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[See a slideshow of recent neighborhood events.] |
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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. |
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| Rockefeller Building Featured in Sun Press |
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| The Heights Rockefeller Building and its owner and Forest Hill resident James Barle were featured in The Sun Press on May 25, 2006 in an article by Ed Wittenberg. You can read the article and learn more about the historic structure on the Sun Press' website. |
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| Holiday Lights Shine in Forest Hill |
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 Holiday spirits and unusually warm weather have combined to make this winter lighting season particularly festive in Forest Hill, inspiring local amateur photographer and association chairman Dick Secor to record the display. [Click here for more of Dick’s holiday lighting photos] |
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| 2007 Burlington Woodlot Cleanup A Success |
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 This year’s cleanup of our woodlot at the corner of Burlington and Mayfield was an unqualified success! The weather was flawless (in a spring that has been less than perfect) and a good time was had by all. Thank you to all of our neighbors who stopped by to help and especially to David Richardson and Sally Miller for coordinating the event. Photo courtesy of our chainsaw wielding chairman and association photographer, Dick Secor. |
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| Eastwick Block Party a Success Despite the Weather |
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 The Eastwick Home Owners planned their block party for August 25. Perhaps the fact that it was the 13th should have given us pause. The weather was iffy, and we alternated between thinking we should have it inside or outside. As soon as we decided "outside" and moved all the food back out, there was a cloudburst that we waited through in nearby garages. But after that it was all sun. And after the ribs and the sweet potato pies, photographer James Doss got a picture of us in our Eastwick Home Owners T-shirts. |
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| Council Gardens Starts Community Garden |
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The Council Gardens (a senior housing complex on Taylor Road), in partnership with the Ohio State University Agricultural Extension, has begun a community garden, and would like to invite neighbors to participate. Among other opportunities, there are two “Planting Events” scheduled: Thursday, April 17, noon to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, May 18, noon to 6 p.m. Tools and refreshments will be provided.
For more information, please contact Jackie Feldman, Director of Council Gardens Life Enrichment, at 216-382-8625 or cgjackie@sbcglobal.net.
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| Fall Trustees' Meeting |
| October 14, 2008 |
| The fall trustees meeting of Forest Hill Home Owners, Inc. will be held: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at The A.M. McGregor Home, 4900 Private Drive, East Cleveland beginning at 7:00 PM. All trustees are encouraged to attend. |
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| 2008 Annual Meeting |
| November 11, 2008 |
All homeowners in the Forest Hill neighborhood of Cleveland Heights and East Cleveland are members of Forest Hill Home Owners, Inc. The 2008 annual meeting will be held: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at The A.M. McGregor Home, 4900 Private Drive, East Cleveland beginning at 7:00 PM.
Join your neighbors and friends and learn a bit about the neighborhood. See you there! |
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| Community Improvement Awards Recognize Forest Hill |
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The 32nd Annual Community Improvement Awards (CIA), sponsored by the City of Cleveland Heights, were held in September 2007. The awards recognize efforts to improve the city’s physical environment and preserve its excellence. CIA residential winners included the DeVito residence (Chelsea Drive) and the Dross/Ladouceur residence (Glynn Road). Chelsea Drive and Hollister Road received Community Improvement Street Awards as well. Congratulations to all the Forest Hill residents recognized by the CIA program for making Cleveland Heights a better place to live!
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| The Euclid Bluestone |
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Many people know that portions of Cleveland were quarried in the past because of various place names (think Yellowstone Road or the new Bluestone development on Mayfield in Cleveland Heights). In fact, our original sidewalks in Forest Hill were made of locally quarried Euclid bluestone and John D. Rockefeller had a quarry in what is now part of Forest Hill Park.
Joseph T. Hannibal, Benjamin A. Scherzer and David B. Saja of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History recently published a paper titled “The Euclid Bluestone of Northeast Ohio: Quarrying History, Petrology, and Sedimentology.” Although portions of the paper are fairly technical (but nonetheless interesting), the section on the history of these local quarries is more accessible. You can read the article here.
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