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Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation Board Meetings, are every fourth Tues. of the month, 6 - 7:30 pm. at MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Health Center, 4299 Pearl Rd.

Meetings open to the public but the board reserves the right to close portions of the meetings. To confi rm call 216-459-1000.

Jeff rey T. Verespej Bohdan Chrobak Executive Director President, Board of Directors

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Tiff any Sedlacek, TreasurerChristina KovachMike Caparanis

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As the temperatures dip and leaves begin to crinkle and fall, we can’t help but refl ect on the days when the weather was warmer and families fi lled our park and main street for movies and merriment.

We had one heck of a summer, Old Brooklyn. And for that, we want to extend an enormous thank you for not only making our third season of Cleveland Summer Cinema at Loew Park bigger and better than ever, but for shopping fresh and supporting local at our Farmers’ Market; for swing dancing, painting, and learning Kung Fu with the Families Group; and for grabbing a friend (or a few) and introducing them to Old Brooklyn with a movie under the stars.

We’d be remiss to overlook our fi rst annual Smorgasbord Street Fest, which would have never been the great success it was if not for the support of community sponsors like Jack Frost Donuts and the 10,000 people who fl ocked to our main street on a Sunday evening in July to enjoy music, food, fi lm, and fun.

Here at the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC), we strive to connect, unite, and empower our community so that it can grow – which can only happen with your continued support of our programming – and we saw and felt it in spades this summer.

Taking with us the experiences and memories of this past season, we move forward into autumn with exciting progress under our belts, most notably with small business growth, housing improvements, and con-struction coming to a close in our parks and schools.

Th e epicenter of this growth and energy is on our main street, Pearl Road, and the building OBCDC has recently purchased. Learn more about the acquisition, project, and larger plan for a more vibrant and complete district on page 6.

We also invite you to learn more about OBCDC’s work and mingle with fellow neighbors at our annual community meeting on Th ursday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at the beautiful new Ariel Pearl Center (4175 Pearl Rd). Food will be provided by Kim’s Catering , and a cash bar will be on site. For more information or to RSVP, please call (216) 459.1000.

Looking forward to seeing you soon, Old Brooklyn.

Until December,

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5 / Roller girl skates to national honors

6 / Building purchased by OBCDC

9 / Old Brooklyn home saved from demolition

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Old Brooklyn is seeking writers for the new Quarterly edition.

For more information visit: OldBrooklyn.com/opportunities and fi ll out

an application or reach Jason Powers at jasonp@oldbrooklyn.com

OBCDC is a non-profi t 501(c)(3) that serves the Old Brooklyn community.

Th is month’s OBN writersJulie Brown, Chad Clink,

Gloria Ferris, Lynette Filips, Mark Holan, Gabriel A Johnson

Editing by Old Brooklyn CDC

On the cover:

Mums from South HillsHardware begin to bloomsignifying the beginning of Autumn in Old Brooklyn.

Photo by Julie Brown

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Roller girl skates to national honorsby Mark Holan

Those of you who are old enough to re-member the Rollercade at 6800 Deni-son Avenue may have had the oppor-tunity to roller skate with friends at the

old skating palace next to the stockyards. Although it closed in 1968 and became a Fazio supermarket, the Rollercade was the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights. Fast forward to 2017. Roller skating is still a popular sport with people of all ages, and for Old Brooklyn resident Tabatha Toppins, roller skating has introduced her to a whole new world of sport-ing competition. At the tender age of 12, Tabatha Toppins has already earned honors with her roller skating skills. Th e daughter of Tammy and John Toppins, Tabatha got into roller skating after she was invit-ed to go roller skating with some friends from her school, the Westside Community School of the Arts.

She soon started practicing in earnest with a roller skating coach, Crystal Cook, at Brook Park Skateland. A natural roller skater, Tabatha began entering competitions under the aegis of the USA Roller Sports. “Tabatha has been skating since the age of eight and did her fi rst competition at the age of nine,” Tammy said. She took to roller skating with the agility of a gymnast and dancer. “Skating is dancing,” Tammy said. Like “soccer moms,” Tammy considers her-self a “skating mom.” An honor student in the classroom, Tabatha has other hobbies, too. She loves to read, particu-larly fantasy and books on Greek mythology. She also plays piano and has three dogs and two cats. “I love animals,” Tabatha said. “I love to read to relax.” She will turn 13 in November. Her skating reg-imen is four to fi ve days a week with Coach Cook. She said that the most important thing to do to succeed at roller skating is stretching and keeping your muscles limber.

Tabatha recently won the gold at the region-al competition in Canton, Michigan in her solo event, juvenile elementary B dance. Th en she and her 13-year-old skating partner Simon Cincu, a Westside Community School of the Arts school-mate, also won the gold as well in team dance. Th en they went to  the national champion-ship in Lincoln, Nebraska. On July 27, she and Simon won the bronze medal in juvenile elemen-tary B team dance.

Tabatha will start seventh grade this fall.

According to Tammy, the Bosworth Avenue school in Cleveland’s West Boulevard neighbor-hood has been great for Tabatha’s artistic talents. “She’s always liked the arts,” Tammy said. “She draws very well. I’m very proud of her.”

To keep her competitive skills sharp, Tabatha and Cincu travel to Youngstown, Lorain and oth-er Ohio cities for regional events. Th ere’s always a skill challenge involved, and over the course of the year they’ve been a team, the duo make sure they roll as one. “We’ve gotten to know each other pretty well,” Tabatha said of her partner. “I think we’ll get better and better as time goes on.”

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Mark Holan is a born and raised Clevelander who has been a journalist covering his hometown and its neighborhoods for almost 40 years.

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A signifi cant move has been made in the revitalization of Old Brooklyn’s main street through Old Brooklyn Com-munity Development Corporation’s

(OBCDC) purchase of a building on Pearl Road. Th e investment serves as a major piece of the or-ganization’s larger puzzle and vision – creating a more vibrant and complete district in the heart of Old Brooklyn. “Our Board of Directors has long identifi ed acquiring and renovating a commercial building as a priority,” says OBCDC Executive Direc-tor Jeff rey T. Verespej. “In order to help achieve that goal, savings from the residential real estate program that OBCDC has operated for over fi ve years have been accumulated for [this] targeted investment.” Th e organization’s strategic plan, “Old Brooklyn 2020,” calls for leading smart neigh-borhood development as well as ensuring that the nonprofi t remains a strong and responsive com-munity backbone. Verespej says investing in the Pearl Road property meets both of those goals through fi nancial sustainability in addition to leading by example with main street revitalization. “Th e new building will be catalytic, lever-aging nearby recent investments such as Cake Royale and Drink. Bar & Grill in addition to long-time business staples like Westerfi eld Sales,” Verespej says.

Th e buildingBuilt in 1940, the 9,300 square feet, two-sto-ry building at 4274 Pearl Road was purchased by OBCDC in late March of this year through a Sheriff ’s sale. It was originally a furniture store before becoming Palace of Praise church in 2005, and it sat vacant for quite some time in between. Unique in style, its emphasized curves and long, horizontal lines are design elements of a

late type of Art Deco architecture that emerged in the 1930s called Streamline Moderne. An ar-chitectural rarity in Cleveland, a memorable and similarly-designed structure is downtown Cleveland’s Greyhound Bus Station. A large, icon-ic blade sign is an iconic component of the build-ing’s façade. “Honoring the history of the large blade sign will be an important piece of this project,” says OBCDC’s Director of Neighborhood Develop-ment Rosemary Mudry. “Th e signage will be a key signifi er and beacon of the district, letting people know that this is Old Brooklyn.” Th e project’s architect, Paul Beegan, was chosen through a competitive request for propos-al process and is working with OBCDC on the building’s entire redevelopment, from engineering and exterior rehabilitation to interior rehabilita-tion and mechanical systems. Overall, the space is in good condition, but needs signifi cant updates. “With the nature of its past functions, there weren’t many mechanical requirements,” Mudry says. “Now that we’re [transitioning it] into a multitenant building, there’s a lot of infrastructure and structural changes that have to go into the rehabilitation, and doing so thoughtfully is going to take time.” Architecture is being worked on this fall and construction is scheduled to begin in 2018.

Come, stay & playBy owning this building and being able to con-trol some commercial real estate on Pearl Road, OBCDC can help determine its positive future, says Mudry. “It also allows us to move our offi ces to our main street – closer to transit, closer to some of our major employers in the neighborhood – as well as rethink the layout of our offi ce so it in-cludes more community gathering spaces to better serve the neighborhood,” adds President of OBC-DC Board of Directors, Bohdan Chrobak. In larger discussions about redeveloping Pearl Road as a main street, a great deal of time and thought was put into comprehensively assess-ing current amenities as well as identifying oppor-tunities that would bring it into the 21st Century and allow residents to come, stay, and play in Old Brooklyn. “Th ere are so many assets on our main street already,” Mudry says. “We have a bank, a post of-fi ce, two pharmacies; [Cleveland] neighborhoods that are experiencing a boom wish they had that infrastructure. However, we don’t want people to drive to the post offi ce, drop off a piece of mail, and go back to their house. With this project, our job is to layer in other assets to make it a more complete experience.”

Residents are leaving the neighborhood for entertainment, recreation, and retail needs, so OBCDC’s goal is to take this commercial corri-dor with a strong backbone of amenities and add other opportunities that allow them to linger. Ide-ally, residents will be able to go to the bank or post offi ce and stick around for a haircut, yoga class, or to grab a cup of coff ee or beer with friends. With 10,000 diverse residents living within a half-mile walk, OBCDC wants to serve them fi rst and foremost. “We want Old Brooklyn’s main street to be a point of pride for the neighborhood,” Mudry says. “If it should serve as an attraction to bring in new residents, [that’s certainly positive, too].”

Layers of vibrancyTh rough the purchase of this building, OBCDC is positioned to make an impact in bringing more vibrancy to Pearl Road. Additionally, the recent streetscape beautifi cation which widened the side-walks adds to this framework, enhancing the pe-destrian experience and making it more positive overall. “Over the last few years, we’ve seen some new businesses investing in a retail presence on Pearl like Cake Royale, Old Brooklyn Cheese Co., and now Coff ee Coff ee Coff ee (coming soon) that have begun to add layers of this vibrancy that we’re hoping to harness,” Mudry adds. In addition to working with the architect and contractors to fi gure out the exact scope of work and how much the project will cost, fi nding entrepreneurs to fi ll the space will be crucial to the building’s commercial component as well as the overall project. “Along with the bricks and mortar side of the rehabilitation, we’ll be working with entrepre-neurs to tenant the building as well as determining the right fi t,” she says, specifying that OBCDC will be looking closely at those who are excited about the revitalization of the neighborhood and are committed to Old Brooklyn for the long haul. “We already have an ongoing call for entrepreneurs in place to let them know that we’re always available to work with them and meet them where they are; however, for this project, we’ll be actively recruiting businesses that fi t some of the amenity opportunities we’ve identifi ed,” Mudry says. OBCDC wants eyes on the street, which not only means active business owners but engaging businesses. “One of the things that makes a district vibrant is when you have lots of storefronts that interact with the neighborhood, so when pedes-trians are walking by, they have a sense of comfort that there’s somebody in a coff ee shop looking out,” Mudry explains. Cont’d on next page

Building purchased by OBCDC to be mixed commercial, retail spacePart of larger vision to create a more vibrant district in the heart of Old Brooklyn

by Julie Brown

(Photo: Th e Plain Dealer)

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“So we’re looking for tenants that are going to provide that kind of presence in the neigh-borhood; places where pedestrians can come in – whether it’s to buy a good or service – and sortof provide some of those lifestyle amenities.” OBCDC is working with the architect to determine what percentage of the space will be commercial and retail space verses offi ce space, but at least half will dedicated to commercial. “Investing where we’re asking others to in-vest is really important to lead development, and it also allows us to be more strategic because we have space that we can ensure is leasable,” Mudry says. Reggie Clark, OBCDC board member and real estate committee chair, adds that this move is “Developer 101.” “Th e one who controls the asset controls the outcome,” he says. “By owning property on Pearl, OBCDC is able to better ensure that de-velopment along our main street leads to positive outcomes for residents and businesses.” Current business owners in the district have expressed excitement to get more support from incoming tenants and see the project as a positive one. “Th ey know that every store front that gets revitalized – every time we take down plywood and put storefront windows back on the main street – the more visibly appealing it looks and the more people want to be there,” Mudry says.

Housing values Investing in Pearl Road will also add more equity and value to residents’ nearby homes in addition to attracting more new residents to the neighbor-hood – a win-win for Old Brooklyn. “We see investing in our main street as sup-porting our housing values and the neighbor-hood’s desirability,” Mudry says. “Th e two things go hand-in-hand and you have to have both inter-ventions – giving residents assets that make them want to be in the neighborhood and as well as housing initiatives that provide opportunities for quality homes near your main street.” While progress on this project is being made every day, she acknowledges the size of its under-taking and says there’s a long road ahead. “We have a lot of work to do to make Old Brooklyn the best version it can be, and we really want to be conscientious of building a main stree t that serves families and seniors, as well as young professionals,” says Mudry. “We know if we serve the neighborhood, it’ll be attractive to other people.”

View North on Pearl Road, November 1951. Courtesy of Old Brooklyn Historical Society. Donated by Mike Loizos.

Early stage rendering by project architect.

Julie Brown is a 2011 graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, a resident of Cleveland, and OBCDC’s Market-ing and Promotions Coordinator. She’s excited to be putting her skills to use at the Old Brooklyn News.

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Old Brooklyn home saved from demolition

Standing outside the newly renovated home on Memphis Av-enue in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, one would never have guessed that the house was weeks away from certain demolition. Th anks largely to the eff orts of the Old Brooklyn

Community Development Corporation (CDC), in partnership with the Cuyahoga Land Bank, Wells Fargo, and the National Communi-ty Stabilization Trust (NCST), the 100-plus-year-old house was not only saved from the wrecking ball but lovingly restored into a modern gem. Th e road to its current renovated glory was nothing short of a miracle, says Jayme Lucas-Bukszar, Neighborhood Development Project Manager at the Old Brooklyn CDC. Th e property was very close to demolition in 2015 when Wells Fargo donated the property to the community development corporation, and then again it almost met with its demolition fate in 2016. “We held onto the property for a couple of years while we tried to fi nd funding to renovate it, but we just couldn’t make it a reality,” says Lucas-Bukszar. “We even went so far as to contact the Cuyahoga Land Bank to ask for its help in demolishing the house last year.” On the recommendation of Cuyahoga Land Bank staff , Old Brooklyn CDC tried a last-minute Hail Mary pass and contacted Wells Fargo in the hopes of securing a grant to help with renovation costs. Th e last-ditch eff ort worked, as Wells Fargo donated $25,000 towards the renovation of the home. “With the help of Wells Fargo, we were able to gut the house completely and start from the ground up,” says Lucas-Bukszar. Ren-ovations, which ended up totaling $82,000, included removing an enclosed porch and building a new open-air porch, new framing and drywall, and all new major systems including heating and air con-ditioning, plumbing and electrical. A modern kitchen with granite countertops, French doors, stylish new bathrooms and a partially fi nished attic perfect for a child’s playroom show that no item was overlooked during the renovation. Th e Old Brooklyn CDC has renovated 35 homes in its neighbor-hood since 2012, adding more than $2.2 million in improvements in housing stock. But this was the largest, most signifi cant renovation to date. Th is is a highly visible property on a main thoroughfare in our neighborhood,” says Lucas-Bukszar. “Having the house sit dilapidat-ed for years was diffi cult, but demolishing a house in this area of the neighborhood would have a negative impact on the entire communi-ty.” “Wells Fargo is committed to investing in the future of our com-munities through our property donation program, CUSP (Commu-nity & Urban Stabilization Program) and we are honored to be a part of the transformation in this neighborhood,” says Ann Tenner, Com-munity Outreach Representative, REO Community Development for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. “Th e exceptional work done on this property by these groups will have a huge impact on the neigh-borhood and the community.” Th e renovation of the property has already had a positive trick-le-down eff ect on the surrounding neighborhood. Volunteers recent-ly assisted a neighbor in applying a new exterior coat of paint and helped repair the front porch, and another neighbor is also making substantial repairs to his home. “Th at whole section of the street is dramatically improved,” says Lucas-Bukszar.

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One of the leading causes of young tree mortality is deep planting. When trees are planted too deep-

ly they struggle to establish, are stagnant in growth, or develop conditions – like stem girdling roots – that lead to premature de-cline. However, following best tree planting practices can reduce the epidemic of im-proper planting and improve our success in growing large, healthy, and sustainable community trees and forests with their as-sociated benefi ts.

Root Flare

Th e root fl are can be described as the out-ward curving base of a tree where the stem joins the roots and ‘fl ares’ into the land-scape. Th is area of transition from trunk tissue to root system is extremely active in transporting nutrients in solution and structurally supporting the tree. But, when we look into our landscapes and see new tree plantings, the root fl are is often buried by soil and mulch resulting in unnecessary stress on our trees.

Root Flare

Th e fi rst step in any successful tree planting is identifying the root fl are depth in the root ball. Th e American National Standards Insti-tute for Tree Care Operations – Tree, Shrub, and Other Woody Plant Management – Stan-dard Practices (Planting and Transplanting) specifi es that the fl are be at or above fi n-ished grade. Th is is often not the case.

Planting Depth

Th e planting hole depth can only be deter-mined once the root fl are has been identifi ed. Many plantings demonstrate that no eff ort was made to determine the height of root fl are in the root ball before planting. A planting hole should be dug that is slightly shallower than the distance between the bottom of the root ball and top of the root fl are. Care should be tak-en not to disturb the native soil directly un-derneath the root ball in the planting hole as settling may occur.

Root ball coverings still in place indicating no attempt to determine location of root fl are. (note the burlap, twine, and lack of

root fl are)

Digging to a depth that is one to two inches shallower than the root ball for balled and bur-lapped plantings and one and one-half to two inches for containerized transplanting is con-sidered standard. Remember that regardless of the type of planting material, you may have to excavate the top of a trees root ball to identify the root fl are.

Planting Width

Th e width of a tree planting hole is equally as important as planting depth. A wide and shallow planting hole provides an opportunity for new root development and recovery from transplant shock. Planting hole width should be at least two times the diameter of the root ball (Photo 3). Some empirical observations suggest that a planting hole three to fi ve times the root ball diameter increases the rate of establishment in the landscape.

Tree Planting 101

Planting hole width at least 2x root ball diameter

It may be prudent to start with a hole that is one and one-half the size of the root ball, set the root ball, and complete the remaining excavation. Th is approach limits the potential for unnecessary remov-al of soil and allows for the tree planter to cut-back the soil to an adequate planting width and backfi ll simultaneously.

Improper (Deep) Planting

Th e deep planting epidemic is chronic and aff ects overall tree vitality. We see that deep planting and improper mulching can eventually turn into stem girdling roots. Inspecting a tree’s root system prior to planting, correcting root defects, and planting at the correct depth can increase the success and longevity of plantings.

(Courtesy Busy Bee Services)Stem girdling roots can form as a result of deep planting & improper mulching.

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Communities should consider how to best approach the quality of their tree plantings through details and specifi cations that allow for oversight and enforcement of proper tree planting. An emphasis on low bids results in low expectations and potentially improper planting techniques.

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Instead of “last but not least” let us start with “fi rst and foremost” in having a maintenance plan for young tree care. It is a signifi cant in-vestment to plant trees and requires resourc-es. Young trees will require pruning, mulch-ing, some weeding, and watering. Th ese are just the tasks and do not include the fi nancial investment or sustainability considerations.

Going in-depth on improper plant-ing does not mean belaboring the point of deep planting (maybe a little), but perhaps informing and educating the community as to what a signifi cant problem it has become in an economic, environmental, social, and net sustainability-sense. When we cannot grow trees large enough to ‘pay us back’ or appreciate in the landscape with return on investment, we are not successful or effi cient in growing trees and communities. Th us, the improper and deep planting epidemic makes the case to select high-quality nurs-ery stock, consult with a qualifi ed arborist, and install to a standard that is supported and enforced by experts internationally.

Bibliography

Watson, Gary W., and E. B. Himelick. 2013. Th e Practical Science of Planting Trees. Champaign, IL: International Society of Ar-boriculture.

Chad Clink is a Board Certi ed Master Arborist and Registered Consulting Arborist. He graduate from Kent State University & the University of Idaho with degrees in Horticulture and Natural Resource Management. His major responsibili-ties at Holden Forests & Gardens are focused on outreach and education on the importance and care of trees.

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U.S. National Park Service observes 100th anniversary, part IIIby Lynette Filipslynettef@oldbrooklyn.com

Beginning with the inaugural edition of the Old Brooklyn News quarterly magazine in July, 2016, (and with the ex-ception of the Christmas article in last December’s issue), our local history articles have been focusing on the golden

period of time one hundred years ago. The July and September, 2016 issues featured Cleveland’s many cultural institutions and City land-marks which had been erected that year. Then in March I began discussing the United States National Park Service (NPS), which also turned 100 in 2016. And s till to be discussed is another local gem, the Cleveland’s Metroparks -- orig-inally the Cleveland Metropolitan Park System -- which has been celebrating its centennial this year. It was actually founded in 1917 (not 2016 as I erroneously stated in July). My rst NPS article began with the founding of the early Na-tional Parks out West, and then moved on to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron in the vicinity of the Cuyahoga River and the Ohio and Erie Canal. In July I talked about two additional relatively nearby NPS sites -- the David Berger Na-tional Memorial in Beachwood and the James A. Gar eld National Historic Site in Mentor. Before this mini-series is over, I’ll list and tell a little about each of the sites in Ohio which the National Park Service oversees. And so to now journey a bit farther from home --

The First Ladies National Historic Site on Market Ave. S in downtown Canton is one of Ohio’s newer NPS sites, having been established in 1995 at the urging of Mary A. Regula, wife of the late Ralph Regula, longtime U.S. representative for Ohio’s 16th congres-sional district. The Site is actually comprised of two buildings. The initial building, the Saxton-McKinley House, was the family home of rst lady Ida Saxton McKinley, wife of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley (in of ce March 4th, 1897 to September 14th,1901.) Located at 331 Market. Ave. S., the two- and three-story brick home was constructed in two parts (1841 and c. 1865). McKinley and Ida lived there between 1878 and 1891 when he served in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Saxton-McKinley House has been beautifully restored to its Victorian era elegance and touring it is part of experiencing this historic site. (Tours take place Tuesdays through Saturdays. Reser-vations are recommended and admission is charged.) When the First Ladies National Historic Site was dedicated in June, 1998, this house was the only building open.

The second building, the First Ladies’ Library Education and Re-search Center, was donated to the Library by the Marsh B. Belden, Sr. family in 1997. The former City National Bank (1895), it is located at 205 Market Ave. S., just a block north of the Ida Saxton-McKinley House. Its seven oors -- approximately 20,000 square feet -- have also been restored and they now provide the space needed to preserve an extensive collection of books, writings, research papers, DVDs,

videos, photos, dresses, accessories and other artifacts pertaining to the rst ladies. It was dedicated in September, 2003. As its name implies, the Library Education and Research Cen-ter is open to anyone doing research about the rst ladies. It also houses a 91-seat Victorian theater on the lower level in which lms and documentaries about the rst ladies are shown, and sponsors live presentations and talks as well as rotating exhibits featuring different rst ladies. There are guided tours of this building, too. Visit www. rstladies.org for more information. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is locat-ed on Little Bass Island in Put-in-Bay, ve miles from Canada near the longest undefended border in the world. Largely erected between 1912 and 1915 to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, it also celebrates the long-lasting peace among Britain, Canada and the United States. The memorial column was of cially dedicated on July 31st, 1931, and the site became af li-ated with the National Park Service on June 2nd, 1936. A visitor to Perry’s monument must travel by ferry or small plane to get there, but viewing the monument from the ground level is free after a person is on the Island. (There is a small fee to ride an elevator up to the observation deck.) Made of 78 courses of pink granite, the Memorial is the tallest Greek Doric column in the world.

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as the Golden Age Passport) from $10 to $80 was in the works, but no one knew then when the change would hap-pen. Fortunately, via an email from AARP, I learned that the price increase would take place on Monday, August 28th, and was able to get to the NPS’s Boston Mills Store Visitor Center on Boston Mills Rd. in Peninsula to pur-chase one while they still cost $10. I hope that any of you who planned to purchase the pass before the

price increase were similarly noti ed and able to do the same thing. If not, and you

nd that you’ll be travelling to several NPS sites which charge admission, the most economical current option is to purchase an annual senior pass for $20. But, with or without a pass, if you’re in the mood for an in-State road trip before the snow ies, here are the other NPS sites in Ohio which I still have to discuss – Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (Xenia); Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; Fallen Timbers Battle eld and Fort Miami National Historic Site (Toledo); Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (Chillicothe); Nation-al Aviation Heritage Area (Dayton); North Country National Scenic Trail (through many counties); and William Howard Taft National Historic Site (Cincinnati). Because our next issue will come out in December, I’ll again inter-rupt the historical topic I’ve been discussing and return to my nostalgic piece about Christmas in the 1950s and 1960s. This year’s topic will be ‘favorite toys from that era’. If there are any which you want me to be sure to include, remind me about them via my work email address -- ly-nettef@oldbrooklyn.com.

I’ll be writing about more National Park sites in Ohio in March.

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Volunteer program helps seniors in Old Brooklyn by Gloria Ferris

As people age in America, challenges loom large. One of those challeng-es--maintaining the exterior of a home--is made easier in Old Brook-

lyn due to a collaboration between Old Brook-lyn Community Development Community Corporation (OBCDC) and Gateway Church. Th is partnership has made it possible for Ruth Loukas, a 47-year resident of the neighbor-hood, and George Shuba, a renowned photog-rapher and graduate of Rhodes High School, to paint their homes. Th e stress placed on older folks who can no longer care for their homes themselves takes a toll on their health and quality of life. Where once their homes were numbered among the best on the street; now their homes could use help. Ruth Loukas, a recipient of help from the program says, “When we moved in 47 years ago, we were the young people on the street; now I am one of the old ones”. George Shuba said, “I am used to giving, not receiving. If it were not for these kinds of programs, people like my wife and me would be in a precarious position.”

Jayme Lucas, OBCDC Residential Real Estate Project Manager, and Tony and Beth Loseto know that growing healthy people makes a healthy community. Working together, doing what they know, they have built a suc-cessful program to help maintain the stability of Old Brooklyn. Th is project takes coordination and a dif-ferent set of skills. Jayme had the knowledge to obtain funding and could get supplies and equipment through sources and contractors she knew. She also knew people who needed the service. She didn’t have the volunteer work force. Four years ago, Pastor Tony walked into the OBCDC offi ce to introduce himself. He was the pastor of Gateway Church. He and his wife Beth had recently moved to Old Brooklyn. He wanted to know how his church could serve the community. Th e timing was perfect. Th rough their church, they had access to a cadre of P2 Mission volunteers. P2 Mission based in Nashville, Tennessee, recruits 400-500 young people who pay for the chance to volun-teer throughout the United States during the summer months.

Each summer, the World Changers, as they are known, come to Old Brooklyn. Two groups of 12-15 young people aged 11-18 along with three advisors descend on Old Brooklyn to complete 10-12 projects. Th ey come from South Carolina, Minnesota, Mich-igan, and many other states to help out with painting, repairing and replacing porches, de-molishing garages, and providing landscape maintenance where needed. When asked what the biggest challenge was this year, the three of them all agreed this year went smoothly. Th ey were almost afraid to say it until now. Th e rainy weather was a concern, but they were able to work around the raindrops using tarps and rearranging sched-uled tasks. Over the years, logistics and projects have become much more manageable. Although planning is done in advance, sometimes where to put the dumpster is a prob-lem. Old Brooklyn has big garages and small driveways. Agreeable neighbors are a must be-cause ladders and scaff olding can encroach on the next property for a few days. Communica-tion and cooperation help with the process.

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When asked what the rewards are for working with OBCDC on this project, Beth and Tony cited the recipients’ gratitude, how they loved interacting with the young people, and that they had seemed to have hope again. “We were able to serve others like Christ served us”.Echoing these sentiments, Ruth loved interact-ing with the young people. “Th ey gave me a new outlook on life. Th ey gave me hope.” Both George and Ruth said the young people were energetic, enthusiastic, courteous and respectful. Th ey supported each other in positive ways.

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George enjoyed providing the young people with water and ice and snacks. Ruth handed out popsicles and watermelon. One of her neighbors bought Eskimo pies for her work crews. George summed it up best. “Th ey paid to paint my house. How do you thank someone for that? How do you express your gratitude for someone who gave of their time, paid to paint my house, and asked for nothing in re-turn? Th is just doesn’t happen anymore. Th ere is nothing to say but ‘thank you.’”

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La Posada Café Puts a New Spin on Latin Cuisine in Old Brooklynby Gabriel Johnson

As Old Brooklyn diversifi es, so, too, do the food options. And La Posada Café is an excellent example of diverse cuisine from diverse people. With inspiration from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Colom-bia, La Posada is a modern take on traditional fl avors.

When you fi rst enter La Posada, you are greeted with a smile, upbeat Latin music, and modest decor. When your food is brought to your table, you realize this restaurant is much more than it appears to be from the outside. “We are Latin fused, meaning we are not 100% Puerto Rican, or 100% Mexican, or 100% Colombian. We actually fuse diff erent styles of cooking from Latin America,” says owner Jose Melendez. Th e Puerto Rican trifongo dish, for example, is topped with a traditional Mexican sauce, chamoy, to create layers of sweet and savory fl avors in one heaping dish. Melendez is aware of what Latin American cuisine options are available in the area, and he wants to do things that set him apart from everyone else. “Th ere’s a couple spots here in Cleveland that sell mofongo,” says Melendez as a quick example. “I’m the fi rst one to bring trifongo here.” Th e restaurant is located inside the Crystal Chalet Banquet Center, which has led to some diffi culties getting the word out about the opening, which happened on June 19, 2017. Plus, due to Melendez’s catering business holding events in that same banquet hall, he cannot open La Posada on Fri-day, Saturday, or Sunday. But with one look at the unique menu, you will be heading out to La Posada on a weekday to let Melendez’s staff do your cooking for you.

Th e MenuWhat the restaurant lacks in aesthetics as you drive up to the building, it makes up for in the quality of food. Melendez demands all his ingredients are fresh, which has led him to remove any items on the menu that do not sell well enough. Th is opens the menu to new, creative options that allow Melendez to fl ex his culinary muscle, while keeping the big sellers on the menu that everyone loves. Th e Jibarito Burger is one of La Posada’s signature dishes, with fried plantains replacing the typical buns. Melted swiss, fried egg, red onion, arugula, and two sauces sit on top of the half-pound, juicy burger. Bandeja Criolla is another proud creation of Melendez’s. Th e generous portion of fried chicken chicharrones, pork chicharrones, and tostones are served beside yucca fries and pink garlic sauce.

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Th e OwnerJose Melendez came to Cleveland from Puerto Rico in 1992 at the age of 14, and soon had to learn to start cooking for himself. His hobby turned into a career when he started to cater weddings. He eventually started to cater at the Crystal Chalet Banquet Center, which gave him the space to start a monthly Latin buff et. Th e buff et be-came very popular, which drove Melendez to opening his own restaurant, La Posada, while keeping the monthly Latin buff et as a staple in the restau-rant. With options as delicious as the trifongo and frappés, his restaurant is certainly on the right path to becoming a success in the Cleveland area.

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Church NotesSept. 23rd., 11 am. - 3 pm. Lower parking lot.

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EventsHoly Spirit Party Center 5500 W. 54th St. Call Sylvia/Paul @ 216-228-1134 for more info. or table reservations of 8 or more. Public welcome. www.cpapolkas.com.Anniversary Dance - Sun., Oct. 15th. Doors open 2 pm., Mu-sic/dancing 3 - 7 pm by Buff alo Touch. Donation $12, 18 & un-der free. Beverages & food avail-able, no b.y.o.b. ~ snacks welcome. Turkey Trot Dance - Sat., Nov. 25th. Doors open 6 pm, Music/Dancing 7 - 11 pm. Music by: Joe Oberaitis. Donation $14, 18 & under free. Beverages & food available, no b.y.o.b. ~ snacks wel-come.

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Annual “Potluck & Show-n-Tell” meeting - Fri., Nov. 10th,6 pm. Dinner 6 - 7 pm. Take turns showing a piece of the past you might collect & own. Meet at Pearl Road United Method-ist Church, 4200 Pearl Rd (enter from parking lot off Memphis Ave). For questions or more info. call president, Constance Ewazen at 216-398-8969 or the museum at 216-337-8200.

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Community MeetingsBrooklyn Centre Naturalists - meetings - Call Gloria Ferris, 216-351-0254, or email bcnaturalists@gmail.com for meeting times and dates. All welcome.

Brooklyn-Cleveland Kiwanis - meeting every Tues., noon - 1:30 pm, Golden Corral, 8676 Brook-park Rd.

Brooklyn Genealogy Club - 2 pm. third Sun of the month. Brooklyn Fire Station Community Rm. 8400 Memphis Ave., Contact BGC Sec-retary Sue Hill, 440-865-0402, for more info.

Brooklyn Historical Society - meeting - Wed., Sept. 27th. & Wed., Oct. 25th., 7 pm. At the Museum, 4442 Ridge Rd. Sept. Speaker: Judy MacKeigan of the Metroparks Topic: “History & Early Days of the Cleveland Zoo”. Oct. 25th., Speaker: Kevin Ma-gee, Topic: “Th e Mystery of the C.B. Lockwood”. Th e ship which sank in a storm on Lake Erie in 1902 was never found. After many searches, the fi nal resting place of

the elusive wreck was found by the Cleveland Underwater Explorers. Call Barb 216-941-0160 for more info. All welcome, bring a friend, refreshments to follow.

Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy - In-dependence Civic Center, Willow Rd., 6363 Selig Blvd. Call Presi-dent Mary Boehnlein at 440-736-7180 or cuyahogagenealogy.org. No meetings during the summer.

Laurel Garden Club - Tues., Sept. 12th., 7 pm. Annual Har-vest Show & Tell. Prize for best vegetable, fl ower & herb.Tues., Oct. 10th - 7 pm. Nomina-tions for 2018 Offi cers.Meetings are at the Brooklyn Fire Station Community Room, 8400 Memphis Ave.Tues., Nov 14th - Annual Anni-versary dinner, location to be an-nounced. For more info. call Barb 216-671-6777. Grindstone Knitters’s Guild - Meet 3rd Tues. of the month-Mahler Museum, 118 E. Bridge

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Old Brooklyn Crime Watch If interested in starting a crime watch/block club, call Barb, 459-1000 for more info.

Old Brooklyn Families Group meetings - Dina’s Pizza & Pub, 5701 Memphis Ave. 6:30 - 8 pm. Every 1st Tues., of the month.

Th e Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland - St. Mary’s Polish National Church Parish Hall, 5375 Broadview Rd. Meet-ings are held on the fi rst Tues. of the month during the months of Mar., Apr. May, Jun., Sept., Oct., Nov., & Dec.

Th e Historical Society of Old Brooklyn meeting - Fri., Sept. 8th., 7 pm., Pearl Road United Methodist Church, 4200 Pearl Rd. (enter from parking lot off Memphis Ave). We will be host-ing Dr. John J. Grabowski. Dr. Grabowski is the senior vice pres-

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2nd District Police Community Relations meetings- every second Tues., 7 pm, Applewood Center, 3518 W. 25th St.

Southwest Citizens Area Council meetings - every fi rst Th urs., 7 pm, Gino’s, 1314 Denison Ave.

Ward 12 Democratic Club meet-ings - every third Wed.; 7:30 pm. Gino’s 1314 Denison Ave.

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Another summer -- the summer of the total solar eclipse -- is winding down, and although the eclipse experience in Cleveland wasn’t as spectacular as elsewhere in the United States, it’s been a stellar summer here in other respects, one of which is entertainment. As I write this column, Old Brooklyn’s Summer Cinema is over, but Arts in August is still taking place in Tremont. And Cleveland’s stellar theater groups have either begun or are getting ready for their 2017-2018 seasons: Th e Cleveland Play House opened with the Academy Award-winning produc-tion, Shakespeare in Love, on Saturday, Septem-ber 9th. It’s at the Allen Th eatre and will run through Sunday, October 1st. Great Lakes Th eater (GLT) will open with the musical epic, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, on Friday, September 29th. Playing at the Hanna Th eatre, it will run through Saturday, November 4th. On Friday, October 6th, GLT will introduce Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Th e two plays will run in repertory, the latter production closing on Sunday, November 5th. Near West Th eater, in their relatively new home at 6702 Detroit Ave. in the Gordon Square Arts District, will open its season on Fri-day, September 22nd, with the musical Xanadu. It’s a stage adaptation of the 1980 fi lm and is one of their youth (with a cast between the ages of 9 and 15) productions. Th ere will only be seven performances, the last of which will be on Sunday, October 1st. Cleveland Public Th eater will open with its Teatro Publico de Cleveland New Play Festival, a series of 10-minute acts presented by local Latino artists who are members of the en-semble. It will take place from Th ursday, Octo-ber 5th, through Saturday, October 7th, at the James Levin Th eatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. For many years in the September Old Brooklyn News I’ve reported neighborhood news from the Cuyahoga County Fair, talking about entries from the Benjamin Franklin Commu-nity Garden (BFCG), individual gardeners, and sometimes even residents in other than horticul-ture categories who’d received ribbons. Th is year the Fair -- held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea -- took place from Monday, August 7th, through Sunday, August 13th. Th e theme of the BFCG’s veggie display was “From Farm to Picnic Table” and they re-ceived a second place red ribbon for their eff ort.

(Th e North Royalton Community Garden took fi rst place.) As for individual entries, I‘ve only heard about one BFCG gardener -- Joe Hadacek. Joe received a second place ribbon for the cucumbers he entered. While the County Fair is held the same week year after year, I’m increasingly amazed at how signifi cantly both public and private schools have changed their fi rst day of classes. Whatever hap-pened to going back to school after Labor Day? Both elementary and high schools are beginning their fall semesters earlier and earlier in August. Some of our Catholic elementary school grads who’ve opted to attend Catholic high schools are starting at their new schools with tuition aid from their elementary school; that’s news which I’ve been reporting in this paper for years, too. Mary Queen of Peace School (in the for-mer Our Lady of Good Counsel School building at 4419 Pearl Rd.) is one of the schools which awards a variety of partial-tuition high school scholarships. Twelve students received stipends of varying amounts via the school’s PTU (Parent Teacher Unit) Scholarship. Th e students, the amounts of their awards, and the schools they are now attending are: Justin Verhosek, $1000, St. Ignatius High School; Jayrelis Capeles, $700, St, Joseph Academy; Colin McClenaghan, $500, Holy Name High School; Lindsey Allegrini, $500, Trinity High School; Gaven Kuznik, $400, St. Ignatius High School; David Linares, $400, Benedictine High School; Alayna Lopez, $300, Holy Name High School; Emma Monteiro, $300, Magnifi cat High School; Robert Mitchell, $200, Holy Name High School; Ariannys Santos, $200, Holy Name High School; Taujheed Kelly, $200, Holy Name High School; and Ashley Davis, $100, Cleveland Central Catholic High School. Mary Queen of Peace also awards three ‘memo rial’ scholarships to its eighth graders— Th e winner of the $500 Darlene Brezovsky Memorial Scholarship is the aforementioned Justin Verhosek. He was chosen based on the essay he wrote on a topic which was assigned to all the entrants. Two students, the aforementioned Jayrelis Capeles and David Lin-ares, each received $250 thanks to the Brian Himes Memorial Scholarships. Th ey were chosen based on their extra-curricular ac-tivities and how they treat others/live the way a Cath-olic student should live. Th ere were also two winners of the $250 Paul Armbruster Memorial Scholarships; anumber of factors were considered for those scholarships, too. Recipient Dallas

Wholaver is now a student at Benedictine High School and recipient Talyana Santiago is now at St. Joseph Academy. Th e $350 Knights of Columbus Scholar-ship was awarded to a student who’s exempli-fi ed commitment and service as detailed in the mission of Mary Queen of Peace School. Justin Verhosek was the winner of that scholarship, too. Now in just its second year, the $2500 Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Scholarship is the most generous of any of the scholarships. It’s given to an eighth-grader who will be attending a Catholic high school and who epitomizes the qualities of OLGC alum Lottie Martinko. And it’s renewable for all four years of high school – up to $10,000 in tuition assistance! Th e 2017 recipient was Elesia Colon, now a freshman at Beaumont School. While St. Leo the Great School, 4900 Broadview Rd., stopped awarding high school scholarships to its eighth graders some years ago, there’ve been two changes in leadership there which are worth mentioning. Ursuline Sister Erin Zubal, who’d been St. Leo’s principal for the past two years, has returned to secondary education, and is now working as a guidance counsellor at Cleveland Central Catholic High School. St. Leo’s new principal is Denise Burns, who came to St. Leo’s from St. Peter School in Lorain, where she’d taught at several grade levels. (She’s got administrative experience from her position before that at St. Joseph School in Am-herst, where she was director of their extended daycare program.) Mrs. Burns and her husband live in Vermillion and are the parents of two high school-age sons. St. Leo’s preschool has a new director, too. Her name is Jennifer Robinson and she and her husband and their three children actually belong to St. Leo’s Parish. Jennifer was a member of the pre-school staff under St. Leo’s former pre-school director Susan Poultney, who decided to retire. Th e next Town Crier column won’t be until December, when the next issue of this magazine will be published, but feel free at any time before then to email your suggestions or submissions to: lynettef@oldbrooklyn.com (or snail-mail them to Lynette Filips c/o the OBCDC offi ce, 2339 Broadview Rd., 44109).

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