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EAST SIDE NEWS for Info on Parade Call Luscious, Delicious ISSUED TUESDAY and FRIDAY Jim Thome Meets (216) 932-2933 11th Congressional Caucus I 28th Annual Picnic - Labor Day I SPORTS Monday, Sept 7, 1998 MENU TIPS I I Parade at 12:00 Noon EAST SIDE NEWS For info on parade call Luscious, Delicious ISSUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Jim Thome Meets (216) 932-2933. SERVING LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, Little Leaguers Picnic -11:00 A.M. And Easy To Make at Luke Easter Park MT. PLEASANT, LEE & AVALON, HARVARD· LEE, MILES- UNION, UNIVERSITY See page 7 For booth info call See Page 8 CIRCLE AREA, W A.RRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGE OF (216) 752-5460 FREE HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON - WRITE ON Thesday, August 18, 1998 - Fri~ay, August 21, 1998 Funeral Home moves to new location Vol. 18, No. 10 "COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW" ByCLAUDESTARKS the funds for the new building, open from 9 a.m. until9p.m. daily. which cost approximately The costs of a funeral Pernel Jones Sr., and his $650,000 and the land which cost at Pernel & Sons Funeral Home wife, Anita, who recently opened $92,000 ,was secured with a grant is reasonable and Jones said that Lee-Harvard Shopping Center to receive renovation a new funeral horne at 7904 Ce­ of $200,00, from the Empower­ his father implements a payment By CLAUDE STARKS the shopping center, which is est loans which will be directed the patrons who utiliize the shop­ dar Ave., has been in the funeral ment Zone, and a $250,00 bank plan with low income families Lee-Harvard Shopping more than 40 years old, to com­ toward the renovation. ping center. business since 1960 when he loan. who cannot afford to pay the en­ Center, 4099 Lee Rd. , recently an­ pete with the suburban malls that Additionally, Forest Ward One Councilman worked for his brother, Mitchell. Jones said that the new tire costs of a funeral at one time. nounced plans for a $26 million are located throughout the City Enterprises announced that Joe Jones said that he was the Jones Sr., attempted to funeral home does not have the Individuals desiring to renovation. Greater Cleveland area. it will donate more than $1 mil­ primary sponsor of the legisla­ establish business oppourtinites facilites for cremation and that use the facilities can call (216)- The renovation, which Cleveland City Council lion in technical support and pro­ tion which directed $3 million in in Cincinnati before corning to those services are contracted to 431-9205 to inquire about the is still in the conceptual stage, recently announced that it has fessional services. loans to the shopping center. Cleveland in 1973. the cemtery which the individual costs of the funeral services. will after its completion, enable approved $3 million in low inter- Russell Berusch, vice Jones said when the According to Michael will be interred. president of Neighborhood Pro­ shopping center is complete, the Jones, 25, who is Jones Sr. The new building is gress Inc., which is a community economic inpact will affect the youngest son and is currently 7,000 square feet and includes a based organization that manages residents of wards one, two and preparing to take the test for a chapel that seais 250 people, two development projects, said that three. funeral license, his father left his rooms which are equipped to pre­ New Village Corporation, which uncle's funeral business and se­ pare the body and five rooms is an subsidiary of N.P.I., will Officer injured lected Cleveland because of the which are suited to view the bod­ purchase and renovate the Lee­ desire to start his own business, ies. Harvard Shopping Center. By CLAUDE STARKS the easy renewability of his fu­ According to Jones, Berusch said that the neral license and the presence of the old building, which housed corporation is seeking $14.. 5 mil­ Narcotics Detective relatives in the area. the funeral facilities, was con­ lion in loans from banks and said Sharon Dickerson,48, was re­ Jones Sr. opened his verted into a home for his father. that the loans from the city coun­ cently wounded by Harlee funeral business at the corner of Jones also said that cil greatly increased the possi­ Sullivan,68, 10634 DupontAve., East 7lst St. and Cedar Avenue there are no facilites for dining in bility that the banks will approve while working as a security guard because of the residents who the new building after the funeral the loans. at Gleview Pool, 10746 Leurer had low income and needed his service. Berusch said that in ad­ Ave. services. Jones said that there are dition to N.P.I., the Amistad De­ Michael Jones said that three full time employees, whose velopment Corporation, which is Dickerson, who has the primary reason to build next names are Cassie Alexander, who located in the Lee-Harvard area, been an patrolwoman for 16 to the older building was because is the secretary, Brad Tabor, who wit! be the owners. years, was in serious but stable the business was flourishing. is the limousine driver and Yvonne Grimes, execu­ condition in the Intensive Care Jones also revealed that Lonnie Harris, who assists in the tive director of the the Amistad Unit after surgery at Mt. Sinai his 30 year old brother, whose funeral preparations. Development Corporation, said Medical Center, I Mt. Sinai Dr. name is Pernel Jr., has a funeral Jones also said that that the residents of the Lee­ Vicki Duricky, spokes­ license. Edward Bibb and Deborah Jones Harvard area had been attempt­ Jones said that the fun­ are the two part time employees. ing for four years to renovate the woman for Mt Sinai Medical eral home has a reputation of ex­ The funeral home, center. Center, said that the surgery re­ hibiting compassion for his pa­ which conducts 200 services an­ Also, Grimes said that moved bullets which were trons and targeting low income nually, also rents the chapel for the design creates a sense that lodged in the abdomen, left thigh residents. religious services. there is a lack of safety around and left hip Jones also revealed that L toR: Patty Giusti, Woodland Hills Elementary; Chris Graham, Empire CompuTech; The funeral home is the shopping center in the minds Duricky said that Sandy Smith, Alexander G. Bell Elementary; April Hill, Alfred A. Benesch Elementary; Kathy Tylicki, of the individuals that utilize and Sullivan also was in stable con­ Alexander G. Bell Elementary; Charlotte Pliske, Alfred A. Benesch Elementary; Amy Bennett, Miles those that drive by the center. Elementary; Barb Began, AlfredA.Benesch Elementary and Kathy Hickso, Waverly School. See story Additionally, Grimes dition after surgery at Mt. Sinai on page 4. said that the design hides the ma­ Medical Center to remove a bul­ let which was lodged in his ab­ Former Cuyahoga Met­ jor stores , such as Finast, from ropolitan Authority Chief Execu­ domen. tive Officer Claire Freeman­ The incident occurred McCown, who was recently sus­ C.C. C. and Clark's family establish scholarhsip August 12 at a park adjacent to pended indefinitely without pay By CLAUDE STARKS ing the news conference that she mester in 1999 and that recipients the pool, when three teenagers by C.M.H.A.for financial im­ hopes the scholarship will make must be Cuyahoga County resi­ engaged in ·a fight. proprites, was suspended by the The family of Police young people "put down drugs dents, maintain a 2.8 average and Sullivan, who is a for­ Department of Housing and Ur­ Detective Robert Clark and the and guns and pick up books.'' be either a full or part- time stu­ ban Development. mer security guard, pulled a Cuyahoga Community College Heim said that the dent. According to H.U.D. scholarship will be a "living handgun and ordered the teen­ Foundation recently announced Cohen also said that the officials, Freeman McCown mis­ Freeman-McCown legacy" to Detective Clark, who agers to stop fighting. members of the committee to de­ appropriated C.M.H.A. funds for funds originate from the agency the initiation ofthe Roberti. Clark attended c. c. prior to enlisting Dickerson ran from the c. termine the recipients of the a housing project which. was and she would not have author­ Memorial Scholarship in the police academy. pool ,asked Sullivan if he had a scholarship will be selected at a managed by her husband, whose ity to administrate the daily ac­ The announcement Jordan Cohen, who is permit to own the weapon and name is Ira McCown and used later date. tivities of C.M.H.A. was made by C.C.C. President the manager for media relations ordered him to put down his Title V funds for herself and Cohen revealed that the A lawsuit was filed in Jerry Sue Thorton, Clark's at C.C.C., said that McLaughlin C.M.H.A. employees' personal committee will distribute a mini­ handgun. mother, Patricia McLaughlin and and Heim will enlist the financial Cuyahoga County Common Sullivan fired four shots expenses. support of individuals, institu­ mum of $5,000 each year to an Pleas Court by Freeman­ sister, Barbara Heim at the Stu- Clark Freeman-McCown also tions and organizations through­ undetermined number of stu­ at Dickerson and the officer was McCown's lawyer, Michael dent Center in the Metropolitan ing to apprehend Corry Major, was suspected of using funds out the Greater Cleveland area to dents. able to fire one shot at her assail­ Climaco, which stated that Free­ Campus, 2900 Community Col­ 19, who Clark suspected was sell- from C.M.H.A. to pay the mort­ ensure that the scholarship will Donations for the Rob­ ant before falling to the ground.
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