TO'WNORIER
MARIEMONT, OHIO
Christmas Came to Mariemont
Fifty-Two Years Ago
Christma s is a t i me t o remem ber, Ch ristm as is alway s.
" It was cold and cloud y as they gathered around that fir st Chri stmas tree in Mariem ont", says War ren Parks, who was am ong t hose pre sent.
Tha t wa s the year of 19 and 24. A joyo us gro up , ce lebrat in g an histo ri c occasio n, num ber ed ov er a th ousand, ac tu all y, as it inclu ded t he .workm en and thei r famili es, wh o com prised this part of t he Mariemo nt Com pany, sponso rs of the eve nt. There had been two inches of snow the night before.
Mariemont was in its embryo stage, just beginning to emerge on its own way to maturity as a village. The officials of "the company' ' decided that t his was the time to start festivities for this new cre<1tion.
Mrs. Mary Emery, along with other officials, formed a welcom· ing committee. There must have been a special aura about the Church Tr iang le, sti ll min us a church. The temporary building there housed a restaurant for employees.
A large illum inated Chri st mas tr ee wa s ere cted and the Rev Fran k Nelso n, past or of downtow n Cin ci nnati 's Christ Ch urc h , off ered th e Chris t mas me ssage , direct ed prim ar ily to th e man y youngst e rs pres ent Fam iliar carol s were su ng, fi ll in g t he bri sk air wit h songs of joy.
The n follo w ed the savory turkey din ne r, served in the restau rant buildi ng and enjoy ed by everyone. To to p of f the festivi t ies, Santa Claus appear ed in his usual jolly mood, distributing candy tidbits to the young ones.
And that's t he way it was. as Mariemont celebrated its first Christmas, fifty-two years ago.
Mariemont has grown and prospered, yet retained its old English atmosphere along the way, a unique community. attracting newcomers with a special interest in this vil lage way of life.
Today, Chr istmas in Mariemont is a somewhat different experience. With a completed village, the pe rsonal approach to its ce lebration is more prevalent.
The hearths ablaze. doorways
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decked wit h hol ly wreath s, hom es wa rm with lov e and happine ss as fam ilies gathe r in clos e ki ns hip al l these t hings reflect the wel co ming attit ude of Mariemont cit izens as t fie y pay hom age t o the bi rt hda y of Chr is t.
Mariem ont 's off icial opening of the holi day season now com es with th e l ig ht ing of th e Christmas tr ee , st and ing ta ll in t he center of th e Squa
The li ghting accom pan ied ap· propria tel y with music and rededicato ry messages, is spon· sored eac h year by th e Kiwa ni s Club of Mariemont. In this Bicentennial year, the co· chairmen are John Paine and Bi ll Rogers. assisted by a committee of Dick Heena , Mel Landis , Ray Parker and Charles Hawk
This year of 1976. this special occasion will be held on Thursday evening , December 9, at 6:30 p.m. "on the Square· All are invited to attend.
De cembe r with the Mar iem ont
Communit y Chu rch
Santa Claus will make his annual appearance at the Mariemont Community Church Christ· mas Party of the Church School on Su nday , December 12. at 3 p.m. Old St. Nick will be aro un d for the tree decorating and general holiday activities.
The Parish Center. 3908 Plainville Rd., will be the scene of action. All children of the Church School are urged to attend. It will be a rewarding way to start the Christmas season of 1976.
On December 24, there will be four services honoring the birthday of Christ.
The first service will be held at 5 p.m. followed by additional carol services at 7:00 p.m .. and 8:30 p.m The traditional communion service will be held at 10 p.m. in the soft light of many candles.
On Sunday, December 26, a Family Service will be held with Tom Brennenstuhl. Assistant in Pasto ral Care. officiating.
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Come to Christmas Open House
Christmas in Mariemont Is the theme for a ser ies of Christmas coffees sponsored by the Village Assembly on December 13. Four hostesses are extending their hospitality to all village residents from 10 a.m. till noon on that Monday: they are Del Stringfield, Cathy Savage , Judy Gresham , and Sandra Garland.
Visitors to the Savage home wi ll be seeing one of the newest homes in this area, with a very contemporary theme. The Savages live at 6550 Mariemont Avenue. In contrast. Sandra Garland and her husband Randy have spent many hours refinishing the period pieces In their home Calico decorations complement the colonial theme The Garla nds live at 3811 Settle. Judy Gresham's home at 37 41 West St. Is an example of 18th Century Country Queen Anne decor. Judy's tale nt for stenciling Is notable throughout.
Best park on Grove when you visit Dell Stringfield·s home at 4412 Grove. as the steep driveway could be a traffic hazard. The home features eclectic furnishings in a modern set· ting. with the Christmas tree framed in the doorway to the garden room. Handmade ornaments are highlighted by a crocheted partridge displayed on a panelled wall.
There will be no charge for the se coffees. which are the Mon· day meeting for December Anyone who needs a ride may meet at the library.
Who's Who In The Village Assembly
Program Committee: Marcia rlendricks . Anna Schroer . Ann Dobbs. Carolyn Schwenkmeyer. Cathy Sa1,age Refreshment Committee: Pen·1y Huebs ch. Ruth Walker Debbie \Ve1se
Cor 'rnunIc a 1on-Publ1c1ty Com•rI ee Carol Stevenson Lyn Guerrer o
o 1 In at In g Committee· Ann Burke. Lyn Guerrero. Sally Weed. Pa.ii Rob ert
Men s Committee Dick Savage 81 11 Knoble. Paul Prevey. J1 r' Breth Jack Fletcher Warren Harding John Gray
By- La ..vs Rev :ew : Dottie Heu ck. Harmon Wil so n
Finance and Budge t· Herb Lewis. W1I Caldwell. Dale Neuhaus . Town Crier: Marty Bartl ett. Wil Caldwe l l. 8111 Br ockman. Dell Stringf ie ld. Penny Huebsch. Monte Huebsch. Sharon Swanson. Mary Mace Bill McKinley. Pam Pfeifer. Sally Wiener . Bobbie Bahler. Dick Adams. Janice Botsko. Mary Struke. Gertrude Add1cott
Women·s Committee: Dottie Heuck. Diane Breth. Ellen McClure. Barbara Reck. Sally Weed. Jeanne Groenke. Louise Breth. Marty Bartlett. Lyn Guerrero . Irma Faulwetter . Betty Wright.
First name Is chairman
Doub le Twentie s Meets
December 3
An especially InspIr1n g Christ·11as program has been arranged ' or t his December 3 meeting of the Double Twenties organ1zat1on. sponsored by the Ma ri emont Comrrun1ty Church.
The Rev Robert Andrews. oastor of the Kenwood Christian Church. will speak on the tIme lY, subIect of "Mother and Child · which sh ould be o in terest to all.
The bell ringers rom he 0 rga nization
Representatives to the Village Assembly
Bozrd of Education. Pau l Swanson
8 J I Scouts:
Johr. Gray
::, 1, Scou s Be;,-., Sm it
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Sa1oy Sna..v
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ca ,oi Get eIman
j:,c10Ie Twent ies
\llarvin Ra ls t on
Ja1 Garaen Club·
Ger Rowland
C: 1en 1ng Garden Club
Mary Struke
Guild
Mary Preston
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Ca rel Stevenson
To..vn Crier.
ar v Bar Jett
.AF S , Jean Baird
K .vanis
Harmon Wilson
• own Meeting
Robert Me in ke
Hono rary Member s.
Warren Parks
Mayor Charles Straley
Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church will al:;o present a musical program and ther e will be carol sIngIng apropos of the Christmas season at hand.
Each person :s asked to bring a covered dish. The meat entree and accessories will be provided by the committee headed by V1rg1n1a and Doug Howser Assisting will be Marc1ne and · Harry S rippy. Bea and Cla_yton Carroll. Betty Sutton and Clara and Walter Treece.
A " S1p Session" will precede the dinner. hosted by Evelyn and W1! CaldwP.11 at 6:30 p.m. in the main dining room area of the Parish Center.
Reservations should be ca l led In to Mrs. Lucia Hermanies at 271-0291 or to Lois Ralston at 271-6347
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Newly elected vice president Ann Dobbs and president W. Harmon Wilson, are already getting their heads tog ether on future activities of the Village Assembly.
Communit y Service Committee Mariemont
Village Assembly
Carol Stevenson, Chairman. Dottie Heuck, Diane Breth . Ann Burke Ruth Goering Marvin Ralston. Elsie Robert , I rma Fau/wetter. Warren Parks. Julian Bailey Tish O'Neil, Dell Stringfield. Marty Bartlett. Sal ly Weed , Lyn Guerrero. Joan Ferguson.
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Citizens School Committee
Organized
The Ma riemont Schoo l Board has asked the League of Women Voters to organize a Citizens Commit t ee to assist a pro f essional survey being done by Ohio State University to determin e the effectiveness of the Ma ri emont schools. A pub l ic meeting is scheduled for Thursday , Dec. 2, in all three communities ser ved by the school. In Mariemont the meeting will be held at the high school at 7:30 p m. Citizens will be asked to discuss the indicators of an ef f ective school system and the f ive most important things expected of a school system All intere sted residents are urged to attend.
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Let us wish you a Happy Holiday Season
Mariemonters Swung Their Partners, Chomped Their
Steaks and the Fall Steak
Out Passed Into History ·
School Board Replacement
A decision on a replacem ent for Arnold Morelli. who res igned from the Mariemont School Board last month , will be announced on Nov 23. Thirteen people have applied for the position. They ar e Tom Brennenst uhl. Mark Amann. Robert Richards, Ruth Goering, Rich ard Adams. Tom A llman. David Black. James Baird Nina Rogers. James Hamm , James Armitage. Barba ra Barden Timmerman. and Robert Bowman. Morelli resigned to serve as legal counsel for the Greenhills School district in the desegregation suit.
'·'Legally Morelli could not represent Ma, iemont because he has served on the school board
James W Farrell, Jr., of Di nsmore , Shoh l. Coates and Deupree will repres ent Mariemont. They have join ed tenta tively with the sc hool districts of Deer Park, Madeira, Norwood , Nor t h Co llege Hil l, Reading an d St. Berna rd. There is a possi bil it y one or tw o ot he r di stri ct s may Join al so. Jani ce Botsk o
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They start ed gath er in g ear ly for this la te st Vill age Asse mbly event at L•vingston Lodg e The night of November 13. was cold. the f ire sid e sent ou t rad iant heat and by th e tim e the squa re dancing wa s under way ever yon e wa s in a jov ial moo d.
That plannin g committee can be mighty proud of thei r efforts. from the lumin are walkway to th e s1zzl1n g steaks and all the accessories.
Thanks must go to Bob Dav is of Dixi e Meats who shared what would have be en his profits and to John Srofe. Cint as. who del ivered the checked table cloths. napkins and such.
The Happy Hour encouraged mixing of fri ends as well as potab les and Marie Bain sparkled at the piano beside the fireplace
And while we were warm inside the " steak men" were busy outdoors gril ling up some excellent steaks. Nothing but compliments for them. Hot baked potatoes. tossed salad and a dessert selection of brownies and other cookies. prepared by the women. completed the dinner beautifully
An Assembly business meeting was called to order by president Dottie Heuck. She gave us a rundown on past activit ies sponso red by the Village Assembly, now going into its second active year of op eration.
H e rb L ew i s, t r e as urer , pre sented a healthy rep ort (did an y one rea lly f oll ow it th ro ugh to t he end ?) and preside nt elect Ha rmon Wi lson ha d som e ch oi ce words t o say.
Ann Dobbs reported for the
ROOFING
R ep a i ri ng and R ep lac in g Slat e, T i le, M e t a l , A sph a lt, As be st os, Sh ing les
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program committee. Upcom ing 1n February 1s a meeting with a topnotch speaker then the Annua l Spring Fling in March and another meeting 1n April
A motion was passed to allow the grow ing Town Crier to expand to eig ht pa ges wh en occasi on deman ds 11. Wil Caldw ell, coedito r, deliv ered a report on its ;:iro gress and its hard -workin g perso nnel.
The Assembly 1s looking into havin g a eight- page bro chur e printe d to wel come new comers, li st ing all t he pertinent tacts abo ut vill age life, law and order.
A slate of candidates for election to the Village Assembly's 7677 season was presented and the following resulted president. W. Harmon Wilson: vice president. Ann Dobbs: treasurer. Herb Lewis: re c ording secretary. Penny Huebsch; corresponding secretary, Carol Stevenson and historian. Dottie Heuck.
The square dance music swell ed out from the reco rd machine and soon the floor was f illed with do -si -doers ready and w1l l1ng and an xi ous to start t he 1n1t1a l promenade
It was a live ly, happy evening we'll all remember well. And those who didn t make the scene will have to wait for another oppctun1ty
As Warren Parks, whom we dub "Mr iv1ar1::mont". said. "I couldn' t get involved in the dancing but I certainly had a fine time watching it"
With the Village Assembly going in high gear you all best ma~e note of the events to come ana plan to be a part of them
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Getting Personal
Nov. that we ve raked our reaves and burl\ our first few fires. 1 : s time to settle down and meet some new nershb ors Barc lay and Donna Campbell. ,,no had oeen Irvin g In another r,0111e in Mariem ont. are now settled at their new address0;07 Hammerstone Way Welcome to the Campbeils and :heir three offs pr ing. Ba re. Br ian :,rid Shawn.
After having spen 7 yrs. In St. Lour s.Mo 8 111 and Pa t Kern. along ,v 1tti sons David and Sh awn. are ~app~ to be back In Mar :emo nt. 8111 rs a oro duct1 on man ager for Vlerrell Nat io na l Laboratories and Pa t Is anxious to get involved :n theatre w o rk wi th the Pr om pter s - as soon as she rs f1n1sh ed unp acking at 696'5 Cryst al Springs Rd .
Do we have an y alumna e fr-om Withrow Hig h Sc hool out there 7 If so l1 ere rs your chan ce to find out ,vhy you neve r got tha t "A ' In Social Studies ' J Garnes Srofe. w 11 0 recently retired from· ,eachrng after over thirty years. rs -n ovrng from Mt Washington !CJ 3936 M1am1 Rd We kn ow Doc Sr o!e will enJOY Mariemont esoec,ally since he will be so close :o hrs family
The Frtzgeralds are probably our newest neighbors . JoEl len and Bob have 1ust moved to 3704 Pocoh antas f rom ln d1anapol1s Bob rs with Cor porat e Cleaning Syst ems. and Jo El len has he r de gree in Sp ecial Ed uc ation
Right acros s the street from tne Frtzgera lds are other new neigh bors Jim and Henrietta Mayr and their nine mo nth aid daughter Joan Marie Jim who Is now doing his residency In the Oc -
Light up for Christmas
So many enthus1ast1c comments were made last ye-ar about the l1gh t1ng of the Mariemont Communi ty Church walk on Ch ris tmas Eve that the Village Assemb ly Nill again undertake t h is pro Jec.t. I n addit ion. the Assembly will o ffer for sale the lumrnarra supplies at a nominal cost of ab out 15te . for an y r es i dents wh o might enJ oy deco rati ng their walks Imagine a whole str ee t aglow with lumrnares I Pick up p-oint rs the home of Stuart and Ba rb ara Jackson at 6808 Mt Vernon. Supplies may be obtained on Sunday. Decemb er 19. between 12 noon and 2 p.m
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cupat1onal Health Program at U.C.. was a Naval doctor stationed at Gale's Ferry. Conn. Henrietta rs an R.N and rs presently working at Mercy Hospi ta l In Mariemont. Some members of th e Co mm unity Chur ch are proba bly fam1l 1ar with ou r other ne w neighbors. sinc e both Karen and Jay teach third grade Su nday Schoo l. The Trerney s. who moved here from Shaker He ights are living at 3914 Petosky
There are some new babies who dec id ed to ar rive before the Chrrstma!:. rush. so welcome to Stuart Greg ory Owens and Jonathon Edwin Tuttle Greg who rs th e son of Joan and Stuart Owens of 3740 lndianvrew Ave has two d elighted s ister s. Stephanie and Jennifer Thr ee ye ar old Bets y Tuttle rs Jus t as ple ased about her baby brother. as are the proud parents. Caro line and Edwin of 37 18 Hom ewo od Road.
Susa n and Janice Botsko have been cho sen as cast memb ers by the Cincinnati Ballet Company for their production of " Nutcracker Suite" at Music Hall dur ing the Ch rist mas season. The girls are ballet students at the College Cons ervat ory of Musi c at the University of Cin cinna ti. Sally Wiener. 561-5029
"Secret Shop"
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 390 rs sponsoring a "Secret Shoo"fo r kids only - on Decemb er 9 at Dale Park School ca feteria. from 3-5 p.m.
GnIIaren tr om pre-school through 5th grade are invite d to com e an d shop for Christmas prese nts for Mothers. Fathers. Grandparents. Br oth ers and Sisters other relatives and friends Quality handcrafted items at · kid-sized" prices- from 10q:75q: - will be available and members of the Troop will help the children make appropriate selections with i n their budget.
Macrame hangers. liv e plants bask ets . Jewelry. cache- pots . toys. games. tr ee ornaments. mi ni atu re arrangements and boutique items "for everyone" will be sold. A fr ee gift wrapping service will also be off ered
Althou gh adults will not be admitt ed to the Secret Shop a waitin g area will be se t up, and coff ee will be served to adults who are waiting for their young shoppers.
A dis pla y of art icles to be sold will be se t up In the Dale Park libra ry one week before the sale so that the children will have an opportunity to look at the merc han dise before sho pping Troop member part1c1 pa ting in
Council Briefs
Council acted to pave the way fo r l eg isla ti on to annex appro ximately the south 80 acres. part of which the Planning an d Zoning Committee ha s recommended for gardens
Co unc il is considering applying for a public works grant ( 100% funded I to install curbin g and sidewalks on Mad 1son v11le Road
Council heard that community meetings will be held soon concernrng t he relocation of U.S. 50
Councilman Arthur Davies urges cItIz ens to come out and support the relocation . thoug h dates have not yet been set. Other communities included in hearings will
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Variety Adds Spice to the Villager
" Our th ing i s t o have a litt le bit of an awf ul lot th i ng s," Fre d Rutherf ord says , explaining t he unique place of his Village sto re in the Mariemont business community. "Variety is an unusual thing because so many stores are specia li zed. We have a little bit of a broad variety; you can find It here
Indeed you can. Young and old alike enjoy browsing in the cheerful atmosphe re of the Villager. There are still a few things ava i la bl e for a penny or two, mostly in the candy line, and grices range up to $75 for the big Benga l tiger in the window. Typically most merchandise is priced under $20. Mariemont residents are not the only ones who appreciate the scope of t he store's inventory: one woman comes in every Saturday by cab while another group of lad ies f ro m Mt. Was1ngton come over ever y week by bus I Tw o vi rt ues of t he sto re wh ich receive t he most co mm ents are t ha t shop pers can f ind what th ey 're look ing fo r, and t he sa lesl adies are so ni ce
On e of the or igi nal busin esses in t he Village , t he stor e was owned for 29 yea rs by Mr and Mrs
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Mar k Ha pp When t he y ret i red t o Hi lt on He ad South Carol ina the Rutherf ords co ns idered buying it but the store was purchased by someone else who owned it for two years. When it cam e on the market again four years ago, Fred and his wife Pat bought it. Everyone in Fred's family has had busin esses , mostly stores. and Fr ed and Pa t thought it wouid be fun and had possibilities The y added a lot more variety with the result that busin ess tripled'
Fred's b a ckground is I n marketing whi le Pat's artistic hand is evide nt throughout the store. The most important addition to the store was the books department. An avid reader. Pat orders the books - a tricky job without a full department and one that requires selectivity. Pat enJoys buying t he decorative ,terns and tries t o stop by the store every da y. Fred s 10 b as Vi ce Presiden t and General Man age r of St earn s and Foster's th ree Cana dian t extile plant s means tha t he onl y ha s wee ken ds t o devo te t o t he Villa ger . The Rut herf ords depe nd on t he st ore man ag er, Mr s. Roy Gr ever (Edna ) fo r the daily resp onsibil it ies.
Fred ' s hobby is do ing re searc h f or a boo k he hopes t o write on the 200 years of U.S cabinets. Though the country is currently celebrating its bicentennial. the 200th anniversary of Amer ica n go vernm ent is 1989. Fred' s ta rget dat e t o finish his book Ver y little has been written on cabin ets and nothing In recent
ye ars. Fre d·s interes t in politics wa s whett led at an earl y age when he served for t hree years as a page in the Senate . Right after World War II Fred was stat ioned at Oberammergau. Germany. with Counter Intell i gence In the Finance Group. Serving as an instructor in the same town was Henry Kissinger. Fred and the Secretary of State to be had no personal contact - he was "Just anoth er guy" - but Fred has followed his career with great interest.
Pat calls Chicago home while Fred hails from Oklahoma Both agree that Mariemont is a great village. They came here i n 1956 when they lived in an apartment Just two doors from the Villager Fre d has served on Counci l and th in ks more people shou ld run for Counc il or the School Board He wa s also an original trustee of t he Cinci nnati Adole sc ent Cli nic and con tinues to work for it as he is ab le. Pa t lov es to pl ay br idge an d Is a member of the Marie mont Evening Gar den Cl ub. The fa mily belon gs t o th e Ma rie mo nt Communi t y Ch urch.
The Vil lage r is a fa mily sto re. Daughte r Su san. 17. has wor ked there in the sum mer and enj oy s seeing all the different kinds of people. Son Jim. 11. buys the baseball cards. Fred and Pat agree. " We enioy the store It's been fun to see it ev olve and see how people appreci at e it. "
Golden Buckeye
A mas ter list of merchants part ic ipating in the Golden Bu ck eye program is available at the Mariemo nt L ibrary Lates t local bus ines ses to Join are the Gallery of Fa shio ns an d Art Flow e r Shoppe, both located in the Ma ri emont Inn
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Hats Offf
To · Dr. Nancy Lenz Harvey associate professor at UC and author of The Rose and the Thorn. who was honored for outstanding work In communicati ons by the Martha Kinney Cooper Oh io ana Library Association
To · Ron Jones re cent ly in st al led as Master-C oun ci lor of the Colu mbia Chapter of DeMolay
To - Ally so n Foster and Eri n Mil l s wh o w on t he d i str ic t dou bles in th e girl s A-AA div is io,, of ten nis an d we nt on to th e st ate ch am p1onsh1 ps. an d to Pam Re eves who was a win ner in th e singl es finals of t he Cincin na ti Se ct ional.
To - Alan Barne s and St eve n Mo ulton. reci pie nts of lett ers of comm endat ion f rom Nation al Mer it.
To - Jo hn Sloa n. Doug Pa ul Bi ll Mil ler Ray Kle mme an d Jack Orr iso n. in stal led in Mar iemoni's Ha ll of Fame for athletes.
To - Peggy Marner Lyman , former res ident. who appeared here with the Martha Graham dancers.
To · Jun ior Fire Chi ef winners Cindy Jere ls. Tom Bl ozy Stacey Blevins Dew ey Hoffman an d Krist in All man.
To - the Mariemont Hi gh School Ba nd. chosen t o play for Pres ident Ford when he appea red in Cincinnati.
To • John Shuster who won Best of Show in the Enqu irer's Cool Pumpkin Contest with a pumpkin carv ed to resemble Ji~my Carte r
To · Harry Mci lwaine Jr. and Doug We igle. who passed the bar exam.
To - Girl Sco ut Troop 1168 who babysat after sch ool on e ecti on da y so mothers of sma ll child ren co uld vot e with out distr ac tion.
To · Susan Erw in Marie mont r e p re s e n t ative on the hi gh schoo l's It' s Academic team
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New Things Have Happened At Our Lady of Mercy
Our Laoy of Mercy Hosp it al has 10s, completed '1nal construction :o, 11'-i0 floors over the emergency ·oon1 which culrrnnated 111 a 3rd ana 4 tr f lolv The purpose of this e~oans1on Is tc enlarge and upoa,e services cf surgery and obstetrics ..A.n add1t1onal operating room was put in which has been updated to the latest soec1 f 1cat 1ons. A new recovery room has been put in on one end of the floor: on the other end all new obstetrical facilities for labor and delivery have been included. The rooms are now fully equipped to perform Ca eserian sections. Forme rly these patients wer e sent to the operating room but this Is no longer necessary since the new faci11t1es have been established.
A. nel"i nurserv for newborn ~ab1es 'las been ·built 1ri a comJletely se lf-contained area A 'O0m for doctors to examine babies Is now available as well as
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a room tor cIrcumcIsIon where babies can remain for a day.
On the fourth floor Is an enlarged Cen t ral Service Area. There Is now a special place for pastoral care and consultation. A brand new day surgery unit has been includ ed In this area as well as a beautiful new 1ntens1ve care unit and other office facil1t1es. A large meetin g room for concerned personnel and medical staff 1s now avail abl e on the fourth floo r By Octob er a solarium for the use of pat ients and vIsItors will be completed.
About 18 months ago a team of surv eyors did a thorou gh study of the hospital with ideas for dir ection for the future. This led to the setting up of a Planning Committee which me ets on a monthly basis and Is composed of medical sta ff. personnel people. and adm1n1strat1ve staff as well as interested lay people from the community. Included on this committee from Mariemont are W1ll1am Rogers. Christopher Barnes. and NA Backsche1der. Interest ed persons from surrounding communitie s are also on the committee. This committee was fo rmed about six months ago and Is still In the ear ly stages of planning for the future.
Rachel Hubbard
Carillon Concerts
Regular Sunday concerts on the Emery Memorial Carillon can now be en joy ed through April on Sundays at 4 p.m.
Spec ial holiday concerts are scheduled at 2 p.m. on Than ksg1vIng. Christmas and New Year's Day
Carilloneurs Albert Meyer and Ric hard D. Gegner provided the summer and B1-Centenn1al programs. also They were appreciated and enjoyed by many villagers and guests.
Scouting Out The 1977-78 Directory
That 1nd1spensable adjunct of Mariemont life. the Boy Scout Directory. Is being updated This time there's a difference: the Scouts will let their fingers do the walking, as they check pres ent listings by telephones.
The days are getting shorter and the evenings colder. For these reasons. the boys and girls of the Explorer Post will be dialing residents for the next severa! weeks to get the necessary infor · matIon. Residents not reached during the telephone survey will receive a two-part postcard. One half will explain why information Is sought: the second half will be a post-paid card to be filled out by the res1p1ent with name. telephone number and address. and then mailed to the Mariemont Community Church. sponsors of
the Troop / Post
The every-other-y ear directory is the sole fund-raising effort for Scouting in Mariemont There Is no charge for being listed in the Directory. A $2 donation when the Directories are delivered in the spring will permit the Scouts 1Explorers to break even on printing costs The only profit derived com es from advertising. Warren Krummel heads up the Directory effort this year. assisted by Ed Morgan.
Officers Installed For Mariemont Kiwanis
At a recent meeting of the K1wan 1s Club of Mariemont held in the Mariemont Inn , the f~llowIng o fficer s for the 1976-77 season were installed by James Herbert. Lt. Governor of the 8th Division.
Becoming the 12th president was Milton Pickle; president-elect, Laurence Bredwell; first vicepresident. Eugene Brubach : treasurer. Warren Parks: secretary, Francis Simler; assistant secretary -treasurer. Paul Oliver.
The Board of Directors include: Charles T. Bea ch, Jr W. Harmon Wilson. Christopher Truss. Robert Meinke. Perry Donnelly. William Rogers. Marvin Ralston and John Srofe.
Committe e chairmen are : Al
Allgaie r, William Averill , Wil Caldwell, Ted Beach, Fred Coffman, Chris Truss , Gene Brubach , Mel Landis, Marvin Ralston, Bill Rogers , Bob Lowery , George Ha y, Steve Strick land , Warren Parks , Art Sabin, John Paine, W. Harmon Wilson and Larry Bredwell.
The AFS In Mariemont
Is An Active Organization
The A.F.S. annual Christmas citrus fruit sale is well underway. Th1 s Is the money raising proJect which helps to send students on the summer foreign program (Emily Gale), the year foreign program (B eth Gilchr ist), and the semester and summer domest ic programs. The fruit will be delivered around Dec 15
Three students have applied for three different AFS programs. Valerie Hake- summer abroad Karen Boudrie- year abroad : and Wendy Fa hrnbach- 8 week summer domestic. Credentials for the three girls go to AFS International in New York for f in al select ion If Wendy goes within the country next summer. a family must be found here who are willing to take another domestic student in exchange. For further information , call the Gilchrists at 831-9109 or attend the next AFS meeting.
Lilian Martin ot Switzerland Is th is year ' s AFS student. She has Joine d the John L. Evans tam1ly ot 108 Wrenwood Lane Terrace Park , and Is tast becoming a real member ot their tamIly. For yo ur personal contact with Lili an, call her at 831-6072. This Is an excellent way tor Lilia n to learn more about Americans and our different ways of doing things. Her American parents, recently in E_urope on business were able to extend their trip to spend some time with LIlIan ' s own family in Switzerland and obvious ly enJoyed every minute ot 1t.
The AFS-sponsored Snow Ball will be held at Mariemont High School from 8-12 on Saturday Dec 18.
This year's officers in the
Mariemont Library In the News
Available at the Mariemont Branch of the Hamilton County Librar y Is the new , updated Film Catalog listing more than 1700 16 mm fi lm s yours for the borrowing for $3.
Listings range from the monumen tal · Alexander Nevsky' by Sergei Einstein to Alfred Hitchcock's " Foreign Correspondent."
~IIms on sports, science fiction. travel. na ture. biography , history. lite rature. psychology. children and many other subjects are repre sented.
Films can be booked by phone (or at the Downtown Center) and are to be picked up and returned within two days to the Ma in Library. There is a small service charge. based on the length of the film and whe t her it is in color or black and white.
The Main Library phone number is 369-6000.
Mariemont School District AFS chapter are: president. Ann Gilchrist : vice-pres id ent. Jim Gilchrist; secretary. Pepper Miller : treasurer , Helen Tollefsen : publicity. Carol Cole: ways and means, Jim Bai rd: AFS pla cement, Jo Washburn and Bets y Gale : home selection. Jack Heckscher: faculty r epresentative, Da vi d Weekly ; liason, Mrs. Sanborn : AFS Club advisor, Phyllis Engle: President of student AFS chapter. Robin Engle.
Hospital Suit
Decision
An appellate co urt has ruled that Mariemont citiz ens did have the right to file suit for removal of a traffic booth at Our Lad y of Mercy Hosp ital. over-tu rning the decis ion of Judge Robert Wood. The case was remanded to Common Pleas Cour t for further hearings.
DO YOU have a garage to rent in the Mariemo nt area? Please C ALL 271-0462
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Have you met Mariemont's new children's libra ria n. Marcia Young 7 She·s follow i ng the recently reti re d Betty Teeter. who was librarian since 1967
Ms. Young is original ly from Nor th Manchester, Indiana. She ' s well qualified as a librarian. high school teacher and media specialist. A graduate of Manchester College. sh e received he r Masters of Library Science at Case Western Reserve Cl eveland.
Welcome Marcia Young the next time you visit the Mariemont library
An Adu lt Ed ucation Booklet listing 340 subjects in 45 location s all over Greater Cincinnati. Is available now at your library.
What do you know about sign language f or the deaf. industrial safety, outboard motor repa1r 7 You'll find , in addition to these subjects , such courses as Assertiveness Tra ining. How To Build Yo ur Own Hous e, Transactional Analysis for Management. Psychology of Aging , Textiles and
SUNDAY
BREAKFAST BUFFET
10 AM to 2 PM
Featuring the B r eakfast Chef (to p r epare your eggs to order) and a bountiful buffet.
2.95 Children 1.00 le ss MARIEMONT INN AND LODGE 6 880 Woost e r Pike ]71 -210 0
V:rg1n1a W1lke lman
Bicyc le Maintenance.
V1rgin1a Wilke lman. adult assistant at Mariemont branch library 3820 Pocahontas. has a l1m1t ed supply of "everything you always wanted to know." Courses are held at UC. Xavier. Thomas More College. OMI and Northern Ken: ucky Un1vers1ty am ong others. Fo r fu rt her information you can call 360-6944
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1977 PONTIACS - All Models Immediate D e liv ery SUBARU
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All Front Wheel Driv es A BIG GAS SAVER
70 USED CARS in stock at all times
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Position Sta tements of L. W.V. of the Cincinnati area
On Oc t ob er 5 th e Boar d of th e _eague of Women Vo t ers of the Cincinnati Area approved a new study a~d consensus as follow s:
1. The League of Wom en Vote rs of th e C1nc1nnat1 Area supports a con t inu ed and inc rease d ef fo rt by th e Mari e mont C1tv Sc ho o l D1str1c t to pr epa re for socia l eco nomic an d poli t ica l cha nges
Pos1t1on sta tem ent Th e Ma ri emont City Schoo l J ,strrct Survey and Fin anci al were :iresent ed t o the Mem ber s of t he combin ed Mari emont and Terrace Park uni t for a special cons en su s :n ee tIn g In Sept emb er. 197 5. ,\1 embe rs agree d to su ppo rt in,: rease d effor t to res ol ve t he :J ' Oblems of pupi l att ri tio n and a :r. angin g sch ool distr ict. t o work o, ef f1c1 ent use of res ourc es by :'l e admin1 st rat Ion an d th e Board Ji Educ ation. and to wo rk to retain ind epend ent policy dec1s1ons.
2. The League of Wom en Vot ers of the C1ncinnat1 Ar ea believes th e Mariemont City School District operating budg et reflects generally the District's and the members· priorItIes for a ourposeful educat ion and provides adequate resources and services for meeting most Ind1v1dual educationa l needs of Mariemont students. In response to the memb ers · request for a redef In ItIon of priorities. the suggested areas to be studied are: a., the system for eva luat ion :;i teachers. b I an evaluation of Jsycholog1cal services and :ounsel1 ng. c I the recruitment and screening of teacher applicants.
3. The League of Women oters of the C1nc1nnat1 Area supoorts increased opportun1t1es for c1t1zens· partIcIpatIon In the Mariemont City School District. Pos1t1on Statement
Members agreed to create a commi ttee to study and reco'T'end actions to be taken by the unit. League of Women Voters
member s have subs t ant ial agreem ent on o bser vi ng and / o r monitoring the Board of Ed uc atio n meeti ngs, enco ur agi ng t he Board of Edu cation members ' comm itt ment t o Ci t ize n Advisory Comm ittee s and impr oving comm u n i ca tio ns between administrators, facult y members , t he Board of Education , and ci t ize ns.
4 The Mar iemont and Terrace Par k Un it of t he League of Women Vo ter s agreed t o take acti on i n suppor t of the renewal of t he 3 84 mi l l operating levy appea r ing on the November ballot
The Mariem ont City School Distr ict Sur vey may be purchased from Mrs James Armitage of Mar iemont. Mrs Peter Minges of Terrace Pa rk, Mrs Samue l Andrews of Fairf ax. other L.W. V. member s. or at sto res in the Communi t y The surv ey incl udes f actu al information about the district's history and organi za tion . teach er s. the individual schoo ls, sL1pplementary services, and finance.
1If there are any questions or problems, please cont:ict Joanne Armitage at 271-0528 ) ,:,A monitor is authorized by the LWVC A Boa rd to speak, ask questions. and request changes and she must report back to the LWVCA Board.
Lear n Mor e About
Your Sc hools
Hey! Did you know that a popular tavern served as a school house in Plainville until 1830 7 Did you know that Mariemont High School was featured in the journal of an international society 7 Buy the League of Women Voters' School Survey to find out more interesting facts about our school district. The product of over a year of research. it is a valuable resource for all parents in the district as they try to understand how the schools work. It is unusually helpful as a resource for parents whose child is about to move Lip into a new school and to citizens who will be "doo rbelling " in favor of the school levy and need to be able to answer questions about all of the schools. The survey includes factual 1nform at ion about the history, organization, purposes, operation, finances, teachers. and programs of the Mariemont City School District.
lnterested 7 Copies are available at Horton's, The Villager , The Yankee Dollar, and Alice Andrew's Ceramic Shop in Fairfax Buy a LWV School Survey I
CALENDAR OF EVENTS December
Nov. 28
Nov. 29
Nov. 30-
Dec. 3
Dec. 2
Dec ."i 1
Dec. 4
Dec 4
Dec . 10
Dec. 12
Dec. 13
NCC Advent Workshop. PC 5:30-8 :30 p m. , Pot Luck
Supp er $2.50 per f amily , nur ser y care pro vided , all age s invite d Scho ol reo pen s
Middle School Pare nt Teach er s confere nces.
Cit izens School Committee ; High Sc hoo l, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Tree Lighti ng, l:p:ni. , Square t : 111 /'Ir)
Last day to buy f ruit to bene fit AF S, cal l 561- 9469 or 831 -9109.
Winter Re creation Program ; Middle School.
MCC Women 's Guild meeting , 12 :30 , PC
MCC Ch urch School Christmas party, 3-5 p.m P.C Village Assembly Open Hous e for all Mariemont res idents View the homes of 4 Mariemont resid ents from 10 - 12 a.m
Dec. 14-15 High School Christm as Music conc ert 7:30 p.m
Dec . 18 Snow Ball Dance , MH S, 8- 12 p.m. Sponsored by AFS.
Dec. 19 Middle High Churc h Fel lows hip caroling, 5:30 , P C Luminare Sale , 12 noo n - 2 p.m. , Jackso n' s, 6808
Mt. Vernon
Dec. 22 Chr is tmas vacation starts at end of day .
Dec. 24
MCC Christmas Eve ser vices 5 :00 p.m family service , 7 & 8: 30 p m Candlelight carol ser vic es , 10 p.m., Holy Com mun ion ser vice
Dec. 26 MCC family servic e, 10 a m NO churc h sc hoo l.
Council Meetings every 2nd & 4t h Mondays of the month. Board of Education meetings every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.
MCC Youth Fellowship; Sundays, Middl e School 5:30 p.m PC Recycling, 2nd & 4th Sat., MHS
Sharon Swanson
Calling the Cre ati ve
T he Mariemont Town
Crier can use some talent in writing, advertising and proofreading if you are interested in helping on this Village Assembly project, contact Wil Caldwell (271-4028) or Marty Bartlett (271-7069).
Where It's At
If there is any mix-up in delivery of the Town Crier, please contact our able circulation managers, Dell Stringfield and Patty Shuster. Keep in mind that the paper , which comes out the last Sunday of ten months of the year, is also available at the Villager, Horton's, Mariemont Inn, the library, and the post office. The Town Crier staff, volunteers all. will take December off for the Christmas holidays. Look for the next issue on January 30. Articles of interest are welcomed by the Town Crier The usual deadline is the middle of the month but it's a good idea to check with the editors.