“The secret in education lies in respecting the student.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Free – Take One! Please Patronize Our Advertisers! Proud Member Of The Observer Media Family Of Community Written And Owned Newspapers & Websites Volume 9, Issue 9, May 1, 2013 25th Annual Sale On The Grounds! by Paula Reed receive so many quality items. can pay online via Paypal at Lakewood Historical The sale begins with the lakewoodmuseumstore.com/25th- Society's Sale on the Grounds Preview Party on Friday, May annual-sale-on-the-grounds/ celebrates its 25th anniversary 3rd. At $15, it’s the best night sale-on-the-grounds-preview- this year. Its impetus was the out in town! Come shop with- party-friday-may-3rd, or send acquisition of the Nicholson out the crowds, get first crack a check payable to Lakewood House, Lakewood's oldest struc- at the best stuff, and enjoy food Historical Society, 14710 Lake ture, built in 1835. After the and drink with your friends. Avenue, Lakewood 44107. death in 1947 of Josephine Nich- Rozi’s will be handling the bar, The public Sale on the olson, the last family member to and the food is sponsored by Al Grounds is Saturday, May occupy the house, the property Hopf and Granny’s Attic Estate 4, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and passed from the Nicholson fam- Sales. Granny’s Attic is also the Sunday, May 5, noon to 3:00. ily's ownership. It was divided donor of many of the wonder- There’s no easier way to sup- into four rental units, and was ful items featured in our sales. port the Lakewood Historical Paul Gaydos at the first Sale on the Grounds 25 years ago. tenant occupied until August A limited number of tickets to Society and find real bargains of 1988. In 1985 the house was work. ible merchandise for bargain the Preview Party will be sold. than shopping the sale. Don’t saved from possible demolition Proceeds from Sale on prices. There are antiques & They are $15 in advance; $20 miss your chance to uncover when it was purchased by the the Grounds still support the collectibles; LOADS of jewelry; at the door, if available. You real treasures! Lakewood Historical Society Nicholson House, and the pro- household goods, kitchenware, and the City of Lakewood. gramming provided by the small appliances, linens, toys Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur To The first Sale on the historical society. The society & games, tools & electron- Speak At Cuyahoga County Seniors Grounds included items left also maintains archives and a ics, lawn & garden, sporting Town Hall Meeting behind by tenants, as well as library, the Oldest Stone House equipment and much more. Barry Wemyss pieces and parts added to the museum, and offers services to Throughout the year hundreds Plan on joining Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and your neigh- house over the years that were Lakewood residents. of people donate items to the bors, at a Seniors Town Hall Meeting at the Lawther Senior Center being removed for the restora- Sale on the Grounds is society for this sale, and every in Lakewood. There is currently much heated discussion about the tion. The proceeds from the Lakewood’s biggest and best year we’re able to raise the future of Social Security, Medicare and other assistance programs of sale were used to help fund the opportunity to find incred- bar on the quality because we vital importance to seniors. Congresswoman Kaptur is in town to gain further insight into how these programs impact the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors, family members and friends. We all need From Rust Belt Chic To Cleveland Eats: to speak up on behalf of our vulnerable older neighbors. Congresswoman Kaptur will be at the Lawther Senior Cen- Meet The Authors At LPL ter at 16024 Madison Ave., Lakewood, on Thursday, May 2, 2013 by Leana Donofrio-Milovan talents and help define a region from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Please call 216-521-1515 for more When Cleveland gets re-emerging as a unique and information. some positive press, like being delicious place to call home. named the second coolest city As growing numbers of in the Midwest by MSN, it young professionals move out Steam Through Lakewood! doesn’t take the region’s food- of the suburbs and back into ies and writers by surprise. the industrial landscapes of They have been leading the Cleveland, Pittsburgh and charge to defend Cleveland Detroit, it was only a matter of pride all along. time before someone coined a Visiting Lakewood back- term for this urban resurgence. to-back are local editors/ Unwilling to let this new writers Richey Piiparinen phenomenon be defined by and Anne Trubek with their hipsters flitting about between will take place at 7:00 p.m. on book “Rust Belt Chic,” and New York and LA, the editors Wednesday, May 8 in the Main Maria Isabella, author of “In of this anthology put out a call Library Auditorium. the Kitchen with Cleveland’s for local voices to set down the An award-winning author photo by Ed Favre Favorite Chefs.” Both books truth of what it means to be and self-proclaimed foodie highlight Cleveland’s major “rust belt chic.” The resulting asks thirty-five Cleveland collection of love letters to our chefs, “If you were suddenly to by Edward Favre tive indicates it has 2 pony or region exposes the beauty and get a call at home from good Norfolk Southern Rail- leading wheels, 8 large driving humor beneath the dust and friends who wanted to stop way has announced the tours wheels, and 4 trailing wheels. bones that a new generation is by, what would you prepare of two steam locomotives on Standing 15 feet tall, the Berk- working to excavate and bring for them in one hour or less?” its lines this year as part of its shire is capable of speeds over back to life. With stories by The answers come in the form 21st Century Steam Program. 60 mph. the likes of Michael Ruhlman, of a remarkable cookbook One will be coming through The Nickel Plate Road, Connie Schultz, Laura May- that serves as a whirlwind Lakewood on Mother’s Day, formally known as the New lene Walter and many more tour of Cleveland's rising gas- May 12. It is Nickel Plate Road York, Chicago & St. Louis of our favorite people, “Rust tro-scene. Photographs and #765, a 2-8-4 Berkshire steam Railroad, was originally laid Belt Chic” will make you glad profiles offer a glimpse into the locomotive that is listed on the through Rockport Town- to call Cleveland your home. lives of the world class chefs National Register of Historic ship (Lakewood) in the 1880s. Books will be available for sale who live among us and like to Places. The 2-8-4 designation In 1964, Norfolk & Western and signing at the event which continued on 7 of a Berkshire-type locomo- continued on 11 Page 2 The Lakewood Observer Volume 9, Issue 9 May 1, 2013 Lakewood Observer League of Women Voters Forum Spotlights Westshore Council Of Governments by Conda Boyd, Lakewood, with aging infrastructure and League of Women Voters housing, faces different problems from On April 16, the League of Women Westlake, which has thriving commerce Voters-Cuyahoga Area hosted a lively that is feeling the pull of the cheaper land discussion on regionalization among made available via the new Lear-Nagel Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough, interchange. The problems of crime and Lakewood Mayor Mike Summers, poverty in Cleveland can seem remote, Westshore Council of Governments but Mayor Summers argued that with- fiscal officer Steve Presley, and 65 citi- out a regional view, a falling tide could zens, local officials, and safety forces beach all boats. Both mayors agreed that members. This was the second of the State of Ohio is pushing for regional three LWV voter education forums collaboration and structuring funding to on regionalization. While the first meet that goal. event explored collaboration with the The next big regionalization proj- county, this forum took a close look at ect is the proposed fire district merger collaboration among cities, specifically photo by Denny Wendell for four WCOG cities -- Bay Village, members of the Westshore Council of Fairview Park, Rocky River, and West- Governments (WCOG). lake. They have applied for a $100,000 Westlake mayor Dennis Clough and Lakewood mayor Mike Summers respond to WCOG was formed in 1971 by grant to plan the merger; the out- questions at the second regionalization forum held at Dwyer Community Center on six communities -- Bay Village, Fair- come will be known in May. When April 16. view Park, Lakewood, North Olmsted, asked about Plan B, Mayor Clough Rocky River, and Westlake -- "to foster teams including SWAT, Bomb Squad, the WCOG cities, minus Lakewood stated that each city could ante up a cooperation between municipalities in Hazmat, Special Rescue Teams, and but plus North Ridgeville. The Rocky share of the necessary funds. He also all areas of municipal service." Fund- FEMA's Westshore Regional Com- River Waste Water Treatment Facil- noted that the four cities could pro- ing for 2013 is $330,000, with 10% munity Emergency Response Team ity is a venture of four WCOG cities ceed without amending their charters shared equally and 90% based on pop- (CERT). This January, Ohio State (Rocky River, Bay Village, Westlake, by going through a trial period before ulation and valuation. Auditor Dave Yost awarded WCOG and Fairview Park). Bay Village and formalizing a merger. Bay Village vot- The original WCOG agreement his Taxpayer Hero Award to recognize Westlake co-operate a compost facil- ers rejected charter amendments last established the Westshore Enforce- their 41-year history of cooperation.