Classes offered on ‘Dining with Diabetes’ Kid’s Corner Veterans Career-Service Fair to be held SPORTS MENU TIPS The Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland is of- Veterans will receive information about employ- fering a free ‘Dining with Diabetes” series at Northeast Ohio Tamia Wright, who is four ment and training opportunities, education and community Neighborhood Health Services’ (NEON) Hough Health Center, service providers, and GI Bill benefits at the 2007 Veterans Paul Tracy Wins Simply Chic 8300 Hough Avenue, Cleveland on July 16, 23, and 30 from 1-3 years old, is the daughter of Marcie Career-Service Fair to be hosted in Cuyahoga Community Outdoor Entertaining pm. Participants must attend all three classes. This three-session Randall and Mitchell Allen Wright. College’s Metro Campus Gymnasium (2900 Community 3rd Grand Prix program is free and open to anyone with diabetes. Classes will Tamia’s favorite toy is Dora and her College Avenue) on Wednesday, July 25th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Approximately 50 employment, education, and include demonstrations on how to prepare meals that are healthy favorite food is applesauce. She has and use less fat, salt and sugar without cutting taste. Registration social service providers will take part in the fair. For infor- See Page 6 See Page 7 is required. To register and for info, call the Diabetes Associa- a brother Darrell and a sister Danielle. mation about the 2007 Veterans Career-Service Fair, call tion of Greater Cleveland at (216) 591-0800. She attends Little LuLu’s Daycare. Wright Veterans Upward Bound at (216) 987-4938. EVOL.ASTSID 28 No. 24 Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - Friday, June 29, 2007E NEWDaily S ISSUED FRIDAY FREE FREE SERVING: LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, MT. PLEASANT, LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, READ ON - WRITE ON WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON - WRITE ON “COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW” Judge Sara J. Harper helps rededicate library Dignitaries, residents and Harper’s love for reading and that they signed and personally performed a special song they their children recently gathered for love for children. Since its added to the library’s collection. composed just for Judge Harper. the dedication ceremony for the new founding in 1992, the library has “We believe that if you The Sara J. Harper Lead- location of the Sara J. Harper Chil- been home to a unique collection give a child the tools to succeed, ership Institute, a 501(c) 3 non- dren’s Library at the Cuyahoga Met- of Afrocentric books and educa- they will, Judge Harper said. profit organization, and CMHA ropolitan Housing Authority’s Outh- tional games. Well-wishers includ- capital funds provided financing waite Estates. “We continue to re- ed retired Cleveland Municipal for the construction project. Located in its new home, ceive generous donations of new Judge Mabel Jasper representing The prime construction on the corner of E. 43rd Street and children’s books and we know Congresswoman Stephanie Tubb- contractor for this project was Quincy Avenue, the library will pro- they will bring hours of read- Jones, Natoya J. Walker speak- GMB Construction. Floors by RJ vide programs for children up to ing enjoyment and help prepare ing on behalf of Cleveland Mayor Enterprises, DDC Plus and Lucky age 12. Programs include access to our young leaders of tomorrow,” Frank G. Jackson, Ward 5 Council- Building Supplies provided other an expanded selection of children’s Judge Harper said. woman Phyllis Cleveland, CMHA construction services. Retired Court of Appeals 8th District Judge Sarah J. Harper books, a small computer lab and In the spirit of “paying Commissioner Doris Jones, CMHA Two CMHA residents recently joined with Cleveland Public Library officials to cut the rib- regular story time with celebrity and it forward,” many in attendance Chief of Staff and Operations Jef- worked on the construction proj- bon of the library named in her honor at the Cleveland Metropolitan guest readers. at the recently held ceremony frey K. Patterson and the children ect. They accounted for 25% of Housing Authority’s Outwaite Estates at E. 43rd and Quincy Ave. The The library reflects Judge brought new children’s books from the Headstart program who the hours worked on the project. library will provide programs for children up to age 12 with access to an expanded selection of children’s books a small computer lab and story time with celebrity and guest readers. Dignitaries attend NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner During a recent opening of the Cuyahoga County Housing Author- ity Outwaite Estates Library named in the honor of retired Court of Appeals 8th District Judge Sarah J. Harper, she reads to students during the Ramona Robinson and her husband, Rodney Tyler congratu- ceremony. The library located at E. 43rd and Quincy Ave. will provide Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson congratulates George Forbes on lates Henry Myer on his recognition for receiving the NAACP Freedom different programs for children as well as a small computer lab. Stu- the NAACP’s 48th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner held recently at the Cleveland Fund Award. With Myer is his wife, Jane Myer. Myers is the CEO of dents will be able to have a story time with guest readers. Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Cleveland. The theme for this year’s dinner Key Corporation. Robinson served as the mistress of ceremonies for the Nuissance abatement legislation passed was “A Community Peaced Together.” The dinner is a major fundraiser for the Annual Dinner held at the Clevleand Renaissance Hotel in Downtown organization. (ESDN Photo by Omar Quadir) Cleveland. (ESDN Photo by Omar Quadir) After receiving a record sic, animal violations, disorderly number of calls last summer from conduct, drug activity, gambling, By GEORGE GOLDMAN branch president, presented residents about illegal behavior liquor or sex violations, assault and Henry L. Myer III, chairman and repeatedly occurring at the same weapons or explosives violations. The Cleveland Chapter of CEO of Key Corporation, with homes and businesses, members Homeowners, property the NAACP recently held its 48th the Freedom Fund Award for his of Cleveland City Council passed owners or landlords of nuissance Annual Freedom Fund Dinner at continued spirit of diversity in a nuissance abatement ordinance properties will have 13 days in the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in the Greater Cleveland area. that fines property owners for re- which to present a plan to the city Downtown Cleveland. Other dignitaries in at- peated visits by police to the same for how they intend to prevent the During the dinner the fol- tendance included U.S. Sena- address. nuissance activities from recur- lowing students were presented the tor George V. Voinovich, Delos City Council, the may- ring. Carl B. Stokes Scholarship, Alaina M. (Toby) Cosgrove, chief ex- or’s office and the Department of The ordinance allows the Elizabeth Powell Jerry Lans II, Con- ecutive officer and president of Public Safety worked together to city to assess fines if violations ika Floyd and Jonas Lee Robinson. Cleveland Clinic and Chief Ex- develop a computer program that continue to occur. The estimated George L. Forbes, the ecutive Officer Eugene Sanders will track frequent calls for service cost is $100.00 for each subsequent Bald Eagle removed from endangered list for nuissance activity by address. visit until the nuissance is abated Some examples of nuissance ac- and no nuissance activities occur at In what is likely to be hailed will be posted soon at Audubon. tivities include loud noise or mu- that property for one year. as one of the greatest conservation org along with photos and other success stories of the last 50 years, multimedia. sources say the U.S. Fish and Wild- Two important contro- Gasoline prices drop in area life Service (FWS) is poised to fi- versies are brewing surrounding As Northeast Ohio mo- for a four day weekend. nalize the delisting of the bald eagle this story however and may bear reporting. torists head out to celebrate our Approximately 34.7 mil- from “threatened” status under the Students who received the Carl B. Stokes Scholarship during the re- country’s Independence Day, lion travelers expect to go by mo- Endangered Species Act. First will be managing cently held NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner are: Alaina Elizabeth Powell, Jerry they will find that gas prices have tor vehicle, a 0.7 percent increase Audubon will be releasing the bird’s recovery nationwide Lans II, Conika Floyd and Jonas Lee Robinson. The Carl B. Stokes Scholarship dropped 3.4 cents. from the 34.5 million who drove data from its century old Christmas under the Bald Eagle Protection Fund was established by the Stokes family to celebrate his life and memory. The fund provides scholarships to high school students who demonstrates the A gallon of regular, un- a year ago. Bird Count database showing that af- Act of 1940 and the patchwork leaded, self-serve gasoline is now Another 4.7 million plan similar characteristics of the late Carl B. Stokes life. Students receiving the ter having gone neatly extinct in the of state laws, and second will be scholarship must maintain a 2.0 GPA. (ESDN Photo by Omar Quadir) $2.85 at their local gas station. to travel by airplane, up 3.5 per- AAA estimates that a re- cent from the 4.5 million that flew lower 48, populations have risen in the Bush administration’s wide- of the Cleveland Municipal School branch for the last year. ly-rumored proposal to gut the cord 41.1 million Americans will last Fourth of July.