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WHS Senior Earns Debate Academic All-American Award

Westlake High School senior Shawn Walls earned the National Speech and Debate Association’s Academic All-American Award. The Academic All American award recognizes academic rigor, competitive speech and debate success, and personal excellence. Fewer than 500 students of the more than 141,000 who qualify receive his award. This places Shawn in the top half of 1 percent of all student members ... Read More »

Rocky River High School Drama Department Presents ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’

The Rocky River High School Drama Department presents “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The story is based on the 1975 movie, as King Arthur and his Knights encounter many of the same silly obstacles, such as the Black Knight, French Taunters and Knights Who Say Ni. The production stays true to much ... Read More »

Fatal Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Accident in Westlake

Westlake Police report a fatal Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian accident occurred this morning. Here is the release: On 3/9/18 at approx. 0608 Hrs WPD received a call of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian in the area of 27919 Center Ridge Rd.  The Westlake Police and Fire Departments responded. The pedestrian was badly injured and was transported to St. John Medical ... Read More »

Mercy Health Honors Long-Time Volunteer at a 100th Birthday Celebration

Mercy Health hosted a 100th birthday party in honor of Marge Dziama on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Marge has served in multiple volunteer roles with the health system for more than 45 plus years. “It is difficult to describe what Marge has meant to the Mercy Health family,” says Dale Greathouse, Mercy Regional Medical Center Regional ... Read More »

Rosa Parks Visits The Normandy Care Center

Residents of The Normandy Care Center were visited by American Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks last week in a special portrayal by actress Sherri Tolliver of Women in History Ohio. The authentic representation brought to life the personality of Rosa Parks, an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She was called “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother ... Read More »

O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village Presents “Alive Inside” – A Music Therapy for Memory Patients

Music can do amazing things for memory care patients! Hearing a simple melody or a few lyrics from a beloved tune can spark a memory care patient to life. Recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association as a valuable tool in the care of memory patients, O’Neill Healthcare Bay Village presented a movie last week, “Alive Inside.” The movie told a story ... Read More »

Westlake Drummer Gives Back to His Heritage

Hank Harris, band leader and drummer, performed in Ohio for many years. Born in Germany and came to the USA in 1953, Hank is once again giving his talent back to his roots by joining the Donauschwäbische Blaskapelle (brass band) for the Cleveland Musikfest at Lenau Park – 7370 Columbia Rd., Olmsted Township on Sat., March 10 from 5 – ... Read More »

All About Medication: A Huntington Woods Lunch & Learn

Huntington Woods Care & Rehabilitation Center of Westlake is dedicated to the health and well-being of the entire community. In that spirit, Huntington Woods hosted a ‘Lunch & Learn’ Program last week on understanding medications and how they work. Medications, said professional lecturer Tom Strong, are powerful friends to those who need them. A little understanding enhances your knowledge of ... Read More »

Experience Person-Centered Care at Devon Oaks Assisted Living

Devon Oaks Assisted Living, an Eliza Jennings community in Westlake, offers choices for care and services with your individual preferences and needs in mind. Shirley and Jim Hagerty moved to Devon Oaks more than three years ago so they could age together and receive the personalized support they might require as their needs changed over time. Devon Oaks offers a ... Read More »

A Powerful, Affordable Solution for Homes and Businesses – Automatic Standby Generators

“If you’re the only business open during an outage then an obvious conclusion is that you may double or even triple your usual revenue per hour,” – Craig, Owner of Shepp Electric Company, Inc., the area’s ONLY Family Owned and Operated Generac Dealer! The focus on standby generators and their ability to keep homes and businesses operating is an understandable ... Read More »