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  • The Plain Press celebrates 41 years and asks for your support

    The Plain Press celebrates 41 years and asks for your support   October 2012 Dear Plain Press Readers and Supporters, New Red Tape Snarls Welfare –This was the front page headline for the first issue of the Plain Press in 1971, a free community newspaper founded to present issues and community news to residents of…

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  • Discussion centers on parking at South of Lorain Chatham/Monroe Corridor Block Club meeting

    Discussion centers on parking at South of Lorain Chatham/Monroe Corridor Block Club meeting (Plain Press, October 2012) About fifty residents and stakeholders, attending a South of Lorain Chatham/Monroe Corridor Block Club meeting on September 4th at the St. Ignatius High School Breen Center, spent much of the meeting discussing parking problems in the neighborhood. The…

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  • Cleveland leaders need to explore other options to secure funds for the schools

    Cleveland leaders need to explore other options to secure funds for the schools by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2012) The City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District are making an all out effort to pass a 15-mill school levy this November. This represents a 50% increase in the amount of property tax…

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  • Zone Recreation Center: Ribbon Cutting for Outdoor Renovations

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 4, 2012; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for outdoor renovations at Zone Recreation Center, W. 65th and Lorain Avenue: Children in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony assist Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone with the ribbon cutting.

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  • Zone Recreation Center: T-Ball

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 4, 2012; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for outdoor renovations at Zone Recreation Center, W. 65th and Lorain Avenue: Two teams from the Ohio City T-Ball League, Champion Fire and Lutheran Hospital, play the first game on the new T-Ball field at Zone Recreation Center. Katherine Coyne, age 6, of the…

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  • Zone Recreation Center – Swing Set

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 4, 2012; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for outdoor renovations at Zone Recreation Center, W. 65th and Lorain Avenue: Emma Romero, age 3, is among the first to try the new outdoor swing set. Her sister, Isabella Lopez, age 7, gives her a push.

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  • Community celebrates completion of Zone Recreation Center’s outdoor renovations

    Community celebrates completion of Zone Recreation Center’s outdoor renovations by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2012) On August 4th, 2012, a planning process that began a decade ago came to fruition with a ribbon cutting for the $3 million dollar outdoor renovations on the 22 acres of the Michael J. Zone Recreation Center grounds. The…

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  • Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Historic Home Tour

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STOCKYARD, CLARK-FULTON & BROOKLYN CENTRE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Saturday, August 11, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Historic Home Tour: (L-R) Tour guides, Kelly Anderson and Christine Dunson, demonstrate their enthusiasm for the tour.

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  • Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade: Nother Nature & Friends

    PHOTO BY BOBBI REICHTELL Sunday, August 12, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade: Mother Nature and Friends, Brooklyn Centre Naturalists (L-R) Sharon Martynowski, David Boyce Jr., and Gloria Ferris.

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  • Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Celebration: Applewood Center Benefit

    PHOTO BY KEN HALL Saturday, August 11, 2012; Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Celebration, Ugly Broad Bicentennial Burger Bonanza, Ugly Broad, 3908 Denison Avenue: As part of the Bicentennial Celebration, the Ugly Broad bar hosts a burger bonanza to benefit Applewood Centers. Sherry Perry, owner of the Ugly Broad, greets guests arriving at the fundraiser.

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