FREE! ur Advertisers O TAKE ONE! atronize P Please PROUD MEMBER OF THE OBSERVER MEDIA FAMILY OF COMMUNITY WRITTEN NEWSPAPERS & WEBSITES FAIRVIEW PARK & ROCKY RIVER COMMUNITIES | VOL 03, ISSUE 7 | JANUARY 2016 A Thank You to All By Henry Chaski Greater Cleveland Police Officer Memorial to honor those that The year 2015 was bittersweet. The sacrificed everything. Other events Fairview Park Police Department that auxiliaries have been honored hired four new officers. But for every to be a part of include Cops Ride, new officer, one officer retired. It is Cops and Kids (Shop with a Cop), not only a person retiring but also National Bike and National Walk a legacy. Each individual officer to School Day, and Summerfest. In carries with them a legacy in years the past year, the auxiliary officers of experience that many get to hear have donated over 2,300 hours through stories or recognitions. of volunteer time. The top hour Two lieutenants and two officers contributors include Officers Handy, retired, taking with them a Bognar, Pasini, Potelicki, and Zeager. combined 122 years of service. That is The Fairview Park Auxiliary Police more time than the 13 officers hired Association held four fundraisers between 1993 and 2014 combined! In in 2015 and developed several Lt. Shepard presents Auxiliary Malinky with a beautiful thank you gift. addition, the Auxiliary Unit had two partnerships. Our largest single registration fees. The association helping others, now is your chance. officers retire - Jim Thompson and fundraiser was the outstanding also purchased traffic safety lights Please visit http://www.fpapa.org Mary Ann Malinky, who had over 80 event with the Pampered Chef. Our after a suggestion from Auxiliary or http://www.fairviewpark.org/ years of combined service. Both the ongoing fundraiser is selling Malley’s Lahham and winter hats with the police-department/auxiliary- regulars and auxiliaries have very candy bars. auxiliary patch. police-unit for more information. big shoes to fill. The Association is pleased to In early 2016, the Auxiliary Unit Two new fundraisers are in the This year, Fairview Park became have raised enough funds since will be bringing on more officers. works. First on the agenda is a the second department to have an its establishment eight months If you have a desire to be in law sponsorship program that offers auxiliary officer stand watch at The ago to cover all incorporation and enforcement or you just enjoy Thank You page 2 Recycling to Keep Your Rx:Create! to Benefit Holidays “Green” North Coast Health By Matthew Hrubey Recycle your unwanted, broken, By Elizabeth O’Brien and burned out strings of holiday The Christmas season has come lights at Fairview Park City Art comes in many different and gone once more leaving your Hall now through January 13. forms and, at Rx:Create! 2016, home full of trash-bound items. Electrical cords and power strips you’ll have the opportunity to Wait! The Fairview Park Green Team are also accepted. Green recycling win a unique piece of local art – is encouraging residents to think containers are available 24/7 in the and support health care in our before they pitch and to consider City Hall parking lot. community. Last year’s event was the following opportunities to keep Do you have old electronics to a huge success and we’re hoping recyclables out of the landfill: get rid of to make space for your you’ll break out of the winter blues Republic Waste Services will be new gifts? Try recycling for free at and join us for a laid back evening of art appreciation! Same great event in a collecting live Christmas trees on any Best Buy or Staples store. Both new venue! Monday, January 4 and Monday, retailers accept most electronics The event will take place on Friday, January 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at January 11. Place trees curbside devices for recycling. Vosh, 1414 Riverside Drive in Lakewood. The evening will feature raffles and along with your trash and recycling Need more recycling ideas? The auction of unique art, jewelry, sculpture, furniture, photography, textiles containers. Trees will be composted, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste and more created by Northeast Ohio artists and designers. Proceeds from so please remove all bags and District compiled to list of ways Rx:Create! make possible the life-saving health care North Coast Health is decorations. to green your holidays. View their able to provide to our neighbors in need. suggestions at www.cuyahogaswd. Please join us! Tickets are $22 in advance ($25 day of event, as available) org/en-US/greening-holidays.aspx • and can be purchased online at http://northcoasthealth.org/event/ rxcreate2016/ or by contacting North Coast Health at 216-228-7878 x114 or Matthew Hrubey is a member of [email protected]. North Coast Health is a faith-based charitable the Fairview Park Green Team, a clinic that provides and optimizes access to health care for the medically volunteer group of residents striving underserved. for a more sustainable community. Creators wanted! Tap into your creative side and help us make this a His monthly column highlights topics successful event. North Coast Health, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, invites of sustainability relevant to Fairview artists in all disciplines to donate a piece to the benefit. Donations should Park and Rocky River. be dropped off at North Coast Health (16110 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood) by January 22. Arrangements can also be made to have donations picked up at the artist’s convenience. • Elizabeth O’Brien is North Coast Health Business & Events Director. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2016 2 THE ROCKPORT OBSERVER | VOL 03, ISSUE 7 | JANUARY 2016 COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Eternal Salon’s Makeovers for Cancer By Nicole Breitmayer gift basket donated by Cleveland cancer, Eternal Salon offers organic fashion designer Stephanie Morris hair color/styling products, natural A beautiful thing happened Nunn from her knit contour line hair styling, hair extension/wig one Saturday in December when Nadira. Ms. Nunn, whose work is options and natural nail care. The Eternal Salon and Loft in Rocky multi award-winning, is visually next makeover event with The River held a holiday makeover to impaired. Putting the frosting on Gathering Place will be held around benefit the fight against cancer. Not the cake was maurice’s Clothing Mother’s Day. only did the salon raise $300 from Boutique in Rocky River, which Find out more about Eternal specially priced express services contributed a $200 Visa gift card. Salon by visiting its Facebook page such as facials, shellac manis and The festivities also included or website at www.eternalsalon.com. satin hand massages, it was also able live acoustic music performed by To book an appointment, call 440- to contribute five wigs from loyal veteran singers Khalil Malik Ismail 710-4447. Eternal Salon is located client signups. and Victor Johnstone, who are well at 19063 Lake Road in Rocky The real star of the day was Erin known around Cleveland’s Karaoke River. The Gathering Place offers a Schuler of Strongsville, the wife of scene. Beer Bellies, an up-and- wide variety of free programs and a brain cancer patient. Erin was coming local micro brewer, served services that address the emotional, nominated by Eternal Salon’s new assorted appetizers. physical, spiritual and social needs charity partner, The Gathering “Being able to help those who have of those touched by cancer. For Place, a local cancer support center, been touched by cancer and giving more information on The Gathering to be pampered at the salon with them a moment where they can Place, visit www.touchedbycancer. a complementary makeover that suspend time and enjoy a special org. • included a cut/color/style with hair moment for themselves is the best extensions, makeup, nail treatment gift we can give,” stated Nicole Nicole Breitmayer is the owner of and other services. Breitmayer, Eternal Salon owner. and a stylist at Eternal Salon, “Where Erin also received a new shawl and Beauty Is Timeless.” For people who are recovering from Erin Schuler before and after her makeover at Eternal Salon. Thank You from page 1 businesses and individuals the recognition they deserve for supporting their auxiliary officers. To kick off the program, the FPAPA plans a fundraising event that would include raffles, good food and good people. The date has yet HEALTH & HAPPINESS to be determined, but items have already been donated. If you would like to be a sponsor or donate a raffle prize, please send an email to [email protected]. IN THE NEW YEAR None of what we do would be worth it without the support of people like you. On behalf of the Auxiliary Unit and the entire police department, we to our readers, advertisers, and writers! would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. • Henry Chaski is the founder and president of the Fairview Park Auxiliary Police Association. 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