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67th Cleveland Home and Garden Show January 22-31, 2010 Great Lakes Expo Center
73rd Annual Cleveland Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show February 11-14, 2010 Great Lakes Expo Center
GREAT LAKES EXPO CENTER TO OPEN IN JANUARY 2010
215,000 square-foot convention facility in Euclid is new home for 67th Annual Cleveland Home & Garden Show
CLEVELAND, OH—The first suburban Convention Center in Cuyahoga County will open in Euclid by hosting the 67th Annual Cleveland Home & Garden Show January 22-31, 2010. Located at 1200 Babbitt Road, The Great Lakes Expo Center is a 215,000 square-foot facility boasting 10 acres of free parking and direct access to Interstate 90, Route 2 and the I-271 Spur. Cleveland’s most trusted Show Producer Expositions, Inc. will manage the Great Lakes Expo Center and entered into a five-year lease of the Babbitt Road facility, with options to renew for a total term of 10 years.
Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik stated, “The City is very excited about the project. The Great Lakes Expo Center will provide another strong anchor for the business corridor, bringing thousands of visitors to Euclid. Expositions, Inc. brings many years of experience to this new facility and a proven track record related to their popular and successful shows.”
The City is also negotiating a shared use of a portion of the Great Lakes Expo Center for indoor and outdoor activities, which would be coordinated by the City’s Recreation Department. According to Mayor Cervenik, “The facility has the potential for joint use to provide much needed space for year-round recreational programming at a minimal cost to the City.”
Chris Fassnacht, President of Expositions, Inc., made the decision to move his Company’s Shows from the IX Center, including the 67th Annual Cleveland Home & Garden Show and the 73rd Annual Cleveland Sport Travel & Outdoor Show, as a matter of perfect timing.
“Quite simply, the increasing cost of doing business (at the IX Center) was making it nearly impossible to make a profit,” says Fassnacht. “Not only were attendees tiring of escalating costs, but so were our exhibitors. The Great Lakes Expo Center will offer better value and significantly lower costs, and, in recessionary times like these, this is exactly what attendees and exhibitors want and deserve.”
According to Fassnacht, the Great Lakes Expo Center will be busy 12 months a year hosting events as wide ranging as Bridal Fairs and Custom Car Cruise-Ins to Cheerleading Competitions, Indoor Soccer tournaments and even Mixed Martial Arts events. A Sports Fan Fest celebrating collegiate and professional teams of Northeast Ohio is also on the horizon. “By 2011, we anticipate hosting at least 125 events per year,” says Fassnacht.
According to Economic Development Director Frank Pietravoia, “We see the Great Lakes Expo Center as being a catalyst for further development by creating potential demand for a hotel and a restaurant within three years as the number of Shows increase.”
Pietravoia further stated that he sees the Great Lakes Expo Center as being part of the exciting developments happening around Euclid, including the more than 80-acre Bluestone Business Park to the east. Together, the Great Lakes Expo Center and the Business Park are expected to increase the potential for redevelopment of the Euclid Square Mall property, strategically located between these two major development projects.
About Expositions, Inc
Expositions, Inc. is a 73 year old Cleveland-based producer of consumer Shows such as the Cleveland Home & Garden Show and the Cleveland Sport, Travel & Outdoor Show. During the past seven decades, Expositions, Inc. has rented more than 48 million square-feet of exhibit space and attracted more than 15 million attendees to its various events. Recognized as Cleveland’s most trusted Show producer, Expositions, Inc. employees have more than 125 years of combined event production and management experience.
—Press release from Expositions, Inc.
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The CLEVELAND HOME & GARDEN SHOW comes to Euclid! Watch this website: www.homeandflower.com/cleveland for details as they are announced. Dates are January 22-31, and location is the Great Lakes Expo Center, 1200 Babbitt Rd. You and I know it better as “the old Kmart” across from Euclid Square Mall.
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November 3 General Election
EUCLID CITY COUNCIL
Per the Board of Election site, there will be just 2 contests this November–Wards 2 and 7:
Gail Kirsten Holzheimer –President of Council Euclid Full Term
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Gilliham David –Council Ward 1 Full Term
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Brown Willie James– Council Ward 2 Full Term
Scarniench Madeline –Council Ward 2 Full Term
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Jones Kandace –Council Ward 3 Full Term
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Minarik Mary Jo –Council Ward 4 Full Term
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Barberio Frank– Council Ward 5 Full Term withdrawn
O’Neill Michael F.– Council Ward 5 Full Term
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Wojtila John M. –Council Ward 6 Full Term
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Allen Rose– Council Ward 7 Full Term
Langman Daryl K.– Council Ward 7 Full Term
Napoli David –Council Ward 7 Full Term
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Van Ho Greg –Council Ward 8 Full Term
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES (You will vote for just one):
Angela M. Lisy
Evette Moton
Kent Smith
Donna Sudar
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City of Euclid Job Postings 8/21/09
Accepting resumes for the job of Director of Public Services and police lateral entry applications. Visit www.cityofeuclid.com for details. Also openings for the following two positions in the Parks & Recreation Dept:
1) Job Title: Lifeguard – Seasonal (83) Part-time Job Summary: Responsible for the safety and welfare of pool patrons through enforcement of policies, rules, and regulations governing the conduct of individuals using the pool. Works under the direction of the Aquatics Supervisor. PAY RATE: $7.30
2) Job Title: Learn to Swim Instructor -Seasonal (83) Part-time Job Summary: Assist the Learn to Swim Director with the Learn to Swim program sponsored by the Euclid Parks and Recreation Department. Works under the direction of the Aquatics Supervisor. PAY RATE STARTING AT $7.50
APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE RECEPTIONIST AND RETURNED TO PAYROLL ON OR BEFORE SEPT. 4, 2009. CONTACT: ANN MARIE FINCH 289-8114 EXT 3955
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This past weekend, the Euclid Panther Swim Team, coached by John Elliott, placed fourth out of 9 teams in the Suburban Swim League Championship Meet. Hundreds of swimmers from age four to 15 competed at Manry Pool in Willowick on Saturday and Coulby Pool in Wickliffe on
Sunday. Thousands of people attended the two-day event. Our Euclid swimmers exhibited exeptional team spirit and good sportsmanship earning our City the coveted “Spirit Award.”
The following swimmers broke Euclid Team records set at Championships:
*Maggie Jones in the 9-10 Girls 50 Back with a time of 39.87
*Mike D’Arcy in the 11-12 Boys 200 Free with a time of 2:21.91
*Andrea Bartel in the 13-15 Girls 100 Breast with a time of 1:21.41
*Samantha Lisy in the 100 Fly with a time of 1:08.68 and then again in the 200 IM with a time of 2:32.75
*Derek Hren in the 13-15 Boys 100 Breast with a time of 1:08.59, in the 100 Free with a time of 56.95 and then again in the 200 IM with a time of 2:18.50.
*The relay team of Xavier Crocker, Jack Joyce, Derek Hren, Danny Essel with a time of 2:03.55 13-15 in the Boys 200 Medley Relay. -
*The relay team of Jack Joyce, Markus Brochetti, Danny Essel, Derek Hren with a time of 1:52.38 in the 13-15 Boys 200 Free Relay.
Congratulations Euclid Swimmers for your hard work all summer long!
—posted by KRISTI WARD, parent and Swim Team Secretary 8/4/09
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