JANUARY: A BRIEF HISTORY

January, painting by Leandro Bassano

Januaryis“officially”knownasthecoldestmonthoftheyearintheNorthernHemisphere,whichbytheway(andnotsurprisinglyso)includesour“grand”CityofCincinnati,Ohio.Afewofuscansurelystillrememberthecold-estdayonrecordhere,asJanuary18th,1977(duringtheBlizzardof1977).I,myselfwasinmySeniorYearofHighSchool,andboydidmyfriendsandImissalotofschoolthatWinter(butwewerestillabletomakeupenoughofthoselostsnowdaysandgraduateontime,inJune). JanuarydidnotactuallyexistasaMonthuntilapproximately700B.C.whenit(andFebru-ary),wereaddedtotheRoman(preJulian)Cal-endarbythe2ndKingofRome,NumaPontilius.January1st(unofficially)replacedMarch1stasthefirstdayoftheNewYearbutwasnotactu-allycelebratedassuchuntiltheYear153B.C.The“official”January1stasNewYearsDaywasdeclaredbynoneotherthantheGreatRomanSoldierandPoliticalLeader,JuliusCaesarintheYear46B.C. JuliusCaesarimplementedtheJulian(Solar-

based)CalendartoreplacethepreviousRoman(Lunar-based)Calendarwhichhadgrownveryinaccurateovertime. DuringtheMiddleAges,theCelebrationofJanuary1stasNewYearsDaywas“temporar-ily”abolisheduntiltheimplementationoftheGregorianCalendarintheYear1582A.D.Atthattime,onlyCatholicCountriesadoptedtheGregorianCalendar,therebyrestoringJanuary1stasNewYearsDay.Foranother170yearsProtestantCountries,suchasEnglandandallpartsoftheBritishEmpire(includingtheAmeri-canColonies)continuedtoobserveNewYearsDayonMarch1stofeveryyear,untiltheYear1752A.D.whentheyformallyadoptedtheGre-gorianCalendarwithJanuary1stasNewYearsDay.

January, fromtheTrèsRichesHeuresduDucdeBerry

Next monthly meeting:January21,2014, DeaconessHospitalCafeteria,LowerLevel,StraightStreet

REPRESENTING CLIFTON HEIGHTS • UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS • FAIRVIEW NEIGHBORHOODASSOCIATION January, 2014

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OnlineInformationalSources:

VariousArticlesfromWikipedia,TheFreeEncyclope-dia

AHistoryoftheNewYear(AmovefromMarchtoJanuary)byBorgnaBrunner–Infoplease.com SubmittedbyCarolynYoung

Cincinnati Police Department invites you to open town hall meetings You’reinvitedtojoinCincinnatiPoliceJef-freyBlackwellandnewdistrictcommandersataseriesoftownhallmeetingsthismonth. Withachangingoftheguard,thesemeetingsareANOPPORTUNITYFORUSTOHEARFROMYOUonneighborhoodissuesandconcernsthroughoutCincinnati’s52neighborhoods. Themeetingswilloccurfrom6:30to8p.m.atthelocationslistedbelow.(Freeparkingisavailableateachsite.) Eachdistrictwillprovideayear-endoverview,andattendeeswillbeabletoaskquestions. Informationgatheredateachtownhallmeet-ingwillbeusedtoassistinourstrategicplanningeffortsfor2014andbeyond!

DISTRICT5Monday,Jan.13LittleFlowerChurch,5560KirbyAve.

DISTRICT4Tuesday,Jan.14ChurchoftheResurrection,1619CaliforniaAve.

DISTRICT2Tuesday,Jan.21Medpace,Inc.,5375MedpaceWay

Holiday trash amnesty extended to Jan. 17, 2014ExtremeColdMayLeadToServiceDelays Lastweek’sbittercoldweatheriscausingsomedelaysinwastecollectionaroundthecityofCincinnati.Currently,Sanitationcrewsarerunningaboutadaytoaday-and-a-halfbehindschedule.Residentsshouldstillsetouttheirtrash(andrecy-cling)cartsontheirnormalscheduledcollectionday.However,residentsareaskedtobepatientandleavetheircartsatthecurbuntilthetrashand

recyclingarecollected.Ifnecessary,SanitationcrewswillcontinueworkonSaturdaytocatchupwiththisweek’scollection. TheCityofCincinnatiisalsoextendingitsWinterHolidayTrashAmnestythroughFriday,Jan.17,2014.ResidentsmaysetoutextratrashinsealedplastictrashbagsnexttotheirCity-providedtrashcart.Plasticbagsshouldnotbeoverstuffed. Amnestyweeksarecenteredaroundholidayswhenhouseholdstypicallygeneratemoretrashthannormal.Residentsmuststillcall591-6000toscheduleaspecialpickupforbulkyitems.

Winter weather: CFD asks residents to help TheCincinnatiFireDepartment(CFD)wouldliketoremindresidentstostaysafeduringseverelycoldweather. Inaddition,sincethesevereweatherimpactsresponsetimesasfirefighterscompetewithadverseweatherandroadconditions,theCincinnatiFireDe-partmentwillbefullystaffedduringthenextfewdays. Toaidintheirresponseefforts,theCFDisaskingresidentstoplease:•Clearsnowformaroundfirehydrantstoallowthefirefightersbetteraccess.•Clearapathtoyourfrontdoor.•Makesureyourhouseaddressnumbersremainvis-ibleandarenotblockedbysnow.•Whendriving,makesuretoleaveroomforemergen-cyvehiclestopass-gorightforsirensandlights.Checkonelderlyfriendsandneighborsandlendthemahand.•Dressappropriatelywhenoutside–addlayersofclothing.•Haveawinteremergencykitinsideyourcarinclud-ing:jumpercables,wiperfluid,firstaidkit,blanket,gloves,flashlight/flares,andsomesaltorkittyliterfortraction.•Onlyshovelsnowifyouaremedicallyandphysicallyable.•Whenusingafireplace,wood-burningstoveorheat-ers:•Alwaysmakesureyouhaveproperventilation.•Keepcurtains,towelsandpotholdersawayfromhotsurfaces.•Alwayskeepascreenaroundanopenflame.•Neverusegasolinetostartyourfireplace.•Donotclosethedamperwhenashesarehot.•Haveyourchimneycheckedbeforetheseasonforcreosotebuildup--andthencleanit.

Carbonmonoxidepoisoningisasilent,deadlykillerclaimingabout1,000liveseachyearintheUnitedStates.

Notice to Members of CUF Community Fund TheannualmeetingoftheCUFCommunityFundwillbeheldonTuesday,February25,2014at7:00pm.inthecafeteriaannexofDeaconessHospital. TheagendaforthemeetingistoreviewandapprovetheminutesoftheFundsFebruary2013annualmeeting,votetoelecttwomem-berstotheBoardofTrustees,reviewthe2013financialreportoftheFundanddiscussissuespertainingtotheFund.CopiesoftheminutesandtheFunds2012financialreportwillbedis-tributedtoallmembersattendingthemeeting. CUFCommunityFundMembershipRequirements: TobeaMemberoftheCUFCommunityFund,onemustbeapaidmemberoftheCliftonHeights,UniversityHeightsandFairviewNeighborhoodAssociation(CUF)fortwenty-fourmonthspriortotheannualmeetingoftheMembersandmustbeapermanentresidentre-sidingwithinCliftonHeights,UniversityHeightsorFairviewasdesignatedintheby-lawsoftheCUFNeighborhoodAssociation,Inc.,oritssuccessororganization.ApermanentresidentisdefinedasoneresidingyearroundwithintheCUFcommunityforatleastfourconsecutiveyears(48months)immediatelyprecedingtheconsiderationofMemberstatus.Theburdenofsatisfyingtherequirementofpermanentresi-dencyisupontheindividualseekingtobeaMember. Personalinvitationswillbemailedtoin-dividualsthatsatisfythefirstrequirementformembership.(Paidmemberof(CUF)fortwenty-fourmonthspriortotheannualmeeting).Invita-tionswilldesignatewhichindividualswillneedtoprovideproofofpermanentresidency. ThemembersoftheBoardoftheCUFCommunityFundwishtoextendtoallmembersoftheCUFcommunityahappy,healthy,safeandprosperousNewYear.

Sincerely,DennisO’BrienPresidentLindaBaileyTreasurerLindaZieglerSecretaryMaureenFranceVicePresidentCraigLloydVicePresident

UC Safe Housing Comittee HelloCUFNeighborhoodAssociationmem-bers,

AreyoufamiliarwiththenewCitysponsoredSafeStudentHousinginitiative?OwnersandLandlordscanbelistedontheCitywebsiteaftertheirpropertieshavepassedavoluntaryfireinspection.HereisthelinktotheCitywebsiteandcontactinformationforthosethatwantmoreinformationabouttheprogram.http://cagismaps.hamilton-co.org/cincinnatiServices/cincinnatiSafeStudentHousing OnJanuary15,2014therewillbethefirstUCSafeStudentHousingFair. TheUniversityofCincinnatiSafeHousingCommitteewillbehostingthe1stAnnualStudentSafeHousingFaironWEDNESDAY,JANUARY15THfrom11AM-2PMintheTANGEMANUNIVERSITYCENTER(TUC)ATRIUM.Thisfairwillshowcasebothon-campusandoff-campushousingoptionsaswellasprovideinformationandresourcesrelatedtothefinancialandsafetyaspectsofindependentliving.Thefairisintend-edtosimplifythehousingsearchforFall2014.Furtherdetailscanbefoundatwww.uc.edu/sas/commuter[2].

Theobjectivesoftheeventinclude:• Increaseawarenessfortheimportanceof

safeandacceptablehousing• Increaseawarenessofuniversityandcom-

munityservicesandresources• Motivatestudentstoconsiderallaspectsof

independentlivingandtomakeinformeddecisions

• Teachself-carepractices

NSP Updates NeighborhoodSupportProgram(NSP)requiresamendmentandmembershipvoteatourscheduledJanuary21,2014meeting.Theamountcommunitycouncilswillreceivein2014isunchanged.Theupdateincludestheadditionofanewcategoryandredistributedamountslistedbelow.

Beautification/Safety $1500Insurance $1400Membership/Marketing $600Newsletter $1500 $5000

CUF membership AnypersonsubscribingtothepurposeoftheCUFNeighborhoodAssociation,Inc.andpay-ingduessetbytheAssociationmaybecomeamember.ElectionofTrusteesisheldatthean-nualmeetinginJuly.Eligiblevotersareresidentsofthecommunitywhoareatleast18yearsofageandwhoarefullypaidmembersoftheAssociationandwhohaveattendedthreegen-eralmeetingsafterpaymentofduesduringtheyearpriortotheannualmeeting.Non-residentmembershavevoicebutnovoteinAssociationmeetingsandmaynotholdelectiveoffice.AnnualCUFduesare$6.00.•CUFgeneralmeetings:3rdTuesdayofeachmonth,exceptAugustandDecember,7:30p.m,DeaconessHospitalCafeteria,311StraightStreet•CUFTrusteemeetings:1stTuesdayofeachmonth,7:00p.m,DeaconessHospitalCafeteria,311StraightStreet•CUFannualmeetingandelection:3rd Tuesday inJuly,7:30pm,DeaconessHospitalCafeteria,311StraightStreet

CUFNeighborhoodAssociation2364WestMcMickenAvenue

Cincinnati,Ohio45214

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VotingMembership:CUFresidentNon-votingMembership:CUForganization:CUFbusinessowner:Non-resident:Non-residentpropertyowner:

Membershipfee:$6.00peryear.MakecheckspayabletoCUFNA.

CLIFTON HEIGHTSUNIVERSITY HEIGHTSFAIRVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

2364 West McMicken Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45214

FundedbytheCityofCincinnati

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