Daily Wire

Gentlemen, start your…Hey, wait a minute! There were no engines at Saturday’s Pinewood Derby races at Avon’s Heritage School! But there was still all the excitement of an Indy 500 as ‘Two Feathers’ – a  Native Sons and Daughters Club –  held their their annual Pinewood Derby in the Heritage gym. Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen judged the Best Design by ... Read More »

The Westlake Town Criers announce the 2018 Westlake City Easter Egg Hunt and Candy Scramble will again be held at the Westlake Recreation Center, 28955 Hilliard Blvd., on Sat., March 24. There will be two candy scrambles: the first at 1 p.m. for those ages 4 through 6, and the second at 1:30 p.m. for those ages 7 through 10. ... Read More »

Hilliard Elementary School’s second-grade classes used their study of business and charities to take up a collection for the Elyria Friendship APL. In the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, students study a “How We Organize Ourselves” unit, which encourages students to look at how organizations form and impact the community. Students research types of local organizations, how they help and economic ... Read More »

Cuyahoga County Board of Health and The Breast and Cervical Cancer Project Northeast Ohio launched a new campaign, My Body Matters, to reduce breast and cervical cancers and increase the number of screenings provided to eligible women in Northeast Ohio. The program offers free services to eligible women between the ages of 21 and 64 in the 18-county Northeast Ohio ... Read More »

Four Westlake City School District teachers received federal grants to attend the Northeast Ohio ACHIEVE program through the University of Akron. ACHIEVE (Access to Curriculum and High Quality Instruction for Educators Valuing English Learners) is funded by a five-year National Professional Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Bassett Elementary third-grade teacher Hannah Lozada, Dover Elementary teacher Rachel Meyrose, ... Read More »

Westlake Police nailed a pair of drug traffickers last week as the war against illegal substance abuse continues. – On 2/23/18, officers stopped a vehicle after noticing that it was dragging a part of the front bumper. With the assistance of a WPD K9, the officers detected drug activity involving the vehicle and driver. The investigation revealed that the 34yo ... Read More »

Bay Police report that a trashed temporary tag was used in a turnpike violation last week. On 03/01/2018, at 1607 hrs, the Conover Drive resident reported that she purchased a new vehicle from a dealership in November 2017. When she acquired her regular plates for the vehicle from BMV, she threw away the temporary tag in her curbside trash. She ... Read More »

Lake Ridge Academy’s Mock Trial team will once again head to the Ohio High School Mock Trial competition held March 8 and 9 in Columbus, Ohio. The team also reached the state competition last year. The Mock Trial club at Lake Ridge Academy is very popular and regularly fields four competitive teams.  This year, all four teams attended the Lorain ... Read More »

Come celebrate the cultural diversity in our community on Sunday, March 18th from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Porter Room at the Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake. A Culture Fair will feature multiple cultures’ traditions and food. This event is a part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project. As another part of the project, two carts with books ... Read More »

Bay Village Early Childhood PTA will hold its annual Spring Kids’ Resale on Saturday March 24 from 8:00 a.m. to noon in the school gym at Bay Middle School, 27725 Wolf Road in Bay Village. Admission is $5 from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. and $1 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The sale will feature gently used baby and children’s clothing ... Read More »