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features + departments on the cover: A detail from the gate in the solarium of the former Myers home on South Park – now the gift shop of the Shaker Historical Society and Museum.

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GREAT SHAKER A COMMUNITY THE GREAT HOMES 41 HARVEST 23 WINDOW DEBATE 29 A Van Sweringen Community vegetable Restore or replace? South Park legacy. gardens sprouted all A guide for home- over Shaker Heights owners. this year.

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City News 3 Kevin Jacobs is the new Fire Chief.

The Shaker Schools Update 8

Real Estate News 11

Library News 13

Out & About 55 Calendar of events. FALL FRESH 37 WINTER SAFETY NEVER TOO YOUNG Fall is the season of TIPS 39 TO CARE 48 Advertiser Index 67 bounty, celebration– Shaker Fire and Neigh- Shaker elementary and lawn and garden borhood Revitalization students show us how Shaker Observer 68 winterization. offer some do’s and to reach out to others, Scents and Sensibility: don’ts. locally and around the A Shaker Reverie world. shaker renters... shakershaker life ready to become a OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 shaker homeowner? VOLUME 28 ISSUE 5 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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Don’t Miss Fire Department Wayne Johnson will continue to serve Ash Tree Borer Arrives in Open House as Assistant Chief of Fire, while Police Shaker Heights Chief Scott Lee will continue to serve as Bring the whole family to the SHFD Assistant Safety Director. The Emerald Ash Borer has taken Open House on Saturday, October 9 up residence in ash trees in Shak- from 1 to 3 pm at the Fire House, 17000 Call for Nominations for the er Heights, as it has in Brecksville, Chagrin Boulevard. Enjoy: 2011 MLK, Jr. Award for Cleveland, Westlake, Fairview Park, • Refreshments Human Relations and Hudson. The inevitability of the • Kids’ activities borer’s appearance in Shaker was an- • Station and fire truck tours The Human Relations Commission is ticipated by the City when it devel- • The fire safety trailer now accepting nominations for the 2011 oped its Emerald Ash Borer Manage- • Fire extinguisher demonstration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rela- ment Plan in 2006 (read the plan at: hands-on practice tions Award. Eligible for nomination are http://bit.ly/92q4De). • Free blood pressure testing those individuals or groups whose ac- The EAB Management Plan outlined • Review of home escape plans tions during the past year exemplify Dr. the systematic removal of ash trees in • Fire safety related information, such as King's values through their commitment the public right of way over five years. proper installation of smoke detectors to compassion, humility and service. The plan to selectively remove all ash Nominees must have made a sig- trees and plant replacement trees was Have fun while learning to be safe. Don’t nificant contribution in 2010 through chosen so that no one area would forget to bring a camera. volunteerism and community service, have to remove all its ash trees in a helping others, and building commu- single year. Now in the fourth year of Mayor Appoints nity in Shaker Heights. Recipients must the Plan, the City’s Public Works De- Kevin Jacobs as Fire Chief be residents of the Shaker Heights City partment has removed and replaced School District, and may be of any age or approximately 1,500 trees. Mayor Earl M. Leiken has appointed race. A posthumous award may be given. The likely infestation at this point Kevin Jacobs as Fire Chief of the Shaker Nominees not chosen are eligible for re- will be to ash trees located predomi- Heights Fire submission the following year, with up- nantly on private property. Here is Department. dated information from the nominator, what residents need to know: Jacobs has as appropriate. Current members of City • City ordinance requires that an in- served the de- Council and the Human Relations Com- fested or dead tree be removed. partment for mission or their families are not eligible • Pesticides injected or “drenched” nearly 26 years. for the award. may delay, but will not save ash trees He became a Completed nomination forms must be from destruction by the borer. No firefighter in submitted by Friday, October 31. Paper treatment is proven 100 percent ef- 1984 and was forms may be mailed to the City of Shak- fective. promoted to Jacobs er Heights, Human Relations Commis- • Damage to the tree begins under Lieutenant in sion, 3400 Lee Road, Shaker Heights, the bark, disrupting the tree’s ability 1990. He was promoted to Captain in 44120. Completed electronic nomina- to transport water and nutrients. By 1998 and was named Assistant Chief of tion forms may be emailed to commu- the time loss of leaves is visible, in- Operations and Administration in 2002. [email protected]. Nomina- festation throughout the tree is likely. He became Interim Fire Chief in July of tion forms are available for download The tree should be removed before it 2009. from shakeronline.com or in hard copy becomes a hazard. “Kevin Jacobs has done a fine job as at City Hall and the Shaker Public Li- • Registered landscapers are listed the City’s Interim Chief while maintain- braries. For additional information, call on the City website under the Reg- ing the high quality and standards of the 216-491-1419. istered Contractors section, and a list Fire Department and meeting any finan- cial challenges,” said Mayor Leiken. continued on next page

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 3 city news

of certified arborists is available through tion. Centennial committee members Margaret Ransohoff, benefit and gar- the website of the International Society also bring the cornhole game to block den tour co-chair, said a huge favorite of of Arboriculture (http://www.isa-arbor. parties and other public events through- tour attendees was Catherine Feldman’s com/findArborist/findarborist.aspx). out Shaker to help raise awareness about garden on Leighton Road, designed by For assistance in identifying whether the upcoming celebration. Feldman and professional landscape art- a tree on private property is an ash tree, To find out how you can be a part of ist Elsa Johnson “using the precepts of visit http://bit.ly/czd5ME. For additional this magnificent milestone in our City’s permaculture” – that is, a diverse and information, contact the City’s Forestry history, visit shakeronline.com. sustainable mix of plants, including pe- Superintendent, Patrick Neville, at rennials, herbs, vegetables, and butterfly- 216-491-3285 or patrick.neville@ Shaker Historical Society attracting flowers, all growing together shakeronline.com. Seeks Volunteers amid winding gravel and dirt pathways. Ash trees have a pinnately (feather-like) The Twilight in the Garden Benefit compound leaf, usually with more than What’s your Shaker IQ? If you have ever was held the previous Friday night at the seven leaflets. The only other oppositely wanted to learn more about our City’s South Park Boulevard home of Dr. Andy branched tree that has a compound leaf is heritage, or would like to share the and Robin Schachat. The house was built boxelder, which knowledge you have, the Shaker Histori- by the developers of Shaker Heights, almost always has cal Society has a need for your talents. brothers Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen, three to five leaf- The Historical Society is seeking volun- in 1909. (See inside this issue for a photo lets. teer docents to greet and guide visitors feature of the home.) through our collections, with shifts avail- “I love how this event promotes the able Tuesdays through Fridays, from 2-5 beauty of Shaker Heights,” says Cicarella. pm. “People have an opportunity to visit the

PHOTO COURTESY OF Volunteers are also needed to organize neighborhoods, focus on the architecture MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY the museum library, help visitors in the of beautiful homes, and spend time in Spirit Tree museum store, and assist with the gardens. Ransohoff agrees and adds, Signs of the Centennial graphic design. “This event promotes a great sense of No prior museum experience is nec- community. People come away inspired Momentum is building for a celebration essary; training will be provided. Please and energized.” of the City’s centennial in 2012. Resi- contact Hajnal Eppley, Director of Edu- dents can now display their civic pride cation, at 216-921-1201 or heppley@ Setting the Record Straight with t-shirts and buttons, which are avail- shakerhistory.com. able for purchase at the Shaker Heights An article in the August/September issue Main Library, Thornton Park, and the Inspired and Energized of Shaker Life incorrectly stated the his- Administration Building for the Shaker torical background of Gruber’s Restau- schools. Twist Creative donated the de- The Shaker Historical Society’s annual rant, a landmark in Shaker’s fine dining sign for the t-shirts, which are available Twilight in the Garden benefit and Gra- history. Maximillian Gruber had restau- in medium, large, and extra-large sizes at cious Gardens of Shaker Heights tour rants in several locations on Cleveland’s $10 each. Twist also designed four differ- raised $70,000 this year. west side starting in 1907, and eventually ent collectible buttons, which are avail- Society President Ann Cicarella told at different locations downtown, includ- able for $1 each. Shaker Life that approximately 1,100 ing Max Gruber’s Café in the Old Arcade The Gibson family, owners of Shaker people visited the gardens on Sunday, from 1932-1947. Max’s sons, Roman and Hardware, supplied the Centennial com- June 20. It was the event’s sixth year and Maxwell, opened the Shaker restaurant in mittee with a cornhole game, which was its most successful. 1947 on Van Aken Boulevard, which pro- custom-designed and built by Chris Gib- Proceeds help fund the Society’s edu- vided more of a fine dining experience. son. Look for the cornhole game at the cational and historical projects. We apologize for the error. Shaker Square North Union Farmer’s Seven homes were on the tour this year. For all the facts, and the great memories Market on Saturday mornings, and try Landscape designers who were represent- that go with them, be sure to visit a new your hand at the game for a chance to ed included David Thorne and Cicarella exhibit at the Shaker Historical Society, win a button or t-shirt. The North Union herself. Several of the homes’ gardens “Remembering Gruber’s Restaurant.” Farmer’s Market has donated a stall for were designed by the owners with the the City’s use in promoting the celebra- help of professionals.

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Shaker Gems CONGRATULATIONS The Best of Shaker Heights to our 2009/2010 Howard Hanna Shaker Heights’ Top Agents Beth Friedman-Romell’s Shaker Ob- server column this issue vividly re- HOWARD HANNA SHAKER HEIGHTS SALUTES ITS SALES ASSOCIATES RECOGNIZED minds us that it’s often the little things BY THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS that make life in Shaker Heights so IN REAL ESTATE SALES AND SERVICE FROM JULY 2009 THROUGH JUNE 2010. pleasant. Beth writes about memo- Pinnacle of Performance ries triggered by aromas, among them Cathy LeSueur the fresh-ground coffee at Heinen’s and the lawn-care products at Shaker Award of Distinction Heights Hardware. Most of us have Jenny Chin, Teri Chmielewski, Sally Essreg, some favorite Shaker things, from the Marilyn Kahn & Mary Lou McHenry obvious to the sublime: Walks around Award of Achievement the Duck Pond in the fall. Sitting in the Jackie Collesi, Susan Delaney, Mary Ann Franey, Patty Munro, reading garden at the Bertram Woods Amanda Pohlman, Milan Polacek & Elizabeth “Liz” Schorgl library on a summer day. The sound of If you are looking for real estate service both conscientious and creative, your search ends the Rapid through a kitchen window here at the Howard Hanna Office, in the heart of Shaker Heights early in the morning. The challenges of the ninth hole at the Shaker Coun- try Club. 216.751.8550 Office Manager, Myra White Shaker Life would like to hear from 20710 Chagrin Boulevard readers about their favorite things. It Shaker Heights, OH 44122 can be anything: a City service or em-

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SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 5 city news Business News Shaker News Briefs • Case Western Reserve University has presented Shaker resident Susan Hinze • The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heri- with The Diekhoff Award, which recog- Business is Popping at tage has appointed Shaker resident Beth nizes outstanding contributions to the Crosby’s Corn Wain Brandon as a member of its board education of graduate students. Hinze is of trustees. She serves on the strategic an associate professor of sociology and For a flavorful and fun snacking experi- planning and development committees the director of the Women’s and Gender ence, pop into Crosby’s Corn at 16832 of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Studies program at Case. She was recog- Chagrin Boulevard. The gourmet pop- board, chairs its government relations nized in particular for her mentoring abil- corn shop offers regular, cheese, and committee, and co-chairs the Lion of Ju- ities. “It’s a joy to watch students develop caramel popcorn with or without nuts, dah committee. into accomplished teachers and research- popcorn balls, hot dogs, soft drinks, and She is also on the boards of The Ratner ers,” she says. frozen slushies. School and Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Stop in often to sample new flavors, Bureau, the Mt. Sinai Foundation Execu- • Cleveland State University has appoint- which will be introduced each week. In tive Committee, and is past president of ed Shaker resident Geoffrey Mearns addition to walk-in customers, Crosby’s Recovery Resources. She received her JD as provost. Formerly a partner with the Corn also caters large and small events, from the Cleveland Marshall College of Baker Hostetler law firm, Mearns joined and sells its fare at Playhouse Square Law. CSU in 2005 as dean of the Cleveland- downtown. Store hours are Monday, The Maltz Museum, located in Beach- Marshall College of Law. Mearns com- Tuesday, and Wednesday from noon to wood, promotes an understanding of mented, “I served as interim provost for 9 pm and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Jewish history, religion, and culture and six months and enjoyed it very much. The from noon to 11 pm. For more informa- builds bridges of tolerance and under- ability to serve a more broad constituency tion, call 216-295-5470. standing with people of all religions, rac- is attractive to me.” Owners Marc and Jana Crosby launched es, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds. Mearns is a graduate of Shaker Heights the business as a channel to support their High School, has an undergraduate de- non-profit community organization, Just • Montefiore honored Shaker resident gree from Yale University, and a JD from Like Us (JLU), which provides training, Morton J. Gross with the 2010 Harley the University of Virginia. He served as a education, and support to help ex-of- I. Gross Presidential Award at its 128th federal prosecutor for nine years before fenders re-enter the community and be- annual meeting. Montefiore provides a joining Baker Hostetler in 2002. During come self-sufficient. To learn more about comprehensive system of support ser- his tenure as law school dean, Mearns their mission, visit justlikeus.org. vices for seniors in the Jewish and general helped create the Center for Health Law community of Greater Cleveland. Gross is and Policy and worked to increase student Shaker Town Center a longtime Cleveland businessman, entre- performance in the state bar. Welcomes New License preneur, philanthropist, and community Public service runs in the Mearns fam- Bureau leader. He was recognized in particular ily. His mother, Patricia Mearns, is a for- Residents can now renew a driver’s li- for his significant contributions toward mer mayor of Shaker Heights. His wife, cense at a convenient location close to transforming the dementia care unit into Jennifer Mearns, is a member of the home. The Shaker License Bureau is a family-friendly and engaging area with Shaker Heights School Board. open for business at 16945 Chagrin Bou- park benches, virtual blue skies, flowering levard, at Shaker Town Center. The Li- trees, and a lamp-post, evocative of Cen- • Governor Ted Strickland and the Gov- cense Bureau can issue driver’s licenses, tral Park. Gross is an active member of ernor’s Office for Women’s Initiatives state ID cards, temporary cards, stickers, Montefiore’s Family Council, a group of and Outreach have selected Shaker resi- auto tags, driver’s abstracts, and salvage family representatives that meet monthly dent Lana Moresky as a 2010 induct- receipts. It also offers notary public ser- to give feedback on new programs and ee to the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame. vices. Hours are 8 am to 5 pm Monday, opportunities to continually improve Moresky currently serves as a member Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 9 am to Montefiore. He enjoys celebrating Shab- of the Ohio Board of Regents, and pre- 6:30 pm on Wednesday; and 8 am to 1 bat and Passover services with dementia viously served as the director of the De- pm on Saturdays. For more information, residents and their families. He and his partment of Community Services for the contact Stephanie Drake, Deputy Regis- wife, Toby, have a long-established com- Cuyahoga County Auditor’s Office from trar, at 216-283-4000. mitment to Jewish communal service and 1984-1999. She has also served as the philanthropy. vice president of Heights Fund and as an

6 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM executive board member for Women’s wish to receive. Law Fund. She is a graduate of Pennsylva- nia State University. Go Green Program: Learn how best to Governor Strickland praised the in- reduce your energy consumption. The ductees, saying, “These exceptional wom- City’s discounted energy audit can help en, all leaders in their fields, have dem- determine how to save energy costs in onstrated an extraordinary commitment your home. Price: $400 (homes with one to excellence, achievement and service, heating system), $475 (homes with two Keeping You often against great odds, with courage, heating systems), and $250 (condos). Call In the Know determination, and compassion.” 216-491-1370 for more information. Over the past several months, many Seasonal Reminders Parking Ban: There is no parking per- of you have expressed a desire for mitted on Shaker streets between 2 and more frequent news about the Shaker Bicycle Licensing: Licenses will be sold 6 am. Heights schools. To help keep you in- from 9 am to 3 pm September 11 & 25 formed, we are pleased to inaugurate a and October 2 & 30 in the Police Depart- Power outages: Please call CEI, not City regular section of Shaker Life devoted ment lobby, 3355 Lee Road. New licenses Hall: 888-544-4877. to the schools. Through this partner- are $5. Re-issued licenses are 50 cents. ship with the City of Shaker Heights, Trash Delays: Collections scheduled on we will be able to provide news about Child Care Seats: Is your child buckled or after Thanksgiving will be one day late. our schools at a fraction of the cost up safely? The Fire Department offers Call the Public Works Department, 216- of publishing and mailing a separate free safety checks on car and booster seats 491-1490, to report a missed pickup. newsletter. required by the State, by appointment Calls must be received the next business Each issue will contain information only. Call 216-491-1200. Appointments day. To receive an email reminder when on such topics as student accomplish- are subject to staff availability. pickup is delayed a day, sign up for the ments, strategic planning, distinctive City’s email list at shakeronline.com. programs, finances, and more. It’s our Nominations for Customer Service: hope that you will not only enjoy the The City appreciates nominations from Smoke Detectors: Residents are required school news and features in this maga- residents for outstanding customer ser- to have at least one smoke detector adja- zine, but also take advantage of our vice – above and beyond expectations cent to the sleeping area in each dwelling website and e-newsletter for more in- – provided by City employees. Nomina- unit and at least one smoke detector on depth information. We encourage you tions are accepted all year long for recog- each additional level, including the base- to subscribe by visiting www.shaker. nition in the spring of 2011. Instructions ment. Smoke detectors are provided free org/news. can be found in the Human Resources to low-income residents. The Fire De- On behalf of the Board of Educa- section of the City website, shakeronline. partment will install smoke detectors for tion, I thank the community for its com, as well as at the reception areas of residents who require assistance. commitment to providing top-quality City Hall, Shaker Community Building, educational opportunities. Court, Police, Fire, Public Works, and Yard Waste: October 15 to December Thornton Park. 15 is leaf collection season. City crews are equipped to pick up leaves, grass clip- Contractors: While the City cannot rec- pings, hedge trimmings, and garden waste Mark Freeman ommend contractors, lists of contractors from tree lawns (never in the street). Superintendent of Schools registered with the City can be viewed at Brush collection is suspended temporar- shakeronline.com. Lists are updated reg- ily during leaf collection. When crews are ularly. busy with snow removal, brush collection is maintained as weather permits. Land- E-News Updates: Don’t miss a thing! scapers should be advised to remove any For the latest news and info about the Sign up to receive emailed news about brush collected during this time. Shaker schools, please visit shaker.org. your community. Visit the homep- To receive regular e-news updates, sub- scribe at shaker.org/news. age of shakeronline.com and enter your For more information on the City’s Codi- email to select the information you fied Ordinances, visit shakeronline.com.

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 7 The Shaker Schools Update

High School Learning Garden Thrives Alumni Bookshelf The idea for a learning garden at the AP Environmental Science, the Interna- How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neigh- High School sprouted last spring when tional Baccalaureate Diploma Program, borhood School Renaissance by Jacqueline Intervention Specialist Stacey Steggert’s and the High School Green Club have all Edelberg (’85) and Susan Kurland. Edelberg class read the novel Seedfolks, by Paul contributed their time and energy to the is an artist and writer living in the Chicago Fleischman. The book sparked an inter- project. area. The book describes how a group of est in gardening that has grown far be- The Learning Garden was a front- motivated parents helped to transform yond the classroom. runner in an online voting contest spon- a struggling Chicago elementary school The students broke ground for the sored by True Hero, an organization that into a vibrant and desirable neighborhood garden last May, using a fenced plot awards funding to community service school. Foreword by U.S. Secretary of in the northwest corner of the High projects. At press time, final results were Education Arne Duncan. School courtyard. The garden features not yet known. Whatever the results, wheelchair accessible paths and a raised says Steggert, “Our intention is for the East of West L.A. by Kevin McCollister (’72), a planting bed at wheelchair height. The Learning Garden to become a catalyst poet and photographer based in Los An- garden quickly became a collaborative for a wide variety of interdisciplinary geles. Includes 55 selected photographic effort that includes students of all abili- projects for many years to come.” portraits McCollister captured as he ties. Students from intervention classes, walked some of the lesser-known streets of the city. As reviewed in the L.A. Times by Liesel Bradner, “His version is not the cliché L.A. story, feathered with fortune and celebrity. His photos are counterin- tuitive as to what many people think of when they think of Los Angeles.”

Abby Carnelia’s One and Only Magical Power by David Pogue (’81), author and New York Times technology columnist. Written for children ages 8-12, the story involves an 11-year- old girl who discovers she has a unique, but questionably useful, magical power.

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error October 11 is Tour Your Schools Day by Kathryn Schulz (’92). Schulz is a writer in The Shaker schools will open their parents who are considering the Shaker New York, whose work has been published doors to the community on Monday, Oc- schools. They are as follows: in The Nation, Rolling Stone, and Slate. tober 11 from 9:30 am-noon, and from Dwight Garner of The New York Times 1-2:30 pm. Tour Your Schools Day is a K-4 schools: 10:30 am calls the book “a funny and philosophi- great opportunity to see dynamic teach- Woodbury: 9:30 am cal meditation on why error is mostly a ing and active learning. Middle School: 1 pm humane, courageous and extremely desir- No appointment is necessary; all visi- High School: 11 am able human trait.” tors will be asked to sign in at the main office of the schools they visit. Volun- Building principals are happy to arrange Stay connected! Visit the Alumni/ae News sec- teers, students, and staff members are a time to meet with prospective resi- tion on shaker.org to update your profile, nomi- eager to welcome visitors and to show dents and parents who are considering nate a fellow grad for the Hall of Fame, and find them around. the Shaker schools. Tour arrangements information on upcoming reunions. Principals have set aside special times can be made online at www.shaker.org/ to meet with prospective residents and tour, or call the school’s main office.

8 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Shaker Goes Global with International Baccalaureate

It’s official: Shaker Heights High School complete the course work have an edge in curriculum elements, and Woodbury and is now an International Baccalaure- the college admissions process, and can the Middle School teachers are develop- ate World School. Approximately 2,800 earn credit at colleges and universities ing lesson plans and being trained for the schools in 138 countries are designated as throughout the world. The High School program. IB World Schools; however, only a hand- continues to offer 23 Advanced Place- “International Baccalaureate will bring ful of schools in Northeast Ohio are certi- ment courses, the most of any school in a more global focus to our entire course fied to offer the prestigious IB Diploma Northeast Ohio. Students may enroll in of study, and will provide valuable hands- Program, a rigorous course of study with classes for either or both programs. on learning opportunities for all Shaker an integrated liberal arts focus. The elementary and middle schools students,” says James Paces, Director of Forty-three students from the class of are also laying the foundation to become Curriculum. To learn more about the 2012 have elected to enroll in the Diplo- IB World Schools. The K-4 buildings have program, visit shaker.org/ib. ma Program. Students who successfully already begun to apply IB principles and IB ARTWORK: SHOSHI BIELER, CLASS OF 2012

New Principals at Woodbury and Shaker Middle School

Randall A. Yates, formerly principal of School and was ber of the Board of Directors, and co- Shaker Middle School, became principal named assis- chair of the litigation department of Hahn of Woodbury School this year. Barbara tant principal in Loeser. He and his wife Gail live in the Whitaker has retired from the position 2005. He holds Boulevard neighborhood. Both have been after 23 years of devoted service to Shaker a bachelor’s de- active with Shaker schools for many years. schools. Yates began his career in 1985 as gree from Hi- Goldfarb holds a bachelor’s degree from a mathematics ram College, a Indiana University and a JD from The teacher at the master’s degree Ohio State University School of Law. Middle School from Kent State Young and subse- University, and Richard (Rick) Hubbard is retired quently became an Education Specialist postgraduate de- from his position as Vice President of an assistant gree from Cleveland State University. Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm. principal at the He and his wife Annie live in the Mercer High School, Shaker Schools Foundation neighborhood, and have volunteered ex- and then an as- Elects New Trustees tensively for the Shaker schools and the sociate principal Yates Foundation. Hubbard holds a BA and a at the Middle School. He holds a Ph.D. in The Shaker Schools Foundation has elect- BS from Bowdoin College. educational leadership from Kent State ed three new members to its 20-mem- University. ber Board of Trustees. Each will serve Philip Shands is an ophthalmolo- a three-year term which began in June. gist with Kaiser Permanente. He and his H. Danny Young, Jr. is now principal Community leaders established the Shak- wife Shuara, a Shaker graduate, live in of the Middle School. Young joined the er Schools Foundation in 1981 in order the Mercer neighborhood. Shands holds Shaker faculty in 1992 as a third grade to provide supplemental, private funding a bachelor’s degree from Williams Col- teacher at Mercer. After obtaining his of enrichment opportunities for faculty lege, an MBA from Case Western Reserve master’s degree in counseling, he be- and students. University, and an MD from The Ohio came a guidance counselor at the Middle Steven Goldfarb is a partner, mem- State University School of Medicine.

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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 Certified Shaker Properties Housing transfers between May 1 and May 31, 2010 appear below. The first list includes only those properties that have had a prior sale within the last 10 years. Excluded are Rental Homes: “quit claim” transfers as well as those resulting from foreclosure, in which the sale price 3525 Daleford Road, Owners: is not reflective of the property value. Dr. Israel & Mrs. Nehama Henig 2010 PRIOR Certified 2006-2010 ADDRESS SALE PRICE SALE PRICE 3601 Glencairn Road 3307 CHADBOURNE ROAD $255,250 $251,500 (2002) Owners: Gary & Linda Peck 3290 ELSMERE ROAD $197,000 $187,000 (2007) Certified 2007-2010 18701 FAIRMOUNT BLVD $176,000 $110,000 (2007) 17701 FERNWAY ROAD $232,500 $285,000 (2007) 3683 Latimore Road Owner: Josh Lovinger 3102 HUNTINGTON ROAD $210,000 $167,000 (1990) Certified 2009-2010 3136 HUNTINGTON ROAD $175,000 $157,000 (2008) 2735 LANDON ROAD $654,000 $620,000 (2006) 18231 Lynton Road, Owners: 3718 LATIMORE ROAD $175,000 $115,000 (2008) Roland & Patricia Arnold 3318 MAYNARD ROAD $245,000 $281,500 (2004) Certified 2004, 2010 3388 NORWOOD ROAD $190,000 $210,000 (2001) 3666 Normandy Road 19015 OXFORD ROAD $299,000 $395,000 (2004) Owner: Eric Gesis 3588 PALMERSTON ROAD $151,000 $149,000 (2000) Certified 2010 21999 SHELBURNE ROAD $380,000 $168,000 (2008) 3715 TOWNLEY ROAD $165,000 $112,500 (2002) 3022 Southington Road, Owners: 2891 WEYBRIDGE ROAD $455,000 $551,500 (2003) Greg Aliberti & Lynne Breitenstein Certified 2010 3028 WOODBURY ROAD $204,000 $204,000 (2009) 3300 Stockholm Road, Owner: LIST OF HOUSING TRANSFERS WITH A PRIOR SALE WITHIN 15 YEARS: Cleveland Restoration Group 2007 COURTLAND BLVD $565,000 $317,000 (1995) Certified 2010 23935 DUFFIELD ROAD $193,000 $185,500 (1995) 2973 Warrensville Center Road, 16821 FERNWAY ROAD $185,000 $121,500 (1998) Owner: Lynda DiNardo Certified 2010 Information Source: First American Real Estate Solutions Landmark Commission Become “Certified Shaker” Announces 2010 Preservation Awards Give yourself a leg up on the competition by attaining certification in this unique pro- gram, which is offered to landlords at no charge. Among other benefits, properties that In 1988 the Shaker Heights Land- meet or exceed City standards of excellence are promoted on the City’s website and mark Commission established its are shown to prospective renters by relocation specialists. Preservation Awards program to Newly Certified and re-Certified Shaker property addresses and their owners’ names recognize and highlight efforts by are listed in this publication. The listings represent the best rental properties the City property owners who have pre- has to offer. For a complete list of Certified properties and to find out about vacancies, served and improved their home or call 216-491-1332 or check the City’s website, shakeronline.com. property in a manner that reflects Learn how to qualify by calling Jacqueline Patterson the Housing Specialist at 216- the historic nature of our city. The 491-1333. Landmark Commission is pleased

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to announce the following award winners Braemar Road within the last two years are eligible. for 2010: MERIT AWARD Nominations can be submitted for any Retention of Original Materials building in Shaker Heights, including Carlton Road Owners: Ray and Andrea Vicchio homes and apartment buildings, com- HONOR AWARD Contractor: Mike Lally, mercial buildings and other structures. Distinguished Landscape Lally Construction, Inc. Owners: Mary Kay DeGrandis and Nominations should be submitted to Edward Donnelly Nominate a Shaker Restoration Project the Shaker Heights Landmark Commis- Landscape Designer: Ann Cicarella The Landmark Commission is now ac- sion. Visit shakeronline.com or contact Landscape Contractor: cepting nominations for the 2011 awards Ann Klavora at 216-291-1436 or ann. Angelotta Landscape Associates LLC program. Exterior projects completed [email protected].

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12 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM library news Library Funding Update office space for adult services staff. The 18, Hunter was inspired by legendary sorting area for Friends of the Shaker jazz artists Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy With the first year of the state’s bud- Library book sales and the workroom Wilson, and has developed into an getary biennium behind us, Library for maintenance staff will be shifted to extraordinary jazz vocalist. staff continues to monitor local and accommodate this expansion. Hunter has performed as a back- state funding trends. The Ohio legisla- Another area under renovation is up singer to RCA recording artist Jean ture cut support for the Public Library the Movies & Music section, which Carn, and has jammed with George Fund (PLF) by 11 percent beginning in will be moved to a central space on the Duke, Stanley August 2009. This August was the first first floor. This change will allow for Clarke, and chance to compare and revealed a mod- the elimination of the Movies & Music Najee at the est increase at the reduced rate. checkout desk and will enable staff to former Front Is there light at the end of the tun- move to self-service checkout for all Row Theatre nel? The Ohio Department of Taxation material. The Library will implement where her estimate of PLF payments for next year self-service holds shelves and an online improvisation- is positive, but perhaps overly optimistic payment system, as well. al jazz scat- with a predicted increase of 10 percent. ting earned With an expected budget gap of $8 bil- Circulation Policy Changes Hunter her standing lion at the state level, it is more likely ovations. She has sung the National that the PLF would be frozen or cut At its September meeting, the Board of Anthem with a jazz vocal arrangement back further, which would reduce any Trustees approved a revised Circulation for the Cleveland Indians, and has per- potential increase to the three to four Policy, effective October 1. Policy formed with Art Effect, Sekou Bunch & percent range. changes include elimination of the 10- Co., Shakedown, Forecast, Nightbridge, Second half property tax collections video limit. Cardholders can now check Michael Stanley Band, Tony Quarles in 2010 are above estimates, but techni- out as many videos as they wish. TV & Discovery Band, and others. She cal reconciliations through the County series’ videos will circulate for 14 days has performed locally at Club Isabella, Auditor’s Office in October, due to instead of seven days. The daily fine for Europa, and Rudy’s. delinquencies and homestead exemp- videos has been reduced from $1 to 50 Hunter has two adult daughters and tion rollbacks for seniors, will deter- cents; and the maximum overdue fine one grandson who live out of state, mine the extent of an increase, if any. per item has been reduced to $5. and a son, Langston, a third grader at The Ohio Library Council continues Library cardholders can pay fines Fernway School. to lobby at the state level on behalf of by cash, check, or by using credit all public libraries. Ultimately, however, cards, including VISA, MasterCard, and Job Hunting Workshops we rely on the support of our constitu- Discover. Continue at Main Library ents as they let our legislators know the Children of all ages can now check importance of full funding for libraries. out movies; however, parents can restrict Get tips from the expert on interview- a minor from borrowing movies, if they ing when Giannoula Regan, STERIS Renovations at Main Library: wish. Corporation’s on-site workforce man- Your Tax Dollars at Work ager for Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Shari Hunter Performs continues her job-hunting series at Main Construction has begun on the Jazz at Main Library Library. Regan manages the temporary $800,000 capital project at the Main and temp-to-hire staffing for STERIS Library, which is funded by the 2004 Fernway resident Shari Hunter will and helps in the recruitment of special- Shaker Schools/Library bond issue. perform jazz classics at 3 pm Sunday, ized, permanent positions. We will create new Computer Center October 24 at the Main Library. Regan will present a two-part work- and Training Lab facilities with a com- The Glenville graduate began singing shop on job interviewing strategies. bined capacity of 40 workstations in gospel in church at the age of five and Interviewing Strategies, Part I will be the unfinished sections of the second studied vocal theory at the Cleveland held from 2-4 pm Tuesday, October 19 floor. We will also add much needed Music School Settlement. At the age of and will cover the basics of interview-

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ing. Learn to prepare for the job inter- Residents can knit or crochet a hat, Barnes and Noble, and others, who will view and to gain confidence and make scarf, or mittens from one of their favor- demonstrate their products. a winning first impression. Interviewing ite patterns, or they can pick up a basic Library staff will explain how to down- Strategies, Part II will be held from 2- hat pattern at either Library or download load books and answer your questions 4 pm Tuesday, November 9. Regan will instructions online. All caps should be about electronic media. discuss how to respond to a variety of brought to the Bertram Wood Branch by different behavioral questions. Learn to December 9. For the Birds use a small set of examples in a variety of Knit Nights are held at 7 pm Thursdays, Gallery Exhibit interview situations. October 14 and November 11 at Woods The programs are free; however, res- Branch and are moderated by experi- Denise Stewart and Leslie Edwards ervations are requested and can be made enced knitter, Fern Braverman. Humez have curated an art exhibit that in person, online, or by calling 216-991- features everything avian. The exhibit 2030. Technology Fair will be on display October 21 through December 3 on the second floor of the Knit Nights Knitters In a digital daze? Wondering what to Main Library. Residents can meet the Knit Caps for Kids buy for the holidays? Come to the artists at a reception at 7 pm Thursday, Library’s Technology Fair from 12:30– October 21. For the third year in a row, Knit Night 5 pm Saturday, November 20 at the Denise Stewart graduated from Boston knitters invite the community to cre- Main Library. Learn to get the most out University and received a master’s degree ate caps for kids. Last year the Library of DVDs, Smart phones, downloadable in printmaking from The Cleveland donated more than 200 caps to the books, playaways, digital cameras, and Institute of Art. She continues to combine Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s other popular gadgets, which will be teaching with her work at the Cleveland Project ACT for distribution to homeless available. This free event will feature rep- Institute of Art’s Continuing Education children. resentatives from BestBuy, MotoPhoto, program. She was recently the cura-

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tor and gallery considered one of the country’s leading held a fellowship manager at the performance poets and is a frequent at the Fine Arts Valley Art Center keynote speaker at national and interna- Work Center in in Chagrin Falls tional conferences. She is the author of Provincetown, and enjoys men- two books on writing and public speak- Massachusetts toring interns ing skills, Practical Poetry: A Non-Standard during the sum- from CIA as well Approach to Meeting Content Standards and mer of 2001. He as other art col- Outspoken: How hosts a monthly Stewart leges. She is cur- to Improve Writing Ragain open poetry rently a resident and Speaking Skills reading at the artist at Zygote Press. Her prints incor- through Poetry North Water Street Gallery in Kent and porate unconventional material, such as Performance writ- was recently honored for his excellence in used tea fiber and rust. She has exhibited ten with Michael teaching at the annual Teaching Council’s at the Heights Gallery, Trinity Cathedral, Salinger. She has conference at KSU. Edge Gallery, Zygote Press, Bay Arts, and published eight Tim Joyce graduated from Cleveland the Cleveland Institute of Art. Holbrook poetry books for State University and began a career inter- Leslie Edwards Humez is a fine artist children and two weaving journalism and teaching with who has explored many media and gath- poetry books for adults. painting, poetry, and music. He earned a ered technical knowledge from teachers Michael Salinger has been writing and master’s degree in Anglo-Irish literature and her own exuberant experimentation. performing poetry and fiction for over 20 from University College Dublin, and She uses familiar materials in unexpected years. His work has appeared in dozens spent seven years in Hollywood with the ways and has a growing interest in print- of literary journals. A five-time captain Motion Picture Association of America. ing fabric with natural stains such as and coach of the Cleveland Slam team, In 1992, Joyce was a visiting lecturer in rust and grass. Her work has garnered he has also served as a consultant and American poetry many awards and board member to Poetry Slam, Inc., the at the John F. has been fea- governing body of Poetry Slams across Kennedy School tured in Cleveland the country. He currently directs the in Berlin. He Magazine, and organization’s summer writing and per- has published can be found in formance confer- three volumes many private col- ence held at the of poetry: Those lections around campus of the Lucky Days, town. She was State University Joyce Flowerthief, the founding of New York’s and Language Humez publisher of Oneonta campus. Animal: New and Collected Poems. As a the Pork Belly Review, has contributed to He is the founder recipient of a NEH grant, Joyce studied Eclectica Magazine, and is the creator of and director of as a Harvard Fellow with poetry critic the on-line gallery Cleveland Arts East at Salinger the Nova Lizard Helen Vendler. His most recent work, clevelandartseast.com. project, a semi- Himself, is a collection of songs. A paint- nal performance troupe in Cleveland, er and musician, Joyce lives on Cape Cod Poetry Back in the Woods and chief facilitator of the teen writing where he teaches high school English. and performance program at Cleveland’s Friends of the Library sponsors its 13th Playhouse Square Foundation. Recent Donations to the year of poetry programs at Bertram Woods Maj Ragain has taught creative writ- Local History Collection Branch. The series began in September ing at Kent State University for more with a reading from Take Nine, a group of Items recently donated to the Local than 20 years and has hosted monthly nine female poets. The series continues at History collection include: poetry readings at Brady’s Cafe in Kent. 7 pm Thursday, October 28 with readings He has published four books of poetry, Daring Daughter of the Covenant: A Historical by Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger. most recently Twist the Axe: A Horseplayer’s Novel based upon the Life and Times of Beatrice Maj Ragain and Tim Joyce headline the 7 Story, a collection of poems, journals, and Nasi Mendes “Dona Gracia” 1510-1569 by pm November 18 program. illustrations. A recipient of three fellow- Emilie Barnett. Windjammer Adventure Sara Holbrook has been an NPR com- ships from the Ohio Arts Council, Ragain Publishing, 2009. Donated by the author. mentator on educational topics. She is

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PLAY AND LEARN STATION FOR THOSE NOT YET TWO: PRESCHOOL STORIES AT MAIN LIBRARY Stories, rhymes, and fun for children 3-, A free preschool literacy program NESTLINGS 4-, & 5-years-old. Kids’ that offers interactive opportunities It’s never too soon to start sharing Fall session: for parents or caregivers to explore books with babies! Enjoy songs & September 21-November 10. with their children, ages birth to 5 rhymes, books and bounces in this 1:30 pm Tuesdays & 10 am Thursdays at years. class for babies 5 to 15 months with Woods Branch. 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays & a grown-up. 10 am Wednesdays at Main Library. Saturdays. Fall session: No registration required; groups must make 6-8 pm Tuesdays. September 20-November 11. special arrangements. No registration required. 9:30 am Mondays at Main Library. 9:30 am Tuesdays at Woods Branch. PAJAMA STORIES AT WOODS BRANCH PLAY AND LEARN BABIES Registration began September 7. Child Stories for children ages 3 and up with or A special room filled with literacy- must be target age by the first class. without an adult. based activities just for babies from 7:15 pm Monday, September 20. birth to 18 months with their parent FLEDGLINGS Register in person, by phone, or online begin- or caregivers. Experience the wonder of words ning Monday, September 6. 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays & with your child through stories and Saturdays. songs, movement, puppets and fun in FREE FAMILY FLICK AT MAIN LIBRARY No registration required. this story time for children 15 to 24 months with a grown-up. Watch the PG-rated film How to Train Your PLAY AND LEARN STATION Fall session: Dragon, based on the book by Cressida FOR CAREGIVERS September 20-November 11. Cowell, about a Viking teenager who A preschool literacy program that 10:30 am Mondays at Main Library. befriends a dragon. offers interactive opportunities for 10:30 am Tuesdays at Woods 2-4 pm Saturday, October 23. caregivers to explore with their chil- Branch. Register in person, by phone, or online begin- dren, ages birth to five years. Registration began September 7. Child ning October 2. 10 am-noon Wednesdays. must be target age by the first class. One-time registration is required; call BUTTERFLY HANDS AT MAIN LIBRARY Family Connections at 216-921-2023. TERRIFIC TWOS Certified signer, Nancy Barnett, intro- Stories, songs and movement for 2- duces children in grades K-4 to basic No programs on Election Day year-olds with an adult. signing skills. November 2. Fall session: Fall session: October 11-November 15 September 20-November 11. 4:15 pm Mondays Play and Learn programs are 10 am Mondays or Wednesdays at Registration began September 20. offered in collaboration with Family Woods Branch. Connections. 10 am Tuesdays or Thursdays at Main BUTTERFLY HANDS AT WOODS BRANCH Library. Learn basic signs through songs, finger SATURDAY PRESCHOOL STORIES Registration began September 7. Child plays, flannel boards, and interaction with AT PLAY AND LEARN STATION must be 2 years old by the first certified signer Nancy Barnett and her Stories and fun for preschoolers. class. signing puppet Sammy. For children from 11 am Saturdays. birth to 5 years with an adult. No registration required. Fall session: October 7-November 11. 10:45-11:15 am Thursdays. Registration began September 23.

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Dark Guard and Dark Guard 2: Terror Tribe Book Buzz by C.C. Byrnes. Appling Books, 2009. 10 AM TUESDAY OCTOBER 12 Donated by the author (aka Christopher Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner Appling). The Red Hand Forever: The Hugh Stegner explores the bonds of a long PAJAMA STORIES AT WOODS BRANCH M. O’Neill Family of Cleveland by Christopher friendship between two couples despite Stories for children ages 3 and up with or J. Eiben. O’Neill Brothers Foundation, vast differences in their upbringing and without an adult. 1997. Donated by Brian Sullivan. social status. 7:15 pm Monday, November 15.

Register in person, by phone, or online This House is Empty Now by Joseph Iorillo. Mystery Book Discussion beginning Monday, November 1. Monolith Graphics, 2008. Donated by 7:30 PM TUESDAY OCTOBER 19 the author. Tales from Grenney Lane and Wife of the Gods by Kwei J. Quartey FAMILY HALLOWEEN STORYTELLING Other Stories by Marjorie Howard Johnson. The murder of a controversial young AT MAIN LIBRARY Eagle Creek Press, 2010. Donated by woman, who had been campaigning Join us for stories, songs, fun, Halloween the author. Not-So-Desperate: Fantasy, Fact, against AIDS in a remote village in revelry, and a tasty treat. Costumes are and Faith on Wisteria Lane by Shawnthea Ghana, sends Detective Darko Dawson welcome! Monroe. Chalice Press, 2006. Donated by of the Accra police to investigate. 7 pm Monday, October 25 the author. The President Comes to Shaker:

Register beginning Monday, October 11. The Presidential Speech. DVD. Shaker Evening Book Discussion Heights School District, 2009. Second 7:30 PM TUESDAY OCTOBER 26 THE HOMEWORK CENTER Story Productions. Donated by producer Homer and Langley by E.L. Doctorow AT MAIN LIBRARY (Grades 2-6) Brian Sullivan. A Place Apart: The History Share the unusual story of the Collyer Free homework help provided by teach- of Bratenahl, Ohio by Diana Tittle with brothers, two hermits who occupied a ers under the supervision of Mrs. Cheryl photographs by Jennie Jones. Bratenahl shuttered Fifth Avenue mansion in New Darden, Special Education Supervisor, Historical Society, 2007. Donated by York City. Cleveland Public Schools. the Bratenahl Historical Society. The An adult must be present to register Immigrant’s Way: For All Immigrants, By Book Buzz – Discuss two different books the student at the first visit. Students must An Immigrant by Margaret W. Wong, Esq. about Madame X be picked up by 6:30 pm. 2009. Donated by the author. 10 AM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9 4-6:30 pm. Mondays & Wednesdays in Marilyn Bachman donated Gristmill Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Meeting Room F (second floor). Shaker Heights High School yearbooks Fall of Madame X by Deborah Davis Call the Children’s Department for from 1960, 1961, and 1962. Linda This is the personal history of Virginie details, 216-991-2030. Gillinov donated Redi Realty Atlases of Gautreau, the 23-year-old New Orleans Cuyahoga County and Geauga County (17 Creole who moved to Paris and a rela- The Homework Center is funded by volumes, 1991), G.M. Hopkins Plat Books tively unknown painter, John Singer MyCom. of Cuyahoga County (Volumes 1 & 2, Sargent, who won the commission to 1941-1942), and G.M. Hopkins Plat Books paint her. MEET AMERICAN GIRL DOLL MOLLY of Cleveland (Volumes 1 & 3, 1932-1933). (Grades 1-5) Claudia Boatright donated photos from I Am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto Listen to a passage from the first book in the Baus photo album and materials This richly imagined novel illuminates the doll’s series, play a game, make a craft collected by Frank Myers relating to the struggle between American beau- and enjoy a snack from Molly’s era. Budinger family history and Shaker ty Virginie Gautreau, and John Singer 2-3:30 pm Saturday, October 16 at Woods Heights history. Sargent, painter of the controversial Branch. painting that shocked the 1884 Paris Register beginning Saturday, October 2. Book Discussions at Salon. 2-3:30 pm Saturday, November 13 at Main Library Main Library. Mystery Book Discussion Register beginning Saturday, October 30. 7:30 PM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9 Whether your passion is mystery, busi- Trace Evidence by Elizabeth Becka ness, or fiction, the Library has a book Evelyn James, a forensic investigator in discussion for you. Register and pick up the Cuyahoga County coroner’s office books at the Main Library one month and a single mother who is dealing with before the scheduled discussion. a teenage daughter upset about her par-

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ents’ divorce, attempts to solve the grue- Free Computer Classes 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 some slayings of several young women at the Main Library Explore the ways that Excel can display just a few years older than her daughter. data as charts and graphs. Learn the basic INTERNET CLASS ways data can be charted, and review Business Book Discussion 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 chart types to understand how they are 7 PM WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 used and with what kind of data. Some Outliers: The Story of Success Discover how to find and use a variety of familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is by Malcom Gladwell resources using Internet Explorer. Learn expected. In statistics, an outlier is a significant dis- how to “surf ” the web to find sites of tance from the norm. The author takes INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: interest, and ways to search for informa- this concept and applies it to exception- ONLINE JOB HUNTING tion. Participants must be able to use the ally successful people, studying their per- 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 mouse to click, drag and highlight. sonal characteristics and environments. 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL® This class is designed to help job seek- Evening Book Discussion 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 ers develop Internet and computer skills 7:30 PM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 needed in online job hunting. Discover Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Learn the basics of spreadsheet construc- websites that can help create resumes and Sister Mary Joseph Praise and Dr. Thomas tion, including formatting and design, get an overview of local online resources Stone are the main characters in this printing options, creating and using basic and tips for investigating local companies. riveting story that moves from India to formulas. Participants must be comfort- Mouse skills are required for this class. Ethiopia, to an inner-city hospital in New able using the mouse to drag and high- York City. INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT® light. 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN EXCEL® 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Put some power in your presentations.

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Learn to create a slide show with text and graphics, edit slides, and add sound and animation. Participants must be able to use the mouse.

MOUSE CLASS 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 This 90-minute class is designed to help beginning computer users become com- fortable using the mouse, the basic tool that allows people to use software, surf the net, and play games on the computer.

WEB EMAIL 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Learn to access a web e-mail account and to send, receive, reply, and forward mes- sages as well as to delete, file, move, and print them. Participants must be able to use the mouse to click, drag, and highlight and be able to navigate websites and type URLs.

WORKING WITH WINDOWS® 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Learn how Windows works! This class is designed for those who can navigate the Internet and work with programs, but are not comfortable using multiple windows. Topics include opening, moving, resiz- ing, and arranging windows, copying and pasting, as well as tips and tricks for using the keyboard to make some activities Cd#((, easier. Participants must be able to use broaden your horizons. the mouse. BNL6N As a Global Scholar, Alanna spent WINWAY RESUME WRITING fi ve weeks in Australia and came 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 home with much more than a 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 T-shirt. HB helps girls fi nd and Learn to create a professional looking amplify their passions. Each girl, resume with Winway Resume Deluxe 11. each year, in each way that fi ts her. This program also has video segments for learning, a manager for contacts and job leads, and search functions that gather DE:C=DJH: resources into a single page. Participants For ... more L6NH, visit www.hb.edu/1000ways must be comfortable using the mouse. HjcYVn!DXidWZg')i] &/(%Ä(/(%e#b#

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GRAPHICS IN POWERPOINT® BASIC WORD PROCESSING CLASS INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 GOOGLE DOCUMENTS™ 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Learn to create effective PowerPoint pre- Learn to format documents using With just a web browser, work on docu- sentations by inserting clip art, Word Microsoft Word software. Topics to be ments, spreadsheets, and databases over Art, digital pictures, and even text boxes covered include formatting text and the Internet. Invite others to edit the into slides. Basic familiarity with creating paragraphs, text alignment, the use of documents and work collaboratively. slides and slideshows is expected. toolbars, menus, and context-sensitive Mousing and Internet skills are needed. menus. Participants must be comfortable Some familiarity with productivity soft- INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: using the mouse. ware is useful. GOOGLEMANIA™ 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 ANIMATION IN POWERPOINT® 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 Teen Scene Learn advanced Internet searching strat- 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 THE TEEN CENTER AT MAIN LIBRARY egies using the Google™ search engine, (Ages 12-17) including tips and tricks for finding better Everything in a slide can be animated. 3:30-8 pm Monday-Thursday information more quickly and efficiently. Learn the important objects that can be Second Floor. Topics will include Google Advanced added to a slide and the menus that con- Search, Settings and Preferences, Google trol them. Participants should be familiar TAB MEETINGS AT MAIN LIBRARY Maps, Google Books, and many other with the basics of creating a slide show, (Ages 12-17) services. Participants must be able to use including adding new slides and using Regular meetings for 2010-11 the mouse to click, drag and highlight. graphics. Using the mouse and searching Teen Advisory Board Members. Basic Internet skills are also required. on the Internet are required skills. 7:30-8:15 pm Tuesdays, October 12 and November 9.

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SMART SNACKS IN THE TEEN CENTER The Bookshelf: For Children (Ages 12–17) In honor of Veterans Day America at War by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Have fun making (and eating) healthy Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008. snacks that will keep you looking and Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam This volume of poetry includes classics feeling great. by Larry Heinemann. Doubleday, 2005. such as Stephen Crane’s “War is Kind” 4 PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13. The Vietnam War veteran and National and John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”, Register beginning September 29. Book Award-winning author of Paco’s spanning the American Revolution to the Story (1987) returns to Vietnam to find a war in Iraq. CREATE YOUR OWN BOOK— warm welcome from a land at peace. INSIDE & OUT! AT WOODS BRANCH The D-Day Heroes by Patrick Bousquet. (Grades 6 and up) Flashback: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, OREP Editions, 2006. The story of D- Celebrate National Book Month by mak- Suicide, and the Lessons of War by Penny Day and some of its heroes is illustrated ing a distinctive accordion-fold book like Coleman. Beacon Press, 2006. In this by famous French graphic novelist Regis the Aztecs, Mayans, and peoples of Asia thoroughly researched history of what Hector. have done for centuries. was once called shell shock, readers are 2:15-3:15 PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23. presented with the tragic, in-their-own- Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, Register beginning October 9. words stories of 12 women, each of and a Miracle by Major Brian Dennis. Little, whom is a surviving relative of a Vietnam Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009. ACT PRACTICE TEST AND ACT STRATEGY veteran who committed suicide. This is the heartwarming story of a dog SESSION AT MAIN LIBRARY that followed a Marine convoy 70 miles (for Students in Grades 10-12) Soldier from the War Returning: the Greatest across the Iraqi desert to find Major The Princeton Review will administer an Generation’s Troubled Homecoming from Brian Dennis, the man who had cared for ACT Practice Test, professionally score it, World War II by Thomas Childers. Houghton him while stationed in Western Iraq. and return the following week to teach Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. This sensitive score-boosting strategies. Bring two #2 account of the post-war trauma of three In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by pencils, a snack, and a calculator. WWII veterans, includes a father describ- John McCrae by Linda Granfield. Delacorte 9:15 AM-2 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 ing the struggle that many veterans expe- Press, 1995. Beautifully poignant illustra- ACT TEST. rienced after the cheering stopped and tions accompany the text of McCrae’s 9:15-11 AM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 the war’s effects remained. famous poem. Additional material ACT STRATEGY SESSION. includes information about World War You must be registered to take the test. A Time for Peace: The Legacy of the Vietnam War I, life in the trenches, and biographical No one will be admitted to the test late. by Robert Schulzinger. Oxford University information about the Canadian medic Register for both programs beginning October 30. Press, 2006. A distinguished American and poet: lest we forget. historian examines the war from many MOVIE DAY IN THE TEEN CENTER angles, and explores how the deeply The National World War II Memorial by Ted (Ages 12-17) etched memories of the conflict have and Lola Schaefer. Heinemann Library, Enjoy a popular teen film and old-fash- changed the political, social, and cultural 2006. Even the youngest children can ioned movie-theater-style snacks. landscape of America. gain basic knowledge about World War 4 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17. II and the memorial that commemo- Register beginning November 3. Two Wars: One Hero’s Fight on Two Fronts rates the brave soldiers who served their – Abroad and Within by Nate Self. Tyndale country. AT 3 @ WOODS BRANCH House Publishers, Inc., 2008. Former (Grades 6 and up) Army Ranger Nate Self tells his story, from Remembering Korea: The Korean War Veterans Hang out, relax with friends, make a battles in the mountains of Afghanistan to Memorial by Brent Ashabranner. Twenty- snack and play some games. his struggle with posttraumatic stress First Century Books, 2001. Black-and- 3-3:45 PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18. disorder, showing how his faith and his white and color photographs illustrate No registration required. family pulled him through. this book, which includes a chapter on the Korean War, also known as “America’s Forgotten War,” and the memorial to those who fought, which stands as a poi- gnant reminder.

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Natalie M. Rosinsky. vides an advanced search feature that lets for the sale, sign up on the volunteer Compass Point Books, 2007. This book users narrow their searches. The resulting forms available at the circulations desks focuses on the design, construction, and records are images of the original Census at both Libraries. the controversial story of the Vietnam forms. Veterans Memorial, also known as The What’s it Worth? Friends Elect Officers Wall, including brief background informa- and Seek Members Wondering what that old mantel clock tion about the Vietnam War. would fetch at auction? The value of a At its July 13 annual meeting, Friends of The War to End All Wars: World War I by collectible depends on its availability, its the Shaker Library elected the following Russell Freedman. Clarion Books, 2010. condition, and the current market for a officers for the 2010-2011 term: Sharon This authoritative account of the Great particular item. Heslin, president, Stephanie Jonas, vice War is accompanied by a wealth of black- Friends of the Shaker Library is spon- president/volunteers, Tim Burke, vice and-white photographs. soring an antiques appraisal evening president/book sales, Martha Sivertson, from 6 to 8:30 pm Thursday, November treasurer, Kelly Baylog, corresponding Letters from the Homefront 4 at Main Library. Experts, including secretary, and Joyce Chappelle, recording Bridget McWilliams of Wolf ’s Gallery The Library celebrates Veterans Day with secretary. on Larchmere Road, will be on hand to a Letters-from-the-Homefront letter- Now in its 30th year, Friends contin- appraise items and to tell residents what writing campaign from November 8-14. ues its ambitious membership campaign their treasures are worth. Veterans’ appreciation tables, equipped to raise $30,000. A large striker sign If items are too large to carry into the with paper, envelopes, pens, and crayons, stands at each Library to measure the Library, residents should bring clear pho- will be set up at both libraries where resi- campaign’s progress. Membership has tographs of their items noting any special dents can express their gratitude to our its rewards. Many local merchants offer markings. Appraisals will cost a small fee. servicemen and women. discounts to members. These include A. Watch the Friends’ bulletin board at both The Library will gather the let- J. Heil, Al Nola, Balloon Crew, Center agencies for more details on this event. ters and with the help of the Mission Heights Service, Chagrin Chiropractic, Continues, an organization founded Good Nature, J. Pistone, Loganberry End Notes by Eric Greitens, Senior Fellow at the Books, Multitudes Int’l Salon, Pearl of • Sunday hours resume October 3 when University of Missouri’s Truman School the Orient, Shaker Animal Clinic, Shaker Main Library opens from 1-5 pm of Public Affairs (and nephew of Shaker Auto Hospital, and Shaker Heights • The Library Board meets at 6:30 pm Library’s teen librarian Audrey Jacobs), Hardware. Tuesday, October 12 in the Main Library will send the letters to military personnel Board Room and at 6:30 pm Tuesday, overseas. Friends Fall Book Sale November 9 in the Dietz Room at Woods All letter writers will receive a red Due to the Main Library renovation Branch. paper poppy as a thank you. project, Friends will hold its Fall Book • Friends of the Shaker Library meets Sale a bit early this year. Volunteers have Database of Note at 7 pm Tuesdays, October 19 and worked throughout the summer to orga- November 16 at Main Library. Nagging questions? There are millions of nize a huge sale of gently used books on answers online, but the Library can help the second floor of the Main Library. • Both libraries will be closed for you find the right ones. Use the Library’s The sale begins with a Members Thanksgiving, November 25 through helpful databases, which can be accessed Preview Sale from 4-8 pm Thursday, November 27. (November 26 is an in the Library or from home by using October 7. Friends’ members get first unpaid Furlough Day.) your Library card. dibs on a wide selection of books. Non- • Brondy Shanker leads English in If you are interested in researching members may join at the door. The sale Action, a class for those who wish to your family tree, HeritageQuest Online continues from 9 am to 4 pm Friday, learn to speak and read English, at 7 pm allows you to search a variety of sources, October 8 and Saturday, October 9, and Tuesdays at Main Library. including U.S. Census records from 1790 ends with the popular Bag Sale from 1-3 to 1930, books, periodical indexes, and pm Sunday, October 10 when all bags of • GameGirlz, video game playing ses- Revolutionary War files. HeritageQuest’s hardback books sell for $5 and a bag of sions for girls from 2 to 92, is held from search screens are simple and unclut- paperbacks sells for $3. 4-5:30 pm Thursdays, October 28 and tered, and U.S. Census searching pro- For more information or to volunteer November 18 at Main Library.

22 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM a community harvest

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 23 BY THE EDITORS Community vegetable gardens sprouted all over Shaker Heights this year. It PHOTOS BY ALEX RIVERA seemed like everybody got down and dirty: Churches, schools, the library, and the City itself, growing tomatoes, bell peppers, mountains of basil and oregano, summer squash, zucchini, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant…any- thing with a stalk or stem that can be sautéed or put into salsa, pesto, or marinara sauce. “It would be hard to say anything that is not in favor of community garden- ing,” says Donita Anderson, executive director of the North Union Farmers Market (NUFM), a non-profit organization at Shaker Square that operates Shaker resident Cissy Holmes, pictured half a dozen high-quality farmers markets: Chagrin Falls, Lakewood, Crocker above, collects basil at the First Unitarian Park, Cleveland State University, the Cleveland Clinic, and of course the flag- Church of Cleveland’s community garden. ship market at Shaker Square. The garden was partially funded by the The impetus behind Shaker’s community gardening movement comes Shaker Heights Public Library, which re- from exactly what the NUFM stands for: eating fresh, locally grown food. ceived a grant from the State Library of Ohio to help local community gardens prosper. (Each NUFM vendor has to be certified, which means a NUFM representa- tive inspects their farm. They must show lease or ownership records, seed The Community Gardens of Shaker Heights receipts, the number of acres under production, site location, and approxi- (gardensofshaker.org) also received funding mate harvest.) from the Library. CGSH was formed this year “Growing your own food and flowers is a big undertaking that deserves by a group of Shaker residents who started winter planning time,” Donita says. “Picking out seeds with children when it two gardens, one on Rolliston Road on City- owned property, and one on private land on is still cold out is a great activity, and reveals the promise of summer.” Cheshire Road in the Larchmere neighbor- Shaker Life photographer Alex Rivera captured these images of Shaker hood. Justin Evans, on the opposite page, community gardens at their peak, right before final harvest. How well we works in the Rolliston garden. remember.

24 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 25 Right: Lynn Miller, branch manager of the Shaker Library’s Bertram Woods branch, relaxes in the Bertram Woods community garden. Above: Dominic Liberatore works in the Rolliston garden, while Janet Alter, op- posite page, tends to the Cheshire operation in Larchmere. The Cuyahoga County office of The Ohio State University’s Extension program contributed money to the Cheshire Road operation.

26 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM What Makes A Great Home Garden? (A lot of hard work)

BY DONITA ANDERSON, Executive Director, North Union Farmers Market

To me, the most important part of community gardening is being a good steward of the soil. Without good soil, the product will not be of the highest quality. A definitive soil test is very important. The test needs to look at the balance of minerals. Moreover, any contaminants would ruin the garden, so soil must be tested for lead and a whole host of other contaminants. If the soil is contaminated it must be remediated before growing anything. This is a huge undertaking, so it might be better for the home gardener to use pots or raised beds. Still, the soil needs to be the highest quality. After the soil has been dealt with, the planning and the fun begin. I recommend the book Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. We had all the old soil removed from our postage-stamp backyard in Shaker Heights and replaced with organic soil. We have blackberries, raspberries, four cherry trees, three plum trees, three fig trees, and an apricot tree. When the kids were little we grew over a hundred corn stalks, melons, tomatoes, and lots of flowers. It was an enjoyable family activity. I wish all gardeners the same happiness.

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 27 In the kitchen at the First Unitarian Church of Cleveland, Paul McClain gets ready to turn basil from the garden into pesto, accompanied by homemade ciabatta bread. Below, Carol Gay is hard at work in the garden itself.

28 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM The Great Window Debate

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 29 Restore or replace? Herein, a guide to help Shaker home- owners with their windows dilemmas. (Though sometimes restoration is the only choice.)

BY NANCY O’CONNOR PHOTOS BY GREEN STREET STUDIO

The original windows in a Shaker Heights home built during the first half of the last century are an integral part of the home’s design, and are usu- ally crafted from high-quality, durable lumber, adding immensely to the architectural character of the home. But that doesn’t stop expensive heat from escaping through the single panes of glass, sash cords from breaking, glazing from crumbling, or paint from chipping off warped and rotted sashes and sills. Faced with the dilemma of what to do about window woes, hom- eowners can find themselves smack in the middle of two heated debates: “repair versus replace” and “wood versus vinyl.” Those on both sides of the issues have good points to make. Repairing and restoring original windows preserves the home’s integrity and diverts materials from the nation’s overloaded landfills. On the other hand, new wood and vinyl windows are typically very energy-efficient, and high- end models replicate older window designs. Moreover, vinyl requires very little maintenance. Thanks to some local people who specialize in window restoration and others that sell top-quality new wood and vinyl windows, it’s possible

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Whether you’re leaning toward restoration or replacement, your first step is to contact the Shaker Heights Planning Department to find out what permits and approvals you may need for any window project. “The City encourages window repair instead of replacement whenever pos- sible, and wood over vinyl,” says Senior Planner Ann Klavora. The character and quality of the City’s housing stock greatly impacts the community’s overall appeal and property values. Klavora also notes, “If the home is located in a local historic district, such as the Winslow Road area or around Shaker Square – or if it is individually listed as a landmark – the Landmark Commission Window Guide- lines require that new replacement windows match the original materials, typically wood.” Planning staff can offer information and guidance, a list of approved contrac- tors, free copies of The Homeowners’ Guide to Preservation and Maintenance (also available at shakeronline.com), and details on what permits the homeowners need to proceed with a major window project. Moreover, all exterior home improvements, including windows, need to com- ply with Architectural Board of Review (ABR) and/or Landmark Commission reg- ulations. If windows must be replaced, the ABR and Landmark Commission will want new windows to replicate the style, proportions, and glazing pattern of the existing windows. Most projects will also require a building permit. Residents can find information on the City’s website at shakeronline.com.

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SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 31 for everyone to win. As these Shaker residents, contractors, and window dealers can attest, there is indeed such a thing as energy-efficient historic wood window restoration. And yes, you can find high-quality new win- dows that complement your home’s design – and fit your budget.

Restoration, or…

“Nothing lasts forever.” You’ll have a hard time convincing preservation- ist Kathleen Crowther or contractor Igor Rae of that, especially if you’re talking windows. “Most people do not realize that windows are important to the historic Opposite page: Elaine Stevens and Shaker-based win- dow restoration contractor Igor Rae in the Stevens’ his- integrity and overall curb appeal of a home, and they can also usually be toric 1913 home, which is pictured above. Elaine and repaired for a fraction of the cost of replacements,” says Crowther, a her husband Lou have been restoring all 45 double-hung Shaker resident who has served as executive director of the Cleveland windows. Restoration Society (CRS) for more than 20 years. CRS offers homeown- ers technical assistance, educational workshops, resources for restoration materials and treatments, and a low-interest loan product to finance re- habilitation projects (see sidebar). “In fact, the biggest issue that we encounter with homeowners in Shaker is drafty old windows,” says Crowther, who lives in one of Shak- er’s oldest homes, which was built in the 1880s and expanded in the 1920s. “We restored all of our wood windows,” she says. “We mostly re- roped and adjusted for a proper fit. We also installed exterior storm win- dows for energy conservation.”

32 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Minor carpentry repairs to an old a thermal upgrading of the glass in older wood window, in combination with a windows. The process, he says, “makes good aluminum storm window, can cut the older window as energy-efficient as a down on heat loss significantly, she prom- new one.” He replaces the original sin- ises. “At CRS, we hate to see money being gle panes of glass with double-pane glass wasted on replacement windows unnec- with argon gas between them to add in- essarily, and are happy to provide helpful sulation. Because the new glass makes the information on repair versus replacement window heavier than before, Rae replaces to any inquiring homeowner.” the counter weight-rope system with a Igor Rae, who runs his Allied Remod- hidden spring-loaded one. He also re- eling and Window Restoration businesses weather strips and adds insulation to the from his Shaker Heights home, is likewise cavities where the counter weights were passionate about preserving a home’s once housed. The cost to restore an older original features, and operates with a window, he says, “can run 15-20 percent sharp eye on staying green. less than replacing with a new wood win- He says the biggest hazard to windows dow that costs $1,000 and more, and you is water. “But almost anything can be re- can achieve the same energy efficiency.” paired. Many times, we get called out to The process lets the homeowner pre- replace a window, but once we inform serve 50 percent of the window’s original homeowners that the window is actu- materials and its overall appearance. Plus, ally structurally sound and just in need of Rae adds, “we put nothing in the landfill. some repair, they go that route.” We reuse and repurpose even the weights In addition to doing repair work on and glass we’ve removed.” wood, leaded, and stained glass windows, Among Rae’s regular customers opting Rae offers a unique service that involves for the thermal window upgrade are Lou

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 33 This page and opposite: The sunroom on this gracious and Elaine Stevens, who have steadily been restoring the 45 double-hung South Park Boulevard home has been beautified with wood windows in their 1913 Shaker Heights home, one floor at a time. contemporary wooden windows. “The windows were loose, the sash cords kept breaking, and we were losing a lot of heat through them,” Lou says of his pre-restoration win- dows. Restoring turned out to be slightly less expensive than buying new, he found, “but the real beauty is you get to maintain the same appearance and the functionality goes through the roof.” The windows now glide up and down smoothly, tilt out for easier cleaning, and leaking air problems are virtually eliminated because the windows now fit in their frames. The insulation value has been “tremendous,” Lou says. “We used to need two radiators in the sunroom, now we need just one. In other rooms, we’re not even using the storm windows anymore.”

…Replacement? Dave Schiever fully appreciates preservation efforts, but also fully un- derstands that “even the preservation-minded have to pay heat bills, and energy costs keep rising. Energy efficiency is a paramount focus for many businesses today, including window manufacturers.” The Shaker resident recently became vice president of marketing for Regency Window Company, which has serviced Shaker homeowners for more than 40 years. The home Schiever shares with his partner, Michelle, was built in the early 1920s. “All 52 windows are original. But there are cases when new continued on page 54

34 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Call On the Cleveland Restoration Society for Help

Because the City of Shaker Heights is a member com- Historic District in 2008 as a rental property. Built in munity of the Cleveland Restoration Society (CRS), 1928, the Tudor-style home had a variety of violations residents can take advantage of numerous free services that she had to repair, including rotting sashes that were provided by the organization. not functioning or locking correctly on the majority of “Our tech staff is happy to conduct a home site visit, the home’s windows. during which they can discuss any maintenance or pres- “I wanted to restore the home right, from top to bot- ervation issues that the homeowner may be concerned tom,” she says. “It’s too beautiful a home to not do it with, and also point out any other problem areas that right.” might come to their attention,” says executive director Trudick used the Heritage Home Program loan to and Shaker resident Kathleen Crowther. have the windows repaired and repainted, and to fund “We can also provide informative resources to help a new driveway, mechanical upgrades, exterior painting, find local contractors, research period-appropriate roof tear-off, and general interior updating. finishes, or ways to increase your home’s energy “Most Shaker homeowners are cognizant of the Van efficiency.” Sweringen legacy and its emphasis on combining natural Shaker Heights has also partnered with CRS to beauty with traditional architectural styles,” Crowther offer low-interest home repair and renovation loans says. “As a result, they tend to be sensitive to maintaining for homeowners of properties built before 1961. The character-defining features of their historic homes. We Heritage Home Program, financed through KeyBank, were thrilled to see Kathleen save money on her rehab, currently offers a fixed interest rate of 3.5 percent for increase her home’s energy efficiency, and maintain its seven and 10 years. Since 2001, 86 Shaker Heights historic character.” homeowners have reinvested $2,860,274 into their homes through the Heritage Home Program. To learn more about the Heritage Home Program, con- One of those loan recipients is Kathleen Trudick, tact Jamie Bertram at (216) 426-3106 or email jber- who purchased a two-family home in the Winslow Road tram@clevelandrestoration.org.

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BY RITA KUEBER PHOTO BY MARC GOLUB

There are just some things that say “autumn.” Leaves, of course. Soaring blue skies, a touch of cool rain, and a nip in the air, all a relief after summer’s heat. And fall the sights and sounds of fall cleanups. A cleanup is essential for the health and beauty of any suburban landscape. At minimum, homeowners should rake up all leaves and dead plant material, and remove it from the lawn and flowerbeds. But beyond that, to give any house great curb appeal, Arthur Richwine, manager of Bremec Garden Center in Cleveland Heights, recommends colorful fall plant- fresh ings. While Bremec Greenhouses & Nursery has been in business for 23 years, the Fall is a season of bounty, Heights store has been open for two. The business, based in Chesterland, also pro- celebration – and, in Shaker vides maintenance and landscape design services. Heights, lawn and garden win- Richwine recommends flowering kale, asters, fall-blooming anemones, Autumn terization. Contractors who Joy sedum, pansies, and mums. “Fall pansies will bloom all winter as long as they’re routinely work in Shaker offer not covered with snow,” he says. For the mums, he recommends “roughing up” the here a number of helpful tips ball to loosen the roots and then adding extra mulch around the crown to keep the for keeping our homes beauti- plant warm. “Mums add fantastic color to any outdoor space,” Richwine says, “es- ful. pecially in fall.” This is also the best time to plant bulbs such as daffodils and tulips, for an awesome springtime display.

Jim Freireich, owner of Eastside Landscaping, agrees that the most important task for fall is clearing the leaves from the lawn and flower beds. He also recommends cutting back perennials, aerating the lawn, and giving it a dose of slow-release fertil- izer. The 25-year-old business with its 30 employees handles landscaping mainte- nance, outdoor construction, and snow plowing in Shaker Heights and neighboring suburbs. “Fall fertilization gives the lawn that last feed, takes it through the winter and sets up healthy growth for spring,” Freireich says. Properly applied slow-release fertilizer

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 37 helps build up the lawn’s root system. “We recommend yearly aeration to our clients,” he says. The company uses a walk-behind machine that digs up and distributes one- to two-inch plugs over the lawn. “It does look like some geese went crazy on the lawn, but the plugs break down over a short period of time. Aerating thins out the root system, allows air, moisture, and fertilizer to get into the lawn and promotes more root growth,” he explains. One additional reminder Freireich of- fers is to put all outdoor obstacles away for winter, especially anything in the path of a snowplow.

Herrick Mann started H.A.M. Land- scaping cutting grass for his neighbors on Palmerston Road while he was in junior high school. Forty years later, with a de- gree in Horticulture from The Ohio State University and a team of 25 people on his payroll, Mann still cuts grass, but also designs landscapes and handles stone and plant installations. He specializes in the bigger, older homes that range from 60 to 120 years old. “If the homeowner wants a new stone installation, our goal is to make it look like the original,” he says. He also works with plants that were popular a generation or two ago, especially yew, hydrangea, and mock orange. With winter on the way, Mann’s num- ber-one recommendation is to get the leaves off the lawn. “Clean the lawn and get it cut a little shorter than usual,” he says. “And keep watering. Plants and lawns still need water going into fall and winter, even if it’s cool.” He also suggests cutting roses and hy- drangea to 18 inches, but leaving ornamen- tal grasses up if they’re not breaking apart. “I have clients who keep these grasses up high and full all winter,” he says. One of Mann’s concerns no matter what the season is protecting trees. “The bark of a tree is like your skin,” he says. “Put a

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Wood Burning being used. monoxide into your home. • Never attempt to make any Stoves and Fireplaces repairs yourself. Leave these to Wood burning stoves should • Never burn trash, large amounts • Ashes might contain bits of qualified specialists. have at least a 36-inch clear- of paper, or small twigs. Paper unburned wood and hot embers. * ance from combustible surfaces, especially can ignite the soot in Ashes from fireplaces and wood Portable Heating Devices as well as good floor support and your chimney. stoves should always be dis- The fire department* does not protection. They should be Un- posed in a metal container with recommend the use of portable derwriters Laboratory listed. • Never leave small children in a tight lid. heaters due to the safety risks a room where a wood burning they pose. Kerosene heaters • The chimney or stovepipe stove is in use. Furnaces pose the greatest risk. Howev- should be cleaned and inspect- Have the furnace professionally er, people use portable heaters ed at the beginning of the heat- • Never burn charcoal indoors. It inspected and cleaned prior to because they can make a room ing season. gives off carbon monoxide. the heating season. comfortable while reducing the cost to warm an entire house. • Keep a metal or glass screen in • Never go to sleep before the • Inspect the chimney line, cei- Keep portable heating devices front of the fireplace opening. fire is extinguished. ling, and walls near your furn- at least three feet from any com- ace. If there is excessive heat bustibles, such as furniture and • Creosote (soot) is a by-product • Never close your damper with or discoloration, more clear- drapes. Self-contained liquefied of wood burning. To reduce soot hot ashes in the fireplace. A ance or pipe insulation might be petroleum heaters are extremely build-up in your chimney, burn closed damper will allow the fire required. dangerous and prohibited. only dry, seasoned wood and to heat up. avoid slow-burning, smoky fires. • Inspect the flue pipe and pipe Propane Gas Heaters • If you use synthetic logs, follow seams. Make sure that they are • Do not use large gas heaters in • Never use flammable liquids the instructions on the package. supported properly and free of smaller rooms with limited ven- to light or accelerate a fire. Never break a synthetic log apart holes and cracks. Soot along or tilation. or use more than one log at a around the seams may be an in- • Never store flammable liq- time. These logs burn unevenly, dicator of a leak. • Always have ventless gas heat- uids in an area where a stove is releasing higher levels of carbon ers installed by a professional.

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SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 39 Kerosene Heaters (Make sure the unit has an Underwriters Laboratory listing.)

• Never refuel the heater when it is burning or still hot. Always refuel the heater outside.* Never use any fuel other than kerosene.*

• Never store kerosene in a container that has been used for gasoline or any other liquid.

Electric Heaters

• Plug directly into a properly functioning wall outlet.

• Place heater so it cannot be knocked over.

• Review operating and safety instructions in the original package, and closely follow the safety warnings printed on the heater.

Smoke Detectors

• Smoke detectors are required on every level of the home and outside each sleeping area. In addition, install a carbon monoxide detec- tor. Test your detectors monthly. Change bat- teries in battery-operated detectors at least yearly or whenever a detector “chirps” to sig- nal low power.

• Never “borrow” a smoke detector’s battery for another use.

OTHER WINTER FIRE SAFETY TIPS

• Never use an oven or range as a supple- mental heating device.

• Do not overload extension cords with mul- tiple appliances.

• Thaw frozen water pipes with hot water or a hair dryer. Do not use an open flame.

Tips to Prevent Frozen Water Lines Water supply pipes in unheated interior areas (crawl spaces, attics, garages, and kitchen cabinets mounted along exterior walls) are susceptible to freezing. Pipes inside exterior walls are also susceptible, especially in older homes that have little or no insulation. Re- member that both hot and cold water lines can freeze.

Short-term Recommendations

• Identify unheated areas where water supply lines are located.

• Open kitchen or bathroom cabinets below

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40 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM gshakerreat homes Absolutely a Dream BY RORY O’CONNOR PHOTOS BY GREEN STREET STUDIO It is perhaps the most famous house in Shaker Heights: the palatial South Park Boulevard house colloquially known as the Van Sweringen Mansion, after its builders and first owners. Today it’s the home of Dr. Andrew and Robin Schachat. The Schachats bought the house in 2006, when they relocated from Baltimore. Dr. Schachat is the vice chairman for clinical affairs at the Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and editor-in- chief of Ophthalmology, the Journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Robin is a landscape designer and a board member of the Shaker Historical Society and Museum. (See accompanying photo essay on the century home that houses the society and museum.) Brothers Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen, who developed Shaker Heights, acquired the parcel in 1905 when they bought the site of the North Union Shaker village, whose epicenter was at Lee Road and Shaker Boulevard. Construction on the house was completed in 1909. The Vans lived there with their two sisters until 1924, when they moved to Hunting Valley. The original estate was twice the size as now; the property encompassed all the land between South Park and Shaker boulevards, and included a large house for the Van’s chauffeur and his family – a home that is still standing and occupied, now sepa- rated from the “main house” by a high stone wall. Even as the grounds shrunk, other amenities were added by one or another of the home’s eight own- ers over the years, such as a swimming pool and an enormous Florida room overlooking the pool. Still, the spirit of the house, with its Tudor bones and great age, seems to resist modernization. There’s no getting around its evocation of Old World aristoc- racy, as these images of its dining room (this page) and living room (next pages) attest. “We’ve been here four years, but we still have to pinch ourselves,” Robin says. “Pulling into the driveway at night and looking up at this house – we just break into giggles. It’s absolutely a dream.” Visit shakeronline.com to see more images of this great Shaker home.

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 41 42 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 43 A Hundred Years And Counting PHOTOS BY JANET CENTURY

The house at 16740 South Park Boule- vard that is home to the Shaker Historical Society and Museum is 100 years old this year. It was designed by architect Daniel A. Reamer and built for Louis and Blanche Myers two years before Shaker Village was incorporated. Louis Myers worked for the men who developed the village, later to be named Shaker Heights – Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen. The brothers lived in their own stately South Park abode just a short distance away. (See accompanying photo feature.) Frank Myers, Louis and Blanche’s son, donated the house to the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus in 1968. The OHS in turn has allowed the Shaker Histori- cal Society to use it as its museum. The grounds extend all the way between South Park and Shaker boulevards, and include a garage and some apple trees, and a large wooded expanse of ivy and enormous ma- ture trees, mostly black walnut and osage- orange. Foxes, deer, and groundhogs pop- ulate the woods. This was the eastern edge of the origi- nal colony established by the North Union Community of the United Society of Be- lievers – aka the Shakers – in 1822, on the site of their apple orchard. When the col- ony shut down in 1889, its accoutrements – furniture, farm tools, kitchen items, art- work, even clothing – were auctioned off When the museum was established in 1947, many of the items began trickling back in, donated by the families of peo- ple who purchased them at auction. The permanent collection was established in 1956. Today there are some 1,800 items. About five percent of them are on display at any given time.

44 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 45 Both the North Union Shakers and the Van Sweringen brothers are represented at the Shaker Historical Society and Museum, offering a sweeping look at the history of Shaker Heights. Previous pages: Some of Oris and Mantis’s office furniture is on display in one of the museum's two main rooms. This page, clockwise from top: The museum’s exterior photographed from the driveway; Ann Cicarella, president of the museum’s board and its temporary director; a scale model of downtown Cleveland’s historic Terminal Tower, which was built by the Van Sweringens. More images at shakeronline.com.

46 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM

Never Too Young To Care

Elementary students in the Shaker School District show us how to reach out to others, locally and around the world. BY DIANA SIMEON PHOTOS BY COLLEEN MCCREARY

Each spring, residents around Lomond their own schools and neighborhoods, in side of yourself, being able to empathize, Elementary School look forward to a spe- the region, and even around the world. to understand a need, and to respond to cial treat: a May Day basket handmade by “We want to teach them to give back,” it appropriately,” says Onaway Elementary Lomond’s first and fourth graders. It’s says Lomond School principal Susan Alig. School principal Lynn Cowen. a project that teachers Michell Rucinski A couple of years ago, Alig asked her staff and Donita Singerman have collaborated to think of ways to integrate service into Global Projects on for many years. the classroom. She explains: “It could “The kids make the baskets out of even be something just in the building A wonderful example of Shaker’s ele- paper plates and construction paper,” – like if a class wants to take care of our mentary students jumping into action to explains Rucinski. “Then they attach a lost-and-found, then that’s going to be help others, in some cases quite literally, poem about spring and, as close to May their service project.” was in the aftermath of the devastating 1st as we can, we walk up and down the Alig and the other elementary school earthquake in Haiti. Just weeks after the streets around our school and the kids principals point out that service dovetails tragedy, students at Mercer Elementary hang them on the residents’ doors.” with concepts promoted in the Inter- School had organized a Hop for Haiti The May Day baskets are just one of national Baccalaureate program, which marathon. During the weeklong event, the many ways that Shaker’s youngest stu- Shaker is implementing throughout its Mercer’s students jumped rope in gym dents are learning the value of communi- schools. In fact, at the High School, In- class in return for pledges from friends ty service. Indeed, spend time in Shaker’s ternational Baccalaureate students will and family. Meanwhile, at Lomond, more elementary schools and you will find the perform up to 50 hours of community than 65 students in the Jump Rope Club spirit of service is thriving. In dozens of service before graduation. also got pledges from friends and family, projects across the District, elementary “International Baccalaureate has a com- then laced up their sneakers for their own students are reaching out to others, in munity orientation – caring for people out- one-day marathon.

48 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM All together, Mercer and Lomond’s earthquakes. “When our kids come to us students jumped their way to more than and say ‘I would like to do something,’ $5,000, which was donated to the Ameri- we are really open to listening and trying can Red Cross. to do something. I think kids, especially At Onaway, the Service Corps, a score at this age level, are caring and sympa- of fourth graders who undertake sev- thetic to what’s going on,” says Florence. eral service projects a year, held a Coins To that end, Mercer established its own for Haiti drive. Over at Boulevard, the student Service Corps two years ago. fourth-graders convinced music teacher In perhaps the most broad-based in- Lisa Cameron to turn an upcoming as- ternational service project to date, this sembly into a benefit for Haiti. And Fern- August Boulevard rolled out a school-wide way Elementary School’s fourth-graders Pennies for Peace campaign. Pennies for made pins to sell at the school’s annual Peace is a service-learning program devel- Pancake Breakfast. oped by Greg Mortenson, author of Three All told, Shaker’s K-4 students raised Cups of Tea, a best-selling book about his well over $8,000 for relief efforts in the experiences building schools in the most Caribbean nation. remote areas of Pakistan. In the Pennies “The most rewarding community for Peace program, students learn about service events are the ones driven by the culture of this region and collect pen- the students,” says Fernway principal nies, which are in turn used to help open Christopher Hayward. schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mercer principal J. Lindsay Florence Other elementary schools in the Dis- agrees, noting that the idea for Mercer’s trict have raised money for Pennies for Hop for Haiti came from a discussion in Peace, including Fernway and Mercer, but teacher Noel Polantz’s second-grade class, Boulevard plans to make it a centerpiece which had recently read a book about of its entire year. The staff of Boulevard

Opposite page: Boulevard teacher Carmen Chung reads Listen to the Wind to her first-grade students at the start of the schools’s Pen- nies for Peace campaign. Above: Last June, Patsy Bannon's fourth-grade class at Lomond presented a mural to the Shaker Heights Police Department as a thank you for its efforts in keeping the community safe.

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 49 Above right: Students at Onaway held a bake sale last February to raise funds to benefit Haiti.

will read Mortenson’s book, and teach- placemats for Shaker High’s Youth End- South Park and Shaker boulevards (see ers will read the accompanying picture ing Hunger spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Shaker Life, August-September 2010). book, Listen to the Wind, to their students Mercer’s Service Corps also provides “These are ways for the kids to learn and integrate other curriculum materials decorations for the Youth Ending Hunger to become a little more selfless and to from the program. Students will contrib- event and runs its own canned food drive. think about the world outside their own ute pennies to jars in their classrooms, Students at Fernway collect food for the backyards,” says Mercer PTO President while a display in Boulevard’s front hall Cleveland Food Bank. Theresa Szoke. will track the campaign’s progress. “Kids will be more apt to do some- “If a student can bring in a penny and • Providing basic necessities. At Lo- thing like that in the future and have a know they have helped a child learn to mond throughout the year, students bring commitment to service in their lives,” read and write, that is very powerful,” in toiletries, which are donated to local says Martha Mahoney, a parent coordina- says Boulevard Principal Colleen Longo. social service agencies, including Cleve- tor of the Onaway Service Corps. “It’s a “What we want kids to realize is that land’s New Life Community. Onaway’s positive experience, and they feel good one small action can make a massive dif- students have collected coats for a West about themselves.” ference in someone else’s life. We want Side shelter. Perhaps the most touching projects them to feel empowered that they can have grown out of extraordinary events make a positive difference in the world,” • Remembering the sick and lonely. experienced by a school’s own communi- she says. At Boulevard, second-grade students ty. In 2007, a fire took the life of Lomond make fleece blankets for children at Rain- student Imose Ikpia. To thank the Shaker Reaching Out at Home bow Babies and Children’s Hospital. And Heights Fire Department for its efforts, during the holidays, students across the Patsy Bannon’s fourth-grade class hit on To be sure, the outpouring of student District make cards for shut-ins and cor- the idea of making a mural with the help support for disasters such as Haiti (or as respond with troops in Afghanistan and of art teacher Jill Schumacher. in the past, Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq. The project took three months, and attacks of September 11) is remarkable. today the mural hangs in the fire station But equally inspiring is the year-in and • Keeping Shaker beautiful. Dur- on Chagrin Boulevard. Last year, Bannon, year-out work Shaker’s elementary stu- ing Fernway’s annual Community Ser- a longtime Shaker resident, took the proj- dents do on behalf of the local commu- vice event, students clean and beautify ect a step further and created a mural for nity. A sampling: the school’s neighborhood through trash the Shaker Heights Police Department. pick-ups and other projects. Mercer also “The idea was to make the students • Helping the hungry. Each year, On- holds a neighborhood Earth Day clean- aware of the fact that a whole lot of peo- away’s Service Corps bakes cookies for a up. Last spring, Onaway’s Service Corps ple work to make the community what it Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless at helped the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is,” says Bannon – “and to thank those Cleveland’s House of Blues and decorates put native plants at the Rapid station at people.”

50 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Winter Tips continued from page 40 sinks to allow warmer air to circulate around Additional Winter Tips From the • Install a programmable thermostat. You water lines. NEIGHBORHOOD can create a heating schedule for your home REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT with this simple control. * • Turn both hot and cold water valves on to 3450 LEE ROAD • (216) 491-1370 * allow a small trickle. shakeronline.com/dept/revite •Bleed radiator valves. Slightly open each valve until water appears and then close it • Don’t close off areas of the home that may • Clean your gutters. Clogged gutters can again. have water supply lines in order to conserve lead to water intrusion. heat. • Have a professional energy audit. • Protect your air conditioner. Cover it, and • Do not set the thermostat below 55 de- turn off the water flow to the compressor. Dealing With Drafts grees at night or if you will be away from The biggest leaks are in attics and base- home for an extended period. It is also ad- • Turn off outdoor faucets. Drain garden ments. If the audit finds that you need insu- visable to have someone occasionally check hoses and disconnect the nozzles and spray lation, hire a professional to install it. the home while you are gone. handles. Cold air seeps in through electrical out- lets and light switches on outside walls. Pur- Long-term Remedies • Close attic windows. chase pads that are Underwriters Laboratory • Insulate unheated areas such as attics, • Open draperies and shades on south-fac- listed and place them between the plate and crawl spaces, and exterior walls. ing windows during the day to allow the sun- the electrical mechanism to retard cold air. light to enter your home. Caulk around windows and door jams, • Install insulation around water supply and minimize the use of your fireplace. lines. • Wrap your hot water heater with a thermal Use kitchen exhaust wisely. The exhaust insulating blanket. The hot water heater is can rapidly pull warm air out of the house. • Consider having a certified plumber relo- usually the least-efficient appliance. This is Use your storm windows, and use door cate pipes away from unheated areas. an inexpensive task that most homeowners sweeps and weather stripping. can do themselves.

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 51 3529,',1*(;3(576(59,&( Fall Fresh ,167$//$7,216 *5($76$9,1*6 continued from page 38 ,16+$.(5 +(,*+7672'$< bed around your tree so there’s an obvious border for a lawnmower or a snowplow. ;-28)6 Maintain the bed or mulch around your trees to protect them through all the sea- Heating Cooling Plumbing Electrical &3-0)67EPI ‡‡+($7  sons.” If using mulch, be sure to leave two inches at the base of the trunk. Mounding mulch into a “volcano” around the trunk 98% Efficiency can prevent air and water from reaching in low temperature applications the roots, causing root stress. ´7KH6P\OLH2QH&RPIRUW7HDPµ A potential problem with gates and 3520$;+($7,1* fences usually can’t be seen with the na- 7XQH8S 6DIHW\,QVSHFWLRQ ked eye. It’s the water table in your yard and driveway, and even a slight misalign- 2Q)XUQDFHV %RLOHUV ment, over time, could cause big damage, :(=,  says Karen Henry. She and her husband $OO*DV%RLOHUV1RZ2QO\ John are co-owners of Henry Fence, now Tax Credit Expires 12/31/10 $OO*DV)XUQDFHV1RZ2QO\ in its 15th season. ZZZVP\OLHRQHFRP “Check that hinges and latches are 2+/,&5HVLGHQWLDO‡&RPPHUFLDO/,&(16('‡%21'('‡,1685(' 1RWYDOLGRQSULRUVDOHV1RRWKHUGLVFRXQWVDSSO\([SLUHV working properly,” Henry says. “Older fences especially wear unevenly, because the driveway tends to sink down in sum- ࠜ mer heat and heave up in winter cold.” She explains how the gate may begin to rub on ⧩ the concrete or asphalt. The misalignment affects the latch. If the gate doesn’t catch 4HE"EST properly, a big gust of winter wind can tear the gate off the fence. “Small repairs at the beginning of winter can help prevent ma- 4AKE/UT jor wind damage,” she says. @ Bxbse!xjoojoh!Btjbo!dvjtjof Once winter is in full force, “try to have your snow plow guy avoid piling the snow @ Fbso!Qfbsm!Epmmbst!fwfsz!ujnf! vtjoh!zpvs!Qfbsm!Cbh against the fence,” Henry says. “It puts @ Fgßdjfou!'!lopxmfehfbcmf!tubgg pressure on the posts of wooden fenc- es. If your fence is chain link, the snow @ Zpvs!psefst!bsf!bmxbzt!usjqmf difdlfe bends it out of shape. In spring, you’ll see a definite lean, a situation that can easily @ Njdspxbwbcmf!dpoubjofst be averted.” She also recommends going @ 42!zfbst!jo!Tiblfs!Ifjhiut to the City for a list of reliable, registered operators.   Anthony Di Francesco of Anthony  Di Francesco & Sons works on walls,   Wbo!Blfo!Dfoufs! steps, patios, and other masonry jobs. 31232!Wbo!Blfo!Cmwe/-!Tiblfs!Ifjhiut!! His watchword for the fall season is 327/862/9292!! xxx/qfbsm.fbtu/dpn     

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MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS sored by Shaker Library and Family DECEMBER 6 & 7: Toy Donation Drop & FRIDAYS: Parent and Child Play Connections. INFO: 216-921-2023 OR Off, 9 AM–5 PM, FAMILY CONNECTIONS Sessions, THE PATRICIA S. MEARNS 216-991-2030. AT SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Just in FAMILY PLAYROOM AT SHAKER FAMILY time for the holidays! Round up CENTER. Parents and caregivers FRIDAYS: Family Fun Fridays for those seldom-used toys and donate with children ages birth to 5 years Families Raising Children 3-5 them to Family Connections then old can play, make friends, and with Special Needs, 1-3 PM, PLAY come back and buy like-new ones network Monday, Wednesday & AND LEARN STATION AT MAIN LIBRARY. December 8 & 9. INFO: 216-921- Friday 9:30 am-noon OR Monday, (October 1 & 8 sessions will be 2023. Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 4- held at Shaker Family Center.) 6 pm. Membership includes use Free, drop-in, facilitated playgroup Ongoing Activities of gym and muscle room during for parents with children ages 3-5 for Adults specific hours. FEES & INFO: 216-921- with special needs. Special activi- 2023. ties held on second, third, and TUESDAYS: Stone Oven Days, 2267 fourth Friday of the month. INFO: LEE RD. The Stone Oven donates a TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS: 216-921-2023. percentage of the day’s sales to the Play and Learn Station, 10 AM- Nature Center programs. Dine and NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop- SATURDAYS: Make Room for Daddy, donate! Enjoy a great meal and sup- in, literacy-based play for parents for Families Raising Children port the Nature Center. INFO: 216- and caregivers with children birth 3-5 with Special Needs, TWO 321-5935 OR www.shakerlakes.org. to age 5 co-sponsored by Shaker SATURDAYS PER MONTH (check Family Library and Family Connections. Connections’ website for specific TUESDAYS: English in Action, 7- Evening hours: 6-8 pm Tuesdays. dates), 10 AM-NOON, THE PATRICIA S. 8:45 PM, MAIN LIBRARY, 16500 VAN INFO: 216-921-2023 OR 216-991-2030. MEARNS FAMILY PLAYROOM AT SHAKER AKEN BLVD. Free program for those FAMILY CENTER. Free, drop-in, facili- seeking to learn to read and speak WEDNESDAYS: Play and Learn Station tated playgroup for fathers with English. INFO: BRONDY SHANKER, 216- for Home Day Care Providers, 10 children ages 3-5 with special 561-1803. AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop- needs. Grandfathers or siblings in literacy play sessions just for under 5 are welcome. INFO: 216- home day care providers and their 921-2023. children birth to age 5, co-spon-

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STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Destinations... COMMUNITY BUILDING / & MUSEUM BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH LIBRARY COMMUNITY COLONNADE 16740 South Park Boulevard 20600 Fayette Road 3450 Lee Road 216-921-1201 216-491-1360 216-991-2421 SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL MAIN LIBRARY FAMILY CONNECTIONS AT 20600 Shaker Boulevard 16500 Van Aken Boulevard SHAKER FAMILY CENTER 216-295-4100 19824 Sussex Road 216-991-2030 THORNTON PARK 216-921-2023 THE NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES 3301 Warrensville Center Road 2600 South Park Boulevard SHAKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL 216-491-1295 15911 Aldersyde Drive 216-321-5935 216-295-4200

SHAKER LIFE OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2010 55 out & about October highlights Sunday Monday TuesdayWednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Lois Becker’s Fall Nature Center Jewelry Show Hike & Run 10/1-3 9 am. (pg. 58) (pg. 58)  Groovin’ at Gruber’s Gallery- Opening Gala 6-8 pm, Shaker Historical Society & Museum. (pg. 59) 3 4 5 6 7 8  9 Play Acts... Parent and Child Job Hunting: Friends of the Firehouse To Go! 3 pm, Play Sessions Getting Your Shaker Library Open House Tubbs Jones Ongoing. Shaker Foot in the Book Sale 10/7-10 1 pm. Community Bldg. Family Center. Door 2 pm, 4-8 pm, Main (pg. 60) (pg. 59) (pg. 55) Main Library. Library. (pg. 60) (pg. 59) Fund for the Building Doctor Future of Shaker Clinic 7 pm, Heights Cocktail Tubbs Jones Comm. Reception Benefit Bldg. (pg. 60) 5 pm. (pg. 60)

10 11 1213 14 15 16 Writers & Tour Your Babes in Nature– Fall Choir Knit Night Parent and Child North Union Readers: Schools Day Lonely Leaves Concert 7 pm, Bertram Play Sessions Farmers Market Sapphire 2 pm, 10 am, Nature 7:30 pm, Woods Branch. Ongoing. Shaker Ongoing. 8 am, Cleveland Public Band Boosters Center. (pg. 60) High School. (pg. 60) Family Center. Shaker Square. Library. (pg. 65) (pg. 55) (pg. 58) Meeting 7:30 pm, Cleveland Archae- High School. Educator Open ological Society Gene’s Jazz Hot (pg. 60) House 4 pm, Lecture, 7:30 pm, in Concert Cleveland Cleveland Museum 7 pm, Loganberry Metroparks Zoo. of Natural History. Books. (pg. 60) (pg. 65) (pg. 65) 17 18 19 2021 22 23 Cleveland Heights Sports Boosters Fall Orchestra Play and Learn Senior Adult Free Family and Shaker Meeting Concert Station Ongoing. Health Fair & Flick “How to Train Heights: Inner- 7:30 pm, High 7:30 pm, 10 am, Main Expo 10 am, Your Dragon,” 2 pm, Ring Shifts and School. (pg. 62) High School. Library. (pg. 55) Tubbs Jones Main Library Comparisons Comm. Bldg. (pg. 62) 9:30 am, First (pg. 62) Unitarian Church. (pg. 60)

24 2526 27 28 29 30 Jazz with Shari William N. Halloween Ball & Poetry Back in Play and Learn Hunter 2 pm, Skirball Writers Luncheon for the Woods Station Ongoing. Main Library. Center Stage 7:30 Seniors 50 and 7 pm, Bertram 10 am, Main (pg. 62) pm, Ohio Theatre. Over 12:30 pm, Woods Branch. Library. (pg. 55) (pg. 66) Tubbs Jones Comm. (pg. 62) 31 Bldg. (pg. 62)

56 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM out & about November highlights Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 ELECTION DAY Parent and Child Fund-raising What’s it Fall Play Hike with a Play Sessions Breakfast Worth? 5 pm, 11/5-6 Friend Ongoing. Ongoing. Shaker 7:30 am, Fam- Main Library. 7 pm, Middle 3:30 pm, Nature Family Center. ily Connections (pg. 63) School. (pg. 63) Center. (pg. 58) (pg. 55) at Shaker Family Center. (pg. 62) YEH Spaghetti Dinner 6 pm, High School. (pg. 63)

7 8 9 1011 1213 Writers & Readers Band Boosters Babes in Nature: Parent and Child Family Fun with Jonathan Meeting Barking Trees Play Sessions Knit Night Fridays for Franzen 7:30 pm, High 10 am, Nature Ongoing. Shaker 7 pm, Bertram Children with 2 pm, Cleveland School. (pg. 64) Center. (pg. 64) Family Center. Woods Branch. Special Needs Public Library. (pg. 55) (pg. 64) Ongoing. 1 pm, (pg. 66) Main Library. Band Orchestra (pg. 55) Concert 7 pm, Concert 7 pm, Middle School. Middle School. (pg. 64) (pg. 64)

14 15 1617 18 19 20 Parent and Child Stone Oven Native American DJ Skate North Union Play Sessions Days Ongoing. Harvest Celebra- 7:45 pm, Thornton Farmers Market Ongoing. Shaker (pg. 55) tion 6 pm, Park. (pg. 65) Ongoing. 8 am, Family Center. Nature Center. Shaker Square. (pg. 55) (pg. 65) (pg. 58)

Choral Concert 7 pm, Middle School. (pg. 65)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 English in Thanksgiving at Larchmere Hike with a Action Ongoing. the Zoo 10 am, Boulevard Friend Ongoing. 7 pm, Main Cleveland Me- Holiday Stroll 3:30 pm, Nature Library. (pg. 55) troparks Zoo. 11/26-27 Center. (pg. 58) (pg. 66) 10 am. (pg. 65) Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 7:30 am, Cleveland Conven- tion Center. (pg. 66)

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2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAYS: Coffee, Cookies and Conversation for Seniors 50+, 10-11 AM, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY BUILDING, 3450 LEE RD. Enjoy socializing with friends over coffee and pastries and listen to a featured speaker. Judson Lectures: How Exercise Slows Down the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease on October 13 and Fall Prevention on November 10. Free. INFO: 216-491-1360.

SATURDAYS: North Union Farmers Market, 8 AM–NOON, SHAKER SQUARE. Families, foodies, and farmers col- lide in a productive way. Buy fresh and local and mingle with friends at the outdoor market. INFO: 216-751-7656.

SATURDAYS: Hike with a Friend, 3:30 PM, NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. Bring a friend or hike with a new one and share your favorite spots around the Shaker Parklands. Free. INFO: 216- 321-5935 OR www.shakerlakes.org. Events for October October 1-3: Lois Becker’s Fall Jewelry Show, 2951 DRUMMOND RD. Hundreds of one-of-a-kind unique hand-made pins, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and decorative vests at prices ranging from $25 to $225. Services include switching earrings from pierced to clip, shortening or lengthening necklaces, and creating custom necklaces for any outfit. Cash or checks only. INFO: 216-921-3083.

October 2: Nature Center Hike & Run, 9 AM, NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. 5-K race, a 12-mile hike to Dike 14, a one-mile hike for families and optional leashed pets, or a two- mile Doan Brook Gorge hike. Scout troops are welcome! Hikes begin at 9 am and the 5K race follows at 9:15

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am. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www.shak- enjoying the music of the era: Frank Play Acts…To Go!, 3 erlakes.org. Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, October 3: PM, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY and Nat King Cole. Reconnect with BUILDING. Enjoy a free afternoon per- Shaker High friends, neighbors, and Gruber fam- October 2: formance by the Wake Up and Live Homecoming Game, 2 PM, RUSSELL ily members for an evening of merry Actors’ Studio. INFO: 216-491-1360. H. RUPP FIELD, Shaker vs. Cleveland reminiscing. $40/person. INFO: 216- Heights. Homecoming Dance fol- 921-1201. The exhibit runs through Family Fall Funfest, lows from 8-11 pm. January 3. October 3: NOON-5 PM, FAMILY CONNECTIONS AT SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Fun family Groovin’ at Gruber’s: Inside the November October 2: October 3: event includes games, inflatables, Revisiting Elegant Dining in Shaker Election: Candidates for County rocket car rides, pony rides and pet- Heights Gallery-Opening Gala, 6-8 Executive, 9:30-10:45 AM, FIRST ting zoo, free hands-on activities, PM, THE SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY & UNITARIAN CHURCH, 21600 SHAKER BLVD. food, and more! Pre-sale tickets MUSEUM. Relive the Gruber’s dining Ready to Vote in November? Join the win- available thru October 1. INFO: 216- experience in a dining room re-cre- ning candidate from the Democratic 921-2023. ated with some of the restaurant’s and Republican September primaries original artifacts. From 1947-61, and major Independent and Green Job Hunting: Gruber’s Restaurant reigned as the Party candidates in a discussion October 5: Getting Your Foot in the Door, 2 epitome of refined, elegant dining, moderated by Judy Rawson, former PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Giannoula Regan, a with a tuxedo-garbed greeter and Shaker Heights mayor and one of the recruiter from the Cleveland Chapter continental cuisine. Sample a savory framers of the new Cuyahoga County of the Society of Human Resources selection of Gruber’s specialties, Charter. Free. INFO: 216-721-2320. Management, offers advice on net- including sauerkraut balls, baked working and how to write cover let- Alaska, and shrimp cocktail while

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ters and resumes. INFO: 216-991-2030. Society & Museum. HIGH SCHOOL. Shaker High’s gradu- ates of distinction speak to current October 7-10: Friends of October 9: Photography Hike students. the Shaker Library Book Sale, 4- in the Doan Brook Gorge, 9 AM- 8 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. The big book NOON, NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. October11: Band Boosters sale begins with a Friends Preview Bring your own camera equipment Meeting, 7:30 PM, SHAKER HIGH Night. (If you are not a Friend, you can and explore the gorge with award- SCHOOL. Parents drum up support for join at the door.) The sale continues winning, local photographer David Shaker’s bands. INFO: HOLLY WANG, 216- from 9 am-4 pm Friday, October 8 Perelman-Hall. Learn new photo- 991-8248 OR [email protected]. and Saturday, October 9. The Best graphic techniques while enjoying Bag Sale ever is held from 1-3 pm the fall colors. Then return at 7 pm October 12: Babes in Nature – Sunday, October 10 when all bags of October 13 to view and critique Lovely Leaves, 10–10:45 AM, NATURE books cost $5. INFO: 216-991-2030. photos from the hike. $10/person. CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. You’re never INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www.shaker too young to learn about nature. October 7: Composting lakes.org. A variety of sensory experiences Workshop, 7-8 PM, NATURE CENTER introduce babies, ages 2 months to AT SHAKER LAKES. Kathy Rocco of the October 9: Adoption & Foster 2 years and their caregivers, to the Solid Waste District leads a free Care Second Saturday Luncheon, natural world. $5/members, $7/non- workshop. Participants can purchase NOON-2 PM, BELLEFAIRE JEWISH CHIL- members. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www. or order a compost bin or compost DREN’S BUREAU, 22001 FAIRMOUNT BLVD. shakerlakes.org. digester for $55. INFO: 216-321-5935 Explore foster care and adoption. Come OR www.shakerlakes.org. for a free, relaxed lunch and information- October 13: Fall Choir Concert, al conversations with Bellefaire families. 7:30 PM, SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL. October 7: Building Doctor Meet and talk with current foster parents Clinic, 7-9 PM, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES and Bellefaire JCB professionals. RSVP TO October 14: Knit Night, 7 PM, COMMUNITY BUILDING. Ohio Historic KAREN: 216-320-8589. BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Bring a knit- Preservation Office experts on old- ting project and get or give help at building maintenance and repair October 9: Firehouse Open this popular evening program mod- offer information on caring for older House, 1-3 PM, 17000 CHAGRIN BLVD. erated by experienced knitter Fern buildings. Topics include peeling Enjoy refreshments, kids’ activities, Braverman. INFO: 216-991-2421. paint, failing plaster, wet basements, station and fire truck tours, fire damaged wood, window repair, and safety trailer, fire extinguisher demo, October 14: Gene’s Jazz Hot much more. Registration is required. and hands-on practice, plus review in Concert, 7 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, INFO: 216-491-1436 OR ann.klavora@ of home escape plans, proper instal- 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. Hot jazz amid shakeronline.com or www.building- lation of smoke detectors, and fire- cool books. Donations accepted. doctor.org. safety related information. Don’t INFO: 216-795-9800. forget to bring a camera – there’ll be October 8: Building Doctor Site plenty of firehouse photo ops! INFO: October 17: Cleveland Heights Visits, 9 AM-2 PM. The building doctor 216-491-1200. and Shaker Heights: Inner-Ring is in! Ohio Historic Preservation Shifts and Comparisons, 9:30-10:45 Office experts visit buildings built October 9: Fund for the AM, FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 21600 before 1955 to examine problems Future of Shaker Heights Cocktail SHAKER BLVD. How do Cleveland’s and prescribe cures. Consultations Reception Benefit, 5-7 PM, 19701 inner ring suburbs compare to oth- are free, but the number is limited. SHAKER BLVD. INFO: 216-491-1457 ers nationally? How successful have Register early to reserve your spot. our private and public attempts at INFO: 216- 491-1436 OR ann.klavora@ October 11: Tour Your Schools suburban integration, housing, and shakeronline.com. Building Doctor Day. Get your learn on! Come back to quality of life been? Dr. Dennis programs cosponsored by the City of school to see what’s new. Keating, CSU professor and author Shaker Heights, Fund for the Future of will speak. INFO: 216-721-2320. Shaker Heights, Shaker Heights Public October 11: Alumni Association Library, and The Shaker Historical Hall of Fame Assembly, 9 AM, SHAKER

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It will be too messy to live through! There will be some dust but Dureiko construction uses innovative products before, during and after the construction process to eliminate as much dust and dirt as possible. We use floor protection/dust walls/tack mats for foot traffic along with HEPA vacuum cleaners and air cleaners. For an example of how we set-up for and maintain dust protection on a jobsite check out the video on our website. On our home page (www.dureiko.com) click on the “What to Expect Button” and view the “Dust and Dirt Protection.” BEFORE We won’t be able to live through all the chaos! There will be some disruption but at Dureiko Construction we pride ourselves on systems and procedures that promote organization and alleviate as much disruption as possible so your family can actually live and function normally. Whether your project starts in spring, summer, fall, winter or through a holiday, Dureiko Construction will make your life and project run smoothly. For an example, check out the “Temporary Kitchen Setup” video on our website. On our Home page (www.dureiko.com) click on the “What to Expect” button.

It will not be completed on time! Every construction project should run smoothly and on time, if it is planned and organized correctly. At Dureiko Construction we strive for organization at all times. Through the BEFORE systems we have created and continue to upgrade we are able to control and organize every aspect of a project. When we have control and organization we are able to deliver your project on time! For an example of an onsite organization technique we use visit our home page at (www.dureiko.com) click on the “What to Expect” button and view the “job desk” video.

To find our more call us at 216/321.9555, or visit us on the web at dureiko.com out & about

thanks to Friends of the Shaker Howl-o-ween Activities Big/Little: Fall October 18: Library. INFO: 216-991-2030. Leaf Bonanza, 10-11:30 AM, NATURE OCTOBER 9: Pumpkinfest, 11 AM-1 PM, CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. Red, orange, Jazz with Shari ONAWAY SCHOOL yellow, brown...all the leaves are falling October 24: Hunter, 2-3 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Shaker down! Explore the nature center and vocalist performs jazz on the main OCTOBER 9: Fall Festival, 1 PM, enjoy the colorful season of fall. $8/ floor. INFO: 216-991-2030. FERNWAY SCHOOL members, $12/non-members. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www.shakerlakes. Halloween Ball & OCTOBER 15: Fall Festival, 6-8 PM, org. October 27: Luncheon for Seniors 50 and Over, MERCER SCHOOL 12:30-2 PM, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES Job Hunting: October 19: COMMUNITY BUILDING. Don’t miss this OCTOBER 16: Pumpkin Affair, 11 AM, Interviewing Strategies, 2 PM, MAIN annual luncheon event. Attendees in LOMOND SCHOOL LIBRARY. Giannoula Regan, a recruit- costume can win a prize. $7/person er from the Cleveland Chapter of due by October 18. INFO: 216-491- OCTOBER 22: Pumpkin Sale, 3 PM, the Society of Human Resources 1360. ONAWAY SCHOOL Management, offers advice on prep- aration, etiquette, and body lan- Raising Resilient OCTOBER 25: Family Storytelling, 7 guage for applicants in job interview October 27: and Optimistic Kids and Teens, PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Come in costume situations. She will also discuss the 7:30 PM, UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, CONWAY to hear some not-so-scary stories type of interview questions appli- HALL AUDITORIUM, 20701 BRANTLEY RD. and end the night with a treat! INFO: cants should and shouldn’t ask. INFO: Dr. Wendy Mogel, clinical psycholo- 216-991-2030. 216-991-2030. gist, parenting expert, and best- selling author of The Blessing of a OCTOBER 29: Elementary School Sports Boosters October 19: Skinned Knee, begins US’s 2010- Halloween Parades, 2:30 PM Meeting, 7:30 PM, SHAKER HIGH 2011 Distinguished Speaker Series. SCHOOL. Shaker parents meet to Mogel’s new book on raising teenag- OCTOBER 31: Halloween, 6-7:30 PM, support all Shaker sports. INFO: ers is called The Blessing of a B Minus. Trick or treat on Shaker streets. NANCY LONGMAN, 216-932-9462 OR Following her talk, copies of her [email protected]. books will be available for sale and October 31: Regional signing. INFO & REGISTRATION: www. Prosperity Initiative (RPI): A 16- Fall Orchestra October 20: us.edu. County Reality? With 4.1 million Concert, 7:30 PM, SHAKER HIGH people, a $170-billion economy, and SCHOOL. October 28: Poetry Back in the the resources of a small country, Woods, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. how can Northeast Ohio commu- Senior Adult Health October 22: Enjoy poetry read by regional poets nities cooperate? Land-use plan- Fair & Expo, 10 AM-2 PM, STEPHANIE Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger. ning, taxes, transportation, and cost TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY BUILDING. The INFO: 216-991-2421. of government are on the agenda. City and Sunrise Senior Living pres- What’s at stake in our individu- ent a health fair for seniors and PipeScreams VIII, 7 al communities? Learn more from senior caregivers. Local hospitals, October 29: PM, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY Bruce Akers, Pepper Pike mayor and health care agencies, and businesses RD. A program for younger children to co-chair of RPI will speak. INFO: 216- offer tips on health and wellness and meet the King of Instruments – the or- 721-2320. suggest ways to improve the quality gan. Come back at 11 pm when organists of life. Information on independent James Riggs and Todd Wilson will play so- and assisted living options available. los and duets accompanied by a clip from Events for INFO: 216-491-1360. Phantom of the Opera. Both events are free. INFO: 216-921-3510. October 23: Free Family Flick, November 2-4 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Watch the fam- ily film, How to Train Your Dragon, November 2: Election Day

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November 2: Professional Day. No school for Shaker schools grades K-12. November 2, 12 & 15: Fundaze, 7 AM-6:30 PM, WOODBURY SCHOOL, 15400 S. WOODLAND RD. When school’s out, fun’s in! All day child- care includes fun-filled themes and projects, swimming, or field trips. Payments must be made at Thornton Park and pre-registration is required. INFO: 216-491-1295. November 3: Fund-rais- ing Breakfast, 7:30 AM, FAMILY CONNECTIONS AT SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Breakfast bites to benefit little tykes. INFO: 216-921-2023.

November 4: What’s it Worth?, 5-8:30 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Friends of the Shaker Library sponsors an antiques appraisal evening. Find out what your treasures are worth. Limit: 3 items. INFO: 216-991-2030.

November 4: YEH Spaghetti Dinner, 6 PM, SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL. Save $50 Shaker High’s Youth Ending Hunger On a Heating Tune- club members use their noodles to Up/Safety Inspection sponsor a dinner to benefit their Now $104 cause. INFO: 216-295-4205. Mention this discount when Chris Hann Women’s Fall scheduling. Standard tune-up November 4: allows for 45 minutes of labor; Athletic Awards, 6:30 PM, SHAKER parts and labor for repairs HIGH SCHOOL. High-spirited celebra- additional. Coupon must be tion for good sports. presented to technician. Coupon valid during normal working hours M-F 8:00-3:30. Loganberry Books November 4: Not valid with any other Annex Gallery, 13015 LARCHMERE discount. Pricing based on Bill Hann BLVD. Death and Rebirth of the Midwest single system. Expires 12/31/10 Industrial City, urban photography by Lauren Pacini. INFO: 216-795-9800. Through November 29. Specializing in Steam and Hot Water Systems

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HV^ci 8d# November 7: Daylight Savings November 9: Orchestra ?dc Time Ends. Time is on your side. Concert, 7 PM, SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Turn your clocks back one hour. Middle school students perform. )8@EK@E>,G<:@8C@JKJ Change the batteries in your smoke INFO: 216-295-4100. Quality Decorating for 30 Years detectors. Interior & Exterior November 10: Men’s Fall Historical Restoration November 7: Macroeconomic Athletic Awards, 6:30 PM, SHAKER Faux Finish & Plaster Repair Policy Choices: Can We Return to HIGH SCHOOL. INFO: 216-295-4331. Fully Insured / References Available the Sensible Middle?, 9:30-10:45    AM, FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 21600 November 11: Fall Band SHAKER BLVD. Public spending by fed- Concert, 7 PM, SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL. eral, state, and local authorities was Middle school students perform. INVITATIONS & STATIONERY 35 percent of the Gross Domestic INFO: 216-295-4100. For Every Occasion Product before the recession, and the Congressional Budget Office November11: Gene’s Jazz Hot says it could be 60 percent by the in Concert, 7 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, the a. l. wain end of the year. How long can this 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. Popular eve- company go on? What’s the local picture? ning of jazzy music. Donations Economist Ned Hill, professor and accepted. INFO: 216-795-9800. dean of CSU’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and November 11: Knit Night, 7 BY APPOINTMENT - 216.751.2999 Fellow at the Brookings Institution PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Bring a (RIGHT IN SHAKER HEIGHTS!) will speak. Free. INFO: 216-721-2320. knitting project and get or give help sask for Amy - www.alwain.com at this popular evening program November 8: Band Boosters moderated by experienced knitter, Meeting, 7:30 PM, SHAKER HIGH Fern Braverman. INFO: 216-991-2421. SCHOOL. Parents drum up support for Shaker’s bands. INFO: HOLLY WANG, 216- November 12: Conference 991-8248 OR [email protected]. Day. No school for Shaker Schools K-12. November 9: Babes in Nature: Barking Trees, 10-10:45 AM, NATURE November 13: ACT Practice CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. You’re never Test, 9:15 AM, MAIN LIBRARY. Free too young to start learning about practice test administered by the nature. Explore a variety of sensory Princeton Review with a follow-up experiences to introduce babies, age strategy session on November 20. 2 months to 2 years, and their care- INFO: 216-991-2030. givers to the natural world. $5 mem- bers, $7 non-members. INFO: 216- November 13: Adoption & Fos- 321-5935 OR www.shakerlakes.org. ter Care Second Saturday Luncheon, NOON-2 PM, BELLEFAIRE JEWISH CHIL- November 9: Job Hunting: DREN’S BUREAU 22001 FAIRMOUNT BLVD. Behavioral Interviewing Strategies, Explore foster care and adoption. Come 2 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Giannoula Regan, for a free, relaxed lunch and information- a recruiter from the Cleveland al conversations with Bellefaire families. Chapter of the Society of Human Meet and talk with current foster parents Resources Management, offers situ- and Bellefaire JCB professionals. RSVP TO ational advice for applicants to apply KAREN: 216-320-8589. during a behavioral interview, which emphasizes past performance and behaviors. INFO: 216-991-2030.

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November 15: Conference November 19: DJ Skate, 7:45- Day. No school for Shaker Schools 9 PM, THORNTON PARK ICE ARENA. Skate grades K-8. to the beat and edge out the compe- tition at Friday night skate. FEES & November 15: Big/Little: INFO: 216-491-1295. Bushy Tailed Adventures, 10-11:30 AM, NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. November 24-26: Shaker Ever wonder how squirrels pre- Schools closed for Thanksgiving pare for winter? Shake those bushy recess. tails for an adventure of nutty pro- portions! $8 members, $12 non- November 25: Thanksgiving. members. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www. Schools, city offices and libraries shakerlakes.org. closed.

November 15: Pajama Stories, November 26: Shaker 7:15 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Ta k e Libraries CLOSED. Staff takes an a break from the old routine and unpaid Furlough Day. bring the kids in their PJs to enjoy stories before bedtime. INFO: 216- November 26 & 27: 991-2421. Larchmere Boulevard Holiday Stroll, 10 AM-8 PM, LARCHMERE BLVD. November 18: Native The mall alternative is open for American Harvest Celebration, 6- business. Stroll and find a unique 7:30 PM, NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER gift for giving. LAKES. Join Rebecca Simms and her family, members of the Lumbee In the Circle and Beyond Southeastern tribe, who will tell true tales of Thanksgiving. Come hungry OCTOBER 2: Pre-K Music Education, to sample a traditional dinner and 10:30-11 AM, CHURCH OF THE COVENANT, enjoy traditional dances, including 11205 EUCLID AVE. Bring kids ages 3-6 the hoop dance! The Simmses dem- years for free pre-k music educa- onstrate how Native Americans cre- tion that incorporates hand bells, ated tools from nature and how they rhythm instruments, and sing- made their clothes. Pre-register by ing in a vibrant educational expe- November 4. $5/child members & rience. Classes continue through $8/adult members; $6/child non- November 20. INFO: JONATHAN MOYER, members & 10/adult non-members. 216-421-0482 X 231 OR jonathanwmoy INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www.shaker [email protected]. lakes.org. OCTOBER 7: Loganberry Books Annex November 18: Choral Concert, Gallery, 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. 7 PM, SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Middle Japanese Nature Photography by School students raise their voices in Yoshida. INFO: 216-795-9800. Through song. INFO: 216-295-4100. November 11.

November 18: Poetry Back OCTOBER 10: Writers & Readers: in the Woods, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS Sapphire, 2 PM, CLEVELAND PUBLIC BRANCH. Featured poets include Kent LIBRARY, 325 SUPERIOR AVE. Meet the State University professor Maj Ragain author of Push, which became the and Tim Joyce. INFO: 216-991-2421. award-winning film, Precious. Free. INFO: 216-623-2800.

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BY BETH FRIEDMAN-ROMELL Who hasn’t found her or himself a sample cookie. Baroness of Billing, and assort- transported back to another time Of an entirely different char- ed members of the royal fam- and place by catching a whiff of acter were the smells of Shaker ily worked various departments, a beloved scent? Maybe for you Heights Hardware, which in my according to their genders and it’s freshly cut grass or piping hot youth shared a common firewall temperaments. My grandmother, baked bread. For me, there are with the Lee Road Heinen’s. In Helen, was Mistress of the Back certain wonderful aromas that my family, it was simply known Desk, where I got to play with instantly trigger fond memories as The Hardware Store, and it the rubber-stamp to my heart’s of my favorite childhood Shaker was owned by my great-uncle, content. locales. Irv Glaser, who co-developed Aunt Alice could be found at The highlight of my moth- the original retail at Chagrin the top of the staircase. To the er's weekly trips to Heinen’s was Boulevard and Lee Road with Joe right was an open balcony where being wheeled down the fresh- Heinen. large appliances were displayed. ground coffee aisle in her cart. The Hardware Store was a To the left were the bookkeeping Long before Starbucks was any- fabulous place of adventure. I offices. The smells of ink, manila thing but a Melville character, felt like a V.I.P., coming in with file folders, and coffee, and the Heinen’s was offering customers Mom through the back entrance, clatter of typewriters greeted me roasted coffee beans you could where the aromas of rubber, as I climbed on Aunt Alice's lap grind yourself in the store. I WD-40, and burnt-out electri- for a good game of “Office.” I eagerly awaited the moment cal components confronted my kept that place going, let me tell when Mom let me sniff the bag nostrils. Here was the mysteri- you. before sealing it up (which might ous back room, where appliances On rare occasions, I entered explain my life-long addiction to were repaired (people used to the inner sanctum of Uncle Irv’s a hot cup of joe). I'd inhale the fix things instead of throwing office, where a cool and pungent rich, dark scent from my perch in them out) and new merchandise leather chair begged a little girl the cart, swooning with pleasure magically appeared on a conveyor to spin around. I could also gaze as I gazed up at the ceiling. from the bowels of the basement. between the blinds of an internal Heinen’s fried chicken, which A narrow passage led to the main window, which overlooked the we were treated to only occa- floor proper, which offered a main sales floor, where one could sionally, was almost as wonderful heady bouquet of lawn products, keep an eye on all those light as the coffee. I breathed deeply with undertones of vulcanized bulbs, nieces, and nephews. each time we passed the heat- tires and vinyl porch furniture. Though no longer staffed by ed display case on our way to Exquisite! my family, Shaker Hardware still redeem deposit bottles for five Shaker Heights Hardware smells pretty much like it did cents each. Next came the wel- provided many of my relatives back in the day. But why is it so come wheatiness of the bakery, with summertime or permanent much smaller now? where then, as now, little ones employment. My brother was the were rewarded for cuteness with Light Bulb King, my sister a

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