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Price Hill section of Ohio River Trail West dedicated Segann March Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Lower Price Hill's section of the Ohio River Trail West is fi nally complete.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley cut the ribbon on the new segment, located between Price Hill and Riverside, Aug. 29. The trail runs about 0.6 miles from Evans Street to State Avenue.

The Cincinnati Riding or Walking Network is planning to create a 34mile trail loop around Cincinnati.

The next 1.3-mile section of the trail will run from Gilday/Riverside Park in Riverside to Fairbanks Ave in Sedamsville. Construction just started on this section and is scheduled to be wrapped up in 2021, according to Price Hill Will.

A pedestrian walks past a building on Harrison in Westwood on Sept. 16, 2019. The building was a problem property for years. City officials had hoped that a fresh farm market called Jubilee would remedy the problem, but the project never came to be. ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

Taxpayers may pay $20 to buy back failed West Side market Sharon Coolidge and Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Cincinnati’s bad investment in a dilapidated Westwood convenience store could soon get a little worse now that the city has agreed to pay $20,000 to buy the property back.

The city’s deal to repurchase the Jubilee Market means a project that was supposed to inject new life into the neighborhood has cost taxpayers at least $280,000 to end up right where they started: with an eyesore at the corner of Harrison and McHenry avenues.

The failure of the market, a blow to West Side residents and taxpayers, also raises questions about how well the city evaluates projects before sinking money into them.

Just three years ago, several city offi cials hailed the Jubilee Market as a boon for Westwood, saying it would “invigorate” the city’s largest neighborhood by transforming a blighted, crime-infested convenience store into a thriving market with fresh produce and clothing.

The pitch for the project came from the Rev. Thomas Hargis, a Methodist pastor involved with Jubilee Project Cincinnati, a nonprofi t that teaches construction skills to the poor and develops properties.

Hargis promised that some of the aff ordable food sold at the store would be grown on vacant lots, which the city also would provide.

City offi cials went all in. They spent $260,000 in taxpayer money to buy the old convenience store – twice what the store’s owner had paid just two years earlier – and secured a $3,000 federal block grant to help bankroll the project.

The city also gave the charity several vacant lots so they could be turned into gardens.

The city then gave Jubilee full ownership of the property.

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The market struggled almost immediately. The gardens produced little, if anything, and became eyesores, racking up more than $124,000 in nuisance fi nes and fees from the city. The market closed for good in mid-2018.

Since then, city offi cials and Jubilee have been in talks, and sometimes arguments, about what to do next.

City offi cials and Westwood residents wanted Jubilee to give the property back to the city, but Jubilee instead tried to sell it for as much as $250,000.

After months of negotiations, the city and Jubilee reached a deal this summer for the city to buy the property back for $20,000 and to forgive the $124,000 in fi nes and fees.

The sale has not been closed, but city offi cials confi rmed it recently when asked about it by The Enquirer.

“A settlement was reached between the City of Cincinnati and Jubilee,” city spokesman Casey Weldon said in an email. “The goal was to resolve the issue of ongoing blight at Jubilee’s properties.”

Bob Hyland, the attorney representing Jubilee, said: “I am looking forward to having it done.”

Weldon said the city intends to turn over the property to The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, which will lead eff orts to develop the property.

After the collapse of the Jubilee project, West Side residents are wary of what comes next.

“It is such a shame when a community rallies around a project to inject life into parts of the neighborhood,” said West Side activist Pete Witte.

“This failure by the operators only points out what too many communities end up doing, trying to make something out of nothing on a shoestring budget and unproven entities.”

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication dates – Aug. 30 and updated Sept. 1.

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Price Hill's portion of the Ohio River Trail West was dedicated by Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley on Saturday morning.

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Cincinnati opens a (very short) new stretch of West Side bike trail Hannah K. Sparling Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

West Siders have a new place to ride their bikes along the Ohio River.

It’s part of the Ohio River Trail West.

The new section is short, a 0.6 mile stretch that runs along the river from Evans Street to State Avenue.

Eventually, it will be part of a threeand-a-half-mile path that goes east to Riverside Park.

And further down the line, it will all be part of a 26-mile path to Shawnee Lookout Park on the Indiana border.

That’s the long-term, 10- to 20-year vision, said Tri-State Trails Director Wade Johnston, but getting the fi rst 0.6-mile portion done is “kind of putting a stake in the ground and saying, ‘OK, we’re doing this.’”

The city has allocated funding for two of the three segments of the threeand-a-half-mile project as well as a small section at the end that is already complete. The cost for those fi rst two segments is about $2.4 million, with about $1.8 million coming from grants.

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COVID Q&A: Why doesn't the public know more about nursing home outbreaks?

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Dan Horn and Jackie Borchardt Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Everyone on Facebook or Twitter seems to know someone who knows someone who’s got the real scoop about the coronavirus. Too often, though, the stories on social media are half-truths, honest mistakes or lies. The Enquirer asked experts to respond to some of the coronavirus questions fl ying around the internet. Here’s what we found: Question: Why doesn't the public know more about coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes?

A: Almost 64% of coronavirus deaths in Ohio have occurred in nursing homes or long-term care facilities, but public disclosure of outbreaks in those facilities is complicated and often incomplete.

That's because the system of reporting cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is built around notifi cation of individuals rather than the public at large.

Here's how it works: Nursing homes and long-term care facilities must report cases and deaths to their local health departments, which then must report to the state health department. The facilities also are required, since May 17, to report cases and deaths to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When a case is confi rmed, the facilities are supposed to notify the resident who tested positive, their family and others who may have been exposed. The local health department then attempts to track down anyone who had contact with the infected person through contact tracing, in an eff ort to stop the spread of the disease.

No one, however, is required to announce outbreaks publicly.

When 16 people died at the Mercy West Park nursing home, also known as Mercy Franciscan at West Park, it was the largest known death toll among Southwest Ohio's nursing homes.

But the public didn't know about it until The Enquirer reviewed state inspection reports. A spokeswoman for the Cincinnati Health Department declined to comment when asked how it responded to the deaths at West Park.

Public health offi cials have said they often are hamstrung by privacy protections and, therefore, are reluctant to release information about outbreaks at specifi c locations because individuals could be identifi ed. The Enquirer sued last month for the release of more information about deaths and other records, arguing that with more than 2,500 nursing home deaths in Ohio, the public has a right to know more.

Some information about the spread of the disease in nursing homes and other care facilities does eventually become publicly available, but it's often not easy to fi nd.

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Mercy West Park in Western Hills has 47 confi rmed coronavirus cases among residents and staffers as of May 1.

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The Ohio Department of Health reports weekly updates on COVID-19 cases in nursing homes and assisted living centers, but deaths are reported only by county. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services keeps a national database of cases and deaths in nursing homes, but it does not track deaths at other care facilities, such as assisted living centers.

And some of the data that is available is incomplete because nursing homes didn't have to report deaths before May. The national database, for example, shows 13 deaths at Mercy West Park, rather than 16.

The federal data is missing deaths from at least three Hamilton County nursing homes because of that loophole, The Enquirer reported last week.

While local health offi cials aren't obligated to publicly report outbreaks and deaths, they aren't forbidden from doing so, either. When dozens of residents in a Newark, Ohio, nursing home fell ill with COVID-19 in July, the Licking County Health Department announced the outbreak publicly.

Mike Samet, spokesman for the Hamilton County Health Department, said health offi cials encourage facilities to be as open as possible about outbreaks. He said if a facility, or any place of business, was uncooperative during an outbreak, health offi cials might consider a public announcement to alert anyone who may have been exposed.

"We strongly recommend transparency," Samet said.

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Program brings 175K COVID tests to Hamilton County Hannah K. Sparling Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The fi rst segment of the Ohio River Trail West is complete. PROVIDED

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The second segment will be completed in 2021.

The third segment is not yet funded.

The new trail comes at a time when there is renewed interest in biking in Cincinnati and across the nation, one of the side eff ects of the coronavirus pandemic.

An Enquirer report earlier this month, however, revealed that the city

is far behind its own goals regarding bike infrastructure. By now, according to the city’s plans, Cincinnati should have about 170 miles of on-street bike infrastructure such as bike lanes. In reality, only about 30 miles actually exist.

For off -street infrastructure, such as bike paths and trails, the city’s goal was to have close to 50 miles by now, compared to just over 33 miles that actually exist.

“We want to bring that same opportunity over to the West Side,” he said.

For more information, visit the Ohio River Trail West Facebook page.

A new program is expected to provide 175,000 COVID-19 tests in Hamilton County from now through the end of the year.

Test and Protect is a partnership with the Health Collaborative that will focus on providing tests in the areas that need them most. Organizations or community leaders can make a request for testing, but health offi cials will be looking for hotspots or areas where people are most vulnerable.

That could mean testing grocery store employees, fi refi ghters or other front-line workers. It could mean testing at a nursing home or other group living facility. “It’s going to be datadriven,” said Hamilton County Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman.

“We’re going to look at hotspots, look at where we need testing, and move into those locations to make sure there’s access to testing.”

Hamilton County is devoting $18 million to the new program, part of the county’s CARES Act funding.

To request testing for your community or organization, go online to healthcollab.org or call 513-618-3656.

If you don’t want a visit from a census taker, local offi cials are urging you to go online to fi ll out the form yourself.

Hamilton County’s response rate is 65.9% so far. That’s down from 67.2% at this point in 2010.

“That means a greater share of nonresponding homes will need to be visited by census takers,” said Hamilton County Board of Commissioners President Denise Driehaus, “an especially challenging task now that the census bureau has shortened the door-knocking time frame by four weeks.”

Census takers will be knocking on doors until Sept. 30, Driehaus said, but she urged people to fi ll out the form online to avoid a visit. The form is available at my2020census.gov.

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HOT MILK CAKE

A ‘perfect, lighter-textured version of poundcake’ Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

I had my fi rst bite of Katie Pettit’s hot milk cake when I hosted a birthday lunch for my neighbor and friend, Erin Phillips.

Katie, a Loveland reader and Erin’s long time friend, off ered to bring dessert.

“I know she’ll bring my favorite hot milk cake,” Erin said.

And Katie did. That cake was a per-

fect, lighter-textured version of poundcake. It needed no adornment.

I’m happy to fi nally share her recipe, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Along with Katie’s, I’ve got another winner, and this one is a true poundcake recipe: Million dollar poundcake.

Poundcake got its name back in the day when made with a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, and lots of eggs. Get where I’m going here? Million dollar poundcake lives up to the poundcake moniker.

So now you have two superb cake recipes. Which one will you make fi rst?

Katie Pettit’s hot milk cake A good keeper. Yummy alone or with a side of fruit.

Million dollar poundcake lives up to its name.

Ingredients ⁄ 2 cup butter

Million dollar poundcake

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1 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour

This has a fi ne crumb. Buttery, too.

Glazed or not, your choice.

2 cups sugar

Ingredients

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 pound butter, room temperature

4 large eggs (Katie used 3 duck eggs from Erin’s flock)

3 cups sugar 6 large eggs, room temperature

1 teaspoon each: vanilla and another favorite extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla

11⁄ 2teaspoons each: vanilla and almond extract

Instructions

4 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 300.

⁄ 4 cup milk

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Place butter and milk in microwave and heat until butter melts and milk is slightly scalded.

Meanwhile, mix dry ingredients, eggs and extracts and beat on low while butter melts.

Instructions Preheat oven to 300.

Katie Pettit and her milk cake.

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Add butter mixture to other ingredients and mix well.

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Gradually add sugar, beating on medium until light and fluffy. This takes about 5 minutes, too. Butter mixture will turn fluffy white.

Pour into greased bundt pan and bake 1 hour.

Cool and turn out onto plate that’s been dusted with coarse sugar.

Beat butter on medium speed until creamy. This took about 5 minutes and is important for a good rise. It will turn real light yellow.

If you want, give it a sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar.

Add eggs one at a time, until yolk disappears.

Stir in extracts.

On low speed, add flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.

Batter should be smooth.

Prepare 10” bundt or tube pan by brushing softened butter thoroughly all over in pan. Sprinkle with flour. Shake pan to get flour into nooks and crannies, then turn upside down to shake out excess. Again, an important step so cake doesn’t stick.

Bake 1 hour and 20 to 40 minutes. Mine was done in 1 hour and 25.

Toothpick inserted deep into center should come out clean.

Cool in pan on rack about 15 minutes, then remove from pan and cool.

Gilding the lily: Drizzle with glaze. (2 cups confectioners’ sugar, about 4 tablespoons water and splash of flavoring).

Tip: Bring eggs to room temperature: Place unshelled eggs in warm water for a few minutes.

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Will haunted houses open this year? Yes and no. een because this year’s just going to be so bizarre,” Stross said. “Everyone needs a little ray of sunshine and who would’ve thought it would be a haunted house opening?”

Dent Schoolhouse, 5963 Harrison Ave., 45248. Opening Sept. 25.

Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

It’s the spookiest time of the year and a pandemic isn’t going to stop some local haunted houses from scaring people this fall.

Local haunts have a variety of diff erent issues when planning for reopening.

Some, like All Hallow’s Eve Terror Town and Land of Illusion, are mostly outdoors with trails. Other favorites like Dent Schoolhouse and USS Nightmare are in close quarters and completely indoors.

Social distancing requirements will apply to these trails and houses. Groups will have to be smaller and haunts will make sure you’re completely alone with your group during your scare. You’ll still be able to scream, you just might have to do it with a mask on. Here is how some local haunted houses are responding to the pandemic

Dent Schoolhouse Dent Schoolhouse has been a Greater Cincinnati staple for more than 20 years, it was originally opened by the Boy Scouts as a charity haunt. The story is that a janitor murdered several children in an old schoolhouse. The janitor was never found.

Thousands of people visit each year and co-owner Bud Stross is hoping that this year is no diff erent. However, “Obviously, COVID-19 has thrown everyone

All Hallow’s Eve Terror Town Dent Schoolhouse will be open.

DENT SCHOOLHOUSE

a curveball here,” he said.

There will be changes, especially because most of Dent Schoolhouse is an indoor haunt. Some portions of the haunt will be closed off this year. All staff , including monsters, will be wearing masks. Guests will need to wear masks, too. Expect hand sanitizing stations and guests will need to remain six feet apart. Monsters will also be socially distanced. The haunt will be zero-contact this year, so there will be no screens or claustrophobia bags this fall.

Staff will regularly and thoroughly clean the haunt, Stross said. Attendance will be 50% less than normal and people are encouraged to buy tickets ahead of time. Stross expects the haunted house will sell out often.

Monsters will try to integrate their face masks into costumes.

“Obviously, we want to have a place where everyone can celebrate Hallow-

Terror Town opened for the fi rst time in 2019. Thousands of people visited the haunt during its opening month.

“It’s really better described as a haunted festival rather than a haunted house or haunted trail,” said Matthew Hayden, one of the owners of Terror Town. The haunt is on the site of Old West Fest. There are saloons, an outdoor theater with nightly live performances and a variety of haunted trails.

This year, the storyline is about “cults” with a variety of stops. Terror Town is not for kids. “We really want to be terrifying, there are no light-hearted scares,” Hayden said.

The especially brave can get a red bracelet experience, also known as the “touch pass,” which allows the monsters, murderers and creatures to grab and touch guests in the park. This experience has been slightly adjusted due to the pandemic, the staff will not be able to do as much touching.

Masks will still be required and social distancing requirements will be enforced.

“The fact that we’re open air, that we

have this huge great space to work with and so many things within it allows us to separate groups and still entertain them,” Hayden said.

All Hallow’s Eve Terror Town, 1449 Greenbush Cobb Road, Williamsburg, 45176.

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4. allhallowsevellc.com.

Land of Illusion The Land of Illusion Scream Park will open for the season Sept. 11. Like Terror Town, it could be called more of a haunted festival than a haunted house, due to multiple trails, houses and spaces for scares.

According to their website, Land of Illusion will have six haunts this year, live music and a full bar.

The haunt recommends masks but will not require them. Staff will time different groups in order to prevent groups running into each other during attractions, the website states.

Land of Illusion, 8762 Thomas Road, Middletown, 45042. landofi llusion.com.

The others? h Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt is not opening for the 2020 season. h Highway 50 Frightfi eld is not opening for the 2020 season. h Offi cials for USS Nightmare said they have not yet decided on their plans for the spooky boat show.

Absentee voting: What you need to know Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

To request an absentee ballot, contact your local board of elections now or go to your board’s website. You also can request a ballot via the Ohio Secretary of State’s website. This year, the Secretary of State’s offi ce plans to send absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters in Ohio.

You can request an absentee ballot until Oct. 31, but election offi cials don’t

recommend waiting that long. Cutting it close leaves little time to complete the ballot and get it in the mail. It also makes your ballot vulnerable to slow mail delivery and leaves almost no time to correct mistakes you may have made on the ballot.

Closely follow instructions when fi lling out your application. You will be asked to provide one of several acceptable forms of identifi cation, a signature to match with your voter registration records and other information. If you’re

not registered to vote, you can do that through the Secretary of State’s website until Oct. 5, and then request your absentee ballot.

Election boards will begin mailing absentee ballots to those who requested them on Oct. 6.

After receiving your ballot, again closely follow instructions and provide all requested information. If you leave something out or make a mistake, election offi cials will attempt to contact you to resolve the problem, but that can take

time and puts your ballot at risk of not being counted.

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All ballots must be received by Election Day Nov. 3 to be counted on Election Day. If they arrive within 10 days after Election Day, they still will be counted if they are properly fi lled out and postmarked by Nov. 2.

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Exiled Pete Rose's life mired in tragedy for 3 decades Where were you 31 years ago on Aug. 24?

I was at Riverfront Stadium, in the Crosley Room, attending a funeral. The fi guratively deceased stood at a podium, alternately defi ant and broken.

“This is a sad day,’’ he said. If only Pete Rose knew how sad it truly was, and would continue to be.

Through the Denial Era, the Reconfi guration Era, the He’s Suffered Enough Era, the I Shouldna Did It Era. . . through Bart and Fay Rose and Bud and Rob, up until this very moment, Rose remains a man without a country, for baseball is his country. No one knows the territory better or roamed its landscape with bigger brio.

Think of the abject sadness of Pete’s life for the past three decades.

Ponder the soulless sameness of signing your name, over and over and over, in Las Vegas, before retiring to your home near The Strip to hunch over some lousy food and watch baseball games on television.

Every once in awhile, we’ll read about Pete off ering hitting wisdom to a player in need. Joey Votto got some.

Christian Yelich was the latest. Pete would have made a good roving hitting instructor. He would have been a fi ne raconteur, as good a chronicler of the Pastime as Casey Stengel. I could imagine him in Cooperstown every summer, on a stage, talking. It’d be a one-man show that wouldn’t close until he did. And it would be wonderful.

I could see him at GABP, without having to pay for a ticket, his aging fans posing with him for pictures.

What an ambassador for the Reds he could have been. Americans are suckers for redemption stories, but you’d better be honest about it.

Was Pete honest? Eventually, yeah.

Kinda. Being paid $1 mil to write a book/confession strips the deed of some of its authenticity. Continuing to bet on sports is legal in his adopted hometown. But, for purposes of reconfi guration, not a good look.

And now?

Now is the saddest of all for Pete. He remains exiled. He’s becoming irrelevant. After Manfred shut the door on his reinstatement a few years ago, the subject is never broached. Open and now shut. Even as his case has never been better.

He’s 79 years old. He’ll be 80 next April. I can’t even imagine Pete Rose being 80. Baseball’s punishment ceased fi tting the crime a decade ago.

Maybe more. Maybe since Bonds and Clemens and McGwire. The whole conga-line of juicers. Certainly since Baseball started lining its ballpark walls with casino ads and struck a deal with a fantasy gaming website. Defi nitely when those ballparks have betting kiosks, and they will.

Instead of looking noble and pure, Baseball’s banishment of the Hit King looks vindictive and petty. It’s not a good look.

In 41 years of writing about sports, Pete Rose stands as the biggest tragedy I’ve covered. I’d say he’s the biggest lesson, too. But after 31 years, I don’t know what the lesson is anymore.

Don’t bet on baseball if you’re in baseball? Or be mean-spirited to anyone who does something wrong?

Mixed messages all around.

I feel for Pete, who has paid his dues. I feel for the game, and its need to be petty. No one’s winning. There was a time when everyone would have.

That time has passed.

La Salle quarterback Zach Branam runs for a touchdown during their football game against Elder on Aug. 27.

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Coach, teammates: La Salle QB Zach Branam warrants DI looks Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

GREEN TOWNSHIP - In the Aug. 28 La Salle/Elder double-overtime doozy at The Pit, there were six players involved that have committed to Division I college football programs and another junior being sought by several major juggernauts.

None of those players are named Zach Branam.

Yet, it was Branam who boarded the bus with the Skyline Chili Crosstown

Showdown Player of the Game plaque.

In a game that had more twists and turns than The Beast roller coaster at Kings Island, it was Branam’s two-point plunge into the purple-turfed endzone at Elder that gave the Lancers one of their more memorable victories.

Two years ago, Branam would have been pretty much a spectator at such a game. Other than some varsity cameos, he was the JV quarterback who had to wait to get his reps on Saturday mornings.

In year two as La Salle’s starter, Bra-

nam was 14-2 (when this article was originally published) with one Ohio Division II state title on his resume and another one within sight should he continue his current level of play.

After game one, he topped the Greater Catholic League-South in rushing with 166 yards and is third in passing with 175 yards. In a game surely to be a Hudl favorite, Branam passed for three scores, ran for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion and drilled a 28See BRANAM, Page 2B

Enquirer writers pick top prep games they’ve covered Shelby Dermer, Scott Springer and James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Cincinnati Enquirer sportswriters have covered some amazing games.

Here, the writers share the best high school sports games they’ve witnessed in their careers. Here are their highpoints:

Scott Springer

Wyoming's Evan Prater (3) runs for a touchdown during the fi rst half of the OHSAA Division IV State Championship football game between Wyoming and Girard on Dec. 1, 2018, at Tom Benson Stadium in Canton.

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Scott Springer has been with The Cincinnati Enquirer and Community Press & Recorder since December 2010.

Loveland wins their fi rst state football title in the snow Almost seven years ago in Canton’s then-Fawcett Stadium, it was a night not fi t for man nor beast. It was the site of the Division II state fi nal between Loveland and Cleveland Glenville run by former NFL star and former Ohio State Buckeye See GAMES, Page 2B

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Ted Ginn Jr.’s father.

With Glenville favored due to talent and speed, Loveland came in undefeated at 14-0 after going 6-4 the previous year but new coach Fred Cranford had inherited some great talent and instituted a Wing-T formation that would fi t the Tigers big line and talented backs.

The weather was a blessing for Loveland and a curse for Glenville. With a snowblower clearing yard lines as the fl akes fell, the Tarblooders (yes, that’s their name) couldn’t use their track-meet speed to burn the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Loveland could grind, pound and control the ball eff ectively.

Freshman Luke Waddell opened up the barn door with a 66-yard jaunt in the fi rst quarter. By the end of the second frame, Loveland even tried a few forward passes. Sophomore Drew Plitt was 5for-5 on the night, throwing touchdowns to Tre Heath and Jake Elfers as Loveland led 34-0 at halftime.

Glenville’s night was eff ectively over.

Loveland intercepted Quan Robinson Jr. three times and Beau Ngu took one back.

Loveland chewed the clock in the second half and wound up doing snow angels in the endzone with their fi rst state title and a 15-0 fi nish.

Waddell fi nished with 175 yards and a touchdown, senior Gunnar Gambill had 115 and two scores. The Tigers actually played without the ECC’s leading rusher, Nate Slagel, who had torn an ACL after gaining 1,340 yards in roughly 7.5 games.

Madeira makes state fi nal in Division III baseball Even as a sophomore who was in his second varsity season at Madeira, Andrew Benintendi had all of the appearances and nuances of a big-league baseball player. As a freshman, he had hit .513 with 58 hits. He followed that with .526 as a sophomore and was the team’s best pitcher to boot. His catcher, Cody Kuzniczci, led the CHL in homers (8) and RBI (39). The Mustangs, coached by Jack Kuzniczci, found themselves in Columbus for the Division III state semifi nals in June 2011.

They beat Wheelersburg 9-6 in eight innings June 3 as Benintendi, Cody Kuzniczci and Benintendi’s cousin Zack Jansen all had three hits. Kuzniczci and Jansen drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth and Benintendi closed the game out striking out six in four and a third innings to put his record at 8-0.

A Benintendi play in centerfi eld stood out. A ball went off the right-centerfi eld wall he was tracking. He caught in on the carom with his non-gloved hand, wheeled and threw into the infi eld, seemingly in one motion. Madeira would lose the fi nal June 5 to Canton Central Catholic 7-5, but Benintendi hasn’t lost much since. About fi ve years later, he made his Boston Red Sox debut. In 2018, he was a world champion.

Wyoming wins its fi rst state football fi nal since 1977 In their fi rst state championship appearance since the Carter Administra-

Moeller QB Gus Ragland (14) ran for a touchdown against Mentor DB Kiyah Powell (6) in the second quarter as .

Moeller battles Mentor High School in a Division I state Championship football game at Fawcett Stadium on Dec. 7, 2013 in Canton.

JOSEPH FUQUA II, THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

tion, coach Aaron Hancock’s Wyoming Cowboys throttled Girard 42-14 in the Division IV state title game Dec. 1, 2018.

It was the statewide coming out party for Evan Prater, who would go onto be Ohio’s Mr. Football the following year and the University of Cincinnati’s highest-rated recruit since such tallies became popular.

The junior ran for 242 yards and three touchdowns and was 6-for-11 passing for 149 yards and a pair of scoring tosses to Joey Edmonds.

Athletic Director Jan Wilking’s gamble paid off when she distributed state championship T-shirts in the game’s waning moments. Images that stood out included Gary Prater snapping photos of son Evan as statewide TV crews interviewed him on the fi eld while fans left the stands. The other: Watching Tim Edmonds embrace his son Joey on the fi eld after the game.

Moeller’s Gus Ragland accounts for eight touchdowns in a DI state fi nal Just a day after Loveland won the 2013 Division II title, Moeller quarterback Gus Ragland kept the Fawcett Stadium scoreboard lit up like a Christmas tree Dec. 7 as the Crusaders defeated Mentor 55-52.

Ragland accounted for eight Moeller touchdowns, fi ve rushing and three by air. He fi nished with 189 yards on the ground and 273 through the air on 12of-13 passing. Current Bengal Sam Hubbard also had an interception in that game. Ragland had a regimen that his father instituted when he was young of tying a line two feet off the ground and jumping over it 40 times. On each foot.

Shelby Dermer Shelby Dermer has been with The Cincinnati Enquirer since August 2017.

OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Meet (2019, 2020) In 2019, Sycamore brothers Jake and Carson Foster combined for eight state swimming championships to share the meet’s Most Outstanding Swimmer Award. Carson, a junior at the time, set a national record in the 200 free.

In 2019 and 2020, St. Xavier continued what would have to be called the state’s biggest dynasty regardless of

sport. In February, the AquaBombers won their 12th consecutive Division I team championship and 41st overall.

What makes the OHSAA’s state swimming and diving meet one of (if not the best) high school swim meet in the country is the atmosphere, which would be nothing without the St. Xavier faithful, which annually fl oods the section of stands right behind the starting lines.

There were other great performances, too. Indian Hill won its fi rst-ever team title back in February, the same day Seven Hills’ swimmer Ella Jo Piersma won two titles of her own. In 2019, Cora Dupree of Mariemont became the CHL’s most decorated swimmer with two state championships, bringing her total to fi ve for her career.

Lakota East softball falls in Division I state championship Sometimes the best games do not end with a favorable result for Greater Cincinnati. Thus was the case last June, when Lakota East fell to Louisville in the Division I state softball championship game at Firestone Stadium in Akron.

The game was a seesaw aff air late after Lakota East had built a sizable lead in the early stages, then was postponed due to rain and resumed the next afternoon. The Thunderhawks build a 7-2 advantage early in the game thanks to four Louisville errors and two-run knocks by Kylee West and Abby Niehaus.

But Louisville slowly chipped away with a run in the third, fourth, fi fth and sixth inning to make it a 7-6 game before the game was postponed. When action picked up the next day, Cali Hoff man hit a two-run home run to left fi eld to give Lakota East a 9-6 lead.

The Thunderhawks were three outs away from the DI crown. Then, Louisville’s Justina Sirohman delivered the most clutch play I’ve ever seen at a live sporting event. With the bases loaded and two outs, the left fi elder ripped a full-count pitch to the wall for a basesclearing double to tie the game and ultimately force extra innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, Hoff man nearly hit a walk-off home run, but her long fl y was snagged at the wall by Sirohman. Lakota East was down to its fi nal outs in the bottom of the ninth, trailing 10-9, but Hailey Holtman then delivered a clutch double and Kylee West narrowly beat the throw to the plate to tie the game .

Louisville pulled away with four runs in the 10th and Cincinnati’s Division I softball curse continued. No area DI team has won a state title since the OHSAA switched to divisions in 1990. Cincinnati has sent a DI team to the state tournament in 23 of the last 24 years, but have gone 0-for-8 in state fi nals.

Hughes basketball holds off Taft in double OT You won’t convince me there’s a better basketball league in the area than the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference.

The best game I’ve seen between two CMAC foes came in January on Ezzard Charles Drive.

Hughes was 5-0 in CMAC play and was taking on Taft, which was 4-1 against the CMAC after losing to Hughes by three earlier in the year.

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yard fi eld goal. COVID-19 restrictions kept the bands away in the opener or else Branam may have added a riveting xylophone solo.

“He just never wavers on anything,” La Salle head coach Pat McLaughlin said. “He’s a great kid off the fi eld, on the fi eld. He makes plays with arms, makes plays with his feet. The kids respond to him. As soon as he walks on the fi eld, as soon as he gets in the huddle, he’s one of the best leaders I’ve ever been around.”

Despite the target on their backs as a state champion, a preseason with no scrimmages and an early 14-0 defi cit at The Pit, the Lancers responded and Branam remains unbeaten as a starter in the GCL-South.

“We only got to scrimmage ourselves, so this was kind of like one of the fi rst times we had a game-like situation,” Branam said of Friday’s early struggles.

“It smacked us in the face at fi rst. Elder came out fl ying, guns blazing and we weren’t ready for it. I knew we would overcome it; we’ve been in defi cits before.”

Branam’s exploits are reminiscent of what Elder quarterback Matthew Luebbe did last year. Of similar size (Luebbe was 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, Branam is about the same height and around 200) Luebbe ran and passed Elder into 2019’s Division I state fi nal. The GCL-South Off ensive Player of the Year passed for 3,090 yards and ran for 1,793.

Branam was just behind Luebbe a year ago, throwing for 1,676 yards and 21 scores and running for 1,394 yards and 14 touchdowns. La Salle’s lucky No. 13

La Salle quarterback Zach Branam was the MVP of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown game Aug. 28 at Elder THE ENQUIRER/SCOTT SPRINGER

ran for 166 yards in last December’s state fi nal and matched that eff ort in 2020’s season opener against Elder.

So, why is he not getting bigger looks?

Well, Branam is getting college interest, but not at the same level he would receive if he were the prototypical quarterback size of 6-foot-3 or better.

247sports.com didn’t have a ranking on Luebbe last season, nor Branam this season.

On the other hand, Branam plays on a team that lists senior safety Jaylen Johnson (Ohio State commit) the No. 11 recruit in the state, with Alabama commit Devonta Smith No. 12. Cincinnati commit Iesa Jarmon is No. 34 and Miami RedHawks commit Jaymar Mundy is No. 59. Junior running back Gi’Bran

Payne has a slew of off ers and is ranked No. 6 in Ohio in his class.

“I have a little chip on my shoulder not getting recruited as much as I’d want to,” Branam said in June. “It just makes me work even harder to prove everyone wrong. They’ll see that this year.”

So far, Branam is backing up his words. He scored 23 of La Salle’s 53 points Aug. 28 and factoring in his trio of touchdown passes that fi gure goes to 41.

“To get to do that here (Elder’s Pit) and get a dub, that means the world to me,” Branam said.

Branam is intelligent enough to have garnered some Ivy League attention.

Beyond that, his off er list includes Dayton, Drake, Rose-Hulman, DePauw, Valparaiso, Siena Heights, Centre College, Kenyon, University of Chicago, Bald-

Hughes’ guard CamRon Mckenzie had a game that made him a strong candidate for CMAC player of the year honors, which he would go onto win. The junior hit a game-tying three-pointer to force a second overtime. In that second extra stanza, Mckenzie’s and-1 with 7.3 seconds left lifted Hughes to an 85-82 victory.

Mckenzie fi nished with a game-high 35 points and Kionte Thomas was electric, too, scoring 18 and sealing the game down the stretch at the free-throw line.

Taft led for nearly the entire fi rst half behind Nekhi Smith, whose left-handed jump shot was silky smooth, going for 25 points before fouling out. Hughes was undersized during the game and its guards were getting harassed by Taft’s stingy defense. In the end, the Big Red would triumph and use that momentum to win the CMAC outright.

The marathon bout further established the Hughes-Taft rivalry as one of, if not the best, boys basketball rivalry in the city. In the past six seasons, the 12 matchups have been split and three of the last four have decided by three points or less. .

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Newport Central Catholic 37, Danville 34 (2006 1A football state fi nal) NewCath scored three touchdowns in the fi nal seven minutes of the game to rally from a 17-point defi cit. Jared Harris threw three touchdown passes in the quarter, the last a 52-yarder to Michael Vickers for the winning score with 1:45 to play.

Covington Catholic 39, Lexington Catholic 38 (2019 football season) A battle of two of Kentucky’s top players resulted in the Colonels rallying from 14 points in the fi nal six minutes to win with 2:52 to go. UK signee Beau Allen put up 448 passing yards and fi ve touchdowns for LexCath, while eventual Mr. Football Michael Mayer had an allaround clutch game on both sides of the ball.

Ryle 56, Simon Kenton 38 (2017 football season) Jake Chisholm rushed for 449 yards and six touchdowns for the Raiders, a Northern Kentucky yardage record, in a back and forth off ensive shootout. And it took me a while to fi nd a way out of SK’s stadium because I thought I was locked in (I wasn’t).

Holmes 67, Louisville Central 63 in 2OT (2009 boys state basketball fi nal) Led by future college stars Elijah Pittman and Ricardo Johnson, the Bulldogs erased the 28-year state championship drought for Northern Kentucky, giving the area its second all-time title. Holmes survived giving up tying baskets late in regulation and the fi rst overtime, and two layups by Jeremiah Johnson clinched the win. Being at Rupp Arena with several of my local media colleagues watching it unfold will always be a fond memory. There were several moments down the stretch where we would just look at each other in disbelief.

win-Wallace and Northwood. All play good solid football, but none are “mustsee TV” on a Saturday.

“I defi nitely want to continue my football career,” Branam said. “Not only just for football but to maybe get some money off for school because academics come fi rst. I’m trying to get it for the academics, but I would still love to play football in college.”

To counter the size argument, assuming Branam measures up to his Hudl profi le of 6-foot, he’s in the range of some quarterbacks who succeeded on a higher level.

NFL greats Drew Brees and Fran Tarkenton were listed 6-footers, while Doug Flutie was a generous 5-foot-10.

Locally, the University of Cincinnati’s Zach Collaros was 6-foot and Ben Mauk was listed at 6-foot-1. Former Bengals Jeff Blake and Turk Schonert were also listed 6-foot-1.

Branam’s teammates, including junior Gi’Bran Payne a 5-foot-10 running back who has off ers up and down the Big Ten and SEC, are bullish on his value.

“Zach is a great quarterback and is very underrated,” Payne said. “He should be higher in everything. He’s the best quarterback in Ohio.”

McLaughlin agrees Branam should be getting recruited more and feels the pandemic has aff ected his situation, among others. Given his leadership traits, McLaughlin envisions historical destinations for his signal-caller.

“I really believe he is a great fi t at the Naval Academy or West Point,” McLaughlin said.

Army actually is scheduled to play the Cincinnati Bearcats Sept. 26 at Nippert Stadium, but La Salle is at Indianapolis Cathedral the night before.

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Buddy opened his fi rst LaRosa’s pizzeria on Boudinot Avenue in Westwood in 1954, and his sons Michael and Mark later entered the business, creating what is now a regional restaurant chain with 65 pizzerias and sales of more than $167 million.

Buddy celebrated his 90th birthday today, after being in self-isolation since mid-March, due to the global pandemic, with a virtual press conference to announce The LaRosa Family Foundation.

As an exemplary citizen, entrepreneur and icon of the Greater Cincinnati community, Buddy’s life has been full of joy, passion and accomplishment – always with a focus on others. Accordingly, the LaRosa family is recognizing his life, career and focus on giving back to the community with the formation of The LaRosa Family Foundation to ensure that Buddy’s legacy will continue for decades to come.

The LaRosa family has created the Foundation with an initial contribution of $90,000, in celebration of his 90 years.

The foundation’s purpose will be to support programs and activities around youth/adolescent development through education, athletics and life skill development.

Christina LaRosa, Mark’s daughter and Buddy’s granddaughter, will be the foundation director. She is a practicing attorney and Executive Director of Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth, an organization founded by Buddy LaRosa to help local inner-city youth develop life skills.

The LaRosa Family Foundation will invest in local programs that are focused on providing kids with the tools they need to be successful.

“We’re betting that successful kids grow up to be successful adults who’ll build a stronger community,” said Christina LaRosa. The plan is to grow the Foundation’s initial endowment over time through ongoing contributions from the family as well as gifts from those in the community who support the Foundation’s focus.

“We’re still fi nalizing the details of how the Foundation will practically work,” noted Ms. LaRosa.

Additional details and information on grant process and timing will be announced by mid-2021. For details on how to contribute to The LaRosa Family Foundation, contact Cathy Shondel, Director of Community Involvement, at cshondel@larosas.com.

Today, during a virtual press conference, LaRosa’s CEO and Buddy’s son Michael LaRosa, son Mark LaRosa, LaRosa’s President and Chief Culinary Offi cer, and Christina LaRosa honored Buddy on his 90th birthday by sharing anecdotes from his life, along with the traditional Happy Birthday song and birthday cake.

“Our dad is an incredibly genuine and caring person; his zest for life has not waned and he looks forward to many more years to come,” said Michael LaRosa. “He came from nothing, worked hard and made a diff erence. He truly believes in ‘taking care of the neighbors you serve’. He’s incredibly excited about the Foundation and the impact it will have

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on the youth of our local community,” he continued.

LaRosa’s fans are encouraged to post well-wishes, Happy Birthday photos and videos celebrating Buddy’s 90th using the hashtags #HBDBuddyLaRosa and #LaRosaFamilyFoundation.

LaRosa’s was founded in 1954 on Cincinnati’s West Side by Buddy LaRosa. It is now a $167 million restaurant company with 65 pizzerias serving neighborhoods in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

To learn more about LaRosa’s, go to www.larosas.com.

Amy Greene, LaRosa’s Pizzeria

Delhi author releasing new poetry book You’ll fi nd Halloween 2020 much scarier with the release of local author Joe Tallarigo’s new book titled “Southern Gothic” released by Twin Hills Publishing LLC. Joe Tallarigo describes it as a journey into the spiritual world with Tallarigo ghosts, witches, vampires, haunted houses and trains, with twist endings that’ll keep you up all night.

Joe Tallarigo says, “He’s been interested in the paranormal since he was three years old when he began having nightmares about receiving demonic phone calls, and saw a ghostly shadow on his dining room wall.”

It’s also a diff erent from his usual poetry about his poems about Cincinnati, family, friends, and his love of music.

He adds, “I don’t want my readers to think I’m a one-trick pony, and I wanted to expand my writing into other subjects, that I’m passionate about, and wanted a new challenge.”

With one-hundred and eighty-one pages and one-hundred poems, Joe rose to the challenge and will release “Southern Gothic” in the fi rst week of September.

Joe fi nishes with, “Alaina Broughton, an Oak Hills 2020 graduate, whom he met last January at the Oak Hills Job Fair, held at the high school designed the cover of Southern Gothic. Her resume impressed me, and through the winter and Spring she worked on a cover that captures the theme of the book.

“With how 2020 turned out for all seniors across the nation, I’m thrilled Alaina shows off her artwork on my new re-

Buddy (center) opened his fi rst LaRosa’s pizzeria on Boudinot Avenue in Westwood in 1954, and his sons Michael and Mark later entered the business, creating what is now a regional restaurant chain with 65 pizzerias and sales of more than $167 million. PROVIDED

lease, and looking forward to more of her artwork on my covers.”

You can follow Joe on his website at joesbook.webs.com Joe Tallarigo

90 years of Dahlias in Cincinnati What do the Cincinnati Art Museum, East Gate Mall, Westwood Town Hall, Schmiesing Beer Hall and Fleischmann Garden Shelter House all have in common? Each has hosted a dahlia exhibition, and this year the Krohn Conservatory will join the list when the Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Association hosts the 90th Annual Dahlia Exhibition Sept. 12 and 13.

Dahlias are grown for three reasons: landscape and garden use, the cut-fl ower industry, and fl ower show competitions. This exhibition will highlight the many forms, sizes, and colors available to grow.

With blooms up to ten inches wide; colors in every shade and tint of white, yellow, orange, red and purple; and forms as diverse as ball shapes to waterlilies to cactus shapes, there is a variety for everyone.

Come see them up close and personal. The exhibit is free with admission to the Krohn Conservatory.

Although native to Mexico, years of hybridizing dahlias have created thou-

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sands of varieties with hundreds available in the commercial market.

The variety name often refl ects what the bloom looks like such as Flamethrower, Café au Lait, Golden Harvest or Arabian Night. Their names also could refl ect the era they were brought to market. Taylor Swift, General Eisenhower and John Glenn dahlias fi t this category.

Another common nomenclature is to incorporate the hybridizer into the name. Robann Royal and Ova Jo trace their roots directly to members of the Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Association.

The American Dahlia Society was founded in 1915, and the Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Association is one of 70 local societies in the US and Canada within the national society. A non-profi t organization, our purpose is to promote interest, education and cultivation of dahlias. Our showcase event of the year is the annual dahlia show, and 2020 will be the 90th anniversary of dahlia exhibitions in Cincinnati.

Members meet monthly to learn fundamentals and exchange seasonal growing tips. In addition to the annual exhibition, our organization sponsors fl oral design classes, fl ower-farm fi eld trips, and hands-on tuber dividing workshops.

More information and memberships can be found at www.cincydahlias.org or by emailing cincydahlias@gmail.com.

Follow along on Facebook: Cincinnati Dahlia Association and Instagram @cincydahlias.

Nan Matteson, Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Association

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The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students and with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and problem solving.

This program is specifi cally designed for trainees who have a passion for space exploration. Tyler spent the week training with a team that fl ew a simulated space mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Moon or Mars.

The crew participated in experiments and successfully completed an extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk.

Tyler and crew returned to earth in time to graduate with honors.

Space Camp operates year-round in Huntsville, Alabama, and uses astronaut training techniques to engage trainees in real-world applications of STEM subjects. Students sleep in quarters designed to resemble the ISS and

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its inception in Huntsville, Ala., in 1982, including European Space Agency astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Dr. Kate Rubins, Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Christina Koch, who recently set the record for the longest duration space fl ight by a female. Children and teachers from all 50 states and almost 150 international locations have attended a Space Camp program.

Interested in training like an astronaut? Visit www.spacecamp.com or call 1-800-637-7223.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, a Smithsonian Affi liate, is home to Space Camp and Aviation Challenge, the Apollo 16 capsule, the National Historic Landmark

Saturn V rocket and world-class traveling exhibits.

USSRC is the Offi cial Visitor Center for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and a showcase for national defense technologies developed at the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal.

To learn more about the exciting programs and activities at the USSRC, go to www.rocketcenter.com or visit facebook.com/rocketcenterusa twitter.com/ RocketCenterUSA Theresa Carver

Donors close digital divide for Cincinnati Public Schools students The Connect Our Students program has met its goal to provide free broadband internet access through Cincinnati Bell to every Cincinnati Public Schools

(CPS) student for the 2020-21 school year.

The volunteer-led initiative primarily is funded by Accelerate Great Schools in partnership with GE Aviation; Fifth Third Foundation; Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee; Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF); and donors across the region.

One out of four CPS families don’t have broadband internet access at home. This equates to roughly 3,500 families and 8,500 children for whom school became inaccessible when education shifted online last spring at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This digital divide disproportionally aff ects Black and Latinx students.

“The Fifth Third Foundation is dedicated to supSee SCHOOL NEWS, Page 8B

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Information provided by Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes

Carthage 6613 Lebanon St: Paz Group LLC to H & E Enterprises LLC; $35,000 6613 Lebanon St: H & E Enterprises LLC to Sebag Eithan Yosef &; $46,800

Cheviot 3722 Marydell Pl: Levine Rhoda M to Davis Ben Connor; $125,000 3760 Herbert Ave: Isner Stephanie Ann & John Michael Dann to Arthur Elizabeth H; $145,000 3855 Taft Ave: Breig John to Conrad Family Holdings LLC; $35,000 4213 Alex Ave: Horton Abby L to Pitman Sara; $157,500

Cleves 304 Miami Ave: Fifth Third Bank National Association to M & M Property Contractors LLC; $53,400

Crosby Township 11712 Edgewood Rd: Pies Rosalind I to Tetzner Carol; $337,000 7445 Vista View Cr: Nvr Inc to Given Kenneth Craig & Nicole; $320,325 7450 Vista View Cr: Fort Scott Project I LLC C/o Ddc Mgmt to Nvr Inc; $58,459

Delhi Township 118 Clarebluff Ct: Stall Deborah A to Jacobs Juliet Elizabeth & Andrew Robert; $215,000 257 Kinsman Ct: Givens James L to Panzeca Danelle; $147,000 275 Ihle Dr: Core Home Construction Inc to Henderson David Duane Tr; $221,900 4230 Champdale Ln: Marreez Yehia & Tina to Marreez Tina @4; $1 4566 Patron Ct: Flach Jeremy P & Kristina M to Walicki Rachel; $132,475 5091 Orangelawn Dr: Bain William J Jr & Barbara J to Runyon Michael A & Alexis; $180,500 5122 Chantilly Dr: Ross Sheryl Anne & Sheila Marie Otten to James Jennifer Marie; $124,000 5230 Andy Ct: Schroeder Lisa Borgelt Tr & Westerkamp Traci Borgelt to Campbell Dennis E Jr; $154,000 5233 Riverwatch Dr: Richardson Robert & Megan to Johnson Joshua T & Nora E; $215,000 5329 Carefree Ct: Loren Real Estate LLC to Barney Patrick & Tracy; $230,000 5334 Glen Creek Dr: Cappel Edward Tr to Day Janet K; $209,000 5524 Revmal Ln: Cox Michael D & Jennifer L to Cox Danny & Allison Smith; $195,000 564 Orchard View Pl: Zugelter Eugene to Stringfellow John; $130,000 5658 Muirwood Dr: Bauman Jeffrey D & Heather A to Zappasodi Marianna; $307,500 5768 Juvene Wy: Hausfeld Victoria Elizabeth & Chad Michael Thornton to Meyer Matthew J; $169,900 6757 Kentford Ct: Arnold David Andrew & Kimberly Marie to Enderie Alyssa M & Mike Allen; $294,900 688 Libbejo Dr: Us Bank Trust Tr to Frondorf Brianna L; $105,000 784 Serben Dr: Burkhart Charles J to Sharp Amanda Jean & Jospeh L Fanning; $211,000 912 Sundance Dr: Dagnillo Don F to Dann Stephanie A & John M; $242,400 988 Fashion Ave: Duggins Daniel W Jr & Angela L to Soudrette Collin & Maria Hartmann; $186,000

East Price Hill 3008 Lehman Rd: Houri Investments LLC to Malott John M Sr & Jennifer Malott; $41,900 474 Elberon Ave: Price Hill Property Group Ltd to Neumann Brothers LLC; $48,000

5588 Boomer Rd: Kathmann Ronald J @4 to Tedesco Dennis R & Amy Lynn Gall; $74,000 5605 Boomer Rd: Steigerwald Jack J & Margaret A to Brya Michael & Susan; $430,000 5660 Leumas Dr: Mcconnell Steven A to Felder Janelle & Dexter Harris; $170,000 5733 Westgrove Dr: Smith Kevin S & Kimberly A to Anderson Nicholas Scott; $162,000 5733 Westgrove Dr: Smith Kevin S & Kimberly A to Dickman Cynthia A; $162,000 5897 Valleyway Ct: Schoenfeld Richard J & Teresa M to Day Cari A & Dennis B; $310,000 6603 Hearne Rd: Kilcoyne Margaret M to Bentz Stephen L & Elizabeth Rogers Bentz; $28,000 6732 Kelseys Oak Ct: Steinmetz Construction Inc to Hauser Shelley; $140,000 7927 Bridge Point Dr: Rieder Christina R to Kessler Nancy R & Lawrence T; $297,100 7927 Bridge Point Dr: Rieder Christina R to Kessler Nancy R & Lawrence T; $297,100 7939 Oakbridge Wy: Carson Raymond L Jr & Christopher A Duwel to Meyer Marisa K; $139,900

Harrison Whitewater Trails Blvd: Welsh Development Co Inc to Nvr Inc; $69,998 101 Lellan Ave: Enneking Properties LLC to Fohl Cassidy H; $144,500 10458 Jesica Ln: Murray Virginia L to Hodapp Gregory J; $183,000 1091 South Branch: Westhaven Development LLC to Nvr Inc; $69,502 112 Sycamore St: Burleson Douglas R to Dole M Tanner; $218,000 1364 Acadia Ave: Westhaven Development LLC to Nvr Inc; $54,590 1366 Acadia Ave: Nvr Inc to Dierkers Jennifer Lee; $228,475 1387 Acadia Ave: Westhaven Development LLC to Nvr Inc; $54,590 19 Farmview Ct: Schwering David & Elizabeth A Clements to Bohman Eric Christopher & Emily Ann Mills; $190,000 300 Broadway St: Burleson Douglas R to Dole M Tanner; $218,000 362 Legacy Wy: Haynes Cassandra Deanna to Schafer Luke E; $117,000 479 Heritage Square: Lakes Lydia to Oshaughnessy Courtney; $148,500 615 Ring Rd: Cb Portfolio Owner LLC to Cb Portfolio Owner LLC; $35,201 615 Ring Rd: Cs Remainder I LLC to Cb Portfolio Owner LLC; $3,484,918 8886 Williamson Cir: Nvr Inc to Kinnett Kailey; $215,755 8891 Williamson Cir: Nvr Inc to Santel Kevin M & Arielle E Mackzum; $240,060 98 Fawn Dr: Nienaber Michael C & Erna to White Robert C & Megan R; $263,000

Green Township 1779 Linneman Rd: Vonderahe Joseph to Stone Jacquelyn & Albert C Iii; $210,000 3220 Blue Rock Rd: Hendricks Vicky L & Brenda S Perkins to Trottr Shanice L; $180,000 3832 Lincoln Rd: Hoffman Ethel Marie to Stickler Kurt Allen & Robin Jean; $237,300 4310 Regency Ridge Ct: Brown John W & Martha E to Kaulig Robert; $127,400 4919 Jessup Rd: Neller Gerald & Mary E Gethins-gardner to Linden Paul & Rosanne; $329,900 5030 Western Hills Ave: Pinney Sara Helene & Shane Roy Mattlin to German Taylor L & Walter C; $175,000 5314 Sidney Rd: Tfs Properties LLC to Kemper Kristi; $140,000 5326 Meadow Walk Ln: Westmark Properties LLC to Sunderhaus Mary C; $144,000 5437 Philloret Dr: Duncan Fred A to Ariapad Alex W; $151,000 5560 Westwood Northern Bv: Moeller Marie W to Lawing Donald P; $84,900

West End 1113 Cutter St: Jarc Andrew to Briggs Robert D & Kelly M Waldrop; $317,500 543 York St: Armstrong Cheryl D to Lin LLC; $35,000

West Price Hill Iliff Ave: Archbishop Of Cincinnati Tr to Seton Education Partners; $29,900 1148 Jennie Ln: Leonard Nicholas to Jennings Daniel J; $119,000 1162 Morado Dr: Morado 1162 LLC to Beringhaus Ethan Michael; $155,000 1750 Iliff Ave: Archbishop Of Cincinnati Tr to Seton Education Partners; $29,900 4030 Fawnhill Ln: Terrell Gregory P & Patricia M to Velasquez Hipolito J Valenzuela; $69,900 4739 Loretta Ave: Judy Property Group LLC to Vb One LLC; $55,100 4756 Highridge Ave: Mccann Kelly A to Scoggins Lavonne M; $132,000 5014 Cleves Warsaw Pk: Huelsman Bernard F Tr & Gunda Tr to Carr Laura; $163,000 696 Overlook Ave: Schlueter Lori D to Schoenung Martin R; $79,000 835 Hermosa Ave: Cincinnati Baptist Ministries Conference Inc to 1562 Ruth Avenue LLC; $40,000 838 Hermosa Ave: Brooks-smith Aneidra C to Aromatic Holdings LLC; $86,660

Westwood 2777 Montana Ave: Lepp Adam to Montana Estates LLC; $28,000 2838 Montana Ave: Dfe Investments LLC to Sampath Manoj K; $75,000 2937 Lischer Ave: Klein Brandon to Jackson Nicholas M; $150,000 2973 Aquadale Ln: Lee Volores P & Volores G to Saleem Danielle; $77,000 3032 Worthington Ave: Rausch Douglas J & Mary Ellen to Dawson Timothy R; $100 3106 Ramona Ave: Sirhc LLC to Butsch Steven M Ii; $150,000 3134 West Tower Ave: Harritos Michael S to Ronas Thu-hien Dao; $103,000 3252 Daytona Ave: Mack Jonathan D to Neville Alexander S; $127,000 3330 Wunder Ave: Akintunde Adekunle & Celedor to Bass Vanessa Marie Tr; $275,000 3721 Boudinot Ave: Schmitt Mary Kathleen to Mccann Kelly A; $93,200

Whitewater Township 5552 State Route 128: Mueller Cari to Stohlmann And Tenhundfeld LLC; $14,000 7298 Redridge Dr: Templin Jenna M to Duggins Daniel Wayne Jr & Angela Lynn; $310,000

Harrison Township 11589 Carolina Trace Rd: Kreimer Mark & Corrine to Klaene Jeremy; $485,000

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Miami Township 4234 St Cloud Wy: Coffey Jerry D to Bockenstette Mark & Mary Kay; $345,000 5062 East Miami River Rd: Clift John to Mih Holdings LLC; $6,500 7353 Pickway Dr: Slugantz Eric Tr to Hicks Jared J; $225,000 8112 Bridgetown Rd: Kincade Wesley J & Carmen D to Cagle Fahren M; $170,000 9569 Mt Nebo Rd: Alliance Real Estate Investments LLC to Sfr3 LLC; $72,500 9571 Mt Nebo Rd: Alliance Real Estate Investments LLC to Sfr3 LLC; $72,500 9575 Mt Nebo Rd: Alliance Real Estate Investments

East Westwood 2105 Weron Ln: Geiger Ronald to Corpus Luzmaria & Sergio Flores; $90,000 2312 Iroll Ave: Powell Erby R to Hill Cleveland; $25,000

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Thomas E. Morenz DDS CINCINNATI - ‘Dr. Tom’, passed away to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on Monday, August 24, at Mercy Hospital at the age of 74 years.

Dr. Morenz was born on April 28, 1946 in Decatur, IL. He graduated from Valparaiso University and received his DDS from Case Western Reserve University. “Dr. Tom” ran his own dentistry office for 40+ years in Cheviot. He enjoyed singing at church, in nursing homes, with his friends, with several choruses, and to his patients at work.

He was a member of Kings Men Chorus, Circle Singers, and Good News Singers. He also enjoyed caring for his vast collection of tropical fish, playing tennis and volleyball with his wife and friends, and exploring the outdoors. He will be mourned and remembered lovingly by his wife, Peggy Morenz, sons Christopher Farwick (Becky), Nathan Morenz, and Nicholas Morenz (Brittany), grandchildren Elizabeth, CJ, Maddox, and Vyleigh, and siblings Dr. Stephen Morenz (Sue) and Carol Jewell (Ron); and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service for Dr. Tom will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Oak Hills United Methodist Church, 6069 Bridgetown Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45248 or to Matthew 25 Ministries, 11060 Kenwood Rd, Blue Ash, OH 45242 or to Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. www.bjmeyer.com

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porting those who are in need, especially during times of distress,” said Heidi Jark, senior vice president and managing director of the Foundation Offi ce.

“We are closing the staggering digital divide by joining other organizations in providing broadband internet access – an educational necessity – to our local students.”

CPS recently announced that the district will have distance learning for at least the fi rst fi ve weeks of the upcoming school year and that all Pre-K through 12th-grade students will have devices. Students in grades pre-K through 1 will receive an iPad. Older students will receive laptops. Every CPS family can sign up for the Connect Our Students program. More than 1,700 CPS students have been provided internet service through the program so far.

“The digital divide is an especially challenging obstacle for urban school districts. We are grateful to all of the wonderful organizations and donors who have contributed to the Connect Our Students program, ensuring every child in our CPS family is able to eff ectively learn in a distance environment,” shared Laura Mitchell, superintendent of CPS. “We encourage all CPS families who don’t have internet access in their homes today, to call and sign up immediately. If you’ve recently moved, please ensure your contact information is updated in our system by calling your school or our customer service line at 513-363-0123.”

Tens of thousands of public school students in Greater Cincinnati do not have reliable computers and broadband internet connections. After a successful pilot program this summer, Connect Our Students will improve digital equity through its partnership with Cincinnati Bell, which is providing low-cost internet connectivity to students across the region (less than $17/month or $200/ year). Thanks to the generosity of the community, CPS families will get the service for free for one year, with no installation or equipment fees.

After signing up, families can install the service themselves or request a technician to install it for them in a matter of days. Cincinnati Bell will not hold past balances against any family. The service includes measures to comply with the Children’s Internet Protection

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“The digital divide widens opportunity gaps between students across Cincinnati. Without internet access at home, students lose valuable learning time during this period of distance learning,” explains Brian Neal, CEO of the Cincinnati-based non-profi t Accelerate Great Schools. “This initiative will help ensure that all Cincinnati students have equal access to remote learning this school year.”

“When generous organizations and people come together, we are a force to be reckoned with,” said Ellen M. Katz, president/CEO of GCF. “Thank you to the Fifth Third Foundation; Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee; Accelerate Great Schools; and our donors for creating an equitable playing fi eld for our children.”

To sign up, call Cincinnati Bell’s dedicated Connect Our Students line at 513566-3895.

Connect Our Students also is funded

by The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. U.S. Bank Foundation; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Interact for Health; Strive Partnership; American Sound and Electronics; Diff erence Maker Legacy Fund; United Way of Greater Cincinnati; Cincinnati Regional Business Committee; the Giovani Bernard Family Foundation; and Jenny and Tom Williams.

If you are interested in supporting this initiative, visit connectourstudents.org to donate to support parent outreach and technology support for CPS families.

Darcy Schwass

Video podcast series helps parents, teachers and school administrators support students returning to school Mercy Health has launched a series of video podcasts focused on helping teachers, parents and students navigate the “new normal” during this uncertain time.

In this four-episode series, behavioral health professionals off er insight and guidance and share their own stories about sending students back to school.

The podcasts aim to give parents, teachers and administrators the tools they need to help them and their students adjust to returning to the classroom during a pandemic.

The podcasts feature Dr. Carson Fel-

kel, director of Behavioral Health for Bon Secours Mercy Health, and Dr. Aimee Drescher, a clinical psychologist with Mercy Health. The episodes focus on normalizing anxiety, working with children, CDC guideline reminders, tips on talking with children and when to contact a professional.

“This year has been brought challenges unlike any we have ever experienced into our homes and schools. We want to make sure our communities know that they are not alone and that Mercy Health is here to help,” Dr. Felkel said. “Our mission is to care for the whole person – mind, body, and spirit – and through conversation and guidance, we hope to ease our communities back into school.”

Mercy Health is making the podcasts available to area school districts for distribution and also posting them on the Mercy Health blog at blog.mercy.com/ for use by all. The fi rst video is available at blog.mercy.com/coronavirus-covid-19-school-stress-video/. It covers stress and normalizing anxiety during this back-to-school season and also provides tips on how to implement selfcare into your routine and diff erent ways to help your family cope during this time.

Mercy Health reminds parents that not only is their child’s mental well-being important but so is their physical health. The region’s family medicine providers are ready and available for wellness checks and immunizations.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit mercy.com.

Nanette Bentley, Mercy Health

Students receive National Merit scholarships Students from southwest Ohio and one from Northern Kentucky were among 4,100 students nationally who are receiving college scholarships after being named fi nalists in the National Merit Scholarship program.

The scholarships were awarded by 167 colleges and universities through the National Merit program.

This is the last round of recipients in the 2020 program, now in its 65th year.

There were three previous announcements of corporate and National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards made earlier this year.

Scholarship recipients are selected from among the 16,000 fi nalists from across the country.

More than 1.5 million juniors in 22,000 high schools entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as juniors.

College scholarships range from $500 to $2,000 per year, with most renewable for up to four years. The exact amounts of those scholarships are not released by National Merit.

Listed by high school, are the students, college awarding the scholarship, and the student’s probable career fi eld.

There were no recipients in this round from high schools in southeast Indiana.

Ohio *Bethel Tate: Garret Harrison, University of Cincinnati, chemical engineering *Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Ryan Keenan, University of Cincinnati, mechanical engineering *Fenwick: Jacob Short, University of Cincinnati, mechanical engineering; Gareth Fultz, University of Cincinnati, computer programming *Lakota West: Caroline Rice, Oregon State University, biology *Mason: Yash Deshpande, University of Cincinnati, business; Jacquelyn Kraimer, Florida International University, chemistry *McNicholas: Dominic Daley, University of Cincinnati, aerospace engineering *Milford: Isaiah Flannery, University of Kentucky, graphic design *Springboro: Adam Anspach, Vanderbilt University, social work *Sycamore: Foster Dawson, University of Cincinnati, math *Ursuline Academy: Dahlia Wang, Scripps College, undecided *Walnut Hills: Julia Dunn, University of Cincinnati, genetics; Tobias Knueven, University of Cincinnati, computer programming; Nathan Remotigue, University of Cincinnati, biomedical engineering Northern Kentucky *Ryle: Tyler Trostle, Purdue University, aerospace engineering Two students received scholarships from companies. Their high school, scholarship, and probable career fi eld are: *Xavier: Pranav Jois, Fifth Third Scholarship, mechanical engineering *Mason: Nina Kisanga, PPG Foundation Scholarship, epidemiology Sue Kiesewetter, Enquirer contributor

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