Westlake Velvet Cushion 10-22-09

By: Melanie Hillenbrand
Date: 10/19/2009
The holidays are right around the corner and the Bay Village Early Childhood PTA is hosting its 10th annual Homes for the Holidays Tour. The 2009 tour will feature six beautiful homes, each decorated for the holiday season by local decorators and florists.

To celebrate the milestone anniversary, the tour will also include a special preview party that features a progressive cocktail buffet and private showing of four special preview-only homes.

Tickets can be purchased in advance, for $18, for the Sunday homes tour at www.bayhomestour.com, and at BAY Arts, Java Bay Mojo, True Value Hardware, in Bay Village and Avon Lake, and Mitchell’s Ice Cream, in Rocky River and Westlake.

Tickets may be purchased on the day of the event until noon only at BAY Arts, 28795 Lake Road, for $20. This event is open to the public, but no strollers, infants, or children under 12 will be admitted. Tickets for the preview party are $75 per person and include admission to the tour on Sunday.

The preview party event will welcome 150 people on Saturday for a progressive cocktail buffet and shuttle to four homes by Lolly the Trolley. More than 800 people will visit six additional homes on the Sunday home tour.

This charity event is the main fundraising event for the Bay Village Early Childhood PTA. The money raised by the homes tour benefits the Bay Village community, specifically its schools, pre-schools, library, parks, and the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center. For more information, contact Sue Watkins at 440-617-9314, or dugicro02@aol.com; or Casey Martin at 440-391-9382 or casey.martin11@gmail.com.

What Mimi reader wouldn’t love a new car? One local resident thought it was a joke when she received a phone call that she had won a new Mercury Milan from Nick Mayer Lincoln Mercury, in Westlake.

Well, it was not a joke and Theresa Kruger, who drives 30-miles each way to work, really appreciated her new car as a prize. Theresa says she enjoys entering contests, never thinking she’ll actually win. But she did, thanks to the owners of Nick Mayer Lincoln Mercury. Congratulations!

Check out www.nickmayer.com for specials on service, vehicle specials, and other exciting future contests. Who knows, maybe you could be the next winner. Visit the showroom and check out the fabulous new, seven-passenger MKT crossover vehicle like I did. Spectacular!

Cheri Bonner, owner of Stanton Jewelers, in Westlake, is training to run a 13.1-mile half-marathon to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as part of the Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Half-Marathon, which takes place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is helping make this possible through its Team in Training program. Cheri’s inspirations for running in the half-marathon are Christine Reed and Craig Behrend. Both have shown great determination and strength in their daily lives and the fight against cancer.

As part of her fundraising efforts, Cheri will raffle off several baskets full of goodies, including Cleveland Browns tickets and a fishing charter. Tickets can be purchased Stanton Jewelers, in Westlake.

In addition, Cheri is hosting a Chili Cook-Off at the Savannah Bar & Grill, on Sunday, October 25, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The entry fee is $10 and the best chili wins a cash prize. For more information, please contact Cheri Bonner at 440-263-2673, or Traci Friedman at 216-235-2933.

Lutheran West High School will once again host its Unique Boutique on Saturday, October 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the school. This event is open to the public and is a great chance to get started on holiday shopping.

Melanie Hillenbrand can be reached at Melanie@MimiVanderhaven.com.