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Your Community newspaper serving Colerain Township, Green Township, Groesbeck, Monfort Heights, Pleasant Run, Seven Hills, White Oak E-mail: northwestpress@communitypress.com Volume 93 Number 16 © 2010 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Green Twp. buying the K of C ball fields
More information Blue Rock Park, 3010 Blue Rock Road, features a shelter house which can be reserved, 10 picnic tables, two grills, two soccer fields, a nonregulation sized baseball field, a half-mile paved hike and bike trail, swings, playground equipment and restrooms.
Eleven acres sell for $475,000 By Jennie Key
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Green Township officials have agreed to buy an 11-acre piece of property that includes the Northside Knights of Columbus ball park on Blue Rock Road. Green Township Law Director Frank Hyle said the township and the K of C board have reached an agreement for the ball fields for $475,000. The deal is set to close Oct. 1, so teams currently playing or planning to play this season will not be interrupted. Hyle said the K of C board approached the township and negotiations went on for about a month. Northside K of C Council 1683 treasurer Kevin Holthaus said the council is ready to get out of the ball field business. “We built the complex back in 1978 when we had a lot of members,” he said. “We don’t have as many volunteers to run it now, and we see this as a real opportunity to maintain that area as a park forever.” He said the nine-member board voted 7-2 in favor of the sale. Holthaus said the sale of the complex will allow the council to
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The Northside Knights of Columbus ball fields on Blue Rock Road are busy with night leagues. Green Township is buying the 11-acres ball park property and will expand neighboring Blue Rock Park. devote resources to its other charitable endeavors. The Northside K of C has about 450 members, and Holthaus said while some are not happy about the sale, the board believes it is the best move for the council and for the property. Holthaus said the council retains possession of its social hall on property to the front of the ball park. Hyle said the deal also allows Green Township to lease an additional 3 acres in the front of the property for $1 per year for five years with an option to purchase. Director of Public Services Fred Schlimm said the township will come up with a plan once the deal
is signed. He said the complex will not be maintained in its current configuration, but it will have athletic fields. He said the acquisition would allow Green Township to expand Blue Rock Park, which abuts the property. “It’s an exciting opportunity for us if it all comes through,” he said. Schlimm said the township will talk with local athletic associations as it comes up with a plan for the new park. “They have their finger on the pulse and can be a good resource as we decide what the township needs,” Schlimm said. Green Township Trustee Tony Upton said the land will be a nice
addition to Blue Rock Park, noting the township could lengthen the park’s walking trail to loop around the K of C property and build soccer fields. “We thought it was a win-win situation,” Upton said. Holthaus said the park will be a legacy from the Knights of Columbus. “It’s fitting,” he said. “We built the park for the youth of the community and the township will make sure the land remains a park, which will continue to be available to the youth of the community.” – Kurt Backscheider contributed to this report.
Fallen veterans honored on Memorial Day By Jennie Key
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While Memorial Day is thought of by many as summer’s kickoff or the start of picnic season, many groups and organizations are planning events to honor the men and women who died serving their country and protecting its freedom. Norb Meyer, past post commander of the White Oak Woodrow Pies VFW Post 9246, says the post will visit local cemeteries and memorials on Monday, May 31, to pay respect to fellow veterans. The current post commander is Mark Hobbs and senior vice commander is Frank Klensch. The bugler will be La Salle High School junior Zach Dangel. This year, the post members, including the color guard, bugler and rifle squad, are joined by representatives of the Naval Junior ROTC from Northwest High
Norb Meyer, past post commander of the White Oak Woodrow Pies VFW Post 9246, says the post will visit local cemeteries and memorials on Monday, May 31, to pay respect to fellow veterans. School for cemetery and memorial visits. Meyer said the VFW post will supply almost 700 flags for cemeteries. Not only will 288 flags be placed at St. Aloysius and 212 at St. James cemeteries, but the post also supplies cemeteries at St. Bernard Church, St. John’s Church and the Dunlap Pioneer Cemetery and other historical cemeteries in the townships. Coleraine Historical Society president Mary Burdette says the group has organized a Memorial
Day observance at 10:15 a.m. Monday, May 31, at Heritage Memorial Park, in front of the Colerain Township Administrative Complex, 4200 Springdale Road. Adjuant Gil Schulte will place a poppy cross at the Vietnam memorial marker and Jim Smith will place the cross at the Desert Storm marker. Township officials will place wreaths at the other monuments there. Crown Hill Memorial Park will honor veterans with a reading, bagpipes, prayers and Taps at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 31, at the cemetery, 11825 Pippin Road. For information, call 8517170. The Green Township Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10380 will sponsor the 18th annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Flag Raising at 2 p.m. Monday, May 31, at Veterans Park, 6231 Harrison Ave. The ceremony will take place at the park’s Patriotic Plaza. Post members will burn the names of
veterans who passed away during the past year. Community members also are invited to pay tribute to fallen soldiers and remember those currently serving their country at the Cheviot Memorial Day Parade. The parade, sponsored by the Western Hills Veterans Council, begins at 11 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Bridgetown Road. The parade follows the same route as the Harvest Home Parade, ending at Harvest Home Park on North Bend Road. A short ceremony will follow the parade. To the north, Mount Healthy American Legion Post 513 starts its annual parade at Hastings and Hamilton avenues at 2 p.m. Monday, May 31. The parade moves south on Hamilton Avenue to Kinney Avenue to Perry Street ending at the Veterans Memorial on McMakin Street for a brief service.
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