OCTOBER,
1978
Mariemont,
Ohio VOL. 4 NO. 1
What Really Goes On At The MariElders Center
I'm asked that question frequently and sometimes it's hard to answer in just a few words. Many people of the comm un ity have become aware of all of the trips, speakers, arts and crafts, and the many recreational activities of our Center. In fact, we have really aimed at making the MariElders a fun place to come with fun things to do. And, for many people, this fills a need th at was very real before the opening of the Center We've aimed at diversity in our programming with a "something for everyone" approach and the fact that nearly 300 people have joined the Center in its first ten months makes us feel that we 've been somewhat successful in reaching the wants of our members! Our total attendance figure for th e month of August was 581. That's a lot of people taking part in the regul ar Center activities and it represents about 190 differen t
people for the one month alone
But there is another side to the Center about which perhaps you've never heard! In ou r first ten months, volunteers and staff members have provided transportation on nearly 250 occasions to doctor appointments, grocery shopping, medical needs, to the Center, or wherever transportation was needed in this area. Some of our "regular callers" have really come to depend on the Center to help them with their transportation needs and many of our volunteer drivers are wellaware of the personal problems that would be faced by many individuals if this service were to be cut off
About 75 individual home visits have been made by staff members Visits are made to shutins, those recently released from the hospital, or to others that have needs that the Center can relieve. Regular phone calls are
THE VILLAGE ASSEMBLY
made to people to make sure things are ok. This year the visiting and telephoning have been primarily staf f responsibil iti es , but with the establishment of our new Members Council, we plan to have members visiting and phoning each other.
The bad winter months are no fun for anyone, but for those elderly who are housebound and alone, they can be truly crisis times But they are times when the Center and its nearly 50 volunteers can be there to lend a hand in getting groceries and supplies. The MariElders Center has other services including a partial list of local job openings for those wanting to supplement their incomes, a partial list of local apartment avai labilities, a complete and varied library, plenty of information on county and state programs to benefit the elderly, and application forms for Energy Discount and other Crisis
(Beer and set-ups provided) STEAK DINNER at 7:30 p.m. with baked potato, tossed salad dessert and coffee
MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW!
*6.00 per person
SEND CHECKS
(payable to Mariemont Village Assembly) to MRS. JUDY DUNLAP 3856 Belmont Ave. DEADLINE for reservations is OCT. 3
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Interventi on Programs. It's a good place to come for any information or assistance that you might need. Our volunteer registered nurses have taken approximately 250 blood pressures in our monthly program since January and other community service projects have benefitted the community.
We're proud of what we 've done this year - we've come a long way But there 's still a great deal to be done and many people that we haven't yet reached. We need the support of this community to help us to continue our work and expand the MariElders program. For many people , the MariElders are making Mariemont a better place to live . Lynn Anderson
Mariemont
Pet Problems
At least they seem to be problems for many villagers who do not own a dog or cat.
Owners who let their pets run loose or keep them tied up so that their howls and yips annoy everyone in the neighborhvod have litle regard for others
Complaints are constant but the dogs and cats continue to visit the yards of others leaving a messy trail behind them.
Pet owners - please THINK a little. Rabbits and birds are being destroyed by the carelessness of some of you !
Mariemont - From the Beginning
by Warren Parks
Part Two: First Steps Taken
The initial public announcement of the Mariemont Project appeared in the Sunday Enquirer dated April 23, 1922, after the last parcel of land was acquired. As indicated in Part One, it was evident that much study had been given to the General Plan of the new community Mr. John Nolen, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, had been chosen as the Town Planner A Cincinnati surveyor, Thomas 8. Punshon, was engaged to prepare a topographic map of the area in 1918. From this as a basis, Mr. Nolen's office prepared a street map indicating the blocks to be developed.
The consultir1g enginee ri ng firm of Fay, Spofford, and Thornd ike , of Boston, was commissioned to prepare detailed construction drawings for the building of the streets and underground utilities It was agreed that the building of the streets with the underground utilities would be the first construction operation
Contracts were awarded to six different construction contractors for the installation of these utilities. The general grading for the streets was an operation
handled by the newly formed Mariemont Company. This work was later combined with the construction of residence structures. This resulted in a force of about 1,000 men, including supervisors and the necessary tradesmen
The Engineering Department was prev iously organized, having six field parties and a number of inspector s and supervic;ors.
The actual ground-breaking ceremony for Mariemont was performed by Mrs . Mary M. Emery on April 23, 1923, on the west side of Plainville Road on the lawn in front of the old Ferris House, which was built by the first pioneer settlers in this area, as early as 1813, and has been recognized as an Historic Structure.
Mrs. Emery decided that the Memorial Church would be the first new structure to be started in Mariemont. Ground was actually broken for the Church on November 12 , 1923. It was April 1, 1924, when the first residential structure was started. This building was the Dana Apartment at the no:-thwest corner of Plainville Road and Chestnut Street.
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MARIEMONT TOWN CRIER STAFF
Co-Editors :
WIL CALDWELL (271-4028)
MARTY BARTLETT (271-7069)
Business Manager:
WILLIAM BROCKMAN (271-3703)
O;stribution:
BOBBIE BAHLER (271-4742)
PATTY SHUSTER (271-8317)
JERRY CORRELL (271-5733)
Chief Photographer: RON SCHROEDER
This might be an appropriate time to refer to the family
ce~etery located on the high point of ground now known as
Dale Park. The oldest grave in this burying ground is dated 1822. The most recent date of a burial is 1891. It was an appropriate location for the Memorial Church, so the architect, the planner, and Mrs . Emery agreed on this site.
The first locat ion for the Marie• mont Company Office was the old Ferris building . During the construction of houses and apartments, this office remained here until the summe r of 1925 , when it was possible to set up an office in the lobby of the Mariemont Inn, at the Town Center This building was first opened for hotel business in April of 1929.
In 1924 when the creat ing of an industrial district was started , the first use of the area was a place to receive material to be used for the construction of the buildings in residential Mariemont. The land available was a 45 acre tract west of the residential area, between Wooster Pike and the Norfolk and Western Railroad, adjacent to the south boundary of Fairfax. This is ideal flat land and at least 50 feet above flood stage of the Little Miami River.
Several sidetracks were located to connect with the N&W RR and much of the material used to build Mariemont was received at this location. A warehouse was built for necessary storage facilities. This was all removed
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when no longer needed, but the existing factories were built and became an industrial district known as "Westover." These factories were able to make use of the sidetracks when they purchased the factory sites.
One of the important sug~estions of the planners, before the original town plan was completed, was the change of the existing location of Wooster Pike , which ran between the north end of Pleasant Street and the south end of lndianview Avenue Consequently, the existing Wooster Pi ke was abandoned and the new alignment was adopted. It had been decided that the east-west line of the town would pass through the town center, already established. As may be seen on the final plat of Mariemont, Wooster Pike now goes due east and continues to the east edge of Mariemont as it approaches Plainville. The south end of Plainville Road was terminated at the new location of Wooster Pike. New streets were planned to take the place of existing roads which were abandoned.
An interesting landmark on the north-south axis of Mariemont , at the edge of the bluff, is the Concourse. This is a semicircular stone arbor, at the south end of Cont'd. on page 3.
Contributors: Nancy Albertson, Suzy Baker, Florence Brockman, Mary Ann Fieler, Lyn Guerrero, Rachel Hubbard, Winnie Miller, Warren Parks, Libby and Ron Schroeder, Tom Singer, Sharon Swanson.
Woost er Pike homes oppos ite Dogwood Park, 1927
Congratulations
Eagle Sc outs Brad Cors , Joh n Gr ay and David Kent were hon ored at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Sunday evening, Sep t ember 17, 1978 , at the Mariemont Commun ity Church . The Eagle Rank signifie s years of work and growth in scouting. Leadership , service to others , and me rit badge accomplishments br • ing scouts to th is high goal.
Brad is the son of Audrey and Barry Cors He is a senior at Cincinnati Country Day Schoo l, where he is an honors student.
John, the so n of Hel en and John Gray is a juni or at Mariemont High Sch ool and also maintains an honors average .
David is the son of Donna and Doug Kent. He is a sophomo re at Mariemont High School.
Combined , thes e scouts have serve d in the leadership positions of Pat rol Lead er, Seni or Patrol Lea der, Assistant Senior Patrol Lea de r Librarian and Junior ' '
Assi stant Scou t ma ste r.
Davi d Ken t's Eagle project consist ed of repairin g t he bowling alleys in the Parish Ce nter for th e use of the MariElders. For his Eagle project, John Gray constructed a series of steps on the Wooste r Pike side of the boathouse in Dogwood Park Brad Cors' project was to co~st~uct ~n amph itheater on a h1lls1de in Dogwood Park at the boathouse As a result of their efforts, John and Brad hope fo r a more wid espread community use of the wildlife pr eserve of Dogwoo d Park
He a dqu art e rs
St at e Representative Helen Fix has announced the opening of her campai gn headquarters which is located at the Pl easant Ri dg e Doct or's Building, 314 2 Losa ntiville Rd. Mrs. Zella Str aney is t he office manag er and can be re ac hed at 631-6700 or 6 31-67 4 3
Contr ibuti ons To The Vil lage As semb ly
$5 a year per fam ily. $3 a year per single person.
$6.40 a year per non -r esi dent.
$15 t o $2 5 and up for a sustaining membe rs hip.
Send Cont ri but i ons to :
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(co nt' d. fr om Page 2 ) Center Street, which ~fford ~ a~ excellent vi ew of th e Li t tl e M1am 1 Ri ve r Valley and t he Ke ntucky hills on the f ar horizo n. This wo rk wa s start ed in 1923 an d completed in about a year This feature, whic h attract ed the ea rl y residents of Mari emont was the site for band co ncerts and firework displays on several occas ions. As years went by the Concourse has bee n beautified by planting and lan d· scaping, and it is a ~orthw~1le place to visit when inspecting Mariemont.
In early 1924 it was felt necessary to build a temporary structure to take care of the first school chi ldren who arrived in Mariemont as the residences were completed This frame bu il di ng was loca t ed at the northeast co rner of Beech Street and Woo ster Pike. Peop le were beginning to move in to the t ow n and temporary space was needed for community affairs until th e Recreation Building (now called the Parish Center) on Plainville Road was ava ilable. Th e gro und breaking for the Dale Park School , on Chestnut St reet, took place on April 25, 1924, and it was
dedicate d on May 16, 1925
Th e comple ti on of the Dale Park Schoo l made the t emporary bui ldin g on Wooste r Pike unnec es sa ry for sch ool purposes after Sep t ember 1, 1925 , and besides t hat it was located on p r ope r ty to be used for res ide nces Since the build ing was used f or comm unity activities , it was still needed. In June , 1927 , th e building was moved to the southeast corne r of Oak and Maple Streets. It was sim pl y placed on rollers and pulled down Wooster Pike and up Oak Street. Here it was used for all community af fairs until the Recreation Building was opened for use on Plainville Road in 1930. When the bui lding at Oak and Maple St reets was no longer needed by the commun ity it wa s rented by Lodge 707 - F&AM , the loc al Masonic Chap t er The Ma sons later t ook possession of the property, purch as in g it fr om the Memorial , and still later rebuilt the west end of the building, fronting on Oak Street. The addit ion is of brick which improved its ap pearan ce This temporary building of 1924 has become a permanent fixt ure in the New Town
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This very active group, spo n- accent u a te d vi a pi a n o sore d by t he Ma riemo nt Co~- moveme~ts. munity Church , will me et on Fri - The Dinner Comm1~t ee Is he~dday eveni ng, October 6, in the ed by Lor ett a and Jim Ray with Parish Cen ter, 3908 Plainville help from Ruth Dollenmeyer, Road . Mabel and Julian Bail ey, Lenore Things will start happening with and Wilbur Hare, Mar.t ha Krause a Sip Session at 6 p.m. follow~d and Vi a~d W H Nilan_d. by di nner at 6:30 p.m Everyone Is Th e Si p Sessi on will be hosted asked to bring a cov ered dish, by Ma ureen Co leman and Edra eithe r sa lad, veg et able or des sert. Wa lker
The main entree will be provid ed Table num be rs will be called by by t he Di nner Committee Chri s Rob i sch at 6 :30 p.m
A visit fro m Mr s. Martha On~ Decorations will be under t he sk illveteran of internationa l trave l in ed hands of Lula Oldham and areas the usual tourist seldom Naomi Robisch. sees has been arranged by Officers for the 1978 -79 year Marv'in Ralston . Mrs. Ong is a of Double Twenties are: Paul and graduate of the University Cin- Elsie Robert, pre~idents; J!m and cinnati and was once a partIcIpant Loretta Ray, vice presidents; in the field of drama and theatre Martha Finnegan, secretary and with the nationally recognized Burritt and Edith Fleming, Stuart Walker Company treasurers.
Her intriguing topic is "Mental If you have not been called for Baggage" which will be musically reservations you can make them
SHARON
CONTEMPORARY FASHIONS
MARIEMONT INN
6880 WOOSTER PIKE
Juni or & Mi ss es Si zes
NOW OPEN
10:00 a.m. to 5:30 o m. Monday thru Saturday Phone: 271-7777
by calling either the Flemings at 271 -9616 or the Rays at 2720281.
Double Twenties is looking forward to another great season.
KREATIVE
KILN C ERAMICS
3726 Lonsdale Street - Fairfax
Instructed Classes
All Supp lies Availa ble Phone : 271 -9822
Hours: Mo nda y thru Thursday
9 A M to 2 P.M
7 P M to 10 P.M
Saturday - 10 a.m to 4 p. m
Mariemont
's Money Man
Hubert R. Horton, widely known as " Doc," is our new Tax Commissioner. He says he was not looking for a job but agreed to assume the responsibilities of that office when Mayor Davies appointed him after Randy Garland had resigned for business reasons. Although he does not want to be called a tax collector that is exactly what his job is. He keeps track of the 0.75% tax paid on all salaries earned in the village.
Doc grew up in Madeira where his father was mayor After high school he attended Pre Med school at Ohio State University for a time but quit to take a job Later he was graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy
His first job was with UpJohn Pharmaceuticals at Kalamazoo, Michigan He liked working there and was doing very well but because he had always wanted to own his own business he decided to leave. That is when he brought his wife, Lillian, and their son to settle in Mariemont.
He bought two failing drug stores here One was at the corner of Oak and Chestnut and the other at the location of the present Horton's Pharmacy. Later he sold the older store on Oak Street and concentrated on the Wooster Pike Store where he worked from early mor~ing until late at night and kept the store open seven days a week until he retired in 1969.
Since his wife died last year he has continued to live at 3700 East Street. which was their home for thirty nine years He has many friends throughout Cincinnati who have been a great help to him this past year, and for whom he is
Pr ime Time
Banana Split
The la rg est banana split ever seen in Mariemont was concocted on Sept. 13 by 26 Mariemont High Schoo l students as 150 others looked on for the big tr ea t ahead
Thi s was th e kick-off for Prime Time a community wide youth prog;am , sponsored and di_r ected by Campus Crusade for Christ and various local church es Th anks to contributors : FazIo·s, Friendly's , Liberal Supermarket, IGA, Frisch's and Mr and Mrs Giles Lakeman. Interested parties can contact Roger Hershey (271-6564) ; K~n Fo wler (271-4431) or George Hill (831-2052).
"Doc" Horton
grateful. He plays golf at Terrace Park Country Club, reads a great deal and visits with friends, besides his work at the tax office.
All Mariemont employers, including Keebler and Mercy Hospital, withhold the 0.75% earnings tax and send it to the tax office at 6980 Cambridge Avenue There it is checked by Mr. Horton, assis ted by his capable secretary, Sarah Johnson. It is then turned over monthly to the Village Treasurer, who adds it to the General Fund
The tax was first im posed in 1971 and was necessary to meet the increased costs of government and maintenance. Last year the rate was increa sed from O50% to the present 0.75% and this resulted in an increase of about $35,000 over the prev\ous year In 1977 the total earnm~s tax was almost $242,000. This was the largest single item of the receipts of the Village
If "Doc" Horton had stayed. in Kalamaz oo, as Upjohn urged him to do, there would now be no Horton's Ph armacy , as such and Mariemont definitely would be the loser.
Winnie Miller
five cent licensing fee for this service but it is well worth the investment. You will receive a Village of Mariemont bicycle license to attach to your bike and the vital information on the bike will be registered with the police
Two persons were arrested for BLOTTER drug law violations . A 47 year old man, charged with possession of There were two residential marijuana and a 29 year old burglaries during August, as woman with drug abuse. homes on Mariemont Avenue and Nine auto accidents occurred , Mount Vernon Avenue fell victims no fatalities, two persons inju~ed to burglars. Twenty eight persons were cited
Three Madisonville juveniles for moving violations, five fo r were arrested to clear the Mount parking violations and s~ven Vernon case and property was Courtesy Citations were written returned. The other case remains There were no DWI arrests, no under investigation. juvenile traffic offenders.
Once again the crime of The department's Crime larceny surfaced as the most fre- Prevention Officer, William Meier, quently committed offense in the met with MariElder's director, village. Fourteen larceny cases Lynn Anderson, to ,?i~cuss i~were recorded, nine being bicycle plementation of the Vial of Life thefts. We would remind you that Program." You will be hearing bicyce larceny is a big business, more about this program. and bicycle owners must make an Officer Meier also met with effort to protect thei r property or Dale Park School's PTA Health lose it to thieves. and Safety Chairpersons, Judy
In many cases the bicycle had Dunlap and Beth Joyce, regarding not been licensed, therefore the possible introductio~, ~f the police had no record of the serial "Hel ping Hand Progr~m in the numbers of the bicycles. Without Village. This program 1~ aimed at a serial number the stolen bicycle providing further assistance to cannot be entered into the law en- our children going to and coming forcement computer network and from school. Donald L. Shanks this reduces the chances of Chief of Police Village of Mariemont recovery.
On Saturday, October 7, between 10 a.m and 2 p.m., the Bicycle Safety . ~ane "".ill_ be at Mariemont Mun1c1pal Building We urge all bicycle owners to run their bikes through the lane and have them licensed. There is a twenty
MHS Football Coach, Tom Crosby
He's a real achiever and the Christian Athletes and a deaco n youngest varsity grid coach in this of the Wyoming Presbyterian are a, coming to Mariemont High Church School from two years of head He succeeds Steve Rasso who coac hing at Purcell High Schoo l. le d the Warriors to the EHL tit le in
A native of Connecticut, he 1977 . arri ved here with his family 17 " It 's a tough act to follow ," years ago , se ttling in Wyom in g. Crosb y admitted , " Steve is a fine He wa s ca pta i n and All -City coach and did a great job at lineback er for WHS whi ch was un · Mariemont." beaten in two years while he was He ' s looking forward to his playing t here . Mariemon t assoc iat ion and hopes
At Ashland College , Tom was a to continue the strong football four year letterman at linebacker , program they have had here rece iving the True Gr it Award for He and his wife Marcie reside senior leadership Going on , he in Finneytown with ' their da'ughter, earned his master's in physical Emily. education at Western Michigan University, where he was also defensive coordinator of the football junior varsity as a graduate assistant.
A past secretary of the Southern Ohio Footba ll Coaches Association , Tom is also a past president of the Fellowship of
Tom Crosby
MENSWEAR
Clothing & Furnishing s 6936 Madiso n ville Road Mariem ont• Ph one 271-7432
GILES A. LAKEMAN
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ROOFING-GUTTERS- DOWN • SPOUTS -CHIMNEY REPAIR· ING -SHEET METAL WORK
Repairing and Replacing Slate , Tile , Metal, Asphalt , Asbestos , Sh i ngles
Phone 271-4103
Women's Guild
The Womens Guild of the Mar iemont Community Church will meet at the Parish Center on October 11 at 12:30 p.m.
After a covered dish luncheon there will be a program with Mrs Peg Giles as the guest speaker . Mrs. Giles was formerly the secretary for Catherine Marshall Le Sourd , author of many in· spirational books
This promises to be a most in· teresting program because of the wealth of experience Mrs Giles has had.
All women are welcome!
CINTAS
UNIFORM PEOPLE
Top Row, I to r: Bill Sloan, Ted Newton, Curt Albertson, Jerry Jones, Allen Hubbard, Dale Coates. Middle Row: Eric Schroer, Brad Quiambao, Jim Nieman, Ken Hake, Todd Killinger, Scott Jones. Bottom Row: Rob Bartlett, Chris Bowman, Tom Shaffer , Tom Boyd, Donn Davis, David Waters.
Knothole Champs
Members of the Mariemont Pharmacy sponsors Jerry Jones Horton ' s Pharmacy Class "A" and Bill Rebo ld, who were responKnothole baseball te am recently sible for the purchase of the f1nis~ed their Knothole careers by team ' s new uniforms. winrnng the " A" Championship in The 1978 season brought to an District Six with a 15-1 record end the three -y ear assoc iat ion of This marked the third time th is these players and coaches It team has won a District Six major would be hard to argue that this class champ1onsh1p was not a unique re lationship as In Knothole play, this group of the goa l of both groups invo lved boys compiled a winning percen- mo re than the estab li shment of a tag e of .887 (47 wins , 6 losses ) winning tradit ion. A major concept while outscoring the opposit ion of the program was to use the ac504 -179 tivity of Knoth ol e baseball as a Leading hitters for the season vehicle for oth er outside acwere co -captain Tom Boyd at t ivit ies The idea beh ind th is was 391 , Brad Quiambao at 390 , and to estab li sh within the framework co -captain Tom Shaffer at .341. of a discipl ined progra m a greate r Leaders in individual batting rapport between pla yers an d categories were Chris Bowman in coaches in a variety of ways and doubles , Jim Nieman in sacr if ice to understand t he rea l pu rpose of hits , Brad Qu iambao and Jim Kno thole baseba ll. Thr ou ghout Nieman in runs batted in , Don n the summer. the players share d Dav is in walks , Tom Boyd in at- both baseba ll and nonb ase ball exbats and singles , and Tom Shaffe r periences wit h the co ac hes as in tripl es , homeruns , and runs we ll as among thems el ves scor ed .
Defensively the outstand ing fielder was second baseman Donn Davis , als o the team ' s most· improved player Outstanding pitching came from the team ' s most valuable player Er ic Schroer and Chris Bowman . Other fine performances throughout the year were turned in by Rob Ba rtl ett , Todd Killinger , Scott Jones, Ken Hake , and David Waters . The coaching staff , led by Manager Curt Albertson , with coaches All en Hubbard , Dale Coates , Ted Newton , and Bil l Sloan , continued its winnin g tradi· tion with its fourth league championship in five years. Spec ial thanks sho uld go to Horton's
REPAIRS INSTALLATIONS
Outside activit ies included a trip to the Showcase Cinema going to a Stinger's hockey game n umerous trips to Lunken Playfield, a day spent canoeing on the Wh i tewater River in Brookville , Ind re gula r post-game stops at United Dairy Farmers or dinners at Frisch ' s, participation in a doubleheader tournament in Ame li a and then dinner at McDonalds , and three year-ending p1cn1cs
Many of the players plan to continue playing baseball wh il e others have become interested in coaching . Hopefully, the 19761978 su cc esses will carry over into the future
The
SOUTHERN OHIO BANK
Wendy Evans, Myrtha Canellas , Hiroaki Yamashita
American Field Service Students
Mariemont High School 's AFS students have been in the community since mid July. They are f itting well into community life and are looking forward to their senior year at MHS
Wendy Evans comes from Austra lia and is living with Lisa Campbell in Terrace Park Wendy has seen quite a bit of America and has found it to be very simi lar to Australia. She has seen more of the United States than many of her fellow students She arrived in California and was then sent to New England for orientation. When she left Australia, she was half way through her junior year At Mariemont, she will be a sen ior and will graduate in June. As of now, her course work is easier here than it would have been back home. One advantage of the American educational experience is a great deal more free time with which to choose activities. Wendy ' s hobbies are cooking and play ing tennis . Hiroaki Yam ashita comes from Jap an and is now liv in g with the Van Ea tons of Mariemont. When he came to the United States he was sent to Stanford University for a 3-day orientation. Socc er is definitely his game. He developed a high degree of skill while playing in Japan. He plays the position of 'Senta Halp ' on the Mariemont soccer team. He is cl as sed as a senior here , although he would be a junior at home Ev entually he would lik e to go to Law Sc hool. Th e English language is st ill a problem , but he is makin g st rong progress. Baseba ll is a favorite sport in Japan Hiroaki used t o
play the game in Japan and i s lookin g forward to seeing the Reds play while here in Cincinnati. Other than sports , Hiroaki has taken up classical guitar as a hobby.
Myrtha Canellas comes from Paraguay and is living with the Madewells of Terrace Park Myrtha is presently having some difficulty with the English lan guage, but she is making rapid strides under the dedicated tutilege of her host sister Mary Beth Madewell. Myrtha plays the piano and will play the Bells in the High School Band When she came to the United States, she was sent to CW. Post University in New York for orientation. So far , she likes the United States very much , even though everything seems so different. The climate, for -ins tance , is the reverse of what she is used to In Paraguay , the big meal comes at noontime and is generally followed by a siesta . Myrtha has found that there is more work in school here than back home. In fact. she only had school in the morning in Paraguay She plans to major in Architecture when she completes her high school training.
Rachel Hubbard
Want to Become an AFS Student?
On Tuesday, September 12, interested Mariemont High School Junior and senior students will begin the applicat ion and screenin g process for a possible chanceof-a-lifetime opportunity to live and study abroad!
"AFS International Scholarship Programs " is an efficient , respected , highly recommended program in sixty cooperating nations. Support iv e backing is always ava i lable to students abroad via local adult chapter members and a worldwide professional staff Since 1958, the Mariemont AFS Chapter has participated in the following AFS progr am s:
1.
AMERICANS ABROAD SCHOOL PROGRAM
The student lives a full year abroad, participating in the
To discuss your concerns about the prog ram with parents whos e children have recently been abroad, phone th e Lew Washburns (A my , to New Zealand ), and Jim Gilchrists ( Beth , to Tasmania) , the Jud Gales (Emily , to Costa Rica ) or the Ray Cadwalladers (Jeanne , to Wales and England).
To learn more about hosting a foreign or domestic student , phone Jack Heckscher, 561-3812
AFS derives its name from " Amer ican Field Serv ic e, " the volunteer ambulance corps which served overseas during the First and Second World Wars Returning corpsmen founded this nonprof it organization to promote goodwill and understanding among youth
Jo Ann Washburn educational system of a country, as well as in family and community life. Choice of Northern or Baldwin Piano Program Southern Hemisphere.
2. AFS SUMMER PROGRAM
Appro xim ately ten weeks, offering intense exp erience in cross -c ultural learning. Great diverity of possible opportunit ies
3. U.S . DOMESTIC PROGRAM
( New at Mariemont) This program offers a full semester livin g with a family in another area of the U.S. Financi al aid is avai la ble (proceeds of the AFS mid-wint er citrus fruit sale) and no qualifi ed student will be denied consideration because of inability to pay. The Mariemont adult chapter is eager to answer your questions For further application and financial information phone Mrs. Jo Washburn, 831-4472; Mrs Ann Gilchrist, 831-9109; or Mrs. Carol Cole, chapter co-president, 8316771.
Baldwin Piano Company will be offering their music appreciation program at Dale Park School. The program is open to ages three years through kinde rgarten and will start Monday , October 2 They will meet once a week for 10 weeks . An orientation and demonstration for interested parents and children will be held at Dale Park School on Monday, September 25, at 3:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Dale Park P.T A
Beresfords to the Rescue
If floors could talk , there is a wooden floor in Mariemont that could spin yarns on the founding of this village to match Warren Parks. That's the floor of Beresford Plumbin g and Heating located at 6700 Che st nut St.
The shop front boasts a red po sy bathtub and white commode filled to overflowin g with plants . It's been there since James J. Beresford came to Mariemont as a sup erintendent of plumbers for Ruehlman Plumbers in 1924. Ruehlman Plu mbers became Qu ee n City Plumb i ng and Ae ating. The n in 1954 James Beresford bought out the business and gave it the famil y nam e.
By then the father had been join ed by two of his sons, Jim and Richard , who were handed their plumbing tools on the day after graduation in 1935 Now Richard 's son , Tim, has been with the family bus iness for four years. That mak es it quite a f ami ly dynasty; one that has seen it all happen here in Mariemon t.
Richard remembers helping his father put in new lines for the old District Heating Station It wasn 't the flood of 1937 that put the old steam plant out of business ; it was termites attacking the wooden "l og" insulation , Richard rec all s Term it es ate away whole sections of logs creating a growing heat loss that developed in to
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an increased operational cost. The family was still putting in new steam lines when the decision came down in 195 4 to close down t he he ating plant. " Those new lines were never used," sighed Richard.
Today Jim, Richard and Tim are kept busy maintainin g and repairing their Dad's work here in Mariemont as well as satisfying customers al l over the Eastern Hills area.
The Beresfords are known to answer emer ge ncy calls from their regular customers at all hours of any day or night. Amazing , they chuckle , how may strangers try to convince the broth ers they are regular ol' custo mers on a late Saturday night after a blotched do -ityourself job results in a stripped pipe fitting or water all over the floor!
I asked the brothers to let me in on a few of the tales the ir floor wo ul d tell if floors could talk. All three men chuck led as they though t a moment. Said their thinking was to screen out those tales that couldn't be printed in a clean publ icat ion like the "Town Crier." Tim came up with the first story. He was st ill new at the trade when he went up to the Par ish Center to answer a call on a leaky wall -hung toilet. Dad let hi s son tighten the pipe saying as Tim was turnin g his wrench ,
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" Don 't break this on e, son ; they don't make these wall -hung toile ts any more ." ' Bo ut then Tim turned his wrench a mite too far and break it he did Thought his Dad was go in g to t ake a new commode out of his hide But they found an old wa ll- hung un it still in its original crate down in their basement for a replacement. Saved Tim's hide that time !
Both Richard and Jim started telling me about all the stuff they haul out of toilets and lavatory traps from diamond rings to diapers to even a cont act lens. On one late night call , Richard recal led a little boy standing at his elbow as he was fishing a fore ign object out of the family t oil et. When Richard ' s li ne came up with some th ing, the boy piped up , "That's my motorcycle cop!" Richard asked, "Was your cop on his motorcycle whe n he went down the toilet? " The boy answered yes so Richard went fi sh in g for the second time and , by golly , came up with the bike!
Besides runn in g a busy plumbing business , both Richard and his
son , Tim Beresford, are on call with the EMT A Life Squad of the Mariemont Fire Department Richard has been on call for 30 ye ars and his son , Tim , for 3 years
Jim Beresford put down his plumbing tools for 4 years from 1955 to ' 59 to join t he vill age police department. But now the two brothers and son are back together • back to work. Won der what their fishing lines will pull up tomorrow!
Libby Schr oe der Kiwanis
Say s "Thanks"
A very successful Labor Day festival has just been concluded and with most of the reports in , it looks like the best one in yea rs. Th e weather cooperated with a perfect day and hundreds of Mar iemont ers made the scene.
Grand pr ize winners were : R C Lindel, Cyn th ia Prevey , Floyd Miller , Ray Parker and Joe Herman
Trick or Treat
Members of th e Kiwanis Club of Mariemont will soon have a supply of bagged Halloween candy for sale , proceeds to go into their civic activities
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M ari e mo nt' s Ow n Sw an Lake
Longtime Mariemont residents will remember a sight that once greeted them when returning home from Cincinnati On the south side of Wooster Pike where Dogwood Park is today , a twoacre lagoon once reflected the lazy motions of swans gliding on its surface Before the Village was begun in the early 1920's, there was a swampy area with an old mill pond at this site. In 1927 a decision was made to create a lagoon. Planners envisioned a 200-foot long serpentine isl and in the center and a boat house on the east end Thus, residents would have a place to boat in the summer and to skate in the winter
The creation of this lagoon was no easy task. Warren W Parks , Resident Engineer during the construction stage of Mariemont, kept a detailed journal of all the ongoing projects during the Village's early years. His notes show that the lagoon developed in several stages First , the land had to be graded so there would be a unifo rm depth of water. The cent er island was formed with dirt
from this grading operation . Then a new dam was constructed of dirt with a special timber core. Three layers of sturdy timbers formed a " tongue and groove " assembly when driven into the ground and bolted together. A concrete spillway had to be built between the banks. Mr Park 's journal for the summer of 1927 notes that gravel was hauled from Avoca Park on Wooster Pike for construction. On August 18 he writes that hay was put down on the swampy site to facilitate the work.
Architect Charles Cellarius designed a uniquely-shaped boat house to fit the existing east embankmen t of the site - front and rear walls were curved , the end walls converged toward the front , and the roof extended to cover a front porch. The structure is entirely of stone. The roof was done in imitation of the church roof, using flat stones found in the creek
beds near Mt. Carmel. At one end of the boat house was a slip with spaces for twenty row-boats. A long dock was connected to the boat house at one corner. Mr. Parks wrote on December 31 that they had finished the walls of the lagoon boat house on a day which brought rain , sleet , and snow with 20 degree temperatures
Unfortunately, however, maintenance problems developed with this peacefu l, pastoral lagoon. A prevailing wind from the southwest caused scum to accumul ate in front of the boat house Attempts were made to deal with this problem by constructing a "scum gutter " on three sides of the inlet formed by the approach to the boat house. This gutter was similar to gutters on swimming pools To conduct the debris in the gutter to an outlet below the dam , an 8-inch corrugated culvert pipeline was built on supports for proper grading and run through the dam under
the water level. After solving this problem, another challen ge arose . Dirt and gravel built up at the culvert outlet which brought the Dale Park stream waters under Wooster Pike. Heavy rains always washed out so much debris that the culvert was clogged. That end of the lagoon had to be periodically cleaned out - a difficult and t ime-consuming task.
By 1941 the Park was Village property and the continuing maintenance problems forced a decis ion to dra in the lagoon by installing a large pipe along the bottom so the stream would flow out in this way. Dirt was brought in to fill the site which had been so carefully excavated years before However , th e boat house remained This structure is not only an interesting example of early Mariemont architecture but also is put to practical use by the Boy Scouts
Suzy Baker
Ho m ecoming Octobe r 1 3
Mariemont High School's an- start at 6:30 p.m at the Middle nual Home coming Parade theme School , proceed south on West is " The Wonderful World of St. to Miami , to Center St. to Hanna -Barbera " and King's Miam i Bluff Drive , up Pet oskey to Island is furnishing several Wooster Pike and on to the high costumes school.
Theparade , onFriday , October Float judges will be 13 will feature four floats with Superintendent Don Thompson , prize winners to be announced Mariemont Ma yor Arthu r Davies , duringhalftimeofthegamewith Terrace Park Mayor Ray the Milford Eag les. Cadwallader , MHS Principal Gary
The Breakfast Club will also Stamm and Eastern Hills Journal appear in the parade which will Edit or Shannon Flynn.
Li fe Enric hm e nt Days
Mariemont Community Churchcorner of Woo ster & Oak
Sunday , Mon d ay & Tuesday - O ct . 8 , 9 , 10 - 7 :30 p. m .
The Rev RITCHARD LVONS Sen ior Minist er, Kenwood Baptist Church
Music : HARRY CAUSEY and the MIXED ENSEMBLE from College Hill Presbyterian Church
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na t iona ll y kn ow TV and reco rdi ng artist
COLLEEN SHARPSoloist , Bob Braun TV show
These are days when many of our values are eroding and di sappe ar ing Mariemont Community Church invites you and friends to spend an hour each evening , ' Oct. 8, 9 , and 10 in reassessing your values and joini ng us in a cel ebrat ion of Chr i st ian faith We believe you will be inspired and blessed by these outstanding leaders as they share in word and music, the reality of their own faith
Mel Dibble , Senior Ministe r
Part Two For The Road
My first long term runn ing goal has been reached completion of the fifteen mile Charleston, West Virginia, Distance Run A year ago this past Labor Day weekend , my wife Pam and I went to Charleston with two other couples. The two husbands ran in the race It was the first run I had ever witnessed
At the time I had been running semi -seriously for about six months. I was straining to do a couple of "huff 'n puff" miles a day. The excitement of watching over 2000 men and women run this race really got to me I promised myself next year!
Since then I calculate that I ha ve run over one thousand miles and have experienced the pain, blisters, joy, ecstacy and the indescribable sense of accomplishment in setting and reaching smaller training and shorter race goals on the way to Charleston.
But now , even Charleston has become a smaller goal in my training In " Part One For The Road" in last month's Town Crier I committed myself to attempt the 26 2 mile New York Marathon in late October . Even before Charleston I had reach ed the Marathon training mileage of 60 miles per week : 5 miles a day on Monday, Tuesday,
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Thursday and Saturday; 10 miles a day on Wednesday and Friday; and the long run of 20 miles on Sunday.
The first Sunday that I ran 20 miles solo on the roads of Indian Hill was th e first time in all these weeks of running that I seriously considered the fact that "I must be crazy ."
I started out at around 10:15 in the mornin~. The night before I had "fueled ' at the beer tap at a delightful block party on Joan Place Needless to saf, I felt terrible when I got up discovered t hat running is a good cure for a hangover. By the end of my first three miles , I felt fabulous.
As I started up Miami from Montgomery Road for the last five of this, my first twenty mile run, I started feeling bad. Each stride up that hill was a real effort. I recovered as I hit the railroad tracks in Madeira. But that next hill was "s taring me in the feet." I made it up, but by now I was really struggling. It was going on 12:30 and the sun and humidity suddenly became my enemies.
As I crossed Shawnee Run Road, I finally got some relief from the shade not to mention the use of a hose that a nice but cautious lady turned on me for a few seconds. The cool water and slight breeze that my pace was creating lasted only too briefly. The last two miles down Miami into Mariemont and eventually the shaded front steps of my house on Joan Place convinced me that
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"I must be w1zy." As I sat there I decided that my feet were broken and that I was literally melting right there in front of my own house Pam brought me a glass of iced tea. Four glasses later I hobbled to the shower and then to bed for as many hours.
When I got up, I crawled to my running books to see if there was a section on "death." By mid evening I realized the mistakes I had made in preparation for and performance during that long of a run. The follo wing Sunday wasn 't easy ... but a lot better.
The week after that was spent getting ready for Charleston. I adjusted my weekly schedule since the fifteen mile race would be the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. You would think that It would be an easy week as well as an easy race After all , I had done twenty miles the week before. And I was in training to run a full 26.2 mile marathon. Wrong!
Four things that I had never encountered before came all at once severe thunderstorms, a careless driver, a huge German Shepherd and the fun of running a race.
More on that, Charleston, and long run preparation next month in " Part Three For The Road." Tom Singer
Can You Help?
Fire Chief Jess Applegate asks anyone who might be willing to serve as a paid volunteer on the Mariemont Life Squad to contact him at 271-4089.
Men's Candlepins
Any Mariemont men interested in candlepin bowling should call Wes Iredale at 561-4449 or Ray Gunkel, 561 -3710 , or come to the alleys in the Parish Center basement on October 3 at 7:15 to see what it's all about. Bowling shoes required.
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Hats Off!
and a hearty thank you to the Kiwanis Club for their annual Labor Day festivities which were a delight for the entire village.
Jeanine Bowman, daughter of Mrs. Janice Lipps of Mariemont, was among 54 talented high school musicians selected by audition to participate in the seventh annual Summer Music Experience at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson , Ohio, during the past six weeks. Jeanine is a juni or at Mariemont High School this fall.
Jeanine was the voice student of Miss Diane Dimling of Ithaca College She appeared in numerous concerts and recitals which were highly acclaimed by Cleveland music critics. a tip of the chapeau to Rick Schafer, who was graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point in August with a degree in General Science. Rick had triple majors : biology , environmental science, and computer science. He is now working with Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to David Kern , who spent his summer as a counselor and staff member at Boy Scout Myron Kahn near Oxford to William Cook of Pocahontas who was appointed Director of Trainee and Employee Communications and Activities at U.C Medical Center to th e Mariemon t Wom en's Te nnis Team wh o won the ir divisi on champ ionship of the Grea t er Cin c in nat i Women' s Te nn i s Lea gue. Pat Kern and Marc ia Hendricks were co -capta ins of the team , wh ich has successfully met th e challenge of moving up to the next division for next year
Nancy Albertson
6938 Madi so nville Road Mar iemont, Ohio 45227
Octobe r Mari-Elders Events
Members Council MHtln1 . a.m for a bus ride to Circlevill!?, Tuesday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. Oh io You'll see _th e m~st fanta~t1c Everyone is welcome to come to ar~ay of pumpkms_you ve ever Imd i sc u ss th e continuin g ag1~ed!Totalcost 1s $7 00 Reserorganizational asp ect s of our vatIo ns on!y! ,, Members Council. We need Trolly Ride Around the Crown everyone to make it work ! • The Tourcrafters brand new "Juda• the Judaes". October 3 Trolley Gar has been chartered for and October 24. Meet at th e the MariElders on Fri day, October MariE lders Center at 8:30 a.m. to 17, from p.m. for deluxe go the Court House and rate th e t_ou_r of Cm!'· Res_ervat1ons are judges in several court room l1 m1ted for this special day proceedings Reservations only Free Blood Pressure Screenmf Trip to Brown County Indiana - · Thursday, October 19 from !Friday October 6 Meet at the p.m. Cen ter at 8:45 a.m . for the bus On-Goma Center Events . ri de to Nashville , In diana We'll II A _ r~s ~ Crafts f ea turing have a scenic drive thr ough Bro wn Quilling. Our ~olunteer mstrucCounty State Park , lun ch at the tor Is Betsy Sn:,1th. Mondays 1-3 Brown County Inn and pl enty of p m. Please regis ter at the Center shopp ing time in Nashville , In- to take th!s course diana Tota l cost is $10.50 Reser- Ceramics · Th~rsdays at 10.00 vatio~s only!! a.m. Transportat1~n ~rov1d~d to Trip to Ci rcleville Pumpkin the Kreat1ve Kiln in Fairfax. Fes tiva l Wednesday, October lnstr~ctor Allee Andrew. 18 th . Meet at the Center at 9:00 Bridge & C~rds · Fridays · 1.30 p.m. Everyone Is welcome!
A Time To Reassess Values
"In these days of uncertainty will be held at 7:30 each evening and stress we all need to take in th e church sanctuary with t ime to reassess our spiritual nursery service provide<! in the values and come to grips with our parish center. The meetings are own relati onship to God," said Mel planned in the evening to make Dibble, senior minister of Marie- poss ible the attendance of those mont Community Church already involved in other churches
With this goal in mind October on Sunday morning. 8, 9 and 10 will be a series of The speaker will be the Rev special services called "Lif e Ritchard Lyon , senior minister at Enrichment Oars ." These services Kenwood Baptist Church and well know n inspirational leader and speaker. The music will be provided by Harry Causey and his mixed ensemb le from the College Hill Presbyterian Church, along with Len Mink and Colleen Sharp · well kn own in the area as TV personali t ies and outstanding christi an art ist s
Mel added that, " by bringing outstanding sp eakers and lay christians to share their faith, Mariemont Community church is conti nuing to assume a role of spiritual leadership in our village ." Nancy Albertson
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"Say it wit h fl o wers , but say it with o urs" Mariemont Inn 271 -6174
Have You Ever Said
"Wish I could do some vo lunteer work ," or "I SHOULD do some volunteer work."
Well, there's a needed volunteer job waiting for you. It takes about two hours a week; is not difficult to do; is a great service to elderly people The job · MERCY MEALS
Me rcy Meals, an independent me als -on- wheels program, sponsored by the volunteers of Our Lady of Mercy Hospital since 19 71, through the office of Community Relations and Volunteer Services, is community oriented
Of the three routes established, one is entirely for St. Pa ul's Lutheran Villa ge and the other two cover Mariem on t, Fairfax, Madison Place and Madisonville Rec ip ients are near shut-ins , aged , and handicapped persons
A hot meal, prepared by the dietary at Mercy Hospital and pack ed by the volunt eers , is delivered at noon, Monday
throu gh Frid ay , for a modest sum of $1.00. Those who may wish an additional light supper may have it delivered at the same time. Weekends and holidays are tak en care of by the recipient.
Alice Carnes, director of the program, informed me that if Mariemont would supply the drivers, the hospital would be willing to work out a Mercy Meal program just for any MariElders who may need it.
How about it?
Think we can get some volunteers not only for the MariElders, but also for the other established routes?
You are needed · even as a substitute, so please call 5275685 and ask for Jeanne Rogers, Community Relations secretary who carries the responsibility of the successful ope rations of the project.
Lyn Guerrero
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From The Mayor's Desk
Many residents probably do not realize the litter problem that existed on the sidewalk in front of the picture show area on the square.
The wood boxes in which trees were planted were natural invitations for everyone to dispose of part of their tras h, the balance being throw n on the sidewalk. In addition playful juveniles had a good opportunity to th row ha ndfuls of dirt on the merchants ' windows and also rub the berries over their windows.
It was necessary to purchase expensive trees to replace the ones that outgrew their base. As the trees matured, th eir roots would burst the wood boxes and start to undermine and upheave the concrete sidewalk
We must remember the huge cost of maintenance to keep the area clean and then to have it revert to disarray in a few hours. Since removal of the boxes, the litter problem has vastly improved.
It is the intention to plant appropriate attractive evergreens in these five spaces formerly used for the trees. Experts advise waiting for spring to do this planting because the new plants will not be able to establish themselves before the onslaught of the predicted winter ahead. We sincerely hope you will be patient until that time and we think you will be highly pleased with the results.
A. J. Davies
Mayor
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Jane Druffel
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Council Concerns
Council was soundly berated by , Clerk Stan Bahler at the Aug . 28 meeting when two veteran council members confessed they did not remember the subject of an ordinance brought up for vote.
"Every Counc il member received a copy three months ago and could have asked questions then. These ordinances were requested by Ken Tieman (Mariemont Building Commissioner) .. .l'm willing to bet no one talked to him, " Bahler said.
The f irst ordiance, concerning modifying provision of the building code for electrical inspect ion, passed by a vote of 4-1, Don Hopkins dissenting The second , allowing an inspector to enter a building to enforce the code, and providing an order to vacate , demolish, or repair a build ing, failed with a vote of 4-2 , Hopkins and John Paine dissenting Council passed a resolution to place a 5 mill tax levy on the Novermber ballot, proceed to go for support of the MariElders.
On Sept. 11, Council was informed that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources would not purchase the railroad right of way south of Kroger Park (an area west of Terrace Park) and therefore any comments by Mariemont residents or comments about a U.S. 50 relocat ion would be deleted from the environmental impact assessment. Bob Naugle suggested that the relocation question seems to be nearing a critical stage and was sufficiently serious that Council should discuss the matter in a Committee of the Whole meeting .
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Swimming has always played a large part in Mary Jane Schafer's life but it is only in recent years that she has been interested in competitive swimming. The medals she displays in the picture above speak for the success she has had. But for Mary Jane the medals are only a small part of the rewards of swimming. "You see all those friendly, happy, healthy-looking people, and you want to be part of them," she says.
Mary Jane and her husband Wes have just returned from Providence, Rhode Island, where she participated in the 1978
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National Long Course Masters Swimming Championships held at Brown Unive;sity. 547 entrants took part; the youngest was 25, the oldest (a woman) was 85. Mary Jane won a 3rd place in both the 50 meter fly and the 100 meter individual medley . She took 4th place in the 200 m individual medley, 5th in the 100 m. backstroke, and 7th in the 50 m. freestyle.
Mary Jane swam unattached - that is to say, she belonged to no swim club. However there were clubs present from all over the United States and from Canada, England and Venezuela.
Mary Jane's main aim is physical fitness. This seems logical, considering her background as a former gym teacher and long-time mainstay of the swimming programs at the Y and the Mariemont pool. She comes by her athletic prowess naturally, being the daughter of Arch McCartney whose name has long been synonymous with athletics at Western Hills High School.
Mary Jane trains by swimming at the high school during the winter and with the Polar Bears during the summer.
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It is always enjoyab le to look into our past and reminisce on how things used to be. The MARIEMONT MESSENGER was our village's first newspaper and it started publication in 1926. Mr. Warren Parks, one of the editors of this paper, was kind enough to share his copies for our enjoyment.
The first issue, March 19, 1926, states that the MARIEMONT MESSENGER's " aim is to provide a little neighborhood sheet that you will enjoy and pass on to your friends to show them what a homey kind of place Mariemont is."
Here are some more excerpts from that first volume:
Check-A-Child Nursery reduced its rates from 35¢ to 15¢ per child per afternoon as a convenience to the housewife.
This will sound familiar : garden plots were available for villagers in the area now known as Harper's Point. You could use the land free of charge as long as you didn't use too much.
An ad by the Mariemont Company offered four to six room townhouses for $40 to $70 per month and apartments started at $25 per month.
Constable Brogan found two $1 bills in the lane of 3906 Beech
Town Crier COPY DEADLINE for the nex t issue is October 10
Council Concerns
Solicitor David Parker ruled that in his opinion Don Hopkins was not guilty of a conflict of interest in that he stood to make no financial gain , or of misconduct as it is required under the state statutes The question had been raised because of Hopkins ' involvement with LMI, an ecology group opposing a relocation.
Street and announced that the owner could get this property at the fire station.
All citizens were excited to rea d that Dale Park School will open in the Fall of 1926.
The Fourth and Central Trust Company, located at the time at Oak and Chestnut Streets, published a paper in 1925 called the MARIEMONT BUGLE. The BUGLE stated that all wires in Mariemont we re underground and a large part of the homes were steam heated by a central plant. It was also noted that Miami Bluff Drive would eventually connect with Observatory Road.
Look for more news from the MARIEMONT MESSENGER next month . Mary Ann Fieler
Applause
The Mariemont carillon piayed by Dick Gegner has hit the big time! A couple of weeks ago a digital recording was made of Dick's playing the carillon; this will be incorporated in a new recording of the 1812 Overture pe rformed by the Cincinnati Symphony. It is the first time separate digital re cordings have been mixed to produce one record. Th e record, on th e Advent labe l, should lie released in January.
Christmas Tour
Don 't forget the Village As sembly's Monday Morning group will hold their annual Christmas house tour on Dec. 10. Details in the next is sue of the Town Crier.
Installation
The sixty-sixth installation of officers of Columbia Chapter, Order of DeMolay, will be held on Saturday , October 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Mariemont Masonic Temple. All members and advisors are urged to be present. A reception will follow
3: Pre-school Mothers, 8 p.m , P.C. and every Tuesday, Men's Candlepin Bowlin1, 7:15 p.m., P.C
4 · Garden Club of Mariemont. 1 p m. P.C Garden Tour
6: Double Twenties, 6:30, P.C. Church Services, M.C .C., 8:30 & 11. Note time change for early service. 9:45, Church School.
7: Villa1e Assembly Fall Steak Out & Square Dance, Livingston Lodge. Reservations , call 271-8168 .
9: Village Assembly Mon. A.M. group & MariElders program "Back to the Farm" at Clara Backscheider's farm. Meet 11 a.m., P.C., MariElder Center. Brin g ba g lunch. Transportation provided.
Best wishes go to Christy Kaeser and Fred Allbrecht, who were married on Saturday, September 2, in the Mariemont Community Church. Christy is the daughter of Dick and Claire Kaeser of Mariemont. The young couple, both graduates of DePauw University will reside in Cincinnati.
Karen Gunkel and Richard Reinhardt were married at St. John Vianny Church in July.
Karen's parents are Mr. and Mrs Raymond Gunkel of Mari emon t. Barba ra and Rob Par is have just become th e proud grandparents of a baby girl named Lauren Leigh, born August 28. She is the daughter of Peter and Jane Paris, who live in Pleasant Ridge. Barbara says they're very pleased with their first grandchild . There's a new girl in Ron and Beth Shelander's lives; they are parents of a daughter Erin Michelle, born August 12. The
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8-9-10: M.C.C. Life Enrichment Conference 7:30 p.m ., Sanctuary.
11: Women's Guild Luncheon, 12:30, P.C.
13: MHS Homecomin1
15-16-17: Campus Crusade, M C.C., 7-10 p m., P.C
21: Sin1les Group, 7 p.m., P.C.
25: Campus Crusade, 7 p.m., P.C (R oger Heshey in charge)
25: Dale Park PTA Hospitality coffee & fashion show. 9:30 a.m ., Dale Park School Library
26: ½ & ½ Shop open for sales every Tues., 12:30-3 p.m , P.C.
31: Begger's Ni1ht, 6 to 9 p.m.
Board of Education: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays: Council, 2nd & 4th Mondays .
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Shelanders live at 3881 Beech St.
Jim and Sue Drake are back in Mariemont. It's their second time to live in our village. In between the Drakes spent two years in Madeira. Now they are making their home at 4102 Rowan Hill Drive. The Drakes have a son, Jeremy, 5, and are expecting another child in October. Charl es and Melanie Doan are new arrivals in Mar iemont from Hyde Park Th ey are enjoying th eir home at 3602 Mound Way . Th eir three children are Adaire , 9, Carrie, 7, and Christop her, 1. Charley is a n attorne y for Wesselmann and Eyrich
Cindy Rauth, who is now working for the Milford School System, sends out a plea for any paperback books that could be used to supplement a reading program for grades 6-12. If anyone would be willing to donate books, call Cindy at 561-8197.
Rachel Hubbard
Mariemont Kiwanis officers for 1978-79, L to R; Immediate past president, Larry Bredwell. president-elect, Wil Caldwell; vice president, Jim Baird; president, Gene Brubach; asst. treasurer, Art Sabeu; secretary, Francis Simler and treasurer, Warren Parks.