by Barb Armstrong The November meeting of The Herb Guild will be held on November 9 at Porter Library in Westlake, Ohio. This is the last meeting of the year. The business part of the meeting will start at 10:30, with the presentation following at 12:30. The Black River Audubon Society will do the presentation followed by a winter bird ... Read More »
Trace the history of Cleveland’s East Fourth Street with Alan F. Dutka, author of “East Fourth Street: The Rise, Decline and Rebirth of an Urban Cleveland Street.” Once home to Cleveland’s opera house, central markets and five-and-dime stores, Fourth Street fell into disrepair in the second half of the twentieth century. Now, East Fourth Street serves as the center of ... Read More »
The City of Avon just welcomed a second Blessing Box located at the Senior Center 36784 Detroit Road in Avon. A Blessing Box is a “Little Free Pantry”, which provides non perishable food (like cereal, canned soup/pasta, granola bars) as well as hygiene items (including shampoo, soap, toothbrushes/toothpaste and toilet paper) to local residents when they need them. They are ... Read More »
Mark your calendars! The annual Empty Bowls by the Lake fundraiser will take place on Saturday, November 19. Students are creating handcrafted bowls. Local restaurants will donate soup. Guests will be invited to a simple meal of soup and bread served at Avon Middle School from 11am- 2pm. In exchange for a $20 donation, guests are asked to keep a ... Read More »
Maximizing the College Credit Plus Potential By Leigh Keeton With an early College Credit Plus start, Avon High School junior Mason Moreck is on track to earn three LCCC degrees along with his high school diploma Mason Moreck was just 12 years old when he started taking College Credit Plus courses at Lorain County Community College. Now, the Avon High ... Read More »
The winners of the 2022 Westlake Chili Cook-Off, hosted by Westlake Community Services, are *drum roll*…. 1st Place – Symphony at Olmsted Falls 2nd Place & People’s Choice – O’Neill Healthcare 3rd Place – Huntington Woods “We want to thank everyone who participated in this fun annual event, with a special thanks to our chili vendors and our sponsors listed ... Read More »
By Michele Yamamoto In recognition of October and fall and all things pumpkin, Bay Village Historical Society is showcasing a November 2, 1915 photo of caretaker Charles Rahl (b. 1859 d. 1948) at the old Huntington Estate farm. It was donated by Helen Osterman who was a friend of the Rahl family. Mr. Rahl is standing in front of the ... Read More »
The Westlake Police Department needs your help to qualify for the annual Aftermath K-9 Grant. Our agency has the opportunity to qualify to win $15,000! This grant can purchase new equipment and training to make our K-9 program even better! K-9 dogs Timmy, Cash and Vince thank you!!! Voting starts, Oct. 24, and ends Oct. 31. There are two ways ... Read More »
Unusually high rates of drug overdoses occurred in Lorain County on Oct. 23, 2022, according to Lorain County Public Health (LCPH). Emergency departments, first responders and the Lorain County Coroner’s Office provided this data. This rapid increase included multiple drug overdoses, including fatalities. So far in 2022 in Lorain County, 82 people have died from a drug overdose; 71 of ... Read More »
Murder for Hire? On 10/13/22 at about 10:45PM an employee of a business on Canterbury Rd called Westlake Police to report receiving some suspicious voice mails. The complainant was alarmed because in the messages a male caller talked about putting a “five grand hit” on another person. It sounded like the caller was trying to set up a murder for ... Read More »
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