Hi Friends and Neighbors–

This is my last email to the group, though I will eagerly remain aware of the Adena Brook Community neighborhood as I join the email list like you! From now on, send your information and messages to Derek Hansford at adenaderek@gmail.com. I visited with Derek and Ann in their home last week. Derek showed me pictures he’d taken of owl, hawk, salamander, a variety of squirrel and various native wildflowers and trees during the different seasons! Derek and Ann volunteer time to invasive removal on the Indianola side of Overbrook.

A few things:

WEBSITE
Book mark the Adena Brook Community website for current information.

WHO WILL SEND EMAIL
Two people have the list of email addresses:
[1] Derek Hansford, new leader of Adena Brook Community and the core team, will send periodic emails about ravine issues and news.
[2] Judy Robinson will send a monthly clean up reminder.

KEY CHORES – WHO IS DOING WHAT?
A few neighbors ask for an explanation of the work neighbors have committed to do. Here’s a summary, though this group of people may gather and decide to expand or edit this list of things to do.

Derek Hansford: coordinates work and decisions of the core team (street representatives); information from neighbors and mentors about Adena Brook Community is sent to Derek; communicates with mentors and key City contacts

Ann Florentine: oversees financials in conjunction with Clintonville Beechwold Community Resources Center

Nan Platt: sends donor acknowledgment letters along with tax exemption receipt

Judy and Bob Robinson: monthly clean ups; put out supplies and signs, report bags to Keep Columbus Beautiful, report hauling to Jim Roberts, Watershed Organic Lawn Care. This is the backbone work of Adena Brook Community.

Kenn Cahill: ongoing honeysuckle removal and reports where work is needed

Greg Cunningham: maintenance of 62 nesting houses.

Steve and Georgia Blum-Herminghausen, Ellen Hoover: maintenance of the website

Greg Schneider: oversee Adena Brook Rain Garden

Carters: maintain Cooke Road exit area

Kip Patterson: holds maps of water and sewer lines; is go-to person for CIP questions.

Mentors: post news related to Adena Brook Community conservation issues on the group website

Street reps: post news related to Adena Brook Community conservation issues on the group website. Read list of street reps here: http://adenabrook.org/mission.html

These groups have permits to pick up litter on parkland in our neighborhood: Will Wreiss, science teacher, Bishop Watterson (invasive removal also); Todd Burger, teacher at Graham School (invasive removal also); Carly Pugh, student intern at Graham School (garlic mustard and degirdling also); Anne Wang, Asia Youth Group (ASPI building).

BEUTER RAIN GARDEN – ENDANGERED MEDICINAL PLANT RAIN GARDEN
Jim Roberts of Watershed Organic Lawn Care will install an endangered species medicinal rain garden at Jeff and Phyllis Beuter’s home, 600 Glenmont Avenue. The planting was scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, June 20. Because of the rain, drop by between 10 – 1 NEXT Saturday, June 27th. I began a health and wellness business about a year and a half ago. I use profits on products to fund model rain gardens in the neighborhood. This is one of them. Another will be installed at Denise and Michael Brenner’s home. If you’re interested in supporting these clean water projects, check out my website: http://www.shaklee.net/susanmichaelbarrett. I’ll continue to raise funds for two more Columbus rain gardens to be installed next year.

ADENA BROOK RAIN GARDEN
If you want to learn more about the native plants in our area and those in natural areas, find Greg Schneider at the rain garden on second Saturdays and also randomly during the month. The rain garden is thriving with some unusual and intriguing native species.

VIC MAGARY AND METRO MARTIAL ARTS
Vic sent a video of Metro Martial Arts families participating in the June Riverpride clean up. 68 people volunteered! View it here:

View it here:

http://www.vicmagary.com/blog/acts-of-kindness/ravine-clean-up-2009/

Mark your calendar now to join Vic’s famlies and our group for the June second Saturday cleanup in 2010. Through Metro Martial Arts, Vic teaches wellness, character strength, civic responsibility and sows seeds of philanthropy as part of his program. This is one of my favorite events of the year and favorite companies. I nominated Metro Martial Arts for Clintonville Chamber of Commerce’s business of the year. He didn’t win this year, maybe next year! This is certain: his company is highly respected by Clintonville families.

A GRAND NEIGHBORHOOD
Some of you already know that our home went into contract the second day on the market at full price! THAT is a sign of a great neighborhood (and thank you ReMax realtor Missy Ellis!) Go Adena Brook! We begin our “happy trails” adventure on July 30. Movers here on July 6th.

I think that’s everything.

Warm wishes–
Susan

The Clintonville Chamber of Commerce is looking for nominations for community groups, volunteers, businesses, business people for their annual awards which are held in February. Visit the CCC website and look on the left side column for the nomination form.

Jeannette Nini was honored at a Clintonville Chamber luncheon last week after 7 years of work at the Chamber. Neighbors of Adena Brook Community want to join those standing in ovation of her contributions. In addition to her professional work, her volunteerism is extraordinary! Just last week we informed her (and Officer Riley) about the extensive graffiti on Overbrook Drive. That night she and her graffiti-removal partner Patty began painting and washing out the tags. Within a few days all tags were gone. Thank you so much Jeannette for your ongoing service to better our neighborhood.

Kip Patterson writes: You may have noticed a new species in the neighborhood, Polypropylene extrudous var. Kokosing, making its sinuous way from in front of the Miller’s house on Weisheimer along Starrett, continuing down the bike path to the end of Whetstone Park.  Side tentacles extend uphill at a couple of spots to collect sewage from several manholes.  This pipe is part of CIP 673, the rehabilitation of our sanitary sewers. 

The Clintonville main trunk follows this same path but somewhat inland, and in order to dewater it to the point where it can be repaired as needed most of the flow will be pumped to this new, temporary main.  There will be pumps at several locations, and they will run 24 hours once the new main is in service until the repairs are complete.

Just one more step in the city’s much-appreciated efforts to reduce sewage overflows in our basements, Adena brook, and the Olentangy.

tree work outside my study window
a rain of golden dust

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from Jeanne Desy