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February 4, 2010
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Dear Friend,
We're back again this week with our 230th issue. Nothing special about that, but now that we think about it, we notice that we're coming up on the 5th anniversary of our first issue in June, 2005. Who'd have thought that it'd last this long?
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College Hill Coming Events
Feb. 5, Nyeemah MacDonald in Concert at the College Hill
Coffee Co.
Feb. 6, Just Earth in Concert at the College Hill Coffee
Co.
Feb. 11, WIN Happy Hour Fundraiser at The Comet
(Northside).
Feb. 12, College Hill Potluck Dinner at CHPC.
Feb. 12, Ryan Adcock in Concert at the College Hill
Coffee Co.
Feb. 13, Anna & Milovan in Concert at the College
Hill Coffee Co.
Feb. 13, 14, Valentines Day Jazz Dinners at Six Acres Bed
and Breakfast.
Feb. 17, College Hill Business Association meeting at the
Hammond North. Got an event to add? Send it to enewsletter@collegehillohio.org!See the detailed calendar here. | |
| It's CityBeat's Annual 'Best of Cincinnati' Readers' Poll Time Again
Support your local businesses by voting for these great College Hill candidates in City Beat's Annual Best of Cincinnati poll. Here's a College Hill candidate we're putting right up top: Amos Robinson is a
candidate in the Activist category. And what (or who) could be more
activist than tackling an escaping prisoner right in the Court House!?
(Yes, he did!) Plus, Amos is a regular Court Watch volunteer and a long-time
member of our award-winning Citizens on Patrol group.
Other College Hill or College Hill-related candidates that deserve your vote:
- College Hill Coffee Co. is listed under Best Coffeehouse and also under Best Breakfast.
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Goodies is listed under Barbecue.
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Bacall's is listed under Best Burger.
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Schwartz Jewelers is listed under Jeweler.
- Our
own brand new Firehouse, Engine 51, is listed under Local Firehouse.
- Thai Namtip under Asian (not Chinese) and under Sushi and under Takeout
-- Thai Namtip is in Monfort Heights, but owned by College Hillians!
Also, you can write in (just click Create your Option) Marty's Hops &
Vines under Wine Shop AND Bottled Beer Selection!! You can write in
(Create your Option) Lord's Bounty under Thrift Clothing Store.
Just go to this link and vote! It just takes a minute, but it's
worth a year of showcasing for College Hill businesses.
Most of the above cribbed from the College Hill Coffee Co's eNewsletter.
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 Our Library--More Than Books
We don't always run articles about what's going on at our College Hill Library, but that doesn't mean that things aren't happening there. Here's a sampling of upcoming activities.
Programs for All Ages
Movie Time
Mondays, 2:30 p.m.
African American READ-IN with Ms. Arnice Monday, February
22 1:00 p.m.
Celebrate Black History Month with Ms. Arnice as she
brings alive the works of African American authors with her amazing
storytelling skills.
Programs For Kids
Hooks and Needles
Learn to Knit or Crochet!
Friday, February 5 2:30 p.m.
Ages 5-11
Black History Month Mud Cloth Painting with Judy Dominic
Tuesday, February 9 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the traditional method of bogolan fini, dying
cotton cloth with mud with Judy Dominic. This art form is practiced by village
women in Mali, Africa.
Ages 5-18
Get Crafty
Tuesday, February 12 2:30 p.m.
Use your imagination to make and take crafts.
Ages 5-11
Chess Club
Tuesday, February 16 3:00 p.m.
Learn to play chess or sharpen your skills!
Ages 8-10
Sign Up Required
Game Time
Tuesday, February 23 2:30 p.m.
Come to the library for games and fun.
Ages 5-11
Artist's Club
Friday, February 26 2:30 p.m.
Learn, practice, and discuss basic art skills.
Ages 9-18
Programs for Teens
Teen Time
Wednesdays 2:30 p.m.
February 17 Mardi Gras
Ages 12-18
Black History Month Mud Cloth Painting with Judy Dominic
Tuesday, February 9 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the traditional method of bogolan fini, dying
cotton closth with mud with Judy Dominic. This art form is practiced by village
women in Mali, Africa.
Ages 5-18
Artist's Club
Friday, February 26 2:30 p.m.
Learn, practice, and discuss basic art skills.
Ages 9-18
Programs for Adults
Morning BINGO
Friday, February 5 10:30 a.m.
Play bingo for prizes!
Introduction To The Internet
Saturday, February
6 11:00 a.m.
Monday, February 8 6:30 p.m.
Learn how to use the Internet and email basics.
Sign Up Required
Needling Circle
Friday, February 12 11:00 a.m.
Bring your needles and yarn for a morning of camaraderie
Book Lover's Bookclub
Tuesday, February 16 6:30 p.m.
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Wii For Adults
Friday, February 19 11:00 a.m.
Bring a friend and see if you can beat them in bowling,
tennis, or boxing, or just come to see what all the hype is about.
Sistahs and Brothas Read Bookclub
Coldest Winter Ever by Sistah Souljah
Tuesday, February 23 6:00 p.m.
Thanks to Jennifer Weikert for this information. |
| North Hills Baseball, T-Ball Signups Now
 Sign up now for North Hills Knothole League Baseball and
T-Ball.
It's that time of year again! Register your children for
baseball (birth dates 5/1/02 through 4/20/94) or t-ball (5/1/03 through 4/30/05). The Cincinnati
Knothole League is a region-wide league that fields teams in neighborhoods all
over the city. Season begins in May for t-ball and late April for baseball, and
will last until early July.
Teams practice close to home at fields including Heitzler
Field next to College Hill Town Hall and the fields behind Children's
Hospital's College Hill campus. Uniforms are included in the registration fee.
Cost for t-ball is $25 for the first child, and $20 each
additional child. Baseball begins at $35 for Coaches Pitch and increases by age
until it reaches $60 for Class AA ball. Girls are welcome to register. Again
this year, if you register your child
for spring SAY Soccer, you can register him or her to play t-ball for no
additional charge!
Registrations are due by mail or online on March 6. You
can also register in person between noon and 3 pm on Feb. 27 or March 6 at the
North College Hill Baseball Building at the corner of Goodman and Simpson Avenues.
For registration forms call 513-929-BALL or go to www.leaguelineup.com/chbtball.
Interested in coaching? Call MIke Dillon oat 513-521-2828 or
Bill O'Brien at 513-729-1786. You can also sponsor a team for $200. To see your
company name and logo on those uniform shirts, call Bill O'Brien at 513-279-1786 or email him at baseball.collegehill@yahoo.com.
Umpires are also needed. Pay is provided for umpires ages
13 and up--if interested, call Sean O'Brien at 513-582-4623. |
Local Entrepreneur "Greens" Texas
Resident Pam Menges, president and founder of a wind
power company, has signed a contract with a Texas railroad to provide high-
efficiency wind generators.
Star Sailor Energy, Inc. will assemble and install modular, stackable, vertical
wind generators (the company's specialty) at Trans-Texas Rail's new
"green" railyard at Elmendorf, TX, near San Antonio.
The multi-year project is designed as a pilot program for
heavy industry. Dr. Menges, a Fellow of the NASA Institute for Advanced
Concepts, hopes to demonstrate how the unique design of her company's
generators--which are propellor-free, can be installed on existing buildings,
and do not harm birds or bats--can be used for large commercial projects as
well as generating power for smaller uses such as electric signs, telemetry,
emergency power, and commercial lighting.
For more information about how the generators work,
including video of one in action, see the company's web page.
Thanks to Kate Weldishofer for this story. |
Sign Up Now for Produce Co-op
 College Hill Farm Market vendor Bergefurd Farms will bring produce to CSA members at the market beginning
in May.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members receive a
selection of farm-raised fruit, melons, and vegetables to subscribers every
week. By subscribing for the growing season, Diana Porter
explains, you are guaranteed a weekly harvest share of the freshest produce
available.
Bergefurd Farms says, "Our CSA is different from
others in that, along with your weekly fresh picked produce, you also can sign
up to receive a supply of our farm fresh brown eggs. In addition, all CSA
members and their families receive a personal invitation to our farm's annual
CSA member family fun fall festival in October, and receive our CSA Friends
newsletter." In addition to updating you on farm activities, the
newsletter includes cooking and produce-handling tips.
The deadline to sign up for this opportunity to support
local farm families, local agriculture, and local communities is March 1st. To
sign up, drop by the Bergefurd Farms booth at the indoor College Hill Farm
Market, Thursdays from 3 to 5:30 pm at the College Hill Coffee Company.
Thanks to Diana Porter and the College Hill Farm Market
for this story. |
McAuley Hosts Overnight for 6th and 7th Grade Girls
All 6th and 7th
grade girls are cordially invited to the (Pajama) Party in the McA. This second
annual grade school sleepover begins on March 12 at 9 pm at McAuley High School and ends on March 13 at 7 am. This fun night will include games,
snacks, movies, prizes, and breakfast. There
will be an optional campus tour for parents on March 12, from 9-10 pm. Admission to the overnight is free.
You must register by March 5. Space is limited.
To register, please:
1. Fill out the online registration form at www.mcauleyhs.net/partyinthemca.
2. Print out the permission slip and mail it to the address indicated
on the slip.
Call Kathy Dietrich at 513-681-1800 x 2272 for more information. |
Meet King Records Legend Philip Paul at CBTC Benefit
Performance
The Cincinnati Black Theater Company, headquartered in
College Hill, will present a special benefit performance of A Tribute to Motown
on March 12 at the Xavier University Gallagher Student Center Theater.
The new show is a "foot-tapping, finger-snapping
musical about the creation of the Motown Record Company and the Motown sound
that became the music of young America," says the company. It will feature
songs by the Marvalettes, the Vandellas, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the
Jackson Five, and other great Motown artists.
The March 12 benefit will begin at 6 pm with a catered
pre-show reception, and will honor the late Motown artists David Ruffin (lead
singer for the Temptations) and Mary Wells ("First Lady of Motown"), whose
families will be present on their behalf. It will also honor local legend and
King Records icon Philip Paul--now a spry octogenarian who still performs and
records. He will be there in person.
Tickets for this fundraiser (a portion of which will
benefit CBTC's 2010-11 Children's Performance Series) are $35.
The show then runs three times on March 13 (noon, 4 pm,
and 8 pm). Tickets are $20. For information or tickets, call
513-241-6060, or email Don Sherman at cbtcsherman@hotmail.com
CBTC's next show will be the CBTC Childrens Company
presentation of The Wiz, May 7th and 9th. |
 Be a Twittering Citizen
If you Twitter, you now get updates from the City of
Cincinnati's Department of Public Services.
Earlier this winter, according to Larry Whitaker of
Public Services, the City began "tweeting" snow information and was
"encouraged by the initial response."
"I would like to announce the City Twitter Page, he says. "I
would recommend that our Twittering citizens follow CINCINNATISNOW" to
receive information on road conditions, road crew activities and other public
safety information.
Thanks to the College Hill Forum for this story. |
College Hill Community Pot Luck
Friday, February 12, 2010
College Hill Presbyterian Church
5742 Hamilton Avenue
5 pm - 8 pm
Presented by The College Hill Forum--Your Community Council
Come join friends and neighbors for a night of food,
fun and friendship.
Bring a dish
to share.
If your last name begins with....
A-I Salad or Side Dish
J-R Main Course or Casserole
S-Z Dessert
Come join us for some entertainment, a chance to watch
the College Hill Video and a chance to spend time with your neighbors. Learn what is going on in College Hill. |
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