K-Pop Dance Competition at Cleveland Asian Festival

Highlights from the Korean Pop or K-Pop competition finals at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.   http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/korean/korean.htm

Indonesian Dance at Cleveland Asian Festival

Some highlights from the solo Indonesian Dance performed by Valerie Arietta at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/asian/asian.htm

Councilman Jeff Johnson at Cleveland Asian Festival

Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson has been a longtime friend and supporter of the Cleveland Asian Festival. He spoke at CAF on Sunday. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/asian/2016/cleveland-asian-festival.htm

 

Councilman Jeff Johnson at Cleveland Asian Festival

Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson has been a longtime friend and supporter of the Cleveland Asian Festival. He spoke at CAF on Sunday. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/asian/2016/cleveland-asian-festival.htm

 

Bulaklakan – Dance of the Flowers – at Cleveland Asian Festival

Kultura Filipiana Dance Troupe performed Bulaklakan – Dance of the Flowers – at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/filipino/filipino.htm

Yin Tang dancers Grand Finale at Cleveland Asian Festival

Yin Tang dancers performed their grand finale dance to celebrate spring at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/chinese/chinese.htm

Mongolian Bowl Dance at Cleveland Asian Festival

Elizabeth, a student of Yin Tang, performed a Mongolian Bowl Dance at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/chinese/chinese.htm

Chinese Sword dance at Cleveland Asian Festival

The Yin Tang dancers performed a Chinese sword dance that is 1/2 classical and ½ modern at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/chinese/chinese.htm

Dai people dance from SE China at Cleveland Asian Festival

The Yin Tang dancers performed a traditional Chinese dance from SE China and the Dai minority at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/chinese/chinese.htm

 

Chinese Peacock Dance at Cleveland Asian Festival

The Yin Tang dancers performed a traditional Chinese Peacock Dance at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival.  http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/chinese/chinese.htm

Continuum of Military Service at St Joseph HS

Lt. Colonel Gary Minadeo is a graduate of St. Joseph High School and West Point.  After retiring from the service he came back to St Joe’s to teach Math and Technology.  He spoke about the Continuum of Military Service at the ceremony dedicating the St. Joseph High School Viking Veteran Memorial in Cleveland.

St Joe’s HS Viking Vets – Forever Young and Taps

Jim Tobin was MC at the ceremony to dedicate the Viking Veteran Memorial to honor the six St. Joseph High School students who were killed in Vietnam.  He said he thinks of two songs: Don Henley’s The End of the Innocence speaking about the death of your brothers and classmates and Bob Dylan’s Forever Young.  The ceremony ended with Taps and the Retirement of Colors.

Thanks to all St Joe’s Viking Veterans

Jim Tobin gave thanks to all Viking Veterans, former St Joe’s President Rich Osborne and Monica Johns from the Johns-Carabelli company for the work on the Viking Veteran Memorial to honor the six St. Joseph High School students who were killed in Vietnam.

Deceased veteran's families introduced at St Joe’s Memorial

Jim Tobin introduced the family members of the six St. Joseph High School students who were killed in Vietnam.  The Viking Veteran Memorial was created to honor them.

Catholic War Veterans Commander at Viking Veteran Memorial

Michael Strainic was a Navy Seabee and is now Commander of the Catholic War Veterans Of The United States Of America Inc., John Paul II Post 1959 in Mentor, Ohio. He spoke at the ceremony dedicating the St. Joseph High School Viking Veteran Memorial in Cleveland.

Viking Veterans sing St. Joseph High School Alma Mater

A group of St Joseph High School alumni who are veterans sang the alma mater at the ceremony dedicating the St. Joseph High School Viking Veteran Memorial in Cleveland.

St. Joseph HS President Bill Cervenik at Viking Veteran Memorial

Bill Cervenik, President Elect of St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, recently retired as mayor of the City of Euclid.  He spoke at the ceremony dedicating the St. Joseph High School Viking Veteran Memorial and prayed that they never have to add another name to the memorial.

Fr. Fortuna invocation at Viking Veteran Memorial

Father Joe Fortuna, Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Parish, gave the invocation at the ceremony dedicating the St. Joseph High School Viking Veteran Memorial.

Welcome Home to all St Joe’s Viking Veterans

Jim Tobin introduced the other members of the St. Joseph High School Viking Veteran Memorial committee – all Vikings and all combat veterans.  He then gave a Welcome home to all Viking Veterans and to the families of the deceased.

St Joseph Viking Veteran Memorial – Present Colors

Presentation of the Colors by 4 students followed by the singing of the National Anthem at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland where a monument to fallen veteran classmates was dedicated.  It’s called the Viking Veteran Memorial.