2007 Fall

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <B>2007 Fall</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>President’s Column </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Tw Cen MT" >by Delores Robinson</FONT></div> <bR> <div> This month we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. This is a day for celebrating family and giving thanks for all our blessings. Some people may be alone, so don’t forget them as you celebrate!!</div> <div> As I stop to give thanks, I give thanks for my family, home, health, and life. As president of the neighborhood federation for the past two years, I think back on the work that has been done and continues to be done, and I give thanks for those faithful neighbors who have worked side by side with me to ensure that we have an active neighborhood association that offers civic activities and fun for adults, families and children.</div> <div> I am thankful for each of the trustees and officers who give of their time to take a leadership role in the neighborhood. Our newest trustee is <I><B>Rev. Ril Beatty</B></I> for District 8. The Trustees attend monthly meetings, pass out flyers (in all weathers), chair and participate in neighborhood activities, plant and care for neighborhood flower gardens, and serve as champions of the neighborhood. Trustees are elected at the November Quarterly Neighborhood meeting each year – are you interested?</div> <div> I give thanks for the DVT VIEWpoint editor, <I><B>Ellen Rice</B></I>, who has created and edited a professional and informative quarterly newsletter for the past two years. I hope each of you takes the time to stay informed on city and neighborhood events through our newsletter. </div> <div> How many of you know <I><B>Frank Balogh</B></I>? Frank is our webmaster. He has faithfully kept the website updated, as much as possible, and sends news to neighbors through their e-mail addresses. If you are not getting information via your e-mail address, let me know and we will include it in our database. Frank also prints the labels for the newsletter. </div> <div> I also give a special thank-you to all of our committee chairpersons, many of whom have served for years. They are: Cindy Farrow & family – Spring Egg Hunt; Lori Mayo – Annual Garage Sale; Charlene Molnar - Home Tour; Bev Jenkins & Donna Shultz - Neighborhood Picnic; Ami Bement - Ice Cream Social & House of the Quarter; Carol Jones - Holiday Caroling; Cynthia Spearman - Adopt-a-Family; Mike Mangan - Welcome Committee; and Steve Blatt - Housing Committee. </div> <div> I hope to see all of you at the Autumn Quarterly Meeting on <I><B>Sunday,</B></I><B> </B><I><B>November 18</B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bodoni MT" ><I><B>th</B></I></FONT> at 7:00 p.m. in Bonebrake Hall on Omega Baptist Church’s Harvard Campus. Our special guest will be <I><B>Mayor Rhine</B></I><B> </B><I><B>McLin</B></I><I>.</I> Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and Season’s Greetings!</div> <div> <I>Ï</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calisto MT" ><I> </I></FONT><I>Ð</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calisto MT" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> A warm welcome to new trustee Ril Beatty! But we still need a couple more trustees – how about YOU? </div> <div> <I>Ï</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calisto MT" ><I> </I></FONT><I>Ð</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calisto MT" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> <B>DVT Entrance to be Improved and Beautified</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Tw Cen MT" >by K. Rizer</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Good Samaritan Hospital and the City of Dayton have been working for several years to improve the neighborhoods that surround the hospital and lie along Salem Ave. This summer you may have noticed that the intersection of Salem and Catalpa was widened and improved with new curbing. Also, with the demolition of the chicken restaurant(like the gas station and the music studio), three of the corners are now empty.</div> <div> Plans have now been drawn up for plantings of trees and perennials on these corners. Gary and Mark Sierschula of EnvisionWorks are the landscape architects providing the design. Each of the corners will be different, given their high and low spots, but their overall designs will blend together. </div> <div> Each of the corners will have a short, curved brick wall with wrought iron on top and the neighborhood name cut into metal. The wrought iron will continue the look of the fencing that Good Sam has placed along its part of Salem. On the Triangle corner where the music studio was located, there will be a dry perennial-flower "stream," as well as a combination of tall and understory trees to provide screening. Other ideas being considered are some art/sculpture, benches, light posts like the Triangle ones, walkways, and a more interesting bus shelter.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Nearly Here: The 29</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Tw Cen MT" ><B>th</B></FONT><B> Annual Dayton Neighborhood Ball!</B></div> <bR> <div> This year the Neighborhood Ball will be held at the Engineers’ Club of Dayton, at 110 East Monument Avenue, on<B> Saturday, December 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bodoni MT" ><B>st</B></FONT>. This handsome, wonderfully historic building will make you feel you’re at a turn-of-the-century celebration! Formal or semi-formal attire is requested. Specifics are:</div> <div> - Cocktails, 6:00 PM (cash bars open all evening)</div> <div> - Sit-down Dinner, 7:00 PM</div> <div> - Dance to the music of <B>Soul Express</B>, 8:00 to 11:30 PM. (Check them out at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bodoni MT" ><U>www.soulexpressband.com</U></FONT>!)</div> <div> Ticket order forms are available at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bodoni MT" ><U>www.daytonneighborhoodball.org</U></FONT>. Tickets ordered by November 15<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bodoni MT" >th</FONT> are only $30 per person for dinner & dance! Tickets ordered between November 16<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bodoni MT" >th</FONT> and 26<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bodoni MT" >th</FONT> (the deadline for dinner reservations) are $40 per person for dinner & dance. Dance-only tickets will be available at the door for $15. For tickets, you may also contact former DVT resident Sandi Simmons at 278-3955, or e-mail her at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Bodoni MT" ><U>sandi.simmons@sbcglobal.net</U></FONT>. </div> <div> <B>DVT Qualifies for Weed & Seed Program!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Tw Cen MT" >by Mike Dolinski</FONT></div> <div> In early October of this year, the Triangle was notified that we had been included in the newest Weed & Seed area in the city. This will have major benefits for us. Of the 300 sites across the country that applied, our part of west Dayton was among only 30 that landed the project! Our success is due in large part to the efforts of Rev. Tommy Stewart, Site Coordinator, who administered the Weed & Seed site in Southern Dayton View so successfully that it became a national model.</div> <div> The Weed & Seed program is composed of two components. The "weeding" component is related to increased policing and prosecution of offenders. The "seeding" aspect is oriented towards neighborhood development and improvement, including youth programs. Weed & Seed, which will run for five years, is funded and closely monitored by the U.S. Department of Justice. </div> <div> The area in which the program will be implemented runs from Oxford up Salem to Hillcrest, over to Gettysburg, down to Kings Highway, and down to the river. Two aspects of the program are already in place. First, after-school (and perhaps some before-school) programs are being developed for the children in the area. Second, the area is participating in Project Safe Streets, which will apply federal prosecution to gun crimes. The Weed & Seed offices are now located in the old Northwest Priority Board offices on Gettysburg. Contact your DVT Association district trustee for more information!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>The Dayton View Triangle – It’s Your Neighborhood!</I></div> <div> <B>Meet Your Trustees: </B>Marco Marmolejo and Steve Blatt,<B> </B>District 5<B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Marco:</B></I><B> </B>Marco Marmolejo is a Mexican-American citizen who has lived in the U.S. since the age of 2, so he counts himself as a native Daytonian. A graduate of Meadowdale High School, he has stayed with the colors of black and gold and is now an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Marco is employed by the Montgomery County Juvenile Courts Division.</div> <div> As a teenager, Marco had friends who lived in the Triangle area. He always found the neighborhood peaceful and admired its beautiful homes. He never imagined that he would end up living here! But he moved to the Triangle in 1999 with his wife of 13 years, Leona, and their two cats. </div> <div> Marco finds the diversity of the neighborhood refreshing. In summer, as he cuts his grass, you will find him talking to the passing walkers and drivers, all of whom he seems to know!</div> <div> <I><B>Steve:</B></I> I came to the Triangle 30 years ago because of the houses’ affordability – but I stay because of the people! Each year, I find more friends among my neighbors who enjoy the beauty of this community and its urban location. But I also remember warmly many who have now left. There were Debbie and Jay Hahn, who gave so much time to neighborhood projects. There was Sandi Simmons, who moved in and immediately jumped into the DVT controversy over ornamental street lights – and ended up a trustee and then Federation president for three years! Another of my neighborhood heroes was Bill Patterson, who with his wife Jane was involved for many years in all of the events that make the Dayton View Triangle unique. Now that I have retired from my UD professorship, I look forward to working with my wonderful neighbors to create a vibrant and sustainable Triangle.</div> <bR> <div> <B>House of the Quarter </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Tw Cen MT" ><B>by Ami Bement</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Surely you have noticed the many improvements that have been made to the lovely Colonial Revival at 126 Otterbein at the corner of Ravenwood? The amazing transformation began in May of this year when owners Dale Bailey and Barbara Keenan Bailey purchased the home. Barbara’s parents have lived on Harvard for over 20 years, so she and her husband were very familiar with the neighborhood. When they noticed that one of their favorite houses was for sale, Barbara knew they had to tour it right away. While the Baileys looked at other houses, the Colonial on the corner won their hearts, and they relocated from Waynesville to the Triangle. Their favorite features are the gumwood floors and woodwork, the beautiful stair banister, french doors, solarium, side porch, original chandeliers, three fireplaces, and the third-floor recreation room with dormers. </div> <div> The new owners have researched the home’s history and found that they are the fourth set of owners since 1925. Joeann Haas Young, who lives a few blocks away on Otterbein, has shared photos from the 1930s with the Baileys, as her aunt and uncle were the original owners. The most recent owners had let the property fall into disrepair over the last ten years. Barbara and Dale started renovations right away, however, to the delight of all their Triangle neighbors. It has taken many months of hard work to even begin to restore the home to its original glory! </div> <div> So far the front porch has been stabilized and painted, and new concrete porches, walks, and a driveway have been poured. Landscaping has begun; note the flowering pear trees on the north side. New exterior reproduction lighting has added much historical character to the home and the freshly painted red front door welcomes visitors. A retaining wall has been created at the driveway, and Barbara and Dale plan to lay the original paver bricks on top of the new sidewalk and front porch. They also intend to install new windows and French doors, replace siding, and renovate the kitchen. We welcome the Keenan Baileys to the neighborhood, and are encouraged by their efforts to save and restore one of the Triangle’s loveliest homes. It will be a pleasure to watch the renovation process now that the home is in caring and able hands! </div> <bR> <div> <B>Come to the Fall Neighborhood Quarterly Meeting on November 18</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Tw Cen MT" ><B>th!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Black" ><I><B>Save the date!! </B></I></FONT>The Federation’s Fall Quarterly meeting will take place on Sunday, November 18<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bodoni MT" >th</FONT>, at 7:30 p.m<I>.</I> in Bonebrake Hall on Omega Baptist’s Harvard Campus (formerly the United Theological Seminary’s campus). We have two speakers scheduled:</div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mayor Rhine McLin</B></I> has agreed to join us again! Not everyone who hoped to see her was able to spend time with her during her visit in September, so she is returning for the Quarterly Meeting. She will make a short presentation on current City doings, and then give us some Q&A time. </div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Crystal Echols</B></I> of Sinclair Community College will update us on Sinclair’s recent accomplishments and its planned growth and changes. </div> <div> The Federation will also be honoring Ed and Agnes Lippitt, who plan to move to Friendship Village after 43 years in the Triangle. In addition, we will be electing (or re-electing) the Trustees that represent each of our districts. We still have vacancies in Districts 3 and 6 – could you spare an evening a month to be the voice of your district? (Trustees also deliver the flyers that keep us all aware of neighborhood events, so you can easily contribute by serving a district other than your own.) We are also hoping to find a Neighborhood Watch Coordinator and some block representatives – we have had turnover this year. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Come vote – and maybe even volunteer! See you there!</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>