Friday's 2005 Rhythm Race is three races in one:

1. A welcome to the race by a former mayor AND a race for the next Cincinnati Mayor. Former Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls will open the event, and Cincinnati mayoral finalists Mark Mallory and David Pepper will present the winning runner awards.
2. A race to shape the future of College Hill. College Hill is on the move and all race proceeds go to support the College Hill Development Director.
3. A race for our children through literacy. Two great activities: the Kids Fun Run and Quilt/Literacy project will engage and support our kids in mind, body & spirit.

The post-race celebration party provides food, beverages and fun activities focused on community- building, family fun and children’s literacy. One of these activities is the kids Quilt project which gives kids the opportunity to draw or write about their race on squares of cotton material creating a visual journal of the event. The cloth squares will be assembled into Rhythm Race quilts by College Hill quilt maker, Juanita Canfield. The quilts will remain on display as a snapshot of our most precious resource.

The post-race celebration also features live music by Options (Classic Rock, Pop, and Jazz), Adrianna Achaiba (Trinidadian Steel Drummer), the Ioudah Lunatics (Hip Hop/Rap) and the Black Opts (Rock).

All this takes place this Friday, September 16 at the corner of Hamilton and North Bend--the future site of Linden Park Commons.

• 6:00PM Race Registration
• 7:00PM Race Start with the “Running SPOT” and Bob Roncker
• 8:00PM (approximately): Awards Ceremony, followed by the Kid’s Fun Run and the Rhythm Race Celebration Party

From Tom Strothers: Attached is a letter I received from my friend Shannon in Biloxi. It's a touching story and gives a unique insight into people working together in a time of crisis. Shannon was working at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi. Her husband, Kit, is a Biloxi police officer and works part time security at the AFB. Their home is a couple blocks from the Gulf. Shannon had evacuated with their son, Logan, while Kit stayed behind. Shannon returned to be with Kit. Logan will be staying with grandparents in Caldwell, Ohio, near Marietta and will go to school there.

I will be heading to Biloxi on the 19th with a friend. I think the major stuff we take will be cleaning supplies. Specific needs are bleach, laundry detergent, anti-bacterial hand soap, shampoo and stuff like that. I'll have a better idea in a couple of days.

The College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation's mission is to make College Hill a “New Kind of Home Town--Diverse, Attractive and Safe" by initiating and conducting physical development projects. We are currently working on Linden Park Commons, the Streetscape, Business Façade Improvements and Gateways to the business district. We just completed the design of the College Hill Logo. We are looking forward to getting new signs for entry into College Hill and its business district as well as developing a community park.

A strong board is key to managing all this, and CHCURC is currently seeking nominees to fill two openings on its Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for setting the goals and getting the resources necessary to accomplish the mission and objectives of the organization. Board members serve for a variety of reasons. These include: pride in the community, an opportunity to make a difference, to be where the action is, to meet to new people, to guarantee a return on their investment of time and money and a chance to make the future of College Hill even brighter. The Board is looking for not only people who want to serve but also those who are skillful. We could use someone with legal knowledge, marketing skills, strategic planning skills or administrative support capabilities. And of course, we need someone who can make the commitment to serve.

Think about who would make a good CHCURC board member. Then tell CHCURC President Carol Lyon at 513-542-2941 or carolilyon@aol.com. Your community will be glad you did.

• We collected $447.16 for Katrina victims. The donation will be made to the American Red Cross in the memory of Mr. Thomas Higgins, former principal, who passed away on September 3, 2005.
• Leadership Team students volunteered in the food preparation boothes at the Su Casa Hispanic Festival on September 11.
• Thirty students will participate in the Education Summit at Xavier's Cintas Center, sponsored by the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati on September 15.
• Leadership Team students will volunteer at the College Hill Rhythm Run.
• Students will participate in Walk As One at the Freedom Center on October 15.
• Planning for the National Make a Difference Day on October 22 is underway.

Want to know more? Contact Joan Pack-Rowe at rowejoa@cp sboe.k12.oh.us.

Join us in celebrating our 150th anniversary with an afternoon of vocal, organ, piano, guitar and violin selections, including classical, contemporary and Broadway music on Sunday, September 25 at 2:30PM at the First United Church of Christ, 5808 Glenview Avenue.

Performers include CCM alumni and former First UCC choir members and friends.

Child care will be provided. Reception will follow.

Tom Griffin will be the speaker at the Monday, September 26th meeting of the College Hill Presbyterian Church Supper Club. Tom served the US Army Air Corps in World War II as a navigator. He was the member of Crew No. 9 on the plane, "The Whirling Dervish," which was a part of the squadron of Jimmy Doolittle and participated in the raid on Japan in 1942. Tom's story is partially documented in the book, Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders, written by Carroll V. Glines, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF.

The meeting is at 7:00PM. Reservations for supper at 6:00PM may be made by calling Nancy Rice at 513-541-4434.

Why should you consider paying for vascular ultrasound screening? Ask resident Gail Deibler Finke, whose father visited a Life Line Screening mobile screening station six years ago.

"My parents had the ultrasound screenings because they thought it would be sensible precaution," Mrs. Finke says. "Neither of them looked or felt sick, but my father's test discovered an abdonminal aneurysm. That's an enlarged artery, which has no outward symptoms. The aneurysm would have burst within months, and he wouldn't be alive today."

Life Line Screening, a Cleveland-based company, offers three different ultrasound tests for a low fee. The screenings, which are not covered by Medicare and many health insurance plans, check for serious medical conditions that typically have no outward symptoms. For $45 each, or all three for $109, Life Line screens for plaque in the carotid arteries, which can lead to stroke; aneurysms in the abdominal arteries, which are fatal when they burst; or peripheral aterial disease in the legs. All these conditions can be treated with medicine or surgery. The ultrasound screenings are painless and non- invasive. A trained technician conducts the screenings, using a wand-like instrument called a transducer to look inside veins and arteries, much like an X-ray picture looks at bones. A board-certified physician reviews all the results, and reports are mailed to your home.

Life Line Screening will be at the First United Church of Christ on Glenview Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 20. Pre- registration is required. Call 1-800-710-1913 to register and prepay for your screening.

"If it wasn't for that screening, my father would have died without ever knowing anything was wrong," says Mrs. Finke. "Thanks to Life Line, he was able to have surgery that saved his life. I think that was well worth $100."

Last spring, McAuley High School was recognized by the International Student Exchange for efforts on behalf of foreign exchange students. This year, McAuley is pleased to sponsor two exchange students.

Yu-Wen Chou (on the left) is a junior and comes to McAuley from Taiwan. She is the middle sister in her family. Her older sister is an exchange student in Michigan. Her younger sister is at home in Taiwan. Yu-Wen, who likes to be called “Wendy”, shares that she enjoys Cincinnati- style chili.

Yvonne Spielman hails from Berlin, Germany, where she attends Gabriele-von-Bulow Gymnasium. An only child, Yvonne is looking forward to Cincinnati’s Oktoberfest celebrations. When asked to name a significant difference about Cincinnati, she cites that the shops are always open.