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| Help Us Celebrate Job Day at the Cottage |
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| On September 26, we will celebrate John D. Rockefeller’s “Job Day” at the Blue Cottage! “Job Day” refers to the date that John D. Rockefeller got his first job. He walked from door to door every day for six weeks looking for work. When he got hired on September 26, he celebrated that day each year for the rest of his life -- just like his birthday, until he died at 98, although he became the world’s richest man. Please let us know if you plan to participate: 216-932-4658. |
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| FHHO Congratulates Buddy Schultz |
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Buddy Schultz was a former major league ball player, and a 1968 graduate of Shaw High School. He led Shaw to the 1968 Ohio State High School State Baseball Championship. Buddy developed his talents at the baseball diamonds in Forest Hill Park. Shaw’s home field was then and continues to be at Forest Hill Park. Buddy has been referred to as “Ohio’s greatest high school pitcher” due to his accomplishments on the field at Shaw. To learn more about Buddy and Shaw’s 1968 season, please visit his web site: BuddySchultz.com.
Buddy is now being recognized for his accomplishments and will be inducted into the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held on Thursday September 23 at Landerhaven. To learn more about the event, visit: ClevelandSportsHall.com. |
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| Volunteers Clean Up the Cottage |
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Our thanks to trustee-at-large Sally Miller who led trustee volunteers Hattie Helm, Lillian Houser, Katie Pantano, Susan Lefferts and Jan Milic in a cleanup day at the blue cottage. They left the cottage spick and span both inside and out!
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| 11th Annual Hollister Block Party |
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 Residents of Hollister and surrounding streets enjoyed beautiful weather, great food and each other at their 2010 block party. Thanks to Marge Bakale for the pictures. You can enjoy more photos from the party on our Facebook page. |
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| Eastwick Block Party |
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| The 15th annual Eastwick block party will be held on Saturday, August 28. Food and nonalcoholic drinks are $12.50 (children 12 and under are free). Interested Eastwick residents should contact block secretary Hester Lewellen at hlewelle@bw.edu or 371-0674. |
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| Triangle Beautification Project Takes Off |
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| Some of you may have noticed the work this last Saturday at the Northvale traffic triangle. The association and area residents are working to beautify the triangle with landscaping, and a retaining wall with a Forest Hill entry sign is planned. A special thanks goes out to Forest Hill residents Stan and Pam Dickinson who connected with the good folks at Davey Tree. Two of Davey's team came out on Saturday morning to remove low-hanging limbs, prune the trees, and remove the dead debris. Our thanks to Davey Tree and all the volunteer residents who are making this project possible. Stay tuned for more updates! |
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| Forest Hill Spring Cleanup a Success! |
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 The spring cleanup of our woodlot at the corner of Burlington and Mayfield was a success again this year despite a few sprinkles thanks to the help of volunteers Jan Hart, Susan Lefferts, Jan Milic, Travis Reilly and Frank Webber. Special thanks to Sally Miller, David Richardson and Nate Wright for organizing the event and to the three deer who made a guest appearance! You can see more photos in our Flickr photo pool. |
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| FHHO Now On Facebook |
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| Forest Hill Home Owners has joined Facebook, which now has over 400 million active users! Our Facebook page will feature information about the association, our community and Forest Hill residents. Even if you aren't a Facebook member, you can click here to view our Facebook page or type "Forest Hill Home Owners" into the Facebook search bar. If you are a Facebook user, you can comment on posts, share information and engage in discussions with your neighbors. By clicking the "Like" button you can also receive updates of Forest Hill news on your Facebook wall. |
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| ECPA calls for Forest Hill Park volunteers |
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| The East Cleveland Parks Association (ECPA) has decided to explore long-term solutions to the many issues facing Forest Hill Park by organizing task groups. Interested Heights residents are invited to join one (or more) groups and can email organizer Elsa Johnson at vicnelsa@earthlink.net. You can learn more about the ECPA on the web at ECPAOhio.org |
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| Forest Hill is Now on Flickr |
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| You can now view and post Forest Hill related images on the photo-sharing website Flickr. Visit the site and view what your neighbors have posted here. We've added some pictures to get started, but we need neighborhood photographers to add more! You can join Flickr for free and post your community related photos for everyone to enjoy. To facilitate searching the group pool, please tag your images with one of the following categories: Homes; Events; History; Nature. We look forward to your contributions and plan to recognize the best submissions in the next newsletter. |
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| Reilly Creates Forest Hill Video |
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| Forest Hill native Lindsey Reilly has created a video encapsulating the many advantages of our community and featuring several Forest Hill residents. Click here to view the video. Lindsey is the founder of Reilly Films, specializing in restoring and preserving your memories in a unique and interactive way. To learn more, visit them on the web at www.ReillyFilms.com. |
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| Street Light Outages |
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| Please report burned out street lights to FirstEnergy’s automated outage reporting line at 888-LIGHTSS (888-544-4877). You will need a street address or pole number (on the side of most street lights) to request maintenance. Although the city also reports light outages, residents are often the first to notice when a light is out. Many street lights in Forest Hill were out after the storms late this summer, but we found the electric company to be quite responsive once they were alerted to the issue. |
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| Independence Day Parade |
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 Burlington, Blackmore and surrounding streets celebrated our nation’s birthday this year in their usual style. The decorated bike parade was started by a musket shot from Dick Secor in full revolutionary garb and the Flower Clown added his special balloon creations and unicycle antics. Thanks to Mark Feingold for capturing the event with his camera. [Click here to see more photos from the parade] |
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| Requiem for a Turkey |
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 On a dark and icy late October evening the Forest Hill turkey met his end. Our wild turkey guest had been with us since early summer and many of us had become quite fond of him. Sadly his demise came as a result of his complete lack of fear of traffic. As Forest Hill resident Cornell Moore told a Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter, "He was marked for time. He was living a dangerous lifestyle." He will be missed. |
