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Sarah Johanek brings home a gold Medal
(Plain Press, September 2018) Near West Side resident Sarah Johanek’s rowing team won a gold medal for the United States of America in the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Poznan, Poland in late July. Johanek, a junior at Rutgers University, started rowing in her freshman year at St. Joseph’s Academy in Cleveland. Johanek was…
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St. Colman Parish celebrates 100th Anniversary of church building with a Day of Music
(Plain Press, July 2018) On June 9th, St. Colman Parish celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the opening of its church building with a Day of Music. The event began with Irish Dancing in the Church Hall featuring two dancers from Murphy’s Irish Arts Center in Beachwood. The dancers, Don Jacobsen and Ellen Conkey entertained the…
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County Medical Examiner shares thoughts on how to intervene to prevent more overdoses
by Victoria Shea (Plain Press, July 2018) It is a topic Doctor Thomas Gilson is passionate about. It shows in every presentation he gives. Yet, people in his county, young and old, are still dying. The numbers are still rising. He wonders as many others do in law enforcement-what else can they do to stop…
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A rare piece of World War II history dances into Cleveland on “laughter-silvered wings”
Thursday, May 31, 2018; Burke Lakefront Airport, 1501 N. Marginal Road: “Doc” a World War II B-29 Superfortress, stopped in Cleveland during its 2018 summer tour. “Doc” is one of two B-29’s still flying. By Victoria Shea (Plain Press, July 2018) A rare sight to behold arrived in the warm afternoon of May 31 at…