LEBANON - When the 21st annual Midwest Quilt Show and Sale is held this weekend at the Warren County Historical Society Museum, the building next door will be a subject of attention.

Not a big deal in most towns, but in Lebanon the other building is the former post office and one of the more attractive and useful buildings downtown.

The society recently received a $50,000 grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation to help pay for the $1.8 million Post Office Renovation Project.

The project will expand, preserve and restore the post office building, built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration. The WPA built a number of structures in the area, including the Hamilton Municipal Building and the old Clermont County Courthouse, and they look like WPA projects. Their style is sort of Ohio art deco.

The old brick post office, however, blends well with the Warren County Museum next door. Together they will make quite a team, providing 5,900 square feet for museum use.

"The Greater Cincinnati Foundation grant has helped to validate our mission within Southwest Ohio," said Mary Payne, museum director. "We are striving to bring cultural, historical and educational awareness to an ever-increasing audience. This recognition shows us we are on the right track."

Although the society will use the building this weekend, it is not finished. "We need to raise some more money before we can open it," Payne said. "I hope that in a year or so we will be ready. There is quite a lot of remodeling left. We have installed a new flat roof, waterproofed the basement and painted some of the exterior. You do need a dry basement to be a museum."

The foundation was formed in 1963 to provide philanthropic leadership in eight counties. The charitable group builds and preserves endowment funds and identifies opportunities to enhance the quality of community life. It provides grants for arts and culture, community progress, education, the environment, health and human services.

The historical society is accepting donations to remodel the former post office.

Information: Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036. Telephone: 932-1817.

WEST CHESTER TWP. - The township is selling T-shirts to help raise money to start the Voice of America Park and Museum.

The shirts are imprinted with an artist's rendering of the old VOA building and the words "Tell the Truth, And Let the World Decide."

Shirts cost $20 each and are available at the VOA Building. Information: 759-7305.

COLERAIN TWP. - The grand opening of Colerain Park will be from 2-11 p.m. June 14.

Free flags will be given for a Flag Day celebration. Park specialists will conduct a nature walk to point out the habitats, wildlife, and plant and tree species.

Although people have already been using some trails and sports fields at the park, it won't be completed until spring. It will include trails and baseball fields.

The 26-acre park is at 4725 Springdale Road. Information: 385-6743.

BETHEL - East Fork Cleanup Day will be April 5 at various places along the East Fork of the Little Miami River.

Volunteers will keep the environment clean by spending a day working on the scenic river.

They can walk the riverbank or canoe downriver while removing bottles, cans, tires and other non-natural items from riverbeds and riverbanks.

Register by calling 734-4323.

OXFORD - Congratulations to Bob and Mary Vogel for being featured in the latest issue of the Miamian, Miami University's alumni magazine.

The Vogels were named Miami's 2002 Parents of the Year last fall.

Bob Vogel, a professor in communications, is known for his teaching skills. He has taught at Miami since 1973. Mary Vogel coordinates disability services at Miami University Hamilton.

Randy McNutt's community column appears on Saturday and covers Butler, Warren, Clermont and Hamilton counties. Contact him at the Enquirer, 7700 Service Center Drive, West Chester OH 45069. Telephone: 755-4158. Fax: 755-4150. E-mail rmcnutt@enquirer.com