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Please P “A gush of bird song, a patter of dew. A cloud, and a rainbow warning. TAKEFREE! ONE! Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue. An April day in the morning.” - Harriet Prescott Spofford atronize Our Advertisers Interested In Writing For The Observer? - Join Us At Our Public Meeting At Arabica Coffee House (6285 Pearl Rd.) Every Tuesday 7 PM Proud Member Of The Observer Media Family Of Community Owned Newspapers & Websites Volume 11 • Issue 04 • April 2019 A Message From The Parma City School District Superintendent by Charles Smialek This May, the Parma City School District will have on the ballot a request to renew an operating levy of 4.2 mills. This renewal is NOT a new tax and will NOT cost taxpayers ANY additional money. The levy that we have placed on the ballot for renewal generates approximately $9.2 million per year for our dis- trict and costs the owner of a $100,000 home $10.72 per ing on administrative month. Passage of Issue 3 will personnel costs at Central Office keep these amounts the same, by approximately $920,000 UH Parma Medical Center has broken ground on its $27.5 million expansion and renovation yielding no increase in rev- from this current school of its Department of Surgery. Celebrating this momentous occasion are, from left: Richard Hanson, enue nor costing homeowners year to next. This reduc- President, UH Community Hospitals West; Julia Mason, Chief Nursing Officer, UH Parma; Tim any further expense. tion will allow us to dedicate Boyko, Chairman, UH Parma’s Board of Directors; Kimberly Togliatti-Trickett, MD, Chief Medical Operating funds are used these funds to school-based Officer, UH Parma; Brian Monter, President, UH Parma; Kathi O’Connor, Director of Operations, to support our general fund, resources, including Family UH Parma; Angelo Pimpas, Chairman, Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation Board; Kim Monaco, which pays for the day-to-day Liaisons, Deans of Students, Director, Clinical Operations, UH Parma; Tim DeGeeter, Mayor of Parma. operations of our school dis- and the Parma Alternative Sec- trict. ondary School, a program that UH Parma Medical Center Breaks Ground Specifically, expenditures helps non-traditional students from our general fund break- graduate. On $27.5 Million OR Expansion, Renovation down this way: Increase Student Achieve- by CJ Sheppard continue to enhance the hos- and post-operative areas for Classroom Instruction ment University Hospitals pital’s ability to be the choice outpatient procedures. The 66% On the 2018 Ohio State Parma Medical Center has for high-quality care, a hos- patient experience will be fur- Support Services (Speech Report Card, we improved our broken ground on the larg- pital where doctors want to ther enhanced, with greater Therapists, Psychologists, “Gap Closing” grade, which est construction project in the practice, patients want to privacy for surgery patients, a Counselors, Administra- shows how well our schools main hospital in more than 30 come and employees want to more spacious waiting room tors, Curriculum Materials, are meeting performance years. The $27.5 million reno- work.” An increasing demand for family members and larger Transportation, Maintenance, expectations for vulnerable vation and expansion of the for outpatient surgery will Utilities, etc.) populations of students. This Department of Surgery was prompt the expansion of pre- continued on page 10 31% “Gap Closing” grade improved boosted by the Parma Hospi- Other (Extra-curriculars, from an “F” last year to a “B” tal Health Foundation, which Architecture/Engineering this year. Our performance announced a $2 million lead Services, etc.) index increased from 81.2 in gift to support this transfor- R,I,P, Honey - 2007- 2019 3% 2016 to 83.9 in 2018, indicating mational project. Fencing has Total 100% that our students are perform- been constructed in a large The Parma Observer Dog We have made much ing better on state tests. section of the main parking lot progress this year toward Our four-year gradua- for the first phase of the proj- implementing our three goals tion rate also increased from ect, a new addition of 7,700 to improve our school district. 85.5% in 2016 to 88.1% in square feet to the building that These are the highlights of our 2018, indicating that more of will modernize and alter the efforts: our students are graduating front of UH Parma Medical Practice Fiscal Responsi- on time. Four of our schools Center. The project will pro- bility ceed in multiple phases over We are reducing spend- continued on page 9 a two-year period, including a complete renovation of the existing Department of Sur- Safety Town Registration gery, to avoid disruption to by Daniel P. McCarthy whose child will be entering surgery operations. Safety Town of Parma, kindergarten, public or private, “This massive expan- now in its 47th year, will be in the fall are eligible. Registra- sion and renovation of our offering four two week ses- tion will be Saturday April 6th entire surgery department sions at Greenbriar Middle 2019, 9:00am to 12:00 noon, at positions UH Parma Medical School Annex, 11810 Huffman Four Star Insurance Agency, Center for long-term growth,” Rd, Parma, Oh. Safety Town 5835 Pearl Road. Parma. Regis- said President Brian Monter, “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then teaches children home and tration fee is $28.00. Questions beginning his first month as when I die I want to go where they went.” – pedestrian safety. Residents of will be answered business the leader of this 332-bed hos- Will Rogers the Parma City School District hours at 440-882-2014. pital. “We are determined to Page 2 The Parma Observer Vol 11, Issue 04 April, 2019 COMMUNITY NEWS The President's Corner by Sean Brennan, Parma City Council President Like you, I am so happy with the warmer temperatures we have been experiencing after a long, cold win- ter. As an avid runner, this weather is much more conducive to being active. Along those lines, I have been very busy preparing for the 9th annual Parma Run-Walk for Pierogies, which will take place on Saturday, July 6 at Cuyahoga Community College’s Parma Western campus at 8:30 am. There is no better time to sign up than now. The now-famous Run-Walk for Pierogies has become one of Parma’s package. The top three females and com or call me at 440-885-8091 to be premier family-friendly summer events. males in the following age group divi- mailed a form. Questions about the Sponsored by University Hospitals sions win one of the very popular Run-Walk, including sponsorship Parma Medical Center, Tri-C West pierogi necklace awards: 11 and under, opportunities, can be directed to piero- (11000 West Pleasant Valley Road), the the Parma Charitable Fund, the Parma 12-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, [email protected] or by calling. Check Parma Observer, and Perla’s Pierogies Senior High School Hockey Team, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 us out on Twitter and Facebook @piero- (5380 State Road), among many other Parma Boy Scout Troop 221, and the and 70 Over. The first 600 participants gie5k. See you on July 6! Parma businesses and elected officials, Cuyahoga Community College Gap to sign up are guaranteed our signature participants are treated at the finish with Scholarship Fund. We have also com- t-shirt, pierogies and other snacks and Perla’s homemade pierogies, courtesy of mitted $1,000 to assist former Mayor drinks at the finish, as well as a goodie owners Daniel and David Serban! Dean DePiero in his efforts to build a bag. There will also be many door prizes Nine years ago I combined my love learning studio in memory of his late awarded randomly. for running and pierogies and came up wife Kathleen Cochrane-DePiero who Pre-registration is $25 (ages 11 and with the Parma Run-Walk for Piero- was a news anchor at Fox 8. under $15) and can be done by mail by gies. Thanks to the help of many friends Participants may choose to com- July 3 or online by July 5. Onsite, day-of The Parma Observer is a com- and sponsors, we host approximately pete in the 5k run, which is a chip-timed registration is $30 and can be done from munity owned and operated 800 runners and walkers each year and race, or they may walk the entire 5k (3.1 7:00 am to 8:15 am. citizen based news source. The have been able to donate thousands miles) or the shorter 1 mile course. The Registration for 9th Annual Parma views and opinions expressed of dollars to local charitable causes. In top male and female win the Golden Run-Walk for Pierogies can be com- do not necessarily reflect the fact, this year’s charity partners include Pierogie Award, as well as a $100 prize pleted online at www.hermescleveland. views and opinions of The Parma Observer staff or our Our Family Caring For Yours: advertisers. P.O. Box 29030 New On-Site Hemodialysis Unit At Pleasant Lake Villa Parma, Ohio 44129 by Divna Majstorovic 440.884.7625 • Pleasant Lake Villa will be open- http://parmaobserver.com ing an on-site hemodialysis unit in Advisory Board collaboration with the Centers for Craig Czepczynski Dialysis Care. The dialysis unit sched- Lisa Zaremba uled to open early April, will have 6 George Salo Bill DeMarco chairs for residents. “We are very Penny Schultz excited to be able to provide this ser- vice to our residents and community, Publisher Daniel P.