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BMX CHAMPION — Kendall Evans competed in the National BMX 2010 Redline Cup National Event and placed first. The 16-year-old Cleveland High School student is a member of the Boys and Girls Club BMX racing team.
Local racer becomes BMX champion
Kendall Evans proudly rides with the National No.1 plate on his bike as a symbol of his achievement
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JOY AND REJUVENATION — Bradley Cleveland Services and nursing students in the nursing program at Cleveland State Community College are bringing fun, excitement and medically beneficial activities to Bradley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Cleveland. Above, Dr. Corky Alexander, waving a white scarf, leads a team of BCS workers as they rouse seniors at the nursing home in a new “Movers and Shakers” program. Photo by WILLIAM WRIGHT
New programs have seniors ‘moving and shaking’
Bradley Cleveland Services partners with Bradley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in healthy fun programs for everyone
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REMEMBER AND HONOR — Leah Pannell from New Covenant Church of God and Amber Hoskins, Rape and Sexual Assault program manager for the Family Violence Program, participated in the annual candlelight vigil to commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The vigil was held at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Banner photo, DONNA KAYLOR
Domestic violence vigil a success
In an effort to stop the violence a vigil was held at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Many from the community participated in the annual event to commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Mo...
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KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAYS — Cleveland City Ballet will present “Nativity,” the annual Christmas ballet event, on Nov. 5 and 6. According to Bang-A-Rang Productions director Connie Gatlin, the ballet will feature a large group of younger dancers.
The Christmas Ballet opens Friday
Students and dance instructors of Cleveland City Ballet Bang-A-Rang Productions proudly presents “The Christmas Ballet.” Performances will be Nov. 5 and 6 in the Cleveland State Community College T...
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Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT ‘KING’ OF THE AIRWAVES — Brandi King of Cleveland is also Sarah Jennings on News Channel 9 in Chattanooga.
Say ‘Good Morning’ to Sarah Jennings
How Cleveland’s Brandi King became the personality behind the name.
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TO SIR, WITH LOVE — Dollie Griffith of Cleveland said she had several good teachers before Weese, but he was her favorite. “That was my happiest time in school,” she said. “Some say he was the meanest teacher ever, others say he was the best.” Griffith said her memory is of a teacher who reached out to help a shy little girl and changed her world through kindness and education.Photo by WILLIAM WRIGHT
Memoirs of a grateful student
While a shocking number of students in the United States attend schools where they have virtually no chance of learning and documentaries like “Waiting for Superman” analyze the failures of the pub...
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TALL BETSY — The Museum Center at Five Points will host its fifth annual Tall Betsy Storytelling Night and Pumpkin Carving Contest to be held the evening of Cleveland’s Block Party on Halloween night from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Families can come by to see Tall Betsy as portrayed by storyteller Deborah Holland, hear the Tall Betsy story and purchase copies of the Tall Betsy book.
It’s fright night at the museum on Halloween
Tall Betsy storytelling and pumpkin carving contest to send chills and pumpkin spills for kids of all ages.
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Around Cleveland
The annual candlelight vigil to commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month will be today at 6 p.m. at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
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Angel Tree applications are now available
The 2010 Salvation Army Angel Tree Project has begun taking applications for assistance for families in need this Christmas.
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Banner photo, MELISSA SNYDER GIRL BEHIND THE LENS — Although she enjoys taking pictures of anything and everything, Randi Vasquez, who has been one with a camera since she was a young child, longs to be a traveling professional photographer specializing in fashion.
Close-up: Photographer Randi Vasquez
She’s on a journey to becoming a professional photographer able to take simple, ordinary objects and give them life in a single photo.
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