Bay Village News

S ix-word memoirs are still pouring in. Students from all over Northeast Ohio penned them after reading the column I wrote challenging people to write a story in six words last month.

Huntington Playhouse will close out there 2009 season with the production of "It's a Wonderful Life," to open Nov.

Maple Leaf Landscaping employees Jared Munkachy, top left, and Jamie Chiara, top right, work with Maple Leaf co-owners Julia and Byron Shutt to revamp the grounds at Bay Village City Hall.

FIGHT, KNICKERBOCKER ROAD: Police responded to a report of a fight on Knickerbocker at about 2 a.m. Oct.

Jack needs a place to run. Who is Jack? He is a therapy dog who recently moved into Fontbonne, a group home operated by Family Haven in Bay Village for people with developmental disabilities.

It was a good night to be an incumbent mayor in Cuyahoga County's suburbs on Tuesday.

Nadine Kodysz, Evelyn Zweifel, Colleen Short and Janice Johnson load up a cart. "We have literally no budget for this," she said.

Grade/subject at what school: Special-ed and assistant men's soccer coach, Westfield High School.

DRUNK DRIVING, PINEWOOD ROAD: An officer questioned a woman after stopping her for a traffic violation at about 2:45 a.m. Oct.

A local "gang" celebrated Halloween by dressing up as the kids from Scooby Doo. The boys in the top row are the "Witch Doctor," a.k.a. Avon Lake resident T.J Fallon, left, and Freddy, a.k.a. Lakewood resident Deven Middleton.

BAY VILLAGE -- It was 20 years ago Tuesday that Amy Mihaljevic disappeared from a street corner in Bay Village.

Few of life's challenges are as great as becoming a mother for the first time. But when a young woman lacks the financial or emotional resources to adequately care for a new baby, the prospect of motherhood can be overwhelming.

Billboards are displaying the image of Amy Mihaljevic. The 10 year old Bay Village girl who was kidnapped 20 years ago this Tuesday.

VANDALISM, OLD ROCKSIDE ROAD: An excavating machine parked at Old Rockside Road and Pinnacle Park incurred $15,000 in damage when someone put mud in its fuel tank, smashed windows and poured oil on the machine.

This scene is somewhere in the West Shore Sun/Sun Sentinel area . Here's a clue: Pretty soon this location in a western Cuyahoga County community, will be closed up and ready for winter.

AVON LAKE a ' A man driving a car with stolen license plates refused to pull over for police and sparked a high-speed chase from Avon Lake to Avon and back - causing two crashes in the process and sending one person to the hospital.

Bay Village City Schools officials will address residents during their state of the schools presentation, entitled "Dessert and Dialogue," at 7:30 p.m. Oct.

Working on a single-camera comedy with no studio audience is "very, very different," says Bay Village native Patricia Heaton.

The Bay Village Community Service Department will provide assistance to families during the holidays this year through the Adopt A Family Program and other Dwyer Memorial programs.

BAYarts, a shining example of community involvement and support for the arts on Cleveland's west shore, had an opportunity to sparkle recently.