2004 Q1

The Triangletter

President’s Corner by Steve Blatt

In the last few weeks, the minutes of daylight have risen and so has my disposition. I am feeling better about this winter, knowing it is only four weeks long! With the coming of Spring, we have some activities to look forward to:

1. The Winter Quarterly Meeting on March 14, 2004 at UTS, Bonebrake Hall, 7-8:30pm. The agenda is in this Newsletter, but one good reason to come is the presentation by Lt. Dave Sherrer, to talk about the rash of burglaries and the AM/PM market.

2. The annual garage sale on May 15, which will be bigger and better than ever!

3. Warmer weather so we can walk on the trail around the seminary.

The Triangle Federation is losing one of its advocates and a past president, Sandi Simmons. Sandi and her partner Tom Jonak are moving to a beautiful wooded area of Miami Township. Sandi was also treasurer of the North east Priority Board. Her hard work and wise counsel will be missed.

Last, check out the masthead of the newsletter and notice that some districts do not have two trustees, such as District 3, District 5, District 6 and District 8. If you live in one of these districts, please consider stepping forward and serving your district for 2004! Contact me, Steve Blatt, 277-5534 and join a band of people who believe in building! maintaining a better community.

Dayton View Triangle Federation

Invades Cyberspace by Frank Balogh Jr.

At the December 2003 DVTF Trustees meeting, a plan for a DVTF website was proposed, accepted, and approved by the Trustees. It is up and running now. Go to www.DaytonViewTriangle.org to see for yourself and bookmark this URL. The purpose of the website is threefold:

1. To provide Triangle residents with a contemporary vehicle which will allow new and improved communications with each other, and with the DVTF Officers, Committees, and Trustees.

2. To provide a current news and information about our neighborhood, and the things that affect our neighborhood.

3. A means for potential home buyers to get a headstart look at the Triangle when deciding where to live in Dayton.

The DVTF website has only just begun and so is "Under Construction." However, some of the pages are active now. They are:

. HomePage

. Welcome to the Neighborhood

. About the Federation

. President's Page

. Calendar of Events Scheduled events.

. What's New? Check here first for the very latest. . Discussion Forums Have your say here.

. Classifieds Have something to sell? Do it here.

. Neighborhood Watch Watching out for each other, and household security issues.

. Local Home Services Plumbers, electricians,

Painters, and household repair services, by contractors who are experienced with our older house designs. If

you have had a good experience with a contractor, let us know.

. Newsletter

. Committees/ Officers/ Trustees A listing of names, addresses, e-mail links, and telephone numbers of all Committee Chairpersons, Federation Officers, and Trustees.

. Links A listing of other pertinent website links of benefit or interest to Triangle residents.

. Guestbook Sign in when you visit your first time.

More pages are planned and are coming soon. Suggestions? Criticisms? Contact me: Frank Balogh Jr. Webmaster@DaytonViewTriangle.org

Looking Out For Each Other by Lori Mayo

The Dayton View Triangle has begun the process of re-energizing our Neighborhood Watch Program under the direction of Mary Baker, a Triangle resident and retired Dayton Police Officer. The Neighborhood Watch Program gives us the opportunity to reduce crime in our neighborhood by getting to know our neighbors and looking out for each other an, each other's property. Mary has all kinds of great information on crime prevention and is available to get together with your block to do a variety of presentations.

Part of the Neighborhood Watch Program is the Neighborhood Watch Network. The network is a way to communicate incidences of crime to our neighbors. It helps us to be well-informed of suspicious activity in the neighborhood so that it can be reported to the police as soon as possible. In turn, this helps to build stronger neighbor relations and a stronger, safer neighborhood. The network provides reports of any crime incidents or suspicious activity to those blocks who have organized to be a part of the watch program These reports are available weekly or as needed. If there's nothing to report, then there is no report!

Are you interested in getting your block involved? Then volunteer to be a Block Captain! Talk with your neighbors on your side of the block. And across the street, too, if they need your help. The bloc you take responsibility for should be your own and only those on your side of the street or across the, street. This makes it easier to communicate and to watch out for each other. Then contact Mary Baker at 278-6114. She will get you started with the paper to complete a list of your neighbors' names. addresses, and phone numbers.\

Once that's completed you will need to return it to Mary and then you can start distributing the reports to your block. It's really a simple way to get involved in the neighborhood and takes very little time!

Our next meeting for the Watch Program is scheduled for Apri118! Look for more information concerning the time and place to be delivered to your door!

Thank you for getting involved to make our beautiful neighborhood an even safer place to live!

Egg Hunt

The Spring Egg hunt is the day before Easter Sunday. April 10 at the gazebo in the UTS grounds. There will be separate hunting fields for 1 to 3 year olds, 4 to 8 year olds, and 9 to 12 year olds. Most of the prizes hidden inside plastic eggs are chocolate eggs, but some contain coupons that can be turned in for special prizes. Cindy Farrow organizes the egg hunt and is very inventive, changing the prize mix from year to year, from many small prizes to a few larger ones.

We need adult volunteers for the day of the hunt, "said Cindy. "There are eggs to be hidden, and we need to make sure that the toddlers get a chance to find eggs themselves. It's all right for a parent to point out an egg, but the little ones have such fun doing things on their own." Call Cindy at 277-6125 to volunteer, or show up 30 minutes early on the day of the hunt.

Think Spring! by Lori Mayo

As this is written there is still a blanket of snow on the ground but I swore I saw two fat robins playing in the neighbor's tree! Isn't that the first sign of spring??? And what does spring bring? The Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale, of course! So ... as you get motivated to clean out closets and the basement on one of these gray, chilly, snowy, Ohio winter days be sure to save all of your junk -- I mean treasures -- for the garage sale! It's scheduled for Saturday, May 15, from 9 AM to 3 PM. It's a great way to make a few bucks for those summer projects as well as to get out and have some fun meeting your neighbors. And the Triangle Neighborhood Federation will do the work for you from placing signs to advertising in the newspaper. Mark those calendars now and look for more information to be delivered to your door in the beginning of May.

DAYTON VIEW TRIANGLE GENERAL MEETING

WHERE United Theological Seminary CUTS), Bonebrake Hall (Building with the clock on Harvard Blvd.)

WHEN March 14, 2004 7:00-8:30pm

WHAT 1. Lt. Sherrer, 5th District Commander, to tell us about efforts to stop burglary ring; to report on AM/PM Market on Salem; and to take questions from neighbors

2. Report from Dayton Zoning office about proposed

changes in the city zoning laws

3. Report on the current efforts of ours to relocate

in the Dayton area and selling of the campus

4. Report on progress made in reforming of

Neighborhood Watch Groups

5. Brief update reports on Triangle committees

EXTRAS: Coffee and special home made dessert

Items from our Minutes by Kathleen Rizer

Adopt-a-Family: In December, chairperson Cynthia Spearman led a discussion on the difficulty of locating families within our boundaries. She had a list of possibilities , which the trustees accepted. There was a motion made by Mike Dolinski to authorize the chairperson to spend up to $750. In February, Cynthia reported that we helped 6 families within the neighborhood with certificates to Meijers or Cub Foods, and one family outside the Triangle that had been burnt out of their home. All gift certificates could be used for food only, not alcohol or cigarettes. Good work, Cynthia!

UTS: In December, Alecia Schroedel said the Seminary had raised 3 million of the 8 million dollars needed to purchase Sugar Camp. In January, Joan Zeiders said they had raised another million. February’s Dayton Daily News carried an article saying that UTS had not managed to buy the property, and will continue to look for a new site. It must leave by 2007. Possible buyers for the UTS property fall into 3 camps. One is nursing homes, another is educational, and the third is developers. Mike Dolinski said he had a preference for educational buyers.

Troutman Demolition plans were updated monthly, but the actual date for demolition keeps changing.

We have invited the police department to sent a representative to the next meeting to talk about the continuing problems of the AM/PM market.

Salem Avenue’s revitalization project is still alive, but needs money. Good Samaritan Hospital plans to make special mortgages available for their employees to purchase homes on the other side of Salem. President Steve Blatt indicated it would be appropriate to include the Dayton View Triangle as Well. (Ed. Note: Good Sam reiterated that loans are for homes on the other side of Salem.)