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“To uncover the divine sparkin every shadow.....”
What better sea-son than Advent to cel-ebrate the divine spark that is alive in each and every one of us? Community WestFoundation did just that on Sunday af-ternoon with the premiere reading of Mensch’s Polonaise, an original work created for David T. Dombrow-iak by Cleveland Poet Katie Daley. Daley presented the poem - along with two others - on the af-ternoon of Sunday, December 11th from 2 to 4 pm at the Bruno Casiano Gallery, located at 5304 Detroit Av-enue. It was an afternoon of wine, cheese, and wonder-ful art – both from Katie and the artist Bruno Casiano. The event was a follow-up to the Beck Center’s 2016 Man of the Year award presentation to Community West Foundation President & CEO David T. Dombrowiak.
Cleveland Poet Katie Daley
continued on page 6
You better watch outYou better not cry
You better not poutI’m telling you why
He’s making a listHe’s checking it twice
He’s gonna find outWho’s naughty or nice
He sees you when you’re sleepingHe knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or goodSo be good for goodness sake
Bay Village Cahoon Christmassee Crocker Press page 11
Santa surprised students at Avon Elementary schools
last week. See page 10
Little Jude ZImmer rode with Santa at theAvon Tree Lighting Ceremony. See page 8
United Way of Lorain County teamed with Lorain Mercy forbreakfast with Santa Saturday. Pictured with Santa are Catherine
Woskobnick , Mercy, Bill Harper, United Way, Bailey Kushner, United Way, Melody Hunker, manager of Quality, Nick Rapitis,
Director of nutritional services. See page 7
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All About You is a free women’s health membership program of-fered by UH St. John Medical Center that provides health and wellness education, support and encouragement in all areas of a woman’s life. Last week, ‘For Ladies Only’ featured a program on ‘Your Bone and Joint Health’ at LaCentre in Westlake. A panel of physician experts educated about 300 guests on topics vital to this important subject that can affect, knees, hips, hands and all joints. Robert Berkowitz, MD, Stephen Evans, Jr., MD, and Raymond Horwood, MD, each delivered specialized insight into management of issues related to arthritis, joint pain, treatment therapies and joint replacements. Topics covered included Hip and Knee Pain, Hip and Knee Re-placement, Tendinitis of the Hand, Arthritis of the Hand, Carpal Tun-nel, Back Pain, Neck Pain and Arthritis of the Spine. The evening included dinner, information tables, health screen-ings, pampering and dinner. To become a member of All About You, please call 1-877-597-6348. You will receive invitations to exclusive events, a free e-newslet-ter, and updates on important health issues and events.
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When you are getting a dental crown or any dental res-toration in the dental office, it is important for the dentist to use well-known, biocompatible materials that have been well tested. Many patients have allergies to certain kinds of metals such as nickel. There are dentists who still use the metal nickel in some of their dental crowns. In our office, whenever we are having a porcelain and metal crown made for a patient, we only use gold that has the longest track re-
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Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club, member of Garden Clubs of Ohio, held their Christmas Luncheon and a Floral Design program featuring Jennifer Klasch, owner of Studio Floral, 630 St. Clair NE, Cleveland, who presented an en-tertaining and education program “Christmas Design”. Jen-nifer is an OSU graduate has been in the floral industry for 15 years and started Studio Floral in 2007, which is an event and retail floral shop with an emphasis on contemporary design. ‘Thanks to the news media, cable TV, Avon Lake City residents, Avon Lake Public Library, Avon Lake gov-ernment for backing us during the Year of 2016,” said the Club. “Because of everyone’s help, Avon-on-the-Lake Gar-den Club members were able to start some new projects. Like being able to bring pollinators program (BeesGAP) to Avon Lake and which will continue into 2017. We had a standard garden flower show “It Happens In Fall” which was held at the Avon Lake Public Library in September. The members enjoy keeping the Peter Miller House Muse-um flower beds and other city flower beds growing and in good shape. Thanks for everything. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2017!” Anyone interested in gardening or arranging florals call 933-0893.
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St. John Medical Center’s Holiday Spirit was in full swing last Wednesday at Avon Oaks Country Club as the hospital honored its Auxiliary Board and membership with lunch, friendship and fun.
SJMC President Robert G. David and Auxiliary Board President Ardis Radak thanked these generous volunteers for all they do. Sr. Kendra Bottoms opened lunch with a prayer and then gratefully accepted a generous check from Ardis to support SJMC missions and ministry. Ardis and her team blessed several SJMC programs with support, exemplifying the spirit of compassion lived by the hospital.
SJMC Holiday Luncheon
Ardis Radak and Marti Choban - thank you for your many years of service.
Ardis and Bill Radak, honored
by incoming SJMC Auxiliary
President Joyce Holod.
SJMC Auxiliary Board new members (L-R): Michele Mastantuono, Vice President, Joyce Holod, President, Carol Rosing, Secretary, Sigrid Semko, Corresponding Secretary, and Ann Kullik, Asst. Treasurer.
Mr. David then intro-duced the 2017 Board, and outgoing president Ardis Radak was surprised and honored with a special presentation by incoming president Joyce Holod.
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Bay Village Foundation Trustee Mindy Stroh, former Mayor Tom Jelepis, Play in Bay founding father Jim Potter, Interim Mayor Gary Ebert, Bay Village Foun-dation President Al Paulus, City Council President Paul Koomar, Bay Village
Foundation Past President Eileen Vernon and Bay Village Foundation Executive Committee member Wayne Reese.
Bay Village’s venerable ‘Play in Bay’ playground for children celebrated a Ground-breaking Ceremony this morning, kicking off improvements to the Bay Village landmark located behind City Hall along Dover Center Road.
The Bay Village Foundation and the City of Bay Village noted that the groundbreaking event caps a year-long community fundraising effort to raise $100,000.
The funds will be used to upgrade the wooden structure and to add equipment to the playground that was built with community fundraising twenty years ago.
“I can just imagine that Dick and Betsy Martin are looking down and smiling right now,” said Mayor Ebert at the groundbreaking. Longtime Bay Village City Council Presi-dent T. Richard Martin and Betsy Martin were instrumental in founding the Bay Village Foundation.
The Bay Village Foundation exists to provide support for projects and programs fos-tering Bay Village’s historical, cultural, social, and educational heritage. Through The Bay Village Foundation, its citizens and businesses are encouraged to perpetuate the traditions that make Bay Village a special place to live and work.
The story began in 1995 when a group of civic minded volunteers established a fund to help the city build a playground. The project was called Play in Bay. The playground was completed by the cooperative efforts of non-profit organizations that came together to see the project through to completion.
Under the leadership of T. Richard (Dick) Martin, they began to think about creating one organization to which all the others could look for financial help. So they set about making their dream a reality. It took several years and many volunteer hours but they did it. That fund is now called The Bay Village Foundation.
To learn more about The Bay Village Foundation, please visit: Thebayvillagefounda-tion.org
Play in Bay Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony
Bay Village Foundation President Al Paulus explains how the funds will be used to upgrade the playground.
“I was overwhelmed by the good wishes and generosity of many of our local artists,” said Dombrowiak of the Beck Center honor. “Katie was unable to attend the Beck Center event but composed a special poem for me, Mensch’s Polonaise for the occasion.” Good news! Katie was in Cleveland to deliver the poem in person at the Bruno Casiano Gallery. It featured the premiere reading of Mensch’s Polonaise, delivered with Katie’s signature
heartfelt panache. “Katie has been a wonderful friend to Community West Foun-dation and she feels that poetry is a way to build trust within ourselves, and community with others,” said Dombrowiak. For those who were not there - or those who have not heard Katie read – she doesn’t …she gives a full all-out performance that left guests overwhelmed and moved. The poem is written in the style of Allen Ginsberg, an espe-cially appropriate individualization dedicated to Dombrowiak because
of his personal connection to the father of beat poetry. They were friends who shared the same birth date and made an annual calls to one another until the poet’s death in 1997. The poem celebrates David’s call to share in the banquet of life with the least of our brothers and sisters, a mission clearly espoused by the Community West Foundation’s commitment to “Illuminate Hope.”
“To uncover the divine spark in every shadow.....”continued from page 1
Mensch’s Polonaiseafter Allen Ginsberg
for David Dombrowiak
Our angelheaded brother achesTo undestroy the minds of his generation
To dissuade the scholars of warTo bare our submarine sails to the breath of heaven
He saysWhatever you do for the most tattered & hollow-eyed
Of my brothers & sisters, you do for meHe fathoms
The stadiums packed with ancient heavenly connectionHow a blitz could be an act of compassion
Each home run an odysseyThe interception at Zen koan
He livesTo uncover the divine spark in every shadow
Every purgatoried hot dog & mad slice of cherry pieThe museum painting & wheelbarrows full of onions
Make him weep with joyThe soliloquies & doo wop jukeboxes
Are bread & roses for his soulBut sometime
The ear is a smoking tombArtists starve for the starry dynamo
Children bleed into the abyssWhich is when he convinces us
To emerge from the caveTo rise up from under the bridge
To improvise a balm from harpsichords & kettle drumsThen gather the world
--Seen & unseen, heard & unheard--Into our arms
& dance- Katie Daley
David T. Dombrowiak, President and CEO,Community West Foundation: “I wasoverwhelmed by the good wishes...”Special musicial performances highlighted the day.
Bruno Casiano welcomes guests to hisDetroit Avenue gallery.Katie Daley presents the world premier of her poem Mensch’s Polonaise.
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Help Your Neighbors In Need With SocksPLUSGive the Gift of Warmth and Comfort. Give the Gift of Socks, Plus More
Join the Mission of the Community West Foundation to advance the health and well being of our community.
The Holiday Season is hereand the time is winding down for
2016 charitable giving.
When was the last time you were excited to receive socks? For thousands of Cleveland’s homeless, socks are a gift that’s never taken for granted. In fact, they are the item that’s most requested by anyone living outside. The needs are constant throughout the year. During the cold fall and winter months, socks, gloves, boots and warm clothing protect them from frostbite and hypothermia. In the spring, it’s important to have water-resistant blankets and clothing to stay dry. In the summer, backpacks, bottled water, insect repellent and toiletries are in high demand. Community West Foundation guarantees that your do-nation will help with some basic necessities of this population. Community West Foundation has partnered with the North-east Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. No matter what you give, your gift makes a difference. Consider this: •$10 can supply 10 pairs of Socks. •$30 can supply 10 pairs of SocksPLUS gloves and a hat. •$40 can supply 10 pairs of SocksPLUS gloves and a hat and shoes. •$60 can supply 10 pairs of SocksPLUS gloves and a hat, shoes, and heavy-duty winter boots. •$100cansupplyabackpackfilledwith10pairsofSocksPLUS gloves and a hat, shoes and heavy winter boots. Donating to the campaign is an easy way to help people who are homeless throughout the year. And, when you give, you’ll receive regular updates of where your donations are going and how they’re helping.
Did you know socks are the most requested item by the homeless?
For SocksPlusc/o Community West Foundation
800 Sharon Drive, Suite CWestlake, Ohio 44145
www.communitywestfoundation.orgsecure donations via PayPal
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thank you for supporting sockspLus
What the Money you raise Will Do$10 will supply 10 pairs of Socks
$30 will supply 10 pairs of Socks pluS gloves and a hat.
$40 will supply 10 pairs of Socks pluS gloves, a hat and shoes.
$60 will supply 10 pairs of Socks pluS gloves, a hat, shoes and heavy-duty winter boots.
$100 will supply a backpack filled with 10 pairs of Socks pluS gloves, a hat, shoes and heavy-duty winter boots.
We launched our SockspluS Initiative to help collect Socks pLus other essential items needed by the homeless. and, for thousands of cleveland’s homeless men, women and children, socks are a
gift that’s never taken for granted. In fact, they are the item most requested by anyone living outside.
community West Foundation places the health and well being of our community above all else and we hope you will join our efforts to help the least among us. We encourage you to
contribute in your own way by sharing your time, support, ideas and SocKS.
Laura Uhle with the family’s donation to the Community West Foundation’s SocksPLUS campaign.
The Uhle-Cottrell family tribe collected over 200 pair of socks for theSocksPLUS drive over Thanksgiving. 21 members ranging in age from
22-88 years old, contributed. Martin Uhle is a Community WestFoundation Board Member.
How You Can Donate Online: You can do a one-time contribution or a re-curring donation online at www.CommunityWestFoundation.org By mail: SocksPLUS, c/o Community West Foun-dation, 800 Sharon Dr., Suite C, Westlake, OH 44145. In Person: The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) is collecting items for the home-less, which can be dropped off at 3631 Perkins Avenue, in Cleveland. NEOCH will distribute items directly to
the city’s least fortunate residents. Remember, every lit-tle bit will go a long way towards helping someone sur-vive. Items Needed Include: New Socks, Hats, Gloves, Blankets, Coats, Toiletries, Water bottles, Towels, Back packs, sleeping bags and tents. Host an Event: Get your school, church or organi-zation involved in the fundraising effort. You can host a car wash, have a sock hop or start a collection box. Be creative!
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Avon kicked off the Holiday Season in good, old traditional style the weekend of Dec. 2-4 with its annual Tree Lighting Festival.
Activities started in the Olde Avon area and moved to the Gazebo and Avon Isle Saturday evening as hundreds of residents came out to celebrate.
Highlight was Santa’s Sleigh Ride to the Gazebo where he pulled the switch to magically light the Avon Christmas Tree and kick off the season.
Santa was assisted by 5-year old Jude Zimmer, a student at Goddard School who
won the chance to ride along with Santa to the Heritage Gazebo. Avon School choirs made the night complete with wonderful Christmas music, and then all stopped in at Avon Isle for a chance to visit with Santa and his reindeer while enjoying crafts, the gingerbread house competition and hot chocolate.“We may be a growing community, but we’re still family,” said Mayor Bryan Jensen as he welcomed the crowd to the old-fashioned Christmas season kick-off.
Avon’s Tree Lighting Festival Celebrates the Season
Arctic Creations Ice Carvings says, Welcome to Avon!The Avon High School Marching Band
Celebrates the Season.
Anna, Elsa and Olaf from FROZEN thrilled the crowd thanks to sponsor Wealth Health, LLC.
Santa leads the way to the Gazebo with helper Jude Zimmer.Wow! The Frozen Princesses!
Clint Gault, President, French Creek Foundation, helps Santa’s parade find its way from Olde Avon Village to the
Heritage Gazebo.
Mayor Jensen welcomes residents to the Gazebo with warm holiday greetings
Facepainting with a Holiday theme.The joy of Gingerbread Houses!
Santa and his Elves take gift requests at
Avon Isle.
Live Reindeer at Avon Isle, sponsored by GK’s Custom Polishing, Inc.
The Avon Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Avon High School Choir.
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‘Tis the SeasonSome people don’t get that the Christmas season
is the time of year for peace on earth and good will to-ward men. Just take a look at what the bad guys are doing when the rest of us are wrapping gifts:
Prostitution Ring BustWestlake Police teamed with
several law enforcement agencies in breaking up a human trafficking ring at a Westlake motel near I-90 last week. The Westlake Police Depart-ment conducted a joint human traf-ficking operation with The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, The Wests-hore Enforcement Bureau, and The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office on Dec. 7, making five arrests for crimes ranging from soliciting, prostitution, drug abuse and more. Four other per-sons were ID’d and released and will receive sum-mons in the mail. All were contacted through ads they had placed on the internet at Backpages.com and negotiated a price for sexual activity, report police. None were found to be involved in these incidents against their will; they were willing participants.
Homeowner Robbed at GunpointA 63 year Edgepark Drive man was accosted
at gunpoint by two men armed with handguns on Dec. 4. The men forced the victim into his house and robbed him of a ‘considerable’ amount of money. The victim believes the robbers were Hispanic, although their faces were covered. No car was seen.
Car Theft EpidemicWestlake Police strongly urge residents to lock
their cars after a rash of automobile break-in hit the city late last month 25 unlocked vehicles were rum-maged through on the night of Nov. 29. Cash, coins, a checkbook, credit cards, and Rx medicine were taken from some. The auto upholstery was burned in one car; a cigar butt was recovered there and sent to BCI&I for analysis. Three of the incidents occurred in garages that were left open or unlocked. The thefts took place on streets and subdivisions along Hilliard Blvd., Bassett Rd. and Schwartz Rd.
• 21 unlocked cars were gone through in the Set-tlers Reserve development (off Hilliard east of Bas-sett Rd.) on the night of Nov. 27. Loose change and a knife were taken from a few of them.
Man Tasered in Bay Domestic CallOn 120116, at 20:14 hrs, Bay Vil-
lage Police officers were dispatched to a Juneway Drive address on the report of an intoxicated male who had struck his girlfriend. Officers found the 41 year-old male to the rear of the house. He refused to comply with the orders of the officers. He was warned that a taser would be deployed if he continued to resist, but this did not change his be-havior. After deployment of the taser, the male was taken into custody. He was taken back to the Bay Vil-lage Police station, processed and held in jail until his appearance with Rocky River Municipal Court on charges of Domestic Violence and Disorderly Con-duct Intoxication.
What’s Up, Doc?In a twist on the old ‘dog ate my homework’ ploy,
a woman appeared at the Bay Police Station win-dow on Thanksgiving Day with an unusual request. She asked that a police report be filed documenting her claim that her rabbit had chewed up her paper-work for a medical prescription. She was told another could not be provided unless she made a report to her local police department. She was advised police reports are not done for such a circumstance, but Bay Police would happily provide her a copy of the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) entry stating the events as told by her.
Holiday Misery• A 43yoa Parma man followed his 30yoa
Strongsville girlfriend to the dead end of Laura Ln. in Westlake where he deliberately crashed his car into
hers. She then followed him to a Center Ridge Rd. parking lot where his car broke down. He was arrest-ed for OVI, DV, BAC (.245 breath test), and Felonious Assault. No one was hurt and both cars were towed.
• An estranged Lorain couple (28yoa male and 35yoa female) got into it on Dec. 3 at a Columbia Rd. club. They argued about each other being at the busi-ness and exchanged slaps. Management banned the female from returning to the location; the prosecutor will rule on possible DV charges.
• St. Nicholas Day ended badly for a 36yoa Bay Village woman. She showed up intoxicated at her ex-husband’s Roanoke Ct. home and wouldn’t leave, while constantly texting him, yelling, and pounding on the door. She was arrested for DCI.
• A 28yoa Westlake man passed out behind the wheel of his 2002 Chevrolet pickup in the driveway of taco Bell on Dec. 9. When he was awakened by offi-cers, his truck rolled into a cruiser; there was no dam-age. He was arrested for OVI, BAC (.089 breath), Failure to Control, and Seat Belt Required.
Shoplifter SurgeDec. 8 was a red letter theft day for the Victo-
ria’s Secret store on Main St. at Crocker Park. 5 black females stole an est. $400 worth of merchan-dise around 4:30PM. In a second incident, 2 black females ran out with an est. $1900 worth of clothing at 7pm. It is unknown if any of the suspects were in-volved with both thefts.
• Some Texan went on a spending spree with a Laughlin Ln. woman’s credit card. On Dec. 6 she re-ported that $2217 worth of purchases were made in two Texas locations Nov. 10-16. She discovered the charges after receiving her statement.
Porch Theft AlertOn 120616, at 14:52 hrs, a Bay Village Police of-
ficer was dispatched to Ednil Dr. address on the re-port that a package had been delivered, but then ap-parently stolen off the front porch. An item had been ordered from Amazon. When it did not arrive as ex-pected the purchaser called Amazon to make inquiry. An employee of UPS called to state the package had been delivered on 112916. A theft report was taken.
The Bay Village Police would like to remind all residents to be mindful of the fact this type of crime occurs at all times of the year, but is more prevalent during the holiday season. Try to have any packages delivered to a secure location or require someone be present in order to sign for it.
Stay Safe from Gift Card ScamsArea police have received multiple complaints
from elderly residents regarding a “family emer-gency scam” they fell prey to. The citizens report that they received a call from an unfamiliar number in which the caller claimed to be a grandson. The caller claimed he had a cold and that was why his voice sounded different. He claimed to be in jail in Cleveland and then put another party on the line who he claimed was a police sergeant from the jail. The fake “police sergeant” then instructed the victim to go to Target or another store and purchase as many as 2 or 3 $2,000 gift cards in to pay the “grandson’s” $4,000 bond.
Victims have complied by purchasing the gift
cards, calling the suspect back, and giving the pin numbers for the cards to the scammer over the phone. Victims then discover later that the grandson was not in jail after all, but instead was safely away at school.
This is a known scam that quite often targets el-derly victims and preys upon their desire to help their family members.
• ALWAYS be suspicious of anyone who de-mands payment in gift cards.
• If someone calls or sends a message claim-ing to be a family member or a friend desperate for money:
• Resist the urge to act immediately, no matter how dramatic the story is.
• Verify the person’s identity by asking questions that a stranger couldn’t possibly answer.
• Call a phone number for your family member or friend that you know to be genuine.
• Check the story out with someone else in your family or circle of friends, even if you’ve been told to keep it a secret.
• Don’t wire money — or send a check or money order by overnight delivery or courier.
• Report possible fraud at ftc.gov/complaint or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP
The Westlake Kiwanis are look-ing to help the Westlake Police De-partment, the City of Westlake and surrounding communities by start-ing a project to expand Westlake’s canine program. Westlake currently has one dog, Chico, and he is set to be retired in early 2017. Westlake is looking to replace him and possibly add one or two more to the program.
These dogs are used in all facets in the criminal apprehension of drug traffickers. They also can be used to establish a relationship within the community for preventative education on drugs (dare program/safety town).
Each dog costs about $15,000. Officer train-ing, car and equipment can total between $5,000 – $8,000. The Kiwanis have set up a fund to attract donations and grants to achieve this goal. Any ques-tions about the project, can be forwarded to Rick Grane at [email protected]. Donations may be tax deductible.
Wanted: Help for Westlake’s K-9 Cop Corps
~Chico~
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Avon Gingerbread House Contest Winners:Ages 3 - 5
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Ages 6 - 8First Place: Samantha GorneySecond Place: Kate Gorney
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