Public Service Beachwood’s Historic (Continued from page 9) F TIMELINE The following highlights took place after the tree was harvested: ifteen people have held the position of Mayor of Beachwood since 1915. Our current Mayor, Merle S. Gorden, has been in office since 1995. His public service has spanned more than half of the last 50 years. William Walter Corlett George Walkden Stephen F. Lewin Albert C. Sell Elmer J. Corlett Ben W. Zink Elmer J. Corlett C.J. Zink Frank C. Marous John B. Mullaney Harvey J. Bruggemeier Henry W. Hopwood Vincent J. Hlavin George R. Zeiger Harvey Friedman Merle S. Gorden 1915 – 1917 1917 – 1919 1920 – 1920 1920 – 1923 1924 – 1925 1926 – 1927 1928 – 1929 1930 – 1939 1940 – 1945 1945 – 1951 1951 – 1959 1959 – 1959 1960 – 1961 1962 – 1981 1982 – 1995 1995 1999 ......Beachwood Historical Society born 2000 ......Beachwood City Park land purchased 2001 ......Municipal Tennis Courts and Playground built 2003 ......Beachwood Family Aquatic Center opens 2004 ......Beachwood City Park West completed 2005 ......Beachwood City Hall/Municipal Center opens 2006 ......Beachwood Community Center and City Park East opens 2015 ......New Playground Addition and 100 Leaves Community Art Project help celebrate Beachwood’s Centennial From Beechwood to Beachwood Beachwood received its name from the Beech trees that once covered the majority of our city. Rumor has it that an early village hall clerk misspelled the name on some official documents giving us today’s current spelling. Beachwood Arts Council From left: City Councilmen Martin Horwitz, James Pasch, Mark Mintz, Mel Jacobs, Mayor Merle S. Gorden, Alec Isaacson, Fred Goodman and Mark Wachter posing with their public art leaf commemorating 100 years. The Beachwood Arts Council was originated in 1964 and chartered by the State of Ohio as a non-profit corporation on July 12, 1968, with its mission of fostering and encouraging the development of all the major art forms. In keeping with its mission today, the BAC hosts exhibits and hands-on program at the Beachwood Community Center as well as on-site tours. 12 Beachwood Buzz n July 2015