www.oldbrooklyn.com August 2011 Volume 33; Number 5 Corpus Christi Church and School sold; OBCDC's annual Bridging the Distance Pearl Academy to open in former school 5k/1mile run/walk to be at Metroparks Zoo

by Lori Peterson Metroparks Zoo past many of the animal On June 10th, 2011, the former Corpus exhibits. In addition, free admission into the On Sunday, August 14th Old Brooklyn Christi Catholic Church and School, located Zoo for runners/walkers and their families Community Development Corporation will at 4850 Pearl Rd., was purchased for will be provided that day. So get your feet hold the second annual Bridging the $382,500 by Lumen Pearl Realty LLC; it is moving and bring your family, parents and Distance 5k/1mi Run/Walk-A Celebration being managed by White Hat Management. grandparents to join in this fun, family- Bridging Two Neighborhoods and the White Hat Management contracts and friendly activity. Fulton Road Bridge, 1932-2011. assists non-profit corporations that hold The Bridging the Distance 5k/1mi The run/walk will start and finish at the charters or see a need for a charter school in Run/Walk will be heavily-promoted com- When a child comes to Pearl Academy, Zoo’s Palava Hut near the entrance and go their community. They are state-wide, munity- and city-wide . Hermes Sports and he or she can expect to enter a safe, clean, across the Fulton Road Bridge as part of the tuition-free and can serve students in grades Events, positive and caring environment built on course. To K-12. contracted respect. Parents can call 216-401-5672 for learn more Pearl Academy is a tuition-free public to promote more information about enrolling their chil- and sign charter, community school serving students this event, dren for the 2011-2012 school year. up visit in grades K to 8; it provides an alternative to will The staff at Pearl Academy is inviting www.her- public schools for parents. Following a tra- emailover everyone to the grand opening on Friday, mescleve- ditional school 37,000 August 26th land.com. year schedule, contacts. (Hermes receives over 55,000 visi- from 4 to 7 pm. Registration is also available that day, students will tors and over 300,000 page views per month Various ven- starting at 7:30 a.m. The 5K race starts at 8 attend classes on their web site.) dors, including a.m. and the walk at 8:30 a.m. from early- Come and have fun and thank our spon- Big Brothers Bridging the Distance is a play on September until sors this year -- Key Bank, Dollar Bank, Big Sisters of words, of course; it refers to the actual dis- mid-June, with Third Federal Savings and Loan Assn., Greater tance of the race on the bridge, but it also traditional Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Constellation Cleveland, Old refers to bridging the old and the new, two breaks and vaca- Schools, Riverside Cemetery, Schilling Brooklyn diverse neighborhoods, and the past and the tions throughout Enamels Co. Gabe’s Family Restaurant, Community present. the school year. MetroHealth’s Senior Health & Wellness Development The purpose of the run/walk is to bring Curriculum Center, Kehoe Brothers Printing, M & M Corporation, the community together and to make this an at Pearl Wintergreen’s, Honey Hut Ice Cream and Photo by George Shuba Cleveland intergenerational event as well. The race was Academy will be Christian Home, Cleveland Action to Support Housing. based on the Pearl Academy, 4850 Pearl Road structured to get people of all ages involved. Unity Catholic The 5k run/walk will go through the See the application for the race on page 7. Ohio Academic Credit Union and Estabrook Recreation Content Standards. Ohio's Academic Center, will be on hand; there will also be Content Standards provide a set of clear and entertainment for all to enjoy. rigorous expectations for all students and Pearl Academy staff will have bags of New “market garden” to host open house provides teachers with clearly defined state- school supplies (a folder, notebook, pack of On August 17th from 3:30-6 pm, the prohibited from doing so, a market garden's ments of what students should know and be pencils, a pack of crayons and a glue stick) Henninger Corner Market Garden will be goal is to grow produce to be sold commer- able to do as they progress through school. to give away to students. Game Craze will having an open house where farmers Kevin cially -- to restaurants, at farmer's markets This alignment helps ensure students learn be on site with inflatables such as a bounce Kubovcik and Phyllis and Willfredo Crespo and also on site. the skills they need to perform well on the house, slide and obstacle course, plus they will be serving light refreshments and The lot is divided into two sections with Ohio Achievement Assessments. will be providing popcorn and cotton candy. answering questions. Old Brooklyn Farm, owned by Kevin This market garden is the first of its Kubovcik, planting on one half and Lucia’s kind in Old Brooklyn and was started in Fresh Produce, owned by Phyllis and 2011. Unlike community gardens which are Willfredo Crespo, planting on the other. Old Brooklyn Farm is currently grow- ing a crop of lavender and rosemary and Old Brooklyn Lucia’s Fresh Produce is growing staple crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic Post Office on and herbs. The land was originally a vacant lot and List to be Closed lease agreement was acquired between the City of Cleveland and Old Brooklyn CDC The Plain Dealer reported that the with a sublease between Old Brooklyn Farm Old Brooklyn Post Office known as and Lucia’s Fresh Produce. Pearlbrook Station, 4160 Pearl Rd., is The Henninger Corner Market Garden on a list of Cleveland area post offices scheduled to be closed. The Old See page 2 Brooklyn News (OBN) received this Corner Market Garden information at deadline. Additional information will be reported in the September edition of the OBN and on Inside the OBN the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) Community Spotlight; Executive web site, www.oldbrooklynconnect- Director; Brooklyn Centre ed.com Naturalist 2 Citizens who wish to write a letter regarding this issue should mail it News & Events 3 immediately to The Honorable Patrick Pizza Joe’s; BF Garden; Donahue, Post Master General, Senior Spotlight; Community United States Postal Service, 475 Meetings 4 L'Enfant Plaza S.W. Washington, D.C. Town Crier 5 20260-7001. Be sure to identify the post office as Pearlbrook Station, 4160 Commercial News 6 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, Ohio 44109. Please copy OBCDC, 2339 Community Toolbox; Bridging the Distance application 7 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH 44109 on your letter. OBCDC will forward Genealogy; Staying Safe copies of all letters received to Online; Crime Watch 8 Cleveland City Council member Kevin Family Fun; Theatre Notes 9 Kelley, U. S. House of Representative member Dennis Kucinich and United Senior & Church Notes 10 States Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman. Classified & Service Directory 11 PAGE 2 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS AUGUST 2011 From the desk of the executive director by Robyn Sandys will provide the meat, [email protected] buns and fixings and drinks, and we would Jayme Lucas new Residential The big news this month is our office has love if you would pro- moved to 2339 Broadview Rd., just down the Marketing Manager at OBCDC vide side dishes and street from where we were. We have a great dessert. It is a lot of fun Jayme Lucas-Bukszar joined the OBCDC new space that is about the same size as our each year with a great variety of food brought staff on July 25th, replacing Lori Peterson as last one but now we are all on one floor. Feel from your neighbors. This is a great way to Residential Marketing Manager. For the past free to stop in anytime during our meet others in the community. Art two years, Jayme had been the Development business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 House will be there with proj- Manager for a Cleveland nonprofit, and prior p.m. ects for the kids and at dusk we to that, she was an Urban Planner for the City We also have a new staff will be showing the movie of Shaker Heights for eight years. member, Jayme Lucas, who Tangled. We would appreciate In those positions, Jayme managed new Leadership Academy; she has Economic will be responsible for our resi- an RSVP so we know how much development and redevelopment projects, Development Finance Certification through dential programs, marketing and food to purchase. Call the office at 216- designed programs to help homeowners make the Neighborhood Development Council, a events. Check out her article to the left of mine, 459-1000 or email [email protected] their homes more energy-efficient, and worked nationally acclaimed organization. so you can learn more about her background This is the month school starts up again, on neighborhood re-branding projects. A long-time resident of this area, Jayme is and experience. hard to believe summer is more than half over. Jayme has a Master's Degree in Urban thrilled to be working in Old Brooklyn because The next big item for this month is our Enjoy the warm weather and any free time you Planning, Development and Design from she is passionate about strengthening Greater second annual Bridging the Distance run to be may have with your family and friends! Cleveland State University’s (CSU’s) Maxine Cleveland neighborhoods and making a held on Sunday, August 14th. If you have not Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and difference in her corner of the universe. registered yet check out the ad in the paper on is also a graduate of CSU’s Cleveland the front page for details. Also you can register on race day starting at 7:30 a.m. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. BCN looking to autumn projects and programs This year on Friday, August 19th we will be holding our third annual community picnic by Gloria Ferris future Butterfly and Natural Dye Garden will at Brookside Reservation starting at 6 p.m. We Brooklyn Centre Naturalists feature native plants which will attract benefi- cial insects and butterflies to backyard habitats Bridging the Community: Natural as well as give examples of plants that can be Old Brooklyn CDC 2339 Broadview Rd Habitats & the Arts is a joint project of used for other purposes as well. now accepting Brooklyn Centre Naturalists (BCN) and Art Photo by George Shuba Converting a flower garden from exotics nominations for the House funded by a Neighborhood Connections to natives may seem overwhelming, but partic- grant. This project connects Denison School ipants will share stories of how they have intro- Board of Trustees email [email protected]. There are 3 cat- with the community through Art House. duced natives while retaining the look of their The Old Brooklyn Community Development egories: residential, commercial and institutional. This past spring, a group of third graders original gardens. There will also be examples Board of Directors is now accepting nominations to For further information about the CDC, fill seats that will be vacated by the Directors whose please go to www.oldbrooklyn.com. The Board of from Denison School, with the assistance of of some species which are not often considered artist in residence Kristen Cliffel, crafted terms end this fall. Please submit your contact infor- Directors link includes a copy of the CDC's Code for home gardens. mation (including email) and a biography of of Regulations which describes the criteria for each ceramic butterflies, caterpillars and insects. All in all, the workshop has the potential These art objects will be used in the butterfly yourself to: category. Additional information will also be post- of being a dynamic two-hour get together. On ed in upcoming editions of the Old Brooklyn News. and natural dye garden created by a group of Old Brooklyn CDC August 27th, a work day is planned when Art 2339 Broadview Rd. You must also be a member in good standing, volunteers led by Brooklyn Centre Naturalists. House, BCN and community volunteers will Cleveland, OH 44109 which means your membership dues are up to date. Joe Mestnik is the landscape designer for work together to clear brush, weeds and fence Attention: Lynea M. Derwis Membership information is also available on the the project; his designs will incorporate a rows and prepare flower beds for planting in You may fax the info to 216-459-1741 or web site. vision for an outdoor studio as well as create a September and October. welcoming space for residents of the surround- In September, Denison School fourth Photo by Kevin Kubovcik ing community. graders will begin a three-part series of activi- Corner Market Garden from front page In August, BCN and Art House will begin ties to continue the learning they received last has received generous funding from the Ben preparations for the Butterfly/Natural Dye spring as third graders. Franklin Garden Committee as well as the Garden to be planted this fall. On August 13th, The first topic explored will be Native City of Cleveland’s Department of BCN will conduct a community workshop at Americans’ use of plants for making dyes for Art House. The discussion will be a "share and Economic Development. Special thanks also clothing and the dye baths they made using the go to John Jenkins, Tracy Nichols and learn" conversation on how and why it is ben- sun. The next time the students and BCN meet eficial to attract pollinators to gardens. The Councilman Kevin Kelly for their support of See Bridging the Community page 11 the project. Kevin, Phyllis and Willfredo Crespo are certified market gardeners by the OLD BROOKLYN NEWS 3344 Broadview Rd. OSU extension. If you have any other ques- Cleveland, Ohio 44109 tions you can email The Old Brooklyn News [email protected] or phylliscre- (216) 459-0135 [email protected]. will publish its Henninger Rd. at W 24th St. September, 2011 issue on Circulation 12,000 Friday, September 2nd, 2011 Published Monthly Hours: Mon thru Sat 7 am - 3 pm. website: www.oldbrooklyn.com email: [email protected] 4326 Pearl Rd The Old Brooklyn News (OBN) is a monthly publication of the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) 216-3398-11633 and is available free of charge within the community boundaries of Submission Deadlines Brooklyn Centre, Old Brooklyn & City of Brooklyn. The views expressed in the OBN are not necessarily those of its publisher, edi- Display Ads . . . . Wed., Aug. 24th tor, staff, or of the board of trustees, officers, or commercial, resi- Classified Ads . . . . Fri., Aug. 26th dential, institutional or associate members of OBCDC. Buy 1 Breakfast or Lunch Reproduction of published material without the consent of News Releases . . . . Fri., Aug. 26th OBCDC is prohibited. Advertisers and Agencies assume all legal For Information call 216-459-0135 responsibility and liability concerning offers, artwork, and any and and get 2nd one 1/2 price all text published in contracted display, classified or other advertise- E-mail: [email protected] ments. The OBN is a charter member of the Neighborhood and Monday thru Friday Coupon expires 8-31-11 FAX NUMBER 216-459-1741 Community Press Association of Greater Cleveland. Fa Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation mou MISSION STATEMENT: We are committed to uniting, engaging and empowering the community to s Sta improve the economic vitality and quality of life within the Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods F te R ish F oad Greg Huth, President, Lynea Derwis, Vice President, ev Fr ery F ys Terrell Cole, Secretary, Theresa B. Martin, Treasurer riday Robyn Sandys, Executive Director Cynthia Cejka, Office Manager Tom Collins, Commercial Manager Happy Hour David Fox, Real Estate Manager Monday - Friday 11 am - 7 pm Christopher Lohr, Program Services & Wireless Coordinator $2 Domestic Beer Jayme Lucas-Bukszar, Residential Marketing Manager $2 Mixed Drinks Sheila Quealy-Walter, Residential Code Manager Home of the Frosty Mug Barb Spaan, Outreach Manager Daily Specials - Open for Lunch David Waldman, AmeriCorps VISTA Member Sandy Worona, Community Outreach Coordinator/OBN Advertising & Sales Manager Monday: Buy One 1/2 lb Burger, get the second at half-price Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation Board Meetings, are every fourth Tues. of Tuesday: Jumbo Wing Night $4.80 per dozen the month, 6-7:30 pm. OBCDC office (2339 Broadview Rd.,). Meetings open to the public but the Wednesday: 10oz Strip Steak Dinner: $8.95 board reserves the right to close portions of the meetings. To confirm call 216-459-1000. Thursday: Jumbo Wing Night $4.80 per dozen Old Brooklyn News Friday: Original Wexler’s Fish Fry: 8oz. Center-Cut Cod Loin, Fries & Cole Slaw: $9.99 Sandy Worona -- Layout & Ad Manager; Lynette Filips -- Copy Editor; George Shuba -- Photographer Add Homemade Potato Cheese Pierogis: 2 for $2.99 This month’s OBN writers -- Gloria Ferris, Lynette Filips, Hallie Forcinio, David Waldman Saturday: Weekly Dinner Specials and OBCDC staff Hours: Mon. - Thurs: 11 am - 12 am Fri. & Sat 11 am - 2:30 am Sunday: Closed OBCDC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that serves the communities of Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn- For more information regarding services and projects call 216-459-1000. 4555 State Rd. 216-3398-55000 AUGUST 2011 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS & EVENTS

Back to School Giveaway Sponsored by Brooklyn Animal Shelter. Visit unteers; also look at furry friends available for West Side Ecumenical Ministry (WSEM) The Empowerment Center Greater Cleveland [email protected] or call 216- adoption. Located at 8300 Memphis Ave. next Enrolling for Early Childhood Education. giving away free school supplies to families 741-1213 for more info. to fire station. Training provided. Early Head Start, Head Start & Universal Pre- who qualify. Call 216-432-4770 to be added to Kindergarten for children ages birth - age 5. the back-to-school list or for more info. Saturday, August 13th City of Cleveland, Division of Police, Offers a home-based program to meet the CCC 15th Annual Children’s Bicycle Citizen On-line Reporting System needs of area families. Free services to eligible Now - August 31st Safety & Awareness Days File your own police report on-line for the fol- families & also accepts county vouchers. Summer Food Service Program for Children Cuyahoga Community College campus: Sat., lowing types of incidents/crimes -- lost proper- Comprehensive services to meet educational, Grace Church, 4294 W. 28th St., Mon. - Fri., Aug. 13th, Lot 1, Metropolitan Campus, 2900 ty; damage to property; criminal damaging; health, dental, nutritional, social, mental health 11:30 am. Sponsored by The Cleveland Community College Ave., Cleveland. Free event, petty theft/theft from a motor vehicle; supple- & any special needs of children. Several pro- Foodbank. Free meals available to all children rain or shine, 9 am - 1 pm. Children ages 5 - 12 mental reports. These types of reports may be gram options & locations. Contact recruitment 18 years & under and persons over 18 whom learn about safe riding habits & helmet protec- made only if there is no suspect, suspect vehi- hotline, 216-961-2997, for more info. state or local public educational agencies deter- tion; have bicycling skills tested in obstacle cle, or serial number information. Make an on- mine are mentally or physically disabled. Meals course focusing on steering, braking, stopping & line report at www.city.cleveland.oh.us/police Ready, Set, Grow Preschool provided without regard to race, color, national general maneuverability. Free bicycle helmet & & click on the crime reporting link. You must Located in Brooklyn Heights United Church of origin, gender, age or disability; no discrimina- hot dog lunch for participants (while quantities be 18 years old & have an e-mail address. Christ, 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. Ages 3 - 5. tion in the course of the meal service. last). Contact Dept. of Campus Police & Security Learning & social skills for kindergarten readi- Services, 216-987-3602, for more info. Cleveland Public Library ness. Certified teachers. Registration fee, $25. Computer Classes Tuesdays, now - October 25th Wednesday, August 24th Class times, 9:20 - 11:20 am. Call 216-741- Free; call or stop in at local branch library or call Tremont Farmer’s Market The Rivers Casino Tour 2280 for more info. Computer Learning Connection, 216-623-2980. Lincoln Park, 4 - 7 pm. Fruits, vegetables,eggs, Pittsburgh, PA. Coach arrives at Mary Queen of cheese, honey, bread & more. Music, chef Peace Church, 4423 Pearl Rd., back parking lot Mary Queen of Peace School Cleveland Public Library demos, nutrition information, local artisans, at 8:45, departs at 9 am. $29 per person, each Registration for Preschool thru 8th Grade GED & ESOL Classes community groups, family fun. Call 216-403- person will receive a bonus as presented by the (Formerly Our Lady of Good Counsel.) Call Mon. & Wed., South Brooklyn Branch, 4303 9436 for more info. casino greeter. “Dutch-treat” coffee stop on the for tour & registration packet. Kindergarten Pearl Rd., GED, 10 am - 12:30 pm; Brooklyn way there & back. Arrive back 9 pm. For more registrants must be 5 years old by Sept. 30th. Branch, 3706 Pearl Rd., ESOL (help learning Monday, August 8th info, call Julia Santamaria 216-351-9970. Cleveland Scholarship & Tutoring vouchers 115th Cuyahoga County Fair English), 10 am - 12:30 pm & GED, 1 - 3:30 accepted; county vouchers OK for preschool & Cuyahoga County Fair Grounds, 164 Eastland Thursday, August 25th pm. after care. Offers a curriculum to prepare 3 & 4 Rd., Berea; 440-243-0090. Midway rides, 100 Senior Citizen Resources, Inc. year-old children for kindergarten. Fulltime: food stations, thousands of animals & exhibits. “Meet & Greet” Cuyahoga County's Healthy Start Website 8 am - 2:30 pm with extended care; part-time: New this year -- Big cat encounter, The Great Deaconess-Krafft, 3100 Devonshire Rd, first County program provides free health insurance 8 am - 11 am. Call Ms. Patty, 216-741-3685, Lakes Timber show, pig races, butterfly fun- floor, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. SCR inviting small local for low to moderate income families with chil- between 8:15 am & 3 pm for more info. house, juggler & unicyclist, COSI on Wheels business owners & medical professionals in dren up to age 19. Strives to enroll all eligible interactive science exhibition, Chainsaw wood Old Brooklyn to first annual wine & cheese children, teens & pregnant women to ensure St. Leo Preschool & School Registrations carvers, First Bite fishing tank, Jungle Bob, Meet & Greet, a time for mingling & enjoying "well child" checkups, dental & eye exams, 2010-2011 School Year demolition derbies, harness racing MotoCross, Ohio wines, local cheeses & pastries & getting preventive & emergency care. Families St. Leo Preschool, 4940 Broadview Rd., in arts & crafts, fireworks, Junior Fair, tribute to know other business & medical profession- choose Caresource or Wellcare as their Parish Community Center; accepting applica- concerts, hall of flowers, thrill shows, down als. No cost & no formal presentations; just an Managed Care Plan. Plans provide services at tions for 3 & 4 year-olds half-day & full-day home music. Mon, 5 - 11pm $1 admission with opportunity to connect & enjoy each other's leading hospitals, inc. Cleveland Clinic, programs. Call Lisa Mersek, 216-661-5330, donation of non-perishable food item. Tues., company. University Hospitals & Metrohealth Medical for more info. Also accepting students grades Wed., Fri., Sat., noon - 11 pm. Thurs., Kids' Center. Call Healthy Start hotline, 216-987- K-8. Part of the Cleveland Scholarship & Saturday, October 8th Day, 4 -16 years, 10 am - 11 pm, $2 admission 7346, to enroll or visit www.healthystartcuya- Tutoring voucher program. Vocal music & James Ford Rhodes 40 Year Reunion for kids only. Sun, noon - 10 pm. General hogacounty.us. instrumental band program, visual & studio art 1971 January and June Classes admission -- does not include rides -- Adults, program, physical education & sports; new PC Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 6001 $6; seniors 60+ & children 4 -12 years, $5; Jr. Ozanam Food Pantry computer lab. Before & after-school care Rockside Rd., 7 pm - midnight. Cost: $50 per Fair participants: 4H, Boy & Girl Scouts, 2145 Broadview Rd (Broadview Rd. & available. Call Mrs. Eileen Breitmeyer to person, includes buffet meal, door prizes & FFA,etc. with valid membership card, $2; chil- Searsdale Ave.), Tues., Thurs. & Sat., 10 am - arrange a tour, 216-661-2120. lots more (cash bar). Send check or money dren 3 & under & active military with ID card, 1 pm. Bring photo ID & current piece of mail order to: Jim Bindernagel, 873 E Meadowlawn free. Free parking for everyone. with correct address. Food & clothing avail- St. Mary Byzantine School Registration Blvd., Seven Hills Oh 44131 by 9/24/11. A able; no charge for either. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Elementary block of rooms has been reserved at the Mon., Aug. 8th & Thurs., Aug. 11th School, 4600 State Rd., accepting applications Holiday Inn @ $79 per night. Call 216-524- Tues, Aug 23rd WSEM Food Center for preschool - grade 8. Before & after school 8050, ext. 298, to reserve a room; identify Western Reserve Rose Society WSEM Food Center at Brookside, 3784 Pearl services available. Local tuition assistance yourself as a Rhodes Reunion attendee. Mon., Aug. 8th, & Thurs., Aug. 11th, rose Rd., 216-749-4295. Food service available available to all families; participates in Contact Jim at [email protected] for shows during the Cuyahoga County Fair. Mon. - Fri., 10 am - 2 pm. Resale shoppe open Cleveland Scholarship & Tutoring Program. more info. (must be registered as a Fair exhibitor to com- Mon, Wed. & Fri., 10 am - 2 pm. Call 216-749- Updated computer lab, interactive Smart pete). In lieu of a meeting this month, field trip Brooklyn Animal Shelter Needs Volunteers 4295 for appointment for help with completing Boards in all classroom, instrumental music & to Kuk's Nursery (it specializes in hostas), Help support their mission as a no time limit food stamp applications, or walk-in & ask to art instructor, athletics & more. Call 216-749- 10174 Barr Rd., Brecksville; 6 pm. Call 440- shelter to care for dogs & cats until they find speak to an outreach advocate. Applications 7980 or visit www.smbyz.org. 838-5757 or email: webmaster@westernre- their forever homes. All volunteer organiza- will be completed & delivered to Dept. of Jobs servesociety.org for more info. tion needs all types of talents -- dog walkers, & Family Services. Other outreach services caring for cats, answering phones,coordinating available; call for details. Thurs., Fri., Sat., August 11th, 12th, 13th fundraisers. To volunteer, call 741-1213 or Garage Sale email Nancy at [email protected], or visit 9700 Memphis Villas Blvd.; 9 am - 5 pm. www.brooklynshelter.org and click tab for vol- 20120111 PaintPaint RefundRefund PrProgramogram Speed Exterminating The 2011 Paint Program is returning soon to Old Brooklyn. The program, sponsored by the City of Cleveland, gives qualified homeown- Over 100 Years in Old Brooklyn ers a voucher for up to $400 of paint and prep materials. Schedule service at your home or business; The program runs thru October. we provide quality dependable pest-control service. While the City provides the paint, paint applicants are responsible for paint- Or visit our do-it-yourself store. ing the home themselves or hiring a private contractor. Save 216-351-2106 Applications will be available at: Old Brooklyn CDC office 3344 Broadview Rd. 10% OFF a one-time initial service or 4141 Pearl Road 10% OFF any retail purchase Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information call or email 1 Block North of Broadview Rd. David 216-459-1000 or [email protected]

Cleveland Recycles Computer Round Up Household Hazardous Waste Collection Year Round Drop Off Mon - Fri. Common household products found in the kitchen, base- Special Round Up Saturday dates - Aug. 20th; Sept. 10th & 17th ment, bath, and garage can emit toxic vapors into the air in 9 am - 3 pm. your home. These products can also be harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly. Safely dispose of Division of Waste Collection, 5600 Carnegie Ave. & 3727 Ridge Rd. these products during the City of Cleveland’s Household The City of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District Hazardous Waste Collection. have teamed up to recycle unwanted computer equipment from Monthly Collection Cleveland residents. All collected computer equipment will either be upgraded and distributed to schools or recycled. Residential computer Division of Waste Collection and peripheral equipment accepted; cell phones also accepted. First Friday of each month Ridge Road Station, 3727 Ridge Rd. Residential Waste Only! The following materials can be taken to one of the collection sites for recycling or • CPUs • Printers safer disposal: oil-based paints (no latex) • shellacs, varnishes & polyurethanes adhe- • Monitors • Modems sives • wood stains • paint thinner • mercury (must be sealed in a plastic bag or con- • Keyboards • Software tainer), pesticides, insecticides & herbicides • automotive products • motor oil • roof tar • Computer mice • Ink cartridges fluorescent bulbs • household cleaners (oven & drain) Materials from businesses not For other recycling events, call the Recycling Hotline: 216-664-3717 accepted. Also not accepted: tires, latex paint, propane tanks & household batteries. or visit www.cleveland-oh.gov “Working hard to save the environment and keep Cleveland Clean and Green!” For more information, call the City of Cleveland Recycling Hotline. NO TV’S OR OTHER ELECTRONICS ACCEPTED. 216-664-3717 • www.cleveland-oh.gov PAGE 4 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS AUGUST 2011 Pizza Joe’s celebrates 30 years in business Daughter reminisces about gardener dad This year Pizza Joe's & Deli, 4260 by Hallie Forcinio garden at Benjamin Franklin School. Back Fulton Rd. in Fulton Plaza, is celebrating thir- then the Cleveland schools had an extensive ty years in business. During that time, Pizza Ann Dopslaf (nee Hopp) remembers the horticulture program, and several schools had Joe's has served and employed countless peo- early days of the Benjamin Franklin gardens. The family moved to Cleveland ple within the Old Brooklyn community. Community Garden. In the 1920s her dad, shortly thereafter. Although it's remained at the same location, Karl Hopp, a seventh and eighth grade science Ann recalled, “We lived on South Hills in May of 2002, Pizza Joe's changed hands; teacher, started the gardening program for stu- Dr. near Spring Rd. so we could walk to the current owners are Sam and Kathy dents at the school. He oversaw it for more school. Later, Katrakazos. All of the original recipes are than two decades until Parkinson’s Disease we moved to W. still being, utilized and throughout the past forced him to retire. Schaaf Rd. and nine years the menu has been expanded to During a recent visit, Ann was amazed walked from meet customers’ tastes. Pizza Joe's website is by how much the trees have grown and there. During PizzaJoesAndDeli.com; they are also on recalled how Mr. Coby, the garden superin- the summer I Whether their order is delivered or Facebook. tendent, planted and labeled many unusual would come picked-up, customers will receive a raffle On Sunday, August 28th, Pizza Joe's & varieties so students could learn about differ- over to the ticket with each order. They can give the tick- Deli, in celebration of their 30th year in busi- ent kinds of trees. “He was a tree lover,” she Garden with my et to the delivery drivers to deposit in the box ness, will be hosting a Customer Appreciation says, but he also took care of many other parts Dad. I had my in the store lobby or they can deposit the tick- Day. That day, customers are invited to the of the property including a perennial garden, own garden plot et themselves. The more customers order, store from 12 - 4 pm for free pizza, a raffle an annual garden and cold frames where all as soon as I the more chances they have to win. and lots of fun. Also on that Sunday, cus- the plants grown in the garden were started. could and kept it Customers need not be present at the drawing tomers can enjoy pizza prices from 1981 all up through jun- to win.. day. ior high. He Sam and Kathy are looking forward to During all of August, customers can taught me Customer Appreciation Day because they enter a raffle which will take place on Sunday, everything I believe that it’ll be a way to thank all their Ann Dopslaf is thrilled August 28th at 4 p.m., to have a chance of know about gar- customers for their patronage over the past that the garden at winning one of three prizes: dening. thirty years. Not only is it a major milestone Benjamin Franklin Grand Prize: Free pizza for a year; “At the end School, which her Dad for any business to achieve a thirtieth anniver- 2nd Prize: Catered party for 20 people; of the season helped establish, continues sary, but an even greater achievement in the 3rd Prize: $50 Pizza Joe's & Deli gift there was a fair. to flourish. present economic climate. certificate. Flowers and vegetables were displayed in the building, and ribbons were awarded. After school started in Senior in the spotlight: Betty McFadden September, harvesting continued on Saturdays. by Kathleen Jackson “After Dad retired, he and my mother moved in with us, and he taught my husband Senior Citizen Resource Inc.'s (SCR) Ann Dopslaf, daughter of Karl how to garden.” August Senior of the Month is Betty Hopp, gardened at Ben Franklin Ann and her late husband, a Cleveland McFadden. Betty lived in Morristown, in the 1930s. policeman who oversaw the Sixth District, Tennessee, until she was 19. Wanting a both graduated from Rhodes High School. change, she moved to Cleveland and has been Benjie students visited the garden class- They raised two children in the neighborhood, here ever since. She lived with a friend for a room building twice a week. Even kindergart- including a daughter, who gardened at Ben little while until she got her own apartment. ners tended tiny plots during the school year. Franklin during her junior high years. Ann Then, not long after her move, Betty met her In the summer, fourth through eighth graders also has three grandsons. husband-who was also from Tennessee and gardened. Rules were strict. Plantings had to Ann attended Antioch College before grew up only 45 miles from her hometown. include something other than tomatoes, and marrying. She began teaching fifth and sixth Betty has four children, ten grandchil- only junior high students were allowed to grade science in Parma in 1956 while she fin- dren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and eight grow corn. ished her degree at Fenn College (now step-grandchildren. She is one of ten chil- In addition, students had to work on their Cleveland State University). Although defer- dren in the family-and is the only one of her plots twice a week or lose them. That didn’t Betty McFadden ring her degree worked out okay, her advice siblings who has never driven. (She jokes happen often; it was the Great Depression, today is, “Don’t get married until you’re done that her kids wouldn't get in a car with her work for fundraisers including crafting cen- and parents made sure that the plots were with school.” anyway.) terpieces and putting on a sausage gravy taken care of. “This was the ’30s,” explained The last 12 years of Ann’s teaching Betty enjoys crafts and volunteered for a breakfast fundraiser by herself. Dopslaf, who now lives in Olmsted Falls. career was spent as science coordinator for the florist shop for some time, where she learned Betty loved working on the "Quilts for “Everyone wanted a garden.” Medina Schools where she taught the teachers florist crafts by doing them. She then helped the Homeless" project a couple of years ago, Karl Hopp grew up in Newark, Ohio, and how to teach science. Although she’s been start and eventually managed The Pedal Shop and is currently working on a "Little Dresses commuted to Ohio State University. He retired from teaching for many years, she has- at Deaconess Hospital until she was 62 years for Africa" project which another lady intro- worked his way through college by tutoring. n’t retired from gardening. She still plants old. Betty also loves music but says that she duced to the group. After he received his degree, he married pots of flowers on her balcony. has a deaf ear. Betty says that she has lots of fun, lots of Dopslaf’s mom, Ethel, and bought a farm in Today, the Benjamin Franklin In addition to being SCR's Craft Class New York’s Finger Lakes region. good friends, and feels very blessed to have Community Garden Operating Committee Leader, Betty serves as a member of the advi- “He always wanted to farm,” Ann said. the craft girls. She believes, "If you're works to preserve Karl Hopp’s legacy. The sory committee, the bake sale committee and The farm supplied cherries to a local cannery healthy, keep doing what you're doing" in Garden has been designated a Cleveland the events committee; she has done various and also grew cabbage and other vegetables. order to live a good and healthy life. She is Landmark, and each season approximately But after selling a field of cabbage for only deeply valued at SCR. 200 gardeners plant vegetables and flowers. A $5, Karl Hopp decided to return to teaching Has an SCR senior touched your life, portion of the Garden remains earmarked for REDUCED and took a job in southern Ohio. helped you in a big way, or served the com- student gardens, which are maintained by A year later he heard that the Cleveland Seller munity in a way that you think should be rec- fourth graders during the school year. Schools were looking for a teacher to start a Assistance ognized? Affordable SCR will be selecting one senior per month to be recognized in its "Seniors in the $74,900 “Attracting butterflies & other pollinators to 3108 Walbrook Ave. Spotlight" segment, which will highlight COMMUNITY your garden: The how & why”; a share & learn New everything, like a model home. someone's life, accomplishments, family and session for adults Children with a parent wel- Private street, 3-4 bedrooms, any other information they might like to MEETINGS come! Will be an activity available for those larger lot, dry basement. share. attending. To nominate a senior to be highlighted, Brooklyn Centre Naturalists - Art House Robbie Saridakis, Classic Realty Grp call Kathleen at 216-749-5367. Workshop, Sat., Aug. 13th, 10 am - noon. 440-237-1503 Meet at Art House, 3119 Denison Ave. Topic - Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation board meeting, Tues., Aug. 23rd, 6 pm, OBCDC meeting room (2339 Broadview Rd.,). 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The three annual ornaments James actually has a Master’s degree in Here’s what I learned – which Wendell August Forge has commis- Math Education, and so he could be “on the Even though the bin and the City’s recy- sioned him to design for Christmas, 2011 were other side of the desk” in a teaching position cling literature say that it accepts all numbered the reason he was included. during the academic year, had he not decided plastics, the reality is that if you place In the paragraph about the ornaments, I to pursue the priesthood. He grew up in Styrofoam in the bin, even if it is coded with a said that that will be continuing for the next Strongsville, and his home parish is St. “6” inside the recycling symbol, it will not be three years, but actually Jim has been commis- Joseph’s. recycled. sioned for the next five years. Sorry Jim! I’ll Father Richard Bona, a Diocesan priest It feels like the “Dog Days of August” Apparently the scrap dealer who purchas- be sure to get the story straight when we do a who will begin working toward earning a arrived a few weeks early this year, and all the es the contents of the bins from the City and separate article about it at Christmastime. Canon Law degree from Catholic University in thunderstorms this season aren’t-to-be-forgot- then resells the material does not have a buyer Yikes! I’m talking about Christmas, and I Washington, D.C. mid-month, moved into ten either. Clevelanders are having a taste of for Styrofoam. So if you want your Styrofoam haven’t even yet reported the scholarship Mary Queen of Peace’s rectory on July 1st. life in a hot and humid tropical rainforest this to be recycled, take it to a Heinen’s grocery names which Mary Queen of Peace School Bishop Lennon had assigned him to be “in res- summer, without having to leave home. store which has a recycling center (not all of (MQP) sent to me in mid-June. As has been idence” at MQP when he is not in D.C. study- The rain continues to “put a damper” on them do). the case for many years, their Parent-Teacher ing. That will likely be for a few years. some of the events we’ve promoted in this pub- And don’t bother to put pizza boxes, even Unit awarded stipends to help with high school Although he is officially just in residence, lication, too. Old Brooklyn Community though they are made of cardboard, in the tuition to select MQP 8th grade graduates. Fr. Bona has been somewhat involved with Development Corporation’s second outdoor City’s recycling bins because the cardboard is The students, the amount of their scholar- parish life, offering some of both the weekend movie showing (Secretariat on Friday, July too greasy to be recycled. ship, and the high school they will be attending and the daily Masses. Ordained in 2003, his 22nd) was cancelled due to rain, just as our Also, although the City’s bins do not men- next year are – home parish was St. Margaret of Hungary in first one was. tion steel as a material which can be placed in Angelica Suma, $750, Trinity High School; Orange. Then the next day, Cleveland Metroparks’ them, they are able to recycle steel. The price Otilia Montiero, $750, Magnificat; Juliana Father Joe Rodak, CPPS, is actually the annual Brookstock outdoor music festival in paid for scrap steel has significantly increased Rodriguez, $500, Magnificat; Charlie Sisley, most permanent, year-round, of the men Brookside Park Reservation had to shut lately, which no doubt explains why even with $500, Holy Name High School; Joshua who’ve recently moved into MQP’s rectory. down early when a major storm blew in short- the current high cost of gasoline, it’s still Podsedly, $300, Holy Name High School; (It was July 1st for him, too.) But Fr. Rodak is ly before Abbey Road, a Beatles’ Tribute band, worthwhile for “scrappers” in pick-up trucks to Courtney Hennings, $300, St. Joseph no “stranger” to the building, having lived was to have performed. drive our streets looking for recyclable metals Academy, Gabriella Hernandez, $300, St. there for years when he was a chaplain at the The first four-plus hours of the event were on tree lawns on garbage day. Martin DePorres High School; Francheska Veterans’ Administration (VA) Hospital in a success, however. Our neighborhood’s For the past nineteen years, summer has Torres, $200, St. Joseph Academy; Morgan Brecksville, and even after he retired from the Friends of Big Creek were one of the organi- also been the time when new phone books are Dillingham, $200, St. Joseph Academy; and VA. zations which had an activities/information delivered and Cuyahoga County’s Solid Waste Niko Lavin, $200, St. Edward High School. Shortly before Our Lady of Good Counsel table there. District places special trailers for recycling Charlie Sisley also was the recipient of MQP’s Parish became Mary Queen of Peace, Fr. One program advertised in last month’s outdated books at specific Metroparks’ loca- $500 Darlene Brezovsky Memorial Rodak moved out to the Missionaries of the Old Brooklyn News which didn’t get cancelled tions. This year’s Phone Book Recycling Scholarship. Precious Blood’s Sorrowful Mother Shrine in was the Composting Clinic which Cuyahoga Campaign actually has been taking place since Other MQP eighth graders received Bellevue, Ohio. But he’s been back to the County’s Solid Waste District and the City of June 1st and will continue until September awards in competitions sponsored by the parish regularly because he often helps when Cleveland’s Recycling Department presented 30th. The two locations which are most con- Polish Legion of American Veterans Ladies MQP pastor Fr. Doug Brown needs assistance. at Gunning Recreation Center on July 19th. I venient for Old Brooklyn/ Auxiliary and the Catholic Daughters of the Fr. Rodak grew up in Old Brooklyn – he noticed that several people from our neighbor- Brooklyn Centre residents to utilize are Americas, but we’ll save those until I find out was the first baby baptized at the now closed hood were among those in attendance. If you the Hippo Parking Lot at the Cleveland more about what they had to do to receive the Corpus Christi Church – and he was pleased to were not one of them, but want to know more Metroparks Zoo and the Canalway Center in recognition. take Fr. Brown up on his offer to again live in about the topic, visit the Solid Waste District’s the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. But before I get away from the topic of the Our Lady of Good Counsel/Mary Queen of website, www.cuyahogaswd.org, for all kinds However, depending upon where you Mary Queen of Peace, I want to report that Peace rectory. of information about environmentally respon- live, it may be closer for you to put your lately the huge rectory hasn’t been as devoid of That’s all for this month. If you have any- sible methods for disposing of yard waste and unwanted phone books into one of the green inhabitants as it had been during the preceding thing you want to share, my email household discards. Or, if you prefer, call 216- and yellow Abitibi Paper Retrievers located year (after the Missionaries of the Precious ([email protected]) and telephone 443-3749. on the property of many neighborhood church- Blood moved out) – (216-459-1000) contact information haven’t Since a representative from Cleveland’s es and schools. In the early years, Abitibi did In mid-May, James Kulway, who’s changed since the Old Brooklyn Community Recycling Department was at the composting not accept phone books, but for many months between his first and second year of pre-theol- Development Corporation moved, but the ogy at St. Mary Seminary, was the first to move address is now 2339 Broadview Rd. Send your in. Although he was not required to do so at news to the attention of Lynette Filips, The Joyful Keyboard this time for any of his coursework, James Town Crier, in care of the Old Brooklyn News. RIVERSIDE Learning/playing piano private sessions

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Thank you, all of you who must put festivals featuring some kind of rib cook off and Summer Heat escaped the multiple tornadoes that devastated something extra on or take something wet off that features many local restaurants and micro- How this city works in the heat and much of the Mid West. to keep our city working throughout the year. breweries. humidity is a testimony to the work ethic of the Flooding became a serious issue because Not every day is service going to be perfect or Under the umbrella of festivals comes people of Cleveland. All in all, the North there was more storm water than the storm as soon as we would like it, but every day you school reunions, block parties and family Coast weather throughout the year is an asset, sewers, brooks, streams, creeks and rivers are at your job keeping this city functioning. reunions. Gallery walks, art shows and craft but this year it has been a test of patience and could handle. Throughout the miserable heat Along with the thanks is a wish for a dry, mid- shows seem to be everywhere including the endurance. the service crews continued to work repaving 70s sunny day with a fresh breeze and nothing Old Brooklyn Pop Up Pearl event held in May. Winter brought continuous snow which streets, painting the roadways lane markers, needing emergency attention. Antique cars, classic cars and sports car shows seemed to fall most heavily during morning relining the water lines, collecting garbage, appear as often as a sudden summer shower and evening rush hour. The City snow removal maintaining the parks and delivering many Festivals and that does not even include the “Cruise Ins”. crews just kept at it, moving snow to the curbs, more services. 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PAGE 8 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS AUGUST 2011 Old wedding certificate in Old Brooklyn shop united with friend of couple by Lynette Filips his relatives, Father Callahan was informed adjust to Cleveland when they came to this on the façade of the OLOL church building is [email protected] that Matejka in Czech is like Smith in English. country from Czechoslovakia in 1951. Vaclav what the $18 would go toward. During the months when all this was tran- An international organization called That eliminated the first possibility for uniting Hyvnar is now deceased but his wife, Mila, spiring, Mary moved her antique shop from Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness can be the certificate with the right family! was quite willing to pay the $18 on the price 2020 W. Schaaf Rd. into South Hills Antique accessed on the web at www.raogk.org. Via I next took the certificate to a CVGS tag. Gallery, 2010 W. Schaaf Rd., just a few doors that site, over 4000 genealogists have volun- meeting. No one there knew the couple either, Mary Fallon, though, was so moved by away. Anyone who’d like to see what other teered to help other genealogists find family but one member, Georgia Maresh, who is on the story of reuniting the certificate with some- treasures she has can do so when the Gallery is data. All that they expect from the recipients of the Board of Sokol Greater Cleveland at the one who knew the couple and would appreci- open, Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4 their research is a thank you and the return of Bohemian National Hall, 4939 Broadway Ave., ate it that she said she didn’t need any money p.m. their out-of-pocket expenses; their labor is pro- offered to take it to their next meeting to see if for it. Joe said to donate the money “to the And that’s the story about how a “random vided at “no charge”. anyone there could match it up with the right church”, and since Our Lady of Lourdes act of genealogical kindness” began in Old Of course many genealogists help each family. Again, no luck. Church was involved in the effort, Joe and I Brooklyn and ended in Slavic Village. other on a less-official level through local But Georgia wasn’t deterred. She wrote decided that the front doors renovation project genealogy groups, two of whose meetings the an entry about the certificate for the Bohemian Old Brooklyn News regu- National Hall’s newsletter and the day that the larly advertises – the newsletter arrived in mem- Take precautions to stay safe online Brooklyn Genealogy Club bers’ mailboxes, I received a call from Joe Kocab. Joe and Cuyahoga Valley by Christopher Lohr not by someone actively hacking your infor- actually belongs to St. John Genealogy Society [email protected] mation. If an offer is too good to be true, it Nepomucene Church, but (CVGS). But heart-warm- is. If your bank or credit card company has he regularly attends Mass The introduction of the new Old ing stories of genealogical Brooklyn Connected Wi-Fi has been met emailed you about your account details, it is help are occurring outside at Our Lady of Lourdes with enthusiasm and excitement from many a trick. Avoid clicking links in emails and those organizations, too. Church, just south of in the community, but for some this 'open' definitely don't download things you are For instance – Broadway Ave. on E. 55th unsure about. If you have a question, ask the Early this year I St. More than that, he hosts network seems too risky to use. Questions person who sent you. stopped at the antique shop a Czech radio show on about whether someone can hack your com- which Old Brooklyn resi- WHKW Radio 1220 AM puter or steal your information have only 4. Go Hidden - New programs like dent Mary Fallon has on Sundays from 3:03 to 5 been exacerbated by news reports of rare Hotspot Shield, Tor and Cyber Ghost allow reopened at 2020 W. p.m. So he knows a lot of cases when this does happen. The truth is users to browse anonymously or browse Schaaf Rd. On the wall I people with Bohemian/ that open networks are safe as long as you encrypted. If you are still concerned, it may saw a lovely framed wed- Czech roots. take a few extra precautions. be useful to try out one of these kinds of pro- ding certificate from 1919. Joe, in fact, did remem- 1. Look for the 'S' - Most websites that grams. The wedding had ber Mr. and Mrs. Pecka, the deal with secure information like banking, The Old Brooklyn Connected Wi-Fi is taken place at St. John Photo by Georgia Maresh couple in the marriage cer- shopping and email sites use a protocol an open network; indeed it was designed to Nepomucene Church on Matejka-Pecka wedding certificate tificate. In their working called HTTPS. The S indicated that the site be open so that it could allow anyone in years, they had owned a Fleet Ave. Knowing that is secured with encryption between your Ward 13 to access high-speed broadband candy store on E. 131st St. in the Corlett neigh- parish to be an originally Bohemian/Czech computer and the website server, protecting internet at no cost, but that doesn't mean that borhood. By now, of course, they were congregation, and also knowing that nearby it is less safe than other networks. The key deceased, and their only daughter was your sensitive information. Our Lady of Lourdes Church (OLOL) — to safety on the internet, whether it be on the deceased, too. He didn’t know about any other 2. Get Vaccinated - One of the best ways which I very often attend — was originally a to protect your computer is to ensure that Old Brooklyn Connected Wi-Fi or not, is to Bohemian/Czech parish, too, I asked Mary if I descendants. you have up-to-date anti-virus, anti-malware take proper precautions. could borrow the certificate to try to connect it I was thinking that the certificate would and a fully functioning firewall. These are For more information about safety on with descendants of the couple. be headed back to the wall of Mary Fallon’s the web, check out the Old Brooklyn The bride’s name was Albina Matejka and shop, when my phone rang a second time. It all available free, are easy to use, and can Connected security site at http://oldbrook- the groom’s name was Bohumil Pecka. The was Joe Kocab again, but this time he had shield your computer from malicious Matejka surname was familiar to OLOL pastor located someone who would be delighted to invaders. lynconnected.com/get-connected/security or Father Joseph Callahan, but when he asked the have the certificate as a remembrance of the 3. Be Smart - The most common way that visit www.getnetwise.gov. parishioner with that last name if it was one of couple who had helped her and her husband your information can be stolen is by trickery,

Old Brooklyn’s Crime Watch update by Barb Spaan and keep watching. Change your everyday pat- [email protected] tern at home with regard to when you turn on After thirteen lights, television and music. Also talk with #800 years, I’m back to your neighbors so you all know what’s happen- putting ALERTS in ing on your street. this newspaper. Don’t forget our local businesses. As you Since I see less and walk at night, take your cell phone. If you see less of you, but get something that doesn’t look right, call the Expires more and more police. 8-31-11 $3.00 OFF YOUR NEXT CAR WASH calls and requests, Business owners and managers, if you each month I’ll give tips to keep your family, have any customers giving you trouble, call the neighbors and our streets safer to live, work, police. Also light up your property at night and and raise our families. leave windows clear so everyone can see in. First I want to remind you that you live in Consider purchasing security cameras; their the second safest place in the city of Cleveland, cost has come down and good units are but that doesn’t mean we don’t have any prob- $300.00 or less. lems. Right now the area of Memphis and We’re doing a good job but I know that Fulton is being hit with break-ins to cars, hous- we can do better. If you would like more infor- es and businesses. Therefore, we all need to be mation on how to start a Crime Watch group on more consistent in locking things up such as your street, call 459-1000 and talk with Barb. back and front doors even when at home and To reach the police call 911 for life - paying much more attention to persons hang- threatening situations or suspects on scene; call ing around your streets. 621-1234 for anything else you consider an If something looks wrong, call the police emergency and want the police to check out. Smile Again

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Single $445 (upper or lower) Set $875 (upper and lower) Expires 8-20-2011 FREE Exam & X Rays * Two Bite Wings Expires 8-20-2011 Robert DiBauda, D.D.S. 4223 Fulton Rd. (Memphis Fulton Shopping Plaza) 216-459-0344 Most Insurance Accepted Serving the community over 20 years Case Western Reserve graduate, 1977 AUGUST 2011 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 9 FAMILY FUN! Art House Cleveland Metroparks Hinkley Reservation seniors (65+), $4 youths (2 - 17), free for Free Downtown Cleveland Walking Tours 3119 Denison Ave., 216-398-8556 Ledge Pool & Recreation Area Great Lakes Science Center members. Limited Now - September 18th www.arthouseinc.org 1151 Ledge Rd. between State & Kellog Rds. handicapped accessibility. Discover life Four entertaining, guided, walking tours. Each All Ages Family Open Studios - 3rd Sat. of 440-331-8111 onboard working 1925 Great Lakes freighter. tour is approximately one and a half hours in every month; 1- 3 pm. Make individual www.clevelandmetroparks.com Restored 618-foot historic flagship with huge length. Tour guides share stories of the past, pieces of family art works. Each month has dif- cargo holds, brass & oak pilot house, elegant interesting trivia, info about various buildings ferent theme; Art House provides materials. Dive-In Movie III: Yogi Bear Fri., Aug 12th, guest quarters & four-story engine room. Its & green spaces & future plans for each neigh- Children must be accompanied by an adult. 8 pm; free. Inner tube reservations - $5, single “engineering firsts” helped transform borhood. "Meet" important figures from Visit website for other programs or more info. tubes; $7, double. No outside floating devices Northeast Ohio into a great industrial center. Cleveland's past, as local actors & actresses, permitted in swimming area. Refreshment along tour route. Children’s Museum of Cleveland available. Call 330-239-2911 for inner tube Historic Warehouse District Tour 10730 Euclid Ave. 216-791-5437 reservations or more info. Stearns Homestead Historical Farm - Parma Every Thurs.: Meet at 6 pm., Constantino's www.clevelandchildrensmuseum.org 6975 Ridge Rd 440-845-9770 Market, 1278 W. 9th St. Hours: Mon. - Sun., 10 am - 5 pm. Exhibit 2011 swimming season runs through Aug. www.stearnshomestead.com areas close 15 min. prior to Museum closing. 21st. Pool Hours - 11 am - 7 pm. Daily fees to Historic Gateway Neighborhood Tour Cost - $7, children age 1 - 12; $6, adults & use the pool -- adults, 12 & over, $4.50; chil- Last working, educational farm in Parma. (48 Every Sat. Meet at 10 am, the Arcade, 401 children 13 & over; free, under 11 months. dren 6-12, $3.50; children 5 & under, free; acres). Open to the public Sat. & Sun., now - Euclid Ave. seniors 62 & over, free. Morning & evening Oct., noon - 4 pm. Free admission. Lots of Canal Basin Park Tour Cleveland Metroparks Brecksville parent & child swim classes available. animals, several historic museum houses & a Every Sun. Meet at 10 am, Settler's Landing Reservation - Plateau Picnic Area Yankee barn, loaded with antiques & historic RTA Station, 1025 West Superior Ave. (Take (off Chippewa Creek Dr. west of Riverview Rd.) Dog Paddle & More! & Pet-a-Palooza - Sun, items, a country store & Farmers Market. Superior down the hill -- the hill is just north of 440-526-1012 Aug. 28th, 1 - 5 pm. Bring non-aggressive Purchase homestead & locally grown produce, the bridge -- past W. 10th St. into the Flats. Tour dogs to swim at Ledge Pool for nominal dona- products made from goats milk, local honey, meets where road dead ends into brick patio with Bats - Creatures of the Night, Thurs. Aug tion ($5 per dog) to benefit Medina County baked goods & more in summer & autumn. glass-covered RTA station. 11th, 8 - 9 pm. Bats are extremely beneficial SPCA. Mini dog fair also on the grounds with Come early; fresh eggs go quickly. animals; learn more about them & witness exhibitors & vendors; purchase items to pam- PlayhouseSquare District Tour them leaving their roost. per pooches. Naturalist-led, leashed dog walk;, Every Tues. Meet at 6 pm, State Theatre Lobby animal safety demonstrations with Cleveland University Circle Inc. (UCI) (1519 Euclid Avenue). Metroparks K-9 unit & B.A.R.K; dogs avail- Wade Oval Wednesdays (WOW) Cleveland Metroparks Brookside able to adopt. Call for more info. University Circle Now - Aug. 31st Call Historic Gateway Neighborhood, 216- Reservation, Brookside Valley Event Site 771-1994, with questions. Groups of ten or John Nagy Blvd, off the Ridge Rd. entrance Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Free concerts, 6 - 9 pm. Wide variety of live more should call in advance to make tour 216-206-1000 3900 Wildlife Way 216-661-6500 music. Shop local artists, eat & relax in beer & preparations as smooth as possible. clemetzoo.com wine garden. UCI also hosting weekly “Take a Hike” presented by PNC; receives Brookside Lawnchair Concert Series - Fri., Boo at the Zoo - advance tickets go on sale Farmers Market during WOW. Visit www.uni- public support with local tax dollars from Aug. 26th, 8 pm; free concert rain or shine. Mon, Aug 15th; visit Zoo’s website or call box versitycircle.org or call 216-707-5033. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, to preserve & enrich Bring blanket or lawnchair. Hey Mavis, office for details & prices. Most nights of last region's artistic & cultural heritage. Donations Modern old-timey; call for more info. year’s event sold out, so buy tickets early. Boo encouraged to help fund future tours. at the Zoo dates -- Thurs. to Sun., Oct. 20th - 23rd & and Oct. 27th - 30th. Cleveland Metroparks CanalWay Center, E. 49th St. bet. Grant Ave. & Canal Rd. Creature Comforts - Sat., Aug. 13th, 10 am - THEATER NOTES Cuyahoga Hts. 216-206-1000 7 pm; activities through 4 pm. Each demon- stration lasts about 15 minutes, followed by Primitive Skills Day - Sat., Aug 27th, 10 am - keeper chats. Continuous activities throughout “Arts in August” events W. 11th St. & W. 14th St. 5 pm. A day of watching demonstrations & event. Creature Comforts activity tables, Lincoln Park, Tremont & Starkweather Ave. & learning primitive skills. Low tech skills, demos, Proper pet activity, Pet-richment, Training (between W. 11th St. & W. 14th St. & Kenilworth Ave.) See CPT website for 10 am - noon. Watch craftsmen perform out- table, Zoo enrichment items, Get Close Starkweather Ave. & Kenilworth Ave.) more details. doors skills the old-fashioned way. Dutch oven Animals. Bring blankets, cushions or lawn chairs. Near West Theatre cooking, cordage making, knot-tying, fire mak- Picnic suppers welcome. St. Patrick’s Club Building, 38th & Bridge Ave. ing, bow & arrow construction & land naviga- Grand Pacific Junction STEP (Student Theatre Enrichment 216-961-6391 www.nearwestteatre.org tion, all done with simple tools & natural materi- Mill St. & Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls Program) performance “Miss Saigon” als, demonstrated. No registration required. 440-235-9277 Fri., Aug 5th, 7 pm. Also see CPT listing. (based on the opera, “Madame Butterfly”) Special fee-based programs for ages 13 years & Heritage Days “Best of the West” - Thurs., now - Sun., Aug. 7th. Fri., Sat. curtain time -- up, 1 pm, Wheat to Bread, $10; 1 pm, Creating Aug 18th - Sun., 21st. Thurs. - kick-off parade, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival 7:30; Sun. - 3 pm. Cast of 30 teens (ages 13- Cordage & Knots, $10; 1 pm, Making Fire 6:30 pm. Thurs. & Fri., city wide garage sale. Sat., Aug. 6th, “Othello” & Sun., Aug. 7th, “The Old Way”, $8; 1 pm, Bow & Arrow Fri. - Kids Day, 11 am 5 pm. New Fri. night 20). Tickets: $8 - adult; $6 - age 12 and under. “Love’s Labour’s Lost”; 7 pm. Visit Star Seat tickets - $20. Construction (must be 16 years or older), $12; special attractions, GeezeCats, 8 - 10 pm in www.cleveshakes.org for other locations 4 pm, Land Navigation, $5. Registration for Gazebo; Mossy Moran, 6 - 10 pm in Hotel. Playhouse Square Center fee-based programs begins Aug.1st. Call 216- Lots of family activities, food & entertainment; Arts Renaissance Tremont 341-1704 to register or for more info. free. Call Lora , 440-427-0094, for more info. Fri., Aug 19th, 7 pm, Paul Ferguson Jazz 1501 Euclid Ave. Orchestra with Evelyn Wright, Vocalist. 216-241-6000 www.playhousesquare.com Hale Farm & Village Many performances too numerous to list; visit Cleveland Metroparks Garfield Park 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath Verb Ballets Playhouse Square website for dates, times and Nature Center 11350 Broadway Ave. 330-666-3711 [email protected] Fri., Aug. 26th & Sat., Aug. 27th, 8:30 pm. ticket information. 216-341-3152 Fun on the Farm, each one-hour preschool pro- . Bug City - Sat., Aug. 13th, 11 am - 4:30 pm. gram consists of craft, story, snack & visit to Free dance class for kids 6 & over at 2 pm Sat. Also many FREE summer events at the Star Free! All ages. Discover cool world of insects museum site. Most programs scheduled at 10:30 Call Michelle to register, 216-575-0920. Plaza at Playhouse Square, including: & learn what insects do, why we need them & am. Fri., Aug. 12th -- Drum, Fife & Civil War *Tai Chi, Wed., now - Aug. 10th, 6 pm; what they taste like! Enjoy edible insect recipes Life. Members: $8 per child; 1 adult free. Non- Cleveland Public Theatre * WCPN 90.3 live broadcasts, alternating & demonstrations, or look at exhibits of bees, members: $10 per child; 1 adult free. Additional 6415 Detroit Ave. 216-631-2727 every other Thurs. Jun. 16th - Aug. 25th; noon; bugs & butterflies from Ohio to Africa. Watch adults: $5 each. Ages 2 - 6. Reservations www.cptonline.org *Cinema at the Square screening of classic mealworms race to finish line at “Mealworm required; call or email for more info. STEP (Student Theatre Enrichment films, Palace Theatre, now - Aug. 21st, 7:30 500”. Pick up a passport to find out which of 8 Program ) performance, “Imagine Home”: pm; $5. Visit website for dates & names of all districts have live entertainment, crafts, games, Fri., Aug. 5th, 7 pm; Lincoln Park (between films. a kids’ train ride for $1, bug hunts, this year’s Steamship William G. Mather Museum Bug City pin & more. Aug, Mon. - Sun., 10 am - 5 pm. Sept. & Oct., Fri - Sun, 10 am - 5 pm. $6 adults, $5

Now offering laser treatment for fungus nails! PAGE 10 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS AUGUST 2011 SENIOR NOTES CHURCH NOTES Senior Citizen Resources (SCR) routes originate from 3100 Devonshire. To help Family Ministry Center Families - 6 pm potluck, 7:30 pm rosary, 8 pm Deaconess-Krafft 3100 Devonshire Ave. with this worthwhile opportunity, call Blessed Sacrament School Gym Mass; lower chapel & Marian Lounge. (Must be 60 and over ) 216-749-5367 Rosemary, 216-749-5367, with any questions. 3381 Fulton Rd. outreachconnections.org Mon., Aug. 15th - Masses for the Solemnity Mondays: Volunteer Opportunities -- Help appreciated Chair Bowling- 10 am. Wii -11 am. Canasta Senior Safari - Fri., Aug. 26th, 10 am. - 1 pm. of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on Weds. & Sats., 8:30 am - 3:30 pm to help - 12:30 am Zoo’s annual salute to seniors, everyone age 55 Mary, 8 am, noon, 7 pm. or better gets free admission to the Zoo. clean the school. Bring towels, bottled water, Tuesdays: Special activities , including fitness demonstra- soda, if possible. Sun., Aug. 21st - Parish Picnic - noon - 3 pm; Crafts - 9:30 am, Crochet Group - 9:30 am, tions, health screenings & entertainment. Horse Racing - 10:30 am, Pinochle - 12:15 House of Glory parish grounds. pm, Line Dancing- 1 pm. 2337 Broadview Rd. 216-323-6538 Senior Living Guide Sat., Aug. 20th - 1 - 5 pm, giving away cloth- Thurs., Aug. 25th - Fri., Sept. 2nd - Novena Wednesdays: Provides professionals & consumers with com- ing, frozen food, canned food & pastires to to St. Peregrine (patron saint of those afflicted Trivia - 10 am., Bingo - 10:30 am, Canasta - prehensive & current information about long anyone in need of such items. No proof of with cancer), 7 pm, lower chapel. 12:30 pm. term care resources & facilities. Distributed income required. Call for more info. Thursdays: quarterly. For a free copy, stop at the OBCDC Mon., Sept. 12th - Mon., Oct. 24th - Register office, 3344 Broadview Rd. Crafts - 9:30 am, Chair Volleyball - 10 am, Mary Queen of Peace Church now for "The Blessed Virgin Mary & the Arm Chair Exercises - 10:45 am. 4423 Pearl Rd. 216-749-2323 Bible" bible study course; 7 pm. Call 216- MetroHealth Senior Advantage Fridays: 289-7050 to register. Individuals 55 years of age and older are Current Events - 10 am, Corn Hole - 10:30 Bingo - Fridays, 7 pm, Parish Center. am, Wii - 11 am. invited to join MetroHealth’s Senior St. James Lutheran Church Advantage program. Among the many bene- Fri., Aug. 5th - First Friday Mass & 4771 Broadview Rd. 216-351-6499 Book Club - Call 216-749-5367 to register. fits available to members are $1 off parking in Eucharistic Adoration, 8 pm, lower chapel. Metro’s parking garage, free transportation to Wed., Aug. 17th - Fifty Plus group meeting, Volunteer Drivers & Runners needed and from Metro appointments for seniors Sat., Aug. 6th - First Saturday Prayer for noon; birthday party for everyone & a hot din- for Meals on Wheels lacking other means of transportation, 10% Life, 8 am at Cleveland Surgi-Center; Mass, ner. Senior Citizen Resources. Deliveries Mon. - Fri. discount in Metro’s cafeteria, and invitations 8:30 am, lower chapel. to Old Brooklyn residents. Only one hour of to special senior seminars and parties. Call Tues., Aug. 23rd - Widows & Widowers time needed between 10:45 & 11:45 am. All 957-2800 (a direct line) for more information Fri., Aug. 12th - Family Friday for Preschool luncheon, noon. Menu: Bridget's Stew, special beans, salads & desserts. Cost - $3 per person. Contact church office, 216-351-6499, to Valley Road Villa Senior Citizens Apartment MANDY’S 4703 Pearl Rd. reserve a space. Bring a friend. 55 & older 216-398-8066 Sunday, August 7th $ 1 Bedroom $494 - $560 Sun., Crab Legs dinner 10 The FEST Mon., Jumbo Wings, 25f each The FEST, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe (on 2 Bedrooms $608 - $689 grounds of former Borromeo Seminary); Free, Call (216) 398-4430 TTY 800-750-7300 Tues., Tacos, 50f one-day Catholic family festival featuring live 4146 Valley Road $ for more information Wed., NY Strip steaks dinner 3.50 music, games & activities for children, teens & $ families; food; parking & shuttle busses. Main Some applications available for immediate rental. Thurs, 1/2 lb. Burger 4 stage schedule: 12:10 pm - Mindy Callahan; 1 pm Others taken for waiting list. Fri., Fish Fry - Lake perch $8 - Lee Roessler; 1:50 pm - Jackie Francois; 2:40 pm - Blessid Union of Souls; 3:40 pm - Remedy Sat., 10oz Prime Rib dinner $10 INCLUDES Drive; 5 pm - Mercy Me; 6:45 pm -. Praise & zAll Utilities z Carpeting z Electric Range z Refrigerator z Beauty Shop Dinners start @ 4pm. (Dine in only) Worship Showcase with Ike Ndolo, Sarah Hart & z Visiting Nurse Monthly z Party & Game Rooms z Cable Available Watch all your favorite sports Chris Padgett; 7:30 pm - Pre-Mass Modules; 8 - z Library z Planned Social Activities z Pets Allowed on big screen TV’s 10 pm - Mass concluding with fireworks. Complete schedule of events on website, Hours: Mon. - Sat. Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9-5 www.thefest.us. SMC MANAGEMENT CO. Kitchen open till 9 pm. 11 am - 2:30 am Our Churches Welcome You Sponsored by the GREATER BROOKLYN MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. If your Church would like to be included in this ad or changes in this ad are desired, PLEASE CALL (44O)845-5128 ANGLICAN EVANGELICAL www.goodshepherdelca.org James D. Eckert, Interim Pastor PRESBYTERIAN Westside Anglican Fellowship Grace Church Summer Worship Sunday: 9:30 am 2716 West 14th St. 216-264-6004 2503 Broadview Rd. & W. 28th St.; 216-661-8210 (Fellowship time following service.) Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (USA) (Meet at Zion UCC) Pastors: Charlie Collier & Jeff Doeringer 4308 Pearl Rd. at Spokane Ave. Father David Smith, Jr. Sundays: 9 am. Bible Study, 10 am. Service, NON-DENOMINATIONAL Phone: 216-741-8331 - Rev. Adrienne Lloyd Holy communion, Sun., 1 pm. Wednesday: Kid’s Church 6:45 - 8 pm. Sun. Worship: 10:30 am. Sun. school 10:15 am Coffee fellowship following service. Church of the Four Winds Parking at Busch Funeral Home Thursday: Youth Night 6:45 - 8 pm. 4316 Pearl Rd. Pastor Leslie Elston, 216-659- BAPTIST Email: [email protected] 9957. Worship service, (Sabbath) Sat., 12 noon. Every 3rd Fri.; 7pm. SWEDENBORGIAN Broadview Baptist Church LUTHERAN Shabbat. celebration, teaching, fellowship 4505 Broadview Rd. Pastor: Rev. Brent http://churchofthefourwinds.org Swedenborg Chapel Richards, Asst. Pastor: Dr. John Wood. 4815 Broadview Rd, Phone: 216-351-8093 Dr. Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church Institute Of Divine Metaphysical Research Pastor: Rev. Ron Brugler Phone 216-351-8414 or 216-431-3515. Sun. 4470 Ridge Rd. Phone: 216-749-5585 Pastor School: 9:45 am. Sun. Worship: 11 am. Wed. 4150 Pearl Rd. Free Public Lectures. Sun. Worship: 11am, adult class Sun., 10 am David W. Bennett. Sunday worship, Phone: 216-398-6990 www.idmr.net Night Bible Study: 7 pm Traditional service 9 am. Praise service Weddings & Baptisms - 216-351-8093 http://broadview-baptist-church.org Sun.: 11 am - 1 pm, Mon. & Wed.: 7-9 pm. A place to find love and acceptance. 10:30 am. Sunday school, 10:30 am. All invited & encouraged to attend! website: broadview-baptist-church.org www.LutheransOnline.com/DMLChurch. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Gloria Dei Lutheran Church E.L.C.A. ORTHODOX WESTERN RITE 3354 Fulton Rd. Phone: 216-631-9199 5801 Memphis Ave. Phone: 216-741-8230 Rev. Freddie Ray, 216-355-2137. Sun. School: Archwood U.C.C. Pastors Bela Berhardt & Jon Paulus. Sunday St. Patrick of Ireland Church 2800 Archwood Ave. Phone: 216-351-1060 10 am. Service: 10:30 am, Sun. evening 4208 Newark Ave.(behind St. Brendan House) service: 6 pm. Thurs. evening Bible Study, 7 Worship 10 am. gloriadeicleveland.org Rev. Sara Ross Pastor email: [email protected] Phone: 216-939-9186 Pastor: Bishop Simeon pm. Good gospel singing & preaching Anderson. Divine Services: Sun. 9 am.coffee Sunday: 11 am (ASL Interpreted) Nursery provided ages 1-5. Children's Galilean Baptist Church Immanuel Lutheran Church & fellowship following service. Scranton & Seymour Ave. Phone: 216-781-9511 Daily morning prayer 9 am., Evening 7 pm. Sunday School 10 am. Multicultural Open 4520 W. 11th St., Brooklyn, Between Schaaf & Affirming. www.archwooducc.org & Spring Rds. Rev: Carson Hall, Pastor Pastor: Rev. Horst Hoyer & Rev. John Hoyer POLISH NAT’L CATHOLIC Phone: 216-749-7787 or 216-392-4653 German Worship: Sun. 9 am. English 10:30 am Brooklyn Heights U.C.C. Sun. School: 10 am; Worship:11am & 6 pm. St. Mary’s Church Parma Evangelical Lutheran Church Rev. Dr. Lee Holliday Wed. 7 pm 5375 Broadview Rd at Wexford, Parma 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. Phone: 216-741-2280 5280 Broadview Rd. (North & Tuxedo Ave.) Pastor: Rev. Roman Misiewicz Harmony Baptist Church Phone: 351-6376 Pastor: Donald E. Frantz II Nursery with adult supervision Phone: 216-741-8154 Sunday Masses: 9 am Sunday Worship & Church School: 10 am 4020 Ridge Rd., Brooklyn, Pastor: David Sunday Worship 10:20 am Sat. 5:15 pm. English, 11 am Polish/English Holydays: 10 am Wojnarowski. Phone. 216-351-3740 Sunday School: 9 - 10 am. Coffee, 8:30 Sunday School: 10 am www.stmaryspncc.com Sunday Worship: 11am & 6 pm. Brooklyn Trinity U.C.C. Sunday School: 9:45 am; Wed. Prayer 7 pm St. James Lutheran Church ROMAN CATHOLIC 8720 Memphis Ave: Phone: 216-661-0227 4771 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-351-6499 Pastor: Sue Tamilio Church of St. Leo The Great BYZANTINE CATHOLIC Pastor: Paul W. Hoffman Sun. Worship: 8 & Sunday School & Worship: 10:30 am 10:30 am / Sat. Serv: 5 pm. Sun School & Bible 4940 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-661-1006 St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Class: 9:15 am. Website: stjamescleve.com Pastor: Fr. Russ Lowe St. Luke’s U.C.C. 4600 State Rd. Phone: 216-741-7979 Masses: Sat., 4 pm. Sun., 8 & 10 am & 12 noon, 4216 Pearl Rd. (corner Memphis Ave.) Children’s Liturgy of the Word, Sun. 10 am. Pastor: Very Rev. Steven Koplinka St. Mark Lutheran Church Phone: 216-351-4422 Father Deacon: Joseph Hnat, 216-233-4118. 4464 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-749-3545 Mon - Thurs 7:30 am, Fri. 8:30 am, confessions 2:45 - 3:30 pm Sat. www.saintleoschurch.org Pastor: Gerald Madasz Divine Liturgies: Sat. Vigil, 4 pm.; Sunday, Pastor: Stephen Shrum. Sun. Worship: 10:15 am, Sunday Worship: 10:15 am 10 am; Holy days, 9 am. Crystal Chalet Wed. 6 pm. Sun School & Adult Bible Study, 9 am. Mary Queen of Peace Phone: 216-749-4504 Elementary School: grades K - 8. 4423 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-749-2323 School #: 216-749-7980 Pre-School #: 216-351-8121 Pastor: Father Douglas Brown UNITED METHODIST Unity Lutheran Church Masses: Sat., 4:30 pm. Sun., 8:30 & 11 am. & CHARISMATIC 4542 Pearl Rd. 216-741-2085. Rev. Peeter Pirn Children’s Liturgy Sun.11am. Weekday Masses: Pearl Rd. United Methodist Church Worship Service: 9:30 am. & 7 pm. Mon- Sat 8 am. mass. www.maryqop.org Good News Ministries Church 4200 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-661-5642 Sunday School & Adult Bible Study: 11am. Pastor: Rev. Paul Wilson 3705 West 36th. (W. 36th & Mapledale Ave.) www.unity-lutheran.org St. Thomas More Church Phone:216-398-4913 Pastor: Ernie Green. 4170 N. Amber Dr. Phone: 216-749-0414 Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship, 11 am Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Pastor: Rev. William G. Bouhall. Coffee Hour: 11 am. Wed. Bible Study: 9:30 am. TV - Tues., 6:30 pm. Ch.21 & 9 pm Ch.197. ELCA Masses: Sat., 4:30 pm. Sun., 8am , 10 am & 12 noon. Free hunger meal Thursdays: 6 pm Fri. 6:30 pm, Ch 21 Time Warner Channel. 8235 Memphis Ave. 216-661-9818. Confessions: Sat. 3 - 4 pm.Weekday Masses: M, W http://www.gbgm-umc.org/pearl-road-umc & F 7 am, T & Th. 8:15 am AUGUST 2011 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 11 SERVICE DIRECTORY AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS LANDSCAPING BEN FRANKLIN PLUMBING (Formerly CAMPBELL HEATING & AIR COND. CO. DASHING DAISIES - Flowers for any occa- CRAIGS SIMPLY TURF -Clean-ups lawn B. McDermott Plumbing Co.) 4th Generation Repairs & installation. Furnaces & AC units. sion, wedding, social, cemetery arrangements, aeration, lawn cutting, trimming, edging, shrub of Master Plumbers. Bonded & insured. All simply beautiful. Reasonable, call 216-225- pruning, mulching, free estimates, Senior dis- phases of plumbing -- new, repair, alterations. Hot water tanks, humidifiers, air cleaners & 3898. chimney liners. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. count. Call Craig 440-667-4311 cell or 440- Call 216-741-5131. Senior discounts. 216-252-8292. GUTTERS 845-5932 home. MONDE HOME IMPROVEMENT SOUTH HILLS HARDWARE. Complete DESIGNED LANDSCAPING BY OSH. Most APPLIANCE REPAIR Seamless gutters/gutter toppers. Call John, plumbing services. Hot water tanks installed. of your needs. Light tree work, shrubs, mulch & METRO APPLIANCE REPAIR. Low serv- 216-986-0600. Drains cleaned. 216-749-2121 topsoil, edging, low voltage lighting, garden ice charge, senior discounts all work guaran- ponds, patios. Clean-up. Home 216-398-9868. teed. Washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators & HANDYMAN Business, 216-402-2861 Senior discounts. TREE SERVICE dishwashers. Call 216-741-4334. ALL DONE HOME REPAIR - Handyman MIKE'S TREE SERVICE. We do trees & nothing but trees! Complete removal, trimming services & installations. Interior/exterior HEDGEMAN TRIMMING SERVICES. For and/or dead-wooding. Free Estimates. Fully CONCRETE WORK paintg. Drywall repairs. Call 440-840-0370. all your trimming needs. We provide the follow- Insured. Call 216-338-9396. GALLO CONSTRUCTION - All types of ing services. Free estimates, hedge trimming, concrete work, colored concrete stamping. HANDYMAN. Minor electrical & plumbing, weeding, mulching, light landscaping, low cost. Driveways & waterproofing. Basement wall locks changed, concrete repairs, roof repair & For clean-ups call Joe at 216-906-1963. TREE SERVICE. Cut down trees, stump replacement. Sewer repair. 30 yrs experience. gutters, painting, drywall. Call Porter, 216- removal. Free estimates. Call Richard’s, 216- 661-7608. Licensed, bonded, insured. Free estimates, BBB. 326-9993, for free estimate. PAINTING Call 440-341-4367. MAKKOS PAINTING & DECORATING. HOME IMPROVEMENT Interior and Exterior painting - ceiling and dry- WATERPROOFING CONCRETE WORK JOE GIGANTE & SONS - driveways, water- wall repairs - staining - ceiling texturing - faux L. A. YURKO CEMENT CONTRACTOR finishes - quality work guaranteed- free esti- Since 1963. Waterproofing - all types of con- L. A. 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Bridging the Community from page 2 In October, the community as well as the at Art House they will dye fabric and make fourth graders and their families will be invited stepping stones for the garden. The last meet- to participate in celebrating the completion of Become a Member of CDC ing will cover food, water and composting-- all the butterfly/natural dye garden. There will a necessary for a successful butterfly and dye community potluck dinner following the garden. October 15th Open Family Studio at Art House.

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Blossom created by Denison School students and artist in residence Kristen Cliffel is a permanent installation at Art House. While the Denison School students are All in all, Neighborhood Connections has learning how something beautiful can also again given Brooklyn Centre the opportunity to have practical benefits, community volunteers combine art with a garden while adding a will be planting the gardens. A schedule call- dimension of education to their green space ing for volunteers will be posted in initiatives. September's Old Brooklyn News. PAGE 12 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS AUGUST 2011 Joe Gigante & Sons HUGE SUMMER SALE! BASEMENT WATERPROOFING ALL CUSTOM GARAGES All Sizes - Wood or Brick RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

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