Arthur Charles Scott

Penny Weed was in my class with Mr Burnett.  He called her "Penelope" all term; her plaintive, "But Sir, my name is Penny," availeth not.  I remember he was particularly savage in grading  the first essay assignments.  He nailed me with a stern, "Avoid vague intensifiers!"  when I used the word "very".  An odd duck for sure, but I liked him.  --Art

Betsy Dennis (Frank)

I had Miss Henderson in 10th or 11th  grade. I remember she was out sick for quite a while. I remember the sub looking out the window during class and announcing to those who had driver's ed to brush off snow that driver's ed teacher had just put on car. I remember we called her the school spirit.

Joseph G Blake

Alaina Weisman (Zachary)

Thankyou, William Lavin! Whew!  Yes, it was Mrs. Henderson and yes, I too still and always have those lines carved into brain until "of which vertu engendred is the fleur" or words to that effect.  And my final term paper WAS on Witchcraft and I remember the hours at the Cleveland Public with 3 x 5 cards.  

Alaina Weisman (Zachary)

For all his quirkiness, Mr. RL Burnett was tops.  Reading ?The Bells? in class until he was interrupted by the change of class bells which disturbed him mightily.  And the pre test sign kept in one of the bottom desk drawers:  K C and DP. Remember?  I didn't realize that he actually "got" me until I read what he wrote  in the yearbook for me: "KC and DP and keep up with your homework between acts."  Very cool.

William K Dickey

I remember another story re Mr Stark at the High School.  We were in phys ed, learning various swim strokes.  Lying beside the pool with our legs in the frog stroke position, he would come around and push our knees to the floor.  Quite the sadistic man in my memory.

Evie Fertman (Braman)

     Your Reunion Committee is very excited about the events that we have planned for you for our 50th Reunion!  We're inviting everyone who has not yet given their RSVP to attend our events on August 1st and August 2nd to call me by July 24th (216-288-4506) and let me know that you plan to attend.  To bring you these events we have worked hard for over a year with the help of Marcia Rubin Schumann and Maryann Stone Hexter, both graduates of the Class of 1963, who got us organized and gave us great advice as to all the steps that needed to be taken and the best places to hold our events.

     Did you know that seven members of our class have been inducted into the Shaker Heights High School Hall of Fame?  They are Vivien Abrams Collens, Roger Classen, George (Corky) Divoky, Neil Glazer, Carl Hirsch (deceased), Ed Kovachy and Joan Pekoc Pegano.  If you would like to nominate a Shaker grad for this honor (from any class) please email me the nomination (EvieBraman@aol.com) any time during any year.  I am on the Board of the Shaker Heights Alumni Association and will see that your nomination goes before our committee.

     We have a fantastic turnout for this Reunion and encourage you to attend!  Hope to see you all here!

Evie and the Committee

Cheryl Kushner (Lane)

Evie,

So nice to see your picture! I look forward to seeing you on Saturday night! I will be with family Friday night and Saturday.

Dana Shepard (Treister)

OK-- you will all think I have a one-track mind as I keep bringing this discussion back to Euclid Beach Park!  But I've been thinking about that wonderful frozen custard of my youth..  Just googled it and came up with this: 

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"East Coast Original Frozen Custard Company claims that their frozen custard tastes very similar to that sold at Euclid Beach.

East Coast Original Frozen Custard
5618 Mayfield Rd
Lyndhurst, OH 44124-2907
 

A reviewer says:
"I grew up eating the custard served at Euclid Beach. It (East Coast Custard) is so very close to the great taste that the Humphry Family served to generations that I ALWAYS stop by when I am visiting family in Cleveland.

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So -- do any of you Clevelanders know about this place, and is it TRUE?  If so -- anyone up for a field trip after the Sat picnic at school??  I have no idea where Lyndhurst IS anymore...

DANA

Arthur Charles Scott

Dana,  I've visited East Coast Custard two or three times when back in Cleveland.  My verdict: close but no cigar.  It's markedly better than your run-of-the-mill Dairy Queen etc., but lacks the unique flavor profile and mouth feel (OK, I watch the Food Network a lot) of the original Soeder's custard, available only at Euclid Beach & Cleveland Municipal Stadium.  Your taste buds may differ.  I was in St Louis a couple of years ago and tried the much-touted Ted Drewes custard.  Good, not great, about par with East Coast.  Closest I've come to the Soeder's standard was at Hibbard's in Lewiston, NY, near Buffalo.

However, you can, maybe, recapture the flavor of E.B.  At least as of a few years ago somebody was marketing those vanilla taffy things called Humphrey Kisses, made with the original recipe (Heinen's had them, and I think you could order them online).  They tasted exactly like the Real Thing.  Folks with bridgework, exercise due caution.

Art

Paige Fields (Hoebel)

Seems that Aurora Spaghetti sauce is still being made and can be purchased at Alesci's of South Euclid located at 4333 Mayfield Road!  Euclid Beach soft serve and Aurora spaghetti sauce add to that a popcorn ball from the Chagrin Falls Popcorn store, a corned beef sandwich at Corky and Lenny's and a pizza from Geraci's!  We could eat our way through our memories!

Paige Fields (Hoebel)

I just called and spoke to Marc Alesci at Alesci's of South Euclid and he does sell the same spaghetti sauce that we all loved from the Aurora Spaghetti House.  Marc suggested that we call the Aurora Spaghetti family directly - Jim Musso - 216-932-4824.  Jim still makes the sauce and will ship it in dry ice!

Ken LaVetter

Hi Everyone, I hope you're all terrifically great.  I'm in the midst of converting my "maybe" to a "yes" for attending the reunion. Homewood Suites is booked.  Since I haven't been to Cleveland in almost as many years as Ive seen most of you,  I could use a bit of help.  Do you have suggestions for other places to stay?  I really appreciate it!  Thanks, Ken.

William L Kahrl

Frozen custard? I suppose that's the proper name for the delicious creamy crud that we used to be able to buy at the bottom of the Terminal Tower when we got off the Rapid. I'm told it went the way of Budin's and is no longer for sale there. But is there another source in town for creamy crud?  

Patricia Ann LaMond (Berman)

Hey, Ken.  Glad to read that you're coming to the reunion!  Regarding hotels, my AAA tour book lists the following additional hotels in the Beachwood area (alphabetical order):

Courtyard by Marriott  ***

Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Cleveland East ***

Embassy Suites ***

Extended Stay America **

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott ***

Hampton Inn & Suites ***

Residence Inn by Marriott ***

See you soon!  

Pat LaMond Berman

Ken LaVetter

Thanks, Pat, you're a big help.  Much appreciated.  I'm not 100% attending just yet thanks to client demands and a dog sitter mix-up, but getting closer.  It will be fun to catch up with you.

Betsy Dennis (Frank)

We stayed at Hampton in a few weeks ago and very nice. Betsy

Dana Shepard (Treister)

Arthur~

Thanks for the reality check about the Euclid Beach frozen custard - and it is ALL about the "mouth feel"...  I describe it as the sensation of removing a clump from the cone with your lips -- the clump sort of "broke off", rather than something one can "lick"..  Michael and I both went to Wash U in St Louis, and we've been back in recent years for his med school reunions, and the "concrete" is tasty, but has nothing to do with Euclid Beach frozen custard.  I do know that the Humphrey's taffy is -- or was -- available mail order, but what's the point without being able to watch the taffy being stretched on that machine in the window?

Bill ~

what was sold under Terminal Tower where we got off the Rapid Transit was Frosted Malt -- also REALLY good, but a totally different taste and consistency (and "mouth feel"!) from the Euclid Beach frozen custard...

Paige ~

I have fond memories of corned beef at Corky's and the pizza at Geraci's, but have no memory of Aurora spaghetti sauce...

The other "Empty Calorie" Cleveland treat from my childhood I do miss is Hough Bakery German Chocolate Cake -- I've never found anything to replace it...  Closest contender I've found is Magnolia Bakery's, but there is a bit too much coconut-pecan filling relative to the amount of delicate moist-crumb German chocolate cake...

Sigh...

DANA
 

Ken LaVetter

Betsy, thanks, that's a good thought.  Someone else recommended them, as well.  Much appreciated. Ken

Judi Bachman (Holtze)

Don't know about the frozen custard or spagetti sauce but a corned beef sandwich is always on the top of my list when I visit the States.  When I found out recently from Liza Coven that Geraci's still existed I was really glad.  Have never found a pepperoni pizza anywhere in the world that can compare.  I hope reality lives up to my memories and expectatons.  Anyone who wants to join me let me know.

Gretchen Effler

Dana, I remember the German Chocolate Cake so well, and Moderistic cookies, and mushroom pies. When you saw the white box tied with blue string, you knew something wonderful was inside. At my (first) wedding in 1972, I had a chocolate cake from Hough with frosting of parrot green and pink flowers on white. This was the height of bridal eccentricity in my book, and the best part of the event. The marriage went the way of the bakery, that is, defunct, but the memories of Hough Bakery will always be delicious.

Nancy Krupnick (Freeman)

Here are pictures of Fernway Kindergarten and 1st grade. Who can you recognize? I am in the center of both photos - with a border around my collar in the Kindergarten shot. 

No one has talked about Shaker's strong program of girls sports - we didn't need Title IX to be involved. I have fond memories of varsity teams, intramurals, and Girls Leaders. 

I'm not able to come to reunion, but have certainly enjoyed everyone's posts and look forward to hearing about reunion events.   Nancy

Dan Lesnick

All this talk, talk, talk about Euclid Beach frozen custard… I want to know if anybody has made arrangements for East Coast frozen custard to be brought in to the reunion! :) I sure hope so, but it’s probably not going to happen… :(

Euclid Beach frozen custard is one of those few vivid childhood memories. I can still see it oozing out of the machine oh-so sloooowly and thick. They would use some sort of spatula-size metal paddle to capture the custard and slather onto the cone before it had a chance to fall out because of its weight. It had real substance. And when my older brother gave me my cone, I’d bite into the frozen custard with my lips sort of covering my teeth; I wouldn’t lick it unless it had begun to drip from the heat. It was rich-vanilla and creamy. I remember (or misremember) it being served up near the dodgems. Or was it the so-called fun house with those oversized, deranged laughing clowns out front? Or something else? Anyway, I associate that sublime frozen custard with the noise, the excitement, the thrills and fears of a 5- or 7-year-old living on the edge. So, when I tried East Coast frozen custard on Mayfield about 25 or 30 years ago, it tasted great; it was close enough to the Euclid Beach stuff, and it brought back some stirring memories. But the dodgems and laughing clowns were missing; so it didn’t “taste” quite right.

Lawrence M Fields

Speaking of food: Corky's vs. Solomon's?

and no mention yet of draeger's or mawby's?

Patricia Ann LaMond (Berman)

Draegers!  Loved the ice cream parlor -- more so after I left Shaker Heights and then returned periodically to visit my parents.  My favorite sundae was "Black and White"; my husband's was "Daisy Almond".  That whole shopping center is totally different.  Used to go to the movie theatre and then Draegers for a treat.  I'm really enjoying these forum messages.  Such memories.  See you soon!