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• Withrow High School 4-letterman with his classmate Doc Kusel.
• Had to earn a letter sweater tostay warm, they were so poor
• Full athletic scholarship to OhioWesleyan
• Gave up a contract with theCincinnati Reds to go to college.
• Was scouted for pro football inhigh school and college.
• Was admitted to the LaRosa ath-letic hall of fame in 1987
• He loved kids.
Volume XXXVI Issue 7 August 2010
One of the most popular features onMemorial Day (2010) was the displayof the brilliant medals and articlesabout World War II Naval Air ForceDive bomber pilot Walt Maerki. Thisdisplay was located in the TPHistorical Society tent. Walt’s warrecord was incredibly impressive, butso was his fun and fantastic personal-ity. He was quite unique.
Walt was born November 3, 1918and died January 6, 2008. In 1944, hemarried Alwilda Marie Heffelfinger(Willie) born November 5, 1917 anddied May 7, 2006. Their son Kentlives in Phoenix and daughterChristina lives on Winding Brook inTerrace Park.
Walt and Willie lived at 716Myrtle from 1947 until 1970 and laterbuilt on Kent Circle and lived therefrom 1972-1980. Those who knewWalt and Willie remember them withfondness. The “Walt” stories havecontinued through generations.
Dave Berger who grew up in TP, alittle younger than Kent, recalls:
“We used to play basketball in theTP gym early on Saturday mornings.To get in we picked the front doorlocks with a pocket knife (really easyto do). I was around 13 (and had apocket knife!) at the time and we hada crowd of young boys and neighbor-
hood dads who just showed up at var-ious times early in the morning. KentMaerki's father was a regular. Helived right next to the school. SteveHelfrich, maybe one of the Fenderbrothers (Don or Jerry), my gang(brother Dick, Harry Hauenstein,Morry Schoenfield) and several oth-ers played all morning. Sometimesthe cafeteria provided fruit juice andpeaches in the big cans.
We turned on the gym lights andposted a lookout (for Matt Cook thePolice Chief) while the others played.When we finished playing we alwaysgot the BIG brooms out of the closet andswept the floors clean and otherwise puteverything back as we found it.”
Kent added: We used to be inside the gym
when Matt Cook would show up. Wekept playing while he knocked on thewindow knowing he could not get in.One day he got the janitor (Mr.Owens) to let him in and there wasDad caught with all the kids.”
It was not unusual to find Waltwith all the kids. After all, he was abig kid himself. We use to love it onSaturdays when he would take hisplane and buzz TP. Kent wrote:“A few things about Dad:
• He was one of Ohio's most gift-ed athletes:
Walt Maerki: decorated war hero was a TPlegendBy Susan Abernethy Frank
August Terrace Park CouncilMeeting
During the August Village Councilmeeting, Life Squad Chief JohnMaggard urged residents to join theemergency medical technical (EMT)class starting this fall. The course hasno cost but there is necessary paper-work for Cincinnati State. The LifeSquad needs residents to help bydonating their time, expertise andcompassion in order to maintain 24/7EMT coverage for the village. Pleasejoin the EMT class and call Johntoday. There will be free public CPRclasses starting. For more informa-tion, call the Village Office. New firemen
The first order of business was theswearing in of new fire fighters JohnDoran and David Davis. Fire ChiefLuke Frey stood by while Mayor JayGohman administered the oath.
Chief Frey later announced thatthe new fire class has six members.He is always looking for volunteers.The standard operating guidelinesmanual is almost complete.
Martin Marietta Mayor Gohman was pleased to
report that County CommisionersGreg Hartman and Todd Portune sup-ported David Peppers resolution todeny Martin Marietta the right to tun-nel under a county road. VillageSolicitor Robert Malloy reported thatvarious appeals from the MartinMarietta situation that have been filedby property owners and communitieslike TP, are in the process of beingconsolidated for an October 12thhearing before Magistrate Bachman. Minors and alcohol
The mayor and Police Chief JerryHayhow recently attended aCincinnati seminar about the possiblecriminal charges and civil litigationfor any adult who purchases alcoholfor minors. 2008-2009 audit
Chief Fiscal Officer MarkHolcomb reported that the 2008-09audit is completed and he thanked his
Many newly-arrived and long-timeresidents are still learning that TerracePark is unique because the emergencymedical services (EMS) and fire serv-ices here are 100% staffed by residentvolunteers.
As a newly trained Terrace ParkEMT, I can tell you my experiencethroughout training and now volunteer-ing has been personally rewarding.And it comes with two other bonuses: Ihave new skills that are beneficial tomy family and my children get to seeme drive the ambulance for which I getcountless cool mom points! Now I ampart of a highly committed group ofvolunteers who help you when youneed it most.
No prior medical experience isrequired. Age (if over 18), gender andstature/strength (Lifting ability, etc.) arenot factors. Training is free; all supplies,such as books, uniforms and jackets are100% paid for by the Village.
In total, there are 29 Terrace Parkresidents who volunteer as EMTs. Our
goal is 50. If you are interested inEMS, please remember that schedul-ing is flexible and your service man-ageable. Our next class starts inSeptember. Please call Chief JohnMaggard at 831-1896.
Here are answers to a few com-mon questions to help you decidewhether or not to volunteer.How do the shifts work – are you“on call” all the time?
No. After you have completedyour training and are a licensed EMT,you volunteer when you can. Some ofus serve one weekly shift, while othersserve a few shifts a week. We carrypagers that alert us to the 911 calls andnature of the emergency. Those oncall, the “Duty Crew,” meet at the sta-tion and drive the ambulance to theemergency, usually arriving withinfive minutes. A Duty Crew consists ofat least two people, sometimes more.If paramedics or fire fighters arerequired, we radio them in and theyarrive within minutes.
“But blood and all that “freaks” meout!”
This is where our training comesin. The training provided prepares youfor anything you might see. If you feelunsure in any way at the start of thecourse, you won’t by the end. The stateregulated training is both thorough andcomprehensive. Imagine how it willfeel to be able to handle an emergency!
Just how much is Terrace Parksaving by having volunteer Fire andEmergency Medical Services? Whatis the cost of service?
Without volunteer Medical andFire services, Terrace Park wouldspend over $700,000 per year. Thisincludes operational costs, insurance,salaries and benefits for full and part-time personnel. This does not coverpossible replacement costs of existingapparatus (engines, support vehicles,ambulance, and ladder truck) thatanother department might mandate.
If ever you were looking for a wayto give back to your community, tolearn new skills that are beneficial toyour family and all of Terrace Park,please consider EMS. We need you!We are looking for volunteers for ournext class, which starts in September.There is no cost for this training.Please call Chief John Maggard at831-1896.
Looking for an easy and fulfilling way to giveback to TP? Think EMS!By Kimberley Colbourn
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Lt. Walter Maerki, WWII Naval Air ForceDive Bomber Pilot
Boy Scout Troop 286 attended oneweek of camp this year during theweek of July 25th. This year at CampFriedlander was a fun experience andall of the guys had a great time. The12 boys that went were Eli Bales,Matthew Burgess, Jack and NeilFindley, Sean Holcomb, DominicKline, Jeremiah May, Walker
Boy Scout Troop 286 attendsCamp FriedlanderBy Nick Walter
McManus, Scott Overbey, HenryWagner, and Nick and A.J. Walter.
Some of the merit badges that theboys earned were swimming, camp-ing, first aid, shotgun and rifle shoot-ing, archery, and the handicraft andNative American workshops. I per-sonally completed the COPE course,
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School buildings updateOn Aug. 17, SFA Architects was scheduled to present their schemat-ic design proposal for the three schools to the Board of Educationfor approval. The information was scheduled to be made availableon the district website "construction" page on Aug 18.
Troop 286 with their race-winning raft made from all-natural materials, lashingsand braided duct tape “rope.” Pictured from (1) volunteers Bren and ChandiFindley, Eli Bales, Sean Holcomb, Dominic Kline, Matthew Burgess, ScottOverby, AJ Walker (behind Scott), Jack and Findley, volunteer Connor Carman,Jerismiah Mah and Nick Walter.
By Vivian Krueger
Village residents urged to join theEMT class starting soon
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was hilarious and they tried to do itagain with water but it didn’t work.”Memories of special times spent withfriends were shared by more than ahandful of students. “One of thethings I loved in Terrace Park was thelook on my BFF’s (best friend forev-er’s) face when she came into her sur-prise b-day party that I organized forher!” wrote Grace Gerred. “It mademe feel so good for her!”
For Anna Schwartz, the school’sbowling party with students fromMariemont created a lasting memory.“We got to know each other a lotmore, and we got to practice ourbowling,” she said.
Rachel Schmithorst wrote aboutthe “food and fun games” at the par-ties that preceded class breaks, MollyMoehring commented on “being ableto hang out and play with my friendsall day.”
Bailey Vianello described it thisway, “My favorite memory has justgot to be getting together with myfriends or heading down to the TerracePark Recreation and Swim Club. Wewill get together and head down justtwo or three of us or maybe six or 12of us. It doesn’t matter; it is just fun tobe hanging out with an awesomegroup of kids …”
Will Ciolino has fond memoriesof summer days with friends at thepool, basketball and tennis courts. ForCole Stautberg, it’s going to the vil-lage green for a football game. EliKoreman said he especially likesgoing to the village green on a cool,spring day. “I love how you willalways pass a friend on the way there,”he wrote. Colton England is a villagegreen fan, too, “I love just going thereand meeting all of my friends.”
United Dairy Farmers is anotherfavorite destination for this class.Mikey Barrett likes to stop by on theway home from swimming; ColinTheye prefers starting at UDF andcontinuing on to the gazebo on thevillage green; Will Hobart and ConnerDavis just like going to UDF in thecompany of friends.
Adam Smith has enjoyed feelingcarefree, “ … being able to play at the
In the waning days of their TerracePark Elementary School experience,sixth-graders from the class of 2010reflected on what’s so great aboutgrowing up in this community. Andthen, at the invitation of the TerracePark Historical Society, 50 studentsput pencils to paper and shared theirthoughts for posterity.
A whopping 20 percent wroteabout the simple joys of riding a bicy-cle beneath the canopy of TerracePark’s tree-lined streets. VictorSchmithorst said, “It just feels greatwith the wind blowing.” Liz Gatch,Roe Pitstick, Spencer Kincaid, JeffreyTimmers, Chloé Baker and Louise-Audrey Zenezini recalled the funthey’ve had riding to school and toplay dates at friends’ homes, StantonField, the Village Green, DrackettField, swim club, or, as JacobMaloney put it, “We can ride ourbikes everywhere.” Jesse Glaser men-tioned games of bike tag. GabeKoreman and Hadley George recalleda favorite trip - the one to school atsummer’s end to discover the name oftheir new teachers.
Rory McGoff also enjoyed thefreedom of mobility, but added, “withno worries of getting harmed.” On thetopic of security, Mac Nelson, wrote,“My favorite memory of TP is beingable to run around the town and notbeing in any danger. Terrace Park isincredibly safe.”
It’s also, according to SamBarter, a community of “nice peopleand friends who live nearby.”
Spencer Stutenroth, SadieDeCamp and three other classmatescherish the memory of simply goinghome for lunch. “At most schools youdon’t get to do that,” said MadiAndrus. For Sarah Bell, it’s an escape.“The cafeteria food is gross and it isvery loud and annoying,” she wrote.“The boys are the annoying part.”Commented Lindsay Harden, “I’venever liked sitting in a cafeteria.”
But for Danny Woodruff a cafete-ria incident in first grade is a joyfulmemory. “My friends made me laughso hard at lunch, milk shot out mynose . . . I remember that I was drink-ing strawberry milk . . . We thought it
Memories of Childhood inTerrace ParkBicycle riding and going home forlunch top list in TPHS surveyBy Sue Porter
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Boy Scout Troop 286 attendsCamp Friedlanderwhich stands for challenging outdoorpersonal experience. It was really coolto be 30 feet in the air on the high ropescourse and to zip line all the way down.
We all wanted to send out a bigthanks to all the parents who eitherstayed the night with us or helped the
new scouts during the day and atmealtime. We also wanted to say a bigthanks to our scoutmaster Mr. DennisKokoruda for all of his help planningour camp experience. We hope to goto summer camp again next year withthe support of the community.
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Nick Walter (l) and Jack Findley paddled furiously to win the rafting race at CampFriedlander. Congratulations to the entire troop for their hard work and inginuityin creating the winning (if slightly-less-bouyant-than-expected) vessel.
ATTENTION MARIEMONT HIGH SCHOOL FANS!PLEASE JOIN THE MARIEMONT HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL
HOMECOMING TALIGATE PARTY!!!!!!
ON OCTOBER 1ST, FROM 5-7:30PM, COME HANG OUT WITH YOUR OLD CLASSMATES AND ENJOY THE HOMECOMNG PARADE AT THE GRASSY
KNOLL BETWEEN HIAWATHA AND REMBOLD.
FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE
MARIEMONT VS INDIAN HILL7:30pm
GO WARRIORS
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AUGUST
25 BACK TO SCHOOL
27 MJHS Back to School Dance, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
4 Annual Labor Day Weekend Community GarageSale 7am – Noon at the Log Cabin on Elm Famousthroughout the East Side of Cincinnati for really greatstuff!! Come shop ‘till you drop!
5 Third Annual Bulldog 5K Run/Walk RegistrationBegins at 7:45am, Race begins at 9am at the Gazebo.Come run, walk, crawl or just cheer people on!
6 Labor Day NO SCHOOL 6 Annual Labor Day Parade Begins at 10am, partici-pants line up behind the elementary school at 9:30Dance to the Marching Bands, Catch Candy, Wave toTP VIP’s!!
6 Festival on the Green Begins immediately afterthe Parade – 1pm
7 TP Garden Club “Gardners’ Party” at the home ofOgle Annett, 212 Oxford. Wear a decorated hat. Guestswelcome. Please RSVP to Linda Rockaway at 965-8660.
8 Kindervelt #76 Fall Kick-Off Meeting, 7:30 p.m. -social time, 8 p.m. - meeting time. Are you interestedin having fun while raising funds for a good cause?Please join the women of Kindervelt #76 as we beginour year. Check bulletin boards in early September forlocation. Contact Kate Hudson with questions, [email protected]
14 TP Village Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at theCommunity Building
SAVE THE DATE! Terrace Park Anti-blastingfundraiser—the fight isn’t over! October 23, 3 - 11.Want to help? Contact Hester Sullivan [email protected]
Village Calendar 2010
Please call Hester Sullivan @ 576-9959, email [email protected] with calendar information or check us out on the web www.terracepark.com/calendar.
August Terrace Park Council Meetingcommittee of Chief Hayhow, LaurieBaird and Councilman Mark Porst.School safety and street report
Police Chief Gerald Hayhow,Street Commissioner, reminded resi-dents that school starts August 25th.Safety is so important around theschool. Do not make U Turns or parkthe wrong direction around the school.
There will be a driver training in-service for our officers. Morton Saltwill provide our winter road salt withonly a 54 cent per ton price increase.Building permits
Bill Fiedler, building official,reported that on average 2 to 3 build-ing permits have been requestedweekly. He is going through thearchives to build a library of pastbuilding permits. A new house on Elmis in process. Building and grounds report
Councilman Jeff Krueger,Buildings and Grounds, reported thatthe Memorial Tree plaque is finishedand will be hung in the CommunityHouse. A program is now in place forVillage and former residents to honorfamily and friends by purchasing anew Village tree. The donation is $300to the “Terrace Park Tree Fund.”Residents may pick from the treeinventory for the Spring and Fallplantings.
Please water your trees during themid-summer dry periods. Please doNOT water the new trees with thegreen and brown bags.
Krueger reported that the GardenClub has received many complimentsfor their flowerboxes on the ElmBridge.Ash borer
Terrace Park Arborist RandyHaller and Krueger are plotting a dig-ital map of Ash Bore positive and neg-ative trees that have been felled.Rugby and Stanton have the most pos-itive Ash Bore infestations. From1/1/2007 to date, the ash tree popula-tion has decreased from 14% to 12%.However, the 2% have been replacedby better suited species.Parking ordinance
Councilman Jim Muennich readthe second and emergency reading ofthe Parking Ordinance, which passed.Public works report
Councilman Muennich, PublicWorks, reported that the Wooster Pikecurb/catch basin and the traffic lightsignal poles projects are close to com-
pletion. ODOT will put the MedianProject out for bid Oct. 21st.Muennich expects the project to becompleted by next summer. He ispleased that OKI applied for govern-ment funds and Terrace Park’s sharewill drop from $145K to $120K. Thepath/walkway along Indian Hill Rd iscosting $7,000 less than expectedthanks to Chief Hayhow’s bid work.Two resolutions were passed for treeand stump removal along the pathwayfor work to begin. Public Safety
Councilman Stefan Olson, PublicSafety, passed a resolution to fund thepurchase of two custom digital “InCruiser” Video resolution systems inthe amount of $9,627.40. These willbe installed in current Village Policevehicles and are moveable if newer
The Terrace Park HistoricalSociety will host its second house tourSunday, Oct. 17. Co-chairs BarbaraJane England,left, and MaryArkeilpane have arranged for fiveTerrace Park houses dating back to theearly 1800s to be open to the publicfrom 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets for "TheWhite House Tour" will go on saleSept. 6 at the community's annualLabor Day festivities on the VillageGreen. The society's first house tour
vehicles are purchased. Beautification committee
Village resident Lorrie Hill of theTerrace Park Historical Society askedthat the Council consider acceptingmemorial gifts and suggested the for-mation of a beautification committee.Reminders
Remember that our police providea wonderful service of checkinghomes while Villagers are on vaca-tion. Call the Village office or checkthe website. Please do not place signsand billboards on Village property orVillage right-of-ways. Call BuildingOfficial Bill Fiedler if home remodel-ing or improvement construction proj-ects are planned.
The meeting continued inExecutive session on personnel andpending litigation.
in 2008 was a sell-out that attractedvisitors from as far north as Daytonand south as Louisville, and through-out Greater Cincinnati. In preparationfor the tour, TPHS is creating "TheTerrace Park Worker Bees: ANeighbor to Neighbor ReferralDirectory" for release that day. To rec-ommend people or companies whoseservices you have found invaluable,contact TPHS online at [email protected].
July council highlights
The first order of business was theswearing in of James A. Pruitt asSergeant for the Terrace Park Police.Sergeant Pruitt has been on the forcefor 12 years. Son Gregory and Mrs.Puritt stood with Police ChiefHayhow, while Mayor Jay Gohmanadministered the oath. Martin Marietta
Mayor Gohman reported thatappeals have been filed with theHamilton County Common PleasCourt against Martin Marietta to stopthe Anderson mine. He thankedneighbors Newtown, Indian Hill andCABOOM for their help to stop thisblight and burden to our area.
Village Solicitor Robert Malloysaid there is significant information totell the court about the Martin Mariettamine. Motions will be filed in August. School contractor bids
If there are any Village contrac-tors who want to bid on theMariemont School building project,
call Mike Hilton. Vacation check
Our police department offers theservice of checking a resident’s homewhile on vacation. The form is on thewebsite and may be dropped off at theVillage Office. Sidewalk repair and leaf pickup
Police Chief Gerald Hayhowreported that sidewalk issues arebeing repaired and the Terrace ParkMaintenance Crew will be around tofill in stump holes. Looking ahead toleaf season, alternatives for the failingleaf machines are being investigated. Building
Bill Fiedler, Building Official,reported that building permits arepicking up and he is answering lots ofcalls about complying with buildingcodes. Realtors are contacting himabout previous permit work on olderVillage homes. Bill is working to cat-
egorize permits back to the 1990s.Mayor Gohman reminded resi-
dents to check with Building OfficialBill Fiedler if remodeling/homeimprovement construction projectsare planned. New zoning/Parking ordinance
Councilman Tom Tepe, Planningand Zoning, thanked Lee Cole, DavidMoyer and committee for all of thework that went into the Phase 2 zon-ing updates and for their work on theparking ordinance. (The ParkingOrdinance with regard to the VillageRight of Way concerns was brought tothe first reading.)
Councilman Lee Cole, Rules &Law: Phase 2 of the zoning codeupdates advanced to the 3rd readingand it will be official in 30 days. Aredlined copy is available on theVillage website or Office. Trees and memorial plaques
Councilman Jeff Krueger,Buildings and Grounds, reported that
the Memorial Tree plaque has beenordered. A program will soon be inplace for Village residents to honorfamily and friends by purchasing a newVillage tree. Please water your treesduring the mid-summer dry periods.Residents should call the Village Officeto reach Terrace Park Arborist RandyHaller concerning tree questions.Wooster Pike/Indian Hill walkingpath
Councilman Jim Muennich,Public Works, reported that theWooster Pike curb and catch basinproject is close to completion. Jim iswaiting to hear from ODOT on thestart of the Median Project. A newpathway along Indian Hill Rd is beingplanned. This path will be similar tothe Denison/Wrenwood path forwalkers and bikers.
Councilman Stefan Olson, PublicSafety, had no report.
James A. Pruitt (l) being sworn in by Mayor Jay Gohman. Pruitt, a 12-year veter-an of the Terrace Park Police Department, is now a sergeant.
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go far into the tournament and some-times win it!”
Two of Wyatt’s teammates sharehis sentiments. John Fening recalled ahome game that was tied 24-24 in thesecond overtime when Wyatt passedthe ball to him and he “swished athree-pointer to win the game.” NickKauffman cherishes his memory ofthat basketball championship.
Jamie Westmeyer learned thevalue of school sports after movinginto the village. “My favorite memoryin Terrace Park is playing sports withall my friends from school. My oldschool didn’t have a school team.”
Three other newcomers rate theirarrival in Terrace Park as fondestmemories. “I met tons of friends thefirst day,” said Patrick Kelly. “I willnever forget that first day.” WroteAbby Takas, “When I first movedhere, I got to meet my nice neighbors,ride my bike to school and so muchmore.” Alexis Jarjosa did a bit of com-
parison, “When I first moved herefrom Kentucky, people were morelively and more welcoming.”
Alexis went on to praise her teach-ers at the elementary school, who were“pretty fun and amused us as theytaught.” Zach Keith mentioned hisenjoyment of the hot chocolate servedto school crossing guards who’dworked in freezing temperatures. LeahDupré, Nina Morgan and LukeHigginbotham wrote about the sixthgrade trip to Camp Kern. Lukedeclared it “awesome,” Nina likedspending time days and nights withher friends and Leah said, “I met manynew people there and got to have a funtime with people I already know.”
With that thought our elementaryschool’s class of 2010 moves on tomiddle school in Mariemont. And ifthey ever forget what made growingup in Terrace Park special, they cancontact the Terrace Park HistoricalSociety for a copy of their essays.
Memories of childhood in Terrace Park
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A modern church facility, designed toattract a wide variety of peoplethrough its doors to experience God’spurpose for their lives, opens to thepublic for services at 10 a.m. on Sept.12, 2010, followed by an open houseat 3 p.m.
In May 2007, SonRise Churchpurchased 16.1 acres on Wooster Pikefor its future worship and ministrycenter. The acreage, located off ofU.S. Hwy 50, between Mariemont and
Terrace Park, was formerly known asthe Friarhurst Retreat Center. Withconstruction complete in August, thenew structure will have worship,social and recreational facilities. Thevision of the church leadership was toprovide a state-of-the-art facility thatcan be used throughout the week toaddress the community needs in a waythat traditional church structuressometimes cannot.
Built and designed by The
SonRise Church moves to new homeMcKnight Group, which specializesin church construction, the new build-ing includes a 450-seat auditoriumthat can convert to gymnasium space;an atrium with a coffee house café,fireplace and Wi-Fi; conference meet-ing space; a full kitchen; nursery andpreschool classrooms; and patio spacefor outdoor gatherings. Plans alsoinclude walking trails throughout thewooded acreage.
“We are excited to have found alocation that is centrally located formany of the communities that ourchurch reaches out and ministers to.Our desire is to use this facility as atool to help people take their nextsteps towards Jesus Christ,” comment-ed Jeff Arington, lead pastor ofSonRise Church.
The SonRise Church family invitesyou to check us out on Sept. 12th.
green or walk to a friend’s or escape atthe nature preserve and just be able todo what I want.”
Opening day at the swim club istop-rated for Rachel Munschauer andRobby Neugent, but Isabella Bernardiniconsiders any day at the pool in thecompany of friends a day to remember.
The first Sunday in Decemberwhen village residents place luminar-ia along walkways is a special memo-ry for Madeline Falknor, while TyBucher’s thoughts turn to the commu-nity’s Memorial Day parade andthrowing candy to bystanders “fromCoach Vianello’s truck.”
Sports-related memories are top-of-mind for Wyatt Peterman, whowrote about playing basketball for theTerrace Park Bulldogs. “My team andI would either be undefeated or have agreat record,” he said. “At the end ofevery season, there would be an endof the year tournament that we wouldenter. We would play our hardest and
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In today’s tougher economy there is atrend called “shift to thrift”…just cre-ative language to say we are more care-ful about what we spend our money on.What better way to be thrifty than tovisit the Annual Labor Day GarageSale on Saturday, September 4 from 7a.m. to noon at the Log Cabin..
You’ll be guaranteed to find somereally great stuff at really low prices.(You may have to hunt for it but that’sjust part of the fun.) Just as much partof the whole garage sale experience isthe opportunity to socialize with all
the other TPer’s who have stumbledout of bed at an early hour to catch thebest deals.
So whether you’re a return cus-tomer or a Labor Day Garage Sale vir-gin – be sure to come down to thisyear’s sale to see how much you canget for how little!
Donations will be taken at theLog Cabin each Saturday throughthe last Saturday in August. Pleaselook around one last time and see ifyou have any unwanted treasures todonate.
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Book Sale! Mariemont Library ishosting its first Friends of the Librarybook sale, Friday, Sept. 17 andSaturday, Sept. 18. Come on out andsupport your library. We need volun-teers to help with the sale. If you areinterested, please call the branch at369-4467 or stop by the branch.
Library Babies is the first Fridayof the month at 10:30 a.m. . This is agreat opportunity to introduce yourbaby to books, songs, and fingerplay.Ages birth to 18 months.?
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Pre-school Storytime isWednesdays at 1:30 p.m. Join MissKatheryn for stories and crafts. Ages3 to 5.
Special Needs Story Time:Special needs children and their par-ent/caregiver share a reading adven-ture in a fun and safe environment.Thursday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m. Pleasecall Miss Katheryn at 369-4467 if youare interested.
Tales to Tails: Read to a therapy
dog and practice your reading skills.Thursday, September 2, 1 at 5 p.m. to6 p.m. Registration suggested.
Create A Stuffed Creature!Design and sew a felt “critter” thatyou stuff and decorate. Thursday,September 2 at 4 p.m. Ages 12 to 18
Shared Reading: Early literacyskills are proven indicators of chil-dren’s future success in school. Learna fun method of reading books withyour young child in a way that encour-ages the development of these skills.Attendees will receive a gift bag withbooks for children.
Cincinnati During the CivilWar: The Cincinnati Museum Centerdescribes events in Cincinnati duringthe Civil War. Monday, September 13at 6:30 p.m.
Mariemont Book Club:September’s book is The Zookeeper’sWife by Diane Ackerman. Copies willbe available at the branch. Thursday,September 23, 6:45 p.m.
The Mariemont Library is locatedat 3810 Pocahontas Ave., 369-4467. Itis open Monday, Tuesday andThursday, noon to 8 p.m. andWednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Don’t hesitate to call 9-1-1!Did you know that, if you have anemergency and call 9-1-1, your neigh-bors might be the ones to respond?Terrace Park is wonderfully unique asour emergency medical and fire serv-ices are staffed by highly trained resi-dent volunteers.
Here are some facts you may notknow about your Terrace ParkEmergency Medical Services.
10. We are volunteers and neigh-bors; we care!
You can bet that we truly care.Why? This is our way of giving backto our community. We volunteer ourtime to serve you in a caring and con-
fidential manner.9. We are state licensed.We are all licensed as Emergency
Medical Technicians (EMT’s) in thestate of Ohio. We have the samelicense as any other EMT you may runinto at a hospital or outside TerracePark; the only difference is that wechoose to be unpaid volunteers. Anyof us could work in a full time capaci-ty anywhere that EMT’s are hired.
8. It’s free for the patient!Yes, it is …more on this below!7. We are well trained!We have completed the EMT
licensing course through Cincinnati
State, passed the National RegistryExam, participated in ambulance runswith nearby departments and complet-ed many required hours of hands-onexperience in local hospital emer-gency departments.
6. And we never stop training!Our continuing education is ongo-
ing. Twice per month we reinforceskills and review protocols for theAED (Automatic ExternalDefibrillator), intubation (placing atube to ensure breathing), CPR andother trauma and medical care. Ourcontinuing education classes meet allstate requirements and exceed manyother area departments in frequencyand scope.
5. It’s free for you!The patient is not charged … more
on this below!4. Young, elderly, medical needs,
or an accident - we’ve got you covered.We are trained to care for all ages
from infants to the elderly, and allmedical situations, including medicaland trauma.
3. More Help.Along with 29 Terrace Park volun-
teer EMT’s additional help is availableif needed. We have a 24/7 contractwith nearby paramedics. In fact, byprior agreement, on certain runs (car-diac, overdose, allergic reactions, etc.)paramedics from a nearby departmentare automatically dispatched by the 9-1-1 operator. They generally arriveright behind the Terrace Park ambu-lance. Likewise, we offer mutual aidsupport to nearby departments, such asMilford, Mariemont, Miami Townshipand others.
2. Don’t go it alone, just call!Don’t hesitate to call 9-1-1. We’ve
heard of stories of residents drivingthemselves to hospitals with brokenbones or illnesses and babysitters call-ing parents home instead of 9-1-1. Thisis not only dangerous but can wastevaluable time. EMT’s can assess andassist in making decisions about theneed for hospital transport. We don’talways transport, but we can provideimmediate care. Remember, we actual-ly want you to use us. Don’t debate it.
1. The number one thing you maynot know about your local EMS – It isFREE for the patient!
It is a misconception that you willbe charged for use of Terrace Park’semergency services. Costs for ouremergency services are built into yourresident taxes. You will not receiveanother bill from us for services ren-dered. This is just another reason tocall us when you need to.
Being an all-volunteer organiza-tion makes this possible. Most depart-ments must bill for runs; Terrace Parkhas been able to avoid this so far, andwill continue to do so as long as wehave enough volunteer participation.
So, a somewhat counter-intuitivemessage from your EmergencyMedical Services: Please call us!
Walt and Willie Maerki in 1946
Willie and Walt Maerki in 2004
• He was involved in sports withme and the rest of Terrace Park since Iwas in grade school
• Dad actually played football,baseball and basketball with usthrough high school in the gym, out-side the gym and at the Terrace Parkrecreation area where he helped mebuild the basketball court and back-boards and baskets that lasted years.
• I thought the Terrace Park,Milford, Newtown, and Mariemontkids were at our home because of me,but they came because of Dad
• Dad never missed any ofChrissy's or my athletic events unlesshe was out of town.
• Dad was a heroic figure all thetime.
• *He was a highly decoratedNavy dive bomber pilot in World WarII (Chrissy has his medals and arti-cles).
• He flew every kind of planeimaginable and finished his Navyreserves flying jets.
• He often "buzzed" Terrace Park,especially the athletic field if we werethere, with his squadron of divebombers or fighters from Navy BasePort Columbus.
• Mrs. Kipp reported him to theCivil Air Patrol.
• He was also disciplined for fly-ing under the Golden Gate Bridgewhile in the service.
• He owned All Aces Flying Clubat Lunken Airport where fledglingpilots shared the use of planes.
• Dad taught many of Cincinnati'sprivate pilots to fly, especially themedical community.
• He always owned airplanes andtook us on many journeys throughoutthe country.
• I owned a Citation II jet and wewould put Dad in the Captain’s seat atage 70 to have a real pilot show ushow to do it.
• Dad was the best complete manI have ever known. He loved life, his
family, his friends and his sales peo-ple. He was tough and fun - a man'sman. He was a great father to Chrissy,me and Terrace Park. He was the bestfriend I have ever had.
*Copies of these awards, articleand medals can be seen in the TPHSArchive.
What a tribute! And of course,this dear father had to name the prop-erty he developed after his kids. Whenasked about Kent and Kris Lane,Kent’s reply was: ?“My Aunt AnnaGlover (maiden name Anna Maerki,Grandpa Maerki's sister) owned thatproperty for years.
For those years, as you mayremember, she let Virgil Fender,father of Jerry and Don Fender growcorn on the land, which they sold bydriving around Terrace Park knockingon doors and delivering it from the tailgate of there station wagon.
Virgil was married to RosemaryFender (maiden name RosemaryMaerki) daughter of Butch Maerki,brother of Anna Glover and GrandpaWalt Maerki, Senior.
Mom and Dad wanted to build onthat property for years and finally gotAunt Anna to sell it to them. Dadbecame the big developer and put intwo streets and built four or five hous-es including the one for him and Momat #1 Kent Circle.
Dad named the two streets KrisLane and Kent Circle after Chrissyand me. Why Kris? - because the TPVillage was giving him grief aboutnaming them after his kids.”
Smiles and laughter accompaniedthe Maerki’s in life. Growing up in TPin the '40s and '50s would have lostsomething if the Maerki’s had notbeen a part of it. Walt died a very bigman...in size but also in heart andlove. This war hero was also a hero inlife. And his beautiful wife wasalways at his side.
Walt Maerki: decorated warhero was a TP legendcontinued from page 1
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Mariemont Track and FieldLeague Champions
Recreational baseball hits homerun withyounger crowd
The Terrace Park baseball season hascome to an end for this year and asalways, all of our teams were compet-itive in each of our age groups. Wehad more than 160 kids play baseballthis year in the Knothole League.Each of our 14 teams ended the yeareither at or near the top of their divi-sion standings.
Our program this year startedwith three Tee Ball teams. Our coach-es were Brian Bortz, Shawn Crowleyand Topper Tepe. The kids learned thebasic skills of the game and how we inTerrace Park always display goodsportsmanship. The season came to avery special end with the Tee Ball AllStar Game, hosted by Susie and NeilBortz at their private “field ofdreams” diamond in Indian Hill. Aspecial thanks to Thom Brennamanwho announced the game for all thefans and to the Bortz family for open-ing up their home and pool for the endof season party.
Todd Tritsch and Tom Cox werethe head coaches for our first gradeteams. Both teams enjoyed hitting thepitches thrown by their coaches (well,the one’s that weren’t in the dirt) andstarted to really understand how thegame should be played.
John Mysogland and TimPeterman coached the two teams wehad for second grade. Once again,this group of kids won their divisionand really played well in the end ofseason tournament.
The Terrace Park third gradershad two teams this year, and werehead coached by Jon Dimichele andChuck Ciolino. The kids do all thepitching at this level so many of thegames hinge on the ability to throwstrikes, which happily our kids wereable to do.
The fourth grade teams onceagain led their divisions, with BrianHolliday’s team going undefeated andMatt Lundeberg’s team losing just twogames. This is the first year of “real”baseball with steals, dropped thirdstrikes, and all the rules of majorleague baseball. The ultimate gameeach year is when one Terrace Park
Mariemont High School boasts sever-al Track & Field Cincinnati HillsLeague (CHL) champions. Check outsome of their accomplishments dur-ing the 2010 season!
800 Meter Run: Tim Kuck wonthe league title in the 800 meter run.
4 x 100 Sprint Relay: The relayteam of Johnny Wirthlin, MikeyWirthlin, Kaleb Iles, Mike Davis,Griffin Donnelly and Garrett Welchwon the league championship in the4x100 relay.
Pole Vault: Emmie Stehling was
the CHL pole vault champion.Congratulations also go to the fol-
lowing who qualified for Division IIRegionals: Tim Kuck in the 800 meterrun; Johnny Wirthlin in both the 100and 200 meter dashes; the boys 4 x100 relay team of Johnny Wirthlin,Mikey Wirthlin, Kaleb Iles and MikeDavis; and the boys 4 x 800 relayteam of Garrett Welch, Brian Austin,Tim Kuck, Reed Gerberick, and BenGorman. Congratulations to TimKuck who went on to place 11th in theDivision II Statewide competition.
team faces off against the other. Thegames are always hard fought anddown to the wire, but it is great to seeboth teams back to being buddiesafter the game (see attached picture).
Mark Kennedy and Jeff Arringtononce again coached our fifth gradeboys, and both teams dominated theirdivisions. Mark’s group ended theseason 12-2 and Arrington’s team was7-4. When the boys are coached bysuch great athletes as these two headcoaches, it is no wonder they bothhave great fun playing the game andalways seem to win more than theirfair share.
The last team we had this yearwas coached by Tiger Nelson for oursixth grade boys. This team hadanother wonderful season and is nowready to compete at the highest levelsin middle school next year.
We as a community should takethe time to thank each of these headcoaches, and all of their assistantcoaches and others that volunteeredtheir time, talents, and passion forteaching the game of baseball to ouryouth. Baseball has such a strong tra-dition in America and especially herein Cincinnati, that it is great for ourrecreational program to be so strongyear after year.
This was the first year for ToddSteele and Matt Lundeberg to beCommissioner’s of the TPRC Baseballprogram. We learned a great deal
about what it takes to make the base-ball program successful and hopefullywere able to build on the strong foun-dation which Phillip Maloney craftedover many years. Matt and Todd wel-come any and all feedback, so pleasedon’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] at any time.
There are many people to thankfor making sure the ball diamonds aremowed, the fields lined, and theequipment is working to support ourprogram. A special thank you toMark Schmidt who kept the fields ingreat condition, especially given theamount of rain we had this year, andto all the umpires who called the ballsand strikes this year. Also a thank youto Molly Steele for organizing all theuniforms for each team. If there areany additional uniforms out there,please drop them off on the frontporch at 211 Terrace Place.
Finally, a huge thank you to allthe parents and grandparents whosupported their children’s participa-tion in Terrace Park baseball this year.We realize the games can be long andthe weather unpredictable, so thankyou for supporting your child’s base-ball development and their love of the game.
See you next season.
Todd Steele and Matt LundebergTPRC Baseball Commissioners
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Photograph by Steve Spooner of MariemontStuff.com4 x 100 Sprint Relay (from left to right): Kaleb Iles, Mikey Wirthlin, JohnnyWirthlin, Mike Davis. Not pictured: alternates Griffin Donnelly and Garrett Welch.
