Court expansion project set to get under way

September 2015
Established in 1836
Message from Mayor Cyril Kleem
With children going back
to school and families getting ready for fall and winter, September is a good
month to think about recycling. While you’re cleaning out closets and getting
rid of old clothes, please
consider recycling those
unwanted items. It’s amazing how many objects in
the home and at work can
be recycled.
On Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, the City of Berea Service
Garage is conducting a Household Hazardous Waste
Roundup. This is a good time to get rid of caustic
household cleaners, pesticides, oil-based paint and old
car batteries, for example. A complete list of acceptable items is inside this issue of The Berean. Instead of
putting such harmful chemicals on the tree lawn for
disposal in a landfill, please take them to the Service
Garage, where they will be transported to the Solid
Waste District for proper disposal.
Unwanted appliances, furniture and carpeting can be
left at curbside for bulk pickup on Sept. 25. Freon no
longer has to be removed from appliances. Republic
Services will take care of that chore.
Yard waste will be picked up through Nov. 28. Put it
in special yard waste bags or specially marked containers so that the yard waste can be turned into
mulch. Yard waste placed in the blue trash containers
is taken to the landfill and is not recycled. Please do
not put yard waste in the green recycling bins. Yard
waste is taken to a separate facility and must be
placed in separate containers.
Use the green recycling containers for plastics Nos. 17, glass, milk and juice cartons, cardboard, paper, including telephone books. Please rinse food containers
before placing in the recycling bin. If you need additional recycling bins, contact Republic Services at
(800) 433-1309. There is no charge.
Old clothing and shoes can be taken to the Second
Mile Shop, placed in PlanetAid bins or donated to the
Salvation Army, Goodwill and Purple Heart Veterans,
among other worthy organizations.
Court expansion project set to get under way
The long-awaited expansion of the Berea Municipal Court is scheduled to start by the first
week of September.
Phase 1 will be the addition of a second story
above the police station to accommodate a new
courtroom. The new 3,900-square-foot courtroom will be twice the size of the current courtroom and will include judge’s chambers and
bailiffs’ offices, said Michael Molchan of Makovich & Pusti Architects. The courtroom will
feature bench seating. The current courtroom has
vinyl chairs. Phase 2 will include renovations to
the lobby and clerk of courts offices. “We hope
to keep the inconvenience to a minimum for the
police,” he said.
Architect David Pusti said members of the Division of Police have been included in all talks
about the court expansion. “We also included
them in the pre-construction planning and we’ll
talk to them before the project starts,” Pusti said.
Judge Mark Comstock is just glad the project is
finally getting under way. He has been planning
for larger court space and building up a construction fund for the past several years.
The city awarded the contract to EnviroCom
Construction Inc. with a base bid of $1.219 million. An alternate project of renovations to the
first floor lobby and probation department also
was awarded to EnviroCom for a bid of $92,000.
The total cost comes to $1.311 million. The city
received six bids on the court project.
“Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure,”
Judge Comstock said. “We’ve got to do it right.”
That includes making the court high-tech compatible by adding electrical upgrades.
The expansion also includes rooms for attorneyclient conferences, an office for the victim advocate and two new bathrooms.
The more we recycle the more we help the environment. Recycling also saves the City and its taxpayers
money. The less we haul to the landfill, the less the
City has to pay in tipping fees.
The current second-floor courtroom will be
merged into the clerk of courts offices. The court
will continue to use the City Council chambers
on the first floor for cases heard by magistrates.
The entire project, including all phases, should
take about 12 months to complete, Molchan
said.
Comstock said the court will continue to operate
throughout the process. He said the court was
“mapping things out” so that the workload can
be handled and employees can continue to function. “We need to do this right,” he said. “This
expansion will have to last for a long time.”
Renovated McKelvey Park
to be rededicated
McKelvey Park was originally dedicated on
Sept. 27, 1985, to honor Dorothy Marks McKelvey, Berea’s award-winning historian.
After extensive renovations and upgrades,
McKelvey Park will be rededicated on its 30th
anniversary – on Sept. 27, 2015.
The formerly all-concrete surface now has
grass, trees and a lighted fountain, which children can use as a splash pad. A small pergola
has been installed and there is plenty of seating.
The bell that previously sat atop the old City
Hall at the corner of East Bridge and Seminary
streets and later adorned McKelvey Park will be
reinstalled at the park.
The upgrades to McKelvey were recommended
by the city’s Planning & Development Council.
The council is made up of residents and city officials who study long-range plans for city improvements.
The amount Bereans recycle has greatly increased
since the City converted to the automated curbside
pickup system. Let’s keep it that way.
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Visit our website
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This architect’s drawing depicts the new courtroom,
which will be constructed over the police station.
This is the current second-floor courtroom. It will be
converted into space for the clerk of courts offices.
Details about the rededication of McKelvey
Park will be released at a later date.
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Bulk Trash Collection
Friday, Sept. 25
Bulk trash includes large items such as
furniture, appliances, carpeting & any large
objects that will not fit into the regular blue
trash container.
PLEASE NOTE: Freon no longer must be removed from refrigerators & freezers before being left for pickup. Republic Services will send a
separate truck to collect appliances.
They will remove the Freon.
Questions: Call Republic Services,
(800) 433-1309
What to recycle
Use the green recycling container to recycle:
Plastics – glass – metal & aluminum cans –
cardboard (flatten boxes if possible) – newspapers – magazines – catalogs – telephone books –
junk mail – paper & plastic plates & dinnerware
– wrapping paper
Additional green recycling containers are free
of charge. Contact Republic Services,
(800) 433-1309.
Yard Waste
Place yard waste in yard waste bags available at
local stores or in specially marked containers.
Yard waste is recycled into mulch. It will be
picked up curbside through Nov. 28.
Harvest Festival
and Trick-or-Treat
Saturday, Oct. 10
Daytime: 12-3 p.m. in Downtown Berea
Nighttime: 6-9:30 p.m. at Jason Malone Park
Trick-or-treat, games, bouncy houses, magician,
crafts, mini pumpkin patch, outdoor movie, hay
maze, fireworks and much more!
The Monthly Berean is published monthly by the City of Berea and is distributed
to residents, organizations and businesses
in Berea.
Mayor Cyril Kleem
Linda G. Kramer, editor
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To submit information, contact:
[email protected]
(440) 891-3316
Please submit stories and information
by the 10th of every month.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Berea Youth Works concludes
summer program
Berea Youth Works, which provides temporary
summer jobs for high school youngsters, has
wrapped up the summer program for this year.
The North End Foundation, which operates the
program, cannot accept any additional requests.
The lawn mowing schedule for current customers will continue through Oct. 24. The Rev.
Leroy McCreary, who chairs Berea Youth
Works, reports that 23 of the students will be
entering college this fall and one is entering the
military. The 2016 schedule will begin on April
11.
Remember to water
tree lawn trees
The Berea Service Department reminds residents
to deep water young trees, which have difficulty
dealing with heat and drought conditions. Deep
watering can help speed the establishment of a
healthy root system. Young tree lawn trees
should be watered twice a week during periods
of extreme heat and dry conditions.
Southwest General names new
development director
Steven P. Bossart has been appointed vice president of development for Southwest General and
executive director of the Southwest Community
Health Foundation. He previously was executive
director and chief development officer for the
Akron General Foundation. He also has worked
for Akron Children’s Hospital, the Great Lakes
Science Center and Case Western Reserve University. He has a bachelor’s degree in public
relations from Kent State and a master’s from
CWRU. He lives in Copley.
Raffle to benefit
Grindstone Knitters
The Grindstone Knitters Guild is sponsoring a
raffle of knitted items during the Berea Arts Fest
on Sept. 13. Three raffle baskets include baby
blankets, sweaters and toys; spa items including
sachets, face cloths, towels; and a Titans basket
with ear warmers, hats and scarves. Tickets are
$1 or six for $5. There also will be knitting
demonstrations and hand-knit items for sale.
Mahler Museum available
for meetings
The Mahler Museum of the Berea Historical Society, 118 E. Bridge St., is available to rent for
meeting and social events. Contact the museum
at (440) 243-2541.
Businesses sponsor
‘Ladies Night Out’
Several downtown Berea businesses are hosting
a Ladies Night Out from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 24 with exclusive specials for women
shoppers and diners.
Participating businesses include: Bar 107, Belle
Amie, Boca Loca Burrito Factory, The Book
Store & Handmade Marketplace, Mike’s Bar &
Grille, Campus Grille, Igloo’s Frozen Yogurt,
Cornerstone Tavern, Smartie Pants and The
Shoppe.
For more information, go to Ladies Night Out on
Facebook.
Chevy Cruze raffle will help upgrade school technology
A blue 2016 Chevy Cruze will go to the winner
of a raffle sponsored by The Education Foundation of the Berea City School District.
Elementary School PTA, Ford Intermediate
School PTA, Rotary Club of Berea and Titans
Early Childhood PTA.
The car was donated by The Chevy Network
and Serpentini Chevrolet of Strongsville. Nonprofit organizations are invited to sell the tickets, which are $10 each. The non-profits will
receive half of the ticket price -- $5 for every
ticket sold. The funds must be used to benefit
students in the Berea School District. The Education Foundation’s share of the proceeds will
be used to enhance classroom technology.
All non-profits are eligible to sell tickets and
need not be connected to the school district but
they must agree to use the funds to benefit students in the district. Non-profit organizations
that would like to sell tickets can contact Kim
Dettmer, executive director of The Education
Foundation, at 216-898-8270 or [email protected]. Tickets may be picked
up 4-6 p.m. Aug. 19, 20, 26, 27, Sept. 2, 3, 10,
16, 17, 24 and Oct. 1 at the Berea Board of Education Offices, 390 Fair St., Berea.
The winner of the Cruze will be announced at
the Berea-Midpark High School vs. Avon Lake
basketball game on Dec. 18. The winner does
not need to be present to win.
Tickets are available now from the following
non-profit groups: Berea-Midpark Band Boosters, Berea-Midpark Boys Soccer, BereaMidpark Orchestra Boosters, Berea-Midpark
PTSA, Berea High School Alumni Association,
Big Creek Elementary School PTA, Brookview
Elementary School PTA, Brook Park Memorial
The Chevy Cruze will be on display at various
sites throughout the district.
For more information, visit
www.EducationFoundationBerea.org.
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At the Library
Movie classics highlighted
at the Berea Branch
Movie Night at the Library kicks off Sept. 24
with a series of classic films, highlighting stars
of the Golden Age of Hollywood. First up is
“Million Dollar Mermaid,” starring Esther Williams. The program is sponsored by Friends of
the Berea Branch Library. Show time is 7 p.m.
Reservations are requested for all programs except weekly children’s storytimes. Visit cuyahogalibrary.org or call (440) 234-5475. Other
programs at the Berea Branch during September
are:
The Cuyahoga County Library wants you to be
cool, too! Visit the Berea Branch in September
to get a library card, if you don’t already have
one. You will find it comes in very handy.
Check out some great movies, books and music
at the library. Even from home, you can download free material for entertainment and use
readily available resources to help with homework or consumer information needs. Get in the
groove and put your library card to use today!
Meet author & media
personality Brittany Gibbons
The author of “Fat Girl Walking,” Brittany Gibbons will be at the Berea Branch Library, 7
p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17.
Brittany is a humorist, Internet personality,
model and nationally recognized positive body
image advocate. She began her blog,
www.BrittanyHerself.com, in 2007 and later
founded the magazine, CurvyGirlGuide.com.
She hosts “Last Call Brittany,” a weekly Google
talk show.
“Fat Girl Walking: sex, food, love and being
comfortable in your skin – every inch of it” is
Brittany’s memoir, which includes essays about
love, marriage and loving your body no matter
what size you are. It is filled with painfully honest stories about her life as an overweight girl
growing up in rural Ohio. Following her talk
and Q and A, her book will be available for purchase and signing.
Register at (440) 234-5475 or go to
www.cuyahogalibrary.org.
For Adults
Love-in at the Library: Equal rights, civil rights,
the British Invasion and Hippies. These are
some of the phrases associated with the ‘60s.
Through song and dance, Desmond and Molly
will reflect on the events and people that influenced the music of this pivotal decade. 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Sept. 10.
Thursday Evening Book Discussion: “Canada”
by Richard Ford. 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10.
Fall Garden Swap: Bring in seeds, bulbs or
plants to share with others; then take home some
new discoveries. 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12.
Chalk Walk: Draw with chalk along the sidewalk as part of Berea Arts Fest’s 25th anniversary event. Sponsored by Friends of the Berea
Branch Library. 1-5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 13.
Author Kevin P. Keating: Cleveland’s own Kevin Keating will discuss his second novel, “The
Captive Condition,” along with his journey from
local boilermaker to English professor and novelist. Following the talk and Q and A, books will
be available for purchase and signing. 7 p.m.,
Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Monday Afternoon Book Discussion: “The Vacationers” by Emma Straub. 2 p.m., Monday,
Sept. 21.
Author James Badal: Cleveland’s resident torso
murder historian will present the history of the
torso murders and will share compelling new
evidence that establishes where the killer incapacitated his victims and the location of the long
-fabled “secret laboratory.” 2 p.m., Saturday,
Sept. 26.
For Kids
Tween Time Tuesday: A variety of activities.
Light refreshments. Parent/guardian must sign a
release before students can participate. For
Grades 4-6. 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8.
Music and Movement Mondays: An afternoon
of music, movement and fun using shakers, bean
bags, scarves and more. For ages 1-3 with caregiver. 3:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14.
Whooo’s Ready for Kindergarten: Help preschoolers transition to the first year of school.
Hands-on activity stations. This month’s topic is
Counting – Explore Numbers Together. For ages
4-5 with caregiver. 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 17.
GP2, KidKart 15: The Big Race. You’ve gotta
be fast at the wheel or you get the peel! Burn
rubber on the Mario Kart race track in the 2nd
annual gaming tournament for students in grades
3-5. The top 2 karts from each site will advance
to the championship at the Parma-Snow Auditorium on Nov. 21. 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 19.
Young Explorers: Explore probability with
hands-on activities and games. Learn how to
predict what will happen, what might happen
and what cannot possibly happen. For kindergarten through Grade 5. 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 26.
Happy Birthday, Raggedy Ann: Birthday cake
and stories as Raggedy Ann celebrates her 100th
birthday. Everyone can bring a guest – a favorite
doll, stuffed friend or action figure. 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26.
For Teens
TAG TEAM: Meets on the third Tuesday of
each month for a different activity and snack.
Parent/guardian must sign release before the
program. For Grades 6-12. 7 p.m., Tuesday,
Sept. 15.
G2P, SMASHCON 15: The Tournament. Test
your skills against other gamers in this countywide tournament for students in Grades 6-12.
The top 2 Brawlers from each site will advance
to the championship in the Parma-Snow Auditorium on Nov. 21. 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19.
Weekly Children’s Storytimes begin on Sept. 1.
Call (440) 234-5475 or visit
www.cuyahogalibrary.org for specific times and
ages. Programs are available for children from
infants through age 5. Registration is not required.
Southwest General needs volunteer van drivers
Southwest General Health Center is looking for
volunteer van drivers to transport elderly and
wheelchair-bound patients to their health care
appointments. Drivers would work one, four-
hour shift per week and must have a current
driver’s license and a clean driving record.
Those who are interested can call Lenita Harsch
at (440) 816-4046.
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Sports Shorts
Titan named to Track & Field All-Stars
Caleb Samol, a senior at Berea-Midpark High
School, has been named to the North East Ohio
Media Group’s Boys Track & Field All-Stars.
Caleb placed second in the 300 hurdles at state
and won the regional championship. He also ran
in the Titans’ 4x100 relay, which finished seventh in the state. Caleb will attend Ashland College. Teammate Matt Owens received an Honorable Mention to the All-Star squad.
Homecoming is Sept. 25
The Berea-Midpark High School Homecoming
Game will be Friday, Sept. 25 at the BW stadium. Game time is 7 p.m. The Titans will play
the Midview Middies. Tickets are available in
the high school office. Seniors may use their
Gold Card for free admission.
Police officer promoted
to sergeant
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Children’s resale shop relocates to downtown Berea
Many parents struggle with shopping for their
children and teens, especially when it comes to
clothing. Resale shops continue to be one of the
fastest growing areas of retail and they can be
an affordable alternative to shopping at namebrand stores.
Smartie Pants, which used to be located on 404
W. Bagley Road, has now relocated to 9 N.
Rocky River Drive in downtown Berea. This
new location will be the main and only location, owner Rebecca Stanford said.
Stanford and her husband, William, opened
Smartie Pants in 2010 because they have two
children of their own and know how difficult it
is finding affordable clothing. Stanford said
they shopped resale for the girls, Maggie, 18,
and Annabelle, 8.
“I noticed that there was a local need for a
store like this,” Stanford said. So while she runs
the store, her husband handles the advertising
and bookkeeping.
The name Smartie Pants holds a personal story
for the Stanford family.
“We had a list of 10 name suggestions from
friends and family,” Stanford said. “Then one
day as we were driving around, Annabelle remembered a place that we had been to before
and we called her a ‘smartie pants’ for remembering,” Stanford said. They knew right then
that they had found the perfect name.
A member of the Berea Division of Police since
1999, Dan Clark has been promoted to sergeant.
Mayor Cyril Kleem administered the oath of office on Aug. 17.
Within the next five years, Stanford has many
goals for her store.
“I would like to double the inventory, grow the
juniors section, begin rentals in the fall for larger items such as cribs and strollers, and even
start a layaway program.” she said.
Clark studied criminal justice at Kent State University and attended the Ohio Peace Officers
Training Academy in Cleveland Heights. He
worked for the Cleveland Heights Police Department prior to joining the Berea force. Clark is a
field training officer. He is married with two
children.
Stanford said that there have been many challenges, such as marketing and advertising. She
has taken steps to overcome these challenges
by attending free business seminars sponsored
by the city of Berea at Baldwin Wallace University.
Ward 5 Meeting
She has attended several social media courses
and is planning on signing up for some digital
courses in the future. Stanford said the classes
have been “very helpful.”
7-9 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Berea Library
With Councilman Richard Malott
Discussion of City and ward issues
Garage Sale
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19
Berea Historical Society
118 E. Bridge St.
Gently used household goods – tools – books
Small electronics – collectibles – antiques
No clothing
Drop off donations by Sept. 14
Rebecca Stanford shows off part of the expanded inventory in her newly relocated resale shop, Smartie Pants. With
its three floors, the building, which formerly housed Copy
Center West, is double the size of the previous location
and will allow the business to grow.
After receiving her undergraduate degree at Indiana University and master’s degree at Indiana
Wesleyan University, both for education, Stanford became a middle school social studies
teacher. Stanford’s training as a teacher helps
her connect with her customers.
She says that the most rewarding aspect of her
job is “working with kids and families in the
community.”
Along with clothing, the store also carries toys,
books, DVDs, and gear such as cribs, rockers,
and strollers. There is even a play area for the
children to stay occupied while their parents
shop.
Smartie Pants also is taking advantage of the
programs that the city of Berea provides for
new businesses such as rental reimbursement,
signage and building improvement grants.
“I have applied for all the programs. We are
waiting on exit signs to be installed and having
an electrician come through, then we will be
ready to go through with the process,” Stanford
said.
The store is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday
through Saturday and is closed on Sunday. You
can drop off and pick up items anytime they are
open, no appointment needed. For more information, call (440) 234-4500 or visit
www.smartiepantsresale.com. Like them on
Facebook.
-By Taylor Johnston
Taylor Johnston is a senior at Berea-Midpark High
School and served an internship with The Berean
this summer.
Trash pickup delayed
Because of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7
curbside trash collection will be delayed.
Trash will be picked up:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
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BW
HAPPENINGS
Community & Family Day
is Sept. 26
The annual Community & Family Day on the
Baldwin Wallace University campus begins with
the Engagement Zone at 11:30 a.m. This will
feature a musical instrument petting zoo, a fire
truck, face painting, Stinger the BW mascot,
yard games and a chance to see sunspots at the
Observatory. A cookout at noon will include
entertainment by the BW Marching Yellow
Jackets, BW cheerleaders and other students.
The football game with BW vs. John Carroll
University begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for
adults, $7 for children 10 and younger, and $6
for BW students. For tickets or more information,
visit
www.bwcommunity.net/
community or call (440) 826-2104.
A complete listing of cultural events can be
found at www.bw.edu or by calling (440) 8262325.
Iron Composer Competition: Five composers
will be given an instrumentation and a secret
ingredient. In five hours, they must write a piece
of music to be performed at an 8 p.m. concert.
For more information, call (440) 826-8070.
Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front St. Friday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.
Jazztet: Performing the works of Parks, Shorter,
Miles and more. Greg Banaszak, director. Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building,
96 Front St. Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
CIG Talk – Arts & Entrepreneurship: The Fine
Art of Risk and Rewards moderated by Karen
Gahl-Mills, executive director of Cuyahoga Arts
& Culture and featuring CAC grant recipients.
This will help launch BW’s new Arts Management & Entrepreneurship major. Small group
networking with grant recipients and others in
Cleveland’s arts and culture community. Center
for Innovation & Growth, 340 Front St. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 4:15 p.m.
Bad Girl Ventures: A leading entrepreneur
source for women, Bad Girl Ventures will team
up with BW and Blackstone LaunchPad to offer
a nine-week series of lectures and programming
on pitching ideas and networking. Cost to the
general public is $35 per session or $250 for a
nine-week pass. Visit www.badgirlventures.com
for a list of dates & topics. Center for Innovation
& Growth, 340 Front St. Wednesdays, Sept. 16Nov. 18, 6-9 p.m.
Police, fire picnic with
Guidestone students
Africa West Percussion Trio: Jamie Ryan, Ryan
Korb and Josh Ryan will perform original compositions blending the sounds of West African,
Afro-Caribbean and American music with contemporary Western Chamber music. Sounds include marimba, drum set, congas and shekere.
Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front St. Friday, Sept. 18. 7 p.m.
Ten X Ten Art Exhibit: This invitational exhibition features mugs and cups from 10 universities. Each school will provide 10 pieces primarily in ceramics from students and faculty. A total
of 100 cups will line the Fawick Gallery walls.
Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley
Road. Opening reception, Friday, Sept. 18, 5-8
p.m. Sept. 18-Oct. 16.
The Elysian Trio: Julian Ross, violin; Merry
Peckham, cello; Robert Mayerovitch, piano,
who is in his 40th year with the Trio. Ravel’s
“Trio in A Minor” plus works by Beethoven and
Fritz Kreisler. Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front St. Saturday, Sept.
19, 7 p.m.
24-Hour Theatre Project: Theatre majors will
gather on Friday to write, rehearse and tech new
plays to perform 24 hours later. John Patrick
Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E.
Bagley Road. Saturday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Symphony Orchestra: Octavio Mas-Arocas, conductor. Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts
Building, 96 Front St. Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
Choral Gala: Dirk Garner, Jordan Saul and Marc
Weagraff, conductors. Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front St. Sunday,
Sept. 27, 3 p.m.
CIG Gallery – Talk with Artist/Entrepreneur
Brian Jones: Music, Mind, Meaning exhibition
is on display for the fall semester. Jones will
speak in the Atrium about converting passion to
reality and exploring his work with mindfulness,
meditation and links to creativity, self-awareness
and workplace meaning. Center for Innovation
& Growth, 340 Front St. Monday, Sept. 28, 4:15
p.m.
Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra: An 11-piece band
that plays innovative salsa with dynamic, dura
arrangements of indie rock tunes. Open-ended
residency in the Brooklyn Bowl in New York
City, bringing back the Big Band Sound. Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building,
96 Front St. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m.
OhioGuidestone hosted its fifth annual picnic
for Berea police officers and firefighters on July 22.
The picnic offers a chance for Guidestone residents to meet safety forces in a fun environment. The day included games and an opportunity for the students to climb aboard and learn
about a fire truck, police and bomb squad cars
and Brutus, the Bomb Squad’s remotecontrolled bomb disposal robot. The day concluded with the children and officers releasing
balloons to which they had attached wishes.
Barbara Jones, the city’s safety director,
thanked OhioGuidestone for hosting the picnic.
“Our police officers and firefighters look forward to attending each year,” she said. “We
recognize that all children, especially those
most vulnerable, benefit from positive interactions with safety forces.”
Jones said the new Community Engagement
Unit of the Berea Division of Police will be
working with OhioGuidestone and other organizations throughout the community.
OhioGuidestone Golf &
Club Classic
Monday, Sept. 14
Columbia Hills Country Club
Registration 10 a.m.
Lunch 11 a.m.
Shotgun Start Noon
Dinner & Auction 5:30 p.m.
Auction & Dinner ticket, $50
Golf & Auction, $250
Sponsorship levels start at $500
Contact Kelley Likes, (440) 260-8231
[email protected]
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Celebrating
Rev. Leroy McCreary’s
40th anniversary
As pastor of People’s
Community Church
5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3
Crowne Plaza Hotel
7230 Engle Road
Middleburg Heights
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Julian M. Earls
Former director of NASA
Glenn Research Center
Dinner: $40 adults, $17 children 10 & younger
Deadline for reservations – Sept. 18
People’s Community Church
628 Wesley Drive, Berea
(440) 234-0609
Household hazardous waste
can be dropped off at Berea
Service Garage
The Berea Service Garage is collecting household hazardous waste from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.
This service is for Berea residents only. It is not
open to businesses.
Material can be dropped off at the Berea Service
Garage, 400 Barrett Road.
These household materials will be
accepted:
Oil or solvent-based paint, sealers, primers or
coatings (aerosol or liquid), varnishes, polyurethanes, shellacs, paint thinner, mineral spirits,
turpentine, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,
caustic household cleaners, pool chemicals, automotive fluids, motor oil, car batteries, adhesives, roof tar, driveway sealer, kerosene, gasoline, lighter fluid, mercury fluorescent bulbs (6
feet in length maximum).
These materials will NOT be accepted:
Latex paint, explosives, gun powder, ammunition, flares, medical waste, pharmaceuticals,
medicine, radioactive waste (smoke detectors),
tires, electronics or appliances.
Latex paint is comprised mainly of water. It can
be solidified by placing cat litter in the can.
Once the litter is absorbed, the can may be
placed in the blue rubbish container for disposal.
For more information, call the Berea Service
Garage at (440) 826-5853 or go to
www.cityofberea.org.
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Estabrook celebrates 50th anniversary
Estabrook Corp., one of Berea’s oldest and most
established businesses on Bagley Road, had an
understated beginning.
Owen Stiegelmeier started the company in 1965
in a closet at his new home in Longbrooke. Today, Estabrook Corp. has expanded to a 50,000square-foot facility and is celebrating its 50th
anniversary.
“As I was growing up, I was always taking
things apart or putting them back together,”
Stiegelmeier wrote in a history of Estabrook he
put together for his family. After graduating
from Berea High School in 1950 and then Ohio
University followed by a stint in the Air Force,
he worked at several jobs before landing at Titanium Metals Corp. in sales. He did well there
increasing sales from $150,000 a year to $3.5
million a year. By 1965, he figured he should
start his own business by leveraging the contacts
he had made. He started as a manufacturers’ representative.
In 1969, he needed a place to repair industrial
pumps. He ended up renting space from Whitey
Thwaite, the owner of Whitey’s Army & Navy
Store, in an abandoned building on South Rocky
River Drive where the Berea Commons parking
lot is now located. Over the years, the company
moved to several locations in Berea. It has been
at 700 W. Bagley Road since the 1994, repairing
all makes and models of industrial pumps. The
company also sells new parts and pumps and has
become a distributor. Estabrook Corp. built a
25,000-square-foot addition in 2007, doubling
the size of the facility. The company now has
more than 70 employees with 2,000 customers
in four states.
In 1991, Stiegelmeier formed EASI (Estabrook
Assembly Services Inc.), which provides dis-
5th Annual Clambake
5-8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
50 E. Bagley Road
Eat in or Take out
Tickets, $25 for adults
$5 children 10 & younger
Raffles – 50/50 Board
Deadline is Sept. 13 – No sales at the door
(440) 234-5241
www.stthomas-berea.org
Proceeds benefit the St. Thomas “Raise our
Chapel Roof” Fund
Estabrook Corp. moved its headquarters into this
building on West Bagley Road in 1994, constructing a 25,000-square-foot addition in 2007.
pensing equipment for the concrete admixture
business. The equipment adds chemicals and
colors to ready mix concrete. Estabrook also
opened a second repair facility in Penn Yan,
N.Y.
Stiegelmeier said the company’s name is a family name. His full name is Owen Estabrook
Stiegelmeier, named after his grandfather, Austin Edward Estabrook, a Cleveland businessman,
and his grandmother, Ella Estabrook, the first
woman to run for Cleveland City Council. The
Estabrook Recreation Center in Cleveland is
named in her honor.
Stiegelmeier’s son-in-law, Jeff Tarr, was named
president of the company in 1989. Stiegelmeier
retired to Venice, Fla., in 2006 but returned for
the anniversary celebrations. Over the years, Estabrook Corp. has been a major supporter of the
Berea community, contributing funds to Berea
Community Outreach and ensuring that children
in need have gifts at Christmas. In 2010, Estabrook Corp. and Jeff Tarr received the Spirit of
Community Award, presented to outstanding
volunteers.
Monthly Berean
School district welcomes new
athletic director
Former Notre Dame
College
football
coach Adam Howard is the new athletic director for the
Berea School District.
The is Howard’s
first stint as an AD
but he said the job
parallels what he
did at Notre Dame College, where he set up the
college’s first football program. “It’s communication skills and getting results,” Howard said.
At Notre Dame, Howard started from scratch.
He had to raise funds to build a football field,
recruit and train players, hire coaches, buy
equipment and set up schedules. He began the
program in 2009. The Falcons had their first
winning season in 2014-15 with a 7-3 record.
Howard said he has spent 18 years coaching and
teaching in private schools. “In order to move on
in my profession I would have to move from the
area,” he said. “I wanted to stay here with my
family.” Howard has two small children, ages 5
and 1.
He also has a close connection with Berea. He
was assistant head football coach and defensive
coordinator at Baldwin Wallace University for
six years, where he was named Ohio Athletic
Conference Assistant Coach of the Year in 2003.
Howard has coached baseball and softball as
well as football and has met with the 130 coaches and assistant coaches in all of the school district’s sports from seventh through 12th grades.
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Donations pay for football lockers
Donations from residents and local organizations
have provided the funds to purchase lockers for
the Berea-Midpark High School Titans football
team.
Football Coach Ray Hradek has been campaigning since spring to raise money to install lockers
in the Roehm Athletic Complex. The players
had been storing equipment on cement slabs,
which can cause sanitary concerns and wear and
tear on the equipment, especially shoulder pads.
The 100 new lockers are now in place at a cost
of $17,500.The team also was able to purchase
34 new helmets and six sets of shoulder pads
within the athletic budget.
The team is also raising funds to purchase sideline video equipment. Hradek said high school
football teams are able to video a game in real
time and then play back certain plays on the
sideline during the game. “We have done a vast
amount of research,” Hradek said. “The best system costs $6,300.”
Others who contributed to the locker campaign
will have their names displayed on nameplates
attached to the lockers. Contributors included
Lou Groza Youth Football, which purchased
three lockers. Others purchasing one locker each
were: State Rep. Mike Dovilla, Greg Hoon,
Coach Todd & Danielle Swisher, Aaron
Papushak, Brian Floria (posthumously through
the family), Sean Williams, Dan Urban, Coach
Ray & Diane Hradek, Damian Spooner and former Berea High Football Coach Harl Evans.
New police patrol car
has special design
The Rotary Club of Berea presents:
Howard replaces AD Bob Johnson, who is retiring. Johnson will remain to help with the transition through Oct. 1.
The Lou Groza
Charity Golf Event
Thursday, Sept. 3
Coppertop at Cherokee Hills
Valley City
“Our job as coaches is to make this the highlight
of their athletic careers. Their reality is our first
priority.”
“We have an opportunity to be highly successful,” he said. “We’re getting everyone on the
same page and putting the pieces in place to win.
Those principles apply at any level of sport.”
Hradek said the school district will honor Madzy
in some way in the locker room.
Hradek said the main contributor to the locker
campaign was the Madzy 5k Run, which will
donate over the next three years the difference
between what was collected and the final bill.
The Madzy Run is organized by Matt Madzy,
the city’s head of planning, engineering & development, in honor of his late father, Tom
Madzy, Berea High School football coach. Proceeds from the run also will go toward participation fees for school athletics.
“There is great potential for growth here,” Howard said. The merger of Berea and Midpark high
schools has created a larger pool of excellent
athletes, he said, but most of them won’t go on
to play at the college level.
Howard said he also has met with Berea’s recreation director Marty Compton and the Berea
Youth Sports Commissioner Keith Wilson.
The new Titans football lockers allow players to
safely store helmets, uniforms and other equipment.
The Division of Police has added a 2015 Ford
Police Interceptor Explorer to the fleet of cruisers. It was purchased through the state bidding
process. Decals are by Gorilla Graphics of
Brunswick with the design by Berea police officers. The black fades into blue, representing
the police as part of the community with both
fighting crime together. A committee of police
officers selected the vehicle as the best for the
type of work expected. It has better vision for
the driver, a larger interior and can transport
equipment. The vehicle will be used for everyday road patrol.
Golf with Cleveland Browns Alumni!
Entry fee, $99 per person
Cost includes 18 holes of golf with GPS cart –
Continental breakfast – lunch – buffet dinner –
raffle – prizes
9 a.m. shotgun start
Visit grozacharitygolf.com
E-mail [email protected]
Call (440) 572-2090
Supported by the Cleveland Browns
City of Berea
11 Berea Commons
Berea, Ohio 44017
Madzy Run supports
youth sports
The annual Madzy 5k Run and Dog Walk will
step off at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27 at BereaMidpark High School.
POSTAL PATRON
Fees are $20 for the run and $15 for the walk.
There is no charge for dogs. The fee includes a
tech race shirt for those who preregister, gift
bags for the first 100 people and refreshments
for all.
Phone: (440) 826-5800
Sept. 7: LABOR DAY.
Sept. 11: PATRIOTS DAY. 9 a.m., ceremony
on the Triangle conducted by American Legion
Post 91.
Sept. 13: Berea Arts Fest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Front Street in downtown Berea.
To register, go to
www.hermescleveland.com.
Sept. 15: Grindstone Knitters Guild, 7 p.m.,
Mahler Museum, 118 E. Bridge St. The topic is
Entralac Knit.
Styling salon, yoga studio make a switch
Laura Burt of Yoga 101 has been leading yoga
classes at 101 Front St. for the past seven years.
After the birth of her second child five months
ago, she knew she’d have to make some changes
in her work schedule.
Brown also does styling for photo shoots, such
as Cleveland magazine and with the Ford and
Elite modeling agencies. She did styling for
Michelle Knight, one of the three women rescued from Ariel Castro’s house two years ago.
“I’m not the same person after meeting her,”
Brown said. “What a strong woman.”
Brown also is an international platform artist,
traveling overseas to demonstrate and teach at
shows and conventions. “I love the aspect of the
international,” she said. “I’m also learning.”
Sept. 16: Luau at the Commons, 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m., McKelvey Park, Cookout with entertainment by Island Jeff. Sponsored by Berea Lake
Towers. RSVP by Sept. 11 to [email protected] or call (440) 2435668 ext. 231.
Sept. 19: Berea Historical Society, Garage
Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop off items by Sept.
14. No clothing. Gently used household goods,
tools, books, collectibles, small electronics.
Abigail Brown of Abi Styling Salon on the second floor in the same building saw her business
growing and knew she had to expand.
A hair stylist for 10 years, Brown will move her
hair styling and nail business to the ground floor
and concentrate on spa services on the second
floor. She is hiring three additional stylists.
www.cityofberea.org
Upcoming Community Events
Proceeds go toward participation fees for athletes at Berea-Midpark High School, Middleburg Heights Junior High, Lou Groza Youth
Football and the Berea Baseball Association. A
portion of the proceeds also will go toward the
purchase of Titans football lockers at Roehm
Athletic Complex.
So as of Sept. 1, Burt’s Yoga 101 is now exclusively on the second floor at 105 Front St. Suite
206, where she had been holding some of her
classes. Brown has moved into the former Yoga
101 space on the ground floor and is keeping her
second floor digs as well. Brown is also changing the name of her business, which is now
known as Salon Front & Center. “I wanted to
pay tribute to where we are,” Brown said.
PRESORTED STANDARD
U.S. PAID
BEREA, OH
PERMIT #333
ECRWSS
Sept. 19: Clambake, St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 50 E. Bagley Road, 5-8 p.m. Tickets,
$25 for adults, $5 for children. Deadline is Sept.
13. No sales at the door. Call (440) 234-5241 or
www.stthomas-berea.org.
Stylist Megan Malnik applies color to a client
while Abigail Brown, the owner of Salon
Front & Center, watches.
Brown’s main focus remains her shop and her
clients. “It’s not the walls or the lighting; it’s the
stylist that matters. We want clients to leave
happy,” she said.
Salon Front & Center offers a discount to college students with IDs and free haircuts to soldiers returning from overseas duty. There also is
a Best Friends Bonus. Clients who schedule a
cut or color with a friend will receive a special
discount.
Salon Front & Center is open Monday-Saturday.
Visit www.abistyling.com or call (330) 5238052.
Yoga 101 is open seven days a week with various instructors. Check out the Web site at
www.yoga101studio.com or call (216) 702YOGA (9642).
Sept. 24: Southwest Women’sRepublican
Club, 11:30 a.m., Colony Room, BW’s
Strosacker Hall, 120 E. Grand St. Guest speaker
is Tim Stahlberg, Polaris Career Center instructor, who will talk about personal safety, the psychology of criminal predators & mental preparedness. Call (440) 234-5985.
Sept. 25: Berea-Midpark High School Homecoming, 7 p.m., BW’s George Finnie Stadium.
Berea-Midpark vs. Midview.
Sept. 26: BW’s Community & Family Day,
11:30 a.m. with football game at 2 p.m. For tickets, call (440) 826-2104 or go to
www.bwcommunity.net/community.
Sept. 27: Madzy Run & Dog Walk, 9 a.m., Berea-Midpark High School. Register at hermescleveland.com. $20 for 5k run, $15 to walk.
Dogs free. Proceeds support participation fees
for athletes at BMHS, Middleburg Heights Junior High, Lou Groza Football & Berea Baseball
Association. A portion also will go toward Titans football lockers.