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Dear Reader,
Have recent events left you feeling financially stressed? Lack of spending money doesn't mean that you can't have fun; there are plenty of free or cheap things to do right here in College Hill. Check 'em out in this issue or on the College Hill Calendar.
As usual, if you've got news--send it here.
Ken Lyon, Co-Editor
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| Christ's Community Distributes 200 Thanksgiving Baskets
 On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 200 College Hill area residents lined up at College Hill Presbyterian Church to receive a bright orange Home Depot bag laden with all the ingredients they'd need to prepare their holiday feasts.
In its 35 years of distributing Thanksgiving baskets to residents in need, Christ's Community in College Hill has never seen the demand it experienced this year, according to Toni Benford, administrative assistant for the organization. She said the outreach group, comprised of Christian churches of various denominations and races in College Hill, gave out 200 baskets this year, up from its previous record giveaway of 130 last year. Hams were given to 35 additional people who didn't make the cutoff for baskets.
Read the whole story at Cincinnati.com here.
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BuyCincy.Com Profiles Bacall's Cafe
 BuyCincy.com, the website dedicated to locally owned
businesses in Cincinnati, profiled Bacall's Cafe recently.
No mention was made of the building's seedy past, though. We'll leave that to the
College Hill Historical Society.
Read the profile here and check out that great new awning on the photo! The
Facade Program strikes again!
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| History Comes To Life At Aiken College and Career
 Ninth graders at Aiken College and Career High School were privileged
to host Mrs. Sylvia Samis as a speaker/violinist on Monday, December 1st. The visit was arranged through The Center For
Holocaust and Humanity Education. Mrs.
Samis, a child of Holocaust survivors, is a concert violinist with the
Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras.
She shared stories of the
experiences of her parents during their imprisonment in concentration
camps during World War II. Mrs. Samis read from a memoir written by
her mother in 1985 telling of the atrocities that she witnessed during
the Holocaust as many people of Jewish descent were forced to live and
work under unthinkable conditions and many times killed strictly due to
their heritage.
A memorable part of the program took
place as Mrs. Samis played several musical selections that were
meaningful to those affected by the Holocaust. The selections were
played on a violin engraved with the Star of David that was found at
the site
of Jewish concentration camp ruins. The violin has been
restored in Israel, and will be shared with the city of Cincinnati until later
in December.
The students, all from Mrs. Dorothy Underwood's World
History classes, listened attentively as Mrs. Samis shared her story.
During a question and answer period, they astutely drew correlations
between the plight of the Jewish people in Germany and the African
Americans who were made to live in slavery earlier in the history of
our country. This is particularly appropriate as the staff and
students at Aiken College and Career make preparations to celebrate
Black History Month in February.
Thanks to Karen Barrett for this story.
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Neyer Completes Development in Columbia Tusculum
Building Cincinnati, our favorite source of news about development in Cincinnati neighborhoods, reported on the completion of an Al Neyer, Inc., development in the Columbia Tusculum Neighborhood. You can see the article here.
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Specialty Health Care Programs Available; Do You Qualify?
Many College Hill families can benefit from two new
health care programs: -
CincyCare. Councilman John Cranley and the College Hill Business Association
inform us that this pilot program operated by the City of Cincinnati is
accepting 2000 workers. Cincinnati businesses can sign up free of charge. It
will provide medical, primary care, preventative care, clinical health
screenings, and prescription drug benefits to low-income workers through City
of Cincinnati health centers for only a $10 co-pay. The program begins December
1 and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. To find out how your
business can sign up, click here.
- The College Hill Forum writes that a new children's
health care program operated by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
has many spaces available. The Children's Buy-In program (CBI) is designed for
working families above the poverty level who have trouble enrolling their
children in health care and insurance programs because of pre-existing
conditions and other special circumstances. Only two of the more than 5000
children expected to enroll have done so. Does your family or a neighbor or
relative qualify? Click here for information and on-line registration.
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News from CHCURC
CHCURC's Carolyn Royalty sends along the following: Hold That Date for CHCURC's Annual MeetingMark your calendar, the CHCURC Annual Meeting is planned for the 1st Wednesday in February--February 4 at 6:00 pm at the Llanfair Retirement Community's Campus Center. The details are still being worked out so stay posted, but this evening is not to be missed. Good food will be on hand along with the chance to learn of the updates and forecasts for developments in College Hill. Hope to see you there! Successful Guest Bartending Event for CHCURCCHCURC's most recent fund raiser was a lively evening held at the Clovernook Country Club on November 11. Bar tips were donated for CHCURC by guest bartenders: Mike Battoclette, Bill & Kathy Herring and Dave & Sandy Schwartz. Additionally funds were generated by the raffle of chances for a week's vacation at a South Carolina Villa which was won by Dave Hodapp. Many thanks go to Brad & Meg Hammond for the generous donation of their Harbor Island SC Villa and to each of our guest bartenders. Thanks to all of the supporters who showed up to make the evening a success!
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| See the Lights & Sing the Carols on Luminary Night
 The evening of the College Hill Luminary, Saturday, December 13, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, would be the perfect time to pull together a group of friends and neighbors for a heart warming old fashioned time of Christmas caroling (note: rain date is the following Saturday, December 20).
What fun to see the beauty of the neighborhood aglow with the lights of many candles, while sharing some cheer with others. No real skill nor talent is required--especially with the cover of enough voices. Just print out copies of several Christmas songs so that everyone is somewhat on the same page. It's not necessary, but you could invite a musician along for some instrumental accompaniment.
One group of carolers is already scheduled to carol on the Skilled Care & Independent Living Units at Llanfair Retirement Community. If you're planning to carol at Twin Towers or any of our neighborhood's organized group homes of disabled or shut-ins, please check with the administration first to find out how caroling can best be coordinated there.
Afterwards, those interested in extending the merriment of the evening could gather to warm up with a beverage and/or refreshment at either, or both, of our two friendly evening establishments: Bacall's & The College Hill Coffee Company.
Meet and greet your neighbors for an evening of Holiday Cheer in College Hill. Spread the word!
Fa la la la la, La la la la!
Thanks to Carolyn Royalty for this article.
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Local Girl Performs in Nutcracker
Nothing warms the holiday heart like The Nutcracker. This classic ballet certainly does for Melanie Cashell and 86 children from Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. They are preparing to kick off the 2008-09 season presentation of Cincinnati Ballet's Frisch's presents The Nutcracker.
The talented kids have been hard at work since their September audition. To put extra sparkle in this year's production, they have been rehearsing every weekend, in addition to completing their regular dance and academic studies.
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First UCC Hosts Brass Fellowship Musicians
 The Brass Fellowship musicians will play a concert First United Church of Christ at 7 pm Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm.
Brass Fellowship brings together student, amateur and professional brass musicians from the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. They are conducted by Gary Johnston, a member of the faculty at Northern Kentucky University.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Article lifted from Cincinnati.com.
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McAuley Senior Signs with Georgetown
 McAuley High School senior Lauren Meister has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Georgetown College in Kentucky. Lauren has played three years of varsity volleyball and one year of junior varsity volleyball at McAuley in the position of defensive specialist. She will play as a defensive specialist for Georgetown as well. Lauren's older sister, Kristen Meister, who graduated from McAuley in 2006, also plays volleyball at Georgetown as a defensive specialist. Lauren is eagerly anticipating playing on the same team as her sister for the first time ever, and her proud parents, Mark and Carolyn Meister of Colerain Township, are looking forward to traveling to just one campus to watch their daughters' games. Lauren is undecided in her college major at this time. Pictured: Seated, left to right: Mark Meister, Lauren Meister, Carolyn Meister; Standing, left to right: Pat Kerley, McAuley Varsity Volleyball Coach, and Jeff Hulsmeyer, Georgetown College Volleyball Coach.
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Local College Student Featured
College Hill native Brian Bruner (20) was featured this
week in a KYPost.com story about a UC forum on Ohio's so-called
"brain drain."
The Walnut Hills graduate had thought about going to college
elsewhere in the country to study construction and green technology, until he discovered UC's College of Applied Sciences (OCAS) Cooperative Education
program.
Bruner told the panel, "It made me want to stay in
Ohio because all of the knowledge is right in front of me," which was
music to UC's ears.
Read more here.
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| First UCC to Show Films Dealing with Faith and Justice
 First United Church of Christ will show films that explore justice and faith issues on two upcoming Tuesdays.
The church will show They Killed Sister Dorothy on Tuesday, December 9 and (for those who missed the showing at Grace Church in November) For the Bible Tells Me So on Tuesday, December 16.
Both movies are free and will be shown at 6 pm.
For more information, call Dan Weyand-Geise at 513-541-7302 ext. 17.
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- Co-editors: Ken Lyon and Gail Finke
- Contributing Editor: Sarah Mann Wolf
- Backup Editor: Tom Strothers
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