Cleveland Birthday 2009 Celebration

The Early Settlers Association will celebrate the 213th birthday of the City of Cleveland, and you are invited. It was on July 22nd 1796 that Moses Cleaveland and his party of surveyors founded what called the Capital City of the Western Reserve.

The day will begin with the traditional wreath laying on the southwest quadrant of Public Square in front of the Moses Clevealand statue at 11:00 a.m. That program will include a few words about the founding of the City.  We will then move the program to Massimo da Milano Restaurant at Detroit and 25th Street, at 12 noon. The restaurant is located in the historic former Forest City Bank Building at the corner of West 25th and Detroit Avenue, just across the Detroit-Superior high level bridge. Our president, John D. Cimperman, will give a short talk on the history of the building and the bridge. Before or after the program you may want to visit the subway entrance on the lower level of the building.

Our speaker will be this year’s Herrick Memorial Award recipient, Les Roberts. Mr. Roberts has had a distinguished career as an actor, screenwriter, and author. His Hollywood career included writing for such classics as Candid Camera and the Jackie Gleason Show, The Hollywood Squares, and other great shows such as The I Love Lucy Show, The Andy Griffith Show, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., just to name a few. He came to Cleveland to create the Cash Explosion Show for the Ohio Lottery and fell in love with the city.

He is the author of over 23 novels. He is most loved for his creation of his Slovenian detective, Milan Jacovich. Les has completed 13 Jacovich mystery novels that recall many historic sites of Cleveland. You will enjoy an afternoon with Les Roberts. He also has agreed to sign books after the meeting.

- 11 AM South Quadrant of Cleveland Public Square. Transportation from the Square to the restaurant will be available.

- 12 Noon Luncheon “Massimo de Milano” Restaurant. We hope to see you on the 22nd of July.

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

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Reservations for the luncheon will be $15.00.

Please send reservations to: Mary Louise Daley, 1141 East 167th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44110.

I have enclosed……… for number of reservations……… Reservations must be received by July 10th. 2009

The early settlers association of the western reserve will celebrate the birthday of the city of Cleveland on Wednesday July 22nd 2009. The program will begin at 11; 00 am. On the southwest quadrant of public square with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the Moses Cleaveland  statue and a short program including a few words from the president of ESA John D, Cimperman on the founding of the City of Cleveland.

At noon the program will move to Massimo Da Milano restaurant at west 25th and Detroit. At that program the association will honor les Roberts with the presentation of this year’s Herrick memorial award.

 Les Roberts has had a distinguished career, as actor, screenwriter and author. During his Hollywood years, he wrote for such classics as candid camera, Hollywood squares, the Jackie  Gleason show, the I love lucy show, the Andy Griffith show and the man from u.n.c.l,e. Les came to Cleveland to create the cash explosion show for the Ohio lottery and fell in love with the city. Les Roberts is the author of more then 23 novels, 13 of which are mysteries recalling many of Cleveland’s historic sites. The cost of the luncheon will be  $15;00 and the public is welcome. For more information you may call 440-235-4441