For the Community • By the Community

Bainbridge Area Food For Friends

Most needed items: In addition to all non-perishable food items, the pantry is always seeking donations of toiletries (deodorant, toothpaste, bath soap, shampoo), paper goods (toilet tissue, Kleenex, paper towels) and cleaning supplies (dish and laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner).

Drop-Off Sites: Lobby bin at Bainbridge Library and at the Pantry. Due to construction at the Town Hall, the pantry is temporarily located at Centerville Mills.

Monetary Donations may be made in the Bainbridge Area Food For Friends account at PNC Bank, Solon. Please note that in these economic times, demand at the pantry has increased dramatically. Please keep us in mind for your generous donations! Thanks!

If you or someone you know needs the confidential assistance of the pantry, please call 440-708-9829.

Bainbridge Area Food For Friends was founded in 1990 by John Bauswein and Anne Bauswein North. Now co-sponsored by Bainbridge Civic Club and Spirit of Bainbridge, it is a local entity supported totally by local donations and fundraising events. BAFFF receives no government funding.

 EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL SPIRIT OF BAINBRIDGE CORRESPONDENCE:
spiritofbainbridge@gmail.com
 

Inside this Spirit...

  • Our "Civics 101" series of articles continues with Ian Lewis's timely view of Equality and a trifecta honoring Flag Day. Please see page 7.
  • Our Spirit Summer Pet Guide is frolicking fun as the animals run amok on pages 8 and 9! Beloved canines and felines are featured!
  • We're rushing the season a bit for our Spirit Summer Fun Guide on pages 16 and 17 — but with good reason. Don't miss our "Salute to Dads!"
  • Our final Spring Home & Garden Guide of 2025 is here to help you finish those spring projects around your home and yard. We are proud of the resources and information we have assembled for you, beginning on page 19.
  • Writer Cecil West debuts his new column to get us all "thinking green" on page 20.

Our 35th Anniversary issue will be delivered

June 20 and will include our Summer Fun Guide and Spirit Auto Guide.
 

Editorial Deadline is June 6.  

Advertising Deadline is June 11.
 

For more information, email us at
 spiritofbainbridge@gmail.com.

This Just In...

VSAP Is Here to Help 

For 48 years Valley Save-a-Pet has been helping pet parents obtain low cost spay/neuter services for their companion pets. Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 VSAP Have-a-Heart program. 
If you or someone you know is interested in applying for a spay/neuter certificate for a companion pet, call 440-232-PETS (2287) and speak with a HAH volunteer. Phone lines are open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and the first Saturday of the month with the following exceptions for July, August and September when the line will be open on the second Saturday. 
Modest added charges are required for any animal not current on vaccinations and for large dogs whose weight might require special anesthesia.
Spay/neuter services for feral cats to to help reduce the feral cat population are also available.
To learn more about Valley Save-A-Pet’s programs and events, please visit www.valleysaveapet.org.
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Book Reviews

Grad Advice

Obituaries

Editorial Page

Civics 101

Spirit Pet Guide

Health & Spirit

Film Focus

St. Joan of Arc

Kenston Spirit

 Summer Fun!

Home & Garden

Spirit Classifieds

Pages 8-12

Pages 16-18

Pages 19-32

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Contact Us:

  • Phone: 440-478-2950 Please leave a message!
  • NEW MAILING ADDRESS: 242 Reber Ave., Lancaster, OH  43130-1758
  • NEW email:  spiritofbainbridge@gmail.com

The Spirit of Bainbridge mailed to every home and business in Auburn and Bainbridge Townships (zip code 44023).

Additional copies are distributed locally at Bainbridge Library, Lowe’s Greenhouse, and other locations in Auburn, Aurora, Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, Chesterland, Solon and South Russell.

Approximately 7,300 copies of Spirit of Bainbridge are circulated.
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No portion of content may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher.
Anne E. North, Publisher, 242 Reber Ave., Lancaster, OH 43130-1758