www.oldbrooklyn.com November 2009 Volume 31; Number 9 Veterans Day, 2009 – OBN remembers fallen World War II vet from James Ford Rhodes by Myra Stone, Librarian tures of Rhodes soldiers in all branches of James Ford Rhodes High School the military. Every Rhodes commencement ceremo- When Donald signed the book, he stat- ny has its own special memories. At the last ed that his present leave from the military commencement exercise at the was ending. We believe that he made Convention Center on June 7th, graduates arrangements to receive his diploma at the witnessed something they’ll never forget — 1944 graduation because he is listed in the posthumous awarding of the high school Rhodes’ 1944 yearbook. He missed his grad- diploma of a Rhodes grad who died in World uation because of the “D-Day” invasion of War II. the Normandy coast of France. Pvt. Donald D. Owens was killed in a Donald Owens served in the 773 Tank tank explosion on October 9, 1944, near Division, 90th Division. The men in it Luneville, France. Until recently he has been entered France through Normandy and listed at the Lorraine American Cemetery in fought their way across France. Pvt. Owens, St. Avold, France as “missing”. Now that his along with two other soldiers, was killed in a Photo by Sheila Quealy-Walter “dog tags” have surfaced, students, staff, tank explosion in what history calls the For the 15th year, giant Transformer-like figures are displayed in Pete Marin’s front yard at family members and members of the com- “Battle of the Bulge”. One soldier’s remains 4807 Wichita Ave. Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee will be there through November 8th. munity have had the opportunity to pause to were found just three years ago, and Pvt. belatedly thank one of their own. Donald D. Owens’ tags surfaced after that. CDC conducts annual meeting Donald D. Owens attended Rhodes They are now in the hands of the US High School from 1940-43. From the Military JPAC (Joint Prisoner of War and by Robyn Sandys In terms of the financial picture for the Rhodes Archives, we discovered that he Missing in Action Accounting Command) [email protected] CDC, it couldn’t be better. Revenue topped played varsity football, basketball and was a for DNA analysis. The remains of a third $1,003,802 with expenses at $948,696 Boy’s Leader. In March of 1943, just two soldier are still missing. Old Brooklyn Community which left an operating net surplus of over months shy of graduation, Donald left This story could not have unfolded Development Corporation (OBCDC) held $55,000. Rhodes to serve his country. At the age of were it not for the efforts over the years of its annual meeting on October 20th at the Besides telling the membership and seventeen, he voluntarily enlisted in the US Gerard Louis of Luneville, France. Gerard, Knights of Columbus Hall on Broadview community about all of the CDC’s success Army and was sent to basic training in Camp now in his 60s, was always captivated by the Rd. The K of C’s past Grand Knight Leo this year, there was some business conduct- Mead, Maryland. story of the tank and its occupants. He was Hansen graciously permitted OBCDC to use ed. The membership elected to its board two From what we have been able to piece determined to locate the remains of the sol- the space for free. There were about 45 peo- brand new board members — April Beates, together, Donald was hoping to return to diers as his way of saying thank you to the ple in attendance that learned about the the Marketing Director for Paran Rhodes to receive his diploma. His perma- for saving France during CDC’s activities this past fiscal year, from Management which owns and operate the nent record card states that he had complet- World War II. Gerard told me that he has July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Memphis Fulton Shopping Center; and Jeff ed all the requirements for a high school been searching in the Forest of Parroy for Some of the key highlights included Kipp, the Executive Director of the Living in diploma. the past nine years. OBCDC’s completion of a new three-year Cleveland Center. Jeff and his family reside We know that Donald returned to Near the end of October, 2008, I strategic plan this past summer. A copy of in Old Brooklyn as well. The Living in Rhodes on Jan. 14, 1944 because he signed received a phone call from Duane that plan as well as the Annual Report can be Cleveland Center’s focus is to market and the “Blue Book” which was kept in the Main Thomascik, about the 90th Division found on the web site at promote Cleveland’s neighborhoods. Office. This book contains over 600 signa- See Veterans Day page 4 www.oldbrooklyn.com. The remaining three board members The strategic plan includes a number of were appointed during the year but needed goals OBCDC would like to accomplish by to be elected at this meeting — Theresa 2012. They include: Martin, a resident of Old Brooklyn who $900,000 in residential investment and works for Key Bank in their community $500,000 of commercial investment facili- development division; Jeffrey Rhodes, tated by the CDC; another resident of Old Brooklyn. Jeff teach- Increasing the number of people receiv- es at North Royalton High School; and ing CDC services from the current 2,750 a Christina Seabold, who also resides in Old year to 4,200; Brooklyn and works for Cleveland Increasing the number of people Metroparks. engaged with the CDC family from about After the meeting, OBCDC’s board 4,800 to 8,500; held a brief board meeting to elect officers The Master Plan for the CDC’s service for this coming fiscal year. Greg Huth will area was also reviewed as well as other plan- See Annual Meeting page 6 ning studies such as the Transportation of Liveable Communities which focuses on the W. 25 Street/Pearl RD. corridor from Lorain Ave. to Brookpark Rd. Again, all of these Inside the OBN studies can be found on the CDC’s web site. Some other key highlights of the year Community Spotlight; Desk of Frank Smith has again set up Heggs House of Horror, his hand-crafted, over-the-top included the “All Access” Home and the Executive Director; Halloween decorations, in front of and on the side lot of his home at 1608 Merl Ave. Bicycle Tour in July. It was a fun-filled day Community Meetings 2 Photos by Sheila Quealy-Walter where over 175 people went on Lolly the Trolley tours of the area as well as bicyclists News & Events; SNR 3 touring area attractions such as historical homes, parks, trails, area local shops and so CWRU Mural 4 forth. Benjamin Franklin Community Garden Town Crier; Church Merging 5 was also discussed as they now have received the award from the Cuyahoga County Fair two years in a row for “Best Commercial News; Community Garden.” This past year the OLGC & Art House; Mayor and those from all around the city Letter to the Community 6 toured the garden. OBCDC and Ward 16 Councilman Community Toolbox; Kevin Kelley sponsored three “Movie Residential Wind Turbine 7 Nights Under the Stars” this past summer which were a great success and fun for fam- Italian American Article; ilies throughout the area. Theater Notes 8 The CDC also purchased and is rehab- Family Fun 9 bing its first home on Tampa Ave. and will be pursing additional homes to rehab and Senior & Church Notes 10 sell. The home is expected to be completed Specters, tombstones, skeletons, a witch and pumpkins join the colorful autumn plantings at later this fall and hopefully sold by early Classified & Service Directory 11 this home on W. 14th St. at Merl Ave. for another outstanding Halloween display. next year. PAGE 2 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS NOVEMBER 2009

provided the impetus for restoring the and Erie Canal Towpath Trail; it now has From the desk of the national recognition as a National Heritage Corridor. Eventually their vision for the Canal executive director was extended all the way south to Zoar. by Robyn Sandys After gaining experience from these proj- [email protected] ects, Jeff was contacted by people to brain- November, the month where we give storm about how to preserve an area of the thanks. First a heartfelt thanks to all of our Jeff Lennartz – West Creek valley -- the last big chunk of members and volunteers who share your time throughout the CDC’s service area. woods in Parma -- which was being threatened and energy on behalf of Old Brooklyn and We also had a very successful Fall-O- Community Activist with development by a proposed golf course. . I also want to thank our staff, Ween event on October 24th. There were over (West Creek is a north-flowing tributary board and City Council reps as well as the City 600 families there who all had a splendid time. by Donnald Heckelmoser The first 300 children received a free goodie and Lynette Filips of the , rising in Broadview of Cleveland Community Development and Planning Departments. Without all of YOU we bag and a hot dog meal. There was a costume [email protected] Hts., and passing through Parma and Brooklyn would not be doing our best to serve the nearly contest, pumpkin decorating, games, entertain- lynettef@old brooklyn.com Hts., before it empties into the Cuyahoga in Independence near the base of Schaaf Rd. 20,000 households that make up OBCDC’s ment and more. Jeff Lennartz is an Old Brooklyn resident Hill.) service area. Our home on Tampa has a new roof; stop on by at 2915 to take a look. The inside is com- who has a long history of successful communi- Again Jeff was in a situation where he Before we know it, it will be 2010. Do you pletely torn up and gutted. Work is expected to ty activism in the area of conservation. Over could be useful because he knew the areas. believe ten years have passed already this centu- be completed in about four to six weeks. This is the years, he’s helped to preserve forests, West Creek Preservation Committee was ry! It seems just like yesterday that we were a wonderful family home that will be totally like watersheds, canals and creeks, and helped to formed in 1997 and the committee began to lay worrying about Y2K! I am going on my 15th new inside and out with a great yard facing east develop trails. out a plan, lobby and petition for the West year as a resident. I moved to with loads of sunshine. It will sell for in the high Jeff has lived in Parma and the Old Creek Valley. The group was able to get three Cleveland in December of 1994. I lived down- town my first year and have worked for non- $50’s. If you know of someone that is interest- Brooklyn neighborhood his entire life. Now a measures put on the Parma ballot and to pass ed, have them call the CDC at 216-459-1000. Chemical Engineer, he’s had a love for the out- two (in 1998 and 2000) of the three. profits within the City of Cleveland ever since. This by far is my most challenging and exciting Finally, check out Jeff Rhodes (OBCDC doors since wandering through the woods of Throughout this time, the Committee was Board member) eco friendly energy saving Parma (and other areas of the county) as a garnering more and more support, and eventu- adventure yet. Thank you all for helping us do our best. home on Behrwald. The article on page 7 child; this hobby continued through college. ally the support of the administrations in neigh- We had a successful Annual Meeting in describes the ground breaking work he has After graduating from college, Jeff came boring communities. With Jeff and the October; you can read more about that on the completed in order to save some energy at to understand that all this beautiful green space Committee having helped to define the specif- front page. We are home. This could be the first home wind mill in was slowly being replaced with housing, shop- ic area to be protected, Parma formally invited looking forward to working with our new board Cleveland. ping and other development projects, so he the Metroparks to manage the park land, that members. We have an excellent group repre- Have a Happy Thanksgiving! occurred in 2006. The Metroparks’ signage and joined groups that care about the outdoors and senting institutions, businesses and residents its preservation. He led hikes for the Cleveland entrance to the park is on the south side of Hiking Club, volunteered for the Metroparks, Ridgewood Dr. between Broadview Rd. & and became a member of the Sierra Club of State Rd. Jeff continues to sit on the board of COMMUNITY MEETINGS Cleveland and the Nature Conservancy. West Creek Valley Preservation Committee. Like-minded individuals connected Jeff Jeff is now helping “Friends of Big Brooklyn Centre Naturalists meeting, Sat., Second District Police Community with Tom Yablonsky and Mike Giangrande and Creek”, (www.friendsofbigcreek.org) formed Nov. 14th, 2:30 - 4:30 pm, Cleveland Public Relations meeting, Tues., Nov. 10th (& every they formed North Cuyahoga Valley Corridor in 2005, to continue preserving and connecting Library, 3545 Fulton Rd. Working meeting to second Tues.), 7 pm, Applewood Center, 3518 coordinate fall & winter activities. Contact W. 25th St. in 1985. This group recognized that areas around the Big Creek watershed. Brooklyn Centre Naturalists, on the north end and the Cuyahoga Valley Jeff is one of numerous people in this area [email protected], for more info. Southwest Citizens Area Council meeting, every National Recreation Area on the south end who see the need to preserve green space and first Thurs., 7 pm, Gino’s, 1314 Denison Ave. were growing into large-scale tourist destina- natural amenities to help improve the quality of Brooklyn Genealogy Club - Brooklyn Branch, tions. They wanted to link these attractions life in communities. He’s taken his love of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 4480 Ridge Ward 15 Democratic Club meeting, Tues., Nov. 24th (& every fourth Tues.), 6:30 pm, and highlight and revitalize everything in outdoors and turned it into a successful volun- Rd., Sat., Nov. 14th, 2 - 4 pm. Topic: "Pennsylvania Researching - How to research in Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125 Fulton Rd. between. teer career – ensuring that certain woodland the Keystone State"; Speaker- Among other things, the group was dedi- areas will be protected and preserved. Carol Williams. Call 440-734-2021 with any Ward 16 Democratic Club meeting Tues., cated to promoting the concept that woodland Having such areas helps to bring in visi- questions. Visitors welcome. Nov. 17th (& every third Tues.), 7 pm, Gloria areas in urban settings should be viewed as tors, attract new residents and new businesses Dei Lutheran Church, 5801 Memphis Ave. amenities. One of their first successes was the and is one of the pieces of the puzzle for suc- The Historical Society of Old Brooklyn annual Metroparks’ establishment of the Ohio and cessful neighborhood revitalization. Jeff potluck supper, 6 pm, Fri., Nov. 13th, Pearl Road United Methodist Church, 4200 Pearl Rd. (Use Erie Canal Reservation in 1999. encourages other people to become involved in rear entrance off parking lot.) Members are Don’t be the turkey The group also thought that trails should preserving our woodland amenities, too. encouraged to bring an item of historical, at the table be developed to link canals, valleys and wood- If you would like to get involved with one genealogical or antique interest for the show-and- lands. After a few years, Tim Donovan was of the neighborhood preservation groups, call tell segment of the evening. Call president hired to head the effort and the group’s name the Old Brooklyn Community Development Connie Ewazen, 398-8969, with any questions. Mario’s Corporation at 216-459-1000. was changed to Ohio Canal Corridor. They Old Brooklyn Community Development BARBER SHOP Corporation board meeting, Nov. 24th (& 4764 Broadview & Oak Park every fourth Tues.), 7:30 pm, OBCDC meet- OLD BROOKLYN NEWS 3344 Broadview Rd. ing room (3344 Broadview Rd., upstairs). 661-7533 Cleveland, Ohio 44109 Meetings open to public for review & com- GRAND OPENING is The Old Brooklyn News (216) 459-0135 ments, but board reserves right to close por- $ “Dan” will publish its tions of meetings from public. Nov. date may SPECIAL 10 change call 216-459-1000 to confirm. back December, 2009 issue on Circulation 15,000 Friday, December 4th, 2009 Published Monthly Senior Citizens website: www.oldbrooklyn.com email: [email protected] Valley Road Villa Apartment The Old Brooklyn News (OBN) is a monthly publication of the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) 1 Bedroom $494 - $560 and is available free of charge within the community boundaries of Submission Deadlines Brooklyn Centre, Old Brooklyn & City of Brooklyn. 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Old Brooklyn News Auto-OOwners Insurance Sandy Worona -- Layout & Ad Manager; Lynette Filips -- Copy Editor; George Shuba -- Photographer Life Home Car Business This month’s Proofreader--Cynthia Cejka The No Problem People This month’s OBN writers -- Jennifer Berardinelli, Maria Dimengo, Lynette Filips, Myra Stone, Matthew Wilder & OBCDC staff OBCDC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that serves the communities of Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn- 3505 East Royalton Rd. Broadview Hts. Ohio 44147 For more information regarding services and projects call 216-459-1000. (440)526-5700 NOVEMBER 2009 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS & EVENTS Monday, November 2nd Friday, November 20th Saturday December 5th Mon. - Fri., 10 am - 2 pm. Resale shoppe open Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society 2nd Annual Noche de Gala Tropical Gift Boutique Mon, Wed. & Fri., 10 am - 2 pm. Call 216-749- Independence , White Oak Room, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2928 4295 for appointment for help with completing 6363 Selig Blvd., 7:30 pm. Speaker, coffee & Square, 6 pm - 1 am. Latin Grammy award- Scranton Rd., (corner of Scranton & Seymour), food stamp applications or walk-in & ask to refreshments. All welcome; call president John winning artist Milly Quezada & her orchestra. 10 am - 4 pm. Tables -- $15. speak to an outreach advocate. Applications Stoika, 216-524-3472, for more info. VIP reception, dinner & dance - $150; light will be completed & delivered to Dept. of Jobs meal & dance - $55. Also silent auction, prize Saturday, December 5th & Family Services. Other outreach services Thursday, November 5th drawings & more. Proceeds support Spanish Holiday Brunch with St. Nicholas & Santa available; call for details. Genealogy Lecture American Committee programs & services. St. Mary Byzantine, 4600 State Rd., 10 am - 1 Independence branch, Cuyahoga County pm. Pictures with St. Nicholas & Santa Claus. Ready, Set, Grow Preschool Public Library (CCPL), 6361 Selig Dr., 7 - Saturday November 21st All you can eat pancake & sausage brunch. Located in Brooklyn Heights United Church of 8:30 pm. CCPL’s Genealogy Specialist Joni "Women of Purpose" Brunch Prices -- adults, $7; children (10 & under), $5. Christ, 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. Ages 3 - 5. Learning Mihelich discussing importance of recording Vine Bible Fellowship, 3510 Broadview Rd., Call 216-749-7980 to reserve a seat. & social skills for kindergarten readiness. personal & family history. Learn tips & tools to 10 am - noon. Time of refreshing for all Certified teachers. Registration fee, $25. Class turn memories into memoirs. Free. women. Words of encouragement, fellowship, Saturday, December 5th times, 9:20 - 11:20 am. Call 216-741-2280 for prayer, food, fun & prizes; free. Bring a friend First Ohio City Christmas Walk more info. Saturday November 7th & dessert, salad or casserole to share. RSVP to Bridge Ave., Jay Ave. & Fulton Rd. between Czech Holiday Fair Teresa, 216-799-9769, or e-mail mvg4wrd @ W. 28th St. & W. 30th St.; 6 - 10 pm. Advance Our Lady of Good Counsel School Czech Cultural Center of Sokol Greater Cleveland, gmail.com. ticket purchases: $18, individual; $32, couple; Registration for Kindergarten & Preschool Bohemian National Hall, 4939 Broadway Ave., 10 day of event: $20, individual; $35, couple. Are you interested in an excellent Catholic am - 4 pm. Czech & Slovak gifts, traditional Czech Free Flu & Pneumonia Shots Ticket pickup & sales begin one hour before Education? Call now for a tour & registration packet holiday food for purchase, special pastry, cash bar For people living in Cleveland who: are event at Ohio City Blooms, 1909 West 25th St. for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. with Czech beer, music by Al Machusik. Call Dot between 6 months & 18 years old; 50+ years or Park in lot behind Ohio City Blooms' rear Kindergarten registrants must be 5 yrs old by Sept. Cummings, 440-526-7730, for more info. older; have a long-term illness (high blood pressure, liver, heart or lung disease, diabetes, entrance; lot may also be used night of 30, 2009. Cleveland Tutoring & Scholarship vouch- asthma, pregnancy, cancer or a weakened Christmas walk. Call Ben Trimble, 216-781- ers are accepted as well as county vouchers for pre- Saturday November 7th immune system); live with or take care of 3222 Ext. 5, or visit ocnw.org or ohiocity.com school/after care. Call Ms. Patty at 216-741-3685 Ashley's Hope Annual Children's Resale someone who is 0-5 yrs old, 50+ years old or for tickets/more info. between 8:15 am & 2:30 pm for more info. Visit web- Grace Church, 7393 Pearl Rd., Middleburg Hts. have a long-term illness. site www.olgoodcounsel.com for up to date info. Early bird preview, 8:30 - 9:30 am; $2 admission. Every Friday, now thru - Dec. 29, City of Cleveland, Division of Police, General admission, 9:30 am - 1 pm; $1. Basket raf- McCafferty Health Center, 4242 Lorain Citizen On-line Reporting System St. Leo Preschool Registrations fles & food. To purchase a table, donate a raffle item Ave., 8 - 11 am; 216-651-5005. As of July 7th, file your own police report on- 2009-2010 School Year or for more info, call Jennie or Donna, 216-661- St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 line for the following types of incidents/crimes St. Leo Preschool is located at 4940 Broadview Rd in 6585, or email [email protected] or vol- Broadview Rd., Sat., Oct. 31, 12 - 2 pm; 216- 351-6499. -- lost property; damage to property; criminal the Parish Community Center. The preschool offers [email protected]. Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125 Fulton damaging; petty theft/theft from a motor vehi- programs for skill development & kindergarten readi- Pkwy., Sat., Nov. 7, 12 - 2 pm; 216-664- cle; supplemental reports. These types of ness for 3 & 4 year-old children. A full-day 8 am.- Sunday November 8th 4149. reports may be made only if there is no suspect, 2:30 pm. Mon. - Fri. program is available, with after Wooden Churches of the Carpathians Merrick House, 3167 Fulton Rd., Thurs., suspect vehicle, or serial number information. school care at an additional charge. In addition to the Carpatho-Rusyn Heritage Museum, 1900 Dec. 3, 10 am - 12 pm; 216-281-4212. To make an on-line report go to full day program, Mon., Wed., Fri. half-day classes Carlton Rd. Parma, 2 pm. Presentation by Call 216-664-4621 or visit www.cleveland- www.city.cleveland.oh.us/police & click on the are available for 4 year-old children. Tues., Thurs., Professor F. William Lucak, then explore the health.org for more locations & dates. crime reporting link. You must be 18 years old half-day classes are available for 3 year-old children. building which embodies the faith & spirit of & have an e-mail address. Children must be of age by Sept. 30. County vouch- the Rusyn people. Free, but donations appreci- Cuyahoga County seeks tax preparation ers are accepted. A $50 nonrefundable fee & a copy ated. Visit www.c-rs.org for more info. volunteers - training provided Corpus Christi Class of 1968 & 1969 Reunion of the child's birth certificate are required at the time Volunteer tax preparers needed for the V.I.T.A. Planning a reunion before the parish closes. Contact of registration. For more info., call Jeanne Sabol at Wed., Nov. 11th, Sat., 21st & Sat., Dec. 12th site at the corner of Memphis Ave. & Fulton Janice (Gulan) Havasi “68” at 216-267-3812. 216-661-5330. St. Peter Chanel High School events Pkwy. Both classroom & web-based training 480 Northfield Rd. Scholarship/Entrance provided beginning in late November. Tax America Reads Tutors St. Mary Byzantine School Registration Exams - Wed., Nov. 11th, 6 pm - 9 pm; Sat., returns for the Old Brooklyn V.I.T.A. site are , South Brooklyn St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Elementary School, Nov. 21st, 9 am - noon; Sat., Dec. 12th, 9 am simple; training is not difficult. If interested Branch, 4303 Pearl Rd. Tutors from Cleveland 4600 State Rd., now accepting applications for pre- - noon. Cost of exam - $20. Call Scott Gongos, call 216-987-6620 or email: State University available to help school age school - grade 8. Before/after school services avail- 440-232-5900, ext. 144, to reserve a seat. [email protected]. children available Tues., Wed. & Thurs. until able. Local tuition assistance available to all families; Open House -- Sun, Nov. 15th, noon - 3 pm; the end of the school year. Call 216-623-7067 participates in Cleveland Scholarship & Tutoring refreshments served; free; no reservations Ohio Cemetery Alliance Contest to make appointment. Program. Updated computer lab, interactive Smart required. For a $10 donation to Ohio Cemetery Alliance, Boards in all classroom, instrumental music & art submit your name (or a friend or relative's name) WSEM Food Center instructor, athletics & more. Call 216-749-7980 or Thursday, November 12th to be used as a character in the next "Les WSEM Food Center at Brookside, 3784 Pearl visit www.smbyz.org. Antique Collectors Club Meeting Roberts" novel. Visit Rd., 216-749-4295. Food service available Busch Funeral meeting room, 7501 Ridge Rd., www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohca/ to purchase 7 pm. Jim Lewandowski (new curator of Arts, your chance. The author will pick the winning Schools as Neighborhood Resources moves Crafts & Antiques at Cuyahoga County Fair) speak- name on Dec. 5, 1:30 pm. at Visible Voice ing about World Fairs; guests welcome. Books, 1023 Kenilworth Ave., Tremont. Winner The Schools as Neighborhood Resource Thursdays; David Csomos teaches that class. will receive an autographed copy of the book. (SNR) program has moved from Charles Adults are also improving their health at Saturday November 14th Mooney Elementary School to James Ford Walkercise/Exercise classes on the same America Recycles Day Join Old Brooklyn Browns Backers Rhodes High School, 5100 Biddulph Rd. Class evenings. Sandy Worona, a name many read- 3727 Ridge Rd. & 5600 Carnegie Ave., 9 am - 3 pm. Cleats, 3995 Jennings Rd. Enjoy Cleveland days and times remain the same -- 6 to 8 p.m. ers recognize because of Sandy’s position at Drive up & drop off. Plastics, aluminum, tin cans, Browns games with Old Brooklyn's own on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday the Old Brooklyn Community Development glass jars/bottles, computers, tires & household haz- Browns Backer Chapter. Contact the Old evenings. Both children and adults can partic- Corporation, teaches the fitness classes. ardous material. Maximum 10 tires per person; no Brooklyn Browns Backers, 216-536-6496, for ipate for free by simply signing up any time Classes in Mixed Martial Arts (Gung Fu, latex paint. Environmental demonstrations & infor- more info. between now and March. wrestling and weight-lifting) are also offered at mation about how to conserve energy, water, keep Basketball, which is offered on all three Rhodes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday First Friday of Every Month sewers clean, what to recycle, how to compost. evenings, is very popular. James Burton is the evenings. Robert Madison, an instructor in Free Hot Meal basketball coach. Gung Fu (Chinese) karate and Wrestling Saturday Nov. 14th & Sunday Nov. 15th St. Boniface Campus School Hall, 3555 W. Arts & Crafts on Monday evenings, instructor James Greenwood teach the class. 13th Annual Winter Craft & Gift Fair 54th St. (enter from side parking lot on W. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic School, 4600 State Rd. 52nd St.) Doors open, 4 pm; dinner served, 5 Movies and Snacks on Wednesday evenings If the Cleveland Municipal School Sat., 9:30 - 3:30 pm. Sun., 11 am - 3:30 pm. Ethnic - 6 pm. Sponsored by St. Boniface Church & and Games on Thursday evenings. Kim District (CMSD) is closed on a Monday, foods, bake sale, raffles, handmade crafts & gifts. St. Rocco Church. Csomos and Rachel Missella are teaching the Wednesday or Thursday, either for a scheduled Arts & Crafts and Games sessions. holiday or because of inclement weather, the Sunday, November 15th Saturday, December 5th As has been the case for many terms, evening classes at Rhodes will not be in ses- Pancake & Sausage Brunch Holiday Bazaar adults can sharpen their Computer Skills at sion (even though these classes are not taught St. Mary’s Crystal Chalet, corner of State Rd. Brooklyn High School, 9200 Biddulph Rd. classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and by CMSD personnel). & Biddulph Ave., noon - 2 pm. Donation: admission: 9 am - 3 pm; free. Crafts, hand- adults, $6; children, $3; includes pancakes, made gifts, gourmet pet treats, jewelry, deco- sausage, scrambled eggs & beverage. Take- rations, raffles, door prizes & much more. Hot outs available. Split-Pot raffle during the lunch, bakery & beverages. Raffle grand prize, brunch. Call school office, 216-749-7980, for patchwork quilt, "Cats Everywhere". Drawing more info. held at 2:30; winner needn’t be present. Call 216-661-2418 for more info. Special Flavors: Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Pecan

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FOR CLOSINGTHE SEASON: November 22, 2009, 8 pm 749-7077 4674 State Rd. Serving Old Brooklyn since 1974 PAGE 4 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS NOVEMBER 2009 Veterans Day from front page CWRU students team up to paint a mural on Mr.'s E's brick wall Association, asking me if I could assist in locating information about possible family by Maria Dimengo knew nothing about our chance meeting that were streets, brick buildings and facades, and members of Donald D. Owens. I connected February morning. So I immediately thought maybe It all began with pancakes and a cup of with Sue Bennis, Research Associate of the something coffee. Westlake Porter Public Library, who was that remind- I first met Hal and Della Esterwood, the already hard at work. Sue had discovered the ed us of the owners of Mr. E's Inn, during a business break- possible connection to Rhodes High School original fast at Dee's Diner on Pearl Rd. I had told them from the database, Brooklyn about a grant I had received from Case Western www.Clevelandvetsmemorial.com. Township. Reserve University (CWRU) to revitalize Duane, Sue and I worked feverishly So a storefronts in Cleveland. exchanging information garnered from Rhodes group of Hal and Della have lived in Old Brooklyn memorabilia, genealogy friendly databases, CWRU stu- for decades, raising their five kids. In addition and the military. Together we were able to dents to Mr. E's, Della has been operating Della's quickly locate the Owens family in Mobile, showed up House of Beauty on W. Schaaf Rd. for over 42 Alabama. We traced the Owens family though on a sunny years. Photo by Maria Dimengo Donald’s older brother, Gerald, who passed day in June So when Hal offered to show me the old The mural on the side wall of Mr. E's Inn, 4256 Pearl Rd. was painted in pri- away in 2004. Lois Owens, Gerald’s wife, and and power- wall, I wanted to see what it was all about. He mary and secondary colors -- blue, green, yellow, purple -- and white. all five of their adult children came up to washed the thought it would make a great mural some day, Cleveland last June to be present when the of the strange coincidence and e-mailed Ben a wall. Next, we scraped off the peeling paint, and he asked me to take a look. It was late diploma was awarded. Lois Owens said it was picture of the wall to see what might come of spackled the wall and rolled a sealant over it. February, when 20-degree temperatures were “the thrill of her life”. this interesting idea. We later added a coat of blue paint to match the part of the routine here in Cleveland. Hal told A seventy-something cousin of Donald’s, Fresh from the history books sky. We then scheduled a meeting with the City me I would pass by it on my way to work, so I Shirley Speicher of Massillon, told me she It's easy to drive right by Mr. E's Inn on to make sure they approved of our idea. drove by the space at 4256 Pearl Rd., hopped wouldn’t have missed the graduation. Shirley Pearl Rd. Located south of Memphis Ave., its By this time, June had turned into July out of my car, and snapped a few photos. produced a letter Donald had written to her windows are covered with posters promoting and we needed to take advantage of the warm Even in the wintertime, the space next to parents — Donald’s father and her mother drink specials and what's on tap for the week. sunny days. First, I invited a team of artists Mr. E's was full of life. A proud iron gate were brother and sister — in August, 1944, But little did I know that Mr. E's Inn had from Akron to project Ben's art on the wall and offered a protected boundary from traffic and from “somewhere in France”. “I know the been a fixture in Old Brooklyn for nearly three trace it with magic markers. Then the paint-by- passersby. Patches of snow clung to the worn, only way home is through Berlin,” Donald had decades. The building was constructed some- numbers game began. Neighbors and kids peeling paint. The open space showcased the written. time before the 1920s, and Hal had opened his stopped by to assist, wondering what would old brick where Theo's Restaurant used to be. Shirley reminisced that as a little girl, she bar there during the 1960s. At one point a become of the old wall on Pearl Rd. Folks Once measured, the wall at Mr. E's was 60 remembers attending Rhodes High School Faflik's shoe store, a five-and-dime and other walking by waved their approval, while work- feet wide, which would turn into an ambitious football games and questioning her father as to small businesses operated nearby. ers on their lunch breaks came by to see what project if I decided to take it on. But I didn't why they kept calling Cousin Donny’s name on The years had been unkind to the build- we were up to. Even the regulars from Mr. E's think much of it, until I got a call from a the public address system. Apparently, Donald ings that lined Pearl Rd. Although Hal had came out to check on our progress. Others CWRU student named Ben Meck. was a standout football player. rented his space for years, the building next to stopped by to tell stories and reminisce about Ben was eager to graduate and needed one My husband and I visited Luneville, it had turned into an eyesore, ready to be con- the old neighborhood. Complete strangers more credit hour to finish his degree. He won- France last summer. Meeting with Gerard demned by the City. Vagrants had been living picked up paint brushes and did their best to dered if he could create some artwork for Case Louis was heartwarming. He is so grateful to in the building and Hal decided he wanted to follow Ben's drawing, which was taped to the Cares, my city revitalization project. the United States for saving France during create a better space. wall every day for three solid months. Ben had never met Hal Esterwood and World War II. He considers his life’s mission to After he purchased his building in 2007, Finally, our project is complete. And now be returning the American soldiers to their Hal took about $40,000 of his own money to that the old wall has been painted, I can't help homeland. I went to thank him and he kept another Rhodes graduate from sixty-five years have the building next door demolished. After but think of all those conversations with Kevin, thanking me. ago. It has been an unparalleled honor for me it was torn down, a faded wall with peeling Ann, Carla, Karen, and the students from The love and respect these French people to assist in locating family members and then paint was left behind. Charles Mooney Elementary School. profess for Americans brought me to tears. to help plan the ’09 graduation ceremony. Imagine what it was like when I was pre- This mural was a transforming moment, Everyone we met expressed their appreciation In addition to Donald, James Ford Rhodes sented with the possibility of doing something not only for me, but for dozens of people who of the sacrifice of the American GIs. High School honors all those who served and with that old wall. After Ben showed me his cared. And even though a couple of coats of As a result of this discovery, Rhodes sen- are presently serving in the United States ideas and drawings, I figured it might be fun to paint mean nothing to people outside the City, iors this year not only took away their diplo- Armed Forces. create a simple piece of art that reminded us of it certainly changed me and the people who mas, but also their own special thoughts about the way life used to be, an era before there wanted to help beautify Old Brooklyn. Happy Thanksgiving from Joe Gigante & Sons Speed Exterminating Happy Thanksgiving Schedule service at your home or business. We provide quality, dependable, pest-control service. 4 Generations of Gigantes in Old Brooklyn 216-351-2106 Or visit our do-it-yourself store. 4141 Pearl Rd. 1 block north of Broadview Rd. 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The last few issues of the Old Brooklyn Bishop Lennon has already assigned the Perking up an area with a mural or other News (OBN) have focused on the closing of St. two deacons who are stationed at Corpus artistic expression is actually a great way to let Procop Church and new developments regard- Christi to new parishes, even though the parish color have a positive effect on our psyches, and ing the projected closing of St. Barbara will not be merging until April. OBN readers can also witness what paint has Church. Although the OBN has not recently The Rev. Mr. Chuck Zawadzki will be recently done to transform two blank spaces in reported about it, the Roman Catholic recon- transferred to St. Thomas More Church in OBCDC's service area. figuration process has been moving along at Brooklyn on November 1st; the Rev. Mr. Dave In Old Brooklyn, the object was a side Lundeen will be transferred to St. Mark Church How impatiently we've had to wait this Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Church wall on the building which houses Mr. E's Inn, and Corpus Christi Church, too. in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood, on year, first for summer and then for "Indian" 4256 Pearl Rd.; in Brooklyn Centre, it was the November 15th. summer! But we'll be happy to wait for win- Included in the Diocese’s mandate to open fence on the east side of the parking lot at Art as a single parish on April 25th, 2010, are Deacon Dave, however, will continue to ter, because a Benjamin Franklin gardener told House, 3119 Denison Ave. Because those be a part of the OLGC-Corpus Christi merger me that the Farmers Almanac is predicting a directions for arriving at the new entity. One locations are in our neighborhood, we have part of the process involved establishing a committee, and both he and Deacon Chuck bad one. I'm hoping that the Almanac is separate articles and photos about them on will be permitted to help at Corpus Christi as wrong, but if it's right, at least the price of the merger committee of eighteen people from pages 4 and 6 in this issue. each parish. The pastors of the two parishes, their schedules allow. natural gas we’ll need to heat our homes is The name Gloria Ferris is familiar to Deacon Chuck and his wife, Marian, priced lower than it’s been in years. OLGC’s Fr. Lee Moreeuw, C.PP.S., and many neighborhood residents; she and her Corpus Christi’s Fr. Russ Lowe, also attend the belonged to Corpus Christi for 45 years, and In what seems to have become a trend, we husband, Tim, have been involved with the Chuck has been a Deacon there since 1995. again begin this column with more news from meetings. Brooklyn Centre neighborhood for years, and The merger committee met for the first Deacon Dave and his wife, also named Marian, the publishing world. Last month, each Old more recently, Gloria was one of the founders belonged to Corpus Christi for 30 years, and Brooklyn household in the 44144 zip code, as time on Tuesday, October 6th. It was then of the Brooklyn Centre Naturalists. Last year, divided into six subcommittees. Each subcom- Dave has been a Deacon there since 1992. well as every household in the City of Gloria suffered a heart attack followed by a The Missionaries of the Precious Blood Brooklyn (also 44144 zip code) received a mittee has six people on it, three from Corpus stroke, which left her in a coma in the Intensive Christi and three from OLGC. One person on (CPPS) priests who currently staff OLGC still copy of the October, 2009 Liberty News & Care Unit at MetroHealth Medical Center for have not heard if the Bishop wants them to Views in the mail. The masthead says that the each subcommitee was elected to be chairper- twenty three days, and in the hospital there for son and report about that subcommittee’s activ- continue ministering in the Diocese. The other paper was established in 1984, but a headline a total of fifty seven days. parish the order serves, St. Adalbert (on the on the front page reads, "First of Many ities at the larger merger committee meetings. A year and a half later, Gloria has made The six subcommittees are: (1) Naming east side), is slated to close next June. Editions". such a miraculous comeback that The parishioners at St. Barbara’s are not When I contacted editor Frank Mestnik Subcommittee, (2) Ministry Subcommittee, (3) MetroHealth asked her to deliver the keynote Parish Life and Social Subcommittee, (4) undergoing this process because they were to clarify that, he said that his family has had a address at its seventh annual Stroke ordered to close rather than merge. They are, monthly paper in Bedford for twenty-five Liturgy Subcommittee, (5) Finance and Education Forum for Stroke Survivors and Facilities Subcommittee, and (6) Education however, now busy putting together their for- years, but October is the first issue for their Families. The all-day program was held mal appeal to Rome, since, as reported in a Brooklyn. The Sun News having pulled out of Formation Subcommittee. on Friday, October 9th, in the Medical The naming committee is probably the front page article in last month’s OBN, their Brooklyn (as discussed in our last two Town Center’s Rammelkamp Atrium. request to remain open has been granted a Crier columns) was what gave him the motiva- one whose recommendations will get the most Gloria was first on the agenda; she gave attention from the general Old Brooklyn popu- “protocol number” by the Vatican. tion needed to expand into our neighborhood. an animated, logically organized presentation The Endangered Catholics group Liberty's first issue consisted of eight lation. Although the new parish will worship that any speaker could be proud of, and all the (and otherwise function) in the buildings at (www.endangeredcatholics.webs.com) contin- color pages, the last of which was a compli- more so, a person who couldn’t even wiggle ues to meet monthly and, among other things, mentary, full-page ad for the Fall-0-Ween Our Lady of Good Counsel, the new parish her finger when she was at her worst. will have a name other than OLGC or Corpus picket outside during the final Mass at most Festival which nine neighborhood organiza- Although she has not yet reached her forced-to-close parishes. St. George Church, tions, including OBCDC, hosted on October Christi. goals of dancing and playing the piano again, When the merger committee met for a (Lithuanian), 6527 Superior Ave., was the most 24th. We are grateful for the publicity which Gloria has again proved what a place of “mira- recent casualty on Sunday, October 18th. St. they gave to the event. second time on Tuesday, October 20th, it was, cles and hope” MetroHealth is to both our in fact, the process for submitting a new name John the Baptist Church (Slovak) in Akron will Otherwise -- and as would be expected -- neighborhood and the entire County. have its last Mass Saturday, October 31st, and Liberty News & Views is heavier on Brooklyn which dominated the meeting. Parishioners at We’ve gotten very behind in reporting each location who choose to do so, must sug- St. Margaret of Hungary Church (Hungarian) news (schools, City services, voting informa- accomplishments related to our neighborhood in Orange its last on Sunday, November 1st. tion) than Old Brooklyn or Brooklyn Centre. gest a name by November 8th. students, so with the remaining space this Then, before each Mass on the weekend Anyone wishing to view online objects But two of our neighborhood civic organiza- month, we will return to news from St. Leo the from closed churches which Henningers tions which would like to increase their mem- of November 21st, members of each parish Great School. will vote for the five top names. The top Religious Goods is offering for sale (currently bership, The Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn- Last spring some St. Leo eighth graders to other churches only) should visit Cleveland and Brooklyn Centre Naturalists, names for the merged parish will be submitted learned that they’d merited scholarships from to Bishop Richard Lennon, but the Bishop will http://www.church-inventory.com/index.php. also have articles in the new publication. the high schools which they are now attending. In last month's Town Crier we also Based on his score on the placement test, Alex announced the arrival of Erin Rose Kelley. Veltre received a Brother John William Although we received the data about her birth Donoghue Scholarship from St. Edward High from a reliable source, it wasn't 100% accurate. School. And, based on their academic records We said that she was born at Fairview Hospital, in 7th and 8th grade, Alexander Jovanovic, but in reality, she was born at St. John West Gabrielle Jurcak and Christopher Zimmer Shore Hospital. We extend our apologies to received Honors Scholarships from Padua Councilman Kelley and his wife for printing Franciscan High School. The Padua awards incorrect information. are valued at $750 each, and are renewable Last month we also wrote about the each year if the student maintains at least a 3.5 September day on which Ukrainian Village, a cumulative grade point average. segment of State Rd. in Parma, was dedicated. Please continue to send your ideas for this We have since learned that in addition to the column to Lynette Filips, The Town Crier, c/o two marker signs we mentioned, there's also an the Old Brooklyn News, 3344 Broadview Rd., impressive new sunflower mural on the side Cleveland, Ohio 44109. of Lviv International Food, a commercial

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Landlords and tenants should be able to provide a reduction in kilowatt hours? Is the Landlords and tenants should meet to work together and share the cost of making office or shop properly illuminated or is an explore mutual ways to improve a building’s older buildings more energy-efficient. The over-lighted section trying to illuminate a use of energy. It need not be the big ticket landlord benefits when the tenant’s business is poorly lighted section? items, but affordable items where each would successful and the tenant renews the lease for How is water consumption managed? pay a portion of the cost. extended periods of time. The tenant benefits Could an old toilet be replaced with a pressure Improvements to a building stay with the when the landlord will make the building more flush toilet that uses far less water? Is the hot building and many landlords are hesitant to energy-efficient because it reduces operating water tank the most efficient on the market? make improvements when leases are short- costs. Does a tap that no one’s had time to fix persist- term. Explore an arrangement where a tenant The best place to start is a commercial ently drip? will extend a lease in return for new windows energy audit. Complaining about the increas- Anyone just accepting existing energy or insulation or a hot water tank. In return the ing cost of energy does not change the cost. conditions as a cost of doing business is not tenant can pay a portion of the upfront cost in Professionally analyzing how the building paying attention to cost reduction options. return for a short term rent reduction. If noth- releases and consumes air is the beginning of Although the cost of a unit of fuel or energy ing else, start the discussion to learn what cre- understanding what the building is doing. can not be controlled, people can reduce con- ative options may come forth. by Tom Collins Recognize that buildings breathe and ventila- sumption and thereby costs. Getting a professional energy audit will [email protected] tion within a building is absolutely necessary. CLEVELAND STOREFRONT insure that the discussion is based upon facts. Energy Audit It must be planned and managed so that it does For more information check out this govern- not add to energy costs or damage the building. RENOVATION PROGRAM ment web site about professional energy audits: Energy costs are a burden to both land- In very simple terms, an energy audit http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/ener lords and tenants. Most commercial leases determines how air is entering and leaving a 40% Rebate gy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11180 require the tenant to pay the costs for electric- building. Even when the doors are shut and ity, natural gas and water. That translates to windows closed, air is circulating in and out of for pre-approved renovations Re$tore Cleveland light, heat, air conditioning, equipment power, a building. That little opening where the elec- on eligible bathrooms and kitchens. Progress for the Commercial Districts of tric lines enter the building may have an air gap buildings. When leasing commercial space from a that allows temperature-controlled interior air Old Brooklyn & Brooklyn Centre landlord, too often a business tenant looks at to escape. A roof without sufficient insulation Maximum For more information contact location, floor space, lighting, display win- may allow hot air to penetrate in summer and dows, exterior appearance and parking before heated air to rise through the roof in winter. rebate Tom Collins, OBCDC he or she considers utility costs. A tenant does The attached garage and loading dock may be $25,000 Commercial Program Manager not pay sufficient attention to the utility costs sucking temperature-controlled air out of the 216-459-1000 prior to signing a lease and receiving the first occupied portion of the building as fast as it is Call Tom Collins @ bill. heated or cooled. Window frames that have [email protected], Old Brooklyn CDC Supported by: Utility costs are usually a variable cost. settled with older buildings often let air escape. Cleveland Neighborhood Development That variable can often significantly increase Lights require management if costs are to 216-459-1000 Coalition Ohio & Erie Canal Association operating costs and reduce end of month be controlled. Are energy efficient light bulbs profit. being used? Will timers and motion detectors Our Lady of Good Counsel School partners with Art House for fence-painting project by Jennifer Berardinelli vide wonderful opportunities for the communi- Art House Executive Director Amy Craft ty to come together, make friends, create and wanted to beautify the fence on the east side of have fun. Thank you to everyone at OLGC.” the organization’s parking lot at 3119 Denison OLGC hopes to create more partnerships Ave. Christina Szymanowski, who regularly within the Old Brooklyn community. As volunteers at Art House, was aware of Amy’s Albert Einstein once said, “Only a life lived in dream. the service to others is worth living.” Since Christina is also the art teacher at Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) School, she approached OLGC’s principal, Jennifer Berardinelli, to ask her about establishing a partnership with Art House. After receiving approval, Christina organized a Photo by George Shuba school-wide community service Newly elected OBCDC Board members (left - right) Theresa Martin, Jeff Rhodes, April project. Beates, Jeff Kipp and Christina Seabold join hands as the prepare to join the existing Board. On Sunday, September 27th, more than 60 people from Annual Meeting from front page Besides the annual report being distrib- OLGC School volunteered their remain as president of the Board. Lynea uted, there was a power point presentation pro- time to paint the Art House fence vided at the meeting; both documents are avail- Derwis will remain as vice president. Theresa with colorful flowers, insects and able at www.oldbrooklyn.com under organiza- Martin will be treasurer and Terrell Cole will animals on a background of blue tional documents. be secretary. sky. The streetscape at Art Members of the CDC get to vote for board Finally, OBCDC members voted on some House is much brighter now The fence painting in process! Photo by Bill Rieter (parent members and Code amendments. They also amendments to the Code of Regulations, two thanks to the efforts and coopera- of OLGC students who participated in the project). receive the Old Brooklyn News in the mail. The of which created new standing committees for tion of OLGC staff members, stu- yearly fee is $15 for individuals and $10 for the Board — Real Estate Committee and Green dents and parents. Letter to the Community students and seniors. This information is also Space and Natural Resources Committee. The Speaking about the accomplished mis- Dear Friends & Neighbors, on the web site, along with application forms. third vote was a minor change in the Code sion, Amy Craft stated, “It confirms my belief As our flea market season comes to an end, If you did not make it this year, hope to relating to Annual Meeting notifications. that partnerships within the community pro- we at Fred’s Breads & More would like to see you at future membership events! thank you for your participation. It sure has been a lot of fun getting together on Sunday afternoons these past two and a half months. We enjoyed shopping for everyone’s treas- ures and crafts and all the great deals. Who can forget Fred’s bellowing on his megaphone, “Sold! Another happy customer!” or “1/4 lb. Sugardale Hot Dogs - $1!” Both the food and company were great! We feel that Fred’s flea market idea was suc- cessful and is something for our neighborhood to look forward to when warm weather returns. Bargain shopping, free coffee, friends and neighbors — what more could we ask for? Save all your wares this winter so you’re ready to get together again in the spring. Sandy Manson, Fred’s Breads & More

See next month’s Old Brooklyn News for details about a residential holiday lighting contest or call OBCDC for more information -- 216-4459-11000 NOVEMBER 2009 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 7 First annual Old Brooklyn community “Fall-O-Ween” Festival was funtastic by Lori Peterson seniors. Over 100 volunteers came from [email protected] organizations such as Key Club, James Ford OBCDC Rhodes High School, RSVP and Baldwin "It's about your home; “This is the best day of my life,” one Wallace College. Community Toolbox it's about your neighborhood." child was overheard saying about the first The day’s events included pumpkin dec- annual Old Brooklyn Community “Fall-O- orating, a costume contest, carnival games News from Spokane “Model Block” Ween” Festival. Even on a somewhat cold (with prizes donated by Sonic in Parma), and blustery day, the children’s spirits were music by Zach, face painting, a clown, zoo by Lori Peterson house historically painted. high and were not dissuaded from attending animals, a 50/50 raffle and an Elvis imperson- Kim and her husband, Brian, had been out [email protected] the festival. By 11a.m. on Saturday, October ator. And what festival would be complete looking at houses to give them ideas about What better way to get to know your 24th, a serpentineline made its way down without popcorn and cotton candy! color schemes. They finally agreed on colors neighbor than through food? On October 10th, Devonshire and wrapped onto Pearl Rd. The Old Brooklyn Community “Fall-O- and looked for a reliable painter. They found 2009, residents from Old Brooklyn The first 300 children were given trick- Ween” Festival was a collaborative effort one that they felt very comfortable with and Community Development Corporation’s or-treat bags full of candy and game books by between Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn- who had 20 years of experience in house paint- (OBCDC) Spokane Model Block, which runs Kiwanis of Brooklyn-Cleveland. (Most of the Cleveland, The Senior Health and Wellness ing; however midway through the job he decid- from Pearl Rd. to the corner of Spokane Ave. candy was donated by employees of Center, Old Brooklyn Community ed that it was too big of a job for him to finish. and W. 41st St., came together for a block MetroHealth’s Senior Health and Wellness He pulled his crew and never showed up again. Development Corporation, Deaconness- potluck picnic. Two households, those of Kim Center.) In addition to the trick or treat bags, Needless to say, the Holts were very dis- Krafft Center, Deaconess-Zane Center, and Brian Holt and Joe Dooley hosted the pic- each child received a meal ticket for a free hot traught and eager to get their house painted. Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio, Senior nic with OBCDC. The Holts and Dooleys pro- dog, chips and a drink. Citizen Resources, Concordia Care, Kehoe vided the yard space, grill, tables, chairs, bev- When the neighbors saw what had happened ,they immediately came together to help them The Senior Health and Wellness Center Brothers Printing, Gavin Lee Party Center and erages and music while OBCDC provided the also gave out 200 meal tickets to residents and Speed Exterminating. hotdogs, utensils and plates. complete the job. A good time was had by all. Over 40 peo- A neighbor across the street, Edward ple arrived with dishes ranging from coconut Loukas, along with several other neighbors, Local resident trying different power source chicken, to chili (with a little cinnamon) to pooled their resources and within days they by Matthew Wilder pesto pasta. While the parents chatted about got a crew together and went to work. Kim CSU Journalism student idea would not said, “I’m really glad that this happened. I’m work because the neighborhood, their families and life in Old Brooklyn resident and Old Brooklyn general, the children played tag, hula hoops, all amazed at how they came together to help us.” they thought The Holt’s house is freshly painted and is a CDC board member Jeff Rhodes is using an Cleveland did ending with a jam session in the basement of automated wind turbine to power his garage. one of the residents. testament to the commitment of fellow neigh- not have bors. (See the before and after pictures below.) The turbine generates power by collecting enough wind Residents came together to show that wind energy and then transferring it to two D- “community” is still alive and well in Two other residents on Spokane Model for the turbine Block have completed repairs on their homes cell batteries via a wire. to be used. Cleveland. The women have started an infor- The turbine starts generating power when mal get together in which they bring their kids ranging from a new roof, new windows, histor- According to ical painting on the exterior and insulation. A the wind is moving at five miles per hour. Energy to play while they talk, eat, crochet and knit. However, if the wind is blowing at 30 miles per One of the ladies stated, “This is exactly what fourth home is almost complete. The three Matters, a homes that are completed are adjacent to each hour, the turbine shuts down. company locat- model block was supposed to do -- bring us Jeff said that by using the turbine for five together as a community. I have wanted this other. Six residents have also obtained rain bar- ed in Australia rels through the summer program. to six hours, he can power his garage for a that provides sense of community my whole life.” month. He decided to do this to save energy Community Support on The Model Block concept was designed renewable to create a visual impact on the street which is but also because it was an interesting science energy Model Block Home Repair project. Kim Holt has been promoting the happening. If you are interested in learning resources, more about the rebate program, please call Lori The turbine is approximately thirty feet wind turbines OBCDC/City of Cleveland model block rebate high. The American Wind Energy Association program for residents for over a year and was at OBCDC at 216-459-1000. typically work (A.W.E.A.) claims that residential wind tur- better in rural excited when it finally came to fruition. The Before bines typically have a rotor 26.08 feet in diam- rebate program provides refunds of up to areas and on eter -- the rotors for turbines can be horizontal the coast. $2000 for exterior repairs. She had been look- or vertical -- and a tower 130.4 feet high. ing forward to getting new windows and her However, Jeff's turbine is composed of a rotor it turns out ($500), wire ($100), turn buckle ($50) and Cleveland is at Joyful Keyboard weather station ($80). He wanted to power his the forefront of Learning/playing piano garage for under $1000. Jeff said one of the this technolo- private sessions reasons other residents have not assembled tur- gy. During the bines could be because they are unable to winter of 1887- Virginia E. Collins spend that much money on it. 88, the world's Piano/Music Instructor Jeff bought the turbine from A.R.I., a first automati- company based in Manassas, Virginia. The cally operating 216-398-7743 dealership that provided it was located in wind turbine [email protected] Arizona. He also bought some of the parts was built by from Home Depot. 1607 Cook Avenue Charles F. According to the A.W.E., wind energy is a Cleveland, OH 44109 After Brush in converted form of solar energy. The sun's radi- Cleveland. It ation heats points of the earth at different rates. was also the Photo by Sheila Quealy-Walter Virginia E. Collins Differences depend on time of day and surface world's Eco-friendly, energy-saving Certified Yoga Instructor area. This in turn causes portions of the atmos- largest wind Yoga Alliance Registered home on Behrwald Ave. in phere to warm differently. Hot air rises, reduc- turbine, having ing the atmospheric pressure at the earth's sur- Old Brooklyn utilizes the Group or individual a diameter of power of the wind. classes/sessions... face, and cooler air is drawn in to replace it. 50 feet and 144 encompassing many The result is wind. rotor blades made of Cedar wood. For more needs; all ages. Air has mass, and when it is in motion, it information, visit the Danish Wind Power contains the energy of that motion (kinetic Association at w.windpower.org. energy). For more information on turbines, go www.circleofinnerlight.com Jeff is an overall conservationist. He 216.398.7743 or 216.375.9466 to www.awea.org. recently completed the renovation of his home In-the-Now Yoga The A.W.E.A. reports that sales of small in Old Brooklyn and added a rain barrel to the Body-Mind-Spirit Integrative wind turbines (100 kilowatts or less) increased front of his home this year. by 78 percent in 2008. 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PAGE 8 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS NOVEMBER 2009 “You’re so Italian if…” reaches summit in Italian kitchens by Lynette Filips mortadella (Italian bologna with pieces of fat your favorite desserts include: you like cappuccino and know the [email protected] in it); pancetta (Italian bacon); capicola cannoli (“little tubes” of fried pastry filled with story of how this espresso coffee mixed or (Italian ham); prosciutto (aged Italian ham); flavored ricotta or Mascarpone cheese); topped with steamed milk or cream got its Thanksgiving may very well be the sopressata (dry-cured salami); and coppa sfogliatelle (puff pastry-like delicacies filled name – because the color of the drink resem- biggest “feast day” on the American calendar, (sausage made from the pig’s head); with orange-flavored ricotta cheese); bled the color of a Capuchin “Cappucchino” and so it seems like a good time to wrap up this tiramisu (a layered dessert of liqueur-soaked friar’s habit; series about Cleveland’s Italian-Americans our when making pasta sauce, you start by lady fingers, Mascarpone cheese and choco- “You’re so Italian if…” observations with an browning pork neck bones; you make meat- late); you drink wine – dry red wine like article about Italian food. Somehow Italian balls, lasagna, ravioli, manicotti and pizza zabaglione (a light custard, sometimes served Chianti, sparkling white wine like Asti cooks have an edge over many of the rest of from scratch, too; with figs); Spumante, and most of all, the “Dago Red” us; the word from some sources is that there zuppa inglese (similar to trifle – layers of wine one of your uncles used to make; you will even be pasta – probably lasagna – along- you prepare many varieties of pizza sponge cake and custard; and also enjoy liqueurs like Amaretto and Anisette; side the turkey on many Italian Thanksgiving bianco, the version of pizza which has cheese cassata cake (traditional style -- soaked in rum tables. and toppings but no tomato sauce; and filled with ricotta cheese, candied fruit and when you’re planning a party, the first chocolate chips; American style -- layered foods that you write on the menu are pizza, And so, for the fourth (and last) time, I you call foods like smoked meats, with whipped sausage with peppers and onions, and cavatelli; propose that “You’re so Italian if…” cheeses, fish and/or cream and vegetables which are strawberries), you like to dine “alfresco” (in the you’re more likely to plant a fig tree served before a meal and you know fresh air), but no matter where you serve your than an apple tree in your backyard; “antipastos”, rather where to buy guests, when you offer them something to eat than appetizers or hors your dinner each night almost always them — places — which you always do — they’d better not d’oeuvres; includes some form of pasta, rather than pota- like Baraona’s refuse it; they’d also better not “eat and run”; in Maple Hts. Italians expect to linger with each other long toes or rice; (in Italy, the pasta is served you like to after the meal is over; “primo”, that is, as the first course); serve veal, and know Colozza’s in how to prepare both Parma and your favorite recipes include tomatoes when your friends are ill, you help high-end cuts like veal Presti’s and in some form – whether fresh, sundried or them recover in body and spirit by bringing scaloppini (thinly Corbo’s in canned (pureed, diced, whole, sliced or as a them lots and lots of food; sliced cutlets, dredged Little Italy; sauce or paste); you especially like the Roma in flour, sautéed, and variety; you’re very you don’t need to read Cleveland accompanied by a glad that Fred’s Ethnic Eats to find a good Italian restaurant or sauce) and budget cuts Bakery display at Gentile’s, 4464 Broadview Rd. you love olive oil – you dip your Bread’s on grocery store because you already know about like ossa bucco Photo from their website. bread into it; prefer it over vegetable oil for Broadview Rd. all the ones mentioned in the book. (It would (braised, herbed veal dressing your salads, and cook with it; you also has products from the Orlando Baking have been impossible for me to have written shanks and root vegetables); buy Italian olives; Company in its outlet store; this information about Italian food if I hadn’t you also know all the Italian ways to had Cleveland Ethnic Eats to help me.) you like to flavor food with onions cook chicken – you bake panettone, the traditional and garlic, and fresh herbs like flat Italian pars- Italian yeast bread which contains raisins, cit- And, unrelated to Italian food, after ley, basil, oregano, bay leaves and fennel; Alfredo (cooked in a white sauce of cream, Parmesan cheese and butter); ron, lemon zest and candied fruit, at attending the Columbus Day parade, I realized Angelo (breaded chicken breasts baked in a Christmastime; that I should have mentioned two other nearby you cooked with artichokes, pesto (a businesses in one of my two preceding articles sauce made from fresh basil, garlic, pine sauce of Muenster — or mozzarella — cheese when a frozen dessert is in order, you about Italians. You are also so Italian if… nuts/pignoli, olive oil and grated cheese), por- and mushrooms); choose gelato (Italian ice cream), spumoni tobello mushrooms and roasted red peppers Cacciatore (prepared with tomatoes, onions, (layered Italian ice cream embellished with some of you friends and family mem- before they became ingredients contemporary mushrooms, herbs and sometimes wine); nuts, candied fruits and whipped cream); bers work for Milano Monuments (on “foodies” use, because food has always been Florentine (prepared or served with spinach); Neapolitan ice cream (a simpler version of Brookpark Rd. across from Holy Cross important to you; Marsala (cooked with Sicilian Marsala wine); Parmigiano (made with Parmesan cheese); spumoni); sorbet (the Italian equivalent of Cemetery) or Independence Excavating (on E. sherbet) or lemon ice; Schaaf Rd. in Independence); you like to eat eggplant (“melanane”) Piccata (sliced, sautéed and served in a sauce in many more ways than just Parmesan -- pick- with lemon, butter and spices); (Acknowledgments: In addition to Laura led, stewed, stuffed, roasted, grilled, steamed, Marengo (prepared with tomatoes, mush- a slice of wedding cake was not the Taxel’s Cleveland Ethnic Eats, I am also grate- boiled, fried, deep fried, in lasagna, in soup and rooms, garlic, mushrooms and white wine); only dessert at your wedding; trays and trays of assorted cookies/pastry/bakery surpassed any ful to Kathy Amato, Alma Barth and Sandy in salads; Stoika, as well as all the other friends who you eat many kinds of seafood; squid “sweets” served at the nuptial celebrations of doesn’t freak you out (calamari is what squid is your non-Italian friends; introduced me to the joys of Italian food over you can describe the difference the course of my lifetime. I must also credit Fr. called when it’s served as food); you call large between spaghetti and vermicelli, and prepare Phil Racco, pastor of Holy Rosary Church in dishes with many of the other 650-plus types of shrimp “scampi”; you inherited your grandma’s pizelle maker, and you bring those anise-flavored waf- Little Italy, who quipped about the baccala on pasta, too — angel hair, bow ties, cannelloni, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria during his you don’t have meat until after mid- fle cookies to virtually every family gathering; cavatelli, ditalini, fettuccine, lasagna, linguine, homily at the pre-parade Mass on Columbus night on Christmas Eve; instead, on this “Feast macaroni, manicotti, orzo, pastina, penne, ravi- Day. Visit the website www.italiansrus.com. to oli, rigatoni, rotini and tortellini; you under- of Seven Fishes”, you eat sardines, marinated you have a ceramic jar on your learn more about Italian foods or a plethora of stand the difference which types of flour (e.g., eel, baccala (salted cod), fried smelt (tiny fish kitchen counter which has “Biscotti” written other facts about people from Europe’s boot- semolina) make in the finished product; which take hours to clean), and/or clams in red on it; it holds the hard — because they are shaped country. ) and white sauces; twice-baked — biscuits/cookies which are you don’t buy macaroni and cheese in often anise-flavored; a box or spaghetti (or any other pasta product) you also eat baccala on many other in a can; occasions, and are aware of dozens of ways to serve it -- battered and fried, grilled, simmered you know that “Turkey Tetrazzini” in milk, baked with tomatoes and wine, tossed was named to honor the famous Italian operat- with vinegar and oil, and roasted with potatoes THEATER NOTES ic soprano, Luisa Tetrazzini; and green peppers or potatoes and olives; Beck Center of the Arts www.nearwesttheatre.org you are quite certain that Christopher 17801 Detroit Ave. 216-521-2540 you cook from scratch such foods as: “The WIZ” Columbus had baccala among his provisions www.beckcenter.org gnocchi (small wheat flour or potato Fri., Nov. 20th - Sun., Dec. 6th. dumplings); when he and his men discovered America; “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” Thurs., Fri., Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun., 3 pm. Tickets risotto (rice cooked in broth, perhaps with saf- Thurs., Nov. 5th -; matinee - 10 am; Nov. 6 - - $8, adults; $6, children 12 years & under. fron, and served with grated cheese); you also use the word “baccala” in 8th - Fri. & Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun. matinee -3 your speech about people, good-naturedly pm. Tickets: $12, adults/ seniors; $10, Old Brooklyn students Johany Andino, Yvonne polenta (a thick mush of boiled cornmeal); child/students (16 & under). Call to RSVP. frittata (an omelette with vegetables and cheese referring to one of your friends who’s made a Bryant, Alana & Olivia Jarrell and Andy, Ben & Grace Schumann are among the 45 mixed in with the eggs); blunder; actors/actresses in this show. pasta e fagioli (macaroni with tomatoes and 6415 Detroit Ave. 216-631-2727 you’re OK with eating tripe, even white beans, and pronounced “pasta fuh- www.cptonline.org zool”); though it’s the rubbery lining of cattle’s stom- Center “The Santaland Diaries” 1501 Euclid Ave. calzone (baked or fried turnovers made of achs; James Levin Theatre - Fri., Nov. 27th - Sat., 216-241-6000 www.playhousesquare.com pizza dough and filled with vegetables, meat when you go to an Italian bakery like Dec. 19th; 7:30 pm, Fri. & Sat; 3 pm,Sun.; “Mamma Mia” (Nov. 10th - 15th) and and/or cheese); Mazzone’s on Clark Ave., Rito’s in Parma and Tickets: Stadium seating - $24, except certain “Wicked” (Nov. 18th - Dec. 13th). Wed, stromboli (fillings like those in calzone, but Presti’s in Little Italy, you appreciate the many Wed. & Thurs. when they are reduced to $10. Thurs, & Fri, 8 pm; Sat, 5 & 9 pm; Sun, 2 pm. stuffed into a loaf-shaped bread and sliced for varieties of Italian bread — ciabatta, bruschet- Premium table seating-- $30 Fri. & Sat. & $16 Tickets: $10 - $35. serving);and ta, focaccia, bread sticks, crostini, pannini Wed. & Thurs. Too many other touring single night per- strata (a layered dish with bread, milk, eggs, rolls, pepperoni bread, spinach bread – and “Browns Rules” formances and shows to list in detail. Visit cheese, seasonings and sometimes meat); know that they vary according to the region of Gordon Square - Thurs., Fri., Sat., Nov. 19th Playhouse Square website for more entertain- Italy; - 28th & Mon., Nov. 30th; 7 pm. Tickets: $10 ment options. you have more than Parmesan and Also look for “Smart Seat” icons; some shows mozzarella cheese in your kitchen; you also on the 19th & 30th; $24 on the 20th, 21st, 27th you buy certain items at Italian gro- have limited number of high balcony seats for use mascarpone (a cream cheese), fontina (a & 28th. cery stores like Alesci’s, Gallucci’s, Giganti’s, . $10 each & (new this season) first floor seats ripened cheese), provolone (a smoked cheese), Giovanni’s or Gentile’s on Broadview Rd; Liminis Theatre for $20 (plus handling charge). Parmigiano-Reggiano (an aged cow’s milk 2438 Scranton Rd. 216-687-0074 cheese); Romano (a sharp, hard, dry cheese), Tri-C Western Campus Theatre Building, some of your relatives worked at the (one block west of Lincoln Park ricotta (a soft cheese), gorgonzola (a blue 11000 Pleasant Valley Rd former Ohio Macaroni Company (just east of in the historic Tremont neighborhood) cheese), and pecorino (an aged sheep’s milk 216-987-5536 downtown) and/or Miceli Dairy Products (still “Ouroboros” cheese). You would never purchase packaged, operating on E. 90th St.) Fri., Nov 13th – Sat., Dec. 19th; Thurs, Fri. & “Eurydice” already-grated Parmesan cheese, nor would Sat., 8 pm. Tickets - $15, adults; $12, seniors & Nov. 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st; 8 pm; Nov. you substitute cottage cheese for ricotta cheese you’ve had the pleasure of eating La students. 15th & 22nd, 2 pm. Tickets - general admission in any dish you prepare; Folrentine Almond Nougat Candy; (The nougat - $10; students/seniors/staff - $8; Tri-C stu- “torrone” is made of honey, beaten egg whites, dents with valid ID - free. Special rates for you recognize that there are more vanilla and ground almonds; maybe you’re St. Patrick's Club Building groups of 10 or more. Parking available in B Italian deli meats than salami and pepperoni; even skilled enough to make nougat yourself); 3606 Bridge Ave. 216-961-9750 lot. Call 216-987-5536 for more info. you also buy: NOVEMBER 2009 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 9 FAMILY FUN! Art House Folktale Theater - Sun. Nov. 29th, 1 - 3 pm. Astronomy. Nov. & Dec. Planetarium Shows: & 22nd; free. Father Christmas, Santa Claus, 3119 Denison Ave., 216-398-8556 Puppet show, music & crafts with Sherrie Holiday Presentations Nov 25th & 27th; Mon. talking Christmas tree, sleigh rides. Free www.arthouseinc.org. Tolliver. - Fri., 2:30 pm; Wed., 8 pm; Sat., 10:30 am, refreshments & holiday in-store events & sales. All Ages Family Open Studios - 3rd Sat of 12:30, 2 & 4 pm; Sun., 12:30, 2 & 4 pm. Call Jeannie, 440-235-9277, for more info. every month; 1- 3 pm. Make individual pieces Zoo 3900 Wildlife Way 216-661-6500 Members, free; non-members, $4. or family art works. Each month has a theme; Hale Farm & Village Art House provides the materials. Children clemetzoo.com Reduced Winter Admission - Nov. 1st - April must be accompanied by an adult. Visit web- Cleveland Public Library, Brooklyn 2686 Oak Hill Rd, Bath, Oh 2nd; Zoo & RainForest. Adult admission, $7; site for more info or other programs. 3706 Pearl Rd. 216-623-6920 330-666-3711 www.wrhs.org children 2 - 11, $5; under two & Zoo mem- Play and Learn! – Every Fri., 10-11 am. Join Family Fun on the FarmPrograms: bers, free. Brooklyn Memorial UMC other caregivers & toddlers; have fun with What’s in the Smokehouse - Nov. 6th, 11 am 2607 Archwood Ave. Thanksgiving Day - Thurs., Nov. 26th, 10 am books & learning toys. & 1 pm. Brooklyn Centre Naturalists kids classes - - 5 pm. Zoo admission free; RainForest - $5, Preschool Story Time – Every Fri., 11–11:30 Over the River - Nov. 13th, 11 am & 1 pm. Every Sat., 10:30 am- 12:30 pm. Children age adults 12 & older; $3, children 2 - 11; free, am.. Stories & songs for children ages 3-5. Call Craft, story & visit to a farm site. Adults 10 & older. Each week children explore nature children under 2. Special animal enrichment for specific program requests/more info. admitted only when accompanied by a child. through art, music & science. Activities demonstrations throughout the day. Member:$10/adult; children free; Non-mem- include nature walks, building bird feeders & Rocky River Nature Center/Frostville Museum Cleveland Public Library, South Brooklyn ber: $10/adult; $5/child; Group rates available. houses, painting & drawing, making rain sticks 4303 Pearl Rd. 216-623-7067 Members—book 3 programs, get 1 free! & drums & much more. Call 216-351-0254 Rocky River Reservation 24000 Valley American Indian Drumming and Dance - Reservations required. for more info. Pkwy., North Olmsted 440-734-6660 Thurs., Nov. 19th, 6:30 pm; presented by Fall Pancake Breakfast - Sun. Nov. 1st, 9 am Dreaming Hawk of Lumbee Tribe & New Nature & Science Center Children’s Museum of Cleveland - 1 pm; includes sausage & orange juice (free 28728 Wolf Rd. Bay Village 440-871-2900 10730 Euclid Ave. 216-791-5437 refills on pancakes & beverages). Adults - $6; Corn Flower of Alabama Creek Tribe. All ages www.lensc.org www.clevelandchildrensmuseum.org children 10 & under, $4. welcome. Laser Halloween Weekend - for families of Hours: Mon. - Sun.; 10 am - 5 pm. Exhibit Preschool Storytime - Every Tues., 10:30 - 11 all ages, Sat., Oct. 31st & Sun., Nov. 1st, areas close 15 min. prior to Museum closing. Holidays at Frostville - Sat., & Sun., Nov. 14th, 11:30 am, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 pm. am. Interactive stories, rhymes, songs & other Cost - $7, children ages 1 - 12; $6, adults & 15th, 21st & 22nd, 11 am - 4 pm. Tour historic Two weekends of dancing lights & music; children 13 & over; free, under 11 months. homes decorated for the holidays & shop activities for children ages 3-5. Call to register. Halloween-themed, full-dome laser light General Store for gifts, including jellies, baked Cooking with Kids Family Workshop - Sat., Play and Learn - Every Thurs., 11- 12 pm. shows dazzle & delight all ages during hourly Nov. 14th, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. goods & Christmas crafts. Free hot chocolate & daytime shows. Fee: $3/person. cookies; hot soup & hot dogs for sale. Join other caregivers & toddlers. Have fun with a variety of books & learning toys & make new Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation Cleveland Botanical Garden friends. Call to register. CanalWay Center, E. 49th St. 11030 East Blvd. 216-721-1600 11150 East Blvd. 216-421-7340 www.cbgarden.org between Grant Ave & Canal Rd. Hours: Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun, 10 am - 5 pm. - Public Square WinterShow - Fri., Nov. 21st - Sun., Jan. 3rd. 216-206-1000 Tues. - Sat., 10 am - 5 pm; Sun., noon - 5 pm. Wed. & Fri., 10 am - 9 pm. Closed Mon. New WinterFest Tree Lighting - Annual holiday Tellabration 2009 - Sat., Nov. 21st, 7:30- 9:30 Admission: adults, $7.50; children 3 - 12, $3; East Wing now open. Paul Gauguin exhibit, celebration; weekend after Thanksgiving. pm. Join audiences in China, Australia, Africa members & children under 3, free. Outdoor Oct. 4th, 2009 - Jan. 18th, 2010. Evening of music, dance & hot chocolate cul- & Europe by enjoying the tradition of story- telling. Adults & children 8 years & older. skating on Wade Oval. A great big, sparkling Cleveland Museum of Natural History minates in the lighting of the unique holiday tree. Enchanting gingerbread houses. Window Call 440-734-6660 for more info. 1 Wade Oval Dr. 216-231-4600 light displays in each quadrant of the square & displays depicting winter scenes. Festive holi- the Christmas tree in front of Tower City. Free. day flowers in the Garden's Eleanor Armstrong www.cmnh.org CanalWay Kids Day - Fri., Nov. 27th, 9 am - Museum - Mon. – Sat., 10 am – 5 pm; Wed. to 3 pm; ages 6 - 12. Take a hike, do some crafts, Smith Glasshouse. Model trains. Gifts for Estabrook Recreation Center everyone in the garden store. Festive food, 10 pm; Sun., noon – 5 pm. $9, adults; $7, ages 4125 Fulton Rd. play games, & watch a movie. Pack a lunch & bring a water bottle. Registration required. cookies, hot chocolate. 7-18, college students with IDs & seniors 60 216-664-4149 yrs. or older; $6, children ages 3-6; free for Mon. - Sat. Pool, gym, Zumba dance. Pick up Cleveland Metroparks Garfield Park age 2 & under. Wed. evening admission, $5 schedule at desk in front of Rec Center. The Rink at Wade Oval Nature Center 11350 Broadway Ave. after 5 pm; Tues. & Thurs., 3-5 pm, children www.universitycircle.org 216-341-3152 12 & under admitted free. (Check out the new, Grand Pacific Junction Nov. 21st - Dec 20th; Fri & Sat, noon -7 pm; Fall Fun - Sun., Nov. 8th, 1 - 3 pm. Collect life-sized cast of a T. Rex dinosaur skeleton Mill St & Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls Sun, noon - 5 pm. Bring your own skates or leaves & learn to identify which tree they while there!) 440-235-9277 rent them for $3; enjoy hot cocoa. Call 216- came from. Then return to the Nature Center Planetarium Program: The Grand Year of Holiday Open House - Sat. & Sun. Nov. 21st 707-5033 for daily info. & preserve your findings. PAGE 10 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS NOVEMBER 2009 SENIOR NOTES CHURCH NOTES Senior Citizen Resources (SCR) For more info on the following call Wednesday, November 4th & 18th through LMM. Contact Jessica Rocha, 216- (Must be 60 and over ) 216-749-5367 216-749-5367 Senior Meetings 658-8422, or email [email protected] St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview Bocce Ball - Tues., 8:30 am; Estabrook. Friday, November 13th for more info. Tour of Rockefeller Greenhouse & lunch at Rd., upstairs, noon. Nov. 4th - bring bag lunch; Book Club - Call 216-749-5367 to register. beverages provided. Play fruit bingo. Nov. Frank Sterle’s - Cost: $17; includes transportation 18th - free lunch & a talk about avoiding scam & lunch. Chair Exercise - Wed., Thurs., 11:30 am; artists. All seniors invited; call church office, As I see it... 216-351-6499, for reservations. Estabrook. Wednesday, November 18th Tour of Cleveland Museum by Chair Volleyball - Deaconess-Krafft; Mon., & lunch at Sokolowski’s; 1 - 3 pm. Cost: $5; Sunday, November 8th Pastor Jerry 10:45 am. Estabrook; Wed. & Thurs., 10:30 Estabrook. 31st Annual Ethnic Dinner am; St. Boniface Church’s School Hall, 3555 W. As in most Christian churches, we at St. 54th St., 12:30 - 4:30 pm. $4 per serving; take Luke's reassess programs and services to assure The Cleveland Tree Assistance Program out available. Handicap accessible. Craft Classes - Tues. & Thurs. 9:30 - 11:30 for Seniors (CTAPS) that they uphold our commitment to bringing am; Deaconess-Krafft. New city program for seniors 60 & over. In partner- Sunday, October 11th people closer to God by sharing the Gospel of ship with the Department of Aging, Parks / Rec & Thanksgiving Day Service Jesus Christ and striving to meet the needs of Crochet Klatch - Tues., 9:30 - 11:30 am; Properties & Community Dev. New short term pro- St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview parishioners and our neighbors. Estabrook. Rd. 10 am service with hymns & a message. Our Monday Hour of Prayer and gram to assist seniors with limited income with haz- Everyone invited to bring non-perishable food MetroHealth Lite & Easy Exercise - Mon., ardous tree & branch removal. Forms are online at to be given to Redeemer Crisis Center. Old Wednesday Spiritual Growth through Bible Wed. & Fri., 9:30 - 10:30 am. Light exercise www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/ Brooklyn neighbors also welcome! Study programs are going strong. The prayer class with a certified fitness instructor; $2 per Government/CityAgencies/Aging. Application can hour has attracted some neighbors and spirited class; Estabrook. be mailed, delivered or faxed to: Mary McNamara, Tuesday, November 24th discussions often occur as we explore selected Cleveland Department of Aging, 75 Erieview Plaza, Hymn Sing & Service of Thanksgiving passages of Holy Scripture. New friends are 2nd Fl. Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Fax, 216-664-2218. Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, 4308 Pearl Rd., “SCR Strollers” - Walking group, Tues., 10 7:30 pm. Ecumenical worship service co-spon- always welcome! am; meet at Estabrook. MetroHealth’s/Macy’s Oasis Program sored by Pearl Rd. United Methodist Church & Our 5 p.m. Saturday worship service is Macy’s, 8001 W. Ridgewood Dr., Parma, 440- St. Luke’s U.C.C. combined choirs. Time of being discontinued due to a lack of interest. We Corn Hole - Tues., 9:45 am; Estabrook. refreshments & fellowship following. All wel- 886-1157. Weekday classes in many topics -- trust God will open other opportunities for spiri- come. tual growth. But watch for our Holiday Bazaar, Wii Games - Fri., 11 am; Deaconess-Krafft. history, computers, health, art, music & more. Open to individuals 50 years & older. Must be Tuesday, November 24th Crafts & Rummage Sale in December! Several Fun & Games member to take classes. Read class schedule & Widows & Widowers neighbors are helping this year, so please spread Canasta - Mon. & Wed., 12:30 pm; register online at www.oasisnet. org/cleve- St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview the word and plan to shop on Friday, Dec. 4, 4-8 Rd., noon. Chopped steak, potato casserole, Deaconess-Krafft. land; mail & in-person registration, too. p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. garlic carrots, salads & desserts. Cost: $3 per Crafters welcome to call Joe at 216/228-6661 to Fruit Bingo - Mon., 11:30 am, Estabrook; person. Contact church office, 216-351-6499, MetroHealth Senior Advantage to register. rent a table. Wed., 10:30 am; Deaconess-Krafft. Individuals 55 years of age and older are invited to Meanwhile, I encourage everyone to exer- join MetroHealth’s Senior Advantage program. Wednesday, December 2nd cise their freedom to worship, adding an invita- Snack Bingo - Fri.,11:30 am; Estabrook. Among the many benefits available to members Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, PA tion to St. Luke's to worship (Sunday 10:15 a.m.), Depart Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Horse Racing for Fun - Fri., 10:30 am, are $1 off parking in Metro’s parking garage, free pray (Monday 10:30 a.m.) or study (Wednesday Deaconess-Krafft; Mon., 11am; Estabrook. transportation to and from Metro appointments for 4429 Pearl Rd., back parking lot, 7 am; return 2:00 p.m.). seniors lacking other means of transportation, 10% approx. 10:30 pm. Cost: $39 per person; Jerry Madasz is the pastor of Pinochle Playing - Tues. & Fri., 12:15 pm; discount in Metro’s cafeteria, and invitations to spe- receive $10 coin voucher & $5 food voucher. St. Luke’s United Church of Christ Deaconess-Krafft. cial senior seminars and parties. Call 957-2800 (a Bring photo ID. Over 1,700 slots, 6 hours of 4216 Pearl Rd. direct line) for more information gambling. Also drive thru holiday lights & (at the corner of Pearl & Memphis) Line Dancing - Tues., 1 pm; Deaconess- displays at Hartwood Acres. Call Julia, 216- Krafft. Senior Living Guide 351-9970, to RSVP or for more info. Tuesday, Healthy Living Group - Fri., 11:15 am; Provides professionals & consumers with Estabrook. comprehensive & current information about Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) November 3rd long term care resources & facilities. Speakers Bureau Healthy Choices - Thurs., 11 am; Deaconess- Distributed quarterly. For a free copy, call Variety of topics to educate, entertain & Krafft. OBCDC, 216-459-1000. increase awareness of services available Our Churches Welcome You Sponsored by the GREATER BROOKLYN MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. If your Church would like to be included in this ad or changes in this ad are desired, PLEASE CALL (44O)845-5128 ANGLICAN EVANGELICAL Kingdom Come Church Minsistry 2136 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-526-5258 SWENDENBORGIAN Grace Church Pastor: Ronald D. Roy Sr. 216-269-6931 Westside Anglican Fellowship Sunday worship: 11 am. Bible study, Thurs. Swedenborg Chapel 2607 Archwood Ave. (Worship Brooklyn Memorial UMC) Sunday Worship: 10:00 am. (Cafe Oasis following) A New Christianity 4815 Broadview Rd, 2503 Broadview Rd. & W. 28th St. 7 pm. Experiencing god in His House Father David Smith, Jr. Holy communion, kcchurchministry.com Phone: 216-351-8093 Sun., 1 pm. Coffee fellowship following serv- Phone: 216-661-821 cont’d Pastor: Rev. Junchol Lee ice. 440-871-6201 (St. Barnabas office) cont’d Palace of Praise Sunday Worship: 11am ww.clevelandAnglican.com Email: [email protected] 4274 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-741-9322 Adult Bible (non-denominational): Sun.,10 am Pastor: Jeff Doeringer & Charlie Collier Pastor: Rev. Joseph Terry Non-Denomination Weddings- 216-351-8093 A Warm Welcome Awaits You. BAPTIST Sun, Worship: 10:30 am Wed Service: 7 pm. LUTHERAN Miracle Service: Fri., 7 pm Broadview Baptist Church Dr. Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church The Great Commission 4505 Broadview Rd. Pastor: Rev. Brent 4470 Ridge Rd. Phone: 216-749-5585 Christian Church UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Richards, Asst. Pastor: Dr. John Wood. Pastor David W. Bennett. Sunday worship, 2339 Broadview Rd. Phone:216-269-0223 Phone 216-351-8414 or 216-431-3515. Sun. Traditional service 9 am. Praise service Pastors Lois & Kevin Wolf 10:30 am. Sunday school, 10:30 am. Archwood U.C.C. School: 9:45 am. Sun. Worship: 11 am. Wed. Sun. morning worship 10:30 am. Tues. bible 2800 Archwood Ave. Phone: 216-351-1060 Night Bible Study: 7 pm www.LutheransOnline.com/DMLChurch. study 7 pm. thurs. Ministry school 7 pm. http://broadview-baptist-church.org www.preachmoark1615.com Rev. Stephen Adams, Interim Pastor website: broadview-baptist-church.org Gloria Dei Lutheran Church E.L.C.A. Sunday: 11 am (ASL Interpreted) Nursery 5801 Memphis Ave. Phone: 216-741-8230 provided ages 1-5. Children's Sunday school Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10 am. Bethel Free Will Baptist Church POLISH NAT’L CATHOLIC 11:15 am Multicultural Open & Affirming. 3354 Fulton Rd. Phone: 216-631-9199 Immanuel Lutheran Church St. Mary’s Church www.archwooducc.org Rev. Freddie Ray, 216-355-2137. Sun. Scranton & Seymour Ave. Phone: 216-781-9511 Corner Broadview & Wexford, Parma School: 9:30 am Service: 10:30 am, Sun. Pastor: Rev. Horst Hoyer & Rev. John Hoyer Brooklyn Heights U.C.C. German Worship: Sun. 9 am. English 10:30 am Pastor: Rev. Roman Misiewicz evening service: 6 pm. Thurs. evening Bible Phone: 216-741-8154 Rev. Dr. Lee Holliday Study, 7 pm. Good gospel singing & preach- Sunday Masses: 9 am English, 11 am Polish 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. Phone: 216-741-2280 ing Parma Evangelical Lutheran Church 5280 Broadview Rd. (North & Tuxedo Ave.) Sunday School: 10:00 am Nursery with adult supervision City View Bible Fellowship Phone: 351-6376 Pastor: Donald E. Frantz II Sunday Worship & Church School: 10 am Pastors Ken Dockery & Bill Taylor Sunday Worship 10:20 am Sat. 5:15 pm. ROMAN CATHOLIC Phone: 216-544-1684. www.cityview.org. Sunday School: 9 - 10 am. Coffee, 8:30 Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Brooklyn Trinity U.C.C. “Come study the Bible with us” Individual St. James Lutheran Church 4423 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-749-2323 8720 Memphis Ave: Phone: 216-661-0227 or group studies. 4771 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-351-6499 Pastor: Fr. LeRoy J. Moreeuw, C.PP.S. Pastor: Rev. Robert Z. Lahr Harmony Baptist Church Pastor: Paul W. Hoffman Sun. Worship: 8 & Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm; Sun., 8:30 & 11am Sunday School & Worship: 10:30 am 10:30 am / Sat. Serv: 5 pm. Sun School & Bible Weekday Masses: Mon.-Sat., 8 am 4020 Ridge Rd., Brooklyn, Pastor: David Class: 9:15 am. Website: stjamescleve.com Wojnarowski. Phone. 216-351-3740 School Phone: 216-741-3685 St. Luke’s U.C.C. Sunday Worship: 11am & 6 pm. St. Marks Lutheran Church Church of St. Leo The Great 4216 Pearl Rd. (corner Memphis Ave.) Sunday School: 9:45 am; Wed. Prayer 7 pm 4464 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-749-3545 4940 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-661-1006 Phone: 216-351-4422 Pastor: Richard E. Kurth. Sun. Worship: 10:15 Pastor: Fr. Russ Lowe Pastor: Gerald Madasz am, Sat. - 5 pm. Sun School & Adult Bible Study, Saturday Evening service 5 pm 9 am. Elementary School: grades K - 8 Masses: Sat., 4 pm. Sun., 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon BYZANTINE CATHOLIC Sunday Worship: 10:15 am Saint Barbara Church St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Unity Lutheran Church 4542 Pearl Rd. - Phone: 216-741-2085 1505 Denison Ave. Phone: 216-741-2067 4600 State Rd. Phone: 216-741-7979 Administrator: Fr. Lucjan Stokowski. Masses: Pastor: Very Rev. Steven Koplinka Rev. Peeter Pirn - Worship Service: 9:30 am Sun.School & Adult Study: 11am preschool/day Sat., 4:30 pm; Sun., 9 am, 11am (Polish) UNITED METHODIST Father Deacon: Joseph Hnat, 216-233-4118. care 3-12 yrs. www.unity-lutheran.org Divine Liturgies: Sat. Vigil, 4 pm.; Sunday, Corpus Christi Church Brooklyn Memorial UMC 11 am; Holy days, 9 am. Crystal Chalet NON-DENOMINATIONAL 5204 Northcliff Ave., Phone: 216-351-8738 2607 Archwood Ave. Phone: 216-459-1450 Phone: 216-749-4504 Circle of Inner Light Spiritual Community Pastor: Fr. Russell Lowe Pastor: Rev. Pamela Buzalka School #: 216-749-7980 Pre-School #: 216-351-8121 4815 Broadview Rd. Swedenborg Chapel. Masses: Sat., 4:30 pm; Sun., 10 am. Sun. Worship: 10:45 am. Sun. school 10 am 216-398-7743. Ministers, Rev. Virginia Collins Weekday Mass: Mon. & Wed., 9 am. Tues., Weekday wonders bible study, 11 am. CHARISMATIC Spiritualist services, prayer & healing circle, study Everyone welcome! classes, ceremonies (marriage, memorial, etc.) Life PRESBYTERIAN Good News Ministires Church coaching, Yoga. www.circleofinnerlight.com Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (USA) Pearl Rd. United Methodist Church 3705 West 36th. (W. 36th & Mapledale Ave.) [email protected] 4308 Pearl Rd. at Spokane Ave. 4200 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-661-5642 Phone:216-398-4913 Pastor: Rev. Paul Wilson Pastor: Ernie Green. Institute Of Divine Metaphysical Research Phone: 216-741-8331 Rev. Adrienne Lloyd Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship, 11 am 4150 Pearl Rd. Free Public Lectures. Sun. Worship: 10:30 am. Sun. school 10:15 am Adult Study & Coffee Hour: 11 am TV - Tues. 6:30 pm. Ch.21- 9 pm Ch. 26. Phone: 216-398-6990 www.idmr.net Parking at Busch Funeral Home Sun.: 11 am - 1 pm, Mon. & Wed.: 7-9 pm. Free hunger meal Thursdays: 6 pm Fri. 6:30 pm, Ch 21 Time Warner Channel. All invited & encouraged to attend! http://www.gbgm-umc.org/pearl-road-umc NOVEMBER 2009 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 11 SERVICE DIRECTORY& CLASSIFIED

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Come see Earl now on Pearl. gutters, painting, drywall. Call Porter, 216- aeration, shrub removal & installation, 216-741-0750. 326-9993, for free estimate. FURNISHED OFFICE - 600 sq ft. $425 per Lawnmower & snowblower repair. Call Chuck month. Memphis-Ridge area. Contact Ginny - at 216-661-6013. BATHROOM REMODELERS HOME IMPROVEMENT 216-635-1971. CUSTOM BATHROOM REMODELING JOE GIGANTE & SONS - driveways, water- MAIDS AND CLEANING SERVICES by John Zitiello. Tile floor, tub surrounds, new proofing, basement remodeling, masonry, INCREDIBLY CLEAN - “NO job too big or HELP WANTED bathroom construction, GFI’s installed, vanity, garages, room additions, total home renova- too small” Commercial & residential. One Have you sold newspaper or magazine advertising sinks, cabinets, counter tops, drywall. We also tion, light demolition, emergency sewer repair. time, by weeekly, weekly & monthly. reason- before and did you enjoy it? The Old Brooklyn do painting & remodeling. Fully insured, bond- Residential/Commercial. Free estimates, sen- able rates. Over 10 yrs. exp. Call 216-351-000 News is looking for a contract sales rep to sell ed & licensed. Senior discount. Call 216-324- ior discounts, Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Call 0-9134. advertising in this monthly publication; commis- JOHN (5646). 216-351-0000. sion only to start. Interested parties should send PAINT & ACCESSORIES qualifications or resume to CONCRETE SLAB LEVELING ATTENTION Painting Contractors, DeVite’s CONCRETE LEVELING - raising & JOES COMPLETE HOME CARE - sewer & [email protected]. No phone calls please. foundation work, siding, windows, doors, roof- Building & Homeowners. Quality paint & lowering of concrete slabs. No holes drilled. accessories. Large inventory as low as $5.99 Sidewalks, driveways, patios. All leveling ing, interior & exterior painting. All general WANTED repairs & demolition. 20 yrs. experience, satis- per gallon. Name brand paint & hardware CHIPPEWA LAKE & PRODUCERS MILK guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 216-269-7000. $ fation guaranteed. Call Joe at 440-342-0944. closeouts. Wallpaper specials 2.99 a roll. 4199 ITEMS WANTED. Dinnerware, milk bottles, DEMOLITION/HAULING Pearl Rd. @ Broadview. 216-661-7446. uniforms, photographs, pins, buttons or anything HAULING - ALL TYPES. Garage demolition. OLD TYME RESTORATION. Home PAINTING else. Call Don Workman, 216-661-2608. Call Richard’s, 216-661-7608. remodel & rehab. Commercial storefront. FRESH LOOK PAINTING - Interior paint- Cabinet installation. Painting, masonry, roof- THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE DESIGN- SPEC ing/cleaning. Excellent work - references ing, locks changed, plumbing & electrical. Insured. Other services available. Call Bob at FAIR HOUSING LAWS RESIDENTIAL DRAFTING - Energy Free chimney inspection. Chimney relining. Federal and state laws state that no person shall be dis- Calucaltions. (“RES’-check) Building Code 216-401-4029. criminated against while seeking to buy, lease or rent No Job too small! 216-318-0006. housing regardless of race, color, religion, sex national Consultations-Home Inspections. Call 330- origin, handicap or familial status. This newspaper will MAKKOS PAINTING & DECORATING. not accept any advertising for real estate which express- 687-1666 or email [email protected]. INSURANCE es a preference, limitation or discrimination. CLEVE- Interior and Exterior painting - ceiling and dry- LAND TENANTS ORGANIZATION is a fair housing NATIONWIDE INSURANCE is now offer- wall repairs - staining - ceiling texturing - faux agency available to persons who believe they have been ELECTRICIAN discriminated against. Cleveland Tenants Organization is ing Auto, Home, Life, & Business insurance finishes - quality work guaranteed - free esti- located at 2530 Superior Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio 44115 ELECTRICIAN FOR HIRE – Trouble-shooter. policies as low as $35 a month. Call a local and may be reached at 363-5270 (discrimination com- mates, insured. Call Jeff Makkos, 216-661-8234. plaint hotline) or 621-1571 (tenant/landlord helpline). All Install outlets, fixtures, fans, switches & panels. agent at 216-351-5700 today!!! advertisements for the sale or rental of a dwelling pub- lished in The Old Brooklyn News are subject to the Fair Reasonable, licensed. Call Dale, 216-883-8934. PLUMBING Housing Act which makes it illegal to express a prefer- ence, limitation or discrimination on account of race, LANDSCAPING A1 AFFORDABLE PLUMBING. All plumb- color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial ELECTRICAL - UPGRADES - New circuits. ing problems. Water heaters, gas lines, sewers status. Readers and advertisers are hereby informed that CRAIGS SIMPLY TURF -Fall clean-ups lawn all housing opportunities advertising this newspaper are Violations corrected. Panel - Sub panels. EL12170. aeration, lawn cutting, trimming, edging, shrub & drains. 216-688-1288. available on an equal opportunity basis. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Free estimates. Call pruning, free estimates, Senior discount. Call Bill Stanton at 216-398-5306 or 216-392-4276. Craig 440-667-4311 cell or 440-845-5932 home. BEN FRANKLIN PLUMBING (Formerly B. McDermott Plumbing Co.) 4th Generation EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE DESIGNED LANDSCAPING BY OSH. of Master Plumbers. Bonded & insured. All “NOBODY BEATS JOE OLDJA JOE OLDJA Most of your needs. Light tree work, shrubs, phases of plumbing -- new, repair, alterations. WIND & ICE DAMAGE. Repairs & rebuild mulch & topsoil, edging, low voltage lighting, gar- Call 216-741-5131. OUR PRICES” chimney, steps, roofs, gutters, siding. All types den ponds, patios. Fall clean-up. Home 216-398- of brick & stone work. Free estimates. Call 9868. Business, 216-402-2861 Senior discounts. SOUTH HILLS HARDWARE. Complete Class 1 Pavers & Remodelers 440-243-2134. No Sunday calls. plumbing services. Hot water tanks installed. Drains cleaned. 216-749-2121. Asphalt & Concrete TOTALLY SNOW REMOVAL Roofing, Siding, Gutters, Windows Best rates in town. Residential/Commercial REMODELED HOME Senior discounts. Don't wait Call Gail now at. Kitchens & Baths 330-472-0437 FOR SALE! High $50’s Porch Repair TREE REMOVAL 2915 Tampa in Old Brooklyn TREE SERVICE. Cut down trees, stump 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms removal. Free estimates. Call Richard’s, 216- 216-397-6349 661-7608. Coming Soon...to be completed this fall. Financing Available Buy now and help select decorating features Adorable yellow bungalow with newer siding. Good sized tranquil fenced back yard. When completed will have, new roof, hardwood floors or carpet, eat-in kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bath on main floor, large upstairs bedroom with storage, basement with glass block windows divided into three rooms, plus laundry room. Home is close to stores, schools, bus stops, highways, shopping. Sale price in the high $50’s For more information call Old Brooklyn CDC at 216-459-1000 or email [email protected]. Tax Credits still available up to $8,000 PAGE 12 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS NOVEMBER 2009 The following sponsors made “Fall-O-Ween” possible: The Senior Health & Wellness Center Gavin Lee Party Center (MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Campus) Jack Amburgey Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn-Cleveland Art House Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation Concordia Care Deaconess-Zane Center Sonic (Parma-Snow Rd.) Deaconess-Krafft Center Ward 16 Councilman Kevin Kelley Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins Senior Citizen Resources Kehoe Brothers Printing Speed Exterminating John Young Old Brooklyn News Photos by George Shuba Liberty News and Views