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Superintendent Listen & Learn Session Set For Jan. 24 Free – Take One! Please Patronize Our Advertisers! Proud Member Of The Observer Media Family Of Community Written And Owned Newspapers & Websites Volume 15, Issue 01, January, 9 2019 Councilman Rader Looks Into Starting Ethics Commission by Jim O’Bryan This indicates that people As we were heading to on City Council finally under- press it was announced by stand the need to clear the air, photo by Jim O’Bryan Councilman-At-Large Tristan and heal the community. Rader that he was working on There are a couple discus- Lakewood Observer’s Holiday Decoration Appreciation Contest results are in. Photos of the top 32 a proposal for an Ethics Com- sions on the LO Deck now, and homes as chosen by our readers and judges are on Pages 8-9. Over $600 in special appreciation gifts mittee. This is indeed good we will be following this story! ready for all who claim them. Read how on page 8. news for residents. Councilmember Meghan F. George Lakewood Public Library Madison Branch To Propose Paid Parental Leave Bike Rack Ribbon Cutting Councilmember Meghan birth mothers recovering from by Molly McGirr Norris F. George is set to propose an childbirth. Staff from Lakewood ordinance to establish paid Under the City’s current Public Library, members of parental leave benefits for full- policy, employees must use Bike Cleveland, representa- time City employees at the first sick time, vacation time, and tives from Knabe Law Firm, Lakewood City Council meet- other paid time off following local bike shop owners, and ing of the year on January 7, the birth or adoption of a child city officials held a ribbon- 2019. The ordinance proposes to maintain their income. cutting ceremony on Tuesday, to provide full-time employ- Councilmember George, who December 18, 2018 after the ees with paid leave following has spent her career in the instillation of a bike rack this the birth or adoption of a child fall. The custom bike rack, and additional paid leave for continued on page 14 featuring the Bike Lakewood logo, was donated by Knabe Man Arrested In Lakewood, Law Firm and installed at the Suspect In Quadruple Murder Lakewood Public Library, by Jim O’Bryan Madison Branch in the historic 25-year-old Shelby Birdtown area of Lakewood. Svensen was arrested on New- The idea for the new bike man Avenue during a routine rack was initiated by Ken vehicle check and taken into Knabe, and the project was custody for driving a sto- coordinated by: Parker Mul- len 2013 Kia Sorrento. The holland of Knabe Law Firm; vehicle was traced back to a Jason Kuhn and Jacob Van- Photo credit: Brittany Graham Photo missing vehicle report that Sickle of Bike Cleveland; and Molly McGirr Norris, Judy was part of a triple murder Knabe allow Bike Cleveland cyclist himself, and the Knabe Grzybowski, and Gregory in Tarpon Springs Florida on and its divisions including Bike Law Firm focuses on protect- Christian of Lakewood Pub- January 1. The three victims Lakewood to work towards ing the cyclists of the Greater lic Library. At the ceremony were found lying on the floor Shelby Svensen their goal of safer streets for Cleveland Area. Kuhn spoke about how gener- of their home in a 55-and- all drivers. Knabe is an avid older community just outside who is Richard and Laura ous community members like continued on page 6 of Tarpon Springs. Also three Ann Ivancic’s daughter, is dogs were found dead inside. now missing. 21-year-old Lakewoodite's Brewing For Good Again The bodies were discovered Jamie Nicole Ivancic is con- Fakan the title of HomeBros by Ean Fakan during a routine welfare sidered “endangered” and Lakewood's own Ean Cleveland brew club, Brewer check. Victims were 71-year- missing under “suspicious Fakan, is a homebrewer and of the Year for 2018! old Richard Louis Ivancic, circumstances.” an intervention special- Fakan’s newest pub- 59-year-old Laura Ann Ivan- Svenson, who also goes by ist, an educator of children lic release, the Black HI-PA, cic and 25-year-old Nicholas with special needs, for over tied for second place in the James Ivancic. Svensen’s wife, continued on page 6 a decade. Since starting to 2017 Cleveland Beer Week’s homebrew seven years ago Homebrew Competition, Call For Nominations For Third Annual in a kitchen on Lakeland and it will be available at the Avenue, he has expanded his W. 25th St. brewery begin- Women Honoring Women At Vosh craft to beers, wines, ciders ning January 5, 2019. It is by Kristy Feyedelem to this year's charity recipi- and meads. Once a hobby, a beer capable of weather- The Lakewood Women’s ent, Gigi’s Playhouse and The Ean's Brews moved from ing the dank darkness that Club will be hosting Women Lakewood Scholarship pro- stovetop pots to electric brew Cleveland is famous for in explained Fakan. He boasts Honoring Women at Vosh on gram. kettles and stainless-steel the fall, yet keeping it light that the Black HI-PA is for May 16, 2019. Local celebrity, In addition to the power- conical fermenters. That's and peppy enough to punch either lovers or haters of both Denise Defalla will be this ful message our speakers give how he won a competition through a rogue heat wave dark beers or IPAs. This is a years keynote speaker. Pro- at Bad Tom Smith Brew- on Lake Erie's shores. It ceeds from the event will go continued on page 11 ing Company, which earned took several years to perfect, continued on page 14 Page 2 The Lakewood Observer Volume 15, Issue 01 January 9, 2019 Hot Off The Deck photo by Brian Foox Brian by photo Group photo from the 2019 Lakewood High Alumni Hockey Game at Winterhurst Skating Rink. OBSERVATIONS FROM THE DECK! Thread Title Author Posts Reads Date Plan To Watch The Playoffs Property Tax Increase High Richard Baker 0 17 Mon Jan 07 It’s Not To Late To Contest The Assessment and Super Bowl With Us! How Does Accountability And .. 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