Volume XXXIV Issue 7 August 2008

September DeadlineThe deadline for the September issue is September 5.

Ray Normile, 609 Amherst, re-visited Council at the June 2008meeting with the request that thespeed limits around the VillageGreen be more strictly enforced.Normile addressed Council with hisexpression of concern for childrenand other pedestrians when carstravel at such high speeds. Neigh-bors David Sawyer of 615 Amherst,and Shawn Crowley of 307Amherst, spoke at this month’smeeting, expressing a desire tosupport Normile with his long cham-pioned goal of safety. Sawyer andCrowley related personal experi-ences to demonstrate the dangerand need for speed control. All ofthese residents expressed consid-eration for others as well as for theirown families, and ask that a resolu-tion be pursued.

Village Solicitor Robert Malloyreported that he has researchedthe possibility of incorporating

Speed limits, coyotes, Wooster Pike and more discussed atJune CouncilBy Susan House

streets surrounding the VillageGreen creating a traditional park.If this could have been done itmight have allowed the Village toset lower speed limits as deemednecessary. This plan, however, isnot feasible in this situation. Healso discussed the fact that ODOT(Ohio Department of Transporta-tion) ultimately has control over theposted speed limits on dedicatedstreets. Malloy also stressed theopinion that people choosing tospeed cannot be controlled by zon-ing codes. A discussion ensuedregarding the use of “speed calm-ing” devices in this area. It wasdecided that ODOT should be con-tacted to gather more pertinent in-formation, and possibly solicit as-sistance with this problem.

CoyotesMayor Jay Gohman reminded

residents to immediately report anycoyote sightings to the Village Po-

lice Department. Chief JerryHayhow emphasized the impor-tance of timely reporting to enablea proper response. The mayor andpolice chief said that family petsshould definitely not be fed out-doors, as this practice is known toattract wild animals. Hayhow re-ported that Terrace Park is workingwith other communities to containthis wild life problem.

StormsChief Hayhow talked about the

recent storms and the problem of“downed” electric wires. Hestressed the importance of report-ing damaged lines to the police orthe fire department while stayingaway from the live wires. Theseemergency departments will controlthe affected areas until Duke En-ergy has time to respond. Residentswere advised that in addition to dan-gerous current running throughwires, fires are usually started onthe ground, in trees and in shrubs.

Environmental ServicesCouncil Member Jeff Krueger

presented a resolution for thepurchase of a closed circuit T.V.system for the environmentalarea (the dump). The equipmentwould include a wide angle cam-era for the entire site, as well asa camera equipped with zoom ca-pabilities, to be positioned on themain roadway. This camerawould capture a view of auto li-cense plates as vehicles enter.Signs will be posted, advisingnon-resident users, and thoseleaving non-acceptable materialsthat they are being filmed. Cam-eras will be monitored by the Po-lice Department. Maximum finesof $500 could be assessed for vio-lation. Councilmen agreed thatthis should be a deterrent to thosewho illegally dump material, cost-ing the Vi l lage considerablemoney for removal.

Wooster PikeCouncilman Jim Muennich

reported that positive input wasreceived with the presentation, onMemorial Day, of the in i t ia lWooster Pike “Beautification andImprovement Plan.” Muennichannounced that no additional de-sign (“fine tuning”) would be doneuntil after applications for fundinghave been submitted to, and ap-proved by, the appropriate State

Go Tree City USA!Mrs. Childs’, Mrs. Kaye’s and Mr. Maness’ first grade classes cel-ebrated Arbor Day earlier this year with their trees. This year’s tree,selected by town arborist Randy Heller, is a Japanese Maple. Treeswere provided by the Terrace Park Garden Club.

Labor Day Weekend 2008 Schedule of EventsSaturday, August 30• Annual Labor Day Neighborhood Garage Sale* 7am-noon

-At the Log Cabin on Elm Ave-Come early to get the best buys!-Questions? Jody Kauffman at 513.576.9229

Sunday, August 31• Terrace Park Bulldog 5K* 9am

- Race-day Registration at the Village Green 8-8:45 am- Race begins at 9am at the Gazebo- Questions? Visit www.terraceparkbulldog5k.org or call Stacy McClorey 513.205.6705

Monday, September 1• Annual Labor Day Parade 10am

• Festival on the Green* After the Parade- Games, Rides and food on the Village Green (until 1pm)

• Party at the Pool 1pm - ? pm- Cool off and enjoy the pool one last time until next summer!- Bring stuff to grill!

* Proceeds go to the Terrace Park Rec Sports Program

What better way to help cel-ebrate the Labor Day weekendand the unofficial end of sum-mer than with a run or walkaround Terrace Park! Whetheryou’re up for a little competitionor just like the idea of a brisk butsocial walk around the “Park”,the 2nd Annual Terrace ParkBulldog 5k is the event for you.And even if you prefer to staystationary, there are ways to joinin the fun. Show your TP spiritby pulling out boom-boxes andlawn chairs and cheering for therunners and walkers!

Here is everything you needto know to participate and supportthe event… The race takes place9 a.m. Sunday morning of LaborDay weekend (August 31). If youhave not already registered, you

Terrace Park Bulldog 5Kadds more family fun toLabor Day Weekend

can register from 8-8:45 a.m. atthe Village Green. Course-dayregistration is $20 and t-shirts willbe available for $12. The race willbegin promptly at 9 a.m. at the ga-zebo on the Village Green.

The race course is as follows:Start on Terrace Place by the ga-zebo & head toward St. Thomas.Right on Cambridge. Right on Mi-ami. Right on Amherst. Left onLexington. Right on Stanton.Right on Yale. Left on Amherst.Left on Floral. Right on Stanton.Left on Elm. Right on Princeton.Right on Poplar. Right on Stanton.Left on Elm. Finish at Gazebo.

If you have any questions,you can v is i twww.terraceparkbulldog5k.orgor call Stacy McClorey at 513-205-6705.

and Federal agencies. Muennichsaid that funding must be ob-tained for the continuation of theproject. Council subsequently ap-proved payment of $11,500, tothe engineering firm of CDF, forthe creation of the preliminarydesign. CDF has been hired, ata cost not to exceed $4,000, tomanage the submission of grantrequests. This firm has been re-tained because of their past ex-perience with the grant applica-tion process.

Council Reporter Wanted – NoExperience Needed!To continue our tradition of reporting about the happenings inour local government, the Village Views is looking for a volun-teer to attend and write about the monthly Village Council meet-ings. If you are interested and would like more information, pleasecall Chandi Findley at 576-0595 or send an e-mail topfindley@fuse.net.

Summer 2008From a cicada invasion to a windstorm that caused power outagesand knocked down trees that crashed into homes, crushed a minivanand caused a lot of damage (like this trampoline on Marian Lane),the beginning of the summer of 2008 seems a distant memory aswe enjoy the unusually mild weather of this August.

dSeptember deadline :The September deadline forVillage Views is September5th. All camera-ready ads andarticles must be submitted by9 p.m. All advertisements goto Gerri Kennedy at 152Wrenwood. All articles go toChandi Findley 427 TerracePlace or call 576-0595 to e-mail an article.

Village Views welcomes readermail. Signed letters to the edi-tor must be received by 9 p.m.on Friday, September 5.Please limit length to 350words. Letters over 350 wordswill be published as submittedsubject to space availability. Allsigned letters will be printed assubmitted; however, minor ed-iting for grammatical and typo-graphical errors may be neces-sary. Content will not be edited.Any questions should be di-rected to the editor. See below.

Advertisements for VillageViews may be placed in a va-riety of sizes. A business cardsize (2x4) is only $24 permonth. A classified ad is $5 toVillage residents only. Pay-ment must accompany ad.Call Business Manager GerriKennedy @ 831-2388 foraditional rates. Village Viewswelcomes your business.

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Who to contact:Managing Editor:Chandi Findley @ 576-0595address: 427 Terrace PlaceT.P. 45174Business Manager /Advertisements:Gerri Kennedy @ 831-2388Distribution Coordinator /Extra copiesLeslie Jones @ 831-2643Calendar:Hester Sullivan @ 576-9959Layout: Amy DillmanSports Editor: Lon StirsmanReporters: Bren Fries,Sherry Holcomb, SusanHouseProofreader: Betsy PorstPhotographers:Ellie PohlmanTypist: Leslie Jones

Where to send:Village Views P.O. Box 212Terrace Park, OH 45174If possible the staff prefers toreceive contributions by e-mail. To e-mail, please callChandi Findley at 576-0595.Please submit articles asMicrosoft WORD or .jpg For-mat. Please put your nameand date on submitted disks.Photographs will not be re-turned. The deadline is Fri-day, September 5 at 9 p.m.

Village Views welcomes read-ers to submit their ideas forarticles: promotions, awards,school activities, engage-ments, weddings, births...things you think people wouldlike to know and read about.

Leaving the VillageSubscriptions are available for$18.50 per year. To subscribecall Gerri Kennedy @831-2388.

Letters to the Editor

To the editor:The Terrace Park Swim Club and Concessions would like to send

out a special thank you to 20 brix restaurant in Milford for allowing us touse their walk-in freezer recently during two power failures. Without suchgenerous neighbors, much food and money would have been lost for theswim club. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

The Terrace Park Swim Club BoardChildren’s Programs:Movers and Shakers,

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages 1to 4 years. Bring the little ones tostories, songs and dance as theylearn about the library.

Pre-school Storytime isWednesdays at 1:30 p.m. Join MissKatheryn for stories and crafts.Ages 3 to 5.

Library Babies is the first Fri-day of the month at 10:30. This isa great opportunity to introduceyour little ones to books, songs,and fingerplay. Ages birth to 18months.

Keep on Dancing Ballet —come for beautiful dance and cos-tumes, Saturday, September 6 at 2p.m. All ages.

Back to School Bingo. Tues-day, September 9 at 4 p.m. All ages.

Webkinz Club on the lastTuesday of the month at 4 p.m. Meetnew friends and have a “Webkinzpet” playdate. Ages 6 to 12.

Teen Programs:Library Orientation: Stop in

after school for some snacks andmaximize your library research asyou learn how to use databases and

What’s Happening at theMariemont Branch Li-brary in September

other resources available at the li-brary to help kick start your schoolyear. Thursday, September 11, 4p.m. Registration is suggested.

Adult Programs:Backyard Birding: Join Cin-

cinnati Nature Center Naturalist, BillCreasey and learn what you can doto attract birds to your yard. Mon-day, September 22, 6:30 p.m. Reg-istration is suggested.

Set a monthly date with a goodbook and great conversation by join-ing our adult book club. If you arenew to the community, here is anopportunity to connect with yourneighbors and meet some newfriends. We meet on the last Thurs-day of the month at 6:45 p.m. at thelibrary. The title for September 25is Dogs of Babel by CarolynParkhurst. Copies will be availableat the branch.

Mariemont Branch Library, 3810Pocahontas Ave., 369-4467

Hours: Monday, Tuesday &Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NANNY AVAILABLEDays or evenings. References upon request.

Call Mary Anne @ 271-8204

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Village Calendar 2008

Please call Hester Sullivan @ 576-9959 or email hestersullivan@yahoo.comwith calendar information

AUGUST20 BACK TO SCHOOL!

22 TPSC End of the Year Adult Surprise Party.Watch bulletin boards for more information.

26 Mariemont Junior High Open House 7 p.m.

28 TPE Parent Information Night 6:45 -8:30p.m.

30 LABOR DAY GARAGE SALE! 7 a.m. –noon at the Boy Scout Log Cabin. For additionalinformation call Susan House 831-5499. All pro-ceeds benefit the Terrace Park Recreation Com-mittee.

31 Second Annual TP Bulldog 5K, 9 a.m. forregistration and more information check thewebsite htp://www.terraceparkbulldog5k.org/benefits the Terrace Park Recreation Commission.

SEPTEMBER1 LABOR DAY (no school)1 Terrace Park Labor Day Parade and Fes-tivities. Parade participants line up behind theelementary school 9:30 a.m. Candy gatherersand parade watchers 10 a.m.

5 MHS PTO 8:45 a.m.

6 First Fall TPRC Soccer Games

8 AARP Luncheon, noon. For reservations,call Vera Hodges at 831-7919. David Savagefrom the Cincinnati Museum Center wil lpresent “Inclines and Overlooks of Cincinnati.”(Don’t forget to wish Harry & Doris Knoophappy anniversary.)

8 Masriemont High School Open House 7 p.m.

9 TP PTO Meeting 9:30 a.m.9 Terrace Park Garden Club (note datechange) Noon meeting 1 p.m. presentation at theCommunity Building. Peggy Flierl of Wild AboutBirds will present “A Bird Friendly Backyard.”9 TP Village Council, 7:30 p.m., CommunityBuilding

10 MJHS PTO 9 a.m.

16 Board of Education Meeting at MJHS 7 p.m.Public Welcome

21 TP Historical Society’s first-ever house tour,1-5 p.m. Advance Tickets include prize drawing en-try, for $15 each, and may be purchased by mailinga check payable to TP Historical Society, P.O. Box3, T.P., OH 45174. Tickets sold on tour day at theCommunity Building will be $20 each, without en-try into drawings. Call Lorrie Hill or Laurie Baird formore information.

25 TP Picture Day

27 Third Annual Terrace Park Motor Clas-sic to benefit the Terrace Park Fire Depart-ment on the Village Green. Please registeryour entries at www.terraceparkcars.com. Therewill be a display of some of Terrace Park’s fin-est and not so finest motorized vehicles. Therewill be race cars, daily drivers, racing karts,tractors and more. BBQ by the ever-popularSqueals on Wheels. SPONSORS NEEDED,call Sean Barton or Bill Hayes with questionsor sponsorships.

When I started on the road toMemphis, TN to participate in theDecember 2007 Memphis Mara-thon Weekend for St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, I hadno idea what a transformational ex-perience it would turn out to be.

My niece asked me to run withher in the St. Jude _ marathon.Since I have always been a runnerbut had gotten a bit out of shape inthe last few years, I took on the chal-lenge. My sister-in-law and a friendwere also going to accompany usand walk in _ marathon.

We were fortunate to get theopportunity to tour the St. JudeChildren’s Hospital. This is like nohospital any of us had ever seen.The desks in the admitting area arechild-sized so that the secretariesappeared to almost be kneeling –the idea being for things to be lessintimidating to the little patients.Every wall is colorful with eitherpaint or a mural of some kind. Nowheelchairs here – the patients aretransported to various tests andtherapies on tricycles or are pulledin little wagons. We learned that thehospital has less than 100 beds,because most of the patients stayat Target House (built with fundsfrom Target Stores), the GrizzliesHouse (for the Memphis GrizzliesNBA team), and the RonaldMcDonald House; which all offerapartment-type units for the parentsand child to live in to make it feelmore like home and less like beingin a hospital. And while we were inawe at what the promise of one man(Danny Thomas) was able toachieve, we were at the same timevery touched – as at nearly everyturn we saw small children wearingprotective masks or with no hairfrom the effects of chemotherapy,playing or making their way to andfrom treatment. It was a privilegeto visit St. Jude as well as an emo-tional and unforgettable experience.

That night we were invited to a“Heroes Pasta Dinner” at the Forumwhere a local Memphis newscasterwas the M.C., presenting awards forthe top individual and teamfundraisers. Recipients of theseawards ranged from parents whosechildren had recovered, to a motherwho’d lost her child, to a teamcaptained by a young doctor whosedaughter had been diagnosed onlysix weeks prior to the event. The topfundraising team was captained bya worker at St. Jude. A individualtop fundraiser award was given toCaitlin, a St. Jude patient who slowlycame up to the stage on crutches.“Caitlin,” the M.C. explained, “is go-

Local woman takes stepsfor St. JudeBy Patsy Kaschalk

ing to walk the 5K (3.1 miles) tomor-row, and she has pledged to raise adollar for every step it will take her.”If there was a dry eye in the house, Icouldn’t see it for my own. It was atruly inspiring day and evening andwe traveled back down Beale Streetamidst the neon club signs feelingvery enthusiastic about the race.

The race itself was awesome.The course looped around somebeautiful vistas of Memphis includ-ing the river, bridge and city skyline,down beautiful tree-lined residentialstreets and past Sun Studios whereElvis made his first record. Each milehad entertainment, whether a highschool band, a guy with a guitar oran Elvis impersonator that not onlylooked like the King in youngeryears, but sounded like him, too. Aswe approached, we thought it was arecording. Each mile ended withwater or Powerade served by eagerand friendly volunteers and an op-portunity to use the portable facili-ties. The people of Memphis and thefamilies of patients rallied at the road-sides the entire distance of thecourse, cheering us on and givingencouragement. At mile 9 I was re-ally feeling my lack of proper train-ing starting to kick in and decided towalk. I was shocked to hear a famil-iar voice yell my name from a pass-ing car. Rae Green and PatriciaLopez were driving past and pro-vided much needed encouragement.

There were signs everywhere.One had a picture of three adorablelittle children and the caption:“Thank you for running for our littlebrother”. We had motivation at ev-ery turn. As I passed the TargetHouse, I was greeted by a small girlprobably around 4 years of age.She was obviously getting treat-ment and staying at the TargetHouse. She was holding a sign thatread “When I grow up, I want toRun”. I knew that I could do this!

I got a burst of adrenaline. Iknew I would finish my run and mypain and tiredness paled in compari-son to what the brave children wereexperiencing. The feeling of enter-ing the stadium was exhilarating.The crowds were cheering and thefinish line was in sight! I realized thatmy life had been changed forever.

As we drove back to Ohio, ach-ing, wearing our medals and shar-ing our thoughts of the weekend, wedecided we would participate againin December of 2008 – only better.We’d form a team and recruit oth-ers to join us. We’d host fundraisingactivities to increase our goal.

So here we are, about to em-bark on our second campaign forSt. Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital – with the ambitious goal ofraising $50,000, and you knowwhat?... We’re gonna do it!

On Thursday, August 7, theAnderson Township DevelopmentServices Department met to con-sider the Martin Marietta request tobegin mining limestone under-ground in the Boadwell-Round Bot-tom Road area. While approval ordenial of this request rests withAnderson Township, the impact on

Proposed mining operation across LittleMiami my be harmful to Terrace ParkBy Patti Normile Terrace Park could be significant.

Several Terrace Park residentswere present including Mayor JayGohman whose research into thematter revealed that a carcinogenicproduct released in mining lime-stone could be borne through theair. Other factors that were dis-cussed included: increased traffic of200-250 large trucks exiting the site

daily, carrying up to 2,000,000 tonsof limestone annually; water pollu-tion of the scenic Little Miami Riveras the limestone would be broughtto the surface to be crushedand washed; noise pollution createdby the drilling of two 25-foot tunnelsto depths of 400-800 feet under-ground; vibration and noise from thecrushing operation and under-ground blasting on a 24/7 basis;dust pollution; storage of explosivesunderground; undermining the area;and threats to area wells.

The next meeting of the Ander-son Township Development Ser-vices staff will be Thursday, Octo-ber 2, 5:30 p.m. at Anderson Cen-ter, 7850 Five Mile Road, AndersonTownship. It is possible that a votemay follow that meeting. TerracePark residents are encouraged toattend to learn more and to expressopinions regarding the proposal.

If you would like more informa-tion regarding this issue, please goto the following sites provided byMayor Jay Gohman via e-mail tomany residents of Terrace Park.

For a news article relating tothis issue go to:http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/NEWSO1/80720039/1167/newsFor information about the commu-nity group involved in trying to stopthis mining operation go to:http://www.saveourmiami.com/

DENNIS ELLIOTT PHONE:

831-1700

ELLIOTT ELECTRIC SERVICERESIDENTIAL & LIGHT COMMERCIAL

624 Miami AvenueTerrace Park, Ohio 45174

2nd ChanceBaby-sitter

Primary baby-sitter alreadybooked, out of town or ona date? Well then give mea call, I’m always around!Call 8th grader Rosie Ecker@248-1813.

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Neighbor to Neighbor

In the mid-1950s, before therewere Head Start programs,KinderCare centers, or JellybeanJunctions, a small contingent of Ter-race Park parishioners petitioned theVestry of St. Thomas EpiscopalChurch to form a nursery school.Their perseverance prevailed, and inthe fall of 1958, St. Thomas openedits doors to its first class of 2-year-olds. Fifty years later, St. Thomas’strong tradition of “faith, family andformation” continues as the parishcelebrates the 50th Anniversary ofthe St. Thomas Nursery School.

The nursery school was origi-nally founded to help disadvan-taged families obtain a preschooleducation for their little ones. Thisfounding vision holds true today.Every year, St. Thomas providesscholarships and other forms of as-sistance to a number of studentsand their families.

The school continues to offerone of the lowest teacher-to-childratios in the Cincinnati area. “Whenmy kids attended the nursery school,registrations numbered somewherebetween 60 and 100 students, withages ranging from two through five,”

St. Thomas Nursery School celebrates 50th anniversaryOld-fashioned carnival to kickoff jubilee festivitiesBy Jamie Flerlage remarked Emily Keiser, Director of

St. Thomas Nursery School. “Theschool doubled in size after the newbuilding was constructed. We nowenroll over 200 children from the sur-rounding areas, including Milford,Madeira, Mariemont, Loveland,Hyde Park, Indian Hill, Anderson andTerrace Park. We also attract a largenumber of qualified teacher appli-cants each year, which helps uskeep our teacher-to-child ratios ex-ceptionally low.”

In 2002, St. Thomas completeda construction project that includedplans for a new nursery school. “Inmany churches, the education fa-cilities are an afterthought,” citesVern Thomas, Senior Warden of St.Thomas. “Because we had the op-portunity to plan for this space, weare able to offer a unique experi-ence for both the children and theadults. Parenting workshops, Biblestudies, Christian formation classesand coffee hours, are just some ofprograms we offer to parents dur-ing school hours. We also providechild care for these programs, aswell as Parent Council meetingsand school events.”

Preschool curriculums have

changed over the years, but St. Tho-mas’ structured curriculum and en-richment programs continue to berelevant. “We’re fortunate in thatmany of our programs have waitinglists,” says Assistant Director, AliciaStanula. “Our 2-year-old programhas always been popular becausewe offer a structured curriculum; wealso get a lot of requests for our Dis-covery Friday (science), JoyfulNoise (music), and Kaleidscope(physical education) programs.We’re in the process of adding artand language curriculums, as wellas summer learning camps and tod-dler programs.”

The nursery school is wellknown for its field trips, classroomvisitors, and holiday traditions, suchas Cookies with Santa and Pump-kin Carving Night. Many of these tra-ditions would not be possible with-out the generosity of the parents.According to Father Reynolds, “Ournursery school has amazing parentswho devote countless hours to honorour traditions of “giving back,” by or-ganizing fundraisers, holiday events,food drives, coat drives, care pack-

ages for soldiers overseas, and theannual Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude’sHospital. It is a remarkable gift tohave such an exceptionally talentedgroup of parent volunteers.”

When asked about the contrib-uting factors to 50 years of success,Keiser replied, “There are severalgenerations of teachers and admin-istrators who have worked passion-ately to improve this school, andover the years, it has become acenter of excellence.”

To commemorate the 50th An-niversary of the nursery school, St.Thomas Episcopal Church will hostan Old Fashioned Carnival, com-plete with food, games, air bounc-ers, and crafts, on the Terrace ParkVillage Green, Sunday, September21, beginning at noon. The event isopen to the public. Please invite yourfriends and neighbors to join us foran afternoon of fun and fellowship.For more information about thisevent, please call the Parish Officeat 513-831-2052. For informationabout St. Thomas Nursery School,or to schedule a tour, please callEmily Keiser at 513-831-6908.

HELP WANTEDOFFICIAL POSTAL POSITIONPART TIME/POSTMASTER RELIEF

APPLY WITHIN:TERRACE PARK POST OFFICE409 TERRACE PLACE831-5867

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 8:00 - 12:00 Noon

Paul Longano will direct theMount’s men’s and women’s crosscountry teams this fall in hi firstseason. Longano, who started inJuly, will also be the college’s headcoach for men’s and women’strack and field.

Longano formerly coached atXavier University and prior to thathe coached at the high school levelfor 13 years. Longano, formerly aresident of Terrace Park, is a gradu-ate of Mariemont High Schoolwhere he went on to coach track.

Mariemont gradto coach at theMount

Want to see the action butmissed the meeting? Cable4 broadcasts the most re-cent Terrace Park VillageCouncil meetings through-out the month at the follow-ing times: Monday at 5:30p.m., Thursday at 10:30p.m., and Saturday at 8:30p.m.

Council meetingbroadcastschedule

JAMES R. BELLAttorney At Law

6700 Chestnut StreetMariemont, Ohio 45227

Estate AdministrationWills and Trusts

Family LawBusiness and Real Estate

271-6554

Baby-Sitter &Pet Sitter

Need your children,dog or cats cared for?

Call Isabel Lewis(TP 7th grade)@ 831-5917.

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Police reportTwo incidents of evidence of

criminal trespassing were reportedat the swim club.

A Wooster Pike homeownerreported two broken window panes.Because he had swept away theglass no evidence of a possiblecause was available.

Three reports of suspiciouspersons were investigated. All wereinnocent as they were a Duke En-ergy employee, a contractor remod-eling a home and two youths whohad arrived at a house to await thereturn of the occupant, a friend.

A resident sought police assis-tance in recovering a bicycle miss-ing from her front yard. Police didfind a bike matching the descriptionof the missing one. It was identi-fied by the owner and returned.

Police attempted unsuccess-fully to locate a wallet for a residentwho said he had dropped it in Milfordeither on Main Street or at Target.

Plywood was allegedlydumped at the landfill. The truckinvolved was located and the driverwas asked to return to pick up theload. He was reminded that thelandfill is not a public dumping area.

A Davey Tree Co. truck drivingpast a home on Floral pulled downa cable line. Police advised TimeWarner so repairs could proceed.

A suspicious person was appre-hended in Lexington Circle. He wasattempting to locate the home of aperson he was interested in finding.He was duly ordered to leave.

In response to a complaint con-cerning two vehicles in poor condi-tion parked permanently on thestreet police advised the owner torectify the matter.

A resident reported that a ve-hicle had been sprayed with some-thing. The substance was ketchup.

Police assisted in cleaning the car.Power, cable and phone lines

were observed bundled and hang-ing approximately five feet aboveground at a construction site. Po-lice instructed those concerned toraise them so on one in the area ofthe rope holding the lines would beshocked.

Uninvited guests arrived at ahome where several friends of theoccupant had been invited.

Police responded to a distur-bance and requested assistancefrom Newtown when raucous be-havior erupted. Three subjectswere charged with underage drink-ing. They were taken to the policestation where they were identifiedand then released to families or re-sponsible friends.

A neighbor reported aresident’s dog wandering at large.The dog’s owner was not home butpolice were able to enter the housethrough an open door. They foundinstructions for a pet sitter and ref-erence to puppies. Neither puppiesnor a kennel were found. Officersleft messages at two telephoneslisted for the sitter.

Other police business involved: • a check on welfare • assisting with traffic onWooster Pike while awaiting arrivalof the county to remove a fallen tree • notifying the cable and tele-phone companies of reports ofdowned lines • notifying Duke Energy of mal-functioning of the traffic signal atWooster and Elm • handling reports of two tele-phone harassment complaints • responding to reports of apower outage on Floral • interceding in resolution of fourdomestic disputes.

Afternoon Child Care AvailableChild care available in my Terrace Park home fora preschool-aged child or half-day kindergartener.Afternoons only (after 12:00 p.m.), 1-3 days perweek. Call Julia @ 576-9697.

The Terrace Park HistoricalSociety is pleased to announcethe initiation of a Historic HomePlaque Program to honor historichomes within the Park. The pro-gram will be introduced to the Vil-lage at the annual Labor Day fes-tivities on the Town Green by So-ciety President, Laurie Baird. This

Historic home plaque program announcedprogram, which has been in theplanning stages for more than ayear, makes important and pub-licly visible the pride we all sharein our Village’s rich architecturalheritage. Plaques will be offeredon a voluntary community-widebasis to those property ownerswhose homes were built in 1920

or before. In addition to thosehomes, plaques will also be of-fered to property owners whosehomes were built in the Gunnison,Sears or International style, nomatter their age.

After considerable investigationand review of other community’splaque designs and programs, theHistorical Society decided to havethe plaques cast in bronze in aunique round crested shape. Thetext on the plaques will include thedate the house was built, either ac-curately or circa, and the name ofthe original homeowner or impor-tant individual associated with thehouse. The plaques will be soldto property owners at cost. TheHistorical Society is not looking atthis program as a money makingprogram, but rather is hopeful thatas many homeowners as possiblewill participate.

Also included on the plaquewill be the Terrace Park Historic So-ciety logo that was recently up-dated and redesigned by talentedlocal designer, Tim Fening. TheSociety is greatly indebted to Timwho worked tirelessly on thisproject while also in the midst ofstarting his own company, CauseAgency, a company dedicated tocommunicating the linking of cor-porate and cause for the benefit ofboth. (www.causeagency.com)

The Society anticipates an ini-tial offering of over 115 qualifyingplaque application packages.These packages will be available atthe Terrace Park Historical Societytable at the Labor Day Celebration.Any packages not picked up therewill be delivered to homeowners ata later time. Please call Lorrie Hill,Plaque Program Committee Chair-man , for further information on thisexciting new program.

volunteers needed ems ad

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Terrace Park Historical SocietyTracking our past and present for the future

6 Kris CircleThis is by far the oldest house on the tour. Built facing WoosterPike circa 1830 by Joseph and Electra Highlands, its four smallrooms, two up and two down, remain as built including fireplaces.Later additions have made it very livable for today.

Houses on the 2008 Terrace Park Historical Society House Tour429 Elm AvenueThis house first appears on an1860 map of what became Ter-race Park, so we know it was builtat least by then. We know verylittle about its earliest owners buthave had later residents sharequite a lot of information. Prob-ably in the late 1920s a fire de-stroyed the top floor so it looksquite different today than whenit was built. After that it wasmade into a two family house andnow back to a one family.

By Carol C. Cole

300 Rugby AvenueOne of the most interestingthings about this house is that itwas greatly enlarged both outand up probably around 1910 bythe Algernon F. Chapman family.It was originally a one floor planlooking very much like the housethat still stands behind it.

307 Oxford AvenueThis is a wonderful example of ahouse that, except for set backadditions, looks very much as itdid when built in 1910. Inside it’sbeen opened up for today’s liv-ing preferences. Two TerracePark mayors, Charles W. Bruhl(1916-19) and Ray Allison (1957-59) have lived here.

315 Amherst AvenueIs this or is this not a so-called “Railroad House?” It has many ofthe same features but it’s not in the usual cruciform pattern. StellaGalloway Boone includes it in her list of “Railroad Houses” in a1942 paper for the Terrace Park Garden Club. Built circa 1891 itwas for many years the Lucius Conkling family home.

747 Park AvenueBuilt in the Corey subdivision by George H. Eveland, this housewas sold to Frank Y. Grayson and his wife Daisy in 1922. He was formany years the well-known sports writer for the Cincinnati TimesStar newspaper. Compare the central part of this house with theone across the street.

Reserve your tickets now forhistorical home tour

Please mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 21, from 1-5 p.m.for the Terrace Park Historical Society’s first-ever house tour.

Owners of six of this community’s historic homes have gra-ciously agreed to welcome you inside for a look at what they’vedone - and are doing - to preserve history while adapting space fortoday’s lifestyle.

TPHS thanks our hosts and hostesses at these locations:

• Cowan home, 747 Park Avenue• Lewis home, 429 Elm Avenue• McCarthy home, 307 Oxford Avenue• Mills home, 300 Rugby Avenue• Sawyer home, 615 Amherst Avenue• Wilson-Werdmann home, 6 Kris Circle

Tourists will want to stop by the Community Building, too. Lo-cal historian Carol C. Cole will be available to discuss a display thatfeatures not only the six tour sites but many other notable commu-nity residences. Lee Cole will be there to share information aboutthe village building survey. In addition, there will be TPHS member-ship information; Terrace Park note cards and other items for sale;order forms for the society’s historic homes plaque program andrefreshments.

It is suggested tourists stroll from house-to-house, travel viabicycle or by some other means to avoid parking congestion. Thiswill make parking spots available for the less mobile to use. Tractor-drawn haywagons will offer tourists the opportunity to “hop on-hopoff” as they pass homes along a portion of the tour route.

Tickets purchased in advance will be $15 each and will in-clude entry into prize drawings for gift baskets. Tickets will be soldon tour day at the Community Building and will be $20 each withoutentry into the drawings.

Tickets may be purchased in advance by mailing a check pay-able to TPHS to the Terrace Park Historical Society, P.O. Box 3,Terrace Park, OH 45174, or by dropping a check off with Lorrie Hill,305 New Street, or Laurie Baird, 203 Marietta Avenue. Advancepurchase tickets will be available for pick-up at the will-call desk inthe Community Building beginning at 12:30 p.m. the day of the event.Board members will also deliver tickets within Terrace Park.

Proceeds will support the society’s historic homes plaque program.

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Terrace Park Third Annual Motor Classic to Benefit theVolunteer Fire Department & Emergency Services

Date: Saturday September 27th

Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.Entry arrival: 10 a.m.

Location: Terrace Park Village GreenTo register: www.terraceparkcars.comSponsorship opportunities available

and needed!

Contact Sean Barton 460-5609( sean.barton@zoomtown.com )

Bill Hayes 248-2619 ( wdhayes@vorys.com )Dan Neal 235-4624 (d.neal@prasco.com)

Food by Squeals on Wheels BBQ

Come learn more about being a Volunteer Fire Fighter or EMT

Steps for St. Jude Kid’s ResaleMake some extra money for yourself while supporting St. Jude!

Steps for St. Jude is a team of runners and walkers, fundraisersand supporters, all for the goal of raising money to one day defeat

childhood cancer. (www.stepsforstjude.com)

When: Saturday, September 27, 20088 A.M. - noon

Where: Terrace Park Community Building,Elm Avenue,Terrace Park, OH 45175

Table Cost: You rent a table for $25 - Dueby Friday, September 19, 2008

Sale Items: Gently used children’s and mater-nity clothing, shoes, books, toys,Games, children’s furniture,and misc. baby items

Pricing/Selling You price and sell your own items

Admission Cost $1.00Checks should be made payable to St. Jude ResearchHospital.Sorry no refunds. If you have any questions, please callPatsy Kaschalk @ 513-965-8612 or kaschalkp@fuse.net

Please visit www.stepsforstjude.com and learn about our teamtraveling to Memphis, Tennessee to raise money for the kids at St.Jude or to donate visit www.stjudeheroes.org/Sponsor a Hero/Find Participant/Patsy, Jim, Mackenzie Kaschalk

Making a Big Difference in Little Lives”

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The fledging TP men’s lacrosseclub, in existence since the spring,earned their first victory ever Sun-day, June 22. The team traveled topicturesque Madison, Indiana witha substantial cheering section of lo-cal families in tow to play two la-crosse games. After losing the firstto an experienced Louisville MakersMark team made up of former colle-giate players 12-2, TP bounced backand beat host Madison 7-1 to eventheir inaugural season record at 1and 1. The defense was tough allday, steadied by Dan George’s ex-cellent play in goal and anchored byBruce Graumlich, Graham Harden,Nate Levin, Steve Vianello, and ToddCoates. Middies Anthony Sullivan,Brian Hofrichter, Mike Moehring,Phillip Maloney, Tadd Krafft, Todd

TP Men’s Lacrosseearns first victory

Motto, and Steve Osgood kept upthe pressure on both ends of thefield. Notching goals for the homeclub were Alex Hofrichter, AdamBortz, Andy Serraino, Bill Hayes,Marc Michaelson, and Scott Bucher.When he wasn’t playing, all threeteams benefited from the refereeingand instruction provided by GrahamHardin. “He explained the calls af-ter making them, which really helpswith learning the game,” said oneappreciative Madison defensemen.The TP club began playing just overa month ago and scrimmages Tues-day evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Sat-urday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. atDrackett Field. Come on down! Ad-ditional adult players of all of experi-ence levels and curious spectatorsare always welcome.

Terrace Park 4th grade (C Mi-nor) baseballers raked in a perfectseason during their spring/summercampaign this season. At the firstpractice head coach Phillip Maloneylaid out the five principles that wewould stress throughout the seasonand pilot the team to their eventualchampionship: Be a Good TEAMPlayer, Be Aggressive, Be MentallySmart, Be A Good Sport and Al-ways Hustle! Thirteen players dis-played individual highlights thatwould make ESPN Sportscenter’s“Top 10 Plays” swoon with envy.The regular season was punctuatedby a seven-inning (we play five)home win over a Norwood team thathad not lost in 18 games. A firstround tourney bye led to three suc-cessive wins that culminated in aKnothole C Minor District Champi-onship! At a post-championshippizza celebration at the swim club,Maloney was overheard mumblingsomething about “Long-term con-tract and a dome at Drackett Field.What the heck, if Kelly can do it, whycan’t we?”

Congratulations to the boysand thanks for the great memories!

UNDEFEATED!4th grade Bulldogs go 17-0By Tiger Nelson

Team Members include: Front row from left: Dean “Deano” Burke,Jeffrey “Kazoo” Timmers, Wyatt “ Koufax” Peterman, Jesse “TheBody” Glaser, Will “Skeeter” Hobart, Will “Chili” Ciolino; Secondrow from left: Jacob “Viper” Maloney, Colin “Shotgun” Theye, Mikey“Tonka” Barrett, Robby “Neug!” Neugent, Bailey “B” Vianello, Mac“Squig-Mon” Nelson, Patrick “P-Diddy” Kelly. Coaches from left:Steve Vianello, Tiger Nelson, Phillip Maloney, Chuck Ciolino, andMark Hobart. Not pictured: Coach Dennis Glaser.

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It was a beautiful fall day inTerrace Park, 1996. Many kids hadassembled at Stanton Field for theirfirst “organized” soccer instruction.None of us could have envisionedthe next 12 years for a small groupof girls: Lizzy Beyersdorfer, SarahDillman, Aggie Howland, AndieJackson, and Amy Sattergren. Dur-ing the next two years they wouldbe joined by Elizabeth Burchenaland Meredith Freshley.

In first grade, their first year of“real” soccer found them under thetutelage of Clark Howland, BeckyCarman and Robin Pendry. Itseemed that Becky and Robinwere blessed with coaching themevery year! And what a founda-tion these women built for thesegirls. While the girls had some suc-cess in the first few years playingfor the TPRC, it was not until the3rd and 4th grades that the “team”began to really come together.Undefeated seasons, tournamentchampionships, many laughs, andsome sorrows.

While not all played on thesame teams every year, during thefourth grade year, all but Amy andSarah were on the same team.They went undefeated during theseason, outscoring opponents 72-5. Unfortunately, they lost in thesemifinals of the tournament. Thiswas the same year that these girlsdid not lose one regular seasongame ALL year (soccer, basketball,and softball).

Fifth grade found the girlsagain on different teams. However,while one team went undefeatedduring the season, they lost (again)in the tournament. But at least itwas to the other TP team. Sixthgrade was another undefeatedseason, only to lose to Mariemontin the finals.

Junior High found Lizzy andMeredith heading off to CincinnatiCountry Day, while Amy, Andie,Aggie, and Sarah headed toMariemont. Elizabeth followed thenext year to CCD. Mariemont JHfinished 3rd that year. Eighth gradewas another coming out party forour four Terrace Park girls. Anotherundefeated season and a resound-ing win in the tournament.

When the girls began highschool, Lizzy and Meredith joinedthe CCD team and quickly becamestalwarts on the JV team. AtMariemont High School, Aggie,Amy, and Sarah started on Varsitywhile Andie was leading the JVteam. Sophomore year found thefour MHS girls all on varsity andhelping their team to its 1st Cincin-nati Hills League championship andanother District runner-up in thestate tournament. This was thesame year that Elizabeth Burchenalmoved over to St. Ursula to help herteam with their state championship.

In the 2007 season, Burchagain helped St. Ursula to the state

It all started in 1996…By Jeff Jackson and Craig Sattergren

championship, while leading theteam in scoring. Mariemont finished2nd to Madeira (state semi-finalists)in the CHL. Amy Sattergren re-ceived All Ohio and All Central Re-gion honors while leading the teamin scoring. Aggie and Sarah gar-nered All League honors. Amy,Aggie, and Andie all finished in thetop 10 of the Cincinnati Hills Leaguein scoring. In addition, the MHSwomen’s soccer won the 1st annual“Mayors Cup” against Indian Hill. AtCCD, Lizzy led her varsity team inscoring while Meredith was holdingdown the varsity defense. It was oneof the best seasons in CCD history.

So…now the girls begin theirsenior year. (Note: I have includedBurch in this group as she playedfor years with all the other girls, al-though she is a year younger). Theyall started many years ago on thefields at Stanton and Drackett. Theyall played their formative years forTP Recreation soccer. They hadgreat coaches through the years.Along with Robin, Becky and Clark,there were other coaches like JeffJackson, Jamie Burchenal, RichBeyersdorfer, and Patty

Beyersdorfer. There were springcoaches from Mariemont. Some ofus (like me), knew nothing aboutsoccer back in ’96. But, along withthe girls, we learned.

Thus, to Lizzy, Sarah, Aggie,Andie and Amy, we wish you agreat year. Enjoy your last year ofplaying soccer with each other. It’sbeen a great ride to see you all playand to watch you all these years.We have loved watching you growup and we hate to see it end. Weare proud of whom you have be-come and look forward to seewhere you all will go.

To all the past coaches, thankyou for your time and effort. Noneof us will ever forget the nick-names that Robin gave everyone.Becky, why did you have to dragme into this?

For the rest of you…take anight off, go to a Mariemont, CCD,or St. Ursula game this fall. Takeyour kids with you. Cheer for theTP girls. Perhaps, in a few years,you can look back fondly on theseyears like we do.

Oh yeah…and support your TPRC!

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2008

The Mariemont Warriors var-sity baseball team had an out-standing year, finishing 17-5 andwinning the 2008 Cincinnati HillsLeague Conference championship.In post-season play, the Warriorscaptured the Sectional Champion-ship with a win over Madeira andbowed out in the District Finals,losing to the eventual state runner-up, Hamilton Badin. Terrace Parkmembers of the team includedBrian Baird, Jack McKeown, KevinNerl, Turp Ricketts, Stuart Simonsand Nick Weaver.

Mariemont Warriors CHLBaseball Champions

Garnishing All-Conferencehonors were:CHL Coach of the year – ChadFawleyCHL Player of the year – Brian BairdCHL First Team – Brian Baird, ScottHerkamp and Stuart SimonsCHL Second Team – Riley Flickner,Billy Masur and Bo ZimmermanCHL Honorable Mention – TurpRicketts and Nick Weaver

Brian Baird and Scott Herkampwere also honored as CincinnatiEnquirer First Team Division II-IVAll-Stars.

Dive Championships

These images were captured byJohn Cascella at the July 7 DiveChampionships hosted by Ter-race Park Swim Club.