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Residents And City Apply Nusance Laws To Get Rich Scheme Lakewood Says “No” to Bad Neighbors Talk to Ward Four Councilwoman Ken Warren ing conditions easily exploited by Mary Louise Madigan and she will unscrupulous real estate interests that tell you that good neighbors are cru- eggs. Everyone understands invest- lords sold on dreams of rich cash flow will sometimes destroy a property in cial to Lakewood’s quality of life and ment,” says Madigan. Madigan’s and robust property flipping opportu- order to rehab it. Because money can that bad neighbors wreck havoc not linking investment thinking to com- nities. Such hot money dreams hinge be made on all sides of the process in only on one’s emotional state but also munity block watch organizing forms on busting up Lakewood blocks and the real estate game, let the Lakewood on property values. Over the past two the first line of defense for the conser- creating anxious sellers. Dreaming a seller beware. years, Madigan has been speaking to vation of values, both material and nightmare for Lakewood residents, At a series of Beach Avenue com- Ward Four neighbors about the merits social, in a city with so many rental these forces of hostile capital and pred- munity block watch meetings held over and mechanics of community block properties. With quality of life hanging atory lending will exploit any chink the past year, Madigan introduced watch organizations. When speaking in the balance, Lakewood neighbor- in the city’s neighborhood armor in neighbors to the general investment to residents about the benefits of get- hoods cannot afford any disconnects order to capture value that has accrued concept and to Lakewood police offi- ting to know one another and learning between the interests and perspec- to long-term homeowners. cers. She encouraged citizens to provide about law enforcement tools that unite tives of local homeowners, absentee It is through conversation and sol- the eyes and ears needed to assist with neighbors, landlords, tenants, police landlords, renters and property man- idarity built around the neighborhood enforcement of the “Good Neighbor and courts against bad neighbors, agers on a community wide strategy block watch that Lakewood residents Law,” which was proposed by Council- Madigan shifts the focus away from for maintaining values. Without a can learn how values are destroyed man Ryan Demro and unanimously emotional terrain toward investment. comprehensive defense strategy, which and created along the global real estate passed by Lakewood City Council on Street by street, she is attempting to begins with the community block opportunity grid according to capital May 16th 2005. “What the people of raise the level of understanding about watch, Lakewood neighborhoods are and demographic flows, investment Beach Avenue understood from the investment and community building sitting ducks for unscrupulous hot models and public policies. Block beginning is protecting your invest- in Lakewood. money investors, clueless real estate watch members use common sense ment,” says Madigan, who worked “People’s houses are their nest newbies and careless absentee land- and stand firm in the face of chang- closely with Councilman Demro and Councilman Dunn on the intricacies Sinagra Park Is Unveiled of the “Good Neighbor Law.” “The police chief was very A Day Of Good Memories, Laughter, And Respect involved with this ordinance and felt that it would give our police depart- To One Of Lakewood’s Finest Mayors And Families ment an additional tool in fighting chronic offenders,” Demro explained in an online post to the Lakewood Observation Deck made during last year’s deliberations. The timing for passing the “Good Neighbor Law,” for getting the block watch organized, and for bringing Sergeant Edward continued on page 7

In This Issue

Events ...... 2

City Hall ...... 3

Around Lakewood ...... 4

Sports And Activities ...... 5

Lakewood Library Events .... 6

Starry Night ...... 7

Lakewood Arts Festival ..... 9

Lakewood Pets ...... 10

Pulse Of The City ...... 11

LAkewood People ...... 12

Chef Geoff ...... 13

Minding the Issues ...... 14 Mayor Tom George stands with the Sinagra Family at the unveiling of Sinagra Park. Located on Cook and Detroit Ave., the park will give residents a nice place to sit and enjoy downtown Lakewood. At the ceremony one could hear ﬁre engines and Tony The Buck Stops Here ...... 15 stopped, smiled and said, “I love the sounds of a city, this city, Lakewood.” There was a large turn out for the dedication and it was Gallery Watch ...... 16 ﬁtting as Tony and Lucy Sinagra were not just a big part of Lakewood’s History, but were well loved by all Lakewoodites in his 12 years as mayor to Lakewood. Nice that it happened on the kick off to the Arts Festival, as it was Lucy and Tony that started it.

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Lakewood Events Magic in the Wood: Costume and Family Trivia Contests

2. Costumes must be full-body cos- Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at tumes and fi t into the world of Harry Lakewood Park, before and during the Potter as determined by Lakewood Harry and the Potters Concert Public Library staff. Costume Contest 3. Any costume that is considered (4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) offensive or in poor taste, as deter- Add to the magic in Lakewood by mined by Lakewood Public Library dressing in costume while you enjoy staff, will be ineligible. Car Show August 26! the music of Harry and the Potters. 4. Prizes will be raffl ed off at ran- 4th Annual Lakewood Car Kulture Show & Music Revue, brought to you Prizes will be raffl ed off to kids who dom in the age groups mentioned by: The Lakewood Observer, Cox Communications, The Cleveland Chop- register their costumes at Lakewood above at the end of the Harry and the pers, 252 Tattoo, Jak Prints, A. Graphic Solution. Public Library’s costume contest table. Potters concert. Winners must be pres- Between Clarence and Lewis on Madison. We shut it down and tear it up! Prizes will be awarded in the fol- ent to claim their prize. High Noon - 8pm, Four Bands, Vendors, Prizes, 50/50 Raffl e, Registra- lowing age groups: Family Trivia Contest tion Starts at 11:30 Street will reopen at 8:30pm - Let’s Rock! • Birth to 4 (prizes donated by (4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Lakewood Early Childhood PTA) Families attending the Harry and • 5 to 9 the Potters concert may take part in Save Our Software • 10 to 13 a family trivia contest by picking up Navigating Software Solutions • 14 to 18 a quiz sheet from the Lakewood Pub- • Personal, home offi ce & small • Desktop,Desktop, fi lele organizationorganization & backupbackup business Rules: lic Library family trivia contest table. • Virus,Virus, ad ware,ware, spyspy wareware removalremoval • Hardware/Software consulting • SystemSystem cleanupcleanup & recoveryrecovery 1. Contestants must register Completed Quizzes must be turned in • Performance improvement & • Very competitive rates DSL/Cable their costumes at Lakewood Pub- to the same table by 6:00 p.m. Prizes lic Library’s costume contest table. will be raffl ed off to the highest scoring P. David Matlock, President/Senior Consultant Entries will be accepted from 4:30 families and announced between the 12540 Edgewater Drive, Suite 1102, Lakewood Phone 216.228.2120216.228.2120 • Cell 216.390.5425216.390.5425 • [email protected]@aol.com p.m. until 6:30 p.m. opening and headlining bands. Nature’s Bin To Host Dog Wash Fundraiser For turn back Your Independent Source for Animal Shelter On August 19 i . Lakewood News & Opinion The annual Nature’s Bin Annual Dog Days of Summer Dog t me The LAKEWOOD OBSERVER is pub- Clear. Smooth. Radiant lished biweekly by Lakewood Observer, Wash to raise funds for the Lakewood Animal Shelter returns in 2006. This Inc., 14900 Detroit Avenue, Suite 309, year’s event will be held on Saturday, August 19th from 10AM to 2PM. skin. The TimeWise® system Lakewood, OH 44107. Nature’s Bin is located at 18120 Sloane Avenue in Lakewood. delivers anti-aging benefits Cost for the dog wash is: 216.228.7223 you can see and feel. Small Dog $7, Medium Dog $10, Large Dog $15, Nail Trim $5 Copyright 2006 Lakewood Observer, Inc. All proceeds benefi t the Lakewood Animal Shelter. CCLAS volunteers will To start looking younger now, wash and patrons dry and groom. Patrons are asked to bring their own towels. call me to try TimeWise ® All rights reserved. Any reproduction is forbidden without written permission. There will also be a 50/50 raffl e at noon, and trophies will be also be awarded products for PUBLISHER for Biggest Dog, Smallest Dog, Dog with Longest Tail, Dog that looks most like Amy B. Burns Jim O’Bryan Owner and Best Trick. Independent Beauty Consultant EDITOR For more information or if interested in volunteering, contact the event coor- 216-536-5561Phone Number Heidi Hilty dinator, Lisa Ellis, at 216-536-9530. www.marykay.com/amyburns ADVERTISING Call Mary Bodnar 216.228.7223 ADVISORY BOARD CONTRIBUTING The Lakewood Observer is proud to announce a new addition to its website. Kenneth Warren WRITERS free! Steve Davis Stan Austin We recently added the “Pet Talk and More” section to our Observation Deck online forum. D.L. Meckes Gordun Brumm Bob Buckeye Jeff Endress Stop by online anytime to share information regarding local pets. You can browse adoptable animals Matt Charbboneau available from the Lakewood Animal Shelter, report a lost or found pet, ask advice on pet matters or fi nd EDITORIAL BOARD Bill Davis Heidi Hilty Mike Deneen information about local pet groups like CCLAS, Loving Paws and Friends of the Lakewood Dog Park. 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Lakewood City Hall

Lakewood Joins The National League Of Cities Working Toward Inclusive Communities �� On Monday, July 3, 2006, at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting, Mayor George proposed a resolution, which City Council passed, requesting Lakewood’s �� participation in the National League of Cities Partnership for Working Toward Inclusive Communities. �� This partnership unites city leaders who are working to support such issues as racial justice and inclusionary zoning as well as those who celebrate the diversity �� of race, religions and cultures in order to build communities that are accepting and representative of the difference among its citizens. Increased involvement by a �� wider representation of citizens in governmental activities will also be a hallmark of these inclusive communities. “The City of Lakewood is proud to participate in the Partnership for Work- �� ing Toward Inclusive Communities,” state Mayor Thomas J. George. “An inclusive community promotes equal opportunity, fairness and citizen participation. We �� look forward to succeeding in our commitment to a more inclusive community.” �� Lakewood Housing Appreciation Values On The Rise The Cuyahoga County Auditor’s office recently released housing appreciation �� values for the last three years. Since 2003, the City of Lakewood enjoyed a substan- �� tial 13.1% increase in average home value showing that demand to live within the City’s borders remains extremely high. This news is even more impressive because �� Lakewood’s appreciation is higher than the majority of other greater Cleveland suburbs including Bay Village, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Fairview Park, Gates �� Mills, Independence, Lyndhurst, Mayfield Heights, North Olmsted, North Roy- alton, Olmsted Falls, Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills, Shaker Heights, Solon, South Euclid, Strongsville, Westlake, and a dozen or so others. “I am not surprised by the high demand for Lakewood homes,” stated Mayor Thomas J. George. “Our city is blessed with committed citizens, vibrant and cre- �� ative institutions, effective schools and solid city services creating the backbone of �� Lakewood’s continual growth in home values.” �� Have You Been Scammed By These Two? The Lakewood Police Department is investigating a scam that has been occurring �� over the past several months. A black male in his 30’s was walking neighborhoods �� with a younger black female, approximately 10yrs old. They were representing them- �� selves as selling items to benefit chairities or the young female. One claim was trying �� to raise money to send his daughter to camp. They had fliers from reputable firms, � �� such as Malleys Candies, MarketDay, or Zepa snacks. They were taking orders for � �� products and recieving payment from victim in either cash or checks. The victims � �� never recieved the products they thought they were ordereing and the money never �� made it to any chairity. It is believed the suspects victimized homeowners in several �� communities. Most of the thefts were between ten and fifty dollars. � �� Investigation by the Lakewood Police Department resulted in the arrest of the two adults. Aaron Walcott, 48yrs old and Angela McDowell 47yrs old were arrested �� and charged with Felony Theft. The 10yr old daughter was turned over to relatives �� by Cuyahoga County Childrens Services. The couple had been staying in a Pearl �� Road Motel. �� If any person feels they might be victims contact Detective Elmer Walling at �� 216-529-6766. ��

�� Police Nab Career Criminal/Burgler �� On August 1st we made an arrest of Hamilton is a career burglar, hav- Randy Hamilton, 45yrs old from Cleve- ing been arrested in 1979 and 1987 in land for Aggravated Burglary. He was Lakewood for other burglaries. He has arrested after breaking into a Clifton spent most of his adult life in prison Blvd apartment. We feel he is respon- and we expect he is going to spend sible for several buglaries over the past most of the rest of his adult life back two months. His usual M.O. was to cut in prision. screens or force doors in apartments While we think this arrest should along Clifton, Lake, and Madison as well reduce the number of burglaries as some homes. He will be charged with reported we would like to remind resi- additional felony burglaries when foren- dents to make their apartments and sic testing is completed on evidence. He homes as resistant as possible to thefts. is currently bound over to the grand jury We think this will reduce the and being held in county jail. amount of burgleries in the area.

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Around Lakewood New Hanging Baskets in Downtown Lakewood By Jennnifer Hooper committee researched many types of hanging baskets used in other commu- Downtown Lakewood looks a lit- nities. They chose the Bloom Master tle prettier these days thanks to lush baskets because they allow for more flower baskets that are hanging on the soil volume which means they do not traffic light poles. The poles are located dry out as quickly as typical moss bas- at the major intersections along Detroit kets used in many communities. Avenue between Arthur Avenue and Main Street Lakewood is a pro- Bunts Road. The flower baskets are a gram of Lakewood Community project of the promotion committee of Progress Inc (LCPI). LCPI is a non Main Street Lakewood in cooperation profit development corporation that with the City of Lakewood. partners with the business commu- The baskets were funded by a gen- nity, The City of Lakewood and the erous donation from the Lakewood Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Garden Club and Community Devel- The organization focuses on revital- opment Block Grant money from the izing the downtown business district City of Lakewood. The Main Street by using the Main Street Program. The promotion committee anticipates that Main Street Program is a nationwide the business community will sponsor program of the National Trust for His- the baskets in future years. Barbara toric Preservation that capitalizes on Cooley, President of the Lakewood the unique assets of older commercial Garden Club, commented that the districts such as unique buildings and Club “...is very, very pleased with the businesses and a mixed- use environ- hanging baskets. Flowers are always a ment. It is an economic development step in the happiness direction.” tool that encompasses work in four The 56 “Bloom Master” baskets areas or promotion, design, economic are a unique design in that there are a restructuring and organization. number of side openings that are also The baskets will be in place until planted in addition to the top of the early fall and will be replanted and basket. This allows for the entire bas- hung next spring. For more informa- Representative of The Lakewood Garden Club: President, Barbara Cooley in front ket to be covered in flowers and results tion on the flower baskets or Main with the hat. Left to Right: Helene Accordino, Jennifer Hooper (Director of LCPI), in a dramatic cascading effect. The Street Lakewood, call 521-0655. Susan Godfrey and Gail Higgins. Flower baskets behind them on Belle.

The Sandy & Dan Donnelly Scholarship Fund A Foundation Of Determination, Dedication, Discipline & Attitude The Donnellys have created this scholarship to share their commitment to higher education with students of Lakewood High School and St. Edwards High School. Sandy and Dan are both born and raised Lakewoodites who have committed their lives to giving back to the community. Dan, a graduate of St. Edwards, is the owner and founder of Dan Donnelly Heating and Cool- ing Co., and has always been involved in civic activities. Dan’s wife Sandy graduated from Lakewood High and pursued a long career of teaching Eng- lish to children and young adults in our city. She is currently the House II principal at Lakewood High. Together they fully understand the impact of education on the community and feel fortunate to be able to help worthy students fulﬁll their dreams. For more information visit: www. The 2006 recipients from Lakewood High School. Back row L to R: Dr. William Wagner, Rachael Tax, Margaret Hagan, D. Mitch- donnellyfund.com. ell Iacullo, Adrienne Strong and Dan Donnelly. Front row L to R: Sara M. Zolinski, Sandy Donnelly, and Lucia Stavros.

Lakewood Resident Elected President of the American Nurses Association

Staff Writer Youngstown and Kent State nurses. Presently there are 2.9 went on to say “the ANA is an Rebecca Patton, a longtime University. She received her million nurses in the United organization that gets things Lakewood resident and Direc- Master’s Degree in Psychologi- States. By 2020, an additional done.” tor of Nursing in the Surgery cal and Mental Health Nursing 1.1 million nurses will be Ms. Patton is an active Department at Elyria Memorial in 1998 at Frances Payne Bolton needed. “We’re recognized in member of Lakewood United Hospital was elected President School of Nursing at Case West- the country and with elected Methodist Church. She went of the American Nurses Asso- ern Reserve University. officials as the voice of nurs- on the church’s mission trip to ciation national meeting in Patton’s priorities for the ing,” Patton said. The ANA is Africa University in Zimbabwe Washington, D.C. on June two year term include improv- an organization that promotes in 2000. While there she worked 24, 2006. Patton is a gradu- ing patient care and bettering education and lobbies Congress in the clinic and orphanage. ate of Chaney High School in the working environment for on health care issues. Patton

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Lakewood Sports & Activities Bob Thayer Is New LHS Atheltic Director This summer marks a new begin- Mike Deneen ning for the Lakewood High Athletic Sports Editor Department as Bob Thayer takes over as Athletic Director. Thayer has spent has many strong programs, including the summer meeting coaches and staff cross country, girls’ basketball, boys’ and beginning plans for the upcom- soccer, volleyball, wrestling and swim- ing school year. Thayer has a tough ming. However, the department is act to follow, replacing the popular going through a period of transition, as and successful Dan Gerome. How- it is moving from the Lake Erie League ever, Thayer plans to make his own to the new Northeast Ohio Conference mark on the program. in 2007. The department has some new Thayer, a Lakewood resident, head coaches, too, including new boys’ comes to LHS from Westlake High and girls’ soccer coaches that take over School, where he served as Head Foot- this fall. ball Coach last year. Before his year Thayer’s goals include improving at Westlake, he worked at his alma the program’s website and improving mater, East Liverpool High School. youth sports programs in the city. As During his years he served in the roles part of the goal of improving youth football coach and teacher. He had sports, the Lakewood Athletic Depart- a very successful coaching career at ment and Lakewood Rec hosted the East Liverpool, becoming the school’s ﬁrst Annual Lakewood Ranger Youth winningest head coach of all time. He Football Camp on July 29th. Dozens won numerous “Coach of the Year” of local grade school kids turned out awards, and had the honor of head to Lakewood Stadium to have some coaching in the “Penn-Ohio” All-Star fun and learn some football tips from Game in 1995. He was eventually Ranger football coaches and players. named Athletic Director at the school. There was also a skills competition,

Thayer also has coaching experience which was won by Chris Kenney (punt- Photo by: Ivor Karabatkovic outside of football. He coached wres- ing), John Lieber (passing) and Burke Bruening (kicking). To see some pho- tling for ﬁve years, and has served Coach Slagle listens to input from the new Athelectic Director for Lakewood High tos of the camp, visit our gallery at eight years as a youth baseball coach. School Bob Thayer. Thayer inherits a department that www.lakewoodobserver.com Why A Bicycle Is Just As Fast As A Car

By Tim Liston miles a year. At an average speed of 40 that it is in neighboring suburbs. We R E N R O C Here’s why. Cars are really expen- miles per hour, you’re spending 375 have neighborhood schools, dozens of sive. A decent one is maybe $20,000. hours a year driving. But don’t forget, stores, outstanding recreational and AROUND THE Drive it for five years and with $2,000 it takes you many hours of work simply cultural amenities, wonderful parks, residual value you’re paying $3,600 per to afford the $9,000 annual expense for easy access to public transportation year for the car. Add maintenance of a car. $9,000 at $12 per hour requires and downtown Cleveland, and much $850 per year, insurance at $800 per 750 hours of work. So, the total time more -- all packed within a mere 5.6 year, $2,250 for 900 gallons of gasoline, required to afford and drive your car square miles. Lakewood took shape as Great Food, $1,000 per year in finance charges (or 15,000 miles a year is about 1,125 hours a “mixed use” community back when Wings, & Fish Frys! opportunity cost of being unable to a year. Guess what? Your car gets you motoring was really expensive, and invest $20,000), plus parking/washing/ from place to place at an average speed as a result Lakewood now offers more etc. at $500 per year. That’s $9,000 per of just over 13 miles per hour. No faster “things to do” than any other commu- MONDAYS than the average cyclist. nity in Northeast Ohio. Given all that 2-4-1 year to own an automobile. Burgers By contrast, a bike costs very little. Okay, perhaps it’s not realistic to Lakewood has to offer, it just might be $100 per year for the bike. Maintenance become car-free. But consider this: most possible for many of us to become a “one- $200. No insurance, no gas, no finance Lakewood families have two cars. Think car family.” Give it some thought..... OPEN FOR LUNCH charges, no parking fees. Maybe $200 about how you might be able to get by with Tim Liston is chair of “Bike Breakfast Brunch for incidentals, special clothing, etc. just one car, and put $9,000 a year to bet- Lakewood”, a community organization Saturday 11-2 That totals $500 per year to own a bike. ter use. That’s a LOT of after-tax money dedicated to promoting safe and enjoy- Sunday 9:30-2 Let’s say you make $16 an hour. you can spend or save any way you want. able bike transportation in Lakewood. 18616-20 Detroit, Lakewood The “one-car family” option is For more information on the group, visit After taxes, that’s maybe $12 an hour. 216-521-4413 Now let’s assume you drive 15,000 much easier to accomplish in Lakewood www.bikelakewood.org ��

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Lakewood Library

Friday, August 11 Tuesday, August 15 Films On Friday Bicycling Through The Loire Valley King Solomon’s Mines (1937) Directed by Robert Stevenson NOT RATED Winifred Dean invites you to feast your eyes on France’s Loire Valley from the Paul Robeson steals the show in this film based on the H. Rider Haggard novel. perch of her handlebars as she pedals from castles to chateaux, past formal gardens 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium and fields of sunflowers. 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Saturday, August 12 Internet Basics Thursday, August 17 Get familiar with online basics and find out what the Internet is all about. For Digital Cameras And Graphics more information, please visit http://www.lkwdpl.org/classes/. Learn about features and options you should be aware of when buying digi- Reservations for computer instruction classes begin the first of each month. To tal cameras. We’ll also review some of the things you can do with your pictures register, please stop in or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127. after you’ve taken them! For more information, please visit http://www.lkwdpl. 3:00 p.m. in the Main Library Technology Center org/classes/. On Your Mark—Get Set—Go: Beginning Genealogy Research Reservations for computer instruction classes begin the first of each month. To Professional genealogist Diana Crisman-Smith will help get you started trac- register, please stop in or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127. ing your family tree in a logical, organized manner. 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Technology Center 4:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium The Cats On Holiday Unplugged Second Saturday Folk – Guy Perenetti Purveyors of original Roots Americana and Blues in the vein of Johnny Cash This singer/songwriter is well-known for his clean guitar work and unique and NRBQ. vocal style. 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Saturday, August 19 Sunday, August 13 Web Searching Basics Manga Circle Find what you’re looking for on the Internet with strategies for speed and pre- Have dreams of publishing your own manga comic? Want to learn more about cision. For more information, please visit http://www.lkwdpl.org/classes/. visual storytelling? Our goals are to provide art instruction and support to fellow Reservations for computer instruction classes begin the first of each month. To otaku! Sponsored by DELETER of Japan. (http://www.deleter.jp) register, please stop in or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127. 4:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium 3:00 p.m. in the Main Library Technology Center Writer’s Workshop Monday, August 14 Renew your creative energy and get positive feedback from fellow writers. Protecting Your Computer Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just have a hankering to write, everyone is wel- Learn how to keep your computer virus and spyware free. For more informa- come to join this workshop. tion, please visit http://www.lkwdpl.org/classes/. 4:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Reservations for computer instruction classes begin the first of each month. To register, please stop in or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127. Sunday, August 20 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Technology Center Anime Club We’re back for a new season of Anime theatre and fun with classic and new-release Japanese animation like Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Black Heaven, El- Hazard, Magic Users Club, Bubblegum Crisis, Generator Gawl and more. We’ll have trivia and music competitions, too! 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium E-books Are Here!

Free, digital books are now available online from Lakewood Public Library! We are pleased to announce our new online digital book collection. The new service makes it possible for you to check out and download digital books anytime of day from anywhere in the world. To get started, just go to http://ohdbks.lib.over- drive.com/.

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Lakewood Neighborhoods continued from page 1 talked trash, cussed drivers and tossed CMHA, he does not expect to rehab to problem-solving. They see and feel balls at vehicles. When the pack walked and market his mother’s property to the city working together to preserve down the street, they cursed neighbors Section 8/ Housing Choice Voucher their investment in Lakewood. “I am sitting on porches, too. As the pack fur- holders. “Lakewood seems too nice appreciative of the efforts of our Coun- Favre into the Mayor’s Office, seems ther transgressed the norms of civility, a community to make this a Sec- cilwoman Mary Louise Madigan for impeccable. Indeed the alignment of they began climbing on neighborhood tion 8 property right now,” Hanchett her assistance with our Block Club, Madigan’s block watch organization, garages, going into yards and destroy- remarked. “There’s nothing worse than and Ed Favre for his work as a police- Demro’s “Good Neighbor Law,” and ing property. A near constant barrage paying a mortgage on a property that a man and liaison for the Mayor,” says Mayor George’s stepped-up housing of noise and fighting spilled from the tenant is destroying. Whatever’s good Ted Vaughn. Judy Gryzbowski, the law enforcement work with Sergeant 1316 address. Needless to say, residents for the community is good for me,” Manager of Madison Branch Library Favre has recently proved fit enough at south end of Beach Avenue were con- says Hanchett, who expects his mother who lives on Beach Avenue, proudly to face down and drive from town, tinually calling police for relief from to spend about $6,000 to correct minor proclaims: “I’ve lived here for 30 years. street toughs who began terrorizing these neighborhood punks. code violations on the Beach Avenue The street looks good. Everybody is residents of Beach Avenue. While In March the pack’s chaos-making property. Should the violations at the fixing up houses. If you want Lakewood an absentee landlord is easily stigma- funneled like a spring tornado of dis- duplex persist, Hanchett’s mother will to survive, you have to take responsi- tized in the local imagination as an ruptive behavior and abusive language receive a summons to appear in court. bility. If the kids are doing something uncaring exploiter of the community, from 1316 Beach Avenue over to Madi- “I spoke with Ed Favre. We’ll do what- wrong, we have to stop them. We have Lakewood’s “Good Neighbor Law” son Branch Library, resulting in ninety ever we need to do. It’s important to too much invested in our houses and in now provides an effective means to day suspensions of privileges for four work together and to keep the proper- our schools.” overcome the stigma and to protect the members of the clan. ties up,” says Hanchett. With the eviction of Williams and value of a real estate investment. The On April 24th, a Beach Avenue > Councilman Demro is not sur- her rowdy entourage of street toughs Beach Avenue experience can serve as resident called the police to report that prised the “Good Neighbor Law” is from 1316 Beach Avenue, Madigan, the casebook for how investment in a twenty kids were fighting on the street. working to rid Beach Avenue of bad Demro, Mayor George, Council mem- community block watch organization Seven policemen were dispatched to the neighbors. “That was precisely what I bers, Judge Carroll and the Lakewood can help an absentee landlord solve a site. An arrest for assault and disorderly had researched. It is what the law was Police can all together point with satis- bad neighbor problem from devaluing conduct was made. The arrestee lived designed to do. That result is consis- faction to a successful execution of the an asset and a neighborhood. at 1316 Beach Avenue. A detailed police tent with what other chiefs of police “Good Neighbor Law.” At an immensely In November 2005 Ann Jovicin report written by Sergeant Edward have experienced in their own com- critical moment in Lakewood’s history, of Camarillo, California, purchased Favre indicates the assailant threat- munities. Their applications seem to the effective teamwork of neighbors a duplex property at 1316 Beach Ave- ened to cut tires of the Beach Avenue be more frequent and I look forward and city officials shows all residents nue for $120,000. She did so upon the resident who made the complaint. to the point where the administration how investments of attention, money recommendation of her son, Neville On April 25th, Lakewood Police will use this legal tool more often. If we and time in community, governance, Hanchett, an Area Manager for High discovered a stolen bicycle in posses- have learned how to solve the problem, law enforcement and real property can Performance Investing, founded by Joe sion of another resident at 1316 Beach we need to make the solution more generate a substantial return in the Carr, who teaches a cash flow real estate Avenue and charged petty theft. Favre widespread. We have the weapon and quality of life. With the playbook for investment philosophy that highlights was quick to realize the opportunity we need to use it on those intent on ter- Good Neighbor success now written on purchase of rental opportunities in for a community victory against terrorizing neighborhoods.” Beach Avenue, there can be no doubt remote locations. High Performance rorizing punks. Under the nuisance Energized Beach Avenue residents more Lakewood neighborhoods will be Investing makes this pitch on its web- law, arrests must take place on the clearly appreciate the team approach just saying “no” to bad neighbors. site: “In today’s very hot real estate actual property. market, it is very difficult and time “When a property was identified, consuming to find these distressed Ed was all over it,” says Madigan. Favre foreclosed properties because of all the meticulously documented nuisance competition from other investors. A activities at 1316 Beach Avenue in Lakeland Ave. Block Party! better solution is to purchase proper- police reports and effectively commu- ties at market, get them rented out for a nicated an abatement strategy to the monthly cash flow and then be able to property owner. “He was very courte- sell them or refinance them in the next ous and helpful. He would call me. I 3-5 years. Our company can show you was happy to comply,” says Jovicin. how to find, finance, and manage these “Ann Jovicin realized law properties from the comfort of your enforcement was being called to her own home.” investment,” explains Madigan, point- Sold on Carr’s wealth-building ing out how the “Good Neighbor Law” program, Hanchett relocated from Los works to protect real estate values from Angeles to the Cleveland area in search quality of life erosion. In an effort to of investment properties. “Cleveland abate the nuisance, Jovicin changed seemed to have numbers that looked property managers and directed Best & pretty good. There was good cash flow Associates to commence with eviction and price to rent,” says Hanchett, who of Williams. Mary Lou Best prom- now owns seven properties on both ises more effective management of the sides of Cleveland. property. “Our strategy is to screen Needing a property manager to thoroughly, make a home visit and service his mother’s Beach Avenue interface with the present landlord,” rental property, Hanchett engaged, on says Best. In an eviction proceeding, the basis of a recommendation from a Lakewood Municipal Court found for title company, the services of Sheldon the plaintive, Best & Associates, forcing Little’s Worry Free Property Manage- Jack Simon “Mayor of Lakeland” Williams to vacate the premise on or ment. Felicia Williams of Worry Free before July 16, 2006. The good news is By Stan Austin Propert Management rented the prop- that Williams and her disorderly juve- erty to Priscilla Williams, a woman to niles have moved from Lakewood. Summer in Lakewood means block parties. The kids remember the good whom she is unrelated. The image of chaos-making teens, times at last summer’s party. Maybe they compare notes with their pals at Filling up the side-by side units ghetto pathologies and nuisance behav- school. And the parents probably have as much fun thinking up new contests of the flattop duplex with a swarm of ior spilling into the community is often as the kids do. out of control residents, members of associated incorrectly with the Section Lakeland Avenue between Clifton and Detroit has been having summer the Williams clan quickly began run- 8/ Housing Choice Voucher program. block parties for years. Pizza is donated, prizes are provided by local mer- ning roughshod over the Beach Avenue However, Jovicin’s 1316 Beach Ave- chants, and dessert is baked by the best in Lakewood. neighborhood. They set up a basket- nue property was not actually rented There is always an “official start” to a block party. On Lakeland it’s the ball hoop in the middle of the street, to Williams under the Section 8/ proud duty of Mayor Thomas George to lead the parade down the street. blocking access. When an automobile Housing Choice Voucher program. And, the “Mayor of Lakeland,” Jack Simon keeps an eye all day long. attempted to pass, the aggressive pack While Hanchett markets properties at The folks at the Lakewood Observer love Lakewood Block Parties! of teens refused to stop playing. They

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Lakewood Weekend - Starry Night & Lakewood Arts Fest

Lakewood Hospital’s CAO Jack Gustin gets the evening started. Starry Night was Jack’s idea for a way to add to the Lakewood Arts Festival, and to raise awareness and funding for Diabetes. It was a perfect night. Lakewood Hospital’s Starry Night To Raise Awareness Of Diabetes

Kate Dorsey, along with new Lakewood business owner John O’Neill and his wife Debbie, enjoy a beautiful Jean Pardee, Carolyn Seelbach and Mary Anne Crampton, president of LakewoodAlive relax and have a good laugh. Mary Anne conﬁded in me night out in downtown Lakewood. at the end of the night, “Tonight’s party will be remembered for a long time. We all will look back and remember how nice this ﬁrst one was.” Not a person there would disagree. The food was fantastic, the music perfect, the conversation good, and a great time was had by all. Kudos. Photo by: Rhonda Loje Lakewood’s Law Director Brian Corrigan walks to the food area with Lakewood’s Judge Patrick Carrol Anthony and Lucy Sinagra end a perfect day. The Up Ensemble between sets. Hey Matt how is the food? “Like a good man, real good.” Photo by: Rhonda Loje It was great to see Debbie Gaebelein Lakewood’s Fire Chief Larry Miroz and wife Debbie compare laughing after months of work putting this Jennifer Hooper of Mainstreet, and her husband Ryan enjoy a notes with Jack Gerson who is retired from Rocky River’s Fire Starry Night together. Job Well Done! glass of wine. While Mike Loje enjoys two! Department with Barbara and friend. Peeking is Terry Novak.

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Lakewood Weekend - Starry Night & Lakewood Arts Fest

Lakewood Hospital’s Starry Night To Raise Awareness Of Diabetes

Kim Schoel of Lakewood’s Dead Horse Gallery(now studio) purchases a tremndous woodcut from Chris Plummer who always looks forward to the Lakewood Arts Fest.

Jean Pardee, Carolyn Seelbach and Mary Anne Crampton, president of LakewoodAlive relax and have a good laugh. Mary Anne conﬁded in me Photo by: Rhonda Loje at the end of the night, “Tonight’s party will be remembered for a long time. We all will look back and remember how nice this ﬁrst one was.” Not a person there would disagree. The food was fantastic, the music perfect, the conversation good, and a great time was had by all. Kudos. A cool cat on a hot summer day. Photo by: Rhonda Loje Photo by: Rhonda Loje

Paula Reed, offers a seat to Laurie Rhodes at Rozi’s Lakewood Kiwanis members John Wilson and Pete Bistro. Wish Gary would open a restaurant! McGrew yuck it up when they should be selling! Photo by: Rhonda Loje

Chuck Wimmer’s booth: First Place Award in 2005 Photo by: Rhonda Loje Photo by: Rhonda Loje

Metal Garden Sculputres by Tom Bland of Ham- Photo by: Rhonda Loje Lakewood Animal Shelter Booth: Catherine Butler, Elise goldie and mer Song Farm Rebecca Goldie

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Lakewood Pets Local Therapy Dog Group Seeks Four-legged Angels By Mike Deneen Church of the Ascension, their local smiles countless people throughout without going for the food. The han- Episcopal parish, about starting an the Cleveland area. dler can say, “leave it” but cannot pull As thousands of Lakewood pet outreach group. They envisioned a Although based at Church of the the dog away. The dog must be able owners know, there is something spe- volunteer group of citizens that would Ascension, the group is open to volun- to be separated from its handler for 3 cial about man’s relationship with bring their dogs to visit local hospi- teers of any faith. The group is actively minutes. dogs. Although originally bred to help tals, nursing homes and educational seeking new volunteers to join the group, * The dog must be able to be around with chores like hunting and herding, facilities. The practice has become since many current dogs are approach- a crowd, yelling, and loud noises, with dogs have also offered love, compas- common around the country, where ing their retirement. Participation in wheelchairs, IV poles, and walkers. A sion and acceptance to their owners for the opportunity to interact with a the program is extremely rewarding for hospital setting cannot make the dog centuries. In recent years people have visiting dog has provided spiritual both the dog and its owner. anxious, nervous, or excited. Pans are even discovered the positive impact uplift for sick and injured patients. To become a “Loving Paws” volun- dropped to identify any problems with that dogs have on human health and Dogs have also been used to visit teer, dogs and their owners are required sudden noises. well-being. Interaction with a friendly schools and libraries to help children to be certified by Therapy Dogs Inter- *The dog must be of a social, dog can lift the spirits of people with with learning problems. A friendly national (TDI). Loving Paws offers two acceptable, gentle temperament around physical, emotional or learning restric- “listening dog” can help a child learn 4-week preparation classes annually, people – adults and children, plus other tions. to read. plus an additional day for the testing. dogs. In 1999, Lakewood residents Sue The Episcopal Services Commit- The classes prepare the dog socially, *The dog must be at least 1 year of Griffith and Dolly Doyle decided to tee approved the idea and provided reviewing each requirement of the test. age. form a locally-based therapy dog vol- the seed money. The result of their Dolly Doyle, became is a certified TDI Once the dog has certification from unteer group. They were inspired by efforts is the volunteer group “Loving evaluator in 2003. This allows her to TDI it is ready for therapy work. Loving their personal experience with their Paws”. Loving Paws started with three perform the CGC (Canine Good Citi- Paws assists the handlers with getting parents. Sue’s father had Parkinson’s dogs – Merlin and Gunny – both Ber- zen) and TDI test, evaluating the dog comfortable visiting if they wish. Loving disease, three heart attacks, and nese Mountain Dogs, and Clifford for certification. Paws illustrates how a dog should visit a stroke; her mother had diabetes – a Great Pyrenees. The three dogs Requirements include: at the bedside, to someone in a wheel- and congestive heart failure. Dolly’s officially started visiting local hos- *Dog must have basic obedience chair, with children, around crutches mother lived with Dolly for 3 years pitals and nursing homes in 2000, background – sit, stay, walk properly and walkers, plus the challenges that are before her passing. They saw the the birth of Loving Paws. Now Lov- on a lead, be able to sit and stay while encountered with Alzheimer’s patients. effects that their dogs had on their ing Paws has approximately 33 dogs the handler walks 20 feet away from If you are interested in learning parents during the final years of their actively visiting. Since its inception, the dog then returning to the dog more about Loving Paws visit their web- lives. The dogs’ devotion helping the group has visited 19 long-term without moving, allow the evaluator site at www.lovingpaws216.org . To learn their parents get through each day. care/assisted living facilities, includ- to touch the dog all over – the paws, about becoming a volunteer, call Dolly The dogs would be by their sides no ing two hospices, nine hospitals, six open its mouth, brush the dog. The Doyle at 216-521-5663 or Sue Griffith at matter the extent of their suffering. libraries and three school systems. dog must be able to walk by a dish of 216-521-2017 for further information on Sue and Dolly approached the The group has brought thousands of food, often sausage/tuna fish in oil, TDI and the training classes.

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The Pulse Of The City God And Gunﬁ re (In Our Schools?)

By Gary Rice We can say that because we won. encouraged students to learn more To be fair, times were not all that Again and again. Of course, we left a about the various denominations, reli- good back then for religious and eth- The warm, brown gunstocks of the great many of those young men and gions and cultures. Of course, these nic minorities either. The same might rifl es contrasted starkly with their cold, women over there too, under grassy were the days before religious lawsuits be said for persons having physical blued steel barrels in a surreal visage of fi elds of honor. and Supreme Court rulings put up or other challenges. Many things are, juxtaposition. In the school gymna- After World War I, once again, walls between the public schools and indeed, better today. sium, the students opened the actions Americans turned to peacetime faith-based values. These days, many administrators, of these rifl es, loaded, locked their bolts pursuits. Military and civilian pre- Along with many of the report’s parents, and politicians seem to think into place, and prepared to fi re. paredness for future confl icts subsided photos of academic, artistic, and reli- that a retreat into pure academics The story you are about to read is until Pearl Harbor, when a new genera- gious activities transpiring in the will rescue the schools. The problem true. It happened here in Lakewood, tion of Americans was again asked to schools, there is a photo on page 16 of is that no one can agree about what and it happened again, and again, and take up arms. students on the fi ring line with their exactly should be academic: What is again. Only, during those times, the At the end of the Second World rifl es, along with the caption: “A “good English” exactly? Should we shooting was under supervision...and War, confronted by realities of good citizen learns to use fi re- teach evolution or creation? Was it the skills learned by the students would atomic bombs and Communist arms safely and effectively.” the Civil War or The War for South- serve them well later, in places like the expansion, Americans con- You see, back then, ern Independence? What were the real Korean battles of Pork Chop Hill and tinued with their attempts I doubt whether any- roots of World Wars I and II, as well Heartbreak Ridge...and later still, in to prepare youths for one thought about as Vietnam? What really happened to places like Hue and the Ashau Valley in the future. At that time, shooting up a school Ohio’s Native Americans? What are Vietnam. children’s education was or gunning down fel- good values? And in places like the old ice house, looked at as a unifi ed whole: low classmates. Yes, there Good luck with the answers. I where Winterhurst sits today, adults of mind, body, and spiritual were bad guys. We knew don’t think you’ll fi nd them on those various local gun clubs regularly met development were all at the that; but Lakewood and so fancy new tests being given these to hone their marksmanship skills. forefront of America’s prior- many other communities days. The fi rst World War caught Ameri- ities. And particularly in the taught the greater impor- As far as the guns went? Well, I’m cans unprepared for defense. Soldiers Lakewood Schools. tance of being a part of an old Pennsylvania boy and I liked trained with sticks instead of guns, and The key focus the community itself. guns. I discovered, however, that I old jalopies with the word “TANK” for the Lakewood Academic achieve- took no joy in hunting. I was pretty scrawled on fl apping bedsheets rum- Schools in Octo- ment, deemed good at target shooting. I looked at bled across the parade grounds of our ber, 1950 was so important it no differently than pitching horse- diminished peacetime army. in building now, was, of shoes or bowling. It was decided by the higher-ups, citizenship. c o u r s e , Unfortunately, I had a young and by many regular Americans, that Citizen- m e n - cousin who ended his life with a fi re- something had to be done to pre- s h i p arm. That pretty much ended my pare the youth of our nation for its w a s interest in guns, except for helping defense. Accordingly, Physical Educa- t h e Scouts and others to learn about gun tion was mandated across the country, safety. It was a tragedy. and in many of our schools, including bu i ld i ng tioned So now, I can hardly bear to look at Lakewood’s, fi rearms awareness and block upon in the report a gun. I know they say it’s not the gun, training became routine. Gun clubs w h i c h (on page it’s the deed. Still, kids today have no began to fl ourish. all other 5) but the idea about gun safety. Time and time In fact, the National Rifl e Asso- s u c c e s s e s many other again, gun accidents take the lives ciation was chartered by an Act of de pended . pages talked of our young. And so, many of our Congress. The same was true of the I have an about social nation’s gun-free, prayer-free schools Boy Scouts of America, although the October, 1950 responsibility, have turned into bloodbaths. founders of the Scouting movement report from health, safety, Would a course on fi rearms aware- bitterly argued about the extent to the Lakewood the adventure ness and gun safety work in our schools which their youth organization should Schools stress- of learning, and today? For that matter, would a return be militarized. ing citizenship, the importance to religion in school help? State legisla- By no means was this march and the cooperation of all, for the good of cooperating with others. And yes, tors are paving the way for the return to militarize our nation universally of the community. The report begins as even the importance of religion. of Ohio’s State Motto–”With God, All accepted. As was true in the Civil War, follows: “We believe that the founda- Were things better back then, in Things Are Possible”–to every public thousands of Americans resisted the tion of our democratic government is those (mostly) pre-TV days of the mid- school in the state. Will this help to draft and participated in other forms based on the training and the inspira- 20th century? I don’t know. All times return the best parts of great things of anti-war resistance throughout our tion received by the child in his home, have their problems. I was a teacher for lost in our culture? Would these efforts country. Some religious groups also his church, and his school.” thirty-one years. By the time I started, help to restore a greater sense of safety bitterly opposed what they felt was an Yes, back then schools were the guns and the prayers were gone or morality? effort to turn their children into can- unafraid to mention and even sup- from the schools, at least the super- I don’t know. Perhaps they would, non fodder. port religious activities in the schools. vised guns and prayers. Citizenship as if they were accompanied by many of Still, when American participa- In a section titled “My Religious Inter- well seemed to give way to compara- the well thought out, long forgotten tion in hostilities began, most of the ests Are Encouraged,” the 1950 school tive humanities studies, and absolute lessons about responsible citizenship. country went along with the march report boasts of nine “Y” related Chris- community values seemed to dissolve Some might say that things are to victory. Their well-trained children tian groups at Lakewood High School into relativism. Meaningful dress better, now that legalized gunfi re and became American fi ghting men and alone, with eight groups in the elemen- codes also seemed to fade into history prayers no longer ring out through our women: the best equipped and trained tary buildings, and eight in the junior at about the same time that guns and schools. I might respond, “Maybe... but military force in the world. highs. Even back then, the report also prayers went away. are we really sure about that?” ��

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teammates Dan Gifford and Dave Fox saw considerable action for DePauw Uni- Where Are They Now? versity and St. Bonaventure, respectively; Elle Fracker saw a lot of playing time for I Regional meet, finishing 35th out of Mike Bezak was the starting catcher for By Chuck Greanoff the Indiana State University softball team, 105 golfers. She is a two-time all Big the Urbana baseball team; Eric Pelot, while former teammate Anna Majewski Imagine being independently South Conference golfer and was named was a reserve outfielder at Eastern Mich- played for Ursuline College; Chris Balm- wealthy and having nothing but time to National Golf Coaches Association All- igan; Joe Trela, started as a freshman on ert and Derek Lewis played baseball at kill. What would you do? That was my American Scholar for the 2004-2005 the Hiram College Baseball team: Julia Notre Dame College; LHS graduate Peter imaginary life for the 2005-2006 school season. Schlenkerman contributed to the Ohio Watson pitches for Carleton College in year--one actually spent dependently Scott Patterson hit .381 at Urbana Wesleyan Women’s basketball team, Minnesota, even through he did not play poor with virtually no free time. So, in University and set numerous school while Jillian Snyder was a key contribu- for the LHS team. my fantasy life, I traveled all over the season records including games played, tor to the OWU track and cross country I might have missed a few athletes United States, eating at fine restaurants, assists, at bats, etc. and was named teams; Melissa Mastrodonato lettered as a on my imaginary journey—I’ll let you taking in the local seen, and checking in second-team all America Midwest Con- freshman for the Mount Vernon Nazarene know. All in all, it was inspiring to track on former Lakewood High School ath- ference Baseball team women’s basketball team; Katie Wirtz has the progress of some of our fine former letes. Here’s my travel log. Closer to home, Greg Brauer was been a solid contributor to the Walsh Uni- students, who may be quite different My first stop was at Wake Forest instrumental in Mount Union’s Division versity cross-country and track teams; in their goals and achievements, but University in Winston Salem, North III football championship. The fourth Ricky Weisheimer runs track and cross who clearly share an ethic of hard work Carolina. Michelle Sikes, greatest female leading tackler for the season, Brauer country for Akron University; Brenden and commitment. Here’s hoping that distance runner in LHS history, was had two sacks and numerous tackles and McKay saw the field for the Baldwin Wal- I become wealthy and that some LHS on her way to finishing 5th in the 5000 quarterback hurries in the nationally lace football team; John Dillingham was athlete will find his/her way to the Uni- meter run at the NCAA National Cham- televised championship game. the third leading scorer on the Fairmont versity of Hawaii. pionships to earn All American Honors. Justin Hein concluded a solid career State basketball team; his former LHS She was also named as an Academic All- as an offensive lineman for Akron Uni- American. versity football team, seeing action as a Former teammate Rachel Zubricky part-time starter and playing in the Rub- Ryan Patrick Demro Party continued to build her legacy at the ber City Bowl. University of Akron. Also an Academic Closest to home, Aaron John- All American, Rachel qualified for the son-Peck has had a stellar track and NCAA Regional tournament in the 1500 cross-country career at Case Western meter run. Reserve University. He’s been a cross- In Annapolis, Maryland, the Cap- country all-American and most recently tain of the Naval Academy Basketball finished first in the 5000 meters at the team—Matt Fannin---fought his way 2006 Case Invitational. through a knee injury (nothing less than Many other former LHS athletes a torn ACL), managed to be the team’s made splashes in 2005-2006, including: third leading scorer and second lead- football player, J.J. Bennett, Colgate’s third ing rebounder. His ten-foot jump-shot leading rusher; Samantha Margulies con- with 34 seconds remaining gave Navy its tinued to play well for the Ithaca College season highlight—a win over arch-rival Women’s soccer team; Nadhal Eadeh

Army. His brother, Mark, who also plays made the transition from basketball to Photo by: Ivor Karabatkovic for Navy has been hampered by knee football and lettered for John Carroll injuries. University; Mary Kuhen, made key con- Councilman Ryan Patrick Demro with Jennifer Scott. This was taken during the Jill Stupiansky, former LHS golfer, tributions to the Xavier University swim Ryan Patrick Demro fund-raiser and Birthday part at Mrs. Scott’s beautiful house was Southern Birmingham Universi- team; Ben Weible helped the cause for the and garden. Unfortunately it rained that night, but togetherness was the call of the ty’s top ﬁnisher at the NCAA Division Wittenberg University Men’s swim team; night as 50+ supporters crowded under the large tent Jennifer was wise to order up.

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Chef Geoff This Column is Just Offal: Eating the Underparts Let me start this column with a By Jeff Endress warning: some of the content in this article is not for the faint of heart or the squeamish. While it is not my intent to sink to a literary equivalent of “Fear So Whaddya Think I Am, Chopped Chicken Livers? Factor” (of whatever edition), we tend to be ill at ease when a discussion of 1 lb. fresh chicken livers, cleaned, rinsed and patted dry our foods goes past the butcher coun- 1⁄4 cup finely diced onion ter and into the slaughter house. And 2 tbsp. butter when that discussion focuses on the 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil discards of a process we ignore, there 1⁄4 cup flour is a significant probability that some 2 tsp. basil may not be educated or entertained, 1⁄2 tsp. salt but instead, offended. 1⁄2 tsp. freshly ground pepper But that’s where this piece is juice of 1⁄2 lemon going, so if there are any complaints 1⁄4 cup dry white wine or concerns, remember that you were 1/3 cup heavy cream adequately warned. We are indeed fortunate in these In a skillet, melt the butter and add the olive oil. While the butter is coming to medium heat, combine the flour, basil, United States when it comes to our salt and pepper in a ziplock bag. Add the dried chicken liver to the flour, and shake lightly to coat. Remove from bag, shake consumer driven choices of the ani- off excess and add livers to the oil/butter. Sauté 6-8 minutes, turning once, halfway through. Add the white wine, and mal products we decide to place on our lemon juice and onion and allow to thicken. Remove from heat and allow to cool. tables. When we shop for beef, we look Place the chicken livers, with the thickened pan deglazing in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. With at loins, rounds and chuck. Beyond the processor running, add the cream and process until blended. Scrape out processor bowl into a small soufflé dish, cover, that, there is hamburger. Pork trans- and refrigerate 2-4 hours until the pate “sets”. Serve with capers, chopped hard boiled egg, minced onions, toasted French lates into chops, ribs and shoulder. The bread rounds and a nice port. rest we think of as sausage makings. But, the processing of animal flesh for our consumption involves a great deal has been limited to certain queasy skits the first time I saw my good Ger- We are squeamish, we are picky more, much of which we simply waste Saturday Night Live or Letterman. man father enjoying pickled pig’s and we are wasteful, and it’s really too or use for Alpo. The Scots still enjoy a national dish of feet. Involuntary black immigrants, bad. On one hand, in a world desper- The term customarily used for ground sheep’s liver, heart and lungs, the slaves who labored on southern ate to feed its population, it is a shame such cast offs from the processing of spiced and mixed with oatmeal, and plantations, were often left with offal that food products are wasted, or at meat is “Offal,” not coincidentally pro- steamed in the sheep’s stomach. Most for their sustenance. Thus we find the very least, relegated to the dog nounced the same as “awful.” These Americans, having never tried haggis chitterlings (pig intestines) and hog dish. I’m reminded of my mother’s are the unmentionables from the pro- are repulsed by even the idea of such a maws (stomachs) are popular in the “clean your plate” lectures and my cessing of animal flesh, those things dish as they snigger over Dan Akroyd South, and are found in many of the thought that if there really were starv- we would rather see discarded. Clearly, in a kilt. We are more likely to laugh niche “soul food” restaurants. ing people in China, then maybe we the term includes the internal organs over “head cheese” (meat from the pig’s Scrapple, a kind of breakfast should send them those much hated of the animal, but also includes heads skull set in gelatin) or “blood sausage” meatloaf, is made from pork offal stuffed peppers. Not that I think that and brains, hooves and tongues, snoots (congealed blood with suet and grain) and bread crumbs or oatmeal and UNESCO packages of offal would be and tails. Some of this offal stuff we than we are to actually eat the stuff. is popular in the Northeast. There a reasonable solution, but perhaps use with rarely a thought. Natural cas- There are, however, instances are restaurants in St. Louis that fea- curbing our willingness to be wasteful ing hotdogs are sausages stuffed in where offal, or at least offal based ture “fried brain sandwiches.” But, might help. On a much more personal pork intestine. Beef (or calves) liver, recipes, have made the jump into the I would bet that the vast majority level, our squeamishness means that usually served with onions, is a staple mainstream. Terrines are a haute cui- of my readers would refrain from we don’t allow ourselves to enjoy some on many diner menus. Some of this sine staple. A sort of French meatloaf, ordering that sandwich or seeking foods that are, despite their origins as offal is considered a delicacy, such as we find prepared terrines, and their out some chitterlings and greens. We offal, really delicious. We limit our veal sweetbreads, but much is simply cousins, pates, in the gourmet food are simply not comfortable with the choices to the loin or the breast, over- reserved for Fido. We’re quite picky sections, featuring costly ingredients idea of eating offal, even when the looking the pancreas (sweetbreads) or (and a bit squeamish) in these United such as truffles. But make no mistake name has been changed to protect livers, which many of us, if we could States, and in this land of plenty we feel about it, the terrine developed as a the true identity. I mean, we all really get past the fact that it’s offal, would we can afford to be wasteful of food means of using pieces and parts that know what’s in that package of turkey find surprisingly enjoyable. I mean products that would otherwise be used we would nowadays discard. It has “giblets” in the cavity of our Thanks- just because it’s offal, doesn’t mean as human food. been said, more than once, that those giving turkey. that it’s awful. In earlier human civilization, who enjoy sausage and politics shows that luxury was not available. Inven- refrain from watching either being tive early chefs found a way to use produced. There is good basis for the Kitchen Gadget essentially every part of the processed advice, given the fact that grinding animals. 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Minding The Issues Communitarianism – What It Does and Doesn’t Tell Us

“Communitarianism” means By Gordon Brumm patrons gain nothing for their efforts many things to many people. To me, except more abuse. and to most others acquainted with a given time, as well as by the agree- Yes, who’s to say? That is the point. Of course, a person might come the term, it means a political viewpoint ment to obey the stop signs). I might think I’m a good Communi- to a conclusion for their own reasons most prominently represented by soci- 3) Individual reactions in support tarian, notwithstanding my use of a and then announce that their con- ologist Amitai Etzioni in his book The of the laws and moral principles (repre- hand mower – perhaps even because clusion is a Communitarian one, but Spirit of Community. sented by the reproaches against those of my use of a hand mower. My neigh- their claim would clearly be bogus. The pervasive theme of Commu- who broke the rules). bors, in this hypothetical example, In other words, adopting the nitarianism is finding middle ground These dimensions are distinct and have the opposite opinion. Commu- Communitarian philosophy still between political-social extremes; thus largely independent of one another. nitarian principles provide no way to leaves us with the hard work of rea- it is defined as the “radical middle” Strictness in one does not imply strict- settle the question. soning out specific policy decisions between liberalism and conservatism, ness in another. For example, I could Or let’s consider two real-life and principles. or between libertarianism (favoring have an extremely liberal, laissez-faire problems currently facing the city: So to do this work and fill out the absolute liberty for the individual) and view on individual rights – I could 1) In Kaufman Park there is a Communitarian philosophy, we need authoritarianism (favoring suppression advocate that individuals remain basketball court, lit at night, located to be educated in the kind of reason- of individual liberty when convenient unfettered – while at the same time up against the back yards of houses ing – reflective, analytic, critical – that for the state). Communitarianism has exerting a strong moral voice in criti- on the next street. Young people play leads to well-justified policy decisions something in common with liberal- cizing those who violate those extreme on this court until late at night, and and principles. (There is little evi- ism as well as with conservatism, while rights. they make a lot of noise. Their lan- dence that this kind of education now adding some distinctive considerations But these three dimensions also guage in particular is not only loud takes place in the Lakewood schools.) of its own, these deriving, as the name are related to one another. For one but offensive, and the neighbors have For the same reason, public forums implies, from the fact that we are all thing, the laws reflect public opinion, complained. for discussion of such issues are of members of a community. i.e. the community’s moral principles. 2) When the renowned bars in the great value. LakewoodBuzz and the Although Communitarianism is More importantly, our moral voices West End close down, their drunken Observer web site point the way. equally averse to either extreme, Etzi- are quiet – we do not act to enforce patrons spill out onto the streets and Overall, then, Communitarian- oni claims that at the present time our our moral principles – because we lack onto the property of the neighbors. ism doesn’t offer solutions, but it does nation over-emphasizes individual a consensus on what these principles The patrons are in no mood to be offer a viewpoint that we can use as a rights at the expense of responsibilities. are. Furthermore, I would suggest that quiet or restrained. Their language, guide as we attempt to arrive at jus- (For example, everyone supports the discord about moral principles is one and sometimes their conduct as well, tified solutions. I would summarize right to trial by jury, but no one wants reason why we have gone overboard, as is loud, boisterous, offensive, abusive, this viewpoint as follows: to do jury duty.) He seeks to correct this Etzioni charges, in the direction of the and extremely disturbing, especially 1) Recognize that you are a mem- tendency and strike the proper balance extreme and simplistic view of near- (but not solely) in the early hours of ber of the community and that your between rights and responsibilities. He absolute rights. the morning. actions affect others. emphasizes the welfare of “the com- So in order for the community to What is to be done about these 2) Recognize your responsibilities mons” (i.e. the common good) and to function in the way Communitarians two similar problems? Obviously, toward fellow citizens – this end he favors, for example, job-spe- wish, there must be a moral consensus the neighbors’ welfare must be taken by not infringing on their rights cific drug testing and requiring AIDS in place, or at least some basic agreed- into account. We don’t need Com- and welfare. patients to reveal their contacts. But he on standard against which moral munitarianism to tell us that; it’s only by helping to insure that all are also favors positive rights, i.e. the right principles can be tested. And this is common sense. But beyond that tru- treated fairly and equitably. of individuals to acquire certain goods why I wonder whether Communi- ism, what should be done? Should the 3) Regard the city itself as an such as health care or housing. In this tarians are setting forth a counsel of basketball court at Kaufman Park be object of interest and help it achieve respect he resembles liberals. But like perfection, merely telling us that we torn up? Or moved? Should the lights excellence. (“Lakewood is a great place conservatives, he supports character or should all be against sin. be shut off? to raise a family,” considered by itself, value education. Immediately following the exam- The case of the West End is a lit- is an empty and vapid form of praise. The other major tenet of Com- ple of the four-way traffic intersection, tle more complicated because there is Hopefully, the benefit of raising chil- munitarianism is an emphasis on Etzioni gives another example wherein a third party involved, the owners of dren in Lakewood is that it offers an non-governmental approaches to social he relates with approval his neighbors the bars. Should these bars be forced atmosphere that is, for example, cre- issues. Etzioni espouses a community, admonishing him for neglecting his to close earlier? Should their drunken ative, stimulating, fair-minded, and or civil society, that actively maintains lawn. This inspired an example of my patrons be rounded up and taken to intellectually sophisticated.) and enforces its moral principles apart own: jail? Should the neighbors get out their Help increase your own and from the functions of government I cut the grass in my yard with a shotguns? Or what? There is no specif- your fellow citizens’ capacity to rea- – a community with a strong “moral hand mower; I do not own a power ically Communitarian answer to these son about the principles that guide voice.” The suggestion here is that mower. Now, suppose I were vis- questions, and one thing is certain: the city and American society as a government is ineffective without the ited one day by a delegation from the The moral voice is no help, at least in whole. support and cooperation of the com- neighborhood and they said: “Gordon, the case of the West End. Those indi- This is a viewpoint worth attend- munity. we’ve noticed that you always mow viduals who confront the drunken bar ing to. Etzionis’s leading illustration of your lawn with a hand mower – in the moral voice concerns a four-way public. Now, your lawn looks good – FAMILY CELEBRATING traffic stop near Stanford University we have no complaint about the work OWNED & 10 YEARS OPERATED (p. 32-33 of SOC). In admiring tones he you do. But when people see you using tells how each driver would await his or a hand mower, it reflects unfavorably her proper turn to proceed through the on the image of the neighborhood. It AUGUST SUMMER SALE intersection. The reason, he says, is that makes people think we’re not prosper- 10-50% OFF ENTIRE STOCK the drivers knew each other, and they ous enough to afford power mowers. would all apply social pressure against That gives us a bad feeling and it could JEWELRY transgressors, presumably in the form even lower property values. So we’d GLOBAL BIRKENSTOCK ® of informal reproaches. all really appreciate it if you would ACCESSORIES This example brings out the three get yourself a power mower and start GIFTS CANDLES issues or dimensions of social life using it. We know you’ll understand.” according to the communitarian anal- I’m told this would never happen CLOTHING ysis: in Lakewood (in Westlake, maybe, but THRU AUGUST 31ST! 1) The laws (represented by the never in Lakewood). However, that’s Come in for someone stop signs). not the point. If it did happen, I like to special... like yourself! 2) The non-governmental moral think I’d tell this delegation to take a principles of the community (repre- hike, but who’s to say – from the Com- sented by the rules prescribing who is munitarian viewpoint – that I would to proceed through the intersection at be right and they would be wrong?

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Lakewood Music

An Alternative Club For Mainstream People: An Interview With Jim Mileti, Owner Of The Winchester Tavern By Bob Ignizio JM: If you look at the schedule right now, it’s pretty eclectic. Female Since opening in December of folk music followed by eighties hair 2002, The Winchester Tavern has metal followed by someone who used routinely been bringing world-class to be in the Squirrel Nut Zippers fol- entertainment to Lakewood. The list lowed by G.E. Smith from the Saturday of acts who have graced the stage is a Night Live Band. The force that holds it veritable who’s who of music, includ- together is that they’re all good musi- ing such classic artists as Leon Russell, cians. There’s a good mix of stuff. Richie Havens, Nils Lofgren, Country LO: What about local music at the Joe McDonald, The Strawbs, Bill Hal- club? ey’s Comets, and Fairport Convention. JM: I like to get local acts that are But the Winchester isn’t just a haven real good musicians. But it seems like for nostalgia fans. They’ve also hosted we’re in a position today where the rising talents like O’2L, Gnappy, and good musicians aren’t as respected as Jimbo Mathus. the acts that have some kind of novelty In addition to these nationally to them. known acts, the club also books some LO: How has being in Lakewood of the best local musicians like Anne affected the club? E. DeChant, Robert Lockwood Jr., and JM: We started out working at a Tie Dye Harvest. When there isn’t a deficit, because nobody liked the places special event going on, The Winchester that used to be in this location. It took a features Karaoke on Tuesdays and an long time to create the healthy, respect- open mic night on Thursdays. Shows able image we have now. Duffers and are all-ages, and unlike many small Tyr both had a lot of problems, and it venues, there’s plenty of seating so you took a long time to get out from under Jim Mileti: Because there’s nobody Didn’t even know if the stuff was going won’t have to stand around all night. those problems. I think now the city is bringing this kind of music to Ohio. to work. It ended up being a fantastic And yet, according to owner Jim ready to embrace us, where before they There’s nobody else who will book night and it all snowballed from there. Mileti, “We’ve had zero fanfare and wanted to fight it. Koko Montoya or Pete Best from the Nils Lofgren was our biggest. We zero attention from anybody except the What’s funny to me is, I can be sit- Beatles. There’s nowhere putting on had to have two shows. He’s kind of the people who come here. There’s no pub- ting at a restaurant down the street and Al Dimeola, Alan Holdsworth, Percy perfect example of what we book here, licity, no press. We have people flying give a business card to the waitress and Jones, Lisa Loeb... all these kinds of because if you know him and his his- in from Florida and Texas to see shows say, “Hey, why don’t you come check people who are older, good musician tory, you’re floored that he’s playing here. Sometimes 50% of the crowd is out the Winchester?” And she’ll be people. Nils Lofgren, Karla Bonoff, here. But if you don’t, you have no idea from out of state. And yet people right like, “The Winchester? Where’s that?” The Godz... there’s nobody doing that, who he is and you kind of mock him. down the street don’t even know we’re We’re just down the street! I don’t know why. So it fits a niche, and Young kids used to be interested in here. It’s really an alternative club for Some upcoming shows of note at the it’s been working out very well so obvi- other music than just what was written mainstream people.” I recently sat Winchester: ously the niche needed to be filled. within two years of their age. Now they down with Jim to talk about his club 8/19 O’2L (members of Trans Siberian LO: What was your first show at mock it. Originally that was aggravat- and music in general, and here’s what Orchestra) the club, and what’s been your biggest ing, but now I see it as a good thing. else he had to say. 9/1 Peter Tork (of The Monkees) & show so far? It leaves us with just the people who Lakewood Observer: So why did Shoe Suede Blues JM: Leon Russell was our first really appreciate the music. you want to do a music club like The 9/8 The Godz (seventies hard rockers) show, and it was awesome. I had never LO: What’s your criteria for book- Winchester? 9/9 Tie Die Harvest annual reunion even plugged in the plugs in the back. ing an act? show The Buck Stops Here The Road Warrior “In Khoyniki, there was a ‘plaque By Robert Buckeye tion and helps the group to make their of achievement’ in the center of town. journey north to freedom. The best people in the region had their One group, led by Papagallo, to be responsible. He is, in short, a Max is, in Walter Benjamin’s names on it. But it was the alcoholic attempts to preserve the values of peculiarly American type, the lone characterization, “the destructive cab driver who went into the radioac- civilization. (“This is my family,” a man who we need in time of danger. character...whose deepest emotion is tive zone to pick up the kids from the woman tells a newcomer to camp.) Gary Cooper in High Noon, Clint an insuperable mistrust of the course kindergarten, not any of the people on They have found a way to pump Eastwood. of things and a readiness at all times the plaque. Everyone became what he enough oil to travel more than 2000 Papagallo asks Max to help them, to recognize that everything can go really was.”–Voices from Chernobyl. miles to freedom in the north, where and, at first, he declines. “I got every- wrong. Therefore the destructive char- The Road Warrior, released in they might once again establish a just thing I need here,” he says. “I can offer acter is reliability itself.” It is why we 1981 during the first year of the Rea- society. Whether they can do so or not you a future,” Papagallo answers. If need him. gan presidency, is not only a film of its against the outlaw gangs which patrol you continue the way you are, he adds, History may be a history of kings time, but also one for our time and a the roads is unlikely, and, in particu- you are nothing more than “a corpse and queens, generals and battles, but it future we may face. The time of the lar the band led by Lord Hummungus, of the old world.” is often turned at decisive moments by film is a post-apocalyptic future after aka Ayotallah Rock’n’Rolla, who want After Max gets gas for his car from those who have stepped onto the stage the two powers on earth fought over the Papagallo oil. Papagallo (for having fulfilled a con- of history from the most unlikeliest of the “black fuel” which powered the The Road Warrior – “the man tract he has made with Papagallo), he places and who disappear after they act world. “Without fuel they were noth- we called Max” – is a law unto him- is attacked by Hummungus’s men, his before they can be recognized. (“The ing,” the narrator comments, and after self, and in that much like the bikers car destroyed, his dog shot. He returns vision dims,” the narrator remarks of the war, “it is a white line nightmare” of Lord Hummungus. He survives on to the camp and tells Papagallo he the time Max saved them.) Their names on roads, as everyone fights for gas and his own through courage and daring. will help. “Believe me, I haven’t got a do not go on plaques. In Lakewood, what they might scavenge. More than Unlike the bikers, however, Max is, choice,” he says. The rugged individ- who would have thought it would have ever, oil is the lingua franca of sur- Papagallo says, “an honorable man.” ualist can no longer stand alone. He been Jim O’Bryan who stepped for- vival. He has a code of what is right chooses chooses to be on the side of civiliza- ward to begin the Observer?

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Classifi ed ads can be placed online using your credit card at www.lakewoodobserver.com under Lakewood Galleries and Events classifi eds or by stopping in to the Lakewood Observer offi ce at 14900 Detroit Ave., suite #205. Beck Center For The Arts 17801 Detroit Avenue, 216.521.2540 TREE & bela dubby LANDSCAPE 13221 Madison Avenue - 216.221.4479 SERVICES bela dubby presents the Car Kulture Art Show Aug. 1st-31st 4th Annual T Featuring the artwork of: Hadley Conner, Jeremy “J-Bird” Lockard, Lori Diemer, Kar Kulture Show �� Psychoarts, Scott Menke & Kevin Moore. August 26, 2006 Artist’s reception Sat. Aug. 5th 6pm �� Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 am – 10 pm, Friday and Saturday 10am- midnight. RETAIL BOOTHS �� Local Girl Gallery Now registering vendors! 16106 Detroit Avenue, 216.228.1802 Booths start at $50.00. WEEKEND & NIGHT Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12-5pm, Friday and Saturday, 12-6pm. Double Booths $100.00 DELIVERY AVAILABLE Pop Shop Gallery and Studio 17020 Madison Avenue, 216.227.8440 216-228-7223 �� 9pm-2am. Hours: Monday-Friday 4pm-8pm, Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Wobblefoot Gallery and Frame Studio 1662 Mars Avenue, 216.226.2971 Coffee • Art • Beer • Tattoos • Cars Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-4pm. Art gallery news and event information should be forwarded to [email protected]. Every effort will be made to include it in our next column.

Lakewood Music Events Calendar

13321 Madison Ave 216-221-4479 The Hi Fi Concert Club (11729 Detroit Avenue) �� Friday August 11th it’s an evening of electronic music with 20 go to 10, Tues-Thurs 10am-10pm Fri - Sat 10am - 12am Sunday/Monday Closed Amy Kasio, Trillit, Travelogue, Allegory, and Second Take. For start time and price call the club at (216) 521-8878. The Phantasy (11802 Detroit Avenue) Friday August 11th and Saturday August 12th it’s Cruefest. The event is a beneﬁ t for the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund. The Crue won’t be there, but Vince Neil’s son Neil Wharton will be on hand to host the two day event. NOW OPEN IN Bands playing include The Erotics, Rock Revolution, Eve to Adam, Rock N Roll Junkies, Sick As Monday, Asphalt Valentine, and Toxin. Admission is $10 each night. Shows start at 8pm. LAKEWOOD Waterbury Coach House (13333 Madison Avenue) This Wednesday and every Wednesday, it’s vocalist Gerry Keating and keyboard player Neil Kamiller. On Fridays, Neil Kamiller is joined by Doris �� LAKEWOOD: $105,900 3 BR 1 BA Col w/wide lot, tool shed. Lots of wdwk, huge closet in MBR. Long with guest musicians on drums and bass for “Jazz You Like It”. Perfor- �� LAKEWOOD: $96,500 1 BR 1 BA Carlyle Condominium w/west mances start at 7pm and go until 10:30pm. wooded view. Cer & wd flrs, eat-in kit. Appl’s stay. Heated gar space. The Winchester (12112 Madison Avenue) �� LAKEWOOD: $159,000 3 BR 1.5 BA Brick home w/renov’d kit, hdwd flrs, FP, open flr plan, sunroom, deck, hot tub. Thursday August 10th it’s Pete Best. Best was the drummer for The �� LAKEWOOD: $144,900 3 BR 2 BA spacious home w/hdwd flrs, nat Beatles before Ringo Starr joined and played with them during the now leg- wdwk, brick frplc in LR, ample KT w/built in appls. & room for table. 3rd endary Hamburg period. He recorded one album with the band backing up flr partially fnshd w/BA. �� LAKEWOOD: $149,900 3 BR 1 BA Col. Bright & airy, hdwd flrs, new singer Tony Sheridan, and also played on a few audition tapes and a BBC gar, ext paint. Lg front porch, security system, beautiful street! session. Some of this material was included in the Beatles ‘Anthology 1’ CD. �� LAKEWOOD: $79,900 1 BR 1 BA condo w/panoramic view, eatin kit, In recent years, Best has also released a few albums of his own, mixing new cer. Flr, rooftop deck. �� LAKEWOOD: $169,500 Great property, outstanding value. Great compositions with covers of The Beatles and other early rock n rollers. The potential for monthly income. Many updates. show starts at 8:30pm and admission is $25. �� LAKEWOOD: $165,000 Well maint’d 2 fam. Walk to Lakewood Park, restaurants & coffee shops. Many updates. We’re Local and It Shows. �� LAKEWOOD: $109,900 Large Double near highways schools & We are one of the few dwntwn. Family owned and occupied. Needs a little TLC, great poten- Adopt A Pet tial for owner or investor. locally owned and operated real estate companies in Northeast Ohio.

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LAKEWOOD: Rockport Square, 1-3 BR Townhomes have quality finishes and a 5 year tax abatement. Townhomes start at $250,000. $5,000 in FREE UPGRADES when you pur- Captain is a neutered and declawed male cat approximately chase an existing Townhome! Sales center OPEN DAILY from 12-5p, 1422 Hopkins Rd. (West of 117, off of Detroit). 3-5 years old. Very affectionate and doesn’t seem to mind other cats. If you’d like to adopt, visit the LAKEWOOD ANIMAL SHELTER in the Metroparks off Detroit Road 216-529-5020 216.228.6440 More Pets Online at http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum Join the Discussion at: www.lakewoodobserver.com