Happy Birthday, Betty Huckleberry! Betty celebrated her 100th birthday on Wed., April 22, with a festive party at The Normandy Apartments in Rocky River. Betty has been a resident of The Normandy for 14 years. The party room was filled with friends from both the Normandy residence and the community. “I have always been healthy, and I have lived a ... Read More »
When you get over 2 million views for your YouTube video, you no longer have to “Fight for Your Right to Party.” Residents at the The Belvedere of Westlake Assisted Living and Special Care Facility celebrated with a cast party last week in response to their recent YouTube video, a spoof of The Beastie Boyz song, “You Gotta Fight for ... Read More »
A special tree for Westlake…the day AFTER Arbor Day On Arbor Day millions of Americans will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting. On Saturday April 25th (the next day) Westlake will celebrate with a tree dedication….one that represents a historical local family with branches going back to the 1600’s. The Westlake Historical Society and the city of Westlake will ... Read More »
O’Neill Healthcare Fairview Park is now open. “O’Neill Healthcare Fairview Park is pleased to announce we are now accepting Private Pay residents. The Ohio Department of Health has approved our license for operation and we are open, including 56 private rooms, all of which include their own bathroom with a zero entry shower,” reports Administrator David O’Neill. Onsite amenities include ... Read More »
Bay Resident Victimized in Publisher’s Clearing House Scam On 04/20/2015, at 1359 hrs, a West Oakland resident received a call from a male claiming to be with the FBI, report Bay Village Police. The caller indicated the resident had won $600,000 in a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes, and he needed to send $1,500 (the tax on the winnings) to Mexico ... Read More »
A 23-year-old Detroit Rd. woman was hoodwinked via an Internet nanny job offer into depositing a bum check on April 8, report Westlake Police. The $2950 check was to be used to buy a $2300 wheelchair for the child she would be watching beginning in May 2015. Then the deal changed; she was to wire $400 and $1900 to a ... Read More »
The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators announced that Holly Lane Elementary in Westlake City School District has been selected as a 2015 Hall of Fame School. Principal Mimi Verdone and her staff will be presented with the award, including $1,000 to be used at the principal’s discretion. OAESA will recognize ten winners of the Hall of Fame Award during ... Read More »
Brandon Morriss, a senior on this year’s Bay High basketball team, has been named to the Academic All-Ohio Team. Brandon represents Northeast Ohio and beyond, being the only local player named and one of only 40 players in the state of Ohio to earn this recognition for all 4 Divisions of Boys High School Basketball. He helped lead the Rockets ... Read More »
Westlake High School senior Kartik Dhinakaran is admitted into the Eminence Fellows Program at The Ohio State University Honors & Scholars Center and received the Eminence Scholarship – the most prestigious scholarship offered to undergraduates at OSU. Eminence Fellows enjoy a unique educational experience, engaging in regular conversational salons with local luminaries and pursuing a rigorous curriculum that values original ... Read More »
Student-Athlete from Westlake Earns Pitcher of the Week Award Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) baseball player Tom Keaney has been named Pitcher of the Week by the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference for his performance April 6-12. Keaney pitched Tri-C to a 1-0 victory over Owens Community College on Saturday, April 11. He held Owens to just one hit over six ... Read More »
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