HARLEM TOWNSHIP CARRIAGE RIDES HUGE SUCCESS
January 3, 2012

The luminaries burned out too fast, it was cold and spitting snow, but the carriage rides around the community park in Center Village on Saturday, December 17, were a tremendous success. Over one hundred people enjoyed the one–third mile ride around the park in the four–seater carriage pulled by Rocky, a black Percheron.

Go to the Township Carriage Ride page (under the Events tab above) for more information about the event including pictures.

HARLEM TOWNSHIP HERITAGE, INC.
(formerly Community Activities Committee)
December 27, 2011

There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the proper placement of what has been the Bicentennial Committee in 2010 and the Community Activities Committee of 2011. After discussions with the township, among ourselves, and an attorney who specializes in non-profit and township law, the decision was made to create an independent group and apply for non-profit status. A special meeting of the group was held on November 17, at which the name Harlem Heritage, Inc. was selected as the new group name. There will probably have to be an additional name change, because the internet brings up Harlem, New York events under the name we selected.

At the November 17th meeting, officers and directors for the new organization were selected: Tom Nied will be Chairman, Roger Neibarger First Vice Chairman, Lynda O'Quinn Second Vice Chairman, Diana Robertson Secretary, and Vicki Tieche Treasurer. These five will also serve as the Board of Directors. One of the township trustees will also be asked to serve on the board.

To do what we need to do to create our new organization and apply for non-profit, 501(c)3 status, Tom Nied is working on the articles of incorporation and the filing for an tax identification number; Vicki Tieche is working on the 1023 IRS filing for the actual application. It will take several months for us to change from the township affiliated organization we've been to an independent organization.

As always, if you are a resident of Harlem Township or have connections to Harlem Township and would like to join this group who are working to bring activities, events, and historic preservation to Harlem Township, please contact Vicki Tieche at 740-965-4535 or plan to attend the January 12, 2012 meeting. Meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month in 2012.

For more information, visit the Harlem Township Heritage, Inc. page (under the Community tab).

STONES WITH NAME PLAQUES FOR TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES
December 1, 2011

The new entry way markers for all of the Harlem Township Cemeteries are not in place yet but they're on the way. The Committee donated almost half of the money needed for the project and the township trustees agreed to cover the rest. Each marker plaque will tell the name (and historic name) of the cemetery and a little bit about it: why it has its particular name, who donated it to the township, when the first (and most recent) burials were, and the wars represented by the veterans buried in the cemetery.

The bronze plaques, which are eight by ten inches, have been ordered.

HARLEM TOWNSHIP DAYS COMMUNITY EVENT 2012
December 1, 2011

There will be a Harlem Township Days next year, on August 18th and 19th, 2012. Tom Nied will be the overall chair of the event and many of the members from this year's committee will continue right along coming up with new ideas to tweak the community's interest. In the planning stages are a baseball game between the Ohio Village Muffins and a team representing our community, different types of contests to give other members of the community an opportunity to "win a prize", an expanded parade, and many of the attractions and groups who have been with us in the past two years will be invited to come back.

If you'd like to be involved in this event, or have suggestions of things it would be nice to have during our community celebration, please contact Vicki Tieche, 740-965-4535.

Separate write-ups on this past event are published on the Harlem Township Days page with pictures for the Displays, Entertainment, Parade, and Vendors, Games, and Field.