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Bob Feller

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Get Out: East vs. West Skateboard Games, Afterhours Party at Taste and 'The Room' at Cedar Lee

Check out fun activities in and around the Heights this weekend

'AFTERTASTE' WITH GUEST DJ TRANCE L’ VANIA Where/When: Taste Restaurant/ Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Why Go: After-hours special event with DJ Trance L’Vania spinning electronic underground music. Price: No cover NOBLE LIBRARY KICKOFF PARTY BEFORE GRAND REOPENING Where/When: Noble Library/ Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. Why Go: The area’s best musicians will be on hand for the kickoff party for the grand reopening, which is scheduled for May 23. The new playroom, one of the new editions at the library, will be on full display. Price: Free THE ROOM AT CEDAR LEE THEATRE Where/When: Cedar Lee Theatre/ Saturday, 10 p.m. Why Go: As it does one Saturday each month, Cedar Lee will show The Room, a 2003 film described by most critics and fans alike as …

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Week in Review

Catch up on what you missed at Cleveland Heights Patch this week

Look for the Week in Review every Sunday to get up to speed on Cleveland Heights Patch articles you may have missed. See below for briefs of and links to business, arts, crime, education, sports and government news from around the Heights last week. Browse our news section to view all of the articles from last week, and check out our announcements section for important information about community meetings, registration deadlines, events and other news.  

Friday, April 1, 2011

Video: Bob Feller Public Memorial Service Draws Crowd of Hundreds

Family, friends and fans of all generations say goodbye to the Hall of Fame pitcher

Hundreds gathered to remember Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame pitcher and local hero Bob Feller, who left the team during the prime of his career to fight in World War II.

Maryann Kafer

11:58 am on Friday, April 1, 2011

Nice tribute. Love the narrator's voice.   more ›

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fans, Friends, Dignitaries Say Goodbye to Indians Great

Memorial service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church honors Bob Feller's life

Although 10-year-old Matt Arehart is too young to have seen Indians Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller on the mound, his grandmother and great aunt certainly did. Some tweens wouldn't be interested in attending remembrances of long-ago athletic legends they never witnessed in person with dewy-eyed elders needling them with all the plum details of the great times they missed. But his grandmother Carolyn Cassidy and her sister Martha Mooney didn’t have a problem convincing Matt, along with his 14-year-old twin brothers, Andrew and Jack, to attend a memorial service in tribute to the Cleveland sports legend this morning. Dignitaries from Ohio Gov. John Kasich to Indians owner Larry Dolan paid tribute to Feller’s life as a Major League Baseball …

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Michelle Simakis

11:50 am on Sunday, April 3, 2011

Thank you so much for sharing, Leonard.   more ›

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Public Memorial Service for Bob Feller Set for Thursday at a Church in Cleveland Heights

Service will be at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

The public memorial service for Bob Feller will be Thursday in Cleveland Heights. The Cleveland Indians announced March 9 that the celebration to honor the Hall of Fame pitcher who died in December will be at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd. at 11 a.m. Thursday.  The Rev. Conrad Selnick, the rector of St. Christopher's by the River Episcopal Church in Gates Mills, where Feller lived, will officiate the service, according to the press release on the Indians' website.  The Brown-Forward Funeral Home in Shaker Heights will handle the arrangements. The service is open to all.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Public Memorial Service for Bob Feller to be Held in Cleveland Heights

Service will be at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

The Cleveland Indians announced today that a public memorial service for Bob Feller will be held in Cleveland Heights. The celebration of life to honor the Hall of Fame pitcher who died in December will be at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd. at 11 a.m. March 31.  The Rev. Conrad Selnick, the rector of St. Christopher's by the River Episcopal Church in Gates Mills, where Feller lived, will officiate the service, according to the press release on the Indians' website.  The Brown-Forward Funeral Home in Shaker Heights will handle the arrangements. The service is open to the public. 

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