The Colonial Hills Civic Association

We had about 300 runners this year – a new record! Here are highlights from the start and the first few finishers. Thanks to all our volunteers, and especially to all our athletes!

Join us for the 2011 Season of Play Café! This program was begun by a group of parents who wanted to drink some coffee, read the paper, socialize, and get the kids out of the house early Saturday morning so their spouse could sleep in! Josiah Royse, on E. Selby Blvd, 854-9944, is running the program. Sometimes we just get out and play, other weekends there are scheduled programs. Join us at the Selby Park Shelter House for this relaxing Saturday morning Colonial Hills tradition!

New! Photos from the Egg Hunt on 4/16 are available here. Thank you everyone for coming out despite the iffy weather!

The Colonial Hills Civic Association and CyMack Realtors are once again sponsoring the spring Egg Hunt. Join us at Selby Park on Saturday, April 16th at 10 am. Be sure to arrive early so you are ready to go at 10 am. We have 2,011 eggs, with chocolate bunnies and other prizes. See you there!

We are collecting our annual membership dues – $15 for families or $5 for seniors and singles. Please consider contributing a little extra! Your Civic Association works hard to promote our neighborhood and keep our classic events alive. Please validate the hard work of our volunteers with a generous contribution and keep Colonial Hills strong!

You may also have received a mailer from your trustee – checks made out to C.H.C.A can be sent to P.O. Box 676, Worthington, OH 43085.

Thank you!!

Attention Colonial Hills students! If you are graduating from High School this year and have volunteered in Colonial Hills, you may wish to download the 2011 Grant Application. We will be awarding one (1) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) grant this year. Mary Youtz is our Scholarship Chair again this year. Her contact information is 614-848-5839, 251 Loveman Ave, Worthington, OH 43085 email: estercat16@netzero.net .

Sign up on our Google Form!

Thank-you to everyone who came out to our block watch meeting on January 12th led by Ofc. Tammy Floyd, of the Worthington Police Department. Newly minted Police Chief James Mosic, and Lt. Jerry Strait also fielded residents’ questions. Chief Mosic noted that Worthington now releases information to the website, www.crimereports.com and you can go there to see locations and information of crime in our neighborhood. Lt. Strait noted that he hears quite a few captured criminals state “They told me not to come to Worthington.” He mused and stated next, “I think that’s a bonus!”

I think that’s a bonus too! Worthington and Colonial Hills are known for strict police enforcement, but the WPD rely on residents’ reports to apprehend criminals. It is very rare that a marked police car is able to catch a criminal in the act without a tip from a local neighbor, and that is what the block watch is all about.

Approximately 40 neighbors attended the kickoff meeting which included crime statistics for District 3, our district in the City of Worthington, and Block Watch Tenants by Ofc. Floyd, interspersed by questions from the audience. The main theme of the presentation was that organized neighbors who watch out for criminal or suspicious behavior and report it to local law enforcement help prevent crime and promote cooperation among residents and police. Also summarizing the presentation, Ofc. Floyd provided handouts describing the tenants of a block watch, attached. Additionally, attached are my meeting minutes.

Contact information of members volunteering to be Captains has been forwarded to Ofc. Floyd, who will then contact you with more information about Captain’s responsibilities. I am still coordinating zones for each Captain and will be sending out maps of each zone when that is finalized.

I look forward to working with the Captains and the Worthington Police Department to keep our community a safe place to live. If you haven’t officially signed up for the Block Watch yet on the Google form, take the time to do so, and pass it on to anyone else you think might want to join.

Best Regards,
Rachael Dorothy

Meeting Minutes from 1/12/11

Starting a Neighborhood Blockwatch – document

Take a Stand Against Crime – document

CHCA President Rachael Dorothy will lead a blockwatch kick-off meeting at the Shelter House on Wednesday, January 12th at 7 p.m. This effort is being coordinated with the Worthington Police Department, and they will have a representative at the meeting to help us get organized. Please join us as we take a stand against crime in Colonial Hills!

Residents lit their luminaries on Sunday, December 19th. The surprising snow cover this December made a good backdrop. Thanks to Will Pearce for his third year of organizing this event, and to all the volunteers who turned out to put the kits together. We also note that more people turned out at the Shelter House for hot coco and to socialize than any recent year! Enjoy your Holidays and we’ll see you next year!

The Colonial Hills Holiday Decorating Contest for 2011 results are now available.

The four judges were out from 7 pm until 9:45 pm on Thursday, December 16th, and had a hard time making their final decisions. They wanted to offer honorable mention 528 Meadoway, 280 E. Selby and 337 E. Selby, and noted with amusement the attempted bribe of a bottle of Bourbon that was left on the porch of 175 Kenbrook Drive. The winners they selected were mailed $10 gift certificates to the Anthony Thomas Candy Store across from Graceland Shopping Center.

Most Artistic: 396 Colonial (Reida)
Most Illuminated – Griswold Award: 580 Park (Johnston)
Most Original: 5631 Indianola (Zalenski)

Best Home 1st: 511 Colonial (Edie)
Best Home 2nd: 215 E. Selby Blvd. (Wessel)
Best Home 3rd: 583 Loveman (Loas)

Best Door 1: 484 Kenbrook (Stalter)
Best Door 2: 318 E. Selby Blvd. (Scardina)
Best Door 3: 444 Park Overlook (Mehlman)

Congratulations to our winners, thank you to our judges, and happy holidays to all – George Campbell