VIEWPOINTS A10 • DELHI PRESS • APRIL 17, 2013
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Writer: Support parks levy
Delhi Parks and Recreation is the heartbeat of this community. It’s the place to be for fun, fitness and recreation. As a mom of five kids, my family uses the parks daily. We are so fortunate to have such a beautiful park in the heart of Delhi as well as Story Woods, Veterans Memorial Park, and more. The parks are the only place of destination we have in Delhi. Knowing that $22.68 a year is all they are asking to keep our parks safe and beautiful is a value for the dollar that I can afford. In fact, as a community, for less than $2 a month, we will all reap the benefits that our parks give us, such as increased property values, economic benefits to the business district and a safe place for our children.
Please join me in voting “Yes to Delhi Parks” on May 7. Thank you.
Heather Kuhling Delhi Township
Local Tea Party endorses fire levy
Having reviewed the financial information and spoken with the fire chief and fiscal officer of Delhi Township, the SouthWest Cincinnati Tea Party has chosen to endorse the 2013 Delhi Township Fire Levy. The SouthWest Cincinnati Tea Party has more than 400 members across Delhi Township, Green Township and western Cincinnati dedicated to advancing the principles of fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets. The primary responsibilities of local government are roads and public safety – police and fire. Support of these activities
through taxpayer funding is appropriate as long as the money is managed efficiently and is not being used for other nonessential services. The previous fire levy was proposed to last five years and was stretched to eight years through cuts and other cost management. The 2013 levy is expected to last five years, until 2018. The assumptions on union negotiations of salary and benefits, utility expenses and cost of living adjustments are based on conservative but reasonable projections. Fire Chief William Zoz was very open during our discussions and is looking for savings through shared resources, pooled purchasing and every other avenue we were able to suggest. We commend Chief Zoz on his stewardship of the taxpayer resources.
built a home nearby. At the Gaff and Fleischmann Co., Charles and Max put corn, rye and barley mixed with sugar in a copper vat. The malt grew and organisms absorbed the mixture and yeast resulted. Water was filtered out of the brew and it was pressed into cakes, handwrapped and delivered to customers in a basket. Americans were skeptical of this new yeast, but there was a big influx of European immigrants who grew up with this yeast and bought it. Another brother, Henry, came to the United States in 1870 to help manage the company and get patents. A big setback hit the business in 1871 when the factory burned to the ground. It was rebuilt with newer equipment that cut and wrapped the cakes in foil. In 1876, they exhibited a model Vienna bakery at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Visitors saw dough rise and sampled baked bread. They won a prize for excellence and won international publicity, and sales dramatically increased. Bread started being mass produced. Charles helped to organize the Market National Bank and was its president from 1887 until his death in 1897. When a cashier embezzled $160,000, Charles covered the loss. He was afraid depositors would run on the bank and cause it to
Can’t trust Oak Hills board
First of all, I want to say I totally support the Delhi Township fire levy and I understand the need to get the parks out of the general fund. However, I am not supportive of the Oak Hills school levy. I am not convinced that the Oak Hills school board has done all they can to eliminate waste as the trustees and department heads in Delhi have. Additionally, in the past, the school board has either found money or used sneaky methods to raise our taxes. Until I can trust them, I cannot or will not support their levies.
Mike Rosenthal Delhi Township
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Fleischmann brothers changed baking from Riverside Charles Louis and Maximilian Fleischmann were Hungarian immigrants who revolutionized the baking industry in the United States in the 1868 by mass-producing yeast. Bread was being made in family kitchens by sitting a mixture of flour and water in the open air to capture airborne yeast or by obtainBetty Kamuf COMMUNITY PRESS ing yeast from a distiller. GUEST COLUMNIST Charles Fleischmann was managing a yeast factory on a large estate in Hungary in 1866 when his sister got married in New York. He came for the wedding, tasted American bread and thought it was flavorless and heavy. Two years later, he immigrated to America with his brother Max. In his vest pocket, he carried a test tube containing live yeast plants. The brothers worked in New York for distillers using the Hungarian method. Their dream was to run a distillery and to manufacture compressed yeast. James Gaff from the T. & J.W. Gaff Co., a distiller from Aurora, Ind., liked the idea and invested $40,000 in their yeast factory. It was located on the riverbank off of South Side Avenue in Riverside. They
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fail. He demanded a deed to the cashier’s house, and returned it to the widow when the cashier died. James Gaff died in 1879 and his share was bought out by Charles, who also bought out his brothers. The company name changed to the Fleischmann Co. Charles became good friends with Ohio Gov. William McKinley and ran for the United States Senate after McKinley was elected president in 1879. Charles met and married Henrietta Robinson, a Prussian immigrant from New York in 1866. They had three children: Bettie, Julius and Max. The family home was taken over by the business, so the family moved to Price Hill at the corner of Price and Mount Hope avenues. Charles loved music and after supper the family gathered around the piano and sang opera melodies and folk songs from his native country. By 1890, there were 14 manufacturing facilities and Charles was a rich man. He owned a large estate in the Catskill Mountains and filled it with paintings, a yacht and a stable of race horses. He died in 1897 and his two sons took over the business. Betty Kamuf is a winner of Griffin Yeatman Award for Historical Preservation. She lives in Sayler Park.
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MEETINGS » Cincinnati City Council meets at 2 p.m. every Wednesday in room 300 at Cincinnati City Hall, 801 Plum St. When there is a Monday holiday, all meetings including committee meetings are pushed back a day. City Manager: Milton Dohoney Jr. Mayor: Mark Mallory. » Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education usually meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 2651 Burnet Ave. Board of Education phone: 475-7000. Superintendent: Mary Ronan. Board President: Eve Bolton. » East Price Hill Improvement Association meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church, 814 Hawthorne Ave., Phone: 549-3744. Association President: Tom Gamel. » Delhi Township Trustees meet at 6 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of the month at township offices, 934 Neeb Road. Phone: 922-3111. Administrator: Pete Landrum and President: Marijane Klug. » Oak Hills Local School District Board of Education members meet the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at various locations within the district. District office: 6325 Rapid Run Road. Phone: 5743200. Superintendent: Todd Yohey. Board President: Jeannie Schoonover. » Price Hill Civic Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Seton K of C Hall on West Eighth St. (across from St.
William Church), Phone: 2510880. Club President: Charles Bazeley. Hamilton County » Board of County Commissioners meet at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday in Room 603 of the County Administration Building, 138 E. Court St., downtown. Call 946-4400 for information. » Educational Service Center Governing Board meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 11083 Hamilton Ave. Call 672-4200 for information. » General Health District meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at 250 William Howard Taft Road, Clifton. Call 946-7800 for information. » Regional Planning Commission meets at 12:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the County Administration Building, eighth floor, 138 E. Court St., downtown. Call 946-4500 for information. » Rural Zoning Commission meets at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the County Administration Building, 138 E. Court St., downtown. Call 946-4501 for information. » Board of Zoning Appeals meets at on the second and fourth at Wednesday at the County Administration Building, 138 E. Court St., downtown. Call 946-4502 for information.
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Reduce, reuse, recycle and compost this Earth Day In 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated in the United States as a bipartisan congressional effort, bringing environmental concerns front and center. Since 1970, Earth Day has Holly grown to be Christmann COMMUNITY PRESS celebrated in 184 countries GUEST COLUMNIST and reaching millions of people. Although
the magnitude of the day has grown, the original goal of teaching citizens how to live sustainably has remained the same. This Earth Day and every day, you can celebrate the Earth by reducing, reusing, recycling and composting. By reducing the amount of waste created, you can save material, energy and prevent pollution and waste. You can reduce waste by buying products in bulk or with less packaging, by borrowing, renting or sharing items with others
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and by reusing items. Consider buying reusable bags or reusable containers or shopping at a local thrift store. When you reuse, you reduce waste and cost. Recycling also helps to reduce waste and pollution. Using recycled materials in the manufacturing process conserves energy, saves natural resources and reduces pollution. Remember, not everything is recyclable in your curbside bin or cart. For a complete list of what can be recycled and outlets for odd
items, call our recycling hotline at 513-946-7766 or visit HamiltonCountyRecycles.org. Composting is nature’s way of recycling. Backyard composting is a great way to use yard trimmings and food scraps to provide a free soil amendment. For more information on how you can start composting today, visit HamiltonCountyRecycles.org. If you choose not to backyard compost, bring yard trimmings to our free drop-offs open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at
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Bzak Landscaping, Kuliga Park and Rumpke Sanitary Landfill. These are just a few ways you can live sustainably this Earth Day. Learn more about how you can improve the Earth by joining us for Sawyer Point’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 20, from noon to 5 p.m. Stop by to talk with us about your recycling and composting efforts. Holly Christmann is the program manager for the Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District.
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