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Bursting with Blooms
Seasonal Flower Baskets Enhance City’s Charm
The hanging of flower baskets in some of the City’s commercial districts and
neighborhoods including Lomond Boulevard, Winslow Road, and Chagrin Boulevard, is
a Shaker Heights warm-weather tradition.
Residents can thank Assistant Director of Public Works John Becker and his crew
for maintaining these colorful bursts of blooms.
Typically, the City hangs more than 200 baskets during Memorial Day weekend.
This year, the number of baskets was reduced to about 130 due to construction on
Chagrin Boulevard.
“We usually hang and maintain 227 baskets throughout the City,” says Becker, “but
with a number of resurfacing projects on Chagrin Boulevard, stretching from the Cleveland
border all the way to Warrensville Center Road, we are removing 96 of the baskets.”
The basket arrangements – created for both sun and shade – contain a variety of
begonias and petunias, and two types of vines. Once in place, Becker’s crew waters the
baskets regularly throughout the season.
The baskets along Lomond Boulevard and around Lomond School are the result of a
longtime partnership between the City and the Lomond Neighborhood Association.
“The Lomond Association is committed to funding a portion of the flower baskets,”
says David Thal, a Lomond resident who helps organize the annual project. “We always
look forward to this beautification project, and particularly appreciate the care and
maintenance the City provides for these stunning baskets to flourish throughout the
spring and summer seasons.”
CERT Seeks Volunteers
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), made up of volunteers who assist
the City’s Fire Department during emergencies, will conduct a 10-week training
program this fall. Shaker CERT is one of the more than 1,000 CERT teams in the
United States; the program is sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
The training program includes everything from disaster preparedness to fire
safety, even light search-and-rescue. Volunteers must also maintain current CPR and
first-aid certifications.
The training will be Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, from September 8 to November
10. Anyone interested in attending the training or learning more about the program,
contact Louis Bottone at 216-491-1205 or email louis.bottone@shakeronline.com.
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