Mariemont Town Crier, October 2022, Volume 47, Issue 2

Mariemont Memorial Church Roof: The Next Chapter

By Matt Ayer

Mary Emery envisioned a church as the centerpiece, the focal point, and the gemstone of a new model American town. Architect Louis Jallade delivered with his interpretation of a Norman church perched atop the Village Center’s highest knoll, set perfectly on an angle adjacent to the pioneer cemetery to pay homage to the region’s settlers.

The building evokes a country church picked up from the English countryside and beamed into Mariemont. A tour of the Memorial Church highlights many features of this masterful work, with a special emphasis on the historic, mosscovered Cotswold limestone roof, salvaged from a stormdamaged structure that had once served as the tithe barn for the monks of Kingswood Abbey.

As our Village’s centennial approached, caretakers of the building recognized the need for a long-range plan to preserve the building. Roof leaks were becoming increasingly frequent, serious, and difficult to diagnose and repair. Picking up stone tiles or fragments alongside the building was commonplace. For planning purposes,

Mariemont Community Church commissioned a detailed evaluation in 2021 by the historic roofing specialists who had serviced the stone roof for generations. Specifically, the objective was to recommend short and longer-term maintenance and repair needs to preserve the building for its next century.

This detailed evaluation included a close-up drone survey, review of maintenance records, and inspections of interior damage. Photos illustrate the architect’s creativity that resulted in a complex roof consisting of 21 “facets” (individual planes or surfaces). Five are minimally sloped, flat-seam, interlocked copper rectangles, fully soldered together that protect the square tower and an adjacent section. These facets, out of view at ground level, were replaced in 2001. They remain in good condition and are fully serviceable into the future. The remaining 16 facets are Cotswold limestone.

The close-up drone photos showed missing tiles, metal pieces inserted over the years as band-aid repairs, and signs of degradation of both the stone and the metal roof flashings. Potential repair of a stone facet Cont'd on page 4

The Memorial Church with its Cotswold stone roof in 2021.

Slate Over Nave – The sea green will weather to a blend including buff and tan. Note the sag at the line, the waviness, and the diminishing courses.

Welcome to the Town Crier's Newest Helper

The Town Crier would like to say “Welcome” to the newest member of the Jevic family - little Chloe – and “Congratulations!!” to proud parents Margaret and Alex. Chloe was born Sept. 15 at 2:21 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs 9 oz.

Margaret is our hard working and dedicated Town Crier distribution coordinator, one of several roles she plays in the community. But Margaret has her own team

of helpers! Husband Alex and six-year-old son Ben help Margaret ready boxes of Town Criers for our junior couriers to pick up each month.

We’ve been told that Ben often draws pictures for our junior couriers and puts them on top of each courier’s stack! So sweet!

Pictured is the Jevic Family: Alex, Ben, baby Chloe, Ella, and Margaret.

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is further complicated in that the stone tiles were embedded in mortar. The study concluded that the stone tiles were beyond their serviceable lifespan. A “lift and re-lay” project (either with all new tiles or a combination of new and salvageable tiles) was the only recommended option.

The roof study provided the owner of the building, the Thomas J. Emery Memorial, key information to consider in determining a course of action for rehabilitation. As much as anyone, their Board of Trustees recognize the significance of this centerpiece landmark structure in our Village’s designation as a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior.

Given the building’s history, and considering the above standards, the obvious priority was to consider replacing the Cotswold stone roof with a Cotswold stone roof. However, the supply of this stone as roofing tiles is diminishing and has long, uncertain lead times at exorbitant costs. For these reasons, historic roofing experts advised Emery Memorial that like-kind replacement was generally considered economically infeasible. Worse yet, as a long-term option, maintaining a Cotswold roof was considered technically infeasible, not only due to the expected unavailability of replacement materials, but also the ongoing serviceability issues that presently result in the decay of the building’s integrity.

historic stone roof. Furthermore, replacing a natural stone product with a faux product molded from clay seemed inappropriate with respect to “honesty of materials.”

Emery Memorial selected, as the best and “most appropriate” feasible option, a natural stone roof, selected and installed in a manner retaining the construction techniques, craftsmanship and distinctive features of the original. Mariemont’s Architectural Review Board issued a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project via a 7-0 vote at its February 2022 meeting. The Chair commended Emery Memorial for “a wonderfully thought out and thorough application.”

The roofing project commenced in June and is expected to be at or near completion as this article comes to print. Historic features carefully retained include:

Material: Vermont slate, a proven, natural stone product with an expected life in excess of 100 years was chosen. Slate offers not only the beauty of a natural stone, but also provides longrange maintenance and serviceability benefits. No underlying mortar bed is required. A slater can replace individual tiles as needed. Slate will remain available indefinitely.

Federal standards define rehabilitation as the process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features that are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values. The Standards are to be applied in a reasonable manner, taking into consideration economic and technical feasibility. Moreover, distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property should be preserved. Deteriorated historic features should be repaired rather than replaced, but when the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature should match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials.

Cotswold-like replacements were considered next. A company in the UK is molding faux Cotswold-style roofing tiles from a mix of aggregates, Portland cement and coloring agents. The life expectancy of these cement tiles is unknown and highly questionable as a “next century” replacement and was considered undesirable.

Right here in Ohio, native clay is colored, molded, and fired into slab tiles that include a “Cotswold looking” product line. The tiles are warranted 75 years, with an expected life of over 100 years, just as the fired clay tile of our own Parish Center building. This option added challenges, as it is not designed to accommodate the roof’s waviness and sag inherent to Jallade’s design, or the diminishing courses (stones decreasing in size from eave to ridge) of the

Color: Semi-weathering “sea green” slate was selected, as it will weather into a random mix of colors including buff and tan shades reminiscent of the original stone. At a distance, the new roof appears sea green. Color variation among individual tiles is readily apparent, most easily viewed from ground level on the porch roof at the building entrance. Random color variation will become more pronounced in a matter of a few years with weathering.

Roof features retained: Louis Jallade intentionally designed a 10-inch droop into the roof’s ridgeline, suggesting that the building was constructed with “green” wood and sagged with the weight of the stone. Similarly, he intentionally added waviness, a feature that the “new” roof tends to accentuate.

Not common or functionally advantageous in a slate roof, plus adding significant expense to the overall project, the roofer also specified and installed the slate to replicate “diminishing

Slate roof (from front page)

This drone picture shows the complexity of the roof, with its 5 copper and 16 stone facets.

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courses.” Thick, large slates at the eave transition in a series of steps to smaller and thinner pieces at the ridge. Furthermore, the roofer took the extra time to vary the width of slates to emulate randomness of sizing in the original stone. While eliminating the problems associated with embedding stone in mortar, the roofer did carefully mortar the exposed edges (“rakes”) of roof gables and also between the slate and roof copings, just as in the original craftsmanship. Lead step and counter flashings were hand-formed and soldered just as the original.

Additional rehabilitation: The lead-coated copper gutters and downspouts are being replaced in like kind. As the roofing aspect of the project concludes, Emery Memorial plans to clean the black mildew stains, particularly on the Lich Door side (facing the municipal parking lot) and at the top of many of the door and window arches where organic residue has accumulated over time. Again, following historic rehabilitation standards, “The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.”

A low-pressure hot water cleaning is planned, supplemented if needed with a mild, dilute addition of an agent specifically formulated for cleaning historic limestone.

Bell: By publication time, it is expected that the church bell and its structural support will have been rehabilitated appropriately, notably with a new striking mechanism and a state-of-the-art programmable controller. (The “mystery of the bell” has been solved and will be described in a future article.)

At the request of Village officials and the Mariemont Preservation Foundation, the

salvageable stone tiles (approximately 50 percent) have been cleaned of mortar and stored vertically on suitable, heavy oak pallets for potential use on some future project. Emery Memorial specified that our Village retains “first rights” for its reuse. This supply also ensures that the Village will have an adequate supply to maintain the Lich Gate roof and retain a model of the roof’s Cotswold heritage into perpetuity.

As a volunteer caretaker and tour guide of the property for many years, I have the following personal observations:

I miss the original stone roof – the colors, textures, irregularities, and the moss – and the “back story” of how the roof came to Mariemont. I was disappointed but not shocked that preservation was not feasible.

Tear-off of the stones and mortar confirmed

that there were numerous trouble areas with underlying wet, rotting wood, and degradation of many of the stones. These problems would never have been resolved without removing the roof.

I have enjoyed following the roof project, including a tour hosted by the slate broker and the owner of the Vermont quarry … watching our slate processed from the depths of the quarry to slab to block to tile, cut and split to size and punched. I enjoyed sharing the history and significance of the project. No, it did not compare to Louis Jallade negotiating the stones from a tithe barn near Calcot, England, but I did enjoy memorializing this next chapter in the roof’s story.

I gained an appreciation for the skill and care of an expert in slating and his talented and hardworking crew. I believe that they will someday bring their grandchildren to see their work.

Functionally, I know that we have a better roof, in watertightness and sustainability. We can successfully preserve the building’s interior for future generations.

Emery Memorial exercised tremendous thoughtfulness into maintaining historic features to every extent practical. This amazing gift to our Village lives on through this foundation under the direction of its trustees. In that sense, Mary Emery continues to nurture the beauty of Mariemont, into and well beyond its second century. As we approach our Centennial celebration, it will bring great joy to program the bell to peal 100 times! Thank you, Mrs. Emery and the dedicated trustees of your estate.

Slate roof (from previous page)

Note the missing and broken stones and band-aid metal inserts. Wood roof decking also needed replacement in areas of water infiltration.

Street light on Elm Street before and after being re-painted

of the paint was inconsistent and resulted in the current poor condition of our streetlights.

The Village has contracted Static All Pro to strip and electrostatically paint the streetlights and provide a longer lasting clear finish. The updated color used is “Mariemont Green.” This summer, Static All Pro painted the cobra style streetlights along Wooster Pike with highway fund monies.

We are currently researching the conversion of our historic streetlights to LED and replacing many of their aging lenses that are yellowing. It is estimated that the conversion to LED lighting can save the Village approximately $4,000 per year in electricity costs. Additionally, the illumination with LED along with new lenses will add improved lighting to increase visibility, and promote road and neighborhood safety. Julie Lockhart, Greg Long, and Bill DeCamp have volunteered to lead this effort.

Show Your Support with a Mariemont Centennial Flag

The Mariemont Centennial Flag is now available for purchase. The Mariemont Centennial Flag 1923 - 2023 was designed by Mariemont resident Tom Gilmore and features the carillon, blue skies and green parks, and includes the Mariemont motto “dedicated to youth.” Flags can be purchased for $50 each at https:// mariemontpreservation.org/officialcentennial-flag or directly through the QR code below.

DATE: October 8, 2022

TIME: 5:15 p.m.

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For additional information on this and other Centennial projects as well as giving opportunities, please visit www. mariemontpreservation.org/centennial

You can also reach the centennial committee at centennial@mariemont.org with comments and questions.

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PLACE: Mariemont Dogwood Park

The annual Warrior Run 5K begins at Dogwood Park and winds through beautiful, scenic Mariemont. Benefiting 1N5, the race supports suicide prevention and mental health education in Greater Cincinnati

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Centennial (from previous page)

Mariemont Centennial Flag, designed by resident Tom Gilmore.

By Randy York

The Mariemont Preservation Foundation (MPF) has completed an initial planning vision for a planned Dale Park renovation. This renovation is part of the overall Centennial commemoration.

The main feature of Dale Park is the Family Statuary Group, which depicts three generations of a French peasant family. The unveiling and dedication of both the family statue and the Carillon at Dogwood Park took place on Saturday November 16, 1929.

Unfortunately, over the years, rain and

Restoration as well as a number of art experts, and their overwhelming recommendation is that the Statuary Group will need to be covered and protected from the elements in order for it to survive.

further damage. The surrounding park and plantings would be updated to provide a more open and inviting environment and resident experience with pathways connecting all of Dale Park.

Just below the Family Statuary Group in Dale Park is a valley that slopes down on three sides that creates a natural bowl to accommodate naturalized seating for an outdoor amphitheater. We anticipate that the amphitheater would be used by area schools, drama clubs, and civic groups.

For additional information on this and other

Luminaria’s

of Magic Combines Old, New Traditions

By Joanna Manon

Luminaria is right around the corner on December 3rd! This year we are excited to continue our newer tradition of the Luminaria walk throughout the Village as well as rekindle the magic from years past with the return of the tree lighting, carriage rides, and other favorites at Old Town Square.

and make his way throughout the Village hitting up the winter wonderlands located at Old Town Square, Dogwood Park, and the Concourse on Miami Bluff. Specific route information available soon.

Along with festive decorations, Mariemont Community Church will have carolers! Returning also to the Old Town Square are carriage rides ($3 per person), hot chocolate, and more treats.

The house decorating contest is also back with an exciting new twist—“best of” categories: white lights, classic decor, best theme, best overall… BE SURE to register for this and purchase your kits and carriage ride tickets by Sunday, October 23.

A limited number of kits will be available for an additional charge at the Boy Scout Christmas Tree Sale (located at the Mariemont Municipal Building/Firehouse) Nov. 25-27 and Dec. 3. Carriage ride tickets will also be available for cash purchase on the night of the event.

We cannot wait to celebrate the holiday season with you at this Village favorite! Thank you for supporting MPPG and the Village of Mariemont!

Girl Scouts Working Toward Trip Goal

The evening kicks off with the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. at Old Town Square. Santa is also expected to arrive at that time

Paper order form inserts are included in this Town Crier issue, but you can also register and order Luminaria kits online by visiting www.mariemontppg.com/ luminaria

By Ellie Haynes, 11th Grade Troop 40829

The Girl Scouts of Mariemont are having a great start to the year. The 11th grade troop 40829 had a very successful booth at the Kiwanis Art & Crafts Fair where they sold handmade items to the public; proceeds go to their trip to Europe this coming summer. The troop would like to thank everyone who came out!

They also volunteered for Our Daily Bread to put together sandwiches and food items for those in need. The girls are elated to become Ambassadors this year, the highest level in Girl Scouts. They’re looking forward to the rest of the year and would like to thank the community for their constant support.

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Tree Pruning for the Long Term

By Margaret Jevic

October is one of my favorite months - nature’s beauty is on full display, the days are cool and sunny, and walking around our Village brings me great joy. As temperatures and leaves fall, our trees stop actively growing and photosynthesizing, heading toward winter dormancy. This sleepy time for trees is the perfect window for branch pruning so when spring comes, all of the tree’s efforts can be focused on the right areas.

The Mariemont Tree Advisory Board (TAB) is committed to proper pruning for our Village trees, and the winter months provide us the perfect opportunity to carry out this important duty. We prune trees for a few reasons - aesthetics, clearance for cars, pedestrians, and power lines, and to increase the strength and longevity of the tree. Proper pruning also saves money in the long run because when tree branches are more robust, they are less likely to fall and cause expensive damage or cleanup. The tree will also likely live a much longer life, saving removal/replanting costs.

The word “pruning” is quite broad and conjures images of bush clippers,

chain saws, and pole loppers, but proper pruning is more nuanced. Pruning is a good general term for cutting away dead branches or shaping a plant, but much more goes into tree pruning than random chopping. Specifically, the TAB is invested in young tree training - scheduled, targeted pruning every 2-3 years from the time of planting of a new tree to 15 years down the line. This type of pruning only applies to young, newly planted trees and literally trains a tree to grow in a certain way that is desirable for strength, longevity, health, and aesthetics.

Establishing what is called a “central leader” or one long central trunk that extends from root to crown with smaller branches extending laterally is considered ideal. This maximizes the tree’s overall strength and prevents other limbs from becoming so large and heavy that they risk breaking off. Young tree training is certainly a certified science, but it also has a fair amount of artistic flair that is learned over years of doing this kind of pruning.

The TAB was fortunate enough to receive pruning training from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) last year and continues to offer training

for residents who want to volunteer with the TAB for this task. No prior experience or knowledge required! We also attend and offer multiple group pruning days throughout the year here in the Village, courtesy of ODNR, to expand our knowledge and experience. Our trained volunteers are then authorized by council to work on Village trees. Anyone who takes pruning training will never see a tree the same way again and will leave with a deeper appreciation for the work that goes

Tree pruning training group

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into growing and maintaining a thriving urban forest. Come join us!

As the TAB begins to amass a small army of volunteers to prune Village trees, residents will be seeing more and more of us working on trees around town. Our goal is to be able to work on every street at some point during the dormant season - so come out and say hi! We’re friendly!

All of the trees TAB volunteers prune are planted in the Village right-of-way and are maintained by the Village. Mostly, these trees are located between the sidewalk and the street, but where there are no sidewalks, the trees may look like part of someone’s yard. Seeing a TAB volunteer outside your window pruning a tree may

be a new experience, but it is a good sign that our trees are receiving the care they need.

As October marches on, the leaves that are now brilliant yellow, orange, and red will begin to leave our trees bare. With no more leaves to hide their shape, pruners can more clearly see the branches that need attention, and while dormant, the tree is less likely to be stressed by our work.

For now, I’ll enjoy the remainder of fall in our gorgeous Village, knowing soon I’ll suit up with my clippers and pole saw and head out during the grey days of winter to help shape our trees into strong, beautiful, long-lived members of the community.

Learn to Properly Prune

Research suggests that properly pruning young shade trees will greatly increase their health, beauty, and longevity. Research also indicates that improper pruning will destroy the young tree and prevent it from ever becoming a mature specimen.

Learn how to properly prune and train young shade trees in a hands-on field training session hosted by the Mariemont Tree Advisory Board on October 21, 2022. New and current volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. in council chambers for approximately one hour of instruction by our regional urban forester, Wendi Van Buren*, before moving outdoors for hands-on experience.

The program will begin with a talk on proper pruning techniques, which limbs to remove and how to remove them. Then the class will move to the field and proper techniques will be demonstrated, followed by supervised pruning where you can try your hand on some young trees.

If you are interested in volunteering with the tree board, or have a skill set you’d like to contribute, please email us at MariemontTrees@gmail.com. We look forward to working even further to preserve our Village and its trees for generations.

If you are interested in donating to Mariemont’s tree fund, please visit the Mariemont Preservation Foundation at https://mariemontpreservation.org/ make-a-donation/ under the Tree Planting Project section. Your contribution will go toward purchasing new trees for the Village.

For more information on young tree training please refer to the December 2021 article (online at: https://issuu.com/ mariemonttc/docs/dec_21_towncrier_ online)

*Wendi is an Urban Forester for the ODNR Division of Forestry.  She is a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture as well as a Municipal Specialist with her Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.

“Over 80 Years of Service”

Pruning (from previous page)

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The Early History of Mariemont’s Ferris Family

By Pete McBride

The Town Crier’s September issue featured a timely and informative article by Rex Bevis focused on The Mariemont Preservation Foundation’s recent acquisition of Mariemont’s historic Ferris House, located at 3915 Plainville Road, approximately across the street from the tennis courts. It is reportedly one of the oldest existing brick (and never-relocated) buildings in Hamilton County.

To further celebrate this accomplishment, we thought it would be interesting – and educational – to take a look at the settling of this area and how the Ferris Family, their predecessors, and eventually the “Ferris” House, came to be an historic part of Mariemont.

Prior to the 1750s, adventurers, explorers, and traders were the first non-indigenous people in southwestern Ohio.

In 1784, after the War of Independence, the (then significantly larger) state of Virginia ceded its territory north of the Ohio River to the newlyformed US Federal Government.

In 1787, the newly-formed Continental Congress passed “The Northwest Ordinance,” a legal instrument by which new states and settlements could/would be opened to settlement and incorporated into the young (but expanding) American nation.

John Cleves Symmes, a New Jersey judge and congressman, along with several associates, shortly thereafter, purchased from the US Treasury a large acreage of land between the Great and Little Miami Rivers in what was called the “Symmes (or Miami) Purchase.”

Soon thereafter, Major Benjamin Stites (reportedly with Symmes encouragement) used his entitlement as a military veteran of the American Revolution to acquire acreage west of the Little Miami River.

In November, 1788, Stites exercised his ownership of the land that he had purchased and, with a party of settlers (including several Stites family members and Anna Ferris, Benjamin Stites’ bride-to-be) landed at a site along the Little

Miami that they named “Columbia” (in honor of a certain well-known “discoverer” named “Christopher”).

The Stites and Ferris families had close ties – through marriage and Ruth Ferris was Benjamin Ferris Stites’ grandmother. It was no coincidence that, about eleven years later, in 1799, Eliphalet Ferris, brothers Joseph and Andrew, his cousin John Jay, and Ferris family members left their native Connecticut and joined the Stites settlement near what is now Lunken Airport.

Unfortunately, and perhaps how that area became jokingly known as “Sunken Lunken,” flooding of the Little Miami prompted the Ferris family to seek less flood-prone land.

Whether it was good luck or just common sense, the Ferris family moved to (literally) “higher ground” and bought farmland above the river in what is now Mariemont - for the reported daunting sum of $285. They initially built and lived in a log cabin, and about I802-03 completed construction of Eliphalet Ferris’s historic homeMariemont’s historic “Ferris House.”

Eliphalet’s original one-story “Georgian/ Colonial-style farmhouse” was expanded between 1803 and 1813 into a roomier three-

story structure - perhaps a reflection of the Ferris’s prospering farming and milling business partnership that served local needs as well as transported their produce by flatboat to eager buyers as far away as New Orleans.

As a quick aside, Eliphalet’s younger brother, Joseph E. Ferris was apparently, like his sibling, no slouch. Between 1813 and 1830 Joseph built an even grander home - “The Joseph Ferris House’’which elegantly stands today on Dragon Way in Fairfax.

Furthermore - and on top of his interests in the Ferris’ farming and milling partnership - Joseph apparently recognized an underserved consumer demand for whiskey. He established one of the area’s earliest distilleries, using corn from the Ferris family farms and drawing water from the nearby creek that ran (still runs) through today’s Dale and Dogwood parks. That stream was appropriately named “Whiskey Creek ‘’ with its water course traversing what became known as “Whiskey Hollow.” Each landmark is “still” (pun intended) referred to by that same name.

Mariemont’s Ferris House remained a family residence over many decades, housing many

Mary Emery and a group of Mariemont Company leaders and friends broke ground for the Village of Mariemont, April 23, 1923, in front of the Ferris House.

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What’s Happening at the Mariemont Branch Library October 2022

Children

Indoor Library Babies — Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement. Ages birth to 18 months. Registration is required for both babies and adults.

Indoor Preschool Storytime — Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Enjoy books, songs, activities and more, while building early literacy skills. Ages 3-6. Registration is required for children and adults

Outdoor Movers & Shakers @ The Park—Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

Join us for storytime at the Isabella Hopkins Park next to the library. You and your child will shake it together! Sing, dance, and enjoy music, movement, and fun.

Ages 1-4. Registration is required for children and adults.

Halloween Fun! Monster Rock Painting — Thursday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. Paint monster faces or ghosts on rocks. Googly eyes and glitter glue optional! Grades 5-8. Register online or see branch staff to sign up!

Adults

Mariemont Mystery Book Club — Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Join us for lively discussions of books across the mystery subgenres. This month we will read The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Copies available at the branch. Registration encouraged.

Book Club — Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6:45 p.m.

We are reading The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Copies are available at the branch. Registration encouraged.

Library hours are 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Closed on Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day.

Mariemont Branch Library, 3810 Pocahontas Ave. 513-369-4467

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descendants of the early Ferris settlers and others until after it was acquired - over a 10-year period - as part of and along with the surrounding 423 acres and 38 parcels of land by Mary Emery’s visionary Mariemont Company in 1915 for the reported total sum of $353,722.59.

The house was one of that newly-formed company’s earliest property acquisitions and became its construction headquarters, complete with a rooftop “triangulation mechanism,” a survey tool for the planning, measurement, and precise configuration for the layout and construction of what would be the

future community’s system of roadways and neighborhoods.

On April 23, 1923, the grounds of the Ferris House hosted the historic groundbreaking ceremony that launched and substantiated Mary Emery’s vision of Mariemont as a “National Exemplar” of community planning and development. Mrs. Emery herself attended, along with other notables. For a brief period, the building also housed a collection of ancient artifacts.

Until about 1968, the building was a rental

property owned initially by the Mariemont Company, then by the not-for-profit Thomas J. Emery Memorial, starting in 1937. The building provided tenancy to a physician, a builder, an antiquities dealership and - as reported in Rex Bevis’s September article - to Dr. Ann Grooms’ business The Educational Services Institute.

In 1974, Dr. Grooms, being a longtime building tenant, secured from realtor Chelsea Moore an option to buy the building from The Emery Foundation should they ever decide to sell it - a legal entitlement that she exercised in 1982. Regrettably, Dr. Grooms passed away in 2020, leaving the property in trusteeship to her nephew, Elliot Fraim.

When MPF was founded in 1980, acquiring the Ferris House immediately became one of the not-for-profit organization’s primary objectives, owing to the building’s historic significance to Mariemont as well as to the original Mariemont Company’s expressed intent that the building eventually become a museum.

Every effort has been made to maintain the overall accuracy of this article, but using multiple secondary sources to document a history - even a modest one - has its perils, no? Especially as Mariemont’s 2023 Centennial approaches, there remains much more to be learned about the Ferris House, in particular, and about Mariemont’s unique history in general.

Much more can be discovered in the numerous well-written books, articles, previous issues of The Town Crier, Hamilton County’s Records Office, and other places. Most items are available by contacting or - even bettervisiting, joining, or supporting the Mariemont Preservation Foundation, 3919 Plainville Road (513) 272-1166, mariemontpreservation.org

But... no history of any historic house or building can ever be truly complete without a mention of its resident ghosts. The Ferris House is no exception. An article in the October 2015 Town Crier (https://issuu.com/mariemonttc/docs/ towncrier_volume40_no2 ) references the spirit of the estranged daughter of Eliphalet Ferris - Ann Ferris-Feekley – whose spirit, by some accounts, has taken up residence there! Remember that on the 31st of this month. And say “hello” to Ann if you see her. Boo!

Ferris House (from page 12)

MariElders Events and Activities

Friday, October 7

Trip to the Kentucky Wool Festival

The Kentucky Wool Festival is focused on sheep shearing as well as a fall harvest celebration. It features a petting area and a large fair with more than 100 arts and crafts vendors. Entertainment includes live bluegrass music, historical re-enactments, sheep shearing demonstrations, local farm product displays, food booths and much more.

Tuesday, October 11

Art Class at the Barn with Dave Laug

This month we will head to the Barn for Fun Drawing and Painting with David Laug! Dave is a long time Art Educator and MariElder and the absolutely nicest person you’ll ever meet! You DON’T have to be crafty, creative, or artistic to participate. Dave said, “You’ll be surprised by what you can do!”

Friday, October 14

BLINK! Cincinnati Sightseeing Cruise

Experience the nation’s largest light, art, and projection mapping experience as you cruise through the downtown riverfront on a B&B Riverboat. Enjoy drink specials, live music, and a front row seat for the return of this premiere event in our city.

Monday, October 17

Tour and Lunch at Marjorie P. Lee

Marjorie P. Lee is the perfect choice for retirement living in Cincinnati if you’re looking for elegant surroundings, a friendly and helpful staff, a stimulating environment, and a continuum of care that promotes peace of mind. They offer five main levels of care to meet their residents’ needs: Independent Living, Enriched Living, Memory Care, Long-Term Care, and Short-Term Rehab.

Tuesday, October 18

Tram Tour of Spring Grove Cemetery

In the 1830s and 1840s, Cincinnatians were saddened by the recurrence of the cholera epidemic. The crowded and sometimes unkempt appearance of many of the small church cemeteries in the basin area offered little comfort to bereaved families.

Many of the leaders in the professional and industrial enterprises of the city expressed their concern over the lack of proper internment

facilities. Resulting from this concern, members of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society formed a cemetery association in 1844. They endeavored to find a location suitable for creating a picturesque park-like institution-a rural cemetery- contiguous to the city yet remote enough not to be disturbed by expansion. They sought to acquire enough land to be used for funerary purposes into the indefinite future, which could be embellished with shrubbery, flowers, trees, walks, and rural ornaments.

These men traveled throughout the United States and Europe visiting cemeteries of outstanding reputation and beauty as they planned a cemetery that would equal the famed beauty of Pere la Chaise in Paris, and various outstanding cemeteries on the East Coast of the U.S. The ‘Spring Grove’s Heritage’ tour will teach us how Spring Grove began, about notable residents, and beautiful monuments, mausoleums, and horticulture.

Wednesday, October 26

Croswell Day Trip to Keenland Racetrack

Keeneland is located west of Lexington, Kentucky and is known for its finely manicured grounds that have become a trademark of Keeneland. It is considered the symbol of the best in thoroughbred racing. A day here is like a day no other place can offer!

Thursday, October 27

Medicare Open Enrollment Help

Medicare Advisor Melissa Bales is back this year to meet one-on-one with MariElders members to discuss and make any changes to your plan and answer questions you may have. Call 513-271-5588 to register or come in and sign up for a private one-hour appointment with Melissa, here at the Center. The first one will begin at 9 a.m. and the last one at 3 p.m.

Open Enrollment Period is from October 15 – December 7 each year. You can join, switch, or drop a plan. Your coverage will begin on January 1 (as long as the plan gets your request by December 7).

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period is from January 1 – March 31 each year. If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan or switch to Original Medicare (and join a separate Medicare drug plan) once during this time. Note: You can only switch plans once during this period. Don’t miss this opportunity for expert Medicare counseling and enrollment assistance at no cost to you.

Monday, October 31

Halloween Costume Party Luncheon Pumpkins, scarecrows, ghosts, and more! Who will show up at our door? Halloween’s a spooky sensation; come join us at our celebration! Please dress the part either creepy or sweet, and we’ll gladly serve up lunch and treats!

Becky Jones and Sandra Garland volunteered and ate lunch at Matthew 25 Ministries.

Thank you for Supporting Kiwanis!

By Matthew Nickum

The Mariemont Kiwanis Art & Craft Market celebrated its 35th year on Sunday, September 11. Despite a little rain early in the day the Market turned out with a record number of 76 Exhibitors.

Artists from several states travelled to exhibit in historic Mariemont, displaying their talents, such as woodworking, jewelry, painting, photography, ceramic, metal, glass, and fine art. Visitors had the opportunity to meet and talk to each artist and buy directly from them.

Proceeds from the Market benefit the Kiwanis scholarship fund for needy and academically talented college bound seniors in the Mariemont High School system, which serves kids in Mariemont, Fairfax, Terrace Park, and parts of Columbia Township.

The Market is always the second Sunday in September from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.

For more Information go to www. mariemontkiwanis.org

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The Art We Make

The Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati’s 2022 All-Member Exhibition & Sale: The Art We Make is opening with a reception on Sunday, October 16 from 1- 4 p.m. The WACC invites the public to attend this exhibition, which continues through Tuesday, November 1. Gallery hours are Tuesday –Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and weekend gallery hours are from 1 to 4 p.m.

Drawing works from the Woman’s Art Club’s more than 200 members, the exhibition showcases a wide variety of media artworks representing the individual experiences and expressions that color each member’s art. For more information and updates about this exhibition visit womansartclub.com

ARTflix: Exploring Art and History through Film

On the second Thursday of most months, artist and educator Dave Laug presents a movie or documentary pertaining to art followed by a discussion. BYOB.The big Barn doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film will start at 7 p.m. Registration fee of $5 covers administrative costs associated with this educational program.

Oct. 13: Vincent and Theo

Nov. 10: Brushstrokes: “Every Picture Tells a Story, Gaugin: Vision After the Sermon, Cezanne: The CardPlayers

Dec: No ARTflix

Autumnal Art

Jan. 12: Nightwatching: Rembrandt: Murder Mystery Surrounding “The Nightwatch”

Feb.9: The Price of Everything. Jeff Koon and others

March 9:Rothko’s Rooms

April 13: The Painter and the Thief

May 18: Museum Town: The Creation of Mass. MoCA

June 8: Michele Duchamp. The Art of Impossible

July 13: Blurred Lines Inside the Art World

August 10: Show me The Picture. Jim Marshall, Photographer

Paint-Out 2022

The Barn welcomes all levels of artists to participate in its annual plein-air paint-out, Oct. 21-23. The Mariemont Paint Out wants you to take the challenge and paint the quaint Village of Mariemont, or if you prefer, create your art in any location within the I-275 loop around Cincinnati. Participants have the opportunity to win a portion of $2000 and enjoy a day with fellow artists while painting outdoors. The Barn will host a welcome reception and public exhibition to the show and offer an opportunity to sell your work later that day.

To register and for complete rules, fee, eligibility, and deadlines, go to http://tinyurl.com/MPO-2022. If you still have questions, feel free to email: contact@ artatthebarn.org, or call 513-272-3700.

Oct.21: Stamp In (4 p.m.-7 p.m.)

Oct. 22: Exhibition (6 p.m.-7 p.m.

Oct. 23 Exhibition (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)

The Barn extends its gratitude to the William G. & Mary Jane Helms Charitable Trust and to Plaza Arts Materials for their donations of prize money.

Take it from the Artists

The Barn’s new Executive Director Christine Moore asked a few local Plein Air artists for their

advice and tips…

So, you think you can dance, sell your idea on Shark Tank, or make Simon Cowell love you? Not everyone walks away as a winner, but anyone can feel the excitement and the focus it takes to meet a challenge head on. The Mariemont Paint Out, sponsored by The Barn, Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, gives you the opportunity to create a painting, frame it and exhibit it in one day. Do you have the courage it takes, or are you a curious spectator? We asked some local Plein Air artists for their tips.

Nancy Achberger is owner of Milford’s Painted River Art Studio and is a passionate Plein Air painter. Nancy began to focus on oil painting about 20 years ago. Soon she was using the great outdoors as her studio. Her tips are to take the time to do a small sketch of the scene before you start and at that point, edit to what is the most important aspect of the scene. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with detail… don’t do that. If you feel intimidated to paint in public, take a class or join a group. Nancy says, “just show up, and paint what you feel, not what you see.”(female standing by easel)

Ray Hassard, an award-winning Plein Air painter, got the chance to answer the age-old question “which came first the gardener or the landscape painter,” when he was allowed to paint at Giverny France in Claude Monet’s Garden. The shared connection between nature and art enhances your creativity… but how do you choose

Nancy Acheberger

what to paint? Ray says, “Something will catch your eye briefly while you are looking for something else to paint, if you can’t find anything better in 15 minutes go back and paint what you saw in the first place. Don’t think you need to find something pretty to paint. It could be a dumpster. In summer when everything is bathed in the green soup of vegetation, start off by toning your canvas with a terra cotta red, and constantly step back to assess your painting.”

Cedric Michael Cox is a contemporary artist who uses the urban environment, plant and flower forms, and vivid color

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to express the interplay he feels within nature and society. He is not your traditional landscape painter and offers these words of advice, “Don’t get caught up in thinking you need to make art that duplicates nature. Paint what you know and love. The more personal it is the more universal it will be. The great masters show that there are many ways to paint. Painters like Cezanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, Innes, and Turner all were painting differently than what was conventional for their times. Don’t get pigeonholed. You may find something new about yourself that furthers your passion.”

Giving Wings and Wheels to Imagination

Giving Wings and Wheels to Imagination runs through through Oct. 9. This exhibition and contest include pieces of art that exceed standard sizes. Organizers wish to thank the Starforce National Corporation for its contribution for the Best of Show Award; Judy and Frank Mayfield, Jr. and for the anonymous donors who sponsored the AKM Award and the Grand Dame Award. They would also like to thank the Women’s Art Club of Cincinnati who sponsored the People’s Choice Award.

Hours include Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. and on Sat. and Sun. 1 - 4 p.m.

Classes

Please visit artatthebarn.org for an extensive list of classes. The Barn is often adding classes. If you do not have Internet access, please call 513272-3700.

Save the Date

Nov. 4-30: MOVIDA (Dave Laug Art)

Dec. 3-4: Showcase of Arts (Holiday Shopping Arts and Crafts)

Dec. 10-18: Elmer Ruff (Surreal Constructions)

"There is something at work in my soul that I do not understand."

Mary Shelley, 1797-1851 English Novelist (Courtesy of EverydayPower.com)

The Women’s Art Club Cultural Center Foundation is located at 6980 Cambridge Avenue in Mariemont. Contact: Artatthebarn.org, 513272-3700

The Barn (from Ray Hassard

Cedric Michael Cox

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Village News

Pool: Many thanks to our Pool Commission and pool members for a fun-filled season! Plans are already underway for the 2023 season.

Firefighters Fall Festival: Oct. 22, 1-5 p.m. at the Municipal Building yard, 6907 Wooster Pike. All residents, Mariemont business owners, and Village employees are invited to this family-friendly Fall fest! Come join us and enjoy a meet-and-greet with your Mariemont Fire and Police Departments, with a possible appearance by K9 Dasty!

Jewish Hospital will be on site offering free blood pressure readings and wellness checks. Several food trucks will have tasty offerings for purchase as well as snow-cones from Paradise Ice. Kids can enjoy the “pumpkin patch” and check out the Village vehicles! See you there!

Leaf and Limb Collection: Leaf collection will start up in mid-October. Simply rake leaves to the front of your lawn near the curb and the Village will collect the leaves. The vacuum truck can ONLY handle leaves. Large twigs, pine cones, yard waste, pumpkins, etc. will damage the vacuum and significantly slow down the collection. Please be mindful about keeping leaves out of the streets. The loose leaves clog the drains and can be a safety hazard to pedestrians, drivers, and our service employees. All residents have the option to bag their leaves as well. Rumpke will pick up leaves in brown paper yard waste bags, available at

most hardware stores and Kroger, or in cans marked “Yard Waste.” Thank you for your cooperation!

The Village service department’s scheduled limb collection route for branches and large limbs occurs on the first and third Monday and Tuesday of each month. Branches and trimmings should be stacked in manageable bundles not to exceed 8 ft. in length or 50 lbs. and set at the curb, not in the street. Check the Service Department’s page for more information. https://mariemont.org/ departments/service-department/

Halloween: Trick or Treat will occur October 31 from 6-8 p.m.

Council Representatives

Mayor Bill Brown

mayor@mariemont.org

Rob Bartlett

rbartlett@mariemont.org

Susan Brownknight  sbrownknight@mariemont.org

Leah Geldbaugh  lgeldbaugh@mariemont.org

Marcy Lewis   mlewis@mariemont.org

Kelly Rankin  krankin@mariemont.org

Randy York   ryork@mariemont.org

Eisele to Host "Natural Encounters"

“Natural Encounters” Photography Exhibition Featuring Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen at Eisele Gallery in conjunction with the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record.

Dates: October 2-22, 2022

Reception: Saturday, October 8, 5-9 p.m.

Eisele Gallery presents an exhibition of photography by renown photographers Christina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen. The two conservationists use their talents to

start a conversation about ecosystems and connections between humans and nature. Their encounters with the natural world are documented through their captivating imagery as they travel around the globe.

The exhibition will be on view at the Eisele Gallery starting October 2 and extending through October 22, 2022. The Eisele Gallery is a participating venue for the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. This exhibition will run in conjunction with photography projects and venues around the Cincinnati region under the unifying theme of “World Record.”

A reception will be held at the Eisele Gallery on Saturday, October 8 from 5 – 8 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Paul and Christina’s conservation efforts and background as marine biologists give them unique insight in the natural world above and below the surface. Through their photography they have captured a comprehensive collection of natural landscapes, animals, marine life and people native to their habitat. This exhibition is a

Mayor Dan Brown helping the Service Department with leaf collection

Exhibition (from previous page) view into Paul and Christina’s record of the world as they see it.

About the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record

Now in its sixth iteration, the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial encompasses more than 100 projects at Participating Venues across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton, and Columbus, and features more than 600 artists, curators, and participants— the largest of its kind in America.

An ambitious collaboration between FotoFocus and the region’s museums, galleries, universities, and non-traditional spaces, the FotoFocus Biennial is a monthlong celebration of photography and lensbased art that unites artists, curators, and educators from around the world. This year’s Biennial showcases major new artist commissions and a wide range of original exhibitions, events, and projects, all centered around the theme of World Record. The theme considers photography’s extensive record of life on earth, humankind’s impact on the natural world, and the choices we now face as a global community. FotoFocus Biennial Program Week: September 29 –October 8, 2022

About Eisele Gallery

Eisele Gallery, located at 6936 Madisonville Rd. in Mariemont, has long been recognized as one of the most respected fine art galleries in the Midwest. The gallery features a large selection of Traditional and Contemporary artwork. They also work with museum quality estates and collections. Eisele Gallery’s renowned exhibition program fosters excellence within artistic practice, while promoting both emerging established nationally and internationally recognized artists.

Website: www.eiselefineart.com

Phone: (513) 791-7717

Admission:  Eisele Gallery is free and open to the public

Parking: Free parking in rear of building

Fall 2022 Gallery Hours:

Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.,

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday: By Appointment.

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Paul Nicklen, “Last Stand,” 2006, Archival Pigment Print, 24x36 inches, edition of 20 Courtesy of the Artist and Eisele Gallery

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Mariemont Welcomes

Sebastian’s Bakehouse

By Carolyn Hohl

Have you noticed the lines of smiling faces holding shoeboxes on the weekends at The Strand? As we say “peace out” to the grooviest candy shop in the city, the Mariemont Strand welcomes Sebastian’s Bakehouse, a new-age craft pastry shop that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth - and more!

Owners Randy Sebastian and Laura Kate Adelman have a passion for the art of viennoiserie* and have trained with the best of the best in France, Italy, and throughout the United States. And lucky for us, after training around the world, they have landed here in Mariemont.

Randy was born in Southern California but built his professional career working as a chef in Las Vegas. Laura Kate was born and raised in Oxford, Ohio, and is a graduate of Cincinnati State. The opening of the casino downtown brought Randy to Cincinnati and eventually the two worked together at the Boca Restaurant Group. Sebastian’s Bakehouse did their first pop up sale on January 2, 2022 and since then the bakehouse has quickly grown in popularity throughout Cincinnati.

These instagram-able and delicious pastries have developed a huge following and the creative and unique flavors have resulted in followers waiting outside in all weather in order to fill their shoeboxes with sweet (and savory) treats. Everything they create is

meticulously hand made in order to showcase the true art of viennoiserie and tweaked by the Chefs based on years of experience.

danish. All of their doughs take 72 hours from start to finish to produce before they ever hit the pastry counter.

Randy and Laura Kate make the pastries at a commercial kitchen downtown and work overnight to ensure the freshest product is available for the weekend pop ups. Currently they are open on Saturdays and Sundays starting at 8 a.m. until they sell out, but they hope to expand their hours.

In the near future, they will be launching their new website with several new features that will be integrated into their business before the holidays. They are launching a barista menu and perfecting their storefront to optimize their small space before temperatures drop.

Randy and Laura Kate want Mariemont residents to know that, “We love it here! We thank each and every one of you in the community who have come to visit us so far and have welcomed us with open arms! We THANK YOU and look forward to always pleasing your inner carb-loading guilty pleasures with our craft pastries. We cannot wait to show you what else we are up to!”

They love incorporating what they have always done from a desert perspective, integrating that knowledge and crossing it over to the world of laminated doughs like croissants, brioche feuilletèe, puff pastry, and

*Viennoiseries are baked goods made from a yeast-leavened dough in a manner similar to bread, or from puff pastry, but with added ingredients, which give them a richer, sweeter character that approaches that of pastry. The dough is often laminated.

Photos credit: Jon Medina, on Instagram @jonmedinaphoto

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Village Worship Services

Center auditorium. 7:00-8:30 p.m. All are welcome! Check the events tab on mariemontchurch.org for any weekly details.

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Jamie Moore, Senior Pastor

Paul Rasmussen, Worship Pastor

Katie Smith, Children’s Director

Sunday Services 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.  Kingdom Kids Ministry meets at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., and Youth at 12:30 p.m., just after the second service. Livestream is at 9:00 a.m. only on Facebook: Mariemont Church; our website:  mariemontchurch. org ; and YouTube:  https://www.youtube. com/c/MariemontChurch

Weekly Worship in the Parish

Family Shop Thrift Sale - 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Sign up to attend on our Facebook page: The Family Shop.

Fall Activities

Worship Ministry

Weekly Worship  - Check the Events tab on our website at mariemontchurch. org for dates and times in October of our Prayer and Worship Gathering.  Join us for worship, prayer, and ministry time. Kids are welcome!

Women’s Ministries

JOY in the Morning : Tuesdays from 9:15-11:30 a.m. at the Parish Center. Fall studies are: Sermon on the Mount by Jen Wilken; Study of Matthew led by Liz Baker

Evening JOY : 1st/3rd Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. at the Parish Center. Study is: Friendship with God,  by Jamie Moore, our own pastor. Study goes through Spring 2023.

invite you to worship with us on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Memorial Stone Chapel. Our children’s classes and office are just off the Old Village Square at the corner of Oak and Maple Streets (3920 Oak Street). We also livestream all our services at facebook.com/VCMChurch

We are a small church with a big heart. A place to learn, grow, be involved, and be known. We strive to be a CARING COMMUNITY, providing RELEVANT TEACHING and AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS. In today’s fast-paced world, we offer a place to slow down, connect, and build lasting friendships.

Current Sunday Series: “How Should We Then Live? A Study of 1 Peter”

1 Peter is “the most condensed New Testament resume of the Christian faith and of the conduct that it inspires” (Ceslas Spicq). This letter from Peter answers the same questions that Francis Schaeffer queried, “In light of current headlines, cultural trends, and views of the Church today, ‘How should we then live?’” Hope you can join us for this exciting journey! See our website for more information.

Sunday evenings this past summer, we were able to build into our kids with Kidz Connection. Kids experienced the Christian journey through John Bunyan’s story of Pilgrim’s Progress with science experiments and fun activities. We will be extending our Kidz Connection to Sunday evenings this fall. Details to come on our website.

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Todd Keyes, Pastor Jamie Keyes, Children’s Ministries

COME JOIN US! Fall is here, and we

Men’s Lunch Discussion meets weekly. Contact Pastor Todd if you have interest in this study at toddkeyes@ villagechurchofmariemont.org

For more information about these events or to learn more about our church, visit our website at www. villagechurchofmariemont.org or contact Pastor Todd Keyes at toddkeyes@ villagechurchofmariemont.org