The Cincinnati Post from Cincinnati, Ohio • 32

8B The Cincinnati Pott Friday June 7 1996 Meeting space fulfills neighborhood dream i I By Camilla Warrick Foetsteffieporte After 17 years of begging and bor- rowing meeting apace the South Cum-minsvlUe Community Council is getting a place of its own The 3500-square-foot room complete with restrooms and a warming kitchen is In Garfield Commons a pioneering housing project at 1905 Elmore St The large room will be available to other groups in the neighborhood as well as tenants of the building Hie public is invited to tour the space at an open house at 3 pm Sunday Refreshments will be served Called the Charlotte Schmldlapp Community Room the prcject was -funded by a $41000 grant from the city and a $50000 grant from the Charlotte Schmldlapp Fund at Fifth Third Bank The fund was started by 19th- -century banker Jacob Schmldlapp in memory of his daughter who was killed in a vacation accident He specified that the money was to be used to assist women in education the arts nrH The room is in the former Garfield Elementary School which was closed in 1979 It sat idle for a decade and was scheduled for demolition when Maureen Wood director of the Women's Research and Development Center (WRDQ learned of it She and her board persuaded the city not to destroy the structure but to let them design and finance a renovation project Combining grants and low-income housing tax credits they were able to turn the Old school into 47 units of housing for $32 million Their goal was to anchor the neighborhood and create a safe place for single parents children and seniors to live The apartment building opened in 1994 and has been 100 percent occupied ever since exceeded my expectations" said Ms Wood always have a waiting list" Part of the building's popularity can be traced to WRDC's requirement that it be drug-free This means that tenants must undergo periodic urine sampling But it also means 1 attracted a really good group of people" Ms Wood said Her board is not stopping its efforts with the development of the community room It is now raising $250000 to renovate a gymnasium and is also ere- ating a day-care center in the lower lev-' el The non-profit would also like to create similar housing in the old Chase Elementary School in Northside i 1- seinflD-miniyd green tag sale Extra savings on discontinued floor samples already reduced 25-50 more ovv the original prices Look for specially green-tagged floor samples sofas loveseats recliners sleep sofas chairs armoires wall units and more bedroom dining room furniture lamps electronics decorative accessories I i I Switch From Page IB February 9 Stands for News Focused on advertising for news series during the February John Mary Kay and Eric review new graphic designs from Los Angeles Start making new friends at ABC with calls for promotional help and on-camera customised clips from Friends and family begin asking questions like -will you have to take down the big 9 on the side of your building and put up a big Comfort level: We finish No 1 in the ratings we have a good switch plan so why isn't my antipersplrant working? March Things are moving along pretty well Actually I don't remember much about the month of March other than two of my kids had birthdays and a prominent vein appeared on my forehead Every department at the station begins working on the switch People in programming traffic news and sales begin to iron out a thousand details The new graphics are coming in slowly from Los Angeles Comfort level: High Remember how excited your dog was on his first trip to the vet? April Our goal is to get all of our switch stuff the before the May For the most part we have The design for our program guides is' sent to the printer Our on-air graphics are done and the logo looks great We show the staff samples of T-shirts and other stuff with the new logo and for the first time the switch really starts to sink in The toll-free number is set up and our switchboard operator Kay Barksdale breathes easier Comfort level: Medium-low like hanging on to a fast-moving freight train May There is so much to do and June 3 is approaching quickly in the middle of the May and again all our attention is devoted to promoting news specials May 22 and the end of the 9 news wins the 11 pm news race We show the advertising community our strategies and plans for the switch and beyond Visitors from ABC meet the staff and show clips from the new fall shows We show our campaign to the staff and folks from ABC Tomorrow we begin the blitz Comfort level: Are you kidding? I had thought was a pretty good idea June 2 Sunday night The last night we hear the ticking of the "60 stopwatch on Channel 9 The last night we watch Jessica Fletcher solve another murder on our station The last night in more than 30 years that we will be a CBS affiliate There a CBS "Eye" left anywhere in the building The new graphics are ready the technical equipment is ready the news department is set the programming logs are printed June 3 We went to work today and for most of us it was just like any other day Everything at the station seems to have a fresh coat of paint a nice shade Four days later happy to report that people The dally Nielsen ratings confirm that people aren't having trouble finding the shows Adapting to change is a routine part of life like to think that we had a hand in helping viewers get through the transition Comfort level: Cloud 9 Look for the green tags on our sales floor Sale ends June 12th Hurry in for best selection Merchandise subject to prior sale Selection varies by store Delivery available for a nominal charge within our normal delivery area Furniture D65253545657585965 only in Kenwood Oxmoor Lexington Florence Salem Dayton Mall Upper Valley DT Columbus Westland Northland Richland Lima Home Store East South Hills Monroeville Beaver Valley Huntington Castieton Evansville Electronics D70206071 11 221 2324 all stores except Ross Parle Oxmoor Glendale Kingsdale Lamps D645 all stores except Kenwood Town Center Beech moot DT Cincinnati Eastland Henderson Kinasdale Westerville Natrona Ross Parle Fairfield Commons Kettering Glendale Lafayette Sq Fayette West Erie Beaver Valley All sales are final Discontinued styles floor samples one-of-a-leind merchandise All Hems sold as is All items subject to prior sale limited quantities Intermediate marlcdowns may have been taken No holds or layaways LAZARUS It's a matter of style Online Cl MS Tribune Medle Services Ml HnM Eamm DmtgM Tkia 9 pm Margaux Hemingway actress on Prodigy Location: Prodigy Spotlight Jump: Chat 10 pm Rita Rudner comedienne on America Online Location: Oldsmobile Keyword: MainStage SHOP ALL STORES SUN 12-6 MON-SAT 10-9 DOWNTOWN CLOSED SUN MONDAY TI IURSDAY 10-8 TUES WED HU 8c SAT 10-6 USE YOUR LAZARUS CHARGE OR GET ONE INSTANTLY WITH VALID LICENSE AND MAJOR BANK CARD SUBIECT TO CREDIT APPROVAL iUV MS.