what would be many days of protests.

A rallying cry was “defund the police,” and it spilled into budget hearings, which are typically tame aff airs where the public shows up to protest various cuts.

To properly social distance and accommodate the hundreds expected to show up the hearings were held in the Duke Energy Convention Center. When the crowd shouted down a pro-police speaker during one hearing, Council’s Budget and Finance Committee Chairman David Mann gaveled the meeting to See COUNCIL, Page 4A

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a close. Kearney has been widely praised for her calm leadership in allowing people to continue speaking, even as many spilled onto the street for a protest.

Mandatory masks: The toughest vote Kearney and Sundermann both say the toughest vote was the July 3 mask mandate vote.

Going into the day of the vote Kearney had hoped the mandate could be a recommendation but realized that wouldn’t work, she said. She read a study that looked at states with and without mandates; it was clear states that mandated masks indoors halted the spread of the virus, she said.

Sundermann said she heard from workers in retail and restaurants who were against the idea because it would be so uncomfortable. She heard from business owners worried about the cost of providing masks to people who didn’t bring one.

Both knew going into the vote, they’d be criticized.

Kearney: “We disagreed on this, but through it all I’d talk to Betsy about her daughter’s art and vacations.”

Sundermann: “Lawyers can compartmentalize, saying they like certain

Cliff Mitchell, fi rearms training specialist, works with Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Cincinnati City Council member, on how to properly hold and shoot a gun. In this case, an air gun, at the Cincinnati Police Academy, Thursday, July 16. Kearney got a taste of what police officers might experience on the street and the training they go through. PHOTOS BY LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

things and not others. People agree to disagree. We’re like that. The world should be more like that.”

Late-night worries and an upcoming election Kearney and Sundermann worry about the city, their families, people’s health.

Sundermann: “I do worry, ‘Am I not going to do my job well, will I get reelected?’ I am worried I will be stuck at home homeschooling my kids. I’m worried I’m getting late start on my campaign?... I’m worried about the emotional health of my kids.”

Sgt. Dan Cavanaugh debriefs Betsy Sundermann, Cincinnati City Council member, after she went through scenario based training at the police academy, Thursday, July 16. Each room offered a different target she needed to react to.

Kearney: “If you have gotten your campaign started, you’re ahead of me. I worry, is it the right decision to send kids back to school.. I pray a vaccine arrives soon. It’s just frightening all the health issues.”

Learning on the job One of the biggest issues of the last few months that the council members faced were listening to cries from some in the public to defund the police. They were learning on the job about the budget and what the police budget pays for.

On July 16 they accepted an invitation from the Cincinnati Police Academy to go through simulated offi cer training. They shot the same guns police offi cers do, only with lasers, at simulated situations on a video screen.

And then, as if they were offi cers, the councilwomen did a simulated building search in a wooden structure.

Sundermann, it turns out, is a good markswoman. She said she’s fi red guns before. It was Kearney’s fi rst time with a gun.

They talked as they learned, discussing how diffi cult police offi cer’s jobs are, insights they’ll take back to council.

There were no politics. No Democrat vs. Republican talk on issues. Just two council members learning what the job entails.

About them, in their own words: Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Democrat Age: 56 Neighborhood: North Avondale,

grew up in Avondale Family: Husband, former State Sen. Eric H. Kearney, who is the president of the Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce. Daughter Celeste, 22. Son Asher, 16.

Career: Lawyer, cofounder and president of Kearney Sesh Communications, which includes the Cincinnati Herald.

Best Cincinnati memory: As a child, taking ballet and theater classes at the Arts Consortium on Linn Street in the West End. Favorite Cincinnati attractions: All of our fantastic parks, especially Eden Park and Smale Park; the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theater Co., Music Hall, Union Terminal, the Aronoff , and the Art Museum.”

One thing people don’t know about you: I’m an 8-year breast cancer survivor.

Most surprising thing about council: I enjoy working with all of the members of council and the fantastic team at City Hall. I respect that we have diff erent viewpoints but all of us are trying to do what is best for our city.

Least surprising thing about council: There is so much to learn and a great deal of work to do. I’m up for it though!

Betsy Sundermann Age: 43 Neighborhood: East Price Hill Family: Husband Dave Laing, Asst, City Solicitor. Daughters: Natalie (6) and Callie (3) Best Cincinnati memory: I spent so much time in city parks as a child and now enjoy them with my own kids.

Career: Hamilton County Probate Court Favorite Cincinnati attraction: Cincinnati Museum Center. It’s our neighborhood playground.

Sundermann One thing people don’t know about you: After 9/11, I was a civilian law clerk for Army JAG in Germany.

Most surprising thing about council: Spending my fi rst two months on the job in quarantine!

Least surprising thing about council: Meeting so many people who want the best for our city.

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Federal judge: ‘Obvious diff erences’ in investigation into McGuff ey vs. other sheriff deputies Kevin Grasha Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The investigation that led to Charmaine McGuff ey’s fi ring showed “obvious diff erences” compared to others conducted by the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and may have been “pretextual” – intended to justify demoting her – a federal judge said in advancing McGuff ey’s lawsuit to trial.

McGuff ey, a former major who is running for sheriff , fi led the lawsuit in 2018 saying some within the agency didn’t like that she is an openly gay woman. She also said top offi cials retaliated against her for raising concerns about use of force. She was fi red in 2017 after refusing to accept a civilian position following the internal investigation.

In a ruling released July 30, U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott pointed out that several other investigations by the sheriff ’s offi ce into hostile work environment complaints were less than fi ve pages.

The investigation into McGuff ey “spans a massive 108 pages,” Dlott said.

“In sharp contrast to the (Internal Aff airs) investigations of heterosexuals and males, IA sought out and questioned numerous people who never fi led a complaint against McGuffey,” Dlott said. “The obvious diff erences in the way these investigations were conducted raise genuine issues of material fact as to pretext.”

Agency officials admit that McGuffey, through “passion” and “experience” created innovative jail programming and helped take the jail “to another level.”

Dlott also said the investigation’s conclusions off er insight into whether McGuff ey was treated diff erently than heterosexual or male employees who engaged in similar or more serious conduct.

Dlott cited instances where someone was interviewed about a years-old incident, even though they never fi led a complaint against McGuff ey.

One deputy’s allegations against McGuff ey in 2016 were deemed “unfounded” after an internal investigation. But the allegation, Dlott said, served as an underlying reason for the report that led to McGuff ey’s termination.

That 2016 investigation involved a corrections offi cer, Jamelia Durham, who fi led a formal complaint, saying McGuff ey “completely went off on her.” But Dlott noted that McGuff ey had received a report from Cincinnati police complaining about Durham.

Internal aff airs, in fact, explained to Durham that McGuff ey and another superior were right to question her about the complaint, documents say.

Hostile work environment investigations involving male deputies led to no discipline, unless “the complained behavior was based on a protected status or constituted more than personal confl icts or petty slights,” Dlott said.

But internal aff airs “applied a diff erent standard to the 2017 McGuff ey investigation.”

A spokesman for the sheriff ’s offi ce declined to comment.

‘These guys just don’t like working for a woman’ McGuff ey worked with the agency for 34 years. She had been close to Sheriff Jim Neil, who court documents say she has known since he was 18 years old. They graduated from Western Hills High School a year apart but met at the University of Cincinnati, where they both earned degrees in criminal justice. She was part of Neil’s transition team after he was elected in 2012.

It was Neil who in 2013 promoted McGuff ey to major in charge of the jail

Charmaine McGuffey, candidate for Hamilton County Sheriff, speaks with the Enquirer editorial board at the Enquirer Building in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

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and court services. She was the fi rst woman in the agency’s history to hold the rank of major, the documents say.

The position combined duties previously performed by three majors.

Agency offi cials, Dlott said, admit that McGuff ey, through “passion” and “experience” created innovative jail programming and helped take the jail “to another level.”

In her only performance review as a major, Neil assigned her an “A,” and said “she was his favorite major,” according to Dlott.

McGuff ey said in a deposition that female deputies historically were not respected, not promoted appropriately and “treated like second-class citizens.”

After being promoted to major, McGuff ey talked to Neil and his chief deputy about two subordinates she believed were being disrespectful to her.

According to her deposition, Neil responded: “These guys just don’t like working for a woman... You’ve got to get along with these guys.”

Dlott’s ruling also focused on another part of McGuff ey’s deposition.

After being promoted major, McGuff ey said the deputy who Neil chose to handle internal investigations, Sgt. William Rarrick, told her that “he should be the person running the jail, and not me” and that he could run it better.

After assuming his role in internal aff airs, Rarrick “began complaining about McGuff ey,” Dlott said. Specifi cally, they had a dispute about proper use of force. Rarrick complained that McGuff ey wrote up deputies for useof-force incidents that Rarrick didn’t believe were excessive, according to Dlott.

Use of force ‘out of control’ McGuff ey, however, believed use of force was “out of control” after Rarrick took charge of internal aff airs.

“Rarrick did not like McGuff ey checking up on his investigations,” Dlott said, and claimed she “interfered with investigations and tampered with his witnesses.”

McGuff ey said Rarrick refused to inform her about the outcome of investigations of deputies under her command.

In one case described by Dlott: Rarrick said McGuff ey interfered with an investigation involving a female corrections offi cer who complained that a male offi cer made inappropriate comments to an inmate. Rarrick investigated and found that the inmate said she wasn’t off ended by the comments, according to Dlott’s ruling.

McGuff ey urged Rarrick and his superior not to discipline the offi cer because she feared that future offi cers wouldn’t come forward with concerns, Dlott said. McGuff ey denied interfering, Dlott said, and Rarrick insisted to Neil and his chief deputy “she was lying to them.”

Neil’s former chief of staff , Jim Knapp, said at a deposition that he heard employees complain about all superiors – not just McGuff ey – including Neil.

“Nobody ever likes the boss,” Knapp said.

Dlott scheduled the trial for Dec. 7 in federal court in Cincinnati.

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Coronavirus outbreak at Mercy Franciscan at West Park has killed 16, inspection report says Deon J. Hampton Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Sixteen people at a nursing home in Cincinnati's Westwood neighborhood have died of COVID-19 during an outbreak that infected 75 residents, according to state health documents.

More than two dozen staff ers also tested positive for the virus.

The number of deaths at Mercy Franciscan at West Park is the highest known deaths at a Southwest Ohio nursing home since the pandemic started in March.

It wasn’t immediately known when the outbreak occurred. The information was included in an infection control report dated June 18. “(A) review of facility documents revealed the facility had an outbreak of COVID-19 with 75 total residents testing positive, 16 resident deaths, 26 facility and four agency staff testing positive,” the report stated.

Mercy Franciscan Executive Director Rachel Wirth declined to comment Aug. 4. But an offi cial with Bon Secours Mercy Health, the Cincinnati-based healthcare system that operates the nursing home, released a written statement to The Enquirer.

“Mercy Health confi rms we have residents who have tested positive for and who have died from COVID-19 at West Park Senior Living," said Nanette Bentley, spokeswoman for Bon Secours Mercy Health. "We follow guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health to minimize exposure to other residents and associates and have also tested every resident and associate frequently."

The state inspection report detailed lapses in infection control procedures at Mercy Franciscan.

A nursing assistant was observed touching a bedside table, handling bed linens and assisting a resident who tested positive for the COVID-19 without using gloves, according to the report.

“The facility failed to implement appropriate infection control practices to potentially prevent the spread of COVID

Staff at Mercy Franciscan at West Park in Westwood failed to follow infection control procedures, according to a state inspection report fi led in June.

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In a July 20 follow-up inspection, the facility was deemed in compliance, according to state health records. infections,” the report read.

Other care providers and housekeeping staff in the facility – including the nursing administrator and director of nursing – were observed without protective gowns in hallways where residents had tested positive for the virus, the report said.

The nursing home, which is located on West Park Drive, was immediately forced to enact changes.

“The facility must establish and

maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections,” the report read.

The facility was ordered to establish “a system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff , volunteers, visitors, and other individuals.”

In a July 20 follow-up inspection, the facility was deemed in compliance, according to state health records. “(A) desk review was conducted for all previously cited defi ciencies. All defi ciencies have been corrected the facility is in substantial compliance,” the report concluded.

In Hamilton County, 129 people have died of COVID-19 in long-term care facil-

ities since April 15, according to the most recent data provided by the Ohio Department of Health. The state does not provide a breakdown of deaths by facility.

For this report, The Enquirer reviewed individual nursing home inspection reports fi led after the beginning of the pandemic in March.

Ohio has reported 95,106 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Of those, 3,570 have died, 11,119 have been hospitalized and 2,593 have been admitted to intensive care units.

More than half of Ohio's COVID-19 deaths, 1,966, have occurred at longterm care facilities, according the state's most recent data.

In Licking County, the health department announced a coronavirus outbreak of nearly 100 active cases at Newark Care and Rehabilitation. To date, there have been 19 reported deaths at that facility.

If you know of any other COVID-19 outbreaks at local nursing homes, or if you have a loved one who has died from the coronavirus at a nursing home or assisted living facility, please contact me at dhampton@enquirer.com or 513-8825122.

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Aug. 4. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

Full statement from Bon Secours Mercy Health: Mercy Health confi rms we have residents who have tested positive for and who have died from COVID-19 at West Park Senior Living. We follow guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health to minimize exposure to other residents and associates and have also tested every resident and associate frequently. We are deeply saddened when a resident of ours passes away and off er spiritual care and bereavement support to the families and loved ones of the deceased. To protect resident privacy, we do not release further information beyond the information we provide to the state and other regulatory agencies.

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Elder High School buying land for expansion Sharon Coolidge and Hannah K. Sparling Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Cincinnati is selling a small tract of land to Elder High School to “facilitate the expansion” of the Catholic school’s campus in West Price Hill.

The land in question is only .06 acres.

Elder Principal and CEO Kurt Ruffi ng said it amounts to roughly 40 feet of Panther

Court, a road that dead-ends into Elder’s parking lot.

The plan is to move Elder's parking lot gate about 30 feet, Ruffi ng said, adding back parking spaces lost to other renovations around campus.

The school is buying the land from the city for $750, according to a property sale agreement. City council's budget committee voted unanimously in favor of the sale on Aug. 3. The deal was scheduled to go before full council on Aug. 5.

“It’s all part of our master campus improvement plan,” Ruffi ng said.

Elder needs more parking because the school lost about 36 spaces when it built a new fi tness center this past year.

The school is also planning to renovate the area around the grotto of the virgin Mary, Ruffi ng said. That will include knocking down a concrete wall, adding new landscaping and cutting about seven parking spaces.

“Right now, the grotto kind of looks like

it sits in a parking lot,” Ruffi ng said.

“We’re trying to make it more of a spiritual area.”

Ruffi ng said the grotto renovation will hopefully start this month and be completed in the spring.

“The parking itself is a project for next year,” he said.

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Aug. 3. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

Greenacres mulls proposals for Gamble property Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Developers are pitching proposals to build subdivisions and recreational projects on land where the historic Gamble house in Westwood used to stand.

The Greenacres Foundation, which owns the 22-acre property at 2918 Werk Road, asked the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati and other interested parties earlier this summer to submit proposals and purchase prices by Aug. 1.

“We got several proposals from developers/ builders to put in a subdivision of varying density.

We also received a proposal that the property would become a park and one to make an event center,” Greenacres President Carter Randolph said.

“We are not revealing anything more about the proposals and we will work through them and see if we think there is one that stands out."

section that stood for more than 170 years, once was owned by James N. Gamble, son of a founder of Procter & Gamble and the creator of Ivory soap.

The house was torn down in 2013, to the dismay of some neighbors and preservationists, and is at the center of a court battle that is still being fought.

The residentially zoned property has a cottage, two barns and remnants of a greenhouse on it.

The Greenacres Foundation, a non-profi t education, research and preservation group based in Indian Hill, decided to give up the property after dropping 10-year-old plans to develop an envi-

ronmental and agricultural education center for children there.

The property’s zoning would allow construction of one house per 10,000 square feet of land, Randolph said. Greenacres

'All proposals have merits' “All proposals have merits and will be given consideration, but none have been chosen or eliminated from consideration,” Randolph said.

The Gamble House, a Victorian mansion with a

thinks the property is worth as much as $2 million.

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Taking time to appreciate aprons while making some quick strawberry ice cream Three ingredient strawberry ice cream

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld

Use sweetened frozen strawberries. So easy, and pretty, too. Recipe can be doubled.

Guest columnist

You should have seen me picking vegetables yesterday. Well, then again, I’m glad you didn’t.

I was on my way to check the berry patch and thought I’d check the veggies, too, thinking I’d get a few ripe ones. After picking through rows of tomato, squash and cucumbers, I was wishing I had on a big, old fashioned apron instead of the tank top I wore.

Maybe you know the aprons I’m talking about – wide enough to wrap around and make a pouch to carry things. I got to thinking about my favorite poem about aprons that I shared a while back.

And about you still cooking during these troubled times.

The poem talks about times when aprons were not a fashion statement, but a necessity. Sort of like today, don’t you think?

Also here’s my recipe for quick strawberry ice cream, requested by a Mason reader.

Ingredients 12-16 oz. frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed 1 to 1 1⁄ 4 cups whipping cream, unwhipped (1 cup for 12 oz., 1⁄ 4 cups for 16 oz.)

1 teaspoon vanilla Instructions Pour berries into blender or food processor. Blend until as smooth as you like.

Pour cream and vanilla in. Blend until mixed.

Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. (Mine took 20 minutes.)

Eat immediately or freeze for fi rmer set.

Tip: Make this by hand if you like.

The apron When I cook, I put on my oldest apron, the one worn and dotted with stains. Aprons are not only clothing, but a piece of history. Stains are remembrances of time spent in the kitchen cooking for loved ones.

Back in the day, Grandma's apron served more than just protection to clothing. h It was used as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. h The apron was perfect for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. h From the chicken coop, the apron was used to carry eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be fi nished in the warming oven. h When company came, those

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aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. h When the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. h Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over a hot wood stove. h Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. h From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out hulls. h In the fall, the apron was used to

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SPORTS Top volleyball players to watch in 2020 Shelby Dermer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Greater Cincinnati has certainly had its fair share of success on the volleyball court in recent seasons, including sending three teams to the state Final Four at Wright State University last fall.

Here are the area's top girls volleyball players to watch heading into the 2020 season.

The following selections were made based on Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association picks, all-district and all-league selections from the previous year and input from coaches.

Carly Hendrickson, junior, Mount Notre Dame — As a sophomore last season, Hendrickson led the Girls Greater Catholic League in kills (442). The outside hitter was fi rst-team all-district and fi rst-team All-Ohio after guiding the 25-3 Cougars to a regional championship and a berth in the state semifi nals. She is committed to the University of Florida.

Cammy Niesen, junior, Roger Bacon — In 2019, Niesen was fi rst-team Greater Catholic League Coed and the only underclassmen in the area to be named fi rst-team all-district in Division III. The libero was also named honorable mention All-Ohio after guiding the Spartans to a 23-4 record, a district championship and berth in the regional fi nal.

Hailey Green, senior, Ursuline — Green led the GGCL in kill percentage (.540) and kill effi ciency (.441) last season and was fourth in total kills (293) and sixth in kills-per-game (3.26) for the Lions. She was also second in blocks with 92. Green was named fi rst-team all-district and second-team All-Ohio after leading Ursuline to a 23-4 record, a district championship and a regional fi nal berth.

Jules Fink, senior, Kings — Fink, a Utah Valley commit, led the state in kills with 432 and was named the Eastern Cincinnati Conference player of the year. She also notched an ECC-best 98 blocks (third in the state for Division I) and was named second-team all-district and third-team All-Ohio.

Emma Grome, senior, St. Ursula — Grome was fourth in the GGCL in assists last season (745) and was also top-10 in digs (224) and blocks (38). The setter/ outside hitter added 135 kills and posted a .450 kill percentage. She was named fi rst-team all-district and second-team All-Ohio for the 20-6 Bulldogs. Grome is a University of Kentucky commit.

Julie Wittekind, senior, Turpin — As a junior last season, Wittekind was top-10 in the ECC in kills (217) and digs (284) and was fourth in aces with 54.

She was named fi rst-team ECC and fi rst-team all-district after leading the 17-7 Spartans to a share of the ECC title.

Megan Wielonski, senior, Mount Notre Dame — Wielonski led the GGCL in assists last year with 998 and added 38 kills, 33 blocks and 173 digs. The setter was fi rst-team GGCL and all-district and was named honorable mention AllOhio after helping lead the Cougars to a regional championship. She is committed to Ball State University.

Katelyn Grimes, senior, and Rylie Wichmann, senior, CHCA — This duo was instrumental in CHCA making the state Final Four for the fi rst time in school history. Grimes was named the Division III District 16 and Miami Valley Conference player of the year after leading the MVC in aces (107) and digs (425).

The libero was named second-team AllOhio. Wichmann, an outside hitter, was fi rst-team MVC and all-district after registering 208 kills.

Caroline Clippard, senior, Mercy McAuley — The outside hitter was

Turpin player Julie Wittekind (3) serves during the Spartans volleyball game against Loveland, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Caroline Clippard, from Mercy McAuley, returns a shot to Notre Dame Academy during their game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. E.L. HUBBARD FOR THE ENQUIRER

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eighth in the GGCL in kills (218) and fourth in kills-per-game (3.46) last season to help Mercy McAuley capture a district championship. She added 59 digs and 15 blocks and was a fi rst-team GGCL and all-district selection. She is committed to Ohio University.

Julia Marr, senior, Seton — In 2019, Marr was second in the GGCL in kills (319) and kills-per-game (4.31) for the Saints. She was also top-15 in both aces and digs and added 18 blocks. Marr was named fi rst-team all-district and thirdteam All-Ohio. She is committed to Western Michigan University.

Honorable mention Anderson: Sammie Engel (Sr.); Badin: Sarah Newberry (Soph.), Emma Trusock (Sr.); Batavia: Jordan Coperhaver (Jr.); Blanchester: Cali Baumann (Sr.); Cincinnati Country Day: Kamryn Jordan (Sr.), Daisy McClean (Jr.), Julia Recker (Jr.); CHCA: Katie Gansle (Sr.),

Annie Lockett (Sr.); Clinton-Massie: Cadin Reveal (Sr.); Colerain: Abbey McNally (Jr.); Edgewood: Bekah Klinedinst (Soph.); Fairfi eld: Emma Miller (Sr.); Fenwick: Kate Hafer (Jr.); Georgetown: Layla Elliott (Sr.); Goshen: Madison Hornsby (Jr.); Harrison: Emily Janszen (Sr.); Indian Hill: Piper Cowman (Sr.); Lakota West: Sydney Hilderbran (Sr.), Katie Schwarber (Jr.); Little Miami: Abbey Niemish (Sr.), Piper Ricketts (Jr.); Loveland: Diana Clark (Sr.), Audrey Planner (Jr.); Madeira: Carly Scott (Sr.), Marielle Thon (Sr.); Mason: Marilyn Popplewell (Sr.), Brooklyn Darby (Jr.), Chloe Pearce (Sr.), Kalli Wall (Jr.); McNicholas: Ashley Jarrold (Jr.), Lainey Doggett (Sr.); Mercy McAuley: Madison Merz (Sr.); Milford: Victoria Kapitula (Sr.), Emily Morgan (Jr.); MVCA: Isabella Akers (Sr.), Emma Givens (Sr.), Kiersten Kroger (Jr.); New Richmond: Hailey Collett (Jr.); Oak Hills: Riley Broughton (Jr.), Ellie Cox

Roger Bacon player Cammy Niesen (2) serves during the Spartans regional fi nal against Bishop Fenwick, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. TONY TRIBBLE/ FOR THE ENQUIRER

(Jr.); Reading: Kyla Hackman (Jr.); Roger Bacon: Grace Wilking (Sr.); Ross: Gretchen Chaney (Soph.); Seton: Maggie Jones (Sr.); Summit Country Day: Melina Traiforos (Sr.); Sycamore: Ashley Walker (Soph.); Taylor: Abby Mitchell (Sr.); Turpin: Audrey Armbruster (Soph.), Elena Dubuc (Jr.), Brooke Painter (Sr.); Walnut Hills: Sammie Wheatley (Sr.), Tori Zimmer (Sr.); West Clermont: Hannah Graves, Brooklyn Watson, Katelin Bechtol; Western Brown: Olivia Young (Jr.), Sophia Ernst (Jr.); Williamsburg: Paige Fisher (Sr.), Madi Ogden (Sr.); Wilmington: Harlie Bickett (Sr.); Wyoming: Ali Cordes (Soph.), Claire Craft (Sr.)

OHSAA cross country invitational Aug. 15 is off Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COLUMBUS - Citing health and safety as the top concern and the event's size, the Ohio High School Athletic Association canceled the Early Season Cross Country Invitational, scheduled for Aug. 15 at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park in Southeast Columbus Wednesday.

“We are very disappointed that the event is canceled and understand that there will be frustrations from our student-athletes, but we have to put safety fi rst,” said Bob Goldring, OHSAA interim executive director. “We are meticulously moving forward with reopening our seasons for competition and appreciate the guidance of the Governor’s Offi ce and the Ohio Department of Health.

We also appreciate the cooperation of

Fortress Obetz and we look forward to conducting our state championships there Nov. 7.”

Sparked by additional interest from many schools since the course is the new home of the OHSAA cross country state championships, the OHSAA began putting schools on the waitlist in midJuly and adjusted the schedule, race formats and the number of runners in each race in the hopes of providing the op-

portunity to participate to more schools.

A decision had not yet been made regarding spectators.

Cross country events can still proceed around the state beginning Aug. 24, as the sport of cross country has been designated as a low-contact sport by the governor’s offi ce and the Ohio Department of Health. The OHSAA currently recommends smaller cross country events be held.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Old German cemetery on West Fork Road If you drive a quarter mile west past Cincinnati’s German Heritage Museum on West Fork Road you will fi nd an old German cemetery: the German Society of the United Brethren in Christ Church Cemetery. This beautiful little cemetery was established in 1847, and was nicely restored in 1979 by the Montfort Heights Civic Association.

Almost all of the gravestones have German inscriptions, and some indicate the place of birth as well. Several date back to the late 18th century. Due to their date, some of the gravestones are diffi cult to read, and some are in a fragile condition, but most of the inscriptions are legible.

The Church of the United Brethren in Christ dates to 1800, although its roots go back further in Pennsylvania to before the American Revolution.

Its founders were Pennsylvania Germans, and the graveyard refl ects their migration to the west side of Cincinnati area. Streets names refl ect their settlement there such as Ebenezer Road and Zion Road.

The Church of the United Brethren in Christ merged in 1946 with the Evangelical United Brethren Church, and then with the United Methodist Church in 1968. In the southwest corner of the cemetery gravesites have been added from the Ebenezer Cemetery, a German Methodist cemetery in the area.

Those buried in the cemetery are listed in a book compiled by the Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society: “Hamilton County Burial Records: Green Township, vol. 10.” One interesting gravesite is for Jacob Myers.

The gravesite for Jacob Myers does not list his birth and death dates, but does indicate that he served in the Civil War in Company A of the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment.

This was known as the Union Dragoons and also as the Cincinnati Union Dragoons. It was organized in October 1862 and mustered out in July 1865.

Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann, German Heritage Museum

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St. Joseph/Knights of Columbus Golf Scramble set for Aug. 29 St. Joseph Parish in North Bend, Ohio and the St. Joseph of the Three Rivers Knights of Columbus will host a golf outing on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 at Neumann Golf Course, 7215 Bridgetown Road (45248).

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HCM Wealth Advisors adds two partners to its Ownership Group HCM Wealth Advisors, formerly Hengehold Capital Management, is proud to announce it has added two new partners to its Ownership Group: Doug Johnson and Casey Boland.

Doug Johnson is the Senior Investment Strategist Johnson in the investment and research department.

With 15 years of investment management experience, Doug has a deep understanding of markets and portfolio management. He understands the importance of having a well-defi ned investment process and removing the behavioral biases that can lower an investor’s return over time. Doug guides the investment committee in developing and implementing HCM’s investment strategies.

Casey Boland is a Wealth Advisor with over 25 years of experience,

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who works with HCM clients to understand their unique fi nancial situations and keep them on the right path. He combines investment and tax strategies with a fi nancial plan, deBoland signed to grow and preserve what they have already saved while providing the income they need and leaving a legacy for their family or favorite charity.

Doug and Casey are joining a team of four other HCM Wealth Advisors partners: Mike Hengehold, Steve Hengehold, Jake Butcher, and Greg Middendorf.

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Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine widens regional care capabilities – adds four locations and seven physicians to network in Greater Cincinnati Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine proudly announces the addition of seven local physicians and four new locations to treat patients.

This experienced group of providers, formerly with OrthoCincy and Reconstructive Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, have joined with Beacon to bolster one of the region’s largest orthopedic practices.

The combined practice now off ers even more surgery and outpatient care options at thirteen locations throughout Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky.

Thirty-four doctors and more than 600 staff will now see patients through this communitywide network, under the Beacon banner.

“We’ve been steadily expanding over the last decade,” said Andy Blankemeyer, Beacon CEO. “This partnership allows us to continue that growth and provide more locations across Greater Cincinnati to bring our wide range of services even closer to where our patients live.”

Beyond just a bigger footprint, Beacon can now off er its comprehensive care model with onsite imaging, surgery centers and urgent care under one roof to even more of those who need it.

“Beacon has a stellar reputation in the community. We are proud to merge with our region’s premiere orthopedic group and particularly excited to expand access for our patients across Greater Cincinnati. Ultimately, we want to make this the

most eff ective and effi cient solution for our patients as possible – providing the best care at the least cost. Beacon has really mastered that,” said Tim McConnell, MD. This partnership allows wider access to comprehensive orthopaedic care, including orthopaedic urgent care, sports medicine, physical therapy, athletic training, imaging services, regenerative medicine and surgeries at two dedicated surgery centers (Summit Woods in Sharonville and Beacon West in Western Hills).

In addition to those comprehensive surgery and patient care locations, Beacon Orthopaedics will continue to provide medical direction and coverage for over 30 local high schools, fi ve college athletics programs, and professional teams including the Cincinnati Reds.

“These physicians are at the top of their game.

By adding talented physicians and more locations we can expand upon our core tenets of providing quality, access and value,” said Peter Cha, MD, president of Beacon.

Pepper Peale, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

OneSource Center helps nonprofi ts thrive and survive Nonprofi ts are certainly stressed with the overarching impact of COVID-19.

This has just increased the strain for organizations that already are often working with lean staffi ng and budgets, supplementing their eff orts with volunteers, grants and innovative strategic planning.

Many nonprofi ts have utilized the consulting services of OneSource Center for Nonprofi t Excellence, a resource center for area nonprofi ts.

With funding from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund, OneSource Center has provided a “relaunch” program that guides organizations through an assessment of their operations while helping explore areas for either ending shrinking programs or expansion of services where there is increased need.

Additionally, OneSource Center has recently moved its offi ces to Queensgate in order to be more accessible to nonprofi ts.

“Everything that OneSource Center does revolves around building stronger nonprofi ts,” said OneSource Center CEO Christie Brown. “We want to support the nonprofi t community so it can do its best work.”

There are a handful of other resource centers in the U.S., such as Colorado Collaborative in Denver, CO, and the Impact Foundry in Sacramento, CA. Following a similar model, OneSource Center strives to help nonprofi ts strategically, operationally and with bottom-line savings.

It does so through a 100+ volunteer consultant team comprised of business professionals who want to use their talents to help the community.

Philanthropic corporations and local businesses donate offi ce furniture and surplus retail products that OneSource Center off ers through its Shoppers Club warehouse to nonprofi ts.

Monthly training opportunities, personalized staff training sessions, and leadership development programs are also off ered to nonprofi ts.

“During this time of upheaval and an uncertain future, it is wonderful to have a OneSource Center to call upon for help in navigating a path forward,” said Sue Hare, Executive Director of iSpace, a STEM learning place serving the Greater Cincinnati region with school programs and summer camps.

African American Chamber President Eric H. Kearney echoes the benefi ts of having a regional resource dedicated to nonprofi t need, “The African American Chamber recently expanded our offi ces to accommodate rapid growth in programs and services. We purchased numerous items from OneSource Center that helped us create the look of an expensive remodel on a small budget.”

“We live in a great and generous community, but it’s also a city with great needs. OneSource Center is proud to work collaboratively with our team, local companies, community organizations and nonprofi t leadership to boldly address the needs of our region and work toward a better community for all,” said Christie Brown.

For more information on how OneSource Center can help regional nonprofi ts, visit their website at OneSourceCenter.org or contact the organization directly.

Alyson Best, OneSource Center for Nonprofi t Excellence

Diane P. Weidner promoted to vice president of American Financial Group, Inc. American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) is pleased to announce the promotion of Diane P. Weidner to Vice President.

Mrs. Weidner joined AFG in 1987 and has held positions of increasing responsibility across the company over her 33-year tenure. During her career, she held leadership roles in AFG and Great American Insurance Group.

Since 2009, Mrs. Weidner Weidner has served as Assistant Vice President and Head of Investor Relations with responsibility for telling the company’s story to investors and building relationships with the institutional and retail investment communities. She also oversees external communications, Community Relations and the Company’s information research department.

Mrs. Weidner graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and holds an MBA from Xavier University. She is a Certifi ed Public Accountant in the state of Ohio (non-practicing) and holds the Investor Relations Charter (IRC) credential.

Mrs. Weidner also serves on the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and is a member of NIRI’s Senior Roundtable. She is President of the Southwest Ohio Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and is a member of the Ohio Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants.

Mrs. Weidner was named to the 2019 AllAmerica Team as the “Best Investor Relations Professional” in the category of Insurance by Institutional Investor Magazine, and was honored as a member of the Lead Tribune Media Group CSuite Awards Class of 2019.

Melissa Wells, American Financial Group, Inc.

Seniors Who Rock 2020 - virtually On Aug. 26, Seniors Who Rock will begin with virtual Happy Hour at 5 p.m., and the program starts at 5:30 p.m.

Details: Honoring Jean Dowell, Jim Johnson, & Barbara Kellar. Registration is complimentary, contributions are appreciated.

A limited number of Party Packs of gourmet snacks and wine are available for purchase for delivery to your home or offi ce.

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SCHOOL NEWS that answers the most FreeRIce questions correctly and raises the most donations of rice wins the summer challenge.

The fundraising and advocacy comes at a critical time as the Coronavirus has dramatically escalated global hunger. Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan and many other countries were already weakened by confl ict and drought caused by climate change. The spread of the Coronavirus is straining food supply chains, making global hunger even worse.

The WFP director, David Beasley, warns “the World Food Programme analysis shows that, due to the Coronavirus, an additional 130 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of 2020.”

WFP and other relief agencies are appealing to the public and Congress to increase food aid funding to combat the global hunger pandemic.

The UC FreeRice team, which defeated MSJ in a March Madness challenge, is led by track star Maggie Breitenstein.

MSJ, despite the loss to UC, maintains a high global team ranking and is led by education student Grace Hauserman and Campus Ministry director Michelle Arnold.

Stay tuned for updates on the Summer FreeRice challenge!

William Lambers

Top, from left: Madi Carle and Camryn Sillies. Bottom: Maycie Merritt, Clare Wolber and Poetrie Bedgood. PROVIDED

Five Mercy McAuley seniors sign National Letters of Intent

Mercy McAuley celebrates Class of 2020 with drive-thru fete

MSJ, UC in Summer FreeRice match to fi ght world hunger

The following Mercy McAuley seniors signed National Letters of Intent to continue athletics at the collegiate level: h Poetrie Bedgood (Cincinnati United Soccer Club) - Soccer - Mount Saint Joseph University h Madi Carle - Lacrosse - Thomas More University h Maycie Merritt - Bowling - Thomas More University h Camryn Sillies - Softball - Mount Saint Joseph University h Clare Wolber - Bowling - Thomas More University Patty Thelen, Mercy McAuley High School

On May 19, Mercy McAuley High School celebrated its Class of 2020, on what would have been their graduation night, with a fun drive-through celebration on campus.

Seniors were greeted by employees, coaches, Parent Pack and Sisters of Mercy, and they received special gifts along the route.

Among these special gifts was a booklet of more than 200 inspiring letters written by alumnae, employees and friends of Mercy McAuley.

Patty Thelen, Mercy McAuley High School

In response to the global hunger pandemic, Mount St. Joseph University and University of Cincinnati are taking part in a national FreeRice challenge this summer.

FreeRice is the online educational trivia game that raises donations for the UN World Food Program (WFP), the largest hunger relief organization. Every correct answer playing FreeRice generates a donation equivalent to 10 grains of rice to the WFP. MSJ and UC will be competing against others schools including Cal Poly and University of Illinois. The school

Special welcome to Dr. Valerie Hawkins as superintendent of Mt. Healthy City School District The Mt. Healthy City School District warmly welcomed Dr. Valerie Hawkins as the district’s new superintendent.

The Board of Education approved Dr. Hawkins in June as the district’s next superintendent in the 110-year history.

Valerie Hawkins, Ph.D. has 26 years of exHawkins perience in public education and comes to Mt. Healthy City School District from Princeton City Schools, where she served as the director of teaching and learning for secondary.

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Over her career, she has held the positions of classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, curriculum and instructional specialist, and director of teaching and learning for secondary.

She has worked in educational systems in Kentucky, Ohio, and Beijing, China.

Dr. Hawkins is passionate about ensuring that the needs of the underprivi-

leged and those with special needs are met.

Dr. Hawkins is well versed in business and college partnerships; creating pathways for students to earn college credits at the high school campus.

She increased the graduation rate at Princeton City Schools from a C to an A. Dr. Hawkins believes “Student readiness for college or a career should be a top priority”. Her leadership style is one of shared decision-making with a

mindset on continuous improvement by the removal of obstacles for staff and students.

Dr. Hawkins shared, “The opportunity to serve as Superintendent of Mt. Healthy City Schools is incredibly humbling and exciting. I look forward to engaging with Mt. Healthy’s staff , students, parents, community members, and alumni. Mt. Healthy City School District is poised for incredible growth as we continue to meet our objectives of

Education Destination.”

Dr. Hawkins earned her Ph.D. and Bachelor’s degree from Miami University and her Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati.

She is married to Oliver, a church planting catalyst with the North American Mission Board and has three adult children Kaitlyn, Kyle and Kelsey.

Missy Knight, Mt. Healthy City School District

Coby A & Kimberley M Cutter; $140,000 327 Glen Oaks Dr: Smith Zachary to Walker Mark Jr & Amanda; $160,000 352 Glen Oaks Dr: Lape Scott T to Dawes Hannah Renee & Anthony Wayne Schilling; $165,000 402 Hillbrook Dr: Ott Julie A to Frey Jacob A; $195,000 4271 Paul Rd: Lerma Deogracias L Jr to Rehab Production Management Inc; $47,500 454 Palmerston Dr: Valentine Dennie & Mary L Valentine to Bauer Brett N; $158,000 4765 Shadylawn Te: Kingdom Patricia A Tr to T & L Apartments LLC; $77,000 5016 Alvernovalley Ct: Tri State Homes LLC to Willis Joy & Eddie; $249,900 5075 Kincardine Dr: Maloney Thomas C & Allison M Gehring to Tallent Cynthia A; $130,000 5214 Ostenhill Ct: Schmitz Scott J & Molly C to Hacker Robert F & Amanda K; $177,500 5214 Ostenhill Ct: Schmitz Scott J & Molly C to Hacker Robert F & Amanda K; $177,500 5272 Glen Creek Dr: Yorukoff Edward G to Buller Shelley Marie & Stephen J; $232,000 5337 Briarhill Dr: Brauninger Dan to Todd Jessica A; $143,000 5341 Carefree Ct: Sciamanna Anthony J to Olberding Michael F; $140,500 5564 Revmal Ln: Cox Bryan P & Genevieve T Cornett-cox to Renzenbrink Cory A & Melanie N; $266,000 5646 Rapid Run Rd: Smith Mathew J & Lori J to Burwell Elizabeth A; $156,000 6144 Cleves Warsaw Pk: Whitaker Nancy B Tr to Langenbrunner Gary D; $129,900 6300 Swanbrook Ln: Niehaus Maria P Tr

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Cheviot 3437 Jane Ave: Michels Darcie L to Wise Brittany R; $160,000 3507 St Martins Pl: Funk Matthew to Ringer Christopher L Jr; $99,900 3510 Mozart Ave: Arbabi Fereshteh & Siavosh Tirgari to Mccullough Amber; $111,000 3600 Westwood Northern Bv: Zheng Li Qun & Yu Bin Lin to Blackman Unique M @3; $56,200 3971 Carrie Ave: B.r.e. Capital LLC to Hartman Connor R E & Eden Elaine Waldron; $130,000 4013 Harding Ave: Klawitter Kennenth F & Anita Mae to Honnert Evan; $138,000 4101 Harding Ave: Mattar Alana N & Gary Tucker to Lataille Michael Paul; $181,500 4300 Harding Ave: Grady Ryan P to Davis Taylor; $89,600 4327 Harding Ave: Bullock Jeffrey to Bramwell Jeffrey; $55,000

Crosby Township 10458 Camp Ln: York Lisa R to Meyer Melissa & Nathan; $280,000 10559 Brigade Ct: Fort Scott Project I LLC C/o Ddc Mgmt to Nvr Inc; $58,459

Delhi Township 1045 Tony Ct: Mckasson Henry R to Brossart Derek & Karen; $60,000 128 Spyglass Ct: Dinsmore John P to Menkhaus Robert & Sarah Richmond; $162,000 304 Don Ln: Smith Tanya M to Blanton

East Price Hill 1110 Carson Ave: Conard Family Holdings LLC to Chavez Samir B & Luz M Islas Alonso; $105,000 1425 Beech Ave: Mcmahon Jerald to Jones John Tr; $15,000 1539 Manss Ave: Williams Clarence to Hilton Capital Group LLC; $13,000 1710 Wyoming Ave: House Team Lc to Mincy Lonnie Iii; $32,000 2834 Lehman Rd: Metzler Ronald J to Wright Gayle & Kenny; $32,000 3301 Freddie Dr: Mcdonald Richard & Kimberly Jewell to Kmr Property Solutions LLC; $47,000 3732 St Lawrence Ave: Brantley Jamar & Sarah to Maynard Desiree N; $109,000 3732 St Lawrence Ave: Brantley Jamar & Sarah to Maynard Desiree N; $109,000 416 Elberon Ave: Roland Saundra J to Lucas Nina; $30,000 451 Grand Ave: Pierce Donald E & Sharon K to Resolve Realty LLC; $25,000 722 Hawthorne Ave: Brooks Timothy L to Heineman Katherine Rose; $260,000 824 Elberon Ave: Madden David to Shabani Wilondja; $128,500 836 Terry St: Meyer Management Inc to Senn Derick & Karla; $95,000

2201 Townhill Dr: Ralston Helen L to Anderson Tully D & Cindy; $110,000 2590 Devils Backbone Rd: Byrum Lynn to Woeste Laura; $247,000 2839 Parkwalk Dr: Collins Barbara J to Cimprich James M & Jane F; $289,900 2973 Orchardpark Dr: Triphahn Jane Frances to Smith Charles James; $265,000 3093 Lancer Ln: Lutts Josh & Molly to Christon Toni D & Din A; $263,400 3205 Bellacre Ct: Teague Sandra @5 to Lockwood Lauren; $75,000 3242 Parkhill Dr: Upton Anthony E Tr & Patricia H Tr to Combs Grayson G & Beth A; $318,900 3276 Greenmount Dr: Mccabe Thomas M to Gray Daniel T; $205,000 3332 Emerald Lakes Dr: Small Daren & Erin to Wehrle Lindsey A; $109,900 3361 Glenmont Ln: Union Blue Properties LLC to Nguyen Tin Tan Trung Tr; $152,000 3416 Aurora Ave: Schulz Ronald Iii & Lauren Sinclair to Shea Tessa; $160,000 3495 Constitution Ct: Thompson Edward M & Ann L to Schneider Suzanne L & Jay C; $317,500 3551 Ridgewood Ave: Brock Gary to Willemstein Eric & Diane; $205,000 3733 Coral Gables Rd: Nguyen Jonathan to Policano Rocco M; $148,000 3772 Starlite Ct: Schwendenmann Jeffrey D to Winters Mathew T & Carissa M; $156,000 4541 Hutchinson Glen Dr: Sauerbrey Trini D to Mccarty Pamela E & Kevin; $269,900 See REAL ESTATE, Page 10B

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4852 Wellington Chase Ct: Reuss Raymond T & Rebekah J to Moeddel Robert M & Renee M; $530,000 5053 Western Hills Ave: Westmeier Sherry R to Williamson Sheila Marie; $142,000 5109 Halifax Dr: Niehaus Brian T & Vanessa A to Roman Michael E & Laura Knepfle; $420,000 5452 Sprucewood Dr: Lawson Timothy J & Anna W to Feie Brian G; $254,000 5536 Edger Dr: Lauch Scott Richard to Hurt Erica & Joshua Everett; $175,000 5571 Werk Rd: Young Anna Marie to Ortiz Heron Sandoval &; $250,000 5691 Eula Ave: Hickey Matthew to Wunderlich Patrick; $130,000 5707 Westgrove Dr: Arcaro Anthony A to Montgomery Nicholas Robert; $140,000 5731 Reemelin Rd: Schneider Suzanne L & Jay C to Hood Matthew K & Hanna K Mattlin; $201,500 5732 Kroegermount Dr: Tierney Patricia H to Mckinley Derek; $142,500 5765 Cheviot Rd: Price W Norbert Tr & Carole A Tr to Simpkins Nicole B; $82,500 5768 St James Pl: Feldman Lori L Tr to Smith Ingrid J; $239,000 5927 Beechollow Ct: Moryl Brandon L to Bedinghaus Paige C; $360,000 5970 Colerain Ave: Toennis Sara J to Henry Gabriel; $58,500 6006 Sheed Rd: Hicks Ashley M to Sharp Richard Brett; $129,900 6158 Wilmer Rd: Brauer Francis M to Aci Properties LLC; $98,808 6438 Wesselman Rd: Hoehn Travis & Kathryn Wagner to Finkbeiner Jacob Robert; $259,900 6607 Hearne Rd: Clark Karla B Tr to Crystal Cleared Prperties LLC; $64,900 6711 Kelseys Oak Ct: Jones Wilson K to Levine Rhoda M; $147,500 7045 Ruwes Oak Dr: Evans Laurie L to Sabin Jeffrey M & Jennifer L; $286,000 7101 High Pointe Ln: Mischell Melinda to Hulgin Sean M &; $555,000 7648 Bridge Point Dr: Triple E Realty LLC to Miller Daniel P; $125,000

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North Fairmount 1750 Denham St: Peak 9 Properties LLC to Ndln Enterprises LLC; $19,000

Riverside 3773 Hillside Ave: Hess Linda Lee to Bryant Phillip & Zachary Connor Haines; $54,210 3774 Edgar St: Hess Linda Lee to Bryant Phillip & Zachary Connor Haines; $54,210 3774 Edgar St: Hess Linda Lee to Bryant Phillip & Zachary Connor Haines; $54,210

Sayler Park 180 Monitor Ave: Gindling Abby E to Liauba Elizabeth Ann & Thomas Jonas; $142,900 6728 Daniels Walk: Sehlhorst Diana L to Cox Jennifer Lynn & Michael Daniel; $455,000

Sedamsville 749 Delhi Ave: Jones John Tr to Tri County Homeworx LLC; $34,000 801 Delhi Ave: Oberjohann Steven H & John Klosterman to Klosterman John; $23,391

South Cumminsville 3947 Cass Ave: P Kutta Dabarber LLC to K & M Housing LLC; $7,000

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