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www.oldbrooklyn.com June 2008 Volume 30; Number 3 May neighborhood activities focus on green space near Big Creek by Lynette Filips ants for the project, Dennis Mersky of the [email protected] Floyd Browne Group and Karen Selle of Hull and Associates. (Although he was not The eight days between Saturday, May one of the evening’s presenters, Lower Big 10 and Saturday, May 17 were more than a Creek Greenway Redevelopment & month removed from Earth Day, but people Restoration Plan Prime Consultant Michael wouldn’t have known that from the number of Kannard of schmidtcopelandparkerstevens green, eco-friendly activities which occurred was also at the meeting.) in our community during that time period. In As those present learned, the profes- one way or another, they all focused on neigh- sionals working on this project have many borhood waterways — Big Creek, the factors to consider. Perhaps the one of most and Treadway Creek. interest to everyone is where the trail will be located. There are basically two choices — RiverSweep in the Valley or at the uplands level. The “octave” began on with While there are supporters and argu- RiverSweep on May 10. A project of the ments in favor of each position, at least at Canal Corridor (of which Brooklyn this point in time, it is more likely that that Centre resident Tim Donovan is the execu- the trail will be in the Valley. That location tive director), 2008 was the nineteenth year Photo by George Shuba seems to be more compatible with the goal it has taken place. To the delight of students from Benjamin Franklin School, on May 16th (left to right) US of providing the public with more urban Old Brooklyn was again one of the Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Mayor Frank Jackson, Ward 15 Councilman green space, and the plan includes a neigh- Cleveland-area neighborhoods which par- Brian Cummins and Ohio Canal Corridor Executive Director Tim Donovan snipped the borhood connector trail to Calgary Park in ticipated in RiverSweep. Almost 70 volun- ribbon and officially opened the Treadway Creek Trail. Brooklyn Centre. Of course, the green teers (neighborhood adults and children, space in the Valley is not without human As in past years, after the work was com- During the earlier portion, those pres- including members of Friends of Big Creek inhabitants, currently: Brookside Auto pleted, the Old Brooklyn volunteers joined ent heard comments from Ward 15 and three Girl Scout troops – Senior Troop Parts; Turbonics and Accurate Mold and Die 1025, Cadette Troop 998 and Junior Troop the approximately 1000 other volunteers Councilman Brian Cummins, Ward 16 1821) met at Zeleznik’s Tavern, 4200 from “Downtown”, Tremont, Ohio City, Jennings Rd., at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Slavic Village, Stockyards and Parma at a Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins, complimentary lunch at Nautica in . Old Brooklyn Community Development Everyone who participated also received a Corporation (OBCDC) employees Tom 2008 RiverSweep t-shirt. Collins, Donn Heckelmoser and Sandy Lower Big Creek Public Meeting Worona, and OBCDC Board members Greg Imagine a bike and pedestrian trail Huth and Lynea Reindel were among the passing by a camp ground (maybe primitive, workers. and maybe with campers), a restaurant, a After a complimentary continental bicycle shop, an adventure sports park, breakfast, for the next three hours, the vol- and/or a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad unteers gathered debris from surrounding station as it works its way through the Big waterways (portions of the Lower Big Creek Valley between the Ohio and Erie Creek and the Cuyahoga River), railroad Canal’s Towpath Trail and the Cleveland tracks, thoroughfares (Jennings Rd., MetroParks Zoo. These are some of the Harvard Rd., Valley Rd. and the W. 14th St. possibilities which were presented at an hill), and the Treadway Creek ravine. informative meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Although no tally was available for just this 2008, in the Zoo’s auditorium. area, city-wide, volunteers removed a total The meeting was the second public ses- Photo by George Shuba of 18 tons of tires and trash. (The event is sion which OBCDC’s Commercial Program And they’re off! Excitement reigned after the ribbon was cut and the bikers, followed by Ohio’s largest environmental cleanup.) Manager, Tom Collins, has organized to the children, headed down the Treadway Creek Trail. It’s a “must-see” for any able-bod- shed some light on what “could be” in that ied individual living in Old Brooklyn or Brooklyn Centre. section of the Big Creek Valley. It com- menced at 6:30 p.m., a cross-section of the Councilman Kevin Kelley, Ohio Canal — two companies in the building which community was in attendance. (Not surpris- Corridor Executive Director Tim Donovan once housed a wallpaper factory; Martin ingly, members of Friends of Big Creek and City of Cleveland Planner George Enterprises (a construction and demolition were well represented.) Cantor. company); C & D Trucking; another truck The major portion of the presentation, and tire service; the PB Express Cleveland however, was given by two of the consult- container storage yard; and a massive Cargill (as in the Whiskey Island company with mines under ) pile of road Old Brooklyn CDC Now Accepting Inside the OBN salt. These firms will either have to relo- Nominations for the Board of Trustees cate, sell a portion of their property, or grant The Old Brooklyn Community Community Spotlight; From the a conservation easement before the trail can Development Board of Directors is now Desk of the Executive Director; be built. accepting nominations to fill seats that 2 See Green space page 4 will be vacated by the Directors whose terms end this fall. Please submit your News & Events; Community contact information (including email) and Meetings 3 a biography of yourself to: Old Brooklyn CDC 3344 Broadview Rd. Eagle Scout 4 Cleveland, OH 44109 Attention: Lynea M. Reindel Town Crier; Theatre Notes 5 You may fax the information to 216- 459-1741 or email cynthiac@oldbrook- Commercial News; Arcelor lyn.com. There are 3 categories: residen- Mittal Steel 6 tial, commercial and institutional. For further information about the CDC, The 2008-09 Business Directory and Community Toolbox 7 please go to www.oldbrooklyn.com. The Service Guide will be distributed to Old Board of Directors link includes a copy Brooklyn & Brooklyn Centre households and Italian and Romanian Churches; of the CDC's Code of Regulations which businesses and drop offs in the City of describes the criteria for each category. Key BankVolunteers 8 Brooklyn. Additional information will also be post- For more information on where to ed in upcoming editions of the Old Family Fun 9 obtain the 2008-09 Business Directory and Brooklyn News. Service Guide in your area or for additional You must also be a member in good copies, contact Sandy at 216-459-1000 or visit Senior & Church Notes 10 standing, which means your membership the OBCDC office, 3344 Broadview Rd., dur- dues are up to date. Membership infor- ing regular business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Classified & Service Directory 11 mation is also available on the web site. Monday through Friday. PAGE 2 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS JUNE 2008 From the desk of the executive director by Robyn Sandys by Donnald Heckelmoser [email protected] [email protected] Green has finally sprung from every- Zeleznik’s Tavern - 89 years in the community where around us including this issue of the Old Buzz and Peggy Zeleznik are the owners After Buzz married Peggy, she became a is sponsoring on Saturday, July 26. Save that Brooklyn News! There are so many great date and tell all of your friends from outside of of Zeleznik’s Tavern, 4002 Jennings Rd. (at part-owner in the Tavern as well. “green” places to visit in Wards 15 and 16 from the area to visit and take a great bus tour of Jennings Rd. and Harvard Ave.) Originally a In addition to operating in the old Leisy wonderful city parks like Lowe’s Park and the neighborhoods and houses throughout Wards grocery store, the business was founded by building, Zeleznik’s Tavern keeps much of recently dedicated Treadway Creek Greenway 15 and 16. We need sponsors and volunteers “Grandma and Grandpa Zeleznik” on June their past tradition alive through pictures and and Trail at Harmody Park. Plus you can read for this event, please call Donn or Lori if inter- 14th, 1919. Zeleznik’s first building was keepsakes displayed proudly on the walls and about exciting plans for the Lower Big Creek ested. located directly behind the telephone pole on shelves. area near the Zoo in Tom Collins column on Remember to call our office if you are the northeast corner of the parking lot. Buzz and Peggy are the third generation page 6. interested in getting assistance on painting Seven and a half months after the gro- of Zelezniks; fourth generation Zelezniks Of course this past Memorial Day week- your home, need help with a home repair, or if work on special occasions like St. Patrick’s cery store opened, prohibition became the law end there were plenty of gardeners planting you have neighbors who are not taking good Day and at the annual clambake. of the land, but that all changed on March their crops at Ben Franklin Garden and this care of their lawn or home. The CDC has pro- In addition to their regular menu, 23rd, 1933 when the Cullen-Harrison Act coming month on June 22, don’t miss the grams to assist residents on all of the above and again allowed the manufacture and sale of Zeleznik’s is offering a new summer menu. A Brooklyn Centre Garden Tour at Riverside more. To learn more, go to our web site at certain kinds of alcoholic beverages in the full bar is available Monday through Cemetery from 1-5 pm. For more information www.oldbrooklyn.com or call the office at . Just two weeks later, on April Saturday, but they only have a beer license for on that event, call 216-351-0254. Finally, there 216-459-1000. 7th, 1933, Zeleznik’s changed from a grocery Sunday. are a group of community people trying very The CDC is also looking for new Board store to a full-fledged restaurant and bar. New Summer Menu hard to maintain good air quality for the members; see the front page of the paper to The Leisy Brewing Company, 3400 Vega 2 hot dogs, french fries, soft drink - $3.50 Cleveland area, read more about that in the learn more about how to submit your informa- Ave., was once the largest of Cleveland’s Hamburger, french fries, soft drink - $4.50 Mittal Steel article on page 6. tion to join the board. Have a great June and many independent breweries. In 1941 Leisy’s 8 chicken wings, french fries, soft drink - This summer is full of exciting events call us anytime with story ideas or just plain decided to expand by opening a liquor estab- $4.00 such as the All Access Housing Fair the CDC news from your neighborhood! lishment behind what was then Zeleznik’s Chicken tenders, french fries, soft drink- $4.95 Café. When a new law restricting breweries from owning bars was put in force several New Kids’ Menu years later, Grandpa and Grandma Zeleznik Hot dog, french fries, soft drink $2.00 bought that Leisy building. Hamburger, french fries, soft drinks $2.00 4 chicken wings, french fries, soft drink - $2.50 Chicken tenders, french fries, soft drink - $2.50

Zeleznik’s opened an ice cream stand on May 16th and can now sat- isfy residents’ summertime cravings for cones, sundaes, milk shakes and Good Humor novelty bars. The stand is open from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. until about 7 p.m. on Sunday. During the summer, the restaurant Photo by Donnald Heckelmoser section of Zeleznik’s will keep its This is the building in which “Grandma & Grandpa” regulars hours of 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. “Corn Hole” was among the games in which seniors from across com- started doing business when Zeleznik’s was a grocery Monday through Saturday, and 10 peted at the twenty-third annual Senior Olympics. Old Brooklyn’s Senior Citizen store instead of a tavern. a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday. The bar, Resources, Inc. sponsored the event from Wednesday, April 30 to Friday, May 9; most of the competitions were held at Estabrook Recreation Center. Mayor Frank Jackson was The tradition of family ownership at however, will be open until 2:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday (but just until the present at the Victory Luncheon on May 9; after lunch, Plain Dealer columnist Regina Zeleznik’s Tavern has continued over the Brett addressed the group and presented awards in each of the sixteen categories. years with Uncles Joe, Frank and Dick, and restaurant closes on Sunday). “Peewee” Zeleznik. Dick, Dorothy and Buzz The Zelezniks welcome you to their fam- Zeleznik have owned Zeleznik’s since 1984. ily business, located just 1/3 of a mile south of Steelyard Commons, and close to the Harvard terminus of the Towpath Trail and the Crestline terminus of the Treadway Creek YARD SALE Trail as well. TAVERN Saturday, June 28th REWARD Lost Cat Outside Patio Now Lock & watch your bike 9:00 am State and Broadview Area Open from the patio till “Tired of high gas prices. Menu to fit your budget” 2:00 pm Large Male Check out our new Summer & Kids menus Grey with White Patch Brooklyn Heights UCC 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. 216-749-5586 NOW SERVING ICE CREAM Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation Sundaes Milkshakes MISSION STATEMENT: We are committed to uniting, engaging and empowering the community to Novelty Ice Cream improve the economic vitality and quality of life within the Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods 4002 Jennings Rd. (at Jennings & Harvard) 216-741-0010 Matt Reitz, President Abraham Bruckman, Vice President Steve Henstridge, Secretary Christina M. Kowalski, Treasurer Robyn Sandys, Executive Director OLD BROOKLYN NEWS 3344 Broadview Rd. Cynthia Cejka, Office Manager Cleveland, Ohio 44109 The Old Brooklyn News Tom Collins, Commercial Program Manager (216) 459-0135 Donnald Heckelmoser, Jr., Residential Services Coordinator will publish its Lori Peterson, Residential Program /Marketing Manager July, 2008 issue on Circulation 15,000 Sheila Quealy Walter, Code Enforcement Manager Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Published Monthly Barb Spaan, Community Outreach Manager Sandy Worona, Community Outreach Coordinator/OBNAdvertising & Sales Manager website: www.oldbrooklyn.com email: [email protected]

Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation Board Meetings, are every third Tues. of the The Old Brooklyn News (OBN) is a monthly publication of month, 6-7:30 pm. OBCDC meeting room (3344 Broadview Rd., upstairs). Meetings open to the pub- the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) lic but the board reserves the right to close portions of the meetings. To confirm call 216-459-1000. and is available free of charge within the community boundaries of Submission Deadlines Brooklyn Centre, Old Brooklyn & City of Brooklyn. The views Old Brooklyn News Display Ads ...... Fri., June 20th expressed in the OBN are not necessarily those of its publisher, edi- tor, staff, or of the board of trustees, officers, or commercial, resi- Sandy Worona -- Layout & Ad Manager George Shuba -- Photographer Classified Ads . . . . Fri., June 20th dential, institutional or associate members of OBCDC. Lynette Filips -- Copy Editor |News Releases . . . Fri., June 20th Reproduction of published material without the consent of OBCDC is prohibited. Advertisers and Agencies assume all legal This month’s OBN writers -- Lynette Filips, Lisa Vanarcik, Lucille Johnson & OBCDC staff For Information call 216-459-0135 responsibility and liability concerning offers, artwork, and any and E-mail: [email protected] all text published in contracted display, classified or other advertise- OBCDC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that serves the communities of Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn- ments. The OBN is a charter member of the Neighborhood and For more information regarding services and projects call 216-459-1000. FAX NUMBER 216-459-1741 Community Press Association of Greater Cleveland. JUNE 2008 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS & EVENTS Monday, June 2nd Depot, Brookpark store, 10800 Brookpark Rd.; -13, 14 - 15. Coaches 18 yrs. & older. Tutoring Program. Please call 216-661-2120 for Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society Steel Yard Commons store, 3355 Steel Yard Dr. Registration, 12 - 3 pm every Sat. at Lowe Park. more information." Potluck Picnic outside the Independence Civic Children do not have to live in Old Brooklyn to St. Mark Lutheran School Registration Center, 6363 Selig Blvd., 6 pm. All welcome. Saturday,June 21st play for the Old Brooklyn Comanches. Any St. Mark Lutheran School, 4464 Pearl Rd. Call president John Stoika, 216-524-3472, for Flea Market child who wants to play is welcome here! Call Applications accepted throughout the school year more info. Parma Elks, 2250 Snow Rd., 9 am -5 pm. Snow 216 - 254-9671 for more info. for kindergarten - 8th grade. Participates in the Rd. & Broadview Rd. behind car wash next to Cleveland Scholarship & tutoring program. On- Tuesday, June 3rd McDonalds. Go Green! Recycle Your Old Car! site before & after school daycare, hot lunch pro- National Center for Biking & Walking “Go Green” & recycle your old car by donating it gram, sports, music, newly updated computer Workshops Sunday, June 22nd to Cars4Charities. Complete the entire donation labs, accelerated reader program, interactive Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church, 2607 4th annual Brooklyn Centre process online 24/7 at www.cars4charities.org. white boards, Girl Scouts & Cub Scouts. For reg- Archwood Ave., 1 - 5 pm. Free; public invited to Riverside Cemetery Garden Tour Donated cars that need significant repair are istration info or to schedule a private tour, call the participate, but space limited. Call 216-351- 1 - 5 pm. This year's theme -- Ideas, Innovation completely recycled. Others are sold for repair & school office, 216-749-3545, or visit 0254 or email [email protected] & Industry. Tickets - $8 in advance, $10 day of reuse. Cars4Charities handles the entire donation www.orgsites.com/oh/stmarklutheran. more info. the tour; senior discount tickets - $5 in advance, process & can have your car picked up in a mat- $7 day of tour. Family packages available. Call ter of days, free of charge. The proceeds from St. Mary Byzantine School Registration Friday, June 6th Gloria Ferris, 216-351-0254, or email your car will be used to help one of over 1,000 St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Elementary School, Arcelor Mittal Steel [email protected], to purchase tickets or charities, including Prevent Cancer, Autism 4600 State Rd., is now accepting applications. Museum of Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie for more info. Speaks, National Center for Missing & Exploited Enrollment is open for students in preschool - Ave., 7 pm. Ohio Citizen Action & Neighbors of Children, the LAM Foundation, area food banks, Grade 8. Before/after school services are avail- Mittal Steel celebrate the release of a short doc- Monday, June 22nd - Thursday, June 26th homeless shelters, etc. You will be eligible for a able, as well as daycare throughout the summer. umentary film on Mittal Steel in Cleveland. Call Beach Party (sign up now) tax deduction of up to $500 or whatever your car Local tuition assistance is available to all fami- 216-861-5200 or visit MOCA’s website, Brooklyn Hts. Church, 2005 West Schaaf Rd. , is sold for, whichever is greater. Call 1-866-448- lies, & our school participates in the Cleveland www.MOCAcleveland.org for more info. 6:30 - 8:30 pm. $5 registration fee includes t- 3487 (GIVE-4-US) for more info. Scholarship & Tutoring Program. The school shirt, snacks, fun, music, etc. Call 216-741- program includes updated computer lab, interac- Friday, June 6th & Saturday, June 7th 2280. All welcome, regardless of Faith. America Reads Tutors tive Smart Boards in all classroom, instrumental 15th Annual Steeple Vigil & Food Drive South Brooklyn Branch Library, 4303 Pearl Rd., music & art instructor, athletics, &more. Call to Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave. Goal is CCC Western Campus Summer Camps for elementary school students; Mon., 3 - 6 pm; visit, 216-749-7980 or www.smbyz.org. two tons of non-perishable foods for Brookside Cuyahoga Community College’s Western Tues. & Thurs., 3 - 7 pm; Wed., 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Register for kindergarten. Hunger Center. Beginning Fri., 5 pm & ending Campus Recreation Dept., 11000 Pleasant Call 623-7067 for more info. Sat., 5 pm. Also rummage & bake sale, hot food Valley Rd., Parma. Summer 2008 sports, sci- & refreshments. Call 216-351-1060 for more info. ence & arts camps for girls & boys of all ages. W.S.E.M. Child Development Centers Free Child Care for Qualified Families COMMUNITY Volleyball Camp for Girls Saturday, June 7th Archwood Head Start, 2800 Archwood Ave., Girls in grades 5-9 (ages 10-14) learn skill devel- MEETINGS Archwood Street Sale free childcare for qualified families. Now opment & volleyball techniques. Camp runs 2 - 5 Fifty homes hold a huge yard sale. enrolling full & part day. Call 216-398-5488. Brooklyn Centre Community Association pm June 16 - 20 in Western Campus Recreation meeting, Thurs., June 26th & (every fourth Center. Cost - $75. Registration deadline - June 11. Saturday, June 7th West Side Ecumenical Ministry (WSEM) Thurs., 6:30 pm, Archwood United Church of Reiki II Training (R172 A&E) Introduction to Outdoor Adventure Enrolling for Early Childhood Education Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave. MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 Boys & girls in grades K-3 learn about tent All locations for ages birth through the age of Old Brooklyn Community Development MetroHealth Dr., 8 am - 4 pm. Maximum class camping, backpacking, water safety, nature edu- five. WSEM offers infant & toddler care, Head Corporation board meeting every third Tues. size - 12 participants. Bring a pillow & blanket. cation & hiking. Camp runs 9 - 11 am & 6 - 8 Start, the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) pro- of the month, 6-7:30 pm, OBCDC meeting Cost - Reiki II: $60 (class alone) or $80 pm June 23 - 27. Cost - $70. Registration dead- gram as well as a home-based program to meet room (3344 Broadview Rd., upstairs). (includes Reiki manual) Credit hours -- 6.25 for line - June 18. the needs of area families. WSEM offers free Meetings open to the public for review & com- session. Contact Rosanne Radziewicz at services to eligible families, health & develop- Basketball Camp ments, but the board reserves the right to close Rradziewicz@.org or 216-778-4120 Boys & girls in grades 3 - 9 (ages 8-14) learn mental screenings, comprehensive services to portions of meetings from the public. Call 216- with questions or to register. techniques in dribbling, shooting, defense & address educational, health, dental, nutrition, 459-1000 to confirm date. rebounding. Camp runs 1 - 4 pm. July 7 th - 11th social, mental health & special needs. Variety of Saturday, June 7th in Western Campus Recreation Center. Cost - program options & locations. Accepts county Second District Police Community Cleveland Saxon Dance Group $75. Registration deadline - July 2. vouchers. Call 216-651-2037 for more info. Relations meeting, Tues., June 10th (& every Annual Trachtenball second Tues.), 7 pm, Applewood Center, 3518 Soccer Camp Ready, Set Grow Preschool Westside Sachsenheim Hall, 7001 Denison Ave. W. 25th St. Schnitzel dinner served starting at 6:30 pm, fol- Boys & girls ages 3 - 14 learn about throw-ins, Located in Brooklyn Heights United Church of Christ, 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. Ages 3 - 5. Learning lowed by performances by adult & children’s Saxon small sided games, corner kicks, goal keeping, Southwest Citizens Area Council meeting, Dance Group. Guests invited to dance to Hans ball juggling, penalty kicks & team concept. & social skills for kindergarten readiness. Thurs., June 5th (every first Thurs.), 7 pm, Schobel und die Bergvagabunden. Wear your tracht Camp runs 6 - 8 pm Aug.11-15. Cost - $75. Certified teachers. Registration fee, $25. Class Gino’s, 1314 Denison Ave. & join in the traditional Aufmarsch!! Reservations Registration deadline - August 6. times, 9:20 - 11:20 am. Call 216-741-2280 for more info. must be prepaid; adult dinners, $18; children Middle School Performing Arts Ward 15 Democratic Club meeting, Tues., dinners, $9. Contact Amanda Seiler-Botsch, Boys & girls in grades 5-9 learn acting, singing, St. Leo the Great School Registration and June 24th (& every fourth Tues.), 6:30 pm, 216-235-5240, for more info & reservations. dancing & playwriting skills. Camp runs 8:30 Full Day Preschool Registration for 2008-09 Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125 Fulton Rd. am - 3 pm July 14 - 25 & 9 am -5 pm July 26. St. Leo the Great Preschool will open a full-day Ward 16 Democratic Club Annual Picnic, Thursday, June 12th Cost - $275. Call for deadline. 8 am - 2:30 pm, Mon - Fri preschool program for Antique Collectors Club Tues., June 17th. Brookside Reservation Park 3 & 4 year olds in addition to their regular half- Pavilion. 6:30 - 8 pm. Bring a side dish! (The club’s 40th year, 1968-2008) Creative Dramatics day classes! Students must have reached 3 or 4 Busch Funeral Home meeting room, 7501 Ridge Boys & girls in grades 3 - 7 learn the basics of cre- yrs of age by Sept. 30, 2008 to be eligible for pre- Rd., 7:30 pm. Ms. Susan Otto speaking about ative movement, singing, improvisation & mim- school. A $50 non-refundable fee & a copy of the vintage nutcrackers. Guests welcome. ing. Camp runs 10 - 11 am Sat., June 14 - August child's birth certificate are required at the time of As I see it... 2. Cost - $160 before June 1 & $190 after June 1. registration. Contact Mrs. Jeanne Sabol, 216- Saturday, June 7th To request a camp packet before registering, call 661-5330, for more info. by Friends of the Library Used Book Sale 216-987-3075 or visit www.tri-c.edu/enrichment. Kindergarten & grades 1-8. Registration forms Brooklyn Branch, 3706 Pearl Rd. 11 am- 4 pm. Call No walk-in registrations permitted. may be picked up in the school office from 9 am Pastor Jerry 216-623-6920 or visit www.friendscpl.org for - 3:30 pm weekdays. For Kindergarten registra- A minister driving through Texas ran more info. Monday, July 7th tion, children must be 5 yrs of age on or before out of gas on US190. He walked back to a Saturday, June 14th Old Brooklyn Comanche Youth Football Sept. 30th to be eligible for registration. Bring CCP Home Improvement Projects service station to buy some, only to learn Lowe Park, Oak Park Ave. between State Rd. & your child's birth &baptismal certificates along that the attendant didn’t have a can he Appliance Clinic - 10:30 - noon, to explain the Broadview Rd., 5 pm. Looking for cheerleaders, with a $50 non-refundable registration fee. "We could borrow. In an effort to be helpful, the benefits of each Enery Star appliance & how to cool football players & coaches. Ages 6 - 8, 9 -11, 12 participate in the Cleveland Scholarship and attendant took a 2-liter Dr. Pepper out of a dwelling with less energy. Sponsored by Home the refrigerator, poured the beverage out and filled the bottle with gasoline. The minister walked back to his car and poured 2008 American Indian Education Center the gas into the tank from the bottle. A motorist slowly passing by who observed FESTIVAL at Edgewater Park his actions, yelled out, “I admire your faith, Reverend, but I don’t think it’s going Public Welcome to work!” The festival offers a fun and entertaining way to celebrate the rich and diverse Just as the automobile was not made American Indian culture and heritage. Featuring Native performers, dancers, to operate on Dr. Pepper, we humans are singers, musicians as well as a Native comedian. Experience Native American Indian not made to operate on money. This does- traditional dancing, authentic food, educational demonstrations, storytelling, tradi- n’t mean that money has no value; it does. tional regalia, art and craft vendors from across the United States, Canada and more. It simply means that money is the wrong kind of currency for doing business in the FATHERS’ DAY WEEKEND spiritual dimension of life. June 14th & 15th, 2008 Money, which is material, cannot sat- isfy our deep life needs that are spiritual. Saturday, June 14th Festival Happiness comes only when we have 11 am - 6 pm. peace with God, when we are at peace with Grand Entry 1 pm & 6 pm ourselves and with others. Sunday, June 15th Festival “So it is with those who store up 11am - 6pm. Grand Entry 1 pm. treasures for themselves but are not rich Adults $10.00 Seniors $8.00 toward God.” (Luke 12:21). Children (4-12) $6.00 Rain or Shine - Free Parking Jerry Madasz is the pastor of Bring your own lawn chairs! (Discount 2-day passes available at gate) St. Luke’s United Church of Christ American Indian Education Center, 1314 Denison Ave., Cleveland 4216 Pearl Rd. (216) 351-4488 (at the corner of Pearl & Memphis) [email protected] www.aiecc.net Oh 44109 PAGE 4 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS JUNE 2008 Green space from front page The dream actually goes back to 1999, Jimmy Grotenrath achieves Eagle Scout In addition to deciding where to posi- when then Ward 15 Councilwoman Merle by Lucille Johnson tion the trail and what recreational facilities Gordon started to include the Treadway Creek ravine in the problem neighborhood Old Brooklyn resident James (Jimmy) to locate near it, other discussion about the areas targeted for the RiverSweep cleanup. Grotenrath became an Eagle Scout on January area included how to restore the ecology of 24, thus reaching the highest rank attainable the Valley to its quintessential state as the In 2002, when the Towpath Trail in the Boy Scouts of America. The ceremony flood plain of Big Creek. After a new bal- reached Harvard Ave., Brian Cummins (now at which Jimmy received his award was held ance between industry, commerce and the Ward 15 Councilman) was still the exec- at Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church on nature is established in the Valley, extensive utive director of the Old Brooklyn Royalton Rd. in North Royalton. replanting of appropriate vegetation will Community Development Corporation. At Then, on April 13, with family and need to be done. that time OBCDC got funding for a neigh- friends, Jimmy celebrated his accomplish- For more information about the recre- borhood trail connector study. ment at an Eagle Court of Honor at Our Lady ational segment of this project, refer to Tom That same year, Brian Cummins, Merle of Good Counsel (OLGC) Church, the loca- Collins’ Restore Old Brooklyn column on Gordon, George Cantor, Ohio Canal tion at which his troop meets. page 6. His focus this month is on a possible Corridor’s Tim Donovan and City of A member of Boy Scout Troop 88, adventure sports park in the area where the Cleveland Planner Bob Laycock (who also Jimmy has been involved with Scouting since Henninger Landfill was formerly located. lives in Brooklyn Centre) wrote a grant he was six years old. He is the tenth Scout Treadway Creek Greenway & Trail request to The Cuyahoga County Natural from the troop to become an Eagle Scout Grand Opening Resources Assistance Council applying for since 1989, and the only one (of nineteen The morning of Friday, May16, started funds from the Clean Ohio Green Space boys) in his original Cub Scout den to reach out with rain, but the moisture didn’t damp- Conservation Program to build the that rank. en the spirits of the sizeable crowd gathered Treadway Creek Trail. When the Council Requirements for the Eagle Scout rank in Harmody Park at 8:30 a.m. for the official awarded thirteen grants the following year, include earning at least twenty-one merit opening and dedication of the almost twen- OBCDC learned that not only was their badges (Jimmy has thirty-nine) and perform- Photo by George Shuba ty-one acre Treadway Creek Greenway and request funded, but that it was at the top of ing a major service project. Trail. the list. Jimmy’s service idea was a project to Jimmy Grotenrath and Scoutmaster What was formerly the site of illegal The initial projected completion date freshen up the auditorium in Our Lady of Edward Riegelmayer proudly display dumping activity has become one of the was late summer, 2005, but construction Good Counsel’s Parish Center. After Eagle Jimmy’s Eagle Scout certificate, patch and medal, plus three additional medals -- for jewels of this neighborhood. A two-thirds of was delayed from the start. From January, Merit Badge Area Counselor Tom Fink 2005 to May, 2007, the approved his written proposal, Jimmy and his his dad, mom and a Scouting mentor. a mile asphalt-paved trail runs through the greenway from Harmody Park (at South Regional Sewer District constructed/reha- fellow Scouts began the work. They ripped Jimmy plans to attend Cuyahoga Hills Dr. and Plymouth Rd.) to Crestline bilitated its Big Creek Interceptor, and since down the wallpaper, and then sanded, primed Community College with the possible goal of Ave. just west of Jennings Rd. It was con- some of the work was done in the Treadway and painted the walls. They removed a set of becoming a park ranger. Continuing in structed by F. Buddie Contracting, LTD. at a Creek ravine, building the trail couldn’t start broken folding doors and replaced electric Scouting as a leader is also likely to be in his cost of $1,342,265. until they were finished. outlet covers. The Scouts’ dads removed the future because he believes, “What you put no-longer-needed “smoke eaters”. The proj- The office of Cleveland Mayor Frank The restoration of the greenway in the into Scouting, you’ll get out of it.” ravine is as important as the construction of ect took two-and-a-half months to complete. “I couldn’t believe I actually reached my Jackson organized the event (a grander, big- the trail. It included clean-up and the A graduate of Our Lady of Good goal,” Jimmy reflected. “My Scoutmaster, ger follow-up to a “soft”opening last removal of invasive plants (many by James Counsel Grade School and a soon-to-be-grad- Edward Riegelmayer (Mr. R.), directed, December 1). The Old Brooklyn Community Ford Rhodes High School biology students uate of Padua Franciscan High School, encouraged and pushed me.” Development Corporation (OBCDC) provid- and their teachers) and replacing them with Jimmy’s other interests include being a drum- Jimmy also attributes his interest and ed guests with coffee and donuts. mer in the high school marching band and success in Scouting to the influence of his Both current and former political fig- native plants, sowing seed for native grasses spirit band, and the band’s vice older brother, Sammy, and father, Al, who is ures spoke – Mayor Jackson, Ward 15 and woodland wildflowers, and doing things president/equipment manager. He’s also currently the Boy Scout Committee Chairman Councilman Brian Cummins, Ward 16 to resist erosion and improve the water qual- treasurer of the German Club and has partici- and who was the den leader when Jimmy was Councilman Kevin Kelley, U. S. ity. pated in intramural basketball and football, a Cub Scout. Because the boys met at the Congressman Dennis Kucinich and a previ- Retaining walls of varying heights backpacking retreats and Habitat for Grotenrath’s home, Jimmy’s mother, Lita, ous Ward 15 councilwoman, Merle Gordon. “spilling over” with native vegetation are Humanity. was also involved with the Scouting program. Ohio Canal Corridor Executive Director located at some points along the trail. Also Tim Donovan, seated with the dignitaries, placed along the way are scenic outlook was also one of the presenters. The theme areas, custom benches, hand-crafted timber which ran through the comments was the railings and signage (interpretive, way-find- vision for this urban green space becoming a ing and educational.) reality. See Green space page 12 We make your business insurance our business. e want to be your business partner when it comes to your contracting insurance protection. 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High-speed roller-coaster condensation reservation voicemail up to one hour May, though, or we won’t have enough space of all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in 97 minutes! Tickets -- $15, adults; $14, students & seniors. before curtain time -- 216-961-6391. This year the publication date of the for any current news.) June edition of the Old Brooklyn News hap- An even bigger cemetery event in Tri-C Western Campus outdoor Brooklyn Centre is coming up this month – pens to be at the end of May, on May 30, to 6415 Detroit Ave. 216-631-2727 Amphitheatre the Brooklyn Centre Community be exact. And anyone who remembers the www.cptonline.org 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma dates of holidays before the National Holiday Association’s Garden Tour of Riverside “Between Life and Death” “Summer Caliope Series” Act of 1971 knows that Memorial Day (more Cemetery which will be taking place from 1 and Tri-C Collegiate & Civic Band accurately, Decoration Day) used to be – 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 22. Continuous “The Other Shore” Sunday, Sunday, June 1, 7 pm. observed on May 30. walking tours will be conducted until 4:15 Sat., June 14; 8 pm, Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun., The Smokin Fez Monkeys After the May issue went to the printer, p.m. 3 pm. Gordon Square Theatre. Tickets, $10- Sunday, June 8, 7 pm. we realized that we hadn’t included anything In both last month’s and this month’s $18. Brian Henke about Memorial Day in it. Unfortunately, it’s OBN we’ve printed the basic facts about the “Matt and Ben” Sunday, June 15, 7 pm. too late to publicize the ceremony which took tour in our News and Events section, but now Sat., June 14, 7:30 pm; Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Damon Maida place at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 26, at the event organizer Gloria Ferris has submitted Sun., 3 pm, James Levin Theatre. Tickets -- Sunday, June 22, 7 pm. Brooklyn Centre Burying Ground/Denison some additional information to entice people adults, $15; students & seniors, $12; Thurs., Jim Gill & Friends Cemetery on Garden Ave. or to ask for vol- to attend – $10 for everyone. Sunday, June 29, 7 pm. unteers for the Brooklyn Centre Two characters from last year’s tour, The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Community Association’s clean up of the playwright Avery Hopwood and sailmaker The Liminis “Hamlet” historic burial ground on Saturday, May 10. William Astrup, will be resurrected for a 2438 Scranton Rd in Tremont 216-687-0074 Preview -- Thurs., June 19th; Performances -- “In the Garden” repeat engagement. And this year five new Fri. & Sat., June 20th & 21st; But it’s not too late to share some information Fri., May 30, thru Sat., Jun. 28; Thurs-Sat., 8 cemetery residents will be brought back to “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” about Memorial Day which even members of pm. Tickets -- $15, general admission; $12, the older generation might not know. life — John Ackley, who surveyed Riverside Preview -- Thurs., June 26th; Performances -- students & seniors. Call ahead for reserva- Fri., & Sat., June 27th & 28th. For purists, the changing of the date of Cemetery and was the model for the Moses tions or arrive at the theatre at 7:45 pm. Memorial Day simply to allow a three-day Cleaveland statue on Public Square; Anna All performances are free & open to the public. weekend was abhorrent because it helped to Coffinberry, wife of Judge of Judge James In case of rain they will be moved inside to the theater. Two quarters are required to exit the obliterate the meaning of the day. In fact, for Coffinberry, who was an activist in her own St. Patrick's Club Building some years after I started writing for this right; nurseryman and real estate developer parking lot. Visit www.tri-c.edu/theatre/west 3606 Bridge Ave. 216-961-9750 or call 216-987-5536 for more info. paper, I received a long letter from former James Curtiss; Brooklyn Centre inventor/ Brooklyn Centre Councilman Ted Sliwa industrialist/philanthropist Claud Foster about the importance of observing Memorial (who built the Brooklyn branch of the YMCA Day on the original date, which is what his and also donated a lot of money to Deaconess veterans’ group from St. Barbara Church Hospital); and “Celery King” Martin 216-253-1466 did. Ruetenik of Schaaf Rd. greenhouse fame. Now, however, my research shows that The Historical Society Old Brooklyn even what he did doesn’t totally conform to will be on hand with the vintage photographs the original intent of the day. While it’s a of local interest which they acquired from last nice thought, Memorial Day wasn’t meant to autumn’s sale of Frank Libal’s estate. They be about remembering deceased loved ones are hoping for insight from tour guests in All Types & Styles of Roofs terms of identifying the people and places in or even the deceased who’d served in the mil- Specializing in Tear Offs z Re-rroofs z Repairs itary. Decoration Day was about decorating them. the graves of the soldiers killed in the Civil Friends of Big Creek will have a dis- We Are Fully Insured z Senior Citizen Discounts War (thus the name). It was first observed by play of some of the maps they’ve acquired the federal government at Arlington which show the changes in the neighborhood Cemetery in 1868; the Northern states adopt- over the years. ed it before the Southern states did. (There A local genealogist will help people get are soldiers from both the Revolutionary and started with a “pedigree chart”, and an the Civil War among the 700 people buried in antique car will be on display. There will be Denison Cemetery.) refreshments and musical entertainment, too. Some people were already referring to In addition, the Decoration Day as Memorial Day in the Zoo will be selling ZooPoo compost and the 1880s, although the Decoration Day name Brooklyn Centre community groups will be persisted well into the twentieth century. selling their book filled with local history After World War I, the holiday came to memoirs, Reflections from Brooklyn Centre. include Americans who died fighting in any This column will return to its more typi- war. cal format next month. Please continue to Red poppies became associated with send your information to: Lynette Filips, Decoration/Memorial Day because of a poem The Town Crier, c/o the Old Brooklyn News, written by a Lieutenant Colonel in the 3344 Broadview Rd., Cleveland, Ohio Canadian Army, John McCrae, MD, in 1915. 44109 “In Flanders fields the poppies blow between

10-6 Roomstodayonline.com PAGE 6 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS JUNE 2008 current identity of industry and bulk storage manently closed. not fill their many aging storefronts until an to a new image of sports and camping. Soil borings would be necessary to identity is created that attracts people. If Whether it grows or disappears will be determine if the site could be capped to a you think this cannot be done, remember dependent upon people recognizing how standard acceptable for recreational use. what it looked like around the West Side important it is to become a special destina- That is a relatively inexpensive investment Market in 1980, remember when Tremont tion point. that would be required for any future use of was a community being sliced for interstate Over 1.4 million people visit the the land. Construction of an adventure construction, and remember when Gateway every year. sports park would not require extensive sub- was the crumbling Central Market. Unless they come by helicopter, they cannot surface excavation for foundations or utili- The Lower Big Creek Valley is the nat- arrive or depart without passing through ties. That reduces development costs. ural asset that must be re-envisioned if an Brooklyn Centre or Old Brooklyn. For An adventure sports park designed to identity is to emerge that welcomes visitors many of the visitors it is an annual visit, but host competitive events will attract visitors and attracts new investment. An adventure very few visit any other place in either com- from all over the nation. It has to be open to sports park combined with a trail connection munity. both competitive and non-competitive to the Towpath Trail is by Tom Collins We need to provide additional sources enthusiasts as a strong regional attraction achievable if the vision has champions. [email protected] of visitor entertainment and recreation so while earning recognition as a national des- that we can capture some of these Zoo guests tination for gravity games and BMX biking. Adventure Sports????? and attract other people who are not Zoo- The return to the community will be visitors The communities within the city of bound. The Lower Big Creek Valley is the looking for shops and restaurants. CLEVELAND STOREFRONT Cleveland generally have some sort of iden- natural resource that can help make this hap- Is this a stretch of the imagination? It is tity that helps to define them to others. In pen; adventure sports are one of the ameni- only if people do not want to see major RENOVATION PROGRAM some cases, as in Little Italy or University ties which could possibly be located there. change to downtown Old Brooklyn. Circle, the name becomes the identity. In Adventure sports are the non-traditional Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre will 40% Rebate other neighborhoods the development cor- activities that are not team participatory but poration works to create an identity that will can be competitive: sports like rock climb- for pre-approved renovations attract residents, new businesses and the ing, repelling, BMX biking, gravity games, Re$tore Cleveland on eligible Progress for the Commercial Districts of always welcome visitors. skate boarding, in-line skating and obstacle buildings. Detroit-Shoreway, for instance, is courses. There is currently no single loca- Old Brooklyn & Brooklyn Centre becoming known as an “arts” neighborhood. tion in the city of Cleveland that offers these Ohio City, long a daytime destination challenges, but a site may exist in Old For more information contact Maximum because of the , has Brooklyn which could possibly become an Tom Collins, OBCDC Commercial rebate become an evening destination because of adventure sports park. Program Manager good restaurants and taverns. Pearl Rd. is flanked by large tracts of 216-459-1000 As the master plan for Brooklyn Centre land on the northern edge of Old Brooklyn. [email protected], Call Old Brooklyn and Old Brooklyn slowly develops, a new On its west side, of course, is the Zoo. On its Community Development Supported by: identity is in the embryonic state. east side is twenty-five acres of an inactive Corporation Specifically, it is redefining the long-term landfill. Hidden behind the former go-cart Cleveland Neighborhood Development use of the Lower Big Creek Valley from its track is the Henninger Landfill which is per- Coalition Ohio & Erie Canal Association 216-459-1000

Arcelor Mittal Steel in the public eye again Frank Dzik IMPORTANT! by Lucille Johnson Local attempts to encourage Mittal to Russel Real Before you sign any paperwork with a reduce dangerous emissions include petitions Metal flakes and soot covering cars and Estate Services home improvement contractor (even containing over 34,000 signatures and pleas homes, nauseating odors, the strong smell of 216-324-6007 contractors who advertise in the Old from over 500 doctors and nurses. All have sulfur, tall stacks emitting yellow and orange Brooklyn News) be sure to check their been directed to plant manager Terry Fedor. clouds — Are these memories from the days Liz Ilg, Cleveland Area Program Director rating with the Better Business Bureau when the Cuyahoga burned and Mayor Perk’s I’m Back! of Ohio Citizen Action, recently represented (BBB). Call the BBB’s automated hair burst into flames? that organization at a meeting with European Anytime Line, 216-241-7678, and No, these things are occurring today in With an excellent company. citizen groups in Luxembourg. Liz believes punch in the business’ phone number to neighborhoods around Arcelor Mittal Steel, that taking global action to persuade Mittal to 1555 Harvard Ave. near Jennings Rd. receive a speedy report, 24/7. reduce its pollution levels is warranted. SELLERS It’s a challanging market and According to the Ohio Environmental (Another Ohio steel maker, AK Steel in you need an agent you can trust and Protection Agency, the steel maker is the “sin- Middleton, is currently employing modern pol- knows how to get your home sold. gle largest polluter of the air and water in The Old Brooklyn News lution prevention technology. This company Cuyahoga County.” has put new pollution controls on its steel mills BUYERS I’ve never seen prices and is now available on the Ohio Citizen Action will be showing a and is working towards a 99% reduction in air documentary film about Mittal Steel’s rates this low! Act Now! Still nothing OBCDC website emissions.) Cleveland Works on Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m. down! Call me now. Ohio Citizen Action uses the power of the www.oldbrooklyn.com at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 8501 community to convince major industries to Carnegie Ave. The film will feature inter- prevent pollution at their facilities. Members views with neighbors of Mittal Steel and doc- make the most of whatever time they can spare tors speaking about health problems (e.g., by signing petitions, writing letters, making asthma, lung cancer and developmental dam- phone calls, talking to neighbors, posting yard age) that polluted air can cause. signs, and speaking out at community meet- Eight different owners have operated the ings. These good neighbor campaigns have mill in the Flats over the past ninety years. #800 often won changes beyond what federal and/or When LTV Steel went bankrupt in 2002, the state regulations require. City of Cleveland provided the incentives for Mittal inherited goodwill and subsidies International Steel Group (ISG) to purchase when it purchased ISG. Its reply to pleas and the mill and preserve over 1,000 jobs. Mittal petitions has been to publish a public relations Steel purchased the successful company for Expires newsletter, establish a Good Neighbor hotline 4.5 billion dollars in 2005. and plant trees and grass. 6-30-08 $ London-based billionaire Lakshmi 2.00 OFF YOUR NEXT CAR WASH For more information or to find out how Mittal, the third richest man in the world, cur- you can help, attend the June 6 meeting or log rently owns Mittal, an international company onto www.ohiocitizen.org. with plants literally “around the world”. Attention: Shoppers St. Luke's "Patriotic" Rummage Sale Friday, June 13 - 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. And Saturday, June 14 - 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. > Clean, Quality Items > Bake Sale & Hot Dog Lunch Saturday > Prizes to randomly selected shoppers for correctly answering a Patriotic Question St. Luke's United Church of Christ Corner of Pearl Rd. & Memphis Ave. - Old Brooklyn - Entrance on Pearl Road - Feeling Lucky? Win a $100 Gift Certificate To Speedway or Giant Eagle! Raffle Tickets: $5 ea. - 3/$10 - 7/$20. Drawing June 14, 2:30 p.m.

Note: CRAFTERS wanted for Christmas Boutique on Sat., Dec. 6. Call Joe at 216/228-6661 for details. JUNE 2008 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS PAGE 7 the event. The morning will begin with a compli- This is an opportunity to show Greater mentary continental breakfast. The morning Cleveland the reasons that you live, work, raise presentation will be Choosing A Home- Are your families and grow old here. If you have a You Ready to Buy? and will discuss what personal story you would like to share about one should look for when purchasing a home. what makes this community great we would OBCDC The second of the two morning presenta- love to hear it and use it as a testimonial. "It's about your home; Old Brooklyn Community Development Community Toolbox tions, Homeownership-Maintaining Your it's about your neighborhood." Investment, will look at maintaining your home Corporation looks forward to a successful after you have purchased it. event with your help. If you are interested in Meanwhile a housing tour of the neigh- volunteering, sponsoring the event, being an OBCDC hosts All - Access Housing Fair borhood will be conducted on Polly the exhibitor or are a realtor and would like to showcase a home call 216-459-1000 and ask by Lori Peterson Trolley (Lolly the Trolley’s sister). Realtors will showcase premier housing stock that is for Lori Peterson or Donnald Heckelmoser. [email protected] is appealing to many folks. ACCESS to a vast array of shopping. The available within the two neighborhoods. In The Old Brooklyn Community Call today to learn more about being a new Steelyard Commons, Ridge Park Square, the afternoon a sack lunch will be provided Development Corporation will host its first sponsor or exhibitor! and many locally owned businesses can suit then the morning workshops and the trolley annual All-Access Housing Fair to show- almost any need. Shopping is right at your tours will be repeated. case Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre’s fingertips. Families are encouraged to attend. Bring premier neighborhoods and accessibility to the children for a fun-filled day of hands-on Paint Refund highways, shopping, healthcare, parks, recre- ACCESS to top-quality healthcare. The activities such as crafts, games and outside ational towpaths and top-rated schools. MetroHealth Medical Center is located with- activities at the playground. Also stroll Program The All-Access Housing Fair will take in minutes of Brooklyn Centre and is highly through the beautiful William Cullen Bryant Sponsored by the City of Cleveland place from 9 am- 3 pm on Saturday, July acclaimed for its trauma care unit. The recent School and marvel at the unique architecture 26, 2008 at William Cullen Bryant opening of The MetroHealth System’s of this building. You may be eligible to receive up Elementary School. A $5.00 registration fee Senior Health and Wellness Center (in the old Local merchants, lenders and various to $400 in paint and supplies to is required. Upon entry everyone will receive home improvement businesses will have dis- Deaconess building) has brought new energy paint the exterior of your home. an All- Access pass which will provide dis- and life into the community. plays set up at the fair. This is an opportuni- counts to local establishments and a $5.00 ty for local merchants to “show-off” their (labor not included) gas card! ACCESS to parks and recreational tow- goods and demonstrate how customer service With the housing market in a slump and paths. Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre is an integral part of making Old Brooklyn the slow economy the Development has the most green space in all of Cleveland. and Brooklyn Centre a place to do business. Corporation is taking a positive proactive Beginning with the Cleveland Metroparks Community involvement is needed to approach to the housing crisis. As residents Zoo, which is known throughout the world, make this housing fair a success and we are of Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn we and leading to the Towpath Trail which will encouraging you to get involved. If you know the great attributes and amenities that ultimately run from to would like to be on a committee they are: these two neighborhoods have to offer. The Zoar, Ohio. Hospitality Committee - will solicit dona- housing fair is a way to let the rest of tions for food, beverages, paper goods, and Cleveland learn about our area. ACCESS to family fun activities such as Art oversee set-up of food at the event. House and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Sponsorship/Marketing Committee - will Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre offer a solicit business sponsorships and exhibitors. great deal, such as: ACCESS to the Benjamin Franklin Participant Committee - will assist realtors To see if you qualify, Community Garden which is the largest com- in setting up Polly the Trolley Tour and map- ACCESS to high quality parochial and pub- munity garden in northeast Ohio. ping out the sites . Insure that the participants contact Donn or Lori at lic schools. There are over fifteen schools are satisfied and assist exhibitors with setting- Old Brooklyn Community with extremely involved parents in the two The day’s events will include homeown- up tables, and create signs for the tables. neighborhoods. ership workshops with presenters from the Beautification Committee - will assist mer- Development Corporation Cleveland Housing Network, Neighborhood chants with beautifying their property and ACCESS to major highways such as I - 71, I- Housing Services of Greater Cleveland, coordinating clean-up of streets on the day of 216-459-1000 480, 176 (the Jennings Freeway), I- 90 and Cleveland Action to Support Housing, I-77. The relative ease to get anywhere in Cleveland Restoration Society and Consumer Cleveland within minutes from any direction Affairs.

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PAGE 8 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS JUNE 2008 It’s time for a few more additions to Neighbors Make the Difference Day - Italian and Romanian church histories Key Bank makes a difference here by Lynette Filips by Donn Heckelmoser Cleveland, compiled by the Works Progress Bank volunteers worked at Arthouse on [email protected] [email protected] Administration (WPA) and published by the Denison Ave., Senior Citizen Resources, Inc. on Memphis Ave., Metro Health Memphis Over the months/years of writing these arti- Western Reserve Historical Society, I had Key's Neighbors Make the Difference Ave. Campus, and the Swendenborg Chapel cles about Cleveland’s ethnic groups and the written that most male Romanian immigrants Day is one of the leading corporate volun- on Broadview Rd. churches which they have established, we from lived “in boardinghouses, and it was a board- teerism efforts in America and the hallmark Personal, business and community time to time hear from readers who have addi- inghouse on Wedel St. (now W. 73rd St.) and of Key Bank's continued effort to make Herman Ave. which became the Romanians’ tions and/or corrections to share. After we a difference in Cleveland communities. first place of worship and social center.” receive enough of them, we print a catch-up Many of Key Bank's branches article; this month is one of those times. Shortly thereafter I received an e-mail from closed at noon on Monday, May 20th, As we briefly mentioned in the April Old faithful reader/knowledgeable historical so that employees could volunteer at Brooklyn News, there’s a little more to talk researcher Craig Bobby informing me of two specifically planned projects in about in terms of the Italian parishes we cov- errors in that statement. The first was the cor- Cleveland neighborhoods from 1 p.m. ered in September, October, November and rect spelling of Weddel (i.e., two d’s) St. The December. second was that Weddel was not the previous until 5 p.m. A number of them were in When we wrote about the Our Lady of Mt. name of W. 73rd. St., but rather of W. 54th St. Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre - Carmel (OLMC) Churches in the Roman north of Detroit Ave. (and that W. 73rd. St. had -- Twelve Key Bank volunteers, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, we said that previously been called Ramsey St.) including Old Brooklyn residents Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Euclid While I have not yet gone to the Cuyahoga Linda Sevcik and Mike Fodor from the Ave. in Wickliffe was never an Italian parish. County Archives and confirmed the informa- Technically that was correct, because the tion Craig conveyed to me in the booklet Photos by Donnald Heckelmoser Diocese of Cleveland had stopped establishing detailing the name changes of numbered nationality (as opposed to geographic-bound- streets, I feel confident enough that Craig is Other Key Bank volunteers weeded ary) parishes at the time that OLMC,Wickliffe right to print the information he sent me in this along the driveway at the Benjamin was established in 1923. article. Franklin Community Garden. Also after the January article about the The reality is, though, an Italian friend who prosperity go hand-in hand-in-hand. belongs to that parish told me, that many Romanian Byzantine Catholics and the That's why Key Bank is committed to Italians lived in Wickliffe at the time, working Romanian Orthodox was published, Don helping people and communities the vinyards which then abounded there. The Choban, whose family has deep roots in the achieve economic self-sufficiency area and the congregation were so Italian, in Romanian Orthodox community, loaned me through their ongoing involvement and fact, that for a a lady to belong to the Women’s his copy of an extraordinary book published Sodality (an organization dedicated to espe- in 1999 by Fr. Vasile Hategan, the retired pas- philanthropic investment in financial cially honoring Mary, the Mother of Jesus) at tor of St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church education and workforce development OLMC, she had to be Italian. in Cleveland. It contains historical informa- programs. Another story concerns the annual spaghet- tion about all the Orthodox Churches in Old Brooklyn Community ti dinner which the women of OLMC church Cleveland and surrounding counties (northeast Key Bank volunteers pose for a photo with Olga Development Corporation would like cooked. The area was quite rural in the early Ohio), including nationality groups we have Blabolil, whose garage they painted on May 20th. to thank the volunteers who were assigned to activities within the Old years, so there were a lot of farms. Although already discussed, but obviously, discussed Compliance Risk Assurance Department, incompletely. Those additions to some Slavic Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre neighbor- the pastor had a car, not all of the members did. worked at the Benjamin Franklin ethnic groups will appear in a future article. hoods, as well as the Key Bank customers So just before the spaghetti dinner, the pastor Community Garden between Spring Rd. and drove the roads and backroads, picking up the During recent months when this series has who may have been inconvenienced by the Tampa Ave. (Mike is also a gardener at vegetables, eggs -- and whatever else his not appeared with the regularity it had in the branches which closed early that day. Benjamin Franklin. parishioners could supply -- needed to prepare past, I have periodically been approached by Personal, business and community pros- -- Ten Key Bank volunteers from the the spaghetti dinner. people wondering why. Be assured that I still perity go hand-in hand-in-hand. That’s why Pearl-Brookpark Rd. and Tiedeman-Pearl Then in January we wrote about the intend to write about houses of worship which Key Bank is committed to helping people Rd. branches painted the garage of Olga Romanians who’d settled in Cleveland. From all the ethnic groups who’ve made Cleveland and communities achieve economic self-suf- Blabolil, a ninety-four-year-old Old information I’d gleaned reading The Peoples of their home have established. ficiency through their ongoing involvement Brooklyn resident. and philanthropic investment in financial -- Groups comprised of eight to ten Key education and workforce development pro- Speed Exterminating grams. Old Brooklyn Community 100 Years in Old Brooklyn Development Corporation would like to Spring is here! thank the volunteers who were assigned to Time to start treatment to the exterior of your home to keep the bugs away! activities within the Old Brooklyn and We provide service or you can visit our do-it-yourself store. 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Bring some- Australian Adventure, included with Zoo Bee Beard demonstration, Sat., 1 pm. 3119 Denison Ave., 216-398-8556 thing to sit on & enjoy the movie from a spot admission, 10 am - 5 pm daily. Get reacquaint- Music performances throughout the evening, Family Open Studio – Third Sat. of the month, on the lawn or while relaxing in an inner tube ed with kangaroos, wallabies & wallaroos. Sat., June 21st, 5 - 11 pm. Email gpjmer- 1 – 3 pm; $5 per person; $18 family of four; in Ledge Pool. (Inner tubes available by reser- Travel aboard the Boomerang Express or [email protected] or visit www.grandpaci- children 3 & under, free. Family members & vation only; $4 for single & $6 for double.) climb to the top of the Yagga Tree. See sheep, ficjunction.com for more info. above cost per visit: $5 per adult, free for 2 chil- Doors open at 8 pm; cartoons start at 8:30 pm. goats & donkeys in the animal barn. dren, $3 for each additional child. No pre-regis- Feature movie The Sandlot begins at 8:45 pm. Great Lakes Science Center tration required. Family Open Studio provides a Visitors must be 8 or older to use the pool & Frogs, Hogs & Dogs included with Zoo 601 Erieside Ave. 216-694-2000 safe & fun environment for families to create art rent an inner tube. Refreshments available. For admission - New summer attraction thru Sun., www.GreatScience.com together. Self-guided activities at drawing/paint- more info or to reserve a tube call 330-239- Sept. 28th featuring endangered amphibians, Einstein: The Exhibition -Now thru Sun., ing station, clay hand-building station & craft 2911. (Also movies on Fri., July 18, & Fri., red river hogs & New Guinea singing dogs. Sept. 2nd, Mon., - Sun., 10 am - 5 pm. station. Craft projects vary each month. Aug., 8th.) Fascinating exhibition explores Albert Professor Wylde’s Animal Show thru Sun., Einstein, not only as a scientific genius who Saturday children’s classes, after school Pool Hours - 11 am - 7 pm, May 24th - Aug. Sept. 28th, 11:30 am, 1:30 & 3:30 pm in the reconfigured our concepts of space & time, but children’s programs, evening teen & adult 17th. Fees -- adults, 12 & over, $4.50; chil- Zoo’s Amphitheater. Included with Zoo also as a complex man actively engaged in the classes - Complete schedule of classes, dates, dren 6-11, $3.50; 5 & under free; seniors 62 admission. social & political issues of his day. Tickets - & over, free. $5.50 - $17.95. Free admission for members. times & fees available on the website, TOUCH! Amazing Rays & Sharks, $1 per www.arthouseinc.org To register for a class or Learn to swim program: Morning swim person in addition to regular Zoo admission; workshop call 216-398-8556. Art House is Hale Farm & Village classes - June 9th - 20th. Evening classes - 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath open to the public Mon. — Thurs., 10 am – 4 June 9th - July 9th. Parent & child classes Butterfly Magic-free with Zoo admission. pm, Fri. by appointment & Sat., 9 am - 12 pm. 330-666-3711 June 14th - August 16th. $30 per session with Thurs., May 22nd - Sun., Sept. 28th; Freefor Opening Day, Sat., June 7. Old Fashioned season pass; $50 all others. Call 440-331-8635 Zoo members. CanalWay Center, E. 49th St Family Fun Days, Sun., June 8. Spend the for more info. day in history & meet pioneers, skilled crafts- between Grant Ave & Canal Rd Cleveland Museum of Natural History 216-206-1000 Pool party packages - special reserved area men & townsfolk coping with life during the with picnic tables for up to 3 hrs; Parties must 1 Wade Oval Dr. 216-231-4600 American Civil War & celebrate HaleFarm’s www.cmnh.org Train Day, Sat., Jun. 21, 10 am - 4 pm. Join the have at least 10 people. Call 440-572-9990 to 50th anniversary of serving the community as schedule a party & request pricing on food Museum - Mon. – Sat., 10 am – 5 pm; Wed. to a museum. Cake & ice cream & a day full of train spotters club listening to engineers talking as 10 pm; Sun., noon – 5 pm. Age 2 & under, trains pass over the reservation & canal. Check packages. hands-on activities for children of all ages -- free; age 3-6, $6.50; age 7-adult, $9.50; seniors 19th century toys & games, “make & take” out the model train displays. Children can create & students, $7.50. train crafts & ride the kids’ train ($1 per person). Cleveland Metroparks Maple Grove Picnic crafts for kids, farm chores & more. Visit Area; Rocky River Nature Center Rocky Two new dinosaurs on permanent exhibit -- towww.wrhs.org/halefarm for more info & cal- Take a self-led walk along the “hobo trail” or join “Jane”, in the main lobby, a life-sized skeletal a hike with staff to the Tressel Overlook. Call River Reservation 24000 Valley Pkwy., endar of events. North Olmsted 440-734-6660 cast of a juvenile tyrannosaur (or possibly nan- 216-206-1000 for more info. otyrannus, a close cousin); and “Triceratops Lake Erie Nature & Science Center Lewis Rd. Fun Horse Show: Sun., June 8th, horridus”, in the Kirtland Hall of Prehistoric 28728 Wolf Rd. Bay Village 440-871-2900 Children’s Museum of Cleveland Lewis Rd. Riding Ring (located off Lewis Rd. Life, a 21-foot long, full-sized replica of a www.lens.org 10730 Euclid Ave. 216-791-5437 between Cedar Point & Barrett Rds. in North dinosaur that lived 68-65 million years ago. Space Camp- Tues. - Fri., June 17th - 20th. http://www.clevelandchildrensmuseum.org Olmsted) Sponsored by the Cuyahoga County 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. Ages 6 - 13. Fee - $220, Farm Bureau Equine Advisory Council; open , Brooklyn child; $200, member’s child. Explore the solar Rainbow Science Family Workshop - Sat., to any breed. For more info log onto 3706 Pearl Rd. 216-623-6920 system with new probes & more new hands-on June 7th, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. $5/person work- www.cuyfb.org or call 440-877-0706. Play and Learn! – Every Fri., 10-11 am. Join activities. Enjoy water rockets, vacuum cham- shop fee. Spectators admitted free. Special reining pres- other caregivers & toddlers, have fun with a ber & the Mars Rover movie. Pre-registration entation at intermission. variety of books & learning toys. required; call to register. Digging for Dinos with Dad (Child drop-off Preschool Story Time – Every Fri., 11–11:30 Stellar Stars - Wed., 11 am & Sat., noon, $2. workshop, Sun., June 15th. Activities at 11 Celebrate Father’s Day with “ A Day with am. Stories & songs for children ages 3-5. Call Marvel at the night sky & enjoy the stars, watch am, 1 pm & 3 pm. Half-price admission for Dad” at EarthWords, Sun., June 15th, noon - for specific program requests or more info. lasers moving to music & learn fun facts about dads. 2:30 pm. Spend quality one-on-one time togeth- the solar system. Take home a planet picture to er. Make a craft, (choice of wooden train Cleveland Public Library, South Brooklyn color & add a sticker to your passport. 4303 Pearl Rd. 216-623-7067 Invent It - Family Workshops - Sat., June engine, wooden bug or toad house) Have some Twinkle Tots - Thurs. & Sat., 11 am, $1per 21st & 28th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm. $5 per per- educational fun outdoors with a naturalist. Preschool Storytime - Every Tues., 11:30 am person, including infants. See what’s new in son workshop fee. Enjoy a lunch (inside or outside) of hot dogs, space, watch lights dance & see magic. chips & beverage. Visit EarthWorks -- Father’s - 12:30 pm and Thurs., 10 - 11 am. Interactive Cleveland Metropark Garfield Park Day sale of 15% off everything. Dads will get stories, rhymes, songs & other activities for Big Explosion in Russia - Sat., June, 7, 14, 21 Nature Center 11350 Broadway Ave. a coupon for 25% off one item. children 3-5 years. Call to register. & 28, 2 pm & Sat., June 7 & 21, 7 pm. $3 216-341-3152 Toddler Time - Every Tues., 10:30 - 11:30 am. admission. Find out about the largest asteroid Camp Garfield, Wed., Thurs., Fri., June Interactive stories, rhymes, songs & other activ- impact in modern times which caused massive 25th, 26th & 27th, 9:30 am - 4 pm. For Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ities for children 1-2 years. Call to register. damage in Russia. See Saturn & Mars in the tele- campers who have completed grades K-1. 3900 Wildlife Way scopes. Evening program includes telescope view- New & improved day camp. Campers will 216-661-6500 clemetzoo.com Play and Learn - Every Fri., 11- 12 pm. Join ing after the show, weather permitting. experience outdoor exploration, adventure & Adult admission, $10; children 2 - 11, $6; other caregivers & toddlers. Have fun with a time travel. Activities throughout the forests, (Admission always free for kids under two variety of books & learning toys & make new Inc. meadows & wetlands, all while discovering the and Zoo members.) friends. Call to register. Parade the Circle, Sat., June 14th. Parade at natural & cultural history of the surrounding noon; Circle Village activities, entertainment area. Space is limited; call to register. Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo - Sat., Grace Church & food - 11 am - 4 pm. Free community arts June 14th, 10 am - 4 pm. Over 100 adoptable 2503 Broadview Rd. 216-661-8210 parade presented annually by Cleveland Lunch Time Craziness: Wacky Wednesdays dogs, cats, puppies & kittens. Largest animal Upward Basketball Camp - Tues., Jun. 24th- Museum of Art. International & national guest in June: Ohio’s comback animals, wildflow- adoption event in the area. Dozens of area ani- Fri., Jun. 27th, 9 am - noon. Ice cream cele- artists join Greater Cleveland artists, families, ers, squirrels, frogs. Stop by Garfield Park mal rescue organizations will be on the Zoo’s bration for participants & their families Fri. at schools & community groups in a spectacular Nature Center’s Front Porch to discover the Ticket Plaza to help visitors find the pets best 6:30 pm. For kindergarten-6th grade to learn display of bright costumes, giant puppets, stilt- wackiness of every Wed. June 4th - Aug. 27th suited to their lifestyles. basketball skills & have fun. Free, but regis- dancers, handmade masks & colorful floats. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Different subject every Presented by University Circle Inc. For more Fathers’ Day at the Zoo - Sun., Jun. 15th, 10 tration required. Call church office for registra- week. Stay for five minutes or the entire time. tion form. info about the parade, call Community Arts Rain location -- inside the Nature Center. Call am - 7 pm. Free admission for dads on Fathers’ Department, 216-707-2483 or email neisen- 216-341-3152 for more info. Day. Enjoy special narrated ZooTram tours fea- [email protected]. turing resident Zoo dads. Grand Pacific Junction Mill St & Columbia Rd. Olmsted Falls. Cleveland Metroparks Hinkley Reservation Senior Safari - Fri., June 27th. Activities 10 440-235-9277 Wade Oval Wednesdays - University Circle Ledge Pool & Recreation Area am - 1 pm. Visitors age 55 years & older receive Summer Solstice - Fri., Jun. 20th – Sat., Jun. June 18th - August 27th 1151 Ledge Rd. between State & Kellog Rds. free Zoo admission. Savvy senior activities 21st. New Event, free to the public. Celebrate Free concerts, 6 - 9 pm. Music, including 440-331-8111 include animal enrichment demonstrations, the longest day of the year/first day of summer Blues, Irish Rock & Reggae. Grab a bite to eat, www.clevelandmetroparks.com musical entertainment, wellness exhibits & with: relax in the beer & wine garden. Extended Ledge Pool & Recreation Area “Open more. hours, special events & discounted admissions House” - Sat., May 17th, noon - 4 pm. Enjoy What’s the Buzz & Craft Show - Fri., June to Cleveland Botanical Garden, The Cleveland complimentary refreshments, stroll the A-MAZE-ING Amphibians Maze Included 20th & Sat., June 21st, 10 am - 6 pm. Learn all Museum of Art & Cleveland Museum of Natural grounds, purchase season passes & sign up for with Zoo admission. In celebration of the Year about honey & honey bees. History. Visit www.universitycircle.org or call 216- swimming lessons. For more info about sea- of the Frog, an 1800 sq. ft. amphibian-themed 707-5033. son passes, swimming lessons & other aquatic maze has been constructed in African Savanna. programs call 330-239-2911. Guests read panels that cover amphibian-themed questions. Their answers dictate which direction Season Passes - $70, for individuals, $105, to take. Try to leap farther than a frog in the families in the tax distric; $135, non-tax dis- jumping area or glide like a tree frog on a zip trict families. Unlimited use of the pool for the line. season. Fish Fry & Homemade Pierogi Saturday June 7th HEEL PAIN Drivin’ Miss Crazy There are over 50 bones in our feet. The bones in the feet fracture. In order to get at the precise cause of the pain, the T make up about one quarter of all the bones in our body. podiatrist will usually perform a physical examination and HE The bone at the heel of each foot (called cafcaneus) is the ask questions about the pain. UNIO largest bone in the foot. An estimated 40 million people N HO No Other Bands complain of pain in the heel when one or both feet are The good news is that simple measures often will take care USE placed on the floor as they arise each morning. The pain of the problem. Things such as rest, ice, oral anti-inflam- 2713 Brookpark Rd. in June could be coming from a heel spur, which is projection of matory drugs, stretching exercises, injections of steroids, bone on the bottom of the heel bone. The term plantar and arch supports can be helpful. In rare instances, surgical fasciitis refers to an inflammation of a ligament that correction may be necessary. New procedures utilizing Bar and Restaurant attaches to the bottom of the heel bone. The pain could be endoscopic surgery or shock wave treatment utilizing Wednesday related to other things such as arthritis, or even a small sound waves have been of value if the pain is chronic. Monday Tuesday Thursday Wings 20feach Tacos $1.50 Steak Dinners $ Mussels 20feach Dine in only 4 -10 pm 7.95 Dine in only 4 -10 pm Dine in only 4 -10 pm 4 -10 pm Daily Lunch & Dinner Happy Hour COME IN AND TRY HOMEMADE SPECIALS Mon- Thurs. 5 - 8 pm. “The Best FISH FRY in Town” LUNCH DAILY AT 11:30 am Domestic Beer & HOMEMADE PIEROGI $ wings, burgers & other appetizers. Well Drinks 1.50 Wednesdays & Fridays Take-out and call-ahead orders available 216-635-0809 or fax 216-635-1484 PAGE 10 OLD BROOKLYN NEWS JUNE 2008 SENIOR NOTES CHURCH NOTES

Senior Citizen Resources (SCR) Monday, June 16th Saturday, May 31st - Sunday, Sept. 7th St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview 216-749-5367 Vatican Splendors from St. Peter’s Basilica. Vatican Splendors Exhibit Rd., 11:30 - 12:30 pm in the lower level to honor Active Living Every Day - Presented at The Vatican Museums & the Swiss Guard Tour at Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 all fathers. A "manly" meal of roast beef, Estabrook Recreation, Tuesdays 10 am. Call Western Reserve Historical Society. Cost - $19. East Blvd. 200 artifacts from the Vatican mashed potatoes & gravy, corn dish & more. 216-749-5367 to register. Museum, many for the first time. Adults - Price - $7, adults; $4, children. For reservations Thursday, June 19th $20; seniors - $18; kids 6 to 12 - $14. Visit call church office, 216-351-6499. Bocce Ball - Tues., 8:30 am, Estabrook. Federal Reserve Bank Tour - Cost - $17. www.vaticansplendors.com for details. Book Club - Call 2196-749-5367 to register. Wednesday, July 30th Friday, June 13th, & Saturday, June 14th Goodtime III - Cost - $32. Wednesdays, June 4th & 11th Rummage Sale with Patriotic Theme Chair Bowling - Fri., 10:30 am, The Schwab Music & Spirituality St. Luke's United Church of Christ, 4216 Pearl Center. Wellness & Strengthening Exercise Program Swedenborg Chapel, 4815 Broadview Rd., 8 - Rd. (corner of Pearl & Memphis), Fri., 5 - 8 Chair Exercise - Tues., & Thurs., 11:30 am, The Senior Health & Wellness Center, 9 pm. Accomplished local musician & music pm, Sat. (Flag Day!), 10 am - 3 pm. Wide vari- The Schwab Center. Thurs., 10:30 am, MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Campus, 4229 educator Paul Landefeld, Jr., presenting his ety of quality items. Hot dog lunch - Sat., noon Estabrook Recreation. Fri., 10 am, Deaconess- Pearl Rd. Mon., & Fri., 11 am - 12 pm. Program second series of programs exploring the rela- - 1:30 pm. Donations welcome. Call 216-351- Krafft. designed for adults 55 +. $2 per class or $20 per tionship between music & spirituality 4422 Mon-Fri. 10 am - noon for more info. 10 classes (get 11th class free w/punched card) (medieval to present time). Donations appre- Chair Volleyball - Wed., 11 am, The Schwab Call 216-957-2800 for more info. ciated. Call 216-351-8093 for more info. Monday, July 7th - Friday, July11th Center. Vacation Bible School MetroHealth’s/Macy’s Oasis Program Saturday, June 14th Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, 4308 Pearl Rd., Craft Classes - Tues. & Thurs., 9:30 - 11:30 Macy’s, 8001 W. Ridgewood Dr., Parma, 440- Rummage Sale 9 am - 12:30 pm. Children ages 4 - 15. Theme am, Deaconess Krafft. 886-1157. Weekday classes in many topics -- St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview - “Make a Splash with Jesus”. Pre-register at history, computers, health, art, music & more. Rd., 8 am - 1 pm, downstairs in Stohs Hall. Pay Church’s resale shop June 21st, 10 am - 2 pm Crochet Klatch - Tues., 9:30 - 11:30 am, The Open to individuals 50 years & older. Must be $4 for a bag & fill it with clothes & household or at Strawberry Festival June 1st, 4 pm - 6 pm. Schwab Center. member to take classes; membership is free; goods. Call church office, 216-351-6499, for Suggested donation, $2 per family. All chil- most courses have a small fee. Pick up a May more info. dren welcome. Call Sarah, 216-351-4694, or Line Dancing - Tues., 1 pm. The Schwab - August catalogue at OBCDC or read class Sunday, June 15th email [email protected] for registration form Center. $15 for a six-week session. schedule & register online at www.oasisnet. Pre-Fathers’ Day Dinner or more info. org/cleveland; mail & in-person registration, MetroHealth Lite & Easy Exercise - too. Also sponsored by Mature Services. Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9:30 - 10:30 am. Light Senior Citizens exercise class with a certified fitness MetroHealth Senior Advantage Valley Road Villa Apartment instructor; $2 per class. The Schwab Center. Individuals 55 years of age and older are invit- ed to join MetroHealth’s Senior Advantage Post Office on Wheels - First Thurs. of every program. Among the many benefits available 1 Bedroom $494 - $560 month, 9:30 - 10 am, Deaconess-Krafft. 11 - to members are $1 off parking in Metro’s park- 11:30 am, The Schwab Center. ing garage, free transportation to and from 2 Bedrooms $608 - $689 Metro appointments for seniors lacking other 4146 Valley Road “SCR Strollers” - Walking group,Tues., 10:15 means of transportation, 10% discount in am, meet at Estabrook Recreation Center. Metro’s cafeteria, and invitations to special Some applications available for immediate rental. senior seminars and parties. Call 957-2800 (a Others taken for waiting list. Section 8 available Fun & Games direct line) for more information Canasta - Mon. & Wed., 12:30 pm, Deaconess INCLUDES zAll Utilities z Carpeting z Electric Range z Refrigerator z Beauty Shop Krafft. Senior Living Guide z Visiting Nurse Monthly z Party & Game Rooms z Cable Available Fruit Bingo -Mon., 11:30 am, The Schwab Center; Provides professionals & consumers with z Library z Planned Social Activities z Pets Allowed &Wed.,10:30 am, Deaconess-Krafft Center. comprehensive & current information about long-term care resources & facilities. Call (216) 398-4430 for more information Pinochle Playing - Tues.& Fri., 12:15 pm, Distributed quarterly. For free copy, call Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9-5 to Deaconess-Krafft. OBCDC, 216-459-1000. SMC MANAGEMENT CO. Our Churches Welcome You Sponsored by the GREATER BROOKLYN MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. If your Church would like to be included in this ad or changes in this ad are desired, PLEASE CALL (44O)845-5128

BAPTIST LUTHERAN POLISH NAT’L CATHOLIC UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Gloria Dei Lutheran Church E.L.C.A. St. Mary’s Church Archwood U.C.C. Broadview Baptist Church Corner Broadview & Wexford, Parma 2800 Archwood Ave. Phone: 216-351-1060 4505 Broadview Rd. Over 80 yrs. of worship 5801 Memphis Ave. Phone: 216-741-8230 Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10 am. Pastor: Rev. Roman Misiewicz Sunday: 11 am (ASL Interpreted) Pastor: Rev. Brent Richards, Phone: 216-741-8154 Asst. Pastor: Dr. John Wood Nursery provided ages 1-5 Immanuel Lutheran Church Sunday Masses: 9 am English, 11 am Polish Children's Sunday School: 11:15 am Phone. 216-351-8414 or 216-431-3515 Sunday School: 10:00 am Sun. School: 9:45 am. Sun. Worship: 11 am Scranton & Seymour Ave. Phone: 216-781-9511 Multicultural Open & Affirming. Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 pm Pastor: Rev. Horst Hoyer & Rev. John Hoyer www.archwooducc.org http://broadview-baptist-church.org German Worship: Sun. 9 am. English 10:30 am website: broadview-baptist-church.org ROMAN CATHOLIC Parma Evangelical Lutheran Church Brooklyn Heights U.C.C. Rev. Dr. Lee Holliday Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 5280 Broadview Rd. (North & Tuxedo Ave.) Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Phone: 351-6376 Pastor: Donald E. Frantz II 4423 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-749-2323 2005 W. Schaaf Rd. Phone: 216-741-2280 3354 Fulton Rd. Phone: 216-631-9199 Pastor: Fr. LeRoy J. Moreeuw, C.PP.S. Rev. Freddie Ray, 216-355-2137 Sat., Services: 5:15 pm, Sun. 10:20 am. Sun, Nursery with adult supervision School: 9 - 10 am. Call for new member classes Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm; Sun., 8:30 & 11am Sunday Worship & Church School: 9:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Service: 10:30 am Weekday Masses: Mon.-Sat., 8 am Sunday evening service: 6 pm St. James Lutheran Church School Phone: 216-741-3685 Thursday evening Bible Study, 7 pm 4771 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-351-6499 St. Luke’s U.C.C. Good gospel singing & preaching Pastor: Paul W. Hoffman Church of St. Leo The Great 4216 Pearl Rd. (corner Memphis Ave.) Sunday Worship: 8 & 10:30 am / Sat. Serv: 5 pm. 4940 Broadview Rd. Phone: 216-351-4422 Harmony Baptist Church Sunday School & Bible Class: 9:15 am Phone: 216-661-1006 4020 Ridge Rd., Brooklyn Pastor: Gerald Madasz Sat. Services: 5 pm. Pastor: Fr. Russ Lowe Sunday Worship: 10:15 am Phone. 216-351-3740 Website: stjamescleve.com Masses: Sat., 4 pm. Sun., 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon Rev. Ed Allen, Pastor Saint Barbara Church Sunday Worship: 11am & 6 pm. St. Mark Lutheran Church Trinity U.C.C. Sunday School: 9:45 am 4464 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-749-3545 1505 Denison Ave. Wednesday Prayer 7 pm Phone: 216-741-2067 3525 West 25th St. (entrance off Scranton) Pastor: Richard E. Kurth Phone: 216-351-7667 Sunday Worship: 10:15 am, Sat. - 5 pm. Administrator: Fr. Lucjan Stokowski BYZANTINE CATHOLIC Sunday School & Adult Bible Study, 9 am Masses: Sat., 4:30 pm; Pastor: Rev. David T Durkit Elementary School: grades K - 8 Sun., 9 am, 11am (Polish) Sunday Worship: 10:30 am St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Corpus Christi Church email: [email protected] 4600 State Rd. Phone: 216-741-7979 Unity Lutheran Church website: trinityucccleveland.org 4542 Pearl Rd. - Phone: 216-741-2085 5204 Northcliff Ave., Pastor: Very Rev. Steven Koplinka Phone: 216-351-8738 Multicultural, Open & Affirming Deacon: Joseph Hunt, 216-398-1953 Rev. Peeter Pirn - Worship Service: 9:30 am Sunday School & Adult Study: 11am Pastor: Fr. Russell Lowe Divine Liturgies: Sat. Vigil, 4 pm.; Sunday, Masses: Sat., 4:30 pm; Sun., 10 am. 11 am; Holy days, 9 am. Crystal Chalet Preschool/Day Care 3-12 yrs. www.unity- United Church of Christ in Brooklyn lutheran.org Weekday Mass: Mon. & Wed., 9 am. Phone: 216-749-4504 Prayer Services: Tues. & Thurs. 8:00 am 8720 Memphis Ave: Phone: 216-661-0227 School #: 216-749-7980 Pre-School #: 216-351-8121 NON-DENOMINATIONAL Pastor: Rev. Robert Z. Lahr CHARISMATIC Sunday School & Worship: 11am Circle of Inner Light Spiritual Community PRESBYTERIAN Good News Ministires Church 4615 Broadview Rd. at Swedenborg Chapel UNITED METHODIST 3705 West 36th. (W. 36th & Mapledale Ave.) Rev. Virginia Collins, 216-398-7743 & Renielle Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (USA) Brooksieker, 440-897-9505. 6 pm Sun. service. Phone:216-398-4913 4308 Pearl Rd. at Spokane Ave. Brooklyn Memorial UMC Pastor: Ernie Green. Healing & message services. Classes, circles, & ceremonies. [email protected] Phone: 216-741-8331 Rev. Adrienne Lloyd 2607 Archwood Ave. Phone: 216-459-1450 Sunday Worship, 11 am Pastor: Rev. Pamela Buzalka TV - Tues. 6:30 pm. Ch.21- 9 pm Ch. 26. Sun. Worship: 10:30 am. Sun. school 10:15 am Institute Of Divine Metaphysical Research Parking at Busch Funeral Home Sun. Worship: 10:45 am. Sun. school 10 am Fri. 6:30 pm, Ch 21 Time Warner Channel. 4150 Pearl Rd. Free Public Lectures. Tues., Weekday wonders bible study, 11 am. Phone: 216-398-6990 www.idmr.net Everyone welcome! Sun.: 11 am - 1 pm, Mon. & Wed.: 7-9 pm. SWENDENBORGIAN Pearl Rd. United Methodist Church All invited & encouraged to attend! EVANGELICAL Swedenborg Chapel 4200 Pearl Rd. Phone: 216-661-5642 Grace Church Palace of Praise A New Christianity 4815 Broadview Rd, Pastor: Rev. Paul Wilson 4274 Pearl Rd. Sunday Worship: 10:00 am. (Cafe Oasis following) Phone: 216-351-8093 Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10 am Phone: 216-741-9322 Pastor: Rev. Junchol Lee Adult Study & Coffee Hour: 11 am 2503 Broadview Rd. & W. 28th St. Sunday Worship: 11am Phone: 216-661-8210 Pastor: Rev. Joseph Terry Free hunger meal Thursdays: 6 pm Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Adult Bible (non-fundamental): Sat., 10 am http://www.gbgm-umc.org/pearl-road-umc Email: [email protected] Wednesday Service: 7 pm Non-Denomination Weddings- 216-351-8093 Pastor: Jeff Doeringer & Charlie Collier Miracle Service: Friday, 7 pm A Warm Welcome Awaits You. 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by Lisa Vinarcik that when the construction is finished we'll Manager of Marketing and Public Relations be able to serve our students even better On Thursday, May 8, Constellation than we do now,” said Gerald Preseren, Schools Old Brooklyn Community Executive Director of Constellation Schools. Elementary and Old Brooklyn Community The addition will house twelve new Middle School students, parents and staff classrooms, a full-size gymnasium with a along with community members gathered to stage, a new science lab, and a high-tech celebrate the ground breaking for an addi- computer lab. “We thank all the students, tion to the school building. parents, staff and community members who The ceremony took place on the school have helped us along the way in making Old grounds were construction has already Brooklyn Community Elementary and begun.. Old Brooklyn Community Middle schools successful. This is for you. Development members Sandy Worona, Enjoy,” expressed Thomas Babb. George Shuba, Donn Heckelmoser and The ceremony concluded with Jeffrey Shelia Walter and Ward 15 Councilman Soltis, Cherie Kaiser, Roger Riachi, Donn Brian Cummins joined Constellation School Heckelmoser, Sheila Walter, Sandy Worona, dignitaries for the occasion. Gerald Preseren, Brian Cummins, Amy Constellation Schools’ Old Brooklyn Mobley and Thomas Babb breaking the Community Elementary principal, Cherie ground for the addition. Photo by George Shuba Kaiser, and Old Brooklyn Community Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Posing with the ceremonial shovels for Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle School principal, Amy Mobley, Community Elementary educates students (OBC) School’s groundbreaking are (left to right): Facilities Manager Jeffrey Soltis; OBC hosted the groundbreaking ceremony. It grades K-4, while Constellation Schools Old Elementary Principal Cherie Kaiser; RFC Contracting President Roger Riachi; OBCDC’s Donn Heckelmoser; OBCDC’s Sheila Walter; OBCDC’s Sandy Worona; Constellation opened with words from the two of the three Brooklyn Community Middle educates grades 5-8. Constellation Schools currently Schools Executive Director Gerald Preseren; Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins; OBC founders of Constellation Schools, Gerald Middle Principal Amy Mobley; and Constellation Schools Treasurer Thomas Babb. Preseren and Thomas Babb. operates 16 community schools with a total “Old Brooklyn Community opened enrollment over 2,900 throughout Northeast established to create high quality communi- Contact Lisa Vinarcik at 440-845-7688, their doors in the fall of 1999 with 27 stu- Ohio . ty schools by offering a superior ext. 50107, or visit our website at www.con- dents and now they educate over 300 stu- Constellation Schools are public learning environment. They are character- stellationschools.com. for information about dents in the elementary and middle school. schools of choice, which means they are ized by small classes, high expectations, Constellation Schools -- “The Right Choice This is an exciting time for us and I know publicly funded, privately operated and are involved parents and engaged students. for Parents and a Real Chance for Children”.

Green space from page 4 www.ClevelandBikes.org; Brooklyn Centre Trail and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and locations: Archmere Park on Archmere Ave, The money which funded this project came resident Lois Moss from Walk + Roll beyond are. Supporters hope that the Big west of State Rd.; Brookfield Park on from a variety of sources — $745,316 from Cleveland, www.walkroll.com; and Jim Creek trail will ultimately extend even west of Brookfield Ave. between Bellaire & W. 130th the initial Clean Ohio Conservation Sheehan from the Ohio City bicycle co-op, Ridge Rd. St.; and Brookridge Elementary School at 4500 RiverDay 2008/Friends of Big CreekFund www.ohiocitycycles.org. The Treadway Creek Much of the discussion was about the Ridge Rd. (behind the Brooklyn branch of the grant; $498,000 from the City of Cleveland; Trail opening is actually featured as one of the same topics covered at Tuesday night’s meet- Cuyahoga County Library). The event will $285,000 from the Ward 15 Parks & events on the online Bike Week calendar at ing, but because it was a smaller group, it was take place between 9 a.m. and noon. Recreation fund; $10,000 from an Ohio & Erie www.clevelandbicycleweek.org. easier to view the maps and ask questions. Of Volunteers are advised to dress for the Canal Association grant; and $5,000 from After numerous dignitaries simultaneous- particular interest was the Harshaw Chemical weather, and children under 18 must have adult Ward 16 funds. The value of in-kind service ly snipped the ribbon, and appropriate photos site near the northeast corner of Harvard Ave. supervision. Refreshments will be provided for and property was $273,850 and the value of a were snapped, the bikers and hikers headed and Jennings Rd., where radioactive materials volunteers. used in the atomic bomb during World War II In case of rain date, the cleanup will be were manufactured. Extensive soil testing has rescheduled for the following Saturday, June been/will continue to be done there. 14. The Friends of Big Creek are currently Call Amy Roskilly, Cuyahoga Soil & Water involved in a study about Big Creek’s water- Conservation District, 216-524-6580, ext. 22, shed, and after they have the results, they’ll be or Rachel Napolitano, Bellaire-Puritas conferring with the commercial consultants Development Corporation, 216-671-2710, for about the plans to achieve the ecological more information. restoration of the floodplain and the riparian Another opportunity to be zone (i.e., the land on the banks of/bordering informed this month The Ohio Canal Corridor will be sponsor- the stream). ing a public meeting concerning the preferred Reducing the velocity and flow of the alignment of the Towpath Trail from Harvard Creek will be necessary at times, and that Ave. to Steelyard Commons on Tuesday, June might be accomplished via bio-retention ponds 17, from 4 – 8 p.m. at the Cleveland (man-made water features where water is tem- Metroparks Zoo. The consulting team will porarily pooled). give a short presentation and provide work sta- RiverDay participants next hiked tions to help visitors understand how they along the railroad tracks to the seldom-viewed decided on the trail alignment, and give people place where Big Creek empties into the the opportunity to ask questions and offer com- ments. Photo by Bob Gardin Cuyahoga River. Although it is near to “civi- In observance of RiverDay on Saturday, May 17th, the Friends of Big Creek sponsored lization”, it gave such a feeling of seclusion Visit www.ohiocanal.org or call 216-520- “Big Creek: Where the Waters Meet” at the confluence of Big Creek and the Cuyahoga. that one could almost imagine what it was like 1825 for more information. being an Indian or a French fur trader paddling down the river. land donation from the Cleveland down the trail, the first neighborhood connec- Metropolitan Housing Association was tor trail to the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Friends of $40,000. Canalway’s Towpath Trail. Big Creek’s The office of the Cuyahoga County Anyone interested in helping to maintain hospitality Engineers saved the project over $20,000 by it should contact Councilman Cummins’ office continued with surveying the area with funds from an Ohio at 216-459-8400. a complimen- Canal Corridor equipment grant. Mention the word “confluence” (the point tary lunch set Members of the Richard Harmody fami- of juncture at which two or more streams begin up under a ly (the former Cleveland councilman after to flow together) and Pittsburgh (the canopy amid whom Harmody Park is named) and Allegheny, the Monongahela and the Ohio) or the trees. (Only students/educators from nearby Benjamin Harper’s Ferry (the Shenandoah and the tables and Franklin Elementary School were recognized Potomac) might come to mind. But this city chairs were at the grand opening. Those students, in addi- has its points of confluence, too, and thanks to missing!) tion to the aforementioned Rhodes students, a program sponsored by the Friends of Big Vice-president are doing some of the fieldwork in their envi- Creek, a group of Clevelanders recently had Mary Ellen ronmental curriculum in the ravine. the opportunity to view one of them. Stasek had pre- By chance it happened that the trail open- The 18th annual RiverDay which Friends pared.chili, ing occurred during National Bike Month (on of the Crooked River sponsor was held on appropriate Bike to Work Day, actually), and a number of Saturday, June 17. Events focusing on the accompani- Photo by Mary Ellen Stasek well-known bicyclists were at the grand open- Cuyahoga River took place in all four of the ments, bever- A person standing at this point would be looking upstream at Big Creek on ing, including Andy D. Clarke from counties through which it meanders — ages and the left and downstream at the Cuyahoga River on the right. Washington, D.C., the executive director of the Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage and Summit — dessert for the League of American Bicyclists (www.bike- and one of them was in Old Brooklyn. crowd. A final FYI league.org). Andy was in town for a Bicycle Attendees at Big Creek: Where the Waters In appreciation for the experience, some As a part of the Fulton Rd. bridge replace- Friendly Community Conference at the down- Meet gathered at Zeleznik’s Tavern’s parking of the people in attendance then wandered the ment project, $1.2 million in funding has town Cleveland Public Library the day before. lot at 11 a.m. for two hours of learning, hiking path next to the Cuyahoga, pulling out garlic already been secured for another trail which will Early in the trail dedication program and fun. First they listened to Ward 15 mustard, the invasive species which, in recent replace the eastern portion of the former John Andy presented Cleveland, via Mayor Councilman Brian Cummins, Friends of Big years, has been threatening to over-run native Nagy Blvd. at Fulton Rd. and Denison Ave. Jackson, with a “Bicycle Friendly Community Creek president Bob Gardin and Michael vegetation. Award”, and at the end of the program, he was Kannard, one of the aforementioned trail con- Another opportunity to help out (Acknowledgment: I am extremely grateful to one of the first in the lineup to head down the sultants, talk about what’s been happening so this month Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins for all the trail on his bike. far in that section of the Big Creek Valley and The tenth annual Big Creek Watershed help he gave me -- on a holiday weekend -- to Local bicycling enthusiasts at the opening what the future plans for the area between the CleanUp will take place on Saturday, June 7th, ensure that the information in this article would were Kevin Cronin from ClevelandBikes, current Harvard Ave. terminus of the Towpath and assistance will be needed at the following be both accurate and complete.)