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COUNTDOWN UNDERGROUND GUARDING LIVES 37 TO SHAKER SHAKER 31 Thornton Park’s life- LAUNCHHOUSE 24 The basement. guards, young as they LaunchHouse is ready So very practical. are, are certified gold. to transform economic development in the City.

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City News 3 Centennial Committee Floats Idea for Memorial Day Parade.

The Shaker Schools Update 8

Real Estate News 11

Library News 13

Out & About 57 GOOD THINGS THE STATE OF FROM THE GARDENS 39 THE SCHOOLS Calendar of events. The Shaker Historical REPORT 2011 43 Advertiser Index 67 Society’s annual garden Shaker schools are tour and The Nature balancing preparation of Shaker Observer 68 Center’s Pestival. all students for a global Sore Backs, Crushed economy with fiscal Daffodils, Singed restraint. Eyebrows: Ah! Spring shaker renters... shakershaker life ready to become a APRIL | MAY 2011 shaker homeowner? VOLUME 29 ISSUE 2 3400 Lee Road Shaker Heights, OH 44120 WEBSITE: shakeronline.com EMAIL: [email protected] low-interest VOICE MAIL: (216) 491-1459 FAX: (216) 491-1408 TTY: (216) 491-3161 down payment EDITOR assistance loans Rory O’Connor [email protected] are available in DESIGN & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Jennifer Coiley Dial designated CITY NEWS AND REAL ESTATE NEWS EDITOR Vicki Blank neighborhoods [email protected] LIBRARY NEWS EDITOR Margaret Simon

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2 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM city news League members Linda Lalley Centennial Committee have a minimum of 75 signatures and a and Mary Mulligan, who are both Floats Idea for Memorial maximum of 225 signatures. The filing past presidents of the LWV-Shaker Day Parade fee is $30. Heights, jointly lead the initiative. Interested residents must pull their Lalley is also past president of the Memorial Day is just around the cor- own petition at the Cuyahoga County LWV-Ohio, former chair of the bud- ner. The Shaker Centennial committee Board of Elections located at 2925 Eu- get committee for the LWV-United is working to grow the Memorial Day clid Avenue. States, and a former CPA. Mulligan is parade, and they need your help – and a former member of the City’s Eco- your creativity. Show your Shaker pride Get Involved nomic Development Committee and by joining with your neighbors to create is a League observer for the Shaker a float with flair to honor your street in The Shaker Heights Citizens Com- school board. this year’s parade. Which neighborhood mittee is a political action committee The sessions began in January with will have the most streets represented? whose purpose is to seek and encour- a roundtable discussion of the 2010 Which float will be the most creative? age qualified candidates to run for the Mayor’s Financial Task Force re- Come to the 2011 Shaker Heights Me- school board. If you are interested in port. A session in February featured morial Day Parade to find out! To learn learning more about the SHCC process the topic “Exploring Alternatives for more about how to enter your float in or becoming a member, contact Doug Sustaining Shaker during Changing the parade, please e-mail Abbey Green- Wang at [email protected] or Meg Bell at Times” with presentations by Mayor field at [email protected]. [email protected]. Earl Leiken, Planning Director Joyce Braverman, and Economic Develop- Mayoral, Council, and League of Women Voters ment Director Tania Menesse. Board of Education Holds Forums on Shaker’s “The League has a long tradition Elections Slated for Fall Economic Future of presenting fair and impartial in- formation about the issues and the Four-year terms for the Mayor, four The League of Women Voters of Shaker candidates to the citizens of Shaker City Council Members and two School Heights has a long and respected his- Heights,” says Mayor Leiken. “Their Board Members expire on December tory of providing nonpartisan education educational and comprehensive ex- 31. Elections for these seats will be held to voters about political issues and can- amination of local politics is enor- November 8. didates. For example, the LWV-Shaker mously valuable to our community.” City Council members with expiring Heights joined forces with two other Future sessions are slated to cover terms are James Brady, Al Foster, Nancy local chapters last fall to host candidate the marketability of Shaker Heights Moore, and Earl Williams. Residents in- forums for the newly reorganized county for residents and businesses and an terested in running for Mayor or a seat government. League members also regu- examination of the budget issues on City Council must file a petition by larly attend city and county government which impact the Shaker schools. August 10 at 4 pm. Petitions must have a committee meetings in order to provide The sessions are currently open only minimum of 205 and a maximum of 615 objective observer reports. to League members, although anyone signatures. Petitions may be pre-checked They are perhaps best known for the interested in attending may join at for accuracy before August 2. The filing voter’s guide they mail free of charge to the door. Membership forms are also fee is $45. The City Charter does not every household in Shaker prior to ma- available at shakerlwv.org. permit write-in candidates. jor local elections. Membership in the LWV-Shaker School Board members whose terms This spring, the League’s economic Heights is open to everyone, male expire this year are Freda Levenson and development committee is embarking or female. Basic membership dues Peter Robertson. Residents interested in on an initiative called Sustaining Shaker, are $55 per year, of which the local running for a seat on the School Board a series of forums designed to educate its league keeps only about 30 cents, as must file a petition by August 10 at 4 members about economic issues impact- the dues also provide membership in pm. Petitions may be pre-checked for ing the City of Shaker Heights and the the state League and national League. accuracy before August 2. Petitions must Shaker schools.

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By joining, members gain access to a wide and processing costs, saving taxpayers native, and virtuosic live performances. variety of forums and studies, and can money. Vieaux began guitar studies at age eight actively participate in education and ad- with Jeremy Sparks in Buffalo, , vocacy efforts at the local, state, and na- E-Filing offers: and continued study at the In- tional level. • Simple step-by-step calculation of taxes stitute of Music with John Holmquist. “Shaker Leaguers are fervent in their or refunds The Cleveland Institute of Music honored devotion to Shaker Heights, but we’re • Ability to file even if you moved in Vieaux with their Alumni Achievement watchdogs, too,” says Marcia Goldberg, 2011 Award in 1998. president of the Shaker League. “We • Electronic transfer of refunds into He has toured throughout America, want our political leaders to make good checking or savings account Europe, Mexico, Canada, the Far East, decisions based on sound reasoning and • Pay by credit card or ACH (electronic Australia, and New Zealand. To hear sam- public input, and we’re here to help.” debit of checking or savings account) ples of his music, visit jasonvieaux.com. • Delay-payment of taxes (file as early as The cost of the program is $30, or Shaker Heights High School you like and set up payment date for any- $25 for SHAC members, and includes a PTO’s Annual Flower Sale time before April 15) wine and cheese reception and dessert afterward. Attendance is limited to 40. This spring, you can do a good deed while What is needed to E-File: Register online at shakerartscouncil.org you beautify your home and garden. The • Social Security numbers for you and or send a check made payable to Shaker Shaker Heights High School PTO’s an- your spouse Arts Council, Box 232, 16781 Chagrin nual flower sale supports more than 25 • W-2 forms from all employers Boulevard, Shaker Heights, 44120. For student clubs, activities, parent forums, • 1099 forms and Federal Schedules C, more information call 216-561-7454, or programs, and newsletters. E, & F e-mail [email protected]. The sale includes geraniums, petunias, • Date of move for residents who moved New Guinea impatiens, verbena, purple in 2010 Violinist Andrew Sords fountain grass, and vinca vines, as well • Bank routing number and account Returns to Perform with as already-planted, colorful 12-inch pa- number - for fast refund or to pay elec- Shaker Symphony Orchestra tio pots. Trays of assorted tomatoes and tronically herbs can also be ordered. Former Shaker resident and acclaimed All orders must be received and pre- To have a RITA payment electronically violinist Andrew Sords will perform with paid by May 10. Checks and credit cards debited from a checking or savings ac- the Shaker Symphony Orchestra on Sun- are accepted. count, all that is required is the bank rout- day, June 5 at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Order forms are available now at any ing number and account number found at Community Building, 3450 Lee Road. of the Shaker schools, libraries, and the the bottom of your checks. Credit cards The performance begins at 3:30 pm. Shaker Schools Administration Build- are also accepted. For more information, Sords will perform the Bruch Violin Con- ing. Orders can also be placed online at log onto ritaohio.com or call 800-860- certo No. 1 in G minor. He has performed shaker.org/pto/fundraisers. 7482. in concert halls and venues throughout Pick up dates are Friday, May 20 from America, Europe, Latin America, the Ca- 5-8 pm, and Saturday, May 21 from 8 Guitarist Jason Vieaux ribbean, and Asia. am-noon, at Shaker Heights High School. “At Home with the Arts” Sords began his violin studies with Liza Home delivery is available for $15. For Grossman, founder and conductor of questions, call Anne Williams at 216- The Shaker Arts Council (SHAC) will the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. He 751-7911. sponsor an At Home with the Arts (AHA) completed his undergraduate education program featuring renowned guitarist Ja- at the Cleveland Institute of Music with RITA E-File: Fast, Simple, son Vieaux, on Friday, April 8 at 7 pm, violin pedagogues Linda Cerone and Da- Secure, and Free at Loganberry Books in the Larchmere vid Russell. shopping district. Sords also performed for the legendary RITA E-File is a quick, easy, and secure Vieaux, a Shaker resident, is head of the Midori in master classes in New York and way to file your municipal income taxes Cleveland Institute of Music Guitar De- at the University of Southern California. online with the Regional Income Tax partment, and is the youngest department Most recently, he studied under interna- Agency. RITA encourages online filing head to serve at the prestigious conserva- tionally acclaimed violinist Chee-Yun at and payment, because it reduces paper tory. He is noted for his engaging, imagi- The Southern Methodist University of

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Welcoming Oaks Win Heritage Award

Laurie Ronis, chair of the City’s Tree Ad- visory Board, nominated this year’s win- ner of the Heritage Tree Award: a pair of large oak trees flanking Brown-Forward A new level of comfort from the company Funeral Home on Chagrin Boulevard. Owners Rob and Judy Forward know you’re already comfortable with. that the trees date at least as far back as 1951, when their father purchased the fu- neral home, but likely are much older. “I nominated the trees because they are such a welcoming sight, at an establish- www.gorjanc.com ment where so many people in our com- 440-449-4411 munity have received comfort. It’s won- .com/GoGorjanc www.gorjanc.com derful that Rob and Judy have taken such good care of these trees,” says Ronis. $50 OFF Pre-Season A/C Specials Residents can nominate trees by com- Any Service over $200 Online at: gorjanc.com/specials pleting an application at shakeronline.com (Valid April 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011) See the latest services, products and offerings or by calling the Public Works Depart- ment at 216-491-1490. Nominated trees are typically associated with a famous per- Help Is Just a Phone Call Away son or significant event, an historical land- CARE CONSULTATION provides affordable, telephone- mark, or unusual in size, form or age. based information and support to older adults with health challenges and their family caregivers. Get help with: Too Mulch of a Good Thing? z Health information z Awareness & use of z Family & friend community services involvement in care z Coaching & support As newly planted trees sprout up along tree CARE CONSULTATION is an award-winning program that improves care, lawns this spring, City Forestry Superin- lessens stress, reduces visits to the hospital & emergency department, and tendent Patrick Neville has a reminder for can delay nursing home placement. residents about tree care. In a nutshell: For more information, call CARE CONSULTATION take care with the flare. at 216.791.8000 / www.benrose.org “It may be tempting to cover up the exposed part of the tree roots, called the flare, with mulch. While it seems like this would help protect the tree, it can actually have the opposite effect,” says Neville. Mulch can be beneficial to plants and trees, but when placed too thickly or too close to the tree trunk, it prevents air and water from reaching the roots, causing stress to the tree. Water trapped under the mulch can cause root rot. And mounding mulch around the tree can create condi- tions that are favorable for fungi, pests, and disease.

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To help new trees thrive, residents are space that can be used for performances. has retained all of its former Sunrise resi- asked to follow these guidelines: Funds to facilitate the move and fur- dents, and has added 14 new residents nish the space will be provided by The since January. • Keep all mulch at least six inches away Cleveland Foundation, which provided “Being a smaller business, we are able from the trunk. a $10,000 grant, the Gund Founda- to be more flexible and creative in work- • Apply mulch in a thickness no greater tion, which supplied a grant of $7,500, ing with a family’s financial situation,” than two to four inches. and a partnership with the City of Shak- says van der Velde. • Keep the root flare entirely visible. er Heights, which provided a grant of In addition, The Woodlands waives its • If mulch becomes matted, rake it loose $10,000 from its Economic Develop- admission fee to armed forces veterans to allow water through. ment and Housing Fund, bringing the and their spouses. • Mulch breaks down slowly; there is no total budget to $28,000. Van der Velde has increased the staff- need to add more each year unless the Verb Ballets brings 11 dancers and of- ing at the facility to better meet residents’ layer has become very thin. fice staff to Shaker, and adds to Shaker’s needs. She also brought in a new execu- • Keep lawnmowers and trimmers away reputation as a home for the arts. The tive director, Shayne Handy, and a new from the flare. troupe has committed to one pro bono director of community relations, Mer- • Refrain from using landscape fabric performance each year, and to support edith Woods-Brown. Prospective families around trees, which slows the delivery of area youth dance programs through mas- are welcome to tour and have lunch at the water to the roots. ter classes and workshops. facility by appointment, by calling 216- • Ask landscapers to follow the above To celebrate its grand opening, Verb is 751-0930. More information is available guidelines as well. offering eight weeks of evening and Sat- at woodlandsofshaker.com. urday classes beginning April 2. Classes “We are very proud and excited to be In addition to proper mulching, resi- will consist of Adult Ballet, Contemporary a part of this community,” says van der dents are asked to help keep new trees Modern, Dance SAFETY (Strength, Align- Velde. “We know that this is probably the watered throughout the spring and sum- ment, Flexibility, Endurance, Tone, Yoga), most difficult decision a family can make, mer months. All newly planted trees are and a literacy/creative movement class to place a loved one in our care, and we accompanied by a hang-tag with guide- called Wigglewords for children ages 6-8. take that responsibility very seriously.” lines for their care. To register or for more information, To make the watering process easier, contact Katie Gnagy at kgnagy@verb Neighborhood News the City will once again be using Tree- ballets.org, or call 216-397-3757, ext. 2. gator® bags, which were introduced last You can catch Verb Ballets’ latest cho- Sussex year with great success. reography, Fresh Inventions, at Cleveland Residents who have questions about Public Theatre DanceWorks, May 5-7. Katie Spotz, the youngest person to row tree care are encouraged to contact For- The new pieces will pair local choreogra- solo across the Atlantic Ocean, gave an in- estry Superintendent Patrick Neville at phers and composers along with sculptur- spirational talk to junior high students at 216-491-3285, or at patrick.neville@ al artists. For tickets, call 216-631-2727, St. Dominic School in February. Her epic shakeronline.com. ext. 501 or visit cptonline.org. journey, and her passion to raise aware- ness of the need for clean drinking water Business News Woodlands of Shaker around the world, wowed and challenged Heights LLC Buys Sunrise the young audience. Verb Ballets Moves to Assisted Living Facility Spotz, a 24-year old native of Mentor, Shaker Heights became impassioned about the issue while The Sunrise Assisted Living facility at living in Melbourne, Australia during a Margaret Carlson, Director of Verb Ballets 16333 Chagrin Blvd. is under new own- drought. Her feat drew global attention and a Shaker resident, has announced that ership and began operating as The Wood- and helped raise more than $100,000 for her nationally renowned dance company lands of Shaker Heights, LLC as of Janu- Blue Planet Network, a non-profit orga- will take up residence at Christ Church ary 31. The new owner, Anne-Marie van nization that brings safe, sustainable wa- on Warrensville Center Road this spring. der Velde, is also a part owner of several ter to people around the world. The dance company plans to utilize assisted living facilities in Indiana. After more than two years of planning, the basement area of the church for its The Woodlands will continue to pro- training, and preparation, Spotz em- offices, studio rehearsal, and instruction vide a full range of services for assisted barked from in January 2010 and space. The long-term goal is to create a living and Alzheimer’s care. The facility landed in in March – a journey of

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3,038 miles. Department lobby, 3355 Lee Road. New “It was spectacular to have someone licenses are $5. Re-issued licenses are 50 as influential as Katie Spotz here to in- cents. spire and empower the students,” says St. Dominic Principal Sue Biggs. Bicycle Riding: Helmets are required for everyone 5 and older when operating Shaker News Briefs a bicycle and for all passengers regardless of age. Bicyclists may not ride more than • Shaker resident Paul H. Carleton is two abreast in a single lane and must ride the new chair of the Baldwin-Wallace Col- as near to the right side of the roadway lege Board of Trustees. Carleton is manag- as possible. Children under the age of 14 ing director of Carleton McKenna & Co., may ride bikes on the sidewalk, but must LLC, which provides strategic and finan- yield the right of way to pedestrians. cial consulting services to corporations with a focus on healthcare, technology, Block Party Requests: Register at least and consumer products. In addition to two weeks in advance to close streets for being a B-W graduate and a trustee since block parties, races or parades at shak- 1996, Carleton also serves as a trustee or eronline.com. director for several local organizations, including Playhouse Square, University Child Care Seats: Is your child buckled Hospitals Case Medical Center, UH Med- up safely? The Fire Department offers free ical Group, The Center for Health Affairs, safety checks on car and booster seats re- and Bluecoats, Inc. quired by the State, by appointment only. Call 216-491-1200. Appointments are • City Council has confirmed the May- subject to staff availability. or’s appointments to the Fair Housing Review Board, which is comprised of five Dogs: Dogs are not permitted to run at members: the Mayor or his designee; one large, and owners are required to imme- member of City Council; and three citi- diately remove all waste deposited by their zen members. The Board administers the dogs on public or private property that is          provisions of the City’s Fair Housing Or- not their own. Dog waste must not be put  !"    dinance and adjudicates complaints. in City waterways, sewers or on the curb-       " side, as it poses a health hazard. Nuisance # $ ! %&  • Council member Al Foster serves as dogs should be reported to the Public     ' Chairperson (Term: 2010-2011). Works Department, 216-491-1490.    !" " ( Ann Millette serves as the Mayor’s      Designee (Appointed: June 2009). Fire Hydrants: The Fire Department will    Gail Gibson serves as a Citizen Mem- be flushing hydrants from April 4 through  ber (Term: 2010-2012). April 16. See the Calendar at shakeron-     Reginald Williams has been re-ap- line.com for streets schedule.     pointed to a new three-year term. His pre- )    vious term expired at the end of 2010. Grass Ordinance: Grass may not be    The third citizen member position is taller than 6 inches. Tall grass and weeds    !" currently vacant. which are spreading or maturing seeds,    % or are about to do so, including ragweed, Seasonal Reminders goldenrod, poison ivy, or poison oak are   declared nuisances.  Bicycle Licensing: Licenses will be sold *+%,-%*-+. from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, April 9 For more information on the City’s Codified *+%./*%-//0 & 16, and May 7, 14 & 21 in the Police Ordinances, visit shakeronline.com.

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SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 7 The Shaker Schools Update

Join Us for Shakerfest!

Each spring, the Shaker schools open their High School Kindergarten Roundup Time doors to the community for Shakerfest, a Theatre Ensemble Show celebration of our students’ musical, the- Thursday, April 28, Friday April 29, and Calling all members of the graduating class atrical, artistic, and academic talents. We Saturday, April 30 in the Shaker Heights of 2024! Children who will be five years invite you to come see our students in ac- High School Large Auditorium at 8 pm. old on or before September 30, 2011, tion at a variety of venues. For a complete (Free senior adult preview on Wednesday, will be eligible to enter kindergarten this schedule of events, please visit shaker.org/ April 27 at 2 pm.) Tickets may be purchased fall. The Shaker schools offer full-day, tu- shakerfest. Admission is free unless oth- by calling the Shaker Theatre Box Office at ition-free kindergarten at all five K-4 el- erwise indicated. Highlights include: 216-295-4287, or online at tix.com. ementary buildings. Each school holds a number of events to welcome incoming Ice Cream Social & Band Concert kindergartners and their families to the Tuesday, May 3 at 6:30 pm, on the High Shaker schools. School front lawn. A Shaker family tradi- Early registration is encouraged in or- tion! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and der to provide the smoothest transition enjoy the music, along with an ice cream possible for your child. The registration sundae. Free admission. process can be initiated at any evening open house (even if it will not be your High School Art Show child’s assigned school) or by visiting the Shaker Heights Public Library, 16500 Van registrar’s office at 15600 Parkland Drive Aken Boulevard, 2nd Floor Art Gallery. on weekdays between 8 am and 4:30 pm. Outstanding student artwork, including No appointment is necessary. painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and mixed media will be on display from Please join us for one or more of the April 29 to May 21. Opening night: Fri- following events: Shaker by Starlight day, April 29 at 7 pm. Learn about the spring and summer constellations, and how planets and solar systems are discovered. The Shaker Heights High School astronomy class and teacher Gene Zajac invite you to join them for the eighth annual Shaker by Starlight planetarium program on April 25, 26, and 27 and May 5 at 6 pm and 7:15 pm at the High School planetarium (room 173). Admission to this popular event is free, but seats fill quickly. Reservations can be made online at www.shaker.org/ shakerbystarlight or by calling Karen Dunbar at 216-295-1400. The 50-minute program is open to all ages. Seating is limited to 50 attendees per session.

An Evening of Jazz Thursday, April 14 at 7 pm, Shaker Middle School. Come enjoy jazz selections from the acclaimed High School and Middle School jazz bands.

8 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM BOULEVARD SCHOOL involved in play-based activities that in- don and then moved to the 14900 Drexmore Road, 216-295-4020 corporate literacy and math skills such as Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York • Specials Tour (Art and P.E. class): expressing ideas, sharing information, let- this spring. Thursday, April 14 from 1-2 pm. ter and number recognition, and listening • Classroom Visit & Bus Ride: to and creating stories. Socialization and Amy Lazarus, ’02, executive director of Tuesday, May 17 from 1:45-3 pm. mastering school routines are practiced in the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network every session. in Washington, D.C., received the 2010 FERNWAY SCHOOL The 2011 GET READY! program USA Networks “Characters Unite” Award 17420 Fernway Road, 216-295-4040 is funded by the City of Shaker Heights for her work in fighting prejudice and dis- • Kindergarten Open House & and the Ohio Children’s Foundation. The crimination. Her organization works with Registration: Tuesday, April 19 at 7 pm. program is four days a week, from 9 am to students from colleges around the country 1 pm and includes a lunch period. to alleviate social tensions and make their LOMOND SCHOOL The 2011 enrollment has been in- communities more cohesive. Lazarus is a 17917 Lomond Blvd., 216-295-4050 creased to 42 children for an affordable former leader of Shaker’s Student Group • Preschool Bike Parade & Social: $60 per Shaker resident child. Non-resi- on Race Relations. Saturday, April 19 at 10 am. dent children pay $72. Financial assistance may be available for qualifying families. For Selena Simmons-Duffin, ’04, is a pro- MERCER SCHOOL more information, call 216-991-3449 or duction assistant for NPR’s “Morning 23325 Wimbledon Road, 216-295-4070 visit carolnurseryschool.org. Edition” in Washington, D.C., where she • Muffins in the Morning: provides on-air reporting, interviews, and Wednesday, April 27 at 8 am. Alumni in the Spotlight commentary on a wide range of subjects. • Kindergarten Open House & Regis- tration: Thursday, May 12 at 6:30 pm. David Cassarett, M.D., ’85, physician, Jamil Smith, ’93, is a producer with MS- researcher, and associate professor at the NBC’s “The Show” in ONAWAY SCHOOL University of School of Med- New York City. Smith honed his produc- 3115 Woodbury Road, 216-295-4080 icine, is the author of Last Acts: Discovering tion skills at CNN, HBO Sports, and NFL • Kindergarten Roundup: Possibility and Opportunity at the End of Life, Films before joining MSNBC last July. Friday, April 8 at 9:30 am. which draws from his experience as a hos- pice and palliative care physician. Abdul Williams, ’90, a screenwriter liv- The 2011-12 school year begins on ing in Los Angeles, co-wrote the screen- August 23. For any questions about eli- Ralph Hexter, ’70, was named provost play for The Lottery Ticket, a major movie gibility, school assignment, or registra- and executive vice president of the Uni- release starring Bow Wow and Ice Cube. tion materials, please contact Glenda versity of California, Davis in January. A The movie chronicles the escapades that Moss, Registrar, at [email protected] respected scholar in classics and compara- befall a young lottery winner over the long or 216-295-4324, or visit shaker.org/pros tive literature, Hexter formerly served as weekend as he waits to cash in his $370 pective/registration.htm. president of Hampshire College in Am- million ticket. herst, Mass. How to GET READY! Robert Wood, ’88, is executive and ar- Beth Hise, ’85, an historian and mu- tistic director of Urban Arias, a new opera for Kindergarten seum curator living in Sydney, Australia, company based in Washington, D.C., ded- Sending children to kindergarten pre- is the author of Swinging Away: How Cricket icated to producing short, accessible, and pared to learn and with an understand- and Baseball Connect, which examines the entertaining contemporary operas. Wood ing of a school routine is a critical first linked histories of the two sports. An ex- made his debut with the San Francisco step toward success. This summer, Carol hibit based on her findings was mounted opera in 2004, and has garnered praise for Nursery School offers its Human Rela- first at Lord’s Cricket Ground in Lon- his interpretations of bel canto works. tions Award winning GET READY! pro- gram to help entering kindergartners with minimal to no preschool experience get For the latest news and info about the Shaker schools, please visit shaker.org. To receive ready for kindergarten. regular e-news updates, subscribe at shaker.org/news. Young participants spend mornings

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Macedonia North Royalton 874 East Aurora Road 13513 West 130th Street 330-467-2100 440-877-2100 www.CalvettaBrothers.com real estate news REAL NUMBERS Become “Certified Shaker” Housing transfers between September 1 and October 31, 2010 appear below. The first list includes only those properties that have had a prior sale within the last 10 years. Give yourself a leg up on the com- Excluded are “quit claim” transfers as well as those resulting from foreclosure, in which petition by attaining certification the sale price is not reflective of the property value. in this unique program, which is 2010 PRIOR offered to landlords at no charge. ADDRESS SALE PRICE SALE PRICE Among other benefits, properties that meet or exceed City standards 15810 ALDERSYDE DR $550,000 $ 551,000 (2003) of excellence are promoted on the 3325 BRAEMAR ROAD $220,000 $ 222,000 (2008) City’s website and are shown to 22025 CALVERTON ROAD $389,000 $ 305,000 (2003) 2910 CHADBOURNE ROAD $174,900 $ 168,000 (2001) prospective renters by relocation 3290 CHALFANT ROAD $325,000 $ 340,000 (2008) specialists. 2680 CHESTERTON ROAD $950,000 $1,000,000 (2009) Newly Certified and re-Certi- 2677 COVENTRY ROAD $120,000 $ 240,000 (2002) fied Shaker property addresses and 3397 DALEFORD ROAD $ 80,000 $ 27,600 (2008) their owners’ names are listed in 3315 DORCHESTER ROAD $265,000 $ 335,000 (2003) this publication. The listings repre- 22450 DOUGLAS ROAD $140,000 $ 116,667 (2010) sent the best rental properties the 3709 GLENCAIRN ROAD $112,500 $ 115,000 (2009) City has to offer. For a complete 3275 LANSMERE ROAD $169,900 $ 128,000 (2006) list of Certified properties and to 17428 LOMOND BLVD $170,000 $ 34,000 (2007) find out about vacancies, call 216- 2886 W PARK BLVD $900,000 $ 840,000 (2003) 491-1332 or check the City’s web- 2712 ROCKLYN ROAD $275,000 $ 345,000 (2000) site, shakeronline.com. 23825 STANFORD ROAD $555,000 $ 705,000 (2006) Learn how to qualify by calling 23999 STANFORD ROAD $252,900 $ 230,000 (2009) Jacqueline Patterson the Housing 21075 SYDENHAM ROAD $275,000 $ 430,000 (2001) Specialist at 216-491-1333. 18435 VAN AKEN BLVD $239,900 $ 350,000 (2005) 17709 WINSLOW ROAD $ 90,000 $ 240,000 (2005) Certified Shaker Properties 18016 WINSLOW ROAD $116,000 $ 215,000 (2007) 17475 S WOODLAND ROAD $755,000 $ 275,000 (2009) Apartments: 21576 S WOODLAND ROAD $266,000 $ 215,000 (2000) Norwood Apartments Owners: Robert & Randa Jacops LIST OF HOUSING TRANSFERS WITH A PRIOR SALE WITHIN 15 YEARS: 3680 Norwood Road Certified: 2005, 2006, 2007, 21887 BYRON ROAD $ 300,000 $ 200,000 (1995) 2009, 2010 3316 DORCHESTER ROAD $ 185,000 $ 192,500 (1998) 2939 HUNTINGTON ROAD $ 207,500 $ 188,000 (1995) Rental Homes: 22900 SHELBURNE ROAD $ 460,000 $ 515,000 (1999) 3658 Lynnfield Road, Owners: 2867 TORRINGTON ROAD $ 440,000 $ 385,000 (1995) Lawrence & Elizabeth Sargent

LIST OF HOUSING TRANSFERS WITH A PRIOR SALE WITHIN 20 YEARS: Certified: 2002-2004, 2007- 2010, 2010 2942 EATON ROAD $ 335,000 $ 262,000 (1991) 3370 KENMORE ROAD $ 168,500 $ 149,000 (1992) 3684 Riedham Road 23150 LYMAN BLVD $ 222,000 $ 235,000 (1992) Owner: 3684 Riedham LLC 15800 S PARK BLVD $1,350,000 $ 475,000 (1992) Certified: 2010 23220 SHAKER BLVD $ 292,500 $ 242,500 (1994) 19001 S WOODLAND ROAD $ 223,000 $ 237,000 (1993) continued on next page Information Source: First American Real Estate Solutions

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2945 Warrensville Center Rd, Send in Nominations for 13th Owner: Mary S. Anton, Trustee Annual Preservation Awards Certified: 2004-2008, 2010 The Landmark Commission is now seek- 18401 Winslow Road ing nominations for the 2011 Preserva- Owners: Robert & Randa Jacops tion Awards program. Exterior projects Certified: 2011 completed within the last two years are eligible. Recipients are acknowledged for Landlord Training and Fair success in preserving, rehabilitating, re- Housing Compliance storing, or interpreting the architectural integrity and cultural heritage of a Shaker Think you know the basics? Take the home or building. Landlord Quiz at shakeronline.com/land- Project categories include: Retention lord to find out. Even landlords with a of Original Materials, Exterior Restora- perfect score can benefit from the City’s tion, Excellence in Stewardship, Distin- free, comprehensive Landlord Training guished Landscape, and Architecturally Course to stay on top of the latest legal is- Appropriate Addition. sues, property maintenance tips, market- Property owners, architects, or con- ing strategies, and City requirements. The tractors can nominate themselves and/or course also covers Ohio landlord-tenant others. All residential and non-residential laws and fair housing compliance. building types are eligible. The next class is in May at the Stepha- The Shaker Heights Landmark Com- nie Tubbs Jones Community Building. mission established its Preservation The class is free, but space is limited. Awards program in 1998 to recognize and To register, call 216-361-9240 or email highlight efforts by property owners who [email protected]. have preserved and improved their prop- erties. This awards program is mirrored Free Seminar: Planning Your after the program established by the Na- Rehab Project tional Trust for Historic Preservation in 1971. The Shaker Heights Landmark Com- Please submit nominations by April 29 mission and the Shaker Heights Public to the Shaker Heights Landmark Com- Library have teamed up with the Cleve- mission. Nomination forms and a list land Restoration Society to present a free of previous award winners are available seminar for homeowners: Planning Your at shakeronline.com or by contacting Rehab Project. The program will be held Ann Klavora at 216-491-1436 or ann. on Tuesday, April 19 from 7-8 pm at Main [email protected]. Library, 16500 Van Aken Boulevard. Staff members of the Cleveland Resto- ration Society will cover how to plan for a rehab project, how to choose the right contractor for the job, and what to look for when reviewing bids. CRS staff will be on-hand to answer questions following the presentation. The program is free, but reservations are requested and can be made in person at the Library, by calling 216-991-2030, or online at shakerlibrary.org.

12 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM library news Library Open House by Shaker voters in 2004 has funded library. In the late 1980s local property building renovations. Previous expen- tax income made up 34 percent of the The Library will host an Open House ditures include a new slate roof for the Library’s income; it now represents 66 at 8:30 am Tuesday, May 17 to give Main Library, library material secu- percent of the Library’s total receipts. local officials and guests an oppor- rity systems for both Main Library and We would not be able to provide the tunity to tour the newly renovated Bertram Woods, a new security camera levels of service that we do without the areas on the second floor of the Main system for Main Library, print and time generosity of our residents. Library, including the newly expanded management software for public com- The Library is grateful to the citizens Computer Center and Training Lab. puters at both Main and Woods, and of Shaker Heights for their continued Although the new training room fea- automatic front entrance doors at Main support for library funding at the local tures desks from the former Computer Library. and state levels. Center, the rest of the space has new As part of the second and final year desks. Likewise, each area has new seat- of funding from the Bill and Melinda Looking For a ing and new computers equipped with Gates Foundation, three new public New Career Direction? the latest Windows operating system computers – two in the adult area and and Office 2010 software. In addition, one into the children’s area – have Shaker Library and Tri C’s Career the training area has a state-of-the-art been installed at Woods Branch. Every Development and Transition Services “Smart Board” projection and sound workstation at Main Library and Woods will present four free workshops to help system. Branch will be upgraded to include the job seekers acquire the skills they need Thirteen workstations in the Training Windows 7 operating system and Office for gainful employment or new careers. Lab and three in the Computer Center 2010 software. Many of the library The series of four two-hour classes have been purchased from the Library’s catalog and express stations have been begins May 2. Classes will be held from operating budget with matching funds upgraded with late-model equipment. 1-3 pm Mondays at the Main Library. from a Connect Ohio partnership Participants can attend one or all of the and its Every Citizen Online (ECO) State Budget Issues sessions, and can register in person, by grant through the federal government’s Impact Shaker Library phone, or online at shakerlibrary.org. Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The remaining 24 Like other public libraries across the MAY 2 – RESUMES THAT GET RESULTS workstations in the Computer Center state, Shaker Library has been affected How to develop an effective resume. have been financed by a grant from the by the budget battles in Columbus. Library’s Endowment Fund with the Since 2008, state library funding has MAY 9 – DEVELOPING YOUR JOB SEARCH Cleveland Foundation and from the declined 23 percent, and in 2010, the PLAN library’s operating budget. Library’s level of state income was its The general guidelines and key compo- BTOP funds will continue to pay lowest since 1993. While state funding nents for an effective Job Search Plan. for the basic ECO computer training for libraries remained flat, the consum- classes with the goal of teaching more er price index rose 51 percent, and the MAY 16 – NETWORKING...GET WITH IT people how to connect to broadband overall state budget grew 66.7 percent Learn how to get your message out, to Internet access. Library staff will offer – or 77.6 percent if federal dollars are get referrals, and to gain insight into six hours of free training in the areas of included. your target market. mouse use, email, and Internet search As late as 1990, most libraries in the each month through November 2012. state had no local levies. As state sup- MAY 23 – ACE THAT INTERVIEW Other enhancements on the second port of public libraries has dwindled, Learn the basic guidelines: how to floor include a Friends of the Library however, that has changed. Most librar- reply to traditional questions, behav- book sale sorting room, storage space, ies now have levies. (Shaker Library ioral-based questions, and telephone a maintenance workshop, and office sought its first levy in 1974.) interviews. space for staff. The Library is fortunate to have a The $1.5 million bond issue approved community that supports and uses its

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LEAP Can Help Make eMedia and browse the collection. Check NoveList Plus: Reading Fun out with a Shaker Library card and begin A Helpful and Fun Database to download your eBook to enjoy popular Bookshare® is an online library of digital titles in the comfort of your home. Need help finding a good book? Looking books for people with print disabilities. The titles can be enjoyed immedi- for a specific genre or a novel set in a The Library offers its cardholders access ately or transferred to a variety of devices. particular location? Looking for a story to LEAP the Library eBook Accessibility Some audio titles can be burned to a that reads like the last book you read, or Program – in partnership with Bookshare CD for on-the-go listening. Titles auto- for something to tide you over until your and OverDrive, the Library’s technology matically expire at the end of the lending favorite author publishes again? NoveList partner for this site. period, and there are no late fees! Plus can help you find your next book, If you or your child have a disabil- With hundreds of popular fiction and fiction or nonfiction. ity that makes reading a book difficult non-fiction titles to choose from, the new Features include the ability to search or impossible, you may qualify for this collection is guaranteed to have some- for an author, title, or series, or to choose service. Proof of Disability (certified by thing for everyone - best-selling novels, a genre and to narrow it further. It also a qualified professional) is required for well-known classics, self-improvement helps to find author read-alikes. If you registration. Individuals can sign up for a guides, and more. Best of all, this new like Isabel Allende’s novels, NoveList will free membership and access the Library service, powered by OverDrive, is free suggest those of Julia Alvarez and Gabriel on their own. Organizations that serve with your Shaker Library card. Garcia Marquez. people with print disabilities, such as NoveList is easy to search, fun to schools, libraries, or community centers, Dickinson Appointed explore, and includes book discussion can sign up and provide access to their to American Libraries guides and articles about many terrific students. Advisory Committee books. Access it through the Library’s Members can download books and website at shakerlibrary.org. Use the newspapers in a compressed, encrypted Library Director Luren Dickinson has top search box on the page to search file. They then read the material using been appointed to a two-year term on the for “Novelist.” You will need a Shaker adaptive technology – typically soft- American Libraries Advisory Committee. Library card to use it outside the library. ware that reads the book aloud (text-to- The committee reviews and recommends speech) and/or displays the text of the editorial policies for American Libraries Bicycle Programs at book on a computer screen or on Braille magazine, a monthly publication of the Woods Branch access devices, such as refreshable Braille American Library Association, which displays. provides oversight and policy implemen- Albert Einstein claimed that he thought To sign up for Bookshare, go to shak- tation within the framework of the ALA of the theory of relativity while riding erlibrary.org and click on the “Download Publishing Committee. His term begins a bicycle. Susan B. Anthony believed eMedia” link on the bottom right. You in June 2011 and ends in June 2013. that the bicycle did more to emancipate will be taken to a page where you can women than anything else in the world. learn about the LEAP program. Latin Jam with While bicycling won’t make you the A great number of the books in the Shari Hunter & Friends next Einstein or Susan B. Anthony, it is Bookshare library are scanned and proof- good for the mind, body and spirit, and, read by volunteers. Residents interested Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with in that vein, the Library has scheduled a in volunteering can go to www.bookshare. vocalist Shari Hunter and Friends at 2 pm three-pronged series focusing on bicycles org Sunday, April 3 at the Main Library in a that to be held at Woods Branch. musical program featuring the sounds From 2-3 pm Saturday, May 14, the Download Audiobooks, and rhythms of today’s Latin jazz artists. Shaker Heights Police Department will eBooks, Music, and Video Joining Hunter will be George Pearson be on site to remind families how to stay – Anytime, Anywhere on keyboard, Clarence Smith on bass, safe and have fun on their bikes. Plus, the Robert Booker on drums, Lem Adams SHPD will waive the $5 license fee for all The Library offers best-selling and classic on xylophone, and percussionist Anthony those who bring their bikes and apply for audiobooks, eBooks, music, and video Taylor. their licenses at the program. available 24/7 from the library’s web- There is no fee for the program. At 7 pm Wednesday May 18, meet site. Go to shakerlibrary.org and, under Reservations are requested by calling Rick Smith, creator of the comic strip the “Tools” heading, click on Download 216-991-2030. “Yehuda Moon & the Kickstand Cyclery,”

14 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM library news which appears in every issue of Bicycle to work with” when it comes to bikes. Not Your Mother’s Politics: Times. Smith will talk about his comic He opened Bicycle Boulevard on 20132 An Intergenerational strip and introduce you to some of his Chagrin Boulevard in 1994, where he Discussion characters, including the bike ninja, the enjoys not only assembling and repairing bike hypochondriac, bikes, but also helping people choose the The Library, the League of Women Voters Fred, Thistle Gin, the right bicycle for their needs. of Shaker Heights, and Case Western Shakers who build the Hall leads bike rides from his shop Reserve University’s Flora Stone Mather bicycle frames, Kevlar between 6:30-8:30 pm Wednesday Center for Women presents Not Your Bead, neighborhood nights June through September. Riders Mother’s Politics: An Intergenerational kids, roadies, com- enjoy a sociable atmosphere while bik- Discussion from 7-8:45 pm Thursday, muters, and more. In ing approximately 20 miles. To find out April 21 at the Main Library. Smith addition, Smith will more about the bike rides, call Hall at Participants are encouraged to bring a share his bike com- 216-751-2583. To register for program, woman from a different generation with muting experience. call 216-991-2421 or register online them. He is also helping to create an online at.shakerlibrary.org After the last presidential and mid- hub for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio term elections, it was noted that there cyclists. The rest of his free time is spent Shaker High School’s were disparities in political views among with his wife, Tania Menesse, who is Art Exposed II different generations of women. This Shaker Heights’ director of economic observation led to a discussion by CWRU’s development, and their two children. The Library, Shaker Arts Council, and Center for Women and the Shaker League Following his talk, Smith’s books will the Shaker Schools will host a gallery- of Women Voters on the importance of be available for sale and signing. There is opening reception and exhibit of some women of different generations open- no fee for the program. Reservations are of Shaker Heights High School’s best ing the lines of communication. It was requested and can be made in person, student art from 7-9 pm Friday, April 29 also the impetus for the Not Your Mother’s online, or by calling: 216-991-2421. at the Main Library. Last year’s exhibit Politics program. At 2 pm Saturday May 21, Frank Hall garnered the highest community approval Karen Beckwith, chair of CWRU’s of Bicycle Boulevard will present Basic rating of all exhibits in 2010. The Library Department of Political Science (2010- Bike Know-How when he will talk about will close to the public and open its doors 2011) and Flora Stone Mather Professor, how to select a bicycle and offer tips for to artists, parents, and art appreciators will begin the discussion with back- basic bike upkeep and repair. for the evening. ground information on patterns of Hall is a 1980 graduate of Shaker SHHS art department chair, Dan political participation among American Heights High School who has been sell- Whitley, has worked with his students women. Beckwith is an expert on poli- ing and fixing bikes in the Heights since to help them learn what is involved tics and gender, and political women 1978. Trained as an auto mechanic, Frank in hanging and hosting an art exhibit. and American democracy. There will be chose bicycles as a profession for envi- The exhibit will be on display through a question-and-answer session following ronmental reasons and because he finds May 20. Beckwith’s presentation and participants that “people are happier and more fun will break into small groups to discuss

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PLAY AND LEARN STATION 1-3 pm Fridays. at Woods Branch AT MAIN LIBRARY For more information, please call Family 10 am Wednesdays at Main Library A free preschool literacy program Connections: 216-921-2030. No registration required; groups must make Kids’ that offers interactive opportunities special arrangements. for parents or caregivers to explore NESTLINGS with their children, ages birth to 5 It’s never too soon to start sharing PAJAMA STORIES AT WOODS BRANCH years. books with babies! Enjoy songs and Stories for children ages 3 and up with or 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays, rhymes, books and bounces in this without an adult. & Saturdays class for babies 5 to 15 months, with 7:15 pm Mondays, April 18 and May 16 6-8 pm Tuesdays an adult. Registration begins two weeks before each pro- No registration required. Spring Session: March 14-May 3, gram. 9:30 am, Mondays at Main Library. PLAY AND LEARN BABIES (Class is held on the second floor in WRITERS CLUB AT MAIN LIBRARY A special room filled with literacy- meeting room B.) (Grades 2-4) based activities just for babies from 9:30 am Tuesdays at Woods Branch An enriching program that encourages birth to 18 months with their parents (Must be target age by March 14.) children to express themselves using their or caregivers. imagination and words. Poetry, creative 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays, FLEDGLINGS fiction, letters, postcards and newslet- & Saturdays Experience the wonder of words ters, menus, and maps are just some of No registration required. with your child through stories and the literary forms that young writers will songs, movement, puppets, and fun explore. PLAY AND LEARN STATION in this story time for children 15 to Spring Session: March 15–May 3, FOR CAREGIVERS 24 months, with an adult. 4:15-5 pm Tuesdays. A preschool literacy program that Spring Session: March 14-May 3, Register in person, by phone, or online. offers interactive opportunities for 10:30 am Mondays at Main Library. non-parent caregivers to explore with (Class is held on the second floor in THE HOMEWORK CENTER their children, ages birth to 5 years. meeting room B.) AT MAIN LIBRARY (Grades 2-6) 10 am-noon Wednesdays 10:30 am Tuesdays at Woods Branch Free homework help provided by teachers One-time registration is required; call Register in person, by phone, or online. under the supervision of Cheryl Darden, Family Connections at 216 921-2023. (Must be target age by March 14.) Special Education Supervisor, Cleveland Public Schools. An adult must be present Play and Learn programs are a part- TERRIFIC TWOS to register the student at the first visit. nership with Family Connections. Stories, songs, and movement for 2- Students must be picked up by 6:30 pm. year-olds with an adult. 4-6:30 pm Mondays, Tuesdays, SATURDAY PRESCHOOL STORIES Spring Session: March 14-May 5 & Wednesdays AT PLAY AND LEARN STATION 10 am Mondays or Wednesdays Meeting Room F. The Homework Center Stories and fun for preschoolers. at Woods Branch is generously funded by MyCom. 11 am Saturdays. 10 am Tuesdays or Thursdays No registration required. at Main Library APRIL IS NATIONAL CARD AND LETTER Register in person, by phone, or online. WRITING MONTH (Grades K-4) FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS AT PLAY AND (Must be age 2 by March 14.) Send some happiness. Make someone LEARN FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL smile. Write them a letter! Imagine how NEEDS PRESCHOOL STORIES happy grandma or grandpa, a favorite Join us every Friday for facilitated Stories, rhymes, and fun for children aunt, uncle, cousin, or friend would be to play time with your special needs 3, 4, & 5 years old. receive a letter in the mail. We’ll provide child ages 3-5. 1:30 pm Tuesdays & 10 am Thursdays the stationary, envelopes, and fun postage

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issues important to them. Project, is scheduled for 7 pm Tuesday, The Not Your Mother’s Politics plan- April 19 and will offer guidance in how ning committee is co-chaired by Shaker to plan for the project, choose the right residents Susan Troia and Colette Hart. contractor for the job, and review the stamps. You provide the writing, drawing, Other committee members include Katie bids. photos, or other fun items you want to Emerson, Jane Finley, Mary Mulligan, The program is free. Reservations are send to someone special. and Susan Stechshulte. requested by calling 216-991-2030 or 4:15-5 pm Wednesday, April 6 The program is free. Reservations are online at shakerlibrary.org. at Main Library requested and may be made in person, In person, by phone, and online registration. by phone, or online at shakerlibrary. Rightsizing For Seniors: org. Seamless Relocation Tips CELEBRATE JAPANESE CHILDREN’S DAY For Seniors “On The Move” AT MAIN LIBRARY (Grades K-4) Stephen King’s Colorado and their Families Celebrate Kodomo No Hi (Japanese Children’s Day)! Imagine a day reserved Join Shaker Library’s Ed Rossman for a Lee-Ann Spacek, a real estate consul- to honor children. Japanese children enjoy scenic tour of Stephen King’s Colorado, tant specializing in senior transition this special day every year, with games, the panoramic backdrop for his books services, will speak about downsiz- carp kites, sweet treats, and samurai dolls The Shining, The Stand, and Misery, at 3 ing housing options, transition living – and now you can too! pm Saturday, April 16. The interactive arrangements, and organizing a move for 4:15-5 pm Wednesday, May 4 multi-media presentation is a celebra- senior adults and their families at 7 pm Register in person, by phone, or online begin- tion of some of King’s most beloved Wednesday, May 11 at Main Library. ning Wednesday, April 20. work. Rossman taught a course on the Spacek is the owner of North Coast works of Stephen King for Red Rocks Residential Relocation and has more BIKE SAFETY PROGRAM AT WOODS Community College in Colorado in the than 30 years experience in the resi- (For families and children) 1980s. dential real estate and relocation busi- Bike riding season is here! Shaker Police Rossman has an M.A. degree in ness. In the past will be on site to remind families how to Communications from Ohio University four years, she has stay safe and have fun on their bikes this and a Masters of Library and Information focused on advocacy summer. For attendees who bring their Science from Kent State University. In for seniors downsiz- bicycles and apply for their licenses at the addition to his work as a librarian, he ing and moving from program, the Shaker Police Department teaches several courses at area colleges. the larger family will waive the $5 license fee. There is no fee for the program. home to a smaller, 2-3 pm Saturday, May 14 Reservations are requested in person, by more manageable Register in person, by phone, or online begin- Spacek phone, or online at shakerlibrary.org. residence or retire- ning Saturday, April 30. ment community. Cleveland Restoration Spacek has a B.A. from Baldwin- KINDERMUSIK FOR TODDLERS Society Programs Offered Wallace College and has participated in AT WOODS BRANCH at Main Library leadership training at the Weatherhead Music and movement program for 2- School of Management at Case Western and 3-year-olds with an adult The Library and the City’s Landmark Reserve University. She has been vice 10-10:45 am Friday, May 20 Commission will co-sponsor a series of president and general manager at Music and movement program for babies free educational seminars on topics of Smythe, Cramer Co., and vice presi- from birth to 18 months with an adult interest to Shaker homeowners. Staff dent of Relocation Services at both 11-11:45 am Friday, May 20 from the Cleveland Restoration Society Smythe, Cramer Co. and Realty One Register in person, by phone or online begin- will offer a variety of helpful lectures fol- Real Living. ning Friday, May 6. lowed by question-and-discussion ses- There is no fee for the program. sions. All programs will be held at the Reservations are requested by calling Main Library from 7 to 8 pm. 216-991-2030. The first seminar, Planning Your Rehab

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Free Computer Classes Teen Scene in April and May TURN UP THE VOLUME! They’re here to answer your questions EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE LEARN DJING AT MAIN LIBRARY* and help you find the perfect volunteer 10 AM-NOON, SATURDAYS APRIL 2, 9, & 16 Learn hands-on what it’s like to execute opportunity, whether it’s just for sum- April 2: Mouse, Computer Literacy, Using perfect blends, clean mixes, and unique mer or year ’round. Windows, Using and Maintaining Files sounds. Progressive Arts Alliance will 6:30-8 pm Wednesday, April 20 and Folders. April 9: Using the Internet, show you how. No registration required. Drop in any time Search tools, Getting an email address, 4-5:30 pm Tuesday, April 5 between 6:30 and 8 pm. Parents are Using email. April 16: Types of Internet Register in person, by phone, or online begin- welcome. resources, Search Tools and how to use ning March 22. them. If time permits we will consider EUROPEAN STYLE CAKE DECORATING BE A MUSIC PRODUCER! Search Skills, Social Networking, and FOR TEENS AT MAIN LIBRARY* Cloud Computing, with an emphasis on LEARN BEATMAKING AT MAIN LIBRARY* Learn the fine art of decorating cakes, job skills and services. Take a step into the world of music pro- cupcakes, and pastries from the profes- duction with Progressive Arts Alliance. sional bakers at Lucy’s Sweet Surrender. Using software and samples, you’ll pro- Get a peek into this exciting career. WINWAY RESUME WRITING duce tracks and create original music. Best of all, take your beautiful creations 3-4:30 PM, SATURDAY APRIL 2 4-5:30 pm Tuesday, April 19. home. 10-11:30 AM, MONDAY MAY 2 Register in person, by phone, or online begin- 4-5:30 pm Wednesday, April 27, Learn to create a professional looking ning April 5. Main Library resume with Winway Resume Deluxe 11. Register in person, by phone, or online begin- This program offers video segments for STEP OUT FRONT! ning April 13. learning, a manager for contacts and job LEARN MCING AT MAIN LIBRARY* 4-5:30 pm Thursday, April 28, leads, and search functions that gather This is where your self-expression, cre- Woods Branch ativity, djing, and beatmaking skills all resources into a single page. Participants Register in person, by phone, or online begin- must be comfortable using the mouse. come together into your own original ning April 14. style. Progressive Arts Alliance helps you BASIC WORD PROCESSING put it all together. FINAL TAB MEETING AT MAIN LIBRARY 4-5:30 pm Tuesday, April 26 Members of the Teen Advisory Board 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, APRIL 4 Register in person, by phone, or online begin- will receive their participation certifi- Learn to format documents using ning April 12. cates and Community Service Hours. Microsoft Word software. Topics to be 7:30-8:15 pm Tuesday, May 3. covered include: formatting text and FAMILY GENEALOGY FOR TEENS paragraphs, text alignment, the use of AT MAIN LIBRARY PSAT FREE PRACTICE TEST & toolbars, menus, and context-sensitive Come with your parent, grandparent, STRATEGY SESSION FOR GRADE 9 menus. Participants must be comfortable aunt, or uncle and have fun using online AT MAIN LIBRARY* using the mouse. resources and genealogy software to PSAT practice test: 9:15-11:45 am follow the trail of your ancestors’ lives. Saturday, May 14. ® Bring information on your family’s birth INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL Strategy session: 9:15-11 am Saturday, 7-8:30 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 5 dates and places, marriage records and May 21. 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 dates, maiden names, and death infor- You must be registered to take the mation. test. No one will be admitted to the test Learn the basics of spreadsheet construc- Computer Lab Second Floor. once the doors close. Register in person, by tion, including formatting and design, 7-8 pm Thursday, April 7 phone, or online beginning April 30. printing options, creating and using basic In-person, phone, and online registration. formulas. Participants must be comfort- *Classes generously funded by MyCom able using the mouse to drag and high- 7TH ANNUAL TEEN VOLUNTEER FAIR light. AT MAIN LIBRARY*

Don’t miss this wonderful opportu- INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT® nity for teens ages 12-18 to meet with 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 representatives from area organizations looking for responsible teen volunteers. 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MAY 12 Put some power in your presentations.

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Learn to create a slide show with text and slides and slideshows is expected. designed for those who can navigate the graphics, edit slides, and add sound and Internet and work with programs, but animation. Participants must be able to INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: are not comfortable using multiple win- use the mouse. ONLINE JOB HUNTING dows. Topics include opening, moving, 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 16 resizing and arranging windows, copying EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, MAY 16 and pasting, as well as tips and tricks for 6:30-8:30 PM WEDNESDAYS, This class is designed to help job seek- using the keyboard to make some activi- APRIL 6, 13, & 20 ers develop Internet and computer skills ties easier. Participants must be able to April 6: Mouse, Computer Literacy, needed in online job hunting. Discover use the mouse. Using Windows, Using and Maintaining websites that can help create resumes and Files and Folders. April 13: Using the get an overview of local online resources SOCIAL NETWORKING: Internet, Search tools, Getting an email and tips for investigating local companies. MYSPACE, FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN address, Using email. April 20: Types of Mouse skills are required for this class. 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Internet resources, Search Tools and how Social networking sites are used by mil- to use them. If time permits we will con- GRAPHICS AND CLIP ART IN WORD® lions and are among the most visited on sider Search Skills, Social Networking, 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, APRIL 18 the web. Watch a demonstration to see and Cloud Computing, with an emphasis This class explores the various types why they are so popular, and discuss their on job skills and services. of objects that can be inserted into a joys and perils. document, including text boxes, clip art, EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE word art, and other types of graphics. EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE 2:30-4:30 PM THURSDAYS, Learn how to crop, adjust properties and 6:30-8:30 PM TUESDAYS, MAY 3, 10, & 17 APRIL 7, 14, & 21 explore various ways of wrapping text May 3: Mouse, Computer Literacy, Using April 7: Mouse, Computer Literacy, around graphics. Windows, Using and Maintaining Files Using Windows, Using and Maintaining and Folders. May 10: Using the Internet, Files and Folders. April 14: Using the FORMULAS FOR SPREADSHEETS Search tools, Getting an email address, Internet, Search tools, Getting an email 7-8:30 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Using email. May 17: Types of Internet address, Using email. April 21: Types of 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 resources, Search Tools and how to use Internet resources, Search Tools and how This class will concentrate on making them. If time permits we will consider to use them. If time permits we will con- formulas, which do much of the calculat- Search Skills, Social Networking, and sider Search Skills, Social Networking, ing work in a spreadsheet. We will use Cloud Computing, with an emphasis on and Cloud Computing, with an emphasis a few spreadsheet programs to become job skills and services. on job skills and services. familiar with how a formula is construct- ed, how it works, and how to make new WEB EMAIL CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN EXCEL® formulas. 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MAY 5 7-8:30 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Learn to access a web e-mail account and 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 ANIMATION IN POWERPOINT® to send, receive, reply, and forward mes- Explore the ways that Excel can display 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 sages, as well as to delete, file, move and data as charts and graphs. Learn the basic 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MAY 26 print them. Participants must be able to ways data can be charted, and review Everything in a slide can be animated. use the mouse to click, drag and highlight chart types to understand how they are Learn the important objects that can be and be able to navigate websites and type used and with what kind of data. Some added to a slide and the menus that con- URLs. familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is trol them. Participants should be familiar expected. with the basics of creating a slide show, EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE including adding new slides and using 6:30-8:30 PM WEDNESDAYS, GRAPHICS IN POWERPOINT® graphics. Using the mouse and searching MAY 11, 18, & 25 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 on the Internet are required skills. May 11: Mouse, Computer Literacy, 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MAY 19 Using Windows, Using and Maintaining Learn to create effective PowerPoint pre- WORKING WITH WINDOWS® Files and Folders. May 18: Using the sentations by inserting clip art, Word 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Internet, Search tools, Getting an email Art, digital pictures, and even text boxes 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 address, Using email. May 25: Types of into slides. Basic familiarity with creating Learn how Windows works. This class is Internet resources, Search Tools and how

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to use them. If time permits we will con- that allows people to use software, surf services. Participants must be able to use sider Search Skills, Social Networking, the net, and play games on the com- the mouse to click, drag, and highlight. and Cloud Computing, with an emphasis puter. Basic Internet skills are also required. on job skills and services. OPENOFFICE.ORG INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE 7-8:30 PM TUESDAY, MAY 24 GOOGLE DOCUMENTS ™ 10 AM-NOON SATURDAYS, Can’t afford the high cost of software? 7-8:30 PM TUESDAY, MAY 31 MAY 14, 21, & 28 Try OpenOffice.org, a free suite of soft- With just a web browser, work on docu- May 14: Mouse, Computer Literacy, ware with features and functions much ments, spreadsheets, and databases over Using Windows, Using and Maintaining like the others. Some familiarity with the Internet. Invite others to edit the doc- Files and Folders. May 21: Using the word processing, spreadsheets, and pre- uments and work collaboratively. Mousing Internet, Search tools, Getting an email sentation software is helpful, but not and Internet skills are needed. Some address, Using email. May 28: Types of required. familiarity with productivity software is Internet resources, Search Tools and how useful. to use them. If time permits we will con- INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: sider Search Skills, Social Networking, GOOGLEMANIA™ Book Discussions in April and Cloud Computing, with an emphasis 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, MAY 28 and May at the Main Library on job skills and services. Learn advanced Internet searching strate- gies using the Google™ search engine, Book Buzz: MOUSE CLASS including tips and tricks for finding better Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, MAY 14 information more quickly and efficient- 10 AM TUESDAY, APRIL 12 This 90-minute class is designed to help ly. Topics will include Google Advanced This social novel is the story of two dis- beginning computer users become com- Search, Settings and Preferences, Google parate couples – illegal immigrants from fortable using the mouse, the basic tool Maps, Google Books, and many other Mexico and wealthy suburbanites – seek- ing the American Dream in Southern California. %XCITING.EW/FFERINGS Mystery Book Discussion: Ravens by George Dawes Green 7:30 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 12 When two Ohio men headed to Florida Gilmour for vacation learn that a small-town Georgia family has won $318 million $".14© dollars in the lottery, they quickly hatch Summer 0RESCHOOL a plan to terrorize the family into sharing $AY their winnings. Camps #REATIVE7EEKLY/FFERINGSFF "OTH&ULL AND(ALF $AY Reflections Book Club:  (OCKEY Bombay Time by Thrity Umrigar 3PORTS 7:30 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 26 The wedding of a modern Parsi man 0LEASECALLUSFORMOREINFORMATION provides the older women in his unique community an opportunity to reflect on   +VOF the past and on the recent changes in 3OMETHINGFOREVERYONE their culture. UISPVHI 2EGISTER.OW "VHVTU HJMNPVSPSH Book Buzz: Pope Joan by Donna Cross 10 AM TUESDAY, MAY 10 Life during the Dark Ages is recreated in 41&$5"$6-"3'"$*-*5*&4 */$-6%*/( 063-"/&100-"/%*$&"3&/" this vivid portrayal of a courageous, inde-

20 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM library news pendent woman who overcomes oppres- Community College. The artist and poet sion to ascend to a position of high is associate editor of the Arsenic Lobster authority in the Church. poetry magazine, and was first place winner of the Akron Art Museum’s Mystery Book Discussion: New Words Competition in 2005. Her A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn poetry has been published in Ruminate, 7:30 PM TUESDAY, MAY 10 Qarrtsiluni, Ascent Aspirations, The Yale Journal Who murdered the Afrikaaner police for Humanities in Medicine, DreamSeeker captain in a small South African town in Magazine, and Literary Mama. Her hand- 1952? Investigating Detective Sergeant made artistic books have been exhib- Emmanuel Cooper encounters resis- ited at Abcedarium in Denver and the tance from many quarters, including the Ingalls Library of the Cleveland Museum National Police who enforce the coun- of Art. try’s apartheid laws. At 7 pm Tuesday, May 17 at Woods Branch, have fun at The Big Book Party Reflections Book Club: and poetry gathering to celebrate the The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent recently published book, The Big Book 7:30 PM TUESDAY, MAY 24 of Daniel: The Collected Poems of Daniel An alleged witch and her daughter join Thompson. Join Maj Ragain (co-editor) forces to fight the injustice, supersti- and Michael Bradley (Daniel puppeteer), tion, and hysterical trials in Salem, and many regional poets who will read Massachusetts. Daniel’s poetry and share stories. Daniel Thompson (1935-2004) was Poetry Alive at the Library! a Cleveland poet, civil rights activist, and advocate for the homeless. He was the “Poetry isn’t a profession; it’s a way of life. It’s first Poet Laureate of Cuyahoga County. an empty basket; you put your life into it and Daniel’s Way – a street in downtown make something out of that.” – Mary Oliver Cleveland – was named for him. For more information about these April is National Poetry Month and what exciting poetry programs sponsored by better way to celebrate then to attend a Friends of the Shaker Library, call 216- poetry program? Join poets Max Stark, 991-2421. Lou Suarez, and Clarissa Jakobsons at 7 pm Tuesday, April 5 when they perform Recent Additions to Shaker their poetry at Woods Branch. Authors in the Local History Lou Suarez is the author of two book- Collection length collections of poetry, Ask and Traveler, and three poetry chapbooks, The Moreland Room at the Main Library Losses of Moment, The Grape Painter, is home to a unique collection of books and On U.S. 6 to Providence. He is by Shaker authors. If you are or know currently professor emeritus at Lorain a Shaker author, please let us know. HV^ci County Community College. Contact Meghan Hays, Local History 8d# Max Stark has been writing poetry Librarian, at 216-367-3016 or mhays@ ?dc for 30 years. A number of his poems shakerlibrary.org. )8@EK@E>,G<:@8C@JKJ have been published in U.S. journals and The Library is happy to accept dona- Quality Decorating for 30 Years have been part of staged performances at tions or to make purchases that best Interior & Exterior the Cleveland Play House. He has stud- represent the writing talent of our city. Historical Restoration ied improvisational acting and produced Recent additions are listed below. Faux Finish & Plaster Repair multi-cultural theater. Fully Insured / References Available Clarissa Jakobsons teaches a variety Evalyn Gates Einstein’s Telescope: The Hunt of art and writing classes at Cuyahoga for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the   

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Universe. W.W. Norton, 2009. Gates, a in Vichy France (2010). Local histori- can also be made online at the Library’s recent transplant to Shaker Heights, an Reisman has published several other website using a credit card. is the new executive director of the books on the history and arts of Turkey, Cleveland Museum of Natural History at many of which are in the Shaker Authors Have a Question? University Circle. collection. Email the Library!

Robert F. Hartley Management Mistakes & Ellen Rogers Kasey to the Rescue: The Have a question after the library’s closed? Successes, 10th edition, 25th Anniversary Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle. On the go with no time to call the library? edition. Wiley, 2010. Donated by the Hyperion Books, 2010. Donated by Need to know when your DVDs are due, author. Hartley has published several the author’s mother, Lois Rogers. Ellen or if we have books about genealogy? Did popular management and marketing text- Rogers, who grew up in Shaker Heights you hear about an interesting book and books, some of which have been trans- and now lives in Massachusetts, tells a want to know if the library owns it or if lated into Polish and Japanese. Hartley heartwarming tale of how a capuchin we could buy it? Can’t put your finger on has also written two works of fiction, The monkey helper for the disabled helped a specific fact? Unforgotten: A Love Story, and Odyssey her son regain his life after a spinal cord Email your question to: librarian@ from Antietam, a Medical Novel of the injury. shakerlibrary.org and receive an answer Civil War and Aftermath, which are in via email within one business day. Contact the Shaker Authors collection. Sabrina Scott Calling All Parents. Lumina a librarian any time, any day, and receive a Press, 2010. An educator and Fernway quick reply. Judah LeBlang Finding My Place: One Man’s neighborhood parent discusses her per- Journey From Cleveland to Boston and Beyond. spective that parents need to be involved Friends Plan Lake Effect Press, 2009. LeBlang, who in their child’s education to help them Spring Book Sale in April lived for a time in the Shaker Square succeed. neighborhood, tells his own coming out Friends of the Shaker Library is busy get- and coming-of-age tale and shares mem- Recent Gifts to the Library ting ready for the Spring Book Sale, April ories of growing up in Cleveland. 14 through April 17. Under the direc- Recent donations to the Library include tion of Lyla Olden, volunteers have been Michael McMenamin & Patrick McMenamin a contribution from Ruth Webb to be sorting books every Wednesday, packing The DeValera Deception: A Winston Churchill used for the Library’s 75th anniversary. them in specific categories so they can Thriller. Enigma Books, 2010. Signed Randy Kammer donated to the Marilyn be easily unpacked and placed on tables copy donated by Friends of the Library Kammer Memorial Fund in memory of for the sale. More than 100 volunteer board member David Greene. This is Irving Gellert, Molly Wood, and Margaret hours are spent getting ready for the sale, the first in a projected series of historical Prejean. ensuring that those who attend the book fiction thrillers by this father-son team; Kenneth Danford made an unrestrict- sale will find what they want. three have been written already. Michael ed contribution in honor of Susan and If you become a member of the Friends McMenamin is a lawyer with Walter Peter Danford and Joan Steinberg made at the Spring Book Sale, you will receive & Haverfield whose previous nonfiction a donation to honor Kate and David a membership card immediately so there works, Milking the Public (1980) and Burleigh. will be no delay in taking advantage of Becoming Winston Churchill (2007), are An anonymous donor contributed to the discounts that area merchants offer also in the Shaker Authors collection. the Bertram Woods Branch Fund as well Friends’ members. as Rebecca and George Dent, Jr., Barbara The Friends Members’ Preview Sale Vanessa Pasiadis Don’t Call Me Cookie. and Aaron Saltzman, and Lori Schafer, in will be held from 4 to 8 pm Thursday, Strategic Book Publishing, 2010. Pasiadis memory of Shirley Gendel. April 14. Members get first dibs on is a health care consultant and former Contributions to the Frances Belman some outstanding books at bargain pric- teacher in Shaker Heights whose work Fund came from Ira and Marsha Moses es. Those who are not members may join of young adult fiction deals with issues of and from Lissa Moses, in honor of Marsha at the door. The sale opens to the public eating and obesity. Moses from 9 am until 4 pm Friday, April 15 Residents interested in donating to and Saturday, April 16. Bargain hunters Arnold Reisman Shoah: Turkey, The U.S. and the Library to honor or memorialize a will appreciate the Sunday, April 17 Bag the U.K. (2009), and An Ambassador and friend or loved one should contact Luren Sale from 1 to 3 pm, when all bags of a Mensch: The Story of a Turkish Diplomat Dickinson at 216-991-2030. Donations books cost only $5.

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Winners of the Library’s 13th Annual MLK Student Writing Competition pose with their ribbons. Miles Pistone, Amir Rassoul, Thomas Deibele, Catalina DeLaPena, Grafton Williams, Ethan Gimbel, Lysia Cook, Catherine Aumiller, and Kevin Jennings.

Friends welcomes volunteers to help to learn to speak and read English. For set up the week of the book sale and to more information, call the Main Library work during the sale. Interested volun- at 216-991-2030. teers can sign up at either branch. • ABLE/GED Classes. Finish your school- ing with these classes that meet at 9 am Friends-to-Friends Summit at Main Library. To register and get more information, call ABLE: 216-371-7138. In March, Friends President Sharon • Friends of the Shaker Library meets at Heslin invited area Friends groups to 7 pm Tuesdays, April 19 and May 17, at the Shaker Library for a Friends of the the Main Library. Library Summit. Area Friends groups • GameGirlz is held at 4 pm Thursdays, shared ideas and enjoyed mingling with April 28 and May 26 at the Main Library. other Library lovers. The program is geared for girls of all According to Heslin, “It’s important ages to teach them how to play Wii and for all of our groups to share ideas. A Sony Playstation 3 games or to improve program or enhancement that works in their skills. Games include Wii Sports, one library community could work in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and PS3’s another.” LittleBigPlanet. Registration is required. • Knit Nights are held from 7-8:45 Endnotes pm Thursdays, April 7 and May 12 at Bertram Woods Branch. Bring a project • Art juried into the 12th annual Barbara and get or give help at this creative eve- Luton Art Show is on display in the ning moderated by experienced knitter Shaker Art Gallery on the second floor of Fern Braverman. the Main Library through April 21. Art is • The Library Board of Trustees meets at available for purchase and benefits both 6:30 pm Tuesdays, April 12 and May 10 in the artist and the Library. the Main Library Board Room. • English in Action, taught by Brondy • Main Library will be closed Sunday, Shanker, meets at 7 pm Tuesdays on the April 24 for Easter and will be closed second floor of the Main Library. This Sundays until October 2. Both libraries free program is for those who would like will be closed Memorial Day, May 30.

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 23 Countdown to Shaker LaunchHouse 5 JANET CENTURY

LaunchHouse entrepreneurs from left: Jonathan LaunchHouse is ready to transform economic development Soond of Sunflower Solutions, Brittany Coffin of in the City. A high level of involvement by residents is key. DownSpout, Rick Arlow of LifeServe Innovations, and Todd Alexander of Tunnel Vision Hoops. 4

STORIES BY JULIE MCGOVERN VOYZEY AND RORY O’CONNOR PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHAKER LAUNCHHOUSE

Hammocks, beanbag chairs, laptops, iPads, iPods, iPhones, white- boards, half eaten sandwiches, the smell of coffee new and old, and a near constant flow of 20-somethings in and out the door. It could be a scene from the movie The Social Network, or an office in Silicon Valley. It is neither. It is Shaker LaunchHouse, the City’s new business incubator, hub of entrepreneurial innovation, gathering place, and all around hotbed for new ideas and young entrepreneurs. The whole place has the familiar feel of a college dorm with the unfamiliar (in Shaker at least) edgy, high-tech3 feel usually found on the coasts. The LaunchHouse offices crackle with energy, ideas, and urgency, and mark a new direction for economic development in Shaker Heights. There is an unmistakable youthful vigor evident in all that comes out of Shaker LaunchHouse. The website is explosive to the point of being almost giddy, crammed with rapidly changing photos of young go-getters at business meetings, Facebook and Twitter links, links to blogs, links to job postings, links to “My Meetups” postings – and

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• LaunchHouse will be marketed as Shaker Heights’ first entrepreneurial and venture capital project under that’s just on the homepage. the City’s Community Improvement Corporation. The At a meeting with Shaker Life, Paul Al- len, the company’s advisor for potential CIC was created in 1980 and will be utilized for the incubator companies, talked about having first time under this project. It allows the City to take live music at LaunchHouse’s new head- an equity stake in a company as well as to raise federal, quarters – the 22,000-square-foot former state, foundation, and private dollars for economic de- Zalud Oldsmobile building on Lee Road – about how cool it would be if compos- velopment projects. The CIC will receive a three per- ers became members, and about having a cent equity stake in LaunchHouse and ten percent of movie theater in the place with themed whatever percentage LaunchHouse receives in their dinner-and-a-movie events. “All Shaker residents, not just Launch- portfolio companies. Moreover, the CIC’s stake in House members, are invited to our events. LaunchHouse may yield funding for other economic It’s one of many ways we tie directly into development projects. the community,” he says. Behind the onrush of fun ideas and frenetic energy is a serious endeavor that • From its new home on Lee Road just south of Cha- Shaker residents and businesses would be grin Boulevard, LaunchHouse will help revitalize Lee well advised to pay attention to. Shaker Road, the Shaker Town Center commercial district, LaunchHouse is “not just another incuba- tor,” as Allen puts it. It’s a public-private and the Moreland and Lomond neighborhoods. Bring- partnership between the City of Shaker ing young, entrepreneurial people to work, eat, shop Heights and LaunchHouse. One of its and live in the area will change the perception of the goals is to engage the entire community in business climate in Shaker. It is a first critical step to a much-needed and necessary economic development effort. creating a culture of innovation in the City.

DesƟny At Work • As hiring at LaunchHouse ramps up and new busi- Given the people behind it, LaunchHouse nesses locate at the headquarters, additional income, seems destined to have ultimately landed payroll, and property taxes will be generated. in Shaker. Three of the four LaunchHouse principals are Shaker residents, as is • LaunchHouse offers educational and networking Tom Sudow (see sidebar), connector extraordinaire, who is responsible for programming to benefit the City’s home-based busi- setting up the initial meetings among nesses and entrepreneurs. LaunchHouse’s founding managing part- ners, Todd Goldstein and Dar Caldwell, • All Shaker Heights residents are encouraged to attend and City officials, including Mayor Earl LaunchHouse events, workshops, and classes, 2such as Leiken and Economic Development Director Tania Menesse. LaunchHouse’s Startup 101 and the Expert Speaker Lunch Series. two salaried advisors, Paul Allen and Lisa Buchan, are also Shaker residents. The benefits of collaboration were clear from the outset. LaunchHouse gives the City a chance to recast itself as a place for young entrepreneurs to unleash their cre- ative energy and transform ideas into mar- SHAKER LIFE APRIL1 | MAY 2011 25 ketable products and viable businesses. hosted data-center solutions. Founder For LaunchHouse, Shaker offered and President Don Hemmelgarn has been the right mix of support, vision, and re- a supporter of the Shaker LaunchHouse sources. “Shaker has the political and since its conception and is eager to settle business leadership we need to ensure the into the community. “We love the idea of best chances of success. We saw it in our working in the same space with others meetings with the mayor and council,” who share our entrepreneurial spirit, and says Paul Allen. we are happy to bring our voice, data, and The deep reservoir of business talent technology resources to LaunchHouse,” and experience among Shaker residents he says. “Great things come from the also was a tremendous draw, since the sharing of talent and ideas.” success of the incubator is built on the LaunchHouse expects to add approxi- solid mentoring of its entrepreneurs. mately ten additional companies to their Now, after a $500,000 investment portfolio this year and make investments from the City, the old Oldsmobile show- totaling $100,000. Along with the infu- room on Lee Road is giving the partners sion of capital, portfolio companies ben- and their portfolio companies enough efit from the full array of LaunchHouse space to nurture the dynamic, cross-pol- services, including business development linating “ecosystem” they envision. That support, networking opportunities, and kind of culture, they believe, will draw mentorship. Northeast Ohio’s young entrepreneurs to However, a company or individual their headquarters, creating an environ- doesn’t have to be a portfolio company to ment where people and ideas connect, be a member of LaunchHouse. The cam- collide, and collaborate, and ultimately pus brims with weekly activities – from new businesses are launched. Friday Happy Hours to early morning The LaunchHouse model for portfolio “coffee and connection” – calculated to companies is relatively simple. appeal to anyone with an entrepreneur- After recruiting talented innovators, ial spirit, including home-based business inventors, and entrepreneurs, Launch- owners and other interested Shaker resi- House makes a modest investment of dents. roughly $10,000 in the company, pro- Indeed, the ecosystem the partners vides business development services, ro- envision will thrive only through commu- bust mentorship, guidance and network- nity engagement and investment, which ing opportunities, and sets benchmarks, is why there are so many points of entry says LaunchHouse advisor Lisa Buchan. into LaunchHouse. “The goal is to get the prototype and the company generating revenue, reach- Roles For Residents 5 ing profitability with less than $2 million invested – followed by a liquidity event,” A high level of involvement by Shaker she says. A liquidity event can be a sale, a residents may well be the key to making merger, a public offering, or a hefty out- LaunchHouse truly transformative for the side investment in the company. “One of City and the entrepreneurs alike. Wheth- these things will have to occur for a port- er it is through a sponsorship, financial folio company to be successful because investment, an in-kind donation of time they will need funds beyond the money and expertise, or simply by attending the invested by LaunchHouse,” says Buchan. community events at LaunchHouse, there Internet technology, alternative energy is a role for all Shaker residents. production and conservation, and medi- Recently, representatives of the City cal devices are primary sectors of interest and LaunchHouse gave a presentation to to LaunchHouse. Twelve companies are a group of retired executives from Plym- already in the LaunchHouse portfolio. outh Church, at the behest of the church 4 The T1 Company is one of the 12. group, which calls itself Fossil Fuel. The T1 provides businesses with Internet, church is constantly exploring ways of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and investing in its community, an endeavor continued on page 32 26 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM3 A Shaker LaunchHouse Portfolio Company Tunnel Vision Hoops Tunnel Vision Hoops’ three partners “For this to be an engine of economic – Clevelanders Carlton Jackson, Michael development, urban people need to train Walton, and Todd Alexander – are noth- to be farmers, and that can’t be done ef- ing if not passionate about enabling ur- fectively if they can work only six months banites to grow fresh food year ‘round. out of the year.” Urban farming of course is not new. Tunnel Vision Hoops will use Launch- Food-and-health conscious people have House as its manufacturing facility. Jack- been planting vegetable gardens and fruit son, a former corporate marketing execu- orchards on small city plots for years for tive and consultant, is the product’s chief their own use, either as individuals or as designer. “It is,” he says, “a cost-effective part of a gardening community. way to grow food year-round.” The Tunnel Vision Hoops partners, The company officially formed in June however, take a much more comprehen- of 2010. It grossed $53,000 in its first six sive view, well beyond that of personal use. months, even as the partners were refin- For one thing, they see urban farming ing and fine-tuning the product with the as a serious economic development en- free help of mechanical and aerospace deavor, one that will create farming jobs engineering students at Case Western and, eventually, local spin-off food com- Reserve University. Customers included panies, “keeping food dollars in Cuyahoga Case itself, the Cleveland Botanical Gar- County,” Jackson says. dens Green Corporation, the Cuyahoga For another, they see it as at least a County Board of Developmental Disabili- partial solution to the food crisis they are ties, The Ohio State University Research certain will happen in the future if steps Foundation, the Ohio City Near West aren’t taken to avoid it, a crisis fomented Development Corporation, St. Paul Com- by world population growth and ever-ris- munity Church, and Euclid Creek Farm. ing fuel and transportation costs. The partners point out that there are Tunnel Vision Hoops’ basic product is 3,300 acres of vacant land in the City called a high tunnel hoop house, which is of Cleveland right now, with 200 acres sort of a low-tech, low-maintenance, af- added every year due to demolition. Says fordable growhouse that comes in various Todd Alexander: “If we could take just ten sizes, from a backyard model to one up to percent of that acreage for urban farms 96 feet long and 24 feet wide. and put four people per acre to work, we “Extending the growing season is what could really make a difference.” we’re all about,” says Carlton Jackson.

Above: Shawn Belt of the Cleveland Bo- tanical Gardens Green Corps program. At right: Todd Alexander and Michael Walton, two of Tunnel Vision Hoops’ partners. Contact: [email protected] Website: tunnelvisionhoops.com

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 27 it calls its “in-place” mission. A rela- some mentoring relationships will ex- other LaunchHouse-affiliated startups. tionship with LaunchHouse has strong tend beyond that if there is a good fit. The cost for this ranges from $3,000- potential for a place in that mission. LaunchHouse also encourages $10,000. “There is a clear sense of excite- those with expertise in fields related to Legal, investment banking, account- ment among the individuals in our small businesses and startups to teach ing, consulting, advertising/marketing, group about LaunchHouse,” says a workshop or hold a lecture. manufacturing, and technology part- Lee Makela, a Fossil Fuel member. Some 20 percent of LaunchHouse’s ners are also being sought, while the “LaunchHouse is looking to the fu- mentors are Shaker residents. “Men- Shaker Heights Community Improve- ture, and even though we ourselves tors are one of the greatest competitive ment Corporation is accepting tax-de- aren’t cutting edge, we do have expe- advantages Shaker Heights affords en- ductible cash and in-kind donations to rience and connections.” He says the trepreneurs,” says Lisa Buchan. “Great support outreach, startup training for group is discussing a variety of ways to mentors offer something that can be college students, and internship op- get engaged and to engage their con- difficult for younger entrepreneurs portunities. gregation. to find: wisdom, encouragement, and On the for-profit side, investments LaunchHouse envisions an ar- relationships in a particular industry. of up to $25,000 can be made (by ac- ray of engaged, experienced mentors We’ve developed our own Assessment credited investors) in LaunchHouse’s and teachers guiding entrepreneurs Tool to better understand how to Innovation Fund. through all aspects of starting a busi- match entrepreneurs with mentors.” With several thousand square feet ness. Many entrepreneurs come to Some of LaunchHouse’s greatest of office space available, LaunchHouse LaunchHouse brimming with fantastic needs at this early stage are for corpo- anticipates enticing home-based en- ideas but possessing little or no experi- rate sponsorships, in-kind donations, trepreneurs out of their basements and ence in actualizing a business. and investments. dens and into a LaunchHouse office so The deep bench of potential teach- Opportunities for sponsorships and that they and others will benefit from ers and mentors in Shaker is one of naming rights range from $1,500 for the collaboration and networking. the reasons the partners chose to lo- an office to $50,000 for the building. LaunchHouse is now ready for take cate their headquarters in the City. A LaunchHouse is also seeking partners off in Shaker Heights. It promises to commitment of about six hours per to become the exclusive, preferred be an adventure. quarter is all that’s necessary, though vendors to portfolio companies and

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Internet technology, alternaƟve energy “ producƟon and conservaƟon, and 2 medical devices are sectors of interest to LaunchHouse. Twelve companies are already in the LaunchHouse porƞolio.” 28 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM 1 A Shaker LaunchHouse Portfolio Company LifeServe InnovaƟons Rick Arlow, a second-year medical student at Case and Ph.D candidate in biomedical engineering, perfectly fits the profile for a Shaker LaunchHouse portfolio company principal – young, brainy, driven, technologically savvy. His Meet Tom Sudow, company, LifeServe Innovations, is working on a device – an oxygen delivery The Straw That SƟrred The Drink system – that will enhance the ability of paramedics and physicians to success- fully perform delicate tracheostomies in about a minute. Shaker LaunchHouse had its birth in meetings “We used bio-mimicry in the development of the device,” he says over cof- among Shaker City officials and LaunchHouse fee at Shaker Square. “We examined the way vipers use their fangs.” founders Todd Goldstein and Dar Caldwell Shaker LaunchHouse is helping LifeServe by trying to round up serious – meetings arranged by long-time Shaker resi- grant money from the Department of Defense. The device would be invalu- dent Tom Sudow. Sudow is reluctant to take all able to combat troops. “Our goal,” Rick says “is to deliver military-specific the credit – “Mayor Leiken and others imme- quality products as fast as we can.” diately saw the possibilities” – but he was the Rick worked as a paramedic during his undergraduate days at Lehigh Uni- straw that stirred the drink. versity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His business partner, Zack Bloom, just Sudow is one of Ohio’s preeminent eco- finished a year as an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Lehigh. nomic development professionals. He is Team “Our initial idea came out of the fact that Rick was a paramedic. He NEO’s executive in charge of business attrac- understood the needs of emergency medicine,” Bloom told BusinessWeek. tion and the director of business development com, which named the pair as one of America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs of for The Cleveland Clinic’s Global Cardiovas- 2010. cular Innovation Center. When he was the ex- “I learned that paramedics and even doctors are not comfortable doing ecutive director of the Beachwood Chamber emergency tracheostomies with the traditional tools,” Rick says. “There’s a of Commerce some years ago, he founded a lot of risk of damage to the patient,” business incubator in that city. He knew Todd There are six components in the traditional tracheostomey kit, Rick ex- Goldstein from Park Synagogue and was one plains. “We are working on one device that can be used in the long term as of LaunchHouse’s first major supporters and well as in emergencies.” mentors, when the company was still called LifeServe does not plan to sell its products to end users, but to companies Goldstein & Caldwell and headquartered above that will. The tracheostomy device is part of LifeServe’s first product line. The a pizza parlor in University Heights. patent on the device is pending, and things could not look more promising Sudow says Shaker Heights was not the for the company. Its advisors include staff and faculty at Lehigh, Case, and St. only city in contention for LaunchHouse. “But Luke’s Hospital of Bethlehem. Initial R&D money has come from small grants I’m delighted that things worked out this way. from economic development initiatives and business competitions. I thought it would benefit both parties, so I did And since the company’s founding in 2008, Rick has learned that there’s the introduction.” more to his endeavor than biomedical engineering. “One of the things that The respect for Sudow among City officials Zack convinced me of is the importance of doing cost-benefit analyses,” Rick played no small role in smoothing the way to muses. Spoken like a true entrepreneur. a partnership with LaunchHouse. He is in fact one of the City’s economic development advi- Contact: [email protected] sors. “Tom is just a great guy, very knowledge- Website: lifeserveinnovations.com able,” says Shaker Economic Development Di- rector Tania Menesse. “I look to him for advice Rick Arlow at a LifeServe Innovations presentation. and support all the time.” “This model – a public-private partnership – is the best way to do economic development 2 in Shaker Heights,” Sudow says. “We all live here because of what the community is – the neighborhoods, the homes, the beauty – and LaunchHouse won’t change any of that. This is a very good opportunity for the City and its residents.” 1 SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 29 ConnecƟng With LaunchHouse

The easiest way to connect with LaunchHouse is to attend one of the workshops or lectures. These deal with starting and/or operating a successful business, including marketing, finance, Library Court Apartments operations, fundraising, and technology. All workshops and classes are open to nonmembers for a $5 fee. Recent interactive workshops cov- ered topics such as presentation de- sign and writing executive summaries. A nearly standing-room only crowd gathered for a recent hands-on class by Shaker resident Marc Canter focused on running a company online. Heavily discounted summer, stu- Affordable apartments for adults 55 and older. dent, corporate, educational, and insti- Opening in Shaker Heights in August 2011. tutional plans are available to members of LaunchHouse partner organizations. (located at Chelton Road and Chagrin Boulevard, near Shaker Heights Library) There are three levels of membership – $29 a month, $99 a month, and $500 a Accepting Applications beginning April 9, 2011 month, depending on one’s workspace needs. Fees include the workspace, HIGHLIGHTS conference rooms, over 100 free edu- cational workshops, free wi-fi, unlimit- t Maintenance-free lifestyle for adults 55 and older ed coffee, free parking, networking, and t 44 one- and two-bedroom apartments access to shared services and the collab- t Affordable rents, below market rate, including orative LaunchHouse community. utilities (except telephone, internet and cable) t Parking nearby t Handicap accessible t Common areas for gathering with neighbors t Service coordination t Close proximity to Shaker Heights amenities including the library, grocery stores, restaurants, shopping and RTA

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30 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Underground Shaker The basement. So very practical.

BY DIANA SIMEON PHOTOS BY KEVIN G. REEVES

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 31 Kip Schmidt (above) in his workshop It’s where many of us send our children to play and where our teenagers prefer and (opposite page) at work on a to hang out. Where some of us venture to work on hobbies too messy for up- handmade cradle. Spencer and Anna stairs, or to work out on our exercise machines. It’s a place to watch movies or Seballos (opening photo) with their play pool or ping-pong, or even shuffleboard. It’s a man cave, a mud room, and a amazing shuffleboard machine. laundry room. It’s for storage. It’s where some of us enjoy a glass of wine from a well-stocked cellar or a drink from a well-stocked bar. Local lore says there’s even a bona fide British pub, brought here piece by piece, in a basement somewhere in the city. Shaker residents adapt their basements for all kinds of purposes. Featured here are examples of just some of the ways the city’s residents are using their basements to add not just extra space to their homes, but plenty of function – and fun – as well.

The Workshop

Step into Kip Schmidt’s woodworking shop in the basement of his Malvern-area home and you feel as if you’ve landed in an episode of This Old House. The shop is chock full of woodworking machines – and in a corner of the room, a pile of lumber is waiting to be turned into the one-of-a-kind furniture Kip has been making over the years. “I’ve been doing this a long time, but it’s only in the last 15 or 20 years that I’ve gotten serious,” says Kip, who moved to Shaker with his wife, Marcy,

32 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM and their five children in 1983. Kip, a plants, like a fig tree, non-hardy laven- former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, is a der, and bay leaf. It’s a lovely surprise on partner with the executive search firm a cold winter’s day. CTPartners. The Schmidts added the greenhouse The basement workshop is organized after they moved to the house in 1994. into several stations. Along a far wall Kip’s handiwork is evident throughout are the saws (a radial arm and a miter), the greenhouse, in the variety of shelves which Kip ganged together so he can and hanging baskets, all bursting with cut long pieces of lumber. Nearby, are lush green foliage. Many of the plants a joiner and two sanding machines. The are moved to the couple’s patio in the equipment sits on benches built by Kip, summer. “I hang the Oncidiums in the who is entirely self-taught. The shop Japanese Maple out there,” says Kip. is outfitted with an air-filtration and Oncidiums are a type of orchid. vacuum system. “So we don’t have the Finally, back in the basement, the mess all over the house. We just have Schmidts also created a play area for the the noise,” jokes Marcy. grandchildren (12 boys, three girls). “It The beginnings of Kip’s latest project was just an old cellar, a storage area, so are on a table in the middle of the work- we waterproofed it and made it into a shop: a chest made of wormy white oak room for our grandkids,” says Marcy. for his youngest son. Kip has made a piece of furniture for each of the chil- For the Kids dren. For his oldest daughter, he built a cherry table and for his oldest son, For residents with young children, the a hallway bench out of wormy chest- basement is more often than not the nut. He made a blanket chest made de facto playroom. This is what Atossa from walnut for his second son. For his Alavi and Bahman Taheri envisioned youngest daughter, Kip created a side- when they decided to remodel the base- board out of oak. Each project took two ment of their Fernway-area Tudor last to three weeks. year. But they also needed a space for The first pieces of furniture Kip guests to stay. crafted were cradles for the couple’s “So, we decided to create a basement grandchildren, out of stained white oak that could double as a playroom and a with purple-heart slats. “I made two,” guest room,” says Atossa. She and Bah- says Kip. “One that always stayed with man, both originally from Iran, moved us and one that went to the family that to Shaker from Hudson in 2008. had the youngest child.” The couple’s basement was partial- “We have 15 grandchildren, so ly finished by a previous owner, but it they’ve gotten a lot of use,” adds Marcy. was dreary with old carpeting and dark The traveling cradle is now in Spokane, wood wainscoting. Moreover, at some Washington, with the Schmidt’s young- point “moisture had gotten in through est grandchild. one of the windows, so when we took But it’s not just woodworking that out the carpet, the wood underneath happens in the Schmidt’s basement. was rotten.” Along another wall, there is a potting Initially, the couple considered put- area and through a door and up some ting in a new wood floor, but in the end stairs, you find yourself in a large green- went with laminate. “It’s easy to install house full of orchids and other tropical and clean,” she explains.

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 33 Arman and Kimya Taheri (above) The room was painted, the wainscoting in white and the walls in Atossa’s in their basement playroom. The favorite yellow. Unusually for the neighborhood’s homes, the basement has full- Taheri family’s basement bathroom sized windows, so “we actually get sun down there. It’s really nice and bright.” A (opposite page). A cheerful blue set of freestanding bookshelves divides the play area and guest quarters. A pull- Mexican tile was used for the vanity and as an accent. out couch doubles as a bed or cozy place to read. Next came the bathroom, which was created out of a storage closet. The walk- in shower was custom-made. A European-style towel warmer helps keep the room toasty. And it doubles as a drying rack for the children’s snow gear. Atossa used Mexican tile – a cheerful blue pattern – for the vanity and as ac- cents in the shower and the floor. A large hand-painted Mexican ceramic bowl- style sink provides a charming and colorful focal point. For Atossa and Bahman and their children, daughter Kimya and son Arman, the basement has become an integral and much-used part of the family’s home. It’s the scene of many a play date and, Atossa has discovered, a perfect place for birthday parties. For Arman’s last birthday, Atossa set up “a bunch of stations downstairs where the kids could sit and do crafts. It really worked out well.” “The kids can run around down there a lot more than they can here,” she adds, gesturing to her elegant living room. “Also for guests it’s been a lifesaver. It’s nice and comfortable.”

34 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Making Your Basement Functional? Tips from Contractors

Remodeling a basement is a great way to add extra living Remember to Breathe space to your home, at a fraction of the cost of building an addition. But as with any home improvement project, Plan in hand, it’s time to start the remodel. And here’s it presents some specific challenges. Following are tips where moisture management comes back into play, from contractors, who advertise in Shaker Life, about whether or not you have waterproofed. In effect, what what to consider in a basement remodel. you build should breathe, so that the moisture does not get trapped and allow mold and mildew to grow. Moisture Management “The trick is to build the walls away from the exist- ing basement walls. You want to leave an airspace be- When residents hear the words “basement remodel,” they tween the walls, so the area can breathe and any moisture often think “ugh, waterproofing.” And for good reason, back there will dissipate,” explains Dureiko, who recently since waterproofing the outside of a typical Shaker house completed a major remodel of a Cleveland Heights base- costs from $100 to $120 per linear foot. Certainly, if you ment that included a wet bar, vented fireplace, and bath- have water pouring into your home after a heavy rain, room. “then you need to address that before you do anything,” All materials should be mold resistant, which means says Dan Dureiko, owner of Dureiko Construction. But using steel studs and mold-proof drywall. Dureiko also as Dureiko and others point out, if your basement is recommends the basement floor be sealed, so that mois- merely damp, then it isn’t always necessary to spend a lot ture cannot wick up into the carpeting. “You should plan of money on waterproofing. Small amounts of moisture to keep a dehumidifier running too,” he adds. can be managed by a properly remodeled basement. If you do have significant water issues, you have two Know the Codes options: waterproofing the outside of the house or in- stalling an in-house water management system, such as a There are some specific codes relating to basements and sump pump. The City of Shaker Heights and most con- it’s important that you or your contractor understand tractors say that while an inside system will work, water- these before starting the project. For example, if you plan proofing the exterior of the house is preferable. to build a bedroom in your basement, you must have a “An inside system takes water from the outside of the secondary egress (or exit). This can be a door or a full- house, brings it inside the house, then takes it outside the sized window that will allow someone to escape from house again. Why divert the problem instead of curing the the basement if the main exit is blocked. Another code problem?” says Anthony DiFrancesco, a second-genera- pertains to glass block windows, which must be vented. tion mason and owner of DiFrancesco & Sons. DiFran- Check with the city’s Building Department for additional cesco also recommends regularly cleaning out window information. wells and snaking drains. “Drain tile and storm tile need to be snaked out to make sure they are running freely. Sometimes that will solve the problem,” he says.

Have a Plan

As with any project, it’s important to know exactly what you want to do with your basement before you begin. Making changes during (or after) a remodel can be costly and time-consuming. “You need to ask yourself, ‘Why are you doing this?’ That will have a lot to do with the direction you go in,” says Jim Karlovec, owner of Shak- er-based Karlovec & Company Design/Remodel. “Is it a game room? Is it for the kids? Are they four years old or 14 years old? Any well-executed project is going to have a design and planning process.”

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 35 Pool, Ping Pong, It’s a really family-friendly game,” says Foosball ... Sandy. Shuffleboard? The shuffleboard table, built by the Penn Shuffleboard Company in Phila- As children grow into teenagers, many delphia, now dominates the Seballos’ Shaker residents see their basements Shaker basement, which the couple evolve from playrooms to game rooms, originally finished about ten years ago where Lego and Barbies give way to ping as a playroom for their three children, pong and foosball – or, for Sandy and Spencer, Evan, and Anna. The exact age Raul Seballos, a vintage shuffleboard ta- of the table is unknown, but it’s like- ble that Sandy’s father purchased from a ly that it was manufactured in the late bar on Cleveland’s West Side more than 1930s or early 1940s. Shuffleboard has 40 years ago. been around for hundreds of years – “We lived in Seven Hills and had even Henry VIII played – but the tables a large basement. There was a bar on became the rage in this country during Lorain Avenue near the old West Tech World War II, reaching their height of High School and they had shuffleboards popularity in the 1950s along with the there,” says Sandy. My dad liked them outdoor version, which became ubiqui- and thought one would be great for our tous in Florida. basement. I was around five years old. The table’s board (or playing sur- My sister reminded me that we had to face) was originally a standard 22 feet, stand on a hassock to reach the pucks. but Sandy’s father cut it down to 18 continued on page 56

Sandy Seballos watches Spencer and Anna compete.

36 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Guarding Lives

Thornton Park’s lifeguards, young as they are, are certified gold.

BY DIANA SIMEON PHOTOS BY GREEN STREET STUDIO +Watch Thornton Park’s lifeguards get a strug- opted by the City almost 20 years ago, when a gling swimmer out of the pool and you can’t swimmer is in trouble, Thornton’s guards will help but be impressed. Without warning, a be there – and fast. whistle blows and a guard leaps into the wa- Shaker resident Christopher Main learned ter. Moments later, more whistles sound, more this the hard way. In 2004, while sitting on the guards arrive at the scene and, within seconds, deck with his one-year-old granddaughter after the swimmer is pulled from the pool. swimming laps, Main developed a life-threat- “We have a 10-20 rule,” explains Pamela ening heart arrhythmia. Quinn, Shaker’s director of Community Life. “My daughter noticed I was turning blue “The guard has to spot a distressed swimmer in and falling over in the chair,” says Main, who 10 seconds and pull him out in 20 seconds.” lives in the Sussex neighborhood. Minutes Happily, it’s not often that Thornton’s life- later, Thornton’s guards used the automated guards are required to perform such rescues. external defibrillator (or AED) to save Main’s But thanks to a rigorous training program ad- life. “The reason that the lifeguards are so pro-

Some of the 2010 Thornton lifeguard crew. Front row: Matt Manuszak and Jake Scholl. Back: Diana Jack, Meg Green, Libby Kannard, and Heather Froimson.

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 37 Thornton Park Swimming Pool opens Sunday, May 29.

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Owen Shelton left, observes swimmers in the deep end, while Ann Marie Kelly plays Simon Says with children.

ficient is that they are so well-trained,” says a thankful Main. Indeed, last summer, Shaker’s lifeguards received the highest rating possible from Jeff Ellis & Associates, the organization that developed the training program used at Thornton. Ellis conducts audits to deter- mine the quality of the guard staff. Shaker got gold. “The training is rigid and it’s disciplined,” explains Quinn, who has worked with many lifeguards over the years. “The goal is to profes- sionalize our guards.” Training begins in June with a three-day session that is mandatory for all lifeguards, even those who are returning from previous years. Each summer, the City hires between 30 and 40 lifeguards. Guards must be at least 15 years old. “We start out with the pre-requisites, like swimming 500 yards without stopping or retrieving a ten-pound brick from the deep end,” says Shaker resident Libby Kannard, who was a lifeguard for five years and pool manager for the past two years. “Then we move on to spe- cific lifeguard skills, such as jumping off the chair and swimming to the guest in distress.” The guards are also trained in CPR, taught how to use the AED machine, and required to pass a written exam. The training culminates with full-water simulations, where applicants must demonstrate their ability to save a drowning swimmer. continued on page 55

38 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM MARC GOLUB Good Things from the Gardens

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 39 Wandering Freely The Rise of the Invasivores

The time for glimpsing the glorious Garlic mustard is one of the most prolific invasive plant spe- gardens of Shaker Heights is fast ap- cies in the U.S. For the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, it has proaching. The Shaker Historical Society proven to be a curse and a blessing over the last several years and Museum’s 2011 Gracious Gardens of – the former because it grows all over the preserve, and the lat- Shaker Heights tour is Sunday, June 19, ter because it provides the fodder for one of the Center’s most from 1-5 pm. popular fundraising events: Pestival, where top local chefs pre- The ever-popular event raises money pare all sorts of imaginative dishes that elevate the lowly plant for the Historical Society – and allows from invasive villain to culinary superstar. tour-goers a rare opportunity to wander Pestival began in 2008 to raise awareness of invasive plants. freely around the grounds of some of Garlic mustard was introduced to America from Europe as a Shaker’s most elegant private estates and cooking herb in the 19th century. It grows all over Northeast view the work of Northeast Ohio’s pre- Ohio. eminent landscape designers. The staff gathers the garlic mustard from around the Nature “We’ll have seven homes on the tour Center, so it’s tender and fresh. They did all the cooking for – fountains, bocce courts, pools, green- the first event, which featured one recipe, garlic mustard pesto. houses, cobblestone courtyards – and The format was changed the following year to a mix-and-mingle unbelievable gardens,” says Historical So- event featuring local chefs preparing different dishes using garlic ciety Executive Director Ann Cicarella, mustard. herself a landscaper with an impressive list This year’s Pestival is scheduled for Thursday, April 14, with of clients in Shaker. a VIP hour from 6-7 pm and general admission from 7-9 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on Some of Greater Cleveland’s best restaurants and caterers have the day of the tour, which is self-directed. signed on to cook for the extravaganza this year. They include Tickets come with a brochure with driving Coquette Patisserie, fire food and drink, the Greenhouse Tavern, directions to each home and a description J. Pistone Market and Gathering Place, SASA, Sergio’s Sarava, of the grounds. and the Spice of Life Catering Co. Tickets will be available around the first Finding food uses for invasive species has become something of May at the Historical Society, 16740 of a national trend. The New York Times Week in Review last South Park Boulevard, 216-921-1201. December featured an article by James Gorman, “A Diet for an The website is shakerhistory.org Invaded Planet: Invasive Species,” in which he playfully coined They can also be purchased at Bremec the word “invasivore.” on the Heights Garden Center in Cleve- Well, anything for a good cause. land Heights, Cahoon Nursery in West- lake, Gali’s Florist and Garden Center in Beachwood, J. Pistone Market and Gath- ering Place in Shaker Heights, Jan Dell Flowers in Cleveland, Jubilee Gifts in 2011 Pestival Basics Cleveland Heights, and Mulholland and Sachs at Eton Square in Woodmere. * April 14, 7-9 pm Reservations: 216-321-5935 * VIP hour 6-7 pm * VIP tickets: $75 Limited availability. * General admission tickets: $50 * Beverages: beer, wine, and soft drinks

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The Shaker Heights schools are balancing two imperatives: the preparation of all students for a rapidly evolving global economy, and the fiscal restraint these times demand. This report from the District provides a snapshot of recent accom- plishments, current challenges, and future directions. For those who want more detail, the District website, www.shaker.org, offers a wealth of data about finances, student performance, and demographics. (See box on page 47.)

Through collaboration with the City of Shaker Heights, we are able to publish this report to the community in Shaker Life magazine, allowing for the most cost- effective printing and distribution.

Making a Difference for • Early detection of students with All Students special needs, combined with the in- Even in challenging economic times, the creased use of intervention techniques, District continues to move forward on has allowed the District to serve an in- its commitment to support academic creasing number of students in regular achievement for all students. The drive education classrooms who would pre- for constant improvement is accom- viously have been diverted, leading to panied by aggressive pursuit of outside greater success. funding sources. For example: • Co-teaching, in which regular edu- • Every student in the District is ben- cation and special education instruc- efiting from the adoption of the Inter- tors work side by side in blended class- national Baccalaureate program, which rooms, has demonstrated significant stresses enrichment, project-based advantages due to the greater degree learning, and a global focus. The pro- of individualized instruction for all stu- gram also fosters the development of dents in the class. Initially piloted at the personal attributes such as integrity, High School, co-teaching classrooms compassion, and responsibility. are now in place at every building. • The Martha Holden Jennings Foun- • The increased use of teaching tech- dation awarded the Shaker schools a nologies, such as interactive Smart total of $60,000 to help implement the Boards and online tutorials, engages International Baccalaureate program, students in learning and helps teach- which will provide enrichment to all ers tailor instruction to meet individual students. needs. • With the cooperation of the Shaker Heights Teachers’ Association, the Dis- Continuing the Tradition of trict received nearly $400,000 in fed- Excellence eral Race to the Top funds, to be used The District consistently maintains its over the next four years. The funds will status as a top producer of National be used for professional development Merit/National Achievement award win- and curriculum planning. ners and Advanced Placement Scholars, • Teachers are being provided with and as a feeder school for highly selec- the training and tools to monitor each tive colleges and universities. Our stu- student’s learning in detail at frequent dents also distinguish themselves in nu- intervals. This enables the teacher to merous academic and arts competitions provide each student with precisely each year. Following is a small selection the support he or she needs to achieve of recent accomplishments: growth. • A 2010 Shaker graduate was named

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SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 43 one of two Presidential Scholars from Ohio. Three members of the Class of 2011 have been nominated for the honor this year. • In the 2010 National History Day competition, Shaker students captured 30 out of 36 slots to advance to the state competition, and won 12 of Ohio’s 16 spots for the national event. A Shaker student won second place nationally in the exhibit category. • Theatre arts students from the High School advanced to the National Shake- Twenty-nine Shaker Heights High School seniors have been honored as National Merit speare competition in each of the first Semifinalists (NMS), National Achievement Semifinalists (NAS), National Merit Commended two years of Shaker’s participation. Students (NMC), National Achievement Commended Students (NAC), and National Hispanic • Shaker was named a “Best Commu- Recognition Scholars (NHR). These scholastically talented seniors are considered top nity for Music Education” by the NAMM candidates for admission to the most selective colleges. Pictured left to right, front row: Diane Foundation two years in a row. Ryu (NMC), Erica Schoonover (NAS), Kirby Rayburn (NMS), Molly Wymer (NMS), Ilana Polster • The Middle School library was high- (NMS), Isabella McKnight (NMS), Victoria Fydrych (NMC), Leo Katz (NMS), and Robin Su lighted by the American Library Asso- (NMC). Middle row: Annabel Wang (NMS), Adam Cohen (NMC), Michelle Scharfstein (NMS), ciation on a national tour of exemplary Marco Cabrera (NHR), Elisa Rodriguez (NMC, NHR), Emma Weitzner (NMC), Trent Gramlich libraries. (NMC), and Joshua Tallman (NMC). Back row: Mark Kinney (NAS), Aaron Hicks (NAC), Evan • Shaker’s elementary Chinese program Tuttle (NMC), Wesley Smith (NAC), Jamal Dillman-Hasso (NMC), Thomas (Jake) Scholl (NMC), and High School CPR training have at- Brendan Ryan (NMS), and Nathaniel Henry (NMS). Not pictured: Joseph Becker (NMC), Isaac tracted national attention as best prac- Hoffman (NMC), Timothy Krause (NMC), and Miranda Margolis (NMC). tices. • Hundreds of Middle School and High School students won awards for their Shaker Class of 2010 SAT Scores

performances on national language ex- (800-point scale) ams in French, German, Greek, Latin, 800 and Spanish. • Shaker students continue to win top 700 honors at regional and national competi- 629 646 606 617 620 583 590 597 tions, including Science Olympiad, VEX 600 571 Robotics, Power of the Pen, Model UN, 501 516 Scholastic Art, and Mathcounts. 500 492 • By considerable margins, Shaker stu- dents outperform state and national av- 400 erages on college entrance examinations – the SAT and ACT. The graph at right 300 shows how Shaker’s SAT scores stack up against national averages. 200

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More Years in Shaker = Greater Success Passage Rate on State Mathematics Test

Percent proficient Percent proficient Grade after 1-3 years after 3 or more in Shaker years in Shaker 4 82.7% 89.8% 6 67.3% 81.4% 8 55.1% 81.6% 10 66.1% 86.2%

All Shaker students in grades 1-5 take Chi- nese for an hour each week, thanks largely to a visiting teacher program underwritten by the Chinese government and the College The Shaker Schools Board. Shaker’s Chinese program has been at a Glance recognized as exemplary by national pro- fessional organizations and news media. • Eight schools serve approximately 5,500 students, Pre-K through grade 12. Enrollment has been stable for more than a decade. • Increasing international presence, with families from more than 35 countries. • Faculty members average 16 years’ experience. • More than 80% of faculty mem- bers hold a master’s degree or higher. • The High School is an International Baccalaureate World School. All other Shaker schools are on track to pursue International Baccalaureate World School status. • 23 Advanced Placement courses are offered at the High School. Shaker Heights High School ranks among top 2% of U.S. high schools in Newsweek’s annual ratings. • On the 2010 state report card, the Shaker schools received the equivalent of two A+’s, five A’s, and a B.

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 45 Shaping the Future: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment The Strategic Plan for • Consistently use best research-based teaching practices. the Shaker Schools • Ensure a globally competitive curriculum that reflects high expecta- In 2009, the Board of Education and ad- tions for all students. ministration launched a major strategic • Employ instructional strategies and learning opportunities that planning initiative to establish the vision remove race, socio-economic status, and disability as predictors of for the Shaker schools. The planning pro- achievement. cess quickly evolved to include extensive feedback from residents, parents, staff, Collaboration, Communication, and Involvement and students from every part of the com- • Engage all parents as active partners in student progress. munity. • Connect the Shaker community as partners in student success. “The ultimate goal of our strategic • Build community confidence and pride in our schools through planning project is to create measurable effective communication. performance indicators that we can track, Said Board member Peter A. Robertson, who has also been deeply assess, and update in order to continually involved in the planning: “I think this document identifies the proper drive our education program toward ex- strategic focus of our school district at this juncture. We will insist that cellence in ever-changing circumstances,” it remain as a focus of the work of the schools, and we expect annual said Annette Tucker Sutherland, Board revisions so that it can serve as a context for our budget conversations Vice President. “In order to set meaning- and planning sessions for each school year.” ful goals, the Board intentionally sought Detailed information about the strategic plan and the process lead- a process that would involve our com- ing to it is available at www.shaker.org/strategicplan. munity and ensure our teaching staff was included in the planning.” Sutherland has been closely involved with the strategic planning process since its inception. More than 900 intensive interviews were conducted as part of the massive community engagement project known as Imagine Shaker, providing vital input to the planning process. Information from those interviews was used to help identify three key focus areas and goals:

Student Experience • Build relationships among faculty, staff, students, and families to help students achieve excellence and advocate for them- selves. • Provide a learning community that is safe, welcoming, inclusive, respectful, and engaging. • Ensure that academic, enrichment, and extracurricular activities are accessible to all students.

Shaker Heights High School earned the distinction of being named an International Baccalaureate World School. An inaugural group of more than 40 juniors stepped up to the challenge of pursuing a rigorous In- ternational Baccalaureate Diploma.

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Difficult Decisions for Difficult Times The convergence of long-standing inadequacies in funding public education in Ohio, the state’s reeling economy and inherent limi- tations in generating local revenue has created challenges for the Shaker Heights City School District. Public education in Ohio has been underfunded for decades, but now, a decrease in state support and a declining tax base have resulted in the mathematical reality that the District’s major rev- enue sources are shrinking at a time when everything costs more. Draconian measures like slashing programs and laying off teach- For More Information ers in large numbers inevitably would do grave harm to the quality • Strategic Planning: of education. That is not acceptable in a community with high www.shaker.org/strategicplan expectations and one whose identity and future are inextricably • The Comprehensive Annual linked to the quality of its schools. Financial Report*: Fortunately, Shaker residents understand what it takes to sustain www.shaker.org/news/financial a high-caliber educational system and have supported those efforts • The Report of the Auditor of through the passage of necessary tax levies. It is incumbent on the the State: www.shaker.org/news/financial District and its staff to continue earning that trust with ongoing • Accountability Report and Fact Book*: efforts to reduce costs without destroying the essential character www.shaker.org/about/FactBook of a Shaker education: excellent teaching, an enriched curriculum, • News about student accomplishments: and an understanding of the larger world. www.shaker.org/news *Also available at the Shaker Library.

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SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 47 Cleveland Winters Dramatic Decline in State Aid do the most damage! In the fall of 2008, the Shaker Heights Board of Education deferred an operating a friendly reminder levy scheduled for 2009 until May 2010. you might need Some The Board was able to do so – thereby deviating from what had been a three-year maintenance. levy cycle – because the District had en- acted a series of cost-saving measures, in- cluding budget reductions of $4.5 million in 2007 that had a sustained impact. The 2010 levy passed overwhelmingly. But by delaying it for a year, the District relinquished $9 million permanently. Re- ductions in public utility property valu- ations, market-driven decreases in real estate values and the elimination of the tangible personal property tax have result- ed in further deterioration of the local tax base in Shaker Heights and throughout Family Owned and Operated 33 Years in Shaker Free Estimates Ohio. Expert Service 216-382-7677 Copper Work Meanwhile, financial support from the Slate Repairs Flashing 500 SOUTH GREEN ROAD State of Ohio, chiefly through Foundation Tile Repairs Downspouts SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO 44121 payments, continues to erode. As a result Gutter Repair Snow Guards of a projected $8 billion budget shortfall Ice Damage HOMESTEAD-ROOFING.COM Heat Cables in Ohio’s biennial budget, State Founda- tion payments to school districts are ex- pected to fall precipitously for the 2012 and 2013 budget years. What that means in Shaker Heights is an expected decrease Have Radiators? Want Central Air? from $14 million this year to $11.1 mil- lion next year and about $10.8 million in Don’t resist any longer! 2013. With the anticipated reductions, the District’s State Foundation revenue will be lower than it has been since 2001, even though student enrollment has been stable over that period. Furthermore, this steady

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reduction in state support has not stopped the state from continuing to impose un- funded and underfunded mandates over the past decade.

Aggressive Cost Containment With less money coming in, the District has taken aggressive steps to reduce the money going out. When the District closed the books for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, it had $1.7 million to carry over to the cur- rent year, largely because spending came in about $1 million under budget. Defer- C HAGRIN R IVER C OMPANY,INC. ring non-emergency repairs and mainte- nance, imposing limits on overtime and maximizing the use of federal and private grant money are among the factors that have put the District on pace to come in under budget again this year. But the District achieved its biggest savings, nearly $2 million, by reducing 23 positions from this year’s budget, mainly through attrition. As is the case with most school districts in Ohio, personnel costs normally repre- sent about 80 percent of general fund ex- penditures for the Shaker schools. Given that reality, the District is focused on per- sonnel and is combining job responsibili- ties wherever possible. Staff reductions in recent years have centered on support personnel. When trimming has extended to the classroom, the goal is to minimize disruption through Fine Kitchen, Bath and Room Additions subtle changes. For instance, some smaller classes have been combined and electives 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite 101 Chesterland, Ohio 44026 scaled back. Design / Build 440.729.7270 www.chagrinriverco.com

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 49 Reduction in Number of Employees Curbing Health Care Costs The Shaker schools realized at least 900 The District continues to look for ways to $600,000 of those savings from 2007 824.6824.6 curb escalating health care costs and has through 2009, District records show. The 780.7780.7 800 a lengthy track record of success in that contingent premium option has worked 700 regard. in tandem with the District’s working Except for an 18-month period in spouse provision, which went into effect 600 2005 and 2006, the District chose a con- in 2007 and requires working spouses of 500 tingent premium option from 2001 un- District employees to use their employ- 400 til last year. Under the arrangement, the er’s health plan for primary coverage. The District paid 90 percent of the quoted shifting of health care costs to spouses’ 300 monthly health insurance premium. Only health plans contributed significantly to 200 if the actual claims exceeded the 90 per- savings realized under the contingent pre- cent projection did the District pay an mium option in recent years. 100 additional amount at the end of the year As part of ongoing efforts to reduce 0 – and that amount was capped at 105 costs, and after a thorough evaluation of FY2006 FY2011 percent of the quoted premium. In es- options, the District switched from the Other Administrators sence, the District’s plan presented only contingent premium to a self-insurance Food Service Tutors & Aides a 5 percent downside risk but had an up- plan in February 2010. However, the Clerical, Transportation, Teachers Custodial & Plant side benefit of 10 percent. Shaker schools continue to save money The contingent premium option saved from the working spouse provision. $1.6 million since 2001, when measured Recently, the District has taken other Staff reductions have been prioritized to against paying a 100 percent premium. steps that will save money and increase protect the teaching staff to the maximum degree possible.

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accountability. A health insurance depen- dent audit last year resulted in the removal of 36 ineligible people from the District’s health plan, which will yield an estimated $70,000 in annual savings. The District is now undertaking an audit of health- care claims, which is expected to result in significant savings.

Diligence Pays Off As a result of diligent documentation of expenses associated with children who have special needs, the Shaker schools continue to rank among the top districts in Ohio for reimbursements from two fund- ing sources. Although state budget pres- sures have caused a precipitous drop in the reimbursement rate, the District still collected nearly $280,000 in special edu- cation state “catastrophic” aid last year. The District also received $120,000 in federal reimbursements in 2010 through the Ohio Medicaid School Program. The District conscientiously enforces residency requirements, continuously adding to its repertoire of techniques for preventing and detecting improper enroll- ment. In 2010, the registrar’s office re- moved 62 students who were found, after investigation, to be improperly enrolled. Many more were prevented from enroll- ing because they lacked proper documen- tation of their residency. Collaboration with the Shaker Heights prosecutor has resulted in successful criminal prosecu- tions and restitution. The District’s financial reporting con- tinues to be recognized for its accuracy and integrity by the State of Ohio and pro- fessional organizations. The recently com- pleted audit for the 2009-10 fiscal year was the latest in a long line of “clean” an- nual audits. The Ohio Auditor of State has given the District awards for excellence in financial reporting for the last several years. The Shaker schools have received similar awards of excellence in financial reporting for 12 consecutive years from the Government Finance Officers Asso- ciation of the and Canada and the Association of School Business Officials.

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 51 Following upgrades in recent years from Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s, the two major bond rating agen- cies, the District’s bond rating remains at an all-time high, an- other affirmation of strong financial management.

Improving Efficiency Looking to the future, the Shaker Heights City School District continues to look for ways to realign the workforce, streamline operations and work more efficiently. An experienced manage- ment consultant, who is also a Shaker resident, volunteered her time to perform an operations efficiency analysis in 2010 and identified broad areas for long-term savings. The District is moving forward on the recommendations. Amid the most difficult economic circumstances to confront the state and metropolitan area in many decades, the Shaker Heights City School District is committed to pursuing all av- enues to maximize revenues and reduce expenditures, while maintaining the standard of academic excellence that has helped define this community.

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State of the Schools Report 2011 Summary of Recent Cost Savings The following is a summary of recent cost ily from deferred non-emergency repairs saving steps taken by the District: and maintenance, limits on overtime and in the Shaker • The elimination of 23 positions maximizing the use of federal and private Heights Schools throughout the School District, mostly grant money. through attrition and combining job re- sponsibilities, saved $2 million this fiscal • A similar preservation of resources oc- year. curred last year. The District ended the 2009-2010 school year about $1 million • Outsourcing all food service elimi- under budget due to spending reduc- nated expenditures that had been run- tions, and revenue exceeded expectations ning $350,000 annually in recent years. by $700,000, for a net positive impact of Even with a one-time $200,000 equip- $1.7 million. ment purchase that allowed us to begin offering hot lunches at five elementary • The District has taken several steps schools, we expect to achieve a net savings in recent years to curb rising health care of $150,000 on food service operations costs. These include a contingent premi- this year. We anticipate annual savings of um option, a conversion to self-insurance, $350,000 in future years. a working spouse exclusion, a dependent audit and a forthcoming claims audit. • General fund expenditures so far this year are running several hundred thou- • The District has protected the local sand dollars under our already trimmed- tax base by contesting property tax reduc- down budget. The savings result primar- tions when the facts indicate the request

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54 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM do sessions twice a week if we think the helps ensure the guards are scanning ef- kids need to work on a particular skill,” fectively. “We put him in the water as says Quinn. much as we can,” says Kannard. “If the “We don’t settle for anything less lifeguards see Timmy, we know that they than the best. We make sure they are are scanning their zones.” thoroughly trained and we’re constantly And if there is any doubt that a swim- observing them and making sure they mer is in trouble, the guards don’t hesi- are doing their job correctly,” explains tate to intervene. “The rule is: If you Kannard, who will graduate from Case don’t know, go,” says Quinn. In fact, Guarding Lives Western Reserve University this spring. before the pool was renovated, a light continued from page 38 One particular skill that Thornton’s in the deep end had a tendency to fall lifeguards work on intensively is called out of the wall. “Every once in a while At the end of the three-day training, scanning, which is key to spotting swim- the guard would go in and save the light Quinn and her staff determine which mers who need help. because they didn’t know what it was. guards to hire. A strong performance “There are various ways to scan,” We stress: If you don’t know what it is, during the training is important, but, says Quinn. “You make a pattern, such you go in and figure it out.” says Quinn, “We also look at maturity, as up and down or a figure eight, so you Thankfully, on average, there are the ability to take direction and work are systematically covering the entire only a handful of pull-outs each sum- within a team setting, and how well they zone.” Thornton’s pool is divided into mer, most of them minor. It’s a safety work with children and adults.” six zones (including the tot pool). The record that Shaker’s lifeguard crew can Training does not end with the three guards on duty are responsible for scan- be proud of. days, however. Throughout the summer, ning their assigned zone every 10 sec- “I really do think that our lifeguards guards attend weekly sessions in which onds. are the best that we can get. They really they hone their skills. “Sometimes we’ll A rubber dummy named “Timmy” care,” says Kannard.

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MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS sored by Shaker Library and Family to hold a birthday party for your young & FRIDAYS: Parent and Child Play Connections. INFO: 216-921-2023 OR child. Enjoy lunch or cake in our Party Sessions, THE PATRICIA S. MEARNS 216-991-2030. Room and private use of the gym, com- FAMILY PLAYROOM AT SHAKER FAMILY plete with riding toys and equipment. CENTER. Parents and caregivers with FRIDAYS: Family Fun Fridays. for FEES & INFO: 216-921-2023. children from birth to 5 years old Families Raising Children 3-5 with can play, make friends, and net- Special Needs, 1-3 PM, PLAY AND Ongoing Activities work. Playroom is open Monday, LEARN STATION AT MAIN LIBRARY. Free, for Adults Wednesday & Friday 9:30 am-noon drop-in, facilitated playgroup for or Monday, Wednesday, Thursday parents with children ages 3-5 with MONDAYS: Pilates Class, 9:30-10:30 & Friday 4-6 pm Membership also special needs. Special activities held AM, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY includes use of gym and muscle on the second, third, and fourth RD. Bring a mat and shape up. Fee: room during specific hours. FEES & Friday of the month. INFO: 216-921- $5 class. INFO: 216-921-3510. INFO: 216-921-2023. 2023. TUESDAYS: Stone Oven Days, 2267 TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS: SATURDAYS: Make Room for Daddy, LEE RD. Stone Oven donates a per- Play and Learn Station, 10 AM- for Families Raising Children 3-5 centage of every Tuesday sales to the NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop-in, with Special Needs, 10 AM-NOON, THE Nature Center programs. Dine and literacy-based play for parents and PATRICIA S. MEARNS FAMILY PLAYROOM AT donate! Enjoy a great meal and sup- caregivers with children birth to age SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Free, drop-in, port the Nature Center. INFO: 216- 5 co-sponsored by Shaker Library facilitated playgroup for fathers with 321-5935 www.shakerlakes.org. and Family Connections. Evening children ages 3-8 with special needs hours: 6-8 pm Tuesdays. INFO: 216- on two Saturdays of the month. TUESDAYS: Yoga, 6:15-7:30 PM, 921-2023 OR 216-991-2030. Grandfathers or siblings under 5 are PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY RD. welcome. INFO: 216-921-2023. Beginners to advanced beginners WEDNESDAYS: Play and Learn Station class. There’s no place like ohm. for Home Day Care Providers, 10 SATURDAYS: Birthday Parties, 11 AM-1 Fee: $10/class. INFO: 216-921-3510. AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop- PM OR 2-4 PM, SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. in literacy play sessions just for Birthday Parties are available for chil- FRIDAYS: Zumba Fitness, 9:30-10:30 home day care providers and their dren birth-6 years Family Connections at AM, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY children birth to age 5, co-spon- Shaker Family Center is the perfect place RD. Fee: $3/class. INFO: 216-921-3510.

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SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 57 out & about April highlights Sunday Monday TuesdayWednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Edible Books Festival 1 pm, Loganberry Books. (p. 60)

North Union Farmers Market Ongoing. 8 am, Shaker Square. (p. 60) RIVERA 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Latin Jam with Pilates Class Poetry Back Barbara Luton Drop-in Play At Home with Giant Garage Sale Shari Hunter & Ongoing. 9:30 am, in the Woods Art Competition Sessions the Arts (AHA) 9 am, Heights Friends 2 pm, Plymouth Church. 7 pm, Bertram Exhibit Thru 4/22 4/7, 14, 21 7:30 pm, Christian Church. Main Library. (p. 57) Woods. (p. 60) Main Library. 9:30 am, Hanna Loganberry Books. (p. 60) (p. 60) (p. 60) Perkins. (p. 60) (p. 60) Rain Barrel Knit Night Workshop 7 pm, Bertram 10:30 am, Cleveland Woods. (p. 60) Botanical Garden. (p. 60)

10 11 1213 14 15 16 City2City5K Spring Used Toy Babes in Nature: Used Toy Sale Pestival Family Fun Rain Barrel 8 am, Tower City. Sale Donation Wake Up Spring! 6 pm, Shaker Family 6 pm, Nature Fridays for Workshops (p. 66) 4/11-12 9 am, 10 am, Nature Center. (p. 61) Center. (p. 62) Families Raising 10 am, Nature Shaker Family Center. (p. 62) Children 3-5 with Center. (p. 62) Center. (p. 61) Special Needs Ongoing. 1 pm, Stephen King’s Main Library. Colorado (p. 57) 3 pm, Bertram Woods. (p. 61)

17 18 19 2021 22 23 Pesticides, Big/Little: Earth Planning Your Brown Bag Bingo Not Your Mother’s Zumba Fitness Hike with a Bedbugs, and Friends 10 am, Rehab Project for Seniors 50+ Politics: An Ongoing. 9:30 am, Friend Ongoing. Lawn Care Nature Center. 7 pm, Main Library. 12:30 pm, Tubbs Intergenerational Plymouth Church. 3:30 pm, Nature 9:30 am, First (p. 62) (p. 61) Jones Community Discussion (p. 57) Center. (p. 62) Unitarian Church. Building. (p. 61) 7 pm, Main Library. (p. 61) (p. 61) Night Ride on the Teen Volunteer Towpath 8 pm, Fair 6:30 pm, Main Century Cycles. Library. (p. 61) (p. 66)

24 2526 27 28 29 30 Parent and Child Spring Eggs- Game Girlz Art Exposed II Spring Eggs- Play Sessions travaganza 4 pm, Main Library 7 pm, Main Library travaganza Ongoing. Shaker 1 pm, Chelton Park. (p. 62) (p. 62) 1 pm, Horseshoe Family Center. (p. 61) Lake Park. (p. 61) (p. 57) William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Pete Hamill 7 pm, Ohio Theatre. (p. 64)

58 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM out & about May highlights Sunday Monday TuesdayWednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Writers & Read- Resumes that Get Shaker Clothing Numbers by Cinco de Mayo ers: Anchee Min Results 1 pm, Main and Textiles Lottery Gallery- 7 pm, Hiram 2 pm, Cleveland Library. (p. 62) Exhibit Thru 5/24. Opening House. (p. 62) Public Library. (p. 60) Reception 6 pm, (p. 64) Loganberry Books. Celebrate! An (p. 62) Affair to Remember 6:15 pm, Cleveland Play House. (p. 64)

8 910 1112 1314 Developing Your Yoga Shakerfest Play and Learn Family Fun PSAT Practice Job Search Plan Ongoing. 6:15 pm, 5/11-6/1 Station Fridays for Test 9:15 am, Main 1 pm, Main Library. Plymouth Church. Shaker schools. Ongoing. 10 am, Families Raising Library. (p. 63) (p. 62) (p. 57) (p. 62) Main Library. Children 3-5 with (p. 57) Special Needs CityMusic Cleve- Ongoing. 1 pm, land 11 am, Fair- Main Library. mount Presbyterian (p. 57) Church. (p. 65)

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Aid Cleveland Get With It 1 pm, Open House Rick Smith RIVERA Ice Spectacular: Band Aid Bash Marathon, Half Main Library. 8:30 am, Main 7 pm, Bertram Project Shaker 7 pm, MedWish Marathon & 10K (p. 63) Library. (p. 63) Woods. (p. 63) 5/20-21 Warehouse. 5/14-16. Thornton Park. (p. 65) (p. 66) (p. 63)

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ?? Monday Movies Stone Oven Parent and Child Zumba Fitness Larchmere ??. for Seniors 50+ Days Ongoing. Play Sessions Ongoing. 9:30 am, Sidewalk Sale (p. ??) 12:15 pm, Tubbs 2267 Lee Road. Ongoing. Shaker Plymouth Church. 10 am, Larchmere Jones Community (p. 57) Family Center. (p. 57) Boulevard. (p. 64) Building. (p. 64) (p. 57)

Memorial Day Observation in Shaker 29 30 31 Play and Learn Station Ongoing. 10 am, Main Library. (p. 57)

SHAKER LIFE APRIL | MAY 2011 59 SATURDAYS: North Union Farmers how music helps to develop motor Council presents Jason Vieaux, inter- Market, 8 AM-NOON, SHAKER SQUARE. skills, vocabulary, math, and cre- national classical guitar virtuoso and The real growth association! Buy ativity in preschoolers. Families are Shaker resident, in concert followed fresh and local produce from farm- welcome and childcare is provided. by a wine and cheese dessert recep- ers on the square. INFO: SUSAN ALCORN, 216-640-3891. tion. Tickets are limited and cost $35/person; $30/SHAC member. Art & Exhibits April 3: Latin Jam with Shari Register online at shakerartscoun- Hunter & Friends, 2 PM, MAIN cil.org (select Support/Donate) or THRU APRIL 22: Barbara Luton Art LIBRARY. Celebrate Jazz Appreciation send a check, payable to Shaker Arts Competition, MAIN LIBRARY. View Month at the Library. Free. INFO: Council, PMB 232, 16781 Chagrin the artwork juried into the twelfth 216-991-2030. Blvd. Shaker Heights, 44120. INFO: annual show. Art is available for sale 216-561-7454 OR EMAIL info@shaker and a portion of the proceeds ben- April 5: Poetry Back in the artscouncil.org. efits the Library Endowment Fund. Woods, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. INFO: 216-991-2030. Max Stark, Lou Suarez, Clarissa April 9: Giant Garage Sale, 9 Jakobsons read their poetry. INFO: AM-4 PM, HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, THRU MAY 24: Exhibit: Shaker 216-991-2421. 17300 VAN AKEN BLVD. Sale includes Clothing and Textiles, SHAKER over 50 tables of clothing, jewelry, HISTORICAL MUSEUM. Rarely seen April 7, 14, 21: Drop- and household items including the highlights of the Shaker clothing in Play Sessions, 9:30 AM-NOON, popular “Tiffany Tables” with sil- and textile collection on display. HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD ver and decorative pieces, furni- Dresses, coats, rugs, blankets and DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE ture, bake sale. Lunch will be avail- more. FEES & INFO: 216-921-1201. CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Child’s able. Enter off the circular drive at play for infants to age eight and the rear of the church. $1/general parent or caregiver. FEE INFO: KAREN admission. Have treasures you want Events for GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201. to sell? Buy a table for $25. INFO: 216-561-4800. April 7: Altered Book Group: April Dreams Gallery-Opening Reception, April 9: Rain Barrel Workshops, 6-8 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, 13015 10:30-11:30 AM, CLEVELAND BOTANICAL April 2: Edible Books Festival, LARCHMERE BLVD. Fifth annual Altered GARDEN, 11030 EAST BLVD. Start sav- 1 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS AND STRONG Book Group Show at the Annex ing money and water by installing BINDERY, 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. Gallery features creations on the a rain barrel system. $60/members Booklovers, bookbinders, cooks, and concept of dreams. See imaginations of Botanical Gardens and/or Nature craftspeople of all ages are invited at work on these three-dimension- Center, $75/ non-members. $30 to participate. Create an edible cre- al wonders. Artists include Phyllis for an extra barrel without Oatey ation, vote for the best and then eat Brody, Sarah Clague, Gene Epstein, Diverter. $50 for an extra barrel them! Bring your nonedible book to Jacqueline Parsons, Ellen Takas, and with Oatey Diverter. INFO: 216-721- display with your edible entry. INFO: Anne Weissman. Exhibit continues 1600 X 100 OR REGISTER IN ADVANCE AT 216-795-9800. through May 2. INFO: 216-795-9800. www.cbgarden.org.

April 3: The Intersection of April 7: Knit Night, 7 PM, April 11: Music in the Morning, Music and Intelligence in Early BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Bring a proj- 9:30 AM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR Childhood, 9:30-10:45 AM, FIRST ect and get or give help at this CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD UNITARIAN CHURCH, 21600 SHAKER BLVD. creative session led by experienced RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Vanessa Bond, Doctoral Candidate at knitter, Fern Braverman. INFO: 216- Children (6 months to three years) CWRU and Sylvia Easley, Director of 991-2421. and their parents experience the Cleveland Music School Settlement’s joy of music through group singing, Early Childhood Program and win- April 8: At Home with the Arts finger plays and experimentation ner of the Governor’s Award for (AHA), 7:30 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, with instruments and dance. $80/7 the Arts in Ohio for 2010, discuss 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. Shaker Arts weeks April 11-May 23. INFO: KAREN

60 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201. BUILDING. Bring a brown bag lunch, get your bingo marker, and get set April 11 & 12: Spring for an afternoon of fun. Coffee and Used Toy Sale Donation, 9 AM-5 PM, dessert provided. Free. INFO: 216-491- SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Donate your 1360. gently-used or like-new children’s toys, books, games, puzzles, rid- April 20: Teen Volunteer Fair, ing toys, baby equipment, and get a 6:30-8 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Teens ages tax deduction. Donated items must 12-18 can meet representatives from be working, clean, containing all area organizations seeking teen vol- pieces/parts and age appropriate. unteers. See where you can lend a Plush animals and car seats will not be hand. Parents welcome. INFO: 216- accepted. Please include batteries if 991-2030. required. INFO: 216-921-2023. April 21: Not Your Mother’s April 13: Used Toy Sale, 6-8 Politics: An Intergenerational PM, SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Calling all Discussion, 7-9 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. frugal moms, dads and grands! Find League of Women Voters of Shaker huge bargains in toys and games. Heights Heights and Case Western Sale continues from 10 am to noon Reserve University’s Flora Stone April 14. INFO: 216-921-2023 OR www. Mather Center for Women present FamilyConnections1.org. a provocative panel discussion on women’s roles in politics. INFO: 216- April 16: Stephen King’s 991-2030. Colorado, 3 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Enjoy an interactive multi- April 22: Good Friday. Schools media presentation of some of King’s and libraries closed. settings. Free. INFO: 216-991-2421. April 25: Monday Movies for April 17: Pesticides, Bedbugs, Seniors 50+, 12:15 PM, STEPHANIE and Lawn Care, 9:30-10:45 AM, FIRST TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY BUILDING. UNITARIAN CHURCH, 21600 SHAKER BLVD. Bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and Bedbugs, pesticides, and the envi- dessert will be provided. Free flick ronment! Barry Zucker, Director of with 25-cent popcorn. INFO: 216-491- Beyond Pesticides Ohio, speaks on 1360. what can we do to protect ourselves and the environment. INFO: SUSAN April 26: Spring Eggstrav- ALCORN, 216-640-3891. aganza, 1-2:30 PM, CHELTON PARK. April 30, 1-2:30 PM, HORSESHOE LAKE April 19: Planning Your Rehab PARK. Hop on over and search the Project, 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Experts park for treat-filled eggs at this from Cleveland Restoration Society event for children ages 8 and under. offer guidance in how to plan for Flower the Clown will create beauti- your home improvement project, ful balloon sculptures; take a chance how choose the right contractor for at guessing the number of jelly beans the job, and how to review the bids. in a jar for a special prize; search for Free. INFO: 216-991-2030. the elusive golden egg, which holds a summer pool pass for a family of April 20: Brown Bag Bingo four. Pictures by MotoPhoto will for Seniors 50+, 12:30-1:30 PM, be available for $5. Free admission. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY INFO: 216-491-1295.

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The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes GameGirlz, 4- Numbers by Lottery 2600 South Park Boulevard April 28: May 5: 5:30 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Video Gallery-Opening Reception, 6- INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www.shakerlakes.org. gaming for girls of all ages. INFO: 8 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, 13015 216-991-2030. LARCHMERE BLVD. Dirk Wales is SATURDAYS: Hike with a Friend, 3:30 PM. Bring a friend or hike with a new one at the Nature Center an author and mixed media art- and share your knowledge and favorite spots around April 29: Art Exposed II, ist who has traveled the coun- the Shaker Parklands. Free. 7-9 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Expose try sampling one of America’s yourself to the talents of Shaker favorite pastimes – buying lot- April 9: Experiential Gardening Workshop Heights High school artists at tery tickets. In this show, he for Families, 10 AM-NOON. Don’t wait until May to this gallery opening of amazing displays the fruits of his labors, begin your gardening season. Learn some easy ways artwork. INFO: 216-991-2030. combining his fascination with to start your seeds inside and get a head start on your words, numbers, and images to garden. Windows or minimal additional lighting are all present a virtual travelogue of that’s needed. $5/person materials fee. contemporary regional America. Events for Exhibit continues through May April 12: Babes in Nature: Wake Up Spring!, 30. INFO: 216-795-9800. 10-10:45 AM. As spring wakes up after a long winter’s nap, there’s lots of new growth to explore. Rediscover May May 7: Cinco de Mayo, 7 the wonders of spring with your baby. $5/ members; May 1: National Health PM, TAYLOR HALL AT HIRAM HOUSE $7/non-members. Care Choices and Reality: CAMP. Hors d’oeuvres, dinner, An Honest Conversation, beer, wine, margaritas, and live April 14: Pestival, 6-9 PM. A pestival festival 9:30-10:45 AM, FIRST UNITARIAN and silent auctions. All proceeds with a cocktail reception and creative cuisine using CHURCH, 21600 SHAKER BLVD. Will benefit Family Connections’ garlic mustard, an edible, invasive species, culled from compromise on health care reg- programs for families raising the Nature Center each year. ulations and insurance cover- young children. Reservations age move us forward or back- are required. TICKETS & INFO: April 16: Rain Barrel Workshops, 10-11 AM ward? How effective is citi- 216-921-2023. AND NOON-1 PM. $60/members $75 /non-members. zen lobbying versus corporate $30 for an extra barrel without Oatey Diverter; $50 dollars? Guest speaker will be May 9: Developing Your for an extra barrel with Oatey Diverter. J.B. Silvers, Ph.D. Professor Job Search Plan, 1-3 PM, MAIN of Health Systems Management LIBRARY. Shaker Library and Tri- April 18: Big/Little: Earth Friends, 10-11:30 at CWRU Weatherhead School C’s Career Development and AM. April 22 is Earth Day a great day to learn how to of Management. INFO: SUSAN Transition Services help partici- help our precious planet and have fun doing so. $8/ ALCORN, 216-640-3891. pants explore the importance members; $12/non-members. of creating a job search plan. May 2: Resumes that Get Learn about the general guide- May 7: Plant Sale, 9 AM-1 PM. Shop for a vari- Results, 1-3 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. lines and key components. Free. ety of annuals, perennials, herbs, edibles, and native Shaker Library and Tri-C’s INFO: 216-991-2030. plants. Career Development and Transition Services help partici- May 11: Shakerfest. SHAKER May 10: Babes in Nature: Birds Bursting in pants understand the purpose SCHOOLS. Celebrate the Shaker Song, 10-10:45 AM. Cheep trills! Birds are singing from of a resume, and how to devel- Schools when they offer a vari- the treetops and sounds abound. Take in the magical op an effective one. Review the ety of music and art activities music of nature. $5/members; $7/non-members. general guidelines and parts of from May 11 through June 1. a resume that get results. Free. INFO: 216-295-1400. Big/Little: Watch Them Grow, 10- May 16: INFO: 216 -991-2030. 11:30 AM. Spring has sprung. It’s no longer freezin’! Now’s the time for planting season! Little sprouts can grow some plants of their own while exploring the world of gardening. $8/members; $12/non-members.

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May 11: Rightsizing for Seniors, May 14: Bike Day at the Library, May 18: Brown Bag Bingo 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Real Estate con- 2-3 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Shaker for Seniors 50+, 12:30-1:30 PM, sultant Lee-Ann Spacek speaks about Heights Police Department will talk STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY downsizing housing options, transi- about bike safety and issue free bike BUILDING. Bring a brown bag lunch, tion living arrangements, and orga- licenses. INFO: 216-991-2421. get your bingo marker, and get set nizing a move for senior adults and for an afternoon of fun. Coffee and their families. INFO: 216-991-2030. May 16: Networking: Get With It, dessert provided. Free. INFO: 216-491- 1-3 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Shaker Library 1360. May 12: Knit Night, 7 PM, and Tri-C’s Career Development and BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Purl up with Transition Services help participants May 18: Meet the Author, 7 PM, a good knitting project book or learn how to “Use the Grapevine” to BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Meet Rick come to this creative knitters’ night get your message out, to get refer- Smith, creator of the comic strip, led by experienced knitter, Fern rals, and to gain insight into your Yehuda Moon & the Kickstand Cyclery, Braverman. INFO: 216-991-2421. target market. Free. INFO: 216 -991- who will talk about his comic strip 2030. and share his bike commuting expe- May 14: PSAT Practice Test, rience. Free. INFO: 216-991-2421. 9:15-11:45 AM, MAIN LIBRARY. Pssst, this May 17: Shaker Library Open test is free! Take the test and come House, 8:30 AM, MAIN LIBRARY. Enjoy May 20-21: Shaker Spring back May 21 to learn your score and refreshments and tour the newly Ice Spectacular: Project Shaker. get tips on how to raise it. INFO: 216- renovated areas on the second floor THORNTON PARK ICE ARENA. Exciting 991-2030. of the Main Library, including the performances by guest and local newly expanded Computer Center figure skaters and Thornton Park’s and Training Lab. INFO: 216-991-2030. learn-to-skate participants. Tickets

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May 21: Basic Bike Know-How, APRIL 13: Crafting Empire: The 2 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Frank Archaeology of Craft Production Hall of Bicycle Boulevard will talk in Vijayanagara, South India, about how to select a bicycle and 7:30 PM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF offer tips for basic bike upkeep and NATURAL HISTORY, 1 WADE OVAL. The repair. Free. INFO: 216-991-2421. Archaeological Institute of America presents a lecture by Dr. Carla May 23: Monday Movies for Sinopoli from the University of Seniors 50+, 12:15 PM, STEPHANIE Michigan followed by a reception to TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY BUILDING. meet the speaker. Free. INFO: 216-321- Bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and 4600 OR www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/ dessert will be provided. Free flick casmain.html. with 25-cent popcorn. INFO: 216-491- 1360. APRIL 26: William N. Skirball Writers selling a Center Stage: Pete Hamill, 7 PM, May 23: Ace that Interview, 1- OHIO THEATRE. Novelist, essayist, and house 3 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Shaker Library journalist Pete Hamill appears to and Tri-C’s Career Development and benefit Cuyahoga County Public in shaker Transition Services help participants Library Foundation. Hamill’s best- is easy. practice their interviewing skills, selling works include Snow in August, learn the basic guidelines and how A Drinking Life, and Downtown: My it’s getting to reply to traditional questions, Manhattan, an account of his love it ready behavioral-based questions and tele- affair with New York. TICKETS: $30/ phone interviews. Free. INFO: 216 PERSON, 216-664-6051. to sell that’s -991-2030. the hard MAY 1: Writers & Readers: Anchee May 26: GameGirlz, 4-5:30 PM, Min, 2 PM, CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY part. MAIN LIBRARY. Video gaming for girls LOUIS STOKES WING, 325 SUPERIOR AVE. of all ages. INFO: 216-991-2030. The author of Pearl of China, The Last Cathy LeSueur will present Empress, and other works offers an Larchmere Sidewalk entertaining and thought provok- you with a marketing plan May 28: Sale, 10 AM-5PM, LARCHMERE BLVD. ing presentation. Free. INFO: 216-623- that details what it will take Enjoy a stroll along the boulevard 2800. to sell your home. She’ll help you maximize and browse for bargains. MAY 7: Celebrate! An Affair to your return through upgrades that instantly May 30: Memorial Day. City, Remember, 6:15 PM-1 AM, CLEVELAND add value and she’ll even recommend people schools and libraries closed. Join PLAY HOUSE ROTUNDA, 8500 EUCLID AVE. to do the work. She’ll walk you through the in the Memorial Day Parade up Van Join Board Chair Sandra Kiely Kolb Aken Boulevard. Start and end with and Benefit Chair Mebby Brown inspection process and most importantly, a pancake breakfast, 8:30-11:30 AM, (both Shaker residents) to celebrate price your home correctly for a quick, THORNTON PARK. All-you-can-eat pan- the history of Cleveland Play House, painless sale. Give Cathy a call today at cakes, sausages, coffee, orange juice, which moves to PlayhouseSquare and milk, with proceeds benefiting this fall. Included are valet parking, 216-999-8408 to find out how easy selling Recreation for Youth Scholarship cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, your home can be. Fund. Fee: $7/adults; $5/children dancing, and a performance by Susan (ages 5-12); $3/children under 5. Egan of Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern INFO: 216-491-1295. Millie. Tickets: $300-$1,000/per- son. INFO: ROBIN MARTINSON, 216-795- 7000 EXT. 226 OR rmartinson@cleve

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MAY 11: A Complete Cosmos: The Tomb of an Egyptian Governor and Its Secrets, 7:30 PM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1 WADE OVAL. The Archaeological Institute of America presents a lecture by Dr. Lawrence Berman from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, followed by a reception to meet the speaker. Free. INFO: 216-321-4600 OR www.case.edu/ artsci/clsc/casmain.html.

MAY 14: CityMusic Cleveland, 11 AM, FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2757 FAIRMOUNT BLVD. Margaret Brouwer’s world premiere of A City Story. Intergenerational concert series is conducted by Joshua Weilerstein and narrated by Scott Plate. Free. INFO: 216-321-8273.

MAY 17: CityMusic Cleveland, 7:30 PM, FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2757 FAIRMOUNT BLVD. Franz Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821, 529,',1* 20)257 +( $6< $< arranged for cello and orchestra by 3 & 7 ( :  Luna Pearl Woolf. Free. INFO: 216- :,7+ )8-,768 '8&7/(66 0,1,63/,76 $,5&21',7,21(56 321-8273. ,1 <285 6+$.(5 +(,*+76 +20(72'$<

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APRIL 10: City2City5K, 8 AM, TOWER CITY. 5K Race/5K Family Fun Walk to benefit Providence House includes a Kids’ Fun Run around the fountain and Providence House Pinwheels for Prevention featuring the largest display of pinwheels in Cuyahoga County. All registered participants receive a City2City 5K Race t-shirt! Pre-registration is $15nd $20 on SimplyS race day. INFO: 216-623-9933. ࠜ APRIL 23: Night Ride on the Towpath, 8 PM, CENTURY CYCLES, 1621 TThe Best MAIN ST., PENINSULA. 12- to 15-mile bike ride, which usually takes from ⧩ one and a half to two hours. Bring TakeT Out... your bicycle, helmet, and headlight. p (#(   $ &$  INFO: 330-657-2209. p # # !#$'#)%  &$ )!&##  MAY 7: 9th Annual Rock, Walk & Run, 7 AM, ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF p * % !($% FAME AND MUSEUM, 1100 ROCK AND p !&#!##$#()$%#"  ROLL BLVD. 3-mile walk and 5-mile run to benefit the Diversity Center. p #!('! % #$ Mail entries by April 29 to: The p )#$ #%$ Diversity Center, 3645 Warrensville p '##) '# !!! Center Rd. #328, Shaker Heights   44122.

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Singed Eyebrows: Ah! Spring BY JOHN R. BRANDT Many people move into Shaker ward to help from his burly 14-year- were a management consultant or Heights each spring and wonder: old son — “We’re going to take this something.” How can I most easily, quickly, slow,” our hero intones. “Use your and cost-effectively impress my new legs. Breathe deep. I don’t want Ultra Deluxe Barbecue Grill: neighbors? Shaker Observer offers you hurting your back the way I Peacocks have tailfeathers. Rhinoceri these helpful tips: did” — they see their 82-year-old have horns. Shaker Men have…bar- neighbor effortlessly carrying pots becue grills. Less expensive (slightly) Big Honkin’ Flower Pots: No two at a time. than a sports car and manlier (sort self-respecting homeowner in this “What the—” of) than a vegetable garden, the Ultra city goes without (according to “Foam!” calls out his neighbor. Deluxe Barbecue Grill offers numer- the term officially recognized in “Polyurethane, to be exact! Can’t ous opportunities to inspire envy: Housing Code) Big Honkin’ Flower tell the difference, can you?” • Exotic materials and features with Pots (BHFPs). Available at a variety of “Wow, Dad,” says 14. “Just hyphenated names (porcelain-enam- stores and in a range of materials, ‘wow.’” eled heat deflectors, flush-mounted side the best are ornately cast of con- burner, stainless steel flavorizer bars) to crete or terra-cotta to resemble art Really Loud Power Equipment: inspire beer-fueled arguments about stolen from the Vatican, and weigh Nothing says “New Homeowner” the superiority of the SuperNova approximately 10,000 pounds each. like a vast array of gleaming equip- 330 vs. the Krakatoa 1290; Each is then: ment with 150+ dB of screaming • Useless but impressive-sounding fury. Indeed, back in the day, there measures such as 723 square inches • Lovingly filled with ecologically was nothing new, shiny, initialed and of total cooking area or 43,712 BTU sound, sustainably harvested topsoil numbered – XTS 5023, PX 390, etc. – per hour input, by which males in a from an organic farm in Vermont; that didn’t make Shaker Man’s day civilized culture can measure them- • Planted with a carefully select- a little brighter, at least until it acci- selves vs. one another; and, most ed mixture of climate-appropriate dentally chopped down all the daf- importantly, flowers, started from seeds pur- fodils or power-washed every scrap • An assembly process only slightly chased online from a monastery in of paint off the side of the house. less complicated than a cruise mis- Michigan; Now, however, college tuition has sile, but with significantly more • Carried by hand from garage to made “Repaired” the New Black. opportunity for explosion. front stoop, a process accompanied Which would be just fine, of course, by grunts, groans, stubbed toes and if Shaker Man still knew: Which thankfully, doesn’t happen, questions from Shaker Man’s then- at least until the first official meal. young children including: “What • Where the maintenance manuals “Why isn’t my Individual Electronic does that word mean, Daddy?” were; Ignition System with SureStart work- • Which two identical red gas ing?” asks Shaker Man, rotating After five years and three com- cans hold unleaded, and which two burner knobs furiously as he peers pressed vertebrae, Shaker Man and have 2-liter oil mixed in; and, most deep into 723 square inches of mys- other homeowners begin using dol- importantly, tery. “The manual said—” lies or other vehicles for BHFP trans- • Where the stupid little (Insert one: WHOOOOOOOMPH! port (“Daddy, do you know who wrench, cotter pin, drive belt, ignition “43,712 BTUs,” 14 says later. bent the wheels on my wagon? key) has gotten to. “And no eyebrows.” Daddy?”). After 10 more years, just “Don’t—” as Shaker Man can finally look for- Says 14: “I thought you said you “Wow, Dad. Just ‘wow.’”

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