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Volume 8, Issue 3, February 7, 2012 Political Newcomer Graham Veysey Positions Self As Fresh Alternative by Walter Wright equally to direct political action town that Graham cites as an Chicago to Cleveland, several fiscally sound policy. He estab- Graham Veysey (pro- and new social media, Graham example of the emerging new teachers made a big impact on lished a rainy-day fund for nounced “VeeZee”), 29, is represents a good cross-sec- economy. Graham, especially in classes Vermont that helped to insu- running for Congress, in the tion of Cleveland’s new “brain Graham grew up in a on the environment and in late their economy from the newly–drawn and likely to be gain” cohort – young, ideal- close-knit family, one of four American Studies, and by the shocks of 9/11 and the “Success hotly contested 9th District. istic, yet practical people who boys raised by a father who time Graham was a freshman by Six” preschool program. In an unusual race that pits are anxious to make a differ- was a JAG in the Marines and at the progressive Bates Col- Graham explains, “Do you two veteran politicians against ence. I interviewed Graham a stay-at-home mom. “No one lege in Maine, door-knocking, realize that for every dollar we one another, Graham has recently during a sunny after- was political in my family,” volunteering and making a spend on pre-K, we save six positioned himself as a fresh noon at The Root Café – the says Graham, “but we were difference became part of his dollars on remedial education alternative. Both pro-choice type of local small business in always engaged. My mom life. As a volunteer for How- later? It’s just more efficient and fiscally moderate, drawn Lakewood’s walkable down- was always the president of ard Dean, and later, Obama, and the best way to improve the local PTA, and my par- Graham found himself drawn our local economy. Raising the ents voted for the candidate, to practical policies that could college graduation rate by just not the party.” However, after have impact. He was impressed 1% adds $l billion to the local the family relocated from by Dean’s commitment to continued on page 4 The End Of An Era: The Lakewood Family Room Closes, Reopens At Lakewood United Methodist Church by Jana Christian healthy enough to really make Just as I was making this tran- For the past eight years friends or share in the social sition, I found a job and my son The Lakewood Family Room aspect of the program, I rec- entered preschool and except has served many purposes in ognized how critical it was for for some quick exchanges at Graham Veysey, a candidate for the Democratic Primary taking my life and in the health of me to get out of the house and community events, I lost touch place on March 6, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather at my family… it has provided provide my son with an oppor- with Toni Gelsomino and the Lakewood Park. healing, given me hope and, tunity to interact with other Family Room. ultimately, brought me to a children. As I took a more Then, we were blessed Puppy Love Party Benefits Friends place of happiness in mother- active role in my recovery, I with a second child. Thank- hood. The Celebration of the used every resource available fully, I did not need the Of The Lakewood Dog Park Family Room on Saturday, Jan- to become a better mother… safety that the Family Room by Alanna Faith Who doesn’t love sweets? uary 28 was a beautiful tribute including an eight-week par- provided, but motherhood Inspired by Friends of the Create-a-Cake will be on hand to an institution that has sup- enting class that literally provided very few opportuni- Lakewood Dog Park members with tasty treats. They’re the ported families in Lakewood changed my life. ties for social interaction and Kaylee Daussin and Chad Bray- bakers for Chad & Kaylee’s for years. Pregnancy, labor and I craved some adult conver- -who met at the Lakewood Dog wedding cake too! I first discovered the Fam- delivery made me a mother, sation. It took months before Park and became engaged on Extra activities will ily Room while suffering from but it took several years before I was comfortable enough to Dec. 9--dog lovers and singles include: severe postpartum depres- I truly accepted my role as talk to the other women that are invited to attend a benefit Grab your love and visit sion after the birth of my son. mom… before I felt comfort- attended the morning drop- party. the photo booth with the big In those dark days, the sim- able enough in my position to ins… not because they were Puppy Love Party dog himself, Cleveland Browns ple act of surrounding myself trust my instincts and let go unfriendly, but because I con- Sunday, Feb. 19 mascot, Chomps. A profes- with “normal” mothers proof the impossibly unrealistic 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. sional photo package will be vided safety. Although I wasn’t expectations I set for myself. continued on page 20 The Avenue Tap House yours if you snap a shot. (Space 18206 Detroit Avenue is limited to the first 20 people. Ranger Athletes Land College Scholarships Lakewood, Ohio 44107 Online $5 payment in advance KIDD Productions will is suggested). be rocking the tunes for danc- Looking to mingle? The ing. This DJ will get the party “Magic Match Up” co-ed Corn started and keep it going! Hole Tournament will have Ticket proceeds benefit singles playing for points and the Friends of the Lakewood winners receive extravagant Dog Park and include: Brown-Aveda product gift bas- Puppy Love and Pooch kets. (Space is limited to 24 Punch signature cocktails to people/12 teams. Online $5 toast the occasion. payment in advance is sug- Savory hors d'oeuvres to gested). satisfy a love for food. Do you love cash? Join Nick Jackosky signs his Letter of Intent to run for Aturo Morgan signs his Letter of Intent to play Thirsty puppies can select the 50/50 raffle that benefits Iowa State. Joining Jackosky are his father, Paul football for Lake Erie College next year. Joining beverages: soft drinks, domestic Friends of the Lakewood Dog (left), and (standing from left) Athletic Director Morgan are his mom, Ruby Soto, Coach Ron draft beer, selected wines, and Park and you may impress Bob Thayer, cross country coach Mike Schreiner Lewis (sitting) and Athletic Director Bob Thayer well liquor drinks (no shots). continued on page 14 and track coach Scott Troyan. (standing). Page 2 The Lakewood Observer Volume 8, Issue 3 February 7, 2012

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Wednesday, February 8 ing, park in the rear! The 2012 Great Big Home & Garden Expo Lakewood Kiwanis Presented by Time Warner Cable Saturday, February 18 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spaghetti Dinner Auction and dinner The 2012 Great Big Home & Garden Expo Pre- March 3rd - 4pm - 7pm 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM sented by Time Warner Cable will bring exhibitors, Lakewood High School Over 150 items will be sold by silent and live celebrities and special events to Northeast Ohio when auction. it comes to Cleveland’s I-X Center February 4-12. A SAVE THIS DATE • SAVE THIS DATE Childcare provided. classic TV show-themed Garden Showcase, cooking and the often dreaded Valentine’s Day.The show fea- ing event. Sponsored by Cox Business. 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FREE - Children 5 and under too….just don’t rub it in) Have In Common? Recognize and care for a child or infant who is Opening Reception is Saturday February 11th Join us to learn the latest treatments for Type 2 not breathing. Lakewood Schools’ Community 6pm-10pm, Performance by Joshua Jesty starts diabetes, lowering your cardiac risk & heart healthy Engagement Meeting Care for cardiac emergencies. @ 7:30pm. As always there will be food, drinks, eating for diabetes. Lakewood YMCA 7:00 PM fun and of course ART! Lorain County Community College Superintendent Jeffrey W. Patterson invites the 21+ After party next door at Mullens on Madison John A. Spitzer Conference Center Room 207- community to share its vision of the future of our - 17014 Madison Ave., Lakewood Ohio 208, 1005 Abbe Road North, Elyria, OH 44035 district as the Schools face challenging economic Cant make it to the opening? Show runs through times ahead. till March 3rd. Lakewood Schools’ Community Engage- Timothy P. 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City News Vote By Mail Now Open by Mike West 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Vote by Mail and Early Voting Board of Elections is located at 2925 at the Cuyahoga County Board of Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Voters can Elections for the March 6th Primary vote early from January 31st through Election is open as of January 31st. The March 2nd. The Board will also be Board of Elections will begin mailing open for Early Voting on the following ballots to voters who have submitted weekends: Vote by Mail ballot applications and Saturday, February 18th from 9 voters will be able to begin voting early a.m. until 2 p.m. and Sunday, Febru- at the Board of Elections. ary 19th from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. The Board of Elections will not Saturday, February 25th from 9 automatically mail ballot applications a.m. until 2 p.m. and Sunday, Febru- to voters for this election. Voters must ary 26th from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. request a ballot application if they wish Hand-delivered ballot applica- to vote by mail. tions must be returned by 6:00 p.m. on “We are encouraging voters to March 2nd. Ballot applications that are continue to take advantage of the con- returned by mail must be received by Lakewood Family Collaborative Meets Monthly for Networking and Presentations venience of voting by mail,” said Jane the Cuyahoga County Board of Elec- Platten, Director of the Cuyahoga tions on or before noon on March 3rd. County Board of Elections. During the The voter registration and change The Lakewood Family Col- last Presidential Primary Election, one of of address deadline for the March 6th the worst ice storms in history slammed Primary Election is Monday, Febru- laborative Shines The Light the area with snow, sleet, and freezing ary 6th, at 9:00 p.m. Voters who have rain. “Vote by Mail allows voters to cast not registered, or have moved and not On Housing Discrimination their ballots from the warmth and com- updated their registration, must do so fort of their homes,” said Platten. Voting on or before February 6th. Voter Reg- the complaint process. Over the past by Amy Thacker by mail also gives voters extra time to istration Cards are available at public two years, the Housing Center has February’s meeting of the study the candidates and issues. libraries and on the Board of Elections trained nearly 1,000 on fair housing Lakewood Family Collaborative on To request a ballot application website, www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us. laws. The agency regularly conducts Thursday, February 28, 2012 at the visit www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us or Voters may call (216) 443-3298 fair housing law seminars and events Women’s Pavilion at 1 p.m. will spot- call 216-443-3298. Vote by Mail bal- with Vote by Mail and registration for landlords, property managers, light the Housing Research & Advocacy lot applications are also available at all questions. For additional information real estate professionals, social service Center (the Housing Center), a fair public libraries. visit the Cuyahoga County Board of providers, government officials, com- housing agency. Mandy Mehlman, Fair The Board of Elections is open Elections website: www.boe.cuyahoga- munity organizations, and Northeast Housing Community Educator, will be for early voting between 8:30 a.m. and county.us. presenting issues facing the community Ohio residents. Free events are listed regarding housing discrimination and on the Housing Center website. services offered by the Housing Center. This presentation is part of the The Department of Housing and Lakewood Family Collaborative’s Urban Development (HUD) estimates ongoing Spotlight series occurring that two million instances of housing the fourth Thursday of every month discrimination occur on an annual at the Women’s Pavilion from 1:00 - basis. However, less than 1% of people 2:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, who experience discrimination file a these informative networking events complaint. The difference in the actual are geared toward area agency and number of cases of discrimination and organization professionals, as well as the number of complaints filed is due businesses and residents, concerned in part to the public’s lack of knowl- with the success of Lakewood families. edge of both fair housing rights and Newcomer Graham Veysey continued from page 1 campaign finance reform as well. economy.” Asked what he likes about Professionally, Graham estab- Lakewood, Graham points to the cli- lished a small media and marketing entele at The Root, and sites a recent firm, and thinks transparency and sto- meeting with Mayor Summers. “I’m so rytelling are essential to the approach impressed with what Lakewood is doing he’d like to bring to Congress. “Can to strategically target solutions - for Celebrate Valentine's Day with us! you imagine what a shift it would if example, tracking housing conditions Instead of buying her diamond rings someone from within the system was city-wide and using funding where it Take her out for our Buffalo Wings! sharing stories with the public?” will have the most impact. Cities and the Mild- Medium-Suicidal! Graham says that if elected, he inner-ring suburbs are leading indica- Special Engagement: tors of where the Federal Governments would stress coalition-building and net- 39cents- Tues, Thurs, Sun. working. He’s disgusted by the inability decisions have impact, and they can and of the current Congress to get things should be incubators for new ideas.” done. “I don’t know why we let the ‘per- While Graham has a steep curve fect get in the way of the good,’” he says, ahead, he’s already stimulated a lot Warehouse Party Room invoking the failure of both Kucinich of interest and positive coverage. As available for your parties and Kaptur to vote on the Great Lakes a voter in the new 9th District, I was Fresh Water Compact. “Fortunately pleased to get the chance to learn more or fundraisers!" that bill passed, and will save our water about Graham and his campaign, and Sundays -Enjoy our delicious a la carte Brunch and create jobs. We have to focus on I’ll be interested to see how the other Mondays- Buy One, Get One- Black Angus Burgers candidates react to his challenge. If this practical, environmentally-sound prac- Wednesdays- Try our $5 Menu! tices that will be critical in the new interests you as well, you can see Gra- economy.” Afraid of narrow corporate ham and the other candidates, at a City interests and the impact of the Citi- Club Forum on September 20th. zen’s United decision, Graham supports

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City News He’s Got Your Back Is Lakewood A Walkable Orthopaedic Expert Helps You Decide Community? When Back Surgery Is Necessary by Trudy Hutchinson off-street parking. If your back gives you trouble, you’re not Walkable communities are 10. Many people actually walk or alone. Eight of every 10 Americans experience described by Walkable Communities, ride bicycles and these people repre- back problems at some point in their lives. Inc as “thriving, livable, sustainable sent a range of demographic groups, In fact, back pain is the fifth most common places that give their residents safe old and young, singles, couples, reason why people visit a doctor. So when is transportation choices and improved groups. Motorists are courteous to quality of life. Walkable communi- pedestrians and share the road with surgery really necessary to fix your back? Jeffrey Roberts, MD ties improve resource responsibility, cyclists. Jeffrey Roberts, MD, has the answer. During his many years as an safety, physical fitness and social 11. The town and neighborhood orthopaedic specialist, he has seen every type of spinal condition – interaction.” have a vision represented by a master Walkscore.com assigns a point plan. from injuries and scoliosis to arthritis and spinal stenosis. A member value to communities in the US to 12. Leaders are visionary and of the Fairview Hospital staff, he served a fellowship in scoliosis assist families and individuals who communicate forward thinking. This and spine surgery at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York seek a community lifestyle that benefits item is often the focus of the city or and is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School personal health and finances, the envi- town web site. of Medicine. ronment, and total community living. The importance of community According to Walk Score a score of 43 walkability to Lakewood residents Before recommending surgery, Dr. Roberts always seeks to is the average of 2500 cities measured probably varies. A vision of Lakewood determine the root cause of his patients’ back problems. Next, he in the US. Lakewood’s score is 68.4--a leaders was expressed in the City of tries conservative measures such as pain medications and physical ranking in the 50-69 point range that Lakewood Zoning Code (Section therapy. When surgery is the best option, he has the expertise and is described as “somewhat walkable... 1156.01, dated July 2008). This section experience to perform it successfully. Some amenities within walking dis- is titled Planned Development (PD) tance.” According to this source 47% and states that “Planned development According to Dr. Roberts, patients are amazed at how surgery can of Lakewood residents have a walk encourages more compact mixed use improve the quality of their lives. score of 70 or above, 95% of Lakewood development, pedestrian-friendly You may benefit from back surgery if you have: residents have a walk score of at least 50 site design, and an urban character in Laser Comp PDF PDF (No Slug) JPG Flash Native Files AE s D ELIVERABLES : and 5% of Lakewood residents live in order to increase pedestrian traffic, 1. Scoliosis. This condition is a curvature of the spine that can lead car-dependent neighborhoods. reduce vehicular traffic...” This sec-

The walkability of a community tion goes on to say, “A PD specifically to debilitating problems. While most cases of scoliosis are mild, Date is measured according to a 12-point discourages those uses that promote severe cases can lead to lung and heart damage, arthritis of the checklist. a strip center development pattern, spine, and chronic back pain.

1. Intact town centers. The town promote idle land and over park- Initials center includes stores that offer a ing...” Lakewood residents can judge 2. Spinal stenosis. Commonly caused by arthritis, spinal stenosis wide-range of goods plus library, whether this language continues to is a narrowing of one or more areas of your spine. By putting Approval government buildings, post office. express an active, dynamic goal for pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves, this situation can Designer/AD CD Quality Assurance Proofreader Production AE FINAL APPROVAL 2. Residential density, mixed the future of the City. result in pain or numbness in your legs, back, neck, shoulders or income, mixed use. This measure Another measure of a walkable arms; weakness and lack of coordination in your limbs, loss of

looks for high population density city is the attention paid to public art sensation in your extremities, incontinence and even paralysis. Hi Res Purchased Retouched Approved near the town center. visible to passers by and includes music BW Other 3. Public space. Green space and venues that are open to all. In Novem- 3. Degenerative disc disease. Caused by normal wear and tear, this places where people can assemble is ber the Lakewood Public library disease leads to pain in your back’s discs, which are the rubbery D EPARTMENT C REATIVE 4 Color 2 Color Low Res Retouched Approved easily accessed. unveiled the 16-foot “Transversion” cushions separating the bones in your spine. Client: Cleveland Clinic Division: Regional Communications Roberts Ortho Advert Project: Dr. x 0” 0” Flat Size: x 15.25” 4.625” Size: Trim x 0” 0” Area: Live 0” Bleed: 85 Line Screen: C OLOR : I MA g E : 4. Universal design. Infra- art work by Peter Diepenbrock. This structure and public space in the gift from the library to Lakewood 4. Ruptured disks. Sometimes the soft center of a disc pushes community demonstrate a healthy residents reinforces the walkable city out through a crack in its hard exterior. Called a herniated disc, respect for people of all abilities. objective as do the summer front slipped disc or ruptured disc, this situation can result in pain, Prepared by: 3rd floor W 6th St, 1370 OH 44113 Cleveland, 216.574.9100 Marks of universal design include porch concert series and the concerts numbness or weakness in your arms or legs. benches and shade trees. at Lakewood Park. 5. Key streets are speed con- Residents who would like to 5. Pinched nerves. When a herniated disc compresses a nerve trolled. There is an absence of know more about walkable cities root, this is commonly referred to as a pinched nerve. Since this thoroughfares designed to flush are invited to do a walking audit of compression disrupts the nerve’s function, it can cause pain or commuters from the urban area to Lakewood. More about a walking numbness along the back of your leg. If the pressure continues the suburbs. audit can be found at www.walkable. for a lengthy time, chronic pain and nerve damage can occur. 6. Streets and trails are well- org. PUBLICATION 02.07.12 linked. The community is laid out in 6. Broken bones. These may include fractured vertebra or other DATE INSERTION a block-style pattern that links trails spinal column damage. JOB NUMBER & C OMPONENT and public walkways. There is a min- LAKEWOOD OBSERVER imum of winding street patterns and When conservative measures fail to improve your problematic cul-de-sac design. back, don’t hesitate to undergo surgery. Thanks to today’s Roberts Ortho Advert-11 11879-03 FAIR LIVE JAZZ! Production Notes: 7. Design is properly scaled to ⅛, modern medical technology, most surgeries result in dramatic ¼ and ½-mile radius segments. This Join us Friday and Saturday nights starting at 9pm to hear music played by local jazz musicians. improvements in a person’s ability to live a full and active life. measure refers to the average distance between a residence and an Tuesday Nights in January elementary school, high school, park We’ll be hosting 4 beer dinners. To schedule an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon or public accommodation. Featuring Cellar Rats Local Brewery! at Fairview Hospital, call 1.866.733.6363. 8. The town is designed for peo- • Representatives will join us to ple. Observations associated with discuss their beers. this measure include whether invest- • $40 inclusive of tax and gratuity. • 4 courses - each paired with ments are being made in plazas and a unique micro brew. parks. Please call or visit our web site. 9. The town is thinking small. Reservations Required. Call 216.221.3500 This item on the check list refers to whether ordinances specify 18515 Detroit Avenue • Lakewood, OH maximums along with minimum georgetownrestaurant.net requirements for square footage and Reservations 216.221.3500

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Lakewood Public Library Events compiled by Leana Donofrio-Milovan your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. At the close of every meeting, the group decides which book will be read for next time. Visit Feb. 11 www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs for a complete list of the books being considered and find out which title you should read to be ready for the next discussion. Lakewood Public Cinema: “Joe Versus the Volcano” This wry fairy tale is a Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan romantic comedy for people who don’t Tuesday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room particularly like those kinds of movies. A miserable office drudge discovers the simple Feb. 22 fact that life is worth living when he prepares to sacrifice himself to the angry volcano that Meet the Author: Maria Doria Russell: threatens a South Sea island paradise. Abe Vigoda, Ossie Davis and Lloyd Bridges bring the laughter with one gem performance after another while a clever selection of songs conspires From The Sparrow to Doc to Other Novels with the moon to move you to tears of joy. In her critically acclaimed debut novel, a Jesuit priest is the first human being to make contact with an alien civilization. “It was predictable, in hindsight. Everything about the Saturday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium history of the Society of Jesus bespoke deft and efficient action, exploration and research. Feb. 12 During what Europeans were pleased to call the Age of Discovery, Jesuit priests were never The Worlds of Maurice Sendak: Guided Tour of the Maltz Museum more than a year or two behind the men who made initial contact with previously unknown This special guided tour of the American Story Gallery examines the concerns of Jewish peoples; indeed, Jesuits were often the vanguard of exploration.” Since then, Maria Doria immigrants to Cleveland during the great waves of immigration in the first half of the 20th Russell continues working to reconcile divine inspiration with human experience, explor- century and explores the tensions between ethnic identity, ancient traditions, American citi- ing subjects ranging from Jewish refugees in the Italian Resistance to the foundation of the zenship and the ongoing creation of a multicultural nation. After the tour, explore other modern Middle East at the Cairo Peace Conference. In her latest book, Russell tackles the Museum galleries on your own. Space is limited. Western and the Murder Mystery with no less an icon than Doc Holliday as her leading man. It may sound like an odd departure at first, but watch as Russell peels away layers of Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Wild West cliché and reveals the human beings inside the heroes. These gunfighters have Feb. 16 never been more compelling. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event. The Worlds of Maurice Sendak: “Where the Wild Things Are” Movie Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium You know the story! When the mischievous, wolf-suited Max is sent to bed without his Feb. 25 supper, he runs away through the forest of his mind and sails to the Island of the Wild Lakewood Art House Cinema: “Heartbeats” Things where he conquers all and dances in the Wild Rumpus! Director Spike Jonze trans- Nicolas and Marie are best friends and bitter rivals. These trendy Montrealers are über forms the Caldecott Award-winning classic into a piece of pure cinema with a masterful cool and painfully so, but when they both become infatuated with a young Adonis, their visual approach beyond the imagination of just about everyone but Max. carefully-constructed facades begin to fray. This beautiful boy only returns gestures of Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium friendship halfheartedly. Their obsessive needs are driven to new levels… Feb. 18 Saturday, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Five Star Films: “Woman of the Year” Star political journalist Katherine Hepburn and sportswriter Spencer Tracy like to fight it out in the pages of the newspaper. The fur flies, but we know that opposites attract. And yet... while Hepburn remains committed to being a career woman, Tracy begins to feel neglected. Children/Youth Events Then things get even worse. Saturday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium compiled by Arlie Matera Feb. 19 Sunday with the Friends: Northcoast Jazz Collective Saturday, February 11 What can we say? According to Scene Magazine, these guys are the Best Jazz Group Tail Waggin’ Tutors around. Playing straight-up modern jazz that’s creative, emotional and accessible, this quar- For school-age children tet braves the post-bop world with a hard-working trademark sound that says Cleveland all Bone up on your reading skills by reading to a dog. Drop in for a one-to-one session with the way. We can’t think of a better way to say goodbye to another great season of Sundays… one of our dogs and owners that have been certified through Therapy Dogs International. Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room. Feb. 21 Saturday, February 11 Knit & Lit Manga Academy Gail Eaton hosts a social club for multitaskers—a combination book club and stitchery For youth in sixth through twelfth grade group. She’s looking for readers who can enjoy intense discussion of modern classics while Wagakou e youkoso! Welcome to our school! Got a favorite manga or anime series? Ever relaxing with their latest project. Come share your passion for great literature and show off wonder how it all got started? Join us for Manga Academy, where we will spend an afternoon talking about manga history its unique art style, and Japan’s anime culture. 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room. Celebrate With The Tuesday, February 14 Fantastic Fables! For the whole family Northcoast Jazz Collective Chase away the chills of winter with an evening of special stories and entertainment. by Elaine Rosenberger 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room. Set the New Year swinging with Family Weekend Wonders Make the library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, the Northcoast Jazz Collective on activities, music and crafts. These free programs are offered every weekend throughout the Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m. in year at both the Main Library and Madison Branch. No registration is needed. Check out the Main Library Auditorium. Voted our website (www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/youth) for times and upcoming themes. best jazz group both by Scene Mag- Main Library Activity Room and Madison Branch Auditorium azine and by the Free Times, the Weekends With Wee Ones For families with children under 2 years old Northcoast Jazz Collective is known Spend a part of your family weekend time clapping your hands, tapping your feet, sing- for “straight-up modern jazz that is ing nursery rhymes and, of course, sharing books. Programs are offered every weekend creative, emotional and accessible.” throughout the year, and there is no need to register in advance. Members of the collective include From left to right: Dan Maier (piano), Madison Branch Children and Youth Services Mark Grey on drums, Dan Maier on Mark Greay (Drums), Dave Frank (sax Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. piano, John Gallo on acoustic bass, and flute), John Gallo (bass) and Dave Frank on tenor saxophone, Meet The Author: its credit. Their eponymous debut soprano saxophone, and flute. North- CD contains nine original composi- coast Jazz Collective has three CDs to Mary Doria Russell Fascinates With “Doc” tions. Their second CD “Changing by Lisa Calfee sell is a study in contrasts. She mixes Times” features classic jazz as well John Henry was a Southern gen- literary genres and time periods like as original compositions. “Cleveland tleman by birth and a dentist by trade. a painter mixes oils on canvas. Her Splendor,” their newest release, pays Thin, frail and nearly dead of tubercu- award winning novels have explored homage to a Cleveland legend, comic losis at the age of 22, the young scholar outer space as gracefully as they have book writer Harvey Pekar. went west to save his lungs in the dry, travelled inside the minds and hearts NJC has performed in clubs and 14810 Madison Ave • Lakewood hot air. He sounds nothing like Doc of her characters. With a doctorate in festivals throughout Ohio and was 228-7133 Holliday, the infamous gambler, gun- biological anthropology, Russell brings Parking off Victoria Ave. featured on PBS. Peter Chakerian, Corner of Warren Rd & Madison man and all around tough guy, but they the research abilities of a scholar to her Managing Editor of CoolCleveland, are the same man. New York Times narratives. writes: “The NJC radiates charm, Open 7 Days a Week bestselling author Mary Doria Russell With so much to talk about and warmth, and the sort of instrumen- with a Full Menu! describes John Henry’s transformation suggestions that she should do stand- tal intuition that only comes from into Doc Holliday in her latest novel: up comedy, a visit with Mary Doria regular gigging.” Northcoast Jazz 30¢ Wings Everyday! “Doc.” Lakewood Public Library is Russell is not to be missed! So join us Collective’s Sunday with the Friends Check Us Out! delighted to welcome the award win- at Lakewood Public Library for this Concert will be held in the Main ning writer to discuss her fascinating very entertaining talk with one of Library’s Auditorium. Admission According to “Those That Know” — work as part of our Meet the Author Cleveland’s own nationally recognized is free as the concert is generously We’re the 6th series on Wednesday, February 22 at authors. Our Meet the Author series Browns Specials, Sunday Liquor, Keno & Bowling! funded by the Friends of Lakewood HOTTEST 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Audito- is generously funded by Friends of Public Library. CDs will be available rium at 15425 Detroit Avenue. Lakewood Library and as always is free NEIGHBORHOOD BAR! for sale and signing after the event. As an author, Mary Doria Rus- and open to the public!

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Lakewood Public Library Events Spring And Summer 2012 Health & Wealth Events Compiled by: Morgan Maseth Hospice/Volunteering Natural Solutions for Healthy Living Hospice 101 and Volunteering Would you like to live a more natural and healthful life? Holistic wellness Hospice is a service and not a place. Laura Brindza and Tracey Peek of Odys- coach and master herbalist Rachel Anzalone confronts your greatest health chal- sey Hospice clear up common misconceptions about end of life care so that those lenges with her powerful plan. who need it will have better opportunities. Find out who is eligible for care, what services are provided and what costs are covered by Medicare. Also, learn how May 23 - Understanding the Glycemic Index and volunteers can become an important part of another person’s life journey with a How Food Affects Mood rewarding experience that cannot be replaced. June 20 - Women’s Hormone Health Wednesday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium July 18 - The Yeast Connection: Addressing Chronic Candidiasis Gaming August 22 - Adrenal Fatigue: A Syndrome of Stress The Educational Benefits of Chess Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Who can’t benefit from a rousing game of Chess? Chess clears out the cobwebs Power Living and rewards long-term strategic thinking in young and old alike. Educator John Do you have problems getting what you want or need from others? Do you Saade uses the king’s game to reach out to at-risk youth and reinforce the academic wish you had more love in your life? Are you looking to bring more joy to the world and intrapersonal skills necessary for success. around you? Are tender emotional wounds getting in the way of the life you want to Wednesday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium live? Dr. River Smith, a local psychologist and the author of A Conspiracy to Love: Living a Life of Joy, Generosity & Power, introduces powerful techniques designed to put you back in control. Help do your part to keep April 2: Power Getting Lakewood a successful walking April 9: Power Loving community and clear your April 16: Power Healing and Joy Part One sidewalks after a snowfall. April 23: Power Healing and Joy Part Two R If you see or witness any problems April 30: Power Eating A relating to clearing snow from the Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium LE ! sidewalks (neglected property- C Y residental or commercial), please Taxes THE A call the city at 216-252-4322. Tax Deductions for Parents, Students and Educators W Natalie Vloedman, an H & R Block senior tax advisor with over thirty years of Kids need clear sidewalks NEED HELP CLEARING? experience, comes to the Library with the simple goal of enriching her community. during the winter to get If you’re not able to clear the She’ll share specific strategies for reducing the tax burdens of teachers, students and to and from school safely snow, you can get help by calling 216-521-1515. those who love them. each day. Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium WWW.ONELAKEWOOD.COM Family SPONSORED BY Supporting Learning at Home for Children with ADHD Dr. Nora McNamara knows that parenting children who exhibit signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be an alternately frustrating and exhilarating experience. Children with ADHD are typically just as bright and often brighter than other children, but they learn differently. Dr. McNamara offers techniques to spark imaginations and ingrain habits of lifelong curiosity and learning, based on the latest neurodevelopmental research. Tuesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Retirement Strategies to Maximize Your Pension and Social Security: Open your eyes to opportunity. Financial advisor Sandra Anderson dispenses good advice on handling money that you’ve already earned. Make your pension and social security benefits last and enjoy the life that you deserve without worry. Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Welcome To The Jungle A Fairview Hospital business just kept growing. So did the and Speaking of by Arlie Matera For Women Only: Jungle Terry doesn’t take vaca- menagerie. Women’s Health Event tions. He has over one hundred animals Today, Jungle Terry has six acres Taking Care of requiring twice daily feedings, and and a specially designed, tempera- More than one in three women has some your average pet sitter just isn’t up for ture controlled barn to house all his Your Heart form of cardiovascular disease. Christine the task. Get Jungle Terry talking about animals. His two children help with Tanaka-Esposito, MD, cardiovascular medicine, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 his job though (he’s an animal trainer, feeding and care-taking, and just as will discuss prevention, risk factors, and naturalist, educator, and entertainer all importantly, with hand-raising and 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. signs and symptoms. rolled into one) and you quickly realize training the animals. “Our animals are In addition to the talk, there will be blood he doesn’t exactly need a vacation. In handled by children at all our shows,” Blood Pressure Screening pressure screenings, a healthy heart lunch and fact, he seems barely able to contain his Jungle Terry says, “so I have to make 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. raffle prize drawings. energy and enthusiasm for his work. sure they’re comfortable around chil- Heart Healthy Lunch and Talk “I love working with kids and ani- dren.” In other words, Tic Toc the 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Event co-sponsored by mals,” he says. “When I was a kid I crocodile and Big Al the fifteen foot spent all my time in the woods. I was python might look scary, but nervous Rocky River Civic Center Memorial Hall Free. Registration required. so into nature, I didn’t even know girls parents take note; all Jungle Terry’s ani- 21016 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River, OH 44116 Call 1.877.234.FITT (3488) or existed until I was eighteen.” mals are kid-tested and kid-friendly. 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Lakewood Schools Ranger Athletes Land College Scholarships by Christine Gordillo with its “more traditional college feel,” at LHS and said he feels blessed to have Two-time State qualifier, cross Two of Lakewood High’s best Jackosky said. been part of the “brotherhood” of run- country athletes both signed Letters of Intent In inviting Jackosky to sign a Letter ners. State qualifier, 3200 meters, track recently to continue their athletic of Intent, Iowa State’s Director of Track “Everyone was just really nurtur- District winner, 3200 meters, track endeavors next year at the college level. & Field/Cross Country wrote to him: ing from the start (of my freshmen District winner, cross country Senior Nick Jackosky capped off his “Very few people have the opportunity year)… The seniors really helped get NOC Runner of the Year 2011 stellar cross country and track career to compete at the NCAA Division 1 my confidence up” and urged me on, Three-time NOC champ, 3200 by signing a Letter of Intent to run for level and even fewer receive a scholar- Jackosky said. He said the closeness meters, track Division I Iowa State and senior Aturo ship to be able to compete. You are part among teammates helped him adjust Two-time NOC champ, cross coun- Morgan, the Rangers quarterback for of an elite group who has this honor, when he first came to LHS. “I had a try the past two seasons, accepted an offer and I am extremely proud to have you group of friends instantly,” he said. Academic All-Ohio team junior to play wide receiver and defensive with us here at Iowa State University.” Ironically, Jackosky had hoped to year back at Division II Lake Erie College in Iowa State’s record of being either go to St. Ignatius but was put on the Morgan, who Ranger fans watched Painesville. first or second among the Big 12 schools waiting list and turned to Lakewood scramble and throw all over the field Jackosky, who will receive schol- each year of graduating student-ath- High instead. “That was a blessing in these past two seasons as the Rangers’ arship money for both his athletic and letes was also a big factor in Jackosky’s disguise,” he said. “LHS has been the quarterback, received a generous schol- academic achievements, was sought decision as the academic component best place for me and I couldn’t have arship and aid package offer to play for after by several schools, including the was equally important to him. had a better experience.” Lake Erie. University of San Francisco, which Although he still has the LHS Highlights from Jackosky’s high On hand to watch Morgan sign his paid for a recruiting visit to California, track season ahead of him, Jackosky school career: Letter of Intent were Athletic Director and Iowa State, which won him over looks back fondly on his years running All-State team, cross country Bob Thayer, his mom and head Ranger football coach Ron Lewis, who called Morgan “the best athlete we have on Can’t Attend A Community Meeting? the team.” Lewis cited Morgan’s stats of both rushing and throwing for more than 500 yards this past season as the You Can Still Have Your Input impact Morgan had on the field. And offense wasn’t the only impact he had by Christine Gordillo attend a meeting, including one more email to jeff.patterson@lakewood. as Morgan also started on defense as a Superintendent Jeffrey W. Pat- that will have child care available k12.oh.us or snail mail to Jeffrey W. safety for the team. terson is nearly halfway through his (Feb. 29 at Harrison, call 529-4074 Patterson, Superintendent, 1470 War- When asked what his biggest round of Community Engagement to reserve space), the Superintendent ren Road, Lakewood OH 44107. accomplishment as a Ranger was, Mor- Meetings that address the future of understands that not everyone can Question #1: What criteria will gan doesn’t cite his own individual the district and the need to make sig- make an evening meeting. He wants to you use to judge the wisdom of our statistics or any one victory, but “giv- nificant expenditure reductions in the make sure that everyone has a chance ultimate plan to balance the Lakewood ing the school a winning season that next two years. There are four more to give their input and although it’s City School District’s budget? they haven’t seen since 2003,” he said. meetings to go so there are still plenty best to attend a meeting to hear the Question #2: What district char- The Rangers finished the 2011 season of chances to attend one. The con- context of what the district is facing acteristics, programs and services at 6-4. versation has been lively, polite and regarding its finances, he knows that make your school district special to Morgan, who right now thinks he interesting at each of the meetings. is not always possible. you? wants to major in Criminal Justice, Residents have been freely sharing If you would like to have your Question #3: As we cut the pro- said he was impressed by Lake Erie’s their thoughts with Patterson and he voice heard and cannot attend a jected expenditures by $4 million, facilities and in typical football player has been listening intently. meeting, please feel free to send your what should be the last things affected fashion, he particularly liked the caf- Although many options remain to responses to the questions below via by the reductions? eteria. Again, if you can make it to a Morgan’s mother, Ruby Soto, said meeting that is best. The remaining she “is proud that he’s made it this LHS Horticulture Project meeting dates are: far.” “It’s been a long road,” she said, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., at of getting Morgan through numerous Lands Big Lowe’s Grant Roosevelt Elementary injuries and keeping him motivated. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m., at She credited the Ranger coaching staff by Christine Gordillo pavers around the four beds. Lincoln Elementary and Coach Lewis in particular for “his The support behind Lakewood The grant is part of Lowe’s Toolbox Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., at big influence and helping to see (Aturo) High’s new Horticulture Outdoor Learn- for Education grant program, which Emerson Elementary through everything.” ing Lab continues to grow. The project, awards funds to school improvement Wednesday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m., at Best of luck to both young men as which benefited from the Lakewood projects that can be completed within Harrison Elementary they move toward graduation and the Garden Club’s super successful fund- a year. At the conclusion of the meetings, next chapter in their lives. raising efforts, recently received a $5,000 Lowe’s is committed to recogniz- Superintendent Patterson will hold grant from Lowe’s Charitable and Edu- ing and supporting efforts that enrich one more wrap-up meeting where he cational Foundation. the lives of our neighbors and custom- will report back to the community LHS Horticulture teacher Mark ers,” said Marshall Croom, chairman what he has heard from across the city Research Volunteers Rathge, who applied for the grant, of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational and what direction the administration Needed for Mental was hoping for some portion of the Foundation. “By supporting schools is considering in regards to the recom- Imagery Study $5,000 offered and was thrilled when like Lakewood High, we know we are mendations it will make to the Board he learned the project was to receive contributing to a cause that’s impor- of Education in April. That meeting Older Adults/ Right-handed full funding from Lowe’s. “It’s amaz- tant to our customers and employees will take place, Thursday, March 8 at Volunteer Information: ing how this has all come together,” and helping build stronger communi- 7 p.m. in Lakewood High’s East Caf- • 65 and older (male/female) said Rathge. “This grant gives us some ties.” eteria. • No nervous system impairments financial flexibility to do some things • No cognitive impairments faster than originally planned.” • All study visits at main campus Some of those plans that the Carabel Beauty Salon & Store • 20-40 hour time commitment (elderly) Lowe’s money will be earmarked for, Brunettes are special at Carabel Beauty Salon & Store. - Non-invasive brain and muscle include purchasing plants and a few Many brands of color to select from. Special effects recording - Financial compensation specialty trees and planting materials too. Touch up prices range from $16.80, $21.30, such as soil and mulch in the spring and $30.00. Free allergy test and consultation. For further information, please contact 216.445.6728. for the four raised beds that flank the Call for appt. or more info Your This study was approved by the Institutional entrance to the high school. Rathge Feminine Review Board at the Cleveland Clinic and is would also like to plant some more 216.226.8616 Connection funded by the NIH. grass and install some stepping stone 15309 Madison Avenue • FREE PARKING

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Lakewood PTA Reflections 2012 Diversity Means...

Congratulations and thank you for sharing Harrison Elementary School continued Good luck to those with entries being your talents with us! Good luck to those Bray, Isabelle 4 Visual Arts judged at the state level! Cooper, Isabelle 4 Visual Arts with entries being judged at the state level! Elkhatib, Rania 4 Visual Arts Those names appear in BOLD Haklaj, Jessica 4 Visual Arts State Level - Visual Arts Jones, Emily 4 Visual Arts Jones, Renee 4 Visual Arts Abigail Allio, Grant Elementary School Garfield Middle School King, Zachary 4 Visual Arts Isabelle Bray, Harrison Elementary School Name Grade Catagory Capretta, Brailey 5 Visual Arts Abuzahriyeh, Shuruq 6 Literature Dupay, Shannon 5 Visual Arts Rania Elkhatib, Harrison Elementary School Donegan, Victoria 6 Film McKissick, Alesondra 5 Visual Arts Maya George, Horace Mann Elementary School Folts, Jacquelyn 6 Literature Scott, Shannon 5 Visual Arts Fox, Rachael 6 Visual Arts Jessica Haklaj, Harrison Elementary School King, Kyndl 6 Literature Alexandra Horton, Horace Mann Elementary School Layton, Courtney 6 Literature Horace Mann Elementary School Rivera, Isabella 6 Literature George, Lukas K Visual Arts Bailey McReynolds, Harrison Elementary School Rouiha, Youssaf 6 Literature Horton, Edward K Visual Arts Helen Miller, Horace Mann Elementary School Salumkombo, Blandine 6 Literature Jaroszewicz, Jillian K Visual Arts Skourlis, Elizabeth 6 Visual Arts Miller, Helen K Visual Arts Simon Miller, Horace Mann Elementary School Steiner, Daniel 6 Literature Horton, Alexandra 1 Visual Arts Katherine Millman, Lakewood High School Miller, Cecelia 1 Visual Arts Charlie Payne, Lakewood Early Childhood PTA Wright, Lila 1 Visual Arts Grant Elementary School Elizabeth Skourlis, Garfield Middle School Davidson, Adalyn 1 Visual Arts Hoppel, Grace 2 Visual Arts Funk, Casey 1 Visual Arts Miller, Simon 2 Visual Arts Olivia Vuyancih, Grant Elementary School Sorge, Madalynne 1 Visual Arts George, Maya 3 Visual Arts Allio, JR 2 Visual Arts McHugh, Erin 3 Literature McIntire, Lucy 2 Literature, Visual Arts Banak, Kim 4 Visual Arts Literature Nanni, Isabella 4 Visual Arts Vuyancih, Zach 2 Photography, Visual Arts Paula Atfield, Harding Middle School Binion, Sydney 3 Visual Arts Westrick, Chloe 4 Visual Arts Sorge, Annabelle 3 Literature, Photography Marisa Campbell, Lincoln Elementary School Budzar, Max 4 Photography Lakewood High School Rodrigo Corrigan, Harding Middle School Leaf, Peyton 4 Visual Arts Klann, Renee 9 Literature McIntire, Emily 4 Photography Alex Grunder, Harding Middle School Watson, Gregory 9 Music Pagsuyoin, Emma 4 Photography Vatemanu, Irina 10 Photography Stephanie Harkenrider, Harding Middle School Sorge, Turner 4 Photography, Visual Arts Kiraly, Hannah 11 Film Vuyancih, Olivia 4 Visual Arts Renee Klann, Lakewood High School Millman, Katherine 11 Visual Arts Allio, Abigail 5 Visual Arts Erin McHugh, Horace Mann Elementary School Williams-Riseng, Lalia 5 Visual Arts LECPTA Harding Middle School Buckingham, Greyson LECPTA Visual Arts Photography Bobinac, Tara 6 Literature Christian, Dominique LECPTA Visual Arts Marisa Campbell, Lincoln Elementary School McGinley, Sarah LECPTA Visual Arts Chanter, Casey 6 Film Matthew Dailey, Harding Middle School Cimino, Caitlin 6 Photography, Visual Arts Parker, Anneliese LECPTA Visual Arts Cogar, Hannah 6 Literature Smith, Hunter LECPTA Visual Arts Rachel Daso, Harding Middle School Dailey, Matthew 6 Photography Payne, Charlie K Visual Arts Dalisky, Abe 6 Photography Dolatowski, Calvin 6 Photography, Visual Arts Music Gamez, Carter 6 Film Lincoln Elementary School Gregory Watson, Lakewood High School Jones, LaNiqua 6 Literature Reighard, Jonathan K Visual Arts Weddell, Liam 6 Visual Arts Chanter, Amanda 2 Visual Arts Wynn, Eva 6 Literature O’Donnell, James 2 Visual Arts Marjanovic, Gina 3 Literature (cont.) Harding Middle School Chanter, Ella 4 Visual Arts Daso, Rachel 7 Photography Many thanks to our unit chairs Crino, Kitty 4 Visual Arts Nanni, Sophia 7 Visual Arts Fordu, Lily 4 Visual Arts Sangree, Grace 7 Literature LECPTA ...... Sheri Buckingham Krandich, Grace 4 Visual Arts Atfield, Paula 8 Literature Miranda, Sophia 4 Visual Arts Grant PTA . . . . Judy Szentkiralyi, Brenda Budzar Budzar, Zoë 8 Visual Arts Roe, Mackenzie 4 Visual Arts Corrigan, Rodrigo 8 Literature Harrison PTA ...... Maria Shinn, Kim Hartman Stahl, Audrey 4 Visual Arts Grunder, Alex 8 Literature Stockman, Mariana 4 Dance Choreography, Music Harkenrider, Stephanie 8 Literature Horace Mann PTA . . . Lisa Horton, Oliva Weisman Wynn, Jack 4 Literature Kantor, Amanda 8 Literature Campbell, Marisa 5 Literature, Music, Lincoln PTA ...... Tessa O’Donnell Pavlovski, Anna 8 Literature Photography Simonson, Liam 8 Literature Roosevelt PTA ...... Regina Westlake Lewellyn, Maxwell 5 Visual Arts Toner, James 8 Literature Marjanovic, Kira 5 Visual Arts Garfield PTA ...... Debbi Polen Harrison Elementary School Harding PTA . . . Mona Ewing Atfield, Tonya Nanni Tigges, Chloe Pre-K Visual Arts Roosevelt Elementary School Lakewood High PTA ...... Martha Neff Haklaj, Jasson K Visual Arts Page, Evelyn K Visual Arts Joyce, Anna K Visual Arts Gee, Monet 1 Visual Arts Peck, Dominic K Visual Arts Bunevich, Lexa 2 Visual Arts Wille, Pete K Visual Arts Dent, Sofie 2 Visual Arts Scarpucci, Ana 1 Visual Arts Hunt, Colin 2 Visual Arts Seeley, Jacob 2 Visual Arts Kavc, Julia 2 Visual Arts The Lakewood Council extends a special thank you to: the Ayala, Destiny 3 Visual Arts Page, Maxwell 2 Visual Arts Hanes, Lorelai 3 Visual Arts Westlake, Julia 2 Literature many judges who helped broaden the artistic opportunities McReynolds, Bailey 3 Visual Arts Kavc, Jacob 3 Visual Arts for the students of Lakewood; and the Lakewood Observer Plumley, Avery 3 Visual Arts Cocan, Sebastian 4 Visual Arts Shinn, Caroline 3 Visual Arts Westlake, Christina 4 Visual Arts for donating the printing of the programs .

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Lakewood Cares Ministerial Musings: Sacred Solitude (A Sermon) One thinks of the memoir Jour- by Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III nal of a Solitude by May Sarton. Or the extended essay A Room of One’s Own tude helped Jesus to see — and to live are to do in the event of a loss of cabin by Virginia Wolfe. Or maybe even fully” (2002: 2). pressure? When the masks come down the CD Solitude Standing by Suzanne But sure enough, the people found from the overhead compartment, you Vega. I think of the quote at the top of him and back to work he went. are to fasten your mask first and then today’s bulletin. Greta Garbo is often I once heard a pastor say that this help those who need assistance. Why? quoted as having said, “I want to be is the model we are to follow — that Because if you cannot breathe, you will alone.” According to her, though, “I there is no rest when we are about the be of no assistance to those who need never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only work of Christ. We may want to take a you. It is absurd to think that you can said, ‘I want to be left alone.’ There is break, but, when sought, we are to put help another person breathe when you a difference.” Indeed, there is a dif- away the novel, turn off the soothing are gasping for air. You cannot help ference! We all need to be left alone music, blow out the scented candle, another heal when you yourself are sometimes. We all need space, privacy, dump the herbal tea down the drain, sick. You cannot take the speck out of ing your family and your health. You room to reflect, time to pray. and get back to work. your neighbor’s eye when you have a have a good work ethic if you work Jesus did, too. Really? That’s what we’re supposed great big plank in your own. over twelve hours a day and do not Every once in a while, when he was to do? Didn’t God create a Sabbath for Whether or not people allowed take a sick day (even when you feel like tired from all the people who crowded spiritual, physical, emotional, and psy- Jesus time to rest, he himself saw the death), nor do you take any vacation around him seeking healing or a bless- chological refreshment? Where is the value in it and sought it when he knew time because that will make you look ing, Jesus ascended a mountain or a commandment that says, “Thou shalt he needed it. That is the model for lazy. hill to be alone, to pray, to rejuvenate be a workaholic always on the go work- ministry that we are to follow. Sound familiar? his soul. Reflecting on this, Annema- ing thyself to death”? We honor the Ever since the 1980s, the phrase That is not having a good work rie Kidder and Eugene Peterson wrote, Living One by living — and not just for “work ethic” has become a fundamen- ethic. That is letting yourself become “In communion with God in solitude others. Sometimes we have to live for tal part of our language in a rather a slave. No one lying on his/her death from his demanding everyday life, ourselves. How can we effectively min- negative way. The phrase has always bed, says, “You know what? I wish I [Jesus] refreshed his body and spirit ister to others when we are worn to the been around. Years ago, though, it had spent more time at work.” How- so he could continue his work with nub constantly? was defined by characteristics such as ever, we live as if we cannot work those seekers of healing and hope who You have probably heard this honesty, pride, customer service, reli- enough, because we think that is what crowded around him. The richness of example before, but it bears repeating. ability, and industriousness. Over the is expected of us if we want to be suc- solitude provided both a deep spiritual When you are on an airplane and the last three decades, though, it has come cessful, if we want to get ahead in life. rest and the physical and emotional flight attendants explain how to fas- to mean something else. Today, “work While I was in seminary, I worked renewal necessary to live with both ten your seatbelt and where to find the ethic” means that you are to put your for a couple years at one of the big- deep compassion and conviction. Soli- emergency exits, what do they say you job above everything else, includ- gest law firms in Boston as a computer trainer and PC support specialist. There was an attorney there who was Lakewood Resident Elected President about my age at the time. He was married and had a young daughter. He was going through a bitter divorce and Of Nature Center Board could not understand why his spouse by Frank Colosimo fits with what my family loves,” says was leaving him. I could not under- The Board of Directors at Lake Lowmiller, who regularly takes part stand why this brilliant Harvard Law Erie Nature & Science Center has in the Center’s educational programs graduate could not figure out that liter- elected officers to provide leadership with her daughter. “I believe technol- ally working from 6:00 a.m. till 10:00 and support for the Bay Village non- ogy, which broadens many horizons, at night (even on weekends) wasn’t profit organization in 2012. Lakewood can begin to separate us and our chil- somehow a contributing factor. resident Colleen Lowmiller, Senior dren from others and from nature. The Alan is like many of us. Work, Actuarial Consultant at Findley Davies, Center provides those natural connec- work, work… The boss is God. Inc., has been appointed as President tions that are missing for many people, Everything else is secondary at best. of the Board after serving two terms as and by pausing and connecting with Singer-songwriter Steve Earle once Vice President since joining the Board nature, they can also learn to keep the said, “If there is such a thing as a work- in 2009. personal connections with others that aholic, I’m it, and that’s what passes for Lowmiller will guide the Board will continue to be important in their leisure.” of Directors in fulfilling their duties future.” But work (even if we totally enjoy to govern and support the Center. “It Taking on the mantle of Vice Pres- what we do) isn’t leisure. We need time is great that I can spend my volunteer ident is Steve Fink, PhD, a Research to pause, to breathe, to fill our wells. time with an organization that also Instructor at Case Western Reserve We need sacred solitude. If we believe University’s Department of Medicine. nonprofit organization and this impor- that our God is still speaking, and we Fink’s long-standing connection with tant mission,” said Executive Director want to hear what God has to say, then the nonprofit Center reaches back to Catherine Timko. “The officers and we need to pause and listen and draw his youth, when he spent time as a vol- all of the Board Members serve as key near to God, because God’s voice isn’t unteer junior curator. Jerry Rudowsky, advisors and ambassadors to the com- a loud, bellowing roar. It is a still small Senior Manager, Assurance Services at munity.” voice. If your life is always filled with Ernst & Young LLP, returns for a sec- Lake Erie Nature & Science Cen- clamor, then you will never hear it and ond term as Treasurer while Corryn ter is open free to the public seven days your soul will shrivel up. Firis, Staff Attorney at the Cuyahoga a week. Visitors enjoy more than 100 Find those moments, my friends. County Common Pleas Court, returns live animals on exhibit and a wide Find your mountaintop. Climb it. as Secretary. variety of educational offerings, includ- Claim it. Bask in the glory of the “Lake Erie Nature & Science ing astronomy programs in the on-site One who will follow you to the sum- Center gives people opportunities Planetarium. The $1.2 million non- mit. Don’t let anyone pull you down to discover and appreciate our natu- profit organization annually serves more from that height. Relish it. Carve it ral world with hands-on programs, than 180,000 children and adults and into your schedule. Make it yours and live animal exhibits, a planetarium is an independent affiliate of the Cleve- yours alone. In those moment — those and direct access to Lake Erie. The land Metroparks. The Center is located sacred moments — you just might be talented professionals elected to the at 28728 Wolf Road in Bay Village. For surprised at who you find, because you Center’s Board of Directors provide more information, visit www.lensc.org just might find yourself. Amen. vital leadership and support for our or call 440-871-2900.

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Lakewood Cares Lakewood Hosting American Cancer Society Relay For Life Kickoff This Month by Alissa Marks High School, beginning at 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at nearly a century of experience to save Sneakers, sleeping bags and can- on Friday, June 15 and ending at 12:00 Jammy Buggars, 15625 Detroit Avenue lives and end suffering from cancer. cer education? It must be the American p.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2012. in Lakewood. Fifteen percent of food We save lives by helping people stay Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, an The Relay For Life of Lakewood is sales during this time will benefit the well by preventing cancer or detect- overnight event to celebrate survivor- looking for team captains, volunteers, American Cancer Society. ing it early; helping people get well by ship and raise funds to help create a cancer survivors, community leaders For information about Relay For being there for them during and after world with less cancer and more birth- and sponsors to get involved in this Life or about cancer, call toll-free a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures days. signature fundraising event. Commu- anytime 1-800-227-2345 or visit the through investment in groundbreak- Relay For Life brings together nity members interested in learning American Cancer Society Web site at ing discovery; and by fighting back teams from local businesses, schools, more are encouraged to attend the www.cancer.org. by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to churches and families for fun, food, Relay For Life of Lakewood Kickoff on The American Cancer Society defeat cancer and by rallying commu- music and entertainment, and a night Tuesday, February 28 from 6:30 p.m. combines an unyielding passion with nities worldwide to join the fight. under the stars – all while team members take turns walking or running On Kiwanis: on a track. Relay For Life begins with a Cancer Survivors Lap and reception to celebrate life. Later in the evening, Pizza Bake-Off Fills Cafeteria, Stomachs a Luminaria Ceremony honors those by Gordon Brumm groups and projects serving the test, pizza fans voted these establish- who are battling cancer and remem- Some 600 pizza-tasters crowding Lakewood community, as well as ments as best in their categories: bers those who have lost their fight. the LHS East Cafeteria at the Janu- providing an evening of fun and com- Best Pepperoni Pizza – Angelo’s The monies raised from this event will ary 27 Lakewood Kiwanis Club Pizza panionship for those in attendance. Pizza , 13715 Madison Ave. go toward the American Cancer Soci- Bake-Off – that is a definition of suc- The key to LKC’s success was com- Best Specialty Pizza – Dewey’s ety’s research, education, advocacy and cess by any standards, and by some munity involvement, in this case the 14 Pizza, 18516 Detroit Ave. patient service programs. standards the most successful LKC pizzerias that furnished their wares for People’s Choice Pizza – Zappitelli’s The 2012 Relay For Life of fund-raiser ever. attendees to sample. on Madison, 14201 Madison Ave. Lakewood will be held at Lakewood The event netted $4700, all for Subjecting all offerings to the taste Kiwanis president Dave Nor- ton promised another Pizza Bake-Off next year, and by all indications it Singles Find Love At The Lakewood Dog Park will become a permanent feature of Lakewood life. by Alanna Faith der, her Border Collie mix by her side, In addition to the three winners Single? Tired of the bar scene? Or she explains, “We all have one thing in just named, the following establish- being hit on at the gym? Forget about common--the ability to speak ‘dog.’” ments participated in the Bake-Off: stalking the celery in the produce aisle Chad Bray adds, “We’d see each Domino’s Pizza, 15315 Detroit waiting for someone who looks avail- other every day at Lakewood Dog Park Ave. able! about 6 p.m.” Donato’s of Lakewood, 18100 The Lakewood Dog Park is THE Kaylee chimes in, “It was easy to Detroit Ave. new place for singles to find love! get to know one another. We started Geppetto’s Pizza & Ribs, 17103 Think about it. Lakewood has talking about our dogs and babbled Detroit Ave. more 18- to 35-year-olds than any away for hours.” Chad adds, “We both Guys Pizza Company, 18306 other Cleveland suburb. More house- belong to Friends of the Lakewood Dog Detroit Ave. holds now own dogs than have kids. Park, so we spend lots of time together Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 16210 And let’s face it; dogs are chick and guy volunteering on projects. Now even my Detroit Ave. magnets. If you love dogs, what bet- dog Buster and Kaylee’s dog Cinder are Nunzio’s Pizzeria, 17615 Detroit ter way to meet people with the same inseparable.” Ave. interests and values than at a place Chad goes on, “In the beginning, Pizza Hut, 1407 W. 117th St. where other people who share that love a group of us would go out for din- Players on Madison, 14523 Madi- of dogs congregate? The Lakewood ner after going to the dog park. Then, son Ave. Dog Park is where Kaylee and Chad Kaylee and I went to a reggae Summer Roman Fountain Pizza, 15603 found love. Concert at the Lakewood Library--that Detroit Ave. This is truly a story of PUPPY was our unofficial first date.” “After The Root Café, 15188 Detroit Ave. LOVE. that, we just started spending more Tommy’s Pizza and Chicken, time together,” says Kaylee, smiling. A Texas girl transplanted to Kaylee Daussin, Cinder, Chad Bray and 16813 Madison Ave. “Our first kiss was on Black Friday Lakewood, Kaylee Daussin confides, Buster “The Lakewood Dog Park was a place 2010. Chad had just asked me to offi- for me to meet new people.” With Cin- cially date him.” Kaylee blushes with Here’s where this love story gets and cycling. In fact, it was on a trip this confession. “We both work and are really exciting. to the Virginia Kendall Ledges in the in grad school. It sounds a bit old-fash- Besides their love of dogs, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, on ioned, but we took it slow.” couple enjoys backpacking, hiking December 9th, that Chad proposed to Kaylee! What a person Do Chad and Kaylee give credit to Enjoy a Night Out with Adults! the Lakewood Dog Park for meeting their “perfect match”? You bet they do! wants they do. Saturday - February 25, 2012 6:30pm-9:00pm “We’re getting married June 9th!” Enjoy a free fresh meal on us! Chad proclaims. Kaylee happily pro- fesses, “We have so many things in Vegetarian Cooking Class common. But, it was our crazy love for dogs that brought us together. And our Learn how to cook Fried Tofu and Stuffed Squash SUNDAY NIGHTS 5:00P dogs couldn’t be happier either!” LAKEWOOD LIBRARY AUDITORIUM Followed by a delicious sit down dinner (IT’S IN THE BASEMENT) Now that’s called PUPPY LOVE! 15425 DETROIT AVENUE Lakewood Seventh-Day Adventist Church Friends of the Lakewood Dog 1382 Arthur Avenue, Lakewood, OH Park invite all dog lovers and singles to Parking Lot Door (Behind Taco Bell) attend the: Puppy Love Party on Sunday, Feb. Please call Carolyn, at 216-406-1208, to make a reservation 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Avenue Reservation deadline is February 18th – Space is limited prodigalcommunity.com Tap House, 18206 Detroit Avenue.

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Lakewood Is Art ©2005 Broadway At The Beck: Spring Awakening, Featuring Baldwin-Wallace College In a world of 3D movies and You- by Lauren Fraley passion and poignancy the turbulent tube at your fingertips, why go to the journey from adolescence to adult- theatre? If you’re unsure, the Beck hood. This landmark musical swept Center’s production of Spring Awak- the 2007 Tony Awards winning eight ening will remind you. Thanks to the out of its eleven nominations, includ- Beck’s brilliant collaboration with ing Best Musical and Best Score. Baldwin-Wallace College’s nationally Spring Awakening is an exhilarating recognized Music Theatre program, mix of morality, sexuality, and rock & this powerhouse of a production will roll including hard-hitting songs like spin you around emotionally, and be “Momma Who Bore Me,” “My Junk,” there to catch your fall. This is a revolu- and “The B**** of Living.” tionary musical with the artistic team This production includes adult to match. language and nudity and is recom- Spring Awakening is based on a mended for mature audiences ages 17 19th century German play of a simi- and older. lar name – Spring’s Awakening. But Tickets are $28 for adults and this rock musical can hardly be called $25 for seniors (65 and older). An a period piece. Sure, it’s clearly pro- additional $3 service fee per ticket is vincial Germany; girls romanticize applied at the time of purchase. A spe- marriage (but still believe in the stork), photo by Ben Meadors Photography cial discount rate of $15 is available to while boys are equally imprisoned in Boys singing: From left to right, Baldwin-Wallace Music Theatre students Chris students with valid I.D. (use promo their ignorance despite the rigor of Cowan (Ernst), Zach Adkins (Melchior), James Penca (Moritz), and Nick Varricchio code “MAMA”). Group discounts are their schooling. But with punk-rock (Hanschen) in Beck Center’s production of Spring Awakening, February 3 through available for parties of four or more. jumping and spiked hair, the teenagers March 4 on the Mackey Main Stage. Purchase tickets online atwww.beck- of this story fight to find their voices, center.org or call Customer Service at navigating their own angst amongst and James Penca that drive the piece win-Wallace College Music Theatre 216.521.2540, x10. a sexually and emotionally repressive with a level of freshness that connects Program, the Beck Center for the Arts Beck Center is located at 17801 world- one very different from today’s, to every seat in the house. Equity actors, presents the Tony Award-winning rock Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten and yet, at times, frighteningly similar. Laura Perotta and Scott Plate, play the musical, Spring Awakening, Febru- minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Spring Awakening is a musi- all of the adult roles in the show- and ary 3 through March 4, 2012 on the Free onsite parking. cal that was ground-breaking when are clearly having the time of their lives Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 This production of Spring Awak- it hit Broadway in 2006- both in con- with the opportunity to play with these p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. ening is presented through special tent and in style. Victoria Bussert, the skilled other performers. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. arrangement with Music Theatre acclaimed director of Music Theatre at No production element is remiss; Based on the controversial 19th International (MTI) and is sponsored B-W, honors the production’s themes Alison Garrigan’s costume design is an century German play by Frank Wede- by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the of self-discovery and resilience, but evocative blend of eras with so many kind, Spring Awakening explores with Ohio Arts Council. turns the production down even more playful touches to notice throughout new avenues that will surprise and the show. The lighting and set design awaken you. Bussert and choreogra- by Jeff Herrmann are both clean, pher, Gregory Daniels, masterfully sharp and clever- but just like in Bus- take advantage of the intimate Beck sert’s direction, there are surprises I Center space, giving the audience an wouldn’t dare spoil- you’ll be so glad to experience that you just can’t get with experience it for yourself. a Broadway tour. Lucky for Cleveland My only big complaint? Half of audiences however, the talent on stage the theatre was empty on Sunday is of that same caliber! afternoon! Everyone who actually The lifeblood of this production was there couldn’t stop raving about truly is the honesty and energy of the it afterwards- I don’t give out standing Baldwin-Wallace Music Theatre stu- ovations haphazardly, but this produc- dents themselves, who bare their souls tion deserves it. It’s fun but important; and spread their chutzpah all over that poignant and powerful; heart-break- stage each night. Ranging from gritty ing and heart-warming. Once word of to delicate, the emotional range of the mouth gets around, my suspicion is photo by Kathy Sandham ensemble is the sturdy backbone for that you’ll want to get your tickets as the story. But it’s the principals Zach soon as possible! Melchior and Wendla touching: From left to right, Baldwin-Wallace Music Theatre Adkins, Kyra Kennedy, Andrea Leach In collaboration with Bald- students Zach Adkins (Melchior) and Kyra Kennedy (Wendla).

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Lakewood Is Art ©2005 The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later The year was 2003 and I was half- by Lauren Fraley In asking the current Lakewood way through my first year at Lakewood High School students questions High School. The Barnstormers Drama Could that happen here in Lakewood? to explore the community’s response to about their experiences in the cast Club announced that its winter drama I joined the cast (with a whopping 8 the murder 10 years later, and how the and their opinions about the show, would be The Laramie Project- a play lines!) but my high school experience town became defined by the incident. I found out that so many of them about the community of Laramie, was changed. There was no black and In hearing this, I became that 14-year- had done thorough research into the Wyoming where a young gay man, white. And I was no kid. old questioning again- has Lakewood town of Laramie and the real people Matthew Shepherd was murdered in a This year, The Barnstormers pre- changed in 10 years? Since changes in who are the play’s characters. They brutal hate crime. Bookish and curious sented The Laramie Project: 10 years laws with gay marriage and other leg- gave so many thoughtful responses at age 14, I plunged into the script and later- a piece created by the same group- islation, would the Lakewood High about the ideas of nurture vs. nature, there was no return. Questions were Moisés Kaufman and The Tectonic School students doing this play today how a community defines itself and popping up left and right- how does a Theatre Project. The show was compiled think of “10 years ago” as some less pro- what a “progressive” community like community foster that kind of hate? from interviews, just as the original was, gressive, ancient time? Lakewood can take away from a story like Matthew Shepherd’s. And just Beck Teen Theater Presents like in the Laramie Project script, there are so many different perspec- tives. Each student had a unique angle ‘Reckless’ A Darkly Comic Tale Of Modern- on each question- and the truth comes Day Alice In A Perilous Winter Wonderland from seeing each one. by Fran Storch At home on Christmas Eve, the professional theatrical sign language This is similar to the reason that Beck Teen Theater presents play’s heroine, Rachel, is informed by interpreters, to learn basic sign lan- LHS drama director Dave Gannon (or Reckless, a satirical comedy by Tony- her guilt-ridden husband that he has guage skills in preparation for their Mr. G as we’d often call him) had for nominated playwright Craig Lucas, hired a hit man to kill her. Distraught, roles. Coincidentally, The HeArd will asking cast members of the 2003 Laramie in the Studio Theater, February 24 she flees for her life by scrambling be signing an upcoming production Project to share our memories of how the through March 4, 2012. Show times are out the bedroom window and into of Alice in Wonderland on Febru- show affected us and how we hoped the 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and the snowy night. Rachel’s adventure ary 26 at the Fine Arts Association in show affected our community. With our 3 p.m. on Sundays. There will also be takes her from town to town where Willoughby. To learn more about The responses, Dave and students from the a special 10 a.m. student matinee on she meets a variety of bizarre charac- HeArd visit www.heardwhatsup.com. drama club created a video montage of Thursday, March 1. ters and encounters an endless series Tickets for Reckless are $12 for all of our stories that played just before Reckless is an absurdist midwin- of incredible coincidences. In the end, Adult/Senior (65 and over) and $10 for the performance. There’s something ter night’s dream directed by Jonathan she is forced to face the hard truth that Children/Student (18 and under). To about going back to an old place that’s Kronenberger, Beck Center’s Associ- it’s difficult, if not impossible, to really purchase tickets, visit www.beckcenter. like seeing an old friend. Even almost 10 ate Director of Theater Education, that know people and that we lead reckless org or call 216-521-2540, ext. 10. Beck years later, the LHS tryout theatre and I features a talented cast of 16 teenage lives in which “things just happen.” Center is located at 17801 Detroit Ave- could pick up right where we left off. actors who are students at the Beck The New York Times called Reckless nue in Lakewood, just 10 minutes west And yes, the tryout theatre seats Center. “This is my third time direct- “a bittersweet Christmas fable for our of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite are still incredibly uncomfortable. And ing this show and each time I return to time. It’s A Wonderful Life as it might parking is available. no, as an adult I don’t need to call Dave the play, I find it richer and funnier.” be reimagined for a bruising contem- Beck Center’s production of Gannon “Mr. G” anymore. But yes. As remarked Kronenberger. “It is particu- porary America.” Reckless is presented through special the Lakewood High School cast showed larly exciting having the input of these One of the quirky characters in arrangement with Dramatists Play Ser- me, both a community and a true story terrific young actors who have yet to the play is hearing impaired, so the vice, Inc. and is sponsored by Cuyahoga can make changes. As an alum said in truly understand the potential ‘sur- Reckless cast has been working with Arts and Culture, the Ohio Arts Coun- her interview, “If you reach just one prises’ that life can have in store.” members of The HeArd, a group of cil, and Music Is Elementary. person, it’s worth it.” All Are Welcome by Anne Palomaki providing services for others such side seats for the 4th of July Parade. to the evening. He will auction off a An auction will be held on Febru- as house cleaning, fall clean-up, Art and antiques will be on sale. day at the golf course, a sailboat ride ary 18 at 6:00 p.m. at Lakewood United dog care, sewing, and transporta- Breads and pies for each month of the and picnic at Clifton Beach, Cleve- Methodist Church, 15700 Detroit Ave. tion for seniors. The silent auction year as well as soups, cookies, meals, land Orchestra tickets, a children’s The proceeds will underwrite the pro- will include items such as tickets for and sticky buns will be on the auc- birthday party, an eye exam, and a grams at the church that support the Cavs or Monsters games, ski passes tion block. Gift certificates have been ride on a 30 foot Stingray boat. community. A buffet dinner will be at Boston Mills, Y membership, or donated by local merchants such as It’s a Party and Breadsmith have provided. The tickets are $12.00 for football coaching. Many children’s Barry Buick, 56 West, and Mitch- donated items for the dinner. one or $20.00 for two. Childcare will items have been donated including ell’s Ice Cream. Many members have Tickets may be purchased at the be provided for children under 10 on hand-painted chairs, ice skates, knit donated themed Gift Baskets filled church office daily between 9-5 p.m. or the premises. sweaters, and doll outfits. Members with Beauty items, candles, Italian the night of the event. There are over 150 donated have given picnics, barbecues, Asian items, or chocolate treats. A profes- Call 216-226-8644 with any ques- items. Many church members are dinners, and a party for 12 with curb- sional auctioneer will be adding fun tions.

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Wellness Watch perspective on this whole parenting Taking The Pressure Off Family Dinner thing. Seriously, the book, “I Was a by Jana Christian I’ve mentioned before that forc- more closely resembles a cafeteria tray Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: When I received word that Blog for ing my children to help with meal prep than a gourmet restaurant. To keep Reinventing Modern Motherhood” is Family Dinner accepted a post from my is a recipe for disaster... it is infinitely everyone safe and healthy (and to min- amazing. I alternated between laughing and crying over how many similarities blog (http://writeonjana.com), I was easier for me to get them entertained imize my stress level which is already modern mothers share... no matter ecstatic... and a little shamed. You see, on another project than to have them through the roof), our super-dull and uneventful meals contain: meat (like what their career status! I had fallen into the habit of picking at fighting over the step stool or throw- food while cooking and then serving ground beef or ground turkey, baked And I recognized that even if my ing tantrums near a hot oven. And, each child a different mixture of the final chicken or turkey or hamburgers) kids are not willingly enjoying a meal we always say grace (no matter how meal (to accommodate food allergies and with little to no seasonings, vegetables and pleasant conversation at the din- “funny” the dinner) so I crossed that preferences)... never even sitting down to (again raw or steamed, without sauces ner table every evening at 6pm, they are eat from a plate myself. Nice, huh?! off my list of goals as well. or seasonings) and carbohydrate reaping the benefits of my quality time Thankfully, the “call” to represent So, the real battle for me was: pre- (although my kids are not big fans of (and attention) while we are playing The Blog for Family Dinner Project paring a meal that everyone will eat pantry staples like rice, potatoes and games together, riding bikes, playing motivated me to wake up and smell without complaint (yeah, right!) and noodles so I have to get creative) on the playground or even trapped in the spaghetti... I snagged a copy of The keeping everyone seated for longer than To be honest, it frustrated me the car or house on rainy days. Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect five minutes in joyful conversation. that I wasn’t a “better mom” by meal I wholeheartedly support Blog for with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time at A daunting task, indeed. And one planning weeks in advance, lovingly Family Dinner and appreciate all the Lakewood Public Library and got to that I agonized over for weeks.... preparing a three course meal each amazing benefits of sitting down at work implementing some of the strat- And while we do make a point to evening by 6 p.m. and setting the table a meal each evening. But I also don’t egies for bringing people to the table. sit down at the table together, the meal with fine china and candles (my hus- consider myself a bad mother if the band got rid of them after I nearly table isn’t cleared off every night... burned down the house twice and that because sometimes the best conversa- Go Vegan In 2012! was before we had kids!). tions take place while engaging in the by Christin Sorensen sample a delicious, 100% Vegan pastry But I found peace at the library... routine tasks of daily life! Have you ever wanted to go Vegan plus a few different soy milks. 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Wellness Watch Eat Well Lakewood by Paula Reed Ernie’s topic is Eat Well with Great Live Well Lakewood’s mission is Grains, and he’ll demonstrate delicious to promote healthy, active living in ways to include the nutritional power- Lakewood. On Saturday, March 10, house quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., we’re spon- in your meals. The 2:00 p.m. demo, by soring the third annual Eat Well Robert Geul, executive chef at Jammy Lakewood at Lakewood High School Buggars, is Eat Well with Grass-fed (enter at the main entrance.) The ven- Beef. If you’re watching the amount of dor fair portion of the event is free and red meat you eat, Robert will teach you open to all. It offers lots of information why grass-fed beef is what you should about improving your diet and pro- choose, and why Jammy Buggars serves vides the opportunity to try samples of it. At 3:00 p.m., Eat Well Vegan fea- healthy options to choose when eating tures Demetrios Atheneos, executive out, provided by local establishments. chef of Deagan’s Kitchen & Bar, who Ever had a black bean burger at the will show you how to whip up a vegan Buckeye Beer Engine? Taste one, and dish--maybe even one you’ve ordered if we bet you’ll choose it over a ham- you’ve eaten at Deagan’s vegan night. burger next time--it’s that good! Root Seating for the demos is limited, so Chef Ernie Logsdon, Nature’s Bin. Cafe, home of a great vegetarian, vegan you must register to attend. There is and raw foods menu, will be on hand The highlights of the event are the p.m., the ever-popular Ernie Logs- a $5 charge for each of these sessions, with coffee and tea, both sources of three chef demos, presented in LHS’s don, executive chef from Nature’s Bin, with $1 from each admission fee going antioxidants. fabulous culinary arts area. At 1:00 makes his third appearance. This year to the Lakewood Community Services Center; the rest supports LWL’s community events. Unraveling The Mystery Of Traditional To find out more about Eat Well Lakewood or to sign up for the demos, visit our website, www.livewell- Chinese Herbal Medicine lakewood.org; e-mail us, info@ by Rachel Anzalone ance energy in the body. Many of these The simplest way to understand livewelllakewood.org, or call us at 216- Traditional Chinese Medicine, or Chinese herbal combinations utilize this is by example: 529-7695 and leave a message. Don’t TCM, may seem exotic and foreign but the same plants we use in the West. Consider an individual with what miss Eat Well Lakewood--it will be it is really a simple and approachable They may act as diuretics, alteratives, we would consider a “fiery” or perhaps good for you, and delicious too! system of wellness care that can benefit laxatives, tonics, expectorants, etc. The “Type A” personality - They are always anyone. difference is found in their combina- on the go, outspoken, enthusiastic, and ance an individual may feel nausea, TCM is a 2,500 year old, compre- tions and their applications. full of energy. They may have a primar- chronic worry, fearful of the future or hensive, energy based system of health The 14 basic Chinese herbal com- ily Fire constitution. When they get out a sour stomach (excess Earth) or they care. It includes diet, herbs, massage, binations are designed to restore of balance they may either become ner- may feel weak, have a poor appetite, acupuncture, bodywork and environ- healthy chi (energy), to balance Yin vous, dizzy, manic, irritable, anxious or poor muscle tone, or cling to the past mental balance to maintain and build and Yang energies and to balance the loud (excess Fire) or they may become (deficient Earth). health. TCM recognizes the subtle con- constitutional elements which may fatigued, confused, restless, over- Most people have a constitution nections between spirit, emotions, mind become excessive or deficient. The Chi- whelmed, or burned out (deficient Fire). that is a combination of the elements, and body and views the organs as energy nese constitutional elements are Wood, Alternatively, a person with a pri- sometimes with one distinct tendency centers that are all interconnected. Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. 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Business News Mind, Body, Spirit by Edward Staskus on to study with such nationally-recog- It is a long way from building boats nized master teachers as Paul Grilley, in Kennebunkport to mid-morning Rodney Yee, and Shakta Kaua Khalsa. epiphanies in Little Italy, and even far- Amrit Yoga, Mrs. Camino’s home ther from the subarctic snow banks of base as a teacher and student, is often Fairbanks to transforming an empty referred to as the Posture of Conscious- Lakewood storefront into a new yoga ness. It consists of several breathing studio, but that is the path Marcia exercises, twenty-six classic yoga pos- Camino took in creating Pink Lotus. tures, meditation between postures, A Chicago native, Mrs. Camino and deep relaxation. grew up in Texas, Indiana, New York, In 2005 she relocated to Cleveland’s and finally Toledo, Ohio, where her west side, buying a house in Lakewood steel-working family settled down. with her husband Joe, and began teach- While attending Bowling Green Univer- ing yoga part-time at studios, colleges, sity she declared a major in English, and and fitness centers. After five years of the next year transferred to the Univer- free-lance ‘Have Mat, Will Travel,’ even- sity of Alaska in Fairbanks, where she tually earning Yoga Alliance EYRT status earned an MFA in creative writing. She as a teacher, Mrs. Camino began to scour told her parents she wanted to be a poet. Lakewood for a studio of her own. “But, honey,” she remembers her “Deep down I was always spying Meet mother saying. “Poets don’t make any for places, to create a space reflective of money.” my personality, esthetics, and yoga phi- After graduation she stayed in losophy,” she said. Alaska, writing, waiting tables, and When she found the space she backpacking the state’s national parks. wanted, Mrs. Camino gave up her MARCY “It was very beautiful up there,” she 9-to-5 job at CWRU and signed a lease said. on the west end of Lakewood. Back home in Bowling Green she “It’s a lovely part of town,” she worked in modern dance and theater, said. “There are churches on either KAPTUR met her future husband in 1992, and four side of the street, and we’re in a 1911 years later moved to Cleveland. Planning Tudor-style building. It’s only a mile- their wedding in 1999, Mrs. Camino sur- and-a-half from my house, rather than • Secured more than $1.1 billion veyed her dress in the mirror. thirty miles!” in federal funding for job-creating “Like every young lady I needed to While many cities lack even one fit into my dress,” she said. “I heard yoga yoga studio, Lakewood sports three, infrastructure projects was good for that, so I bought a mat and with a fourth just across the bridge in video tape.” Rocky River, as well as on-going classes • Led the fight against the Wall She practiced every day for six weeks at the YMCA and Harding Middle and on the day of her wedding success- School. Mrs. Camino’s Pink Lotus will Street bailout fully fit into her dress. Afterwards she be the fifth full-time studio in the area. rolled up her mat and put it away. “Yoga has always been very hot on • Wrote the bill to create the “I was happily married, writing, the coasts, since the 1960s,” she said. World War II Memorial in taking art classes, working full-time at “It’s growing in the Midwest, and it Case Western University, everything makes sense in a community as diverse honoring veterans of the was fine, no yoga,” Mrs. Camino said. as Lakewood.” Greatest Generation “And then my husband went away to Unlike studios that specialize in Kennebunkport, Maine, to get certified Vinyasa, a generally faster-paced work- in wooden boat building. He was gone out, Pink Lotus tenders a wide range • Led the fight against NAFTA and for a year. I was left to my own means. of the contemporary and traditional, every bad trade deal Not a good idea.” including seldom-seen styles like Siv- She turned to long hours at work, ananda, which is what one of Mrs. enrolled in photography and film classes Camino’s students describes as yoga’s • Provided $10 million for at night, ballet on weekends, shooting a greatest hits. construction of a business 16mm black-and-white movie in her “My studio offers styles geared incubator for alternative energy spare time, and began to burn out. towards fitness,” she said. “But we offer “I was eating Pringles for breakfast more, because faster-paced workouts -- launching dozens of new and lunch,” she said. “I got really super are not available to everybody, yoga that companies and creating jobs thin and sick. I was a madwoman.” is breath-based, therapeutic, reflective, One May morning in front of her and, in the case of Chinese Yoga, new to TV in their apartment in Little Italy the Cleveland area.” • Delivered federal investments for she unrolled her yoga mat and began She cites a special love for Yin Yoga, NASA Glenn Research Center to practice again. As she practiced “that created to benefit the body’s connective yoga stuff’” in her living room she expe- tissue, where humans first and primar- rienced a shift in perspective, physically ily age. and spiritually. “We will be trying to bring to all we MARCY “I realized I had been living exter- teach a sense of balance, happiness, and nally, trying to capture “out there,” and soul,” she said. I was missing in here,” she said, point- After months of planning, permits, ing to herself, “I missed my husband, and renovation, Pink Lotus opened and I missed my own soul. I just lost it. in early December 2011. Like many I remember lying on my mat in child’s another first-time business owner, Mrs. pose. It was saturated, not with sweat, Camino had to overcome a series of KAPTUR with tears.” obstacles, from raising necessary capital DEMOCRAT FOR CONGRESS One day on her mat led to every day to finding the right plumber. www.MarcyKaptur.com on her mat, and eventually in 2004 to The solution to burning the mid- Paid for by Kaptur for Congress training at the Amrit Yoga Institute. She night oil turned up right next-door. earned her 200-hour certification, going continued on page 22 216.372.9626

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Lakewood Opinion Shadow Banking... Time To Shine A Light On Fraud On January 17, the Obama by Chris Perry to foreclose. Courts have increasingly Administration announced that it held that it does not. In 2009 and was pushing to get the 50 state attor- ensuring the legality of documents and system and is necessary for the con- throughout most of 2010, I worked neys general to agree to a mortgage offered protection to borrowers against ventional system to operate and stay as a foreclosure prevention special- fraud settlement with America’s largest fraud, deceitful mortgage lenders and alive. The problem is that repos require ist for a regional nonprofit, assisting banking institutions. However, a key unscrupulous real estate agents. It was “sales”--lots of them--which means the homeowners to have banks modify fraudulent practice will not be part of our job to make sure borrowers knew mortgage notes have to remain free their mortgages and avoid foreclosure. that proposed settlement--the “robo- what they were signing and enter- to be bought and sold at a moment’s MERS and the shadow banking indus- signing” scandal. This ongoing scandal ing into. I took full advantage of the notice. The mortgages are left unen- try presented immense challenges to involves bank employees signing names three-day right of rescission law and dorsed so they can be used again and those of us trying to broker mortgage not their own, under titles they did not corresponding legal document that again in this hyper-active repo market. modifications. For example, in 2009 have, attesting to the veracity of docu- many lenders never submitted to me As Gorton observes, there is a mas- Fannie Mae sent out a memo telling ments they had not seen or reviewed. for the borrower’s signature and pro- sive and growing demand for banking servicers that in order to be reimbursed Much evidence exists that it was an tection. I continually had to demand it by large institutional investors--pen- under HAMP—a government loan industry-wide practice, dating back to from banks--I would refuse to allow the sion funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, modification program designed to 1998 at the earliest, and that it has, in borrower to sign any loan documents etc.--which have millions of dollars to help at-risk homeowners meet their fact, clouded the titles of millions of without it. I reviewed everything, in park somewhere between investments. mortgage payments—the servicers homes. If the settlement is agreed to, it particular the terms of the mortgage FDIC insurance is designed to protect would have to produce the paperwork will let bankers off the hook for crimes note. I alerted countless borrowers individual investors--not institutions. showing the loan had been assigned that would land you and me behind to what I thought were undesirable The large institutional investors want to the trust. That paperwork did not bars--fraud, forgery, securities viola- terms, made them read any language an investment that is secure, that pro- exist. The banks’ solution was a rash tions and tax evasion. related to rate increases, excessive clos- vides them with interest, and that of assignments signed by an army of This is most unfortunate, as state- ing costs, balloon payments, severe is liquid like a traditional checking robo-signers. But ALL the documents level robo-signing prosecutions are the penalties triggered if they were to re- account, allowing for a quick with- are forgeries, making a shambles of simplest form of fraud to prove and finance or pay off the loan within a drawal. county title records. There are homes thereby punish the offenders for. But certain timeline, etc, etc. In signing the The shadow banking system here in Lakewood and throughout th the Obama Administration has sided three-day right of rescission form, this evolved in response to this need, nation whose legal ownershipcan’t be operating largely through the unreg- determined. These homes just sit and If the settlement is agreed to, it will let bankers off the hook ulated repo market. “Repos” are sales rot--bringing down the value of other and repurchases of mortgage-backed homes that surround them. for crimes that would land you and me behind bars--fraud, securities—the securitized units into Not only has the system destroyed forgery, securities violations and tax evasion. which American real estate has been county title records, but it is highly vul- ground up like a sausage. The collateral nerable to bank runs and collapse. That with the banks on this one and handed allowed me to have a conversation with is bought by a “special purpose vehicle” is what happened in September 2008 them a “get out of jail free” card. As borrowers about what they may be get- (SPV), which acts as the shadow bank. following the bankruptcy of invest- part of the proposed mortgage fraud ting themselves into and allowed the The investors put their money in the ment bank Lehman Brothers. The top settlement, the banks will not face any borrowers time to think it over for a SPV and keep the securities, and if the 1%, highly distrustful of one another, more investigations into this crime. couple of days with the option of back- SPV fails to pay up, the investors can rushed to pull their money out over- To the President’s credit, however, ing out. Some did, many did not. foreclose on the securities. To satisfy night. Lending came to a screeching he seems to have felt the wrath of the However, as early as 2000, I would the demand for hyper-liquidity, the halt and our nation’s largest banks did 99% of us in regard to his position on often confide in my wife about repos are one-day or very short-term not have their clients’ money on hand the settlement, in response to protests the growing level of deception unfold- deals, continually rolled over until the to pay it back. before his State of the Union address. ing within the mortgage industry and money is withdrawn. This money is Understanding what happened in During his speech on January 24, he the erosion of what the title insurance used by the banks for other investing the shadows is crucial to understand- did not mention the settlement itself, industry once was. Banks became hos- and lots of market speculating, including the last crisis and stopping the but announced instead that he would tile to the title insurance industry--did ing betting against the SPVs sold to a next one. The shadow banking mar- be creating a mortgage crisis unit to not care for the checks and balances of different group of investors. ket is where big banks, institutional investigate wrongdoing related to real people looking out for borrowers’ best MERS is the banking industry’s investors, and CEOs who have a lot of estate lending. Only the future will tell interests. Then it came, a wave of cor- if this investigative unit will be given porate acquisitions and forced mergers There are homes here in Lakewood and throughout the the authority needed when it comes to by banking subsidiaries of thousands of nation whose legal ownership can’t be determined. criminal prosecutions. title agencies, thereby severing the web The robo-signing largely involved of neutrality and oversight. Thousands nasty four-letter word. This mortgage money do their banking--particularly assignments of mortgage notes to of well-intentioned and knowledgeable shell game was made possible because their short-term banking. So let’s say I mortgage servicers or trusts represent- people lost their jobs as a result. The it was all concealed behind an elec- was Mitt Romney back in 2007. I had ing the investors who put up the loan title industry now serves at the whim of tronic smokescreen called MERS (an $10 million that I did not want to pay money. Assignment was necessary to the banking industry. I could no longer acronym for Mortgage Electronic Reg- taxes on and needed to invest pronto. I give the trusts legal title to the loans. participate in the charade and resigned istration Systems, Inc.). MERS allowed needed to put it somewhere and, being But in millions of cases the assignment in disgust at the rampant fraud being houses to be shuffled around like poker Mitt and a disciple of free-market was delayed until it was necessary to perpetrated by banks and by the grow- chips among multiple, rapidly chang- fundamentalism, I head to the “repo foreclose on the homes, when it had to ing collusion of the title insurance ing owners while circumventing local market,” and I ask my good friend be done through the forgery, fraud and industry (what little is left of it) work- recording laws. Title would be recorded John Kasich over at Lehman Brothers back dating of robo-signing. Why did ing in the shadows with the banking in the name of MERS as a place holder to hold my money and pay me interest. the banks not assign the mortgages to industry. for the investors, and MERS would John agrees. But how do I know that the trusts earlier, when it’s required by There is a working explanation that foreclose on behalf of the investors. John and Lehman Brothers won’t just law in all 50 states? cuts through some of the haze in regard The homeowner usually thinks the keep my money and not make me more I think it speaks to the evolu- to the shadow banking industry that servicer is the lender, but in fact it is a money? tion of what Nobel Prize Economist has been set forth by Yale economist group of shadow investors. You and I--simple little individ- Paul Krugman has aptly monikered Gary Gorton as follows: securitized Ten years ago, I channeled my ual depositors in the normal banking “the shadow banking system.” I wit- mortgages are the “pawns” used in the inner Nostradamus, and told my wife market, never have that fear. Through nessed this evolution during my time pawn shop known as the “repo mar- that MERS would eventually cause the the FDIC, the government insures our spent as a title insurance underwriter ket.” The “repos” are overnight sales implosion of the housing market. Start- deposits up to $250,000. But they don’t from 1995 to 2005. My co-workers and and repurchases of collateral. Repos ing in 2009, courts across the country insure massive deposits from people I once took pride in the title industry are the “deposit insurance” for the began questioning if MERS, which like Mitt Romney. So Mitt asks John as its 3rd-party neutrality worked as shadow banking system, which is now has admitted that it was a mere con- for “collateral”--something valuable an effective regulatory mechanism in larger than the conventional banking duit without title, had legal standing continued on page 19

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Pulse Of The City The Civil War....150 years ago... A Pilgrimage To Gettysburg... It’s not very much of a fence, as by Gary Rice from the boulders that dotted their path- fences go...It’s not even waist-high in ways. I could also imagine the desperate many places. It’s simply a low line of looks on the faces of Col. Chamberlain’s rocks, piled along the edge of a coun- 20th Maine as they fought time and try field. One could easily hop over it again to repulse the Alabamians, finally in many places, and indeed, many did repelling them decisively with a deadly exactly that--at a critical time in our bayonet charge. From the top of “Little nation’s history. For this particular Round Top,” you can see how high that fence marked the grand battle line of the hill really was. It was a turkey shoot for Army of the Potomac on the third day the Union Sharpshooters and their fast- of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylva- loading Sharps rifles. I don’t believe that nia (from July 1-3, 1863). any fighting Alabamian made it to the On that third day of battle, from top of that hill alive. out of the woods across that field came a Some of Dad’s ancestors were no mile-long line of the Army of Northern doubt also there with the brave Pennsyl- Virginia. Frustrated by being turned vanians, who faced the brunt of Pickett’s back on both flanks in the previous two Virginians out on that open field in the days’ fighting, a decision was made by center of the battle line on the third Southern General Robert E. Lee to send day of fighting. Those Virginians raced that army directly across that open field photo by Hugo Doerschuk across that field in a vain attempt at and take the Union position at all costs. victory, and at the last, they achieved a Gary, by “The Slaughter Pen” in the “Valley of Death,” pointing up to “Little Round There are many who have sec- certain success in one respect...winning Top.” ond-guessed the wisdom of “Pickett’s immortal valor. I just had to ask myself. Charge,” as that Confederate assault arriving at “Devil’s Den” and “The the huge rock outcrop that is known as Would I even be here now if some part went down in the history books, but Slaughter Pen.” Finally, you’ll take that “Devil’s Den,” I was struck by an intense of either side of my North/South gene the fact remains that a number of the winding left turn to the top of the “Little other-worldliness...and a strange feeling pool had been lost on that day? Confederates, although raked by rifle Round Top” hill. that I was, indeed, not alone. The reasons for the Civil War fire and deadly cannon grapeshot, did Confederate General Lee wanted to Of course, I was with my father, depend upon whom you ask. From the indeed make it to that stone fence, and engage the North, but did not think that Robert Rice, and our good friend Hugo North’s point of view, the “evils of slav- even some fifty feet beyond, when they Gettysburg was the right battlefield. The Doerschuk, who had graciously con- ery” became their rallying cry. The were finally stopped stone cold near a Union held the high ground there, and in sented to help us to get to Manassas, pursuit of the “Rights of Man” brought small stand of trees. That group of trees war, the high ground is golden. Still, Get- Virginia, so that Dad could conduct a cry to end slavery to the lips of every still marks the “high water mark” of tysburg proved to be the decisive time our original musical composition “The Union soldier, and yet very few of the the Confederate attack on that day, and and place for that horrific Armegeddon- American Veteran’s Last Salute March” Southern men on that field even owned from that day forward the South would like engagement to occur between two with The American Festival Pops slaves, or for that matter, even cared never be able to mount an effective mas- great armies and two ways of life. Orchestra. Hugo is a retired Army officer about that issue. From the South’s point sive assault against the Northern armies, Walking those fields a few weeks and offered very significant commen- of view, they were fighting for the rights even though the Civil War would drag ago, I can report to you there is abso- tary. There were also some other tourists of their particular states to follow their on for nearly two more years. lutely no place on earth that I know of milling about, but on the whole, the place own pathways of governance. They were Today, a one-way road winds even remotely like Gettysburg. In the seemed as if it were another planet. fighting for their friends and neighbors, through the Gettysburg battlefield in first place, the climate of that region, Many of my dear late mom’s fam- and, like the Union men across that bat- Southern Pennsylvania, making it pos- unlike most of the rest of Pennsylvania, ily were from Alabama and Georgia, tlefield, they were fighting for each other. sible to take your car easily up the side is considered to be humid sub-tropical, and a Great Great Great Grandfather The issue of slavery, according to a of “Little Round Top,” where so many like much of the American South. Even had supposedly fought for the South at number of historians, was ending in any Alabamians and others fell in a futile on a cool November afternoon, the dif- Gettysburg and lived. How? I could not case. Slaves were simply too expensive to attempt to take the position of Colo- ferent “feel” of the place was remarkable. begin to tell you. As I looked up from purchase and maintain in the modern nel Joshua Chamberlain’s 20th Maine The battlefield appears surreal in every “The Slaughter Pen” to “Little Round world. Economically, it was becoming far Infantry. You’ll first drive by “The Peach respect. I suppose that all battlefields Top,” at first the distance did not seem cheaper to pay starvation wages to a per- Orchard,” with its newly replanted seed- just “look” different, but Gettysburg that great. In my mind’s eye, I could see son for a day’s work than it was to keep, lings, and “The Wheatfield,” and then truly does. When I arrived at the park- those Alabamians rushing towards the feed, and house a person for 24 hours a through “The Valley of Death” before ing lot between “The Slaughter Pen” and top of that hill, taking periodic cover day. Yes, slavery, bad as it was, was indeed already on its way out. As for “States’ Shadow Banking... Rights,” many aspects surrounding that issue are still far from settled, as any- Time To Shine A Light On Fraud one who has ever studied the politics of continued from page 18 (which happen when creditors become The longer we continue to ignore government can tell you, and that topic he could hold in order to make sure scared that their bank is insolvent and the problem, the more it leaves the is still very much a part of the Liberal- Lehman Brothers returned Mitt’s rush to get their money back, which system vulnerable to future shocks. Conservative debate that rages on today. money plus interest. Something like, in turn makes their bank insolvent). Fraud-induced bank shocks will con- So what indeed was “decided” in say, mortgage-backed securities. This The shadow banking market doesn’t tinue to come in waves, penetrating those three days of fighting in those manner of banking created a colos- have deposit insurance. So how does it ever deeper until the country does Gettysburg fields and rocky hills? sal hunger for collateral. See, Mitt and deal with the problem of bank runs? It something to prevent them. If history Well certainly, the fates of thousands John, being high-finance vultures, did doesn’t, and John Kasich cut himself a teaches us anything, as far as the bank- of young idealistic men. There were not really trust one another (would nice fat check as he ran from his bank ing industry is concerned, criminal enough killed and wounded from both you?). So they, together with some of in 2008 just before the collapse--sorry charges and jail time are the only effec- sides to have populated Lakewood, for their friends, needed to create some- Mitt--so long Lehman Brothers, hello tive deterrents. The only thing I want example (perhaps 50,000 fallen). The thing, anything, to make a profit. It Ohio. What we had in 2008 was a bank to hear is that there will be indictments Army of Northern Virginia was severely was this greed-driven hunger that run. No one knew which banks were and lawsuits. Little or no immunity crippled, and would never again be able drove the wild demand for mortgage- exposed to the crisis, so everyone froze. is the only tolerable deal in creating a to mount a serious offensive campaign. backed securities. Then in October of 2008, the CEOs of Federal mortgage fraud investigative In a sense, I suppose, a great deal about But think about the difference our largest banks ran to then- President unit. It is no longer acceptable to per- the future of our nation was decided between the shadow banking market George Bush, who cut them a check for petuate the atmosphere where doing at that time. What exactly was decided and you. The FDIC’s deposit insur- $700 billion, interest-free and no strings deals, paying tiny fines, and admitting though will be for all of us to reflect on, ance exists to prevent bank runs like attached--problem solved as far as the no wrongdoing is the way it’s always as we remember this 150th anniversary those that took place in the early 1930s 1% is concerned. We paid their debts. been done in the banking industry. of our Civil War.

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Lakewood Living VMS Rocks The Winchester! by Abe Dalisky, 6th grade Harding board and James Elder on his guitar Dented Fender with Leah Choban as book fan page and you can find out Middle School and talk box. If you don’t know what their talented lead singer and the Mer- more about them, Vance Music Stu- If you have nothing to do on Sat- a talk box is come to the show and find cury Monkeys with Chris Vlachakis as dios, and the Winchester Music Hall urday, February 11, from 7 to 11 p.m., out. Then there is Riot101, which is their talented lead singer and lead gui- there or on their own web page. the Vance Music Studos, VMS, Show- also made up of Garfield and Harding tarist. In the other bands you can also So if you want to listen to some case at the Winchester Music Hall students. This band has already won see members from Lakewood High great classic rock songs from AC/DC is the place to be. You will be able to several awards including a Louie of the School, St. Ed’s, and Lutheran West. to Led Zeppelin and much more, come see 10 young bands for just $5. I have Week award and an international cover The bands listed above all have a Face- down to the Winchester February 11. seen most of these Lakewood bands song competition. At the last show perform over the past two years and I their awesome drummer, Evan Suttell, The Lakewood Family Room Closes, Reopens can tell you that they really are great. played wearing an Anderson Varejao For example, these bands are so good wig. Who knows what he will do this At Lakewood United Methodist Church that one past band was even offered a time? continued from page 1 of the people that filtered in and out that record deal! If you watch closely, you will notice morning and early afternoon, it was Here are just some of the bands to that several of the night’s performers stantly compared my life to theirs exciting to see so many faces from my watch. First, there is my favorite band are in multiple bands. Riot101’s bass and always declared myself some- past and present converging in celebra- The Barking Spiders, which is made up player Nick Bilski is also an outstand- how lacking in the area of mothering. tion of such a great program. I hadn’t of Garfield and Harding Middle School ing guitarist who can shred like Eddie Thankfully, my daughter loved attend- seen some people since my son was a students. Look for Isaac Karel on key- Van Halen with the Beginning of the ing and her enthusiasm pushed me far baby and I found it motivating to be able End. You also want to be sure to catch outside my comfort zone. to share with them how far I’d come… Now I am the one encouraging my to report that I had (finally) found peace daughter to choose the Family Room for in the messiness of parenting. our morning activity. It is a place where Motherhood is a journey and, I, too, have fun… talking to my friends, unfortunately, we are not equipped sharing ideas and accepting suggestions with GPS for raising healthy, happy for those tricky parenting questions. children. There are times when every- The Open House on Saturday thing goes smoothly and then there marked the end of an era at St. James. are times when gigantic potholes pop However, everyone shared in the up out of nowhere. No matter where excitement of a new beginning as they you are in your stage of parenting (or prepared to reopen in the new loca- childcare… I can’t forget the awesome tion at Lakewood United Methodist Family Room nannies), the Family Church in early February. In fact, many Room is a constant source of support, people actually went over to the new inspiration and camaraderie. I am facility that afternoon to assist with eagerly anticipating the changes that a Zach, Zeke, Evan & Nick of RIOT101 at the last VMS Winchester show. painting. Although I quickly lost count new location will bring.

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Lakewood Living Happy New Gear! How To Survive Cleveland At Its Best Ahh...Cleveland winter. The snow by Erika Durham is falling, the temperatures dropping, the lake freezing over, and all I can think about is how awesome it is going to be when this is all over! Now, I realize not everyone shares my disdain for the winter months, waterproof boot or shoe cover, coming but for those of us who greatly prefer up with fairly limited results. We hap- those sunny and warm days we get pened upon a company called “Chota”, between June and September, it is time which makes a waterproof boot that is to embrace what is inevitably upon us. meant for canoeing. While conceptu- This will be more specifically ally, the Chotas are fantastic, they are “geared” (haha!) towards those of us who a bit too tight on my feet to allow for spend more time riding bikes or walking enough circulation to keep my feet and need that head-to-toe cover, but even warm. Therefore, I use them on wet if that doesn’t sound like you, you might days when the temperature is slightly find at least some part of this informa- higher. Otherwise, a good waterproof tion useful for your lifestyle. shoe cover will work, or even just a solid So let’s start at the “head” end of pair of hiking boots. Many cyclists also things, and work our way down. employ the grocery-bag technique... Chotas...not the most attractive footwear, but can be very helpful in wet weather. First of all, you obviously need a wrapping their shoes in two plastic good hat, and maybe even a full head/ sonally, I chose to go with waterproof personal preference. Alpaca wool socks shopping bags and hoping for the best. face cover, depending on how hardcore mittens, which I think do a better job of are fantastic for warmth and wick- While buying gear can certainly get you are. Balaclavas are a great piece to keeping my hands warm because there ing. Wigwam makes a few great pears expensive, try to keep in mind that high- have because of their versatility and is no separation between my fingers. On of thick winter hiking socks as well as quality items, when taken good care of, functionality. A balaclava is essentially the coldest days, I also wear what are thin liners for, you guessed it, the dou- will last you for many years to come. A a face mask that can be manipulated to affectionately known as “hobo gloves” ble-up. Smartwool also does a great lot of these companies also offer lifetime expose whatever amount of skin on your (cotton gloves with the fingertips cut job with support and warmth, as well warranties and will replace your prod- face you’d like, and can even be rolled up off) underneath the mittens. As you can as wicking moisture. Socks can also be ucts if they become less efficient due to to serve as a hat, or pulled down as a neck see, I’m all about the double-up. pricy, and it may be hard to convince use or even just bad stitching. It took warmer. Balaclavas are made from many Now that we’re at the bottom half, yourself to cough up $20 for one pair, way too long for me to suck it up and just kind of materials, but the best perform- there is a whole world of options. Many but you’ll be thanking yourself in Feb- buy the things I knew I needed, and I’m ing balaclavas I’ve encountered are made people choose to go with long johns ruary when your feet feel great. happy I finally did it. I can be outside this from silk. They keep you warm, and will under their pants, some people wear Lastly, we have to consider the winter and not be completely miserable, do a better job of keeping out moisture under armor, but my gear-of-choice many options for footwear. My friends which makes me feel even better about than cotton or fleece. On top of the bala- for my legs is a good pair of rain pants. and I spent months searching for a embracing the next four months. clava, I also recommend a comfortably Like the Marmot rain jacket, many tight winter hat, something like a Car- companies make rain pants that cinch hartt, that will pull down over your ears at the ankle, keeping that cold wind and not slip over your eyes. out, and in the case of rain or snow, Next up, you need a solid jacket set keeping the moisture out as well. Rain up. In my experience, the best way to pants are also baggy enough to fit over go is to double-up. First, you’ll want a any kind of pants you’d be wearing, nice under-layer jacket that will fit you and are easy to put on and remove once closely when put on over your layer of you’ve reached your destination. normal clothing (think sweater or even Socks. Socks. Socks. Socks are a a good hoodie). There are an extraordi- key component of winter gear that I nary amount of companies out there that took for granted for years! This might make jackets like this, so you can choose be the first winter of my life that I’ve at your discretion, based on what fits sprung for a few pairs of really great your body the best. The key piece in the socks, and it has absolutely been worth Give us a call. double-up jacket set-up is the outer layer, it. There are few things worse than Together, we can maximize which should be a very well perform- having cold (and/or wet) feet all day ing rain jacket that is labeled as “wind long. Again, the array of variety can be your output in a single bound. proof” in addition to waterproof. While intimidating, but this is another area of With Cox Business’ advanced products, these can seem more expensive than you you get invincible service and substantial might think, believe me, they are worth it support in a powerful combination of trust, when it’s pouring and the wind is blow- loyalty and excellence. And having a ing so hard you get the urge to punch at it. I wear a hooded Northface jacket, dedicated partner means more time – with a Marmot rain cover on top. The and profit – to look after your business. Northface keeps me toasty warm, and the Marmot cinches up at both the wrist and waist, and has withstood the rainiest of days, keeping me dry underneath. For cyclists in particular, gloves are absolutely key. As I found out the hard way, it doesn’t matter how many pairs of cotton gloves you are wearing...the Custom Imprinted Apparel wind will still come through those tiny Corporate Logowear holes in the fabric and your hands will Spiritwear freeze. 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Lakewood Living History AM Radio Ruled The Airwaves by Thomas George receivers did not include an FM dial. ers, many FM stations had very low phones. Several years later, Horace Radio has informed, entertained Lakewood was home to many early listenership. Jeff Kinzbach, legendary Mann classmates Tom Kelly and Steve and inspired area residents since its radio personalities including Wayne WMMS air personality and former Lushbaugh reunited with Kinzbach at inception. Mack and Bill Randle. According to Lakewood resident recalls, “the sig- local FM station, WMMS. Kinzbach, AM was king for the first fifty Wayne Mack’s Encyclopedia of Cleve- nal was clearer and the music sounded while at WMMS helped launch the years of radio. Early local AM radio land Radio History, Randle is credited so much better with all that dynamic careers of Bruce Springsteen and oth- included stations WHK which began with promoting then unknown singers range that FM provided. Many had ers and was a leader in the movement broadcasting in 1922 and WTAM such as Tony Bennett and Rosemary to buy FM converters because the to bring the Rock Hall to Cleveland. which quickly followed and began on Clooney (George’s aunt). car radios did not have too many FM Kinzbach remembers, “on the way the air in 1923. Their formats included While AM radio was the king of radios at the time.” As with today’s home from high school we would stop news and regular network entertain- the airwaves during the early years college radio stations, cutting edge or at Melody Lane and buy 45s. There ment shows including “the Shadow” of radio broadcasting, FM eventually classical music was the standard FM was a little t-shirt shop in the back of and the “Green Hornet” which usu- grabbed the listeners’ ears. It wasn’t format. the store…it was run by Daffy Dan. It ally originated in New York City. By until 1961 that both General Electric Kinzbach, a former Westlake Ave- was his first business that eventually 1930 WTAM was broadcasting Indians and Zenith independently invented a nue, Horace Mann Junior High and became huge.” baseball games live from League Park. stereo FM system that received govern- Lakewood High student, was always By 1978 FM finally overtook AM FM, invented in 1933, was available but ment approval. interested in radio and landed a job radio and had more listeners. scantly listened because most radio Still, due to the lack of FM receiv- as a 10th grader at WIXY answering Alan Freed was an Akron radio announcer and personality who got a Lakewood In The Civil War job with Cleveland radio station WJW 850 in 1951 where he, at the suggestion of the owner of Record Rendezvous, Letters Home To Rockport, Part 2 began to play rhythm and blues music. This eventually led to his “Moondog- by Mazie Adams located far away from railway lines and gers” and the Moondog Coronation The Lakewood Historical Society major roads, the soldiers would run out Ball, held on March 21, 1952 at the continues to commemorate the 150th of rations and have to confiscate food Cleveland Arena. anniversary of the Civil War with a from local farmers or go hungry. While However, during this early period series of articles focused on Rockport encamped along the Cumberland River, of rock and roll, the major local station Township (now Lakewood) during that their camps were surrounded by black- to adopt a rock and roll format was time. Corporal Nathan Hawkins wrote berry patches. The men were delighted WHK, 1420. Because of its tremendous a series of letters home during the Civil to go berry-picking. popularity, eventually other local sta- War. The letters provide a fascinating In their leisure time, the soldiers tions followed suit including WKYC look into the life of a Rockport soldier wrote letters, read, played card games 1100 and WIXY 1260. during the Civil War. and baseball, did their laundry, cleaned Most local radio histories will The letters of Corporal Nathan their tents and repaired their uniforms. discuss the popularity of these local Hawkins provide wonderful details “We have taken down our tents to day stations, particularly WIXY 1260 about life in the 103rd Ohio Volunteer for the purpose of airing the ground. which had a strong following. How- Infantry for him and his friends from You have no idea how filthy a tent will ever, many today might find it hard to Rockport Township, whom he called get in one week, so much stuff accumu- believe but the number one rock and his “family.” At home in Rockport lates, every one makes a little dirt, Willie roll radio station during the peak years these men were neighbors, schoolmates, Louis (Lewis) is the worst one I ever saw, 1965-1970 was Canadian radio station members of the same church and some- as I have charge of the tent, I have to jaw CKLW 800. times related by marriage. him all the time, he will finish dinner, At its peak, CKLW was the third The men most likely attended the perhaps leave his plate and cup laying most listened to radio station on the same Rockport recruitment meetings around, perhaps a chunk of meat and Nathan Hawkins planet. According to the CKLW web and enlisted at about the same time. two or three hard breads…..go off and site there were reports that, with the During the war they were tentmates, play ball.” Society to consider Rockport Township’s right atmospheric conditions, the Big kept careful track of each other when Due to bad water, lack of good participation in the war. For more infor- 8 could be heard in Scandinavia. Arbi- separated, visited each other when ill, hygiene, and living in close quarters, mation on Lakewood’s fascinating tron ratings in 1967 and 1968 rated and wrote home with news of each other. many soldiers became ill. Soldiers would history, go to www.lakewoodhistory.org. CKLW the number one rated station in Nathan and his friends even wrote a develop illnesses which Nathan describes Cleveland, Detroit and Toledo. short poem about their Civil War lives: as the “ague,” bilious fever and typhoid “The Big 8” played what was “My seat is my knapsack, my desk is my fever and were moved to army hospitals. Mind, Body, Spirit known as a “boss radio” format with knee & a nice happy family are we.” Rockporters Warren Coe and Johnny a nearly continuous stream of “much Nathan spent much time describ- Andrews both died in Kentucky hospi- continued from page 17 more music.” ing the food the soldiers ate, lamenting, tals of illness in November 1862. “I went “Breadsmith is always in eyeshot,” On a clear Lakewood evening, an “we would get along well enough if we to the hospital last night and took care of she said. “I look out my windows and adept radio tuner could also pick up got more to eat.” Like the rest of the the sick ones. Jake and Warren are there I’m thinking of hearth-baked artisan the newest rock and roll hits on stations soldiers, he grew tired of the rations yet and I am afraid that Warren will bread when I should be thinking of my WABC in New York, WBZ in Boston provided by the Union Army. The never be any better, he looks very bad…” yoga.” and WLS and WCFL in Chicago. rations typically consisted of biscuits Sharing their experiences with Blending the personal and profes- Today we enjoy quality sound (hardtack), coffee and salt pork. The friends from home certainly made sur- sional, Mrs. Camino’s Pink Lotus is delivered by expensive sound sys- soldiers would occasionally supplement viving the rigors of camp life and the both a calling and business, feeding the tems and Sirius Radio. However many their meals with food purchased from danger of combat easier for the soldiers body, mind, and spirit. Lakewood residents nostalgically recall local peddlers and the camp sutler, but from Rockport Township. “I see many people who need yoga,” hearing today’s rock classics over the it was costly. They anxiously waited for 2011 is the 150th anniversary of the she said over a slice of Mediterranean grainy AM airwaves emitted from food shipped from their Rockport fami- beginning of the Civil War--an appro- Herb bread. “It saved my life. If it helped Canada and other far off locations. lies and friends. When their camps were priate time for the Lakewood Historical me, I think it can help anybody.” proud to be lakewood owned and operated! I am On Your Side® Mark Hofelich | Consultant Hofelich Insurance | Auto Home Life Roofing/Repairs Painting/Siding Home Restorations 18615 Detroit Avenue | Suite 101 Hire a

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Lakewood Living Resident Pens Book About Grandparents’ WWII Letters by Kara Martinelli B-24 tail gunner with the 5th Air Force wanted his memories to live on and for “Darling it may be a long time in the Pacific Theater. Before he left for others to share in the same stories that before we see one another again. But I training, he worked up the nerve to ask made me so happy. I wanted to share want you to know. Every time I’ve said I my Grandma out on a date. They prom- their story so people could see that love love you- I meant it. There’s no two ways ised to write to each other while he was and hope still grows while the world is about it. The crew was talking about away. Two years later, when he arrived at war. So I filled in the holes between what’s ahead of us, but we all agreed on back in Ohio, they were married. their letters to complete their story and one thing. We’re coming back.” I was very close to my grandpar- had the book published. This excerpt is from my new book ents. Though my Grandma passed “My Very Dearest Anna” allows titled “My Very Dearest Anna.” It is away when I was just 14 years old, I the reader to step back in time and from one of the letters that Richard was very close to her. And I spent the see history through the eyes of a B-24 B. Moore had written to his dearest majority of my time at my Grandpa’s tail gunner and the girl he couldn’t Anna before he went overseas to serve house until he passed away in 2007. We wait to come home to. This is my very in WWII. But they are better known to would spend countless hours sitting first book; it was published this past me as my Grandpa and Grandma. around the kitchen table looking at his December. “My Very Dearest Anna” features scrapbooks and photos from WWII. Check out www.dearestanna.com their letters to each other while they He would tell me all sorts of stories for photos and information about the were separated during World War II. from his time in the Army Air Corps. book and pick up a paperback copy. In 1943 my Grandpa joined the Army I cherished those memories and The e-book version is also available at Air Corps and then was off to serve as a his stories. So after he passed away, I Amazon.com. Tax Season And The Benefits Of Owning A Home by Chad Bernard chase price. Also FHA allows the seller Property Tax Deduction following year. If you’re self-employed Well it’s that time of year again. to pay for your closing costs, up to 6%. You can claim property taxes you and work in your home, any move of You should start receiving your 2011 With rates as low as they are, your pay as an income tax deduction. This 50 miles or more will make your mov- W-2s from your employer, if you mortgage payment may end up being applies to both your principal home ing expenses deductible. However, you haven’t already. Some people sched- less than what you currently pay in and any other home you may own. Any must also work full-time near the new ule an appointment to see their CPA rent. Here are some other tax benefits money held in escrow to pay future location for 78 weeks during the next as quickly as possible in anticipation of owning a home: taxes, however, is not deductible. 24 months. of a refund, which begs the ques- Mortgage Interest Deduction Moving Expenses Deduction Of course, because tax rules vary tion, “What did I do with that money One of the biggest incentives for The government allows you to based on income and other factors, last year?” Well, if you’re not a home owning a home is that the interest you write off many of your moving costs be sure to consult an accountant or owner, why not put that money to good pay on your mortgage is tax-deduct- when you buy a new home, if it is at least financial advisor about your particular use? You can use your refund to help ible, up to a limit of $1 million. This 50 miles closer to your job than your situation. with a down payment. If you qualify deduction, like most other tax breaks old home. To qualify, you must con- Chad Bernard is the Branch Man- for an FHA loan, your down payment for homeowners, applies to any kind of tinue to work full-time in the general ager at Primary Residential Mortgage, requirement is only 3.5% of the pur- home, possibly including a second home. area of your job for 39 weeks during the Inc. in Avon, OH

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