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Holiday Decorating Contest 2012 Holiday Decorating Contest Winners Announced

2013 January/February

Upcoming Events Inside! Page

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302$Loveman$–$Most$Artistic$of$2012!$

Congratulations!to!the!winners!of!the!2012!CHCA!Holiday!Decorating!Contest,!judged!by!"celebrity!judges"!WOSU's!Ann!Fisher!and!Dispatch!Reporter!Catherine!Candisky.!They!said!they!had!a!tough!job!!!

MOST%ARTISTIC%302!Loveman!

MOST%ILLUMINATED%494!Loveman!

MOST%ORIGINAL%5782!Indianola!

BEST%RETRO%*New%category%this%year!*%282!Loveman!BEST%DOOR%

1st:!5610!Indianola!2nd:!583!Loveman!3rd:!244!Colonial!

BEST%HOME%1st:!281!Selby!

2nd:!175!Kenbrook!Dr.!3rd:!449!Park%

The$Courier$is!published!monthly!by!the!Colonial!Hills!Civic!Association!and!distributed!to!approximately!

710!homes,!1800!residents.!P.O.!Box!676,!Worthington,!OH!43085.!!!2012!advertising!rates!are!$150/year!for!a!

business!card!and!$25!for!one!month.!!For!more!advertising!

information!or!contributions!please!contact!Julie!Smyth!(785.7064,!

jcarrsmyth@gmail.com).!Residents%are%encouraged%to%contribute%

articles%for%publication.!

We've!made!it! through!another!season!of!successful!CHCA!holiday!activities.!Special!thanks!to!all! the!hard`working!committee!chairs!and!volunteers! for!making!the!Holiday!Party,!Decorating!Contest,! and!Luminary!Night!possible.!Families! young!and!old,! runners,!and!walkers!were!seen!taking!advantage!of!the!unseasonably!warm!evening!and!what!looked!like!very!high!participation!in!the!luminary!event.!Keep!an!eye!out!for!upcoming!events!in!the!coming!year.!May!you!enjoy!a!happy!and!healthy!2013.!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Julie!Smyth,!2012`2013!President!

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Holiday Reminder

Seasonal$Crime$Alert$(from$the$Columbus$Police)$

As!the!Holiday!Season!approaches,!remember!to!get! in!the!habit!of!taking!opportunity!away!from!criminals!when!it!comes!to!your!vehicles.!

Criminals! are! opportunists! and!as! such,! look! for!opportunities! to! take! what! they! need.! Roaming!area! parking! lots! and! streets! often! provides!numerous! opportunities! to! steal! laptops,! cell!phones!and!even!purses!or!wallets! inadvertently!left!in!cars.!

Assuming! that! because! car! windows! are!completely!closed!or!doors!locked!only!provide!a!false!sense!of!security.!Criminals!often!utilize!the!“smash! and! grab”! technique! of! smashing! a!window,!grabbing!the!items!of!value!from!the!car!that! are! readily! accessible! and! running.! This!process! takes! only!minutes! and! is! witnessed! by!no!one.!The!owner! returns! to! their! car! to!find!a!broken!window!and!their!valuables!gone.!

Getting! in! the! habit! of! securing! valuables! while!away! from! your! vehicle! helps! to! take! away! the!opportunity!criminals!need!to!target!you.!

When! possible,! take! your! valuables! with! you.!Laptop!computers,!purses,!briefcases,!GPS!units,!garage!door!openers,!cell!phones!and!other!small!electronics! are! easy! and! popular! targets! for!thieves.!

If! you! must! leave! your! valuables! in! your! car,!secure! them! out! of! sight! in! a! locked!compartment! or! trunk.! Don't! leave! packages! in!sight!when!holiday!shopping!!

Always! roll! up! your! windows! and! lock! your!vehicle.!

Report! any! suspicious! activity! to! the! police!immediately.!

Recap! `! Lock!your! cars!and!don't! leave!anything!in!them.!

Cheers!!

Dave!Nadolny!

Blockwatch$Coordinator!

CHCA Blockwatch Colonial!Hills!Block!Watch!now!has!more!than!150!members.!To!keep!up!to!date!with!current!crime!activity,!join!the!Block!Watch!email!group!online!at!www.colonialhills.us!or!contact:!

David!Nadolny,!175!Kenbrook!Dr.,!!

dnadolny@columbus.rr.com%

Or!sign!up!for!updates!at!www.crimereports.com!or!the!new!Worthington!web!site:!!!!

http://www.worthington.org/list.aspx.!It’s!easy!!

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Other Upcoming Events Thanks!everyone!for!your!participation!in!this!year’s!holiday!events.!Here’s!a!look!at!some!upcoming!events!for!2013:!

March%23!–!Easter!Egg!Hunt!

June%15th!–!Annual!Community!Garage!Sale!(more!details!to!come)!

July%4th!–!Annual!4th!of!July!Event!including!community!celebration!and!5k!

Thanks$again$to$everyone$who$helped$make$the$luminary$event$a$success!$$

%Recent% Census% figures% indicate% that% nearly% 32% percent% of%Ohioans%–%approximately%3.5%million%–%qualify%for%some%form%of%energy%assistance;% yet% fewer% than% half% receive% help!`!Columbia!gas!offers!a!number!of!energy!assistance!programs!and!resources!that! can! help! keep! your! winter! heating! bills!manageable,!visit!ColumbiaGasOhio.com! for! more! information.! !Additionally,!now! is! good! time! to! make! your! home! as! efficient! and!comfortable!as!possible.!!AEP!and!Columbia!Gas!both!offer!home!energy!audits! for!$25!and!$50! respectively.! !During!AEP's!audit,!you'll!receive!a!box!of!CFL!light!bulbs,!LED!night!lights!and!they'll!install!a!programmable!thermostat.!!During!Columbia!Gas's!audit,!they'll! install! low`flow! shower! heads! in! your! bathrooms.! !Once!complete! and! recommendations! offered,! rebates! are! available!for! attic! and! wall! insulation! upgrades,! air! sealing! and!heating/cooling!systems,!reducing!costs!by!as!much!as!70%.!

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The! Annual! Children’s! Party!was! held! on! Sunday!December! 9th! with! 30! children! and! parents! in!attendance.!!Santa!Claus!made!a!visit,!games!were!played,!crafts!were!made,!cookies!decorated!and!piñatas!were!smashed.!!Everyone! seemed! to! have! a! fun! time! as! Santa!ushered!in!the!season.!!

Many%thanks%to%all%of%my%volunteers:%Caroline!Smyth,!Emily!Wallace,!Selina!Mamone,!Max!Stoeckel,!Kristin!Dilts!and!Robin!Ogle!Co`Chair.!!A!special!thanks!to!Santa!Claus!(Charlie!

Carter)!!Merry!Christmas!to!everyone,!!Mary Ann Ogle Co`Chairman!of!Christmas!Party

$THANK$YOU$

For$the$time$you$take$and$the$care$you$give.$With$your$help,$the$Healthy$

Worthington$Resource$Center$and$Food$Pantry$was$able$to$help$3,362$families$last$year.$We$couldn't$have$done$it$with$

you!$$

Thanks!everyone!who!donated!food!for!the!Colonial!Hills!Civic!Food!Drive.!793!lbs.!of!

food!and!supplies!were!collected.!It!is!deeply!appreciated.!!

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Navigating(the(community(on(foot(can(

be(hazardous(in(the(winter,(especially(

for(the(elderly(or(those(with(

disabilities.((Help(keep(sidewalks(in(

front(of(your(property(or(business(clear(

of(snow(and(ice.((If(you(have(elderly(

neighbors,(take(a(few(extra(moments(to(

help(clear(their(sidewalks(too.(

449$Park$Blvd$–$3rd$Place!$

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2012$Luminary$Event$

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*!Rosemary%Harris,!436`6294,!newborns!8!wks`24!mos!!Perri%MacKenzie,!846`2415,!baby!sitter!

*!Jesse%Lilly,!352`4515,!baby!sitter!!Caroline%Smyth,!785`7064,!house!or!pet!sitter!!Haley%Carnahan,!436`6798,!baby!sitter!!Ruby%Clark,%296`4315,!baby!sitter!!Freddy%Woodrum,!431`0206,!baby!sitter/can!

watch!ages!3!and!up!!Emma%Webster,!880`9655,!baby!sitter!

!Marra%Miller,%623`0104,!baby!sitter!!Audrey%MacKenzie,%824`9486,!baby!sitter!!Ali%Diehl,%633`8059,!baby!sitter!

*!!Kelli%Hill,!436`4627,!pet!sitter!!Angela%Schirtzinger,%312`9882,!age!17,!baby!sitter!

!=!Red$Cross$certified!!=!Safesitter$(Girl$Scout)$certified!

This%list%also%appears%on%the%web%site,%www.colonialhills.us.%To%be%added%or%removed%from%this%list%please%contact:%Julie%Smyth%(jcarrsmyth@gmail.com,%785S7064)%

Reminder!–!CHCA!does!present!at! least!one!scholarship!(based!on!available!funds)!each!year!to!a!high!school!senior!who!lives!within!the!neighborhood.!Applications!are!due!in!April,!but!requirements!include!documentation!of!10!hours!of!community!service!within!Colonial! Hills! and!attendance!of! at! least!one!CHCA!meeting.! The!next!CHCA!meeting! is!Tuesday,!January!8th!at!7:30pm!at!the!Selby!Shelterhouse.!!

Volunteer opportunities include assisting with CHCA annual events, such as:

Food drives Easter Egg Hunt 4th of July party

Park clean up …and more! Contact a CHCA board member for more details. Less than 4 months until

applications are due!

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Storm Help from House Wine (644 High Street)

House!Wine!co`owner!and!general!manager!Donnie!Austin!offers!

neighbors!access!to!his!facility!in!event!of!future!power!outages.!He!says!the!shop!often!has!“2000+!square!feet,!warmth!and!power!for!charging!up!

items”!when!CH!is!down.!!

Here’s!to!you,!Donnie!!

We!support!the!amazing!activities,!parties!and!service!projects!of!the!association!only!through!your!

memberships!each!year.!Please!pay!your!dues,!and!ask!your!neighbors!to!pay!theirs.!Makes!checks!payable!to!C.H.C.A.!and!mail!to!PO!Box!676,!

Worthington!43085!or!pay!online!at!www.colonialhills.us.!Thanks!%

2012 CHCA Membership Information

Sign up online – www.ColonialHills.com

Violin & Fiddle Lessons All Ages & Levels

Located in Colonial Hills Call:

(614) 354-2180 Or

Email: thefiddle@moorefiddle.com

Tyler Moore

5610$Indianola$–$Best$Door!$

583$Loveman$–$2nd$Place$Door$

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Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap Auditions for Worthington

Community Theatre!

When:!January!13th!at!3pm!and!15th!at!7pm!!

Where:!Selby!Shelterhouse!(358!E.!Selby!Blvd.,!Columbus,!Ohio,!43085)!

How:!Cold!reading!from!script!(provided!–!no!preparation!necessary);!improv!activities!suggested!by!director!

Bring!a!headshot!and/or!resume!if!available!(not!required)!

Performance!dates:!March!14`17th!!

Visit!www.wctpresents.org!for!more!info!!!

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Saturdays$Now$thru$April$2013$

The%Winter%Farmers%Market%will%be%held%at%the%Shops%at%Worthington%Place%%(7227%N.%High%Street)%

jcarrsmyth@gmail.com

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January$5th$10:00am]6:00pm$

Worthington%Historical%Society’s%Antique%Show%located%at%7007%N.%High%St.%Proceeds%benefit%Worthington%Historical%Society%properties,%including%the!Orange!Johnson!House!Museum,!Jeffers!Mound!and!the!Old!Rectory%

January$21st,$11:00am]1:00pm$

Worthington%community%celebration%to%honor%Dr.%Martin%Luther%King%Jr.%at%Worthington%United%Methodist%Church,%600%High%St.%Luncheon%to%follow.%Event%is%free%and%open%to%public.%%

January$22nd,$5:30pm$

Worthington%International%Friendship%Association%(WIFA)%meeting%at%Worthington%Municipal%Building%(6550%N.%High%St.)%

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Worthington(Galena(Road(to(Close(

Temporarily(for(Utility(Work(–((

January(7H11th(

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Beginning!Monday,!January!7th,!Worthington!Galena!Road!will!be!closed!

from!the!railroad!tracks!to!Huntley!Road!for!the!installation!of!manholes!in!order!to!complete!utility!work.!Local!access!along!Worthington!Galena!Road!will!still!be!

accessible.!For!more!information,!please!call!the!City!of!Worthington!Department!of!

Public!Service!at!(614)!431`2425.!

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