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July 2,
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Dear Reader,
Contributing Editor Sarah Wolf covers College Hill
Forum meetings. She helps keep the community up on the
workings of our Community Council by writing stories
and taking pictures at the monthly Forum meetings. She
also covers the College Hill Historical Society. Her
contribution helps keep us all better informed about our
favorite neighborhood.
You, too, can help by becoming an
eNewsletter Contributing Editor. There's no money in
it, but you do get a dollop of fame by being listed
at the bottom of each eNewsletter, as well as a
credit line in each ariticle you originate.
There are lots of organizations doing interesting and/or
important things in our Community that could be covered by a
Contributing Editor--civic organizations and churches, among
others. I'd especially like to see someone covering the Summit
and CHCURC. And we could use some roaming Contributing Editors
as well--people simply being alert for interesting
things and writing them up and/or taking some
pictures.
Let us know if you're interested in learning more about
contributing.
Ken Lyon, co-editor
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Wilson House Saved!
The historical Wilson House on Aster Place has finally
sold after years of being unoccupied. College Hill
Historical Society member and active volunteer Cherie
Bellingham-Funez and husband Michael Funez purchased the
1840s Greek Revival beauty and are embarking the long, careful
adventure of restoring it to its original
glory.
 The home
originally faced west toward Hamilton Avenue. It was built
around a two-room log cabin by Samuel and Sally Wilson who
moved from Reading, where their abolitionist views had met
with criticism. For four years, the house was a station
on the Underground Railroad. The abolitionist efforts of three
of the adult children, Mary Jane Wilson Pyle, Harriet Nesmith
Wilson and Joseph Gardner Wilson, are well documented in many
sources. The second owners of the house were of the
O'Neil family who bought the house in the 1920's. Jack
O'Neil--being one of the presidents of the original College
Hill Historical Society--recalled visits from the families of
former slaves who wanted to see the house they remembered from
their escapes to the north. When the O'Neils bought the
house, it came with the Wilson family's maid who lived there
until her death.
 Cherie and Michael (pictured in the
midst of some restoration work) joked that they could
probably use that maid now, considering the state of the
house, and wished there had been such a stipulation this time
around.
Cherie Funez grew up in Groesbeck, and remembers going to
movies at the Hollywood Theater. She's always loved the
area and was one of the original "re-founders" of the current
College Hill Historical Society. While living on
Savannah, Cherie fell in love with the Wilson House, with its
wide plank floors, beautiful entryway, and marble
fireplaces. She and Michael began the tedious process of
paperwork to purchase the house, which was placed on the
historic register in 2000. There were multiple owners,
meaning multiple closings, and even a glitch with the deed
where one "Harriet Wilson" was still showing as an owner of
the house, despite her death in 1920.
They began work on the home early this spring--just in
time, considering the overgrowth in the yard and the
deteriorating porches and peeling wallpaper.
Lucky for College Hill, we couldn't ask for better
caretakers! |
| McAuley Camps Molding Children
One of the many summer camps at McAuley High
School this summer was Clay Camp. 18 campers in
grades 2-8 spent either a morning or an afternoon in McAuley's
spacious and airy art room, complete with two kilns.
They had a grand time working with clay and learning several
handbuilding methods, crafting mobiles, face pots, compression
boxes, coasters and soap dishes. The children painted,
glazed and fired their many projects to take home at the end
of the camp. The camp was taught by Mrs. Jane
Kramig, McAuley art teacher, and her friend, Jean Henninger,
who teaches art at St. Christopher School in Vandalia.
Assisting them was recent graduate, Libby Haas, who will be
studying architecture at Kent State University in the
fall.
Pictured is Maria Hale, working on a turtle compression
box. See more Clay Camp pictures in the College Hill
Photo Album here.
Another McAuley camp (The Harry Potter Camp) had twelve
girls and one boy spending a week at "Hogwarts" playing
quidditch, making wands and going on a quest for the
sorcerer's stone. While they were at it, they also
learned the Greek alphabet, some Latin vocabulary and
mythology and deciphered the Latin and Greek roots in some of
the spells from the Harry Potter books.
The camp was led by Mrs. Rachel Ritchie Kless,
McAuley Latin teacher, and Ms. Kristi McCord, Rachel's
friend and fellow Latin teacher from Columbus Alternative
School.
Thanks to McAuley for providing this
article.
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Rocket Scientist Loves, Paints, Coffee
Co.
 It doesn't
take a rocket scientist to appreciate our hometown coffee
shop, but one rocket scientist likes it so much she painted
it.
Joan Funk, a NASA scientist from Huntsville, AL,
recently gave College Hill
Coffee Company owner Tina Stoeberl an original watercolor
of the building's facade. You can see it hanging by all the
overstuffed chairs and sofas.
Joan is Stage Operations Manager for Area 1, a part
of NASA's space exploration program, where she is responsible
for manufacturing, assembly, tests, and logistics.
And, apparently, she knows a good cup of Joe when she
tastes it! |
A Peek at Llanfair's New Chapel
 Later this
month Llanfair
Retirement Community will break ground on a new chapel and
wellness center. Last week we showed you a rendering of the
complex.
This week, we're giving a sneak peek of the new Margaret
Jean Wells Chapel, which will provide "a comfortable and
reverent atmosphere for spiritual life programs and reflect
Llanfair's ongoing commitment to spiritual growth," according
to administrators.
The new construction will be paid for with donations,
including $7.2 million in bequests from former Llanfair
residents Clara L. Curry, Helen C. Hauck, Roland M. Hauck and
John M. Disser. Money from donations will also be used to fund
Llanfair's Life Care Commitment, which assists residents who
have outlived their financial resources and can no longer pay
for their housing or medical
care.
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| Our Last Issue Struck Some Nerves
LaDonna Wallace Smith wrote, "Once again, the College
Hill eNewsletter has cranked out yet another
wonderful edition. While all of the stories are great,
my e-mail is about the story on "Soccer Balls Reach
Iraq." Although short and sweet, this story really
touched me. I am very proud of the Farfsing family, our
College Hill Neighbors who donated and our community in
general for coming together to bring joy to children almost a
world away. All children deserve happiness, safety and
time to be a child. Through this effort, at least two of
these rights have been touched. Again, thank you to the
Farfsing family, the Maupin Foundation and our
community! I continually remain proud to be a College
Hill resident!"
...and from Barry Stare, "I just read last week's College
Hill eNewsletter and I am touched and excited about
all that's going on. Thanks to Ken, Gail and everyone else who
is putting in all the hours and energy to make the newsletter
go. Great job!!!"
You can see the issue they're talking about here. |
Federal Drug Raid Includes College Hill
Homes
When the morning manager at the College Hill Coffee Co.
drove in to the parking lot early last week, she was surprised
to find it full of police cars. It was the aftermath of a
simultaneous, early morning raid on homes of suspected dealers
of heroin and cocaine. Two of the houses were in College Hill,
on Argus and Cedar Avenues, as reported by Channel 12 here. Almost 150 officers from the DEA
and the FBI were in on the arrest, Channel 12 says. Government
officials aren't identifying the rest of the houses raided,
although the television report mentioned a Northside apartment
and a Millvalle house as the locations where drugs were
sold.
It was an exciting morning, but a good one for
College Hill. More suspected criminals are off our streets and
in custody, which is a great relief to their neighbors and
another victory for everyone working to make our neighborhood
an even better place to live.
It's already been good for business: Most of the
police left, but a lot who went off duty stayed for a
breakfast at the Coffee
Company!
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Farm Market Report
 Diana Porter writes to tell us that
last week's farm market had the most vendors ever--ten! "As
our shoppers increase, so do our vendors," she says.
One big draw for shoppers this year is live events
and entertainment. Last week, Suzuki students from Marion
Perazza de Webb's classes performed. (Two are pictured warming
up here.)
This week Rufus the
Reading Dog will be at the Farm Market from 3 to 5 pm, and
library employees will be on hand to sign up kids for the
library's summer reading program.
And Amber Nash will be back to perform clever
interpretations of classics on her ukelele--and where else can
you hear THAT?
The College Hill Farm Market happens every
Thursday from 3 to 7 pm at the College Hill Presbyterian
Church parking lot. See a complete list of entertainment here. |
| Sign Up for SAY
Soccer Soon
 Regular
registration for the fall 2008 season of College Hill SAY
Soccer ends July 7. Sign-ups are open to boys and
girls ages 3 to 13. Children are placed in divisions according
to the child's age July 31, 2008. The cost to play
is $55 for the first child and $45 for each additional child,
with a family maximum of $115. After the July 7 deadline, a
$10 late fee will be added and players will be accepted only
as space permits. Parent volunteers to coach and
referee for the season, as well as others to help with
fundraising and other administrative roles, are also
needed. For more information, or to obtain a
registration form, e-mail Angela Thompson at collegehillsoccer@yahoo.com. |
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Mary F. White Dies
Karen Dudley writes,
My grandmother, Mary F. White, a long-time College Hill
resident and volunteer passed on Friday at the age of 96.
Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the
Gwen Mooney
Funeral Home at Spring Grove. The visitation will be
held at 11:00 a.m. and the funeral at
noon.
Please feel free to share this information with the
community. Over the past year I have received numerous calls
and inquiries about her since she was unable to be active as
she once was.
If there are any questions, please call me at
513-967-4828.
Ms. White's obituary is here. |
 Spotted at the Panegyri
Festival
Last weekend's Panegyri Festival, the celebration of all
things Greek, featured a little bit of College Hill.
St. George Serbian Orthodox Church on Glenview had a
booth selling Serbian Kabobs, and your co-editor can attest
that they were fantastic.
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A Glimpse of Gard Cemetery
 If you've never been able to make one of
the treks with the College Hill Historical Society, you can
get a glimpse of the pioneer burial ground and community
treasure by going to youtube.
Click here
and several videos will appear (albeit amateur handheld
camera ones) that you can view to get an idea of what's
there.
Check it out! And be sure to leave a comment.
Gard Cemetery is located near the corner of Collegevue
and North Bend Roads.
Story by Sarah
Wolf. |
 Gelato Madisono Now Available in
College Hill
Gelato and sorbet by College Hill native son Matt Madison
is available at more than 30 fine restaurants and several
stores around Cincinnati--but until now, it hasn't been for
sale in College Hill. Last month Piazza Discepoli began
carrying 22 flavors of the sweet gourmet desserts.
On hand to distribute free samples at last week's Farm
Market, Matt told your co-editor all about them. Gelato is a
dairy-based frozen dessert, but unlike ice cream, it is only
8% milkfat. Sorbet has no dairy content. Both originated in
different regions of Italy, and Matt spent a year in New York
learning to make it.
Gelato
Madisono is making a place among Cincinnati's storied ice
creams. Try some this week! |
| Coming Attractions from the College Hill
Calendar
Here are some upcoming events from the College Hill
Calendar. Go to the Calendar to see more. If your
event isn't listed, let the calendar know here.
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Betsy
Lippitt From Old English
Ballads to Jazz and everywhere in between, accompanied
or acapella, her songs are thoroughly memorable. "Her
solo concert is a multi-faceted tour-de-force." (Canal
Street News, Dayton, Ohio) The San Francisco Bay
Times once wrote: "Betsy sings as wide as she smiles."
For added excitement, Betsy is now "plugged-in". Don't
miss this. Her voice, violin and guitar have never
sounded as ethereal as they do now that she can echo
through an effects pedal before she echoes into your
ears.
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 College Hill Branch
Library: Frisch's Marionettes. Fun for the family
with Cincinnati's famous marionettes. No fee; 6
pm.
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Foley Road
-- on the "Road" again! Encore
performance! Foley Road consists of Fred Erdmann, Ann Myers,
Jill Garrett, Teresa Hay and Doug Sawan. They've been
playing together for about a year. They are the kind of
band that loves the Celtic/Folk style of music that
they play and love playing this style of music
with each other. If you would like to know even more
about them, go to dougsawan.com. They are really excited
about playing for you and we know you'll enjoy what
you'll hear!
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Tracy Walker
in an exciting encore performance Folk, rock, country, jazz and blues - even
reggae. You name it and Tracy's probably won a music
award for it! Best Singer/Songwriter, Best Folk Artist
by the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards sponsored by
Cincinnati CityBeat. Two CAMMY's, the Cincinnati
Enquirer Pop Music Awards, for Best Solo Act and Best
Folk/Bluegrass Vocalist. Best Local Musician in
CityBeat's Best Of Cincinnati readers poll. It's
always a full house when Tracy's here!
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Llanfair Retirement Community:
Groundbreaking. The groundbreaking for the new
chapel and wellness center is invitation- only, but
neighbors will want to look on! 2:30
pm.
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