Kindergarten Registration Reminder
If you hav e a child who will be fi ve years of age befor e September 30, 2011, pl ease plan to attend Kind ergarten Registration Night on March 23 a t 7 pm in the Ma ri e mont Elementary Schoo l auditor ium. This meeti ng is an informat ional prese ntation for parent s of Mariemont and Fairfax resident s wi th chi ld ren eligib le fo r ki ndergart en in th e fa ll of 201 1. You also have the opportunity to tu rn in the paperwo rk needed to begin the registration process.
Packets will not be delivered th is year as all mate ria ls are avai lable online. Please visit www.mariemontschools.org, select Forms a nd Registration from th e home pa ge, selec t Kindergarten Registration on the nex t page and from ther e you can access all of th e information and download the forms needed for regi stration . As soon as possib le, please co mp lete a nd submit online the registration form , emergency medical form and s ign
off afte r readi ng th e kindergart en stud e nt handbook. When you co me to the meeting, bring an origi nal birth ce rtifi ca te for your ch ild (not a copy) and proof of residency (an elec tri c bill , pho ne bill , etc. with your nam e and add ress printed). If appl icable, bring cus tody papers and /or an IEP co py Phy sica l and dental reports need to be turned in at the sc hoo l office befo re registration ca n be comp lete
All of yo ur que sti ons can be answered from th e online registration link , how ever if you would like to speak with so meone, pl ease ca ll th e Mariemont Elementary School Office at 272 - 7 40 0 Also , if you are not a mem ber of Mariemon t Preschool Parents Group we would like to add yo ur kindergarten child 's name to the registration li st. Please e-mail Teresa Mik ese ll (K indergarten Roundup Chair ) at trmikesell@gmail.com or ca ll her at 272-2 I 90 if yo u do not have Int ernet or e-ma il access.
Giant Sale at Mariemont Elementary!
Put Monda y, April 4, on yo ur ca lendar for two of the World's Biggest Ga rage Sales! We wil l be se ll ing th e furn ishing s out of Terrace Park and Ma riemont Elementary Schoo ls. The sa le will be from noo n-7:00pm . People have been asking about why the sale is on a Monday. Goo d que stio n!
We move in to the modular bu il dings from March 25 - April 1. The teache rs wil l co me in to unpack on Sat urday and Sunday, Ap r il 2 and 3. The asbestos abatement s tarts on Wednesday , April 6 We have on ly two day s to empty the building of our sa le item s. The sale is Monday and we are using Tuesday for tho se who nee d tim e or help in removing th eir purchases.
If yo u ca n help with the sa le, please contact Megha n Mil ls (TP) o r Hea th er Brinson (ME).
Anderson Twp Hyde Park Mariemont
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BY NINA I REDALE
Neighboring with Nina
fo r yo u ng fa mili es. Th ey are a ll loo kin g fo rw a rd tu mee tin g everyo ne in th e com in g mont hs.
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ha s finall y s ta rt ed to warm so may be s prin g is on th e wa y1
Sarah Inn es and Chri s Laird move d to 6909 Mi a mi Bluff in lat e
Dece mb e r. T hey reloc at ed fr o m To ro nt o, Ca na d a. Thi s is th e secon d tim e Sar a h a nd Chri s have li ve d in Cin cinn a ti. They p rev io usly li ve d in Hyd e Par k fr o m 1999 to 2006 a nd all 3 of th e ir childr e n we re born in Cin c inn a ti. Th e childr e n's ages ar e te n, e ight a nd fo ur. Chri s a nd Sa rah bo th wo rk fo r Proc te r & Ga mbl e a nd chose Mari e mon t beca use it see ms lik e a g reat ne ighbo rh oo d
Joel a nd Ja mi ely n ne Alb ri ght wo ul d like to int ro du ce Jett Gregory Alb ri ght who was bo rn o n December I 3 a t 6:45 p m. Jett weighed in a t ? lbs, 4oz.
Sco t and Je n Feld meyer wo uld li ke to introd uce th e ir newes t additi o n, Geo rgia, who was born o n Ja nu ary 4. They also have a son Alex who is 3 a nd a no th e r dau ght er Li ly, who is 2.
I' d lik e tu WEL COME a ll o i o ur new ne ighb o rs and if an yo ne kn ows o f a new add iti on to someo ne's fa mi ly o r a new neig hbor th at I may have mi ssed, pl ease let me k now so they ca n be included in a fu t u re iss ue.
My p ho ne nu mber is 272-155 1 o r email is nina90@c in c i. rr .com.
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In Memoriam:
Suzanne Eninger
Redway Dav enport
Suzann e Enin ge r Red way Davenpo rt , res id e nt o f th e Villa ge o f Ma ri e mo nt , di ed on No ve mb e r 28, 20 10 o f na tur a l ca uses. Whil e in goo d health , s he had bee n an acti ve memb e r o f th e Ga rd e n Clu b a nd e nj oye d s pe ndin g tim e wi t h he r gra ndso ns at th e Cin cinn a ti Na tur e Ce nt e r. She had ge ne rou sly do na ted he r body to U.C. Co ll ege of Medi cin e He r fam il y ho no red he r requ es t b y not hav in g a fun e ra l o r me mo ri a l. Str awse r Fun e ral Ho rn e wa s e ntru s ted with th e a rr a nge me nt s a nd o n-line co nd ole nces may be ex pr essed a twww st ra wse rfu ne ralh o rn e.co m
Mariemont Police and Fire Personnel Go The Extra Mile
Living in Mari e mon t ca n be a n exe rcise in takin g thing s fo r grant ed. Mary Eme ry' s vis ion and the o ngo in g efforts of o ur dedicated publ ic workers and th e goo d c iti ze ns who res id e here have c rea ted so methin g very spec ial. After a co upl e of yea rs of se rvin g on co un cil a nd wo rkin g with va ri ous indi vidu als and co mmunit y gro ups, I rea li zed that th e a nswe r to what makes thi s plac e so unique wa s hidden in plain s ight.
Poli ce/F ire Chi efR ick Hin es s umm ed it up wh en he refe rred to the ex tra effo rt hi s po lice a nd fir e per so nn el exhibit
in th e ir se rvi ce to the commun ity as be ing the "Mariemont to uch". It all made sense to me th en. I bega n to noti ce th e ex tr a th in gs, s mall and lar ge, th at folks do in th e Vill age When the bi g wind sto rm hit , po li ce men, fir eme n, a nd res idents ca me together to clear th e downed tr ees Wh en fam ili es are in nee d , th e Vill age Chur ch of Mariemont, Mari Eld ers , Ma ri e mo nt Com munity Ch ur ch a nd th e Mariemo nt Civic Assoc iat io n ca n all be co unt ed on for help Among other thing s, ou r police offi ce rs reg ularl y check in o n elderly res ident s.
So metim es th e sco pe of th e Mar iemont touch ca n involv e a la rge proj ec t. For example ,
DR. EDWARD J. WNEK
thi s pas t yea r, ou r poli ce and fir e men , a mon g other s, vo lunt ee red to co mplet ely remode l th e ag in g office fac iliti es in the po li ce departm e nt. We' re bles se d with skill ed per so nnel who took o n th e monume nta l task of mov in g wa ll s , han ging ce iling s, an d in s tallin g new electr ic se rvice a nd HV AC du ctin g. These people save d our Vi ll age thou sa nd s of dollar s a nd created a bea utiful and fun ct ional work spa ce - a ll done wh il e maj or chang es in ma nagement , train in g and procedur es we re go in g on in th e fir e depa rtm e nt. Th ey hav e also taken it up on themselve s to ge t in vo lved in th e maint e nance of fi re a nd polic e vehicl es If ever there was a ti me to be co ncerned abou t saving mon ey, it 's now. Thei r effo rt s ha ve grea tl y he lped mak e
Co un cil 's job of ba lanc in g th e budget eas ier as well. We all owe th e m a d eb t of gratitude for th e ir co ntribution s to the Villa ge.
The nex t tim e yo u vis it th e muni cipal bu ildin g, take a look aro und - it 's beautiful. I' m sur e I speak fo r ev eryone in th e Villag e wh e n I say, " Job we ll done and thank yo u!" to Boyde Co llett , Ri ch Ewald , Tim Fe ichtn er, Sco t Fli ck, Rick Hin es, Tim Messer, Tom Ost enda rp , Tim Pee k e r , Ch ri s Ram sey , Paul Renni e, Alex Sc hmidt , Jo sh Watren , a nd Chad Woodru m Yo ur dedication is th e esse nce of th e " Mari emont Touch. "
Pictured left to right: Officer Pau l Rennie, Capt. Tim Messer, FF/Medic Boyd Co ll ett, FF/EMT Alex Schmid, Po lice / Fire Chief Ric k Hines
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• MARIEMONT'S BASEBALL MEMORIES •
BY LA UR1\ KA RNES
Base ball ha s been a pa rt of Ma ri emont s in ce th e Vi ll age was fo und ed. Ba ll fi eld s a t Dogwood Pa rk were in clud ed earl y in th e plann ing pro ces s a nd were li sted as "a nother reason for livin g in Mariemont. " In I 924 , the sam e ye ar th at res idential const ru ction bega n, th - Mariem ont Ath leti c Ass ociation wa s formed " to prom o te clean whol es om e spo rt s a t Mariemont fo r the benefit of th e res idents of Mariemont a nd of th e me mb e rs of the Ma ri e mo nt Co mp a ny o rga ni za tion ; a nd to co-o rdin ate th e at hl eti c activities of th e co mmunity to th e e nd that th e facilities avai la ble ma y be used to th e bes t advantage. "
As pa rt of th e Fo urth of Jul y fes tivitie s in 1925 , this assoc iation s ponsore d a baseball ga me on th e new field.
The Mariemont Athletic Assoc iati o n, wh ich lat er became th e Mari emo nt Co mmunit y Club , spo nsored an amateur ba se ball team that received much publi city in th e th ree-ce nt wee kl y " Mariemont Me ss enge r. " In 1926, th e tea m was ma nage d by C. R. ( Pat ) Parrott ofBe ec h Stre et and
playe d in the Greater Cin cinnati Amateur League. Other team s in th e lea gu e includ ed Pur ce ll Club, Fe rri s Lumb ers, Fenwi ck Club , Ebe n 's Mea ts, Sa n Paulo, L.B. Ha rri so n a nd Pl easant Rid ge. Pl aye rs had to tr y out fo r th e tea m that played 16 reg ul a r seaso n games
The pit ching department was espec iall y stron g as Re id Brown of Madisonvill e, kno wn as th e "St rik e- Out King ," pitch ed for th e Mariemont te a m
Short ly afte r the se ason open e r, th e Ma riemont Commu ni ty Club held a re ce ption , includin g a dan ce o rches t ra a nd refre shment s, in hon o r of the baseball tea m so that eve ryo ne co uld "get acq uaint ed with th e boy s a nd mak e th em feel at hom e." Residents we re enc o uraged to "Bac k th em with th e
Ma ri emon t s pirit and wa tch th em win th e pen nan t."
Jo u rna li s ti c style has cha nge d a lot s in ce th a t yea r whe n, afte r th e tea m lost a n exh ib iti on ga me, it was writt en , "Le t us cha ritabl y fo rgive a nd fo rge t. The gam e di dn' t count a nyway s in ce it was o nl y a pr ac ti ce game." Two wee ks la ter rea d ers we re info r med th a t th e Ma ri emo nte rs made t he leag ue
lea d ers, Pl eas ant Rid ge, " look lik e a b un ch o f hams " by d efea tin g th e m by a sco re of IO to 3. Ma ri emo nt end ed th e reg ular seaso n in thir d place with a reco rd of ten win s a nd six losses. Mar iemo nt 's a ma te ur tea m wo n the leag ue cham pi o nshi p in 1933, but a ma teur te am s we re n' t the o nl y ones pla yin g earl y in Ma ri emo nt's hi s tory. Dale Pa rk Sc hoo l also had a baseba ll tea m as ea rl y as 1926 a nd a
men's softb all leag ue a nd boys' kn o th ole team s we re o rgani ze d in 1939 . Ma ri emo nt 's recrea ti o nal baseba ll tr ad iti o n co ntinu es to thi s d ay
Friday April 8, 201 1 from 6-8 pm
Th e Ma ri e mo nt Prese rva ti o n Fo und at ion will be hos tin g "Coc kt a il s with Ma ry Emery" a t th e Wo ma n's Art
Club Cultur al Ce nt er , loca ted at th e fo rm e r Res thav e n Ba rn o n Ca mbrid ge Avenu e in Ma ri e mo nt.
Jo in us fo r drink s, a pp eti zer s a nd a fa sc inatin g p rese ntati o n ab out Mary Emery a nd th e foundin g of Ma ri e mo nt.
Reminder: Plan to Attend 70th Annual Town Meeting on March 13
The 70 th a n nua l Tow n Meet in g is se t fo r Sun day, Ma rch 13, a t I :00
P M. in th e Ma ri emo nt Ele me nt a ry
Sc hool auditori um . The fo ll ow in g in d ivid uals have stated th eir in tent to ru n for elec ti on thi s yea r a nd will be presen ted for no mi nat ion to t he Ge ne ral Assembly:
Mayo r - Da n Po licastro
Dis tr ic t l - Den ni s Wo lt e r
Dis tr ic t 5 - De ni se McCa rth y Cle rk - Tony Bo rge rdi ng
Me mbe rs of Th e Town Mee tin g Exec uti ve Co mmit tee will a lso be
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Poli cas t ro a nd a sc hoo l ad m ini s tr a t ion upd a te fr o m Ma ri e
ldt ca ll s the meeting to order. up fo r re-e lec ti on thi s yea r. The pos iti o ns of Cha irman , Vice -Chair ma n, T re as ur e r a nd
Sec retar y will be o pe n to int er es ted r es id e nt s
In addit io n to can d id a te and co mmitt ee nom inati o ns, a Villa ge upd a te fr o m Mayo r
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Hank Kleinfe
Lecture Series For Art Lovers
The Woman 's Art Club founda ti on is b rin ging a new a rt app rec iation program t o Grea te r Cin cinnati. No se ri es of int e rrelat ed lect ur es of th e unique t ype we have planned hav e eve r been offer ed befor e to the public in Cin c innati.
The lec tur e se ri es in co njun ction with th e Taft Museum of Art will beg in o n Sunday Ap ril 17,20 11 a nd run for fou r yea rs Two more lec tur es wil l be cons id e red
Rick Brett ell , Ph.D wi ll be speaker for all of the lectu res .
as a n ex t e ns ion of the orig inal four. Eac h lec tur e will foc us on a s in gle masterpiece painting crea t ed between the years 1881- 1888. We are ex tr e me ly pleased and exc it ed th at Rick Brettell, Ph.D will be o ur s pea ke r for al l of the lec tur es. Dr. Brette ll is one of the world's fo remost autho riti es on French Impressionism. He has three deg rees fr om Yale Uni ve rs it y and has taught at th e Un iv e rs it y of Texas, No rth wes te rn Un iversity, th e Univer s it y of Chi cago, Ya le Uni ve rs it y and Ha r vard Univers it y. He is currently Margaret McDe rm o tt Distingu is hed Pro fesso r of Aes th eti c Stu dies in th e Int e rdiscip lin a ry Prog ram in Art s and Humaniti es a t the Uni ve rs it y ofTexas a t Dall as.
This c har is mati c and exc itin g s peaker wi ll focus o n th e ri chn ess a nd co mpl ex it y of each of th e pa intin gs in re lati on t o cultur e, urban li fe, arti s ti c influences, class divis ions and other re lat ed s ubject s.
The first lec tur e will focus on the ma s t e r piec e paintin g, "L un cheon of the Boati ng Part y" by Pierr e-A ugus te Renoi r th at wa s crea ted in 188 1. The lec tur e is Sun d ay, April 17 at 3PM at t he Taft Mu se um of Art , Luther Hall , 3 16 Pik e St ree t , Cin c innati , Ohio 45202. The cos t is $ 10 fo r me mb e rs, $ 12.00 for th e pub li c, wh ich in clude s e ntr y int o th e ex hi bit io n , "T he Ame ri ca n Im pressionists in th e Garde n". For reservat io ns ca ll th e Taft Mu se um of Art du rin g mu se um ho ur s at (5 13) 684 -45 15 o r regis te r on l ine a t www.taftm useum.o rg. The lec tur e is expec t ed to se ll o ut.
The thr ee add it io na l lectures will foc us o n th e fo ll owi ng painti ngs: "A 13a r a t the Folies Bergere" by Edouard Manet ( 1882), "G rand Jatt e" by Geo rge Se ur at ( 188 4-6), "Be droom at Ari es" by Vin cent Va n Gogh ( 1888) . "App le Pi cke rs" by Cam il le Pissarro (1889) and "A t th e Mou lin Ro uge" by Henri de To ul ouse Laut rec ( 18 92) co uld exte nd th e lec tur e se ri es beyond th e initi a l fouryear pe ri od
Wh y is Soiree de Printemp s so i mpo rtant to t h ese lectures?
It is int e nd ed t o gene rat e much-n ee d ed fund s for th e fo un dation to co ntinu e pre se nting th e lec tur e ser ies with the Taft Museum of Art. Yo ur a tt e nd a nce a t the event or yo ur do na ti on will assure th e co ntinuati on of th ese stimul a tin g lectures int o t he nex t fo ur yea rs.
Jo in us for th e festivit ies a nd th e mat chles s oppo rtuni ty to mee t Dr. Brette ll , whil e e nj oyi ng Fre nch win e, h ors d 'oe ur ve by La Petite Pier re, mu s ic, ambiance a nd fun raffl e it ems.
Soi ree de Pri ntemps is Sat urd ay, Apr il 16 from 6 to 8 pm at "T he Barn" 6980 Camb rid ge Ave., Mariemont , Ohi o 45227.
$30 00 pe r per so n , ( in clud es 2 drink tickets). Ca ll for rese r va ti ons fo r the So ir ee: (513) 272-3700 o r download a regis trati o n form whi ch can be mailed from the Cultural Ce nter web s it e, www .wo ma nsa rtclub.com. Rese rvation s a re req uir ed by April 9. If you
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Engl ish Afte rn oon Tea a t th e Ba rn Mothe rs, daug ht ers a nd fa mi lie s , don ' t mis s thi s opportun ity to participate in a n a uth e nti c Engli sh tea, which will be held March 19, 3:00-5 :00 pm Res e rvati o ns in advance are a must, as thi s eve nt is very popular. Th e tea is $25 for adults and $ 15 fo r chil dren 12 and und er. Send yo ur reserva t ions to " Engli sh Tea at th e Barn," 6980 Camb ri dge Ave Mariemont, Ohi o 45227. Deadline for reservation s is March 7 Ca ll 5 I 3-272 - 3700 for inform ati o n or go to www. woman sa rtcl ub. com.
Two day wo rk shop wi th Daryl Uri g; Loo sening up With the Palette Knife, Sa turd ay, Ma rch 26 -S unday, Ma rch 27.
heon of the Boating Party."
have que stions abou t th e even t or how yo u can donate, co nta ct All ee n Manning , Cha ir , a t 5 13-576-0636.
Ma rch Eve nts
Th e Bru s h and Pale tt e Painter s pre s ent s
th e " Oil and Water" Ex hi b it. The exh ibit r un s from Ma rch 5 -Marc h 20 a nd wi ll be ope n during Barn ho ur s and Sa turd ay an d Sund ay aft ernoo ns, fr o m 1-4 pm. Go to www.woma nsa rt club. com for more in forma ti o n about this te rrifi c s how.
join nationally accla im ed oil painter, Daryl Uri g fo r a n exp lo rato ry jo urn ey whil e painting with th e palett e knife. Le arn to add textur e and la ye rs of colorfu l paint to yo ur paint ings as yo u energi ze th e surface a nd th e subj ec t matter. The workshop is Sa turda y, March 26
-Sund ay , March 27 , 9:00-4:00 pm (o ne ho ur lunch eac h day). The cost is $ 155 fo r th e two day s; bring yo ur own su ppli es Register by mailin g a chec k to "T he Painting s ofDaryl Uri g", 65 4 Ridgeview Drive , Harri so n, Ohi o 450 30 o r pay onl in e at http ://www . dary luri g.com /workshops-and- lea rnin g-ASPX.
Fur Ball Will Benefit SPCA Cincinnati JANSEN
Grrrrab yo ur da nci ng shoe s and plan to attend SPCA Ci ncinn ati ' s 20 11 Fur Bal l on Sa turd ay, April 9 at Xav ier Un iv ersity's Cinta s Ce nt er beginning at 6:00 p m. The annual fundraiser raise s vit al dollar s to co ntinu e SPCA's mission of turnin g no ani mal away.
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April 9 , 201 I Cintas Cente r
The fun fill ed even in g will includ e food, cocktails , live and silent auctio ns and music by th e acclaimed nin e-piece Clyde Brown Ba nd. Of co ur se, th ere will also be an im als ava ilabl e fo r adop ti on that very ni ght ! Local 12 anc hor John Lomax will be ho no red with th e P B John ston Humane Ca re Award for hi s dedicati o n to an imal welfa re a nd rai sing awa reness in the comm unit y abo ut a nimals. Loca l 12 repo rt er Rich Jaffe will be th e special gues t emcee Ticket s are $150 per person. A table fo r ten is $1,250. Parking wi ll be free.
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Live a nd sil ent auct ion it em s in clude : exo ti c va ca tion s, art , golf, fine dining, sport in g event ti cket s, fine jewelry , and more.
Barbara Lichtenstein is th e cha ir for thi s yea r's Fur Ball. Fur Bal l co mmitt ee membe rs in clude: Holly Mott , Amelia Kubi cki , Tan ia Sald a na, Michael Mott and Mary Howa rd. Fo r more inform ati on please con tac t Carol Fe rri s at (513) 489-7392 or visit www spcaci ncinn ati .o rg.
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The first lectu re at the Taft Museum of Art wi ll focus on Pierre-Augus t Reno i r's iconic paint i ng, "Lunc
MHS Presents Thoroughly Modern Millie
Trave l back to the roaring 1920 s with Ma ri emont High Sc hool' s spri ng mu s ica l, Thoroughly Modern Millie. This high -s pirited musi ca l romp has all of New York da ncing the Charle ston. It ' s the story of young Millie Dill mount sea rchin g for a new life in a New York full of jazz and intrigue
Lead performer s include: Che lsea Weave r as Millie, Wes Carman as Jimmy , Kelsie Rutherford as Mrs. Mee rs, Tay lo r Ba iley as Mr. Graydon, Kat ie Pe te rs as Miss Doro th y, an d Emmi e Stehling as Muz zy.
Performances a re Friday , March I 8 and Sa turday, March 19 a t 7:30 pm , a lo ng with a 2:00 pm matinee on Sunday, Mar ch 20 at Mariemo nt High School Audi torium. For ticket purchase s, the High School Box Office
will be open on March 7 & 8, 5- 7 pm , or order by phone at 56 17039. Ticket price s are $8 fo r adults; $5 for s tudent s and senior citizens.
The prod uct ion is directed by instructor s Lee Lowery and Li z McGahey.
Heading the cast in Mariemont High School's spring musical, Thorough ly Mo dern Millie, are se niors Wes Carman and Che lsea Weaver.
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... to Ma ri emont resid ent Michael Mo tt who was recently appointed as a partner in Dinsmore & Shohl's Cincinnati office. Michae l
has a wealth of experience ,n assisting employers with employment law iss ues He wo rk s with human reso ur ces
managers and in -hou se counsel to provide emp loyme nt law advice and repr esen tati o n in litigation. Mike repr ese nt s emp loyers in both state and federal courts and administrative agen cies. Mike is al so involved in the community. He is a member of the Cin ci nnati USA Reg io nal Chamber, Regional Business Retention Com mitt ee and was recen tl y appointed to th e Board of Directors of Melan oma Know More Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Mike pract iced law in Boston
for eigh t yea rs. He earned his J.D. from Northwes te rn University a nd his B.A. fr om th e Univer sity of Mi chigan Michael and hi s wife HoUy live on Hamm erstone Way.
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Taking the Stage: Mariemont Elementary Talent Show
BY AN GELA FORSYTI I
Bato n twir lers, magic ians, dance rs, mus icia ns a nd s in gers unit ed o n Fe bru a ry 25 fo r Ma ri emo nt Ele ment ary's a nnu al Ta len t Show. The star -dazzl in g pr oduc ti on, whi ch sho wcase d abo ut 150 talent ed kid s who ei th er perfo rm ed o r M.C.'d throu gho ut th e night , was o ne to reme mbe r.
Ki ds p racticed re lent less ly in orde r to ma ke th e Ta len t s how a success. Wee ks pri o r to th e eve nt , perfo r me rs we re s po tted go ing ove r thei r nu mber s in th e ca fete ri a and the a uditoriu m, d urin g lu nc h a nd afte r sc hoo l.
So me d ri ve rs mi ght have eve n see n a da nce numbe r bei ng pr acti ce d by a grou p of gi rl s o n a ce rt a in fr o nt lawn , but all t ha t prac ti ce was wo rth it. " It wa s fun p rac ti cin g, b ut it
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ll, Jimmy Sa uter and Andrew Forsyth
was eve n mo re fun doin g th e rea l thin g," sa id And rew Fo rsyt h, who pa rti cipate d in a mag ic ac t that ni ght.
The Tale nt Show gave kids th e op po rtuni ty to s hin e o n stage. Luk e He nd erso n, juni or mag icia n, was a natur al in th e spotli ght. He a nd a gro up of fri ends wowed th e a udi ence with mag ic tri cks and p rovoke d so me lau ghs with th eir lin es . "What I lik e mos t abo ut be in g in the talent show is th a t I ge t to be o n sta ge in fr o nt of a b ig aud ience a nd talk int o th e microp ho ne, I love th e mi cro ph one," he sa id.
Bato n twirl ers ignit ed th e stage with th e ir me mo rab le num bers. One gro up of kinde rga rt en - second grade girl s a nd a no ther of third a nd fo urth graders we re led by Jill Hipp e, wh o ta ught the m th e skill t hro ugh th e
pra cti ce their ''pirat es of the Caribbea n" number.
was so fun and exc itin g' La st yea r, l was go in g to be a ba to n tw irl er but I brok e my sho ulder a nd co uldn ' t pa rti c ipat e. Aft e r ma ny rehea rsal s an d lo ts of hard wo rk, we fee l lik e rea l SU PERS TA RS1"
Th e whole eighth grade cl ass co nclud ed th e ni ght ' s fes ti viti es with a fa nt as ti c fin ale, dan cin g to Taio Cru z's so ng Mini- sc hoo l offered at Ma ri emo nt Eleme nt a ry. The girl s met tw ice a wee k fo r 5 weeks lea din g up to th eir big pe rfo rm a nce. Th e yo un ge r twirl ers incl ud ed 17 girl s who pe rfo rm ed an ado rabl e renditi o n to Wicked's "One Short Day" a nd the old er girl s, a group of 9, wo wed th e a udi e nce by pe rfor min g to a mix fro m th e " Pir ates of the Ca ri bbea n." Lil y Kar lso n su mmed up he r ex pe ri ence : "Th e talent show
" Dyna mite." The kid s wo rk ed ha rd , prac ti cin g at lea s t tw ice a wee k wi th cho reog ra ph e r Eli za beth Ze rhu se n, a s tud en t a t XU. It 's a Tale nt Show tra d iti o n to includ e a n ac t with th e ent ir e 6t h grad e class. Thi s yea r , th e Mari e mo nt class of 20 17 in vo lved ove r 40 girl s a nd boys, mak in g it the la rges t six th g rad e tale nt gro up in th e sc hool hi sto ry.
• A love for Mari emo nt
• Invo lve me nt in co mmun ity
• 40- yea r Vill age res i den t
• H u nd reds of ho m es so ld i n sc h oo l d is tri c t
magic show are Luke Henderson, Jonah Mikese
Megan Horton, Katie Copetas, Lizzie Jones, Lainey Newman , Anna Eber lein , Margot Baumgartner, Payton Smi th , and Ginny Caesa r
Council Meeting Summary
Br MAR TY BART LETT
Residents can now view Council meetings Tuesday at 5 pm, Saturday at 3 pm, or Monday at 7 am. A Time Warner subscriber can watch on channel 8 Wi th no conver ter box, channel 15 On your comp uter go to http ://www!icrctv.com/ Mariemont.
Jan ua ry 24, 20 I I
Clerk Pau l Tontillo attended his last Co un cil mee tin g o n Jan uary 24. Tan till o has res igned hi s po s ition with th e Villa ge d ue to a ca ree r move. Mayor Dan Poli castro procla im ed Ja nu ary 25 Paul Tanti ll o Day in the Vill age .
Co un cil observed a moment of s il e nc e in hon o r of Ca mill e Re ynold s, who was kill ed last month.
Wes t Stree t Pa rki ng Pla n
Mayor Poli cas tro pr ese nt ed a sc hema ti c draw in g of a plan fo r parking on We st Str ee t tha t co uld crea te almos t 90 new parking places (see nex t page). It wou ld req uir e a donation fro m the Mar iemo nt Sc hool Distri ct of ten feet of la nd from the west s ide of Wes t St. and ten fe et on the eas t s ide by Sp in nenweber Build ers, In c. Co un cilm a n Co rtn ey Sc heese r as ked if thi s is the role of Co un cil. He said th e $ I00,000 to pave, strip e, move wall s, etc. is an investment that co uld be mad e in oth er place s. Po li cas t ro replied the re is a need to inv es t in
infrastructur e; it would help th e schoo ls. Th is is ea rl y stages. With th e remode lin g go in g on at th e Ma ri emo nt Elemen tary Sc hoo l, thi s would be a good time to do th is. Building Co mmi ss io ner Denni s Ma lo ne, who drew the schema ti c, sa id th e head-in parking places would be regulation size an d ther e would be room fo r emerge ncy ve hi cles. If th e sc hool a nd Spinne nwebe r agree, the plan will go to Co uncil's Plannin g and Zo ning Com mitt ee. If there is a plan for Wes t Str ee t , Sp inn enw ebe r says he will move th e dump sters he keeps next to the Mari Elder s bu ildin g.
Com mi tt ees a nd Misce ll aneo us
The Finance Co mmitt ee recommended b uying an electronic EMS Reporting Sys tem for the Fire Department / EMS at a cost of $3500 for a lap top wirele ss printer that can print forms at th e site which wo ul d save time Right now keeping those reco rd s costs $ 1200 a year. The repo rt was accep ted unanimously.
An o rd inan ce to in crease Villa ge emp loyees salaries by 2% was voted on unanimous ly.
Counc il also agreed to se nd a letter to the Oh io Legis lature in s upport of a bill banning texting whi le drivi ng
Joan Ea rh a rdt has resigned from the Poo l Board, and Wes Ir eda le ha s bee n appoi nt ed to take he r pla ce
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Fe bru ary 16, 2001
An anno un cement was made that Kim Sullivan is res igning her Co un cil seat after seve n yea rs of se rvice. Ms. Sulliv an told the Town Cri er that she needed to do thi s right now for he r fam il y. Ms. Sulli va n sa id it would not be fo rever. Mayo r Poli castro said Denise McCarthy will replace Ms. Su llivan at the next Cou ncil mee ting. If approved by Counc il , Ms. McCart hy would serve until November, wh e n she will run in th e gene ral ele ction. However, if so meone else shou ld show an in ter es t in the vaca nt seat, a di strict caucu s will be he ld at the up co min g Tow n Mee tin g.
Commi t tee Actions
The Pub li c Works Committee repo rt reco mmend ed renewing th e co ntra ct of o ut so ur cing grass mowin g Next year, upk eep of th e Municipal Building grounds will be done by th e Fir e Depa rtm ent , saving the Village $48, I00. Co un cilm a n Andy Black q ues ti oned why the con tr act would not be let out fo r bid s Ms. Sulli va n answe red th e co mmitt ee thought that wo uld res ult in an in crease, so they preferred to lo ck in th e pri ce Black co ntin ued, saying the Villa ge b id s o n eve ryt hin g else. Co un ci l Repr ese nt a tiv e Jeff Andr ews added the renewa l was at a flat rate , and it wo uld be ha rd to b id every cont rac t. The vote to accept the repo rt wa s 5- l , Black di sse ntin g.
Th e Health a nd Rec reation Com mitt ee recomme nded bu ildin g a fo ur foot fence aro un d The To t Lot to prevent childr e n fr o m runnin g int o the stre et. The Mariemont Presc hoo l Parent s are donating $8000. Cou nci lm an Co rtn ey Sc heese r asked why th e fence co ul d no t be thr ee fee t tall in stea d of four feet , say in g it would be ju st as sa fe and not vis ua ll y int ensive. The a nswe r was th at in sur a nce guid elin es ca ll for a fou r foot fence .
Plannin g a nd Zoni ng prese nt ed a li st of str ee ts to be rehabbed thi s year. The o nl y str eet was Murra y Ave, from Oak to Hom ewood; $30,050. Other project s are s id ewa lk repair in variou s loca ti ons - $ 17,000; Beech St. repa ir c ur b near remov ed as h tr ees - $6,000; Bramble Hill Drive rep air c urb at piecemea l location s - $25,000; Joan Place cu rb at piecemea l loca ti ons - $15,000; amb ul ance bay driveway - $8000; Vi lla ge Municipal
Sc hematic proposal for West Str eet parking.
Building steps - $10,000; spe ed humps (five) - $5000. Also li s ted was a grant of $14,000 from th e State of Ohio for improvement of Plainville Road from Chest nut to Mur ray to leve rage an additio nal $56,000 that was approve d as an ex penditur e back in Feb ru ary of 20 10. Tota l expe nditure: $ 139,050. Andrew s co mm e nt ed that thi s pr et ty we ll ex pend s th e fund s fo r thi s yea r. Clerk To ny Borgerd in g
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agr eed the fund might have a slightl y negativ e ba lance which co uld be cove red by a tran sfe r from th e General Fund.
An ordinance to in crease buildin g permit fees to eq ual fees charged by Hamilt o n Co un ty passed unanim o usly. An ordi nan ce to ent er into a co ntra ct with H. Hafn er a nd Sons fo r brush, grav el, construction deb ri s, fill and leaf dumping in co ns id eration fo r mon ey and
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th e ri ght to far m part of the so uth 80 acres had a seco nd re adin g. A reso lu tion to grant s ignator y aut hor ity to th e Clerk and Trea s ur e r was pa ssed as an eme rgency.
The ever pop ul a r topic of th e size of ga rbage ca ns ca me up fo r discu ss io n. Appa rent ly so me res id e nt have 90 gal lon ca ns whic h requ ir e ex tra ga rba ge pick- up s tick e rs. If the y a re o nl y half full , Poli cas tro says it 's not fair to requir e ext ra s tick ers. Co un cilman Sc heese r sugge sted that red stick ers statin g Out of Co mpliance co uld be pla ce d by ga rbage collectors o n ca ns without th e requir ed numb er of sti cker o r with no sti cker s at all. This weighty question wa s referred to Health and Rec rea tion Com mitt ee
In a discussio n with th e Town Crie r co nce rnin g parkin g on We st Str ee t , Mayor Policastro was as ked if th e pa rkin g prob le m co uld be allevia ted if Sp inn enw eber wo ul d turn th e vacant lot he owns o n th e str ee t int o park ing. Polica stro replied th a t he ho ped Sp inn enwebe r wou ld expand th e Ex ec utiv e Bui lding to add mo re office space . 1n th e sa me conve rsa ti o n, Policastro sa id he hop es to add on to the Muni cipal Buildin g nex t year. Thi s wou ld be a two stor y add iti on to acco mm odate a n el eva tor and th e Tax Department. It would be built on th e s id e of th e Munic ip al Buildin g whe re Co uncil chamber s are. A fu nd espec iall y se t aside for impro ve me nt s to t he Municipal Buildin g cu rrentl y has abo ut $375 ,000.
Council Representative Information
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Joe Miller - jmillerl @fu se. net
Kim Sulli van - sulli va nk @pw cho merepair s.o rg Co rtn ey Scheese r - csc heese r@ya ho o.com
De nni s Wolt er - d wo lt e r@a irm od. co m
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Committee of the Whole Meeting
By MARTY BART LETT
Vis ion 2021
At a Co mmitt ee o f th e Wh ole mee tin g o n Fe b. 8, Mar iemo nt Coun cil hea rd a pre se ntati o n fr o m Mill a rd Roge rs a nd Da vid Zac k of th e
Ma ri emont Preserva ti o n Fo un da ti on (MPF ) o n Vision 202 1: A Blu eprint fo r Ma ri emont 's Nex t Ce ntu ry. Th e pro jec t, beg un in 2008 as an MPF co mmitt ee co nsisting of Richard Ada ms, Do n Keyes, Frank Raeo n, Roge rs and Zack, int erviewed citi ze ns a nd co mmu ni ty orga ni za ti o ns to dev el op a guid e to futur e dev el o pm e nt in th e Vill age. Co un cil e nd orsed th is initi al effort in Oc tob er 2009. Tw e nty-on e p ri o rit ies were id e ntifi ed , with th e four mo st imp o rt a nt bein g:
• Id e nti fy Old Town/ Hi stori c Distr ict
Prese rva ti o n needs a nd p rio riti es
• Prom ote ex istin g b usin ess vit ality a nd futur e bu s in ess d eve lopm ent
• Evalu ate deve lopm en t in Vill age gat eway co rrid ors
• Expl ore deve lopm ent of 80 acr es for rec rea ti onal pur poses
Oth e r id eas ga th ered fr o m res ide nt s a nd
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orga ni za ti o ns in Ma ri emo nt inclu de: iden ti fy tax base reve nu e a nd improve the Vill age's tax base; create a Vill age Adm in istr ato r/ manage r/exec ut ive pos iti on; es tab li sh a Vis ion Com mi ss ion to help impl ement Visio n 20 12; pro du ce a bu s iness di s tri cts eco no mi c and ma rk etin g deve lopm ent pl an; develop a re use plan fo r Dale Pa rk Middl e Sc hoo l; move te nni s cou rts a nd dev el op pla ns to b ui ld new office space; co nside r a nn exa ti on along Wooste r Pike in Co lum bia To wn ship ; pr ese rv e th e No len Tow n Pl a n a nd th e Vil lage's ar chitec tur al cha rac ter; make a majo r revis io n to th e Vil lage's zo nin g co d e; es tabli sh a pa rks , gree n/ open space a nd bik ew ay co n nec ti vity plan; deve lop a tr ee and la ndsca pe pla n and hir e a profess io nal arb orist; minimi ze th e s pr ead of surface pa rkin g; deve lop one of more pa rkin g decks a nd inc rease o n st reet pa rking; estab li sh a Co mm un ity fo un dat ion a nd legacy gift ing prog ram; crea te a 3CDC type of o rga n iza ti on to sp ur inves tm ent in Old Town; encou ra ge the Vi ll age to vigoro usly pu rsue grant wr iti ng; establish a tour ism attrac ti on a nd to u ris t ma rke ti ng prog ra m; exami ne the Vill age Ind ustr ial Pa rk a nd ex pansio n/ redeve lop ment.
The repo rt does no t p ropose so luti o ns o r expec t th at Co un cil sho ul d p ur s ue every aspec t. This is stat us report. A final pub li ca ti on will be issued la ter this yea r , with citizen inp ut a nd more elabora ti on.
Roge rs e num era ted thr ee ele men ts that will be he lpful a nd necessa ry: a fin al ve rs ion of th e repo rt fi nance d by MPF with reco rd ed citi zen input and elabo rati on of ideas tha t might be pursued; an ord inance-appo inted Vision Comm iss ion rep rese ntin g a broad de mog rap hic of the Vill age to help Co u nc il ; gra nt s so ught by MPF fo r a pa id fac ilit ato r to assist Co un cil fo r a t leas t a yea r. Thi s posi ti o n co ul d become a real staff pos iti on for th e Vil lage.
Co un cilm a n Jeff Andr ews obse rve d it was necess ary to ge t momentum . There is a nee d to ge t po lit ics out of thi s fr o m th e beg in nin g and id en ti fy our co mm on purpose, who will part icipa te, a nd how will th e Commiss io n make dec isio ns. Cou ncil Represe nt ati ve Andy Blac k sa id impl ement ati o n of p ri o riti es one a nd two sho ul d go th ro ugh Pl an nin g a nd Zo nin g/ Eco no mi c Deve lopm ent Com mitt ee. Mayo r Policastro as ked if fu nd s fo r a fac ilit ato r wo ul d be ava il able soo n, as Dal e Pa rk Sc hoo l, Sq ua re prob lems a nd th e Hi stori c Distri ct ha ve ne ed s comi ng up Mr. Roge rs sa id MPF hopes to
prov id e gra nt fun ds. Pol icastro suggested usin g Ham ilt on Co unt y Deve lop ment Co mpany. Co un cil ma n Joe Mil ler sa id the Visio n Co mmi ss ion sho uld be we ll represe nt ed includin g o ne o r two people outs ide the Villa ge, such as d ev el oper Rick Gr iewe a nd loca l b us in ess own er Da n Sp innenweber. He as ked if hav in g a fac ili ta tor on the Vi ll age payroll wo ul d hind er ge ttin g grant money. Mr. Roge rs sa id he d id not know; as a 50 1 3c orga ni za ti o n MPF can receive gra nts fro m oth er o rga ni za ti o ns that wi ll give on ly to 50 I 3c orga ni za ti o ns. MPF wo ul d tra nsfer gran ts to the Vill age. Co un cilm an De nni s Wo lte r noted th ere is talen t in th e Vil lage wh o co uld help if a gran t is no t rece ived. Gri ewe and Sp inn enwe ber have a vis io n fo r th e Vill age, he noted Andr ews qu es ti oned if that wo ul d be a co nfli ct of int erest. Roge rs said that a fac ilit ator wo uld be a grea t help loo kin g for gove rnm ent a nd loc al supp o rt . Kim Sulli va n sa id she fe el s so methi ng can be gained by objectivity Po li castro aga in hyped Hami lton County Deve lopment Co mpany. Po li castro sa id once he put s th e Visio n Com mi ss ion toge th er, he is go in g to ask Cha rl ie Thomas to be chair ma n He is fin ali zin g th e list for the Comm issio n b u t still has a few peop le to co nt act abo ut se rving o n the Com miss io n. Mr. And rews asked wh at if Co un cil does n' t like th e peop le Po licas tro has chose n or li e th e numb er of peop le o n th e Co mmi ss ion' What vo ice d id Co un cil give the Mayo r to pick th e Co mmi ss io n' Co un cil nee ds to co me to an ag ree ment on who se rves and how d ec isio ns a re made. We all have op ini ons, And rews co ntin ued; we nee d to co me to an ag ree ment o n a tim e lin e and key thi ngs. A small gro up can outli ne thi s and come to Co un cil wit h a reco mm endatio n Ms. Sulli va n as ked if the Econom ic Deve lopm en t Com mitt ee of Cou nci l is go in g to choose th e Co mmi ss ion. Mr. Mill er said they will repo rt to th e Pl a nnin g a nd Zo ning/ Econo mi c Develo pm e nt Com mitt ee. Mr Andr ews sa id he th o ugh t the o rd in a nce stat es a forma l co mmitt ee can o nl y be a ppro ve d a nd vo t ed on by Co un cil , p robab ly with th e mayo r 's a pprov al. Po licas t ro sugges ted go in g to Mil ler's Co mmitt ee (P&Z/Eco n.Deve l. )a nd th rowi ng out na mes. He has 12 names a nd wa nt s to go to 20. Mill er s ugges ted na rr owin g th e 20 dow n to 12
Ms Ma ri a nn e Sc hmit asked if th e His to r ic Distri ct wou ld be th e nu mbe r o ne pr io rit y Andrews a nswered th at th e next six month s will help ge t to a fi nal pl an witho ut in jec tin g pers onal opini o ns.
Charlie Thomas Steps Down After 20 Years
as Mariemont SK Run/Walk Chairperson
Cha rli e Thomas has help ed the Vi ll age of Mariemont ce lebr a te Me mo ri a l Day for 20 ye ars by cha irin g th e a nnu al Mariemont SK
Run / Walk. Thi s ra ce is a fun -fi ll ed Mariemo nt tradition that ha s hi sto ri ca ll y been held o n the Su nday of Memorial Day wee ke nd Cha rli e, a n avid runn er him se lf, has decided to pa ss on th e Cha irp erson responsibili ties thi s ye ar aft er man y dedicated years of se r vice.
Charli e has many fo nd memori es of thi s fam il y or ient ed event. Every yea r du rin g th e Memo ri al Day SK Run /
Charli e Thomas coming through Mariemont during the 2010 Flying Pig Marathon, his nineteenth marathon.
Walk, Charli e lov ed to see two types of gro up s part icip atin g. Th e fir s t in vo lved a mom o r dad running with th eir yo un g child at a pa ce se t by the chtld. Thi s child co uld pa rti cipat e in so methin g uniqu e with their mom o r dad, a nd al so fee l lik e th ey wer e runnin g in a very important ra ce. ( He fel t it was espec iall y grea t if he kn ew th e mom or dad was really a se riou s runner 1) Th e best part was see in g the parent and th e ir son o r daught er cross th e finish lin e to ge ther. The oth er folks Charli e e nj oyed seeing o n ra ce da y involved groups of women wa lkin g th e ra ce together, e njo yin g eac h other 's company a nd ob li vio us to th e fac t that other peop le were runnin g as fast as th ey co uld '
A sp ecific famil y a lso ca me to mind as Cha rlie was remembe rin g rac e moment s from th e pa st 20 years. He re ca ll s the Tantill o fam il y ha vin g a lar ge number of parti cipant s on many occasions. " It use d to be that Pa ul 's relativ es would come to visit over th e Memor ial Day we eke nd and man y fr o m hi s exte nd ed fam il y parti cipated in th e ra ce I can't rem ember how man y pe ople ran in any one race, but I do know that th e dollar am o unt
o n th eir regis tr at io n check wa s s ignifi ca nt 1"
Paul Tant ill o gave kud os to Cha rlie "C harli e and Gretc hen Th o ma s de se rve so mu ch credit for making thi s a wonde rful co mmunit y eve nt."
Charli e only mentioned one downfall to cha irin g the ra ce for th e pas t 20 yea rs. Th e part he di sliked about th e race was th at th e number of peo pl e who participated in th e ra ce was di rec tl y relat ed to th e weath e r "Every yea r o n race da y when I fir st awo ke, ! li ste ned for two thin gs th e s treet sweep e r going by to cl ean up th e st ree t and rain hittin g th e wind ows o n th e hou se. If I hea rd th e fir st but not the seco nd , I kn ew it was go in g to be a g reat ra ce day."
The 20 11 Mariemont SK Run/Walk is ri ght around th e co rn er. As in yea rs past , th e proceeds from thi s eve nt dire ctl y be nefit the Ma ri emo nt Preservatio n Fo undati o n whose mi ss io n statem e nt include s se curing ac tiviti es for th e ultim a te purpo se of enri chin g th e liv es of Ma ri emo nt citi zens. Please put May 29 on yo ur ca le ndar s a nd co me pa rt icipat e in this wonde rful Mar ie mont pa stim e, rain or shin e. Mayb e we will eve n see o ur own Charlie Thoma s runnin g thi s year 1
If yo u a re int ere st ed in spon so rin g thi s eve nt , please con tact Leah Osgood (5 15-6632) o r Shan non Gilmor e (207-0 494 ) Lo ok for reg istra tio n form s in th e May iss ue of yo ur Town Cri er or visit racedmc.com fo r 2011 on lin e registratio n (co ming soon ).
Submitted by Shannon Gi lm ore and Leah Osgood
Help Wanted!
The Town Crier is looking for a vo lunt eer to handl e Distribution beginnin g in Sept emb er of thi s ye ar . The paper is deli ve red eight tim es during th e yea r, from September throu gh Ma y, with no January edition. The job description is as fo ll ows: Eac h delivery month:
• Rece ive 2000 Town Cri ers from th e printer .
• Div id e them int o the proper amoun ts for each rou te and plac e th em in bo xes/ bag s for the ca rrier s to pi ck up.
• Ha ve them accessib le to carr ie rs the Friday-S unda y of th e delivery we ekend. A screened-in po rch, whi ch th e ca rri ers ca n acc ess without you havin g to be ther e, is ideal.
• Div id e a nd includ e pla stic sleeves and a ny fl ye rs to be in se rted by th e ca rri ers.
• Ema il th e ca rri ers to let them know the pap ers are rea dy
Each summer:
• Co ntact th e carri e rs fr o m last year to see if th ey a re wi llin g to do it agai n
• If ther e a re so me who can't co ntinu e, find replac ement s. Ther e is us ually a waiting li st of ch ildr e n who want to deliver the Tow n Cri e r
Laur a Karn es will be happy to fill you in on th e fin er point s of th e positi o n. It 's no t diffi cult, a nd you wi ll be helpin g your community in a meaningful way ! Pl ease co nt act Claire Kupferle at ckupfe rl e@c in ci. rr.com or 561-4428 if yo u can help.
What's Happening at the Mariemont Branch Library
Children
The Snakes of St. Pa tri ck! Ce lebrate St. Pa ddy 's Day with a visit from liv e sna kes (legend ha s it that St. Patrick drove all th e s nakes from Ir eland ). Thur sda y, Mar ch 17 a t 6:3 0 pm. Ages 5 an d up.
Library Bab ies is th e fir st Friday of th e month a t I0:30 am Thi s is a great o pp o rtunit y to introdu ce yo ur baby to book s, so ng s, and fi nge rplay. Ages birth to eight ee n month s. Movers and Shake rs mee t Wednesda ys For Town Crier Advertising Information, contact Claire Kupferle@ indy3844@aol.com
a t 10:30 am. Ages I to 4 yea rs. Brin g the littl e o nes for sto ri es, so ngs a nd dance as th ey learn abo ut th e library.
Pre-school Story Time is Wednesdays at I:30 pm Join Mi ss Kath eryn for storie s and craft s. Ages 3 to 5.
Special Nee ds Story Time: Spec ial needs children and their parent /c aregiver shar e a read in g adv entur e in a fun a nd safe environment. Thur sday, March I0. Ple ase ca ll Mi ss Katheryn at 369-4467 if yo u are inter es ted.
Tales to Tail s: Read to a therapy dog and practice yo ur read in g sk ill s. Thur sday , March 3 at 5 :00 to 6:00 pm. Re gis tr a ti on s ugges ted.
Teens
Wii Games : Thur sday, Mar ch IOat 4:00 pm
Adults
Pet Selec tion and Care Tips wi th th e Leag ue fo r Anim al Welfare, Sa turday , March 12 at 2:00 pm.
Que en City Gothic --Resc heduled! J.T. Townsend talk s about so me of Cin cin nati's mo re ma cab re killin gs Thursday, Mar ch 24 at 6:30 pm. Regi str a ti o n req uir ed.
Ma ri e mont Book Club: Th ur sday , Marc h 31 at 6:45 pm. Join us for a discuss ion of The Bri ef Wondrou s Life of Oscar Wa o by Junot D iaz Co pi es are ava il ab le a t th e branch.
Mariemont Bran ch Library, 38 I0 Pocahonta s Ave. , 369-4 467
Ho ur s: Monday , Tues day & Thur sday, Noo n to 8:00 pm. Wedn esday, Frida y and Sat urd ay, I0:00 a m to 6:00 pm.
Dine In With Mariemont Takeout
BY SHELLEY PADEN & MIK E BEN SON
Every family ha s a stressful day now and then, or even several of them in a row. On these days, having to make a hom e cooked meal feels as daunting as puttin g a man on the moon with a slin gs hot, and eve n ea tin g out seems mor e trouble th an it is worth. For a growi ng number of America ns, take out is becoming th e best so lution to feeding a crow d with the least amount of ha ss le. Inde ed, according to a recent survey , instead of hitting the drive-thru, more and more families are calling their local 'casual ' restau rant chain a nd ordering something to go. Many cas ual dining resta urants are promoting th eir tak eo ut service, eve n offering spec ial reserved parking spo ts near the door. The surv ey also revealed tl1at roughly 75 percent of all consu mer s currently make use of takeout or deli very from full-service restau rant s at leas t once a month and nearly 30 percent of these regular use rs would rather order takeout than eat in at a res taurant. To get a perspective on th e lo cal takeout situation in Mariemont, we asked th e Town Crier staff to tell us what th ey do on bu sy nights We also canvassed so me of th e local restaurants to ge t their sid e of the story . Claire Kupferle, Town Crier editor, has organized her favorite res taurant' s menus in a notebook. Menus, prices , and phone numbers are at her fingertips and she can call at a moment 's noti ce.
Angela Fo rsyth and her hu sba nd both love the chick en soup from El Jinet e, the Mexican re staurant on Red Bank by Wal-Mart. Their children , howeve r, prefer the wanton so up from Chin a One , which happen s to be loca ted in the sa me shopping ce nt er. One day when they were driving home from the airport after a two-week vacation, they reali zed that th e cupboard at hom e was bare. They called both restaurants from their ca r and placed tak eo ut orders . Angela picked up the so up s while her hu sba nd ran into Wal-Mart for a gallon of milk!
Ovens fr eq uently seem to break at the mo st inopportune times like at Thanksgiving or righ t before you have your in- laws over for a meal. This happened to Dina Wilder ri ght befo re she had so me important company co ming over for a fancy dinner. She called th e Quarter Bistro for so me fancy takeout to save the da y.
Did you know that yo u can ge t takeo ut from the National Exemplar? Marty and Bob Bartlett use it as their ace in the hole. Their favorite is the Reuben sandwich. They sub stitute a baked
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potato for th e regul ar pota to di sh and then add an extra baked potato on th e side. The Reuben is large enough to sp lit and then the y both hav e a potato. The y report it' s a great meal One time the Exemplar forgot th e ext ra potato. When th ey called to check, thinking that maybe th ey had forgotten to order it , th ey go t extra special service. The Exe mplar sen t out th e mi ssi ng potato by speci al messe nger. A large sli ce of th e Exemplar's fantastic carrot cake was includ ed to swee ten th e c:ial Lisa Hopkin s, manager of th e Exemplar, told us that their entire menu is available for takeout, including breakfast. Pop ular item s includ e sandwiches, sala ds, so ups, and the ir salmon dinner. They ha ve one customer who co me s in once a month and gets eight cheeseburgers to go. Lik e the Exemplar , th e other res taurants we approached usually offe r their full menu s for takeo ut , but it is important to keep in mind that Friday, Saturday, and holidays can be busy tim es at res taurants and takeout service ca n be slower on tho se days. At th e recently opened Hal1 a na Beach on Wooste r Pike east of Kroger we learned that so me folks reall y love th eir fried green tom atoes. They will call and ord er large amount s of th e tomatoes and nothin g else. A waitress also rela yed that the head chef, " Big Mike, " is culinary trained and loves to please hi s customers. For
carnivore s with a burger craving, Fli pdadd y's will satisfy yo u, but they al so have vegetarian se lect ions, too, along with pastas, sala ds, and
so up s. For all-day takeout, Demetrio s IV opens at eight in the morning and frequentl y ha s folks order French to as t or other breakfast se lection s. Es pec iall y popular are
th e Ruben san dwi ch (sans so up for tak eo ut ), th e Gyro, and salad s. The Dill y Ca fe will also let you takeout anytlung on th eir men u, bu t th eir mo st popular items are Maryland style crab cakes, th e Dilly Cafe bee r cheese, and grilled shrimp & as paragus salad.
Finally, of co urs e, no story about takeout dining would be co mplet e without at leas t
ment ioning pizza , th e kin g of the tak eo ut world. Mariemont is lu cky enough to hav e two pizza establishments right in the Village and the y ha ve bee n the so urce of man y family sto ri es. Randy Yo rk related that when their children were very young one sugges ted that they order " pi zza from Miosa 's." This blending of Mio's and La Rosa's has stu ck and th ey frequently order from Miosa 's to this day. Whichever res taurant it is, th ey are always satisfied.
What's Your Computer Time Waster?
BY CLAIR E K UPFERLE, EDITOR
Yo u know yo u do it. You co ntinuall y go
I like to play Scrabb le with my dad on Facebook. It is just lik e being a littl e kid again (on ly now I so metim es have to let him win 1). ,._/ You ca n writ e notes to eac h other when yo u play yo ur word ... it is a sweet exc han ge' - Kim Beach
A fast-paced word ga me with similariti es to Scrabb le at www.lexulous. //' co m provides a fun way to mee t to a website or co mput er p rogram that sucks th e time right ou t of you r day. You ca n' t stop you rse lP. We asked the fown Crier staff
/ interesting peo pl e from all ove r th e wo rld , learn obscure word s, use yo ur brain and and other Mariemont res idents what their biggest tim e-was ter s are on th e computer. Someon e did not wan t to be nam ed. Perhap s they are going to these web site s when th ey should be working?
I' m sorry to say that I am all abou t playin g Fa mwille on Facebook. I have grea t pleasure at wa tchin g my crop s co me in and tendi ng to my farm a nimal s. I love spending time outd oors. My kids say that it 's only for lo se rs1: ) - Kimberly Enis Sullivan
waste way too much tim e. I've had to lea rn to decide how many games I'll pla y before I log on it is definitely an addiction' - Matt Ayer
I have to ad mit to whil in g away some time playi ng so litair e on th e co mputer. Dealing the cards is so mu ch easier when th ey are digital! I have a program with ove r 200 ga mes, and I am wo rkin g my way throu gh trying to win them all, alth ough so me of them see m impo ss ibl e!
- Claire Kupferle
Mine is www.usmagazine.com I lik e to chec k o ut what ce leb riti es are wearing and then I ge t los t in th e photo s - Anonymous
For me the bi g time waster is email. Lik e ga mblin g, it is int ermitt entl y rewarding, just e nough so that yo u beco me addicted to the pos sibility of a pay off ( i. e., good email) eac h tim e yo u open it (wh ich is lik e placing a bet). So, for me to ge t thing s done, I s imply have to log out and not log back in for seve ral hour s or days or weeks - Mik e Benson
I ca n' t get enough ofStumbleUpon com 1 I put in my areas of int eres t a nd it takes me to random web sit es that a re grea t. Yo u ca n indi cat e if you lik e or do n' t lik e a web sit e, so it refine s what types of things yo u lik e. It 's lik e Pandora Radio. Oh, that 's another o ne I go to a lot11 - Anonymous
I lik e to loo k at movie mistakes for a movie I've see n or I am about to see. Fac tu al errors, continuity errors, grip s or ca mera opera tor s in shot s, gas tank s on th e back of chari ots in "G ladiator " www.moviemistakes co m is a pretty good sit e fo r thi s. - Randy York
Celebrate Mariemont Elementary MariElders March Activities
The MariElders is in need of volunteer drivers. We have members who no longer drive and need help getti ng to th eir medical appointments. You r co mmitment to vo lun tee ring will be abou t three hours per trip and two to three trips per month. If yo u are in terested in vol unt eering, please call Kathy at 27 1-5588.
Blood Pressure Screening
The two mo st important numb e rs in your life are th e number s of yo ur blood pressu re. Co me and ha ve yo ur blood pressure taken by o ur nur se from Co lli e r ur s in g She is ava ilable to answer a ny medica l q ues tion s yo u ma y have regarding your ge nera l hea lth The nurse will be here from I :00 to 3:00 pm on Thursday, March I0.
Chair Vo ll eyball League
Th e MariElders chair vo ll eyball team is in need of new play ers. This league plays at Madisonvill e Re crea tion Center on Tuesday
mornings starting on March 15. If you are intere sted in playing, please call Barb at 27 1- 5588.
Over the Rhine Historic Breweries Tour
At th e turn of the 20t h Ce ntury , Cin cinnati wa s the beer brewing cap it al of the U.S. Exp lore seve ra l of th e former Ge rm an brewerie s that we re lo ca ted in Over the Rhine Enjoy the architecture , tunnel s, a rchways, and deep ce ll ars of th e old brewery building s. Includ ed in this tour ar e Chri st ian Moerlein' s ice house, office building, and the home of hi s so n This tour wi ll be in a motor deluxe coac h with lun ch at th e old es t bar in Cincinna ti The re will be a lot of walking and they ask fo r everyone to bring a hand.held fl ash light. The pric e fo r thi s day lon g tour that includ es tran sportation , tour guid e, and lun ch is $80 for MariE ld ers memb ers and $85 for non -member s. Sign up with a paid reserva tion at the Center front des k by March 30. If you wo uld lik e more information please call Meli ssa at 27 1-5588.
There 's hi story in the mak ing at Mariemont Elementary (ME), and all res id ents a re enco ura ged to take part. On Saturda y, Mar ch 19, ME will welcome one and all to a Comm uni ty Open House from 12 - 3 pm . This event will give everyone - students, parents, res ident s, staff and alumni - th e opportun ity to tour th e current building just prior to it s renovation . .. and to have so me ME fun.
Everyone will want to be a part of th e Flag Bridging Ceremony from the school to the modular clas sroom building s at 2:30pm. We will rai se the flag to the future! Spread the word to all Fr ie nds of th e Sc hoo l - wh eth er in its incarnation as Mariemont Elementary , Mariemont Middl e Sc hoo l or Mar iemont High Sc ho ol. lt will trul y be a co mmunity event as we ce leb rate Ma ri emont Elementary.
If yo u have sc hoo l memorabi li a/ photos to s har e, contact Molly Stewa rt at 271-1641.
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A season of preparation for one very big celebration!
Would you join us on a journey toward Easter?
Ash Wednesday, March 9th
11:00 am to 1:00 pm-A personal time of prayer, acoustic music, and receiving of a shes in the Chapel . Come and go during this time a s y our schedule allow s .
7:00 to 8:oo pm-A special healing service in the Chapel. God is releasing healing in our midst. If you have a physical, emotional, or spiritual need, we would love to pray with you.
Friday, March 11th
7:00 to 9:30 pm-An evening of cel ebration with music and prayer for our community in the Parish Center.
We m ee t r eg ularl y Sunda y mornings at 10:00 A .M. in the Parish Center and Wedne s day evenings at 7:00 P.M in the Chapel. Watch for news about special Easter s e rvi ce s in April!
Live. Jes u s. Love.
MARIEMONT
COMMUN I T Y CHURCH
www Mariemon t Churc h .org 513.271.437 6