May 19, 2011
NCC outgoing president
Paul sees positive pattern emerging By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
A year ago, Northland Community Council president Dave Paul surprised those attending the annual awards banquet when he said he would not be willing to serve yet another term in the office. He did the same thing last week, only this time, he said, he really, really means it.
For one thing, Paul said during the gathering at the Villa Milano Banquet and Conference Center, he has been able during the past year to identify and mentor Dave Paul some new and potential new community leaders. He singled out community council vice president Emmanuel V. Remy, president of the
Clinton Estates Civic Association, and Salem Civic Association NCC representative Brandon Boos. Remy has “stunned all of us with his energy and his enthusiasm and, in some cases, his chutzpah,” Paul said. Remy has announced plans for a symposium this summer to focus on solving community problems and issues. He is also working on a “Revamp the Ramp” project with the Clintonville and North Linden area commissions for a major land-
scaping overhaul at Interstate 71 and Cooke Road. Boos, who as a member of the awards event planning committee came up with the idea of honoring an outstanding civic association as well as individuals nominated by council member organizations, has agreed to help out with strategic planning for the NCC, the outgoing president said. For another thing, Paul indicated that he will be turning the reins of the com-
munity council over to someone at a time when things are definitely on the upswing in the Northland area. Paul told banquet attendees that he’s glad he let himself be talked into sticking around for a sixth term. “Over the past year, we have seen some fruits of a great deal of work,” he said. Paul cited in particular the ongoing development of Northland Village on See PAUL SEES, page A2
Karmel Wood Park named civic group of year
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By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The inaugural recipient of the Northland Community Council’s Civic Association of the Year was Karmel Woodward Park. The award was announced during last week’s annual banquet, at which individuals were also honored for their contributions to the member organizations of the council. The association of the year honor, which carries with it a check for $250 from Bob Daniels Buick GMC Truck on Morse Road, was announced by NCC secretary Roseann Hicks. She kept attendees in suspense by elaborating on how the idea for the award originated with banquet-planning committee member Brandon Boos of the Salem Civic Association. Seven applications for the award were received, Hicks said. “This was so tough,” she added. “There are so many wonderful things that these civic associations do.” Karmel Woodward Park Civic Association president William Logan accepted the award. Hicks said that what had been two separate neighborhood organizations combined to form one highly active one. “We were just so impressed,” she added. “Thank you for setting an example.”
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(Above) Teacher Maggie Fry high-fives Courtney Mitchell, a student at Beechcroft High School, during the Columbus City Schools Exceptional Science Fair held at the school May 13. (Right) Mia Shane tests Beechcroft High School student Zoe Flaherty’s perfume samples during the science fair.
See NCC AWARDS, page A4
Second Y Walk increased attendance over the first By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
First nonprofit summit could lead to another By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Northland area has many nonprofit organizations looking to help out those who need a helping hand. But the community also has many people in need of a helping hand, as was evident at last week’s “Northland Nonprofit Summit.” Close to 70 people representing about 60 nonprofit organizations, many based in the Northland area but others providing services to local residents, attended the gathering at the Haimerl Center, according to North-
land Alliance chairwoman Joyce Bourgault. Bourgault is also executive director of the Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center free clinic, which was among the nonprofit groups and organizations on hand for the summit meeting. It was called to help determine what services are available, what gaps in services might exist and how organizations might work together to fill those gaps. Bourgault said that one of her hopes in convening the meeting was to create an atmosphere of collaboration
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among existing organizations. “It was wonderful,” she said. “It was kind of a ‘wow.’People kept trickling in and trickling in. The turnout was just fantastic.” As was the potential for improving the safety net for those in need, in Bourgault’s opinion. Some of those who attended concurred. “I wanted to attend to connect with others in the Northland area, so that we could encourage one another and perhaps work together rather than apart,” said the Rev. Chris Fleece, associate pastor of the Cooke Road
Church of the Nazarene. “I thought it was very discussionoriented,” Fleece added. “It encouraged you to connect with others. We worked on solving problems by asking a lot of important questions and then trying to find solutions.” Speaking of connections, the associate pastor said Cooke Road Church of the Nazarene sponsors Cub Scout Pack 226. As a result of the Northland Nonprofit Summit, the young scouts will be helping out with the community garden at Ascension See FIRST NONPROFIT, page A2
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A change in seasons and other shifts in approach helped make the North Side Health Advisory Committee’s second major event even more successful than the first, according to co-chairman Scott Dowling. The Y Walk Northland Wellness and Media Fair on Saturday, May 14, drew between 200 and 250 people, Dowling said. “I think it went better than last year,” he said. “We still would have been happy to have more attendance. “We had a good steady group of people, although there were times when it was slow.” The advisory panel’s inaugural event, which was called the Northland Community Walk to the Y, was held on Oct. 2. On that occasion, local residents were urged to form walking groups and converge on the North YMCA at noon. What with all the activities going on at the facility on any given Saturday, it was difficult to tell how many walking groups there were. The health fair in the gymnasium, and See SECOND WALK OT THE Y, page A4
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