TO~NCRIER
DECEMBER, 1978
Mariemont, Ohio
VOL. 4 NO. 3
Put Mariemont On Your Christmas List
Look through this edition of the Town Crier car eful ly You 'l l find articles about holiday happenings, lo cal hi story , club act ivities , neighborhood merchants and services, plus regular f eatures such as Police Blotter , Hats Off , and Getting Personal. Th ere's bound to be some information of interest to you or someone in your family One special thing appearing in this issue is a small white contribution envelope. Please don 't toss it away or set it as ide to be forgotten even though you think you'll " send it in later ." We desperately need your contribution NOW to continue this community service.
Once a year we ask for donations of $5 00 per family or $3 00 per single pe r son household This isn't an unreasonable sum in these inflationary times. Admission to a movie costs $3.50 (without the popcorn!) and dry cleaning a suit can cost $3.00 or more. When compared with some everyday expenditures, a year's donation to the Town Crier looks small indeed.
This contribution to the Village Asse mbly is not used just for the newspaper Money goes toward the MariElders Center and to
other Assembly -sponsored community pro jects Everyone is a member of the Vill age Assembly just by virture of be ing a Mariemont resid en t. The Assembly was formed in 1975 to promote communication among all residents and organizations The Town Cr ier was a natural outgrowth of this goal.
From our modest four-page beginning, we have grown to be a 12-page paper The Town Crier has covered major local events in depth such as the continuing problems with Route 50 , the condominium controversy, and the Bicentennial Celebration
Items such as these might be covered by the Cincinnati metropolitan papers , but they would not be covered in the same depth, as accurately , and could easily be missed by being tucked away on back pages
As the paper has grown in size and quality , more merchants and individuals have bought ads . We are very near to breaking even with most ed itions of the paper. However , printing costs are escalating all the while and we need the financial assistance from the Villa ge Assembly to offse t production costs. All reporting and
editorial work is done without any compensation by interested and invol ved citizens Printing costs and the small amount paid to our student pape r carriers for assembly and delivery are our only expenses. Your Town Crier will continue to be brought to your door with news of the community. Consider it a gift from the 103citi zens who sent in a contribution. This is a small number of people compared to Mariemont's population of 4520 . Aren 't you ashamed to enjoy the benefits while letting others should er the responsibility?
Be a contributing member of our Village Assembly. Put your contribution in the envelope NOW and sit it by the front door to mail tomorrow. Please put Mariemont on your Christmas list - the Town Crier wants to be around to
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wish you " Merry Christmas " for many years to come .
Mariemont Lights Up For Christmas
The Kiwanis Club of Mariemont will again sponsor the traditional Christmas tree li ghting on the Village Square On Wednesda y evening, December 6, Mayo r Davies will accept and turn on the lights of the 1978 tree presented by Kiwanis president , Gene Bruoach
There will be music by the Breakfast Club of Mar iemont High Sch ool at 6 :30 p.m and following
Community
Christmas Program
The third annual community Christm as program , sponsored by Columbia Chapter , Order of DeMolay , will be held on Saturday evening , December 16, at Mar iemont Mason ic Temple , Oak and Maple Streets , at 8 p.m.
Residents of the Village are invite d to join with members , advisors and th eir families as they hold this Christmas event.
The program wi ll fe ature local hig h school choral ensembles in t raditional and contemporary holiday music . A childr en ' s bell choir will al so appear and the evening con cludes with a Feast of Carols with everyone participat ing. Holiday refreshments will be served by the Mothers Club There is no admission charge
the presentation , the Terrace Park Girl Scout Troop 947 will sing Christmas carols while Santa arrives via the Mar iemont Fire Eng ine to distribute the usual candies Santa will be assisted by Dana Hammersmith aga in this year.
Kiwanian and councilman John Paine is chairm an for this event with other Kiwanians and the Mariemont Fire Department giving valued assistance in the raising and tr imming of the tree
See you on the Square, Wednesday , December 6, at 6:30 p m
Mari Elders
Christmas Cookies
Mar i Elders will be demonstrat i ng their cookie baking talents in a most practical way this Christmas. To raise money for the ol der adult s center and to he lp those who are too busy to be in their own kitchens, the MariElders wi ll sell Christmas co okies. Orders will be taken after December 8; cookie s may be picked up Dec . 10 between 10 a.m and 1 p m at the center. The cost is a veryreason able 75 cents a dozen To order cooki es cont ac t Ruth Cotes , 271-5 590 , or Ma rella Duhlmeier , 271-1562
Light Up Mariemont With Luminaria December 17th
That time of year is here again . Time for famil ies to gather around the driveway and light their luminaria. In case you don ' t know , Luminaria is the term applied to those beautiful lights surrounding people 's driveways and walks around the Christmas holidays The t erm Lu min aria comes from a Mexican trad ition that symbolizes lighting the way for the Christ Child The Luminaria was so successful in the village last year that we are doing it aga in. Th is year we hope to get everyone in the village involved. The Village
Assembly ordered twice as many kits this year as last year
Mark your calendars to purchase your luminar ia kits on Saturday , December 9, at the Mariemont Pool Office at the end of Mariemont Avenue The kits will cost $4.75 and contain twenty candles, bags of sand , plus instructions for setting up The kits will be on sa le from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m If you know you won 't be home that day , have a neighbor pick up your kit. The night to light this yea r is December 17 from 7:00 to 9 :00
Attention ! Mariemont Gardeners
Now that your cro ps are in and being enjoyed, the Village would appreciate it if you would make another visit to your garden area
All stakes, wires, plastics, etc. used in growing your plants should be removed and disposed of to clear the land for future use Plot area stakes should be pulled
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and piled by the side of the road as plans for discing the area are being made. All debris must be moved so that this can be accomplished.
Residents who have complied with this . request may file an application for 1979 gardening at the Villag e Office . John Paine
MARIEMONT TOWN CRIER STAFF I
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)
Chi ef Photographer : RON SCHROEDER
Contributors: Nancy Albertson , Bobbie Bahler, Suzy Baker, Florence Brockman , Art Davies, M.A. Fie/er, Monte Foster, Rachel Hubbard , Betty McCarthy , Winnie Miller , Warren Parks, Don Shanks , Tom and Pam Singer, Sharon Swanson
p m (in case of inclement weather, it will be December 24 ). The candles burn for eight hours so you could light several nights The Luminaria is especially pretty if you 're having a party . This year let's see how many driveways and walks will be illuminat ed December 17 . Tell your neighbors and see if you can get your entire street involved!
Holiday House Tour
That popular holiday event, the Mariemont Christmas House Tour, will be held on Sunday , December 10, from 2-4 p m. This is the third year for the tour and the day has been changed to Sunday to accommodate the requests of those who work and have not been able to participate in the tour in the past.
There will be three houses on the tour, reflecting three distinct styles . The co ntemporary home of Mr and Mrs. Bannus Hudson is located at 37 49 Harvard Acres A traditional tone is evident at the home of Mr. and Mrs Carl Slater , 6624 Pleasant Street. The home of Mr. and Mrs Robert Kain , 6725 Wooster Pike , reve als Mrs. Kain ' s art istic talents.
Tickets are available at any of the houses The pr ic e to see all thre e homes is $1.00
The Village Assembly works har d to make this special offer to the villagers of Mar iemont. If you would like to help assemble the kits or help out with sales , call Carol Stevenson , 272-0158 Any help you can give will be greatly apprec iated The Christmas item for hom e and friends.
Pamela Singer
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Mariemont's Main Man
A rthur Davies , mayor of Mariemont, Is right at home in the Council Room. He was first elected to counc il twenty-one years ago and was vice mayor of the last fourteen years He succeeded to the mayor alty in 1976 at the death of long time mayor, Charles Straley Last year he was elected for a two yea r term
Mr Davies was born, educated and married in Cleveland Art and Ann came to Cincinnati in 1949 and after living three years in Roselawn had the good judgment to move to Mariemont on Thorndike Road , where they have lived ever since
The Davies have two children, Arthur M , a teacher at Mariemont Sc_tiools, and Phyllis Hoffman , 6738 Fie ldhouse Way They consider themselves very for t unate to have their children and three grandch ildren living in this community
The mayor enj oys playing the Hammond organ and pl ay ing football , basketball , and baseba ll with his grandchildren He also trained Abiga il , the dog belong ing to his grandch ildren She won the obedience tri als at t he Kiwanis pet show two years He also likes to play bridge.
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MlKE DIMUZIO DIRECTOR
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According to the village code of ordinances the duties of the mayor are many, most important of which is enforcing th e ordinances as passed and amended by the council. He presides at council mee tin gs and at mayor ' s court. He is empowered to perform marriages and has done so several times
The problems in Mariemont are unique among oth er villages around here because of the extensive park area. Maintenance must be provided for th e Bell Tower Park , th e Concourse, th e Isabel Hopkins Park, Dale Park (the Fam i ly Statue area } , and Dogwood Park , as well as the large wooded area on Wooster Pike and the islands extending to Fairfax.
No other village in this part of the county furnishes as many recrea t iona l facilit i es as Mariemont. We have a fine bas eball diamond and soccer field an d the provis ions for te nn is and swi mming are outst anding. All of th ese are well patronized all summer long
The vi ll age has twenty-two full time and si x part time employe es . In the su mmertime many more are neede d; sometimes seventy or more people are needed to maintain services.
Mr Davies wishes more residents wou ld attend council meetings so there could be more understand ing of the con duct of village business. He would like to eliminate a lot of the noise and traffic on Wooster Pike His efforts go tow ard giving the citizen s the best possible serv ice for their ta x dollars Winnie Miller
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Double T·."lenties Dual Program
There will be music and fellowship and good food for the Friday, December 1, meeting of Mariemont. It will be held, as usual , in the Par ish Center 3908 Plainville Road . '
Chairman of the evening , Floyd Miller , along with h i s wife Margaret , has arrang ed a special holiday presentation by the Mariemont High School Breakfast Club unde r the direct ion of Robert Dominque Th is talented group will be making a repeat perter -
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mance before an enthusiastic audience
The second portion of the Chr istmas pro gram will f eature a review of " The Greatest Miracle In The Wor ld" by Mrs. Mildred Davis , a former Mariemont High School t eac her . She is well-known for her excellent interpretations Dinner chairmen for the evening are Lois and Marv in Ralston Their assistants include: Ann and Karl Sm ith , Georg ia and Bob Flee , Ann and Art Davies , Lucy Huggins and Ruth Voelker.
Members are asked to bring a cov ered dish or salad , vegetable or dessert. The main entree wi ll be provided by the committ ee. Dinner at 6:30 p. m. preceded by a Sip Session at 6 p m
If you wish to attend and have no t been co nta cte d fo r rese rvat io ns by t he pho ne commi ttee , you can reserve by callin g the Ralst on's at 271 -634 7
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MariemontFrom the Beginning
by Warren Parks
Part Four - The Heating Station
The District Steam Heating slack ," originally cost ing forty Plant in Mariemont certa i nly cents a ton The coal was dumped deserves attention , even though it from the coal cars into a hopper is not now in operation It surv ived under the trestle and then as an operating unit on ly about 30 eleva t ed to the overhead bunker , years It made an early start in at the very top of the bu ilding , 1924 and fu rni shed a neat way of with a capacity of 60 0 tons From supplying steam heat to a large there it was dum ped in 200 pound part of the Vill age , un t il 1954 A batch es at a t ime thr ough a chu t e br ief descr ipt ion of t he Plant and located above t he stokers Ashes its operating det ails will be fo llo w- were du mped into ash ca rs on the ed by informa tio n on t he di st ribu - grou nd floor and were wheeled ti on of the steam out t o a dump or narrow gauge
First a descr ipt ion of t he si te . track . ca ll ed " Shade mo re ," is im port ant. The layout of the steam disThe Plant i s loca t ed ad jacent t o tr ibut ion system was started at the Penns yl van i a Rail ro ad Ma in the Plant in Octobe r of 1924 It Line , at the extre me southeast should be noted that the ma in co rner of Ma ri emo nt , as the steam line left the Plant on the Vill age was planned. The Litt le leve l of the second or bo iler roo m Miam i River i s adjacent to the floor That fores ight resulted in tracks in th is area Both may be keeping the Plant in operation seen by looking due south from dur ing the January , 1937 , 80 ft. the south end of Pocahontas flood state on the Oh io River. Avenue , but the gr ound floor of It is interesting to know that the Plant is some 60 feet below when the Cincinnat i Water Works the observat ion po int. was flooded out by this unusual Dur ing the construct io n access stage of the river , cooperation to t he Plant was over a private between Ma ri emont and Fa irfa x driveway east of the Village boun- supplied water for these two comdary Th i s access was closed by mun i ties dur i ng the flood the owner of-the prope rty when it emer gency Water was found to was not needed A subst itute be ava ilable in the Berling Da iry in access rout e was provided by a a well in the ir basement. Per miscable car. A meta l sta irway , in sion was granted to pump wwater sections , w a s used for from th i s we ll to the regular water pedest ri ans traffi c system It was necessary to close It wa s necessary t o bu il d a con - all the ma in line valves on the Cincr ete trest le alon gs ide t he Pla nt ci nnat i system at t he borders of t o bring in t he coal on rai lroad both commun it i es . Then two li nes cars fr om t he ma in line of the of fire ho se were co nne cted to the railroad This was finished shortl y most westerly hydrant in Mar ieafter the Plant construction got mont and the most easterl y underway The f irst construct ion hydrant in Fairfa x This meant work was the drilling of a pr incipa l that these communities were well to supply water for the separated from the Cincinnati boilers There were three bo ilers water system and were supplied on the second f l oor w i th from the well in Fairfax The provisions for a fourth Bids were Mariemont Post of the American opened for the Plant and equ ip- Legion took over the responsibili t y ment in September , 1924 These of watching the chlorine trea tfigures totaled $165 ,0 00. 00 ment and pu mpin g water fro m the
The co al used at the Plant was we ll, in the base ment , 24 ho ur s a fr om West Vir ginia, " nut and day during the emergency.
Heating station, 1931
(I ncidentally , at t he Mariemont Library there are cop ies of " The Mariemont Story " available Each has one chapte r of 11 pages on the Heating Stat ion and the 1937 Flood .)
Now for a br ief look at the st eam distribution system Few such systems have been used in residential districts It was the original intent ion to have the Heating Plant supply steam to the whole community Circumst ances developed that caused the system to be closed and abandoned in June of 1954
The steam lines we re placed on t he rear lot li nes , where possible , but of cou rse the re had to be street cro ssings and special
Du rin g flood of 1937 locations to serve publ ic buildings and apartment houses All of the services were controlled by special control valves i n basements , and the steam heat was measured by special meters. The most difficult point on the system was the Mackenzie ApartCont'd. on Page 11.
The Garden Club of Mariemont will meet at 1 p.m. December 6th in the Parish Center The program will be ' Flora of the Middle East' by Mary Peddie of Maysville Guests are welcome.
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MARIEMONT POLICE BLOTTER
On the evening of October 16, we experienced our first robbery offense of the year. A village merchant , attempt in g to make a night depos it at Central Trust Bank, was the victim of a Strong Armed Robbery SAR is an offense in which a weapon is not used to forcibly take something of value from the person of another
There were five c ases of larceny during the mon th of October , all of these being Petty Larceny offenses ( theft of someth ing of value less than $150 .00).
James Earl Grant , 35, was charged with assaulting a po lice officer and disor de rl y conduct , ar isin g out of a trouble call at Mercy Hospital.
Once aga in, the traffic safety pict ure was most en co uraging There were 12 auto acc id ents , no fatalities , with on ly two persons injured. Moving traffic violation citations were issued to 69 persons , with four of these D.U. I. offenses . Sixteen cita t io ns were iss ued fo r pa rki ng violat ions and six courtesy cit at ions issued
Two juvenile traffic offenders were cited to appear in Juvenile Court.
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On October 10, officer Rober t Dellbrugge attended an Arson Sem i nar at Clark Technical College , Springfield , Oh io. October 28 , off ic ers Robert Dellbrugge and Michael Wilson attended a _ Police Stress Management Seminar at Clark Technica l College
On October 24, Lt. Haro ld Hardin , along with Judy Dunlap and Beth Joyce of the Women 's Traffic Safety Unit , presented a film and distributed pamphlets on the topic "Halloween Safety" to students of Dale Park School.
Donald L. Shanks Ch ief of Police
Advent Workshop
Would you lik e to have some holiday fun and f ellowship , and learn how to make a Christmas wreath or some candles? The whole family is invited to attend the Mariemont Community Church ' s Advent Workshop on December 3 at the Par ish Center It will beg in at 5 p.m. with a potluck supper. There will be talented, capable people to lead the different workshops , for children as well as adults, in everything from woodwo rking to making the traditional Advent Calendar. The cost per family is $3 for materials. If interested, make a reservation with Roberta Bollin g
For Christmas Eve there will be a family service at 5 p m. Identical candlelight and carol services will be held at 7:00 and 8:30 p.m A service with Holy Communion will be at 10:00 p.m.
Nancy Albert son
Report From The Red Bank Connector Team
Helen Cantrell , Mariemont's representative on the Study Team for a Connecting Route from 1275 to Red Bank , reports on the first of two meetings of the team . Cha irman of the meeting was W1ll1am Brayshaw , Deputy Director of District 8 of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT ). Each community , agency or group was supposed to send one r epresentat ive to the meetings to share inform at ion. Brayshaw explained there are several possibilities to consider One would be a no build, leaving the road where it is now.
A second would be the possibility of S R 32 and U S. 50 shar in g the same corridor Projections show the traffic will not be as great on 50 as it will be on 32 , therefore the primary considerat ion will be on 32 with 50 part of the consideration Red Bank Road wil l be the terminus for a connector at 1-71.
An important question is the designation of the routes. Should existing 50 keep the designation if a new road is built ? The Anderson Connector was origina lly planned to terminate at ex isting U S. 50 but that plan is now in limbo The quest ion of designat ion has pros and cons for 1vlariemont and Helen feels it is a subject to be considered carefully If the 50 designation were removed, trucks could be prohibited from traveling through th e Village However , maintenance would be Mariemont ' s respons ibil ity There is the chance that without the trucks , maintenance wou ld not be so great. Helen believes an intelligent de cis ion on the designation cannot be made until the status of the terminus of the Anderson Connector is known and more facts on costs of maintenance are available
At the Oct. 30 meeting of the study team, a repres entat ive from Balke Engineering expla in ed Schemes 1, lA, 11 and 111. The purpose of the meeting was to
discuss alternat ives and make suggestions of alternatives to study . Mr. Brayshaw explained that Clermont County likes Rt. 50 where it is but he believes there i s opposition to that route and traffic would be a problem
Don Fra nke, Terrace Park clerk and representative from Little Miami , Inc ., questioned how the consultant will be chosen and how the study will be funded. Brayshaw explained that Ba lke will prepare a study un der a continuin g contract from 1967 when they were hired to design proposed Relocated 50 . Brayshaw said the study is state-funded and adequate funds are availab le for the consultant to proceed at this t im e Ultimately ODOT will apply for Federal funds
Don Franke continued with questions on funding , plans fo r hearings , authority of ODOT , etc. Mr Franke then asked if nonrubber tire transit would be considered Marvin Overway, OKI, expla ined that OKI studies show that in terms of feasibility , rubber t ir es (cars and buses ) tran sit is best for th is corridor. Mr Franke questioned the need for a new highway and stated " the participation of LMI on the team does not mean that we agree there is a problem and needs to be a highway ."
Eugene Rueh lm a n n , represent in g the in dustr ies on Broadwe ll Road , said he bel ieves there i s a definite need for an orderly road to accommodate the traffic and not disrupt communities
A representative of Rivers Unlimi ted asked for traffic projections but was told that available projections are outd ated and the update now being done does not consider how the new Ford plant will change traff ic flow.
Helen observes she was encouraged by the spirit of cooperation and coordination at the first meeting, but the obvious delaying tactics exh ibit ed by LM I at the second meeting were discouraging
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That One Day Is Today
Once upon a tim e, long ago and far away , there were peop le who took pr ide in the work they did In fact. the y con sidered work to be a form of art. and they formed the medieval gu ilds To earn the right to a gu il d trademark meant meeting high standards. In those circles , a c and l est ic k maker married a candl est ick maker ' s daughte r, and if there were no sons they would be apprent ic ed to a master candlestick maker
That day still lives for Giles Lakeman , sheet metal worker , tinsmith and roofer for 31 years in Fairfax , whose family were meta l workers t insm iths and roofers in Osnabruck , Germany , more than 200 years ago. It was more than 100 years ago when there came from tha t f amily to Amer ic a a 12ye ar -old boy call ed Chr ist oper Ludwig Gr ote Four years after he arrived the Civil War began and at the age of 16 he volunteered. He trained at Camp Dennison , served four years in the ninth cavalry reg iment, was wounded tw ice , and surv ived to marry later and become the father of six sons , all of whom became roofers and met al workers in and around Cinci nnati Th ere was also one daughter , the youn ges t child , who grew up to be the mother of Gil es Lak eman . Young Giles had six uncles to be apprenticed to when he reached 14 , old enough to be gin to learn the family art. True, the apprenti ce system int erfered somewhat with an Amer ican boy who wished to play football or baseball. Young Giles solved that problem by working for his uncle after school but also playing on a football team that met on Sunday Large ex ci ted crowds watched thos e games in the days before TV , and many are the happy memories of those ga mes Giles also caught for a semi-pro baseball team , meeting quite a few major leagu ers in the days when they played on farm teams Games were played in Batesv ill e, Lawr enceburg , and other area towns . The league was known as the "K-1-0 " le ague for "Kentuck y,
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He broke with fam ily tradition in one respect. Mrs Lakeman, known as " Jo " to many fr iends , was not the daughter of a roofer or metal worker She came from Alabama and in her family were bakers of del i c i ous bread However , Jo knows a great deal about roofing now , since she has been her husband's girl Friday all along the way , at the same time raising three sons and three daughters , all of whom were graduated from Ma ri emont High School. Two of the sons are now partners . Bes id es her career as roofer and mother and grandmother now of five, Jo is known as the friendly person who would get things done in the PTA ; in fact , she has been president of both the Fa irfax and Mariemont High School PT A' s She was elect ed to the school board three times and is now beginning her third term as school board member. She represents Mar i emont on the Great Oaks vocational school board as well.
The Lakem ans started their own roof in g business as the result of an apparent ill wind that turned out to bl ow some good Giles hurt his back in an accident and for a whi le was unabl e to work for his uncle This was when they decided to dare to try it on their own, with th e help of Wo rld War II bonus from the Pacific theat er and some war bonds they had saved They were in Mad isonvill e for a wh ile and one day learned of a place in Fairfax that just suited them and has just suited them ever since It's a perfect place to raise children , according to Jo Alon g with his trade and his own ball pl ay in g and many other int erests , Gil es has found time to co ach teams for Fairf ax and to belong to th e Fairfax Presbyter ian Church When the Indi an Hill histor ical society restored their "littl e red schoolhouse ," they
Giles Lakeman wanted to use the original plans look only to the future ." Giles and from the nineteenth century Jo Lakeman are very forward Those plans, however, call ed f or a look ing people . speci al kind of gutters , specified Be tty McCart hy as " Yankee gutter s." The society ~------------, was stumped until someone sa id "C al l Giles Lakeman. He will know
how it was done " And so he did.
Gil es Lakeman says " If you do a thing right in the first place, you never have to worry abo ut hav in g to do it all over again and you can
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to Alan Ba rnes who has been name d to Pu rdue Uni vers ity ' s prestigious Purd ue 500 , comp rised of th e 500 stud ents who have the highest grad uation indexes among all of the currently enrolled undergraduates to Airman Basic Joseph T. Beresford, son of Mr and Mrs. James Bere sford , 3818 Pocahontas Ave ., who has ju st complete d Basic Training at Lac kl and Air Force Base , San Antonio , Texas Joe has bee n ass i gned to Te chnic al Training to the Hallowee n trick-ortreaters who were both safe and polite!
.. . to the MHS " It's Academic " representatives who were victorious in the initia l round of the quiz program The w i nning students were Rick Larkin , Jerry Gillesp ie, and Doug Heuck The playoff round will be aired March 4 on Channel 48.
t o Todd Channer , a junior at MHS , whose design was chosen r the covP.r of the fall edition of
"S even Hills Review " to Fred Smith , maintenance man and custodi an at the Parish Center who is responsible for the clock in the tower being lit with the correct time . ... To Jeanine Bowman, MHS junior, who has been accepted to the All State Choir sponsored by the Ohio Music Edu c ation Association. The 150 choir members were picked from over 500 applicants by a taped audition process. Last year Jean ine, a member of chorus and Breakfast Club, received a su perio r rating at Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Jeanine will travel to Toledo in January where the All-St ate Choir will present a conc ert for the Ohio MEA State convention to Jerry Gillespie, David Barr in ger , and Rick Larkin who participated in the Engineers for a Day program at G.E. and Mil acron The boys were cho se n by the Science Department of the high school.
the Armitage family is ga ining honors galore At Sm ith College Liz has been chosen for the choir and has played for the Junior Te nn is te am Ann , a sophomore at Seven Hills , recently received three awards for her skill on the soccer team , inclu ding a pin for be in g captain The girls ' father , Dr James Armitage , was elected to the 13 member Counc il of the Academy of Med icine. Jim is a neurologist. An yone lik e t o help with the Boy Scout directory? Call Barry Cors at 271 -0599 . Be sure to return th e coupon in this issue
Children's Librarian
Diane Bentz has been ap - Department at MSU for two pointed children's li brarian at the years Mariemont l i brary , 3810 She has planned a variety of Pocahontas , succeed ing Marcia programs for pre-school children Young and chi ldren ages 6-9. Every Diane is no stranger to Wed nesday , from 10:30 unti l 11 children's wo rk, earning he r a m. , the re is a pre -school story Bachelor of Arts in elementary book hour , with stories , songs and educat i on at Michigan State finger plays for children ages 3-5 . University , and her Master ' s in Every other Saturday , children Library Sc ience with a specialty in ages 6 -9 can enjoy " Super Saturchil dren ' s literature and services days ," a program of book ta lks from Indiana Un iversity. and activity.
Whi le at MSU Diane worked at In her spare time Diane enjoys the Eppley Business Library , and reading , cam ping, ice skating, while at IU she worked at the In- sewing and · sightseeing. For stitute for Urban Tr:orisportation furt her information on children's Library. She was also a laboratory programs , Diane suggests call ing research aide in the Bio phys ics her at the branch at 271 -3268:
From The Mayor's Desk
We sincerely believe that the should be made , during inclement Village of Mar iemon t is better weather , to park your car in the equipped to combat the coming ga rage , driveway or some other foul weather than ever before in off-the -st re et place , so that the the Village ' s his tory. Council has snowplow has a clean sweep been very cooperative and helpful down your street , t hus avoiding by appropriating th e necessary burying your car and with it a lot funds for the equipment and of grumbling supplies
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•· Mariemonters will be pleased to learn of the wedding of Rachel Christian Chapman and Gregory Capron Gossard. The ceremony took place on September 30 at St. John's Unitarian Church , and was fol l owe d by a reception at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs Jean Quinn Chapman The· bride was given in marriage by her brother , Mr Henry S. Chapman Ill. Parents of the bridegroom are Mr and Mrs Oliver J. Gossard of Mariemont.
Miss Cather ine Neff of Cincin• nat i was the ma id of honor . Other attendants were Mrs Melissa Fabe and Mrs. Andrew Stephen · son, both of Cinc innat i. Jeffery Gossard of Cinc innati was the best man Andrew Stephenson of Cincinnati was usher.
Follqw ing a wedding trip to Ja ckson , Wyoming , the couple will res ide in Cincinnat i.
We extend a heart y welcome to Mr . and Mrs . C h arles Messerschmitt of 6977 Bramble Avenue -They moved here .from Madis on P lace in September Mrs Messers c hm it t has been emp lo yed at " The Vil lager " for the past six years. Mr Messerschm itt is employed at Kirk & Blum Mf g Co . of Oakle y. He has just comp Ieted h i s 30th yea r as a Teamster truck driver with an enviable record of no chargeable accidents against hi s record
Mary Ann , t he youngest of their
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six children , was awarded a scholarship by the Ohio Board of Regents She i s attending the University of Cincinnati Engineering College. All of the other children a re married The Messerschmitt's have four grandchildren and are expecting two more in the near future. Before coming to Mariemont , they lived for 21 years at 6940 Hurd Avenue They lo ve their new home in Mariemont.
New Pet Person
There ' s a new associate at the All Pets Animal Hospital , 7356 Wooster Pike ... Susan J. Matre . A graduate of Ohio State where she spent six years in surgery as an operating room technician , surgical assistant and anesthesiologist , Dr Matre is a Cincinnatian who grew up in a family of nurses She decided upon a car ee r ded icated to helping animals
Dr Matre presently resides in Mariemont where her apartment also houses two cats and a dog
LWV Meets
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday , December 12 , at 12 noon at the home of Glor i a Morell i, 6507 Mariemont Ave . Tish O' Neil will lead the discussion on School Financing Anyone interested may call the hostess or Judy Taphorn
Letters
Dear Mr. Editor:
This evening we came home about 11 :00 p m and retired a short time later . After a few minutes came a f irm series of knocks on our front door
Looking out, Mrs Anderson saw a police patrol car with li ghts shining on our car , which was across Grove Avenue , facin g us. Apparently I had not firmly set the brake and the car had rolled to where it was
I got my key , went out , drove the car back to where it belonged, in its own spot on the driveway , thanking our patrolman , who resumed his patrol of the time.
The quality of life here i s one of the best. Our Mariemont polic e are known for their quality of man and the excellence of their work It i s no wonder that our people feel so secure living here
We want to thank our police , especially do we t hank the officer who was on duty As I did not recognize him , I know that he was not a long-time veteran of the department. We appreciate his call.
We have lived in Mariemont over 40 years.
Mildred and Buck Anderson
Thompson Speaker
Dr Donald Thompso n , superintendent of the Mariemont scho ol s, was a speaker at the 23rd annual Ohio Schoo l Boards As sociation ' s Cap ita l Conference i n Columbus Dr Thompson ' s topic was Super i ntendent : Educator or Manager.
Mariemont Village Directory
1979-80
A new addition is now being prepared by the Boy Scouts units, to be ready for distribution in Apr il, 1979
Please confirm your name, address and phone number by completing the form below, Especially, if you have moved to Mar i emon t since the last DIRECTORY was publ ish ed , if your name , address or phone number was incorrectly listed in the last DIRECTORY, if your telephone number or add ress has changed, or if you have added a second telephone number for children or other members of your family, please notify the Directory Committ ee by fillin g out the form below
If your telephone is unlisted and / or you do not wish it to appear in the DIRECTORY , merely omit that information
Davit.! Bau er
Winners in the Junior Fire Chief contest are (1. to r.): Heather Holmes, 3rd grade; Susan Hobbs, kindergarten; Gretchen Karr, 2nd grade; Katie Emery, 5th grade Fire Chief winner1 Mike Dunlap , 4th grade; Becky Rubery, 1st grade, and Joan :;pear, special education .
December MariElders Events
Tuesday, December 5 · Members Council Meeting. 10:00 a m. All are welcome and encouraged to attend Friday, December 8 · 1:00 p.m Christmas tree decorating at the Center You can bring any special Christmas decorations you would lik e us to use. Also , please bring 3 dozen homemade Christmas cookies for our cookie sale.
Saturday , December 9 · :V,a riElders cookie sale orders previously taken can be picked up from 10:00 • 1:00.
Thursday , December 14 Leave the Center at 10 :00 a.m for a visi t to Warren County Museum and luncheon at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon , Ohio Following lunch, sho p~ ing tim e in the unique Lamb Shop wi ll be reserved. $9 00 covers transportat ion, museum
The Mariemont Messenger
Browsing through the 1927 issues of the Mariemont Messenger provided interesting and amusing items about the early days of our village
1927 was the yea r the Womens Guild of the Mariemont Community Church was founded. Their aim was to promote fellowship among women and to serve the Church and village They held bake sales, rummage sales and a June festival at the Church green Over the years this festival became the Ice Cream Social.
Mary Emery ' s dream of a healthy place for chi ldren to live was a reality in 192 7 Dale Park school records showed a total
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absence of 5% during December
The normal average in surrou nding areas was 10%
Miss Minni e Avery , community nurse , reports in her records that Mariemont children are twice as healthy as those in other parts of Cincinnati . A school census showed a total of 304 children aged seventeen and under in town There were approximately 300 families liv in g in the village at that time.
Ads from the paper offered dress and suiting material for nineteen cent s a yard A six room, colonial house heated by the central heating plant sold for $9 ,500
The Beans and Blisters Club announced its membership was open to the gardeners of Mariemont. In order to Join you must have several blisters and callouses on your hands and a
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severe backache The nominal membership fee included free bur ial rites (Honest! That ' s what it said .) Gardening must have been hazardous in those days.
Did you know that the bear. pits at the Cincinnati Zoo were built of stone from the Mariemont quarry or that Dale Park used to be a potato patch?
An anonymous ohilosopher wrote this: " If you keep your nose too steadily against the grindstone there will be no thing left of it to thumb at old Father Tim e."
Mary Ann Fieler
PTSA Off To Good Start
An outstanding September meeting started the season off with a bang for the Mariemont PTSA Dr Donald Thompson spoke on an overview of the school system Others on the program were parents, teachers , and students who had taken part in the ISO portion of the North Central Evaluation and had interesting things to tell. Once again we are go ing to be among the first schools to try a new met hod of evaluating schoo ls.
The me et ing in Octo ber was bri ef because of the Open House Co-hostesses were Phyll is Hoff-
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Friday , December 15 . Trip to the Circus 1 This intimate, one -ring Circus offers all of the fun of clowns , jugglers, acrobats · everything dear to the hearts of Circus lov ers and all in the clean comfort of the Playh ouse in the Park . $6 .00 covers transportation and your seat in the big top Please meet at the Center at 9 :15 a.m.
Tuesday , December 19 A special trip to Krohr. Conservat ory to see the beautifu l Christmas dis play . Le av e the Center about 1:30 p.m Total cost for transportation is $2 00. Reservations are first come, first serve.
Thursday , December 21 · 1:00 p m The ho liday atmosphere at the Center will welcome you to the Second Annual Christmas Party We ' ll have refreshments, entertainment from the Mariemont High School Choir and don't be surprised if there's a visit from Santa himself!
Wednesday, December 27. The MariElders will be attending a special matinee performance of " The Nutcracker" performed by the Cincinnati Ballet Company. $9.25 includes transportation and a good, reserved seat. Meet at the Center at 1:00 p m Reservations are first come , first serve. Thursday , December 28 Free Blood Pressure Screening 1-4 p.m. No appointment necessary . ON-GOING CENTER ACTIVITIES
Quilling · Mondays 10-12 Volunte er , Betsy Smith Craft Group - Mondays 1-3. Ceramics - Thursdays, 10:00 , Instructor Alice Andrew Bridge & Cards - Fridays , 1:30 p m
man and Jean Barnes
The PTSA wants as many parents and teachers who can do so to join Everyone has something to offer ; every talent is needed so that all those who touch the lives of our young people can work together . If you are a parent or teacher and can possibly spare the time, please call Joanne Armitage , 271-0528, or Peggy Erwin , 271-1358, fo r membership inform at ion
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Part Four For The Road
The 1978 New York Marathon was billed as the "World's Biggest Marathon ." Over 11,300 men. women and children had entered Over 10,200 actually started Over 8200 finished including me.
Just as I had committed, or better , promised myelf, my family, my friends and you, the readers of the Town Crier , I crossed the finish line in New York ' s Centra l Park in my first marathon.
This was the tenth New York Cit y Marath on. However, there was a period of seventy-three years between the first and second The first NYC Marathon was run in 1896 The following year , the race was moved to Boston Well, the second NYC Ma rathon went off in 1970 and has gr own quickly In fact. this years' participants doubled the number that ran in 1977.
Allow me to digress a bit more for the sake of an interesting · point in marathoning history Marath oning was begun by the ancient Greeks as part of their annu al games The marathon , a run of 25 miles , was a tribute to an ancient Greek soldier who ran the 25 miles from Marathon, Greece , to Athens to tell of the army ' s great military victory The soldi er's name was Pheidippides and history points out that after he delivered the message , he collapsed and died.
For years the marathon was a 25 mile race But dur in g the Olympic Games of 1908 in London , the Royal Fa mily became ill and could not attend the start of the Olympic Marat hon The starting line was moved to Windsor Castle so the aili ng Royal Family could witness the event. However , they did not move the finish line. So the marathon became a distance of 26 miles 385 yards and has remained that distance ever since . I br ing this interesting bit of trivia to you if for no other reason than to point out that when I crossed the 25 mile point in New York last month, all I could think of, with over a mile to go , was that the Royal Family coul d not have been anywhere near as ailing as I was 1
Back to the story " at foot ", my running of the Marathon in New
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York. It was simply the most exciting experience of my life well worth the months of trainin g.
My wife Pam and I arr ived in New York City on Friday evening during rush hour. We had to pick up my officia l number and the memorabilia that most organized races give you Despite the crush of people, this final registration was well organized and very ex· citing in itself . " Welcome to New York and the world's lar ges t marathon , Tom ," the man said as he handed my packet to me. " Good luck on Sunday ." That's when it dawned on me. I was real· ly here It was really going to happen.
On Saturday morning I ran a slow and easy four miles just to keep loose . We then browsed and shopped 5th Avenue and wound up having the traditional " night before , car bohydrate -filled spaghet t i dinner. " It was then to bed
Following a nerve-filled sleep, I arose at 5:45 a.m. and donned my runners apparel , pinned my number to my shirt and started out the door to grab a cab. Pam kissed me some good luck. She and our friends would be trying to follow me by bicycle
It was still dark at 6:15 a.m. in Manhattan I didn 't see much movement but managed to find a cab Off I went to the first rendez· vous area for the runn ers at Lincoln Ce nter Once ther e, I began to realize how many people were involved in this event. Hundreds were in line to board the busses for the f orty minute shuttle to the starting area , Ft. Wadsworth , on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows bridge
My bus arrived at 7:30 a m three hours prior to the start of the marathon. Because of the number of runners and the massive amount of organization
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involved, nobody really minded this long wait. Only official runners and race personnel were allowed on this side of the bridge. That's why my wife wasn't there at the start as in other races I have run. I really missed her being nearby to chat with , but the camar aderie of runners was so overwhelming, I soon met and talked with hundreds of others. We sat in an open field as the sun came up and grew stronger and made us a bit warmer in the 55 degree chil ly fall weather. That same welcome sun would soon become a nemesis however.
At 9:30 , as if on signal, 10,000 runners began their stretching and warm up exercises The ex · citement and anticipation grew quickly now Well over 100 port-aJohns were in use with a lon g line in front of each. At 10 a m., the head organizer of the race, Fred Lebow, directed all of us to the starting area ... 22 lanes wide near the Verrazano toll booths The sun was much warmer now and it seemed like about 65 degrees
I was about two-thirds of the way back from the front , based on my estimated time to a hopeful 4 hour marathon The potential winn ers were naturally up front. I coun ted at least twenty helicopters flying around the area taking pictures At this point my adrenaline was really up with excitement. "I am really here " I kept repeating . " Think of yo ur race plan, " kept breaking into my thoughts " Stay with your plan. "
The noise was a jolt. Everybody started cheering, jumping and trying to move forward . " What happened 7 " I asked someone . " It 's started! It's started!" he yelled He slapped me five and
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said good luck, Cincinnati (I was wearing an "I Love You Cincin · nati' ' T-shirt that my boss at WLW Rad io had given me ) I sudden ly realized that the jolting noise was the starting cannon fir in g The clock was running, but we weren 't going anywhere. Damn! Too many people. " We can't move back here!" The rush finally moved us on to the bridge Occasionally I could find some running room , but had to battle others for the space . It was at a premium on the bridge for these first two miles I finally decided not to fight it. I'd use up too much energy I just started taking in the sights : New York rising through a mid-morning haze ; photographers wrapped around center posts all along the bridge ; photographers at the top of the bridge. "Gee, they look small, " I thought. ( I realized a week later that we all looked small to the camera as well when I saw the bridge picture i n Sports Illustrated )
We're off the bridge now into Brooklyn I passed up the water stations at the 3 and 4 mile mark . Too early for water . At the five mile mark I saw the official digital clock. I realized how much time the crowd at the start had cost me . Damn! I picked up my pace cont'd on page 11
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hoping to get back on my time , I kept passing up t he water st atio ns. People were sti ll li ning t he streets " Go , Cincinn ati!" " I lo ve you too , Cinc innati!" Th ey all yell ed someth ing ab ou t Cinc innat i. " Do you love Pet e Rose ?" someo ne barked Every t ime I heard Cinc innati I'd smil e and wave acknowledge ment. That got old and tiring quickly I should have worn a plain shirt!
The ten mile marker I ' m catching up on my time. Keep going. Keep going . No time for water Eleven mile mark er up ahead. "Th er e he is! There he is! Tom! Hey, Tom Singer!" It was Pam and our fr iends I mov ed over to that side Slo wed down Said hello Took a cup of water Drank hal f and threw the rest in my face. " See you later ." I ran on " How do you feel! How do you feel !" I hea rd them yelling from behind me! I turned and pointed my thu mb down and went on I felt terribly tired . I tried to o hard to make up for lost time. Too tir ed too ear ly
We ' re in Queens no w Where have all these people come from ?
Fourteen miles now and the crowds are everywher e Cheer in g and cheer ing . " Go , Cincinnati" etc By th is time I was nodding a smile their way The Queensboro
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br idge loomed ahead. On the bridge I got really tired No crowds now, just runners on each side , th e East River below and a hot sun above The bridge was steep. I kept think ing of Gilbert Avenue in Cinci nnat i. At the top I caught the breeze, " Boy , does that feel good ," several puffing voices said. I slo wed a bit to catch my breath I pic ked up going down the other side into Manhattan Here the crowds were the biggest. All th e way up First Avenue. Chee ring! Yelling! " Go! Go! Cincinnati!" Not again!
First Avenue was more of an in· cl ine t han I had figured. Sixteen, sev enteen , eighteen miles Keep going. Yol.l still have a chance t o break four hours.
Nineteen miles. The Bronx is ahead. Get across this bridge I f eel dizzy . Nothing hurts . My feet and legs are O.K. I looked down at my arms and le gs " What ' s t his? " Wh ite powde r. Sa lt. I had stopped sweating . It's 80 degrees, I'v e run almost 20 miles , and I've stopped sweating!
It felt li ke an explo sion in my lowe r abdomen . Cramps! I'v e dehyd rat ed Didn 't take enough wa ter along the way ! I stopped. Wen t to the first aid truck at the 20 mile marker "You need potassium ," he said " Got any? " I asked "No! Are you alright Cincinnati? " Damn sh irt ! " No , I' m not alright! Why am I sitting here ? I' m losing time ." " You people is crazy ," he said. " Good luck , Cincinnati!"
Every step hurt both sides of my stomach Out of th e Bronx and into Harlem The crowds are still everywhere A young black boy starte d follo wing me with his bike His radio was playing as it swun g
from the handlebar s. " Bill Rodgers won with a time of two hours 12 minutes and 32 seconds . An unknown woman set a new women's world record at 2 hours 32 minutes. It ' s 79 degrees. Thousands of runn ers are stilling com ing in " Two million people have lin ed the streets ." The boy on the bike stopped I went on Twenty-two mil e mark er. Going up Fifth Avenue Centra l Pa rk ju st ahead I kept on Walked a litt le Jogged a lo t. Keep going Quit ! Sto p! No! Run! Only 2 miles left. People everywhere . " Go , Cincinnati " " We lo ve you , Cincinnati." The Plaza Hotel. Less than a mile . I must have seen over a hundred run ners passed out, lying at the curb, getting sick, cryi ng , li mp ing . Keep go ing ! I se e it! The finish li ne! Stand up straight! Run , you turkey! Run ! This is what it' s all about! Look at all th e people . Two hours or mo re after th e winner finished Thousands of people sti ll here . Cheering me! The hell with the cramps! Run ! What did that cop say! " All right Cincinnati ."
Cont 'd. From Page 4. ment at Beech St re et and Murray Avenue The first steam test of the system was made with the cooperation of the P.R.R. wh ich loaned a locomotive , located on t he side tr ack at the Plant , and temporarily connected ,..,ith the steam main at the Plant , for the te st. The first area served went to th e Alber t Place Group , fo r the first time in Octobe r, 1925
There were two principal reasons why the steam system was abandoned in 1954. First , the price of coal advanced and the price of ga s for heating declined , and also t he full cap acity for whi ch the Plant was des igned did not develop as soon as anticipated Secondly it was disco ve red that termites had migrated up from the South and were attack ing the wood insulation around the steam mains The original treatment had held insects away for th at period of t ime but it later became ineff ect iv e
While thumbing throu gh the Volumes of my Diary durin g the period descr ibed above , I found
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" Hey , Tom! Tom Singer ." There 's Pam . I've done it!
They directed me through one of several chutes Somebody took me by the arm . Felt my pulse . " Are you O.K. ?" I po inted t o my mouth " Water! " As it went down , it felt like they were peel ing the inside of my thro at apart " He ' s O.K. "
Some young girl in an official ' s coat wa s in front of me She put someth i ng i n my hand " Congratulations. " She ki ssed me and went over to another runner. I walked around loo king at all these people Runners I didn 't know came up to me "Good race, Cin· cy! " " Way to go " "Isn't this unbelievable!"
I loo ked down at my hand She had given me a ribbon and a medal. All the finishers get one . But this is my medal. I did it! I feel sore and sick . I am disappo inted at my 4:40 tim e I ran too fast too soon Not enough wate r Dam n! I re ally hurt. But I am a winner I wo n! I got a medal ! I sat down and cri ed
Tom Singer
many references to special things that happened during the early construction of Mariemont that might be interesting to review The dates of the start in g of many con struction projects durin g t hose early years might be worth re ad ing . We shall see !
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Cont ri buto rs to the first Christmas Walk sponsored by Ma riemo nt merchants included : The Top Drawer , The Fra mer ' s Guild, Art Flowe r Shop, Laur el's, Lilli Adele Gifts , Fred er ick Coffma n Interiors , Sharon 's, The Towne Mouse , and Calico Corners.
Also , Ho rton ' s Pharmacy , Town & Country Sav ings & Loan, Village Kitchens, Centra l Trust Co , Mariemont Barber Shop , Bus ken 's Bakery , The Vill ager , Calico Cat Gingham Dog , The Frog Pr ince and Serendipity
Plus , Mar iemont Insur an ce , Kirk & Assoc iates , The Co lonial Shop , Vil lage Beauty Shop , Lee Menswear, Walnut Sav in gs & Loan , Kee bler ' s, Graeter ' s, Earl's Meats , Corney & Shepherd , West Shell Realtors , Mariemont Beauty Shop, Chelsea-Moore and Cinc innati Gear Co
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Tree Burning
Mariem ont will again sponsor a Christmas Tree Burning It will be held on Jan . 5. 7:30 p.m .. at the
Kids Rec.
The Recreation Program for Mar iemont youngsters in grades 4 throu gh 8 started on Nov 18 at the Midd le School gymnasium
The program will continue every Saturday through February Jay Wilson is in ch arge of the ac · tivities. Any int erested Mariemont children may attend from 9· 11:30 a m.
swimming pool parking lot. A spec i al program is being arranged.
From the Town Crier Staff
Season ' s greetings from all the staff of the Town Crier. Christmas is our vacat ion time also, so look for the next is sue of the Town Crier at the end of Jan uary Copy deadline will be Jan 10.
Kiwanis Christmas Tree Sale
This one has a new twist to it. mas tre es in town
And you'll probably find it more in · All proceeds from the tr ee sale ter est ing since the tree you select will be used to further community will still be growing at Dixie Pines projects sponsored by the Kiwanis Tree Farm , awaiting your ClubofMariemont. choosin g Chris Truss is general chairman
This family adventure will be of this event and all members are available, Monday through Friday , expected to participate. Your sup · from noon to dusk, December 11· port of this timely , fund •raising 15 and 18 22. It's over the river project will be great l y and to the woods via Route 8 in appreci ated. Kentucky for the freshest Christ· We inclu de a map to show the easy way to go Thank you !
1: Double Twenties , P C. 6:30
3: Advent Workshop, 5 p.m ., Potluck supper • all ages in· vited
5: Pre-School Mothers Meeting, 8 p m , P C Christm as program : Cookie Exchange
6: Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 p.m ., Vill ag e Square .
9: Luminar ia Sale , 10 a m · 2 p.m , Swimm in g Pool.
10: Mariemont Village Assembly Christmas House Tour, Sunday , 2-4 p.m .
13: M.C.C. Women ' s Guild lu ncheon , 12:30, P C.
16: Breakfast with Santa, 9 - 11 a.m High School.
17: Li ght Mar iemo nt with luminaria
18 & 19: M.H .S. Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m.
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20: Middle School PTA meeting ; Christmas conc ert for band & chorus ; Unifi ed Arts Open House , 7:30 p m
22: M.H.S. Junior Class Christmas Da nc e
22: Christmas vacation starts at end of school day
24: Christmas Eve Serv ices, M C C 5 p m. , 7 p.m., 8:30 p m.; Holy Communion at 10 p m
25: Christmas Day
Council Meeting: Dec 11.
Board of Education: Dec . 12 . Men's Candlepin Bowling, Tuesdays , P C , 7:15 p m
Women's Candlepin Bowl ing, Wednesdays , P.C , 7:00 p m
JANUARY 2: School reopen s
MHS Christmas Concert
To put you in the holiday moo d, the MHS Mu sic Department has plann ed two evenings of musical entertainment featurin g the Hi gh School Band and Chorus, the Jazz Band , the Freshman Chorus , and the Breakfast Club
Identical concerts will be held at the high school auditorium on Monday , Dec 18 , and Tuesday , Dec 19, at 7:30 p m
Be sure to add this program to your list of Christmas traditions for you and your family to enjoy
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