Mother Mourns Teens Shooting
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Jennings Road traffic detour for roadway improvements Judge Charles Patton to lead panel at Kid’s Corner Library to hold ‘Used Book’ sale SPORTS MENU TIPS Southbound traffic on Jennings CSU Road be- The Friends of the Cleveland Public Library tween Valley Road and Crestline Road will be de- will hold a Used Book Sale at the library, 525 Superior toured to complete the Jennings Road Improvement Darin VanHorn, who is Avenue, beginning Sunday, April 22 and ending Thurs- day, April 26. Thousands of used books in a variety of Coach Eddie Robinson Build A Better Hotcake Project beginning April 11. Southbound traffic will the son of Belinda Lemon, is categories will be offered. A members-only preview and be detoured east along Harvard Avenue to the Har- seven months old. He has a lovely appreciation day will be held on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. Dies; Had Most Wins With The Kids to 1:00 p.m. Members should bring their cards for admit- vard Denison Bridge, then west along the Harvard smile and likes cooing as well tance. Those who are not members of the Friends may join Denison Bridge to the Jennings Freeway and south as playing with his squeaky toy. at the door. The sale will be open to the public on Sunday on the Jennings Freeway to the Spring Road exit, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday Darin has three brothers and one from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. On Thursday, April 26, a bag See Page 6 See Page 7 where you can get back on Jennings Road. of books will be offered for $4.00 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 sister. VanHorn p.m. EVOL.ASTSID 28 No. 13 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 - Friday, April 6, 2007E NEWDaily S ISSUED FRIDAY FREE FREE SERVING: LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, MT. PLEASANT, LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, READ ON - WRITE ON WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON - WRITE ON “COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW” Mother mourns teens shooting By GEORGE GOLDMAN drug dealers had - until a crack- down earlier this year - for years While heading home sold crack cocaine openly on from school last Friday after- street corners off Superior and St. noon and excited about getting Clair Avenues between East 70th money from his mother to buy a and East 79th Streets. designer jersey - Roca Wear - af- Safety for Monique has ter of weeks of waiting for it, always been her concern for her Terrance Allen was children, but she had no concerns shot when a man fired a gun they would get involved in drugs toward him shooting him in the and gangs. back and he laid in a parking lot Since January things had at E. 79th Street and Superior gotten much better for the area Avenue. when federal and local authorities According to police, broke up a drug ring and arrested one of Terrance’s friends who Allen 44 people, including members of was grazed by a bullet covered “We don’t know for sure the notorious 7 Alls Gang. Terrance with his jacket. if that is the case, but that’s what Funeral arrangements Terrance, 13-years-old, we’re being told,” Stacho said. for Terrance are being handled by died that night at about 10 p.m. Terrance, who lived on William A. Gaines Funeral Home at Rainbow Babies and Children East 72nd Street with his mother and the service for Terrance Hospital. and five siblings, attended Harry will be held at Mt. Sinai Baptist No one has been arrest- E. Davis Middle School. He made Church, 7500 Woodland Avenue, ed and Cleveland Police say the on Tuesday, April 10, at 10:00 the Merit Roll, his mother said, and Top photo: Community shooting may have been gang a.m. was headed to eighth grade. leaders and friends rallied around related, but Terrance’s mother, To show support for Aside from being a studi- Monique Allen, mother of 13-year old Monique Allen, refutes the po- Monique Allen and her family, ous person, Terrance encouraged murder victim Terrence Allen, during lice, saying “my son was not in- community leaders on Tuesday a vigil at E.79th and Superior Ave. on volved with gangs.” his mother to exercise, loose weight evening held a vigil for Terrance Tuesday night. Khalid Samad is at Lt. Thomas Stacho of and complete her GED, which she Allen at the scene where he was the rally with Monique Allen to con- the Cleveland Police said from was doing. shot. sole her. The vigil was cut short as what they have gathered initially Although Terrance was The vigil was short due an unknown gunman fired shots into from the scene was that Terrance involved in positive activities, he an unknown gunman firing shots the air from a passing car. Bottom was targeted. grew up in a neighborhood where into the air from a passing car. photo:The vigil for young Terrence Allen was well-attended. Unfortu- Councilwoman’s outburst symptomatic of deeper issues nately the gathering was disrupted as gunfire rang out. (ESDN Photos By R.T. ANDREWS with deciphering what the black Most are being paid handsomely folks are doing and explaining that for their roles in deflecting atten- by Ray Robinson) It is hard to know what to the rest of us. And once a week, tion from the seriousness of the to make of Sabra Pierce Scott’s or whenever he deems it useful, problems. Their collective pon- Kevin Conwell launches tour for safety in schools verbal explosion last week at Forbes directs the Call and Post to tification and caterwauling mask a city council caucus meeting. administer a race-based beat-down the giant sucking sound of a city, Councilman Kevin Con- tion, setting goals and avoiding drugs, follows: Tuesday, April 17th, Mary M. The Glenville area representa- on whatever target he designates. county and region headed down well, D-9, Radio One and the Police alcohol and tobacco. Bethune School, 11815 Moulton Av- tive lambasted her white col- Meanwhile, the suburban the drain amid a chorus of irrel- Athletic League (PAL) kicked off the “Music is a universal lan- enue, 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.; Tuesday, leagues for not stepping up and puppet masters who still control evant accusations about who and Sounds of Safety to “Silence the vio- guage,” Conwell said. “Once we are April 17th, forest Hill Parkway, 450 E. sharing the blame she and her all the key institutions sit round what got us into this mess. lence” Ward 9 school tour yesterday. all speaking the same language, kids 112th Street, 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.; fellow black council members scratching their heads and contem- It is way past time to stop The purpose of the tour is to are more willing to hear what we have Wednesday, April 18th, Glenville High are receiving from constituents. plating whether regionalism or to- this nonsense. The finger pointing connect with elementary, junior and to say.” School, 650 E. 113th Street, 9:30 a.m.; Piling on are editorial writers at tal abandonment is the answer. and moaning need to stop. high school students through music The Sounds of Safety to Wednesday, April 18th, School of the the Call and Post, the city’s old- Ladies and gentlemen, as The city has a mayor in “Silence the violence” Ward 9 school Performing Arts, 2064 Stearns Road, est black newspaper, now under a dear friend of mine likes to say, Frank Jackson who appears to un- and to talk to them about making safe derstand this. He listens, analyzes, and intelligent choices to stay out of tour took place at Stephen E. Howe 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Friday, April the direction of George Forbes, this is a “stuck fight;” everybody is School, 1000 Lakeview Road, from editorial boss disguised as chief right, everybody wants to win, and speaks softly and without exagger- trouble. After kicking off the program 27th, Captain Arthur Roth School, ation, and then acts. His leading by 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. and at Patrick 12523 Woodside Avenue, 9:00 a.m. to legal counsel. nobody is willing to step aside and with a short jam session, Conwell and The criticism revolves take a larger and more critical view. example. Will we listen? Will we his band, The Footprints, and the lo- Henry Middle School at 10:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.; and Friday, May 4th, Harry around the city’s inability to We have each become comfortable follow? Will he move fast enough? 10:50 a.m. E. Davis School, 10700 Churchill Av- cal R&B group Deep 3 talked to the stem the decay raging in many in our afflictions. Are we ready to abandon our roles students about getting a good educa- The remaining dates are as enue, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. neighborhoods. All of these public play- in this stuck-fight farce? The devastation has ers-whether officials, industry R.T. Andrews can be been wreaked by predatory leaders, or opinion shapers - are reached at rtandrews@mindspring. criminals. Some wear oversized acting out roles in a disaster epic. com. Inn to become shelter for homeless clothing and pack guns; oth- The City of Cleveland homelessness, providing transi- prevent homelessness,” said Mayor ers wear suits and offer easy has agreed, subject to City Coun- tional support to formerly home- Frank G.