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Monday June 23, 2008. WCRX-LP producer Christopher Geldis and his East Main Parking Lot review of Bexley Post Office.
As many of us who have lived in Bexley a number of years can attest, finding a suitable parking space along East Main Street can often be a troubling, trying, or downright offensive experience. So, responsible journalist that I am, I hopped on my bicycle last night and began to investigate. Listeners, as a disembodied voice and caring friend, I must caution you that what I you are about to hear may cause you to doubt your fondest memories and most fundamental beliefs relating to parking spaces.
Today on the East Main Street Parking Lot Review, we consider what many Bexley residents call the most poorly devised lot in our city, that of the Bexley Post Office. There is not a single positive aspect of this lot that isn’t also negative. First, although its asphalt is debris free and well preserved, one can’t help thinking this more a consequence of having eliminated all vegetation on the lot, rather than any pride Office managers might have in their lot. This is a desolate land.
Second, although parking spaces are angled for a more efficient use of space, the effect is more than negated by the ridiculously wide two-way lane that functions as both lot entrance and exit (this, of course is a problem of itself, since this entrance/exit is positioned before perhaps the busiest street in Bexley, East Main. I can imagine as many as four cars could fit side by side in this lane and, with every visit, patrons must suffer this concrete wasteland not once, but twice when buying stamps.
Finally, despite a generous number of seventy spaces at the Post Office Lot (only two of which are handicapped, giving it one of the lowest handicapped to non-handicapped ratios in our city), despite offering so many spaces, more than half are located in the forgotten realm of far back of the lot. This is back behind the dropboxes and it is here where the distance to the office door is about an eight of a mile and the lines distinguishing spaces are sometimes invisible.
My concluding judgment of the Bexley Post Office lot can be summarized with the phrase: “a black could to every silver lining.” I cannot imagine a more feebly devised lot in our city. That’s my report. This is Chris Geldis for the East Main Parking Lot Review wishing you safe travel and good port.
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Tuesday June 24, 2008. WCRX-LP producer Christopher Geldis and his East Main Parking Lot review of Bexley Square.
Today, on our show, I investigate the Bexley Square lot, which serves patrons of the Bexley Monk, David Franklin Ltd, Cosi, Curves, the Bexley Copy Shop, SPCA Grande, and the Pilates Studio. Let’s cut to the chase.
I was delighted to find all ninety-three spaces clearly marked and angled to conserve space. Handicapped space representation was just above three percent, which is typical and, although the asphalt was old and sometimes cracked, my overall impression was that it was well preserved. These are the good things about the Bexley Square lot.
I was shocked and horrified, however, when it came time to consider the placement of specially designated signs on the lot. Of the ninety-three spaces, nineteen are designated as either twenty-minuet, or one-hour only spaces. Why the need for both twenty and sixty minuet demarcations?
What’s more, the Bexley Square Lot employs a looped one-way lane that both enters and exits, to and from, perhaps the busiest street in Bexley, East Main. The twenty and sixty minuet time-limited spaces were positioned at the front of the lot, which would makes sense if traffic moved two ways, since it would allow speedy patrons a speedy exit. However, being a one-way loop, all customers most circumnavigate the entire lot before leaving. This means half of the time-limited spaces (which one presumes are those most entered and exited) are positioned at the most perilous place to enter and exit a parking space: at the entrance of the lot, where drivers are just arriving on the scene and haven’t had time to survey their situation.
Also, one of the three handicapped spaces is inexcusably located in the far back of the lot, about fifteen yards from the nearest door (the Bexley Monk).
My concluding judgment of the Bexley Square lot can be summarized as a good space that could be made better by rearranging and reconsidering a few signs. That’s my report. This is Chris Geldis for the East Main Parking Lot Review wishing you safe travel and good port.
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Wednesday June 25, 2008. WCRX-LP producer Christopher Geldis and his East Main Parking Lot review of Bexley Library.
As part of our ongoing commitment to the concerns that greatest effect our listeners, we at WCRX bring you exclusive coverage of this WCRX Special Segment: “The East Main Parking Lot Review.” Broadcasting live from the WCRX Studio, I’m your host, Christopher Geldis.
Up for review today is the lot of a venerable institution emblematic the values most esteemed among Bexley residents; these values include charity, education, and taste and listeners will find each of these is manifested in the Bexley Library. But is the library lot a worthy match for this adored athenaeum? Or will a lame lot tarnish this otherwise ideal symbol of our city?
Let’s start with the numbers: the lot includes fifty-two spaces, mostly angled for efficient use of space; of these, eight are designated “small car only” and two are reserved handicap. These are good numbers and although the library lot has at times been over-crowed, we may forgive this when we consider the freeloading that undoubtedly occurs when patrons of parking-deficient businesses like Cup-O-Joe’s parasitize the Library lot. This situation is only likely to deteriorate in time given a lot-less synagogue is currently being constructed next door to the library (the justification for this being that worshipers are prohibited driving to Shabbat services and will not need parking). To summarize, the lot’s capacity is inadequate, but justifiably so. (Editor's note: inspection of the south side of the synagogue's construction lot looks like there is a parking area under construction so this comment might be based on speculation.)
As for the eight “small car only” spaces, I’m impressed with the library’s support of environmentally conscientious drivers. There is a place for economy cars at the Bexley Library.
The general condition of the lot is also quite good: what little debris there is -two or three twigs and a bit of mulch- is the inevitable consequence of the wonderful vegetation seamlessly incorporated throughout the lot. The asphalt has few cracks and the lines dividing spaces are clearly visible.
Finally, the lot’s entrance and two exits are very well planned; they do not subject patrons to the immediate demands of our busy Main Street and even accommodate drivers of varying dispositions by offering a choice regarding their means of departure: for instance, more cautious and patient drivers might prefer the assurance of a traffic light, while risk-takers might opt to take their chances against traffic and exit by stop sign.
To conclude, the library lot is perhaps as much a symbol of Bexley as the library itself. It reflects charity, social responsibility, and good planning. I can think of no better monument to our library than its parking lot. That’s my report. This is Chris Geldis for the East Main Parking Lot Review wishing you safe travel and good port.
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Thursday June 26, 2008. WCRX-LP producer Christopher Geldis and his East Main Parking Lot review of Drexel Theatres & Radio Café.
Time, now, for our WCRX exclusive segment: The East Main Parking Lot Review. I’m your host (Prince of Parking Lots!) Christopher Geldis.
As our most faithful listeners already know, our previous investigations have included the lots of the Bexley Library, which was judged favorably, the Bexley Post Office, which was judged unfavorably, and The Bexley Square, which earned a tepid review. Today, we direct the tremendous analytical prowess of our investigators to the back parking lot shared by the Radio Café, Drexel Theatres, Gesseppi’s Restaurant, and several other fine businesses.
I’d like to begin by stating that I admire this parking lot as one among a courageous few servicing a part of Main Street that is evidently hostile to the lined asphalt we drivers so appreciate. With few exceptions, there are no other spaces in the area so gracious as those of the Drexel Lot. Whereas other spaces threaten towing and impose upon drivers ridged demands such as “one hour parking only” or “parking only after 5:00 PM,” the Drexel Lot asks only that “parkers be patrons” and pitch in what little they might to the Drexel, Radio Café, or other enterprises funding the Lot’s courageous cause.
And judging from the well-maintained asphalt, clearly marked parking spaces, and virtually debris-free spaces, the money of a lot-minded customer unlikely to miss its mark when spent at one of these most respectable establishments.
This having been said, there are only twelve spaces at the Drexel Lot. Two of these are handicap reserved and although this gives the lot by far the highest handicapped to non-handicapped ratio of any we’ve seen (a typical lot, for instance, offers about 3% handicapped spaces, while the Drexel Lot offers about 17%) –although this is certainly admirable- what is less-than-admirable is the positioning of these handicapped spaces next to a dumpster as from the doors of Main Street businesses as any spaces on the property. This could be better planned.
But there is reason to hope, ladies and gentlemen. Good planning can is also be seen at The Drexel Lot when we consider the space-conserving angle of parking spaces and sensibly situated lot entrance-exit route that opens to Drexel Avenue, rather than the busier Main Street.
To conclude, the Drexel Parking Lot reminds me a lot of a hero from the Elizabethan poet, Edmund Spensor’s epic poem, The Faerie Queen. Like Redcrosse Knight, the Drexel Parking Lot is generally good, but suffers a “fatal flaw,” or hamartia. In The Faerie Queen, Redcrosse Knight is able to overcome his flaw under the guidance of his future wife, Una, whereupon he achieves a kind of apotheosis of virtue. I expect the same might be done for the Drexel Parking Lot if only some worthy, Una-like character would step down in Deus Ex Machina fashion and reposition the handicapped signs to the front of the lot. Until then, I consider the Drexel Lot about even with that of the Bexley Square and between the extreme good of the Bexley Library and the extreme bad of the Bexley Post Office. That’s my report. This is Chris Geldis for the East Main Parking Lot Review wishing you safe travel and good port.
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Friday June 27, 2008. WCRX-LP producer Christopher Geldis and East Main Parking Lot review of Aladdin’s Eatery & Connell’s Flowers.
Time, now, for our WCRX exclusive segment: The East Main Parking Lot Review. I’m your host (Prince of Parking Lots!) Christopher Geldis.
Thus far, on this show, we’ve subjected to our analytical gaze only the parking lots of the oldest and most established of Bexley institutions such as those of the Bexley Monk, Drexel, Post Office, and Library. We restrained ourselves because we wouldn’t want to loose a devastating critique upon a business just as it’s being welcomed into our Bexley community (to do so would defy our sense of decorum here at the Parking Lot Review). However, the time has come for many of these lots to be judged and today, ladies and gentleman, the hammer falls.
Between Grinders and Cup-o-Joe, is a new parking lot servicing patrons of the National Land Advisory Group, $1.75 Cleaners, Aladdin’s Eatery, and Connell’s Flowers. The lot consists of eighteen spaces, one of which is a very roomy, very well-situated handicapped space. In fact, I have yet to find a space better reflecting respect and consideration for our handicapped in Bexley.
The lot could be designed to supply customers with more spaces (for example, the lines dividing spaces are unangled and excessively spread). However, it does not. This is typical of new parking lots, which are informed by modern marketing techniques that privilege convenience over utility. The unharried customer is more likely to stick around, come again, and spend, spend, spend –so the business model goes. We at the Parking Lot Review impulsively wretch at anything encouraging consumption in a country afflicted by an appetite so notorious as ours. But we must concede that the choice between convenience and utility relies largely upon one’s opinion and perhaps politics. Therefore we withhold our judgment in this regard and find the Aladdin’s Parking lot well planned for its purpose.
As for the condition of the lot, despite its newness, we found an excessive accumulation of debris and noticed that the demarcation lines between spaces are already due for fresh paint. The asphalt remains in a good state but, if these examples of mismanagement are any indication, the cracks destined to appear with time will be long neglected before any remedial action is taken. Until then, we of the parking lot community can only wait and hope against our doubts.
As a final point, we must recognize that parking situation at neighboring Cup-o-Joe has dramatically improved since the construction of the Aladdin’s lot. The Alladin’s lot contributes entrances and exits connected both at the building’s fore (opening to Main Street) and aft (opening to an alleyway). These conveniences are generously made accessible to Cup-o-Joe customers via a connective strip of asphalt conjoining the two lots. We hope Cup-o-Joe patrons will take the time to thank representatives of the National Land Advisory Group, $1.75 Cleaners, Connell’s Flowers, or Aladdin’s Eatery the next time they buy a cup of coffee. After all, this new lot stands to gain nothing by being associated with that other lot.
To conclude, the Aladdin’s Lot is some fresh, new asphalt representing fresh, new ideas. It may be a little indulgent and unkempt, but such is the nature of youth and, for the time being, we may overlook these offenses when we consider the generosity this lot has shown its wanting neighbor. This is a Bexley-worthy lot. That’s my report. This is Chris Geldis for the East Main Parking Lot Review wishing you safe travel and good port.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Schwenker continues discussion of art manifesto.
Saturday June 14, 2008. Huntington, West Virginia. David Schwenker, WCRX-LP culture correspondent continues discussion of obscure art movement document.
He received the manifesto in an unsigned piece of mail. In the year since receiving the paper, he has attempted to locate representatives of the art movement. To no avail. The text of the document of concern is here reproduced.
May 6, 2007
Atelier Sans Domicile Fixe
Will Work for Food Manifesto
To all of the Homeless: Rise up and breakfast. Smell the coffee.
To all the Destitute: Cash is near. Cash is on the way.
The Ten Core Principles of Atelier Sans Domicile Fixe.
The First.
Reaffirm the dignity of the homeless and the destitute.
The Second.
Help the homeless count loose change.
The Third.
Food is a political weapon. Cash is the ammunition of the war waged by Republicans.
The Fourth.
For the Man, Fast Food is a Weapon of Mass Destruction used against the Poor. It is only one of their weapons.
The Fifth.
Teach prostitutes new skills.
The Sixth.
Teach prostitutes skills useful in the next Republican administration in Washington D.C.
The Seventh.
Orthography is political.
The Eighth.
Global warming is the “Roast Cause” of homelessness except in Los Angeles. Global warming in Los Angeles is “The Coast Roast” of homelessness and drug addiction. The Electric Utilities have done this to the homeless.
The Ninth.
America is the absentee landlord denying Universal Human Rights to the homeless. Bush and Chaney are the clerks of the absentee landlord.
The Tenth.
Unacceptable Human Rights. Meet the destitute in front of the United Nations.
(unsigned)
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He received the manifesto in an unsigned piece of mail. In the year since receiving the paper, he has attempted to locate representatives of the art movement. To no avail. The text of the document of concern is here reproduced.
May 6, 2007
Atelier Sans Domicile Fixe
Will Work for Food Manifesto
To all of the Homeless: Rise up and breakfast. Smell the coffee.
To all the Destitute: Cash is near. Cash is on the way.
The Ten Core Principles of Atelier Sans Domicile Fixe.
The First.
Reaffirm the dignity of the homeless and the destitute.
The Second.
Help the homeless count loose change.
The Third.
Food is a political weapon. Cash is the ammunition of the war waged by Republicans.
The Fourth.
For the Man, Fast Food is a Weapon of Mass Destruction used against the Poor. It is only one of their weapons.
The Fifth.
Teach prostitutes new skills.
The Sixth.
Teach prostitutes skills useful in the next Republican administration in Washington D.C.
The Seventh.
Orthography is political.
The Eighth.
Global warming is the “Roast Cause” of homelessness except in Los Angeles. Global warming in Los Angeles is “The Coast Roast” of homelessness and drug addiction. The Electric Utilities have done this to the homeless.
The Ninth.
America is the absentee landlord denying Universal Human Rights to the homeless. Bush and Chaney are the clerks of the absentee landlord.
The Tenth.
Unacceptable Human Rights. Meet the destitute in front of the United Nations.
(unsigned)
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM listeners who have information about Atelier Sans Domicile Fixe or Will Work For Food Manifesto should contact David Schwenker c/o
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Empire & Western Deposit Agency.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Bexley, Ohio. Jeni Fleming Trio dazzles audience at Trinity seminary.
The second of three concerts in the twenty fourth annual Tuesday at Trinity was an evening of simple summer pleasures. Ice cream and music from the American Songbook. The performance was by a female jazz vocalist and two musicians, all three from Bozeman, Montana.
Does it sound a bit eccentric? Bozeman, Montana jazz musicians performing at a Lutheran seminary in Bexley, Ohio.
The Jeni Fleming Trio offered an hour and a half of American standards, rearranged, rewritten and remarkable.
The trio is Jeni Fleming, Jake Fleming and Craig Hall.
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is on the trio’s tour itinerary because Jeni’s father is president of the school.
Occasionally nepotism works very well and the performance of this trio is one of those times.
The concert is in the Gloria Dei worship center. The interior is shaped like the acoustic tent used at the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for its Summer at the Pops, or the Island Park Band Shell summer concerts of the Dayton Philharmonic. But the worship center is air-conditioned.
The audience is large, more than one hundred fifty people.
The usual Trinity audience, knowledgeable and sophisticated in their musical tastes.
Mostly women. Of all age ranges. Seniors, middle aged, mature mothers and young mothers. Capital and Trinity faculty. College students and high school girls. For the women in the audience, the hair colors are much more limited than the ages. Grey and white, with the occasional brunette. But, hands down, the dominant hair color for the audience is Lutheran blond.
The men in the audience. Some bald, a few beards. Mostly grey haired. Three African men; one speculating with his neighbor about travel to Montana. Some familiar faces from the seminary faculty, staff and Bexley neighbors.
The men and women in audience are attired in similar hues; white, cream, tan and pastel yellow. Occasional sparkles of color among the audience. For the men, brightest color is green, but even that is pastel green. For the women, pastel pink and fuchsia.
While the crowd gathers and finds their seats, the sanctuary itself is uncluttered save for the instruments the musicians will use: an upright bass viol, an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar and a saxophone. Amplifiers and loud speakers are arranged around the edge of the alter platform at the sanctuary.
The three musicians walk to their instruments in the sanctuary. Dark suits for the men. Jake has a white tee shirt. Craig has a deep, deep purple dress shirt and a dark blue silk tie. Jeni is in a vivid red cocktail dress. A matching red shawl covers Jeni’s shoulders and arms. She also wears high heels, perhaps four inches high, with black ribbon straps. Agonizing, no doubt but a distraction. A distraction so compelling I forget my speculation about where men in Bozeman buy their dark suits.
This year the trio has completed a spring tour through Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana. They came to Bexley following a Saturday concert in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The trip to Bexley took the musicians through the rain storms in Indiana. They lost a windshield wiper in the Indianapolis winds.
Another concert is scheduled for Bozeman, Montana this coming Saturday and the musicians must drive Thursday and Friday to meet that commitment.
Two long, twenty-four hour drives and two performances. in five days.
I wonder when the piper will be paid for those long hours. I also wonder when the musicians will reap the rewards of those long drives.
The concert begins. Jeni’s first four phrases are enticing. “I met a man…” Her voice promises an evening of pleasure. And she delivers. The song is an arrangement of “Mr. Bojangles” that keeps the song familiar but only confirms the identity near the end.
It is an approach to an American standard that keeps the song fresh and bewitching. Bill Evans did the same. But this evening the magic is the female voice of Jeni Fleming.
Jeni’s voice is clear and with perfect pitch. The clarity of her voice. Is it from breathing the clean air of Montana. Is singing really this different in big sky country.
Jake plays the sax on a jazz piece that no one identifies and I don’t recognize it. Seminary friends tap their feet and disguise their hipness. Vague references to phrases in “Route 66,” and recalling the jazz of the 1950s. Difficult vocals but her perfect pitch carries Jeni through this dangerous piece. What was that piece? Who wrote it?
This mystery is followed by an Antonio Carlos Jobin bossa nova piece. “Dindi” is the melody and the lyrics borrowed from the gospel hymn “Amazing Grace.” An amalgam that surprises but fits the context perfectly. The arrangement for saxophone and guitar are bossa nova and, on a hot summer night, music from tropical Brazil and Southern gospel lyrics fit the night perfectly. On a summer night it is easy to imagine Jobin writing music just for Jeni. “How sweet the sound.” The mélange of these two songs reminds me of the associations between Duke Ellington and the Lutheran Church.
Jake then introduces the song he wrote as a marriage proposal to Jeni. The song is “Once Around the Sun” and was inspired by Jeni’s remark that Jake should take a “day off.” Jake wrote the lyric with the misapprehension that a “day off” is “once around the sun” when a “once around the sun” is actually a year. Jeni accepted Jake’s proposal. Their marriage is not the last marriage that will be based on a husband’s misunderstanding.
The first set was completed with a memorable rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” “When all the world is a hopeless jumble, And the raindrops tumble all around, Heaven opens a magic lane…” The rendition is sung so pure, I began to think that Bozeman, Montana might be a refuge from urban horrors, a place where things are done accurately, even done perfectly.
And then, like an elephant suddenly charging into your living room, it happens. Joni sings the lyric “Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the CHIM LEE tops, that's where you'll find me.” CHIM LEE??? “CHIM LEE tops.”
Jeni really did sing “CHIM LEE. tops.”
Next time she is in Bexley, I’ll “axe” her why the unusual pronunciation.
The intermission is a little bourse where four of the trio’s five CDs are sold and autographed by the musicians. The phrase “…going like hot cakes” is descriptive.
The most recent CD is from 2006, “We’ll Be Together Again”
The CDs are available from www.jenifleming.com.
Jeni Fleming studied classical piano. She is an award winning soloist and is a talent opener at the annual Jazz Montana Festival in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Jake Fleming is a public school music teacher. He is also minister of music at the Center for Campus Ministry at MSU-Bozeman. He was the winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award-1992, and Academic Excellence Award in the MSU Concerto Competition for 1994.
Jake and Jeni Fleming are husband and wife.
Craig Hall works with several artists and groups from the intermountain region of Montana. He is a graduate of MSU and has studied guitar and vibraphone. His name appears on more than thirty six music CDs of regional artists. His work on these CDs is as arranger of string orchestrations and guitarist. Craig is also a recipient of a Montana Arts Council Fellowship.
The second half of the concert is an easy experience. Easy to enjoy. Easy to appreciate the musicianship of all three individuals. The first half was the performance of a trio. The second half highlights the individuals. The arrangements keep melodies intact and make it easy for the audience to pay attention to individual performances.
The first number I don’t recognize. Lyric includes “I can’t hear what you say” and “Second hand winds.”
An anecdote follows the first piece about why Craig became a bass player. Bozeman had no bass player, so Craig took the time to learn the instrument and now supplies bass for music ensembles throughout the city. He is always playing the bass for other combos. Craig has yet to have bass accompaniment for his own guitar playing.
Then follows a discussion of Jeni learning Portuguese. That explains the Jobin pieces. Jeni claims to be fluent in three sentences in Portuguese. “I would like fish, I would like a beer. I’m on a diet.”
Then Craig was featured on a song that had lyrics “I promise no more-no more fears, no more sighs…happiness I found was in my hometown.”
The title is probably “No More Blues.” This is followed by the Beatles “Can’t buy me love.” And then Paul Simon “Still crazy after all these years.” The anecdote that introduces the Paul Simons song is about the ease of shopping for groceries at 11:30 p.m. and listening to the Paul Simon song on the grocery store Muzak.
The standing ovation at the end brings another Jobin piece as encore. “The Girl from Ipanema.” Jeni sings the piece in Portuguese. Not one line though is about fish, beer or diets. Only “Danny Boy.”
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There is mystery in this performance. My puzzlement on the walk home asks simple questions with no answers. Was the performance complex or was it really simple. Is Jeni’s voice what hypnotized me or was it her performance that mesmerized? She is a mystery that makes a hot summer night very nice.
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Does it sound a bit eccentric? Bozeman, Montana jazz musicians performing at a Lutheran seminary in Bexley, Ohio.
The Jeni Fleming Trio offered an hour and a half of American standards, rearranged, rewritten and remarkable.
The trio is Jeni Fleming, Jake Fleming and Craig Hall.
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is on the trio’s tour itinerary because Jeni’s father is president of the school.
Occasionally nepotism works very well and the performance of this trio is one of those times.
The concert is in the Gloria Dei worship center. The interior is shaped like the acoustic tent used at the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for its Summer at the Pops, or the Island Park Band Shell summer concerts of the Dayton Philharmonic. But the worship center is air-conditioned.
The audience is large, more than one hundred fifty people.
The usual Trinity audience, knowledgeable and sophisticated in their musical tastes.
Mostly women. Of all age ranges. Seniors, middle aged, mature mothers and young mothers. Capital and Trinity faculty. College students and high school girls. For the women in the audience, the hair colors are much more limited than the ages. Grey and white, with the occasional brunette. But, hands down, the dominant hair color for the audience is Lutheran blond.
The men in the audience. Some bald, a few beards. Mostly grey haired. Three African men; one speculating with his neighbor about travel to Montana. Some familiar faces from the seminary faculty, staff and Bexley neighbors.
The men and women in audience are attired in similar hues; white, cream, tan and pastel yellow. Occasional sparkles of color among the audience. For the men, brightest color is green, but even that is pastel green. For the women, pastel pink and fuchsia.
While the crowd gathers and finds their seats, the sanctuary itself is uncluttered save for the instruments the musicians will use: an upright bass viol, an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar and a saxophone. Amplifiers and loud speakers are arranged around the edge of the alter platform at the sanctuary.
The three musicians walk to their instruments in the sanctuary. Dark suits for the men. Jake has a white tee shirt. Craig has a deep, deep purple dress shirt and a dark blue silk tie. Jeni is in a vivid red cocktail dress. A matching red shawl covers Jeni’s shoulders and arms. She also wears high heels, perhaps four inches high, with black ribbon straps. Agonizing, no doubt but a distraction. A distraction so compelling I forget my speculation about where men in Bozeman buy their dark suits.
This year the trio has completed a spring tour through Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana. They came to Bexley following a Saturday concert in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The trip to Bexley took the musicians through the rain storms in Indiana. They lost a windshield wiper in the Indianapolis winds.
Another concert is scheduled for Bozeman, Montana this coming Saturday and the musicians must drive Thursday and Friday to meet that commitment.
Two long, twenty-four hour drives and two performances. in five days.
I wonder when the piper will be paid for those long hours. I also wonder when the musicians will reap the rewards of those long drives.
The concert begins. Jeni’s first four phrases are enticing. “I met a man…” Her voice promises an evening of pleasure. And she delivers. The song is an arrangement of “Mr. Bojangles” that keeps the song familiar but only confirms the identity near the end.
It is an approach to an American standard that keeps the song fresh and bewitching. Bill Evans did the same. But this evening the magic is the female voice of Jeni Fleming.
Jeni’s voice is clear and with perfect pitch. The clarity of her voice. Is it from breathing the clean air of Montana. Is singing really this different in big sky country.
Jake plays the sax on a jazz piece that no one identifies and I don’t recognize it. Seminary friends tap their feet and disguise their hipness. Vague references to phrases in “Route 66,” and recalling the jazz of the 1950s. Difficult vocals but her perfect pitch carries Jeni through this dangerous piece. What was that piece? Who wrote it?
This mystery is followed by an Antonio Carlos Jobin bossa nova piece. “Dindi” is the melody and the lyrics borrowed from the gospel hymn “Amazing Grace.” An amalgam that surprises but fits the context perfectly. The arrangement for saxophone and guitar are bossa nova and, on a hot summer night, music from tropical Brazil and Southern gospel lyrics fit the night perfectly. On a summer night it is easy to imagine Jobin writing music just for Jeni. “How sweet the sound.” The mélange of these two songs reminds me of the associations between Duke Ellington and the Lutheran Church.
Jake then introduces the song he wrote as a marriage proposal to Jeni. The song is “Once Around the Sun” and was inspired by Jeni’s remark that Jake should take a “day off.” Jake wrote the lyric with the misapprehension that a “day off” is “once around the sun” when a “once around the sun” is actually a year. Jeni accepted Jake’s proposal. Their marriage is not the last marriage that will be based on a husband’s misunderstanding.
The first set was completed with a memorable rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” “When all the world is a hopeless jumble, And the raindrops tumble all around, Heaven opens a magic lane…” The rendition is sung so pure, I began to think that Bozeman, Montana might be a refuge from urban horrors, a place where things are done accurately, even done perfectly.
And then, like an elephant suddenly charging into your living room, it happens. Joni sings the lyric “Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the CHIM LEE tops, that's where you'll find me.” CHIM LEE??? “CHIM LEE tops.”
Jeni really did sing “CHIM LEE. tops.”
Next time she is in Bexley, I’ll “axe” her why the unusual pronunciation.
The intermission is a little bourse where four of the trio’s five CDs are sold and autographed by the musicians. The phrase “…going like hot cakes” is descriptive.
The most recent CD is from 2006, “We’ll Be Together Again”
The CDs are available from www.jenifleming.com.
Jeni Fleming studied classical piano. She is an award winning soloist and is a talent opener at the annual Jazz Montana Festival in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Jake Fleming is a public school music teacher. He is also minister of music at the Center for Campus Ministry at MSU-Bozeman. He was the winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award-1992, and Academic Excellence Award in the MSU Concerto Competition for 1994.
Jake and Jeni Fleming are husband and wife.
Craig Hall works with several artists and groups from the intermountain region of Montana. He is a graduate of MSU and has studied guitar and vibraphone. His name appears on more than thirty six music CDs of regional artists. His work on these CDs is as arranger of string orchestrations and guitarist. Craig is also a recipient of a Montana Arts Council Fellowship.
The second half of the concert is an easy experience. Easy to enjoy. Easy to appreciate the musicianship of all three individuals. The first half was the performance of a trio. The second half highlights the individuals. The arrangements keep melodies intact and make it easy for the audience to pay attention to individual performances.
The first number I don’t recognize. Lyric includes “I can’t hear what you say” and “Second hand winds.”
An anecdote follows the first piece about why Craig became a bass player. Bozeman had no bass player, so Craig took the time to learn the instrument and now supplies bass for music ensembles throughout the city. He is always playing the bass for other combos. Craig has yet to have bass accompaniment for his own guitar playing.
Then follows a discussion of Jeni learning Portuguese. That explains the Jobin pieces. Jeni claims to be fluent in three sentences in Portuguese. “I would like fish, I would like a beer. I’m on a diet.”
Then Craig was featured on a song that had lyrics “I promise no more-no more fears, no more sighs…happiness I found was in my hometown.”
The title is probably “No More Blues.” This is followed by the Beatles “Can’t buy me love.” And then Paul Simon “Still crazy after all these years.” The anecdote that introduces the Paul Simons song is about the ease of shopping for groceries at 11:30 p.m. and listening to the Paul Simon song on the grocery store Muzak.
The standing ovation at the end brings another Jobin piece as encore. “The Girl from Ipanema.” Jeni sings the piece in Portuguese. Not one line though is about fish, beer or diets. Only “Danny Boy.”
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There is mystery in this performance. My puzzlement on the walk home asks simple questions with no answers. Was the performance complex or was it really simple. Is Jeni’s voice what hypnotized me or was it her performance that mesmerized? She is a mystery that makes a hot summer night very nice.
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
June 7, 2008. Bexley, Ohio. Bexley High School senior Timothy Nassau radio broadcast intern at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM
Bexley High School senior Timothy Nassau completed his senior project as radio broadcast intern with WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
His work for Bexley Public Radio Foundation radio station included administrative assignments, production work and on-air live radio performance.
An example of Nassau's administrative work is a grant proposal that he wrote and submitted to the Bexley Education Foundation. The proposal is to purchase digital sound recorders for the high school library. If the grant is awarded, students can use the recorders for radio production at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Nassau also acted as substitute host for The John Manning Show and The Joe Contino Show where he performed both unscripted and scripted material.
Production assignments included important interviews with public officials and reports on quotidian matters.
Nassau conducted an interview with Bexley city councilman Ben Kessler. A major portion of the interview covered the councilman’s work to make public access to municipal government information much easier.
Nassau also produced a memorable interview with Mayor John Brennan on the new mayor’s first one hundred days in office.
Other Nassau productions included an interview with the proprietor of Charms, a new retail children clothing shop in downtown Bexley and also gathering the menu details for the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM daily lunch special report on the principal Bexley restaurants and lunch spots.
On a daily basis, the Bexley High School senior also read the weather forecasts prepared for Bexley by the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Nassau’s weather reports were broadcast live and un-rehearsed.
During his live program hosting, Nassau experimented with ad lib commentary and humor. By the end of his senior project, his repartee and wit were much improved by the example set by other program hosts and station management.
Nassau will be attending Brown University in the coming autumn.
His work at the Bexley Public Radio Foundation radio station is much appreciated.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
[where: 43209]
His work for Bexley Public Radio Foundation radio station included administrative assignments, production work and on-air live radio performance.
An example of Nassau's administrative work is a grant proposal that he wrote and submitted to the Bexley Education Foundation. The proposal is to purchase digital sound recorders for the high school library. If the grant is awarded, students can use the recorders for radio production at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Nassau also acted as substitute host for The John Manning Show and The Joe Contino Show where he performed both unscripted and scripted material.
Production assignments included important interviews with public officials and reports on quotidian matters.
Nassau conducted an interview with Bexley city councilman Ben Kessler. A major portion of the interview covered the councilman’s work to make public access to municipal government information much easier.
Nassau also produced a memorable interview with Mayor John Brennan on the new mayor’s first one hundred days in office.
Other Nassau productions included an interview with the proprietor of Charms, a new retail children clothing shop in downtown Bexley and also gathering the menu details for the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM daily lunch special report on the principal Bexley restaurants and lunch spots.
On a daily basis, the Bexley High School senior also read the weather forecasts prepared for Bexley by the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Nassau’s weather reports were broadcast live and un-rehearsed.
During his live program hosting, Nassau experimented with ad lib commentary and humor. By the end of his senior project, his repartee and wit were much improved by the example set by other program hosts and station management.
Nassau will be attending Brown University in the coming autumn.
His work at the Bexley Public Radio Foundation radio station is much appreciated.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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Bexley, Ohio. Residential tax abatements for restorations using authentic materials
One of the charms of Bexley is the residential architecture of the community. Design, materials and construction work together with superior landscaping to present pleasant vistas in the twenty seven neighborhoods of Bexley.
Small pleasant cottages grace many Bexley streets and neighborhoods.
Other Bexley neighborhoods have houses that look large and comfortable, timeless with quiet, unobtrusive architectural fittings of bygone eras.
Then there are austere Bexley mansions that amaze our eyes with architectural elegance, craftsmanship and fine materials.
An important component of these pleasing domestic buildings is the materials used in the original construction. Slate roofs, copper gutters and down spouts, quarried stones, bronze fittings, wrought iron fittings and hinges. All of these are subtle attributes that compliment the architectural features and landscaping of the homes of Bexley.
Sometime on a walk, focus only on the materials used to construct Bexley residences. You will soon recognize the houses with authentic materials. These are not loud pronouncements. They are quiet nuanced fittings that whisper “quality, skill, excellence."
Many of the materials used in contemporary additions and restorations are not authentic. Brass-plated steel replaces solid brass hinges; asphalt shingles replace slate and so on.
In small increments, perhaps only infinitesimal increments, the charm of Bexley residential architecture is being eroded.
A brass-plated steel hinge is substituted for a solid brass hinge. It’s not a major change. But the substitute is a small erosion of excellence. One hinge this year, one next year and then a plastic mail box replaces the wrought iron mail box.
Does anyone care that authentic materials are disappearing?
Of course practical household finance determines some of this erosion. Authentic materials are expensive, and sometimes not available. Sometimes, repairs are practical problems that surprise a budget. More often repairs are not ocassions for aesthetic reflections and so we choose the practical solutions.
As a community, should we encourage decisions that favor authenticity? How can we encourage the use of original materials in new construction, restorations and repairs?
Should the municipality take some action to encourage a market in Bexley for authentic materials?
In Bexley, real estate tax abatements have been granted for commercial, mixed retail and multi-family residential structures. Some of the tax abatements have been granted to buildings that imitate period architecture.
These same buildings use modern materials that give the impression of authentic period materials. But a moment’s glance tells the sad story of deception that these fake materials express.
The public tax abatements did not purchase something authentic for this community.
There are advantages to the modern building materials. Obviously.
But the advantages, whatever they might be, have nothing to do with aesthetics.
And living in Bexley is all about the aesthetics of daily life. Beauty in all that is quotidian.
Is it time to to subsidize things that bring beauty to our community life each day?
When families improve their houses and pick up the expense of authentic materials, should the community offer those families real estate tax abatements for their choice to preserve the beauty and the authenticity of their repairs and restorations?
Contact us.
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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Small pleasant cottages grace many Bexley streets and neighborhoods.
Other Bexley neighborhoods have houses that look large and comfortable, timeless with quiet, unobtrusive architectural fittings of bygone eras.
Then there are austere Bexley mansions that amaze our eyes with architectural elegance, craftsmanship and fine materials.
An important component of these pleasing domestic buildings is the materials used in the original construction. Slate roofs, copper gutters and down spouts, quarried stones, bronze fittings, wrought iron fittings and hinges. All of these are subtle attributes that compliment the architectural features and landscaping of the homes of Bexley.
Sometime on a walk, focus only on the materials used to construct Bexley residences. You will soon recognize the houses with authentic materials. These are not loud pronouncements. They are quiet nuanced fittings that whisper “quality, skill, excellence."
Many of the materials used in contemporary additions and restorations are not authentic. Brass-plated steel replaces solid brass hinges; asphalt shingles replace slate and so on.
In small increments, perhaps only infinitesimal increments, the charm of Bexley residential architecture is being eroded.
A brass-plated steel hinge is substituted for a solid brass hinge. It’s not a major change. But the substitute is a small erosion of excellence. One hinge this year, one next year and then a plastic mail box replaces the wrought iron mail box.
Does anyone care that authentic materials are disappearing?
Of course practical household finance determines some of this erosion. Authentic materials are expensive, and sometimes not available. Sometimes, repairs are practical problems that surprise a budget. More often repairs are not ocassions for aesthetic reflections and so we choose the practical solutions.
As a community, should we encourage decisions that favor authenticity? How can we encourage the use of original materials in new construction, restorations and repairs?
Should the municipality take some action to encourage a market in Bexley for authentic materials?
In Bexley, real estate tax abatements have been granted for commercial, mixed retail and multi-family residential structures. Some of the tax abatements have been granted to buildings that imitate period architecture.
These same buildings use modern materials that give the impression of authentic period materials. But a moment’s glance tells the sad story of deception that these fake materials express.
The public tax abatements did not purchase something authentic for this community.
There are advantages to the modern building materials. Obviously.
But the advantages, whatever they might be, have nothing to do with aesthetics.
And living in Bexley is all about the aesthetics of daily life. Beauty in all that is quotidian.
Is it time to to subsidize things that bring beauty to our community life each day?
When families improve their houses and pick up the expense of authentic materials, should the community offer those families real estate tax abatements for their choice to preserve the beauty and the authenticity of their repairs and restorations?
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
[where: 43209]
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Radio journalist Matt Brooke completes Bexley assignment and returns to Guatemala City
Monday June 2, 2008. Journalist Matthew Brooke completed his last assignment as guest host of The Joe Contino Show on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Brooke is a journalist and translator for InforPress Central America Report.
Brooke worked for the radio station as a journalist and program host during April and May.
Brooke was in Columbus, Ohio undergoing a regimen of specialized physical therapy at The Ohio State University Medical Center following a motor vehicle accident while on journalistic assignment in Honduras.
Brooke's last show was an extended interview of Timothy Nassau a recent graduate of Bexley High School. Nassau graduated summa cum laude and is one of two Bexley graduates who will attend Brown University in the coming autumn.
During his tenure with WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Brooke reported on progressive issues such as predatory lending, sub-prime mortgages and inner-city mortgage foreclosures. He reported on these issues from Cleveland, Ohio an area particularly impacted by economic conditions and mortgage foreclosures.
Brooke's hard-hitting reporting on these issues gave WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM listeners the critical insight necessary to understand the several federal and Ohio legislative proposals addressing these important issues.
Brooke has returned to Guatemala City and resumed his usual work for InforPress Central America Report. The Central America Report provides strategic intelligence on Central America and also does special investigations on issues such as the Guatemala: peace process and agrarian land reform.
Before his last assignment, WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM requested that Brooke join its stable of culture correspondents and that he file quarterly or monthly culture dispatches from central America recounting local events that will be of interest to the Bexley radio audience.
Currrently, WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM has culture correspondents reporting from Homer Alaska, Portsmouth New Hampshire, Huntington West Virginia and Golden Colorado. The culture correspondents keep Bexley residents informed of interesting and unusual events in those distant locales.
The WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM audience benefited by the intrepid reporting of Matthew Brooke. The staff, management and WCRX-
LP editorial collective of Bexley Public Radio Foundation appreciate the opportunity to work with an experienced professional like Matt Brooke.
Contact us.
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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation, BPRF or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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Brooke worked for the radio station as a journalist and program host during April and May.
Brooke was in Columbus, Ohio undergoing a regimen of specialized physical therapy at The Ohio State University Medical Center following a motor vehicle accident while on journalistic assignment in Honduras.
Brooke's last show was an extended interview of Timothy Nassau a recent graduate of Bexley High School. Nassau graduated summa cum laude and is one of two Bexley graduates who will attend Brown University in the coming autumn.
During his tenure with WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Brooke reported on progressive issues such as predatory lending, sub-prime mortgages and inner-city mortgage foreclosures. He reported on these issues from Cleveland, Ohio an area particularly impacted by economic conditions and mortgage foreclosures.
Brooke's hard-hitting reporting on these issues gave WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM listeners the critical insight necessary to understand the several federal and Ohio legislative proposals addressing these important issues.
Brooke has returned to Guatemala City and resumed his usual work for InforPress Central America Report. The Central America Report provides strategic intelligence on Central America and also does special investigations on issues such as the Guatemala: peace process and agrarian land reform.
Before his last assignment, WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM requested that Brooke join its stable of culture correspondents and that he file quarterly or monthly culture dispatches from central America recounting local events that will be of interest to the Bexley radio audience.
Currrently, WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM has culture correspondents reporting from Homer Alaska, Portsmouth New Hampshire, Huntington West Virginia and Golden Colorado. The culture correspondents keep Bexley residents informed of interesting and unusual events in those distant locales.
The WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM audience benefited by the intrepid reporting of Matthew Brooke. The staff, management and WCRX-
LP editorial collective of Bexley Public Radio Foundation appreciate the opportunity to work with an experienced professional like Matt Brooke.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation, BPRF or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
No radio broadcast Monday May 19
Bexley, Ohio. Technical problems prevented broadcast on Monday May 19, 2008. Auction market reports, the mid-morning Wall Street report and local news reports from the New Standard and Eastside Messenger were cancelled.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Lucy Freccia reports on presentation by writer Daniel Pink
Bexley, Ohio. Lucy Freccia reports on a presentation by writer Daniel Pink. Pink spoke at Bexley High School and Columbus School for Girls.
Freccia is a Bexley High School junior and a reporter on the Bexley High School Torch newspaper. Freccia is volunteering as a radio producer and reporter for WCRX-LP and Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
To listen to Freccia's report for WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM community radio click here.
Freccia is a Bexley High School junior and a reporter on the Bexley High School Torch newspaper. Freccia is volunteering as a radio producer and reporter for WCRX-LP and Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
To listen to Freccia's report for WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM community radio click here.
Timothy Nassau interviews Bexley Mayor John Brennan on first one hundred days in office.
Bexley, Ohio. For WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM community radio, Timothy Nassau interviews Bexley Mayor John Brennan on his first one hundred days in office. Nassau is a Bexley High School senior and a reporter on the Bexley High School Torch newspaper. Nassau is volunteering for WCRX-LP and Bexley Public Radio Foundation as his senior project.
To listen to the interview, click here.
To listen to the interview, click here.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Listen to the Woodland Meadows Development Proposal. On your radio. On your computer.
Bexley, Ohio.
Listen to the Woodland Meadows development proposal and the public comments made at a joint meeting of Bexley Board of Education and Bexley City Council on Thursday April 10, 2008.
Listen on the radio at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM and 98.3 FM. Portions of the recording will be broadcast Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Listen on this site by clicking the links below.
This is a recording of Thursday April 10, 2008 joint meeting of Bexley Board of Education and Bexley City Council. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. at the cafeteria in the Cassingham Complex.
In attendance were the board of education, the city council, and Mayor John M. Brennan.
Dr. Michael L. Johnson, superintendent of schools, attended as the representative of the Bexley City School District.
Members of city council who attended were council president Matt Lampke and members Ben Kessler, Robyn Jones, Mark Masser, Jed Morison and Rick Weber. Councilman Jeff McClelland had previously requested that he be excused from attendance.
Members of the board of education who were present for the public meeting were Diane Peterson, Andy Sutter, Joan Fishel, Steve Grossman and Craig Halliday.
Pro bono technical support for this recording was provided to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM by Signa Tour Sound and Recording Studio of Whitehall. The audio links below are provided by volunteer Wilson Burrows of Upper Arlington.
The joint meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance.
Paul Kolada was the first speaker. He is a resident of Bexley and member of Bexley Athletics Boosters. Kolada described the proposal to acquire the Woodland Meadows property and supplied pertinent data and graphics.
Click on these links to listen now.
Meeting Part 1
Meeting Part 2
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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
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Columbus, OH 43209
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Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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Listen to the Woodland Meadows development proposal and the public comments made at a joint meeting of Bexley Board of Education and Bexley City Council on Thursday April 10, 2008.
Listen on the radio at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM and 98.3 FM. Portions of the recording will be broadcast Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Listen on this site by clicking the links below.
This is a recording of Thursday April 10, 2008 joint meeting of Bexley Board of Education and Bexley City Council. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. at the cafeteria in the Cassingham Complex.
In attendance were the board of education, the city council, and Mayor John M. Brennan.
Dr. Michael L. Johnson, superintendent of schools, attended as the representative of the Bexley City School District.
Members of city council who attended were council president Matt Lampke and members Ben Kessler, Robyn Jones, Mark Masser, Jed Morison and Rick Weber. Councilman Jeff McClelland had previously requested that he be excused from attendance.
Members of the board of education who were present for the public meeting were Diane Peterson, Andy Sutter, Joan Fishel, Steve Grossman and Craig Halliday.
Pro bono technical support for this recording was provided to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM by Signa Tour Sound and Recording Studio of Whitehall. The audio links below are provided by volunteer Wilson Burrows of Upper Arlington.
The joint meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance.
Paul Kolada was the first speaker. He is a resident of Bexley and member of Bexley Athletics Boosters. Kolada described the proposal to acquire the Woodland Meadows property and supplied pertinent data and graphics.
Click on these links to listen now.
Meeting Part 1
Meeting Part 2
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Volunteer post of human rights activist. Bexley, Ohio.
TUESDAY APRIL 8. POSITION IS FILLED.
The WCRX-LP editorial collective has created a new position of human rights activist.
The position will be responsible for evaluating local public policy decisions affecting peace and justice and human rights in the Bexley area. For example, the proposed move of the police department from the East Main Street location to Delmar Drive has been evaluated only in terms of finance, operations and environmental impact. There has been no specific consideration of the move's impact on the human rights of Bexley residents and residents in the outlying City of Columbus areas.
Candidates for the position of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM human rights activist must be familiar with international human rights law and practices. A working knowledge of peace and justice issues that affect local public policy is also necessary. A record of distinguished public service is a plus.
Interested listeners to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM can nominate candidates for the human rights activist position.
Listeners may also submit their resumes for consideration by the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective.
Radio broadcast experience is not necessary.
The human rights activist is a volunteer position.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
The WCRX-LP editorial collective has created a new position of human rights activist.
The position will be responsible for evaluating local public policy decisions affecting peace and justice and human rights in the Bexley area. For example, the proposed move of the police department from the East Main Street location to Delmar Drive has been evaluated only in terms of finance, operations and environmental impact. There has been no specific consideration of the move's impact on the human rights of Bexley residents and residents in the outlying City of Columbus areas.
Candidates for the position of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM human rights activist must be familiar with international human rights law and practices. A working knowledge of peace and justice issues that affect local public policy is also necessary. A record of distinguished public service is a plus.
Interested listeners to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM can nominate candidates for the human rights activist position.
Listeners may also submit their resumes for consideration by the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective.
Radio broadcast experience is not necessary.
The human rights activist is a volunteer position.
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
One Year Anniversary WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Bexley, Ohio
Friday was the one-year anniversary of regular broadcasts of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. The FCC issued the broadcast license to Bexley Public Radio Foundation and WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM began regular broadcasts on March 21, 2007. The foundation was formed in April 2000 to establish a community radio service for the Bexley area. No celebration or other festivities were schedule by the foundation because the radio station anniversary coincided with the solemn commemoration of Good Friday.
Highlights of the first broadcast year for WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM include:
"The Paw Paw Report" on Amy Maurer's Noontime Gardener Report. This feature reported the growth of Paw Paw fruit in Amy's yard from bud and blossom to harvest and baking the fruit into a pie.
Culture correspondent reports from Joanna Tornes in Alaska, Paul Peltier in New Hampshire and David Schwenker in West Virginia.
Other reports came from Cynthia Rosi, briefly the senior reporter for Bexley Public Radio, and also from the ever peripatetic Eugene Beer on a western Ohio bicycle trek and a trip to New England.
Shahyan Ahmed's live report from Karachi, Pakistan during the riots following the December 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The report was aired as a live call-in from Karachi during the Joe Contino Show.
Kate Buckley's summer reading of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
Throughout the year, John Manning, station manager, was the regular host of weather and astronomical information from the Old Farmer's Almanac. Additionally, he and Katy Taylor interviewed Capital University professor Reg Dyck about a Gerhold lecture series speaker.
To measure local economic conditions, WCRX-LP developed the Bexley Consumer Price Index. Laura Franks did the organizational and analytical work for this measure of retail prices in Bexley. She also wrote the report for the Bexley CPI as to prices for the fourth quarter 2007 and first quarter 2008.
Stock broker Frank Ingwerson gave regular Monday though Thursday Wall Street updates. Chris Johns also assisted Frank in these reports. On Fridays, investment advisor Kevin Kale gave "end of the the week" overview on Wall Street activity.
With a refreshing breath of cynicism, the editorial page of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM was sold to the highest bidders at charity auctions conducted to benefit the St. Catharine parish, Columbus School for Girls and Temple Beth Shalom.
The WCRX-LP community calendar, for most of the year read by Leah Edmondson, featured information on more than five hundred Bexley area cultural events. Additional calendar items were provided by Carol Betts of Bexley United Methodist Church and Laura Franks of Christ Lutheran Church. Kris Galloway of the Jewish Community Center of Central Ohio developed and produced a regular feature about upcoming events at the JCC.
A certificate of deposit interest rate report from the eight banks of the Bexley Financial District was developed. For the final six weeks of the first year of broadcast, the report was read by Jack Schultz with production assistance from Ron Allan of Big Voice Productions.
Kurt Weiland produced a regular report on the auction marketplace. The report covered charity auctions, estate and consignment auctions, and auctions conducted to benefit public agencies or ordered by public agencies. Knowledgeable Bexley residents, such as Tony Dunleavy of the Bexley boutique "Etc." provided comment on various lots offered for sale at auction.
During February, black history month, Kurt's report included extended coverage of an important auction sale at Swann Galleries in New York City. The sale included major works by African-American artists. Selected auction lots included works by such important American masters as Jacob Lawrence, Hartwell Yeargans, Aaron Douglas, Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Hale Woodruff and Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Throughout the year, local news reports were provided Bexley News, The New Standard, Eastside Messenger, The Catholic Times and the Bexley High School Torch.
In October, WCRX-LP recorded and rebroadcast several times, the mayoral candidates forum organized by the Bexley area chamber of commerce and held at the Bexley public library. Interviews of elected officials during the year included Representative Jim McGreger of the Ohio House of Representatives and Bexley City Councilmen Ben Kessler and Matt Lampke.
Sophisticated reports on Bexley area sports were provided by Brian Inglis of Bexley News on the Joe Contino Show.
Students who received broadcast experience behind the microphones at WCRX-LP included Abby Margulies, Jack Shultz, Jared Margulies, Lucy Frecchia, Molly Margulies, Robert Morse, Tim Nassau, Victoria Chou and Zachary Fries.
Contact us.
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
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Highlights of the first broadcast year for WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM include:
"The Paw Paw Report" on Amy Maurer's Noontime Gardener Report. This feature reported the growth of Paw Paw fruit in Amy's yard from bud and blossom to harvest and baking the fruit into a pie.
Culture correspondent reports from Joanna Tornes in Alaska, Paul Peltier in New Hampshire and David Schwenker in West Virginia.
Other reports came from Cynthia Rosi, briefly the senior reporter for Bexley Public Radio, and also from the ever peripatetic Eugene Beer on a western Ohio bicycle trek and a trip to New England.
Shahyan Ahmed's live report from Karachi, Pakistan during the riots following the December 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The report was aired as a live call-in from Karachi during the Joe Contino Show.
Kate Buckley's summer reading of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
Throughout the year, John Manning, station manager, was the regular host of weather and astronomical information from the Old Farmer's Almanac. Additionally, he and Katy Taylor interviewed Capital University professor Reg Dyck about a Gerhold lecture series speaker.
To measure local economic conditions, WCRX-LP developed the Bexley Consumer Price Index. Laura Franks did the organizational and analytical work for this measure of retail prices in Bexley. She also wrote the report for the Bexley CPI as to prices for the fourth quarter 2007 and first quarter 2008.
Stock broker Frank Ingwerson gave regular Monday though Thursday Wall Street updates. Chris Johns also assisted Frank in these reports. On Fridays, investment advisor Kevin Kale gave "end of the the week" overview on Wall Street activity.
With a refreshing breath of cynicism, the editorial page of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM was sold to the highest bidders at charity auctions conducted to benefit the St. Catharine parish, Columbus School for Girls and Temple Beth Shalom.
The WCRX-LP community calendar, for most of the year read by Leah Edmondson, featured information on more than five hundred Bexley area cultural events. Additional calendar items were provided by Carol Betts of Bexley United Methodist Church and Laura Franks of Christ Lutheran Church. Kris Galloway of the Jewish Community Center of Central Ohio developed and produced a regular feature about upcoming events at the JCC.
A certificate of deposit interest rate report from the eight banks of the Bexley Financial District was developed. For the final six weeks of the first year of broadcast, the report was read by Jack Schultz with production assistance from Ron Allan of Big Voice Productions.
Kurt Weiland produced a regular report on the auction marketplace. The report covered charity auctions, estate and consignment auctions, and auctions conducted to benefit public agencies or ordered by public agencies. Knowledgeable Bexley residents, such as Tony Dunleavy of the Bexley boutique "Etc." provided comment on various lots offered for sale at auction.
During February, black history month, Kurt's report included extended coverage of an important auction sale at Swann Galleries in New York City. The sale included major works by African-American artists. Selected auction lots included works by such important American masters as Jacob Lawrence, Hartwell Yeargans, Aaron Douglas, Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Hale Woodruff and Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Throughout the year, local news reports were provided Bexley News, The New Standard, Eastside Messenger, The Catholic Times and the Bexley High School Torch.
In October, WCRX-LP recorded and rebroadcast several times, the mayoral candidates forum organized by the Bexley area chamber of commerce and held at the Bexley public library. Interviews of elected officials during the year included Representative Jim McGreger of the Ohio House of Representatives and Bexley City Councilmen Ben Kessler and Matt Lampke.
Sophisticated reports on Bexley area sports were provided by Brian Inglis of Bexley News on the Joe Contino Show.
Students who received broadcast experience behind the microphones at WCRX-LP included Abby Margulies, Jack Shultz, Jared Margulies, Lucy Frecchia, Molly Margulies, Robert Morse, Tim Nassau, Victoria Chou and Zachary Fries.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
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Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
[where: 43209]
Friday, March 21, 2008
Ohio Maple Syrup at the Logan Brothers Family Farm.
Amy Maurer’s Tuesday guest was an Ohio maple syrup producer.
Joe Logan is a Trumbull County farmer whose family produces maple syrup. He was in Columbus to attend a meeting on the “buy local produce” marketing movement.
The Logan family farm is a fifth generation operation. Some of the farming operations are part of a family tradition, including the maple syrup production, Logan said he remembers his grandfather telling him that collecting the sap and evaporating it to syrup is good exercise to get ready for the hard work of Spring.
A stand of maple trees was on the farm when it was first established by Logan’s ancestors.
Although Ohio is fourth or fifth in gallons of maple syrup produced, Logan said that Ohio is generally not thought of as a maple syrup producing state.
Logan said that birch trees also produce a sap that is made into a pleasant syrup.
Logan discussed technical aspects of making the syrup. He said the percentage of sugar and quality of sap varies from tree to tree in the same stand of maples.
When asked about the origins of making syrup from the sap of maple trees, he said that legend attributes the practice to native Americans. Logan speculated that someone tasted sap that was “bleeding” from an injured tree and recognized the sweetness of a sugar.
When sap runs it is clear like water and tastes like water with a couple spoons of sugar diluted in it. The unit of measurement for the amount of sugar in sap is the “brix”
Logan compared the amount of sugar in a typical grape (23 ½ brix) with the amount of sugar in a typical sap (59 brix) about to crystallize.
In discussing the pleasure of maple syrup, Logan said that he thought there is probably a genetic compulsion in people to enjoy sugar. He said that if there is this compulsion, it helps us get through the winter.
Another indigenous sweetener is honey.
In discussing when sap runs in a maple tree, Logan said that the trees respond to temperature. The rules are fairly simple. When temperatures are below 32 degrees, there is no sap running. When temperatures are above 32 degrees, the sap responds. The “window of opportunity” to collect commercial amounts of sap is fairly brief. It is a period when the Winter freeze changes to the Spring thaw. When there have been three or four consecutive days of temperatures above 32 degrees, the days of collecting sap for maple syrup are over. Sap that is collected after the first few days becomes bitter with a flavor that hints of flower buds.
To collect the sap, two inch holes are drilled into the tree trunks. A “spile” is placed into the hole and buckets are hung.
A maple tree with the girth of twenty-four inches will yield two buckets of sap.
The buckets are carried to the sugar house where it is held temporarily in a 1600 gallon tank. The raw sap is then evaporated to a sugar concentration of 59 brix. A float valve releases the raw sap into a sixteen feet by five feet pan. This evaporation pan is heated by a wood fire until the syrup is concentrated at 59 brix.
Packaged for distribution to customers. Logan said that the family farm has a long established customer base in the area. He said that maple syrup has an indefinite shelf life. If the syrup crystallizes, Logan said that placing the container in warm water for a brief time will re-liquify the syrup.
The last sap collected each year yields darker, less sweet syrup. It is usually purchased by syrup dealers who re-sell it to Vermont processors for blending into commercially-produced maple syrups.
The farm is named Logan Brothers Family Farm and is located near Kinsman in Trumbull County, Ohio.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Joe Logan is a Trumbull County farmer whose family produces maple syrup. He was in Columbus to attend a meeting on the “buy local produce” marketing movement.
The Logan family farm is a fifth generation operation. Some of the farming operations are part of a family tradition, including the maple syrup production, Logan said he remembers his grandfather telling him that collecting the sap and evaporating it to syrup is good exercise to get ready for the hard work of Spring.
A stand of maple trees was on the farm when it was first established by Logan’s ancestors.
Although Ohio is fourth or fifth in gallons of maple syrup produced, Logan said that Ohio is generally not thought of as a maple syrup producing state.
Logan said that birch trees also produce a sap that is made into a pleasant syrup.
Logan discussed technical aspects of making the syrup. He said the percentage of sugar and quality of sap varies from tree to tree in the same stand of maples.
When asked about the origins of making syrup from the sap of maple trees, he said that legend attributes the practice to native Americans. Logan speculated that someone tasted sap that was “bleeding” from an injured tree and recognized the sweetness of a sugar.
When sap runs it is clear like water and tastes like water with a couple spoons of sugar diluted in it. The unit of measurement for the amount of sugar in sap is the “brix”
Logan compared the amount of sugar in a typical grape (23 ½ brix) with the amount of sugar in a typical sap (59 brix) about to crystallize.
In discussing the pleasure of maple syrup, Logan said that he thought there is probably a genetic compulsion in people to enjoy sugar. He said that if there is this compulsion, it helps us get through the winter.
Another indigenous sweetener is honey.
In discussing when sap runs in a maple tree, Logan said that the trees respond to temperature. The rules are fairly simple. When temperatures are below 32 degrees, there is no sap running. When temperatures are above 32 degrees, the sap responds. The “window of opportunity” to collect commercial amounts of sap is fairly brief. It is a period when the Winter freeze changes to the Spring thaw. When there have been three or four consecutive days of temperatures above 32 degrees, the days of collecting sap for maple syrup are over. Sap that is collected after the first few days becomes bitter with a flavor that hints of flower buds.
To collect the sap, two inch holes are drilled into the tree trunks. A “spile” is placed into the hole and buckets are hung.
A maple tree with the girth of twenty-four inches will yield two buckets of sap.
The buckets are carried to the sugar house where it is held temporarily in a 1600 gallon tank. The raw sap is then evaporated to a sugar concentration of 59 brix. A float valve releases the raw sap into a sixteen feet by five feet pan. This evaporation pan is heated by a wood fire until the syrup is concentrated at 59 brix.
Packaged for distribution to customers. Logan said that the family farm has a long established customer base in the area. He said that maple syrup has an indefinite shelf life. If the syrup crystallizes, Logan said that placing the container in warm water for a brief time will re-liquify the syrup.
The last sap collected each year yields darker, less sweet syrup. It is usually purchased by syrup dealers who re-sell it to Vermont processors for blending into commercially-produced maple syrups.
The farm is named Logan Brothers Family Farm and is located near Kinsman in Trumbull County, Ohio.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Men Who Tamed The Snow. Bexley, Ohio.
On his Monday show, Joe Contino interviewed two representatives of the Bexley street maintenance department, Jim McKrimmon and Bill Arnold.
They are two long-time city employees who drove some of the snow plows during the ’08 blizzard.
The crews worked in twelve hour shifts; one driver per truck and a mechanic at the garage.
Despite the almost overwhelming blizzard conditions the crews kept the Bexley streets open.
Arnold and McKinnon reported that the city was prepared with experienced staff, suitable equipment and sufficient salt supplies.
They also said that it is standard procedures that after the streets are cleared the crews return to clear access to fire hydrants and to keep the sewer catch basins open.
Click here to listen to the full interview.
Contact us.
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
They are two long-time city employees who drove some of the snow plows during the ’08 blizzard.
The crews worked in twelve hour shifts; one driver per truck and a mechanic at the garage.
Despite the almost overwhelming blizzard conditions the crews kept the Bexley streets open.
Arnold and McKinnon reported that the city was prepared with experienced staff, suitable equipment and sufficient salt supplies.
They also said that it is standard procedures that after the streets are cleared the crews return to clear access to fire hydrants and to keep the sewer catch basins open.
Click here to listen to the full interview.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Bexley, Ohio. Technical problems prevent Friday broadcast.
Broadcast of Friday March 14 WCRX-LP programming was prevented by technical problems. Reviews films in the Fourth Annual Jewish Film Festival were scheduled. John Matuzack, Egle Weiland and Kurt Weiland had reviews. Paul Peltier's culture dispatch from New Hampshire was also scheduled.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Columbus, Ohio. Fourth Annual Jewish Film Festival events and film reviews to be featured on Bexley Public Radio, WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus will present six days of film, drama, comedies and documentaries during the 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival.
The film festival runs from Saturday March 8 through Thursday March 13. This major cultural event has been organized by Emily Schuss, film festival director for the JCC.
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM will broadcast film previews and film reviews beginning Thursday March 6 and continuing throughout the run of the festival.
This fourth annual festival presents eleven feature films and documentaries from Argentina, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico and the United States.
The films will be shown at six venues throughout the Columbus including the Drexel Theater in Bexley and the Drexel Gateway.
To see a complete film and event schedule, order tickets, or view film trailers, visit the film festival website at www.cjfilmfest.org.
One entire day of the festival is scheduled for documentaries at the Drexel Gateway.
The documentaries will all be shown on Sunday, March 9. Free bagels and cream cheese will be provided by Block’s Bagels at this event. Appropriately, the event is called “Block’s and Docs.”
The subject matter of the documentaries include films about a father-son road trip, a boxing feature, female comics and the eviction of Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes.
There is an Opening Night Party on Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art. At this event, the Distinguished Arts Award will be presented.
On Monday March 10, there is a pre-screening reception at the Michael Garcia Salon in Bexley.
There will be an educational symposium on the question “Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?” in tribute to the late Benson A. Wolman. This symposium will be held Tuesday March 11 at the Wexner Center for the Arts.
The following event schedule is provided by Kriss Galloway, manager of communications and marketing for the Jewish Center of Greater Columbus.
Opening night ‚ Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., downtown:
My Mexican Shiva ‚ a dramatic comedy about how the death of a man results in the celebration of his life. Directed by Alejandro Springall, this feature was produced in Mexico in 2006. The 102-minute film is in Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish, with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
The Opening Night Party‚ complete with Mexican food and drinks, will begin after the first film ends at approximately 9 p.m.
During the party, this year’s Distinguished Arts Award will be given to Dr. Wayne Lawson, Director Emeritus of the Ohio Arts Council.
The Bubble - a drama about three young Israelis who share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood; when one of the men falls in love with a Palestinian man, he and his roommates conspire to help his lover stay on in Tel Aviv illegally. Directed by Eytan Fox, the feature was produced in Israel in 2006. The 117-minute film, most recently selected for both New York Tribeca and Berlin International film festivals is in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is R for graphic sexuality. Film starts at 10:00 p.m. Audiences may remember Eytan Fox film, Yossi & Jagger, which was shown at the Columbus Jewish Film Festival in 2005.
Blocks and Docs‚ Sunday, March 9, at the Gateway Drexel Theater, 1550 N. High St., on the OSU campus:
Souvenirs ‚ A documentary about a father and son who take a road trip to retrace the father’s trail with the Jewish Brigade, with which he served during World War II and the ”souvenirs” he may have left behind with the local girls. Directed by Shahar Cohen and Halil Efrat, the documentary was produced in Israel in 2006 and won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary. The 75-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 11 a.m.
Orthodox Stance . A documentary about Dmitriy Salita, a champion boxer and an uncompromising Orthodox Jew. Directed by Jason Hutt, the documentary was produced in the United States in 2006. The 82-minute film is in English and rated PG-13. Film starts at 1 p.m.
Making Trouble. A documentary that tells the story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the last century - Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. Directed by Rachel Talbot, the film also was produced in the United States in 2006. At 85-minutes, the film is in English and rated PG-13. Film starts at 3 p.m.
5 Days. A gripping documentary that captured history being made when the Israeli Defense Force moved to evict the 8,000 remaining Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes. Directed by Yoav Shamir, the film was produced in Israel in 2005. The 94-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 5 p.m.
On Monday, March 10, at the Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St., Bexley:
Gorgeous! (Comme Ty Es Belle) - A snappy romantic comedy set in Paris that celebrates the au courant Parisian woman, with tons of wit, smarts and not an insignificant amount of sexiness. Directed by Lisa Azuelos, the feature was produced in France in 2006. The 84-minute film is in French with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
A pre-film reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Michael Garcia’s A Salon, 2440 E. Main St., Bexley.
On Tuesday, March 11, at the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St., on the OSU campus:
Greensboro: Closer to the Truth. A documentary about the Nov. 3, 1979 murders of five Communist Workers Party members by the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazis in Greensboro, N.C., and how 25 years later the horrific event has changed the lives of witnesses, spouses, and the murderers themselves. Directed by Adam Zucker, the 83-minute film in English was produced in the United States in 2007. Rated PG-13. Film starts at 6 p.m.
Following the film, a light dinner will be served at 7 p.m., with discussion leaders facilitating small group conversations based upon the theme “Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?.”
At 7:45 p.m., Greensboro director Adam Zucker will give a keynote presentation, followed by a panel discussion and question-and-answer session at 8 p.m.
Panel members include Prof. David Goldberger of the OSU Moritz College of Law, OSU Prof. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, and Jane Ramsey, executive director of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
On Wednesday, March 12, at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave., Bexley:
The Champagne Spy. A documentary about Major Ze'ev Gur Arie, a Mossad operative drafted in 1960 to penetrate the circle of German scientists developing weapons of mass destruction in Egypt. While his father was away, his son, Oded, was told that he must never speak about this secret because his father's life depended on it. He didn’t until now. Directed by Nadav Schirman, the film was produced in Israel and Germany in 2007 and won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary. The 90-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
Following the film, Oded Gur Arie will be on hand to greet filmgoers during a dessert reception.
On Thursday, March 13, at the Arena Grand, 175 W. Nationwide Blvd., downtown:
Sweet Mud. A feature about a 12-year-old boy, Dvir Avni, who lives on a kibbutz in southern Israel in the 1970s with his mentally ill mother, Miri. In this closed, unique society, bound by rigid rules, Dvir navigates between the kibbutz motto of equality and the stinging reality that his mother has, in effect, been abandoned by their collective community. Directed by Dror Shaul, the feature was produced in Israel and Germany in 2006. The 100-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7 p.m.
Only Human. A wonderfully twisted Spanish comedy about the unfolding comedy of errors that occurs when a hyperactive Jewish family’s elder daughter brings home her Palestinian fiancé. Directed by Dominic Harari and Teresa de Pelegri, the feature was produced in Argentina in 2004. The 85-minute film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is R for some sexual content, nudity and language. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
The film festival runs from Saturday March 8 through Thursday March 13. This major cultural event has been organized by Emily Schuss, film festival director for the JCC.
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM will broadcast film previews and film reviews beginning Thursday March 6 and continuing throughout the run of the festival.
This fourth annual festival presents eleven feature films and documentaries from Argentina, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico and the United States.
The films will be shown at six venues throughout the Columbus including the Drexel Theater in Bexley and the Drexel Gateway.
To see a complete film and event schedule, order tickets, or view film trailers, visit the film festival website at www.cjfilmfest.org.
One entire day of the festival is scheduled for documentaries at the Drexel Gateway.
The documentaries will all be shown on Sunday, March 9. Free bagels and cream cheese will be provided by Block’s Bagels at this event. Appropriately, the event is called “Block’s and Docs.”
The subject matter of the documentaries include films about a father-son road trip, a boxing feature, female comics and the eviction of Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes.
There is an Opening Night Party on Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art. At this event, the Distinguished Arts Award will be presented.
On Monday March 10, there is a pre-screening reception at the Michael Garcia Salon in Bexley.
There will be an educational symposium on the question “Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?” in tribute to the late Benson A. Wolman. This symposium will be held Tuesday March 11 at the Wexner Center for the Arts.
The following event schedule is provided by Kriss Galloway, manager of communications and marketing for the Jewish Center of Greater Columbus.
Opening night ‚ Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., downtown:
My Mexican Shiva ‚ a dramatic comedy about how the death of a man results in the celebration of his life. Directed by Alejandro Springall, this feature was produced in Mexico in 2006. The 102-minute film is in Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish, with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
The Opening Night Party‚ complete with Mexican food and drinks, will begin after the first film ends at approximately 9 p.m.
During the party, this year’s Distinguished Arts Award will be given to Dr. Wayne Lawson, Director Emeritus of the Ohio Arts Council.
The Bubble - a drama about three young Israelis who share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood; when one of the men falls in love with a Palestinian man, he and his roommates conspire to help his lover stay on in Tel Aviv illegally. Directed by Eytan Fox, the feature was produced in Israel in 2006. The 117-minute film, most recently selected for both New York Tribeca and Berlin International film festivals is in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is R for graphic sexuality. Film starts at 10:00 p.m. Audiences may remember Eytan Fox film, Yossi & Jagger, which was shown at the Columbus Jewish Film Festival in 2005.
Blocks and Docs‚ Sunday, March 9, at the Gateway Drexel Theater, 1550 N. High St., on the OSU campus:
Souvenirs ‚ A documentary about a father and son who take a road trip to retrace the father’s trail with the Jewish Brigade, with which he served during World War II and the ”souvenirs” he may have left behind with the local girls. Directed by Shahar Cohen and Halil Efrat, the documentary was produced in Israel in 2006 and won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary. The 75-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 11 a.m.
Orthodox Stance . A documentary about Dmitriy Salita, a champion boxer and an uncompromising Orthodox Jew. Directed by Jason Hutt, the documentary was produced in the United States in 2006. The 82-minute film is in English and rated PG-13. Film starts at 1 p.m.
Making Trouble. A documentary that tells the story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the last century - Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. Directed by Rachel Talbot, the film also was produced in the United States in 2006. At 85-minutes, the film is in English and rated PG-13. Film starts at 3 p.m.
5 Days. A gripping documentary that captured history being made when the Israeli Defense Force moved to evict the 8,000 remaining Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes. Directed by Yoav Shamir, the film was produced in Israel in 2005. The 94-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 5 p.m.
On Monday, March 10, at the Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St., Bexley:
Gorgeous! (Comme Ty Es Belle) - A snappy romantic comedy set in Paris that celebrates the au courant Parisian woman, with tons of wit, smarts and not an insignificant amount of sexiness. Directed by Lisa Azuelos, the feature was produced in France in 2006. The 84-minute film is in French with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
A pre-film reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Michael Garcia’s A Salon, 2440 E. Main St., Bexley.
On Tuesday, March 11, at the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St., on the OSU campus:
Greensboro: Closer to the Truth. A documentary about the Nov. 3, 1979 murders of five Communist Workers Party members by the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazis in Greensboro, N.C., and how 25 years later the horrific event has changed the lives of witnesses, spouses, and the murderers themselves. Directed by Adam Zucker, the 83-minute film in English was produced in the United States in 2007. Rated PG-13. Film starts at 6 p.m.
Following the film, a light dinner will be served at 7 p.m., with discussion leaders facilitating small group conversations based upon the theme “Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?.”
At 7:45 p.m., Greensboro director Adam Zucker will give a keynote presentation, followed by a panel discussion and question-and-answer session at 8 p.m.
Panel members include Prof. David Goldberger of the OSU Moritz College of Law, OSU Prof. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, and Jane Ramsey, executive director of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
On Wednesday, March 12, at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave., Bexley:
The Champagne Spy. A documentary about Major Ze'ev Gur Arie, a Mossad operative drafted in 1960 to penetrate the circle of German scientists developing weapons of mass destruction in Egypt. While his father was away, his son, Oded, was told that he must never speak about this secret because his father's life depended on it. He didn’t until now. Directed by Nadav Schirman, the film was produced in Israel and Germany in 2007 and won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary. The 90-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
Following the film, Oded Gur Arie will be on hand to greet filmgoers during a dessert reception.
On Thursday, March 13, at the Arena Grand, 175 W. Nationwide Blvd., downtown:
Sweet Mud. A feature about a 12-year-old boy, Dvir Avni, who lives on a kibbutz in southern Israel in the 1970s with his mentally ill mother, Miri. In this closed, unique society, bound by rigid rules, Dvir navigates between the kibbutz motto of equality and the stinging reality that his mother has, in effect, been abandoned by their collective community. Directed by Dror Shaul, the feature was produced in Israel and Germany in 2006. The 100-minute film is in Hebrew with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is PG-13. Film starts at 7 p.m.
Only Human. A wonderfully twisted Spanish comedy about the unfolding comedy of errors that occurs when a hyperactive Jewish family’s elder daughter brings home her Palestinian fiancé. Directed by Dominic Harari and Teresa de Pelegri, the feature was produced in Argentina in 2004. The 85-minute film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Rating equivalency is R for some sexual content, nudity and language. Film starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Bexley, Ohio. News from the Bexley Financial District. CD interest rates.
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM reporter Jack Shultz will continue his regular feature on CD interest rates offered at banks in the Bexley Financial District.
The banks in the Bexley Financial District are: AmTrust Bank, Fifth Third Bank, First Bexley Bank, Huntington National Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, KeyBank, US Bank, National City Bank, and Westbanco.
Shultz's report is broadcast daily at 11:10 a.m on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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The banks in the Bexley Financial District are: AmTrust Bank, Fifth Third Bank, First Bexley Bank, Huntington National Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, KeyBank, US Bank, National City Bank, and Westbanco.
Shultz's report is broadcast daily at 11:10 a.m on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Bexley, Ohio. City Councilman Ben Kessler interviewed for WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
An interview with Bexley City Councilman Ben Kessler will be broadcast Tuesday through Friday in the noon to 1:00 p.m. time slot on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
The interview was conducted by Timothy Nassau a student intern at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Nassau is a senior at Bexley High School.
The Kessler interview includes discussion of issues facing the City of Bexley including Bexley police facilities, municipal finance and the use of paid consultants by the city government.
The councilman is also working on the Capital University proposal for zoning variance for the Sheridan Avenue condominiums.
The councilman said that city finance issues are receiving attention. Estate taxes pay on average about ten percent of the city budget or about one million dollars. The difficulty that the estate tax presents is that the proceeds are not predictable.
Kessler proposes using estate tax proceeds as a fund for capital improvements.
Kessler also said that there is a misperception in the public that Bexley has a lot of tax revenue. Unlike other municipalities, Bexley does not have large tax revenue based on commercial activities. Kessler then offered a comparison of tax revenues per resident in some other localities. Taxes per resident in Bexley are about $700 per year. For Whitehall the comparable figure is $1,000. In Worthington and Upper Arlington, tax revenue per resident is about $1,300.
As to the proposed new police station and relocation, the councilman said that there was public concern that the proposed northern location will reduce the density of police patrols in central and south Bexley. He said that if there is an effect it will be during brief periods when shifts are changed.
Kessler said that serving alcohol at Jeffrey Mansion was a campaign issue of interest to a relatively small number of residents. Although a relatively small number, the strength of their feelings on the issue made them an important part of the process. Ninety nine percent of people Kessler talks to are in favor of serving alcohol at Jeffrey Mansion. Kessler said that the Jeffrey Mansion Commission will make a proposal on the matter. He said that the second important issue about Jeffrey Mansion is the finance of repairs.
Nassau then asked about a movement for a Green Bexley. Kessler said that there isn't a specific Green proposal for Bexley but he thinks that the police station relocation involves green issues. Demolition of an existing building raises a question of getting full use out of materials in the existing structure and also disposal of those materials. He also discussed international standards for green certification of new structures. Kessler said that an advantage of the Delmar proposed site is that the new police building can be designed green.
Nassau asked about Kessler's campaign platform commitment to make it easier for citizens to get involved in local government. Kessler said that he has been in touch with the city zoning officer about placing a sign in front of the city building to announce council meetings. He said that the information that will be on the sign is currently available online. He said that the agenda for a council meeting is now available on line. He said other public documents are now available online. Kessler said that these improvements in public access are just taking the city's existing information infrastructures and populating it with information. Councilman Kessler invited comments from residents at bkessler@bexley.org.
When Nassau asked about public attendance at council meetings, Kessler said that typical attendance is five to ten residents. HE also said that some topics attract more residents to council meetings. As an example, he offered the Capital University zoning variance proposal which attracted about fifty residents to the council meeting.
Nassau and Kessler then had a brief discussion of the relative importance of national and state elections in effecting local communities. Kessler observed that state elections are more likely to quickly influence local matters. He offered an example where a new state law loosened residency requirements that quickly has an adverse impact on Bexley tax revenues.
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The interview was conducted by Timothy Nassau a student intern at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Nassau is a senior at Bexley High School.
The Kessler interview includes discussion of issues facing the City of Bexley including Bexley police facilities, municipal finance and the use of paid consultants by the city government.
The councilman is also working on the Capital University proposal for zoning variance for the Sheridan Avenue condominiums.
The councilman said that city finance issues are receiving attention. Estate taxes pay on average about ten percent of the city budget or about one million dollars. The difficulty that the estate tax presents is that the proceeds are not predictable.
Kessler proposes using estate tax proceeds as a fund for capital improvements.
Kessler also said that there is a misperception in the public that Bexley has a lot of tax revenue. Unlike other municipalities, Bexley does not have large tax revenue based on commercial activities. Kessler then offered a comparison of tax revenues per resident in some other localities. Taxes per resident in Bexley are about $700 per year. For Whitehall the comparable figure is $1,000. In Worthington and Upper Arlington, tax revenue per resident is about $1,300.
As to the proposed new police station and relocation, the councilman said that there was public concern that the proposed northern location will reduce the density of police patrols in central and south Bexley. He said that if there is an effect it will be during brief periods when shifts are changed.
Kessler said that serving alcohol at Jeffrey Mansion was a campaign issue of interest to a relatively small number of residents. Although a relatively small number, the strength of their feelings on the issue made them an important part of the process. Ninety nine percent of people Kessler talks to are in favor of serving alcohol at Jeffrey Mansion. Kessler said that the Jeffrey Mansion Commission will make a proposal on the matter. He said that the second important issue about Jeffrey Mansion is the finance of repairs.
Nassau then asked about a movement for a Green Bexley. Kessler said that there isn't a specific Green proposal for Bexley but he thinks that the police station relocation involves green issues. Demolition of an existing building raises a question of getting full use out of materials in the existing structure and also disposal of those materials. He also discussed international standards for green certification of new structures. Kessler said that an advantage of the Delmar proposed site is that the new police building can be designed green.
Nassau asked about Kessler's campaign platform commitment to make it easier for citizens to get involved in local government. Kessler said that he has been in touch with the city zoning officer about placing a sign in front of the city building to announce council meetings. He said that the information that will be on the sign is currently available online. He said that the agenda for a council meeting is now available on line. He said other public documents are now available online. Kessler said that these improvements in public access are just taking the city's existing information infrastructures and populating it with information. Councilman Kessler invited comments from residents at bkessler@bexley.org.
When Nassau asked about public attendance at council meetings, Kessler said that typical attendance is five to ten residents. HE also said that some topics attract more residents to council meetings. As an example, he offered the Capital University zoning variance proposal which attracted about fifty residents to the council meeting.
Nassau and Kessler then had a brief discussion of the relative importance of national and state elections in effecting local communities. Kessler observed that state elections are more likely to quickly influence local matters. He offered an example where a new state law loosened residency requirements that quickly has an adverse impact on Bexley tax revenues.
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Monday, March 3, 2008
Cascade County, Montana. Mary Fields.
A note for Women History Month.
Mary Fields was born in 1832 as a slave in Tennessee. She grew up an orphan, never married and had no children.
Mary Fields lived by her wits and her strength. She traveled north to Ohio, settled in Toledo and worked for the Ursuline convent in that city.
The nuns of the Ursuline order became her family. Mother Amadeus then the superior of that order, served as Mary’s mother.
The nuns moved to Montana and Mary stayed behind in Ohio. When Mary learned that Mother Amadeus' health was failing, she went west to help out.
After Mother Amadeus health returned, Mary decided to stay and help build the St. Peter's mission school in Cascade County, Montana.
Mary was a strong woman. She packed a pistol for protection. She was known also as a hard-drinking woman, who needed nobody to fight a battle for her.
Because of her behavior, Mary was eventually turned away from the mission but the Ursuline nuns financed a new business for her.
With the support of the nuns, Mary opened a cafe.
Mary's generous and charitable spirit drove her business into the ground several times because she would feed the hungry.
In 1895 she found a job that suited her. She signed on as a U.S. mail coach driver for the Cascade County region of central Montana.
Mary and her mule Moses, never missed a day of work. It was in this capacity that Mary earned her nickname "Stagecoach", for her unfailing reliability.
Mary loved the children of Cascade County, Montana. She supported the local baseball team as their number one fan.
Mary died in 1914 at Cascade, Montana. Her grave is marked with a simple cross.
This note is based on material available from Vernice Jackson, the Lakewood Public Library and Sister Mary Rose Krupp, Ursuline Convent Offices, 4045 Indian Rd., Toledo, OH 43606.
Additional material can be found at Robert Miller, The Story of Stagecoach Mary Fields (Silver Burdett Press, 1995) and an article in Ebony 32 (October 1977), pp.96-98. A classic photo of Mary Fields with a rifle is available on the website of Women in History provided by actress Vernice Jackson.
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Mary Fields was born in 1832 as a slave in Tennessee. She grew up an orphan, never married and had no children.
Mary Fields lived by her wits and her strength. She traveled north to Ohio, settled in Toledo and worked for the Ursuline convent in that city.
The nuns of the Ursuline order became her family. Mother Amadeus then the superior of that order, served as Mary’s mother.
The nuns moved to Montana and Mary stayed behind in Ohio. When Mary learned that Mother Amadeus' health was failing, she went west to help out.
After Mother Amadeus health returned, Mary decided to stay and help build the St. Peter's mission school in Cascade County, Montana.
Mary was a strong woman. She packed a pistol for protection. She was known also as a hard-drinking woman, who needed nobody to fight a battle for her.
Because of her behavior, Mary was eventually turned away from the mission but the Ursuline nuns financed a new business for her.
With the support of the nuns, Mary opened a cafe.
Mary's generous and charitable spirit drove her business into the ground several times because she would feed the hungry.
In 1895 she found a job that suited her. She signed on as a U.S. mail coach driver for the Cascade County region of central Montana.
Mary and her mule Moses, never missed a day of work. It was in this capacity that Mary earned her nickname "Stagecoach", for her unfailing reliability.
Mary loved the children of Cascade County, Montana. She supported the local baseball team as their number one fan.
Mary died in 1914 at Cascade, Montana. Her grave is marked with a simple cross.
This note is based on material available from Vernice Jackson, the Lakewood Public Library and Sister Mary Rose Krupp, Ursuline Convent Offices, 4045 Indian Rd., Toledo, OH 43606.
Additional material can be found at Robert Miller, The Story of Stagecoach Mary Fields (Silver Burdett Press, 1995) and an article in Ebony 32 (October 1977), pp.96-98. A classic photo of Mary Fields with a rifle is available on the website of Women in History provided by actress Vernice Jackson.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Bexley radio station WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM launches the Bexley Consumer Price Index (Bexley CPI).
Laura Franks presented the premier Bexley Consumer Price Index report for the first quarter, 2008.
The Bexley CPI reports the aggregate of the prices of a uniform market basket of merchandise purchased at retail in Bexley, Ohio. The report also includes quarter to quarter changes in the retail prices of the standard market basket.
The Bexley CPI can be compared to the changes reported for other goods and services reported by the Bureau of Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
As of the first quarter, 2008 compared to the fourth quarter, 2007, Bexley retail prices showed a slight decline. The statistical measurement of this slight decline is 0.62 percent or a little less than two-thirds of one percent.
This slight decline is attributable to the reduction in the shelf price of a single item.
The price of a second item in effect was also reduced in the first quarter, 2008 although the effective price change did not change the aggregate price of the Bexley market basket. This second item was on sale during the fourth quarter, 2007. During the first quarter, 2008 the shelf price of this second item was reduced to the same level as the coupon price of the prior quarter.
Because two items showed reduction in shelf price, the Bexley CPI is treating retail Bexley prices as showing a slight downward movement.
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The Bexley CPI reports the aggregate of the prices of a uniform market basket of merchandise purchased at retail in Bexley, Ohio. The report also includes quarter to quarter changes in the retail prices of the standard market basket.
The Bexley CPI can be compared to the changes reported for other goods and services reported by the Bureau of Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
As of the first quarter, 2008 compared to the fourth quarter, 2007, Bexley retail prices showed a slight decline. The statistical measurement of this slight decline is 0.62 percent or a little less than two-thirds of one percent.
This slight decline is attributable to the reduction in the shelf price of a single item.
The price of a second item in effect was also reduced in the first quarter, 2008 although the effective price change did not change the aggregate price of the Bexley market basket. This second item was on sale during the fourth quarter, 2007. During the first quarter, 2008 the shelf price of this second item was reduced to the same level as the coupon price of the prior quarter.
Because two items showed reduction in shelf price, the Bexley CPI is treating retail Bexley prices as showing a slight downward movement.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Bexley, Ohio. Homeless programming change.
Tom Barry, vice president for philanthropic development and communications of Lutheran Social Services will be the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM guest March 20, 2008 at 12:10 p.m.
Barry will discuss support for social and other services provided to the homeless.
This time-slot provides regular coverage of service opportunities available for individuals to help the homeless and other members of our community. Barry is substituting for Jennifer Hamilton, communications manager for Lutheran Social Services.
The live broadcast will be Barry’s first interview on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Amy Maurer of WCRX-LP. 102.1 will conduct the interview.
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Barry will discuss support for social and other services provided to the homeless.
This time-slot provides regular coverage of service opportunities available for individuals to help the homeless and other members of our community. Barry is substituting for Jennifer Hamilton, communications manager for Lutheran Social Services.
The live broadcast will be Barry’s first interview on WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Amy Maurer of WCRX-LP. 102.1 will conduct the interview.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Bexley, Ohio. Black History Month.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation’s recognition of Black History Month was represented by its coverage of an important auction sale in New York City of major works of art by African-American artists. The works offered for sale come from notable collections and estates. Selected lots were previewed on the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM regular auction market coverage.
Works by such important American masters as Jacob Lawrence and Hartwell Yeargans were offered for sale on the auction block. Other important artists included Aaron Douglas, Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Hale Woodruff and Henry Ossawa Tanner.
The auction sale was conducted Tuesday, February 19 at the Swann Galleries in 104 East 21st Street in Manhattan and was entitled African-American Fine Art, Sale No 2136. This is the third sale of African-American art conducted at Swann Galleries and represents an important institutional commitment to making a market for important work by African-American artists. The work offered for sale includes pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries that are paintings, prints, drawings, collages and sculpture.
In the month prior to the auction, Bexley Public Radio Foundation’s WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM featured the sale prominently in its schedule of auctions. Select lots were featured in the radio station’s regular auction news coverage.
One very important piece scheduled to be sold was the series Life of Toussaint L’Overture by Jacob Lawrence. The series was identified by Swann Galleries as Lot 230. This important work was offered from the collection of Health Legacy of Cleveland, Inc. Proceeds from its sale were dedicated to provide scholarships for African-American students from the Cleveland area to attend medical and dental school.
Listeners interested in viewing the works sold at this auction can view the sale catalog online at the Swann Galleries website.
For the eighteen lots covered by WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, the sale results were mixed. Four lots won hammer prices above the pre-auction estimates. Eight lots received prices below the estimates. None of the hammer prices was within the pre-auction estimates. Six items were withdrawn from the sale.
The withdrawn items included: Lot 230 “The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture” series by Jacob Lawrence (pre-auction estimate of $100,000-150,000); Lot 83 a work by Allan R. Crite ”Holy Family”, an offset lithograph of a brush and ink drawing (pre-auction estimate $2,000-3,000); Lot 87 titled Pourquoi by Robert Blackburn; Lot 90 Norman Lewis an untitled yellow and green composition (pre-auction estimate $10,000-15,000); Lot 150 a sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett titled “Sister” in green marble, (pre-auction estimate $150,000-200,000); and Lot 211 by Ernest Crichlow Untitled (Girl and Boy Outside Church Doors) (pre-auction estimate $30,000-50,000). Also withdrawn were Lot 83 an offset lithograph by Allan R. Crite titled " Holy Family."
All of the sale results including those lots not reported by WCRX-LP 102.1 FM are available on the Swann Galleries website.
Four artworks received hammer prices above the pre-auction estimates included:
Lot 71 Hughie Lee-Smith work that is untitled (Still Life with Green Cloth).The work is an oil on canvas completed in 1955. The pre-auction estimate for this work was $12,000-18,000 . It received a selling price of $20,000.
Lot 93 Hale Woodruff (1900 - 1980) a work titled “Celestial Gate”. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. The work is illustrated in thepublications: Hale Woodruff 50 Years of His Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, 1979, p. 38. Pre-auction estimate was $40,000-60,000. Actual hammer price is $75,000.
Lot 119 Hartwell Yeargans (1915 - 2005) This is a color woodcut on imitation Japan paper, called “Sunbathers” made in 1965. Pre-auction estimate was $1,500-2,500 and actual sellingprice is $3,000.
Lot 185 Allan Rohan Crite (1910 - 2007) description of the work is Omolangidi Wooden Doll, Nigeria. The work is an offset color lithograph on thin wove paper, 1977. the Americas." Estimate $1,000-1,500. Actual sale price is $1,600.
Eight lots were sold below their pre-auction estimates:
Lot 72 by Margaret Burroughs (1917 - ) entitled “Black Venus.” Estimate $1,000-1,500. Actual sale price $800.
Lot 76 Untitled (Abstract Still Life). By Robert Blackburn (1920 - 2003) Color crayons on wove paper, circa 1955-1960 Estimate $2,000-3,000. Actual price $1,500.
Lot 146 Ernie Barnes (1938 - ) ”Pool Hall.” Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Barnes played professional football in the NFL in the early 1960s before beginning a celebrated career as a figurative painter and graphic artist. Estimate $20,000-30,000. Actual sale price $16,000.
Lot 182 Jacob Lawrence (1917 - 2000) The Swearing In. Color screenprint on wove paper, 1977. Lawrence was commissioned to commemorate the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter in 1977 with other contemporary artists. Estimate $4,000-6,000. Actual auction price $3,400.
Lot 190 Barbara Chase Riboud (1939 - ) Column and Fissure, No.1. Charcoal on wove paper, 1978. She is also known as the author of several historical novels, including the award-winning best seller Sally Hemings. Pre-auction estimate $4,000-6,000. Actual sale price $2,600.
Lot 191 Barbara Chase Riboud (1939 - ) Poem Column: My Sun is Your Moon. Charcoal and pencil on wove paper, 1978. Estimate $4,000-6,000. Hammer price $2,800.
Lot 199 Romare Bearden (1911 - 1988) Autumn of the Rooster. Color lithograph, 1983. Estimate $4,000-6,000. Actual sale price $3,600.
Lot 201 Jacob Lawrence (1917 - 2000) No. 4, People in the Park. Color screenprint on Somerset wove paper, 1983. Estimate $3,000-5,000. Hammer price $1,700.
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Works by such important American masters as Jacob Lawrence and Hartwell Yeargans were offered for sale on the auction block. Other important artists included Aaron Douglas, Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Hale Woodruff and Henry Ossawa Tanner.
The auction sale was conducted Tuesday, February 19 at the Swann Galleries in 104 East 21st Street in Manhattan and was entitled African-American Fine Art, Sale No 2136. This is the third sale of African-American art conducted at Swann Galleries and represents an important institutional commitment to making a market for important work by African-American artists. The work offered for sale includes pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries that are paintings, prints, drawings, collages and sculpture.
In the month prior to the auction, Bexley Public Radio Foundation’s WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM featured the sale prominently in its schedule of auctions. Select lots were featured in the radio station’s regular auction news coverage.
One very important piece scheduled to be sold was the series Life of Toussaint L’Overture by Jacob Lawrence. The series was identified by Swann Galleries as Lot 230. This important work was offered from the collection of Health Legacy of Cleveland, Inc. Proceeds from its sale were dedicated to provide scholarships for African-American students from the Cleveland area to attend medical and dental school.
Listeners interested in viewing the works sold at this auction can view the sale catalog online at the Swann Galleries website.
For the eighteen lots covered by WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, the sale results were mixed. Four lots won hammer prices above the pre-auction estimates. Eight lots received prices below the estimates. None of the hammer prices was within the pre-auction estimates. Six items were withdrawn from the sale.
The withdrawn items included: Lot 230 “The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture” series by Jacob Lawrence (pre-auction estimate of $100,000-150,000); Lot 83 a work by Allan R. Crite ”Holy Family”, an offset lithograph of a brush and ink drawing (pre-auction estimate $2,000-3,000); Lot 87 titled Pourquoi by Robert Blackburn; Lot 90 Norman Lewis an untitled yellow and green composition (pre-auction estimate $10,000-15,000); Lot 150 a sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett titled “Sister” in green marble, (pre-auction estimate $150,000-200,000); and Lot 211 by Ernest Crichlow Untitled (Girl and Boy Outside Church Doors) (pre-auction estimate $30,000-50,000). Also withdrawn were Lot 83 an offset lithograph by Allan R. Crite titled " Holy Family."
All of the sale results including those lots not reported by WCRX-LP 102.1 FM are available on the Swann Galleries website.
Four artworks received hammer prices above the pre-auction estimates included:
Lot 71 Hughie Lee-Smith work that is untitled (Still Life with Green Cloth).The work is an oil on canvas completed in 1955. The pre-auction estimate for this work was $12,000-18,000 . It received a selling price of $20,000.
Lot 93 Hale Woodruff (1900 - 1980) a work titled “Celestial Gate”. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. The work is illustrated in thepublications: Hale Woodruff 50 Years of His Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, 1979, p. 38. Pre-auction estimate was $40,000-60,000. Actual hammer price is $75,000.
Lot 119 Hartwell Yeargans (1915 - 2005) This is a color woodcut on imitation Japan paper, called “Sunbathers” made in 1965. Pre-auction estimate was $1,500-2,500 and actual sellingprice is $3,000.
Lot 185 Allan Rohan Crite (1910 - 2007) description of the work is Omolangidi Wooden Doll, Nigeria. The work is an offset color lithograph on thin wove paper, 1977. the Americas." Estimate $1,000-1,500. Actual sale price is $1,600.
Eight lots were sold below their pre-auction estimates:
Lot 72 by Margaret Burroughs (1917 - ) entitled “Black Venus.” Estimate $1,000-1,500. Actual sale price $800.
Lot 76 Untitled (Abstract Still Life). By Robert Blackburn (1920 - 2003) Color crayons on wove paper, circa 1955-1960 Estimate $2,000-3,000. Actual price $1,500.
Lot 146 Ernie Barnes (1938 - ) ”Pool Hall.” Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Barnes played professional football in the NFL in the early 1960s before beginning a celebrated career as a figurative painter and graphic artist. Estimate $20,000-30,000. Actual sale price $16,000.
Lot 182 Jacob Lawrence (1917 - 2000) The Swearing In. Color screenprint on wove paper, 1977. Lawrence was commissioned to commemorate the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter in 1977 with other contemporary artists. Estimate $4,000-6,000. Actual auction price $3,400.
Lot 190 Barbara Chase Riboud (1939 - ) Column and Fissure, No.1. Charcoal on wove paper, 1978. She is also known as the author of several historical novels, including the award-winning best seller Sally Hemings. Pre-auction estimate $4,000-6,000. Actual sale price $2,600.
Lot 191 Barbara Chase Riboud (1939 - ) Poem Column: My Sun is Your Moon. Charcoal and pencil on wove paper, 1978. Estimate $4,000-6,000. Hammer price $2,800.
Lot 199 Romare Bearden (1911 - 1988) Autumn of the Rooster. Color lithograph, 1983. Estimate $4,000-6,000. Actual sale price $3,600.
Lot 201 Jacob Lawrence (1917 - 2000) No. 4, People in the Park. Color screenprint on Somerset wove paper, 1983. Estimate $3,000-5,000. Hammer price $1,700.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Bexley, Ohio. Residential tax abatements for restorations using authentic materials
One of the charms of Bexley is the residential architecture of the community. Design, materials and construction work together with superior landscaping to present pleasant vistas in the twenty seven neighborhoods of Bexley.
Small pleasant cottages grace many Bexley streets and neighborhoods.
Other Bexley neighborhoods have houses that look large and comfortable, timeless with quiet, unobtrusive architectural fittings of bygone eras.
Then there are austere Bexley mansions that amaze our eyes with architectural elegance, craftsmanship and fine materials.
An important component of these pleasing domestic buildings is the materials used in the original construction. Slate roofs, copper gutters and down spouts, quarried stones, bronze fittings, wrought iron fittings and hinges. All of these are subtle attributes that compliment the architectural features and landscaping of the homes of Bexley.
Sometime on a walk, focus only on the materials used to construct Bexley residences. You will soon recognize the houses with authentic materials. These are not loud pronouncements. They are quiet nuanced fittings that whisper “quality, skill, excellence."
Many of the materials used in contemporary additions and restorations are not authentic. Brass-plated steel replaces solid brass hinges; asphalt shingles replace slate and so on.
In small increments, perhaps only infinitesimal increments, the charm of Bexley residential architecture is being eroded.
A brass-plated steel hinge is substituted for a solid brass hinge. It’s not a major change. But the substitute is a small erosion of excellence. One hinge this year, one next year and then a plastic mail box replaces the wrought iron mail box.
Does anyone care that authentic materials are disappearing?
Of course practical household finance determines some of this erosion. Authentic materials are expensive, and sometimes not available. Sometimes, repairs are practical problems that surprise a budget. More often repairs are not ocassions for aesthetic reflections and so we choose the practical solutions.
As a community, should we encourage decisions that favor authenticity? How can we encourage the use of original materials in new construction, restorations and repairs?
Should the municipality take some action to encourage a market in Bexley for authentic materials?
In Bexley, real estate tax abatements have been granted for commercial, mixed retail and multi-family residential structures. Some of the tax abatements have been granted to buildings that imitate period architecture.
These same buildings use modern materials that give the impression of authentic period materials. But a moment’s glance tells the sad story of deception that these fake materials express.
The public tax abatements did not purchase something authentic for this community.
There are advantages to the modern building materials. Obviously.
But the advantages, whatever they might be, have nothing to do with aesthetics.
And living in Bexley is all about the aesthetics of daily life. Beauty in all that is quotidian.
Is it time to to subsidize things that bring beauty to our community life each day?
When families improve their houses and pick up the expense of authentic materials, should the community offer those families real estate tax abatements for their choice to preserve the beauty and the authenticity of their repairs and restorations?
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Small pleasant cottages grace many Bexley streets and neighborhoods.
Other Bexley neighborhoods have houses that look large and comfortable, timeless with quiet, unobtrusive architectural fittings of bygone eras.
Then there are austere Bexley mansions that amaze our eyes with architectural elegance, craftsmanship and fine materials.
An important component of these pleasing domestic buildings is the materials used in the original construction. Slate roofs, copper gutters and down spouts, quarried stones, bronze fittings, wrought iron fittings and hinges. All of these are subtle attributes that compliment the architectural features and landscaping of the homes of Bexley.
Sometime on a walk, focus only on the materials used to construct Bexley residences. You will soon recognize the houses with authentic materials. These are not loud pronouncements. They are quiet nuanced fittings that whisper “quality, skill, excellence."
Many of the materials used in contemporary additions and restorations are not authentic. Brass-plated steel replaces solid brass hinges; asphalt shingles replace slate and so on.
In small increments, perhaps only infinitesimal increments, the charm of Bexley residential architecture is being eroded.
A brass-plated steel hinge is substituted for a solid brass hinge. It’s not a major change. But the substitute is a small erosion of excellence. One hinge this year, one next year and then a plastic mail box replaces the wrought iron mail box.
Does anyone care that authentic materials are disappearing?
Of course practical household finance determines some of this erosion. Authentic materials are expensive, and sometimes not available. Sometimes, repairs are practical problems that surprise a budget. More often repairs are not ocassions for aesthetic reflections and so we choose the practical solutions.
As a community, should we encourage decisions that favor authenticity? How can we encourage the use of original materials in new construction, restorations and repairs?
Should the municipality take some action to encourage a market in Bexley for authentic materials?
In Bexley, real estate tax abatements have been granted for commercial, mixed retail and multi-family residential structures. Some of the tax abatements have been granted to buildings that imitate period architecture.
These same buildings use modern materials that give the impression of authentic period materials. But a moment’s glance tells the sad story of deception that these fake materials express.
The public tax abatements did not purchase something authentic for this community.
There are advantages to the modern building materials. Obviously.
But the advantages, whatever they might be, have nothing to do with aesthetics.
And living in Bexley is all about the aesthetics of daily life. Beauty in all that is quotidian.
Is it time to to subsidize things that bring beauty to our community life each day?
When families improve their houses and pick up the expense of authentic materials, should the community offer those families real estate tax abatements for their choice to preserve the beauty and the authenticity of their repairs and restorations?
Contact us.
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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
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Columbus, OH 43209
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Bexley, Ohio. Bexley Consumer Price Index announced by community radio station.
WCRX-LP announced that its first report on retail prices in Bexley, Ohio will be aired on the Thursday, February 21, 2008 broadcast at 102.1 FM.
Laura Franks, WCRS-LP programming chairwoman and station statistician, will present the first consumer price report. She said that the Bexley CPI is designed to permit listeners to evaluate changes in retail prices in Bexley, Ohio in comparison to national data reported by the Bureau of Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor.
Radio station manager John Manning said that WCRX-LP has established a market basket of common items purchased at retail in Bexley. Price data has been collected for the fourth quarter, 2007 and the first quarter, 2008. The report is based on a comparison of price data for these two time periods.
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Laura Franks, WCRS-LP programming chairwoman and station statistician, will present the first consumer price report. She said that the Bexley CPI is designed to permit listeners to evaluate changes in retail prices in Bexley, Ohio in comparison to national data reported by the Bureau of Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor.
Radio station manager John Manning said that WCRX-LP has established a market basket of common items purchased at retail in Bexley. Price data has been collected for the fourth quarter, 2007 and the first quarter, 2008. The report is based on a comparison of price data for these two time periods.
Contact us.
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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
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Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Bexley, Ohio. Gallery Players opens production of "Forum."
John Manning interviewed his regular Friday guest Kriss Galloway. They discussed events scheduled for the Jewish Community Center including a performance by an Israeli Jazz artist.
Israeli native Gilad Hekselman and his trio of musicians were the featured guests during an evening of Jazz and Barbecue on Sunday, Feb. 17, at at 8 p.m. the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave.
Since his arrival in New York in 2004, the 25-year-old Hekselman has been earning a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in the city.
He has shared the stage with many top names in the New York jazz scene, including Gretchen Parlato, Chris Potter, Greg Hutchinson and Reuben Rogers to name a few. He has played the Blue Note, Jazz Gallery, Smalls, 55 Bar, Dizzy’s Club, Minton’s Playhouse and Fat Cat. He has toured in Switzerland, Norway, Spain and Israel, and has played at numerous jazz festivals.
Manning and Galloway also discussed he Gallery Players production of ‘A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum’ which will open on February 23.
Gallery Players, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus’ theater group will open Stephen Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, on Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m.
Kriss said that the Sondheim musical centers around life in three adjacent houses in ancient Rome. In the center is the house of Senex, who lives there with wife Domina, son, Hero, and several slaves, including head slave Hysterium and the musical's main character Pseudolus, who wishes to buy, win, or steal his freedom. He is the slave of young Hero, son of Senex and Domina.
One of the neighboring houses is a brothel run by Marcus Lycus; the other houses the ancient Erronius, who is searching for his long-lost children (stolen in infancy by pirates).
One day, Senex and Domina go on a trip and leave Pseudolus in charge of Hero. Hero confides to Pseudolus that he is in love with the lovely Philia, one of the courtesans in the brothel next door. Pseudolus promises to help him win Philia's love in exchange for his freedom. Unfortunately, Philia has been promised to a pre-eminent soldier, Captain Miles Gloriosus, who is on his way to pick up his prize.
Kriss said that the ensuing craziness of mistaken identities and mixed-up pairs creates a non-stop laugh-fest.
The production is directed by Pam Hill. Listeners who are familiar with Sondheim's darker pieces like "Sweeney Todd" will be surprised at this farce.
Kriss said that the lead role is performed by Jared Saltman, known to many as the JCC’s Cultural Arts Director.
Showtimes are:
• Saturday, February 23, March 1 and 8, at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, February 24, March 2 and 9, at 2:30 p.m.
• Thursday, February 28 and March 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for JCC members, $16 for nonmembers, $10 for senior members, $14 for senior nonmembers, $6 for children or students, and $8 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. To order tickets online, visit the Gallery Players website at www.jccgalleryplayers.org, or contact Saltman, at (614) 559-6248 or jsaltman@columbusjcc.org. Gallery Players, started in 1948, is the oldest community theater group in Central Ohio.
John Manning and Kriss Galloway then discussed JCC Summer Camp and the opening of registration.
Kriss said that it won't be long before the warmer months of summer will be here and that it is time to start registering for the JCC Summer Camp.
The JCC’s Summer Camp brochure is now available online, with registrations beginning February 8. Kriss said that Rachel Fox, JCC Camping Services director, has kept the camp fees level with the charges of last year.
Kriss said that every JCC Summer Camper participates in fun, age-appropriate activities throughout the week including arts and crafts, Judaics, high ropes course, boating, sports, free swim and outdoor survival.
JCC Summer Camps are accredited by the American Camping Association and offer camping options for ages 3 to 25. For example, there is:
Camp Yeladim - a camp for children ages two through three years, eight months (by December 1, 2007), offered at three JCC locations: JCC College Avenue in Bexley, JCC North in Dublin, and JCC New Albany.
Camp Ora – for campers ages three (by September 30, 2007) through entering Kindergarten, and Camp Chaverim - designed for campers entering Kindergarten through third grade, both offered at the JCC College Avenue location.
Camp Shemesh - for campers ages three years, nine months (by September 30, 2007) through entering second grade, at the JCC New Albany.
In addition to typical day camp activities, campers at the JCC College Avenue location receive swim lessons by certified Red Cross instructors in the JCC pool. Camp Chaverim campers also are given time each afternoon for free swim.
If spending the day outdoors in the woods, hiking, climbing, swimming, riding bikes, or making art is more your campers’ style, then the JCC’s Camp Hoover, located on the shores of the Hoover Reservoir in Westerville, is the perfect solution.
Camp Hoover, designed for campers entering 4th through 8th grades, is located on a 28-acre rustic woodland. It boasts beautiful woods, boat dock, high ropes course, swimming pool, bathhouse, pavilion, basketball court, bike trails, athletic fields, archery range and art area.
Camp Arye, located at the JCC College Avenue and the JCC Camp Hoover locations, is for children, teens, and young adults between the ages of 3 and 25 with special needs, including physical, cognitive, emotional, developmental, and learning disabilities. Camp Arye’s staff embraces each participant’s individuality, and supports campers in an effort to focus on their abilities and to challenge themselves to achieve both new and existing goals. Children transition between adaptive physical education, adaptive movement, music, Judaics, adaptive art, swim lessons, socialization and free swim.
Camp Arye’s staff-to-camper ratio of 1:3 ensures campers the opportunity for adventure and accomplishment with the safest supervision standards. Families also may provide their own aides if they feel their children will benefit from a one-to-one ratio. In addition, a registered nurse or an American Red Cross certified first aid provider is at each of the camp sites during hours of camp operation.
In addition, the JCC offers Specialty Camps for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. For one week, these camps focus on particular activities, including Circus, golf, tennis, basketball, flag football, soccer, cheerleading, skateboarding, clay and craft, cooking, and magic, as well as a Summer Kick-off Camp and a Post-Camp Safari.
The JCC offers flexible enrollment options to meet the needs of busy families, as well as transportation and extended childcare. For more information, visit the JCC Summer Camp website at www.columbusjcc.org/summercamps08.
Kriss and John then discussed the 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival set for March 8-13. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus will present six days of gripping drama, thought-provoking documentaries, and heartwarming comedies during its 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival from March 8 to 13. This year‚ the festival features 11 features and documentaries from Argentina, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico and the United States, to be shown at six venues throughout the city‚ including the Drexel Theater in Bexley and the Drexel Gateway.
Emily Schuss is the film festival director for the JCC.
One of the highlights of this year‚ film festival will be an entire day of documentaries at the Drexel Gateway on Sunday, March 9,‚‚In addition, Block's Bagels will be serving complimentary bagels during the event, which is named Block's and Docs.
The documentaries range from a father-son road trip to boxing, and from female comics to the eviction of Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes.
Additional special events taking place during the film festival include an Opening Night Party on Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art, during which the Distinguished Arts Award will be given; a pre-screening reception at Bexley‚ Michael Garcia salon on Monday, March 10; an Educational Symposium, "Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?" in tribute to the late Benson A. Wolman, on Tuesday, March 11, at the Wexner Center for the Arts, and a special appearance by Oded Gur Arie, son of The Champagne Spy on Wednesday, March 12.
Many of the films are produced independently outside of the U.S. and do not adhere to the American movie rating system. as we know it. However, the majority of the films scheduled are equivalent to a PG-13 movie. Nonetheless there are a few exceptions. Check the festivals website for determinations of the exceptions.
Some calendar items that Manning and Galloway wanted to cover but ran out of time to include are:
New Horizons 60+ Group Plans Activities at the JCC
The New Horizons 60+ group for active senior adults is planning a variety of activities in the upcoming weeks at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave. In fact, they will be:
Attending the theater. On Sunday, February 24, the group will be gathering to attend Gallery Players’ production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum. The cost is $10 and includes a box lunch at 1 p.m., followed by the show at 2:30 p.m. RSVPs are a must.
Playing Nintendo Wii. On Wednesday, February 20, beginning at 11 a.m., the group will see what all the excitement is about by getting to play Nintendo Wii. Participants will have the opportunity to test the new video-game versions of bowling, boxing and tennis.
Celebrating February Birthdays. On Wednesday, February 27, at 11 a.m., the musical group, 3C Highway, will help the group celebrate everyone with a birthday in February.
Having Lively Discussions. Every Monday at 11 a.m., the New Horizons group gathers to discuss current events, local issues, stories – and even share a joke or two. In addition, at least once a month the Yiddish speakers in the group gather for a meeting – conducted entirely in Yiddish. The next meeting will be held on February 20 at Creekside. (Contact Ann Rubin at 614-231-5838 for more info.)
Exercising and Dancing. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there are a variety of exercise and gentle movement classes to help fight the wintertime blahs. Chair Fit is held both days at 11 a.m., to help seniors improve their flexibility, strength, and circulation – all while sitting in a chair. Or, if a little more energy fits your style, Forever Fit classes are held both days at 8 a.m., and incorporate stretching, strength training, and low-impact aerobics designed especially for seniors. (Both classes are taught by Gail Rosenblum.) If your back aches and you just want to learn how to stretch it properly with the gentle movements of Yoga, each Tuesday, from 12 to 12:45 p.m., a Lunchtime Yoga for the Back class is held in the Diamond Family Fitness Center at the JCC. But if you’ve “gotta dance,” then the Line Dancing class, taught by Mary Bova-Ervin each Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m., is definitely something you should try. The fee per dancer is $4, and remember to wear comfortable dancing shoes or sneakers.
Eating Kosher lunches. Every Monday through Friday at noon, the JCC, in collaboration with LifeCare Alliance, offers the only Kosher lunch site in town for adults 60 and over for a nominal donation of $1.25 per meal. Register one day in advance, please, by calling (614) 231-2731, ext. 243.
And remember, you don’t have to be a JCC member, nor do you have to be Jewish, to enjoy the camaraderie and the fun! For more information and to make reservations, contact Debbie Vinocur, JCC New Horizons program director, at (614) 559-6214 or dvinocur@columbusjcc.org.
New Program for Special Needs Adults Being Planned
Don’t sit at home with the wintertime “blahs.” Come and join the fun at the JCC with this new program, designed especially for independent adults age 35 and over with special needs!
Each Tuesday, beginning at Noon, join us for a delicious kosher lunch for a nominal fee of $1.25. Then at 12:30 p.m., those interested will gather to play cards and games such as Scrabble, Uno, Bunco, and Checkers.
For more information, contact Debbie Vinocur, JCC New Horizons program director, at (614) 559-6214.
Belly Dancing Class Returns to JCC
By popular demand, Belly Dance instructor Laylia is returning in February to teach another session for women only. “Belly dance is a fun way to work your entire body – don’t knock it ‘till you try it,” said Beth McCullough, JCC Fitness specialist.
The session starts Wednesday, Feb. 27 and run for 6 weeks, through Wednesday, April 2. Class time will be 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The fee is $70 for JCC general members and $60 for JCC Health Center members. Enrollment and payment must be made in advance.
For more information specific to this session, contact McCullough at (614) 559-6217 or visit the JCC website at www.columbusjcc.org. More information about Laylia may be found at www.laylia.com.
Krav Maga is Back at the JCC of Columbus
Krav Maga, the self-defense techniques used by the Israeli Defense Forces, is returning to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus for a six-week course beginning February 20. Instructor Denise Tibbs will teach the one-hour classes from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. each Wednesday. Those interested who are age 16 and over may attend any or all of the classes, which end March 26.
“Krav Maga, which in Hebrew means ‘close combat,’ is not only a total body workout, it also teaches participants defense techniques aimed to neutralize potentially life-threatening situations and escape as rapidly and safely as possible,” said Beth McCullough, JCC Fitness Program Director.
“Krav Maga is an intense mixed aerobic and anaerobic workout, relying heavily on the use of pads in order to experience both delivery and defense of strikes at full force,” she said. “It can be almost as taxing to hold a pad as to practice against one.”
To register or for more information, contact McCullough at (614) 559-6207, or visit the JCC website at www.columbusjcc.org.
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Israeli native Gilad Hekselman and his trio of musicians were the featured guests during an evening of Jazz and Barbecue on Sunday, Feb. 17, at at 8 p.m. the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave.
Since his arrival in New York in 2004, the 25-year-old Hekselman has been earning a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in the city.
He has shared the stage with many top names in the New York jazz scene, including Gretchen Parlato, Chris Potter, Greg Hutchinson and Reuben Rogers to name a few. He has played the Blue Note, Jazz Gallery, Smalls, 55 Bar, Dizzy’s Club, Minton’s Playhouse and Fat Cat. He has toured in Switzerland, Norway, Spain and Israel, and has played at numerous jazz festivals.
Manning and Galloway also discussed he Gallery Players production of ‘A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum’ which will open on February 23.
Gallery Players, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus’ theater group will open Stephen Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, on Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m.
Kriss said that the Sondheim musical centers around life in three adjacent houses in ancient Rome. In the center is the house of Senex, who lives there with wife Domina, son, Hero, and several slaves, including head slave Hysterium and the musical's main character Pseudolus, who wishes to buy, win, or steal his freedom. He is the slave of young Hero, son of Senex and Domina.
One of the neighboring houses is a brothel run by Marcus Lycus; the other houses the ancient Erronius, who is searching for his long-lost children (stolen in infancy by pirates).
One day, Senex and Domina go on a trip and leave Pseudolus in charge of Hero. Hero confides to Pseudolus that he is in love with the lovely Philia, one of the courtesans in the brothel next door. Pseudolus promises to help him win Philia's love in exchange for his freedom. Unfortunately, Philia has been promised to a pre-eminent soldier, Captain Miles Gloriosus, who is on his way to pick up his prize.
Kriss said that the ensuing craziness of mistaken identities and mixed-up pairs creates a non-stop laugh-fest.
The production is directed by Pam Hill. Listeners who are familiar with Sondheim's darker pieces like "Sweeney Todd" will be surprised at this farce.
Kriss said that the lead role is performed by Jared Saltman, known to many as the JCC’s Cultural Arts Director.
Showtimes are:
• Saturday, February 23, March 1 and 8, at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, February 24, March 2 and 9, at 2:30 p.m.
• Thursday, February 28 and March 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for JCC members, $16 for nonmembers, $10 for senior members, $14 for senior nonmembers, $6 for children or students, and $8 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. To order tickets online, visit the Gallery Players website at www.jccgalleryplayers.org, or contact Saltman, at (614) 559-6248 or jsaltman@columbusjcc.org. Gallery Players, started in 1948, is the oldest community theater group in Central Ohio.
John Manning and Kriss Galloway then discussed JCC Summer Camp and the opening of registration.
Kriss said that it won't be long before the warmer months of summer will be here and that it is time to start registering for the JCC Summer Camp.
The JCC’s Summer Camp brochure is now available online, with registrations beginning February 8. Kriss said that Rachel Fox, JCC Camping Services director, has kept the camp fees level with the charges of last year.
Kriss said that every JCC Summer Camper participates in fun, age-appropriate activities throughout the week including arts and crafts, Judaics, high ropes course, boating, sports, free swim and outdoor survival.
JCC Summer Camps are accredited by the American Camping Association and offer camping options for ages 3 to 25. For example, there is:
Camp Yeladim - a camp for children ages two through three years, eight months (by December 1, 2007), offered at three JCC locations: JCC College Avenue in Bexley, JCC North in Dublin, and JCC New Albany.
Camp Ora – for campers ages three (by September 30, 2007) through entering Kindergarten, and Camp Chaverim - designed for campers entering Kindergarten through third grade, both offered at the JCC College Avenue location.
Camp Shemesh - for campers ages three years, nine months (by September 30, 2007) through entering second grade, at the JCC New Albany.
In addition to typical day camp activities, campers at the JCC College Avenue location receive swim lessons by certified Red Cross instructors in the JCC pool. Camp Chaverim campers also are given time each afternoon for free swim.
If spending the day outdoors in the woods, hiking, climbing, swimming, riding bikes, or making art is more your campers’ style, then the JCC’s Camp Hoover, located on the shores of the Hoover Reservoir in Westerville, is the perfect solution.
Camp Hoover, designed for campers entering 4th through 8th grades, is located on a 28-acre rustic woodland. It boasts beautiful woods, boat dock, high ropes course, swimming pool, bathhouse, pavilion, basketball court, bike trails, athletic fields, archery range and art area.
Camp Arye, located at the JCC College Avenue and the JCC Camp Hoover locations, is for children, teens, and young adults between the ages of 3 and 25 with special needs, including physical, cognitive, emotional, developmental, and learning disabilities. Camp Arye’s staff embraces each participant’s individuality, and supports campers in an effort to focus on their abilities and to challenge themselves to achieve both new and existing goals. Children transition between adaptive physical education, adaptive movement, music, Judaics, adaptive art, swim lessons, socialization and free swim.
Camp Arye’s staff-to-camper ratio of 1:3 ensures campers the opportunity for adventure and accomplishment with the safest supervision standards. Families also may provide their own aides if they feel their children will benefit from a one-to-one ratio. In addition, a registered nurse or an American Red Cross certified first aid provider is at each of the camp sites during hours of camp operation.
In addition, the JCC offers Specialty Camps for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. For one week, these camps focus on particular activities, including Circus, golf, tennis, basketball, flag football, soccer, cheerleading, skateboarding, clay and craft, cooking, and magic, as well as a Summer Kick-off Camp and a Post-Camp Safari.
The JCC offers flexible enrollment options to meet the needs of busy families, as well as transportation and extended childcare. For more information, visit the JCC Summer Camp website at www.columbusjcc.org/summercamps08.
Kriss and John then discussed the 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival set for March 8-13. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus will present six days of gripping drama, thought-provoking documentaries, and heartwarming comedies during its 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival from March 8 to 13. This year‚ the festival features 11 features and documentaries from Argentina, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico and the United States, to be shown at six venues throughout the city‚ including the Drexel Theater in Bexley and the Drexel Gateway.
Emily Schuss is the film festival director for the JCC.
One of the highlights of this year‚ film festival will be an entire day of documentaries at the Drexel Gateway on Sunday, March 9,‚‚In addition, Block's Bagels will be serving complimentary bagels during the event, which is named Block's and Docs.
The documentaries range from a father-son road trip to boxing, and from female comics to the eviction of Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes.
Additional special events taking place during the film festival include an Opening Night Party on Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art, during which the Distinguished Arts Award will be given; a pre-screening reception at Bexley‚ Michael Garcia salon on Monday, March 10; an Educational Symposium, "Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?" in tribute to the late Benson A. Wolman, on Tuesday, March 11, at the Wexner Center for the Arts, and a special appearance by Oded Gur Arie, son of The Champagne Spy on Wednesday, March 12.
Many of the films are produced independently outside of the U.S. and do not adhere to the American movie rating system. as we know it. However, the majority of the films scheduled are equivalent to a PG-13 movie. Nonetheless there are a few exceptions. Check the festivals website for determinations of the exceptions.
Some calendar items that Manning and Galloway wanted to cover but ran out of time to include are:
New Horizons 60+ Group Plans Activities at the JCC
The New Horizons 60+ group for active senior adults is planning a variety of activities in the upcoming weeks at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave. In fact, they will be:
Attending the theater. On Sunday, February 24, the group will be gathering to attend Gallery Players’ production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum. The cost is $10 and includes a box lunch at 1 p.m., followed by the show at 2:30 p.m. RSVPs are a must.
Playing Nintendo Wii. On Wednesday, February 20, beginning at 11 a.m., the group will see what all the excitement is about by getting to play Nintendo Wii. Participants will have the opportunity to test the new video-game versions of bowling, boxing and tennis.
Celebrating February Birthdays. On Wednesday, February 27, at 11 a.m., the musical group, 3C Highway, will help the group celebrate everyone with a birthday in February.
Having Lively Discussions. Every Monday at 11 a.m., the New Horizons group gathers to discuss current events, local issues, stories – and even share a joke or two. In addition, at least once a month the Yiddish speakers in the group gather for a meeting – conducted entirely in Yiddish. The next meeting will be held on February 20 at Creekside. (Contact Ann Rubin at 614-231-5838 for more info.)
Exercising and Dancing. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there are a variety of exercise and gentle movement classes to help fight the wintertime blahs. Chair Fit is held both days at 11 a.m., to help seniors improve their flexibility, strength, and circulation – all while sitting in a chair. Or, if a little more energy fits your style, Forever Fit classes are held both days at 8 a.m., and incorporate stretching, strength training, and low-impact aerobics designed especially for seniors. (Both classes are taught by Gail Rosenblum.) If your back aches and you just want to learn how to stretch it properly with the gentle movements of Yoga, each Tuesday, from 12 to 12:45 p.m., a Lunchtime Yoga for the Back class is held in the Diamond Family Fitness Center at the JCC. But if you’ve “gotta dance,” then the Line Dancing class, taught by Mary Bova-Ervin each Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m., is definitely something you should try. The fee per dancer is $4, and remember to wear comfortable dancing shoes or sneakers.
Eating Kosher lunches. Every Monday through Friday at noon, the JCC, in collaboration with LifeCare Alliance, offers the only Kosher lunch site in town for adults 60 and over for a nominal donation of $1.25 per meal. Register one day in advance, please, by calling (614) 231-2731, ext. 243.
And remember, you don’t have to be a JCC member, nor do you have to be Jewish, to enjoy the camaraderie and the fun! For more information and to make reservations, contact Debbie Vinocur, JCC New Horizons program director, at (614) 559-6214 or dvinocur@columbusjcc.org.
New Program for Special Needs Adults Being Planned
Don’t sit at home with the wintertime “blahs.” Come and join the fun at the JCC with this new program, designed especially for independent adults age 35 and over with special needs!
Each Tuesday, beginning at Noon, join us for a delicious kosher lunch for a nominal fee of $1.25. Then at 12:30 p.m., those interested will gather to play cards and games such as Scrabble, Uno, Bunco, and Checkers.
For more information, contact Debbie Vinocur, JCC New Horizons program director, at (614) 559-6214.
Belly Dancing Class Returns to JCC
By popular demand, Belly Dance instructor Laylia is returning in February to teach another session for women only. “Belly dance is a fun way to work your entire body – don’t knock it ‘till you try it,” said Beth McCullough, JCC Fitness specialist.
The session starts Wednesday, Feb. 27 and run for 6 weeks, through Wednesday, April 2. Class time will be 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The fee is $70 for JCC general members and $60 for JCC Health Center members. Enrollment and payment must be made in advance.
For more information specific to this session, contact McCullough at (614) 559-6217 or visit the JCC website at www.columbusjcc.org. More information about Laylia may be found at www.laylia.com.
Krav Maga is Back at the JCC of Columbus
Krav Maga, the self-defense techniques used by the Israeli Defense Forces, is returning to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus for a six-week course beginning February 20. Instructor Denise Tibbs will teach the one-hour classes from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. each Wednesday. Those interested who are age 16 and over may attend any or all of the classes, which end March 26.
“Krav Maga, which in Hebrew means ‘close combat,’ is not only a total body workout, it also teaches participants defense techniques aimed to neutralize potentially life-threatening situations and escape as rapidly and safely as possible,” said Beth McCullough, JCC Fitness Program Director.
“Krav Maga is an intense mixed aerobic and anaerobic workout, relying heavily on the use of pads in order to experience both delivery and defense of strikes at full force,” she said. “It can be almost as taxing to hold a pad as to practice against one.”
To register or for more information, contact McCullough at (614) 559-6207, or visit the JCC website at www.columbusjcc.org.
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