Mariemont Town Crier, September 1978, Vol. 3, No. 10
Mariemont - From the Beginning
by Warren Parks
Part One: An Elaborate
It would seem appropriate , .,+ this time , when Mariemont has just passed its Fiftyfifth Anniver · sary , to review some of the highlights of its beginning and its progress over the years. This History will have to be summarized, bringing out the outstanding features . It will tave to be a "continued story" in the TOWN CRIER.
How many of us realize the wide interest there was at its beginning , as shown by the publicat ion of the details of the development. How many knew that the August 24th, 1924 , issue of the NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE had devoted a whole page to their favorable comparison of this new community with those that had been built in Europe and Amer ica. It was called "A New Exper i ment in Town Planning to Fit the Motor Age ."
The introduction of this story should start briefly with the background of the Founders who spent years in studying the best way to start such a project and to choose its location .
" The Romance of Mariemont", a continued story of thirtytwo chapters, was written by Warren E Leavitt, the original Editor of the MARIEMONT MESSENGER
Secrecy
The first copy of this weekly paper was dated March 19, 1926, and was distributed free to all the residents of MARIEMONT. This Mariemont Souvenir Edition included all of the thirtytwo chapters which had appeared , one chapt er at a time in the MARIEMONT MESSENGER , starting in March 19, 1926, from chapter heading " HOW IT ALL STARTED" to "CONCLUSION"
· It is well known that the idea of creating such a "dwelli ng site ", which included all necessary in· stallations, was the idea of Mrs. Mary M Emery. She worked closely with her husband , Thomas J. Emery , and his broth er John J. Emery , who were constantly engaged in building, not only in Cincinnati, but also in Indianapolis, Toledo, Kans as City , Denve r, San Franciso, and elsewhere.
Thomas J. Emery was aptly called "a builder of hearths and homes". He traveled to Europe every summer and in 1906 he died while he was abroad Upon her husband's death , Mrs Emery felt it was her duty and a pleasure to carry out some of his ideas She had planned the erection of small homes out in the suburbs ,
but this did not seem to answer the full need It was decided that the "Ga rden City" idea , practiced in England, was the logical solution.
But it takes more than a dream and a determined purpose to build a city , it takes MONEY . Ear ly in the preliminary planning of MARIEMONT , Mrs Emery had convinced Mr . Charles J. Livingood , who had a vast experience in building construction, to become her personal representative lncidnetally , he was attending Harvard University at the same time as wa s a son of Thomas J. Emery They graduated from Harvard in 1888. In 1890 , Mr Livingood received word of the death of his college chum Sheldon Emery
Mr. Livingood was invited to come to Cincinnati and take a position the the Emery Estate. At that t ime he was employed as a Surveyor on the Moffat Tunnel , atop the Rocky Mountains. He lost no time in accepting the position in Cincinnati.
After over thirtyfive years wit h Thomas Emery Sons, as builders, and later as business head, he was in an excellent pos ition to carry out Mrs. Emery 's desire to cont'd on pg. 2 PUBLISHED AS A
Labor Day Celebration!
The annual Labor Day Picnic sponsored by the Mariemont Kiwanis Club will take place on Monday, Sept. 4, at Dogwood Park Festivities will start at 2 p.m. and continue until dark. Special events will include a band concert at 5:30 by the Mariemont High Schoo l Band under the direction of Bob Kaemmerer , a pet show and other games for children, and a craft booth featuring spec i al items made by the MariElders.
A repeat of the popular "Grandma ' s Attic " will feature all sorts of things including books, household items, etc.
Grilled metts, hot dogs , and corn roasted in the husk will combine with old fashioned lemonade to cater to the tastebuds. In addi· tion there will be a bake sale with home made good ies
A number of prizes will be awarded during the evening in addition to a major award . Gene Br ubach i s chairman of the Kiwanis event.
Dates To Remember
Mariemont
Mariemont from the Beginning
co ntinued from p age 1
improve loca l hou sin g conditions. Mr. Li vingo od visit ed several Gard en Cities in th e East and , 11ad e sever al trips to Europe to study t he Ga rd en City idea.
The site for MARIE MO NT had to be chose n before a sin gle plan could be dr awn After a careful survey of t he entire territory cont I g uo u s to Cinci nnati , Mr Livingo od picked the present site for MA RIEMONT because of its splendid location, overlooking the Little Mi ami River Valley.
While there were plenty of examples of good and bad in Tow n Planning , there was a dearth of information concern ing the "modus operand i" of bu il din g a new town. Naturally , the ultimate purpose of the acquist ion of the property chos en ha d to be kept a secret. It was deci de d to remain within the area south of the C M. & B. Traction Line ( presently Murray Avenue ) where the land was sparsely settled and had never
been divided in to buildi ng lots. Mr Livin goo d ea rly saw the need of f eel ing the way very slowly. Cons eq uently an elab orate secrecy was built up in order to throw the cur ious off the scent. It was well understood that if it were known that the powerful Emery interests were behind the undertaking, the prices would skyrocket beyond all reason.
In order to throw a screen around the operations, a large Real Estate operato r in Chicago was engaged to act as principal in making the purchases. The local representative was William Albert Hall. So closely was the secret guarded that Mr Hall, himself, did not know for whom he was purchasing, nor for what purposes the property was to be used . Before a parcel of land could be purchase d it was necessary for Mr. Livingood to look it over personally In order that his presence could not be detected he made
Mari Elders September Events
Sept. 4
Our First Annua l Min i-B azzar! Come see us at the Kiwanis Labor Day Picnic on Monday. Bell Tower is the scene. Come & browse through the fantastic MariElders crafts for sa le
Sept. 5
Tour of Clovernook Home & School for the Blind. Meet at P C. at 12:45 p.m. , No charge, reservations only
Sept. 8
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. 7:30 p m. See a night of Laurel & Hardy , Charlie Chaplin & all of _your fa vor ites! Transportation can be arranged. Call P C , 271 -5588.
Se pt.12
" The Glory Days of Radio", A very specia l speaker will be at the Center at 1:00 p.m. to lead you on a walk down memory lane. You 'll hear all of the Radio Shows you loved!
Spe cial trip to Kin s's Island! Details are being worked out! Call Center for reservations & details
Se pt.20
" All About the Workhouse" , 1:00 p.m., Center. Ru th Wa lte rs, So cial Work Su pe rvisor from th e Ci ncinnat i Work house will discu ss the many problems t hat t he Work House is f ac ing & how it cou ld aff ect our community Good opportunity t o lea rn abo ut correct ions in Cincinn ati, what can be done and what is bein g done
Sept. 21
Free Blood Pressur e Scree ni ng , 1-4 p.m. Open to everyone over 50 yr s of age in Ma ri emont & the surrond in g areas No appointment nece ssa ry.
Sept. 22
Tou r of Wiedemann Brewer ies Meet at Cente r at 1:00 pm. Reservat ions only!
Sept. 27
Trip to " La Comed ia" Dinne r Theatre , Spr ingboro , Ohio Product ion of " South Pac if ic" will be featured . Tot al cos t of $10 .00 include s tr ansportation , lu nc heon , tax1 gratu ities & a matinee pe rforma ce Reservations fi rst come , ri rst served ; Mee t at P C at 9:00 a m. Return about 3:30 to Center
ONGOING ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTER: Mondays 1-3 Arts & Crafts Thursday s 10:00 Cer ami cs. Friday s 1:30 Br idge- Card s
most of hi s visits of inspecti on in the early mo rning or else la te at night. Aft er succc essfully examinin g the land t o be purchased and actually obta ining the owner sh ip of all bu t one property which was absolut ely necessary , the fin al decision was mad e The day after this was officially announced to the owner and the property was turned over to Mr . Livingood, the first publicity on the project was released
It is rather obvious that the project of building MARIEMONT was only at its beginning. The following sections of this story will cover the actual construction of the community, bringing out a summary of the many activities invol ved
War ren Parks
N e igh bor hoo d Tr en d! Stree t Parties
Summer is that special time of year when neighbors working in their yards decide it's time to get together and have a street party. Mariemonters are especially good at arranging the festivit ies which allow you to get to know that retired couple two doors up from you or the newlyweds who moved in across the street.
The folks on Joan Place are
plann in g th eir annua l st reet pa rt y wit h a pot-lu ck din ne r t o be hel d in mi d-Augu st. This will pro vid e them with an opp ort unity to wish the Di ck Schoe nenba ums good luck in t he ir new home in Madei ra and to we lco me Art and Be t ty Getz to the street.
Gr ace Avenu e looked especially f estive in July when its resid ents held their street party. A little cooperation with the Mariemont police enabled them to block off the street to traffic and to celebrate with ample room Rain put a damper on the festivities on Haines Street and Rowan Hills Drive but this will inspire them to an even greater event next yea r.
The residents of Nolen Circle are unique in that they celebrate their friendships with an annual open house at Christm as time. A different family hosts the event each year Still to be planned, but sure to happen , is the yearly nei ghborhood get-toge th er in adjoinin g back yards between Hom ewood and Set t le Ro ad s.
Sound good? It's really easy to do! Just pick a day and placestreet or back yard. Then send the kids around with a sign -up sheet for the pot-luck dinner so you don't end up wit h tons of baked beans and no dessert Bring your lawn chairs and have some fun!
Mary Ann Fieler
HAIR CRAFTERS
PRESENTS.
A Tot a lly New Sy stem That Coordinates Carefree Perming with Precision cutting! THELOOKOFTODAYISFOR EVERY ME MBER OF TH E FAMILY. FAMOUS ROFFLER STYLES ARE CREATED FOR THE LENGTH OF HAIR YOU PREFER AND THE FINAL STYLE COMPLIMENTS THE FACIAL CHARACTERISTI CS AND PERSONALITY OF EVERY MEM BER OF THE FAMILY., MOM, DA D & THE KIDS!
Summer Camp Scouting Style
Eighteen boys and seve n fa t he rs fro m Mar iemont recently enjoyed the f un and learning experiences of Summe r CampScouting Style. Summer Camp Is the biggest and best Scout actIvIty of the year, and Troop 149 , pictured here, went to Camp Myron Kahn near Oxford for a fantastic week of camping and outdoor activiti es
The Troop under the leadership of John Van Eaton , Senior Patro l Leader, and Scoutmasters Bill Kern and Bob Anderson earned a total of 57 merit badges and skill awards in a variety of interest as Environmental Science, Reptile Study, Cooking, Fi rs t Aid , Rifle and Shotgun, Archery , Leatherwork and Canoeing , to list a few.
Mariemon t has lo ng bee n known for its fine swimming program and the Troop excelled in this area, too. Anc hored by Tom Anderson, fellow Scouts Jim Gray , Shawn Kern and Da ni lo Fern an des swept the camp sw im meet; while Alan Rope and Gil Keller tied for first place in the canoe race.
Among many other honors gaine d during the week was the first place troph y for Camp In
LAWN MAKER
Left to Right: Bottom: Andrew Bunker, Gil Keller. 2nd Row: Marty Zack, Scott Rauth1 Tom Anderson , Ross Emery, Jim Van Eaton Greg Reeves, Shawn Kern David Cors Alan Rope. 3rd Row: David Kern, Bob Ande rson, John Van Eaton, Jim Gray1 _Dan Fernandes, Jeff Bowman, Rob Heideman, Bill Kern, Tim Anderson, Greg Daly. Absent from picture: Rob t1o llenbeck.
spection and improvement. The boys nearly made a "clean sweep" as they place first on four out of five days of competition against all the other Troops in Camp.
Leaders hip skills wer e also gained as new Pat rol Leaders, Dav id Cors, Ross Emery , Tom Anderson and Sh awn Ke rn helped their pat rol members to wo rk as a tea m and to have fun. Two of Troop 149's olde r members are serving as Camp Counselors for th e entire summer - Tim Anderson
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10:00 a m. to 5:30 p m. Monday thru Saturday Phone: 271-7777
in Aquatics and David Kern in Scoutcraft.
A tip of t he Scout be ret to the follow in g fathers who gave 24 hours of their time to assist the Scoutmast ers : Roland Reeves , Bob Heideman, Ross Emery, Sr., Bill Van Eat on and D on Hollenbeck. Awards and advancern en ts will be presented to the boy s at th eir f all Cou rt of Honor, September 26. 1978 , at 7:30 p.m at the Pa rish Ce nter Th e pu blic is encourage d to attend.
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Garden Club
The Ga rde n Club of Mariemont will meet September 6, 1978 at 1:00 p.m in the Parish Cente r Loun ge in Mariemont. Dyane Ogz ewalla PhD . professo r at the Col lege of Pharmacy , Un iversity of Cinci nnat i, wil l spe ak on Herbs and Medicine. Hostes ses for the meeti ng will be, Mrs H J. Rapp, Mrs. Irving Ma xwell, and Mrs Robert Mey ers.
Brownie Troop 480
The fi rst meeti ng of Brownie Troo p 480 will be Sept. 11 at 3:15 p.m. after school in the Parish C enter. The Troop would l ike t o invite the public to a Craft Disp lay and Bake Sale at the Pa ri sh Cen t er Gym from 3:30 to 4:30 p m. on Tu esday , September 19th. Th e crafts were a summer project done by the Bro wnies to earn th eir Brownie badges
TENNIS OUTLET
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Jus t 20 minutes from Mariemont Phone 771-9855
Cynthia Apking Cioffi Mgr
Summer Science
Studies The Smokies
The Summ er Science Group took off for the Smokies this past July. The group was headed by teach ers Jim Allison and Dick Bartlow. The students on the trip we re Sandy Ponchot , Kelly Wright , Erin Dooley, Jaimie Allis on, Rob Gundlach Ned Barker , Seth Garrison and John Dobbs from Mariemont High Also attending were Tom Litner from Withrow and Shelley Mahan from City Wide School and of course, rain accompa i ned the whole way South.
The first stop was Berea , Kentucky, where the group took a nature hike with a Berea College Biology Professor. The next day found the group setting up camp in the Smokies at Cades Cove . Each night found the campers visited by bears and skunks Each day in the Smokies was an education for the Science Group. They attended a Mountain Music Program at an amphitheater, t oo k a five mile hike up Mount Le Conte, and ate their lunch at the peak
Towa rds the end of the week the group hiked down the trail to Abraham 's Falls They ate a picn ic lunch on the rocks near the waterfall and were kept cool by the fall's mist. Later in that day, the group took a relaxing swim in the river. Teachers will be teachers so the students were treated to an exam covering what they had le arned on the trip so far
After the surprise exam, the group took an enJoyable auto tour of Cades Cover a twelve mile drive around the cove. Along the drive are some of the original mountain cabins and churches found in the area . The group also saw some huge wildlife in the form of a huge herd of deer grazing at the dusk of early evening
The students felt the trip was very educational and fun. They learned more about geology, plants and animal life . Most of all , they learned about mountain cul ture and the people , past and present.
Sandy Ponchot and Kelly Wright
Reunion Great For '58
6:30 was supposed to be the starting time for the cocktail hou r that began the 20th reunion of the Mariemont High School class of 1958 at the Inn on July 2. Quite a few came earl ier Class m_e mber s ~ere given name tags with t he ir pic tures from the senior annual and the slogans that had been under the pictures
Husbands and wives had name tags too , but no icebreakers were needed for this group of people
From the time the old friends met to background music of tunes from the years ' 54 to '58 and throughout the eve ning , talk was non -stop and laughter was frequent and heartwarming. Din ner with Dale Woosley as M.C. was followed by dancing to Don Johnson 's orchestra, but many chose understandably - to sit out dances and talk some more.
. This ~emorable occasion had its beginning when the class graduated and elected Rich lsphording as reunion chairman
Last November , Rich began his plans. By February , he was being helped be a committee, Bill Bredenfoerder, Mary Jane (Reed) Blain , Bill Dunham, Dave Green John Grier, Denise ( Hilton ) Grennel , Sara (H offman ) Pritchard, John McCarthy , Brenda (Warthen) Mauer and Dale and Darlene (Shi neberger ) Woosley
Class me mbers were cont acted first by letter and later by phone and finally , of the class of 107 only eight co uld not be located and 61 attended, plus spouses an d dates. The teachers who were there included Mr. Robert Martin Mr Donn Mart in, Doc Kusel , Mrs '. Meints , Mr. Ernsting and Mr Mahan , to whom the '58 annual was ~edicated. Rich lsphording was given a plaque for his service which will continue because he is still_ chairman for the 30th reunion. One of his thou$htful acts will be to see that a hst of class addresses is mailed to everyone
The class of '58 was the first to include Terrace Park. It was a great class, great in achievement g~eat in _ sports, but greatest i~ friendship and still going strong.
Betty
McCarthy
MARIEMONT TOWN CRIER STAFF
Co-Editors: Wil Caldwell 271 -4028
Marty Bartlett : 271-7069
Business Manage r: William Brockman 271-3703
Distribution : Bobbie Bahler 271-4 742
Patty Shuster 271-8317
Jerry Correll 271-5733
Contributors: Gertrude Addicott, Nancy Albertson, Suzy Baker Jim Baird
M~ry An~ Fieler, Lyn Guerrero , Rachel Hubbard , Betty McCarthy, Winnie· Miller, Diane Morand, Warren Parks, Sandy Ponchot, Lib by and Ron Schroeder, Tom Singer, Sharon Swanson, Kelly Wright.
Country Kitchen
The Womens ' Guild of the Mariemont Community Church , under the leadership of Ellen Malox , the new president, are pla nning a Country Kitchen for September 27 at the Parish Center. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m
This is a new project for the Guild and the members have been working many months preparing for this big day. It is hoped people In the community will bring friends an d come to enjoy the many good things available
The new G11 i1j Cook Book will be hot off the press and ready for sale. It will contain Mariemonters' favor ite recipes and will be well worth the two dollar price.
Thelma Lewis and Claire Kaeser are collecting homemade jam s, jellies, and other delectables for their Specialty Food Table.
Jean Stock has headed a committee making it ems for t he kitchen boutique , which is called Calico Counter
Potato sa lad and devilled eggs will be for sale under the able management of Mildred Johns and Mary Preston. They hope everyone will want to take some th ing home to help out with feeding the family on these hot days.
Margaret Miller will have a display of Nearly New Items, many of inte resting origin, and all for ~ale at bargain prices. If you have ,terns to donate , they will be welcome.
Mary Jane Coykendall is in
TOWN and COUNTRY
Kitchen
charge of refreshm ents Tables will be arranged so everyone can come, enjoy the coffee and snacks, visit with friends and neighbors and sup port this excellent community organization all at the same time.
' Jean Stock displays Country
wares
Winnie Miller
In International Summer
"Here we come to understand One another's point of view, Learning through the things we do How alike am I to you 7"
The above words from The CISV (Children's International Summer Village) Song exemplify the purpose of CISV. This summer our daughters were privileged to participate in two different aspects of the CISV program
Eleven year old Laura was chosen to participate in a Village near Trondheim. Norway. Here 4 children (2 boys and 2 girls) and an adult from each of 10 countries lived together for a month At this camp there were delegations from Norway, U S A Sweden, Austria, Iran, Italy , Spain, Portugal, Costa Rica and Iceland The official camp language was English although a lot of C'Jmmunicatio!l was done by sm iles and sign language. Laura shared a room with a girl from Norway for two weeks and a gir l from Cos ta Rica for two weeks .
In "lddition to the usual camp activities , games, swimming and crafts each cou ntry had e national night. For their 11 atic nal night , the U.S.A delegat1ori v,o re square dance costu mes ar,d taught eve ryo11e square dances 'J obbed fo ~ app !es . passed out
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Designer call for appo intmen ts every day except Monday Fashion Cuts, Blow-dry Styling, Texturizing, Coloring
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samples of popcorn and pop-rocks and showed a movie of places to vacation in the U S.A. and slides furnished by Kings Island. One of the main camp activities was trading. Laur a came home with Tshirts from 5 different countries, a national costume from Spain , bracelets from Iran, a woolen hat from Iceland , coins and stamps from many countries and other items.
Half-way through camp, the children (in pairs) spent a weekend with a Norwegian family. Excursions for the entire camp included a visit to a copper mine in the small town of Roros near the Swedish border , an overnight trip to the island of Smola off the western coash of Norway and an outdoor drama at Stiklestad. I)SV vi1 l~ges have occurred an,, ,_ ally sincf;'. t he first Village in Cin,; 11·1 atI 27 years ago. This summer there we re 29 village~ P· rc,1, >?htout the world Next s ,1 :,- -·e• Gi11e, innati will again host ,; .. .:1:ige . ~everal years ago CISV felt tr,e "' ':: ~ tr rn·, olve n·oI e 1:hildren ar,ci so ,nt w cl ange · '; Eg3n. This 111·,olves [l,',; ip5 r-;• 8- 12 c.li!l drrr ages 111 6 l ' c\l': ,:rrr. \\itr, i\ chaper r,r ,(· t c 0I· ct1 e ou ' \ where ea .1 , ch 1io 5pr. ,1 :~ J~•P·~, · imate ly a montn lr v:rg .;·. ,; ,·,..;rne that includes a child r.ea I his age.
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king , a viking museum, a folk museum and a church built in 1130. One day was devoted to visiting Kronberg Castle in Heisinger, Denmark, and Tivoli in Copenhagen, Denmark. The last week the two Americans , their hosts, the father and a neighbor flew to northern Sweden for 3 nights where they climbed a mountain, canoed, rode a ski lift and thr ew snowballs on July 21st. Lynn and Roy (boy from NY.) had a U S.A. n!ght at the Sandins : they cooked dinner, showed pictures from home and taught them the Virginia Reel.
Laura and Lynn Morand
The following summer the visitor becomes host.
Last summer our family was ho st to Maria Sandin of Sweden and this summer our daughter Lynn ( 13) visited Maria's family. Lynn arrived in Sweden for Midsummer Fest ival , their national holiday, which includes making and wearing flower wreaths in yo ur hair and folk -danc ing around a flower and streamer bedecked pole similar to a May Pole. Lynn's host fa1vly consisted of moth er , father. Maria , a younger sister, 2 cider brothers and another CISV ·,1<. erl11anger from New York who 1vas tl1e guest of one of the brothers. They spent most of the time at the Sandin 's summer home in Torekov, a small fishing village From there many day excursions were made to places such as Hallands-Vadero and Hovs Hallar nation al parks, the summer residence of a former
While the girls were in Scandinavia, we hosted the adult who brou ght a group of interchangers from Norway to Cinc innati Although she was only with us for ten days and had not met our daughters , she took the time to meet Laura and the U S A delegation in Oslo enroute home and vis_it ed with them between planes. This concern and friendsh ip is what CISV is about.
Diane Morand
Candle Pins
It's a tradition as old as the Parish Center It's Candle Pin bowling, about to begin another season. The Ladies Candle Pin Bowling League invites any interested Mariemont woman to join them every Wednesday evening at 7 p m. in th e Pari sh Center to enjoy this unique sport. It 's mild exercise, fun for all ages. If you're interested, call Mary Taylor , 2719148 , Peg Houghton, 272-1032 , or Eleanor Waldhauer , 271-9149
Cliff Clr,rno11s Ken F owler
Ph one27 1-4060
6901 Woost er Pike
Incidentally , the women are looking for a 6 x 12 carpet runner to place in front of the seat s, if any re ade r has one to donate.
The Man Behind The Ads: Bill Brockman
The decept ively simple title of " business manager" appears before the name of William J. Brockman on the list of the Town Crier ' s sta ff. Managing the ~usiness funct ions for the paper Is no small job - in fact. it isn't even one job at all. Under the umbrella title of business manager, Bill develops contacts to get new advertisers, functions as a public relations man, personally solicits all ads, handles all financial arra ngements with advertisers , keeps detailed financial records of all expenses in putting out the paper, and even serves as typist while preparing
Ad Man Extrordinaire Bill Brockman
Christmas House Tour
Watch for more news on the Village Assembly House Tour which will be held on Sunday, December 10, from 1-4 p.m. The October Town Crier will list the houses open for this annual treat.
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the monthly billings! Finally, he has ~nlarg~~ the _ staff by recruitin g a willing assistant in the person of his wife Florence who contri~ut~s much time and energy in delivering the final copy of the paper to the advertisers. She es~imates that this distribution trip Is about a five-m il e journey around this area . Bill 's talent for organization and attention to detail is made evident by the smooth way in which he coordi nates so many tasks. Hardly is the business concluded for one issue of the Town Crier before it is time to start on the next one.
Even more surprising is the fact that Bill accompl ishes so much for the Town Crier while he is also working for the Hamilton County Welfare Department to assist in their accounting functions. All of this is be ing done by a man who is "r et ire d. " Bill left his position as Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of the Provident Bank over ten years ago. He elected to take early retirement after seeing that it agreed so well with Florence She chose to retire early from Cincinnati Country Day School where she had worked for 25 years. Obviously, Bill must define retirement as a change of activities instead of a cessation of activities It seems that giving up one job has just left him free to take on several others.
Both Bill and Florence are native Cincinnat i ans and residents of Mariemont since the early 1940's. Flo says that they have chosen to remain here all these years because the community exemplifies many things that they value. Neighbors look out for one another here with a genuine sense of concern They
eniC?Y the sense of continuity derived from seeing neighbor children grow up and start families of their own in the area. G~rdening _i s a favorite hobby for 8111, esp~c.1ally at a family farm near W1ll1amsburg, Ohio. The Brockmans usually plan a trip each September since they both enjoy traveling.
8111 has been working on the Town C~1er for almost 3 years. His ded1cat1on has made it possible for the paper to recruit new ads and retain long-running ones. These ads make the space available for expanded coverage of local issues, people , and events. A big job is being done in a quiet efficient way and deserves our thanks and commendation.
Suzy Baker
Historic Designation
Word comes_ from Representative Bill Grad1son's office that h~ has written to Chris Delaporte, Director of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service urging the inclusion of Mariemont in the National Register. In his letter, Gradison says , "I have always been quite impresse d by the beauty and historic charm of the Village of Mariemont, which was patterned after English garden communities. I was delighted that you had the opportunity to visit Mariemont personally and to see the historic value of this planned community I stron~ly support the inclusion of Mariemont on the National Register of Historic ~laces , and I am hopeful HCRS will make an affirmative decision on the Mar i emont recommednation in the near future."
COMEY&
From The Mayor's Desk
Speaking in behalf of all Village residents, this is a hearty thank you to Gene Riley for making the attractive street sign for Madisonville Road. The sign is now hanging on the traffic light post in front of the Inn For years strangers have had difficulty in locating Madisonville Road when approaching from Wooster Pike.
The situation covering the repairing and paving of Settle Road seems to be und er control at this writing. The County Commissioners have promised ho furnish the $10 ,0 00.00 estimated cost. This money is to come out of the special Ham il ton County Motor Vehicle License Tax fund Work will start as soon as the Commissioners give the final okay.
Many of the Village 's catch basins are being clogged by grass clippings from resid ents blowing grass out on the streets when cutting lawns. Besides clogging sewers , this practice spoils the appearance of your street and your Village. Mariemont has an ordinance prohibiting cluttering of streets.
Art Davies Mayor of the town beautiful
BERESFORD PLUMBING
To The Fa rm!
Let's go "Back to the Farm " for an October fest ! You provide part of the fest and we 'll provide October , alive with fa ll colors , and Clara Backscheider ' s "d own home" farm There won't be an oomp-pa-pa, but there 'll be lots of gemutlichheit.
The Village Assemb ly, Monday Morning Group , and MeriElders have been invited to bring a bag lunch on Mon da y, October 9, and meet at th e MariElder Center at 11 p.m. Transportation will be available to take everyone to the farm , located in Mt. Olive, just beyond Mt. Carmel. Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided.
Mrs . Backscheider , a wellknown personality in Mariemont, will tell us the before and the aft er story of her lovely farm She will also show and tell about her interesting an tiqu e collect ion.
This will be the first of four community activities th e Village Assembly Monday Morning Group is planning this year. Put on comfortable shoes , bring your lun ch , and have fun at the fa rm. Oh, yes, if you bring a fishing pole, you can fish at the stocked lake.
Just so we have an ide a of how many to plan for , please call Ann Burke , 271-3569; Lyn Guerreo, 271 -4001; or the Mari Elder Center, 271-5588. Hope to see you all!
Lyn
Guerreron
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Room In The Inn
His name is Kirk Browning He is a veteran TV director. He has been i n Cinc in nati the past several weeks to stage and direct the WCET televis io n production of the Cincinnati Opera ' s "Elixer of Love" an adaptation of Don i zettis opera "L' El i s ir d' Amore." The taping is taking place at Cincinnat i' s WCET-TV Channel 48 for PBS
While here , Mr o~'.)wnin g has been living at our own Mariemont Inn. Why? This writer's wife works at WCET Mr Browning wanted a quiet place to stay near a park where he could get up early and run his daily five miles.
So what kind of celebrity has been sleeping and running in our quiet village?
Kirk Browning is indeed a vet eran of TV di rect ing with eleven years of NBC work in the fifties and sixties Th e past several years he has been a freelance dir ector of drama and mu si cal productions for both commercial and public television. Free lance? He's been working steadily since he left NBC with over 150 opera proj ects alone! In fact, Mr. Browning directs all New York City's WNET operas for th e Public Broadcast in g System (P BS ). He has won several Emmy's for his work.
His direction of PBS's presentation of the play "The Royal Family" was recently on the network and Channel 48
Mr. Browni ng also directs ball et for tel evision and has work ed with the famous Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov This pa st spring, Mr. Bro wning directed the New York Metropolitan Op era's live t elevisi on producti on of Do n Giovanni. And coming up soon on NBC he will direct the Vladamir Horowitz concert !
For the production of " The Elixer of Love " bein~ done here at WCET with the Cincinnat i Opera , Mr Browning is meeting a new and difficult challen ge It is one of a le arni ng .experience for almost every one involved. WCET and its staff have never done opera , and the Cincinnati Opera Compan y has neve r done TV We'll have to wait until early 1979 to see how it turned out.
Meanwhile , Kirk Brown in g, a resident of Westchester, New York , discovered and fell in love with Mar iemont. His only negative co mment was that he couldn't under stand how such a beautiful and quaint commun ity could allow a major highway route cut rig ht through the heart of the village. Hs was pleased to hear that the villagers are trying despera t ely to get this situation remed ied
It's always interesti ng to know wh en a prominent person al ity is visiting Mar ie mont. We'r e glad he found a room in the Inn.
Take Along
A Book
Vactioners are remind ed that they can take books out from the Mariemont Branch Library for longer than t he usual three wee ks when go in g out of t own. He ad Libr ar ian Emmajane Dickman notes that the bo oks cannot be seven day or on reserve and that arran gements must be made when the book is checked out. Take advant ag e of th is privilege and avo id payi ng unnec ess ary fin es
Bet ty McCarthy
It May Save A Life
It see ms t he re are many ways to volunteer time these days Sever al women in our community are doing it ev ery Monday mornin g at Terrace Park Country Clubin the water! They are volunteer swimming teachers for underpriviliged children as part of the lnte rparish Ministry Program .
Dottie Vickers of Terrace Park , who heads up this program , said that approximately 50 children, from the age of 6 to 16, particip ate Th ey live in Newtown , alo ng Roundbottom Roa d, Camp Den ison, and the Milford area Though they play daily along the river, many of them do not know how to swim.
Mary Jane Schafer, the current water safety in structor, tea ches the oth er volunteers ho w to give swimming les so ns. Her husband Wes pitches in too and teaches a group of olde r children Other teachers from Mariemont incl ude Carol Benton, Kia Newbank s, and Florence Bro ckman
Mary Jane contacted some of he r volunteer teachers throug h th e early morn ing sw immers who call themselves " Polar Bears., and swim early in the morning yearround.
Pat Sa bo, one of the volunteers and a Polar Bear , finds the classes very rewa rdin g "I can't thi nk of a better way to vo lu nteer my time," she said 'I'm teaching them something th ey 'll have for the rest of their lives. Some day it may even help to save a life. " Nan cy Albertson
Part One For The Road
You may remember me Several months ago I worte an article for t he Town Crier about runn ing I tr ied to spread the enthus iasm of t he sport merely for its mental and physical benefits For the fun of it , I assi ste d in an att empt to organ ize a Ma ri emo nt Ru nn ers Club Some ca me runnin g A lo t more didn 't. I am still con vinc ed that an orga nize d f un run grou p can happ en in our vilf ag e. Howe ve r, during t his pa st ye ar I have come to realize that even though running is becoming increasingly popular, it is really something more of a personal activity.
Some do run for fun Some run to lose weight. Some run for their he alth. Some run to see how far they can go. Whatever t he reason, the comm on denominator is running
Durin g the past few months as I have be come more of a serious runner, I have noticed a lot more people hittin g the road and at all hours. I've seen one or two familie s running together, a couple of students , but mostly I've seen the single runner .... the man or woman running his heart out all alone and enjoying it. Whatever their reasons and goals , it is being accom plished . Personally, my reasons for running and my goals are always changing Initially , I wanted to lose weight. Despite hitting the proverbial "wall of pain" at the end of my driveway , I kept on . Three miles a week total. Then three miles a day I lost weight. Fifty pounds within a year As the weight came off, my mileage and speed in cr eased. I began reading every word printed about runnin g I start ed entering the loc al ra ces. The Cl if to n Memori al Day three mi le run . The Die t Peps i 6.2 mi le
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race. The 9 5 mile Cincinnati minimarathon. Thousands of runners entered . Not to win, but to finish as best they could . To accomplish what they 've never done before Well, I' ve set a new goal for myself. The New York Marathon on October 22. A full 26 miles 385 yards. I' ve laid out a full training program to lead up to it. I'm now at fifty miles per week and building Four or five miles a couple days a week . Eight or nine on a couple days Interval train ing of short distances at a faster pace to build up my breathing and endurance. And the long run on Sundays fifte en to twenty miles. So f ar, it hurt s But it fe els good Beca use I hav e set a pe rs onal goal.
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I ' ll write of my progress (success and failure ) in subsequent Town Crier issues as I experienc e training for and running my f ir st Marathon If for no other reason , my expe rience ma y get us ano th er one fo r t he roa d. Tho mas A. Singe r
Women's Tennis
The Ma rie mon t Wo men' s Tenni s League is formin g for th e fa ll sea so n. Play will comm ence Se pt ember 11 and continue weekly thro ug h October.
Those who played in the spring will be contacted by their group captain . If you would like a friendly game call Pat Kern at 271-0443.
Citizens Committee No Change
BLOTTER
The Mariemont Police Department handled 202 offence reports during the month of July. There were three cases of breaking and entering Five bikes were stolen, two were recovered There were two other cases of petit larceny.
There were two auto larcenies, with both recovered Five auto accidents were reported. There were nine cases of criminal damaging and one missing person was located.
The mayor ' s court docket showed 47 cases of moving violations, 18 parking infraction s, 5 complaints of drug abus e, 5 cas es referr ed to Municipal Court and one t o Juven il e Court
While no one came right out and said so , the consensus of the Cit izens Com mi ttee on School Fac ilit ies seemed to be to keep what we have and try to upgrade it. In the ir mee ti ng of July 6, wrappi ng up six mont hs of work , t he three sub-commi t tees dea lin g with Finance , Arc hit ect ure , and St uden t/ St aff con clu de d ther e was a stron g d e sire for neigh borhoo d scho ols and support for a middle school program Incoming School Superintendent Donald Thompson praised the committee's work, saying , "I'm terrifically impressed with this group." Comparing this study with one done in Springfi eld at the tim e he was associated with the schools ther e, Thom pson said th e same conclusion had be en reached even thou gh it was not the most economical. Board Member Tom Allman suggest ed the three sub -committee reports be submitted directly to the bo ard, with oral reports from the chairmen to the board in the fall. Allman added the Board would make no drastic changes this coming year
There were eight alternatives studied by the committee They were:
1. Upgrade and continue use of present facilities
2. Reduce the number of schools to four by closing Middle School , transferring all 7th and 8th grades to High School , transfer 6th grades to respective grade schools.
3 Reduce number of schools to three by closing Dale Park and Middle School, all elementary at either Fairfax or Terrace Park and 6-8 gr ad es at th e other, Hi gh
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Citizens Committee - No Change.
cont'd from Page 8 School unchanged.
4. Reduce schools to four by closing Dale park , transfer Dale Park K-6 to Middle School , 6th grades in Fairfax and Terrace Park to their neighborhood schools, 7th and 8th grades to High School.
5 Reduce schools to four by closing Dale Park, move Dale Park K-5 to Middle School , 6 -8th grades still at Middle School , Terrace Park, Fairfa x, and High School unchanged.
6 Reduce schools to four by closing either Dale Park or Fairfax and combining those schools into one. Terrace Park, Middle School and High School unchanged
7. Reduce schoo ls to four by closing Middle School and sending 6-8th grades to Fairfax. Fairfax K5 to Dale Park. Terrace Park, Middle School and High School unchanged
8 Reduce schools to four by closing either Dale Park or Fairfax, with grades K-4 all going to one of those schoo ls. Grad e 5 from all three communities to Midd le School along with grades
6-8, High School unchanged ·
A chart on page 9 shows the total capital to implement each alternative , the incremental ca pital , the capacity utilization, the extra students bussed Dick Savage reproted for the Arch itectural Sub-comm ittee the virtues and faults of each school:
Dale Park had the most desirable location, marginal maint enance , excellent library , but the building is drab and there is a problem with restrooms
Fairfax had excellent maintence, exterior appea rance is good , but it needs painting and has no seperate cafeteria
Terrace Park has deplorable maintenance, heating is a major conern, the school needs paint and the the old wing is "unthinkable." The open space and location are good
In the Middle School, the toilets are very poor, the maintence is an "aberration", heat and ventilation are inconsistent , and it is generally drab. The library is excellent, the gym is very good, the location and parking are good.
The High School needs some study of the heating system as it is very expensive to operate.
For the Staff/Student Committee, Chairman Nina Rogers reported that the biggest problem with the present arrangement is the inflexibility of grouping. That committee made no recomendation but co-chairman Zoe Moore noted the main thrust they observed was, again , the neigh borhood school concept and the middle school concept. Mrs. Moore suggested the need for a policy statement on the size of classes. Pat Kuderer asked if the board had thought of redrawing district lines, noting there could be a whole classroom which could walk to either Dale Park or Fairfax.
The Staff /S tudent Committee reported that Alt. 1 had the disad-
ALTERNATE Total Capital
$1,930,000
$3,047,000
$3,167,000
$2,420,000
$2,020 ,000
$1 ,572,000
$1,353,000
$2,369,000
vantages of the difficulty of maintaining adequate staffing, program limitations due to forced sharing of teachers which dilutes quality of education, and scheduling inflexibility so that special programs cannot be offered.
Alternate 2, advantages were that 6th graders would provide leadership in a K-6 arrangement, added flexibility in grouping of students , some increased flexibility because of in creased staff, 7th and 8th graders could take some cours es at the high school , and overall lessens staff requirements in special programs The disadvantages were the loss of the middle school concept, loss of gym facilities and playgrounds at middle school, extensive new construction at high school to accomodate 7th and 8th graders , and even then the high school
Incremental Capacity Extra Capital Utilization Students Bused
Dr. Stanley Brown
cannot embody the middle school concept. There would be further reduction of staff for special programs, with a greater sharing in all schools of staff for these programs. The committee felt the library, pool, vocal, music, and art facilities would not be adequate for this arrangement, and that there would be problems in supervising student lounge and smoking areas.
Alternate 3, advantages: enhance curriculum development , even number of students in classes, more flexibility in matching students and teachers, larger staff would generate better morale and le ss clique-ishness, full time staff for art, music, phys. ed., Title I reading program would not have to move from school to school. Disadvantages: extensive busing, Terrace Park facility not conducive to middle school concept , extensive construction at Fairfax and Terrace Park, politically not acceptable to residents.
Alternate 4, advantages: same as two Disadvantages : middle school not designed for younger children and safety factor with high traffic concentrations on Wooster Pike, Fairfax still have underenrollment, others as li sted under Alt. 2
Alternate 5 , advantages : neighborhood concept maintained except for Dale Park Disadvantages: not possible in terms of space available in middle school , safety problems with Wooster Pike traffic, Fairfax still underenrolled
Alternate 6-A, advantages; same staff requirements , neighborhood concept for majority , enhance curriculum, larger staff for better morale , more flexibil ity , more chance of even number of students in classes, full-time staff for art, music, p e., Title 1 and reading specialist not move from school to school , reduce or eliminte stigma attached to students coming from Fairfax. Disadvantages : none, educationally, some program limitations at T.P ., strictly speaking D.P. parents would not have a neighborhood schoo l, parents' attitu de that unequal amount of money spent on combined unit.
THE CLOCK SHOP
Alternate 6 -8 , advantages same as above and alt. 7 Could be implemented in 1978-79. Disadvantages: same as 6-A except Fairfax parents would not have neighborhood school.
Alternative 7, advantages: eliminate K-5 Fairfax underenrollment, Fairfax offers better site for middle school, limited busing, maintains neighborhood school concept for D.P. and Fairfax Disadvantages: high school uses current middle school athletic fields and gym.
Nearly ten years ago Sharon McCarthy, proprietor of SHARON CO NTEMPORARY FASHIONS, applied for her first position in retailin g as part time sales at the Honey Bee Shop, a better dress store in the Beechmont Mall. Within two months she became assistant manager, eight months later the manager. As manager, Sharon played an active roll in the Beechmont Mall Merchants Association, serving as president for one term Sharon also aided students in Retail Management while she was a member of the Live Oaks Vocational School Advisory Board. After four years at the Honey Bee , Sharon was asked by a Dayton family to help open their new Family Tree Levi Store. But Sharon didn't want to be restricted to just one clothing line. As she told me , "When you get into retailing and really love it, your ultimate goal is to have your own store ." So Sharon , a Mariemont resident, started looking around her own back yard for a possible location. That opportunity came early in the year of 1977 when the Gallery of Fashion advertised to sell their Mariemont Inn shop. On March 21, 1977 , at 10 a.m., Sharon opened her new SHARON CONTEMPORARY FASH IO NS on Madisonville Road, introd uci ng a new concept in women ' s fashion.
NOT ABOUT TO SIT BACK
For a gal who has come this far this fast, Sharon was not about to open her doors and sit back for the world to dicover her shop As
soon as the clothes from her first , buying trip came in, she gave a Fall Preview Open House. She also began running a heavy sche dule of fashion shows thro ughout the year as well as gliding four or five models through Mari emont Inn every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m Diners can view up to 15 f ash ion looks during t he luncheon hour. Sh aro n accomplishes all of this with the ai de of her cap abl e ass istant manager , Jeney Ab les, an old frien d and co -wo rk er . Sharon also empl oyess five oth er part time workers and good friends who serve as mode ls
While I was conducting the intervi ew , Ma ri emont residents Mari e Anne Truss , Barbara Reck
A Whirlwind of Fashion
and Ann Beach, Indian Hill student Lettie Andr'e, Brenda Kelly, and Mary Dyer, all came bubbling through the door They quickly slipped into stunning clothes and filtered through the door to the lunching Mariemont Inn clientele
It was a whirlwind of fashion OWN INSTICTS ARE BEST GUIDE
I asked Sharon how she plans the presentation of her new seasonal lines in her limited shop space. Here she really stunned me . She has no pre-planned buying patten. As soon as a new season opens at the Apparelmart in Chicago, Sharon goes on a shopping spree , buying a bit of anything and everything she would personally like to put in her own closet. Sharon shops with an innate sense of good taste and a desire to find new and exciting lines. Sharon emphasizes that she likes to shop the first cutting of a seasonal line to get the best
made garments . "First cuttings," she states, "are always cut more generously in the seams, made from the most flawless fabric and constructed with the best care." She buys from a hundred or more lines As a list of a few lines she is apt to carry , Sharon mentioned: Emily just Emily, R&K, Outlander, Clovis Ruffin, Norman Todd (designer for Mary Tyler Moore for eight years) and Paddle and Saddle.
RETURN TO NATURAL FI BERS
Sharon's goal is to give every woman a distinct fashion look within a reasonable budget that 1s not seen everywhere. Her fall line shows the continuing return tc the natural fibers such as woo l. silk, corduroy, flannel, and cotton gauze and the soft feminine lines. This fall shows more of teal green, rose , red oak, raisin, lavender and plum. Khaki stands alone as being a classic color to be worn the year
round.
Sharon's advice to each woman is to pay close attention to how far an item will go in her wardrobe, how long throughout the year she can wear it and for how many occasions.
Due to Sharon's careful buying, every thing in her shop sells and sells well!
Libby Schroeder
Sharon McCarthy with the new fall lin e of clothes
Ma yor Da vies signs procl am ati on for Constitut\on We ek as repr ese ntatives De ll Strmg fieid and Gertrude Add 1cott look on.
We the People
Cons t itution Week is be ing cel ebrated Septembe r 17t~ thro ugh the 23 t h. The Pres1den , of the United St ates, <is procla imed this week of observance so that all our citizens may ren ew their appreciation of our ConstItut ion and our Country The Dau ghter s of_ the Amencan Revolut ion remind us t hat if our Nation is to re mai n vital, it must guard the spirit of !ib erty as expres sed in our Co nstI tutIon . The Mariemont Chapter o~ the Daughte r s of th~ American Revo luti on, with Mi ss Gertrude Addicott, Re gent. and Mrs Le ona rd St rin gfi eld , Vice Regent. asked the Mari emont Mayor , Arth ur Davies to make the following proclamation : WHEREAS : It is the privilege du t y of the American pe op le to com·
Wanted : Babysitte r for a two year ol d girl in Mar iemont. Ide ally mot her of sa me- age child fr om 7 :3 0 a.m. · 5 p m fi ve day s a week to st ar t Sept 1. Your home or m in e Please call 793-9303.
memorate the one hu ndred nin ety-fir st anniver sary of the adoptio n of the Constitu tion of the United States of Ame rica with appropriate ceremo nie s and activities and WHEREAS : Pub li c Law No 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamat ion , by the Presi dent of the United State s of America , designating September 17 through Septe mbe r 23. as Constitut ion Week , NOW THERE FOR E, I Art hur J.Davis as MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF MAR I EMONT , do hereby procla im the week of Se pt em be r 17 th rough Sep t e mb er 23, 1 978 as CONST ITU TION WEEK AND URGE all ci ti zens to st udy th e
:Jfo wer Sfwpp e
David Bauer
owner "Sav it wi th flowe rs, b ,a .say it w ith o u rs" Ma r iemont Inn 271-6 I
Con stitution , to ex· press gra titude for the privile ge of Am erican citiz en shi p in our Republic wh ich functio ns under the superb body of laws · the Con:;titution of the United States of Americ a IN WI TNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAN DAND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE VILLAGE OF MARIEMONT TO BE AFFIXED AT Village of Mariemont. This 10 of Aug ust of our Lord one t housan d nine hundred and seven ty-eigh t. Signed Arthur J. Davis.
In 1823 Justice Johnson of the United Sta t es Sup reme Court wrote that the Co nstit ution was " The most wonderful instrumen t ever drawn by the ha nd of man .' · The Daughters of American Revolut io n urge yo u to re dis cover what a vital document the Constitution is. Re read t he Co nstitution Know you r rights and respons ib ilities. Know the Cons ti tut ion!
Gertru de Addic ott
Ma riemont Chu rch
Pr e School
September 25, 1978, marks the begin ning of the 11th year of the Mariemo nt Chur ch PreSchoo l. The purpose of the preschool is to provide education dedicated to the physical, inte ll ectua l social or emotional developme~t of a pre-kinderga rte~ ~ge child in a happy re laxed Chnst1an en vi ronme nt. Th re e programs are availab le: Mo nday, Wednes da y, and Friday mornings; Tuesda y and Thur sd ay morn ing s; and Tu esday, Wednesda y, and Thu rsday afternoons. ff' Pl ea se ca ll the chu rch o ice for f urther informat ion (2 7 14376) The School is located at the Parish Center, a short wal k fo r all in the Village
Bruce D. Brown
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Oct. 7 for V .A. Steak-
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Once again the Village Assem • ble will sponsor t he Fall Steak Out and SquMe dance , to be held on Saturday , Oct. 7, at Liv ingston Lodge. Cost will be $6 per person. Get a group together - maks up a table or a square · and make reservatio ns with Judy Dunlap , 271-816 8. Remember , reservations are limited as the lodge has a limite d cap acity
Oops!
July's To wn Cri er conta ined several misp rints The letter concerning the ba nd sho ul d _ have had a signature • Charles Hicklin. T~e tornado art icl e should have indi cated it' s un lik ~l y Y<?u'II ever be in a tornado. It s Eliza beth Ar· mitage, not Armstro ng, who will attend Smi t h Co llege this fa ll. Four word s were in advertently omitted from May Germann's letter , wh i c h s hould have read "Furthermore, when a highway is built in a floo~ plain with federal fund s, the highway must be raised hi gher than the hi ghest flood of record in the previous 50 years."
Mar iElde rs Will Judge the Ju dges
The MariElders will be Rartica pat ing in a county-wId,~ program to " Judge the Judges Sen ior Groups fro m acr_oss the county will be revI e~m g the proceed ings of up comin g t~1als and wi ll rat e the j udge s on vario us aspects of th_e ir performances as o u tlined In a t wo page qu estio n ai re. Before the November 7t h elect ion in wh ich seve ral judges are standing fo r reelecti on, the inf orm~tion ~ompiled fr om hh e questionaIres will be pu t togeth e r in a report. Th e MariElders Group will be visiting t he courtroom on September 26 , Oct obe r 3, and October 24th . Any interested Senior can call the Mari Elde rs.
Lynne Anderson
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Getting Personal
Congratulations to all the newlyweds since our last issue.
Patty Doggett, daughter of Frank and Mary Doggett, was married to Martin Stewart at the Luth eran Church of Our Savior, Norwood, on July 1. They will be livi ng in Mariemont. Patty will be working at the Temple Bar Building in the Office of Juvenile Detention. Martin is a secu rity officer at Kings Is land
Beth Smith , daughter of Maxine Smith, was home for a 19 day le av e in Ju ly. Sh e is a medical t echn ici an wit h the U.S. Army in Mannheim , Germany. She plans to be married in Germany to Thomas Galvan on August 12. Tom is also a member of the US Army
Another wedding of note is the marriage of Debbie Jackson to Dennis Mark Harrington in the Mariemont Community Chu rch on Saturday, July 29 Dennis will be getting a Master's degree in Anthropology at the University of Cinci nnati. Debbie will be doing graduate work in Biology The couple will be livi ng at U.C. this comin g year The bride is the daughter of Stuart W. and Ba rbara Jackson.
Another interesting we dding t ook place on Saturday, July 2; the marriage of Debbie Dobbs, daug hter of David and Ann Dobbs, to James MacMi ll an Th e cou ple were married at the Li vin gston LOdge in Indian Hill. They are honeymoo ning on the West Coas t
A ttention Mo thers!
Have you heard ! There ' s a gro up in Mariemont for mothers of pr eschool children Althoug h we are called Mariemo nt Preschool Mothers Group, we are not al l Mariemont re sidents Some come from t he Eastern Hills area. We meet the first Tuesday of the month at 8 p.m. at the Parish Center to listen to lectures or open discussions on a vari~ty of subjects usually related t~ ~~1ld rearing We also plan _ act1v1t1es and part ies for our ch ildren and husbands, like our famous Halloween Party, Breakfast With Santa, and Easter Egg Hunt. The new Board for 1978 and '79, headed by Sharon Bevis and Katie Parker, is planning lots of new fun outings to sprinkle throu ghout the year.The club is an excellent means for any mother of young chiidren to meet other families. Please fell welcome to attend our first meeting of the year, September 5, at 8 p.m. in the lounge of the Parish Center. If you have any questions, call Sharon Bevis · 271-0468.
Libby Schroeder
of the United States and of Canada. The couple will reside in Co lumbus Jim will get his Doctorate in Medicine from Ohio State University in September
Still another wedding of interest to Mariemonters is the marriage of Kather in e Knoble. daughter of Will iam and Mary Knoble, to Mark R. Pankey. The ceremony took place at the Mariemont Community ch urch on Saturday, July 8 The couple will b_e living in Mason, Ohio . Mark will be working at Kings Isl and as an Assistant Ba nqu et Manager. Kath erine will be working at the Marriott In n as a Manage ment T(ainee . • .:lucly Juengst , daughter of George W. and Po lly Juengst, was married to Michael Kinaszczuk at the Mariemont Community church on Saturday, August 5 The couple will be living in Dayton , Ohio Mike has a positio n as a pha rmacist with the Revco Company Judy will be work ing as a pharmacist at the Kettering Medical Center.
Michael Stalter , son of Ron and Jeanne Stalter, l ong time resid ents of Mariemont and
currently of Flint, Michigan, was mar ried to Paula Hammond in Price Hill on Friday, August 4 The couple will be honeymooning in Hawaii. Mike will be working at Siemens-Allis and Paula is employed by the Kroger Company,
William G Fenker , son of Gerhard H. and Edith Fenker of Denny Place, was married to Shirley Hoffman at St. Paul's Luthe ran Church in Kitchener, Ontario , on Sautrday, July 22 . Rick Albertson, Dan Liebrood and Sally Fenker were important particip ants in the ceremony. The brid e and groom will be living in Fort Wayne, Indiana , where Bill will be attending Concordia Seminary, and Shirley will be looking for a job in the Christian edu cation field
A number of people have been movi ng around in the Village as per us ual the last month or so.
Raymond Cooper , formerly of Nolen Circle, and his new wife Nancy ( nee Roth ) Coope r of Hyde Park have returned to t he village and are now living at 6959 Nolen Circle.
John and Sharon McCart hy have moved fro m 6749 Murray to 4101 Rowan Hill Drive John is
employed by Kroger and S~aron is owner of the lovely dress shop in the Mariemont Inn kno,wn as Sharon's Fashions.
Carol and Jim Krisko have recently moved to 6987 Grace Avenue from Wichita, Kansas . Jim is a sales engineer with the Louis Allis Company, a divis ion of Litwin. They have two children, Benjamin 5½ and Elizabeth 2½ .
And now , to all the new babies and their parents we send our heartiest congratulations.
Tom and Kathie Shaver are the proud parents of a new baby girl named Mollie Katherine. She was born on June 25. The family resides at 37 43 lndianview Avenue
Ron and Judy Hoffman are delighted with their newest offspring, Michael , born June 30 at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. They also have three other ch ildren , Wendy, 6, Jeffrey, 4, and Matthew, 2 They live at 3715 Pocahontas Avenue.
The most recent addition to the baby boom is Elizabeth, the daughter of Roberta and Scott Bowling of 4 Emery Lane. Elizabeth was born on August 9
Rachel Hubbard
Bottom Row (Sitting): Chris Douglas, Cyndy George (Adult Aide), Brian ~a~terson, Tad George, Lori Newto~, Bett Schumacher, Kathy Flickner {Aide), Christie Olinger, Nancy Hampton , Kristin Muhlhauser, Amy
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KIDDY KAMP - 1978
Doggett _(Aide), Thomas Bates, Andy Muhlhauser, Kellyn Wakefield (Aide), Margaret Cantrell, Heather Shaver, Sharon Bevis (CoDirectorl, Julie Bev is, Andy Smith, Maureen Parker, Libby Schroeder (Co-Direct~r ), Greg Jo_hnson.
Row (Sitting): Ashley Pfeifer , David Tobin, Maggie Hoffman, Andy Kulesaz, Molly Fisher, Rex1e Bevis, Kim Valz, Kirk Huenefeld, Brock Wakefield, Pollv Cambron.
Row (Standing) : Benji Krisko, Matthew Rubery, Robin Schroeder, Becky Thomas, Laura Weakley, Chr,st,an Wing, Paul Bartley, Brent Smith, Clare Thesing, Brian Hawk, Jessica Taphorn, Gretche n Green , Sarah Wendel, Sarah McLean.
Hats Offl
.... Allen Hubbard, who was graduated from Brow_n Uniyers_i ty with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Allen participated in a commencement recital playing French horn with a wind ensemble . Jeff Foley, commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Signal Corps upon his recent gradua tion from West Point Military Academy
Barbara Pontius, a recent graduate of the Un ivers ity of Arizona, who is pursuing a career in business in Tucson , Ariz.
.... Rich ard G. Ward , graduate of Dension Un iversity
Marc ia Roge rs, recip ient-of the U. C College of Med icin e Dea n' s Fe llowship Stipend for a thr ee month research progra m Marci a is researching the Tran sformation of Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts
Cadet Stephen Shaf fer , 1976 graduate of Ma ri emo nt Hi gh School , who is participat ing in a U S Ai r Force Reserve Offi ce rs Tra ining Corps f ield t raini ng encampment at Platts burgh AFB , N Y Steve is a student at Ohio University.
.... Monty Hopkins , who received the Jimmy Nippert Award from U.C
Christy Kaeser, who was graduated from DePauw University with a major in nursing .. .. Sallv Fenker and Steve Rapp, who presented a joint organ and trumpet recital at the Mar iemont Community Chur ch. Sally is a graduate of the Cincinn atiCo nservatory of Music and Ste~e rec eived a Masters Degree in Musi c from Yale
Whitney Smith , a graduate of Indi ana Un i vers ity w it h a Bachelor ' s Degree in Political
Scien ce and Journalism Whitney has just finished a six month internship in Washington , D.C. , as part of an honors program. He worked in D C. with a neighborh ood legal service Whitney also served as I.U.'s first and only Washington corresp ondent.
Angela Bartlow , who was awarded her Dental Hygienist's cap from the College of Dentistry. She will graduate next year
Stephen Burke , who made his debut with the new Midsummer Theatre in its first production , " She Stoops to Conquer ."
Caroline and Bill Van Eaton and their ch ildren John , Jim , and Dirk , who wil l be hosts for th is year 's MHS -AFS students , Hi roak i Yamashita of Japan
.... to Horton ' s Pharmacy Class A Knothole baseball team and their coach Curt Albertson. The boys captured the District Six leag ue champion ship with a 15-1 winloss record and advanced to the third round of the Greater Cincin : nati Knothole Tournament. Helping Curt with the coachin g duties were Allen Hubbard , Bill Sloan, Ted Newton , and Dale Coates
.... David Dobbs, elected treasurer of the Southern Ohio Chapter of the American Soc iety for Informati on Sc ie nce 1978-79 Dave is coo rd i nat o r of I nfo r ma ti on Ret ri eva l in the Scientif ic Informat ion Systems Department of Me rell-N at iona l Labs
.... Rich ard Gegner and Al bert Meyer, who have added enjoyment t o the summe r wit h the ir concert s each Sunday at the Bell To wer at 7 p m to John Hubbard , 3917 Pocahontas , runner-up in the local qualifying tournament for the National Amateur Racketball Championship. to Grady Coulter Hill , son of former Mariemonters Mr and Mrs. Charles T Hill , who was graduated from Woodside Hi gh School , Palo Alto, California. Attending gradua ti on was Grady ' s grandm other, Mrs. E.M . Fariss of Murray Avenue. Grady will enter California Sta t e University at Chico , Calif., t his fall , majoring in ec onomics Mrs Fariss tells us that Grady's 19 78 class had the hi ghest scholastic record in the history of th e school.
Nancy Albertson
New MariElders Trustees
Ric h ard Adams , Carolyn Schwenkmeyer , and Robert Erickson have been named to the Board of Trustees of Mar iElders Adams will serve a one year term as treasurer , Mrs Sc hwenkmeyer will be secretary fo r one year , and
Er ickson will serve a three year t erm as legal adv is or to the group Retir i ng from the board are Richard Wieland , tr easu rer, June Stekanowski, secretary, and David Parker , legal.
COUNCIL CONCERNS
MariElders have asked Council to place a 5 mill levy for recr eation on the November ballot and to use the $14,000 thus generated in support of MariElders The senior citizen group has also asked Council to increase their sha r e of Mariemont's Federal Revenue Sharing funds from $3000 to $6000 Cur rently MariElder's budget is $26,000, 80% of which is covered by a CETA grant for the salaries of the director and secretary Councilman Erickson recommended giving MariElders the $3000 already allocated to them before the CETA grant expi res Oct. 1.
A letter to Council from Barbara Geurtz and Helen Cantrell stated the Environmental Assessment of the Littl e Miami Railroad, as developed by the Oh io Department of Natural Resources, inclu ded a letter from Councilm an Don Hopkins on official village stat ionery to Chris Delaporte, Director of Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Mrs Geutrz and Mrs. Cantrell asked if Mr. Hopkins, as the lone dissenter on the vote asking fo r an EIS , should have writte n a letter on off icial stationery , as " member of Counc il", opposing a pos ition t aken by the five other members of council and indicating he was speaking for many residents of the villag e; they also questioned if Mr. Hop ki ns had a confl ict of int erest , cit in g t hat he was pres ident of Little Miami , Inc ., at the time the letter was written , though he did no t inform Mr. Delaporte of this office . Mrs. Cantrell and Mrs Geurtz pointed out that Mariemont Council ' s letter requesting an Environmental Impact Statement was not included in the Environmental Assesment.
Hopkins responded that he did write the letter because he felt it was important for Delaporte to know it was not a unanimous vote , which the minutes did not bear out. He maintained there was
nothing wrong with using Village stat ionery and stated that he felt an EIS was unnecessary as a scenic railroad wou ld be an upgraded use of the corridor Councilman Clarence Erickson said he was concerned that there was no copy in the f iles of a letter writt en on village stat io nery and noted the letter was written in March and has just come to light. Erickson expressed concern that a letter from Mayor Davies, telling of Council's action and requesting an EIS , which was sent by registered mail , was not included in the assessment.
Mrs Geurtz said that Ma riemont was not listed among the agencies the Ohio Department of Natu ral Resources heard from concerning the railroad but th at a represen tat ive of that agency said the ommission was an oversight and he would send an amended copy to Delaporte.
Mariemont Community Church
An All Church Breakfast will be held at 9 a m Sept. 10 in the Pari sh Center, repla ci ng the usua l 8:45 service This will start off the fa ll education progra m an d recogn ize the new Su nday Sc hoo l t eachers at Mar iemont Commu nit y Chu rch . At the 11 a.m. servi ce , the Rev . Mel Dibb le will be us in g the game of baseball as an illustration of the Christian life for his sermon
A new time schedule for church service will begin the following Sunday, Sept. 17. The first service will begin at 8:30 a.m instead of 8:45. Christian education classes will be held at 9:45.
Doc Rusk , Christian business man , will be spe aking at both services on thi s Sunday. A church f est ival with refr eshments will fo llow immediately after the 11 a m. serv ice on the church lawn
CLEANERS AND LAUNDER ERS
School Doors Opening
Another school year is just around the corner, with the of • ficial opening day for the 1978-79 academic year in the Mariemont schools se t for Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Hours for hi gh school have been changed , so that school hours begin at 7:35 a.m and run to 2:40 p.m., with the extended day running from 2:40 to 3:20. This new schedule adds ten minutes to both the beginning and the end of the day, with one mod added to the daily schedule .
Dale Park will open at the regularly -scheduled time of 8:25 a m., with school starting at 8:30 a.m. Dismissa l will be at 2:40 . Morning kindergarten classes are dismissed at 11 :30 a m.
Middle School opening and closin g hours remain the same as last year, 8:15 to 3 p m. Children will be per mitted in the Middle School building at 8 a m daily
The 1978-79 school year will start on Tuesday , Aug 29 , at Live Oaks, and on Wednesday , Sept. 6, at Scarlet Oaks . Classes will resume at Cure of Ars School in Madison Place on Tuesday, August 29. The full day schedule is from 8:30 a.m to 2:30 p m Friday , Sept. 1, will be a half day with dismissal at 11 :45- a.m. Grades 1-5 and Special Educati on classes at Dale Park will be served lunch between 11:30 a m and 12 :20 p.m., with lunch served th e f ir st day of schoo l. Lunch co sts 55¢ with mi lk pri ced at 10¢ . Students going home fo r lunch will observe th e same hours Bob Denny again will be pr inc ipal at Dale Park Cookie Holmes wi ll be the assistant librarian , and Nancy Neuman will teach fourth grade . The Midd le School has a closed lunch period Students may bring
th eir lunches or purchase them at the cafeteria for 60 cents for a Class A lunch and 10 cents for extra milk . High School Class A lunches are 65 cents Orientation for all new students, both freshmen and uppperclassmen, will be at 9:30 a m. on Aug. 29, 30 , 31 in the auditorium. Student Council's annual weiner roast for incomin g freshmen will be on August 29 from 11 a.m to noon Parent orientation will take place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday , Aug . 31 in Room C-20 for parents of new high schoo l students , i ncluding freshmen
Middle School orientation for sixth graders will be Friday, Sept. 1 from 9:30 to 11 a.m Ken Moore , Middle School Band Director , will me et with parents of sixth grade ban d members at 7:30 p.m., Thursday , Sept. 7, in the auditorium.
Those who have not previously registered for kindergarten may do so in the school office the week of August 28 , or a parent may registe r a child at the school office on Sept. 5 between 8:30-9 a m A kind ergarten student must be five years old by Sept. 30 to enter school. New students enrolling for the f irst time in Dale Park may reg ister in the school office during the week of Aug . 28 between 9 a.m and 3 p. m
Kin de rga rt en chi ldren who are reg istered wi ll repo rt to t he kindergarte n room with parent on Sept. 5 for a br ief confe ren ce w1~h the teacher t o discuss the child s schedule : Last names beg inn ing with A-F, from 10 to 11 a m. , G-L , from 9 to 10 a.m , N-R from 2 to 3 p m , and S-Z from 1 to 2 p.m. Joe Minster
September Calendar
4. Labor Day Celebration, Sponsored by Kiwanis, 1:30-till dark, food , games, & fun for all Proceeds go to sch olarsh ips.
5. School Opens
10. All Church Breakfast, 9:00, P C , Only Service at 11:00
12. £·14. Dale Park V2 & V2 Shop opens to accept clothes No sales 12:30-3:00 , P.C.
13. Women's Guild Lunch eon , 12:30, P.C.
17. Fall Church Schedule beg ins: Services, 8:30 & 11 :00 Note ch anges in early service time. Church School Time: 9:45
17. Choir Enlistment Sunday
26. Dale Park V2 & ½ shop open for sales Every Tues. 12 :303:00.
27. "Country Kitchen", presented by Women's Guild, M.C.C ., P C., 9:30 a.m.
Board of Education: 2nd & 4th
Tu esday; Council : 2nd & 4th Monday .
The Continuing Saga of Route
50 and the Scenic Railroad
Helen Cantrell, chairman of the Citizens Committee for hhe Relocation of Route 50 , states she has had no satisfactory reply to questions posed in a letter sent to several state and federal off icials Mrs Cantrell has asked :
1. How much traffic will be generated by the Scen ic Railroad and related developments? Hiking and biking trails, ca noe ists , and per haps future tr ai n riders will bri ng traff i c to U S 50 Developments such as the new Ford Plant and Eastgate Shopping Center promise eve n greater traffi c vo lume. Mrs Contrel l states , "Iron ically , th e same group , Little Miam i, Inc ., which consisten t ly opposes any suggest ion of a new highway , supports a project which will generate more traffic in this corridor .,'
2 What ramifications would this project impose on proposed transportati on facilities? If fed era l funds are used to purchase this park land, endless red tape could delay putting a road or bridge on any portion of it.
3. What are future plans for extended use of the railroad? If the railroad is extended from Clare Yards to the Cincinnati riverfront
area , as suggested in an OKI study, could negative impacts occur to Mar iem ont ?
4. What agency or group will be responsible for litter left by hikers, bikers, and canoeists?
At a meeting of OKI on Travel Needs of Clermont County and Eastern Hamilton County, Irving Basler , Hamilton County Engineers Office, said he was pessimistic about proposals for a connector between Fairfax and I· 275 because of the scenic status of the Little Miami River "There is supposed to be no additional construct ion and crossing of the ri ver anything is meaningless unless that is resovled ." Basler referred to the Little Miami Scenic River Assistance Manual which states " Bridges New crossing should be avoided "
A recent article in the Forest Hill s Journal quotes Tom Beeha n, LMI executive director, as saying, "Th e river may become a battle ground between environmentalists and transportati on officals."
Mrs Cantrell's questions were sent to Mr Robert Teater, ODNR , with copies to Rep . He len Fix, Con gressman Willis Gradis~n, Ohio Director of Transportat ion David Wier, Chris Delaporte , Director of Heritage Conservation and Recreation Department, and William Brayshaw , ODOT Deputy Director.
