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a Community of the Western Reserve
BRECKSVILLE Magazine
August 2015
Vol. 26 No. 8 $1.50
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2015 Health & Wellness Section Inside!
“It was a miracle,
an absolute miracle.”
Independence, Ohio — Are you long in the tooth or do you have
sensitive teeth? You may have receding gums. In fact, 50 percent of
people have some form of gum recession. A painful surgery was the
only answer, until now. Out of necessity, one dentist is trying to ease
the pain for his patients and millions of others.
Dr. Thomas Bilski,
NE Ohio’s leader in
PST procedure
BEFORE
No surgery, no sutures, all smiles, that’s what Dr. Thomas Bilski wanted for his patients.
“I just didn’t see why dentistry has to have a procedure that hurts so much,” said
Thomas Bilski, DDS; general dentist in Independence, Ohio. So, Dr. Bilski searched for
an alternative and found a new technique called, the Pinhole Surgical Technique (PST).
Conventional gum grafting is painful. Dentists cut and remove tissue from the roof
of the mouth, and then graft it onto the receded gum. Now, Dr. Bilski provides the new
PST procedure that is an almost painless option.
“There’s some recession of the gums that many children and adults suffer with this
unattractive and very sensitive problem.
Maria had the procedure.
“There’s some sensitivity and I do not like the way my gums look,” Maria told Dr.
Bilski.
Dr. Bilski doesn’t cut, but uses a needle to make a small hole above the diseased
area.
“We loosen up the gum and drape it down to where it’s supposed to be. Then we
reinforce it with some collagen,” Dr. Bilski explained. There are no grafts, no sutures,
and no incisions needed with the Pinhole Surgical Technique™. It simply involves the
adjustment of the existing tissue.
The pinhole procedure uses a needle, can correct 10 to 14 teeth at once, takes about
20 minutes for up to three teeth, and recovery is less than a day. Traditional surgery requires two incisions, only corrects one to two teeth at a time, takes almost two hours,
and there’s a three-week recovery. Joyce was one of the first to have it done.
“It was a miracle, an absolute miracle,” Joyce explains and is happy to tell everyone
about her pretty new smile.
It is expected to be a permanent procedure and should not need to be repeated.
As for risks, in the past Dr. Bilski says he has not seen any higher risk with the pinhole
technique than with traditional methods. The cost is comparable to traditional methods and can range from 500 dollars to 1,800 dollars. Right now, Dr. Bilski is the only
dentist doing this procedure, in northeastern and northwestern regions of Ohio and is
one of 500 dentists in the world to have been trained and certified by the inventor of
this technique, Dr. John Chao of Alhambra, CA.
The benefits of the Pinhole Surgical Technique™ are many:
AFTER
• Less discomfort for the patient after treatment
• Faster recovery for the patient than traditional grafting
• No need for uncomfortable sutures
• No need for scalpels or invasive surgical tools
• No need to take donor tissue from the patient’s palate
• Excellent, natural-looking, long-lasting results
This is an exciting new way to handle a very common problem.
Call our office at 216-524-4410 and schedule a complimentary consultation
with Dr. Bilski.
One Patient at a Time
Free consultations and second opinions!
6527 Brecksville Rd., Suite B, Independence • bilskidds.com
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In this Issue
6�� Blue ribbons honor police force
8�� City nears service garage completion
10�� School board hires directors,
plans to fund building repairs
12�� Horse show gallops into reservation
14�� August event caters to older dogs
18�� Home Days’ powerful wrap up
22�� Church program restores bicycles
24�� Rescue organization is ‘for the birds’
+ Health & Wellness Section +
25�� Group casts net for military families
26�� FARTS celebrate 10 years on the run
28�� No two days are alike for emergency
response coordinator
30�� Columbus school district considers
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BBHHS student Paxton Speer uses recycled wood and reclaimed
metal to craft unique furnishings. See story on page 4.
hiring local superintendent
31�� Eagles fly the Pinery Narrows coop
36�� Designer goes retro with bridal gowns
38�� Entertainer of the Year eyes Broadway
39�� BBHHS grad interviews celebrities
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Residents can throw hat in ring for mayoral, council seats
by Nancy Hudec
The November 3 election is months
away, but local candidates have until Aug.
5, at 4 p.m. to file their signature petitions
for ballot inclusion.
Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby and
council members Michael Harwood,
Laura Redinger, Gerald Broski and Kim
Veras are up for reelection. The mayoral
term is four years. Council seats are all
at-large with the three highest vote-getters
serving four-year terms and the fourth
serving for two years. The city charter
does not permit write-ins. All terms will
begin on January 2, 2016.
According to the Brecksville charter,
ballot inclusion petitions must contain a
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minimum of 114 signatures and a maximum of 342 signatures. All signatures
must be in ink, include the address and
date and be signed by registered voters.
Candidates are asked to bring copies of
their petitions to verify signatures to the
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
before submitting their originals for filing.
The filing fee is $45 made payable to the
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in
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election forms that include their personal
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School District will also vote for three
school board seats with Mark Dosen,
Kathleen Mack, Michael Ziegler and
David Tryon in the running. Dosen,
Mack and Ziegler currently hold those
three seats. Tryon served as board president between 2012 and 2013. ∞
Stadium turf
replacement underway
The replacement of the synthetic
turf at the Brecksville-Broadview
Heights City School District athletic stadium is underway thanks
to community donations. A brief
dedication ceremony will precede
the first home football game on
Friday, Aug. 28.
The original artificial turf was
installed in 2007. At that time, a
process to partially fund the inevitable replacement was put in place
by the district. The $20,000 per year
savings generated by not having to
maintain a grass field and $10,000
of the athletic department’s annual
revenue were set aside.
This school year, Superintendent
Scot Prebles and retiring Athletic
Director Dan Kalinsky worked with
athletic teams, Bee Athletic Boosters,
Band Boosters, private individuals,
businesses and corporations to raise
additional money to supplement the
district’s turf replacement fund.
The Bee Athletic Boosters donated
$30,000; Bob Evans Restaurant in
Broadview Heights, $3,000; and
Bees Youth Football, $5,000. Additionally, Ganley Auto Group and
Suburban Physical Therapy agreed
to donate $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, to be scoreboard sponsors.
The BBHHS football team donated
$6,000 from the sale of mulch and
Gold Card sales. The high school
band boosters donated $3,000.
Other teams that use the field also
contributed to the project.
Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t
Treasurer/CFO Rick Berdine at
[email protected] or 440-7404020 or Superintendent Scot Prebles
at [email protected] or 440-7404010. ∞
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Letter
the editor
Sights of Summer
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Kasich strips district
of $6.8 million
To the Editor:
Governor Kasich’s decision to override the budget passed by the House
and the Senate will saddle Brecksville
and Broadview Heights taxpayers with a
$1.7 million annual tax burden starting
in 2016. Kasich’s line item veto of Tangible Personal Property (TPP) funding
will strip BBHCSD of approximately
$6.8 million over the next five years. The
governor’s stated reason for his action
was that communities such as ours have
the capacity to make up the shortfall by
increasing local school taxes.
This loss of state funding brings the
total loss in state funding to $5.8 million
per year versus 2011, which is equivalent
to 5.8 mills transferred directly to local
taxpayers. This, combined with a need to
balance our budget, has caused significant
spending cuts to programs and services
including reduced high school busing,
increased pay-to-participate fees and
reduced course offerings for our students.
Our administration has begun working
with local legislators Marlene Anielski and
Thomas Patton, who have been highly
supportive and responsive to our interests
to pursue the override of the governor’s
line item veto. As voters and members
of our district, you are highly encouraged to contact Representative Anielski
at ohiohouse.gov/marlene-anielski and
Senator Patton at ohiosenate.gov/patton
to ask that they quickly act to override this
devastating decision. Governor John Kasich can be reached at governor.ohio.gov.
Scot Prebles, Superintendent
Brecksville-Broadview Heights
City School District
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Local student goes against the grain, turning hobby into business
by Charles Cassady
From time to time it is the unfortunate
duty of the press to inform the public of
yet another teenage fad consuming the
hearts and minds of our impressionable
youth. One that threatens to make “deep
cuts” in their lives; one that exposes innocent children to a vice and clamp and
sander, plus other tools of an activity that
cannot help but call to mind a “Saw”
movie.
We speak, of course, of woodworking.
Paxton Speer, a seemingly wholesome,
all-American young man from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School,
who is looking ahead to a bright future, is
already deeply knotted in the woodworking lifestyle.
“I am a resident of Brecksville. I have
been living here for nine years,” said
young Speer. “I am going to be a sophomore at Brecksville-Broadview Heights
High School and I am looking forward
to serving as my class president for the
2015-2016 school year.”
With no family history in woodworking, how did he fall under its spell?
“From a young age I loved to always
be building things whether it be Legos
or puzzles,” said Speer. “As I grew up, I
found myself experimenting with spare
wood and such.”
And, as with so much, the media is
partially to blame.
Speer continued, “I have always loved
watching HGTV and do-it yourself videos on YouTube. At the age of 12, my first
project was a large biplane after visiting
the Smithsonian, followed by a cabinet
footboard for my bed.”
The adult community is also complicit
in the spread of woodworking. Speer said
he enrolled in a five-day summer camp
at the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center,
culminating in a project to build an Adirondack chair.
“Last summer our family friend, Mrs.
O’Mara, commissioned me to build her a
kitchen table much like one she had seen
on Pinterest. I had already done some
handiwork for her in the past and she
had confidence that I could make her a
good piece.”
Mrs. O’Mara is Eve O’Mara, principal
of Highland Drive Elementary School.
“I was in the process of redoing my
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appropriate, some of
his creations incorporate a “live edge,” in
which the actual tree
bark appears. Many
of Speer’s products
feature “reclaimed”
material – wood or
metal recycled from
other, defunct pieces
of furniture.
While other American teenagers are
spending their summer in healthy pastimes, like playing
online video games
48 hours straight or
going to see “Jurassic
World” for the eighth
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time, Speer has made
Paxton Speer sitting among the fruits of his woodworking labors. Bark on the Wood his
summer job.
Speer held nothing back as he described
place,” said O’Mara. “And because my
what goes on in the cloistered confines of
former job was as an art teacher in this
the workshop:
district I was always keenly interested
in design. I noticed the presence of an
“One recent commission was a long,
`industrial looking’ approach to furniture
eight-foot bench which featured two-inch
design. I wanted to incorporate this in
thick catalpa wood, with a thick live edge
my redo.”
and bark left on. The bench’s base was
made from black pipes and featured a
She knew that Speer had finished taking
clear finish. Another recent commission
a furniture-building class and consulted
was a corner desk. This was made from
him.
thinner planks of hardwood maple that
Using pictures provided by the principal
were joined together and assembled on a
as a guideline, Speer built the piece. “The
black pipe base. The desktop featured a
table came out very well,” he said, “and I
semi-gloss finish.”
decided to make a business of it.”
And how much time is invested in such
His enterprise is now called “Bark on the
a project? “Being a high school athlete
Wood,” the tag referencing both Speer’s
and sometimes having sporadic hours,
support for the Cleveland Browns and
it is hard to say exactly how long a piece
their dog mascot, and the fact that, when
may take – and varies
greatly depending on
the design. But on
average I would have
to say two to three
weeks for a custom
piece.”
He hopes to get
fresh customer orders and commissions while school is
still out, before the
insidious side-effects
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of the woodworking
Repurposed wood gives one of Speer’s coffee tables a unique habit spill over into
rustic charm.
his classroom life.
“The fall is my busiest time regarding
school, leadership activities and football
every day. However, I still work on the
weekends, but during this time it will most
likely take a little bit longer for projects,”
he noted. “Also, if my business becomes
more successful, I will be able to invest in
accommodations that will help me work
more through the cold months.”
Clearly, woodworking has set a pattern
for Speer’s future – and it’s serious business.
“Currently I plan to go to college for
business, so this is a precursor to my learning about running a business,” he said. “My
goal is to attend a top business school and
possibly play college lacrosse.”
As with so many similar stories in the
headlines, the Internet has been an enabler. Speer has a website with photos of
his handcrafted furnishings. He also has a
presence in the “Etsy” online collective of
crafts-makers.
“Many people in the Brecksville area
have expressed an interest in commissioned
pieces,” said the young woodworker. “I will
now be posting online in my Etsy store,
in which people all around the world can
view and purchase my work, along with my
traditional way of posting on my website
and Facebook.”
To see some of Speer’s work, go to barkonthewood.com and judge for yourselves
where woodworking leads. ∞
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City Government
Blue ribbons line city streets as tribute to police force
by Kathleen Steele Gaivin
June 16 city council meeting
As tensions rise between police and
residents in some communities across the
country, a Brecksville resident stepped
forward to demonstrate his appreciation
for the Brecksville Police Department.
Mayor Jerry Hruby presented a proclamation on behalf of Brecksville City
Council for Don Grispino’s efforts in
establishing the “Blue Ribbon Campaign”
throughout the city.
Grispino and his wife, Shirley, tied 350
handmade blue bows below the American
flag around telephone posts throughout
the city as a symbol of support.
The mayor said many residents expressed
to him their approval of the blue ribbons.
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STATE SPEAKS TO CUYAHOGA
VALLEY REPUBLICANS
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (l)
shakes the hand of Brecksville Mayor Jerry
Hruby at the June meeting of the Cuyahoga
Valley Republicans. Photo by J. Kananian
“We thought that there may be a person
or two complaining, but we found quite
the opposite,” he said.
Hruby said when Grispino, a Vietnam
War veteran, approached the administration for permission to place the ribbons,
the resident said, “If I make one Brecksville cop patrolling in the middle of the
night, as he looks at those ribbons, smile,
I’m happy.”
Police Chief William Goodrich extended the police department’s deepest
appreciation for the show of support.
“It’s a difficult time to be a police officer
right now. You tend to think, oh, nobody
likes us. . . It’s quite the opposite. It [the
Blue Ribbon Campaign] emphasized
again why we’re doing what we’re doing.
It re-energized us and it meant a lot. I
appreciate it and the entire department
appreciates what you did.
“Your message was sent and you know
what, if you made one officer smile on a
night shift, you made 30-some officers
smile,” Goodrich said responding to
Grispino’s vision.
Route 82 reconstruction
Brecksville may have outside help in
preparing a District One Public Works
Integrating Committee (DOPWIC)
submittal for the Route 82 reconstruction project this year. DOPWIC evaluates
and prioritizes projects from communities within Cuyahoga County that are
seeking grant money and makes recommendations to the director or the Ohio
Department of Public Works regarding
projects to consider.
and then use some of her relationships she’s
made over the years to help walk that process through and hopefully, that will help
us with some of the scoring on it.”
Pump station
Council accepted Nerone & Sons Inc. as
the lowest and best bid at $493,824 for the
Old Quarry Lane pump station improvement project. Wise said the bid came in
9.74 percent over the city’s estimated cost;
however, Nerone & Sons was the only bid
for the project.
Wise said the project is relatively small
and work is plentiful for contractors at
this time, which eliminates a competitive
bidding pool.
“At this point we have an eligible bid and
“Last year we went for funding and
actually, it did not score well at all,” City
Engineer Gerald Wise said.
In light of the low score, city council
will consider paying Osborn Engineering
$4,850 for professional services in preparing the DOPWIC submittal. It will vote
on that legislation at its July 6 meeting.
“This is a much needed project …any
assistance that we could get on that would
be very helpful,” Wise said.
According to the engineer, former Public
Works director Bonnie Teeuwen has left
her position with Cuyahoga County and
now works with Osborn Engineering. He
said Teeuwen offered Mayor Jerry Hruby
her services “to put together an application
I would recommend we accept that bid
and move forward with this project. Old
Quarry has been having issues for years,”
Wise said. “It is one that we really need to
get replaced.”
The Snowville Road culvert repair is
taking longer than expected, so the city
has to pay CTL Engineering an additional
$4,800 for inspection time beyond the
original schedule.
Brecksville’s athletic fields are getting new
signage. City council passed a resolution
to pay Becker Signs $4,281 for 10 signs
and their installation at city hall, Highland
Drive and Blossom Hill fields.
Purchasing Director Riser said she expected them to be installed in early July. ∞
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City Government
City eyes Aug. 14 for Stadium Drive occupancy
by Kathleen Steele Gaivin
July 7 city council meeting
Brecksville City Council approved
another extension to Sona Construction
to complete the Service Garage and Horticulture Building on Stadium Drive no
later than Aug. 14.
“They blame the weather and different
things happening. June 1 was the deadline and June 12 was the deadline for
substantial completion,” Service Director
Ron Weidig said.
The city expected construction to be
completed ahead of the Home Days celebration the last weekend in June and will
pass along added costs to Sona Construction for expenses incurred by not having
restroom and other facilities available for
the event, Weidig said.
Council approved change orders for the
project in the amount of $993 to furnish
and install two diffusers and two exhaust
grills in the drywall ceiling in the men’s
and women’s restrooms. The new project
total will be $2,511,030.
“It is necessary due to the ceilings being different, suspended versus the hard
ceiling…it was a value-added item to the
bill,” Weidig said.
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September.
Councilman Lou Carouse said it had
been five years or so since the floor was
screened.
Floor screening is a finishing process
akin to sanding, done when the floors are
in overall good shape and just need to be
refreshed. The process uses a floor polisher
and sanding screens.
“They [Flooring Specialties] did our
fitness floors and spin room last year and
we’re very happy with them,” Recreation
Director Tom Tupa said.
The city hall and health and human
services chiller systems require repairs.
The acid levels in the human services
chiller are too high on the refrigerant side,
which will lead to compression issues,
Weidig said. He said the city hall chiller
had a faulty extension valve on one stage
of the system. Gardiner Trane will do the
work. The combined total for the repairs
is $11,409.
“They are factory authorized to do the
repair and they are the lowest hourly
repair service,” Weidig said.
The police department will purchase12
in-car DVR camera systems. Council
authorized the $81,495 purchase from
Watch Guard and an additional $7,700
to Hall Public Safety to install the units
in the police vehicles.
“The old system is outdated…It’s not as
user-friendly. We’ve had problems getting
parts for them,” Police Chief William
Goodrich said.
In other business, council approved hiring the following as part-time volunteer
firefighter/EMTs for the Brecksville Fire
Department: Alec Hradisky, Anthony
Katzakis, Benjamin Johnson, David M.
Sirl and Steven J. Vondriska.
Mayor Jerry Hruby said the new hires
are replacing part-time workers who left
the city for a variety of reasons, such as
relocating or finding full-time employment. He said the city supplements the
fire department staff with part-timers
rather than paying overtime to full-time
employees. Each part-time firefighter/
EMT in Brecksville averages 50 to 60
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School board hires athletic director,
plans to fund building repairs
by Tess Wolfe
June 22 Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Board of Education regular meeting
Preparing the district for the coming
school year, the board unanimously approved all items on its agenda, from budget appropriations to academic, staff and
extracurricular personnel. Looking down
the road, board members also discussed
how to fund needed repairs to district
school buildings.
The board hired Mark Maslona as athletic director, succeeding Dan Kalinsky.
Maslona was head of athletics for the
Twinsburg City School District. He is a
1987 John Carroll University graduate
and their assistant men’s basketball coach.
The board transferred $35,000 from
the holiday wrestling tournament and
high school athletics concessions to the
athletics fund.
In regard to permanent improvement
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reminded the board of an architectural
assessment of district buildings that recommended approximately $22 million in
improvements.
“A lot of it got put on hold because we
didn’t have the funds to do it,” Dosen
said. “We took another look at it, and …
how we might be able to acquire funds to
move forward and do some of what was
on the list, because our facilities are getting old and they’re in need of upgrades
and improvements.”
Dosen suggested there may be a “unique
opportunity” to do so through the 27-year
bond voters passed for the high school in
1994 and set to expire in 2021.
“With these circumstances,” Dosen said,
“there may be some opportunity to look
at almost a renewal of another potential
bond that could leverage some of that
bond fund and in essence almost be like
kind of a renewal. It’s just some thinking of opportunity to explore bringing
more money in so that we can do capital
improvements.”
Superintendent Scot Prebles added that
what they were looking into was “not
increasing taxes.”
Dosen said that in six years, the retirement of the high school bond would
result in a “tax break” for district residents.
A new bond issue, possibly prior to 2021,
could be a “mechanism to keep it the
same, and extend it out some number of
years to bring in new funds for the capital
improvements. … We’re going to figure
out what that would look like and if it’s
the right thing to do.”
Board vice-president Michael Ziegler
said, “We know that we need to start
looking at it harder,” adding that it would
be at least September before the PI committee had more information to present
to the board.
Prebles clarified that such an extension
would be “nowhere near” the length of
the original, 27-year bond.
District Treasurer Richard Berdine
said, “We want to be able to commit to
the voters that if, if, if the board were to
decide to do this, then it would not be at
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session. ∞
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District puts curriculum, business directors in place for school year
by Tess Wolfe
The Brecksville-Broadview Height City
School District hired two key administrators in May. Margaret Niedzwiecki is
director of curriculum and instruction,
and Christopher Coad is director of business services.
the South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School
District. He has a bachelor’s degree in
business administration from Columbia
College.
“Brecksville-Broadview Heights is a
very successful school district,” Coad,
a Medina Township resident, said. “In
regard to its educational scores, it’s a
top-tier school. You always want to work
with the best.”
Coad’s two-year contract of $105,840
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Chris Coad takes over as director of business services and Maggie Niedzwiecki is the
new director of curriculum and instruction. Both have two-year contracts.
Niedzwiecki comes to BBHCSD from
Revere Local School District, where she
was curriculum director for two years.
Prior to Revere schools, Niedzwiecki
was director of the Race to the Top
program for the Ohio Department of
Education. She is a former teacher and
principal with the Perry Local School
District and a resident of Perry Village
in Lake County. She has a bachelor’s
degree in elementary education and a
master’s degree in administration from
John Carroll University, and a master’s
degree in curriculum from Cleveland
State University.
“One thing that brings me to BrecksvilleBroadview Heights is that it is a very highperforming district,” she said. “They already have the right foundations in place.”
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Kiwanis Horse Show gallops into the Cleveland Metroparks
by Nancy Hudec
In 1947, when horses cantered and
trotted at the first Brecksville Kiwanis
Horse Show it was on the Stadium
Drive athletic field, not the River Ford
field in the Cleveland Metroparks. The
early Stadium Drive horse shows had
fencing but no show rings. Over the
years rings were added, the location
changed and the field of horses and
competitors grew. Last year’s main ring
hosted 72 exhibitors and 320 horses
with 40 exhibitors and 213 horses in the
hunter ring where jumping events are
held. 2014 was a banner year for horse
show attendance and participation, and
with any luck 2015 will follow suit.
This year’s Brecksville Kiwanis Horse
Show is Sunday, Aug. 2, at the River
Ford field in the Brecksville Reserva-
tion of the Cleveland Metroparks. From
9 a.m. through 8 p.m. Western-and
English-style riders from several states
will compete for a variety of awards
and ribbons.
The horse show features three memorial trophy events: Elton Lube Youth
Hi-Point Memorial Trophy, Austin
Packard Memorial Trophy, and the John
M. and Jack Hruby Memorial Trophy.
The Elton Lube Youth Hi Point
Memorial trophy is awarded to one
participant selected from those placing
first and second in specific classes. Lube
was a Kiwanis member who served in
various offices from the local chapter up
to the state level.
The Austin Packard Memorial trophy
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horse, rider, tack and overall presentation. Packard was a charter member of
the Kiwanis chapter.
The John M. and Jack Hruby Memorial, once called the President’s Choice,
was renamed for Jack Hruby, the late
mayor and Kiwanian, and his and the
current mayor Jerry Hurby’s father,
John. The Hruby Memorial winner will
be chosen from the Class 39 Registered
Quarter Horse Western Pleasure entries.
“We will have free pony rides for
youngsters up to age 10, sponsored by
Northern Ohio Eye Center; an ox roast
beginning at 1 p.m., sponsored by Ganley Auto Group; a 4:30 p.m. pie-eating
contest, courtesy of the Stouffer Reality’s
Stanley Team; and a Brecksville Center
for the Arts Art Zone that begins at 10:30
a.m.,” said Fred Burkhalter, Brecksville
Kiwanis Horse Show secretary.
Burkhalter also mentioned the stick
horse building competition and show
at 2 p.m. for youngsters up to age 12.
Never forgetting of course, the Western
Reserve Carriage Association will hold
a carriage candlelight parade at the
conclusion of riding events.
Food and refreshments, including the
popular pie tent with selections from
Kiwanis and Amish bakers, will also be
available.
A $6 donation for an adult ticket and
$3 for a child’s ticket gives entrants a
day of equestrian events and activities.
Six-seat boxes in the main ring are $50
for the day and $40 for the day in the
hunter ring. Adjacent boxes in both
rings are $75 for the day. Box seating
must be reserved. Tickets are available
from any Kiwanis member.
In keeping with their motto, “serving
the children of the world,” horse show
proceeds and October’s 5K Trick or Trot
race benefit local youth programs. The
Kiwanis of Brecksville sponsors 20-25
organizations involved with youth
enrichment, awarding approximately
$11,000 annually in scholarship money.
They also sponsor the Santa Delivery
and Easter Egg Hunt.
For more information on the horse
show and the Brecksville Kiwanis visit
brecksvillekiwanis.org. ∞
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Nights in the Heights
Broadview Heights “Nights in the
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city campus, 9543 Broadview Rd. Sponsors include the city of Broadview Heights
and the Broadview Heights Community
Foundation.
All concerts take place rain or shine in
the pavilion near the football field. Food
and adult beverages can be purchased.
Each concert will have a car “Cruise-In”
hosted by Next Level Auto Detailing.
There will be a specially designated parking area for the vehicles, and any monies
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July 25, 26, 28, Aug. 2
Arts Connection 2015
Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church
on Brecksville Road in Brecksville is holding its fourth Art Connections show – a
celebration of the many art talents God
has given church members to create a
wide variety of art forms.
Paintings, drawings, photography,
woodworking and quilting will be displayed along with other types of works. A
children’s corner will feature items made
by children of the congregation during a
special art class.
The opening of the show is Saturday,
July 25, from 4-7 p.m. and will include
musical entertainment and a French Cafe
for free sweet treats and beverages. The
artists will be present during the opening
hours on Saturday. This is a show only and
no items will be for sale.
Arts Connection 2015, will also be
available for viewing on Sunday, July 26,
from 9 a.m.-noon; Tuesday, July 28, from
6:30-8:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 2, from
9 a.m.-noon. Admission is free. ∞
Aug. 7
First Fryday Fish Fry
St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church,
8111 Brecksville Rd., is holding a “First
Fryday Fish Fry” from 4-6:30 p.m. on
Aug. 7. Take-outs are available. The blueplate special will be pot roast. Proceeds benefit the parish ministry to the homeless. For
more information, call 440-526-1818. ∞
Aug. 7-9
Feast of the Assumption West
Festival
From fish fry to pierogis, to pizza and
pie-eating contests, a rock-n-roll car show,
live music, games and an indoor casino,
the Feast of the Assumption West Festival
is fun for the whole family.
The Broadview Heights Assumption
church festival is a celebration of the
August 15 Roman Catholic Feast of the
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary. The
feast commemorates the death of Mary
and her bodily assumption into heaven.
Coming to Church of the Assumption,
9183 Broadview Rd., on Friday, Aug. 7,
through Sunday, Aug. 9, the feast opens
Friday at 5:30 p.m. with a ceremony including city officials, celebrities and Boy
Scout Troop 810. At 7 p.m. the Assumption Academy Drama Club will perform
show tunes and pop music. The classic
rock band LRC then takes the stage until
the 11 p.m. closing.
The annual car show begins Saturday
festivities at 1:30 p.m., followed by the
Procession of the Blessed Mother and a
4 p.m. Mass.
After Mass, Ronnie Fiorentino will perform with sounds of the golden era, and at
7 p.m., it is open wide and eat quickly for
the pizza and pie-eating contests. Motown
music and a Lite the Nite fireworks show
cap off the evening’s events.
The weekend of food and fun continues
on Sunday at 1 p.m. with chicken dinners, followed by a pet parade, the Lucina
Slovak dancers at 2 p.m. and the Honkey
Express polka band at 3 p.m. The festivities wrap up at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Can’t make it to the scheduled events?
There is always the weekend long monster
truck show, craft and vendor booths, instant raffles, a $5,000 raffle and the indoor
casino open every evening.
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Adult programs
Take a dip: Monday, Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m.
Registration required. Bring a cotton/
polyester blend T-shirt to tie-dye.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park:
Monday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. A park ranger
describes CVNP’s many activities. Registration required.
Travelin’ Tuesdays: Glacier and the
Canadian Rockies: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2
p.m. Refreshments provided by the city
of Brecksville.
Celebrations: Event planning: Monday,
Aug. 24, 7 p.m. Registration required.
Children’s programs
Kindergarten readiness - Celebrate
together: Saturday, Aug. 1, 11 a.m. Regis-
tration required. Ages 4-5 with a caregiver.
Superhero academy: Saturday, Aug.
1, 2 p.m. Registration required. Children
entering grades K-3 with a caregiver.
Make summer count with the summer reading program: Through Aug. 7.
All ages.
Teen programs
Volunteens: Saturday, Aug. 1, 1:30 p.m.
Registration required. Teens can come
dressed as their favorite superhero.
Teen writer boot camp: Monday, Aug.
3 - Friday, Aug. 7, 1 p.m. Registration
required. Participants should bring an
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Teen book club: Monday, Aug. 10, 6:30
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in the fall at 2686 Oak Hill Rd, Bath. The InHale
strategic initiative encourages guests to craft
the entrepreneurial spirit, steward a commitment to preserving the cultural landscape and
sustain social and financial impact through a
handcrafted way of life. Cost is $85 per person
($75 for members). Adults only. Class size will
range from one to four people. Private groups
are also welcome. For reservations, call 330666-3711 ext. 1720. ∞
35th Annual Art-on-the-Green Show: The
Hudson Society of Artists’ annual “Art-onthe-Green Arts and Crafts Show” will celebrate its 35th year on Saturday, Aug. 29, 10
a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 30, 11 a.m.-5
p.m. on Hudson’s south green at the corners
of Routes 303 and 91. The show features the
work of more than 150 artists, mostly from
Ohio and surrounding states, but some
from as far away as Florida. All artwork and
crafts are available for purchase. The free
event is held rain or shine. Free parking
is available. For further information, visit
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Home Days has a powerful wrap up
by Nancy Hudec
Peter Parker, alias Spiderman said,
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
Truer words were never spoken, and
Brecksville has the powerful Home
Days heroes to prove it. The heroes, an
unnamed Cleveland Electric Illuminating (CEI) employee and Brecksville’s
Service Director Ron Weidig, saved the
proverbial day June 28 at Home Days.
The story, as told by Ted Lux, parttime human services program director,
began to unfold right around 5:30 p.m.
on Sunday.
“After Saturday’s near wash-out due
to rain, I was saying halleluiah that
Sunday’s weather was cooperating,” said
Lux. “Suddenly the band went silent.
The power was out, and we could not
get it to come back on and stay on. Just
as Service Director Ron Weidig and
Building Commissioner Scott Packard
were discussing options, along comes
a CEI truck waiting to take a left onto
Route 21 heading north. Weidig saw
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the truck and ran
into the street to flag
it down.”
A conversation between the two men
ensued, a phone call
to CEI dispatch was
made and the truck
pulled over.
“He inspected the
power pole and determined it was wincontinued on next page
ter road salt that damaged the lines.
Power was restored and Home Days
continued without a hitch,” said Lux.
Two responsible men solved the power
glitch, but it was three women who stole
the show. Entertainer of the year went
to singer Hailey Spikes of Columbia
Station. Broadview Heights vocalist
Kayla Slater took second place and
Brecksville singer Hana Haddad was
awarded third place.
The celebration ended on a high note
in the night sky. It was the Brecksville
fireworks show and it capped off a powerful Home Days celebration. ∞
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Ice-cold lemonade is a Home Days staple
and a favorite of Brecksville’s Nick and
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Brecksville police officer Mike Bauman
and police dog Petro demonstrate how
man’s best friend can be his worst enemy
when committing a crime.
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The traditional BBHHS pancake breakfast brings former 1959 classmates Frank
DeWolf and Erin Gunselman together to
serve up syrupy stacks.
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Home Days would not be Home Days
without the fearless leadership and trivial
pursuits of (l-r) Brecksville Mayor Jerry
Hruby and Human Services part-time
Program Director Ted Lux. Photos by J.
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Church program restores bicycles for children in need
by Kristen Ashby
An innovative program at Brecksville
United Methodist Church is putting
smiles on the faces of inner-city children
by giving new life to old bicycles.
Inspired by this year’s Vacation Bible
School (VBS) theme of “movement,” the
Bike Round Up program uses volunteers
to collect and repair used bicycles for
Cleveland children in need.
Each year, the church’s VBS program
encourages kids to creatively meet the
needs of children in their community
and all over the world through a special
service project. Since this year’s program
focuses on putting faith into action
through movement, restoring bicycles
for kids in need was a fitting project,
said Jenny Gee, the church’s director of
Christian Education.
“I started thinking about the Cleveland
neighborhoods where we went with members of our church last summer to paint
houses and build a wheelchair ramp,”
Gee said. “I remembered seeing groups
of children out in the street playing ...
some had bikes and some did not. I felt
for the kids who didn’t have bicycles to
ride through the neighborhood on.”
Once the idea for the Bike Round Up
program was in motion, Gee started looking for adult volunteers who could repair
and refurbish the donated bicycles. She
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Jenny Gee, United Methodist Church
director of Christian education, sits atop
a reconditioned bike that is sure to bring
a smile to a lucky youngster. Photo by J.
Kananian
quickly found four “very awesome and
capable” church members to step forward.
Already, the volunteers have begun
making mechanical repairs and paint
touch-ups to restore the original shine of
the nearly 30 donated bicycles. Gee said
she hopes to collect 50 bikes by the last
day of VBS on July 17.
“It would be too [much] to ask families
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to donate new bikes as part of VBS, but
anyone can donate an old bike they have
outgrown or one they find on someone’s
tree lawn that was put out as trash,” she
said, adding that the church is also accepting financial donations to buy new
bike parts.
Kids who attend the VBS program
can get involved by donating their own
outgrown bicycles and asking friends and
family members to do the same. Bicycles
of any size and condition are welcome,
said Gee.
“Even if you feel like the bike you have
is in terrible condition, we can use the
parts,” she said.
Once refurbished, the bicycles will be
donated to the Nehemiah Mission of
Cleveland, which will give them to children in poverty, or to children of families
whose houses the agency is repairing this
summer.
By participating in the Bike Round Up
program, Gee said she hopes kids will
learn the importance of being generous to
others with their time and actions.
“These sorts of opportunities to give
to others around the world offer a real
education to our kids,” she said. “It helps
them realize the rest of the world is not
like Brecksville.”
Past VBS service projects have included
doing chores to raise money for earthquake victims in Nepal and collecting
school supplies for children in need. Although next year’s VBS will have its own
unique theme, depending on the success
of the Bike Round Up, Gee said it could
potentially become an ongoing project
of the church.
In the meantime, her primary goal is
to bring as many bikes – and smiles – to
local children as she can.
“I think we can all remember the
freedom we felt as we peddled our bikes
around our neighborhoods when we were
children,” she said. “We feel that all kids
should have this opportunity, even if their
parents can’t afford a bicycle.”
Anyone interested in participating in
the Bike Round Up program can drop
off bicycles, parts, accessories or monetary
donations at Brecksville United Methodist Church, 65 Public Square. For more
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Rescue organization is ‘for the birds’
by Tess Wolfe
For 28 years, feathered companions in
need of a good home have found refuge
at A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Parrot Rescue.
With the aid of volunteers, Fran Filak
runs the nonprofit organization from
her Brecksville home. She stresses that
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Parrot Rescue
is not a bird sanctuary.
“I hold them for as long as it takes to
find the right person for them,” Filak said.
“Birds that come to me, it’s like an emergency where they have no place to go.”
Although the only flamingos the parrot rescue organization accepts are of the
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lawn-ornament variety, it takes in and “rehomes” more than 20 varieties of birds,
from large macaws and medium-sized
cockatoos to small canaries and finches.
No wild or farm birds, nor several other
species listed on the organization’s website, are accepted.
She said she typically holds from 10 to
12 birds for adoption at any given time.
“Right now, the baby-boomer people
are getting sick, or going to nursing
homes, or moving, and they don’t want
their pet anymore,” Filak said.
Adopting a bird is not an opportunity
open to first-time parrot owners. Filak in-
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Polly wants a new home and A-Parrot to AFlamingo Parrot Rescue is willing to help.
terviews and reviews each applicant, who
must provide proof of having previously
owned a parrot, through receipts from a
veterinarian, a prescription or other written documentation. Photos or video of
birds with an applicant are not sufficient
proof for Filak that the applicant has actually cared for and owned a parrot.
Further, the four-member board of
directors must approve the application
before a parrot can go home with its new
owner.
“Every rescue organization has its own
rules, and my main rule is proof, a receipt,
that you have owned a parrot before,”
Filak said.
Her caution stems from all that is
involved in the care and ownership of
parrots, which are very intelligent and,
depending on the species, can have lives
that span from eight to more than 75
years. Filak recommends that those who
are interested in owning a parrot for the
first time begin with a smaller species,
such as parakeet or cockatiel.
“Find out if there’s any allergy. The
bird is going to bite you at some point,
for some reason,” she said. “The larger
birds will scream when they want to,
and there’s no shutting up a macaw…
You have to figure out your lifestyle – if
you’re home a lot. Birds do need some
time and attention. …You have to spend
time with them, or you’ll end up with a
cockatoo that picks its feathers or screams
all the time.”
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Small nonprofit casts big net for military family support
by Zach Jones
Good things do come in small packages.
The 19-member Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism (NEOPAT), based
in Brecksville, provides financial assistance to veterans. Since 2011, its helping
hands have reached
more than 7,000
military families in
20 northeast Ohio
counties, including
those as far south
as Holmes County
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and as far west as
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PROFIT CASTS nonprofit volunMike Swallow is a teer organization,”
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Foundation For “The 19 members
Patriotism.
of the board have
made financial
commitments through their companies
and personal donations to fund 100
percent of the administrative costs of the
organization.”
The organization has partnered with
professional organizations to raise money
for military families in need. It also encourages civilians to donate their time,
skills or finances to benefit northeast Ohio
veterans. Swallow and nine other business
executives cofounded NEOPAT in 2011.
“My inspiration for starting NEOPAT
was my father. He served in Vietnam and
raised me to understand the importance
of patriotism and the respect for the sacrifices of our military men and women,”
he said. “[Veterans] volunteer to protect
our collective freedoms. At age 15, my
best friend’s dad walked out the front
door of his home and headed to Iraq to
serve during the first Gulf War and did
not return for one year. I saw firsthand
the financial and emotional stress when a
military person leaves their family behind
to serve his country in the name of all of
our freedoms.”
Along with its financial support of veterans, the organization promotes domestic
patriotism through community events
and remembrance ceremonies for fallen
soldiers.
“Over the past five years, NEOPAT
has grown to be the largest not-for-profit
financial supporter of military families
in northeast Ohio,” said Swallow. “Our
supporters include more than 150 corporations and 1,250 families and individuals. As of June 30, we will have raised or
donated more than $500,000 to support
our mission of promoting patriotism
and supporting northeast Ohio military
families.”
NEOPAT is not only concerned with
supporting current and former military
personnel through funding. It also aims
to honor deceased veterans.
“Over the past 11 years, 108 men and
women in the 20-county area we cover
have died while serving our country in
the military and protecting our freedoms.
We believe those 108 men and women’s
spirit lives inside our organization,” said
Swallow.
To raise funds for the organization,
NEOPAT hosts and sponsors two annual
events. It hosts a yearly gala that takes
place the first weekend of March, as well
as an annual golf outing at Sand Ridge
Golf Club in September. Members also
participate in 15 other events throughout
the year, which are run by local corporations and families who donate the proceeds from the event.
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FARTS celebrate 10 years on the run
by Laura Straub
Nanci Schlabig and her group of
Females All Run Together Saturdays
(FARTS) are always on the run. For the
last 10 years, this dedicated group of
women has made time for running and
friendship in between work and family
schedules.
The group began with about five runners that met at the top of the parkway
on state Route 21 in Brecksville at 7:15
a.m. Saturday mornings.
Schlabig, who started the group, knew
the original members through Preschool
Mom’s Club or spinning class. They all
had one thing in common – a passion
for running.
“The common bond was that we all wanted to run, and everything else came from
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Schlabig said her daughter helped name
the group who, “would run at 7:15, every Saturday, come rain or shine. We’ve
been doing that for 10 years and we’ve
only missed three times due to subzero
weather.”
Over the years, the group switched from
running the hills of the Brecksville reservation to the flatter Towpath Trail, but the
group occasionally opts for their original
route, or takes a special run request.
Every Thursday or Friday Schlabig sends
out an email letting everyone know the
details for Saturday’s run.
Anyone is welcome to join in on the
run but, she said, “We have three rules.”
They leave at 7:15 a.m. not waiting for
anybody, no men are allowed and what is
said on the towpath stays on the towpath.
“We’ve had high school graduations
and college graduations and we’ve had
weddings and we’ve had grandbabies.”
FARTS members run everything from
Brecksville and Broadview Heights 5Ks to
the Boston Marathon. When one member
is on a long training run, she shares her
route with the group so fresh runners
can run with her every six miles. Other
FARTS are on hand at selected points
with water.
You don’t have to be a marathoner to
be part of the group. The current core
group ranges from eight runners to 20
when the weather is nice. It’s made up of
women from all walks of life, ranging in
age from 30 to 66.
They learned about the group from
“Now we have daughters that are
joining the group. They’re keeping the
tradition.”
If you are interested in joining in, contact Nanci Schlabig at nanci.schlabig@
gmail.com. ∞
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“I met a lot of people from this group;
they’re not all my hand-selected friends.
As the group has grown we’re almost like
family now,” she said.
Some members have coordinated schedules to go on extra weekday runs, take
summertime bike rides through Tremont
and do yoga in the park. Each member is
welcome to suggest any new activity, but
it’s safe to assume they’ll usually end in
coffee and conversation.
“We always have a reason to get together,” said original member Sara Good.
“It’s not about the running; it’s about the
fellowship and food and drinks after.”
They also take part in community service projects. Their philanthropic tradition began at a running-themed, white
elephant gift exchange one Christmas.
“We decided we really don’t need anything, so every year we pick a charity to
donate to,” Schlabig said.
Charities include the Yuletide Hunger
Drive and Girls with Sole. The FARTS
also held a car wash one summer that
raised $2,500 for Rainbow Babies &
Children’s Hospital.
The group is currently focused on their
10th anniversary celebration. Since the
runners had trouble coordinating schedules for a one-time event, they came up
with an anniversary series featuring a
different occasion each month.
In June, they revisited their original run
and returned to Schlabig’s house for a
pancake breakfast on her patio afterwards.
Schlabig said the series continued with
a post-run swim in July and will feature
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Emergency response coordinator says no two days are alike
by Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mark Bender considers himself the
oddball in the family.
While most of his family members
pursued careers in the business world,
Bender became a firefighter.
“The business world always seemed
very monotonous, and you are unsure of
what will happen with your career from
day to day,” Bender said, adding that as
a firefighter, no two days are alike.
Bender graduated from BrecksvilleBroadview Heights High School in
1990. Two years later he enrolled in the
fire protection program at the University
of Akron and became interested in fire
service. Over the past 23 years he worked
at fire departments in Kent and Middleburg Heights before coming home to
Brecksville.
Today he is the coordinator for the
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rescue, at least for swift water rescue. Not
a lot of other departments have that type
of training, so we cover them.”
With all the talk about regionalization,
Bender points out that the state’s specialty rescue groups have been regionalizing
for a long time.
“We pull in a lot of resources without
burdening local communities with the
cost of equipment and training,” he said.
“It helps. As a whole, we’re trying to
regionalize a lot of the resources and
training and equipment.”
Combining resources, he added, helps
with grant funding since multiple communities benefit from the grant dollars.
Bender said water rescue training –
including swift water, dive and sonar
training – is extensive and has many
different layers. Within dive training, for
example, there is HazMat diving, current
diving, evidence diving and ice diving.
Training is ongoing.
“Either we’re trying to bring in a new
element of water rescue [or] we’re recertifying or re-educating on things we’ve
already been doing,” Bender said.
Brecksville firefighters do swift water
training in-house and serve as instructors
through Cuyahoga Community College.
Local instructors train other fire departments throughout the state to provide
standardized training in the event of a
massive disaster requiring mutual aid
from various departments. Dive Rescue
International out of Colorado trains local firefighters in dive rescue techniques.
Through SERT, Bender and his team
were called to Alaska to help search for
members of an Indian tribe and a woman
from the Peace Corps who drowned in
a lake during a humanitarian project.
The Region 2 team has a specialized type
of sonar that more quickly and easily
searches large bodies of water. Bender
said he saw the equipment when the
Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department helped
Brecksville search for a missing child
who drowned.
Since purchasing the sonar, Bender said
the team has found missing people or
items, including guns, knives and safes
from burglaries. The fire department
often assists local law enforcement with
investigations.
Bender lives in Brecksville with his
wife, Liane, and daughters Emily, 20,
and Caitlyn, 16. ∞
What is SERT Sonar
The Southwest Emergency Response Team’s sonar unit is a Kontsberg MS 1000,
purchased, according to Bender, “about eight or nine years ago at a cost of about
$35,000.” The same unit would be about $50,000 in today’s market. The SERT
unit is kept technologically up to date with software updates.
The high definition sonar unit sits on a tripod and uses a generator or car battery
as a power source. Run with laptop computers, the sonar picks up hard objects and
is not, he added, “your average fish finder.”
Bender said the unit, stored in Brecksville, has been invaluable in locating objects
and bodies in the water. Although used in this area in ponds and lakes, the same
type of sonar is used in the oceans. ∞
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Columbus school leadership search has local reach
by Tess Wolfe
When a central-Ohio school district
began a search in May to replace its
retiring superintendent, leadership for
the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City
School District (BBHCSD) could have
been affected. BBHCSD Superintendent
Scot Prebles was one of the candidates
to head the Olentangy Local School
District (OLSD).
Although one of three finalists for the
position out of 12 applicants, Prebles
ultimately was not selected by the Olentangy school board, which voted 4-1 on
June 25 to hire an internal candidate,
Mark Raiff, its former chief academic
officer. OLSD Board President Kevin
O’Brien said that although the district
liked Prebles’ experience, it selected an
internal candidate.
“At our juncture, we decided that
someone who knew the district was more
important than anything else,” O’Brien
said. “With that said, we believe Scot
will continue to be a very strong superintendent. He represents himself and his
community well.”
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Prebles said he became aware of the
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the Ohio School Boards Association
(OSBA), which conducted the Olentangy search. Prebles contacted the
OSBA and was “strongly encouraged” to
apply for the position, he said.
“Why would I have interest in that
school district?” Prebles said. “Because it
is very much like ours, and it is dramatically larger, and it is in Columbus, where
I came from, where we both have family.”
Prebles came to BBHCSD in August
2010, from the Granville Exempted
School District, of which he had been
superintendent. The Granville Exempted
School District serves Licking County in
east Central Ohio, while the Olentangy
district is centered in Delaware County.
Both counties border Franklin County,
home to Columbus.
Board President Mark Jantzen said
Prebles had notified the BBHCSD board
in May of his application for the Olentangy position.
“High-performing professionals in
any industry are frequently approached
regarding career opportunities, and of
course they explore select positions,”
Jantzen said on June 9. “I think the
important thing for me and the district
is that Scot is neither being pushed to
look elsewhere, nor is he running from
anything here in Brecksville-Broadview
Heights. This is part of what I consider
a normal process that occurs in professional circles.”
The BBHCSD board had unanimously
approved Prebles’ three-year contract
with the district December 15, immediately after approving his retirement.
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Bald eagles fly the Pinery Narrows coop
by Nancy Hudec
What is good for the goose is not good
for the eagle, especially when it comes to
nests in the Cuyahoga Valley National
Park (CVNP).
The bald eagles abandoned their Pinery Narrows nest in the CVNP and a
Canada goose has been spotted touring
the premises. It may be touring, but is
not settling in.
According to Geoff Westerfield, wildlife
biologist for the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources Division of Wildlife,
“Geese do not nest off the ground. The
goose may have flown up into the eagle’s
nest, but it would not be nesting there.
If the eagles were still using the nest,
there would be no way the goose would
be able sit in the nest. Eagles are fighters
and stronger than geese.”
Bald eagles weigh 10-14 pounds and
have wingspans of 79-90 inches. Canada
geese, of which there are several varieties,
weigh an average of 8.6 pounds and have
wingspans of 29-43 inches.
So, what sent the eagles packing? “It
might have been a variety of things that
drove the eagles from the nest,” said Meg
Plona, CVNP biologist. “We were watching the nest closely and knew, because
the bird was sitting low in the nest, the
eagles were incubating eggs. As we began
noticing the eagle leaving the nest more
often and we did not see food coming
into the nest, we knew the incubation
period was over. On May 8 we lifted the
trail restrictions protecting the nesting
area. We knew there would not be eaglets
born this year.”
Although no new eaglets will be calling
the CVNP home this year, bald eagles
have been nesting in Cuyahoga County
since 2006. Plona said nine eaglets have
been born in nine years of CVNP nesting. No eaglets were born in 2009, when
a winter storm caused the nest to fall and
in 2011, a storm blew the nesting tree
down. A subsequent nest in a nearby tree
also failed to produce eaglets.
“There have actually been three different trees they’ve nested in as storms have
taken down previous trees,” she said. “As
bald eagles generally return to their nests
the following year, we expect they will
return to Pinery Narrows next December
or January.”
According to baldeagleinfo.com, bald
eagles often use the same nest each year
and each year the nest grows in size. A
typical nest of approximately 5 feet in
diameter can, over the years, grow to over
9 feet and weigh 2 tons. Should the nest
tree fall the eagle pair usually rebuilds at
or near the site.
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The Brecksville dam provides water to the
historical Ohio & Erie Canal.
Valley National Park (CNVP). Owned
by the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR) the dam is in the
Cuyahoga River near state Route 82
between Brecksville and Sagamore Hills
Township. It is a small, concrete, lowhead, fixed-crest dam, approximately
163 feet long and nearly eight feet high.
It feeds water to the historical Ohio &
Erie Canal by gravity through canal
feeder gates.
According to Meg Plona, biologist
for the CNVP, the dam also “negatively
impacts the river’s water quality” as well
as creates “habitat alterations, barriers to
fish movements and recreational hazards.”
“The National Park Service, the OEPA
and ODNR are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to discuss
potential alternatives to balance the need
for supplying water to the historic canal
and to address the negative impacts to the
natural resources associated with the dam
structure,” she said.
Plona said the Environmental Impact
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How accurate is your weather app?
by Wendy Turrell
Northeastern Ohioans have become
compulsive about checking the weather
apps on their smart phones in order to
plan daily activities. There are many
choices in weather apps for IOS and Android phones.
WKYC Channel 3’s Chief Meteorologist Betsy Kling and WOIO Channel 19’s
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Tanchak recently
explained the differences in national and
local weather forecasting and gave some
tips for the best ways to stay current with
Ohio’s rapid-fire weather changes.
Both Kling and Tanchak agree that the
universal weather apps – like the Weather
Channel, Weather Underground, AccuWeather or Swackett – all work with
the same information from the National
Weather Service (NWS). In fact, all meteorologists work with this same NWS
information, which includes official observations, radar, satellite and forecast models
and parameters. The big differences come
from interpretation and the ability to
finely tune information for local areas.
He stressed the importance of putting
a local interpretation on what national
trends show, “Since 75-80 percent of people get their weather from their phones,
it’s critical for TV to edit the national
Brecksville Dam
Continued
is the removal of low-head dams that impact water quality conditions in the river.
With each dam removal within the watershed, the river is [moving] closer towards
becoming a quality water resource for the
region and a contributor to the health of
the Great Lakes ecosystem,” Plona said.
According to an OEPA Division of
Surface Water report, dam removal can
redistribute sediment blocked behind a
dam. Gravel and cobble previously covered by fine sediments may be re-exposed
as rocky materials. Re-exposing larger
rocks often provides new colonization
habitats. Dams also block the movement
of logs and debris, which could be used as
habitats downstream. Dam removal can
also improve fish reproduction, as fish can
migrate upstream and spawn.
During the past 30 years, more than
50 dams have been removed from Ohio
streams and rivers. ∞
information.”
every NWS Nexrad radar in the country.”
In addition to forecasts on their websites
Kling explained, “Apps usually just spit
and
Twitter accounts, WKYC and WOIO
out computer interpretations of the data.
have
downloadable weather apps. Kling
The forecasts you see on TV are honed
said
the
Channel 3 weather app has an inby the meteorologist presenting it. We all
teractive
radar feature that enables users to
look at the same data, but have different
“get
wider
views of regional and national
experiences, different comfort levels to
radar
as
well
as satellite, temperature and
deal with various situations and scenarios
other
types
of
data.”
and different ways of using and interpretTanchak
said
Channel 19 uses data from
ing the data.”
Intellicast
as
the
basis for its weather app,
Tanchak and Kling
but he interprets it for
said the severe weather
“We
all
look
at
the
same
local conditions. Intelwatches, warnings and
advisories come di- data, but have different licast is a commercial
company, which has
rectly from the govexperiences,
different
professional, digital
ernment’s National
Weather Service. Apps comfort levels ... differ- and broadcast divisions. Its broadcast
can be set to receive
ent
ways
of
using
and
division includes the
these alerts. Kling
Channel.
said that watching the
interpreting the data.” Weather
Lately,
Tanchak has
weather presentation
been
demonstrating
Meteorologist Betsy Kling
on TV, especially durChannel 19’s new
ing severe weather, is
weather app during
going to give the most
his nightly weather
current information with fresh forecast
forecast.
adjustments since general weather apps
He said, “Let me give your readers one
can lag by several hours.
piece
of advice: The app downloads in
Both meteorologists agree that weather
a
default
setting. They should click “use
apps can be a great tool for keeping
current
location”
to make it GPS based.
informed on the go. Kling stated that
This
means
it
will
follow you around and
preference in interface can influence which
give
you
weather
watches and warnings
weather app people like to use. When it
wherever
you
are.”
comes to radar information, Kling said
The bottom line seems to be that foreshe finds RadarScope is her favorite, “It
casting
the weather is as much art as sciis addicting because it gives you access to
ence. Kling put it succinctly, “Any forecast
is imperfect at best. The weather is the sum
of an insurmountable number of variables
NPS closes Hillside
that are changing every second. .” ∞
pedestrian bridge
The National Park Service is closing the Hillside pedestrian bridge
over the Cuyahoga River because of
safety concerns raised by the federal
highway administration. The bridge
provides visitor access from Cuyahoga
Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) to the
Canal Exploration Center (CEC) and
the Ohio & Erie Canal towpath trail.
CVSR will no longer stop at the
CEC Boarding Station. Passengers
can access the other seven boarding
stations. No detour is provided. Options for alternative pedestrian access
are being explored.Check cvsr.com
for train schedules. ∞
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Red Cross seeks blood to offset seasonal decline
The American Red Cross urges eligible
donors to help offset a seasonal decline in
donations and prevent a shortage by giving blood. During June, July and August,
there are about two fewer donors than
needed at each Red Cross blood drive,
which can add up to more than 100,000
fewer donations during the summer.
Many schools that host blood drives are
out of session, and vacation schedules
can make regular donors less available .
Donors of all blood types – especially
those with types AB, O negative, A
negative and B negative – are needed
to help ensure that blood products are
available to hospital patients during the
summer. Type AB donors have the universal plasma type, which can be given to
patients of all blood types. Plasma helps
maintain blood pressure and supplies
critical proteins for clotting immunity.
It is often needed for burn, trauma and
cancer patients.
To make an appointment to give blood,
visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). ∞
Applying for Food Bank benefits is now easier
The Cleveland Foodbank has a benefit
outreach program to make the application process quick and easy. The outreach
program provides assistance for more
than 20 programs, including SNAP (food
assistance, formerly called Food Stamps),
prescription benefits, child care vouchers,
WIC and medical coverage.
Foodbank benefit counselors will help
people through the application process
over the phone. Those not receiving
SNAP are encouraged to call the foodbank to determine eligibility, which is
based on monthly income and expenses
including medical, rent and utilities. Assistance is available for seniors, students,
families, full-and part-time workers, and
unemployed. For additional information
call the Cleveland Foodbank at 216-7382067, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ∞
Business Brief
The Financial Times selected
Frank Fantozzi, president of
Brecksville-based Planned Financial Service, for its premier listing
of America’s Top 401 Retirement
Advisers. Advisers were selected
from a nationwide group serving
the $3 trillion market for defined
contribution retirement plans. To
qualify, advisers had to have 20
percent or more of their total client assets in defined contribution
plans. Only a relative handful of
advisers were selected from Ohio
and only four from the Cleveland
area made the list, including Fantozzi. ∞
The Brecksville Magazine will accept
information on business happenings
for businesses within the community.
All information is subject to editing.
Please email information to news@
scriptype.com and label it “Brecksville
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About Town
by Linda Niro
The soggy and drippy June that Ohio
slogged through is past. About Town
hopes you are finally able to get out and
enjoy some summer. At least the fireworks went off without a hitch, managing
to eke out a time when skies were clear.
On a more serious note, following one
of the thunderstorms, the Brecksville Fire
Department rescued three teens from the
Chippewa Creek Gorge. According to the
Cleveland Metroparks, the teens were
swimming in a marked, no-swimming
area. Please be sure to use caution when
enjoying the Metroparks after a rain to
avoid being caught in a flash flood.
A little bird told About Town that
Helen Abelt recently turned 100 years
old. Or maybe it was a flamingo, which
isn’t such a small bird. Either way, happy
birthday to Helen, who has seen many
changes in her lifetime.
Congratulations to the Brecksville
Blue Dolphins Synchronized Swim
Team. Led by Coach Christie Skruck,
the girls had a phenomenal finish at the
East Zone Championship in Hamden,
Connecticut. Accolades include 11-12
Intermediate Duet Champions, Elyse
Hensley and Maddie Shaheen. Elyse also
was named an 11-12 Intermediate Figure
Champion. The 13 and over Intermediate Duet of Sydney Harsh and Collette
Skruck were champions, and the team of
Anne Holland and Libby Steiger earned
a fourth-place finish. Skruck and Holland
both placed in the figures category in their
age level. The 13 and over team earned
a respectable fifth place, made slightly
more difficult since some participants
are new to synchronized swimming. The
team consists of Hensley, Shaheen, Harsh,
Skruck, Laila Julien, Maria Julien, Hope
Fishman, and Cassidee Marlow. The
majority of the team is made up of BBH
students. Participant Trinity Patton, who
won second place in the 13-15 age solo,
“swims in” from Vermilion for practice.
Skruck said they hope to begin the new
season September 20.
The second annual BSA Chuck
McLuckie Scholarship awards were presented to Alex Livingston and Jackie
Milosevic at the BBHHS Senior Awards
night in May. Each recipient received a
$1,000 scholarship. Livingston is the son
of John and Kelly Livingston and will be
attending the Ohio State University this
fall. Milosevic is the daughter of Dave and
Michele and will attend Ursuline College.
Good luck to Kathleen Murphy,
(BBHHS ‘11) and 2015 University of
Dayton graduate. Murphy is off to Boston
College and the Urban Catholic Teacher
Corps, a two-year, post-graduate volunteer teaching program.
The following students have been
named to the president’s list: Nicole Burlinghaus and Yostina Farid, the University of Akron; Megan Rossi, Youngstown
State University.
Congratulations to dean’s list students:
Triantafyllos Krokos and Megan Rossi,
Youngstown State University; Jillian Bajaksouzian, Ashland University; Abigail
Brinkman, University of New Hampshire; Blythe Cassidy, Loyola University
Maryland; Krista House, Anna Leone
and Caitlyn Steele, Miami University;
Congratulations also go out to Miami
University graduates: Lindsay Frognowski, Jennifer Holfinger and Alexander
Siegman.
Saddle up for the annual Kiwanis Horse
Show on Aug. 2 from 9 a.m.- 10 p.m.
in the Brecksville Reservation of the
Metroparks. The main fundraiser for the
Brecksville Kiwanis is a great way to see
what local riders have been practicing all
year. ∞
Handcrafters looking for
yarn donations
The handcrafters at the Brecksville Human Services Center meet every Monday
from 1-3 p.m. and are in need of donated
yarn. The group makes warm mittens,
slippers and scarves for needy families
and residents of skilled nursing facilities.
Bring yarn donations to the Human
Services Center at 2 Community Dr.∞
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M12, V53 20TH CENTURY BRIDE
Deanna Turcotte redesigns vintage gowns
for modern brides. Photos by W. Turrell
She had the inspiration for the business
when buying vintage gowns last summer.
The redesign and transformation of each
gown is a labor of love, involving hours
of handwork. It is the part of the process
that she loves best—visualizing a new
design from the old and hand sewing the
beading and detail work.
Turcotte’s ready-made dresses have a
wonderful story to tell their new owners.
When purchasing an antique dress, she
tries to obtain a wedding photo of the
original bride in her dress. The newly
designed dress bears a tag with an original
wedding photo of the bride, sometimes
with her groom or wedding party.
She has a number of finished dresses
for sale and also does custom design from
wedding dresses brought in by clients.
Turcotte said it is very common for a bride
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announcements (just one please), for
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to want the “something old, something
new” element by bringing in a family
heirloom wedding dress for redesign.
A former formal wear designer she
found Northeast Ohio did not have
much of a market for evening gowns, but
brides are willing to spend money for that
special dress. Turcotte’s creations range
from $750-$2500, depending upon the
amount of beading and handwork.
An award-winning designer, she graduated from the Kent State School of Fashion in 2012 and studied design in Italy.
During her studies she received many
awards, the most meaningful being,
“The two I won for my senior collection: The TechStyleLab Award for best
use of digital technology and the Critic’s
Choice Award. These are important to
me because the senior collection was a
yearlong project.”
As a former BBHHS student, she
was recently approached by art teacher
Anne Jones to help stage the second
annual Project Time Traveler Fashion
Show, benefiting the nonprofit Dress
for Success.
She served as guest judge and pro-
vided logistical
help on what she
described as an
after-school special project where
students created
and modeled their
M13, V54 20TH own fashions. The
CENTURY
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tage and steam
An up close and per- punk” elements,
sonal look at Deanna as well as encourTurcotte’s attention aging students to
to detail on one of her use repurposed or
20th Century Bride unusual materidresses.
als. 9th-grader
Rianna Thomas’ flapper-style dress made
of candy wrappers entitled “Wrapper
Flapper” won Best in Show.
As part of the Project Time Traveler
Fashion Show, Turcotte showed her latest collection of six pieces that echoed
the theme.
“All my work is inspired by vintage
fashion. I think of fashion in a sculptural
sense. Silhouette is really important.”
Self-described as being “passionate
about sustainable and ethical fashion”
Student chosen for Great
Connections Seminar
Kaitlyn Means, a Brecksville-Broadview
Heights High School junior, has been
awarded a scholarship to the Great Connections Seminar in
Chicago, July 25 to
Aug. 1.
Means is a member
of an entrepreneurial
business program
in the BrecksvilleBroadview Heights
School District.
Marsha Familaro
Kaitlyn Means
Enright, president
of the Reason, Individualism, Freedom Institute and James A. Kandrac, president and
founder of United Computer Group of Independence, Ohio, awarded the scholarship.
At the Great Connections Seminar, students read and discuss challenging texts with
timeless ideas from the classics in subjects
ranging from philosophy to physics and
principles of logic. The group will explore
the rich cultural and historical institutions
of Chicago, such as the Art Institute, Daniel
Burnham’s architectural Plan of Chicago,
and the Chicago Stock Exchange. ∞
her attitude encompasses two elements.
One is repurposing materials, like the
vintage wedding dresses she buys from
Craig’s List, Etsy, Ebay and resale shops
and using natural, renewable materials.
The second is “being conscious of how
you are making things. Not using sweatshops and exploitation methods.”
“Sometimes making patterns and cutting out can be very tedious,” she said.
“My least favorite thing to do is make the
‘muslin’, which is the term we use for the
rough draft of a sample in cheap fabric.
But it is necessary to get good results.”
In two years, she would like to be working for a fashion house in New York City.
Acknowledging the difficulty of getting
from Northeast Ohio to the NYC market, she believes her exceptional vision,
design skills and hard work will get her
there.
Gowns are shown by appointment at
www.20thcenturybride.com or by calling 440-503-1712.
Turcotte also has a booth at the oncemonthly Cleveland Flea at Tyler Village,
3615 Superior Ave. Future market dates
are on theclevelandflea.com. ∞
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Hailey Spikes came all the way from Columbia Station to win the Entertainer
of the Year contest. Photo by J. Kananian
Hailey. She has been Junior Miss Columbia Station twice and has appeared
on Broadway.
“I was in New York City for a week and
[through her voice instructor] appeared
on stage in ‘This Way to Broadway,’”
Hailey said. “It was awesome. We even
got to see Tony Danza. I am going again
this year.”
Although there was concern that the
rains might put a damper on the competition, the skies were clear while Hailey, the
youngest contestant, sang “Part of Your
World” from “The Little Mermaid.”
“I was excited to win,” Hailey said. “It
was a good competition.”
A seventh-grader in the Columbia
Station School System, Haily said her
favorite subjects are science and art. She
also plays the flute in the school band.
Singing and playing the flute are not her
only talents. She also dances.
“I want to become a professional singer
and actress,” said the young performer. ∞
People
Recent grad interviews celebrities
by Charles Cassady
A Brecksville native is getting people to
talk and listen.
Tim Lyzen, a Brecksville-Broadview
Heights High School graduate, recently entered New York University (NYU), studying
the media. Perhaps he should also be teaching it. Lyzen has already written a novel and
runs a website profiling rising talents in art,
fashion, performance and design.
“About six months prior to my first day
at NYU, I joined the Facebook group
for NYU’s Class of 2018,” said Lyzen.
“I knew going into the school that there
would be talents ranging from theater all
the way to mathematics – it is a school
for some of the best minds in the country.
Yet, as I began to speak to the students
and learn who they were, what amazing
things they had done or were hoping to
do, I realized that all their accomplishments were relatively unknown.”
Thus, his online project thefirstcatwalk.
com launched nearly a year ago. “I began
featuring models, photographers, designers, and more up-and-coming talents in
the fashion industry.”
The NYU community is indeed in that
mix. Early coups: Q&As with young actor
Cole Sprouse, who starred with his twin
brother Dylan in “The Suite Life of Zack
& Cody” on TV, and covergirl/actress
AnnaSophia Robb.
“The first week I came to New York, I
already had my interview scheduled with
Cole Sprouse. I wanted to hit the ground
running,” said Lyzen.
“As a child, growing up with the Disney
Channel…Dylan and Cole Sprouse were
Class of 1955 celebrates
Central School birthday
Out of a graduating class of 63,
25 members of the class of 1955
attended the 100-year birthday of
Central School. Eighteen members
of the class of 1955 have died. Chris
Hartland, Central School Principal,
opened the building for guided
tours of the now remodeled school
building. ∞
M13 RECENT GRAD INTERVIEWS
Tim Lyzen goes from high school to NYC
journalist.
my childhood idols. Never in my wildest
dreams did I imagine I would get to meet
one of them, let alone have the opportunity to sit down for hours and discuss
subjects varying on an entire spectrum.
“…I managed to obtain AnnaSophia
Robb for my second celebrity interview.
Another incredible experience that was,
as well.”
Lyzen credits “tenacity and perseverance” with blazing his trail in a field
already crowded with Interview Magazine, TMZ and Entertainment Weekly
wannabes.
“Only the best, the hardest-working,
the most resilient will work there. So as I
break into the field of journalism and as I
aspire to do great things in the entertainment industry, I continue to attempt to
one-up myself.”
Lyzen said his tastes run more toward
the greats of previous generations, such
as Wilde, Hemingway and Fitzgerald, in
publishing a novel.
“Barbie” is a story set in the 1920s about
a recent grad and novice NYC gossip
writer infatuated with a starlet who may
have black-widow pathologies.
“It is more than a story of murder and
mystery. It develops the thought of feeling
lost, that constant flux that students or
graduates often find themselves trapped
in. It is a coming-of-age romance, the
exemplification of two people feeling for
the first time what it means to truly be
enamored with another individual.”
Lyzen said his abrupt lifestyle shift from
Brecksville (“a small, inviting town with
knowledge of your neighbors and a pace
that borders complete relaxation; I can’t
imagine a better place to grow up in”) to
the heart of New York City amounted to
a deliberate search for culture shock.
With TheFirstCatwalk.com marking its
anniversary in June (surpassing 100,000
views and earning its creator an invitation to New York Fashion Week and even
modeling gigs), Lyzen foresees broadening
his site’s coverage to the West Coast. A
print edition and a fashion-line spinoff
are possibilities. Then there is his work to
publicize “Barbie,” while progressing on
a second manuscript, perhaps finishing
by Christmas.
And he may even find time to attend
classes. ∞
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August is time for garden cleanup, upkeep
by Kathie VanDevere
Early morning gardening in the dog
days of August while the birds are singing
makes easy work of the chores for this
time of year.
My gardening friend in Carolina calls
Tuesdays her “Gardening Day.” So every
week, every Tuesday, don’t call or stop by,
she is in the garden doing something.
Carolina’s August is even hotter and
frequently more humid than Ohio’s,
so she does her “clean ups,” the weeding and watering, with the rising sun.
These routine touchups help preserve the
longevity and health of her garden while
providing more plants for her friends and
next year’s garden.
Adapting the early morning rituals of
clipping spent blooms, removing tired
annuals, pulling weeds devoid of their
seeds and adding all to the compost
bin sounds overwhelming. However, a
weekly weed patrol can usually get these
nasties out of the garden before the seeds
become ripe. An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of weeding next week or
next month.
Weeds are usually defined as any plant
that is not welcome where it has settled
itself. Some “weeds” are detrimental to
the garden; others are self-seeding garden
plants that have just chosen the wrong spot
to grow. The latter we dig and replant in
a nursery bed or pot where they can be
cared for properly and added to the garden
at their maturity. Real weeds (unwanted
plants), which have plans for their own
reproduction and growth in a garden, steal
nutrients and moisture from the soil. A
quick trick for a larger area of weeds is to
bake them under a cover of black plastic
kept in place by stones. Just remember to
remove it when the job is done.
Watering the garden, various pots and
planters becomes a larger responsibility
in August. The first rule is to avoid watering during midday because so much
of the water will evaporate. Late evening
or overnight watering may produce mold
or increase fungal growth. It is much
better to water in the early morning. It
is also necessary to water plants well at
least three to four hours before applying
any foliar treatments, such as fertilizers
and insecticides. The leaves without full
water resources can be subject to leaf
burn from these foliar treatments.
Wilting plants loose their water faster
than their roots can absorb water. Hydrangeas are most often subjected to
daytime wilting. Most shrubs need deep
watering to maintain themselves and prepare for the fall/winter season. Many of
the shrubs are forming their blossoms for
spring and need a moist soil to transport
the nutrients from the soil. Most fruiting
plants need adequate water to produce. It
is interesting to note that the longer the
fruits stay on the plants the more flavor
they produce.
August is the time to stop pruning
needled and flat-leafed evergreen plants
– the pines, rhododendrons, azaleas,
hollies and boxwood. Also, it is the
time of year to stop feeding roses. These
plants need time to “harden off” their
new growth before the seasonal changes.
In the flower garden, this is the time to
take out the annuals that have passed
their prime.
Day lilies may be lifted and divided
once they have finished blooming.
Mark their colors with small tags while
blooming; not doing so can result in
some interesting color combinations
after the division process. Revitalize
perennial geraniums, burnneras and
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peak just before they bloom. This list
would include basil, tarragon, sage and
savory. Harvest these culinary treats on a
dry morning just after the morning dew
has evaporated. Mint is just the opposite.
Cut the stems when the sun is high and the
day dry since the most oil, which provides
the flavor, is produced by the warmth. It is
wise not to harvest herbs when the leaves
are wet, either from rain or watering the
plants. Maintain asparagus and rhubarb by
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in the heat of August days and nights. It
is wise to harvest them while young. Too
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As the holes develop in the vegetable
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Is something missing
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by Donna Hessel, Emerald Necklace
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Your shrubs are trimmed, your perennials and annuals are blooming in sweeps
of color and the weeds are (mostly) under
control, yet something is missing. Perhaps
what is needed is a garden ornament or
sculpture to add that something special
to your landscape. Garden art can draw
the eye to a specific highlight, invite
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the finishing touch to plantings. When
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the patio or the entrance gate. It’s best if
you can’t see more than one object from
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Hygiene, Hygiene, Hygiene!
Expecting? Congrats! Having children is
one of life’s real pleasures. However, if this is
your first venture into parenthood, be ready
for some stressful times as well. Surely you’re
wondering about everything you can and
cannot do. Probably racking your brain over
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Sean Sullivan questions.
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If you’re healthy, of course, you can workout. In fact, it will actually be very beneficial for you and your baby. Many experts say
consistent pregnant workouts can make for an easier, shorter
labor. If you’re nervous, here are some tips.
CheckwithyourDoctor
It goes without saying, that your safety and the safety of your
baby are a priority. Talk to your doctor before working out to
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A consistent routine will allow your body to maintain its natural
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If you are able to workout pregnant, have your doctor give you
some tips on what types of exercises to stay away from. The
best way to workout while pregnant is to utilize the expertise of
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and safety net to ensure nothing goes wrong. Doing the wrong
exercises can endanger you and your baby. A few safe activities
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You should always drink water when working out. It’s especially important to drink extra water when you are pregnant.
Keep yourself well hydrated and monitor your body temperature.
Overheating can be very unsafe.
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Give your muscles and joints time to get loose before your
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Working out while pregnant can be very beneficial. It’s important to understand what’s safe and what’s not. Ask your doctor
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I spent some time this afternoon
reading a Freakonomics ar ticle
about whether it’s sound advice to
go to the dentist every six months.
The premise of the article was that
maybe it’s not. Maybe dentists are
like car dealerships with their rust
treatments, and twice-yearly exams
and cleanings are just financial padding for my business. It is, after all,
Heather Petroff, DDS in my financial interest for you to visit
twice a year.
But that’s not why I want you to visit every six months. I
want you to visit every six months because Americans use
their teeth for chewing anywhere between one and two
hours each day. You open and close your mouth for talking,
you chew gum, you might clench your jaw if you’re stressed
out, and when you exercise, you probably breathe heavily
through your mouth. Every one of these activities exposes
your teeth to air and bacteria. Since we are constantly using our mouths, bacteria don’t always need a long time to
grow into real problems.
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You probably know that bacteria are where cavities come
from. But did you also know that bacteria causes gum
disease? Did you know gum disease has been linked to
many other whole-body problems like heart-disease and
strokes? It has. So in addition to staying active and eating
thoughtfully, coming to the dentist twice a year may actually safeguard you against increased risk of heart attack
and stroke.
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Taking good care of your mouth may mean the difference between missing one and 20 hours of work in a given
month. Did you know Americans lose 164 million work hours
a year because of dental issues? It takes a lot more time
and money to do a root canal and fit a crown than it does
to clean your teeth. When you’re in my office once every
six months, we detect and prevent issues before they grow
into problems that interrupt your life in a significant way.
Preventive dentistry – that is cleanings twice a year – will
save you time and money in the long run. It’s almost always
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The weight of air
by Tom Olecki
Ever wonder why your basement is
cooler than your main floor or why the
second floor of your two story home
is always warmer than your main floor.
Even when your air conditioner is running
properly, I’m sure you’ve noticed it gets
warmer the higher you go in your home.
Many customers blame their air conditioners capacity, saying “it must be too
small”. Some of our customers request
more ductwork to the second floor or
blame leaks in the basement ductwork
for this temperature difference.
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than 80 degree air. So when cool air
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begins to fall to the floor. It will continue to fall all the
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what can we do?
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If you have a two-story home, keep
the bedroom doors closed upstairs.
This prevents cold air from falling out
of the rooms, down to the first floor,
which in turn satisfies the thermostat
and shuts off the cooling. Same goes
for the basement door.
Keep registers clear of furniture. Remember we want to blow the air high
in the room. Some registers in older
homes are designed to blow down.
Great heating registers, but not so
good for cooling. In this case, replace
them with adjustable louver registers
or add deflectors. These deflectors
are secured with a built-in magnet
and can be removed easily for the
heating season.
Make sure basement registers are
closed in the summer. A great way to
shut them tightly is to use a magnetic
sheet. These are readily available and
can easily be cut to size.
Try running your blower continuously.
Just move your “fan” switch on your
thermostat from the “auto” position to
the “on” position. This will keep the air
mixed up between cooling cycles and
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Places of Worship Welcome You
Brecksville United Church of Christ
23 Public Square, at intersection of 21 & 82
440-526-4364; Dave Shackle, Pastor. Mail to:
[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.
St. Basil the Great Catholic 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
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Independence Presbyterian Church
Cuyahoga Valley Church
5055 E. Wallings Rd., Broadview Heights,
440-746-0404, cvconline.org. Sundays at 8:15
a.m., 9:30 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.
Summer service times: Sunday, 8 a.m. and 9:30
a.m. Outdoor worship on Aug. 16 in our Outdoor
Chapel. Stop Hunger Now Serving event on Aug.
30, at 9:30 a.m. Communion served at each service. Wheelchair accessible. Children welcome in
worship. Children’s room/nursery available at 9:30
a.m. service only.
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
Bottled Water
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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.
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.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
9549 Highland Drive, Brecksville, 440-526-9865,
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.
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a.m. Children’s functions every week. Nursery
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class times. We are family-centered, community-concerned, focused on faith, outreach,
world needs. Rev. Dr. Matthew Zuehlke, Pastor.
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GENERAL CONTRACTORS
DUN-RITE HOME IMPROVEMENT
Residential contractor. New construction,
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GUTTERS
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Offered in a variety of popular colors.
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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. perfectbathrooms@
gmail.com 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, irrigation systems, retaining walls,
fertilization, clean-ups, lawn maintenance.
440-838-1462, Cell 216-695-2184
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
ROSA LANDSCAPING, INC. 216-328-8922
Owner always on site. Member of Ohio
Landscape Association since 1986.
Commercial/Residential.
www.rosalandscaping.com
MAINTENANCE MASTERS: LAWN LANDSCAPE - SNOW
(888)777-6130 M-Masters.com [email protected]
Local – Licensed – Insured & Free Estimates
Lawn maintenance, fertilization, mulching, etc.
Full service landscape management.
LAWN MAINTENANCE
MARK'S LAWN CARE
330-523-9449
Mowing, timming and edging.
Commercial equipment.
Eagle Scout saving for college.
[email protected]
MASONRY
FILIPPELLI MASONRY
Brick - Stone - Block - Cultured Stone
New and old construction and restoration.
Specializing in step and chimney repair and tuck pointing.
216-408-2268.
MULCH & TOPSOIL
FRANK'S LANDSCAPE MATERIALS 330-659-3325
Natural brown and black mulch,screened topsoil and
washed gravel. Pickup or delivery, Wheatley Road, across
from McDonald's.
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
Brecksville local.
Interior & exterior.
Clean, trustworthy.
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
DUN-RITE ROOFING
Residential contractors. New construction,
additions, windows, siding, gutters, roofing.
Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Financing Available.
www.calldunrite.com 330-650-5322
M.R. PLANK ROOFING
Family owned & operated. Licensed,
Bonded & Insured. Financing available.
330-929-1785 or 1-800-457-8209
THAXTON ROOFERS INC.
Residential roofing experts
Roofing - gutter work - repairs
Family owned and operated since 1946
330-467-2378.
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.
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
STELMAK, INC.
Broadview Hts. Based Tree Professionals.
Offering Free Estimates on Removals, Pruning
Stump Grinding, Chipping & Seasoned Firewood.
Experienced and Insured. Ron, 440-838-4918
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
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
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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: 2000 Buick Park Avenue, diamond
white, Florida car, perfectly maintained, brand
new tires, reliable vehicle. $2,000. 216-548-0903.
For Sale: New tractor, paid $1,000, will take $800.
Call: 330-659-6213.
For Sale: Massey Ferguson tractor, 60s rebuilt
engine, new AG tires, plus other new parts, King
Kutter brush mower, 5 ft. deck, $4,500. Richfield,
1-300-848-1136.
For Sale: Italian sunroom 48-inch stone table
decorated top, four armchairs, excellent wicker,
and steel construction, hunter green with paisley
cushions. $750. 330-931-8858.
For Sale: Drexel cherry bedroom set, full-size
bed, two dressers, mirror, nightstand, excellent
condition. $1,300. Call: 330-278-2265.
For Sale: Solid oak desk, old, 7 drawers, $50.
Solid pine desk, 4 drawers, $25. Pepsi wood
carrier, 12 qt., 90 years old, $25. 440-526-6954.
For Sale: Entertainment center armoire, cherry
wood, excellent condition, $500. Jim: 330-2782658.
For Sale: New, heavy duty, beautiful black
office chair, designed for large persons; seat
24-inches wide, $150. 330-388-7894.
For Sale: Nintendo Wii console, excellent condtion, $40. 8hp Billy Goat Pro Series leaf blower,
excellent condition, $450. 330-278-2486.
For Sale: Early 1900s antique furniture, one-ofa-kind curio, china cabinet, dresser, end tables,
copper-lined Lane cedar chest. 330-659-0438.
For Sale: Drums, Yahama, 22x16 Bass, 14x14,
13x9, 12x8 Toms, 14x51/2 snare, cases, cymbals, stands, pedals, silver sparkle, beautiful,
maple, $2,100. 440-526-8131.
For Sale: Two "Hose Hideaways" for only $25
each. Each stores 225 ft. of hoses. Plastic rain
barrel, never used, for only $35. 330-701-7184,
Richfield.
For Sale: Wooden art table, $50. 440-526-3283.
Garage Sale: Heritage Glen II community-wide
garage sale. Aug. 6-9, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. No early
birds. Iris Glen Drive, Twinsburg.
Moving Sale: July 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., furniture,
household items, decor. 470 Tollis Parkway,
Sturbridge Crossing III.
Barn Sale: Richfield Barn Sale encore at Afterwords Farm, Aug. 7-9. 3947 Brush Rd., All old:
primitive, vintage, antique, collectibles.
For Sale: Fig trees, potted or will dig. Avocados,
Chinese dates, succulents, elephant garlic.
Make offers. Riverview Road. 440-526-7149.
Wanted: Upright freezer and chipper, clean and
in good operating condition. 330-273-3644.
Vendors Needed: Food, craft, service, retail. Assumption Church festival, Broadview
Heights, Aug. 7, 8, 9. email [email protected];
phone, 440-526-1177, ext. 0, Diane.
Wanted: Old car or truck, 1923-1987. Call:
330-523-0154.
Wanted: Cars and trucks in need of mechanical
repair, all others considered, 330-523-0154.
Wanted: Buying old gas pumps - buy, sell,
restore. Call Mark: 330-592-4083.
Wanted: Fishing tackle, boxes, lures, rods,
reels; any fishing equipment; outboard motors.
Call Bill: 330-819-1115.
Wanted: Gun collector wants to buy hand guns,
rifles and shot guns. All brands, any condition.
Please call Woody: 330-819-3274.
Wanted: Brecksville collector buying antiques,
collectibles, decor, one piece or entire basmt/
attic, top prices paid, clear the clutter. Frank:
216-403-5884.
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Action Plumbing ................................................. 37
Advanced Painting .............................................. 27
Akron Children’s Hospital ................................... 17
Andy’s Auto Body ................................................ 41
Antiques Show of Hudson.................................... 28
Aqua Clear ......................................................... 45
ARP Heating & Air ............................................ 25
Art On The Green ............................................... 38
Assumption Church............................................. 32
Balzano, Laura, Atty ............................................ 8
Bilski, Thomas M. DDS ..............Inside Front Cover
Brecksville Massage & Wellness ............................ 12
Broadview Heating ............................................. 44
Broadview Mini Storage...................................... 27
Brooklyn Hts. Cemetery Association..................... 15
Caterina’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts ......................... 37
Center for the Healing Arts.....................Back Cover
Chippewa Place .................................................. 42
Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty/DiBiase ................ 9
Covenant Books & Gifts ...................................... 40
Creative Bath Systems ......................................... 36
Davide Cotugno Executive Tailors ....................... 11
Dermatology Partners ......................................... 19
Empaco Equipment ............................................. 36
Especially 4 Paws .................................................. 2
Evergreen Cleaners .............................................. 46
Fitness Together of Brecksville .. 43, Inside Back Cover
Freedom Design Kitchen & Bath ......................... 31
Hobbitts Preschool .............................................. 39
Howard Hanna/Brecksville ................................. 13
Huntington Learning Center ............................... 26
Independence Coin & Collectibles, LLC ............... 10
Jeff’s Computer Consulting .................................. 42
JJ’s Window Cleaning ........................................... 8
Keller Williams/Weseloh ........................................ 5
KSU Geauga and Regional Academic Center ....... 29
Kern Landscaping ............................................... 26
Klassic Custom Decks .......................................... 25
Kredo Hardware ................................................. 22
Land Creations Landscaping ................................. 3
Larsen Lumber & Supply Co. .............................. 10
Lisco Heating & Cooling ..................................... 38
Luce, Smith & Scott, Inc. ...................................... 2
Moonlight Pools .................................................. 40
North Coast Jet Clean Collision Center ................ 34
North Royalton Animal Hospital ........................... 6
North Shore Landscape ....................................... 46
Olga’s Music Studio ............................................. 32
Petroff, Heather J. DDS ...................43, Back Cover
Precision Corporation ............................. 18, 20, 21
RE/MAX - Highley .................................Back Cover
Re/Max/Wiegand .................................................. 7
Regina Health Center .......................................... 30
Rice’s Landscaping............................................... 24
Richfield Auto Center .......................................... 16
Russell Realty/Hiles ............................................. 14
Sal’s Landscaping ............................................... 28
ScripType Publishing........................................... 33
Space Place ........................................................ 30
Stouffer Realty/Stanley ........................................ 11
Transaction Realty-Piscitelli ................................ 35
Triune Lutheran Church ..................................... 45
University Hospitals ............................................ 23
Village Auto Body ............................................... 42
Vodrazka Funeral Home ..................................... 41
Wehrenberg, Patricia (Jack Matia Honda)........... 12
Yours Truly Restaurant ........................................ 34
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Some dentists seem to be born to the work they
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