A Place in the Sun

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – The Frostville Museum complex will be a busy place this weekend with the Frostville Antique-Vintage, Flea and Market and the weekly Summer Farmers Market and Trash and Treasures Sale both set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at Frostville Museum, 24101 Cedar Point Road, North Olmsted, in the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks.

There will be entertainment, artists, crafters, antiques, local food producers, farmers, food trucks, upscale resale, face painting, games and more.

Anyone interested in being a vendor for the event should call Angie Obbish, market manager, at 330-592-6518.

Access to Frostville is via Columbia Road to Cedar Point Road or Lewis Road.

The Summer Farmers Market is every Saturday in August. Shoppers will find local farmers, seasonal produce, free range meats, pastries, eggs, honey, maple syrup, tea, coffee, artisan breads, garden plants and more.

Visit olmstedhistoricalsociety.org for more information on these events and other upcoming Olmsted Historical Society and Frostville functions.

Three Arts Club scholarships: The Three Arts Club of Lakewood selected seven winners in its annual scholarships competition.

Moshi Tang of Lyndhurst, a violinst, was accepted into the dual degree program (neuroscience and violin performance) at Harvard University/New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. She will begin her studies this fall.

Rocky River resident Owen Ganor, a clarinet player, will attend Oberlin College and Conservatory in the fall majoring in clarinet performance and biology with a goal of playing in a professional orchestra.

Kevin Hebovia of Olmsted Township, an alto saxophonist, will continue his undergraduate musical studies at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of music and will continue in post-graduate work.

Andrew Swislocki, of Rocky River, also an alto saxophonist, will study computer engineering at either the University of Dayton or the University of Cincinnati in the fall.

Ethan Juhasz of Berea will attend The College of Wooster this fall. He is interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree, possibly in law, but also has an interest in the performing arts. He was selected in the drama category.

Jacob Lisiewski of Strongsville, a pianist, is a student at Baldwin Wallace University majoring in music composition/keyboard performance. He plans to continue his studies in a postgraduate program and hopes to continue composing music, possibly for films, working on multimedia projects, teaching and giving solo and chamber recitals.

Aidan Nowak of Cleveland, trumpet, will attend Baldwin Wallace University in the fall majoring in music education. He hopes to be a high school band director, as well as to play in bands, professional orchestras, church ensembles and pit ensembles for musicals.

Community meal: Clague Road United Church of Christ and Church of the Redeemer, Westlake, will host a free community meal beginning at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Clague Road UCC, 3650 Clague Road, North Olmsted.

Guests should come to the rear door of the church to receive a meal. The event lasts until all meals are distributed.

New board members: Three Arches Foundation, a community-focused grant-making foundation, added three new people to its 19-member board of directors: Seronica Powell, Sabrina Roberts, and Ben Tomins. The volunteer board provides leadership, oversight and strategic guidance in pursuit of the foundation’s vision of a vibrant community where every person has equitable access to achieve optimal physical and behavioral health.

Powell is director of finance for The Center for Black Health & Equity, a national nonprofit with focus on the facilitation of programs and services that promote health equity for people of African descent. She has more than two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector and said she is deeply committed to working for and with populations that are considered to be underserved.

Roberts is senior advisor to the Cuyahoga County executive with specific focus on the Department of Health and Human Services. In this appointed role, she evaluates and provides guidance on critical issues, programs, partnerships and employee engagement, as well as assisting with efforts to advance racial equity and promote inclusion efforts across the county government. Throughout her career, Roberts has helped strengthen access to quality health care for people impacted by health disparities.

Tomins is a senior manager within the Accounting Reporting & Advisory group for Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a certified public accountant in Ohio with 12 years of combined experience providing accounting advisory services, specializing in complex accounting issues and transactions for both public and private companies and previously as an external auditor.

“We welcome our three new directors and look forward to their contributions,” said Kristin Broadbent, Three Arches’ president and CEO. “Each offers a unique background and perspective that will boost our collective efforts to help grant partners better address needs and gaps affecting health and well-being of people in Lakewood and surrounding communities.”

The board also honored director Bill LaPlace who died earlier this year with acknowledgment of his dedication to the formation and work of the foundation.

In addition, outgoing directors Ellen Ospelt and Rick Smith were recognized for their leadership and service over the past several years.

Current board member Pat Sullivan was elected as the new treasurer.

At the library: The Fairview Park Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library will offer a sign language class for beginners this fall. The introduction to American Sign Language and deaf culture will teach participants how to introduce themselves and communicate in simple phrases.

Classes will be 2-3 p.m. on Thursdays Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the library, 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park.

Registration required.  To register or for more information, visit cuyahogalibrary.org or call the library, 440-333-4700.

Chamber chatter: Lauren Small, CEO and president of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber will have its 67th annual New Teacher Luncheon on Aug. 18. The event welcomes teachers who are new to all schools in the city.

The chamber also is getting ready to launch a new educational workshop series in partnership with the city.

The following new members were added to the chamber’s board of directors: Will Costello, Laskey Costello CPAs; Christine Frank, Superscript Comics and Games;

Maggie Niedzwieki, Lakewood City Schools; Andrew Revy, Immigrant Son Brewery;

Douglas Thomas, Equitable Advisors – Lakewood; Jody Wilkerson, Lakewood Public Library; and Danielle Zann, CouCou Sentiment

Troy Bratz, Keller Williams Elevate; Jay Carson, Wegman Hessler Valore; Donnald Heckelmoser, Barton Communities; and Lisa Tomm, Hospice of the Western Reserve, are returning board members.

For more information on the chamber, visit lakewoodchamber.org.

Fairview Park receives ODOT grant: Fairview Park Mayor Patrick Cooney said the city received a $274,343 grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Program for pedestrian and traffic improvements near Gilles-Sweet Elementary and throughout the city.

The funds will be used for adding crosswalks and signage at the intersections around Gilles-Sweet, to erect in-street, portable pedestrian crossing signs, to add pedestrian lighting along Alexander Road and West 220 Street, to paint high-visibility crosswalks throughout the community to ensure long term durability of pavement markings, to post advanced warning signs for crossing around Gilles-Sweet and the community and to install a speed feedback sign along West 220 Street.

Library news: The North Olmsted Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 27403 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, is offering the CCPL fall programming guide online and at all branches. The guide includes both in-person and virtual programming in a magazine format. Drop in, call 440-777-6211, or visit the events calendar at cuyahogalibrary.org/Events for the most up-to-date event listings.

Among the North Olmsted Branch offerings are:

· Kid’s Café – 2:45-3:45 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, beginning Aug. 21, throughout the school year. The library collaborates with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank to provide children with free healthy meals at select branches. Children who attend Kids Café also may receive a free book courtesy of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, while supplies last. The Kids Café program is open to children 18 and younger.

· ESOL Class – Students must attend an orientation before beginning class, which takes place 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at CCPL branches. For orientation and class information, call 833-277-4732 or visit aspiregreatercleveland.org.

Gemini Center maintenance: The annual cleaning and maintenance for the Fairview Park Gemini Center is scheduled for Aug. 21 to Sept. 4, reopening on Sept. 5.

Gemini Center members can use the indoor facilities at the Rocky River and Westlake recreation centers during the closure, however the outdoor pools will not be available.

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