[NEohioPAL]Weathervane gives first Lifetime Achievement Award

Fri Sep 10 07:54:58 PDT 2004

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When it comes to Weathervane Community Playhouse service, Chisna H. =
(Cue) Fleming has played multiple roles: from acting to house manager, =
from backstage tech work to serving twice as President of the Board of =
Trustees. He's even the "unofficial" archivist. Fleming also championed =
the major fundraising effort and construction of the theatre's current =
home in Merriman Valley-a modern facility designed for production =
functionality and audience comfort.

So, it is fitting that Weathervane honored Fleming at the August 29th =
Annual Membership Meeting with its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award =
for distinguished long term service. Dr. Steven P. Schmidt, Immediate =
Past President of the Board, presented the award. Dr. Schmidt was also =
honored at the Membership meeting and was the recipient of this year's =
Trustee Award. Fleming is also a former Trustee Award recipient.=20

Initial Involvement

Cue Fleming and his wife, Helen, came to Akron in the mid-1950s when he =
began an electrical engineering career at Ohio Edison (now First =
Energy). The couple became active at Weathervane almost immediately. In =
the late 1960s, Cue devoted countless hours to realize the theatre's =
plan to move from an old Copley Road location to Merriman Valley. "From =
the first fundraising efforts all the way through the opening night =
performance, Cue emerged as a dynamic, tireless leader, always steering =
construction in the proper direction," says Elynmarie Kazle, =
Weathervane's Executive Director. "Cue was on-site nearly every day of =
construction, which is why he knows our building inside and out."

Veteran Performer

In addition to behind-the-scenes efforts, Weathervane audiences have =
enjoyed Cue's many on-stage performances with roles in Bus Stop, Picnic =
and Tunnel of Love. To conjure up the tin man in Wizard of Oz, he donned =
a hardware store funnel for a hat.=20

Growing up on a ranch in Nebraska near the South Dakota border, Cue =
graduated from the University of Nebraska. And, no, that nickname has =
nothing to do with theatre-it came from his Nebraska pool shark days. =
Cue and Helen have four grown children and he still gets back out on the =
ranch on occasion.

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Trustees. He=92s=20
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modern facility designed for production functionality and audience =
comfort.
So, it is fitting that Weathervane honored Fleming at the August=20
29th Annual Membership Meeting with its first ever =
Lifetime=20
Achievement Award for distinguished long term service. Dr. Steven =
P.=20
Schmidt, Immediate Past President of the Board, presented the award. =
Dr.=20
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year=92s Trustee Award. Fleming is also a former Trustee Award=20
recipient. 
Initial Involvement
Cue Fleming and his wife, Helen, came to Akron in the mid-1950s when =
he began=20
an electrical engineering career at Ohio Edison (now First Energy). The =
couple=20
became active at Weathervane almost immediately. In the late 1960s, Cue =
devoted=20
countless hours to realize the theatre=92s plan to move from an old =
Copley Road=20
location to Merriman Valley. "From the first fundraising efforts all the =
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every day=20
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Veteran Performer
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tin man=20
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Growing up on a ranch in Nebraska near the South Dakota border, Cue =
graduated=20
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