We had our annual Picnic at Edgewater Park and Driving Tour of Cleveland outing on Wednesday. The weather was really nice, if a little cool.
We took a walk to see the best view of the Cleveland skyline (such as it is).
We drove around looking at various sites in the city, including two stops to see some sculptures by Sidney Rackoff. This is significant because Sidney just happened to be on our bus with us. He and his wife live at Stone Gardens and Sidney has large metal sculptures all over Ohio.
This relatively small one stands at the entrance of Max S. Hayes Vocational High School on Detroit Ave. in Cleveland. It's made out of steel, and the plaque says "Welcome."
Here we are at 40th and Chester Ave. in Cleveland. There are four sculptures there.
This is Sid and our diver Will standing next to Sid's sculpture of a coal miner. Sid explained that this one is dedicated to a man he fought next to in WWII. He had been a coal miner before the war. He took a bullet to the head right next to Sidney.
Here's a link to a blog with a lot more info about Sid and his work:
FLAG DAY
Thursday, June 14 was Flag Day.
We asked for our veterans to form the Honor Guard and present the flag.
Two of our staff members, John Kwasney and Jonathan Ford are veterans and had the honor of raising the flag.
We sang the National Anthem and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sarah read the poem "I Am the Flag of the United States of America" by Howard Schnauber, then we sang patriotic songs.
It is always an honor to be a part of this event. Stone Gardens says "Thank You" to all of the men and women who serve and served our country.
