T OUR ADVERTISERS OR FREE!pp PLEASE SU Vol. 2, Issue 5 • MAY, 2010 A PROUD MEMBER OF THE OBSERVER MEDIA FAMILY OF COMMUNITY-OWNED & wrITTEN NEWSpaPERS AND WEBSITES Volunteers clean up East 185th Street Denise Lorek With the “Alive on 185” Parade that if there were more Butt and Sidewalk Sale coming May 22, Collectors in front of businesses it's time to give the street a good maybe there wouldn’t be so many spring cleaning. cigarette butts on the street. Yes, On April 23rd, East 185th St. folks there were lots of cigarette was swept and cleaned by a group butts along with the usual trash. of volunteers and the staff of As we crossed the street and Northeast Shores. Lucky for us, made our way back up East 185th it was a beautiful day. We started St., Frank Barresi from Martin’s E. 185th Block Watch members, Bev Franczyk and JP. at noon with our brooms at the Men’s Wear was waiting for us with Lithuanian Hall and worked our cold bottles of water. Around 2:30 way down the street sweeping and we were joined by the Franczyk Cleveland Job More facts - cleaning as needed. children, Tom and Hannah, who Corps student Bring our Carrousel home The East 185th St. Block Watch were a big help. Hannah, by the Elva Brodnick members JP Franczyk, his wife way, has her own clean-up business wins national Bev, and Pat Lorek rolled up their called Boop’s Poop. Hannah, for a Euclid Beach Park Now held one of their twice a year “Open Meet- sleeves to pitch in. They helped small fee, will come to your house award ings” on Friday April 9th, at St John Nottingham Lutheran Church, Laura Robinson, Vice President and pick up dog poop for you. If Susan Clark to kick off the Euclid Beach Carrousel’s 100th Anniversary – and of the E.185th Merchants and you would like to employ Hannah, wish long time neighborhood historian Rudy Nagode a Happy 91st Professionals Association, and the you can call Denise at Northeast Cleveland Job Corps Academy student, Birthday! It was also to present the University Circle plan for the staff from Northeast Shores sweep Shores and she will give you Han- Jessica Hall, 21, created the official me- Carrousel, now supported by Euclid Beach Park Now. and clean East 185th Street. nah’s contact information. mento of the G20 Labor and Employ- President John Frato opened the meeting, to introduce Dr Ray- The City of Cleveland Division By the time we got back to ment Ministers' Summit Meeting. mond Rackley, who heads the “Cleveland’s Euclid Beach Carousel” of Waste Collection provided the Lithuanian Hall at 4:00, we The eight-inch-high sculpture is a group, to present his ideas for our Euclid Beach Carrousel. a dumpster for free as part of were all tired, sore and dirty but pyramid fashioned out of black walnut, Dr Rackley’s plan is to place the Euclid Beach Carrousel some- their “Clean Sweep” program. the street was nice and clean. As which is native to Ohio, in which a map where in the University Circle area. He presented some figures as to PNC Bank donated garbage bags Laura stood back and looked of the world is imprinted. Affixed on restoration etc, which were familiar to this reporter, having worked and Northeast Shores brought down the street she commented, top are four aluminum figures with out- on our Euclid Beach Carrousel Committee’s proposal, although he the brooms. Jeanne from the “the street looks so much more stretched arms. did not have a building concept (as we do), saying that this was not Harland Pub provided us with inviting when it is all cleaned up”. “It symbolizes united humanity,” said needed until a site was chosen. He also talked about “promoting the refreshments as we made our way The clean-up crew would like to Hall, a Bricklaying student at Cleveland Euclid Beach legacy,” while stating that the Carrousel “deserves to down the street. thank those businesses who take Job Corps. be at University Circle.” Questions were few. While we were stopping for the time to clean up in front of Mr. Rick Heimann, Hard Trade & The Collinwood Observer did have representatives there early in refreshments, we noticed the their stores. Bricklaying Coordinator acted as Hall's the meeting (aside from myself), although they were told that there Harland Pub had a butt collector *If you would like more infor- mentor and orchestrated producing 50 would be no questions allowed. We have contacted Euclid Beach in front of their establishment. mation about a butt collector for of the mementos for the Department Park Now with some questions, asking them to clarify some of Jeanne commented they had to your business, please call Denise of Labor. their statements made at the meeting about their position on the get a butt collector because the Lorek or John Boksansky at Cleveland Job Corps Academy is a Carrousel. This issue’s deadline, however, was too close to hear back bucket with sand they had out 216-481-7660. They would be program of the U.S. Labor Department, from them, and so their response will be in the next article. there was not working. “Nobody more than happy to help you which held a national competition among Whatever Euclid Beach Park Now and Dr Rackley are doing really was using it,” she said of the obtain one. enrollees in the training program for doesn’t matter though. We have our own grand dream to “Bring Our bucket they had before. As we 16 – 24 year olds. The memento beat Carrousel Home.” I’d much rather talk about our plan. progressed down the street, the Denise Lorek is the Community Or- out students from 20 other programs | continued on page 3 cleaners couldn’t help but notice ganizer for Northeast Shores. nationally. ■ Club (freshman year), Writer’s Club (freshman, Young Collinwood artist exhibits junior year), and Chef’s Club (sophomore, junior year). During my senior year, I joined work at Waterloo 7 Gallery Key Club and Citizenship Club, which are Mariesha Mikel both community service clubs. My name is Mariesha Mikel and I am cur- Gallery and the Waterloo 7 Art Gallery. They In addition to the community service I have rently a senior at Collinwood High School. are inspired by music, books that I have read, completed in Key Club and Citizenship Club, I enjoy cooking, drawing, painting, sewing, and dreams I have had. I have also: read to children at the Lexington writing poetry, and playing piano. In the span of my freshman and sopho- Village Reading Center, stocked food and During my freshman year attending Villa more years, I have been in several recitals at checked inventory at the Interact Cleveland Angela- St. Joseph High School, the school the Rainey Institute in which I performed on Food Shelter, stocked clothing at Birthright magazine called Venture’s published one of the piano. International, and volunteer work as a care my paintings and a short story I had written; During my four years of attending high runner for patients at Euclid Hospital. University, Bowling Green State University, I was also awarded 3rd place for use of color school, I have gained new experiences by I recently had the honor of becoming and the University of Akron. I have cur- and 1st place for teacher’s choice. participating in several clubs and community a member of the National Sociey of High rently been accepted to attend Cleveland In the summer of my sophomore year, I service projects as well. My personal hobbies School Scholars and wish to further my State University as a Nursing Major for the entered 4 of my paintings into the Vision Arts helped to influence my interest in joining Art education. I have applied for Cleveland State fall semester of 2010. ■ Join the discussion • www.collinwoodobserver.com Page 2 The Collinwood Observer May 2010 DIALOGUE Message from the Publisher National Drinking John Copic Water Week, May 3-8 The Collinwood Observer is a citizen-based news John Goersmeyer source published by Collinwood Publishing, Inc., Exciting things are happening in Arts Cafe on Sunday, May 16. Don't a local business dedicated to the development of Collinwood. There were so many great be shy - join us. We would really like The City of Cleveland Division of Water will ob- grass roots media and increased connectedness of stories submitted by the talented resi- a Collinwood Comic strip. serve National Drinking Water Week, May 3- 8, and the citizens, civic groups, non profits, businesses and institutions in and around Cleveland Wards 10 and 11. dents this month that we expanded the Summer is upon us. 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