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Friday Night Stars
Cincinnatian Hotel
Super Bowl at 50
Southwest Ohio’s High
School Football Champions
Rich History, Vibrant Presence,
and Exciting Future
Five Decades and Still
Going Strong
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LA ND M A R K S
ABOVE: Each of the Cincinnatian Hotel’s rooms epitomizes modern luxury in an historic setting.
Rich History, Vibrant Presence, and Exciting Future. by Noel Ripley
CINCINNATI’S FOUR-STAR GEM
is located in the Central Business District
of downtown. The Cincinnatian Hotel is a
great spot for a romantic night or weekend
getaway!
Recently, I had the pleasure to experience this exquisite hotel. The ambiance
of the Cricket Lounge and the esteemed
Palace Restaurant far exceeded my
expectations! Both the hotel and restaurant have old world charm with modern
day flare.
If you are looking for a night out of
fine dining, theater or a sporting event in
downtown Cincinnati, make some extra
time to experience the quality and excellence The Cincinnatian Hotel has to offer.
Whether out for cocktails or a great meal,
you are steps away from an experience you
will literary want to write home about.
Let’s look at the rich history of this
Cincinnati landmark. Built in 1882, The
Cincinnatian Hotel was designed as a
grand hotel of the nineteenth century
originally named The Palace Hotel; this
eight-story French Second Empire hotel
was the tallest building in Cincinnati.
The hotel had 300 guest rooms, includ-
ing six suites. As the very best hotel in the
city, The Palace Hotel was proud to provide elevators and incandescent lighting.
The Palace Hotel’s name was changed
in the early 1950’s to The Cincinnatian
Hotel. Several years later, after closing for
four years and $25 million dollars in renovations, The Cincinnatian reopened in
1987 as the grand hotel it is now. During
the extensive renovation process the room
count was reduced from the original 300
rooms to approximately half that amount
in order to accommodate larger guest
rooms with private baths. However, the
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elegance and flavor of original The Palace
Hotel were maintained in the renovation
process.
It was important during renovation to
maintain the grand exterior facade of the
hotel with its mansard roof and inside, of
course, the grand staircase of marble and
walnut as well as the original safe from
The Palace Hotel, which is now on display
in The Cricket Lounge.
Today The Cincinnatian Hotel maintains its vibrant presence with a traditional
feel in both atmosphere and service and
captures the warmth and gracious artistry
of the turn of the century. Modern amenities and conveniences add an additional
element of Four-Star comfort and style.
The Cincinnatian Hotel offers:
• Full-time concierge service
• Complimentary internet and Wi-Fi
access in all guest rooms, restaurant
and lounge.
• 24-hour room service
• Complimentary 24-hour business
center
• Complimentary 24-hour health facility
featuring cardio theater, universal free
weights with dry sauna
• Complimentary Newspaper delivered
to your room (Monday- Friday)
• Complimentary Morning Coffee and
Tea in the Lobby
• Flat Screen TV’s with DVD players in
all guest rooms
• Luxurious Terrycloth Robes & Custom
400 Thread Count Linens
In addition to all these wonderful
amenities, The Cincinnatian Hotel is
proud to offer two premier driver services
to you and your guests.
The Cincinnatian Hotel is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places
and remains the only small luxury hotel
in the city. Looking forward to an exciting future, The Cincinnatian is keeping
up with the trends and demands that
business and leisure travelers have come
Built in 1882,
was originally named
The Palace Hotel.
The eight-story French Second
Empire style structure
was the tallest building in
Cincinnati at the time.
to expect in today’s market as the competition continues to grow in Downtown
Cincinnati.
The Palace Restaurant
As Cincinnati glowed in the success
of the Major League Baseball All-Star
Game this past summer, there is still one
“All-Star” at the Cincinnatian that brings
his A-game to the table! No, we are not
BELOW (clockwise from upper left): The grand French Second Empire inspired exterior of the Cincinnatian Hotel on the corner of 6th and Vine
Streets in downtown Cincinnati; the Palace Restaurant’s elegant dining room; inside one of the Cincinnatian’s charming guest rooms which
feature a variety of views and bedding options; the marble and walnut grand staircase in the Cincinnatian’s main lobby.
Dr. Kurtzman is Board-Certified by the American Board of
Plastic Surgery. He is a member of the prestigious
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and the
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
(ASAPS). He is an examiner for the American Board
of Plastic Surgery, the Oral Certifying Exam for all
Plastic Surgeons in America.
Dr. Kurtzman has received multiple local, regional
and national awards, including the Daniel Drake
Humanitarian Award, the ASAPS National
Community Service Award, the Hahnemann
University Distinguished Alumnus Award, and
has been a Health Care Hero Finalist.
Dr. Kurtzman is local Medical Director for
Operation Smile. He has traveled on 25+
missions, leading teams to 10 different
countries, and performed pro bono
surgeries on over 500 children.
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ABOVE: Cincinnatian Executive Chef Nathan Sheatzley (left) brings over 10 years of extensive culinary experience to the Palace restaurant
at the Cincinnatian Hotel with exciting, eclectic cuisine such as braised pork belly (right).
or the aspiring foodie the chance to
Innovative menu items battle equally
talking about a baseball player, we’re talkexpand their culinary horizon. As you
to describe the heart and soul of the Paling about Cincinnatian Executive Chef
are warmly welcomed by Chef Sheatzley
ace Restaurant. Beautiful, creative and
Nathan Sheatzley.
and his staff to the kitchen, you will be
delicious, “oohs” and “ahhs” are just a few
An “All-Star” in the fine dining world,
truly in for an experience that can only
of the rave reviews that come from the
Chef Sheatzley brings over 10 years of
be described as “amazing.”
kitchen at the Palace!
extensive culinary experience to the PalWhether it’s your first
ace restaurant at the Cincinnatian
time fine dinning or you’re an
Hotel. Originally born and raised
experienced connoisseur, you
in the Cincinnati area, Chef Sheatimmediately feel at home, as the
zley fine-tuned his representation
courses are prepared (and paired
of Contemporary French Cuisine
with the perfect wine), your
through years working with some
anticipation builds, the exciteof the most talented chefs in the
ment in the kitchen is electric.
business. Chef Sheatzley resumé
It’s like riding up the steep hill of
includes Café Boulud, Oakroom
a roller coaster hearing the clicks
at Seelbach hotel to the famed
of the tracks as you anticipate
Penrose Room at the Broadmoor.
the fun to begin.
Yes, we can throw the five stars
Once you are off and runand diamonds in there for good
ning, the food (or shall we say
measure.
“artwork”) is presented with
After traveling the country
ABOVE: A postcard sent by an impressed guest from The
perfection. Each tasting accomand honing the craft of what he
Cincinnatian Hotel in 1891 when it was named The Palace.
panied with thoughts and the
likes to call “approachable” and
inspiration from the master
“un-intimidating” fine dining,
himself. It’s one incredible RIDE!
One of the rare treats offered by the
Chef Sheatzley returned to his home town
As the night steadily builds to the
Palace is a chance to watch Chef Sheatto bring it all back to Cincinnati. Filtering
crescendo, you experience the innerzley and his staff as they work their
his experiences with his imagination has
workings of a well-oiled team, kind of the
magic at the Chef ’s Table. The Chef ’s
proved to be a “Home Run” for the Palace
like the “Big Red Machine” of the CinTable really gives the seasoned foodie
and the Cincinnatian.
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cinnati Reds from years gone past, every
player knowing their role and executing
it to perfection creating a synergy that
can be described as the true definition of
teamwork.
At last, as the evening comes to a
close and you reflect on those buzz words
“approachable“ and “un-intimidating”,
and realize that this team has hit those
words out of the ballpark… a huge home
run! Honestly, the great time you had
at the Chef ’s table makes you anxious to
plan to do it again… and very soon!
Remember The Chef ’s Table at the
Palace Restaurant when you are planning
a special night on the town. It is absolutely
perfect for any occasion!
Two of my personal favorite dishes are
the braised pork belly, forbidden rice with
avocado, and the roasted cut strip, English
muffin, aerated hollandaise, asparagus
and spinach puree. Give them a try!
The Palace restaurant offers fine dining within the historic Cincinnatian
Hotel. The elegant dining room, innovative menu and classic service create a
one-of-a kind dining experience.
Be sure to try Brunch, every Saturday
and Sunday from 11a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Cricket Lounge
Relax in the atmosphere of The
Cricket Lounge! As each special guest is
welcomed to the Cricket Lounge to savor
its legendary nightlife and food, you will
enjoy being surrounded by the relaxed
elegance of its splendid décor and eightstory atrium. Lighter fare, prepared in The
Palace Restaurant’s kitchen, provides The
Cricket’s traditional selections with special touches.
I hope you enjoyed reading the history
and review of The Cincinnatian Hotel.
Now it’s time to plan a night to experience
is listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places and remains
the only small luxury hotel
in Cincinnati.
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the near future!
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Region’s newest pro sports team
is a case study in business networking,
Cincinnati style
by Dan Monk, WCPO Business Reporter
CINCINNATI - Jeff Berding didn’t have
to ask the Lindner family to back a new
professional soccer team in Cincinnati.
Carl Lindner III called him to get
involved. “I kind of got wind that Jeff had
been talking to the USL,” said Lindner, Co-CEO of American Financial
Group Inc., in an interview with
WCPO at the debut press conference for FC Cincinnati. “It was
an investment opportunity and an
opportunity to have fun that my
family and I couldn’t pass up.”
Lindner is the majority owner
of Cincinnati’s newest professional
team, the 26 franchise approved
by the fast-growing United Soccer
League. The team will debut at the
University of Cincinnati’s Nippert
Stadium next March. With a “deep
pockets” ownership group and a 40,000seat venue for its games, many consider
FC Cincinnati the best chance for pro soccer success that Cincinnati has ever had.
But it’s also a testament to the power
of business networking, Cincinnati style.
Berding’s six-year journey to the position of president and general manager of
FC Cincinnati is one of patience, persis-
tence and lots of connections. From the
political contacts Berding met during his
six years on Cincinnati City Council to the
business leaders he befriended while sell-
ing luxury seats for the Cincinnati Bengals,
Berding worked them all in his quest to
make pro soccer viable in the Tri-State.
“I respect everyone who’s tried this
and appreciate their efforts,” Berding said.
“We’re standing on the efforts that
many have made up to this point.
But I do think we’re bringing the
resources and the people to be
successful at the highest level.”
So, here’s a look at the 20 years
of networking that made Berding’s
big day possible Wednesday.
Coaches, Kings and High
School Classmates
It started six years ago, when
Berding was introduced to Mike
Mossel by veteran Cincinnati soccer coach Jack Hermans. Berding
was working for the Bengals at the time
and serving on city council. Mossel was
CEO of the Dayton Dutch Lions. He
wanted to be in Cincinnati, but discovered
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that licensing rights were held by another
organization.
Kings Soccer Academy was the
Northern Kentucky-based youth program
for the Cincinnati Kings, which held a USL
license but folded in 2009.
“I led the effort with Hammer FC to
merge with Kings” in 2013, said Berding.
“One of the unintentional outcomes of that
partnership is that the folks at Town and
Country gave up their license for having
professional soccer in the Greater Cincinnati community. At that point, Mike started
having discussions with the USL” about
moving the Dutch Lions to Cincinnati.
A quick side note: The Kings-Hammer
merger brought some high-test marketing
talent to FC Cincinnati. Gary De Jesus,
who was president of Hammer FC when
the youth programs merged, spent 17
years with Procter & Gamble Co. before
launching his own branding firm in 2011.
He’s now in charge of marketing and communications for FC Cincinnati.
While Mossel explored franchise talks
with the league, Berding reached back to
St. Xavier High School to assemble his
ownership group.
With a “deep pockets” ownership
group and a 40,000-seat venue for its
games, many consider FC Cincinnati
the best chance for pro soccer success that Cincinnati has ever had.
“I went to high school with Ronnie
Joseph,” whose family runs the region’s
third-largest auto dealer group, Berding
said. “I knew that George (Joseph) and his
brothers played soccer in an adult soccer
league. So, George was the businessperson I called as a friend to say, ‘Do you
think this would work? And do you want to
be a part of it?’”
After that came calls to Jack Wyant,
managing director of Blue Chip Venture
Co., Cincinnati’s oldest venture capital
firm, and Steve Hightower, CEO of Hightowers Petroleum Co., which is the region’s
largest minority-owned company. He
knew both men through his work on city
council and the Cincinnati USA Regional
Chamber of Commerce.
The founding partners knew they
would need to attract a bigger gun as
majority owner, but the group quickly
established the biggest challenge would
be finding a place to play.
“Cincinnati doesn’t really have a soccer-specific stadium,” Mossel said. “We
were not looking to build something for
5,000 fans. From day one, we were looking to do something really unique. So, UC
from the beginning was one of our goals.”
So, the ownership group hired Mark
McCullers to investigate whether the team
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could make Nippert Stadium its permanent home. McCullers was president of
the Columbus Crew MLS team until an
ownership change turned him into a consultant in 2014.
“We thought if we could get something
done at UC that would be the appropriate
time to see if we could find someone” to be
majority owner, Berding said. “But before
we found someone, someone found us.”
Carl Lindner III Sees ‘Pent Up
Demand’ for Cincinnati Soccer
Success
That someone was Lindner, son of
the founder of American Financial, and
a leader of one of Cincinnati’s wealthiest
families.
Berding and Lindner have known
each other for years, having worked on
riverfront development issues and political campaigns. Berding sold the Lindners
season tickets at Paul Brown Stadium
and bought club seats at Great American
Ball Park.
When Lindner “got wind” of a potential
USL team negotiating to use Nippert Stadium, he invited the Berding to lunch.
“From day one, we were looking to do
something really unique. So, UC from
the beginning was one of our goals.”
– Mike Mossel
“I really gained an appreciation for
his experience, his passion for soccer,”
Lindner said. “I felt like Jeff was really the
perfect individual to spearhead this in the
community.”
Lindner brought his entire family into
the ownership group. That includes his
wife, Martha, and their children, Christopher, Carl IV and Matthew Lindner, their
sister, Blake Thompson, and her husband,
David Thompson.
Lindner said his family loves the sport
and he’s long been interested in the business of soccer, thanks to his father’s
relationship with Phil Anschutz, a Los
Angeles-based investor who at one time
owned five Major League Soccer franchises. In the past, Lindner considered
investing in MLS teams, but decided he’d
rather be involved in a Cincinnati effort.
He thinks Cincinnati could someday
be an MLS market. But in the meantime,
he’s committed to being “a long-term
investor” in the USL’s viability in Cincinnati.
“My family has done many startups,”
he said. “You have to be patient and nurture them along. Things don’t happen
overnight. My gut on this one, though, is
that there’s a pent up demand to have
a quality team. I think there’s an opportunity to have a very competitive team and a
financially successful team also.”
Mossel said the team will operate
with an annual budget of a few million
dollars and has a first-year goal of attracting 10,000 fans per game. While it has a
license agreement to lease Nippert Stadium, it’s still negotiating with UC about
a modification of the football facility for
soccer.
Neither Berding nor UC officials would
say how much the modification would
cost or who would pay for it. Berding said
the changes will include new fan amenities that make Nippert a better place to
watch soccer, football and other collegiate
sports. UC Athletic Director Mike Bohn
said the modification is needed to make
more room for corner kicks on the stadium’s south end. Mossel said it could make
Nippert a viable option as a permanent
home for pro soccer in Cincinnati.
As for whether the team itself will be
viable, Berding said that won’t be known
for months, ifnot years.
“Let’s see how many season ticket
deposits we get,” he said. “Let’s see if we
can get our sponsorships lined up. Let’s
see if we can get a broadcast deal. You
know, those will be some of the measures. But I’m not going to sit here today
and make predictions other than we’re
going to work very hard and think there’ll
be support.”
I think there’s an opportunity to have
a very competitive team and a financially successful team also.”
– Carl Lindner III
Lindner said UC’s involvement, the
recruitment of U.S. soccer legend John
Harkes as head coach and the business
networks forged over the years by Berding
and the Lindner family lead him to believe
the venture will work.
“Jeff’s a great businessman,” Lindner
said. “Our family, we like success. I think
over the first couple years we might surprise everyone.” n
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Super Bowl’s Golden Anniversary
50 Years and Still Going Strong by Keith Sprunk
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED
Heaven & Earth… then came The NFL
& the Super Bowl. When the National
Football League (NFL) opened its doors
in 1920, they successfully fended off several rival leagues. But in 1960 a fledging
new league called the American Football League (AFL) led by some really big
money guys like Lamar Hunt (Houston Oilers then Kansas City Chiefs) opened their
doors with 8 teams. From 1960 through
1966 the AFL struggled financially, but the
BIG change took place in April of 1966,
when a young guy named Al Davis, who
had turned the Oakland Raiders around,
was named as the new Commissioner of
the American Football League.
Like him or hate him, Davis probably was more important to the merger
of the two leagues than any other single
person. Davis and the AFL had tried for
six years to draft college football players, but constantly lost out to the older
NFL. When Davis was named the new
Commissioner of the American Football
League he immediately went after every
NFL quarterback, hiring seven from the
National Football League.
The NFL immediately contacted
Lamar Hunt, Tex Schramm, Barron Hilton, Joe Robbie and other AFL owners
and asked for a private meeting without
Al Davis. Several of the NFL owners,
including Commissioner Pete Rozelle,
were concerned about the escalating cost of players and the possible
split over television revenue. From that
secret meeting came what we know
today as the NFL.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL
CONFERENCE
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
CONFERENCE
East
– Dallas Cowboys
– New York Giants
– Philadelphia Eagles
– St. Louis Cardinals
– Washington Redskins
Central
– Chicago Bears
– Detroit Lions
– Green Bay Packers
– Minnesota Vikings
West
– Atlanta Falcons
– Los Angeles Rams
– New Orleans Saints
– San Francisco 49ers
East
– Baltimore Colts
– Buffalo Bills
– Miami Dolphins
– Boston Patriots
– New York Jets
Central
– Cincinnati Bengals
– Cleveland Browns
– Houston Oilers
– Pittsburgh Steelers
West
– Denver Broncos
– Kansas City Chiefs
– Oakland Raiders
– San Diego Chargers
They agreed to the following:
• The two league champions (NFL & AFL)
would play in an NFL-AFL Championship
game in early January of 1967.
• By 1970 the two leagues would merge
into one league called the National Footbal
League.
• The two leagues would have a combined draft for college players.
• Pete Rozelle would remain on as Commissioner of the new NFL.
These changes were announced on
June 8, 1966 and on July 25, 1966, Al Davis
resigned as Commissioner of the AFL. Al
Davis lasted only three and a half months
but by going after the National Football
League quarterbacks, he put a merger
between the two leagues on a fast-track.
The Early Years
The biggest worry in those early years
was that the National Football League was
far superior then the junior American Football League, and that they would not be
able to compete. The first two years of the
NFL/AFL Championship Games saw the NFL
Green Bay Packers, led by quarterback Bart
the National Football League on expansion.
That led Brown to meet with the AFL.
Even though he didn’t want to put a team in
the American Football League, he agreed in
1967 that he would begin play in the 1968
season, as long as he was guaranteed that
the Cincinnati franchise would become part
of the 1970 merger of the American Football
League into the National Football League.
The 1970 Merger
Starr crush the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in
the initial game and then easily defeated
the Oakland Raiders in the 1968 game by a
score of 33-14.
Then came the 1969 Championship
Game – the first to officially bear the name
“Super Bowl” – which would be the final
game between the two leagues before the
1970 merger. The game pitted the AFL New
York Jets, led by quarterback Joe Namath
against the the powerful NFL Baltimore
Colts. Namath was a good quarterback, but
most people remember Broadway Joe for
his famous guarantee that his New York
Jets would defeat the Baltimore Colts. The
Jets went on to win 16-7 and kept the Colts
from scoring until late in the 4th quarter.
When the Kansas City Chiefs defeated
the Minnesota Vikings the following year
23-7, nobody ever again questioned that the
AFL could compete with the NFL.
In 1970, there were 16 teams in the
National Football League and 10 teams in
the American Football League.
The realignment forced 3 teams from
the NFL to move to the AFL. Those 3 teams
were the Baltimore Colts, the Pittsburgh
Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. That
gave the new NFL a total of 26 teams, with
13 in the National Football Conference and
13 in the American Football Conference (see
chart on left). The NFC has won 26 Super
Bowls and the AFC has won 23 times.
The Birth of the
Cincinnati Bengals
The legendary Paul Brown had been trying to put an NFL team in Cincinnati, but was
having trouble getting a commitment from
Tickets to the first AFL-NFL Championship Game
in 1967 (shown above) topped out at $12. The
highest face value of tickets in 2015 was in the
$1,900 range.
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Super Bowl 50 is scheduled to be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California (above), the home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers. This will be the first
Super Bowl held in the San Francisco Bay Area since Super Bowl XIX in January 1985.
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
NFL TEAMS THAT HAVE NEVER
WON A SUPER BOWL
SUPER BOWL HOST CITIES
6 Titles
–– Pittsburgh Steelers
5 Titles
–– Dallas Cowboys
–– San Francisco 49ers
4 Titles
–– Green Bay Packers
–– New England Patriots
–– New York Giants
3 Titles
–– Oakland Raiders
–– Washington Redskins
2 Titles
–– Baltimore Ravens
–– Denver Broncos
–– Indianapolis Colts
–– Miami Dolphins
1 Title
–– Chicago Bears
–– Kansas City Chiefs
–– New Orleans Saints
–– New York Jets
–– Tampa Bay Buccaneers
–– St. Louis Rams
–– Seattle Seahawks
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10 Super Bowls
–– Miami (1968, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1979,
1989, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2010)
–– New Orleans (1970, 1972, 1975, 1978,
1981, 1986, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2013)
7 Super Bowls
–– Los Angeles (1967, 1973, 1977, 1980,
1983, 1987, 1993)
4 Super Bowls
–– Tampa (1984, 1991, 2001, 2009)
3 Super Bowls
–– San Diego (1988, 1998, 2003)
–– Phoenix (1996, 2008, 2015)
–– Houston (1974, 2004, 2017)
2 Super Bowls
–– Detroit (1982, 2006)
–– Atlanta (1994, 2000)
–– San Francisco (1985, 2016)
–– Minneapolis (1992, 2018)
1 Super Bowl
–– Jacksonville (2005)
–– Dallas(2011)
–– Indianapolis (2012)
–– New York (2014)
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
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■■ More food is consumed on Super Bowl
Sunday than any other day of the year, except
Thanksgiving Day.
owners loved the name and started calling it the
“Super Bowl.”
■■ The average 30-second advertisement in the
Super Bowl is now $5 million dollars per spot.
■■ The winning team in the Super Bowl receives
the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the
infamous coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won
the first 2 Super Bowl games and had won 3 of the
previous NFL Championship games in 1961, 1962
and 1965. Following Lombardi’s death on September 3rd, 1970, the trophy was named the Vince
Lombardi Trophy.
Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced that
the 1970 Super Bowl trophy would be renamed and
that all trophies beginning with the Baltimore Colts
victory in 1970 would be named the Vince Lombardi
Trophy.
■■ The game was originally called the AFL-NFL
Championship Game, but when Lamar Hunt’s
Kansas City Chiefs earned a spot in the 1970 game
against the Minnesota Vikings, he started calling
the game the ”Super Bowl.” Pete Rozelle and the
■■ The first 49 Super Bowl Games have been
numbered in Roman Numerical numbers, but the
NFL declared that the upcoming Super Bowl would
be named Super Bowl 50, celebrating the Golden
Anniversary of this famous event.
■■ Tickets for the very first Super Bowl topped
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SUPER BOWL STATISTICS: 1967-2015
Super Bowl l
January 15, 1967
Green Bay Packers (NFC) 35
Kansas City Chiefs (AFC) 10
Super Bowl ll
January 14, 1968
Oakland Raiders (AFC) 14
Super Bowl lll
January 12, 1969
New York Jets (AFC) 16
Baltimore Colts (NFC) 7
Super Bowl lV
January 11, 1970
Kansas City Chiefs (AFC) 23
Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 7
Super Bowl V
January 17, 1971
Baltimore Colts (AFC) 16
Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 13
Super Bowl Vl
January 16, 1972
Miami Dolphins (AFC) 3
Super Bowl Vll
January 14, 1973
Washington Redskins (AFC) 7
Super Bowl Vlll
January 13, 1974
Super Bowl lX
January 12, 1975
Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 16
Super Bowl X
January 18, 1976
Super Bowl Xl
January 19, 1977
Super Bowl Xll
January 15, 1978
Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
Super Bowl Xlll
January 21, 1979
Super Bowl XlV
January 20, 1980
Los Angeles Rams (NFC) 19
Super Bowl XV
January 25, 1981
Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 10
Super Bowl XVl
January 24, 1982
San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 26
Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 21
Super Bowl XVll
January 30,, 1983
Washington Redskins (NFC) 27
Super Bowl XVlll
January 22, 1984
Super Bowl XlX
January 20, 1985
San Francisco (NFC) 38
Super Bowl XX
January 26, 1986
Chicago Bears (NFC) 46
New England Patriots (AFC) 10
Super Bowl XXl
January 25, 1987
New York Giants (NFC) 39
Super Bowl XXll
January 31, 1988
Super Bowl XXlll
January 22, 1989
San Francisco 49er’s (NFC) 20
Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 16
Super Bowl XXlV
January 28, 1990
Super Bowl XXV
January 27, 1991
Buffalo Bills (AFC) 19
Super Bowl XXVl
January 26, 1992
Super Bowl XXVll
January 31, 1993
Super Bowl XXVlll
January 30, 1994
Super Bowl XXlX
January 29, 1995
San Francisco (NFC) 49
San Diego Chargers (AFC) 26
Super Bowl XXX
January 28, 1996
Super Bowl XXXl
January 26, 1997
Super Bowl XXXll
January 25, 1998
Super Bowl XXXlll
January 31, 1999
Atlanta Falcons (NFC) 19
Super Bowl XXXlV
January 30, 2000
St. Louis Rams (NFC) 23
Tennessee Titans (AFC) 16
Super Bowl XXXV
January 28, 2001
Baltimore Colts (AFC) 34
Super Bowl XXXVl
February 3, 2002
St. Louis Rams (NFC) 17
Super Bowl XXXVll
January 26, 2003
Tampa Buccaneers (NFC) 48
Super Bowl XXXVlll
February 1, 2004
Carolina Panthers (NFC) 29
Super Bowl XXXlV
February 6, 2005
Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 21
Super Bowl XL
February 5, 2006
Seattle Seahawks (NFC) 10
Super Bowl XLl
February 4, 2007
Indianapolis Colts (AFC) 29
Chicago Bears (NFC) 17
Super Bowl XLll
February 3, 2008
Super Bowl XLlll
February 1, 2009
Arizona Cardinals (NFC) 23
Super Bowl XLlV
February 7, 2010
New Orleans Saints (NFC) 31
Indianapolis Colts (AFC) 17
Super Bowl XLV
February 6, 2011
Super Bowl XLVl
February 5, 2012
Super Bowl XLVll
February 3, 2013
Baltimore Ravens (AFC) 34
Super Bowl XLVlll
February 2, 2014
Super Bowl XLVllll
February 1, 2015
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HIS TORY
Drinking Up History
Celebrating Cincinnati’s Brewing Heritage.
by Steven Hampton
THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1863-64
of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
clearly did not exaggerate when it said that “a
large number of citizens would dispense with
their bread rather than their beer.”
An Englishman named Davis Embree
started the first commercial brewery in Cincinnati by 1812. By 1836, the number of
breweries had increased to ten, most of which
produced porter, ale, and stout that was characteristic of the English, Irish, and French
brewers of the time. The Over-the-Rhine
brewing tradition began when a German
immigrant established the first brewery in
the neighborhood at the site of the Jackson
Brewery in 1829, but it was not until a new
lager beer that had been first brewed in the
1830’s in Bavaria became popular with the
BELOW: The Sohn/Clyffside brewhouse, one of the most stellar examples of brewery architecture in Cincinnati.
ABOVE (clockwise from upper left): One of the lagering cellars in the massive Jackson Brewery complex; architectural
detail of the Sohn/Clyffside brewhouse; deep underground in one of the historic Schmidt Brothers/Crown Brewery
lagering tunnels; beneath the Kauffman Brewery, founded in 1844.
heavily German, fast growing urban population that the industry took off. The German
immigrants who settled in Over-the-Rhine
brought with them a strong brewing tradition, work ethic, and cultural identity. The
web that held this cultural enclave together
were the neighborhood saloons and biergartens and the beer that flowed there.
By 1870 there were 36 breweries in the
greater Cincinnati area, with at least 15 concentrated in Over-the-Rhine and another 3 in
the West End. Many established themselves
north of Liberty Street, in what is now the
Brewery District. The location at the base of
the hills ringing the river basin provided the
opportunity for deep basements and hillside
tunnels under the breweries. The constant
cool temperature assisted in the lagering of
the beer in the days before mechanical refrigeration.
By 1890, Cincinnati was the 3rd largest
beer producer in the country by population,
annually producing 4.2 barrels of beer per
resident and shipping it across the country
and around the world, over 1.1 million barrels each year.
The distinct sense of place now associated with Over-the-Rhine developed largely
between 1860 and 1900. Most of the buildings in the area date from this period and
still reflect everyday life in the community
during the late nineteenth century. During
this period, the German influence reached its
peak. Institutions that embodied the German
spirit and character helped to shape the community, both physically and culturally. Many
of these meeting halls, theaters, churches,
stores, breweries, light industrial buildings,
beer garden, and cultural institutions still
stand today.
Prohibition in 1919 drove most of the
city’s breweries out of business forever. A
number of breweries were able to reopen in
1933, along with a few new ones, but changing market forces and the rise of modern,
national breweries hastened the end. By 1973
the Cincinnati region was home to just three
local breweries, and by the late 1990’s no local
breweries were left.
For much of its history, Cincinnati has
failed to celebrate and preserve our brewing
heritage. Dozens of historic breweries have
been demolished, once proud names were
forgotten, and Over-the-Rhine – the former epicenter of Cincinnati brewing – was
neglected and left to be.
The Brewery District Community Urban
Redevelopment Corporation (Brewery District CURC) (www.otrbrewerydistrict.org)
organized to change this, founded as a small,
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H ISTO RY
establishing new and more development
friendly historic districts, developing Complete Streets throughout the neighborhood
for better bike and pedestrian use, improved
neighborhood parks and recreation areas,
and attracting craft-based businesses to the
large amount of vacant commercial space in
the neighborhood. The primary initiative the
Brewery District CURC agreed to lead was
the building of the Cincinnati Brewing Heritage Trail (www.brewingheritagetrail.org).
The Brewing Heritage Trail is the story
of American immigration, ingenuity, ethnic
conflict, industrialization, the labor struggle,
working class society, nineteenth century living conditions, machine politics, the impact
of saloon culture on families and government, and the impact of a constitutional
amendment on local economies told through
the production and consumption of a single
commodity – beer.
The rich history of Cincinnati’s brewing
hood celebration of beer and history, as well
as the popular Biergarten at Findlay Market.
In 2006 the Brewery District CURC started
the first large scale heritage tours of Overthe-Rhine, which now escort thousands of
visitors a year through the streets, historic
buildings, and underground brewery spaces
of the neighborhood. Through these creative
re-introductions to Cincinnati’s relationship with beer, the community has become
re-energized by plans for what this neighborhood could look like in the future.
In early 2011 the Brewery District CURC
created a new strategic plan, leveraging this
growing excitement for Cincinnati’s beer
history and of course with a steadfast commitment to putting this community on a
national stage – creating a vibrant, healthy
place to live, work and play. The professionally driven process sought targeted input
from key stakeholders and professionals.
The resulting plan and its initiatives include
grass-roots non-profit dedicated to the revitalization of Cincinnati’s Brewery District.
They are telling the story of Cincinnati’s
brewing history to all who will listen; identifying crumbling buildings that were once
at the epicenter of Cincinnati’s culture and
economy; and sharing a vision for our future
that takes pride in the city’s brewing heritage.
In 2005, the Brewery District CURC
became a 501(c)(3) non-profit to assist furthering the group’s mission: making the
Brewery District a healthy, balanced and
supportive neighborhood economy by preserving, restoring and redeveloping our
unique brewing history and historic urban
fabric.
The Brewery District CURC carries out
its mission through social programming,
educational and advocacy activities, business partnering and strategic urban planning.
These activities include the annual Bockfest
festival (www.bockfest.com), a neighbor-
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Central Business District as well as the neighborhoods of Pendleton and Over-the-Rhine.
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ABOVE: Gerke Brewery, founded in 1854 as the Eagle Brewery closer to the Ohio River, Joseph Schaller and John
Gerke built a new brewery at the bend of the Miami and Erie Canal in 1866. Beer was brewed there until 1910.
industry and its implications on the local and national economy will
be told through an urban trail staged with visual markers, public art,
and guided tours, but also through the use of digital technology, new
media, and interactive learning. The Brewing Heritage Trail is approximately 2 miles of urban walking trail weaving through Cincinnati’s
Central Business District as well as the neighborhoods of Pendleton
and Over-the-Rhine. The Trail will be embedded into the fabric of the
community, bringing new life and a fresh perspective on the neighborhoods and business districts it passes through.
The Trail will include bronze medallions embedded in the public
right-of-way to guide the way and a series of industrial themed signage to tell the story. Public art pieces consisting of sculpture and large
and small murals will be staggered along the Trail, giving additional
opportunities to attract and engage visitors while providing additional
interpretive moments. A combination of a website, audio tour apps,
and interactive digital installations will deliver content in a memorable
and engaging way, setting this trail apart from any other in the world.
In 2013, the Brewery District CURC kicked off Cincinnati’s newest
tradition to benefit the Brewing Heritage Trail – the Beer Baron Ball
(www.beerbaronball.org). This event attracted over 800 of Cincinnati’s
best to the Horseshoe Casino’s ballroom, which was transformed into
a celebration of Cincinnati’s brewing heritage with spectacular food,
beer, music, and art. Over $100,000 has been raised over the past two
years to fund the Brewing Heritage Trail. This year’s Beer Baron Ball is
October 23, 2015 in the Horseshoe Casino Ballroom, and 100% of the
proceeds from the Ball are again dedicated to the Trail. Come celebrate
our brewing history in the grandest of style and support bringing the
Trail to life! n
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Friday Night Stars
Southwest Ohio’s High School Football Champions
THE 2004 MOVIE FRIDAY NIGHT
Lights presented the story of Permian High
School’s drive for the 1988 Texas state football championship. Big crowds, ardent fans,
and complete community devotion to the
program was the norm. As it turns out, high
school football is a big thing in Texas. Really
big. Ditto for Ohio.
Big-time Ohio high school football is usually characterized as a battle for supremacy
between northeast Ohio and southwest Ohio.
The northern teams are historically strong,
with recognizable names like Cleveland St.
by Max West
Ignatius and Lakewood St. Edward. If you are a
graduate of one of those schools, in your mind,
all others come up short. But Cincinnati will
be more than happy to stack its best up against
northern Ohio. Moeller…St. Xavier… Elder…
Colerain. In this millennium, those four school
have accounted for seven D-1 state championships while northeast Ohio has notched five.
The rest reside in central Ohio.
Arguably the toughest conference in the
nation is the Greater Catholic League South,
or GCL South for short. It is comprised of just
four schools: Moeller, St. Xavier, Elder, and
LaSalle. Their strength isn’t just my opinion.
On-line MaxPreps ranks football conferences
and the GCL South is frequently nationally ranked as a top-ten conference. In their
most recent poll, the GCL South was ranked
third in the nation, behind New Jersey’s Big
North-United League and California’s Trinity
League. It was just a couple years before that
that the GCL South was ranked as the toughest league in the nation.
What makes a conference tough? Start
with the competition they play. In the GCL
South, schools often play top teams from
throughout the country and they sport a
remarkably good winning percentage. Toss in
state titles. Is there another conference in the
country that has every school in the conference with a championship banner? Moeller
has seven and St. Xavier and Elder each boast
two of their own. For good measure, count in
LaSalle’s 2014 D-2 championship. That brings
the total GCL South state football championships to a cool dozen. Lastly, count national
championships. The Moeller Crusaders,
under high school legend Jerry Faust, claimed
four national titles. Not too shabby.
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Arguably the toughest
conference in the nation is
the Greater Catholic League
South, or GCL South for
short. It is comprised of just
four schools: Moeller, St.
Xavier, Elder, and LaSalle.
G
reat high school football in Greater
Cincinnati is not exclusively about
the GCL South though. In 2004,
public school Colerain High broke the Catholic stranglehold on large-school state titles and
joined Princeton (1983) and Fairfield (1986)
as public large-school titleholders. There has
been a concerted effort by the Ohio High
School Athletic Association (OHSAA) to get
competition on a level playing field. From 1972
through 1979, there were only three classification levels, all based on enrollment—AAA,
AA, and A. It was very difficult for smaller
schools in a division to compete with much
larger ones, even though they were technically
the same classification. In 1980, the OHSAA
expanded to five divisions before a sixth was
added in 1994 and a seventh in 2013. There
is still a public schools vs. parochial schools
debate that may someday result in large private
Catholic schools getting their own classification and a separate state title game.
Many other Cincinnati area schools have
since won titles, including Franklin Bishop
Fenwick (1973 & 1974), Wyoming (1977),
Purcell Marian (1986), Cincinnati Academy
of Physical Education (1986 & 1987), Anderson (2007), Winton Woods (2009), Loveland
(2013, and Clinton Massie (2012 & 2013).
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Do you want craziness? Go
to a game at Elder’s famed
“Pit.” Built by students and
parents over an 18 year
period in the 30’s and 40’s,
it holds 10,000 crazed fans.
O
n any given Friday night, and the
occasional Saturday, thousands
of fans line up for tickets to their
favorite school’s game. They come decked
out in school colors, faces painted, ready to
scream and urge their team on. And these are
the adults. Student sections are packed and
rowdy, many overflowing with standing room
only. Do you want craziness? Go to a game at
Elder’s famed “Pit.” Built by students and parents over an 18 year period in the 30s and 40s,
it holds 10,000 crazed fans. The stands reach
almost to the field and only five yards separate the players from the crowd. Talk about a
home field advantage! Maybe this is why The
Pit is known as Elder’s 12th man.
For the big games—the REALLY big
games, a game’s location is sometimes moved
to accommodate an unusually large attendance. The University of Cincinnati’s Nippert
Stadium has hosted games as has the home
of the Bengals, Paul Brown Stadium. In 2001,
PBS was the site for a high school double
header. St. Xavier defeated Princeton 6-0 and
Elder beat Colerain 35-21. Care to guess the
attendance for the doubleheader? Try 47,743.
Big crowds and rabid fans are not exclusive to the large schools though. For example,
travel to nearby Clarksville Ohio, population
548 and home of Clinton Massie High School.
They won the Division IV state titles in 2013
and 2014. A Friday home game simply serves
to relocate the town’s population from their
homes to the football field’s stands. Add in
a huge number from the surrounding rural
region and you get a packed stadium louder
than you can imagine. Make no mistake
about it. These fans are true FANatics and
they take just as much pride in the hometown
team as the biggest schools in Ohio. Maybe
even more because football serves as a unifying and rallying point for that community.
Head out to a game there or at any of dozens
of other smaller schools and feel the pulse of
the community.
Of course they also play great football
south of the Ohio River and Northern Kentucky is blessed with stellar tradition too.
Small-school Beechwood High has won 11
state championships in Class 1A while Highlands has 21 titles in three different divisions.
Throw in multiple championships for Newport Catholic and Covington Catholic and
you have a region that dominates Kentucky
football.
Great high school football also leads to
great local college football. College rosters
are loaded with players from the Greater Cincinnati area. A quick glance at 2015 rosters
reveals that Ohio State boasts eight members
from this area, Indiana University has six,
and the University of Kentucky has five. The
University of Cincinnati and Miami University are naturally loaded with home grown
talent with a combined twenty-five players
that call Cincy home. Mid-majors also get
their share of great players. Ohio University
dips into the talent pool and has five players
from this region. Plus, smaller D II and D III
schools are loaded with so much talent that it
is nearly impossible to count everyone. But if
you do the research you will find that Mount
St. Joseph has more than fifty Cincinnati-area
players on their roster and Thomas More has
over seventy-five!
Undoubtedly, some of these players will
make their way into the professional ranks,
including the indoor leagues, the Canadian Football League, and the ultimate level
of the National Football League. Since the
inception of the NFL, nearly two-hundred
Cincinnati-area players have suited up.
And this doesn’t include dozens more from
A McNicholas and University
of Cincinnati graduate,
Kevin Huber has been one of
the best punters in the NFL
since 2009.
Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.
Space won’t permit a complete list of recent
or current players in the NFL, but some of
the more prominent are: Alex Albright, St.
Xavier (Dallas Cowboys), Ricky Brown, Elder
(Oakland Raiders & New England Patriots),
Luke Kuechly, St. Xavier (Carolina Panthers),
J.K. Schaffer, LaSalle (Jacksonville Jaguars &
Cincinnati Bengals), Matt Tennant, Moeller
(New Orleans Saints), Brent Celek, LaSalle
(Philadelphia Eagles), and Spencer Ware,
Princeton, (Seattle Seahawks). Apologies are
offered to those not mentioned.
Bengal fans will definitely want Kevin
Huber included on the list. A McNicholas
and University of Cincinnati graduate, he
has been one of the best punters in the NFL
since 2009, averaging 44.6 yards per punt for
his career. I remember meeting him when he
was still in high school. He was named Cincinnati-area punter of the year for both his
junior and senior seasons and he told me he
was going to “try out as a kicker for UC and
hoped to someday play in the NFL.”
Arguably the greatest
Cincinnati High School
player of all time is Roger
Staubach, proud graduate
of Purcell High School.
M
any successful football careers have
started on dirt and grass fields
just down the way on Anywhere
Street, Cincinnati Ohio, USA. Cincinnati’s collective high school tradition is graced with
recent names such as Vince Clark (Cincinnati
Academy of Physical Education), Bob Crable
(Moeller), Marc Edwards (Norwood), and
Napoleon McCallum (Milford). Old-timers
may recall Elder’s Bob Fry or St. Xavier’s George
Ratterman. Both played in the NFL in the 40’s
and 50’s and are legends at those schools.
Arguably the greatest Cincinnati player
of all time is Roger Staubach, proud graduate of Purcell High School. Attending the US
Naval Academy, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1963 then quarterbacked the Dallas
Cowboys in their glory days, taking them to
four Super Bowls, winning twice. In 1985, he
received the ultimate honor: election to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
This fall, make plans to attend a high
school game. You might just see the next great
college or professional player from the area.
More likely, you will see young men giving it
everything they have to bring glory to their
school and their community. Have some fu
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ave you had this experience?
working to a whole new approach. What
Search for an answer on
if people could connect together to build
Google, click on a webpage
a networked community? Share their
and before you can even complete
thoughts, feelings, updates, photos and
reading a sentence of information; you
even opinions beyond just one-on-one
on those platforms. In 2014, there were
are bombarded with an ad or a window
but within an entire network of friends/
a reported 1.28 billion users on Facebook
to “sign up now”. You haven’t even
family. The possibilities were endless
with those users on average spending
decided how you feel about this infor-
and now in 2015, as the social network-
21 minutes per day on the site (Digital
mation, page or site and already are
ing platforms have expanded, that online
Marketing Statistics). That number is five
being told what to do. It’s threatening
community is something a business can-
times higher than the number of active
almost.
not be without in order to succeed.
users on Twitter; which is still remark-
The same used to be true for televi-
The question becomes, how do we
sion. Sit down to relax after a long day
gain the attention of that audience, in
and within the first three minutes of
the near three hour window of time they
your selected entertainment you now
are spending in Social Media communi-
find yourself being told exactly how to
ties, to sell to them? These five tips will
spend all your hard earned cash. Except
change the way your business interacts
now we have the option to fast-for-
socially while also giving you that rare
ward through those advertisements or
moment of attentiveness from your cus-
bypass them entirely with paid services
tomer.
such as Netflix.
Along with that idea, the
next tip is to focus on which
platforms people are using
regularly, posting your very best content
ably high at 232 million. What this means
It’s best practice to figure out
your customer base (who they
are, where they shop, what they
do and what are their needs) and
then pick 2-3 social platforms
that best suit that customer.
You do not need to use every social
According to the digital analytics firm Flurry, people spend
two hours and fifty-seven minutes per day on average on their
mobile devices
platform available. You might feel being
is that businesses are no longer in a
on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Vine,
place to ignore the use of Social Media
Instagram, Google+, Bebo, Camyoo and
if they want to gain any kind of attention
Pinterest is best in order to reach every
from their customers. However, you also
possible audience. In actuality what ends
cannot just create a Facebook page, fill it
up happening is that you spread yourself
with ads and posts about your business
thin trying to keep up on each of these
and expect users to follow excitedly. You
vastly differing platforms that you aren’t
must build a community online. Engage
device.
posting quality content to the audiences
with your fan base. Give them content
According to the digital analytics firm
that do engage and therefore missing
they are excited to read and comment
Flurry, people spend two hours and
opportunities for your business.
on and then occasionally remind them
Introduce:
the
mobile
fifty-seven minutes per day on average on their mobile devices; which is
ahead of time spent watching television. Obviously businesses, marketers
and advertising agencies cannot ignore
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about your latest and greatest products
It’s best practice to figure out
and/or services.
your customer base (who they
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are, where they shop, what
they do and what are their needs) and
that statistic. They must find a way to
then pick 2-3 social platforms that best
reach those customers. Enter in, Social
suit that customer. You do not want
Media.
A third tip to gain the attention of the social user is to
understand
the
difference
between personal online content and
to start a Pinterest page as a law firm
business content. I know I just men-
Social Media began as something
because posting the best recipes for
tioned that you need to post more than
teens were doing in AOL chat rooms,
crockpot cooking isn’t going to bring you
just information about your business
with friends, in their basements as yet
closer to your target customer. You are
and you absolutely do. But say you are a
another venue to box their parents out of
going to want a Twitter account so you
health care facility and you want to share
“what was cool”. It was the texting of
can talk about the latest updates to the
a post about migraine headaches. An
this generation. But then in February of
law and interesting articles regarding the
inappropriate business page post would
2004, Mark Zuckerberg took online net-
type of cases you take on.
be a meme or GIF with poorly composed
graphics about the “horror of migraine
that you are absolutely posting along
headaches”. Sure it might be funny, but
with those characters; as we know are
it doesn’t look professional and is best
necessary for grabbing attention of users
saved for sharing on a personal account.
today as well. And with a great graphic,
A more appropriate post for this topic
you won’t need a great deal of words.
would be an infographic detailing the
signs and symptoms of a migraine head-
It is recommended that
ache and a CTA (call-to-action) on how
Social Media posts stay around
to find relief in your care facility. This
80 characters or less for up to
type of content post is also appropriate
66% more engagement.
because it not only gives the follower
something useful in what to look for
with their migraines; but also a way to
solve their issue and that benefits you as
a business. If they choose to share this
5
The final tip for gaining attention in a busy world is to not
overextend yourself as a busi-
ness owner. Whether you are a public
content, that CTA will bring their friends
speaker and one-man show or a corpo-
or others in their circle back to your busi-
ration with hundreds of employees (or
ness as well-- which has just brought you
most likely someone in between), know
new followers and in turn customers.
when best to hire outside help and leave
4
the online media marketing to the pros.
The next tip is simple and
Your business will do best if you aren’t
yet challenging. Keep your
overextending yourself trying to wear
posts short and non-generic.
too many hats at once. Social Media is
It is recommended that Social Media
happening 24/7 and is most definitely a
posts stay around 80 characters or less
full time job when done effectively. As
for up to 66% more engagement; and
an owner, you already don’t have time
being that engagement is what you are
for that. But it’s also something you can-
looking for, this is important to follow.
not afford to ignore as in this present
However, just 80 characters is tough as
society it is now the bulk of your mar-
it is 60 characters less than the 140 you
keting without the cost. Using Facebook
is free, so spend some money to make
You must build a community
online. Engage with your fan
sure it’s done right, and save yourself the
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Take a Hike!
Exploring The Edge of Appalachia Preserve by Max West
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE
that aren’t big sports fans. Seriously. While
they may not follow the gladiator-like combatants that take to the turf, they do enjoy
getting outside, exerting themselves with a
good hike or climb, and experiencing nature
at its finest. If you fit this mold, here is an
option for you.
When you think of the Cincinnati
Museum Center, an image of iconic Union
Terminal naturally pops into your head. It is
one of Cincinnati’s most enduring and unique
landmarks and is home to several wonderful
museums and research centers including the
Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum of
Natural History, and the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. The Cincinnati Museum
Center helps to enrich our region’s cultural,
educational, and scientific communities. But
there is another lesser known division within
the Center and it is one you may not have
heard of.
To explore it, you need to travel east to
rural Adams County and the communities of
West Union and Lynx. They’re an hour and a
half east of Union Terminal and home to the
Edge of Appalachia Preserve. The Cincinnati
Museum Center, in joint cooperation with
The Nature Conservancy, has established this
preserve in this highly rural, hilly and forested part of the state.
What exactly is the Nature Conservancy?
Quite precisely, it is an environmental and
ecological organization whose mission is to
preserve the lands and waters on which all
life depends. Theirs is a global perspective,
working in over 30 counties as well as all fifty
US states. They achieve their goals one acre
at a time. Some land is purchased and some
is donated via endowments and estate settlements. They even have an “Adopt an Acre”
program where even the smallest contribution will help. Addressing urgent ecological
issues, they work to protect habitats, whether
desert or ocean, collaborating with industry
as well as local populace in the communities
where they work. Less political than most
other nature-related organizations, their
efforts are very grass roots. You can take that
both literally and figuratively. The Edge of
Appalachia Preserve is a perfect example of
their work.
Encompassing 14,000 acres, The Edge of
Appalachia is a naturalist’s dream-come-true
featuring sharp hills and deep valleys with
waterfalls, gorges, and spectacular views.
Over 100 unique and rare species of animal
and plant life add to the allure. The best times
to visit are the spring, when flowers spring
into full bloom, and in the fall when changing
fall foliage turns the landscape into a rainbow
of incredible color.
The Edge of Appalachia Preserve has
several uniquely different hiking trails open
to the public. You can take the whole family too because there is no admission or user
fee. Download the Nature Conservancy’s free
trail guides and then identify all the things
the guides list. It’s easy once you know what
to look for and there is more there than casu-
ally meets the eye. If you enjoy your time
there, send a small donation to the Museum
Center or the Nature Conservancy. They will
appreciate your support and it will help them
continue their good work.
To give you an idea of what to expect, let’s
look at three trails, each unique in concept
and in view.
The Lynx Trail is where the Nature Conservancy got its start in Ohio. Way back in
1959, a group of ecologists got together and
purchased this 42-acre parcel for the staggering sum of… $1,000. Wow! That’s just a
little over $23 an acre. The Lynx Trail is an
easy 1.5 mile loop that intersects three times,
thus forming three separate trails taking you
through ten unique grasslands. These prairies
thrive in breaks or openings in the forest and
represent unique ecosystems.
As you take your hike through the woods,
you will emerge in an opening that features
vegetation not unlike what would have been
found on our Great Plains when early settlers
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drop off and ravine that is thirty or more feet
rise and fall. It’s a nice walk in the woods.
arrived a few hundred years ago. Like all praibelow the path so don’t wander off the trail
What will you see on the Wilderness
ries, there is a constant battle with the forest
or it could be a rough landing. A couple tips:
Trail? Start with an interesting Evergreen
that stands next to it. While totally different in
The Wilderness Trail sometimes goes several
stand of white cedar. These trees do well in
appearance to a tropical rain forest, the growth
days without visitors. Spiders spin their webs
poor soil, seemingly growing right out of
patterns are similar. Prairies love sunlight and
much quicker and the pathway frequently
the rock. Several are estimated at more than
as the forest spreads, the prairie is choked off.
has these webs stretching across it. Pick up a
500 years old, sprouting around the time that
In times past, naturally occurring plains fires
small stick and hold in in front of
kept the synergy between prairie
you as you walk. It will break the
and forest in balance. Now, conweb and let you avoid the controlled fires are used.
stant effort to brush them away.
You will find a variety of
Also, never move any downed
grasses and plants, many that are
log or branch that might be layrare and found only in this region.
ing across the trail, and before you
Western sunflowers attract birds
jump cross, check out what might
while milkweed is a natural food
be on the other side. You might
source for butterflies. Enjoy the
occasionally run across a slithery
last of the blooming summer
creature sunning itself.
flowers and watch as fall plants
Flora and fauna is diverse
ABOVE: The world famous Serpent Mound, located in
take their place. Then close your
and the scenery changes with
Northern Adams County Ohio.
eyes and drift back to a time when
each season, flavored with plants
this was the norm and not the
such as wild geraniums and green violets,
Christopher Columbus sailed to the New
exception.
sagebrush and the edible paw-paw. Are you
World. The rest of your hike will take you
If you would like a different perspective
a botanist? If so, you will appreciate the
along shallow streams and deep gorges faced
of the hills of Appalachia, hike the Wilderness
magnificent white oak, Virginia pine, sugar
by sharp cliffs. Cliffs to the left… cliffs to
Trail. One of the Conservancy’s newest trails,
maple and Chinquapin oak.
the right. Sounds like a Jimmy Buffett song.
this is a 2.5 mile hike through moderately rough
Talk about fall colors! The trail is a giant
At one point the trail comes close to a steep
terrain that has several hundred feet of elevation
loop and ends right where it started, but not
before passing through the Shivener Prairie.
Formerly a corn field belonging to Floyd
Shivener, it is now a perfect example of land
returning to its natural state when given the
opportunity.
This brings us to my personal favorite hike, the Buzzardroost Rock Trail. It is
undoubtedly the most popular hike in Adams
County and possibly all of southwest Ohio.
Some estimates show it as 3-mile round-trip
trail while elsewhere it is listed as 4.5 miles.
The distance is hard to measure due to several
switch backs and a few moderately difficult
climbs along the trail. No matter which
measurement is correct, the Buzzardroost
Rock Trail is extremely cool because of what
you will see. 500 feet of ascent from the valley floor to the big rock itself allows you to
experience diverse earth history. You start in
the geologic “basement.” Brassfield limestone
forms the bedrock the mountain is built on
and features several erosion-resistant waterfalls. The floor then gently climbs through
two different strata of shale and dolomite. You
will be amazed when you see the enormous
dolomite boulder that broke away from the
overhead cliff several millennia ago. It cascaded a hundred yards before stopping on a
small plateau where it remains today as a testament to the fact that in geology, nothing is
permanent.
As you reach the steeper slopes that lead
upward to the peak, you will notice dramatic
changes to the vegetation. Lower levels feature
grasses and shrub plants, but as you climb
higher and higher you will pass through cedar
barrens and scruff pine before reaching the
old-world forest nearer the top. Oak, hickory,
and gum trees abound. Reaching the apex,
you will be rewarded with an excellent view
of the Ohio Brush Creek Valley. A footbridge
over a deep chasm leads you to your ultimate
destination—Buzzardroost Rock. The view is
spectacular, with a sweeping panorama of the
valley below providing one of the most scenic
vistas in all of Ohio. The fall change of season
and accompanying colors will give you an
image that is postcard worthy. You will feel like
you are on top of the world but it’s just a special
part of southern Ohio.
If you are really into hiking, southwestern Ohio has many other options for your
consideration. Northern Adams County
is home to world famous Serpent Mound.
Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the park or get
a little more daring and follow the trail that
meanders along Ohio Brush Creek. Another
option is Fort Hill, just a short drive to the
north in Highland County. Fort Hill offers
several challenging trails and one in particular, the Deer Trail, is not recommended for
amateur hikers. It is extremely strenuous and
should not be hiked in periods of extreme
weather. Both Serpent Mound and Fort Hill
fall under the auspices of The Ohio Connection, formerly The Ohio Historical Society,
and are maintained through the Arc of Appalachia, unrelated to the Edge of Appalachia.
Do you really, REALLY like to hike? Then
you may want to consider the Ohio Buckeye
Trail. But give yourself plenty of time. You
will need several weeks or months… perhaps
even years to travel it in its entirety as it loops
throughout the state and covers 1,444 miles.
Maybe it would be prudent to do it in sections
and there are 26 distinct ones to choose from.
Get a good pair of hiking boots, grab you
water bottle and your camera, then get out
there and commune with nature. It’s good for
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Tailgating In Style!
Creativity is the key by Donna Griffin
FALL MEANS FOOTBALL AND
TOUCHDOWNS! And, fabulous football
food! Although your tailgating style might not
be as formal as the photo above, creativity is
the key to a successful and memorable tailgate
party! Just what exactly is tailgating? Wikipedia
defines it as follows: To host or attend a social
gathering at which an informal meal is served
from the back of a parked vehicle, typically in
the parking lot of a sports stadium. With that
being said… FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE!
It’s time to go tailgating! Can you think
of anything better than getting together with
friends, popping open some drinks, and grilling up some great food while the anticipation
for the upcoming game continues to build up!
Planning is the key to a successful tailgate
party. You should plan to arrive four hours
before the game starts. Then eat two hours
before the game so you have plenty of time to
clean up. You can also make the most of your
time at the party by planning your menu ahead
and preparing as much as possible before you
get to the party.
Tailgating can get a little chilly if you live
in colder climates. Grilling is the most popular
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way to prepare some of your menu items and
also to use the fire to stay warm! Of course,
there are the usual grilled items such as burgers, brats, smoked sausages, hot dogs, chicken
wings and kebobs to cook and enjoy. Also,
bring with you a variety of hot soups or chili in
thermoses and tin mugs.
Don’t forget the hot chocolate and hot
apple cider too! Maybe some hot coffee with
a little shot of Wild Turkey to keep you warm
inside! I hope you try some of these new recipes
for your next party and have fun, be safe and
may your favorite team win!
Charleston Cheese Dip
Ingredients
½ cup Hellman’s mayonnaise
1 8-ounce package cream cheese,
softened
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
¾ cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 dash cayenne pepper
12 butter crackers, crushed
10 slices Applewood baon, cooked and
crumbled
Corn chips, crackers or bagel chips for
serving.
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the
mayonnaise, cream cheese, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, green onions and cayenne pepper
together in a medium bow.
2. Transfer to a heat proof shallow baking dish. Top the mixture with the cracker
crumbs and bake until heated through, about
15 minutes.
3. Remove from the oven or grill and top
with the bacon and serve immediately.
Roasted Jalapeno
Peppers
Chipotle Black Bean Chili
Ingredients
15 large jalapeno peppers
4 ounces feta cheese
6 ounces cream cheese (room
temperature)
6 ounces shredded smoked pepper Jack
cheese
Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
2 tablespoons grated onion
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut one third
of each pepper off lengthwise and scoop out
the seeds. Place peppers on a baking sheet. If
peppers do not sit flat, slice a thin piece off
the bottom of the pepper so it will not roll
around.
2. Mix together the feta, cream cheese, cilantro and onion. Stuff each pepper with the
mixture.
3. Roast for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the
peppers are tender and the cheese is brown at
the edges and bubbly.
Ingredients
2 pounds ground sirloin (90/10)
1 pound ground pork sausage
28 ounces of beef or chicken stock
32 ounces of chunky salsa
30 ounces of black beans, rinsed and
drained
30 ounces of garbanzo beans, rinsed and
drained
4 cups frozen diced hash brown
potatoes with onions and peppers
4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Directions:
1. Brown ground beef and sausage in a large
skillet until meat done. Drain fat. Transfer
meat to a large slow-cooker.
2. Stir in broth, salsa, beans, hash-browns,
chipotle and peppers, chili powder, oregano
and cumin. Cook on the low setting for 7 or
8 hours.
3. Top with sour cream, avocado chunks and
cheddar cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.
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Honey Barbecue Chicken
Ingredients
8 bone-in chicken breasts
Honey Barbeque Sauce (recipe below)
Directions
1. Coat food grate with cooking spray;
place on grill over medium-high heat. Place
chicken on grate, and grill, covered, 5 to 10
minutes on each side.
2. Reduce heat to low; grill, covered 50 minutes or until tender and done.
3. Brush with 1 cup Honey Barbecue Sauce
during last 10 minutes of grilling. Serve with
remaining sauce.
Honey Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup ketchup
1 cup white vinegar
½ cup country molasses
½ cup pure honey
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder or 1 teaspoon
fresh garlic
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¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon tabasco
Directions
1. In a saucepan combine all ingredients over
medium-high heat and whisk until smooth.
2. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce the heat
and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or
until the mixture thickens.
3. Remove from heat and serve with your
favorite meat.
Barbecued Pork and
Apple Kebabs
Ingredients
1 cup barbecue sauce
¾ cup pineapple juice
⅓ cup honey mustard
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into
¾-inch cubes
6 medium unpeeled tart apples
glass container, combine the first six ingredients; mix well. Reserve ½ cup for basting and
refrigerate.
2. Add pork to remaining marinade and turn
to coat. Seal bag or cover container; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Drain and discard
marinade.
3. Cut the apples into 1½ inch cubes. Alternate both pork and apples on metal or soaked
wooden skewers.
4. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat, for 3
minutes on each side. Baste with the reserved
marinade. Continue turning and basting for
8-10 minutes or until meat juices run clear
and apples are tender.
Oaxaca Style Grilled Corn
Directions
1. In a large resealable plastic bag or shallow
Ingredients
3 tablespoons queso fresco
2½ teaspoons chili powder
6 tablespoons Mexican crema (or sour
cream if you can’t find crema)
1 teaspoon kosher sea salt (1 teaspoon
or to taste)
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 ears corn, shucked
limes, cut into 8 wedges
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Directions
1. Preheat your grill to medium. Combine
the queso fresco, chili powder, crema, salt,
and cayenne in a small bowl.
2. Place the corn on the grill rack and cook
about 8 minutes or until slightly charred.
3. Remove to a serving platter and drizzle
with the crema mixture. Serve with the lime
wedges for squeezing over the corn.
Chocolate Glazed
Brownies
Ingredients
1 cup sugar ⅔ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup water
4¼ cups semisweet chocolate morsels,
divided
1 teaspoon Madagascar pure bourbon
vanilla
1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
4 large eggs 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
Directions
1. Cook first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat, stirring constantly, until
sugar melts. Add 2 cups chocolate morsels
and vanilla extract, stirring until mixture is
smooth. Let cool 15 minutes.
2. Add flour, baking soda, and salt to cooled
chocolate mixture, stirring until blended; stir
in eggs and chopped pecans until blended.
3. Spread brownie batter into a greased and
floured 13x9 inch pan. Bake at 325° for 30
minutes.
4. Sprinkle remaining 2 cups chocolate morsels evenly over warm brownies, and let stand
5 minutes to soften. Spread over top. Cool on
a wire rack.
Hot Chocolate With
Peppermint
Mixed your favorite hot chocolate drink with
one shot of Peppermint Schnapps.
Hot Apple Cider with
Bourbon or Rum
Ingredients
4 cups of apple cider
Juice of one lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup of bourbon or rum
Directions
1. Combine the apple cider, lemon juice and
cinnamon in a small saucepan and stir over
medium heat for about 5 minutes or until
heated through.
2. Stir in the bourbon or rum and pour the
cider into mugs. n
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