| The College Hill eNewsletter |
Telling
the story of "A Diverse and Neighborly
Community."
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March 5,
2008
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Dear Reader,
Election Day is over. Some College Hill
residents pulled together a last-minute rally for the school
levy. You may have seen them out on the street on election
day.
Whatever your opinion on this or any other levy, I hope
you are as glad as I am that your College Hill neighbors are
so active in our local government. College Hill is no stranger
to City Hall, our civic associations are bursting at the
seams, and we have a solid history of political office going
back to the neighborhood's founders.
Gail Finke,
Co-Editor
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| College Hill Community Takes Pot
Luck
About 100 College Hillians attended the Community Potluck
Dinner last Friday at the College Hill Presbyterian Church.
Sponsored by the College Hill Forum, the dinner was free
to all College Hill residents.
Among the diners were members of several community groups
(the Forum, the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment
Corporation, the College Hill Historical Society, Arts
Renewal in College Hill, and the College
Hill Gardeners) as well as College Hill newcomers from
the Cincinnati Black Theater Company and students and staff
from Aiken and other neighborhood schools.
Door prizes--gift certificates, tickets to the upcoming
ARCH concert and hand made quilts--were awarded to several
neighbors whose name tag numbers were called.
A special treat was a slideshow, designed by Anita
Triggs, showing College Hill events. Neighbors cheered as they
remembered another great year: the Rhythm Race, the
Pumpkin Patch, National Night Out, Paint the Town, last year's
Potluck, and many more.
Everyone left full of good food and great feelings of
community about the best neighborhood in Cincinnati:
College Hill!
For more photos of the Potluck, click here.
Story and photos by Sarah Wolf.
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| Two College Hill Charities Release 2007 Numbers
Two local charities recently reported on their 2007
years. Here are their results:
 Feast of
Love is an ecumenical ministry based at College
Hill Presbyterian Church and headed by Karen Lane (pictured).
It works in College Hill and other Cincinnati neighborhoods.
In 2007 its volunteers and donors:
- Held three no-cost holiday feasts feeding 2,780 people
- Distributed 8,726 cans of baby formula and 18,601
diapers
- Helped 1,293 people with the "Find a Need and Fill It"
housewares program
- Hosted 119 students and 20 teachers at Camp S'more
- Donated supplies to 11,611 students in 29 area schools
through Tools for Schools
- Taught 1,585 students in 9 area schools through the
Choices program.
The next Feast of Love dinner will be Easter (March 23),
from 10 am to 5:30 pm. To volunteer, to donate food, or
to participate in any of the Feast of Love ministries and
programs, call Karen Lane at (513) 541-5676, ext. 168.
St. Clare Church's chapter of The Society of St.
Vincent de Paul, an international Catholic
fraternity, works entirely within the parish's
boundaries. Its 2007 fiscal year results include:
- $15,968 in fifth-Sunday collections
- More than 400 College Hill families helped with food,
utility and mortgage help, clothing and furniture vouchers
for the SVdP store on Colerain Avenue, and home visits
- More than 100 hours of visits to Llanfair
residents.
To join the Society or donate money, clothes, or
household goods, call Sandy Fernbacher at (513)
542-8746.
Let us know about your organization's work! Email
us here. |
| Linden Park in the News Again
Linden Park made the news again last week--twice.
A story about the sales office (that recently-arrived
trailer on the old Shuller's site at Hamilton and North Bend)
appeared in last week's Hilltop Press here and a notice quoting developer James
Neyer appeared in Thursday's Enquirer (not available
online).
"The idea was born in my back yard at a barbecue," the
Hilltop's Heidi Fallon quotes Coffee Co. owner Tina
Stoeberl as saying. "I'm a total believer and I never once
doubted it would happen."
Neyer would seem to agree. "With the city solidly behind
this project and the community so committed to see it happen,
we believe we will hit our condominium presales goal this year
and begin construction as soon as we can," he told
Enquirer reporter Lisa
Bernard-Kuhn. |
| Golden Leaf Deaconess To Turn 100
Mrs. Lillie Ushery, a deaconess at Golden Leaf Baptist
Church, will celebrate her 100th birthday March 10.
An announcement made by her children calls her the
"matriarch of six generations" and notes her years in
missionary work in Georgia and Cincinnati, and her abiding
love for her family and her church. "Her family says to
witness this strong woman as the family's strongest root,
their beginning, is a wonderful blessing," says the
announcement. "She has set an example for her children,
grandchildren.and great grandchildren on what makes a strong
African-American woman born in 1908 before there were Equal
Rights and Women Liberation. She has lived a lot of
history-making moments that they can only read about. She has
lived through much and can tell you first hand that 'we have
come a long way.'"
Happy birthday!!! |
| Aiken Athletes Honored
Steve Rossi, Athletic Director for Aiken, writes that
basketball season has ended -- but honors for Aiken students
haven't.
Junior Lady Falcons Joanna Powell and Kayla Williams
earned all-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference
distinction.
Juniors Darren Goodson and Jordan Smith and freshmen
Chane Behanon earned all-CMAC honors--with Goodson and Behanon
on First Team. Goodson made the Associated Press Southwest
All-District honorable mention team, and Behanon earned third
team All District.
And senior Cameron Johnson was named a McDonald's
All-American nominee.
 Not that
basketball players get all the glory. Todd Trotter (pictured
here with football coach Troy Green), a senior standout for
the Falcons football team, was recently honored as one of ten
area finalists for the That's My Boy Award presented
by the Cincinnati Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Todd also excells in track & field and is this year's
valedictorian. He participates in the school's Play it
Smart program, where he is also involved in many
community service projects. |
| Soccer Balls for Iraqi Kids
Lieutenant Nick Farfsing is in Iraq now, but he hasn't
forgotten his College Hill home or his favorite game--soccer.
It's a favorite game in Iraq, too, but Iraqi kids don't have
the equivalent of College Hill SAY
Soccer to help get them started.
Nick's family is collecting soccer balls and sturdy ball
pumps to send to Nick's unit.
"We just went to a school today and happened to show up
at recess," Nick wrote his parents. "The kids were playing
soccer with what seemed to be something like a melon rapped in
rags. I know they would absolutely love this, and we would
give the balls and pump to the headmaster, so it would be
school property and would be something they could enjoy
everyday.
"I'm really pumped about this. Those
kids break the heart of even our toughest soldiers over here.
They are growing up in a tough environment that none of us
could even imagine, yet they are still as innocent and care
free as kids anywhere. They deserve a lot better than what
they've been given in life."
Kathy and Steve Farfsing would like to have the items by
March 17. Drop balls and pumps off at their home at 6013
Belmont. For directions (it's off Blue Spruce, not facing
Belmont Ave.), email here. |
| Local Youth in The Diviners
 College Hill
resident Noah Kling played one of the major roles in the
Walnut Hills High School production of The
Diviners.
Noah, the son of Missy Strothers and Timothy Kling, is a
junior at Walnut. He works part time at the College Hill Pet
Clinic, volunteers at the Cincinnati Zoo and frequently helps
out with College Hill events.
One of the reviewers published in the Enquirer's
high school
review roundup said Noah "successfully and
consistently portrayed the subtle behaviors of one with mental
afflictions. His performance provided the centerpiece
necessary to best convey this story."
Pictured: Noah Kling (right) as a mentally ill boy and
Montez Jenkins as a minister in the Walnut Hills production of
The Diviners.
Photo by Jeff Bryant for the
Enquirer. |
| Music, Photos at "Bridge" Concert
 The
Enquirer ran a nice piece (see here) about the upcoming ARCH Bridge
Across the Atlantic 2 concert and the concurrent
Glimmers of Hope photo essay at College Hill
Presbyterian Church.
The March 9 concert features American Dave Hawkins and
Britons Michael Weston King and his wife Lou Dalglish,
singer/songwriters, and the Most Excellent Band.
The photos by Barry Carlin (such as the one shown here)
document the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
College Hill's own Sharlyn Stare is quoted in the
piece.
For ticket information click here.
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| MUSE Anniversary Concert Here
 Mark the
dates now. MUSE, Cincinnati's acclaimed women's choir, will
present one of its 25th anniversary concerts here in College
Hill.
Hope Come True: The 12th New Spirituals Project
will be performed April 5 and 6 at the House of Joy (5910
Hamilton Avenue). Composer Rosephanye Powell will be on hand
for the concert, which features the Central State University
Chorus (William Caldwell, Conductor), and
Grammy-nominated vocalist Linda Tillery.
Dr. Powell's piece includes bold and expressive
arrangements of traditional spirituals, along with two
original works based on the work of Langston Hughes. MUSE,
Linda Tillery and the Central State University Chorus will
also perform concert sets, and congregational singing will
round out the program.
Saturday's performance is at 8 pm; Sunday's a 3 pm.
Suggested donation is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Buy
tickets by phone at (513) 221-1118; click here to purchase them online; or pick them up at the College
Hill Coffee Co. For more locations, call the number
above.
Story contributed by Rachel
Kramer |
| McAuley Teacher Published in Anthology
 Pam
Vissing, an English teacher at McAuley High School, has just
been published in a book of stories.
Her work appears in Not Quite What I Was Planning,
Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. Published
by Harper Perennial, the book was edited by staff at SMITH
Magazine, and is based on a legend that Ernest Hemingway
once was challenged to write a story in only six words.
It is filled with six-word life stories--some of them
shocking, strange, silly, sad, entertaining, and inspiring.
Pam's piece is short enough to reprint here, but if we did,
you wouldn't buy the book!
Story contributed by McAuley High
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| Hazardous Waste Collection Resumes
College Hill residents are lucky--Hamilton County resumes
its hazardous waste collection this month, and it's just down
the road.
Beginning March 1 the Department of Environmental
Services is sponsoring a drop-off spot for household items
such as car batteries, paint and solvents. Business waste is
not accepted.
Bring your items to Environmental Enterprises, 4650
Spring Grove Avenue (just at the bottom of Winton Road). Hours
are Tuesdays 2 - 6 pm, Thursdays 9 am - 1 pm, and Saturdays 9
am - 1 pm.
For information or a list of acceptable items, call (513)
946-7760 or click here. Story courtesy Cincinnati City Councilman Chris
Monzel |
| LaBoiteaux Woods Announces Summer Camp
 LaBoiteux Woods
just announced its eight summer camps for 2008: Archaeology
Camp, Nature Explorers Camp, Outdoor Creativity Camp, Outdoor
Skills Camp, Parade Camp, Teen Service Camp, Wild Art Camp,
and Young Naturalists Camp.
We'll give you more details in a later issue, but if
you're already scheduling your summer check out the dates of
all Cincinnati Parks Camps here. |
| McAuley Bowlers Fifth in State
McAuley High School's bowling team placed fifth at the
state bowling championships at Tiki Lanes in Lancaster. That's
the highest score for a local team.
Amy Wormus rolled a team-high 625 series, earning her
seventh place in individual scores. See the Enquirer
story here. | |
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