The Tremonster Volume 5 Issue 1.indd

Santas Shuffle Through Tremont
IN THIS ISSUE
• Tremont Montessori:
Tremonsters give input during a critical
time for the future......below the fold
• Resolution Recipe:
Knock off several 2015 resolutions with
one delicious recipe from Bac.........p 3
• David Gamble:
Henry Senyak on a Tremont
crime and punishment...below
• Tremont ArtWalk:
January 9 ArtWalk listings.......p 3
• Burning River Brass:
Arts Renaissance Tremont’s
popular Christmas attraction
fills Pilgrim Church
......report &
photos below
Photo by The Tremonster
Hundreds of Santas participated in the Tremont Santa Shuffle on Saturday, December 13, with the Race beginning at Tremont Tap House and finishing at the “North Pole,” The
South Side. After their run, many Santas hydrated at the post race party in the lot next to The Southside, then rode Lolly the Trolley to participating bars around Tremont.
The Future of Tremont Montessori
Community Tapped for Input on CMSD School Plans
Photo by Rich Weiss
The Dec. 2 Tremont Montessori public input meeting
attracted a good turnout in spite of the damp weather.
by Susan Ruiz Patton
With the successful passage of Issue 4 in November, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
is moving forward with implementing its Master
Facilities Plan. And in Tremont, that means the
District has started to act on the recommendations
for Tremont Montessori School.
The two options in the plan were:
Option 1: Maintain the building and determine an
appropriate scope of work to continue to use it as
a school.
Option 2: Build a replacement school on the existing site at 2409 W. 10th St. and swing students to
a nearby building.
The Dec. 2 meeting at the OLA-St. Joseph Center attracted a good turnout in spite of the damp
weather. The crowd of 40 included Ward 3 Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman, parents,
children, school neighbors and representatives
from local organizations.
The District’s Chief Operating Officer, Patrick
Zohn, reviewed the larger District master plan history to date for those in the audience who hadn’t
previously participated in the outreach efforts
that have included multiple public meetings, two
rounds of telephone polling and online surveys.
Zohn said the District does not want to make decisions about the school’s future without the community’s input.
Cory Riordan, executive director of the Tremont
West Development Corporation, told the group
about a $25,000 planning grant awarded to his organization and the Friends of Tremont School. The
Zubal Books:
Our Literary Legend
Photo by David Allen Moss
The Burning River Brass Band performed seasonal
favorites to a standing-room-only crowd at Pilgrim Church.
by Jessie Schoonover
Photos by The Tremonster
Zubal Books carries a nearly endless supply of
unique and antiquarian texts.
The Burning River Brass band played to a
packed house during the Monday, December 22
Arts Renaissance Tremont (ART) concert.
Held in the spacious Pilgrim Congregational
Church, 2592 W. 14 St., audience members
brimmed from the balconies and pews, while
several onlookers peered in from the atrium
doorways to catch a glimpse of the 12-member
brass band with one percussionist.
“It has always been crowded, but never quite this
crowded,” said Christine Haff-Paluck, founder
and director of the musical event.
Arts Renaissance Tremont celebrated its 24th
A special report by The Tremonster
Many Tremonsters are familiar with the “John T.
Zubal, Inc. Antiquarian & Used Books” building
on the corner of W.25th Street and Castle Avenue,
but have never called to make an appointment to
look inside. We took a tour of the sprawling Zubal
Books campus, and asked John T. Zubal and his
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Recent Miscarriage
of Justice for Former
Tremont Resident
by Henry Senyak
Photo by Rich Weiss
Zubal Books sells Zubal books.
John Zubal with his prized Tarzan collection
Many Tremont residents know David Gamble as a
neighbor, community activist, and friend.
Gamble, a long-time Tremont resident on West 7th
St. along with his beloved family of dogs, was a
former board member of the Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC) and was active in
the Tremont Safety Committee. Gamble promoted
safety and security and was a strong proponent to
lobby the City of Cleveland and TWDC to partner
in homeland security-style security cameras that
you now see along Clark Ave. in Tremont and are
now part of the ODOT Innerbelt Bridge project.
Many of us were horrified when notification via
email and social media spread – early in November 2012 – that Gamble was struck by a motorist
while going to his downtown place of employment
on his bicycle. The night of November 9, 2012,
Gamble was seriously injured – and actually had
to be revived – on the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge after being struck by a motor vehicle operated by a
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Page 2 • Volume 5 Issue 1 • The Tremonster • January 2015
Beecology Becomes Beessential
THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF BEES
David Rzepka, owner and operator of Beessential
by Jessie Schoonover
Hello, Fellow Tremonsters!
Beecology is changing its name to Beessential.
The Ohio business based in Bedford Heights has
decided to fine-tune its brand to illustrate the link
between its naturally-inspired ingredients and living chemical-free.
I work for Beessential and I live in Tremont. In
the following months, I want to pass along some of
what I’ve learned about the vital role bees play in
our lives and give you more in-depth details about
this incredible, local Cleveland honey-based business, Beessential.
For this introductory article in The Tremonster, I
spoke with the co-owners and operators of Beessential, David and Amy Rzpeka, who, as you will
find out, are beekeepers.
“We wanted to more clearly convey the essential
role bees play in our environment and daily lives,”
said David Rzepka, owner and operator of Beessential.
This month the natural body and skin care company unveiled its new web site featuring their beloved natural bar soaps, sulfate free hair products
and natural body creams.
Recently their Lemon Lavender lip balm was
voted best over Burt’s Bees in a popular pole conducted by Total Beauty Magazine. “It makes us
proud,” says Rzepka’s wife, Amy Rzpeka, who
owns and operates the honey bee-based business
alongside her husband.
This husband and wife team use a unique combination of honey, Propolis and beeswax in all of
their unique products crafted in small hand-made
batches. The bees were given to the Rzepka’s after
a family friend revealed he could no longer care
for the stinging creatures.
“I was a little worried at first,” admits Rzepka.
However, today the bees are the center of everything the Rzepka’s create.
For more information on this local company, visit
www.beessential.com, and look for more about
b e e s
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upcoming
issues of
The Tremonster.
Zubal Books: Our Literary Legend
librarians end up with this and people can‘t gauge
what they have, so they call us up and say, ‘What
will you pay for these?’ We’ll pay them and pull
this stuff out.
“That’s what we do most of the time. I had a lady
come in – she emailed me in early August – saying, ‘I have a Latin book from 1590…1590, okay?
I said, ‘I gotta see it’ because a lot of times they
reproduce these things, and they’re modern books
with old dates on them. She brings it in. She’s
got it in the trunk of her car in a little box, and it
certainly is a book from 1590. I can read Latin
because when I went to Saint Ignatius I took Latin
as a foreign language (I graduated in 1982, so I’m
an old guy).
“She pulls this book out and it’s this big, old law
book in Latin from 1590 – and that’s not common.
Usually you get religious books from 1590. So I
said, ‘Listen, this book’s got to be valuable in some
regard; I don’t know the book, itself, off-hand, I’ll
have to do some research and, if you like, I’ll try
and sell it for you and we’ll split the sale price…I
think it’s worth more than a couple hundred bucks.
So I’ll do that, I’ll take it on consignment, we’ll
give you a contract.’ And she said, ‘Great! Let’s
do that.’
Photos by The Tremonster
“She drops the book off, I research it and I realize
Zubal Books shipping center answers the call from near and far, filling and sending out orders for rare, unique,
I could probably get 4 or 5,000 dollars for it. So
and educational texts for book specialists reaching the local legendary institution by phone and website.
I tell her our consignment commission is 50/50.
son, Michael Zubal, about the important role their do? So I sold my collection. I said, ‘holy cow!’ She said, ‘Okay, that’s great.’ I said, ‘I think I
family business plays in the greater book industry. My intention was to be a professor of history. I can probably get $5,000 for the book.’ She turns
worked at community college for, hell, 12 years. around and freaks out – you know how she freaks
The Tremonster: “John, Tremonsters could never I was there the day they opened in ’63; they hired out? She said, ‘Oh, I don’t…I don’t…’ and I said,
imagine how much activity goes on inside these me at Cuyahoga Community College. Downtown, ‘What’s the problem?’ She said, ‘Your consignment commission
walls every day. How did you get involved in when they were opening
is too much for
books?”
the Brownell Building on
such an expensive
E. 14th and Brownell. I
book.’ So I said to
John Zubal: “Essentially, I started reading Tarzan stayed with that until ’75.
her, ‘If the book
books when I was about ten years old. A friend of By then we’d already
was $500 you’d
the family was cleaning out some relative’s house owned this building [Zubal
be okay with the
and there were some Tarzan books. He brought Books HQ] for a couple of
50/50? And she
them over and gave them to me, and I got fasci- years. Look, I was a colsaid, ‘Yes!’ I’m
nated by them.
lege professor. I had to
like, ‘wait a min“I didn’t have any money, I didn’t have any allow- work in the classroom 15
ute; I’m giving
ance or anything, and I would scrounge around hours a week. That gave
you $2,500 if I sell
at the Salvation Armies and Goodwill stores that me a lot of time to get in
the
book…and
were around the West Side. Every once in a while trouble here!”
you have a probI’d find a book for a dime or a quarter, and I could
lem with that?’
afford to do that – my mother or father would give The Tremonster: “Mike,
She said, ‘Yes,
me that kind of money – and pretty soon I had du- how is Zubal Books differyou should only
plicates, and I learned that there were circles of ent than when your father
charge me 20 perother fans of Edward Rice Burrows, the author.
started the business -- what
cent.’ I said, ‘No,
“I started corresponding with some of these peo- kinds of interactions do
I can’t do that…I
ple. Somebody said, ‘Well, you got an extra copy you have with your cuscan’t do that. You
of Tarzan and the Golden Lion?’ ‘Well, I happen tomers today?”
can come and get
to have one.’ ‘How much is it?’ ‘Well, it’s two
the book…” She
bucks. I paid a dime for it, maybe.’ I figured it out. Michael Zubal: “We do
said, ‘What would
When I started high school in 1953, I published things in a big way. We’re
Mike Zubal knows the location of every book.
you charge me for
my first ad in a magazine called Other Worlds. It not open to the public anywas a science fiction magazine. From there it just more, so there are no browsers around, no cus- the evaluation?’ I said, ‘$850…you can take the
took off. I started buying books from book sell- tomers around, but there are employees and col- book away…’ and she said, ‘Alright, sell the book
ers and peddling them and I said, ‘Hey – this sure leagues around who are filling orders or arranging for me.’ I sold the book in about three weeks.”
beats working for a living!’ When I got married stock, they’re arranging books, (Chris struggles
Zubal Books was established in
I sold my Tarzan collec- with a stack of books
1961 and moved into the neightion – it was my first cata- and grunts) they’re
borhood, at 2969 West 25th Street
hurting
themselves
logue – and I had a quick
in 1973. Book-collecting Trem(laughs)…today
$8,000.
This is 1961!
onsters should visit zubalbooks.
we took delivery of
You know what $8,000
com and check out over 150,000
about 3,000 books
was like in 1961? That’s
books, pamphlets, and documents
– they came from
about $30,000 today – at
listed there, or call or email for a
deals that we’ve been
least! This [current Tarzan
tour. Zubal Books specializes in
working on – those
collection] I rebuilt, just
subjects including physics, mathcame in and we’re
The Excorcist: a signed copy
piecemeal, since then, be- sending 400 books
ematics, history, art, philosophy,
cause I sold virtually every out. Okay, and I got off the phone three hours ago first editions, signed books, chemistry, engineerbook that I own. That’s my and I bought 12,000 books in Delaware. There’s ing, occult, science fiction, collectible bindings
first catalogue – my collec- some of that [estate sales], or libraries get gifts (Easton Press, Franklin Press, etc.), anthropology,
tion – because we needed from estates – so, professor dies and his wife says and theology.
money. I got married to the library, ‘come in and get these out of here;’
in June, December
my wife says I’m going to have a baby.
What the hell? I’m
getting 140 bucks a
month – 1961 – I’m
getting 140 from
John Carroll University where I’m
a graduate student.
She had a job bringing home I think 60
bucks a week. She’s
going to have to quit
the job…what the
hell are we going to
Zubal Books annexed the “Twinkie Factory” in 1994 to serve a never-ending need for book
storage space. In the 1930s, the Hostess Bakery plant was the birthplace of the Twinkie.
January 2015 • The Tremonster • Volume 5 Issue 1 • Page 3
2015 Tremonster Resolution Recipe
Bac’s Vegetable Curry Stir Fry Recipe is Three Resolutions Rolled into One
Did you make a 2015 resolution to decrease meat
intake, eat more vegetables, or perhaps cook flavors at home you might only try when dining out?
The following is a recipe we love from Bac Nguyen, Chef/Owner of one of our favorite Tremont
restaurants, Bac Asian American Bistro & Bar, located at 2661 West 14th Street (216-938-8960 or
bactremont.com).
This recipe can be found in the Tremont Farmers’
Market 3 Season Recipe Book created by Tremont
West Development Corporation with recipes from
many other local chefs and farmers.
Download the entire book for free at tremontfarmersmarket.com.
According to their website, the mission of the
Tremont Farmers’ Market is threefold: to preserve
the connection between local growers and artisans
with the consumer; to educate consumers about the
benefits of preserving local agriculture and using
local products; and to serve the Tremont neighborhood by providing
fresh, high quality, locally grown
produce and food
in an environment
that fosters social
gathering and interaction.
Visit the Tremont
Farmers’ Market
website and social media to be
kept up to date
on locally-grown
fruits and veggies,
Bread,
organic
cheese from grassfed cows, grassraised meats, eggs,
honey, maple syrup, vegan baked
goods,
vegan
chocolates, homemade pierogies,
pizzas,
Gaelic
food, croissants
and salads, local
music and cooking
demonstrations
conducted by local chefs using
produce from the
market.
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The Tremonster is a neighborhood newspaper by Tremonsters, for Tremonsters.
A Tremonster is anyone who cares deeply about the neighborhood of Tremont in
Cleveland, Ohio. Any Tremonster may submit materials for consideration by the
18th of the month to:
[email protected] or PO Box 6161, Cleveland, OH, 44101.
Publisher
Editor
Rich Weiss
Amanda Lloyd
Thank you, Scott Radke, for our logo character for The Tremonster.
Our thanks to the below Tremonsters for their labor, thoughts, advertising,
contributions, and time:
Stacia Naoum, Rocky Melendez, Justin Shullick, Lauren Sterle, Marcia Moreno,
Tina Arundel, Jeannette Owens, Josh Rosen, Naomi Sabel, Eric Wells, Deb Esty,
Regan Gettens, Natalia Martinovic, Janice Gonzalez, Tiffanie Riggs, Bill Weiss,
James Perkins, Diana Greenberg, Aaron B. Mason, Ricardo Peña, Alicia Reale,
Liz Wetter, Joyce DeGirolamo, Ricardo Sandoval, Deric Dubois, Sean Heney,
Morris Rokowsky, Jean Brandt, Steven Mastroianni, Sarah Morrison, Joshua
York, Mark Pratt, Matthew Peterson, Richard and Scott Sosenko, Roseann Canfora,
Berni Repko, Margaret Lynn Schroeder, Tom Ott, Michael Scott, Maria NicolauMiranda, Becca Riker, Becca Britton, Grai Oleksy, Chris Psenicka, Bac Nguyen,
Chris Leib, Henry Senyak, Victor Ruis, Jesus Sanchez, Cory Riordan, Michelle
Davis, Scott Rosenstein, Sammy Catania, Jim Votava, Andy Thomas, Lindsay
Smetana, Sherman DeLozier, Heather Haviland, Jennifer Scudellari, The Tremont
History Project, Bob & Nancy Holcepl, Mike Griffin, Joseph & Shelia Fell, Guy
& Greg Dickey, David Allen Moss, Joyce Foster, Steve Siedlecki, Angelica Pozo,
and Keith Sulzer.
January 2015 • The Tremonster • Volume 5 Issue 1 • Page 5
Tremont
Montessori
CMSD
Facility
Meeting
Community Tapped for Input on CMSD School Plans
All of the ideas that came out of the meeting will
be shared with District leadership to use as they
move forward. The next community meeting on
Tremont Montessori will happen in 2015 when the
academic planning process is nearly completion.
Questions From The Community Will Drive
Conversation
Some questions at
the Dec. 2 meeting on the future
of
the
8. Can construction begin on Tremont W. 10th intersection to preserve part of the building?
9. What about environmental sustainability? Can sustainability principles be taken into consideration?
10. What school building will the students attend during
construction?
Tremont
Montessori building were consistent among those
who attended.
Photos by Rich Weiss
Concerned community members were asked for their input on given options for the future of Tremont Montessori.
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grant is paying for a consultant to work with the
school and community stakeholders with developing a plan aimed at strengthening the Montessori
program at the school. The Cleveland Foundation and the George Gund Foundation provided
the grant money. The District supports this idea
and will be working with the community on this
process.
But the main purpose of the meeting was to hear
from the community through a series of small
group discussions.
In the small groups, the participants were asked
to share reactions to the recommendations for the
Montessori school and document questions they
had about both options.
One of the common complaints about the school
is that the school’s outdated kitchen is in the basement and children have to collect their lunches
and bring them upstairs to eat.
Other constraints of the building mentioned by
parents and staff include a lack of modern amenities and systems like heating and cooling, restrooms, poor circulation in the parking and dropoff/pick-up zones, among others.
Some of the themes that rose out of these small
group sessions included questions about environmental sustainability, cost and historic preservation. One of the new ideas that came out of the
groups was creating a hybrid building where the
existing building would be refurbished and a new
wing would be added to the building.
The
District
is
working on getting
answers to these
questions for the
community:
Group sessions considered issues such as heating, cooling, kitchens, and restrooms.
1. Can the District renovate part of the school and also
add a new wing?
2. Can the building be occupied during renovation?
3. What exactly will be done if
the building is renovated?
4. How would renovation address kitchen – lunchroom?
5. What is the cost difference
between renovating the school
and building a new one?
6. What will the State of Ohio
help pay for and will the
State contribute regardless of
whether the school is renovated or rebuilt?
Themes from the small group sessions included questions about environmental
sustainability, cost and historic preservation.
7. Can the building be renovated while also preserving
the historic look?
11. Does the Montessori style of teaching require a certain size or set up of rooms, and how will the academic
program planning underway influence the District’s
decision-making?
12. Can the existing building meet the needs of the Montessori program?
13. Is a new school a superior aesthetic draw?
14. What will be the size + enrollment of the school
(grow or shrink)?
15. What will the impact of swing site/process be on
enrollment?
16. It is a large site. Is there an opportunity for multipurpose structure?
17. How can we justify tearing down the school?
18. How environmentally friendly are the options?
19. Can the building be operated in an environmentally
sustainable manner?
20. Can funding be used to connect Launch House fiber
optics to the school?
CMSD NEWS BUREAU Neighborhood Cork Board
Find the full versions of these CMSD local stories and more at www.clevelandmetroschools.org
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11/24/2014
The varied multicultural flavors of CMSD rivaled an Olympic Village or the United Nations last week at LincolnWest High School and Walton K-8 School as part of
International Education Week.
At Lincoln-West, an enthusiastic auditorium full of students, staff and teachers cheered, clapped, stomped and
danced to more than a dozen on-stage performances
Thursday morning.
The performances ranged from explosive Latin fusion
music to an African fashion show (featuring garments
and student-models from Burundi, Somalia, Kenya,
Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria
and South Africa) to Nepali dancers to a Vietnamese
lion dance.
The school Junior ROTC opened the ceremonies with
the U.S. national anthem, followed by a parade of flags
representing more than two dozen countries. Each nation was cheered, but none as loudly as Puerto Rico,
the homeland for the largest proportion of students
and families. International Studies Coordinator Robin
Guerrero, who again this year is taking a team of students to the Dominican Republic, hosted the show.
“We are so proud of all of our students and so proud
of our many nationalities,” said Lincoln-West Principal
Irene Javier. “This week is our chance to show that diversity to everyone.”
Lincoln-West has students from 41 different nationalities, speaking more than two dozen languages.
First-generation Americans and immigrants represented at Lincoln-West include Puerto Rican, Russian,
Ukrainian, Arabic, Mexican, Dominican, Chinese,
Albanian, Nepali, Arabic, Urdu, Vietnamese, Laotian/
Thai, African, Polish and Croatian, according to records, Javier said.
Lincoln-West is part of the International Studies School
Network (ISSN), and Walton, traditionally a feeder
school for Lincoln-West, is in its first year as a member.
On Friday, Walton students presented a series of programs and displays to parents and staff.
(read more at www.ClevelandMetroSchools.org)
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Page 6 • Volume 5 Issue 1 • The Tremonster • January 2015
Burning River Brass Plays Tremont
Ar ts Renaissance Tremont Packs Pilgrim Church
Photo by David Allen Moss
A wide-angle view of the Burning River Brass Band audience captures the immense turnout for Arts Renaissance Tremont’s annual Christmas celebration event at Pilgrim Church.
Continued from page 1
season this year. The event was conceptualized
in 1994 in an effort to provide gratuitous entertainment to residents of Tremont and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Coincidentally, it was in 1996 that local brass
players were given an opportunity to play during
ART’s second year.
Two years later, the nascent Burning River Brass
ensemble began to tour at the prestigious national level.
All of the selections played reflected both the
light-hearted and meditative emotions surrounding yuletide celebration.
From upbeat favorites to classical gems, the
Burning River Brass performed a selection appropriate for the diverse crowd hailing mostly
from Cleveland’s west side.
Tentative listeners first heard the seasonal classic “O Come All Ye Faithful” composed by John
Francis Wade.
The round sounds of the trombones, horn, tuba
and euphonium played in perfect unison, supporting the regal melody of the trumpets. The
familiar Christmas tune was performed with
soothing synchrony. Although there were no
snowflakes falling outside the classic Tiffanystyle stained glass windows, the festive music
emitted a sense of warmth within the church’s
ornate Roman designed dome.
Next came a piece composed by J.S. Bach,
“Hirtenmusik,” which was noted to translate to
Shepherd’s Music.
Bold phrases and an adept use of dynamics successfully conveyed the ardor, elation and pastoral ambience of Christ’s birth, the Magi and
the biblical origins of the holiday. Composed in
1734, the celebratory piece played in D major
denotes the royal arrival of Jesus.
“Christmas Around the World,” a collection of
Irish, Austrian and Basque arrangements, gives
a musical depiction of holiday cheer from different countries around the globe, reflecting the
sense of joy shared by all this time of year.
In contrast to Bach, this selection of songs employed the sound of brass to build a grandiose
entrance with several upbeat sections.
Perhaps one of the most popular pieces performed, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,”
told the age-old story of Rudolph, the outcast
among Santa’s reindeer, with humorous trumpet
whinnies and creative added sounds.
Finger snapping by the brass performers opened
their unique rendition entitled “Burning River
Nutcracker.” The nostalgic piece was played
with a big-band swing twist and upbeat tempo
maintained by the group’s single percussionist.
Other arrangements performed by the Burning
River Brass band included: “The Christmas
Song,” “The Little Drummer Boy” and “Christmas ‘Toons.”
For anyone interested in hearing more from this
talented musical group, recordings are available
for sale on CD at: http://www.burningriverbrass.
com/cds.html.
According to the concert’s program, “A featured
guest at the 2006 NTDTV New Year’s Eve Gala
at Radio City Music Hall, Burning River Brass
has been heard on NPR’s Performance Today
and Sunday Baroque as well as radio stations
throughout the United States and abroad.”
Miscarriage of Justice for a Tremonster
Continued from page 1
Gregory Schillo from Sagamore Hills.
Mr. Schillo, his wife, and friends spent the evening
partying in Ohio City at Market Garden Brewery
and Great Lakes Brewery. He left later that night
and operated the motor vehicle that struck David.
Several months in Metro Health saved David's life,
but unfortunately David was left as a quadriplegic
for life.
On June 27, 2013, Schillo was found guilty on
all counts charged, given a five-year prison sentence, a $5,000 fine, and a driver’s license suspension through 2020. During this time, the Gamble
family started Civil law suit proceedings against
Schillo, Market Garden Brewery, and Great Lakes
Brewery.
On May 29, 2014, the State of Ohio Court of Appeals overturned the conviction, and after less than
one year in prison Mr. Schillo has been released.
The State claimed that an anonymous letter naming the names of other party goers, whom prosecutors and detectives subsequently interviewed
to compel testimony, should not have been admissible and could have influenced the sentence given
to Mr. Schillo.
The State remanded the case back to the Cuyahoga
County Court of Common Pleas. Lawyers for
Schillo requested via motion to assign a new judge
instead of Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams, who
presided over the original case.
The case has now been assigned to Judge Daniel
Gaul. Since August of this year, many motions and
pre-trials have been heard about this case being reprosecuted with, eventually, a new trial.
Is this something David Gamble will have to suffer
through again? More than likely the answer is yes.
Court entries show the next pre-trial conference is
on January 15, 2015, in Judge Gaul's courtroom
(19D) at 11am.
What residents can do is advocate for justice, work
with elected officials, Tremont West Development,
and their Safety Committee to represent the safety
of our neighbors and neighborhood by asking them
to push for a new trial and conviction of Schillo.
Recent court docket records show, in the civil litigation filed by the Gamble family, that over the
last month settlements have been made by both
Great Lakes Brewery and Market Garden Brewery
and that civil litigation against those two parties
has been dismissed. Court records do not disclose
the settlements.
The civil case is still pending against Schillo and
was set for a jury trial on January 7, 2015, but the
Gamble family has asked for a continuance to concentrate and prepare for a potential new criminal
trial against the defendant, Schillo.
This should hit home with every Tremont resident,
business owner, and stakeholder. Any one of us
could have been the victim. Continued support
of and prayers for David Gamble are still needed
to help him enjoy the quality of life and care he
needs, moving forward, for the rest of his life.
Contact TWDC Safety Coordinator Andy Thomas
Browns Wrap Up 2014: A Positive Outlook for Cleveland Football
SPORTS VIEWS
By Bill Weiss
Despite the disastrous and deflating finish to
the 2014 season for the Cleveland Browns, fans
should recognize that the overall roster was greatly
improved at most positions, but the team could not
overcome the rash of injuries that took a great toll
on a team that has not yet built up the depth to sustain the “next man up” capability endlessly. Pro
football, being the violent game that it is, destroys
a number of teams each year, through the attrition
brought on by excessive injuries. Playoffs – and
subsequent championships – are usually achieved
by the teams in a given year that managed to get
by with relatively few major injuries to their best
players. Luck can play a big role in the outcome
of a season – both good and bad.
One noticeable missing ingredient on the Cleveland Browns roster is the lack of a “franchise”
quarterback – a need that has been lacking since
the days of Bernie Kozar. In the modern era of the
NFL, few teams can even make the playoffs, no
less win the Super Bowl, without an outstanding
player at the quarterback position. It was hoped
that Johnny Manziel would establish himself as
“the man” this year, but he was not deemed to be
ready to handle the starting quarterback position
for the Browns this year, and the job was turned
over to Brian Hoyer. Hoyer did an outstanding job
for the Cleveland Browns as they overachieved
their way to six wins in their first nine games.
They have won one game since, as Hoyer’s effi-
ciency declined and the injuries mounted. Against
the Indianapolis Colts, they blew a 21-7 lead at
home, losing by one point. Hoyer was replaced,
and the hot Cincinnati Bengal team overmatched
the Browns, 30-0 in Cleveland in Manziel’s first
start – a major disappointment. Manziel was injured and replaced by Hoyer in the loss to Carolina and the season took on the appearance of a
washout.
As the Cleveland Browns close out this 2014 season, it’s time to project ahead and plan for the future. General Manager, Ray Farmer, and Coach
Mike Pettine, in their first full year on the job,
appear to be a very competent management team,
and most importantly, seem to work in concert
with each other. Free agents Isaiah Crowell, Alex
Hawkins, Taylor Gabriel, and Miles Austin, were
valuable contributors. Whereas Johnny Manziel
and Justin Gilbert were underwhelming disappointments as first round picks – it’s too soon to
write them off as “busts.” Many successful pros
had slow starts as rookies. Joel Bitonio and Christian Kirksey were exceptional contributors. Coach
Mike Pettine appears to be extremely knowledgeable and expresses himself honestly and with clarity at all press conferences, although admittedly,
making some rookie coaching mistakes. Pettine
has the look of a “keeper” as a head coach.
Among the major injuries this year were Pro
Bowlers Alex Mack, Jordan Cameron, and safety
Tishaun Gipson. Important defensive linemen out
were Phil Taylor, John Hughes, Ahtyba Rubin,
Billy Winn, and Jabaal Sheard. It might appear
that a team made up of our injured players could
compete with the teams we were putting out on the
field as the weeks wore on.
This will be a critical off-season for Ray Farmer.
He has 10 draft picks over the seven rounds of next
year’s draft. Two picks are in the first round. The
Browns are in the third best financial position freeagency wise, and should make the most of it. A
determination will have to be made as to whether
or not to groom Johnny Manziel to see how high
his potential might project at quarterback. With
the return of our injured players and strong new
free agents and draftees, we should be able to pick
up and improve upon where we were during the
first nine games of 2014.
Let’s not be depressed by our unsatisfactory finish
to 2014. Better days are ahead, so let’s keep our
spirits up. Go Browns!
F.D. Roosevelt Post & Club 58
Christmas Gifts for 119 Wade Park VA patients
by Terry Zacharyj
Here are the Post 58 volunteers at Wade Park V.A
Hospital on Sunday, December 14.
We had a total of 10 people volunteering. We had
coffee, donuts, fruit and fruit punch along with
Christmas Gifts for all the 119 veteran patients at
the hospital. Besides Wade Park VA Hospital,
Post 58 also donates to St. Augustine Church, St.
Herman’s Monastery, Soldiers and Sailors Home in
Sandusky and accepted donations of non-perishable foods for four huge Christmas Baskets for four
needy Post Members.
Our annual Xmas Party brings in many donations
for our Xmas Baskets.
January 2015 • The Tremonster • Volume 5 Issue 1 • Page 7
Health from Lutheran Hospital in English & Spanish
MetroHealthy Living
A Colonoscopy Can Una colonoscopia puede
Return of the Friendly Bacteria:
Save Your Life.What’s salvarle la vida. ¿Qué lo The
Probiotics and the Health Benefits of Naturally Fermented Foods
detiene?
Stopping You?
migration or urbanization. This underscores the
crucial role of a healthy, nutrient-rich diet in
cancer prevention, yet again!
Probiotics also appear to have a role in warding off allergic diseases. They reset the abnormal immune responses underlying various allergic diseases and restore favorable immune
response types in the body. Expectant mothers
with a strong family history of allergic diseases
like eczema, hay-fever, and food allergies who
took probiotics during pregnancy and breastfeeding reduced the chances of their babies developing eczema by almost 50% in the first 2
years of life and almost 36% in the first 7 years.
In regards to digestive health, bacteriocins
– chemicals produced by the probiotics – kill
the harmful intestinal bacteria and preserve a
“beneficial microcosm,” which may be protective for digestive diseases. They have also
shown to strengthen body immunity against
various infectious diseases like H. Pylori Gastritis, pneumonia, etc. It’s barely a surprise then
that gastroenterologists across the world are
using probiotics for digestive conditions like
antibiotic-associated diarrhea, irritable bowel
syndrome, and even some types of inflammatory bowel disease.
Recently there has also been a lot of interest in
researching the potential role of probiotics in
mental health diseases. Fermentation by probiotics like Lactobacillus sp. produces psychoactive compounds like GABA. GABA is a neurotransmitter found in the brain and in addition
to its calming, anti-anxiety and anti-stress effects, it is also known to have antihypertensive,
anti-diabetic, anticancer and memory boosting
effects – which is why GABA enriched foods
are increasingly finding their place in health
food stores. It will be interesting to see the effects of regular consumption of such foods on
the stress and anxiety levels of modern mankind!
It’s now solid evidence that keeping these
friendly bacteria in and around our body is
paramount in keeping us healthy. We easily can
get a healthy dose of their ‘fermented magic’
through such natural super (bacteria) food delights as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, miso, tempeh, and pickled vegetables. I
strongly encourage you to dig in!
Nearly 144,000 people will be diagnosed with co- Aproximadamente 144,000 personas serán dilon cancer in the United States this year, and an- agnosticadas con cáncer de colon en los Estados
other 50,000 Americans will die from the disease. Unidos este año, y otros 50,000 estadounidenses
It is the second leading cause of cancer death of morirán a causa de esta enfermedad. Es la segunda
men and women in the United States.
causa principal de muerte por cáncer en los EstaAccording to the American Cancer Society, colon dos Unidos en hombres y mujeres.
cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) incidence Según la Sociedad Estadounidense Contra el
rates among Latino men and women are 15 per- Cáncer (American Cancer Society), las tasas de
cent and 19 percent lower, respectively, than those incidencia de cáncer de colon (también conocido
among non-Hispanic whites. Sadly, Hispanics are como cáncer colorrectal) entre los hombres y las
more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer in mujeres de origen latino son entre un 15 y un 19%
advanced stages and therefore have a higher risk of más bajas, respectivamente, que aquellas de las
dying from it, which may be due to less access to personas blancas no hispanas. Pero lamentabletimely screenings and high-quality treatment.
mente, los hispanos son más propensos a recibir un
Fortunately, deaths and risks associated with co- diagnóstico de cáncer de colon de estadio avanzalon cancer can be significantly reduced by follow- do, y por lo tanto, tienen un riesgo mayor de morir
ing colonoscopy guidelines, according to Carlos a causa de ello, lo que puede deberse a un menor
Romero-Marrero, MD, of the Department of Gas- acceso a las pruebas de detección oportunas y los
by Reema Gulati, MD
troenterology and Hepatology at Lutheran Hospi- tratamientos de alta calidad.
Division Director,
tal. Unfortunately, only about two in three adults Afortunadamente, las muertes y los riesgos asoPediatric Gastroenterology
of screening age are currently being screened.
ciados con el cáncer de colon pueden reducirse de
MetroHealth System
“The best way to prevent colon cancer is to get manera significativa si se siguen las pautas para
a colonoscopy in a timely manner, which means la realización de colonoscopias, según lo expre- Probiotics (health-friendly bacteria) and fertesting even when you do not have symptoms” he sado por el Dr. Carlos Romero-Marrero, del De- mented, bioactive foods like yogurt, kefir, sausays.
partamento de Gastroenterología y Hepatología erkraut, kimchi, kombucha, miso, tempeh, and
John Rodriguez, MD, general surgeon at Lutheran de Lutheran Hospital. Desafortunadamente, solo fermented beers have for ages dignified the
Hospital, agrees. “If precancerous polyps, which aproximadamente dos de cada tres adultos que se health and well-being of civilizations that cared
are growths that should not be there, are found encuentran en edad de realizarse las pruebas de de- for them. It’s important to eat these food items
during a colonoscopy, we can remove them imme- tección se las hacen.
diately, before they turn into cancer. Colonoscopy
“La mejor manera de prevenir el cáncer de co- to stay healthy and here’s why:
Evolutionarily, these symbiotic bacteria have
screenings are very effective – they prevent up to
lon es realizándose
90 percent of colon cancer.”
una colonoscopia de lived in a harmonious relationship with the huWhat to Expect
manera
oportuna, man body, bestowing humans with almost nonA colonoscopy is simple and
lo que significa que existent rates of digestive ill-health, allergies,
painless. The entire outpatient
se debe hacer la autoimmune diseases, and even certain types of
procedure typically takes less
prueba incluso si no cancers. Fermentation seems to be reason why.
than an hour and the patient is sese tienen síntomas,” The process of fermentation of food releases
dated to eliminate discomfort and
indica.
a variety of otherwise trapped bioactive comanxiety. Colonoscopy involves
El Dr. John Rodri- pounds like lactic acid, folate, riboflavin, short
the use of an endoscope, a flexguez, cirujano gen- chain fatty acids, digestive enzymes, heat etc.,
ible, thin tube used by specially
eral en Lutheran and many of these compounds have shown to
trained physicians, to access the
Hospital, está de have beneficial properties like anti-inflammacolon.
acuerdo. “Si durante tory, anti-cancer, anti-allergic, cardio-friendly,
The “one-visit” procedure can
una colonoscopia se
detect and remove polyps before
encuentran pólipos and more. The most notable example in cancer
they turn into colon cancer. You
p r e c a n c e r í g e n o s , prevention has been seen in traditional Japacan go home and eat normally afque son crecimientos nese women who regularly drink fermented soy
ter the colonoscopy. You’ll need a
que no deberían estar drinks rich in the anticancer isoflavone Genisfriend or family member to drive
allí, los podemos ex- tein, which has been linked to the very low rates
you as you continue to awaken
tirpar de inmediato, of breast cancer in these women. Further, these
from the sedative.
antes de que se con- protective effects are lost in those who have
What’s Stopping You?
viertan en cáncer. La adopted contemporary western diets due to imColonoscopy screening is reccolonoscopia es una
ommended for men and women
prueba de detección
Dr. Carlos Romero-Marrero, MD,
beginning at age 50 and every
muy efectiva, ya que to,” comenta el Dr. Romero-Marrero. “Pero nin- ser más tolerable para usted.”
of the Department of Gastroenterology
10 years thereafter. Screening
previene hasta un guno de estos motivos contrarresta los beneficios La edad es el factor de riesgo más importante
and Hepatology at Lutheran Hospital
should be performed earlier and
90% de los casos de de la colonoscopia.”
para la enfermedad, por lo que incluso las persomore frequently if you are Africáncer de colon.”
Algunos pacientes también expresan preocupación
can-American or if other factors, such as family Qué debe esperar
respecto de que la preparación para la colonoscohistory of colon cancer or polyps, ulcerative colitis Una colonoscopia es simple e indolora. El proced- pia es peor que el procedimiento en sí mismo.
Para obtener más información sobre el cáncer de colon,
or Crohn’s disease, or other symptoms are present. imiento ambulatorio completo generalmente dura Dado que la colonoscopia requiere que el colon
y para realizar por Internet una evaluación del riesgo
Colon cancer is considered a silent killer because menos de una hora, y se seda al paciesté limpio, los
de cáncer de colon, visite clevelandclinic.org/score. La
there are often no symptoms until it is too late to ente para eliminar las molestias y la
pacientes deben
evaluación del riesgo es gratuita y confidencial.
cure; that’s why having a colonoscopy is so im- ansiedad. La colonoscopia implica
tomar medicaCleveland Clinic ofrece citas para el mismo día.
portant.
el uso de un endoscopio, un tubo
mentos de venta
“Don’t wait until you have symptoms,” urges Dr. delgado y flexible usado por médilibre o con receta
Rodriguez. “You may have polyps and not know cos especialmente capacitados, para
antes del proced- nas que llevan un estilo de vida saludable pueden
it. It takes an average of two to three years for a acceder al colon.
imiento.
Estos igualmente desarrollar pólipos y cáncer. Adicionacolon polyp to become cancerous. Once the cancer El procedimiento de “una visita”
generalmente son lmente, “existe un mito en la comunidad hispana
moves beyond the colon into the lymph nodes, it’s puede detectar y extirpar los pólipos
líquidos que se de que el cáncer de colon es una enfermedad de
much harder to treat.
antes de que se conviertan en cáncer
deben tomar uno los hombres,” comenta el Dr. Romero-Marrero.
Given these facts, why do so many people avoid de colon. Puede irse a su hogar y
o dos días antes “El cáncer de colon no discrimina por sexo ni por
colonoscopy screenings?
comer normalmente después de la
de la colonosco- raza.”
Why do so many people avoid colonoscopy colonoscopia. Necesitará que un
“El cáncer de colon es en gran parte una enfermepia.
screenings?
amigo o familiar lo lleve a su hogar,
“El miedo a to- dad prevenible. En realidad, se puede hacer mucho
“People have unfounded fears about the proce- ya que seguirá recuperándose de los
mar un laxante al respecto,” explica. “Hable con su médico sobre
dure, a reluctance to talk about colon cancer and efectos del sedante.
no debería impe- sus inquietudes y necesidades particulares con reembarrassment about having the procedure done,” ¿Qué lo detiene?
dir que una per- specto a las pruebas de detección.”
says Dr. Romerro-Marrero. “But none of these rea- La colonoscopia como prueba de desona se realice “Si tiene 50 años o más, no omita las pruebas de
sons outweigh the benefits of colonoscopy.”
tección se recomienda para hombres
una colonosco- detección del cáncer de colon,” agrega el Dr. RoSome patients also express concern that the prepa- y mujeres a partir de los 50 años de
pia,” comenta el driguez. “La realización de una colonoscopia puration for colonoscopy is worse than the procedure edad y, de allí en adelante, cada 10
Dr. Rodriguez. ede curar el cáncer antes de que sepa que lo tiene.”
itself. Since colonoscopy requires that the colon años. Las pruebas de detección de“Hable con su En Lutheran Hospital, los pacientes pueden conbe clean, patients need to take a prescription or ben realizarse a una edad más temmédico o farma- sultar a médicos que hablan español, incluidos el
Dr.
John
Rodriguez,
MD
,
over-the-counter medication before the procedure. prana y de manera más frecuente si
céutico sobre una Dr. Rodriguez y el Dr. Romero-Marrero. Para progeneral surgeon at Lutheran Hospital
These are usually liquid drinks that must be taken usted es afroamericano o si presenta
opción que pueda gramar una colonoscopia, llame al 216.363.2311, opción 3.
a day or two before the colonoscopy.
otros factores, como antecedentes
“Fear of drinking a laxative shouldn’t prevent familiares de cáncer de colon o póliFROM THE LINCOLN-WEST HIGH SCHOOL WOLVERINE SCENE
someone from getting a colonoscopy,” says Dr. pos, colitis ulcerosa o enfermedad
Rodriguez. “Talk to your doctor or pharmacist de Crohn, u otros síntomas.
about an option that may be more tolerable for El cáncer de colon es considerado un asesino silenyou.”
cioso, ya que generalmente no presenta síntomas by Lincoln West Wolverine Scene Staff
sexual health issues, basic vision and hearing testing,
Age is the single most important risk factor for the hasta que es muy tarde; por ello, es importante re- *Originally published in Lincoln West High School’s strep throat checks, mental and behavioral health isnew student newspaper, T h e Wo l v e r i n e S c e n e ,
disease, so even people who lead a healthy lifestyle alizarse una colonoscopia.
sues, and other common health concerns. There are
“No espere by Ms. Andrea Gale’s journalism class.
can still develop polyps and cancer.
no co-pays or deductibles associated with these serhasta tener sín- Students may have noticed the presence of MetroHealth vices.
Additionally, “there is a myth in
tomas,” insta el personnel here at Lincoln West High School. That is You might wonder why MetroHealth is so generthe Hispanic community that colon
Dr. Rodriguez. because they have stepped up as a community partner
cancer is a man’s disease,” says Dr. For more information about colon cancer, and to
ous with its services. The answer is to maintain and
“Es posible que
Romero-Marrero. “Colon cancer take an online Colon Cancer risk assessment, go
with CMSD.
improve attendance in our schools. It is part of the
to
clevelandclinic.org/score.
Th
e
risk
assessment
tenga pólipos
does not discriminate against gender
Lincoln-West is fortunate to be one of the 11 schools mission of MetroHealth to provide good health care
is free and confidential.
y
no
lo
sepa.
or race.
Cleveland Clinic offers same-day appointments.
Un pólipo en in which a MetroHealth care clinic is available. to its neighbors. All students need to do to receive
“Colon cancer is largely a preventel colon tarda Through this partnership, Lincoln-West students have free health care is fill out a permission sheet from our
able disease. There’s really a lot one
can do,” he says. “Talk to your doctor about your aproximadamente entre dos y tres años en conver- been able to visit the MetroHealth campus to explore school nurse, Mr. Ropas. If students are 18 or older,
tirse en cancerígeno. Una vez que el cáncer se dis- health careers; but we can also get health care services they can enroll themselves in the program; otherwise,
particular screening needs and concerns.”
they need a parent signature to receive services.
“If you are 50 or older, don’t skip colon cancer emina desde el colon hacia los ganglios linfáticos, here at school.
Recently, We spoke with Katie Davis, Registered Either a nurse practitioner or a doctor will be available
screening,” says Dr. Rodriguez. “Having a colo- es mucho más difícil de tratar”.
noscopy can cure your cancer before you know Teniendo en cuenta estos hechos, ¿por qué tantas Nurse and Program Director of the health care clinic in the mobile unit on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
at Lincoln-West, to learn about the program’s offer- 8:30-11:30 a.m.
personas evitan las colonoscopias?
you have it.”
Patients at Lutheran Hospital can be seen by Span- ¿Por qué tantas personas evitan las colonoscopias? ings. The services students can receive at our Metro- To discuss the health care program, see Mr. Ropas,
ish speaking physicians including Dr. Rodriguez “La gente tiene temores infundados sobre el pro- Health clinic, located in the mobile unit in our North our school nurse. He can refer you to the clinic if need
and Dr. Romero-Marrero. To schedule a colonos- cedimiento, una renuencia a hablar sobre el cáncer parking lot, include both school and sports physicals, be. For questions regarding the clinic, call the School
copy, call 216.363.2311 option 3.
de colon y vergüenza de realizarse el procedimien- immunizations, urgent care visits, well-student visits, Health Program at 216-973-1303.
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