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Mariemont Tennis Upcoming Season

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22 Feb

Letter from Linda Bartlett about MTA membership:

Mariemont Tennis 2015

On behalf of the board of the Mariemont Tennis Association, I’d like to announce the start of the 2015 Mariemont Tennis season.

  • Dave Russell returns as our Director of Tennis and has planned a full schedule of events for all ages and abilities for the spring and summer (see separate article). Please be sure to contact Dave to express interest or to suggest additional options.
  • We will again field a ladies’ doubles team (or two, depending on interest and aptitude) this summer. Dave coaches our practice on Thursdays, 8:30-10am. Matches are played on Fridays at 9am, home and away against other clubs around Cincinnati from mid-June through July. Contact Linda Bartlett at bartlettfive@gmail.com for more information.
  • Finally, mark your calendars for our annual “Memorial Day Tennis Games”, at the courts following the Memorial Day Parade. We gather at 10:30am to play in a round robin format. Players of all skill levels are welcome, and beverages and snacks will be provided. Dave will lead the fun-filled event, culminating in prizes awarded in several offbeat categories.

Membership payments can be made online at www.mariemont.org beginning March 1; or submit an application form (included in this issue of the Town Crier) with your check, made payable to the Village of Mariemont, to the Village office at 6907 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, OH  45227. Clinics, lessons, and team fees are paid directly to Dave Russell.

We look forward to seeing you on the courts soon!
Linda Bartlett, MTA membership
MTA Board: Dina Wilder, president; Michael Benson, Carter Kemper, Nancy Lonnemann, Don Slavik

 

Letter from Dave Russell, Mariemont Director of Tennis

Greetings Mariemont residents!

As your returning Director of Tennis, I would like to re-introduce myself and fill you in about plans for the upcoming 2015 season.  I am from Buffalo, New York where I was a two-time All-American high school athlete.  Following high school, I attended Indiana University on an athletic scholarship and was a four-year starter on the Varsity Tennis Team.  I maintain a USPTA certification and spend the winter months as the Director of Tennis and General Manager of the Indoor Tennis Club, just around the corner in Madeira.

It is my goal to enhance the tennis program by utilizing my high-energy personality to promote and continually communicate with the tennis membership.  Accordingly, one of the first items I would like to address is the expansion of the tennis season.  I will be offering several clinics throughout the months of April through October, as well as planning several other tennis-related activities during this same time period.

2015 clinics will include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) after school spring Junior High and High School Girls’ clinics; (2) Saturday morning kids’ clinics; (3) early morning cardio clinics; (4) evening men’s HIT clinic; and (5) ladies’ morning clinic.  As I receive valuable feedback and interest from the community, I will be pleased to schedule additional options to meet member expectations before the season commences.  I am in the process of finalizing a full schedule of 2015 yearly offerings and hope to have those published and posted by the first of April.

In addition to the regular schedule, I am available for private and group lessons beginning in March, weather permitting.

I look forward to personally meeting everyone throughout the season and would welcome any feedback regarding your Tennis Association!  I can be contacted at mmdrussell@hotmail.com or via cell phone 859-512-4041.

Regards,
David Russell
Mariemont Director of Tennis
mmdrussell@hotmail.com
859-512-4041

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Kila’s inspirational journey and battle with Leukemia

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22 Feb

Cindy Tripp has lived in Terrace Park for 19 years and both of her children attended TP elementary where she coached basketball and her husband coached MYFootball.  Her son is a freshman at Mariemont High and her daughter is a senior at Ursuline Academy and will be attending Wake Forest University in the fall.

The story began three years ago, when Kila, Cindy Tripp’s daughter developed Leukemia and her world came to a screeching halt. Her mother had also come down with Leukemia. Kila has endured 2 1/2 years of chemo, brain radiation, surgeries and countless side effects, but she is in remission and her future looks bright.  Cindys mom is actively battling her diagnosis which is not curable.  So, when the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society nominated her to run in their spring Fundraising Campaign, Man & Woman of the Year, she had to say yes to pay it forward to the next family that faces this marathon journey.  From March 20th through May 29th she will be attempting to raise $100,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).  She has fun events planned throughout the campaign and want to get the word out for this wonderful cause.

Kila has had excellent support and treatment from her team of doctors and nurses.  As Cindy says “there is a story there to be told and there is a lot of fun to have in doing good for someone else.”

Here is a link to the website http://www.mwoy.org/pages/soh/cincy15/ctripp, and to the 2015 sponsorship package, and the LLS campaign brochure

 

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Mariemont’s Fire Truck

by Rich · Comments (3)
21 Feb

Mariemont’s Fire Truck: An Awesome Piece of Equipment (I would encourage readers to read the comments by former Assistant Fire Chief Tim Feichtner)

New Mairemont Fire Truck BullThe new fire truck is a firefighter’s dream. This type of fire truck is called a ‘quint’ reflecting four capabilities that include an aerial ladder, pumping capabilities, a tank for water and storage of ground ladders and tools.

The span of the aerial ladder is 107 feet with a 750 pound tip load that easily accommodates the weight of both the firefighters and rescued victims. The truck has a 400 gallon water tank and can pump 1500 gallons of water per minute.

The vehicle accommodates six firefighters and a 1000 foot large diameter supply hose and many smaller hoses. Its state of the art toolbox includes the extricating ‘jaws of life’ that can cut through metal and other barriers to remove trapped accident victims.

What puzzles me is whether Mariemont really needs a $750,000 fire truck with a 107 foot ladder as opposed to a standard fire truck that costs roughly half as much when you already have fire departments with two ladder trucks within a radius of 3.2 miles. Additionally, virtually all dwellings within the Village of Mariemont are two stories and the few that are over two stories have sprinkler systems that meet code. Furthermore, due to the risks of collapse, firefighters no longer climb out onto roofs.

I know it is comforting to have a fire department with a superior ISO rating of 2, but is this really necessary? Most insurance companies do not base their rates on ISO ratings. Moreover,  Terrace Park residents feel quite safe with an all volunteer fire department (24 volunteers) that annually costs between $130,000 and $150,000 per year to maintain versus Mariemont’s cost of $821,187 in 2013 (exclusive of the $254,000 installment for the fire truck).

 

New Mariemont Fire Truck 2

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Jay Andress on the Wasson Way Bicycle Trail Project

by Rich · Comments (3)
15 Feb

Update from Jay Andress, director of the Wasson Way Bicycle Trail Project

The Wasson Way wants to connect to the Little Miami Scenic Trail through the Little Miami River Valley, away from traffic and congestion. We also want numerous connections to Mariemont so that the residents will have great access to both the Little Miami Trail if they go north and to Cincinnat’si Armleder Park, Lunken, Wasson Way and the ORW if they go south. The benefits to Mariemont from this wonderful network of trails….for biking, running, walking and just exploring the Little Miami River area will become a major highlight of Mariemont.

Our goal is to make this network of trails one of the best in America. The Wasson Way will be beautiful at the same time it is very useful for many City residents. The ORW will be amazing as commuters use it to reach downtown along a trail with Ohio River views.  The Little Miami Trail is already a great asset. While connections between the Wasson Way and the Little Miami Trail might temporarily be along other routes, the goal of the WW Organization is to make this world class.

Besides creating a great trail we want to improve safety. One of my friends has suffered permanent brain injury because of a near fatal bike accident on Wooster Pike in Mariemont seven years ago. Unless we get bikers from Mariemont and everywhere else off Wooster Pike it is inevitable that it will happen to someone else.

We really appreciate the support we have received from Mariemont. Our plan is to host a community meeting in Mariemont this spring to get citizen input. I apologize that we have not been more involved in Mariemont, but our first and primary goal has been to get the City to buy the right-of-way from Norfolk Southern, because without that the whole project fails.

Look forward to seeing you again soon in Mariemont.

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Tuna does Vegas – Mariemont Players

by Rich · Comments (0)
15 Feb

Tuna Does Vegas – Mariemont Players

March 6 – 22, 2015

A comedy by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams

Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric characters from the “third smallest town in Texas” as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows…but everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along for the ride! Danny Davies and Wayne Wright return as all of your favorite characters from the award-winning Greater Tuna productions, plus some new characters too!

Here is the Mariemont Players website for more information

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Summary of Home Sales in Mariemont 2014

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15 Feb



Complements of George Peck from Comey & Shepherd Realtors

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WACC Signature Member Exhibition

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08 Feb

Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati Signature Member Exhibition

February 7-22

Gallery Hours:

Saturday & Sunday —- February 8, 14 &15, 21&22 | 1-4pm

Tuesday – Friday —- February 10-13 and 17-20 | 10am -2pm

Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center

6980 Cambridge Avenue, Mariemont, Ohio 45227

WACC Signature Member exhibition

 

 

 

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Mariemont Students Selected in Photography Contest

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08 Feb
Lila Willis

Lila Willis

Congratulations to Mariemont High School students Gretchen Wittry and Lila Willis, whose photographs were selected as finalists for the 35th Annual College & High School Photography Contest, co-sponsored by Nikon and Photographer’s Forum magazine. Over 17,000 photographs were entered from the United States, Canada and around the world.

Because Gretchen and Lila’s photos were selected as finalists, they will be published in the November 2015 issue of Photographer’s Forum Magazine and exhibited at Brooks Institute. All contest finalists will also be published in the hardcover book, Best of Photography 2015.

Gretchen Wittry

Gretchen Wittry

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James Biro, Director of Operations at Kellogg

by Rich · Comments (0)
08 Feb

James Brio, a local resident and Operations manager of the local Keebler/Kellogg plant, will provide a perspective on industry and education at the Kiwanis meeting on Tuesday 2/10.  Whether or not Kellogg remains in Mariemont is open to discussion, as we suggest that you read the following article that was in the Business Courier.

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News on Keebler/Kellogg in the Business Courier: April 25th

Summary: Tax breaks woo Keebler in NKY 

Avure Technologies Inc. and the Keebler Company each submitted project proposals for tax incentives to the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority and were approved on Thursday. Keebler Co. was approved to receive $2 million in tax incentives from KEDFA to purchase new equipment and add manufacturing lines at its Florence facility. The snack food manufacturer, which is owned by Kellogg, plans to invest about $19.2 million in the project as part of its corporate four-year global growth and efficiency program. It is expected to add 75 jobs in the next 10 years. For full text click go to http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/04/25/tax-breaks-woo-keebler-avure-to-grow-in-nky.html

In the Mayor’s April Bulletin 2014, the Mayor says that “despite absurd rumors to the contrary, the Kellogg Snack Division in Mariemont is still going strong. When plant manager and village resident James Biro took over operations at the plant, there were approximately 450 employees at the Mariemont location. Mr. Biro raised that number to 560 workers. The company is laying off about 50 employees, but that leaves more than 500 working at the plant, which is more than were there when Mr. Biro took over the operation of the plant. Kellogg’s has a contract with their union employees that run through 2017, so the rumors of total shutdown of the plant at the end of this year are incorrect.

The Business Courier article hinted that Kellogg plans to consolidate its local operations into the Florence facility. If this were to occur, the loss in payroll tax revenues for the Village of Mariemont would be considerable. ($600,000 or about 18% of Mariemont’s budget)

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Lady Warriors Raise Money for Layup4Lauren

by Rich · Comments (0)
01 Feb

Mariemont High School’s Lady Warrior basketball team presented a check for $2,350 to The Cure Starts now during the January 27 home boys basketball game, exceeding their goal of $2,200, a goal based on Lauren’s jersey number – 22.

Members of the Lady Warriors attended Lauren Hill’s “One More Game” at Xavier University in November, and collectively decided to have a fundraiser for The Cure Starts Now, Lauren’s foundation.

The Melbourne Sparks were in the USA playing basketball for three weeks and Mariemont was one of the many stops on their schedule. The game against the Melbourne Sparks was turned into a fundraiser for The Cure Starts Now in an effort to help Lauren Hill reach her goals of a million dollars raised.

“When we started planning the Australian game, everything just kind of came together,” said Shana Rothert, a parent of one of the team members. “Everyone was so inspired by Lauren and her determination, and we wanted to do something to help. All of the girls were very moved by Lauren’s courage and strength in the game at Xavier.”

MHS Check presentation-1

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