Peter L. Jones Tells Students the Importance of Their Degrees
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PLEASANT, LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, READ ON - WRITE ON WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON - WRITE ON “COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW” Peter L. Jones tells students the importance of their degrees By GEORGE GOLDMAN nology from the college. The college caters to te During the graduation needs of the students with stu- ceremony for Vatterock College dents attending the from a variety held last Saturday at Quality Inn of backgrounds and balancing in Richfield, Ohio, Cuyahoga their family obligations with at- County Commissioner Peter L. taining their degrees. Jones told the graduates how im- Warren Glen is the direc- portant their graduation is to the tor of the college and he is assist- growth and development of the ed by John Harenda. region. Some of the staff and Jones also told the stu- teachers at the graduation includ- dents the technical skills that they ed Carla Mjaors,Robert Hylyon, acquired while studying for their Richard Poutney, John Dulik, and degrees will last them a lifetime Rachel McNeely. and be valuable to not only their After the graduation cer- Warren Glen, director of Vatterock College, congratulates Derrick family, but to the community as While recently being the guest speaker for Vatterock College’s emony, the graduates and their graduation, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter L. Jones meet with Williams for completing his education at the college during the recently held well. family members were treated to a executives and teachers of the college. Photo L to r: Warren Glen, Jones, graduation at Quality Inn in Richfield, Ohio. Williams was among 95 students There were 95 students John Harenda, Robert Hylton, Richard Poutney, John Dulik, and Rachel who graduated. Photo L to r: Glen, Williams, Cuyahoga County Commis- who graduated from the college light lunch. McNeely. sioner Peter L. Jones, and John Harenda. which has a total enrollment of The college holds two 236 students with areas of study graduation during the year, in in building maintance mechanics, January and June. computer technology, electrical Vatterock Colleg, which mechanics, HVAC mechanics, is a technical college serving computer systems and network Cuyahoga, Lorain and Summit technology and electrical tech- Counties, is located at 5025 East nology. Royalton Road in Broadview Christine Turner was the Heights. only female student to graduate For information on the with a degree in computer tech- college, call (800) 864-5644. Chester closed for sewer work By GEORGE GOLDMAN 79th Street to Carnegie Avenue, then east on Carnegie Avenue to Effective today at 6 p.m. East 89th Street, then northbound Chester Avenue will be closed to on East 89th Street back to Ches- eastbound traffic between East ter Avenue. Detour signs will be David Myers,Jr., who recently graduated from Vatterock College 79th Street and East 89th Street posted. with a 3.8 GPA, congratulates Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter L. to allow for construction of a new The detour will remain in Jones on his speech to the graduates of the college at Quality Inn in Richfield, sewer. effect until Monday, February 5, at Christine Turner is congratulated by Warren Glen on her graduation during the graduation ceremony for Vatterock College at Quality Inn in Rich- Ohio. Jones was presented a plaque from the college after his speech. Photo Eastbound through traf- 6 a.m. at which time traffic patterns field, Ohio. Turner was the only female graduate with a degree in computer L to r: Carla Majors, Warren Glen, Jones, and Myers. Myers was among 95 fic will be detoured south on East will be returned to normal. technology.. students who graduated from the college. Reed sponsors legislation for gun buy back program Councilman Zack Reed, in order to remove handguns and Frank Jackson defends 3rd District closing Ward 3, recently introduced an or- other firearms from the streets. dinance in City Council to create “Experience has shown By ANDREW CARTER enue. should have been consulted before as Jackson had already announced a Gun Buy Back program in Ward that if given the opportunity to not Jackson, Safety Di- the move was announced. They that the plan would go through. 3 through the Mt. Pleasant Now be charged with possession, people Mayor Frank G. Jackson rector Martin Flask, and Police said that they should have been al- Community Development Corpo- will turn in their guns,” Reed said. The 3rd District will close spoke to 250 people at Sterling Rec- Chief Michael McGrath made lowed the opportunity to produce ration. “The purpose is to allow us to cre- in May and the personnel would reation Center on Wednesday night a presentation showing how statistics that would have support- The ordinance allows for ate a safer community with fewer reducing one of the current six be divided between the remaining defending his plan to close the 3rd ed their viewpoint. Mt. Pleasant Now to work with the guns to threaten the safety of our District Police Station on Payne Av- districts would save money five districts. This was the only pub- city’s Department of Public Safety residents.” and allow for improvement of Jackson, citing that this lic forum scheduled regarding the the public. The move is based is an administrative decision, said closing of the 3rd District and the Keith Beauchamp discusses Emmit Till’s death on the implementation of a 53 that if the ideas fail, he will accept - point proposal made by the timing seemed awkward because personal responsibility. Emmett Till story at the age of ten Jackson safety committee. it was actually held after the fact, while looking through an issue of Jackson then answered Jet magazine. hundreds of questions from resi- Gasoline prices increase in area dents and businessmen, the ma- Beauchamp started his Northeast Ohio gas prices $50 per barrel. jority of whom were against the changed course this week and headed The arrival of cold weather own research, and found microfilm closing of the station. Jackson upward. The price of a gallon of in much of the eastern United States, of articles which listed witnesses stayed for more than three hours regular, unleaded, self-serve gasoline and forecasts for more of the same who had not be questioned by po- to answer all of the questions increased by 12 cents and is currently over the next few weeks, also are pres- and asked residents to give his selling for $2.10 suring energy prices higher today. lice and references to uncharged plan a chance to work. The price of oil pushed The nationwide average participants in the murder. He cited the improve- above $56 per barrel this week on price of gasoline is $2.15 cents per Beauchamp's research ments in service areas, such as news that Saudi Arabia will inde- gallon. That’s about where it was one week ago just before the President’s snow plowing of streets, which pendently cut back its oil exports by eventually led him to create the 158,000 barrels per day starting next State-of-the Union address and the he said came about because of documentary film "The Untold Thursday. The news is significant announcement that the U.S. Depart- the shifting of jobs. He said the because unlike previously announced ment of Energy would begin buying Story of Emmett Louis Till" and redeployment of police person- cutbacks, Saudi Arabia is taking this oil this spring to expand the size of the reopening of the case by the nel should actually improve re- action independent of a formal agree- the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Re- Keith Beauchamp was at the Cleveland Public Library Main Branch United States Department of Jus- sponse time, as officers, within ment with other OPEC nations. serve. to discuss his documentary film on the tragic death of Emmett L.