Volume XXXI Issue 2 February 2005

The deadline for the March issue of theVillage Views is Friday March 11th

Boy Scout Mulch SaleTerrace Park Boy Scout’s Annual Fundraiser

Troop 286 will begin taking orders on February 5.A scout will contact you at your home.Delivery date March 11 and 12WE BRING THE MULCH TO YOU!If we haven’t contacted you by February 25Call Dennis Kokoruda at 831-8736dkokuruda@cinci.rr.com

Get the best mulch available and help our neighborhoodscouts!

By Susan Abernethy Frank

Miami Grove Revisited, a pro-gram to turn back the clock and seethe riverside lifestyle of what is cur-rently the Terrace Park Nature Pre-serve, will be presented by the Ter-race Park Historical Society on Sun-day, March 6 at 4 p.m. in the Com-munity Building. Those living in thevillage, particularly from the ’20s tothe ’50s will recall the cottages,families, notorious café and lifestyleof the “Grove.” A February 14, 1965article in the Cincinnati Enquirerread as follows:

“Back in the ’20s, the TerracePark setting shown in these pictures(original article had several MiamiGrove photos) was a lovely summerresort. Now the 35 or so cottagesof Miami Grove, on the Little MiamiRiver, are in shambles, torn by ne-glect and weather and pushedabout by flood water.

“‘It was a beautiful area beforethe depression,’ Terrace Park MayorCarl Lindell recalled. ‘There werewell-maintained camps used in thesummer by Cincinnati area busi-nessmen.’ Long-time Terrace Parkresidents remember a huge dancehall where well-known bands enter-tained resort-goers.’ ” (See accom-panying photo)

After the depression, many ofthe cottages were abandoned.Eventually they were rented for thesummer as temporary quarters tolow-income families, but when thewinter came many refused to leave.Former resident Paul Scott, born inthe early ’30s, said,” It was ourhome. We grew up there, went toschool at Terrace Park, and stayeduntil the last flood of the ’50s madethe living conditions impossible.”Paul’s younger brother, Bobbie,said, “We had a trout line across theMiami River. That was often dinner.We also used to love to run throughthe corn fields and woods.”

Unfortunately, the socialstigma of the Terrace Park childrenand the “Grovers” was a delicatesituation for the teachers to handle.There was a time when the villageneglected to make the muchneeded road repairs to the Grovebecause of the bad reputation ofEarl’s Café situated in the heart ofthe Grove. Several Grove residentssigned a letter to Council to com-plain about the condition of FordRoad (leading to Miami Grove).The complaints were that the“doctors…milkman, bakers, laundryand salesmen do not like to comedown to the Grove because of thecondition of the road...The RedCross complains because theyhave to take some of the families tothe clinic and they do not feel safe....School children have to walk or ridebikes and have shoes all dirty whichthe teachers do not like… About 30families have cars and have to usethe road every day... Pot holes aresome 16 inches deep.”

In January of 1957, EarlRunyon’s Café was destroyed byfire despite the “valiant effort” of theTerrace Park Volunteers at 5 a.m.in near zero weather and severalinches of snow and to get down a

Miami Grove revisitedA look at what our nature preserve used to be

treacherous road. A few months later the floods

came, as they did every spring, andthe Red Cross came to the Grove,some in rowboats, to rescue theresidents and take them to theCommunity House. They stayedthere until the waters receded andthen went back to try to salvage andrepair their homes. However, afterthe ’57 flood, the condition was sobad that most could not return totheir homes. The cottages wereeventually condemned. Only floodwaters and adventuresome kids vis-ited the area and they didn’t staylong. The flood waters filled theLindell property and came to the

edge of the hill at the bottom of Val-ley View Lane. It was like one hugelake and all you could see were afew roof tops of the cottages.

The 64 acres of Miami Grovewas eventually purchased by the vil-lage. The history and stories are fas-cinating. Former residents MaxWiseman, Bobbie Scott and otherswill talk about their life and adven-tures in Miami Grove. Come to theMarch 6 program to learn more andto see interesting photos, articlesand displays from life in MiamiGrove.

Refreshments and social hourwill follow. The program is free andopen to the public.

This is what renewal looks like in an urban forestry managementprogram. Terrace Park retains a Certified Arborist, Randy Haller, wholooks after the health and well being of our street trees (all treeslocated on the village right-of-way.) About 20 trees were marked forremoval this year due to structural weakness. The hazardous treeswere cut down by Chief Beaver tree service which used a crane tominimize the mess and avoid potential yard damage from fallingtrunks. Remaining stumps will be ground up in the spring and theground will be seeded. “The removal sites are the first places I lookto plant replacements in the fall,” Haller said.

The following is a random col-lection of trivia about our village. Itis a mix of modern day and histori-cal information designed to makeyou stop and think about this placewe call home. Much of the histori-cal information was gathered fromthe text of the book “A Place CalledTerrace Park” by Ellis Rawnsley.

How did Terrace Park get itsstart?

The pioneers and theShawnee Indians fought each otherfor it. Abraham Covalt, a Revolution-ary War captain, took two flatboatsjammed with 45 people; 200 headof cattle, swine and sheep; andseven horses from Pittsburgh to themouth of the Little Miami River. InJanuary of 1789 the boats landedat what is now Terrace Park. Theyestablished a fort known as Covalt’sStation near the site of what is nowSt. Thomas Church.

Who was our oldest known resi-dent?

Winning for pure longevity isTillie the elephant who lived in Ter-race Park as part of Robinson’s cir-

Don’t know much aboutTerrace Park?By Sherry Holcomb

cus. She was 120 years old whenshe died in 1932. School was can-celled so that children could attendthe beloved elephant’s funeral. TheCincinnati Enquirer and the Cincin-nati Post published her obituary.

Though there may be others,one legendary human resident livedto be 100 years old – Rachel Corey.Rachel and her husband Georgecame to Terrace Park in 1877 andthirteen years later they built a Bap-tist church here. Today the churchis our community building on Elm.She died at home one day afterturning 100.

What about all these trees?The village has 2,875 trees in

its inventory. These “street trees” areall located in the village right-of-way.The most prevalent species is theRed Maple at 23 percent, however92 distinct species are represented.Since 1985 Terrace Park has beenrecognized for its forestry manage-ment program with the Tree CityUSA award from the Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Resources.

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Looking for a Council update? Cable 4 broadcasts the most recentTerrace Park Village Council meetings throughout the month at thefollowing times: Monday at 5:30 p.m., Thursday at 10:30 p.m., andSaturday at 8:30 p.m. The Village Views’ Council coverage will re-sume next month.

Photo: Sherry Holcomb

Situated close to the bend on Elm near the entrance to what is nowthe Nature Preserve, Earl’s Café was a thriving dance hall whenMiami Grove was a summer retreat for people that lived in the city.This photo was taken during a flood and only the roof of the build-ing was visible.

After the devastating flood of 1957, cabins in Miami Grove (now theNature Preserve) were deserted.

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Letters to the Editor

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To the editor:I want to express my appreciation to Jay Gohman, Village Council,

and especially to Terry Howe for his leadership in getting the speed humpsinstalled on Park and Western Avenues. While I know that it feels like anuisance to many residents, I want to share my family’s personal experi-ence to lend understanding as to why it was critical to take action. Overthe past five years, the following incidents have occurred on Park Av-enue that have affected my family personally.

● My son, a kindergartener at the time, was almost struck by acar while on the sidewalk at the bend on Park Avenue. This car could notmake the sharp turn, and went off the road and up onto the sidewalk.

● A speeding van hit a small tree close to the side of the road onPark Avenue and rolled into the neighbor’s yard two doors down.

● A car ran over a heavy metal rake in our yard where my hus-band had been working 5 minutes earlier, mangled it, and sent it flyingover the fence and into the neighbor’s yard near their play structure. For-tunately, no one was in the path of the car or the rake.

● A school bus was hit at the bend on Park Avenue.● A dog was struck and killed near the end of our driveway.● A neighbor was backing out of her driveway, and saw a car

speeding around the bend toward her. She panicked and backed intothe sign at the edge of our yard.

● Last spring my son, then a fourth grader, was again almost struckby a car at the same sharp turn on Park Avenue while on the sidewalk.The car went so far off the road on this occasion that it had to back out ofMr. Proctor’s yard before speeding off down Park Avenue.

At the bend, Park Avenue simply is not wide enough for 2 vehicles topass at 25 miles an hour. Especially considering the many oversizedvehicles that residents drive in Terrace Park. Regardless of the debat-able amount of cut-through traffic on our street, the fact is that those whoDO cut through tend to be in a hurry. Many friends who have been visit-ing in my yard have witnessed as cars come flying down our street well inexcess of the speed limit. We can attempt to keep a short leash on ourchildren and help them cross the road, keep them from chasing balls,and so on. However, in these many cases, adults and children are noteven safe while working or playing in yards, or while walking/riding bikeson the sidewalks. Every weekday morning and afternoon there is a vir-tual parade of little people as the kids of Cornell, Park, and Western, aswell as the many children who live on or across Wooster Pike, walk orride bikes on their way to and from school down the sidewalks of Parkand Western. We have been fortunate so far that most of the events thatI have described have been near misses. These are just my family’sstories. Many other residents have similar stories. Again, I want to thankcouncil for taking action on this issue which has had many residentsconcerned for over 10 years.

Shannon DeCamp715 Park Avenue

REAL ESTATE SALES FOR 2004216 Amherst Avenue $221,000307 Amherst Avenue $518,0002 Circus Place $345,0002 Denison Lane $400,5004 Denison Lane $532,8008 Denison Lane $625,000823 Douglas Avenue $571,000440 Elm Avenue $661,5002 Elm Ledge $670,000713 Franklin Avenue $519,000732 Franklin Avenue $320,000735 Franklin Avenue $440,000313 Harvard Avenue (lot) $310,000315 Harvard Avenue $400,000725 Indian Hill Road $288,000739 Indian Hill Road $226,500621 Lexington Avenue $398,00099 Marian Lane $190,000104 Miami Avenue $564,000505 Miami Avenue $665,000601 Miami Avenue $380,000602 Miami Avenue $1,165,000714 Miami Avenue $255,000722 Miami Avenue $519,000811 Miami Avenue $320,000902 Miami Avenue $1,300,00099 Michigan Drive $440,000102 Michigan Drive $425,000108 Michigan Drive $197,000600 Myrtle Avenue $311,250611 Myrtle Avenue $320,000810 Myrtle Avenue $329,800815 Myrtle Avenue $333,500818 Myrtle Avenue $310,000315 New Street $710,000218 Oxford Avenue $480,000307 Oxford Avenue $700,000729 Park Avenue $785,000731 Park Avenue $780,000734 Park Avenue (lot) $320,000801 Princeton Drive $310,000912 Princeton Drive $730,000105 Red Bird Lane $199,500111 Robinwood Drive $196,000306 Stanton Avenue $300,000404 Stanton Avenue $400,000801 Stanton Avenue $225,000211 Terrace Place $340,000110 Wagon Road $412,000417 Washington Avenue $175,000136 Windingbrook Lane $252,000113 Wrenwood Lane $205,000115 Wrenwood Lane $264,000117 Wrenwood Lane $257,500133 Wrenwood Lane $197,000138 Wrenwood Lane $430,000143 Wrenwood Lane $256,000504 Yale Avenue $355,000616 Yale Avenue $672,500618 Yale Avenue $724,500701 Yale Avenue $550,000710 Yale Avenue $274,000

Home sales totaled $26,970,850 (62 transactions) in 2004. The averageprice of a home was $435,014. (In 2003 there were 54 transactions total-ing $24,725,950. The average home price was $457,888.)

821-6777401 W. Wyoming Ave. Chris A. Rugh, OwnerCincinnati, OH 45215 Res. 248-1091

Over 50 Years Family Service to the Community

David L. Fritz, D.D.S.Family Dentistry

614 Wooster PikeTerrace Park, Ohio 45174

Telephone(513) 831-1331

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Village Calendar 2005

Please call Roseann Hayes @ 248-2619 with calendar informationImagine your life from a dif-

ferent perspective. The perspec-tive is from that of a individual liv-ing with a disease. Step outsideof your comfort zone for the nextfew minutes and imagine what itmight be like to discover that youhave this disease and then tocome to terms with it. Thoughcompressed in time, it may gosomething like this.

Unexpectedly you have justgone from feeling perfectly fine tocompletely exhausted and barelyable to move. You do not know why,but you feel extremely hungry,thirsty, and irritable. You may be-come confused and disoriented. Forno apparent reason, you find thatyou need to visit the restroom quiteoften, or you experience suddenweight loss or a temporary loss ofvision. Perhaps, on one particularday, you start to feel bad and youmight eventually lapse into a coma.Having survived, you wake to therealization that your life, and the lifeof everyone around you, has sud-denly and dramatically changed.You have been diagnosed with aserious disease.

You are now required to fol-low a strict daily regimen that in-volves closely monitoring yourbody’s blood chemistry. You mayhave to check it up to six or seventimes within a 24 hour period. Youhave to change your diet andclosely watch virtually everythingyou eat and see how it affects you.And that’s not all. You must care-fully plan ahead for all trips, mak-ing sure that you will have the nec-essary medicine and supplies.Unfortunately you can not get aflu shot, it’s too risky with your dis-ease. As you take on all of theseday in and day out challenges, youmay experience anger, sadness,and even depression. This dis-ease goes everywhere with you.You just want to feel better, but youare on a roller coaster ride. Somedays you’re up, some days you’redown. There simply isn’t anywhereor anytime that you can let yourguard down. Dealing with this isso hard.

A lot of things are still unknownto you and it’s definitely better thatway, for now. There are numerouscomplications associated with thisparticular disease. Complicationsaffecting your eyes, feet, teeth, kid-neys, heart, and nerves. You do notknow it yet but this disease hasshortened your life by almost fifteenyears. You will never outgrow thisdisease and there is no known cure.The disease is often referred to as,“the silent killer,” because it worksfrom the inside out. It’s sneaky andaffects your entire body and evenyour mind.

Now imagine that you are only6 years old. You have just steppedinto the difficult, confusing, and of-ten terrifying world of a young childwith diabetes.

This scenario is a reality formany families in our community.The children and parents who haveto deal with juvenile diabetes knowall to well just how tough it is. Dayin and day out they have to copewith the challenges of managingdiabetes. Even sending their dia-betic children to school becomesa challenge. Who will help checkblood sugar levels or give a neededinjection? Who there understandsthe subtleties of the disease andits effects on learning? Who willlook out for the trouble signs? Whowill be there to help? It does notend there either. For the parentsof diabetic children, there is nosuch thing as an anniversary week-end away. Just try and find a sitterthat understands diabetes, letalone one who is willing to giveyour child injections!

Perhaps you have heard aboutdiabetes but don’t exactly knowwhat it is. Diabetes is a disease inwhich the body has trouble regu-lating its blood sugar levels. Thereare two major types of diabetes:type 1 and type 2. Type 1, alsocalled Juvenile Diabetes or Insu-lin-Dependent diabetes, is a disor-der of the body’s immune system—that is, its system for protecting it-self from viruses, bacteria or any“foreign” substances.

People with type 1 diabetesmust take insulin in order to stayalive. This means undergoingmultiple injections daily, or hav-ing insulin delivered through aninsulin pump.

More than 1.3 million Ameri-cans have type 1 diabetes. Eachyear 13,000 children are diag-nosed with Insulin-Dependentdiabetes…that ’s 35 chi ldreneach day.

There are 18.2 million peoplein the United States, or 6.3% of thepopulation, who have diabetes(type 1 or 2). While an estimated

13 million have been diagnosedwith diabetes, unfortunately, 5.2million people (or nearly one-third)are unaware that they even havethe disease.

There is, of course, hope thatone day a cure for diabetes will befound. Although there are many or-ganizations dedicated to diabetesresearch, one in particular standsout and deserves to be mentioned.Founded by parents of children withjuvenile diabetes, the Juvenile Dia-betes Research Foundation (JDRF)

has always focused on a single

goal—accelerating research

progress to cure diabetes and its

complications. To that end, their re-

search management process is

unique—they are organized as a

diabetes cure enterprise. They take

informed risks, continuously moni-

tor the global diabetes researchlandscape, and make research in-vestments strategically, to ensurethat resources are effectively di-rected to research with the great-est impact leading to a cure as soonas possible.

Their unwavering dedicationhas led them to spend more moneyfor diabetes research than anyother charitable organization—more than $800 million since theirfounding in 1970, including over$85 million in 2004 alone. Morethan 80 percent of JDRF’s expen-ditures directly support researchand research-related education. In2004, JDRF funded 500 centers,grants, and fellowships in 19 coun-tries. In addition, their advocacyhas spurred government, espe-cially the National Institute ofHealth, to increase its investmentin diabetes research to unprec-edented levels.

Doing their part to see that thedream of a cure becomes a realityis a team of two Terrace Park resi-dents, Dan Neal and John Cascella.In April it’s “on the road again” for

Imagine

the two members of Team SilverStreak Racing as they seek to raiseawareness and support for the Ju-venile Diabetes Research Founda-tion. Dan and John will be hitting theroad for the second year in a rowas they participate in the 2005 run-ning of One Lap of America. Lastyear, the pair drove in the famousevent which took them on a non-stop, 6500 mile journey across theUS and back in only a week. Alongthe way, they raced at eight of thecountry’s most famous race tracksand participated in almost twentytimed racing events, all virtuallywithout any sleep!

“We love to race and want tohelp; it’s that simple,” said DanNeal who formed the team in2002. “We recognize the terribledaily struggles that the littlestones in our community face dayin and day out,” said teammateJohn Cascella. “We want to dowhat we love to do and do it for a

purpose,” the teammates ex-pressed. Because of these senti-ments, the team was compelledto support Juvenile Diabetes Re-search, and raised approximatelyseven thousand dollars last yearthrough corporate and individualcontributions. The two hope todouble that amount this year asthey sacrifice a week of sleep,decent meals, creature comforts,and a set of perfectly good tiresto raise local awareness aboutthis insidious disease.

You can help support TeamSilver Streak Racing by con-tributing to their efforts indi-v i d u a l l y o r b y b e c o m i n g asponsor of the team. Pleasevisi t RacingWithAPurpose.comfor more information on the event,the team, the disease, and thepurpose. You may also call Dan at235-4624 or John at 265-9468 todiscuss the event and how youcan help.

February24 Mariemont Foundation Meeting, 7:15 p.m. inthe MJHS Library

28 Mariemont Booster Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

March1 TPE PTO Meeting, 9:30 a.m. in School Cafeteria

1 TP Garden Club Meeting, Noon at the Com-munity Building. Program: Step Into Your Garden– A Mosaic Workshop. For more information, con-tact Ogle Annett at 248-1453.

3 TPE Kindergarten Registration, 7 p.m.

6 TP Historical Society, 4 p.m. at the Commu-nity Building. Come to learn more about MiamiGrove, a TP residential area that once existed atthe current site of our very own Nature Center.Everyone welcome! For more information, contactJohn Rockaway at 965-8660.

8 TP Village Council, 7:30 p.m. at the Commu-nity Building

9 MHS PTO Meeting, 8:45 a.m.

9 Kindervelt #76 Meeting, 7 p.m. For locationand more information, contact Rhea Greene at248-9969.

14 AARP Luncheon, Noon at SEM Laurels. Pro-gram: Mr. William Patterson presents Down MemoryLane – The 1940s. For reservations, call BettySmith at 831-5434.

15 Mariemont Board of Education Meeting, 7:15p.m. at MHS. Public welcome.

16 MJHS PTO Meeting, 8:45 a.m.

19 Kindervelt #76 Easter Egg Hunt, 11 a.m.–1p.m. on the Village Green. Rain Date: Sunday, 3/20. For more information, contact Ann Gibson at248-9636.

21 Mariemont Booster Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

24 Spring Vacation begins at end of day for allMariemont District students

27 Easter

Since being diagnosed, Hadley George and her family have learnedthe day to day skills necessary to live with diabetes. Fellow TerracePark residents, Dan Neal and John Cascella, will race to raise aware-ness and support for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundationbecause they “recognize the terrible daily struggles that the littlestones in our community face day in and day out.”

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Neighbor to NeighborBrosch and Deepe namedto Deans’ lists

Sarah Brosch earned a spot inthe “Highly Distinguished” categoryfor faculty honors for achieving a 3.9of a possible 4.0 during the fall se-mester at the College of Charles-ton in South Carolina. Sarah is ma-joring in Athletic Training with a mi-nor in Exercise Science.

Erin Deepe was named to theDean’s List at Ashland University forearning a grade point averagegreater than 3.5 of a possible 4.0during the fall semester. Deepe ismajoring in Fashion Merchandise.

Kindergarten RegistrationParent Information Night

Parents of children enteringkindergarten for the 2005/2006school year are invited to attend theRegistration/Parent InformationNight on Thursday, March 3 at 7p.m. in the library of Terrace ParkElementary. School representativeswill be available at this time to dis-cuss the kindergarten curriculumand answer any questions you mayhave. Registration packets will beavailable mid-February from thearea preschools and in the office ofthe elementary school. Please bringthe completed registration packetwith you to the Registration/ParentInformation Night, or return thepacket to the office by April 29,2005. Keep in mind that childrenregistering for kindergarten must be5 years of age on or before Sep-tember 30, 2005.

This night is for adults only.For more information, please

contact Beverley Cooke at the Ter-race Park Elementary school officeat 272-7700.

Dana Rolander deals black jack to Dee Walter and Janet Mor-gan at the Second Annual TPRC Monte Carlo Night held Janu-ary 29 at St. Thomas. The event was once again successful inraising significant funds for Terrace Park recreational sports.

In an unprecedented bout ofgenerosity and community engage-ment, the Terrace Park KinderveltChapter #76 raised more money ina single event than before in its his-tory of fundraising, maintaining TP’sKindervelt chapter status as thesecond largest fundraisingKindervelt chapter in the GreaterCincinnati area.

Approximately 120 TerracePark residents danced and partiedthe night away on February 12 atSt. Thomas Episcopal Church tocelebrate the fundraising efforts ofour Kindervelt chapter, which raisesmoney to benefit CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital Medical Center.

Merchants and individualsfrom the Greater Cincinnati areagave generously to help with thefundraising. More than $7,000 worthof donated items were auctionedand raffled, while local merchantsand individuals also donated spon-sorship monies. This communitygenerosity through sponsorshipsand auction donations helped theTP Kindervelt chapter raise approxi-

Terrace Park residentsraise $25K for Kindervelt!

mately $25,000, all of which will godirectly to CCHMC.

Kindervelt would like to thankour generous sponsors and otherdonors for this year ’s event:SYSCO, Pro-Copy, Bassett andPlatte Design Build Group, FletcherHomes, Latitudes Café in Milford,Ogle Annett, Amy Minor, JackBrown, Attorney, Corporate Print-ing, Architects Plus, Lawnscapers,Michaelson Homes, United DairyFarmers, Jane Yancey, Architect,Colliers, Turley, Martin and Tucker,Vivian Garrison Krueger Insurance,Bzak Design Group, FMH Consult-ing, The UPS Store in Mariemont,Digestive Health Network,Lundeberg Chiropractic, and ananonymous donor.

Our next project is the EasterEgg hunt, scheduled for March 19.Everyone enjoys this popular com-munity event, as the Easter Bunnyhops onto the scene, kicking off theegg hunt, and a community carni-val complete with games and facepainting, a bake sale, and ponyrides. We hope to see you there!

Terrace Park Kindervelt Chapter #76Easter Egg Hunt

One of Terrace Park’s favorite community events is just around thecorner! Help us welcome Spring the TP way by celebrating with

the Easter Bunny, and enjoying family, friends, food and fun!

Kindervelt Easter Egg HuntSaturday, March 19, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Terrace Park Village Green

Egg Hunt Pre-Registration Form

Name _______________________________________________

Phone ___________________

# of Children __________ @ $6 per child = $ ______________

Egg Hunt Age Groups: 0-2 yrs.; 3-4 yrs.; 5-6 yrs.; 7-8 yrs.Event and game tickets (circle one) - (10 for $5) (20 for $10)(30 for $15) (40 for $20)

Make checks payable to Kindervelt #76.Mail to Ann Gibson, 807 Poplar Ave., Terrace Park

For additional information on registration, event tickets,volunteering, or sponsorship, please phone

Ann Gibson at 248-9636 or Julie Koehler at 248-4080.

Rain Date: Sunday, March 20

Stepping Stones Center in In-dian Hill is now offering a unique op-portunity for members of a churchgroup, university class, sorority orsocial club to volunteer with pre-school age children Mondaythrough Friday. Ten or more individu-als are needed to volunteer twodays per month for approximatelysix hours each day.

Children enrolled in the pre-school program at Stepping Stonestypically receive a diagnosis of aphysical, mental or sensory disabil-ity. The preschool program isinclusionary, so there are also a few‘typical’ children enrolled. Volunteerswill work closely with staff and assistin planned activities, mealtimes,toileting, etc. It is also the responsi-bility of program volunteers to helpcarry out goals and objectives foreach child using daily developmen-tally appropriate activities. Training will

Stepping Stones seekingvolunteers be provided. Volunteers are required

to submit Ohio Child Care Licensingforms with a Volunteer Applicationand References prior to being ap-proved for a volunteer position.

The mission of SteppingStones Center, a United Wayfunded agency, is to provide oppor-tunities for children and adults withdisabilities which increase indepen-dence and promote inclusion withinour community.

Founded by volunteers in1963, Stepping Stones Center iskeenly aware of how important vol-unteers are to our ability to providesuccessful programs. Steppingstones Center is grateful for themore than 1,000 individuals includ-ing teenagers and older adults whoannually give their time and talentsto Stepping Stone Center.

For more information, pleasecontact Sarah Bosley at SteppingStones Center 831-4660, exten-sion 10.

Anderson Senior CenterVolunteers needed

Volunteers for Anderson Town-ship, California, Mt. Washington,Newtown and Terrace Park areasare needed for the Meals-On-Wheels program. Won’t you be apart of our volunteer team and helpcare for the homebound in yourcommunity by delivering meals?Volunteers make a difference… inthe lives of the older adults who re-ceive meals… in the lives of ourgrandmother and grandfather, ourmother and father, our sister andbrother, our aunt and uncle, ourcousins, our children. They brightenthe lives of the needy and the lonelywith a cheery smile, a hug, and awarm handshake. Won’t you volun-teer? It only takes about an hour ofyour time if you volunteer once aweek. If you know of someone whowould like to volunteer or if youwould like to volunteer, call SarahMellish, Coordinator of VolunteerServices at 474-3100 or visit ourwebsite at www.lifesphere.org.

Need a Babysitter?● Sarah Swart, 17 years

old● Student at Live Oaks in

the Early ChildhoodEducation Program thatincludes first aid trainingand CPR

● Loves to care for infantsand young children

● 5 years experiencebabysitting

● Cell phone: 205-7200● Home phone: 248-2055● Available Friday and

Saturday evenings

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Police reportIdentity theft was reported by

a resident who received a letterfrom Sam’s Club informing her ofapproval of a credit application shehad not initiated. A business ac-count using her name and socialsecurity number as well as her fa-ther-in-law’s address had beenopened and charges up to $10,000established on it. Credit bureauswere notified and, to date, the vic-tim has not been billed.

Suspected prowlers were ob-served by a homeowner at theproperty behind hers. A secondstory window accessible only fromthe roof was open and what ap-peared to be flashlight beams wereseen inside the house. Upon inves-tigating the officer dispatchedfound a teenage occupant andfriends who claimed they wereplaying hide and seek. The parentswere not home, however policecalled the mother. She asked theofficer to order her son to remainat home and requested that hiscompanions be returned to theirrespective homes.

A 30 mm military round wasfound in the attic by the new ownerof an empty house on Wooster Pike.Police contacted the HamiltonCounty Bomb Squad whose per-sonnel retrieved the round andtransported it to the firing rangewhere it was destroyed.

Police responded to aneighbor’s concern for an elderlyresident on Princeton Avenue.

Vandalism was reported by a

homeowner on Marietta. The door-bell rang but when the resident re-sponded no one was there. A sub-stance with a foul odor had beensprayed on the storm door. No dam-age resulted as the material couldbe washed away.

On Wooster Pike a speedingviolation resulted in the arrest of avillage resident. The driver wascited for DUI and speeding. Hisvehicle was towed and he wasdriven home.

Police received a report of jew-elry missing from a box in aresident’s upstairs bedroom. Thevictim of the apparent theft had no-ticed that the items were gone sev-eral weeks after an electrician hadreplaced an upstairs switch but,thinking nothing could be done,had not made the report immedi-ately. Investigation is underway.

Other matters to which officersresponded included:

● a deer struck on WoosterPike near New Street

● an automobile accident thatoccurred on Miami Avenue whensomeone backing out of a drivewaystruck a passing car. Both vehiclessustained moderate damage

● a domestic violence inci-dent

● an assist to Newtown po-lice with a domestic violence inci-dent in that community

No fire runs were reported.The EMS unit had four runs:

one on Floral, one on Rugby andtwo on Stanton.

Which is our favorite ice cream?According to the experts at

United Dairy Farmers, vanilla winsthe popularity contest. It’s not be-cause we’re plain folks. Thescoopers at UDF report a lot of mix-ing, blending and topping going on.

What about schools?Terrace Park had its own little

red schoolhouse built in about 1840adjacent to the present school. Overthe years the school grew andmoved around until the present ElmAvenue site was deeded to the cityin 1873. A high school was estab-lished – the only one in the area –in 1886. Pressure from the state toconsolidate caused major debateas to whether Terrace Park wouldjoin Indian Hill or Mariemont. In1957 everything changed when Ter-race Park became part of theMariemont school district. The cur-rent elementary school was built in1913 (see if you can spot it on thebuilding) with additions added inlater years. There are currently 23teachers educating 319 students ingrades K through 6. Drive by theschool on Elm Avenue when thesun is out and discover nearly 319bicycles parked out front!

Who knows what TPRC means?The acronym stands for the

Terrace Park Recreation Commit-tee, Inc., founded nearly 37 years

ago. This is the all-volunteer groupthat brings us baseball, soccer, soft-ball, basketball, lacrosse and “Sum-mer Fun” programs for our kids. Italso means that all participantsshould follow the organization’smotto of “Play Safe, Play Fair, Be aTeam Player and Have Fun.”

Who keeps us safe?A dedicated police department,

a volunteer fire department and avolunteer life squad serve the village.Twenty-four hour police protectionwas first established in 1964 andtoday includes six officers and anauxiliary unit. The fire departmentbegan operation in 1944 with apump, some hose and other govern-ment issued equipment mounted ona used pick-up truck. Two years laterthe first commercially-built fire truckarrived to modernize thedepartment’s fire fighting ability. Thelife squad formed in 1964 in re-sponse to some tragic deaths. To-day trained volunteers continue toprovide round-the-clock response toemergencies in the village.

Who was our biggest sportshero?

There may be differences ofopinion here, but recognition cer-tainly goes to Terrace Park’s EppaRixey who was inducted intobaseball’s Hall of Fame in 1963.Rixey was a left-handed pitcher forthe Cincinnati Reds who lived onMiami Avenue. Though Rixey was an

import from Virginia, his wife Dorothywas born here. Rixey pitched for theReds from 1921 to 1933.

Did the Boy Scouts build our logcabin?

No, they didn’t. It may look likesome sort of pioneer outpost, butour landmark log cabin (on Elm andDouglas) was built in 1936 to beused by the early Boy Scout troop.The construction took place duringthe great depression years whenWorks Progress Administration(WPA) workers were given civicprojects to complete. The cabin wasdesignated a “village recreation fa-cility” to meet regulations and thework was done by a WPA crew. Thecabin was enlarged in 1983.

When did we get a Village Green?The Garden Club was estab-

lished in 1921 and nine years latertook on the project of developing theVillage Green. The city bought thepieces of property where the greenstands for $11,000. Today the Gar-den Club continues to support civicbeautification projects throughoutthe village.

When did the circus come totown?

John F. Robinson bought ahome and brought his circus tospend winters in Terrace Parkaround 1888. At its peak it was thebiggest circus in the country and hada noticeable presence in the villagewhen the animals and performersweren’t traveling. Numerous stories,both recollections and newspaperaccounts, recall the more than 30years that Robinson’s circus stayedin Terrace Park. Robinson himself islisted as one of the “founding fathers”of the village. He was said to be “big,portly and profane,” which makes itall the more interesting that he wasresponsible for building the St. Tho-mas parish a church in Terrace Park.It is reported that Robinson financedthe construction by charging $5 aperson to witness the marriage of acouple in one of his lion cages.

How can I find out more?If you find yourself wanting to

dig up more information about ourvillage, you can find the Rawnsleytext on the Historical Societywebsite. You can also visitwww.terracepark.com andwww.villageofterracepark.org.

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Eagle Scout is one of the mosthonorary awards available to earn.To become an Eagle Scout requiresdedication, commitment and a lotof time. The Eagle Scout award isthe highest rank in the Boy Scouts.To earn the Eagle Scout rank a BoyScout must fulfill requirements inthe areas of leadership, service,and outdoor skills. Only four percentof all Boy Scouts receive the EagleScout rank. It is also one of the bestactivities to have on your résuméfor college. Troop 286 is proud tocount two new Eagle Scouts in theirranks. Brandon Gulick, son of Richand Carol Gulick of Milford, andRandall Williams, son of Clare andLarry Williams of Terrace Park, de-serve a huge round of applause fortheir great, contribution to their com-munity and all they have done forBoy Scout Troop 286.

Two New Eagle Scouts jointhe communityCory Grever Scribe Troop 286

Brandon’s Eagle Scout projectinvolved the renovation of a statuearea on the property of theAnathanaeum of Mt. St. Mary, a lo-cal Monastery in Mt. Washington.Father Smith recommended Bran-don talk to the headgroundskeeper who suggestedrenovating an area containing anold statue of Mary. The project wasto include general landscaping andthe addition of pavers to the site.After project approval, Brandon, hisbrother and father surveyed the sitediscovering rocks in the ground.These rocks, when mapped out, re-vealed the shape of an “M.” Exca-

vation of the site and research de-termined the “M” was more than 40years old. Phase two began withBrandon’s family, grandfather fromNiles, Ohio included, helped dig outthe area where the pavers were tobe laid. The pavers took almost 10hours on both Saturday and Sun-day with seven people working onthe project each day. After the pav-ers were laid, fresh mulch wasplaced around the statue and hos-tas were planted in the bed. Finally,benches were placed on the sidesof the pavers creating a beautifularea for contemplation.

Brandon stated that althoughthis was essentially the end of hisscouting career, as he knew it, healso hopes to stay involved with thetroop. “Boy Scouts is one of thegreatest organizations that I haveever been a part of and I hope tohave my future children becomeinvolved,” said Brandon.

Brandon attends Milford HighSchool where he is an honor stu-dent and plans to attend the Uni-versity of Dayton on a scholarshipwhere he will study Biology. Hewants to eventually become an as-tronaut.

Randall Williams did hisproject for Long Branch Farm,which is a working farm operatedand owned by the Cincinnati NatureCenter. It is primarily used for sum-mer camps and school field trips.The project itself consisted of twoparts: building a hay wagon

and clearing a path and buildingsteps down to a pond.

The pond area was very over-grown with poison ivy and briars,making it inaccessible to groups ofchildren. Randall’s group spent aday clearing out a path to the pondand constructing a slope on whichthey could build steps. The stepstook another day to construct andsecure. The hay wagon was built onan existing chassis and Randallbased his design upon anotherwagon owned by the farm. It tooktwo long days to build and quite alot of lumber and hardware. Thedimensions on the deck of thewagon are 8’X14'. The farm usesthe wagon to transport feed for theanimals. The project totaled 190hours of work between seven guysand Randall’s parents. 21 of thosehours were simply planning: phonecalls, drawing up plans, meetingwith district officials, coordinatingwork days, purchasing materials,and so forth.

Randall attends MariemontHigh School where he is a se-nior. He was recently selected asa National Merit Finalist. Randallstarted his scouting career herein Terrace Park as a Cub Scoutin second grade. His brotherScott has also achieved EagleScout ranking.

Also during the month ofJanuary there was a skiing tripto Perfect North Slopes and Vil-lage Councilman Stefan Olsoncame to the log cabin one meet-ing to talk to the Boy Scoutsabout Citizenship in the Commu-nity as part of a major badgenecessary for progressing to therank of Eagle Scout.

Lastly don’t forget the lastminute order for the annual andonly Boy Scout fundraiser, THEMULCH SALE. You should havebeen contacted by now by a scoutor have had an order form left inyour door. Please call the mulchHOTLINE- 831-0728. If you re-ceive your mulch on a skid,please return your skid to the logcabin or the scouts are charged$10 per skid.

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The National Association of In-dependent Schools (www.nais.org)has recognized Cincinnati CountryDay School as a Leading Edge Pro-gram for the FOCUS Project. “FO-CUS: An American Teenage Vision”is an annual project that challengesstudent photographers at sevenpublic and private schools from NewYork to California to document teen-age identity in the 21st century.

Pat Bassett, Head of NAISwrote: “It is my great pleasure toinform you that your school’s ap-plication for Leading Edge Programrecognition has been deemed asthe exemplary submission for Cur-riculum Innovation in the divisionfor medium-sized school: Con-gratulations! In reading over thesummary from the application, Iwas struck by the level of commit-ment and the effectiveness of thecommitment, both testaments tothe quality of the school.”

The FOCUS project reflects theculture of Cincinnati Country DaySchool, which is dedicated to thearts, technology, diversity, student-centeredness, and the sense of lo-cal and global community member-ship. The school’s technology-rich

CCDS recognized for cur-riculum innovation

environment serves as the founda-tion for this multi-school collabora-tion. Cincinnati Country Day Schoolhosts a project website (http://focus.countryday.net/) with galler-ies, press media and discussion cri-tique. Video conferencing providesa personal interface between part-ner schools. This year, the zenith ofthe project was a student-curatedexhibition at Cincinnati’s Contempo-rary Art Center.

Students bridge the gap ofgeography, culture, identity andclass to cut through to the core ofshared experience. Guided bydocumentary photographers andproject mentors Mary Ellen Mark,Wendy Walsh and Josh Withers,the FOCUS students investigatethemes of intimacy, self identity,alienation, and emergence anddocument the reality of life as theyperceive it. The CCDS faculty lead-ers of FOCUS are Carole Lichty-Smith, Chair of Upper School Arts,Kelly Hammond, US Humanitiesa n d Te c h n o l o g y, a n d A n n aBinkley, Technology Coordinator.

Two years of FOCUS work-shops, online critiques, publica-tions, and an exhibition are just the

beginning of an infectious teenagemovement. More than 200 studentshave participated in the project fromcoast to coast. Life-long friendshipshave been formed between stu-dents who otherwise would neverhave met. Educators and studentsare collaborating on a book projectshowcasing FOCUS work, outlininglesson plans, and offering commen-tary from the project mentors. In ad-dition, a traveling exhibition of stu-dent works is planned.

One FOCUS student calls theproject “a movement to liberatestudents and their work.” By in-volving public and private schoolsthat are socially, ethnically, andculturally diverse, FOCUS helpsstudents break down societal bar-riers and create a single voicethrough images

CCDS will be honored duringthe Opening Ceremony at the NAISAnnual Conference this month,where they will receive the award.

Terrace Park students currentlyinvolved in the project include HeidiYokel, Elyse Rowe, Megan Huntand Eddie Mancera.

Terrace Park Historical Society Membership Form

Family name________________ 1st name(s)________________

Street________________________________________________

City____________________________________________________

State & Zip___________________________________________

Phone#(s)_____________________________________________

E-mail_________________________________(if you have one)

Dues/donations to Carol B. Cole, 725 Wooster Pike, Terrace ParkOH 45174

Membership: Individual $15/yr., Couple/Family $25/yr.,Business/Corporate $50/yr., Life $1000

New or renewal. Amount $____________Check #____________Our year begins January 1st when dues shoul be paid.

With your membership you will receive our Newsletter, The Tracker,4 times a year. It will be your notification of meeting times andtopics.

If you have specific ideas of how you may be able to help us,please tell us by writing your suggestions below. We are alwayslooking for volunteers (to do interviews, index Village Views, re-search homes & families, do data entry, transcribe oral histories,etc). If you belong to a family who has lived in Terrace Park for along time please let us know and if possible give us some genea-logical material as it applies to Terrace Park.

Have you visited the TerracePark website lately. If not, you mightbe surprised at the resources avail-able on line. Check out what thesite has to say about the followinglinks available from the home page.

Village Calendar: keep up-to-date with what’s going on in theVillage – meetings, events, musicand more!

Village Views: past issues ofthe Village Views are available inPDF format.

TP Listserv: the purpose of theTPListserv is to promote discussionand communication about commu-nity issues and events in TerracePark. It’s easy to subscribe (andunsubscribe) to the TPListserv.

Online Directory: the “Do-It-Yourself” directory allows you toenter your own email, hobbies,website, and more. To see the en-tire list (members only), click on thedisplay all entries button.

Clubs and Associations: infor-

Things you can findat Terracepark.com

mation about the garden club, New-comers, AARP, Swim and Tennisclub, EMS, Woman’s Club,Kindervelt, Recreation Committee,Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, CubScouts, Wilderness Preserve, PTO,St. Thomas Church, Historical So-ciety and the Village Views.

Building Survey: the BuildingSurvey is a Woman’s club projectto record information about all thebuildings in Terrace Park, both pastand present.

Historical Society: the TerracePark Historical society collects,maintains, and stores historical pa-pers, documents, and artifacts per-taining to the Village and educatesabout its history.

Contacts and Resources: vil-lage council, police, fire, EMS,schools, neighboring communities,and more!

Shopping/Services: (informa-tion about sponsors supportingthe site)

Opportunity for a part-time position in our home caring for 1 femalesenior parent & house sitting 20-30 hours per week. Weekdays only1:00-5:00 or 6:00 p.m. No medical or nursing skills required but acaring & enthusiastic personality a plus. We offer $12.00 per hour.Please e-mail your application or resume to cbnewa@fuse.netor fax to 513-831-7737. Please include 3 personal references.

Take an active role in the healthof your community. Participate inthe Hamilton County GeneralHealth District’s Community HealthAssessment.

The Health District is conduct-ing a Community Health Assess-ment to help identify health prob-lems and issues from yourcommunity’s perspective. TheHealth District will report the find-ings back to you and use the infor-mation to help identify what needsto be done to improve the health ofyour community and others inHamilton County.

The Community Health As-sessment process began in Novem-ber 2004 and will continue throughApril 2005. Get involved in theCommunity Health Assessment

Health District conducting communityhealth assessment

process. You can participate in oneof two ways:

1.Community focus group -Focus groups consisting of 12-15people will be held throughoutHamilton County and will provide anopportunity to share opinions aboutpublic health issues in your commu-nity. You must be at least 18 yearsold to attend. Call (513) 946-7808to sign up.

2.Community Health Assess-ment survey - If you are unable toattend a focus group, you can com-plete the Community Health As-sessment survey. To get a copy ofthe survey, please call (513) 946-7808. The survey is available onlineat www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org.

Your participation in the Com-munity Health Assessment process

is an important step in improving thehealth of your community. TheHealth District wants to hear fromyou. Please call (513) 946-7808 formore information.

Water qualityreport nowavailable

The Indian Hill Water Workshas issued its Water Quality Re-port for 2004. The Water Worksis pleased to announce that noEPA maximum allowable contami-nant levels were exceeded in thesupply throughout the year. Acopy of the report has been sentto each customer’s current ad-dress on record with the BillingOffice. However, if for some rea-son you did not receive one,please contact the Billing Office at561-6679. The Water Quality Re-port can also be viewed on theVillage of Indian Hill web site atwww.ihill.org. If you have anyquestions about the report, pleasecontact Jim Fox, Water Works Su-perintendent, at 576-8460.

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Terrace Park Sports

Front row – Katie Buechel, Emily Taylor, Hillary Purcell, Erin PurcellBack row – Coach Arrington, Coach Buechel, Claire Whitaker, Eliza-beth Arrington, Louise Myatt, Brooke Parker, Coach Taylor

The sixth grade girl’s teamcoached by Ford Taylor, JoeBuechel and Jeff Arrington wontheir division in the annualMariemont Holiday Classic bas-ketball tournament in January.They conquered teams from Ma-deira, Mariemont, New Richmond,

Sixth grade champs!and Sycamore with their impen-etrable defense and great pass-ing. Many of the team membershave played together for years,some since second grade. Thisteam is currently undefeated (7-0) in the Metro Basketball Asso-ciation League.

In January Matt Nickum’sterm as President of the TerracePark Recreation Committee(TPRC) ended, bringing to a closemore than seven years on theTPRC – five of those as Baseballcommissioner and two as Presi-dent. Matt’s association with theTPRC has been long and varied.Since the mid-nineties, not onlywas Matt a commissioner andPresident, he also helped coachand assistant coach both baseballand basketball. In his early dayshe even managed the dunk tankat the Labor Day fund raiser on theVillage Green!

It was Matt’s desire to “up-

TPRC changing of the guardwww.tprc.net

hold the basic fundamental of theforefathers who created TPRCand Drackett Field that all chil-dren of Terrace Park have anequal chance to play a sport” thatkept him so involved in TPRC forso long. To that end, there havebeen many significant TPRC ac-complishments under Matt’s lead-ership. They include the revamp-ing of the outdated bylaws of thecommittee, the creat ion andmaintenance of the TPRCwebsite, the creation of the MonteCarlo fundraising event and therenovation of Drackett Field andthe road leading to Drackett Field.Matt is especially proud of the

700 feet of water line they had torun in order to bring fresh waterfor kids to drink from as theyplayed on the field.

Taking over as President ofTPRC is Rick Mileham who alsohas a long and varied history withthe TPRC. His involvement goesback to when he played rec sportsgrowing up in Terrace Park. In facthe was playing baseball atDrackett Field the day it was dedi-cated! He has also coached forboth the basketball program andthe new Mariemont Youth Footballprogram.

Coming on board as presi-dent, Rick’s biggest goals are tokeep the tradition of rec sports inTerrace Park going strong and toexplore the idea of a community-wide rec program with Mariemontand Fairfax – a model that hadbeen very successful for LaCrosse.

As incoming and outgoingTPRC presidents, both Rick andMatt exemplify the passionatevolunteerism that makes TerracePark such a special place for fami-lies to live.

The Mariemont Youth Foot-ball Association (MYF) will havesign-ups for returning and newplayers and cheerleaders for theupcoming season on Saturdaymorning, February 26 from 9 a.m.to noon. The sign-ups will be heldat the Mariemont CommunityChurch Parish Center. MYF hasseparate teams for f ive agegroups: the 5 and 6; the 7 and 8;the 9; the 10; and the 11 and 12year old divisions.

Time to sign up for MariemontYouth Football

Children in the MariemontSchool District who live in the com-munities of Fairfax, Mariemont, Wil-liams Meadow and Terrace Park areeligible. MYF participates in theClermont County Youth FootballLeague and will have a 10-gameschedule this season. The partici-pation fee is $75 for football and $15for cheerleading. Protective equip-ment is provided by MYF. Pleasecontact Dan Utt (831-5229) withquestions.

Please contactLon Stirsman if youhave an idea for asports related article.Email: stirz@fuse.net

Your all-volunteer TerracePark Fire Departmenthas some openings andis accepting new recruits.All training and equip-ment is paid for by theVillage and we drill twiceper month. Come to ournext drill and see for your-self. This is a great op-portunity for you to learnwhile you contribute toyour Village. ContactCaptain Jack Gambettaat 248-9400.

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