Panache is still here!

Panache Flowers, Gifts, Interiors has moved!

Visit the new location and use your CHCC Discount Card!

Yes, Panache, which used to be at the corner of Frankfort and Cannons, has moved---and is still in our neighborhood and looks lovely. Your CHCC discount card is good through the end of Feb., 2009.

The new address for Panache Flowers, Gifts, Interiors is: 3617 Lexington Road, between Dr. Dana O'Neil and
Big O Tires and across from The Fishery.

The phone is the same: 502-899-3899.

We hope to see all our Cresent Hill friends , soon! We made a definite effort not to go far as we wanted to stay within the area. We can also be accessed from Frankfort Ave.at the alleyway beside Kayrouz Heat and Air (3622 Frankfort Ave.) The roadway comes right into our rear parking lot. .....~David King, owner

Weblog from CouncilwomanTina Ward-Pugh's office

Just a line to remind you to check out the Ninth District Weblog. I have updated it with a letter from Councilwoman Ward-Pugh regarding the Seneca Park tennis courts, upcoming events, and more! I try to update it on a weekly basis and am anticipating even more information and events to be added after the New Year.
Please do not hesitate to send me articles and photos.

I know some of you already have a community blog, but we would love to spotlight your achievements too!Here is the link: http://district9news.wordpress.com/

Samantha "Sam" Davis
Administrative Clerk, 9th DistrictCouncilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh
phone: 502-574-1109; fax: 502-574-7844
601 W. Jefferson St.Louisville, KY 40202

LMPD hopes you can identify suspects...

email from Jeff Artman, LMPD:
Here is some info to pass along to residents. We need some help identifying suspects. Thanks Happy Holidays

Officer Jeff Artman/564
LMPD 5th Division
574-7636


Hey guys here is some information you can pass on to the residents at any upcoming meetings you may be attending. I have a report of hubcaps being stolen from a vehicle over off 200 Block of S Hite. The victim saw a white male parked next to her vehicle and he had hubcaps to her vehicle in his arms. Initially she didn’t realize he had taken them from her car. She noticed that there were two bikes in the back his truck as well (probably stolen). He is a white male about 20 to 30 years of age, about 5-10 to 6’ tall with an average build. He is also clean-shaven. That is all that she could see or recall about him. The truck he was driving is a black regular cab pickup. She doesn’t know the make or model, but added that it was well kept and had shiny black paint and was not junk truck. Thanks...

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Congratulations, Jason Baker!

Congratulations to Jason Baker, past CHCC president. Jason was nominated for the Business First "40 Under 40" Award and Business First will have an article about Jason and his business, FLEXIBLE PHARMACY STAFFING, PLLC in a January issue.

We're proud of Jason and appreciate all the work he has done for Crescent Hill. In addition to being a pharmacist/business owner, Jason remains aware of the neighborhood, is a volunteer, and is proud of his wife, Jennifer, and their four children.
http://www.flexiblerx.com/
Jason.Baker@FlexibleRx.com

Incidentally, Jason is looking for a tec-savvy assistant:

Secretarial-Assistant Opportunity! Louisville, KY - Crescent Hill
Flexible Pharmacy Services, PLLC We are currently searching for the ideal candidate for secretarial assistant for our growing staffing, consulting and placement practice. Work from our office or yours. Ideal office hours Monday thru Thursday 9a-2p
Proficiency in Microsoft PC Office-Word, Excel, Publisher desired (or equivalent skills).
Send your resume to Jason.Baker@flexiblerx.com

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Message from The Clifton Center

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_88gswq6cf7

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What do you like best about Crescent Hill?

The COURIER JOURNAL wants to know what you like best about our neighborhood. Check out the details and submit your reasons:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_84g88n3pdt
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FABA Awards

Congratulations to the following Businesses and Business Owners:

The Business of Year Award, presented to a business that is extremely involved in the local community by supporting the programming of the other organizations along Frankfort Avenue, was awarded to Margaret’s Consignment. The Good Neighbor Awards, given to individuals and businesses who are recognized for their work to improve the quality of life in their community, were awarded to Mariposa Place, Sister Dragonfly, Walgreen's, Margaret Browning, John Bell, and Fabulous Finds. The Golden Antlers Award, presented to the Frankfort Avenue business with the best holiday décor, was awarded to Lodge 820.

For more FABA news, check out http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_83hr9527g8
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These are the Crescent Hill websites

The "official" CHCC website is www.crescenthill.us
The Neighborhood Link website which lists Metro events, tips, and local events is http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/louisville/crescent/main.html

Bookmark them and put them in your "Favorites"

Events sponsored by FABA members

Shop! Donate Items and Receive Discounts! Drumming Event!

The Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA) has sent the following list of events:

• Drumming for Holiday Peace, Dec. 20 with Dr. Alice Cash: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_82h9s4qnf5
• Turn in Dare to Care items in the 2ooo Block of Frankfort Ave. and receive a reward: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_81c4q448c2
• Donate items for others at Mona and Lisa and receive a discount: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_80fgb252fw

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Meeting of the Minds

Meeting of the Minds

Invitation from Matt Martin, with Earthenirvana http://www.earthenirvana.com/menu.html

Meeting of the Minds takes place here this Saturday, hope you can attend:
Let's Get to Work

The First all-encompassing meeting of Louisville's many Green Minded Organizations.
A chance for us all to work together as a solid front for change and strength,
to make a real difference....


Earthenirvana, will be hosting a series of meetings, in conjunction with the Green Convene with the intent to bring together the power of the People.

Please join us, and your neighbors for a chance to be heard, and reinvent the world.

Saturday December 6th from 10am - 6pm Stop in whenever you can

Photos from CHCC 2008 Annual Meeting

See slideshow photos on the right.

Thanks to David Williamson (www.kentuckyshooter.com) for taking photos at the CHCC 2008 Annual Meeting, with emphasis on the Spirit of Crescent Hill Award Winners.

David has worked with us before and we appreciate his generorsity!

David sent the photos right after the annual meeting, but they're just now appearing on the blog (sorry about that!). psb

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Notes from the Mayor's Summit

CHCC had ten+ attendees at the Mayor's Summit. Reviews of some of the workshop sessions are in the link below:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_71fxmtdxc4

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Update on Patria's Dream..raising $10,000.00 for UCHM

Here's the update------we can help with the dream!

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_68swg9bmft

Clifton Garden Update

Anyone may participate with the Clifton Garden; you do not have to live in Clifton to join in.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_64dnvxtqff

Crescent Hill Ever Green Organizational Meeting---Mon

Let's Go Green, Crescent Hill!

Interested in our environment?

Attend an organizational meeting,

Monday, Nov. 10 at the new Earthenirvana

2132 Frankfort Avenue

Location:

Located on Frankfort Avenue right behind the Bike Couriers Bike Shop
Where the railroad tracks cross Frankfort
Faces the Clifton Center

More details: http://www.earthenirvana.com/

CHCC Minutes and Year-end Review

The CHCC met Nov. 6 and approved the following documents:

1. Minutes of the Oct. CHCC meeing were approved: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_55djkfv2cf


2. The year-end review for the CHCC: You'll probably find some activities/events in which you participated:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_54dhkrd9fc

Of course, we did a lot more than approve those documents....but you'll have to wait until the Nov. minutes are approved. :)

Bunbury Theatre gives discount to CHCC members!

Call the Bunbury box office, 585-5306, and let the staff know you're a CHCC member. Instead of the normal $20.00 ticket price, your ticket will be $17.00. Great price for terrific theater!

There's free parking across the street, too. http://www.bunburytheatre.org/

604 S. Third Street • Louisville, KY 40202 • 502.585.5306 • bunburytheatre@gmail.com

Congratulations, Hillcrest!

Message from vice-president Kathy Schmitt

Congratulations!
We raised $585.00 for the police patrol on Halloween.As promised, all money collected over the $400 needed to pay for the police, will be applied to 2009 Police Patrol.

So we have $185.00 to apply to next year. It will be turned over to Brian Butler - CHCC treasurer tonight (also a Hillcrest Avenue resident) and deposited into a Crescent Hill account.

Many thanks also to those of you who donated a barricade, cones and parking spots to the police on Halloween night.

Thanks to our Hillcrest Avenue artist, Kathleen Ritter, who creatively painted the Ghoul Garbage boxes. Hopefully, it encouraged more use of them. Her husband Bill collected the garbage boxes and will store them for next year.

Thanks also to several members of Grace Church Louisville on Crescent Avenue. Evidently they were out on Saturday morning cleaning up. Thank you if you organized that.

Thanks to our Louisville Metro Police Officers: Dean Sturgeon Steve Green Eric McHugh Keith Barnett

If you have any concerns, unusual events on Halloween, got great pictures, etc., please forward them to me. I would like to write an article in the Crescent Hill newsletter about your extreme generosity.You are also welcome to write an article. I can send you the e-mail address.Personally, I didn't feel like Halloween was as crazy as it could have been. We had candy left over. All-in-all a relatively quiet night and thankfully an early one too.

Kathy's email is vp2@crescenthill.us

Note from Pat Brinson----thanks, Kathy, for organizing the fund-raising and thanks to all the neighbors who contributed to making your event so safe!

Our Crescent Hill Library featured on KET

Crescent Hill Library to be featured on
KET’s Louisville Life

The Crescent Hill Library just celebrated its 100th year of service to the community and Louisvillians are taking notice. The Library will be featured on an upcoming episode of KET’s Emmy Award-winning program Louisville Life. The segment will look not only at the history of the Crescent Hill Library, but also the first one hundred years of the Louisville Free Public Library system, and the vital role it continues to plays in our community.

Louisville Life is dedicated to showing what is distinctive about Louisville, its neighborhoods, people, and must-see attractions. The show is produced locally and hosted by Candyce Clifft.

The episode featuring the Crescent Hill Library will premiere Thursday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m.


Award-winning teen author John Green and his internet-phenom songwriting brother Hank are coming to the Main Library Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. for an evening you won't forget. To learn more and get your free tickets, click here.

LMPD Note --don't leave items in vehicle

Memo shared by Clifton leaders:

We have had an increase in the number of thefts from vehicles in and around Clifton. If you have an opportunity, alert your citizens of this trend, and advise them to not leave items in their vehicles. Thanks

Officer Jeff Artman/564
LMPD 5th Division

We thank Michael O'Leery, Clifton Co-chair, for sharing this information.
What affects Clifton often affects us----and we shop in Clifton as well.

The One Room Schoolhouse

The One Room School House

This is an intriguing concept with courses of interest to adults and children alike.

http://theoneroomschoolhouse.net

Visit the site and then visit the One Room School House at Louisville's own Art Colony at Mellwood!

Website for Assistance

The website that’s linked below, http://assistance.ky.gov, is available to any one of us, or to someone else you might know, when times get hard.

Also, please remind your friends and neighbors that Metro United Way also sponsors a LOCAL referral number, 24 hours and 7 days/week, that connects you to the local human service agencies that can help in almost any situation. Just dial 2-1-1.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_48fhtk4qf5

One-Year Anniversary for First Capital Bank of Kentucky---offering free Cake, Cider and will give away a Gift Basket..TODAY!

Congratulations, First Capital Bank of Kentucky on Your

ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

As you surely know, First Capital Bank of Kentucky will be sponsoring our 4th of July Fireworks for the third consecutive year in 2009! Obviously, we're happy to have FCB0K in our neighborhood.

The Bank must be glad to be in our neighborhood also because
the Frankfort Avenue Branch is giving Cake and Cider to clients who go to the bank TODAY, Oct. 24. Manager Tommy Thomas says aa gift basket will also be given away.

Stop in, share festivities, thank the bank for its community support (the bank also sponsors Clifton Live!) and you just might enjoy their rates----amazing rates for the current market.

Want more info? Contact Tommy:

Tommy Thomas, Branch Manager
First Capital Bank of Kentuck, 2862 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Ky 40206
Office: 894-2381 Cell: 541-6904Fax: 893-8515

Resevoir Park Block Party...view photos

View photos of the Reservoir Park Block Party

at

http://picasaweb.google.com/BarbMcGee/ReservoirParkBlockPartyOct182008

Thanks to CHCC Historian Barb McGee for taking the photos. District Reps for Reservoir Park are

Sue Ritman and Pat Schmidt.

Bunbury Theater

Congratulations to Crescent Hillian Matt Orme and Bunbury Theatre on a great production of BEAU JEST!

There's still time to reserve tickets for the show this coming week. http://www.bunburytheatre.org/

BEAU JEST info: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_42rdxmh6ft

Personal Note: Jerry and I were thrilled with the production and were excited to see so much involvement from Crescent Hill:

• Matt Orme is the director of BEAU JEST
• Sponsors include some Crescent Hill Favorites: Heine Brothers Coffee, Crescent Hill Trading Company and Ballou's Rentals

You probably already noted that Heine Brothers and Crescent Hill Trading Company are on our CHCC Discount card.

You may also dine at Road to Morocco before or after the show; the restaurant is in the same building as Bunbury. There's also free parking across the street from the theatre.

Cyclocross coming to our area

We're less than two weeks away from the Papa John's Derby City Cup the first stop for the United States Gran Prix of Cyclocross.

The races are on October 25 and 26.

This is a very fun event. And it is definitely NOT just for avid cyclists. Cross is fun to watch for anyone.

The Derby City Cup is held at the old River Road Country Club, which is at the corner of River Road and Zorn. There will be food, drink (including beer), an expo area, and great cyclocross racing. This event draws the best cross racers in the US plus international racers too.

And it all takes place in a very nice park setting during the best weather that Louisville has to offer--cross fingers.

For those of you who've never seen a cross race check this link. It's from the 2007 Derby City Cup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpc3lyOS-fQ

The race schedule is here.

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?EventID=7117

Come watch. Bring the kids. Bring a friend. Bring a co-worker. Bring a noisemaker--cowbells, air-horns, drums all work great. Crowd participation is a big part of cross.

Also feel free to pass this email along to your office or other egroups.

Help start a Go Green, Crescent Hill group--Mon., Nov. 10

There are many people in Crescent Hill who are interested in beginning a Go Green Group; however, until now we haven't had anyone with the time to lead such a group.

NOW, WE HAVE FOUND A LEADER for the GO GREEN, CRESCENT HILL GROUP!

Yes, Matt Martin is volunteering to lead such a group. Please mark your calendars for Monday, Nov. 10th at 7:00 p.m.

The group will meet at Matt's new business, Earthenirvana, on New Main Street----just across the RR track on Frankfort Ave. (next to the Bike Shop and across from Cunningham's Overhead Door).


Monday November 10th @7pm as the preliminary date and time for the first "Ever Green" meeting. Hopefully this does not conflict with anything else. Check out Matt's site where he has listed the meeting: http://www.earthenirvana.com/menu.html

Welcome, Matt!

Welcome, Earthenirvana!

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Anamchara Celebrates First Year Anniversary

Congratulations, Anamchara!
Click link below for details:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_38dvh9cmhd

Going to an Art Fair?

If you go to the St. James Art Fair, the CHCC Arts & Crafts Team members (for the 4th and 5th of July) are requesting your assistance in helping us line up the best artists for the 2009 Crescent Hill Art Fair, a part of the Old-fashioned 4th of July:

1. When you see an artist you like, ask if the artist is coming to the Crescent Hill Old-Fashioned 4th of July, which will be two days this year. (That helps get the word out.)

2. Pick up a card of any artists you think would be good match for our art fair and then call me, Pat Brinson, at 895-2754 or email me at pbrinson@insightbb.com and I'll arrange to get the cards from you.

Actually, we'd appreciate the above help for any art fairs you attend.
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If you want to join our Arts and Crafts team, email or call me. Our next meeting is Monday evening, Oct. 6.

Thanks!

First Capital Bank is Sponsoring the FIREWORKS!

First Capital Bank of Kentucky is again sponsoring the Zambelli Internationale FIREWORKS. This is the third consecutive year the Bank has sponsored the fireworks and it's very notable since the cost of the fireworks has increased significantly. Thanks, First Capital Bank of Kentucky, where everyone learns your name!

Manager Tommy Thomas sent me an email listing the current rates---I understand these rates are the best in the area. Check out that information in the link below:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_23d9v6mpgt

CHCC Officers for 2009

As always, our CHCC Annual Meeting & Dessert with the Mayor was a great success.

CHCC members voted to change the fiscal year to a calendar year, with new officers taking office in Jan.
Your 2009 Executive Officers are:

President: Tim Allen
Vice-President 1: Cabrina Bosco
Vice-President 2: Kathy Schmitt
Secretary: Joe Ward
Treasurer: Brian Butler

Check out the photos from the Annual Meeting, which included giving the Spirit of Crescent Hill Awards and the Best Dessert Award.

Louisville Metro on-line registrations and more

Louisville Metro has an improved system for receiving emails and registering for classes http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8nbmjb_20djj9nwfc

Meth 101----Oct. 21

Meth 101--"What you need to know to keep Louisville Safe"

Go to this link for more information and registration:
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/Neighborhoods/IWantTo/Meth_101.htm