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Dear Ken Lyon,
The next College Hill Forum community council meeting is
Tuesday, February 24 at 7 pm at the Recreation Center on
Belmont. Find out first hand what's happening in our
community, and learn how you can participate in making our
neighborhood an even better place to live, work and
play.
As usual, if you've got news--send it here.
Gail Finke & Ken Lyon, Co-Editors
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College
Hill Coming Events
Feb. 20, College HIll Coffee Co: Ryan Adcock in concert;
Matthew Miller-Novak Art Show and Sale.
Feb. 20, Aronoff Center: CDT presents "The Waters
of Immortality."
Feb. 21, College Hill Coffee Co.: Mary Kroner and
Friends.
Feb. 21, Aronoff Center: CDT presents "The Waters
of Immortality."
Feb. 22, Grace Episcopal Church presents "The
Freedom Files."
Feb. 22, LaBoiteaux Woods Hike "Ravine to
Freedom."
Feb. 22, The Contemporary Dance Theater offers free
dance classes at College Hill Town Hall.
Feb. 22, People Working Cooperatively Oscar Night
fundraising gala, downtown.
Feb. 23, College Hill Presbyterian Church Supper Club:
Rich Kennedy and Voice of Truth.
Feb. 24, Grace Episcopal Church Shrove Tuesday Pancake
Supper.
Feb. 27, St. Clare Church Lenten Fish Fry.
Feb. 27, College Hill Presbyterian Church: College Hill
Community Pot Luck Dinner.
Feb. 27, College Hill Coffee Co.: Patrick Ewing in
Concert.
Feb. 28, North College Hill Baseball Building: Open
Registration for North Hills Baseball and T-Ball.
Feb. 28: First United Church of Christ: Annual Saurkraut
Dinner.
Feb. 28, College Hill Coffee Co.: The Sloes in Concert.
March 1: Laurel Court Mansion Tour.
For details on the above, and a complete and uptodate
listing of coming events in College Hill, go to the College
Hill calendar.
Got an event to add? Click the link on the calendar.
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UC
Students Present Three Business District Plans
 Students
from the UC DAAP program presented three alternative plans
for the College Hill Business District on Monday this
week. The reception by community members was positive and
engendered spirited discussion.
The students will return on Monday, March 16, with a
single plan that takes into account the feedback they
received. That meeting will be from 2 to 4:30 pm at
the Llanfair Retirement Community Campus Center. Everyone
with a stake in College Hill is invited to attend.
See previous
eNewsletter article for more on this program.
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| Falcons
on a Roll
 The
Aiken Falcons boys' basketball team beat the St. X Bombers
68-65 this week, bringing their record to 12-7.
Friday (tonight) is the Falcon's last regular season game.
It'll be at home, vs. West High. This is also Senior Night,
so it'll be a great time to come out and cheer before the
team goes to tournaments.
Speaking of tournaments, the girls' basketball team won
their first tournament game Monday, beating Clearmont NE
48-45. They'll play the winner of the Taft vs. McNicholas
game on February 24th at Withrow. We need a Sea of Purple
next Tuesday for the game!
Buy your tournament tickets at Aiken for only $5; they'll be
$7 at the door.
Story contributed by
Steven Rossi.
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College
Hill Community Pot Luck Returns with History Presentation
A special presentation by the College Hill Historical
Society is featured at the annual College Hill Community
Pot Luck on Friday, February 27, at the College Hill
Presbyterian Church from 5 to 8 pm.
Join friends and neighbors for a night of food, fun and
friendship--and bring a dish to share. Last names beginning
with A-H bring salad or side dish; J-R, main course or
casserole; S-Z, dessert.
The College Hill Historical Society presentation of the
Strobridge Lithograph of College Hill in 1865 is an
illustrated discussion life in those times, and, among other
things, shows how much from earlier times still exists
in College Hill today. This impressive presentation is
full of facts never before discussed and even has a ghost
story. The presentation begins at 6:30 pm.
For more information, please call 513-542-7263.
Presented by The College
Hill Forum.
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Pleasant
Hill Students do Math, Science & Engineering
Got M2SE? Pleasant Hill Academy School does. This
year, over 125 4th through 8th grade students have
registered for the M2SE (Minorities in Mathematics,
Science & Engineering) program.
All registered students will participate in the City Wide
African American Scientist and Inventors Composition
Contest, Egg Drop Contest, Science Fairs, and various
hands-on science activities.
Pleasant Hill students have done well in previous M2SE
competitions, as covered in a 2006
eNewsletter article.
Call Sandra Johnson at 513-363-4300 for volunteer
opportunities.
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Cincinnati
Cycle Club's Central City Cluster to Ride Sunday
The first official ride of the Cincinnati
Cycle Club's newly franchised Central City Cluster (CCCCCC
or C6) will leave at 10 am Sunday from the College Hill
Coffee Company (CCCCCC at CHCC!).
The route will be commensurate with the will of the people
that show up and the historic nature of this first official
ride, but is expected to be about 50 miles. The group will
return to the Coffee Company for lunch after the ride.
Presence of snow or ice will cancel, check with Glen
Talaska (513-236-3433, talasgg@usmail.uc.edu)
if you're unsure about whether to ride (but coffee at the
CHCC is always good).
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For
Yoga Enthusiasts, Therapists and Those with Chronic Pain
"Dancing the Internal Body," a Deep Movement Core
Intensive Workshop for teens and adults is coming to the
College Hill Town Hall Sunday, February 22nd from 6:30 to
8:30 pm, on Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and on Tuesday from
1 to3 pm. Participants are welcome to take all three
workshops or just the first one on Sunday. No dance or
movement experience is required. There will be a minimal
$5.00 charge per workshop. Limit 25.
Created by acclaimed New York City choreographer and dancer Maureen
Fleming in response to a childhood car accident, the
original deep-movement "Elastics" techniques
presented in "Dancing the Internal Body" aim to
give the practitioner independence and freedom in movement.
This is a workshop that Maureen has given all over the world
including the Kripaulu Center for yoga & health in
Massachusetts. Read more about this workshop here.
Ms. Fleming performs "The Waters of Immortality"
in Cincinnati on Friday & Saturday February 20 & 21.
Read more about this performance here.
Thanks to Jefferson James
of the Contemporary
Dance Theater for this
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Try
Dance Classes at Town Hall This Fine Arts Weekend
The Contemporary
Dance Theater invites you to try a free dance class on
Sunday, February 22, during Fine
Arts Sampler Weekend.
Classes will be offered at College Hill Town Hall from noon
to 2 pm following a short "meet and greet" at
11:45.
If you'd rather watch than dance, you can watch the MamLuft
& Co. Dance troupe rehearse from 2 to 3 pm.
 12:00
- 12:30
- Studio A: Hip Hop I/II students
- Studio B: Yoga for Families
- Studio C: Creative Movement
12:40 - 1:10
- Studio A: Modern Dance
- Studio B: "Just Dance"
- Studio C: Hip Hop
1:20 - 1:50
- Studio A: Ballet Basics
- Studio B: Introduction to Tap for All Ages
- Studio C: Belly Dance
1:50 - 2:00
- Studio A: MamLuft & Co. Dance Warm-Up
2:00 - 3:00
- Studio A: MamLuft & Co. Dance Open Rehearsal!
For more information about the Contemporary Dance Theater
classes, click here.
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Another
College Hill Business to Support in the CityBeat "Best
of Cincinnati" Election
Last week, we listed several College Hill businesses that
you might want to help include in CityBeat's
"Best of Cincinnati 2009" list (see here
for the article that includes the list).
Steve Schmitz writes to encourage us to vote for Linda's
Luxuries under "Urban Life" in the "Favorite
Findlay Market Vendor" category. Linda Ipp makes
vegetable based all natural soap their College Hill
home. Go ahead and write them in if they're not
listed.
Go here
to vote. Read the instructions carefully--they've made a few
changes since last year. You have until the end of February
to vote.
We're sure that we haven't listed all items of interest to
our readers. Tell
us what we've missed and we'll tell our 1000+ readers
about them in our next issue.
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College
Hill Gardeners to Host Open House
Intrigued by rain gardens? Want to find out where in
your home landscape one of any size might be installed
easily? Is this a "green-gardening" concept
something you can do?
Leslie Cohen of Mill Creek Watershed Council will speak
about rain gardens during the College Hill Gardeners'
spring open house at 7 pm Tuesday, March 3 in the Campus
Center at Llanfair Retirement Community.
In addition to hearing the talk about rain gardens and
viewing rain barrels available for order, attendees can
also learn about the gardening group's projects and
events, which include Aiken High School greenhouse growing
workshops from March through May; a May 2 plant sale; and
the Gardens of College Hill tour on June 20.
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and
door prizes will be offered.
For more information, call 513-681-1326 or e-mail collegehillgardeners@cinci.rr.com.
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St.
Clare Parish College Hill Celebrating 100 Years
 College
Hill's St.
Clare Parish held the first Mass on October 3, 1909 in
Town Hall.
St. Clare's will celebrate this centennial with events such
as speakers, a golf outing, picnics and special displays
throughout 2009.
A DVD "100 years in 15 minutes" highlighting
special occasions, events and groups at St. Clare will be
available in March.
The centennial will be topped off on October 4 with a
procession from Town Hall to St. Clare Church, ending with a
celebration of the Mass--just as in 1910 after a temporary
church was built on Cedar Avenue.
A history book containing about 60 pages of historical
information and pictures will be available in December,
which will include the 2009 events.
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More
History at CHPC
- What immortal song did Stephen Foster compose while
living in Cincinnati?
- Why was Thomas Edison so terrified in Cincinnati on
the night Lincoln was shot?
- Did the The Nation's Station first broadcast from
College Hill?
- Which CHPC member patented "the uniform potato
chip" which now sells the world over?
 Find
the answers to these questions and many more when Rick
Kennedy presents "Everything You Need To Know About
Cincinnati, an offbeat history of the Queen City" at a
February 23, 6:15 pm, potluck-style dinner at the College
Hill Presbyterian Church. The program will start about 7 pm.
Make your reservations by calling Nancy Rice at
513-541-4434.
A former Cincinnati Post reporter, Kennedy has managed media
relations for GE Aviation for the past 20 years. In his
role, he hosts reporters from around the globe, and loves to
teach them why Cincinnatiʼs history of innovation has
had a lasting impact on our lives.
Following Mr. Kennedy's presentation, Voice of Truth, a
group composed of teens from all over the city will
entertain. Their choice of music combines Kirk
Franklin-style gospel and contemporary Christian with a few
show tunes thrown in for good measure.
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World
Day of Prayer Coming to Twin Towers
 The
chapel at Twin Towers is the site for this area's annual World
Day of Prayer gathering on Friday, March 6 at 10 am.
World
Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women
of many traditions who come together to observe a common day
of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a
continuing relationship in prayer and service.
The focus of prayer for 2009 is The
Women of of Papua New Guinea. The gathering at Twin
Towers will include presentations on the situation there.
For more information contact Church
Women United's Trudy Bernet at 513-591-4890.
Thanks to Anne Henneberg
for this story.
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Registration
Dates for Baseball and Tee Ball
 The
North College Hill and College Hill Baseball Associations
have joined forces and will operate as North Hills Baseball
and Tee Ball for the 2009 season.
Open registration will be held from noon to 3 pm Saturday,
February 28 and Saturday, March 7 at the North College Hill
Baseball Building, located at the corner of Goodman and
Simpson Avenue in North College Hill.
League fees and discounts can be found here.
Also new for this year, the fee for T-ball only will be
waved for children who are registered for College Hill
spring soccer.
For more information, contact Mike Dillon at mikedillon@fuse.net
or call North College Hill City Hall 513-521-7413.
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Churches
Sponsor Dinners
- Grace
Episcopal Church is serving pancakes, sausages, orange
juice, milk, coffee & tea at its Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, February 24,
starting at 6 pm. No set cost; all donations go to the
church.
- First
United Church of Christ holds its annual Sauerkraut
Dinner Saturday, February 28. Along with the
featured sauerkraut, the menu will include sausage, mashed
potatoes, spatzle, vegetable, and dessert. The 6 pm
seating is sold out, but some spaces remain at the 4:30
seating. Cost is $9.50 for adults, $4 for children.
Take-out orders, as well as sausage by the pound, are
available.
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Upcoming
Events at First UCC
The pastor at First
United Church of Christ writes:
Just want to get on your radar a couple of events in March
at the First United Church of Christ.
- On Friday and Saturday March 6 and 7 the Cincinnati
Boy Choir will be holding concerts. The concerts
begin at 7 pm with a silent auction throughout the
evening. More information will be coming.
- Then, on Saturday March 14, the church holds its
spring rummage sale starting at 9 am.
Thanks, Dan Weyand-Geise.
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| Help
Us Update the College Hill Churches Page
We didn't know how many churches there are serving College
Hill until we put together the College
Hill Churches page on the College Hill portal site a
while back. There are 28, most of them within the boundaries
of our neighborhood.
We'd like to make sure the listings are correct. If you are
a member of a church serving College Hill, please look up
your listing on the Churches
page. If you see changes or additions that should be
made, please inform Ken
Lyon.
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