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TO~NCRIER F EBRUARY , 1979
MA RI EMONT, OHIO
VOL. 4, N O. 4
MARIEMONT NAMES IN THE NEWS Mariemont's Law Man Chief Don S hank s has been our full -time Chief of Police since April of 1954 and served t he Village well with his quiet ded ication to duty and ab ility to get things done. Our chief was born and raised in t he Hartwell area of Cincinnati where his mother st ill resides . Many of you may not know that, after being educated in the Cincinnati public school system he served three years in the United States Army Air Corps as a radio operator a nd aerial gunner during World War II. Prior to joining the Mariemo nt Police Dept. on March 1, 1949, Don had served two and a half years as a member of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Patrol. In the summer of 1953, when Rayner Prince resigned as Marimont's Chief of Police, Don was named Acting Chief. He was well-prepared for his appointment through police training at the Hamilton County Police Academy, Norwood Police Academy , Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, London , Ohio, plus the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville and attendance at Police Seminars at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. Chief Shanks has served two terms as president of the Hamilton County Police Association and a number of years as chairman of Police Association's Training and Education Committee.
For the past ten years our chief has served as chairman of the Hamilt0n County Police Association 's Telev ision Committee, acting as moderator and associate producer of WCPO television 's popular public service program , "Police Call',' a ired Sunday mornings on Channel 9. He also serves as a Zone Coordinator for the Ohio Peace Officer's Training Council. Talk about a busy man! And he still has time to take care of our village , along with his excellent staff.
(Linda and Lynne)
Chief Don Shanks Chief Shanks liv es at 3923 Plainville Road with his wife, Norma, and daughter Donna Lee. A married daughter , Roxa nne (Mrs. William E. Jones) resides a t 40 13 Grove Avenue where eight year old granddaughter Kara Lee also lives.
Thank You! The Village Assembly wants to take this opportunity to thank all the contributors to the recent membership drive. If you have procrastinated in sending in your contribution you may still do so . Suggested contributions are: $5.00 per family; $3.00 per single person; $6.40 a yea r per nonresident. You can have a sustaining membership for $15.00 to $25.00 and up. Send your contributions to Assembly Treasurer: R obert T. Parker 6972 Thorndik e Mariemont, Ohio 45227
Cable TV for Mariemont? Mariemont officials a re considering the possibility of cable television for the village. Mayor Arthur Davies told the Town C rier. ,;Our intention and desire is
to get the very best. We're very much on the list for cable TV because of the com pactness of the v ill age .·· Council member Carol Renton .,;iairman of the Pl:mning and
Arriving and Leaving . ..
Zoning Committee, said her committee is listening to the proposals from various companies. "We'll listen to all of them and see what looks lik e the b es t d eal ," Mrs. H, r,ton said. Both Mrs. Benton and Mayor Davies suggested resident s contact their council representatives to let t hem know if t here is support in the community for t his proposal.
The Mari Elders are losing their beloved director. Lynne Anderson , who will be leaving soon to have her first baby, expected late in March. Lynne has endeared herself to the entire community with her warmth a nd enthusiasm and she will be greatly missed. It seems the search committee has come up with another jewel in Linda Sensel , who came on January 8 to work with Lynne until she leaves. Linda comes from Northern Kentucky and is a graduate of Edgecliff College where s he majored in sociology and social work. She knew she lik ed working with older people so she enrolled in the Scripps Foundation Gerontology Center at M iami University at Oxford , Ohio. This is an outstanding program and is one of only a few gerontology centers in the country. After two years work , including an internship at Maple Knoll in Glendale , she received her M.G.S . (masters in gerontological studies). At the last election the community showed approval of the MariElder program by passing an 0.5 mill levy to provide financing after the federal grant expired . This will ensure the program for at least five years. The idea for a program for older adults here was first introduced at
PUBLISHED AS A COMMUNITY S ERVICE BY THE MARIEMONT VILLAGE ASSEMBLY She has already initiated a well attended exercise class for Friday mornings from ten to eleven o'clock. It will take her a little time to know all the members but she is learning fast. So come in and get acqu ain ted with Linda and Ma ri E lders. You 'll find it very worth while. Winnie Miller
a Kiwanis meeting in early 1977.
It met with approval and was referred to the Village Assembly . A twelve member board of trus tees was appointed and with help from the Council on Aging, MariElders was born . Soon Lynne Anderson was hired as the director and the program took off and is now alive and well and living in the lower level of the Parish Center. Lynne has been tireless in her efforts to fill the needs of the three hundred twenty members. A varied and interesting schedule of events has proven very successful and the board and the members are happily surprised with the progress made in the fourteen months of the active organization. It took a lot of hard work and a lot of caring to a rrive at the present level of success and Lynne .\nderson deserves very much of the credit . People here wish all the best for her and hope she will visit often. Linda Sensel, with her very specia l t ra ining and persona l charm, will be well ab le to continu e and expa nd t he program .
Linda Sensel
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