Volume XLII Issue 1 January 2011 VV deadline & submissions The next deadline is Thursday February 10th by 9 p.m. For articles please contact Chandi Findley at [email protected]. For calendar submissions please contact Hester Sullivan at [email protected]. For ads please contact Gerri Kennedy at 831-2388. Mariemont Junior High writers sweep district competition December and January coun- cil meetings Olson receives national recognition for volun- teer initiatives Emergency Services Building dedicated to Pierce Matthews The Mariemont Junior High 7th and 8th grade Power of the Pen teams earned a first place finish at the district level of this writing competition. Members are: back row: Natalie Popowics, Gabe Koreman, Anna Karnes; middle: Addie Shelley, Andi Christopher, Micaela Duever, Mac Nelson,Alexis Miller-Jarjosa; front: Spencer Peppet, Gusty Pohlman, McKenna Corson, Mollie Coates and Lauren Getgey. Gabe Koreman finished in 6th place. Power of the Pen is an inter- scholastic competition for young writ- ers with tournaments throughout the state of Ohio. Since its inception in 1986, Power of the Pen has grown from a single writing contest to a statewide educational enrichment pro- gram. Over 8000 students will partic- ipate in the district, regional and state tourneys this year alone. The MJHS Power of the Pen teams are coached by teachers Leslie Jordan and Erica Eppert. On December 4, student teams from Mariemont Junior High School (MJHS) competed in the Power of the Pen district writing competition at Goshen Middle School where the Mariemont 7th and 8th grade teams both finished in 1st place competing with 15 other school districts. Individually, 8th graders Andi Christopher and Spencer Peppet took 2nd and 8th places, respectively. In addition, 8th grader Lindsey Siegfried earned a Best of Round. For 7th grade, Natalie Popowics came in 3rd place and (Due to an early publication date for last month’s Village Views, the infor- mation from the December Village Council meeting was not available for publication. Following are two arti- cles covering information from both months) December council By Marth Rassi Mayor Jay Gohman opened the meeting by thanking all of the Village volunteers for their service for the 2010-year and their families who sup- port these volunteers’ work. Without these volunteers, the quality of life as a Terrace Park resident would not be the same. Special recognition was given to Jack Forbes who is retiring from the zoning board. The mayor noted that the new emergency servic- es building would be named for Pierce Mathews to honor him for service to the Village since 1968 with a ceremo- ny in January 2011. Cable service fee increasing: Laurie Baird stated that Time Warner’s equipment fee would be increasing from $7.34 to $7.90 per month. Residents should call the Timer Warner Cable customer service department with questions. Martin/Marietta mining status: Village Solicitor Robert Malloy presented an update on the status of the appeal noting that arguments will be given on December 21st on behalf of the village. zThe arguments filed are based upon lack of jurisdiction or authority for the issues in question. He is very hopeful and feels legal authority is on Terrace Park’s side. Life Squad new training class: Five residents are now enrolled in bone of the emergency services oper- ation. And, he has given more than his time to the Terrace Park Community. He has passed on the time-honored tradition of volunteering to his daugh- ter, Mimi. In the 1970s, Mimi joined the fire squad as one of the first female firefighters in the state. "We have for years stressed the point that volunteering is giving your time for other people," Matthews said of donating time to the emergency services team. Simply put volunteer- ing is "very good." Fire Chief Luke Frey unveiled the memorial plaque that reads "A. Pierce Matthews Jr. - Emergency Services Building - Dedicated for his outstanding volunteer efforts protect- ing the families of Terrace Park - Member 1968 - 2010." Life Squad Chief John Maggard, a nationally recognized illustrator, presented Matthews with a rendering of the emergency services building complete with fire truck and ambu- lance. Maggard joked that he had been holding on to the picture for a while. "I did it for Pierce for when he retired...but he kept coming back." Maggard's point was proven when Matthews later said that this won't be the last time we'll see the uniform on him. "I'll be out here one day a week while I'm breaking in the new per- son." Of course he’ll be there, the A. Pierce Matthews Jr. Emergency Services Building just wouldn't be the same without him. Friends, family, community leaders and more comprised the audience that payed tribute to Pierce Matthews with the dedication of the Emergency Services Building in his name. How does someone get an entire building dedicated to him? By giving some- thing more valuable than money -- time. More than four decades of time. As Mayor Jay Gohman said to a crowded room, Matthews is a "long- time and dedicated volunteer" and the community was honoring him "for his service protecting the families of Terrace Park." Matthews, a 42-year emergency services veteran, has spent his hours serving the village as fireman, chief administrator and all around back- TPHS bestows highest award on Frank At the entrance to the Terrace Park Historical Society’s headquarters is a bench with a gold-plated tribute to Susan Heil Abernethy Frank. The bench commemorates the “Thanks for the Memories” award TPHS recently bestowed on its former president; the inscription summarizes why she’s received the organization’s highest honor and says, in part, “in recognition of her dedicated leadership and serv- ice to the growth and continued wel- fare of the Society. . . Thank you for the memories and your friendship.” Steve Early, TPHS board member, presented the award to Susan at the organization’s annual meeting and tried to list all of her contributions to the organization in just 10 minutes. It was impossible. “Her love for Terrace Park goes back to her childhood and the years she spent raising her own family here,” Steve said. A daughter of Bud and Edna Heil, Susan lived in homes on Western, Marietta and Valley View before earning a degree from the University of Cincinnati. She later lived in homes on Yale, Michigan and Miami, raising a son, Scott Abernethy, and a daughter, Molly Abernethy By Sue Porter, tphistoricalsociety.com Terrace Park Historical Society By Chandi Findley By: Betsy Porst, Communications Coordinator, Mariemont Schools Susan Heil Abernethy Frank and the bench that bears her name. TPHS bestows highest award on Frank. Matthews photo by Robert Donnelly Matthews photo by Robert Donnelly Olson Terrace Park resident Stefan Olson was nationally recognized by the pub- lic radio show E-town, which airs locally on WNKU-FM. The “E- chievement Award” was presented to Olson earlier this fall for starting Prepare Affair and Repair Affair, two of People Working Cooperatively’s largest volunteer events. The two events have brought together more than 52,000 volunteers, giving more than 310,000 hours to help more than 17,000 low-income homeowners in the Cincinnati area with repairs and tasks critical to maintaining safe and habitable homes. 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Volume XLII Issue 1 January 2011
VV deadline & submissionsThe next deadline is Thursday February 10th by 9 p.m. For articles please contact Chandi Findley [email protected]. For calendar submissions pleasecontact Hester Sullivan at [email protected]. For ads
please contact Gerri Kennedy at 831-2388.
Mariemont Junior High writerssweep district competition
December and January coun-cil meetings
Olson receives national recognition for volun-teer initiatives
Emergency Services Building dedicated toPierce Matthews
The Mariemont Junior High 7th and 8th grade Power of the Pen teams earned a firstplace finish at the district level of this writing competition. Members are: back row:Natalie Popowics, Gabe Koreman, Anna Karnes; middle: Addie Shelley, AndiChristopher, Micaela Duever, Mac Nelson,Alexis Miller-Jarjosa; front: Spencer Peppet,Gusty Pohlman, McKenna Corson, Mollie Coates and Lauren Getgey.
Gabe Koreman finished in 6th place.Power of the Pen is an inter-
scholastic competition for young writ-ers with tournaments throughout thestate of Ohio. Since its inception in1986, Power of the Pen has grownfrom a single writing contest to astatewide educational enrichment pro-gram. Over 8000 students will partic-ipate in the district, regional and statetourneys this year alone.
The MJHS Power of the Penteams are coached by teachers LeslieJordan and Erica Eppert.
On December 4, student teams fromMariemont Junior High School(MJHS) competed in the Power of thePen district writing competition atGoshen Middle School where theMariemont 7th and 8th grade teamsboth finished in 1st place competingwith 15 other school districts.
Individually, 8th graders AndiChristopher and Spencer Peppet took2nd and 8th places, respectively. Inaddition, 8th grader Lindsey Siegfriedearned a Best of Round. For 7th grade,Natalie Popowics came in 3rd place and
(Due to an early publication date forlast month’s Village Views, the infor-mation from the December VillageCouncil meeting was not available forpublication. Following are two arti-cles covering information from bothmonths)
December councilBy Marth Rassi
Mayor Jay Gohman opened themeeting by thanking all of the Villagevolunteers for their service for the2010-year and their families who sup-port these volunteers’ work. Withoutthese volunteers, the quality of life asa Terrace Park resident would not bethe same. Special recognition wasgiven to Jack Forbes who is retiringfrom the zoning board. The mayornoted that the new emergency servic-es building would be named for PierceMathews to honor him for service tothe Village since 1968 with a ceremo-
ny in January 2011.
Cable service fee increasing:Laurie Baird stated that Time
Warner’s equipment fee would beincreasing from $7.34 to $7.90 permonth. Residents should call theTimer Warner Cable customer servicedepartment with questions.
Martin/Marietta mining status:Village Solicitor Robert Malloy
presented an update on the status ofthe appeal noting that arguments willbe given on December 21st on behalfof the village. zThe arguments filedare based upon lack of jurisdiction orauthority for the issues in question.He is very hopeful and feels legalauthority is on Terrace Park’s side.
Life Squad new training class:Five residents are now enrolled in
bone of the emergency services oper-ation. And, he has given more than histime to the Terrace Park Community.He has passed on the time-honoredtradition of volunteering to his daugh-ter, Mimi. In the 1970s, Mimi joinedthe fire squad as one of the firstfemale firefighters in the state.
"We have for years stressed thepoint that volunteering is giving yourtime for other people," Matthews saidof donating time to the emergencyservices team. Simply put volunteer-ing is "very good."
Fire Chief Luke Frey unveiled thememorial plaque that reads "A.Pierce Matthews Jr. - EmergencyServices Building - Dedicated for hisoutstanding volunteer efforts protect-
ing the families of Terrace Park -Member 1968 - 2010."
Life Squad Chief John Maggard,a nationally recognized illustrator,presented Matthews with a renderingof the emergency services buildingcomplete with fire truck and ambu-lance. Maggard joked that he hadbeen holding on to the picture for awhile. "I did it for Pierce for when heretired...but he kept coming back."
Maggard's point was proven whenMatthews later said that this won't bethe last time we'll see the uniform onhim. "I'll be out here one day a weekwhile I'm breaking in the new per-son." Of course he’ll be there, the A.Pierce Matthews Jr. EmergencyServices Building just wouldn't be thesame without him.
Friends, family, community leadersand more comprised the audience thatpayed tribute to Pierce Matthews withthe dedication of the EmergencyServices Building in his name. Howdoes someone get an entire buildingdedicated to him? By giving some-thing more valuable than money --time. More than four decades of time.
As Mayor Jay Gohman said to acrowded room, Matthews is a "long-time and dedicated volunteer" and thecommunity was honoring him "for hisservice protecting the families ofTerrace Park."
Matthews, a 42-year emergencyservices veteran, has spent his hoursserving the village as fireman, chiefadministrator and all around back-
TPHS bestows highest award on Frank
At the entrance to the Terrace ParkHistorical Society’s headquarters is abench with a gold-plated tribute toSusan Heil Abernethy Frank. Thebench commemorates the “Thanks forthe Memories” award TPHS recentlybestowed on its former president; theinscription summarizes why she’sreceived the organization’s highesthonor and says, in part, “in recognitionof her dedicated leadership and serv-ice to the growth and continued wel-fare of the Society. . . Thank you forthe memories and your friendship.”
Steve Early, TPHS board member,presented the award to Susan at the
organization’s annual meeting andtried to list all of her contributions tothe organization in just 10 minutes. Itwas impossible.
“Her love for Terrace Park goesback to her childhood and the yearsshe spent raising her own familyhere,” Steve said. A daughter of Budand Edna Heil, Susan lived in homeson Western, Marietta and Valley Viewbefore earning a degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati. She laterlived in homes on Yale, Michigan andMiami, raising a son, Scott Abernethy,and a daughter, Molly Abernethy
By Sue Porter, tphistoricalsociety.comTerrace Park Historical Society
Susan Heil Abernethy Frank and thebench that bears her name. TPHSbestows highest award on Frank.
Matthews photo by Robert Donnelly
Matthews photo by Robert Donnelly
Olson
Terrace Park resident Stefan Olsonwas nationally recognized by the pub-lic radio show E-town, which airslocally on WNKU-FM. The “E-chievement Award” was presented toOlson earlier this fall for startingPrepare Affair and Repair Affair, twoof People Working Cooperatively’slargest volunteer events. The twoevents have brought together morethan 52,000 volunteers, giving morethan 310,000 hours to help more than17,000 low-income homeowners inthe Cincinnati area with repairs andtasks critical to maintaining safe andhabitable homes.
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Magic Show! Ages 5 and up arewelcome for a magical evening,Tuesday, February 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Astronomy Night at the branch.Come for a peek at the moon and starsand more. Monday, February 14 at5:30 p.m. Please note early programtime. Ages 8 and up. Registrationrequired.
Library Babies is the first Fridayof the month at 10:30 a.m. This is agreat opportunity to introduce yourbaby to books, songs, and fingerplay.Ages birth to eighteen months.
Movers and Shakers meetWednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages 1 to4 years. Bring the little ones to sto-ries, songs and dance as they learnabout the library.
Pre-school Story Time isWednesdays at 1:30 p.m. Join MissKatheryn for stories and crafts. Ages3 to 5.
Special Needs Story Time:Special needs children and their par-ent/caregiver share a reading adven-ture in a fun and safe environment.Thursday, February 10. Please call
Miss Katheryn at 369-4467 if you areinterested.
Tales to Tails: Read to a therapydog and practice your reading skills.Thursday, February 3 at 5 p.m. to 6p.m. Registration suggested.
Tea Party ABCs: Come andlearn to brew and serve real tea, notpolitics! Scones and other goodies,too. Monday, February 21 at 6:30p.m. Registration required.
Retirement Planning withRichard Wendel. Local resident,author and retiree Dick Wendel offersinsights to help prepare and make thetransition to retirement. Monday,February 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Mariemont Book Club:Thursday, February 24 at 6:45 Join usfor a discussion of the city-wide Onthe Same Page selection, Alex and Me.Copies are available at the branch.
The Mariemont Branch Libraryis located at 3810 Pocahontas Ave.,369-4467. It is open Monday, Tuesdayand Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10a.m. to 6 p.m.
zation’s newsletter, Tracker;• Involved elementary school chil-
dren and families in TPHS activities;• Led the creation of an historic
quilt that now hangs in the front hallat the elementary school;
• Expanded the oral historyarchive by arranging interviews, train-ing and scheduling volunteers;
• Championed the TP Creativesarchive that has brought dozens ofdonations from artists, authors, pho-tographers and others who have localties; and
• Written monthly TPHS “recol-lections” articles for Village Views aswell as quarterly ones for Tracker.
Her volunteer work beyond TPHShas included support for CincinnatiYouth Collaborative, Winners WalkTall in Cincinnati’s inner-city schools,Planned Parenthood of SouthwestOhio, Emanuel Community Center inOver the Rhine, Women’s Committeefor the Cincinnati Park Board’sRiverfront Park to open this spring,The Wellness Community, East RowHistoric District in Newport, NationalUnderground Railroad FreedomCenter and Mannequin, a new Overthe Rhine store that donates proceedsto charities.
“If space on the gold-platedplaque would have permitted, themessage at the end of Susan’s emailsmay have been added,” said SteveEarly as he concluded his presenta-tion. “It summarizes why she does allthat she does. ‘Diversity is a privilege!Let’s build bridges, not walls.”
Smyth. She married John Frank in1997 and moved to the historic districtin Newport, Ky., a year later.
But she left a huge piece of herheart in Terrace Park and has founddozens of ways over the years to sup-port and celebrate the community,beginning in 1990 with creation of avideo scrapbook, “Terrace Park, WithLove.” It garnered attention fromCincinnati’s daily newspapers and asword spread sales increased. Morethan 500 copies were sold locally andthroughout the United States. Herresearch for that project made her anauthority on local history and lore,which made her a valued resource forTPHS. Before long, she was asked tobecome the organization’s president.
Susan served TPHS as presidentfrom 2004-07 and has continued as aboard member Among her accom-plishments:
• Conducted a major campaignthat increased membership fromabout 50 to over 300 units or 600 peo-ple, with 25 percent being formerTerrace Park residents;
• Created and promoted aLifetime Membership program thathas brought 42 $1,000 gifts to theorganization;
• Created a program to highlightthe history of Miami Grove NaturePreserve that was attended by 120people and resulted in the renaming ofwhat formerly was known as TerracePark’s Wilderness Preserve;
• Expanded the board from eightto 15 members;
• Doubled the size of the organi-
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Boy Scouts: the fall in review
The Terrace Park Boy Scout Troop 286had quite a busy autumn in 2010! Thefirst event that the troop attended wasthe bi-annual Peterloon Camporee atthe Camp Lower Craig over the week-end of October 15, 2010. Much fun washad by all Scouts in attendance. Thisparticular event is characterized by thefact that all events are optional and thusthe troop made the trip enjoyable by notparticipating in some of the more stren-uous activities, like the “AmazingRace.” That is not to say that we didn’taccomplish anything: Scouts participat-ed in the “Canoe Portage Challenge” aswell as other activities set up in boothsaround the camp. In all, the PeterloonCamporee was an enjoyable experiencethat was made fun for all, particularlythe younger Scouts.
The next event that the Scouts hadwas the “Court of Honor;” a sort ofawards ceremony for achievementsearned in Scouting. No Eagle Scoutswere awarded at this particular Court
of Honor though many of the youngerScouts advanced to their Tenderfootrank on this occasion. Those whoadvanced to Tenderfoot included: EliBales, Matthew Burgess, Neil Findley,Sean Holcomb, Walker McManus,Scott Overbey, Henry Wagner, and AJWalter. Dominic Klein advanced to hisSecond Class rank, Alec Ahrens to hisStar Scout rank, and Ryan Fineadvanced to Life Scout. In addition,numerous Scouts received meritbadges ranging from Camping toSpace Exploration.
The final event of the fall seasonfor the Boy Scouts was the Toy Drive.This took place on Sunday, December12. In all, the Scouts collected approx-imately 85 gifts from the toy drive,which was a slight decrease from lastyear, although the gifts were noted tohave increased in quality. The BoyScouts had a successful fall seasonand we will be sending furtherupdates to follow!
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JANUARY 2011
28 Monte Carlo Night 2011 at St. Thomas. Pleasejoin for a night of casino style games, wine tasting, golfcart raffle bid-n-buy, and music by the Robinson Circus.All proceeds benefit the Terrace Park K-6 sports.Tickets are $25/per. Contact Celia McNeil, 490-0333.28 District Elementary Skating Party, 4:30 p.m. –6:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY
1 Terrace Park Garden Club, evening meeting, 7p.m. at the Community Building. Steve Smith ofCamargo Landscaping will give a workshop on pruningtechnique.1 Alumni Assoc, 7 p.m.1 Arts Assoc, 7 p.m.
2 Groundhog Day
4 MHS PTO, 8:45 a.m.
5 MHS Snowball Dance, 9 p.m. – midnight
8 TP PTO Mtg, 9:308 TP Village Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at theCommunity Building
9 TP Recognition Night, 7 p.m.
11 Elementary Daddy-Daughter Dance @ ME11 MJHS Game Night at the High School, 7 p.m. – 9p.m.
14 Valentine’s Day
15 Board of Education at MJHS, 7 p.m. PublicWelcome
16 MJHS PTO Mtg, 9 a.m.
17 MJHS Winter Band and Chorus Concert at ME,7 p.m.
18 Teacher Inservice, No School for Students
19 Kindervelt #76 event, "Stir It Up", 7 p.m.-mid-night a winter party of food, friends and funRegister at stiritup2011.com
Please call Hester Sullivan @ 576-9959, email [email protected] with calendar information or check us out on the web www.terracepark.com/calendar.
The Terrace Park Historical Societyrang out the old year with a holidaybrunch and business meeting Sunday,Dec. 5, at the Terrace Park CountryClub.
Nearly 60 members and guestswere on hand to celebrate a year ofremarkable accomplishments, electleadership for the new year and honorSusan Abernethy Frank with its high-est award.
Elected by the membership tonew three-year terms were: Tricia
DiMichele, Susan Abernethy Frank,Lorrie Hill, Sue Porter and LindaSwensson. The board elected officersto continuing terms: Lorrie Hill, pres-ident; Sandy Koehler, secretary; andMeg Comer, treasurer.
The year's distinctions include TP
Creatives, a new collection that fea-tures artists, authors, photographers,wood carvers and illustrators who
reside or have resided in Terrace Park.The permanent display will be avail-able to the public in the organization'snewly constructed gallery at TPHSheadquarters in St. Thomas Church.
Proceeds from an overwhelming-ly successful house tour in Octoberhelped make the new gallery possible.Recognition was given tour co-chairsBarbara Jane England and MaryArkeilpane, the six homeowners,business sponsors and 44 volunteerswho made the sell-out event possible.
In addition, the TPHS archiveshave grown in both size and organiza-tion as has the oral histories collec-tion. The historical society's visibilitygrew as well with an expanded web-site and Facebook presence, and edu-cational programs on the area's
ancient earthworks and what it waslike to live in Terrace Park duringWorld War II.
TPHS celebrates outstandingyear
Betsy and Bill Holloway, founding TPHS board members, were honored withtrustee emeritus status; and Carol B. Cole, a former board member, was thankedfor continuing to support TPHS as an oral histories volunteer.
Among the TPHS volunteers recognized for expanding and better organizing thearchives are: from left - Susan Rodgers, Leslie Jones and Kim Newton.
Come see my bench!!!! And whileyou are at it, see what wonders havebeen done by the Terrace ParkHistorical Society Board and volun-teers. The beautiful bench, with anengraved plate acknowledging thehonor given to me, sits at the entranceto our now warm and inviting societyoffice, archives and gallery.
I have been involved with theTerrace Park Historical Society since2004 and recently received the “Thanksfor the Memories” award from theSociety. My volunteer hours with TPHShave been labors of love as Terrace Parkhas and always will be a special place tome. My childhood and most of my adultyears were in TP, and even though Imoved away in 1998, I still have reasonsto be in the village...for friendships and
beauty as well as for TPHS. No wondermore than 25% of our membershipincludes former residents. We justnever really leave.
This brings me to the point of thisletter: to give great credit to the cur-rent board. The Board members areyoung and not so young but alwaysyoung at heart and vibrant. No histori-cal society or any society for that mat-ter can exist without bringing in new,interesting and active members. Wehave done that and even though manydo not have the knowledge of what TPwas 40 or 50 or even 100 year ago,they do know what it takes to make theTP Historical Society succeed. I hopeyou all will take the time to knowthese special people who run TPHS.Our president Lorrie Hill tops the list.She has more energy than 10 peopleand has really brought the society intothe 21st century. Her ideas and followthrough are amazing. Other names you
should know are: Meg Comer, TriciaDiMichele, Kay Everhart, Steve EarlyJr., Elaine Fening, Sandy Koehler,Meghan Mills, Kim Newton, KayPope, Sue Porter and Linda Swensonand now newly elected MaryArkeilpane. As I said...the young andthe young at heart!
I would be remiss if I did not men-tion two Board members who recently,after 10 years, left the Board but arenow Board Emeritus: Betsy (co-founder of TPHS) and Bill Holloway.
Please, come see my bench andwhen you get a chance, acknowledgethose who are making TPHS happenTODAY!!!!!
With love and appreciation,
Susan Abernethy FrankBoard MemberTerrace Park Historical Societywww.tphistoricalsociety.org
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John Smith was one of the earliest set-tlers in what was to become TerracePark. He lived in the log house thathas become the oldest home in theVillage at 1005 Elm Avenue, probablybuilt around 1800. Twice Aaron Burrvisited John Smith here: once in May1805 and again the next year inSeptember. Smith’s association withBurr no doubt contributed to hisdownfall and move away from thisarea. Esther H. M. Power wrote aninteresting article about SenatorSmith for the Terrace Park Woman’sClub in October 2002. She is veryknowledgeable about Smith since she
assisted Ellis Rawnsley in his effortsto write a book about Smith. Esther’sarticle is available for everyone toread at www.tpsurvey.org underReports and Articles.
Stepping Stones Center’s EarlyChildhood Education program forchildren with and without disabilitieshas received three stars - the top rank-ing -- in the State of Ohio Step Up toQuality initiative identifying the topquality early childhood programs inthe state.
Of 4,300 licensed early educationand child care programs in Ohio, only168 have reached the three-star level,said Patti Donofrio, Step Up to Qualitysupervisor for the state. The statewiderating program started in 2007.
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Austin Bechtel, left, and Trenton Orick,both of Clermont County, play with arcticanimals in the snow as part of a lessonin science and geography.
Members of the Mariemont High School String Orchestra provided a musical back-drop to the district’s elementary art showcase at the Know It By Art exhibit openingin Mariemont.
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By Carol C. Cole
Mariemont Schools students showcase newOhio art initiative
On January 7, an opening exhibitionof student artwork from Mariemontand Terrace Park elementary schoolsformally kicked-off an art educationinitiative designed to reach class-rooms across the state of Ohio. ForMariemont City Schools elementaryart teacher, Shelley Komrska, Know ItBy Art: Ohio (KIBA) reflects overthree years of concentrated researchand development.
Supported by a dedicated projectteam, including art teachers andadministrators from Mariemont CitySchools, KIBA (formerly the ArtHistory of Ohio Project) will providecomplete art lessons for grades K-8showcasing Ohio’s best examples ofart, architecture and artifacts, andinfuses the state’s history, geographyand culture into each student’s cre-ative experience.
The program includes a referencebook with 50 lessons, a poster and time-
line, a DVD of art images and a websitewhere teachers can access resources andexamples and can share ideas.
The initiative is in its final designapproval and funding stages. The pro-gram has received funding from pri-vate foundations and individualsincluding The Ohio Arts Council,ArtsWave (formerly the Fine ArtsFund), the Mariemont SchoolFoundation and the Ohio NationalLife Foundation.
The Mariemont/Terrace Park stu-dent art exhibit showcases artworkinspired from the lessons included inKIBA. The exhibit can be viewed atthe Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center(6980 Cambridge Ave, Mariemont)through January 26. Eighty-four stu-dents from the two elementaries havetheir works showcased. Komrskaalong with Melissa Rupe and KelleyMeyers are the schools’ art teachersand organizers of the show.
For further information on theexhibit or KIBA, contact ShelleyKomrska at [email protected].
Terrace Park 3rd grader, Jack Neville,shows off his artwork to his family at theKnow It By Art opening in Mariemont.
Paige Sawyer, a Terrace Park 2nd grader,proudly displays her artwork at theKnow It By Art exhibit opening.
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traveling at a high rate of speed.While talking to the driver, policeobserved what was believed to be drugparaphernalia in the car. Upon ques-tioning, the driver revealed that he wascarrying a small amount of marijuana.The driver was cited for all violationsand released at the scene.
After stopping a vehicle travelingat a high rate of speed on Indian HillRoad, police determined that the driver had four open warrants forincome tax out of the City ofCincinnati. The driver was recited forthe warrants, cited for the speeding
violation, and released.A resident reported receiving a dis-
turbing phone call from an unknownsubject. Upon investigation, policedetermined the origin of the call.Attempts to contact a person at thenumber were unsuccessful. Extrapatrols were provided for the residence.
Police also responded to a downedtree limb, vehicle lockouts, alarmdrops, disabled vehicles, a solicitorcomplaint, and numerous propertiesfound open.
There were nine EMS runs inDecember.
Police responded to a report of a bur-glary on New Street. The owners hadreturned to find a door unlocked andseveral items disturbed in the house.No items appeared to be missing.
Three vehicles were broken intoon December 29 on Miami andOxford Avenues and Wrenwood Lane.A cell phone, cell phone charger andpurse were taken from one vehiclewhile loose change and other miscel-laneous items were taken from the twoother vehicles.
Police initiated a traffic stop onWooster Pike after observing a vehicle
dedicated to preserving and celebrat-ing the community," Arkeilpane said.
The Terrace Park Garden Club mem-bers ended 2010 with a Holidayluncheon at the Terrace Park CountryClub on Dec. 7th. The festivitiesincluded lunch, a monthly club meet-ing, and the presentation of 23 deco-rated wreaths and mini Christmastrees to the Inter Parish Ministries.The members voted on their favoritedecorations and awarded the prizes toJane Allan, Marcia Moyer, JanePetersen, and Diane Treftz.
Garden Club members invite
everyone to their annual eveningmeeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. atthe Community Building. Our guestspeaker is Steve Smith of CamargoLandscaping and he will be conduct-ing a “Pruning Technique Workshop.”He will also discuss invasive plantmaterial in our yards and how to getrid of it! Please bring hand clippersfor pruning and come for wine,refreshments and fun. This evening isopen to anyone in the community.
Mary Arkeilpane, co-chair of theTerrace Park Historial Society's high-ly successful 2010 house tour, hasbeen elected to the organization'sboard of trustees for a three-yearterm. She will serve TPHS as galleryand museum liaison and chair of its10th anniversary celebration this fall.
Arkeilpane, who grew up inTerrace Park and has lived in the com-munity most of her adult life, is a real-tor with Coldwell Banker West Shell.She was graduated from OhioUniversity with a degree in physicaleducation and has three grown chil-dren: Liz, who lives in St. Louis; andsons Kyle and Alex who areUniversity of Cincinnati students.
"I have a tremendous love forTerrace Park and want to support it bybeing active in an organization that's
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By Sue Porter, tphistoricalsociety.comTerrace Park Historical Society
Marcia Moyer, Diane Treftz, Jane Petersen and Jane Allan
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Thanks again for making it a great year for Terrace Park RecSports. Team involvement has been at great levels throughout theyear and we look forward to seeing the kids sign up in 2011. Ifyou have any interest in helping throughout the year, drop us aline. We are currently looking for a Fund Raising Chairperson.Here are a couple of important updates:
1) We have switched software vendors for our sign-ups. We willneed everyone to sign up using this software online. This processwill simplify the registration for the sport your child is signing upfor. The new software is based off most of the programs you haveused in the past. And is very user friendly.
2) Girls’ softball registrations will join and be consolidated underMariemont Recreation. Softball. Teams may still be based atDrackett Field depending upon the number of Terrace Park playersthat sign up at any given age group.
3) Baseball signups will be underway shortly.
4) Monte Carlo night is January 28th, please come out and sup-port this important fundraiser.
Thanks again for all your support, we will see you on the fields!
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Kindervelt's Dessert Auction benefits CincinnatiChildren's Hospital Division of Social Work
The Terrace Park Chapter ofKindervelt, an auxiliary of CincinnatiChildren's Hospital Medical Centerwhose main goal is to "raise fundswhile having fun" certainly did thatwith this year's dessert auction.Hosted at the home of PollyBrennaman, event co-chairs, TinaTurner and Stephanie Edwards alongwith the auction committee, led theway to a deliciously fun night. Withtasty appetizers made from theKindervelt Cookbook, over 60women were in attendance.
MC’ing the evening, Ann Gibsonhelped auction over 52 items.Auctioned items ranged from anunbelievable Christmas Day Brunch,a Santa's Helper Wreath, PollyBrennaman's Grandma's CinnamonRolls to a "create your own gelatoflavor" package by Madisono'sGelatery and many, many more!New this year and a quick sellout wasa soup cooking class event featuring
local chef, Marilyn Harris with gener-ous sponsors by Kroger, the DessertAuction Committee and VinokletWinery. This year's auction wasrecord-breaking, raising over $8,000.
The generosity of the Terrace Parkcommunity helped Kindervelt givethis donation to the hospital’sDivision of Social Work to be distrib-uted to families in need.
Terrace Park Kindervelt 76 Holiday Dessert Auction. Pictured (l-r): Event host: PollyBrennaman, M.C.: Ann Gibson, Chapter President: Kate Hudson, Auction Co-chair:Tina Turner
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8th Annual Monte Carlo at St. Thomas Friday, January 28, 2011 7pm-11pm Special Wine Tasting Event this year!
Music by: Robinson Circus
Customized Golf Cart Raffle 1 chance-$20 or 3 for $50
(Sold by the TP basketball teams or contact Celia McNeil)
[email protected] or 490-0333 for tickets) Donations and Table sponsors needed!!!!
VV deadline February 10th
Council meeting broadcast schedule
Want to see the action butmissed the meeting? Cable4 broadcasts the mostrecent Terrace Park VillageCouncil meetings throughoutthe month at the followingtimes: Mondays at 5:30 p.m.,
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Elementary school Ccnstruction:Chief Gerald Hayhow is now
meeting on a weekly basis concerningtemporary traffic street changes dueto the remodeling of the elementaryschool. Some traffic flow patternswill need to be changed to insure thesafety of all school children.
Planning and zoning meeting:Councilman Tom Tepe reminded
residents that a public hearing wouldbe held on January 12, 2011 for con-sideration of amendments to theVillage Zoning Code. The villageoffice has a posting of these proposedchanges.
New trees:The Building and Grounds
Committee reported that 35 new treeshave been planted.
Salary increases approved:Councilman Mark Porst presented
a resolution to council to approvesalary increases of two percent for themaintenance crew employees and thepolice force. This motion wasapproved by council since no raiseswere given in 2010 and the extra dol-lars would be approximately $17,500for the police force and $3,000 for the
maintenance crew.
Median project:Councilman Jim Muennich
reported that ADOT had requested thevillage present a priority list for themedian project noting that bids willbe taken and acceptances made basedupon this priority list. The date tobegin the median project is yet to bedetermined.
EMS contract with MiamiTownship:
The council approved the exten-sion for another year of the contractwith the Miami Township EMS squadto support the volunteer village squadfor advanced emergency medicalservice needs. There was no changein the contract fee from the prior year.
January council meetingBy Vivian Krueger
Mayor Jay Gohman thanked LukeFrey, Fire Chief, John Maggard, LifeSquad Chief, Gerald Hayhow, PoliceChief and Laurie Baird for their workon the dedication of the EmergencyService Building in honor of the 42years of service Pierce Matthews hasgiven to the Terrace Park community.The mayor asked that anyone plan-ning a home improvement project, tocall the Village office.
Mark Holcomb, chief fiscal offi-cer, reported that the books for 2010are closed and in line with budget pro-jections.
Robert Malloy, village solicitor,reported that Magistrate Bachman isclose to rendering his opinion aboutprimary motions concerning theMartin Marietta mining situation.
Chief Gerald Hayhow reported thatall is in order for salting village streetsduring snow weather. He will attend anOSHA conference this month.
Fire Chief Luke Frey thankedMayor Gohman for his help planningand the guests for attending the dedi-cation honoring Matthews for hisservice to Terrace Park.
Life Squad Chief John Maggard,reported that the Emergency MedicalTechnician (EMT) class is progressingwell. Emergency Medical Services(EMS) had nine runs in December anda total of 106 runs for 2010.
Councilman Jeff Krueger, build-ings and grounds, reviewed the 2011plan for pruning, spring planting andcontract/Duke tree removals
Councilman Mark Porst, finance,thanked seven Boy Scouts from Troop286 and their three leaders for attend-ing the council meeting. The Scoutsare working on Citizenship in theCommunity badge.
Councilman Lee Cole, rules andlaw, presented resolutions to employRobert Molloy and Wood & Lampingas Village legal council, Scott Ritteras prosecutor of the Terrace ParkMayor’s Court, Robert Barket as clerkof court and Thomas Longano asmagistrate for the Village. The fourresolutions passed.
Councilman Jim Muennich,Public Works, reported that ODOTwill soon seek bids for the WoosterPike median project.
Councilman Stefan Olson, PublicSafety, reported that red reflectingstripes have been installed on stopsigns for better visibility. A resolutionpassed confirming Police Chief GeraldHayhow as Street Commissioner.Olson gave a list of the effective thingsChief Hayhow has done for theVillage. A resolution passed to pur-chase a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria toreplace a 2004 vehicle that has 260,000miles. The 2004 will be sold at auction.
December and January council meetings(continued from page 1)
Mariemont Warrior Utt signs with Presbyterian Lacrosse
From the Mariemont High Schoolclass of 2011, Alex Utt has committedto play for Presbyterian College’sLacrosse team in Clinton, SouthCarolina. The Presbyterian BlueHose Lacrosse team, led by CoachMike Gongas, participates at theNCAA Division I level.
Utt had a goal of playing lacrossein college since he started playinglacrosse for the Terrace Park Bulldogs10 years ago for Coach Steve Peterson.
Alex has played lacrosse and foot-ball at Mariemont High School forfour years. In football, he was a tri-captain his senior year and receivedleague honors from the CincinnatiHills League for his sophomore, jun-ior and senior seasons. He has alsobeen a member of Mariemont’s 100-Point Tackling Club for the three yearshe was a varsity starter at linebackerfor Mariemont. This year, his coaches
officer in the U.S. Military, Utt plansto enroll in the Army ROTC Programat Presbyterian College.
Utt is very appreciative of thecoaching and mentoring he hasreceived over the years from CoachesSteve Peterson, Tad George, PhilStephens, R.J. Maute, Joe Leever,Graham Harden, Tom Crosby andJohn Parker. He will be joined on thePresbyterian lacrosse team by fellowWarrior Chase Beach of Mariemont.
awarded him the Warrior Award. Inlacrosse, Utt received all-region hon-ors his junior year and participated onthe Mariemont teams that advanced tothe state final four in 2010 and thestate finals in 2009 in the DII LacrosseTournament.
This past summer, Utt played forthe Cincinnati Royals and participatedin a number of summer lacrosse recruit-ing tournaments. Of note, Alex wasnamed the MVP at the Army LacrosseCamp at West Point, N.Y. in July.
Alex also participates inLeadership Council, FCA andStudent Council at Mariemont HighSchool. He is the son of Dan andNikki Utt of Terrace Park, and has anolder sister – a MHS alum – attendingMiami University and a younger sis-ter at Mariemont Junior High schoolwhere she also plays lacrosse.
With the goal of becoming anMariemont High School senior Alex Utt commits to play for the PresbyterianCollege Division I Lacrosse program. At his signing are parents Dan and Nikki Uttand younger sister, Natalie.
By Betsy Porst, Communications Coordinator, Mariemont Schools
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