| The College Hill eNewsletter |
| Telling
the story of "A Diverse and Neighborly
Community." |
May 2,
2008
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Dear Reader,
Can you believe it's already May? I can't. And this
weather isn't helping. Some days it seems like midsummer, and
the next day there's a frost warning!
But it is spring, and that means time for the College
Hill Gardeners annual plant sale. It's Saturday from 9 am to 1
pm, at the Linden Park lot. So if you haven't dropped by to
imagine yourself in a brand-new, sleek, modern condo--wait no
more. And don't forget to buy some plants while you're
there.
Gail Finke,
Co-Editor
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| College Hill Clean-Up Pictures
 Sue Roth
writes:
I thought you might want to have photos from the April
26th Great American Clean-Up in College Hill.
We had over 150 people cleaning up over 100
bags and 1,000 pounds of trash. We also filled 12
streetscape planters with 20 flats of flowers and
mulched three large community gardens.
Special thanks to Kathryn Kien, Mary
Cinquina, LaRosa's and College Hill Coffee Company for
their donations!
And thanks, too, to Sue Roth for providing a whole album
full of pictures, which you can see here. |
| Lord's Bounty Honored by Forum, Awards Scholarships
Besides being the College Hill primo place to find
gifts, clothes and treasures at a cost of next to
nothing, The Lord's Bounty also gives out academic college
scholarships to local students. Twenty-six Lord's Bounty
volunteers were honored by the Forum on April 22 (several are
pictured with Forum President Elizabeth Sherwood) for the
wonderful contributions they make to our neighborhood.
In 25 years, the store has given more than $200,000 in
scholarships to more than 150 young men and women who either
live in College Hill or attend a College Hill church. Tuesday,
the Lord's Bounty Board announced the 15 recipients of this
year's scholarships. Three sholarship recipients were also on
hand to express their thanks, and two recipients from previous
years sent letters.
2008 recipients (and the schools they currently
attend):
- Rachael Smith, Wyoming High School
- Kelsey Linder, Finneytown High School
- Ellen Bentley, Finneytown High School
- Katie Weyer, McAuley High School
- Annie Vollman, McAuley High School
- Rachael Hubback, Colerain High School
- Robin Hubback, Whitworth College
- Clare Wess Yauss, Loyola University
- Shawna Dodson, University of Cincinnati
- Amy McLean, University of Cincinnati
- Ellen Cole, Xavier University
- Ann Patterson, Xavier University
- Lisa Nutting, Toledo University
- Lacey Rogers, Ohio University
- Tiffany Thomas, Northern Kentucky University
Story and photo by Sarah
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College Hill Photographer Wins Top
Honors
 College Hill
resident Jeff Loewe won first place in a photography
competition at the Cincinnati Flower Show last week.
Pictured is his winning entry.
You can read the Enquirer article here. See the more than 90 other entries here.
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| Adult Day Stay Open House at Twin Towers
Twin Towers Adult Day Stay will hold an Open House
Tuesday, May 13, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Adult Day Stay offers
many services for seniors 60 and older, including activities,
therapy, meals and socialization.
Learn about them during the open house, tour the
facility, and enjoy refreshments. "Our staff would love
the opportunity to tell you about what we have to offer," says
Julie Murphy, the program's manager.
For more information call (513) 853-4161.
Thanks to Twin Towers for this
story. |
| College Hill Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In
The suspect in an April 19 shooting turned himself in
after appearing on Channel 12's " Wheel of
Justice." The "Wheel of Justice" roulette wheel is used on
a Crimestoppers television segment that frequently results in
arrests.
Demetrious Fields was wanted in connection with a
shooting at Pine Terrace Apartments after an attempted
robbery. Channel 12 tells us his court appearance was April
24.
To give information on any of the people listed on the
Wheel of Justice, call Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040. You do
not have to leave your
name. |
| Linden Park Tax Abatement: How it Works
Wondering how the ten year tax abatements at
the Linden Park development will work? Here's the scoop
from Kathy Schwab, Manager of Real Estate Development at Al
Neyer, Inc.
To boost homeownership, the City of Cincinnati
gives tax abatements in designated areas for buyers of
residential property. Linden Park is one of these areas.
Condominiums, houses, and two- and three-family structures are
eligible. The abatements apply to both renovations and new
construction. For new construction, the owner pays property
tax on only the value of the land, unless the property is
worth more than $275,000, in which case the owner would pay
taxes on the fair market value minus $275,000.
Linden Park's pricing means that most buyers at Linden
Park would pay no property tax for ten years.
Know someone who's looking? Send them here. |
| McAuley Seniors Win All Mercy Mt. Airy Scholarships
Four McAuley seniors won all four $3000 scholarships
offered this year by the Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy
Auxiliary.
The girls and the colleges they will attend are Ashley
Frondorf (Miami University), Alison Jaeger (U.C.), Jennifer
Looby (U.C.) and Nicole Oehler (U.C.)
They are pictured with Sue Palermo, president of the
Auxiliary, Jim Kluener, past president of the Auxiliary, and
Paul Hiltz, president and CEO of the
hospital. |
Kudos from Afar
Kathy Judd Holland writes to say:
Thank you so much for a delightful newsletter! I look
forward to it and wish I was there to have news to report
but alas, I live in Arizona. After 23 years I am still
homesick but the eNewsletter helps because I can
feel like I'm there.
I forwarded a copy to a fellow College Hillian with
whom I've been friends since 1st grade (a bajillion years).
She now lives in New Mexico and was thrilled to get the
letter.
The flower photos in this week's edition are wonderful!
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into
the eNewsletter. It is greatly
appreciated! |
 Miss P. Ann
Profiled
You probably already know that P. Ann
Everson-Price ("Miss P. Ann") directs the Cincinnati
SuperChoir, which rehearses at the College Hill
Presbyterian Church. Her fans know she's a MOJO radio
personality, a singer with her own band, an actress and an
evangelist.
What else do you know about Miss P. Ann? Read a profile
here that originally appeared in the 2008
Success Guide.
Thanks to the College Hill Presbyterian Church for
this story. |
 About the Super
Choir
The Cincinnati Super Choir is a multicultural,
non-denominational singing aggregation. They meet
each Tuesday evening from 6:15 to 7:30 pm in
the Fellowship Hall of the College Hill Presbyterian
Church.
To join this group of exceptional young people, just show
up! There are no fees or auditions.
For more information, call
513-681-5590. |
| McAuley, LaSalle Win Big in Chicago
The choirs of McAuley and LaSalle High Schools won seven
awards at the Heritage Music Festival in Chicago this
March:
- Gold Award in Show Choir Division
- Overall Choral Award
- Silver Award in Mixed Choir Division
- Silver Award in Women's Choir Division
- Silver Award in Men's Choir Division
- Lauren Hadden- Outstanding Soloist Award
- Monica Tenhover- Outstanding Soloist Award
Pictured is the Show Choir, which includes students from
both schools.
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 College Hill
Native May be TV Regular
Actress Gabrielle Dennis, who grew up in College Hill and
graduated Hughes Center in 1996, may be a TV sitcom regular
next year. She will appear in four episodes of "The Game," a
comedy currently airing on the tiny CW network (CinCW here) as
a new love interest for star football receiver Derwin.
According to an interview in the Enquirer, she's
keeping her fingers crossed that it could turn into a regular
part. She has acted in Showtime's "Underground" comedy
series, "Campus Ladies" and Disney's "Wizards of Waverly
Place," and has a part in the upcoming Ben Stiller movie She's
"The Marc Pease Experience."
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| Go Back to Bach Saturday
Did you catch the "Hilltop Press" piece on Saturday night's Back to
Bach concert at the College Hill Presbyterian Church?
It's part of a two-concert series that will present all seven
Bach piano concertos, three on May 3 and four on June 7. Each
concerto will feature a different talented young pianist from
UC's College Conservatory of Music, accompanied by the Baur
String Quartet.
"Bach's pieces were written for and played in churches,
so it's really appropriate that we perform in one," the paper
quotes organizer and soloist Adam Clark saying. "His music was
written to uplift the soul and College Hill Presbyterian just
has a nice feel."
Both Back to Bach concerts are free and begin at 7 pm
(pre-concert entertainment by student musicians begins at 6:30
pm). A free-will offering will be taken to help cover costs.
The series is presented by the Piano Department at CCM,
Arts Revival of College Hill (ARCH), and the College Hill
Presbyterian Church. |
| Phyllis Schoenberger Named "Gem of the City"
 Here's a shot
sent to us by Llanfair Retirement of something we knew all
along: volunteer extraordinaire Phyllis Schoenberger is a real
gem.
City Council member Laketa Cole (an Aiken graduate)
presented her with an award designating her a "Gem of the
Queen City" at the annual Cincinnati Neighborhood Summit last
fall. |
| Two College Hill Men Apply to be Judge
Two of the six people who have applied to be appointed a
judge with the Common Pleas Court live in College Hill. All
were profiled in the Enquirer Monday.
Common Pleas Court judges are elected, but this
appointment is for the rest of of 2008, to finish the term for
Alex Triantafilou, who stepped down to become chairman of the
Hamilton County Republican Party.
- Alvertis Bishop Jr., ran for judge in 1993 and 1995. He
is in private practice and is 54, married, and the father of
four. According to the Enquirer he put
himself through law school, taking classes at night while
managing his father's service station. A Democrat, he moved
to College Hill from Lincoln Heights.
- William D. Bell , Sr., is the only Republican who
applied. He is an auditor, tax accountant, and lawyer who
has been a federal court of appeals staff attorney, a staff
attorney for Cincinnati Legal Aid Society, and a law
professor. He is "negotiating with the government over
unpaid taxes."
Read all six profiles here. |
 Going to the
Dogs?
Your community council is more active than ever before,
with many ongoing committees and projects that help all
areas and members of College Hill, so the answer must be
"no."
So... where did this little guy come from? He sat quietly
with his owner at the last Forum meeting and enjoyed himself
thoroughly.
If you've never been to a Forum meeting, give them a try.
They're the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the College
Hill Recreation Center. Find out what's going on and how you
can be part of it.
You'll enjoy yourself thoroughly,
too.
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| Meet Your Soap Box Derby Team
College Hill will have a car in the Mayor's Cup at the
annual Soap Box Derby Race June 21. The winning team from a
Cincinnati neighborhood will win $5,000 for their
neighborhood.
Marshal Finke, 11, will be the driver. He is a
fifth-grader at St. Bartholomew Consolidated School. He'll
build the car with dad Scott Finke, and anyone else who wants
to help. Want to volunteer? Click here. Joe Kimmey is collecting sponsorships. You can have your
business logo on the sporty white College Hill car for $50 -
$200. For information about donating, click here.
Full Disclosure: Yes, these people are related to your
co-editor. |
| What a Spring in College Hill!
The crab apples have already hit their peak (this is last
week on Aspen Way)
and now it's time for the dogwoods--like this two-color
tree on Cary.
 And what better
way to spend a spring evening than playing baseball? Here are
some players from a College Hill Knothole team at a game at
McEvoy Park.
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- Editors: Ken Lyon and Gail Finke
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