Daily Wire

Staff vs. Students Basketball Game Raises Money for Scholarships Over 600 people recently attended Westlake Council of PTAs annual Dollar$ for Scholars (DFS) event at Westlake High School to raise money for scholarships for graduating Westlake High School seniors. Since 1968, Westlake Council has continued the proud tradition of awarding scholarships to deserving Westlake High School seniors who plan to ... Read More »

Lake Ridge Legacy Chorus of Sweet Adelines International is a Top Five finalist in the Liberty Ford Jingle Contest. They will be traveling to Aurora Liberty Ford for Liberty’s Grand Opening and announcement of the winner on May 4, 2018. Lake Ridge Legacy Chorus is an award-winning a cappella group from Lorain County with members from all over Northern Ohio. Their ... Read More »

Chicks Against Hunger, along with Smitty’s Place, Elyria, announces its 7th annual red carpet event food drive, continuing the fight against hunger in Lorain County.  Cost of admission is a non-perishable food donation.  There will be a prize awarded to the attendee with the heaviest donation. Smitty’s will provide appetizers to all donors.  Cash Bar.  Participate in our many raffles ... Read More »

Members representing area Rotary clubs including Amherst, Elyria Noon, Elyria Sunrise, Lorain, North Coast Rotary (Avon, Avon Lake and Sheffield), Oberlin, Vermilion and Rotary International, recently presented a check for$10,030 to the Stocker Foundation for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative in Lorain County through the Stocker Foundation. The Lorain County Imagination Library provides age-appropriate books for children in Lorain County once a month ... Read More »

Westlake High School senior Patrick Lee was named a U.S. Presidential Scholars Semifinalist. Patrick is among 630 students in the nation and 20 from Ohio to advance to the final round for this prestigious award. From nearly 3.5 million graduating high school seniors, more than 5,300 student were identified as candidates in the program, and 630 named semifinalists. Each year, ... Read More »

The Bay Village Foundation will honor Russell D. Brill, Henry and Betty Laub, Gerald and Joyce Maurer, Wayne A. and Jeanne M. Reese and Jean and Julius Zajac, with permanent bronze memorial plaques to be installed at the T. Richard Martin Memorial Bridge in Cahoon Park on Monday, May 28th. The program will take place at Cahoon Park North under the ... Read More »

Following is Westlake Porter Public Library’s May, 2018 calendar of events: Tuesdays, May 1, 8 and 15 (2-3 p.m.) Conversational Spanish – Please join us to learn Spanish vocabulary and pronunciation with an expert instructor. No registration required. Tuesday, May 1, Thursday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 23 (6:30-8 pm) Connecting for Kids Sensory Consult – Does your child hate ... Read More »

The City of Avon celebrated the opening of its new Story Time Trail and History Walk at the site of the new ‘Every Child’s Playground’ adjacent to the Aquatic Center along Detroit Road the morning of Sat., April 14. Mayor Bryan Jensen was joined by Rosie Parks of the Parks Foundation and other dignitaries to cut the red ribbon that ... Read More »

Cleveland Magazine and Great Lakes Publishing’s annual Best of West fest rocked LaCentre in Westlake the evening of April 12 as guests packed the party place to vote for their faves in many categories of local resources. Everything from ice cream to bike shops were there, vying for votes to be the Best in their category. Hundreds of Cleveland Magazine ... Read More »

A controlled burn of the Cleveland Metroparks Huntington Reservation field near the sledding hill took place Monday afternoon. The burn was conducted to eradicate unwanted species of plant life in the field and clear the way for growth natural to the area. Bay Village Mayor Paul Koomar, on the scene with Fire Chief Christopher Lyons and others, said the burn ... Read More »