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Bath Country Journal - ScripType Publishing
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June 2015
Bath Country Journal
Magazine
Celebrating 28
35 Years of Serving the Bath Community
Community
Celebrating
OPEN TO ALL
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Rabbits and deer not welcome
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NE W
PRIC
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NE W
BATH TWP
$1,095,000
4086 Derrwood
Bright, open, all brick estate custom
built 7600sf on private cul-de-sac
w/8+ acres. Scenic views from every
window. Master suite w/frplc, his/her
BAs, each 2/private dressing rooms.
Spacious walk out LL w/private guest
suite. Luxury in every detail.
Call/Text Kelly Vrba 330-819-0144
NE W
L IST
BATH
$399,900
320 Harvest Drive
Looking for privacy, but within a
neighborhood? Privacy & nature
surround this spacious 4-5 bedroom,
3 full bath home situated on the culde-sac, with 2.02 heavily wooded
acres. Open floor plan w/spacious
rooms. Many recent improvements.
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
ING
GRANGER TWPstarting @$75,000
Millers Meadow
6 scenic lots remain ranging from
3.5 to over 10 acres. Rolling hills &
beautiful countryside. Public water
w/tap feed paid. Highland LSD.
Gary Stouffer
330-835-4900
ING
BATH
$650,000
601 Heatherleigh
Impressive 5BR/4.2 Colonial in desirable
Arbour Green on flat 1.84 acre lot. Open
floor plan w/high ceilings & tons of natural
sunlight throughout. 1st fl master ste.
Finished LL + 1-2 additional BRs, full BA,
gym, fam rm w/FP & kitchenette. Stone
patio w/FP. Public sewer.
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
NE W
BATH
$599,000
1357 N Medina Line
Custom Boggs built Country French home
- quality & character thruout! Situated
300 ft from road on flat 2.5 ac lot. 2 car
attached gar & 2 car Carriage house gar
w/lge loft area. 1st floor master ste, GR,
& gourmet kit. Hdwd flrs 1st flr. 3 lge BR
+ bonus rm/playrm on 2nd floor.
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
L IST
L IST
BATH
$385,000
213 Lake Pointe
Sought after 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath
Ranch home with gorgeous pond
views in desirable Village of Crystal
Lakes. Great floor plan with many
recent improvements including new
roof, skylights, furnace, A/C and hot
water tank. 1st floor laundry .
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
ING
GRANGER TWP.
$750,000
3969 River Oaks
Spectacular 4 BR, 4 full and 2 half
bath custom built home by Prestige. 2
story GR open to the gourmet kitchen
featuring S/S appliances, granite
counters, lg island, dbl ovens and
walk-in pantry. Hearth room. Beautiful owner’s suite. Amazing finished
LL Gorgeous 2+ acre lot. Custom
patio with built-in grille and fireplace.
Susan Herberich 330-701-2758
BATH
$299,500
3720 LaMesa
Privacy and nature surround this
4BR/3BA home with 2.98 parklike acres in the heart of Bath. Very
private and serene setting! Granite
kitchen, beautiful sunroom and so
much more.
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
NE W
RICHFIELD
GLENCAIRN FOREST
Phase 10 now open. Bring your
own builder. Easy access to 77
and 271!
Laura Horning Duryea 330-606-7131
Gary Stouffer
330-835-4900
PRIC
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RICHFIELD
$645,000
3363 Turnbury Dr
All brick, 6BR custom built home on
private setting. 1st flr Mstr Ste. 2 sty
great room open to gourmet kit w/
granite countertops & Bosch SS appls. Finished walkout LL w/2nd full
kit, 6th BR & full bath. Over $200K
of improvements in past 5 years.
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
LAND FOR SALE
NW AKRON
$875,000
474 N Portage Path
Rare opportunity to own a signature
residence overlooking Portage
Country Club’s 8th fairway. This
updated classic beauty offers over
6,000 sq/ft of living space on lush
private grounds. Fabulous garden
grounds w/impressive brick terrace,
ideal for outdoor entertaining. 4 car
attached garage.
Alison McIntyre Baranek 330-289-5444
GRANGER TWP
169 Bath Rd
Dream Mediterranean estate in Granger Twp. Marble 2-story solarium,
imported Mexican iron staircase, Venetian glass chandelier & 2-story windows
greet you. Master wing w/oversized FP, 2-story ceilings, spectacular master
BA & private owners’ office. 5 large add’l BR suites upstairs. 2nd floor open
to 1st floor for amazing views of home & grounds. Finished walkout LL
features kitchen, workout area & indoor basketball court w/lofted viewing
area. Infinity pool & spa, tennis courts, baseball diamond. Many private
patios, verandas & stocked pond. A spectacular one of a kind estate.
Gary Stouffer
330-835-4900
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GRANGER TWP–Millers Meadow
Development: 6 beautiful lots remaining, 3.5 to 10+ acres. Public water.
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Starting at $75,000
GRANGER
Western Reserve Homestead
Restrictions: 2200 SF min. Ranch /
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Highland LSD. Well/septic. South of
Granger Rd. Minutes from 71/271.
$69,000
S/L 9 Granger Rd: 2.85 acres, flat
lot. Highland LSD. Well/septic. South
of Granger Rd. Minutes from 71/271.
$49,900
RICHFIELD – S/L9 4535 Killarney
Dr: 3.62 acres. Revere LSD. Private
wooded lot. Bring your own builder.
Minutes from 77/271. Cul-de-sac.
2500 sq ft min. Well/septic. $74,900
RICHFIELD – 2802 Southern Rd:
Acreage available in Richfield. Revere
LSD. Private wooded lot. Mineral rights
transfer. Approx 50’ frontage on Southern Rd. Well/septic.
RICHFIELD – 3601 W Streetsboro
Rd: Just over 10 acs backing up to
Summit County Metroparks. One of a
kind property creates the backdrop for
any estate. Features 8 stall 150’x50’
horse barn/arena, breathtaking ravine
views, calming Creekside paths and
over 4 acs of pasture to provide your
personal escape.
SHARON TWP – The Ridge: 5840
Spring Ridge Dr: 2.36 acs. Highland
LSD. Long rear views. Bring your own
builder. Minutes from 77/71. Well/
septic. $85,000
SHARON TWP – Sharon Hts: 2+ acre
private lots in Highland LSD featuring
lake, wooded lots & rolling hills to create
your own dramatic backdrop. Many w/
walkout potential. Minutes from 71/76.
Bring your own builder. Well/septic.
Starting at $62,650
Gary Stouffer 330-835-4900
Ryan Shaffer 330-329-6904
Richfield – S/L 5 Killarney Dr 2.89
acres $74,900
Robin Rohrich 330-696-4179
www.StoufferRealty.com
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In this Issue
3 ........... Police to stop by graduation parties
6 ........... Community garden opens
10 ........ Police win crime prevention award
15 ........ Class builds off robotics success
16 ........ School districts lose state funding
for charter students
18 ........ Project Pride recycles, reaffirms
dangers of drinking and driving
26 ........ Torchbearers grooms leaders
29 ........ Businesses welcome newcomers
30 ........ Julian Severyn studio now open
31 ........ Village at St. Edward will add
memory care facility
32 ........ County, surrounding areas lose
emergency lines
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
a publication of ScripType Publishing, Inc.
Township officials cut the ribbon for Bath’s first Community
Garden: (l-r) Police Chief Michael McNeely, Service
Director Cain Collins, Park Director Alan Garner,
Administrator Vito Sinopoli, Trustees Becky Corbett, Elaina
Goodrich and James Nelson, Fiscal Officer Sharon Troike and
Fire Chief Walter Hower.
38 ........ Walsh coach named to hall of fame
39 ........ Snowboarder glides into top spot
40 ........ Revere grad, custom motorcycles
mingles with the stars
42 ........ Minutemen begin playoff push
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Bath Heritage Tour featured Hammond’s Corner
by Libby Bauman
The hamlet of Hammond’s Corners
was the site of a Bath Heritage Tour on
April 26.
The starting point of the tour was the
still vital Garth Andrews store where Lee
Darst and Hannah Krumheuer presented
an overview of the development of the
hamlet, with highlights of several homes
and buildings that remain today, as well
as several of the residents of Hammond’s
Corners over time. Characters dressed in
period costumes then shared their stories
of what life was like when they lived in
the hamlet. Maureen McGinty was the
guide for the walking tour.
Jeff Andrew, portrayed his great-grandfather, Sigel Whitcraft, who built the
Garth Andrews store. Andrew, as Whitcraft, told how his father, Joseph, purchased the general store at the Corners
in 1877. He detailed the tragic fire of
January 1912, which burned the store
to the ground, and how they rebuilt and
reopened later that same year.
Jim Nelson portrayed Theodore Hammond, one of the first settlers of Bath in
1810, who owned most of the southwest
corner of the hamlet.
Maryellen Burnham was Julia Coe
Voris, telling of her husband Peter and
her family, who lived in an 1840 Greek
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Jeff Andrews portrayed his great-grandfather, Sigel Whitcraft, at the Hammond’s
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Anna Zender played Eliza Randall, the
wife of Dr. Rufus Randall. They had a
small farm in the area.
Revival home in the hamlet.
Anna Zender played Eliza Randall, the
wife of Dr. Rufus Randall, explaining
the busy life of a physician’s wife and
her need to tend to chores on their small
farm herself.
Marc Dusini told the story of Clemen
Jagger’s home and buggy shop. The Jagger house is now at Hale Farm & Village.
Patti Graham portrayed Ruth Pugh,
a lifetime Bath resident who lived in
Hammond’s Corners and operated an
antique store.
Hannah Krumheuer was Myrtle West
Andrew, who operated the Westlight
Restaurant in the hamlet in the 1930s
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and 1940s.
Chris Burnham was Dr. Alfred Bair,
who was the physician for the hamlet in
the early 1900s.
Mary McNeil played Gracia Cranz, a
schoolteacher in Hammond’s Corners
in 1914.
Carl Boltz portrayed Ira Hershey, who
owned a farm on the southeast corner of the
hamlet, but preferred the adventure of the
Gold Rush and buffalo hunting in the West.
Kathy Sidaway was Lois Lambert, who
came to Bath in 1835 with her husband,
Jeremiah, and built a large farm in the
northwest part of the hamlet.
Melissa Arnold played Ellen Ozmun, who
moved to Hammond’s Corners to help run
the cheese factory that her father built on
Ira Road.
Bath Township Historical Society sponsored this Heritage Tour and plans to continue such tours until Bath’s Bicentennial
in 2018. Bath Center will be featured in
2016 and Ghent in 2017. ∞
Friends of Regal Beagle
pizza-bake is June 11
Thursday, June 11, will be the annual pizza-bake from the historical woodburning oven at the Regal Beagle in the
Bath Nature Preserve. From 5:30-7:30
p.m., guest Chef Vito Sinopoli will bake
hand-crafted, wood-fired pizza for those
in attendance. Donations will be taken at
the door. Suggested tax-deductible donation levels are $15 per person or $25 per
couple. Friends of the Regal Beagle is
an IRS-approved 501(c)(3), committed
to the care and preservation of the Regal
Beagle and the oven. For more information or to make reservations, email
[email protected]. ∞
Corrections
Local produce market omitted:
In the list of produce markets in our
May magazines, Country Maid Ice
Cream was omitted. Located at 3252
W. Streetsboro Road (Route 303) in
Richfield the 65 year-old business offers blueberries and peaches in July,
apples, tomatoes, waxed beans, peppers and plums starting in August
and, of course, apples, pears, cider and
pumpkins in the fall. While picking up
fruits and vegetables enjoy a cone of
homemade ice cream enhanced with
home grown fruits. ∞
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Parents invite police to stop
by graduation parties
by Tess Wolfe
Rather than risking the possibility that
their high school seniors’ graduation parties may run amok, some local parents opt
to have an officer from the police department drop by on a friendly visit.
Bath Police Chief Michael McNeely
explained the free community service.
“We have the graduation registration
program going on right now for high
school students, so that if the parents
have a graduation party for their student
and they want to register with the police
department, we’ll come out,” McNeely
said. “We deliver a graduation card for
the student with a gift card in it. And that
way, we can touch base with the parent
and the kids can see the police are visible,
so there’s no alcohol involvement.”
The program is in its third year, having
been initiated by the department’s youth
diversion employee Marcie Mason, McNeely said. The goal is to also help ensure
a safe graduation party by checking on
parking hazards, safety concerns and the
general welfare of those in attendance
and nearby.
McNeely said only one officer comes to
the party in the “simple, congratulatory”
gesture rather than multiple officers,
which may make people feel uncomfortable or raise concerns.
“That way, we hope to build a positive
relationship, reinforcing that there are
people out there who do recognize there
are a lot of terrific young people in this
community,” McNeely said.
Bath Police Sgt. Michael Clar has participated in a number of such graduationparty interactions and sees it as a mutually beneficial program. The program
has received only positive feedback from
participants to this point, he said.
“I’ve gone to several of these,” Clar said.
“I try not to stay too long or make people
feel uncomfortable. Many times, people
want me to stay longer but the party’s
about the graduation.”
Clar said the program “reinforces that
the police are there to help people and
provide support.”
“It’s nice in our job not to be the bearer
of bad news,” Clar said. “Obviously, the
parents have notified us and they want
us there…We’re preaching to the choir.
The people who are calling are already
on board with what we’re trying to do.”
A registration form through which
parents can sign up for the program is
available on the home page of the Bath
Township website, bathtownship.org. ∞
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$320,000
1206 GHENT HILLS RD
Lovely cape style home on 4 acres.
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$214,900
1879 BROOKWOOD DR
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BATH
$320,000
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bath, walk out LL.
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BATH
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1976 GLENGARY RD
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BATH
$179,000
3659 IRA RD
Great home in downtown Bath, hdwd
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Mary Anne Krejci 330-666-3367
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WEST AKRON
$290,000
960 KINGSWOOD
Contemporary in Merriman Woods.
Ext & int newly painted & new carpet. 4
bdrm, 3 bath, backs to woods.
Maribeth, Gini & Susan 330-608-4430
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WEST AKRON
$330,000
1723 BROOKWOOD DR
Large end unit overlooking pond. 4
bdrm, 2.1 bath. Newer kitchen, maple
cabinets & quartz counters.
Gini & Susan
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$499,900
320 ELY
Custom blt home w/4 bdrms, 3.1 baths,
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sunken liv rm, in-ground pool.
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$84,900
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Close to amenities.
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BATH
$435,000
244 LAKE POINTE DR
Popular Village of Crystal Lakes in Bath.
Over 4000 sqft of lux living
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Marilyn Latine
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BATH
$367,500
4594 N. LARKSPUR LN
Gorgeous custom blt ranch on beautiful
wooded 1.6 acre lot. Open flr plan w/
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BATH
$269,900
859 N. REVERE RD
Lovely 2860 sqft home located on 1.5
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mstr ste.
Ann Kyner
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2208 N. REVERE RD
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$635,000
4793 STONE GATE BLVD
Classic home w/superior craftsmanship.
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Ready, set, plant at community garden
by Nancy Hudec
It won’t be silver bells, cockleshells and
pretty maids all in a row making the
Bath Community Garden grow, it will
be hoeing, planting and cultivating by
dedicated Bath gardeners. The May 18
ribbon-cutting ceremony made it official;
the community garden, across from the
Ira Road Trailhead in the Bath Nature
Preserve, is ready for planting.
Open to Bath residents, the yearround 12,000-square-foot garden offers
10-by-10-foot plots for $25 per season.
Gardeners over age 65 get a $5 discount.
Plot owners are expected to keep their
area neat, weeded and free of non-organic
fertilizers and pest control products.
Large or invasive plants like corn, mint
or pumpkin are prohibited.
“As of right now, I pre-approve all organic fertilizers and pest control products,
as not all products labeled organic are
actually organic and we are concerned
with run-off,” said Alan Garner, Bath
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Residents may email Garner at agarner@
bathtownship.org to verify if an organic
fertilizer is on the approved list.
Garner, and Bath Trustee Elaina Goodrich, the driving forces behind the community garden project, said the garden is
ready for planting.
“At 140 by 88 feet of fenced-in space,
the garden has 6-foot galvanized wire
fencing, two 4-foot access gates and one
8-foot utility gate. We also have a 500-gallon water tank that we will fill from water
at the Ira Road cistern,” Garner said.
He also said soil samples from the
plowed field will determine if additional
nutrients need to be added to the soil.
Eventually, compost from the garden
compost pile can be added to the soil.
“We have a compost area, which Ruth
Jocek [Richfield director of parks and
recreation] suggested we make when I
spoke with her about the Richfield Community Garden.”
Jocek also gave Garner advice about
garden invaders.
“She said we should mound soil along
the edges of the fence bottoms to prevent
rabbits from digging under to get into the
garden. I took that advice and then buried
sections of the fence bottom deeper in the
soil to give us some added protection from
the lettuce-loving bunnies,” he added.
With fence bottoms buried to keep
bunnies at bay and 6-foot-high fencing
to discourage dashing and dining deer,
Garner feels the community garden is
well protected.
Trustee Elaina Goodrich feels the garden
is in good hands. “Alan Garner has the
maintenance and operations issues well
covered. I believe this is an opportunity
for residents to gather together and learn
more about gardening from each other in
a natural setting. This is a great interactive
community project which, I am happy
to say, even has the attention of Dr. Lara
Roketenetz, the new field station manager
at the Bath Nature Preserve.”
Goodrich explained Roketenetz’s interest by saying they spoke about “lasagna
mulching” and its gardening benefits.
She explained that lasagna mulching, also
called sheet mulching, adds “organic components to clay soils and helps improve
the overall health and biology of the soil,
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If thoughts of lasagna are not enough to
whet the appetites of prospective gardeners still on the fence, there is free parking,
plenty of sunshine and community camaraderie. Being a part of the community
garden also has a delicious and healthy
end result.
“Plus,” said Garner, “the community
garden offers an added protection against
vegetable-loving animals – 411 other
acres of available food in the Bath Nature
Preserve.” ∞
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Township
Administrator’s
Corner
By Vito Sinopoli
Local, state and federal legislators create many laws each year. Noise nuisance
and parking laws are frequently discussed
at the local level. Concerning noise nuisance, we’re exposed many types of noise
during the day. However, barking dogs
are most often of concern in residential
areas and can be very frustrating for a
homeowner. Often, in the spirit of being
a good neighbor, a resident has talked to
the dog owner and tried to resolve amicably the dog’s incessant barking. While
there are myriad reasons a dog will bark,
a question may arise as to the point at
which it is necessary to notify authorities
to address the problem.
Cities and villages can draft their own
legislation to address noise nuisance caused
by dogs and, in many cases, hire their own
dog warden to enforce animal laws. Because townships have limited authority in
this area, they must rely upon existing state
and county laws to address the problem. In
Bath Township, the Summit County Dog
Warden maintains primary authority over
animal-related issues, but often, local law
enforcement is called upon to document
an incident concerning a nuisance animal.
Under the Summit County Ordinances, “
No person shall keep or harbor within the
County any animal which, by frequent and
habitual barking, howling, yelping or any
other audible nuisance, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such
a character, intensity and duration as to
disturb the peace, quiet and good order
of the County.”
The situation in which dogs run free
and unrestrained is equally problematic.
In this case, dogs that manifest aggressive
tendencies may injure a person who is
simply walking or biking near the animal. The Ohio Revised Code provides,
“Except when a dog is lawfully engaged in
hunting and accompanied by the owner,
keeper, harborer, or handler of the dog,
no owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog
shall fail at any time to do either of the
following: (1) Keep the dog physically
confined or restrained upon the premises
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of the owner, keeper, or harborer by a
leash, tether, adequate fence, supervision,
or secure enclosure to prevent escape; (2)
Keep the dog under the reasonable control
of some person.”
A review of calls for service to the Bath
Police Department regarding animal
complaints generally for the month of
April 2015 revealed a total of six calls.
Barking dogs and those that roam free
in neighborhoods are an ongoing problem. Documenting the date, time and
duration of the offensive barking or
a dog running at large can be helpful
should further action be required. While
circumstances in every case dictate the
appropriate level of intervention, the best
approach is to work one-on-one with
neighbors whose dogs bark for extended
periods of time and others who allow
the dogs to roam free. In this way, dogowning neighbors can better understand
that their dog’s behavior is affecting the
quiet enjoyment of other people’s property, and work to remediate the situation
without escalating it.
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ing issues are under the general authority
of the Bath Police Department. Specific
parking regulations concerning handicap
areas and fire lanes are routinely enforced
in the commercial areas. During April,
there were 15 calls for service to the police
department regarding traffic complaints.
Several included complaints of illegal parking in residential areas.
Township authority to adopt rules for
parking is based on the Ohio Revised
Code, which provides that: “… the board
of township trustees may make regulations
and orders as are necessary to control passenger car, motorcycle, and internal combustion engine noise, as permitted under
section 4513.221 of the Revised Code,
and all vehicle parking in the township.”
This power also extends to the issuance of
orders limiting or prohibiting parking on
any township street or highway during a
snow emergency declared pursuant to a
snow-emergency authorization.
While specific rules concerning parking
violations on public property or on a public
roadway are addressed under the Revised
Code, other types of parking issues are
considered under legislation adopted by
the Bath Township Trustees. One example
is the township’s resolution on extended
parking on a roadway. The resolution provides that no person shall park a vehicle at
any place on any street for a period of time
longer than 24 hours, including Sundays
and holidays. The rationale behind these
laws is, like the noise ordinances, designed
to preserve quiet enjoyment by residents of
the areas around their homes. During the
winter months, for example, cars parked on
a roadway become an obstacle for township
snowplow drivers as they work to keep our
streets clear of snow and ice.
The Bath Police Department makes every
effort to work with property owners and
their guests to resolve parking-related issues
without the need for additional enforcement action.
As summer weather beckons us outside,
we often bring our vehicles and our pets.
Keeping our roadways clear of vehicles
that impede traffic or prevent emergency
vehicles from responding, and being aware
of our dogs’ whereabouts and barking, go
a long way toward ensuring the courtesy
and safety we all value in our township.
By responsibly and respectfully adhering
to the laws in place, and working together
as neighbors, we will ensure that all can
enjoy our community and its residential
areas to their fullest. ∞
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May 3 township trustee meeting
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as recipient of the 2015 OCPA Crime
Prevention Project of the Year award.
Marcie Mason accepted the award on
behalf of both departments. Bath police
received a letter from Melissa Carathers of
Dalton Elementary and Middle School,
thanking the Hidden in Plain Sight team
for visiting and presenting at the school.
In April, Bath police answered 775 calls
for service, responding to one burglary
and 34 traffic crashes, issuing 46 traffic
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Michael McNealy, said the burglary incident involved a man contacting a friend to
request monetary assistance. The friend,
who was the alleged victim, replied that he
was out of town and could not help. The
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several flat-screen TVs. Clar strongly
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on Facebook until after returning home.
He said a number of vehicles, some locked
and others unlocked, that were parked in
driveways on Ira Road, Charles Lane and
in Firestone Trace had valuables removed
from them.
Dr. Joseph and Dianne Mellion thanked
Bath police, and specifically Lt. Richard
Munsey, for calling to offer condolences
on the death of a family member and for
stationing a patrol car at the home during
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Live fire training
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appreciation with everyone involved
in the controlled burn.” Konarski also
expressed his thanks to the service department and to other township employees
who have been working at the property.
Trustees approved a grant application
to the Summit County Emergency Management Association Special Project on
behalf of the Code 10 Westside Consortium, made up of fire departments from
Bath, Copley, Fairlawn, Norton, Richfield
and the Valley Fire District, for funds to
retrofit an underused ambulance into a
bariatric ambulance. Current rescue unit
cots can support people who weigh up to
750 pounds, bariatric cots can support up
to 1200 pounds.
In April, the Bath Fire Department
responded to 118 calls, including 27
fire and 91 EMS calls. The morning of
Project Pride, the Bath Fire Department
aided Richfield with a three-car fire next
to a structure. There was a total of 63
inspections and fire drills, and 21 publiceducation hours.
Road projects announced
Service Director Caine Collins named
the roadways that will be part of the 2015
county engineer’s regional paving program this summer, at a cost of $567,392.
Collins said that all township roads are
inventoried every two years, most recently
in 2014, by an independent company that
rates each section of road on a scale of zero
to a perfect 10. After a detailed report, a
plan is developed to make the repairs. The
budget for repairs determines what can be
completed that year.
“The idea is to catch potential problems
early in order to be cost effective and to
prolong road life; we want the biggest
impact for our dollars,” Collins said.
Roadways to undergo a chip seal, which
is the simplest project and should last six
to eight years, are: Canterbury, Barret and
McVey roads; Brentwood and Orchard
drives; and Duncan Spur. Chip sealing
helps prevent water and salt from entering
cracks in the asphalt, which would otherwise freeze and thaw, causing damage.
Olentangy Drive, from N. Revere Road to
west of San Moritz Drive will benefit from
a hot mix asphalt repair, where cracked
and broken material is removed and a
fresh base applied. Glengary, Kemery and
Walnut Ridge roads and Bonnie Brook
will be chip sealed, and 39 township roads
will be crack sealed with a polymer seal
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applied to the asphalt. Of concrete panels
identified as being in the worst condition,
2,500 square-yards of concrete panels will
be replaced or repaired.
In April, service department personnel
replaced six driveway culverts, repaired
winter-plow damage along township
roads, trimmed trees along roadways,
performed maintenance in township
buildings and cemeteries and resolved
28 requests for service by community
members.
Zoning resolution rewrite
The most recent zoning resolution
update inadvertently omitted Section
1309 B. This section deals specifically
with permanent wall signs in B-3 and
B-4 districts. The zoning commission
drafted proposed changes to the previous resolution, held a public meeting on
April 9 requesting citizen input and then
presented the recommendation to the
Summit County Planning Commission,
which recommended they be approved.
Dick Bradner, zoning commission chair,
presented the draft to the trustees at
the meeting. Citizen input was again
requested; none was received. Township
Administrator Vito Sinopoli will draft
a permanent resolution for approval by
the trustees.
Appearance review commission recommended approval of building-façade
modifications and a wall sign facing Medina and N. Cleveland-Massillon roads
for Taco Bell, but did not recommend
approval of the wall sign facing west. The
commission also recommended changes
to monument signs at 3636 Yellow Creek
Rd., a new wall sign at 2236 N. Cleveland
Massillon Rd. and wall-sign modification
and addition at 4125 Medina Rd. The
board of zoning appeals tabled requests
for variance for an accessory structure at
1120 Briarhill Dr. and for proposed wall
signage that exceeds permitted squarefootage at 4125 Medina Rd.
In April, 15 zoning permits were issued:
four new residential, four accessory structure, three fence, two residential additions
and two signs. Shirley Taylor of Crystal
Lake Road wrote a letter of appreciation
for the “wonderful service” provided by
Rumpke and from personnel in the township’s solid waste department.
Perks update
Alan Garner reported that in April a
tea for seniors and a rain barrel workshop
took place at the Regal Beagle. Eleven
barrels were assembled.
The fields at Bath Baseball Park were
playable 62 percent due to 14 days of
precipitation with a total of 3.21 inches of
rain. The tunnel under Cleveland-Massillon Road connecting the nature preserve
and the community center was painted
with an industrial marine primer to cover
graffiti. Power washing did not work.
Two downed trees were removed from
the figure-eight trail at the community
center and soccer fields were rotated.
More than 20 bags of invasive garlic
mustard were removed from the nature
preserve at the annual garlic mustard pull
on April 25.
Miscellaneous business
Township Administrator Vito Sinopoli
extended thanks on behalf of himself and
the community to participants in the
most recent Project Pride and especially
noted Dana Singer, the chief organizer
of the project, the Summit County engineer’s office, Revere Schools and students,
Rumpke and Simple Recycling.
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Trustees also approved payment of
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replacement. Requisitions and purchase
orders totaling $111,886 were approved
for payment.
The Advance System Key Agreement
with the Department of Public Safety
was accepted for the 800MHz, regional
radio system. “This is simply the master programming authorization for the
township to program its P-25 radios on
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June 2015
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CoolContour Clinic Medical Director Anup Salgia, M.D. said it’s his
way of bringing the Hollywood look
home. “You see these actors in their
sixties and seventies with bodies
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shouldn’t people in our area have
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Cool sculpting, or cryolipolysis,
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a permanent loss of fat cells in the
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requires a single one-hour treatment. Patients generally remain
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Dr. P. Joseph Madak
The charter school conundrum
Ohio’s charter schools were originally
introduced as a way to provide quality
educational options to students in public
schools. The hope was that by freeing
charter schools from many mandates,
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the charter schools could provide a better
education at a lower cost than traditional
public schools. Today, statewide, charter
schools serve more than 120,000 students at a cost of over $900 million. In
establishing charter schools, the state did
not set up a budget item to fund them.
Rather, the state decided to make a perpupil reduction of each public school
district’s state funds to pay for charter
schools. Revere Local School District currently has 37 students attending charter
schools. Accordingly, the state deducts
$226,000 from our state funding.
Unfortunately, the research data shows
that charter schools in general have not
become the desired quality educational
option. Last year, nearly two out of every
three dollars went to the charter schools
from a public school district that performed the same or better than the charter
school. Every school district in Ohio lost
some funding to charter schools that were
poorer performers. Last year, only one
in 10 charter schools was rated as high
performing.
Our charter school story becomes even
more interesting when we look into the
funding. The average Ohio school district last year received $4,149 per pupil
in state funding. The base state funding
for charter schools last year was $5,745
per pupil. The state appears to be funding the charter schools, which as a group
don’t perform as well as traditional public
schools, at $1,596 per pupil higher.
The same student is funded differently.
The state funds Revere students attending Revere schools at $398 per pupil. The
state funds Revere students attending
charter schools at $6,099 per pupil.
Additionally, the state exempts charter
schools from following over 150 state
education laws that public schools are
required to follow.
Charter school students are not required
to meet state minimum standards for
graduation.
Charter schools are not required to follow State Board of Education minimum
standards for assignment of professional
personnel according to training and
qualifications.
Charter schools are not required to follow State Board of Education minimum
standards for the organization, administration and supervision of schools.
Charter schools are not required to have
courses of study.
While in 1997, the Ohio General
Assembly embraced the idea of charter
schools in an effort to provide a quality educational option, it appears that
the hopes have not been realized for the
majority of charter schools. The Ohio
General Assembly is currently working
on legislation to address some of our
charter school problems. In my opinion,
I have to wonder why the state should
continue trying to fund charter schools
when it continues to inadequately fund
its traditional public schools. At the very
least, something should be done about
the proliferation of poorly performing
charter schools. ∞
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SCHOOL BOARD
Class builds off success of robotics team
by Michele Collins
Next fall Revere High School students
in grades 9-12 can take Intro to Robotics, a class that will introduce them to
the world of robotics. The class will have
students design, build and program a
VEX Robot by the end of the course. The
VEX Robotics Design System is a robotic
kit intended to introduce students as well
as adults to the world of robotics.
Silvestri said that while some students
might have very little experience working
with virtual design and building, others
may challenge themselves to create something much more advanced.
The robotics team meets Monday-Friday after school and on Saturdays. Some
students come only a few times each week
while others come every day.
“I tell them you get out of it, what you
put in,” said Silvestri, a 13-year teacher
at Revere.
To get kids involved in the robotics team
last year, he went to the lunchroom and
spoke with kids at every table, encouraging them to consider robotics. His “table
to table” sales pitch resulted in more than
20 kids coming out for the team. He used
a similar approach for getting students
involved in the new robotics class.
“I like kids to participate in the working atmosphere of my classes. They work
together in the same way as you would
in an office or work environment. We
learn from and challenge one another,”
he said. ∞
R03, B52 ROBOTICS CLASS
Robotics class students and their VEX
robot.
Revere teacher, Joe Silvestri, who also
teaches drafting, engineering, digital
design, architecture and photography
classes, wanted to see the robotics class
become a reality after his success with the
school’s first robotics team.
“Our first year as a robotics team, we
were awarded a Rookie Inspiration Award
and earned enough points to compete in
both national and state competitions,”
said Silvestri. “The kids really took off
with the concept of robotics.”
Silvestri said robotics is an excellent
introduction to skills used in professions
such as engineering, computer programming, architecture and design. He said
one of his students from the robotics
team has gone on to be part of a robotics
competition his first year in college.
But more importantly than competing,
Silvestri and the Revere School Board
want students to have the opportunity
to take a class where they learn important
skills such as problem solving and the ability to take an idea from the virtual world,
and build it in the real world.
“It’s really important for students to see
how something from the computer is put
together, using real tools. We use the shop
room in the middle school to build the
actual robots.”
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Area districts lose more state funding than they get for charter students
by Judy Stringer
Accountability among Ohio charter
schools has emerged as a hot button issue
for state lawmakers. Local public school
administrators hope, however, that fixes
to the system will go beyond making these
public-funded schools more answerable
for spending and student performance.
Yes, administrators are concerned that
students in charter schools, on average,
score lower on standardized tests than
traditional districts. And, like other state
officials have pointed out, they too would
like to see more independence for charter
school boards and transparency when it
comes to their sponsors, operators and
contracts – similar to traditional public
school oversight.
Still, the biggest flaw, according to local public school superintendents and
treasurers, is the disconnect between
how much the state reimburses them per
student and the amount they are charged
when a student chooses a charter school
over their district.
School District
No. of Charter
Students
Total Transferred
to Charters
Brecksville-Broadview Hghts City SD
40.6
$296,483
Highland Local SD
Hudson City SD
Independence Local SD
North Royalton City SD
Nordonia Hills City SD
Revere Local SD
Twinsburg City SD
35.08
24.95
4.65
87.47
56.54
37.13
44.21
$213,754
$169,532
$34,688
$809,129
$359,922
$226,473
$288,638
“The state per pupil amount of $5,800
is deducted from our state foundation
revenue when a student goes to a charter school,” said North Royalton City
Schools Superintendent Greg Gurka.
“At the same time, we only receive approximately $1,200 in state per pupil
allocation. So, when a student goes to
a community school, approximately
$4,600 more leaves our district than
what is given to us by the state.”
Gurka has reason to be concerned. Of
the eight school districts in the ScripType
readership area, North Royalton has the
most skin in the game when it comes to
charter schools. The district stands to
lose more than $809,000 in state fund-
ing this school year because 87 students
within its borders are attending charter
schools.
Even districts with fewer charter students, however, said the impact is significant, because as “wealthier” districts,
none receive the full state reimbursement
of $5,800 per student.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City
School District gets roughly $1,160 per
student from the state. Nordonia Hills
City School District gets about $1,220.
Twinsburg City Schools receives $1,063.
Yet, each charter student costs them
$5,800.
At that rate, Twinsburg Treasurer
Martin Aho said, if 775 of its students
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went to charter schools “then Twinsburg
Schools would not receive any state funding for the other 3,456 students.”
Collateral damage
All told, traditional school districts
lost $774 million in state funding to
charter schools in 2012, and were left
with $5.9 billion, or an average of about
$3,339 per pupil, to educate 1.6 million
students according to an analysis by
Innovation Ohio, a Columbus-based
liberal think tank. By contrast, the
400 charter schools getting that $774
million had approximately 108,000 on
their rolls, which means they netted
$7,141 per pupil, more than twice the
amount received by traditional schools.
“That’s money our taxpayers voted in
for our programs and services and is
going to charter schools,” Gurka said.
“If legislators believe charter schools
should be funded, that is fine, but don’t
dilute the funding that goes to your
k-12 to do so,” said Revere Local School
District Treasurer and CFO David Forrest. “Fund them directly.”
Forrest said the fact that charter
schools aren’t required to meet the
same testing, teacher evaluation or even
nutritional requirements imposed on
traditional districts makes the funding
paradigm all that more bothersome.
And, the number of students opting
for charter schools, which includes online programs like Electronic Classroom
of Tomorrow (ECOT) and Ohio Connections Academy, has been steadily increasing. Currently, more than 120,000
Ohio students attend charter schools
and the state has one of the largest
populations of e-school, or virtual,
charter school students, according to
Ohio Council of Community Schools.
Nordonia Hills Superintendent Joe
Clark suspects some of that growth
might be attributed to advertising by
online programs. A March 8 investigation by the Columbus Dispatch found
that ECOT, Ohio’s largest online
charter school, spent upwards of $2.27
million last school year on TV, Google,
social media and direct mail adverting.
Ninety percent of ECOT’s funding
comes from the state education tax dollars, according to the report.
“We would not spend our taxpayer
money to advertise to attract kids,”
Clark said, “but that is what these online charter schools are doing.” ∞
The Bath Country Journal, June 2015
Revere Schools receives state auditor award
A recent financial audit of the Revere
Local School District by the Auditor of
State’s office for fiscal year 2013-2014 has
returned a clean audit report. For the sec-
ond year in a row, Revere Local School’s
record keeping, compliance and fiscal
management has earned it the Auditor
of State award. ∞
Career Center earns state communication awards
The Ohio School Public Relations Association recognized Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC) in Brecksville with
three achievement awards at its annual
spring conference in Columbus.
CVCC received a Best of the Best award,
the top award in the e-newsletter category,
for its quarterly online newsletter, Catalyst.
Two Mark of Excellence awards for its high
school course catalog, produced by Admissions Counselor Kelli Buccini, and an
award for marketing materials, produced
by Media Specialist Marcella Grande, who
also produces the e-catalyst. ∞
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Project Pride recycles, reaffirms dangers of drinking and driving
by Nancy Hudec
One thing about
the April 25 Project Pride was
abundantly clear
– discarded alcohol
containers were at
an all-time high.
Volunteers picked
up more empty
containers than in
past years and had
the plastic bags to
prove it.
“This year we put R06, H50 PROJECT PRIDE
discarded alcohol A group of Revere seniors picked up trash along Cleveland-Massillon
containers in clear Road, while a county flashing sign advised motorists to slow down.
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Pride organizer
Dana Singer.
“Especially
with prom
season right
around the corner, we wanted
them to see that
although they B11 PROJECT
may be respon- PRIDE
sible, there are Bath Fiscal Officer Sharon
others out there Troike picked up a bag
who are not.” of trash along Brecksville
Richfield Po- Road in Richfield.
lice Lieutenant Joe Davis, public information officer for the Summit County OVI
Task Force, concurred and said the large
quantity of alcohol containers could be
due to area concert traffic.
“But,” he added, “it is impossible to link
it to any one event, season or time of day.”
All containers aside, this year’s Project
Pride was a banner clean-up year for the
combined Bath and Richfield community.
Adult and student volunteers cleaned up
roadside litter and helped with free paper
shredding. Residents could also turn in
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B12 , R50 PROJECT PRIDE
Mark and Steven Hemminger easily fill up
two bags of trash in front of the abandoned
former Consolidated Freight terminal.
Photos by S. Serdinak
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PEOPLE’S VOICES
Project Pride thanks BVS president for generosity
R19, B58 PROJECT PRIDE
Clear plastic bags hold the large number
of bottles and cans for alcoholic beverages
that were picked up along the roadside
during the Project Pride clean-up. Photo
by D. Singer
provided trucks and personnel, ensuring
the safety of roadside clean-up crews.
According to Ruth Jocek, Richfield director of parks and recreation, “We filled
one large dumpster and shredded 9,360
pounds of paper. Every street in the village
and township was covered. We had at least
175 adults and kids, which made this an
exceptional year. I think pre-registration
through the school really helped our
numbers,” she said.
“Volunteers in Bath filled an entire
dumpster the size of a school bus with
bagged litter. In just three hours all our
roads were cleaned,” added Singer.
“I would estimate over 400 adults and
children in Bath came out for Project
Pride. I know that in the 13 years I’ve been
involved, this was our largest turnout.
Even Police Chief McNeely said it was
the largest crowd he remembers.”
Singer summed it up saying, “ We had
tremendous support. It is instant gratification.” ∞
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To the Editor:
Community Project Pride coordinators would like to thank Bath Volunteers
for Service (BVS) for yet another selfless
act of generosity. The culture of BVS is
to work hard to help others and they
contribute without fail. After President
Mari Fetzer received the President’s Gift
of $150 for her year’s worth of time
and energy, she gave her gift to Project
Pride. The financial gift will buy orange
juice and doughnuts for the 230 Revere
High School senior students and adults
who meet at 8 a.m. to kick off the annual roadside litter cleanup event. Every
resident and business in both Bath and
Richfield benefits from this community
endeavor. Mari, 230 volunteers thank you
so very much!
Dana Lee Singer
Community Project Pride
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WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Calling all classmates
from Revere class
of 1980
The Revere class of 1980 reunion
will be held the weekend of July 24.
A gathering will take place at the
Taverne of Richfield Underground
Martini Lounge on Friday, July 24
after 7 p.m. The reunion dinner will
be held at the Hilton in Fairlawn on
Saturday night. (Purchase required.)
Visit revere1980reunion.com for
more details or call Pattie Sword
McNeill at 419-825-8717. ∞
June 5 and 6
Richfield Library book sale
This is our last book sale until the fall.
With most books $1 or less, bargains
also include children’s books and teen
books. On Friday, June 5, the Friends
members’ previews sale is from 12-1
p.m.; open to everyone from 1-5:30
p.m. On Saturday, June 6 (Richfield
Garage Sale Day), the book sale is open
to everyone from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The Friends are accepting donations
of books before and during this sale at
the library. ∞
June 6
Songstress Helen Welch to
perform “The First Ladies of
Song”
Crown Point Ecology Center (CPEC)
will again host popular song-stylist
Helen Welch on Saturday, June 6, at
7 p.m., for “The First Ladies of Song.”
Welch will perform the music of Ella
Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin,
Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler, Judy
Garland, Patsy Cline and others. Doors
open at 5 p.m. for guests bringing a
picnic supper; wine is permitted on the
grounds. Tickets for Broadway in the
Barn are $35 ($30/CPEC members)
and must be purchased in advance ($20
per ticket is tax deductible). Checks
written to Crown Point should be sent
to Crown Point Ecology Center, P.O.
Box 484, Bath, OH 44210. For creditcard orders, call 330-668-8992 or go to
crownpt.org. ∞
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June 6
June 13
Richfield Community
Garage Sale
Bath community
garage sale
The annual Richfield Community
Garage Sale, sponsored by the Richfield
Civic Organization and the Richfield
Times, will be held on Saturday, June
6. More than 135 individual garagesale participants throughout Richfield
are expected to offer their wares, from
trinkets to treasures, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., unless otherwise noted. A map
and list of items available at each garage sale may be purchased for $1 from
8 a.m.-12 p.m. (or until sold out) on
the day of the event, near the northwest corner of Rt. 303 (W. Streetsboro
Road) and Rt. 176 (Broadview Road)
in Richfield. Each home participating
in the sale will have an official sign
posted near the road. ∞
The Bath Business Association, in cooperation with Bath Township, is again
sponsoring the annual Bath Community
Garage Sale on Saturday, June 13, from
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Students from Old Trail School will also
host a rummage sale that day. They will
sell refreshments and starter plants, with
all money raised directly supporting the
Nepal Orphans Home devastated by the
earthquake earlier this spring.
Goodwill Industries will have a 24-foot
truck located at the Bake Shop in Ghent
at the conclusion of the sale. Participants
are encouraged to drop off their unsold
items on a first-come, first-served basis
until 5 p.m., or until the truck is full.
Nothing can be left at the Bake Shop if
the Goodwill truck and personnel are
not present. No broken items or building
materials will be accepted.
For more information go to bathbusinessassociation.com or call 330-6663347. ∞
June 7
Country barbeque event
One of A Kind Pet Rescue will host a
country barbeque event from 4-8 p.m.
on Sunday, June 7, at Crown Point Ecology Center, 3220 Ira Rd., Bath. Enjoy a
hearty barbeque dinner (with vegetarian
options) and dessert, accompanied by
beer, wine or non-alcoholic beverages.
London Bridge will provide live music.
Other activities will include a silent auction, agility dog demonstrations, corn
hole games, hayrides and more. Tickets
are $75 per person; $125 for patron tickets. Tickets may be purchased online at
oneofakindpets.com/BBQ or in person
at One of A Kind Pet Rescue, 1929 West
Market St., Akron. ∞
June 11
TakeMeBack series
The Richfield Historical Society TakeMeBack series’ next presentation is
“Who’s Who in Historic Glendale
Cemetery.” Sharon Myers will talk about
Summit County pioneers buried in this
historical cemetery, as well as “characters”
such as Chief Big Buffalo and the Great
Raymond. The presentation will be at 7
p.m., June 11, in council chambers at
the Richfield Village Town Hall, 4410
W. Streetsboro Rd. Reservations are suggested; call 330-659-0336. ∞
June 16
Recognizing and
Understanding the
Progression of Dementia
This workshop will help attendees
understand the progression of dementia
through the Senior Gems, a proprietary
program developed by Senior Helpers of
NEO. Teepa Snow will be the speaker
and will focus on what is possible for
people with dementia rather than the
losses associated with the disease.
The workshop will be held on Tuesday,
June 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the
Village at St. Edward, Edward Hall, 3131
Smith Rd., Fairlawn. Registration and
refreshments start at 6 p.m.
Space is limited. Make a reservation by
calling 330-666-1183 or email annette.
[email protected]. ∞
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
June 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20
‘Always a Bridesmaid’
In this comedic romp by Jessie Jones,
Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, four
friends have sworn to keep the promise they made the
night of their senior
prom to be in each
other’s wedding.
More than 30 years
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other, determined BRIDESMAID
to honor that vow. W.P. Dremak
Board member Sid
Freeman is the producer of the comedy,
with W.P. Dremark, who has worked in
theater for 35 years, as director.
The performance will take place at the
Western Reserve Playhouse, 3316 Everett
Rd. Ticket prices: adults, $13; seniors
and students, $11. Opening night June
5 only: buy one, get one for half price;
also, cake and punch will be served after
the show opening night only. Curtain
time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For
reservations call 330-620-7314. ∞
June 13,14
Sow and grow festival
B09 (OPT) HALE FARM & VILLAGE FESTIVAL
The Sow & Grow festival features oxen
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PROOF
10” June 17
8”
Links for Education golf outing
The 18th Annual Richfield Chamber
of Commerce “Links for Education” golf
outing, sponsored by GMS, will be held
Wednesday, June 17, at St. Bernard Golf
Club, 5364 W. Streetsboro Rd., Richfield.
The event is a four-person scramble. Checkin, lunch and several contests (including putting) begin at 11:30 a.m., with a shotgun start
at 1 p.m. Several skill contests will be held.
Cost is $85 per person or $340 per
foursome for 18 holes of golf, cart, special
golfer’s gift, refreshments, a hot dog lunch
June 27
and dinner (steak or chicken). Golf only
is $45 per person and includes all of the
above except dinner. A Super Ticket may
be purchased for $385 per foursome and
also includes skins, mulligans, two regular
raffle tickets and a special gift for each
member of the foursome. Non-golfer
dinners are $30 per person. Registrations
are due by June 1. A $5-per-golfer late fee
must be added to any registrations sent
after the deadline. For more information
call 330-659-4750. ∞
7.5”
Bath Grange rummage sale
Bath Grange 1331 is asking for donations for its first, rummage sale. The
Grange will take most things, but not
large furniture or clothing.
The sale will be held on Saturday, June
27, at the Church in the Valley, 2241
Everett Rd., Peninsula, from 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Hot dogs, pop, chips and brownies
will be available.
To donate, call Gail at 330-285-4840.
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Betty Wulff 330-573-7188
4365 Spruce Run, Copley – Transitional home
built by KNL on wooded cul de sac 2.5 ac..Almost 3700 sq ft. 4BR/3.5BA. Gourmet kit w/
hickory cabinets & wood flrs, oversized island,
bar area opens to great rm w/2 sty ceil, corner frpl, built ins. FF office, laundry rm & mud
room Guest BR w/bath. Screened porch, walk
out bsmt. 3 car garage. $634,900.
Sherri Costanzo
330-836-8697
Pam Sison
330-815-9730
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436 Club Dr, Aurora – Beautifully renovated 4
BR, 4.5BA transitional overlooking Barrington
Golf Course. Two story foyer & great room, eatin gourmet kitchen, first floor master suite, expansive laundry/utility room, finished lower level.
$800,000.
Nikki Konstand Relic
330-835-4600
2613 Golden Gate Cir, Stow – On the 16th
Green in Pambi Farms, 5450 sq.ft., Hrdwd
foyer entry, 2 sty Great Rm, kit w/ hickory cabs
& granite contrs. 1st flr master, sun rm, 1st flr
office. 3BRs & 2 full BA upstairs. Walk out LL
w/ fam rm, wet bar, frpl, 5th BR w/BA. Golf
course & wooded view. Patio/deck. 4 car gar!
$595,000.
Pam Sison
330-815-9730
4453 Westview, Copley - Gorgeous Jay Stitz
blt 2 story, almost 3800 sq.ft.+ fin rec rm.
Schrock cherry kit w/ granite ctr/wd flrs/newer
stnls stl appls, open to FR w/ crwn molding &
frplc. Frml LR/DR & FF den, 2 story foy w/ wood
flrs, 2nd BR w/ priv BA, 3rd w/ swing BA, 3 car
garage. Revere Schools. $429,900.
Sherri Costanzo
330-836-8697
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7123 Morning Star Trl, Sagamore Hills - Immaculate 3BR/2.5 BA cluster. Vaulted Great Rm,
1st flr Mbr, open kitchen, dining rm, 1st flr laundry. Two spacious BRs, bath & loft in the second
flr. Three car garage. Beautifully decorated &
maintained. $237,900.
Nikki Konstand Relic
330-835-4600
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3365 Robert Burns Dr., Richfield – Beautifully
built and excellent quality 4BR/4.2BA all brick
home in Glencairn Forest. Vaulted great room,
1st floor den, formal DR, eat-in kit, gathering
room with fireplace, screened-in porch, 1st floor
MBR, bonus room, finished LL! 7136 total SF,
footage from builders plan is 5136 w/2000 in LL.
$849,000.
Nikki Konstand Relic
330-835-4600
SALE
3459 Scotswood Cir, Richfield – Well kept
3BR/2BA cluster home in the Woods of Glencairn.
Vaulted great room, open kitchen, breakfast room,
sun room, formal dining room, first floor master
suite, 2 car garage, beautiful patio, overlooking
Cuyahoga Valley. $299,000.
Nikki Konstand Relic
330-835-4600
Yvonne Highley
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3407 Southern Rd, Richfield – Remodeled kit
w/ glazed cabinets, granite counter top, bamboo
wood floor in dining & kit, living rm w/bay window,
stone frpl, slider to large deck, upated bathroom,
finished rec rm w/ nature stone floors, many updates, large outbuilding w/electricity, on approx.
2.6 acres. $299,900 or rent at $2,200/mo.
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4700 Barnsleigh Dr, Bath – Old world Tudor
charm. Gorgeous detailed woodwork in this 2
story great room. Hardwood floors in kitchen &
dining rm, 1st floor den & family room. 3 full / 2
half BAs. New roof 2015. Great cul-de-sac setting of fine homes. Min 1 year lease. Tenant pays
utilities, grass & snow removal. $588,800 or rent
$6K/month.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING!
We’re Your Back Yard
Go out and ENJOY!
May  to June 30
Complete five trails to
receive a lanyard and pin.
(Veteran hikers earn a pin.)
“ The spree is our
own special time.”
~ Mom Miranda, with daughter Dani
Enjoy flat, easy trails — good for strollers,
wheelchairs, walkers and canes.
Forms are available online and at Acme Fresh Market stores.
Spree rewards are FREE for Summit County residents.
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At the Library
The Fairlawn-Bath Library is at 3101
Smith Rd., Akron. For registration and
information, call 330-666-4888. Visit
fairlawnbathbranch.akronlibrary.org.
Adult Programs
Anything goes book discussion: Second Monday of each month, 1 p.m. June
8, “The Son” by Philipp Meyer.
Memory cafe: An early-stage dementia program: Thursday, June 11, 1 p.m.
Registration requested; contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-272-3900.
Peace of mind legal series: Linda Ulinski: Thursday, June 4, 6 p.m. Real estate
transactions.
Essential oils 101: Thursday, June 25,
6 p.m. Presented by Sheila Davis.
Computer training: Digital Cameras:
Wednesday, June 10, 2 p.m.; Windows 8:
Thursday, June 11, 6 p.m.; Tablets: Friday,
June 12, 2 p.m.
Afternoon at the movies: Monday,
June 22, “Unbroken,” 1 p.m.
Friends of the Library book sale:
Monday, June 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Teen programs
Project Runway: Thursday, June 18, 1
p.m., for aspiring designers and models;
3 p.m. runway show. Clothing designers,
models, compete during live judging.
Runway show for contestants in the Main
Library auditorium on Saturday, June 20,
at 1 p.m. Registration required.
Squishy Circuit design shop: Thursday, June 25, 1 p.m. Design basic circuits.
Registration required.
Children’s programs
Paws for reading: Saturdays, June
6, 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Reading with
therapy dogs.
Kids create: June 27, Make-it-take-it
crafts the fourth Saturday each month.
NatureConnect: Stop by the NatureConnect space in the library.
Family Programs - Tuesdays 1 p.m.
Mind, body & sole challenge: June 9,
Fitness challenge for all ages.
Outback Ray: June 16, Outback Ray’s
amazing animal show.
Wump Mucket Puppets: June 23,
Zany cast of puppet characters.
Rick Smith Jr.: June 30, Arrive early to
save a seat for this popular magic show. ∞
The Bath Country Journal, June 2015
REGIONAL EVENTS
Run and Family Fun Day: The 30th annual
Kids Are #1 Run and Family Fun Day will be
held from 8-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June
6. Preregistration fees are $10 for the Fun
Run, $20 for the 5K, and $15 for the Paws
for a Cause. The pre-registration deadline
is June 1. Late and day-of registration is $2
more for the Fun Run, and $5 more for the
5K and dog walk. For more information,
visit akronchildrens.org/kidsrun. ∞
2015 Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing: The Northwest FOP 123 & Associate
Lodge 68 are hosting the seventh annual
golf outing in memory of Jarod M. Dean
at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, at Ellsworth
Meadows Golf Course in Hudson. Dean
lost his life in the line of duty on Jan. 19,
2009. Proceeds benefit the N.W.F.O.P. Annual Scholarship Fund. Enjoy breakfast,
lunch at the turn and a great steak dinner after finish. For more information visit
northwestfop.com. ∞
Safety Forces 5K Run/Walk: The Copley
Police Association is hosting a 5K run/walk
fundraiser at 8 a.m. on June 14 at the Copley Community Park. The event will benefit Firefighter Tommy Tomclik’s 34-yearold sister, Carol Tomclik-Gardner, who was
diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Entry fee
is $25. Make checks payable to the Copley
Police Association. Register at hmapromotions.net. ∞
Railroad rides: Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad (CVSR) will be running Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays beginning Friday,
May 1. CVSR is partnering with Cuyahoga
Valley National Park for their “Find Your
Park” campaign to encourage riders to
enjoy the park in an exciting way. The $18
coach seating ticket acts as all-day pass;
riders can get off and back on any CVSR
National Park Scenic scheduled train that
day. For information, visit cvsr.com. ∞
Running spree: Summit Metro Parks will
launch its inaugural three-part running
spree on Monday, June 1. The three-month
spree includes a number of natural-surface
and paved trails for beginning, intermediate and advanced runners that can be completed for credit while training for the June
27, Aug. 15 and Sept. 26 Rubber City Race
Series. Each spree participant who finishes
at least six designated Summit Metro Parks
trail runs by Aug. 31 will earn a wooden
race medal on a commemorative ribbon.
Forms are available at runningspree.summitmetroparks.org, and at several Metro
Parks locations and all Acme Fresh Market
stores in Summit County. ∞
Golf outing: Catholic Charities Community Services of Summit County will have
The Bath Country Journal, June 2015
its 20th annual golf outing at 9 a.m. on
Friday, June 12, at Chippewa Golf Club
in Doylestown. All proceeds benefit programs for persons with developmental
disabilities. Cost is $100 per player, or $400
per foursome, which includes golf, cart,
beverages, breakfast, lunch at the turn and
a steak dinner. Sponsorships are available.
For information call 330-762-2961, ex. 220
or visit ccsummitcounty.org. ∞
Historic Home and Garden Tour: The
Richfield Town Trust is sponsoring its 9th
annual Historic Home and Garden Tour on
Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Presale tickets are $10, and tickets purchased
the day of the event are $12. A boxed lunch
may be ordered in advance for an additional $6. The tour will begin at the Richfield
United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall at
4340 W. Streetsboro Rd. (note new starting
location for tour), where participants will
pick up their program/ticket for the event.
Wear comfortable shoes (no spiked heels
are allowed in the homes). No children under age 12 are allowed on the tour; it is not
wheelchair accessible. Held “rain or shine.”
The deadline for advance ticket sales and
purchase of lunch (must be pre-ordered) is
June 8. An “old-fashioned” plant swap/sale
will also be held the day of the tour, 11 a.m.
to sellout, in the church parking lot. For
more information about the tour, how to
purchase tickets or details about the plant
swap/sale, call 330-659-4750. ∞
Save the Date – 2015
JULY
24, 25, 31 - Western Reserve Playhouse: “Pete N’ Keely”
Ohio Buckeye is this
year’s tree of choice for
annual contest
The Summit County Communities for
Clean Storm Water, assisted by the Summit County Soil and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) will sponsor an annual
big tree contest again in 2015.
This year’s Summit County tree of
choice will be the Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra. The tree nominated must
be located in Summit County. The same
individual tree may be nominated only
once. The first nomination received will
be entered in the contest. The tree does
not have to be on the property of the
nominator; however, permission of the
landowner must be obtained prior to
nomination.
The nomination form must be submitted to the SWCD office by Aug. 1. The
decision of the district will be final. Prizes
will be awarded at the district’s annual
meeting in the fall. Prizes will include a
$25 coupon to be used for the district’s
2016 tree seedling sale (no other cash
value) and a plaque with the winning
tree’s statistics. ∞
MORE Events,
MORE Information,
MORE Bath
Country Journal!
AUGUST
1 - Community Day
1, 7,8,14,15 - Western Reserve Playhouse: “Pete N, Keely”
17 - Book Sale
SEPTEMBER
11, 12,18, 19, 25, 26 -Western Reserve
Playhouse: “The Night of January
16th”
13 - Ice Cream Social
13 - Road Rally
OCTOBER
17, 19 Fall Book Sale
DECEMBER
6 - Christmas Cookie Tour
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Torchbearers of Akron grooms Revere grads as
future community leaders
by Ann Duke
Greater Akron’s graying community
leadership is counting on the millennials,
those young adults born since 1980, to
serve as a pool of future leaders. One of
the entities grooming young professionals
to fill that talent pipeline is Torchbearers
of Akron. The organization serves as a
platform for young professionals to step
forward and interact with established
leaders and ensure a successful transition
from one generation to the next.
Torchbearers was founded in 2003 to
strengthen the connection between area
nonprofits and young people and to encourage young people to come to, live and
remain in Greater Akron. Its members are
involved in the community, are raising
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One of those individuals is Kyle Kutuchief, a member of Revere’s class of
1997 and past president of Torchbearers.
He was recently named director of the
Akron branch of the Knight Foundation,
which funds millions of dollars to nonprofit organizations each year.
Kutuchief introduced fellow Revere
grad, David Minich, to Torchbearers.
Minich joined the group in 2010 and currently serves on its Talent Attraction and
Retention committee. He is also involved
with Torchbearers’ Intern Edge program,
which connects summer interns with
community life and encourages interaction among peers and community leaders.
Minich’s community service involvement
also includes the Akron-Canton Regional
Food Bank and St. Bernard’s hunger
programs.
“I want my two young children to see
by example, and to experience firsthand,
that service to others is a duty and responsibility that knows no boundaries,” said
Minich. “And, I feel an obligation to give
back to the community where I grew up
and flourished.”
Minich has been a part of the Richfield
community for 27 years. He is currently
vice president and COO of Applied Financial Concepts Inc., a family-owned
business located in Richfield. Minich’s
roots are firmly planted here, with his
parents, grandparents and siblings in the
area. The region’s Midwestern values,
superb health care facilities, metro parks,
family-friendly environment and favorable business climate are other reasons
for his remaining in Greater Akron. As
an emerging leader, Minich places selfconfidence, patience, and the need to
listen and learn from others as personal
traits he hopes to enhance and nurture.
“I believe I can make difference here.
I have the utmost confidence in Akron’s
young professionals leaving a lasting
legacy,” he said.
Another Revere graduate – class of
2000 – is a member of the Torchbearers class of 2014. Michael McKeon is a
product manager at GOJO Industires,
where fellow workers call him “Mr.
Akron.” McKeon is participating in the
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R08, B57 TORCHBEARERS OF
AKRON GROOMS REVERE
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David Minich serves on the Torchbearers’ Talent Acquisition and Retention
committee.
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GROOMS REVERE GRADUATES...
Michael McKeon participates in the
Torchbearers’ Board Shadowing program.
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GROOM REVERE GRADUATES...
Marissa Pappas works with the Victim
Assistance Program of Summit County.
board-shadowing program, a joint effort
of Torchbearers and Leadership Akron,
which involves training for one year with
Keep Akron Beautiful and becoming a
board member the second year. He also is
a board member for Nightlight, the small
start-up art theater in downtown Akron.
McKeon moved to Bath when he was 10
years old. He watched his friends abandon
ship after college and move to California
and New York, but McKeon opted to stay
in his hometown, where the cost of living
was affordable. And, due to its size, he felt
things could be accomplished in Akron
that might not work in larger cities.
“There is a reservoir of creativity and
hidden talent here,” McKeon said. “I
have a chance to raise the quality of life
for others as well as my family. I want to
play a role in the great things that are on
the horizon for the Akron area.”
The family lives in a 104-year-old house
in Highland Square. McKeon was quick
to say that Akron’s own LeBron James
moved from West Akron to Bath, while
he moved from Bath to West Akron.
When it comes to leadership, McKeon
said he has three rules he abides by: do
your best, a trait drilled into him at an
early age by his parents; strive for excellence, not arrogance; and keep a sense of
humor – be able to laugh at yourself.
Marissa Pappas, a 2005 Revere graduate
and a member of the Torchbearer class of
2014, is an assistant city prosecutor and
police legal advisor for the city of Akron.
She works in the Criminal Division of the
Akron Law Department.
As a Torchbearer, one of her community
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Torchbearers continued
service involvements, Victim Assistance
Program of Summit County, is also an
extension of her professional life. Pappas
gave her time and talents to the group’s
recent Mardi Gras Gala and is helping
this year with its 12th Annual Halloween
Charity Ball, the brainchild of two Torch-
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bearers, which benefits several nonprofits
each year.
“I became interested in Torchbearers
because it provides a gamut of community service opportunities, has a proven
track record of successful initiatives, and
provides training from Leadership Akron
whose members I’m in awe of, ” Pappas
said.
Pappas was born, raised and educated
in Greater Akron and plans to stay here.
She loves the variety of activities that
are within easy reach: walking tours of
neighborhoods, hiking in the MetroParks,
watching an art film at a small independent movie house and going to Canal
Park, now a destination place.
“Akron has a promising future and I
want to be a part of it,” she said. “I want
to help the Akron area attract and retain
my generation. This area has the charm
of a small town and the amenities of an
urban center.”
Minich, McKeon and Pappas are learning that leadership doesn’t overshadow; it
inspires others. They are learning when to
embrace a path or forge a new one. They
are learning how to push things forward
with informed vision, energy and decisiveness. With their wealth of talent and
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New homeowners receive a community welcome from local businesses
by Tess Wolfe
For nine years, members of the Bath
Business Association (BBA) have put
together a “welcome bag” to introduce
each new homeowner to the community.
BBA President Nadine Clar said the association began making the welcome bags
to “let new Bath residents know what’s in
the township.”
BBA social chairwoman Nancy Fay,
who owns the Bake Shop in Ghent, said
local business owners bring items for the
welcome bags to her bakeshop, where
members put them together.
“Anybody in the Bath Business Association who wants to participate can
bring in a coupon, a candy, a flyer – really
anything,” she said.
Fay said welcome bags have included
glass mugs, business cards, pens, a Bath
directory, issues of the Bath Country
Journal and a map of the township.
BBA member Marie Dusini, chair of
the Western Reserve Playhouse, brings
the welcome bags to new homeowners
a month or two after they have moved
“It’s pic k e d up
lately, because home
buying has picked
up,” she said.
Fay sa id it is a
“wonderful” way to
introduce new residents to community
resources.
“I think that the
variety of things [in
the welcome bags]
are really a lot of fun
for people to look in
and see,” Fay said.
“We’ve gotten lots
of positive feedback
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New Julian Severyn studio now open at Garth Andrew’s Interior
by Wendy Turrell
Garth Andrew’s Interior Design is home
to a new artist’s studio – the Julian Severyn Studio Gallery. Severyn is the most
recent of three artists to open a studio in
the upper level, where common gallery
space allows clients and the public to
browse and buy fine art.
Severyn is an established artist, a gradu-
ate of the joint Cleveland Institute of Art
and Case Western Reserve programs, who
previously had gallery space in Cleveland.
Severyn described his multi-dimensional
work as resulting from his desire to
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his range of styles also includes pointillist
and figurative, Impressionist influences.
“Often the work takes off in an unplanned direction and comes
together during
the process. The
challenge is to be
spontaneous and
artistically correct at the same
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silkscreen prints Artist Julian Severyn
on fabric mounted on canvas, which he calls mono prints.
He also is working on a series of miniature
haute-couture creations using 23-inch
bridal dress forms, each one worked with
materials that include beading, paper
flowers and Swarovski crystals.
Although Severyn is a longtime professional artist, he also worked as a wedding
planner for 18 years. He said this work
“led to an extensive study of bridal gown
fabrics, fit and construction,” the study
that was the basis for his current series of
diminutive gowns.
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Severyn will host a Meet the Artist
Night on Friday, June 26, from 3-9 p.m.
He plans to hold a series of public events
annually, beginning with the open house.
Other artists who have studios in the
upper level Garth Andrew’s space are
George Roush II and Hillary Ash. Roush
plans to renovate the common area outside the studios in mid-August to more
effectively display artwork for the public.
“Although we three artists have come
together by happenstance, together we
have a wonderful synergy, not a formal
arrangement,” Severyn said.
The Julian Severyn Studio Gallery
will regularly be open to the public on
Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., except on
public-holiday weekends. Garth Andrew’s
Interior Design is at 1969 ClevelandMassillon Rd., at the corner of Ira Road.
For more information, call 330-665-0565
or 440-838-1754. ∞
Ecology center gains
new farm staff
Crown Point Ecology Center welcomes
Andrea Heim as farm manager and Quinn
Boyle as assistant farm manager to its
10-acre, organic, community-supported
agriculture farm.
Farm Manager Heim recently worked
in Cleveland as farm manager for Spice
Kitchen and Bar and as a farm supervisor for Rising Harvest Farms, a nonprofit
that works with individuals with developmental disabilities. A graduate of Unity
College in Maine with a degree in ecology
and wildlife, Heim spent two-and-a-half
years with the Peace Corps in Jamaica. She
lives in her native city of Euclid.
Boyle, assistant farm manager, has a
degree in sustainable agriculture also from
Unity College in Maine. He has worked
as a farm manager on an organic farm in
Cape Cod, Mass., and as an on-hand,
sustainable agriculturalist for the Health
Enhancement Co. in New York. A native
of Brooklyn, N.Y., Boyle lives in Shaker
Heights. ∞
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information on business happenings for
businesses within the community. All
information is subject to editing. Please
email information to news@scriptype.
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Village at St. Edward will add
memory care facility
by Tess Wolfe
A $7-million expansion project will
break ground in late spring at a Fairlawn
nursing home near the border of Bath
Township. The Village at St. Edward, at
3125 Smith Rd., currently contains 81
beds in skilled nursing, 73 units in assisted
living and 77 apartments for independent living. The new addition will be a
two-story, 28-unit assisted living facility
devoted to the care of residents who face
deteriorating memory capacity, said its
President and CEO John Stoner.
The inception for the plan began last
spring, he said.
“There was an indication of a need for a
memory-care type program,” Stoner said.
“Then, we needed to have that substantiated by doing market surveys and some
discussion among our leadership, our
board of directors, as well as our management group…We came together and did
some economic feasibility studies. That
has taken place over the course of eight
to 10 months.”
Although construction is expected to
take 13 to 15 months, the goal is to have
the expansion “shelled in and closed”
before next winter. The Cleveland firm,
C.C. Hodgson Architectural Group,
designing the facility has had experience
with similar memory care programs
throughout the country in skilled nursing
and assisted living settings, he said.
“Between us, with our programmatic
ideas and convictions, and [the architects’] experience with what needs to be
provided in the physical environment, I
think we’re having a good facility taking
shape,” Stoner said.
With both private, individualized areas as well as congregate, groups areas
planned for the space, the memory care
facility will focus on keeping residents
“engaged as much as possible.” Research
has shown that with memory impairments such programmatic elements can
slow the rate of decline, he said.
Founded in 1964, the Village at St. Edward has not expanded in nearly 25 years,
although it made substantial renovations
to upgrade the nursing facility in 2007.
Although the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland appoints one, ex-officio member to its board of directors, the Village
of St. Edward is not owned or controlled
by the diocese and is a self-governing
institution. About half the residents are
Catholic while half are non-Catholic and
practice other faiths, Stoner said.
For more information, go online to
vased.org. ∞
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Summit County and surrounding areas lose emergency lines
by Zach Jones
Four months ago, a burst steam pipe at
AT&T’s Bowery Street station knocked
down 911, land-line and cell-line com-
Bath Volunteers for
Service announces
allocations
Bath Volunteers for Service (BVS) announced the recipients of its 2015 allocations. A committee awards monies earned
from BVS’ signature fundraiser, Bath Tour
of Distinctive Homes, to groups requesting funds. The following groups received
a total of $12,000 from BVS in April:
Countryside Conservancy, Bath Community Day, Bath Park Board - Steeplechase Committee, The Bath Church
UCC - Card Ministry, Metro Assistance
Group (Mag), Richfield Historical Society, Camp Quality, Crown Point, Bath
Park Board, Battered Women’s Shelter,
CASA Board Volunteers Association, First
Glance, Heart 4 the City, Horizon House
of the Community Health Center, Pregnancy Care of Summit County, Victim
Assistance, Williams Challenge, Zane’s
Foundation, Revere Local Schools, Bath
Elementary, Lighthouse of Hope Mission,
Victory Gallop, Open M Food Pantry,
Greenleaf Family Center and UDS Low
Vision Service.
BVS, started in 1958, is a small nonprofit
organization dedicated to meeting the
needs of the Revere School District community and beyond. For more information
visit: bathvoluntersforservice.com. ∞
Revere Music Parents
sell pillows made from
band uniforms
Revere Music Parents Association will
be selling memory pillows made from
the Marching Minutemen Band’s recently
retired uniforms. Other items, including
hats and plumes, will be sold as well. All
sales will go to help buy the new marching band uniforms that will debut in the
2015-16 school year. If you are interested in purchasing a piece of the Revere
Marching Minutemen history or have
questions, email reveremusicprogram@
gmail.com. ∞
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munication throughout much of Medina,
Portage, Stark and Summit counties.
AT&T attempted to fix the problem
internally by using a system of backup
generators but to no avail. Summit
County officials worked with emergency
agencies throughout the area to coordinate response efforts. Emergency phone
lines were down from 5 p.m. January 14,
until 12 p.m. January 15.
“We reached out to the
media, particularly the
Cleveland TV stations.”
Valerie A. De Rose
“We received some warning from
AT&T and were able to activate our
Emergency Operations Centers and notify our public safety, health and hospital
partners,” said Senior Administrator Valerie A. De Rose of the Summit County
Emergency Management Agency. “We
have a county wide, 800MHz-radio
system, which provides inter-operability
between these agencies.”
Through the 800-MHz radio station,
officials communicated from the city of
Stow’s still-working dispatch station in
order to notify proper authorities of an
emergency. In Richfield, officials used the
Revere school alert messaging system to
get the word out about the outage.
“We sent out a notification through the
Revere school system that alerted about
3,000 people in Richfield and Bath,
but we only had two calls that whole
time,” Richfield Assistant Fire Chief Phil
McLean said. “It was really amazing that
more did not happen during the outage.”
However, the county as a whole did
not have a system in place for contacting
individual residents about the downed
lines. They relied on local media to get
the word out.
“We reached out to the media, particularly the Cleveland TV stations, but were
extremely disappointed with their lack of
coverage,” De Rose said.
McLean described a similar plight,
saying there was a lengthy delay in communication between the media and the
public, despite his early warning.
Officials now urge residents to be
prepared in case of a similar outage by
storing their respective emergency numbers in residents’ cell phones. Richfield
residents should contact 330-659-9500
for the police department and 330-6599400 for the fire department. Hudson
Police can be reached at 330-342-1800
and Hudson Fire at 330-342-1860. For
Sagamore Hills Police Department, call
330-467-0900 and 330-467-7410 for the
fire department. Bath residents should
contact 330-666-3736 for the police
department and 330-666-3738 for the
fire department. Twinsburg Police can be
reached at 330-425-1234 and Twinsburg
Fire at 330-963-6256. ∞
Cuyahoga Valley National Park tourism creates
$136 million in economic benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that in 2014, 2.2 million visitors to Cuyahoga Valley National Park spent $136 million in communities near
the park. That spending supported 2,284 local jobs with a cumulative benefit of
$190 million to the local economy.
The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. Geological
Survey economists, Catherine Cullinane Thomas and Christopher Huber, and
National Park Service economist, Lynne Koontz. The report shows $15.7 billion
of direct spending by 292.8 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles
of a national park. This spending supported 277,000 jobs nationally; 235,600
of those jobs are in gateway communities. The cumulative benefit to the U.S.
economy was $29.7 billion.
According to the 2014 report, most park visitor spending was for lodging
(30.6 percent), followed by food and beverages (20.3 percent), gas and oil (11.9
percent), admissions and fees (10.2 percent) and souvenirs and other expenses
(9.9 percent). ∞
The Bath Country Journal, June 2015
growing up...
If you come from a large family as I did,
as you grow up, some children may need
a little more attention and support.
We see this need so often with families who have few resources
and many demands. This can produce a need for more nurturing
and affection, and offer us an opportunity to introduce new
experiences. Our community is fortunate to have so many
resources where children and families can receive care and
help when they need it.
Community organizations such as Child Guidance & Family
Solutions are here to help, but they do not come without a
price. It is our obligation – each and all of us – to do our part
and support them.
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Mingo Trail reroute complete in Sand Run Metro Park
The reroute of Mingo Trail in Sand Run
Metro Park, 1501 Sand Run Pkwy., Akron, is complete and includes a new loop
that connects to F.A. Seiberling Nature
Realm, 1828 Smith Rd.
Mingo Trail, on the south side of the
parkway, had become increasingly unstable due to erosion, Paul Neal, Sand Run
Metro Park manager, said. “Maintaining
that part of the trail was a losing battle
for park crews.”
He added that hikers who enjoy the demanding, more primitive nature of Mingo
Trail will be happy with the challenge of
the new section.
Today, Mingo Trail stretches a total of
4.3 miles, which includes a 1.1-mile, outand-back leg and a 3.3-mile loop. Mingo
Trail previously covered 3.3 miles.
Dogs are permitted on Mingo Trail in
Sand Run Metro Park, but are not allowed
at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm.
For more information, call 330-8658065 or visit summitmetroparks.org. ∞
Adam Run Trail
in Akron opens
following repairs
Adam Run Trail in Hampton Hills
Metro Park, 2925 Akron-Peninsula
Rd., Akron, is now open following
a yearlong closure to repair extensive
storm damage sustained in early 2014.
The 3.2-mile trail forms a sort of
figure-eight with Spring Hollow
Trail, as it travels through ravines
and over streams. Park Manager Paul
Neal said the trail itself will look the
same to hikers, aside from a small
reroute to avoid a storm-damaged hill
on the northeast section of the trail.
“Half of the stairs and one bridge
have been eliminated, with a switchback climb now in place instead,”
said Neal.
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by Mary Colarik
On a chilly, gloomy spring morning in
downtown Akron, approximately 130
runners and walkers showed up for the
First Annual OPEN M 5K Run. The
event was added this year to the organization’s annual fundraiser walk. The
Akron RubberDucks’ mascot, Webster,
and a cheerful clown mingled among
entrants for photo ops, warming up the
crowd with their antics before the start
of the race. A few Bath residents braved
the cold. Walkers and runners included
this columnist, Beth Gerberich, Ron
and Janie Bechtel, Becky Weihe and
her daughter, Claire. The route included
a portion of the inner-city section of the
towpath, ending at the top of a long,
steep hill at OPEN M’s facility in Summit Lake. Everybody was treated to a full
breakfast, awards and live music. More
than $14,000 was raised for the nonprofit
agency.
We sadly offer condolences to the family
of Alan “Big Al” Kerkian, who passed
away after collapsing at the Summa Rehab
hospital where he was undergoing physical therapy following rotator cuff surgery
the previous week. Emergency medical
staff took him next door to Summa Akron City Hospital, but it was too late; he
died of a blood clot to his lungs. A big
man in many ways, not just in size, he
towered over most at 6 feet, 6 inches; he
was known for his out going, bigger-thanlife personality.
Kerkian grew up in Newburyport,
Mass., and in Bath. He graduated from
RHS, where he was an outstanding
football player. After graduating from
the University of Akron, where he was
also a star football player, he was drafted
by the Dallas Cowboys. After a two-year
stint with the NFL, he returned to Akron
where he was able to envision the possiThe Bath Country Journal, June 2015
bility of opening a restaurant that would
draw customers downtown at night. Sarah’s quickly became a hotspot and lively
nightclub. This was in the 1970s, long
before the revitalization of Akron City
Center began. His first venture was the
creation of the Wineberry Deli in Bath,
where he met his future wife and business
partner, Susan Johnson. In addition to
Sarah’s, he opened Satchmo’s in Akron.
Several years later he returned to his roots
in Bath, opening the well-known watering
hole and gathering place, Gasoline Alley.
He also owned Corkscrew Johnny’s in
Richfield, a successful retail business.
In 1988, he was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame. He was
a well-known, distinctive personality in
Summit County, affable and sociable.
Kerkian leaves behind his wife and
business partner, Susan Johnson; three
children, Sarah, Arami and Jonathan;
son-in-law Graham Curtis; grandson,
Xavier; four siblings; and extended family. His parents, Virginia and Aram, and
his brother, Roy, preceded him in death.
Donations may be made to one of Al’s
favorite local organizations, the Bath
Township Fire Department or the Revere
Schools Foundation. He would have liked
everyone to be an organ donor.
Bath Resident, Allison Lynn “Ally”
Willen, age 20, passed away April 24 in
New Zealand. Willen, a 2012 graduate
of Revere High School, was a junior at
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla.
She was spending her spring semester
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Grapevine continued
abroad at Otago University in Dunedin,
New Zealand.
Ally was deeply committed to promoting good in the world, wherever her
travels led her. On a service trip to Malawi
she had helped build an orphanage, and in
Costa Rica she worked at a rescue center
for sloths. On her college campus, she
was social-action chairman for the Hil-
VIRGINIA “JINNY” VANDERVOORT
(BERGQUIST)
of Richfield, OH died on Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was
born in Rapid River, MI on
June 28, 1924 to John Manfred and Christine (Bergman)
Bergquist. She was raised in
Rapid River and Escanaba in
the Upper Peninsula. Jinny’s
family includes her brother, Evans Bergquist (deceased), and
her sister, Thelma Vandervoort.
Jinny was valedictorian of her graduating class at
Escanaba High School in 1942. Using academic scholarships she was the first in her family to graduate from
college. She earned a BA degree in Romance Languages
with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Lawrence University
in Appleton, WI in 1945, then completed a master’s degree in business at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, MA.
She maintained close friendships with her Kappa Alpha
Theta sisters. She was a highly effective personnel director at Appleton Electric Company in Chicago before she
married William Vincent Vandervoort and raised five
children while living first, in New Rochelle, NY, then
East Norwalk, CT, Akron, OH and finally Richfield, OH.
During her children’s school-age years, Jinny was
always involved with their school activities, was a PTA
officer, Girl Scout leader and community volunteer.
The whole family became involved in events such as
the Country Art Festival for which she served as General
Chairperson. For many years she served as treasurer or
council member at Bethel Lutheran Church. She was
treasurer and secretary for the Richfield Mundalization
Committee. In 1992, Jinny and Bill were honored as Citizens of the Year in Richfield.
Family vacations and gatherings played a significant
part in Jinny’s life. Summers were spent fishing, water
skiing and sailing at The Farm near Rapid River MI.
Winter activities included sledding, ice skating and an
annual ski trip in the Rockies.
After her children were grown, Jinny returned to college to obtain an accounting degree and started her own
accounting business. She is survived by her husband
William, Richfield OH. Her children are: Julia (Schumacher), owner of Schumacher Designs, Bath, OH; Sue,
now retired from the Social Security Administration,
Chicago, IL; Doug (deceased), mechanical engineer
at Ford Motor Company; Nancy, fashion photographer,
Pittsburgh, PA; and Jeannie (Johns), geologist, Reston,
VA. Jinny has ten awesome grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Calvary Lutheran
Church in Rapid River, MI, in early August followed by
interment of ashes at Rapid River Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorial gifts may be made to one of Jinny’s
favorite charities: American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) or St. Joseph’s Indian School (www.stjo.org).
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lel Board, where she was involved with
organizing bone-marrow registration,
collection drives for a local food pantry
and volunteering with a group of other
students at a foster home for at-risk kids.
Around campus, she was often seen picking up glass and plastic after events and
putting the items in recycling bins. Additionally, she organized a “silent disco” to
raise money for Gulf Coast Jewish Family
Services. She embraced life fully and with
intention.
While studying in New Zealand, she
enjoyed spending her spare time “tramping” with other students along the tracks
of several of the Great Walks of New
Zealand. She wanted to be present, be
aware and live life with intention.
The legacy that Ally left has generated a
tagline that has caught on quickly among
her friends and family to “Live Like
Ally,” loving intensely, living enthusiastically, caring deeply and trying to make
this world a better place. Her parents,
Michelle and Todd, and sister, Emily,
are in the beginning stages of designing
a website, livelikeally.com, with plans to
dedicate funds to several of the causes Ally
cared so passionately about: the earth,
animals and human rights.
We offer condolences to all those in
this community who knew and loved
her. She is survived by her parents, Todd
and Michelle Willen of Bath, and sister,
Emily; great-grandmother, Sylvia Skeese
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Allison Lynn “Ally” Willen was deeply committed to making the world a better place.
of Stow; grandparents, Sybil Willen of
Bath and Richard and Karen Martin
of North Ridgeville; and many extended
family members. Her grandfather, Stuart
Willen, preceded her in death.
A memorial donation can be made to:
Girls on the Run GOTR Greater Summit, 140 E. Market St., Akron, Ohio
44308, gotrgreatersummit.org; or, One of
a Kind Pets, 1929 W. Market St., Akron
44308. Ally volunteered at both of these
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organizations.
Amy Bettinger, a 2011 RHS graduate, is embarking on her career in the
gorgeous mountain-town of Boulder,
Colo. Crispin, Porter and Bogusky, an
ad agency in Boulder where she had an
internship last summer, hired Bettinger,
who graduated in May with a degree
in advertising and graphic design from
North Park University in Chicago. Her
traveling companions, Black Beauty and
Polar Vortex, are two gerbils who will be
settling in with her in her new locale.
Mom, Laura Bettinger, and the rest of
her family wish her well as she begins this
next step of life, full-time employment.
Kudos to Cassidy Colarik for making
the dean’s list at University of Dayton,
Spring Semester 2015.
The following students graduated from
Ashland University: Benjamin Black,
Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in
theater and minoring in digital media
production; Benjamin Fitch, Master of
Business Administration degree, majoring
in executive management; Jason Milczewski, Master of Arts degree, majoring in
history and government.
The following students received degrees
from the University of Dayton: Kyle Hill,
Katya Lambo, Timothy Shovlin and
Anna Straus.
Enjoy the month of June! Happy Father’s
Day to all the dads in Bath!
Remember to send me all of your “people”
news, to [email protected]. ∞
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financially or sexually abusive relationships.
Support groups offer education and
support to provide the tools needed
to be safe, cope and heal for those
who have been abused by a partner.
Groups are offered Mondays to
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The Bath Country Journal, June 2015
Hurd is herding the relatives
“Everyone is supposed to bring some artifact from their family and show everyone
[there],”she said.
Some of Hurd’s heritage dates back to
one of the original settlers of the American
Colonies named John Hawland.
“You can trace my ancestry all the way
back to him [Hawland],” said Hurd. “He
was a [deck hand] but inherited land after
the rest of the settlers died.”
The Spann-Hurd family reunion will take
place July 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
at the Brushwood Pavilion, located in the
Furnace Run Metro Park in Richfield. The
facility can hold up to 96 people, which is
the number Hurd expects.
“Guests are coming from Florida, Georgia
and Virginia. We are doing a Hawaiian
Luau theme and playing Don Ho records,”
said Hurd. “The people can come and go as
they please. I want it to be fun without any
pressure. Guests can walk around or sit and
play cards. They can leave and come back
and don’t have to be there all day.”
Attendees are also encouraged to bring
family movies or slideshows to show the
gathering. Furnace Run is part of Summit
Metro Parks and includes a host of amenities
for the event. The grounds include several
hiking trails and a lake for guests to enjoy. ∞
by Zach Jones
Virginia Hurd, the first chairman of the
Bath Home Tour, is still organizing area
events nearly four decades later. Through
her work, the inaugural home tour made
$3,000 and has been a spring staple in Bath
ever since. Hurd’s new administrative task
is organizing and planning her large, family
reunions.
“We used to do these in Alabama every
year and always have had a lot of fun. I told
everyone [in her family] this would be the
last one,” she said.
Hurd has lived in the area since she moved
here from Alabama in 1971. Her husband,
William Spann, was the director of wire
and textile production for Goodyear and
relocated to Bath to be near the company’s
Akron headquarters. Her son, William
Spann Jr., is the vice president of operations
of Brecksville’s Larsen Lumber and Supply
Company.
Along with the desire to reestablish connections to long-lost relatives at the reunion,
Hurd wants to share her passion for genealogy with others. Her goal is to inspire the
rest of her kin to take an interest in it as
well. To encourage genealogical participation, Hurd has drummed up a few ideas to
inspire her guests.
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PEOPLE
Walsh coach named to Ohio baseball coaches hall of fame
by Jon Huff
Through 20 years as a baseball coach at
Walsh Jesuit High School, Chris Kaczmar
knows all about winning and awards.
There are the state championships. There
is the coach of the year awards, including a
2004 award for the National High School
Baseball Coaches Association Midwest
Region. Four times—1999, 2004, 2006
and 2009—Kaczmar was a National High
School Coach of the Year finalist.
Now the Bath resident, and Walsh alumnus is being honored again. Kaczmar will
be inducted into the Ohio High School
Baseball Coaches Association (OHSBCA)
Hall of Fame class of 2015. The award
follows his induction into the Northeast
Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Hall
of Fame in 2010.
“It’s something I’ll always remember,”
Kaczmar said of first hearing the news.
“I was about to pull into my driveway,
and I got a call from Lee Day [from the
OHSBCA Board of Directors]. We had
been playing phone
tag all day, but he
was being evasive
and not leaving any
messages. When
he told me, I was
speechless.”
The nomination
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Kaczmar and Manahan goes back to
Kaczmar’s early years at Walsh.
“I met Scott at a coaching convention
in 1997,” Kaczmar said. “I wanted to pick
his brain because I had great respect for
his program [at Bishop Watterson]. Since
then, we’ve become the closest of friends.”
Kaczmar started his coaching career
young. Growing up in Hinckley, he came
through the Recreation Association of
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“My mom and dad have a picture on
their wall,” Kaczmar said. “It’s of me at
12 years old coaching third base for my
brother’s team. Right through college, I
fell in love with that part of the game.”
Soon after finishing college, Kaczmar
had the opportunity to return to Walsh Jesuit. Two years after joining the Warriors
as an assistant, he became head coach.
“I always wanted to give back to my
alma mater,” Kaczmar said. “It was a great
opportunity for me to give back to the
school that gave me so much.”
In 1999, two years after taking the head
coach job, the Warriors won their first
Division II state championship. Three
more titles would follow, in 2004, 2006
and 2008. The team finished runner-up
in 2009 and 2010.
“I remember jumping up and down after winning the championships,” Kaczmar
said, “but it’s the day-to-day stuff I enjoy
most. The friendship with the kids is really
what drives me and energizes me. Seeing
the smiles on their faces. Fifteen years
from now they may not remember what
we teach them about bunting, but they
will remember the fun times we’ve had.”
Kaczmar will be honored in Columbus
on Jan. 16. The plaque will only have his
name on it, but for Kaczmar the award
does not honor just one person.
“It’s a program award,” Kaczmar said.
“Nothing in my bio was done by one
person. I will accept it on behalf of my
coaching staff, all the great kids and families I’ve had the pleasure of working with.
My own family—my mom and dad, my
wife and kids. Without all those people I
couldn’t have done it. In no way is it just
my name attached to it.” ∞
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Nicholson glides into top spot in Ohio snowboard competition
by Tess Wolfe
Not everyone wanted to see the snow
disappear this spring. Chad Nicholson,
who just turned 16, rode the frosty white
hills of Brandywine this winter into first
place in the Snow Ohio Series snowboard
foot jumps and 72 competitors. ... It was
definitely difficult.”
Chad said he was able to practice on a
50-foot jump at Brandywine before his
trip west that gave him some experience
with heights. With each competition,
he learns at least one new snowboarding
trick. He enjoys the challenge.
“Competition really gets you to do your
best,” Nicholson said.
His father was a chaperone on the
Colorado trip. Richfield residents for 20
years, David Nicholson said he and his
wife, Barbara, also ski. Both their sons
have had season passes to Boston Mills/
Brandywine Ski Resort for several years.
Bryce, 18, spent winters on the slopes
with his brother, although the younger
Nicholson showed a clear preference at
an early age.
“Chad only skied for one winter,” David
said. “The next winter, he got one of those
Walmart snowboards. He got hooked and
never looked back.” ∞
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Revere sophomore Chad Nicholson placed
first in slopestyle and second in rail jam
at this year’s USASA SnowOhio series.
competition. A Revere High School
sophomore, Chad then went on to compete at Copper Mountain in Colorado
last month.
The United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) website
shows his regional ranking among the
Youth Men Division in Ohio as number
one in slope style, at 3,800 points, and
number two in rail jam, at 990 points. At
the USASA Snow Ohio series, Chad took
first place in that division in the slopestyle event among seven competitors.
“I was very confident that I had done
well,” Chad said about his performance
in the event. “I felt good about it.”
Chad said he advanced based on his
ability to put together a well-flowing,
well-executed program at a high degree
of difficulty. As a result, he competed in
Colorado against older top snowboarders.
Although the Rocky Mountains provided
a steeper challenge, Chad relished the
experience.
“Colorado was amazing,” he said. “It
was like nothing I’ve ever experienced.
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His company, Romestant Engineering
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engineered to the customer’s exact
specifications. Each bike is tailored to
the customer’s unique vision and riding
style. It is a combination of engineering
and artistry.
“Motorcycles have been a part of my
life since I was about 8 years old,” said
Romestant, a northeast Ohio native
and a Revere graduate. “My dad got
a bike and we used to ride around the
Cuyahoga Valley. My brothers and I
took apart motorcycles and built them
back up. I remember riding through
the covered bridges, going by Szalays.
I spent a lot of time working on bikes,
and riding them,” he said.
When he graduated from Revere High
School in 1975, Romestant joined the
Army and was stationed in Germany
for five years. While there he discovered
the BMW K series bikes. Although he
loved the ride of the bikes, he always felt
the bikes lacked the beauty and style of
other brands of motorcycles.
“I used to work at a Honda dealership
in Frankfort and then I would take
apart bikes and put them back together,
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and I would go touring through the
Bavarian Alps,” he said.
Once back in the states, he obtained
his degree in mechanical engineering
through the GI Bill. He worked for various companies before transferring to
California with CiscoSystems in 2000.
He now is a senior mechanical engineer
with Harman JBL Professional.
In 2005, he took his first BMW K
series bike and customized it to the style
and beauty he had always wanted. The
result was a spectacular motorcycle.
Once he rode that bike, he has literally
never stopped riding or customizing it.
“Although I have ridden all over the
world–Italy, England, Scotland, Germany, and of course all over Ohio, I
guess California would be my favorite
place to ride. It’s just real special here,
riding along the coast, valleys and into
the mountains. And well, the weather
is never a problem here,” he said with
a laugh.
“Carol has her own K bike, she got
her license and learned to ride,” he said.
“She was an elementary music teacher
for 30 years.”
Carol is planning to launch a women’s
motorcycle clothing line in 2015 or
2016. But for now the couple enjoys
showing their bikes off to other motorcycle lovers in California. It was at one
of those shows, that they met a famous
motorcycle enthusiast, Jay Leno.
“We were at the Super Car Sunday
in Woodland Hills and we looked over
and there was Jay Leno. He saw the
bikes and wanted to talk with us about
them.”
When Leno found out about Romestant’s engineering and design abilities,
he invited the couple to his Burbank
home. Just three or four days later, they
took four bikes to Leno’s and filmed an
episode of the NBC television show Jay
Leno’s Garage, which aired last August.
Leno said about Romestant’s passion
for customizing bikes, “It takes real
character to blaze your own path. Larry
stands out as a truly unique master of
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Larry Romestant said he hopes to one
day design and customize bikes as his
full time job.
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Revere valedictorian heads to
Harvard in the fall
by Tess Wolfe
Along with her myriad accomplishments, Bath resident Rebecca Jarvis, 18,
has been accepted to Harvard University
in Cambridge, Mass. A senior at Revere
High School (RHS), Jarvis is valedictorian
of her graduating class.
In addition, Jarvis is a National Honor
Society finalist and one of only 17 Ohio
students named as a semi-finalist in the
U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. She
earned a perfect score on the SAT and is
chapter president of Mu Alpha Theta, the
math honors society at RHS.
“I was really excited when I got accepted
[to Harvard],” Jarvis said. “I was kind of
afraid to hope for it, because of the quality
of people who apply.”
Jarvis is considering majoring in physics
at the university, with math or philosophy
contenders for study as well.
As a member of the RHS Academic
Challenge varsity team, Jarvis won the Top
Gun award in Summit County. She is a
charter member and marketing co-captain
of the FIRST Robotics team. Jarvis tied
for 10th place this year in the Ohio Math
League, a series of six contests. As a pianist, Jarvis last year earned a diploma in
social music from the American College
of Musicians. As a participant in the Science Olympiad, she has earned seven state
medals. In track and field, Jarvis has been
a two-year district qualifier.
Jarvis also has volunteered throughout high school for the Akron-Summit
County Public Library, the Cuyahoga
Valley Scenic Railroad, Hale Farm &
Village, the National Science & Technology Education Partnership (NSTEP) and
Project Linus. In total, she has completed
more than 700 volunteer hours.
Jeff Shane, RHS physics teacher, has
known Jarvis since her sophomore year,
as her coach of three years for the RHS
Science Olympiad and her AP physics
teacher junior year.
“As a student, Becky has an ability to
make connections between concepts, even
when they seem to be unrelated, probably
quicker and better than any student I’ve
had in 25 years,” Shane said. “And, once
she gets it, she never forgets it.”
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Shane described Jarvis’ recall of information as “uncanny.”
“It’s a gift that she has. She enjoys understanding things and putting things
together,” he said. “She has an ability to
analyze things and see what connects to
what.”
Jarvis is also a responsible, honest person
of integrity, he said.
“She’s a great kid,” Shane said. “She
takes care of things that need to be taken
care of.”
Jarvis said she attended Montessori
schools until she transferred to Revere Local Schools in sixth grade. She attributes
her success as a student to “a lot of time
management.”
“And, I really love what I do,” she said.
“I really enjoy writing.” ∞
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Minutemen begin playoff push
by Jon Huff
April showers brought a busy spring
sports schedule for the Revere High
School teams, with postponements and
rescheduling. May brought playoffs as
the Minutemen athletes aimed to go
deep into the tournaments.
Baseball opened its tournament on
May 13, hosting Akron’s North High
School after struggling to find its tune
through the season.
“When we pitched well, the defense
let us down,” Coach Jason Cottrell
said. “When we are playing good defense and hitting, [there are] too many
walks or hit batters.”
The weather threw off Revere’s early
rhythm as baseball players got deep
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into Suburban League play. The first
games of the year put the Minutemen
against league powers Nordonia and
Wadsworth.
“Weather created a log jam of games,
and we ended up opening the season
with the two best teams in the league,”
Cottrell said. “That destroyed the
momentum that we had built during
the pre-season. We do have one of the
strongest schedules in the area.”
The senior class led the baseball team
with contributions from Dayton recruit
Sam Sustersic and Cooper Easton. Sustersic finished the regular season with
a .364 batting average and 15 RBIs,
while setting a Revere career record
with 38 doubles. Easton had a .377
average with 23 hits. On the mound,
K.J. Brzuziewski earned three wins
for the team, with 22 strikeouts in 26
innings pitched.
“When we play as we are capable of
playing, we are a strong team and have
shown that with our wins this season,”
Cottrell said. “If we can control ourselves, limit walks and errors, then we
will have an opportunity to beat most
any opponent we face. Our goal is to
work hard and go as deep as we can in
the tournament.”
For Revere softball, the season ended
on May 12 in the Division II Akron
Sectional f inal. The team opened
tournament play against Streetsboro,
cruising to a 10-0 win. The win set a
match-up with Mogadore Field, the
district’s top-seed. Revere kept the
game tight but fell 1-0.
The lacrosse program continues to
grow for both boys and girls. The boys,
with a record of 5-8, are gaining experience for their young team. Injuries hurt
lacrosse coach Nick Pappas’ squad but
gave opportunities for underclassmen
to step up.
“We are very young in certain positions,” Pappas said. “We are trying to
bring the young guys along quickly and
trying not to miss a beat. It’s been very
positive watching them blossom. They
are coming along right and making the
team better.”
Giving the youth examples to follow
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are the team’s three senior captains.
Mackie Totten, Jared Wright and Jason Londrico are the legacies leading
on and off the field. Like their young
teammates, the captains know the feeling of stepping onto the varsity field as
a freshman or sophomore.
“That is exactly what we want,”
Pappas said. “I see a lot of similarities between our senior class and our
freshman class. It’s going to be good
for the future.”
The girls’ lacrosse team, at 4-10, are
also young and watching the program
grow, with only two seniors this year.
First-year coach Kara Donahoe has the
bones in place for the future.
“It’s been a good year,” Donahoe said.
“We’ve had some games against tough
teams, playing some Division I teams.”
In midfield is freshman Eliana Burlotos powering the offense. Sophomore
Tori Holvey is another goal-scoring
threat for the team. Haley Daubenmire and Dalaney Mier are two more
freshmen contributing at a young age.
Lessons learned this year can make for
a strong team in the next few years.
“We have a lot of youth,” Donahoe
said. “In the coming years we want to
get the girls going to camps and playing in off-season leagues to build their
confidence.”
The boys’ tennis team finished the
regular season, 8-6. Strong league
play put the Minutemen fourth in the
Suburban League.
“We had a strong f inish in t he
league,” coach Paul Fisher said. “I’m
very satisfied with the play. We were really strong in singles. [Matt] Harris and
[Bharat] Kumar helped us in doubles.”
Kumar and Harris took on doubles
at the Medina Sectional. Representing
Revere in singles were Dominic Bucci,
Matt Fiedler and Goodman Li.
“We’re looking for three guys to advance to district,” Fisher said. “They
have been playing quality tennis.”
District was on the mind of Revere
tracksters, the competition that began
on May 20. First was the Suburban
League meet. Natalie Pasicznyk entered
the meet with the second seed in the
1,600-meter run. Allie Charara challenged for the league title in the 200. ∞
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Revere Council of PTAs announce
Reflections’ state award-winners
Revere Council of PTAs, comprising the
PTAs from Hillcrest School, Bath School,
Revere Middle School and Revere High
School, announce the following results
for Revere students in the 2014-2015 PTA
Reflections Program at the Ohio PTA level.
Award of Excellence (advanced to National PTA for further judging): Dom
Tornichio, eighth-grade/Revere Middle
School, film/video production. Award
of Merit: Jillian DeCresce, eighth-grade/
Revere Middle School, literature; Athena
Noggle, eighth-grade/Revere Middle
School, film/video production; and Shelby
Kohmann, eleventh-grade/Revere High
School, literature.
State-level winning entries were on display
at the April 24-26 Ohio PTA Convention
in Columbus. All students whose entries
advanced to Ohio PTA were recognized in
a ceremony at the April 21 Revere School
Board meeting.
The theme for this year’s Reflections Pro-
gram was “The World Would Be A Better
Place If … .” Interpretation of the theme,
creativity, artistic merit and mastery of
medium were the criteria used for judging
entries. There were six categories: literature,
musical composition, photography, visual
arts, dance choreography and film/video
production. Students from all four schools
were allowed to submit as many entries –
developed inside or outside of school – in
as many categories as they wanted to the
Revere Council of PTAs.
Only 28 entries were chosen by council’s
judges, who were individuals not affiliated
with the school district, to advance to Ohio
PTA. The following individuals served as
chairpersons for this year’s Reflections Program in Revere: Ellen Anderson, Hillcrest
School; Amy Furukawa, Bath School; Molly
Rees, Revere Middle School; and Karen
Smik, Revere High School. The theme for
the 2015-2016 PTA Reflections Program
will be, “Let Your Imagination Fly …” ∞
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Simmons said. “The hope is that others
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them to join in on a recess activity.”
Simmons, along with a group of
fifth-graders, acted out several scenarios showing others the benefits
of having the buddy bench on the
playground. The R ichf ield Village
police officer hopes it will provide
kids at Hillcrest a chance to make
new friends.
Christian Bucks, a first-grader at
Roundtown Elementar y School in
York, Pa., created the f irst buddy
bench in the United States. Bucks was
inspired by a similar bench he saw at
a German school. After seeing the
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Revere Prom holds evening of dining, dance
The Revere Prom took place the evening
of Saturday, May 16, beginning with the
Promenade at RHS before proceeding to
the Quaker Station Ballroom in Akron
for an evening of dinner and dancing.
Prom couples include (l-r): Anna Miller
with Paul Gabel; Nick Kuhn with Dani
Buser; and Matthew Harris with Liddy
Potts. Photos courtesy of Jennifer Reece,
Revere communication specialist.
German students’ painted bench, he
contacted his school administration,
wanting to build one at Roundtown.
His principal agreed to it and the
bench was later installed on the playground. The movement has since taken
off, becoming a nationwide initiative.
“Buddy Benches have had a really high success rate in other places,”
R ichf ield Police of f icer Simmons
said. “I chose Hillcrest because of the
culture of friendliness that is in place
there. They are a group of really nice
kids and I think the bench will work
well there.”
Hillcrest is one of the first schools
in the area to install the benches on its
playground. Others quickly took note
of the effort and brought it to their
schools. Bay Village elementary schools,
as well as North Royalton schools, followed Hillcrest’s lead, installing the
benches on their playgrounds.
Along with the benefits of the buddy
bench, there are some risks that could
be associated with their use. The
potential for the benches to isolate
individual children even further has
been considered by the Simmons and
school administration. Simmons introduced the bench with confidence that
Hillcrest students will use the bench
as it was intended.
“The bench comes along with an
anti-bullying message to all the students, and we are sure that it will be
a success at Hillcrest,” Simmons said.
The Richfield Police Department donated to Hillcrest Elementary the two
benches that were constructed at the
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Revere students pay it forward through Rachel’s Challenge
On Saturday, May 16, 62 students
and chaperones from Revere Middle
School’s Rachel’s Challenge group
surprised people throughout Montrose
and Fairlawn by offering to pay for
groceries, meals, gas and other items.
The only thing the middle-schoolers
asked of their surprised recipients was
to consider starting a chain reaction
of kindness, or paying it forward, with
another random act of kindness.
Five years ago, the RMS PTA sponsored the Rachel’s Challenge Program
as part of a Campaign for Compassion.
Now in its fifth year at Revere Middle
School, Rachel’s Challenge is inspired
by Rachel Scott, the first victim in the
Columbine school shooting in 1999.
Her acts of kindness and compassion,
coupled with the contents of her six
diaries, have become the foundation
for the nationwide progra m. The
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group’s chapters “exist to inspire, equip
and empower every person to create a
permanent positive culture change in
their school, business and community
by starting a chain reaction of kindness
and compassion,” according to the mission statement.
RMS’ Rachel’s Challenge is led by
parent mentors, Betty Lin-Fisher and
Sandi Kraus, and teacher, Joan Lyon.
Small groups of students and chaperones spread throughout the area and
spent $1,000 they had raised hosting a
carnival earlier this year in an effort to
start chain reactions that would spread
the kindness even further.
“The best part of the day for me
was to see kids excited about giving,”
Kraus said. “I also loved that our group
bought f lowers to brighten people’s
days. They picked out sunflowers. It
was so cool to watch them plan which
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customers they felt needed a smile.”
At the Acme Fresh Market in Montrose, a woman was close to tears after
receiving money toward groceries. At
the Chick-Fil-A, students surprised
patrons at the drive-up window by
paying for their meals, and eight cars
in a row paid for the meal of the car
behind until there were no more cars
in the drive-up lane.
“While the Pay It Forward event is
the culmination of our school-year programming for our group, and one that
is so impactful to both the students
and the recipients, we try to instill in
our kids that kindness and compassion
is a year-round trait,” Lin-Fisher said.
We also talk about how random acts
of kindness don’t have to cost a thing;
it could be as simple as saying a kind
word to someone, which could change
their day.” ∞
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The Century Homes of Bath
The Junius F. Thorp House
Editor’s Note: The Century Homes Committee of the Bath Township Historical Society
(BTHS) is recognizing the “Century Homes”
in Bath. Each month, a century home is
selected for a narrative and photographic
exhibit at the Bath Museum. Historical
society members are undertaking this project
for Bath’s 2018 bicentennial. They hope to
recognize all of the century homes in Bath.
BTHS member Libby Bauman provided
this month’s story.
Six century homes built by the Thorp
family still grace the northwest section
of the township. The story of the family of Nathan Thorp, a Revolutionary
War veteran, has been well-documented
by Carl Boltz in
the Thorp Family History at the
Bat h Mu seu m.
The stories of
the other Thorp
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According to Boltz’ research, “the
American Revolution molded Nathan’s
youth. New Haven was, then, the
capital of Connecticut and a center of
revolutionary activity. He was fourteen
at the time of the Boston Tea Party
and had just turned seventeen when
the Declaration of Independence was
signed. He served with the Connecticut troops in the Revolution and then
returned to Fairfield.”
Nat ha n T horp ma rried Hu lda h
Rouland in 1785. They lived in Connecticut, then moved to New York.
Their oldest son, Jeremiah, married
Mary Root Bradley on July 26, 1807,
in New York. Jeremiah and Mar y
Thorp had nine children: Manville
Bradley (1808-1891), Lucien Rouland
(1810-1864), Maria Louise (1812-1871),
Junius Franklin “June” (1816-1882),
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Emely (1819- 1905), Eunice (18211886), Amanda (1825-1867), Madison
Grenville (1828-1910), and Mary Jane
(1832-1895).
“June” Thorp was 21 years old when
the family arrived in Bath in 1837. He
married Harriet Cordelia Shaw, the
daughter of Sylvester and Harriet Shaw
(Bath Country Journal, April 2014).
June and Harriet had no children, and
lived the rest of their lives in Bath.
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CENTURY HOMES OF BATH
Junius may eventually have moved to
a 14-acre parcel in the southern part
of Lot 20. Junius Franklin Thorp died
September 19, 1882.
A f ter Ju n iu s
Thorp’s death, his
land passed to his
nephe w, Ju n iu s
Ma nville ( J.M.)
Thorp. J.M. was
B04 HE CENthe oldest son of
TURY HOMES his brother, ManOF BATH
ville Thorp. J.M.
Junius Manville m a r r i e d Va s t i
Thorp inherited the S h a w i n 1857.
land from his uncle. Their son, Warren
Scott Thorp, married Ada B. Bagley
in Granger in 1888. Thorp family history relates that J.M. and Vashti gave
Warren and Ada the house that Junius
Franklin owned prior to his death. Warren and Ada Thorp had one daughter,
Lavern. By 1920, Warren Thorp and his
family moved to Medina to pursue his
love of carpentry and to be closer to his
mother-in-law, Hannah Bagley.
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Ta x r e c o r d s
s h o w t h a t T.
Saunders owned
this part of Lot
2 0 i n 18 4 6 .
Ju n iu s T hor p
owned 62 acres in
the northern part
of Lot 20. The
1852 tax record
shows t hat t he
propert y where
this home stands
w a s ow ne d by
Manville Thorp,
and remained in
his name through B05 THE CENTURY HOMES OF BATH
the 1880 tax reThe Junius F. Thorp House sits on 6.74 acres.
cord. In 1900 and
1910, the prop3.95 acres in ledges. Clarence Thorp was
erty was owned by Clarence E. Thorp
the oldest son of J.M. and Vashti Thorp.
and included 46.95 acres. The 1910
Although the Thorp Family History
tax record noted that the 46.95-acre
doesn’t exactly mesh with the property
farm had 24 acres of plow land, 7 acres
tax records, past research has shown that
pasture, 10 acres woodlot, 2 acres of
Junius Manville Thorp built houses on his
uncultivated land and the balance of
father’s property, and it is possible that the
owner of the home was not the owner of
the land at the time the home was built.
What is certain is that this property was
in the Thorp family for more than 60
years, beginning in the early 1850s.
Property records show that this property was sold to Eugene Slingluff in 1936.
The 1940 census shows Eugene Slingluff
Sr., age 62, and Eugene Slingluff Jr., age
35, living next to each other in this area
of Bath, so it is uncertain which family
lived in this home. This century home
was sold in 1950, but the buyer’s name
is illegible in the records. It sold again in
1953 to G.M. and B.J. Reymond. Guy
M. and Bettye Jo Reymond lived in this
home for about 25 years until they sold to
the Rankin family in the 1980s. The Marquettes were the next owners, who then
they sold it to Michael Swan in 2004.
This two-story frame, colonial-style
home, built circa 1850, has had several
additions over the years on the north and
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CHURCHES
Grace Church focuses on youth and community involvement in expansion
by Tess Wolfe
With an average Sunday attendance
of 3,000 congregants and an additional
3,000 in attendance for Christmas and
Easter services, the Bath campus of Grace
Church of Greater Akron is expanding.
The approximately 40,000 square-foot
church at 754 Ghent Rd. is constructing
a 13,000 square-foot addition, known
as the discipleship wing that will hold
classrooms on the upper floor and a community room downstairs.
Their Bath campus extension, at 565 S.
Cleveland-Massillon Rd. in Fairlawn, is
also expanding by building on its sports
ministry at the gymnasium.
“Over the next month, we’ll roll out
basketball leagues, exercise programs and
those kinds of things at the extension,”
said Grace Church’s senior pastor, the
Rev. Jeff Bogue.
Bogue began with Grace Church in
1993 at the Norton campus. He came to
the Ghent Road location in 2000, when
B02 BATH CHURCH FOCUSES
Grace Church is adding a 13,000-square-foot discipleship wing off of Cleveland-Massillon
Road. Photo by N. Mazak
Grace merged with another church to
form the Bath campus. The Bath campus
of Grace Church is one of its four locations, the others being the Norton campus, Medina east campus and, beginning
this year, the Barberton campus.
On Sunday mornings, services take
place at the Ghent Road location and at
the extension. A video of the sermon, or
“message,” at the Ghent Road service is
also played for those in attendance at the
extension, Bogue said.
What keeps Grace Church growing,
when others struggle to increase membership? Bogue said he knows of no “magic
formula.”
However, in addition to its biblical
teaching and youth and student ministries, some distinct elements of the church
program and facilities may play a role.
“If you came to one of our services,
you would kind of feel it geared toward
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CHURCHES
With an average
Sunday attendance
of 3,000 congregants, Grace Church,
754 Ghent Rd., is
adding a discipleship
wing. Photos by
N. Mazak
Grace Church continued
a 25-year-old person,” Bogue said. “Our
music is very modern; our teaching style
is geared toward that 25-year-old person;
and our atmosphere is very relaxed, so it
makes it comfortable.”
The church is also committed to community involvement, with ongoing
service projects that include famine and
poverty relief, tutoring underprivileged
youth and stopping sex trafficking. The
Bath campus of Grace Church has “an
extensive network” of small groups, led by
15 pastoral directors and a support staff
totaling 65 members,” he said.
“Somehow, all that
gets mixed together
and makes it feel like
the church is alive
and people are excited to be a part
of it,” Bogue said.
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ON YOUTH
Sunday services of Grace Church take
place at the Bath campus, with video of
part of the service played for attendees at
its extension in Fairlawn.
“Everything is ongoing…they’re not just
events. It’s what we do all the time.”
In keeping with its youthful focus, Grace
Church has an active, online component.
With a website with program and event
information, videos, a music ministry
blog and a Twitter feed, the church also
maintains a password-protected, interactive online community called GraceLINK
for its members.
“One of the things we work hard at is
loving each other,” Bogue said. “It’s impossible for us to know what’s going on
in everybody’s life, but if you let us know
there’s a need, we’ll drop everything and
come to you.”
For more information, visit graceohio.
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That happened in 2008, when
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Tornadoes usually arrive between 2
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warning means a tornado has been
seen and may be on its way toward
you.
A tornado also can develop too
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Watch for physical signs: dark, often
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of debris; large hail; roaring noise; or
a funnel cloud.
Find safety immediately if a warning is sounded or you
see storm signs. Go to a basement, center hallway, bathroom or closet on the lowest floor, away from glass and in
an uncluttered spot. In a tall building, find a center hallway.
If outside, go quickly to the basement of a nearby sturdy
building or lie flat in a ditch or low area. If in a vehicle, get
out immediately and head for safety.
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improvements to your home.
Be sure your insurance coverage is written on a replacement-cost basis. Keep in mind, if you decide not to rebuild
or replace an item, your insurance company will probably
take depreciation. Compile a visual and written inventory
of home and belongings, keep the list secure and update
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GARDENS/OUTDOORS
Gardeners’ summer reading explores American artists, their gardens
by Kathie VanDevere
The true dirt-gardener feels the pull to
explore the thoughts, designs and plans of
other gardens and their creators. Reading
about others’ gardens is nearly as refreshing and inspirational as an actual visit.
Anna O. Marley’s new book, “The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and
the Garden Movement,” is an illustrated
history published by the University of
Pennsylvania. Marley takes the reader
on an in-depth look at the relationship
between artists and their gardens during America’s Progressive Period (18871920). This is the time when gardening
became a leisurely pursuit, available to the
rising middle class.
The artists of this period not only
painted and photographed their gardens,
but also lived in them and wrote about
them. This created an intimate connection among the soil, plants and one’s
personhood that is ultimately shared
with the viewer or reader. Many gardeners experience these same thoughts and
feelings, using their gardens as refuge and
creative crucible.
The book brings together the work of
artists such as William Merit Chase, Childe Hassam and Mary Cassatt. Writing
and designing from a new combination of
horticultural and art history, “The Artist’s
Garden” defines the graceful development
of American Impressionists in the garden
and the canvas.
“Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life,” written by Marta McDowell, is another newly
published garden book, from Timber
Press. Always a fan of “Peter Rabbit,” as
a youngster and again as a mother, I was
drawn to a show of her drawings and
watercolors at the Morgan Library several
years ago. McDowell, herself a gardener
and garden designer, gently leads the
reader through the stages of Potter’s life.
McDowell divided the book into three
parts. Part one describes the plants that
enriched Potter’s environments throughout her life. The eloquent words transport
the reader to Dalguise House or Sawrery,
McGregor’s Garden or Western England’s
native woodlands and farmlands. The
photographs portray the young Beatrix,
her growth as a person and artist and,
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ultimately, as a gardener and conservationist. In part two, McDowell pulls out
all the stops with her prose. She deftly
weaves the art of garden design, the
biographies of plants and great gardening advice into an absorbing seasonal
narrative. Armed with these bouquets
of knowledge of both Beatrix and her
seasonal gardens, McDowell takes us
on a tour in part three, visiting Pot-
ter’s gardens. The cities, villages and
gardens as they are today are fascinating.
Gardens reflect the individuality of their
gardeners and their creative endeavors.
These selections can take the reader
out of the soil and shovels and into the
creative processes of artist-gardeners. An
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CLUBS AND CHURCHES
Richfield Senior Center
The Richfield Senior Center is open to
all seniors. Relax at our breakfast café on
Monday mornings from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Buy from a selection of breakfast items;
free coffee is available with a breakfast
purchase.
Our resident band practices on Tuesdays.
The monthly “Memories Unlimited” jam
session will be Tuesday, June 23, from
1-2:30 p.m. Listen, sing or dance to the
music. Light refreshments are served.
The Wednesday night dinner group restaurant destinations this month are: June
10 – Mavis Winkles Irish Pub, and June
24 – Green Diamond Grille in Barberton.
Sign up; menus are posted on the bulletin
board.
We offer: bus shopping the first and
third Wednesdays of the month; yoga
classes every Tuesday and Friday; Tai Chi
on Wednesday; massages the first and
third Mondays (by appointment); Reiki, a
technique for reducing stress (Fridays, by
Bath Gamma Garden Club
appointment); an Aging Concerns Discussion Group the second Wednesday at 1
p.m.; our bingo games and lunch every
Thursday; and Scrabble and Pinochle on
the fourth Monday of the month. Our new
game, “Bunco in the Afternoon,” will be
on June 9, at 1:30 p.m. We also offer meal
delivery and a health-monitoring system.
Friday fun bus trips have resumed: June
5 – Akron Zoo; June 12 – Western Reserve
Historical Society and Euclid Beach carousel; June 19 – Cleveland Botanical Gardens;
and June 26 – local casino. Check your
calendar for additional information.
We need volunteers to drive people to
important appointments. We have a village
car available for use.
We greatly need drivers for our weekly,
fun bus trips: 14-passenger bus; no CDL
required.
The Senior Center is open Monday-Friday
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information,
call 330-659-9203. ∞
Citizens for Bath Seniors
On June 9 at 1:15 p.m., Citizens for Bath
Seniors (CBS) will meet at the Bath Church,
U.C.C., on Bath Road. Rachel Jira, registered
dietician, will speak on chronic diseases,
including diabetes, and food labeling.
Bring snacks (some healthy). For information, call Linda at 234-571-4543 or George
at 330-576-3355.
The CBS field trip to Stan Hywet Hall and
Gardens will be June 23, to view the display
of glass sculptures by Craig Mitchell Smith.
The location for lunch is to be announced.
Meet at the church at 10:15 a.m. for carpooling. For more information call Linda
at 234-571-4543.
Other activities for Bath area seniors
include bridge every Thursday from 12:303:30 p.m., call Billee at 330-608-2406; Men’s
Breakfast Club, first Monday of the month
at 8:30 a.m., call Bob at 330-668-1115. ∞
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tour Cleveland Botanical Gardens on June
3, with dinner in Cleveland afterward.
One of the club’s community projects
was recently completed when members
planted flowers at various community
locations, including the Bath Township
administration building, township cemeteries, the post office and the township
sign at Cleveland-Massillon and W. Bath
roads.
For more information go to gardenclubbathohio.org. ∞
Places of Worship
Welcome You
Bethel Lutheran Church
3852 Everett Road, Bath
Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Wheelchair
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330-659-9069
Richfield Community
Foursquare Church
Meeting at: 4131 W. Streetsboro Rd. Unit A,
Richfield. Pastors Tom and Ginger Martin.
Sunday Service, 10 a.m. For more information
visit our website at www.richfieldchurch.net
or phone us at 567-703-7232.
Church in the Valley
Visit our website at www.churchinthevalley.org.
2241 Everett Rd. 330-657-2200. Adult class
9 a.m., Sunday morning service 10 a.m.,
Children’s Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Nondenominational, Christ-and Bible-centered.
Growth group Bible studies available during
the week.
Richfield Bible Baptist Church
Meets at the Richfield Holiday Inn Express,
5171 Brecksville Rd. Phone: 330-659-6561;
Website: http://bbc.mapleknoll.us. Pastor
Alfred B. Davis, Sunday School: 10 a.m.;
Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.; Sunday
Evening Worship: 6 p.m.; Friday Bible Study:
7 p.m. Radio Program: Live with Pastor Al,
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Landscape design and installation, shrubs,
trees, stone retaining walls, seed lawns,
sprinkler systems, brick paver patios,
colored stamped concrete. Sal: 440-746-9788
BARB, THE GARDENER, LLC
Affordable landscaping services.
Mulching, weeding, pruning, planting and maintenance.
Call 330-836-4299 to plan a free consultation.
Email: [email protected]
DECKS AND PATIOS
KLASSIC CUSTOM DECKS INC. 330-468-3476
Wood or low maintenance materials available.
Free in-home estimates. Attention to finished
details. Licensed, bonded, insured. BBB members.
Visit us online www.klassicdecks.com
MAINTENANCE MASTERS: LAWN - LANDSCAPE SNOW
(888)777-6130 M-Masters.com [email protected]
Local – Licensed – Insured & Free Estimates
Lawn maintenance, fertilization, mulching, etc.
Full service landscape management.
ELECTRICAL
TIM'S CUSTOM ELECTRIC, INC.
Residential & light commercial
Remodeling, basements, generators,
panel upgrades, landscape lighting.
Richfield resident, Lic. #37393, 440-785-0862
MOW IT DOWN – Pat LaQuatra 216-337-9893
Lawn Mowing, Mulch & Yard clean-up. Old-Fashioned
Customer-Focused Service. Experienced & Dependable,
Licensed & Insured. 20-Year Richfield Resident Retired.
Help Support Local Small Business.
MICHAEL'S WORKSHOP INC.
For all your electrical needs
Insured, Ohio Elec. Lic. #37155
See us at michaelsworkshop.com
Bath resident. 330-664-0755
FUNERAL HOMES
CATAVOLOS FUNERAL HOME
ROSEHILL BURIAL PARK
George P. Catavolos, 3653 W. Market St., Fairlawn
Serving all faiths with care and compassion.
Cremation - Burials - Pre-needs 330-666-3089
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
DUN-RITE HOME IMPROVEMENT
Residential contractor. New construction,
additions, windows, siding, gutters, roofing.
Licensed, Bonded, Insured.
Financing available. 330-650-5322
HANDYMAN SERVICE
HOLLAND HANDYMAN SERVICE
For all your “Honey Do” needs.
Insured, on time & dependable.
No job too small or too large. Bath resident.
330-576-3895, Hollandrb.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT/REPAIRS
CORNWELL REMODELING
Kitchens, baths, additions, basements, carpentry, windows,
doors and painting. More than 20 years experience. Free
estimates. Mike, 330-819-4942
R. RYBKA CONSTRUCTION INC. 330-741-0603
Renovations, decks, roofing/siding repairs.
Rec. rooms, drywall, wood floors, masonry, cultured stone,
bobcat/backhoe service, dirt leveling.
INSURANCE
BOLOGNA INSURANCE AGENCY
BBB A+, auto, home/renters, motorcycles, RVs, boats,
vacant property, commerical, life, health, licensed.
On/off exchange, short-term health, low monthly payments.
330-376-7675 or 800-376-8867, bolognainsurance.com
The Bath Country Journal, June 2015
PLUMBING
BARTU PLUMBING
Repairs, Remodeling, Drain Cleaning,
Hot Water Tanks. Residential/Commercial.
Licensed and Insured, OH Lic. #19447.
330-659-3678 or 440-669-3197
SERDINAK PLUMBING
Semi-retired licensed plumber. 30 yrs exp.
Same day hot water tank installations.
OH #16094. 330-760-9022 or 330-929-1957
PRINTING/GRAPHIC DESIGN
SCRIPTYPE PUBLISHING
One-stop shop for all of your publishing and printing needs:
brochures, directories, flyers, magazines, newspapers,
post cards, presentation folders, programs, reports,
addressing etc. 330-659-0303
ROOFING
DUN-RITE ROOFING
Residential contractors. New construction,
additions, windows, siding, gutters, roofing.
Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Financing Available.
www.calldunrite.com 330-650-5322
M.R. PLANK ROOFING
Family owned & operated. Licensed,
bonded, insured. Financing available.
330-929-1785 or 1-800-457-8209
SALONS
VAUGHN & COMPANY
Full Service Salon
Hair care, skin care, nails and waxing
Featuring full line of Aveda all-natural products
869 N. Cleveland-Massillon Road 330-666-4661
SWIMMING POOLS
AQUA POOLS
330-666-9735
Retail Store - 1996 N. Cleve-Mass Rd. 330-666-0801
Pool Openings/Closings/Weekly Service. We specialize in
pool renovation. Service, repair & liner replacement. Over
30 years experience. Call the best! www.aquapoolsinc.com
MASONRY
NEAL KILBANE MASONRY
Brick, block & stonework. New & repairs.
Residential & commerical. Waterproofing,
fireplaces, chimneys & chimney repairs.
Neal Kilbane 330-665-4323
MULCH & TOPSOIL
FRANK'S LANDSCAPE MATERIALS 330-659-3325
Natural brown and black mulch,screened topsoil and
washed gravel. Pickup or delivery, Wheatley Road, across
from McDonald's.
MUSIC LESSONS
PIANO LESSONS IN YOUR HOME
Experienced teacher has openings in the Bath, Copley,
Fairlawn area. Will provide references upon request. Call
Fern at 330-322-3237.
PHARMACY
COLONIAL PHARMACY
Full ServiceHome Health Care
(Next to Ken Stewart’s Lodge)
330-666-3569, 1-800-232-DRUG
To Place a Listing
Call 330-659-0303
TUTORING
AKRON EDUCATION CAMPUS
Reading and math.
700 Ghent Rd. 330-666-1161.
WATERPROOFING
ACE FOUNDATION REPAIR
Specializes in basement waterproofing &
structural repair. Done right from the outside.
No sump pumps. Family owned/operated since 1981.
Free est. 440-665-5358
WINDOWS/DOORS
WEATHERSEAL
Windows, Doors, Siding, Roofing.
High quality, low prices.
Windows starting at $159 installed.
330-920-4494
RANDY’S
PUMP
SERVICE
PUMPS
HOLDING TANKS
SOFTENERS
330-659-9838
Aquamerica Pumps
55
Country Bargains are $8
Country Bargains
Country Bargains are $8
Country Bargain ads are $8 and will be printed in the Bath Country Journal and ScripType magazines of Richfield, Hudson, Twinsburg, Independence, Sagamore
Hills, Brecksville, Broadview Heights and Hinckley for a total circulation of 58,800. Listings are limited to 20 words and residents, not businesses or paid
services. We must receive these by the 5th of the month. Please mail to: Country Bargains, c/o ScripType Publishing, 4300 Streetsboro Rd., Richfield 44286.
For Sale: Camping equip., new Pepala lures, new
alum. pipe, 13 ft. x 2.5 in.. 16 alum. strips, 130 in.
x 2.5 in. Greenhouse panels, end table lamps. 330659-6280.
For Lease or Sale: Gaited horse, 14 hands, available
for creative lease. Some riding experience required.
College owner will work with rider. 216-310-5481.
For Sale: Dryer, gas, GE Model DCVH515. Does not
match new washer, runs great, six years old. Can
email photos. 330-659-2136.
For Sale: Girl's flower girl dresses w/matching
shoes, headpieces. Party dresses, dress coats, sizes
6,8,10,12. Can email photos. 330-659-2136.
For Sale: Live cockatiel w/ cage and accessories.
Paid $225, will take best offer. Can email photos.
330-659-2136.
For Sale: College dorm items or first apt. furnishingsfurniture, bookcases, storage bins, frigs and more.
Recent grad selling items. 330-659-2136.
For Sale: Brass chandelier. Traditional dining room/
foyer style. 18 bulbs. Very good condition. Extra bulbs
included. $150. Call: 330-283-2936.
For Sale: Chipper/Shredder, Troy Bilt Model 494.
10HP. 12 years old. $100. Chips branches up to 2
in. dia. 330-604-4965.
For Sale: 30 ft. x 56 in. pool, complete $400. Misc.
power and hand tools, call for details. 440-746-0905.
For Sale: New, never used, Odyssey Milled Collection #2 putter. Adjustable weighting, retail value $349.
For sale, $175. 330-659-4059.
For Sale: Dance booklet, features 17 popular line
dances. Easy to read instructions, great for parties/
special events. Cost $8. Call Elaine: 440-526-8278.
For Sale: Double hung window, rough opening 36
in. h x 20.5 in. w. 2 sets new tilt windows, $100.
Rotohoe combination shredder/rototiller, 3.5 HP,
$350. 440-526-1132.
For Sale: Tractor implements, 4 ft. Rototiller J.D.,
$600. Post hole digger J.D., $250. Disc, $250. Yard
rake, $300. Call Chris 440-227-5648, Hinckley.
For Sale: Craftsman tractor, bagger, tire chains,
$400. Troy Bilt chipper vac with hose, $500. Rainbow playset: swings, slide, monkey bars, $900.
440-230-0397.
For Sale: Table saw, 8 in. with stand and motor, $75.
440-546-0887.
For Sale: HO train table w/ tracks and stamped
scenery, 54 x 45, $25. Meat Slicer, SS, VGS, $25.
Wooden table w/ folding legs, $20. 440-526-6954.
For Sale: Cat's Meow replicas, #1 (Squire Rich
Museum) through #18 (Maple Crest Farm), all 18 for
$180 (half price). 440-838-4058.
For Sale: Buick Regal, 1981, V-6, fully garaged, extremely clean, no rust, very good running condition,
1 owner. Asking $2,200. 216-960-9091.
For Sale: Oak table 40 in. x 54 in. and hutch, two
leaves and glass top, $400. 440-838-8761.
For Sale: Like new garden seeder/planter. Rustproof
aluminum frame, seed plates, fertilizer applicator,
original cost $185. Asking $120. 330-659-6107.
For Sale: Ethan Allen dining room set, table, two
leaves, pads, four chairs, and china cabinet. Perfect
condition, $2,500. 330-666-7676.
For Sale: Fig trees, potted or will dig. Avocados,
Chinese dates, succulents, elephant garlic. Make
offers. Riverview Road. 440-526-7149.
For Sale: Four office desks, cherry veneer, good
condition, $250 each or make offer. Call: 216-5381920 or 440-838-1958.
For Sale: Meat slicer, never used 10"/250mm blade
carbon steel, hard chromed, 115 volts, OMCAN/Italy,
cycles 60HP exceptional cutting/durability. $350.
Call: 216-941-4949.
Lost: Wallings Road area- Kindle in red print case
and heavy 18 in. gold chain necklace with cross with
diamond. 440-526-1158.
Garage Sale: 9-4, June 5 and 6, Twinsburg, 1653
Chestnut Trail Dr. Antique furniture, marble table
Advertisers Inside this Issue
#1 Landscaping................................9
Allstate Chris Pike Agency...............17
Aqua Clear.....................................48
Bako Landscaping...........................54
Bath Church...................................43
Bath Veterinary Clinic......................9
Berkshire Hathaway/Haller.............21
Bernadette’s Cleaners.......................49
Boston Mills/Brandywine................35
Brecksville Dermatology..................52
Broadview Heating.........................26
Buckeye Surface Maintenance.........50
Bunner, Monica..............................28
Catavolos Funeral Home.................50
Center for the Healing Arts.............44
Child Guidance & Family Solutions........ 33
Colonial Pharmacy.........................31
Cool Contour Clinic........................13
Cutler Real Estate/Owen....Back Cover
Dayton Nurseries, Inc.....................14
Demas, Coleen DDS.......................16
Depew Drilling...............................11
Don Drumm..................................22
Donzell’s Garden Center.................18
56
Empaco Equipment.........................37
Exit 11 Truck & Tire Service...........48
Freedom Design Kitchen & Bath.....42
Gate’s Landscape Co........................12
Graf Growers..................................53
Howard Hanna/Fairlawn.............4, 5
Howard Hanna/Frantz...................29
Hudson Garden Club......................39
Jones & Wenner Insurance...........6, 52
Julian Severyn Studio Gallery.........27
KW/Schrank.............Inside Back Cover
Klassic Custom Decks......................28
Land Creations Landscaping...........30
Lisco Heating & Cooling...................8
MOD - Matter of Design................45
Moonlight Pools..............................16
Nannimals Animal Nannies............38
North Coast Jet Clean.....................38
Olive My Heart...............................28
Outdoor Delight Landscape.............39
Pam’s Posies.......................Back Cover
Physicians Aquafit/Hair Removal............ 45
Pine Tree Barn................................22
Pirozzi Koler..................................34
Randy’s Pump Service......................55
RE/MAX Crossroads........................23
ReWorks.........................................12
Rice’s Landscaping...........................15
Sal’s Landscaping ...........................44
ScripType Publishing.......................25
Smith Bros........................................7
State Farm/MacDonald..................19
Stay Polished Nail Spa....................36
Stouffer Realty........Inside Front Cover
Summit Metro Parks.......................24
Suncrest Gardens............................34
The Bird Store & More.......Back Cover
Tire Source.....................................10
True Wealth Design.........................51
University Hospitals........................47
Valley Animal Hospital.....................7
Vandervoort, Virginia.....................36
Village at St. Edward........................2
Village Auto Body...........................46
Welton’s............................................3
West Side Roofing............................40
Western Reserve Playhouse...............19
Wheatley Auto Service.....................40
lamp, housewares, toys, new playpen, pool ladder,
misc. galore.
Brecksville Garage Sale: May 21-23, 8 a.m. Moving.
Household, tools, electronics, holiday, office/school
supplies, yard equipment. 9444 Greystone Pkwy.
Barn Sale: Antiques only, 1105 Nesbitt Rd., Sagamore/Northfield. Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June
6, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Rain/shine, huge variety.
Garage Sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 21-23. 1722 Boston
Rd., Hinckley. Tin ceiling panels; KitchenAid mixer;
Christmas; glassware; household misc.
Giant Garage Sale: May 28-30. Antiques, vintage
marionettes, Shopsmith, chairs, Chandler school
desks, more. 8341 Glen Oad Dr., Broadview Heights.
Plant Sale: $2-$3 perennials, gr. covers, Jack Frost,
varigated Jap. forestgrass, digitalis, ligularia, lupine,
over 1,000 pots. 5621 Miller Rd., Brecksville, Friday,
Saturday May 22, 23, 9-4.
Vendors Needed: Food, craft, service, retail. Assumption Church festival, Broadview Heights, Aug.
7, 8, 9. email [email protected], phone: 440-5261177, ext. 0, Diane.
Wanted: Top dollar paid for new, unopened, unexpired diabetic testing strips. Call: 440-223-5507 for
a free quote.
Wanted: Old car or truck, 1923-1987. Call: 330523-0154.
Wanted: Cars and trucks in need of mechanical
repair, all others considered, 330-523-0154.
Wanted: Buying old gas pumps - buy, sell, restore.
Call Mark: 330-592-4083.
Wanted: Watch restorer buying watchmaker tools,
watch parts, watch books, complete watches or collections. No quartz watches or fakes. Paying cash.
330-416-0336.
Wanted: Brecksville collector buying antiques, collectibles, decor, one piece or entire basmt/attic, top
prices paid, clear the clutter. Frank: 216-403-5884.
Wanted: Fishing tackle, boxes, lures, rods, reels;
any fishing equipment; outboard motors. Call Bill:
330-819-1115.
Wanted: Gun collector wants to buy hand guns, rifles
and shot guns. All brands any condition. Please call
Woody: 330-819-3274.
Real Estate
& Employment
For Rent: Contemporary house in Bath,
3-acres, 4 bdr., 3 bath, 2-car garage and
much more. No pets. Available Aug. 1.
330-897-0907.
For Lease: Bath, 2/3 BR Creek Side, 3.5
acres. Central air, appliances, washer,
dryer, separate garage. Includes water,
sewage and grounds maintenance,
$1,100. Available July 1. 330-620-8978.
Services Provided: Heavy item delivery,
birdseed, dog food, salt. 330-864-2818,
Mike.
Unclassified ads must be prepaid.
They should be received by the 15th
of the month at The Bath Country
Journal, 4300 Streetsboro Rd.,
Richfield OH 44286. Include 50¢
per word.
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SILVER LAKE
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MEDINA
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BATH
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COPLEY
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BATH
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BATH
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BATH
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BATH
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FAIRLAWN
$364,900
186 N. Revere Road
FAIRLAWN
$198,000
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BATH
$799,500
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BATH
$679,900
1272 Dearborn Drive
WEST AKRON
$439,000
3584 Hamilton Drive
RICHFIELD
$719,900
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BATH
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COPLEY
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