November 2015 - Bratenahl Community Foundation

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Bratenahl
LAMPL I G HT ER
NOVEMBER 2015
What’s Inside...
Bratenahl 100 Appreciation Event • Hospice of the Western Reserve • Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Bratenahl
Community
FOUNDATION
This Issue Sponsored by Beth Mooney
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Published by the Bratenahl Community Foundation
Bratenahl:
Beauty for all Seasons
With the holidays drawing near, and speaking for all of us
on the Board of the BCF, I wish each of you a season of love
and beauty with friends and family. Amid what Shakespeare
described as a world “full of sound and fury,” may Bratenahl
be for you the haven you come home to.
Larry Domin
Bratenahl: Beauty for All Seasons
Rain has fallen all morning this early
October day, a cheerless drizzle whose
cold seems to float through the
windowpane to chill body and soul. On the lawn beneath me,
the trees still wear summer’s green, only a crown of reddish
gold atop their branches to signal the changing of the seasons.
Soon the scene will be transformed into a multi-colored tapestry
against clear blue skies. Leaves will sail past, propelled by cool
lake breezes. Pumpkins, chrysanthemums and scarecrows will
adorn front porches, and birds will flock together for their
journey south. Harvest moons, leaf raking, and apple-picking
will make their annual appearances.
Once again we will offer fresh pine wreaths to adorn your
homes or to give as gifts. Look for the order form in this issue.
Also, save the date- Sunday December 13 – for our annual
community-wide Holiday Party.
Please friend us—we are now on Facebook! Thank you to
Board member Pat Bennett, for bringing BCF to social media.
My deepest thanks as always for your gifts to BCF this past year.
Together we make good things happen in this unique and
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beautiful
village.
Save The Date
This dazzling time of year will come to an end, followed by the
lacy white wonder of winter. The beauty of changing seasons
truly makes life in Bratenahl a moveable feast, as well as a
metaphor for the seasons of life.
December 13th
Bratenahl Community
Foundation Annual
Holiday
Party
For us, spring brought new life in the birth of our granddaughter,
and summer brought the joy of watching her sweet little self
unfold before our eyes. In contrast, this coming winter will
bring with it my seventieth birthday. As the writer of
Ecclesiastes philosophically put it, “To everything there
is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Arancini (New Italian Restaurant)
At One Bratenahl Tower
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Hors d’oeuvres, Beer & Wine
All Residents Welcome–No Children Please
Despite being in the autumn of my life, I like to think that,
like Camus, “In the midst of winter, I find there is within me
an invincible summer,” words I will repeat to myself on
January days when the thermometer drops below zero.
Join Us For An Evening
of Holiday Friendship,
Fellowship and
Good Cheer!
No matter the season, one thing I know for sure: I am grateful
to have lived every day of each season of the past fourteen
and a half years here in Bratenahl. I cannot imagine any other
place in this part of the world in which I would rather spend the
seasons of my life.
Support The Foundation
I do not wish to give a
monetary donation but
would like to volunteer
my time
You can help the Bratenahl Community Foundation by either volunteering to assist us with
our various projects as a “Friend of the Foundation”, and/or donating tax deductible funds.
Mail to: Bratenahl Community Foundation, c/o One Bratenahl Place, Front Desk, Bratenahl, Ohio 44108-1155
Name: Address
E-mail Phone Number
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$250 Patron $100 Supporter Please be sure to renew
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The Importance of Holiday Giving
Dominic Celliti
We all love “the holidays.” Whether you celebrate Christmas,
Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or some other tradition, it is universally the
time of year for remembering those who are important to you.
Children obviously love “the holidays” because many receive
presents. A parent should use this time of year to teach a child not
only the tradition of giving back but also the importance of good
manners. I believe too many children view this time a year as only
a time for receiving but not for giving. Below I highlight three
activities that will allow a child to turn their attention outward
during the holidays.
Volunteering
The holiday season is an excellent time to show others you care
through volunteering. There are plenty of needy people and
organizations that could use a “helping hand” during the holidays.
Volunteering activities might include volunteering at a homeless
shelter that provides holiday dinners or delivering presents for a
charitable organization. I think volunteering works best when done
as a family unit. Rather than a parent choosing the volunteering
method, I suggest they collaborate with the child to determine
the details of the volunteering session. It is important that the
volunteer activity does not become a mandatory chore or part of
a “do to” list. A child needs to “buy into” the idea of helping those
in need for the session to be a success. The goal of a volunteering
session should be to create a time for bonding that allows a parent
to instill an annual tradition of giving back to those in need.
Gifting
Many children put together a list of presents they desire during
the holiday season. When a parent gets the gift requests, I suggest
they ask the child go through their inventory of toys to see which
items can be given to needy children. I suggest no less than two
toy items used for donations. If a child does not already have a
friend or organization in mind they want to help, the parent should
work with the child to discover a beneficiary. The activity of
working with the child will reinforce the importance of giving to
others. Once the person or organization is discovered, the child,
not the parent, should contact them. Rather than simply shipping
a package, it is best for the parent to have the child personally visit
the recipient of the gift. The child, not the parent, should preform
each step of the activity. After the gifts are given, the parent should
solicit feedback from the child. Remember, the goal is to reinforce
positive aspects of giving rather than make this a chore that the
child dislikes.
Manners
Immediately after the holiday season, a parent should work with
the child to create an inventory of the various presents and tokens
of “good will” the child received. Make sure the list includes
non-traditional gifts as well as a tray of cookies, tickets to an event,
or a holiday party invite. Once the list is created, the child should
assign a name to each present received. For instance, Uncle Terry
gave the Amazon Gift Card and Aunt Susan gave the ticket to the
Nutcracker Ballet. The child should create a handwritten thank you
note to every gift giver. Alternatively, the child could phone each
person to thank them. In my opinion, having a child text or email
someone does not create the same degree of benefit to the child
or the recipient. I believe this activity will reinforce polite behavior,
which will prove important later in life.
In summary, the overall goal is to make a child realize that the
holidays are not just about getting, but also about giving.
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VILLAGE SHOUT OUTS
Tim A. Schultz
Know a Villager who deserves special recognition? We now have
a feature for that! “Village Shout Outs” includes anything from
a 50th anniversary to a marriage celebration to someone in the
Village who earned a special distinction or received a special
award. Or maybe you want to recognize a service provider who
went above and beyond? Or to make sure a Village birth or death
gets noticed. To have your “Village Shout Out” considered,
email me at bcflamplighter@gmail.com. Or Snail Mail it to :
Tim A. Schultz, 7 Haskell Drive, Bratenahl, OH 44108,
Attn: Village Shout Outs.
From Mary Bechenbach: More “Kudos to Cleveland.” According to
the website community entitled Buzz Feed, there are “17 cities that
every “thirty something should pick up and move to.” The top five,
and in order from number one are: London, Cleveland, Vancouver,
New York City, and San Diego.
From Pat Bennett: The Bratenahl Community Foundation
(BCF) now has its own Facebook page. Please “Like Us.”
Your contributions are welcomed and encouraged as well.
If you would like share photos of past events, please email me at
pat@bennmar.com so that I can continue to populate the page.
From the BCF: Bratenahl is an eclectic Village, with residents
ranging from corporate magnates to poets and painters.
This is a Shout Out to all of our creative Villagers. If you have
a unique painting, illustration, or photograph that also might
represent one of the four seasons, let us know. We would love
to put your creation on our Lamplighter cover. Give me a call or
send me an email.
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From the BCF: On Sunday, December 13th we will again host
the Bratenahl Community Foundation Holiday Party at Arancini,
the new Italian restaurant right here in One Bratenahl Tower.
With free food, beverages, and plenty of holiday cheer, this is
always the Village event of the year. Save the date.
From the BCF: A special “thank you” to Beth Mooney for
generously sponsoring this issue of The Lamplighter.
At the BCF, we try our best to turn out a quality newsletter,
an effort that is not inexpensive. Consequently, we really
appreciate Village support. Again, “thank you.”
From Tim A. Schultz: A great big Shout Out to the new
Blue Breeze Sports Bar & Grill. I’ve been there twice already.
Never had a Philly Cheese Steak that was any better. Also, I had
an outstanding Chicken & Shrimp Alfredo. This place is trying
real hard. They even offer breakfast. Villagers need to give
them a try!
From Carol McCreary: Save the dates of November 20th
and 21st. The Hospice of The Western Reserve is hosting a
Warehouse Sale at 17876 St. Clair Ave. In addition to furniture,
framed artwork and lamps, the sale might include fine china,
glassware, antiques, collectables, and one-of-a-kind treasures,
all at a fraction of their original retail price. For more
information on either donating or attending please
contact Janet Bell at 216-486-6881, or email Warehousesale@
hospicewr.org. As most know, the HOTWR is a nationally
acclaimed non-profit agency providing comfort and emotional
support to patients and their families. Also, ask about our next
series of Volunteer Classes.
From The Christine Domin: Congratulations to BCF Board
Vice-President and Lamplighter editor Tim Schultz on the
recent Plain Dealer article entitled, “Marketing Communication
Veteran Finds His Niche,” describing Tim’s company, Marcom
Solutions. Tim was lauded for his excellent customer service
and his ability to deliver a complete marketing communications
package, including advertising, publicity and graphic design.
Citing Tim’s motto, “The customer is king,” the article spelled
out the many ways in which Tim goes the extra mile to furnish
his clients with top-quality services. Kudos, Tim!
In Memoriam: The Bratenahl Community Foundation mourns
the passing of every Village resident and extends our deepest
sympathy to family and friends:
Dorothy Jackson
October 14th, 2015
Dorothy Jackson was a former Director of Curriculum for
East Cleveland Public Schools and a 25-year resident of One
Bratenahl Place.
Forever missed, never forgotten, held always in our hearts
with love.
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Bratenahl
C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N
HOLIDAY WREATH SALE
We offer an additional larger size this year
Order Fresh Oregon Evergreen Wreaths for the holiday season. All proceeds benefit the Bratenahl Community Foundation.
These beautifully hand-designed wreaths (24” diameter or 30”) consist of blueberry juniper, mixed fir, incensed cedar
and natural cones.
We will deliver to your Bratenahl home beginning December 5, 2015.
30” – $35.00 each or 2 for $60.00
24” – $25.00 each or 2 for $40.00
Payment must be received no later than November 25th • For questions or more info, call Larry Domin 216/288-5884
Please complete the order form and make check payable to: Bratenahl Community Foundation
Mail your order and check to:
Larry Domin, One Bratenahl Place, Suite1001, Bratenahl, Oh 44108
Orders must be received no later than: November 25, 2015
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Size/Number of Evergreen Wreaths (24” or 30”) /
@$
Total enclosed: $
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Bratenahl
BYGONE
VILLA HEDGES (NOW LAKEHURST)
Bill Beckenbach
Henry and Eliza Clark built a country place at the end of Doan
Street (East 105) in the early 1860’s. The house included gaily
striped awnings and vaguely Italianate ornamentation. For a
time the section of Doan Street extending north of the railroad
tracks to where the turreted structure stood was called Clark
Avenue. Henry and Eliza’s primary home was on the south side
of Public Square at the west end of what later became the May
Company.
Frank and Sarah Robison acquired the property for $35,000 in
1891. The estate comprised of 19.5 acres was one of the largest
in the area. The Clark home was eventually expanded and
planted with privet fences that gave their estate the name of
“Villa Hedges”.
Frank Robison was born in 1852 in Pittsburgh. After spending
his boyhood in Dubuque, Iowa, he briefly attended Delaware
University. Robison married Sarah Hathaway of Philadelphia in
1875, and they had a daughter, Helene who married Schuyler
Britton.
In 1877, Robison and his father-in-law Charles Hathaway
organized Hathaway & Robison to build and operate street
railway systems throughout the United States and Canada.
Robison personally organized the Cleveland City Cable Railway
Company in 1889 and built 24 miles of cable lines on Payne and
Superior Avenues.
In 1893, he merged with Marcus A. Hanna’s Woodland Avenue
and West Side Street Railway to form the Cleveland City Railway
Company. In the transaction, Robison lost his railway stock,
control of the system, and $1 million when broker John Shepherd
fraudulently sold the stock to Hanna and kept the proceeds.
In a court settlement Robison acquired a substantial interest
in the new Railway Company.
Robison organized the Cleveland Forest City Baseball Club in
1887 and renamed his club the Cleveland Spiders in 1889 when he
entered the National League. Two years later Robison built League
Park on his Payne Ave. cable line at E. 66th St. and Lexington Ave.
to increase ridership and baseball attendance. The Cleveland
Spiders became the Cleveland Blues in 1901 and later became
the Cleveland Indians.
Robison died September 25, 1908 at his Bratenahl home. Sarah
died May 28, 1919. Both are buried at Lake View Cemetery.
Bratenhal Recreation Department
HALLOWEEN PARTY
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Hospice of the Western Reserve Hosts
Warehouse Sale
Carol McCreary
Save the Date: November 20-21,
Hospice of the Western Reserve Warehouse Sale
The next sale is scheduled for Friday, November 20, 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., and Saturday, November 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Hospice of
the Western Reserve Headquarters, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland.
Whether it’s sprucing up a home, staging a property, locating a
“like new” desk for a student, or finding a dining room table large
enough for holiday gatherings, Hospice of the Western Reserve’s
Warehouse Sale is the place to be to find gently-used home
furnishings, accents and accessory pieces—all priced at a fraction
of their original retail prices!
In addition to furniture, framed artwork and lamps, the selection
often includes matching sets of fine china, glassware, antiques,
collectibles and one-of-a-kind treasures. The proceeds not only
support seriously ill patients and their families, but veterans in
need of specialized care, grief and trauma counseling in schools
and other community-based programs provided by the nonprofit
agency throughout northern Ohio. Cash and major credit cards
(VISA, MasterCard, and Discover) are accepted for payment (no
checks). Ample parking is available in the Hospice of the Western
Reserve parking lot. (Follow the “Warehouse Sale” signs upon
arrival at the agency’s site.)
Hospice of the Western Reserve Volunteer
Education Series
Carol McCreary
Save the Date: November 20-21,
Hospice of the Western Reserve Warehouse Sale
Hospice of the Western Reserve is seeking volunteers to assist in
private residences, nursing homes, assisted living communities,
our 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;
help with legacy work, transportation, light housework, and meal
preparation; run errands; make phone calls; help with clerical
work; attend health fairs; make presentations. Volunteers with
specialized professional qualifications and training are also needed:
attorneys, licensed hair dressers, massotherapists, pet therapy
dogs and their handlers.
Donations of Furniture and Household Goods Sought for Sale
Donations of furniture and household goods are still actively
being sought. Furniture items will be previewed by volunteers
prior to acceptance for donation; tax receipts will be provided.
Arrangements can be made to pick up large furniture or fragile
donations free of charge from some locations in northern Ohio.
(Donations to help defray the cost of movers are greatly appreciated.) Those interested in contributing items for the sale should
contact the Warehouse Sale Team at 216.486.6881.
NOTE: The agency is unable to accept bedding, books, clothing,
cribs and car seats, small electronics, small and major appliances,
medical supplies, sporting goods, children’s toys and games,
computers and related hardware, mattresses and box springs,
televisions and stuffed animals.
Hospice of the Western Reserve warehouse sales will be held
periodically throughout the year. To receive notice of upcoming
sales, send an email to: warehousesale@hospicewr.org, or visit
hospicewr.org/warehousesale for a schedule. For a list of upcoming sales, visit www.hospicewr.org/cleveland-resale-shop.
The next series of volunteer classes will be held at Hospice of the
Western Reserve, 17876 St. Clair Avenue, Room A100, Cleveland, OH
44110, on Saturdays, November 7 and 14 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Teen and nonclinical volunteers attend only the first four hours on
November 7, while most other volunteers attend all classes.
Pre-registration is required. For more information, or to register,
call the volunteer team at 800.707.8922 ext. 6881. It is required to
wait 12 months after experiencing a significant loss before
volunteering directly with patients.
About Hospice of the Western Reserve
Hospice of the Western Reserve is a nationally acclaimed
non-profit agency providing comfort and emotional support
to patients and their families. The agency provides palliative
end-of-life care, caregiver support and bereavement services
throughout the region, and cares for people in a variety of
settings, including private residences, assisted living and
retirement communities, nursing homes, at Ames Family
Hospice House in Westlake and David Simpson Hospice
House on Cleveland’s east side. For more information,
visit hospicewr.org, or call 800.707.8922.
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The Blue Breeze:
Casual Family Dining & Sports
Jeanne Emser-Schultz
The Blue Breeze, new Lakeshore Blvd. eatery that is a combination
sports bar and breakfast/lunch/dinner family grill, is the vision of
Derek Wheeler (a Collinwood High grad who grew up in the
community) and Abe Tayeh. Both men, who have real estate
and construction backgrounds and own area rental properties,
decided the community was lacking family dining with a
sports atmosphere.
Opened in late summer following 18 months of construction,
Derek & Abe researched what the neighborhood might need
over-and-above the usual sports bar-grill. Three ideas came to
mind: “Carry-Out,” “Home Delivery” (with orders over $15) and
a full “Hot Breakfast” menu (the latter in light of the closing of
the nearby McDonald’s).
On-site parking is available at the 16826 Lakeshore location,
with hours 6 am-12 am Mon.-Sat., and 10 am-12 am Sunday.
Patrons can choose to dine in the family-friendly room up front
(that includes a basketball and electronic bowling game plus two
pool tables), or the adjacent granite-topped bar area where full
dining for up to 25 is available. And, of course, it wouldn’t be a
sports bar without the 14 flat-screen televisions and 130-inch
projection screen.
Speaking of “sports,” discounted meals will be offered during
home team game times. In addition to expected sports bar
selections of wings, burgers, loaded fries and nachos, and (real!)
onion rings, there is a bounty of sandwiches, salads, wraps, four
kinds of fish dinners, steak selections, Alfredo pastas and offmenu specials (like salmon croquettes, which the chef noted--like
their salmon patties--were made from fresh-not-canned salmon).
Prices on the lunch/dinner menu range from $2.50 for sides to
$14.99 for a 10 oz. rib-eye steak. Breakfasts (and there is a
Sunday Brunch as well) include the usual suspects of egg
combos, pancakes, French or Texas-style Toast, but add seven
omelet varieties, loaded grits, breakfast sandwiches and the
aforementioned salmon patties. (Prices: $2 for sides to $8.25
for the Everything-Goes Omelet.) MasterCard, Via, AMEX &
Discover cards are accepted.
While its fenced-in patio is naturally closed until summer, stay
tuned for announcements of fun events, one of which may be
a Trivia Night. For special occasions, The Blue Breeze will book
gatherings up to 100 people, but if you can’t seem to get it
together to go out, phone 216-273-7100, place an order of
$15-or-more and The Blue Breeze will deliver!
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Down-The-Road-A-Piece Speakeasy
Jeannie Emser Schultz
Some of we old-timers remember the Alpine Village restaurant
at 1614 Euclid Avenue, a popular destination for Playhouse
Square theatergoers. But not many people know that Alpine’s
owner, Herman Pilchner, first operated a restaurant at 185th
& Lakeshore in the late 1920s called Marigold Gardens
(later changing its name to Alpine Shore Club).
In the upstairs of the establishment, Pirchner ran a speakeasy.
The Mafia wanted a piece of the alcohol pie and harassed
Pirchner, setting off stink bombs in the restaurant. Pirchner
fought back with the help of the safety service director, Eliot
Ness. After that, he was never again bothered by organized
criminals.
On that note, in the archives of Playhouse Square, we discovered
the following copy in a 1920s’ Ohio Theatre playbill advertising
“Marigold Gardens on 185th …way out in the country!”.
(Note: the misspellings & poor grammar were evidently
on purpose!)
In Case You Missed it…
Collinwood Wins $200K Grant
In mid-July, Collinwood became the recipient of a $200K grant
from ArtPlace America, a 10-year collaborative effort among
federal agencies and major charitable foundations to combine
support of the arts with urban development.
This is the second large monetary infusion for Collinwood
from ArtPlace. In 2012 the area received a $500K grant for the
Collinwood Rising arts program, which aimed at recruiting
artist-residents to the neighborhood.
This new grant is earmarked for the “Ballot Box Project,”
a community initiative that will give residents, employees and
city staff a voice in deciding which arts investments will best
further the neighborhood’s revitalization. “This will continue to
bring our community together, as well as strengthen Cleveland’s
artistic presence,” noted Brian Friedman, executive director if
Northeast Shores Development Corporation.
“If ye wants to complete yer nites’ entertainment and meat all
these senshasional trageedians in person, maebee—take your
latest love out to a nice place, way out in the country way past
the Humphree Farm where some day their talking of putting in
a lot of craze idears and sell peanuts as high as five cents—
didn’t I say crazee?
The Ballot Box Project will organize residents, workers, artists
and city staff into five groups, each focusing on different
Collinwood needs such as health or public safety. They will
brainstorm for six months, devising art projects that address
their focus topics. Then vote for their choice of projects at a
series of five weekly polling events. The chosen projects will
then be implemented over the following five months.
Well—that place is a nice farm where I got a fine band,--but ye
can’t dance nun of them rough dances like Shottish or two step.
I got Buddee Fisher, he hails from Chicago, and, Oh, what a
band! He’ll play on the Town Hall steps Labor Day.
Besides its main role of using the arts to support community
revitalization, the project is aimed at increasing voter
registration in Collinwood plus greater participation in block
clubs and engagement with North Shores.
Ma makes the chicken and corn bread, and you know how
Ma cooks. Plenty of hitchin’ space and free oats for the horses.
Roads not muddy this week. Oh, yes, I nearly forgot—drive out
Lake Shore Road to East 185th and turn in to Marigold Gardens.”
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What Will You Have?
A Hot Benefactor and A Chilled Caramel
Apple Cocktail
Four Seasons of Cocktails By Arlene Kemejak
As the North Wind starts to blow and the hectic holiday season
fast approaches, the cheer you create for your friends and family
calls for the spirit of the season. Charles Dickens, writing under
the pen name of “Boz” in earlier essays, circa 1833, wrote that
the standard issue Christmas Punch is “capable of sparking
maudlin musings on the year’s adversity and misfortune.”
This isn’t because of the depressive effect of alcohol itself that
causes dismal reminiscences, but the quality of the cocktail.
Legend has it that the Battle of Trenton that followed General
George Washington’s fearless crossing of the Delaware in a
Christmas Night blizzard was won partly because the German
mercenary units of the British Army were sleeping off the effects
of too much punch. Their Commander, Colonel Johann Rall,
when given an urgent note warning of the advancing American
Rebels, was too busy playing cards and drinking cheap whiskey
punch to read it. Oops!
Carmel Apple Cocktail
1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
1 wedge lemon
1 ½ cups apple cider
6 tablespoons butterscotch schnapps or apple brandy
1 bottle sparkling wine chilled
8 stemless maraschino cherries
Spread the cinnamon sugar on a small plate or saucer.
Run the lemon wedge along the rim of 8 champagne glasses
and dip rims in cinnamon sugar. Combine apple cider and
schnapps or brandy in a measuring cup. Divide among the
glasses. Pour sparkling wine evenly among glasses. Garnish
each with a cherry. (Ladies, this cocktail only has 181 calories,
zero fat and zero cholesterol!)
Cheers!
By the turn of the 20th Century, Dickens threw the kitchen sink
approach into a drink that wasn’t always the most cheerful of
connotations, due in part because of reduced circumstances
and the constraints of income that the times represented.
Next came a-wassailing, a greeting used as a toast in ritualized
drinking, where floating crisps of toast were actually put in a
drink. Wassailing was used to toast the good health of apple
trees to promote an abundant crop the next year and to ward
off evil spirits. Does not sound like a tasty treat to me!
I want festive fun cocktails! How about a Hot Benefactor?
Imagine this benefactor, a suave hunk that’s a cross between Ian
Fleming’s fantasy man, James Bond and the Dickens’ convict in
“Great Expectations,” Pip’s benefactor. Take time to appreciate
good fortune and good friends. In my opinion, there is no better
accompaniment to relaxation and to reminiscence than with a
great drink. So cozy up to a comfy fireplace with your feet up
and share some time with friends and family. Then forget the
fact that, “baby it’s cold outside!” Enjoy these libations, one hot
and one chilled
Hot Benefactor
2 lumps of sugar
Boiling water
2 jiggers (3 oz.) Jamaican Rum
2 jiggers (3 oz.) Burgundy Wine
Place sugar into a tumbler or brandy sniffer dissolved with
a little boiling water. Add the Rum and Burgundy with a little
more boiling water. Serve with a slice of Lemon and a grating
of Nutmeg.
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Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Patricia Bennett
Cleveland Cultural Gardens is one of the City of Cleveland’s most
beautiful parklands. This two hundred fifty-four acre tranquil
ravine-like setting, also known as Rockefeller Park, spans three
miles between University Circle, Cleveland’s renowned cultural
center, and Lake Erie. Located along Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard and adjacent to East Boulevard from St. Clair Avenue
to the south, this string of 29 national gardens (with 8 more in
the works) is unique to Cleveland. Various nationalities that call
Cleveland home have collaborated in the development of their
respective garden, to both memorialize and share their culture
and history.
As suggested by the park name, John D. Rockefeller donated the
land to the City in 1896, as a part of the celebration of the City’s
first centennial. Prominent landscape architect, Ernest W.
Bowditch, designed the Park.
The Gardens were developed as a joint effort between Cleveland’s diverse ethnic communities, the City of Cleveland and the
Federal Government – namely the Work Progress Administration
(WPA). This aspect sets the park aside as a historically significant
place. It is a living memorial to the role WPA played in the
United States history and to the notion of multi-nationalism that
was surfacing at the time. This cultural diversity has been the
foundation of Cleveland and of this Country. Therein lies the
significance of the theme of the Gardens “Peace through
mutual understanding” as stated by Clara Lederer in her book
about the Gardens, “Their Paths are Peace,” published in 1954.
The CLEVELAND CULTURAL GARDEN FEDERATION (CCGF)
oversees the Cultural Gardens, landscaped gardens with
statuary honoring various ethnic groups in Cleveland.
The CCGF was founded in 1925 as the Civic Progress League
by LEO WEIDENTHAL, who, during the dedication of the
Shakespeare Garden in ROCKEFELLER PARK in 1916, felt that
similar sites should be prepared for each of the city’s nationality
communities. In 1926, the organization became the Cultural
Garden League, and a Hebrew garden was established.
On May 9,1927, the city set aside areas of Rockefeller Park for
future gardens. The Italian, German, Lithuanian, Slovak, and
Ukrainian gardens were established in 1930; the Polish,
Hungarian, Czech, and Yugoslav gardens in 1934; and the
American, Rusin, Irish, Greek, and Syrian gardens in 1938.
Romanian, Estonian, Afro-American, Chinese, Finnish, and
Indian gardens have since been created.
Planning and fundraising for each garden was undertaken
within the various ethnic communities, while the Cleveland
Cultural Garden Federation (the name adopted in 1952)
oversaw overall planning and coordinated various joint
programs, including the 2nd UNESCO Conference (1949)
and the annual One World Day (begun in 1945). During the
1960s and 1970s, many gardens suffered vandalism and
statuary was removed for safekeeping. In 1985-86 a major
restructuring of the area was undertaken and plans discussed
for rehabilitating the gardens by the federation, including
40 members from the affiliated nationalities. In the 1990s,
the federation’s bylaws were rewritten so that each member
group had 2 members and an alternate member on the
Federation Board. Richard J. Konisiewicz served as president
of the federation, which maintained 25 sites in 1995 and
growing.
The Gardens embody the history of twentieth-century
America. They reveal the history of immigration to, and
migration within, the United States. They comment on how
we have built communities and constructed our identities as
individuals and collectives. The gardens reveal the stories of
the major conflicts that gave shape to the century: World War
I, World War II, and the Cold War. They also provide insight
into the large social, economic, political, and cultural
upheavals that affected the nation during the last century,
including the Great Depression, suburbanization, the Civil
Rights Movement, and the deindustrialization of America’s
industrial heartland.
The Federation is involved with most aspects of this unique
park, however the Cultural Gardens are a City of Cleveland
park and arrangements for use of any of the Gardens for
events such as weddings or other celebrations must be
made through City of Cleveland, Office of Special Events
216-664-2484.
This unique park is a great educational tool, as well as a great
place to relax, enjoy nature in the midst of a city, walk or ride
a bike, see statues of significant personalities or depictions
of far away lands.
References: Dr. Mark Tebeau, Center for Public History
and Digital Humanities at the Cleveland State University
Department of History, in partnership with the Cleveland
Cultural Gardens Federation, with support from the Arizona
State University Department of History. Encyclopedia of
Cleveland History
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Brother Petty. A Mother’s Nightmare
From The Files of Jan Mitchell–Private Investigator
I’d interviewed felons who committed every crime in the book.
But this would be my first pedophile. He sat before me calm as a
shark after the kill. His green eyes held a steady gaze. There was
nothing about him that screamed pervert of the lowest kind.
His long red hair, wild beard, and animated ways, made him
seem like a small funny Leprechaun, I imagined, to the severely
autistic young boys at Pep Harbor, where he was a teacher’s aide.
He didn’t deny being a pedophile. Just the opposite. “The only
thing that’s wrong with pedophilia is that it’s against the law.
It’s entirely natural,” he said. He kept journals that documented
each encounter he had with every boy. There where stacks of
journals in his home. He rated each encounter. His favorite boys
were those who couldn’t defend themselves in any way and
were unable to scream for help or tell anyone what had
happened to them.
He came from a small town in New England where his father was
a cop who didn’t pay much attention to his son. But the boy, who
would eventually plead guilty to all 74 counts of rape, kidnapping,
gross sexual imposition, pandering obscenity involving a minor,
possessing criminal tools, disseminating matter harmful to
juveniles, and corrupting another with drugs, would finally get
all the attention he always craved, in Cleveland. The charges were
the first time he ever came to the attention of law enforcement.
He had been successful at honing his skills over the years.
He tried to get his father’s attention when he was a child, and
came up with a plan to break into neighbor’s houses. Not mature
enough to understand the downside, he thought that if he could
get arrested, his father would have to look at him, pay attention to
him for once. His dad might even be the one to put the handcuffs
on him and at last he could feel the touch of his father. There would
be some victory in that at least. The boy would walk around
inside the homes while he waited for the police to show up.
Each time he would tire of waiting and leave undiscovered.
He was good at breaking and entering but it wasn’t getting him
the reward he wanted.
The boy joined the Boys and Girls Club of America, thinking
he might make his dad proud or maybe jealous that he was
spending time with other men. His mentor, a local businessman,
was secretly gay. He began to indoctrinate the boy into the gay
lifestyle. Slowly and meticulously he gained the boy’s trust and
started taking him on week-end trips and buying him things.
The boy would tell his dad about week-end trips. His dad gave
him the green light.
He made his way to Lakewood and Rocky River after leaving
Ohio State University where, instead of attending classes, he
joined a program to help homeless boys. After applying for
jobs as a teacher’s aide, he was hired at Pep Harbor, a school
on Cleveland’s westside that had a program for autistic boys.
A dream job for a pedophile. He began adding credentials and,
on paper and in the neighborhood he began to appear as a
selfless do-gooder. He became an ordained minister with the
Universal Life Church, obtained a valid teaching certificate from
the Ohio Department of Education that permitted him to work,
unrestricted, with boys who had trouble at school. He started a
program called Class Cutters that permitted him to hold class
at his home. He volunteered to baby sit, helped out at YMCAs,
started an art program called Arcadian Gardens, held
neighborhood barbecue’s at his home, and placed himself
wherever he could, close to young and helpless boys. Gaining
trust with the community and with parents, he now called
himself Brother Petty.
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Class Cutters classes were held at Brother Petty’s home.
There were no books, but he kept toys on the bookcase
headboard above his bed. Boys would have to climb on his bed
to get to the toys. He also had a webcam and a computer in his
bedroom. He developed a sacred ritual that he called “partying
with Pan.” A child was told that Pan was a friend that couldn’t be
seen but that the child would want to make happy by drinking the
sacred drink, Mike’s Hard Lemonade. He would blow marijuana
smoke in the child’s face and take the child into his bedroom.
This was the sacred ritual of pedophilia.
His plan was to go public with a test case and prove in court that
pedophilia should be legal. He sent a young boy, who was staying
with him temporarily while his parents were doing renovation
work on their house, out into the neighborhood on his bicycle, to
recruit even younger boys into the sacred world of Brother Petty.
A suspicious mother, followed the little boy and after seeing
where he went, called the police. He was taken into custody and
the little boy was returned to his parents. Sacred rituals were
becoming pre-trial dates and he was indicted, charged, and pled
guilty to all 74 counts.
He thought about what kind of a sentence he should receive and
came to the conclusion that he should be given house arrest so
that he could continue his pedophilia outreach program. Plan B,
if he absolutely had to go to prison, was to go to a prison where
the Warden would be sympathetic to pedophiles. He thought that
since he was an ordained minister and also because he understood the special challenges that pedophiles face, that he could
start a prison support group.
Part of his wish had come true; he was sentenced to several
lifetimes in prison without the possibility of parole. In addition,
he was denied computer Internet access and his mail, incoming
and outgoing, was to be screened by an attorney. He won an
appeal in October 2007 to correct part of his sentence. The trial
court’s order denying him access to a computer with Internet
capability and ordering his mail be screened was vacated.
Southern Ohio State Correctional Facility, usually referred to
as “Lucasville” or sometimes “Luke”, because it’s located in
Lucasville, Ohio, is the home of the Lucasville Prison Riot which
took place on Easter Sunday in 1993, and lasted for 11 days.
This is Brother Petty’s home for life. Among Ohio prison’s, this
is considered one of the worst places for an inmate to wind up.
There are certain crimes that are not well received by inmates,
and pedophilia is one of them. Because of this, he was to be
given some level of protective custody in prison. At least in the
beginning. After that, he’d be on his own. This is done not so
much to protect the new inmate, but to prevent trouble erupting
among the inmate population.
During an interview with an old time convict doing life at an
Ohio prison, I asked him how he thought other inmates would
treat a newly committed pedophile. He expected that there would
be some prison justice in the beginning, but not like back in the
days when prison justice was violent and the correction officers
walked away in silent agreement, especially at Lucasville.
The boys who were permanently scarred by Brother Petty, and
their families, also live life sentences. There’s no amount of
justice that can change that.
Although she retired last December from the Federal Judiciary,
where she also served as Investigator, Jan Mitchell is still a
licensed and practicing private investigator living in One
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VILLA G E
The View from Village Hall
• The Master Plan Steering Committee held a Town Hall meeting with residents to present options on the Land and Facilities Study on November 17th. The Committee will be developing recommendations to offer to Village Council that will have far reaching effects for our Village for many years to come. Please weigh in and help make these decisions.
Mayor John Licastro
NE Ohio is now poised for the winter of
2015/16. We have heard the reports of a
milder El Niño winter. The next few
weeks will be telling. Let’s hope for the
best. The last two winters were difficult
to bear.
Here are some updates on various topics:
•
The upgrade to the pump station located in the Nine Mile Creek ravine is complete. This station pumps raw sewage from the west end of the Village through the ravine to the NEO Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant. This project included
a generator and other improvements.
•
ODOT’s repair of the bridge deck on the I-90 Shoreway over Bratenahl road is complete, which included sound baffles that have reduced traffic noise by approximately 40%. This is already a significant improvement in the quality of life for residents in close proximity. We will continue to lobby for additional sound walls elsewhere in our Village.
• ODOT’s sound wall replacement project on the I-90 corridor through Bratenahl is scheduled for spring of 2016. It will be complete before the RNC in July of 2016. Information on this project will be sent by ODOT to residents in May or June of 2016.
•
Cuyahoga County will replace the LSB Bridge over Nine Mile Creek in 2016. Meetings with the County, directly affected residents, Village Engineer and our Police Department have been held. Public meetings will be staged in 2016 well in advance of this late summer of 2016 project.
•
Our annual repair of infrastructure is complete. This included sewer and sinkhole repair, sidewalk maintenance and
replacement and street repair. We appropriate monies annually for these purposes to be certain that the Village’s infrastructure is up to our standards.
•
Civic Plus has been hired as the new website provider
for Bratenahl. The upgrade should be complete in early January of 2016. We are certain this user-friendly site will be easier for us to manage and for you to use.
•
The Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee on Senior and Adult Services had the two meetings with residents in October. We are working on reviewing and assessing the feedback we received in order to produce specifics that will improve the quality of life for our seniors
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AFFAI R S
•
We are preparing for the transfer of our Dispatch to Chagrin Valley Dispatch Center effective January 4, 2016. This is a significant upgrade in the operation of Dispatch and will offer additional services to our residents. Safety in the Village is our main focus. This upgrade in dispatch services will make our Police Department operate in a more
effective manner.
I look forward to continuing my tenure as Bratenahl’s Mayor
for a fifth term in 2016. My family has lived in the Village since
1955. I have been involved in Bratenahl government since the
mid 80s and served in an elected position since 1994. It is an
honor and privilege to serve this unique, wonderful
community. Thank you.
We hope to see you at our meetings. I close, as always,
with the refrain from Bratenahl’s school song:
…she is the best, the very best, all Hail to Bratenahl!
Police Report
Chief of Police, Richard L. Dolbow
Police Report (October 2015)
Felony Arrests
Misdemeanor Arrests Warrants Served
Driving Under Suspension
Driving Under the Influence
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Vehicles Towed
False Alarms
911 Calls
False 911 Calls
Fire Calls (False)
Traffic Tickets Issued
9
22
21
12
16
16
60
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37
4
0
233
The Bratenahl Community Foundation extends an invitation to the Mayor
and all Village Council members and committee chairs to submit articles.
Those that are received are published unedited in the Lamplighter as a
community service. The views, positions and opinions expressed are not
necessarily those of the Foundation.
VILLAGE
Bratenahl Shade Tree Commission Secures Grant
Keith Galestock
You may not realize it, but the Bratenahl Shade Tree Commission
(STC) is utilizing a computerized Tree Inventory program, which
includes, since 2013, an Emerald Ash Borer management plan, in
order to phase out trees lost to that particular pest.
Special kudos go out to our own Jason Knowles, consulting
urban forester employed by The STC, for recently securing for
the village a 2015 Lake Erie Watershed Canopy Restoration Grant
of $4,125 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The
STC intends on using this matching grant to plant 32 vacant sites
in the spring of 2016 within Village public right-of-way areas.
This program is funded through the USDA Forest Service Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative, and is administered by the Division
of Forestry to aid local jurisdictions in the response and recovery
of urban forests from the pernicious Emerald Ash Borer.
Regarding Bratenahl’s Ash Trees, here is what has been accomplished in the past several years:
July 2013
We implemented Tree Tracker inventory management software,
which has helped in the treatment of our smaller ash trees, and
provided inventory of all trees in the public right of way areas.
February 2014
We removed ash trees, which were deemed hazardous or
undesirable.
June 2014
75 Vacated sites within the Village were planted with new trees.
May 2015
A second treatment on ash trees was conducted. We also
removed some larger trees.
Public Improvements Report
Mary Beckenbach
At the August Public Improvements Meeting the Committee
approved $20,000 for sewer maintenance repairs along
Lakeshore Blvd and Bratenahl Road. Nerone & Sons, Inc. will
be replacing sinkholes that have been forming near Bratenahl
Road and Lakeshore Blvd. The second bid submitted by Empire
Paving LLC approved at this meeting was for driveway apron
replacement; sidewalk replacement brick walk removal, and
the replacement of catch basins and manhole reconstruction
throughout the Village.
A FFA I R S
2016 Changes in Municipal Income
Tax Regulations
Leon W. Blazey, Jr., Village Clerk
The required changes in the village’s income tax ordinance
mandated by new state legislation, passed by Council at its
October 2015 meeting, are chiefly administrative in nature and
are intended to bring uniform income tax administration
throughout the state.
Several changes in the law, however, directly affect individual
taxpayers.
The principal change, affecting all taxpayers who make quarterly
estimated tax payments, is a change in the due dates of the
estimates, beginning with the first estimate due in 2016.
The new due dates are as follows:
First quarter: April 15th (same as current law)
Second quarter: June 15th
Third quarter: September 15th
Fourth Quarter: December 15th
Again, these changes are effective with the first quarter estimated
payment due date of April 15, 2016.
Another change, pertaining only to landlords, is a requirement
to submit a form to the Tax Administrator of the Village.
On or before June 1, 2016, all property owners or authorized
agents of residential rental property shall file with the Tax
Administrator a Rental and Tenant Notification Report showing
the names, addresses, and social security numbers of each tenant
who occupies any portion of a property as of January 1, 2016.
Vacant rental or leased areas should also be identified.
This form is available on the village website via a link in the
Tax Administrator section.
After this initial report, landlords should submit a new Rental
and Tenant Notification Report whenever a property is either
rented or vacated. These reports should be filed within
30 days of the rental or vacancy.
The Bratenahl Community Foundation extends an invitation to the Mayor
and all Village Council members and committee chairs to submit articles.
Those that are received are published unedited in the Lamplighter as a
community service. The views, positions and opinions expressed are not
necessarily those of the Foundation.
The sidewalk replacements are located at various locations
along Lakeshore Blvd. from the eastern end to the western
end. There will also be replacements on Burton Road, Corning
Drive, Coit Road, Brighton Road and Foster Avenue. These
newly repaired sidewalks will provide our many walkers with
smoother and safer sidewalks so that residents will continue
to enjoy the Village landscape.
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VILLA G E
Kudos To Cleveland
Mary Beckenbach
The Cleveland metropolitan area’s workforce is among the most
educated in the nation, helping to spur the growth of the downtown office sector which continues to generate jobs.
Downtown Cleveland leads Cuyahoga County in brain gain with
a 125 percent increase in college graduates and advanced degree
holders between 2000-2013. This success is rippling out to
Downtown’s neighbors to the east and west. The trendy Ohio
City, Tremont and St. Clair-Superior neighborhoods experienced
a more than 70 percent increase in the same time period. The
growing concentration of talent in and around Downtown
Cleveland increasingly attracts business relocation, consolidation, and expansion.
Further illustrating the trend, StartMart, a new hub for entrepreneurs and start-ups, selected Downtown Cleveland as its home in
order to better appeal to creative professionals and emerging
talent. In addition, accounting firm BDO (formerly SS&G), will
soon celebrate the second anniversary of its downtown location,
established in 2013 in Playhouse Square’s Hanna Building to
better recruit and retain top talent.
According to Cleveland State University’s Center for Population
Dynamics, Cleveland ranks fifth nationally in the percent increase
of advanced degree holders. Turning conventional wisdom on its
head, this is higher growth than cities like Boston, Seattle,
Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Portland, Minneapolis, Denver, Charlotte, and Columbus, proving that Cleveland is competing on the
national stage as a home for talent and jobs.
Job growth is driving this talent boom. Between 2000 and 2013,
Cleveland experienced a 25 percent increase in science, technology, engineering, math, and health-related jobs. Creative class
job growth in Cleveland between 2015 and 2022 is projected to
exceed the projected national average of 12.5 percent. This
growth is significant, even outside of these sectors. Each highly
skilled job in these sectors create an additional five professional
jobs or service jobs in the area.
AFFAI R S
retention is a key consideration for businesses deciding to locate
in a downtown. In the last four and half years, over 50 companies
have relocated, consolidated, expanded or started in Downtown
Cleveland.
The line between business attraction and the growth of Downtown’s educated population is easy to draw. As downtown’s
residential market and population continue to grow, downtown
Cleveland will continue to complete nationally as a home to
talented and educated workforce.
Bratenahl’s Best
Mary Beckenbach
Every day our amazing police department shows our community
how much they value us and care deeply about what they do.
On the afternoon of August 26, 2015, two of our superb Police
Officers rushed to the aid of a man after he badly cut his arm on
a piece of glass while doing repair work on one of our resident’s
home. “There was a lot of blood, when we first arrived on
scene,” Officer Kaleal explained.
Officer Robert Pitts and Officer Steven Kaleal responded within
two minutes to the 911 call, and because all of our officers are so
well trained they were able to save this gentleman’s life. Officer
Pitts always carries a medical bag in his car which includes a
tourniquet and small hemorrhage control instruments, and this
day he was heroically able to use his equipment. Officer Pitts
spoke with the head nurse that day, following the incident, and
she remarked that if our officers wouldn’t have applied the
tourniquet he would have died before EMS got there.
“If feels good knowing that person can go home to his family
and spend time with his kids, and loved ones,”
Officer Kaleal said.
This Village is the best place to live, and we all cherish our police
and service departments for all of those small and large things
that happen here to make this a special place.
Talent attraction remains especially strong among the millennial
generation. Cleveland ranks eighth nationally in the percent of
25 to 34-year-olds in the workforce who hold an advanced
degree, again placing Cleveland ahead of cities like Atlanta,
Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, and Seattle. Much of
this talent is relocating to Cleveland from out of state, with nearly
50 percent relocating from cities like Atlanta, Brooklyn, Chicago,
Detroit, Manhattan, and Pittsburgh.
Businesses in Cleveland and across the United States are
relocating or expanding into downtown in order to better attract
and retain top talent. In a report published in conjunction with
Cushman & Wakefield and the George Washington University
School of Business, Smart Growth America surveyed 500
business executives and concluded that talent recruitment and
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VILLA G E
Bratenahl
Parks & Recreation Department
Bratenahl Community Center
10300 Brighton Road / 216.451.5350
Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 am-8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
And special events
The Recreation Commission:
Dave Kozinski (Chair)
Brad DiFranco (Vice Chair)
Kris Tibaldi (Secretary)
Hiram DeJesus (Treasurer)
Laurel Herbold Anita Gray
Erin Smith (Council Rep) Susan Capello (Director)
What is going on at the Community Center?
Club 55
3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 am-12:00.
Club 55 is a casual group of ‘mature’
residents that meet to enjoy a cup of coffee, nibbles and good conversation. Don’t be shy,
come and join the group.
Internet Café
Open daily
The café is quiet place to study, read, play on
your computer, watch TV, do a puzzle or just relax. And, thanks to resident generosity the library is growing and well rounded. If you prefer paper to electronic, come and check out the selection.
Mixed media Open daily
Classroom 4 is available for those who
need some extra room for art and craft projects.
Muscle toning and strength building group exercise class
Mondays 6:00-7:00 pm (for the rest of 2015)
EFS Personal Training is facilitating this class.
It is tailored to all levels of age and ability! Come and develop stronger bones, control your weight, boost your stamina and many more benefits.
Playgroup
Thursdays at 6:15 pm
Parents, bring your kids (baby to early elementary) to join in the fun and make some new friends!
We are also happy to accept gently used toy donations for the children.
AFFAI R S
Pottery
Tuesdays 6 pm-9 pm, (began Sept. 15)
Come and get your hands dirty and create a
work of art! Beginning potters to advanced are welcome. A new class is being formed now! Call 216.291.1127 for more information or to
register for the class.
Fitness Room/ Open daily
Gym
Come check out the fitness room. From
treadmills to free weights, there is something for everyone! The gym is also open for free
play when it has not been previously reserved.
There are a lot of singles that come to play basketball that could use some competition!
Yoga
Monday 10:00 am
Wednesday 6:30 pm
Sunday 10:00 am
Chair yoga
Monday 11:15 am (a gentler yoga)
Yoga helps improve a person’s health and
lessens stress. Come to the Center and let Margot lead you to an improved you!
Coming Events
Brunch with Santa
is scheduled for Saturday, December 12 from 12:00-2:00 pm
at the Community Center.
Our first Health and Wellness Fair
will be Saturday, January 9 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm at the
Community Center. There is sure to be something for
everyone!!
Third Thursday season is almost here:
January – February - March = wine tasting - beer tasting wine tasting. Reservations are required, $20.00 per person,
7:00-9:00 pm at the Center.
Do you need more information about an event?
Or perhaps renting a room at the Center? Maybe you would
like to get on the “Rec News” email distribution list?
If so, please call 216.451.5350 or email me at:
recreation@bratenahl.org.
I look forward to hearing from you!
-Susan Capello
Effective Immediately – Reservations and payments are
required for the use of non-facility private parking at the
Community Center.
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Bratenahl
L A M PL IG H T E R
Lamplighter Advertising Rates
Business Card 1/4 Page 1/3 Page 1/2 Page 1/2 Page
(Color Back Cover) Full Page
(Black & White) Lamplighter Staff
Lamplighter correspondence
BCFLamplighter@gmail.com
Advertising & Production
Murphy & Co Graphic Communications
jim@murphygrcom.com
Bratenahl Community Foundation / Advertising & Promotion
Tim Schultz, Marcom Solutions, MarcomTim@yahoo.com.
3-1/2” W x 2”H 3-1/2” W X 3” H 3-1/2” W X 5” H 7” W X 4” H $65.00
$90.00
$140.00
$215.00
7” W X 4” H $290.00
November Contributors
Bill Beckenbach
Keith Galestock
Mary Beckenbach
Arlene Kemejak
Paticia Bennett
Jan Mitchell
Dominic Celiti
Larry Domin
Tim Schultz
7” W X 9.5” H $335.00
About the Lamplighter...
Non-profits: 50% discount, please discuss with Advertising
Coordinator - Dave Urbach
Discount:10% if pre-pay 4 editions (1 year)
All ad space must be approved by the Advertising Coordinator in
order to ensure availability of space.
Payment must be received at least 2 weeks prior to anticipated
publication.
Village Affairs
Mary Beckenbach
Leon Blazey
Sue Capello
John Licastro
Contributions from the community welcomed and appreciated!
Please email BCFLamplighter@gmail.com for schedule. 400 words or less.
Photos also welcome.
The mission of the Lamplighter is to publish an informative and reliable community
newspaper to inform Villagers of community events, examine issues, encourage
participation in community affairs and promote positive achievements.
Bratenahl Community Foundation Board of Directors
Larry Domin, President 216-851-2875
ldomin@ampf.com
Tim A. Schultz
Co-Vice President, Editor 216-314-2227 216-541-8540 MarcomTim@yahoo.com
BCFLamplighter@gmail.com
Technical questions - please call Jim Murphy: 216.226.5331.
Arlene Kemejak,
Co-Vice President
(216) 851-3883
arlietv3@hotmail.com
Prices are for camera-ready ads. Ads sent via email as digital PDF, jpeg,
and tiff files are simply placed into the publication at the size purchased.
Nancy Goble, Secretary 216-681-0026
216-704-0563
tnngoble@gmail.com
Mary Ellen Carney,
Treasurer 216-226-3769
mecarney@cox.net
Kay Bebenek 216-999-7243
kaybebenek@gmail.com
Duke Young
216-347-2440
Mail payments: Dave Urbach, One Bratenahl Place, Suite 701,
Bratenahl, Oh 44108 • Phone: 440 567 6114
email: davidurbach80@yahoo.com
Ad design is available at an additional cost, privately, through
Jim Murphy - call to discuss and to get pricing: 216.226.5331.
Pat Bennett
John Finley II
DukeGolfs@gmail.com
pat@bennmar.com
finley@mempro.com
Jack Lane
216-761-3081
Joe Taverna 216-308-0108
jtaverna@dealertire.com
440-567-6114 davidurbach80@yahoo.com
David Urbach
Support The Foundation
I do not wish to give a
monetary donation but
would like to volunteer
my time
You can help the Bratenahl Community Foundation by either volunteering to assist us with
our various projects as a “Friend of the Foundation”, and/or donating tax deductible funds.
Mail to: Bratenahl Community Foundation, c/o One Bratenahl Place, Front Desk, Bratenahl, Ohio 44108-1155
Name: Address
E-mail Phone Number
Donation $50 Friend
$250 Patron 22
$100 Supporter Please be sure to renew
your membership
each calendar year
$500 Gold $1000 Lamplighter Sponsor
Other
NOVEMBER
BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER 7 DAYS A WEEK (BREAKFAST SERVED FROM 7AM UNTIL 11AM)
16826 Lakeshore Boulevard • Cleveland Ohio • 7am-Midnight
•
216-273-7100
Sports Bar & Grill
WE DELIVER
• Family friendly
• Over 14 flat screens
• 130” Projector screen
• Electronic basketball and bowling games
• Pool tables
• Sidewalk Cafe
•Patio
• Full size bar that seats over 28 people comfortably
SPECIALS
Monday
”Wing Day”- $.60 Wing Dings $.95 Whole Wing
Tuesday
”$2 Tuesdays”- Corona, Guinness Red Stripe
Wednesday ”Ladies Night” Specials on mixed drinks
Thursday
”Draft Day”- $3 Tap Beer
Sunday
Food and drink specials during the game
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Bratenahl
L A M P L I G H T E R
Bratenahl Community Foundation
c/o One Bratenahl Place, Front Desk
Bratenahl, Ohio 44108-1155
[ DAT E D M AT E R I A L ]

November 2015 - Bratenahl Community Foundation

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