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The City of Fairlawn
Bath
Township
Copley
Township
Education Library
Parks Recreation
Business
Cover photos by RPC staff. Montage
design by April K. Helms
n City of Fairlawn — 4
n History of Fairlawn — 4
n Fairlawn Safety — 6
n Keeping the Safety Forces Safe — 6
n Fairlawn Mayor’s Court — 6
n Bath Township — 7
n Bath Safety — 8
n Bath Horse Show — 8
n History of Bath — 9
n Copley Township — 10
n Copley Historical Society — 10
n Copley Safety — 12
n Safety Town — 12
n Copley Creekside Farmers Market — 19
n Local Parks — 20
n Hale Farm Village — 21
n Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce — 14
n Copley Chamber of Commerce — 14
n Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library — 15
n Copley-Fairlawn Schools — 16
n Revere Local Schools — 17
n Private Parochial Schools — 18
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Area Highlights
Western Reserve Playhouse
Community Organizations
Pages 4-6
Pages 7-9
Pages 10-12
Pages 15
Page 14
Page 11
Pages 15-18
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Fairlawn City Council meets
the first and third Mondays
at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair-
lawn City Hall. Call city hall
to confirm meeting times
and dates.
Fairlawn City Hall • 3487 S. Smith Road • 330-668-9500 • www.cityoffairlawn.com
The City of Fairlawn
A
vibrant commerical and retail area, numerous parks, and programs for resi-
dents of all ages help define the city of Fairlawn.
This city, which has more than 7,400 res-
idents, boasts a stellar school district, the
Fairlawn-Bath Branch of the Akron-Sum-
mit County Library System, several active
civic groups.
Highlights in the community include its
annual Independence Day Parade, a sum-
mer concert series, the Food Truck round-
up, and a Community Golf Day.
William J. Roth Jr.
Mayor
City
Council
Russell T. Sharnsky
At-large
Rick E. Herbert
Ward 1
Barbara Potts
Ward 2
R. Bryan nace
Ward 3
Philip Brillhart
Ward 4
Susan E. Sullivan
Ward 5
Kathleen Baum
Ward 6
The city of Fairlawn hosts free concerts in
the park at Bicentennial Park.
History of Fairlawn
In 1958, a group of interest-
ed citizens decided to incor-
porate their area into Fair-
lawn Village. They felt it would
be the best way to solve prob-
lems and provide necessary
improvements for the grow-
ing community.
Two major accomplish-
ments marked the life of the
Village. It fought off the west-
ward extension of the Ak-
ron expressway, I-77, which
threatened to bisect the com-
munity. A southern alternate
route was proposed by village
officials and was eventually
used by the state.
The other successful pro-
gram was the ambitious
aim to have concrete paving
throughout the Village. Dur-
ing a period of four years, a to-
tal of 16 miles of roads were
paved.
City
The 1970’s census put Fair-
lawn’s population at 6,200 and
eligible for city-hood. A spe-
cial election in July of 1971
was scheduled and the Char-
ter form of government was
chosen for the now official city
of Fairlawn.
The ensuing years saw tre-
mendous residential and
commercial development.
The city has been able to
maintain that balance of
residential and commercial
growth over the years, yet still
keeping the quality of life res-
idents demand. Along with
this growth came the expan-
sion of all city services and the
long-range planning for the
health and welfare of our cit-
izens and business partners.
— information provided by
the city of Fairlawn

Fairlawn Police
Department
3487 S. Smith Road
330-670-4300
Kenneth Walsh
Police Chief
Russ Hose
Fire Chief
Fairlawn Fire
Department
3525 S. Smith Road
330-668-9540
Fairlawn Police Fire
Fairlawn Mayor’s Court
Mayor’s Court handles misdemeanor traffic offens-
es and first time Driving Under the Influence offenses.
3487 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn • 330-668-9505
Mayors_Court@ci.fairlawn.oh.us
Dave Devany
Magistrate
George Pappas
Prosecutor
Mary McIntyre
Clerk
330-668-9505
Dwayne Marty of Norton and Elliott Dunaye of Copley model the
new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus units the Fairlawn Fire
Department recently obtained through a FEMA grant.
The SCBAs and the air
packs were obtained through
a FEMA grant, said Lt. Scott
Reymann. FEMA covered 95
percent of the cost, while Fair-
lawn picked up the rest of the
tab.
The new SCBAs replace the
city’s older 24 units, Reymann
said.
“We are replacing them unit
by unit,” he said of the old-
er SCBAs. “We also now have
the 24 air packs. We use these
for when a firefighter needs
to go into a burning building
or a hazardous environment,
we we aren’t breathing in con-
taminated air. “
Reymann says the new
equipment benefits not only
the city of Fairlawn, but other
communities which Fairlawn
may be called in to help with
an emergency.
T
he firefighters with the Fairlawn Fire Depart-
ment can do their jobs more safely with the ac-
quisition of 24 new Self Contained Breathing Ap-
paratus, as well as 24 new air packs.
Keeping the Safety
Forces Safe

Bath Township Center • 3864 W. bath Road
330-666-4007
www.bathtownship.org
Bath Township
B
ath Township has many features for its 10,000 residents
and the businesses who call the township home.
One highlight is the Bath Na-
ture Preserve, said township ad-
ministrator Vito Sinopoli. The
nature preserve, on Ira Road, in-
cludes more than 400 acres.
Bath also hosts several com-
munity events, including its an-
nual Community Days, which al-
ways take place the first Saturday
of August. Sinopoli said the day
includes a pancake breakfast fol-
lowed by a parade, then activi-
ties at the Bath Community and
Activity Center. The township
also hosts Memorial Day events
and has organizes a Project Pride
event in April, where teams of vol-
unteers come out to clean up and
beautify the township.
One service Bath Township of-
fers its regular refuse customers is
textile recycling.
“I believe we are the first com-
munity in Summit County to of-
fer this,” Sinopoli said of the ser-
vice. “We’ve contracted through
Simple Recycling so residents
can recycle their clothing, shoes,
old purses, linens and items like
that.”
Township TRustees Township Officials
Elaina Goodrich
President
James N. Nelson
Vice PResident
Becky Corbett
Trustee
Sharon Troike
Fiscal Officer
Vito Sinopoli
Township
Administrator

T
he annual Bath Horse Show, a major fundraiser for
the Bath Fire Department, celebrated its 70th year
in 2014. The show features equestrians of all ages
and disciplines.
According to Chris Null from
the fire department, the horse
show raises around $35,000 to
$40,000 a year from donations,
ticket sales, entrance fees and
concession sales.
The show was started in
1944 by a group of Bath teen-
agers who enjoyed riding to-
gether. They decided to host
their own show to give them
an opportunity for one more
ride before the season end-
ed. That first year netted $400,
which was donated to the Red
Cross.
The horse show joined forc-
es with the Bath Fire Depart-
ment in its third year. The
fire department, which was
formed in 1945, has sponsored
the show ever since.
Today, the two-day summer
event takes place at the for-
mer Bob-o-Lin Farm (now the
Bath Fire Department’s Horse
Show Grounds) at Everett and
Revere roads.
The show is run according to
Central Ohio Saddle Club As-
sociation rules. Judged classes
include halter, dressage, jump-
ing, carriage and western.
Bath Police
Department
3864 W. Bath Road, Akron
330-666-3736
Michael B. McNeely
Police Chief
Walt Hower
Fire Chief
Bath Fire
Department
3864 W. Bath Road, Akron
330-666-3735
Bath Horse Show
Bath Police Fire
The annual Bath Horse show highlights many riding dis-
ciplines, including English, Western and carriage. Above,
Mandy Dacek of Broadview Heights rides Heza Star Hunter
during one of the judged classes.

T
his history behind the township’s name
is an interesting story in itself. The area
had originally been known as simply
Number 3, Range 12, of the Western Reserve,
but this was superceded by Wheatfield, and
then Hammondsburgh, after one of the early
settlers.
The question of a new
name then came up at
one of the town meet-
ings; but discussion
dragged on and was
seemingly endless. Final-
ly Jonathan Hale, anoth-
er early settler, rose and
exclaimed, “O, call it Je-
rusalem, Jericho, Bath,
or anything but Ham-
mondsburgh!” The mo-
tion was quickly passed
and the township ad-
opted the name of Bath,
which, if nothing else,
placed it first in the al-
phabetical listing of the
county townships.
The Bath Township
Museum, maintained by
the Bath Historical So-
ciety, is open Mondays
from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednes-
days from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m., the last Saturday of
the month from 10 a.m.
to noon, and by appoin-
ment.
— Information provid-
ed by Bath Township
History of Bath
Carol Starre-Kmiecik
portrayed Dolley Mad-
ison in “First Lady
Comes to Bath Town-
ship” for the Bath
Township Historical
Society June 2014.
Behind her is a sam-
pling of the exhibit at
the historic Bath Town
Hall, where the his-
torical society meets,
“Early Bath Families.”
Bath Historical Society •1241 N. Cleveland-Massillon Road
330-665-6953 • www.bathhistoricalsociety.org

The Township Trust-
ees meet the first and
third Wednesdays at 6
p.m. in the Township
Hall.
Call the township hall
to verify meeting times
and dates.
Copley Township
Historical Society
Contact: Helen Humphrys, 330-472-5013
The goal of the society is to keep the history of Copley
alive.The organization formed in 1974 to save the 1891
Copley Depot, which it now preserves on Copley Road
west of the Copley Circle, along with a 1947 caboose, a
two-acre park and an exhibit at the depot available for
student tours. The depot is on the National Registry of
Historic Places. The depot is open the second Saturday
of the month from 1 to 4 p.m. from April through October.
Copley Township Hall • 1540 S. Cleveland-
Massillon Road • 330-666-1853 • www.copley.oh.us
Copley Township
F
ull safety services, road, planning, zoning and a variety of community events
are some of the attractions of Copley Township.
According to the 2010 census, more than
17,000 people call Copley Township home.
Copley has many activities scheduled for
2015, including:
n Jan. 24 — Winterfest Outdoor event at
Copley Community Park – ice carvings, ice
skating, sled riding, food and beverages.
n June — Bike Rodeo held at the Home
Depot usually on the first Saturday of June.
Children come with their bicycles for inspec-
tion, safe riding tips, fun, games and food.
n July — the last Friday night in July is
Movie Night at Copley-Fairlawn Middle
School with hot dogs, beverages and pop
corn.
n August — the first weekend in August is
Heritage Days held on Copley Circle and Co-
pley-Fairlawn Middle School. A parade fol-
lows at 6 p.m.
n October — Halloween in Copley Com-
munity Park is held on the Saturday closest
to Halloween with games, treats, pumpkin
decorating, and of course, more food. Trick
or treating is scheduled for the next day on
Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.
n December — Christmas tree lighting at
Copley Circle with Christmas carols and a
visit from Santa Claus.
Township
Trustees
Township Officials
Janice Marshall
Fiscal Officer
Mark Mitchel
Service Director, Highway
superintendent
Dale Panovich
President
Helen J. Humphrys
Vice President
Scott Dressler
Trustee

The annual Independence Day Parade in Fairlawn,
which goes through a part of West Market Street.
The Bath Horse Show, sponsored by the Bath Town-
ship Fire Department and scheduled in the summer,
serves as an annual fundraiser for the fire department.
Bath Community Days, on the first Saturday in Au-
gust, includes a pancake breakfast, parade and activ-
ities.
Fairlawn hosts a summer concert series each sum-
mer in Bicentennial Park.
The Copley Creekside Farmer’s Market, which runs
May through October, offers locally grown produce and
products.
Area Highlights
From left, back, Beth Meonske, her husband Trevor Meonske, Cheryl Kim-
berly and husband John Kimberly, and, in the vehicle, Kyle, 6, and Sa-
mantha, 8, wait for the Independence Day parade in Fairlawn to start. The
classic car is owned by John Kimberly; Beth and Kyle are the Kimberlys’
grandchildren.
Halloween in Copley Community Park includes games,
treats, pumpkin decorating and more.
Fairlawn offers its residents plots of land in its communi-
ty garden in Fairlawn Park, off Ridgewood Road.

Copley Police Fire
A
n annual tradition for the Copley police and fire de-
partments is Safety Town, a week-long program
aimed at young children about to enter kindergar-
ten. The 2014 Safety Town was at the Copley-Fairlawn
Middle School.
A highlight is a
m i n i a t u r e t o w n ,
where Safety Town
participants learn
about road safe -
ty and how to follow
traffic signals.
Another class went
over fire safety and
what to do in the
event of a fire.
Members of Guardians Ad-
vocating Child Safety and Pro-
tection also were on hand to
take electronic finger-
prints, voice record-
ing and photographs
of children. This in-
formation is burned
to CD for the parents’
records before it is
erased, according to
representatives from
GASP.
The week’s activities
also included crafts, stories,
educational videos and more.
Copley Safety Town
Above, Lydia Woch-
na of the Copley Fire
Department, along
with Kodiak, a Labra-
doodle, goes over fire
safety with Safety
Town participants.
To the right, Bob Har-
en from GASP takes
an electronic finger-
print from Hyleigh
Heinbuch, 5, of Cop-
ley. GASP offers the
fingerprinting, photo
id and voice record-
ing for free.
Paul Webb of the
Copley Police De-
partment helps
Brayton Plummer,
5, of Copley with
his seat belt in the
Safety Town. Here,
children learn
about traffic laws.
Michael Benson
Fire Chief
Michael Mier
Police Chief
Copley Police
Department
1280 Sunset Drive
330-666-4218
Copley Fire
Department
Fire Station 1: 1540 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road
330-666-6464
Fire Station 2: 4570 Medina Road

Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce
Copley Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 13388, Fairlawn • 330-777-0032
www.fairlawnareachamber.org • info@fairlawnareachamber.org
The chamber is a private, not-for-profit organization that promotes busi-
nesses in Fairlawn and the surrounding area, including Copley, Bath,
Montrose and Akron.
The chamber is open to
any firm, individual or or-
ganization with an interest
in the community.
Members have many
services available to them.
The chamber sponsors a
monthly general meeting
and luncheon the second
Monday of each month
at the Hilton in Fairlawn.
FACC offers eleven lunch/
meetings per year, with
lunches included within
the membership dues.
Chamber members are
offered discounts, prod-
ucts and services from
other members. As a
group, members also have
benefits in health insur-
ance and workers com-
pensation.
An elected board of di-
rectors governs the cham-
ber, which employs an ex-
ecutive director.
Information provided by
the Fairlawn Area Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Polly Riffle
Executive Director
Events sponsored
by the Chamber:
n After Five and Net-
working Before Nines at
members’ businesses
n Annual Golfing for Ed-
ucation - scholarships for
Copley High School Se-
niors
n Annual Holiday Silent
Auction
The Fairlawn Area Chamber of
Commerce is a sponsor of the annual
Independence Day Parade.
The Copley Chamber of Commerce officially
started on Jan. 1, 2012 with the kickoff event
being held on January 19, 2012. The kick off
networking event was at Rosemont County Club.
Today, the chamber has 70 members, said Scott
Shields of the chamber.
Two events the Copley Chamber helps sponsor are
the Copley Creekside Farmers Market and Copley
Heritage Day Parade. In addition, the chamber also
awards a scholarship to a graduating senior from the
Copley-Fairlawn City School district. Money for the
scholarship is raised from an annual fundraiser at Wolf
Creek Winery.
The Chamber also sponsors a Thursday Morning
Business Forum, Shields said.
“We always offer the opportunity to network,”
Shields said. “We also either have a guest speaker
come in to talk about something noteworthy and of
interest to our members, or we have an open discus-
sion.”
P.O. Box 4292, Copley 44321 • 330-864-5600
www.copleychamber.com

Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library
Branch manager Jane Scott said
the library has much to offer the area
residents. One highlight is the new
Nature Connect garden.
“This is for children and adults,”
Scott said. “We have herbs they can
smell. There are plants they can feel.
There are vegetables we planted that
we plant to harvest in August, and
we’ll do a program around that.”
The gardens were provided by the
Friends of the Fairlawn-Bath Branch
Library.
Patrons with electronic gadgets
also can find a charging station to re-
fresh their devices, Scott said.
“Let’s say you come in and you have
your device,” she said. “How often do
you remember to bring the cord?”
I
n June 2014, the Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library celebrated its gold-
en anniversary with community activities, refreshments and a dis-
play about the history of the library and the area and more.
3101 Smith Road, Akron • 330-666-4888 • www.akronlibrary.org
Alex Burch, 2, sits with
father Brian, a librari-
an at the Fairlawn-Bath
Branch Library, as they
read a story to Bravo,
a 12 1/2-year-old gold-
en retreiver. Carolyn Dur-
way, far left, brings Bra-
vo in regularly so children
can read to him as a part
of Paws for Reading.
Hours:
Monday -Tuesday -Thursday:10 a.m .- 8 p.m.
Wednesday - Friday: noon - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Friends of the
Fairlawn-Bath Branch
Library
The Friends raises funds through book
sales and annual membership fees to sup-
port the work of the branch. The monies
generated by this group are used to:
n Enhance book, DVD, and CD offerings
for patrons of all ages
n Supplement monthly and special pro-
grams for patrons of all ages
n Purchase equipment, materials, and
supplies
n Provide “extras” for the Fairlawn-Bath
Branch which are not included in the Akron-
Summit County Public Library system budget

Copley-Fairlawn Schools
I
n 2013-2014 Copley-Fairlawn earned an overall
“A” on the state report card. This rating is based
upon student testing data from the 2012-2013
school year. The district has been rated as “Excel-
lent with Distinction” or “Excellent” for 8 consecutive
years prior to the state’s new reporting system.
Copley-Fairlawn offers
more than 80 extracurricu-
lar activities across the dis-
trict, enabling students to
explore a wide variety of
interests and develop life
skills.
To meet the needs of all
students, Copley-Fairlawn
offers a half-day kindergar-
ten program and a kinder-
garten plus program.
Copley High School offers
over 138 courses, including
four global languages and
16 Advanced Placement
courses.
Using Credit Flexibility
options, Copley High School
students can earn credits
by completing coursework,
demonstrating mastery of
course content, or pursuing
one or more educational op-
tions, such as educational
travel or internships. Cred-
it Flexibility is intended to
motivate and increase stu-
dent learning by customiz-
ing courses around individ-
ual needs.
Administration: 3797 Ridgewood Road, Copley • 330-664-4800 • www.copley-fairlawn.org
Brian Poe
Superintendent
Board of
Education
Kenneth
Calderone
Sue Emich
President
Richard Levin
Julie Schafer
Jessica Vargo
Vice President
Copley-Fairlawn Schools
Arrowhead Primary School
1600 Raleigh Blvd., Copley
330-664-4885
Copley-Fairlawn Middle School
1531 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, Copley
330-664-4875
Charles Herberich
Primary School
2645 Smith Road, Akron
330-664-4991
Fort Island Primary School
496 Trunko Road, Fairlawn
330-664-4890
Copley High School
3807 Ridgewood Road, Copley
330-664-4822

Board of
Education
Revere Local Schools
T
he Revere Local School District draws its
2,700 students primarily from Bath and Rich-
field, as well as Copley, Peninsula and oth-
er areas. The district is situated adjacent to the
National Park System which is one of the most beau-
tiful places in the state of Ohio.
Revere is proud of the
high achievement level of
the students and the out-
standing efforts of the mo-
tivated teachers and sup-
port staff. The high school
offers 18 Advanced Place-
ment courses and many co-
curricular activities. The
athletic program is very
competitive. Revere won
the Division II Men’s Soc-
cer State Championship
in 2013. The arts are very
strong and many students
achieve state and national
awards in performance, vi-
sual and dramatic arts. In
the elementary schools and
the middle school student
leadership, compassion
and responsible decision-
making are a focus in addi-
tion to the high academic
expectations.
Revere has maintained
an “Excellent” rating from
the state of Ohio for each of
the past fourteen years.
Revere Schools
Administration: 3496 Everett Road, Bath • 330-666-4155 • www.revereschools.org
George Seifert
Vice President
Dana Appel
Tom Kelley
Diana Sabitsch
Claudia Hower
President
Hillcrest Elementary School
3080 Revere Road, Richfield
330-523-3603 or 330-523-3604
Bath Elementary School
1246 Cleveland-Massillon
Road, Akron
330-523-3802
Revere Middle School
3195 Spring Valley Road, Bath
330-523-3403,
or 330-523-3404
Revere High School
3420 Everett Road, Richfield
330-523-3202
Randy S. Boroff
Superintendent

Private Parochial SchoolsArchbishop Hoban High
School
Grades: 9 through 12
One Holy Cross Blvd., Akron
330-773-6658
www.hoban.org
Affiliation: Catholic
Lippman Day School
Grades: Kindergarten through 8
750 White Pond Drive, Akron
330-836-0419
www.lippmanschool.org
Affiliation: Jewish
North Akron Catholic
School
Grades: 6 through 8
1570 Creighton Ave., Akron
330-633-1383
www.edline.net/pages/north_ak-
ron_catholic_school
Old Trail School
Grades: toddler-adult through 8
2315 Ira Road, Akron
PO Box 827
330-666-1118
www.oldtrail.org
Affiliation: Independent
Our Lady of the Elms
Grades: Preschool through 12
Preschool and kindergarten co-edu-
cational- first through 12th girls only
1375 W. Exchange St., Akron (7-
12th grade)
1290 W. Market St. (preschool
through 6)
330-867-0880
www.theelms.org
St. Hilary Catholic School
Grades: Kindergarten through 8
645 Moorfield Road, Fairlawn
330-867-8720
www.st-hilaryschool.org
St. Matthew Parish School
Grades: PreK through 8
2580 Benton Ave., Akron
330-733-9944
www.stmatthewparish.net
St. Vincent-St. Mary High
School
15 N. Maple St., Akron
330-253-9113
www.stvm.com
Spring Garden Waldorf
School
Grades: Prekindergarten to 8
1791 S. Jacoby Road, Copley
330-666-0574
www.sgws.org
info@sgws.org
Affiliation: AWSNA
Summit Christian School
Grades: Preschool through 8
2800 13th St., Cuyahoga Falls
330-762-3382
www.summitchristianschool.net
Affiliation: Nondenominational
Walsh Jesuit High School
4550 Wyoga Lake Road, Cuyahoga
Falls
330-929-4205
www.walshjesuit.org
Affiliation: Society of Jesus
Western Reserve Academy
Day and Boarding School
115 College St., Hudson
330-650-9717
www.wra.net
Affiliation: Independent

Copley Creekside Farmers Market
A
rea residents looking to purchase locally grown, fresh produce
can take advantage of the Copley Creekside Farmers Market.
The Copley Creekside Farmer’s mar-
ket got its start in July 2011 when two
community women, Lois Mitchell and
Judy Gager, worked together to get
area vendors to sell local produce and
goods, said Allison Chrien, the current
manager of the farmers market.
“They did all of the legwork for it,”
Chrien said.
Today, the market runs from May
to October, and typically has about 23
booths, plus a food truck, every Thurs-
day. The big draw is the locally-grown
produce, and Chrien said that those
coming to the farmers market general-
ly have their choice of six or seven ven-
dors. Other highlights include honey,
home and bath products, baked goods
and more. In addition, the farmers mar-
ket schedules cooking demonstrations,
information booths and special days
such as Children’s Day, Local Business
Day, Dog Days and Community Day.
New this year is the opportunity for
guests to donate purchased produce,
canned goods or money at the farm-
ers market, which is given to the Cop-
ley Outreach Center’s food pantry. The
Copley Outreach Center serves Cop-
ley residents and the residents in the
Copley-Fairlawn school district. Dona-
tions can be dropped off at the infor-
mation kiosk at the farmers market.
The farmers market is open Thursdays,
May through October, from 3 to 7 p.m.,
rain or shine.
When: 3-7 p.m., through Oct. 9, 2014*
Rain or shine
* May be open Oct. 16 and 23, weather
depending.
1245 Cleveland-Massillon Road, Copley • www.copleycreeksidefarmersmarket.com
The Copley Creekside Farmers Market can be found on Facebook!
David Boughton of Boughton Farms in co-
pley is one of the vendors at the Copley
Creekside Farmers Market.

Park
Name and
address
Tennis Basketball Soccer Playground Picnic
areas/
shelter
Trails Other
features
Bath Baseball
Park
4600 Everett
Road, Bath
X X Eight fields, re-
strooms
BathCommunity
Activity Center
1615 N. Cleve-
land-Massillon
Road, Bath
4 courts X 2 fields X X Two volleyball
courts,twohorse-
shoe pits, and a
football.lacrosse/
rugby field
Bath Hill Park
763 N. Revere
Road, Bath
2 courts 1/2 court X X .35-mile loop trail Activity field, re-
strooms
Bath Nature
Preserve
4160 Ira Road,
Bath
X Includesequestri-
an trail, hitching
post, bike rack,
information kiosk
Copley Commu-
nity Park
3232 Copley
Road, Copley
X X Athletic fields,
ponds, streams,
restrooms, ice
skating pond
Bicentennial
Park
3486SouthSmith
Road, Fairlawn
Paved walkways Summer concert
series,other spe-
cial events
Croghan Park
99 N.Miller Road,
Fairlawn
3 courts 2 courts X X Paved walkways Two back wall
courts
WoodPark
Revere Road and
Woodpark Drive,
Fairlawn
Wooded area
Fort Island/
Griffiths Parks
413Trunko Road,
Fairlawn
4 courts 2 courts X X Indian Mound
Preserve, Fort
Island Learning
Resource Center
Local Parks
I
n July 2014, Fairlawn cele-
brated the 40th anniversary of
Croghan Park with a rededic-
aiton ceremony, a War of 1812 en-
campment, demonstrations, mu-
sic, dancing, food and other family
activities.

Hale Farm Village
2628 Oak Hill Road • 330-666-3711 • www.halefarm.org
Hale Farm and Village hosts several events
through the year, including its annual har-
vest festival (top photo) in October and its
Maple Sugar Festival Pancake Breakfast
in March.
H
ale Farm Village, a museum of the Western Reserve His-
torical Society, is located on 90 acres of land, with 32 historic
structures, farm animals, heritage gardens, heritage farming,
and early American craft and trade demonstrations.
Hale Farm Village is open for gen-
eral public visitation from early June
through October. Reservation-based
programs are offered to the public
November-December and February-
April.
Throughout the winter and spring
months, Hale is open to education-
al groups of students Pre-K through
high school, to participate in pro-
grams encompassing history, math,
science, social studies and more.
Hale Farm Village closes every
January for regularly scheduled main-
tenance.

Western Reserve
Playhouse
Shout! The Mod Musical
July / August 2014
3326 Everett Road • 330-620-7314
www.westernreserveplayhouse.org
W
estern Reserve Playhouse began as the Bath Communi-
ty Players in 1956. In 1966, Western Reserve Players pur-
chased the historic 1886 barn where its shows are now
staged.
In the past several years, the
barn has undergone many renova-
tions, including a new roof, siding
and stage, indoor plumbing and air
conditioning.
The theater stages three shows
every year usually a comedy in
June, a musical in July and a mys-
tery or thriller in September. West-
ern Reserve Playhouse also started
a one-night fundraising show, gen-
erally staged in October.
In addition, the theater offers
a three-week Youth Theatre pro-
gram which runs in June and ends
with a two night production. Jim
Volkert and Kelly E. Clarke are di-
rectors of this program.
Community Organizations
Boy Scouts of America,
Great Trail Council
Contact: 330-773-0415
www.gtcbsa.org
Offers Tiger Cubs for first-
grade boys; Cub Scouts for sec-
ond- through fifth-grade boys; Boy
Scouts for sixth- through 12th-
grade boys; and Venturers, a co-
educational program for young
people ages 13 to 21.
Copley-Fairlawn
Kiwanis Club
Contact: Tom Koch, 330-666-
8090
http://copleyfairlawnkiwanis.
org/
Has served Copley and Fairlawn
for more than 50 years. Members
strive to live by the Kiwanis motto
of “changing the world one child
and one community at a time.”
Fairlawn City
Garden Club
Contact: Ann Waltz, 330-666-
8563
Activities include informational
speakers about plants, schedules
tours and hosts a variety of pro-
grams on gardening. Also spon-
sors the Keep Fairlawn Beautiful
awards program.
Fairlawn City
Women’s Club
Contact: Betty Huston, 330-
836-9280
The club has open membership.
Guests are welcome.
Guardians Advocating
Child Safety and
Protection
Contact: Debbie Reiss 330-
247-1402 office@gasp123.
org
www.gaspohio.org
Works to provide a safer envi-
ronment for children by delivering
programs in child safety that will
help protect them from dangerous
situations, sexual offenses, abuse,
and abduction.
Girl Scouts of
North East Ohio
Contact: Council, 800-852-
4474; 330-864-9933
Girl Scouts has troops for girls
ages 5 to 17.Activities include ser-
vice projects, camping and field
trips.
Hospice of the Western
Reserve
Contact: 800-707-8922
www.hospicewr.org
Provides comfort care and emo-
tional support to patients and their
families, regardless of age, disease
or ability to pay.
Rotary Club of Fairlawn
Contact: Betsy McIntyre
fairlawnrotary.com
Provides service to local
schools, communities and chari-
ties as well as international proj-
ects continue.
Stewart’s Caring Place
Contact: 330-836-1772
www.stewartscaringplace.org
This non-profit organization
which offers free cancer support
groups, healing arts, children’s
programs and a resource library.
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Fairlawn-Bath Post 349
Contact: Bruce Kilian, 330-
204-0386
All veterans who have served in
foreign wars are welcome to join
the post.
Note: This list may not be
all-inclusive. Efforts were
made to contact the commu-
nity groups listed in last year’s
Community Guide.
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Fairlawn Community Guide,
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