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  • School Board passes draft of facilities plan extension

    (Plain Press, July 2014) After a series of Facilities Plan Open Houses where residents and stakeholders were asked to rank various scenarios in their school’s cluster, the Cleveland School Board met for three hours, on Monday June 23rd, to discuss various options and vote to approve a draft of a facilities plan extension at its…

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  • Hillary Clinton meets Westside Community House Teenagers

    PHOTO BY PAUL JEFFREY FOR UNITED METHODIST WOMEN April 26, 2014; United Methodist Women’s Assembly, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky: Hillary Rodham Clinton greets 13—year old Christina Robinson and other members of the Summer of Sisterhood, a musical group from the Westside Community House in Cleveland, Ohio. Clinton, a lifelong member of United Methodist…

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  • Senior Luau

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY HOUSE Friday, May 9, 2014, West Side Community House, 9300 Lorain Avenue: Sherwin Williams’ volunteers and Senior Center members who participated in the Best Costume Awards at the Luau de Mayo. Sherwin Williams’ volunteers served as the judges in the contest. Volunteers also helped with the games, interacted…

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  • Pony Ride and Spring Celebration, Denison Avenue United Church of Christ,

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Palm Sunday, April 13, 2104; Pony Ride and Spring Celebration, Denison Avenue United Church of Christ, W. 99th and Denison: Zahara Ibrahim, age 6, rides the pony Ariel, while her brother, Joe Abrahim, age 10, walks along the side. Two staff members from Coventry Farm in Strongsville guide Ariel.

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  • Be Your Own Hero 5KRace and 1 mile run

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 12, 2014; Be Your Own Hero 5KRace and 1 mile run, West Side Community House, W. 93rd and Lorain Avenue: Winners of the Best Costume were Karen Pavlisko as Mario and Mike Grande as Luigi of the Nintendo Video game Mario Brothers.

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  • Helping Hands

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, December 17, 2013; Winterfest, Cudell Recreation Center, West Boulevard and Detroit Avenue: (L-R) Linda Collins, Paet Burcham, and Joanne Newbury, members of Helping Hands, prepare to join Santa and Mrs. Claus in distributing 238 sets of hand made hats and scarfs to children from Marion C. Seltzer and Madison Community…

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  • Cleveland Lumber begins using solar power to help power its buildings

    Cleveland Lumber begins using solar power to help power its buildings by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Cleveland Lumber is now using solar panels to help power their buildings. Owner Vince Valentino says he hopes to save from 10% to 20% on the cost of electricity for his company. In early October, a Near…

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  • Cudell Improvement 2013 Safety Award

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January, 16, 2013; Cudell Improvement’s 38th Annual Meeting, Brennan’s Party Center, 13000 Triskett Road: Birgit Hilliard of Cudell Improvement and Michael McDonald of Safe-16 accept a Safety Award on behalf of the Security Camera Initiative.

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  • Cudell Improvement celebrates 38th annual meeting

    (Plain Press, February 2013) One hundred and twenty residents and stakeholders from the Cudell Improvement service area gathered at Brennan’s Party Center on January 16th for the organization’s 38th annual meeting. They were welcomed to the meeting by Cudell Improvement Executive Director Anita Brindza and Cudell Improvement Board President Daniel Berry. The meeting featured newly…

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  • 2013 Cudell Improvement Service Awards

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January, 16, 2013; Cudell Improvement’s 38th Annual Meeting, Brennan’s Party Center, 13000 Triskett Road: Linda Collins and Tom Hoover of the 98 Great Homes Model Block received Service Awards for their volunteer work in the neighborhood.

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