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North Olmsted Hilzh School SITES Program The Landmarks Commission is proud to be a service agency of the Social Involvement Through Education and Service (SITES) Program at North Olmsted High School. For the past five years, the Commission -; - Vh-? has mentored one or more high school senior each semester. These students are put to work on Landmarks Commission projects or tasks at Frostville Museum. Working with various community groups, in 2007 the Commission began a Living History Project in partnership with the SITES program. In 2008 the AARP awarded a grant of $10,000 to the SITES teachers to continue this program in which older community members are interviewed and videotaped to preserve their stories and for the posterity of our community. In addition, members of the Commission lecture to several local history and American architectural history classes each year at the High School. Members of the Commission have also addressed the North Olmsted High School Key Club in order to garner monetary support for Landmarks Commission projects. GOALS FOR 2010 The Commission has ambitious goals for 2010, which include the following: • Apply for and obtain grant funding from the Certified Local Government program for improvements to Old Town Hall. • Apply for and obtain an Ohio Historic Marker at the Frostville Museum. • Continue to identify potential landmarks and eligible properties for historic recognition plaques. • Explore the process for designating the Butternut Ridge Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. • Partner with the school district to identify preservation opportunities for the Caster house. • Initiate a comprehensive review of the current historic inventory and begin online reporting of the community's historic resources through the Ohio Historical Society. • Schedule a speaker series event on a local historically relevant topic. • Continue work on the North Olmsted Cemetery Improvement Project. 0 Continue with all other responsibilities of the Landmarks Commission. ft