The Center for Orthopedics will host its 10th Annual Sports Physical event on Friday, June 8, from 1 – 5 p.m. This event is free and open to all students who are required to receive a physical before starting a school-sanctioned program. Last year, more than 880 students from 18 schools received physicals, and this year’s event is expected to ... Read More »
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Westlake Demon Athletic Boosters Night at the Races “Demon Derby”
The Westlake Demon Athletic Boosters presents the 2nd Annual Night At the Races “Demon Derby.” The event will be April 27, 7 – 11:30 p.m. at St. Demetrios Church Cultural Center, 22909 Center Ridge Rd., in Rocky River. Ticket prices are $50 per person; $400 per 8 person table; $500 per 10 person table. Ticket includes dinner, beer, wine, dessert. ... Read More »
Local Prison Reentry Project One of First in Nation
Comeback Café Produces Well-Trained Labor Pool An innovative prison reentry partnership has turned into a unique program which places currently incarcerated women in charge of running a café in downtown Cleveland. The Comeback Café is a product of the Chopping for Change program, which combines innovative culinary workforce development as a model of pre-release, focusing on minimizing the challenges that ... Read More »
Sunshine Sunday at Grace Baptist to Honor Sunshine Class
Grace Baptist Church in North Ridgeville will be having a special Sunshine Sunday, May 6, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. This service will be an awards ceremony for the Sunshine Class and Honoring the Sunshine Class Workers. The Sunshine Class is a church class that is for the Physically and Mentally disabled. The church is located at 38079 Center Ridge ... Read More »
April (Osteen) Simons Speaks at Westlake Women’s Conference
April (Osteen) Simons, Pastor Joel Osteen’s dynamic sister, is an “Encourager.” In a world filled with negativity and hopelessness, she brings an inspiring message of hope and life that helps people deal with the demands and challenges of everyday living. April will be speaking in Westlake at the Annual Brave Women’s Conference on May 4 & 5. The conference will ... Read More »
CCPL Pulls Plug on New Bay Library
Cuyahoga County Public Library today put plans for a new $7 million Bay Village branch to be built on the site of the Bay Way Cabin in Cahoon Park on hold. In a letter to the community CCPL Executive Director Sari Feldman said focus would return now to repairs on the existing library. Plans for a new $7 million branch ... Read More »
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Honors Volunteers
“We can’t thank you enough,” enthused University Hospitals St. John Medical Center President & CEO Robert G. David as he welcomed the hospital’s 200 volunteers to their annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Avon Oaks Country Club the afternoon of Wed., April 18. “The work you do is incredible,” added David as he read from the program that listed volunteers who ... Read More »
Bay Man Arrested in $250,000 Church Theft
Bay Village Police report that they arrested a male adult of Bay Village on charges of Aggravated Theft on April 20. This involved $250,000.00 illegally taken from the Bay Village Presbyterian Church. The case will be forwarded to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office. $10K Missing From Account On 04/19/2018, at 11:12 hrs, a Longbeach Parkway resident reported someone had fraudulently ... Read More »
Rocky River City Schools Earns Music Education Award
The Rocky River City School District earned a 2018 Best Communities for Music Education award for its commitment to music education – the second consecutive award for the school district. The Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access ... Read More »
Rocky River Chess Club One Move Ahead of Competition
The Rocky River High School Chess Club has quietly advanced through a series of tournaments, placing at all. The club participated in four Greater Cleveland Scholastic Chess League (GCSCL) tournaments this year. Last fall the club took third place at the Solon Middle School tournament and second at the Beachwood High School tournament, where Dante Centuori went 4-0 to capture ... Read More »
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