The Greenhills Journal

By eVoNNe koVaCH

Village Manager

Changes at Molloy’s

The Village of Greenhills is

soliciting proposals from part-

nerships, corporations and

individuals interested in oper-

ating the banquet

facility/restaurant located at 10

Enfield Street, known as

Molloy’s on the Green.

Anyone interested in being

considered should pick up a

proposal packet at the

Municipal Building. The

Request for Proposals (RFP)

packet provides background

information on submission

content, submission instruc-

tions, and related information

necessary for prospective oper-

ators’ evaluation of this oppor-

tunity. Interested parties are

required to tour the facility and

should call 513-825-2100 to

schedule an appointment to do

so. The deadline for submis-

sion of proposals is February

29, 2012.

Golf Course or retention

Pond???

It’s both! The Greenhills

Golf Course was designed to

retain water following a signif-

icant rainfall and then slowly

drain to the West Fork of the

Mill Creek. Residents have

been seeing a lake at the Golf

Course as we have been experi-

encing record rainfalls!

Interestingly enough, the

drainage to the Golf Course

comes from a number of areas

west of Winton Road. The

Village has been monitoring

the drainage on a daily basis

and we are seeing no cause for

concern.

Gas aggregation updates

It is hard to believe we are

coming up on a year in the gas

aggregation program! The

Village’s consultant has solicit-

ed new bids for gas suppliers

and, as a result, the Village will

be staying with IGS.

If you are a Greenhills cus-

tomer and you are currently

enrolled in the program with

IGS you do not have to take

any action.

If you are currently enrolled

in another program and want to

be part of the Village’s pro-

gram, contact IGS at #1-800-

280-4474. A transfer fee will

be determined by your current

supplier – not by IGS.

If you are not currently

enrolled in any program, you

will receive a letter from IGS

in mid-to-late February giving

you a 21-day period to opt-out

of the program. If you want to

be in the program, you do not

have to take any action as a

result of that letter – only if you

want to opt out.

Why would you want to

choose IGS? We believe we

have received an excellent for-

mula for the gas aggregation

program! This time around we

have more “buying power”

because we are teamed up with

Colerain Township. Hamilton

Township, Springfield

Township and West Chester

Township.

Unlike electric aggregation

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Village requesting proposals for Molloy’s; gas aggregation updates

By GeorGia STruPe

Staff Columnist

Greenhills’ own Village Voices

gave their final two performances

in December 2011 to longtime fans

and a new generation of listeners.

Since 1958 the chorus has per-

formed during holidays, weddings,

and commemorative ceremonies.

They have sung the National

Anthem at Crosley Field, per-

formed with the Pops and were reg-

ular guests on early Cincinnati tele-

vision shows like the Paul Dixon

Show.

“When we first started singing I

had hair,” said Director John

Anaple. “It is wonderful to end on a

positive note. Fifty-four years is a

pretty good run.”

Village Voices was the brain-

child of Philomena “Phil” Miller,

the group’s oldest surviving mem-

ber and is credited with naming

rights.

“We started in the Village of

Greenhills,” Miller said. “We grew

through word of mouth. You knew

who had a good voice. I have a lot

of favorite memories from when we

first started.”

Miller, who is a mere 90-years-

young, said her fondest show was

South Pacific, a show they gave at

the Greenhills swimming pool,

which at the time was the

Greenhills County Club. The audi-

ence was on one side of the pool

and the performers on the other giv-

ing the impression of an ocean

between them. “That was so much

fun. It has been just like a family.”

Dave Beato, Village Voices

President, joined in 1970 along with

his wife Barb.

“My folks went to square

dances, played the ukulele, the

banjo; I was just drawn to music,”

he said. “I like to sing.”

“I have the feeling it’s partly our

fault because we’re leaving,” Barb

Beato said. The Beatos are moving

to Colorado to be closer to family.

The Village Voices rehearsed in the

Beato’s basement. “I’m really

going to miss it.”

Village Voices historian Kathey

Brokaw is charged with keeping all

the clippings and press releases, pro-

grams and photographs and as many

of the facts straight as she can.

“We’ve done 250 weddings. We

were in demand for weddings. We

memorized our music, and I think

that’s what set us apart from other

groups.” Brokaw explained how

they would work with the bride to

pick the music. The Village Voices

sang at her son’s wedding too,

although she admits being so over-

come by emotion she doesn’t

remember the singing.

Brokaw said there have been

300 members over the years. At one

time there were as many as forty

members at a time. More recently

the group has dropped to twenty.

“Some of my best friends and

the most important people in my

life have come from this group,”

Brokaw said. “So many fun places

to go and so many shows. I can’t

imagine not seeing these people or

staying in touch.”

“Everybody brought their own

personalities to the group,” said

Janice Wilkins who sang with the

group from 1991 thru 2000. “We

could have really used some more

sopranos.” Wilkins admitted that

learning the songs and all the chore-

ography was challenging. An ankle

injury kept her from participating in

2010, but she has never forgotten

what the group meant to her.

“They’re like a family.”

Like any family, the Village

Voices has seen its share of person-

al loss and new beginnings. John

Herbert joined in 1975 along with

his wife at the time, Marlene. When

Marlene passed away the Village

Voices became a source of support

even scheming to get John and his

current wife, Eunice together as a

couple. Eunice, who is the Village

Voices accompanist and full time

member herself, said she wanted to

join the group out of a sense of loy-

alty. “I got a husband in the bar-

gain,” she said.

Gordon Braam, member since

1965 and Assistant Director, said

that in 1972 when his home was

struck by a tornado, the Village

Voices came to the family’s aid. He

said that while he and wife Ann

were settling their affairs for their

new house, the group collected their

belongings from the old one,

washed all their clothes, and even

found the buried mailbox to bring

to them in their new home. This

helped the family settle in, and try

to put the tragedy behind them.

“It is sad to have the group

break-up,” Braam said. “It was

time.”

“I’m a listener,” said Ann

Braam. Braam said that while her

husband stays busy singing with

several other groups, she does

appreciate what music has done for

her family. She said the kids have

grown up with the Village Voices.

“Music runs through the family.”

Jeanne Frede and her husband Jim

joined in mid-1990s. Frede said their

shared love of the music, and a desire

to have more time with each other,

motivated them to audition together.

Frede said that while Jim has a better

voice than she does, she knew the

Voices would have to take her too if

they wanted him. Frede said the

group was gracious enough to accept

them as one of the “family.”

“This is a good group and we

want to stop while we’re still

good,” Frede said.

The newest member of Village

Voices is Lester Smith. Smith, who

also handles all the equipment and

sets up for all the shows, said the

group is like a family to him too.

Smith sings tenor, although, he says

he did not know he could sing until

joining the group. He said the music

opened up to him. Smith said he

will take a little time off, but he will

keep singing. Smith, like some oth-

ers in the group, belongs to

Wyoming Baptist church where he

had solos in the cantata.

According to Brokaw, – aside

from Miller who is ninety – a third

of the members are in their eighties

or older. Another third are in their

seventies. One is on oxygen, and

many cannot endure the physical

requirements the music calls for –

like getting down on one knee and

moving up and down on the risers.

“Vocally, I think we could keep

going,” Brokaw said. “But as peo-

ple retire and travel we may not

have all the sections we need at one

time. We need a good soprano sec-

tion to survive as a group.”

“I’ve looked forward to every

show,” said Ann Sturm, member

since 1968.

“I enjoyed everything about it. It

has been the joy of my life.”

Village Voices goes silent after 54 years of performing

File Photo

Greenhills’ vocal choir group, The Village Voices.

Easter Services notice

Local churches wanting to list

Easter/Holy Week services and

activities in the March

edition of the Journal may

submit items to:

[email protected].

Deadline for the March issue is

February 24.

See Village page 3

grEEnHillS CounCil mEETing –

The Greenhills Village Council

meets the first Tuesday of every

month at Greenhills Municipal

Building, 11100 Winton Road. The

next meeting is at 7 p.m., Tuesday,

February 7. The following meeting

is scheduled for March 6. Meetings

may be viewed live at www.way

cross.tv or on Time Warner Cable

on Sundays at 6 p.m., Tuesdays at 7

a.m. and Fridays at 8 p.m.

WinTon WoodS CiTy SCHoolS

board oF EduCaTion mEETing

– Monday, February 27, 7 p.m. at

the Board of Education Building,

1215 W. Kemper Road, Forest

Park. For more information,

please call the school board

office at 513–619–2300.

2012 grEEnHillS baSEball and

T-ball — Registrations are going

on NOW. Registration forms are

available at most local schools, and

several Greenhills businesses

including: Ameristop, Village Keg,

Wright Pat. Credit Union and the

Post Office. Registration runs

through March 1.

ForEST park WomEn’S Club

– The Forest Park Women’s

Club is honored to have David

Lichtenfeld as our speaker at 7

p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16. He

will talk about Medicare fraud

and identity theft. Lichtenfeld

is a former special agent for

the FBI. All are welcome. For

more information, call club

president Charlene Lausche at

522–0066.

Wallyball parTy To CElE-

braTE liFE oF Tom STonE –

Join friends and family to cele-

brate the life of Tom Stone

with a Wallyball party at 8

p.m., Saturday, March 3 at the

Athletic Club, 1990 Waycross

Rd. Enjoy an evening with

friends playing wallyball, corn

hole and dancing. Cost is $25

by Feb. 25, or $30 at the door.

Admission includes beer, soft

drinks and snacks. To register,

call Laura at 385-5821.

WWCS kindErgarTEn rEgiS-

TraTion – Winton Woods City

Schools will begin kindergarten

registration for the 2012-2013

school year on Monday, March 5.

Office hours at the district’s enroll-

ment center, located at 8 Enfield

Street in the rear of the Greenhills

Community Building, are Monday

– Friday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. For the

convenience of those registering,

there will be special extended hours

from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Tuesday,

March 6 through Thursday, March

8. Students entering kindergarten

must be five years old on or before

September 30, 2012 to be eligible.

Only custodial/residential parents

or legal guardians may enroll a

child into school. Required docu-

ments that must be presented at the

time of enrollment include: three

items for proof of residence (lease,

new home contract, mortgage state-

ment receipt), plus two additional

items such as energy, cable, water

or phone bills; original birth certifi-

cate of the child; any

custody/guardianship documents

filed with a court; immunization

records and photo ID of

parent/guardian enrolling the child.

For more information, call the

enrollment center at 619-2360 or

visit the district website at http://

www.wintonwoods.org/depart

ments/enrollment/how-to-enroll.

EaSTEr SpECTaCular — Bring

your family and friends and

enjoy lunch with the Easter

Bunny, an egg hunt and other

family-friendly activities! Easter

Spectacular is a festive afternoon

of celebrating spring, families,

and of course, the Easter Bunny!

Kids of all ages enjoy this event,

and adults will appreciate the

relaxed atmosphere and good

food. Each child and adult will

start with lunch with the Easter

Bunny, a complimentary 4x6

photo will be given to each child;

additional photos will be avail-

able for purchase. After lunch

hay wagons will ride guests out

to the egg hunt area where the

kids can collect Easter eggs and

redeem the eggs for a chocolate

bunny. Pony rides, indoor and

outdoor play barn, moon bounce,

obstacle course for those age 4 or

older, bubble fun and music is

also included for after hunt activ-

ities. Reservations are required

for this event. Tickets will not be

sold at the door. The last day to

reserve a spot will be Monday

March 26, 2012 at 12 p.m. This

spring event fills up quickly, so

please make your reservation

early! Purchase tickets online or

call (513) 521-7275. Event is

rain or shine. 10:45 a.m., 11:30

a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1 p.m. and 1:45

p.m., Saturday, March 31 and

Sunday, April 1, Parky’s Farm at

Winton Woods. $9.35 plus tax

for children and adults. Purchase

tickets at: http://greatparks.org/

events/easterspectac ular.shtm.

EaSTEr brunCH - Sunday, April

8, 2012. Winton Woods Mill

Race Banquet Center, 1515 W.

Sharon Road, Cincinnati, OH

45240. $15.99 for adults, $7.99

for children 2-12 years (children

under 24 months complimentary)

Price does not include tax. Hop

to it and get to the Mill Race

Banquet Center for Easter

Brunch in the Park. Start a new

family tradition and join us for a

fabulous Easter Sunday Brunch.

Our buffet offers over 25 items,

carving station and made to order

omelettes. Our staff prepares a

variety of fresh salads, pastries,

desserts and all the traditional

Sunday Brunch favorites.

Reservations are required. This

event fills up quickly, so please

make your reservation early! You

may reserve your spot online or

by calling (513) 825-6467. Call

(513) 825-6467 for additional

information or visit http://great-

parks.org/events/easterbrunch.sh

tm to register.

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Letters to the EditorResident impressed with

village manager

To the Editor,

December marked the first

anniversary of Evone Kovach as

municipal manager. I want to

congratulate her on a job well

done for the village during the

past year.

I have been a village resident

since 1980. On a regular basis, I

watch replay tapes of council

meetings and work sessions. The

tapes present a very noticeable

effort to second guess, micro-

manage and push back on the vil-

lage administrator in her efforts

to solve long-standing problems

that can impact the viability of

the village. She fields so many

redundant questions from some

council members and residents

on topics that include property

rentals, budget issues, tree

removal, etc. Her prior work

experience should instill confi-

dence in her decision making. I

urge all residents to offer their

support for her ongoing efforts.

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CARRIER OPPORTUNITIESWe continue to maintain a waiting list of individuals who

wish to fill any routes that may become available (either

as permanent or subs when someone cannot fill a

particular route).

No collections are necessary!

This is a wonderful way of providing a service to our

great community, while at the same time earning pay for

delivering our paper (i.e. - .08c for each home

delivered). We fill these routes on a first-come,

first-served basis.

Suggested new routes can be considered!

If you are interested in being added to the waiting list, or

are aware of anyone who may be interested, please have

them contact Barry W. Behrmann at

513-825-7238 or send an e-mail to:

[email protected]!

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By FreD MurreLL

Village Mayor

I trust everyone has been

enjoying the beautiful though

unusual January weather.

Three days over 50 degrees this

past week is a treat.

There are a lot of exciting

things going on in Greenhills

this year and the Village needs

you to be a part of it. Soon

there will be public hearings

regarding the revision of the

Zoning ordinance for the

Village. I have spoken about

this at Council meetings sever-

al times and the Planning

Commission will be holding

the first hearing later either in

February or in March. There

are a couple of potentially con-

troversial aspects of these

changes and your village gov-

ernment needs to hear your

opinion. Among these are

potential Historical District

rules, recreational vehicle rules

and allowing urban agriculture.

Please stay tuned for the dates

of these important meetings.

A second item that needs your

attention is the formation of a

Charter Review Committee. The

village charter provides for a

committee of citizens to review

the Village Charter and recom-

mend changes to council. The

council then reviews the sug-

gested changes and can submit

them to the voters. I am target-

ing the Charter review process

to occur in the latter half of the

year so it can be presented to

the voters in the 2013 primary

election. This should allow suf-

ficient time for the committee to

deliberate and any proposed

charter changes to be debated

without the background noise of

a general election. If any citizen

is interested in serving on the

Charter Review Committee,

please submit an application of

interest to the Mayor’s office

via the application for commis-

sions that can be found on the

village website (www.green-

hillsohio. org ) or be obtained

at the Village offices.

The third item is certainly

more fun. Next year will mark

the 75th anniversary of the

founding of the Village of

Greenhills. This should be a

time of celebration and remem-

brance of our past and a look

forward to the future. If you

have any ideas about how the

village should celebrate its

75th birthday or if you want to

participate in planning events

for the anniversary, please con-

tact me at fmurrell@greenhill-

sohio.org or call the Village

offices and leave your name.

We are looking for a leader to

organize the celebrations and

folks to help make it happen.

We had a lot of fun with the

65th anniversary celebrations

and I am looking forward to

seeing what we can do for sev-

enty five!

Mayor has positive outlook for 2012

By TereSa CLeary

Staff Columist

Winton Woods Athletic

Boosters are now accepting

nominations for the Winton

Woods High School 2012

Athletic Hall of Fame. The

Winton Woods School District

has a long and rich tradition of

athletic excellence, and the

mission of the Hall of Fame is

to honor that tradition by the

yearly induction of graduates,

administrators and supporters

of Forest Park, Greenhills and

Winton Woods High Schools.

The public is encouraged to

send in nominations, along

with a listing of their high

school and post high school

accomplishments of the nomi-

nee, for consideration by the

Hall of Fame committee.

Nominations can be sent as fol-

lows: via email at:

campbell.dwight@winton woods.org

or mail to: Mr. Dwight Campbell,

Athletic Director, Winton

Woods High School, 1231

West Kemper Road,

Cincinnati, OH 45240.You can

also send a fax to: 619-2416,

attention: Dwight Campbell.

The deadline for this year’s

nominations is Wednesday,

February 15. The formal induc-

tion of the 2012 Hall-of-Fame

class will take place at halftime

of the Winton Woods-

Middletown football game on

Friday, September 7, 2012.

Call for nominations to Winton Woods athletic Hall of Fame

where a specific rate can be

locked in for a period of time,

gas rates fluctuate monthly. A

specific rate cannot be quoted

because the rate is determined

by a formula consisting of the

current Nymex rate x a conver-

sion factor of 1.035 + a retail

adder. The Nymex fluctuates

daily, however, the best Nymex

rate is selected once per month

and your current monthly sav-

ings is calculated at that point.

So what does that mean!?! Let

me give you an example: in

February of this year, those of

you who are currently enrolled

in our program will benefit

from a community gas supply

rate of $3.977 (the best rate

ever – remember it fluctuates

monthly!), compared to Duke’s

GCR supply rate of $5.201.

The total delivered cost will be

$5.230 for Greenhills IGS cus-

tomers vs. $6.471 for Duke’s

total delivered cost. If you

want to confirm your enroll-

ment with IGS or if you are

interested in learning more

about the savings you would

get through IGS, please contact

them directly at the following

number: IGS Energy #1-800-

280-4474

Just an FYI on electric - the

Village’s electric aggregation

program through First Energy

is not up for renewal this year.

Greenhills customers will con-

tinue to benefit from a low pro-

gram rate of .0560/kWh

through First Energy, com-

pared to Duke’s current rate of

.0571/kWh.

If you are not currently

enrolled with the Greenhills

Electric aggregation program

and would like to be, call the

First Energy Customer Service

line at #1-866-636-3749.

Village,

continued from page 1

Village Financial Reports

The annual financial reports for the Village of

Greenhills for the year

ending December 31, 2011, are

complete. The reports are available for

inspection at the municipal office, 11000 Winton

Road, Greenhills, Ohio 45218, during regular busi-

ness hours and on the Greenhills website:

www.greenhillsohio.org.

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Forest Chapel

United methodist

Church

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Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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By Tom GARdneR

Staff Columnist

In this time of economic uncer-

tainty we are all trying to watch our

money and stretch the dollar as far

as we can. Couponing has become a

major way for everyone to save

money and is more popular now

than it ever was.

In keeping with this recent

craze, the Greenhills Library is

starting a Coupon Clippers Club

which we hope will become a regu-

lar monthly program at the branch.

We will meet at 2:00 in the after-

noon on Saturday, February 11 to

swap coupons. The concept is easy.

Bring coupons that you’ve clipped

from the newspaper, magazines, or

found online. Then see what

coupons someone has that they may

not need or want to use but you do.

You might have coupons that you

need. It’s a fun and easy way to find

those important extra coupons you

want each month!

It also seems that eReaders

become more and more popular

each year and the Public Library of

Cincinnati & Hamilton County has

sought to meet this demand. We

have created a new downloadables

page at CincinnatiLibrary.org

where you can go to find all the lat-

est hot titles to transfer to your read-

er. For anyone who is still learning

to use their new device or feels they

need a refresher course, the

Greenhills Branch will have an

Introduction to eBooks program on

Tuesday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m.

Learn how to use the Library’s

downloadable collection to borrow

eBooks. This presentation will

teach you how to use your home

computer to search, borrow and

download free eBooks.

Our two book clubs will meet on

their regular days and times to dis-

cuss two very interesting titles. This

month, the Literary Latte Book

Club will join with the rest of

Cincinnati to talk about the 2012

On The Same Page title The

Submission by Amy Waldman. A

carefully selected jury sifts hun-

dreds of anonymous entries to

choose the design for a memorial to

those who died in the World Trade

Center attack. When they finally

select the winning design, they dis-

cover that its creator is an American

Muslim. Deeply conflicted, they

can imagine what a firestorm of

controversy their choice will cause.

And of course it does.

The story is told through the

eyes of several characters: a 9/11

widow, the jury member who most

passionately supports the winning

design; the lost brother of a dead

firefighter, who at last finds purpose

by leading the outraged protest

against it; a journalist who senses

the biggest story of her life in the

controversy; the shy Bangladeshi

widow of an illegal immigrant who

died in the attack, who finds herself

becoming an important symbol

both to her Muslim community and

to the protesters; and the winning

designer himself, the assimilated

son of immigrant parents who has

never thought much about his

Muslim heritage. Join the great dis-

cussion about The Submission on

February 14 at 10 a.m.

Mendy has picked out a fantastic

read for the Mystery Book Club

which will meet on the evening of

February 2 at 6:30 p.m. Vi Agra

Falls: A Bed-And-Breakfast

Mystery is this month’s selection.

Tucked away in a cozy cul-de-sac

on Heraldsgate Hill, Judith

McMonigle Flynn hopes for

smooth sailing in her longtime role

as an innkeeper. But Judith’s skill in

dealing with guests is matched only

by her knack for coming across

corpses. Mystery lovers who enjoy

madcap mayhem will have no

reservations about returning to

Hillside Manor in the twenty-fourth

Bed-and-Breakfast mystery from

USA Today bestselling author

Mary Daheim.

Valentine’s Day is on Tuesday,

February 14 this year and your local

library has some fun activities for

kids planned throughout the month.

Throughout February, from the 2nd

through the 15, kids can come to the

library and help decorate our front

windows by decorating a Valentine

heart and putting it out front for all

to see. On Tuesday, February 7 at

6:30 p.m., kids can make a candy

flower Valentine for someone spe-

cial. And don’t forget Preschool

Storytime every Monday at 10:30

a.m. Miss Amy always has a fun

time planned with stories, songs,

and crafts for ages 3 to 6. For all

aged children and their families

who enjoy birds or are thinking

about getting one, come to the

Library for Parrot Time at 11 a.m.,

Saturday, February 18. The Greater

Cincinnati Bird Club will bring live

birds and talk to us about owning

one.

Greenhills Branch Library

events

Valentine’s Hearts – All day,

Friday, February 3 - 15, 2012

Children, all ages. Make a simple

Valentine for the branch’s front

window.

Preschool Storytime – 10:30

a.m., mondays, February 6, 13,

20, and 27. Ages 3 – 6. Enjoy

books, songs, activities and more,

while building early literacy skills.

For preschoolers and their care-

givers.

Introduction to eBooks – 6

p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7. Adults 55+.

Do you have an eReader? Learn

how to use the Library’s download-

able collection to borrow eBooks.

This presentation will teach you

how to use your home computer to

search, borrow and download free

eBooks from the Library’s website.

make a Candy Flower

Valentine – 6:30 p.m., Tuesday,

Feb. 7. Children, all ages. Make a

sweet Valentine for someone spe-

cial.

Coupon Clippers – 2 p.m.,

Satuday, Feb. 11. Adults. Come to

the Library for a chance to swap

coupons in an informal group set-

ting.

Literary latte Book Club – 10

a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14. Adults.

The group will discuss The Little

Book by Selden Edwards.

Parrot Time – 11 a.m.,

Saturday, Feb. 18. All ages, fami-

lies. The Greater Cincinnati Bird

Club will bring live birds and talk to

us about owning one.

mystery Book Club – 6:30

p.m., monday, Feb. 20. Adults.

The group will be discussing Vi

Agra Falls by Mary Daheim.

Tales to Tails – 6:30 p.m.,

Tuesday, Feb. 21. Children. Read

aloud to a certified therapy dog.

Bell Choir

February 12

10:30 a.m service

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February 22

7:00 p.m.

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Photo by Ron Smith

A large group of library fans turned out for the Greenhills Branch

Library program – “The Art of Henna” by John Rapach. The

program drew an audience of youth (12 – 18 years of age) and

parents wanting to learn about the experience of creating their

own (temporary) henna tattoos.

Photo by Ron Smith

A full house of kids spent a Saturday afternoon creating (painting and

decorating with sparkles) their own pet rock at the Greenhills Branch

Library.



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January is a busy month at

the Greenhills Fire

Department. Each year, our

budget committee gets the year

off to a good start, financially,

by setting the budget based on

the requests of the other

department committees. This

task is extremely important as

the purse strings tighten and

the costs rise for the items we

all use on a daily basis (fuel,

electric, squad supplies, etc).

The officers host a session to

discuss what projects or special

training that they would like to

undertake in the coming year

and narrow the ideas down to

an ambitious, yet achievable

list of goals. It is that list along

with the everyday goals of the

department that guide us as we

strive to improve service to our

community in 2012.

Some of you have been

disappointed with the lack of

snow this winter but it’s been a

blessing to our volunteers who

have to operate outdoors on

squad runs and fire scenes.

Odds are that we will

eventually see some snow and

ice as the winter wears on so

please remember to keep an

eye on hydrants near your

address and make sure they are

clear of snow and accessible in

case they are needed. Many of

you hit the roads in our village

before the snow plows have

had a chance to clear them on

snowy mornings. It’s easy to

overestimate your car’s ability

to steer and brake in these

conditions and find yourself

involved in an accident. While

we are always ready to assist

folks involved in an accident

on our roads, we would much

rather have you slow down,

make it to work safely and see

us on a less stressful occasion.

Chief Spaeth and the GFD

officers will be conducting

“Engineer” training over the

next few months in an effort to

have as many of our volunteers

certified to operate our pumper

and aerial ladder truck on an

emergency scene. This training

covers the water pump system,

hydraulic tools (Jaws of Life)

and the aerial ladder on Quint

48. Engineers and ATO’s

(aerial truck operators) are

critical to having a successful

fire extinguishment, rescue or

extrication from an automobile

crash. This effort to train more

of our volunteers is a big one

and will require a substantial

commitment on the part of the

officers and the volunteers who

will be taking the training. If

you see our trucks and crews

around the village practicing

these skills, give them a

thumbs up to show your

support for what they do!

EMS Lieutenant Phil Yost

guided our volunteers through a

complete CPR recertification

class in January. Every EMT on

our staff must complete this

refresher to remain CPR certified.

Part of the training focuses on

changes to the protocol and half of

the class is hands-on skills

practice using special CPR

mannequins designed to simulate

real-world scenarios (pediatric

and adult choking, heart-attack,

cardiac arrest, etc).

On the Sunday before

Valentine’s day, our volunteers

and their spouses and guests

will attend our annual

Valentine’s breakfast. This is a

great tradition that brings

together the current members,

retirees and their spouses for

breakfast and some “catching

up” with friends.

Several members and their

families will be gathering to

take part in our fourth annual

GFD Superbowl party and chili

cook-off at the firehouse.

Everyone has a great time at

this family-friendly event and

enjoys a variety of different

chili recipes from our

members’ kitchens.

Please look at your address

markings from the street and

ask yourself if it can be easily

seen by an ambulance crew or

police officer in the event of an

emergency at your house

during the day and night. A

clear, easy to read address can

save precious seconds when

seconds count.

Call 589-3583 or visit

GHFD.ORG for information

on becoming a member of the

Greenhills Fire Department.

Have a safe month!

Photo Courtesy of Chris Knight

Capt Brian Wood mans the pump panel on Quint 48 during

training. Soon more GFD firefighters will be trained to operate

the pumps, ladders and tools on the Quint and Engine.

Winton Woods grad admitted to Air Force Academy

Photo Courtesy of Teresa Cleary

Winton Woods High School senior Andrew Topits has been nominated by Congressman Steve Chabot for admission to

the United States Air Force Academy. Topits will be notified in March if he has received the appointment. Topits, who

is ranked first in his class, is the son of Chris and Annette Topits of Springfield Township. Pictured are (l-r)

Congressman Steve Chabot, Andrew Topits and parents, Annette Topits and Chris Topits.



Winton Woods Music Boosters host talent show


More than 20 acts performed at this year’s Community Talent Showcase put on by the Winton Woods Music Boosters on January 15 at Winton Woods High School. All proceeds

from the show benefited Winton Woods Music Boosters and will be used to fund band camp, awards, scholarships, uniforms and improvements. Photos by Candy and Megan Hein.

From left to right: Delaney Lindeman, a student at Winton Woods Middle School, sings "Set Fire to the Rain, Winton Woods Middle School eighth grader Ellis Williams performs

“Amen” and “Swing Low” on his saxophone, Aversa Prentosito, Winton Woods Intermediate School student, performs "True Colors," which she choreographed and Winton Woods

Intermediate School student Cari Sullivan breaks a board held by her father, Scott Sullivan, as she demonstrates her Tae Kwon Do forms.

Winton Woods Middle School SCUBA divers snorkel with manateesBY TERESA CLEARY

Staff Columnist

Snorkeling with manatees

was just part of the diving

experience for Winton Woods

Middle School SCUBA Club

members, who are now certi-

fied divers. A group of stu-

dents, staff and parents traveled

to Ocala, Florida, for three

days and two nights in

December. Itt was during that

time they spent a half day look-

ing for and snorkeling with the

endangered manatees at

Crystal River. Most also com-

pleted five dives during their

time away.

To prepare for the trip,

SCUBA Club members com-

pleted seven weeks of classes

with Tim Patton from T.J.

Sport Divers as their class

instructor. "Tim has been

teaching diving and training

dive instructors and divemas-

ters for 30 years in southwest

Ohio,” said Winton Woods

Middle School science teacher

John Fiely, a certified divemas-

ter who leads the club. “Tim is

pretty much a legend in YMCA

diving."

Once the classes were fin-

ished, participants took their

final pool test and class exam,

and then completed their train-

ing in the open water. “We

hope to camp out and dive in

June at an Ohio quarry for

those who could not go to

Florida so they can finish their

open water dives,” said Fiely

Registration is currently

open for Winton Woods Middle

School’s winter SCUBA class.

Students in grades 7-12, their

siblings and parents, and any

staff of Winton Woods City

Schools may take the classes.

The class begins Sunday,

February 12, and the fee is

$150, including the instruction

book and all gear. A $50

deposit is required to hold a

place in class. “We have grant

money from the Greater

Cincinnati Foundation for

Winton Woods Middle School

students to work at school and

earn credits to offset their

fees,” said Fiely.

For more details, contact

John Fiely at 619-2440 or

[email protected].

Photo by Shari Wooton

Winton Woods SCUBA Club members prepare to dive at Devil's Den, a pre-historic underground

spring in a dome rock cavern in Williston, Florida. Participants who were up for certification had

to adjust the weights on their belts and perform several underwater tasks such as flooding and

clearing their masks.


By PATRICk kERIn

Staff Columnist

Thanks to everyone who

attended our recent guest

speaker meeting held in

conjunction with the Greenhills

branch of the Public Library of

Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Forty-nine people turned out on

the wet and cold evening of

January 23 to hear our guest

speaker Phil Lind discuss the

1937 Cincinnati Flood. With the

aid of his PowerPoint

presentation, Phil took us on a

tour of different areas

of Cincinnati that were

affected by the flood and also

shared a number of key facts

about the catastrophe.

January marked the 75th

anniversary of the flood.

According to The WPA Guide

to Cincinnati, “flood waters

covered 12 square miles in the

city, drove 50,000 people from

their homes, caused three major

fires and eight deaths, and

damaged property to the extent

of many millions of dollars.”

We thank Lind for his

excellent presentation and look

forward to having him out again

as he has some other

presentations he’s created on

aspects of Cincinnati history,

including one on Cincinnati’s

old streetcar system. A big

thank you as well to the

Greenhills branch’s Tom

Gardner for contacting Phil and

doing so much to make this

event happen. Our next joint

meeting will likely be later in

the late spring. Stay tuned to the

Journal for more information.

To view more photos from the

flood, visit https://wiki.cincin

natilibrary. org/index.php/

1937_Flood_ Collection. Also,

the main library branch

downtown is hosting the “1937

Flood: River Still Rising”

exhibit in the Joseph S. Stern,

Jr. Cincinnati Room from

January 14-April 26. The

exhibit “uses historical records,

newspapers, letters, diaries,

maps and photograph to vividly

document the local impact of

one of the twentieth century’s

great disasters.” For more

information, call the library's

Programs & Exhibits

Coordinator at 513-369-6944.

The board of the Greenhills

Historical Society will meet on

Monday, February 27 at 7 p.m.

in the Historical Society’s

Museum Room on the first floor

of the Community Building at 8

Enfield Street. The meeting is

free and open to the public.


Are you a golfer and interested in

assisting at the Greenhills Golf Course?

An organizational

meeting will be held at

6 p.m. on Tuesday

Feb. 7

at the Greenhills

Municipal Building.

Unable to make the meeting?

Call the Office at 825-2100 to let us know of

your interest! Thanks!

Attention Greenhills &

Springfield Twp. residents!

The Greenhills Journal is

looking for volunteers. Proof

reading, writing, etc. Please

contact via email:

[email protected].

Help us help your

community!

Think Summer!

Interested in working at the

Greenhills Swimming Pool this season?

To apply, contact SwimSafe Pool

Management at

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or call 513-755-7075 for information.

Historical Society speaker discusses 1937 flood

Photos Courtesy of the Public Library of Cinti. & Hamilton County

Top: Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Sedamsville, Taken

from Mt. Echo Park. Bottom: Downtown Cincinnati.

Photo by Ron Smith

Jon Seymour is seen studying aerial photographs of the flooding

in one of the special newspaper editions from 1937.

Photo by Ron Smith

Phil Lind, historian addressing a full house of local folks, many of whom have only heard of the

record flooding and were amazed to see so many newspaper photographs of the widespread

destruction.


Page 8 the Greenhills Journal Friday, February 3, 2012

Judith Ann

CorcoranJudith Ann Corcoran (nee

Bradford) died November 18,

2011 at age 54. Judy was a life-

long resident of Greenhills, a

graduate of Greenhills High

School class of 1975 and a sup-

porter of many community

groups and organizations. With

her late husband, Jerry, she

owned and operated 3S Fire

and Safety in Forest Park.

Following Jerry’s death, she

ran the company with her

brother, Kyle Bradford.

Judy is survived by her

mother, Barbara Thole

Bradford, brother Kyle

Bradford, sister Donna

Bradford, sister-in-law

Bethany Johnson Bradford,

nephew Zachary Bradford,

stepson Jon Corcoran, step-

grandson Zachary Corcoran

and former husband, Fred

Starcher. She was preceded in

death by her father, Henry

Bradford, and her husband,

Jerome Corcoran.

A memorial service was

held on Saturday, November

26, 2011 at Arlington

Cemetery. Donations in Judy’s

memory are suggested to the

Greenhills Community Service

Organization (GCSO), 432

Flemridge Ct. Cincinnati, OH

45231.

Elmer H.

Sterwerf Elmer H. Sterwerf, 77,

passed away on Monday,

November 28, 2011. Elmer

was a graduate of Greenhills

High School and had been

employed by the Hamilton

County Park District. He is

survived by his children,

Michael (Linda) Sterwerf,

Daniel (Cindy) Sterwerf, Jean

(Bart) Wilson, Robert (Lorrie)

Sterwerf, and Amy (Jim)

Karle, numerous grandchildren

and great grandchildren, many

friends and family members.

He was preceded in death by

his parents Henry and Edith

Sterwerf, brother, John

Sterwerf, sisters Helen Creager

and Amelia Jorgenson and

daughter Penny Worthington.

Visitation and services were

held on Friday, December 2,

2011 at Niedhard-Snow

Funeral Home in Mt. Healthy

with Pastor Jamison Moody

presiding. Burial was in

Arlington Memorial Gardens.

The family suggested dona-

tions in Elmer’s memory to

SPCA Cincinnati, 11900

Conroy Rd., Cincinnati, OH

45249 or Hospice of

Cincinnati, PO Box 633597,

Cincinnati, OH.

Joyce Ann

HallerJoyce Ann (Seifert) Haller

beloved wife of 58 years to

Dale Haller, loving mother of

David (Karen) Haller, Steve

Haller and Elizabeth (Kent)

Allen, dear grandmother of

Drew, Jacob, Rachel, Nicholas,

Patrick and Katie, passed away

on Sunday, November 27, 2011

at age 80 years.

Joyce was a long time resi-

dent of Greenhills, active in her

children’s activities, such as

Scouts and PTA and her bridge

club. She loved shopping with

her friends. She was a member

of and deacon at Greenhills

Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Marsha Webster offici-

ated at a Memorial Service for

Joyce on December 18, 2011 at

Greenhills Community Church

Presbyterian followed by a

reception in the church hall

where friends and family

exchanged loving memories of

Joyce and how she touched

their lives.

Memorials may be made to

the Greenhills Community

Church Presbyterian, 21

Cromwell Rd., 45218 or

Greenhills Forest Park Kiwanis

Foundation, 351 Ashley

(45215).

Kimberly Mary

AuerKimberly Mary (Byron)

Auer passed away suddenly on

December 18, 2011 at age 48.

She was the beloved wife of

Mark Auer, mother of Katie

Auer, Ben Auer, John Auer and

Rebecca (Becca) Auer, loving

sister of Carol Finner, Mark

Byron, Jeff Byron and Cindy

Baker and loving daughter-in-

law of Ron and Pat Auer.

Kim was called to be a wife and

mother and she answered that call

with her whole heart, love and

being. She shared that love with

every child at Sharonhill Day Care

and the many friends she met along

the way.

Visitation was held on

December 22, 2011 at Our

Lady of the Rosary Church fol-

lowed by Mass of Christian

Burial celebrated by Rev. Ray

Aichele and concelebrated by

Rev. Pete Helmlinger.

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A man was robbed at gun-

point just outside his Junefield

Avenue home on December 19.

At approximately 12:45 a.m.,

the victim had parked his car in

his driveway and was entering

his home when two suspects

approached from the street.

“Both suspects were armed

with handguns and threatened

the victim with them,” said

Police Chief Thomas Doyle.

The man threw his wallet

into the street, which the sus-

pects grabbed then ran from the

scene. He lost personal items,

drivers license, cash, and cred-

it cards. The only descriptions

the police have of the suspects

are two black males, dressed in

black.

A resident on Burnham

Street reported that jewelry had

been stolen from her home.

The theft had occurred between

November 8 and December 3.

There was no evidence of a

forced entry. “Possibly a visitor

to the home may have removed

the items,” said Chief Doyle.

A woman reported her bank

account was illegally accessed.

An unknown suspect used the

stolen account information to

pay an online fee. Neither the

owner of the card or the credit

card company could explain

how the card numbers were

obtained.

On January 22, police were

called to the Back Door Saloon

to investigate a robbery. A man

was observed getting out of a

patron’s SUV parked outside of

the bar. He was carrying a

black purse.

A patron at the bar went to

his truck to retrieve a handgun

and began running after the

suspect. Both men ran across

Winton Road, north, toward the

Baptist church. The patron

fired five rounds into the grass

in an attempt to stop the sus-

pect from getting away.

The patron advised Officer

Patton that the suspect had

turned onto Drummond St.

Officer Patton spotted the sus-

pect and gave chase. The sus-

pect ran to his home at 1

DeWitt St. where he was appre-

hend on the front steps by

Patton. The suspect was arrest-

ed and taken to the Hamilton

County Justice Center. The

patron was also arrested by

police and charged with

obstruction.

Officers Andy Moore and

Tim Lukes assisted Patton in

the chase.

Police Activity Summary

For the month of December,

the Greenhills Police

Department reported a total of

158 traffic stops, 1 for

Operating a Vehicle under the

Influence; 92 traffic tickets and

32 misdemeanor citations were

issued. There were a total of 32

arrests reported.

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BY PEGGY DOLLER

Guest Columnist

Greenhills-Forest Park

Kiwanis has survived the holi-

days and the excessive rain and

is looking forward to working

in the community in the next

several months.

The club continues to sup-

port several projects such as

One Way Farm, Bethany

House, Alliance Food Pantry,

SOUL Ministries and Kiwanis

International’s project to eradi-

cate tetanus in mothers and

babies in underdeveloped

countries. In addition, we have

contributed to Winton Woods

High School’s student recogni-

tion awards and the Student

Recognition Day hosted by

Northside College Hill

Kiwanis for the 6th Division

clubs. We also are pleased to

present a Student of the Month

award at each meeting of the

Winton Woods School board.

We continue to be amazed at

the activities of our Key Club.

This month the members will

work at Alliance Food Pantry

on two weekends, they are

planning their annual Pennies

for Patients event to support

Leukemia/Lymphoma Society

and will sell shamrocks in

March to benefit Muscular

Dystrophy. These kids keep us

on our toes just keeping up

with all they do.

The club has instituted a

satellite club meeting once a

month at 7 a.m. at Bob Evans

(north of I-275) in order to

attract interested parties who

may not be able to attend an

evening meeting due to work

or family commitments. This

group plans to work with

Cincinnati Kiwanis club on

Feb. 7 at the Freestore Food

Bank as their first project.

Come check us out at breakfast

or at a regular meeting. You’ll

be glad you did.

It is time once again to offer

scholarships to deserving stu-

dents who live within the

Winton Woods School District.

This is one of our most reward-

ing projects and is funded

through our charitable founda-

tion. Many previous recipients

have returned to our club to

thank us for the help they

received and to keep us

apprised of their progress. Yes,

the future is in good hands if

these young people are any

indication of what is to come.

We are proud to share in their

success and our small part in it.

Check us out at www.gfpki-

wanis.org or talk to any mem-

ber. A few hours of your time

can make a difference in some-

one’s life – especially yours.

Kiwanis Offers Scholarships

The Greenhills-Forest Park

Kiwanis is once again offering

scholarships of up to $2,000 to

graduating seniors in good aca-

demic standing and with out-

standing achievements in

school and community service.

Students must live within

boundaries of the Winton

Woods School District but may

attend any public or private

high school or be home

schooled. Awards will be paid

directly to the college, univer-

sity, career or technical pro-

gram selected by the student

and are intended for use in pay-

ment of tuition, fees or books.

Application forms are avail-

able from school Guidance

Offices and are due April 20,

2012 to GHFP Kiwanis

Foundation, Ben Floyd,

Scholarship Chairman, 15

Annadale Lane, Cincinnati,

Ohio 45215. Applicants may

email at [email protected] or

phone 771-1659 if home

schooled.


BY TERESA CLEARY

Staff Columist

Jack Lee, a member of the Winton Wood

Board of Education for 16 years, was honored

for his service at the December Board of

Education meeting with the district’s

Community Spirit Award. “When you’ve put

sixteen years of your life into community serv-

ice you have to do a little fuss at the end,” said

Board President John Pennycuff as he presented

the award.

“You’ve really earned the Community Spirit

award.”

Lee, whose two children graduated from the

district, has served as Board president and vice-

president, was the Board’s representative to the

Forest Park Economic Development

Commission, was part of the district’s strategic

plan and implementation of a uniform policy, led

a number of levy campaigns, and has been a sup-

porter of fine arts and athletics, as well as the

district’s alternative education program and

Academy of Global Studies @ Winton Woods

High School.

“This has been a labor of love,” said Lee, as

he accepted the award.

He added that he “will find some other ways to

serve the community in one fashion or another.”

Lee honored for service to Board of Education

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Winton Woods Board of Education member Jack Lee

received the December Community Spirit award from

the district.

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BY JudY FIsher

staff Columnist

The two 2011 Greenhills Hall of

Famers each have a nice, new

memory to add to their “memory

bank.”

Roger Petering (‘52) heard from

Russ Schuster (the teacher) who

most influenced Roger in high

school. He is living at Maple Knoll

Village. He was thrilled that he was

remembered, and he thanked Roger

for the compliment. Mr. Schuster

and his wife chaperoned Roger’s

senior class to Washington D.C. He

did not stay with teaching but

always followed the Pioneers in

sports and spirit. He signed his let-

ter, “Go Pioneers!”

Terence Kollman (‘60) also had

a surprise. He is currently consult-

ing on a special TV campaign for

Boehringer Ingelheim the world’s

largest family-owned pharmaceuti-

cal company. During the first meet-

ing, the manager of Consumer

Health Care here in the U.S., leaned

over to Terry and said,

“Congratulations on being elected

to the Hall of Fame in your home-

town of Greenhills.” Terry felt

speechless for once! He found out

that the manager had Googled

Terry’s name, and there it was for

the whole world to see! “The Hall

of Fame honor has changed my life,

and I’m rededicating my efforts to

help others and continue to ‘pio-

neer’ new ideas and opportunities,”

said Terry. Next on Terry’s agenda

is planning a St. Jude Hospital

Dinner/Dance in Boca Raton,

Florida. (Thanks to Roger and Terry

for these up-dates and exact quotes

were used at times in these articles.)

Do you remember when:

• We all watched those exciting

“Tarzan” movies? Can you believe

one star outlived all of the Tarzans,

Jane, and Boy? Cheetah, the chim-

panzee, died at the end of Dec.

2011, at age 81. His movie career

spanned about 50 of those years and

began around 1931. He also made

many public and TV appearances.

(Some folks are saying it is impos-

sible for a chimp to live that long. I

rather like to think it true for all the

memories it conjures up,) He lived

at a primate sanctuary in Palm

Harbour, Florida, and I would

assume that they kept accurate

records.

• Coach Rex Hoon was the

Greenhills High School football

and track coach from 1948-1955? A

group called the Old Fogies visit

with Rex and Joan in their New

Concord, Ohio, home. In a 2009

visit the group presented Rex with a

football full of several names of

Pioneer athletes from his era. A

clear plastic case had a green and

silver label that read: “Presented to

Coach Hoon GHS 1948-1955.

Thanks for all your time, and for

teaching us the values of pride,

humility, honesty, integrity, and

sportsmanship from your old

Pioneers.” The Alumni Room has a

display honoring him.

In the early 1940’s he was a

three sports star at Muskingham

College. In 1943 he enlisted in the

Army as a rifleman in the 141st

Infantry Regiment of the 36th

Infantry Division. He was supposed

to be in a special operations unit of

soldiers who were chosen to work

behind enemy lines because they

could speak French. A case of the

mumps sidelined him, and he went

to Italy first. He was injured in his

hip by artillery fire from a German

tank. After fifteen days of R&R, his

unit did hit the beach in south

France where he fought battles in

southern France, Provence and the

Rhineland. It was because of this he

earned (in 2009) the Chevalier

(Knight) of the Legion of Honor of

the French Republic. This award is

the highest one awarded by the

French. (Napoleon created this

French honor in 1802 to recognize

service rendered to France by peo-

ple of great merit.) It is akin to our

Medal of Honor.

Hoon has quite a collection of

medals from his US Army WWII

service in Italy and France. In addi-

tion to the Legion of Honor, he has

a Purple Heart, Bronze Star,

Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze

Arrowhead, European-African-

Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon,

four Bronze Stars, and the World

War II Victory Medal. What a

deserving person, and how fortu-

nate Greenhills was to have had

him help shape the lives of so many

young student athletes. He and his

wife still live in New Concord.

(Sources: Greenhills Alumni

Newsletter 11-2009 and Brian

Gadd’s article in the “Times

Recorder” of Zanesville, Ohio.)

• A June, 1959 Journal ad for

the Greenhills Hardware Store

advertised a deluxe, motorized out-

door living grill for $21.95?

Included were all the accessories:

skewers, forks, spoons, scrapers,

briquettes, lighters, other grills.

Everything but the steaks. Jule’s

sold his hardware store to Pat and

Jim Hardy who served the village

from 1967-1991. Pat loved to refin-

ish furniture and antiques which she

did at home. Greenhills Hardware

had a small section where Pat sold

crafts. Her straw Christmas wreaths

were her big sellers. I had a lovely

talk with Pat recalling old memo-

ries, and she was so sweet and gra-

cious to answer my inquiries about

the store.

• Joseph Recker and Allen

Boerger started Recker and Boerger

right here in Greenhills? Eventually

they moved to a bigger location out

of Greenhills. Joseph and Allen

lived next door to each other on

Brompton Lane.

• Ronald and Justin Auer started

Auer Kitchens in 1956?

• A 1973 ad advertised Halpin’s

Catering Service? Neil and

Antoinette were the outstanding

“cooking couple” who also served

the delicious meals at the Greenhills

Country Club.

• The Village Inn served yummy

lunches, dinners, cocktails, and

even carry-out orders?

• Angilo’s Greenhills Pizza also

offered steak hoagies, fish, chicken,

shrimp, and spaghetti? (Are you

getting hungry yet?)

• You could get a fence from

Tom Enderly of A.B.C. Fencing or

piano lessons from dear Helen

Baker? If you needed to try and

make your kids smarter, you could

buy a set of World Book

Encyclopedias from Freda

Odegard.

• Greenhills was loaded with

attorneys? Three that I recall very

well were Paul Mueller, Bob

Woellner, and Bob Dolle. I taught

his wonderful son Tom at Damon

Rd. The Dolles were such a gra-

cious couple and took us on Ohio

River excursions on their boat.

• Many well known names

offered Greenhills plenty of good

insurance? Joseph Wernicke, Sr.

(complete insurance service),

James Clark, Sr. & Associates

(1950), Richard Bolser, Ken Deeter,

Joseph Singler, and All State

Insurance to name a few.

• You could even call Kane

Angler’s Ark to plan a vacation trip

on a house boat, fishing, or hunting

trips at Lake Cumberland? Rolland

Kane ran the Ark out of his Hadley

home. With all this record breaking

rain, we may need an ark.

• John and Nick Haynay began

the wonderful Haynay’s Bowling

Alley? How many of us remember

going there in the early days? A

wonderful place to take a date!

• Robert A. Taft installed our

new City Council Members in

1972? That caused quite a stir.

• The florist shops served us so

well over the years? The shop on

the lower level had many names

and owners. In 1963 the shop was

known as the Treasure Nook

Florist/Gift Shop. Another name

was the Village Green Florist/Gift

Shop. I recall Lynn Martinson who

sold it to Cindy Thomas who later

moved it to the Beckett Ridge area.

Jan Ellers bought the space where

she ran Jan Ellers Florist Shop

(lower level) for six years. She

moved to the first level where she

was for twelve years. When Jan

sold the store, Beasley’s from

Cincinnati Mills moved there and is

there today.

• Your first kiss with that some-

one special? If you are still with that

same “special someone” give them

a kiss a day for every year you’ve

been married. When you run out,

start all over. That way you can

have a Happy Valentine’s Day

every day.


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Hopster-Stoffel Wedding Announcement

Jennifer Hopster and Robert Stoffel were married October 22 at the Fairfield Community Arts Center in

Fairfield, Ohio. Jennifer is the daughter of Dale and Nancy Hopster of Greenhills. Robert is the son of

Lew Stoffel and Sue Wenn of Madeira.

Jennifer is a 2003 graduate of Winton Woods High School and a 2009 graduate of the University of

Cincinnati, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Middle Childhood Education. She is currently

employed by Sylvan Learning Center and is also a substitute teacher for Winton Woods City Schools.

Robert is a graduate of Madeira High School and a 2011 graduate of the University of Cincinnati where

he received a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences. He is currently employed by Express-Scripts.

The couple resides in Wyoming, Ohio.



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