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a Community of the Western Reserve
BRECKSVILLE Magazine
January 2016
Vol. 27 No. 1
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Don’t Fear The Dentist!!
Independence, Ohio - Are you “long in the tooth” or do you have sensitive,
even broken down teeth? Fifty percent of the population currently suffers
from some form of gum recession. For years, painful surgery or tooth drilling was the only answer. Not satisfied with “the way we’ve always done it”,
one local dentist has seized the opportunity to learn what 21st Century,
Global Methods, could be offered to those he serves right here in our community.
Dr. Thomas Bilski,
NE Ohio’s leader in
PST procedure
Dr. Bilski is on a mission, to ease or eliminate the pain and discomfort that has long been
associated with even the annual trip to the dentist.
“No surgery, no sutures, no drilling…all smiles”!
This is what Dr. Bilski and his team set as the expectation for the Patient Experience.
“We hear story after story from patients who have, for years, carried this assumption that
a trip to the dentist would be accompanied by a certain level of discomfort or even pain”, Dr.
Bilski continued, “We want our patients to raise their standards. We encourage them to expect
more out of our team, and we carry out that promise every day”.
Dr. Bilski (both a General and Focused Cosmetic dentist, here in Independence, Ohio) has
earned a reputation for seeking out alternative dental techniques that are non-invasive. This
extensive research and vetting process led to an emphasis being placed on two primary methods…
Pinhole Surgical Technique (PST) and Provance Composite Veneers.
BEFORE PST
AFTER
Conventional gum grafting or veneer drilling are both antiquated and very painful procedures.
Dr. Bilski now offers two alternative treatments to correct gum recession and broken down
teeth, with either Provance or PST, that are virtually pain free.
“Gum recession, with people of all ages really, can be a very sensitive problem”, Dr. Bilski
added, “The feeling of your smile being unattractive in some way is often the motivation behind someone coming to see me for the first time, and then it all comes out. Those campfire
stories about some painful trip to some other dentist that made them wait and wait until they
finally heard about what we were doing right here in their own backyard! I get a kick out of
seeing all the worry float away from a new patient who just realized how different it’s going
to be this time”.
Depending on the situation, Dr. Bilski can now correct the recession with a small pinhole
(above the effected gum tissue), or cover the tooth with a Provance composite veneer, without
drilling, without Novocain!
“Many of my patients request veneers, but need PST. And some patients request gum grafting, but would benefit from Provance Composite Veneers. It can become confusing and I want
to offer them a steady hand, to show them what information they truly need before making
a decision”.
The benefits for both Provance and PST are many:
Provance:
PST:
BEFORE PROVANCE
-Can fix worn teeth or chipped edges
-Close gaps or spaces
-Correct tooth shape or position
-Change tooth color
-Little to no sensitivity
-Reversible
-Natural looking teeth
-Less discomfort after treatment
-Faster recovery
-No needles, no sutures, no scalpels
-No need to use donor tissue
-Natural looking, long lasting results
Dr. Bilski is the lead clinician providing Provance in the USA and the only dentist providing
Pinhole Surgical Technique (PST) in Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio. These two techniques
are being celebrated as revolutionary solutions to these very common problems.
Call our office at 216.524.4410, mention this article and schedule a free, no obligation consultation with Dr. Bilski.
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In this issue
6�� Final bids accepted for Old Town
Hall restoration
8�� Work begins to prepare
community garden for spring
10�� District superintendent resigns
12�� Seven police departments combine
to conduct ‘drill’ at high school
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16�� Young people feel the heat in fire
training program
20�� BBHHS team wins regional
robotics tournament
23�� Local organization lends support to
Down syndrome families
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29�� Klopp recognized for work with
achievement centers
32�� Rickoon Cattery breeds champions
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Bob Smith’s Charlie Brown float was the winner in the city’s
Christmas Parade. See more photos on page 4. Photo by
J. Kananian
34�� Little Theatre helps launch high
schooler’s writing career
36�� Brecksville resident knows when to
hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em
37�� Triune Lutheran Church keeps the
faith as it searches for new pastor
Hruby to take oath for his eighth term as Brecksville mayor
Brecksville Mayor Jerry N. Hruby was
re-elected without opposition in November and will take the oath of office
for a historic eighth term on Saturday
night, Jan. 2, at 8 p. m., in the Ralph W.
Biggs city council chambers at city hall.
Hruby has served more years in office
than any of his predecessors. He was first
elected in November 1987, succeeding
interim Mayor Dean Webb. Webb served
out the term of Hruby’s brother, Jack,
who passed away in office on Dec. 26,
1986, after serving as mayor since 1970.
Brecksville Mayor’s Court magistrate and
former assistant law director and police
prosecutor, Roger A. Wadsworth, will
administer the oath of office to Hruby,
his longtime friend, and also to the reelected members of city council: Mike
Harwood, Gerry Broski, Laura Redinger
and Kim Veras.
The Brecksville city charter stipulates
that the organizational meeting of city
council takes place on Jan. 2, following
the November municipal election. First
order of business is for council to elect
its president and vice president, who will
be sworn in thereafter by Hruby. Council
will proceed with its meeting with a full
agenda, including board and commission
appointments. There will not be a meeting of city council on Jan. 5. Council will
meet again on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Inaugural Ball:
put on your
dancing shoes
The Brecksville Inaugural Ball Committee is preparing for a celebration that
only happens every four years: honoring
mayor Jerry N. Hruby and city council.
The event is scheduled for Saturday,
Jan. 16, at Carrie Cerino’s Ristorante
Party Center on Ridge Road in North
Royalton. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m.
and dinner at about 6:30, followed by
the inaugural program plus music and
dancing to “The Orchestra.”
Corporate sponsors can purchase a
table of 10 and receive advertising in the
program. These tables can be reserved
for $80 per person, including cocktail
hour, all beverages, appetizers, dinner,
program, favor, dessert and dancing. The
meal selections are prime rib, salmon or
chicken marsala.
This is not a black-tie event but semiformal dress is urged. Proceeds from the
ball will go to the relocation and construction of a new Safety Town.
The Inaugural Ball is historically the
hottest ticket in town. Call city hall at
440-526-4351 for reservations. ∞
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Community participated in and enjoyed the Christmas Parade
M16 BRECKSVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE
Brecksville officials made it perfectly clear with this banner why
all the floats, horses and Santa Claus were moving through town
during the annual Christmas parade. Photos by J. Kananian
M12 BRECKSVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE
The Brecksville Community Chorus gave the crowd its rendition
of old favorites at the annual Brecksville Christmas parade.
M15 BRECKSVILLE CHRISTMAS
PARADE
One of the You Tube Bubbly Gum Christmas ponies passes by during the Brecksville
Christmas parade.
PARADE
Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby delivers his
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City Government
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Final bids accepted for Old Town Hall restoration
by Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov. 17 city council meeting
Brecksville City Council accepted Quality Masonry Company’s bid for $134,050
to remove the existing Old Town Hall
cupola and Campbell Industries’ bid for
$61,220 to manufacture and install a replacement cupola for a total of $195,270
to complete the cupola restoration project.
According to Service Director Ron
Weidig, the new base and cupola will be
installed in late March or early April 2016.
Also, council approved a change order
of $6,300 for Quality Masonry to install
concrete block to replace backer material
behind the historic stone. This brings the
total project cost of the Old Town Hall
front porch and stairway stone replacement
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project to $247,400.
The old backing essentially disintegrated
when workers removed it from the building, Weidig said. The blocks will form a
new structure, reinforced with rebar and
then mortar will attach the historic stone
to the facade. This is designed to be a longterm repair.
Council approved $6,075 to have Western Reserve Lightning Rod Co. inspect
and install items needed for the lightning
protection system on the cupola and the
Old Town Hall annex.
Brecksville has settled a warranty claim
with Braun Custom Ambulances for a
suspension system issue on one of its
ambulances. Under the terms of the agreement, Braun Custom Ambulances will pay
$8,539 and the city will contribute $3,871
for the purchase and installation of a new
Liquid Springs suspension system.
The agreement is a compromise between
the city and the ambulance manufacturer.
The ambulance company admits no fault
with the Kelderman Manufacturing suspension system it installed on the ambulance that the Brecksville Fire Department
finds unsatisfactory.
“Kelderman has communicated to us
that the system on your unit is operating
properly and that unless there is a component failure, the ride quality is not a
further warrantable item,” Braun Custom
Ambulances president Kim Braun wrote
in a letter to the mayor.
However, Braun wrote, in light of the fact
that the suspension system does not match
the city’s expectations and “in an effort of
goodwill and a genuine desire to see your
experience improve, we are willing to assist in covering a portion of the costs for a
suspension exchange from Kelderman to
Liquid Springs.”
The discarded suspension system will be
returned to Kelderman Manufacturing.
On the advice of law director David
Matty, the city agreed to the terms of the
settlement agreement, striking out a clause
that the city would keep the amounts and
facts of the agreement confidential.
City council approved a final settlement
payment of $20,000 to Sona Construction
for completion of the service garage and
horticulture building. This payment covers costs incurred for additional structural
steel at the dormers and the cost for a new
Cleveland Illuminating Company electrical service line. The final project cost was
$2,535,247. The original cost estimate was
$2,429,000 for the 12,000-square-foot
combined facility.
“That resolves all of the outstanding issues on that building,” Weidig said.
In other business, council approved a
$20,000 grant to the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Community Awareness and
Prevention Association (CAPA), which is
the same amount the city awarded CAPA
last year. The city might increase the
amount to $25,000 if CAPA demonstrates
additional need, according to the mayor.
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both Brecksville-Broadview Heights
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City Government
Work begins to prepare community garden for spring
by Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec. 1 city council meeting
Service Director Ron Weidig updated
Brecksville City Council on the community garden. By springtime, residents will
be able to plant fruits and vegetables in
garden plots where school children used
to play basketball on Stadium Drive.
Community gardens are springing up
across the nation, providing urban and
suburban families with nutritious, fresh
produce they have grown themselves.
The city of Brecksville is jumping on the
bandwagon by converting the former
basketball court into a garden, where
residents will be able to rent plots for
personal gardening.
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School District’s athletic field, will be
under the control of the Brecksville
Beautification Committee and the city’s
horticultural department. The new
Brecksville Service and Horticultural
Building is located across the street
from the proposed garden. According
to Weidig, the city-owned building at
6919 Stadium Dr. could provide a water
source for residents.
Community gardening plots will be
ready for residents to plant in the spring,
Weidig said. The first step is to remove
the asphalt from the basketball courts
and create soil suitable for growing fruits
and vegetables. Weidig said the city will
mix clean fill and mulch with existing
soil. The blended material will provide a
10- to 12-inch base of soil. Weidig said
the city has enough dirt at other locations
to add another 10 to 12 inches of depth
to the soil.
Otherwise, Weidig said minimal work
is needed to convert the property into a
community garden. The existing fence is
in good shape and will keep deer out of
the garden, he said.
“Depending on how much is raised
there, we could start using the [public]
square by the horticultural area and set
up a market,” Mayor Jerry Hruby said.
In other business, city council:
• Approved spending $3,575 for a replacement light pole and fixture for the
median on City Hall Drive that was
damaged in an accident. The driver’s
insurance company will reimburse the
city for the purchase from Gatto Electric Supply.
• Approved spending $4,045 to replace
an ADA-compliant Easy Stair for the
indoor pool at the Community Center
with a new model.
• Approved a $9,400 increase in the purchase order to City Architecture for professional architectural, structural and
plumbing engineering services related
to replacing the roof at the fire station.
• Provided a new retainer and rate services for the continued services of Donald
G. Bohning & Associates as consulting
engineers and Gerald M. Wise as the
city engineer. ∞
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SChool Board
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Prebles leaves school district for job near Cincinnati
by Tess Wolfe
The day after the Brecksville-Broadview
Heights (BBH) Schools’ superintendent
was hired by another district, the school
board held a special meeting in Columbus
for an executive session.
On Nov. 7, former superintendent Scot
Prebles was named superintendent of the
Forest Hills Local School District near Cincinnati, which has nearly twice the students
of Brecksville-Broadview Heights. The next
day, the BBH board met in the state capitol.
Mark Jantzen, BBH school board president, said the board meeting was called in
Columbus because several members as well
as district treasurer Richard Berdine were
there for an Ohio School Board Association
convention. Public notice of the board’s
meeting was posted Nov. 6, the day before
the Forest Hills Board of Education voted
to hire Prebles.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Forest Hills’ previous superintendent resigned under pressure after being “accused
of wrongly intervening on an exam his
son failed.”
Prebles resigned, effective Dec. 31, after
more than five years in the position.
The school board planned to name P.
Joseph Madak as interim superintendent.
Most recently, Madak was interim superintendent for the Revere Local School
District and earlier served as superintendent
for the Lakewood, Kettering and Olmsted
Falls school districts.
The district has hired Finding Leaders,
a Northeast Ohio educational consulting
firm it used in the past, to help search for
a new superintendent. Jantzen expects the
position to be filled next summer, when
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Fi n d i n g Le aders is being paid
$10,600, money
that will come
from the general
fund, according to
Berdine.
Ja n t z e n s a i d
Prebles, 51, was
“p r o a c t i v e” i n
putting in place Scot Prebles
a strategic vision
for the district that will serve as a “road
map” for the future. “It gives us a strong
compass in maintaining the course,” he
said, adding that Prebles also “built a very
successful administrative team that we are
going to rely on.”
One of the new superintendent’s first
tasks will involve labor relations.
“We certainly have a busy year coming
up that will include going through negotiations with our employees,” Jantzen
said. The four-year teacher agreement will
expire June 30, a major facilities study has
begun and new-money levies will be under
consideration, he added.
Prebles came to Brecksville-Broadview
Heights in 2010 after serving as superintendent for the Granville Exempted
School District. Last May, Prebles was
among three finalists for superintendent of
the Olentangy Local School District near
Columbus.
In December 2014, the BBH school
board unanimously approved Prebles’ retirement. It then approved a three-year contract with the district that began in January
2015 at an annual salary of $155,554 with
12 paid holidays and 20 vacation days. The
retiring and rehiring, or “double dipping,”
allowed Prebles to concurrently draw a state
pension and a salary. Since his rehiring in
January, the school district made no contribution to the State Teachers Retirement
System for Prebles, according to Brian
Wycuff, BBH director of human resources.
“It’s been a difficult decision because it’s
been such a great place to work,” Prebles
said. “It will be hard to leave, but it is an
opportunity to expand some opportunities
in my own professional life as well.” ∞
SChool Board
Board accepts superintendent’s resignation;
congratulates robotics, debate teams
by Tess Wolfe
Nov. 23 board of education meeting
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board
of Education members voted 5-0 to approve all items on their agenda, including
accepting the resignation of Superintendent Scot Prebles, effective Dec. 31.
“We have very much enjoyed your
leadership over the past five-and-a-half
years,” board president Mark Jantzen
said. “Forest Hills is a very lucky district.” Prebles has been hired as superintendent of the Forest Hills school
district near Cincinnati.
Prebles said leaving the district was
a “difficult decision for me and my
family.”
Prebles and Gina Symsek, director
of pupil services, updated the board
on the results of a parent survey to be
used to identify gaps in school guidance
services.
“What we find is that we have a robust counseling system,” Prebles said,
although he later added that the district
has “run into a wall,” because there are
too few counselors for the number of
students in need.
High school principal Joseph Mueller
presented Craig Kowatch, robotics club
coach, with an “excellence” pin.
Prebles noted that the first-place high
school robotics team scored 228 points
at the recent VEX Northeast Ohio
Tournament Championship, the highest
score in the state this year.
“Here we are, three years old [robotics
club], a significant footprint across the
state and actually becoming a little bit
known at the national level in winning
tournaments like this,” Prebles said.
Mueller also presented Mark McCandless, Talking Bees debate team
coach, and senior Noah Paulsen, debate
club president, with “excellence” pins.
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Paulsen took first place at the Milan
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with top score of 1 in all his rounds.
“They are driven, they are focused
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students on the debate team.
Two years ago, the Talking Bees had
12 returning students; this year it has
40 members. Students practice for 12
tournaments and through them learn
interpersonal skills, leadership and a
positive attitude, McCandless said.
“Kids do want to win, but these kids
are also very supportive … It’s amazing
to see how the kids help each other,”
McCandless said. “The more kids we
can get involved in this, they will all
improve in one way or another.”
The board approved the July 1 retirement of Kenneth Hoagland, who has
been a physical education teacher for
24 years, and the Dec. 1 retirements of
art teacher Deborah Gyllstrom, who
has been with the district for 14 years,
and Mary Zeek, a bus driver with the
district for 25 years. ∞
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Seven police departments combine to conduct ‘drill’ at high school
by Tess Wolfe
For 20 minutes on the Tuesday before
Thanksgiving, K-9 units from several
area police departments sniffed through
the halls, classrooms and parking lot of
Brecksville Broadview Heights High
School. In what Principal Joseph Mueller referred to as a “drill,” the combined
police forces searched for illegal drugs
or drug paraphernalia.
Neither students nor staff was notified ahead of time. They waited in
classrooms during the sweep of random
classrooms on each building level, including hallway lockers, Mueller said.
Although a canine officer stopped at
one car in the parking lot to indicate
that it might contain such substances,
police searching the vehicle found
nothing, nor were any illegal substances
or items found in the school building.
Mueller pointed out that such actions
are spelled out to parents and students
alike and conducted every year. Many
forms of security exercises are performed at the school routinely, from
fire drills to police rehearsing maneuvers designed to thwart violent threats
from outside.
“I am happy to report
that no security
violations were found
during the drill.’’
Joseph Mueller, Principal
The nine canine officers, from
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police reports.
The same crew of police officers and
K-9 units went to three others schools
that day to conduct similar drills, said
school resource officer Jose Garcia, of
the Broadview Heights Police Department.
“It’s something that I think is more
and more common in schools,” Garcia
said. “Last year, we did make a felony
arrest on prescription pills that were
in a student’s vehicle [at BrecksvilleBroadview Heights High School].”
The drill was conducted at the request of the high school, according to a
Broadview Heights Police Department
dispatch operator.
“The drill was completed and documented and all went well,’’ Mueller
said. “I am happy to report that no security violations were found during the
drill.’’
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nothing new.
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plan, completed in conjunction with
our local safety forces,” Mueller said. ∞
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All ages enjoy youthful message of mayor’s play
Santa's elves and
helpers are indispensible characters
in Brecksville’s
annual Children’s Christmas
play, written and
directed by mayor
Jerry Hruby for the
30th year. Photos
by J. Kananian
The performance enjoyed at Brecksville’s
Annual Children’s Christmas play on Dec.
5 and 6 was a repeat performance of the
2007 Christmas play, “NPBC Countdown to Santa’s Journey.” It was the 30th
year that mayor Jerry Hruby has written
and directed the annual celebration for
children. Local historians believe the tradition started in the 1800s with a holiday
party. City employees and family members were again the cast and crew. There
was no admission charge, but attendees
donated canned goods to the Brecksville
Pantry program. ∞
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Young people feel the heat in Brecksville Fire Training Program
by Charles Cassady
It’s a standard plot premise straight out
of a 1970s TV drama like “Emergency:”
a civilian goes on a ride-along with paramedics or police, the novice experiencing
the sometimes dangerous routines of
these essential public servants.
In the case of the Brecksville Fire
Department, it happens to be true and
involves teenagers.
It’s called the Explorer Program. Chartered under the Boy Scouts of America
and adopted by select municipal fire
departments across the country, Explorer
Programs are open to male and female
applicants ages 16 to 21. The programs
provide an opportunity for young people
to train with active firefighters.
“I was in the Scouts. Actually I never
left,” said Mike Packard, of the Brecksville FD, who coordinates the program.
Packard remains involved in Scouting
activities and mentoring-support in his
adult life.
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M12, V56 FIRE TRAINING PROGRAM
Brecksville firefighter Mike Packard stands
in front of the trailer used to train teenagers. Photo by J. Kananian
“I welcomed it when the chief gave
me a chance 10 years ago to do this
program.” It was set up via a “Venture
Scout Post” affiliated with Troop 175 at
Brecksville United Methodist Church,
and it gave the Brecksville FD the tag
“Brecksville Explorer Post 890.”
Because teenagers do not necessary
tell their mothers and fathers everything
going on in their lives, Packard said,
“every year we do a `family night’...We
do a PowerPoint so parents can see what
we’re doing – and what we’re not doing.”
The Explorer scheme, for example,
does not send young cadets/trainees
charging into dangerous “backdraft”
infernos alongside veterans. Instead they
serve in less riskier support capacities.
Only after a year of training in twice-amonth sessions, learning to handle such
gear as ladders and extinguishers, do the
cadets get to accompany first-responder
teams on the move in their “squad runs,”
including those of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Community Emergency
Response Team.
Even in the event of an actual fire, the
students are kept out of harm’s way.
“If we use a fire hose, they pretty much
stay outside with the officer in charge.
They roll out hoses, unscrew hydrants
and change our oxygen tanks.”
Packard said that the routine of the
Explorer Program tends to parallel the
arc of the average school. Applicants are
interviewed and accepted, usually for 10
slots, late in summer.
“We start them in the program [in the
fall] when the school year starts,” he said.
Many in the Explorer Program are also
in concurrent training in the Cuyahoga
Valley Career Center’s public-safety
courses, learning CPR and other rescue
techniques.
During the summer cadets may make
appearances at special occasions, such as
the Brecksville Home Days. And, earlier
this year, there was an added “field trip”
to Peninsula for a proverbial `hot time’
in the Cuyahoga Valley.
“They got to participate in a “house
burn” on the first Sunday in June,” said
Packard. The blaze, a controlled fire at
a vacant Peninsula Township property,
was a joint training operation with the
Valley Fire Department.
“It’s been a real good program for us,”
said Packard. Some former Explorer
M11, V55 FIRE TRAINING PROGRAM
Teenagers get a chance to train with working firefighters in the Explorer Program. From
left: Tiffany Rouse of Garfield Heights, Claire Schramm of North Royalton, Randy
Dudas of Broadview Heights, Brecksville firemen Mike Packard and Nolan Dylag and
Raymond Holloway of Garfield Heights. Photo by J. Kananian
members complete courses in firefighting
and take up the profession as a career.
“Eighty-four percent of them go into
the service...I’ve just tallied up the stats
from last year, and that was it. Eightyfour per cent.”
And a handful of those later went to
work for the Brecksville Fire Department.
“As far as Brecksville, we’ve had three
so far. And a number in other departments.”
Those interested in learning more about
applying for the Explorers program with
the Brecksville Fire Department should
call Mike Packard at the firehouse nonemergency line, 440-526-2640. ∞
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Nearby construction projects going up
for Republican National Convention
by Jon Huff
With next summer’s Republican National Convention expected to draw
visitors from around the country, local
communities are preparing for the increase in out-of-towners.
Along Rockside Road, construction
continues on a SpringHill Suites by
Marriott. The hotel, being built by
Florida-based developer Cury Group,
will add another hospitality option for
convention-goers and other visitors to
Northeast Ohio.
“The building framing is about 75
percent completed,” Independence
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an email. “ To
the best of our
knowledge, the
construction is
on schedule. The
hotel expects
to be open in
the summer of
2016.”
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Brecksville-Broadview Heights team wins regional robotics tournament
by Charles Cassady
November in Cleveland brought talk
of basketball and Cavaliers and LeBron.
But for one weekend at BrecksvilleBroadview Heights High School, the
student hoops catchphrase was “blood,
sweat and gears.”
An estimated crowd of more than
1,000 students, supporters and families
gathered in the gymnasium on Saturday,
Nov. 14, when for the first time the
school played host to the Northeast
Ohio Vex Robotics regionals.
Laptops were more important than
athletic shoes at the competition of
cybernetic striving and achievement performed by 40 teams wielding different
remote-controlled automatons.
Teams brought their best mechanized
creations, fabricated from parts and kits
sold by the Texas-based Vex hobby company. Crews, mostly made up of four or
five young engineers, commandeered the
cafeteria for their “pits” to maintain and
finesse their ‘bots.
The objective of this year’s game, called
“Nothing but Net’’ was for the teams to
score as many fourinch balls into goals
as they could in two
minutes. Additional
points were awarded
for lifting teammates’
robots four or 12
inches off the floor.
“One of our teams,
2011B, they actually
won the whole tournament,” said Ryan
Goubeaux, a technology education
teacher, who along
with Craig Kowatch
oversees and coaches
the robot-builders in
residence at Brecksville-Broadview
Heights High.
“It’s a student-run
organization and a
M10, V54 ROBOTICS COMPETITION
A group of three Brecksville-Broadview Heights High team- student-run club.
mates (l) watch as an opposing team tries to shoot balls into a Like with any stunet target during a regional robotics competition at the high
school. Photos by C. Cassady
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Regional Robotics continued
dent club there’s a faculty advisor; Mr.
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as the assistant advisor.’’
Arranging the first-ever robotics competition was an effort more than a year in the
making and it paid off, said Goubeaux,
adding, “This is actually the largest VEX
tournament in Northeast Ohio.”
VEX Tournaments – from elementary
and middle school to college-level – are
held year-round in regional, state and
national heats. Local champs compete
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Worlds, which next April will take place
in Louisville, Ky.
The Brecksville-Broadview Heights
tournament drew student robotics clubs
M02 ,V51 (OPT) ROBOTICS
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Not-ready-for-prime-time player Enzo
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train while the teens compete at a regional
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Brecksville-Broadview Heights High
Robotic Club members check out their
homemade robots before a tournament.
from as far away as Pittsburgh, as well
as nearby contenders from Revere to the
Mahoning County Career and Technical
Center in Canfield to Lutheran West in
Rocky River.
Members of the Brecksville-Broadview
Heights club fielded four squads of
robot builders and wranglers. It was
the 2011B team’s mechanical creation,
informally known as “Biscuits,” that
prevailed, scoring at least four balls in
the goal in two minutes.
Members of the winning team were
Wyatt Slifcak, Owen Horter and Adam
Galuner and teammates Ryan Serragglio, Matt Pitzer, Joe Gage, Karli
Kupniewski, Michael Wilson, Sly Robakowski, Nick Battaglia, Matt Lawer
and Aaron Georgevich.
The B-BH club’s reward is a trip to
a state “Meta” tournament in Marion.
And if Goubeaux and Kowatch have
their way, the VEX Robotics Tournament will return next November with
an upgrade.
“There is definitely a plan for the second tournament,’’ Goubeaux said. “We
actually [expect] about 60 teams.”
To follow the adventures of the
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Robotics
Club, go online to goubeauxr.wix.com/
bbhhs-technology-ed. ∞
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Up Side of Downs continued
do not charge anything for support to
families and individuals with Down syndrome,” said Sheila Raia, USOD director
of marketing and communications. Raia,
the mother of a 13-year-old son with
the condition, began as a volunteer with
USOD in 2003.
“My reason to stay connected to the
Up Side of Downs grew out of looking for support for myself,” Raia said.
“When I had questions – it really could
be anything – to have parents who were
further along was a great support to my
husband and me. Have you run into this,
and how have you handled it?”
She said people seek USOD resources
for a variety of reasons, from social and
educational opportunities to support
groups and community outreach. “We
really do serve birth through adulthood,”
Raia said.
Gina Mitchner, USOD director of
educational programming, works with
teachers, parents, aides and administrators to provide information and tools to
help students with Down syndrome in
and outside the classroom. Mitchner is
a former teacher whose son, also 13, has
Down syndrome.
“We have new parents reaching out to
us who either have been given a prenatal
diagnosis of their child with Down syndrome or have a child born with Down
syndrome,’’ she said. “They ask for sup-
V01, M50, I52, S52, R53, H52, B52, L53, T52 UP SIDE OF DOWNS
A few of the nearly 4,000 people who participated in the annual Up Side of Downs
Buddy Walk that supports individuals who care for those afflicted with Down Syndrome.
port, for resources and have questions
and concerns.’’
USOD has a parent and family outreach coordinator who works hand-inhand with new parents, visiting them in
hospitals or in their homes. A medical
outreach coordinator also works with
a spectrum of healthcare professionals
to assist them in understanding what
is involved in treating someone with
the diagnosis. The coordinators also do
outreach with local churches seeking
to support church members who have
Down syndrome.
In a USOD support group for parents of adults with Down syndrome,
members can share resources and hear
speakers on topics such as guardianship,
transitions, housing and employment.
Another program, called Mind, Body,
Soul, provides social activities and educational opportunities for individuals with
Down syndrome.
World Down Syndrome Day takes
place each year on March 21 – or 3/21
– a nod to the triplication of genetic
material on the 21st set of chromosomes
that leads to the condition. The annual
USOD Buddy Walk held each August
holds great meaning for Raia.
“To have almost 4,000 people come
together for that event to support our
loved ones with Down syndrome, and
to see such enormous joy in their faces,
it tugs at your heart,” she said.
For more information on the Up Side
of Downs, go online to usod.org. ∞
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by Judy Stringer
Today’s brides and grooms are all about making their big
day an event uniquely theirs. That includes using distinctive
locations, such as rustically romantic barn ceremonies, to
personal touches like inviting a close friend to officiate or
special guests to share marriage wisdom in lieu of poems or
scripture readings.
Receptions are no different, although there are a few go-to
reception trends, according to local wedding professionals.
Photo booths
Photo booths have been the preferred method of getting
unique and candid reception photos for a number of years,
and for a good reason. Photo booths are fun, noted Mary
Jane Lucak, manager at St. Michael’s Woodside Party Center
in North Royalton.
“We have a photo booth here almost every weekend,” Lucak
said. “The guests love it.”
Props are all the rage. Guests get goofy with a few simple
props and even each other.
“People are using green screens where you can choose different backgrounds,” added Cleveland-based professional
event planner Sherri Foxman, founder and CEO of Party411.
As a bonus, the pictures make great party favors since
guests can take photos home at the end of the night. Some
couples also attach a scrapbook to the booth where guests
can leave their photo sheets and a comment for the bride
and groom. Newer technology allows guests to share their
photo booth experience immediately through email, Facebook and Twitter.
Farm-to-table
The farm-to-table movement is blowing up right now. Little
surprise, it’s also infiltrating wedding receptions.
“The trend nowadays is moving toward local, sustainable
ingredients, and many brides want to support the local community,” said Lori Reynolds, regional property manager at
the Finch Group, which owns the Ballroom at Park Lane, a
wedding venue in University Circle.
Many couples today, especially millennials, want to provide
guests with a dining experience using seasonal ingredients
and vendors from right here in Ohio, Reynolds said. Foods
can even be grown exclusively for a wedding.
Casual atmosphere
Stuffy, multi-course reception dinners may be becoming
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casual, more fun events from chic cocktail affairs to all-out
dance parties.
“We have five or six [receptions] coming up and they all
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Park service seeks federal funding for replacement of Old Carriage Trail bridges
by Laraine L. Heck
It has been nearly six years since three
steel bridges on the Old Carriage Trail
bordering the Greenwood Village development in Sagamore Hills closed due to
accelerated deterioration on structural portions of the bridges. Known as the Rocky
Run, Twin Oaks and Hemlock, the bridges
are each 150 to 160 feet in length and span
up to 60 feet over scenic ravines below.
According to the National Park Service
(NPS) website, the Old Carriage Trail
is considered to be a public priority and
the park is aggressively seeking funding
options for replacement. In October,
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP)
Superintendent Craig Kenkel included the
closed bridges as part of a presentation to
the Akron Roundtable indicating possible
funding in 2016 for the project.
Since the announcement, CVNP spokesperson Mary Pat Doorley released a state-
S01, M50,R50,L50 OLD CARRIAGE TRAIL
The Old Carriage Trail might see funding to replace bridges in 2016. Photo by
L. Heck
ment saying there is a “high probability”
replacement funding will be allocated from
Old Royalton Road closed temporarily
The city of Brecksville advises that Old Royalton Road is closed except for local
traffic. The closing is at the Sgt. Dennis E. Kancler Memorial Bridge, which is the easternmost bridge of the two bridges that cross over Chippewa Creek on Old Royalton.
Access to Old Royalton Road and Harris Road traffic west of the bridge can be at
state Route 82 near I-77.
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Highland Drive. It is estimated the road will be closed for a period of 45 days. ∞
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the NPS in 2016.
“We hope to have the confirmation
soon,” the statement read. “Initial funding
would be to demolish the existing bridges
and design the replacement bridges. If the
initial funding comes through, we feel
confident that we will be funded for construction/installation of new bridges. Exact
timing, however, is yet to be determined.
We will keep the community posted on
progress.”
The 5-mile trail, which opened in 1980, is
a very popular side hike accessible from the
Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath on the east
side of the Cuyahoga River at the Red Lock
and Station Road Bridge Trailheads. It also
can be entered from Greenwood Village.
Greenwood Village Community Association residents formed a committee to promote repair or replacement of the bridges.
Susan Miller, chairperson of the Greenwood
Bridge Committee, said she is very excited
that there might be funding on the horizon. Miller, who is also on the Greenwood
Village Board of Trustees, said she would
introduce the CVNP statement at the November board meeting. She said the park has
assured her that Greenwood will be kept in
the loop with funding progress.
“I also hope everyone will be more
involved and aware through their park
volunteerism,” said Miller, whose home
borders the trail and the Hemlock Bridge
can be seen from her window.
The Old Carriage Trail has remained
open throughout the bridge closures at
both entrances except for bridge access. ∞
Independence access to
Towpath merits
$500,000 grant
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources conditionally awarded the city of
Independence a $500,000 Clean Ohio
Trails Fund toward the construction of
Hemlock Trail connecting the city to the
popular Cuyahoga Valley National Park
(CVNP) Towpath.
The grant is subject to approval by
the State of Ohio Controlling Board.
If approved, the grant will still leave a
$1.1-million gap needed to fully fund the
construction of Hemlock Trail. Without
additional funding, it will fall to the city
to pay the difference. ∞
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About Town
by Linda Niro
December might have been warmer
than usual, but there was plenty of good
cheer to celebrate the holiday season.
The lights, the parade and the decorations have certainly brightened the darkest month of the year. New Year’s Eve is
upon us, and About Town wishes you
and yours all the best in 2016.
If you noticed some bearded police officers around town in November, it was
not because of laziness but for a good
cause. Officers, joined by Mayor Jerry
Hruby and prosecutor Sergio DiGeronimo, donated $100 dollars each for the
privilege of losing their razors. Proceeds
went to Brecksville’s Shop With a Cop,
and enough money was raised to take
dozens of local students shopping for
Christmas. Following an exciting ride in
police cars, students shopped and then
were treated to pizza.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High
School High graduate Jake Washabaugh
danced the role of the Snow King in a
recent production of “The Nutcracker,”
performed by the Erie Contemporary
Ballet Theatre in Pennsylvania. Washabaugh, working on a dual major in
Dance Performance and Educational
Studies at Mercyhurst University, is the
son of Amy and Greg Washabaugh.
Nicole M. Fantozzi, who graduated from BBH in 2012, has made the
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Julia (l) and Nichole Soltis took third and
second place, respectively, in the Rising
Stars figure-skating competition.
Fantozzi will be graduating next May
with a major in finance and Spanish.
Blake Yoho, 20, from Brecksville,
completed his first
half-marathon in
Boston on Nov. 7.
Eight months to
the day following
surgery to implant
a ro d a n d f o u r
screws in his leg
after traumatically M04 ABOUT
breaking his tibia TOWN
and fibula in a soc- Blake Yoho, 20, ran
cer accident, Blake a half marathon in
finished 157th in a Boston in Novemfield of more than ber, eight months
1,400 runners in after undergoing
the Chilly Half surgery to implant a
Marathon to ben- rod and four screws
efit liver disease in his fractured leg.
research in Boston. He ran with other
volunteers at the Campus School in
Boston, which serves mentally and
physically challenged children from ages
3-21. Blake is a sophomore at Boston
College, where he is in the Carroll
School of Management.
Congratulations to Brecksville-Broadview Heights middle school student
Julia Soltis for winning third place
and BBH High 2012 graduate Nichole
Soltis for taking second place in the Rising Stars figure skating competition held
in Garfield Heights on Nov. 7.
Please send in your good news, whether it is about your business, your family
or your neighbors. Awesome vacations,
neighborly generosity and new additions
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Klopp recognized for work with Achievement
Centers for Children
by Laura Straub
Brecksville resident Norm Klopp has
always been a positive influence in the
lives of local children. Whether it was
through the Brecksville-Broadview
Heights school board, where he served
for 12 years, three as president, or during
his 15 years of service on the board of
the Achievement Centers for Children,
formerly known as the Crippled Children’s Society.
On Nov. 14 he was honored for his
contributions to the achievement centers
at the 2015 Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine
Gala at the InterContinental Hotel.
The organization, which was founded
in the mid 1940s by three members
of the Rotary Club of Cleveland, was
initially designed to provide physical
training and other forms of therapy to
children with disabilities.
“At that time polio was just a scourge
on the country, so there was a huge
demand for therapy for kids,” he said.
The organization’s mission has broadened its scope significantly.
“It has changed from a therapy-based
organization to a holistic treatment of
kids with special needs,” Klopp said.
He said the goal is to get families
involved in the treatment, enabling the
children to lead as normal a life as possible.
The centers are located in Highland
Hills and Westlake as well as Camp
Cheerful in Strongsville. Each facility
offers an assortment of educational programs, educational consulting services,
family support, therapy services and
recreation programs for families and
their children affected by cerebral palsy,
Down syndrome and autism.
“All of my activities have to do with
regular education and special education,”
Klopp said. “I wanted to be involved
with this agency because I had experience
with a similar agency in Pennsylvania
when I was a child.”
His involvement has made a big impact
on the organization.
“I’ve been in the asset management
mer presidents were
recognized for all
these contributions.
“The Achievement
Centers is celebrating
its 75th anniversary
this year,” he said.
“They have the ball
every year, but one
of the things they
wanted to do this
year was recognize
legacy leaders.”
Klopp’s entire family, including his wife
M18 KLOPP HONORED
Sandy and their two
Norm Klopp and his wife Sandy are flanked by their sons, Brian sons, BBH alums Bri(l) and Kevin, at a banquet honoring Norm Klopp’s many years an and Kevin, joined
of service to the Achievement Centers for Children.
him at the ball.
“It was a magnificent party and a major fundraiser,” Klopp
business all of my life,” said Klopp said,
said. ∞
who uses his experience to manage the
Achievement Centers for Chidren endowment fund to ensure there is money
for future programming.
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Rowland – Greenle married
Hilary Rowland and Tyler Greenlee were
married on July 25. The bride’s parents
are William and Janet Rowland, and the
groom’s parents are Edward and Marguerite Greenlee.
The ceremony took place at St. John
Cantius Catholic Church in Tremont and
the reception followed at the Wyndham
Hotel in Playhouse Square.
Greenlee graduated from BrecksvilleBroadview Heights High School in 2009,
studied pre-med at Ohio State University,
graduated magna cum laude in 2013 and is
now a medical student at Ohio University.
Rowland graduated from BBH in 2010,
graduated from Otterbein University in
2014 with a bachelor of science in nursing and works as a nurse in the neonatal
intensive care unit at Rainbow Babies and
Children’s Hospital.
Greenlee and Rowland began dating at
the BBH homecoming dance and dated
almost nine years before they married.
They reside in Cleveland Heights. ∞
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Mark and Laurie Pettigrew of Brecksville
announce the marriage of their daughter,
Sara, to Michael Eff, son of Gary Eff of
Toledo. The ceremony took place on Aug.
8, at Saint Basil the Great Church, with a
reception at the Westin Cleveland hotel.
The matron of honor was Ashley Hood,
sister of the bride, and the best man
was Kenneth Eff, brother of the groom.
Bridesmaids were Erin Wehrenberg, Dea
Steinmetz, Diana Dobek, Claire Lieberman and Lindsay Wamble. Groomsmen
were Christopher Eff, Matthew Vincent,
Ryan Eff, Michael Pettigrew and Christopher Pettigrew.
Sara is a 2007 graduate of BrecksvilleBroadview Heights High School and a
2011 graduate of Ohio State University.
Michael is a 2007 graduate of St. Johns
High School in Toledo and has earned
bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ohio
State. Sara works in research and development for Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
Michael works as an engineer for EWI in
Columbus. The couple resides in Hilliard,
Ohio. ∞
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Rickoon Cattery breeds champions
by Andrea Gould
In 1998, a Brecksville couple, Rick and
Joann Ruff, were searching for a pet cat to
call their own. Little did they know this
quest would become a lifelong journey.
Rick, a manufacturing engineer, and
Joann, a surgical registered nurse, decided
to adopted a “Ragdoll” feline named Romeow. Shortly after, a friend introduced
them to the Maine Coon breed and it
was love at first sight for these distinctive, grand size cats, which can reach 25
pounds.
“Maine Coons are fast-growing cats,”
said Rick, with a gleam in his eye. “They
are affectionate, playful, loving, with a
lean muscular build and full fur coat.
They must be the first ones to greet you
at the door and are always present.”
In 2003, the Ruffs decided to start a
breeding program and their Rickoon
Cattery was born.
“We wanted to concentrate on what is
best about the Maine Coon breed,” Rick
has grown to a mighty
pack of seven adorable housemates.
“We work with our
animals to get them
used to being around
people and to socialize them,” Rick said.
“Putting your hands
on them every day is
important to all cats.”
Of c ou rs e, th i s
does include weekly
grooming.
“Maine Coons cats
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social, according to Brecksville resident
Rick Ruff, who breeds and shows this
feline variety.
After raising several litters of kittens,
the Ruffs begin to focus on showing their
cats. They then begin to try to raise show
animals, stressing judge-desirable qualities
like color, (silver is desirable), muscular
stature and the size of the head, paws, ears
and legs. A particular color or marked cat
will be bred into a different bloodline to
modify future litters.
Raising show cats is a serious business
for the Ruffs, who boast generations of
grand champions and are currently regional winners.
“A lot of the cat shows are well attended
and people are eager to learn about purebred show cats,” Rick said. “But over the
past few years we just aren’t getting a lot
of new exhibitors.”
He noted that the cost of entering shows
could be a drawback since show entry
fees run from $50 to $80 per animal
and with travel and lodging expenses,
participants can spend at least $400 for a
show weekend.
“Our main goal at home and on the
road is to place wonderful Maine Coons
with loving families,” said Rick. “We meet
with potential owners and allow them to
lay down on the floor with our cats and
basically let the cats pick their owners.”
The Ruffs keep in touch online with
most new owners and back their $1,000
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“We are confident our cats know who
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Martha Louise Laufman, 66, of Athens, OH died peacefully at her home
surrounded by family on November 23,
2015.
A member of
a founding family of Brecksville, OH, she
was born there
July 7, 1949 to J.
Lee and Geraldine (Bourne)
Ruppersberg.
She was married in Brecksville on August 7, 1976 to
Joel Laufman. She graduated with a fine
Arts degree from Ohio University, falling in love with Athens, they never left.
For 25 years she owned Magic Video,
Athens’ very first and finest video rental
store. You could always find her there
interacting with customers, who almost
always became friends. She never lost
her passion for art, as she was well
known for the beautiful window displays she made for the storefront and
as a dedicated member of the board at
the Dairy Barn.
When she was away from the store
she loved nature and her wonderful
garden, which was once a stop on the
Athens Garden Tour. As a member of
Project Plant, she helped to make Athens more beautiful as well.
Above all else, she loved spending
time with her family, especially her
grandchildren.
She will be greatly missed by her husband Joel Laufman; sons, Seth and Jason
(Chasity) Laufman; grandchildren, Ian
and Andi; brother, Allen (Annette Leddy) Ruppersberg; brother-in-law Richard (Clair Conrad) Laufman; and many
dear friends.
The family will receive friends from
6-8 pm Sunday, December 6, 2015 at
the Dairy Barn Arts Center, 8000 Dairy
Lane Athens, OH 45701.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dairy Barn
or the Athens County Humane Society,
PO Box 765 Athens, OH 45701.
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Brecksville Little Theatre helps launch high schooler’s writing career
by Laura Straub
At just 17 years old, Savannah Williams
has already penned and directed more
plays than most people ever will.
She always liked to write, but didn’t
realize her knack for scripts, until she
joined a competitive, creative writing
club at Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Middle School.
“[While involved with] Power of the
Pen I realized that my stories were mostly
dialogue, so I decided to switch over to
play writing,” she said.
Williams had been active in the Brecksville Little Theatre summer youth theater
program since she was eight, but last year
she was ready to incorporate her love of
writing and be involved in a new capacity.
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She asked how she could contribute
to the program and was told the group
always needed new plays, so Williams
worked to finish her first play.
“Super Camp Club,” is a story about a
cast of superheroes who are kidnapped
by local villains, leaving a rag-tag bunch
of kids to save the day.
According to Williams her inspiration
for the play came from the number
of children infatuated with superhero
movies, as well as her own fascination
with the genre.
She finished writing the play during
the school year, and the children performed it last August.
Although she had plenty of help
from the board members, production
assistants and stage managers, writing,
casting and directing her first play presented many challenges.
“It was kind of a trial by fire thing,”
she said. “It was scary at first, but it’s
one of my favorite things to do.”
The play was such a success that she
was invited back to write and direct a
second time.
“I didn’t have a second play written
when they approached me,” said Williams. “We did Pirates of Penzance for
our high school musical, so I thought
I’d write something with a pirate theme
for the kids’ show.”
The play, “The Silver Pieces of Crystal Cove,” is about two rival groups of
pirates fighting to collect silver pieces
that will enable them to control the seas.
Ultimately, Williams said, the two crews
realize they must work together if they
want to collect the coins.
She wrote two drafts of the play, one
over winter break and a second over
spring break, and was ready to begin
casting at the beginning of summer.
“Last year I had a lot of help from
the woman who directed in years past,”
Williams said. “This year it’s been
more challenging, but it’s a little more
rewarding.”
Williams has taken on more behindthe-scenes responsibilities, including
organizing building inspections, making props, assigning costumes, printing
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The cast of “Silver Pieces of Crystal Cove,’’ a play performed by the Brecksville Little
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Savannah Williams is only 17, but the
budding playwright/director already has
had two plays produced by the Brecksville
Little Theatre youth theater.
programs and organizing the canned
food drive that goes along with the
shows.
After a month and a half of practices
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, the
show premiered the weekend of Aug.
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“A lot of the time we do get a full
house, which is really exciting,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say this won’t be the last
play Williams writes.
She has been an officer in the Brecksville
Broadview Heights high school drama
club since her sophomore year and has
participated in all facets of the fall play
and spring musical over the years.
“I always try to do everything I can
and more, not just building sets, not
just being in it, a little bit of everything,” Williams said.
The senior has already visited several colleges: DePaul, Northwestern,
Columbia, Wright State and Oberlin.
Although she has yet to make a decision
where she will go, she plans to study
theater and concentrate on playwriting.
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Brecksville resident knows when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em
by Jon Huff
Piles of chips changing hands. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in the pot.
Fortunes made or lost with the flip of a
card. Brecksville resident Jim Orosz is
no stranger to the world of tournament
poker.
Orosz started playing poker against
family members. Growing up, he would
play with his grandpa.
“Whenever relatives came over for
holidays or get-togethers and the numbers started to dwindle, we would start
a game,” Orosz said. “My grandfather
loved playing and we’d play nickel and
dime poker.”
The game stuck with Orosz. As he got
older, he moved to tournaments at area
churches. Now he focuses on cash tournaments, often visiting the Borgata Hotel
and Casino in Atlantic City.
“Borgata organizes a lot of cash tournaments,” Orosz said. “I usually play four
tournaments a year. The cash game is
where it’s at. There is a better chance of
winning, and you find better quality players there. People aren’t going to call with
a [hand of ] 2, 4.”
During the casino’s Winter Poker Open
in January, Orosz became the first player
to reach the 1-million-chip mark. He
finished 41st out of 4,179 players.
Part of the game is strategy. Orosz relies on the ability to read his opponents.
Looking for the tells of the other players
gives him the advantage when calling
bluffs or knowing when to pass on a pot.
So does knowing when to raise when he
holds a good hand.
“You learn to read people,” Orosz said.
“You can always tell the rookies at the
table right away. They tend to shove [their
chips into the pot] out of turn, and they
look nervous. There are a lot of head
games, which is the biggest part of the
game to learn. Rookies not familiar with
playing the mind games can go through
hands pretty quickly.”
Even with the knowledge of poker strategy, the game is still influenced by luck.
Just as a string of wins can end in a crash,
a bad run can be overcome with patience
and good strategy.
“I’d say it’s about 50 percent luck,”
Orosz said. “Any two cards can win a
hand. At one tournament I was down
to my last two chips before I came back.
You’ve got to be patient until you hit a
good hand, then hope people call you.”
In his tournament career, Orosz has had
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his share of losses and some good wins,
though he does not like to talk dollars and
cents. Of the tournaments he has played,
one sticks out in his memory.
“I played [14-time World Series of Poker
champion] Phil Hellmuth in 1999 and
knocked him out of a tournament,” Orosz
said. “When he lost he got upset and
smacked his fist on the table. All the chips
went everywhere and they had to stop the
tournament for about an hour to review
the tapes and see who had what chips.”
His advice to new players: Play tournaments in person to see the game and the
players around the table. Books on poker
are also good sources for insight.
“Go to the church outings or [Horseshoe Casino] downtown Cleveland and
take a look at how people are betting,”
Orosz said. “Pay attention to everyone
and see their emotions and their reactions.
Read some books. Even if you only pick
up one thing from the book, it’s worth it.
And don’t cheat. They will always find out
if you’re cheating.” ∞
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Triune Lutheran Church keeps the faith as it searches for new pastor
by Michele Collins
Triune Lutheran Church on Mill Road
off of Wallings Road is home to more than
200 members and holds two services each
week, a Saturday, 5 p.m. contemporary
service and an 11 a.m., Sunday traditional
service. Both are well attended by a close
group of church members.
Loede said he found a minister for
both the Dec. 6 Advent service and the
Christmas Eve service. He tries to find
ministers approximately a month before
they will be needed.
Triune Lutheran Church was founded
in 1959, and there had always been a
full-time minister at the church. Triune’s
last full-time minister served for more
than two decades. Dave Kukelhan was
pastor for 25 years before he retired in
January 2014. Then Jane Denis served
as an interim pastor for several months.
“I really love this church,’’ Loede said.
“Our members are like family. We know
the names of each member, their spouses,
their children, even their grandchildren.
We enjoy getting together outside of
church services as well.”
He and the pastor search committee
are not giving up. And as Loede noted,
everyone is welcome at Triune. Right
now, a new pastor would be especially
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However, for more than a year, the
church has been without a full-time pastor. While the congregation searches for
a new spiritual leader, the church office
manager, Paul Loede, works to keep the
church and its services afloat.
“We have been utilizing supply pastors,
who are either retired ministers or ones
who do not have their own church,’’
Loede said. “We also utilize new ministers
who have recently graduated from the
seminary. But there is definitely a shortage
of ministers coming out of the Lutheran
seminaries. I try to find someone for both
of the services each week, but sometimes
we have to use a lay minister to fill in.”
Lay ministers or church members who
are not ordained are unable to give communion, according to the rules of the
Lutheran church. “The real sad part about
not having our own pastor is not being
able to receive communion. Communion
is an important part of our religion,”
Loede said. “So we have the service, but
we have to wait sometimes to receive
communion until there is an ordained
minister here.”
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Native plants in the garden help keep winter birds from disappearing
by Kathie VanDevere
The effects of Ohio’s January snow,
wind and cold temperatures take their
toll on the available food for birds. Most
folks believe that a bird’s diet consists of
fruits, seeds and an occasional worm.
Very few of these are available in the
winter. Many birds migrate before frigid
weather arrives because they need more
nutritious food than is available, and the
backyard bird population dwindles. The
sad thing is that bird dinners are hard to
find even for migrating birds, causing
their populations to dwindle as well.
Dr. Douglas Tallamy, an entomologist
with the University of Delaware, said
that nearly all birds, except finches and
doves, depend almost exclusively on insects to fill their need for protein and fat
content in their diets. By January there
is no edible fruit on the trees. The seeds
from various native plants in yards and
gardens have gone to ground or have
already been devoured by the birds.
Michael Rosenzweig, an evolutionary
biologist at the University of Arizona,
has analyzed data from all over the
world and found a one-to-one correlation between habitat destruction and
species loss. Gardeners and landscapers
could slow the rate of extinction for
our feathered friends by planting native
plants in their yards, cityscapes, local
parks and roadways. So while people
sit by the fire designing or redesigning
their yard or garden for the next spring,
they should think long and hard about
replacing some of your exotics with native plants. For inspiration, read “The
Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty
and Diversity in the Home Garden,” by
Tallamy and Rick Darke or Tallamy’s
book, “Bringing Nature Home.”
The terrestrial birds in the United
States predominantly eat insects; Tallamy
says 97 percent of their diet is composed
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of very specific insects. The high protein
and fat content of these creatures provide
breeding birds the nutrition they need to
feed their nestlings as well as the energy
they need themselves. It is interesting to
note that caterpillars are the most sought
after delicacy, especially during periods
of reproduction.
Tallamy describes in “Bringing Nature
Home” the relationship between birds
and insects as a food web. He suggests
that the most productive plants in
the eastern United States that support
caterpillar development includes oaks,
native cherry trees, willows, birch trees,
poplars, crab apples, blueberries, maples,
elms and pines.
Local native plant societies are an excellent source for learning who feeds on
what in the tangled web of feeding birds,
insects and butterflies.
In a recent interview Tallamy was
quoted as saying. “Fly maggots are really
high in proteins and fats, and chickadees
love them.” Tallamy also said, “We give
chickadees seeds, but when they get one
of those maggots, they can really make it
through the cold winter night.”
I haven’t seen fly maggots in the bird
store; therefore, I have relied on seeds
through the winter for my backyard
birds. But by not taking out the disfigured goldenrods (the ones with round
hard galls on their stems), I will allow the
home of the fly maggots to provide for
the chickadees. The wild meadow down
the street has quite the smorgasbord of
goodies for birds: goldenrod, wild black
berry, milkweed, Joe-pye weed and
black-eyed Susans.
Perhaps some of these wildlings should
be added to my garden or the border
along the property lines. I really should
figure out more uses for native plants in
my yard and garden.
In the meantime, the bird feeder outside
the window is empty again. Winter placement of feeders is more important than at
other times of the year. Establish a protected
area out of the wind and weather with an
adjacent safe landing spot for the birds.
Ground feeding space will be open for sparrows, juncos, mourning doves, towhees and
sometimes even a red-bellied woodpecker.
A covered platform invites cardinals, wrens,
chickadees, titmice, jays and grosbeaks.
Hanging feeders, because they blow in the
wind, are generally used by species able to
hang on while feeding, such as chickadees,
titmice, nuthatches and finches. This also
prevents other birds from gobbling up the
thistle seed so delicious to finches.
Sunflower seed is great overall for winter
due to the high calorie per ounce ratio of
the high fat, protein content and the fairly
thin shell of these seeds. Look for oilproducing sunflowers, which have twice
the calories per pound and smaller shells
to be discarded by the birds. Suet cakes are
plentiful in the market and loaded with
fat but not as much protein.
Frequently, fruit or peanuts have been
imbedded in the cake. This adds taste and
some calories. A supply of thistle seed is
good for the small birds. They can easily
access it in the typical seed bags of other
small-mouthed hanging feeders. Further,
when freezing temperatures close watering
holes, it is important to maintain an open
source of water for the winter birds.
The real answer to feeding the birds in
the winter is to provide a real natural home
for them year round with native plants. ∞
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Remember, the longer you wait to get
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2.Trustingthatyouremployerwill
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Emerald Necklace Garden Club meets monthly on the
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All garden enthusiasts are invited. On Jan. 14, Jane Petrie will
share excerpts from her favorite garden books. A review of the
2015 Proven Winners Grand Hotel Garden Show and a preview
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[email protected]; www.Brecksvilleucc.org;
Sunday worship, 10 a.m. Children welcome in
worship. Church school follows pastor’s “Word
with Young Worshipers.” Wheelchair accessible.
Open & Affirming and Just Peace Church.
8700 Brecksville Rd., Brecksville
440-526-1686, www.basilthegreat.org. A community of faith united by love for Jesus Christ, using
their gifts to spread the good news. Youth Ministry,
bible study, family focused ministries, small groups
and outreach to the poor. Mass Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. –
7:30, 9:00, 10:30, noon and 5:30 p.m. Youth Mass.
Richfield Bible Baptist Church
Meets at the Richfield Holiday Inn Express,
5171 Brecksville Rd. Phone: 330-659-6561;
Website: http://bbc.mapleknoll.us. Pastor Alfred
B. Davis, Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship:
6 p.m.; Friday Bible Study: 7 p.m. Radio Program:
Live with Pastor Al, Sundays at 11 p.m. and Fridays
at 1:30 p.m. on AM 1220 WHKW.
The Friends Church
8645 Avery Rd., Broadview Hts., 440-526-3184,
e-mail: [email protected]. Pastor Chad
DeWeerd. Adult & children’s Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Ministries
on Wed. 6:45 p.m. All ages. Celebrate & grow
through uplifting music, practical messages,
building relationships, support & small groups,
community outreach & family-focused ministries
& activities. Radio ministry - WHK 1220 AM; Sat.
11:30 a.m./Sun. 7 a.m.
Independence Presbyterian Church
6624 Public Square (west off Brecksville
Road), 216-524-6307, ipcusa.org. Adult
class on Sundays followed by child-friendly
worship at 10:30 a.m. Children’s functions
every week. Nursery available. Call office
or visit website for current class times.
We are family-centered, community-concerned, focused on faith, outreach, world
needs. Rev. Dr. Matthew Zuehlke, Pastor.
[email protected].
4810 W. Mill Rd., Broadview Hts., 440-526-3676.
email: [email protected]. Saturday Contemporary Service 5 p.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Come learn, re new & rejuvenate in Christian worship.
Wh e e l c h a i r a cce s s i b l e. H a l l fo r re nt.
We Welcome – We Worship – We Witness.
8111 Brecksville Rd., Brecksville. 440-526-1818.
Fr. Bruce Riebe. Prayer line 440-526-6464.
www.stjoebyz.com. Liturgy: 4 p.m. Saturday,
10:30 a.m. Sunday (June-August 10 a.m.) Wheelchair accessible. “Living the Word of Christ
Together.”
Community of Hope Lutheran Church
(LCMS)
Modern worship, children’s ministry, nursery,
Saturday 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 9 and 10:45
a.m. Located in the Blossom Hill Complex,
4470 Oakes Rd., Brecksville. cohchurch.com,
440-792-4700.
Cuyahoga Valley Church
5055 E. Wallings Rd., Broadview Heights, 440746-0404, cvconline.org. Sundays at 8:15 a.m.,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Come as you
are! Relevant child and youth options at all
services, making each a viable choice for anyone to attend – families, young adults, singles
– everyone! Cuyahoga Valley Church – inviting
people to new life in Christ.
Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church
9201 Brecksville Rd., Brecksville, 440-526-2303,
crlcbrecksville.org. Randy O’Donnell, pastor.
Services Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Communion served at each service. Wheelchair
accessible. Children welcome in worship.
Children’s room/nursery available at 10:30 a.m.
service only. Christian education at 9:15 a.m.
for all ages.
Richfield Community Foursquare Church
Meeting at: 4131 W. Streetsboro Rd. Unit A, Richfield. Pastors Tom and Ginger Martin. Sunday
Service, 10 a.m. For more information visit our
website at www.richfieldchurch.net or phone us
at 567-703-7232.
Brecksville United Methodist Church
65 Public Square (Rt. 21 & Rt. 82) Brecksville,
440-526-8938. Rev. Clark Stein, pastor. Come
be a part of our community of faith, worship,
service & fellowship! Sunday contemporary
worship service at 8:45 a.m.; traditional worship at 11:15 a.m.; education hour for all ages
at 10 a.m. Childcare available at all services.
Learn more at www.brecksvilleumc.com.
“Whoever you are; in whatever faith you were
born, whatever creed you profess, if you come
to this house to find God, you are welcome.”
–John Wesley
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
9549 Highland Drive, Brecksville, 440-5269865, stmatthewsbrecksville.org. St. Matthew’s is a friendly, welcoming Christian
community committed to experiencing the
love and light of God. We believe in sharing
that love in our church, our families, our communities and our world. We are casual and
child-friendly. Nursery and Sunday School
programs available. Join us for services at
8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday.
Independence
Coin & Collectibles. LLC
State Licensed Precious
Metals Dealer
We Buy Anything
Gold & Silver
in Any Condition!
BRECKSVILLE PLUMBING
FREE NO OBLIGATION ESTIMATES
Master Plumbers Since 1942
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL l SINKS l FAUCETS l HOT WATER TANKS
SEWER & DRAIN CLEANING l SEWER CAMERA INSPECTIONS
GARBAGE DISPOSALS l SUMP PUMPS
No Service Charge
SEWER TIE-INS l TOILETS and more!
with Repair
440.526.7039
Licensed • Bonded • Insured
8584 Riverview Rd, Brecksville
OH License #26224
10% New Customer Discount
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS
A+ BBB RATING
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visit our web site!
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SERVICE DIRECTORY
ASPHALT PAVING
MID OHIO ASPHALT & CONCRETE
Free Estimates. Reasonable prices
Seal Coating, driveways, parking lots
Patching & Concrete. Licensed-BondedInsured 330-467-1378 or 330-963-4165
CONCRETE WORK
SAL’S CONCRETE CO. 440-746-9788
All Types of Concrete Work.
Color Stamped Concrete, Driveways,
Walks, Patios, Parking Lots. A+ BBB Member.
Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Sals-Landscaping.com
BEAUTY SALONS
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Jeffrey Joseph Hair Design
Open 7 Days – Including Sunday
Appointments preferred but not necessary.
8917 Brecksville Rd. 440-526-5660
DECKS AND PATIOS
KLASSIC CUSTOM DECKS INC. 330-468-3476
Wood or low maintenance materials available.
Free in-home estimates. Attention to finished
details. Licensed, bonded, insured. BBB members.
Visit us online www.klassicdecks.com
CEMETERY
BROOKLYN HTS. CEMETERY ASSN.
and Memorial Abbey Mausoleum
4700 Broadview Rd, Cleveland 44109
216-351-1476
DRYWALL REPAIRS
INTERIOR DRYWALL DESIGN
Hanging, Drywall Finishing,
Repairs and Painting.
Broadview Heights resident.
Call Mike at 216-952-2551
CHIMNEY CLEANING/REPAIR
WESTERN VALLEY CHIMNEY SERVICE
Cleaning - Repairs - Chimney Caps
Top quality professional services.
All services performed by owner.
33 years experience. 330-659-9000
CLEANING
FIREHOUSE CLEANING SERVICES
Variety of home cleaning programs. Free
in-home estimates. Locally owned/operated
since 2001. Bonded, insured. 330-665-3913,
www.firehousecleaningservices.com
R&R WHITE GLOVE KLEANING
Residential and commercial cleaning
Insured and bonded.
Established 1998.
440-888-1990
ELECTRICAL
TIM'S CUSTOM ELECTRIC, INC.
Residential & light commercial
Remodeling, basements, generators,
panel upgrades, landscape lighting.
Richfield resident, Lic. #37393, 440-785-0862
ELECTRICAL SOURCE
Father-Daughter team. You call...we come. Overnight
generator service. Lic. #28039. 216-789-7544 or [email protected]; www.electrical-source.net.
LUMINAIRE LIGHTING & ELECTRIC CO.
Full-service electrical contractors. Expert installation and
repairs. Brecksville resident. Serving the community since
1989. Credit cards accepted. License #20131. Call 440526-4989.
Hall for Rent
for any event
Ideal For:
• BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY
PARTIES
• BABY/WEDDING SHOWERS
• MEETINGS
• SMALL WEDDINGS
• GRADUATIONS/REUNIONS
• MEMORIAL LUNCHEONS
• BAPTISMS
RAMP ENTRANCE
Warming Kitchen • Great Rates!
Triune Party
Center
440.717.9629
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FUNERAL HOME
NOSEK AND SONS
Brecksville 440-526-6050
VODRAZKA FUNERAL HOME
Independence 216-524-3900
FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME
7915 Broadview Road
Broadview Heights 440-526-7315
FORTUNA FUNERAL HOME
Family owned and operated.
Traditional, preplanning and cremation options.
Independence 216-520-7335
GUTTERS
VILLAGE SEAMLESS GUTTER CO. since 1980
Service & installation of gutters & downspouts.
Offered in a variety of popular colors.
Installation of leaf protection on new or existing.
Call Matt Cern for free estimate, 330-659-3698
HANDYMAN & GC
CALL CHARLIE! 216-496-8980
Custom carpentry. Electric, plumbing, ceramic tile, grout and
caulk repairs and installation.
Kitchen and bathroom remodeling since 1977.
Licensed, bonded, insured, free estimates, refs, BBB A+
HEATING AND COOLING
CERTIFIED HEATING & AIR
440-546-1139
Service & Installation - Freon Recovery
10% Senior Discount - 24 Hour Service
LISCO HEATING & COOLING INC.
Sales and Service
12608 State Rd., North Royalton
440-237-1777
ARP HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
Sales and Service
440-838-4204
www.arpheating.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
CORNWELL REMODELING
Kitchens, baths, additions, basements,
carpentry, windows, doors and painting.
More than 20 years experience. Free estimates.
Mike, 330-819-4942
INSURANCE
BOLOGNA INSURANCE AGENCY
BBB A+, auto, home/renters, motorcycles, RVs, boats,
vacant property, commerical, life, health, licensed.
On/off exchange, short-term health, low monthly payments.
330-376-7675 or 800-376-8867, bolognainsurance.com
KITCHEN & BATH SHOWROOMS
FREEDOM DESIGN KITCHEN & BATH
State of the Art Showroom in Stow at 3500 Hudson Dr.,
330-929-1705
4944 NEO Parkway, Garfield • 216-587-7010
11683 Royalton Rd, N. Royalton • 440-877-9464
www.freedomdesignllc.com
INDEPENDENCE KITCHEN AND BATH
Father-Daughter Team. 6485 Brecksville Rd., Independence
Licensed plumber & electrician #28039. 40 years exp.
No subcontractors. [email protected] or
www.independenceplumbing.net 216-789-5362.
LANDSCAPING
SAL’S LANDSCAPING CO.
Landscape design & install., shrubs, trees,
retaining walls, seed lawns, sprinkler
systems, brick paver patios, colored
stamped concrete. Sal: 440-746-9788
SUNSHINE LANDSCAPING, INC.
Removal & install., beds, trees, mulch,
seed & sod, fertilization, clean-ups, lawn maintenance.
440-838-1462, Cell 216-695-2184
SERVICE DIRECTORY
WAVE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT CO.
Paver & concrete patios, fireplaces/pits,
outdoor kitchens, retaining walls, plants & mulch.
Professional quality installation & service.
Doug Vasulka, 216-376-3700
NATURE'S LAWN-N-SHRUB CARE
Mowing, complete landscape maintenance,
shrub & tree installation, mulch, spring clean-ups,
professional service, fully insured.
Call for free estimate. 888-532-2244
PAINTING/STAINING/WALLPAPERING
SHOWCASE PAINTING & DECORATING INC.
Painting & staining. Water damage & drywall repair.
Wall coverings. 2-story foyers. Power washing.
32 years experience. Handyman repairs.
Insured. Senior discounts. 440-877-1009
TOTH PAINTING SOLUTIONS INC.
Good People, Great Painters!
Interior: Vaulted Ceilings/Wallpaper Removal
Exterior: Aluminum/Cedar/Hardie
tothpainting.com NARI/BBB/local-family co. 216-459-8684
PLUMBING
BARTU PLUMBING
Repairs, Remodeling, Drain Cleaning,
Hot Water Tanks. Residential/Commercial.
Licensed and Insured, OH Lic. #19447.
330-659-3678 or 440-669-3197
BRECKSVILLE PLUMBING - 8584 Riverview
Master plumbers since 1942.
We can fix any plumbing or drain problem.
Senior 10% discount. Support your local business.
Call Jim 440-526-7039
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS PLUMBING
Also serving North Royalton
Father-daughter team. You call...we come. 40 years exp.
Lic #28039. 216-789-7544 or [email protected].
independenceplumbing.net
PRINTING/GRAPHIC DESIGN
SCRIPTYPE PUBLISHING
One-stop shop for all of your publishing and printing needs:
brochures, directories, flyers, magazines, newspapers,
post cards, presentation folders, programs, reports,
addressing etc. 330-659-0303
ROOFING
M.R. PLANK ROOFING
Family owned & operated. Licensed,
Bonded & Insured. Financing available.
330-929-1785 or 1-800-457-8209
SNOW REMOVAL
STEVE'S SNOW PLOWING SERVICE
Residential and Commerical. Very dependable service.
Local resident for 30 years.
216-376-6676, 440-666-4107.
STORAGE SPACE/U-HAUL RENTALS
BROADVIEW MINI STORAGE
BROADVIEW U-HAUL 440-546-1000
Inside and outside storage
Local and one-way truck and trailer rentals.
Behind Broadview Hts. Post Office off Rt. 82.
CALABRO & SONS, INC. 440-582-0001
Basement waterproofing, Foundation
reinforcement and repair. Sewer installation
and repair.All types of concrete work.
Free Estimates.
BBB A+. Licensed, Bonded, Insured.
WINDOWS/DOORS
WEATHERSEAL
Windows, Doors, Siding, Roofing.
High quality, low prices.
Windows starting at $159 installed.
330-920-4494
To Place a Listing in the Service Directory Call 330-659-0303
Get More Sales & Leads
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MORE customers using Google AdWords.
Don Georgevich
Internet Consultant
440-655-1725
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neW hondas
Certified Used hondas
Used Cars & trUCks
Pat Wehrenberg
SaleS and leaSing ConSultant
10130 Deer Run, Brecksville, Ohio
Home (440) 838-4058 Office (800) 327-5501
As your neighbor, I can assure you the most personal as well as professional service.
TREE SERVICE
BECKLER’S TREE CARE
Removal, Planting, Stumps, Trimming,
Cabling, Firewood, Deep Root Feed/
Fertilizing. Insured. Free estimates.
440-878-0384
RICE'S TREE SERVICE
Tree removal & trimming,
Brush chipping, stumps.
Since 1990, fully Insured.
Free estimates. 440-582-7669
WATERPROOFING
ACE FOUNDATION REPAIR
Specialize in basement waterproofing &
structural repair. Done from the outside.
No sump pumps. Family owned/operated.
Free est. 440-665-5358
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Country Bargains are $8
Country Bargains
Country Bargains are $8
Country Bargain ads are $8 and will be printed in the Brecksville Magazine and ScripType magazines of Independence, Sagamore Hills,
Richfield, Bath, Hudson, Hinckley and Broadview Hts. for a total circulation of 49,600. Listings are limited to 20 words and residents, not
businesses or paid services. We must receive these by the 5th of the month. Please mail to: Country Bargains, c/o ScripType Publishing, 4300
Streetsboro Rd., Richfield 44286.
For Sale: Home heating oil, approx. 200 gallons.
$1.25/gallon. 330-328-4306.
For Sale: 1977 Dodge Tradesman conversion
van. 360 engine, 4 BBL carb. Runs good, body is
excellent. $5,000. 330-659-4830.
chiroPRACTICALLY SPEAKING...
Today’s Topic:
Text Neck
Did you know that billions
of text messages are sent each
year? Millions of Americans
have multiple hand-held devices in their homes. People
Gonstead
of all ages are using hand-held Chiropractic
Specialist
technology to communicate,
play games, read the news Dr. Ryan Haely
and even pay bills. In order to use these devices
– primarily tablets and smartphones – a person
typically hunches over and looks down at the
screen while using his or her hands to perform
various functions. It isn’t too surprising that I
have several patients with neck- and hand-related
repetitive motion injuries caused by frequent use
of tablets and smartphones; some of them even
admit to being “addicted” to their devices!
One way to relieve some of this pain, and what
doctors sometimes call “text neck,” is to limit
your time on your device. Believe it or not, nothing bad will happen if you set your device down
after 15 minutes of use to take a break. Holding
the device slightly in front of you can also help,
though it does feel awkward at first. You can also
try to pull your chin to your chest as you look
down; it doesn’t look pretty, but it does relieve
some pressure on your neck.
If you’ve already got text neck, or hand and
wrist pain from overuse of your devices, chiropractic adjustments can help relieve the pain
associated with this problem. By realigning the
spinal bones in your neck, proper nerve function
can be restored to your neck, shoulders and upper
back. Hand and wrist adjustments can also offer
some relief and promote healing of those muscles.
I also can recommend exercises and stretches to
minimize the effects of text neck.
Aren’t you ready to do something about your
pain? Call us today if you want relief!
Experience the Gonstead Difference!
Haely Family Chiropractic, Inc.
7500 Town Centre Dr. #300
Broadview Hts., OH 44147
Call Now: 440-838-5755
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For Sale: Vintage child's metal frig., stove and
sink. Doll cradle, old school desk and Ken-A-Vision
microprojector. 440-230-2768.
For Sale: 8-foot slate pool table, Brunswick Balke
Collender Co. Originally in Richfield Pool Hall, approx. 100 years old. $1,400. 330-659-4284.
For Sale: Pecan dining table w/6 chairs and table
pads. Also, oak kitchen table w/5 chairs. Both
excellent, $350 each set. 216-642-0538.
For Sale: 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo,
4WD, black/gray cloth, 135K miles, mechanically sound, new tires, brakes, shocks and more.
$5,200, OBO. 440-552-1313.
For Sale: 24-inch Craftsman automatic start snow
blower, like new. $500. Call: 440-237-5346.
For Sale: Yamaha upright piano with bench, model
213A/W. Buyer is responsible for move. Piano will
need tuning. $449. 330-338-4043.
For Sale: Schwinn 270/Journey 2.5 recumbent
bike. Like new, $329. 330-338-4043.
For Sale: ActiFry by T-Fal, never used, $130 value,
$60. Waffle Baker by Kitchen-Aid, double-sided,
heavy commercial type, used once, $60. 440526-8278.
For Sale: Malibu Pilates Pro System, new,
unopened carton, paid $250, selling for $100.
Ballroom shoes, Stephanie 7 and 8.5, Kela Ci 8.5,
new, $50 each. 440-526-8278.
For Sale: 36-inch L/G self-cleaning range with
smooth top, very good condition, $350. Call 216598-0920.
For Sale: Mason & Hamlin piano. Upright Model
50, black satin finish, serial number 84562,
excellent condition. Asking $6,500. Call Andy:
330-699-9789.
For Sale: 3-piece set of wooden-handled fireplace
tools, with stand, $40. Bellows, $5. Two hurricane
lamps, $10 each. Hinckley, 330-278-2868.
For Sale: Snowblower, $150; vintage fruitwood
dining set, $1,500; cherry kitchen table with 4
chairs, $200; vintange dining, 6 chairs, $600.
330-285-9211.
For Sale: 9-piece black PEACE drum set, $550;
first act Adam Levine electric guitar with stand and
amp, $65. 330-968-9503.
For Sale: Split, seasoned, hardwoods, $125 for
half chord (rick). Delivery $10 per hour, includes
loading and unloading. 330-659-2967, or ralph@
utdallas.edu.
For Sale: Four cemetery lots at Crown Hill in
Twinsburg, Ohio. Crown Hill's price is $2,650 each,
asking $2,000 each. 330-425-7364.
For Sale: 2010 Ford Fusion, 4-cylinder, 4-door,
white, S.E. mileage 66,000. $6,800 negotiable.
216-262-0492, leave message.
Wanted: Need working can or bottle soda vending
machine complete with coin mechanism. Must
work with coins. Ron: 440-736-7344.
Wanted: Buying cars and trucks in need of
mechanical repair; all others considered. Call:
330-523-0154.
Wanted: Looking for old car or truck 1927-1987,
projects okay. Call: 330-523-0154.
Wanted: Cash paid for unwanted vehicles, etc.
Call: 440-654-8329.
Wanted: Brecksville collector buying antiques, collectibles, decor, one piece or entire basmt/attic, top
prices paid, clear the clutter. Frank: 216-403-5884.
Advertisers Inside this Issue
Action Plumbing ................................................. 45
Andy’s Auto Body ................................................ 10
ARP Heating & Air ........................................ 4, 11
Balzano, Laura, Atty .......................................... 22
Bilski, Thomas M. DDS ..............Inside Front Cover
Brecksville Inaugural Committee ......................... 14
Broadview Heating ............................................. 42
Broadview Mini Storage...................................... 17
Brooklyn Hts. Cemetery Association..................... 34
Caterina’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts ......................... 30
Center for the Healing Arts.....................Back Cover
Chippewa Place .................................................. 47
Classic Honda ....................................................... 1
Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty/DiBiase .............. 27
Creative Bath Systems ......................................... 26
Creekside Restaurant ........................................... 39
Danbury Senior Living ......................................... 5
Dermatology Partners ........................................... 7
DMD Chauffeur Service ..................................... 39
Especially 4 Paws ................................................ 30
Evergreen Cleaners .............................................. 32
Fitness Together of Brecksville .......Inside Back Cover
Fortuna Funeral Home ....................................... 35
Freedom Design Kitchen & Bath ........................... 3
Haely Family Chiropractic .................................. 48
Halpert, Jeffrey A. DPM...................................... 11
HealthSource Chiropractic .................................. 40
Hobbitts Preschool .............................................. 34
HoneyBaked Ham............................................... 28
Howard Hanna/Brecksville ........................... 15, 31
Huntington Learning Center ............................... 37
Independence Coin & Collectibles, LLC ............... 45
Inwood, Dr. Thomas ........................................... 24
Jeff’s Computer Consulting .................................. 38
JJ’s Window Cleaning ......................................... 38
Keller Williams/Weseloh ...................................... 23
Kent State University Regional Academic Center.. 13
Kozlowski, Mark DDS ........................................ 37
Laufman, Martha ............................................... 33
Lisco Heating & Cooling ..................................... 33
Manera Properties .............................................. 12
Mango Bay Internet ............................................ 44
MOD - Matter of Design .................................... 33
My Personal Trainer............................................ 41
North Coast Jet Clean Collision Center ................ 39
North Royalton Animal Hospital ......................... 16
Petroff, Heather J. DDS .........................Back Cover
RE/MAX - Highley .................................Back Cover
Re/Max Trinity ..................................................... 6
Re/Max/Wiegand ................................................ 19
Rehab Professionals ............................................. 43
Renaissance of Richfield......................................... 8
Riverview House ................................................. 10
Russell Realty/Hiles ............................................. 20
Salon Jovon......................................................... 36
Space Place ........................................................ 29
Sports Broadcasting Camps ................................. 22
Stouffer Realty ...................................................... 9
Summit Clicks .................................................... 47
Triune Lutheran Church ..................................... 46
University Hospitals ............................................ 21
Village Auto Body ............................................... 46
Vodrazka Funeral Home ....................................... 7
Wehrenberg, Patricia (Jack Matia Honda)........... 47
Wilson, Cindi ..................................................... 17
Yours Truly Restaurant ........................................ 18
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$319,913 OR $3,200 MO.
Outstanding opportunity for multi use
business. So many possibilities, a restaurant,
gift shop or B&B. Updated 3,700 sf facility
features 8 office spaces, huge 30x40
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