Saturday, February 22nd marks the return of Bay Athletic Boosters’ SNOBALL 5K Race/Walk and 1-Mile, Family Fun Run, with a start and finish at Bay High School, 29230 Wolf Road. SNOBALL Race Chair Tim Brajdic said, “We were thrilled last year when our first race drew more than 770 participants and proved to be a morning of fun for runners and ... Read More »
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Bay Fireworks Fund Starts Website for Donations
A committee of community volunteers trying to raise money for the Bay Days fireworks display has established a website, www.bayfireworks.org, to raise awareness for their efforts. The Bay Days fireworks display costs $11,000, and for the past two years it has been anonymously financed. Those donations have ended and now it is up to the community to raise the ... Read More »
Hat Show! American Fashion through the Decades
There’s nothing like a fashion show to warm up a cold winter’s day! “Hats Through the Decades, “ is a fashion show created by a group of West Shore ladies who elegantly recreate the great looks of earlier times for area groups. The ladies staged a show at Bradley Bay Health Center’s Assisted Living two weeks ago. It was a ... Read More »
“Peacemakers” Donate more than 3,000 Quilts to Cancer Patients
The Peacemakers quilting group at Bethesda on the Bay Lutheran Church in Bay Village has been making quilts for local cancer patients since 1998. Recently, the women celebrated an important milestone – the finishing of their 3,000th quilt. Every Thursday morning, local women meet in a classroom at the church to make 40×60 inch quilts – each one with ... Read More »
Bay Village Issues Snow Parking Ban
The City of Bay Village has instituted a snow parking ban beginning at midnight tonight, February 5, 2014 through 6 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014. We ask residents to please not park vehicles on the roadway to allow plow trucks to clear the streets during this 30 hour period. Read More »
Bay Police: How to Reduce Your Gas Mileage
A Bay Village resident recently discovered a way to dramatically reduce his car’s gas mileage. On Jan. 3 at 3:30 a.m.hrs, a Roxbury Park resident called the police department to report the dome light was on in his neighbor’s car. An officer checked on the vehicle, and discovered all the lights were on, and the engine was running. Contact ... Read More »
Bay Police Blotter: Down and Out After Car Crash
On 01/26/2014, at 0303 hrs, Bay Village Police received a 911 call from a motorist reporting a person lying on the sidewalk in the area of Lake Rd. and Elmwood. Officers responded and discovered that a car had struck a utility pole, injuring the driver. The 46-yoa female driver was intoxicated, and was taken to the hospital for treatment of ... Read More »
“Catholics Coming Home” Program at St. Raphael Church
BAY VILLAGE, OH. – For the ninth year, St. Raphael Church, Bay Village, will conduct a series called Catholics Coming Home on seven Wednesday evenings from February 5 to March 19 from 7-8:30 pm. These sessions are for non-practicing Catholics who might be interested in returning to the Church. There will be an informal sharing and an update of the ... Read More »
Bay Schools to Host Kindergarten Meeting
Bay Village parents of children who will be five years of age on or before September 30, 2014 are invited to attend a Bay Village Kindergarten Information Meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m., at Normandy Elementary School, 26920 Normandy Road in Bay Village. Only parents should attend, due to limited space. The kindergarten registration packet will be distributed ... Read More »
Winter Fire Safety Tips from the Bay Village Fire Department
With frigid winter temperatures here to stay for a while, I would like to remind Bay Village residents that that there are several factors that increase the risk for home fires during the bad weather. However, many of these fires are preventable and residents can reduce their risks of becoming a fire casualty by identifying potential hazards and following some ... Read More »
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