Bay Village, Ohio
The Bay Village Education Foundation recently announced that a total of $37,201 has been awarded to the schools to support innovative, educational projects and initiatives, professional development, and student scholarships in the 2024–2025 school year.
In April (Month of the Military Child) Bay Middle School seventh-grade Makerspace students, under the direction of Melissa Wolf, made trinkets for the 71 military-connected students in the district, including stickers, lip balm holders, clings, fidgets and engraved pencils. Bay Village City SchoolsBay Village City Schools
Thank you to the Foundation for supporting and funding programs that enhance the educational experience.
Grant recipients include:
Congratulations also to the 2024 Bay Village Education Foundation scholarship recipients- Bianca Leon, Amy Mihaljevic Memorial Scholarship; Charlie Vatolin, Amy Mihaljevic Memorial Scholarship; and Evie Tenerowicz , Trevor Walsh Memorial Scholarship.
For more information, go to bayedfoundation.org.
BAY VILLAGE
E-bikes: The Bay Village Police Department recently posted information on Facebook to educate residents on E-bike (electronic bikes) laws and safety. With summer and school over, more E-bikes are on the streets, sidewalks, and trails.
A graphic is posted on the department’s Facebook page. Parents, please take a moment to review the graphic. It’s important that children understand their responsibilities when operating an E-bike, including where they can ride and how to do so safely and legally.
Before purchasing an E-bike, please research the laws and have a conversation with your child about safe and responsible riding.
According to the police department, helmet use is critical. Officers strongly encourage everyone, whether on a traditional bicycle or an E-bike, to always wear a helmet.
New deli coming: Bay Village resident Kathy Owad, owner of Grumpy’s Cafe in the Tremont neighborhood near downtown Cleveland, will be taking over the former Bay Provisions space, 328 Bassett Road. The plans are to open a deli.
The space will be renovated and the new deli is expected to open later in the fall.
Bay Days schedule: It won’t be long before the city’s biggest party of the year gets underway. Bay Days, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Bay Village, is a four-day carnival featuring rides, food, music and fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.
Fireworks are at 9:45 p.m. July 5.
Please check out all of the information, including a complete schedule, which is available online, go to cityofbayvillage.com.
Mini Moondog Dance: Save the date for the BAYarts, 28795 Lake Road, annual Mini Moondance July 13.
The family-friendly party features live music, hands-on crafts, ice cream and other activities. This year’s band will be the School of Rock Junior Headliners.
To purchase tickets, go to loom.ly/vHYyYrc.
Scholarships: The Bay Men’s Club (BMC), the city’s oldest and largest civic organization, has awarded three $2,000 scholarships to three recent Bay High School graduates.
Congratulations to Grace Manoloff, Ella Kevesdy, and Caleb Rinehart.
Scholarships are awarded based on need, character, scholastic achievement and leadership qualities.
Manoloff will be attending the University of Dayton where she will major in nursing.
Kevedsy will be attending Utah Technical College where she will be studying digital media and marketing.
Rinehart will be attending Case Western Reserve University where he will be majoring in pre-med.
“The accomplishments of these recipients, both academically and in other fields, is quite impressive,” said Peter Gierosky, scholarship committee chairperson, in an email. “We are happy to provide this seed money for our leaders of tomorrow.”
Shout-out: Congratulations to Mindy Stroh for recently completing her term as the Bay Village Foundation’s president, having served in the role since 2021.
Stroh started volunteering for the Foundation in 2013 on the Fireworks committee, and she became a trustee in 2015. She was instrumental in fundraising for the new Village Green, refurbishing Play in Bay, and updating 11 guard booths around the city.
Her vision and leadership helped increase the Foundation’s visibility through social media, branding, a new website, Bay Days T-shirts, and donor stewardship.
The Foundation’s new president is Sean O’Reilly.
ROCKY RIVER
Speed cushions: You may have noticed several streets around town have newly installed speed cushions. The city’s Service Department/Streets Division took to social media to address residents’ concerns/questions.
The post reads, “The installation of the cushions in 2025 will take place on East Shoreland (complete), Northview (complete), and Beachcliff (installed next week). This is a pilot program we implemented this year. The cushions will be in place typically, from April through October, and the information and feedback from the pilot will be used to identify potential locations for implementation next year (and years after). Your input will also be considered.
Each street provides slightly different parameters for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the cushions. These locations were selected based upon our previously collected speed data, Average Daily Traffic (ADT), and resident complaints.
The use of Speed Cushions will be one of the tools that the City will be implementing as part of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program that has been developed. We are making finishing touches and will be rolling out the program by the end of June.
Tools such as speed cushions are a part of helping make this a safer community, but driving without distractions and demonstrating patience are an invaluable first step.”
Gallery exhibit: River Gallery’s summer exhibition, “Bloom,” opens from 3 to 6 p.m. June 14, at 19046 Old Detroit Road.
The show features ceramics by Taylor Robenalt and paintings by Zoe Hawk, highlighting themes of feminine identity and growth.
The exhibition is free and open to the public through Aug. 2.
WESTLAKE
Centennial celebration: Unity Spiritual Center (USC) Westlake is hosting an all-day Centennial celebration Aug. 23, 23855 Detroit Road
In January 1925, in the midst of the Roaring Twenties, a small group of Truth students who had been meeting as a group decided to officially become a Unity church, according to information posted on the Center’s website.
They began in Cleveland, meeting at the Hotel Cleveland. Although the location and name changed a few times, USC is the church that the group founded.
Engraved bricks and commemorative T-shirts are currently available.
For more information, go to unityspiritualcenter.com/centennial.
Summer concerts: On Sunday evenings from June 15 to Aug. 3, listen to the sounds of music at the Westlake Recreation Center Pavilion and/or Clague Park Gazebo with the City of Westlake Summer Concert Series.
The free concerts have a variety of performers appropriate for all age groups. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the concerts. Refreshments will be available for purchase courtesy of the Boy Scouts.
The concerts below will be held at the Recreation Center Park Pavilion, 28955 Hilliard Blvd.
June 15 – The Heat CLE Dance Band; disco, top 40 Hits
June 22 – Risk Factor; rock, pop and country from the 70s to now
June 29 – The 80’s Ladies Band; pop/rock cover band
July 13 – The Element; jazz, classic rock, Motown, pop
The concerts below will be held at the Clague Park Gazebo (due to scheduled construction at the Recreation Center Park), corner of Clague Road and Hilliard Blvd.
July 20 – Johnny Elvis and the Crown Electrics; Elvis tribute band
July 27 – Key West Express; Jimmy Buffett tribute and 80’s hits
Aug. 3 – BackTraxx; rock, disco and Motown
Shout-out: Congratulations to Westlake High School students Claire Pirnat and Sam Schultz, who curated individual exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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