First pages, including Town Topics.

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T6rnorrow's Leaders
pafis of the world. The Shaker Heights City Schools can make a world of difference to succeed in a
diffefent world.
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delighted to call
"home!"
Smythe, Cramer Co. is
Shaker Heights
Smythe, Cramer Co. - Shaker Heights Office
20710 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Phone: 216.751.8550
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3. shaker rye VOLUME 22 NUMBER 1
JANUARY I FEBRUARY 2OO4
COVER: WINTER BERRIES
Photograph , John Godt
15 2oO4 Shaker Preschool Programs
20 Prime Times
Shaker's senior adults lind fun, fitness and friendship
BY AMY GARVEY
26 Extracurricular Activities
When school's out, Shaker teachers enjov interesting
pastimes
BY DALE CALLENDER AGGOR
32 Summer Fiction Contest Results
Three magical tales win top honors
36 Shaker Journal: Be Prepared!
Shaker Man honors his inner scout
BY JOHN BRANDT
3? A Musical Match
Iivo celebrated pianists bring their talent from
Italy ro Cleveland
BY ENLOE WILSON
44 Neighbor Spotlight:
Billie Morgan-Sims and Lan.rence Krauss
BY AMY GARVEY
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5. January brings
fresh snow
and renewal
Every season has its charms and rvinter
in Shaker definitely has its fair share.
When the fresh snorv beckons, my chil-dren
love to dress up in warm, r,voolly
s'eaters and hats and join their friends
sledding the slopes or taking their pup-pies
for a gallop along the sparkling
l-oodland paths near our home. Everv
time winter rolls around, first I grumble
and then think of its many treasures:
Farnilies buikling snowmen in their
lront vards, neighbors gliding bv on
cross-country skis, snow-covered
branches against bright blue skies, the
scarlet splash of a cardinal, laughing
children rvith snorvflakes on their eye-lashes.
It seems there is a potential
magazine cover on every cornerl
After the frenetic pace of the holi-days,
the follou.ing months seem like a
r.vell-deserved rest period. But for those
of us u'ho find cabin fever hits a little
too soon, there is always plentv to do in
and around Shaker. Nor'r. is perhaps the
lime to think about iollowing up on
some New. Year's resolutions: Thke the
art class 1,ou've algays planned, brush
up some skills (or learn new ones)
through fun communig' education class-es,
begin that home-based business
vou've been dreaming about (see
Business News for tips), spend Saturday
afternoons at Universitv Circle, plan a
home renovation project or check out
the armchair travel guides at the library
and start thinking about summer. It'll
be upon us before rve knor,v itl
Best r.vishes for 200,1!
Mayor Judith Rawson (center) is flanked by council members Brian Gleisser (left)
and Kenneth Kovach. Standing (from left) are Brian Parker, Earl Williams,.Jr., Nancy
Moore, Earl Leiken and Laura Holmes. Mayor Rawson and council members Leiken,
Moore, Parker and Williams are all beginning new terms on January 1.
2OOB Election Results
As r.lrll as re-affirming Mavor Judy Rawson (.5,192 votes) who ran unopposed, voters
re-elected councilmen Earl Leiken (,+,365) and Brian Parker (3,238). Council ner,v-comers
Nancv Moore (4,603) and'Ebrl /illiams, Jr. (3,879) succeed outgoing coun-cil
members Jan Devereaux and Stephanie Tirrner, who did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Freda Levenson (4,653) and nervcomer Mary Johnson (3,705) r'r''ere
elected to the Board of Education.
Voters also overrvhelminglv passed a measure allou-ing the Citv. on the behalf of
residents, to purchase gas as part of a bulk-buying consortium.
For m ore infbrmation, isit wrwv. el ecti o nohi o. c om.
Youth Arts Fest to Celebrate
the Silver Screen
The Shaker School Age Care program will host its 200,1 Youth Arts Festival by
invoking the glitz ancl glamour of Tinsel Torm.
"Behind the Scenes: Shaker Celebrates Cinema" is the theme of this year's Arts
Fest, r'r'hich returns to the Cig' from 6:30 to 8 p.m., February 12, at the Shaker
Community Building. The event, geared tor'r'ard children ages 5 to 12, will feature
entertainment and various crafts coordinated by School Age Care program partici-pants,
including short scene r'r'riting and mor''ie prop making.
The Youth Arts Festival is free and open to the public. For more information,
contact Ker.in Crou.e, youth program coordinator of the Community Life Depart-ment,
at 491-2595.
Felicitv Htll
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6. 6. : rltg:ry ;"ru ::g,.grg g f.Q $:11 rL 1 11'p:: 1:q .p1
Fairhill Place, 1 3660 Fairhill Road
(Ken )fontlack)
Shaker Lakes Apartments, 2590 North
Moreland Blvd. ( l4 ichael tWontlack)
Shaker Park East. 2540 North Moreland
Blvd. (Dayjd Goodman)
Shaker Park N{anor, 19220 Van Aken Blvd.
(llichael 14ontlack)
Shaker Terrace, 19806 Van Aken Blr,-d
(Thomas Gerson)
The Ambassador, 13700 Fairhill Road
( |,4 ichael l,l ontlack)
The Blair House. 19601 Van Aken Blvcl.
( Zehman -llolf ,14 anaBem ent )
The Continental Luxurv Apartmcr-rts, 3 34 1 -
I J 5 I Warrensr ille Ctrrter Roatl r,lJun
Pearlnan)
The Greenbriar, 17100 Van Aken Blvd.
(llichael Montlack)
The Waterford. 19250 Van,Aken Bhd.
(Llou,ard Lake)
The Monf, 2641 North Moreland Blvd.
(l4ichael Ilontlack)
The Nlorlee Apartments, 15810 Van Aken
Bkd. ( il4 rchael'U ontlack)
North Nloreland Garclens, 2526 North
Moreland Blvd. (S;'i'ro Kugelman)
The Oxford House. 15515 Van Aken Blrd.
(Edward l[ehler)
The South Shaker, 1 5700 Van Aken Blvd.
(Aobert Hart')
The Van Lee, 15836 Var.r Aken Blr'd.
(Lot'elene B. Onutz)
New Plans Depict Revitalized Shaker Towne Centre
This eastern view of Chagrin Boulevard at Lee Road
shows the reconfiguration of Chagrin to three lanes.
Contemporary lofts and
a green median add a
metropolitan park-like
appeal to the south-facing
view of the new
Center Street, seen
here from Van Aken
Boulevard. Center
Street will connect Van
Aken and Chagrin
bou levards.
The Planning Department
has releasecl a series of ren-derings
oflering a first
glance at the redesignecl
Shaker Tou,ne Centre.
The drawings, prepared
by Cleveland-based City
Architecture, depict r.ielvs of
a tree-lined, pedestrian-friendlv
Toll-ne Centre that
r'r''ill be a mix of contemPo-rary
lofts and retail.
Construction for the nar-rorving
of Chagin Boulevard
and the insertion of Center
Street should begin in the
spring, says Planning
Director Joyce Braverman.
The expected completion
d.rte is Deccmber 2004.
Mo$ people shy away from
putting their homes up for
sale during the winter
months. But, Caihy LeSueur
has many wap to encounge buym t0 act and
yOu can take advantage of her proven q6tem.
She'll present you with a deailed marketing
plan tlat outlines wlut it will take to sell your
home. She'll agresively seek buyen tlrou$
advertising, feature your home on the weekly
TV Opn House and post your proprff on the
Smythe Cramer website t0 ensure maxi-mum
exposure. Give Cathy a call today at
216 999 8408 and find out how easY
selling your home can be.
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