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VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 23 | The Community Newspaper Powered by the Citizens of Westlake and Bay Village | NovemBER 11, 2014 Westlake Porter Westlake, Bay students unite Public Library against bullying, promote kindess achieves 5-star rating

by Elaine Willis

estlake Porter Public Library has been named a Five-Star Library in Library Journal’s annual WIndex of Public Library Service. The index compares public libraries across the nation with their budget-category peers. Five is the highest number of stars a library can achieve, placing WPPL among the top-rated in the nation. Previously WPPL has received three stars in the index. To score the Star Libraries, Library Journal uses each library’s circulation per capita, visits per capita, public internet computer usage and program attendance per capita. This year’s ranking was based on 2012 data from the U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services. “Because the statistics upon which this index is based are all about usage, this honor is a testament to our custom- ers,” said Library Director Andrew Mangels. “It belongs as much to them as to the library’s staff and trustees.” WPPL is one of five libraries in the Greater Cleve- land area to receive a five-star rating, and several others received three- or four-star ratings. 

Lee Burneson students release orange balloons as a symbol of releasing the pain of bullying for all the It’s time to get Bay’s silent victims as part of their Unity Day on Oct. 30. clock ticking again the consequences for all involved. They also watched Lee Burneson students the non-fiction documentary “Bully.” Out of the students’ anger and disappointment in join in Unity Day how the characters in both works were treated, they planned a Unity Day. Students made more than 650 by Kim Bonvissuto colorful, personalized positive message signs they then taped to every student locker. A handful of students ee Burneson Middle School eighth-graders partici- made public service announcements during the morn- pated in a Unity Day Against Bullying on Oct. 30. ing and afternoon announcements and encouraged L Language arts teacher Deb Schrembeck’s everyone to wear orange – the national color of anti- students read the novel “Bullyville” by Francine Prose, bullying – on Oct. 30. the story of an eighth-grade boy who was bullied and » See UNITY DAY page 2

Normandy Elementary wall fosters kindness

by Karen Derby y DENN Y WENDELL blank wall is just an invitation to those with artistic vision. Bay Village’s Normandy Ele- photo b photo Amentary School, in the process of having a new addition constructed, had a blocked and cov- by Eileen Vernon ered exit door that didn’t stand a chance of staying ay residents, would you like our city’s clock to unadorned for long. be right more than twice a day? The subject of A beautiful arrangement of pastel squares now Bour clock repair was brought up at a recent City covers the unpainted drywall underneath, and each Council meeting. I attended the 100-year recognition square is decorated with a student self-portrait and ceremony at the council meeting on Monday, Nov. 3. The a suggestion for showing kindness to others. It is room was filled to capacity. labeled, “Wall of Kindness.” As part of the meeting, I had the honor of present- Those studying the wall will find dozens of ing a $6,000 grant from the Bay Village suggestions for being kind. “Say good morning to a Foundation to start a fund to repair friend,” says one square. “Treat others the way you the city clock. The Foundation’s goal want to be treated,” says another. “Make your teacher is to raise an additional $12,000 from Normandy Elementary second-graders (left- joyful,” is sure to be a favorite with many adults in private donations for a total of $18,000. to-right) Olivia McIntire, Alexa Feicks and Billy the school. » See CITY CLOCK page 8 Willmitch stand in front of the Wall of Kindness. » See KINDNESS WALL page 2 2 WESTLAKE | BAY VILLAGE OBSERVER • 11 NOVEMBER 2014

UNITY DAY from front page CELEBRATING Community Powered News 5 YEARS of CITIZEN Thanks to an LBMS PTA grant, the students released Citizens participate JOURNALISM orange balloons from the middle school football field 683 in writing, editing, as a symbol of releasing the pain of bullying for all photographing and delivering this newspaper. the silent victims. They also pledged to participate in WINNER of the NOW – Not on Our Watch – while bullying occurred. Ohio School Boards Association Eighth-graders are participating in research coor- Media Honor Roll 2013 dinated by school librarian Lynn Pettyjohn to learn for Excellence in Educational Reporting about the pros and cons of bully prevention programs, The Westlake | Bay Village Observer then synthesize and apply best practices to create is a hyperlocal community newspaper either a children’s book with a bully prevention theme and website written by, for and about or a theoretical bully prevention program of their own. the residents of Westlake and Bay Village, providing perspectives and information The formal presentations will be graded, but Lee Burneson students taped more than 650 colorful, about topics and events in our community. students also will receive realistic feedback from personalized positive messages to every locker as part of The mission of the Westlake | Bay Village administrators.  their Unity Day on Oct. 30. Observer is to inform, involve and energize the community through citizen participation of the 600+ community volunteers. The views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Westlake | Bay Kindness WALL Village Observer staff. from front page Observer Guidelines Want to submit an article to the Observer? We’d love to hear from you! Here are some Hope Feicks, mother of second- guidelines to keep in mind when writing for the Observer: grader Alexa and an interior designer and • Anyone who lives or works in Westlake or color consultant, went to the second- Bay Village is encouraged to contribute. grade teachers in that wing of the school • Aim for 300-500 word articles. with her idea for a kindness wall. • Photos should be jpegs & a minimum of 2 megabytes in size. Feicks saw in the blank space an • Submit original stories and photos. Don’t opportunity to not only add beauty, copy others’ work and remember to credit but to promote the theme of kindness. your sources. • Review our Observer FAQs on our website “Given that some bullying incidents were at: wbvobserver.com in the news, I thought a message of kind- • Ask questions! We’re here to help you at ness would be great for our school and every step along the way. Don’t hesitate to come to us for advice or help with topics, our students,” she said. content or the submission process. Staff Second-grade teachers Mrs. Bogart, contact information is listed below. Mrs. Donohue, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Kin- To join in, sign up through the Member kelaar incorporated the kindness lessons Center at wbvobserver.com/members to submit your stories, photos and events. into the classroom, and students read All content should be submitted through the “The Kindness Quilt” by Nancy Wallace. Member Center, not by email. The second-graders then went to work Letters to the editor (max. 300 words) may using their imaginations to help create be sent to [email protected]. Please Visitors to the Wall of Kindness can leave Sticky Notes of Kindess! include full contact information. the beautiful wall. Feicks provided commercial-sized names.” “I talk about kindness a lot with my Production office pastel paint chips, provided by her The squares were mounted on foam daughter,” said Feicks. “Each night I ask 451 Queenswood Drive Bay Village, Ohio 44140 former employer, Sherwin Williams, core and hung with a non-marking adhe- her, ‘when did you have kindness in your 440-409-0114 • Fax 440-409-0118 in the colors that matched her pre- sive. A whiteboard was also added on heart today?’” Copyright ©2014 The Westlake | Bay Village designed layout. “I had worked in a the side so that people could leave their Feelings of kindness are sure to fill Observer. 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St. John Medical Center Medical Milestones

Surgery Saves Foot & Leg of WWII Vet

Christopher Smith, MD, a vascular surgeon at St. John Medical Center, considered it an honor and a privilege to be able to help a World War II veteran in his time of need.

“He’s a bonafide hero,” says Dr. Smith of Joseph Schwab, who served as a B17 ball-turret gunman over Germany. The 96-year-old North Olmsted resident was facing total amputation of his left leg and foot due to poor circulation Joseph Schwab and Christopher Smith, MD, and gangrene. Dr. Smith was able to harvest a vein from Vascular Surgeon at St. John Medical Center Schwab’s right leg and transplant it to his left leg, improving blood flow and allowing the foot to heal.

“He was able to save my foot and leg,” says Schwab, who proudly shows off the scars on his left and right legs. “It worked out well.”

After serving four years in the military, Schwab, a native of Albany, New York, found a job at Warner & Swasey in Cleveland, where he worked for many years.

“I’m doing just fine now,” says Schwab, who thanked Dr. Smith and his podiatrist, Robert G. Testa, DPM, for working together to save his left leg and foot.

Schwab recalled Dr. Smith’s reaction at an appointment following his leg vein transplant. “He said, ‘Fantastic,’” says Schwab. “That was certainly good to hear.”

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Each family that Veterans Day on Nov. residents who are having finan- applies completes a wish list for 11, a day to salute the cial difficulty during the holiday each member of the family to men and women season. help guide the adopters. who have bravely M ann J erry by Ph oto Bay residents who would Donations may be dropped served our country. Pam Sterner adds a name to the “Wall of Heroes” community art like to contribute to the Holiday off by Dec. 10 at the Dwyer These fellow Ameri- project at the Hospice of Western Reserve’s annual meeting Oct. 30. Caring and Sharing program Senior Center, located at 300 cans have made sac- This year’s event honored the hundreds of volunteers and veterans in attendance. may make donations of: Bryson Lane in Bay Village. rifices in defense of • Non-perishable food items For any questions, or to adopt freedom. Honoring our local veterans includes hospice patients and their families. • Paper products a family, please call the Com- supporting them throughout their entire lives. The hospice also conducts many more • Cleaning supplies munity Services Department at For some of our local veterans, however, such recognition ceremonies across Northeast • Personal care items 440-899-3409.  nearing the end of life can bring anguish over Ohio each year, ranging from intimate gath- past war experiences. Did you know that Hospice erings involving a single hospice patient and of the Western Reserve, our community-based family members to large public events where nonprofit hospice, is one the nation’s largest a hundred or more veterans are honored. This Meals on Wheels drivers needed legacy providers of care? Or that the organiza- year, more than 2,000 veterans will be honored tion has made a special commitment to those and personally thanked in public recognition o you have an hour a.m. and noon. Not only do who have served in the Armed Forces? ceremonies by Hospice of the Western Reserve. once a week to volun- our drivers bring our residents Over the past two years, the agency has Many more will be recognized in private bedside Dteer to help seniors in nutritious meals, they also bring provided care to more than 3,200 veterans ceremonies. Bay Village? If so, please consid- a smile and a friendly face every throughout Northeast Ohio, including many of “Northeast Ohio is home to a very large vet- er becoming a Meals on Wheels day. our friends and neighbors. Its Peaceful & Proud eran population, and many vets are nearing the volunteer. If you are interested in vol- program provides training for clinical care teams end of life. Some of the most important work Meals are delivered to unteering for Meals on Wheels, so they can address complex issues such as post- we do is helping them find peace,” explained seniors’ homes Monday please call the Dwyer Center at traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. Bill Finn, chief executive officer. Finn said to through Friday between 11 440-899-3409.  Each Veterans Day, a special veterans recogni- help address these needs, volunteers who have tion ceremony including the served in the military are paired with veteran individual “pinning” and patients, providing the camaraderie of shared recognition of each veteran experiences. 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Moshi moshi, this by Amy Brediger may have been deterred by the cost. more the merrier, and I would like to We also have a new website to send out an open invitation to every- is VoIP calling merican Cancer Society’s Relay incorporate the addition of Avon one to attend our next meeting on for Life is a community event and Avon Lake to our Relay. Our new Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Westlake Rec by Tak Sato Aheld in cities all across the website is relayforlife.com/westshore. Center in the second floor classroom United States. Relay for Life is a fun- This event includes Westlake, Bay to become a part of this great team Is the above title Greek to you? No, my draising event where 100 percent of Village, Avon and Avon Lake. We are of leaders. We will meet at 6 p.m. and uber WBVO editor was not sleeping on the the money goes directly to research, excited to be working with all these make sure to keep the meeting to an job when I slipped in a gibberish title! The programs for patients and caregivers. wonderful cities and need all the help hour. Please join us. phrase “Moshi moshi” is how the Japanese Fundraising takes place all year long we can get to put the word out to Avon My first articles of the season answer a telephone call and it roughly with online donations, fundraising and Avon Lake. All help is appreciated. always seem to go on and on but I equates to “Hello” in English. Wouldn’t this events and participants raising money Our Relay will run the same way promise that the following ones will be a good question for my favorite TV quiz from friends and family. The Relay is as always with games, a DJ, food and be shorter and sweet, full of informa- show, “Jeopardy”? Who knows Alex Trebek’s the icing on the cake with this great fun. You can sign up your team on the tion and sometimes really funny. I will phone number? event. We encourage you to donate website or join as an individual. We keep you entertained! Speaking of phone numbers ... “To VoIP, online if you are unable to commit to have also learned that Relay is misper- If you have read my articles over or not to VoIP, that is the question” is repeated the actual event. ceived to be a “running event” where the years I always try to add a little often these days. It may not be important to We are excited to announce some you or a member of your team must bit about my dad, the reason I Relay. understand the whole inner workings of VoIP, changes to our local Relay this year run the entire time – I am here to clar- So many people have been where I which stands for “Voice over Internet Proto- and hope that it will be bigger and ify that this is a walking event, and you have been – watched a parent, family col,” as it can become too geeky. So here’s the better than ever. Our first BIG change may participate as much or as little as member or friend suffer and then crib sheet on what may matter to consumers: is that Relay will no longer be an over- you want. The significance of the laps pass from this disease. So I end with 1. VoIP saves money by putting calls through night event. We have learned from are to show that cancer never sleeps a story of a cat that changed my dad’s the internet. years of practice how very hard it is to or stops so we try to have at least one life by becoming his best friend and 2. VoIP depends on internet availability at commit to an overnight event. person on the track the whole time. caretaker while he was ill. your home to make/receive phone calls. Our Relay this year will be from The American Cancer Society His name was Oscar and he took 3. Traditional telephone networks, com- noon until 11 p.m. on Saturday, May has developed an entire Youtube care of my dad. He cried for days after monly referred to as “landlines,” are still 30. This allows students to be a part of channel dedicated to explaining all my dad passed. Well, our little friend relevant and not going away anytime our event without giving up as much the aspects of Relay For Life. Simply died this week and he took with him a soon. time during the busy end of the year go to youtube.com and type in “Relay daily part of my dad that was still with Before the internet, telephones were school activities. It also frees up week- For Life Learning Videos.” I strongly us. You never know how and when connected to a web of wiring that criss- end time with family that we all know encourage you to visit the site to hear things will throw you back to the pain crossed nations and continents around the is so valuable in the summer months. more about the mission and vision and suffering of the patient and care- globe. When calls were made from point A to Another big change for the event that Relay cherishes. giver. I hear a song on the radio, a cer- point B every city, county, state, and country is that there is no longer a $10 registra- I return this year as Event Chair tain ringtone or a joke and it all comes between those two points added fees and tion fee to sign up as a participant. and with a leadership team ready and back. Again, this is why I Relay, so that tariffs that our telephone companies col- This allows people to sign up for their willing to make this event amazing. no other family will have to go through lected. Those fees and tariffs, especially on web page and start fundraising with- We are, however, always looking for these weird moments of sadness. With long distance and overseas calls respectively, out any initial cost. This is a very help- more enthusiastic people to help us your help we can Finish the Fight. made the “per minute” cost of a phone call ful step for hardworking students who make this event more successful. The Please help me make that happen.  quite expensive. But upon internet’s arrival early disrup- tors saw the opportunity to bring the cost of a sporting views enough to do the job. Are you with me? Good. phone call down by moving the calls through Well, who’s to say that someone like Kevin Love is the internet instead of the traditional tele- indeed the talent LeBron needs to take this franchise phone grid. VoIP continues to evolve and Fool me twice? to the so-called “promised land”? In the six seasons he today everyone, including our cable TV com- played in Minnesota, Love’s teams never once posted pany, is hawking telephone services! Even by Jeff bing a winning record. Maybe he’s not the dominant force tablets with only Wi-Fi connections can make everyone thinks he is (or hopes he will be). free telephone calls using VoIP. any years ago, a great philosopher (obviously, I’m The last member of Cleveland’s version of the “Big Since it is highly probable that you are referring to Scotty on the TV series “Star Trek”) Three,” Kyrie Irving, likewise has never played on an NBA already getting your broadband/internet Mopined the legendary, “Fool me once, shame on team which posted a winning record, as Cleveland fans service as part of a “package” (or “bundle”) you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” The reference being of will (painfully) recall. alongside your cable TV service from a single course, that if – after conning me successfully once – you The point of all of this is that while everyone seems to provider like AT&T U-Verse, Time Warner con me in a similar way a second time and I merely allow simply assume that the whole will be greater than the sum or Wow! Cable, you may have been already it to happen again, the fault lies with me, not you. of its parts, the reality is that – as of now – that assump- approached by them to bring your telephone I think of Scotty’s great wisdom quite a bit these days, tion is nothing more than hope and expectation. It’s not service into the bundle; this normally means as I watch the city go bonkers in anticipation of the many etched in stone, gang. leaving your landline and converting over championships which the return of the “King” himself, While we’re at it, has anyone considered that LeBron’s to VoIP. LeBron James, supposedly guarantees. better days as an NBA star may no longer be in front of Although saving money is the catalyst Now, stop me if I’m wrong here, but after LeBron was him, but are now perhaps located in the rearview mirror? for ditching one’s landline and going VoIP, originally drafted by the Cavs, didn’t he promise “Not one, Sure, he’s still only 29, but many analysts feel that an NBA it may not be appropriate for seniors and not two, not three…”, but a whole bunch of champion- athlete only has so many “miles” in his career gas tank. people with chronic health issues who need ships in Cleveland? My memory not being quite as sharp LeBron came into the NBA right out of high school, and a dependable line of communication. Inter- as it once was, can someone tell me what the final number with the extra four years of the grueling NBA schedule net service goes down during power outages, of championships we actually won his first time through under his belt, some argue his true “NBA age” to be closer and having a dial tone during blackouts and was? For some odd reason, the number escapes me (but to 33. Let’s hope that isn’t the case. other emergencies may outweigh the VoIP it must be huge). Lastly, another thing which concerns me is how cost savings. Oh yeah, now I remember. I bet we all feel a little silly LeBron continues to preach patience with this team. There are ways to mitigate that risk, for after that, huh? So silly, in fact that, silly us, we’re about to That’s fine, but since the Cavs signed a bunch of aging example by having a mobile phone handy so go down the very same path again? spare parts – Shawn Marion, Mike Miller, et al. – most of you can still make/receive calls when your Perhaps now would be a good time to remind every- whom were in the NBA back when John Glenn was first internet is down from blackouts and techni- one that the reason the King abdicated his throne in orbiting the earth in Friendship 7, we don’t have too much cal issues. Whether that is enough risk miti- Cleveland the first time was because he knew he couldn’t time for patience, do we? gation of VoIP’s dependency on the internet do it alone, and the supporting cast here wasn’t talented Beam me up, Scotty.  so you can ditch your landline is a question only you can answer. Many young people are skipping the landline and VoIP altogether in favor of a single mobile phone number. 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family observations “Yes, and I can’t remember where,” she responded. Make holiday “Why did you hide the brownies?” I inquired. “I wanted to make sure I got some,” she explained, “I decorations at Enough for everyone didn’t want anyone to make them while I wasn’t here. There might not be enough.” Greening of Bay by RJ Johnson, pastor of Advent Westlake “We can always buy more,” I said, then followed up with the question, “Why can’t either of you ever try to hide the by Karla Mussulin can’t find the brownie mix,” my son called from the broccoli from each other? No one would care if we couldn’t kitchen. He wanted brownies and decided he would find the broccoli.” nce again the Bay Village Garden “I make them himself. I was proud of his initiative. From the way the children try to hide treats from each Club is presenting a hands-on “There are two boxes in the cabinet above the coffee other, you might think that we never have any sweets in the Oworkshop for the holidays. The maker,” responded my wife. house. The truth is my wife bakes frequently. She is Norwe- 32nd annual Greening of Bay will be held A few seconds later he called back, “They are not there.” gian, and there is some kind of gene that gives Scandinavians on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, My wife knows that children are incapable of looking a nearly uncontrollable urge to make pastries on a regular Dec. 4 at Bay United Methodist Church, behind the front row of groceries in the cabinet or refrig- basis. It is a genetic trait I very much enjoy. 29931 Lake Road. erator, which is why you always have to put the full gallon “So where did you hide them?” I asked. Please join us to create the perfect of milk behind the nearly empty container. If you do not, “I really don’t remember,” she insisted. holiday decoration for your home or to your refrigerator will soon be filled with nearly empty milk This is also a trait of children. It only takes seconds for give as a gift. You will receive a kit brim- containers. “I put them in there yesterday. They might be them to forget where they put something. It was entirely ming with fresh greens and decorations. behind something.” possible that she did forget. No one got brownies that There are four new designs to choose “They are not there,” he insisted. night. from this year: a centerpiece, wreath and Knowing it was time to employ her “finding powers” There is a counter intuitive principle at work in the boxwood tree, all at $30; or a very large every mother has been given, she went to the kitchen expect- universe. When we try desperately to hold onto everything outdoor arrangement at $45. There is a ing to find two boxes of brownie mix right where she put for ourselves, there never seems to be enough. When we discount for choosing multiple projects. them. To my surprise I heard her say, “They are not here. Does share what we have, there always seems to be plenty. This is Please go to our website www.bay- anyone know what happened to the brownies?” a lesson that we are trying to teach our children with things villagegardenclub.com to view samples I looked at our daughter who had a sheepish grin on her like brownies. Maybe if children learn this lesson early in life, of the projects and times of the work- face. “Do you know where the brownies are?” they will create society that sees the world as a place filled shops. Samples may also be viewed at “Not really,” she said. “I mean, I can’t remember.” with abundance rather than scarcity. If that happens, there the Bay Village Branch Library.  “Did you hide them somewhere?” I asked. will be enough for everyone.  Tri-C Westshore hosting faith & Spirituality community health fair Wellness fair brings earth by John Horton will attend to provide tips on leading energy to you a healthy life. Information also will he Westshore Campus of be available on various health career by Sharon Fedor ence the 17-foot copper and crystal pyra- Cuyahoga Community College programs offered at Tri-C. The health mid. Shiva’s realm is a 12.5-foot chamber Twill host a community health fair is sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa efore the frenzy of holiday shop- within the pyramid used for meditation. fair on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 3-7 p.m. Honor Society. ping gets the best of you, give Lasers and sound therapy enhance your The event is free and open to the public. “The goal of the event is to educate Bthe best to yourself – the gift of meditation. Health screenings — including attendees on specific actions they can wellness. Centered Wellness invites you The healing practitioners at the fair blood pressure tests administered take at home and within the commu- to a Wellness Fair that has many gifts will offer many wellness-themed prod- by representatives of Tri-C’s Nursing nity to improve their health and well- in store for you, from a 17-foot medita- ucts and services. Laura DeCrane helps Program — will be available for par- ness,” said Aswin Bikkani, president of tive pyramid to a blonde songbird who you to release negative, limiting thoughts ticipants. In addition, there will be yoga Westshore’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter. sings to your heart. Mark your calendar by focusing on 32 bars of energy in and sessions by 3sisters yoga + fitness of The event will take place in the for Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at around your head. This clearing process Avon and healthy cooking demonstra- Westshore Campus Atrium, 31001 Cle- Unity Spiritual Center, 23855 Detroit allows for more space and freedom in tions by Tri-C’s Dietetic Technology mens Road in Westlake. Road, Westlake. The admission fee of your life. Tolisa Horning offers a line Program. For more information, contact $5 allows you to stay the whole day; or of chakra-inspired jewelry and “Liquid Organizations such as Bike Cleve- Anne Distler at [email protected] take the 9 a.m. Kundalini yoga/medita- Prayers” – uplifting labels that can go on land and The Gathering Place also or 216-987-3936.  tion class and get into the fair free! For glass, like your glass water bottle. Mary $1 off admission, bring a canned good Robbins seeks to educate and empower for donation to the Westlake Food Bank. us to unseen frequencies in the environ- the bay village foundation Keynote speakers are Dr. Warren ment, explaining the toll it takes on our Grossman, speaking on “You were born bodies. Bring a sample of your water, to do healing” at 11 a.m. Dr. Grossman, Mary can test it. You might be surprised Bay Village Foundation honors author, speaker and teacher, believes by what you are drinking! everyone has the ability to heal others. Debbie Jones and Sheila Buchanan Surprised to hear that everyone can heal will be doing Reiki sessions for your pets. residents with bronze plaques others? Don’t be. Dr. Grossman, Ph.D., They understand what it takes to heal the explains it is not surprising, but natural relationship between people and their by Eileen Vernon emcee for the annual event. and inherent. Jody Soland will talk and pets. Bring a photo of your pet, on your The deadline for ordering a bronze sing on “Spirit Speak to Me” at 2 p.m.. phone is fine, for an intuitive healing ses- ach Memorial Day, The Bay Vil- plaque is March 31, 2015. All contribu- Jody is a favorite Sunday soloist at Unity sion. Holly Matson is a holistic business lage Foundation hosts an annual tions to the Bay Village Foundation are churches. She is a singer, custom song- consultant offering 30-minute consults Epublic ceremony honoring distributed following grant requests writer, workshop leader, and her stories for your small business. Mary Maynard, those who have been remembered by and funds are offered for private, non- make you think deeper and laugh harder. medical intuitive, will be doing free well- friends and family by installation of a profit, non-sectarian projects. Your Feel the ease of connecting to Spirit as ness checks and offering discounted bronze plaque. The personalized text support makes a significant difference you relax and listen to her music. Experi- homeopathic remedies.  is engraved on a bronze plaque and to the many volunteers that serve Bay installed on the T. Richard Martin Foot- Village tirelessly. bridge overlooking the lake in Cahoon For more information about the LOCO HOUR EVERY DAY! Memorial Park. Bay Village Foundation and the Bronze 11:00 am - 7 pm : $1.50 Drafts The plaques are installed at the Plaque program please call Eileen LEPRECHAUN $2 Bottles • $2.50 Well Drinks request of family, neighbors and friends Vernon at 440-899-3490 or visit the Best Corned Beef and Burgers In Town! for the contribution level of $2,500 or website: www.thevillagefdn.org. Mexican Monday $1.25 Beef Tacos THursday Jumbo Wings 59 cents more. 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More stories, photos and events online at www.wbvobserver.com WESTLAKE | BAY VILLAGE OBSERVER • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 7 Troop 41 in Bay Village honor two new Eagle Scouts by Michelle Hofford

oy Scout Troop 41 of Bay Vil- lage presented Eagle Scout Bawards to two Boy Scouts at an Oct. 5 ceremony at Bethesda- on-the-Bay Lutheran Church. Eagle Scout is the highest rank in scouting. The recipients were Dillon Christian Slaman Forsythe and Brogan Ross MacMillan, both of Bay Village. Nationally, only about 4 per- cent of scouts achieve Eagle Scout rank. An Eagle Scout must satisfy Boy Scout Troop 41’s newest Eagle criteria including a minimum of Scouts Brogan MacMillan and Dillon 21 merit badges, of which 12 are Christian Forsythe, both of Bay required; demonstration of leader- Village, were honored in a special ship positions in the troop plan- ceremony on Oct. 5. ning and implementation of an Eagle service project; character refer- Dillon Christian’s project consisted ences with at least five letters of rec- of remodeling the Youth Group Room in ommendation, and the approval of a the basement of the Bay United Meth- district-level Eagle Board of Review. odist Church, repainting the room,

The Reverend Jonathan McCleery refinishing the wood floors, adding a Laser Comp PDF PDF (No Slug) JPG Flash Native Files AE s DELIVERABLES: of Bay Village United Methodist Church ceiling fan, installing new curtains, and officiated and Reverend Tom MacMil- purchasing a beverage cooler, clock, lan, father of Brogan, gave a moving two table lamps, and a custom-made, Date performance on the bagpipes. five-foot dark mahogany wood cross. The ceremony included presen- He raised over $3,500 by putting on two tations by Jim Potter, past post com- fundraising events: Dillon’s Duck Race Initials mander of Bay Village American Legion and Running for Jesus as well as a pre- Post 385, and Fred Zeager, commander, sentation to the Bay Kiwanis Club. He Approval in which they presented the new Eagle wanted to make a difference in the lives Copywriter CD - Copy Designer/AD CD - Design Quality Assurance Proofreader Production AE FINAL APPROVAL Scouts with a flag. of teens that are in need of Jesus Christ. Fred Green, commander of Bay Vil- Brogan, son of Jessie and Tom lage VFW Post 9693, honored the two MacMillan, graduated from Bay High Hi Res Purchased Retouched Approved scouts with proclamations. School in June 2014. Just days before his BW Other State Senator Tom Patton, State Eagle Scout ceremony, Brogan gradu- Representative Nan Baker, Cuyahoga ated from boot camp at Parris Island CREATIVE DEPARTMENT CREATIVE 4 Color 2 Color Low Res Retouched Approved

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great.” local history CITY CLOCK We are asking our Bay Village resi- from front page dents to contribute toward the clock replacement or repair. We need to raise Westlake once played host This particular City Council meet- the funds within the next few months ing included the celebration of the 100th so that we can have our clock up and to an important radio station anniversary of the first council meeting running for Bay Days in 2015 to coincide at the Bay Village City Hall on Nov. 3, with the 25th anniversary of the Bay Vil- 1914. The eastern portion of City Hall lage Foundation. by Dan Hirschfeld facing Dover Center Road was con- “Since the project was announced, structed in 1914 (at a cost of $8,000!). a $5,000 donation has been received s far as I know it never chf el d The clock tower was built by the from an anonymous donor, in addition broadcast any music, city’s service department in 1990, using to the Bay Village Foundation’s $6,000 Asporting events or talk funds donated by the Bay Village Wom- grant,” Mayor Debbie Sutherland said. or variety shows, but the Village en’s Club. However, the City Hall clock “The Bay Village Historical Society has of Dover, now being the City of has not worked for several years. Steve also offered to contribute. We have been Westlake, was home to a once- Hirs Dan by Ph oto Lee, a Bay councilman-at-large and getting quotes and think we will need vital radio link to ships on the A telegraph key like this one, possibly dating Foundation trustee, suggested that the around $25,000 to replace the clock Great Lakes. back to the 1930s, would have been used clock was damaged during Superstorm with state-of-the-art equipment that While researching a dif- to send “radiograms” from Westlake-based Sandy in October 2012. includes beautiful LED lighting.” ferent matter on the internet WCY station to ships on the Great Lakes. “The City has determined the Please consider making a dona- I stumbled upon mention of clock is not repairable and needs to be tion. Checks should be made payable a radio station with the call letters WCY almost fill an entire WBVO issue, which replaced,” Councilman Lee told the Bay to The Bay Village Foundation (please being located in West Dover, Ohio, to fortunately for readers is frowned upon, Village Foundation board of trustees. write “clock repair” on the memo line), which the western part of Dover Village so a just a few quick facts follow. “The replacement clock is expensive and send it to P.O. Box 40122, Bay Vil- was once commonly referred. It indi- WCY was owned and operated because of the size and gearing required lage, Ohio 44140. Contributions of $25 cated WCY was a coastal radiotelegraph by the now-disbanded Radiomarine to simultaneously operate four separate or more will be acknowledged in writ- station providing wireless communica- Corp. of America subsidiary of RCA clock faces. … There are very few suppli- ing for your records. The Bay Village tion services to commercial shipping and located on the west side of Bradley ers of clocks of this size and complexity.” Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit plying the lower Great Lakes. Road, in an area just north of the current Scott Thomas, the city’s service organization. Volunteer trustees have Being generally interested in radio Lakewood Country Club. A March 31, director, said there is extensive damage been working to support non-sectarian history I felt compelled to look in to this, 1929, Plain Dealer story about the then- to the clock’s components. “There are projects for nearly 25 years. Our purpose to me anyway, mystery station. Between recently completed Dover Village facil- many inner workings of the clock that is to maintain Bay Village as one of the Bay Village and Westlake I’ve resided ity called it a “dream station” due to its need replaced, including the hands of best places to live in the nation. in this area for a fair number of years state-of-the-art technology at the time. the clock,” Thomas said. “We have been “The City Hall clock tower is a land- and yet don’t recall ever hearing of or Providing maritime, aeronautical in touch with a company from Indiana mark in town and we are grateful for the seeing any evidence of this radio station. and land radio communication links, that comes highly recommended. The contributions from our wonderful civic Maybe I was on to a long-lost aspect of the station had previously been located company has done work in other cities groups and residents, making it possible Westlake history that had been all but in a National Carbon Company build- in Ohio. It would be great to have the to not only repair but enhance a symbol forgotten! A scoop I could submit to the ing at West 117th Street and Madison clock running properly and looking of our community,” Sutherland said.  Westlake | Bay Village Observer, perhaps! Avenue. Initially providing only radio- Well, with the kind help of a knowl- telegraph operation on marine radio edgeable reference librarian at West- frequencies below the AM broadcast lake Porter Public Library I was pointed band, WCY evolved to add operation on toward mention of my mystery station higher short wave frequencies, radio- in both “You’ve Come a Long Way, West- telephone (aka voice) capabilities and lake” by William Robishaw (p. 118) and greater all-around operating flexibility “A History and Civics of Dover Village” to its station. published by the Dover Village Board Not being able to find a definite of Education (p. 78). There went my big time of its closing, the last year for which scoop – the news of WCY had long been I could find any documentation of WCY’s available for all to see, after all. operation from the Dover Village station Still, I feel WCY’s role in Great is 1946.

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photo b photo tion. Actually, between the Plain Dealer World War II signaled the eventual end Eileen Vernon, president of The Bay Village Foundation, addresses the archives and other online sources I dug for radio station WCY and many other audience during the Nov. 3 council meeting. up enough stuff about the station to facilities like it. 

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More stories, photos and events online at www.wbvobserver.com WESTLAKE | BAY VILLAGE OBSERVER • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 9 Searching for ancestors from Czechoslovakia? by Jayne Broestl

zechoslovakia in Central Europe began as a sover- Ceign state in 1918, when it Get a fresh declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into two sepa- rate countries – the Czech Republic start on and Slovakia – on Jan. 1, 1993. Neighboring states sharing its borders are Austria, Germany, Hun- gary, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. Prior to the fall of the Iron Cur- healing. tain in 1990, obtaining genealogi- cal information from this area was A 1918 stamp commemorating Milan nearly impossible without physically World class wound care R. Stefanik, who help found the visiting the local archives. If you were nation of Czechoslovakia. unable to travel there, you had to hire personalized for you a professional genealogist to do your cal Society on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at research. Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 With the end of the Cold War Center Ridge Road. era and the introduction of personal Dorothy Titera, from the West- computers, the search for ancestors lake Family History Center will be in this area of the world has become the guest speaker. Her presentation is

more doable for the “do-it-yourself- titled “Czech and Slovak Genealogical Laser Comp PDF PDF (No Slug) JPG Flash Native Files er,” in part because the Church of the Research: Online resources for suc- AE s DELIVERABLES: Latter Day Saints has been sending cessfully tracing your ancestors.” their missionaries to the area to film The program begins at 7 p.m. in Date public and church records. Each year, the Porter Room. Social time, for guests new records are made available to the and members, is from 6:30-7 p.m. The

general public. public is invited at no cost. Initials If your ancestors hail from this For questions or additional infor- region of Europe and you are interest- mation, visit www.rootsweb.ancestry. Approval ed in exploring your roots, you should com/~ohcwogs or email cuyahog- Copywriter CD - Copy Designer/AD CD - Design Quality Assurance Proofreader Production AE FINAL APPROVAL attend the next meeting of Cuyahoga [email protected].  West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogi- Hi Res Purchased Retouched Approved BW Other CREATIVE DEPARTMENT CREATIVE 4 Color 2 Color Low Res Retouched Approved

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The Village of Bay council record of Nov. 2, 1914, notes: “Mot. [motion] by Osborn seconded by Foote that the Council meet at New Town Hall building Nov. 3, 2 p.m. Carried.” Bay Village celebrates City Hall centennial

ccording to the record above and the tablet below, the first meeting at Bay’s City hall building was Nov. 3, 1914. One hundred years later, on ANov. 3, 2014, members of the community joined current and former elected officials in celebrating the anniversary. Mayor Sutherland presented a proclamation and the Bay Village Historical Society shared the history of the building’s construction. After the official council business concluded and the meeting adjourned, a slideshow of historical photos played. 

Mayor Debbie Sutherland reads a proclamation to Council President Paul Koomar in council chambers honoring the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Bay Village City Hall on Nov. 3.

Cathy Burke Flament, vice president of the Bay Village Historical Society, provides Joan Kemper, Bay Village clerk of council, stands beside the solid a brief history of City Hall to the audience at the Nov. 3 council meeting. Flament brass tablet in council chambers at the centennial celebration on worked with Jim Sears of the building department and Council Clerk Joan Kemper Nov. 3. The commemorative tablet honors the Cahoon sisters who to assemble graphic posters showing the documents and drawings relative to the donated the land for city hall. The tablet cost $62 in 1914. construction of the building that were on display for the centennial event.

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Relive Tribe’s ‘glory days’ at author event clague playhouse

o you remember the excite- ‘Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas’ ment of the first years of DJacobs Field? Tribe fans had by Katherine Harper a brand-new ballpark, a team with all-stars at nearly every position, a lague Playhouse, 1371 record sellout streak, and two trips Clague Road, Westlake, will to the World Series. Cpresent a holiday favorite, A new book by Plain Dealer Ernest Zulia and David Caldwell’s sports columnist Terry Pluto and “Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas” Indians broadcaster Tom Hamilton as the second production of its 86th takes readers back to those thrilling season. Everything’s coming up Scrooges seasons. This ensemble production in this sketch featuring, from left, “Glory Days in Tribe Town” is an draws on the writings of Robert Ful- Tom Hamilton and Terry Pluto, authors of Dennis Runkle, Greg Dziama and in-depth ghum, author of the best-sellers “All “Glory Days in Tribe Town.” Ed Conrad. look the I Need to Know I Learned in Kinder- Cleveland Indians and Jacobs Field from 1994 to 1997. It garten” and “It Was on Fire When Susan Weber. tells how the ball club snapped a 40-year slump and electri- I Lay Down on It.” By turns tender The production runs through fied Northeast Ohio with some of the best baseball in recent and humorous, lively and thought- Dec. 7 on Thursdays, Fridays and memory. ful, its sketches and songs explore the Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at Pluto and Hamilton were there for it all. Their book many facets of the Christmas season 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $15 combines firsthand experience, player interviews, and fans’ in America. for seniors (60+), and $10 for students own stories to bring those glory days back to life. “Here Comes Christmas” is (with valid ID) and may be purchased Pluto and Hamilton will autograph copies of “Glory Days directed by Skip Corris. The cast by calling the box office at 440-331- in Tribe Town” on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7-8 p.m., at Barnes & includes Ed Conrad, Greg Dziama, 0403 Wednesday through Saturday Noble in Crocker Park.  Judy MacKeigan, Dennis Runkle and from 1–6 p.m. 

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pet care Westlake Historical Society a healthy immune system. Does your pooch have doggy odor, The benefits bad breath, do they itch a lot? Do they selects cutest pet winner have hot spots, insect bites wounds? Rub some coconut oil topically on the by Lysa Stanton of coconut area. The oil speeds healing. The key to receiving the full he Westlake Histor- oil for pets benefits of coconut oil is getting the ical Society would absolute highest quality available. Get- Tlike to congratulate by Lori Aldrich ting cheap coconut oil is a waste of the James family and their money. Make sure the coconut oil is dog, “Omar.” He has been oconut oil for my dog or cat? raw, organic and virgin. Only purchase selected as Westlake’s Why yes, absolutely! Coconut those packaged in glass jars, so as not cutest pet for 2015! Coil is primarily comprised of a to get plastic chemicals in the oil. Do The James family medium chain fatty acid called lauric your homework – check out how each said, “Omar was born acid. This is what is responsible for company processes their oil and where on April 29, 2008. He is many of its health benefits. it is harvested and grown. There are a very quiet Yorkie! He For pets, lauric acid destroys many varieties out there. doesn’t play with toys but viruses, bacteria including yeast, fungi One company that supervises loves to go on long walks and parasites. It acts as an anti-inflam- and oversees their product each step and socialize with all the matory agent also, while supporting a of the way is CocoTherapy. Their non- neighbors! Many thanks healthy immune system. It can kill ear GMO coconuts are grown in a fam- to all our friends and mites and when mixed with honey can ily-owned, USDA-certified, organic neighbors who stop to pet help cure tracheobronchitis. coconut plantation. Their coconuts are him! He also enjoys walk- In addition, it speeds up the pet’s opened within eight hours of harvest- ing in Clague Park and the metabolism, providing more energy ing and the meat is air-dried in a cold, Metroparks! Besides his and vitality; overweight, sedentary dry environment and cold-pressed Purina Pro Plan he likes pets may lose weight and become to extract healthy, pure coconut milk bits of peppers, apples more active. Coconut oil enhances while preserving the beneficial vita- and eggs. Ice cream is an the skin and coat creating a healthy, mins, minerals and other nutritional The James family’s Yorkie, named Omar, was extra special occasional smooth glossy coat. It may help clear benefits. Although CocoTherapy is the winner of the Westlake Historical Society’s treat! He loves stealing up those ugly red tear stains on your marketed for pets, it is a top-of-the- cutest pet contest. tissues out of the waste- white pooch. The oil also clears up line oil for humans also. basket and then being Westlake Historical Society. This pro- flea allergies, itchy skin and contact Most coconut products in the gro- chased. In the winter he loves to snuggle gram takes a little bit of our museum on dermatitis. cery store are dried at high tempera- on the couch with us. He loves car rides, the road to local schools, groups, busi- Do your dog’s paws smell like tures or have preservatives, salt, sugar belly rubs and back scratches. He gives nesses and churches. corn chips, are their ears inflamed or other chemicals added, affecting lots of kisses and is always happy to see For more information about the and dirty? These are signs of a Can- their performance and quality. Also the everyone!” Westlake Historical Society, please visit dida yeast infection. The anti-fungal source of these coconuts is unknown. The money raised from entry fees in our website at www.westlakeohiohistory. properties of coconut oil will kill the To get the full benefits be sure to select this annual contest goes to help fund the org. You can also find us on Facebook or Candida yeast and can be used regu- the best coconut oil you can find, not “Life In The Past Lane” program for the on Twitter @claguemuseum.  larly to keep this at bay and promote the cheapest. 

Westlake Animal Hospital Helps Greyhounds Westlake Animal Hospital was happy to present Erie Shore Greyhound Adoption of Ohio with a check for $202 this month! That will enable this awesome group to pull another dog from the track. And just from liking our Facebook page! Erie Shore exists for one reason only: To place retired racing greyhounds into permanent, loving homes. The group is comprised entirely of volunteers. They provide education about the breed as well as assistance in acquiring and maintaining a retired greyhound. Thank you to Grace, Ana, Randy and Sailin from ESGAO for coming to meet with our doctors, with staff member Linda, and her foster Cruise. WestlAke AnimAl HospitAl 27370 Center Ridge Road • 440-835-3800 website: westlakeah.com • email: [email protected]

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bay village historical society Cemetery tour shares stories from Bay’s past by Cathy Burke Flament whose home was where the pres- ent Bay Lodge is located. There was lue skies, gorgeous fall colors also Margaret Van Allen Cahoon, and seasonably warm tem- wife of early settler Joel, who grew Bperatures welcomed visitors up in Washington, D.C., in a well- to the Lakeside Cemetery Tour. The to-do family and whose daughter Oct. 26 event was co-sponsored by (Ida Cahoon) donated the land for the Bay Village Historical Society Cahoon Park. and Huntington Playhouse. Visi- Olaf Aslaksen, a native of tors received a better understand- Norway who left home at the age ing about the cemetery’s historic of 16 and sailed the high seas, was Kaycee Zack portrays Sarah Johnson Osborn during the Lakeside Cemetery Tour on beginning, founded 200 years represented, he being a resident Oct. 26. Sarah donated the land for Lakeside Cemetery for her sister Rebecca’s grave ago after the untimely deaths of of Avon Lake. Sarah Osborn, sister after she and her son, Dennis, drowned crossing the Rocky River in 1814. Rebecca Porter, her infant son, and aunt of the first burials was Dennis, and George Smith as they also included. Sarah and Reuben crossed the Rocky River returning would take in the three daughters from Cleveland. Rebecca’s sister of Rebecca Porter and raise them. and brother-in-law, Sarah and Their home, which was relocated Reuben Osborn, were so distraught to Cahoon Park, is currently the over their loss that they donated Osborn Learning Center. land for a public burying ground Sarah Osborn’s only son, that bordered on the two fam- Selden, was also portrayed, an ily’s properties. Numerous burials interesting gentleman whose

would take place over the years in home was located across the street c iety c al so Histori V illage ay a six-row layout with many graves and just west of the cemetery. presumed unmarked today. Selden was an herb doctor who

Dover, which is now Bay Vil- traveled by horseback throughout B Courtesy lage, Westlake and the northern the area. His original herb book is Olaf Aslaksen Regina Wischmeyer Selden Osborn portion of North Olmsted, expe- on display at the Osborn Learning rienced growth as more settlers Center. Luman Laomi Griswold were moving into the area and the never fully recovered after the Civil population was increasing. Expan- War and died as a result of a lin- sion of the cemetery was deemed gering illness. His mother married necessary in 1877. Land was Caleb Eddy and he lived in Dover, purchased from the Osborn and Avon and Sheffield Lake. Besides Hassler families to the north, east the cemetery re-enactors, Nathan and west to bring it to its present Clark was present to help the spir- size. This additional property was its rise for the occasion. divided into lots, which were sold Vistors were welcomed into into the 1920s, for approximately the backstage area of Huntington $5 to $7. The lots, for the most part, Playhouse to view the costume and fit three graves. There are over 270 lighting areas after hearing the his- known burials at the cemetery with tory of the Playhouse. McGorray- the last being T. Richard “Dick” Hanna Funeral Homes underwrote Martin, former City Council Presi- the tour. dent, in 2011. Additional information is Those buried in the cemetery available on the history of the area, were not only from Dover, but also cemetery and genealogical sketch- surrounding areas. Several of these es in the book “Retracing Foot- individuals were highlighted on the steps.” This publication is available tour through re-enactors. There through the Bay Village Historical was Regina Wischmeyer, whose Society at Rose Hill Museum or by Tom Meyrose, dressed in uniform, Zoë, left, and Judy MacKeigan dressed up family owned the Wischmeyer calling 440-835-4472. Future tours represents Alfred Marion Wolf, who to portray members of the Wischmeyer Hotel on Lake Road, and Alfred are planned for the coming years, served in the Civil War and asked that he family, who built a 71-room summer Marion Wolf, a Civil War veteran so stay tuned.  be buried in his military uniform. resort hotel in Bay Village.

taff of the Huntington Playhouse took visitors “behind the Huntington Playhouse Tour scenes” to tour the inner workings of a theatrical production Sas part of the historical tours on Oct. 26. LEFT: Stage manager Keith Stevens explains how stage sets are constructed and led a tour of the backgrounds, dressing rooms and theater history for visitors. BELOW: Light technician Joy DeMarco operates a spotlight as part of the upstairs tour of props, costumes and lighting.  D ENNY WEN ELL by p h otos

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Westlake porter Public Library Fourth District, including Ohio. Please and their parents/caregivers. The pro- register. gram includes interactive stories, rhymes, Tuesday, Nov. 18 (10 a.m.-noon) songs and movement activities, followed Upcoming events Career Transition Center: Net- by 30 minutes of play. Content is geared working Effectively – People are to ages 3-7. Please call with questions or at Westlake Porter Public Library your single greatest resource in a job to register. search and networking helps you reach Saturday, Nov. 22 (2-3 p.m.) Brick by Elaine Willis bring your iPad with you. Registration those people. Learning how to build a Builders Club – Bring your ideas and required. network of “business friends” is essential imagination to the club! All bricks pro- Wednesday, Nov. 12 (10:15 & 11 a.m.) Friday, Nov. 14 (11-11:45 a.m.) Pigeon to uncover hidden job opportunities and vided. Ages 6-12. No registration required. Let’s Sing and Dance! – Sing and Party – Celebrate one of our favorite to learn more about companies and their Sunday, Nov. 23 (2-4 p.m.) Chess move to the music with Miss Nancy! For characters, Mo Willems’ Pigeon, at our cultures. Learn how to build and maintain Club – Hone your chess skills (or learn children ages 2-6 with a caregiver. Please Pigeon Party! For children ages 3-6. Reg- business relationships that will assist you how to play the game) through WPPL’s arrive early to receive a ticket at the Pre- istration begins Nov. 7. throughout your career. new Chess Club. The club is recom- school Desk. Saturday, Nov. 15 (2 p.m.) Connect- Wednesday, Nov. 19 (9:30-10 a.m.) mended for kids ages 6+, but all ages are Wednesday, Nov. 12 (4-5:30 p.m.) ing for Kids Parent Discussion Stories and Signs – Enjoy interactive welcome to attend. If you have a chess set, Bow Wow Books – Stop by the Youth Group – Meet other parents as we dis- stories, songs and movement activities please bring it. Services Department each Wednesday cuss childhood development topics with while learning a few words in sign lan- Sunday, Nov. 23 (3-4:30 p.m.) Magic: and sign your child up for a 10-minute a local expert. Free child care available; guage! Ages 0-3 with caregiver, siblings The Gathering – Magic: The Gathering reading time with a reading therapy dog! register at www.connectingforkids.org or welcome. No registration required. is the world’s premier trading card game. Bring your own book or choose one of call 440-250-5563. This month’s topic is Wednesday, Nov. 19 (10:15 & 11 a.m.) Come and learn to play the game, or bring ours. Registration begins each Wednesday “Parenting Anxious Children.” Let’s Sing and Dance! – Sing and a group and fight with other planeswalk- at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 (2-4 p.m.) Carry- move to the music with Miss Nancy! For ers for glory, knowledge and conquest. Wednesday, Nov. 12 (7-8 p.m.) Cap- out Crafts – Stop by the Youth Ser- children ages 2-6 with a caregiver. Please Players must furnish their own cards. tain Underpants Tra La La Paloo- vices Department to see what each day’s arrive early to receive a ticket at the Pre- Grades 7-12. za – Join us for Captain Underpants trivia featured craft is! Tables will be set up with school Desk. Monday, Nov. 24 (1-7 p.m.) American contests, games of skill, crafts and more! all of the supplies needed. Wednesday, Nov. 19 (4-5:30 p.m.) Red Cross Bloodmobile Ages 7-10. Registration begins Nov. 5. Saturday, Nov. 15 (3-5 p.m.) Mad 4 Bow Wow Books – Stop by the Youth Monday, Nov. 24 (3:45-5:30 p.m.) Thursday, Nov. 13 (1-7 p.m.) American Manga – Each month we watch a differ- Services Department each Wednesday Teen Lounge – Need a place to hang Red Cross Bloodmobile ent Anime series and talk about our favor- and sign your child up for a 10-minute out after school? Come to WPPL’s Teen Thursday, Nov. 13 (4-5 p.m.) Magic ite Manga. Sometimes we even throw in reading time with a reading therapy dog! Lounge on Monday afternoons! We’ve got Tree House Book Club – Do you some crafts, Manga drawing or Japanese Bring your own book or choose one of computers, video games, board games, already love the “Magic Tree House” treats! Grades 7-12 only. ours. Registration begins each Wednesday snacks, and more! Grades 7-12. adventures or are you curious to find out at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 (2-3:30 p.m.) Dan- Monday, Nov. 24 (7-8:30 p.m.) TV what the fuss is all about? Join us for one gerous Book for Boys Club – Are Wednesday, Nov. 19 (7-8:45 p.m.) Discussion Group: Where’s The of the “Magic Tree House” books, discus- you looking for something dangerous, Cuyahoga West Genealogical Acclaim? – Gathering young people sion and craft related to the book. Grades but not too dangerous? Learn how to tie Society – Dorothy Titera from the West- 18-39 to discuss excellent television shows K-2. No registration required. knots, make a battery and tell the age of a lake LDS Family History Center presents that do/did not get the critical acclaim Thursday, Nov. 13 (7 p.m.) Non- tree in our Dangerous Book for Boys Club. “Czech and Slovak Genealogical Research: they deserve. Please register. Fiction Book Discussion – The Online Resources for Successfully Tracing Ages 9-11. Registration begins Nov. 9. Tuesday, Nov. 25 (2-3 p.m.) How To November selection is “Zealot: The Life your Ancestors.” Sunday, Nov. 16 (2-4 p.m.) Chess Be A Spy! – Your mission is to use your and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” by Reza Club – Hone your chess skills (or learn Thursday, Nov. 20 (12-1:30 p.m.) eyes and ears to crack secret codes! Learn Aslan. how to play the game) through WPPL’s Small Busine$$ Lunch & Learn: top secret whistle and hand signals, and Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 new Chess Club. The club is recom- Social Media 101 – Learn the value of experiment with invisible ink, mirror (see times in description) Connecting mended for kids ages 6+, but all ages are using social media to reach your custom- writing and writing in code. Ages 8-10. for Kids Music Therapy & More – welcome to attend. If you have a chess set, ers, how it can lead to new customers, Registration begins Nov. 18. Join us as we play instruments, sing, move and how it drives repeat business from please bring it. Tuesday, Nov. 25 (2-3 p.m.) Gobble- to music and discuss how to carry over the your current customers. We’ll look at the Monday, Nov. 17 (3:45-5:30 p.m.) Teen Gobble Crafts – Create a Thanksgiv- music therapy experiences into the home. 5 most popular social media networks, Lounge – Need a place to hang out after ing craft that can be used to decorate the This program is geared toward children discuss which is right for your business, school? Come to WPPL’s Teen Lounge on Thanksgiving dinner table! Grades K-5. struggling in an area of development. and how and what to post. Feel free to Monday afternoons! We’ve got computers, No registration required. You must RSVP to attend. Call 440-250- bring lunch or purchase one at Pulleys at video games, board games, snacks, and 5563 or visit www.connectingforkids.org. Porter. Please register. Tuesday, Nov. 25 (2-4 p.m.) Movies more! Grades 7-12. @ Your Library! – Join us for movie Sessions are as follows: Nov. 14 – Family Thursday, Nov. 20 (7-8 p.m.) Nia – Hap- matinees! Based on availability; movie Session: 9:30 a.m., Toddler Session: 10:30 Monday, Nov. 17 (7-8:30 p.m.) Enjoy this blend of dance arts, martial arts piness: Then & Now – We all want titles may change without notice. In a.m., Preschool Session: 11:30 a.m.; Nov. and the healing arts that will invite your happiness but how do we reach our goal? accordance with library policy, children 15 – Family Session: 9:30 a.m., Preschool spirit, mind, body and emotions to play We will explore the origins of happiness, who are under age 9 must be accompa- Session: 10:30 a.m. and find joy! Class is for all age and ability its history and its evolution. It can be nied by an adult. Registration begins one Friday, Nov. 14 (10-10:45 a.m.) Come levels. Wear clothing for movement and learned, practiced and understood. Please week before each session. This session: Play With Me! – Open playtime with athletic shoes and socks. Please register. register. When Hiccup and Toothless discover an age-appropriate toys. Teaches sharing Friday, Nov. 21 (10 a.m.-noon) Por- Inves- ice cave that’s home to hundreds of new and socialization. For children ages 2-5 Monday, Nov. 17 (7-8:30 p.m.) ter’s Fiber Fanatics – A time for tors’ Interest Group – A Federal wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon with a caring adult. Siblings welcome! needlecrafters to share, solve problems, Reserve Bank of Cleveland representative Rider, the two friends become to center Registration begins Nov. 7. and show off. will discuss current national economic of a battle to protect the peace. Rated PG. Friday, Nov. 14 (10:30-11:30 a.m.) iPad conditions including a regional commen- Friday, Nov. 21 (10:30-11:30 a.m.) To register for any of the programs, Users Group – Listen to a brief iPad tary on economic and financial issues of Sensory Storytime – Join us for a please call 440-871-2600 or visit signup. topic then share talk and share tips and interest to residents and businesses in the storytime for children with special needs westlakelibrary.org:8080.  techniques with other iPad users. Must

reader’s opinion a whole-house generator and were able prior to the storm I had read an article in Our volunteer members come from to weather the storm in relative com- the Observer about a disaster-response the Westshore suburbs of Bay Village, fort. However, many of our neighbors CB radio group that had recently formed Fairview Park, Westlake, North Olmsted, CB group prepares and friends in Bay Village were not so to address various emergency scenarios. Rocky River and Lakewood. I feel comfort- well-off. Attempting to locate accurate I contacted Jim Kettren, the founder able using the radio to contact BayComm for emergencies information regarding warming centers, of the group called BayComm, to gather members in the event of an emergency power outages, and storm updates was additional information. I decided to when other forms of communication may by Jan Henderson difficult to almost impossible for many join and have been active for the past be unavailable. residents. two years in our weekly radio check-ins, I encourage residents to contact Jim n late October 2012 when Hurricane After experiencing Hurricane Sandy monthly meetings, and training sessions. Kettren at [email protected] to Sandy roared through northern firsthand I was ready to explore how I I had absolutely no background using a learn how they can become better pre- IOhio my mother and I were without might be better prepared to handle simi- CB radio, but I quickly learned the proto- pared to meet emergencies that may arise power for five days. Fortunately we have lar situations in the future. Several months cols and “jargon.” in our communities. 

Join in at www.wbvobserver.com 16 WESTLAKE | BAY VILLAGE OBSERVER • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 bay Village branch library Bay Historical Upcoming programs at Bay Village Library Society by BARBARA ISAACS Wednesday, Nov. 12 (4 p.m.) BRAIN Thursday, Nov. 13 (3:30 p.m.) SCRATCH BUILDERS: ENGINEERING – This pro- VIDEO GAME CREATION – For children celebrates he cold weather is upon us! Living gram is for children in kindergarten to in grades 6-12 interested in making video in the Cleveland area we know grade 4. Bring your ideas and imagina- games. In this two-hour, hands-on work- ‘Ohio’s Unsung Tthe cold is inevitable and already tion and join us for hands-on fun as we shop, participants will learn how to make there is talk of the “polar vortex.” If you’re create using building bricks. The focus a basic interactive game using Scratch thinking of spending a chilly evening or will be on spheres for this session. online software. Bring your creativity and Heroines’ weekend inside your cozy home, stop Thursday, Nov. 13 (11 a.m.) WHOOO’S imagination! at the library for some entertainment READY FOR SCHOOL? KINDERGAR- Wednesday, Nov. 19 (3:30 p.m.) by Cynthia Eakin options other than the TV. TEN READINESS: SHAPES – For ages ROUND T.A.B.L.E. – Join other teens In the Children’s Area we have “book- 4-5 with a caregiver. Help your preschool- at the Round TABLE and do what Teens ear the stories of “Ohio’s packs” that contain an audio recording er make the transition into their first year At Bay Library Enjoy … whether it be Unsung Heroines” at the of a book as well as the book itself for of school. Explore hands-on activity sta- projects that serve the community, help Thursday, Nov. 20, meeting your child to read along as they listen. H tions together. Colors and Shapes: Build the library or sometimes just have fun of the Bay Village Historical Society. There are also new books arriving daily to observation and pre-math skills. together. This program is an on-going The gripping presentation will read to your child. In addition there is an series and snacks will be provided. Reg- highlight the endeavors of women assortment of DVDs for both young and Tuesday, Nov. 18 (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) istration is required, along with a permis- during the Civil War. old. Watch a classic movie, reminisce with CELEBRATE MICKEY MOUSE’S BIRTH- sion slip signed by a parent or guardian. Told from a woman’s perspec- a TV series from the past or check out DAY – Drop in for hands-on activities to Sponsored by the Friends of the Bay Vil- tive, the program will include rivet- the documentaries to learn something celebrate Mickey Mouse’s birthday. lage Branch. ing stories of female spies, soldiers, new. Of course there are books too! Ask Wednesday, Nov. 19 (9:30 a.m. and 7 doctors, nurses, abolitionists, wives a librarian to help you find something of p.m.) PLAY, LEARN AND GROW – For ADULT DEPARTMENT and mothers. interest. We hope to see you soon! children ages birth-3 with a caregiver. Wednesdays (6:30-8 p.m.) DOWN- Civil war memorabilia will be on In celebration of the Thanksgiving Learn about the latest toys that are avail- LOADABLES – Drop in for assistance display and there will be visits by spe- holiday the library will close on Wednes- able from our Toy Library and rotate with downloading books, magazine and cial guests from the period. day, Nov. 26, at 5:30 p.m. and reopen on through the many hands-on stations to audiobooks on your portable device. Admission to the meeting is free Friday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. stimulate your little one’s mind. There Familiarity with your device and account and open to the public. A potluck will be a speech & hearing therapist avail- access information is recommended. CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT dinner will be served, with the main able to talk to parents about any concerns Every Wednesday evening between 6:30 entrée of roast turkey and dressing Storytimes: Caregivers and their chil- they might have. to 8 p.m. someone will be available to help provided by the Bay Village Historical dren are invited to enjoy rhymes, songs, one on one. fingerplays and books/stories together. Thursday, Nov. 20 (4 p.m.) COOKIES Society. AND BOOKS – Children in grades 3-4 Thursday, Nov. 20 (7 p.m.) EVERY- Attendees are asked to bring a Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. are invited to enjoy cookies as we dis- THING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED side dish for 10 to share and their own 18 (9:30 a.m.) TODDLER STORYTIME cuss a good book. Copies of the book IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY – Local place setting. – For caregivers and their children ages will be available one month before the author Ruth Pollack will discuss her book, The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at 19-35 months. discussion. A parent/guardian must “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Bay Village Community House. Tuesday, Nov. 18 (1:30 p.m.) and sign a release form before the program. a Dysfunctional Family.” Instead of being Phone 440-554-6355 to reserve a space Thursday, Nov. 20 (11 a.m.) PRE- Refreshments sponsored by the Friends ashamed of her past Ruth decided to use at the dinner. SCHOOL STORYTIME – For caregivers of the Bay Village Branch. it as an asset to help others who also have The next meeting of the Bay Vil- and their children ages 3-5 (not yet in TEEN DEPARTMENT been touched by family dysfunction. lage Historical Society, slated for Feb. Kindergarten). Throughout her book she has inserted Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs- 20, will feature a presentation about “Sticky Notes” which are inspirational Wednesday, Nov. 12 (9:30 a.m.) BABY days (3:15 p.m.) TEEN ZONE – Video the history of Playhouse Square by lines of encouragement and support  & ME STORYTIME – Caregivers and their games, challenges, art and more. Chill speaker George McNulty. making her book a memoir with a self- children ages birth-18 months. with something fun to do after school. help connotation. Wednesday, Nov. 12 (7:00 p.m.) and Check the library’s website or stop in for poetry Fridays, Nov. 14 and 21 (9:30 a.m.) details. Parents need to sign one permis- Please register to attend the programs FAMILY STORYTIME – For caregivers sion form, good for all of the fall pro- online at cuyahogalibrary.org, call us at and their children of all ages. grams. Sponsored by the Friends of the 440-871-692, or stop in to the library at Please Understand Bay Village Branch. 502 Cahoon Road.  by Dianne Borowski

supplies included. Saturday, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13, 10:30 a.m.- Be patient, my friend, for bay Village recreation dept. Fall and winter Bay noon, at Bay Lodge. Fee: $28 (NR: $43). You do not understand Girls Get Fit (Ages 11-17) Recreation programs Youth fitness class for girls only! This program promotes I’m lonely, afraid and positive, healthy attitude towards exercise. Join us for an hour Need a helping hand. of strength training, cardio flexibility, agility drills and games. by Carly Banasiak Bring an exercise mat and water bottle! Mondays, 6:30-7:30 Even though we are p.m. in the Westerly All Purpose Room. Session I ends Nov. Preschool Playtime (Ages 5 & Under) 24, Session II begins Jan. 26. Fee: $40 (NR: $60). Drop-in rate: Different and often Release some energy at the Community Gym! Parent $10/class (NR: $12). Disagree, can we live supervision required. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, 10 Kindergarten Hoops a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. A fun-filled program for beginners! Tuesdays, Jan. 6-Feb. Here together in peace Fee: $2/child (non-resident: $4); 10-day pass: $15 (NR: $35). 24,6:45-7:45 p.m. at the Community Gym. Fee: $68 (NR: $88). And harmony? Afterschool Youth Tennis (Grades K-8) Deadline: Dec. 11 ($10 late fee). Session III begins Jan. 5. Improve your game with skills, 1st & 2nd Grade Basketball I am too thin, too tall, drills and games on Mondays and Thursdays at the Westerly Learn the fundamentals of basketball in a fun and rec- School Gym! Grades 3-4: 2:15-3:10 p.m.; Grades K-2: 3:10-4:05 reational environment at the Community Gym. First grade: Too quiet, too loud. p.m.; Grades 5-8: 4:05-5 p.m. Fee: $70 (NR: $75). $5 discount Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m.; Second grade: Thursdays, 6:45- I limp, I’m clumsy and for those that can only participate one day per week. 7:45 p.m. Fee: $68 (NR: $88). Deadline: Dec. 11 ($10 late fee). Fearful of crowds. Karate Do (Ages 6 & Up) High School Basketball (Grades 9-12) Students study an art representing several martial art This league is all about fun and participation! Parent vol- systems. We encourage involvement of parents and children unteers needed. Saturdays, Dec. 6-Feb. 7, Community Gym/ I am not perfect, but this together. Saturdays, Nov. 22 (at the Community House), and BMS Gym. Fee: $86 (NR: $106). Deadline: Nov. 13 ($10 late fee). I know, we’re both Dec. 6, 13, 20 (at Dwyer Senior Center). Advanced levels: Join us for our Adult Exercise Programs: God’s children and so 9:30-11 a.m.; beginners 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fee: $42/session Adult Yoga, Zumba Fitness, Feeling Fit, Fully Body Fit- (NR: $62). ness, Men’s Hoops, Adult Volleyball Please respect my humanity. Creative Cupcakes (Ages 5 & Up) Questions? Contact the Bay Rec office at 440-871-6755 Learn how to decorate fun cupcakes for the holidays! All or visit us online at www.cityofbayvillage.com. 

More stories, photos and events online at www.wbvobserver.com WESTLAKE | BAY VILLAGE OBSERVER • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 17 Village Project fundraiser makes fall yard clean-up a breeze by Diane Frye Project would like to thank all of the Bay their yards raked, weeded and mulched residents who are experiencing cancer. Village residents who so generously sup- by the volunteer crews in exchange for Does this sound like something you awns throughout Bay Village are ported its first yard clean-up fundraiser donations to Village Project. The orga- would like to get in on next year? Make a looking quite a bit tidier and ready on Nov. 9. nization earned a total of $4,500 in note on your 2015 calendar – according Lfor winter this week thanks to 110 The response was overwhelming donations which will help it continue to Executive Director Barb Harrell, Vil- volunteers who gave of themselves on a and gratifying. The residents of 55 homes its work of providing nourishing meals lage Project hopes to make “Project Leaf” chilly Sunday in November. The Village participated in the fundraiser by having and extended care and service to local an annual event. 

Team leader Ron Luchina signs in the leaf raking volunteers. son d ames E rlan J by p h otos A parking lot full of Village Project volunteers.

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he West Shore Aquarelle Watercolor Society is displaying 44 original watercolor paint- Tings at the Westlake Porter Library through Nov. 29. The Society show consists of paintings by 13 of the members: Linda Borton, Al Buchta, Phyllis Firalio, Barbara Hall, Thomas Hemsath, Howard Hoehn, Annabelle Keller, Suzanne Kizzen, “The Swan” by Phyllis Firalio Bob Parry, Marge Strimbu, Barbara Swasey, Jenne Vetrone and William Wilder. Most of the paintings are for sale. The gallery is open every day that the library is open during business hours. The Aquarelle Society was organized in 1996 with six artists from the West Shore area. Today the membership consists of 18 local artists painting for personal enjoyment, artistic fulfillment and professional development. The Society members have many years of painting experience and each is an accomplished watercolorist participating in local and regional art shows and juried com- petitions. The Society also organizes art shows of member’s work at local galleries.  “Forest Primal” by Tom Hemsath “Grapes or Rapture” by Bob Parry

The focus of this year Westlake High is how to bring teens into the museum to celebrate the art museum’s 100th students participate in anniversary in 2015 using specific collections within art museum program the museum’s permanent collection. The program is designed to build a general by Kim Bonvissuto awareness of museum life and careers, as well as to ight Westlake High School AP art history and AP build career skills, includ- studio art students will participate in a Cleveland ing public speaking and EMuseum of Art Museum Ambassadors program team-based project plan- Westlake High School’s museum ambassadors, from left, Kylie Hulver, that provides a behind-the-scenes experience at the ning. Natalie Samenuk, Kyle Wong, Harleen Shergill, Kaylee Carson, Lucia del world-class institution. The art museum Rincon Martinez, Haley Quinlan, Paige Dawson and Beth Noren. Master students are seniors Paige Dawson, Lucia aligned this year’s pro- del Rincon-Martinez and Kylie Hulver. Apprentice stu- gram with state education standards and their aim to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gallery One space. The Family dents are juniors Kaylee Carson, Hayley Quinlan, Natalie develop 21st century skills. Each session, students are and Community Day involves students sharing what Samenuk, Harleen Shergill and Kyle Wong. Students were asked to solve problems relating to real-world situ- they’ve learned with the public in the form of projects, chosen for the program by prevention coordinator Kathy ations occurring in the museum and other places of which have included scavenger hunts, games, coloring McGinty and social studies teacher Beth Noren. employments. Students will present their ideas and books, tours and studio activities. The first year of the program has students participat- solutions to other students. They will also work in small Noren was asked to be part of the 2014/2015 TEAM ing in behind-the-scenes experiences in various depart- teams with students from other schools using technol- (Teachers and Educators at the Art Museum) again. ments at the Cleveland Museum of Art. In their second ogy and multi-media. By analyzing gallery space, logos The TEAM creates lessons and best practices for K-12 year, students participate in similar experiences at other and art, students develop an awareness of the visual students using the museum’s permanent collection to University Circle institutions, including the Cleveland information around them. promote visual literacy, Cleveland history, world and Institute of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and WHS students will visit the museums once a month American history, visual arts and literature. the Cleveland Orchestra. This year students will be work- October through May for the program. They will develop Other schools involved in the program include Bed- ing in the different areas of the library, such as education, a project for a Family and Community Day next spring at ford, Cleveland School of the Arts, Shaker Heights, Lin- curating, marketing and research. the end of the program year, which will complement the coln-West, Shaw, Strongsville, John Hay and Hawken. 

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ach year, the entire first floor of BAYarts’ Huntington House transforms into a festive Holiday Shop, featuring handmade Eholiday goods from over 100 local artists. Items featured in the holiday shop include jewelry, furniture, stationery, soaps, framed photography and paintings, holiday decor, headbands, tutu’s, ceramics and much more. Shop manager Karen Petkovic says you can anticipate seeing lots of cool refurbished furniture “with vintage flair” from Vintage Novella, while Kiowa will be offering tables and frames made from re-claimed barn wood. Petkovic noted that a wide-variety of jewelry is always avail- able. “Ally M. Designs is back this year with her initial and symbol jewelry that has a vintage look. We will also carry Freckle Face jew- elry handcrafted with silver and unique beaded detail. Handmade hammered jewelry by B. Fatica features large hoops and unique bracelets and necklaces with handcrafted hardware. Beth Hickey Lane Cooper’s acrylic-on-canvas, titled “Z2,” is one of the works showcased in “The will feature her unique silver and beach glass bangles. Deb Conway Insistent Now” at BAYarts through the end of the year. will have designer-quality, one-of-a-kind pieces.” For those who are less interested in jewelry, other best sellers by Jessica Stockdale area artists command attention to the here and of the BAYarts Holiday Shop include local art signs, coasters and now. Whether it’s through interpreting elusive pictures featuring local places – Bay Village, Westlake, Lakewood xamining ephemeral experiences of the experiences, creating spacial interventions or and more. Petkovic also has creative holiday decorations for your present moment, “The Insistent Now” is constructing idealized perennial landscapes, home. “Beach-themed items with driftwood and nautical elements Ethe latest exhibition to grace the Sullivan these artists explore, address and confront the are always a big hit. Large holiday signs expressing the joy of the Family Gallery at BAYarts. demands of the ever-expanding present. season and local handmade soaps and lotions are very popular.” It is curated by Michael Abarca of Forum An opening reception will be held Friday, Not sure what to buy the men in your life? The BAYarts Holiday Artspace and features the work of Lane Cooper, Nov. 14, from 7-9 p.m. Visitors may visit the Shop includes shaving kits with local, handmade shaving bars and Andy Curlowe, Sarah Kabot, Liz Maugans, gallery Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 brushes, as well as bow ties from Tidal Cool Creations, which feature Michael T. Meier, Dante Rodriguez, Royden a.m.-3 p.m., through the months of Novem- hip vintage fabrics. Watson and Nikki Woods. These Cleveland- ber and December.  As always, a BAYarts gift bag with tissue and decorative ribbon is available for all of your purchases, eliminating the need to fuss with gift wrapping at home. The clever in-house wishlist program makes it possible for you to reference a The BAYarts Holiday shop is open Nov. 22 to Dec. 31, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays list of what your friends or family members have made a special note of liking in the through Saturdays (open until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and noon-5 p.m. shop, as well as which artisans they love best. Sundays.  “The shop is special for so many ways,” emphasizes Petkovic. “It allows us to feature our friends and artists in a completely unique retail environment decorated with love and care. The shop proceeds allow BAYarts to continue its mission to bring art and programs to our community.” Want to make the day even more of an experience? BAYarts hospitality coordina- tor Andi Cleveland will be serving up bold coffee, hot chocolate, and locally-made baked goods from the Fuller Coffee Cart. “You can sit and talk with other parents while looking out at the gorgeous Metroparks while your kids share cookies and explore the trolley,” explains Cleveland. The shop welcomes the season with an open house on Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “The opening day of our Holiday Shop always brings in a happy crowd of shoppers, and many of the items are completely one-of-a-kind, so you don’t want to miss them,” notes BAYarts Executive Director Nancy Heaton.

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Wednesday, Nov. 12, 12:30-2:30 p.m. a great election year! Call 440-250-9446 for more Saturday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. Genealogical Research: Online resources for “Holiday Entertaining” featuring Williams- information. Free Concert: Baldwin Wallace Jazz Ensemble successfully tracing your ancestors.” The public is Sonoma Cooking Demo Panini’s, 23800 Detroit Rd., Westlake & Jazztet invited, at no cost. Program starts at 7 p.m. Social The Herb Guild Garden Club’s holiday program The Baldwin Wallace Jazz Ensemble, under the time, with refreshments, from 6:30-7 p.m. features a Williams-Sonoma representative from Friday, Nov. 14, 7-9 p.m. direction of Grammy nominated saxophonist, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Southpark Mall who will demonstrate and share BAYarts Opening Reception: ‘The Insistent Now’ Greg Banaszak, presents an evening of jazz tastings of various holiday recipes. Guest fee: $5. An exhibition of Cleveland area artists whose standards, complete with instrumental and vocal Thursday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m. Call Karen for reservations: 440-427-9066. Guild selected works command attention to the here soloists. The concert will also feature a special Ohio’s Unsung Heroines, Women in the Civil War members look forward to sharing the holiday and now. Whether it’s through interpreting guest artist. Greg Banaszak, one of today’s leading This dynamic, gripping presentation highlights event with guests. elusive experiences, creating spacial interventions saxophonists, has performed with orchestras and the endeavors of Ohio women during the Civil Westlake United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, or constructing idealized perennial landscapes, at concert halls throughout the world. War. Interesting and riveting stories of female 27650 Center Ridge Rd. these artists explore, address and confront the Dover Congregational United Church of Christ, 2239 spies, soldiers, doctors, nurses, abolitionists, demands of the ever-expanding present. Dover Center Rd., Westlake wives, and mothers are all told from a woman’s Wednesday, Nov. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. BAYarts, 28795 Lake Rd., Bay Village perspective. Potluck begins at 6:30 with Getting Started with Linux Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6:30-8 p.m. presentation to follow. Please bring an appetizer The November meeting of NEOPC will feature Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Prostate Partners or side dish for 10 and your place setting. club President Bruce Brockman’s presentation on Craft Fair Family members are welcome at all Prostate Reservations required, 440-554-6355 or 440-835- the many good, valid reasons to use a free Linux Shop the handcrafted wares from over 30 local Partners meetings. Topic: Bone Health. Call 216- 4472. Sponsored by the Bay Village Historical operating system on your home computer. Free crafters. A variety of items such as jewelry, quilts, 595-9546 or visit www.touchedbycancer.org for Society. and open to all; for more information, go to www. ceramics, textiles, purses and holiday décor will more information. Bay Village Community House, 303 Cahoon Rd. neopc.org. ensure there is something for everyone. There will The Gathering Place, 800 Sharon Dr., Westlake Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. be door prizes, food and beverages. Admission is Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. free and open to the public. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. BAYarts Holiday Shop Open House Thursday, Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m. Gardens at Westlake, 27569 Detroit Rd. Improvements to Westlake Watersheds A holiday wonderland of handmade gifts, holiday Community Family Wellness Night The November meeting of the Westlake Garden cards, ornaments, home decor and tons of local The Westlake City Schools, Westlake Recreation Saturday, Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m. Club begins at 11 a.m.; lunch will be served at art. Plus, visit our hot chocolate bar at the Fuller Department and St. John Medical Center are Bay Village Women’s Club Meeting noon. The program: “Update on improvements Coffee Cart. partnering for a free family wellness night for Presentation by Anne Marie Peacock, residential to the City of Westlake Watersheds” presented BAYarts, 28795 Lake Rd., Bay Village students in preschool to fourth grade and their consultant, RE/MAX: “Maximize the Value of Your by Robert P. Kelly, Director of Engineering, and families. Fun activities include a Parachute Home: Maintain It, Upgrade It, Showcase It.” Wesley Davis, Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, Saturday, Nov. 22, 5-8 p.m. Palooza, Kids Fun Zone and Hoopin’ It Up with Addresses why some homes sell more quickly, from the City of Westlake. The program will begin Holiday Tree Lighting coach Shawn Hood and WHS basketball players. what buyers are looking for these days, and how at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more The annual tree lighting at Crocker Park will Adult health screenings will be available, and to renew the appeal of your home by optimizing information, call 440-892-1861. feature community group performances, a local experts on hand will include counselors, improvements and appearance to increase value. Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. live performance by Dove Cameron and Ryan dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, nurses and Bay Village Branch Library, meeting room, 502 McCartan from Disney’s “Liv and Maddie,” and the Westlake police. Not a drop-off event; adult Cahoon Road Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1-2 p.m. the announcement of Mr. and Mrs. Westlake must be present with child. For more information, Year of the Brain Brown Bag Lunch Lecture 2015. Santa Claus will light the tree at 7:30 p.m., call 440-827-5440. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. Topic: Agnosias. The Tri-C Brown Bag Lunch Brain followed by a fireworks show. Westlake Recreation Center, 28955 Hilliard Blvd. Parenting Anxious Elementary-Aged Children Series brings together like-minded individuals Crocker Park, Westlake Learn the causes of anxiety in elementary-aged to view the PBS Brain Series and encourage Thursday, Nov. 13, 6-9:30 p.m. children and ways that you as a parent can discussion around the topic of the day, while Monday, Nov. 24, 5:30-6:15 p.m. WestShore GOP Victory Celebration help them cope. After attending this interactive contributing to the nationwide BRAIN Initiative. Guided Meditation The WestShore Republicans are having a party to presentation, you will walk away with specific Tri-C Corporate College West, Room 109, 25425 Those touched by cancer can relax, learn new celebrate the GOP victories for the 2014 election, ideas of how to tame the anxiety “beast” lurking Center Ridge Rd., Westlake coping skills and practice mindfulness meditation and to thank our hard-working candidates. All in your 5- to 10-year-old child. Childcare is techniques in a group setting every Monday. Call Cuyahoga County Republicans are welcome! $5 to provided but space is limited. To register for Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6:30-8:45 p.m. 216-595-9546 or visit www.touchedbycancer.org enter, appetizers will be provided and a cash bar the program and child care, please visit www. OGS, Cuyahoga West Chapter Meeting for more information. is available. Come join your fellow Republicans connectingforkids.org/events. Dorothy Titera from the Westlake LDS Family The Gathering Place, 800 Sharon Dr., Westlake and have a great time mingling and celebrating Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. History Center will present “Czech and Slovak

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