Members of the Bay Men’s Club recently participated in the city’s annual Homecoming Parade. It was the first time that members of the city’s oldest civic organization marched in the parade, which was formed about 2000 and has grown to be the largest parade in the city. Thanks to club treasurer Chris Edelman for bring a 1939 Ford to proudly carry the BMC banner.

Hello to all current and former Bay Men’s Club members.

With summer fleeting, we are looking forward to another exciting year at Bay Men’s Club.

If you are not aware, BMC dues have changed. The board eliminated all payments at the door for meetings. Dues are now $50 for all members ages 18-60 and $40 for all members over the age of 60.

Incredibly, this includes all food and beverages for the entire year (10 meetings)!

We encourage you to tell your friends, neighbors and associates about our great club and reasonable dues.

If you wish to send a check, mail it to the BMC, 31103 Clairwood Dr., Bay Village, OH 44140, or you can bring your dues payment to the first meeting on September 3th.

We look forward to seeing you this year!

More than 400 people recently attended the first-ever “Kids and Cops Day” in Cahoon Memorial Park, and members of the Bay Men’s Club were on hand to help arrest hunger and thirst.

Bay Men’s Club members (left to right) Dave Adams, Wayne Douglas, Chris Edelman and Greg Sereta, cooked and served food donated by area retailers as a service to the community.

Law enforcement personnel from Bay Village, Avon Lake, Westlake and Rocky River, as well as the Cuyahoga County bomb squad and SWAT team, were on hand. Boats, helicopters, bomb-disarming robots and police dogs were among the highlights from the event, which was designed to help children understand, appreciate and feel comfortable with their local law enforcement authorities, according to event coordinator Shawn May of the Bay Village Police Department.

BMC scholarship recipient Carolyn Emmer, third from right, is shown with, from left, BMC past president Peter Gierosky, mother Elizabeth, BMC Scholarship Committee Chairperson John D. Stanton, father Richard and BMC President Ray Yoder.

BMC scholarship recipient Michael Kuper, right, is congratulated by BMC Scholarship Committee Chairperson John D. Stanton.

Bay High seniors Carolyn Emmer and Michael Kuper have been named recipients of The Bay Village Men’s Club scholarships.

Emmer, 18, is the daughter of Elizabeth and Richard Emmer. She will be attending Kent State University where she plans to major in both architecture and business. She was the vice president of the National Honor Society, president of HERO (a community outreach program); has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award (the organization’s highest) and was on the honor roll all four years of high school.

Emmer also has been recognized for donating more than 200 hours of service to Fairview Hospital as a junior volunteer.

Kuper, 18, is the son of Marcia and Richard Kuper. He will attend The Ohio State University where he will pursue a degree in engineering before progressing to medical school. Kuper is an advanced-placement scholar with honors; is the recipient of the Michelson Morely Science Award; is a member of the National Honor Society; was on the honor roll 15 consecutive quarters; earned the rank of Eagle Scout with six palms; marches in the band, is a nationally ranked marksman and has earned four skiing recognitions for racing, moguls, freestyle and SnoPro.

He is the third son of Marcia and Richard to attend college in five years. Hel began working at age nine to save money for college.

“We are happy to be able to award these scholarships to deserving high school seniors,” Scholarship Committee Chairperson John D. Stanton said. “This is an investment in the future of our community, state and country, and we are gratified to know it will pay dividends in the future.”

Members of the Bay Men’s Club recently spent a Saturday repairing and repainting the storage barn used by the Bay Men’s Club youth baseball league in Bradley Park. The group repaired the roof, replaced rotten wood and repainted the entire structure. Shown, left to right, are club members Jim Cook, Chris Edelman, Eric Eakin and President Peter Gierosky.

Who were the winners of a wheelbarrow full of booze and a new patio heater!

Thanks to the BMC members who donated to the wheelbarrow and to Russ Dezember at True Value Hardware for the donation of the wheelbarrow and Makita cordless screwdriver.

Proceeds benefited the Bay Village Men’s Club Scholarship Fund.