Dayton View Triangle Federation
P.O. Box 60286 Spring 2006
Dayton, Ohio 45406-0286 Volume 28, Issue 2
The VIEWpoint
CONTENTS
1 President's Column
2 DVT Officers and Trustees
3 May Quarterly Meeting
3 Report on February Quarterly Meeting
4 Triangle Map
4 Yard Standards
5 Spring Garage Sale
5 Neighborhood Cleanup
5 Community Garden
5 Plant Sale
6 Call for Coordinators
6 Committee and Event Chairpeople
7 Egg Hunt
7 Home Tour
7 Curb Painting
7 Phoenix Meeting
7 Other Upcoming Neighborhood Events
8 House of the Quarter
President's Column by Delores Robinson
Springtime in the Triangle is beautiful! As I walk and drive through the neighborhood I am awed by the beautiful flowering trees (magnolias, crabapples, dogwoods), the spring flowers (tulips, daffodils), and green lawns. I hope that we all appreciate the fact that we have one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the city. It is important that we each do our part to maintain this beauty.
This month I met with Revs. Darryl and Vanessa Ward, co-pastors of Omega Baptist Church. They are pleased to be a part of our neighborhood and are excited about being active partners in our neighborhood association. They have graciously opened their Harvard Campus to us, and welcomed our use of their buildings and grounds for meetings and activities. We look forward to several cooperative projects with them, such as the neighborhood garden, maintaining the playground area and fitness stations, and keeping up the flower garden around the gazebo. Please continue to help take care of the beautiful Omega grounds by picking up trash and cleaning up after your dogs, as you walk around the campus and through the neighborhood.
A special thank-you to Cindy and Todd Farrow for the wonderful Spring Egg Hunt held on April 15th at Omega's Harvard Campus. The children had a great time. We also thank our volunteer Easter Bunny, Steve Blatt. We can offer the activities the children enjoy so much only because of volunteers like Cindy and Steve.
We have three important projects coming up during the spring and summer. They are the Annual Garage Sale (June 3rd), the Neighborhood Cleanup (June 10th), and the Home & Garden Tour (July 9th). All of these activities will highlight our neighborhood and help us to clean up our homes and yards. There is more information about all three activities within the newsletter. Please plan to participate in and support these neighborhood projects.
Please also consider becoming an involved neighbor by volunteering to be a Trustee, or member of one of the committees listed in this newsletter, and paying annual neighborhood dues ($10 single, $15 family). We still need Trustees for District 2, 3, and 5 (see the neighborhood map inside this newsletter).
I hope to meet and greet you at the next General Neighborhood Meeting on Sunday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. at Omega's Harvard Campus Chapel. Enjoy the wonderful spring weather!
DVT OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FOR 2006
Officers
Delores Robinson, President
2133 University Place
dchis64@aol.com
277-8031
Eric Johnson, Vice-President
1732 Ravenwood Dr.
empusas@sbcglobal.net
277-0873
Donna E. Shultz, Treasurer
225 Otterbein Ave.
dshultz@thorncpa.com
277-7821
Kathleen Rizer, Secretary
1527 Benson Dr.
rizerk@sbcglobal.net
274-8965
Mike Dolinski, Parliamentarian
1818 Ravenwood Ave.
mikedbarbd@aol.com
277-8174
Trustees
District 1
Ellen Rice
801 Otterbein Ave.
efrchr@mindspring.com
277-1814
Ami Bement
2037 Burbank Dr.
bfam4@sbcglobal.net
275-7493
District 2
Lori Mayo
1956 Burbank Dr.
lbmayo@msn.com
278-2836
NEW TRUSTEE
NEEDED
Please volunteer!
(See the map - but you don't have to live within the district to represent it.)
District 3
Kim Haley
1726 Ravenwood Dr.
277-5676
khaley@dmha.org
NEW TRUSTEE NEEDED
Please volunteer! You don't have to live within the district to represent it.
District 4
Nancy Garner
417 Otterbein Ave.
nancy.garner@sbcglobal.net
278-1813
Vicki Morris
1816 Elsmere Dr.
moravic@earthlink.net
276-2581
District 5
NEW TRUSTEE NEEDED
Please volunteer! You don't have to live within the district to represent it.
Steve Blatt
1718 Malvern Ave.
sblatt@udayton.edu
277-5534
District 6
Angela Riley
1701 Harvard Blvd.
amr_periot@yahoo.com
278-1757
Eric Johnson
1732 Ravenwood Dr.
empusas@sbcglobal.net
277-0873
District 7
Theodore Scheidt
1735 Benson Dr.
scheidtl@peoplepc.com
275-4960
Mike Mangan
1923 Harvard Blvd.
curmudgeon70@aol.com
277-4423
District 8
Henree' Lee
1722 Radcliffe Rd.
hhsthlee@mdeca4.mdeca.org
274-6876
Stacye Donaldson
29 Vassar Dr.
chefmarieinc@sbcglobal.com
278-1129
District 9
Beverly Jenkins
1623 Olmsted Pl.
bevyjenkins@aol.com
274-4020
Jerry Brinkman
1654 Burbank Dr
induspec@aol.com
276-2362
District 10
Celeste McFarland
1614 Catalpa Dr.
fsmacsm@aol.com
277-1432
Todd Stowe
2138 University Pl.
ewotsddot@earthlink.net
275-4812
District 11
William Allen
Omega Baptist Church
118 Salem Ave.
wallen@omegabaptist.org
222-3447
Theresa Buycks
Omega Baptist Church
1810 Harvard Blvd.
tbuycks@omegabaptist.org
222-3447
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WELCOME to our newest trustees, Kim, Theresa, and William! We're very pleased that you'll be working with us.
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Spring Neighborhood Quarterly Meeting to be Held on May 21, 2006
! Get out your calendar right now! The Federation's Spring Quarterly meeting will take place on May 21st at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel on Omega Baptist's Harvard Campus (formerly the United Theological Seminary's campus). Since we are still setting up the program, it's hard to say for certain who'll be our speakers, but you can be sure they'll talk about issues relevant to keeping the Dayton View Triangle a lovely, safe community that we can enjoy living in. Please join us!
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Report on the Winter Quarterly DVT Meeting - February 26, 2006
The Dayton View Triangle Federation's winter meeting featured three speakers, plus a short explanation by Becky Gaytko of why the City was holding a special election to renew the ½% earnings tax.
Ø William Allen, Omega Baptist's business manager, gave us an overview of Omega's plans for the former Seminary. He said that their Stage I plan is to maintain the existing campus, and make it both friendly and secure. They have moved the great majority of their activities to the Harvard Campus; Bonebrake, the library, and the chapel are already busy. (The sanctuary at the Salem Ave. Campus will continue to be their principal place of worship for some years, but most of that building is now devoted to school-related functions.) Roberts will be the next focus. It is not clear yet whether Fouts, which has been closed for some time, can be restored, since it has serious structural problems as well as pervasive asbestos.
Omega has chosen two trustees to join our Board, and hopes to play as large a part in the neighborhood at UTS did. For instance, they will be working to restore full use of the community gardens, and soliciting our help in restoring the exercise stops on the trail around the campus.
Ø Roma Stephens, the relatively new supervisor of the Northwest Community Recreation Center, brought us good news. Through imagination, quiet firmness with the kids, and improvements to the building and the equipment available, she has infused new life into the rec center. (She was too modest to put it in those terms, but your newsletter editor has visited the place and seen her in action.) She believes that community service should be the Center's principal goal, and is working to make it not just a place for exercise (try the new fitness room!) but a real family resource. They offer health screenings; they have 21 basketball teams; they host parties (nearly 500 kids came for Halloween); they are sponsoring both trade workshops and a Princeton Review college-oriented workshop for high schoolers. She is also working with the City of Dayton on a special program to improve the juvenile justice system, which will kick off with a big “gathering of churches” downtown to enlist adults willing to spend 6 months mentoring a teen trying to kick a drug problem. (We will get information to you about this when plans are firm.).
Ø Our last guest speaker was Aaron Sorrell from the city's planning office. He talked about some of the new tools that will become available this summer to help keep neighborhoods like the Triangle in good shape and also free of unsightly additions. Urban Preservation Districts, revised zoning codes, new ordinances, grants for formal neighborhood surveys and evaluations… a number of possibilities are opening up. Mike Dolinski and K. Rizer have represented DVT at various meetings related to code enforcement and historic preservation, and will work with Aaron to make sure that our neighborhood can take advantage of whatever means are appropriate for us. When it's time for action, the information will go out to you in the newsletter or in a special distribution.
The Dayton View Triangle - It's Your Neighborhood!
Please come lend a hand in keeping this neighborhood great! Start small, if you need to: Just join the Association and help with one of the social events, or join the pickup crew and ride the trash truck during the neighborhood cleanup. You may find the spirit of the other volunteers so contagious you decide you want to do more for the Triangle. As a Trustee, you help make the decisions that affect all of us. As a committee head or activity coordinator, you have a direct role in making DVT the warm, family-oriented neighborhood that it is.
Yard Standards Being Enforced
Did you know that spring weather means that the City of Dayton Housing Inspectors start looking more closely at yards? They have a 12-point checklist that covers trash/waste/debris, plants that grow into the right of way, dead cars and parts, pet droppings or food left outside, unmowed lawns, dead trees or limbs, standing water that mosquitoes could breed in, and more. Warnings, tickets, and fines are being used to bring neglected properties up to neighborhood standards. You can contact the Division of Housing Inspection at 333-3977 if you have questions.
Ahhh... Spring - and the Garage Sale - Are in the Air! by Lori Mayo
Aren't the recent warmer temperatures and the sunshine just what you needed to get motivated to clean out the basement, garage, attic? What to do with all that "junk" you just can't throw away? Get it ready for the Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale! In hopes of warmer and dryer weather, the garage sale has been moved to Saturday, June 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with an option to continue on Sunday, June 4, from noon to 4:00 p.m. if it rains on Saturday. (As in the past, the garage sale happens on Saturday, rain or shine!) Any residence in the Triangle Neighborhood is welcome to participate, but if you want your address listed on the map then you must be a current member of the Neighborhood Association. The very affordable dues help pay the cost of the many activities sponsored by the neighborhood, including the advertising for the garage sale. For more information, please contact Lori at 278-2836. Happy selling!
And the Last Stop…
Your trustees are trying to arrange for a charitable-donation pickup spot so that anything you don't sell at the Garage Sale you can easily give to charity. We'll let sellers know about that. But for the things that aren't suitable for selling or even giving away, we have the Neighborhood Cleanup coming early this year!
The Triangle was lucky enough to get one of the limited bulk pickup opportunities offered to neighborhoods. Ours is scheduled for Saturday, June 10th. Be sure to put out your big and bulky items (no, not your yard waste!) at the curb by 8:30 AM that morning.
We also need volunteers to ride the truck and help pick up the items and wrestle them into the truck's maw. If you can come, please meet us at the Bonebrake parking lot on Omega's Harvard Campus at 8:30. Bring gloves. It's second only to riding on a fire engine, and you get first dibs on anything that's been put out! Call Grady Burkett on 278-1757 if you have any questions.
The Triangle Community Garden Continues to Grow
by Alecia Schroedel
The UTS campus may have changed hands to Omega Baptist Church, but some things haven't changed. One thing that remains the same is that this beautiful campus is still the home of the Triangle Community Garden. The TCG is one of 24 community gardens throughout Dayton supported by the Five Rivers Metroparks Wegerzyn Garden Center. Surrounded by a border of native Ohio wildflowers, the Triangle Community Garden has been growing strong for over 10 years. You are invited to come and “Grow With Your Neighbors!”
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or have never grown anything before, come, “dig in”, and help us plant this “growing” community. There's nothing like the taste of your own fresh produce picked straight from the garden. It's healthy, organic, delicious, and fun! Plus you'll meet a lot of great neighbors. Garden plots measure 8' x 15' and are only $5 each. Some free seeds are available. For more information, or to reserve a plot, call garden goddess Alecia Schroedel at 275-2731, or Omega's garden coordinator, Theresa Buycks, at 222-3447.
West Side Spring Flower Sale
Flats and packs of annuals such as marigolds, impatiens, salvia, petunias, coleus, vinca, and geraniums are being made available through a flower sale that will benefit cleanup on the West Side. You can place a paid order anytime for a chance to win a beautiful perennial garden, installed! Contact Ken Carman at 262-9775 or probsolver@sbcglobal.net.
Have You Tried It Yet?
Don't forget that we now have a coffeehouse just down Salem! Be sure to try the new North River Coffee House and Eatery, at 323 Salem Avenue.
We Need YOU!!!
The DVT Neighborhood Association needs two new coordinators -- one for the Halloween Party, and one for the Neighborhood Watch program.
The Hallowe'en Party coordinator has a once-a-year obligation. You can delegate as much as you want - the main requirement is acting as Communications Central! Call 277-8031 to volunteer - or call K. Rizer, the outgoing Coordinator, to find out what's entailed, and about all the decorations and supplies she already has to make the job easy.
The Neighborhood Watch coordinator just has to keep track of the existing groups, and help anyone interested to start one. The outgoing coordinators, Lori Mayo and Mary Baker, will be happy to help you get started. Call them on 278-2836 and 278-8057 respectively.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE & EVENT CHAIRPEOPLE
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Events
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Spring Egg Hunt (April)
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Cindy Farrow
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277-6125
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Garage Sale (June)
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Lori Mayo
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278-2836
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Home Tour (June or July)
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Charlene Molnar
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567-9356
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Ice Cream/Film Social (August)
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Ami Bement
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275-7493
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Neighborhood Cleanup (September)
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Grady Burkett
Todd Stowe
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278-1757
275-4812
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Halloween Party (October)
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Coordinator Needed!
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Call 277-8031 to volunteer
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Holiday Caroling (December)
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Carol Jones
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277-7113
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Committees
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Adopt-a-Family
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Cynthia Spearman
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279-0472
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Community Garden
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Alecia Schroedel
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275-2731
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DVT Champion
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Steve Blatt
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277-5534
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House of the Quarter
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Ami Bement
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275-7493
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Landscaping
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Mary Whitney
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278-8684
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Membership
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Frank Balogh
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278-8057
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Neighborhood Watch
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Coordinator Needed!
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Call 277-8031 to volunteer
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DVT VIEWpoint Editor
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Ellen Rice
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277-1814
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Webmaster
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Frank Balogh
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278-8057
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Welcome Committee
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Mike Mangan
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277-4423
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The Easter Bunny Came!
The Triangle's Spring Egg Hunt, which was held on Saturday, April 15th, was a great success (as usual). Nearly 50 neighborhood children had a great time finding the eggs “hidden” around Omega's gazebo, and multiple prizes were given away. Past president Steve Blatt appeared as the Easter Bunny, so many children now have photographic proof that six-foot-tall rabbits exist. Heartfelt thanks to Cindy and Todd Farrow (as usual) for making this annual event run so smoothly.
The DVT 2006 Home Tour
The Dayton View Triangle Home and Garden Tour will be held on July 9th, when we hope that our neighborhood will be at its loveliest! The Home Tour is one of the most important ways for us to raise the money we need to fund our neighborhood events, especially the ones that the children enjoy so much.
The Home Tour committee is working hard on the many details involved in publicizing this event and bringing as many visitors as possible (we hope for more than 450) to the Triangle to enjoy our unique architecture and beautiful gardens.
We would like to add two or three more houses to this year's tour, so if you would be willing to be a part of the tour, please contact the committee chair, Charlene Molnar, at 567-9356. She is also looking for volunteers to help with ticket sales and to escort our guests, so please give her a call if you can spare a few hours on (or before) the ninth.
For Would-Be Graffiti Artists
This summer your Trustees will offer all Triangle residents the chance to have their house numbers stenciled on the curbs in front of their houses. These numbers are a great help to emergency vehicles, and our public service providers encourage us to display them. Please call Steve Blatt if you would like to have your number put on the curb in waterproof paint. The charge will be $12.00.
Also, Steve would like to hear from any urban artists that would be interested in helping him do the numbering. The spray paint will come in only one color, but at least it's legal!
Phoenix Project Update
by Jill Hamilton
The next quarterly Phoenix Project Public Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 23rd at Fairview United Methodist Church (corner of Fairview & Catalpa). Residents of all the neighborhoods surrounding Good Samaritan Hospital are invited to come hear about youth programs available this summer, an update on the success of the Phoenix Project Community-Based Policing program, and information on the various home purchase and home rehab loans available to residents in the Phoenix area. Be sure to visit the Phoenix web site, www.phoenixprojectdayton.org.
(Jill Hamilton is the Salem Avenue Corridor Manager for Good Samaritan. She can be reached at 275-1222.)
Other DVT Events Coming Up - or Not (can you help?)
Ø Alas, there will be no Neighborhood Picnic this summer. Between the cost and the fact that other events are already tentatively scheduled for each of the summer months already, it seemed like more than the Federation could take on this year. It has been suggested that the Trustees coordinate district picnics instead - please call your Trustee if you could help!
Ø Landscaping volunteers are needed to plant and weed the beds at the three main
entrances to the Triangle! Please give Alecia Schroedel a call on 275-2731 if you have any leftover plants (especially perennials!), or if you can spare a little time to keep our entrances looking nice.
Ø The neighborhood caroling this year just wasn't the same without Carol Jones, our longtime leader. We're glad that following her back operation, she expects to be able to take us out next year. See our fall issue for the date!
House of the Quarter by Ami Bement
A lovely stone and stucco bungalow built in 1928 and located at 1838 Malvern has been nominated for the Dayton View Triangle House of the Quarter. The owners, Goodloe and LaTonia Gillispie, have lived in the neighborhood for 21 years with their son Devin, a junior at Stivers High School. Goodloe admits that he is a yard fanatic and enjoys landscaping and keeping up the lawn and flowerbeds. The large front porch is inviting with its porch swing and many potted plants. The Gillispies' favorite room in the house is the Music Room, which is used for listening to jazz. They also enjoy the high ceilings, French doors, built-in bookcases, and stone fireplace with wood-burning insert. The screened back porch, which overlooks the back yard, is a pleasure all summer long.
Congratulations to the Gillispies on being nominated by their Triangle neighbors! If you would like to nominate a Triangle Home for the next House of the Quarter, please call Ami Bement at 275-7493.
Dayton View Triangle Federation
P.O. Box 60286
Dayton, Ohio 45406-0286
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