Wednesday, June 30, 2010

PD book sale July 8-9

Thousands of books, music CDs, books-on-CD -- as well as a few movies and TV series DVDs --will go on sale July 8th and 9th in the second floor community room.

The sale will run from 3-5:30 p.m Thursday, July 8 and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, July 9. Prices will hold steady at $3 hardcover and $2 paperbacks. The second day is half-price (meaning a hardcover, retailing for as much as $30-$35, will be available for $1.50). Proceeds go to the United Way.

We have hundreds of children's books, including some classics, best-sellers in fiction and nonfiction, as well as new authors to take a chance on. We have romance, poetry, science fiction, mystery and graphic novels. We have cookbooks, history, biography and memoir. We also have hundreds of books on CD for those long car trips -- which we sell for $8, retailing for as much as $45-$50.

Here is your chance to contribute to charity and scoop up some bargains. See you there.

Karen Long

Friday, June 04, 2010

Richard Kendzierski, 79, dies

Richard Kendzierski, who directed The Plain Dealer's commercial photographers for 29 years, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the Hospice of the Western Reserve from complications of cancer. He retired in 1994. He took over the ad photo department in 1970 and led it until it merged with news photography. He became a news photographer until his retirement.

Kendzierski shot breaking news and sports but specialized in portraits and feature shots, especially of food.

For the full obituary click on:www.cleveland.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2010/06/richard_kendzierski_led_the_pl.htm

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

A Toast To Ted

Reader rep Ted Diadiun joined the ranks of the retired on Friday, May 28, with a gathering of friends and family at the Rock Bottom Brewery.

At right, Ted reveals the secrets of his success to colleagues Bill Mickey and Tom Breckenridge.



See more photos from the party at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mNLAaWsUtc