Mariemont Town Crier, February 2011, Vol. XXXV, No. 5
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THE CRIER CLUB 2010 - 2011
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Marty and Tom Allman
Barb Anderson
Michael and Leslie Baggis h
Amelia Banister
Martha and Bob Bartlen
An n and Charles Beach
Joan and Carl Bende r
Ka ren and Ed Berkich
James and Phyll is Ca rtwright
Nin a Coates
David and Donn a Lou Davis
Kathy and Stuart Deadrick
Jay and Sandra Degen
Judy Dooley
Char and Jim Downing
Sam and Nancy Duran
El Coyote Restaurant
Mark and Joan Erhard t
Mary Ann Fieler 1ood and Jamie Keyes W.S . Robinson
John and Amy Fischer
Kimbe rly Flick
Jam es and Jud y Foreman
Business & Advertising Manager
Claire Kupferl e
Distribution
Laura Karnes
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Proofreader
Marty Bartlett
Co ntribut ors
Marty Bartl ett
Don and Peggy Keyes David C. Rob isch
Claire and Len Kupferle Nina and Millard Rogers
Judy and Lloyd Lindner Kristen Safier and Daniel Hoying
Garden Oub Of Mariemont Madison Bowl Steve and Pa t Salay
H Randall and Sandra Garland jH. and Edna Magee Jam es and Recie Scon Lulu Get reu
Ma rk and Tracy Glassmeyer
Gail and Peter McBride Fred and Audrey Sham
Joseph and Ch risti ne Miiler Frances Turner
John and Helen Gray Nancy Miller Merilee and Charles Turne r
Ann and Walter Grooms Dia ne Morand Edwin and Carolyn Tuttle
Ch uck and Tara Hatch
Ann C. Hawk
Harry and Sal ly Herrlinger
Bob and Jeanne Naugle Becca Vianello
Marilyn and Ron Newbanks Village Church of Mariemo nt
Chad and Leah Osgood Richard and Ann We ndel
Charles and Marian Hicklin Rosemary Pa ri s The Woman 's Art Club
Phylli s Hoffman
George and Susan Peck Randy and MaryB eth Yo rk
jean Huang Ca th erine Ralph and Nancy Becker
Wes and Nin a Iredale
Marianne Jenkins
I.aura Karnes
Roge r and Rosemary Reavill
Julie and John Renner
Erika Renwanz and Sandy Jennings
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Ange la For sy the 898-9246/a ncofo@ya hoo.eom
Andy Gordon
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Nina Iredale
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Teresa Mikese /1
272-2 199/ tere sa_ mikesell @fuse. net
Photographer
Ron Sch roeder
Carriers
Meg, Celia and Ginny Caes ar
Margo Dailey
Liz z ie Deadrick
Sarah Fe eney
Park er Gilmore
Drew Gohee n
Will Henn ing Analise and Hans Hin ebaugh
Katie and Anna Karnes foe Molski
Joe and Emma Veeneman
jack Wilder
Audrey York
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Edito r
Br NINA IREDALE
Neighboring with Nina
Hap py
Va lentin e's Day ! hope eve r yo ne ha s shoveled out from our lates t s now fa ll. ls n' t Mari emont bea utiful with all th e tr ees cove red in s now' I talk ed to two new neighbo rs thi s month a nd both li ve on Woos te r Pike. So I guess th ey rea ll y are "nei ghbo rin g with Ni na" sin ce I al so liv e on Wooste r! At a nytim e, if yo u a re new to Mari emont a nd I hav en' t co nt ac ted yo u, please feel free to ema il me a nd I will ga th er yo ur inform at io n It's never too late to be welco med!
The Moo re Fam il y purchase d 65 17
Woos ter Pik e on Nove mb er 22. Sa ra's pa rents bo ught their fi rst home in Ma ri emon t and the se ntim ent al va lu e of Sa ra get tin g he r fi rst home in Ma ri emo nt is one key reason fo r the purchase. Sa ra reme mbe rs ea tin g brun ch at th e Na tion al Exe mpl a r eve r y Sund ay after church or tagg in g along to he r mom's favo rite store, The Top Drawer. The Moo re's move d to Ma ri emont fr om Mt Looko ut a nd love th e wa lk abilit y of Ma ri e mont , th e uniqu e shops a nd res taur a nt s, pheno me nal sc hoo l sys tem, a nd also app rec iate how fr iend ly everyo ne is Dinin g at The Quarte r or Dill y De li a nd wa lking th e dog a re a few of the thin gs th ey enjoy the most.
6737 Woos ter Pik e was purchase d on Ja nu a ry 14, by Tim an d Michell e Love. They have a daught er Made line who t urn ed 4 on clos in g day a nd a baby girl du e in Feb ru a r y. The Love's reloca ted here from Wa pakoneta,
OH where th ey liv ed for a yea r and a half Prior to that th ey li ve d in Jac kso n, TN fo r three a nd a half yea rs Tim work s fo r P&G in lo gisti cs. Michell e was a n element a ry sc hoo l teacher until deciding to be a stay at home mom . Tim a nd Miche ll e met in Sa n Fra ncisco at their bes t frie nd s' wedding whil e bein g bes t man and maid of hon or. Mi chelle is or iginall y fr om th e Cleveland a rea a nd Tim is from Oklah oma Cit y. They cho se Ma ri emont bec au se th ey lov e be in g abl e to walk eve rywh ere , the fri endl y res ident s a nd th e grea t sc hoo l sys tem
I'd lik e to WELCOME all of our new neighb ors and if a nyo ne kn ows of a new add ition to so meo ne's famil y or a new neighbor th at I ma y ha ve mi sse d, pl ease let me know so th ey ca n be includ ed in a futur e iss ue. My ph one numb er is 272- 1551 or email is nin a9 0@c in ci.r r. co m
Dear Neighbor,
# of Hom es SOLD in 2010 RISES!
With unemployment showing few signs of improvement, it's become clear that we won't see a true rebound in the real estate market until we have job growth.
With that being said, Mariemont is still a great place to calf home. Our average sale price was up 3% from 2009 and the# of homes SOLD was up 17% from fast year. ffyou need real estate assistance, I hope you will calf me. Even ifyou are just curious, I can provide you with a current market analysis ofyour home, updates on prices in the area, and current mortgage rates . There's always something interesting to discuss in the real estate business!
I would like to thank all of my friends who have made my real estate career so exciti ng Your supp ort means so much to me. God bless all ofyou in the new year.
B est Wishes, George Peck, CRS!GRJ
Senior Safes Vice President
5 13-527-3 1 66 gp eck@comey com O ver 2 00 hom
Kiwanis Club of Mariemont Winding Up Annual Nut
Wh o does n't know abo ut th e Kiwa nis Club of Ma ri emo nt' Their treme nd ous annual Art a nd Crafts Fa ir, ce leb rated
Go lf Outin g a nd of co ur se
th eir a nnu a l Nut Sa le all ra ise mo ney fo r th e many
good thin gs th at Ki wa ni s doe s ri ght here in our co mmunit y. In li ght of th e hec ti c holid ays a nd seve ral s now day s, Kiw a ni s still has quit e a selecti on of nut s ava il abl e. So th e g rea t new s is th at they a re hav in g a sa le!
"We have Sa lt ed Alm ond s, Sa lt ed Ca shews,
De lu xe Mixe d Nut s,
Raw Peca ns, Honey
Coc kt ail Mixed Nut s,
Choco late Brid ge
Mix , Milk Choco late
Pean ut s, Milk
Choco late Alm ond s,
Milk Choco late
Cas hews, Milk
Choco late Peca ns, Milk
Choco late Rais in s a nd Da rk Choco late
Alm o nd s:' say s Joh n
We nstrup , cha irm a n of th e proj ec t. "The $ IOco nt a in ers are availa ble three fo r o nl y $24 ! Similarl y, $5 boxe d co nt a in ers a re now onl y $ 12 fo r three 1"
Kindergarten Registration Time
If yo u have a child who will be fi ve yea rs of age befo re Sept emb er 30, 20 1I, pl ease pla n to att end Kin de rgart en Reg istr ati on Night on Ma rch 23 at 7 pm in th e Ma ri emo nt Element ary Sc hoo l audit oriu m. Thi s me et in g is a n in fo rm ati onal prese nt ati on fo r pa rents of Ma ri emont a nd Fa ir fax res id ent s with children eli gible fo r kind ergart en in th e fa ll of 20 I I
Yo u also have th e opp or tun it y to turn in th e paperwo rk nee ded to beg in th e reg istr at ion proce ss
Packet s will not be delive red thi s yea r as a ll materi als are ava ilabl e onli ne. Plea se visit www. ma ri emont sc hoo ls.o rg, selec t Fo rm s a nd Reg ist rati on fr om th e home page, select Kind erga rt en Reg istr ati on on the next pag e a nd fr om th ere yo u ca n acc ess all of the in fo rm ati on a nd dow nl oa d th e fo rm s nee ded fo r reg istr ati on. As soo n as poss ib le, ple ase co mpl ete a nd submit onlin e th e reg istrati on form , emerge ncy med ica l fo rm and sign off aft er rea din g th e kind erga rt en stud ent hand boo k. When yo u co me to th e mee tin g, brin g a n ori gin al birth ce rtifi cate fo r yo ur child ( not a co py) and pro of of res id ency (a n elec tri c bill , ph one bill , etc. with yo ur name and address printed ). If appli ca bl e, bring custody papers and /or an IEP co py Physica l and dent al report s nee d to be turn ed in at th e schoo l offi ce befor e reg istration ca n be co mplete. All of yo ur qu es ti ons ca n be answered
fr om th e onlin e reg ist rat ion li nk , however if yo u wou ld lik e to speak with so meo ne, please ca ll th e Ma ri emont Element ary Sc hoo l Offi ce at 272 -7400 Al so, if yo u a re not a memb er of Ma ri emo nt Presc hool Pa rent s Gro up we wo ul d lik e to add yo ur kin de rga rt en child 's na me to th e reg istrati on li st. Pl ease e-ma il Teresa Mik ese ll ( Kind ergart en Ro undup Chair ) at trmik ese ll @ gma il. co m or call her at 272-2 190 if yo u do not ha ve Int ern et or e- ma il access.
"N ut s are a hea lth y, fr es h a nd de li cious alt ern ati ve to less hea lth y s nac ks a nd the pro fit s a re doin g so
goo d here in o ur ow n back ya rd 1" added Bri
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ces , I' m thinkin g nut fo
Valentin e' s Da y a nd fo r an a ny day, ev er y day hea lth y s nac k!" Kiwa ni s nee ds yo ur help in puttin g th em ov er th e top thi s yea r Nut s a re
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BY ANG ELA FORSYTH E
Mark and Tracy
Glassmeyer
Mark a nd Tracy Gla ssmeye r's families eac h spe nd a lot of ti me at No rri s La ke and that is where th e two of them happened to mee t. No rri s Lake is also where Mark and Tra cy were engaged
Both families were at the lake when Mark a nd Tracy decided to sneak off to ge t in so me goo d skiin g tim e. "With so many kid s there it was hard to really be abl e to ski ;' Tra cy sa id. So, Mark and Tracy headed off to sk i. Tracy was non e- th e-w ise r, but th e entir e family kn ew
Mark wa s go in g to propos e.
Mark a nd Tracy we nt to a favorite skiin g spot and fo und it to be a busy da y. "With so many peo ple th ere, we rea ll y didn' t ge t a chan ce to ski that mu ch. I was re all y di sap point ed abo ut it ;' said Tracy. Sk iin g was actually th e la st thin g Mark wa s worri ed about. "We got back on the boat a nd Mark sa id , ' Thi s is whe re I met yo u and said so meda y I would marry yo u.' and then he proposed I co uldn' t believe it When we took th e boat back to where our fa mili es were, eve r yo ne wa s yelli ng and che ering ;' added Tra cy with a smil e
While Mark a nd Tracy 's place of e ngage ment was rea ll y meani ngful to both of them , th e e ngage ment rin g ca r ries se ntim ent al va lu e as well. Mark 's mom wore three se par ate go ld band s with di amo nd s; eac h engraved with one of her three son's name and birth date . Mark 's is th e ring Tracy wore back on th e boat and is th e rin g she st ill wears tod ay as a promise of love. Hap py Valentine's Da y, Ma rk and Tra cy. Tha nk you for sharing your stor y. Angela and Eric Forsythe
The da y my boyfri e nd proposed , I se t
t Residents
my hair on fire. Eri c and I went on a ni ce trip to Carmel. We had a bea utiful suite with a gas firepla ce and I co uldn't wait to get it lit. l flipped the switch , but it wouldn't turn on so I go t on my kne es and start ed look in g around fo r a fu se in side th e firepla ce. For l Ominute s, I looked around with no lu ck- the fir eplace ju st wo uld not li ght. l don' t know what I did to ge t it started , but I happe ned to be on my knee s lea ning in when it finall y lit and of co urse, my hair caught on fire I sc rea med - Eri c ran ove r-we were both franti cally pattin g my hea d . Thankfully, I didn't burn my skin , but my hair was not so lu cky. The whol e a rea of hair th at fr a med my face was sti ckin g up lik e a lion's mane, sizz led and crun chy. That night , Eri c propo se d. I guess he like s a girl with a dangero us sid e.
Natalie and Rich Lynch
Rich was looking to pop the qu es tion a nd had zeroed in on taking me from Charlott e, whe re we we re livin g, ba ck to Uni vers it y of Dayton where we both we nt and met. We 'd bo th love d th e bas ketb all ga mes so he thought he would do it at a ga me Upon loo king int o thi s idea , he found flight s that we re rea so nable and began co nta ctin g th e a rena. He wa s surpris ed to find out that not onl y did we still ge t to pay full pri ce for our tic ket s, but also th e que st ion would onl y be
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
popped on th e b ig sc reen AFTER THE GAME. Hmmm he thought , maybe I sho ul d see abo ut some thin g else.
Not lo ng afte r th a t, he received a me ssage of a n e-saver (bac k in th e day when thos e we re pop ular } for th e we ekend of MLK to PAR IS fo r the sa me if not cheaper th an flying to Day to n Ohio. Gee, take th e girl to Pa ri s or Dayton. The decision was made quickly a nd he ind eed pulled off a surpri se engage ment trip . Fo r Chri stm as he gave me a ce rtifi cate statin g that we'd be flying home to ew jersey to visit hi s fami ly (w hi ch I had bee n suggesting we do) ove r MLK weeken d He a lso gave me some gol f cl ub s, so whe n we a rri ved a t th e a irp ort th at Fr id ay afte rno on, I had no reason to be suspiciou s until I rea li zed we were hea ding to the INTERNAT IONAL a rea of th e a irp or t. We a rri ved at our ga te to see destination: PAR IS. wow.
Okay, so th e surpri se was we we re head in g t o Paris , I wa s exc it ed ind eed; this was a great surpri se Chri stma s pre se nt. We boarded the plane a nd ent hu sia s ti ca ll y chatt ed abo ut what all we'd do in Paris , a nd wha t Frenc h I re membe red from my few yea rs in high school foreign lan g uage. But , as any ot her fli ght o r lo ng ca r rid e, I soo n decid ed to slee p, after a ll it wo uld be seve n hour s and I tend to ge t ca r/ plane s ick if I do n't. SLEEP he thought in hi s head, fo r he had a ring in hi s pocket burning a hole. I am taki ng the girl to Pa ri s a nd she is sleep in g?????? He had no tru e plan of whe re or how he 'd propose, for as he figured, taki ng me to Pari s wa s e no ugh, the res t wo uld fa ll into place. I had no idea that he was wa itin g a nxio usly and was ma ybe go ing to pop the question on th e plane' We finally a rri ved in Pa ri s a nd che cked int o our hot el. We hit th e Eiffel Tower as a ll to uri sts do, and enjo ye d the view, bu t still he felt it wa s not th e moment, coats o n, glov es on, a nd lots and lots of touri sts with their came ras maybe we should go back to the ho tel a nd reg roup befor e dinn er. As we approached the hot el do or, he gave me th e key, sa id he'd be a minut e was go in g to grab a drink fr om t he sto re across th e str ee t and he'd be ri ght up. So, I went on up . A few mo ments lat er he wa s th e re with so me win e an d a box of c rac ke r cook ies. We both poured a glass of win e and enjoyed a few min ut es of re st afte r a hec ti c day. He offe red me some of the coo kie s, wh ich I noti ced were heart shaped. I
took one, a nd he sugges ted I take so me more , wh ich allowed me to find th e r ing box hidd e n in th e box of cook ies WOW, th is wa s it , thi s was th at mo ment , a nd I had no clu e, how could I have been so dumb?t?, He sai d a few nice thin gs about o ur journey to thi s point and th en asked if I wo uld be hi s wife, a nd of course, as th ey say the rest was histor y. We did ma na ge to ge t a lot done on th at long weeke nd, we hit th e Louv re, otre Dame, took in dinn e r on the Se ine River a nd came back home to head ba ck to wo rk ju st a few day s la ter! He had give n hi s parent s a nd min e a sec ret e nv elope about wher e we were going t hat t hey we re not all owed to ope n unt il afte r ou r flight wa s sc hed ul ed to depart. This ass ured him that nobody, lik e my exc it ed mom , wo uld acc identa ll y let o n to th e su rpri se whe n th ey talked with me. Ne edless to say, by th e tim e we return ed home, my pa rent s had figured out what a sur pr ise trip to PARI S mea nt a nd we re ve r y exc it ed to hea r from us
Ke n and Anita Hun t
Ken a nd I met whe n we bot h worked in th e ma gaz in e indu st ry - Ken on th e edi to rial s ide and I was on the advertising sid e. Occasionally, Ken would work on an edit o ri al photo shoot, a nd he use d thi s opp o rtunit y to sur pri se me
He call ed me at work o ne da y to as k if I wo uld be avai lable to be a part of a "coc ktail party" photo shoot at th e Mu seum of th e Ci t y of New York on a Frid ay after wo rk He eve n asked fo r my soc ial se curit y numb er to ens ur e I wo uld ge t paid for it ! I was lookin g forward to a fun eve nin g doin g so mething a littl e different.
That Friday of th e shoot , Ken and I took
a cab to the muse um He was ac tin g a bit stran ge, a littl e nervou s. Be for e we got th e re, he mentio ned th at he said we would me et peo pl e across th e st ree t at th e Cen tral Pa rk Co nse r vato r y Ga rd en before go in g up Thi s is a wo nd e rful hidd en gem within Ce ntra l Park a nd a place we had walk ed to o n our daylong fir st da te!
The minute he began a rr a ngi ng hi s spo rt s coa t while we "wa it ed" fo r o ur fri e nd s, I k new somet hin g else was happ e nin g. He propo se d and I very happil y accep ted! We th en had a wonderful even in g out ce leb ratin g I was ex tr eme ly happy to be so fantastically surpri se d (bu t still as ked whether the photo shoot was hap penin g - the an swe r was " no") 1
Mariemont Recreation Sign-ups
Underway
2011 Class Schedule and February Events
Start the New Year by taking a fun and relaxing ar t class at the Barn. Courses are open to people of every sk ill lev el from beginners to accomp lish ed artists. Yo u do
MONDAY
9:00-12:00
12 :15-3: 15
6:30-8:30 TUESDAY
10 -3:00
9:00-12:00
6:00-9:00
WEDNESDAY
9:30- 12:30
1:00 -4:00
6:00-9:00
THURSDAY
9:30 - 12:30
1:00-4:00
FRIDAY
10:00-noon
not ha ve to be a membe r of the a rt club to tak e our classes. Ca ll Diana Tay lor a t 2723700 or contact the ins t ructor as li sted on the schedule .
Tina Tammaro Oil Tech Classroom
( tin atam ma ro@ hotm ail.com)
Nancy Neville (35 1- 7202) Wate rc olor Classroom
Bruce Nevi ll e (35 1-7202) Watercolor Tack room
Free to Membe rs of WACC Open Paint Classroom
Tom Bluml ein (859 -34 1-2347) Oil s & More Tackroom
Ron Johnson (741 -1141 ) Oil s
Jan Boone (791-7044) Oils
Ray Ha ssa rd Pas tels Cla ssroo m ( ray@ray hassa rd .com)
Jonat hon Queen (474-3526) Oil s
Deborah Ridgl ey (259 -9302) Oils Cla
Ro n Johnson (741- 1141 ) Oils Cla ssroom
Tracy John son (398-4404) Beginning Drawing Tackroom
February Even ts Children's Art Exhibit
Goo d Shepard Mon tessor i wi ll have a ch ildren's art exh ibit , Feb ru a ry 4- 11 Ope ning for pa rent s a nd friends is February 11.
"The Barn Painters" Exhibit
"T he Barn Paint ers" will exhib it new works by eme rgin g artists in the galle r y Feb ru ary 26, 27 and 28 . The public is welcome to attend the recept ion on Frid ay from 6 until 9:00 p. m. , and the show cont inu es Sa turd ay and Sunday I4:00 pm. Chase away those wi nt er blah s with so me bri lli a nt colo r and conversation'
March Events
Brush and Pa lette Painters
"O il a nd Water" Art Exhib it , March 5March 20. Artists' reception is on March 4, 6 - 9 pm.
The Brush and Palette painters a re a gro up of creat ive women who meet weekly to pai nt toge th er. From Marc h throu gh Nove mb er they ex plore ga rd ens, parks a nd othe r picture sq ue loca ti ons aro und th e Tri-state fo r on-s ite pa intin g. During the winter, th ey paint ind oors at Swaim Lo dge in Mo nt gomery. Thi s cad re of artists has been painting sid e by sid e for many yea rs.
English Afterno on Tea a t the Barn, March
19, 3:00-5:00 pm
Once aga in , it is teatime at th e Barn. With the guid a nce of Ma ri emont residents Jo Ga tl ey a nd Jan e Co ffee, gues ts will enjoy au th ent ic Eng li sh re cipes fo r swee ts, sco nes , tea sa ndwiches and mor e You will be served in the bea utifull y res tored barn , surround ed by fine a rt and Ce lti c Harp music by Nancy Bick Cla rk . Tea date is Sat urd ay, Ma rch 19 , 3:00 - 5:00
WOMAN' S ART CLUB C ULTU RAL CENTER
Taft Museum of Art on Sunday Apri l 17, 20 11 at 3:00 pm at the Taft Mu se um.
Private Banquet Room Opens at Exemplar
Jo 'N Jane painting by Jan Boone . pm. $25.00 for adult s and $15 00 for children, 12 and un der. Advance re se rvation s onl y. Se nd yo ur rese rvati ons to "E ngl ish Tea at the Barn ;' 6980 Ca mbrid ge Ave ., Mariemont, Ohio 45227. The deadline for rese r vatio ns is March 7. Ca ll 513-272-3700 fo r inform at ion.
April Events
118th Annual Juried Exhibition, April JO-May 1, 2011
The exhibit include s diverse fin e art di sc iplin es produ ced by wo men 18 yea rs or older from the tri -s tate area. The exh ibit is juried, a nd work is selected from submitted artwork, not slid es or CD 's The exhibit awards ove r $5,000 in pri ze mone y and merchandise
The deadlin e to hand deli ver one pie ce of art to the Barn is March 31, 4:00-7:00 pm . For exhibit details, entry form s, etc. se nd que stion s to Deborah Ridgley, chairperson , dgr studio s@ aol.com or 513-259-9302
A Ce lebration of Impressionism, April 16-17
"Who is Having Lun ch at Renoir's Boating Part y?"
Join us for a lec ture sponsored by the WA CC Fo und at ion in conjunction with the
Jame s A. Sing er, Attorney (5 I 3) 639-396 I jsi nglcr@kmkl aw. com
This afternoon lect ure by Dr. Richard Brettell will focus on Pierre-Augus te Renoir 's iconic painting, Luncheon of the Boatin g Party. Dr.Brette ll will use this tim eless masterpiece to open a window int o understand ing the changing cha racter of French society during the lat e 19t h centu r y. Dr. Brettell is one of the world's foremo st auth orities on French Impressioni sm. A Ph.D g raduat e of Yale University, he ha s taught at th e Uni vers it y of Texas, Northw este rn University, the Un iversity of Chi cago, Yale Univer s it y and Harvard Univer s it y, and is curre ntly Margare t McDermott Distinguished Professor of Aesthetic Studies in the Interdisciplinary Program in Arts a nd Hum a nitie s at th e Univer s it y of Texas a t Dallas.
You are invited to mee t Dr. Brettell at a pre-event party, "So ir ee de Print e mp s", on Sa turda y, April 16 , from 6 to 8 pm at " The Ba rn " Enjoy French wine, food and musi c at thi s very special event.
$10 for the lectur e; $ 12 includ es entry int o th e ex hibition "America n Impr ess ioni sts in th e Garden."
Mak e yo ur reservation s for th e lectur e at the Taft Muse um (5 13)68 4-451 5 or www.taftm useum .org; $30 for "So iree de Printemp s" at The Barn. Reservations for the Soiree: (513) 272-3700
Looking for a pla ce nea rb y to hold a bridal or baby shower, rehear sa l dinner, or anniversary ce lebration? The Na ti ona l Exemplar ha s ju st opened a new private dining room. It is located off the main dining room with a se parat e entrance fr om Wooster Pike, in the spa ce formerly occupied by the Top Drawer. With warm, clas sic co lor s in th e room, you will fe el right at home. Subt le li ghting accentuates the john Stoba rt print s adorning the wall s. The room ha s a seating ca pa cit y of 70 people , making it ideal for all kinds of ce lebration s a nd mee t in gs. Modern amenities are avai lable to mak e s ur e yo ur business me eting runs smoothly. Private dinin g menu s a re available online at www.nationalexemplar.com For furth er information, plea se co ntact Lisa Hopkin s at lhopkin s@ national exe mplar.co m or 271.2 10 3.
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Students Showcase New Ohio Art Initiative
On Januar y 7, an opening ex.hibition of stud ent artwork from Mariemont an d Terrace Pa rk elem entar y sc hoo ls fo rmall y kickedoff an a r t ed uca ti o n initiati ve designed to reac h cla ssroo ms across th e sta te of Oh io. Fo r Mariem on t Ci ty Sc ho ols ele me ntary art teac her, Shelley Komrska , Know It By Art: Ohio ( KIB A) refl ec ts over three years of co nce ntr ated resea rch and development.
Supp orted by a dedicated project team , includin g art teac hers a nd ad mini strators from Ma ri emont Cit y Schoo ls, KIBA (fo rm erl y the Art Hi story of Ohio Project) provides complete art lesso ns fo r g rades K-8 showca s ing Oh io's best example s of art, architectu re and artifa cts, and infu ses the state's history, geography and cu lt ure into eac h student's crea tive exper ience.
Jan Mikesell, a Mari emont Elementary fourth grader, was one of the 84 elementary school artists from Mariemont and Terrace Park whose works are part of the Know It By Art exhibit at the Woman's Art Club Cultural Ce nter in Mariemont.
The prog ram incl ude s a refe rence book wi th 50 lessons, a poster a nd tim elin e, a DVD of art ima ges, a nd a website where teachers can access resources an d examp les and can share ideas.
The initiative is in it s final des ign approval a nd funding s ta ges. The program ha s received funding from pri va te fo undati o ns a nd individual s includ in g The Ohi o Arts Council, Arts Wave (fo rm erly the Fi ne Arts Fund) , th e Mariemont Sc hool Fou ndati on a nd the Ohio Nat ional Life Fo und ation.
The Mariemont/Ter race Park stud e nt
art ex.hib it showcase d a rtwork in sp ired from the less on s includ ed in KIBA . Eight y-fo ur stud ent s from th e two elementaries had their wo rk s showcased Kom rska along wi th Melissa Rupe and Ke ll ey Meye rs are th e sc hool s' art teachers and orga ni zers of the show
For furth er in fo rmation on KIBA, contac t Shell ey Komrska at skomr ska@ mariemontschoo ls.org.
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Former Resident Gayle Gleckler Creates New Children's Book
BY CLAIRE K UPF ERLE, EDITOR
Susan Abern eth y Frank would lik e to intro duce Town Cri er rea ders to a wonderful book written by one of her Mariemont High Sc hoo l cl ass mates, Gay le Glec kl er. Gleckler (pictured at ri ght with Dona ld Co hen) has written a book called Milo, My Stray Cat, and Ms . Aberneth y rec entl y rea d the book to her grand so n's kindergarten cl ass, loc ated in the sa me building where she and Gayle went to hi gh sc hoo l.
The book is th e first in a se ri es of Mil o books, which deal with them es of emoti ons and feelings attached to real and imp orta nt aspects of life. The fir st book ha s Mil o wandering into a yo un g boy's life and teaching him lesso ns ab out love a nd res pon sibility; separation and reconnection.
Gay le attended th e Art Academy after Mariemont High Sc hool and built a success ful ca ree r in advertising. She is currentl y li vin g in No rth Sal em, NY and is CEO/Ow ner of a marketing co mpany ca ll ed The Wh ole Enchil ada. She is also th e proud mother of her son Zachary an d adop ted ca ts For ten years she's enjoyed do in g vo lunte er work at Pegasus Therap euti c Riding for Children with di sabilitie s.
The Town Crier ca ught up with the former Ma riem ont resi dent , who li ved in th e Village from sixth grade through co ll ege.
Do yo u have any special memor ies of th ose years in th e Village?
I love d Mariemon t. It was th e perfect comm unit y to grow up in . It loo ked and felt like Pleas antvill e, with perfect arc hit ec ture a nd consistently bea utiful land sca pin g. We co uld wa lk to sc ho ol, eac h other's hom es, The Co mmun ity Ce nter, th e Mariemont Drugstore with a soda fountain counter, The Mariemont Thea tre, and th e all imp ortant Graeter's lee Cream Parlor.And we all went to the Mariemont multi- den ominational Co mmunit y Church, so we were very unit ed in so man y ways, eve n spiritually. Our bi g ha ngout wa s Frisch's Big Bo y. We would eat and flirt our hea rt s out, so rt of lik e American Graffiti, Mariemont styl e!
Wh en I wa s in Mariemont Hi gh School Terrace Park Sc ho ol merged with us my sopho more yea r. We were all nerv ous, yet expectant. The Terrace Park stud ent s turned out to be a tremendou s addit ion. The school's growth spurt greatl y expa nd ed our hori zo ns,
fri end ship s and th e who le personality of the student body. It rea ll y enri ched our Hi gh Schoo l relation ship s a nd total expe ri ence
Were th ere any teachers who parti cul arl y in spired yo u?
My all tim e favor ite teac her was Mr. Don Mahan. He tau ght Engli sh and was such a n in sp irati ona l teacher; many th ought th e teac her in Dea d Poet's Soc iety was based on him. Mr. Maha n recomme nd ed that we rea d Sa lin ge r's "The Catc her in th e Rye". Many parent s
protested, but we rejoiced. He also was the director fo r many of our th es pian productions. Tell us a littl e abou t how yo u came to write th e boo k.
My so n is dyslexic , a nd not onl y did I love rea ding to him when he was yo un g, I was teac hin g him at th e sa me time. This gave me a grea t idea. Why not crea te typography to help children read? So I did! The word fluffy is in fac t fluffy The word fa ll in g ha s lett ers cascading down as if th ey are falling. Children lea rn by at tach in g meaning to th e words, which help s th em remember and read faster whil e havin g fun!
Do yo u have any advice for peo pl e who are in te reste d in writing ch il dre n's boo ks?
I wro te fr om perso nal expe rien ce. I think the most emotional and exciting books come from one's life. So I would say write what is nea r and dear to yo ur heart.
Milo, My Stray Cat can be purchased @ www.atlasbooks.com; www amazon.com ; and, www. memoryma npress.co m.
A portion of th e proceed s will go to The Reidel an d Cody Fund For Ve terinar y Onco lo gy an d Hematol ogy Ce nt er in No rwalk , CT.
Phot o by To ny Woo lner
Council Meeting Summary
maintainin g the ex istin g salary appropriations
BY MARTY BARTLETT
Residents can now view Council meetings Tuesday at 5 pm, Satu rday at 3 pm , or Monday at 7 am. A Tim e Warn er subscr ib er can watch on channel 8. With no conver ter box, channel 15. On yo ur compu ter go to http:!!www!icrctv.com/ Mariem ont.
The Village end ed th e yea r in goo d sha pe fi nan ciall y. Trea sur er Ton y Borgerding ex pec ted 20 10 to see a balance of $ 1,000,000 in th e General Fund. Tax Admini strat or Da rl ene Judd sa id co ll ect ion s were down 3.7%.
Police and Fire Departments
A Finan ce Comm ittee repo rt on sa lar y increases proposed by Police/Fire Chi ef Ri ck Hines was adopted un a nimou sly. It ca ll s fo r a sa lar y ran ge for Police Chief/Fire Chief of $7 4,133 -$ 86 , 133; Ass ista nt Po li ce Chief, $5 1,870 - $67,870; Lieutenant $49,870-$6 3, 199; Se rgea nt , $46,88 4- $58,820; Pa t rolman, $4 5,745 -57 ,44 6; Police Sta ff Ass ista nt , $27,277$37, 454. For Fire Departmen t personnel : Assistant Fire Chief- $49,869 -$63,199; Fire Ma rsha ll $46,884 -$61,0 I 0. The ran ge for Maintenan ce Superint end e nt is $51 ,0 80$66,006; Labor Foreman- $ 18 .55/ hr -$2 4. 75/ hr. Se rvi ce Department Labo r- $15.48 / hr - $22.67 / hr. Hin es prop ose d a res tructuring of th e Polic e Departm ent to create pos iti ons of Captain / As s istan t Police Chief and also Se rgeant, while
Ass istant Fire Chief Jeff Trave rs would lik e to purchase an electronic ERMS Rep ortin g System for $3200, including a laptop a nd a printer. $25,000 ha s bee n built into th e Pe rm a nent Imp rovement Fund for such a purchase. Th e benefit of such a sys tem would be in stantan eou s information The requ es t was referred to The Finance Co mmittee
Personnel
Cle rk Paul Tontillo is being tran sferr ed by P&G to Jack so n, Tenn. Tony Borg erdin g, who is currently Treas urer, will make a lateral move to rep lace Tontill o. Andy Kulesza wi ll repl ace Borg erding as Clerk
Ass istant Fire Chi efTra ve rs ha s co mpl eted hi s probation period and wa s voted to full time. Co un cil met in exec ut ive sess ion to co nsid er the re co nfirm ati on of the firin g of Fire Capt. Greg La ng and th e se ttlem ent of th e laws uit by John Altman So li citor Ed McTig ue sa id iss ues with Lang had been reso lved and th at he wo uld pur sue a se ttl ement a nd have so methin g to sign on both it e ms by th e ne xt Co un cil me et in g. That didn't hap pen. When Co un ci l ret urned to regu lar sess ion, th e reconfirmation of Lang's firing wa s moved, seco nd ed and vo ted un an imou sly.
Committee Reports
The Safety Co mmitt ee reco mm e nd ed seven "ca lm ing too ls" to in creas e safe driving
LITTLE LETTERS,
BIG IDEAS
Join u s in studying the fiv e s hortes t letters of the New Testament-T itu s , Phil e mon , 2 John , 3 John , and Judeand see how biblical wi s dom appli es to your life to day .
We invite yo u t o join us at t he Chapel for "T he Well " - a time of praye r , wors hip , a nd hea lin g praye r- Wedn es days, 7: 00 P.M.
Sunday Service at the Parish Center, 10:00 A.M Children's Pr ograms Provided : Nur sery through 6th Grade Youth Group-Sundays, 6:00-8 :00 P.M.
in mornin g and evening ru sh hour s. They are:
I.No left turn sign eastbo und at Homewood and Beech between 4-6 p.m.
2. All -way stop sign s at Rembo ld and Petoskey, Peto skey and Hi awatha , Po ca honta s a nd Hiawat ha .
3 Portable spee d bumps on Settle and Homewood
4 Additional traffi c enfo rce me nt.
5. Traffic co unt s, initi all y o n Hom ewood, Se ttle , a nd Hiawath a, with othe r streets added lat e r.
6. Changing th e so uth s id e of Murra y to o ne-way wes t bo un d betw ee n Pla in ville and Settle.
7. Making Rembold one wa y we stboun d and Hiawatha one wa y ea stbound.
Changes will be mad e on an in cremental ba sis to eva luat e their effec ti ve ness . The fir st pri orit y is to work with t ro ubleso me area s on Homewood , Sett le, Belmont, lndi anview, Rembold and Hiawatha The Co mmittee re co mmended ea rm arking $5000 of the 20 11 budget for purchase of fo ur speed hump s and related signs Ms. Sulli van ask ed if the Villa ge wa s planning to do all of the li sted items. Mayor Poli cas tro said thi s is mo re lik e a ve rbal report and that no dec ision s hav e been made Mr. Bla ck said th ere will be furth er mee ti ngs. Ms. Sulli van stat ed that so meth in g lik e makin g Murray o ne- wa y would require int ense di sc uss ion. She want s to mak e sure the re is anoth er laye r of approva l fo r eac h it em. The Com mitt ee repo rt wa s passed fiv e aye s, no na ys.
The Hea lth a nd Recreation co mmitt ee ha s met to discu ss th e tenni s fac ilit y, pool fac ilit y, a nd th e Tot Lot. Mari emont Preschool Parent s Gro up is cons idering ha vin g a fence built around th e area for approximatel y $6000. A rep o rt will be mad e at the next me etin g. Ms. Sullivan repo rt ed that Buildin g Comm issioner Denni s Malone and a rep rese ntative of Duk e Ene rgy had walked the area between Chestnut , Oak a nd Beec h and de cid ed on three new light fix tures in th e area , which wou ld about doubl e th e li ghtin g th ere now The co st wo uld be entirel y up to th e Villa ge
A plaque was presented to former co uncilman Rex Bevis, recog ni zin g hi s se r vic e to the Village. A resolution confirming th e appoi ntm ent of Ed McTigue as Vi ll age Soli cit o r
was passed unanimously.
There were several ordinances . The ordin a nce for sala r y increases had a firs t read in g. Ordin ances providing for stop s ign s at Denny and Pleasant, so uthb ound Indianview and Rembold passed. The proposed ordinance to cha nge the speed limit to 25 mph throughou t the Village was void because the state of Ohio ha s jurisdiction over Rt. 50 . The ann ual appropriation ordinance was passed as an emerge nc y. Clerk Tontillo exp lai ned thi s is an ongo ing proc edure; each year the Village mu st make a li st of lin e items in the appropriation bud ge t, make sure there are e nou gh funds in eac h, a nd make sur e there a re enou gh appropriations to fit. Tontillo commen ted that the first of Janu ary Cou ncil must make the first appropriations for 20 11. An ordi nan ce changing the Rules of Co uncil to chan ge Co un cil's Pl an nin g and Zo ning Co mmitt ee to Economic Development Comm itt ee had a first reading An ordinance to join the Flood Plain Prog ram in ord e r to become part of The Nat ional Fl ood In sur a nce Program had a fir st read in g. Mayor Po lic as tro thinks this will enab le th e Vill age to get mor e gra nt s.
Co un ci lman Jeff And rews propo sed a bill to prohibit te xtin g while driving. Such a bill has passed th e Ohi o House and is under considerat ion of the Se nate Co un cil dec id ed to se nd a vote of supp ort.
The statu s of the steam plant was discussed. Building Comm iss ion er Malone sa id the buildin g is basically fa llin g part. The onl y way to take ca re of th e problem is to sta rt co nd emnati on proceedings. Once conde mn ed, The Village would pay for demolition, whi ch is expens ive at aro und $200,000 The owne r, a Mr. Sc haffer, has as ked for a continuance in mayor's cou rt on charges of violation of Village code. Co mpli cati ng th e picture is th at the property is owned by a corporate limit ed li abi lit y.
Cou nci l Representative Informatio n
Jeff Andrew s - jeffcandrews@gmail.com
Andrew Black - andy@blackformariemont.com
Jo e Miller - jmill erl @fuse. net
Kim Sulliv an - sulliv ank @pwc home repair s.o rg Co rtne y Scheeser - cs che ese r@ya hoo co m Dennis Wo lter - dwolter@airmod.com
For full minutes, go online to www. mariemont org.
Local Law Professor Receives Honor
BY M ARTY B ARTLETT
Not many professo rs would invite stud en ts int o their home for a group discussion, but Professor Kristin Kalsem of Emery La ne is no ordin ar y professor. She ha s just received the 20 I 0 Go ldm an Awa rd fo r exce ll ence in teaching. What make s th is award rea ll y spec ial is that the student s nominate th e teachers and then vo te on them "It meant a lot to me;' Kristin says. "It's very rewardin g."
Respectful, ex tr emely int elli ge nt , highly personab le, and cutting edge - - -thi s is how the st ud e nt s describe her. Grow in g up in Des Mo in es, Iowa , Kristin alwa ys k new she wanted to teach. She received her und erg raduat e degree from The Un ive rsi ty of Iowa and her law degree from The Univers ity of Ch icago. Afte r wo rk in g for s ix yea rs as an attorn ey, she headed back to The Un iv ersi t y of Iowa , where she ea rn ed a Ph.D. in Engli sh . She was an adjunc t professor in law at Iowa whil e she worked o n her dissertation. In 200 I U.C. contacted he r about a program they we re sett in g up for a joint degree in law a nd wo me n's studi es. Kristin handl es the law e nd of it. She specializes in se cured tran sact ion s a nd in bankruptcy
An admirer of Caro l Sa nge r, a law professor at Co lumbi a, Kristin proposed a reading co ur se out s id e the reg ul ar work to stud y Ms. Sange r's writing (Sanger is a wellkn ow n femi ni st writer). With fond me mori es of meeting in profe sso rs' homes during
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graduate school , Kri sti n in vited the s tud ent s into her home so they would feel comfortab le exp ress in g th ei r reactio ns to Ms. Sanger's wr itin gs. In class, she divides her s tud en ts into gro up s of three where they st ud y toge th er and int eract to the co ur se . At home, Kris tin is mom to Co le, in ninth grade, a nd Andrew, fi fth g rade. She lik es to in vo lve her children in her work , hopin g th ey will see the importance of finding a ca ree r that is exc itin g to them Two yea rs ago, Kristin took a sab bat ica l to wr it e a book. The title is In Contempt: I 9th Century Women, the Law and Literature. Not to g ive away the plot, but it ce nt e rs o n exceptio nal 19th Ce ntur y wome n whose writings made lega l argu ment s in th e public forum eve n th oug h they were not a ll owed to participate in law . The book will come out in 2012. Th e Law Alumni Magazine of U.C. sum s up the reasons Kristin wo n The Go ldm an Award : "T he stud ent s a t the Co ll ege of Law are lu cky to have suc h an extraord inar y teacher as Professor Kalsem. It is beca use of the ove rwh elmin g respect that th ese st udent s have for her that she has earne d thi s awa rd."
Work is moving ahead at Ma ri emont Elementary, as preparation s are made fo r the modular unit s whi ch wi ll hou se st udent s, facu lt y, and staff during con stru ction Neyer Plumbin g ha s started workin g on the wat er main and sanitary piping fo r the modular s
Elementary School Plans Revised
Mariemont Elementary - east elevation above and north elevation below
The y worked over th e four-day weekend in January so as not to disrupt sc ho ol and traffic as th ey tre nched from the front of th e building to th e back footba ll fiel d area. Th e reta inin g wa ll next to th e church is fin ished , and the drive has been wid ened for the a rrival of the modu la r buildings.
The modular unit s will be a rrivin g in Feb ruar y. Visit MariemontSchools .org for comp lete plans a nd pro g res s update s
Hats Offl
h, and parent s Kim and Ted Beach
. to Chase Beac h, from th e Mariemont High School clas s of 201 1, who ha s committed to play fo r Presbyterian College 's Divi sion I Lacrosse team in Clint on , South
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Be ach bega n hi s lacro sse ca reer at th e age of 10, playin g for the Terra ce Park Bulldo gs und er the lea dersh ip of Coach Steve Peterson At the high sc hool leve l, playing for Coach Tad Geo rge, Beach earned severa l acco lades , including in 20 10 MHS Offensive player of th e yea r ; Ist team All - Region; a nd 2nd Tea m AllState. Cha se led the team in points with 45 goa ls and 3 1 ass ists
As a Ma r iemont Warrior football player, Beach se rved as a Tri- capta in this year and was nam ed MHS Defensive back of the year. In 2009, he ea rn ed Honor able Mention AllLeag ue Defen sive back hono rs and moved to 2nd Team All -Leag ue Defensive back for 2010. He a lso joined the ranks of th e JOO-Point Tackl in g Cl ub in 20 10.
Chase will be studying History and Pr eLaw at Presbyterian next yea r. He is the son of Kim and Ted Beach of Mariemont a nd brother to Jimm y Beach.
At his signing are brother Jimmy, grandmother Ann Beac
What's Happening at the Mariemont Branch Library
Childr en
Magic Show! Ages 5 and up are welcome for a magical evening , Tu es day, Februar y 8, at 6:30 pm.
As tron omy Night at th e bra nc h. Co me for a peek at th e moon and star s and more Monda y, Februa r y 14 , at 5:30 pm. Pl ease note early pro gram tim e. Ages 8 and up . Regi stration required .
Libr ary Babies is the first Friday of th e month at I 0:30 am. Thi s is a great opportunity to introduc e your b aby to books, so ngs, and fing erpla y. Ages birth to ei ghte e n months.
Move rs and Shakers meet Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Age s I to 4 years. Bring the little ones for stories, so ng s and dan ce as th ey learn about the library
Pre-sc hoo l Story Ti me is Wedne sday s at 1:30 pm. join Mis s Kather yn for stori es and crafts. Ages 3 to 5.
Spec ial Nee ds Story Tim e: Special needs
Mariemont Tennis Association News
Winter Social
The Mar iemont Tennis Association is ho sting a Wint er Tenn is Soc ial at Th e Old Indoo r in Ma deira on Sat urday, Ma rch 19 , from 7 pm to IO pm for on ly $15 per per so n. Everyone is welcome. Gel yo ur chec k, paya bl e to MTA, to George Peck by March I. Space is limited to t he fir st 24 RSV Ps, so emai l Geo rge at gpeck@cinci.rr.com to re serve your spot today. We hope yo u'll join us for food, d rink s, fun and great tenni s!
Women 's Team Tennis
MTA invit es and encourages you to play for our Vill age team s. Your leve l does no t matte r! Our Pro , Aaro n McDowe ll , can eva lu ate yo u and place you on the approp riate tea m based on your ab ili ty. Please contac t Aaron at (859) 512- 1702 or paisandaaron @yahoo.com so he can sta rt making plans for another great summer of team tennis.
children and thei r parent /ca regiver share a re adin g adventure in a fun and safe environm ent Thursda y, Februar y I0 Pl ease cal l Miss Katheryn at 369 -446 7 if yo u are intere sted.
Ta les to Tail s: Read to a ther apy dog a nd pr ac tic e yo ur reading ski ll s. Thursday, Febru ar y 3, at 5:00 to 6:00 pm Regi stration sugges ted.
Adults
Tea Party ABCs : Co me and learn to brew and se rve rea l tea, not politics 1 Sco nes a nd other goo die s, too. Mo nday, Februa r y 21 at 6:30 pm. Reg istration required
Retire ment Pl ann ing with Ric hard
Wendel: Loca l re s id e nt , author and retiree Dick Wend el offe rs insight s to help prepare and make th e tran sition to ret irement. Monda y, Feb ru ary 28, at 6:30 pm.
Ma rie mo nt Book Club: Thursday, Februar y 24, at 6:45 pm. join us for a d iscu ss ion of th e citywid e On the Sam e Page se lec tion , Alex and Me Co pies are availab le at the bran ch.
Hour s: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, Noon to 8:00 pm. Wedne sda y, Friday and Sa turday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Feeling a little ' Cf{!ilY' after the holidays? Me too!
Here's a spicy main dish to keep you warm inside tonight!
O RECC HI ETTE W IT H SPI NAC H, SA USAGE & TOMATOES
(from The Pampered Che t® 29 Minutes to Dinner, Volume 2 )
lbs. bulk hot Italian sausage cans (14.5 oz each) Italian-he rb diced tomatoes , divided oz uncooked orecchiette pasta cups water garlic cloves , pressed tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (opt ional ) tsp salt cups grape tomatoes oz Parmesan cheese , grated (Grate your own , it's delicious) oz fresh baby spinach leaves
LET'S COOK!
In a 12-inch skillet , cook sausage over med i um hi gh heat for 8 -10 minutes , breaking into crumbles. Drain the canned tomatoes into a bowl, reserving 1 cup of the liquid for later use.
Add the canned tomatoes, the liquid in the bowl , pasta , water , pressed garlic, pepper flakes , and salt to the skillet. Cover and cook 13-15 minutes or until pasta is tender , stirring occasionally. Meanwhile , cut the grape tomatoes in half. Grate the cheese. Add the grape tomatoes, spinach and the reserved 1 cup of tomato llquid to the skillet. Cook 1-2 m i nutes until the spinach is wilted , stirring constantly Dish into bowls and sprinkle with the cheese (SERVES 6 : 4 70 calories per servi ng For a less spicy dish , use mild or sweet Italian sausage.) MD
MPF's Monthly Messenger:
Remembering Valentine's Day, 1927
There a re all kind s of fun facts in the a rchives of the Mariemont Preservation Fo undation. Looking through old copies of the Mariemont Me ssenge r, we found rep ort s of Va lentin e Day activities in Mariemont more than eight y years ago.
In 1927, the Mariemont Sunday Sc hoo l held a Va lentin e Food Sa le. Its purpose was to rai se money to meet their pledge of one hundred do llar s per year to spo nso r an Armeni an orpha n boy through a pro gram ca lled Near East Relief. In add ition to th e bake sale it ems," coffee , Va lentin es a nd Valentine material " we re sold. The sale was held in the
Model Laundry Com pany loca ted at the corner of Oak Stree t a nd Chest nut Str eet.
The Mariemont Comm unit y Clu b had a Va lentine danc e and card party Februar y 11, I 927 , at the Mar iemont Inn. About two hundred peop le attended. Prizes for ca rd playing includ ed a lea ther purse set, silk scarf, and sil ve r belt buckle. Dance music wa s provided by Robert Viscont i, lea der of th e Hotel Gib son Orchestr a, pia ni st Freddy Roehr and drummer Payson Bradstreet, a Mariemont reside nt. Numbered paper hearts were distributed and dancing partners were fo un d by locating th e other person with the same number. A fr ont pa ge art icl e in th e Feb ru a ry 18, 1927, Mariemont Messenger titl ed "No fai r!" reported th at some peop le modifi ed their numb ers This led to a n aw kward situ atio n when multiple yo un g men changed their s to the sa me number in o rd er to dance with a ce rtain yo ung lady wearing a "somewhat abb reviated, flaming red - gown."
The art tea cher at Dale Pa rk School that yea r, Mis s Ward, sho wed her stud ents how to
mak e valentines: "Eac h child mad e hi s own design, th en cut th e des ign out of white paper and moun ted it on red." As the y still do today, the elementary stud ent s also made valentine boxes and exchanged valentin es.
The Baraca-Philathea Class of th e Mariemont Chur ch plann ed a Va le ntin e Box Soc ial in 19 28. Unidentified "old fashioned ga mes" were played . In addition , eac h lady attending brought a box lun ch, whi ch was assigned a numb er. Numbers were then drawn from a hat to "det ermin e whi ch of the men presen t will join the lad y in th e consumption of th e lunch."
For more inter es tin g Mariemont hi stor y, please vi sit MPF on Sat urd ay morning s from 9:00 until no on or by app ointm e nt.
Submitted by Laura Karnes , Archival Assistant, Mariemont Preservation Foundation
For The Love of Truffles
BY SHELLEY PADEN & MIK E B ENSON
There are actually two kinds of truffl es and at first glance they appea r about as far apa rt on the food chart as two foods can get. However, they share a weird hi storical co nne cti on.
First, there is the truffle as an edib le body of fungi of the gen us Tuber. The se so rt s of truffles, which are hideously expens ive, are often use d in fancy res tauran ts in amounts that are sma ll eno ugh to be virt ually undetectabl e by ordina ry human s but still large eno ugh to raise the price of an entree toward s th e point where dieting becomes attrac ti ve. Second, there is the truffle as a delightfully ta sty small piece of choco late confectionary.
The mu shroom ve rsion of the truffle grows underground. It is apparently pretty hard to find and look s small, dark and vaguely sp her ica l in shape. The confectionary version of th e truffle is a ball of ganache , that is , a flavored mixture of chocolate and crea m. Legend ha s it that the choco late truffle was accidentally discovered in the kitchen of August Escoffier whe n one of his apprentices mistakenly poured hot cream in to a bowl of choco lat e chunk s in stead of suga red eggs. The cream melted th e choco lat e into a thick past e. When th e paste coo led, it co uld be worked into balls that looked so mething like truffl es - the mu shroom - and the rest, as th ey say, is hi story. Des pit e the origin of th e chocolate truffle in one of the gra nd est Fre nch kitchens of all time, it is a surpri singl y easy form of co nfec tionar y to make and is well within th e talent s of even th e mo st occasional of cooks.
The basic ingredien ts for the classic choco lat e truffle are heavy crea m, some type of chocolate, a fl avoring or two, and so me sor t of coating for th e surfa ce of th e ball. Of co ur se, chefs have re cipes that include many
other ingredients such as ginger, dried fruit , or candy bars. But we are sta rtin g with the bas ic recipe. To make a truffle, bittersweet, se mi-swee t, or white chocola te is chopped up and pu t in a double boiler with heat ed heavy
cream. When the choco lat e is melt ed and st irred int o a smooth and velvety cons iste ncy, it is taken off the hea t. Flavorings such as vanilla, liqueurs (Grand Marni er, Chambord, Bailey 's Iri sh Cream, Frangelico, or rum, for examp le), prepared coffee, or even some thin g as exo ti c as balsamic vinegar can be added. Then , th e mixture is co oled fo r fi ve to eight hour s. The balls can be formed with a mel on baller, a sma ll ice -cream scoop, or two teaspoo ns. No need to make them perfectly round. Us ing yo ur hand s fo r the fina l rolling gives them a n artisanal appearance rather than having them look lik e they were produced by a factor y. Your hands mi ght get a little chocolatety at this point , but playing with yo ur food is acceptable here. To finish thin gs off, th e chocolate ball s ca n be rolled in roasted nuts, coco nut , cocoa, powdered sugar, or eve n dribbled with melted choco late in a pleasing pattern, and there you have a truffle. They ca n be stored for a co up le of weeks in th e refriger ato r and brought out just sho rtl y before devouring them.
Recipes for truffle s ca n be found on the internet We tried seve ral on th e Food Netwo rk
website (wwwfoodnetwork com) including Ina Garten's chocolat e, ha ze lnut, and white choco late truffles. The hazelnut truffle quick ly became our favorite one. The crunch of th e hazelnut s co mbined wel l with th e smooth bittersweet and sem i- swee t chocolate.
Th is Valentine's Day, if yo u ca n afford it , yo u co uld go out to dinner and trea t yo ur spec ial swee tie to a truffle of th e fungus variety. But , if you wa nt a more affordable treat for your friends or sweetheart, try yo ur hand at these choco lat e delicacies. Th is is a treat that will surel y impress th em without breaking the bank or requiring elabo rat e cooking sk ill s. You ca n serve them by th e dozen on a specia l plate or a few in a gob let or on a he a rt shaped doily. Get rea dy for the cheers and app lause'
In Memoriam:
Camille Reynolds
Ca mill e's family is sued the following stat emen t:
"We greatly app re ciate th e thou ght s, care and prayers extended to our family by so many in Cam ill e's tragi c death
There is no wa y Cam i can be re sto red to us or rep la ced. We will miss her for the rest of our live s with feeling s that cannot be put into words. Neve rthele ss, we hop e that as a family our respo nse to this sit uation ':ill be character ized by love, forgiveness, resilience, and not bitterness. In keeping with that, we ask that yo u also pray for Denni s as he, too, deals with the co nseq uences of this t ra gic eve nt: '
Many members of our sc hoo l di strict community have been looking fo r ways to assist th e Reynolds family in li ght of the trag ic events of la st weekend.
Friend s of the family ha ve estab lished The Ca mill e Reynolds Memorial Fund to benefit her two daughters. Donations may be made at any Fifth-Third Bank loca ti on
In Me moriam:
Douglas Kent
Douglas pa ssed away in December from cancer.
The Four Loko Ban
An alcoholic energy drink equal to six beers and with as much caffe in e as five cup s of coffee, or three shots of espresso, thi s "liquid cocaine" is nothing but bad news So ld for $2.50 in liqu or stores, it may seem lik e th e fiscally responsible drink of choice , as a case of beer can put a twenty doUar pit in your wallet and hard li quor a n even bigger one. However, the twenty three ounce can (most beer s come in twelve ounce ca ns) contain s not onl y caffeine and alcoho l, but al so wormwood, a key ingredi ent used in absinthe, an illega l liqu or in the United States. Absinthe, cla ss ified as a sp irit , is unusual among all spirits because it is bottled at a very high proof.
The iss ue with Four Loko is that th e components of an energy d rink and alcohol do
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not mix well The caffeine allows th e consumer to feel e nergi ze d , but then alco hol, which is classified as a depressant, ca uses them to cra sh. It also doe s not hit them ri ght away, so they aren't aware of how dru nk they are really getti ng, so they keep drinking. These factors all contribute to the ri sks of alco hol poisoning, drunk driving, and committing or becoming vic tim s of sex ual assault. Many co lle ge st udent s ha ve bee n hos pitali zed after cons uming Fo ur Loko. In Nove mber, The Food and Dr ug Administration deemed caffeinated alcoholic drinks such as Four Loko "un safe and ill egal." It is und ersta ndabl e why thi s product is so popu lar: it's cheap, the ca ns it comes in are hu ge, it comes in severa l different fl avors, a nd th e ca ffein e in it keeps the drinker awake a nd ene rgized. Now all of that is good and well, but th e drink is twelve percent alcohol, whereas most beer's alcohol content is a nywhere from four to five pe rcent alcohol.
The creators of the beverage, Phusion
Projects, hav e since agreed to take out the caffeine and rem ove other substa nces from the product. As a resu lt of making thi s drink illegal , man y of age cons umer s began to stock up on Four Loko s in an atte mpt to se ll it on th e black market to eager consumers. Days after the dr in k was decla red ill egal, li quor sto res around American a nd Geo rgetown Univ ersi t ies saw a "s ur ge in sa les" and an increased demand in the product. Th e ba nning of Fou r Loko was a wise de cision. There are e nou gh problems among Ame ri ca's youth co ncerning bin ge drinking , and a caffeinated alcohol ic drink do es not he lp the is sue. It is just too dangerou s for co llege kid s a nd hi gh sc ho ol stud ents who a re j ust tr yin g to fit in , not truly noticin g the seve rity and consequence s that co me in a tw enty- three oun ce can. Looking at th e facts , th e idea of Four Loko is just , well loco
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MARI ELDERS
MariElders Feb ruary Activities
HEAP
The 20 IOHom e Energ y Assistance Program applications are available at th e Ce nter. HE AP is a fede rally funded pro gram des igned to assist eli gible Ohio a ns with th eir winter heatin g bill s. You a re eligible for the program if you ow n your own hom e ore are rent in g. The energy bill mu st be in yo ur na me onl y. This program makes a one-time payment dir ec tly to yo ur gas & electri c co mpan y.
This program is based on your total gross household inc ome Gross in co me includes: wages, int eres t annuities, Soc ial Secu rity, retirement , pensions , SSI and others. Startin g incom e is $2 1,660 for one person,$29,140 for two ,e tc For more inform at ion call Kathy at 271-5588.
Free Tax He lp
AARP Tax Aid e prog ram is being offe red throu gh th e MariElders, In c. This program is fo r tax payers with low-a nd middle-income, with spec ial attention to tho se 60 and older. Vo lunt ee rs
are trained to assist with filin g tax form s and bas ic sc hed ul es, includin g 1040, 1040A an d I040 EZ. Taxpayers with co mp lex tax retu rn s are advised to seek paid tax assistance. Appointments mu st be made through th e MariElders by ca lling 513-27 1- 5588. Tax appointments are available every ot her Tu es da y sta rting February 8 throu gh April 5. Appointm ent s sta rt at 9:00 am and the las t is sc hedu led for noon. For tho se who are it emi zing please schedule a lat er appointment preferable in March. There are new tax law s th at effec t itemizing a nd they will not hav e th e kink s worked out until th en. Th e ac tual appointments will be held at th e Cribb et Re c reat ion Ce nt er, 5903 Hawthorn e Ave, Fa irfax , Ohi o. For an appointment or questions ca ll the MariElders.
Ask a Nurse
On th e se cond Thursday of eve r y month a nur se fr om Co lli e r Nurs in g Se rvi ces is at th e
MariElders from 1- 3 pm to offe r free bl oo d pressure sc ree nin g. This se rvi ce is free and ope n to th e public. Ju st stop in to see how yo ur heart is t icking.
Wi nter Wa rn i ng
Winter is up on us and th e Mar iEld ers is here to help out. When th e weather turn s bad don't fo rge t, we ca n go grocery shoppin g for you or we ca n pi ck up a ny prescriptions yo u may need. Or, if yo u have ca bin feve r and just need to ge t out - we can ta ke yo u to the movi e th eater, stor es, bank s, library and any oth er places yo u may nee d to go in our se r vice area Call th e Ce nt e r one da y ahead to make a rese rvati on for th e va n Our van hour s are Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 4:00.
Village Watch Meeting
'vVh en: February I 0, 7 p.m., at th e Pa ri sh Ce nt er
Topic: Ge nera l Discussion of Personal Sa fet y
Speaker: Mari e mont Police
Rehab ili tation Where You Come Fir st.
At Mercy, our compassionate, caring staff of professionals is hand - picked to assist yo ur loved one with the caring co mmitment promised by Mercy Call us today to schedule a persona l t our. You ' ll feel and see the Mercy d ifference. It 's all part of the Mercy Circle of Caring.
7010 Rowan Hill Drive C inc innati OH 45227 (513) 271- 7010 e-mercy.com/ sen iorl iving
The not-for-profit difference.
Rather than deliver profits to priva te owners or sh are h o ld ers, we re-inves t that money back into our community Tha t 's one reason we have an incredible staff that provides the highes t levels of service and care, great food, all the amenities and programs you could want - and the security of knowing n o one will be asked to leave for financial reasons. Come see th e difference it makes in our lives every da y. Ell en Bergham er RESID E NT S I NC E 2001 Marjo rie P. Lee
For your personal visit, please call Kim Silver, 513.533.5000. marjorieplee.com
