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May 2014 • Vol. 3 - Issue 5
Big Time
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“My doctor said I might need back
Surgery, What should I do?”
Hello, I’m Dr. Noel Abood, owner of
Solon Spine and Wellness Center. I have
been in practice since 1984 and have worked
extensively with back pain sufferers.
In the past when patients complained about back and leg
pain due to disc injuries and spinal stenosis, it presented a
challenge. Treatment options were limited. These patients
were given prescriptions for bed rest, painkillers, and muscles relaxers, which altered their abilities to function and or
think clearly. Then, as a last resort, spinal surgery was introduced as a solution.
In 2003, I heard about a relatively new procedure available
that not only reduced pain but also healed damaged spine
and disc material. I knew this was something I needed to
research.
The procedure – non-surgical lumbar decompression –
was developed by a researcher in Florida. Lumbar decompression creates somewhat of an anti-gravity situation called
negative intradiscal pressure within the disc. This allows
nutrient-rich blood to re-enter the injured disc, allowing the
disc to begin healing from the inside out. The bet part of this
highly researched procedure is that it can be done without
the need for drugs or surgery.
I was one of the first doctors in Northeast Ohio to begin
using this procedure and we now have five decompression
tables and work with disc injury patients from around the
country.
Our typical patient comes to us after suffering for two
years or more. The pain is daily and limits their ability to sit,
stand or walk very far. Many of our patients had been taking
a daily regimen of medication just to get through their days.
They have had numerous X-Rays, MRI Scans, spinal injections, physical therapy sessions and back braces but unfortunately had not found relief.
When I meet these patients for the first time, we spend
about an hour together. We review X-Rays and MRI’s and
I explain what I am looking for during the exams. I then let
the patients know if I can help them, and if so to what extent.
Many of our patients have already gone to multiple doctors
and if I feel that I cannot help them, I let them know because
I don’t want to be one more doctor to fail them.
For some people, we may not be able to remove all of their
pain, but they can expect to be able to resume physical activities such as bicycling, gardening, shopping or sleeping
pain-free through the night. For others, we expect a complete recovery. Each case is different and no two cases get
the same treatment plan.
If you’re suffering with chronic back or leg pain and don’t
know where to turn or who to trust, I invite you to call our
office to schedule a complimentary consultation to see if you
can benefit from this beak-through procedure.
Noel Abood, DC, Solon Spine and Wellness Center
is located at 6175 SOM Center Road, Suite 140, in
Solon. You can call the office at 440-941-9331 or visit
www.SolonBackPain.com.
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See story on page 4. Photo by K. Garred
In this Issue
2 ........... Program to award students in
statewide entrepreneurship contest
3 ........... Commission organizes citywide
cleanup; event slated for May 17
4 ........... Unique talent, love of music puts
Twinsburg teens on concert stage
6 ........... Council vice president takes on
emergency clauses
8 ........... Pay-to-play fees likely here to stay
10 ........ District hurries to help struggling
readers advance to fourth grade
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17 ........ Company recognizes longtime
employee, celebrates baseball past
19 ........ Emmy Award-winning
Twinsburg grad excels at animation
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Believe in Ohio program to award students
in statewide entrepreneurship competition
by Rachael Zimlich
Broadview Heights resident John Klipfell III, chief executive officer of Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio (EEO), is
leading a charge to spur entrepreneurial
activity and careers in science by pitting
high school students against one another.
The state’s new Believe in Ohio program
will dole out $2 million in scholarships
and cash awards to winning busines plans.
Schools will integrate the Believe in
Ohio programming into existing entrepreneurship or science classes, or do
some kind of blended learning model
with an online component outside of the
classroom. The Ohio Academy of Science
is working on setting up a network of
STEM (science, technology, engineering
and mathematics) advocates who will run
virtual classrooms, Klipfell said.
“There’s real incentives for students to
participate. And I think they’re going to
find this is stuff they’ve heard nothing
about, and I think it will really excite
them,” Klipfell said.
Students will create business plans
demonstrating an understanding in their
chosen STEM topic. They will compete
first at the local level in their schools, then
go on to regional levels and, finally, a state
competition. Winners will be awarded
with either scholarships for individuals
V02, L51 BELIEVE IN OHIO
John Klipfell (r), CEO of Entrepreneurial
Engagement Ohio and creator of Believe
in Ohio, and Jim Phipps, entrepreneur
and founder of TECHudson, have collaborated on the rollout of the Believe in
Ohio program. Photo by K. Garred
or cash awards for group entries, with
prizes ranging up to $10,000. Roughly
250 students are expected to win some
kind of state-level award.
Students and teachers who are interested
in the program should contact the Ohio
Academy of Science at believeinohio@
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Commission organizes citywide cleanup;
event slated for May 17
by Darrielle Snipes
Spring is here, which means it is time
for spring cleaning. Twinsburg and its
Environmental Commission are organizing Keep Twinsburg Naturally Beautiful, a
cleanup campaign on May 17, according
to Environmental Commission chairperson Daisy P. Walker.
“I am hoping volunteers will recognize
that by volunteering just two hours improves the appearance of streets that were
previously neglected before the cleanup
and [makes them] feel better about giving back to the city of Twinsburg,” said
Walker.
The areas to be cleaned include major
streets in Twinsburg and various parks in
the city.
“We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity by making the
city of Twinsburg a cleaner, healthier and
a naturally beautiful city,” said Walker.
“Not just for 2014, but for generations
to come. Volunteers from Twinsburg
residents, businesses, Scouts, churches
and schools will be invited to participate.
After the cleanup, city funds will be used
for providing refreshments to thank the
volunteers and to make this a true community event.”
Derek Schroeder, Twinsburg Parks and
Recreation director, said this cleanup
will take place of one that use to occur at
Tinkers Creek.
“We are hoping to make this an annual
[event to] clean and tackle different parts
of the city each year,” he said. “I am hoping that residents take pride in their city
and give an area some TLC.”
Walker hopes the Keep Twinsburg
Naturally Beautiful campaign will not
only clean up the city of garbage, but
also build community, reduce crime and
make people feel better about being part
of the city.
“I have lived in Twinsburg almost all
of my life, and my parents trained me
to give back and do whatever it takes
to make the community in which you
live a better place,” she said. “Some of
the residents in Twinsburg would like to
become involved in community projects
and by volunteering this will give them
a hands-on opportunity on a local level.
A community cleanup project has not
happened in 10 years. The Twinsburg
Service Department, along with their
many duties and responsibilities, has been
picking up the litter from the streets. By
having an annual community cleanup, it
strengthens the community ties of those
involved residents and volunteers in the
cleanup.”
Kent State Regional Academic Center
in Twinsburg is sponsoring this event
Thinking of
building, buying
or selling?
and offering free shredding, which will
hopefully reduce liter in the city, Walker
said.
Keep Twinsburg Naturally Beautiful
Cleanup is from 9:30 to 11:30 am Saturday, May 17.
Those who would like to volunteer
can call city hall at 330-425-7161 or the
city’s parks and recreation department at
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Unique talent, love of music puts Twinsburg teens on concert stage
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra to perform May 6 in Brecksville
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is a reality for two Twinsburg teens who
are part of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth
Orchestra (COYO).
Currently 95 middle and high school
students from across Northeast Ohio play
in COYO. The group performs six concerts a season. Approximately 20 COYO
students are also involved in a chamber
music program, which plays before concerts and at community events.
“It’s great being able to be mentored by
Cleveland Orchestra musicians and to
play such outstanding music at my age,”
said Claire Geho, a local sophomore who
is homeschooled two days a week and attends Heritage Academy in Hudson for
additional classes. “Our conductors have
been fabulous. I’ve learned so much from
them musically.”
Geho has played violin with COYO
since seventh grade and is also in the
COYO chamber group. She comes by her
talent somewhat naturally.
“My mom is a violin teacher and she was
a viola major at the Cleveland Institute of
Music (CIM). I would see her students
play and I thought that everyone played
violin and I wanted to play too,” Geho
said. “She started me out at three with
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Violinist Claire Geho
took me to CIM for lessons.”
Of course, gaining the skills to play on
such a prestigious stage requires lots of
hard work. Students practice a minimum
of four hours every weekend at Severance
Hall with COYO. The time investment is
worthwhile, Geho said.
“I love rehearsing with other people
my age that have the same interest and
passion,” she said. “It’s great to play at
Severance Hall every week. It is amazing
to play there knowing that other great
musicians have played there before, like
Itzhak Perlman. The history is amazing.”
Twinsburg COYO violinist Joseph
Shackelford is also homeschooled, which
helps him manage the demanding practice schedule.
“I love being homeschooled; I can
make the schedule work for practicing. I
practice around four hours a day,” he said.
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share the stage with
wonderful musicians,
who share the same
passion about music
as I do. My COYO
experience has been
fantastic.”
His family moved
to Twinsburg from
Mississippi, where he
had to travel 90 miles
one way for music lessons. While he “picks
around at piano and
guitar,” he said violin
is his favorite because
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“I’m still thinking
about what I want to do. It will be in
Shackelford attends a program at CIM,
music but I’m trying to pinpoint exactly
studies with Czech violinist Ivan Zenaty
what I want to do. There’s so much in the
and is also in the Contemporary Youth
music industry. I want to perform with an
Orchestra at Cleveland State University.
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pieces,” said COYO Manager Ashley
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City Government
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Council vice president takes on emergency clauses
by Judy Stringer
April 8 city council meeting
Twinsburg City Council Vice President Sam Scaffide asked city department
leaders to plan ahead and rely less on
emergency clauses to get their requests
expedited.
Under the city charter, ordinances
must be read at three separate council
meetings before a vote. The requirement
is meant to give taxpayers time to weigh
in on legislative proposals. The council
can suspend that rule, however, by approving emergency clauses and vote on
proposals the meeting in which they are
first introduced.
Four of the six ordinances under consideration at the April 8 council meeting
included an emergency clause.
“We are getting pressure on these emergency ordinances,” Scaffide said. “There
was a memo that had gone out before,
from the mayor’s office, I believe, requesting all the department heads to please
plan and try to get this out, because we
as a council are really coming under fire
for emergency legislation.”
Ward 2 representative Bob McDermott
expressed the same concern last year.
Police Chief Christopher Noga said he
waited until council formally approved
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the 2014 budget in March before putting
an ordinance for the purchase of two new
department vehicles on the agenda. The
emergency clause was included so that the
vehicles – a 2014 Ford Police Interceptor
and a 2014 Ford F-250 Truck – would
arrive this summer. He agreed to remove
the emergency status, if council wanted,
and allow the three readings. However,
he cautioned that would mean the police
force would not likely “see those vehicles
until August or September.”
The cost of the vehicles, not to exceed
$50,611 combined, was included in the
department’s capital budget for 2014.
They are replacing two older model cars
with high mileage.
Scaffide said there was no need to remove the emergency clause in this case or
others on the agenda, but wanted council
to make future legislative submissions
earlier.
Council passed the ordinance, 6-0,
authorizing Noga to move forward. Atlarge council member Bill Furey was not
present.
Other similarly expedited ordinances
included one that amended the 2014 appropriation to two special revenue funds.
Finance Director Karen Howse said some
of the renovations to the reception area
of the city offices couldn’t be done by the
service department as planned. Paying
contractors and the high cost of specialized materials, such as bulletproof glass,
has pushed the project’s cost up from the
original estimate of $40,000 to $60,000,
she said.
The amendment allows up to $80 million to be appropriated for the improvements. It was submitted on an emergency
basis because the project is “already in
progress,” she said.
That same amendment also boosts the
capital improvement fund by $9,000 for
purchase of a roller used to smooth ball
fields and for landscaping. Chris Campbell, public works director for the city,
said the poor condition of the former
roller, which attaches to a tractor, was
not known until it was brought out of
winter storage. Repairs would be costprohibitive.
The appropriation amendment ordi-
nance was passed, 6-0, as an emergency.
Emergency clauses were also tacked
on to two ordinances accepting bids for
city work from contractors. The first bid,
from Perram Electric Inc., involves the
installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Ravenna Road and Twins Hills
Parkway. Twinsburg City Engineer Amy
Mohr said Perram was the only company
to submit a bid the second time it was
advertised. No company answered the
first advertisement.
“We are trying to get that done before
school starts. We tried to put it out earlier… and lost some time on that one in
the bid process,” Mohr said.
The other bid, from Marra Service Inc.,
involves sidewalk repairs under the citywide sidewalk program. Mohr said the
service department would typically do
much of this work, but the growing list
of places that need attention is beyond
what the department can handle alone.
Both bid acceptance ordinances passed,
6-0. The city will pay Perram Electric
$145,000 for the traffic signal and Marra
Services $369,000 for various sidewalk
repairs.
In other legislative matters, council
heard the first reading of two ordinances,
including one that amends the salaries,
job descriptions and classifications of
certain city employees. Administrative
assistants in various departments would
be reclassified as executive assistants, according to the city’s new human resource
director Kolette Wolosnyzek. In addition,
a full-time marketing position would
be added to the Parks and Recreation
Department, reflecting the recent hire of
Michael Yunis for that job.
Another first reading was an ordinance
that would approve the amendment
of the 2014 appropriations bill for
four general fund accounts, including
$300,000 that will be used to launch a
Community Improvement Corp. (CIC)
in Twinsburg. Council member Gary
Sorace asked that the CIC appropriation
be separated out so it could be voted on
alone. Sorace did not support the formation of the CIC.
Council will vote on those ordinances
after three readings. ∞
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SChool Board
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Pay-to-play fees are likely here to stay
by Judy Stringer
When varsity sluggers step up to the
plate this spring, most will do so after
paying for the privilege. And the cost of
that privilege varies widely.
Baseball players at Independence High
School pay a $65 participation fee. Those
in Hudson pay $200. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School ballplayers,
meanwhile, fork over $550.
Pay-to-participate fees – also known
as pay-to-play – are a common thread
among local school districts. Of the eight
districts in the ScripType readership area,
only Revere Local Schools doesn’t require
fees to participate in extracurricular activities. All others charge student athletes and
often levy fees on students in band, choir
and other school clubs and activities,
although non-athletic, after-school organizations tend to carry smaller price tags.
Local districts are not alone. A survey
conducted by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) in 2012 found
that 48 percent of the
548 public and private WHAT DISTRICTS ARE CHARGING
schools respondents had High school Baseball Football Gymnastics Cap
pay-to-participate fees in Revere
No fee
No fee
No fee
n/a
place for the 2012-2013 Independence $65
$65
$65
$165/family
school year. That was up
North Royalton $100
$100
$100
$100/student
from 42 percent in an
Twinsburg
$140
$210
$335
None
OHSAA poll from 2010
$200
$200
$200
$800/family
and up from 33 percent Hudson
in a similarly sized survey Nordonia
$230
$230
$230
None
taken by a University of Highland
$250
$250
n/a
$750/family
Dayton doctoral candiBrecksville$550
$600
$600
$1,000/student
date in 2005.
Broadview Hts.
Although a fee-based
participation scenario is not the ideal, said
student participation fees in 2011 after
OHSAA spokesperson Tim Stried, given
considering the curtailment of athletic
the financial pressures school districts are
programs or cutting other services such
under, the alternative can be worse.
as busing and full-day kindergarten. At
“We would rather see them adopt a
the time, the district needed to make
fee than drop a sport altogether,” Stried
changes that would trim $3.2 million
said. “That is the decision schools are
from its bottom line. Along with staff
facing now.”
and budget cuts, wage freezes and a new
Twinsburg City Schools Board Presilevy, the district presented residents with
dent Ron Stuver said it began charging
several options that would bring about the
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needed financial shift. Residents preferred
athletic fees over the elimination of high
school busing or full-day kindergarten,
Stuver said. By charging the fee, the
district was able to maintain the extracurricular programming.
Likewise, administrators and board
members at Brecksville-Broadview
Heights, Hudson, Independence and
North Royalton said the implementation of pay-to-participate fees coincided
with efforts to cut costs through teacher
layoffs, frozen salaries and reduced busing
and to raise revenues with new property
tax levies.
“Our main focus is education,” said Independence Local Schools board member
Kenn Synek. “Sports programs are an
extra. We can’t ask taxpayers to support
that extra opportunity for students without
some investment from the students and
parents who are taking advantage of them.”
Moneyball
The logic and approach to student
participation fees vary as do the fees
themselves.
Highland, Nordonia Hills, North Royalton, Hudson and Independence school
districts charge flat fees. For example,
student athletes at Nordonia High School
pay $230 for any team they join. The costs
for North Royalton and Hudson high
school athletes are $100 and $200 per
sport, respectively. Those schools, unlike
Nordonia, cap the cost for a single student
or family.
North Royalton limits annual athletic
charges to $100 per student. The same
goes for a $25 fee levied on North Royalton students participating in choir and
other extracurricular clubs and activities,
according to North Royalton Assistant
Superintendent Jim Presot. Once a student pays that $25 for the first club – or
$100 for the first sport – he or she is not
charged for additional activities.
“What we did not want to do as a school
district was discourage kids who want to
try a new activity,” he said.
Hudson City School District Board
President David Zuro said the board
arrived at a pay-to-participate target by
calculating what it spends each year in
coaching salaries and dividing that by
the number of student athletes. The first
year of fees, the 2010-2011 school year,
the board sought to recover the estimated
$600,000 annually in supplemental
coaching contracts by charging high
school athletes $400 and middle school
athletes $200. After the passage of a 4.9mill levy in spring 2011 eased the district’s
financial strain, Hudson cut athletic fees
in half for 2012-2013, aiming to recoup
$300,000, or half of its outlay instead.
Highland, on the other hand, looked at
what neighboring districts were charging
to make an assessment of what would be
fair when coming up with its $250 flat
fee, according to district spokesperson
Dawn Marzano.
For students in Twinsburg and Brecksville-Broadview Heights, the fee differs
according to what team or activity they
join. Those districts correlate participation fees to the actual cost of each sport or
club. In addition to coaching contracts,
expenditures associated with transportation, athletic officials and even a fraction of
the salary of the athletic director are added
together and then divided by the number
of kids who are expected to participate.
It is a moving target, said BrecksvilleBroadview Heights City School District
(BBHCSD) Treasurer Rick Berdine, because participation levels and things such
as fuel expenses fluctuate. BBHCSD’s
fees were the highest among the eight
districts polled by a large margin. It was
also the only district that set those fees
high enough to recoup 100 percent of its
athletic costs.
This year, Berdine said, the district
implemented a $1,000 student cap “to
help with the affordability issue.”
District insiders said pay-to-participate
fees are here to stay. The cost may rise and
fall, according to the passage or failure of
operating levies, for example, but there
is little reason to expect they will ever
diminish completely.
“To be honest, we don’t hear a lot of
concern from community members about
the fees,” said Hudson’s Zuro. He also
noted that athletic rosters did not seem
to shrink after the policy went in place
four years ago.
North Royalton’s Presot said many
parents today are already paying $300 to
$400 per session for specialized teams,
such as club soccer or Junior Olympic
volleyball, and do not bat an eye at paying
$100 a year for high school participation.
Yet, Presot conceded, pricey pay-to-participate districts trying to recoup athletic
expenditures may get more pushback than
those merely offsetting the cost of sports.
“If it is going to cost $1,000 to play, will
you still have 100 players come out for the
team? Probably not,” he said.
OHSSA’s Stried said hefty fees restricting student access is one of the association’s biggest fears when it comes to rising
pay-to-participate costs. Then there is the
related issue of specialization. If students
and parents are shelling out big bucks for
each sport, they are more likely focus on a
single activity. Three- and four-sport athletes may become a relic. Overuse injuries
will become the rule, not the exception.
“It will be interesting to see where this all
leads in leads in 15 years,” Stried said. ∞
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grams in preparation for OAA spring
be taken at Twinsburg High School two
retire-rehires are not required in this case
testing, which was administered late last
days each week.
because McKinney was not rehired from
month. The district will offer a summer
the same job she left.
Twelve students took advantage of
intervention program in June for students
online courses last summer. Most were
The director of human resources posiwho still have not made the mark. Those
incoming freshman taking algebra I, action was created earlier this year. Instead
cording to Farthing. This summer, the
of replacing Assistant Superintendent
district will require that a minimum of
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Friends of the Library
book sale
The Friends of the Twinsburg Library
will have its bi-monthly special book sale
on Saturday, May 10, at the library, 10050
Ravenna Rd.
Doors will open at 10 a.m., but members can gain early entrance at 9:30 a.m.
Bring cash; credit cards are not accepted.
Memberships may be purchased on
that day. The sale is in the Friends Gift
Shop. All proceeds benefit the Twinsburg
Library. ∞
May 22
Bath Volunteers for Service
Home Tour
Have you ever wondered what lies
behind the front door of the homes you
pass by? Now is your chance to find out.
The 37th annual Bath Volunteers for
Service Home Tour will be held from
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May
22, at the Bath United Church of Christ,
3980 Bath Rd.
The event is chaired by Mary McMakin
and Jennifer Douglas, with support from
a committee of more than 50 people.
The tour features six distinct Bath
homes for guests to roam through at their
leisure. There will also be a lunch arranged
by Amy Bowers and Mindi Ackerman,
and an informal show by Coquette.
Admission is by prepaid reservation
only. Please no children under 12. General admission is $30 and the reservation
deadline is May 15.
For more information, call 330-6654523 or email BVShometour@gmail.
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appeared in other publications or letters
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on flat, easy trails — good
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and at all Acme Fresh Market
stores. Spree rewards are FREE
for Summit County residents.
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5K at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 11 at Munroe Falls
Metro Park, 521 S. River Rd., Munroe Falls.
Registration is $30 per person. Participants
14 and under are free, but they must register. The stroller-friendly course travels twice
around the scenic lake. Timing is provided by
North Coast Multisports, and awards will be
given to the top two finishers in several categories. The event will be held rain or shine.
Visit summitmetroparks.org or call 330-8658065. To register online, visit active.com and
search for Mother’s Day 5K. ∞
Day Out with Thomas: The Thrill of the
Ride Tour 2014: Thomas the Tank Engine
will be back May 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 from
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Thomas will
not only take his fans for a ride, but also talk
to them for the very first time on this year’s
tour. The event will be hosted by Cuyahoga
Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) and presented
by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by
MEGA Brands and Hard Rock Hotels. Tickets
are $18 to $22 plus tax for ages 2 and up. For
more information and directions, contact
CVSR at 800-468-4070 or CVSR.com. ∞
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ing their spring fundraiser at the historic
Akron Civic Theatre on Thursday May 8. It
will consist of multiple stage performances,
gourmet catered menu, DJ, silent auction
and much more. Tickets are $50. Proceeds
are used to fund events for the special needs
communities of Northeast Ohio. Tickets can
be purchased at dreamdays.eventbee.com.
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Choral concert: The Summit Choral Society’s
Masterworks Chorale presents their final
concert of the 2013-2014 season, Spanning
the Spectrum: A Unique Musical Odyssey, at
the Akron Civic Theatre in downtown Akron
on Saturday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. This concert will feature Karl Jenkins’ A Mass for Peace
commemorating Kent State University’s May
4, 1970, tragedy and Carol Burnett’s A World
Beloved: Bluegrass Mass in collaboration with
Ohio’s own Honeytown Bluegrass Band. Tickets are $20 and $25. For information visit AkronCivic.com or call 330-253-2488. ∞
Natural Building Workshop: 2005 Revere
graduate Kelly Brown, now living in British
Columbia, will teach a cob oven workshop
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 and 4. The cost is
$80. Participants will also learn to build their
own backyard wood-fired oven. To register,
email [email protected]. For
more information, visit dreamweaverscollective.org. ∞
Croghan Park Re-dedication/War of 1812
Encampment: Come celebrate Croghan
Park’s 40th anniversary with a dedication of
the new bridge, rain garden and placement
of the Croghan Memorial. A speaker or event
will be featured each month leading up to
our event in July. The following events will be
held at 7 p.m. at the Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center, 3486 S. Smith Rd. Free. May
27 – John Burke speaks on 1st Nation and on
June 24 – Cemetery Walk at Copley Cemetery, 3770 Copley Rd. Meet the veterans and
their families at their graves. ∞
Blood Drive: Join the American Red Cross
for a blood drive in honor of Mia Wilson
from 12:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the
HUB Community Center, 1234 S. ClevelandMassillon Rd., Copley. All who donate will be
entered to win a gift basket and will receive
a coupon for a free Bruegger’s bagel. Babysitting services provided during your blood
donation. The family requests that donors
bring pop tabs to help support the Ronald
McDonald House Charities. Appointments
are recommended. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org. ∞
Jane’s Walk: Downtown Akron Partnership
and the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study invite the community to participate in Jane’s Walk, an international walking
initiative to celebrate and promote walkable
communities. The event is Saturday, May 3.
Towpath Walk: Meet at Lock 3, 200 S. Main St.
at 11 a.m. Downtown History Walk: Meet at
Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S.
High St. at 4 p.m. Arts & Culture Walk: Meet at
Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St. at 6 p.m.
For information, call 330-375-2436 or visit
downtownakron.com or switching-gears.
org. ∞
Job & Career Fair: The 24th annual Mature
Workers’ Job & Career Fair will be from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Akron/Fairlawn Hilton, 3180 W. Market St. The event is
put on by Mature Services Employment &
Training Solutions. ∞
Medina Chorus Spring Concert: The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at
the Medina Presbyterian Church, 5020 Burgundy Bay Blvd. The program consists of a
wide selection of music, from Bach and Mozart to Gershwin. Tickets at the door are $10
for adults and $7 for seniors and students.
Seating may be limited. Visit medinachorus.
com. ∞
Trout Derby: The Goodyear Hunting and
Fishing Club is sponsoring an annual trout
derby for children and adults with special
needs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May
10, at Firestone Metro Park’s Little Turtle
Pond, 2400 Harrington Rd., Akron. No registration required. Free bait will be provided,
and some fishing equipment may be borrowed during the derby. Trophies will be
awarded for the three largest trout, and
ribbons will be given to all participants. For
more information, contact the Goodyear
Hunting and Fishing Club at [email protected] or 330-928-7169. ∞
Chalk Walk: Bring your family, friends,
neighbors and coworkers to Downtown
Akron from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, for
the inaugural Downtown Akron Chalk Walk
on Main Street between Exchange and Cedar streets. Local artists will create sidewalk
murals with chalk to enhance the beautification of the city. The community is invited to
participate and contribute to this public art
project. Visit downtownakron.com/myakron
for details. ∞
Stewart’s Caring Place Eighth Annual
Hope Walk: Saturday, May 10, 8 a.m. The
Hope Walk is a 2.3-mile walk (starting and
ending at the Fairlawn Community Center,
3486 S. Smith Rd., and circling Summit Mall)
to support Stewart’s Caring Place, which provides support services at no cost to those
touched by cancer. To register for the event
or to make a donation online, visit StewartsCaringPlace.org. Registration is $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the walk. ∞
Summer CampS
Akron ZooCamp: The Akron Zoo will offer
ZooCamps for children ages 2-15 beginning
in early June and running through August.
Early childhood camps are $30 per child
for Akron Zoo members and $35 per child
for non-members. The cost for a three-day
camp is $65 for zoo members; $70 for nonmembers. Five-day camps are $95 for members; $100 for non-members. Camps for 1315 year olds are $115 for members; $135 for
non-members. The full-day camps that are
available for 7-12 year olds are $160 per child
for members; $180 for non-members. For information, visit akronzoo.org. ∞
Summer Career Camps: CVCC, located at
8001 Brecksville Rd. in Brecksville, will host
Summer Career Camps June 9 through 12
and June 16 through 19 for students in seventh to ninth grade and June 23 through
26 for fourth to sixth grade students, from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Camps are $195 per week for
in-district students and $205 per week for
out-of-district students. For a complete list of
camps offered or to register, visit cvccworks.
edu/careercamps.aspx. ∞
Lessons from the Land Camps: Crown Point
Ecology Center will host farm, science and
ecology camp, beginning the week of June
23 through the week of Aug. 4, with a limited
schedule the week of June 30 and no camp
the week of July 21. Weeklong camps are
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily for children ages 6
to 11 years old. Cost is $195 per camper with
multiple sibling discounts available as well
as scholarships based on need. For more information or to register, visit crownpt.org or
call 330-668-8992. ∞
Summer Social Skills Camp: The Autism
Society of Greater Cleveland will host its annual Summer Social Skills Camp at the city
of Independence Recreation Building, 6200
Elmwood Dr., Independence, from July 7,
through 18. The camp has been expanded
this year to include two weeks of camp per
age group. Camp Cost per week is $300 per
camper. Participants may choose to participate in one or two weeks of camp. To register, visit asgc.org or call the Autism Society
office at 216-556-4937. ∞
City of Broadview Heights’ Camp: The city
of Broadview Heights will host day camp
June 6 through August 19 (no camp July 4)
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Fees
for members are $130 per week or $30 per
day; resident are $150 per week or $35 per
day; nonresident are $170 per week or $40
per day. Children ages 5 through 12 are eligible to participate. Extended care is available.
Space is limited. Field trips are included in
camp fees. Call Ryan Meyer at 440-717-4019
for more information. ∞
Gravity Racing Challenge: The InternationThe Twinsburg Tribune, May 2014
al Soap Box Derby will host a summer camp
at Derby Downs for kids ages 9-12. Campers
can choose from one of two sessions: June
9-13 or June 16-20. The cost is $205. The
deadline to register is June 1. For information, call 330-733-8723 or visit aasbd.org. ∞
Stony Hill Summer Camp: The Church at
Stony Hill will offer camp for boys and girls
ages 5-12 at 2756 Stony Hill Rd., (Granger
Township) Medina. Black-and-white movie
camps will be June 9 to July 2. Sign up for
one week or all four. Themed summer camps
will be July 14 through Aug. 1. Sign up for
one week or all three. For information visit
churchatstonyhill.com or call 330-239-9858. ∞
RHS Youth Tennis Camp: Revere High
School Youth Tennis Camp will be held June
16-19 at the high school tennis courts. Ages
5-7 are scheduled 9-10 a.m. each day and
the registration fee is $45. Ages 8-10 and
11-14 meet 10:30 a.m. to noon each day and
the registration fee is $65. Registration fees
benefit RHS tennis programs. In the event of
inclement weather, June 20 will be used as a
make-up day. Deadline to register is June 9.
For more information, contact Kathy Shisler
at 330-659-6111, ext. 633347, 330-730-2528
or [email protected]. ∞
Walsh Warriors Soccer Academy: Walsh
Jesuit High School will host a soccer camp
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 28 – Aug. 1. For
information contact Scott Zackaroff at scott.
[email protected]. ∞
Vacation Bible School: St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church will host Vacation Bible School
on Sunday, July 13 through Thursday, July 17
from 6 to 8:45 p.m. at 9549 Highland Dr. in
Brecksville. This year’s theme is “Weird Animals.” For information contact Debbie Saris
at [email protected] or visit stmatthewsbrecksville.org. ∞
Hudson Community Education and Recre-
ation: HCER is offering more than 100 camps
for preschoolers through high school students June 9 through Aug. 8. Register early.
For more information, visit www.hudson.
edu/hcer. ∞
Bereavement Camp: Cornerstone of Hope
will host Camp Erin for grieving children
from Friday, Aug. 8 through Sunday, Aug. 10
for children ages 8 to 17 at 5905 Brecksville
Rd. Independence. Grief professionals and
trained volunteers help children learn about
their feelings and begin to heal. For more
information call at 216-524-4673 or go to
“Camps” page at cornerstoneofhope.org. ∞
Youth Volleyball Camp: Revere High School
will host a youth volleyball camp for incoming fourth, fifth and sixth grade girls July 8
through 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. Registration
form is available at www.revereschools.org
or email [email protected]. ∞
Summer Enrichment: Lawrence School
will hold summer camps for students entering kindergarten through eighth grade at
their Broadview Heights and Sagamore Hills
schools. Themes include kindergarten readiness, academic review, technology exploration, organizational skill-building, and study
tips and tricks. For more information visit
ww.lawrenceschool.org/summer.
Forestry Camp: Cuyahoga Soil and Water
Conservation District is offering up to five
scholarships for a June 8-13 camp at Camp
Muskingum in Carroll County. Students must
be 15 years of age by June and have completed eighth grade. Download the scholarship
application from the cuyahogaswcd.org and
return it by May 9. Scholarships will be awarded by May 16. At that time a $25 deposit will
be required. The scholarship will cover the
rest of the $325 fee. For more information,
contact Amy Roskilly at 216-524-6580, ext.
22, or [email protected]. ∞
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Visitor spot to become Canal Exploration Center
The National Park Service announced the
grand opening of the Canal Exploration
Center, a new attraction in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Saturday, May 17. The facility, located
in Valley View, was once the Canal Visitor
Center, which has been closed since May
2013, for exhibit renovation. The $1.3 million renovation was funded by the Federal
Highway Administration, the National
Park Service and Eastern National.
Once used as a tavern, a general store
and a residence, this historic building
now features in-depth, interactive exhibits
for children and adults. The new name
reflects new experiences for the site.
The Canal Exploration Center features
a store selling goods reminiscent of the
canal era. Interactive touchscreens allow
visitors to navigate a canal boat through
a lock, explore the nation’s canal system,
or eavesdrop on conversations. Topics explored include immigration, public works
projects, and a free market economy.
The center will be open Wednesdays
through Sundays in May (starting Saturday, May 17), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; daily,
June through August, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Wednesdays through Sundays in September and October, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and
Saturdays and Sundays in November, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad will offer the Canal Explorer train
excursion to the center. Check cvsr.com. ∞
Hospice of the Western Reserve seeks volunteers
Hospice of the Western Reserve is
seeking volunteers to assist in private
residences, nursing homes, assisted living communities, its two Hospice House
locations and hospital settings. As a vital
part of Hospice of the Western Reserve’s
team, volunteers come from all walks of
life, and have a variety of skills, talents
and abilities.
Opportunities to serve are diverse:
visit patients and families to provide
companionship, socialization and comfort, transportation, light housework,
meal preparation run errands and more.
Volunteers with specialized professional
qualifications are also needed: attorneys,
licensed hairdressers, massotherapists, pet
therapy dogs and their handlers.
The next series of volunteer classes will
be at Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300
East 185th St., Cleveland, on Mondays
and Wednesdays, June 9, 11, 16 and 18
from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Teens and volunteers not having patient contact should
only attend the session on June 9 while
most other volunteers attend all classes.
Pre-registration is required. To register,
call 800-707-8922, ext. 6881. ∞
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OEMA offers rebates
to homeowners for
safe room construction
The Ohio Emergency Management
Agency (OEMA) announced a funding opportunity available through the
Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program. The
program provides eligible homeowners a
rebate of up to 75 percent of the cost to
install or construct a safe room up to a
maximum rebate of $5,250. A safe room
is an extreme-wind shelter or space that
provides protection to people during a
tornado. A safe room can be built in one
of several places inside the home: in the
basement, beneath a concrete foundation
or garage floor or in an interior room
on the first floor. A safe room can also
be buried in the yard near the home or
installed above ground.
Funding for the Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program is made available though
FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
grant program and the state of Ohio.
Additional information concerning the
program, including the application process, can be found by visiting: ohiosharpp.
ema.state.oh.us/saferoom2014. ∞
2014 Questing
season begins
The National Park Service, the Ohio &
Erie Canalway National Heritage Area,
and their partners Cleveland Metroparks,
Stark Parks, Summit Metro Parks, Cascade Locks Park Association, Stan Hywet
Hall & Gardens, the city of Canal Fulton
and Zoar Community Association will
team up for the fourth full season of
Canalway Questing, an interactive recreational activity in Northeast Ohio. From
April 15 through Nov. 15, park-goers
can go on nearly 40 adventures – called
quests – in the Ohio & Erie Canalway.
Questing is free; a pencil, a brochure from
the series and comfortable walking shoes
are all that are required.
The Canalway Questing program began
with a pilot season in fall 2010. Since then,
approximately 4,000 individuals have followed rhyming clues, logged into a hidden
box, collected an impression of its unique
stamp, and replaced the box for others to
find, all part of the questing experience.
The 2014 season kicks off with five new
titles, expanding the program into all four
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Talk
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Town
by Marti Franks
I received my first anonymous letter
this month about this column, sort of.
It was a very nice letter but with no signature or return address. The writer was
concerned about something that had not
appeared in the Bulletin. Obviously I do
not write for the Bulletin. I do write for
the Tribune. My regular column, “Talk
of the Town” covers mostly good news
stories. I welcome any suggestions, and
I would never pass up an opportunity to
write about anything fun or funny or of
general interest. Please send an email to
[email protected], and I promise
I will follow up. I hope this gets to my
anonymous friend. A part of me is dying
to know who you are. Another part loves
the mystery. I hope you find what you
are looking for in this month’s column.
Twinsburg basketball star Malina
Howard’s team, the Maryland Terrapins,
made it to the NCAA Final Four for the
first time since 2006. Though they lost to
Notre Dame, they were thrilled to have
made it that far. Twinsburg girls basketball coach Julie Solis was very proud.
“The girls basketball family at Twinsburg High School is so proud of the
Maryland Terps and Malina Howard in
their Final Four appearance. Malina was
destined to do great things in college as
well. This opportunity could not have
happened to a better person, teammate
and harder working athlete,” Solis said.
Malina’s mom, Melodie Howard, was
thrilled as well. “It was really cool to see
her come full circle,” Melodie said. “She
is a very blessed young lady.”
Howard was also named Arthur Ashe
Sports Scholar.
One of her English teachers, Linn
Grenert, remembers her as a student.
“She was such a joy to have in class.
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She was fun, hard working, engaged
and helpful to other students. She took
the honors and upper level English
classes, including AP English, because
she wanted the best education available
to her, she wanted to challenge herself.
Malina is the young woman we all want
our daughters to be,” Grenert said.
The Twinsburg Historical Society
Museum was teeming with visitors at
the March Open House. The museum
was filled with old-time toys that kids,
big and little, could experience hands
on. The centerpiece was a setup with
two American Flyer trains owned and
operated by Ray Diersing. The guest
speaker was Lee McCarty, president
of the Cuyahoga Valley S Gauge Club,
who told all about the art of collecting
toy trains and “the inspiring, nerdy toys
of A.C. Gilbert.”
Saturday, April 12, almost 40 people
gathered at the First Congregational
Church to join the historical society for
their annual meeting and potluck supper. After supper, Janet McCaulley of
the Summit County Historical Society
presented “Happy Days are Here Again
– The Baby Boom Years.” The trustees
elected new officers for the 2014/15 year.
Gail Herrliko replaced Audrey Kancler
as president. Kancler served eight years
in the position. Charlotte Wike will be
taking over the vice presidency from Sue
Graham, who served for three years.
The Twinsburg Board of Education
office is going to look a little different
next year. Joanne Pawlowski will not
be greeting visitors to the central office
in the fall. After 30 years working in a
variety of positions, Pawlowski has decided it is time to retire.
“I am ready to mow my own lawn and
spend some time with my young grandson,” she said.
Assistant Superintendent Mike Lenzo
is also stepping down. Lenzo has worked
in Twinsburg schools for 26 years. Lenzo
came to R.B. Chamberlin as a math
teacher when it was the high school.
He was the assistant principal at Dodge
Intermediate when it was the middle
school and then back to Chamberlin
as principal when it became the middle
school.
“My family and I will be forever thankful for the opportunities afforded me
here. I will keep busy, probably something to do with education,” he said.
Lenzo’s secretary, Gayle Delphia is
retiring, too. After 30 years she too feels
that this is the time to go.
“ I am just excited. It will be sad when
I leave but I need time to be me,” she
said. “It happens in the blink of an eye.”
Delphia and her husband will be traveling to Aruba. She has already been to
Europe with her two daughters.
“It was a dream come true. I need to
see the world and get my hands dirty,”
Delphia said.
Human Resources Coordinator Bill
Manley is also retiring. I will have more
on him next month.
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Mike and Claudia Schmida and daughter
Avery enjoy the new fresh salad bar offerings at Heinen’s in Twinsburg. Photo by
M. Franks
Kids at New Adventures Early Learning and Child Development Center in
Twinsburg got a visit from Dr. Violet
Barbosa. She talked about why it is
important to develop good dental habits and get a good start on a lifetime of
healthy teeth and gums.
“Teeth are meant to last a lifetime, and
a healthy smile is important to a child’s
self-esteem. With proper dental care and
a balanced diet, teeth can remain healthy
and strong,” Barbosa said.
Mike and Claudia Schmida were
selecting fresh fruit for their 1-year-old
daughter, Avery, at the redesigned salad
bar at Heinen’s in Twinsburg. They were
checking out the renovation at the grand
reopening celebration that ran the weekend of April 10 through 13. More than
20 vendors were on hand with samples
of their products. The store looks much
bigger even though there is no actual
enlargement of the space. Judging from
the energy and the turnout, people were
pretty impressed. ∞
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Company recognizes long-time employee, celebrates baseball past
by Michele Collins
Dick Potts, who turned 88 this year,
spends his days helping to fill fastener
orders at Davco Fastener Company in
Twinsburg, a company owned by his
younger brother, Dave Potts. But in the
1950s, Dick was a member of several
Sandlot Class A baseball teams in and
around Cleveland, and was a talented
third baseman with a knack for scoring
runs. Numerous stories in the old Cleveland Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer
hailed Dick for scoring the game winning
run, or helping turn a triple play, or in
one headline, hitting three homeruns in
a single game.
Earlier this year, Dick’s co-workers
decided to do something special for their
favorite 88-year-old. Along with his wife,
Mary Ann, the group organized a tribute
and birthday party at their company’s
headquarters, showing a PowerPoint
presentation of his baseball accomplishments and giving Dick a specially-made
commemorative bat that included his
signature on the barrel.
“Remember when we asked you to sign
those papers that one day,” laughed Bobby
Iorillo, Davco’s warehouse supervisor,
“this bat is what we needed it for.”
Iorillo read from the newspaper clippings of Dicks’ accomplishments. He was
recognized for his being a slick-fielding
third baseman, for his hitting a single to
bring in the game-winning run and for
his outstanding statistics in various games.
He called Dick, Davco’s “very own MVP,”
adding that all of the co-workers were glad
his path led him to Davco.
The tall, quiet Dick was overcome with
emotion during the presentation, saying,
“This is the nicest thing anyone has ever
done for me.”
He said that as a young ballplayer he had
wanted to try and make it to the major
leagues, but back then it was very difficult
to make a living as a baseball player. So he
left baseball and took “a real job” to care
for his family. After retiring in 2000, Dick
found that he didn’t really like retirement,
so he asked his brother Dave for a job.
“He started working here in 2000, and
he is just terrific,” said Dave, the Potts
family’s 61-year-old “baby brother.”
“Dick puts together our kits which are
then shipped to various manufacturers.
He does a great job for us.”
Dave said the fastener kits are packaged in plastic bags and included with
products. For example, Dick was putting together kits of screws, nuts and
bolts that would be included with wash
sinks that are sold to consumers. Each
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kit includes the correct amount and size
of the fasteners.
Casey Urosek and Sharon Carcioppolo,
two of Davco’s employees, spent many
hours going through old newspaper articles to find the ones that included Dick
Potts’ name and statistics. Uroseck said
you can’t just Google old clippings, you
actually have to go through them page
by page.
“We just wanted to do something nice
Dave Potts Jr., Dick
Potts (holding bat)
and Dave Potts Sr.
share in the celebration of Dick’s baseball career at Davco
Fastener Company.
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Dick Potts swings specially-made engraved
bat at Davco Fastener Company warehouse during celebration of his baseball
accomplishments. Photos by M. Collins
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for someone we all like so much,” said
Urosek. “He talks about baseball all the
time, never misses a Cleveland Indians
game, and we wanted to recognize him for
what he had achieved as a baseball player.”
Dick said as a teenager, he was asked to
play in the mens leagues “because I could
play as well as them.”
“I just still love the game. It was really
my whole life. Baseball meant the world
to me and it really still does today,” said
Dick.
At one point, he even had a chance to
play a few weeks with the St. Louis Cardinals, but he decided to put his family
first and take care of his responsibilities
back here in Ohio.
Like the ballplayer he always will be,
Dick picked up his new bat, put it to his
shoulder and, as his co-workers clapped
in support, took a good hard swing.
“Of course he still has his swing,” said
Dave. ∞
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Emmy Award-winning Twinsburg grad excels at animation
by Marti Franks
At 24, Marty Kane is well on his way
to a career in film. Four years ago, the
2008 Twinsburg High School graduate
achieved what few filmmakers ever accomplish: winning an Emmy.
“My friend from college, Kyle Cogan,
and I were interning at JBTV, Chicago’s
longest-running television show (which
now airs on NBC 5 Chicago). They were
talking about creating a new intro and
graphics package for the show. That night,
Kyle and I stayed up until sunrise coming
up with a new style and pitch. We went
in the next day, pitched our idea and they
loved it. We had complete creative control
of the project. It was a surreal feeling,
walking up to the podium, holding a real
academy award for the first time in my
life,” Kane said.
Kane began making movies when he
was 6 years old, playing with his parents
VHS camera.
“I would create a story, plan out all the
shots and shoot it sequentially,” he said.
“Around age 10 or 11, just shooting shotby-shot narrative wasn’t enough. I wanted
to have the versatility of multiple takes so
I developed a system of VHS players and
television monitors... Little did I know,
this process, ‘tape-to-tape’ editing, was
already in existence.”
Kane was accepted into the film program at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville during his tenure at
THS. There he learned that this was a
process called non-linear editing on the
computer.
“I instantly fell in love and later moved
into animation and graphics,” he said. “I
am an animator, mainly for advertising
and television. My true passion is design
and animation, so I get a chance to work
on a little bit of every thing. I’ve worked
on advertising for Corona, Iron Man 3,
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Twinsburg grad Marty Kane (r) operates
an animation and production company in
Chicago. Kane won an Emmy in 2009 for
his work with partner Kyle Cogan.
graphics packages for the Big 10 network
and live events, too.”
Kane was inspired by the Tim Burton
Batman films.
“The way they built in a comic book,
larger-than-life aesthetic into a live-action
movie felt so different to me,” he said.
Kane is co-owner of Simian Design
Group, a design/animation/production
collaborative. He shares a studio with
FND Films, a Chicago-based sketch comedy group formed by Aaron Fronk, Vinny
DeGaetano, also Twinsburg natives, with
Cooper Johnson.
He has some advice for novice filmmakers.
“Never stop working, creating and
learning,” Kane said. “Timing and delivery are critical in this industry. The
faster and more efficient you are, the
more people will trust you, the more
projects you can work on and the more
money you can make and make for other
people.”
It is not an easy job and it takes constant
attention. He said he works around 80
hours on a slow week, “not because I have
to, but because I want to be at the top of
my game and ahead of the competition.”
“Every second that I’m not working,
learning or being inspired, my competition is, and they are flying past me. I am
not comfortable with that,” Kane added.
“Walking around the city and looking
at the world around me, going to watch
a band play, grabbing a beer at a piano
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inspiring me and giving me new, fresh
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Backyard chickens coming front and center
by Nancy Hudec
A backyard pool is a lifesaver on a hot
afternoon and there is nothing like home
cooking at a backyard barbeque. Some
people swear by their backyard gardens,
and backyard weddings are all about
swearing to have and to hold. From swing
sets to sand boxes, patio furniture or
clotheslines, the newest thing calling the
backyard home are chickens. Chickens
are the up-and-coming backyard trend
and they could be coming to a backyard
near you.
Very few area communities have backyard chicken ordinances. Of those that
do, Hudson and Akron, the only restriction is having chicken coops no closer
than 100 feet from a residential dwelling.
No permits are required and there are no
restrictions on maximum number of hens
or roosters.
While communities could be considered
flying by the seat of their pants on chicken
ordinances, chickens themselves do not
do a lot of flying. According to Brecksville
backyard chicken owner Sal Messina, “a
chicken can fly maybe 20 or 30 feet.”
Messina knows what he is clucking
about; his backyard is home to 12 chick-
ens and one rooster. His backyard chicken
career took off five years ago with a set
of six chicks and an initial investment of
$300 to $500.
Messina’s chicks came from a Mt. Hope,
Ohio, animal auction but chicks can also
be purchased from local feed and ranch
supply stores, hatcheries, craigslist and
other online resources.
Chickens raised for eggs are egg-laying
hens, and broilers or fryers are raised for
meat. Roosters are males used for breeding purposes.
Baby chicks become egg-layers in five to
six months and lay eggs for two to three
years, and experts say they can live six to
seven years. Meat birds, one of the most
common being Cornish Rocks, are faster
growing. They are ready for slaughter in
six to eight weeks. Because they are heavy
breasted keeping them beyond the eightweek period often results in heart failure.
Individual chick prices are $3 to $5 for
common breeds to $50 or more for rarer
breeds. Older chickens are $20 to $50 per
bird with roosters averaging $5 to $50.
Suppliers like Meyers Hatchery in Polk,
Ohio, offer pricing discounts for larger
quantities.
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With hundreds of different breeds, Messina chose Comets, Rhode Island Reds
and Barred Rockers that are hearty egg
producers for colder climates. Be it too
cold a climate, too dark a coop, too little
water and feed or the introduction of new
hens, chickens do not adapt, he said.
“Chickens will stop laying eggs if affected by any or all of the above conditions,” Messina said.
Even in perfect conditions eggs come
only to those who wait. Chickens lay
one egg per day. Shell colors, determined
by breed, are variations of white, cream
or brown. The Chilean-bred Araucana
chicken, known for green or blue eggs,
has been crossbred to produce multicolored eggs. Chickens always lay the same
color eggs and all eggs are the same on
the inside.
“Fresh eggs make the best baked goods
you’ll ever taste,” said Messina.
Egg-layers do not, however, make the
best chicken dinners.
“Egg-layers yield maybe three to four
cups of meat as opposed to broilers or
fryers which yield four to six cups of
meat,” said Marilyn King of King and
Sons Poultry Farm in Bradford, Ohio.
King also said egg-laying birds yield
tougher meat but can be used for chicken
broth.
With 500 birds and 120,000 to 130,000
birds slaughtered each year, King and
Sons is a major chicken supplier to stores
and restaurants. Their business began as a
backyard chicken-raising project designed
to keep their five sons busy.
“I believe raising chickens is good for
teaching children responsibility and handling everyday chores,” King said.
“But chickens are not pets. They are
bred for meat and eggs. They require care
and regular feeding and watering to produce the best meat and eggs,” she added.
Producing meat and eggs means feeding
broilers or fryers about one pound of feed
a week and laying hens four pounds of
feed for every dozen eggs laid. Chicken
feed is made up of corn, wheat, sorghum
or another grain. Vitamins and protein
supplements, such as soybean meal, are
also often added to their feed. ∞
Flowering containers attract summer visitors
by Kathie VanDevere
Gardeners enjoy trying a variety of
plants. Some new plants will fit into an
established garden border, and some will
not, depending on the plant’s cultural requirements. Growing plants in containers
gives the gardener an occasion to prepare
a particular environment for a plant or a
group of plants. Container gardens allow
for moving plants to different locations
for sun, shade or different decorative
effects. One may use a variety of containers for a variety of purposes: perhaps
as a portable hedge, as a “greeter” at the
garden gate, as a filler for a bare spot in a
border or as a temporary home for summer visiting annuals.
Containers are made of many different materials. The universally important
necessity, no matter the material, is an
allowance for proper drainage. No plant
can stand to be without water or to be
waterlogged. Gardeners manage to kill
most plants by overwatering or under
watering. The bottom of any container
should have one or more drainage holes.
Place a paper coffee filter or a piece of
old hosiery over the drainage holes to keep
soil from leaking out. Add broken bits of
old pots or gravel to increase drainage. If
a pot is particularly large and heavy the
bottom portion of it could contain Styrofoam peanuts. These allow drainage and
subtract from the weight of soil, making
it easier to turn or move. The downside is
that the roots eventually become ensnared
with the pieces of Styrofoam, creating a
mess for the plant and the gardener.
The types of plants chosen will dictate
the type of soil for containers. It should
crumble easily and retain moisture without getting waterlogged while allowing air
circulation and drainage. Different plants
will require different balances of nutrients
and sometimes an adjustment to the lime
or acid content. Many packaged, premixed
soils have added time-release fertilizers
and water-retentive products. These are
frequently a better value in terms of time
and money for the home gardener.
Gardening is great fun to do with
children as a summer project, either in
containers or in the ground. Among the
pleasures of gardening are the visitors to
the plants. Butterflies, birds and toads
make wonderful guests, especially for
children. Creating an inviting spot for
butterflies and other pollinators makes
for a good summer family project. This
garden should provide a long season of
flowers, some food plants for the larvae,
warm “sit-upons,” and drinking water.
First, choose a sunny corner of an
already existing garden or find a warm
sunny place in the yard. Three feet by
six feet will be a good size for children to
work in and manage and that is about the
smallest space necessary for establishing
a pollinator support garden. This could
even be a series of pots on the patio.
Containers offer a solution for woody
suburban lots, because they can be placed
in a warm sunny area where it may not
be practical to dig a garden. The sun and
warmth is most important to butterflies.
Plants that appeal most to butterflies
and hummingbirds have bright-colored
flowers. One red or orange plant will
not catch their eye as rapidly as a group
planted together. Butterflies have an excellent sense of smell and enjoy fragrant
plants. Encourage the children to shop
for plants, and suggest they find perennials or annuals that are both colorful
and fragrant. Seeds are also a possibility
and fun to watch grow. Choose packages
of single color zinnias or marigolds and
sow in color groups.
The “sit-upons” in a butterfly garden are
a few rocks. The rocks can edge the garden
and serve as stepping-stones through the
garden. If plants are in containers, add
an attractive rock to the grouping that
you are creating. Water can be as simple
as a nearby birdbath or a water bath for
butterflies. A rock or a terra cotta saucer
filled with wet sand provides a spa for
“puddling,” a unique activity that butterflies partake in.
During the summer, the National
Garden Bureau suggests a series of home
“field trips” for families cultivating gardens and relationships with butterflies.
See if you or the children can spot the
butterfly eggs on the undersides of leaves
or on flower buds.
Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, is most
important to the monarch butterfly,
whose population is dwindling due to
the destruction of this plant in our agricultural fields. Other flowering plants
include agastace (giant hyssop), asters,
coreopsis, cosmos, goldenrod, lavender,
liatris, salvias, shasta daisy, sunflowers
and verbenas. Trees and shrubs in your
yard encourage butterflies as well. Try
willows, poplars, cherry trees and spicebush. Herbs loved by butterflies are dill,
fennel, angelica and parsley.
Most of all enjoy your garden and
plants, the butterflies and your family. ∞
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Frequently asked questions at the home shows
by Rick Campopiano
Home show season is a very important time of the year. It is when you,
the consumer, take the time to walk
through the show and educate yourself
on the next major investment in your
home. With that said, I have decided to
include some questions and answers
that came up several times during the
show.
Question: What can I do to my home
to make it more energy efficient?
Answer: When you schedule your
yearly inspection for your furnace and
air conditioning units, you should also
schedule an inspection for your roof,
siding, windows, doors and insulation.
It is your opportunity to see if any minor
adjustments or repairs need to be addressed so that they do not become
a major financial burden later. I find it
interesting that consumers will make
sure that their cars have scheduled oil
changes and tire rotations, but they
forget to have their homes checked on
a yearly basis.
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Questions: What
do you recommend
for walk-in closets,
u t i l i t y r o o m /m u d
rooms and at tics
that do not have
good lighting?
Answer: I recommend a Sun Tunnel
Skylight. They are
reasonably priced Rick Campopiano
and can be installed quickly. A Sun Tunnel Skylight captures daylight through a
tubular device at the roof. The sunlight
is carried through the tube and delivers
natural light to any area of your home.
It is an alternative to the standard skylight. With remotes and sun blinds, you
can create lighting in any of your rooms.
Question: How do I find the right
product and company that will back
their work?
Answer: Begin with a roofing company that is fully licensed and insured;
has a proven reputation for providing
quality roofing, siding, windows, doors
and insulation services throughout
your community; and, most important,
is committed to ongoing professional
training to ensure quality installation.
Check to see if the company has an “A+
rating” with the BBB and is financially
and legally sound. In return, you receive
the strongest and safest warranty for
your dollar.
Warranties are only as good as the
workmanship. Therefore, having a
reputable company show its updated
training certifications is key.
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Twinsburg Garden Club
The Twinsburg Garden Club is sponsoring a Garden For Kids program this summer from June to September, which will
be located in the Twinsburg Community
Garden. The program is open to boys and
girls ages 9 to12 who want to discover
the fun and satisfaction of growing their
own vegetables. The schedule will include
one-to-three hours on Saturday mornings and similar times on two weekdays
that are convenient for the participants.
The children will take part in planning
the garden, preparing the soil, planting,
weeding and harvesting the vegetables to
enjoy with their families. More information
and a copy of the permission slip can be
obtained on the club’s website at www.
twinsburg-garden-club.com. Participation
is limited to the first 30 to register.
The Twinsburg Garden Club’s monthly
meetings are held at the Twinsburg Community Center, 10260 Ravenna Rd. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., refreshments 7:30
p.m. and presentation begins at 7:45 p.m.
On Thursday, May 8, at the club’s monthly
meeting, come along on a talk and see
“Wildflowers and Waterfalls” with Denny
Reiser. The presentation is free and open to
residents in Twinsburg and the neighboring communities.
On Saturday, May 10, the club will conduct it annual fundraising plant sale in the
red barn on Route 91 in Twinsburg, adjacent to the Square. A new “Native Plants of
Ohio” section is being added to the plant
sale and a new Twinsburg Garden Club
cookbook will be available for purchase.
Sale begins at 9 a.m. and continues until
noon or sold out.
For more information about these
events, contact either Garden for Kids
Chairperson Madelon Sprague 216310-2512 [email protected], or
Membership Committee Virginia Schmidt
216-310-7413 [email protected].
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Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy
Society
Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society
will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30
p.m. Monday, May 5. Members and interested public are invited to attend at the
Independence Civic Center in the Willow
Room. It is located at 6363 Selig Blvd.,
Independence.
Genealogists know that research is full of
twists and turns, so we often make many
mistakes along the way. Jane Gramlich’s
presentation of “As It So Happened: The
Naturalization of John J. Hanson” looks at
a real, very messy research process that
was ultimately successful in finding and
identifying an ancestor’s naturalization
record.
Coffee and refreshments will be served.
For additional information, call Mary
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ROOFING
M.R. PLANK ROOFING
Family owned & operated.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured.
Financing available.
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ELECTRICAL
TIM'S CUSTOM ELECTRIC, INC.
Residential & light commercial
Remodeling, basements, generators,
panel upgrades, landscape lighting.
Richfield resident, Lic. #37393, 440-785-0862
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For Sale: bunk beds, two years old, $125; had
used as "sky" bed; oak antique wash stand, $125,
330-523-0590.
For Sale: French provincial plain lines double head
and footboard w/bed frame, 1950s, one owner,
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For Sale: woodworking tools, routers, dovetail jig,
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For Sale: electric golf cart, Harley Davidson, newer
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For Sale: aluminum canoe, 16 ft., $100, 440457-2132.
For Sale: desk, solid wood, 54x25x30, two locking
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For Sale: Tempurpedic Supreme Cloud M queen
mattress, new/not able to sleep in it, need to sell,
$1,500, 330-225-9837, [email protected].
For Sale: Fender acoustic guitar with case, $75;
Casio 61-key keboard with stand, $60, both in
excellent condition, 440-526-3474.
For Lease: horse, 22-year-old Arab gelding, experienced rider, indoor arena, trails, $150 month,
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For Sale: Bob Ross 3-hour workshop DVD, "Joy
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videos, liquid white paint, books, 440-717-0019.
Wanted: old car or truck, 1923-1987, projects OK,
call 330-523-0154.
For Sale: free horse manure for your garden, will
load your truck, Richfield, 330-659-4748.
Wanted: cars and trucks in need of mechanical
repair, all others considered, 330-523-0154.
For Sale: Newby & Evans Parlor Grand Piano circa
1890; stove, American Stove Co, green/cream,
both need restored, best offer, 440-317-0122.
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the protein structure of the
lens, causing it to cloud up
and permit less light to pass
through, reducing clarity of
vision and possibly speeding up the development of
cataracts.
Age-related
macular
degeneration, known as
ARMD or AMD, occurs
when the macula, located
in the back of the eye, begins to break down. The
macula is a highly sensitive
part of the retina, which
is the lining of the back
of the eye and which contains the nerves necessary
to transmit light images to
Dr. Carl Asseff stands next to a portrait given to
the brain for processing.
him by one of his grateful patients.
The macula is the area of
–Photo by E. Henry
the retina that picks up
the most visual detail, and
Sunglasses and Eye Health
when the macula begins to degenerate, the
Amy Asseff, Billing Manager, Advanced
effect is a diminishing central field of vision.
Eye Care Centers of Cleveland, Inc.
Generally this will appear as a black spot in
your field of vision, and over time this will
When sunglasses as we know them were ingrow and can result in blindness if not proptroduced to America in 1929 by Sam Foster, creator of the famous Foster-Grants, erly treated. Macular degeneration can be
they quickly became a fashion accessory a result of aging or genetics, but it is also
associated with Hollywood celebrities believed to result from poor diet, unhealthy
and beach vacations. Until recently, how- habits such as smoking, and too much UV
ever, the role of sunglasses in promoting exposure over time.
A pinguecula is a growth on the surface
long-term eye health was not understood.
While today we still wear sunglasses for of the eye. It’s a fairly minor problem, does
better vision in bright light and as a fash- not cause pain unless inflamed, and does
ion statement, we also understand that not affect vision. It usually appears as a clear
sunglasses can help ward off eye diseases bump on the white of the eye. It’s mostly
thought to be caused by exposure to UV a cosmetic issue and is relatively simple to
remove by an ophthalmologist. However,
light.
Many experts believe that long-term there is some speculation that UV light exUV exposure contributes to the develop- posure also contributes to pinguecula develment of cataracts, age-related macular opment.
A pterygium (pronounced “ter-ij-ee-um”:
degeneration, pingueculae, and pterygia.
A cataract is a clouding and hardening of the “p” is silent) is a more serious problem.
the lens of the eye, which is naturally flex- This is also a growth on the surface of the
ible to accommodate both close and distant eye, similar to a pinguecula. A pterygium,
vision. As the lens hardens, close vision however, can impair vision and cause pain
becomes more difficult, as the lens cannot if not treated. Pterygia are more commonly
fully contract to permit proper refraction of found in people with excessive exposure to
entering light. Although cataract develop- sunlight and wind, such as those who work
ment mostly results from aging, it’s believed outdoors. Risk factors include exposure to
that UV light absorbed by the lens alters sunny, dusty, sandy, or windblown areas.
Local
Postal Customer
Advanced Eye Care Centers
of Cleveland 216-520-2045
Because of this, regular sunglass wearing
can prevent development of pterygia in
those who spend a large part of their days
outdoors.
Although the risk of UV light to the eyes
has not been definitively proven, it’s probably a good idea to make a habit of wearing
sunglasses when you plan to be exposed to
the sun for long periods. It’s also advised
that children wear sunglasses, as they tend
to spend more time outside than adults and
because UV light is believed to affect the
eyes over long-term exposure. Look for
sunglasses that block 100% of all UVA and
UVB light, or that say “UV400”, or something similar, on the label. The “400” indicates that the lenses are designed to block
all light waves up to 400 nanometers (nm)
in wavelength, which is the range of UVA
and UVB light combined. Also, ask for
polycarbonate or high index plastic lenses
in your prescription eyewear, as these are
manufactured with UVA and UVB filters.
There is no need to add an additional UV
blocking coating to these lenses. Polarized lenses are also manufactured to block
the full spectrum of UVA and UVB light.
Finally, wraparound-style sunglasses will
provide the most protection, as they also
block light entering from the side of the
head.
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6595 Brecksville Road • Independence • 216-520-2045
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