SEPTEMBER 2022 NANA NEWS Volume LXII No. 1

Published by the North Avondale Neighborhood Association

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Dear Neighbors,


Summer is ending and school has begun. This has been a lovely summer, especially the bright sunshine and comfortable temperatures. These both made for some beautiful days and evenings to enjoy the outdoors with friends and neighbors. 


The NANA monthly meetings are starting back up and scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month, beginning Tuesday, September 13, 2022. The meetings will start at 6:30 pm and last for about 1.5 hours.  Each meeting will have the business section and then close up with a topic of interest.  The September meeting will include your neighbor, Remco DeJong (Beechwood) discussing his “Home Solar Power” project.  Please come with questions on how to install a solar system in your home.


The NANA Events Committee is moving into action and is planning a fall festival in October and a Winter Wonderland in December. Morgan Rottinghaus (Lenox Pl) is leading this and has an event planning team started. If you want to get involved, please reach out to Morgan. Stay tuned for more information.


Your NANA Board members were hard at work this summer. A brainstorming meeting was held to develop ideas for Community Budget Requests for FY24/25 with the City of Cincinnati’s Planning Division. We had a great neighborhood response. Patrice Watson (NANA Vice President) (Avon Fields) led the group in a brainstorming session that resulted in three potential projects:

  • North Avondale Streetscape: Project lead - Troy Robinson (troy.robinson1669@gmail.com) North Avondale Place making and branding. Pedestrian Safety. More walkable community across main arteries, safety, community engagement and awareness. Funding for façade improvements along blighted main arteries. Landscaping and lighting improvements.
  • NA Recreation Center Playfields and Playset: Project lead- Sarah Koucky (Kouckys@gmail.com). Build upon a highly visible and used public space; showcase as an innovation and environmentally sustainable area; increase return visits; improve safety and comfort; activate and improve engagement in the community. 
  • Revitalize Seasongood Square: Project lead- Maura Wolf (Maurawolf100@gmail.com). Improve safety, stabilize southern end of the neighborhood business district, increase usage of this asset; activate and engage neighborhood; improve relationship with adjacent community; calm streets and support beautification goals.


The Zoning Committee met on July 13th and is organizing into four working groups. These are:


  1. The Neighborhood Master Plan,
  2. Future Zoning and Environmental actions and City proposals, 
  3. Outreach and communication with other neighborhoods and organizations..
  4. Enforcement of Existing Zoning Code 
  • Enforcement actions include identifying and investigating several non-conforming group homes as well as identifying some elder-care uses that are conforming in multi-family zoned areas. A letter requesting action from the City will be prepared for NANA’s consideration.


The Zoning Committee is also attending Green Cincinnati and various other zoning and building code meetings regarding plans the City has to develop “transit corridors” and increase residential density to address issues such as lack of affordable housing. Changes are coming and NANA needs to become better prepared to work with other neighborhoods to move forward. Coming changes must be met in a way that best preserves our historic buildings and community diversity. We are looking for more participation, especially in the areas of the Master Plan and outreach.


There are so many ways to get involved in our neighborhood. Please consider giving back and volunteering a few hours each month. You can also visit the website and make a donation. We need your support.

 Sarah Koucky

NANA GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, September 13, 6:30 pm

at the North Avondale Montessori School Cafertorium


Meeting Agenda Items

  • Business Section
  • Remco DeJong (Beechwood) discussing his "Home Solar Power" project



Next Meeting Tuesday, October 11, 6:30




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COMMITTEE UPDATES


BEAUTIFICATION


Your Beautification Committee has been BUSY!! Here are some things that are going on and ways YOU can help:


1. Please use the Fix It Cincy! App / Help us Clean up the neighborhood

Take a look at the Fix It Cincy! App on your smart phone. (You will need to download this free app from the app store.) This is a way that you can request services (even submitting a photo) from the City of Cincinnati concerning icy/slippery streets, graffiti removal, litter, potholes, missed garbage collection, sidewalks, trees, grass and weeds, and much more! As your beautification chair, I could use your help to report issues that detract from the beauty of our neighborhood. You may have noticed; please tell me you did! that sidewalks on Clinton Springs are getting cleaned up! 

  • I have been able to get a hazardous tree limb removed that was crossing the sidewalk at 205 Clinton Springs,
  • Had a dead tree removed from the front yard of 100 Clinton Springs
  • Got the grass cut at 3901 Dickson at the corner of Clinton Springs. 
  • There are more work orders in the queue. 

Reporting these issues allows the city to take care of our neighborhood and certainly makes it more beautiful for all of us! You can also call 513.591.6000 or visit www.5916000.com


2. “New” Red twig dogwoods have been planted in our community gardens/ Releaf program news

When the Parks emptied our flower pots this summer, we were able to repurpose the red twig dogwoods that were being pulled out into our community gardens. We hope to continue to work with the Parks to do this in the future. We also were able to get 5 serviceberry trees from the City’s fall releaf program last year to plant in the Washington Triangle Garden. When you drive by this garden, you will notice them as they have the green watering bags around them.  

Check out the Cincinnati parks foundation link to learn more about requesting a free tree for your yard. Applications open on September 3, 2022. https://cincinnatiparksfoundation.org/programs/releaf/ 


3. What is happening at the Victory Parkway / Dana intersection?

XU experienced some utility delays, but much should be happening now….I know you are like me and we can’t wait to see how this intersection is made even more beautiful by Xavier University.


4.    Reading Road streetscape / upcoming volunteer opportunities / grant writer?

A small group has begun work to devise a plan to improve the beauty of the Reading Road Streetscape through North Avondale. We are investigating opportunities to plant more trees and are planning on redistributing the flower pots along the Reading Road corridor. In addition, the Safety committee is looking into some traffic “calming” options with the City. Finally, if you are someone who enjoys applying for grants, please let me know. The City of Cincinnati is offering money for beautification; we just need to apply for it! Many hands make light work! 


  • We also would be interested in having someone or some organization to adopt our Reading Road corridor, picking up litter, liaising with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. to learn more or sign up Click Here
  • Further, I am looking to create a team of weeders or people with weedwhackers to keep the Reading Road corridor looking tidy. Please reach out if you can offer help with these initiatives.
  • I want to give a shout out to our community gardeners and the property owners at The Belvedere, Dottie Shaffer (and staff) at Full Spectrum Health Care, and other property owners, such as Weston Wolf and Haley Boling, on Reading Road who TIRELESSLY pick up trash thrown from vehicles. It is a daily task and we are so grateful that they do this for the benefit of all! Please adopt this street.
  • In the short term, this fall, you should notice some immediate improvements on Reading Road, stemming from the work of this group. The week of October 3 our flower pots will be moved to be distributed more evenly along the Reading Road Corridor. They will also be replanted with our fall designs. Thanks to Ann Uhlman with the Parks for her help in making this happen! Your NANA dollars allow for the planting (3x/year) and watering of 20 flower pots along Reading Road.
  • Marion Triangle will be getting a new shade tree planted this fall. Thanks to Dave Boutelle with the Parks! 
  • Dave is also planning to improve the beauty and safety of Seasongood Park by limbing up trees to improve visibility and removing dead limbs from the trees. Please use this park. The playground is terrific. In addition to maintaining the beautiful flower beds at the edge of the Park along Clinton Springs and Reading, your neighbors also maintain the boxwood circle garden in the park. In fact, we are looking for help in maintaining that circle. Please let me know if you can help.
  • Our fire hydrants are getting a fresh coat of paint! Our city is so helpful! While hydrants are typically only repainted every 3-6 years, I was able to get the following done this fall, because the city likes to work with neighborhoods who CARE! This is a project, less than a year old, from our Water Works. Check out the new paint jobs this fall at 3842, 3770, 3756, 3700, MLK Park on Reading Road and 999, 951 Dana, 890 Clinton Springs, and 760 N. Fred Shuttlesworth. I attempted to drive every street in our neighborhood to request this.
  • Next steps will be contacting property owners along Reading Road, where street trees are not feasible, to encourage and support them in planting trees in their front. If you own property on Reading Road and would like to learn more, please reach out to me.


5. Our committed community gardeners – spotlight on Washington Triangle Garden

Please join me in thanking Megan Rothe (Clinton Springs Ave.) and Terri Byczkowski (Mt. Lookout – yes! Really!!) for their unbelievable commitment to cleaning out and rediscovering the base of the Washington Triangle Garden. This season they have been weeding and weeding some more, picking up trash and trying to identify the varieties of the existing plant material in the garden. They have worked with neighbor Cecil Thomas to keep the garden watered and to cut back the overgrowth obstructing the sidewalk behind the garden. Mr. Thomas is working this fall to eliminate the honeysuckle that is taking over the sidewalk and overhanging the garden. We are grateful for his support! Megan and Terri generally garden on Tuesday evenings. Please stop by to help if you have a bit of free time. We are looking to partner with Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church for additional help in clearing out the overgrowth around the garden and in mulching.

However, we are desperately in need of some one time help in this garden to weed and mulch this fall. PLEASE consider donating your time to support and supplement the work that Megan and Terri have done all season. 

WASHINGTON TRIANGLE GARDEN WORKDAY

Volunteers urgently needed to help clean up

Sundays in the Fall 9AM - noon


September 25 • October 9 • October 16

We will be weeding and mulching to clean up this garden


Washington Avenue at Clinton Springs


Let us know you are coming so we will have tools on hand

If you have old newspapers please bring them along

Questions/RSVP Terri Byczkowski terribycz@yahoo.com


The entire neighborhood will thank and love you! Or at least, this Beautification Chair will!


6.    Irrigation at Seasongood Square Park and Garden

The irrigation system at Seasongood Square Park and Garden was upgraded this Summer. Costs ($1700) were covered by both NANA and NABA. We are fortunate that Seasongood and the Marion Triangle on Reading and Clinton Springs have irrigation! While these parks are owned by the Cincinnati Park Board, we partner with them to keep them looking great for the neighborhood.


7.     Beautification gets new volunteers

We are pleased to welcome Tom Buten, Goss Road, helping out with Litter and Rob Lewis, Ledgewood, helping out in our community gardens. Thank you to all of our volunteers and especially to these two new ones! Now that the weather is hopefully cooler you may want to volunteer too. Please let us know!


8.     Please continue to water your trees! It has been such a hot summer!


9.Click Here to learn how to protect your trees NOW from deer damage.


Jolene Struebbe. Beautification Chair & Judy Evans, Community Gardens Chair

LAW & SAFETY


The majority of crashes appear to be the result of distracted driving and/or speeding (rear ends, and drivers changing lanes into other cars). DOTE will install a hardened centerline to try to slow down the cars and to make crossing that intersection safer.

Below is a description of what hardened centerline is.


Carolyn Gillman, Chair

WELCOME 


Your NANA Welcome committee has been hard at work all summer! I'd like to give a shout out to the best neighbors who have committed time this summer to planning and those who have agreed to be our Welcome ambassadors. In no particular order, I greatly appreciate my committee: Janet Banks (Barry Lane), April Pandora (Clinton Springs), Beth Ewing (Winding Way), Kim Hubbard (Rose Hill), Monica Human (Lowry), Charlene Morse (Burton Woods Lane), Bryan Nelson (Spring House Lane), Sheena Walker (Avondale Ave.), Wendi Wilson (Lenox Place), Katie Andress (Rose Hill), Rosalind Fultz (Greenwood), Tom Buten (Goss Ave.), Tanya Ficklin (Warwick), Reg Crutcher (Lenox Pl), and Tiffani Tribble (Barker). They have been a pleasure to work with! And they have worked hard and in a most timely manner! Thank you all!


We are changing the committee name from Welcome Wagon to simply Welcome and we are set to begin welcoming new neighbors, who are property owners this fall, hopefully in October. New neighbors who are renting will be part of our phase two project as they are much more difficult to identify. Our welcome packet will include a small succulent with a plant care label, an updated neighborhood directory (consisting of where to find stores and who to call for public services, etc.), a NANA refrigerator magnet, information from the "local" block watch or street watch, and a personal note from our ambassador. New neighbors will also be encouraged to join NANA and to participate!


Jolene Struebbe, Chair jmstruebbe@gmail.com

FREE TREE

Please don't miss out on the opportunity to enhance your lawns and gardens with a beautiful tree, completely free of charge! You can choose from a variety of trees and applications will be accepted for our neighborhood beginning September 3. You will pick up and plant your tree in October. Don't forget to water it and apply deer protection!


The ReLeaf application for ALL neighborhoods opens on on 9/3/2022 @ 8:00 a.m. Click the the picture above for general information and types of trees available. The website to register is: https://cincinnatiparks.regfox.com/releaf-application-2022 There is really no deadline but it is a first come-first served program. They like to cut off taking applications around October 15th in preparation of the October 24th giveaway. There may be some trees left over but that cannot be counted on.

LONGEVITY IN NORTH AVONDALE

Longevity in North Avondale -This project developed to record our history from those who have lived in the neighborhood the longest is now wrapped up. Thanks to all who participated!


Editor: Thanks to  Jolene Struebbe who initiated this project and carried it out beautifully.

Can you imagine visiting your grandparents at Casa Blanca, their home (below) at 1401 Dana Avenue and then getting to live in this house yourself once they passed? Well Annamarie Becker Harten (and her 7 siblings) got to do just that!

Casa Blanca was built in l927-28 and Annamarie’s grandfather, Judge Edwin Becker and his wife, Arnolda, bought the house in l929, the year her father, Flavian, was born. The Beckers lived in the house with two of their children quite comfortably. In l968, Flavian and his wife, Peggy and their SEVEN children (Flavian, Maura, Julia, Annamarie, Brian, Gregg, and Eric; son Sean was born later ) moved into the THREE bedroom house (+ maid’s quarters on the second floor) from Mt. Lookout. The family had planned to build a house on Alpine Terrace on a lot they owned, but decided to come to Casa Blanca for “a year or so” and ended up staying until 1986 when they sold to Xavier University. Original thoughts were that this would become the XU President’s house, but ultimately XU decided dorm space was more important and sadly the house was torn down to make way for Xavier Village, which is currently on the corner.

 

Annamarie recalls that while the house was definitely NOT a house for 10 people, to an 8 year old it was a “treasure trove”. When the family moved in, they inherited all of their grandparents furniture and belongings! Annamarie loved going to the basement and looking through all the family photo albums. The basement was the largest floor of the house with many rooms. They had a rathskeller complete with a fireplace, pool table, juke box and pinball—perfect for the entertaining needs of the teenagers that grew up in the house! The home also had a large library with built in cabinets. Annamarie especially loved the fountain room with its fish and the calming sound of water in the fountain. It had arched windows that overlooked Victory Parkway and Dana and they had plants everywhere in the room!  

The property had 5 acres and was very secluded; the kids could run and run. The family had a few dogs, then a few more (none were neutered or spayed as Annamarie recalls) until they had 13! The dogs became helpful as the family was broken into more than a few times. Flavian used to get the dogs bones from the market – really large cow leg bones. When the dogs were done with the bones, they left them in the yard. To some, they looked like human bones – all the better to keep the “uninvited” at bay. Annamarie recalls that there was a phone booth at the bottom of the hill that her friends would handily use to call up to see if the coast (dogs) were clear before coming up.

The Becker kids followed their parent’s leads and went to The Summit Country Day School through the 8th grade. For high school, some of the kids remained at The Summit, and others went to Walnut Hills or St. X. They participated in the Bellarmine Chapel (at XU) youth groups and they all enjoyed playing football at the Quaker Church yard and going to the XU football games. In fact, Annamarie met her future husband, Tom Harten, at the XU football game when she was just 11. Tom was fooling around, stomping on mustard packets and squirted mustard all over Annamarie! The Harten’s also had eight children and enjoyed throwing parties at their home at 952 Lenox. Annamarie says she almost lived at the Harten’s, hanging out with her best friend, and Tom’s sister, Maura. In fact, there were many large families in the neighborhood at the time and all played together. She also notes that if her parents had built that house on Alpine Terrace, she likely never would have met Tom. But she did. 


Tom and Annamarie Harten, married since 1979, have lived in Norwood and Avondale, but the longest as North Avondale residents, first as childhood residents, then residing on Beechwood Avenue and in two different houses on Marion Avenue, where they currently reside. Tom and Annamarie love their neighborhood and have been active in NANA (GreenUP) and NABA (with Tom serving as President and on the Board). They have 4 children, all raised in North Avondale (Maura, David, Stephen, and Elizabeth), and 6 grandchildren. Three of their children live and/or own properties in North Avondale, continuing the love of the neighborhood for yet another generation!  

FUN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS

The USPS’s ceremony to designate the Post Office building located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the “John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office


Location: 3493 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45229

Date: Friday - September 9, 2022

Time: 9:00am to 10:30m

Parking: At Childrens Hospital Lot on the corner of Northern Avenue and Burnet Avenue. The Post Office will have a few handicap spots blocked off for those that need them 


Picture taken at the bench in their honor in front of  the North Avondale Montessori School


Visit the Science of Color featuring PRISMATICA at Krohn Conservity 

Surround yourself with a floral rainbow, and learn about color. Also, for the first time ever, Cincinnati welcomes the interactive art installation PRISMATICA. Giant pivoting prisms will transform Krohn into an interactive kaleidoscope, transmitting every color. As visitors wander and manipulate the prisms, they will enjoy an infinite interplay of lights and colorful reflections.

Book Now

Family Fun Days

Hi Neighbors!

My family has owned Western Athletic Club since 2004 and our goal has always been to provide a wonderful place for individuals and families to exercise surrounded by people who want the best for them. Western is only 18 minutes (that’s what my phone says every time I leave my house on Red Bud Ave) and is a wonderful indoor facility which offers healthy activities for everyone. Not only does Western offer tennis and fitness, but we currently have the only dedicated indoor pickleball courts in the Tri-state area. Hope you can come to the Free Family Fun Day on September 10 from 12:30-2:30. Thanks!

Angela Farley Wilson (Red Bud)


I would like to share the good news about our Caregivers initiative with the North Avondale Community. We know that caring for a loved one can be financially, emotionally, and physically exhausting. Our Caregiver sessions offer personalized support, access to resources, effective strategies, and Incentives for participation in the program. 

 

Below is a link that will allow people to click on to be pre-registered as well. Feel free to forward !

 

Upcoming sessions for September are:

Greater New light Church (Change to Health Gap)

710 N Fred Shuttlesworth Cir, Cincinnati, OH 45229

Sept. 15th - Oct. 20th.

6PM- 7PM

Thursdays

                  Registration Link below                                                       

https://closinghealthgap.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJRnfO3Cw4oy84


Also, there is an opportunity for residents who are 18 and over that are or would like to be active in the community to join our Caregiver Champion team! Joining the team, residents will have an opportunity to attend events as well as help to plan pop up events to promote and recruit for our Caregiver initiative! Contact me if interested at 513.384.9540

March’e Thomas

Community Outreach Coordinator The Health Gap

Norwood International Art Show

The inaugural Norwood International Art Show will be held September 17th, 2022, 9am to 3pm at Victory Park (approximately 2055 Mills Avenue, Norwood Ohio 45212).
Welcoming Week is a network of events throughout the United States and abroad where communities bring together neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in achieving collective prosperity.
To celebrate Welcoming Week (September 9 – 18, 2022), Norwood Together is presenting the inaugural Norwood International Art Show in partnership with Queen City Clay and Off-Pike Market.  We are excited to welcome artists new to America (Bhutan, Syria, Peru, India, Venezuela, and Bolivia) as well as local artists of all mediums -- including sculptor Nina Caporale, presently residing in North Avondale!
TICKETS ARE FREE.  Read more at https://www.norwoodtogether.org/art-show/
To sponsor this event, please contact norwoodtogether@gmail.com

Nina Caporale (Avondale Ave.)

 Vanessa Sorensen (Marion Ave.) will be participating in the “Think Square 5” art exhibition. The show will be on display September 16 to November 18, M-F 9am-4pm at the Think Shop in Newport. The exhibition will feature the work of over 50 local artists in diverse media. All works are 5''x 5'' and sell for $125 each, framed. The opening is September 16th from 4-8pm. The Think Shop is located at 811 Monmouth. Newport, KY, 41071.   

Run the Riffles



When: September 24th-25th, 2022 10am-1pm

Where: Mill Creek Greenway Trail-head, 4336 Spring Grove Ave, 45223

What: Paddling, Hiking, Bio-Blitz, Science Experiments, and Dancing!

FREE (registration for PADDLING required on Eventbrite

Why: Great Outdoor Weekend is an annual outdoor events sampler across 10 counties in the Greater Cincinnati region, that presents opportunities for children and adults of all ages, communities and backgrounds to sample the best outdoor recreation and nature programs available. Over 100 events hosted by dozens of organizations are FREE and open to the public.


For more information, check out our web page or you may contact Linda Keller (lkeller@themillcreekalliance.org), 513-563-8800


On September 25, 2022, Communities United for Action (CUFA) will celebrate our 42nd birthday at a gala held at the Willow Event Center, 7881 Colerain Rd, Cincinnati Ohio 45239.   We hope you can join us at the celebration where we will recognize CUFA’s heroes past and present.   We will also host a dinner and silent auction for CUFA members and supporters from 4pm to 7:30pm.  Reservations are $25 per person, or $200 per table (each table seats up to 8 persons).  Please direct questions to cufa@cufacincy.org or 513.853.3947.

...Please see attached information regarding opportunities to sponsor CUFA's event. Sponsorship packages include advertisements in our event program of various sizes to suit your needs and/or budgets. I will be personally responsible for laying out the program, so feel free to ask me questions directly, also.


Sponsorship Form   Sponsorship Packages   CUFA Descriptions  Dear Potential Sponsor  


Nina Caporale (Avondale Ave)

FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS


Jim Hart, Xavier University music professor and North Avondale resident for the past 32 years is accepting new students in private music lessons at his North Avondale music studio. Jim teaches the following private lesson categories for all students from children to adults and from beginners to advanced:


* Classical Piano

* Jazz Piano

* Popular Piano

* Classical Voice

* Jazz and/or Popular voice

* Music Theory: classical and jazz

* Music composition and arrangement (all styles)


Contact Jim at:

Tel. 513.252.3366

Email: jameshartcole@gmail.com


Jim Hart (Valley Lane)


Old Windmill Gas Station at Reading & Paddock!


I saw this gas station windmill 80 years ago at the corner of Reading and Paddock; now I have the photo to share with others.


January 1, 1948


Mel Nizny (Rose Hill)


A "curious neighbor" wants to know if anyone is familiar with the history of lions in the local architecture? Or, if they know of why these two buildings on Clinton Springs have lions on them? If any history is known, please share. 


Curious Neighbor (Clinton Springs) nanacincinnati@gmail.com

Rosemary's Babies Company Good Neighbor Pledge


The below Pledge was presented at the July 12, 2022 NANA General Meeting. It is here so it is available to all our North Avondale neighbors. 

Elaine Bobbey

Blood Donation Opportunities 


You have the unique power running through your veins - the power to save lives, right here in our community. Will you help?


Where to Donate Near North Avondale

Hoxworth Central - University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Address: 3130 Highland Ave, 4th Floor Cincinnati, OH 45267-0055

To schedule your donation call 513.451.0910

Schedule Here

Whole Blood, Platelet and Red Cell donations can be made at this center.

Hours:

  • Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Thursday: 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Friday: 6 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.


To learn and read more click: Hoxworth Blood Center Article 


Maria Schade (Beechwood)

IN MEMORIUM  

Ursula Ann Dorenkott Hassel, 88, (Dakota) of Cincinnati passed away peacefully on July 26, 2022. Services were held on August 1, at 10 a.m. at Bellarmine Chapel, on the campus of Xavier University. Reception followed.


Ursula was born in Cleveland, OH, but she considered Cincinnati her home. Ursula loved gardening in her yard and in community gardens of North Avondale Neighborhood Association. She was active at Bellarmine Chapel and walked to church daily. She is preceded in death by her parents Charles and Emily, and her sister, Margaret Dukes. She leaves behind her brother Charles Dorenkott, and eight sons. John (Patricia), Lawrence (Sonia), Mark, Thomas, Charles, David (Amy), James and Richard (Joan). She also had thirteen grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to North Avondale Neighborhood Association, (go to other under "My donation is for" and write Ursula) or Bellarmine Chapel.


Memories From Neighbors:


The Hassells and the Hartens both moved around the corner from each other, more than fifty years ago, both with eight children. There were many happy days shared between our families. Ursula was beyond loving and giving to all. She meant so much to me and my family and often visited and read to my mother during her long term illness.  


Ursula also was very involved in NANA. Ursula was a lover of gardening too. Over the years , Ursula worked in the Triangle garden up from the NA sign, Seasongood Square and the roundabout at Marion and Dakota.

Sarah Koucky


Ursula was so dedicated to the neighborhood. She was Beautification Chair from 1998 to 2014 (16 years!) which meant she attended an Executive meeting and a General Meeting every month as well as overseeing the beautification in our neighborhood! Ursula helped and participated in numerous Great American Clean-ups and Green-up the Parks over the years and when it got to be to much for her, she would work at the sign-in table (such dedication). She continued to attend most General and some Executive Meeting up until recently. She maintained beautiful gardens at her home and in her adopted flower beds mentioned above. But more importantly she was a wonderful person. She supported me as Administrator and as a person. She will be missed.

Charlene Morse

ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS

Please welcome Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati (WACC) President, Sue Blaney (Burton Woods Lane).


Signature WACC member Sue Blaney assumed the role of President of the organization on July 1, 2022. "Outgoing President, Margaret Kastner asked me to take on the position. I admired the leadership she provided the organization during COVID," shares Sue. "Margaret believes in me and that encouragement, coupled with a very strong Vice President, Elizabeth Olsen, makes this a wonderful opportunity."


Sue is quick to remind members that Margaret served as President during the most unusual and stressful time of COVID during which Margaret shifted gears and ran the club via ZOOM at times and without the support of a Vice President.


"She did a remarkable job," shares Sue.


The WACC is part of Sue's history and complements her interest in learning more about women in art's history. Her grandmother was an artist and member of the WACC in the1950s. Sue carries on the family traditional with her membership in the Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati.


When asked how she envisions her tenure as President Sue laughs and says, "I have the advantage of not taking on this role during a global pandemic. Elizabeth and I plan to take advantage of returning to in-person events." She continues, "The WACC is an amazing collection of women and with their support and encouragement, we plan to elevate women in the arts, both members and non-members, through our monthly meetings, community out-reach, and group sponsored events."


Please feel free to mention the poems that I have sent you for the Garage Mural in my back yard. My family and I have lived in North Avondale since April 2000. Love it!!


As a man of many talents, I have taught in a Vocational School environment for fifteen years, the last three being in Ethiopia in the mid 80's. While there, I was divorced and married one of their beautiful women! We have five beautiful daughters! I spent seven years with PNC Bank in Louisville and three of those years, designing three Derby Floats for the Kentucky Derby Festival, which were all winners in their division.


Moving to Florence Ky, I managed twelve Radio Shack retail stores in this area, then moved over to Cincinnati in 1988 and worked as a collection agent for Macy's, then seven years with Entex Information Services as a PC trouble shooting technician.


Now retired, but still writing as I have ten books on Amazon and with my publisher Bookbaby.com. My book about Ethiopia, is about "Third World Women's Issues" that I researched there and then wrote about it when I returned to the U.S. in 1986. Its title is "The Orphan, a Portrait of Courage" and this book has been nominated to go from "Book to Film" next fall and maybe on the screen before Christmas of 2023! There are four beautifully illustrated Children's Books in my inventory, also Poetry, inspirational, surviving Divorce, How to avoid Drugs (teenagers) and Modes of Church Worship and why we repeat them every service. Our eldest daughter and her spouse own " The Elephant Walk " restaurant at 170 W. McMillan St. downtown . 

Paul Rice (Marion)

 

ENVIRONMENT
Good morning Cincinnati Community Council members,
I am Michelle Balz, Solid Waste Manager for Hamilton County R3Source and the chair of the Zero Waste Subcommittee for the Green Cincinnati Plan (GCP). Cincinnati leaders are working hard to pull in as much public input into the new updated GCP as possible, which is where you come in. We have two meetings coming up to specifically talk about the Zero Waste section of the GCP:
  • #1: Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, Price Hill Library (970 Purcell Avenue, Cincinnati 45205)
  • #2: Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, location to be determined
Please join us and share your ideas on how Cincinnati can divert more waste from the landfill and advance sustainability, equity, and resilience in our city. Please also consider sharing this email and the attachment with others who may be interested. Visit the Green Cincinnati Plan website for more information and to see the details of other focus area meetings.
Michelle Balz

I found a really good recycling place in Cincinnati but they are a recycling and REUSE store, and have "free" days, and the rest of the time purchasing items for rebuilding, refurbishing, poster boards, pots, and lots of different stuff.... etc... they will even take "unmarked plastics" in a separate bin. People who drop off can sort into their bins,  


https://www.cincinnatirecyclingandreusehub.org/

Marian Miller (Red Bud)

RECREATION

North Avondale Recreation Center - 617 Clinton Springs Ave. 513.961.1584 


  • Fall Hours: open Monday through Friday 10am to 8pm
  • North Avondale is hosting a barbershop talk series on September 19 from 6pm-9:00. The theme is police community relation.
  • Free Lineups, tapers, and beards. Free food and drinks. The focus is on ages 18-25 but all men and sons are all welcome.
  • Senior Knitting & Social Group: Monday, 12:00 to 1:30 membership required
  • Beginner Open Pickleball on Monday afternoons from 12 to 2 and Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon.
  • Membership required
  • Tai Chi class Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. Membership required plus fee $50 per month, $7 per class
  • Youth Flag football
  • Adult fall volleyball
Nialani Robinson, Community Center Director

Hirsch Recreation Center - 3620 Reading Road ● 513.751.3393


  • Hours: Monday & Friday 12:00 pm to 8:00pm; Tuesday & 10:00 am to 8:00 pm; Friday 12:00 to 9:00pm; Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00pm

  • Free La Soupe Frozen meals available Wednesday after 2:45 pm until gone. This is for anyone who may need a meal in our surrounding community.
  • Please call 513.751.3393 for availability.
  • Spin Class Monday 6:15 to 7:00pm & Thursday 10:00 to 10:45am Please reserve your bike ahead of time. 
  • The Fade/Game Room Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30 to 7:30 ages 8 to 17 
  • A1 since Day 1 Saturday 12:00 to 1:00 12 to 17 years old


Christopher Huff, Community Center Director

NORTH AVONDALE SCHOOLS 

North Avondale Montessori

●615 Clinton Springs ●513.363.3900 ●www.namrockets.org




Good Afternoon NAM Families!


As we start the new school year, I want to thank our families for choosing North Avondale as the school for your child(ren). We know you have choices, and you chose us. I am excited to get started.


This year we are continuing to pilot a district Montessori curriculum. We will also continue our multi-year project to move toward being an Accredited Montessori elementary through the American Montessori Society. Nationwide, very few public Montessori schools have achieved this distinction.


The past two years have challenged bringing our community together in person. Working with NAMS Foundation, staff, and families this year, we are looking at ways to safely bring our families together to reinforce the bonds of the community.


Sincerely,

John F. Corey


The New School Montessori (TNSM) 

● 3 Burton Woods Lane 513.281.7999 ●www.newschoolmontessori.com   



The New School Montessori - This house feels like a home again! 

It is such a joy to have our campus filled with smiles, laughter, and learning. And there are such inviting aromas coming from the kitchen with delicious meals bubbling on the stove! Our New School Montessori Chef, Audrey Cobb, is busy preparing many different choices of vegetarian side dishes and includes a main course vegetarian option as well as a fish or poultry option.


Because we believe in the importance of introducing children to a variety of fresh foods, we spend more money on fresh produce than all other grocery items. If a recipe requires a small amount of sweetener, we use natural sugars including honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar; however, Chef Audrey often simply adds a bit of sliced apple to sweeten a broccoli salad or coleslaw.


We believe that the education of the whole child is carried through to nutrition. To that end, we empower our children with the understanding of how food fuels our bodies and teach them to make healthy choices for themselves. We provide a hot, nutritious, varied and sugar-free meal every day–and it's included in the price of tuition. We recognize the connections between plate, planet, people and culture and know that the love and thought put into the preparation of our food is experienced by students and staff.


Please watch this short video to catch a glimpse of our first day. 

And click here to see our recent lunch menus.  Enjoy!


The New School Montessori invites you and your family to visit our Open House on Sunday, October 9 between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Children are encouraged to explore the Montessori materials in the classroom and to tour the campus with you. We embrace diversity - valuing differences in race, culture, family, and thought. We serve students ages 3 through 6th grade and offer extended-day until 5:30, full-day until 3:00 and half-day programs.


Ann Baumgardner, Communications Director

WELCOME NEW NEIGHBORS 


  • ETL Enterprise LLC At 45 Carplin Pl.
  • Kathryn Elizabeth Lawler At 1429 Dana Ave.
  • William Patrick Mccullough At 3928 Dickson Ave.
  • Lori B Goetzinger & Matthew W Rimstidt At 3956 Glencross Ave.
  • Rs Home Partners Llc At 703 Greenwood
  • Dinushki De Livera & Hunter Pasek At 958 Marion Ave.
  • Kathryn Gieselman At 2 Revel Ct.
  • Crystal Grace At 3900 Rose Hill Ave. #802A
  • Summit & Shuttlesworth Llc At 784 N Fred Shuttlesworth Cr.
  • Cinciwide Investments LLC At 208 Sturgis Ave.

NANA CALENDAR

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  • Tuesday, September 13, 6:30 pm, NANA General Meeting IN PERSON at the North Avondale Montessori School Cafetorium 617 Clinton Spring
  • Tuesday, October 11, 6:30 pm, NANA General Meeting IN PERSON at the North Avondale Montessori School Cafetorium 617 Clinton Spring
NANA EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEES
President: Sarah Koucky
1st VP: Patrice Watson
2nd VP: Elizabeth Tye
3rd VP & Events: Robin Senser
Corresponding Sec.:  Troy Robinson
Recording Sec.: Rocco Rossi
Treasurer: Sandesh Samdaria
Beautification: Jolene Struebbe
  • Litter: Coral Weigel
  • Community Gardens: Judy Evans
Block Watch & Law & Safety:
  • Carolyn Gillman
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  • Walt Koucky
  • Mel Nizny
NABA/NANA Liaison: Maura Wolf

kouckys@gmail.com

patricewatson10@gmail.com

liztye.esq@gmail.com

robinsenser@gmail.com

troy.robinson1669@gmail.com

rossi.rocco.a@gmail.com

sandesh_sam@yahoo.com

jmstruebbe@gmail.com

coral.a.weigel@gmail.com

bernetevansdesign@gmail.com


cgillmanwhhs@gmail.com


wfkoucky@gmail.com

melmind@aol.com

MauraWolf100@gmail.com

USEFUL LINKS
North Avondale Neighborhood Association
PO Box 16152
Cincinnati, Ohio 45216

513.401.5356


nanacincinnati@gmail.com


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