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Vol. 30, Issue 3

December 8 - 15, 2023

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Female Dayton Region Swearing-In Ceremony of Trotwood Mayor Entrepreneurs Manufacturers Yvette Page Hosting a New Association ceremony will be filled with joy, Join us for the official swearingWellness Suites Releases 2023 in ceremony of Trotwood Mayor anticipation, and a sense of commu- CENTERVILLE, OH Regional nity pride.

Yvette Page, where we'll celebrate - Five female-run busiCome be a special part of a com- nesses including Peel A Manufacturing her new role as Trotwood Mayor munity celebration and show your Facial and Wax Bar, Boon Friday, December 15 · 5:30 Data support for Mayor Yvette Page tox and Beyond, Uptown - 7:30pm EST at the Trotwood The Dayton Region Manufacturers Association (DRMA) has released its 2023 update on the impact of the manufacturing industry within the Dayton Region.

The Dayton, Ohio, region’s manufacturing industry is one of the largest, most highly developed centers in the United States. The unique and compelling nature of the industry is a result of cutting-edge technology, sophisticated processes, and a highly skilled workforce. Supported by the region’s 40 colleges and universities, abundant water and transportation resources, and an incredible knack for innovation, manufacturing is one of the most significant contributors to economic development in the region. Daytonarea manufacturing is globally competitive for businesses entering or expanding in the region.

“We have seen significant growth in manufacturing in the Dayton Region over the past several years and that trend continued in 2023,” said DRMA President Angelia Erbaugh. “The industry is trending up in terms of number of employees, average, number of companies, and gross regional product.

The most significant increase has come in regional economic development with a 354% increase from 2022.

Manufacturing remains as strong and vibrant as ever in the Dayton Region.”

Additionally, Erbaugh states, “The Manufacturing Impact on the Dayton Region study reinforces the region’s manufacturing industry as one of the largest, most highly developed centers in the United States. DRMA and its 330 members continues to be a driving force behind the region’s recent growth in the number manufacturing companies, employees, and earnings as well as being a critical contributor to the vitality of our region’s economy.”

Visit www.DaytonRMA.org/manufacturing-impact to download the full version of the document.

About DRMA The Dayton Region Manufacturers Association (DRMA) is the voice and advocate for the manufacturing industry in the Dayton Region, providing programming, education, and peer-to-peer connectivity opportunities for members serving the aerospace, agricultural, medical, construction, defense, and other markets.

Community & Cultural Arts Center, Lake Center Drive, Trotwood, OH, USA, 4000 Lake Center Drive Trotwood, OH 45426 Come and witness this momentous occasion as Mayor Yvette Page takes the oath of office and officially begins her term. The

Mayor Yvette Page

and the Trotwood community. This event promises to be a memorable experience, so mark your calendars and join us at the Trotwood Community & Cultural Arts Center for the Swearing-In Ceremony of Mayor Yvette Page!

Refreshments will be provided

DML Program Brings Diabetes Awareness

Dayton Metro Library will host a Diabetes Workshop where a lifestyle coach from Premier Health will discuss the best ways to manage Diabetes.

Huber Heights Branch, Monday, December 11, 11 am-12 pm, 6243 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, 45424 Miami Township

Branch, Monday, December 11, 2-3 pm, 2718 Lyons Road, Miamisburg, 45342 Each session is free, does not require registration, and is intended for an adult audience. For more information, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

As Holiday Shopping Begins, Black Business Owners Hope Shoppers Don’t Forget Them

Since the #BuyBlack movement of 2020, support has dwindled, leaving Black-owned entrepreneurs struggling to keep the momentum going.

April Showers (her real name), a self-described “serial entrepreneur” much of her life, looks at 2020 as a paradox.

George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the ensuing social justice movement across the country were “painful and exhausting. Very troubling and a moment in time we won’t forget,” she said.

For a Black businesswoman, though, the subsequent impact of the protests following Floyd’s death heightened aware-

ness of vast social inequities and inspired the #BuyBlack movement, which encouraged support of Black-owned businesses.

In June 2020, Canadian fashion designer and activ-

ist Aurora James reasoned on social media that Black people represent 15% of the “American population and we need to represent 15%” of retailers’ “shelf space.” Companies

followed her suggestion, bringing Black-owned brands into their stores and inviting collaborations at unprecedented rates.

Have you thought about what aging will look like for you?

If not, consider your thoughts, then transpose them onto how your loved ones may feel as their wonder years unfold. Indeed, having all the required tools and a positive attitude will go a long way when the face of aging in ourselves, and our loved ones, is occurring.

Did you know that the average age of a caregiver is 49?

Most caregivers are women (66%), but men also serve as caregivers (John Hopkins Medicine, 2023). Many caregivers have health challenges as they care for others.

The caregivers often put themselves last and do not consider the importance of having a self-care tool kit.

Most of us journey through life without a thought for tomorrow,

however, I like to share that a successful aging journey must give consideration to the internal and external feelings experienced by all caregivers. The tool kit must be

filled with support, while encouraging healthy and independent aging. The benefits of filling the tool kit with quality of life and independence are needed.

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Illustration of hands holding shopping bags

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The Tool Kit for Caregivers While Caregiving

Nail Bar, Painted by Rae and Exquisitely Bare are hosting a grand opening for Uptown Wellness Suites located in one of Uptown’s unique historical buildings. Centerville’s mayor, Brooks Compton as well as other city officials, will be in attendance for the ribbon cutting. All members of the public and media are invited to attend this grand opening on Dec. 9, 2023 from 4 p.m., EST - 7 p.m., EST at 145 W. Franklin St., Centerville, Ohio, 45459 Attendees will get a chance to meet the business owners, explore the offices, and enjoy exclusive discounts on services booked during the event. Also, attendees can enter to win services, products and gift certificates. Refreshments will be served.

Come as You Are Amanda Wright, founder of Peel A Facial and Wax Bar decided to expand into the entire building that houses the new Uptown Wellness Suites. She is committed to fostering a supportive environment for female entrepreneurs. Her goal is to create a space that is welcoming and downto-earth.

“I started in this industry 13 years ago at the age of 37, mostly to go into business for myself.

I had years of experience running businesess for others and a business degree which gave me the confidence I needed to follow my heart. I realized early on that many women go into this field in hopes of running their own business without knowing all that is involved. I started giving advice and guiding others, most of whom were my clients. I wanted to mentor them, not compete with them.”

Amanda always felt uncomfortable at pretentious spas and wanted to open a business where customers feel they can come as they are.

“As a young mom, I was never comfortable with self-care, and I felt like I didn't "fit in" at the high-end spas and never felt comfortable spending money on myself. I wanted to create an environment where women felt comfortable while offering them a Continued on Page 2

What’s Inside

Arts & Enter. 3 Editorial 4 Education 5 Religion 6 Sports 7 Health 8

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DML Hosts Kiwanis Club Meetings

Dayton Metro Library will host several Kiwanis Club meetings where they will share what the clubs are doing within their communities, and patrons are encouraged to contribute their ideas.

Kiwanis Club of Northmont – Monthly Lunch Bunch Meeting Open to the Public, Friday, December 15, 12-1:30 pm, Northmont Branch, 700 W. National Rd., Englewood, 45322. This program is held on the 3rd Friday of each month in

the Branch’s Conference Room.

Kiwanis Club of Brookville – Open to the Public!, Thursday, January 4 and 18, 12-1 pm, Brookville Branch, 120 Blue Pride Drive, Brookville, 45309. This program is held every other Thursday at the Branch. While it is open to the public and patrons, registration is required.

For more information and to register if required, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call

the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

DML is committed to providing access to all of our events. Please contact the Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665 to request accommodations for sign language interpretation, audio amplification, and/or language translation. Additional accommodations may be available upon request. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

Dayton Metro Library’s December programs continue everything from crafting to choirs and quilted dreidels to quipping Muppets.

spots are filling up fast!

(Grades 1-4 and Tweens)

Paint a Holiday Ornament, 12-3 pm, Southeast Branch (All Ages)

Celebrate December at a DML Branch

Female Entrepreneurs Hosting a New Wellness Suites...

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great service for an affordable price. Peel is just that. From your first service, we want you not only to feel at home, we want you to know that we care about you. Uptown Wellness Suites is just an extension of that where our clients can get their services in one convenient place.”

Uptown’s Revitalization Uptown Wellness Suites is just one of the many new changes in Centerville’s Uptown project. These plans involve creating a less congested business district with more parking, restaurants and public gathering spaces while preserving historical elements of the community. According to Centerville’s website:

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“This area reflects the "Main Street" downtown era that shaped American towns and cities in the early 1900s.”

Mayor Brooks, who is also deeply invested in Uptown, aims to "... transform this area into a more functional, unique, upscale destination for shoppers and diners."

This is why Uptown stands as the ideal location for the new wellness suites, poised to play a pivotal role in transforming this historic neighborhood into a thriving destination.

About the Uptown Wellness Suites businesses: Peel A Facial and Wax Bar offers specialized facials, body waxing and lash lift and tint services.

Botox and Beyond is just a mama trying to make women feel their

best with Botox & filler!

Uptown Nail Bar’s mission is to provide phenomenal nail services in a relaxing and welcoming environment that leaves clients feeling pampered and confident.

Painted by Rae is a nail salon specializing in sculpted acrylic nails and nail art.

Exquisitely Bare is a treatment room that provides facials, waxing and brow services.

Uptown Wellness Suites will add two additional female owned businesses in January.

These five female-led small businesses eagerly anticipate a significant turnout for their grand opening. They look forward to attendees discovering more about their enterprises while indulging in some self-pampering.

To meet the needs of our customers and the communities we serve, the Greater Dayton RTA continues to implement components of a service redesign plan previously shared with the public.

On Dec. 31, 2023, the RTA will implement the next phase of its transit system redesign, which will include a new service route.

On Dec. 31, the RTA will launch Route 28. It will run from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. with a frequency of approximately 40 minutes. Route 28 will loop through parts of Kettering along Dorothy Lane to East Stroop Road, to Southern Boulevard and then back to Dorothy Lane. It will replace the southern portion of the discontinued Route 11.

Route 28 will not travel downtown to Wright Stop Plaza. However, it will intersect with five other existing routes, which do travel downtown. Those

include Routes 6, 12, 16, 17 and 19.

RTA worked with the city of Kettering to ensure this new route serves current and future economic development sites. Several important locations served by Route 28 will include Kettering Health Main Campus, the Kroger and Kettering Towne Center on Dorothy Lane, Kettering Recreation Complex, the Meijer at East Stroop Road and Wilmington Pike, the Kroger Fresh Fare on East Stroop Road, the Town and Country Shopping Center at Far Hills Avenue and East Stroop Road, along with stops within walking distance to the Greene Town Center.

The RTA believes Route 28 will ultimately create better connections and more direct access to jobs, health care, and educational opportunities, providing an increase in transportation equity.

RTA Adds New Route, Improves Access to Essential Travel with December Service Adjustments

Wednesday, December 13 West Winter Wonderland, 3-5 pm, West Branch (Families) Winter Houses, 4-5 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space (Families) Thursday, December 14 Holiday Intro to 3D Printing, 2-3 pm, Northwest Branch (All Ages) Tweens Get Cooking!, cookies in a jar, 4-5 pm, Kettering-Moraine Branch, registration required Winter Pillows, 4-5:30 pm, Trotwood Branch, registration required –

Winter Craft: Quilled Hanukkah Dreidel, 4-6 pm, Southeast Branch, registration required – spots are filling up fast!

(Adults) Teen DIY: Snow Globes, 4:30-6 pm, Burkhardt Branch Friday, December 15 Friday Afternoon Movie, 3-5 pm, Kettering-Moraine Branch, Last Holiday, Rated PG-13, 2006 (Adults) Saturday, December 16 Holiday Decoration Swap, 10 am-2 pm, West Carrollton Branch (All Ages) Holiday Carols with the Northmont Choirs, 10:30 am-12 pm, Northmont Branch (All Ages)

DC Ensemble Christmas Concert, 2-4 pm, West Branch (All Ages) 2023 Memorial Ornament, 3-4:30 pm, Miami Township Branch, registration required (Families) Monday, December 18 Movie Monday – The Muppet Christmas Carol (Rated G, 1992), 6-8 pm, Northmont Branch, registration required (Families) For complete program descriptions and to register if required, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

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Explore the Art of Fiber at DML

Dayton Metro Library has several fiber arts programs that bring together those who enjoy the art of crafting a variety of projects in knit or crochet form.

Wednesday, December 20, 1-2:30 pm Northmont Branch Fiber artists of all levels are invited to gather for crafting. Patrons may bring their own projects or start something new.

Crochet Club Limited supplies will be Saturday, December provided. Registration is 9, 10-11 am required. This program Brookville Branch will repeat on January 10 Crochet Club is open and 24. to crafters age six and older and all skill levels.

Crafty Carrollton Even those who do not Monday, January 8, know how to crochet 7-8:15 pm can learn here. Hooks West Carrollton Branch and yarn will be providAdult crafters are invited, but crafters can also ed to this monthly meetbring their own projects. up that offers a chance to Registration is required. work together and swap Crochet Club is held on ideas and supplies. With the first Saturday of ev- a focus primarily on fiber ery month. arts, other crafters are welcome!

Dayton Crochet Guild Monday, December Needle Felting 11, 6-7:30 pm Tuesday, January 23, Northmont Branch 5-6 pm All levels are welcome Trotwood Branch to work on a project or Using wool fiber, create visit while the guilders 2- or 3D art. Supplies will crochets. The guild be provided. Registration meets at the Branch on is required. (Only a few the second Monday of spots remain – register every month. now!)

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For the teen fiber artist:

Teen DIY: Crochet Scrunchies Monday, December 11, 3:30-4:30 pm Huber Heights Spark creativity to create a scrunchie to use or to give as a gift!

Teen DIY: Pom-Pom Creations Monday, December 11, 4-6 pm Northwest Branch Use yarn to create pom poms that are formed together to make any number of cool things.

This one is more geared for teens who prefer sewing: Learn 2 Sew Friday, January 5, 3-5 pm Southeast Branch Teens are invited to the Branch to create fun sewing projects. Materials will be provided! This program repeats every Friday through February.

For more information and to register if required, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

As Holiday Shopping Begins, Black Business Owners Hope Shoppers Don’t Forget Them...

Continued from Page 1 Soon, Showers’ online business, Afro Unicorn — a brand she started in 2019 to celebrate the beauty of Black people — tallied record sales. Her products feature unicorns in various shades of brown on clothing, bedding, backpacks and more.

A considerable number of her customers were white shoppers who supported the cause.

April Showers, founder of Afro Unicorn.

“My e-commerce business took completely off during that time,” said Showers, who lives in Los Angeles. “It went crazy. Remember, it wasn’t just the uprising after George Floyd’s death. It was Covid, too, and there were all kinds of situations where people got breaks on paying their electricity or rent.

So they had extra money, and they were spending. And they were buying Black.”

But as so-called Black Friday arrives, with sales and promotions for the holidays just about everywhere, Black entrepreneurs who spoke to NBC News said they hardly feel the support of 2020. In fact, they say, they feel abandoned.

“It’s tough,” Showers said. Because of the #BuyBlack surge, her business went from online to store shelves. In August 2020, Walmart, as part of its push to support Black businesses, offered her space in 3,800 of its stores across the country. Then came Target, JCPenney, Kohl’s, HomeGoods and NovaKids, giving her the unique distinction of being a Black woman with a licensed character brand in major retail stores.

“It was amazing, but it would not have hap-

April Showers, the founder of Afro Unicorn.Courtesy of April Showers pened without that Buy Black movement,” she said.

But as the calls to support Black businesses faded during the pandemic, so did the number of customers, creating a struggle for many Black owners. In 2020, as an example of the fluctuation, Groupon searches for “Black-owned” increased nearly 400%, according to a survey — a testament to the force of the Buy Black challenge. But just a few months later, when the catch phrase faded, so did searches and revenue, the study said.

Showers’ products are on shelves competing against major brands like Disney, Marvel and Nickelodeon. Those retailers “grade me on the same level,” Showers said, “so I can’t even look at the glass being half-empty.

I can’t say, ‘Oh, so after George Floyd, things have slowed down.’ I’m in here now. I have to figure out how to get all of the 12% of Black people who shop at Walmart to buy Afro Unicorn.”

It would be easier if there were another national call to support Black businesses. “It needs to come back,” Showers said. “The problems that made them and everyone buy Black in

three years ago “was inspiring,” she said.

“It was great to see other people who were not Black actually promoting and buying Black and then actually promoting it to other people and encouraging people outside of our community to support and buy Black. I loved seeing that,” Mitchell said.

And she’d love to see a similar movement now.

Mitchell runs her business while working three nights a week as a veterinarian at a 24-hour emergency hospital. And because she financed her startup without bank loans, she said, it’s paramount that support

Nicole Mitchell, center, is the founder of Goddess Athleisure.Rahcorp Visual Gr

2020 still exist today. Can we rely solely on Black support to survive? Put it like this: If we do not continue to support Black businesses, especially in retail, you won’t see them anymore. That’s real.”

Nicole Mitchell had visions of creating a versatile sportswear line before 2020. Seeing the groundswell of Black business support inspired her to act.

She launched Goddess Athleisure this year, featuring gear that can be worn during workouts and socially. Mitchell, of Detroit, spent two years

working with a California design team to create leggings and fashionable tops that suited her vision.

Nicole Mitchell, center, is founder of Goddess Athleisure.

“So this has been a labor of love for me, hand-picking every element of the products, not just slapping a name on it,” said Mitchell, who eventually would like to drop a swimsuit line. “I worked really hard and labored over every detail to give our community a high-quality product.”

Witnessing the reaction to the call to buy Black

from her community holds her up.

“I’m going to have some Black Friday sales, like everyone else,” Mitchell said. “But that’s unfortunate, because as a relatively new small business, we can’t afford the discounts.”

Mitchell said she has noticed a lack of support in the years since “the tragedies of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery. That support that was about solidarity is not here anymore.”

She said relying on Black support alone can

be challenging, because “we’ll spend big money on designer labels; we are the consumers that spend money. But when it comes to us, we often have to prove that we’re worthy or that we’re quality.”

Dionne Mahaffey, the founder of Culture Greetings.Carlisa Neal But Dionne Mahaffey, the founder of Culture Greetings, an on-demand custom greeting card company, said the 2020 spending spree was more of a moment than a movement. She started her company in 2018 because “of the dearth of cards with Black imagery on them. I wanted to innovate the industry.”

Dionne Mahaffey, founder of Culture Greetings.

With Cultured Greetings, a customer can create text or images and have the designed cards emailed to recipients — or they can have the cards sent via the mail — all from home. Physical cards can be generated and picked up at one of more than 9,000 Walgreens in the U.S. in less than 30 minutes.

In 2020, her business increased its sales. But it didn’t last.

“A lot of what companies did was very performative,” said Mahaffey, a software engineer for 30 years in Atlanta. “A lot of the support we received has waned.”

Shoppers and retailers stay true to old habits, she said.

Editorial & Comments

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, According to the USDA, (United States Department of Agriculture) the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 years is $ 233, 610. This is in a nation where the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. One third of the U.S. workforce earn less than 15.00 an hour. Certainly, these are not living wages. A two parent home with two children requires both adults to earn 25.00 an hour to meet basic needs.

It isn't merely about the cost of keeping a roof over your head, and food on the table. It's those underlying costs that our society like ours requires. Expenses for school age children are a primary example. Clothing, school supplies, field trips, library finds, sports fees, lunch money, etc, add up. For infants, a box of diapers can cost (according to the child's size and needs) anywhere from 10.29 to 52.99. A bottle of cough syrup at the local pharmacy may cost 12,99 to 15.79. In Ohio, child day care, depending on the age of the child, can cost $7, 896 to $ 9, 696 annually.

Though I've made it sound like families are caught in a maelstrom of poverty, and frankly they are, there was a light at the end of the tunnel. It happened when the Child Tax Credit was passed in 2021. Historical reductions in poverty occurred with this new policy. It would help more than 61 million children. Researchers from Columbia University were predicting it would cut child poverty by 45%. The CTC proved to be a very successful policy. Unfortunately, it wouldn't last.

In 2022, one year later, Congress failed its citizens. It allowed the CTC to expire. Now millions were thrown right back into poverty. The CTC was not just some handout. It was about the future and stability of this nation. To permit this to happen in the richest nation in the world is reprehensible. Poverty is both physically and mentally devastating. It prevents children from reaching their full potential. Therefore, I'm asking you to contact your representatives in Congress. Implore them to restore the Child Tax Credit. Finally, urge them to contact the leadership on the Ways and Means Committee- to make sure an improved CTC happens this year.

Juanita Brown Columbus, Ohio

Escaping the Black Hole of Worry

By Bryan Golden Worry is an allconsuming black hole which drains your time, emotions, and physical wellbeing. Worry is insidious because you are so used to it that you aren't aware how often, or how readily, you worry. For some people, worry is a way of life.

We grow up being taught, by example, to make worry a regular activity. We worry about what happened.

We worry about what is happening now. We worry about what might happen.

We worry about what others will do. We worry about what other people won't do. We worry about just about everything.

Worry becomes a default reaction to uncertainty. At the very least, worry is like being in a rocking chair; it's a lot of activity which doesn't get you anywhere. At its worst, worry causes, or worsens, physical and mental ailments.

Some of the many conditions worry can be responsible for include stress, anxiety, headaches, high blood pressure, coronary issues, sleep disorders, and eating disorders. Ironically, people commonly react to the onset of these maladies by worrying even more.

Taking control of and reducing worry has no negative side effects.

The only impact of this strategy is a substantial improvement in your quality of life, and a markedly higher level of happiness.

Regardless of how much you currently

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worry, you can substantially decrease the level.

This starts with recognizing how much you worry and then making a commitment to doing what it takes to reduce the degree to which you worry. Here are some practical strategies for reducing worry.

Stop worrying about the past by recognizing there is nothing you can do to change it. There are two lessons to be learned from your past; what worked and what did not. Eliminate any behavior which does not bring you your desired results.

Keep repeating those actions which have been successful. Past bad decisions are counteracted by making better decisions now.

Issues, which you are concerned about, fall into two categories. There are those things which you can't do anything about.

Since there's nothing you can do about them, let each one go. Your energy is better spent with the second category, those things you do have influence over. With these issues, replace worry with action by taking the necessary steps required to accomplish your objective.

Keeping things in perspective reduces worry.

Many of the things you worry about don't matter,

or are irrelevant. Don't devote any time to them.

They are not worthy of your attention. Ask yourself if what you are worried about today will matter 5 years from now. If it won't, save yourself the 5 years and stop worrying about it now.

Have positive expectations for today and tomorrow. Don't think about what you don't want. Do not become embroiled in an endless cycle of what if scenarios of what could go wrong. Instead, focus your concentration on visualizing exactly what you want to achieve and how you want your future to look.

There is a solution for every problem. Your objective is to find it. Stop rehashing problems over and over, from every possible angle. Identify a problem once, and then get to work fixing it. Solutions are only implemented through action.

Believe in yourself.

You have what it takes to live the life you want.

You can attain your goals.

Your past does not limit you, it prepares you.

Don't allow bad experiences to pollute your future.

You can escape the black hole of worry. Start making positive changes today. Implement at least one of the above strategies. Once you have done so, add another. In less time than you realize, your worrying will substantially diminish.

Bryan is the author of "Dare to Live Without Limits." Contact Bryan at Bryan@columnist.com or visit www.DareToLiveWithoutLimits.com Copyright 2023 Bryan Golden

Something to Consider:

“Keeping Christmas”

By: Brenda Cochran Contributing Writer It is a good thing to observe Christmas Day. The mere marking of times and seasons, when men agree to stop work and make merry together, is a wise and wholesome custom. It helps one to feel the supremacy of the common life over the individual life. It reminds a man to set his own little watch, now and then, but the great clock of humanity which runs on sun time.

But there is a better think than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you, to ignore what the world owes you, and to think what you owe the world; to put your rights in the background and your duties in the middle distance, and your chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground; to see that your fellow men are just as real as you are, and try to look behind their faces to their hearts, hungry for joy, to own that probably the only good

reason for your existence is not what you are going to get out of life, but what you are going to give to life; to close your book of complaints against the management of the universe, and look around you for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness – are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas.

Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and the desires of little children; to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough; to bear

in mind the things that other people have to bear on their hearts; to try to understand what those who live in the same house with you really want; without waiting for them to tell you; to trim your lamp so that it will give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in front so that your shadow will fall behind you; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open – are you willing to do these things even for a day?

Then you can keep Christmas.

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal love?

Then you can keep Christmas.

And if you keep it for a day, why not always?

But you can never keep it alone

When the governors of Texas, Arizona, and Florida took advantage of the welcoming traditions provided by sanctuary cities, it was meant to get rid of an unwanted problem.

More than 23,000 asylum seekers have been bused to Chicago from Texas since the beginning of the year. As the cold weather sets in, people in the nation’s third-largest city are sheltering on sidewalks, at police station foyers and at the city’s airport.

A sanctuary city is a community with a policy that discourages local law enforcement from reporting the immigration status of individuals unless it involves investigation of a serious crime. Chicago has been considered a sanctuary city since 1985 when then-Mayor Harold Washington issued an order prohibiting local officials from withholding city services, and investigating or prosecuting people solely based on their immigration status. The Welcoming City Ordinance banned police officers from arresting anyone just because they were suspected of being undocumented.

Now, several Chicago alderpersons are having a change of heart. They are

calling for the sanctuary status to be reconsidered in response to the number of migrants who recently arrived to the city.

The heated debate over the issue has divided the city council where some members are seeking to put Chicago’s sanctuary city status up for a referendum vote next year.

“When Harold Washington did this, times were different. We didn’t have people coming into this city by the thousands,” one alderman said during a contentious council meeting. While the debate in Chicago highlights the frustration of overwhelmed city officials, the sanctuary rules were intended to apply to undocumented residents rather than the wave of new arrivals seeking asylum. If the referendum were to be approved by voters, the state’s Trust Act signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner would still prohibit the Chicago Police Department from cooperating with immigration authorities.

Chicago is not alone in struggling to cope with the influx of asylumseekers. Other Democratic-led cities including Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York

have received more than 120,000 asylumseekers. The mayors of those cities have formed a coalition, led by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, to press President Joe Biden for more federal aid as their resources are dwindling and migrants are arriving to their cities with little coordination. In New York where a cruise ship terminal was turned into a shelter, Mayor Eric Adams has called the city’s migrant influx a crisis and has begun to warn that shelters are so full that migrants will soon be forced onto the streets despite the cold weather. Sanctuary cities are willing to help but are not able to do so for the increasing number of families asking for asylum where it becomes a long and difficult process in a badly clogged immigration court system.

Biden has requested $1.4 billion from Congress to help state and local governments provide shelter and services for migrants. Johnston and the other mayors say in a joint letter that $5 billion is needed.

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Central State University Extension to Host Free Farmer Discrimination Financial Assistance Workshop Series

Farmers or ranchers who experienced discrimination by the USDA farm programs can receive technical assistance filing a complaint.

WILBERFORCE, OH –Are you a farmer who has experienced discrimination through USDA farm programs or loans? If so, plan to attend one of three upcoming Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) workshops, hosted by Central State University Extension.

The workshops, to be held at three locations throughout Ohio, are for farmers or ranchers who experienced discrimination by the USDA farm programs prior to January 2021. The farmers and ranchers can receive technical assistance filing their complaints at the workshops.

The DFAP program is part of Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and provides $2.2 billion for financial assistance for farmers and ranchers who experienced discrimination from the USDA around race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, retaliation in civil rights movement, and in other ways. The workshops are free to attend and will include dinner.

Workshop dates and times:

DAYTON/XENIA/ WILBERFORCE December 15, 6-8 p.m.

Room 210, CSU University Student Center 1400 Brush Row Rd., Central State University Campus - Wilberforce,

Ohio

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com/e/free-farmer-discrimination-financial-assistance-workshop-series-dayton-tickets773326810307?aff=oddtdtcreator, visit Eventbrite, or email cthorn@centralstate.edu

CLEVELAND December 19, 6-8 p.m.

Location: TBD Registrants will receive a link via email.

To register click the link h t t p s : / / w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . com/e/free-farmer-discrimination-financial-assistanceworkshop-cleveland-tickets773466799017?aff=oddtdtcreator, register on Eventbrite, or email Kelly Beers, kbeers@ centralstate.edu.

TOLEDO/OREGON December 20, 6-8 p.m.

Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center 1750 State Park Road #2, Oregon, Ohio 43616 To register click the link https://www.eventbrite.

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At each location, dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and the program will start at 6:30 p.m. The program will be presented by Windsor Group, LLC, an authorized small business vendor contracted by the USDA to implement the DFAP. Farmers or ranchers

who need more information about DFAP, or are unable to attend the meeting, can learn more at www.22007apply.gov or by calling the National Call Center at 1-800-7210970.

The application deadline for farmers and ranchers to apply is January 13, 2024.

Discrimination experienced could include, but not necessarily be limited to: 1. Current debtors with assigned or assumed USDA farm lending debt who were the subject of USDA discrimination that occurred prior to January 1, 2021.

2. Have been or attempted to be a farmer or rancher but were denied access.

3. Attempted to participate in farm-lending but were denied by the USDA. 4. Inability to verify your identity.

5. Discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, or retaliation in a civil rights movement.

The workshops are hosted by Central State University Extension and funded by the 22007 Outreach Support Program through the Extension Foundation in whole or in part with funds from the USDA. To learn more about the workshops or Central State University Extension programs, email afolck@centralstate.edu

As Holiday Shopping Begins, Black Business Owners Hope Shoppers Don’t Forget Them...

Continued from Page 3 “A lot of business owners who saw their income triple in 2020 eventually saw it fall far below what it had been even before the support happened,” Mahaffey added. “So it was a moment. A good moment, but a moment.”

The Supreme Court’s striking down of af-

firmative action seemed to signal a broader shift in attitudes, beyond elite college admissions, Mahaffey said. The same shift in diversity efforts is happening for Black-owned businesses.

“Everyone was very much into diversity, equity and inclusion,” she said.

“But now we see compa-

nies are comfortable not focusing on DEI because, from a political perspective, it’s not popular. It’s all unsettling. The messaging changed as it relates to what it means to be inclusive. And it has impacted Black businesses as much as anyone.”

Black Educator Says Public Schools and Even Parents Think Black Children are Mathematically Stupid

In the aftermath of a global pandemic, there emerges an issue that has persisted far longer and yet remains largely unaddressed: the ever-widening mathematical gap faced by Black students in the U.S. The country has seen a decline in math scores since the onset of the pandemic, but for Black children, this is just the tip of a longstanding white iceberg of systemic failure. And it beckons us to question, does the system believe Black children are inherently incapable in mathematics, i.e., do we think Black children are mathematically stupid? If that’s the belief, then it not only betrays its own ignorance but is a gross misreading of history and potential.

Long before the complexities of today’s mathematics emerged, the foundation was being laid on the African continent. The sophisticated geometry etched in the architecture of the ancient pyramids and the early arithmetic found on the papyrus scrolls of Egypt stands testament to a time when Black minds pioneered mathematical concepts. In the heartlands of Mali, Timbuktu once flourished as an academic hub, with scholars from around the world seeking knowledge. These mathematical achievements are not just part of Black history but are woven into the very fabric of human advancement. It’s a heritage that Black children carry in their DNA, making it all the more tragic when a system blinds them to their own legacy.

Dr. Assata Moore It’s a system full of excuses and limited solutions.

The way we fund schools, primarily through property taxes, guarantees that children in wealthier districts get more resources. This inequitable system ensures that many Black children, often living in districts with lower property values, are starved of resources from the outset. Thus, a system that was designed to fail them from the start bears no surprise when it does.

The system is doing what it is designed to do!

Black scholars have time and again voiced concerns, offered solutions, and demonstrated the capability of Black children when given the right opportunities and resources. Dr. Danny Martin, a prominent figure in the field, once said, “We can’t address the mathematical experiences of Black children without addressing racism.” Robert Moses of the Algebra Project championed math literacy as a civil right, ensuring young minds understand that mathematics is within their cultural and ancestral grasp.

It is almost ironic when you consider that mathematics, in its earliest form, was conceived in Africa. Figures like the late Abdullalim Shabazz, a prodigious mathematician once responsible for over 80% of Black math PhDs, serve as a testament to the deep mathematical roots that originate from the continent. Yet, our system appears to disregard this legacy and acts on the assumption that Black children can’t excel in the

subject. As Harriette Ball, the inspiration behind the teaching methods of Kipp Academy, often expressed, “Every child is a promise.” It’s a sentiment that our educational system seems to have forgotten.

The question remains: Does the system not care, or does it believe Black children are mathematically inept? Perhaps it’s both. Whatever the reason, the ongoing failure to address these disparities is nothing short of a national disgrace, but that’s par for the course considering our current political landscape that’s sunbathing in the MAGA horizon.

In stark contrast, programs like Black Math Genius are demonstrating what’s possible when you approach the education of Black children with respect, understanding, and care.

By teaching mathematics with a deep conceptual understanding, recognizing the rich history and culture of Black students, and offering patience while building confidence, they are laying down the blueprint for what effective math education can and should look like.

If there’s one takeaway, it’s this: We need to stop questioning the capabilities of Black children and start questioning the system that continues to fail them.

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America is No Longer the ‘Land of Opportunity’...

Continued from Page 4 no reliable family support or sponsors in the U.S. already in place to help them transition.

As cities are already overburdened with the issues of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing, can they realistically take on the extra burden of migrants and continue essential services for the long-term future? This is an issue which is not going away in the foreseeable future. The coalition of mayors are presenting a commonsense path moving forward by asking for the administration to create a regional migrate co-

ordinator who would work with the federal government, nonprofits and state and local officials. Their goal is to better coordinate and place asylum seekers in areas of the nation where there is capacity to receive and help them.

Sending planeloads of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard just to make a political point does not work.

David W. Marshall is the founder of the faith-based organization, TRB: The Reconciled Body, and author of the book God Bless Our Divided America. He can be reached at www.davidwmarshallauthor.com.

Black Educator Says Public Schools and Even Parents Think Black Children are Mathematically Stupid...

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key. In fact, it’s important to understand that White people can’t be the gatekeepers either.

Dr. Assata Moore is the CEO and Founder of Black Math Genius.

She believes in the supreme intelligence of Black children and that there is no achievement gap, but a “Belief Gap” and a “Priority Gap”.

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appreciative of the additional federal funding proposed, our city budgets and local taxpayers continue to bear the brunt of this ongoing federal crisis,” the letter says. Denver is spending $2 million a week on sheltering migrants.

New York has surpassed a total of $1.7 billion and Chicago has spent $320 million, according to the letter.

“Our cities need additional resources that far exceed the amount proposed in order to properly care for the asylum seekers entering our communities,” the mayors’ letter says. “Relying on municipal budgets is not sustainable and has forced us to cut essential city services.” The mayors also want an accelerated work authorization approval process so migrants can find work.

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SOUL II SOUL INFLUENCE: Shoes of Peace Pastor/Chaplain Pamelajune (Pj) Anderson, DMin. Lt. Commander (RET) USN Chaplain Corps TFAM National Veteran’s Support Chaplain Certified Peer Support Specialist BE STILL AND YOUR SOUL WILL SPEAK

and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Ephesians 6:15 Lord, let’s review our efforts to stay dressed for the battles of life. We started by recommending that we cling to the belt of truth (the WORD) and concluding that “truth” is a who and not a what according to John 14:6.

Therein, Jesus declares, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to

the Father except through Me.” Last week, we wrote about the second piece of the Armor of God: the Breastplate of Righteousness. When we serve the Lord, we experience not so few spiritual battles against doubt, depression, temptations, and angry outbursts. The breastplate of righteousness is a piece of God's supernatural armor that protects the heart from sin and the core of a person's spiritual life.

Satan cannot condemn us and make us feel worthless or insecure because the breastplate contains and protects our hearts from direct attack to the chest. And another thing, of all the things the enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy in our lives… “peace” is almost always at or near the top of his list. He intentionally stirs up discord, division, disruption, and disturbance within and around us.

This week, we explore the third piece of the Armor of God – the Shoes of Peace. I suspect most would agree that second to a toothache, nothing is more painful than hurting feet. When we had to march in the service or stand at attention in the sun in those hot, paraffin dress shoes, I wanted to scream from the pain.

The shoes of peace are a metaphor for being ready to share the good news of Jesus Christ with others. Peace is one of the most powerful weapons we have. Walking in peace means Christ’s presence is in charge.

Isaiah 26:3 puts it this way: “You will keep the peace, a perfect peace, for all who trust in You, for those who dedicate their hearts and minds to You.” The Voice LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER

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Division I High School Football All-Ohio Teams Announced

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Division I football All-Ohio teams were announced Thursday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

The Divisions II through VII All-Ohio teams were announced earlier this week and are posted at OHSAA.org.

Ohio Offensive Players of the Year: Marquise Davis, Cleveland Heights; Danny Stoddard, Medina; Jordan Marshall, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Ohio Defensive Player of the Year: Paul (P.J.) Nelson, Cincinnati Princeton Ohio Coaches of the Year: Wade Bartholomew, Lewis Center Olentangy; Mac Stephens, Cleveland Heights First Team Offense QB: Ryan Montgomery, Findlay, 6-3, 210, jr.; Bradyn Fleharty, Hilliard Bradley, 6-2, 195, sr.; Ethan Grunkemeyer, Lewis Center Olentangy, 6-3, 195, sr.; Danny Stoddard, Medina, 6-1, 190, sr.; Ryan Brass, Cincinnati Elder, 6-2, 205, sr.; Talon Fisher, Fairfield, 6-2, 210, sr.

RB: Diore Hubbard, Gahanna Lincoln, 5-11, 190, sr.; Marquise Davis, Cleveland Heights, 6-0, 200, jr.; Jordan Marshall, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-0, 215, sr.; Nathan Webster, Milford, 5-9, 185, sr.

WR/TE: Javonte Hill, Findlay, 6-3, 155, sr.; Jackson Wiley, Lewis Center Olentangy, 6-0, 170, jr.; Austin Clay, Berea-Midpark, 6-1, 160, sr.; Austin Knowles, Medina, 6-0, 180, sr.; Reece Davis, Milford, 5-11, 175, sr.; Duncan Bradley III, Springfield, 5-11, 173, sr.; Jovan Love, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-2, 185, jr.

OL: Carter Lowe, Toledo Whitmer, 6-6, 310, jr.; Kris Manu, Dublin Coffman, 6-4, 265, sr.; Ben Roebuck, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-8, 320, sr.; Devontae Armstrong, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-6, 305, sr.; Deontae Armstrong, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-7, 295, sr.; Tucker Kattus, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-5, 300, jr.; Jacob Schorsch, Cincinnati Elder, 6-5, 295, sr.; Jaylen Eberhardt, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-3, 270, sr.

K: Spencer Conrad, Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 6-0, 190, sr.

First Team Defense DL: Angelo McCullom, Pickerington North, 6-2, 285, sr.; Elijah King, Gahanna Lincoln, 6-6, 220, sr.; Andrew Hanchuk, Berea-Midpark, sr., 6-5, 270, sr.; Loghan Thomas, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-4, 210, sr.; Brandon Caesar, Cleveland Heights, 6-4, 250, jr.; Ted Hammond, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-4, 285, sr.; Eli Davis, West Chester Lakota West, 6-2, 260, sr.; Javon Hammonds Jr., Huber

Heights Wayne, 6-4, 230, sr.

LB: Napoleon Jemison, Toledo Whitmer, 6-3, 210, jr.; Ethen Tebbetts, Hilliard Bradley, 6-1, 205, sr.; Jon Slaper, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-0, 205, sr.; Nate Gregory, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-0, 225, jr.; Shaukeer Hatcher, Canton McKinley, 6-0, 190, sr.; Paul (P.J.) Nelson, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-2, 225, jr.; Kyler Paul, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-2, 220, sr.; Jacob Asbeck, West Chester Lakota West, 6-1, 190, sr.

DB: Joseph Deney, Perrysburg, 5-11, 195, jr.; Cam Frazier, Gahanna Lincoln, 5-10, 175, sr.; Henry Perrymond Jr., Cleveland Heights, 5-10, 150, so.; Jamal Jefferson Jr., Euclid, 6-0, 173, sr.; Reggie Powers, Centerville, 6-2, 205, sr.; Aaron Scott, Jr., Springfield, 6-2, 185, sr.; Taebron BenniePowell, West Chester Lakota West, 6-3, 190, sr.

P: Carter Holden, Dublin Jerome, 6-2, 200, sr.

Second Team Offense QB: Matthew Papas, Grove City, 6-0, 175, sr.; Jake Lowman, Delaware Hayes, 6-4, 210, sr.; Scotty Fox, Mentor, 6-2, 215, jr.; Casey Bullock, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-1, 205, sr.; Will Stack, Wadsworth, 5-10, 170, sr.; Preston Barr, Miamisburg, 5-11, 169, sr.

RB: John Salaman, Lorain, 6-1, 190, sr.; Brandon White, Lakewood St. Edward, 5-8, 175, so.; Jamar Johnson, Canton GlenOak, 5-11, 200, jr.; Jayvin Norman, Springfield, 5-8, 180, sr.

WR/TE: Austin Koslow, Delaware Hayes, 5-10, 150, sr.; Gavin Grover, Lewis Center Olentangy, 6-7, 245, sr.; Devyn Zahursky, Berea-Midpark, 6-4, 250, sr.; John Gordon Jr., Cleveland Heights, 5-8, 160, sr.; Keith Quincy, Canton McKinley, 6-2, 185, jr.; Gio Garrett, Cincinnati Sycamore, 6-2, 175, sr.; Josh Mirus, Cincinnati Elder, 6-0, 185, sr.

OL: Gavin Dabo, Grove City, 6-5, 285, sr.; Jake Grimm, Gahanna Lincoln, 6-5, 302, sr.; Jason Owens, Cleveland Heights, 6-1, 315, jr.; Jaxon Dunn, Brunswick, 6-5, 285, sr.; Will Conroy, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6-3, 280, so.; Mahlik Boben, Milford, 6-4, 360, sr.; Abel Ngoh, Miamisburg, 6-1, 283, sr.; Colton Green, Kettering Fairmont, 6-4, 295, sr.

K: Leland Gantz, Centerville, 5-11, 165, jr.

Second Team Defense DL: Daniel Stephens, Lewis Center Olentangy, 6-3, 250, so.; Francis Brewu, Thomas Worthington, 6-2, 270, sr.; Zyon Newson, Elyria, 6-4, 285, jr.; Troy Regovich, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-5, 255, sr.; Jackson Heims, Springfield, 6-3, 220, jr.; Trey Verdon, Hamilton, 6-1, 220, jr.

LB: Jasen Kelly, Toledo Whitmer, 6-1, 210, sr.; Quan Rhodes-McKee, Gahanna Lincoln, 6-0, 215, sr.; Mekhi Webb, Cleveland Heights, 5-11, 215, sr.; Henry Schenk, Mentor, 6-2, 205, sr.; Cooper Josefczyk Medina,

5-11, 222, jr.; Tofa Luani, Milford, 6-2, 230, sr.; Kai Woolfolk, Mason, 5-11, 212, sr.; Dante McClellan, Canton McKinley, 6-2, 210, jr.

DB: Zach Corna, Upper Arlington, 5-11, 185, jr.; Jace Ninceheiser, Groveport-Madison, 5-11, 170, sr.; Bradley Eaton, Lakewood St. Edward, 5-9, 170, jr.; Cam Boone, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-0, 175, sr.; Antonio Shelley, Mentor, 5-9, 170, sr.; Anthony Fuline, Massillon Jackson, 6-0, 170, sr.; Tallen Hulvey, Medina, 6-0, 172, jr.; Karson Hobbs, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-2, 183, sr.

P: Gabe McKay, Cleveland Heights, 6-4, 180, sr.

Third Team Offense QB: Harrison Brewster, Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 6-1, 205, sr.; Steele Meister, Newark, 6-4, 230, sr.; Matt Ponatoski, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-2, 185, so.

RB: Cole Dickerson, Lancaster, 6-1, 210, sr.; Izayah Camp, Cincinnati Western Hills, 5-9, 177, sr.; Eugene Harney, Cincinnati Sycamore, 5-7, 160, sr.

WR/TE: Braydon Alford, Dublin Jerome, 5-9, 175, sr.; Justen Hodge, Mentor, 6-1, 185, so.; Kyan Mason, Lakewood St. Edward, 5-9, 155, sr.; Jack Wojciak, Medina, 6-1, 190, sr.; Avantae Burt, Canton GlenOak, 5-9, 170, sr.; Brennan Remy, West Chester Lakota West, 6-0, 175, sr.

OL: Andrew Boden, Perrysburg, 6-5, 305, sr.; Nathan Potter, Marysville, 6-4, 245, sr.; Brendan Keener, Hilliard Darby, 6-2, 265, sr.; Jake Cook, Westerville North, 6-5, 290, jr.; Shane RameyRowland, Lorain, 6-4, 280, sr.; Masyn Zahursky, Berea-Midpark, 6-4, 250, jr.; Pete Jarvis, Medina, 6-2, 280, sr.

K: Dylan Tackett, Mentor, 5-10, 180, sr.

Third Team Defense DL: Jalen Joyce, Groveport-Madison, 5-11, 255, jr.; Turner Schmidt, Hilliard Davidson, 6-4, 220, sr.; Nicholas Johnson, Marysville, 6-0, 225, sr.; Gordy Sulfsted, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-5, 250, jr.

LB: Logan Frye, Delaware Hayes, 6-0, 215, sr.; Gabe Coffer, New Albany, 6-3, 185, jr.; JD Thomas, Lancaster, 6-0, 195, sr.; Storm Miller, Strongsville, 6-3, 210, so.; Albert Green, Cleveland Heights, 5-11, 202, sr.; Jordan Warmath, Massillon Jackson, 5-11, 185, jr.; CJ Crawford, Beavercreek, 6-2, 225, sr.

DB: Luke Weihrauch, Findlay, 6-1, 183, sr.; Terrance Alexander, Pickerington Central, 5-10, 170, sr.; Treyton Schroeder, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange, 5-10, 160, so.; Dom Shaw, Pickerington Central, 6-3, 200, sr.; Max Woidke, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6-1, 175, sr.; Ross Coppock, Centerville, 6-2, 205, sr.; Drew Robinson, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-3 185, sr.

P: Ethan Page, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, sr.

Honorable Mention QB: Jayston Gwinn, Westerville Central, 6-1, 180, jr.; Brennen Ward, Gahanna, 6-3, 205, jr.; Jamison Kitna, Liberty Township Lakota East, 6-3, 215, jr.; Tyrell Lewis, Huber Heights Wayne, 6-1, 190, jr.; Cason Diiulio, Cleveland John Marshall, 6-0, 170, so.

RB: Quentin Youngblood, Beavercreek, 6-0, 187, sr.; Kevin Jordan, Elyria, 6-0, 200, jr.; Ocir Kimble, Lorain, 6-1, 185, jr.; Kyle Figuray, Wadsworth, 6-1, 205, sr.

WR/TE: Drayson Peterson, Newark, 5-11, 170, jr.; JJ King, Grove City, 6-0, 170, sr.; Jalen Scott, Gahanna, 5-11, 160, sr.; Preston Bowman, Pickerington North, 5-11, 198, jr.; Luka Gilbert, West Chester Lakota West, 6-7, 225, jr.; RJ Sheppard-Ruffin, Hamilton, 6-0, 165, jr.; Kyle Koch, Lebanon, WR, 6-2, 180, sr.; Austin VanHuss, Mentor, 6-2, 180, jr.; Brian Sullivan, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-1, 175, sr.; Jairo Williams, Lorain, 5-10, 175, jr.

OL: Rex Lahr, Pickerington North, 6-2, 2175, sr.; Justin Terry, Pickerington Central, 6-6, 315, sr.; Elijah Lowden, New Albany, 6-2, 230, sr.; Oscar Piedrahita, Cincinnati Sycamore, 6-5, 225, jr.; Jonathan (J.T.) White, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-3,

250, jr.; Landry Brede, Mentor, 6-5, 270, so.; De’Von Johnson, Elyria, 6-4, 280, sr.; Evan Hricovic, Lorain, 6-2, 270, sr.; Eli Kaufman, Wadsworth, 6-3, 265, jr.; Kae’lub Edwards, Canton McKinley, 6-5, 300, sr.

K: Matt Schramm, Dublin Coffman, 6-0, 170, sr.; Kellen Moyer, Lakewood St. Edward, 5-11, 165, jr.; Jack Dinwiddie, Wadsworth, 5-7, 140, jr.

DL: Julian Dandridge, Hilliard Bradley, 6-4, 235, sr.; Cal Thrush, Upper Arlington, 6-4, 230, jr.; Connor Dutton, Delaware Hayes, 6-3, 230, sr.; Julian Solis, Mentor, 6-0, 230, jr.; Jewett Hayes, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-4, 215, sr.; Peyton Hoskins, Miamisburg, 6-1, 206, sr.; Khy’Lek Jarrett, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-3, 205, jr.; Mason Keely, Centerville, 6-2, 225, jr.; Brian Robinson, Westerville North, 6-5, 255, sr.; Tiosa Sherman, Cincinnati Western Hills, 6-1, 230, sr.; Quinten Wagers, Lebanon, 6-4, 200, sr.; Camryn Sledge, Lorain, 6-1, 250, sr.; Jerome Williams II, Strongsville, 6-1, 240, sr.; Greg Hanson, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 5-11, 260, sr.; Luke Ryder, Wadsworth, 5-10, 220, sr.; K’Vuone McNeal, Canton McKinley, 6-3, 210, jr.

LB: Brayden Kohl, Hilliard Darby, 6-3, 220, sr.;

Caiden Clair, Mentor, 5-10, 200, jr.; Maddox Arnold, Cincinnati Elder, 6-2, 225, jr.; Greg Williams, Cincinnati Colerain, 6-0, 175, jr.; Isaac Brown, Huber Heights Wayne, 6-1, 200, sr.; Andrew Littrell, Milford, 6-0, 210, sr.; Liam Lally, Strongsville, sr.; Adrien Williams, Elyria, 6-0, 190, sr.; Jacob Earnest, Wadsworth, 6-2, 205, soph.; David Potter, Canton GlenOak, 5-9, 170, jr.

DB: Caden Markowski, Mentor, 6-0, 165, sr.; DeAndre Goodson, Middletown 5-11, 185, sr; Toto Luani, Milford, 6-2, 200, sr.; Drew Minich, West Chester Lakota West, 6-2, 180, sr.; Corey Myrick, Cincinnati Colerain, 6-3, 170, sr.; Kamron Payne, Kettering Fairmont, 6-0, 180, sr., Willizhuan Yates, Springboro, 6-0, 165, sr.; Xavier Styles, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-1, 190, sr.; Eddie Andrews, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-0, 190, sr.; Gavin Madigan, Wadsworth, 5-11, 200, so.

P: Hessel Kirk, Upper Arlington. 6-1, 185, sr.; Tommy Kilbane, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6-2, 172, sr.; Jake Harrington, Stow-Munroe Falls, 5-11, 185, so.

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When is Hospice Warranted?

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• No annual maximum, no deductible • See any dentist you want – including your own I often share…do not fear hospice. Fear the pain and suffering that a loved one might experience when disease and trauma overtake one’s earthly body. There has always been a misguided fear of hospice. Most of the fear stems from a lack of knowledge of practices and outcomes rendering care. One misnomer that must be dispelled is that hospice is not limited to 6 months. Hospice services can extend beyond 6 months, as long as the healthcare practitioner certifies the need.

Hospice is defined as care structured to provide support to loved ones and their families when a health condition no longer responds to curative treatments. As

I recently had a great 3-week vacation, but I could not seem to turn my proactive caregiver advocacy eyes and ears off while on vacation.

While watching a family with their elderly loved one at the grocery store, I saw a disturbing and scary situation.

Flip-flops were on the feet of this elderly person. Dangerous!

I surmised by the way the family member was leading and assisting the loved one, that the elder had some form of

our loved ones face many challenging health conditions, we must unselfishly determine as caregivers when hospice is justified.

The human body can withstand so many lifestaggering insults—from broken bones, trauma, operations of every kind, cancers, and all their treatment modalities, chronic diseases, and everything in between.

The human body is resilient until it’s resilient no more. It becomes feeble.

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tion.org/End-of-Life-Support-and-Resources As Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate, deciding to call a hospice was one of the most difficult calls I had to make. I knew I needed help as the end of life unraveled before my very eyes with my Queen.

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What was absolutely clear though, is that rest for a weary soul was the necessary recipe for my sweet mother. Was it an easy decision…yes and no. But it was the right decision. Be Safe! Be Well!

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Proper Footwear for the Elderly to Prevent Falls memory, nervous system condition, or a cognitive disconnect.

Conditions that came to mind watching this situation were either Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and/or Dementia. All conditions can contribute to problems with ambulating (walking). Because of this, footwear is very vital.

All (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and Dementia) do not just affect the intellect—they can have an impact on mobility.

Generally, the symptoms of these diseases focus

solely on cognitive de- Gait changes and walking elderly. Do not buy online. cline and impairments in behavior must be a high Take your loved one into memory and language. priority and proper foot- a store to try on shoes for wear becomes essential.

The Tool Kit for Caregivers While Caregiving...

The motion of walking Continued from Page 1 is often taken for granted Self-management of in the tool kit. Be willing your tool kit should have because we usually don’t chronic conditions is a to learn and develop new the same yearning. Hav- think about it, but when part of the tool kit. Self- skills, even as we embrace ing the right mindset can caring for loved ones, we confidence and fulfill- aging. give you much-needed re- must put ourselves in their ment from helping others As Your Proactive Care- silience and help you bal- place for safety’s sake.

If loved ones are expeshould be a part of the giver Advocate, remem- ance life, aging, and famriencing shuffling gait, tool kit. Social networks ber that most, if not all ily time. Be safe! Be well! noted by dragging feet or of friendships with like- loved ones prefer to stay hesitation in stepping, or minded attitudes are also at home. As a caregiver, are stuck in movement— a slow walking pace often associated with dementia and cognitive decline in our loved ones—secure footwear is necessary.

Determine Walking Concerns Watch how your loved one is walking around the house. For any obvious changes of pace, stride, speed, hesitation, or cues to step, proper footwear is required.

Types of Footwear Any kind of orthopedic shoe may offer a secure fit. Velcro shoes can help make shoes more comfortable and easier to get on and off. Shoes should also help with balance problems. To ensure you get a proper fit, consider consulting a podiatrist, whose focus is footwear for the

proper fit.

As Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate, know that wearing inappropriate, ill-fitting shoes is a contributing factor to falls, broken bones, and even death.

Flip-Flops are a NONO! Footwear must accommodate the safety of our loved ones. Yes, I did share my concerns with them! Be Safe! Be Well!

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